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THE  PRONOUNCING  BIBLE. 


THE 

HOLY    BIBLE, 


CONTAINING 


THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS; 


TRANSLATED   OUT    OF 


THE   ORIGINAL   TONGUES, 


WITH    THE    FORMER    TRANSLATIONS 


DILIGENTLY    COMPARED    AND    REVISED; 


THE   PK.OPEE  NAMES   OF  WHICH,    AND  NUMEROUS    OTHER   WORDS,    BEING   ACCURATELY 

ACCENTED    IN    THE    TEXT,    AND    DIVIDED    INTO    SYLLABLES,    AS 

THEY    OUGHT    TO    BE    PRONOUNCED, 

ACCORDING    TO    THE    ORTHOEPY    OF    JOHN    WALKER. 


BY  ISRAEL  ALGER,  JUN.  A.  M. 


BOSTON: 

BENJAMIN    B.    MUSSEY    AND    COMPANY. 

29    Cornhill. 
1848. 


DISTRICT  OF  MASSACHUSETTS,  to  wU. 

District  Clerk's  Office. 

Be  it  remembered,  That  on  the  fourth  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1825,  and  in  the  forty-ninth  year 
of  the  independence  of  the  United  Stales  of  America,  Israel  Alger,  Jun.  Ensign  Lincoln, 
and  Thomas  Eumanus.  Jun.  of  tlic  said  district,  iiave  deposited  in  this  office  the  title  of  a  book, 
the  right  whereof  they  claim  as  proprietors,  in  the  words  following,  to  wit : — 

"  'Die  Pronouncing  Bible.— The  Holy  Bible,  containing  the  Old  and  New  Testaments:  translated 
out  of  ilie  original  tongues,  and  with  the' former  translations  diligently  compared  and  revised.  The 
proper  names  of  which,  and  numerous  other  words,  being  accurately  accented  in  the  text,  and  di- 
vided into  syllables,  as  they  ought  to  be  pronounced,  according  to  die  ortlioepy  of  John  Walker,  as 
contained  in  his  Critical  Pronouncing  Dictionary  and  Key  to  the  Classical  Pronunciation  of  Greek, 
Latin,  and  Scri])ture  Proper  Names.     By  Israel  Alger,  Jun.  A.  M." 

In  conformity  to  the  act  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  entitled  "  An  net  for  the  encourage- 
ment of  learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of  maps,  charts,  and  books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors 
of  such  copies,  during  the  times  therein  mentioned;"  and  also  to  an  act,  entitled  "  An  act  supple- 
mentary to  an  act,  entitled  An  act  for  the  encouragement  of  learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of 
maps,  charts,  and  books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies,  during  the  times  therein 
mentioned,  and  extending  the  benefits  thereof  to  the  arts  of  designing,  engraving,  and  etching  his- 
torical and  other  prints."  JOHN  W.  DAVIS, 

Clerk  of  the  District  of  Massachusetts, 


ADVER'TISEMENT. 


As  in  the  Pronouncing  Testament,  so  also  in  this  Edition  of  the  Bible,  the  primary 
design  has  been  to  divide  and  accent  the  proper  names  and  other  words  as  they  occur  in 
the  text,  and  in  such  a  manner  as  will  best  show  their  true  pronunciation.  The  need  of 
such  aid  has  been  greatly  realized  in  schools  and  families,  almost  as  often  as  the  Sacred 
Volume  has  been  read,  and  not  unfrequenlly  even  by  men  of  science  and  elocution. 
The  reception  which  the  Publick  has  given  to  the  Pronouncing  Testament,  has  been 
considered  as  a  pledge  tliat  the  Pronouncing  Bible  would  not  be  an  unwelcome  pro- 
duction. Indeed  the  frequent  solicitations  by  individuals  fi'ora  different  parts  of  the 
country  for  such  an  impression  of  the  Scriptures,  seemed  to  demand  its  publication. 

The  tendency  of  this  work  will  be  to  produce  a  uniformity  and  exactness  in  the  pro 
nunciation  of  the  Scripture  proper  names,  and  of  other  words,  which  are  often  variously 
spoken  by  different  persons  of  good  education.  It  presents  the  Standard  English  pro- 
nunciation of  the  Bible  in  the  Book  itself,  without  additional  expense,  or  a  wearisome 
and  uncertain  toil  to  gain  it  from  books.  These  and  other  advantages,  it  is  hoped,  will 
create  a  more  general  and  pleasurable  use  of  the  Sacred  Writings  in  all  classes  of  the 
community. 

To  some  it  may  appear  needless,  to  have  accented  words  which  appear  perfectly  sim- 
ple in  form,  and  clear  in  expression ;  but,  when  it  is  recollected,  that  the  most  simple 
words  in  the  language  are  frequently  pronounced  differently  by  different  persons  of  good 
attainments,  it  is  hoped,  that  every  objection  to  the  dividing  of  the  whole  of  the  proper 
names,  will  be  obviated. 

When  the  pronunciation  of  words  could  not  be  fully  and  clearly  expressed,  by  accent- 
ing the  vowels,  the  orthoepy  of  such  words  has  been  written  in  the  bottom  of  the  page, 
either  as  Walker  has  himself  written  it,  or  in  strict  conformity  to  those  rules  and  prin- 
ciples which  he  has  established,  so  far  as  by  a  critical  and  careful  investigation  of  them, 
they  have  been  understood. 

Some  words  in  the  New  Testament  are  accented,  which,  in  the  Old,  are  untouched. 
It  may  however  be  observed,  that,  in  relation  to  each  Testament,  those  words  which 
have  been  marked  at  all,  except  those  in  the  bottom  of  the  page,  have,  after  the  first 
instance,  been  marked  nearly  as  often  as  they  afterwards  occur  in  that  part  of  the  work  ; 
but  the  neglecting  to  accent  every  vowel  in  a  marked  word,  oi  to  Italicise  every  silent 
letter,  would  not  materially  affect  the  design  which  has  been  pursued. 

The  scheme  of  the  vowel  sounds  in  the  Key,  is  nearly  the  same  as  that  given  by 
Walker,  to  which  accents,  instead  of  figures,  are  fixed.  The  pupil  should  be  well  ac- 
quainted with  all  the  vowel  sounds,  as  they  are  marked  in  the  Key,  and  should  be  able 
to  sound  them  separately,  as  they  are  written  in  the  examples,  and  also  without  conso- 
nants as  they  are  written  in  the  column  of  the  powers.  Reading  the  examples  of  the 
Key  and  the  powers  downward,  a  few  times,  is  all  that  is  required  :  the  marks  and  vowel 
sounds  will  soon  become  familiar. 

Great  care  and  vigilance  have  been  exercised,  in  the  reading  of  the  accented  proofs 
both  of  the  types  and  stereotypes,  to  render  the  work  worthy  of  the  confidence  of  the 
judicious,  and  worthy  of  the  patronage  of  the  Publick.  The  Editor  is  sure  that  he  feels 
a  pleasure,  and  he  liopes  that  this  pleasure  is  mingled  with  gratitude,  in  the  prospect  of 
accomplishing  a  labour,  which,  during  nearly  four  years,  has  occupied  much  of  his  at- 
tention. He  also  hopes,  that  his  unremitting  endeavours  to  render  this  performance  cor- 
rwt,  will  meet  with  publick  favour,  and  result  in  much  useful  improvement. 

Boston,  March  4th,  A.  D.  1825.  EDITOR. 


TO  THE  REGULAR  NATIVE  SOUNDS  OF  THE  ENGLISH  VOWELS. 


Vowels.  Examples. 

1.  a.  in  game,  fate,  pa'per. 

a.  in    an'y,*  man'y,  says,  Thames, 
pr.  in'ne,     men'ne,  sez,     Temz. 

2.  k.  in  stir,  fJi'tlier,  mSm-mk'. 
4.  i.  in  fat,  mat,  mip,  mar'ry. 

3.  &.  in  fall,  hdll,  wdll,  w&'ter. 
a.  in  wad,*  wan,  was,  wash. 

pr.  wod,  won,  xooz,   wosh. 

1.  e.  in  me,  here,  me'tre,  me'di-um. 

2.  6.  in  bed,  men,  met,  fell. 

1.  1.    in  dine,  ti'tle,  j  in  |yre,  cy'cle. 

2.  T.  in  din,  tit'tle,  j  in  cyst,  cym'bal. 

1.  6.  in  no,  note,  no'tlce. 

2.  6.  in  move,  pr6ve. 

3.  6.  in  nor,  for,  or,  storm.    - 

4.  o.  in  not,  hot,  got. 

1.  u.  in  tube,  cube,  W  in  new,  dew. 

2.  Q.  in  tub,  cup,  niit. 

3.  il.  in  bftll,  fiill,  w  in  vow,  now. 

Long  Vowels. 
Long    a,  e,  I,  o,  u,  W. 
Grave  Ji,  6. 

Broad  k,  6,  i  i,  6,  ft,  w. 
JVote  to  the  Key.     The   sound 


J^ames. 
The  long  English  a 
The  short  English  a, 


like  short  £ 


The  long  Ital'iant  or  middle  a 
The  short  sound  of  the  Ital'ian  a 
The  broad  German  or  open  a 
The  short  German  a,  like  short  6 


Powers. 
-   ay. 
«h. 

kh. 
ah. 
dw. 
oh. 


The  long   e  -        -        -        - 

The  short  e  ... 

The  long  diphthongal  i 
The  short  simple  i 
The  long  open  o  ... 

The  long  close  o        -        -        - 
The  long  broad  o,  like  the  broad  a 
The  short  broad  o      -         -         . 
The  long  diphthongal  u    - 
The  short  simple  u        -        -        - 
The  middle  or  obtuse  u,  like  o  in  wolf,  66  nearly. 
Short  Vowels. 

Short     a,  6,  i,  6,  H,  f. 

Acute   d,  e,  i,  6,        y,  like  Q. 

Inverted  breve  over  S      like  6. 
of  the  vowel  6  in  move,  prove,  «fec.  marked,  by  Mr. 


ee. 

eh. 

eye. 

lb. 

owe. 

66. 

&w. 

oh. 

you. 

tih. 


Perry,  with  the  Broad  accent,  is,  in  this  Key,  marked  with  the  Grave  accent ;  thus,  6  in 
move,  prove,  &c. — The  long  and  short  sounds  of  a  are  placed  together,  consequently, 
the  short  Ital'ian  a,  in  Mr.  Walker's  order,  is  transposed. 


IRREGULAR  VOWEL  SOUNDS,  CHARACTERS,  &c. 

1.  The  Acute  d,  e,  i,6,  and  3',  in  unaccented  and  monosyllables,  frequently  dejert 
their  regular  native  sounds,  and  slide  into  that  of  short  ii,  as  heard,  in  li'Ar,  her,  bird, 
done,  mar'tyr. 

2.  The  Broad  6  sounds  like  the  long  slender  Eng'lish  a,  in  6re,  thfire,  wh^re  ; — pro- 
nuuncbd  are,  thare,  hware. 

3.  Tlie  mediate  or  unaccented  i  or  y,  sounds  like  the  long  e.  In  all  words  which 
have  any  vowel  with  a  marked  accent,  this  i  is  the  last  part  of  the  component  sound  of  the 
long  diphthongal  I  or  g,  or  it  is  equivalent  to  the  long  sound  of  e  ;  as  heard,  in  priv'i-ly, 
B6tli'a-ny  ; — pronounced  priv'e-le,  Beth'a-ne. 

4  When  joined  with  a   final  syllable  in   the  pronunciation,  i  sometimes   takes  the 
power  of  y,  and  in  sound  becomes  a  consonant ;  as,  in  It-al'ian. 
5.  C  or  ch  denotes  a  hard  sound,  like  k  ;  as  heard,  in  Christ. 
G.  (ji  or  1  denotes  a  soft  sound,  likej  ;  as  iieard,  in  eel'id,  gyp'sy. 

7.  pli  generally  sounds  like/;  as  heard,  in  Phi-le'mon. 

8.  ?  or  (;  denotes  a  soft  or  flat  sound  like  z;  as  heard,  in  muje,  si^e. 

0.  In  a  diphthong  or  triphthong,  a  vowel  with  a  marked  accent,  gener.illy  shows  that 
its  fellow  vowel  or  vowels  are  silent,  and  that  its  own  sound  is  the  only  proper  one  in 
that  combination  ;  as,  in  yeast, t  beafl'ty. 

10.  The  vowel  i,  when  associated  with  a  long  vowel,  is  not  silent,  but  generally  has 
the  long  sound  oCe  ;  as,  in  field, /ce/rZ  .• — but,  when  it  is  associated  with  a  short  vowel,  it 
is  silent ;  as,  in  plaid,  pldd.  In  some  words,  it  has  only  the  power  of  e  final,  lengthening 
the  preceding  vowel  ;  as,  in  ob-tain,  oh-tdne'. 

11.  IlaUcIc  letters,  in  words  of  the  text  which  arc  marked  with  the  vowel  accents,  kre 
likewise  silent  ;  as,  in  rea'^on. 

12.  All  words  in  the  text  wholly  Italick,  having  been  supplied  in  the  Eng'lish^ 
translation,  have  no  correspondent  words  in  the  original  Hebrew  and  Greek  text. 

13.  This  oblique  mark  [']  denotes  the  chief  or  primary  accent  to  be  on  that  syllable, 
over  or  immediately  after  which  it  is  placed.  Thus — Da'vid,  in  right  pronunciation,  is 
accented  on  the  first  syllable. 

*  This  vowel  is  here  irregular  or  commutable  in  sound,  i.  e.  it  takes  the  sound  of 
another  vowel.  \  It-til'ydn.  ^  now  written — y&t.  ^  Ing'gllsh. 


It 


EXPLANATORY  KEY,  NOTES,  &c. 


J4.  Tlie  tcrjtiination  ah,  in  Hebrew  proper  names,  when  under  the  primary  or  secon- 
dary accent,  is  long  ;  as,  in  Tuh'e-ra,  Betli'r:i-biih  ;  but,  when  not  under  the  accent,  and 
final,  it  is  short ;  as,  in  Je-lio'vJih,  Ju'dfih. 

15.  The  Greci<  and  Latin  termination  a,  wlien  not  under  the  principal  accent,  by  omit- 
ting the  final  /;,  invariably  bears  the  mark  of  the  short  sound  of  the  Ital'ian  a;  as,  in 
BSth-ej'da,  a-6r'ta. 

16.  In  words  of  this  book  having  marked  vowels,  a,  without  an  accent  over  it,  always 
has  its  short  Ital'ian  sound. 

17.  The  short  c  before  r,  in  a  monosyllable,  or  in  an  accented  syllable,  or  in  a  syllable 
before  the  accented  one,  generally  has  the  sound  of  e  in  ver'y  ;  e.  g.  were,  mer'ahSnt, 
per-for'mance,  per-am-bu-la'tion. 

18.  The  Or'tho-e-py  of  words,  written  in  the  bottom  of  the  page,  should  govern  the 
reading  of  those  words  througli  the  book. 

jYote.  In  unaccented  syllables,  the  vowels  a  and  o,  which  in  rapid  pronunciation  gen- 
erally take  the  sound  of  short  it,  have,  in  many  proper  names  of  this  work,  been  marked 
with  the  short  accent  ;  as  a,  6  ;  instead  of  the  acute  a,  6.  Thus — Ital'ian,  Phi-le'mon, 
in  rapid  delivery,  are  pronounced  It-tdl'yun,  Ft-U'viun,  or  which  is  the  same  thing 
in  a  different  orthograpliy,  It-al'iun,  Plii-U'vion.  The  design  of  the  former  accentuation 
has  been,  to  counteract  tlie  proneness  in  most  persons  to  drop  these  vowels  entirely, 
or  but  slightly  to  touch  them,  and  to  produce  and  preserve  a  full  and  distinct  utterance 
of  them  in  the  unaccented  syllables,  which  is  a  most  prominent  and  distinguishing  trait 
in  the  character  of  a  good  reader. 


RULE,  for  pronouncing  the  language  of  Scripture. 

In  the  Sacred  Writings,  every  participial  ed,  where  it  is  not  preceded  by  a  vowel, 
ought  to  make  a  distinct  syllable  ;  as,  "  Who  hath  belie'ved  our  report,  and  to  whom  is 
the  arm  of  the  Lord  reveal'ed  V  But  where  it  is  preceded  by  a  vowel,  the  c  is  suppressed  ; 
as,  in  justified  and  glorified,  in  the  following  passage  :  "  Whom  he  did  predestinate,  them 
he  also  call'ed;  and  whom  he  call'ed,  them  he  also  justified ;  and  whom  he  justified,  them 
he  also  glorified." 

RULE,  for  reading  common  and  familiar  writings. 

When  a  verb  ends  with  a  sharp  consonant ;  as,/,  p,  k,  s,  h,  and  c  sofl,  the  termination 
ed,  assumed  by  the  preterite  and  participle,  sounds  like  t ;  as,  stuffed,  tripped,  cracked, 
passed,  vouched,  faced  :  pron.  stuft,  tript,  crackt,  past,  voucht,faste.  But  when  the  verb 
ends  in  a  flat  consonant ;  as,  b,  g,  v,  z  ;  or  a  liquid ;  as,  /,  m,  n,  r,  the  termination  ed,  pre- 
serves the  flat  sound  of  d;  as,  drubbed,  pegged,  lived,  buzzed,  blamed,  joined,  filled, 
barred  :  pron.  druhb'd,  pegg'd,  liv'd,  buzz'd,  blam'd,  join'd,fill'd,  barred. 

JYote.  When  verbs  end  in  i  or  d,  te  or  de,  the  participial  cd  is  always  heard  in  a  dis- 
tinct syllable  ;  as,  trust,  trusted  ;  sound,  sound'ed  ;  fiute,fiut'ed  ;  guide,  guid'ed. 

[Walker's  principles. 


THE  BOOKS  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


Chaps. 

Page. 

Chaps 

Page. 

Chaps, 

Page. 

GEN'ESIS 

50 

- 

5 

II.  Chron'icles    - 

36 

- 

368 

Ean'iel 

12 

668 

Ex'odus 

-     40 

. 

50 

Ez'ra     - 

-     10 

399 

Hose'a  - 

-     14 

681 

Leviticus  - 

27 

. 

88 

Nehemi'ah 

13 

408 

Jo'el 

3 

687 

Num'bers 

-     36 

. 

115 

Es'ther- 

-     10 

421 

A'mos    - 

-       9 

689 

Deuleron'omy     - 

34 

. 

154 

Job     - 

42 

428 

Obadi'ah    - 

1 

694 

Josh'ua 

-     24 

. 

187 

Psalms  - 

-  150 

451 

Jo'nah    - 

-       4 

694 

.ludg'es 

21 

. 

209 

Prov'erbs   - 

31 

507 

Mi'cah 

7 

696 

Ruth      • 

-      4 

. 

231 

Ecclesias'tes  - 

-     12 

526 

Na'hum 

2 

699 

I.  Sam'uel  - 

31 

. 

234 

Song  of  Sol'omon 

-       8 

532 

Hab'akkuk 

3 

701 

H.  Sam'uel    - 

-     24 

. 

263 

Isai'ah 

66 

535 

Zephsni'ah     : 

-       3 

703 

I.  Kings      - 

22 

- 

287 

Jeremi'ah        - 

-     52 

575 

Hag'gai       - 

2 

705 

II.  Kings        . 
1.  Chron'icles     • 

-     25 

- 

315 

Lamenta'tions     - 

5 

622 

Zechari'ah     - 

-     14 

706 

29 

- 

342 

Eze'kiel 

-     48 

626 

Mal'achi     - 

4 

713 

TI 

IE 

BO( 

3KS  OF  THE  NEW  TES^ 

rAMENT. 

MATTHEW 

.    23 

. 

3 

Ephe'sians     - 

6 

. 

164 

He'brews 

-     13 

. 

184 

Mark  - 

16 

- 

31 

Philip'pians 

4 

- 

168 

James 

-      -       5 

. 

193 

Li.ke 

-     24 

- 

49 

Colos'sians     - 

-       4 

- 

171 

I.  Pe'ter       - 

5 

, 

196 

John  - 

21 

. 

79 

I.  Thessalo'nians 

-       5 

- 

173 

II.  Pe'ter 

-       3 

. 

199 

The  Acts 

-    23 

. 

101 

II.  Thessalo'nians 

-       3 

. 

176 

I.  John 

5 

. 

201 

Epls'tle  to  the  Rotoans  16 

. 

130 

I.  Tim'othy    - 

-       6 

- 

177 

II.  John  - 

-      1 

. 

204 

I.  Corin'thians 

16 

. 

142 

II.Tim'othy 

4 

- 

180 

III.  John      - 

1 

. 

204 

i\.  Corin'thians 

-     13 

. 

153 

Ti'tus     - 

-       3 

- 

182 

Jude 

-       1 

_ 

204 

Calatians    • 

6 

- 

160 

Phile'mon  - 

1 

- 

184 

Revela'tion 

M 

- 

205 

THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 

CALLED 

GEN'ESIS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

IN  the  be;rinniiig  God  created  the  heav- 
en and  the  earth. 

2  And  the  earth  was  without  form, 
and  void  ;  and  darkness  was  upon  tlie  face 
of  the  deep  :  and  the  Spir'it  of  God  moved 
upon  the  face  of  the  waters. 

3  And  God  said,i  Let  there  be  light :  and 
there  was  light. 

4  And  God  saw  the  light,  that  it  was 
good  :  and  God  divided  the  light  from  the 
darkness. 

5  And  God  called  the  light  Day,  and 
the  darkness  he  called  Night.  And  the 
evening  and  the  morning  were  the  first  day. 

6  H  And  God  said,  Let  there  be  a  fir'- 
mament^in  the  midst  of  the  waters,  and 
let  it  divide  the  waters  from  the  waters. 

7  And  God  made  the  fir'mament,  and 
divided  the  waters  which  were  under  the 
fir'mament  from  the  waters  which  were 
above  the  fir'mament :  and  it  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  fir'mament  Heav- 
en. And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  second  day. 

9  IT  And  God  said,  Let  the  waters  un- 
der the  heaven  be  gathered  together  unto 
one  place,  and  let  the  dry  land  appear : 
and  it  was  so. 

10  And  God  called  the  dry  land  Earth, 
and  the  gath'ering  together  of  the  waters 
called  he  Seas  :  and  God  saw  that  it  toas 
good. 

1 1  And  God  said,  Let  the  Earth  bring 
forth  grass,  the  hevh  yielding  seed,  and  the 
fruit-tree  yielding  fruit  after  his  kind, 
whose  seed  is  in  itself,  upon  the  earth : 
and  it  was  so. 

12  And  the  Earth  brought  forth  grass, 
and  /terb  yielding  seed  after  his  kind,  and 
the  tree  yielding  fruit,  whose  seed  toas  in 
itself,  after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that 
it  was  good. 

13  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  third  day. 

14  IT  And  God  said.  Let  there  be  lights 
in  the  fir'mament  of  the  heaven,  to  divide 
the  day  from  the  night :  and  let  them  be  for 
signs,  and  for  seasons,  and  for  days,  and 
years : 

15  And  let  them  be  for  lights  in  the  fir'- 
mament of  the  heaven,  to  give  light  upon 
the  earth  :  and  it  was  so. 

A2 


16  And  God  made  two  great  lights  ;  the 
greater  light  to  rule  the  day,  and  the  les- 
ser light  to  rule  the  night :  he  made  the 
stars  also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  fir'mament 
of  the  heaven,  to  give  light  upon  the  earth, 

18  And  to  rule  over  the  day  and  over 
the  night,  and  to  divide  the  light  from  the 
darkness :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

19  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fourth  day. 

20  And  God  said.  Let  the  waters  bring 
forth  abundantly  the  moving  creature  that 
hath  life,  and  fowl  that  may  fly  above  the 
earth  in  the  open  fir'mament  of  heaven. 

21  And  God  created  great  whales,  and 
every  living  creature  that  moveth,  which 
the  waters  brought  forth  abundantly,  after 
their  kind,  and  every  winged  fowl  aftei 
his  kind :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

22  And  God  bless'ed  them,  saying.  Be 
fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  fill  the  waters 
in  the  seas  ;  and  let  fowl  multiply  in  the 
earth. 

23  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fifth  day. 

24  And  God  said,  Let  the  earth  bring 
forth  the  living  creature  after  his  kind, 
cattle,  and  creeping  thing,  and  beast  of 
the  earth  after  his  kind  :  and  it  was  so. 

25  And  God  made  the  beast  of  the  earth 
after  his  kind,  and  cattle  after  their  kind, 
and  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth  after  his  kind  :  and  God  saw  that  it 
ivas  good- 

26  And  God  said.  Let  us  make  man  in 
our  image,  after  our  likeness ;  and  let  them 
have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and 
over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  the  cat- 
tle, and  over  all  the  earth,  and  over  every 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth. 

27  So  God  created  man  in  his  own  im- 
age ;  in  the  image  of  God  created  he  him ; 
male  and  female  created  he  them. 

28  And  God  bless'ed  them,  and  God 
said  unto  them.  Be  fruitful,  and  multiply, 
and  replenish  the  earth,  and  subdue  it : 
and  have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
and  over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  eve- 
ry living  thing  that  moveth  upon  the  earth. 

29  H  And  God  said.  Behold,  I  have 
given  you  every  fterb  bearing  seed,  which 

2/er'ffw-n»«n/. 


The  garden  of  E' den. 


QEN'ESIS. 


Mairiage  instituted. 


is  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth,  and 
every  tree,  in  the  which  is  the  fruit  of  a 
tree  yieldin°^  seed  ;  to  you  it  shall  be  for 
meat. 

30  And  to  every  beast  of  the  earth,  and 
to  every  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  thing 
that  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  wherein 
there  is  life,  I  have  given  every  green  herb 
for  meat :  and  it  was  so. 

31  And  God  saw  every  thing  that  he 
had  made,  and  behold,  it  teas  very  good. 
And  the  evening  and  the  morning  were  the 
sixth  day. 

CHAP.  II. 

THUS  the  heavens  and  the  earth  were 
finished,  and  all  the  host  of  them. 

2  And  on  the  seventh  day  God  ended 
his  work  which  he  had  made  ;  and  he  rest- 
ed on  the  seventh  day  from  all  his  work 
which  he  had  made. 

3  And  God  bless'ed  the  seventh  day, 
and  sanctified  it :  because  that  in  it  he 
had  rested  from  all  his  work  which  God 
created  and  made. 

4  ^  These  are  the  generations  of  the 
heavens  and  of  the  earth  when  they  were 
created,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  God 
made  the  earth  and  the  heavens. 

5  And  every  plant  of  the  field  before  it 
was  in  the  earth,  and  every  herb  of  the 
field  before  it  grew :  for  the  Lord  God 
had  not  caused  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth, 
and  there  was  not  a  man  to  till  the  ground. 

6  But  there  went  up  a  mist  from  the  earth, 
and  watered  the  whole  face  of  the  ground. 

7  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  of 
the  dust  of  the  ground,  and  breathed  into 
his  nostrils  the  breath  of  life  ;  and  man  be- 
came a  living  soul. 

8  IT  And  the  Lord  God  planted  a  gar- 
den east'ward  in  E'den  ; '  and  there  he  put 
the  man  whom  he  had  formed. 

9  And  out  of  the  ground  made  the  Lord 
God  to  grow  every  tree  that  is  pleasant  to 
the  sight,  and  good  for  food ;  the  tree  of 
life  also  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  and 
<he  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil. 

10  And  a  river  went  out  of  E'den  to 
water  the  garden  :  and  from  thence  it  was 
parted,  and  became  into  four  heads. 

11  The  name  of  the  first  j*  Pi'son  :  that 
is  it  which  com'passeth  the  whole  land  of 
Hav'i-lah,  where  there  is  gold  ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  is  good  : 
there  is  bdell'ium^  and  the  o'nyx-stone. 

13  And  the  name  of  the  second  river  is 
Qi'hon:  the  same  is  it  that  com'passeth 
the  whole  land  of  E-thi-5'pi-a. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third  river  is 
Hid'de-kel :  that  is  it  which  goeth  to'ward 
the  east  of  As-syr'i-a.  And  the  fourth  riv- 
er is  Eu-phra'tef.3 

15  And  the  Lord  God  took  the  man, 
and  put  him  into  the  garden  of  E'den,  to 
dress  it,  and  to  keep  it. 

'  B'd'n.        2  diVyum.        3  Yu-fra'llz. 


16  And  the  Lord  God  comman'ded  the 
man,  saying,  Of  every  tree  of  the  garden 
thou  mayst  freely  eat : 

17  But  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of 
good  and  evil,  thou  shalt  not  eat  of  it :  for 
in  the  day  that  thou  eatest  thereof  thou 
shalt  surely  die. 

18  H  And  the  Lord  God  said,  Jt  is  not 
good  that  the  man  should  be  alone  :  I  will 
make  him  a  help  meet  for  him. 

19  And  out  of  the  ground  the  Lord 
God  formed  every  beast  of  the  field,  and 
every  fowl  of  the  air,  and  brought  them 
unto  Ad'am,  to  see  what  he  would  call 
them  ;  and  whatsoever  Ad'am  called  ev- 
ery living  creature,  that  was  the  name 
thereof. 

20  And  Ad'am  gave  names  to  all  cattle, 
and  to  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every 
beast  of  the  field  :  but  for  Ad'am  there  was 
not  found    a  help  meet  for  him. 

21  IT  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a  deep 
sleep  to  fall  upon  Ad'am,  and  he  slept ; 
and  he  took  one  of  his  ribs,  and  closed  up 
the  flesh  instead  thereof. 

22  And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord  God 
had  ta'ken  from  man,  made  he  a  woman, 
and  brought  her  unto  the  man. 

23  And  Ad'am  said,  This  is  now  bone 
of  my  bones,  and  flesh  of  my  flesh :  she 
shall  be  called  Woman,  because  she  was 
taken  out  of  man. 

24  There'fore  shall  a  man  leave  his 
father  and  his  mother,  and  shall  cleave 
unto  his  wife  :  and  they  shall  be  one  flesh. 

25  And  they  were  both  naked,  the  man 
and  his  wife,  and  were  not  asha'med. 

CHAP.  in. 

Now  the  serpent  was  more  subtle 
than  any  beast  of  the  field  which  the 
Lord  God  had  made  :  and  he  said  unto 
the  woman.  Yea,  hath  God  said,  Ye  shall 
not  eat  of  every  tree  of  the  garden  ? 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the  serpent, 
We  may  eat  of  the  fruit  4  of  the  trees  of  the 
garden  : 

3  But  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  God  hath  said, 
Ye  shall  not  eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye 
touch  it,  lest  ye  die. 

4  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the  woman. 
Ye  shall  not  surely  die  : 

5  For  God  doth  know,  that  in  the  day 
ye  eat  thereof,  then  your  eyes  shall  be 
opened  ;  and  ye  shall  be  as  gods,  knowing 
good  and  evil. 

6  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  the 
tree  was  good  for  food,  and  that  it  teas 
pleajant  to  the  eyes,  and  a  tree  to  be  de- 
sired to  make  one  wise,  she  took  of  the 
fruit  thereof,  and  did  eat ;  and  gave  also 
unto  her  huf'band  with  her,  and  he  did 
eat. 

7  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were  open- 
ed, and  they  knew  that  they  were  naked : 

'^frdot.  u  long  after  r  sounds  like  oo. 
6 


T%e  promtsed  seed.  (^EN 

and  they  sewed'  fig-leaves  together,  and 
made  themselves  a'pvonf.^ 

8  And  they  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
God  walking  in  the  garden  in  the  cool  of 
the  day :  and  Ad'am  and  his  wife  hid  them- 
selves from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God 
amongst  the  trees  of  the  garden. 

9  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto  Ad'am, 
and  said  unto  him,  Where  art  thou  ? 

10  And  he  said,  I  heard  thy  voice  in 
the  gard6n,  and  I  was  afraid,  because  I 
W(u  naked  ;  and  I  hid  myself. 

11  And  he  said,  Who  told  thee  that 
thou  wast  naked  ?  Hast  thou  eaten  of  the 
tree,  whereof  I  comman'ded  thee  that  thou 
shouldst  not  eat? 

12  And  the  man  said.  The  woman, 
whom  thou  gavest  to  be  with  me,  she  gave 
me  of  the  tree,  and  I  did  eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the 
woman.  What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  ? 
And  the  woman  said,  The  serpent  beguil'- 
ed  3  me,  and  I  did  eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the 
serpent,  Because  thou  hast  done  this,  thou 
art  cursed  above  all  cattle,  and  above  ev- 
ery beast  of  the  field :  upon  thy  belly  shalt 
thou  go,  and  dust  shalt  thou  eat  all  the 
days  of  thy  life : 

15  And  I  will  put  enmity  between  thee 
and  the  woman,  and  between  thy  seed  and 
her  seed:  it  shall  bruise^  thy  head,  and 
thou  shalt  bruise  his  heel. 

16  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will  great- 
ly multiply  thy  sorrow  and  thy  conception : 
in  sorrow  thou  shalt  bring  forth  children  ; 
and  thy  desire  shall  be  to  thy  huf'band, 
and  he  shall  rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Ad'am  he  said,  Because 
thou  hast  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  thy 
wife,  and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree  of  which  I 
comman'ded  thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not 
eat  of  it :  cursed  i*  the  ground  for  thy  sake ; 
in  sorrow  shalt  thou  eat  of  it  all  the  days 
of  thy  life : 

18  Thorns  also  and  thistles  shall  it  bring 
forth  to  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  herb 
of  the  field. 

19  In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou 
eat  bread,  till  thou  return  unto  the  ground  ; 
for  out  of  it  wast  thou  taken  :  for  dust 
thou  art,  and  unto  dust  shalt  thou  return. 

20  And  Ad'am  called  his  wife's  name 
Eve,  because  she  was  the  mother  of  all 
living. 

21  Unto  Ad'am  also  and  to  his  wife  did 
the  Lord  God  make  coats  of  skins,  and 
clothed  them. 

22  H  And  the  Lord  God  said.  Behold, 
the  man  is  become  as  one  of  us,  to  know 
good  and  evil.  And  now,  lest  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  take  also  of  the  tree  of  life, 
and  eat,  and  live  for  ever ; 

23  There'fore  the  Lord  God  sent  him 
forth  from  the  garden  of  E'den,  to  till  the 

i  so'ed.        2  (Spurns.        3  le.gy%l'ed. 


ESIS.  The  murder  of  A'bcl. 

ground  from  whence  he  was  taken. 
24  So  he  drove  out  the  man :  and  he 
placed  at  the  east  of  the  garden  of  E'dcn 
Cher'u-bims,  and  a  flaming  siford  which 
turned  every  way,  to  keep  the  way  of  the 
tree  of  life. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  Ad'am  knew  Eve  his  wife ;  -and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  Cain,  and 
said,  I  have  gotten  a  man  from  the  Lord. 

2  Ajid  she  again'^bare  his  brother  A'bel. 
And  A'bel  was  a  keeper  of  sheep,  but  Cain 
was  a  tiller  of  the  ground. 

3  And  inproc'ess  of  time  it  came  to  pass, 
that  Cain  brought  of  the  fruit  of  the  ground 
an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

4  And  A'bel,  he  also  brought  of  the 
firstlings  of  his  flock,  and  of  the  fat  there- 
of. And  the  Lord  had  respect  unto  A'bel, 
and  to  his  offering  : 

5  But  unto  Cain  and  to  his  offering  he 
had  not  respect.  And  Cain  was  very 
wroth,  and  his  countenance  fell. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why 
art  thou  wroth  ?  and  why  is  thy  counte- 
nance fallen  ? 

7  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou  not  be 
accepted  ?  and  if  thou  doest  not  well,  sin 
lieth  at  the  door.  And  unto  thee  shall  be 
his  desire,  and  thou  shalt  rule  over  him. 

8  And  Cain  talked  with  A'bel  his  broth- 
er :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
in  the  field,  that  Cain  rose  up  against' ^ 
A'bel  his  brother,  and  slew  him. 

9  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain, 
Where  is  A'bel  thy  brother  ?  And  he  said, 
I  know  not :  ^m  I  my  br6ther''s  keeper  ? 

10  And  he  said.  What  hast  thou  done  ? 
the  voice  of  thy  brother's  blood  criethunto 
me  from  the  ground. 

1 1  And  now  art  thou  cursed  from  the 
earth,  which  hath  opened  her  mouth  to 
receive  thy  brother's  blood  from  thy  hand. 

12  When  thou  tillest  the  ground,  it  shall 
not  henceforth  yield  unto  thee  her  strength. 
A  fu'^itive  and  a  vagabond  shalt  thou  be 
in  the  earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  My 
punishment  is  greater  than  I  can  bear. 

14  Behold,  thou  hast  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  the  face  of  the  earth  ;  and  from 
thy  face  shall  I  be  hid  ;  and  I  shall  be  a 
fu'gitive  and  a  vagabond  in  the  earth  ;  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that 
findeth  me  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  There'- 
fore whosoever  slayeth  Cain,  vengeance 
shall  be  taken  on  him  seven-fold.  And 
the  Lord  set  a  mark  upon  Cain,  lest  any 
finding  him  should  kill  him. 

16  IT  And  Cain  went  out  from  the  pres-- 
ence  of  the  IIord,  and  dwelt  in  the  land 
of  Nod,  on  the  east  of  E'den. 

17  And  Cain  knew  his  wife,  and  she  con- 
ceived, and  bare  E'n69h  :  and  he  builded 

4  brooze.         *  a-gen'.        6  a-gensf. 


^InlaVogy  of  the  pa'triarcht. 


QEN'ESIS. 


The  translation  of  E  noch. 


a  city,  and  called  the  name  of  the  city, 
after  the  name  of  his  son,  E'noch. 

18  And  unto  E'noch  was  born  I'rad  :  and 
T'rad  begat  Me-hu'ja-el :  and  Me-hu'ja-el 
begat  Me-thu'sa-el :  and  Me-thu'sa-el  begat 
La'mech. 

19  T  And  La'mech  took  unto  him  two 
■wives  :  the  name  of  the  one  was  A'dah, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Zil'lah. 

20  And  A'dah  bare  Ja'bal :  he  was  the 
father  of  such  as  dwell  in  tents,  and  of 
such  as  have  cattle. 

21  And  his  br6ther''s  name  was  Ja'bal : 
he  was  the  father  of  all  such  as  handle  the 
uarp  and  organ. 

22  And  Zil'lah,  she  also  bare  Tu'bal- 
Caln,  an  instructer  of  every  artificer  in 
irass  and  iron  -.i  and  the  sister  of  Tu'bal- 
Cain  was  Na'a-mah. 

23  And  La'mech  said  unto  his  wives, 
A'dah  and  Zil'lah,  Hear  my  voice  ;  ye 
wives  of  La'mech,  hearken  unto  my 
speech :  for  I  have  slain  a  man  to  my 
svoun'ding,  and  a  young  man  to  my  hurt. 

24  If  Cain  shall  be  avenged  seven-fold, 
Iruly  La'mech  seventy  and  seven-fold. 

25  IT  And  Xd'am  knew  his  wife  again', 
and  she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
Seth  :  For  God,  said  she.,  hath  appointed 
me  another  seed  instead  of  A'bel,  whom 
Cain  slew. 

26  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  there  was 
born  a  son  ;  and  he  called  his  name  E'nos  : 
then  began  men  to  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  V. 

THIS  is  the  book  of  the  generations  of 
Ad'am  :  In  the  day  that  God  created 
man,  in  the  likeness  of  God  made  he  him  : 

2  Male  and  female  created  he  them  ; 
and  bless'ed  them,  and  called  their  name 
Ad'am,  in  the  day  when  they  were  creat- 
ed. 

3  1  And  Ad'am  lived  a  hundred  and 
•thirty  years,  and  begat  a  son  in  his  own 
likeness,  after  his  image  ;  and  called  his 
name  Seth : 

4  And  the  days  of  Xd'am,  after  he  had 
begotten  Seth,  were  eight  hundred  years  : 
and  he  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

5  And  all  the  days  that  Xd'am  lived 
were  nine  hundred  and  thirty  years:  and 
he  died. 

6  f  And  Seth  lived  a  hundred  and  five 
years,  and  begat  E'nos : 

7  And  Seth  lived  after  he  begat  E'nos 
eight  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were  nine 
hundred  and  twelve  years :  and  he  died 

9  T  And  E'nos  lived  ninety  years,  and 
begat  Ca-i'nan : 

10  And  E'nos  lived  after  he  begat  Ca-i' 
nan  eight  hundred  and  fifteen  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daugrhters  : 


11  And  all  the  days  of  E'nos  were  nine 
hundred  and  five  years:  and  he  died. 

12  IT  And  Ca-i'nan  lived  seventy  years, 
and  begat  Ma-ha-la'le-el : 

13  And  Ca-i'nan  lived  after  he  begat 
Ma-ha-la'le-el  eight  hundred  and  forty 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters : 

14  And  all  the  days  of  Ca-i'nan  were 
nine  hundred  and  ten  years :  and  he  died. 

15  IT  And  Ma-ha-la'le-el  lived  sixty  and 
five  years,  and  begat  Ja'red  : 

16  And  Ma-ha-la'le-el  lived  after  he 
begat  Ja'red  eight  hundred  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters : 

17  And  all  the  days  of  Ma-ha-la'le-el 
were  eight  hundred  ninety  and  five  years : 
and  he  died. 

18  II  And  Ja'red  lived  a  hundred  sixty 
and  two  years,  and  he  begat  E'noch  : 

19  And  Ja'red  lived  after  he  begat  E'- 
noch eight  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters  : 

20  And  all  the  djiys  of  Ja'red  were  nine 
hundred  sixty  and  two  years:  and  he  died. 

21  IT  And  E'noch  lived  sixty  and  five 
years,  and  begat  Me-thu'se-lah  : 

22  And  E'noch  walked  with  God,  after 
he  begat  Me-thii'se-lah,  three  hundred 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

23  And  all  the  days  of  E'noch  were  three 
hundred  sixty  and  five  years : 

24  And  E'noch  walked  Avith  God,  and 
he  was  not :  for  God  took  him. 

25  IT  And  Me-thu'se-lah  lived  a  hundred 
eighty  and  seven  years,  and  begat  La'- 
mech : 

26  And  Me-thu'se-lah  lived  after  he  be- 
gat La'mech  seven  hundred  eighty  and  two 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

27  And  all  the  days  of  Me-thu'se-lah 
were  nine  hundred  sixty  and  nine  years  : 
and  he  died. 

28  TT  And  La'mech  lived  a  hundred  eigh- 
ty and  two  years,  and  begat  a  son  ; 

29  And  he  called  his  name  Nd'ah,  say- 
ing. This  same  shall  com'fort  us  concer'- 
ning  our  work  and  toil  of  our  hands,  be- 
cause of  the  ground  which  the  Lord  hath 
cursed. 

30  And  La'mech  lived,  after  he  begat 
No'ah,  five  hundred  ninety  and  five  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  La'mech  were 
seven  hundred  seventy  and  seven  years  : 
and  he  died. 

32  And  N5'ah  was  five  hundred  years 
old :  and  No'ah  begat  Shem,  Ham,  and 
Ja'pheth. 

CHAP.  VI. 
A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  wheii  men  began 


to  multiply  on  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  daughters  were  born  unto  them, 

2  That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the  daugh- 
ters of  men  that  they  were  fair  ;   and  they 
took  them  wives  of  all  which  they  chose . 
1 1'um. 

8 


J^'ah  findeth  grace.  QEN'ESIS. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  My  Spirit  shall 
not  always  strive  with  man,  for  that  he 
also  w  flesh  :  yet  his  days  shall  be  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty  years. 

4  There  were  giants  in  the  earth  in  those 
days  ;  and  also  after  that,  when  the  sons 
of  God  came  in  unto  the  daughters  of  men, 
and  they  bare  children  to  them  :  the  same 
became  mighty  men,  which  were  of  old, 
men  of  renown. 

5  7  And  God  saw  that  the  wickedness 
of  man  uas  great  in  the  earth,  and  that 
every  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  his 
heart  tvas  only  evil  continually. 

6  And  it  repented  the  Lord  that  he 
had  made  man  on  the  earth,  and  it  grieved 
him  at  his  heart. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  destroy' 
man,  whom  I  have  created,  from  the  face 
of  the  earth  ;  both  man  and  beast,  and  the 
creeping  thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air : 
for  it  repenteth  me  that  I  have  made  them. 

8  But  No'ah  found  grace  ia  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord. 

9  H  These  are  the  generations  of  No'ah  : 
No'ah  was  a  just  man,  and  perfect  in  his 
generations,  and  No'ah  walked  with  God. 

10  And  No'ah  begat  three  sons,  Shem, 
Ham,  and  Ja'pheth. 

11  The  earth  also  was  corrupt  before 
God  ;  and  the  earth  was  filled  with  v'o- 
lence. 

12  And  God  looked  upon  the  ear'.'n,  and, 
behold,  it  was  corrupt  •,  for  a'l  flesh  had 
corrupted  his  way  upon  i;,e  earth. 

13  And  God  said  unto  No'ah,  The  end 
of  all  flesh  is  come  before  me  ;  for  the  earth 
is  filled  with  violence  through  them  :  and, 
behold,  I  will  destroy'  them  with  the  earth. 

14  IT  Make  thee  an  ark  of  go'pher-wood  :i 
rooms  shalt  thou  make  in  the  ark,  and  shalt 
pitch  it  within  and  without  with  pitch. 

15  And  this  is  the  fashion  whidi  thou 
shalt  make  it  of:  the  length  of  the  ark 
shall  be  three  hundred  cubits,  the  brisadth 
of  it  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits. 

IG  A  window  shalt  thou  make  to  the 
ark,  and  in  a  cubit  shalt  thou  finish  it 
ab6ve  ;  and  the  door  of  the  ark  shalt  thou 
set  in  the  side  thereof:  icith  lower,  second, 
and  third  stories  shalt  thou  make  it. 

17  And,  behold,  I,  even  I,  do  bring  a 
flood  of  waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy' 
all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life,  from 
under  heaven  ;  and  every  thing  that  is  in 
the  earth  shall  die. 

18  But  with  thee  will  1  estab'lTsh  my 
c6venant :  and  thou  shalt  come  into  the 
ark  ;  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  wife, 
and  thy  sons'  wives  with  thee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of  all  flesh, 
two  of  every  sort  shalt  thou  bring  into  the 
ark,  to  keep  them  alive  with  thee  :  they 
'p5ii  he  male  and  female. 


iNo'ah  enters  the  ark 

20  Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and  of 
cattle  after  their  kind  ;  of  every  creeping 
thing  of  the  earth  after  his  kind ;  two  of 
every  sort  shall  come  unto  thee,  to  keep 
them  alive. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all  food 
that  is  eaten,  and  thou  shalt  gather  it  to 
thee  ;  and  it  shall  be  for  food  for  thee,  and 
for  them. 

22  Thus  did  No'ah  ;  according  to  all 
that  God  comman'ded  him,  so  did  he. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  the  Lord  said 2  unto  No'ah,  Come 
thou  and  all  thj'  house  into  the  ark ; 
for  thee  have  I  seen  rTgh'teous-'  before  me 
in  this  generation. 

2  Of  every  clean  beast  thou  shalt  take 
to  thee  by  sevens,  the  male  and  his  female ; 
and  of  beasts  that  are  not  clean  by  two, 
the  male  and  his  female. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  air  by  sevens,  thp 
male  and  the  female  ;  to  keep  seed  alive 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

4  For  yet  seven  days,  and  I  will  cause 
it  to  rain  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and 
forty  nights  ;  and  every  living  substance 
that  I  have  made  will  I  destroy'  from  of 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

5  And  No'ah  did  according  unto  all 
that  the  Lord  comman'ded  him. 

6  And  No'ah  was  six  hundred  years  old 
when  the  flood  of  waters  was  upon  the 
earth. 

7  IT  And  No'ah  went  in,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him, 
into  the  ark,  because  of  the  waters  of  the 
flood. 

8  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts  that 
are  not  clean,  and  of  fowls,  and  of  every 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth. 

9  "There  went  in  two  and  two  unto  No  - 
ah  into  the  ark,  the  male  and  the  female, 
as  God  had  comman'ded  No'ih. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  seven 
days,  that  the  waters  of  the  flood  were 
upon  the  earth. 

11  IT  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of  No'ah's 
life,  in  the  second  m6nth,  the  seventeenth 
day  of  the  m6nth,  the  same  day  were  all 
the  foun'tains  of  the  great  deep  broken  up, 
and  the  windows  of  heaven  were  opened. 

12  And  the  rain  was  upon  the  earth 
forty  days  and  forty  nights. 

13  In  the  self-same  day  entered  No'ah, 
and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Ja'pheth,  the  sons 
of  No'ah,  and  No'ah's  wife,  and  the  three 
wives  of  his  sons  with  them,  into  the  ark  ; 

14  They,  and  every  beast  after  his  kind, 
and  all  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and  ev- 
ery creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth  after  his  kind,  and  every  fowl  after 
his  kind,  every  bird  of  every  sort. 

15  And  they  went  in  unto  No'ah  into 
the  ark,  two  and  two  of  all  flesh,  wherein 
is  the  breath  of  life. 


gofur-wud. 


^sld. 


3  rt'tsht-iis. 
9 


QENTSIS.  God  bless'efh  m'&h. 

went  in  I  face  of  the  whole  earth.  Then  he  put 
male  and  female  of  all  flesh,  as  God  had 'forth  his  hand,  and  took  her,  and  pulled 
comman'ded  him  :  and  the  Lord  shut  him !  her  in  unto  him  into  the  ark. 

10  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  ag;ain'  he  sent  forth  the  dove  out  of 
the  ark : 

11  And  the  dove  came  in  to  him  in  the 
evening,  and,  lo,  in  her  mouth  was  an 
olive-leaf  plucked  off.  So  No'ah  knew 
that  the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the 
earth. 

12  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  sent  forth  the  dove,  which  returned 
not  again'  unto  him  any  more. 

13  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  six 
hundredth  and  first  year,  in  the  first 
m6nlh^  the  first  day  of  the  month,  the 
waters  were  dried  up  from  off  the  earth : 
and  No'ah  removed  the  cov'ering  of  the 
ark,  and  looked,  and,  behold,  the  face  of 
the  ground  was  dry. 

14  And  in  the  second  month,  on  the 
seven  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
was  the  earth  dried. 

15  T  And  God  spake  unto  No'ah,  saying, 

16  Go  forth  of  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy 
wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  sons'  wives 
with  thee. 

17  Bring  forth  with  thee  every  living 
thing  that  is  with  thee,  of  all  flesh,  both 
of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and  of  every  creep- 
ing thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth ; 
that  they  may  breed  abfin'dantly  in  the 
earth,  and  be  fruitful,  and  multiply  upon 
the  earth. 

18  And  No'ah  went  forth,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him : 

19  Every  beast,  every  creeping  thing, 
and  every  fowl,  and  whatsoever  creepeth 
upon  the  earth,  after  their  kinds,  went 
forth  out  of  the  ark. 

20  t  And  No'ah  builded  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  took  of  every  clean  beast, 
and  of  every  clean  fowl,  and  offered  burnt- 
offerings  on  the  altar. 

21  And  the  Lord  smelled  a  sweet  sa- 
vour :  and  the  Lord  said  in  his  heart,  I 
will  not  again'  curse  the  ground  any  more 
for  man''s  sake  ;  for  the  imagination  of 
man's  heart  is  evil  from  his  youth  :  neither 
will  I  again'  smite  any  more  every  thing 
living,  as  1  have  done. 

22  While  the  earth  remain'eth,  seed- 
time and  harvest,  and  cold  and  heat,  and 
summer  and  winter,  and  day  and  night, 
shall  not  cease. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  God  bless'ed  No'ah  and  his  sons, 
and  said  unto  them.   Be  fruitful  and 
multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth. 

2  And  the  fear  of  you,  and  the  dread  of 
you,  shall  be  upon  every  beast  of  the  earth, 
and  upon  every  fowl  of  the  air,  upon  all 
that  moveth  upon  the  earth,  and  upon  all 
the  fishes  of  the  sea  ;  into  your  hand  are 
they  delivered. 

10 


ITie  waters  assuage. 

16  And    they  that  went 


17  And  the  flood  was  forty  days  upon 
the  earth  :  and  the  waters  increased,  and 
bare  up  the  ark,  and  it  was  lifted  up 
above  the  earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevail'ed,  and  were 
increased  greatly  upon  the  earth  ;  and  the 
ark  went  upon  the  face  of  the  waters. 

19  And  the  waters  prevail'ed  exceeding- 
ly upon  the  earth  ;  and  all  the  high  hills 
that  were  under  the  whole  heaven,  were 
covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  up'ward  did  the  wa- 
ters prevail'  ;  and  the  moun'tains  were 
coi^ered. 

21  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved  upon 
the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and 
of  beast,  and  of  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth,  and  every  man  : 

22  All  in  whose  nostrils  ^vas  the  breath 
of  life,  of  all  that  was  in  the  dry  land^ 
died. 

23  And  every  living  substance  was  de- 
stroy'ed  which  was  upon  the  face  of  the 
ground,  both  man,  and  cattle,  and  the 
creeping  things,  and  the  fowl  of  the  heav- 
en ;  and  they  were  destroy'ed  from  the 
earth  :  and  No'ah  only  remained  alive,  and 
they  that  were  with  him  in  the  ark. 

24  And  the  waters  prevail'ed  upon  the 
earth  a  hundred  and  fifty  days. 

CHAP.  vin. 

AND  God  remembered  No'ah,  and  eve- 
ry living  thing,  and  all  the  cattle 
that  was  with  him  in  the  ark  :  and  God 
made  a  wind  to  pass  over  the  earth,  and 
the  waters  assuaged : 

2  The  foun'tains  also  of  the  deep,  and 
the  windows  of  heaven  were  stopped,  and 
the  rain  from  heaven  was  restrained  ; 

3  And  the  waters  returned  from  off  the 
earth  continually:  and  after  the  end  of 
the  hundred  and  fifty  days  the  waters 
were  abated. 

4  T  And  the  ark  rested  in  the  seventh 
month,  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  the 
month,  upon  the  moun'tains  of  Ar'a-rat. 

5  And  the  waters  decreased  continually, 
until  the  tenth  month  :  in  the  tenth  vionfli, 
on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  were  the 
tops  of  the  moun'tains  seen. 

6  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
forty  days,  that  No'ah  opened  the  window 
of  the  ark  which  he  had  made  : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven,  which 
went  lorth  to  and  fro,  until  the  waters 
were  dried  up  from  off  the  earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from  him,  to 
see  if  the  waters  were  abated  from  off  the 
face  of  the  ground  : 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  for  the 
sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  returned  unto  him 
into  the  ark :  for  the  waters  were  on  the 


God''s  coveiianl  with  JVd'ah. 


QEN' 


3  Every  moving  thing  that  liveth  shall 
be  meat  for  you  ;  even  as  the  green  /terb 
have  I  given  you  all  things  : 

4  But  flesh  with  the  life  thereof,  which 
is  the  blood  thereof,  shall  ye  not  cat. 

5  And  surely  your  blood  of  your  lives 
■will  I  require  ;  at  the  hand  of  every  beast 
will  I  require  it,  and  at  the  hand  of  man  ; 
at  the  hand  of  every  man's  br6ther  will  I 
require  the  life  of  man. 

6  Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood,  by  man 
shall  his  blood  be  shed  :  for  in  the  image 
of  God  made  he  man. 

7  And  you,  be  ye  fruitful  and  multi- 
ply, bring  forth  abun'dantly  in  the  earth, 
and  multiply  therein. 

8  If  And  God  spake  unto  No'ah,  and  to 
his  sons  with  him,  saying, 

9  And  I,  behold  I,  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  you,  and  with  your  seed  after 
you  ; 

10  And  with  every  living  creature  that 
is  with  you,  of  the  fowl,  of  the  cattle,  and 
of  every  beast  of  the  earth  with  you ;  from 
all  that  go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every  beast 
of  the  earth. 

11  And  I  will  estab'lish  my  covenant 
with  you  ;  neither  shall  all  flesh  be  cut  ofi" 
any  more  by  the  waters  of  a  flood  ;  neither 
shall  there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  destroy' 
the  earth. 

12  And  God  said.  This  is  the  token  of 
the  covenant  which  I  make  between  me 
and  you,  and  every  living  creature  that  is 
with  you,  for  perpet'ual^  generations. 

13  I  do  set  my  bow  in  the  cloud,  and  it 
shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  covenant  between 
me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  I 
bring  a  cloud  over  the  earth,  that  the  bow 
shall  be  seen  in  the  cloud  : 

15  And  I  will  remember  my  covenant, 
which  is  between  me  and  you,  and  every 
living  creature  of  all  flesh  ;  and  the  waters 
shall  no  more  become  a  flood  to  destroy'  all 
flesh. 

16  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the  cloud, 
and  I  will  look  upon  it,  that  I  may  remem- 
ber the  ev^rlas'ting  covenant  between  God 
and  every  living  creature  of  all  flesh  that 
is  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  God  said  unto  No'ah,  This  is 
the  token  of  the  c6venant  which  I  have 
estab'lished  between  me  and  all  flesh  that 
is  upon  the  earth. 

18  T  And  the  sons  of  No'ah,  that  went 
forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem,  and  Ham,  and 
Ja'pheth :  and  Ham  it  the  father  of  Ca'- 
na-an.  • 

1 9  These  are  the  three  sons  of  No'ah : 
and  of  them  was  the  whole  earth  over- 
spread. 

20  And  No'ah  began  to  be  a  huf'band- 
man,  and  he  planted  a  vine'yard:^ 

21  And  he  drank  of  the  wine,  and  was 

I  pir-flt'tthu-al. 


ESIS.  The  generations  of  JVo  ah. 

drunken  ;  and  he  was  uncovered  within 
his  tent. 

22  And  Ham,  the  father  of  Ca'na-an, 
saw  the  nakedness  of  his  father,  and  told 
his  two  brethren  without. 

23  And  Shem  and  Ja'pheth  took  a  gar 
ment,  and  laid  it  upon  both  their  shoul 
ders,  and  went  backward,  and  covered  the 
nakedness  of  their  father ;  and  their  faces 
tccre  backward,  and  they  saw  not  their 
father's  nakedness. 

24  And  No'ah  awoke  from  his  wine,  arvl 
knew  what  his  younger  son  had  done  unto 
him  : 

25  And  he  said.  Cursed  be  Ca'na-an  , 
a  servant  of  servants  shall  he  be  unto  his 
brethren. 

26  And  he  said,  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  Shem  ;  and  Ca'na-an  shall  be  his 
servant. 

27  God  shall  enlarge  Ja'pheth,  and  he 
shall  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Shem  ;  and  Ca'- 
na-an shall  be  his  servant. 

28  IT  And  No'ah  lived  after  the  flood 
three  hundred  and  fifty  years. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  No'ah  were  nine 
hundred  and  fifty  years  :  and  he  died. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  these  are  the  generations  of  the 
sons  of  No'ah  ;  Shem,  Ham  and  Ja'- 
pheth :  and  unto  them  were  sons  bom  af 
ter  the  flood. 

2  The  sons  of  Ja'pheth  ;  Go'm^r,  and 
Ma'gog,  and  Mad'a-T,  and  Ja'van,  and 
Tu'bal,  and  Me'shech,  and  Ti'ras. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Go'mer ;  Ash'ke-naz, 
and  Ri'phath,  and  To-gar'mah. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Ja'van ;  E-li'shah, 
and  Tar'shish,  Kit'tim,  and  Dod'a-nim. 

5  By  these  were  the  isles  of  the  Qen'- 
tiles  divided  in  their  lands  ;  every  one  af- 
ter his  tongue,  after  their  families,  in  their 
nations. 

6  f  And  the  sons  of  Ham ;  Ciish  and 
Miz'ra-im,  and  Phiit,  and  Ca'na-an. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Ciish ;  Se'ba,  and 
Hav'i-lah,  and  Sab'tah,  and  Ra'a-mah, 
and  Sab'te-cha  ;  and  the  sons  of  Ra'a-mah, 
She'ba  and  De'dan. 

8  And  Ciish  begat  Nim'rod  ;  he  began 
to  be  a  mighty  one  in  the  earth  : 

9  He  was  a  mighty  hunter  before  the 
Lord  :  wherefore  it  is  said.  Even  as  Nim'- 
rod the  mighty  hunter  before  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  beginning  of  his  kingdom 
was  Ba'bel,  and  E'rech,  and  Ac'^ad,  and 
Cal'neh,  in  the  land  of  Shi'nar. 

11  Out  of  that  land  went  forth  Ash'iii 
and  builded  Nin'e-veh,  and  the  city  Re- 
ho'both,  and  Ca'lah, 

12  And  Re'sen,  between  NTn'e-veh  and 
Ca'lah  :  the  same  is  a  great  city. 

13  And  Miz'ra-im  begat  Lii'dTm,  and 
An'a-mim,  and  Le'ha-blm,  and  Naph'tu- 
him, 

2  xHn'ylrd. 
11 


The  building  of  Ba'bcl. 


QEN'ESIS. 


The  generations  of  Shcm 


14  And  Path-rfi'sim,  and  Cas'lu-hlm  (out 
r)f  whom  came  Phi-lis'tim,)  and  Caph'to- 
nm. 

15  IT  And  Ca'na-an  begat  Si  don  his 
first-born,  and  Heth, 

16  And  the  Jeb'u-sTte,  and  the  Am'o- 
rite,  and  the  Gir'ga-shite,  ^ 

17  And  the  Hi'vTte,  and  the  Ark'Tte, 
and  the  Sinlte, 

18  And  the  Ar'vad-ite,  and  the  Zem'a- 
rite,  and  the  Ha'math-Tte  :  and  after- 
■^*ard  were  the  families  of  the  Can'aan-ites^ 
spread  abroad. 

19  And  the  border  of  the  Can'aan-Ttes 
was  from  Sl'don,  as  thou  comest  to  Ge'rar, 
unto  Ga'za  ;  as  thou  goest  unto  Sod'om 
and  G6-m6r'rah,  and  Ad'mah,  and  Ze-bo'- 
im,  even  unto  La'sha. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
countries,  and  in  their  nations. 

21  IT  Unto  Shem  also,  the  father  of  all 
the  children  of  E'ber,  the  brother  of  Ja'- 
pheth  the  elder,  even  to  him  were  children 
born. 

22  The  children  of  Shem  ;  E'lam,  and 
Ash'ur,  and  Ar-phax'ad,  and  Lfid,  and 
Aram. 

23  And  the  children  of  A'ram ;  XJz,  and 
HQl,  and  Ge'ther,  and  Mash. 

24  And  Ar-phax'ad  begat  Sa'lah ;  and 
Sa'lah  begat  E'ber. 

25  And  unto  E'ber  were  born  two  sons  ; 
the  name  of  one  was  Pe'leg ;  for  in  his 
days  was  the  earth  divided  ;  and  his  broth- 
er s  name  was  Jok'tan. 

26  And  Jok'tan  begat  Al-mo'dad,  and 
She'leph,  and  Ha'zar-Ma  veth,  and  Je'rah, 

27  And  Ha-do'ram,  and  U'zal,  and  Dik'- 
lah, 

28  And  O'bal,  and  A-blm'a-el,  and  She'- 
ba, 

2,9  And  O'phir,  and  Hav'i-lah,  and  Jo'- 
bab  ■  all  these  were  the  sons  of  Jok'tan. 

30  And  their  dwelling'  was  from  Me'sha, 
as  thou  goest  unto  Se'phar,  a  mount  of  the 
east. 

31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
lands,  after  their  nations. 

32  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
No'ah,  after  their  generations,  in  their  na- 
tions :  and  by  these  were  the  nations  divid- 
ed in  the  earth  after  the  flood. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  the  whole  earth  was  of  one  lan- 
guage, and  of  one  speech. 

2  Andit  came  to  pass,  as  they  journey- 
ed from  the  east,  th?it  they  found  a  plain 
in  the  land  of  Shl'nar;  and  they  dwelt 
there. 

3  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Go  to, 
let  us  make  brick,  and  burn  them  through- 
ly. And  they  had  brick  for  stone,  and 
slime  had  they  for  mortar. 

1  Gir'ga-shite. 


4  And  they  said,  Go  to,  let  us  build  uj 
a  city,  and  a  tower  whose  top  may  reach 
unto  heaven  ;  and  let  us  make  us  a  name, 
lest  we  be  scattered  abroad  upon  the  face 
of  the  whole  earth. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  to  see  the 
city  and  the  tower,  which  the  children  oi 
men  builded. 

0  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  the  peo- 
ple is  one,  and  they  have  all  one  lan- 
guage ;  and  this  they  begin  to  do :  and 
now  nothing  will  be  restrained  from  them, 
which  they  have  imagined  to  do. 

7  Go  to,  let  us  go  down,  and  there  con 
found  their  language,  that  they  may  nol 
understand  one  another's  speech. 

8  So  the  Lord  scattered  them  abroad 
from  thence  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth : 
and  they  left  off  to  build  the  city. 

9  There'fore  is  the  name  of  it  called 
Ba'bel ;  because  the  Lord  did  there  con- 
found the  language  of  all  the  earth :  and 
from  thence  did  the  Lord  scatter  them 
abroad  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

10  IT  These  are  the  generations  of  Shem : 
Shem  wai  a  hundred  years  old,  and  begat 
Ar-phax'ad  two  years  after  the  flood  : 

11  And  Shem  lived,  after  he  begat  Ai 
phax'ad,  five  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters. 

12  And  Ar-phax'ad  lived  five  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  Sa'lah. 

13  And  Ar-phax'ad  lived,  after  he  begat 
Sa'lah,  four  hundred  and  three  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

14  And  Sa'lah  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  E'b6r : 

15  And  Sa'lah  lived,  after  he  begat 
E'b^r,  four  hundred  and  three  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

16  And  E'ber  lived  four  and  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Pe'leg : 

17  And  E'ber  lived,  after  he  begat  Pe'- 
leg, four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daug'hters. 

18  And  Pe'leg  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Re'Ci : 

19  And  Pe'leg  lived,  after  he  begat  Re'ii, 
two  hundred  and  nine  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

20  And  Re'u  lived  two  and  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Se'rug. 

21  And  Re'u  lived,  after  he  begat  Se' 
rug,  two  hundred  and  seven  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

22  And  Se'rug  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Na'hor : 

23  And  Se'rug  lived,  after  he  begat 
Na'hor,  two  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters. 

24  And  Na'hor  lived  nine  and  twenty 
years,  and  begat  Te'rah. 

25  And  Na'hor  lived,  after  he  begat 
Te'rah,  a  hundred  and  nineteen  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

2  Kan'nan-ltet. 
12 


Christ  promised,  QEN 

26  And  Te'rah  lived  seventy  years,  and 
begat  A'bram,  Na'hor,  and  Ha'ran. 

27  IT  Now  these  are  the  gfenerations  of 
Te'rah  :  Te'rah  begat  A'bram,  Na'hor,  and 
Ha'ran  ;  and  Ha'ran  begat  Lot. 

28  And  Ha'ran  died  before  his  father 
Te'rah  in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  in  Ur 
of  the  Chal'deef. 

29  And  A'bram  and  Na'hor  took  them 
wives :  the  name  of  A'bram's  wife  was 
Sa'rai ; '  and  the  name  of  Na'hor' s  wife 
Mil'caii,  the  daugliter  of  Ha'ran,  the  father 
of  Mil'cah,  and  the  fatli^r  of  Is'cah. 

30  But  Sa'rai  was  barren ;  she  had  no 
child. 

31  And  Te'rah  took  A'bram  his  son,  and 
Lit  the  son  of  Ha'ran  his  son's  son,  and 
Sa'rai  his  daughter-in-law,  his  son  A'bram's 
wife  ;  and  they  went  forth  with  them  from 
Ur  of  the  Chal'deef ,  to  go  into  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an  :  and  they  came  unto  Ha'ran, 
and  dwelt  there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Te'rah  were  two 
hundred  and  five  years  :  and  Te'rah  died 
in  Ha'ran. 

CHAP.  XII. 

NOW  the  Lord  had  said  unto  A'bram, 
Get  thee  out  of  thy  country,  and 
from  thy  kindred,  and  from  thy  father's 
house,  unto  a  land  that  I  will  show  thee  : 

2  And  I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  nation, 
and  I  will  bless  thee,  and  make  thy  name 
great ;  and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing : 

3  And  I  will  bless  them  that  bless  thee, 
and  curse  him  that  curseth  thee  ;  and  in 
thee  shall  all  families  of  the  earth  be 
bless'ed. 

4  So  A'bram  departed,  as  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  him  ;  and  Lot  went  with  him : 
and  A'bram  was  seventy  and  five  years 
old  when  he  departed  out  of  Ha'ran. 

5  And  A'bram  took  Sa'rai  his  wife,  and 
Lot  his  brother's  son,  and  all  their  sub- 
stance that  they  had  gathered,  and  the 
souls  that  they  had  gotten  in  Ha'ran  :  and 
they  went  forth  to  go  into  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an ;  and  into  the  land  of  Ca'na-an 
they  came. 

6  IT  And  A'bram  pass'ed  through  the 
land  unto  the  place  of  ST'chem,  unto  the 
plain  of  Md'reh.  And  the  Can'aan-Tte  was 
then  in  the  land. 

7  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  A'bram, 
and  said.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this 
land  :  and  there  builded  he  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  Avho  appeared  unto  him. 

8  And  he  removed  from  thence  unto  a 
moun'tain  on  the  east  of  Beth'el,  and  pitch- 
ed his  tent,  having  Beth'el  on  the  west, 
and  Ha'l  on  the  east ;  and  there  he  build- 
ed an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  called 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  A'bram  journeyed,  going  on  still 
to'icard  the  south. 

10  IT  And  there  was  a  famine  in  the 

*  Sa'ray. 
B 


'ESIS.  A'bram  and  Lot  separate. 

land :  and  A'bram  went  down  into  E'gypt 
to  so'journ  there  ,  for  the  famine  wtwgriev'- 
oiis  in  the  land. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  near  to  enter  into  E'gypt,  that  he 
said  unto  Sa'rai  his  wife.  Behold  now,  I 
know  that  thou  art  a  fair  woman  to  look 
upon : 

12  There 'fore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
the  E-gyp'ti-an|2  shall  see  thee,  that  they 
shall  say.  This  is  his  wife  ;  and  they  will 
kill  me,  but  they  will  save  thee  alive. 

13  Say,  I  pray  thee,  thou  art  my  sister  ; 
that  it  may  be  well  with  me  for  thy  sake : 
and  my  soul  shall  live  because  of  thee. 

14  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
A'bram  was  come  into  E'gypt,  the  E-eyp'- 
ti-anf  beheld  the  woman  that  she  icas  very 
fair. 

15  The  princes  also  of  Phfi'raoh  saw  her, 
and  commended  her  before  Fha'raoh  ;  and 
the  Avoman  was  taken  into  Pha'raoh's 
house. 

16  And  he  entreated  A'bram  well  for 
her  sake  :  and  he  had  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  he-asses,  and  men-servants,  and  maid- 
servants, and  she-asses,  and  camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  plagued  Pha'raoh  and 
his  Ijouse  with  great  plagues,  because  of 
Sa'rai,  A'bram's  wife. 

18  And  Pha'raoh  called  A'briim,  and 
said,  What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  unto 
me  ?  why  didst  thou  not  tell  me  that  she 
was  thy  wife  ? 

19  Why  saidst  thou,  She  is  my  sister  ? 
so  I  might  have  taken  her  to  me  to  wife  • 
now,  there'fore,  behold  thy  wife,  take  her, 
and  go  thy  way. 

20  And  Pha'raoh  comman'ded  his  men 
concer'ning  him  :  and  they  sent  him  away, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  A'bram  went  up  out  of  E'gypt,  he, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had,  and 
Lot  with  him,  into  the  south. 

2  And  A'bram  was  very  rich  in  cattle, 
in  silver,  and  in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journeys  from 
the  south,  even  to  Beth'el,  unto  the  place 
where  his  tent  had  been  at  the  beginning, 
between  Beth'el,  and  Ha'T  ; 

4  Unto  the  place  of  the  altar,  which  he 
had  made  there  at  the  first :  and  there 
A'bram  called  on  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  And  Lot  also,  which  went  with  A'bram, 
had  flocks,  and  herdj,  and  tents. 

6  And  the  land  was  not  able  to  bear 
them,  that  they  might  dwell  together:  for 
their  substance  was  great,  so  that  they 
could  not  dwell  together. 

7  And  there  was  a  strife  between  the 
herd'men  of  A'bram's  cattle  and  the  herd 
men  of  Lot's  cattle  :  and  the  Can'aan-Tte 
and  the  Per'iz-zite  dwelled  then  in  the  land, 

8  And  A'bram  said  unto  Lot,  Let  there 
2  E-jip'she-uns-, 

13 


Battle  of  four  Icings, 


GENTESIS. 


Mcl-ckts'e-dck  bless'eth  A'bram 


be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee,  between  me  and 
thee,  and  between  my  herd'men  and  thy 
herd'inen  :  for  we  be  brethren. 

9  Js  not  the  whole  land  before  thee  ? 
Separate  thyself,  I  pray  thee,  from  me  :  If 
thou  will  take  the  left  hand,  then  I  will  go 
to  the  right ;  or  if  thou  depart  to  the  right 
hand,  then  1  will  go  to  the  left. 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  beheld 
all  the  plain  of  Jor'dan,  that  it  was  well 
watered  every  where,  before  the  Lord 
destroy'ed  Sod'om  and  G6-m6r'rah,  even  as 
the  garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the  land  of 
E'gypt,  as  thou  comest  unto  Zo'ar. 

11  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the  plain  of 
J6r'dan  ;  and  Lot  journeyed  east :  and  they 
separated  themselves  the  one  from  the 
other. 

12  A'bram  dwelled  in  the  land  of  Ca'na- 
an,  and  Lot  dwelled  in  the  cities  of  the 
plain,  and  pitched  his  tent  to'ward  Sod'om. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sod'om  were  wicked, 
and  sinners  before  the  Lord  exceedingly. 

14  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  A'bram, 
after  that  Lot  was  separated  from  him, 
Lift  up  now  thine  eyes,  and  look  from  the 
place  where  thou  art,  north'ward,  and 
south'ward,  and  east'ward,  and  west'ward : 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou  seest,  to 
thee  will  I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  for  ever. 

16  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  as  the  dust 
of  the  earth  :  so  that  if  a  man  can  number 
the  dust  of  the  earth,  then  shall  thy  seed 
also  be  numbered. 

17  Arif  e,  walk  through  the  land,  in  the 
length  of  it,  and  in  the  breadth  of  it :  for  I 
will  give  it  unto  thee. 

18  Then  A'bram  removed  ^tw  tent,  and 
came  and  dwelt  in  the  plain  of  Mam're 
which  is  in  He'bron,  and  built  there  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  days  of  Am'- 
ra-phel  king  of  Shi'nar,  A'ri-och  king 
of  El'la-sar,  Ched-or-la'o-merking  of  E'lam, 
?nd  Ti'dal  king  of  nations  ; 

2  That  these  made  war  with  Be'ra  king 
of  Sod'om,  and  with  Bir'sha^  k'"?  of  G>o- 
mor'rah,  Shi'nab  king  of  Id'mah,  and 
Shem'e-ber  king  of  Ze-bo'im,  and  the  king 
of  Be'la,  which  is  Zo'ar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  together  in  the 
vale  of  Sid'dim,  which  is  the  salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  they  served  Ched-6r-la'- 
o-mer,  and  in  the  thirteenth  year  they  re- 
belled. 

5  And  in  the  fourteenth  year  came 
Ched-or-la'o-mer,   and  the  kings  that  ivcre  I  A'bram,    Give   me   the    persons,  and   take 


mish'pat,  which  is  Ka'desh,  and  smote  all 
the  country  of  the  Am'a-lek-ites,  and  also 
the  Am'o-rites  that  dwelt  in  Haz'e-z6n-Ta'- 
mar. 

0  And  there  went  out  the  king  of  Sod'- 
om, and  the  king  of  Go-mor'rah,  and  the 
king  of  Ad'mah,  and  the  king  of  Ze-bo'im, 
and  the  king  of  Be'la,  (the  same  is  Zd'ar;) 
and  they  joined  battle  with  them  in  the 
vale  of  Sld'dim ; 

9  With  Ched-or-la'o-mer  the  king  of  E'- 
lam, and  with  Ti'dal  king  of  nations,  and 
Am'ra-phel  king  of  Shi'nar,  and  A'ri-och 
king  of  El'la-sar  ;  four  kings  with  five. 

10  And  the  vale  of  Sid'dim  was  full  of 
slime-pits  ;  and  the  kings  of  Sod'om  and 
Go-mor'rah  fled,  and  fell  there  ;  and  they 
that  remained  fled  to  the  moiin'tain. 

1 1  And  they  took  all  the  goods  of  Sod'- 
om and  Go-mor'rah,  and  all  their  vic'tuals,^ 
and  went  their  way. 

12  And  they  took  Lot,  A'bram's  broth- 
er's son,  (who  dwelt  in  Sod'om,)  and  his 
goods,  and  departed. 

13  IT  And  there  came  one  that  had  e- 
sca'ped,  and  told  A'bram  the  He'brew  ;  for 
he  dwelt  in  the  plain  of  Mam're  the  Am'o- 
rite,  brother  of  Esh'col,  and  brother  of  A'ner: 
and  these  were  confederate  with  A'bram. 

14  And  when  A'bram  heard  that  his 
brother  was  taken  captive,  he  armed  his 
trained  servants^  born  in  his  own  house, 
three  hundred  and  eighteen,  and  pursued 
them  unto  Dan. 

15  And  he  divided  himself  against'  them, 
he  and  his  servants,  by  night,  and  smote 
them,  and  pursued  them  unto  Ho'bah, 
which  is  on  the  left  hand  of  Da-mas'cus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  all  the  goods, 
and  also  brought  again'  his  brother  Lot, 
and  his  goods,  and  the  women  also,  and  the 
people. 

17  IT  And  the  king  of  Sod'om  went  out 
to  meet  him,  (after  his  return  from  the 
slaughter  of  Ched-or-la'o-mer,  and  of  the 
kings  that  were  with  him,)  at  the  valley 
of  Sa'veh,  which  is  the  king's  dale. 

18  And  Mel-chis'e-dek  king  of  Sa'lem 
brought  forth  bread  and  wine;  and  he  was 
the  priest  of  the  most  high  God. 

19  And  he  bless'ed  him,  and  said,  Bles'- 
sed  be  A'bram  of  the  most  high  God,  pos- 
jes'sor  of  heaven  and  earth  : 

20  And  bles'sed  be  the  most  high  God, 
which  hath  delivered  thine  enemies  into 
thy  hand.     And  be  gave  him  tithes  of  all. 

21  And   the   kins:   of  Sod'om  said  unto 


with  him,  and  smote  the  Reph'a-imf  in 
Ash  te-roth-Kar'na-Tm,  and  the  Zii'ziinf  in 
Ham,  and  the  E'mimf  in  Sha'veh-Kirjath- 
A'im,2 

6  And  the  Ho'rTtes  in  their  mount  Se'ir, 
unto  El-pa'ran,  which  is  by  the  wilderness. 

7  'And  they  returned  and  came  to  En- 


the  goods  to  thyself. 

22  And  A'bram  said  to  the  king  of  Sod'- 
om, I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  unto  the 
Lord,  the  most  high  God,  the  pofses'sor  of 
heaven  and  earth, 

23  That  I  will  not  take  from  a  thread 
even  to  a  shoe-latchet,  and  that  I  will  not 


^  Ber'sha. 


2  Sha'cch-Kcr'jath-A'lm. 


3  vlftlz. 
14 


God^s  promii-e  (0  A'bram.  QEN'ESIS 

fake  any  things  that  is  thine,  lest   thou 
shouldst  say,  1  have  made  A'bram  rich : 

24  Save  only  that  which  the  young  men 
have  eaten,  and   the   portion  of  the  men 
which  went  with  me,   A'ner,  Esh'col,   and 
Mani're  ;  let  them  take  their  portion. 
^  CflAP.  XV. 

AFTER  these   things   the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  A'bram  in  a  vision, 
saying,  Fear  not,  A'bram  :  I  avi  thy  shield, 


and  thy  exceeding  great  reward. 

2  And  A'bram  said,  Lord  God,  what 
wilt  thou  give  me,  seeing  I  go  childless, 
and  the  steward  of  my  house  is  this  £-li- 
e'zer  of  Da-mas'ciis  ? 

3  And  A'bram  said,  Behold,  to  me  thou 
hast  given  no  seed:  and,  lo,  one  born  in 
my  house  is  mine  heir.  ^ 

4  And,  behold,  the  word  of  the  LoRn 
came  unto  him,  saying,  This  shall  not  be 
thine  heir  ;  but  he  that  shall  come  forth 
out  of  thine  own  bowels  shall  b<'  thine 
heir. 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth  abroad, 
ami  said,  Look  now  to'uard  heaven, 
and  tell  the  stars,  if  thou  be  able  to  num- 
ber them.  And  he  said  unto  him,  So  shall 
thy  seed  be. 

6  And  he  believed  in  the  Lord  ;  and 
he  counted  it  to  him  for  righ'teousness." 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  am,  the 
Lord  that  brought  thee  out  of  Ur  of  the 
Chal'deef,  to  give  thee  this  land  to  inherit 
it. 

y  And  he  said.  Lord  God,  whereby 
shall  I  know  that  I  shall  inherit  it  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  me  a 
heifer  of  three  years  old,  and  a  she-goat 
of  three  years  old,  and  a  ram  of  three 
years  old,  and  a  turtle-dove,  and  a  young 
ple'eon.-'' 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all  these,  and 
divided  them  in  the  midst,  and  laid  each 
j)iece  one  against'  another  ;  hut  the  birds 
divided  he  not. 

11  And  when  the  fowls  came  down 
upon  the  carcasses,  A'bram  drove  them 
away. 

12  And  when  the  sun  was  going  down, 
a  deep  sleep  fell  upon  A'bram  ;  and,  lo,  a 
horror  of  great  darkness  fell  upon  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  A'bram,  Know  of 
a  surety,  that  thy  seed  shall  be  a  stranger 
in  a  land  that  is  not  theirs,  and  shall  serve 
them ;  and  they  shall  afflict  them  four 
hundred  yeai's ; 

14  And  also  that  nation,  whom  they 
shall  serve,  will  I  judge ;  and  afterward 
shall  they  come  out  with  great  substance. 

15  And  thou  shalt  go  to  thy  fathers  in 
peace  ;  thou  shalt  be  buried  in  a  good  old 
age. 

16  But  in  the  fourth  generation  they 
shall  come  hither  again' ;  for  the  iniquity 
of  the  Arn'o-rltes  is  not  yet  full. 


N' 


^  are.       2  ri'lshe-us-ncs. 


'  ptd'jin. 


Ha'gur  Jleelh  from,  Sd'rat 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the 
sun  went  down,  and  it  was  dark,  behold, 
a  smoking  fur'nac.e4  and  a  burning  lamp 
that  pass'ed  between  those  ])ieces. 

18  In  that  same  day  the  Lord  made  a 
covenant  with  A'brfim,  saying,  Unto  thy 
seed  have  I  given  this  land,  from  the  river 
of  K'0pt  unto  the  great  river,  the  river 
Eu-phra'tf  f . 

19  The  Ktn'ites,  and  the  Ken'iz-zites, 
and  the  Kad'mon-ites, 

20  And  the  Hit'tites,  and  the  Per'iz-z'ites, 
and  the  Reph'a-ims, 

21  And  the  Am'o-rltes,  and  the  Can'- 
aan-ltes,  and  the  Gir'ga-shites,'^  and  the 
Jeb'u-sltes. 

CHAP.  XVL 
OW  Sa'rai,''   A'bram''s  wife,  bare  him 
no  chUdren:    and   she  had  a  hand- 
maid,   an    E-|yp'ti-an,   whose  name   was 
Ha'gar. 

2  And  Sa'rai  said  unto  A'bram,  Behold 
now,  the  Lord  hath  restrained  me  from 
bearing  :  I  pray  thee,  go  in  unto  my  maid  ; 
it  may  be  that  I  may  obtain  children  by 
her.  And  A'bram  hearkened  to  the  voice 
of  Sa'rai. 

3  And  Sa'rai,  A'bram's  wife,  took  Ha'- 
gar her  maid,  the  E-|;yp'ti-an,  after  A'bram 
had  dwelt  ten  years  in  the  land  of  Ca'na- 
an,  and  gave  her  to  her  hu§'band  A'bram 
to  be  his  wife. 

4  And  he  went  in  unto  Ha'gar,  and  she 
conceived :  and,  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  conceived,  her  mistress  was  despT'fed 
in  her  eyes. 

5  And  Sa'rai  said  unto  A'bram,  My 
wronp;  be  upon  thee  :  I  have  given  my  maid 
into  thy  bo'fom  ;  and  when  she  saw  that 
she  had  conceived,  1  was  despl'jed  in  her 
eyes :  the  Lord  judge  between  me  and 
thee. 

6  But  A'bram  said  unto  Sa'rai,  Behold, 
thy  maid  is  in  thy  hand  :  do  to  her  as  it 
pleaseth  thee.  And  when  Sa'rai  dealt 
hardly  with  her,  she  fled  from  her  face. 

7  And  the  fiiigcl  of  the  Lord  found  her 
by  a  foun'tain  of  water  in  the  wilderness, 
by  the  foun'tain  in  the  way  to  Shiir. 

8  And  he  said,  Ha'gar,  Sa'rai's  maid, 
whence  came  st  thou  ?  and  whither  wilt 
thou  go  ?  And  she  said,  I  flee  from  the 
face  of  my  mistress  Sa'rai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  Return  to  thy  mistress,  and  submit 
thyself  under  her  hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  I  will  multiply  thy  seed  exceedingly, 
that  it  shall  not  be  numbered  for  multitude. 

1 1  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  Behold,  thou  art  with  child,  and  shalt 
bear  a  son,  and  shalt  call  his  name  Ish'- 
ma-el  ;  because  the  Lord  hath  heard  thy 
affliction. 

12  And  he  will  be  a  wild  man  ;  his 
'^fUr'nis.       ^  Gir'ga-shltes.       ^Sa'ray. 

15 


Ji'trani's  namt  chdny;ed.  QEN'ESIS 

haiul  "'/■//  be  against'  every  man,  and  every 
inan''s  hand  against'  him :  and  he  shall 
dwell  in  the  presence  of  all  his  brethren. 

13  And  she  called  the  name  of  the 
Lord  that  spake  unto  her,  Thou  God 
seest  me  :  for  she  said,  Have  I  also  here 
looked  after  him  that  seeth  me  ? 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called  Be-er- 
la-hfi'i-roi :  behold,  il  is  between  Ka'desh 
and  Be'red. 

15  And  Ila'gar  bare  A'bram  a  son  ;  and 
A'bram  called  his  son's  name,  which  Ha'- 
g-:"ir  bare,  Ish'ma-el. 

16  And  A'bram  teas  fourscore  and  six 
years  old  when  Ha'gar  bare  ish'ma-el  to 
A'bram. 

CHAP.   XVII. 

AND  when  A'bram  was  ninety  years 
old  and  nine,  the  Lord  appeared  to 
A'bram,  and  said  unto  him,  I  am  the  Al- 
mighty  God :  walk  before  me,  and  be 
thou  perfect. 

2  And  I  will  make  my  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  thee ;  and  will  multiply 
thee  exceedingly. 

3  And  A'bram  fell  on  his  face  :  and  God 
talked  with  him,  saying, 

4  As  for  me,  behold,  my  covenant  is 
with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  a  father  of 
many  nations. 

5  Neither  shall  thy  name  any  more  be 
called  A'bram ;  but  thy  name  shall  be 
called  A'bra-ham  :  for  a  father  of  many 
nations  have  I  made  thee. 

6  And  I  will  make  thee  exceeding  fruit- 
ful, and  I  will  make  nations  of  thee,  and 
kings  shall  come  out  of  thee. 

7  And  I  will  estab'lish  my  covenant 
between  me  and  thee,  and  thy  seed  after 
thee,  in  their  generations,  for  an  everlas'- 
ting  covenant,  to  be  a  God  unto  thee,  and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee. 

a  And  I  will  give  unto  thee,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee,  the  land  wherein  thou  art 
a  stranger,  all  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  for 
an  everlas'ting  pojfes'sion  ;  and  I  will  be 
their  God. 

9  IT  And  God  said  unto  A'bra-ham,  Thou 
shalt  keep  my  covenant  there'fore,  thou, 
and  thy  seed  after  thee,  in  their  genera- 
tions. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye  shall 
keep,  between  me  and  you,  and  thy  seed 
after  thee ;  Every  man-child  among  you 
shall  be  cir'cumcifed.^ 

11  And  ye  shall  cir'cumcije  the  flesh  of 
your  foreskin ;  and  it  shall  be  a  token  of 
the  covenant  betwixt  me  and  you. 

12  And  he  that  is  eight  days  old  shall 
be  cir'cumcifed  among  you,  every  man- 
child  in  your  generations ;  he  that  is  born 
in  the  house,  or  bought  with  money  of  any 
stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house,  and  he 
that  is  bought  with  thy  money,  must  needs 

1  ier'kiiin-si-zed. 


I'^aac  is  promtsed 

be  cir'cumcifed  :  and  my  covenant  shall 
be  in  vour  flesh  for  an  everlas'ting  cove- 
nant. 

14  And  the  uncir'cumcijed  man-child, 
whose  flesh  of  his  foreskin  is  not  cir'cum- 
cifed, that  soul  shall  be  cut  ofi"  from  his 
people  ;  he  hath  broken  my  covenant. 

15  IT  And  God  said  unto  A'bra-ham,  As 
for  Sa'rai  thy  wife,  thou  shalt  not  call  her 
name  Sa'rai,  butSa'rikh  shall  her  name  be. 

16  And  I  will  bless  her,  and  give  thee 
a  son  also  of  her ;  yea,  I  will  bless  her, 
and  she  shall  be  a  molJier  of  nations  ; 
kings  of  people  shall  be  of  her. 

17  Then  A'bia-hr.m  fell  upon  his  face, 
and  laugh'ed,  and  said  in  his  heart,  Shall  a 
child  be  born  unto  him  that  is  a  hundred 
years  old  ?  and  shall  Sa'rah,  that  is  ninety 
years  old,  bear .'' 

18  And  A'bra-ham  said  unto  God,  Oh 
that  ish'ma-el  might  live  before  thee  ! 

19  And  God  said,  Sa'rah  thy  wife  shall 
bear  thee  a  son  indeed ;  and  thou  shalt 
call  his  name  I'faac  :  and  I  will  estab'lish 
my  covenant  with  him  for  an  everlas'ting 
covenant,  and  with  his  seed  after  him. 

20  And  as  for  Ish'ma-el,  T  have  heard 
thee  ;  Behold,  I  have  bless'ed  him,  and 
will  make  him  fruitful,  and  will  multiply 
him  exceedingly  :  tweh'e  princes  shall  he 
beget ;  and  I  will  make  him  a  great  na- 
tion. 

21  But  my  covenant  will  I  establish 
with  I'faac,  whom  Sa'rah  shall  bear  unto 
thee  at  this  set  time  in  the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with  him, 
and  God  went  up  from  A'bra-ham. 

23  IT  And  A'bra-ham  took  Ish'ma-el  his 
and  all  that  were  born  in  his  house, 


and  all  that  were  bought  with  his  money, 
every  male  among  the  men  of  A'bra-ham's 
house,  and  cir'cumcifed  the  flesh  of  their 
foreskin  in  the  self-same  day,  as  God  had 
said  unto  him. 

24  And  A'bra-ham  xvas  ninety  years  old 
and  nine,  when  he  was  cir'cumcifed  in  the 
flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

25  And  Ish'ma-el  his  son  nas  thirteen 
years  old,  when  he  xvas  cir'cumcifed  in 
the  flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

26  In  the  self-same  day  was  A'bra-ham 
cir'cumcifed,  and  Ish  ma-el  his  son  ; 

27  And  all  the  men  of  his  house,  born 
in  the  house,  and  bought  with  money  of 
the  stranger,  were  cir'cumcifed  with  him. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in 
the  plains  of  Mam're  :  and  he  sat  in 
the  tent-door  in  the  heat  of  the  day  : 

2  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  looked, 
and,  lo,  three  men  stood  by  him :  and 
when  he  saw  them,  he  ran  to  meet  them 
from  the  tent-door,  and  bowed  himself 
to'ward  the  ground, 

3  And  said.  My  Lord,  if  now  I  have 


16 


A'bra-ham  enterlaineth  three  angels.    QEN'ESIS.     A'bra-hamintercedethfor  Sod'om. 


found  favour  in  thy  sight,  pass  not  away,  1 
pray  thee,  from  thy  servant : 

4  Let  a  little  water,  I  pray  you,  be 
fetched,  and  wash  your  feet,  and  rest  your- 
selves under  the  tree  : 

5  And  I  will  fetch  a  mor'sel'  of  bread, 
and  cnm'fort  ye  your  hearts ;  after  that 
ye  shall  pass  on :  for  therc'fore  are  ye 
come  to  your  servant.  And  they  said,  So 
do  as  thou  hast  said. 

6  And  A 'bra-ham  hastened  into  the  tent 
unto  Sa'rah,  and  said,  Make  ready  quickly 
three  measures  of  fine  meal,  knead  iV,  and 
make  cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  A'bra-hara  ran  unto  the  herd, 
and  fetched  a  calf  tender  and  good,  and 
gave  it  unto  a  young  man ;  and  he  hast- 
ed to  dress  it. 

8  And  he  took  butter  and  milk,  and  the 
calf  which  he  had  dressed,  and  set  it  be- 
fore them  ;  and  he  stood  by  them  under 
the  tree,  and  they  did  eat. 

9  H  And  they  said  unto  him.  Where  is 
Sa'rah  thy  wife  ?  And  he  said.  Behold,  in 
the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I  will  cer'taTnly  return 
unto  thee  according  to  the  time  of  life  ; 
and,  lo,  Sa'rah  thy  wife  shall  have  a  son. 
And  Sa'rah  heard  it  in  the  tent-door, 
which  was  behind  him. 

11  Now  A'bra-ham  and  Sa'rah  were  old, 
and  Avell  stricken  in  age ;  and  it  ceased  to 
be  with  Sa'rah  after  the  manner  of  wom'- 
en.- 

12  Therc'fore  Sarah  laugh'ed  within 
herself,  saying.  After  I  am  waxed  old  shall 
I  have  pleasure,  my  lord  being  old  also  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  A'bra-ham, 
Wherefore  did  Sa'rah  laugh,^  saying.  Shall 
I  of  a  surety  bear  a  child  which  am 
old? 

14  Is  any  thing  too  hard  for  the  Lord  ? 
At  the  time  appointed  I  will  return  unto 
thee  according  to  the  time  of  life,  and 
Sa'rah  shall  have  a  son. 

15  Then  Sa'rah  denied,  saying, Ilaugh'- 
ed  not ;  for  she  was  afraid.  And  he  said. 
Nay  ;  but  thou  didst  laugh. 

16  IT  And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence, 
and  looked  to'ward  Sod'om :  and  A'bra- 
ham  went  with  them  to  bring  them  on  the 
way. 

17  And  the  Lord  said.  Shall  I  hide 
from  A'bra-ham  that  thing  which  I  do ; 

18  Seeing  that  A'bra-ham  shall  surely 
become  a  great  and  mighty  nation,  and 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth  shall  be  bles'- 
sed  in  him  ? 

19  For  I  know  him,  that  he  will  com- 
mand' his  children  and  his  household  after 
him,  and  they  shall  keep  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgment ;  that 
the  Lord  may  bring  upon  A'bra-ham  that 
which  he  hath  spoken  of  him. 

20  And  the    Lord   said.    Because   the 

'  mir'stl.  2  trfm'wiin, 

B2  2 


cry  of  Sod'om   and   G5-m6r'rah  is  great, 
and  because  their  sin  is  very  griev'oiis  ; 

21  I  will  go  down  now,  and  see  wheth- 
er they  have  done  altogether  according  to 
the  cry  of  it,  which  is  come  unto  me  ;  and 
if  not,  I  will  know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their  faces  from 
thence,  and  went  to'ward  Sod'om :  but 
A'bra-ham  stood  yet  before  the  Lord. 

23  And  A'bra-ham  drew  near,  and  said, 
Wilt  thou  also  destroy'  the  righ'teoiis* 
with  the  wicked  ? 

24  Peradven'ture  there  be  fifty  righteous 
within  the  city :  wilt  thou  also  destroy' 
and  not  spare  the  place  for  the  fifty  righ- 
teous that  are  therein  ? 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after  this 
manner,  to  slay  the  righteous  with  the 
wicked  ;  and  that  the  righteous  should 
be  as  the  wicked,  that  be  far  from  thee. 
Shall  not  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  do 
right  ? 

26  And  the  Lord  said.  If  I  find  in 
Sod'om  fifty  rig-hteous  within  the  city, 
then  I  will  spare  all  the  place  for  their 
sakes. 

27  And  A'bra-ham  answered  and  said, 
BehoJd  now,  I  have  taken  upon  me  to 
speak  unto  the  Lord,  which  am  but  dust 
and  ashes  : 

28  Peradven'ture  there  shall  lack  five 
of  the  fifty  righteous :  wilt  thou  destroy' 
all  the  city  for  lack  of  five  ?  And  he  said, 
If  I  find  there  forty  and  five,  I  will  not 
destroy'  it. 

29  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet  again', 
and  said,  Peradven'tiire  there  shall  be 
forty  found  there.  And  he  said,  I  will 
not  do  it  for  forty's  sake. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him.,  O  let  not 
the  Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak : 
Peradven'ture  there  shall  thirty  be  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  do  it  if 
I  find  thirty  there. 

31  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I  have 
taken  upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord  : 
Peradven'ture  there  shall  be  twenty  found 
there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy'  it 
for  twenty's  sake. 

32  And  he  said,  ()  let  not  the  Lord  be 
angry,  and  I  will  speak  yet  but  this  once  : 
Peradven'tiire  ten  shall  be  found  there. 
And  he  said,  I  will  not  destroy'  it  for  ten's 
sake. 

33  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  as 
soon  as  he  had  left  communing  with  A'bra- 
ham  :  and  A'bra-ham  returned  unto  his 
place. 

CHAP.  XIX.— 

AND  there  came  two  angels  to  S6d'om 
at  even ;  and  Lot  sat  in  the  gate  of 
Sod'om :  and  Lot,  seeing  them,  rose  up  to 
meet  them  ;  and  he  bofved  himself  with 
his  face  ib'tvard  the  ground  ; 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  my  lords, 
3  i^j-^  4  rl'tshe-Hs. 

17 


The  Sod' om-lles stricken  with  blindness.  QEN'ESIS.  Sbd'omand  Go-mor'rahdcstr6y'ea. 

hand  of  his  wife,  and  upon  the  hand  of 
his  two  daughters ;  the  Lord  being  mer'- 
ciful    unto  him :   and  they  brought  him 


turn  in,  I  pray  you,  into  your  servant's 
house,  and  tarry  all  night,  and  wash  your 
feet,  and  ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on 
your  ways.  And  they  said.  Nay  ;  but  we 
will  abide  in  the  street  all  night. 

3  And  he  pressed  upon  them  greatly  ; 
and  they  turned  in  unto  him,  and  entered 
into  his  house  :  and  he  made  them  a  feast, 
and  did  bake  unleavened  bread,  and  they 
did  eat. 

4  But  before  they  lay  down,  the  men 
of  the  city,  even  the  men  of  Sod'om,  com'- 
passed  the  house  round,  both  old  and 
young,  all  the  people  from  every  quarter  : 

5  And  they  called  unto  Lot,  and  said 
unto  him.  Where  are  the  men  which 
came  in  to  thee  this  night  ?  bring  them 
out  unto  us,  that  we  may  know  them. 

6  And  Lot  went  out  at  the  door  unto 
them,  and  shut  the  door  after  him, 

7  And  said,  I  pray  you,  brethren,  do 
not  so  wickedly. 

8  Behold  now,  I  have  two  daughters 
which  have  not  known  man ;  let  me,  I 
pray  you,  bring  them  out  unto  you,  and 
do  ye  to  them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes : 
only  unto  these  men  do  nothing  ;  for 
there'f5re  came  they  under  the  shadow  of 
my  roof. 

9  And  they  said.  Stand  back.  And 
they  said  again\  This  one  fellow  came 
in  to  so'journ,  and  he  will  needs  be  a 
judge  :  now  will  we  deal  worse  with  thee 
than  with  them.  And  they  pressed  sore 
upon  the  man,  even  Lot,  and  came  near 
to  break  the  door. 

10  But  the  men  put  forth  their  hand, 
and  pulled  Lot  into  the  house  to  them, 
and  shut  to  the  door. 

11  And  they  smote  the  men  that  were 
at  the  door  of  the  house  with  blindness, 
both  small  and  great ;  so  that  they  wea- 
ried themselves  to  find  the  door. 

12  IT  And  the  men  said  unto  Lot,  Hast 
thou  here  any  besides  ?  son-in-law,  and 
thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters,  and  whatso- 
ever thou  hast  in  the  city,  bring  them  out 
of  this  place : 

13  For  we  will  destroy'  this  place,  be- 
cause the  cry  of  them  is  waxen  great 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the 
Lord  hath  sent  us  to  destroy'  it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake  unto 
his  sons-in-law,  which  married  his  daugh- 
ters, and  said.  Up,  get  ye  out  of  this 
place  ;  for  the  Lord  will  destroy'  this 
city.  But  he  seemed  as  one  that  mocked 
unto  his  sons-in-law. 

15  And  when  the  morning  arofe,  then 
the  angels  hastened  Lot,  saymg,  Xrije, 
take  thy  wife,  and  thy  two  daughters, 
which  are  here;  lest  thou  be  consumed 
in  the  iniquity  of  the  city. 

16  And  while  he  lingered,  the  men 
laid  hold  upon  his  hand,  and  upon  the 


forth,  and  set  him  without  the  city. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
brought  them  forth  abroad,  that  he  said. 
Escape'  for  thy  life  ;  look  not  behind  thee, 
neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain ;  escape 
to  the  moiln'tain,  lest  thou  be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them.  Oh,  not 
so,  my  lord : 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  and  thou  hast  magni 
fied  thy  mercy,  which  thou  hast  showed 
unto  me  in  saving  my  life  ;  and  I  cannot 
escape'  to  the  moun'tain,  lest  some  evil 
take  me,  and  I  die. 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  is  near  to  flee 
unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one  :  Oh,  let  me 
escape'  thither,  (is  it  not  a  little  one  ?) 
and  my  soul  shall  live. 

21  And  he  said  unto  him.  See,  I  have 
accepted  thee  concer'ning  this  thing  also, 
that  I  will  not  overthrow  this  city,  for  the 
which  thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape'  thither ;  for  1 
cannot  do  any  thing  till  thou  be  come 
thither :  there'fore  the  name  of  the  city 
was  called  Z5'ar. 

23  The  sun  was  risen  upon  the  earth 
when  Lot  entered  into  Zo'ar. 

24  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sod'om, 
and  upon  Go-mor'rah,  brimstone  and  fire 
from  the  Lord  out  of  heaven  ; 

25  And  he  overthrew  those  cities,  and 
all  the  plain,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  cities,  anA  that  which  grew  upon  the 
ground. 

26  But  his  wife  looked  back  from  be 
hind  him,  and  she  became  a  pillar  of  salt- 

27  IT  And  A'bra-ham  gat  up  early  in 
the  morning  to  the  place  where  he  stood 
before  the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  to'ward  Sod'om  and 
Go-raor'rah,  and  t5'u'ard  all  the  land  of 
the  plain,  and  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  smoke 
of  the  country  went  up  as  the  smoke  of 
a  fur'nace.^ 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  de- 
stroy'ed  the  cities  of  the  plain,  that  God 
remembered  A'bra-ham,  and  sent  Lot  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  overthrow,  when  he  over- 
threw the  cities  in  the  which  Lot  dwelt. 

30  IT  And  Lot  went  up  out  of  Z5'ar, 
and  dwelt  in  the  moun'tain,  and  his  two 
daughters  with  him ;  for  he  feared  to 
dwell  in  Zo'ar :  and  he  dwelt  in  a  cave, 
he  and  his  two  daughters. 

31  And  the  first-born  said  unto  the 
younger.  Our  father  is  old,  and  there  is 
not  a  man  in  the  earth  to  come  in  unto  us 
after  the  manner  of  all  the  earth  : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father  drink 
wine,  and  we  will  lie  with  him,  that  we 
may  pref  erve  seed  of  our  father. 


^/Hr'nu, 


18 


A'bra-ham  denielh  his  wife. 


QEN'ESIS.         I'}aac''s  birth,  and  ctr'cumet§ion 


33  And  they  made  their  father  drink 
wine  that  ni§;ht :  and  the  first-born  went 
in,  and  lay  with  her  father ;  and  he  per- 
ceived not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when 
she  arofe. 

34  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  first-born  said  unto  the  younger, 
Behold,  I  lay  yes'ternight  with  my  fa- 
ther :  let  us  make  him  drink  wine  this 
nig-ht  also  ;  and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  witli 
him,  that  we  may  prejerve'  seed  of  our 
father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father  drink 
wine  that  night  also :  and  the  younger 
aroje,  and  lay  with  him ;  and  he  perceived 
not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when  she 
arofe. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters  of 
Lot  with  child  by  their  father. 

37  And  the  first-born  bare  a  son,  and 
called  his  name  M5'ab :  the  same  t*  the 
father  of  the  Mo'ab-ites  unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also  bare  a 
son,  and  called  his  name  Ben-am'ml :  the 
same  is  the  father  of  the  children  of  Am'- 
mon  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  A'bra-ham  journeyed  from  thence 
to'wards  the  south  country,  and 
dwelled  between  Ka'desh  and  Shur,  and 
so'joiirned  in  Ge'rar. 

2  And  A'bra-ham  said  of  Sa'rah  his 
wife.  She  is  my  sister:  and  A-bim'e-lech 
king  of  Ge'rar  sent  and  took  Sa'rah. 

3  But  God  came  to  A-bim'e-lech  in  a 
dream  by  night,  and  said  to  him.  Behold, 
thou  art  but  a  dead  man,  for  the  woman 
which  thou  hast  taken  ;  for  she  is  a  man's 
wife. 

4  But  A-bim'e-lech  had  not  come  near 
her:  and  he  said.  Lord,  wilt  thou  slay 
also  a  righteous  nation  ? 

5  Said  he  not  unto  me,  She  is  my  sis- 
ter ?  and  she,  even  she  herself,  said.  He 
IS  my  brother :  In  the  integrity  of  my 
heart,  and  innocency  of  my  hands,  have 
I  done  this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  him  in  a  dream. 
Yea,  I  know  that  thou  didst  this  in  the 
integrity  of  thy  heart ;  for  I  also  withheld 
thee  from  sinning  against'  me :  there'fore 
suffered  I  thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7  Now,  there'fore,  restore  the  man  his 
wife  ;  for  he  is  a  prophet,  and  he  shall 
pray  for  thee,  and  thou  shalt  live  :  and  if 
thou  restore  her  not,  know  thou  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die,  thou,  and  all  that  are 
thine. 

8  There'fore  X-bim'e-lech  rose  early  in 
the  morning,  and  called  all  his  servants, 
and  told  all  these  things  in  their  ears :  and 
the  men  were  sore  afraid. 

9  Then  A-blm'e-lech  called  A'bra-ham, 
and  said  unto  him.  What  hast  thou  done 
unto  us  ?  and  what  have  I  offended  thee, 


that  thou  hast  brought  on  me  and  on  my 
kingdom  a  great  sin  ?  thou  hast  done 
deeds  unto  mc  that  ought  not  to  be  done. 
10  And  A-bim'e-lech  said  unto  A'bra- 
ham,  What  sawest  thou,  that  thou  hast 
done  this  thing? 

11  And  A'bra-ham  said,  Because  I  thought, 
Surely  the  fear  of  God  is  not  in  this  place  ; 
and  they  will  slay  me  for  my  wife''s  sake. 

12  And  yet  indeed  she  is  my  sister ;  she 
is  the  daughter  of  my  father,  but  not  the 
daughter  of  my  mother  ;  and  she  became 
my  wife. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God 
caused  me  to  wander  from  my  father's 
house,  that  I  said  unto  her,  This  is  thy 
kindness  which  thou  shalt  show  unto  me  ; 
at  every  place  whither  we  shall  come,  say 
of  me.  He  is  my  brother. 

14  And  A-bim'e-lech  took  sheep,  and 
oxen,  and  men-serrants,  and  women-ser- 
vants, and  gave  them  unto  A'bra-ham,  and 
restored  him  Sa'rah  his  wife. 

15  And  A-bim'e-lech  said,  Behold,  my 
land  is  before  thee  :  dwell  where  it  pleas- 
eth  thee. 

16  And  unto  Sa'rah  he  said,  Behold, 
I  have  given  thy  brother  a  thousand  pieces 
of  silver ;  behold,  he  is  to  thee  a  cov'eringf 
of  the  eyes  unto  all  that  are  with  thee,  and 
with  all  other :   thus  she  was  reproved. 

17  So  A'bra-ham  prayed  unto  God  :  and 
God  healed  A-blm'e-lech,  and  his  wife,  and 
his  maid-servants ;  and  they  bare  chil- 
dren. 

10  For  the  Lord  had  fast  closed  up  all 
the  wombs  of  the  house  of  A-bim'e-lech. 
because  of  Sa'rah,  A'bra-ham's  wife. 
CHAP.  XXL 

AND  the  Lord  visited  Sa'rah  as  he  had 
said,  and  the  Lord  did  unto  Sa'rah 
as  he  had  spoken  : 

2  For  Sa'rah  conceived,  and  bare  A'bra- 
ham  a  son  in  his  old  age,  at  the  set  time 
of  which  God  had  spoken  to  him. 

3  And  A'bra-ham  called  the  name  of 
his  son  that  was  bom  unto  him,  whom 
Sa'rah  bare  to  him,  I'jaac. 

4  And  A'bra-ham  cir'cumcised^  his  son 
I'faac,  being  eight  days  old,  as  God  had 
comman'ded  him. 

5  And  A'bra-ham  was  a  hundred  years 
old  when  his  son  I'fiac  was  born  unto 
him. 

6  And  Sa'rah  said,  God  hath  made  me 
to  laugh,  so  that  all  that  hear  will  laugh 
with  me. 

7  And  she  said.  Who  would  have  said 
unto  A'bra-ham,  that  Sa'rah  should  have 
given  children  suck  ?  for  I  have  borne  him 
a  son  in  his  old  age. 

8  And  the  child  grew,  and  was  weaned  : 
and  A'bra-ham  made  a  great  feast  the 
same  day  that  I'faac  was  weaned. 

9  IT  And  Sa'rah  saw  the  son  of  Ha'gar 


'  ter'kicmrst-zed. 


19 


Hd'gar  in  distress. 

the  E-eyp'ti-an,  which  she  had  borne  unto 

A'bra-ham,  mocking : 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  A'bra-ham, 
Cast  out  this  bond-woman  and  her  son  : 
for  the  son  of  this  bond-woman  shall  not 
be  heir^  with  my  son,  even  with  I'jaac. 

1 1  And  the  thing  was  very  griev'ous  in 
A'bra-ham's  sight,  because  of  his  son. 

12  And  God  said  unto  A'bra-ham,  Let 
it  not  be  griev'ous  in  thy  sight,  because  of 
the  lad,  and  because  of  thy  bond- woman  : 
in  all  that  Sa'rah  hath  said  unto  thee, 
hearken  unto  her  voice  ;  for  in  I'faac  shall 
thy  seed  be  called. 

13  And  also  the  son  of  the  bond- woman 
will  I  make  a  nation,  because  he  is  thy 
seed. 

14  IT  And  A'bra-ham  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  took  bread  and  a  bottle 
of  water,  and  gave  it  unto  Ha'gar,  (putting 
it  on  her  shoulder,)  and  the  child,  and 
sent  her  away:  and  she  departed,  and 
wandered  in  the  wilderness  of  Be-er'she- 
ba. 

15  And  the  water  was  spent  in  the  bot- 
tle, and  she  cast  the  child  under  one  of 
the  shrubs. 

16  And  she  went  and  sat  her  down  over 
against'  him^  a  good  way  off,  as  it  were  a 
bow-shot :  for  she  said.  Let  me  not  see  the 
death  of  the  child.  And  she  sat  over 
against'  Aim,  and  lifted  up  her  voice,  and 
wept. 

17  And  God  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad : 
and  the  angel  of  God  called  to  Ha'gar  out 
of  heaven,  and  said  unto  her.  What  aileth 
thee,  Ha'gar  ?  fear  not ;  for  God  hath  heard 
the  voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is. 

IS  ArLje,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold  him 
in  thine  hand  ;  for  I  will  make  him  a  great 
nation. 

19  And  God  opened  her  eyes,  and  she 
saw  a  well  of  water ;  and  she  went,  and 
filled  the  bottle  with  water,  and  gave  the 
lad  drink, 

20  And  God  was  with  the  lad  ;  and  he 
grew,  and  dwelt  in  the  wilderness,  and 
became  an  archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  of 
Pa'ran  :  and  his  mother  took  him  a  wife 
out  of  the  land  of  E'pypt. 

22  If  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time, 
that  A-bim'e-lech,  and  PhT'chol  the  chief 
cap'tain  of  his  host,  spake  unto  A'bra-ham, 
saying,  God  is  with  thee  in  all  that  thou 
doest : 

23  Now,  there'fore,  sweaj  unto  me  here 
by  God,  that  thou  wilt  not  deal  falsely 
with  me,  nor  with  my  son,  nor  with  my 
son''s  son  :  hut  according  to  the  kindness 
that  I  have  done  unto  thee,  thou  shalt  do 
unto  me,  and  to  the  land  wherein  thou 
hast  so'journed. 

24  And  A'bra-ham  said,  I  will  swear. 

25  And  A'bra-ham   reproved   l-bim'e- 

1   hrf. 


QEN'ESIS.      A'bra-ham  tempted  to  offer  J'faac 

lech  because  of  a  well  of  water,  which 
A-bTm'e-lech''s  servants  had  violently  taken 
away. 

26  And  A-bim'e-lech  said,  I  wot  not 
who  hath  done  this  thing ;  neither  didst 
thou  tell  me,  neither  yet  heard  I  of  it  but 
to-day. 

27  And  A'bra-ham  took  sheep  and  oxen, 
and  gave  them  unto  A-bim'e-lech ;  and 
both  of  them  made  a  covenant. 

28  And  A'bra-ham  set  seven  ewe-lambs 
of  the  flock  by  themselves. 

29  And  A-bim'e-lech  said  unto  A'bra- 
ham,  What  mtan  these  seven  ewe-lambs, 
which  thou  hast  set  by  themselves  ? 

30  And  he  said.  For  these  seven  ewe- 
lambs  shalt  thou  take  of  my  hand,  that 
they  may  be  a  witness  imto  me  that  I 
have  digged  this  well. 

31  Wherefore  he  called  that  place  Be- 
er'she-ba  ;  because  there  they  sware  both 
of  them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a  covenant  at  Be- 
er'she-ba  :  Then  A-bim'e-lech  rose  up, 
and  Phi'chol  the  chief  cap'tain  of  his  host, 
and  they  returned  into  the  land  of  the 
Phi-lis'tines. 

33  And  A'bra-ham,  planted  a  grove  in 
Be-er'she-ba,  and  called  there  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  the  everlas'ting  God. 

34  And  A'bra-ham  so'joiirned  in  the 
Phi-lls'tlnes'  land  many  days. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  these  things, 
that  God  did  tempt  A'bra-ham,  and 
said  unto  him,  A'bra-ham :  and  he  said, 
Behold,  here  I  am. 

2  And  he  said.  Take  now  thy  son,  thine 
only  son  I'faac,  whom  thou  lovest,  and 
get  thee  into  the  land  of  Mo-ri'ah ;  and 
offer  him  there  for  a  burnt-offering  upon 
one  of  the  moun'tains  which  I  will  tell 
thee  of. 

3  And  A'bra-ham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and  took 
two  of  his  young  men  with  him,  and 
I'faac  his  son,  and  clave  the  wood  for  the 
burnt-offering,  and  rose  up,  and  went  unto 
the  place  of  which  God  had  told  him. 

4  Then  on  the  third  day  A'bra-ham  lifted 
up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  A'bra-ham  said  unto  his  youi^ 
men.  Abide  ye  here  with  the  ass  ;  and  I 
and  the  lad  will  go  yonder  and  wor'ship, 
and  come  again'  to  you. 

6  And  A'bra-ham  took  the  wood  of  the 
burnt-offering,  and  laid  it  upon  I'jaac  his 
son  ;  and  he  took  the  fire  in  his  hand,  and 
a  knife :  and  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. 

7  And  I'faac  spake  unto  A'bra-ham  his 
father,  and  said.  My  father :  and  he  said, 
Here  am  I,  my  son.  And  he  said,  Behold 
the  fire  and  the  wood ;  but  where  is  the 
lamb  for  a  burnt-offering  ? 


30 


Sa'ra/i^s  age  and  death. 


QEN'ESIS. 


7%e  purchase  of  Mach-pc'lah. 


8  And  A'bra-ham  said,  My  son,  God 
will  provide  himself  a  lamb  for  a  burnt- 
offering:  so  they  went  both  of  them  to- 
gether. 

9  And  they  came  to  the  place  which 
God  had  told  him  of:  and  A'bra-ham  built 
an  altar  there,  and  laid  the  wood  in  order ; 
and  bound  I'faac  his  son,  and  laid  him  on 
the  altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  A'bra-ham  stretched  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  the  knife  to  slay  his  son. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called 
unto  him  out  of  heaven,  and  said,  A'bra- 
ham,  A'bra-ham  :  and  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  Lay  not  thine  hand 
upon  the  lad,  neither  do  thou  any  thing 
unto  him  :  for  now  I  laiow  that  thou  fear- 
est  God,  seeing  thou  hast  not  withheld  thy 
son,  thine  only  son^  from  me. 

13  And  A'bra-ham  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  behind  him  a 
ram  caught  in  a  thicket  by  his  horns  ;  and 
A'bra-ham  went  and  took  the  ram,  and 
offered  him  up  for  a  burnt-offering  in  the 
stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  A'bra-ham  called  the  name  of 
that  place  Je-ho'vah-Jl'reh :  as  it  is  said  to 
this  day,  In  the  mount  of  the  Lord  it  shall 
be  seen, 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called 
unto  A'bra-ham  out  of  heaven  the  second 
time, 

16  And  said.  By  my-self  have  I  sworn, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  for  because  thou  hast 
done  this  thing,  and  hast  not  withheld  thy 
son,  thine  only  son  ; 

17  That  in  blessing  I  will  bless  thee, 
and  in  multiplying  I  will  multiply  thy  seed 
as  the  stars  of  the  heaven,  and  as  the  sand 
which  is  upon  the  sea-shore ;  and  thy 
seed  shall  pojfess'  the  gate  of  his  enemies: 

18  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations 
of  the  earth  be  bless'ed ;  because  thou  hast 
obeyed  my  voice. 

19  So  A'bra-ham  returned  unto  his  young 
men  ;  and  they  rose  up,  and  went  togeth- 
er to  Be-er'she-ba :  and  A'bra-ham  dwelt 
at  Be-er'she-ba. 

20  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
tbiners,  that  it  was  told  A'bra-ham,  saying, 
Behold,  Mil'cah,  she  hath  also  borne  chil- 
dren unto  thy  brother  Na'hor  ; 

21  Huz  his  first-born,  and  Buz  his  broth- 
er, and  Kem-u'el  the  father  of  A'ram, 

22  And  Che'sed,  and  Ha'zo,  and  Pil'- 
dash,  and  Jid'laph,  and  Be-thu'el. 

23  And  Be-thu'el  begat  Re-bek'ah  :  these 
« ight  MTl'cah  did  bear  to  Na'hor,  A'bra- 
ham's  brother. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose  name  teas 
Reu'mah,  she  bare  also  Te'bah,  and  Ga'- 
ham,  and  '^Tha'hash,  and  Ma'a-chah. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  Sa'rah  was  a  hundred  and  seven 
and  twenty  years  old  :  these  were  the 
years  of  the  life  of  Sa'rah. 


2  And  Sa'rah  died  in  Kir'jath-Ar'ba ; 
the  same  is  He'bron  in  the  land  of  Ca'na- 
an:  and  A'bra-ham  came  to  mourn  for 
Sa'rah,  and  to  weep  for  her. 

3  And  A'bra-ham  stood  up  from  before 
his  dead,  and  spake  unto  the  sons  of  Heth, 
saying, 

4  I  am.  a  stranger  and  a  so'joiirner  with 
you :  give  me  a  pofjes'sion  of  a  burying- 
place  with  you,  that  I  may  bury  my  dead 
out  of  my  sight. 

5  And  the  children  of  Heth  answered 
A'bra-ham,  saying  unto  him, 

6  Hear  us,  my  lord  :  Thou  art  a  mighty 
prince  amongst  us :  in  the  choice  of  our 
sep'iilchres  bury  thy  dead :  none  of  us 
shall  withhold  from  thee  his  sep'ulchre, 
but  that  thou  mayst  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  A'bra-ham  stood  up,  and  bowed 
himself  to  the  people  of  the  land,  even  to 
the  children  of  Heth. 

8  And  he  communed  with  them,  say, 
ing.  If  it  be  your  mind  that  I  should  bury 
my  dead  out  of  my  sight,  hear  me,  and  en 
treat  for  me  to  E'phron  the  son  of  Zo'har, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cave  of 
Mach-pe'lah  which  he  hath,  which  is  in 
the  end  of  his  field :  for  as  much  money 
as  it  is  worth  he  shall  give  it  me,  for  a 
pofjes'sion  of  a  burying-place  amongst 
you. 

10  And  E'phron  dwelt  amongst  the 
children  of  Heth.  And  E'phron  the  Hit'- 
tite  answered  A'bra-ham  in  the  audience 
of  the  children  of  Heth,  even  of  all  that 
went  in  at  the  gates  of  his  city,  saying, 

1 1  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me :  The  field 
give  I  thee,  and  the  cave  that  is  therein, 
i  give  it  thee  ;  in  the  presence  of  the  sons 
of  my  people  give  I  it  thee  :  bury  thy  dead. 

12  And  A'bra-ham  bowed  down  himself 
before  the  people  of  the  land. 

13  And  he  spake  unto  E'phron,  in  the 
audience  of  the  people  of  the  land,  say- 
ing. But  if  thou  icilt  give  it,  I  pray  thee 
hear  me :  I  will  give  thee  money  for  the 
field  ;  take  it  of  me,  and  1  will  bury  my 
dead  there. 

14  And  E'phron  answered  A'bra-ham, 
saying  unto  him, 

15  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me:  The 
land  is  worth  four  hundred  shekels  of  sil- 
ver ;  what  is  that  betwixt  me  and  thee  ? 
bury  there'fore  thy  dead. 

16  And  A'bra-ham  hearkened  unto  E'- 
phron ;  and  A'bra-ham  weighed  to  E'phron 
the  silver,  which  he  had  named  in  the 
audience  of  the  sons  of  Heth,  four  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  current  mdney  with 
the  mer'chant. 

17  And  the  field  of  E'phron,  which  was 
in  Mach-pe'lah,  which  was  before  Mam're, 
the  field,  and  the  cave  which  was  therein, 
and  all  the  trees  that  were  in  the  field,  that 
toere  in  all  the  borders  round  about',  were 
made  sure 

21 


His  servants  journey.  Q.EN'ESIS. 

18  Unto  A'bra-ham  for  a  poffes'sion,  in 
the  presence  of  the  children  of  Heth,  be- 
fore all  that  went  in  at  the  gate    of  his  city. 

19  And  after  this  A'bra-ham  buried  Sa'- 
rah  his  wife  in  the  cave  of  the  field  of 
Mach-pe'lah,  before  Mam're :  the  same  is 
He'bron  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an. 

20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave  that  is 
therein,  were  made  sure  unto  A'bra-ham, 
for  a  poff es'sion  of  a  burying-place,  by  the 
sons  of  Heth. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND    A'bra-ham    was   old,    and    well 
stricken  in    age :  and  the  Lord  had 
bless'ed  A'bra-ham  in  all  things. 

2  And  A'bra-ham  said  unto  his  eldest 
servant  of  his  house,  that  ruled  over  all 
that  he  had.  Put,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand 
under  my  thigh  ; 

3  And  I  will  make  thee  swear  by  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  and  the  God  of 
the  earth,  that  thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife 
unto  my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Can'- 
aan-!tes,  amongst  whom  I  dwell : 

4  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  country, 
and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a  wife  unto 
my  son  I'§aac. 

5  And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  Per- 
adven'ture  tlxe  woman  will  not  be  willing 
to  follow  me  unto  this  land :  must  I  needs 
firing  thy  son  again'  unto  the  land  from 
whence  thou  earnest  ? 

6  And  A'bra-ham  said  unto  him,  Be- 
ware thou,  that  thou  bring  not  my  son 
thither  again'. 

7  The  Lord  God  of  heaven,  which 
took  me  from  my  father's  house,  and  from 
the  land  of  my  kindred,  and  which  spake 
unto  me,  and  that  sware  unto  me,  saying, 
Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this  land,  he 
shall  send  his  angel  before  thee ;  and 
thou  shalt  take  a  wife  unto  my  son  from 
thence. 

8  And  if  the  woman  will  not  be  wil- 
ling to  follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be 
clear  from  this  my  oath :  only  bring  not 
my  son  thither  again'. 

9  And  the  servant  put  his  hand  under 
the  thigh  of  A'bra-ham  his  master,  and 
sware  to  him  concer'ning  that  matter. 

10  And  the  servant  took  ten  camels,  of 
the  camels  of  his  master,  and  departed  ; 
(for  all  the  goods  of  his  master  wtre 
in  his  hand ;)  and  he  aroje,  and  went 
to  Mes-o-po-ta'mi-a,  unto  the  city  of  Na'- 
hor. 

11  And  he  made  his  camels  to  kneel 
down  without  the  city  by  a  well  of  water, 
at  the  time  of  the  evening,  even  the  time 
that  women  go  out  to  draw  water. 

12  And  he  said,  O  Lord  God  of  my 
master  A'bra-ham,  I  pray  thee,  send  me 
good  speed  this  day,  and  show  kindness 
unto  my  master  A'bra-ham. 

13  Behold,  I  stand  here  by  the  well  of 


La'ban  enlerlatneih  htm 
water  ;  and  the  daughters  of  the  men  of 
the  city  come  out  to  draw  water : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the 
damsel  to  whom  I  shall  say,  Let  down 
thy  pitcher,  I  pray  thee,  that  1  may  drink ; 
and  she  shall  say,  Drink  ;  and  I  will  give 
thy  camels  drink  also :  let  the  same  be 
she  that  thou  hast  appointed  for  thy  ser- 
vant T'faac  ;  and  thereby  shall  I  know 
that  thou  hast  showed  kindness  unto  my 
master. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  before  he  had 
done  speaking,  that,  behold,  Re-bek'ah 
came  out,  who  was  bom  to  Be-thii'el,  son 
of  Mil'cah,  the  wife  of  Na'hor,  A'bra- 
ham's  brother,  with  her  pitcher  upon  her 
shoulder. 

16  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair  to 
look  upon,  a  virgin  ;  neither  had  any  man 
known  her :  and  she  went  down  to  the 
well,  and  filled  her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her, 
and  said.  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  drink  a 
little  water  of  thy  pitcher. 

18  And  she  said,  Drink,  my  lord:  and 
she  hasted,  and  let  down  her  pitcher 
upon  her  hand,  and  gave  him  drink. 

19  And,  when  she  had  done  giving  him 
drink,  she  said,  I  will  draw  water  for  thy 
camels  also,   until  they  have  done  drink 


mg. 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied  her 
pitcher  into  the  trough,  ^  and  ran  again 
unto  the  well  to  draw  water.,  and  drew  for 
all  his  camels. 

21  And  the  man,  wondering  at  her, 
held  his  peace,  to  wit,  whether  the  Lord 
had  made  his  journey  prosperous  or  not. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  camels 
had  done  drinking,  that  the  man  took  r, 
golden  ear-ring  of  half  a  shekel  weight, 
and  two  bracelets  for  her  hands  of  ten 
shekels  weight  of  gold, 

23  And  said.  Whose  daug-hter  ar/  thou  ? 
tell  me,  I  pray  thee.  Is  there  room  in 
thy  father's  house  for  us  to  lodge  in  ? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  I  am  thf 
daughter  of  Be-thu'el  the  son  of  Mil'cah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Na'hor. 

25  She  said  moreover  unto  him.  We 
have  both  straw  and  provender  enough, 
and  room  to  lodge  in. 

26  And  the  man  bowed  down  his  head, 
and  wor'shTpped  the  Lord. 

27  And  he  said,  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  my  master  A'bra-ham,  who  hath 
not  left  destitute  my  master  of  his  mercy 
and  his  truth  :  I  being  in  the  way,  the 
Lord  led  me  to  the  house  of  my  master's 
brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told  them 
of  her  mother's  house  these  things. 

29  And  Re-bek'ah  had  a  brother,  and 
his  name  tvas  La'ban :  and  La'ban  ran 
out  unto  the  man  unto  the  well. 


»  trof. 


22 


The  servant  showeth  his  message.  (/EN'SSIH.  Rl-bck'ah  consenleth  to  go. 

30  And  it   came  to  pass,    when  he  saw  with  her  pitcher  on  her  shoulder  ;  and  she 


the  ear-ring,  and  bracelets  upon  his  sis- 
ter's hands,  and  when  he  heard  the  words 
of  Re-bek  ah  his  sister,  saying,  Thus  spake 
the  maa  unto  me,  that  he  came  unto  the 
man  ;  and,  beJiold,  he  stood  by  the  cam- 
els at  the  well. 

31  And  he  said.  Come  in,  thou  bles'sed 
of  the  Lord  ;  wherefore  standest  thou 
without  ?  for  I  have  prepared  the  house, 
and  room  for  the  camels. 

32  And  the  man  came  into  the  house  : 
and  he  ungir'ded  his  camels,  and  gave 
straw  and  provender  for  the  camels,  and 
water  to  wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's  feet 
that  were  with  him. 

33  And  there  was  set  meat  before  him 
to  eat :  but  he  said,  I  will  not  eat  until  I 
have  told  mine  errand.  And  he  said. 
Speak  on. 

34  And  he  said,  I  am  A'bra-ham's 
servant. 

35  And  the  Lord  hath  bless'ed  my 
master  greatly,  and  he  is  become  great : 
and  he  hath  given  him  flocks,  and  herds, 
and  silver,  and  gold,  and  men-servants, 
and  maid-servants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

36  And  Sa'rah,  my  master's  wife,  bare 
a  son  to  my  master  when  she  was  old : 
and  unto  him  hath  he  given  all  that  he 
hath. 

37  And  my  master  made  me  swear, 
saying,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  to  my 
son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Can'aan-ites, 
in  whose  land  I  dwell : 

38  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  father's 
house,  and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a 
wife  unto  my  son. 

39  And  I  said  unto  my  master,  Perad- 
ven'ture^  the  woman  will  not  follow  me. 

40  And  he  said  unto  me,  The  Lord, 
before  whom  I  walk,  will  send  his  angel 
with  thee,  and  prosper  thy  way  ;  and 
thou  shalt  take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  my 
kindred,  and  of  my  father's  house. 

41  Then  shalt  thou  be  clear  from  iJiis 
ray  oath,  when  thou  comest  to  my  kin- 
dred ;  and  if  they  give  not  thee  one,  thou 
shalt  be  clear  from  my  oath. 

42  And  I  came  this  day  unto  the  well, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God  of  my  master 
A'bra-ham,  if  now  thou  do  prosper  my 
way  which  I  go  ; 

43  Behold,  I  stand  by  the  well  of 
water ;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  the  virgin''  cometh  forth  to  draw 
tca/er,  and  I  say  to  her.  Give  me,  I  pray 
thee,  a  little  water  of  thy  pitcher  to 
drink ; 

44  And  she  aay  to  me.  Both  drink  thou, 
and  I  will  also  draw  for  thy  camels :  let 
the  same  be  the  woman  whom  the  Lord 
hath  appointed  out  for  my  master's  son. 

45  And  before  I  had  done  speaking  in 
mine  heart,  Behold,  Re-bek'ah  came  forth 


went  down  unto  the  well,  and  drew 
water :  and  I  said  unto  her,  Let  me  drink, 
I  pray  thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let  down 
her  pitcher  from  her  shoulder,  and  said, 
Drink  ;  and  I  will  give  thy  camels  drink 
also.  So  I  drank,  and  she  made  the  cam- 
els drink  also. 

47  And  I  asked  her,  and  said.  Whose 
daughter  art  thou  ?  And  she  said.  The 
daughter  of  Be-thu'el,  Na'hor's  son,  whom 
Mil'cah  bare  unto  him :  and  I  put  the 
ear-ring  upon  her  face,  and  the  bracelets 
upon  her  hh.nds. 

48  And  I  bowed  down  my  head,  and 
wor'shipped  the  Lord,  and  bless'ed  the 
Lord  God  of  my  master  A'bra-ham,  which 
had  led  me  in  the  right  way,  to  take 
my  master's  brother's  daughter  unto  his 
son. 

49  And  now,  if  you  will  deal  kindly 
and  truly  with  my  master,  tell  me  :  and  if 
not,  tell  me  ;  that  I  may  turn  to  the  right 
hand  or  to  the  left. 

50  Then  La'ban  and  Be-thu'el  answer- 
ed and  said.  The  thing  proceedeth  from 
the  Lord  ;  we  cannot  speak  unto  thee 
bad  or  good. 

51  Behold,  Re-bek'ah  is  before  thee, 
take  her,  and  go,  and  let  her  be  thy  ma- 
ster's son's  wife,  as  the  Lord  hath  spo- 
ken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
A'bra-ham's  servant  heard  their  words,  he 
wor'shipped  the  Lord,  bowing  himself  to 
the  earth. 

53  And  the  servant  brought  forth  jew- 
els of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  rai- 
ment, and  gave  them  to  Re-bek'ah  :  he 
gave  also  to  her  brother  and  to  her  moth- 
er precious  things. 

54  And  they  did  eat  and  drink,  he  and 
the  men  that  were  with  him,  and  tarried 
all  night,  and  they  rose  up  in  the  morning ; 
and  he  said.  Send  me  away  unto  my  ma- 
ster. 

55  And  her  brother  and  her  mother 
said.  Let  the  damsel  abide  with  us  a  fete 
days,  at  the  least  ten ;  after  that  she  shall 
go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them.  Hinder  me 
not,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  prospered  my 
way;  send  me  away,  that  I  may  go  to 
my  master. 

57  And  they  said.  We  will  call  the 
damsel,  and  inquire  at  her  mouth. 

58  And  they  called  Re-bek'ah,  and  said 
unto  her,  Wilt  thou  go  with  this  man  ? 
And  she  said,  I  will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Re-bek'ah  their 
sister,  and  her  nurse,  and  A'bra-ham's 
servant,  and  his  men. 

60  And  they  bless'ed  Re-bek'ah,  and 
said  unto  her,  Thou  art  our  sister,  be  thou 


''  Per'dd-ven'tshiire. 


3  ver'jin. 
23 


A' bra-ham'' s  death  and  burial.  (7  EN 

the  mdthcr  of  thousands  of  millions,  and 
let  thy  seed  po^fess'  the  gate  of  those 
which  hate  them. 

61  And  Re-bek'ah  arofe,  and  her  dam- 
sels, and  they  rode  upon  the  camels,  and 
followed  the  man  ;  and  the  servant  took 
Re-bek'ah,  and  went  his  way. 

62  And  I'faac  came  from  the  way  of 
the  well  La-hai'rdi  ;  ^  for  he  dwelt  in  the 
south  country. 

63  And  I'faac  went  out  to  meditate  in 
the  field  at  the  even-tide  ;  and  he  lifted  up 
his  eyes,  and  saw,  and,  behold,  the  cam- 
els were  coming. 

64  And  Re-bek'ah  lifted  up  her  eyes ;  and 
when  she  saw  I'faac,  she  lighted  off  the 
camel. 

65  For  she  had  said  unto  the  servant, 
What  man  is  this  that  walketh  in  the 
field  to  meet  us  ?  And  the  servant  had 
said,  It  is  my  master :  therc'fore  she  took 
a  vail  and  covered  herself. 

66  And  the  servant  told  I'jaac  all  things 
that  he  had  done. 

67  And  I'faac  brouglit  her  into  his 
mother  Sa'rah's  tent,  and  took  Re-bek'ah, 
and  she  became  his  wife,  and  he  loved 
her :  and  i'faac  was  com'forted  after  his 
mother's  death. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  again  A'bra-ham  took  a  wife, 
and  her  name  was  Ke-tu'rah. 

2  And  she  bare  him  Zim'ran,  and  Jok'- 
shan,  and  Me'dan,  and  Mid'i-an,  and  Ish'- 
bak,  and  Shii'ah. 

3  And  Jok'shan  begat  She'ba  and  De'- 
dan.  And  the  sons  of  De'dan  were  As- 
shii'rim,  and  Le-tu'shim,  and  Le-um'mim. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Mid'i-an ;  E'phah, 
and  E'pher,  and  Ha'noch,  and  A-bi'dah, 
and  El'da-ah.  All  these  were  the  chil- 
dren of  Ke-tii'rah. 

5  And  A'bra-ham  gave  all  that  he  had 
unto  I'saac. 

6  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concubines, 
which  A'bra-ham  had,  A'bra-ham  gave 
gifts,  and  sent  them  away  from  I'faac  his  j 
son  (while  he  yet  lived)  east'ward,  unto 
the  east  country. 

7  And  these  are  the  days  of  the  years  of 
A'bra-ham''s  life,  which  he  lived,  a  hun- 
dred threescore  and  fifteen  years. 

8  Then  A'bra-ham  gave  up  the  gliost, 
and  died  in  a  good  old  age,  an  old  man, 
and  full  of  years  ;  and  was  gathered  to 
his  people. 

9  And  his  sons  I'|aa9  and  Ish'ma-el 
buried  him  in  the  cave  of  Mach-pe'lah,  in 
the  field  of  E'phron,  the  son  of  Zo'har  the 
Hit'tite,  which  is  before  Mam're  ; 

10  The  field  which  A'bra-ham  pur- 
chased of  the  sons  of  Heth  :  there  was 
A'bra-ham  buried,  and  Sa'rah  his  wife. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  death 
of  A'bra-ham,   that  God  bless'ed  his  son 

*  La-hay'roy. 


ESfb. 


E'sdu  and  J  a' cob  bom. 


i'faac  :  and  I'faao  dwelt  by  the  well  La- 
hai'roi.  * 

12  II  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
ish'ma-el,  A'bra-ham's  son,  whom  Ha'gar 
the  E-gyp'ti-an,  Sa'rah's  handmaid,  bare 
unto  A'bra-ham. 

13  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Ish'ma-el,  by  their  names,  according  to 
their  generations  :  The  first-born  of  Ish'- 
ma-el, Ne-ba'j6th  ;  and  Ke'dar,  and  Ad'be- 
el,  and  Mib'sam, 

14  And  Mish'ma,  and  Dii'mah,  and 
Mas'sa, 

15  lia'dar,  and  Te'ma,  Je'tiir,  Na'phish, 
and  Ked'e-mah. 

16  These  are  the  sons  of  ish'ma-el,  and 
these  are  their  names,  by  their  towns,  and 
by  their  castles  ;  twelve  princes  according 
to  their  nations. 

17  And  these  are  the  years  of  the  life 
of  Ish'ma-el,  a  hundred  and  thirty  and 
seven  years  :  and  he  gave  up  the  ghost,  and 
died,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

18  And  they  dwelt  from  Hav'i-lah  unto 
Shiir.  that  is  before  E'eypt,  as  thou  goest 
tb'wards  As-syr'i-a :  and  he  died  in  the 
presence  of  all  his  brethren. 

19  IT  And  these  are  the  generations  of 
I'fHac,  A'bra-ham's  son  :  A'bra-ham  begat 
I'faac : 

20  And  I'faac  was  forty  years  old  when 
he  took  Re-bek'ah  to  wife,  the  daughter 
of  Be-thii'el  the  Syr'i-an  of  Pa'dan-A'ram, 
the  sister  to  La'baxi  the  Syr'i-an. 

21  And  I'faac  entreated  the  Lord  for 
his  wife,  because  she  was  barren  :  and  the 
Lord  was  entreated  of  him.  and  Re-bek'- 
ah his  wife  conceived. 

22  And  the  children  struggled  together 
within  her :  and  she  said,  If  il  be  «o,  why 
am  I  thus?  And  she  went  to  inquire  of 
the  Lord. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her.  Two 
nations  are  in  thy  womb,  and  two  manner 
of  people  shall  be  separated  from  thy  bow- 
els :  and  the  one  people  shall  be  stronger 
than  the  other  people  ;  and  the  elder  shall 
serve  the  younger. 

24  And  when  her  days  to  be  delivered 
were  fulfilled,  behold,  there  were  twins  in 
her  womb. 

25  And  the  first  came  out  red,  all  over 
like  a  hairy  garment;  and  they  called 
his  name  E'sau. 

26  And  after  that  came  his  brother  out, 
and  his  hand  took  hold  on  E'sau's  heel ; 
and  his  name  was  called  Ja'cob  :  and 
I'faac  icas  threescore  years  old  when  she 
bare  them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew :  and  E'sau  was 
a  cunning  hunter,  a  man  of  the  field  ;  and 
Ja'cob  was  a  plain  man,  dwelling  in  tents. 

28  And  I'faa9  loved  E'sau,  because  he 
did  eat  of  his  venison ;  but  Re-bek'ah 
loved  Ja'cob. 


24 


I'gaac  w  reproved  by  A-blm'e-lcck.      QEN'ESIS 

29  IT  And  .la'cob  sod  pottage  :  and  E'sau 
came  from  the  field,  and  he  was  faint. 

30  And  E'sau  said  to  Ja'cob,  Feed  me, 
I  pray  thee,  with  that  same  red  pottage  ; 
for  I  am  faint :  there'iore  was  his  name 
called  E'dom. 

31  And  Ja'cob  said,  Sell  me  this  day 
thy  birth'rightl ' 

32  And  E'sau  said,  Behold,  I  am  at  the 
point  to  die  ;  and  what  profit  shall  this 
birth  right  do  to  me  ? 

33  And  Ja'cob  said.  Swear  to  me  this 
day ;  and  he  sware  unto  him :  and  he 
sold  his  birth'rlght  unto  Ja'cob. 

34  Then  Ja'cob  gave  E'sau  bread  and 
pottage  of  lentiles  ;  and  he  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  rose  up,  and  went  his  way. 
'I'hus  E'sau  despi'fed  his  birth'rlght. 

CHAP.  XXVI.— 

AND  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land, 
besides  the  first  famine  that  was  iHi 
the  days  of  A'bra-ham.  And  I'faac  went 
unto  A-bim'e-lech,king  of  the  Phi-lis'tines, 
unto  Ge'rar. 

2  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him, 
and  said.  Go  not  down  into  E'gypt ;  dwell 
in  the  land  which  I  shall  tell  thee  of. 

3  So'journ  in  this  land,  and  I  will  be 
with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee  ;  for  unto 
thee,  and  unto  thy  seed,  I  will  give  all 
these  countries  ;  and  I  will  perform'  the 
oath  which  I  sware  unto  A'bra-ham  thy 
father : 

4  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  to  multiply 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  will  give  unto 
thy  seed  all  these  countries ;  and  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be 
bless'ed  ; 

5  Because  that  A'bra-ham  obeyed  my 
voice,  and  kept  my  charge,  my  command'- 
ments,  my  statutes,  and  my  laws. 

6  IF  And  I'faac  dwelt  in  Ge'rar : 

7  And  the  men  of  the  place  asked  him 
of  his  wife  :  and  he  said,  She  is  my  sister  : 
for  he  feared  to  say,  She  is  my  wife  ;  lest, 
said  he,  the  men  of  the  place  should  kill 
me  for  Re-bek'ah,  because  she  was  fair  to 
look  upon. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had 
been  there  a  long  time,  that  A-blm'e-lech, 
king  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  looked  out  at  a 
window,  and  saw,  and,  behold,  I'faac  was 
sporting  with  Re-bek'ah  his  wife. 

9  And  A-blm'e-lech  called  I'faac,  and 
said,  Behold,  of  a  surety  she  is  thy  wife  : 
and  how  saidst  thou,  She  is  my  sister  ? 
And  I'faac  said  unto  him,  Because  I  said. 
Lest  I  die  for  her. 

10  And  A-bim'e-leoh  said.  What  is  this 
thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  one  of  the  peo- 
ple might  lightly  have  lien  with  thy  wife, 
End  thou  shouldst  have  brought  sruiltiness 


upon  us. 

11    And   A-blm'e-lech  charged   all   h 
people,    saying,    He    that    toiicheth    this 


A-him'e-lcch''s  cdvenant  with  him. 

man,  or  his  wife,  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

12  IT  Then  I'faac  sowed  in  that  land, 
and  received  in  the  same  year  a  hundred- 
fold ;  and  the  Lord  bless'ed  him. 

13  And  the  man  waxed  great,  and 
went  forward,  and  grew  until  he  became 
very  great : 

14  For  he  had  poffes'sion  of  flocks,  and 
poffes'sion  of  herds,  and  great  store  of 
servants.  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  envied 
him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  which  his  father''s 
servants  had  digged,  in  the  days  of  A'bra- 
ham  his  father,  the  Phi-lis'tines  had  stop- 
ped them,  and  filled  them  with  earth. 

16  And  A-bim'e-lech  said  unto  I'faac, 
Go  from  us  ;  for  thou  art  much  mightier 
than  we. 

17  And  I'faac  departed  thence,  and 
pitched  his  tent  in  the  valley  of  Ge'rar, 
and  dwelt  there. 

18  And  I'faac  digged  again'  the  wells 
of  water  which  they  had  digged  in  the 
days  of  A'bra-ham  his  father ;  fbr  the  Phi- 
lis'tines  had  stopped  them  after  the  death 
of  A'bra-ham  :  and  he  called  their  names 
after  the  names  by  which  his  father  had 
called  them. 

19  And  I'faac's  servants  digged  in  the 
valley,  and  found  there  a  well  of  spring 
ing  water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Ge'rar  did  strive 
with  I'faac's  herdmen,  saying.  The  water 
is  ours  :  and  he  called  the  name  of  the 
well  E'sek  ;  because  they  strove  with  him. 

21  And  they  digged  another  veil,  and 
strove  for  that  also :  and  he  called  the 
name  of  it  Sit'nah. 

22  And  he  removed  from  thence,  and 
digged  another  well;  and  for  that  they 
strove  not :  and  he  called  the  name  of  it 
Re-ho'both ;  and  he  said.  For  now  the 
Lord  hath  made  room  for  us,  and  we 
shall  be  fruitful  in  the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  to 
Be-er'she-ba. 

24  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him 
the  same  night,  and  said,  I  arn  the  God 
of  A'bra-ham  thy  father ;  fear  not,  for  I 
am  with  thee,  and  will  bless  thee,  and 
multiply  thy  seed,  for  my  servant  A  bra- 
ham's  sake. 

25  And  he  builded  an  altar  there,  and 
called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
pitched  his  tent  there  :  and  there  I'faac's 
servants  digged  a  well. 

26  Then  A-bim'e-lech  went  to  him  from 
Ge'rar,  and  A-hiiz'zath  one  of  his  friends, 
and  Phi'chol  the  chief  cap'tain  of  his 
army. 

21  And  I'faac  said  unto  them.  Where- 
fore come  ye  to  me,  seeing  ye  hate  me, 
and  have  sent  me  away  from  you  ? 

28  And  they  said,  We  sa!\v  cer'talnly 


•  birlh'rite. 


25 


J'§aaf  sendeth  E'suu  for  venison.  QEN 

that  the  Lord  was  with  thee  :  and  we 
said,  Let  there  be  now  an  oath  betwixt 
us,  even  betwixt  us  and  thee,  and  let  us 
make  a  covenant  with  thee  ; 

29  Tliat  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt,  as  we 
have  not  touched  thee,  and  as  we  have 
done  unto  thee  nothing;  but  good,  and 
have  sent  thee  away  in  peace :  thou  art 
now  the  bles'sed  of  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  made  them  a  feast,  and  they 
did  eat  and  drink. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in  the 
morning,  and  sware  one  to  another  :  and 
j'saac  sent  them  away,  and  they  departed 
from  him  in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  day, 
that  I'^aac's  servants  came  and  told  him 
concer'ning  the  well  which  they  had  dig- 
ged, and  said  unto  him.  We  have  found 
water. 

33  And  he  called  it  She'bah  :  there'fore 
the  name  of  the  city  is  Be-er'she-ba  unto 
this  day. 

34  IT  And  E'sau  was  forty  years  old 
when  he  took  to  wife  JQ'dith,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Be-e'ri  the  Hit'tite,  and  Bash'e-math 
the  daughter  of  E'lon  the  Hit'tite : 

35  Which  were  a  grief  of  mind  unto 
I'jaac  and  to  Re-bek'ah. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 
A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  I'faac 
jljL  was  old,  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  so 
that  he  could  not  see,  he  called  E'sau  his 
eldest  son,  and  said  unto  him,  My  son. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Behold,  here  am  I. 

2  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I  am  old, 
I  know  not  the  day  of  my  death  : 

3  Now  there'fore  take,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
weap'ons,  thy  quiver  and  thy  b5w,  and  go 
out  to  the  field,  and  take  me  some  ven- 
ison ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat,  such  as 
I  love,  and  bring  it  to  me,  that  I  may  eat ; 
that  my  soul  may  bless  thee  before  I  die. 

5  And  Re-bek'ah  heard  when  i'faac 
spake  to  E'sau  his  son.  And  E'sau  went 
to  the  field  to  hunt  for  venison,  and  to 
bring  it. 

6  V  And  Re-bek'ah  spake  unto  Ja'cob 
her  son,  saying,  Behold,  I  heard  thy  fa- 
ther speak  unto  E'sau  thy  brother,  say- 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make  me  sa- 
voury meat,  that  I  may  eat,  and  bless 
thee  before  the  Lord  before  my  death. 

8  Now  there'fore,  my  son,  obey  my 
voice,  according  to  that  which  I  command' 
thee: 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch  me 
from  thence  two  good  kids  of  the  goats ; 
and  I  will  make  them  savoury  meat  for 
thy  father,  such  as  he  loveth : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy  fa- 
ther, that  he  may  eat,  and  that  he  may 
bless  thee  before  his  death. 

11  And  Ja'cob  said  to  Re-bek'ah  his 


ESIS.  Ja'cob  obtaineth  the  blessing, 

mother.    Behold,    E'sau   my  brother  is  a 
hairy  man,  and  I  am  a  smooth  man  :    " 

12  My  father  peradven'ture  will  feel 
me,  and  I  shall  seem  to  him  as  a  deceiver  ; 
and  I  shall  bring  a  curse  upon  me,  and 
not  a  blessing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  him.  Upon 
me  be  thy  curse,  my  son  ;  only  obey  my 
voice,  and  go  fetch  me  them,. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched,  and 
brought  them  to  his  mother  :  and  his  mother 
made  savoury  meat,  such  as  his  father 
loved. 

13  And  Re-bek'ah  took  goodly  raiment 
of  her  eldest  son  E'sau,  which  were  with 
her  in  the  house,  and  put  them  upon 
Ja'cob  her  younger  son  : 

16  And  she  put  the  skins  of  the  kids  of 
the  goats  upon  his  hands,  and  upon  the 
smooth  of  his  neck  : 

17  And  she  gave  the  savoury  meat  and 
the  bread,  which  she  had  prepared,  into 
the  hand  of  her  son  Ja'cob. 

18  And  he  came  unto  his  father,  and 
said.  My  father :  And  he  said.  Here  am 
I  ;  who  art  thou,  my  son  ? 

19  And  Ja'cob  said  unto  his  father,  1 
am  E'sau  thy  first-born ;  I  have  done  ac- 
cording as  thou  badest  me :  ari§e,  I  pray 
thee,  sit  and  eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy 
soul  may  bless  me. 

20  And  I'faac  said  unto  his  son.  How 
is  it  that  thou  hast  found  it  so  quickly, 
my  son  ?  And  he  said.  Because  the  Lord 
thy  God  brought  it  to  me. 

21  And  Ffaac  said  unto  Ja'cob,  Come 
near,  I  pray  thee,  that  I  may  feel  thee, 
my  son,  whether  thou  be  my  very  son 
E'sau  or  not. 

22  And  Ja'cob  went  near  unto  i'faac 
his  father  ;  and  he  felt  him,  and  said.  The 
voice  is  Ja'cob's  voice,  but  the  hands  are 
the  hands  of  E'sau. 

23  And  he  dif  5ern'ed  him  not,  because 
his  hands  were  hairy,  as  his  brother  E'sau's 
hands  :  so  he  bless'ed  him. 

24  And  he  said,  »^rt  thou  my  very  son 
E'sau  ?  And  he  said,  I  am. 

25  And  he  said.  Bring  it  near  to  me, 
and  I  will  eat  of  my  son's  venison,  that 
my  soul  may  bless  thee.  And  he  brought 
it  near  to  him,  and  he  did  eat :  and  he 
brought  him  wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  I'faac  said  unto  him, 
Come  near  now,  and  kiss  me,  my  son. 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed  him  : 
and  he  smelled  the  smell  of  his  raiment, 
and  bless'ed  him,  and  said.  See,  the  smell 
of  my  son  is  as  the  smell  of  a  field  which 
the  Lord  hath  bless'ed  : 

28  There'fore  G  od  give  thee  of  the  dew 
of  heaven,  and  the  fatness  of  the  earth, 
and  plenty  of  corn  and  wine  : 

29  Let  people  serve  thee,  and  nations 
bow  down  to  thee  :  be  lord  over  thy  breth- 
ren, and  let  thy  mother's  sons  bow  down 

S6 


E'suu  purposeth  to  kill  Ja'cob.  QEN'ESIS. 

to  thee  :  cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth 
thee,  and  bles'sed  be  he  that  blesseth 
thee. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
I'jaac  had  made  an  end  of  blessin*  Ja'- 
cob, and  Ja'cob  was  yet  scarce  gfone  out 
from  the  presence  of  I'jaac  his  father,  that 
E'sau  his  brother  came  in  from  his  hunt- 


Ja'cob  is  sent  to  Fa'dan-A'ram 


31  And  he  also  had  made  savoury  meat, 
and  brought  it  unto  his  father,  and  said 
unto  his  father,  Let  my  father  arife,  and 
eat  of  his  son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me. 

32  And  T'faac  his  father  said  unto  him. 
Who  art  thou?  And  he  said,  I  am  thy 
son,  thy  first-born,  E'sau. 

33  And  i'jaac  trembled  very  exceeding- 
ly, and  said,  Who  ?  where  is  he  that  hath 
taken  venison,  and  brought  it  me,  and  1 
have  eaten  of  all  before  thou  camest,  and 
have  bless'ed  him  ?  yea,  and  he  shall  be 
bless'ed. 

34  And  when  E'sau  heard  the  words  of 
his  father,  he  cried  with  a  great  and  ex- 
ceeding bitter  cry,  and  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther, Bless  me,  even  me  also,  O  my  father  I 

35  And  he  said.  Thy  brother  came  with 
subtlety,  and  hath  taken  away  thy  bless- 
ing. 

36  And  he  said.  Is  not  he  rightly  named 
Ja'cob  ?  for  he  hath  supplanted  me  these 
two  times :  he  took  away  my  birth'right ; 
and,  behold,  now  he  hath  taken  away  my 
blessing.  And  he  said.  Hast  thou  not  re- 
fer'ved  a  blessing  for  me  ? 

37  And  I'faac  answered  and  said  unto 
E'sau,  Behold,  1  have  made  him  thy  lord, 
and  all  his  brethren  have  I  given  to  him 
for  servants  ;  and  with  corn  and  wine  have 
1  sustained  him:  and  what  shall  I  do  now 
unto  thee,  my  son  ? 

38  And  E'sau  said  unto  his  father.  Hast 
thou  but  one  blessing,  niy  father  ?  bless 
me,  even  me  also,  O  my  father !  And  E'sau 
lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

39  And  I'faac  his  father  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  the  fatness  of  the  earth,  and  of  the 
dew  of  heaven  from  above  ; 

40  And  by  thy  swSrd  shalt  thou  live, 
and  shalt  serve  thy  brother :  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  thou  shalt  have  the 
dominion,  that  thou  shalt  break  his  yoke 
from  off  thy  neck. 

41  1  And  E'sau  hated  Ja'cob,  because 
of  the  blessing  wherewith  his  father  bless'- 
ed him  :  and  5:'sau  said  in  his  heart.  The 
days  of  mourning  for  my  father  are  at 
hand,  then  will  I  slay  my  brother  Ja'cob. 

42  And  these  words  of  E'sau  her  elder 
son  were  told  to  Re-bek'ah.  And  she  sent 
and  called  Ja'cob  her  younger  son  and  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  thy  brother  E'sau,  as 
touch'ing  thee,  d6th  com'fort  himself,  pur- 
posing to  kill  thee. 


43  Now,  there'fore,  my  son,  obey  my 
voice  ;  and  arife,  flee  thou  to  La'ban  my 
brother,  to  Ha'ran ; 

44  And  tarry  with  him  a  few  days, 
until  thy  brother's  fury  turn  away  ; 

45  Until  thy  brother's  anger  turn  away 
from  thee,  and  he  forget  that  which  thou 
hast  done  to  him :  then  I  will  send  and 
fetch  thee  from  thence.  Why  should  1 
be  deprived  also  of  you  both  in  one  day  ? 

46  And  Re-bek'ah  said  to  I'faac,  I  am 
weary  of  my  life  because  of  the  daughters 
of  Heth :  if  Ja'cob  take  a  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Heth,  such  as  these  which 
are  of  the  daughters  of  the  land,  what 
good  shall  my  life  do  me  ? 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  i'faac  called  Ja'cob,  and  bless'ed 
him,  and  charged  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Ca'na-an. 

2  ArTfe,  go  to  Pa'dan-l'ram,  to  the 
house  of  Be-thu'el  thy  mother's  father, 
and  take  thee  a  wife  from  thence  of  the 
daughters  of  La'ban,  thy  mother's  broth- 
er. 

3  And  God  llmigh'ty  bless  thee,  and 
make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee, 
that  thou  mayst  be  a  multitude  of  peo- 
ple ; 

4  And  give  thee  the  blessing  of  A'bra- 
ham,  to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed  with  thee  ; 
that  thou  mayst  inherit  the  land  wherein 
thou  art  a  stranger,  which  God  gave  unto 
A'bra-ham. 

5  And  I'faac  sent  away  Ja'cob  :  and  he 
went  to  Pa'dan-A'ram,  unto  La'ban,  son  of 
Be-thu'el  the  Syr'i-an,  the  brother  of  Re- 
bek'ah,  Ja'cob's  and  E'sau's  mother. 

6  When  E'sau  saw  that  I'faac  had 
bless'ed  Ja'cob,  and  sent  him  away  to 
Pa'dan-A'ram,  to  take  him  a  wife  from 
thence  ;  and  that,  as  he  bless'ed  him,  he 
gave  him  a  charge,  saying.  Thou  shalt 
not  take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of  Ca'na- 
an  ; 

7  And  that  Ja'cob  obeyed  his  father 
and  his  mother,  and  was  gone  to  Pa'dan- 
A'ram  ; 

8  And  E'sau  seeing  that  the  daughters 
of  Ca'na-an  pleased  not  I'faac  his  father  ; 

9  Then  went  E'sau  unto  Ish'ma-el,  and 
took  unto  the  wives  which  he  had,  Ma'- 
ha-lath  the  daughter  of  Ish'ma-el,  A'bra- 
ham's  son,  the  sister  of  Ne-ba'j6th,  to  be 
his  wife. 

10  IT  And  Ja'96b  went  out  from  Be-er'- 
she-ba,  and  went  to'ward  Ha'ran. 

11  And  he  lighted  upon  a  cer'tain 
place,  and  tarried  there  all  night,  because 
the  sun  was  set :  and  he  took  of  the  stones 
of  that  place,  and  put  them  for  his  pil- 
lows, and  lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 
12  And  he  dreamed,  and,  behold,  a 
ladder  set  up  on  the  earth,  and  the  top  of 
it  reached  to  heaven:  and,  behold,  the 
87 


Ja'coWs  vow. 


GEN'ESIS. 


He  is  deceived  with  Le  ah. 


angels  of  God  ascending  and  descending 
on  it. 

13  And,  behold,  the  Lord  stood  ab6ve 
it,  and  said,  I  am  the  Lord  God  of  A'bra- 
ham  thy  father,  and  the  God  of  I'faac : 
the  land  whereon  thou  liest,  to  thee  will 
I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  ; 

14  And  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the  dust  of 
the  earth  ;  and  thou  shalt  spread  abroad 
to  the  west,  and  to  the  east,  and  to  the 
north,  and  to  the  south :  and  in  thee,  and 
in  thy  seed,  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  bles'sed. 

15  And,  behold,  I  am  with  thee,  and 
will  keep  thee  in  all  places  whither  thou 
poest,  and  will  bring  thee  again'  into  this 
land :  for  I  will  not  leave  thee,  until  I 
have  done  that  which  I  have  spoken  to 
thee  of. 

16  And  Ja'cob  awaked  out  of  his  sleep, 
and  he  said.  Surely  the  Lord  is  in  this 
place,  and  1  knew  it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said.  How 
dreadful  is  this  place  !  this  is  none  other 
but  the  house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate 
of  heaven. 

18  And  Ja'cob  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  took  the  stone  that  he  had 

f)ut/or  his  pillows,  and  set  it  up /or  a  pil- 
ar, and  poured  oil  upon  the  top  of  it. 

19  And  he  called  the  name  of  that 
place  Beth'el :  but  the  name  of  that  city 
was  called  Luz  at  the  first. 

20  And  Ja'cob  vowed  a  vow,  saying. 
If  God  will  be  with  me,  and  will  keep  me 
in  this  way  that  I  go,  and  will  give  me 
bread  to  eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  I  come  again'  to  my  father's 
house  in  peace,  then  shall  the  Lord  be 
my  God  • 

22  And  this  stone,  which  I  have  set /or 
a  pillar,  shall  be  God's  house  :  and  of  all 
that  thou  shalt  give  me,  I  will  surely  give 
the  tenth  unto  thee. 

CHAP.   XXIX. 

THEN  Ja'cob  went  on  his  joiimey,  and 
came  into  the  land  of  the  people  of 
the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and  behold  a  well  in 
the  field,  and,  lo,  there  were  three  flocks 
of  sheep  lying  by  it ;  for  out  of  that  well 
they  watered  the  flocks  :  and  a  great  stone 
was  upon  the  welPs  mouth. 

3  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks  gath- 
ered :  and  they  rolled  the  stone  from  the 
well's  mouth,  and  watered  the  sheep,  and 
put  the  stone  again'  upon  the  well's  mouth 
in  his  place. 

4  And  Ja'cob  said  unto  them.  My  breth- 
ren, whence  be  ye  ?  And  they  said,  Of 
Ha'ran  arr.  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Know  ye 
La'ban  the  son  of  Na'hor  ?  And  they  said. 
We  know  him. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,   Is  he  well  ? 


And  they  said,  He  is  well ;  and,  behold, 
Ra'chel^  his  daughter  cometh  with  the 
sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  it  is  yet  high  day, 
neither  is  it  time  that  the  cattle  should 
be  gathered  together :  water  ye  the  sheep, 
and  go  and  feed  them,. 

8  And  they  said,  We  cannot  until  all 
the  flocks  be  gathered  together,  and  till 
they  roll  the  stone  from  the  well's  mouth  ; 
then  we  water  the  sheep. 

9  And  while  he  yet  spake  with  them, 
Ra'chel  came  with  her  father's  sheep  ;  for 
she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ja'cob 
saw  Ra'chel  the  daughter  of  La'ban  his 
mother's  brother,  and  the  sheep  of  La' 
ban  his  mother's  brother,  that  Ja'cob  went 
near,  and  rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's 
mouth,  and  watered  the  flock  of  La'ban 
his  mother's  brother. 

11  And  Ja'cob  kissed  Ra'chel,  and  lift- 
ed up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

12  And  Ja'cob  told  Ra'chel  that  he  was 
her  father's  brother,  and  that  he  was  Re- 
bek'ah's  son :  and  she  ran  and  told  her 
father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  La'ban 
heard  the  tidings  of  Ja'cob  his  sister's  son, 
that  he  ran  to  meet  him,  and  embraced 
him,  and  kissed  him,  and  brought  him  to 
his  house.  And  he  told  La'ban  all  these 
things. 

14  And  La'ban  said  to  him.  Surely  thou 
art  my  bone  and  my  flesh.  And  he  abode 
with  him  the  space  of  a  month. 

15  And  La'ban  said  unto  Ja'cob,  Be- 
cause thou  art  my  brother,  shouldst  thou 
there'fore  serve  me  for  nought  ?  tell  me, 
what  shall  thy  wages  be  ? 

16  And  La'ban  had   two    daughters 
the  name  of  the  elder  was  Le'ah,  and  the 
name  of  the  younger  was  Ra'chel. 

17  Le'ah  %cas  tender-eyed  ;  but  Ra'- 
chel was  beautiful  and  well-favoured. 

18  And  Ja'cob  loved  Ra'chel ;  and  said, 
I  will  serve  V(\e^  seven  years  for  Ra'chel 
thy  younger  daughter. 

19  And  La'ban  said.  It  is  better  that  I 
give  her  to  thee,  than  that  I  should  give 
her  to  another  man  :  abide  with  me. 

20  And  Ja'cob  served  seven  years  for 
Ra'chel ;  and  they  seemed  unto  him  but 
a  few  days,  for  the  love  he  had  to  her. 

21  And  Ja'cob  said  unto  I^a'ban,  Give 
me  my  wife,  for  my  days  are  fulfilled, 
that  I  may  go  in  unto  her. 

22  And  La'ban  gathered  together  all 
the  men  of  the  place,  and  made  a  feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  evening, 
that  he  took  Le'ah  his  daughter,  and 
brought  her  to  him :  and  he  went  in  unto 
her. 

24  And  La'ban  gave  unto  his  daughter 
Le'ah,  Zll'pah  his  maid,  for  a  handmaid. 


J  Ra'tshel. 


28 


Ja'cob  marricth  Leah  and  Ra'chel.    C^EN'ESIS. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the 
morning,  behold,  it  was  Le'ah  :  and  he 
said  to  La'ban,  What  is  this  thou  hast 
done  unto  me  ?  Did  not  I  serve  with  thee 
for  Ra'chel?  wherefore  then  hast  thou 
beguiled  me  ? 

26  And  La'ban  said,  It  must  not  be  so 
done  in  our  country,  to  give  the  younger 
before  the  first-born. 

27  Fulfil  her  week,  and  we  will  give 
thee  this  also,  for  the  ser'vice  which  thou 
shalt  serve  with  me  yet  seven  other  years. 

28  And  Ja'cob  did  so,  and  fulfilled  her 
week  :  and  he  gave  him  Ra'chel  his 
daughter  to  wife  also. 

29  And  La'ban  gave  to  Ra'chel  his 
daughter,  Bil'hah  his  handmaid,  to  be  her 
maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto  Ra'chel, 
and  he  loved  also  Ra'chel  more  than 
Le'ah,  and  served  with  him  yet  seven 
other  years. 

31  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  Le'- 
ah was  hated,  he  opened  her  womb :  but 
Ra'chel  was  barren. 

32  And  Le'ah  conceived,  and  bare  a 
son,  and  she  called  his  name  Reu'ben  : 
for  she  said.  Surely  the  Lord  hath  looked 
upon  my  affliction  ;  now,  there'fore,  my 
huf'band  will  love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  again',  and  bare 
a  son  ;  and  said.  Because  the  Lord  hath 
heard  that  I  was  hated,  he  hath  there'fore 
given  me  this  son  also :  and  she  called 
his  name  Sim'e-6n. 

34  And  she  conceived  again',  and  bare 
a  son ;  and  said.  Now  this  time  will  my 
Hiif'band  be  joined  unto  me,  because  I 
have  borne  him  three  sons  :  there'fore  was 
his  name  called  Le'vi. 

35  And  she  conceived  again',  and  bare 
a  son  :  and  she  said.  Now  will  I  praise 
the  Lord  :  there'fdre  she  called  his  name 
Ju'dah  ;  and  left  bearing. 

CHAP.  XXX.-- 

AND  when  Ra'chel  saw  that  she  bare 
Ja'cob  no  children,  Ra'chel  envied 
her  sister ;  and  said  unto  Ja'cob,  Give 
me  children,  or  else  I  die. 

2  And  Ja'cob's  anger  was  kindled  a- 
gainst'  Ra'chel ;  and  he  said,  Am  I  in 
God's  stead,  who  hath  withheld  from  thee 
the  fruit  of  the  womb  ? 

3  And  she  said,  Behold  my  maid  Bil'- 
hah, go  in  unto  her  ;  and  she  shall  bear 
upon  my  knees,  that  I  may  also  have 
children  by  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Bil'hah  her  hand- 
maid to  wife  :  and  Ja'96b  went  in  unto 
her. 

5  And  Bil'hah  conceived,  and  bare  Ja'- 
cob a  son. 

6  And  Ra'chel  said,  God  hath  judged 
me,  and  hath  also  heard  my  voice,  and 
hath  given  me  a  son :  there'fore  called 
•he  his  naune  Dan. 


Reu'bcn'^s  man'drakes. 


7  And  Bil'hah,  Ra'chel's  maid,  conceiv 
ed  again',  and  bare  Ja'cob  a  second  son. 

8  And  Ra'chel  said,  With  groat  wrest- 
lings have  I  wrestled  with  my  sister,  and 
I  have  prevailed  :  and  she  called  his  name 
Naph'ta-ll. 

9  When  Le'ah  saw  that  she  had  left 
bearing,  she  took  Zil'pah  her  maid,  and 
gave  her  Ja'cob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zil'pah,  Le'ah's  maid,  bare 
Ja'cob  a  son. 

1 1  And  Le'ah  said,  A  troop  cometh : 
and  she  called  his  name  Gad. 

12  And  Zil'pah,  Le'ah's  maid,  bare 
Ja'cob  a  second  son. 

13  And  Le'ah  said,  Happy  am  I,  for 
the  daughters  will  call  me  bles'sed :  and 
she  called  his  name  Ash'er. 

14  IT  And  Reu'ben  went,  in  the  days 
of  wheat-harvest,  and  found  man'drakes 
in  the  field,  and  brought  them  unto  his 
mother  Le'ah.  Then  Ra'chel  said  to  Le' 
ah,  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  of  thy  son's 
man'drakes. 

15  And  she  said  unto  her.  Is  it  a  small 
matter  that  thou  hast  taken  my  huf'band  ? 
and  wouldst  thou  take  away  my  son's 
man'drakes  also  ?  And  Ra'chel  said,  There'- 
fore he  shall  lie  with  thee  to-night  for  thy 
son's  man'drakes. 

16  And  Ja'cob  came  out  of  the  field  in 
the  evening,  and  Le'ah  went  out  to  meet 
him,  and  said.  Thou  must  come  in  unto 
me  ;  for  surely  I  have  hired  thee  with  my 
son's  man'drakes.  And  he  lay  with  her 
that  night. 

17  And  God  hearkened  unto  Le'ah, 
and  she  conceived,  and  bare  Ja'cob  the 
fifth  son. 

18  And  Le'ah  said,  God  hath  given  me 
my  hire,  because  I  have  given  my  maiden 
to  my  hiif'band  :  and  she  called  his  name 
Is'sa-char. 

19  And  Le'ah  conceived  again',  and 
bare  Ja'cob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Le'ah  said,  God  hath  endowed 
me  with  a  good  dowry :  now  will  my 
huf'band  dwell  with  me,  because  I  have 
borne  him  six  sons :  and  she  called  his 
name  Zeb'u-lon. 

21  And  afterwards  sha  bare  a  daugh 
ter,  and  called  her  name  Dl'nah. 

22  IT  And  God  remembered  Ra'chel, 
and  God  hearkened  to  her,  and  opened 
her  womb. 

23  And  she  conceived  and  bare  a  son 
and  said,  God  hath  taken  away  my  re 
proach : 

24  And  she  called  his  name  Jo'seph ; 
and  said.  The  Lord  shall  add  to  me 
another  son. 

25  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ra'- 
chel had  borne  Jo'seph,  that  Ja'96b  said 
unto  La'ban,  Send  me  away,  that  I  may 
go  unto  mine  own  place,  and  to  my  coun- 
try^ 

29 


Ja  cbV^s  policy  to  become  rich. 


QEN'ESIS. 


He  departelh  from  La'han. 


26  Give  me  my  wives  and  my  children, 
for  whom  I  have  served  thee,  and  let  me 
go  :  for  thou  knowest  my  ser'vice  which 
I  have  done  thee. 

27  And  La'ban  said  unto  him,  I  pray 
thee,  if  I  have  found  favour  in  thine  eyes, 
tarry  :  for  I  have  learned  by  experience 
that  the  Lord  hath  bless'ed  me  for  thy 
sake. 

28  And  he  said,  Appoint  me  thy  wages, 
and  I  will  give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou  know- 
est  how  I  have  served  thee,  and  how  thy 
cattle  was  with  me. 

30  For  it  was  little  which  thou  hadst 
before  I  came.,  and  it  is  now  increased 
unto  a  multitude  ;  and  the  Lord  hath 
bless'ed  thee  since  my  coming :  and  now, 
when  shall  I  provide  for  mine  own  house 
also? 

31  And  he  said,  What  shall  I  give 
thee  ?  And  Ja'cob  said,  Thou  shalt  not 
»ive  me  any  thing.  If  thou  wilt  do  this 
thing  for  me,  I  will  again'  feed  and  keep 
thy  flock : 

32  I  will  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to- 
daj ,_  removing  from  thence  all  the  speck- 
led a[nd  spotted  cattle,  and  all  the  brown 
cattle  among  the  sheep,  and  the  spotted 
and  speckled  among  the  goats  ;  and  of 
such  shall  be  my  hire. 

33  So  shall  my  righteousness  answer  for 
me  in  time  to  come,  when  it  shall  come 
for  my  hire  before  thy  face :  every  one 
that  is  not  speckled  and  spotted  amongst 
the  goats,  and  brown  amongst  the  sheep, 
that  shall  be  counted  stolen  with  me. 

34  And  La'ban  said.  Behold,  I  would 
it  might  be  according  to  thy  word. 

35  And  he  removed  that  day  the  he- 
goats,  that  were  ring-streaked  and  spotted, 
and  all  the  she-goats  that  were  speckled 
and  spotted,  and  every  one  that  had  some 
white  in  it,  and  all  the  brown  amongst 
the  sheep,  and  gave  them  into  the  hands 
of  his  sons. 

36  And  he  set  three  days'  journey  be- 
twixt himself  and  Ja'96b  :  and  Ja'cob  fed 
the  rest  of  La'ban's  flocks. 

37  And  Ja'cob  took  him  rods  of  green 
poplar,  and  of  the  hazel  and  chestnut- 
tree  ;  and  pilled  white  streaks  in  them, 
and  made  the  white  appear  which  was  in 
the  rods. 

38  And  he  set  the  rods  which  he  had 
pilled  before  the  flocks  in  the  gutters  in 
the  watering-troughs,  1  when  the  flocks 
came  to  drink,  that  they  should  conceive 
when  they  came  to  drink. 

39  And  the  flocks  conceived  before  the 
rods,  and  brought  forth  cattle  ring-streak- 
ed, speckled,  and  spotted. 

40  And  Ja'cob  did  separate  the  lambs, 
and  set  the  faces  of  the  flocks  to'uard  the 
ping-streaked,  and  all  the  brown  in  the 

I 


flock  of  La'ban;  and  he  put  his  own 
flocks  by  themselves,  and  put  them  not 
unto  La'ban's  cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  whensoever 
the  stronger  cattle  did  conceive,  that  Ja'- 
cob laid  the  rods  before  the  eyes  of  the 
cattle  in  the  gutters,  that  they  might  con- 
ceive among  the  rods : 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were  feeble  he 
put  them  not  in :  so  the  feebler  were  La'- 
ban's, and  the  stronger  Ja'cob's. 

43  And  the  man  increased  exceedingly, 
and  had  much  cattle,  and  maid-servants, 
and  men-servants,  and  camels,  and  ass- 
es. 

CHAP.  XXXL— 

AND  he  heard  the  words  of  La'ban's 
sons,  saying,  Ja'cob  hath  taken  away 
all  that  was  our  father's ;  and  of  that 
which  was  our  father's  hath  he  gotten  all 
this  glory. 

2  And  Ja'cob  beheld  the  countenance 
of  La'ban,  and,  behold,  it  was  not  to'ward 
him  as  before. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Ja'cob,  Re- 
turn unto  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to 
thy  kindred  ;  and  I  will  be  with  thee. 

4  And  Ja'cob  sent  and  called  Ra'chel 
and  Le'ah  to  the  field,  unto  his  flock, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  I  see  your  fa- 
ther's countenance,  that  it  is  not  tb'ward 
me  as  before  :  but  the  God  of  my  father 
hath  been  with  me. 

6  And  ye  know,  that  with  all  my  power 
1  have  served  your  father. 

7  And  your  father  hath  deceived  me, 
and  changed  my  wages  ten  times  :  but 
God  sufiered  him  not  to  hurt  me. 

8  If  he  said  thus.  The  speckled  shall 
be  thy  wages  ;  then  all  the  cattle  bare 
speckled :  and  if  he  said  thus.  The  ring- 
streaked  shall  be  thy  hire  ;  then  bare  all 
the  cattle  ring-streaked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  ta'ken  away  the  cat- 
tle of  your  father,  and  given  them  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  time  that 
the  cattle  conceived,  that  I  lifted  up  mine 
eyes,  and  saw  in  a  dream,  and,  behold,  the 
rams  which  leaped  upon  the  cattle  were 
ring-streaked,  speckled,  and  griz'zled. 

11  And  the  angel  of  God  spake  unto 
me  in  a  dream,  saying^  Jacob  :  And  I  said, 
Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes, 
and  see,  all  the  rams  which  leap  upon  the 
cattle  are  ring-streaked,  speckled,  and 
griz'zled  :  for  I  have  seen  all  that  La'ban 
doeth  unto  thee. 

13  I  am  the  God  of  Beth'el,  where  thou 
anointedst  the  pillar,  and  where  thou 
vowedst  a  vow  unto  me :  now  arif e,  get 
thee  out  from  this  land,  and  return  unto 
the  land  of  thy  kindred. 

14  And  Ra'chel  and  Le'ah  answered 
and  said  unto  him,  Is  there  yet  any  por- 

tr6ft. 

90 


Jd'cSb  Jleelh  from  La'ban. 


QEN'ESIS. 


La'han's  edvenant  with  Ja'cob. 


tion  or  inheritance  for  us  in  our  father's 
house  ? 

15  Are  we  not  counted  of  him  strin- 
gers ?  for  he  hath  sold  us,  and  hath  quite 
devoured  also  our  money. 

16  For  all  the  riches  which  God  hath 
taken  from  our  father,  that  is  ours  and  our 
children's :  now  then,  whatsoever  God  hath 
said  unto  thee,  do. 

17  Then  Ja'cob  rose  up,  and  set  his  sons 
and  his  wives  upon  camels  : 

18  And  he  carried  away  all  his  cattle, 
and  all  his  goods  which  he  had  gotten,  the 
cattle  of  his  getting,  which  he  had  gotten 
"n  Pa'dan-A'ram,  for  to  go  to  l'§aac  his  fa- 
ther in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an. 

19  And  La'ban  went  to  shear  his  sheep  : 
and  Ra'chel  had  stolen  the  images  that 
were  her  father's. 

20  And  Ja'cob  stole  away  unawares  to 
La'ban  the  Syr'i-an,  in  that  he  told  him 
not  that  he  fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had  ;  and 
he  rose  up,  and  pass'ed  over  the  river,  and 
set  his  face  to' ward  the  mount  Gil'e-ad. 

22  And  it  was  told  La'ban  on  the  third 
day,  that  Ja'cob  was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  his  brethren  with  him, 
and  pursued  after  him  seven  days'  jour- 
ney ;  and  they  overtook  him  in  the  mount 
of  Gil'e-ad. 

24  And  God  came  to  La'ban  the  Syr'i- 
an  in  a  dream  by  night,  and  said  unto 
him,  Take  heed  that  thou  speak  not  to 
Ja'cob  either  good  or  bad. 

25  Then  La'ban  overtook  Ja'cob.  Now 
Ja'cob  had  pitched  his  tent  in  the  mount ; 
and  La'ban  with  his  brethren  pitched  in 
the  mount  of  Gil'e-ad. 

26  And  La'ban  said  to  Ja'cob,  What 
hast  thou  done,  that  thou  hast  stolen 
away  unawares  to  me,  and  carried  away 
my  daughters  as  captives  taken  with  the 
sword  ? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee  away  se- 
cretly, and  steal  away  from  me  ;  and  didst 
not  tell  me,  that  I  might  have  sent  thee 
away  with  mirth ^  and  with  songs,  with 
tabret  and  with  harp  ? 

28  And  hast  not  suflfered  me  to  kiss  my 
sons  and  my  daughters  ?  Thou  haist  now 
djne  foolishly  in  so  doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand  to  do 
you  hurt :  but  the  God  of  your  father 
spake  unto  me  yes't^rnight,  saying.  Take 
thou  heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Ja'cob 
either  good  or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  wouldst  needs 
be  gone,  because  thou  sore  longedst  after 
thy  father's  house,  ytt  wherefore  hast  thou 
stolen  my  gods  ? 

31  And  Ja'cob  answered  and  said  to 
La'ban,  Because  I  was  afraid  :  for  I  said, 
Peradven'ture  thou  wouldst  take  by  force 
thy  daughters  from  me. 


32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest  thy 
gods,  let  him  not  live  :  before  our  breth- 
ren, dif  5ern'  thou  what  is  thine  with  me, 
and  take  it  to  thee.  For  Ja'cob  knew  not 
that  Ra'chel  had  stolen  them'. 

33  And  La'ban  went  into  Ja'cob's  tent, 
and  into  Le'ah's  tent,  and  into  the  two 
maid-servants'  tents  ;  but  he  found  them 
not.  Then  went  he  out  of  Le'ah's  tent, 
and  entered  into  Ra'chel's  tent. 

34  Now  Ra'chel  had  taken  the  images, 
and  put  them  in  the  camels'  furniture, 
and  sat  upon  them.  And  La'ban  searched 
all  the  tent,  but  found  them.  not. 

35  And  she  said  to  her  father,  Let  it 
not  displease  my  lord  that  I  cannot  rise  up 
before  thee  ;  for  the  custom  of  women  is 
upon  me.  And  he  searched,  but  found 
not  the  images. 

36  And  Ja'cob  was  wroth,  and  chode 
with  La'ban :  and  Ja'cob  answered  and 
said  to  La'ban,  \Miat  is  my  tres'pass,  what 
is  my  sin,  that  thou  hast  so  hotly  pursued 
after  me  ? 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  searched  all  my 
stuff,  what  hast  thou  found  of  all  thy 
household-stuff  ?  set  it  here  before  my 
brethren  and  thy  brethren,  that  they  may 
judge  betwixt  us  both. 

38  These  twenty  years  have  I  been  with 
thee  ;  thy  ewes  and  thy  she-goats  have 
not  cast  their  young,  and  the  rams  of  thy 
flock  have  I  not  eaten. 

39  That  which  was  torn  of  beasts  I 
brought  not  unto  thee  ;  I  bare  the  loss  ol 
it  :  of  my  hand  didst  thou  require  it, 
ichethtr  stolen  by  day,  or  stolen  by  night. 

40  Thus  I  was  ;  in  the  day  the  drought 
consumed  me,  and  the  frost  by  night ;  and 
my  sleep  departed  from  mine  eyes. 

41  Thus  have  I  been  twenty  years  in 
thy  house :  I  served  thee  fourteen  years 
for  thy  two  daughters,  and  six  years  for 
thy  cattle  :  and  thou  hast  changed  my 
wages  ten  times. 

42  Except  the  God  of  my  father,  the 
God  of  A'bra-ham,  and  the  fear  of  I'faac, 
had  been  with  me,  surely  thou  hadst  sent 
me  away  now  empty.  God  hath  seen  mine 
affliction  and  the  labour  of  my  hands,  and 
rebuked  thee  yes'ternight. 

43  And  I^a-'ban  answered  and  said  unlo 
Ja'cob,  These  daughters  are  my  daugh- 
ters, and  these  children  are  my  children, 
and  these  cattle  are  my  cattle,  and  all 
that  thou  seest  is  mine :  and  what  can  I 
do  this  day  unto  these  my  daughters,  or 
unto  their  children  which  they  have  borne  ? 

44  Now,  there'fore,  come  thou,  let  us 
make  a  covenant,  I  and  thou  ;  and  let  it 
be  for  a  witness  between  me  and  thee. 

45  And  Ja'96b  took  a  stone,  and  set  it 
up  for  a  pillar. 

46  And  Ja'cob  said  unto  his  brethren, 
Gather  stones :  and  they  took  stones,  and 


'  mirth. 


31 


Ja'coV's  vision. 


QEN'ESIS. 


Ht  wrestleth  loilh  an  angel. 


made   a   heap ;    and    they  did  eat  there 
upon  the  heap. 

47  And  La'ban  called  it  Je'gar-Sa-ha- 
du'tha  ;  but  Ja'cob  called  it  Gal'e-ed. 

48  And  La'ban  said,  This  heap  is  a 
witness  between  me  and  thee  this  day. 
There'fore  was  the  name  of  it  called  Gal'- 
e-ed ; 

49  And  Miz'pah :  for  he  said,  The  Lord 
v/atch  between  me  and  thee,  when  we 
arc  absent  one  from  another. 

50  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daughters,  or 
if  thou  shalt  take  other  wives  beside  my 
daughters,  no  man  is  with  us :  see,  God 
is  witness  betwixt  me  and  thee. 

51  And  La'ban  said  to  Ja'cob,  Behold 
this  heap,  and  behold  this  pillar,  which  I 
have  cast  betwixt  me  and  thee  ; 

52  This  heap  be  witness,  and  this  pillar 
be  witness,  that  I  will  not  pass  over  this 
heap  to  thee,  and  that  thou  shalt  not  pass 
over  this  heap  and  this  pillar  unto  me,  for 
harm. 

53  The  God  of  A'bra-ham,  and  the 
God  of  Na'hor,  the  God  of  their  father, 
judge  betwixt  us.  And  Ja  cob  sware  by 
the  fear  of  his  father  I'f  aac. 

54  Then  Ja'cob  offered  sac'rifi^e  upon 
the  mount,  and  called  his  brethren  to  eat 
bread  :  and  they  did  eat  bread,  and  tar- 
ried all  night  in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning  La'ban  rose 
up,  and  kissed  his  sons  and  his  daughters, 
and  bless'ed  them  :  and  La'ban  departed, 
and  returned  unto  his  place. 

CHAP.  XXXIL 

AND  Ja'cob  went  on  his  way,  and  the 
angels  of  God  met  him. 

2  And  when  Ja'cob  saw  them,  he  said. 
This  is  God's  host :  and  he  called  the 
name  of  that  place  Ma-ha-na'im. 

3  And  Ja'cob  sent  messengers  before 
him  to  E'sau  his  brother,  unto  the  land  of 
Se'ir,  the  country  of  E'dom. 

4  And  he  comman'ded  them,  saying, 
Thus  shall  ye  speak  unto  my  lord  E'sau  ; 
Thy  servant  Ja'cob  saith  thus,  I  have  so'- 
journed  with  La'ban,  and  stayed  there 
until  now : 

5  And  I  have  oxen,  and  asses,  flocks, 
and  men-servants,  and  women-servants : 
and  I  have  sent  to  tell  my  lord,  that  I 
may  find  grace  in  thy  sight. 

6  And  the  messengers  returned  to  Ja'- 
cob, saying.  We  came  to  thy  brother  E'sau, 
and  also  he  cometh  to  meet  thee,  and  four 
hundred  men  with  him. 

7  Then  Ja'cob  was  greatly  afraid  and 
distressed  :  and  he  divided  the  people 
that  was  with  him,  and  the  flocks,  and 
herds,  and  the  camels,  into  two  bands  ; 

8  And  said,  If  E'sau  come  to  the  one 
company  and  smite  it,  then  the  other  com- 
pany which  is  left  shall  escape'. 

9  And  Ja'cob  said,  O  God  of  my  father 
i'bra-ham,  and  God  of  my  father  I'f  aac,  the 


Lord  which  saidst  unto  me,  Return  unto 
thy  country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and  I  will 
deal  well  with  thee  : 

10  I  am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all 
the  mer'cies,  and  of  all  the  truth,  which 
thou  hast  showed  unto  thy  servant ;  for 
with  my  staff  I  pass'ed  over  this  Jor'dan, 
and  now  I  am  become  two  bands. 

11  Deliver  me,  I  pray  thee,  from  the 
hand  of  my  brother,  from  the  hand  of 
E'sau  :  for  I  fear  him,  lest  he  will  come 
and  smite  me,  and  the  mother  with  the 
children. 

12  And  thou  saidst,  I  will  surely  do 
thee  good,  and  make  thy  seed  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea,  which  cannot  be  numbered  for 
multitude. 

13  And  he  lodged  there  that  same 
night ;  and  took  of  that  which  came  to 
his  hand  a  present  for  E'sau  his  brother  ; 

14  Two  hundred  she-goats  and  twenty 
he-goats,  two  hundred  ewes  and  twenty 
rams, 

15  Thirty  milch  camels  with  their  colts, 
forty  kine  and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she-asses 
and  ten  foals. 

16  And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hand 
of  his  servants,  every  drove  by  themselves ; 
and  said  unto  his  servants.  Pass  over  be- 
fore me,  and  put  a  space  betwixt  drove 
and  drove. 

17  And  he  comman'ded  the  foremost, 
saying,  When  E'sau  my  brother  meeteth 
thee,  and  asketh  thee,  saying.  Whose 
art  thou  ?  and  whither  goest  tlaou  .''  and 
whose  are  these  before  thee  ? 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say.  They  be  thy 
servant  Ja'cob's  ;  it  is  a  present  sent  unto 
my  lord  E'sau  :  and,  behold,  also  he  is  be- 
hind us. 

19  And  so  comman'ded  he  the  second, 
and  the  third,  and  all  that  followed  the 
droves,  saying.  On  this  manner  shall  ye 
speak  unto  E'sau,  when   ye   find  him. 

20  And  say  ye  moreover.  Behold,  thy 
servant  Ja'cob  is  behind  us.  For  he  said, 
I  will  appease  him  with  the  present  that 
goeth  before  me,  and  afterward  I  will  see 
his  face  ;  peradven'ture  he  will  accept  of 
me. 

21  So  went  the  present  over  before 
him ;  and  himself  lodged  that  night  in  the 
company. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and  took 
his  two  wives,  and  his  tAvo  women-ser- 
vants, and  his  eleven  sons,  and  pass'ed 
over  the  ford  Jab'bok. 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  sent  them 
over  the  brook,  and  sent  over  that  he 
had. 

24  And  Ja'cob  was  left  alone  ;  and  there 
wrestled  a  man  with  him  until  the  break- 
ing of  the  day : 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  prevailed 
not  against'  him,  he  touched  the  hollow  of 
his  thigh  ;    and   the   hollow  of  Ja'cob'i 

32 


Jffcob  and  E'sdu  meet.  QEN 

thigh  was  out  of  joint,  as  he  wrestled  with 
him. 

26  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  for  the  day 
breaketh.  And  he  said,  1  will  not  let 
thee  go,  except  thou  bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him,  What  is  thy 
name  ?  And  he  said,  Ja'96b. 

28  And  he  said.  Thy  name  shall  be 
called  no  more  Ja'cob,  but  If'ra-el :  for  as 
a  prince  hast  thou  power  with  God  and 
with  men,  and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Ja'cob  asked  him,  and  said, 
Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  thy  name.  And  he 
said.  Wherefore  is  it  that  thou  dost  ask 
after  my  name  ?  And  he  bless'ed  him 
there. 

30  And  Ja'cob  called  the  name  of  the 
place  Pe-ni'el :  for  I  have  seen  God  face 
to  face,  and  my  life  is  preperv'ed. 

31  And  as  he  pass'ed  over  Pe-nii'el  the 
sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he  halted  upon 
his  thigh. 

32  Therc'fore  thp  children  of  Ij'ra-el 
eat  not  of  the  sinew  which  shrank,  which 
is  upon  the  hollow  of  the  thigh,  unto  this 
day:  because  he  touched  the  hollow  of 
Ja'coVs  thigh  in  the  sinew  that  shrank. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

AND  Ja'cob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and,  behold,  E'sau  came,  and 
with  him  four  hundred  men.  And  he 
divided  the  children  unto  Le'ah,  and  unto 
Ra'chel,  and  unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and  their 
children  foremost,  and  Le'ah  and  her  chil- 
dren after,  and  Ra'chel  and  Jo'seph  hind- 
ermost. 

3  And  he  pass'ed  over  before  them,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  ground  seven  times, 
until  he  came  near  to  his  br6ther. 

4  And  E'sau  ran  to  meet  him,  and  em- 
braced him,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kiss- 
ed him  :  and  they  wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
the  women  and  the  children,  and  said. 
Who  are  those  with  thee  ?  And  he  said, 
The  children  which  God  hath  graciously 
given  thy  servant. 

6  Then  the  handmaidens  came  near, 
they  and  their  children,  and  they  bowed 
themselves. 

7  And  Le'ah  also  with  her  children 
came  near,  and  bowed  themselves :  and 
after  came  Jo'seph  near  and  Ra'chel,  and 
they  bowed  themselves. 

fJ  And  he  said,  What  meanest  thou  by 
all  this  drove  which  I  met?  And  he  said, 
These  are  to  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my 
lord. 

9  And  E'sau  said,  I  have  enough,  my 
brother ;  keep  that  thou  hast  unto  thy- 
self. 

10  And  Ja'cob  said.  Nay,  I  pray  thee  ; 
if  now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
then  receive  my  present  at  my  hand  :  for 
there'fore  I  have  seen  thy  face,  as  though 


ESIS.  D'l'nah  is  ravished  by  She'chem. 
I  had  seen  the  face  of  God,  and  thou  wast 
pleased  with  me. 

11  Take,  I  pray  thee,  my  blessing  that 
is  brought  to  thee ;  because  God  hath 
dealt  graciously  with  me,  and  because  I 
have  enough.  And  he  urged  him,  and  he 
took  it. 

12  And  he  said,  Let  us  take  our  journey, 
and  let  us  go,  and  I  will  go  before  thee. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him,  My  lord 
knoweth  that  the  children  arc  tender,  and 
the  flocks  and  herds  with  young  are  with 
me  ;  and  if  men  should  over-drive  them 
one  day,  all  the  flock  will  die. 

14  Let  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass  over 
before  his  servant ;  and  I  will  lead  on 
softly,  according  as  the  cattle  that  goeth 
before  me  and  the  children  be  able  to  en- 
dure, until  I  come  unto  my  lord  untc 
Se'ir. 

15  And  E'sau  said.  Let  me  now  leave 
with  thee  some  of  the  folk  that  are  with 
me.  And  he  said,  What  needeth  it?  let 
me  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

16  So  E'sau  returned  that  day  on  his 
way  unto  Se'ir. 

17  And  Ja'cob  journeyed  to  Su9'c6th, 
and  built  him  a  house,  and  made  booths 
for  his  cattle  :  there'fore  the  name  of  the 
place  is  called  Suc'coth. 

18  And  Ja'cob  came  to  Sha'lem,  a  city 
of  She'chem,  which  i»  in  the  land  of  Ca'- 
na-an,  when  he  came  from  Pa'dan-A'ram  ; 
and  pitched  his  tent  before  the  city. 

19  And  he  bought  a  parcel  of  a  field, 
where  he  had  spread  his  tent,  at  the  hand 
of  the  children  of  Ha'mor,  She'chem's  fa- 
ther, for  a  hundred  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altar,  and 
called  it  fil-el-o'he-If'ra-el. 

CHAP.  XXXIV.— 

AND   Di'nah  the    daughter   of  Le'ah, 
which  she  bare  unto   Ja'cob,   went 
out  to  see  the  daughters  of  the  land. 

2  And  when  She'chem  the  son  of  Ha'mor 
the  Hi'vite,  prince  of  the  country,  saw 
her,  he  took  her,  and  lay  with  her,  and 
defiled  her. 

3  And  his  soul  clave  unto  Di'nah  the 
daughter  of  Ja'cob ;  and  he  loved  the 
damsel,  and  spake  kindly  unto  the  dam- 
sel. 

4  And  She'chem  spake  unto  his  father 
Ha'mor,  saying.  Get  me  this  damsel  to 
wife. 

5  And  Ja'cob  heard  that  he  had  defiled 
Di'nah  his  daughter :  now  his  sons  were 
with  his  cattle  in  the  field;  and  Ja'96b 
held  his  peace  until  they  were  come. 

6  And  Ha'mor  the  father  of  She'chem 
went  out  unto  Ja'cob  to  commune  with 
him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Ja'cob  came  out  of 
the  field  when  they  heard  it :  and  the 
men  were  grieved,  and  they  were  very 
wroth,  because  he  had  wrought  folly  in 

33 


She'chcm  sueth  to  marry  DVnah.       QEN'ESIS. 


The  She' chcm-itts  slam. 


if'ra-el  in  lying  with  Ja'cob's  daughter ; 
which  thing  ought  not  to  be  done. 

8  And  Ha'mor  communed  with  them, 
saying,  The  soul  of  my  son  She'chem  long- 
eth  for  your  daughter:  1  pray  you  give 
her  him  to  wife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with  us,  and 
give  your  daughters  unto  us,  and  take  our 
daughters  unto  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us;  and 
ihe  land  shall  be  before  you :  dwell  and 
trade  you  therein,  and  get  you  pojfes'sions 
therein. 

11  And  She'chem  said  unto  her  father, 
tnd  unto  her  brethren.  Let  me  find  grace 
in  your  eyes,  and  what  ye  shall  say  unto 
me  I  will  give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  dowry  and 
^ift,  and  I  will  give  according  as  ye  shall 
say  unto  me  :  but  give  me  the  damsel  to 
wife. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Ja'cob  answered 
She'chem  and  Ha'mor  his  father  deceitful- 
ly, and  said,  Because  he  had  defiled  Di'- 
nah  their  sister : 

14  And  they  said  unto  them,  We  can- 
not do  this  thing,  to  give  our  sister  to  one 
that  is  uncir'cumcifed  ;  ^  for  that  were  a 
reproach  unto  us : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent  unto 
you :  If  ye  will  be  as  we  be,  that  every 
male  of  you  be  cir'cumcised, 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daughters 
unto  you,  and  we  will  take  your  daugh- 
ters to  us,  and  we  will  dwell  with  you, 
and  we  will  become  one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  us, 
to  be  cir'cumcifed  ;  then  will  we  take  our 
daughter,  and  we  will  be  gone. 

18  And  their  words  pleased  Ha'm5r, 
and  She'chem  Ha'mor's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred  not  to 
do  the  thing,  because  he  had  delight  in 
Ja'cob's  daughter  :  and  he  was  more  hbiV- 
ourable  than  all  the  house  of  his  father. 

20  And  Ha'mor  and  She'chem  his  son 
came  unto  the  gate  of  their  city,  and 
communed   with   the  men  of  their  city, 

21  These  men  are  peaceable  with  us, 
there'fore  let  them  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
trade  therein  ;  for  the  land,  behold,  it  is 
large  enough  for  them :  let  us  take  their 
daughters  to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give 
them  our  daughters. 

22  Only  herein  will  the  men  consent 
unto  us  for  to  dwell  with  us,  to  be  one 
people,  if  every  male  among  us  be  cir'cum- 
cifed, as  they  are  cir'cumcifed. 

23  Shall  not  their  cattle,  and  their  sub- 
stance, and  every  beast  of  theirs,  be  ours  ? 
only  let  us  consent  unto  them,  and  they 
will  dwell  with  us. 

24  And  unto  Ha'mor  and  unto  She'- 
chem his  son  hearkened  all  that  went  out 


of  the  gate  of  his  city ;  and  every  male 
was  cir'cumcifed,  all  that  went  out  of  the 
gate  of  his  city. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day,  when  they  were  sore,  that  two  ol 
the  sons  of  Ja'cob,  Sim'e-6n  and  Le'vi, 
Di'nah's  brethren,  took  each  man  his 
stford,  and  came  upon  the  city  boldly,  and 
slew  all  the  males. 

26  And  they  slew  Ha'mor  and  She'chem 
his  son  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
took  Di'nah  out  of  She'chem's  house,  and 
went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Ja'cob  came  upon  the 
slain,  and  spoiled  the  city,  because  they 
had  defiled  their  sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and  their 
oxen,  and  their  asses,  and  that  which  was 
ia  the  city,  and  that  v/hich  was  in  the  field ; 

29  And  all  their  wealth,  and  all  their 
little  ones,  and  their  wives,  took  they 
captive,  and  spoiled  even  all  that  wws  in 
the  house. 

30  And  Ja'cob  said  to  Sim'e-6n  and 
Le'vi,  Ye  have  troubled  me,  to  make  me 
to  stink  among  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  amongst  the  Can'aan-ites  and  the 
Per'iz-zTtes  :  and  I  being  few  in  number, 
they  shall  gather  themselves  together 
against'  me,  and  slay  me  ;  and  I  shall  be 
destroy'ed,  I  and  my  house. 

31  And  they  said,  Should  he  deal  with 
our  sister  as  with  a  harlot  ? 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND  God  said  unto  Ja'cob,  Arife,  go 
up  to  Beth'el,  and  dwell  there  ;  and 
make  there  an  altar  unto  God,  that  ap- 
peared unto  thee  when  thou  fleddest  from 
the  face  of  E'sau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Ja'cob  said  unto  his  household, 
and  to  all  that  were  with  him.  Put  away 
the  strange  gods  that  are  among  you,  and 
be  clean,  and  change  your  garments : 

3  And  let  us  arife,  and  go  up  to  Beth'- 
el ;  and  I  will  make  there  an  altar  unto 
God,  who  answered  me  in  the  day  of  my 
distress,  and  was  with  me  in  the  way 
which  I  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Ja'cob  all  the 
strange  gods  which  were  in  their  hand, 
and  all  their  ear-rings  which  were  in  their 
ears  ;  and  Ja'cob  hid  them  under  the  oak 
which  was  by  She'chem. 

5  And  they  joiirneyed :  and  the  terror 
of  God  was  upon  the  cities  that  were 
round  about'  them,  and  they  did  not  pur- 
sue after  the  sons  of  Ja'cob. 

6  IT  So  Ja'cob  came  to  Liiz,  whicht?*  in 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  that  is,  Beth'el,  he, 
and  all  the  people  that  were  with  him. 

7  And  he  built  there  an  altar,  and  call- 
ed the  place  El-beth'el  ;  because  there 
God  appeared  unto  him,  when  he  fled 
from  the  face  of  his  brother. 

8  But  Deb'o-rah,Re-'bek'ah's  nurse,  died, 


1  un-ser'ku'm-si'zed. 


34 


Ja'cob  IS  called  if'ra-el. 


(JEN'ESIS. 


E'sdu's  generations. 


and  she  was  buried  beneath  Beth'el  un- 
der an  oak  :  and  the  name  of  it  was  call- 
ed Al'lon-Bach'fith. 

9  IT  And  God  appeared  unto  Ja'cob  again', 
when  he  came  out  of  Pa'dan-A'ram,  and 
bless'ed  him. 

10  And  God  said  unto  him,  Thy  name 
is  Ja'cob :  thy  name  shall  not  be  called 
any  more  Ja'cob,  but  If'ra-el  shall  be  thy 
name  :  and  he  called  his  name  If'ra-el. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him,  I  a?M  God 
AlmTgh'ty ;  be  fruitful  and  multiply :  a 
nation,  and  a  company  of  nations,  shall 
be  of  thee  ;  and  kings  shall  come  out  of 
thy  loins : 

12  And  the  land  which  I  gave  X'bra- 
ham  and  I'faac,  to  thee  I  will  give  it,  and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee  will  I  give  the  land. 

13  And  God  went  up  from  him  in  the 
place  where  he  talked  with  him. 

14  And  Ja'cob  set  up  a  pillar  in  the 
place  where  he  talked  with  him,  etwi  a 
pillar  of  stone  ;  and  he  poured  a  drink-of- 
fering thereon,  and  he  poured  oil  thereon. 

15  And  Ja'cob  called  the  name  of  the 
place,  where  God  spake  with  him,  Beth'el. 

16  1  And  they  journeyed  from  Beth'- 
el ;  and  there  was  but  a  little  way  to 
come  to  Eph'rath :  and  Ra'chel  travailed, 
and  she  had  hard  labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  was 
in  hard  labour,  that  the  midwife  said  unto 
her,  Fear  not ;  thou  shalt  have  this  son  also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  her  soul  was 
in  departing,  (for  she  died,)  that  she  call- 
ed his  name  Be-no'ni :  but  his  father  call- 
ed him  Ben ja-min. 

19  And  Ra'chel  died,  and  was  buried  in 
the  way  to  fiph'rath,  which  is  Beth'le-hem. 

20  And  Ja'cob  set  a  pillar  upon  her 
grave  :  thatw  the  pillar  of  Ra'chel' s  grave 
unto  this  day. 

21  IT  And  i|'ra-el  journeyed,  and  spread 
his  tent  beyond  the  tower  of  £'dar. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  If'ra-el 
dwelt  in  that  land,  that  Reft'ben  went 
and  lay  with  Bil'hah  his  father's  concu 
bine  :  and  If'ra-el  heard  it.  Now  the 
sons  of  Ja'cob  were  twelve  : 

23  The  sons  of  Le'ah  ;  Reft'ben,  Ja'cob's 
first-born,  and  Sim'e-6n,  and  Le'vi,  and 
Ju'dah,  and  Is'sa-char,  and  Zeb'u-lon : 

24  The  sons  of  Ra'chel ;  Jo'seph,  and 
Ben'ja-min : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bil'hah,  Ra'chel's 
handmaid  ;  Dan,  and  Naph'ta-li : 

26  And  the  sons  of  ZiVpah,  Le'ah's 
handmaid  ;  Gad,  and  Ash'er.  "These  are 
the  sons  of  Ja'cob,  which  were  born  to 
him  in  Pa'dan-A'ram. 

27  f  And  Ja  cob  came  unto  I'jaac  his 
father  unto  Mam're,  unto  the  city  ofAr'- 
bah,  which  is  He'bron,  where  A'bra-ham 
and  I'faac  so'journed. 

28  And  the  days  of  I'faac  were  a  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  years. 


29  And  I'faac  gave  up   the  ghost,  and 
died,  and  was  gathered   unto  his  people, 
being  old  and  full  of  days :  and  his   sons 
E'sau  and  Ja'cob  buried  him. 
CHAP.  XXXVI. 

NOW  these  are  the  generations  of  E'sau, 
who  is  E'dom. 

2  E'sau  took  his  wives  of  the  daughters 
of  Ca'na-an  ;  I'dah  the  daughter  of  E'lon 
the  Hit'tite,  and  A-ho-lib'a-mah  the  daugh- 
ter of  A'nah,  the  daughter  of  ZTb'e-6n  the 
Hi'vite  ; 

3  And  Bash'e-math,  Ish'ma-el's  daugh- 
ter, sister  of  Ne-ba'j6th. 

4  And  A'dah  bare  to  E'sau,  El'i-phaz  ; 
and  Bash'e-math  bare  Re-u'el. 

5  And  A-ho-lib'a-mah  bare  Je'ush,  and 
Ja-a'lam,  and  Ko'rah.  These  are  the  sons 
of  E'sau,  which  were  born  unto  him  in  the 
land  of  Ca'na-an. 

6  And  E'sau  took  his  wives,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all  the  per- 
sons of  his  house,  and  his  cattle,  and  all 
his  beasts,  and  all  his  substance,  which  he 
had  got  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  and  went 
into  the  country  from  the  face  of  his  br6th- 
er  Ja'cob : 

7  For  their  riches  were  more  than  that 
they  might  dwell  together  ;  and  the  land 
wherein  they  were  strangers  could  not 
bear  them,  because  of  their  cattle. 

8  Thus  dwelt  E'sau  in  mount  Se'ir.  E'- 
sau is  E'dom. 

9  IT  And  these  are  the  generations  of 
E'sau,  the  father  of  the  E'dom-ites,  in 
mount  Se'ir. 

10  These  are  the  names  of  E'sau's  sons  ; 
El'i-phaz  the  son  of  A'dah  the  wife  of  E'- 
sau ;  Re-u'el  the  son  of  Bash'e-math  the 
wife  of  E'sau. 

11  And  the  sons  of  El'i-phaz  were  Te'- 
man,  O'mar,  Ze'pho,  and  Ga'tam,  and  Ke  - 
naz. 

12  And  Tim'na  was  concubine  to  El'i- 
phaz,  E'sau's  son ;  and  she  bare  to  El'i- 
phaz,  Am'a-lek :  these  wire  the  sons  of 
A'dah,  E'sau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Re-ii'el  ; 
Na'hath,  and  Ze'rah,  Sham'mah,  and  MT?:'- 
zah  :  these  were  the  sons  of  Bash'e-math, 
E'sau's  wife. 

14  IT  And  these  were  the  sons  of  A-h5- 
ITb'a-mah,  the  daughter  of  A'nah,  daughter 
of  Zib'e-6n,  E'sau's  M'ife  ;  and  she  bare  to 
E'sau,  Je'iish,  and  Ja-a'lam,  and  Ko'rah. 

15  IT  These  were  dukes  of  the  sons  of 
E'sau  :  the  sons  of  El'i-phaz,  the  first-born 
«on  of  E'sau;  duke-Te'man,  duke  O'mar, 
duke  Ze'pho,  duke  Ke'naz, 

16  Duke  Kd'rah,  duke  Ga'tam,  and 
duke  Am'a-lek.  These  ore  the  dukes  that 
came  of  El'i-ph'az  in  the  land  of  E'dom : 
these  were  the  sons  of  A'dah. 

17  IT  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Re-ii'e], 
E'sau's  son  ;  duke  Na'hath,  duke  Ze'rah, 
duke  Sham'mah,  duke   MTz'zah.     These 

35 


Kings  and  dukes  of  S'ddm. 


QEN'ESIS. 


Jo'scph^s  two  dreams. 


are  the  dukes  that  came  of  Re-u'el  in  the 
land  of  E'dom :  these  are  the  sons  of  Bash'- 
e-math,  E'sau's  wife. 

18  T  And  these  are  the  sons  of  A-ho- 
lib'a-mah,  E'sau's  wife  ;  duke  Je'ush,  duke 
Ja-a'lam,  duke  Ko'rah :  these  were  the 
dukes  that  came  of  A-h5-lib'a-mah,  the 
daughter  of  A'nah,  E'sau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  E'sau,  who  is 
E'dom,  and  these  are  their  dukes. 

20  IT  These  are  the  sons  of  Se'ir  the  Ho'- 
rite,  who  inhabited  the  land  ;  Lo'tan,  and 
Sho'bal,  and  Zib'e-6n,  and  A'nah, 

21  And  Dl'shon,  and  E'zer,  andDi'shan. 
These  are  the  dukes  of  the  Ho'rites,  the 
children  of  Se'ir  in  the  land  of  E'dom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lo'tan  were  Ho'- 
ri  and  He'man :  and  Lo'tan's  sister  was 
Tim'na. 

23  And  the  children  of  Sho'bal  were 
these  ;  Xl'van,  and  Man'a-hath,  and  E'bal, 
She'pho,  and  o'nam 

24  And  these  are  the  children  of  Zib'e- 
both  A'jah  and  A'nah  :    this  was  that 


stranger,  in  the  land 


A'nah  that  found  the  mules  in  the  wilder- 
ness, as  he  fed  the  asses  of  Zib'e-6n  his  fa- 
ther. 

25  And  the  children  of  A'nah  were  these  ; 
Dl'shon,  and  A-ho-lib'a-mah  the  daughter 
of  A'nah. 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of  Dl'- 
shon ;  Hem'dan,  and  Esh'ban,  and  ith'ran, 
and  Che'ran. 

27  The  children  of  E'zer  are  these  ;  Bil'- 
han,  and  Za'a-van,  and  A'kan. 

28  The  children  of  Di'shan  are  these  ; 
Cz,  and  A'ran. 

29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came  of  the 
Ho'rites  ;  duke  L5'tan,  duke  Sho'bal,  duke 
Zib'e-6n,  duke  A'nah, 

30  Duke  Dl'shon,  duke  E'zer,  duke 
Di'shan.  These  are  the  dukes  that  came 
of  Ho'ri,  among  their  dukes  in  the  land  of 
Se'ir. 

31  T  And  these  are  the  kings  that  reign 
ed  in  the  land  of  E'dom,  before  there  reign- 
ed any  king  over  the  children  of  If 'ra-el. 

32  And  Be'la,  the  son  of  Be'or,  reigned 
in  E'dom  :  and  the  name  of  his  city  was 
Din'ha-bah. 

33  And  Be'la  died ;  and  Jo'bab,  the  son 
of  Ze'rah  of  Boz'rah,  reigned  in  his  stead. 

34  And  Jo'bab  died;  and  Hu'sham  of 
the  land  of  Tem'a-ni  reigned  in  his  stead. 

35  And  Hu'sham  died  ;  and  Ha'dad, 
the  son  of  Be'dad,  who  smote  Mid'i-an  in 
the  field  of  Mo'ab,  reigned  in  his  stead  ; 
and  the  name  of  his  city  was  A'vith. 

36  And  Ha'dad  died  ;  and  Sam'lah  of 
Ma§'re-kah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Sam'lah  died ;  and  Saul  of  Re- 
ho'both  by  the  river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died ;  and  Ba'al-Han'an, 
the  son  of  Sch'bor,  reigned  in  his  stead. 

39  And  Baal-Han'an,  the  son  of  Ach'- 


bor  died  ;  and  Ha'dar  reigned  in  his  stead  : 
and  the  name  of  his  city  was  Pa'u ;  and 
his  wife's  name  was  Me-het'a-bel,  the 
daughter  of  Ma'tred,  the  daughter  of  Mez'- 
a-hab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  dukes 
that  came  of  E'sau,  according  to  their  fam- 
ilies, after  their  places,  by  their  names  ; 
duke  Tim'nah,  duke  Al'vah,  duke  Je'- 
theth, 

41  Duke  A-ho-lib'a-mah,  duke  E'lah, 
duke  Pi'non, 

42  Duke  Ke'naz,  duke  Te'mau,  duke 
Mib'zar, 

43  Duke  Mag'di-el,  duke  i'ram :  These 
be  the  dukes  of  E'dom,  according  to  their 
habitations  in  the  land  of  their  pofjes'sion  : 
he  is  E'sau,  the  father  of  the  E'dom-Ites. 

CHAP.   XXXVII. 

AND  Ja'cob  dwelt  in  the  land  wherein 
his  father  was  a 
of  Ca'na-an. 

2  1  These  are  the  generations  of  Ja- 
cob. Jo'seph,  being  seventeen  years  old, 
was  feeding  the  flock  with  his  brethren  ; 
and  the  lad  ivas  with  the  sons  of  BTl'hah, 
and  with  the  sons  of  Zil'pah,  his  father's 
wives  :  and  Jo'seph  brought  unto  his  fa- 
ther their  evil  report. 

3  Now  If'ra-el  loved  Jo'seph  more  than 
all  his  children,  because  he  was  the  son  ot 
his  old  age  :  and  he  made  him  a  coat  ol 
many  colours. 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw  that  their 
father  loved  him  more  than  all  his  breth- 
ren, they  hated  him,  and  could  not  speak 
peaceably  unto  him. 

5  And  J5'seph  dreamed  a  dream,  and  he 
told  it  his  brethren  :  and  they  hated  him 
yet  the  more. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them.  Hear,  I  pray 
you,  this  dream  which  I  have  dreamed  : 

7  For,  behold,  we  were  binding  sheaves 
in  the  field,  and,  lo,  my  sheaf  arof  e,  and  al- 
so stood  upright ;  and,  behold,  your  sheaves 
stood  round  about',  and  made  6-bei'sance^ 
to  my  sheaf. 

8  And  his  brethren  said  to  him,  Shalt 
thou  indeed  reign  over  us  ?  or  shalt  thou 
indeed  have  dominion  over  us  ?  And  they 
hated  him  yet  the  more  for  his  dreams, 
and  for  his  words. 

9  And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream, 
and  told  it  his  brethren,  and  said.  Behold, 
I  have  dreamed  a  dream  more  ;  and,  l^e- 
hold,  the  sun,  and  the  moon,  and  the  elev- 
en stars,  made  o-bei'sance  to  me. 

10  And  he  told  it  to  his  father,  and  to 
his  brethren  :  and  his  father  rebuked  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  What  is  this  dream 
that  thou  hast  dreamed  ?  Shall  I,  and  thy 
mother,  and  thy  brethren,  indeed  come  to 
bow  down  ourselves  to  thee  to  the  earth  ? 

1 1  And  his  brethren  envied  him ;  but 
his  father  6b§erv'ed  the  saying. 


1  o-bd'tanse. 


36 


Jd'slph,  is  cast  into  a  pit. 


12  %  And  his  brethren  went  to  feed  their 
father's  flock  in  She'chem. 

13  And  If'ra-el  said  unto  Jo'seph,  Do 
not  thy  brethren  feed  the  flock  in  She'chem  ? 
come,  and  I  will  send  thee  unto  them. 
And  he  said  to  him,    Here  am,  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him.  Go,  I  pray  thee, 
see  whether  it  be  well  with  thy  breth- 
ren, and  well  with  the  flocks  ;  and  bring 
me  word  again'.  So  he  sent  him  out  of  the 
vale  of  He'bron,  and  he  came  to  She'- 
chem. 

15  And  a  cer'tain  man  found  him,  and, 
behold,  he  was  wan'dering  in  the  field  : 
and  the  man  asked  him,  saying,  What 
seekest  thou  ? 

16  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  brethren  : 
tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where  they  feed  their 
flocks. 

17  And  the  man  said,  They  are  depart- 
ed hence  ;  for  I  heard  them  say,  Let  us  go 
to  Do'than.  And  Jo'seph  went  after  his 
brethren,  and  found  them  in  Do'than. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar  ofi", 
even  before  he  came  near  unto  them,  they 
conspired  against'  him  to  slay  him. 

19  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Be- 
hold, this  dreamer  cometh. 

20  Come  now,  there'fore,  and  let  us 
slay  him,  and  cast  him  into  some  pit ;  and 
we  will  say,  Some  evil  beast  hath  devour- 
ed him :  and  we  shall  see  what  will  be- 
come of  his  dreams. 

21  And  Reft'ben  heard  z/,  and  he  deliv- 
ered him  out  of  their  hands  ;  and  said, 
Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Refi'ben  said  unto  them.  Shed 
no  blood,  but  cast  him  into  this  pit  that  is 
in  the  wilderness,  and  lay  no  hand  upon 
him  ;  that  he  might  rid  him  out  of  their 
hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father  again'. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jo'seph 
was  come  unto  his  brethren,  that  they 
stripped  Jo'seph  out  of  his  coat,  his  coat 
of  many  colours,  that  was  on  him  : 

24  And  they  took  him,  and  cast  him 
into  a  pit ;  and  the  pit  was  empty,  there 
was  no  water  in  it. 

25  And  they  sat  down  to  eat  bread : 
and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  a  company  of  ish'ma-el-ites 
came  from  GTl'e-ad,  with  their  camels 
bearing  spicery  and  balm  and  myrrh,  ^  go- 
ing to  carry  it  down  to  E'gypt. 

26  And  Ju'dah  said  unto  his  brethren. 
What  profit  is  it  if  we  slay  our  brother, 
and  conceal  his  blood  ? 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to  the 
ish'ma-el-ites,  and  let  not  our  hand  be 
upon  him  ;  for  he  is  our  brother  and  our 
flesh  :  And  his  brethren  were  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  Mid'i-an-Ttes, 
mer'chant-men  ;  and  they  drew  and  lifted 
up  Jo'seph  out  of  the  pit,  and  sold  Jo'seph 
to  the   Ish'ma-el-ites  for  twenty  pieces  of 


QEN'ESIS.  He  is  sold  into  E  ^ypt. 

they   brought   Jo'seph   into 


and 


silver  : 
E'gypt. 

29  And  ReiVben  returned  unto  the  pit ; 
and,  behold,  Jo'seph  was  not  in  the  pit : 
and  he  rent  his  clothes : 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his  brethren, 
and  said.  The  child  is  not ;  and  I,  whith- 
er shall  I  go  ? 

31  And  they  took  Jo'seph's  coat,  and 
killed  a  kid  of  the  goats,  and  dipped  the 
coat  in  the  blood  : 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of  m,any  col- 
ours, and  they  brought  it  to  their  father  ; 
and  said.  This  have  we  found  :  know  now 
whether  it  be  thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said,  //  is  my 
son's  coat ;  an  evil  beast  hath  devoured 
him  :  Jo'seph  is  without  doubt  rent  in 
pieces. 

34  And  Ja'cob  rent  his  clothes,  and  put 
sackcloth  upon  his  loins,  and  mourned  for 
his  son  many  days. 

35  And  all  his  sons  and  all  his  daugh- 
ters rose  up  to  com'fort  him  ;  but  he  re- 
fused to  be  com'forted  :  and  he  said,  For 
I  will  go  down  into  the  grave  unto  my 
son  mourning.  Thus  his  father  wept  for 
him. 

36  And  the  MTd'i-an-ites  sold  him  into 
E'gypt,  unto  Pot'i-phar,  an  officer  of  Pha'- 
ra5h'5,2  and  cap'tain  of  the  guard,-' 

CHAP.  XXXVIIL— 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that 
Ju'dah  went  down  from  his  brethren, 
and  turned  in  to  a  cer'tain  A-dul'lam-ite, 
whose  name  was  Hi'rah. 

2  And  Ju'dah  saw  there  a  daughter  oi 
a  cer'tain  Can'aan-lte,  whose  name  was 
Shu'ah  ;  and  he  took  her,  and  went  in 
unto  her. 

3  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son  ; 
and  he  called  his  name  fir. 

4  And  she  conceived  again ,  and  bare  a 
son  ;  and  she  called  his  name  O'nan. 

5  And  she   yet  again'   conceived,    and 
bare  a  son  ;  and  called  his  name  She'lah 
and  he  was  at  Che'zib  when  she  bare  him 

6  And  Ju'dah  took  a  wife  for  Er  his 
first-born,  whose  name  was  Ta'mar. 

7  And  Er,  Ju'diili's  first-born,  was  wick- 
ed in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the 
Lord  slew  him. 

8  And  Ju'dah  said  unto  o'nan,  Go  in 
unto  thy  brother's  wife,  and  marry  her, 
and  raise  up  seed  to  thy  brother. 

9  And  o'nan  knew  that  the  seed  should 
not  be  his  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
went  in  unto  his  brother's  wife,  that  he 
spilled  it  on  the  ground,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  his  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did  dis- 
pleased the  Lord  ;  wherefore  he  slew  him 
also. 

11  Then  said  Jii'dah  to  Ta'mar  his 
daughter-in-law.  Remain  a  widow  at  thy 


2  Fa'ro's. 


D 


gyard. 


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Ju'dali's  incest. 

father's  house  till  She'lah  my  son  be  grown : 
for  he  said,  Lest  peradven'ture  lie  die  also, 
as  his  brethren  did.  And  Ta'mar  went 
and  dwelt  in  her  father's  house. 

12  And  in  process  of  time  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shu'ah,  Ju'dah's  wife,  died :  and 
Jii'dah  was  com'forted,  and  went  up  unto 
his  sheep-shearers  to  Tim'nath,  he  and  his 
friend  Hi'rah  the  A-dul'lam-ite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Ta'mar,  saying,  Be- 
hold, thy  father-in-law  goeth  up  to  Tim'- 
nath to  shear  his  sheep. 

14  And  she  put  hei  widow's  garments 
oflF  from  her,  and  covered  her  with  a  vail, 
and  wrapped  herself,  and  sat  in  an  open 
place,  which  is  by  the  way  to  Tim'nath  : 
for  she  saw  that  She'lah  was  grown,  and 
she  was  not  given  unto  him  to  wife. 

15  When  Jii'dah  saw  her,  he  thought 
her  to  be  a  harlot ;  because  she  had  cov- 
ered her  face. 

16  And  he  turned  unto  her  by  the  way, 
and  said,  Go  to,  I  pray  thee,  let  me  come 
in  unto  thee  ;  (for  he  knew  not  that  she 
was  his  daughter-in-law.)  And  she  said, 
What  wilt  thou  give  me,  that  thou  mayst 
come  in  unto  me  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  will  send  thee  a  kid 
from  the  flock.  And  she  said.  Wilt  thou 
give  me  a  pledge  till  thou  send  it  ? 

18  And  he  said.  What  pledge  shall  I 
give  thee  ?  And  she  said.  Thy  signet,  and 
thy  bracelets,  and  thy  staff  that  is  in  thine 
hand :  And  he  gave  it  her,  and  came  in 
unto  her  ;  and  she  conceived  by  him. 

19  And  she  aroje,  and  went  away,  and 
laid  by  her  vail  from  her,  and  put  on  the 
garments  of  her  widowhood. 

20  And  Jii'dah  sent  the  kid  by  the  hand 
of  his  friend  the  A-diil'lam'Ite,  to  receive 
his  pledge  from  the  woman's  hand ;  but 
he  found  her  not. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  men  of  that 
place,  saying.  Where  is  the  harlot,  that 
was  openly  by  the  way-side  ?  And  they 
said.  There  was  no  harlot  in  this  'place. 

22  And  he  returned  to  Jii'dah,  and  said, 
I  cannot  find  her ;  and  also  the  men  of 
the  place  said,  that  there  was  no  harlot  in 
this  -place. 

23  And  Jii'dah  said.  Let  her  take  it  to 
her,  lest  we  be  shamed :  behold,  I  sent  this 
kid,  and  thou  hast  not  found  her. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  about'  three 
months  after,  that  it  was  told  Ju'dah,  say- 
ing, Ta'mar  thy  daughter-in-law  hath 
played  the  harlot ;  and  also,  behold,  she 
IS  with  child  by  whoredom.  And  JG'dah 
said.  Bring  her  forth,  and  let  her  be  burnt. 

25  When  she  was  brought  forth,  she 
sent  to  her  father-in-law,  saying,  By  the 
man  whose  these  are.^  am  I  with  child  : 
and  she  said,  Dif^ern',  I  pray  thee,  whose 
are  these,  the  signet,  and  bracelets,  and 
staff. 


QEN'ESIS.  Jo'seph  advanced. 

26  And  Ju'dah  acknowledged  fhem,^  and 
said.  She  hath  been  more  righ'teous  than 
I ;  because  that  I  gave  her  not  to  She'lah 
my  son.  And  he  knew  her  again'  no 
more. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  time  of 
her  trav'ail,  that,  behold,  twins  were  in 
her  womb. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  trav'- 
ailed,  that  the  one  put  out  his  hand  ;  and 
the  midwife  took  and  bound  upon  his 
hand  a  scarlet  thread,  saying.  This  came 
out  first. 

29  And   it   came   to  pass,   as  he   drew 
back  his  hand,   that,   behold,   his  brothei 
came  out ;  and  she  said.  How  hast  thou 
broken   forth  ?  this  breach  be  upon  thee 
there'fore  his  name  was  called  Pha'rez. 

30  And  afterward  came  out  his  broth 
er,   that  had  the  scarlet   thread  upon  his 
hand  ;  and  his  name  was  called  Za'rah. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 
A  ND    Jo'seph    was    brought    down   tc 


E'gypt ;  and  Pot'i-phar,  an  officer  ol 
Pha'raoh,  cap'tain  of  the  guard,  an  E-^yp'- 
ti-an,^  bought  him  of  the  hands  of  the 
Ish'ma-el-ites,  which  had  brought  him 
down  thither. 

2  And  the  Lord  was  with  Jo'seph,  and 
he  was  a  prosperous  man  :  and  he  was  in 
the  house  of  his  master  the  E-gyp'ti-an. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  and  that  the  Lord  made 
all  that  he  did  to  prosper  in  his  hand. 

4  And  Jo'seph  found  grace  in  his  sight, 
and  he  served  him :  and  he  made  him 
overseer  over  his  house,  and  all  that  he 
had  he  put  into  his  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  from  the  time 
that  he  had  made  him  overseer  in  his 
house,  and  over  all  that  he  had,  that  the 
Lord  blessed  the  E-eyp'ti-an's  house  for 
Jo'seph's  sake  ;  and  the  blessing  of  the 
Lord  was  upon  all  that  he  had  in  the 
house,  and  in  the  field. 

6  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in  Jo'seph's 
hand ;  and  he  knew  not  aught  he  had, 
save  the  bread  which  he  did  eat.  And 
Jo'seph  was  a  goodly  person-,  and  well- 
favoured. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  his  master's  wife  cast  her  eyes  upon 
Jo'seph  ;  and  she  said,  Lie  with  me. 

8  But  he  refused ;  and  said  unto  his 
master's  wife.  Behold,  my  master  wottetli 
not  what  is  with  me  in  the  house,  and  he 
hath  committed  all  that  he  hath  to  my 
hand  : 

9  There  is  none  greater  in  this  house 
than  1  ;  neither  hath  he  kept  back  any 
thing  from  me  but  thee,  because  thou  art 
his  wife  :  how  then  can  I  do  this  great 
wickedness,  and  sin  against'  God  ? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  spake  to 
Jo'seph   day  by  day,  that  he  hearkened 


^  E-jip'she-an. 


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Jo' slph  falsely  accused  and  imprisoned.  Q  EN'ESIS. 


He  tntcr'preleth  their  dreams. 


not  unto  her,  to  lie  by  her,  or  to  be  with  1 
her.  I 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  about'  this 
time,  that  Jo'seph  went  into  the  house  to 
do  his  business  ;  and  there  was  none  of 
the  men  of  the  house  there  within. 

12  And  she  caught  him  by  his  garment, 
saying.  Lie  with  me  :  and  he  left  his  gar- 
ment in  her  hand,  and  fled,  and  got  him 
out. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  saw 
that  he  had  left  his  garment  in  her  hand, 
and  was  fled  forth, 

14  That  she  called  unto  the  men  of  her 
house,  and  spake  unto  them,  saying,  See, 
he  hath  brought  in  a  He'brew  unto  us  to 
mock  us ;  he  came  in  unto  me  to  lie  with 
me,  and  I  cried  with  a  loud  voice. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  heard 
that  I  lifted  up  my  voice  and  cried,  that 
he  left  his  garment  with  me,  and  fled,  and 
got  him  out. 

16  And  she  laid  up  his  garment  by  her, 
until  his  lord  came  home. 

17  And  she  spake  unto  him  according 
to  these  words,  saying,  The  He'brew  ser- 
vant, which  thou  hast  brought  unto  us, 
came  in  unto  me  to  mock  me  : 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  I  lifted  up 
my  voice  and  cried,  that  he  left  his  gar- 
ment with  me,  and  fled  out. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  his  ma- 
ster heard  the  words  of  his  wife,  which 
she  spake  unto  him,  saying.  After  this 
manner  did  thy  servant  to  me,  that  his 
wrath  was  kindled. 

20  And  Jo'seph's  master  took  him,  and 
put  him  into  the  prison,  a  place  where  the 
king's  prisoners  were  bound :  and  he  was 
there  in  the  prison. 

21  But  the  Lord  was  with  Jo'seph, 
and  showed  him  mercy,  and  gave  him 
favour  in  the  sight  of  the  keeper  of  the 
prison. 

22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  com- 
mitted to  Jo'seph's  hand  all  the  prisoners 
that  were  in  the  prison  ;  and  whatsoever 
they  did  there,  he  was  the  doer  of  it. 

23  The  keeper  of  the  prison  looked  not 
to  any  thing  that  was  under  his  hand  ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  was  with  him  ;  and  that 
•which  he  did,  the  Lord  made  il  to  pros- 
per. 

CHAP.  XL. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  these  things, 
that  the  butler  of  the  king  of  E'eypt, 
and  his  baker,  had  offended  their  lord  the 
king  of  E'eypt. 

2  And  Pha'raoh  was  wroth  against'  two 
of  his  oflicers,  against'  the  chief  of  the 
butlers,  and  against'  the  chief  of  the 
bakers. 

3  And  he  put  them  in  ward  in  the  house 
of  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard,'  into  the 
prison,  the  place  where  Jo'seph  was  bound. 


4  And  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard  charged 
Jo'seph  with  them,  and  he  served  them  ; 
and  they  continued  a  season  in  Avard. 

5  And  they  dreamed  a  dream  both  of 
them,  each  man  his  dream  in  one  night, 
each  man  according  to  the  interpreta'tion 
of  his  dream,  the  butler  and  the  baker  of 
the  king  of  E'gypt,  which  were  bound  in 
the  prison. 

6  And  Jd'seph  came  in  unto  them  in  the 
morning,  and  looked  upon  them,  and,  be- 
hold, they  Mere  sad. 

7  And  he  asked  Pha'raoh's  officers  that 
Ire    with  him  in  the  ward    of  his  lord's 

house,  saying.  Wherefore  look  ye  so  sadly 
to-day  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  him.  We  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  no  inter'- 
preter  of  it.  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  them, 
Do  not  interpreta'tions  belong  to  God  ? 
Tell  me  them^  I  pray  you. 

9  And  the  chief  butler  told  his  dream  tc 
Jo'seph,  and  said  to  him.  In  my  dream, 
behold,  a  vine  was  before  me  ; 

10  And  in  the  vine  were  three  branch- 
es :  and  it  was  as  though  it  budded,  and 
her  blossoms  shot  forth,  and  the  clusters 
thereof  brought  forth  ripe  grapes : 

11  And  Pha'ra5h's  cup  tea*  in  my  hand ; 
and  I  took  the  grapes,  and  pressed  them 
into  Pha'raoh's  cup,  and  I  gave  the  cup 
into  Pha'ra5h's  hand. 

12  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  him.  This  is 
the  interpreta'tion  of  it :  The  three  branch- 
es art  three  days. 

13  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pha'- 
raoh lift  up  thine  head,  and  restore  thee 
unto  thy  place :  and  thou  shalt  deliver 
Pha'raoh's  cup  into  his  hand,  after  the 
former  manner  when  thou  wast  his  butler. 

14  But  think  on  me  when  it  shall  be 
well  with  thee,  and  show  kindness,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  me  ;  and  make  mention  of  me 
unto  Pha'raoh,  and  bring  me  out  of  this 
house : 

15  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away  out  of 
the  land  of  the  He'brews ;  and  here  also 
have  I  done  nothing  that  they  should  put 
me  into  the  dungeon. 

16  IT  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that 
the  interpreta'tion  was  good,  he  said  unto 
Jo'seph,  I  also  was  in  my  dream,  and,  be- 
hold, /  had  three  white  baskets  on  my 
head: 

17  And  in  the  uppermost  basket  there 
was  of  all  manner  of  bake-meats  for  Pha'- 
raoh ;  and  the  birds  did  eat  them  out  of 
the  basket  upon  my  head. 

18  And  Jo'seph  answered  and  said,  This 
is  the  interpreta'tion  thereof :  The  three 
baskets  are  three  days. 

19  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pha'raoh 
lift  up  thy  head  from  ofl"  thee,  and  shall 
hang  thee  on  a  tree  ;  and  the  birds  shall 
eat  thy  flesh  from  off  thee. 


gyard. 


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Pha'raoh'^s  two  dreams. 


QEN'ESIS. 


Jo'scph  znter'prcteth  them. 


20  ?  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day, 
which  was  Pha'raoh's  birth-day,  ^  that  he 
made  a  feast  unto  all  his  servants  :  and  he 
lifted  up  the  head  of  the  chief  butler,  and 
of  the  chief  baker  among  his  servants. 

21  And  he  restored  the  chief  butler  un- 
to his  butlership  again' ;  and  he  gave  the 
cup  into  Pha'raoh's  hand  : 

22  But  he  hanged  the  chief  baker,  as 
Jo'seph  had  mter'preted  to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler  remem- 
ber Jo'seph,  but  forgat  him. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  two 
full  years,  that  Pha'raoh  dreamed  ; 
and,  behold,  he  stood  by  the  river. 

2  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out  of 
the  river  seven  well-favoured  kine,  and 
fat-fleshed  ;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow. 

3  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came 
up  after  them  out  of  the  river,  ill-favour- 
ed, and  lean-fleshed  ;  and  stood  by  the 
other  kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  ill-favoured  and  lean-fleshed 
kin»^  did  eat  up  the  seven  well-favoured 
and  fat  kine.     So  Pha'raoh  awoke. 

c  And  he  slept,  and  dreamed  the  sec- 
ond time  :  and,  behold,  seven  ears  of  corn 
came  up  upon  one  stalk,  rank  and  good. 

6  And,  behold,  seven  thin  ears,  and 
blasted  with  the  east  wind,  sprung  up  af- 
ter them 

7  And  the  seven  thin  ears  devoured  the 
seven  rank  and  full  ears.  And  Pha'raoh 
awoke,  and,  behold,  i(  was  a  dream. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  mornin, 
that  hie  spirit  was  troubled  ;  and  he  sent 
and  called  for  all  the  magicians  of  E'sypt, 
and  all  the  wise  men  thereof :  and  Pha'- 
raoh told  them  his  dreams  ;  but  there  was 
none  that  could  hiter'pret  them  unto  Pha'- 
raoh. 

9  Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto 
Pha'raoh,  saying,  I  do  remember  my  faults 
this  day. 

10  Pha'raoh  was  wroth  with  his  ser- 
vants, and  put  me  in  ward  in  the  cSp'tain 
of  the  guard's  house,  both  me  and  the 
chief  baker. 

11  And  we  dreamed  a  dream  in  one 
night,  I  and  he  ;  we  dreamed  each  man  ac- 
cording to  the  interpreta'tion  of  his  dream. 

12  And  there  was  there  with  us  a  youn 


15  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  Jo'seph,  I 
have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  n6ne 
that  can  inter'pret  it  :  and  I  have  heard 
say  of  thee,  that  thou  canst  understand  a 
dream  to  inter'pret  it : 

16  And  Jo'seph  answered  Pha'ra5h,  say- 
ing, //  is  not  in  me  :  God  shall  give  Pha'- 
raoh an  answer  of  peace. 

17  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  Jo'seph,  In 
my  dream,  behold,  I  stood  upon  the  bank 
of  the  river : 

18  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out  of 
the  river  seven  kine,  fat-fleshed,  and  well- 
favoured  ;   and  they  fed  in  a  meadow. 

19  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine  came 
up  after  them,  poor  and  very  ill-favour- 
ed, and  lean-fleshed,  such  as  I  never  saw 
in  all  the  land  of  E'eypt  for  badness  : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill-favoured 
kine  did  eat  up  the  first  seven  fat  kine  : 

21  And  when  they  had  eaten  them  up, 
it  could  not  be  known  that  they  had  eat- 
en them  ;  but  they  were  still  ill-favoured, 
as  at  the  beginning.     So  I  awoke. 

22  And  I  saw  in  my  dream,  and,  be- 
hold, seven  ears  came  up  in  one  stalk,  full 
and  good  : 

23  And,  behold,  seven  ears,  withered, 
thin,  and  blasted  with  the  east  wind, 
sprung  up  after  them  : 

24  And  the  thin  ears  devoured  the  sev- 
en good  ears.  And  I  told  this  unto  the 
magicians ;  but  there  was  none  that  could 
declare  it  to  me. 

25  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  Pha'raoh^  The 
dream  of  Pha'raoh  is  one  ;  God  hath  show- 
ed Pha'raoh  what  he  is  about'  to  do. 

26  The  seA^en  good  kine  are  seven 
years ;  and  the  seven  good  ears  are  seven 
years  :  the  dream  is  one. 

27  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill-favoured 
kine,  that  came  up  after  them,  are  seven 
years  ;  and  the  seven  empty  ears,  blasted 
with  the  east  wind,  shall  be  seven  years 
of  famine. 

28  This  is  the  thing  which  I  have  spok- 
en unto  Pha'raoh  ;  what  God  is  about' to 
do  he  showeth  unto  Pha'raoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  seven  years  of 
great  plenty  throughout  all  the  land  of 
E'f  ypt : 

30  And   there    shall    arTje    after   them 
even  years  of  famine  ;  and  all  the  plenty 


man,  a  He'brew,  servant  to  the  cap'tain  of  shall   be   forgotten  in  the  land  of  E'eypt  ; 


the  guard  ;  and  we  told  him,  and  h 
ter'preted  to  us  our  dreams  :  to  each  man 
according  to  his  dream  he  did  inter'pret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  mter'pret- 
ed to  us  so  it  was  :  me  he  restored  unto 
mine  office,  and  him  he  hanged. 

14  Then  Pha'raoh  sent  and  called  Jo'- 
seph, and  they  brought  him  hastily  out  of 
the  dungeon  :  and  he  shaved  himself,  and 
changed  his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto 
Pha'raoh. 


and  the  famine  shall  consume  the  land  ; 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be  known 
in  the  land  by  reason  of  that  famine  fol- 
lowing ;  for  it  shall  be  very  griev'ous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was  doubled 
unto  Pha'raoh  twice  ;  it  is  because  the 
thing  is  established  by  God,  and  God  will 
shortly  bring  it  to  pass. 

33  Now,  there'fore,  let  Pha'radh  look 
out  a  man  discreet  and  wise,  and  set  him 
over  the  land  of  E'eypt. 


1  berth'da. 


40 


Pha'rabh  advancetk  Jo'siph. 

34  Let  Phil'raoh  do  this^  and  let  him 
appoint  officers  over  the  hiiid,  and  take  up 
the  fifth  part  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt  in  the 
seven  plen'teous    years. 

35  And  let  thein  gather  all  the  food  of 
those  good  years  that  come,  and  lay  up 
corn  under  the  hand  of  Pha'raoh,  and  let 
them  keep  food  in  the  cities. 

36  And  that  food  shall  be  for  store  to 
the  land  against'  the  seven  years  of  fam- 
ine, which  shall  be  in  the  land  of  E'^ypt ; 
that  the  land  perish  not  through  the  fam- 
ine. 

37  And  the  thing  was  good  in  the  eyes 
of  Pha'raoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  all  his  ser- 
vants. 

38  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  his  servants, 
Can  we  find  such  a  one  as  this  w,  a  man 
in  whom  the  Spir'it  of  G  od  is  ? 

39  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  J5'sSph,  For- 
asmuch as  God  hath  showed  thee  all  this, 
there  is  none  so  discreet  and  wise  as  thou 
art  : 

40  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and 
according  unto  thy  word  shall  all  my  peo- 
ple be  ruled  :  only  in  the  throne  will  I  be 
greater  than  thou. 

41  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  Jo'seph, 
See,  I  have  set  thee  over  all  the  land  of 
E'^ypt. 

42  And  Pha'raoh  took  off  his  ring  from 
his  hand,  and  put  it  upon  Jd'seph's  hand, 
and  arrayed  him  in  vestures  of  fine  linen, 
and  put  a  gold  chain  about'  his  neck  : 

43  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  sec- 
ond chariot  which  he  had  :  and  they  cried 
before  him,  Bow  the  knee  :  and  he  made 
him  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  E'eypt. 

44  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  Jo'seph,  I 
am  Pha'raoh,  and  without  thee  shall  no 
man  lift  up  his  hand  or  foot  in  all  the 
land  of  E'eypt. 

45  And  Pha'raoh  called  Jo'seph's  name 
Zaph-nath-pa-a-ne'ah  ;  and  he  gave  him 
to  wife  As'e-nath  the  daughter  of  Po- 
tiph'e-rah  priest  of  On.  And  Jd'seph  went 
out  over  all  the  land  of  E'gypt. 

46  And  Jo'seph  was  thirty  years  old 
when  he  stood  before  Pha'raoh  king  of 
E'gypt.  And  Jo'seph  went  out  from  the 
presence  o*"  Pha'raoh,  and  went  through- 
out all  the  land  of  E'eypt. 

47  And  in  the  seven  plen'teous  years 
the  earth  brought  forth  by  handfuls. 

48  And  he  gathered  up  all  the  food  of 
the  seven  years,  which  were  in  the  land 
of  E'^ypl,  and  laid  up  the  food  in  the 
cities  :  the  food  of  the  field  which  was 
round  about'  every  city  laid  he  up  in  the 
same. 

49  And  Jo'seph  gathered  corn  as  the 
sand  of  the  sea,  very  much,  until  he  left 
numbering  :  for  it  was  without  number 

50  V  And  unto  Jo'seph  were  born  two 
sons  before  the   years  of  famine   came  ; 


QEN'ESIS.     Jo'seph  meetelh  with  his  brethren. 

which  As'e-nath,  the  daughter  of  Po-tiph'e- 
rah  priest  of  On,  bare  unto  him. 

51  And  Jd'seph  called  the  name  of  the 
first-born  Ma-nas'seh  :  For  God,  said  he, 
hath  made  me  forget  all  my  toil,  and  all 
my  father''s  house. 

52  And  the  name  of  the  second  called 
he  E'phra-im :  For  God  hath  caused  me 
to  be  fruitful  in  the  land  of  my  affliction. 

53  U  And  the  seven  years  of  plen'teoii's- 
ness  that  was  in  the  land  of  i^'pypt  were 
ended. 

54  And  the  seven  years  of  dearth  began 
to  come,  according  as  Jo'seph  had  said  ; 
and  the  dearth  was  in  all  lands  ;  but  in 
all  the  land  of  E'|ypt  there  was  bread. 

55  And  when  ail  the  land  of  E'|ypt  was 
famished,  the  people  cried  to  Pha'raoh  for 
bread :  and  Pha'raoh  said  unto  all  the 
E-^yp'ti-anj,  Go  unto  Jo'seph  ;  what  he 
saith  to  you,  do. 

56  And  the  famine  was  over  all  the 
face  of  the  earth.  And  Jo'seph  opened  all 
the  store-houses,  and  sold  unto  the  E-^yp' 
ti-anj  ;  and  th^  famine  waxed  sore  in  the 
land  of  E'|ypt. 

57  And  all  countries  came  into  E'eypt 
to  Jo'seph  for  to  buy  corn  ;  because  that 
the  famine  was  so  sore  in  all  lands. 

CHAP.  XLIl. 

NOW  when  Ja'cob  saw  that  there  was 
corn  in  E'gypt,  Ja'cob  said  unto  his 
sons.  Why  do  ye  look  one  upon  another  ? 

2  And  he  said.  Behold,  I  have  heard 
that  there  is  corn  in  E'gypt :  get  you  down 
thither,  and  buy  for  us  from  thence  ;  that 
we  may  live,  and  not  die. 

3  And  Jo'seph's  ten  brethren  went  down 
to  buy  corn  in  E'gypt. 

4  But  Ben'ja-min,  Jo'seph's  brother,  Ja'- 
cob sent  not  with  his  brethren  :  for  he  said, 
Ijest  peradven'ture  mis'chlef  befall  him. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Ij'ra-el  came  to  buy 
corn  among  those  that  came  :  for  the  fam- 
ine was  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an. 

6  And  Jo'seph  was  the  governor  over 
the  land,  aiid  he  it  was  that  sold  to  all  the 
people  of  the  land :  and  Jo'seph's  brethren 
came  and  bowed  down  themselves  before 
him  with  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Jo'seph  saw  his  brethren,  and  he 
knew  them,  but  made  himself  strange  unto 
them,  and  spake  roughly  unto  them  ;  and 
he  said  unto  them,  Whence  come  ye  ? 
And  they  said,  From  the  land  of  Ca'na-an, 
to  buy  food. 

8  And  Jo'seph  knew  his  brethren,  but 
they  knew  not  him. 

9  And  Jo'seph  remembered  the  dreams 
which  he  dreamed  of  them,  and  said  unto 
them.  Ye  are  spies ;  to  see  the  nakedness 
of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him,  Nay,  my 
lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy  servants 
come. 


D2 


41 


Joseph  imprisonclh  his  brethren 

11  AVe  (ire  all  one  man's  sons  :  we  are 
true  men  ;  thy  servants  are  no  spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Nay,  but  to 
see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  are 
come. 

13  And  they  said,  Thy  servants  are 
twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of  one  man  in 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an ;  and,  behold,  the 
youngest  is  this  day  with  our  father,  and 
one  is  not. 

14  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  them.  That  is 
it  that  I  spake  unto  you,  saying.  Ye  are 
spies : 

15  Hereby  ye  shall  be  proved  ;  By  the 
life  of  Pha'raoh  ye  shall  not  go  forth 
hence,  except  your  youngest  brother  come 
hither. 

16  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him  fetch 
your  brother,  and  ye  shall  be  kept  in 
prison,  that  your  words  may  be  proved, 
whether  there  be  any  truth  in  you :  or 
else,  by  the  life  of  Pha'raoh,  surely  ye 
are  spies. 

17  And  he  put  them  all  together  into 
ward  three  days.  ^ 

18  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  them  the 
third  day,  This  do,  and  live  ;  for  I  fear 
God: 

19  If  ye  be  true  men^  let  one  of  your 
brethren  be  bound  in  the  house  of  your 
prison ;  go  ye,  carry  corn  for  the  famine 
of  your  houses  : 

20  But  bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me  ;  so  shall  your  words  be  verified, 
and  ye  shall  not  die.     And  they  did  so. 

21  And  they  said  one  to  another.  We 
are  verily  guilty  concer'ning  our  brother, 
in  that  we  saw  the  anguish  of  his  soul, 
when  he  besought  us,  and  we  would  not 
hear  ;  there'fore  is  this  distress  come  upon 
us. 

22  And  Refi'ben  answered  them,  say- 
ing. Spake  I  not  unto  you,  saying,  Do 
not  sin  against'  the  child  ;  and  ye  would 
not  hear  ?  there'fore,  behold,  also  his  blood 
is  required. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  Jo'seph  un- 
derstood them ;  for  he  spake  unto  them 
by  an  inter'preter. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about'  from 
them,  and  wept ;  and  returned  to  them 
again',  and  communed  with  them,  and 
took  from  them  Slm'e-6n,  and  bound  him 
before  their  eyes. 

25  f  Then  Jo'seph  commaa'ded  to  fill 
their  sacks  with  corn,  and  to  restore  every 
man's  money  into  his  sack,  and  to  give 
them  provision  for  the  way  ;  and  thus  did 
he  unto  them. 

26  And  they  laded  their  asses  with  the 
corn,  and  departed  thence. 

27  And  as  one  of  them  opened  his 
sack,  to  give  his  ass  provender  in  the  inn, 
be  espi'ed  his  money  ;  for,  behold,  it  was 
in  his  sack's  mouth. 

28  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren,  My 


Q  EN'ESIS.  TTieir  relation  to  Ja'c5b. 

money  is  restored  ;  and,  lo,  it  is  even  in 
my  sack  :  and  their  heart  failed  them,^  and 
they  were  afraid,  saying,  one  to  another, 
What  is  this  that  God  hath  done  unto  us  ? 

29  IT  And  they  came  unto  Ja'cob  their 
father  unto  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  and  told 
him  all  that  befell  unto  them,  saying, 

30  The  man,  who  is  the  lord  of  the 
land,  spake  roughly  to  us,  and  took  us  for 
spies  of  the  country. 

31  And  we  said  unto  him,  We  are  true 
men  ;  we  are  no  spies  : 

32  We  be  twelve  brethren,  sons  of  our 
father:  one  is  not,  and  the  youngest  is 
this  day  with  our  father  in  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the  coun- 
try, said  unto  us,  Hereby  shall  I  know 
that  ye  are  true  men  .•  leave  one  of  your 
brethren  here  with  me,  and  take  food  for 
the  famine  of  your  households,  and  be 
gone  ; 

34  And  bring  your  youngest  brother 
unto  me  ;  then  shall  I  know  that  ye  are 
no  spies,  but  that  ye  are  true  men  :  so 
will  I  deliver  you  your  brother,  and  ye 
shall  traffick  in  the  land. 

35  IT  And   it   came    to   pass,    as    they 
emptied  their  sacks,  that,  behold,   every 
man's   bundle   of  money  was  in  his  sack 
and  when  both  they  and  their  father  saw 
the  bundles  of  money,  they  were  afraid. 

36  And  Ja'cob  their  father  said  unto 
them,  Me  have  ye  bereaved  of  my  chil- 
dren :  Jo'seph  is  not,  and  Sim'e-6n  is  not, 
and  ye  will  take  Ben'ja-min  away :  All 
these  things  are  against'  me. 

37  And  Refi'ben  spake  unto  his  father, 
saying.  Slay  my  two  sons  if  I  bring  him 
not  to  thee :  deliver  him  into  my  hand, 
and  I  will  bring  him  to  thee  again'. 

38  And  he  said.  My  son  shall  not  go 
down  with  you ;  for  his  brother  is  dead, 
and  he  is  left  alone  :  if  mis'chief  befall 
him  by  the  way  in  the  which  ye  go,  then 
shall  ye  bring  down  my  gray  hairs  with 
sorrow  to  the  grave. 

CHAP.  XLIII. 

AND  the  famine  was  sore  in  the  land. 
2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  eaten  up  the   corn  which   they  had 
brought  out  of  E'gypt,  their  father  said 
unto  them.  Go  again',  buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  And  Jii'dah  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
The  man  did  solemnly  protest  unto  us, 
saying.  Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except 
your  brother  be  with  you. 

4  If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother  with 
us,  we  will  go  down  and  buy  thee  food  • 

5  But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  /lim,  we 
will  not  go  down :  for  the  man  said  unto 
us,  Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except  your 
brother  be  with  you. 

6  And  If'ra-el  said,  Wherefore  dealt 
ye  so  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell  the  man 
whether  ye  had  yet  a  brother  ? 

4S 


Jb'slph  enterlaineth  his  brethren.         QEN'ESIS. 


He  maketh  them  a  feast. 


7  And  they  said,  The  man  asked  us 
straitly  of  our  state,  and  of  our  kindred, 
sayin».  Is  your  father  yet  alive  ?  have  ye 
another  brother  ?  and  we  told  him  accord- 
ing to  the  tenor  of  these  words.  Could 
we  cer'tainly  know  that  he  would  say, 
Bring  your  brother  down  ? 

8  And  Jii'dah  said  unto  If'ra-el  his  fa- 
ther. Send  the  lad  with  me,  and  we  will 
arife  and  go  ;  that  we  may  live,  and  not 
die,  both  we,  and  thou,  and  also  our  little 
ones. 

9  I  will  be  surety  for  him  ;  of  my  hand 
shall  thou  require  him  :  if  I  bring  him  not 
unto  thee,  and  set  him  before  thee,  then 
let  me  bear  the  blame  for  ever : 

10  For  except  we  had  lingered,  surely 
now  we  had  returned  this  second  time. 

11  And  their  father  Ij'ra-el  said  unto 
them.  If  LI  must  be  so  now,  do  this  ;  Take 
of  the  best  fruits  in  the  land  in  your  ves 
sels,  and  carry  down  the  man  a  present,  a 
little  balm,  and  a  little  honey,  spices  and 
myrrh,'  nuts  and  aZ'mondj : 

12  And  take  double  money  in  your 
hand :  and  the  money  that  was  brought 
again'  in  the  mouth  of  your  sacks  carry  it 
again'  in  your  hand  ;  peradven'ture  it  was 
an  oversight : 

13  Take  also  your  br6ther,  and  arije, 
go  again'  unto  the  man  : 

14  And  God  Almigh'ty  give  you  mercy 
before  the  man,  that  he  may  send  away 
your  other  brother,  and  Ben'ja-min.  If  I 
be  bereaved  of  my  children,  I  am  bereaved. 

15  And  the  men  took  that  present,  and 
they  took  double  money  in  their  hand,  and 
Ben'ja-min  ;  and  rose  up,  and  went  down 
to  E'^ypt,  and  stood  before  Jo'seph. 

16  And  when  Jo'seph  saw  Ben'ja-min 
•with  them,  he  said  to  the  ruler  of  his 
house.  Bring  these  men  home,  and  slay, 
and  make  ready  ;  for  these  men  shall  dine 
with  me  at  noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  Jo'seph  bade ; 
and  the  man  brought  the  men  into  J5'- 
seph's  house. 

18  And  the  men  were  afraid,  because 
they  were  brought  into  Jo'seph's  house  ; 
and  they  said.  Because  of  the  money  that 
was  returned  in  our  sacks  at  the  first  time 
are  we  brought  in,  that  he  may  seek  oc- 
casion against'  us,  and  fall  upon  us,  and 
take  us  for  bondmen,  and  our  asses. 

19  And  they  came  near  to  the  steward 
of  Jo'seph's  house,  and  they  communed 
with  him  at  the  door  of  the  house, 

20  And  said,  O  sir,  we  came  indeed 
down  at  the  first  time  to  buy  food  : 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  came 
to  the  inn,  that  we  opened  our  sacks,  and, 
behold,  every  man's  money  was  in  the 
mouth  of  his  sack,  our  money  in  full 
weight ;  and  we  have  brought  it  again'  in 
our  hand. 


22  And  other  money  have  we  brought 
down  in  our  hands  to  buy  food  :  we  can- 
not tell  who  put  our  money  in  our 
sacks. 

23  And  he  said.  Peace  be  to  you,  fear 
not :  your  God,  and  the  God  of  your  fa- 
ther, hath  given  you  treaj'ure  in  your 
sacks :  I  had  your  money.  And  he  brought 
Sim'e-6n  out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the  men  into 
Jo'seph's  house,  and  gave  them  water, 
and  they  washed  their  feet ;  and  he  gave 
their  asses  provender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the  present 
against'  Jo'seph  came  at  noon  :  for  they 
heard  that  they  should  eat  bread  there. 

26  And  when  Jo'seph  came  home,  they 
brought  him  the  present  which  was  in 
their  hand  into  the  house,  and  bowed 
themselves  to  him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of //leir  welfare, 
and  said.  Is  your  father  well  ?  the  old  man 
of  whom  ye  spake,  is  he  yet  alive  ? 

28  And  they  answered.  Thy  servant 
our  father  is  in  good  health,  he  is  yet 
alive :  And  they  bowed  down  their  heads, 
and  made  obei'sance.- 

29  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
his  brother  Ben'ja-min,  his  mother's  son, 
and  said.  Is  this  your  younger  brother, 
of  whom  ye  spake  unto  me  ?  And  he  said, 
God  be  gracious  unto  thee,  my  son. 

30  And  Jo'seph  made  haste  ;  for  his 
bowels  did  yearn  upon  his  brother :  and 
he  sought  where  to  weep  ;  and  he  entered 
into  his  chamber,  and  wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and  went 
out,  and  refrained  himself,  and  said,  Set 
on  bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by  himself, 
and  for  them  by  themselves,  and  for  the  E- 
gyp'ti-anf  which  did  eatwith  him  by  them- 
selves :  because  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  might 
not  eat  bread  with  the  He'brews ;  for  that 
is  an  abomination  unto  the  E-^yp'ti-anf. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the  first- 
born according  to  his  birth-right, ^  and 
the  youngest  according  to  his  youtn  .  and 
the  men  marvelled  one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  a7id  sent  messes  unto 
them  from  before  him :  but  Ben'ja-mm's 
mess  was  five  times  so  much  as  any  of 
theirs.  And  they  drunk,  and  were  merry 
with  him. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

AND  he  comman'ded  the  steward  of 
his  house,  saying.  Fill  the  men's 
sacks  with  food,  as  much  as  they  can  car- 
ry, and  put  every  man's  m6ney  in  his 
sack's  mouth : 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in 
the  sack's  mouth  of  the  youngest,  and  his 
corn-money.  And  he  did  according  to 
the  word  that  Jo'seph  had  spoken. 

3  H  A.s  soon  as  the  morning  was  light, 


mcr. 


2  d-ba'sanse. 


3  btrth'fite. 
43 


Ju'dah''s  humble  supplication.  QEN 

the  men  were  sent  away,  they  and  their 
asses. 

4  And  when  they  were  gone  out  of  the 
city,  and  not  yet  far  off,  Jo'seph  said  unto 
his  steward.  Up,  follow  after  the  men  ; 
and  when  thou  dost  overtake  them,  say 
unto  them.  Wherefore  have  ye  rewarded 
evil  for  good  ? 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord  drink- 
eth,  and  whereby  indeed  he  divineth  ? 
Ye  have  done  evil  in  so  doing. 

6  And  he  overtook  them,  and  he  spake 
unto  them  these  same  words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him.  Wherefore 
saith  my  lord  these  words  ?  God  forbid 
that  thy  servants  should  do  according  to 
this  thing. 

8  Behold,  the  money  v?hich  we  found 
in  our  sacks'  mouths  we  brought  again' 
unto  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Ca'na-an : 
how  then  should  we  steal  out  of  thy  lord's 
house  silver  or  gold  ? 

9  AVith  whomsoever  of  thy  servants  it 
be  found,  both  let  him  die,  and  we  also 
will  be  my  lord's  bondmen. 

10  And  he  said.  Now  also  let  it  he  ac- 
cording unto  your  words  :  he  with  whom 
it  is  found  shall  be  my  servant ;  and  ye 
shall  be  blameless. 

1 1  Then  they  speedily  took  down  every 
man  his  sack  to  the  ground,  and  opened 
every  man  his  sack. 

12  And  he  searched,  and  began  at  the 
eldest,  and  left  at  the  youngest :  and  the 
cup  was  found  in  Ben'ja-mln's  sack. 

13  Then  they  rent  their  clothes,  and 
laded  every  man  his  ass,  and  returned  to 
the  city. 

14  And  Ju'dah  and  his  brethren  came 
to  Jo'seph's  house  ;  for  he  was  yet  there  ; 
and  they  fell  before  him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  them.  What 
deed  is  this  that  ye  have  done  ?  Wot  ye 
not  that  such  a  man  as  I  can  cer'tauily 
divine  ? 

16  And  Ju'dah  said.  What  shall  we  say 
unto  my  lord  ?  what  shall  we  speak  ?  or 
how  shall  we  clear  ourselves  ?  God  hath 
found  out  the  iniquity  of  thy  servants  : 
behold,  we  are  my  lord's  servants,  both 
we,  and  he  also  with  whom  the  cup  is 
found. 

17  And  he  said,  God  forbid  that  I 
should  do  so  :  but  the  man  in  whose  hand 
the  cup  is  found,  he  shall  be  my  servant ; 
and  as  for  you,  get  you  up  in  peace  unto 
your  father. 

18  Then  Ju'dah  came  near  unto  him, 
and  said.  Oh,  my  lord,  let  thy  servant,  I 
pray  thee,  speak  a  word  in  my  lord's  ears, 
and  let  not  thine  anger  burn  against'  thy 
servant :  for  thou  art  even  as  Pha'raoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants,  saying. 
Have  ye  a  father,  or  a  brother  ? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  We  have 
a  father,  an  old  man,  and  a  child  of  his 


ESIS.  Jo'seph  made  known  to  his  brethren. 
old  age,  a  little  one  :  and  his  br6ther  is 
dead,  and  he  alone  is  left  of  his  mother, 
and  his  father  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants, 
Bring  him  down  unto  me,  that  I  may  set 
mine  eyes  upon  him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord,  The  lad 
cannot  leave  his  father  :  for  if  he  should 
leave  his  father,  his  father  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants, 
Except  your  youngest  brother  come  down 
with  you,  you  shall  see  my  face  no 
more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  came 
up  unto  thy  servant  my  father,  we  told 
him  the  words  of  my  lord. 

25  And  our  father  said.  Go  again',  and 
buy  us  a  little  food. 

26  And  we  said.  We  cannot  go  down  : 
if  our  youngest  brother  be  with  us,  then 
will  we  go  down  ;  for  we  may  not  see  the 
man's  face,  except  our  youngest  brother 
be  with  us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father  said  unto 
us.  Ye  know  that  my  -wife  bare  me  two 
sons  : 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from  me,  and 
I  said.  Surely  he  is  torn  in  pieces ;  and  I 
saw  him  not  since  : 

29  And  if  ye  take  this  also  from  me, 
and  mis'chief  befall  him,  ye  shall  bring 
down  my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the 
grave. 

30  Now,  there'fore,  when  I  come  to  thy 
servant  my  father,  and  the  lad  be  not  with 
us  ;  seeing  that  his  life  is  bound  up  in  the 
lad's  life  ; 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he  seeth 
that  the  lad  is  not  with  «*,  that  he  will 
die :  and  thy  servants  shall  bring  down 
the  gray  hairs  of  thy  servant  our  father 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  surety  for 
the  lad  unto  my  father,  saying.  If  I  bring 
him  not  unto  thee,  then  I  shall  bear  the 
blame  to  my  father  for  ever. 

33  Now  there'fore,  I  pray  thee,  let  thy 
servant  abide  instead  of  the  lad  a  bond- 
man to  my  lord ;  and  let  the  lad  go  up 
with  his  brethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my  father, 
and  the  lad  be  not  with  me  ?  lest  perad- 
ven'ture  I  see  the  evil  that  shall  come  on 
my  father. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THEN  Jo'seph  could  not  refrain  him- 
self before  all  them  that  stood  by 
him  ;  and  he  cried.  Cause  every  man  to 
go  out  from  me.  And  there  stood  no  man 
with  him,  while  Jo'seph  made  himself 
known  unto  his  brethren. 

2  And  he  wept  aloud' :  and  the  E- 
|yp'ti-anf  and  the  house  of  Pha'raoh 
heard. 

3  And  Jd'seph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
I  am  Jo'seph :  doth  my  father  yet  live  ? 

44 


Joseph  sendtlh  for  his  father,  QEN'ESIS 

And   his  brethren  could  not  answer  him  ; 
for  they  were  troubled  at  his  presence. 

4  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you  :  And  they 
came  near.  And  he  said,  I  am  Jo'seph 
your  brother,  whom  ye  sold  into  E'gypt. 

5  Now  there'fore  be  not  grieved,  nor 
angry  with  yourselves,  that  ye  sold  me 
hitlier  ;  for  God  did  send  me  before  you 
to  preserve'  life. 

G  For  these  two  years  hath  the  famine 
bet:n  in  the  land  ;  and  yet  there  are  five 
years,  in  the  which  there  shall  neither  be 
earing  nor  harvest. 

7  And  God  sent  me  before  you  to  pre- 
f  "rve'  you  a  posterity  in  the  earth,  and  to 
save  your  lives  by  a  great  deliverance. 

V,  So  now,  it  was  not  you  that  sent  me 
hither,  but  God  :  and  he  hath  made  me 
a  father  to  Pha'ra5h,  and  lord  of  all  his 
house,  and  a  ruler  throughout  all  the  land 
of  E'eypt. 

9  Haste  you,  and  go  up  to  my  father, 
a.id  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  thy  son 
Jo'siph,  God  hath  made  me  lord  of 
all  E'eypt :  come  down  unto  me,  tarry 
not.  ♦ 

10  And  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Goshen,  and  thou  shalt  be  near  unto  me, 
thou,  and  thy  children,  and  thy  children's 
children,  and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds, 
and  all  that  thou  hast : 

1 1  And  there  will  I  nourish  thee,  (for 
yet  there  are  five  years  of  famine,)  lest 
thou,  and  thy  household,  and  all  that  thou 
hast,  come  to  poverty. 

12  And,  behold  your  eyes  see,  and  the 
eyes  of  my  brother  Ben'ja-min,  that  it  is 
my  mouth  that  speaketh  unto  you. 

13  And  you  shall  tell  my  father  of  all 
my  glory  in  E'gypt,  and  of  all  that  ye 
have  seen  ;  and  ye  shall  haste,  and  bring 
down  my  father  hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Ben'ja- 
min's  neck,  and  wept ;  and  Ben'ja-min 
wept  upon  his  neck. 

15  Moreover,  he  kissed  all  his  brethren, 
and  wept  upon  them :  and  after  that  his 
brethren  talked  with  him. 

16  TT  And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard 
in  Pha'raoh'shouse,  saying,  J o'seph's  breth- 
ren are  come  :  And  it  pleased  Pha'raoh 
well,  and  his  servants. 

17  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  Jo'seph,  Say 
unto  thy  brethren.  This  do  ye  ;  lade  your 
beasts,  and  go,  get  you  unto  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an  ; 

18  And  take  your  father,  and  your 
households,  and  come  unto  me  :  and  I  will 
give  you  the  good  of  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
and  ye  shall  eat  the  fat  of  the  land. 

19  Now  thou  art  comman'ded,  this  do 
ye  -.Take  you  wagons  out  of  the  land 
of  E'gypt  for  your  little  ones,  and  for 
your  wives,  and  bring  your  father,  and 
come 


J  a' ebb  goes  into  £§i/pt. 

20  Also  regard  not  your  stuff":  for  the 
good  of  all  the  land  of  E'gypt  is  yours. 

21  And  the  children  of  I$'ra-el  did  so : 
And  Jo'seph  gave  them  wagons,  accord- 
ing to  the  command'ment  of  Pha'raoh,  and 
gave  them  provision  for  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each  man 
chan|cs  of  raiment ;  but  to  Ben'ja-min  he 
gave  three  hundred  pieces  of  silver,  and 
five  changes  of  raiment. 

23  And  to  his  father  he  sent  after  this 
manner ;  ten  asses  laden  with  the  good 
things  of  E'ljrpt,  and  ten  she-asses  laden 
with  corn  and  bread  and  meat  for  his  fa- 
ther by  the  way. 

24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away,  and 
they  departed  :  and  he  said  unto  them. 
See  that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way. 

25  IT  And  they  went  up  out  of  E'gypt, 
and  came  into  the  land  of  Ca'na-an  unto 
Ja'cob  their  father, 

26  And  told  him,  saying,  Jo'seph  is  yet 
alive,  and  he  is  governor  over  all  the  land 
of  E'gypt.  And  Ja'cob's  heart  fainted, 
for  he  believed  them  not. 

27  And  they  told  him  all  the  words  of 
Jo'seph,  which  he  had  said  unto  them  : 
and  when  he  saw  the  wagons  which  Jq'- 
seph  had  sent  to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of 
Ja'cob  their  father  revived  : 

28  And  If'ra-el  said,  //  is  enough  :  J5'- 
seph  my  son  is  yet  alive :  I  will  go  and 
see  him  before  I  die. 

CHAP.  XLVI. 

AND  If'ra-el  took  his  journey  with  all 
that  he  had,  and  came  to  Be-er'she- 
ba,  and  offered  9ac'rifi9es  unto  the  God 
of  his  father  I'jaac. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  If'ra-el  in  the 
visions  of  the  night,  and  said,  Ja'cob,  Ja'- 
cob.    And  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the  God  ot 
thy  father  :  fear  not  to  go  down  into 
E'gypt ;  for  I  will  there  make  of  thee  a 
great  nation : 

4  I  will  go  down  with  thee  into  E'gypt ; 
and  I  will  also  surely  bring  thee  up  again'  .- 
and  Jo'seph  shall  put  his  hand  upon  thine 
eyes. 

5  IT  And  Ja'cob  rose  up  from  Be-er'she- 
ba  :  and  the  sons  of  If'ra-el  carried  Ja'cob 
their  father,  and  their  little  ones,  and 
their  wives,  in  the  wagons  which  Pha'- 
radh  had  sent  to  carry  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and  their 
goods,  which  they  had  gotten  in  the  land 
of  Ca'na-an,  and  came  into  E'gypt,  Ja'- 
96b,  and  all  his  seed  with  him : 

7  His  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons  with  him, 
his  daughters,  and  his  sons'  daughters, 
and  all  his  seed  brought  he  with  him  into 
E'gypt. 

8  T  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
children  of  If 'ra-el  which  came  into  E'gypt : 
Ja'cob  and  his  sons :  ReCl'ben,  Jacob's 
first-born. 

45 


rhe  number  of  J  a!  cob'' s  family. 

9  And  the  sons  of  ReQ'ben  ;  Ha'noch, 
and  Phil'lu,  and  Hez'ron,  and  Car'mi. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Sim'e-6n  ;  Jem-u'el, 
and  Ja'min,  and  o'had,  and  Ja'chin,  and 
Zo'har  ;  and  Sha'ul,  the  son  of  a  Can'aan- 
i-tish  woman. 

1 1  And  the  sons  of  Le'vi ;  Ger'shon, 
ivo'hath,  and  Mer'a-rl. 

12  And  the  sons  of  Ju'dah ;  Er,  and 
O'nin,  and  She'lSh,  and  Pha'rez,  and  Za'- 
r.lli :  but  Er  and  O'nan  died  in  the  land  of 
Oa  iia-an.  And  tlic  sons  of  Pha'rez  were 
ilez'ron  and  Ha'mCil. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Is'sa-char;  To'la, 
\n(\  Phu'vah,  and  Job,  and  Shim'ron. 

14  And  the  sons  of  Zeb'u-lon  ;  Se'red, 
md  E'lon,  andJah'le-el. 

15  These  be  the  sons  of  Le'ah,  which 
ihe  bare  unto  Ja'cob  in  Pa'dan-A'ram,  with 
his  daug;hter  DT'nah :  all  the  souls  of  his 
sons  and  his  daughters  were  thirty  and 
three. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Gad  ;  ZTph'i-6n, 
and  Ha»'o^T,  Shu'nT,  and  Ez'bon,  E'rl,  and 
Ar'o-di,  and  A-re'lI. 

17  And  the  sons  of  ish'er  ;  Jim'nah, 
and  ish'u-ah,  and  Is'u-i,  and  Be-r:'ah,  and 
Se'rah  their  sister :  And  the  sons  of  Be-ri'- 
ah  ;  He'ber,  and  Mal'chi-el. 

18  These  are  the  sons  of  Zil'pah,  whom 
La'ban  gave  to  Le'ah  his  daughter :  and 
these  she  bare  unto  Ja'cob,  even  sixteen 
souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Ra'chel,  Ja'cob's  wife  ; 
Jo'seph  and  Ben'ja-min. 

20  And  unto  Jo'seph,  in  the  land  of 
E'|ypt,  Avere  born  Ma-nas'seh  and  E'phra- 
im,  which  As'e-nath,  the  daughter  of  Po- 
tiph'e-rah  priest  of  on,  bare  unto  him. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Ben'ja-min  were  Be'- 
lah,  and  Belcher,  and  Ash'bel,  Ge'ra,  and 
Na'a-man,  E'hl,  and  Rosh,  Mup'pim,  and 
Hup'pim,  and  Ard. 

22  These  are  the  sons  of  Ra'chel,  which 
were  born  to  Ja'cob :  all  the  souls  were 
fourteen. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Dan  ;  Hu'shlm. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Naph'ta-ll ;  Jah'ze- 
el,  and  Gu'nT,  and  Je'zer,  and  Shil'lem. 

25  These  are  the  sons  of  Bil'hah,  which 
La'ban  gave  unto  Ra'chel  his  daughter ; 
and  she  bare  these  unto  Ja'cob :  all  the 
souls  were  seven. 

26  AH  the  souls  that  came  with  Ja'cob 
into  E'|;ypt,  which  came  out  of  his  loins, 
besides  Ja'cob's  sons'  wives,  all  the  souls 
xoere  threescore  and  six  : 

27  And  the  sons  of  Jo'seph,  which  were 
born  him  in  E'^ypt,  were  two  souls :  All 
the  souls  of  the  house  of  Ja'cob,  which 
came  into  E'gypt,  were  threescore  and  ten. 

28  H  And  he  sent  Ju'dah  before  him 
unto  Jo'seph,  to  direct  his  face  unto  Go'- 
sheu  ;  and  they  came  into  the  land  of  G5'- 
shen. 


1  thcp'purds. 


QEN'ESIS.     Jo'siph''s  brethren  before  Pha'raoh. 

29  And  J5'seph  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  went  up  to  meet  I|'ra-el  his  father,  to 
Gd'shen,  and  presented  himself  unto  him 
and  he  fell  on  his  neck,   and  wept  on  his 
neck  a  good  while. 

30  And  Ij'ra-el  said  unto  Jo'seph,  Now 
let  rae  die,  since  I  have  seen  thy  face,  be- 
cause thou  art  yet  alive. 

31  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
and  unto  his  father's  house,  I  will  go  up, 
and  show  Pha'raoh,  and  say  unto  him,  My 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house,  which 
were  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  are  come  unto 
me  ; 

32  And  the  men  are  shep'/i^rds,  ^  for 
their  trade  hath  been  to  feed  cattle  ;  and 
they  have  brought  their  flocks,  and  their 
herds,  and  all  that  they  have. 

33  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
Pha'raoh  shall  call  you,  and  shall  say. 
What  is  your  occupation  ? 

34  That  ye  shall  say.  Thy  servants' 
trade  hath  been  about'  cattle  from  our 
youth  even  until  now,  both  we  and  also 
our  fathers ;  that  ye  may  dwell  in  the  land 
of  Go'shen :  for  every  shep'Aerd  is  an 
abomination  unto  the  E-gyp'ti-anj. 

CHAP.  XLVIL 

THEN  Jo'seph  came  and  told  Pha'raoh, 
and  said,  My  father,  and  my  breth- 
ren, and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds, 
and  all  that  they  have,  are  come  out  of 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an ;  and,  behold,  they 
are  in  the  land  of  Go'shen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  brethren, 
even  five  men,  and  presented  them  unto 
Pha'raoh. 

3  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  his  brethren. 
What  is  your  occupation  ?  And  they  said 
unto  Pha'raoh,  Thy  servants  are  shep  - 
Aerds,  both  we,  and  also  our  fathers. 

4  'They  said  moreover  unto  Pha'raoh, 
For  to  so'journ  in  the  land  are  we  come  : 
for  thy  servants  have  no  pas'tiire^  for  their 
flocks  ;  for  the  famine  is^  sore  in  the  land 
of  Ca'na-an  :  now  there'f5re,  we  pray  thee, 
let  thy  servants  dwell  in  the  land  of  Go'- 
shen. 

5  And  Pha'raoh  spake  unto  Jo'seph, 
saying.  Thy  father  and  thy  brethren  are 
come  unto  thee  : 

6  The  land  of  E'gypt  is  before  thee :  in 
the  best  of  the  land  make  thy  father  and 
brethren  to  dwell ;  in  the  land  of  Gd'shen 
let  them  dwell :  and  if  thou  knowest  any 
men  of  activity  among  them,  then  make 
them  rulers  over  my  cattle. 

7  T  And  Jo'seph  brought  in  Ja'cob  his 
father,  and  set  him  before  Pha'raoh  :  and 
Ja'cob  bless'ed  Pha'raoh. 

8  And  Pha'ra5h  said  unto  Ja'cob,  How 
old  art  thou  ? 

9  And  Ja'cob  said  unto  Pha'raoh,  The 
days  of  the  years  of  my  pilgrimage  are  a 
hundred  and  thirty  years :  few  and  evil 

2  pas'tshure. 

4Q 


Jo  tcph^s  dealing  m  the  Jamme.  QEN 

have  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life  been, 
and  have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of  the 
years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers,  in  the  days 
of  their  pilgrimage. 

10  And  Ja'cob  bless'ed  Pha'raoh,  and 
went  out  from  before  Pha'raoh. 

1 1  IT  And  Jo'seph  placed  his  father  and 
his  brethren,  and  gave  them  a  pojfes'sion 
in  the  land  of  E'gypt,  in  the  best  of  the 
land,  in  the  land  of  Ra-me'sef ,  as  Pha'raoh 
had  comman'ded. 

12  And  Jd'seph  nourished  his  father,  and 
his  brethren,  and  all  his  father''s  household, 
with  bread,  according  to  tlieir  families. 

13  IT  And  Ihert  u-as  no  bread  in  all  the 
land :  for  the  famine  was  very  sore,  so 
that  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and  all  the  land 
of  Ca'na-an,  fainted  by  reason  of  the 
famine. 

14  And  Jo'seph  gathered  up  all  the  mon- 
ey that  was  found  in  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
and  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  for  the  corn 
which  they  bought :  and  Jo'seph  brought 
the  money  into  Pha'raoh's  house. 

15  And  when  money  failed  in  the  land 
of  E'gypt,  and  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  all 
the  E-^yp'ti-anj  came  unto  Jo'seph,  and 
said,  Give  us  bread :  for  why  should  we 
die  in  thy  presence  ?  for  the  money  fail- 
eth. 

16  And  Jo'seph  said,  Give  your  cattle  ; 
and  I  will  give  you  for  your  cattle,  if 
money  fail. 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle  unto 
Jo'seph  :  and  Jo'seph  gave  them  bread  in 
exchange  for  horses,  and  for  the  flocks,  and 
for  the  cattle  of  the  herds,  and  for  the  ass- 
es ;  and  he  fed  them  with  bread  for  all 
their  cattle  for  that  year. 

18  When  that  year  was  ended,  they 
came  unto  him  the  second  year,  and  said 
unto  him.  We  will  not  hide  it  from  my 
lord,  how  that  our  money  is  spent ;  my 
lord  also  hath  our  herds  of  cattle  :  there  is 
not  aught  left  in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  but 
our  bodies  and  our  lands : 

19  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before  thine 
eyes,  both  we  and  our  land  ?  buy  us  and 
our  land  for  bread,  and  we  and  our  land 
will  be  servants  unto  Pha'raoh  ;  and  give 
us  seed,  that  we  may  live  and  not  die,  that 
the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Jo'seph  bought  all  the  land  of 
E'gypt  for  Pha'raoh  ;  for  the  E-|yp'ti-anf 
sold  every  man  his  field,  because  the  fam- 
ine prevailed  over  them  :  so  the  land  be- 
came Pha'raoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  removed 
them  to  cities  from  one  end  of  the  borders 
of  E'gypt  even  to  the  other  end  thereof. 

22  Only  the  land  of  the  priests  bought 
he  not ;  for  the  priests  had  a  portion  as- 
signed them  of  Pha'raoh,  and  did  eat  their 
pdrtion  which  Pha'raoh  gave  them ;  where- 
fore they  sold  not  their  lands. 

23  Then  Jo'seph  said  vinto  the  people, 


ESIS.  He  visiteth  his  sick  father. 

Behold,  I  have  bought  you  this  day,  and 
your  land,  for  Pha'raoh :  lo,  here  is  seed 
for  you,  and  ye  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  in  the  in- 
crease, that  you  shall  give  the  fifth  part 
unto  Pha'raoh  ;  and  four  parts  shall  be 
your  own,  for  seed  of  the  field,  and  for 
your  food,  and  for  them  of  your  house- 
holds, and  for  food  /or  your  little  ones. 

25  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  saved 
our  lives ;  let  us  find  grace  in  the  sight  of 
my  lord,  and  we  will  be  Pha'raoh's  ser 
vants. 

26  And  Jd'seph  made  it  a  law  over  the 
land  of  E'gypt  unto  this  day,  that  Pha'raoh 
should  have  the  fifth  part ;  except  the 
land  of  the  priests  only,  which  became  not 
Pha'radh's. 

_  27  H  And  If'ra-el  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
E'gypt,  in  the  country  of  Go'shen;  ana 
they  had  poffes'sions  therein,  and  grew, 
and  multiplied  exceedingly. 

28  And  Ja'cob  lived  in  the  land  of 
E'|ypt  seventeen  years :  so  the  whole  age 
of  Ja'cob  was  a  hundred  forty  and  seven 
years. 

29  And  the  time  drew  nigh  that  If'ra-el 
must  die  :  and  he  called  his  son  Jo'seph, 
and  said  unto  him.  If  now  I  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  put,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
hand  under  my  thigh,  and  deal  kindly  and 
truly  with  me  ;  bury  me  not,  I  pray  thee, 
in  E'gypt : 

30  But  I  will  lie  with  my  fathers  ;  and 
thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of  E'gypt,  and 
bury  me  in  their  burying-place.  And  he 
said,  I  will  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me.  And 
he  sware  unto  him.  And  Ij'ra-el  bowed 
himself  upon  the  bed's  head. 

CHAP.  XLVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  these  thrags, 
that  one  told  Jd'seph,  Behold,  thy 
father  is  sick :  and  he  took  with  him  his 
two  sons,  Ma-nas'seh  and  E'phra-im. 

2  And  one  told  Ja'cob,  and  said.  Behold, 
thy  son  Jd'seph  cometh  unto  thee :  And 
If'ra-el  strengthened  himself,  and  sat  upon 
the  bed, 

3  And  Ja'cob  said  unto  Jd'seph,  God 
Al-migh'ty  appeared  unto  me  at  Liiz  in 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  and  bless'ed  me, 

4  And  said  unto  me.  Behold,  I  will 
make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  and 
I  will  make  of  thee  a  multitude  of  people  ; 
and  will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed  after 
thee,  for  an  ev^rlas'tin J  pofjes'sion. 

5  And  now  thy  two  sons,  E'phra-im  and 
Ma-nas'seh,  which  were  born  unto  thee  in 
the  land  of  E'gypt,  before  I  came  unto 
thee  into  E'gypt,  are  mine :  as  Reft'ben 
and  Sim'e-6n,  they  shall  be  mine. 

6  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  begettest 
after  them,  shall  be  thine,  and  shall  be 
called  after  the  name  of  their  brethren  in 
their  inheritance. 

47 


Ja'coh  blesse/k  Jo'scph^s  sons^  Q  EN 

7  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came  from  Pa'- 
dan,  Ra'chel  died  by  me  in  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an,  in  the  way,  when  yet  (here  was 
but  a  little  way  to  come  unto  Eph'rath  : 
and  I  buried  her  there  in  the  way  of 
Eph'rath  ;  the  same  is  Beth'le-hem. 

8  IT  And  Ij'ra-el  beheld  Jo'seph's  sons, 
and  said,  Who  are  these  ? 

9  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  his  father, 
They  are  my  sons,  whom  God  hath  given 
me  in  this  place.  And  he  said,  Bring 
them,  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  I  will 
bless  them. 

10  (Now  the  eyes  of  l§'ra-el  were  dim 
for  age,  so  that  he  could  not  see.)  And 
he  brought  them  near  unto  him  ;  and  he 
kissed  them,  and  embraced  them. 

n  And  l§'ra-el  said  unto  Jo'seph,  I  had 
not  thought  to  see  thy  face  ;  and,  lo,  God 
hath  showed  me  also  thy  seed. 

12  And  Jo'seph  brought  them  out  from 
between  his  knees,  and  he  bowed  himself 
with  his  face  to  the  earth. 

13  And  Jo'seph  took  them  both,  E'phra- 
im  in  his  right  hand  to'ward  If'ra-ePs  left 
hand,  and  Ma-nas'seh  in  his  left  hand  to'- 
uiard  If'ra-ePs  right  hand,  and  brought 
them  near  unto  him. 

14  And  Ij'ra-el  stretched  out  his  right 
hand,  and  laid  it  upon  E'phra-Tm's  head, 
who  was  the  younger,  and  his  left  hand 
upon  Ma-nas'seh's  head,  guiding  his  hands 
wittingly  ;  for  Ma-nas'seh  was  the  first- 
Dorn. 

15  And  he  bless'ed  Jo'seph,  and  said, 
God,  before  whom  my  fathers  A'bra-ham 
and  I'^aac  did  walk,  the  God  which  fed 
me  all  my  life  long  unto  this  day, 

16  The  angel  which  redeemed  me  from 
all  evil,  bless  the  lads ;  and  let  my  name 
be  named  on  them,  and  the  name  of  my 
fathers  A'bra-ham  and  i'§aac  ;  and  let 
them  grow  into  a  multitude  in  the  midst 
of  the  earth. 

17  And  when  Jo'seph  saw  that  his  fa- 
ther laid  his  right  hand  upon  the  head  of 
E'phra-im,  it  displeased  him  :  and  he 
h£ld  up  his  father's  hand,  to  remove  it 
from  £'phra-im's  head  unto  Ma-nas'seh's 
head. 

18  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  his  father, 
Not  so,  my  father :  for  this  is  the  first- 
born ;  put  thy  right  hand  upon  his 
head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and  said,  I 
know  it  my  son,  I  know  it :  he  also  shall 
become  a  people,  and  he  also  shall  be 
great ;  but  truly  his  younger  brother  shall 
be  greater  than  he,  and  his  seed  shall  be- 
come a  multitude  of  nations. 

20  And  he  bless'ed  them  that  day,  say- 
ing, Tn  thee  shall  ?f'ra-el  bless,  saying, 
God  make  thee  as  E'phra-im  and  as  Ma- 
nas'seh.  And  he  set  E'phra-im  before 
Ma-nas'seh. 

21  And  If'ra-el  said  unto  Jo'seph,  Be- 


'E5I?.  and  his  ovm,  severally, 

hold,  I  die;  but  God  shall  be  with  you, 
and  bring  you  again'  unto  the  land  of  your 
fathers. 

22  Moreover,  I  have  given  to  thee  one 
portion  above  thy  brethren,  which  I  took 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Am'o-rlte  with  my 
sipord  and  with  my  bow. 

CHAP.   XLIX. 

AND  Ja'cob  called  unto  his  sons,  and 
said.  Gather  yourselves  together, 
that  I  may  t6ll  you  that  which  shall  befall 
you  in  the  last  days. 

2  Gather  yourselves  together,  and  hear, 
ye  sons  of  Ja'cob  ;  and  heasken  unto  If'- 
ra-el  your  father. 

3  IT  Rei^'ben,  thou  art  my  first-born,  my 
might,  and  the  beginning  of  my  strength, 
the  excellency  of  dignity,  and  the  excel- 
lency of  power : 

4  Unstable  as  water,  thou  shalt  not 
excel ;  because  thou  wentest  up  to  thy 
father's  bed,  then  defiledst  thou  it :  he 
went  up  to  my  couch. 

5  IT  Sim'e-6n  and  Le'vi  are  brethren ; 
instruments  of  cruelty  are  in  their  habita> 
tions. 

6  O  my  soul,  come  not  thou  into  their 
secret ;  unto  their  assembly,  mine  Aon'our, 
be  not  thou  united :  for  in  their  anger  they 
slew  a  man,  an.d  in  their  self-will  they 
digged  down  a  wall. 

7  Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  was 
fierce;  and  their  wrath,  for  it  was  cruel: 
I  will  divide  them  in  Ja'cob,  and  scatter 
them  in  If'ra-el. 

8  IT  Ju'dah,  thou  art  he  whom  thy 
brethren  shall  praise  ;  thy  hand  shall  be  in 
the  neck  of  thine  enemies :  thy  father's 
children  shall  bow  down  before  thee. 

9  Ju'dah  is  a  lion's  whelp  ;  from  the 
prey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone  up  :  he  stoop- 
ed down,  he  couched  as  a  lion,  and  as  an 
old  lion  ;  who  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

10  The  sceptre  shall  not  depart  from 
Ju'dah,  nor  a  lawgiver  from  between  his 
feet,  until  ShT'loh  come  ;  and  unto  him 
shall  the  gath'ering  of  the  people  be  : 

11  Binding  his  foal  unto  the  vine,  and 
his  ass's  colt  unto  tiie  choice  vine  ;  he 
washed  his  garments  in  wine,  and  his 
clothes  in  the  blood  of  grapes : 

12  His  eyes  shall  be  red  with  wine, 
and  his  teeth  white  with  milk. 

13  IT  Zeb'u-lon  shall  dwell  at  the  haven 
of  the  sea ;  and  he  shall  be  for  a  haven 
of  ships :  and  his  border  shall  be  unto 
Zi'don. 

14  IT  Is'sa-char  is  a  strong  ass,  couching 
down  between  two  burdens  : 

15  And  he  saw  that  rest  was  good,  and 
the  land  that  it  teas  pleasant ;  and  bowed 
his  shoulder  to  bear,  and  became  a  ser- 
vant unto  tribute. 

16  IT  Dan  shall  judge  his  people,  as  one 
of  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el. 

17  Dan  shall  be  a  serpent  by  the  way, 

48 


Jd  fob'' s  death.  QEi\ 

an  adder  in  the  path,  thac  biteth  the  horse 
heels,  so  that  his  rider  shall  fall  back- 
ward. 

18  I  have  waited  for  thy  salvation,  O 
Lord  ! 

19  T  Gad,  a  troop  shall  overcome  him  : 
but  he  shall  overcome  at  the  last. 

20  IT  Out  of  Ash'6r  his  bread  shall  be 
fat,  and  he  shall  yield  royal  dain'ties. 

21  IT  Naph'ta-li  is  a  hind  let  loose  :  he 
giveth  g'oodly  words. 

22  IT  Jo'seph  is  a  fruitful  bough,  even  a 
fruitful  bough  by  a  well,  whose  branches 
run  over  the  wall. 

?3  The  archers  have  sorely  grieved  him, 
and  shot  a(  him,  and  hated  him  : 

24  But  his  bow  abode  in  strength,  and 
the  arms  of  his  hands  were  made  strong  by 
the  hands  of  the  mighty  God  of  Ja'cob  ; 
(from  thence  is  the  Shep'/i6rd,  the  stone 
of  if'ra-el  :) 

25  Eeen  by  the  God  of  thy  father,  who 
shall  help  thee  ;  and  by  the  Al-migh'ty, 
who  shall  bless  thee  with  blessings  of 
heaven  above,  blessings  of  the  deep  that 
lieth  under,  blessings  of  the  breasts  and 
of  the  womb  : 

26  The  blessings  of  thy  father  have  pre- 
vailed above  the  blessings  of  my  progeni- 
tors, unto  the  utmost  bound  of  the  ever- 
las'ting  hills  ;  they  shall  be  on  the  head 
of  Jo'seph,  and  on  the  crown  of  the  head 
of  him  that  was  separate  from  his  breth- 
ren. 

27  V  Ben'ja-mTn  shall  raven  as  a  wolf  ; 
in  the  morning  he  shall  devour  the  prey, 
and  at  night  he  shall  divide  the  spoil. 

28  f  All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of 
If'ra-el :  and  this  is  il  that  their  father 
spake  unto  them,  and  bless'ed  them  ;  ev- 
ery one  according  to  his  blessing  he  bless'- 
ed them. 

29  And  he  charged  them,  and  said  un- 
to them,  I  am  to  be  gathered  unto  my  peo- 
ple :  bury  me  with  my  fathers  in  the  cave 
that  is  in  the  field  of  E'phron  the  Hit'- 
tlte  ; 

30  In  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field  of 
Mach-pe'lah,  which  is  before  Mam're,  in 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  which  X'bra-ham 
bought  with  the  field  of  E'phron  the  Hlt'- 
titc  for  a  pojfes'sion  of  a  burying-place. 

31  There  they  buried  A'bra-ham  and 
Sa'rah  his  wife  ;  there  they  buried  I'faac 
and  Re-bek'ah  his  wife  ;  and  there  I 
buried  Le'ah. 

32  The  purchase  of  the  field,  and  of  the 
cave  that  is  therein,  was  from  the  children 
of  Heth. 

33  And  when  Ja'cob  had  made  an  end 
of  comman'ding  his  sons,  he  gathered  up 
bis  feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up  the 
ghost,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

CHAP.  L. 

AND  Jo'seph  fell  upon  his  father's  face, 
and  wept  upon  him,  and  kissed  him. 
£  4 


ESIS.  He  is  buried  in  Mach-pe'lah. 

2  And  Jo'seph  comman'ded  his  servants 
the  physicians  to  embalm  his  father  :  and 
the  physicians  embalmed  Tj'ra-el. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled  for  him  ; 
(for  so  are  fulfilled  the  days  of  those 
which  are  embalmed  ;)  and  the  E-eyp'ti-anf 
mourned  for  him  threescore  and  ten  days. 

4  And  when  the  days  of  his  mourning 
were  past,  Jo'seph  spake  unto  the  house  of 
Pha'raoh,  saying,  If  now  I  have  found 
grace  in  your  eyes,  speak,  I  pray  you,  in 
the  ears  of  Pha'raoh,  saying, 

5  My  father  made  me  swear,  saying,  Lo, 
I  die  :  in  my  grave  which  I  have  digged 
for  me  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  there  shalt 
thou  bury  me.  Now,  there'fore,  let  me  go 
up,  I  pray  thee,  and  bury  my  father,  and 
I  will  come  again'. 

6  And  Pha'raoh  said,  Go  up  and  bury 
thy  father,  according  as  he  made  thee 
swear. 

7  And  Jo'seph  went  up  to  bury  his  fa- 
ther: and  with  him  went  up  all  the  servants 
of  Pha'raoh,  the  elders  of  his  house,  and 
all  the  elders  of  the  land  of  E'eypt, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Jd'seph,  and  his 
brethren,  and  his  father's  house  :  only  their 
little  ones,  and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds, 
they  left  in  the  land  of  Go'shen. 

9  And  there  went  up  with  him  both 
chariots  and  horsemen  ;  and  it  was  a  very 
great  company. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  threshing- 
floor  of  A'tad,  which  is  beyond  Jor'dan  ; 
and  there  they  mourned  with  a  great  and 
very  sore  lamenta'tion ;  and  he  made  a 
mourning  for  his  father  seven  days. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  the  Can'aan-Ites,  saw  the  mourning 
in  the  floor'  of  A'tad,  they  said.  This  is  a 
griev'ous  mourning  to  the  E-^yp'ti-anp : 
wherefore  the  name  of  it  was  called  A'bel- 
Mlz'ra-im,  which  is  beyond  Jor'dan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  according 
as  he  comman'ded  theni  : 

13  For  his  sons  carried  him  into  the 
land  of  Ca'na-an,  and  buried  him  in  the 
cave  of  the  field  of  Mach-pe'lah,  which 
A'bra-ham  bought  with  the  field,  for  a 
poffes'sion  of  a  burying-place,  of  E'phron 
the  Hit'tite,  before  Mam're. 

14  And  Jo'seph  returned  into  E'^j^pt,  he, 
and  his  brethren,  and  all  that  went  up 
with  him  to  bury  his  father,  after  he  had 
buried  his  father. 

15  And  when  Jo'seph's  brethren  saw 
that  their  father  was  dead,  they  said,  Jo'- 
seph will  peradven'tiire  hate  us,  and  will 
cer'tainly  requite  us  all  the  evil  which  we 
did  unto  him. 

16  And  they  sent  a  messenger  unto  Jo'- 
seph, saying,  "Thy  father  did  command'  be- 
fore he  died,  saying, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Jo'seph,  For- 
give, I  pray  thee  now,  the  tres'pass  of  thy 
brethren,  and  their  sin  ;  for  they  did  unto 

49 


The  Ig'ra-U-ttes  oppressed.  EX'ODUS 

ihee  evil  :  and  now,  we  pray  thee,  forgive 
the  tree'pass  of  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
thy  father.  And  Jo'seph  wept  when  they 
spake  unto  him. 

18  And  his  brethren  also  went  and  fell 
down  before  his  face  ;  and  they  said,  Be- 
hold, we  be  thy  servants. 

19  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  them.  Fear 
not  ;  for  am  I  in  the  place  of  God  ? 

20  But  as  for  you,  ye  thought  evil 
ao-ainst'  me  ;  but  God  meant  it  unto  good, 
to  bring  to  pass,  as  it  is  this  day,  to  save 
much  people  alive. 

21  Now,  there'fore,  fear  ye  not  :  I  will 
nourish  you,  and  your  little  ones.  And 
he  com'forted  them,  and  spake  kindly 
unto  them 


Mo'§cs  is  bom. 
and  his  father's  house  :  and  Jo'seph  lived  a 
hundred  and  ten  years. 

23  And  Jo'seph  saw  E'phra-im's  chil- 
dren of  the  third  generation  :  the  children 
also  of  Ma'chir,  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh, 
were  brought  up  upon  J5'seph's  knees. 

24  And  Jo'seph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
I  die  :  and  God  will  surely  visit  you,  and 
bring  you  out  of  this  land  unto  the  land 
which  he  sware  to  A'bra-ham,  to  I'jaac, 
and  to  Ja'cob. 

25  And  Jo'seph  took  an  oath  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  saying,  God  will  sure- 
ly visit  you,  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my 
bones  from  hence. 

26  So  Jo'seph  died,  being  a  hundred 
and  ten  years  old :  and  they  embalmed 


22  T  And  Jo'seph  dwelt  in  E'§ypt,  he  I  him,  and  he  was  put  in  a  coffin  in  h'0pt. 


t  The  SECOND  Book  of  MO'SES,  called  EX'ODUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  these  are  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  if'ra-el,  which  came  into 
E'eypt  ;  every  man  and  his  household 
came  with  Ja'cob. 

2  Reii'hen,  STm'e-6n,  Le'vl,  and  Ju'dah, 

3  is'sa-char,  Zeb'u-lon,  and  Ben'ja-min, 

4  Dan,  and  Naph'ta-li,  Gad,  and  Ash'er. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came  out  of 
the  loins  of  Ja'cob  were  seventy  souls :  for 
Jd'seph  was  in  E'|ypt  already. 

6  And  Jo'seph  died,  and  all  his  breth- 
ren, and  all  that  generation. 

7  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  were 
fruitful,  and  increased  abiin'dantly,  and 
multiplied,  and  waxed  exceeding  mighty ; 
and  the  land  was  filled  with  them. 

8  If  Now  there  arofe  up  a  new  king 
over  E'eypt,  which  knew  not  Jo'seph. 

9  And  he  said  unto  his  people.  Behold, 
the  people  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  are 
more  and  mightier  than  we  : 

10  Come  on,  let  us  deal  wisely  with 
them  ;  lest  they  multiply,  and  it  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  there  falleth  out  any 
war,  they  join  also  unto  out  enemies,  and 
fight  against'  us,  and  so  get  them  up  out 
of  the  land. 

11  There'fore  they  did  set  over  them 
task-masters,  to  afflict  them  with  their 
burdens.  And  they  built  for  Pha'raoh 
trea^'ure-cities,  Pi'thom  and  Ra-am'ses. 

12  But  the  more  they  afflicted  them 
the  more  they  multiplied  and  grew.  And 
they  were  grieved  because  of  the  chil- 
dren of  if'ra-eL 

13  And  the  E-^yp'ti-anf  made  the  chil 
dren  of  If'ra-el  to  serve  with  rigour : 

14  And  they  made  their  lives  bitter 
with  hard  bondage,  in  mortar,  and  in 
brick,  and  in  all  manner  of  ser'vice  in 
the  field  :  all  their  ser'vice,  wherein  they 
juade  them  serve,  teas  with  rigour. 


15  IT  And  the  king  of  E'eypt  spake  to 
the  He'brew  midwives ;  (of  which  the 
name  of  one  was  Shiph'rah,  and  the  name 
of  the  other  Pu'ah  ;) 

16  And  he  said,  When  ye  do  the  office 
of  a  midwife  to  the  He'brew  women,  and 
see  them  upon  the  stools,  if  it  be  a  son, 
then  ye  shall  kill  him ;  but  if  it  be  a 
daughter,  then  she  shall  live. 

17  But  the  midwives  feared  God,  and 
did  not  as  the  king  of  E'gypt  command- 
ed them,  but  saved  the  men-childreu 
alive. 

18  And  the  king  of  E'eypt  called  for 
the  midwives,  and  said  unto  them.  Why 
have  ye  done  this  thing,  and  have  saved 
the  men-children  alive  ? 

19  And  the  midwives  said  unto  Pha'- 
raoh, Because  the  He'brew  women  are  not 
as  the  E-gyp'ti-an  women ;  for  they  are 
lively,  and  are  delivered  ere  the  midwives 
come  in  unto  them. 

20  There'fore  God  dealt  well  with  the 
midwives :  and  the  people  multiplied,  and 
waxed  very  mighty. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  because  the 
midwives  feared  God,  that  he  made  them 
houses. 

22  And  Pha'raoh  charged  all  his  peo- 
ple, saying.  Every  son  that  is  born  ye  shall 
cast  into  the  river,  and  every  daughter  ye 
shall  save  alive. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  there  went  a  man  of  the  house  of 
Le'vi,  and  took  to  wife  a  daughter 
of  Le'vi. 

2  And  the  woman  conceived  and  bare 
a  son :  and  when  she  saw  him  that  he 
was  a  goodly  child,  she  hid  him  three 
m6nths. 

3  And  when  she  could  no  longer  hide 
him,  she  took  for  him  an  ark  of  bulrushes, 
and  daubed  it  with  slime  and  with  pitch, 

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JVo'gcs  slayeth  an  M-^yp'h-an.  EX'ODUS. 

and  put  the  child  therein  ;  and  she  laid  it 
in  the  flags  by  the  river's  brink. 

4  And  his  sister  stood  afar  off,  to  wit 
what  would  be  done  to  him. 

5  And  the  daughter  of  Pha'raoh  came 
down  to  wash  herself  at  the  river ;  and 
her  maidens  walked  along'  by  the  river's 
side :  and  when  she  saw  the  ark  among 
the  flags,  she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it. 

6  And  when  she  had  opened  it,  she  saw 
the  child  :  and,  behold,  the  babe  wept. 
And  she  had  compassion  on  him,  and  said. 
This  is  one  of  the  He'brews'  children. 

7  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pha'raoh's 
daughter,  Shall  I  go  and  call  to  thee  a 
nurse  of  the  He'brew  women,  that  she 
may  nurse  the  child  for  thee  ? 

8  And  Pha'raoh's  daughter  said  to  her, 
Go.  And  the  maid  went  and  called  the 
child's  mother. 

9  And  Pha'raoh's  daughter  said  unto 
her.  Take  this  child  away,  and  nurse  it 
for  me,  and  I  will  give  thee  thy  wages. 
And  the  woman  took  the  child,  and  nurs- 
ed it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  she  brought 
him  unto  Pha'raoh's  daughter,  and  he 
became  her  son.  And  she  called  his  name 
Mo'fes :  and  she  said,  Because  I  drew  him 
out  of  the  water. 

lit  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
when  Mo'fes  was  grown,  that  he  went  out 
unto  his  brethren,  and  looked  on  their 
burdens :  and  he  espl'ed  an  E-|yp'ti-an 
smiting  a  He'brew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and  that 
way,  and,  when  he  saw  that  there  was  no 
man,  he  slew  the  E-|yp'ti-an,  and  hid  him 
in  the  sand. 

13  And  when  he  went  out  the  second 
day,  behold,  two  men  of  the  He'brews 
strove  together :  and  he  said  to  him  that 
did  the  wrong.  Wherefore  smitest  thou 
thy  fellow  ? 

14  And  he  said,  Who  made  thee  a 
prince  and  a  judge  over  us  ?  intendest 
thou  to  kill  me,  as  thou  killedst  the  E-gyp'- 
ti-an  ?  And  Mo'§es  feared,  and  said,  Sure- 
ly this  thing  is  known. 

15  Now  when  Pha'raoh  heard  this  thing, 
he  sought  to  slay  Mo'fes.  But  Mo'fes  fled 
from  the  face  of  Pha'raoh,  and  dwelt  in 
the  land  of  Mid'i-an :  And  he  sat  down 
by  a  well. 

16  Now  the  priest  of  Mid'i-an  had 
seven  daughters :  and  they  came  and 
drew  water,  and  filled  the  troughs  ^  to 
water  their  father's  flock. 

17  And  the  shep'/i6rds  came  and  drove 
them  away :  but  Mo'fes  stood  up  and 
helped  them,  and  watered  their  flock. 

18  And  when  they  came  to  Re-u'el 
their  father,  he  said.  How  is  it  that  you 
are  come  so  soon  to-day  ? 

19  And  they  said.  An  E-gy^p'ti-an  de- 

1 


7%e  burning  bvuh 

livered  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  shep' 
ft^rds,  and  also  drew  water  enough  for  us, 
and  watered  the  flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daughters, 
And  where  is  he  ?  why  is  it  that  ye  have 
left  the  man  ?  call  him,  that  he  may  eat 
bread. 

1  And  Mo'fes   was  content   to  dwell 


with  the  man 
po'rah  his  daughter 

22  And    she   bare  him 
called  his  name  Ger'shom 


and  he   gave  Mo'jes   Zip- 


son,    and  he 
for  he  said,  I 
have  been  a  stranger  in  a  strange  land. 

23  f  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  proc'ess  of 
time,  that  the  king  of  E'^ypt  died,  and 
the  children  of  If'ra-el  sighed  by  reason 
of  the  bondage,  and  they  cried  ;  and  their 
cry  came  up  unto  God,  by  reason  of  the 
bondage. 

24  And  God  heard  their  groaning,  and 
God  remembered  his  covenant  with  A'bra- 
ham,  with  I'faac,  and  with  Ja'cob. 

25  And  God  looked  upon  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  and  God  had  respect  unto 
them. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  Mo'fes  kept  the  flock  of  Je'thro 
his  father-in-law,  the  priest  of  Mid'- 
i-an :  and  he  led  the  flock  to  the  back 
side  of  the  def  ert,  and  came  to  the  moun  - 
tain  of  God,  even  to  Ho'reb. 

2  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire,  out  of  the 
midst  of  a  biish  :  and  he  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, the  bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the 
bush  was  not  consumed. 

3  And  Md'fes  said,  I  will  now  turn 
aside,  and  see  this  great  sight,  why  the 
bush  is  not  burnt. 

4  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  he 
turned  aside  to  see,  God  called  unto  him 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  bush,  and  said, 
Mo'fes,  Mo'fes.     And  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh  hither : 
put  off  thy  shoes  from  off  thy  feet ;  for 
the  place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy 
ground. 

6  Moreover  he  said,  I  am  the  God  of 
thy  father,  the  God  of  A'bra-ham,  the 
God  of  i'faac,  and  the  God  of  Ja'cob. 
And  Mo'fes  hid  his  face  ;  for  he  was  afraid 
to  look  upon  God. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  surely 
seen  the  affliction  of  my  people  which  are 
in  E'gypt,  and  have  heard  their  cry  by 
reason  of  their  task-masters  ;  for  I  know 
their  sorrows ; 

8  And  I  am  come  down  to  deliver  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  E-^p'ti-anf ,  and 
to  bring  them  up  out  of  that  land  unto  a 
good  land  and  a  large,  unto  a  land  flow- 
ing with  milk  and  honey  ;  unto  the  place 
of  the  Can'aan-ites,  and  the  Hit'tites,  and 
the  Am'o-rites,  and  the  Per'iz-zltes,  and 
the  Hl'vites,  and  the  Jeb'u-sites. 

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Md'§cs  sent  to  delivei  l$'ra-U.  EX'ODUS. 

9  Now  there'fore,  behold,  the  cry  of  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-el  is  come  unto  me  :  and 
1  have  also  seen  the  oppression  wherewith 
the  E-fiyp'ti-anj  oppress  them. 

10  Come  now,  there'fore,  and  I  will 
send  thee  unto  Pha'raoh,  that  thou  mayst 
bring  forth  my  people,  the  children  of  Ij'- 
ra-el,  out  of  £'|ypt. 

11  And  Mo'§es  said  unto  God,  Who  am 
I,  that  I  should  go  unto  Pha'raoh,  and 
that  I  should  bring  forth  the  children  of 
Tj'ra-el  out  of  E'gypt  ? 

12  And  he  said,  Cer'tainly  I  will  be 
with  thee  :  and  this  shall  he  a  token  unto 
thee  that  I  have  sent  thee  ;  When  thou 
hast  brought  forth  the  people  out  of 
E'gypt,  ye  shall  serve  God  upon  this 
moun'tain. 

13  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  God,  Behold, 
when  I  come  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  shall  say  unto  them.  The  God  of 
your  fathers  hath  sent  me  unto  you  ;  and 
they  shall  say  to  me.  What  is  his  name  i 
what  shall  I  say  unto  them  ? 

14  And  God  said  unto  Md'fes,  I  AM 
THAT  I  AM:  and  he  said.  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  the  children  of  I§'ra-el,  I 
AM  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

15  And  God  said,  moreover,  unto  M6'- 
fes,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  The  Lord  God  of  your  fa- 
thers, the  God  of  A'bra-ham,  the  God  of 
I'§aac,  and  the  God  of  Ja'cob,  hath  sent 
me  unto  you  :  this  is  my  name  for  ever, 
and  this  is  my  memorial  unto  all  genera- 
lions. 

16  Go  and  gather  the  elders  of  Ig'ra-el 
together,  and  say  unto  them.  The  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  A'bra- 
ham,  of  I'faac,  and  of  Ja'cob,  appeared 
unto  me,  saying,  I  have  surely  visited  you, 
and  seeri  that  which  is  done  to  you  in 
E'lypt: 

\1  And  I  have  said,  I  will  bring  you  up 
out  of  the  affliction  of  E'gypt  unto  the  land 
of  the  Can'aan-ltes,  and  the  Hit'tites,  and 
the  Am'o-rites,  andthe  Per'iz-zltes,  and  the 
Hi'vltes,  and  the  Jeb'u-sites,  unto  a  land 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

18  And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy  voice  : 
and  thou  shalt  come,  thou  and  the  elders 
of  If'ra-el,  unto  the  king  of  E'gypt  ;  and 
ye  shall  say  unto  him.  The  Lord  God  of 
the  He'brews  hath  met  with  us  :  and  now 
let  us  go,  we  beseech  thee,  three  days' 
journey  into  the  wilderness,  that  we  may 
sac'rifi^e  to  the  Lord  our  God. 

19  And  I  am  sure  that  the  king  of 
E'gypt  will  not  let  you  go,  no,  not  by  a 
mighty  hand. 

20  And  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand,  and 
smite  E'gypt  with  all  my  w6nders  which  1 
will  do  in  the  midst  thereof :  and  after  that 
he  will  let  you  go. 

21  And  I  will  give  this  people  favour  in 
the  sight  of  the  E-gyp'ti-an^ :  and  it  shall 


His  rod  is  turned  into  a  serpent 

come  to  pass,  that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall 
not  go  empty  ; 

22  But  every  woman  shall  borrow  of 
her  neighbour,  and  of  her  that  so'joOrneth 
in  her  house,  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels 
of  gold,  and  raiment  :  and  ye  shall  put 
them  upon  your  sons,  and  upon  your 
daughters  ;  and  ye  shall  spoil  the  E-gyp'- 
ti-an§. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  Mo'fes  answered  and  said.  But, 
behold,  they  will  not  believe  me,  nor 
hearken  unto  my  voice :  for  they  will  say, 
The  Lord  hath  not  appeared  unto  thee. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  What 
is  that  in  thine  hand  ?  And  he  said,  A 
rod. 

3  And  he  said,  Cast  it  on  the  ground. 
And  he  cast  it  on  the  ground,  and  it  be- 
came a  serpent ;  and  Mo'fes  fled  from  be- 
fore it. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Put 
forth  thine  hand,  and  take  it  by  the  tail. 
And  he  put  forth  his  hand  and  caught  it, 
and  it  became  a  rod  in  his  hand, 

5  That  they  may  believe  that  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  the  God  of  A'bra- 
ham,  the  God  of  I'faac,  and  the  God  of 
Ja'cob,  hath  appeared  unto  thee. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  furthermore  unto 
him,  Put  now  thine  hand  into  thy  bo'fom. 
And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bo'fom  ;  and 
when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand  was 
leprous  as  snow. 

7  And  he  said,  Piit  thine  hand  into  thy 
bo'fom  again'.  And  he  put  his  hand  into 
his  bo'fom  again',  and  plucked  it  out  of 
his  bo'fom  ;  and,  behold,  it  was  turned 
again'  as  his  other  flesh. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  thee,  neither  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  the  first  sign,  that  they  will  be- 
lieve the  voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  also  these  two  signs,  neither 
hearken  unto  thy  voice,  that  thou  shalt 
take  of  the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour  it 
upon  the  dry  land  :  and  the  water,  which 
thou  takest  out  of  the  river,  shall  become 
blood  upon  the  dry  land. 

10  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  Lord, 
O  my  Lord,  I  am  not  eloquent,  neither 
heretofore,  nor  since  thou  hast  spoken  unto 
thy  servant:  but  I  am  slow  of  speech,  and 
of  a  slow  tongue. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Who 
hath  made  man's  mouth  ?  or  who  maketh 
the  dumb,  or  deaf,  or  the  seeing,  or  the 
blind  ?  have  not  I  the  Lord  ? 

12  Now  there'fore  go,  and  I  will  be  with 
thy  mouth,  and  teach  thee  what  thou  shalt 
say. 

13  And  he  said,  O  my  Lord,  send,  I 
pray  thee,  by  the  hand  of  him,  whom  thoa 
wilt  send. 

14  And  the  aQg;er  of  the    Lord  vat 
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God'' s  message  to  Pha'rabh. 


EX'ODUS.  Pha'radh  chideth  Mo'ges and .Aardn 


kindled  against'  Mo'fes  ;  and  he  said,  7* 
not  ^a'ron  the  Le'vite  thy  brother  ?  I 
know  that  he  can  speak  well.  And  also, 
behold,  he  cometh  forth  to  meet  thee  ; 
and  when  he  seeth  thee,  he  will  be  glad 
in  his  heart. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  and 
put  words  in  his  mouth  :  and  I  will  be  with 
thy  mouth,  and  with  his  mouth,  and  will 
teach  you  what  ye  shall  do. 

16  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman  unto 
the  people  :  and  he  shall  be,  even  he  shall 
be  to  thee  instead  of  a  mouth,  and  thou 
shalt  be  to  him  instead  of  God. 

17  And  thou  shalt  take  this  rod  in  thine 
hand,  wherewith  thou  shalt  do  signs. 

18  V  And  Mo'fes  went,  and  returned  to 
Je'thro  his  father-in-law,  and  said  unto 
him.  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  return 
unto  my  brethren  which  are  in  E'eypt, 
and  see  whether  they  be  yet  alive.  And 
Je'thro  said  to  M6'§es,  Go  in  peace. 

19  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes  in 
Mid'i-an,  Go,  return  into  E'eypt  :  for  all 
the  men  are  dead  which  sought  thy  life. 

20  And  Mo'fes  took  his  wife  and  his 
sons,  and  set  them  upon  an  ass,  and  he 
returned  to  the  land  of  E'eypt.  And  Mo'- 
fes took  the  rod  of  God  in  his  hand. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
When  thou  goest  to  return  into  E'gypt,  see 
that  thou  do  all  those  wonders  before  Pha'- 
raoh  which  I  have  put  in  thine  hand  :  but 
I  will  harden  his  heart,  that  he  shall  not 
let  the  people  go. 

22  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  Pha'raoh, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  if'ra-el  is  my  son, 
even  my  first-born  : 

23  And  I  say  unto  thee.  Let  my  son  go, 
that  he  may  serve  me  :  and  if  thou  refuse 
to  let  him  go,  behold  I  will  slay  thy  son, 
even  thy  first-born. 

24  %  And  it  came  to  pass,  by  the  way 
in  the  inn,  that  the  Lord  met  him,  and 
sought  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  Zip-po'rah  took  a  sharp  stone, 
and  cut  off  the  foreskin  of  her  son,  and 
cast  it  at  his  feet,  and  said.  Surely  a  bloody 
huf'band  art  thou  to  me. 

2G  So  he  let  him  go  :  then  she  said,  A 
bloody  huf'band  thou  art,  because  of  the 
circumcifion. 

27  t  And  the  Lord  said  to  »^a'r6n,  Go 
into  the  wilderness  to  meet  Mo'fes.  And 
he  went,  and  met  him  in  the  mount  of 
God,  and  kissed  him. 

27  And  Mo'fes  told  .^a'ron  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord  who  had  sent  him,  and  all 
the  signs  which  he  had  comman'ded  him. 

29  And  Mo'fes  and  .^a'ron  went,  and 
gathered  together  all  the  elders  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  : 

30  And  ^a'ron  spake  all  the  words 
which  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  Mo'fes, 
and  did  the  signs  in  the  sight  of  the 
people. 

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31  And  the  people  believed  :  and  when 
they  heard  that  the  Lord  had  visited  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  and  that  he  had  look- 
ed upon  their  affliction,  then  they  bowed 
their  heads  and  wor'shipped. 
CHAP.  V. 

AND  afterward  Mo'fes  and  »4a'r6n 
went  in,  and  told  Pha'rach,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  Let  my 
people  go,  that  they  may  hold  a  feast  unto 
me  in  the  wilderness. 

2  And  Pha'raoh  said.  Who  is  the  Lord, 
that  I  should  obey  his  voice  to  let  if'ra-el 
go  ?  I  know  not  the  Lord,  neither  will  I 
let  If'ra-el  go, 

3  And  they  said.  The  God  of  the  He'- 
brews  hath  met  with  us  :  let  us  go,  we 
pray  thee,  three  days'  journey  into  the 
def'ert,  and  sac'rifi9e  unto  the  Lord  our 
God  ;  lest  he  fall  upon  us  with  pestilence, 
or  with  the  sK'drd. 

4  And  the  king  of  E'gypt  said  unto 
them,  Wherefore  do  ye,  Mo'fes  and  Ak'- 
ron,  let  the  people  from  their  works  ?  get 
you  unto  your  burdens. 

5  And  Pha'raoh  said,  Behold,  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land  now  are  many,  and  ye 
make  them  rest  from  their  burdens. 

6  IT  And  Pha'raoh  comman'ded  the  same 
day  the  task-masters  of  the  people,  and 
their  officers,  saying, 

7  Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  people  straw 
to  make  brick,  as  heretofore  :  let  them  go 
and  gather  straw  for  themselves. 

8  And  the  tale  of  the  bricks,  which 
they  did  make  heretofore,  ye  shall  lay 
upon  them  ;  ye  shall  not  diminish  aught 
thereof:  for  they  6e  idle;  there'fore  they  cry, 
saying.  Let  us  go  and  sac'rifi^e  to  our 
God. 

9  Let  there  more  work  be  laid  upon  the 
men,  that  they  may  labour  therein  ;  and 
let  them  not  regard  vain  words. 

10  And  the  task-masters  of  the  people 
went  out,  and  their  officers,  and  they 
spake  to  the  people,  saying.  Thus  saith 
Pha'raoh,  I  will  not  give  you  straw. 

11  Go  ye,  get  you  straw  where  ye 
can  find  it :  yet  not  aught  of  your  work 
shall  be  diminished. 

12  t  So  the  people  were  scattered 
abroad  throughout  all  the  land  of  E'eypt, 
to  gather  stubble  instead  of  straw. 

13  And  the  task-masters  hasted  them, 
saying.  Fulfil  your  works,  >jour  daily  tasks, 
as  when  there  was  straw. 

14  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
If'ra-el,  which  Pha'raoh's  task-masters 
had  set  over  them,  were  beaten,  and  de- 
man'ded.  Wherefore  have  ye  not  fulfilled 
your  task  in  making  brick,  both  yes't^rday 
and  to-day,  as  heretofore  ? 

15  Then  the  officers  of  the  childrei  sf 
If'ra-el  came  and  cried  unto  Pha'raoU, 
saying.  Wherefore  dealest  thou  thus  with 
thy  servants  ? 

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Mo'gcs  complaineth  to  God.  EX'ODUS 

16  There  is  no  straw  given  unto  thy 
servants,  and  they  say  to  us,  Make  brick  : 
and,  behold,  thy  servants  are  beaten ;  but 
the  fault  is  in  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said,  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are  idle  ; 
there'fore  ye  say.  Let  us  go  and  do  sac'ri- 
fi9e  to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  there'fore  now,  aiid  work  ;  for 
there  shall  no  straw  be  given  you,  yet 
shall  ye  deliver  the  tale  of  bricks. 

19  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of  I§'- 
ra-el  did  see  thai  they  tvlre  in  evil  case, 
after  it  was  said,  Ye  siiall  not  minish  aught 
from  your  bricks  of  your  daily  task.  _ 

20  And  they  met  Mo'jes  and  ^a'ron, 
who  stood  in  the  way,  as  they  came  forth 
from  Pha'raoh  ; 

21  And  they  said  unto  them,  The  Lord 
look  upon  you,  and  judge  ;  because  ye 
have  made  our  savour  to  be  abhorred  in 
the  eyes  of  Pha'raoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of 
his  servants,  to  put  a  sM)6rd  in  their  hand 
to  slay  us. 

22  T  And  Mo'fes  returned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Lord,  wherefore  hast 
thou  so  evil-entreated  this  people  ?  why 
is  it  that  thou  hast  sent  me  i 

23  For  since  I  came  to  Pha'raoh  to 
speak  in  thy  name,  he  hath  done  evil  to 
this  people  ;  neither  hast  thou  delivered 
thy  people  at  all. 

CHAP.  VL 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Now  shalt  thou  see  what  I  will  do  to 
Pha'raoh  :  for  with  a  strong  hand  shall  he 
let  them  go,  and  with  a  strong  hand  shall 
he  drive  them  out  of  his  land. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  and  said 
unto  him,  I  am  the  Lord  : 

3  And  I  appeared  unto  A'bra-ham,  unto 
I'faag,  and  unto  Ja'cob,  by  the  name  of 
God  Almigh'ty  ;  but  by  my  name  JEHO'- 
VAH  was  I  not  known  to  them. 

4  And  I  have  also  estab'lished  my  cove- 
nant with  them,  to  give  them  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an,  the  land  of  their  pilgrimage, 
wherein  they  were  strangers. 

5  And  1  have  also  heard  the  groaning  of 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  whom  the  E-|yp'- 
ti-an|  keep  in  bondage  ;  and  I  have  re- 
membered my  covenant. 

6  Wherefore  say  unto  the  children  of 
If'ra-el,  I  am  the  Lord,  and  I  will  bring 
you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of  the 
E-gyp'ti-anf,  and  I  will  rid  you  out  of 
their  bondage ;  and  I  will  redeem  you 
with  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  with  great 
judgments : 

7  And  I  will  take  you  to  me  for  a  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  be  to  you  a  God  :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  bringeth  you  out  from  under  the 
burdens  of  the  E-^yp'ti-anf. 

8  And  I  will  bring  you  in  unto  the 
land,  concer'ning  the  which  I  did  swear 
to  give  it  to  A'bra-ham,  to  I'gaac,  and  to 


The  glneal'ogy  of  Reft  ben,  Sec. 

Ja'cob  ;  and  I  will  give  it  you  for  a  herit- 
age :  I  am  the  Lord. 

9  T  And  Mo'fes  spake  so  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  if'ra-el :  but  they  hearkened  not 
unto  M5'fes,  for  anguish  of  spirit,  and  for 
cruel  bondage. 

10  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

1 1  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pha'raoh  king  of 
E'gypt,  that  he  let  the  children  of  if'ra-el 
go  out  of  his  land. 

12  And  Mo'fes  spake  before  the  Lord, 
saying,  Behold,  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
have  not  hearkened,  unto  me  ;  how  then 
shall  Pha'raoh  hear  me,  who  am  of  un- 
cir'cumcTfed  lips  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fea 
and  unto  .^a'ron,  and  gave  them  a  charge 
unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  and  unto 
Pha'radh  king  of  E'gypt,  to  bring  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  out  of  the  land  of 
E'lypt. 

14  IT  These  be  the  heads  of  their  fathers' 
houses :  The  sons  of  ReCl'ben,  the  first- 
born of  If'ra-el ;  Ha'ncch,  and  Phal'lii, 
Hez'ron,  and  Car'mi :  these  be  the  families 
of  Refl'ben. 

15  And  the  sons  of  STm'e-6n  ;  Jem-ii'el, 
and  Ja'min,  and  O'had,  and  Ja'chin,  and 
Zo'har,  and  Sha'til,  the  son  of  a  Can'aan- 
i-tish  woman :  these  are  the  families  of 
Sim'e-6n. 

16  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Le'vl,  according  to  their  generations  ; 
Ger'shon,  and  Ko'hath,  and  Mer'a-ri.  And 
the  years  of  the  life  of  Le'vi  wire  a  hun- 
dred thirty  and  seven  years. 

17  The  sons  of  Ger'shon  ;  Lib'nT,  and 
Shi'mi,  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Ko'hath  ;  Am'ram, 
and  Iz'har,  and  He'bron,  and  Uz-zi'el. 
And  the  years  of  the  life  of  Ko'hath  wire 
a  hundred  thirty  and  three  years. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Mer'a-rT ;  Ma'ha-li^ 
and  Mu'shi  :  these  are  the  families  of 
Le'vi,  according  to  their  generations. 

20  And  Am'ram  took  him  Jcch'e-bed, 
his  father's  sister,  to  wife  ;  and  she  bare 
him  ^a'ron  and  Mo'fes.  And  the  years  oi 
the  life  of  Am'ram  ivire  a  hundred  and 
thirty  and  seven  years. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Iz'har  ;  Ko'rah,  and 
Ne'pheg,  and  Zich'rT. 

22  And  the  sons  of  tJz-zi'el  ;  Mish'a-el, 
and  El'za-phan,  and  Zlth'ri. 

23  And  ^a'ron  took  him  E-lish'e-ba 
daughter  of  Am-min'a-dab,  sister  of  Na 
ash'on,  to  wife  ;  and  she  bare  him  Na'- 
dab  and  A-bT'hii,  E-le-a'zar  and  Ith'a 
mar. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Ko'rah  ;  As'sir,  and 
El'ka-nah,  and  A-bi'a-saph :  these  are  the 
families  of  the  Kor'hites. 

25  And  E-le-a'zar,  ./Sa'ron's  son,  took 
him  one  of  the  daughters  of  Pii'ti-el  to 
wife  ;  and  she  bare  him  Phin'e-has :  these 


54 


The  rod  turned  into  a  serpent. 

are  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  Le'- 
Tites,  according  to  their  families. 

26  These  are  that  Aa'rbn  and  Mo'jes, 
to  whom  the  Lord  said,  Bring  out  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  from  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
according  to  their  armies. 

27  These  are  they  which  spake  to  Pha'- 
raoh  king  of  E'|ypt,  to  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  I§'ra-el  from  E'eypt :  these  are 
that  Mo'fes  and  ^k'rbn. 

28  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  the  day 
when  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes  in  the 
land  of  £'|ypt, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying,  I  am  the  Lord  :  speak  thou  unto 
Pha'raoh  king  of  E'|ypt  all  that  I  say 
unto  thee. 

30  And  Mo'fes  said  before  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I  am  of  uncir'cumcTfed  lips,  and 
how  shall  Pha'raoh  hearken  unto  me  ? 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  See, 
I  have  made  thee  a  god  to  Pha'- 
raoh ;  and  ^a'ron  thy  brother  shall  be 
thy  prophet. 

2  Thou  shalt  speak  all  that  I  command' 
thee  ;  and  .^a'ron  thy  brother  shall  speak 
unto  Pha'raoh,  that  he  send  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  out  of  his  land. 

3  And  I  will  harden  Pha'raoh's  heart, 
and  multiply  my  signs  and  my  wonders 
in  the  land  of  E'gypt. 

4  But  Pha'raoh  shall  not  hearken  unto 
you,  that  I  may  lay  my  hand  upon  E'eypt, 
and  bring  forth  mine  armies,  and  my  peo- 
ple the  children  of  If'ra-el,  out  of  the 
land  of  E'eypt  by  great  judgments. 

5  And  tne  E-eyp'ti-anf  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  stretch  forth  mine 
hand  upon  E'eypt,  and  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  from  among  them. 

6  And  Mo'fes  and  ^a'ron  did  as  the 
Lord  comman'ded  them,  so  did  they. 

7  And  Mo'fes  was  fourscore  years  old, 
and  .^a'ron  fourscore  and  three  years  old, 
when  they  spake  unto  Pha'raoh. 

8  T  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'fes 
and  unto  ^a'ron,  saying, 

9  When  Pha'raoh  shall  speak  unto  you, 
saying,  Sho%v  a  miracle  for  you :  then 
thou  shalt  say  unto  »4a'r6n,  Take  thy  rod, 
and  cast  it  before  Pha'raoh,  and  it  shall 
become  a  serpent. 

10  And  Mo'fes  and  ^a'ron  went  in  unto 
Pha'raoh,  and  they  did  so  as  the  Lord 
had  comman'ded  :  and  *4a.'r6n  cast  down 
his  rod  before  Pha'raoh,  and  before  his 
servants,  and  it  became  a  serpent. 

11  Then  Pha'raoh  also  called  the  wise 
men  and  the  sorcerers :  now  the  magicians 
of  E'eypt,  they  also  did  in  like  manner 
with  their  enchantments  : 

12  For  they  cast  down  every  man  his 
rod,  and  they  became  serpents :  but  ^a'- 
ron's  rod  swallowed  up  their  rods. 

13  And  he  hardened  Pha'radh's  heart, 


EX'ODUS.  77te  river  is  turned  into  blood. 

that  he  hearkened  not  unto  them  ;  as  the 
Lord  had  said. 

14  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Pha'raoh's  heart  is  hardened,  he  refuseth 
to  let  the  people  go. 

15  Get  thee  unto  Pha'raoh  in  the  mor- 
ning ;  lo,  he  goeth  out  unto  the  water  ; 
and  thou  shalt  stand  by  the  river's  brink 
against'  he  come  ;  and  the  rod  which  was 
turned  to  a  serpent  shalt  thou  take  in 
thine  hand. 

16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him.  The 
Lord  God  of  the  He'brews  hath  sent  rat. 
unto  thee,  saying,  Let  my  people  go, 
that  they  may  serve  me  in  the  wilderness 
and,  behold,  hitherto  thou  wouldst  no' 
hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this  thou 
shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  :  behold, 
I  will  smite  with  the  rod  that  is  in  my 
hand  upon  the  waters  which  are  in  the 
river,  and  they  shall  be  turned  to  blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the  river  shall 
die,  and  the  river  shall  stink ;  and  the 
E-gyp'ti-anf  shall  loathe  to  drink  of  the 
water  of  the  river. 

19  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
Say  unto  .>3a'r6n.  Take  thy  rod,  and 
stretch  out  thine  hand  upon  the  waters  of 
E'gypt,  upon  their  streams,  upon  their 
rivers,  and  upon  their  ponds,  and  upon 
all  their  pools  of  water,  that  they  may 
become  blood ;  and  that  there  may  be 
blood  throughout  all  the  land  of  E'|ypt, 
both  in  vessels  of  wood,  and  in  vessels  of 
stone. 

20  And  Mo'fes  and  -^^a'ron  did  so,  as 
the  Lord  comman'ded  ;  and  he  lifted  up 
the  rod,  and  smote  the  waters  that  were 
in  the  river,  in  the  sight  of  Pha'raoh,  and 
in  the  sight  of  his  servants  ;  and  all  the 
waters  that  ivcre  in  the  river  were  turned 
to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  was  in  the  rivei 
died  ;  and  the  river  stank,  and  the  E-|yp'- 
ti-anf  could  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the 
river :  and  there  was  blood  throughout  all 
the  land  of  E'gypt. 

22  And  the  magicians  of  E'gypt  did  so 


with  their  enchantments  :  and  Pha'raoh's 
heart  was  hardened,  neither  did  he  heark- 
en unto  them  ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pha'raoh  turned,  and  went  into 
his  house,  neither  did  he  set  his  heart  to 
this  also. 

24  And  all  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  digged  round 
about'  the  river  for  water  to  drink ;  for 
they  could  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the 
river. 

25  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled,  after 
that  the  Lord  had  smitten  the  river. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  Go 
unto  Pha'raoh,  and  say  unto  hi*n, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go, 
that  they  may  serve  me. 

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Frogs  and  lice  sent.  EX'ODUS 

2  And  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them,  go, 
behold,  I  Tvill  smite  all  thy  borders  with 
frogs : 

3  And  the  river  shall  bring  forth  frogs 
abun'dantly,  which  shall  go  up  and  come 
into  thine  house,  and  into  thy  bed-cham- 
ber, and  upon  thy  bed,  and  into  the  house 
of  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and 
into  thine  ovens,  and  into  thy  knead'ing- 
troughs :  ^ 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up,  both  on 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  all 
thy  servants. 

5  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
Say  unto  .^a'ron,  Stretch  forth  thine  hand 


The  plague  of  fiitt. 
the  dust  of  the  earth,  and  it  became  lice 
in  man  and  in  beast ;  all  the  dust  of  the 
land  became  lice  throughout  all  the  land 
of  E'^ypt. 

18  And  the  masricians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments  to  bring  forth  lice,  but  they 
could  not ;  so  there  were  lice  upoii  man 
and  upon  beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, This  is  the  finger  of  God  ;  and 
Pha'raoh's  heart  was  hardened,  and  he 
hearkened  not  unto  them ;  as  the  Lord 
had  said. 

20  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  >I5'jes, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,   and  stand 


with   thy  rod  over   the   streams,  over  the  before  Pha'raoh  ;  lo,   he   comcth   forth  to 


rivers,  and  over  the  ponds,  and  cause  frog 
to  come  up  upon  the  land  of  E'eypt. 
6  And  ^^a'ron  stretched  out  his  hand 


over  the  waters  of  E'|ypt ;  and  the  frogs 
came  up,  and  covered  the  land  of  E'cypt. 

7  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments,  and  brought  up  frogs  upon 
the  land  of  E'|ypt. 

8  T  Then  Pha'raoh  called  for  Mo'^es 
and  ./fa'ron,  and  said.  Entreat  the  Lord, 
that  he  may  take  away  the  frogs  from  me, 
and  from  my  people  ;  and  I  will  let  the 
people  go,  that  they  may  do  sac'rifi9e 
unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  Pha'raoh,  Glo- 
ry over  me  :  when  shall  I  entreat  for  thee, 
and  for  thy  servants,  and  for  thy  people, 
to  destroy'  the  frogs  from  thee  and  thy 
houses,  that  they  may  remain  in  the  river 
only? 

10  And  he  said,  To-morrow.  And  he 
said.  Be  it  according  to  thy  word ;  that 
thou  mayst  know  that  there  is  none  like 
unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

11  And  the  frogs  shall  depart  from  thee, 
and  from  thy  houses,  and  from  thy  ser- 
vants, and  from  thy  people  ;  they  shall 
remain  in  the  river  only. 

12  And  Mo'fes  and  ^4a'r6n  went  out 
from  Pha'raoh  :  and  Mo'fes  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  because  of  the  frogs  which  he  had 
brought  against'  Pha'raoh. 

13  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Mo'jes  ;  and  the  frogs  died  out  of 
the  houses,  out  of  the  villages,  and  out  of 
the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  together 
upon  heaps  ;  and  the  land  stank. 

15  T  But  wh^n  Pha'raoh  saw  that  there 
was  respite,  he  hardened  his  heart,  and 
hearkened  not  unto  them  ;  as  the  Lord 
had  said. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Say  unto  wSa'ron,  Stretch  out  thy  rod, 
and  smite  the  dust  of  the  land,  that  it 
may  become  lice  throughout  all  the  land 
of  E'lypt. 

17  And  they  did  so :  for  Aa'Ton  stretch- 
ed out  his  hand  with  his  rod,  and  smote 

1  nied'ing-trofs 


the  water  ;  and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they 
may  serve  me  : 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  I  will  send  swarms  of  flies 
upon  thee,  and  upon  thy  servants,  and 
upon  thy  people,  and  into  thy  houses ; 
and  the  houses  of  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  shall 
be  full  of  swarms  of  flies ^  and  also  the 
ground  whereon  they  are, 

22  And  I  will  sever  in  that  day  the 
land  of  Go'shen,  in  which  my  people 
dwell,  that  no  swarms  of  flies  shall  be 
there  ;  to  the  end  thou  mayst  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I  will  put  a  division  between 
my  people  and  thy  people  :  to-morrow 
shall  this  sign  be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so :  and  there 
came  a  griev'ous  swarm  of  flies  into  the 
house  of  Pha'raoh,  and  into  his  servants' 
houses,  and  into  all  the  land  of  E'gypt ; 
the  laud  was  corrupted  by  reason  of  the 
swarm  of  flies. 

25  T  And  Pha'raoh  called  for  Mo'|es  and 
for  ./3a'r6n,  and  said.  Go  ye,  sac'rifi9e  to 
your  God  in  the  land. 

26  And  Mo'fes  said,  It  is  not  meet  so 
to  do  ;  for  we  shall  sac'rifi^e  the  abomi- 
nation of  the  E-gyp'ti-ans  to  the  LoRD 
our  God  :  lo,  shall  we  sac'rificje  the  abom- 
ination of  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  before  their 
eyes,  and  will  they  not  stone  us  ? 

27  We  will  go  three  days'  journey  into 
the  wilderness,  and  sac'rifT9e  to  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  shall  command'  us. 

20  And  Pha'raoh  said,  I  will  let  you  go, 
that  ye  may  sac'rifi^e  to  the  Lord  your 
God  in  the  wilderness  ;  only  ye  shall  not 
go  very  far  iiway :  entreat  for  me. 

29  And  Mo'fes  said,  Behold,  I  go  out 
from  thee,  and  I  will  entreat  the  Lord 
that  the  swarms  of  flies  may  depart  from 
Pha'raoh,  from  his  servants,  and  from  his 
people,  to-morrow  :  but  let  not  Pha'radh 
deal  deceitfully  any  more  in  not  letting 
the  people  go  to  sac'rifi^e  to  the  Lord. 

30  And  M5'f  es  went  out  from  Pha'raoh, 
and  entreated  the  Lord. 


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The  plagues  of  mur'rain^  boils^  blanis^  EX'ODUS. 


hail^  and  Jire. 


31  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Mo'fes  ;  and  he  removed  the 
swarms  of  flies  from  Pha'raoh,  from  his 
servants,  and  from  his  people :  there  re- 
mained not  one. 

32  And  Pha'raoh  hardened  his  heart  at 
this  time  also,  neither  would  he  let  the 
people  go. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Go 
in  unto  Pha'raoh,  and  tell  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  He'brews,  Let 
my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go,  and 
wilt  hold  them  still, 

3  Behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is 
upon  thy  cattle  which  is  in  the  field,  upon 
the  horses,  upon  the  tisses,  upon  the  cam- 
els, upon  the  oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep : 
there  shall  be  a  very  griev'ous  mur'rain. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  sever  between 
the  cattle  of  If'ra-el  and  the  cattle  of 
t'gypt :  and  there  shall  nothing  die  of  all 
that  is  the  children's  of  I§'ra-el. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a  set  time, 
saying,  To-morrow  the  Lord  shall  do  this 
thing  in  the  land. 

G  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on  the 
morrow,  and  all  the  cattle  of  K'^ypt  died  : 
hut  of  the  cattle  of  the  children  of  If'ra- 
el  died  not  one. 

7  And  Pha'raoh  sent,  and,  behold,  there 
was  not  one  of  the  cattle  of  the  If'ra-el- 
ites  dead.  And  the  heart  of  Pha'raoh  was 
hardened,  and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

8  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes  and 
unto  .^a'ron,  Take  to  you  handfuls  of  ash- 
es of  the  fur'nace,^  and  let  Mo'fes  sprinkle 
it  to'w-ard  the  heaven  in  the  sight  of  Pha'- 
raoh. 

9  And  it  shall  become  small  dust  in  all 
the  land  of  E'^ypt,  and  shall  be  a  boil 
breaking  forth  with  blains  upon  man  and 
upon  beast,  throughout  all  the  land  of 
E'^ypt. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  of  the  fur'nace, 
and  stood  before  Pha'raoh ;  and  Mo'fes 
sprinkled  it  up  to'ward  heaven  •.  and  it 
became  a  boil  breaking  forth  with  blains 
upon  man  and  upoa  beast. 

1 1  And  the  magicians  could  not  stand 
before  Mo'fes  because  of  the  boils ;  for 
the  boil  was  upon  the  magicians,  and 
upon  all  the  E-^yp'ti-anf. 

12  And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart 
of  Pha'raoh,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto 
them  ;  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 
Mo'fes. 

13  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  M5'fe3, 
llise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  stand 
before  Pha'raoh,  and  tay  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  He'brews,  Let 
my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

14  For  I  will  at  this  time  send  all  my 
plagues  upon  thine  heart,  and  upon  thy 


servants,  and  upon  thy  people  ;  that  thou 
mayst  know  that  there  is  none  like  me  in 
all  the  earth. 

15  For  now  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand, 
that  I  may  smite  thee  and  thy  people  with 
pestilence  ;  .and  thou  shalt  be  cut  off  from 
the  earth. 

16  And  in  very  deed  for  this  cause  have 
I  raised  thee  up,  for  to  show  in  thee  my 
power ;  and  that  my  name  may  be  de- 
clared throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  exaltest  thou  thyself  against' 
my  people,  that  thou  wilt  not  let  them  go? 

18  Behold,  to-morrow  about'  this  time, 
I  will  cause  it  to  rain  a  very  griev'ous  hail, 
such  as  hath  not  been  in  E'^ypt  since  the 
foundation  thereof  even  until  now. 

19  Send  there'fore  now,  a7id  gather  thy 
cattle,  and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the  field  ; 
for  upon  every  man  and  beast  which  shall 
be  found  in  the  field,  and  shall  not  be 
brought  home,  the  hail  shall  come  down 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  die. 

20  He  that  feared  the  word  of  the  Lord 
among  the  servants  of  Pha'raoh  made  his 
servants  and  his  cattle  flee  into  the 
houses : 

21  And  he  that  regarded  not  the  word 
of  the  Lord  left  his  servants  and  his  cat 
tie  in  the  field. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand  to'uard  heaven, 
that  there  may  be  hail  in  all  the  land  of 
E'gypt,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and 
upon  every  Aerb  of  the  field,  throughout 
the  land  of  E'^ypt. 

23  And  Mo'fes  stretched  forth  his  rod 
to'icard  heaven  ;  and  the  Lord  sent  thun- 
der and  hail,  and  the  fire  ran  along'  upon 
the  ground :  and  the  Lord  rained  haiJ 
upon  the  land  of  E'|ypt. 

24  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire  mingled 
with  the  hail,  very  griev'ous,  such  as  there 
was  none  like  it  in  all  the  land  of  E'|ypt 
since  it  became  a  nation. 

25  And  the  hail  smote  throughout  all 
the  land  of  E'^ypt  all  that  was  in  the 
field,  both  man  and  beast ;  and  the  hail 
smote  every  Aerb  of  the  field,  and  brake 
every  tree  of  the  field. 

26  Only  in  the  land  of  Gd'shen,  where 
the  children  of  If'ra-el  wtre,  was  there  no 
hail. 

27  IT  And  Pha'raoh  sent,  and  called  foi 
Mo'fes  and  ^a'ron,  and  said  unto  them,  I 
have  sinned  this  time  :  the  Lord  is  righ'- 
teous,  and  I  and  my  people  are  wicked. 

28  Entreat  the  Lord  (for  it  is  enough) 
that  there  be  no  viore  mighty  thunderings 
and  hail ;  and  I  will  let  you  go,  and  ye 
shall  stay  no  longer. 

29  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  him,  .As  soon 
as  I  am  gone  out  of  the  city  I  will  spread 
abroad  my  hands  unto  the  Lord  -,  and  the 
thunder  shall  cease,  neither  shall  there  be 


'  fiifnts. 


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God  threatencth  to  send  locusts. 

any  more  hail ;    that   thou    mayst  know 

how  that  the  earth  is  the  Lord's. 

30  But  as  for  thee  and  thy  servants,  I 
know  that  ye  will  not  yet  fear  the  Lord 
God. 

31  And  the  flax  and  the  harley  was 
smitten  ;  for  the  barley  was  in  the  ear, 
and  the  flax  was  boiled. 

32  But  the  wheat  and  the  rye  were  not 
smitten  ;  for  they  were  not  grown  up. 

33  And  Mo'fes  went  out  of  the  city 
from  Pha'raoh,  and  spread  abroad  his  hands 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  thunders  and 
hail  ceased,  and  the  rain  was  not  poured 
upon  the  earth. 

34  And  when  Pha'raoh  saw  that  the 
rain  and  the  hail  and  the  thunders  were 
ceased,  he  sinned  yet  more,  and  hardened 
his  heart,  he  and  his  servants. 

35  And  the  heart  of  Pha'raoh  was  har- 
dened, neither  would  he  let  the  children 
of  If 'ra-el  go ;  as  the  Lord  had  spoken 
by  Mo'ses. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Go  in 
unto  Pha'raoh  :  for  I  have  hardened 
his  heart,  and  the  heart  of  his  servants, 
that  I  might  show  these  my  signs  before 
him: 

2  And  that  thou  mayst  tell  in  the  ears 
of  thy  son,  and  of  thy  son's  son,  what 
things  I  have  wrought  in  E'^ypt,  and  my 
signs  which  I  have  done  amongst  them  ; 
that  ye  may  know  how  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

3  And  Mo'fes  and  Ak'Ton  came  in  unto 
Pha'raoh,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  the  He'brews,  How  long 
wilt  thou  refuse  to  /liimble  thyself  before 
me?  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me. 

4  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  to-morrow  will  I  bring  the 
locusts  into  thy  coast : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  the  face  of  the 
earth,  that  one  cannot  be  able  to  see  the 
earth :  and  they  shall  eat  the  residue  of 
that  which  is  esca'ped,  which  remaineth 
unto  you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat  ev- 
ery tree  which  groweth  for  you  out  of  the 
field: 

6  And  they  shall  fill  thy  houses,  and  the 
houses  of  all  thy  servants,  and  the  houses 
of  all  the  E-^yp'ti-anf  ;  which  neither  thy 
fathers,  nor  thy  fathers'  fathers  have  seen, 
since  the  day  that  they  were  upon  the 
earth  unto  this  day.  And  he  turned  him- 
self, and  went  out  from  Pha'raoh. 

7  IT  And  Pha'raoh's  servants  said  unto 
him,  How  long  shall  this  man  be  a  snare 
unto  us  ?  Let  the  men  go,  that  they 
may  serve  the  Lord  their  God :  Know- 
est  thou  not  yet  that  E'gypt  is  destroy'- 
ed? 

8  And  Mo'fes  and  .^a'ron  were  brought 
again'  unto  Pha'raoh :  and  he  said  unto 


EX  ODUS.  TTie  plague  of  darkness 

them.  Go,  serve  the  Lord  your  God  :  bui 


who  are  they  that  shall  go : 

9  And  Mo'jf's  said.  We  will  go  with  our 
young  and  with  our  old,  with  our  sons  and 
with  our  daughters,  with  our  flocks  and 
with  our  herds  will  we  go :  for  we  must 
hold  a  feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Let  the 
Lord  be  so  with  you,  as  I  will  let  you  go, 
and  your  little  ones  :  look  to  it ;  for  evil 
is  before  you. 

1 1  Not  so :  go  now  ye  that  are  men, 
and  serve  the  Lord  ;  for  that  ye  did  de- 
sire. And  they  were  driven  out  from  Pha'- 
raoh's  presence. 

12  1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  M5'fes, 
Stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  land  of 
E'gypt  for  the  locusts,  that  they  may  come 
up  upon  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and  eat  every 
herh  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail 
hath  left. 

13  And  Mo'fes  stretched  forth  his  rod 
over  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and  the  I^ord 
brought  an  east  wind  upon  the  land  all 
that  day,  and  all  that  night ;  and  when 
it  was  morning,  the  east  wind  brought  the 
locusts. 

14  And  the  locusts  went  up  over  all  the 
land  of  E'gypt,  and  rested  in  all  the  coasts 
of  E'gypt :  very  griev'ous  were  they  ;  be- 
fore them  there  were  no  such  locusts  as 
they,  neither  after  them  shall  be  such : 

15  For  they  covered  the  face  of  the 
v/hole  earth,  so  that  the  land  was  dark- 
ened ;  and  they  did  eat  every  Aerb  of  the 
land,  and  all  the  fruit  of  the  trees  which 
the  hail  had  left :  and  there  remained  not 
any  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in  the  /lerbf 
of  the  field,  through  all  the  land  of  E'eypt. 

16  ir  Then  Pha'ra6h  called  for  M5'fes 
and  Ak'von  in  haste  ;  and  he  said,  I  have 
sinned  against'  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
against'  you. 

17  Now,  therc'fore,  forgive,  I  pray  thet, 
my  sin  only  this  once,  and  entreat  the 
Lord  your  God,  that  he  may  take  away 
from  me  this  death  on^. 

18  And  he  went  out  from  Pha'raoh,  and 
entreated  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Lord  turned  a  mighty 
strong  west  wind,  which  took  away  the 
locusts,  and  cast  them  into  the  Red  Sea  ; 
there  remained  not  one  locust  in  all  the 
coasts  of  E'gypt. 

20  f  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pha'raoh's 
heart,  so  that  he  would  not  let  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  go. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Stretch  out  thine  hand  to'ward  heaven, 
that  there  may  be  darkness  over  the  land 
of  E'gypt,  even  darkness  vjhich  may  be  felt. 

22  And  Mo'fes  stretched  forth  his  hand 
to'uard  heaven ;  and  there  was  a  thick 
darkness  in  all  the  land  of  E'|ypt  three 
days: 

23  They  saw  not  one  another,  neither 

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Lrod^s  nuisdg*  ;o  Ihe  l§'ra-cl-ttes. 
rose  any  from  his  place  for  three  days :  but 
all  the  children  of    Ij'ra-el  had  light  in 
their  dwellings.  , 

24  IT  And  Fha'raoh  called  unto  Mo'jes, 
and  said,  Go  ye,  serve  the  Lord  ;  only  let 
your  flocks  and  your  herds  be  stayed  :  let 
your  little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Mo'jes  said,  Thou  must  give  us 
also  sac'rif  iges  and  burnt-offerings,  that  we 
may  sac'rif  i^e  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

26  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with  us  ; 
there  shall  not  a  hoof  be  left  behind  :  for 
thereof  must  we  take  to  serve  the  Lord 
our  God  ;  and  we  know  not  with  what  we 
must  serve  the  Lord  until  we  come 
thither. 

27  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pha'raoh's 
heart,  and  he  would  not  let  them  go. 

2U  And  Pha'raoh  said  unto  him.  Get 
thee  from  me,  take  heed  to  thyself,  see 
my  face  no  more  :  for  in  that  day  thou 
seest  my  face  thou  shalt  die. 

29  And  Mo'jes  said.  Thou  hast  spoken 
well ;  I  will  see  thy  face  again'  no  more. 
CHAP.  XL 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes,  Yet 
will  I  bring  one  plague  more  upon 
Pha'raoh,  and  upon  E'gypt  ;  afterwards 
he  will  let  you  go  hence  :  when  he  shall 
let  you  go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out 
hence  altogether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
and  let  every  man  borrow  of  his  neigh- 
bour, and  every  woman  of  her  neighbour, 
jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  favour 
in  the  sight  of  the  E-^'p'ti-anf .  Moreover, 
the  man  Mo'jes  was  very  great  in  the  land 
of  E'gypt,  in  the  sight  of  Pha'raoh's  ser- 
vants, and  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 

4  7  And  Mo'fes  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  About'  midnight  will  I  go  out  into 
the  midst  of  E'eypt  : 

5  And  all  the  first-bom  in  the  land  of 
E'eypt  shall  die,  from  the  first-born  of 
Pha'raoh  that  sitteth  upon  his  throne,  even 
unto  the  first-born  of  the  maid-servant 
that  is  behind  the  mill  ;  and  all  the  first- 
born of  beasts. 

6  And  thei  e  shall  be  a  great  cry  through- 
out all  the  laud  of  E'gypt,  such  as  there  was 
none  like  it,  nor  shall  be  like  it  any  more. 

7  But  against'  any  of  the  children  of 
I^'ra-el  shall  not  a  dog  move  his  tongue, 
against'  man  or  beast ;  that  ye  may  know 
how  that  the  Lord  doth  put  a  difference 
between  the  £-gyp'ti-anj  and  If'ra-el. 

8  And  all  these  thy  servants  shall  come 
down  unto  me,  and  bow  down  themselves 
unto  me,  saying.  Get  thee  out,  and  all  the 
people  that  follow  thee  :  and  after  that  I 
will  go  out.  And  he  went  out  from  Pha'- 
raoh in  a  great  anger. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes,  Pha'- 
raoh shall  not  hearken  unto  you  ;  that  my 


EX'ODUS.  Tnt  yassover  is  instituted. 

wonders  may  be  multiplied  in  the  land  of 
E'gypt. 

10  And  Md'fes  and  jld.'rbn  did  all  these 
wonders  before  Pha'raoh  :  and  the  Loan 
hardened  Pha'raoh's  heart,  so  that  he 
would  not  let  the  children  of  Ig'ra-el  go 
out  of  his  land. 

CHAP.  XIL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes  and 
^ia'ron   in  the  land  of  E'gypt,  saying, 

2  This  month  shall  be  unto  you  the  be- 
ginning of  months  :  it  shall  be  the  first 
month  of  the  year  to  you. 

3  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congregation  of 
If'ra-el,  saying,  In  the  tenth  day  of  this 
month  they  shall  take  to  them  every  man 
a  lamb,  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  a  lamb  for  a  house  : 

4  And  if  the  household  be  too  little  for 
the  lamb,  let  him  and  his  neighbour  next 
unto  his  house  take  it,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  souls  :  every  man,  accord- 
ing to  his  eating,  shall  make  your  count 
for  the  lamb. 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  without  blemi'sh, 
a  male  of  the  first  year ;  ye  shall  take  H 
out  from  the  sheep,  or  from  the  goats  : 

6  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  same  month  :  and 
the  whole  assembly  of  the  congregation 
of  l§'ra-el  shall  kill  it  in  the  evening. 

7  And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  and 
strike  it  on  the  two  side-posts  and  on  the 
upper  door-post  of  the  houses  wherein 
they  shall  eat  it. 

8  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that 
night,  roast  with  fire,  and  unleavened 
bread  ;  and  with  bitter  hcrb^  they  shall 
eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden  at  all  with 
water,  but  roast  %cith  fire  ;  his  head  with 
his  legs,  and  with  the  purtenance  thereof. 

10  And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it  remain 
until  the  morning  ;  and  that  which  re- 
maineth  of  it  until  the  morning  ye  shall 
burn  with  fire. 

11  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it ;  tt^'th  your 
loins  gir'ded, '  your  shoes  on  your  feet, 
and  your  staff  in  your  hand  :  and  ye  shall 
eat  it  in  haste  ;  it  is  the  Lord's  passovcr. 

12  For  I  will  pass  through  the  land  of 
E'gypt  this  night,  and  will  smite  all  the 
first-born  in  the  land  of  E'gypt,  both  man 
and  beast  ;  and  against'  all  the  gods  of 
E'gypt  I  will  execute  judgment :  1  am  the 
Lord. 

13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you  for  a 
token  upon  the  houses  where  you  are  .• 
and  when  I  see  the  blood,  I  will  pass  over 
you,  and  the  plague  shall  not  be  upon  you 
to  destroy'  you,  when  I  smite  the  land  of 
E'fypt. 

14  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
memorial  ;  and  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast 
to  the  Lord  throughout  your  generations  : 


^  gir'ded. 


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The  feast  of  unleavened  bread, 

you  shall  keep  it  a  feast  by  an  ordinance 

for  ever. 

15  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  unleavened 
bread  ;  even  the  first  day  ye  shall  put 
away  leaven  out  of  your  houses  :  for  who- 
soever eateth  leavened  bread  from  the  first 
day  until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  if'ra-el. 

16  And  in  the  first  day  there  shall  be  a 
holy  convocation,  and  in  the  seventh  day 
there  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  to  you  ; 
no  manner  of  work  shall  be  done  in  them, 
save  that  which  every  man  must  eat,  that 
only  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  obferve'  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread  ;  for  in  this  self-same 
day  have  I  brought  your  armies  out  of  the 
land  of  E'f ypt :  therefore  shall  ye  obferve' 
this  day  in  your  generations  by  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever. 

18  In  the  first  month^  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month  at  even,  ye  shall  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  until  the  one  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  month  at  even. 

19  Seven  days  shall  there  be  no  leaven 
found  in  your  houses  :  for  whosoever  eat- 
eth that  which  is  leavened,  even  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  congregation  of 
If 'ra-el,  whether  he  be  a  stranger,  or  born 
in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  nothing  leavened  ;  in 
all  your  habitations  shall  ye  eat  unleav- 
ened bread. 

21  IT  Then  Mo'fes  called  for  all  the  el- 
ders of  If 'ra-el,  and  said  unto  them.  Draw 
out,  and  take  you  a  lamb,  according  to 
your  families,  and  kill  the  passover. 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch  of  hyf'- 
fop,  and  dip  it  in  the  blood  that  is  in  the 
basin,  and  strike  the  lintel  and  the  two 
side-posts  with  the  blood  that  is  in  the  ba- 
sin ;  and  none  of  you  shall  go  out  at  the 
door  of  his  house  until  the  morning. 

23  For  the  Lord  will  pass  through  to 
smite  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  ;  and  when  he  seeth 
the  blood  upon  the  lintel,  and  on  the  two 
side-posts,  the  Lord  will  pass  over  the 
door,  and  will  not  sufier  the  destroy'er  to 
come  in  unto  your  houses  to  smite  you. 

24  And  ye  shall  obferve'  this  thing  for  an 
ordinance  to    thee  'and    to  thy    sons  for 


25  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
be  come  to  the  land  which  the  Lord  will 
o-ive  you,  according  as  he  hath  promised, 
that  ye  shall  keep  this  ser'vice. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  your 
children  shall  say  unto  you,  What  mean 
you  by  this  ser'vice  ? 

27  That  ye  shall  say,  It  is  the  sac'rif Iqc 
of  the  Lord's  passover,  who  pass'ed  over 
the  houses  of  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  ir 
E'gypt,  when  he  smote  the  E-£;yp'ti-anf 
and  delivered  our  houses.  And  the  peo' 
pie  bowed  the  head,  -j-nd  wor'shipped 


EX'ODUS.  Thejirst-bom  sMtn, 

28  T  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  wen* 
away,  and  did  as  the  Lord  had  command 
ed  Mo'fes  and  ^a'ron,  so  did  they. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  at  mid- 
night, the  Lord  smote  all  the  first-born  in 
the  land  of  E'eypt,  from  the  first-born  of 
Pha'raoh  that  sat  on  his  throne,  unto  the 
first-born  of  the  captive  that  teas  in  the 
dungeon  ;  and  all  the  first-born  of  cattle. 

30  And  Pha'raoh  rose  up  in  the  night, 
he,  and  all  his  servants,  and  all  the 
E-gyp'ti-anf  ;  and  there  was  a  great  cry 
in  E'gypt ;  for  there  was  not  a  house  where 
there  was  not  one  dead. 

31  And  he  called  for  Mo'fes  and  ..^a'ron 
by  night,  and  sai.l,  Rise  up,  and  get  you 
forth  from  among  my  people,  both  you  and 
the  children  of  If'ra-el ;  and  go,  serve  the 
Lord,  as  ye  have  said. 

32  Also  take  your  flocks  and  your  herds, 
as  ye  have  said,  and  begone  ;  and  bless 
me  also. 

33  And  the  E-gyp'ti-ang  were  urgent 
upon  the  people,  that  they  might  send 
them  out  of  the  land  in  haste  ;  for  they 
said.  We  be  all  dead  men. 

34  And  the  people  took  their  dough 
before  it  was  leavened,  their  kneading- 
troughs  being  bound  up  in  th.-ii  clothes 
upon  their  shoulders. 

35  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Mo'fes  ;  and  they 
borrowed  of  the  E-|yp'ti-anf  jewels  of 
silver  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment  : 

36  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  la- 
vour  in  the  sight  of  the  E-|yp'ti-anf,  so 
that  they  lent  unto  them  such  things  as 
they  required:  and  they  spoiled  the  E-gyp'- 
ti-anf. 

37  And  the  children  of  If'ra-e]  journey- 
ed from  Ra-me'ses  to  Siic'coth,  about'  six 
hundred  thousand  on  foot  that  were  men, 
beside  children. 

38  And  a  mixed  multitude  went  up 
also  with  them  ;  and  flocks  and  herds, 
even  very  much  cattle. 

39  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes 
of  the  dough  which  they  brought  forth  out 
of  E'gypt,  for  it  was  not  leavened  ;  because 
they  were  thrust  out  of  E'gypt,  and  could 
not  tarry,  neither  had  they  prepared  for 
themselves  any  victual. ' 

40  IT  Now  the  so'joiirning  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  who  dwelt  in  E'|ypt,  was 
four  hundred  and  thirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
the  four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  even 
the  self-same  day  it  came  to  pass,  that  all 
the  hosts  of  the  Lord  went  out  from  the 
land  of  E'|ypt. 

42  It  is  a  night  to  be  much  obferv'ed 
unto  the  Lord  for  bringing  them  out  from 
the  land  of  E'|ypt :  this  is  that  night  of 
the  Lord  to  be  obferv'ed  of  all  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  in  their  generations. 


1  vit'tl. 


60 


The  ordinance  of  the  passover. 

43  And  the  LoRn  said  unto  Mo'fes  and 
^a'ron,  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  pass- 
over  :  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof : 

44  But  every  man's  servant  that  is 
bought  for  money,  when  thou  hast  cii"'- 
cumcijed  him,  then  shall  he  eat  thereof. 

45  A  foreigner  and  a  hired  servant  shall 
not  eat  thereof. 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten  :  thou 
shalt  not  carry  forth  aught  of  the  flesh 
abroad  out  of  the  house  ;  neither  shall  ye 
break  a  bone  thereof. 

47  All  the  congregation  of  Ij'ra-el  shall 
keep  it. 

48  And  when  a  stranger  shall  so'joiirn 
with  thee,  and  will  keep  the  passover  to 
the  Lord,  let  all  his  males  be  cir'cumcTj- 
ed,  and  then  let  him  come  near  and  keep 
it ;  and  he  shall  be  as  one  that  is  born  in 
the  land :  for  no  uncir'cumcTfed  person 
shall  eat  thereof. 

49  One  law  shall  be  to  him  that  is 
home-born,  and  unto  the  stranger  that  s6'- 
jourueth  among  you. 

50  Thus  did  all  the  children  of  Ij'ra- 
el :  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes  and 
v3a'r6n,  so  did  they. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  the  self-same 
day,  that  the  Lord  did  bring  the  children 
of  I|'ra-el  out  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt  by 
their  armies. 

CHAP.  xm. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 
ings 

2  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  first-born, 
whatsoever  openeth  the  womb  among  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  both  of  man  and  of 
beast :  it  is  mine. 

3  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  people,  Re- 
member this  day,  in  which  ye  came  out 
from  E'gypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; 
for  by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought 
you  out  from  this  place ;  there  shall  no 
leavened  bread  be  eaten. 

4  This  day  came  ye  out,  in  the  month 
A'blb. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  shall 
bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Can'aan- 
ites,  and  the  Hit'tUes,  and  the  Arn'o-rltes, 
and  the  Hi'vites,  and  the  Jeb'u-sites, 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give 
thee,  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
that  thou  shalt  keep  this  ser'vlce  in  this 
month. 

6  Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread,  and  in  the  seventh  day  shall  be  a 
feast  to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be  eaten  sev- 
en days  :  and  there  shall  no  leavened 
bread  be  seen  with  thee  ;  neither  shall 
there  be  leaven  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy 
quarters. 

8  T  And  thou  shalt  show  thy  son  in 
that  day,  saying.  This  is  done  because  of 
that  which  the  Lord  did  unto  me  when  I 
came  forth  out  of  E'gypt. 


EX'ODUS.         The  Is'ra-'d-ites  go  out  of  E'gypt. 

9  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  unto  thee 
upon  thine  hand,  and  for  a  memorial  be- 
tween thine  eyes ;  that  the  Lord's  law 
may  be  in  thy  mouth :  for  with  a  strong 
hand  hath  the  Lord  brought  thee  out  of 
E'gypt. 

10  Thou  shalt  there'fore  keep  this  ordi- 
nance in  his  season  from  year  to  year. 

11  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord 
shall  bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Can'- 
aan-Ttes,  as  he  sware  unto  thee  and  to  thy 
fathers,  and  shall  give  it  thee, 

12  That  thou  shalt  set  apart  unto  the 
Lord  all  that  openeth  the  ma'trlx,  and 
every  firstling  that  cometh  of  a  beast 
which  thou  hast ;  the  males  shall  he  tlic 
Lord's. 

13  And  every  firstling  of  an  ass  thou 
shalt  redeem  with  a  lamb  ;  and  if  thou 
wilt  ncri  redeem  it,  then  thou  shalt  break 
his  neck:  and  all  the  first-born' of  man 
among  thy  children  shalt  thou  redeem. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  when  thy  son  askcth 
thee  in  time  to  come,  saying.  What  is 
this  ?  that  thou  shalt  say  unto  him.  By 
strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out 
from  E'gypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pha'rac 


.'raoh 
would  hardly  let  us  go,  that  the  Lord  slew 
all  the  first-born  in  the  land  of  E'^-pt, 
both  the  first-born  of  man,  and  the  first 
born  of  beasts :  there'fore  I  sac'rif  i^e  to 
the  Lord  all  that  openeth  the  ma'trlx, 
being  males  ;  but  all  the  first-born  of  my 
children  I  redeem. 

16  And  it  shall  be  for  a  token  upon 
thine  hand,  and  for  frontlets  between 
thine  eyes :  for  by  strength  of  hand  the 
Lord  brought  us  forth  out  of  E'gypt. 

17  T  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pha' 
raoh  had  let  the  people  go,  that  God  led 
them  not  through  the  way  of  the  land  of 
the  Phi-lis'tines,  although  that  was  near  ; 
for  God  said.  Lest  peradven'ture  the  peo- 
ple repent  when  they  see  war,  and  they 
return  to  E'gypt : 

18  But  God  led  the  people  about, 
through  the  way  of  the  wilderness  of  the 
Red  Sea.  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
went  up  harnessed  out  of  the  land  of 
E'gypt. 

19  And  Mo'fes  took  the  bones  of  Jo 
seph  with  him  ;  for  he  had  straitly  sworn 
the  children  of  if'ra-el,  saying,  God  will 
surely  visit  you  ;  and  ye  shall  carry  up 
my  bones  away  hence  with  you. 

20  H  And  they  took  their  joiirney  from 
Suc'c6th,  and  encamped  in  E'tham,  in  the 
edge  of  the  wilderness. 

21  And  the  Lord  went  before  them  by 
day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  to  lead  them 
the  way ;  and  by  night  in  a  pillar  of  fire, 
to  give  them  light ;  to  go  by  day  and  night. 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar  of  the 
cloud  by  day,  nor  the  pillar  of  fire  by 
night,  from  before  the  people. 

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Pha'raoh  pursuing  the  l$'ra-el-ltes^       EX'ODUS. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If  ra-el, 
that  they  turn  and  encamp  before  Pi-ha- 
hi'roth,  between  Mig'dol  and  the  sea,  over 
against'  Baal-Ze'phon  :  before  it  shall  ye 
encamp  by  the  sea. 

3  For  Pha'raoh  will  say  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  They  are  entangled  in  the 
land,  the  wilderness  hath  shut  them  in. 

4  And  I  will  harden  Pha'raoh''s  heart 
that  he  shall  follow  after  them ;  and  I  will 
be  Tion'oured  upon  Pha'raoh,  and  upon  all 
his  host ;  that  the  E-|yp'ti-anf  may  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord.     And  they  did  so. 

5  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  E'gypt 
that  the  people  fled  :  and  the  heart  of 
Pha'raoh  and  of  his  servants  was  turned 
against'  the  people,  and  they  said.  Why 
have  we  done  this,  that  we  have  let  I§'- 
ra-el  go  from  ser'ving  us  ? 

6  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot,  and 
took  his  people  with  him  : 

7  And  he  took  six  hundred  chosen  char- 
iots, and  all  the  chariots  of  E'gypt,  and 
cap'tains  over  every  one  of  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  of 
Pha'raoh  king  of  E'gypt,  and  he  pursued 
after  the  children  of  If'ra-el :  and  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  went  out  with  a  high 
hand. 

9  But  the  E-0-p'ti-anf  pursued  after 
them,  (all  the  horses  and  chariots  of  Pha'- 
raoh, and  his  horsemen,  and  his  army,) 
and  overtook  them  encamping  by  the  sea, 
beside  Pi-ha-hi'roth,  before  Ba'al-Ze'phon. 

10  And  when  Pha'raoh  drew  nigh,  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  lifted  up  their  eyes, 
and,  behold,  the  E-|yp'tl-anf  marched 
after  them ;  and  they  were  sore  afraid : 
and  the  children  of  If'ra-el  cried  out  unto 
the  Lord. 

11  And  they  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Because 
there  wire  no  graves  in  E'gypt,  hast  thou 
taken  us  away  to  die  in  the  wilderness  ? 
wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us, 
to  carry  us  forth  out  of  E'gypt.'' 

12  /*  not  this  the  word  that  we  did  tell 
thee  in  E'|ypt,  saying.  Let  us  alone,  that 
we  may  serve  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  ?  for  it  had 
been  better  for  us  to  serve  the  E-gyp'ti-anf, 
than  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilderness. 

13  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  people. 
Fear  ye  not,  stand  still,  and  see  the  salva- 
tion of  the  Lord,  which  he  will  show  to 
you  to-day :  for  the  E-^^p'ti-anf  whom  ye 
have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them  again' 
no  more  for  ever  : 

14  The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you,  and 
ye  shall  hold  your  peace. 

15  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Wherefore  criest  thou  unto  me  ?  speak 
unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  that  they  go 
for'ward : 

16  But  lift  thou  up  thy  rod,  and  stretch 


IS  droicned  in  the  Red  Sea. 


out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide 
it ;  and  the  children  of  if'ra-el  shall  go 
on  dry  ground  through  the  midst  of  the 
sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I  will  harden  the 
hearts  of  the  E-|yp'ti-anf,  and  they  shall 
follow  them  :  and  I  will  get  me  Aon'oui 
upon  Pha'raoh,  and  upon  all  his  host, 
upon  his  chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen 

18  And  the  E-§yp'ti-anf  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  gotten 
me  hbn'ouT  upon  Pha'raoh,  upon  his  char- 
iots, and  upon  his  horsemen. 

19  IT  And  the  angel  of  God,  which 
went  before  the  camp  of  if'ra-el,  removed, 
and  went  behind  them  ;  and  the  pillar  of 
the  cloud  went  from  before  their  face,  and 
stood  behind  them : 

20  And  it  came  between  the  camp  of 
the  E-|yp'ti-anf  and  the  camp  of  If'ra-el ; 
and  it  was  a  cloud  and  darkness  to  them,^ 
but  it  gave  light  by  night  to  these  :  so 
that  the  one  came  not  near  the  other  all 
the  night. 

21  And  Mo'fes  stretched  out  his  hand 
over  the  sea ;  and  the  Lord  caused  the 
sea  to  go  back  by  a  strong  east  wind  all 
that  night,  and  made  the  sea  dry  Zonrf,  and 
the  waters  were  divided. 

22  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  went 
into  the  midst  of  the  sea  upon  the  dry 
ground  :  and  the  waters  were  a  wall  unto 
them  on  their  right  hand  and  on  their 
left. 

23  And  the  E-|yp'ti-anf  pursued,  and 
went  in  after  them  to  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
even  all  Pha'raoh's  horses,  his  chariots, 
and  his  horsemen. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the 
morning-watgh  the  Lord  looked  unto  the 
host  of  the  E-^yp'ti-anf  through  the  pillar 
of  fire  and  of  the  cloud,  and  troiibled  the 
host  of  the    E-^yp'ti-anf, 

25  And  took  off  their  chariot-wheels, 
that  they  drave  them  heavily :  so  that  the 
E-|yp'ti-anf  said.  Let  us  flee  from  the 
face  of  If'ra-el ;  for  the  Lord  fighteth  for 
them  against'  the  E-|yp'ti-anf . 

26  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  that 
the  waters  may  come  again'  upon  the 
E-gyp'ti-anf,  upon  their  chariots,  and  upon 
their  horsemen. 

27  And  Mo'fes  stretched  forth  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  and  the  sea  returned  to  his 
strength  when  the  morning  appeared  ;  and 
the  E-gyp'ti-anf  fled  against'  it ;  and  the 
Lord  'overthrew  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea. 

28  And  the  waters  returned,  and  cov- 
ered the  chariots,  and  the  horsemen,  and 
all  the  host  of  Pha'raoh  that  came  into 
the  sea  after  them :  there  remained  not  so 
much  as  one  of  them. 

29  But  the  children  of  lf'ra-€I  walked 
upon  dry  land  in  the  midet  of  the  sea  • 

62 


Mo' fit's  song. 

and  the  waters  were  a  wall   unto  them  on 

their  right  hand,  and  on  their  lef(^ 

30  Thus  the  Lord  saved  If'ra-el  that 
day  out  of  the  hand  of  the  E-gyp'ti-anj  ; 
and  If'ra-el  saw  the  E-gyp'ti-anj  dead 
upon  the  sea-shore. 

31  And  Ij'ra-el  saw  that  great  work 
which  the  Lord  did  upon  the  £-^yp't'- 
an§  :  and  the  people  feared  the  Lord,  and 
believed  the  Lord,  and  his  servant  Mo'jes. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  sang  Mo'fes  and  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el  this  song  unto  the  Lord,  and 
spake,  saying,  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord, 
for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously  :  the 
horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into 
the  sea. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  he  is  become  my  salvation  :  he  is  my 
God,  and  I  will  prepare  him  a  habita- 
tion ;  my  father's  God,  and  I  will  tjxalt  ^ 
him. 

3  The  Lord  is  a  man  of  war  :  the 
Lord  it  his  name. 

4  Pha'raoh's  chariots  and  his  host  hath 
he  cast  into  the  sea  :  his  chosen  cap'tains 
also  are  drowned  in  the  Red  Sea. 

5  The  depths  have  covered  them  :  they 
sank  into  the  bottom  a.s  a  stone. 

6  Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is  become 
glorious  in  power :  thy  right  hand,  O  Lord, 
hath  dashed  in  pieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thine  excel- 
lency thou  hast  overthrown  them  that  rose 
up  against'  thee  :  thou  sentest  forth  thy 
wrath,  which  consumed  them  as  stubble. 

8  And  with  the  blast  of  thy  nostrils 
the  waters  were  gathered  together :  the 
floods  stood  upright  as  a  heap,  and  the 
depths  were  congealed  in  the  heart  of  the 
sea. 

9  The  enemy  said,  I  will  pursue,  I  will 
overtake,  I  will  divide  the  spoil  ;  my  lust 
shall  be  satisfied  upon  them  ;  I  will  draw 
my  sword,  my  hand  shall  destroy'  them. 

10  Thou  didst  blow  with  thy  wind,  the 
sea  covered  them  ;  they  sank  as  lead  in 
the  mighty  waters. 

11  Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  gods  ?  who  is  like  thee,  glori- 
ous in  holiness,  fearful  m  praises,  doing 
wonders  ? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right  hand, 
the  earth  swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  led  forth 
the  people  which  thou  hast  redeemed  : 
thou  hast  guided  them  in  thy  strength 
unto  thy  holy  habitation. 

14  The  people  shall  hear,  and  be  afraid : 
sorrow  shall  take  hold  on  the  inhabitants 
of  Pal-ae-stl'na. 

15  Then  the  dukes  of  E'dom  shall  be 
ama'zed ;  the  mighty  men  of  Mo'ab,  trem- 
bling shall  take  hold  upon  them  :  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Ca'na-an  shall  melt  away. 

'  cgz-dW.  2  sangk'lshii-a-re. 


EX'OUUb.  The  people  want  water. 

IG  Fear  and  dread  shall  fall  upon  them  : 
by  the  greatness  of  thine  arm  they  shall 
be  as  still  as  a  stone  ;  till  thy  people  pass 
over,  O  Lord,  till  the  people  pass  over 
ivhich  thou  hast  piir'chased. 

17  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and  plant 
them  in  the  moun'tain  of  thine  inher- 
itance, in  the  place,  O  Lord,  ivhich  tkpu 
hast  made  for  thee  to  dwell  in  ;  in  the 
sanc'tuary,^   O    Lord,  which  thy  hands 


have  established. 
18  The  Lord 


shall  reign  for  ever  and 


19  For  the  horse  of  Pha'radh  M'ent  in 
with  his  chariots  and  with  his  horsemen 
into  the  sea,  and  the  Lord  brought  again' 
the  waters  of  the  sea  upon  them  :  but  the 
children  of  if'ra-el  went  on  dry  land  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea. 

20  IT  And  Mir'i-am^  the  prophetess,  the 
sister  of  ^a'ron,  touk  a  timbrel  in  her 
hand  ;  and  all  the  women  went  out  after 
her  with  timbrels  and  with  dances. 

21  And  Mir'i-am  answered  them,  Sing 
ye  to  the  Lord,  for  he  hath  triumphed 
gloriously  ;  the  horse  and  his  rider  hath 
he  thrown  into  the  sea. 

22  IT  So  Mo'fes  brought  Ij'ra-el  from 
the  Red  Sea  ;  and  they  went  out  into  the 
wilderness  of  Shiir  :  and  they  went  three 
days  in  the  wilderness,  and  found  no 
water. 

23  And  when  they  came  to  Ma'rah, 
they  could  not  drink  of  the  waters  of  Ma'- 
rah, for  they  were  bitter :  there'fore  the 
name  of  it  was  called  Ma'rah. 

24  And  the  people  murmured  against 
Mo'fes,  saying.  What  shall  we  drink  ? 

25  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
the  Lord  showed  him  a  tree,  which  when 
he  had  cast  into  the  waters,  the  waters 
were  made  sweet :  there  he  made  for  them 
a  statute  and  an  ordinance,  and  there  he 
proved  them, 

26  And  said,  If  thou  wilt  diligently 
hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  wilt  do  that  which  is  right  in 
his  sight,  and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  com- 
mand'ments,  and  keep  all  his  statutes,  I 
will  put  none  of  these  diseases  upon  thee, 
which  I  have  brought  upon  the  E-gyp'ti- 
anf  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  that  healeth  thee. 

27  IT  And  they  came  to  E'lim,  where 
were  twelve  wells  of  water,  and  three- 
score and  ten  palm-tr^es :  and  they  en- 
camped there  by  the  waters. 

CHAP.  XVL 

AND  they  took  their  joiirney  from  Elim  ; 
and  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  came  unto  the  wilderness 
of  Sin,  which  is  between  E'lim  and  Sl'nai,* 
on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second  m6nth 
after  their  departing  out  of  the  land  of 
E'gypt. 

2  And  the  whole  congregation  of  the 

3  Mir'i-am,  *  Si'nay. 

63 


Quaih  and  manna  se7il.  iA'ODUS.         Manna  not  found  on  the  sabbath. 

children    of    If'ra-el     murmured    against'  hath  coinman'ded  :  Gather  of  it  every  man 


Mo'jes  and  »4a'r6n  in  the  wilderness  : 

3  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  said  unto 
them,  Would  to  God  we  had  died  by  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  E'^ypt, 
when  we  sat  by  the  flesh-pots,  and  when 
we  did  eat  bread  to  the  full  I  for  ye  have 
broug^ht  us  forth  into  this  wilderness,  to 
kill  this  whole  assembly  with  hunger. 

4  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Mo'jes,  Be- 
hold, I  will  rain  bread  from  heaven  for 
you  ;  and  the  people  shall  go  out  and 
gather  a  cer'taiu  rate  every  day,  that  I 
may  prove  them,  whether  they  will  walk 
in  my  law  or  no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  on  the 
sixth  day  they  shall  prepare  that  which 
they  bring  in  ;  and  it  shall  be  twice  as 
much  as  they  gather  daily. 

G  And  Mo'fes  and  .^a'ron  said  unto  all 
the  children  of  I§'ra-el,  At  even,  then  ye 
shall  know  that  the  Lord  hath  brought 
you  out  from  the  land  of  E'|ypt  ; 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  ye  shall  see 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  ;  for  that  he  hear- 
eth  your  murmurings  against'  the  Lord  : 
and  what  arc  we,  that  ye  murmur  against' 
us? 

8  And  Mo'jes  said,  TTiis  shall  be,,  when 
the  Lord  shall  give  you  in  the  evening 
flesh  to  eat,  and  in  the  morning  bread  to 
the  full ;  for  that  the  Lord  heareth  your 
murmurings  which  ye  murmur  against' 
him  :  and  what  are  we  .'  your  murmurings 
are  not  against'  us,  but  against'  the  Lord. 

9  And  Mo'fes  spake  unto  ^a'ron,  Say 
unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  Come  near  before  the  Lord  ; 
for  he  hath  heard  your  murmurings. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  »3a'r6n  spake 
unto  the  whole  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  i§'ra-el,  that  they  looked  to'ward 
the  wilderness,  and,  behold,  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

12  I  have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el :  speak  unto  them,  say- 
ing. At  even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  in  the 
morning  ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread  ;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  even  (he 
quails  came  up,  and  covered  the  camp  ; 
and  in  the  morning  the  dew  lay  round 
about'  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone 
up,  behold,  upon  the  face  of  the  wilder- 
ness there  lay  a  small  round  thing,  as  small 
as  the  hoar-frost,  on  the  ground. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
saw  it,  they  said  one  to  another.  It  is  man- 
na :  for  they  wist'  not  what  it  was.  And 
Mo'fes  said  unto  them.  This  is  the  bread 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat : 

IG  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 


accordiog  to  his  eating;  an  omer  for  every 
man  :  according  to  the  number  of  your 
persons,  take  ye  every  man  for  them,  which 
are  in  his  tents. 

17  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did  so, 
and  gathered,  some  more,  some  less. 

18  And  when  they  did  mete  it  with  an 
omer,  he  that  gathered  much  had  nothing 
over,  and  he  that  gathered  little  had  no 
lack  :  they  gathered  every  man  according 
to  his  eating. 

19  And  Mo'fes  said,  Let  no  man  leave 
of  it  till  the  morning. 

20  Notwithstanding  they  hearkened  not 
unto  Mo'fes  ;  but  some  of  them  left  of  it 
until  the  morning,  and  it  bred  worms,  and 
stank  ;   and  Mo'fes  was  wroth  with  them. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  every  morning, 
every  man  according  to  his  eating  :  and 
when  the  sun  waxed  hot,  it  melted. 

22  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
sixth  day  they  gathered  twice  as  much 
bread,  two  omers  for  one  man  :  and  all  the 
rulers  of  the  congregation  came  and  told 
Mo'fes. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  that 
which  the  Lord  hath  said,  iTo-morrow  i* 
the  rest  of  the  holy  sabbath  unto  the 
Lord  :  bake  that  which  you  will  bake  /o- 
day,,  and  seethe  that  ye  will  seethe  ;  and 
that  which  remaineth  over  lay  up  for  you, 
to  be  kept  until  the  morning. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the  morning, 
as  Md'fes  bade  ;  and  it  did  not  stink,  nei- 
ther was  there  any  worm  therein. 

25  And  Md'fes  said,  Eat  that  to-day  ; 
for  to-day  is  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord  : 
to-day  ye  shall  not  find  it  in  the  field. 

26  Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it  ;  but  on 
the  seventh  day,  which  is  the  sabbath,  in 
it  there  shall  be  none. 

27  T  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  there 
went  out  some  of  the  people  on  the  sev- 
enth day  for  to  gather,  and  they  found 
none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
How  long  refuse  ye  to  keep  my  c6m- 
mand'ments  and  my  laws  .'' 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath  given 
you  the  sabbath,  there'fore  he  giveth  you 
on  the  sixth  day  the  bread  of  two  days  : 
abide  ye  every  man  in  his  place  ;  let  no 
man  go  out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh  day. 

30  So  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh 
day. 

31  And  the  house  of  If'ra-el  called  the 
name  thereof  Man'na  :  and  it  was  like  co- 
riander-seed, white  ;  and  the  taste  of  it 
ivas  like  wafers  jnade  with  honey. 

32  And  Mo'fes  said,  This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  commandeth.  Fill  an 
omer  of  it,  to  be  kept  for  your  genera- 
tions ;  that  they  may  see  the  bread  where- 
with I   have  fed  you  in  the  wilderness, 


I  knew. 


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2%e  rock  smillen.  EX'ODUS 

■when  I  brought  you  forth  from  the  land 
of  £'§ypt. 

33  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  Ak'roxi^  Take 
a  pot,  and  put  an  omer  full  of  manna 
therein,  and  lay  it  up  before  the  Lord,  to 
be  kept  for  your  genera<^ions. 

34  As  the  Lord  commau  dod  Mo'fes,  so 
•^a'ron  laid  it  up  before  the  tes'timony,  to 
be  kept. 

35  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  did  eat 
manna  forty  years,  until  they  came  to  a 
land  inhabited  :  they  did  eat  manna  until 
they  came  unto  the  borders  of  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an. 

36  Now  an  omer  is  the  tenth  part  of  an 
ephah. 

CHAP.  XVIL 

ANU  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  journeyed  from  the 
■wilderness  of  Sin,  after  their  jour'nies,  ac- 
cording to  the  command'mcnt  of  the  Lord, 
and  pitched  in  Reph'i-dim  :  and  there  was 
no  tvater  for  the  people  to  drink. 

2  Wherefore  the  people  did  chide  -with 
Mo'fes,  and  said.  Give  us  water  that  we 
may  drink.  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  them. 
Why  chide  ye  with  me  ?  wherefore  do 
ye  tempt  the  Lord  ? 

3  And  the  people  thirsted  there  for  wa- 
ter ;  and  the  people  murmured  against' 
Mo'fes,  and  said,  Wherefore  is  this  that 
thou  hast  brought  us  up  out  of  E'gypt,  to 
kill  us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle 
•with  thirst  ? 

4  And  Mo'fes  cried  unto  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, What  shall  I  do  unto  this  people  ? 
they  be  almost  ready  to  stone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Go 
on  before  the  people,  and  take  with  thee 
of  the  elders  of  If'ra-el  ;  and  thy  rod, 
wherewith  thou  smotest  the  river,  take  in 
thine  hand,  and  go. 

6  Behold,  I  will  stand  before  thee  there 
upon  the  rock  in  Ho'reb  ;  and  thou  shalt 
smite  the  rock,  and  there  shall  come  wa- 
ter out  of  it,    that  the  people  may  drink 
And    Mo'fes   did  so  in  the 
elders  of  If'ra-el. 

7  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Mas'sah,  and  Mer'i-bah,  because  of  the 
chiding  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  and 
because  they  tempted  the  Lord,  saying. 
Is  the  Lord  among  us,  or  not  ? 

8  IT  Then  came  Am'a-lek,  and  fought 
with  Tf'ra-el  in  Reph'i-dlm. 

9  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  .T6sh'u-a,  Choose 
us  out  men,  and  go  out,  fight  with  Am'a- 
lek  :  to-morrow  I  will  stand  on  the  top  of 
the  hill,  with  the  rod  of  God  in  mine  hand. 

10  So  Josh'u-a  did  as  Mo'fes  had  said 
to  him,   and  fought  with  Am'a-lek  :    and 


Jl'thrb  Cometh  to  Mb'§e3. 

'  and  when  he  let  dovra  his  hand,  Am'a-lek 
prevailed. 

12  But  Mo'fes'  hands  were  heavy ;  and 
they  took  a  stone,  and  piit  it  under  him, 
and  he  sat  thereon  :  and  .^a'ron  and  Hiir 
stayed  up  his  hands,  the  one  on  the  one 
side,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side  ;  and 
his  hands  were  steady  until  the  going 
down  of  the  sun. 

13  And  Josh'u-a  discom'fited  Am'a-lek 
and  his  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

14  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Write  this  for  a  memorial  in  a  book,  and 
rehearse  it  in  the  ears  of  Josh'u-a ;  for  I 
will  utterly  put  out  the  remembrance  of 
Am'a-lek  from  under  heaven. 

15  And  Mo'fes  built  an  altar,  and  called 
the  name  of  it  JEHO'VAH-NIS'SI, 

16  For  he  said.  Because  the  Lord  hath 
sworn,  that  the  Lord  will  have  war  with 
Am'a-lek  from  generation  to  generation. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 


WHEN  J e' thro  the  priest  of  Mid'i-an, 
Mo'fes'  father-in-law,  heard  of  all 
that  God  had  done  for  Mo'fes,  and  for  If'- 
ra-el his  people,  and  that  the  Lord  had 
brought  If'ra-el  out  of  E'|;ypt, 

2  Then  Je'thro,  Mo'fes'  father-in-law, 
took  Zip-po'rah,  Mo'fes'  wife,  after  he  had 
sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  two  sons,  of  which  the  name 
of  the  one  was  Ger'shom ;  for  he  said,  I 
have  been  an  alien  in  a  strange  land : 

4  And  the  name  of  the  other  was  E-li- 
e'zer ;  For  the  God  of  my  father,  said  Ae, 
was  mine  help,  and  delivered  me  from  the 
sword  of  Pha'raoh. 

5  And  Je'thrd,  Mo'fes'  father-in-law, 
came  with  his  sons  and  his  wife  unto  Mo  - 
fes  into  the  wilderness,  where  he  encamp- 
ed at  the  mount  of  God  : 

6  And  he  said  unto  Mo'fes,  I  thy  father- 
in-law  Je'thrd,  am  come  unto  thee,  and 
thy  wife,  and  her  two  sons  with  her. 

7  And  Md'fes  went  out  to  meet  his 
father-in-law,    and  did  obei'sance, '    and 

ight  of  the  I  kissed  him  ;  and  they  asked  each  other 
of  their  welfare  ;  and  they  came  into  the 
tent, 

8  And  Mo'fes  told  his  father-in-law  all 
that  the  Lord  had  done  unto  Pha'raoh 
and  to  the  E-^yp'ti-anf  for  If'ra-el's  sake, 
and  all  the  trav'ail  that  had  come  upon 
them  by  the  way,  and  how  the  Lord  de- 
livered them. 

9  And  Je'thro  rejoiced  for  all  the  good- 
ness which  the  Lord  had  done  to  If'ra-el, 
whom  he  had  delivered  out  of  the  hand 
of  the   E-gyp'ti-anf. 

10  And   Je'thrd  said, 


Bles'sed  be  vhe 
Lord,  who  hath  delivered  you  out  of  4he 


Mo'jis,  .^a'ron,  and  Hur,  went  up  to  the  hand  of  the  E-|;yp'ti-an?,  and  out  of  the 
top  of  the  hill.  hand  of  Pha'raoh;   who  hath   delivered 

11   And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Mo'fes  the    people  from   under  the  band  of  the 
held  up  his  hand,  that  If'ra-el  prevailed  ;  |  £-|yp'ti-anf . 

'  o-bd'tanse. 
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Ji'thrVs  counsel  to  Mo'fcs.  EX'ODUS. 

11  Bow  I  know  that  the  Lord  w  great- 
er than  all  gods  :  for  in  the  thing  wherein 
they  dealt  proudly  he  ivas  above  them. 

12  And  Je'thro,  Mo'fes''  father-in-law, 
took  a  burnt-offering-  and  sac'rifi5es  for 
God  :  and  ^a'ron  came,  and  all  the  elders 
of  ij'ra-el,  to  eat  bread  with  Mo'jes'  fa- 
ther-in-law before  God. 

13  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  Mo'fes  sat  to  judge  the  people : 
and  the  people  stood  by  Mo'fes  from  the 
morning  unto  the  evening. 

14  And  when  Mo'fes'  father-in-law  saw 
all  that  he  did  to  the  people,  he  said, 
What  is  this  thing  that  thou  doest  to  the 
people  ?  why  sittest  thou  thyself  alone, 
and  all  the  people  stand  by  thee  from  morn- 
ing unto  even  ? 

15  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  his  father-in- 
law,  Because  the  people  come  unto  me 
to  inquire  of  God  : 

16  When  they  have  a  matter,  they 
come  unto  me  ;  and  I  judge  between  one 
and  another ;  and  I  do  make  them  know 
the  statutes  of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Mo'fes'  father-in-law  said  unto 
him.  The  thing  that  thou  doest  is  not  good. 

18  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away,  both 
thou  and  this  people  that  is  with  thee  : 
for  this  thing  is  too  heavy  for  thee  ;  thou 
art  not  able  to  perform'  it  thyself  alone. 

19  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice,  I  will 
give  thee  counsel,  and  God  shall  be  with 
thee :  Be  thou  for  the  people  to  God- 
ward,  that  thou  mayst  bring  the  causes 
unto  God  : 

20  And  thou  shalt  teach  them  ordinan- 
ces and  laws,  and  shalt  show  them  the 
way  wherein  they  must  walk,  and  the 
work  that  they  must  do. 

21  Moreover,  thou  shalt  provide  out  of 
all  the  people  able  men,  such  as  fear  God, 
men  of  truth,  hating  cov'etoiisness ;  and 
place  such  over  them,  to  be  rulers  of  thou- 
sands, and  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of 
fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens : 

22  And  let  them  judge  the  people  at 
all  seasons :  and  it  shall  be,  that  every 
great  matter  they  shall  bring  unto  thee  ; 
but  every  small  matter  they  shall  judge  : 
so  shall  it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  they 
shall  bear  the  burden  with  thee. 

23  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and  God 
command'  thee  so,  then  thou  shalt  be  able 
to  endure,  and  all  this  people  shall  also 
go  to  their  place  in  peace. 

24  So  M5'fes  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
his  father-in-law,  and  did  all  that  he  had 
said. 

25  And  Mo'fes  chofe  able  men  out  of 
all  If 'ra-el,  and  made  them  heads  over  the 
people,  rulers  of  thousands,  rulers  of  hun- 
dreds, rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  judged  the  people  at  all 
seasons  :   the   hard   causes  they  brought 

1  Si'ndy. 


God''s  message  to  the  people. 
unto  M5'fes,  but  every  small  matter  they 
judged  themselves. 

27  T  And  Mo'fes  let  his  father-in-law 
depart ;  and  he  went  his  way  into  his  own 
land. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

IN  the  third  month,  when  the  children 
of  if'ra-el  were  gone  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  E'|ypt,  the  same  day  came  they 
into  the  wilderness  of  Si'nai.'^ 

2  For  they  were  departed  from  Reph'i- 
dim,  and  were  come  to  the  def'ert  of 
Si'nai,  and  had  pitched  in  the  wilder- 
ness ;  and  there  Is'ra-el  camped  before  the 
mount. 

3  And  Mo'fes  went  up  unto  God,  and 
the  Lord  called  unto  him  out  of  the 
moun'taTn,  saying,  Thus  shalt  thou  say 
to  the  house  of  Ja'cob,  and  tell  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el ; 

4  Ye  have  seen  what  I  did  unto  the 
E-gyp'ti-anf,  and  how  I  bare  you  on  ea- 
gles' Avings,  and  brought  you  unto  myself. 

5  Now  there'fore,  if  ye  will  obey  my 
voice  indeed,  and  keep  my  covenant, 
then  ye  shall  be  a  peculiar  treaf'ure  unto 
me  above  all  people :  for  all  the  earth  is 
mine  : 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a  kingdom 
of  priests,  and  a  holy  nation.  These  are 
the  words  which  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

7  if  And  Mo'fes  came,  and  called  for 
the  elders  of  the  people,  and  laid  before 
their  faces  all  these  words  which  the 
Lord  comman'ded  him. 

8  And  all  the  people  answered  together, 
and  said.  All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
we  will  do.  And  Mo'fes  returned  the 
words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Lo, 
I  come  unto  thee  in  a  thick  cloud,  that 
the  people  may  hear  when  I  speak  with 
thee,  and  believe  thee  for  ever.  And 
Md'fes  told  the  words  of  the  people  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Go 
unto  the  people,  and  sanc'tify^  them  to- 
day and  to-morrow,  and  let  them  wSsh 
their  clothes, 

1 1  And  be  ready  against'  the  third  day  s 
for  the  third  day  the  Lord  will  come 
down  in  the  sight  of  all  the  people  upon 
mount  Si'nai. 

12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  unto  the 
people  round  about',  saying.  Take  heed 
to  yourselves  that  ye  go  not  up  into  the 
mount,  or  toiich  the  border  of  it :  whoso- 
ever toucheth  the  mount  shall  be  surely 
put  to  death : 

13  There  shall  not  a  hand  touch  it, 
but  he  shall  surely  be  stoned,  or  shot 
through ;  whether  it  be  beast  or  man,  it 
shall  not  live  :  when  the  trumpet  soundeth 
long,  they  shall  come  up  to  the  mount. 

2  sangk'te-fi. 

66 


7%e  ten  command' ments. 


EX'ODUS. 


Divers  laws  and  ordinances. 


14  IT  And  Mo'fes  went  down  from  the 
mount  unto  the  people,  and  sanc'tified 
the  people ;  and  they  washed  their  clothes. 

15  And  he  said  unto  the  people,  Be 
ready  against'  the  third  day :  come  not  at 
your  wives. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day,  in  the  morning,  that  there  were 
thunders  and  lightnings,  and  a  thick  cloud 
upon  the  mount,  and  the  voice  of  the 
trumpet  exceeding  loud  ;  so  that  all  the 
people  that  was  in  the  camp  trembled. 

17  And  Mo'jes  brought  forth  the  people 
out  of  the  camp  to  meet  with  God  ;  and 
they  stood  at  the  nether  part  of  the 
mount. 

18  And  mount  Si'nai  was  altogether  on 
a  smoke,  because  the  Lord  descended 
upon  it  in  fire ;  and  the  smoke  thereof 
ascended  as  the  smoke  of  a  fur'nace,  ^  and 
the  whole  mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  when  the  voice  of  the  trumpet 
scunded long,  and  waxed  louder  and  loud- 
er, Md'fes  spake,  and  God  answered  him 
by  a  voice. 

20  And  the  Lord  came  down  upon 
mount  Si'nai,  on  the  top  of  the  mount : 
and  the  Lord  called  Mo'fes  up  to  the  top 
of  the  mount ;  and  Mo'fes  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Go 
down,  charge  the  people,  lest  they  break 
through  unto  the  Lord  to  gaze,  and  many 
of  them  perish. 

22  And  let  the  priests  also,  which  come 
near  to  the  Lord,  sanc'tify  themselves, 
lest  the  Lord  break  forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  Lord, 
The  people  cannot  come  up  to  mount  Si'- 
nai :  for  thou  chargedst  us,  saying.  Set 
bounds  about'  the  mount,  and  sanc'tify  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Away, 
get  thee  down  ;  and  thou  shalt  come  up, 
thou,  and  .^a'ron  with  thee  :  but  let  not 
the  priests  and  the  people  break  through 
to  come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  break 
forth  upon  them. 

25  So  Mo'fes  went  down  unto  the  peo- 
ple, and  spake  unto  them. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  God  spake  all  these  words,  say- 
ing, 

2  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  have 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  E'eypt, 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

3  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  be- 
fore me. 

4  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any 
g^ven  image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing 
that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the 
earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  un- 
der the  earth  : 

5  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  to 
them,  nor  serve  them :  for  I  the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniqui- 
ty of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto 


the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them 
that  hate  me ; 

6  And  showing  mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  com- 
mand'ments. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain  ;  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his 
name  in  vain. 

8  Remember  the  sabbath-day,  to  keep 
it  holy. 

9  Six  days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do 
all  thy  work  : 

10  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  the  Lord  thy  God :  in  if  thou  shalt 
not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor 
thy  daughter,  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy 
maid-servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stran- 
ger that  is  within  thy  gates  : 

11  For  in  six  days  the  Lord  made 
heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that 
in  them  w,  and  rested  the  seventh  day : 
wherefore  the  Lord  bless'ed  the  sabbath- 
day,  and  hallowed  it. 

12  Hon'ouT  thy  father  and  thy  mother ; 
that  thy  days  may  be  long  upon  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness 
against'  thy  neighbour. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  c6vet  thy  neigh- 
bour's house,  thou  shalt  not  covet  thy 
neighbour's  wife,  nor  his  man-servant,  nor 
his  maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass, 
nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

18  f  And  all  the  people  saw  the  thun- 
derings,  and  the  lightnings,  and  the  noise 
of  the  trumpet,  and  the  moun'taln  smo- 
king :  and  when  the  people  saw  it,  they 
removed,  and  stood  afar  off. 

19  And  they  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Speak 
thou  with  us,  and  we  will  hear  :  but  let 
not  God  speak  with  us,  lest  we  die. 

20  And  Mo'f6s  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  not :  for  God  is  come  to  prove  you, 
and  that  his  fear  may  be  before  your  faces, 
that  ye  sin  not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar  off:  and 
Mo'fes  drew  near  unto  the  thick  darkness 
where  God  was. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto  the  children  of 
If'ra-el,  Ye  have  seen  that  I  have  talked 
with  you  from  heaven, 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  with  me  gods  of 
silver,  neither  shall  ye  make  unto  you 
gods  of  gold. 

24  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt  make 
unto  me,  and  shalt  sac'rifi^e  thereon  thy 
burnt-offerings,  and  thy  peace-offerings, 
thy  sheep,  and  thine  oxen :  in  all  places 
where  I  record  my  name  I  will  come  unto 
thee,  and  I  will  bless  thee. 


^Jitr'nU. 


07 


DiceTs  lawt,  EX'ODUS. 

25  And  if  thou  wilt  make  me  an  altar 
of  stone,  thou  shalt  not  build  it  of  hewn 
stone  :  for  if  thou  lift  up  thy  tool  upon  it, 
thou  hast  polluted  it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  up  by  steps 
unto  mine  altar,  that  thy  nakedness  be 
not  discovered  thereon. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

NOW  these   are  the  judgments  which 
thou  shalt  set  before  them. 

2  If  thou  buy  a  He'brew  servant,  six 
years  he  shall  serve  ;  and  in  the  seventh 
he  shall  go  out  free  for  nothing^. 

3  If  he  came  in  by  himself,  he  shall 
out  by  himself:  if  he  were  married,  then 
his  wife  shall  go  out  with  him. 

4  If  his  master  have  g^iven  him  a  wife, 
and  she  have  born  him  sons  or  daughters  ; 
the  wife  and  her  children  shall  be  her 
master's,  and  he  shall  go  out  by  himself. 

5  And  if  the  servant  shall  plainly  say, 
I  love  my  master,  my  wife,  and  my  chil- 
dren ;  I  will  not  go  out  free  : 

6  Then  his  master  shall  bring  him  unto 
the  judges  ;  he  shall  also  bring  him  to 
the  door,  or  unto  the  door-post ;  and  his 
master  shall  bore  his  ear  through  with  an 
awl ;  and  he  shall  serve  him  for  ever. 

7  T  And  if  a  man  sell  his  daughter  to 
be  a  maid-servant,  she  shall  not  go  out  as 
the  men-servants  do. 

8  If  she  please  not  her  master,  who 
hath  betrothed  her  to  himself,  then  shall 
he  let  her  be  redeemed  :  to  sell  her  unto 
a  strange  nation  he  shall  have  no  power, 
seeing  he  hath  dealt  deceitfully  with  her. 

9  And  if  he  have  betrothed  her  unto 
his  son,  he  shall  deal  with  her  after  the 
manner  of  daughters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  wife,  her 
food,  her  raiment,  and  her  duty  of  mar- 
riage, shall  he  not  diminish. 

11  And  if  he  do  not  these  three  unto 
her,  then  shall  she  go  out  free  without 
money. 

12  IT  He  that  smiteth  a  man,  so  that  he 
die,  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

13  And  if  a  man  lie  not  in  wait,  but 
God  deliver  him  into  his  hand  ;  then  I 
will  appoint  thee  a  place  whither  he  shall 
flee. 

14  But  if  a  man  come  prefump'tuously' 
upon  his  neighbour,  to  slay  him  with 
guile ;  thou  shalt  take  him  from  mine 
altar,  that  he  may  die. 

15  H  And  he  that  smiteth  his  father,  or 
his  mother,  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

16  t  And  he  that  stealeth  a  man,  and 
selleth  him,  or  if  he  be  found  in  his  hand, 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

17  H  And  he  that  curseth  his  father,  or 
his  mother,  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  IT  And  if  men  strive  together,  and 
one  smite  another  with  a  stone,  or  with 
hit  fist,  and  he  die  not,  but  keepeth  his  bed; 


and  ordinances. 

19  If  he  rise  again',  and  walk  abroad 
upon  his  staff,  then  shall  he  that  smote 
him  be  quit :  only  he  shall  pay  for  the 
loss  of  his  time,  and  shall  cause  him,  to 
be  throughly  healed. 

20  H  And  if  a  man  smite  his  servant,  or 
his  maid,  with  a  rod,  and  he  die  under 
his  hand  ;  he  shall  be  surely  punished. 

21  Notwithstanding,  if  he  continue  a 
day  or  two,  he  shall  not  be  pun'shed :  for 
he  is  his  money. 

22  f  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a  woman 
with  child,  so  that  her  fruit  depart  from 
her  ;  and  yet  no  mis'chief  follow  ;  he 
shall  be  surely  punished,  according  as  the 
woman^s  huf 'band  will  lay  upoh  him ;  and 
he  shall  pay  as  the  judges  detcr'm.tne. 

23  And  if  any  mis'chief  follow,  then 
thou  shalt  give  life  for  life, 

24  Eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand 
for  hand,  foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning  for  burning,  wound  for 
wolind,  stripe  for  stripe. 

26  f  And  if  a  man  smite  the  eye  of  his 
servant,  or  the  eye  of  his  maid,  that  it 
perish ;  he  shall  let  him  go  free  for  his 
eye's  sake. 

27  And  if  he  smite  out  his  man-ser- 
vant's tooth,  or  his  maid-servant's  tooth  ; 
he  shall  let  him  go  free  for  his  tooth's 
sake. 

28  IT  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or  a  woman, 
that  they  die  ;  then  the  ox  shall  be  surely 
stoned,  and  his  flesh  shall  not  be  eaten ; 
but  the  owner  of  the  ox  shall  be  quit : 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to  push 
with  his  horn  in  time  past,  and  it  hath 
been  testified  to  his  owner,  and  he  hath 
not  kept  him  in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a 
man  or  a  woman  ;  the  ox  shall  be  stoned, 
and  his  owner  also  shall  be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a  sum  of 
money,  then  he  shall  give,  for  the  ransom 
of  his  life,  whatsoever  is  laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  gored  a  son,  or 
have  gored  a  daughter,  according  to  this 
judgment  shall  it  be  done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man-servant, 
or  maid-servant ;  he  shall  give  unto  their 
master  thirty  shekels  of  silver,  and  the  ox 
shall  be  stoned. 

33  TT  And  if  a  man  shall  open  a  pit,  or 
if  a  man  shall  dig  a  pit,  and  not  cover  it, 
and  an  ox  or  an  ass  fall  therein  ; 

34  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall  make  it 
good,  and  give  money  unto  the  owner  of 
them  ;  and  the  dead  beast  sliall  be  his. 

35  ^  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurl  another's, 
that  he  die,  then  they  shall  sell  the  live 
ox,  and  divide  the  money  of  it ;  and  the 
dead  ox  also  they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the  ox  hath 
used  to  push  in  time  past,  and  his  owner 
hath  not  kept  him  in  ;  he  shall  surely  pay 
ox  for  ox ;  and  the  dead  shall  be  his  own. 


*  prc-8itmftshu-ut-lt. 


f? 


Of  sundry  laws. 

CHAP.  XXII.— 

IF  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a  sheep, 
and  kill  it,  or  sell  it ;  he  shall  restore 
five  oxen  for  an  ox,  and  four  sheep  for  a 
sheep. 

2  If  a  thief  be  found  breaking  up,  and 
be  smitten  that  he  die,  there  shall  no  blood 
be  shed  for  him. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him,  there 
shall  be  blood  shed  for  him  ;  for  he  should 
make  full  restitution  :  if  he  have  nothing, 
then  he  shall  be  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  cer'tainly  found  in  his 
hand  Jilive,  whether  it  be  ox,  or  ass,  or 
sheep,  he  shall  restore  double. 

5  IT  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field  or  vlne'- 
yard*  to  be  eaten,  and  shall  put  in  his 
beast,  and  shall  feed  in  another  man's 
field  ;  of  the  best  of  his  own  field,  and  of 
the  best  of  his  own  vine'yard,  shall  he 
make  restitution. 

6  IT  If  fire  break  out,  and  catch  in 
thorns,  so  that  the  stacks  of  corn,  or  the 
standin*  corn,  or  the  field,  be  consumed 
therewith  ;  he  that  kindled  the  fire  shall 
surely  make  restitution. 

7  T  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto  his 
neighbour  money  or  stuff  to  keep,  and  it 
be  stolen  out  of  the  man's  house  ;  if  the 
thief  be  found,  let  him  pay  double. 

8  If  the  thief  be  not  found,  then  the 
master  of  the  house  shall  be  brought  unto 
the  judges,  to  see  whether  he  have  put 
his  hand  unto  his  neighbour's  goods. 

9  For  all  manner  of  tres'pass,  whether 
it  be  for  ox,  for  ass,  for  sheep,  for  raiment, 
or  for  any  manner  of  lost  thing,  which 
anither  challengeth  to  be  his,  the  cause 
of  both  parties  shall  come  before  the 
judges  ;  and  whom  the  judges  shall  con- 
demn, he  shall  pay  double  unto  his  neigh- 
bour. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his  neighbour 
an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  or  any  beast, 
to  keep ;  and  it  die,  or  be  hurt,  or  driven 
away,  no  man  seeing  it  : 

1 1  Then  shall  an  oath  of  the  Lord  be 
between  them  both,  that  he  hath  not  put 
his  hand  unto  his  neighbour's  goods  ;  and 
the  owner  of  it  shall  accept  thereof  and 
he  shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  if  it  be  stolen  from  him,  he  shall 
make  restitution  unto  the  owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  then  let  him 
bring  it  for  witness,  and  he  shall  not  make 
good  that  which  was  torn. 

14  V  And  if  a  man  borrow  aught  of  his 
neighbour,  and  it  be  hurt  or  die,  the 
owner  thereof  being  not  with  it  ;  he  shall 
surely  make  it  good. 

15  But  if  the  owner  thereof  be  with  it, 
he  shall  not  make  it  good  :  if  it  he  a  hir- 
ed things  it  came  for  his  hire. 

16  S  And  if  a  man  entice  a  maid  that 
is  not   betrothed,   and   lie   with   her,  he 

•  vin'yird.  2 


EX'ODUS.  Of  slander  and  false  witness, 

shall  surely   endow   her  to  be  his   wife. 


17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to  give 
her  unto  him,  he  shall  pay  money  accord- 
ing to  the  dowry  of  vir'eins.  ^ 

18  IT  Thou  shalt  not  suffer  a  witch  to  live 

19  H  Whosoever  lieth  with  a  beast  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

20  H  He  that  sac'rif  i^eth  unto  any  god, 
save  unto  the  Lord  only,  he  shall  be  ut- 
terly destroy'ed. 

21  H  Thou  shalt  neither  vex  a  stran|er, 
nor  oppress  him  :  for  ye  were  strangers  iu 
the  land  of  E'gypt. 

22  IT  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  widow,  or 
fatherless  child. 

23  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any  wise,  and 
they  cry  at  all  unto  me,  I  will  surely  hear 
their  cry  ; 

24  And  my  wrath  shall  wax  hot,  and  I 
will  kill  you  with  the  su)5rd  ;  and  your 
wives  shall  be  widows,  and  your  children 
fatherless. 

25  H  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  my 
j)eople  t1i.at  is  poor  by  thee,  thou  shalt  not 

he  to  him  as  a  usurer,  neither  shalt  thou 
lay  upon  him  usury. 

26  If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neighbour's 
raiment  to  pledge,  thou  shalt  deliver  it 
unto  him  by  that  the  sun  goeth  down  : 

27  For  that  is  his  cov'ering  only  ;  it  is 
his  raiment  for  his  skin  :  wherein  shall  he 
sleep  ^  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he 
crieth  unto  me,  that  I  will  hear  :  for  I  am 
gracious. 

28  H  Thou  shalt  not  revile  the  gods,  nor 
curse  the  ruler  of  thy  people. 

29  H  Thou  shalt  not  delay  to  offer  the 
first  of  thy  ripe  fruits,  and  of  thy  liquors: 
the  first-born  of  thy  sons  shalt  thou  give 
unto  me. 

30  Likewise  shalt  thou  do  with  thine 
oxen,  and  with  thy  sheep,  seven  days  it 
shall  be  with  his  dam  ;  on  the  eighth  day 
thou  shalt  give  it  me. 

31  %  And  ye  shall  be  holy  men  unto 
me  :  neither  shall  ye  eat  any  flesh  that  is 
torn  of  beasts  in  the  field  ;  ye  shall  cast 
it  to  the  dogs. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 
HOU   shalt  not  raise  a  false  report : 
put  not  thine  hand  with  the  wicked 
to  be  an  unrlgh'teous^  witness. 

2  IT  Thou  shalt  not  follow  a  multitude 
to  do  evil  :  neither  shalt  thou  speak  in  a 
cause  to  decline  after  many  to  -wKit  judg- 
ment : 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  countenance  a  poor 
man  in  his  cause. 

4  If  If  thou  meet  thine  enemy's  ox  or 
his  ass  going  astray,  thou  shalt  surely  bring 
it  back  to  him  again'. 

5  If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that  hateth 
thee  lying  under  his  burden,  and  wouldst 
forbear  to  help  him  ;  thou  shalt  surely 
help  with  him. 

vir'jim.  •*  tm-ri'tsht'iu. 

69 


T' 


Tlu  thrte  feasts. 

6  V  Thou  shall  not  wrest  the  judgment 
of  thy  poor  in  his  cause. 

7  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false  matter  ;  and 
the  innocent  and  righ'teous  slay  thou  not : 
for  I  will  not  justify  the  wicked. 

8  IT  And  thou  shalt  take  no  gift  ;  for 
the  gift  blindeth  the  wise,  and  pervert'eth 
the  words  of  the  righ'teous. 

9  IT  Also  thou  shalt  not  oppress  a  stran- 
ger :  for  ye  know  the  heart  of  a  stranger, 
seeing  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
E'fypt. 

10  IT  And  six  years  thou  shalt  sow 
thy  land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the  fruits 
thereof : 

11  But  the  seventh  year  thou  shalt  let 
it  rest  and  lie  still  ;  that  the  poor  of  thy 
people  may  eat  :  and  what  they  leave, 
the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat.  In  like 
manner  thou  shalt  deal  with  thy  vine'- 
yard,  and  with  thy  olive-yard. 

12  If  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy  work, 
and  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest  ; 
that  thine  ox  and  thine  ass  may  rest,  and 
the  son  of  thy  handmaid  and  the  stran- 
ger may  be  refreshed. 

13  IT  And  in  all  things  that  I  have  said 
unto  you  be  circumspect  :  and  make  no 
mention  of  the  names  of  other  gods,  nei- 
ther let  it  be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  IT  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a 
feast  unto  me  in  the  year. 

15  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  :  (thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread  seven  days,  as  I  comman'ded  thee, 
in  the  time  appointed  of  the  month  A'bib  ; 
for  in  it  thou  earnest  out  from  E'eypt ;  and 
none  shall  appear  before  me  empty  :) 

16  And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the  first- 
fruits  of  thy  labours,  which  thou  hast  sown 
in  the  field  :  and  the  feast  of  in-gath'erlng, 
which  is  in  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  labours  out  of  the 
field. 

17  Three  times  in  the  year  all  thy 
males  shall  appear  before  the   Lord  God. 

18  IT  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of 
my  sac'rif  ige  with  leavened  bread  ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  fat  of  my  sac'rif I^e  remain 
until  the  morning. 

19  The  first  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy 
land  thou  shalt  bring  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a 
kid  in  his  mother's  milk. 

20  f  Behold,  I  send  an  An'gel  before 
thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the  way,  and  to 
bring  thee  into  the  place  which  I  have 
prepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his  voice, 
provoke  him  not  ;  for  he  will  not  pardon 
your  transgressions  :  for  my  name  is  in 
him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  obey  his 
voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak,  then  I  will 
be  an  enemy  unto  thine  enemies,  and  an 
ad'versary  unto  thine  ad'versaries. 


EX  ODUS.    Mo'gcs  called  up  into  the  moun'tdin. 

23  For  mine  An'gel  shall  go  before  thee 
and  bring  thee  in  unto  the  Am'o-rites,  and 
the  Hit'tites,  and  the  Per'iz-zites,  and  the 
Can'aan-Ites,  the  Hi'vltes,  and  the  Jeb'u- 
sites  ;  and  I  will  cut  them  off". 

24  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  to  their 
gods,  nor  serve  them,  nor  do  after  their 
works  ;  but  thou  shalt  utterly  overthrow 
them,  and  quite  break  down  their  images. 

25  And  ye  shall  serve  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  he  shall  biers  thy  bread  and  thy 
water,  and  I  will  take  sickness  away  from 
the  midst  of  thee. 

2G  There  shall  nothing  cast  their  young, 
nor  be  barren,  in  thy  land :  the  number  of 
thy  days  I  will  fulfil, 

27  I  will  send  my  fear  before  thee,  and 
will  destroy'  all  the  people  to  whom  thou 
shalt  come  ;  and  I  will  make  all  thine  en 
emies  turn  their  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  I  will  send  hornets  before  thee, 
which  shall  drive  out  the  Hi'vite,  the  Can' 
aan-lte,  and  the  Hit'tite,  from  before  thee. 

29  I  will  not  drive  them  out  from  before 
thee  in  one  year  ;  lest  the  land  become 
desolate,  and  the  beast  of  the  field  multi- 
ply against'  thee. 

30  By  little  and  little  I  will  drive  them 
out  from  before  thee,  until  thou  be  in- 
creased, and  inherit  the  land. 

31  And  I  will  set  thy  bounds  from  the 
Red  Sea  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines,  and  from  the  def'ert  unto  the  river  : 
for  I  will  deliver  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  into  your  hand  ;  and  thou  shalt  drive 
them  out  before  thee. 

32  Thou  shalt  make  no  covenant  with 
them,  nor  with  their  gods. 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy  land, 
lest  they  make  thee  sin  against  me  :  for 
if  thou  serve  their  gods,  it  will  surely  be 
a  snare  unto  thee. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  he  said  unto  Mo'$es,  Come  up  unto 
the  Lord,  thou,  and  .^a'ron,  Na'dab, 
andA-bi'hu,  and  seventy  of  the  elders  ol 
if'ra-el ;  and  wor'shTp  ye  afar  off. 

2  And  Mo'fes  alone  shall  come  near 
the  Lord  ;  but  they  shall  not  come  nigh, 
neither  shall  the  people  go  up  with 
him. 

3  And  Mo'fes  came,  and  told  the  peo- 
ple all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
judgments  :  and  all  the  people  answered 
with  one  voice,  and  said,  All  the  words 
which  the  Lord  hath  said  will  we  do. 

4  And  Mo'fes  wrote  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  builded  an  altar  under  the  hill,  and 
twelve  pillars,  according  to  the  twelve 
tribes  of  If'ra-el. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  which  offered  burnt-ofier- 
ings,  and  sac'rif  i^ed  peace-ofi'erings  of  ox- 
en unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  Mo'jes  took  half  of  the  blood, 
70 


The  form  of  the  tabernacle.  EX'ODUS 

and  put  it  in  basins  ;    and  half   of   the 
blood  he  sprinkled  on  the  altar. 

7  And  he  took  the  book  of  the  cove- 
nant, and  road  in  the  audience  of  the  peo- 
ple :  and  they  said,  All  that  the  Lord 
hath  said  will  we  do,  and  be  obe'dient.  ^ 

8  AndMo'fes  took  the  blood,  and  sprink- 
led it  on  the  people,  and  said,  Behold  the 
blood  of  the  covenant,  which  the  Lord 
hath  made  with  you  concer'ning  all  these 
words. 

9  1  Then  went  up  Mo'f  es,  and  ^a'ron, 
Na'dab,  and  A-bT'hiJ,  and  seventy  of  the 
elders  of  If'ra-el  ; 

10  And  they  saw  the  God  of  If 'ra-el :  and 
there  was  under  his  feet  as  it  were  a  paved 
work  of  a  sap'phire-stone,-  and  as  it  were 
the  body  of  heaven  in  his  clearness. 

11  And  upon  the  nobles  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  he  laid  not  his  hand  :  also  they 
saw  God,  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes, 
Come  up  to  me  into  the  mount,  and  be 
there  :  and  I  will  give-thee  tables  of  stone, 
and  a  law,  and  command'ments  which  I 
have  written ;  that  thou  mayst  teach  them. 

13  And  Mo'fes  rose  up,  and  his  minis- 
ter Josh'u-a  •,  and  M5'f  es  went  up  into  the 
mount  of  God. 

14  And  he  said  unto  the  elders,  Tarry 
ye  here  for  us,  until  we  come  again'  unto 
you  :  and,  behold,  ^a'ron  and  Hiir  are 
with  you  ;  if  any  man  have  any  matters 
to  do,  let  him  come  unto  them. 

15  And  M5'feswentup  into  the  mount, 
and  a  cloud  c6vered  the  mount. 

16  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  abode 
upon  mount  Si'nai,  and  the  cloud  covered 
it  six  days :  and  the  seventh  day  he  called 
unto  Mo'fes  out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  was  like  devouring  fire  on  the  top 
of  the  mount  in  the  eyes  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

18  And  Mo'fes  went  into  the  midst  of 
tbe  cloud,  and  gat  him  up  into  the  mount ; 
and  Mo'fes  was  in  the  mount  forty  days 
and  forty  nights. 

CHAP,  XXV. 
A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 


2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Tf'ra-el, 
that  they  bring  me  an  offering  :  of  every 
man  that  giveth  it  willingly  with  his  heart 
ye  shall  take  my  offering. 

3  And  this  it  the  offering  which  ye  shall 
take  of  them  ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

4  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

5  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  bad- 
gers'" skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

6  Oil  for  the  light,  spices  for  anointing 
oil,  and  for  sweet  incense, 

7  6  n  vx-stones,  and  stones  to  be  set  in 
the  eph  od,  and  in  the  breast-plate. 

*  d-bl'je-ent. 


The  ark  and  m'trcy-stat. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  sanctuary  ; 
that  I  may  dwell  amongst  them. 

9  According  to  all  that  I  show  thee, 
after  the  pattern  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  pattern  of  all  the  instruments  thereof, 
even  so  shall  ye  make  it. 

10  And  they  shall  make  an  ark  of  shit- 
tim-wood :  two  cubits  and  a  half  shall  be 
the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  height  thereof. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold  :  within  and  without  shalt  thou  over- 
lay it,  and  shalt  make  upon  it  a  crown  of 
gold  round  about'. 

12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings  of 
gold  for  it,  and  put  the.vx  in  the  four  cor- 
ners thereof ;  and  two  rings  shall  be  in  the 
one  side  of  it,  and  two  rings  in  the  other 
side  of  it. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  of  shit- 
tim-wood, and  overlay  them  with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves  into 
the  rings  by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  that  the 
ark  may  be  borne  with  them. 

15  The  staves  shall  be  in  the  rings  of 
the  ark  ;  they  shall  not  be  taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the  ark  the 
tes'timony,  which  I  shall  give  thee. 

17  t  And  thou  shalt  make  a  mercy-seat 
of  pure  gold  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  shall 
be  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  breadth  thereof. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  two  cherubims 
of  gold,  of  beaten  work  shalt  thou  make 
them,  in  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  the  one 
end,  and  the  other  cherub  on  the  other 
end  ;  even  of  the  mercy-seat  shall  ye  make 
the  cherubims  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

20  And  the  cherubims  shall  stretch 
forth  their  wings  on  high,  cov'ering  the 
mercy-seat  with  their  wings,  and  their 
faces  shall  look  one  to  an6tber ;  to'ward 
the  mercy-seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cher- 
ubims be. 

21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat 
above  upon  the  ark  ;  and  in  the  ark  thou 
shalt  put  the  tes'timony  that  I  shall  give 
thee. 

22  And  there  I  will  meet  with  thee, 
and  I  will  commune  with  thee  from  above 
the  mercy-seat,  from  between  the  two 
cherubims  which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the 
tes'timony,  of  all  things  which  1  will  give 
thee  in  command'mcnt  unto  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

23  T  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  table  of 
shittim-wood  :  two  cubits  shall  be  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height 
thereof. 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  and  make  thereto  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about'. 


2  safflr-stone. 


71 


Table  ana  candlestick. 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  bor- 
der of  a  hand-breadth  round  about',  and 
thou  shalt  make  a  golden  crown  to  the 
border  thereof  round  about'. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  four  rings 
of  gold,  and  put  the  rings  in  the  four 
corners  that  art  on  the  four  feet  thereof. 

27  Over  against'  the  border  shall  the 
rings  be  for  places  of  the  staves  to  bear 
the  table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  of 
shittim-vvrood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold, 
that  the  table  may  be  borne  with  them. 

29  And  thou  shalt  make  the  dishes 
thereof,  and  spoons  thereof,  and  covers 
thereof,  and  bowls  thereof,  to  cover  with- 
al ;  o/pure  gold  shalt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the  table 
show-bread  before  me  alway. 

31  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  a  candle- 
stick of  pure  gold  ;  of  beaten  work  shall 
the  candlestick  be  made :  his  shaft,  and 
his  branches,  his  bowls,  his  knops,  and  his 
flowers,  shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  shall  come  out  of 
the  sides  of  it ;  three  branches  of  the  can- 
dlestick out  of  the  one  side,  and  three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the 
other  side : 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto  kV- 
mondf,  loith  a  knop  and  a  flower  in  one 
branch  ;  and  three  bowls  made  like  aZ'- 
mondf  in  the  other  branch,  wilh  a  knop 
and  a  flower;  so  in  the  six  branches  that 
come  out  of  the  candlestick. 

34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall  he.  four 
bowls  made  like  unto  armondf,  uilh  their 
knops  and  their  flowers. 

35  And  there  shall  be  a  knop  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop 
under  two  branches  of  the  same,  accord- 
ing to  the  six  branches  that  proceed  out 
of  the  candlestick. 

36  Their  knops  and  their  branches  shall 
be  of  the  same  ;  all  of  it  shall  be  one 
beaten  work  of  pure  gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the  seven 
lamps  thereof;  and  they  shall  light  the 
lamps  thereof,  that  they  may  give  light 
over  against'  it. 

38  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  the  snuff- 1 
dishes  thereof,  shall  be  of  pure  gold.  I 

39  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  shall  he| 
make  it,  with  all  these  vessels. 

40  And  look  that  thou  make  them  after 
their  pattern,  which  was  showed  thee  in 
the  mount. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

MOREOVER,  thou  shalt  make  the 
tabernacle  with  ten  ciir'taTns  of  flne 
twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet :  with  cherubims  of  cunning  work 
shaJt  thou  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  ciir'tain  shall  be 

'  sel'vidje. 


EX'ODUS.  Tfie  cur'tatm  of  the  labematU, 

eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
of  one  ciir'tain  four  cubits  :  and  every  one 
of  the  ciir'tains  shall  have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  cur'tains  shall  be  coiipled 
together  one  to  another  ;  and  other  five 
cur'tains  shall  be  coiipled  one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of  blue 
upon  the  edge  of  the  one  ciir'tain,  from 
the  sel'vage '  in  the  coiip'llng ;  and  like- 
wise shalt  thou  make  in  the  uttermost  edge 
oi  another  ciir'tain  in  the  coiip'ling  of  the 
second. 

5  Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the  one 
ciir'tain,  and  fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make 
in  the  edge  of  the  ciir'tain  that  is  in  the 
coup'ling  of  the  second,  that  the  loops 
may  take  hold  one  of  another. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of 
gold,  and  couple  the  ciir'tains  together  with 
the  taches  ;  and  it  shall  be  one  tabernacle. 

7  And  thou  shalt  make  ciir'tains  of 
goats'  hair.^  to  be  a  covering  upon  the  tab- 
ernacle :  eleven  ciir'tains  shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  cur'tain  shall  be 
thirty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one  ciir 
tain  four  cu'bits :  and  the  eleven  ciir'tains 
shall  be  all  of  one  measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  coiiple  five  ciir'tains 
by  themselves,  and  six  ciir'tains  by  them- 
selves, and  shalt  doiible  the  sixth  ciir'tain 
in  the  fore-front  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  loops  on 
the  edge  of  the  one  ciir'tain  that  is  out- 
most in  the  coup'ling,  and  fifty  loops  in 
the  edge  of  the  ciir'tain  which  coiipleth 
the  second. 

11  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  o. 
brass,  and  put  the  taches  into  the  loops., 
and  couple  the  tent  together,  that  it  may 
be  one. 

12  And  the  remnant  that  remaineth  of 
the  ciir'tains  of  the  tent,  the  half-cur'tain, 
that  remaineth,  shall  hang  over  the  back 
side  of  the  tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side,  and  a 
cubit  on  the  other  side,  of  that  which  re- 
maineth in  the  length  of  the  ciir'tains  of 
the  tent,  it  shall  hang  over  the  sides  of 
the  tabernacle  on  this  side  and  on  that 
side,  to  cover  it. 

14  And  thou  shalt  make  a  cov'erTng  for 
the  tent  of  rams*  skins  dyed  red,  and  a 
cov'erTng  above  of  badgers'  skins. 

15  And  thou  shalt  make  boards  for  the 
tabernacle  o/ shittim-wood  standing  up. 

16  Ten  cubits  shall  be  the  length  of  a 
board,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  shall  be  the 
breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  tenons  shall  there  be  in  one 
board,  set  in  order  one  against'  another  : 
thus  shalt  thou  make  for  all  the  boards  of 
the  tabernacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards  for 
the  tabernacle,  twenty  boards  on  the  south 
side  soiith'ward. 


It 


The  vail  for  the  ark. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  forty  sockets 
of  silver  undf  1  the  twenty  boards  ;  two 
sockets  under  one  board  for  his  two  tenons, 
and  two  sockets  under  another  board  for 
his  two  tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the  tab- 
ernacle, on  the  north  side,  there  shall  be 
twenty  boards, 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver : 
two  sockets  under  one  board,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board. 

22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
west'ward  thou  shalt  make  six  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou  make  for 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two 
sides. 

24  And  they  shall  be  coupled  together 
beneath,  and  they  shall  be  coupled  to- 
gfether  above  the  head  of  it  unto  one  rinj  : 
thus  shall  it  be  for  them  both  ;  they  shall 
be  for  the  two  corners. 

25  And  they  shall  be  eight  boards,  and 
their  sockets  of  silver,  sixteen  sockets ; 
two  sockets  under  one  board,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  bars  of  shittim- 
wood  ;  five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side 
of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  side  of  the  taberna- 
cle, for  the  two  sides  west'ward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  in  the  midst  of 
the  board  shall  reach  from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the  boards 
with  gold,  and  make  their  rings  of  gold 
for  places  for  the  bars :  and  thou  shalt 
overlay  the  bars  with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the  taberna- 
cle according  to  the  fashion  thereof  which 
was  showed  thee  in  the  mount. 

31  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  a  vail  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen,  of  cunning  work  :  with  cher- 
ubims  shall  it  be  made. 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon  four 
pillars  of  shittim-wood  overlaid  with  gold  : 
their  hooks  shall  be  of  gold,  upon  the  four 
sockets  of  silver. 

33  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the  vail  un- 
der the  taches,  that  thou  mayst  bring  in 
thither  within  the  vail  the  ark  of  the  tes'- 
timony  :  and  the  vail  shall  divide  unto  you 
between  the  holy  place  and  the  most  holy. 

34  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat 
upon  the  ark  of  the  tes'timony  in  the  most 
holy  place. 

35  And  thou  shalt  set  the  table  without 
the  vail,  and  the  candlestick  over  against' 
the  table  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle 
tb'w&Td  the  south  :  and  thou  shalt  put  the 
table  on  the  north  side. 

36  And  thou  shalt  make  a  hanging  for 
the  door  of  the  tent,  of  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twiued  linen,  wrought 
with  needle-work. 

O 


EX'ODUS.  The  altar  of  hurnt-o^ering. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  for  the  hang- 
ing five  pillars  of  shittim-Jfoorf,  and  over- 
lay them  with  gold,  and  their  hooks  shall 
be  of  gold  :  and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sock- 
ets of  brass  for  them. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  of  shit- 
tim-wood,  five  cubits  long,  and  five 
cubits  broad  :  the  altar  shall  be  four- 
square ;  and  the  height  thereof  shall  be 
three  cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns  of  it 
upon  the  four  corners  thereof :  his  horns 
shall  be  of  the  same  :  and  thou  shalt  over- 
lay it  with  brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans  to  re- 
ceive his  ashes,  and  his  shoveb,  and  his 
basins,  and  his  flesh-hooks,  and  his  fire- 
pans :  all  the  vessels  thereof  thou  shalt 
make  of  brass. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a  grate  of 
net-work  of  brass  ;  and  upon  the  net  shalt 
thou  make  four  brazen  rings  in  the  four 
corners  thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under  the  c6m'- 
pass  of  the  altar  beneath,  that  the  net 
may  be  even  to  the  midst  of  the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  for  the 
altar,  staves  of  shittim-wood,  and  over- 
lay them  with  brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put  into  the 
rings,  and  the  staves  shall  be  upon  the 
two  sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it. 

8  Hollow  Avith  boards  shalt  thou  make 
it  :  as  it  was  showed  thee  in  the  mount, 
so  shall  they  make  it. 

9  IT  And  thou  shalt  make  the  court  of 
the  tabernacle  :  for  the  south  side  soflth'- 
ward  there  shall  be  hangings  for  the  court 
o/  fine  twined  linen,  of  a  hundred  cubits 
long,  for  one  side. 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  thereof,  and 
their  twenty  sockets,  shall  be  of  brass  : 
the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
shall  be  of  silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north  side  in 
length  there  shall  be  hangings  of  a  hun- 
dred cubits  long,  and  his  twenty  pillars, 
and  their  twenty  sockets  of  brass  ;  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  o/ silver. 

12  And /or  the  breadth  of  the  court  on 
the  west  side  shall  be  hangings  of  fifty  cu- 
bits :  their  pillars  ten,  and  Their  sockets  ten. 

13  And  the  breadth  of  the  court  on  the 
east  side  east'ward  shall  be  fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of  the  gate 
shall  be  fifteen  cubits  :  their  pillars  three 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  be  hang- 
ings, fifteen  cubits :  their  pillars  three,  and 
their  sockets  three. 

16  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  shall  be 
a  hanging  of  twenty  cubits,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
wrought  with  needle-work  :  and  their  pil- 
lars shall   be  four,  and  their  sockets  four. 

73 


^la'ron  and  his  so7is  chosen  for  priests.  EX'ODUS 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about' the  court       11   With 
shall  be  filleted   with   silver  :  their  hooks 
shall  be  of  silver,  and  their  sockets  of  brass. 

18  The  lengfth  of  the  court  shall  be  a 
hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  fifty  eve- 
ry where,  and  the  height  five  cubits  of 
fine  twined  linen,  and  their  sockets  of 
brass. 

19  All  the  vessels  of  the  tabernacle  in 
all  the  ser'vice  thereof,  and  all  the  pins 
thereof,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  court,  shall 
be  of  brass. 

20  And  thou  shalt  command'  the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-fc],  that  they  bring  thee  pure 
oil-olive  beaten  for  the  light,  to  cause  the 
lamp  to  burn  always. 

21  In  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion without  the  vail,  which  is  before  the 
tes'timony,  ..Sa'ron  and  his  sons  shall  order 
it  from  evening  to  morning  before  the 
Lord.  It  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  unto 
their  generations  on  the  behalf  of  the 
children  of  Is'ra-el. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  take  thou  unto  thee  Ak'Ton  thy 
brother,  and  his  sons  with  him,  from 
among  the  children  of  l^'ra-el,  that  he 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office, 
even  ^a'ron,  Na'dab,  and  A-bl'hii,  E-le-a'- 
zar,  and  ith'a-mar,  »4a'r6n's  sons. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  holy  garments 
for  .^a'ron  thy  brother,  for  glory  and  for 
beauty. 

3  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  all  that  are 
wise-hearted,  whom  I  have  filled  with  the 
spirit  of  wisdom,  that  they  may  make 
.^a'rou's  garments  to  consecrate  him,  that 
he  may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's 
office. 

4  And  these  are  the  garments  which 
they  shall  make  ;  a  breast-plate,  and  an 
eph'od,  and  a  robe,  and  a  broidered  coat, 
a  mitre,  and  a  gir'dle  : '  and  they  shall 
make  holy  garments  for  AsL'rbn  thy  broth- 
er, and  his  sons,  that  he  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priesfs  office. 

5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

6  %  And  they  shall  make  the  eph'od  of 
gold,  of  blue,  and  of  purple,  of  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen,  with  cunning  work. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulder-pieces 
theieof  joined  at  the  two  edges  thereof; 
and  so  it  shall  be  joined  together. 

8  And  the  curious  gir'dle  of  the  eph'od, 
■which  is  upon  it,  shall  be  of  the  same,  ac- 
cording to  the  work  thereof;  even  o/gold, 
of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  o'nyx-stones, 
and  grave  on  them  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  I§'ra-el : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one  stone,  and 
the  other  six  names  of  the  rest  on  the  other 
stone,  according;  to  their  birth.  ^ 


T7ie  breast-plate. 

the  work  of  an  engraver  in 
stone,  like  the  engravings  of  a  signet,  shalt 
thou  engrave  the  two  stones  with  the 
names  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  :  thou 
shalt  make  them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of 
gold. 

12  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones 
upon  the  shoulders  of  the  eph'od,  foi 
stones  of  memorial  unto  the  children  of 
If'ra-el.  And  .^a'ron  shall  bear  their 
names  before  the  Lord  upon  his  two 
shoulders  for  a  memorial. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  ouches  q/"  gold; 
1-1  And  two  chains  of  pure  gold  at  the 

ends  ;  of  wreathen-work  shalt  thou  make 
them,  and  fasten  the  wreathen  chains  to 
the  ouches. 

15  TF  And  thou  shalt  make  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  with  cunning  work  ; 
after  the  work  of  the  eph'od  thou  shalt 
make  it  ;  of  gold,  o/blue,  and  of  purple, 
and  of  scarlet,  and  of  fine  twined  linen, 
shalt  thou  make  it. 

16  Foursquare  it  shall  be,  being  doub- 
led ;  a  span  shall  be  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  span  shall  be  the  breadth  thereof. 

17  And  thou  shalt  set  in  it  settings  of 
stones,  even  four  rows  of  stones  :  the  first 
row  shall  be  a  sar'di-us,  a  topaz,  and  a 
carbuncle  :  this  shall  be  the  first  row. 

18  And  the  second  row  shall  be  an  em'- 
erald,  a  sap'phire,-^  and  a  di'a-mond. 

19  And  the  third  row  a  li'giire,  an 
ag'ate,  and  an  am'ethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a  ber'yl,  and  an 
6'nyx,  and  a  jasper  :  they  shall  be  set  in 
gold  in  their  enclosings. 

21  And  the  stones  shall  be  with  the 
names  of  the  children  of  ij'ra-el,  twelve, 
according  to  their  names,  like  the  engrav 
ings  of  a  signet ;  every  one  with  his  name 
shall  they  be  according  to  the  twelve 
tribes. 

22  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast- 
plate chains  at  the  ends  of  wreathen-work 
of  pure  gold. 

23  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast 
plate  two  rings  of  gold,  and  shalt  put  tht 
two  rings  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breast 
plate. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  wreath 
en  chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  which 
are  on  the  ends  of  the  breast-plate. 

25  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the  two 
wreathen  chains  thou  shalt  fasten  in  the 
two  ouches,  and  put  them  on  the  shoul 
der-pieces  of  the  eph'od  before  it. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  the 
two  ends  of  the  breast-plate,  in  the  bordei 
thereof,  which  is  in  the  side  of  the  eph'oii 
in'ward. 

27  And  two  other  rings  of  gold  thou 
shalt  make,  and  shalt  put  them  on  the 
two  sides  of  the  eph'od  underneath,  td'- 


^  berth. 


74 


The  robe  of  the  cph'od  and  bells. 
ward  the  fore-part  thereof,  over 
the  other  coup'ling  thereof,  above  the  cu- 
rious gir'dle  of  the  eph'od. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  the  breast-plate 
by  the  rings  thereof  unto  the  rings  of  the 
eph'od  with  a  lace  of  blue,  that  il  may  be 
above  the  curious  gir'dle  of  the  eph'od, 
and  that  the  breast-plate  be  not  loosed 
from  the  eph'od. 

29  And  -^a'ron  shall  bear  the  names  of 
the  children  of  15'ra-el  in  the  breast-plate 
of  judgment  upon  his  heart,  when  he  go- 
eth  in  unto  the  holy  ptocc,  for  a  memorial 
before  the    Lord  continually. 

30  And  thou  shalt  put  in  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  the  tj'rim  and  the 
Thum'mlm  ;  and  they  shall  be  upon  w3a'- 
ron's  heart,  when  he  goeth  in  before  the 
Lord  :  and  ^a'ron  shall  bear  the  judg- 
ment of  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  upon  his 
heart  before  the  Lord  continually. 

31  And  thou  shalt  make  the  robe  of 
the  eph'od  all  of  blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  a  hole  in  the 
top  of  it,  in  the  midst  thereof:  it  shall  have 
a  binding  of  woven  work  round  about'  the 
hole  of  it,  as  it  were  the  hole  of  a  haber'- 
ceon,  that  it  be  not  rent. 

33  And  benealh^  upon  the  hem  of  it, 
thou  shalt  make  pomegran'ates  of  blue, 
and  0/ purple,  and  0/ scarlet,  round  about' 
the  hem  thereof ;  and  bells  of  gold  be- 
tween them  round  about'  : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pomegran'ate, 
a  golden  bell  and  a  pomegran'ate,  upon 
the  hem  of  the  robe  round  about'. 

35  And  it  shall  be  upon  ^a'ron  to  min- 
ister ;  and  his  sound  shall  be  heard  when 
he  goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place  before  the 
Lord,  and  when  he  cometh  out,  that  he 
die  not. 

36  t  And  thou  shalt  irtake  a  plate  of 
pure  gold,  and  grave  upon  it,  like  the  en- 
gravings of  a  signet,  HOLINESS  TO  THE 
LORD. 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a  blue  lace, 
that  it  may  be  upon  the  mitre  :  upon  the 
fore-front  of  the  mitre  it  shall  be. 

38  And  it  shall  be  upon  ^^.^'ron's  fore'- 
head,  that  Jlk'Ton  may  bear  the  iniquity 
of  the  holy  things  which  the  children  of 
If 'ra-el  shall  hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts  ; 
and  it  shall  be  always  upon  his  fore'head, 
that  they  may  be  accepted  before  the 
Lord. 

39  And  thou  shalt  embroider  the  coat 
of  fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  the 
mitre  of  fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make 
the  gir'dle  of  needle-work. 

40  And  for  »4a'r6n's  sons  thou  shalt 
make  coats,  and  thou  shalt  make  for  them 
gir'dles,  and  bonnets  shalt  thou  make  for 
them,  for  glory  and  for  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  .4a'- 
ron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons  with  him  ; 

^  gird. 


EX'ODUS.  The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies. 

ainst'  and  shalt  anoint  them,  and  consecrate 
them,  and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may 
minister    unto    me    in    the  priest's    office. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them  linen 
breeches  to  cover  their  nakedness  ;  from 
the  loins  even  unto  the  thighs  they  shall 
reach. 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon  ^a'ron,  and 
upon  his  sons,  when  they  come  in  unto  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  or  when 
they  come  near  unto  the  altar  to  minister 
in  the  holy  place  ;  that  they  bear  not  ini- 
quity, and  die.  It  shall  be  a  statute  for 
ever  unto  him,  and  his  seed  after  him. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 
A  ND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou  shalt 
J\.  do  unto  them,  to  hallow  them,  to 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office  : 
Take  one  young  bullock,  and  two  rams 
without  blemish, 

2  And  unleavened  bread,  and  cakes 
unleavened  tempered  with  oil,  and  wafers 
unleavened  anointed  with  oil  ;  of  wheat- 
en  flour  shalt  thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into  one 
basket,  and  bring  them  in  the  basket,  with 
the  bullock  and  the  two  rams. 

4  And  ./^a'ron  and  his  sons  thou  shall 
bring  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  ol 
the  congregation,  and  shalt  wash  them 
with  water. 

5  And  thou  shalt  take  the  garments, 
and  put  upon  ^a'ron  the  coat,  and  the 
robe  of  the  eph'od,  and  the  eph'od,  and 
the  breast-plate,  and  gird'  him  with  the 
curious  girdle  of  the  eph'od  : 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre  upon  his 
head,  and  put  the  holy  crown  upon  the 
mitre. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anointing  oil, 
and  pour  it  upon  his  head,  and  anoint  him. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and 
put  coats  upon  them. 

9  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with  gir'dles, 
..4a'r6n  and  his  sons,  and  put  the  bonnets 
on  them  :  and  the  priesfs  office  shall  be 
theirs  for  a  perpet'ual^  statute  :  and  thou 
shalt  consecrate  ./3a'r6n  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bullock  to 
be  brought  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  :  and  .^a'ron  and  his  sons 
shall  put  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bullock. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock  before 
the  Lord,  by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

12  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  of 
the  bullock,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  ol 
the  altar  with  thy  finger,  and  pour  all  the 
blood  beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

13  And  thou  shalt  take  all  the  fat  that 
cov'ereth  the  Tn'wards,  and  the  caul  that 
is  above  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys, 
and  the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  and  burn 
them  upon  the  altar. 

2  plr-pct'tthu'al. 
75 


The  consecrating  of  the  priests. 

14  But  the  flesh  of  the  bullock,  and  his 
skin,  and  his  dung,  shall  thou  burn  with 
fire  without  the  camp  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

15  Thou  shalt  also  take  one  ram  ;  and 
•dafrbn  and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram,  and 
thou  shalt  take  his  blood,  and  sprinkle  il 
round  about'  upon  the  altar. 

17  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ram  in  pieces, 
and  wash  the  in'wards  of  him,  and  his  legs, 
and  put  Ihem  unto  his  pieces,  and  unto  his 
head. 

18  And  thou  shalt  burn  the  whole  ram 
upon  the  altar  :  it  is  a  burnt-offering  unto 
the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sweet  savour,  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  And  thou  shalt  take  the  other  ram  ; 
and  ./ia'ron  and  his  sons  sha.ll  put  their 
hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram,  and 
take  of  his  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip 
of  the  right  ear  of  »4a'r6n,  and  upon  the 
tip  of  the  right  ear  of  his  sons,  and  upon 
the  thumb  of  their  right  hand,  and  upon 
the  great  toe  of  their  right  foot,  and  sprin- 
kle the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about'. 

21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood 
that  is  upon  the  altar,  and  of  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  ./Sa'ron,  and 
upon  his  garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and 
upon  the  garments  of  his  sons  with  him  : 
and  he  shall  be  hallowed,  and  his  gar- 
ments, and  his  sons,  and  his  sons'  garments 
with  him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the  ram  the 
fat  and  the  rump,  and  the  fat  that  cover- 
eth  the  in'wards,  and  the  caul  abdve  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  and  the  right  shoulder  ; 
for  it  is  a  ram  of  consecration  : 

23  And  oneloaf  of  bread,  and  one  cake 
of  oiled  bread,  and  one  wafer  out  of  the 
basket  of  the  unleavened  bread  that  is 
before  the  Lord  : 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the  hands 
of  ^a'r5n,  and  in  the  hands  of  his  sons, 
and  shalt  wave  them  for  a  wave-offering 
before  the  Lord. 

25  And  thou  shalt  receive  them  of  their 
hands,  and  burn  them  upon  the  altar  for  a 
burnt-offering,  for  a  sweet  savour  before 
the  Lord  :  it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

26  And  thou  shalt  take  the  breast  of  the 
ram  of  ^a'ron's  consecration,  and  wave  it 
for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  :  and 
it  shall  be  thy  part. 

27  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  the  breast  of 
the  wave-offering,  and  the  shoulder  of  the 
heave-offering,  which  is  waved,  and  which 
is  heaved  up,  of  the  ram  of  the  consecra- 
tion, even  of  that  which  is  for  .^a'ron,  and 
of  that  which  is  for  his  sons  : 

28  And  it  shall  be  »/3a'r6n's  and  his  sons' 
Dy  a  statute  for  ever  from  the  children  of 


The  continual  burnt-offenng. 
for  it  is  a  heave-offering  :  and 


EX'ODUS. 

If'ra-el 

it  shall  be  a  heave-offering  from  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  of  the  sac'rifi5e  of  their 
peace-offerings,  even  their  heave-offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

29  And  the  holy  garments  of  w3a'r6n 
shall  be  his  sons'  after  him,  to  be  anointed 
therein,  and  to  be  consecrated  in  them. 

30  ^nd  that  son  that  is  priest  in  his 
stead  shall  put  them  on  seven  days,  when 
he  Cometh  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, to  minister  in  the  holy  place. 

31  And  thou  shalt  take  the  ram  of  the 
consecration,  and  seethe  his  flesh  in  the 
holy  place. 

32  And  i4!a'r6n  and  his  sons  shall  eat 
the  flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the  bread  that 
is  in  the  basket,  by  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

33  And  they  shall  eat  those  things 
wherewith  the  atonement  was  made  to 
consecrate  and  to  sanctify  them  :  but  a 
stranger  shall  not  eat  thereof  because  they 
are  holy. 

34  And  if  aught  of  the  flesh  of  the  con- 
secrations, or  of  the  bread,  remain  unto 
the  morning,  then  thou  shalt  burn  the  re- 
mainder with  fire  :  it  shall  not  be  eaten, 
because  it  is  holy. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  ./3a'r6n, 
and  to  his  sons,  according  to  all  things 
which  I  have  comman'ded  thee  :  seven 
days  shalt  thou  consecrate  them. 

36  And  thou  shalt  offer  every  day  a  bul- 
lock/or a  sin-offering  for  atonement  :  and 
thou  shalt  cleanse  the  altar,  when  thou 
hast  made  an  atonement  for  it,  and  thou 
shalt  anoint  it,  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Seven  days  thou  shalt  make  an  atone 
ment  for  the  altar,  and  sanctify  it ;  and  it 
shall  be  an  altar  most  holy  :  whatsoever 
toucheth  the  altar  shall  be  holy. 

38  IT  Now  this  is  that  which  thou  shalt 
offer  upon  the  altar  ;  two  lambs  of  the  first 
year,  day  by  day  continually. 

39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  in  the 
morning,  and  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  of- 
fer at   even  : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamb  a  tenth-deal 
of  flour  mingled  with  the  fourth  part  of 
a  hin  of  beaten  oil ;  and  the  fourth  part 
of  a  hin   of  wine /or  a  drink-offering. 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  at 
even,  and  shalt  do  thereto  according  to  the 
meat-offering  of  the  morning,  and  according 
to  the  drink-offering  thereof,  for  a  sweet  sa- 
vour, an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord, 

42  This  shall  be  a  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing throughout  your  generations,  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, before  the  Lord  ;  where  I  will  meet 
you,  to  speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  there  I  will  meet  with  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  and  the  tabernacle  shall 
be  sanctified  by  my  glory. 

76 


The  altar  of  incense.  EX'ODU 

44  And  I  will  sanctify  the  tabi-niacle 
of  the  congregation,  and  the  altar  :  I  will 
sanctify  also  both  »2a'r6n  and  his  sons, 
to  minister  to   me   ia  the   priest's    office. 

45  And  I  will  dwell  amongst  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  and  will  be  their  God. 

46  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  that  brought  them  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  £'|ypt,  that  I  may 
dwell  amongst  them :  I  am  the  Lord 
their  God. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  to  burn 
incense  upon  ;  of  shittim-wood  shalt 
thou  make  it. 

2  A  cubit  shall  be  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof ;  four- 
square shall  it  be  :  and  two  cubits  shall  be 
the  height  thereof:  the  horns  thereof  shall 
be  of  the  same. 

3  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  the  top  thereof,  and  the  sides  thereof 
round  about',  and  the  horns  thereof;  and 
thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about'. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  shalt  thou  make 
to  it  under  the  crown  of  it,  by  the  two 
corners  thereof ;  upon  the  two  sides  of  it 
shalt  thou  make  il  ;  and  they  shall  be  for 
places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  of 
shittim-wood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold. 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the  vail 
that  is  by  the  ark  of  the  tes'timony,  be- 
fore the  mercy-seat  that  is  over  the  tes'ti- 
mony, where  I  will  meet  with  thee. 

7  And  i^a'ron  shall  burn  thereon  sweet 
incense  every  morning :  when  he  dresseth 
the  lamps,  he  shall  burn   incense  upon  it. 

8  And  when  ./ia'ron  lighteth  the  lamps 
at  even,  he  shall  burn  incense  upon 
it  ;  a  perpet'ual  incense  before  the  Lord 
throughout  your  generations. 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  strange  incense 
thereon,  nor  burnt-sac'rif  i9e,  nor  meat-of- 
fering ;  neither  shall  ye  pour  drink-offer- 
ing thereon. 

10  And  »4a'r6n  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment upon  the  horns  of  it  once  in  a  year 
with  the  blood  of  the  sin-offering  of  atone- 
ments :  once  in  the  year  shall  he  make 
atonement  upon  it,  throughout  your  gen- 
erations :  it  is  most  holy  unto  the   Lord. 

11  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

12  When  thou  takest  the  sum  of  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-el,  after  their  number, 
then  shall  they  give  every  man  a  ransom 
for  his  soul  unto  the  Lord,  when  thou 
numberest  them  ;  that  there  be  no  plague 
amongst  Ihem  when  Ihtfu  numberest  them. 

13  This  they  shall  give,  every  one  that 
passeth  among  them  that  are  numbered, 
half  a  shek'el '  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  :  (a  shekel  is  twenty  gerahs  :) 

I  thck'k'l.  a 

G2 


The  holy  anointing  oil. 

a  half  shekel  shall   be  the   offering  of  the 
Lord. 

14  Every  one  that  passeth  among  them 
that  arc  numbered,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  above,  shall  give  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

15  The  rich  shall  not  give  more,  and 
the  poor  shall  not  give  less,  than  half  a 
shekel,  when  they  give  an  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atonement- 
money  of  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  shalt 
appoint  it  for  the  ser'vice  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  ;  that  it  may  be  a  me- 
morial unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el  before 
the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls. 

17  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

18  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  laver  of 
brass,  and  his  foot  also  of  brass,  to  wash 
tvilhal :  and  thou  shalt  put  it  between  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  and  the  al- 
tar, and  thou  shalt  put  water  therein  : 

19  For  ^a'ron  and  his  sons  shall  wash 
their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat. 

20  When  they  go  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  they  shall  wash  with 
water,  that  they  die  not  ;  or  when  they 
come  near  to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  burn 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : 

21  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands  and 
their  feet,  that  they  die  not  :  and  it  shall 
be  a  statute  for  ever  to  them,  even  to  him 
and  to  his  seed,  throughout  their  genera- 
tions. 

22  IT  Moreover,  the  Lo&d  spake  unto 
Mo'fes,  saying, 

23  'Take  thou  also  unto  thee  principal 
spices,  of  pure  myrrh^  five  hundred  stiek- 
eZ«,  and  of  sweet  cinnamon  half  so  much, 
even  two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels^  and  of 
sweet  calamus  two  hundred  and  fifty 
shekels^ 

24  And  of  cas'si-a^  five  hundred  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of 
oil-olive  a  hin : 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  an  oil  of 
holy  ointment,  an  ointment  compound  af- 
ter the  art  of  the  apothecary :  it  shall  be 
a  holy  anointing  oil. 

26  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  therewith,  and 
the  ark  of  the  tes'timony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  vessels, 
and  the  candlestick  and  his  vessels,  and 
the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with 
all  his  vessels,  and  the  laver  and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them,  that 
they  may  be  most  holy  :  whatsoever  toQch- 
eth  them  shall  be  holy. 

30  And  thou  shalt  anoint  ^a'ron  and 
his  sons,   and  consecrate  them,  that  they 

mer.  ■*  kash'she-a. 

n 


Tlu  composition  oj  the  pirfume. 

may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

31  And  thou  slialt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  saying,  This  shall  be  a 
holy  anointing  oil  unto  me  throughout 
your  generations. 

32  Upon  man's  flesh  shall  it  not  be 
poured ;  neither  shall  ye  make  a7ii/  other 
like  it,  after  the  composition  of  it :  it  is 
holy,  and  it  shall  be  holy  unto  you. 

33  Whosoever  compoundeth  any  like 
it,  or  whosoever  putteth  any  of  it  upon  a 
stranger,  shall  even  be  cut  off  from  his 
people. 

34  T  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes, 
Take  unto  thee  sweet  spices,  stacte,^  and 
on'y-cha,  and  gal'ba-niim  ;  these  sweet  spi- 
ces, with  pure  frankincense  :  of  each  shall 
there  be  a  like  weight. 

35  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a  perfume, 
a  confection  after  the  art  of  the  apothe- 
cary, tempered  together,  pure  and  holy : 

•  36  And  thou  shalt  beat  some  of  it  very 
snyill,  and  put  of  it  before  the  tes'timony 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
where  I  will  meet  with  thee  :  it  shall  be 
unto  you  most  holy. 

37  And  as  for  the  perfume  which  thou 
shalt  make,  you  shall  not  make  to  your- 
selves according  to  the  composition  there- 
of :  it  shall  be  unto  thee  holy  for  the 
Lord. 

38  Whosoever  shall  make  like  unto 
that,  to  smell  thereto,  shall  even  be  cut 
off  from  his  people. 

CHAP.  XXXL 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'fes,  say- 


A' 


2  See,  I  have  called  by  name  Be-zal'e- 
el  the  son  of  U'ri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
tribe  of  Jii'dah  : 

3  And  I  have  filled  him  with  the  spirit 
of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in  understanding, 
and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of 
workmanship, 

4  To  devlfe  cunning  works,  to  work  in 
gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones,  to  set  them., 
and  in  carving  of  timber,  to  work  in  all 
manner  of  workmanship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given  with  him 
X-h5'li-ab  the  son  of  A-his'a-mach,  of  the 
tribe  of  Dan  :  and  in  the  hearts  of  all  that 
are  wise-hearted  I  have  put  wisdom,  that 
they  may  make  all  that  I  have  command- 
ed thee  ; 

7  The  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  the  ark  of  the  tes'timony,  and  the 
mercy-seat  that  is  thereupon,  and  all  the 
fur'niture^  of  the  tabernacle, 

8  And  the  table  and  his  furniture,  and 
the  pure  candlestick  with  all  his  furni- 
ture, and  the  altar  of  incense, 

9  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with 
all  his  furniture,  and  the  laver  and  his 
foot, 


EX'ODUS.  The  molten  calf  made. 

10  And  the  clothes  of  ser'vice,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  »4a'r6n  the  priest,  and 
the  garments  of  his  sons,  to  minister  in 
the  priest's  office, 

11  And  the  anointing  oil,  and  sweel 
incense  for  the  holy  place  ;  according  to 
all  that  I  have  comman'ded  thee  shall 
they  do. 

12  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  saying.  Verily  my  sabbaths  ye 
shall  keep :  for  it  is  a  sign  between  me 
and  you  throughout  your  generations  ; 
that  ye  may  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  doth  sanctify  you. 

14  Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath  there'- 
fore  ;  for  it  is  holy  unto  you :  every  one 
that  defileth  it  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death  :  for  whosoever  doeth  any  work 
therein,  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
amongst  his  people. 

15  Six  days  may  work  be  done  ;  but  in 
the  seventh  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  holy 
to  the  Lord  :  whosoever  doeth  any  work 
in  the  sabbath-day,  he  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

16  Wherefore  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el 
shall  keep  the  sabbath,  to  observe'  the 
sabbath  throughout  their  generations,  for 
a  perpet'ual  covenant. 

17  It  is  a  sign  between  me  and  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  for  ever  :  for  in  six 
days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth, 
and  on  the  seventh  day  he  rested,  and  was 
refreshed. 

18  IT  And  he  gave  unto  Mo'fes,  when 
he  had  made  an  end  of  communing  with 
him  upon  mount  Si'nai,  two  tables  of  tes'- 
timony, tables  of  stone,  written  with  the 
finger  of  God. 

CHAP.  xxxn. 

AND  when  the  people  saw  that  Mo'fes 
delayed  to  come  down  out  of  the 
mount,  the  people  gathered  themselves 
together  unto  ./^a'ron,  and  said  unto  him. 
Up,  make  us  gods,  which  shall  go  before 
us  ;  for  as  for  this  Mo'fes,  the  man  that 
brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
we  wot-*  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

2  And  ^a'ron  said  unto  them.  Break 
off  the  golden  ear-rings,  which  are  in  the 
ears  of  your  wives,  of  your  sons,  and  of 
your  daughters,  and  bring  them  unto 
me. 

3  And  all  the  people  brake  off  the 
golden  ear-rings  which  were  in  their  ears, 
and  brought  ihem,  unto  ^^a'ron. 

4  And  he  received  them  at  their  hand, 
and  fashioned  it  with  a  graving  tool,  aftei 
he  had  made  it  a  molten  calf :  and  they 
said.  These  be  thy  gods,  O  If'ra-el,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt. 

5  And  when  ^k'rbn  saw  i/,  he  built  an 
altar  before  it ;  and  wSa'ron  made  procla- 


1  ttakt. 


^  fuj'nt'takurt. 


3  know. 
78 


Mo'fcs  breaketh  the  two  tables.  EX'ODUS 

mation,  and  said,  To-morrow  is  a  feast  to 
the  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow, 
and  offered  burnt-offerings,  and  brought 
peace-offerin»s  :  and  the  people  sat  down 
to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

7  t  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes, 
Go,  get  thee  down  ;  for  thy  people,  which 
thou  broughtest  out  of  the  land  of  E'^-pt, 
have  corrupted  themselves  : 

8  They  have  turned  ajTde  quickly  out 
3f  the  way  which  I  comman'ded  them  : 
they  have  made  them  a  molten  calf,  and 
have  wor'shipped  it,  and  have  sac'rif  iged 
thereunto,  and   said.   These  be   thy  gods, 

0  If'ra-el,  which  have  brought  thee  up 
out  of  the  land  of  E'|ypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes,  I 
have  seen  this  people,  and,  behold,  it  is  a 
stiff-necked  people  : 

10  Now  there'fore  let  me  alone,  that 
my  wrath  may  wax  hot  against'  them,  and 
that  I  may  consume  them  :  and  I  will 
make  of  thee  a  great  nation. 

1 1  And  Mo'fes  besought  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  said.  Lord,  why  doth  thy 
wrath  wax  hot  against'  thy  people,  which 
thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  E'^ypt  with  great  power,  and  with  a 
mighty  hand  ? 

12  Wherefore  should  the  E-gyp'ti-anj 
speak  and  say,  For  mis'chief  did  he  bring 
them  out,  to  slay  them  in  the  moun'tains, 
and  to  consume  them  from  the  face  of  the 
earth  ?  Turn  from  thy  fierce  wrath,  and 
repent  of  this  evil  against'  thy  people : 

13  Remember  A'bra-ham,  I'faac,  and  If'- 
ra-el,  thy  servants,  to  whom  thou  swarest 
by  thine  own  self,  and  saidst   unto  them, 

1  will  multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars  of 
heaven  ;  and  all  this  land  that  I  have 
spoken  of  will  I  give  unto  your  seed,  and 
they  shall  inherit  it  for  ever. 

14  And  the  Lord  repented  of  the  evil 
which  he  thought  to  do  unto  his  people. 

15  S  And  Mo'fes  turned,  <ind  went  down 
from  the  mount,  and  the  two  tables  of  the 
tes'timony  wire  in  his  hand  :  the  tables 
were  written  on  both  their  sides :  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  were  they  written. 

16  And  the  tables  were  the  work  of 
God,  and  the  writing  was  the  writing  of 
God,  graven  upon  the  tables. 

17  And  when  Josh'u-a  heard  the  noise 
of  the  people  as  they  shouted,  he  said 
unto  Mo'fes,  There  is  a  noise  of  war  in 
the  camp. 

18  And  he  said,  It  is  not  the  voice  of 
them  that  shout  for  mastery,  neither  is  it 
the  voice  of  them  that  cry  for  being  over- 
come ;  but  the  noise  of  them,  that  sing  do 
I  hear. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
came  nigh  unto  the  camp,  that  he  saw 
the  calf,  and  the  dan'cing :  and  Mo'jes' 

1  ttro'ed. 


He  dcslr6y'eth  the  calf, 
anger  waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables 
out  of  his  hands,  and  brake  them  beneath 
the  mount. 

20  And  he  took  the  calf  which  they 
had  made,  and  burnt  it  in  the  fire,  and 
ground  it  to  powder,  and  strewed^  it  upon 
the  water,  and  made  the  children  of  Ij'ra- 
el  drink  of  it. 

21  And  Mo'jes  said  unto  ^aron,  What 
did  this  people  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast 
brought  so  great  a  sin  upon  them  ? 

22  And  cSa'ron  said.  Let  not  the  anger 
of  my  lord  wax  hot :  thou  knowest  the 
people,  that  they  are  set  on  mis'chief. 

23  For  they  said  unto  me,  Make  us 
gods  which  shall  go  before  us  :  for  as  for 
this  Mo'fes,  the  man  that  brought  us  up 
out  of  the  land  of  E'eypt,  we  wot^  not 
what  is  become  of  him. 

24  And  I  said  unto  them,  Whosoever 
hath  any  gold,  let  them  break  it  off.  So 
they  gave  it  me :  then  I  cast  it  into  the 
fire,  and  there  came  out  this  calf. 

25  T  And  when  Mo'fes  saw  that  the 
people  were  naked,  (for  w3a'r6n  had  made 
them  naked  unto  their  shame,  among  their 
enemies,) 

26  Then  Mo'fes  stood  in  the  gate  of  the 
camp,  and  said,  Who  is  on  the  Lord's 
side  ?  let  him  come  unto  me.  And  all  the 
sons  of  Le'vi  gathered  themselves  togeth- 
er unto  him. 

27  And  he  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  Put  every  man 
his  sword  by  his  side,  and  go  in  and  out 
from  gate  to  gate  throughout  the  camp, 
and  slay  every  man  his  brother,  and  every 
man  his  companion,  and  every  man  his 
neighbour. 

28  And  the  children  of  Le'vi  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Mo'fes  :  and  there 
fell  of  the  people  that  day  about'  three 
thousand  men. 

29  For  Mo'fes  had  said,  Consecrate 
yourselves  to-day  to  the  Lord,  even  ev- 
ery man  upon  his  son,  and  upon  his 
brother  ;  that  he  may  bestow  upon  you  a 
blessing  this  day. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  people,  Ye  have 
sinned  a  great  sin :  and  now  I  will  go  up 
unto  the  Lord  ;  peradven'ture  I  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  your  sin. 

31  And  Mo'fes  returned  unto  the  Lord 
and  said.  Oh,  this  people  have  sinned  a 
great  sin,  and  have  made  them  gods  of  gold ; 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt,  forgive  their 
sin  ;  and  if  not,  blot  me,  I  pray  thee,  out 
of  thy  book  which  thou  hast  written. 

33  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Whosoever  hath  sinned  against'  me,  him 
will  I  blot  out  of  my  book. 

34  There'fore  now  go,  lead  the  people 
unto  the  place  of  which  I  have  spoken 
unto  thee :  behold,  mine  angel  shall  go 

'know. 

79 


7%e  tabernacle  removed.  EX'ODUS. 

before  thee  :  nevertheless,  in  the  day 
when  I  visit,  I  will  visit  their  sin  upon 
them. 

35  And  the  Lord  plagued  the  people, 
because  they  made  the  calf,  which  Aa.'Tbn 
made. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  De- 
part, and  go  up  hence,  thou  and  the 
people  which  thou  hast  brought  up  out  of 
the  land  of  E'fypt,  unto  the^land  which  I 
sware  unto  A'bra-ham,  to  l'§aac,  and  to 
.^a'cob,  saying.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  it. 

2  And  I  will  send  an  angel  before  thee  ; 
and  I  will  drive  out  the  Can'aan-ite,  the 
Am'o-rite,  and  the  Hit'tite,  and  the  Per'- 
iz-zTte,  the  Pli'vite,  and  the  Jeb'u-site  : 

3  Unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey  :  for  I  will  not  go  up  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  for  thou  art.  a  stiff-necked  peo- 
ple ;  lest  I  consume  thee  in  the  way. 

4  And  when  the  people  heard  these  evil 
tidings,  they  mourned  ;  and  no  man  did 
piit  on  him  his  ornaments. 

5  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto  Mo'fes. 
Say  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  Ye  arc;  i 
stiff-necked  people  :  I   will  come  up  intol  claim  the  name  of  the  Lord  before  thee  ; 


The  tables  are  renewed. 

said,  I  know  thee  by  name,  and  thou  hast 
also  found  grace  in  my  sight. 

13  Now  there'fore,  I  pray  thee,  if  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  show  me  now  thy 
way,  that  I  may  know  thee,  that  I  may 
find  grace  in  thy  sight  ;  and  consider  that 
this  nation  is  thy  people. 

14  And  he  said,  My  presence  shall  go 
with  thee,  and  I  will  give  thee  rest. 

15  And  he  said  imto  him.  If  thy  pres- 
ence go  not  with  me,  carry  us  not  up 
hence. 

16  For  wherein  shall  it  be  known  here 
that  I  and  thy  people  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight  ?  Is  it  not  in  that  thou  goest 
with  us  ?  So  shall  we  be  separated,  I  and 
thy  people,  from  all  the  people  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  I 
will  do  this  thing  also  that  thou  hast 
spoken  :  for  thou  hast  found  grace  in  my 
sight,  and  I  know  thee  by  name. 

18  And  he  said,  I  beseech  thee,  show 
me  thy  glory. 

19  And  he  said,  I  will  make  all  my 
goodness  pass  before  thee,  and  I  will  pro- 


the  midst  of  thee  in  a  moment,  and  con 
sume  thee  :  there'fore  now  put  ofiF  thy  or- 
naments from  thee,  that  I  may  know  what 
to  do  unto  thee. 

6  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  stripped 
themselves  of  their  ornaments  by  the 
mount  Ho'reb. 

7  %  And  Mo'fes  took  the  tabernacle, 
and  pitched  it  without  the  camp,  afar  off 
from  the  camp,  and  called  it,  The  Tab'er- 
na-cle  of  the  Con-gre-ga'tion.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  that  every  one  which  sought  the 
Lord  went  out  unto  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  which  was  without  the 
camp. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Mo'fes 
went  out  unto  the  tabernacle,  that  all  the 
people  rose  up,  and  stood  every  man  at 
his  tent-door,  and  looked  after  Mo'fes,  un- 
til he  was  gone  into  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Mo'fes  enter- 
ed into  the  tabernacle,  the  cloudy  pillar 
descended,  and  stood  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  the  LORD  talked  with 
Mo'fes. 

10  And  all  the  people  saw  the  cloudy 
pillar  stand  at  the  tabernacle-door  :  and 
all  the  people  rose  up  and  wor'shipped, 
every  man  in  his  tent-door. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes 
face  to  face,  as  a  man  speaketh  unto  his 
friend.  And  he  turned  again'  into  the 
camp  :  but  his  servant  Josh'u-a,  the  son 
of  Niin,  a  young  man,  departed  not  out  of 
the  tabernacle. 

12  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  Lord,  See, 
thou  sayest  unto  me.  Bring  up  this  peo- 
ple :  and  thou  hast  not  let  me  know  whom 
thou  wilt  send  with  me.     Yet  thou  hast 


and  will  be  gracious  to  whom  I  will  be 
gracious,  and  will  show  mercy  on  whom 
I  will  show  mercy. 

20  And  he  said,  Thou  canst  not  see  my 
face  :  for  there  shall  no  man  see  me  and 
live. 

21  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  there  is 
a  place  by  me,  and  thou  shalt  stand  upon 
a  rock  : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  while  my 
glory  passeth  by,  that  I  will  put  thee  in  a 
cleft  of  the  rock,  and  will  cover  thee 
with  my  hand  while  I  pass  by  : 

23  And  I  will  take  away  mine  hand, 
and  thou  shalt  see  my  back  parts  ;  but  my 
face  shall  not  be  seen. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Hew 
thee  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the 
first  ;  and  I  will  write  upon  these  tables 
the  words  that  were  in  the  first  tables, 
which  thou  brakest. 

2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning,  and 
come  up  in  the  morning  unto  mount  Si'- 
nai,  and  present  thyself  there  to  me  in  the 
top  of  the  mount. 

3  And  no  man  shall  come  up  with  thee, 
neither  let  any  man  be  seen  throughout  all 
the  mount ;  neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds 
feed  before  that  mount. 

4  And  he  hewed  two  tables  of  stone, 
like  unto  the  first  :  and  Mo'fes  rose  up 
early  in  the  morning,  and  went  up  unto 
mount  Si'nai,  as  the  Lord  had  comman'd- 
ed  him,  and  took  in  his  hand  the  two  ta- 
bles of  stone. 

5  T  And  the  Lord  descended  in  the 
cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there,  and  pro- 
claimed the  name  of  the  Lord. 

80 


Oei^s  eSvenant  trilh  If  ra-il. 

6  And  the  Lord  pass'ed  by  before  him, 
and  proclaimed,  The  Lord,  the  Lord 
God,  mer'cifiil  and  gracious,  long-suffer- 
ing, and  abundant  in  goodness  and  truth, 

7  Keeping  mercy  for  thousands,  forgiv- 
ing iniquity  and  transgression  and  sin,  and 
that  will  by  no  means  clear  the  guilty  ; 
visiting:  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon 
the  children,  and  upon  the  children''s  chil- 
dren, unto  the  third  and  to  the  fourth 
generalion. 

8  And  Mo'jes  made  haste,  and  bowed 
his  head  to'jf  ard  the  earth,  and  wor'shipped. 

9  And  he  said,  If  now  I  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  let  my  Lord, 
I  pray  thee,  go  amongst  us  ;  for  it  is  a 
stiff-necked  people  ;  and  pardon  our  ini- 
quity and  our  sin,  and  take  us  for  thine 
inheritance. 

10  And  lie  said.  Behold,  1  make  a  cov- 
enant :  before  all  thy  people  I  will  do  mar- 
vels, such  as  have  not  been  done  in  all 
the  earth,  nor  in  any  nation  :  and  all  the 
people  amongst  which  thou  art  shall  see 
the  work  of  the  Lord  ;  for  it  is  a  terrible 
thing  that  I  will  do  with  thee. 

1 1  obferve'  thou  that  which  I  command' 
thee  this  day  ;  Bihold,  I  drive  out  before 
thee  the  Am'o-rTte,  and  the  Can'aan-'ite, 
and  the  Hit'tTte,  and  the  Periz-zTte,  and 
the  Hi'v1te,and  the  Jeb'u-slte. 

12  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  make 
a  covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  whither  thou  goest,  lest  it  be  for  a 
snare  in  the  midst  of  thee  : 

13  But  ye  shall  destroy'  their  altars, 
break  their  images,  and  cut  down  their 
groves  : 

14  For  thou  shalt  wor'ship  no  other 
god  :  for  the  Lord,  whose  name  t*  Jeal'- 
oiis,  is  a  jealous  God  : 

IF)  Lest  thou  make  a  c6venant  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  and  they  go  a 
whoring  after  their  gods,  and  do  sac'rif  i^e 
unto  their  gods,  and  one  call  thee,  and 
thou  eat  of  his  sac'rifT<;e  ; 

16  And  thou  take  of  their  daughters 
unto  thy  sons,  and  their  daughters  go  a 
whoring  after  their  gods,  and  make  thy 
sons  go  a  whoring  after  their  gods. 

17  Thou  shalt  make  thee  no  molten  gods. 

18  The  feast  of  unleavened  bread  shalt 
thou  keep.  Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  as  I  comman'ded  thee,  in 
the  time  of  the  month  A'bib  :  for  in  the 
m6nth  X'bTb  thou  earnest  out  from  E'gypt. 

19  All  that  openeth  the  ma'trTx  /*  mine  ; 
anfl  every  firstling  among  thy  cattle, 
whether  ox  or  sheep,  that  is  male. 

20  But  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  shalt 
redeem  with  a  lamb  :  and  if  thou  redeem 
him  not,  then  shalt  thou  break  his  neck. 
All  the  first-born  of  thy  sons  thou  shalt 
redeem  :  and  none  shall  appear  before  me 
empty. 

'  knew 
6 


EX'ODUS.  Mb'§W  fau$hinelh. 

21   Six   days   thou   shalt  work  ;  but  on 


the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest  :  in  earing- 
time  and  in  harvest  thou  shalt  rest. 

22  And  thou  shalt  objervc'  the  feast  of 
weeks,  of  the  first-fruits  of  wheat-harvest, 
and  the  feast  of  in-gath'ering  at  the  year's 
end. 

23  Thrice  in  the  year  shall  all  your  men- 
children  appear  before  the  Lord  God,  the 
God  of  If'ra-el. 

24  For  I  will  cast  out  the  nations  before 
thee,  and  enlarge  thy  borders  :  neither 
shall  any  man  desire  thy  land,  when  thou 
shalt  go  up  to  appear  before  the  Lord  thy 
God  thrice  in  the  year. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my 
sac'rifT9e  with  leaven  ;  neither  shall  the 
sac'rifi^e  of  the  feast  of  the  pSssovcr  be  left 
unto  the  morning. 

26  The  first  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy 
land  thou  shalt  bring  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not 
seethe  a  kid  in  his  mother's  milk. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Write  thou  these  words  :  for  after  the  ten- 
or of  these  words  I  have  made  a  c6venanl 
with  thee  and  with  Ij'ra-el. 

28  And  he  was  there  with  thf  Lord 
forty  days  and  forty  nights ;  he  did  neither 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water.  And  he  wrote 
upon  the  tables  the  words  of  the  c6venant, 
the  ten  command'ments. 

29  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Mo'- 
fes came  down  from  mount  Si'nai  with 
the  two  tables  of  tes'timony  in  Mo'ges' 
hand,  when  he  came  down  from  the 
mount,  that  Mo'jes  wist'  not  that  the  skin 
of  his  face  shone  while  He  talked  with  him. 

30  And  when  Aa.'rbi\  and  all  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  saw  Mo'fes,  behold,  the 
skin  of  his  face  shone  :  and  they  were 
afraid  to  come  nigh  him. 

31  And  Mo'fes  called  unto  them  ;  and 
AsLxbii  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congrega- 
tion returned  unto  him  :  and  Mo'jes  talked 
with  them. 

32  And  afterward  all  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  came  nigh  :  and  he  gave  them  in 
command'ment  all  that  the  Lord  had 
spoken  with  him  in  mount  Si'nai. 

33  And  till  Mo'fes  had  done  speaking 
with  them,  he  put  a  vail  on  his  face. 

34  But  when  Mo'fes  went  in  before  the 
Lord,  to  speak  with  Him,  he  took  the  vail 
off  until  he  came  out.  And  he  came  out, 
and  spake  unto  the  children  of  If'ra>^I 
that  which  he  was  comman'ded. 

35  And  the  children  of  ij'ra-el  saw  the 
face  of  Mo'fes,  that  the  skin  of  Mo'fes' 
face  shone  :  and  Mo'fes  put  the  vail  upon 
his  face  again',  until  he  went  in  to  speak 
with  Him. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND  Mo'fes  gathered  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  togeth- 


81 


Free  gifts  of  the  tabernacle. 

er,  and  said  unto  them,  7'hese  ore  the 
words  which  the  Lord  hath  comman'ded, 
that  ye  should  do  them. 

2  Six  days  shall  work  be  done  ;  but  on 
the  seventh  day  there  shall  be  to  you  a 
holy  day,  a  sabbath  of  rest  to  the  Lord  : 
whosoever  doeth  work  therein  shall  be  put 
to  death. 

3  Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire  throughout 
your  habitations  upon  the  sabbath-day. 

4  IT  And  Mo'jes  spake  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el,  say- 
ing, This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
comman'ded,  saying, 

5  Take  ye  from  amongst  you  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord  :  whosoever  is  of  a  willing 
heart,  let  him  bring  it,  an  offering  of  the 
Lord  ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

6  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair.^ 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  bad- 
gers' skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

8  And  oil  for  the  light,  and  spices  for 
anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense, 

9  And  o'nyx-stones,  and  stones  to  be 
set,  for  the  eph'od,  and  for  the  breast- 
plate. 

10  And  every  wise-hearted  among  you 
shall  come,  and  make  all  that  the  Lord 
hath  comman'ded ; 

11  The  tabernacle,  his  tent,  and  his 
cov'ering,  his  taches,  and  his  boards,  his 
bars,  his  pillars,  and  his  sockets, 

12  The  ark  and  the  staves  thereof, 
icilh  the  mercy-seat,  and  the  vail  of  the 
cov'ering, 

13  The  table  and  his  staves,  and  all 
his  vessels,  and  the  show-bread, 

14  The  candlestick  also  for  the  light, 
and  his  fur'niture,  and  his  lamps,  with  the 
oil  for  the  light, 

15  And  the  incense-altar,  and  his  staves, 
and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  sweet  in- 
cense, and  the  hanging  for  the  door  at  the 
entering  in  of  the  tabernacle, 

16  The  altar  of  burnt-offering,  with  his 
brazen  grate,  his  staves,  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, the  laver  and  his  foot, 

.17  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pil- 
lars, and  their  sockets,  and  the  hanging  for 
the  door  of  the  court, 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the 
pins  of  the  court,  and  their  cords, 

19  The  ,clothes  of  ser'vice,  to  do  ser'vice 
in  the  holy  place^  the  holy  garments  for 
»4!a'r6n  the  priest,  and  the  garments  of  his 
sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

20  %  And  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  i|'ra-el  departed  from  the  pres- 
ence of  Mo'fes. 

21  And  they  came,  every  one  whose 
heart  stirred  him  up,  and  every  one  whom 
his  spirit  made  willing,  and  they  brought 
the  Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregration,  and  for 
all  his  ser'vice,  and  for  the  holy  garments 


EX'ODUS.  Bc-zal'e-el  and  A-ho'li-ab  called. 

22  And    they   came,    both    men    and 


came.  Doth  men 
women,  as  many  as  were  willing-hearted, 
and  brought  bracelets,  and  ear-rings,  and 
rings,  and  tablets,  all  jewels  of  gold :  and 
every  man  that  offered,  offered  an  offering 
of  gold  unto  the  Lord. 

23  And  every  man  with  whom  was 
found  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair^  and  red  skins 
of  rams,  and  badgers'  skins,  brought 
them. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  offering 
of  silver  and  brass  brought  the  Lord's 
offering:  and  every  man  with  whom  was 
found  shittim-wood,  for  any  work  of  the 
ser'vice,  brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise- 
hearted  did  spin  with  their  hands,  and 
brought  that  which  they  had  spun,  both 
of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  and 
of  fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose  heart 
stirred  them  up  in  wisdom  spun  goats' 
hair. 

27  And  the  rulers  brought  o'nyx-stones, 
and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the  eph'od,  and 
for  the  breast-plate  : 

28  And  spice,  and  oil  for  the  light,  and 
for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet 
incense. 

29  The  children  of  I§'ra-el  brought  a 
willing  offering  unto  the  Lord,  every  man 
and  woman,  whose  heart  made  them  will- 
ing to  bring,  for  all  manner  of  work  which 
the  Lord  had  comman'ded  to  be  made  by 
the  hand   of  Mo'fes. 

30  %  And  M6'§es  said  unto  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  See,  the  Lord  hath  called  by 
name  Be-zal'e-el  the  son  of  U'ri,  the  son  of 
Hiir,  of  the  tribe  of  Ju'dah ; 

31  And  he  hath  filled  him  with  the 
spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  in  understand- 
ing, and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner 
of  workmanship  ; 

32  And  to  devif  e  curious  works,  to  work 
in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  stones  to  set 
them,  and  in  carving  of  wood,  to  make 
any  manner  of  cunning  work. 

34  And  he  hath  put  in  his  heart  that  he 
may  teach,  both  he  and  A-ho'li-ab  the  son 
of  A-his'a-mach  of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 

35  Them  hath  he  filled  with  wisdom  of 
heart,  to  work  all  manner  of  work,  of  the 
engraver,  and  of  the  cunning  workman, 
and  of  the  embroiderer,  in  blue,  and  in 
purple,  in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  linen,  and 
of  the  weaver,  even  of  them  that  do  any 
work,  and  of  those  that  device  cunning 
work. 

CHAP.  XXXVL 

THEN  wrought  Be-zal'e-el  and  A-ho'li- 
ab,  and  every  wise-hearted  man,   in 
whom  the  Lord  put  wisd«n  and  under- 
standing, to  know  how  to  work  all  man- 
ner of  work  for  the  ser'vice  of  the  sanctu- 
82 


27te  ptopWs  liberalUy  restrained.         EX'ODUS 
ary,  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  had 
comman'ded. 

2  And  Mo'fes  called  Be-zal'e-el  and 
A-ho'H-ab,  and  every  wise-hearted  man, 
in  whose  heart  the  Lord  had  put  wisdom, 
even  every  one  whose  heart  stirred  him  up 
to  come  unto  the  work  to  do  it : 

3  And  they  received  of  Mo'fes  all  the 
offering  which  the  children  of  If'ra-el  had 
brought  for  the  work  of  the  ser'vice  of  the 
sanctuary,  to  make  it  withal.  And  they 
brought  yet  unto  him  free-offerings  every 
morning. 

4  Arid  all  the  wise  men,  that  wrought 
all  the  work  of  the  sanctuary,  came  every 
man  from  his  work  which  they  made  ; 

r>  ir  And  they  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 
ing, The  people  bring  much  more  than 
enough  for  the  ser'vice  of  the  work  which 
the  IjORD  comman'ded  to  make. 

6  And  Mo'fes  gave  command'ment,  and 
they  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  through- 
out the  camp,  saying,  Let  neither  man  nor 
woman  make  any  more  work  for  the  offer- 
ing of  the  sanctuary.  So  the  people  were 
restrained  from  bringing. 

7  For  the  stuff  they  had  was  sufficient 
for  all  the  work  to  make  it,  and  too  much. 

8  IT  And  every  wise-hearted  man  among 
them  that  wrought  the  work  of  the  tab- 
ernacle, made  ten  ciir'tains  o/fine  twined 
linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet : 
icith  cherubims  of  cunning  work  made  he 
them. 

9  The  length  of  one  cur'tain  was  twen- 
ty and  eight  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of 
one  cur'tain  four  cubits  :  the  cur'taTns 
were  all  of  one  size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  ciir'tains 
one  unto  another ;  and  the  other  five  ciir'- 
tains he  coupled  one  unto  an6ther. 

11  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  on  the 
edge  of  one  ciir'tain,  from  the  selvage  in 
the  coup'ling :  likewise  he  made  in  the 
uttermost  side  of  andther  ciir'tain,  in  the 
coup'ling  of  the  second. 

12  P'ifly  loops  made  he  in  one  cur'tain, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  in  the  edge  of  the 
cur'tain  whicli  was  in  the  coiip'ling  of  the 
second :  the  loops  held  one  cur'tain  to 
an6thcr. 

13  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of  gold, 
and  coupled  the  cur'tains  one  unto  anothei 
with  the  taches  :  so  it  became  one  taber- 
nacle. 

14  And  he  made  cur'tains  o/ goats'  hair 
for  the  tent  over  the  tabernacle  ;  eleven 
ciir'tains  he  made  them. 

15  The  length  of  one  cur'tain  was  thirty 
cubits,  and  four  cubits  was  the  breadth  of 
one  cur'tain  :  the  eleven  ciir'tains  were 
of  one  size. 

16  And  he  coiipled  five  ciir'tains  by 
themselves,  and  six  ciir'tains  by  them- 
selves. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon  the 


The  cdv'ering  of  skins,  SfC. 

uttermost  edge  of  the  ciir'tain  in  the  coup'- 
ling, and  fifty  loops  made  he  upon  the 
edge  of  the  ciir'tain  which  coiipleth  the 
second. 

18  And  he  made  fifty  taches  o/ brass  to 
coiiple  the  tent  together,  that  it  might  be 
one. 

19  And  he  made  a  cov'ering  for  the  tenf. 
of  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a  cov'ering 
of  badgers'  skins  above  that. 

20  And  he  made  boards  for  the  taber- 
nacle of  shittim-wood,  standing  up. 

21  The  length  of  a  board  was  ten  cu- 
bits, and  the  breadth  of  a  board  one  cubit 
and  a  half. 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons,  equally 
distant  one  from  another  :  thus  did  he 
make  for  all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the  taber- 
nacle :  twenty  boards  for  the  south  side, 
sodth'ward. 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  he  made 
under  the  twenty  boards  :  two  sockets 
under  one  board  for  his  two  tenons,  and 
two  sockets  under  another  board  for  his 
two  tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  taber- 
nacle, tvhich  is  tb'ward  the  north  corner, 
he  made  twenty  boards, 

26  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver: 
two  sockets  under  one  board,  and  two 
sockets  under  an6ther  board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
west'ward  he  made  six  boards. 

28  And  two  boards  made  he  for  the 
corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  coiipled  beneath,  and 
coupled  together  at  the  head  thereof,  to 
one  ring  :  thus  he  did  to  both  of  them  in 
both  the  corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards  ;  and 
their  sockets  were  sixteen  sockets  of  sil- 
ver, under  every  board  two  sockets. 

31  And  he  made  bars  o/ shittim-wood 
five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side  of  the 
tabernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle  for  the 
sides  west'ward. 

33  And  he  made  the  middle  bar  to 
shoot  through  the  boards  from  the  one 
end  to  the  other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  boards  with 
gold,  and  made  their  rings  of  gold  fa  be 
places  for  the  bars,  and  overlaid  the  bars 
with  gold. 

35  And  he  made  a  vail  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen : 
with  cherubims  made  he  it  of  cunning 
work. 

36  And  he  made  thereunto  four  pillars 
of  shittim-uootf,  and  overlaid  them  with 
gold :  their  hooks  were  of  gold  ;  and  he 
cast  for  them  four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  And  he  made  a  hanging  for  the  tab 
83 


The  table,  candlestick, 

ctnacle-door,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  of  needle- 
work ; 

38  And  the  five  pillars  of  it,  with  their 
hooks  :  and  he  overlaid  their  chapiters 
and  their  fillets  with  gold  ;  but  their  five 
sockets  were  of  brass. 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

ANU  Be-zal'e-el  made  the  ark  of  shit- 
tim-wood  :  two  cubits  and  a  half 
was  the  length  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  breadth  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  height  of  it. 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gfold 
within  and  without,  and  made  a  crown 
of  gold  to  it  round  about'. 

3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold,  lo 
be  set  by  the  four  corners  of  it ;  even  two 
rings  upon  the  one  side  of  it,  and  two 
rings  upon  the  other  side  of  it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  of  shittini-wood, 
and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

5  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark. 

6  And  he  made  the  mercy-seat  of  pure 
gold  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  was  the 
length  thereof,  and  one  cubit  and  a  half 
the  breadth  thereof. 

7  And  he  made  two  cherubims  o/gold, 
beaten  out  of  one  piece  made  he  them,  on 
the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat ; 

8  One  cherub  on  the  end  on  this  side, 
and  another  cherub  on  the  other  end  on 
that  side  :  out  of  the  mercy-seat  made  he 
the  cherubims,  on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

9  And  the  cherubims  spread  out  their 
wings  on  high,  and  covered  with  their 
wings  over  the  mercy-seat,  with  their 
faces  one  to  another  ;  even  to  the  mercy- 
seat-ward  were  the  faces  of  the  cheru- 
bims. 

10  And  he  made  the  table  of  shittim- 
wood  :  two  cubits  was  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cu- 
bit and  a  half  the  height  thereof. 

1 1  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold, 
and  made  thereunto  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about'. 

12  Also  he  made  thereunto  a  border  of 
a  hand-breadth  round  about' ;  and  made 
a  crown  of  gold  for  the  border  thereof 
round  about'. 

13  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold, 
and  put  the  rings  upon  the  four  corners 
that  were  in  the  four  feet  thereof. 

14  Over  against'  the  border  were  the 
rings,  the  places  for  the  staves,  to  bear 
the  table. 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold,  to 
bear  the  table. 

16  And  he  made  the  vessels  which  were 
upon  the  table,  his  dishes,  and  his  spoons, 
and  his  bowls,  and  his  c6ver3,  to  cover 
withal,  oj  pure  gold. 


EX'ODUS.  and  altar  of 

17  And    he   made   the    candlestic. 
pure  gold  :  of  beaten  work  made  he 
candlestick  ;  his  shaft,  and  his  branch,  his 
bowls,  his  knops,  and  his  flowers,  were  ot 
the  same  : 

18  And  six  branches  going  out  of  the 
sides  thereof  ;  three  branches  of  the  can- 
dlestick out  of  the  one  side  thereof,  and 
three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of 
the  other  side  thereof : 

19  Three  bowls  made  he  after  the  fash- 
ion of  a/mondf  in  one  branch,  a  knop  and 
a  flower  ;  and  three  bowls  made  like  a/- 
mondj  in  another  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
flower  ;  so  throughout  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  the  candlestick. 

20  And  in  the  candlestick  were  four 
bowls  made  like  aZmondf,  his  knops,  and 
his  flowers  : 

21  And  a  knop  under  two  branches  of  the 
same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches  of 
the  same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  according  to  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knops  and  their  branches 
were  of  the  same  :  all  of  it  was  one  beat- 
en work  of  pure  gold. 

23  And  he  made  his  seven  lamps,  and  his 
snuffers,  and  his  snufi"-dishes,  of  pure  gold. 

24  Of  a.  talent  of  pure  gold  made  he  it, 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  And  he  made  the  incense  altar  of 
shittim-wood  :  the  length  of  it  was  a  cu- 
bit, and  the  breadth  of  it  a  cubit,  (it  was 
foursquare,)  and  two  cubits  was  the  height 
of  it  ;  the  horns  thereof  were  of  the  same 

26  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold, 
both  the  top  of  it,  and  the  sides  thereoi 
round  about',  and  the  horns  of  it  :  also 
he  made  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold  round 
about'. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of  gold  for 
it  under  the  crown  thereof,  by  the  two 
corners  of  it,  upon  the  two  sides  thereof,  to 
be  places  for  the  staves,  to  bear  it  withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

29  And  he  made  the  holy  anointing  oil, 
and  the  pure  incense  of  sweet  spices,  ac- 
cording to  the  work  of  the  apothecary. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

AND  he  made  the  altar  of  bumt-ofier- 
ing  of  shittim-wood  :  five  cubits  was 
the  length  thereof,  and  five  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof,  {it  was  foursquare,)  and 
three  cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  thereof  on 
the  four  corners  of  it  :  the  horns  thereof 
were  of  the  same  :  and  he  overlaid  it  with 
brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  the  vessels  of  the 
altar,  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,'  and  the 
basins,  and  the  flesh-hooks,  and  the  fire- 
pans ;  all  the  vessels  thereof  made  he  Oj 

!  orass. 


thuv'vls. 


84 


The  laver  of  brass  and  (he  court.  EX'ODUS. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a  brazen 
grate  of  net-work,  under  the  com'pass 
thereof,  beneath  unto  the  midst  of  it. 

5  And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the  four 
ends  of  the  grate  of  brass,  (o  be  places  far 
the  staves. 

6  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  brass. 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it  with- 
al :  he  made  the  altar  hollow  with  boards. 

8  And  he  made  the  laver  of  brass,  and 
the  foot  of  it  of  brass,  of  the  lookirg- 
glasses  of  the  women  assembling,  which 
assembled  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

9  And  he  made  the  court :  on  the  south 
side  south'ward,  the  hangings  of  the  court 
wire  of  fine  twined  linen,  a  hundred  cu- 
bits : 

10  Their  pillars  were  twenty,  and  their 
brazen  sockets  twenty  :  the  hooks  of  the 
pillars  and  their  fillets  were  of  silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side  the  hangings 
wire  a  hundred  cubits,  their  pillars  were 
twenty,  and  their  sockets  of  brass  twenty  : 
the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of 
silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  were  hangings 
of  fiRy  cubits,  their  pillars  ten,  and  their 
sockets  ten  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and 
their  fillets  of  silver. 

13  And  for  the  east  side  east'ward,  fifty 
cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side  of  the 
gate  wire  fifteen  cubits ;  their  pillars  three, 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  court 
gate,  on  this  hand  and  that  hand,  wire 
hangings  of  fifteen  cubits  ;  their  pillars 
three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

16  All  the  hangings  of  the  court  round 
about'  wire  of  fine  twined  linen. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars  toire 
of  brass  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their 
fillets  of  silver  ;  and  the  overlaying  of 
their  chapiters  of  silver  :  and  all  the  pil- 
lars of  the  court  wire  filleted  with  sil- 
ver. 

18  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate  of  the 
court  was  needle-work,  of  blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  ; 
and  twenty  cubits  was  the  length,  and  the 
height  in  the  breadth  was  five  cubits,  an- 
swerable to  the  hangings  of  the  court. 

19  And  their  pillars  wire  four,  and  their 
sockets  of  brass  four  ;  their  hooks  of  sil- 
ver, and  the  overlaying  of  their  chapiters 
and  their  fillets  of  silver. 

20  And  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  the  court  round  about',  were  of 
brass. 

21  H  This  is  the  sum  of  the  tabernacle, 
even  of  the  tabernacle  of  tes'timony,  as  it 
was  counted,  according  to  the  command'- 
ment  of  Mo'f es,  for  the  ser'vice  of  the  Le'- 

U 


The  sum  of  the  offering*. 
vites,  by  the  hand  of  Ith'a-mar,  son  to 
.^a'ron    the  priest. 

22  And  Be-zal'e-el  the  son  of  C'rT,  the 
son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Ju'dah,  made 
all  that  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'jes. 

23  And  with  him  7cas  A-ho'li-ab,  son  of 
A-his'a-mach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  an  en- 
graver, and  a  cunning  workman,  and  an 
embroiderer  in  blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in 
scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was  occupied  for 
the  work,  in  all  the  work  of  the  holy 
place.,  even  the  gold  of  the  ofiering,  was 
twenty  and  nine  talents  and  seven  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary. 

25  And  the  silver  of  them  that  were 
numbered  of  the  congregation  was  a  hun- 
dred talents,  and  a  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore  and  fifteen  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 

26  A  be'kah  for  every  man,  that  is,  half 
a  shekel,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctu- 
ary, for  every  one  that  went  to  be  num 
bered,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up'ward, 
for  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  and  fifty  men. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  of  silvei 
Avere  cast  the  sockets  of  the  sanctuary, 
and  the  sockets  of  the  vail  ;  a  hundred 
sockets  of  the  hundred  talents,  a  talent 
for  a  socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven  hundred 
seventy  and  five  shekels  he  made  hooks 
for  the  pillars,  and  overlaid  their  chapi- 
ters, and  filleted  them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering  was 
seventy  talents,  and  two  thousand  and 
four  hundred  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the  sockets 
to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  the  brazen  altar,  and  the 
brazen  grate  for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  altar, 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court  round 
about',  and  the  sockets  of  the  court  gate, 
and  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
the  pins  of  the  court  round  about'. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

ANU  of  the  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, they  made  clothes  of  ser'vice,  to 
do  ser'vice  in  the  holy /i/ace,  and  made  the 
holy  garments  for  ./3a'r6n  ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

2  IT  And  he  made  the  eph'od  of  gold, 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold  into  thin 
plates,  and  cut  it  into  wires,  to  work  it 
in  the  blue,  and  in  the  purple,  and  in 
the  scarlet,  and  in  the  fine  linen,  with 
cunning  work. 

4  They  made  shoulder-pieces  for  it,  to 
couple  it  together :  by  the  two  edges  was 
it  coupled  together. 

5  And  the  curious  girdle  of  his  dphed, 
85 


The  breast-plate. 

that  was  upon  it,  was  a/"  the  same,  accord- 
ing to  the  work  thereof ;  of  gold,  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen  ;  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'f  es. 

6  And  they  wrought  6'nyx-stones  en- 
closed in  ouches  of  gold,  graven,  as  sig- 
nets are  graven,  with  the  names  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoulders  of 
the  eph'od,  that  they  should  be  stones  for  a 
memorial  to  the  children  of  Is'ra-el  ;  as 
the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

8  And  he  made  the  breast-plate  of  cun- 
ning work,  like  the  work  of  the  eph'od  ; 
o/gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen. 

9  It  was  foursquare  :  they  made  the 
breast-plate  double  :  a  span  was  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  span  the  breadth 
thereof,  being  doubled. 

10  And  they  set  in  it  four  rows  of  stones : 
the  first  row  was  a  sar'dius,  a  topaz,  and  a 
car'biincle :  this  was  the  first  row. 

11  And  the  second  row,  an  em'erald,  a 
sap'phire,^  and  a  dl'a-mond. 

12  And  the  third  row,  a  li'giire,  an  ag'- 
ate,  and  an  am'ethyst. 

13  And  the  fourth  row,  a  ber'yl,  an 
6'nyx,  and  a  jasper  :  they  were  enclosed 
in  ouches  of  gold  in  their  enclosings 

14  And  the  stones  were  according  to  the 
names  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  twelve, 
according  to  their  names,  like  the  engrav- 
ings of  a  signet,  every  one  with  his  name, 
according  to  the  twelve  tribes. 

15  And  they  made  upon  the  breast- 
plate chains  at  the  ends,  of  wreathen 
work  of  pure  gold. 

16  And  they  made  two  ouches  of  gold, 
and  two  gold  rings  ;  and  put  the  two 
rings  in  the  two  ends  of  the  breast-plate. 

17  And  they  put  the  two  wreathen 
'  chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  on  the 

ends  of  the  breast-plate. 

18  And  the  two  ends  of  the  two  wreath- 
en chains  they  fastened  in  the  two  ouches, 
and  put  them  on  the  shoulder-pieces  of 
the  eph'od  before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of  gold,  and 
put  them  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breast- 
plate, upon  the  border  of  it,  which  was 
on  the  side  of  the  eph'od  in'ward. 

20  And  they  made  two  other  golden 
rings,  and  put  them  on  the  two  sides  of 
the  eph'od  underneath,  to'ji'ard  the  fore- 
part of  it,  over  against'  the  other  coiipling 
thereof,  above  the  curious  gir'dle^  of  the 
eph'od. 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  breast-plate 
by  his  rings  unto  the  rings  of  the  eph'od 
with  a  lace  of  blue,  that  it  might  be 
above  the  curious  gir'dle  of  the  eph'od, 
and  that  the  breast-plate  might  not  be 
loosed  from  the  eph'od :  as  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded M5'|es. 

1  tafftr. 


EX'ODUS.  The  piate  of  the  holy  crown. 

22  And  he  made  the  robe  of  the  eph'od 
of  woven  work,  all  of  blue. 

23  An-d  there  was  a  hole  in  the  midst 
of  the  robe,  as  the  hole  of  a  haber'geon, 
with  a  band  round  about'  the  hole,  that 
it  should  not  rend. 

24  And  they  made  upon  the  hems  of 
the  robe  pomegran'ates  of  blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen. 

25  And  they  made  bells  of  pure  gold, 
and  put  the  bells  between  the  pomegran'- 
ates,  upon  the  hem  of  the  robe,  round 
about'  between  the  pomegran'ates  ; 

26  A  bell  and  a  pomegran'ate,  a  bell 
and  a  pomegran'ate,  round  about'  the  hem 
of  the  robe  to  minister  in  ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

27  And  they  made  coats  of  fine  linen, 
of  woven  work,  for  »4a'r6n  and  for  his 
sons  ; 

28  And  a  mitre  of  fine  linen,  and  good- 
ly bonnets  of  fine  linen,  and  linen  breeches 
of  fine  twined  linen  ; 

29  And  a  girdle  of  fine  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  o/ nee- 
dle-work ;  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  M6'- 
fes. 

30  And  they  made  the  plate  of  the 
holy  crown  of  pure  gold,  and  wrote  upon 
it  a  writing,  like  to  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

31  And  they  tied  unto  it  a  lace  of  blue, 
to  fasten  it  on  high  upon  the  mitre  ;  as 
the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'§es. 

32  IT  Thus  was  all  the  work  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the  congregation 
finished  :  and  the  children  of  I|'ra-el  did 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  command'- 
ed  Mo'fes,  so  did  they. 

33  And  they  brought  the*  tabernacle 
unto  Mo'jes,  the  tent  and  all  his  fur'niture, 
his  taches,  his  boards,  his  bars,  and  his 
pillars,  and  his  sockets, 

34  And  the  cov'ering  of  rams'  skins, 
dyed  red,  and  the  cov'ering  of  badgers' 
skins,  and  the  vail  of  the  cov'ering, 

35  The  ark  of  the  tes'timony,  and  the 
staves  thereof,  and  the  mercy-seat, 

36  The  table  and  all  the  vessels  there- 
of, and  the  show-bread, 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  icith  the  lamps 
thereof,  even  with  the  lamps  to  be  set  in 
order,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the 
oil  for  light, 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  tabernacle-door, 

39  The  brazen  altar,  and  his  grate  of 
brass,  his  staves,  and  all  his  vessels,  the 
laver  and  his  foot, 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pil- 
lars, and  his  sockets,  and  the  hanging  for 
the  court  gate,  his  cords,  and  his  pins,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  ser'vTce  of  the  tab- 
ernacle, for  the  tent  of  the  congregation, 

2  ger'dl. 
86 


cid 


The  tabernacle  reared  up  and  anointed.  EX'ODUS.         ^  cloud  c6verelh  the  tabemach. 

41  The  clothes  of  ser'vTce  to  do  ser'vTce 
in  the  holy  place,  and  the  holy  garments 
for  *4[a'r6n  the  priest,  and  his  sons'  gar- 
ments, to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

42  According  to  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded  Mo'jes,  so  the  children  of  If 'ra-el 
made  all  the  work. 

43  And  Md'fes  did  look  upon  all  the 
work,  and,  behold,  they  had  done  it  as 
the  Lord  had  comman'ded,  even  so  had 
they  done  it :  and  Mo'jes  bless'ed  them. 

CHAP.  XL. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'j es,  say- 
ing, 

2  On  the  first  day  of  the  first  month 
shalt  thou  set  up  the  tabernacle  of  the 
tent  of  the  congregation. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  therein  the  ark 
of  the  tes'timony,  and  cover  the  ark  with 
the  vail. 

4  And  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  table, 
and  set  in  order  the  things  that  are  to  be 
set  in  order  upon  it ;  and  thou  shalt  bring 
in  the  candlestick,  and  light  the  lamps 
thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  gold 
for  the  incense  before  the  ark  of  the  tes'- 
timony, and  pat  the  hanging  of  the  door 
to  the  tabernacle. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering  before  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation. 

7  And  thou  shalt  set  the  laver  between 
the  tent  of  the  congregation  and  the  altar, 
and  shalt  put  water  therein. 

8  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court  round 
about',  and  hang  up  the  hanging  at  the 
court  gate. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing 
oil,  and  anoint'  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
that  is  therein,  and  shalt  hallow  it,  and 
all  the  vessels  thereof:  and  it  shall  be 
holy. 

10  And  thou  shalt  anoint'  the  altar  of 
the  burnt-offering,  and  all  his  vessels,  and 
sanctify  the  altar :  and  it  shall  be  an  altar 
most  holy. 

1 1  And  thou  shalt  anoint'  the  laver  and 
his  foot,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  And  thou  shalt  bring  »^a'r6n  and  his 
sons  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  wash  them  with 
water. 

13  And  thou  shalt  put  upon  »/3a'r6n  the 
holy  garments,  and  anoint'  him,  and  sanc- 
tify him  ;  that  he  may  minister  unto  me 
in  the  priest's  office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and 
clothe  them  with  coats : 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint'  them,  as  thou 
didst  anoint'  their  father,  that  they  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office :  for 
their  anointing  shall  surely  be  anev6rlast'- 
ing  priesthood,  throughout  their  genera- 
tions. 


that  the  Lord  comman'ded  him 
he. 

17  TF  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  first 
month  in  the  second  year,  on  the  first  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  tabernacle  was 
reared  up. 

18  And  Mo'fes  reared  up  the  taberna- 
cle, and  fastened  his  sockets,  and  set  up 
the  boards  thereof,  and  put  in  the  bars 
thereof,  and  reared  up  his  pillars. 

19  And  he  spread  abroad  the  tent  over 
the  tabernacle,  and  put  the  cov'ering  of 
the  tent  above  upon  it ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

20  And  he  took  and  put  the  tes'timony 
into  the  ark,  and  set  the  staves  on  the 
ark,  and  put  the  mercy-seat  above  upon 
the  ark. 

21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into  the 
tabernacle,  and  set  up  the  vail  of  the 
cov'ering,  and  covered  the  ark  of  the  tes'- 
timony ;  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'- 
fes. 

22  And  he  put  the  table  in  the  tent 
of  the  congregation,  upon  the  side  of  the 
tabernacle  north'ward,  without  the  vail. 

23  And  he  set  the  bread  in  order  upon 
it  before  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  had 
comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

24  And  he  put  the  candlestick  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  over  against'  the 
table,  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  south'- 
ward. 

25  And  he  lighted  the  lamps  before 
the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  commtin'ded  Mo' 
fSs. 

26  And  he  put  the  golden  altar  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  before  the  vail : 

27  And  he  burnt  sweet  incense  thereon  ; 
as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

28  And  he  set  up  the  hanging  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle. 

29  And  he  put  the  altar  of  burnt-olTer- 
mg  6^  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  and  offered  upon 
it  the  burnt-offering  and  the  meat-offering ; 
as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

30  And  he  set  the  laver  between  the 
tent  of  the  congregation  and  the  altar, 
and  put  water  there,  to  wash  withal. 

31  And  Mo'fes,  and  Ak'ron.,  and  his 
sons,  washed  their  hands  and  Iheir  feet 
thereat : 

32  When  they  went  into  the  tent  of 
the  congregation,  and  when  they  came 
near  unto  the  altar,  they  washed  ;  as  the 
Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

33  And  he  reared  up  the  court  round 
about'  the  tabernacle  and  the  altar,  and 
set  up  the  hanging  of  the  court  gate.  So 
Mo'fes  finished  the  work. 

34  Then  a  cloud  c6vered  the  tent  of 
the  congregation,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

35  And  Mo'fes  was  not  able  to  enter 
16  Thus  did  Mo'fes  :  according  to  all  |  into  the  tent  of  the  congregation,  because 

87 


2%e  burnt  offerings.  LEVITiCUS. 

the  cloud  abode  thereon,  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  And  when  the  cloud  Avas  taken  up 
irom  over  the  tabernacle,  the  children  of 
if'ra-el  went  on'ward  in  all  their  journeys : 

37  But  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up, 


The  meal  offering. 
then  they  journeyed  not  till  the  day  that 
it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  wa* 
upon  the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  fire  was 
on  it  by  night,  in  the  sight  of  all  the  house 
of  i§'ra-el,  throughout  all  their  journeys. 


H  The  THIRD  Book  of  MOSES,  called  LEVIT'ICUS. 


CHAPTER  L 

AND  the  Lord  called  unto  Mo'fes,  and 
spake  unto  him  out  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  if'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  If  any  man  of  you 
bring  an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall 
bring  your  offering  of  the  cattle,  even  of 
the  herd,  and  of  the  flock. 

3  If  his  offering  be  a  burnt-sac'rif  i^e 
of  the  herd,  let  him  offer  a  male  without 
blemish  :  he  shall  offer  it  of  his  own  vol- 
untary will,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  before  the  Lord. 

4  And  he  shall  put  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  burnt-offering  ;  and  it  shall 
be  accepted  for  him,  to  make  atonement 
for  him. 

5  And  he  shall  kill  the  )ullock  before 
the  Lord  :  and  the  priests,  »^a'ron's  sons, 
shall  bring  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  the 
blood  round  about'  upon  the  altar  that  is 
by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

6  And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt-offering, 
and  cut  it  into  his  pieces. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Aa.'rbn  the  priest 
shall  put  fire  upon  the  altar,  and  lay  the 
wood  in  order  upon  the  fire  : 

8  And  the  priests,  ^a'ron's  sons,  shall 
lay  the  parts,  the  head,  and  the  fat,  in 
order  upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire 
which  is  upon  the  altar  : 

9  But  the  in'wards  and  his  legs  shall  he 
wish  in  water :  and  the  priest  shall  burn 
all  on  the  altar,  to  be  a  burnt-sac'rifi(^e, 
an  offering  made  by  fire  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  if  his  offering  be  of  the  flocks, 
namely,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats,  for 
a  burnt-sac'rifige  ;  he  shall  bring  it  a  male 
without  blemish. 

11  And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the  side  of 
the  altar  north'ward  before  the  Lord  :  and 
the  priests,  ^a'ron's  sons,  shall  sprinkle 
his  blood  round  about'  upon  the  altar : 

12  And  he  shall  cut  it  into  his  pieces, 
with  his  head  and  his  fat :  and  the  priest 
shall  lay  them  in  order  on  the  wood  that  is 
on  the  fire  which  is  upon  the  altar. 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  in'wards  and 
the  legs  with  water  :  and  the  priest  shall 
bring  it  all,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar  :  it 


is  a  burnt-sac'rifl^e,  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  the  burnt-sac'rifi^e  for  his 
offering  to  the  Lord  be  of  fowls,  then  he 
shall  bring  his  offering  of  turtle-doves,  or 
of  young  pie'eons.  ' 

15  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it  unto  the 
altar,  and  wring  off  his  head,  and  burn  it 
on  the  altar  ;  and  the  blood  thereof  shall 
be  wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the  altar  : 

16  And  he  shall  pluck  away  his  crop 
with  his  feathers,  and  cast  it  beside  the 
altar,  on  the  east  part,  by  the  place  of  the 
ashes  : 

17  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with  the 
wings  thereof,  but  shall  not  divide  it  asiin'- 
der  :  and  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the 
altar,  upon  the  wood  that  is  upon  the  fire : 
it  is  a  burnt-sac'rif  i^e,  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  II. 

A  ND  when  any  will  offer  a  meat-offer- 

J\.  ing  unto  the  Lord,  his  offering  shall 

be  of  fine  flour ;  and  he  shall  pour  oil  upon 

it,  and  put  frankincense  thereon  : 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  ^a'ron's  sons, 
the  priests  :  and  he  shall  take  thereout  his 
handful  of  the  flour  thereof,  and  of  the 
oil  thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense  there- 
of ;  and  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memo- 
rial of  it  upon  the  altar,  to  be  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord  : 

3  And  the  remnant  of  the  meat-offering 
shall  be  ^/^a'ron's  and  his  sons'  :  it  is  a 
thing  most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire. 

4  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation  of  a 
meat-offering  baken  in  the  oven,  it  shall 
be  unleavened  cakes  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  or  unleavened  wafers  anoint- 
ed with  oil. 

5  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-offering 
baken  in  a  pan,  it  shall  be  of  fine  flour 
unleavened,  mingled  with  oil. 

6  Thou  shalt  part  it  in  pieces,  and  pour 
oil  thereon  :  it  is  a  meat-offering. 

7  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-offer- 
ing baken  in  the  frying-pan,  it  shall  be 
made  of  fine  flour  with  oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  meat-offer- 
ing that  is  made  of  these  things  unto  the 


pid'jlnz. 


Tht  peace-offering  of  the  herd  :  LEV  11' 

Lord  :   and  when  it  is  presented  unto  the 
priest,  he  shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from  the 
meat-offering  a  memorial  thereof,  and  shall 
burn  it  upon  the  altar  :  it  ii  an  otTeriug 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

10  And  that  which  is  left  of  the  meat- 
offering shall  be  v4a'r6n's  and  his  sons'  :  il 
is  a  thing  most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire. 

11  No  meat-offering,  which  ye  shall 
bring  unto  the  Lord,  shall  be  made  with 
leaven  :  for  ye  shall  burn  no  leaven,  nor 
any  honey,  in  any  offering  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire. 

12  As  for  the  oblation  of  the  first-fruits, 
ye  shall  offer  them  unto  the  Lord  ;  but 
they  shall  not  be  burnt  on  the  altar  for  a 
sweet  savour. 

13  And  every  oblation  of  thy  meat-of- 
fering shalt  thou  season  with  salt ;  neither 
shalt  thou  suffer  the  salt  of  the  covenant 
of  thy  God  to  be  lacking  from  thy  meat- 
offering: with  all  thine  offerings  thou  shalt 
offer  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  offer  a  meat-offering  of 
thy  first-fruits  unto  the  Lord,  thou  shalt 
offer,  for  the  meat-offering  of  thy  first- 
fruits,  green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  the  fire, 
even  corn  beaten  out  of  full  ears. 

15  And  thou  shalt  put  oil  upon  it,  and 
lay  frankincense  thereon  :  it  is  a  meat- 
offering. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memo- 
rial of  it,  part  of  the  beaten  corn  thereof, 
and  part  of  the  oil  thereof,  with  all  the 
frankincense  thereof:  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAP.   III. 

AND  if  his  oblation  be  a  sac'rif  i^e  of 
peace-offering,  if  he  offer  it  of  the 
herd,  whether  it  be  a  male  or  female,  he 
shall  offer  it  without  blemish  before  the 
Lord. 

2  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; 
and  v^u'ron's  sons,  the  priests,  shall  sprin- 
kle the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about'. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sac'rif  i^e  of 
the  peace-offering,  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  the  fat  that  covcreth 
the  in'wards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon 
the  In'wards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  on  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away. 

5  And  w^^'ron's  sons  shall  burn  it  on 
the  altar  upon  the  burat-sac'rif  J5e,  which 
is  upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire  :  it  is 
an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  if  his  offering  for  a  sac'rifi^e  of 
peace-offering  unto  the  Lord  be  of  the 

H2 


"ICUS.  whether  a  lamb  or  a  goal. 

flock,  male,  or  female,  he  shall  offer  it 
without  blemish. 

7  If  he  ofler  a  lamb  for  his  offering,  then 
shall  he  offer  it  before  the  Lord. 

li  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  :  and  Ak'- 
roii's  sons  shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 
round  about'  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shidl  offer  of  the  sac'rif  ice  of 
the  peace-offering,  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  the  fat  thereof,  and 
the  whole  rump,  it  shall  he  take  off  hard 
by  the  backbone  ;  and  the  fat  that  cover- 
eth  the  in'wards,  and  all  the  fat  that  is 
upon  the  in'wards, 

10  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  ii-  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the 
kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away. 

1 1  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the 
altar  ;  it  is  the  food  of  the  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

12  And  if  his  offering  be  a  goat,  then 
he  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  it,  and  kill  it  before  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  :  and  the  sons  of 
c^a'ron  shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 
upon  the  altar  round  about'. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his  offer- 
ing, even  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord  ;  the  fat  that  covereth  the  in'- 
wards, and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  in'- 
wards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the 
kidneys,  it  shall  he  take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar  :  it  is  the  food  of  the  offering 
made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet  savour.  All  the 
fat  is  the  Lord's. 

17  //  shall  be  a  perpet'ual  statute  for 
your  generations,  throughout  all  your 
dwellings,  that  ye  eat  neither  fat  nor 
blood. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 
ings 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
saying,  If  a  soul  shall  sin  through  igno- 
rance against'  any  of  the  command'ments 
of  the  Lord,  coricer'mng  things  which 
ought  not  to  be  done,  and  shall  do  against' 
any  of  them  : 

3  If  the  priest  that  is  anointed  do  sin  ac- 
cording to  the  sin  of  the  people  ;  then  let 
him  bring,  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sin- 
ned, a  young  bullock  without  blemish 
unto  the  Lord  for  a  sin-offering. 

4  And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation before  the  Lord  ;  and  shall  lay  his 
hand  upon  the  bullock's  head,  and  kill 
the  bullock  before  the  Lord. 

89 


The  sin-offerivg  of  ignorance,  for     LEVIT 

5  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  shall  | 
take  of  the  bullock's  blood,  and  bring  it 
to  the  tabernacle  of  the  cong-regation  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
the  blood,  and  sprinkle  of  the  blood  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  before  the  vail  of 
the  sanctuary. 

7  And  the  priest  shall  put  some  of  the 
blood  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  sweet 
incense  before  the  Lord,  which  is  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  and  shall 
pour  all  the  blood  of  the  bullock  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering, 
which  is  al  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
(he  congregation. 

8  And  he  shall  take  off  from  it  all  the 
fat  of  the  bullock  for  the  sin-offering  ;  the 
fat  that  covereth  the  in'wards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  js  upon  the  hi'wards, 

9  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away, 

10  As  it  was  taken  off  from  the  bullock 
of  the  sac'rifi^e  of  peace-offerings  ;  and 
the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the  altar 
of  the  burnt-oflfering. 

1 1  And  the  skin  of  the  bullock,  and  all 
his  flesh,  with  his  head,  and  with  his  legs, 
and  his  in'wards,  and  his  dungf, 

12  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall  he 
carry  forth  Avithout  the  camp  unto  a  clean 
place,  where  the  ashes  are  poured  out,  and 
burn  him  on  the  wood  with  fire  :  where 
the  ashes  are  poured  out  shall  he  be  burnt. 

13  1  And  if  the  whole  congregation  of 
T§'ra-el  sin  through  ignorance,  and  the 
thing'  be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  the  assem- 
bly, and  they  have  done  somewhat  against' 
any  of  the  command'ments  of  the  Lord, 
cbnclr'nmg  things  which  should  not  be 
done,  and  are  guilty  ; 

14  When  the  sin  which  they  have  sin- 
ned against'  it  is  known,  then  the  congre- 
gation shall  offer  a  young  bullock  for  the 
sin,  and  bring  him  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  elders  of  the  congregation 
shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bullock  before  the  Lord  ;  and  the  bul- 
lock shall  be  killed  before  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  shall 
bring  of  the  bullock's  blood  to  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
some  of  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  it  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  even  before  the  vail. 

18  And  he  shall  put  some  of  the  blood 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  which  is  before 
the  Lord,  that  is  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering,  which  is  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat  from 
him,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar. 


ICUS.  the  priest  and  congregation. 

20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bullock  as 
he  did  with  the  bullock  for  a  sin-offering, 
so  shall  he  do  with  this  :  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  them,  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the  bullock 
without  the  camp,  and  burn  him  as  he 
burned  the  first  bullock  :  it  is  a  sin-offer- 
ing for  the  congregation. 

22  IT  When  a  ruler  hath  sinned,  and 
done  someu-hal  through  ignorance  against 
any  of  the  command'ments  of  the  Lord 
his  God,  cfmctr'iiing  things  which  should 
not  be  done,  and  is  guilty  ; 

23  Or  if  his  sin,  wherein  he  hath  sin- 
ned, come  to  his  knowledge  ;  he  shall 
bring  his  offering,  a  kid  of  the  goats,  a 
male  without  blemish  : 

24  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  kill  it  in  the  place 
where  they  kill  the  burnt-offering  before 
the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin-offering  with  his  finger, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of 
burnt-offering,  and  shall  pour  out  his  blood 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  burnt-offer- 
ing. 

26  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat  upon 
the  altar,  as  the  fat  of  the  sac'rifT^e  of 
peace-offerings :  and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  as  concer'ning  his 
sin,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

27  IT  And  if  any  one  of  the  common 
people  sin  through  ignorance,  while  he 
doeth  somewhat  against'  any  of  the  com- 
mand'ments of  the  Lord,  conccr'nmg 
things  which  ought  not  to  be  done,  and 
be  guilty  ; 

28  Or  if  his  sin,  which  he  hath  sinned, 
come  to  his  knowledge  ;  then  he  shall 
bring  his  offering,  a  kid  of  the  goats,  a 
female  without  blemish,  for  his  sin  which 
he  hath  sinned. 

29  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  the  sin- 
offering  in  the  place  of  the  burnt-offering. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the 
blood  thereof  with  his  finger,  and  put  it 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  shall  pour  out  all  the  blood 
thereof  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

31  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  is  taken  away  from  off 
the  sac'rifi^e  of  peace-offerings  ;  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar,  for  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  :  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

32  And  if  he  bring  a  lamb  for  a  sin- 
offering,  he  shall  bring  it  a  female  without 
blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  it  for  a 
sin-offering,  in  the  place  where  they  kill 
the  burnt-offering. 

90 


The  tres' pass-offering  of  the  flock,     LEVIT'ICUS. 


of  fowls,  or  of  flour 


34  And    the    priest    shall    take    of  the  I  for  him,   for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned; 


blood  of  the  sin-offering'  with  his  finger, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of 
burnt-offerins:,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  thereof  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the  lamb  is  taken 
away  from  the  sac'rifT^e  of  the  peace- 
offerings  ;  and  the  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar,  according  to  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  his  sin 
that  he  hath  committed,  and  it  shall  be 
forgiven  him. 

CHAP.  V 

AND  if  a  soul  sin,  and  hear  the  voice 
of  swearing,  and  is  a  witness,  wheth- 
er he  hath  seen  or  known  of  it  ;  if  he  do 
not  utter  it,  then  he  shall  bear  his  ini- 
quity : 

2  Or  if  a  soul  toQch  any  unclean  thing, 
whether  it  be  a  car'cass  of  an  unclean 
beast,  >or  a  car'cass  of  unclean  cattle,  or 
the  car'cass  of  unclean  creeping  things, 
and  if  it  be  hidden  from  him ;  he  also 
shall  be  unclean,  and  guilty : 

3  Or  if  he  toiich  the  uncleanness  of 
man,  whatsoever  uncleanness  it  be  that  a 
man  shall  be  defiled  withal,  and  it  be  hid 
from  him  ;  when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then 
he  shall  be  guilty  : 

4  Or  if  a  soul  swear,  pronouncing  with 
his  lips  to  do  evil,  or  to  do  good,  whatso- 
ever it  be  that  a  man  shall  pronounce  with 
an  oath,  and  it  be  hid  from  him  ;  when  he 
knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be  guilty  in 
one  of  these. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall  be 
guilty  in  one  of  these  things,  that  he  shall 
confess  that  he  hath  sinned  in  that  thing. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  tres'pass-offer- 
ing  unto  the  Lord,  for  his  sin  which  he 
hath  sinned,  a  female  from  the  flock,  a 
lamb  or  a  kid  of  the  goats,  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing ;  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  concer'ning  his  sin. 

7  And  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  a 
lamb,  then  he  shall  bring,  for  his  tres'pass 
which  he  hath  committed,  two  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pig'eon§, '  unto  the 
Lord  ;  one  for  a  sin-offering,  and  the 
other  for  a  burnt-offering. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto  the 
priest,  who  shall  offer  that  which  is  for 
the  sin-offering  first,  and  wring  off  his 
head  from  his  neck,  but  shall  not  divide 
it  asiin'der  : 

9  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  of 
the  sin-offering  upon  the  side  of  the  altar  ; 
and  the  rest  of  the  blood  shall  be  wrung 
out  at  the  bottom  of  tin  altar  :  it  is  a  sin- 
offering. 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second  for  a 
Durnt-offering,  according  to  th<:  manner : 
and   the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 

*  pid'jlns. 


and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

11  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  two 
turtle-doves,  or  two  young  pTe'eonf,  then 
he  that  sinned  shall  bring  for  his  offering 
the  tenth  part  of  an  eph'ah  of  fine  flour, 
for  a  sin-offering :  he  shall  put  no  oil  upon 
it,  neither  shall  he  put  any  frankincense 
thereon  ;  for  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

12  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the  priest, 
and  the  priest  shall  take  his  handful  of  it, 
even  a  memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it  on 
the  altar,  according  to  the  offerings  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

13  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him,  as  toiich'ing  his  sin  that  he 
hath  sinned  in  one  of  these,  and  it  shaU 
be  forgiven  him:  and  the'remnant  shall 
be  the  priest's,  as  a  meat-offering. 

14  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'jes, 
saying, 

15  If  a  soul  commit  a  tres'pass,  and  sin 
through  ignorance,  in  the  holy  things  of 
the  Lord  ;  then  he  shall  bring,  for  his 
tres'pass  unto  the  Lord,  a  ram  without 
blemish  out  of  the  flocks,  with  thy  esti- 
mation by  shekels  of  silver,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary,  for  a  tres'pass-offering  : 

16  And  he  shall  make  amendj'  for  the 
harm  that  he  hath  done  in  the  holy  things, 
and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  thereto,  and 
give  it  unto  the  priest :  and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him  with  the  ram 
of  the  tres'pass-offering,  and  it  shaJl  bt 
forgiven  him. 

17  And  if  a  soul  sin,  and  commit  any 
of  these  things  which  are  forbidden  to  be 
done  by  the  command'ments  of  the  Lord  ; 
though  he  wist^  it  not,  yet  is  he  g-uilty, 
and  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  And  he  shall  bring  a  ram  without, 
blemish  out  of  the  flock,  with  thy  estima- 
tion, for  a  tres'pass-offering,  unto  the  priest : 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  concer'ning  his  ignorance  wherein 
he  erred,  and  wist  it  not ;  and  it  shall  be 
forgiven  him. 

19  It  is  a  trespass-offering  :  he  hath 
cer'tainly  tres'passed  against'  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 
ing, 

2  If  a  soul  sin,  and  commit  a  tres'pass 
against'  the  Lord,  and  lie  unto  his  neigh- 
bour in  that  which  was  delivered  him  to 
keep,  or  in  fellowship,  or  in  a  thing  taken 
away  by  violence,  or  hath  deceived  his 
neighbour  ; 

3  Or  have  found  that  which  was  lost, 
and  lieth  concer'ning  it,  and  sweareth 
falsely  ;  in  any  of  all  these  that  a  man 
doeth,  sinning  therein  : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,  because  he  hath 
sinned,  and  is  guilty,  that  he  shall  restore 
that  which  he  took  violently  away,  or  the 

2  knew. 

91 


The  law  of  the  burnl-o/jfering^  LEVI 

thing:  which  he  hath  deceitfully  gotten,  or 
that  which  was  delivered  him  to  keep,  or 
the  lost  thing  which  he  found, 

5  Or  all  that  about'  which  he  hath 
sworn  falsely ;  he  shall  even  restore  it  in 
the  principal,  and  shall  add  the  fifth  part 
more  thereto,  and  give  it  unto  him  to 
whom  it  appertaineth,  in  the  day  of  his 
tres'pas  s-offe  ring. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  tres'pass-offer- 
ing  unto  the  Lord,  a  ram  without  blemish 
out  of  the  flock,  with  thy  estimation,  for 
a  tres'pass-oflering,  unto  the  priest : 

7  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  before  the  Lord  :  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him  for  any  thing  of  all 
that  he  hath  done  in  tres'passTng  therein. 

8  TT  And  th'e  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

9  Command'  v3a'r6n  and  his  sons,  say- 
ing, This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt-offering ; 
(it  is  the  burnt-offering,  because  of  the 
burning  upon  the  altar  all  night  unto  the 
morning,  and  the  fire  of  the  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it.) 

10  And  the  priest  shall  put  on  his  linen 
garment,  and  his  linen  breeches  shall  he 
put  upon  his  flesh,  and  take  up  the  ashes 
which  the  fire  hath  consumed  with  the 
burnt-offering  on  the  altar,  and  he  shall 
put  them  beside  the  altar. 

11  And  he  shall  put  off  his  garments, 
and  put  on  other  garments,  and  carry  forth 
the  ashes  without  the  camp,  unto  a  clean 
place. 

12  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it ;  it  shall  not  be  put  out :  and 
the  priest  shall  burn  wood  on  it  every  morn- 
ing, and  lay  the  burnt-offering  in  order 
upon  it,  and  he  shall  burn  thereon  the  fat 
of  the  peace-offerings. 

13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  burning  upon 
the  altar  :  it  shall  never  go  out. 

14  IT  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  meat- 
offering :  the  sons  of  .^a'ron  shall  offer  it 
before  the  Lord,  before  the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his  handful, 
of  the  flour  of  the  meat-offering,  and  of  the 
oil  thereof,  and  all  the  frankincense  which 
is  upon  the  meat-offiering,  and  shall  burn  il 
upon  the  altar,  for  a  sweet  savour,  even  the 
memorial  of  it  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  remainder  thereof  shall 
^a'ron  and  his  sons  eat :  with  unleavened 
bread  shall  it  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place  ; 
in  the  court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation they  shall  eat  it. 

17  It  shall  not  be  baken  with  leaven. 
I  have  given  it  unto  them  for  their  portion 
of  my  offerings  made  by  fire  ;  it  is  most 
holy,  as  is  the  sin-ofi'ering,  and  as  the 
tres'pass-offering. 

18  All  the  males  among  the  children  of 
*4a'r6n  shall  eat  of  it :  it  shall  be  a  statute 
for  ever  in  your  generations,  concer'ning 
the  offerings  of  the  I^ord  made  by  fire : 


nCUS.         meat-offering,  sin-offering^  SfC. 

every  one  that   toiicheth   them  shall  be 
holy. 

19  T  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 

saying, 

20  This  is  the  offering  of  ^a'ron  and  of 
his  sons,  which  they  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  he  it  anointed  ;  the 
tenth  part  of  an  eph'ah  of  fine  flour  for  a 
meat-offering  perpet'ual,  half  of  it  in  the 
morning,  and  half  thereof  at  night. 

21  In  a  pan  il  shall  be  made  with  oil ; 
and  when  il  is  baken  thou  shalt  bring  it  in : 
and  the  baken  pieces  of  the  meat-offering 
shalt  thou  offer  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

22  And  the  priest  of  his  sons  that  is 
anointed  in  his  stead  shall  offer  it :  it  is  a 
statute  for  ever  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  be 
wholly  burnt. 

23  For  every  meat-offering  for  the  priest 
shall  be  wholly  burnt :  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

25  Speak  unto  ^a'ron  and  to  his  sons, 
saying,  This  w  the  law  of  the  sin-offering: 
In  the  place  where  the  burnt-offering  is 
killed  shall  the  sin-offering  be  killed  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  it  is  most  holy. 

26  The  priest  that  offereth  it  for  sin 
shall  eat  it :  in  the  holy  place  shall  it  be 
eaten,  in  the  court  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

27  Whatsoever  shall  touch  the  flesh 
thereof  shall  be  holy  :  and  when  there  is 
sprinkled  of  the  blood  thereof  upon  any 
garment,  thou  shalt  wash  that  whereon  it 
was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  wherein  it  is 
sodden  shall  be  broken  ;  and  if  it  be  sod- 
den in  a  brazen  pot,  it  shall  be  both  scour- 
ed, and  rinsed  in  water. 

29  All  the  males  among  the  priests  shall 
eat  thereof:  it  is  most  holy. 

30  And  no  sin-offering,  Avhereof  any  of 
the  blood  is  brought  into  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  to  reconcile  withal  in 
the  holy  place,  shall  be  eaten  :  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

CHAP.  VII. 

LIKEWISE  this  is  the  law  of  the  tres'- 
pass-olfering :  it  is  most  holy. 

2  In  the  place  where  they  kill  the  burnt- 
offering  shall  they  kill  the  tres'pass-offer- 
ing :  and  the  blood  thereof  shall  he  sprinkle 
round  about'  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  it  all  the  fat 
thereof;  the  rump,  and  the  fat  that  cov- 
ereth  the  Tn'wards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  on  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the 
caul  that  is  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar /or  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord  :  it  ts  a  tres'pass-offering. 

6  Every  male  among  the  priests  shall 

92 


Various  offerings. 

eat  thereof:  it  shall  be  eaten  iu  the  holy 

place  :  it  is  most  holy. 

7  As  the  sin-offering  t>,  so  is  the  tres'- 
pass-offering :  iJiert  is  one  law  for  them  : 
the  priest  that  maketh  atonement  there- 
with shall  have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offereth  any  man^s 
burnt-offering,  even  the  priest  shall  have 
to  himself  the  skin  of  the  burnt-offering 
which  he  hath  offered. 

9  And  all  the  meat-offering  that  is  baken 
in  the  oven,  and  all  that  is  dressed  in  the 
frying-pan,  and  in  the  pan,  shall  be  the 
priest's  that  offereth  it. 

10  And  every  meat-offering,  mingled 
with  oil,  and  dry,  shall  all  the  sons  of 
./Sa'ron  have,  one  as  much  as  another. 

11  IT  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  sac'ri- 
fige  of  peace-offerings,  which  he  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord. 

12  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiving,  then 
he  shall  offer  with  the  sac'rif  i^e  of  thanks- 
giving unleavened  cakes  mingled  with 
oil,  and  unleavened  wafers  anointed  with 
oil,  and  cakes  mingled  with  oil,  of  fine 
flour,  fried. 

13  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall  offer  for 
his  offering  leavened  bread  with  the  sac'ri- 
fi9e  of  thanksgiving  of  his  peace-offerings. 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out  of 
the  whole  oblation  for  a  heave-offering 
unto  the  Lord,  and  it  shall  be  the  priest's 
that  sprinkleth  the  blood  of  the  peace- 
offerings. 

15  And  the  flesh  of  the  sac'rifige  of  his 
peace-offerings  for  thanksgiving  shall  be 
eaten  the  same  day  that  it  is  offered  ;  he 
shall  not  leave  any  of  it  until  the  morning. 

16  But  if  the  sac'rif  ige  of  his  offering  be 
a  vow,  or  a  voluntary  offering,  it  shall  be 
eaten  the  same  day  that  he  offereth  his 
sac'rif  i9e  :  and  on  the  morrow  also  the  re- 
mainder of  it  shall  be  eaten  : 

17  But  the  remainder  of  the  flesh  of  the 
sac'rifi^e  on  the  third  day  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

18  And  if  ony  of  the  flesh  of  the  siic'ri- 
fi9e  of  his  peace-offerings  be  eaten  at  all 
on  the  third  day,  it  shall  not  be  accepted, 
neither  shall  it  be  imputed  unto  him  that 
offereth  it :  it  shall  be  an  abomination,  and 
the  soul  that  eafeth  of  it  shall  bear  his 
iniquity. 

19  And  the  flesh  that  toucheth  any  un- 
clean thing  shall  not  be  eaten  ;  it  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire  :  and  as  for  the  flesh,  all 
that  be  clean  shall  eat  thereof. 

20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  of  the  flesh 
of  the  sac'rifi^e  of  peace-offerings  that 
pertain'  unto  the  Lord,  having  his  unclean- 
ness  upon  him,  even  that  soul  shall  be  cut 
off  from  his  people. 

21  Moreover,  the  soul  that  shall  touch 
any  unclean  thing,  at  the  uncleanness  of 
man,  or  any  unclean  beast,  or  any  abom 
inable  unclean  thing,  and  eat  of  the  flesh 


LEVIT'ICUS.  The  priesfs  portion 

of  the  sac'rifi9e  of  peace-offerings  which 
pertain'  unto  the.  Lord,  even  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

22  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'ges 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
saying.  Ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of  fat,  of 
ox,  or  of  sheep,  or  of  goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  beast  that  dieth 
of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that  which  is  torn 
with  beasts,  may  be  used  in  any  other  use  ; 
but  ye  shall  in  no  wise  eat  of  it. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fat  of  the 
beast,  of  which  men  offer  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  even  the  soul  that 
eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

26  Moreover,  ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of 
blood,  whether  it  be  of  fowl,  or  of  beast,  in 
any  of  your  dwellings. 

27  Whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  eateth 
any  manner  of  blood,  even  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

28  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'ges, 
saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
saying,  He  that  offereth  the  sac'rifi9e  of 
his  peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord,  shall 
bring  his  oblation  unto  the  Lord  of  the 
sac'rifi9e  of  his  peace-offerings. 

30  His  own  hands  shall  bring  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  ;  the  fat  with 
the  breast,  it  shall  he  bring,  that  the  breast 
may  be  waved  for  a  wave-offering  before 
the  Lord. 

31  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  fat 
upon  the  altar ;  but  the  breast  shall  be 
»4!a'r6n's  and  his  sons'. 

32  And  the  right  shoulder  shall  ye  give 
unto  the  priest  for  a  heave-offering  of  the 
sac'rif  i9es  of  your  peace-offerings. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  ^a'ron,  that 
offereth  the  blood  of  the  peace-offerings, 
and  the  fat,  shall  have  the  right  shoulder 
for  his  part. 

34  For  the  wave-breast  and  the  heave- 
shoulder  have  I  taken  of  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  from  off  the  sac'rifi9es  of  their 
peace-offerings,  and  have  given  them  unto 
.>3a'r6n  the  priest  and  unto  his  sons,  by  a 
statute  for  ever  from  among  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

35  This  is  the  portion  of  the  anointing 
of  4/€a'r6n,  and  of  the  anointing  of  his  sons, 
out  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire,  in  the  day  when  he  presented  them  to 
minister  unto  the  Lord  in  the  priest's 
office  ; 

36  Which  the  Lord  comman'ded  to  be 
given  them  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  in 
the  day  that  he  anointed  them,  by  a  stat- 
ute for  ever  throughout  their  generations. 

37  This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt-offering, 
of  the  meat-offering,  and  of  the  sin-offer- 
ing, and  of  the  tres'pass-offering,  and  of 
the  consecrations,  and  of  the  sac'rifige  of 
the  peace-offerings ; 

93 


Aaron  and  hu  sons  consecrahd.         LEVIT'ICUS.  TJie  ram  of  consecration. 

17  But   the   bullock   and  his   hide,  his 


38  Which  the  Lord  comman'ded  M6'- 
§es  in  mount  Si'nai,  in  the  day  that  he 
comman'ded  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  to  offer 
their  oblations  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Si'nai. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'f es,  say- 
'°o'  .  .   ,  • 

2  Take  Ak'Ton,  and  his  sons  with  him, 

and  the  garments,  and  the  anointing  oil, 
and  a  bullock  for  the  sin-offering,  and  two 
rams,  and  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread  ; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  congregation 
together  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

4  And  Mo'fes  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded him  ;  and  the  assembly  was  gath- 
ered together  unto  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

5  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  congrega- 
tion, This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
comman'ded  to  be  done. 

6  And  Mo'fes  brought  .y2a'r6n  and  his 
sons,  and  washed  them  with  water. 

7  And  he  put  upon  him  the  coat,  and 
gir'ded '  him  with  the  girdle,  and  clothed 
him  with  the  robe,  and  put  the  eph'od 
upon  him,  and  he  gir'ded  him  with  the 
curious  girdle  of  the  eph'od,  and  bound  it 
unto  him  therewith. 

8  And  he  put  the  breast-plate  upon 
him ;  also  he  put  in  the  breast-plate  the 
Crim  and  the  Thum'mTm. 

9  And  he  put  the  mitre  upon  his  head  : 
also  upon  the  mitre,  even  upon  his  fore- 
front, did  he  put  the  golden  plate,  the  holy 
crown  ;   as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

10  And  Mo'fes  took  the  anointing  oil, 
and  anointed  the  tabernacle,  and  all  that 
was  therein,  and  sanctified  them. 

11  And  he  sprinkled  thereof  upon  the 
altar  seven  times,  and  anointed  the  altar, 
and  all  his  vessels,  both  the  laver  and  his 
foot,  to  sanctify  them. 

12  And  he  poured  of  the  anointing  oil 
upon  w3a'r6n's  head,  and  anointed  him,  to 
sanctify  him. 

13  And  M5'fes  brought  Aa'Ton's  sons, 
and  put  coats  upon  them,  and  gir'ded  them 
with  girdles,  and  put  bonnets  upon  them  ; 
as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

14  And  he  brought  the  bullock  for  the 
sin-offering :  and  w2a'r6n  and  his  sons  laid 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock 
for  the  sin-offering. 

15  And  he  slew  it ;  and  Mo'fes  took 
the  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of 
the  altar  round  about'  with  his  finger,  and 
purified  the  altar,  and  poured  the  blood  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar,  and  sanctified  it, 
to  make  reconciliation  upon  it. 

16  And  he  took  all  the  fat  that  was 
upon  the  in'wards,  and  the  caul  abdve  the 
liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  their  fat, 
and  Mo'fes  burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

1    0-? 


flesh  and  his  dung,  he  burnt  with  fire 
without  the  camp  ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded M5'fes. 

18  And  he  brought  the  ram  for  the  burnt- 
offering  :  and  ./^a'ron  and  his  sons  laid  their 
hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

19  And  he  killed  it  ;  and  Mo'fes  sprink- 
led the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about'. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  pieces,  and 
Mo'fes  burnt  the  head,  and  the  pieces,  and 
the  fat. 

21  And  he  washed  the  in'wards  and  the 
legs  in  water  ;  and  Mo'fes  burnt  the  whole 
ram  upon  the  altar  :  it  icas  a  burnt-sac'ri- 
fi9e  for  a  sweet  savour,  and  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

22  And  he  brought  the  other  ram,  the 
ram  of  consecration :  and  ^a'ron  and  his 
sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
ram. 

23  And  he  slew  it ;  and  Mo'fes  took  of 
the  blood  of  it,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of 
c^a'ron's  right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumb 
of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe 
of  his  right  foot. 

24  And  he  brought  .^a'ron's  sons,  and 
Mo'fes  put  of  the  blood  upon  the  tip  of  their 
right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumbs  of  their 
right  hands,  and  upon  the  great  toes  of 
their  right  feet ;  and  Mo'fes  sprinkled  the 
blood  upon  the  altar  round  about'. 

25  And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the  rump, 
and  all  the  fat  that  teas  upon  the  in'wards, 
and  the  caul  abdre  the  liver,  and  the  two 
kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  the  right  shoul- 
der : 

26  And  out  of  the  basket  of  unleavened 
bread,  that  was  before  the  Lord,  he  took 
one  unleavened  cake,  and  a  cake  of  oiled 
bread,  and  one  wafer,  and  put  them  on  the 
fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoulder  : 

27  And  he  put  all  upon  .^a'ron's  hands, 
and  upon  his  sons''  hands,  and  waved  them 
for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord. 

28  And  Mo'fes  took  them  from  off  their 
hands,  and  burnt  them  on  the  altar  upon 
the  burnt-offering :  they  were  consecrations 
for  a  sweet  savour  :  it  is  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

29  And  Mo'fes  took  the  breast,  and 
waved  it  for  a  wave-offering  before  the 
Lord  :  for  of  the  ram  of  consecration  it 
was  Mo'fes'  part ;  as  the  Lord  command'- 
ed  M5'fes. 

30  And  Mo'fes  took  of  the  anointing  oil, 
and  of  the  blood  which  was  upon  the  al- 
tar, and  sprinkled  it  upon  ^3a'r6n,  and 
upon  his  garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and 
upon  his  sons'  garments  with  him  ;  and 
sanctified  .y^a'ron,  and  his  garments,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

31  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  .^a'ron,  and  to 
his  sons,  Boil  the  flesh  at  the  door  of  the 

r'ded. 

94 


The  Jirst-offtrings  of  Aa'r&n. 
tabernacle  of  the  congre°;ation  ;  and  there 
cat  it  with  the  bread  that  is  in  the  basket 
of   consecrations,  as  I   comman'ded,  say- 
ing, •^a'ron  and  his  sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  And  that  which  remaineth  of  the  flesh 
and  of  the  bread  shall  ye  burn  with  fire. 

33  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  of  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  in 
seven  days,  until  the  days  of  your  conse- 
cration be  at  an  end :  for  seven  days  shall 
he  consecrate  you. 

34  As  he  hath  done  this  day,  so  the 
Lord  hath  comman'ded  to  do,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

35  There'fore  shall  ye  abide  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  day 
and  night,  seven  days,  and  keep  the 
charge  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  die  not  :  for 
so  I  am  comman'ded. 

36  So  .^a'ron  and  his  sons  did  all  things 
which  the  Lord  comman'ded  by  the  hand 
of  Md'fes. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND   it  came   to  pass,  on  the  eighth 
day,  that  M5'f  es  called  ./3a'r6n  and  his 
sons,  and  the  elders  of  Ij'ra-el  ; 

2  And  he  said  unto  *4a'r6n,  Take  thee 
a  young  calf  for  a  sin-offering,  and  a  ram 
for  a  burnt-offering,  without  blemish,  and 
offer  them  before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  thou 
shalt  speak,  saying.  Take  ye  a  kid  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering  ;  and  a  calf,  and  a 
lamb,  both  of  the  first  year,  Avithout  blem- 
ish, for  a  burnt-offering  ; 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for  peace- 
offerings,  to  sac'rif  196  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  a  meat-offering  mingled  with  oil :  for 
to-day  the  Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  And  they  brought  that  which  Mo'fes 
comman'ded  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  :  and  all  the  congregation 
drew  near,  and  stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Mo'fes  said.  This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  comman'ded  that  ye 
should  do  ;  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
shall  appear  unto  you. 

7  And  Mo'jes  said  unto^a'ron,  Go  unto 
the  altar,  and  offer  thy  sin-offering,  and 
thy  burnt-offering,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  thyself  and  for  the  people  :  and 
offer  the  offering  of  the  people,  and  make 
an  atonement  for  them  ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded. 

8  Ak'ron  there'fore  went  unto  the  altar, 
and  slew  the  calf  of  the  sin-offering,  which 
was  for  himself. 

9  And  the  sons  of  ^a'ron  brought  the 
blood  unto  him  ;  and  he  dipped  his  finger 
in  the  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of 
the  altar,  and  poured  out  the  blood  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar. 

10  But  the  fat,  and  the  kidneys,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver  of  the  sin-offer 
ing,  he  burnt  upon  the  altar  ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  Mo'fes. 


LEVIT'ICUS.  The  offerings  for  the  people. 

11  And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he  burnt 
with  fire  without  the  camp. 

12  And  he  slew  the  burnt-offering ;  and 
^^'ron's  sons  presented  unto  him  the 
blood,  which  he  sprinkled  round  about' 
upon  the  altar. 

13  And  they  presented  the  burnt-offer- 
ing unto  him,  with  the  pieces  thereof,  and 
the  head  ;  and  he  burnt  them  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  did  wash  the  in'wards  and 
the  legs,  and  burnt  them  upon  the  burnt- 
offering  on  the  altar. 

15  And  he  brought  the  people's  offer- 
ing, and  took  the  goat,  which  ivas  the  sin- 
offering  for  the  people,  and  slew  it,  and 
offered  it  for  sin,  as  the  first. 

16  And  he  brought  the  burnt-offering, 
and  offered  it  according  to  the  manner. 

17  And  he  brought  the  meat-offering, 
and  took  a  handful  thereof,  and  burnt  z< 
upon  the  altar,  beside  the  burnt-sac'rifi^e 
of  the  morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and  the 
ram,  for  a  sac'rifi^e  of  peace-offerings, 
which  was  for  the  people  :  and  »4la'r6n's 
sons  presented  unto  him  the  blood,  which 
he  sprinkled  upon  the  altar  round  about', 

19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock  and  of  the 
ram,  the  rump,  and  that  which  covereth 
the  in'ivdrds^  and  the  kidneys,  and  the 
caul  ab6i'f  the  liver  : 

20  And  they  put  the  fat  upon  the  breasts, 
and  he  burnt  the  fat  upon  the  altar  : 

21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right  shoul- 
der ^a'ron  waved /or  a  wave-offering  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  as  Mo'§es  comman'ded. 

22  And  .^a'ron  lifted  up  his  hand  to  - 
wards  the  people,  and  bless'ed  them  ;  and 
came  down  from  offering  of  the  sin-offering, 
and  the  burnt-offering,  and  peace-offerings. 

23  And  Mo'fes  and  ^a'ron  went  into 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
came  out,  and  bless'ed  the  people  :  and 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all 
the  people. 

24  And  there  came  a  fire  out  from  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  consumed  upon  the 
altar  the  burnt-offering  and  the  fat :  which 
when  all  the  people  saw,  they  shouted, 
and  fell  on  their  faces. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  Na'dab  and  A-bi'hii,  the  sons  of 
Ak'Ton,  took  either  of  them  his  cen- 
ser, and  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
thereon,  and  offered  stranp  fire  before  tlie 
Lord,  which  he  comman'ded  them  not. 

2  And  there  went  out  fire  from  the 
Lord,  and  devoured  them  ;  and  they  died 
before  the  Lord. 

3  Then  Mo'fes  said  unto  ./3a'r6n,  This 
is  it  that  the  Lord  spake,  saying,  I  will 
be  sanctified  in  them  that  come  nigh  me, 
and  before  all  the  people  I  will  be  glori- 
fied.    And  Ak'Ton  held  his  peace. 

4  And  Mo'fes  called  Mish'a-el  and  El' 
iza-phan,  the  sons  of  tJz-ziel  the  uncle  of 

95 


The.  law  of  eating  the  holy  things.     LEVIT'ICUS. 
.>9a'ron,  and   said   unto  thpm,  Come  near, 
carry  your  brethren  from  "before  the  sanc- 
tuary out  of  the  camp. 

5  So  they  went  near,  and  carried  them 
in  their  coats  out  of  the  camp  ;  as  Mo'fes 
had  said. 

6  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  »4a'r6n,  and 
unto  £-le-a'zar  and  unto  Itha-mar,  his 
sons,  Uncover  not  your  heads,  neither  rend 
your  clothes  ;  lest  ye  die,  and  lest  wrath 
come  upon  all  the  people  :  but  let  your 
brethren,  the  whole  house  of  If'ra-el,  be- 
wail the  burning  which  the  Lord  hath 
kindled. 

7  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  lest 
ye  die  :  for  the  anointing  oil  of  the  Lord 
is  upon  you.  And  they  did  according  to 
the  word  of  Mo'fes. 

8  T  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  ./Sa'ron, 
saying, 

9  Do  not  drink  wine,  nor  strong  drink, 
thou,  nor  thy  sons  with  thee,  when  ye  go 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
lest  ye  die  :  il  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations ; 

10  And  that  ye  may  put  difference  be- 
tween holy  and  unholy,  and  between  un- 
clean and  clean  ; 

11  And  that  ye  may  teach  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  all  the  statutes  which  the  Lord 
nath  spoken  unto  them  by  the  hand  of 
Mo'fes. 

12  H  And  Mo'fes  spake  unto  ^a'ron, 
and  unto  E-le-a'zar  and  unto  Ith'a-mar, 
his  sons  that  were  left.  Take  the  meat-of- 
fering that  remaineth  of  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire,  and  eat  it  without 
leaven  beside  the  altar  ;  for  it  is  most 
holy. 

13  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place, 
oecause  it  is  thy  due,  and  thy  sons'"  due, 
of  the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire  :  for  so  I  am  comman'ded. 

14  And  the  wave-breast  and  heave 
shoulder  shall  ye  eat  in  a  clean  place  ; 
thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  daughters  with 
thee  :  for  they  be  thy  due,  and  thy  sons' 
due,  which  are  given  out  of  the  sac'ri- 
fi^esof  peace-offerings  of  the  children  of 
If'ra-el. 

15  The  heave-shoulder  and  the  wave- 
breast  shall  they  bring,  with  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  of  the  fat,  to  wave  it  for  a 
wave-offering  before  the  Lord;  and  it 
shall  be  thine,  and  thy  sons'  with  thee,  by 
a  statute  for  ever  ;  as  the  Lord  hath 
comman'ded. 

16  f  And  M5'fes  diligently  sought  the 
goat  of  the  sin-offering,  and,  behold,  it  was 
burnt :  and  he  was  angry  with  E-le-a'zar 
and  Ith'a-mar,  the  sons  of  »4a'r6n  which 
were  left  oRre,  saying, 

17  Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten  the  sin 
offering  in  the  holy  place,  seeing  it  w  most 
boly,  »nd  God  hath  given  it  you  to  bear 


What  beasls^i  Sfc.  may  be  eaten, 
the  iniquity  of  the  congregation,  to  make 
atonement  for  them  before  the  Lord  ? 

18  Behold,  the  blood  of  it  was  not 
brought  in  within  the  holy  ;?/ace  ;  ye  should 
indeed  have  eaten  it  in  the  holy  place,  as 
I  comman'ded. 

19  And  .^a'ron  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Be- 
hold, this  day  have  they  offered  their  sin- 
offering  and  their  burnt-offering  before  the 
IjORD  ;  and  such  things  have  befallen  me  : 
and  if  I  had  eaten  the  sin-offering  to-day, 
should  it  have  been  accepted  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord  ? 

20  And  when  Mo'fes  heard  that,  he  was 
content. 

CHAP.  XL 


AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  and 
to  ^4a'r6n,  saying  unto  them, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
saying.  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye 
shall  eat  among  all  the  beasts  that  are  on 
the  earth. 

3  Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof,  aod 
is  cloven-footed,  a7id  cheweth  the  cud 
among  the  beasts,  that  shall  ye  eat. 

4  Nevertheless,  these  shall  ye  not  eat, 
of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them 
that  divide  the  hoof :  as  the  camel,  be- 
cause he  cheweth  the  cud,  but  divTdeth 
not  the  hoof  ;  he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

5  And  the  cony,  because  be  cheweth 
the  cud,  but  divTdeth  not  the  hoof  ;  he  w 
unclean  unto  you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he  chewetn 
the  cud,  but  divldeth  not  the  hoof  ;  he  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he  divide 
the  hoof,  and  be  cloven-footed  ;  yet  he 
cheweth  not  the  cud  :  he  is  unclean  to 
you. 

8  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not  eat,  and 
their  car'cass  shall  ye  not  touch  :  they  are 
unclean  to  you. 

9  H  These  shall  ye  eat,  of  all  that  are 
in  the  v/aters  :  whatsoever  hath  fins  and 
scales  in  the  waters,  in  the  seas,  and  in  the 
rivers,  them  shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fins  nor  scales 
in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  of  all  that 
move  in  the  waters,  and  of  any  living 
thing  which  is  in  the  waters,  they  shall  be 
an  abomination  unto  you. 

11  They  shall  be  even  an  abomination 
unto  you  ;  ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh, 
but  ye  shall  have  their  carcasses  in  abom- 
ination. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor  scales 
in  the  waters,  that  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

13  IT  And  these  are  they  which  ye  shall 
have  in  abomination  among  the  fowls  ; 
they  shall  not  be  eaten,  they  are  an  abom- 
ination ;  the  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and 
the  ospray, 

14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite,  after 
his  kind  ; 

96 


fVhat  creeping  things^  8/-C.  may., 

15  Every  raven  after  his  kind  ; 

16  And  the  owl,  and  the  night-hawk, 
and  the  cftckoo,  aud  the  hawk  after  his 
kind, 

17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the  cormo- 
rant, and  the  great  owl, 

18  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican,  and 
the  |ier'ea»le,^ 

19  And  the  stork,  the  heron  after  her 
kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

20  All  fowls  that  creep,  going  upon  all 
four,  shall  be  an  abomination  unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  eat,  of  every  flying- 
creeping  thing  that  goeth  upon  all  four, 
which  have  legs  above  their  feet,  to  leap 
withal  upon  the  earth  ; 

22  Even  these  of  them  ye  may  eat ;  the 
.  locust  after  his  kind,  and  the  bald  locust 

after  his  kind,    and  the  beetle  after  his 
kind,  and  the  grass-hopper  after  his  kind. 

23  But  all  other  flying  creeping  things, 
which  have  four  feet  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  unclean  : 
whosoever  toucheth  the  carcass  of  them 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  aught  of  the 
carcass  of  them  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

26  The  carcasses  of  every  beast  which 
divTdeth  the  hoof,  and  is  not  cloven-footed, 
nor  cheweth  the  cud,  are  unclean  unto 
you :  every  one  that  toucheth  them  shall 
be  unclean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon  his  paws, 
among  all  manner  of  beasts  that  go  on  all 
four,  those  are  unclean  unto  you :  whoso 
toucheth  their  carcass  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

28  And  he  that  beareth  the  carcass  of 
them  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even  :  they  are  unclean 
unto  you. 

29  These  also  shall  be  unclean  unto  you 
am6ng  the  creeping  things  that  creep  upon 
the  earth  ;  the  weasel,  and  the  mouse, 
and  the  tor'toTfe^  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  ferret,  and  the  cha-me'le-6n, 
and  the  lizard,  and  the  snail,  and  the  mole. 

31  These  are  unclean  to  you  among  all 
that  creep  ■  whosoever  doth  touch  them, 
when  they  be  dead,  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  ani/  of  them, 
when  they  art  dead,  doth  fall,  it  shall  be 
unclean  •,  whether  it  be  any  vessel  of  wood, 
or  raiment,  or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoever 
vessel  it  he.,  wherein  any  work  is  done,  it 
must  be  put  into  water,  and  it  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even  ;  so  it  shall  be 
cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel,  whereinto 
any  of  them  falleth,  whatsoever  is  in  it 
shall  be  unclean  ;  and  ye  shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be   eaten, 

.   ^jcr'e-gl. 

I  7 


LEVIT'ICUS.  a7id  what  may  not  be  eaten. 

that  on  which  such  water  cometh  shall  be 
unclean  :  and  all  drink  that  may  be  drunk 
in  every  such  vessel  shall  be  unclean. 

35  And  every  thing  whereupon  any  part 
of  their  carcass  falleth  shall  be  unclean  ; 
whether  it  be  oven,  or  ranges  for  pots,  they 
shall  be  broken  down  :  for  they  are  un- 
clean, and  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

36  Nevertheless,  a  foun'tain  or  pit, 
wherein  there  is  plenty  of  water,  shall  be 
clean  :  but  that  which  toucheth  their  car- 
cass shall  be  unclean. 

37  And  \i  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall 
upon  any  sowing  seed  which  is  to  be  sown, 
it  shall  be  clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  put  upon  the 
seed,  and  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall 
thereon,  it  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

39  Aud  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye  may 
eat,  die ;  he  that  toucheth  the  carcass 
thereof  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

40  And  he  that  eateth  of  the  carcass 
of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even  :  he  also  that  beareth 
the  carcass  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

41  And  every  creeping  thing  that  creep- 
eth  upon  the  earth  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion ;  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoever  goeth  upon  the  belly, 
and  whatsoever  goeth  upon  all  four,  or 
whatsoever  hath  more  feet  among  all 
creeping  things  that  creep  upon  the  earth, 
them  ye  shall  not  eat  ;  for  they  are  an 
abomination. 

43  Ye  shall  not  make  yourselves  abom- 
inable with  any  creeping  thing  that  creep- 
eth,  neither  shall  ye  make  yourselves  un- 
clean with  them,  that  ye  should  be  defiled 
thereby. 

44  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God  :  ye 
shall  there'fore  sanctify  yourselves,  and 
ye  shall  be  holy  ;  for  1  am  holy  ;  neither 
shall  ye  defile  yourselves  with  any  man- 
ner of  creeping  thing  that  creepulh  upon 
the  earth. 

45  For  I  am  the  Lord  that  bringeth 
you  up  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  to  be 
your  God  :  ye  shall  there'fore  be  holy,  for 
I  am  holj. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beasts,  and 
of  the  fowl,  and  of  every  living  creature 
that  moveth  in  the  waters,  and  of  every 
creature  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  ; 

47  To  make  a  difference  between  the 
unclean  and  the  clean,  and  between  the 
beast  that  may  be  eaten  and  the  beast 
that  may  not  be  eaten. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 

saying.  If  a  woman  have  conceived  seed, 

and  borne  a  man-child,  then  she  shall  be 

unclean  seven  days ;  according  to  the  days 

2  tir'tis. 


97 


Laws  and  tokens  to 


LEVIT'ICUS. 


dtfctrn'  the  hprosy. 


of  the  separation  for  her  Tufir'mity'    shall  I  in  the  skin,  after  that  be  hath  been  seen 


she  be  unclean 

3  And  in  the  eighth  day  the  flesh  of  his 
foreskin  shall  be  cir'ciimcTfed.2 

4  And  she  shall  then  continue  in  the 
blood  of  her  purifying  three  and  thirty 
(lays  :  she  shall  touch  no  hallowed  thing, 
nor  come  into  the  sanctuary,  until  the  days 
of  her  purifying  be  fulfilled. 

5  But  if  she  bear  a  maid-child,  then  she 
shall  be  unclean  two  weeks,  as  in  her 
separation  :  and  she  shall  continue  in  the 
blood  of  her  purifying  threescore  and  six 
days. 

6  And  when  the  days  of  her  purifying 
are  fulfilled,  for  a  son,  or  for  a  daughter, 
she  shall  bring  a  lamb  of  the  first  year  for 
a  burnt-offering,  and  a  young  pi|'eon,3  or 
a  turtle-dove,  for  a  sin-offering,  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, unto  the  priest ; 

7  Who  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord, 
and  make  an  atonement  for  her,  and  she 
shall  be  cleansed  from  the  issue  of  her 
blood.  This  is  the  law  for  her  that  hath 
borne  a  male  or  a  female. 

8  And  if  she  be  not  able  to  bring  a  lamb, 
then  she  shall  bring  two  turtles,  or  two 
young  pTc'eons  ;  the  one  for  the  burnt-of- 
fering, and  the  other  for  a  sin-offering  :  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
her,  and  she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  MO  jes  and 
.>2a'r6n,  saying, 

2  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh  a  rising,  a  scab,  or  bright  spot, 
and  it  be  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh  like  the 
plague  of  leprosy ;  then  he  shall  be  brought 
imto  w^a'ron  the  priest,  or  unto  one  of  his 
sons  the  priests : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague 
in  the  skin  of  the  flesh ;  and  when  the  hair 
in  the  plague   is  turned  white,   and  the 


of  the  priest  for  his  cleansing,  he  shall  be 
seen  of  the  priest  again'* 

8  And  if  the  priest  see  that,  behold,  the 
scab  spreadeth  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  unclean :  it  w  a  lep- 
rosy. 

9  When  the  plague  of  leprosy  is  in  a 
man,  then  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the 
priest ; 

10  And  the  priest  shall  see  him :  and, 
behold,  if  the  rising  be  white  in  the  skin, 
and  it  have  turned  the  hair  white,  and 
there  he  quick  raw  flesh  in  the  rismg ; 

11  It  is  an  old  leprosy  in  the  skin  of  his 
flesh ;  and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean,  and  shall  not  shut  him  up  :  for 
he  is  unclean. 

12  And  if  a  leprosy  break  out  abroad  in 
the  skin,  and  the  leprosy  cover  all  the  skin 
of  him  that  hath  the  plague  from  his  head 
even  to  his  foot,  wheresoever  the  priest 
looketh  ; 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider :  and, 
behold,  if  the  leprosy  have  covered  all  his 
flesh,  he  shall  pronounce  him  clean  that 
hath  the  plague :  it  is  all  turned  white  : 
he  is  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth  in 
him,  he  shall  be  unclean. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  see  the  raw 
flesh,  and  pronounce  him  to  be  unclean  ; 
for  the  raw  flesh  is  unclean :  itis  a  leprosy. 

16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again',  and 
be  changed  unto  w^hite,  he  shall  come  unto 
the  priest ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him :  and, 
behold,  if  the  plague  be  turned  into  white, 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean 
that  hath  the  plague  :  he  is  clean. 

18  The  flesh  also,  in  which,  even  in  the 
skin  thereof,  was  a  boil,  and  is  healed  ; 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil  there 
be  a  white  rising,  or  a  bright  spot,  white. 


plague  in  sight  be  deeper  than  the  skin  of  i  and  somewhat  reddish,   and  it  be  showed 
his  flesh,  it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy  :  and  to  the  priest ; 


the  priest  shall  look  on  him,  and  pronounce 
him  unclean. 

4  If  the  bright  spot  be  white  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  and  in  sight  be  not  deeper  than 
the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be  not  turn- 
ed white  ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut  up 
him,  that  hath  the  plague  seven  days : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  the 
seventh  day :  and,  behold,  if  the  plague 
in  his  sight  be  at  a  stay,  aiid  the  plague 
spread  not  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall 
shut  him  up  seven  days  more : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  again' 
the  seventh  day  ;  and,  behold,  if  the 
plague  be  somewhat  dark,  ajid  the  plague 
spread  not  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean ;  it  is  but  a  scab  :  and 


:he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean 

7  But  if  the  scab  spread  much  abroad  whereof  there  is  a  hot  burninj 
^  tn-fer'me-te.  ^  sir'kum-st-zed,  3  pid'fin 


20  And  if,  when  the  priest  seeth  it,  be- 
hold, it  be  in  sight  lower  than  the  skin, 
and  the  hair  thereof  be  turned  white  ;  the 
priest  shall  pronounce  him  unclean:  it  i* 
a  plague  of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the 
boil. 

21  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and,  be- 
hold, there  be  no  white  hairs  therein,  and 
if  it  be  not  lower  than  the  skin,  but  be 
somewhat  dark,  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  days : 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean:  it  is  a  plague. 

23  But  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his 
place,  and  spread  not,  it  is  a  burning  boil; 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

24  Or  if  there  be  any  flesh,  in  the  skin 
and  the 


98 


LaiDs  and  tokens 

quick  Jlesh  that   burneth   have 

bright  spot,  somewhat  reddish  or  white, 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it : 
and,  behold,  if  the  hair  in  the  bright  spot 
be  turned  white,  and  it  be  in  sight  deeper 
than  the  skin,  it  is  a  leprosy  broken  out 
of  the  burning :  wherefore  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  the  plague 
of  leprosy. 

26  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and,  be- 
hold, there  be  no  white  hair  in  the  bright 
spot,  and  it  be  no  lower  than  the  other 
skin,  but  be  somewhat  dark,  then  the  priest 
shall  shut  him  up  seven  days  : 

27  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  him 
the  seventh  day ;  and  if  it  be  spread  much 
abroad  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean :  it  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy, 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his 
place,  and  spread  not  in  the  skin,  but  it 
be  somewhat  dark,  it  is  a  rising  of  the 
burning,  and  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  clean  ;  for  it  is  an  inflammation  of  the 
burning. 

29  If  If  a  man  or  woman  hath  a  plague 
upon  the  head  or  the  beard, 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the  plague  : 
and,  behold,  if  it  be  in  sight  deeper  than 
the  skin,  and  there  be  in  it  a  yel'low  thin 
hair,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean  :  it  is  a  dry  scall,  even  a  leprosy 
upon  the  head  or  beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the  plague 
of  the  scall,  and,  behold,  it  be  not  in  sight 
deeper  than  the  skin,  and  that  there  is  no 
black  hair  in  it,  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
up  him  that  hath  the  plague  of  the  scall 
seven  days : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest 
shall  look  on  the  plague  :  and,  behold,  if 
the  scall  spread  not,  and  there  be  in  it  no 
yeHow  hair,  and  the  scall  be  not  in  sight 
deeper  than  the  skin, 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  but  the  scall 
shall  he  not  shave  ;  and  the  priest  shall 
shut  up  him  that  hath  the  scall  seven 
days  more  : 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest 
shall  look  on  the  scall ;  and,  behold,  if  the 
scall  be  not  spread  in  the  skin,  nor  be  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin,  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  clean  ;  and  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much  in  the 
skin  after  his  cleansing, 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  : 
and,  behold,  if  the  scall  be  spread  in  the 
skin,  the  priest  shall  not  seek  for  yel'low 
hair  ;  he  is  unclean. 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  his  sight  at  a 
stay,  and  that  there  is  black  hair  grown. 
up  therein,  the  scill  is  healed,  he  is 
clean ;  and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
clean. 

38  T  If  a  man  also  or  a  woman  have  in 


LEVITICUS.  to  difcem'  the  leprosy. 

white  the  skin  of  their  flesh,  bright  spots,  even 


white  bright  spots, 

39  Then  the  priest  shall  look  :  and,  be- 
hold, if  the  bright  spots  in  the  skin  of 
their  flesh  be  darkish  white,  it  is  a  freck- 
led spot  that  groweth  in  the  skin  ;  he  is 
clean.   - 

40  And  the  man  whose  hair  is  fallen  off" 
his  head,  he  is  bald  :  yet  is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fallen  off" 
from  the  part  of  his  head  to'ward  his  face, 
he  is  fore'head-bald  :  yet  is  he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald  head,  or 
bald  foreliead,  a  white  reddish  sore  ;  it  is 
a  leprosy  sprung  up  in  his  bald  head,  or 
his  bald  fore'head  : 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it : 
and,  behold,  if  the  rising  of  the  sore  be 
white  reddish  in  his  bald  head,  or  in  his 
bald  fore'head,  as  the  leprosy  appeareth 
in  the  skin  of  the  flesh, 

44  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is  unclean  : 
the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  utterly  un- 
clean ;  his  plague  is  in  his  head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the  plague 
w,  his  clothes  shall  be  rent,  and  his  head 
bare,  and  he  shall  put  a  cov'ering  upon 
his  upper  lip,  and  shall  cry.  Unclean,  un- 
clean. 

46  All  the  days  wherein  the  plague 
shall  be  in  him  he  shall  be  defiled  ;  he  is 
unclean  :  he  shall  dwell  al5ne  ;  without 
the  camp  shall  his  habitation  be. 

47  The  garment  also  that  the  plague  of 
leprosy  is  in,  whether  it  be  a  woollen  gar- 
ment or  a  linen  garment, 

48  Whether  it  be  in  the  warp  or  woof, 
of  linen,  or  of  woollen  ;  whether  in  a  skin, 
or  in  any  thing  made  of  skin  ; 

49  And  if  the  plague  be  greenish  or 
reddish  in  the  garment,  or  in  the  skin, 
either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in 
any  thing  of  skin  ;  it  is  a  plague  of  lep- 
rosy, and  shall  be  showed  unto  the  priest : 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  the 
j^lague,  and  shut  up  it  that  hath  the  plague 
seven  days  : 

51  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague  on 
the  seventh  day  :  if  the  plague  be  spread 
in  the  garment,  either  in  the  warp  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  work  that 
is  made  of  skin,  the  plague  is  a  fretting 
leprosy  ;  it  is  unclean. 

52  He  shall  there'fore  burn  that  gar- 
ment, whether  warp  or  woof,  in  woollen 
or  in  linen,  or  any  thing  of  skin,  wherein 
the  plague  is  :  for  it  is  a  fretting  1-eprosy  ; 
it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire. 

53  And  if  the  priest  shall  look,  and,  be- 
hold, the  plague  be  not  spread  in  the  gar- 
ment, either  in  the  warp  or  in  the  woof, 
or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; 

54  Then  the  priest  shall  command'  that 
they  wash  the  thing  wherein  the  plague 
is,  and  he   shall  shut  it  up  seven   days 


99 


27te  riles  and  sac'ri/lces 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the 
plague  after  that  it  is  washed  :  and,  be 
hold,  if  the  plague  have  not  changed  his 
colour,  and  the  plague  be  not  spread,  it  is 
unclean  ;  thou  shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire 
it  is  fret  in'ward,  whether  it  be  bare 
within  or  without. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and,  behold, 
the  plague  be  somewhat  dark  after  the 
wash'ing  of  it,  then  he  shall  rend  it  out  of 
the  garment,  or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of 
the  warp,  or  out  of  the  woof : 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the  garment, 
either  in  the  warp  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any 
thing  of  skin,  it  is  a  spreading  plague  ; 
thou  shalt  burn  that  wherein  the  plague 
IS  with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp  or 
woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of  skin  it  be 
which  thou  shalt  wash,  if  the  plague  be 
departed  from  them,  then  it  shall  be  wash- 
ed the  second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague  of 
leprosy  in  a  garment  of  woollen  or  linen, 
either  in  the  warp  or  woof,  or  any  thing  of 
skins,  to  pronounce  it  clean,  or  to  pro- 
nounce it  unclean. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'fes,  say- 
ing, 

2  This  shall  be  the  law  of  the  leper  in 
the  day  of  his  cleansing  :  he  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  priest  : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  go  forth  out  of 
the  camp  ;  and  the  priest  shall  look,  and, 
behold,  if  the  plague  of  leprosy  be  heal- 
ed in  the  leper, 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  command'  to 
take  for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  two 
birds  alive  anrf  clean,  and  cedar- wood  and 
scarlet,  and  hyf'fop : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  command'  that 
one  of  the  birds  be  killed  in  an  earthen 
vessel  over  running  water  : 

6  As  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall  take  it, 
and  the  cedar-wood,  and  the  scarlet,  and 
the  hyf'jop,  and  shall  dip  them  and  the 
living  bird  in  the  blood  of  the  bird  that 
was  killed  over  the  running  water  : 

7  And  he  shall  sprinkle  upon  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  from  the  leprosy  seven 
times,  and  shall  pronounce  him  clean,  and 
shall  let  the  living  bird  loose  into  the  open 
field. 

8  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  shave  off  all  his 
hair,  and  wash  himself  in  water,  that  he 
may  be  clean  :  and  after  that  he  shall 
come  into  the  camp,  and  shall  tarry  abroad 
out  of  his  tent  seven  days. 

9  But  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh  day, 
that  he  shall  shave  all  his  hair  off  his 
head,  and  his  beard,  and  his  eyebrows, 
even  all  his  hair  he  shall  shave  off:  and  he 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  also  he  shall  wash 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 


LE\'rr'lCUS.  in  cleansing  of  the  leper. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take 
two  he-lambs  without  blemish,  and  one 
ewe-lamb  of  the  first  year  without  blem- 
ish, and  three  tenth  deals  of  fine  flour /or 
a  meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  and  one 
log  of  oil. 

11  And  the  priest  that  maketh  him 
clean  shall  present  the  man  that  is  to  be 
made  clean,  and  those  things,  before  the 
Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  : 

12  And  the  priest  shall  take  one  he- 
lamb,  and  offer  him  for  a  tres'pass-offer- 
ing,  and  the  log  of  oil,  and  wave  them /or 
a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  : 

13  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  in  the 
place  where  he  shall  kill  the  sin-offering 
and  the  burnt-offering,  in  the  holy  place  : 
for  as  the  sin-offering  is  the  priest's,  so  is 
the  tres'pass-offering  ;  it  is  most  holy. 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  the 
blood  of  the  tres'pass-offering,  and  the 
priest  shall  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right 
ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot  : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  take  some  of 
the  log  of  oil,  and  pour  it  into  the  palm 
of  his  own  left  hand  : 

16  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  right  fin- 
ger in  the  oil  that  is  in  his  left  hand,  and 
shall  sprinkle  of  the  oil  with  his  fingei 
seven  times  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in 
his  hand  shall  the  priest  put  upon  the  tip 
of  the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be 
cleansed,  and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right 
hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right 
foot,  upon  the  blood  of  the  tres'pass-of- 
fering : 

18  And  the  remnant  of  the  oil  that  is 
in  the  priest's  hand  he  shall  pour  upon  the 
head  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  ;  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
him  before  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  sin-of- 
fering, and  make  an  atonement  for  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed  from  his  unclean- 
ness  ;  and  afterward  he  shall  kill  tho 
burnt-offering. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  burnt 
offering,  and  the  meat-offering,  upon  the 
altar :  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

21  And  if  he  be  poor,  and  cannot  get 
so  much  ;  then  he  shall  take  one  lamb 
for  a  tres'pass-offering  to  be  waved,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  him,  and  one 
tenth  deal  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil, 
for  a  meat-offering,  and  a  log  of  oil  ; 

22  And  two  turtle-d6ves,  or  two  young 
pT^'eons,  such  as  he  is  able  to  get  ;  and 
the  one  shall  be  a  sin-offering,  and  the 
other  a  burnt-offering. 

23  And  he  shall  bring  them  on  the 
eighth   day,  for   his   cleansing,  unto   the 

100 


Signs  and  tokens 

priest,  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 

the  congregation,  before  the  Loud. 

24  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  lamb 
of  the  tres'pass-offering,  and  the  log  of  oil, 
and  the  priest  shall  wave  them  for  a 
wave-offering  before  the  Lord. 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of  the 
tres'pass-offering,  and  the  priest  shall  take 
some  of  the  blood  of  the  tres'pass-offering, 
and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the 
great  toe  of  his  right  foot  : 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of  the  oil 
into  the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand. 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  with 
his  right  finger  some  of  the  oil  that  is  in 
his  left  hand,  seven  times  before  the 
Lord: 

28  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the  oil 
that  is  in  his  hand  upon  the  tip  of  the 
right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon 
the  place  of  the  blood  of  the  tres'pass- 
offering  : 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the 
priest's  hand  he  shall  put  upon  the  head 
of  him  that  is  to  he  cleansed,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  him  before  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  shall  offer  the  one  of  the 
turtle-doves,  or  of  the  young  pie'eons, ' 
such  as  he  can  get  ; 

31  Even  such  as  he  is  able  to  get,  the 
one  for  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a 
burnt-offering,  with  the  meat-offering  : 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement 
for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  before  the 
Lord. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  whom  is 
the  plague  of  leprosy,  whose  hand  is  not 
able  to  get  that  which  pertain'eth  to  his 
cleansing. 

33  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes 
and  unto  ^a'ron,  saying, 

34  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an,  which  I  give  to  you  for  a  pof- 
fes'sion,  and  I  put  the  plague  of  leprosy 
in  a  house  of  the  land  of  your  poffes'- 
sion  ; 

35  And  he  that  owneth  the  house  shall 
come,  and  tell  the  priest,  saying.  It  seem- 
eth  to  me  there  is  as  it  were  a  plague  in 
the  house  ; 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  command'  that 
they  empty  the  house,  before  the  priest  go 
info  it  to  see  the  plague,  that  all  that  is 
in  the  house  be  not  made  unclean  ;  and 
afterward  the  priest  shall  go  in  to  see  the 
house : 

37  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague, 
and,  behold,  if  the  plague  be  in  the  walls 
of  the  house,  with  hollow  streaks,  green- 
ish or  reddish,  which  in  sight  are  lower 
than  the  wall  ; 


12 


LEVIT'ICUS. 


to  discern  the  leprosy. 


30  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of  the 
house,  to  the  door  of  the  house,  and  shut 
up  the  house  seven  days  : 

39  And  the  priest  shall  come  again'  the 
seventh  day,  and  shall  look  :  and,  be- 
hold, if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the  walls 
of  the  house, 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  command'  that 
they  take  away  the  stones  in  which  the 
plague  is,  and  they  shall  cast  them  into 
an  unclean  place  without  the  city  : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house  to  be 
scraped  within  round  about',  and  they 
shall  pour  out  the  dust  that  they  scrape 
off  without  the  city,  into  an  unclean 
place  : 

42  And  they  shall  take  other  stones, 
and  put  them  in  the  place  of  those  stones  ; 
and  he  shall  take  other  mortar,  and  shall 
plaster  the  house. 

43  And  if  the  plague  come  again',  and 
break  out  in  the  house,  after  that  he  hath 
taken  away  the  stones,  and  after  he  hath 
scraped  the  house,  and  after  it  is  plastered  ; 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come  and  look, 
and,  behold,  if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the 
house,  it  is  a  fretting  leprosy  in  the  house  ; 
it  is  unclean. 

45  And  he  shall  break  down  the  house, 
the  stones  of  it,  and  the  timber  thereof, 
and  all  the  mortar  of  the  house  ;  and  he 
shall  carry  them  forth  out  of  the  city,  into 
an  unclean  place. 

46  Moreover,  he  that  goeth  into  the 
house,  all  the  while  that  it  is  shut  up, 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house  shall 
wash  his  clothes  ;  and  he  that  eateth  in 
the  house  shall  wash  his  clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  shall  come  in,  and 
look  icpon  it,  and,  behold,  the  plague  hath 
not  spread  in  the  house,  after  the  house 
was  plastered  ;  then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce the  house  clean,  because  the 
plague  is  healed. 

49  And  he  shall  take  to  cleanse  the 
house  two  birds,  and  cedar-wood,  and 
scarlet,  and  hyf'fop  : 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of  the 
birds  in  an  earthen  vessel  over  running 
water  : 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar-wood, 
and  the  hyf'fop,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the 
living  bird,  and  dip  them  in  the  blood  of 
the  slain  bird,  and  in  the  running  water, 
and  sprinkle  the  house  seven  times  : 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the  house  with 
the  blood  of  the  bird,  and  with  the  run- 
ning water,  and  with  the  living  bird,  and 
with  the  cedar-wood,  and  with  the  hy?'- 
fop,  and  with  the  scarlet  : 

53  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living  bird 
out  of  the  city  into  the  open  fields,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  the  house  :  and  it 
shall  be  clean. 

101 


Of  unclean  issues.  LEVIT'ICL'S 

54  This  is  the  law  for  all  manner  of 
plague  of  leprosy,  and  scall, 

55  And  for  the  leprosy  of  a  garment, 
and  of  a  house, 

56  And  for  a  rising,  and  for  a  scab,  and 
for  a  bright  spot  ; 

57  To  teach  when  it  is  unclean,  and 
when  it  is  clean  :  this  is  the  law  of  lep- 
rosy. 

CHAP.  XV.— 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes  and 
to  .>3a'r6n,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  any  man  hath 
a  running  issue '  out  of  his  flesh,  because 
of  his  issue  he  is  unclean. 

3  And  this  shall  be  his  uncleanness  in 
his  issue  :  whether  his  flesh  run  with  his 
issue,  or  his  flesh  be  stopped  from  his  issue, 
it  is  his  uncleanness. 

4  Every  bed  whereon  he  lieth  that  hath 
the  issue  is  unclean  :  and  every  thing 
whereon  he  sitteth  shall  be  unclean. 

5  And  whosoever  toicheth  his  bed  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any  thing 
whereon  he  sat  that  hath  the  issue  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toiicheth  the  flesh  of  him 
that  hath  the  issue  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue  spit 
upon  him  that  is  clean,  then  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he  rideth 
upon  that  hath  the  issue  shall  be  unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  was  under  him  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even:  and  he  that  beareth  an^/  of  those 
things  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

11  And  whomsoever  he  toucheth  that 
hath  the  issue,  and  hath  not  rinsed  his 
hands  in  water,  he  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

12  And  the  A^essel  of  earth  that  he 
toiicheth  which  hath  the  issue  shall  be 
broken  :  and  every  vessel  of  wood  shall 
be  rinsed  in  water. 

13  And  when  he  that  hath  an  issue  Is 
cleansed  of  his  issue,  then  he  shall  num- 
ber to  himself  seven  days  for  his  cleansing-, 
and  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh 
in  running  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take 
to  him  two  turtle-doves,  or  two  young 
pi|'eons,  and  come  before  the  Lori>  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  give  them  unto  the  priest  : 


Tlie  purijicaiion  of  women. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  offer  them,  the 
one /or  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a 
burnt-offering  ;  and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  before  the  Lord  for 
his  issue. 

16  And  if  any  man's  seed  of  copulation 
go  out  from  him,  then  he  shall  wash  all 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

17  And  eveiy  garment,  and  every  skin, 
whereon  is  the  seed  of  copulation,  shall 
be  washed  with  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom  man 
shall  lie  with  seed  of  copulation,  they  shall 
both  bathe  them.selves  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

19  And  if  a  woman  have  an  issue,  and 
her  issue  in  her  flesh  be  blood,  she  shall 
be  put  apart  seven  days  ;  axid  whosoever 
toucheth  her  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth  upon 
in  her  separation  shall  be  unclean  ;  every 
thing  also  that  she  sitteth  upon  shall  be 
unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her  bed 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  she  sat  upon,  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

23  And  if  it  be  on  her  bed,  or  on  any 
thing  whereon  she  sitteth,  when  he  touch- 
eth it,  he  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her  at  all, 
and  her  flowers  be  upon  him,  he  shall  be 
unclean  seven  days  ;  and  all  the  bed 
whereon  he  lieth  shall  be  unclean. 

25  And  if  a  woman  have  an  issue  of  her 
blood  many  days  out  of  the  time  of  her 
separation,  or  if  it  run  beyond  the  time  of 
her  separation  ;  all  the  days  of  the  issue 
of  her  uncleanness  shall  be  as  the  days  of 
her  separation  ;  she  shall  be  unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth  all  the 
days  of  her  issue  shall  be  unto  her  as  the 
bed  of  her  separation  :  and  whatsoever  she 
sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the  un- 
cleanness of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toiicheth  those  things 
shall  be  unclean,  and  shall' wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  m  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

28  But  if  she  be  cleansed  of  her  issue, 
then   she  shall  number  to  herself  seven 

I  days,  and  after  that  she  shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she  shall  take 
unto  her  two  turtles,  or  two  young  pTg'eons, 
and  bring  them  unto  the  priest,  to  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one /or 
a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt- 
offering  ;    and  the  priest  shall  make    an 


^  Ish'shii. 


102 


The  sin-offering  for  the  priests.  LEVIT'ICUS. 

atonement  for  her  before  the    Lord,  for 
the  issue  of  her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  separate  the  children 
of  Ijira-el  from  their  uncleanness,  that 
they  die  not  in  their  uncleanness,  when  they 
defile  my  tabernacle  that  is  among  them. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  that  hath  an 
issue,  and  of  him  whose  seed  goeth  from 
him,  and  is  defiled  therewith  ; 

33  And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her  flowers, 
and  of  him  that  hath  an  issue,  of  the  man, 
and  of  the  woman,  and  of  him  that  lieth 
with  her  which  is  unclean. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'^es  after 
the  death  of  the  two  sons  of  ^a'ron, 
when  they  offered  before  the  Lord,  and 
died  ; 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'ges,  Speak 
unto  ^a'ron  thy  brother,  that  he  come  not 
at  all  times  into  the  holy  place  within  the 
vail,  before  the  mercy-seat  which  is  upon 
the  ark,  that  he  die  not:  for  I  will  appear 
in  the  cloud  upon  the  mercy-seat. 

3  Thus  shall  ./la'ron  come  into  the  holy 
place  ;  With  a  young  bullock  for  a  sin-of- 
fering, and  a  ram  for  a  burnt-offering. 

4  He  shall  put  on  the  holy  linen  coat, 
and  he  shall  have  the  linen  breeches  upon 
his  flesh,  and  shall  be  girded  with  a  linen 
girdle,  and  with  the  linen  mitre  shall  he 
be  attired  ;  these  are  holy  garments 
there'fore  shall  he  wSsh  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  to  put  them  on. 

5  And  he  shall  take  of  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  two  kids  of 
the  goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  ram 
for  a  burnt-offering. 

6  And  ./ia'ron  shall  offer  his  bullock  of 
the  sin-offering  which  w  for  himself,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
house. 

7  And  he  shall  take  the  two  goats,  and 
present  them  before  the  Lord  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

0  And  c-la'ron  shall  cast  lots  upon  the 
two  goats  •,  one  lot  for  the  Lord,  and  the 
other  lot  for  the  scape-goat. 

9  And  ^a'ron  shall  bring  the  goat  upon 
which  the  Lord's  lot  fell,  and  offer  him 
for  a  sin-offering  : 

10  But  the  goat,  on  which  the  lot  fell 
to  be  the  scape-goat,  shall  be  presented 
alive  before  the  Lord,  to  make  an  atone- 
ment with  him,  and  to  let  him  go  for  a 
scape-goat  into  the  wilderness. 

1 1  And  ..^a'ron  shall  bring  the  bullock 
of  the  sin-offering  which  is  for  himself,  and 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  himself,  and 
for  his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bullock  of 
the  sin-offering  which  is  for  himself. 

12  And  he  shall  take  a  censer  full  of 
burning  coals  of  fire  from  off  the  altar  be- 
fore the  LsRD,  and  his  hands  full  of  sweet 
incense  beaten  small,  and  bring  it  within 
the  vail. 


The  scape-goaf. 

13  And  he  shall  put  the  incense  upon 
the  fire  before  the  Lord,  that  the  cloud  of 
the  incense  may  cover  the  mercy-seat  that 
is  upon  the  tes'timony,  that  he  die  not: 

14  And  he  shall  take  of  the  blood  of 
the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  with  his  finger 
upon  the  mercy-seat  east'ward  :  and  be- 
fore the  mercy-seat  shall  he  sprinkle  of 
the  blood  with  his  finger  seven  times. 

15  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat  of  the 
sin-offering,  that  is  for  the  people,  and 
bring  his  blood  within  the  vail,  and  do 
with  that  blood  as  he  did  with  the  blood 
of  the  bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  the 
mercy-seat,  and  before  the  mercy-seat. 

16  And  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  holj'  place.,  because  of  the  unclean- 
ness of  the  children  of  l§'ra-el,  and  be- 
cause of  their  transgressions  in  all  their 
sins :  and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  that  remaineth  among 
them  in  the  midst  of  their  uncleanness. 

17  And  there  shall  be  no  man  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  when  he 
goeth  in  to  make  an  atonement  in  the  holy 
place.,  until  he  come  out,  and  have  made 
an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house- 
hold, and  for  all  the  congregation  of  I|'- 
ra-el. 

18  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the  altar 
that  is  before  the  Lord,  and  make  an 
atonement  for  it ;  and  shall  take  of  the 
blood  of  the  bullock,  and  of  the  blood  of 
the  goat,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  round  about'. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood 
upon  it  with  his  finger  seven  times,  and 
cleanse  it,  and  hallow  it  from  the  unclean- 
ness of  the  children  of  l^'ra-el. 

20  And  when  he  hath  made  an  end  of 
reconciling  the  holy  place,  and  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  the  altar, 
he  shall  bring  the  live  goat : 

21  And  ^a'ron  shall  lay  both  his  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  live  goat,  and  con- 
fess over  him  all  the  iniquities  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  and  all  their  transgressions 
in  all  their  sins,  putting  them  upon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  shall  send  him  away 
by  the  hand  of  a  fit  man  into  the  wilder- 
ness. 

22  And  the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him  all 
their  iniquities  unto  a  land  not  inhabited : 
and  he  shall  let  go  the  goat  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

23  And  .^a'ron  shall  come  into  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  and  shall  put 
off  the  linen  garments  which  he  put  on 
when  he  went  into  the  holy  place.,  and  shall 
leave  them  there  : 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  with 
water  in  the  holy  place,  and  put  on  his 
garments,  and  come  forth,  and  offer  hii 
burnt-offering,  and  the  burnt-offering  of 
the  people,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
himself,  and  for  the  people. 

103 


shall 


The  feast  of  expiations. 

25  And   the  fat  of  the  sin-offerin 
he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat  for  the 
scape-goat,  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward 
come  into  the  camp. 

27  And  the  bullock  for  the  sin-offering, 
and  the  goat  for  the  sin-oifering,  whose 
blood  was  brought  in  to  make  atonement 
in  the  holy  place.,  shall  one  carry  forth 
■without  the  camp  ;  and  they  shall  burn  in 
the  fire  their  skins,  and  their  flesh,  and 
their  dung. 

28  And  he  that  burneth  them  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

29  H  And  this  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
unto  you,  that  in  the  seventh  month,  on 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  afflict 
your  souls,  and  do  no  work  at  all,  whether 
it  be  one  of  your  own  country,  or  a  stran- 
ger that  so  jofirneth  among  you. 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the  priest  make 
an  atonement  for  you,  to  cleanse  you,  that 
ye  may  be  clean  from  all  your  sins  before 
the  Lord. 

31  It  shall  be  a  sabbath  of  rest  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls,  by  a  statute 
for  ever. 

32  And  the  priest,  whom  he  shall  anoint', 
and  whom  he  shall  consecrate  to  minister 
in  the  priesfs  ofHce  in  his  father's  stead, 
shall  make  the  atonement,  and  shall  put 
on  the  linen  clothes,  even  the  holy  gar- 
ments : 

33  And  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  holy  sanctuary,  and  he  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  for  the  altar  ;  and  he  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  the  priests,  and  for 
all  the  people  of  the  congregation. 

34  And    this    shall    be   an    everlas'ting. 


LEVIT'ICUS. 


The  eating  of  blood  forbidden. 


offer  in  the  open  field,  even  that  they  may 
bring  them  unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  unto 
the  priest,  and  offer  them  for  peace-offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  at  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
burn  the  fat  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer  their 
sac'rifi^es  unto  devils,  after  whom  they 
have  gone  a  whoring.  This  shall  be  a 
statute  for  ever  unto  them  throughout  their 
generations. 

8  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  What- 
soever man  there  be  of  the  house  of  I§'ra- 
el,  or  of  the  strangers  which  so'journ  among 
you,  that  offereth  a  burnt-offering  or  sac'- 
rifige, 

9  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  offer  it 
unto  the  Lord,  even  that  man  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

10  IT  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of 
the  house  of  I§'ra-el,  or  of  the  strangers  that 
so'journ  among  you,  that  eateth  any  man- 
ner of  blood,  I  will  even  set  my  face 
against'  that  soul  that  eateth  blood,  and 
will  cut  him  off  from  among  his  people. 

11  For  the  life  of  the  flesh  is  in  the 
blood ;  and  I  have  given  it  to  you  upon 
the  altar,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 
souls :  for  it  is  the  blood  that  maketh  an 
atonement  for  the  soul. 

12  There'fore  I  said  unto  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  No  soul  of  you  shall  eat  blood, 
neither  shall  any  stranger  that  so'journeth 
among  you  eat  blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-el,  or  of  the  strangers  that 
sfS'journ  among  you,  which  hunteth,  and 

statute  unto  you,  to  make  an  atonement  jcatcheth  any  beast  or  fowl  that  maybe 
for  the  children  of  I|'ra-el,  for  all  their  eaten ;  he  shall  even  pour  out  the  blood 
sins,  once  a  year.     And  he  did  as  the  Lord   thereof,  and  cover  it  with  dust. 


comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

CHAP.  XVII. 


14  For  it  is  the  life  of  all  flesh  ;  the 
blood  of  it  is  for  the  life  thereof;  there'fore 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 1 1  said  unto   the   children   of  If'ra-el,    Ye 
ing,  I  shall  eat  the  blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh: 

2  Speak  unto  ^a'ron,  and  unto  his  sons,  |  for  the  life  of  all  flesh  is  the  blood  thereof; 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  If'ra-el,    and .  whosoever  eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off. 

say  unto   them.  This  is  the  thing  which  I      15  And  every  soul  that  eateth  that  which 
the  Lord  hath  comman'ded,  saying,  |  died  of  itself  or  that  which  was  torn  with 

3  What  man  soever  tJiere  be  of  the  house  '  beasts^  whether  it  be  one  of  your  own  coun- 
of  Ij'ra-el  that  killeth  an  ox,  or  lamb,  or  try,  or  a  stranger,  he  shall  both  wash  his 


goat,   in  the  _  camp,  or  that  killeth  it  out 
of  the  camp, 

4  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  of- 


clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even  ;  then  shall  he 
be  clean. 

16  But  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe 


fer  an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  before  the  his  flesh,  then  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity, 

tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  blood  shall  be;  CHAP.  XVIIL— 

imputed   unto  that   man  ;    he  hath  shed|    A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 


blood  ;  and  that  man  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  his  people  : 


2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 


5  To  the  end  that  the  children  of  Ij 'ra- ;  and  say  unto  them,  I  am  the  Lokd  ydur 
el  may  bring  their  sac'rif I^es,  which  they ,  God. 

104 


Of  unlawful  marriages,  LEVIT'ICUS. 

3  After  the  doings  of  the  land  of  t'^yP^ 
wherein  ye  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do  :  and 
after  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Ca'na-an, 
whither  I  brings  you,  shall  ye  not  do  ;  nei- 
ther shall  ye  walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4  Ye  shall  do  my  judgments,  and  keep 
mine  ordinances,  to  walk  therein  :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

5  Ye  shall  there'fore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments  ;  which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  live  in  them :  I  a«i  the  Lord. 

6  None  of  you  shall  approach  to  any 
that  is  near  of  kin  to  him,  to  uncover /Aet'r 
nakedness:  I  am  the  Lord. 

7  The  nakedness  of  thy  father,  or  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother,  shalt  thou  not 
uncover  :  she  is  thy  mother  ;  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

8  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife 
shalt  thou  not  uncover  :  it  is  thy  father's 
nakedness. 

9  The  nakedness  of  thy  sister,  the  daugh- 
ter of  thy  father,  or  daughter  of  thy  mother, 
whether  slit  be  born  at  home,  or  born  abroad, 
even  their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not  un- 
cover. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's  daugh 
ter,  or  of  thy  daughter's  ddughter,  even 
their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not  uncover : 
for  theirs  is  thine  own  nakedness. 

1 1  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife's 
daughter,  begotten  of  thy  father,  (she  is 
thy  sister,)  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  na- 
kedness. 

12  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  sister :  she  is  thy  fa- 
ther's near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  mother's  sister :  for  she  is  thy 
mother's  near  kinswoman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  father's  brother,  thou  shalt  not 
approach  to  his  wife  :  she  is  thine  aunt. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  thy  daughter-in-law  :  she  is  thy  son's 
wife  ;  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  thy  brother's  wife  :  it  is  thy  broth- 
er's nakedness. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  naked- 
ness of  a  Avoman  and  her  daughter,  neither 
shalt  thou  take  her  son's  daughter,  or  her 
daughter's  daughter,  to  uncover  her  na- 
kedness ;  for  they  are  her  near  kinswomen : 
it  is  wickedness. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  take  a  wife  to  her 
sister,  to  vex  her,  to  uncover  her  naked- 
ness, besides  the  other,  in  her  life-<ime. 

19  H  Also,  thou  shalt  not  approach  unto 
a  woman,  to  uncover  her  nakedness,  as 
long  as  she  is  put  apart  for  her  uncleanness. 

20  Moreover,  thou  shalt  not  lie  carnally 
with  thy  neighbour's  wife,  to  defile  thyself 
with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  let  any  of  thy 
seed  pass  through  the  fire  to  M6'le9h,  nei- 


and  unlawful  lusts. 

ther  shall    thou  profane  the  name  of  thy 
God  :  1  «?/i  the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  mankind  as 
with  womankind  :  it  is  abomination. 

23  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with  any  beast, 
to  defile  thyself  therewith  ;  neither  shall 
any  woman  stand  before  a  beast  to  lie 
down  thftreto  :  it  is  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in  any  of 
these  things  :  for  in  all  these  the  nations 
are  defiled  which  I  cast  out  before  you  : 

25  And  the  land  is  defiled  :  there'fore  I 
do  visit  the  iniquity  thereof  upon  it,  and 
the  land  itself  vomiteth  out  her  inhabitants. 

26  Ye  shall  there'fore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments,  and  shall  not  commit 
any  of  these  abominations  ;  neither  any 
of  your  own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that 
sf^journeth  among  you  ; 

27  (For  all  these  abominations  have  the 
men  of  the  land  done,  which  wire  before 
you,  and  the  land  is  defiled  ;) 

28  That  the  land  spue  not  you  out  also, 
when  ye  defile  it,  as  it  spued  out  the  na- 
tions that  wire  before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit  any  of 
these  abominations,  even  the  souls  that 
commit  them  shall  be  cut  off'  from  among 
their  people. 

30  There'fore  shall  ye  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, that  j'e  commit  not  any  one  of  these 
abominable  customs,  which  were  commit- 
ted before  you,  and  that  ye  defile  not  your- 
selves therein  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  and  say  unto  them, 
Ye  shall  be  holy  :  for  I  the  Lord  your 
God  am  holy. 

3  Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his  mother, 
and  his  father,  and  keep  my  sabbaths  :  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

4  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  nor  make  to 
yourselves  molten  gods  :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

5  And  if  ye  offer  a  sac'rif  i^e  of  peace- 
offerings  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  offer  it 
at  your  own  will. 

6  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day  ye  of- 
fer it,  and  on  the  morrow  :  and  if  aught 
remain  until  the  third  day,  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third 
day,  it  is  abominable  ;  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
cepted. 

8  There'fore  every  one  that  eateth  it 
shall  bear  his  iniquity,  because  he  hath 
profaned  the  hallowed  thing  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off"  from  among 
his  people. 

9  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your 
land,  thou  shalt  not  wholly  reap  the  cor 
ners  of  thy  field,  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
the  gleanings  of  thy  harvest. 

105 


A  repttilion  oj 

10  And  thou  shalt  not  ^Ican  thy  vlne'- 
yard, '  neither  shalt  thou  gatlier  evtry 
grape  of  thy  vinc'yard  ;  thou  shalt  leave 
them  for  the  poor  and  stranger  :  1  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

11  Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither  deal  false- 
ly, neithfT  lie  one  to  another. 

•12  And  ye  shall  not  swear  by  my  name 
falsely,  neither  shalt  thou  profane  the 
name  of  thy  God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  defraud  thy  neigh- 
bour, neither  rob  him  :  the  wages  of  him 
that  is  hired  shall  not  abide  with  thee  all 
night  until  the  morning. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf,  nor 
put  a  stumbling-block  before  the  blind, 
but  shalt  fear  thy  God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  Ye  shall  do  no  iinrlgh'teoiisness2  ;„ 
judgment  :  thou  shalt  not  respect  the  per- 
son of  the  poor,  nor  /ton'our  the  person  of 
the  mighty  :  but  in  rTgh'teouaness  shalt 
thou  judge  thy  neighbour. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and  down  as  a 
tale-bearer  among  thy  people ;  neither  shalt 
thou  stand  against'  the  blood  of  thy  neigh- 
bour :  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in 
thy  heart :  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  rebuke 
thy  neighbour,  and  not  suffer  sin  upon  him. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  avenge',  nor  bear  any 
grudge  against'  the  children  of  thy  peo- 
ple, but  thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 
thyself :  I  am  the  Lord. 

19  Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes.  Thou 
shalt  not  let  thy  cattle  gender  with  a  di'- 
verse  kind.  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  field 
with  mingled  seed  ;  neither  shall  a  gar- 
ment mingled  of  linen  and  woollen  come 
upon  thee. 

20  And  whosoever  lieth  carnally  with 
a  woman  that  is  a  bondmaid,  betrothed  to 
a  huf'band,  and  not  at  all  redeemed,  nor 
freedom  given  her,  she  shall  be  scourged  : 
they  shall  not  be  put  to  death,  because 
she  was  not  free. 

21  And  he  shall  bring  his  tres'pass-of- 
fering  unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  even  a  ram 
for  a  tres'pass-offering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him,  with  the  ram  of  the  tres'- 
pass-offering, before  the  Lord,  for  his  sin 
which  he  hath  done  :  and  the  sin  which 
he  hath  done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  And  when  ye  shall  come  into  the 
land,  and  shall  have  planted  all  manner 
of  trees  for  food,  then  ye  shall  count  the 
fruit  thereof  as  uncir'cumcifed  -.^  three 
years  shall  it  be  as  uncir'cumcifed  unto 
you  ;  it  shall  not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  holy,  to  praise  the  Lord 
withal. 

25  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye  eat  of 
the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may  yield  unto 


LEVIT'ICUS.  sundry  laws. 

you  the  increase  thereof:  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

2(j  Ye  shall  not  eat  any  thing  yriih  the 
blood  :  neither  shall  ye  use  enchantment, 
nor  obferve  times. 

27  Ye  shall  not  round  the  corners  of 
your  heads,  neither  shalt  thou  mar  the 
corners  of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cuttings  in 
your  flesh  for  the  dead,  nor  print  any 
marks  upon  you  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

29  Do  not  prostitute  thy  daughter,  to 
cause  her  to  be  a  whore  ;  lest  the  land  fall 
to  whoredom,  and  the  land  become  full  of 
wickedness. 

30  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  rev- 
erence my  sanctuary  :  I  am,  the  Lord. 

31  Regard  not  them  that  have  familiar 
spirits,  neither  seek  after  wizards,  to  be  de- 
filed by  them  :  I  am,  the  Lord  your  God. 

32  'Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary 
head,  and  /lon'our  the  face  of  the  old  man, 
and  fear  thy  God  :  I  am,  the  Lord. 

33  And  if  a  stranger  so'journ  with  thee 
in  your  land,  ye  shall  not  vex  him. 

34  But  the  stranger  that  dwelleth  with 
you  shall  be  unto  you  as  one  born  amongst 
you,  and  thou  shalt  love  him  as  thyself  : 
for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  E'gypt : 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

35  Ye  shall  do  no  iinrTgh'teoiisness  in 
judgment,  in  mete-yard,  in  weight,  or  in 
meaf'ure. 

36  Just  balances,  just  weights,  a  just 
eph'ah,  and  a  just  hin,  shall  ye  have  :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you 
out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt. 

37  There'fore  shall  ye  obferve  all  my 
statutes,  and  all  my  judgments,  and  do 
them  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XX.— 


AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 

2  Again',  thou  shalt  say  to  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  Whosoever  ht  be  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  or  of  the  strangers  that 
so'joiirn  in  If'ra-el,  that  giveth  arty  of  his 
seed  unto  Mo'lech,  he  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death  ;  the  people  of  the  land  shall 
stone  him  with  stones. 

3  And  I  will  set  my  face  against'  that 
man,  and  will  cut  him  off  from  among  his 
people  ;  because  he  hath  given  of  his  seed 
unto  Mo'lech,  to  defile  my  sanctuary,  and 
to  profane  my  holy  name. 

4  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  do  any 
ways  hide  their  eyes  from  the  man,  when 
he  giveth  of  his  seed  unto  Mo'lech,  and 
kill  him  not  ; 

5  Then  I  will  set  my  face  against'  that 
man,  and  against'  his  family,  and  will  cut 
him  off,  and  all  that  go  a  whoring  after 
him,  to  commit  whoredom  with  Md'lech, 
from  among  their  people. 

6  And  the  soul  that  turneth  after  such 


tnn'yerd. 


2  un-ri'tshc-ut-nis. 


^  im-scT'kiim.-sl-ztd, 
106 


Dwtra  laws 

as  have  familiar  spirits,  and  after  wizards, 
to  go  a  whoring  after  them,  I  will  even 
set  my  face  against'  that  soul,  and  will  cut 
him  off  from  amongst  his  people. 

7  Sanctify  yourselves,  there'fore,  and  be 
ye  holy :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8  And  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes,  and  do 
them  :  I  arn  the  Lord  which  sanctify  you. 

9  For  every  one  that  curseth  his  father 
or  his  mother  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  : 
he  hath  cursed  his  father  or  his  mother  ; 
his  blood  shall  be  upon  him. 

10  And  the  man  that  committeth  adul- 
tery with  andlhtr  man's  wife,  even  he  that 
committeth  adultery  with  his  neighbour's 
wife,  the  adulterer  and  the  adulteress  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

11  And  the  man  that  lieth  with  his 
father's  wife  hath  uncovered  his  fa- 
ther's nakedness  :  both  of  them  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death  ;  their  blood  shall  he  upon 
them. 

12  And  if  a  man  lie  with  his  daughter- 
ia-law,  both  of  them  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death  :  they  have  wrought  confusion  ; 
their  blood  shall  be  upon  them. 

13  If  a  man  also  lie  with  mankind'  as 
he  lieth  with  a  woman,  both  of  them  have 
committed  an  abomination  :  they  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  ;  their  blood  ^hall 
be  upon  them. 

14  And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and  her 
mother,  it  is  wickedness  :  they  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire,  both  he  and  they  ;  that 
there  be  no  wickedness  among  you. 

15  And  if  a  man  lie  with  a  beast,  he 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ;  and  ye  shall 
slay  the  beast. 

16  And  if  a  woman  approach  unto  any 
beast,  and  lie  down  thereto,  thou  shalt 
kill  the  woman  and  the  beast  :  they  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  ;  their  blood  shall 
be  upon  them. 

17  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  sister,  his 
father's  daughter,  or  his  m6ther's  daugh- 
ter, and  see  her  nakedness,  and  she  see 
his  nakedness,  it  is  a  wicked  thing  ;  and 
they  shall  be  cut  off  in  the  sight  of  their 
people  :  he  hath  uncovered  his  sister's 
nakedness  ;  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

1 8  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  a  woman 
having  her  sickness,  and  shall  uncover  her 
nakedness,  he  hath  discovered  her  foun'- 
tain,  and  she  hath  uncovered  the  foun'tain 
of  her  blood  ;  and  both  of  them  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  their  people. 

19  And  thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  na- 
kedness of  thy  mother's  sister,  nor  of  thy 
father's  sister  ;  for  he  uncovereth  his  near 
kin  ;  they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 

20  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  his  un 
cle's  wife,  he  hath  uncovered  his  uncle's 
nakedness  :  they  shall  bear  their  sin  ;  they 
shall  die  childless. 

21  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  br6ther''s 


LEVIT'ICUS.  and  ordinances. 

wife,  it  is  an  unclean  thing  ;  he  hath  un- 
covered his  brother's  nakedness:  they  shall 
be  childless. 

22  Ye  shall  there'fore  keep  all  my  stat- 
utes, and  all  my  judgments,  and  do  them  ; 
that  the  land,  whither  I  bring  you  to  dwel? 
therein,  spue  you  not  out. 

23  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the  man 
ners  of  the  nations  which  I  cast  out  before 
you  :  for  they  committed  all  these  things, 
and  there'fore  I  abhorred  them. 

24  But  I  have  said  unto  you.  Ye  shall 
inherit  their  land,  and  I  will  give  it  unto 
you  to  pofjess'  it,  a  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey  :  1  am  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  have  separated  you  from  other 
people. 

25  Ye  shall  there'fore  put  difference  be 
tween  clean  beasts  and  unclean,  and  be- 
tween unclean  fowls  and  clean  :  and  ye 
shall  not  make  your  souls  abominable  by 
beast,  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  manner  of 
living  thing  that  creepeth  on  the  ground, 
which  I  have  separated  from  you  as  un- 
clean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me  ;  for  I 
the  Lord  am  holy,  and  have  severed  you 
from  olhtr  people,  that  ye  should  be  mine. 

27  A  man  also,  or  woman,  that  hath  a 
familiar  spirit,  or  that  is  a  wizard,  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  :  they  shall  stone 
them  with  stones  ;  their  blood  shall  be 
upon  them. 

CHAP.  XXI — 


A  ND  the  Lord  said  unto  M5'jes,  Speak 
_ZjL  unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  ./^a'ron, 
and  say  unto  them.  There  shall  none  be 
defiled  for  the  dead  among  his  people  : 

2  But  for  his  kin  that  is  near  unto  him, 
Ihat  w,  for  his  mother,  and  for  his  father, 
and  for  his  son,  and  for  his  daughter,  and 
for  his  brother ; 

3  And  for  his  sister  a  vir'ein,  ^  that  is  nigh 
unto  him,  which  hath  had  no  huj'baud, 
for  her  may  he  be  defiled. 

4  But  he  shall  not  defile  himself,  being 
a  chief  man  among  his  people,  to  profane 
himself. 

5  They  shall  not  make  baldness  upon 
their  head  ;  neither  shall  they  shave  off  the 
corner  of  their  beard,  nor  make  any  cuttings 
in  their  flesh. 

6  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their  God, 
and  not  prolane  the  name  of  their  God  : 
for  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire, 
and  the  bread  of  their  God,  they  do  offer  ; 
there'fore  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  They  shall  not  take  a  wife  that  is  a 
whore,  or  profane  ;  neither  shall  they  take 
a  woman  put  away  from  her  hij§'band  :  foi 
he  is  holy  unto  his  God. 

8  Thou  shalt  sanctify  him  there'fore ;  for 
he  offereth  the  bread  of  thy  God  :  he  shall 
be  holy  unto  thee  :  for  I  the  Lord,  which 
sanctify  you,  am  holy. 


*  ver'jin. 


tort 


Ordinances  for  the  priests  in  their     LEVIT'ICUS. 

9  And  the  daughter  of  any  priest,  if  she 
profane  herself  by  playing  the  whore,  she 
profaneth  her  father:  she  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

10  And  he  that  is  the  high  priest  among 
his  brethren,  upon  whose  head  the  anoint- 
ing oil  was  poured,  and  that  is  consecrated 
to  put  on  the  garments,  shall  not  uncover 
his  head,  nor  rend  his  clothes ; 

11  Neither  shall  he  go  in  to  any  dead 
body,  nor  defile  himself  for  his  father,  or 
for  his  mother  ; 

12  Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, nor  profane  the  sanctuary  of  his 
God  ;  for  the  crown  of  the  anointing  oil 
of  his  God  is  upon  him  :  I  am,  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  take  a  wife  in  her  vir- 
ginity. 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  woman,  or 
profane,  or  a  harlot,  these  shall  he  not 
take :  but  he  shall  take  a  vir'|in  of  his 
own  people  to  wife. 

15  Neither  shall  he  profane  his  seed 
among  his  people  ;  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanc- 
tif)'  him. 

16  1^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

17  Speak  unto  ^a'ron,  saying.  Whoso- 
ever he  be  of  thy  seed  in  their  generations 
that  hath  any  blemish,  let  him  not  ap- 
proach to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God  : 

18  For  whatsoever  man  he  be  that  hath 
a  blemish,  he  shall  not  approach :  a  blind 
man,  or  a  lame,  or  he  that  hath  a  flat 
nose,  or  any  thing  super'fluous, 

19  Or  a  man  that  is  broken-footed,  or 
broken-handed, 

20  Ot  crook-backed,  or  a  dwarf,  or  that 
hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye,  or  be  scurvy  or 
scabbed,  or  hath  his  stones  broken  : 

21  No  man  that  hath  a  blemish  of  the 
seed  of  ^a'ron  the  priest  shall  come  nigh 
to  offer  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire  :  he  hath  a  blemish  ;  he  shall  not  come 
nigh  to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God, 
both  of  the  most  holy,  and  of  the  holy  ; 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto  the  vail. 
nor  come  nigh  unto  the  altar,  because  he 
hath  a  blemish  ;  that  he  profane  not  my 
sanctuaries  :  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify 
them. 

24  And  Mo'fes  told  it  unto  ./^a'ron,  and 
to  his  sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of 
Is'ra-el. 

CHAP,  xxn.— 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 

2  Speak  unto  ^aron  and  to  his  sons, 
that  they  separate  themselves  from  the 
holy  things  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  and 
that  they  profane  not  my  holy  name  iti 
those  things  which  they  hallow  unto  me  : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them,  Whosoever  he  be  of 
all  your  seed,   among  your  generations, 


marriages,  and  uncleannest. 

that  goeth  unto  the  holy  things,  which  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  hallow  unto  the  Lord, 
having  his  uncleanness  upon  him,  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  my  presence  :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed  of  w3a'- 
ron  is  a  leper,  or  hath  a  running  issue,  he 
shall  not  eat  of  the  holy  things  until  he  be 
clean.  And  whoso  toiicheth  any  thing 
that  is  unclean  by  the  dead,  or  a  man 
whose  seed  goeth  from  him  ; 

5  Or  whosoever  toucheth  any  creeping 
thing,  whereby  he  may  be  made  unclean, 
or  a  man  of  whom  he  may  take  unclean- 
ness, whatsoever  uncleanness  he  hath  ; 

6  The  soul  which  hath  touched  any 
such  shall  be  unclean  until  even,  and  shall 
not  eat  of  the  holy  things,  unless  he  wash 
his  flesh  with  water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down  he  shall 
be  clean,  and  shall  afterward  eat  of  the 
holy  things,  because  it  is  his  food. 

8  That  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn 
with  beasts,  he  shall  not  eat,  to  defile  him- 
self therewith  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

9  They  shall  there'fore  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, lest  they  bear  sin  for  it,  and  die 
there'fore,  if  they  profane  it :  I  the  Lord 
do  sanctify  them. 

10  IT  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of  the 
holy  thing  :  a  so'joiirner  of  the  priest's,  or 
a  hired  servant,  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
thing. 

1 1  But  if  the  priest  buy  any  soul  with 
his  money,  he  shall  eat  of  it,  and  he  that 
is  born  in  his  house  ;  they  shall  eat  of  his 
meat. 

12  If  the  priest's  daughter  also  be  mar- 
ried  unto  a  stranger,  she  may  not  eat  of  an 
offering  of  the  holy  things. 

13  But  if  the  priest's  daughter  be  a 
widow,  or  divorced,  and  have  no  child, 
and  is  returned  unto  her  fathei''s  house, 
as  in  her  youth,  she  shall  eat  of  her  fa- 
ther's meat ;  but  there  shall  no  stranger 
eat  thereof. 

14  And  if  a  man  eat  of  the  holy  thing 
unwittingly,  then  he  shall  put  the  fifth 
part  thereof  unto  it,  and  shall  give  it  unto 
the  priest  with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  they  shall  not  profane  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  which 
they  offer  unto  the  Lord  ; 

16  Or  suffer  them  to  bear  the  iniquity 
of  tres'pass,  when  they  eat  their  holy 
things :  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify  them. 

17  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'jes, 
saying, 

18  Speak  unto  v3a'r6n,  and  to  his  sons, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  and 
say  unto  them,  Whatsoever  he  be  of  the 
house  of  If'ra-el,  or  of  the  strangers  in  If  - 
ra-el,  that  will  offer  his  oblation  for  all  his 
vows,  and  for  all  his  free-will-offerings, 
which  they  will  offer  unto  the  Lord  for  a 
burnt-offering  ; 

108 


The  feasts  of  the  Lord. 

19  Ye  shall  offer  at  your  own  will  a 
male  without  blemish,  of  the  beeves,  of 
the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats. 

20  But  whatsoever  hath  a  blemish,  that 
shall  ye  not  offer ;  for  it  shall  not  be  ac'- 
ceptable  for  you. 

21  And  whosoever  offereth  a  sac'rifT5e 
of  peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord  to  ac- 
complish his  vow,  or  a  free-will-offering  in 
beeves  or  sheep,  it  shall  be  perfect,  to 
be  accepted ;  there  shall  be  no  blemish 
therein. 

22  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed,  or  hav- 
ing a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  ye  shall 
not  offer  these  unto  the  Lord,  nor  make 
an  offering  by  fire  of  them  upon  the  altar 
unto  the  Lord. 

23  Either  a  bullock  or  a  lamb  that  hath 
any  thing  super'fluous  or  lacking  in  his 
parts,  that  mayst  thou  offer /or  a  free-will- 
offering  ;  but  ibv  a  vow  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
cepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the  Lord  that 
which  is  bruised,  or  crushed,  or  broken,  or 
cut ;  neither  shffll  ye  make  any  offering 
thereof  in  your  land. 

25  Neither  from  a  stranger's  hand  shall 
ye  offer  the  bread  of  your  'God  of  any  of 
these  ;  because  their  corruption  is  in  them, 
and  blemishes  he  in  them  ;  they  shall  not 
be  accepted  for  you. 

26  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

27  When  a  bullock,  or  a  sheep,  or  a 
goat  is  brought  forth,  then  it  shall  be  seveo 
days  under  the  dam  ;  and  from  the  eighth 
day,  and  thenceforth,  it  shall  be  accepted 
for  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  whether  it  be  cow  or  ewe,  ye 
shall  not  kill  it  and  her  young  both  in  one 
day. 

29  And  when  ye  will  offer  a  sac'rifT^e 
of  thanksgiving  unto  the  Lord,  offer  it  at 
your  own  will. 

30  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be  eaten 
up ;  ye  shall  leave  n6ne  of  it  until  the 
morrow  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

31  There'fore  shall  ye  keep  my  com- 
mand'm('nts,  and  do  them :  I  am  the  Lord. 

32  Neither  shall  ye  profane  my  holy 
name  ;  but  I  will  be  hallowed  among  the 
children  of  I$'ra-el :  I  am  the  Lord  which 
hallow  you, 

33  That  brought  you  out  of  the  land  of 
E'cypt,  to  be  your  God :  I  am,  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  xxin. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'ges,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  I§'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them,  Conccr'ning  the  feasts 
of  the  Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim  to 
be  holy  convocations,  even  these  are  my 
feasts. 

3  Six  days  shall  work  be  done  ;  but  the 
aeventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  a  holy 
conTocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no  work  therein  ; 

K 


LEVIT'ICUS.  Thepassovey. 

rt  is  the  sahbath  of  the  Lord  in   all  your 
dwellings. 

4  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord, 
eveji  holy  convocations,  which  ye  shall 
proclaim  in  their  seasons. 

5  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first 
month  at  even  is  the  Lord's  passover. 

6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same 
month,  is  the  feast  of  unkavened  bread 
unto  the  Lord  :  seven  day?"  ye  must  eat 
unleavened  bread. 

7  In  the  first  day  ye  shall  have  a  holy 
convocation  :  ye  shall  do  no  ser'vile  work 
therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  seven  days:  in  the 
seventh  day  is  a  holy  convocation  ;  ye 
shall  do  no  ser'vile  work  therein. 

9  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  be  come  into 
the  land  which  I  give  unto  you,  and  shall 
reap  the  harvest  thereof,  then  ye  shall 
bring  a  sheaf  of  the  first-fruits  of  your 
harvest  unto  the  priest ; 

11  And  he  shall  wave  the  shea"  Veforc 
the  Lord,  to  be  accepted  for  you  :  on  the 
morrow  after  the  sabbath  the  priest  shall 
wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  offer  that  day,  when  ye 
wave  the  sheaf,  a  he-lamb  without  blem- 
ish of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  meat-offering  thereof  shall 
be  two  tenth  deals  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord /or  a  sweet  savour  :  and  the  drink- 
offering  thereof  shall  be  of  wine,  the  fourth 
part  of  a  bin. 

14  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread,  nor 
parched  corn,  nor  green  ears,  until  the 
self-same  day  that  ye  have  brought  an  of- 
fering unto  your  God  :  it  shall  be  a  statute 
for  ever  throughout  your  generations,  in 
all  your  dwellings. 

15  And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from 
the  morrow  after  the  sabbath,  from  the 
day  that  ye  brought  the  sheaf  of  the  wave- 
offering  ;  seven  sabbaths  shall  be  complete : 

16  Even  unto  the  morrow  after  the  sev- 
enth sabbath  shall  ye  number  fifty  days  ; 
and  ye  shall  offer  a  new  meat-offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your  habita- 
tions two  wave-loaves,  of  two  tenth  deals : 
they  shall  be  of  fine  flour  ;  they  shall  be 
baken  with  leaven ;  they  are  the  first- 
fruits  unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  ye  shall  offer  with  the  bread 
seven  lambs  without  blemish,  of  the  first 
year,  and  one  young  bullock,  and  two 
rams  :  they  shall  be  for  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord,  with  their  meat-offering, 
and  their  drink-offerings,  even  an  offering 
made  by  fire  of  sweet  saTOur  unto  the  Lord. 

109 


Tht  day  of  alontment.  LEVIT'ICUS, 

19  Then  ye  shall  sac'rifi^e  one  kid  of 
the  goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  two  lamhs 
of  the  first  year  for  a  sac'rifT^e  of  peace- 
offerings. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  with 
the  bread  of  the  first-fruits, /or  a  waA'e- 
offering  before  the  Lord,  with  the  two 
lambs  :  they  shall  be  holy  to  the  Lord 
for  the  priests, 

21  And  ye  shall  proclaim  on  the  self- 
same day,  that  it  may  be  a  holy  convo- 
cation unto  you  ;  ye  shall  do  no  ser'vile 
work  therein  :  it  shall  be  a  statute  for 
ever  in  all  your  dwellings  throughout  your 
generations. 

22  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of 
your  land,  thou  shalt  not  make  clean  rid- 
dance of  the  corners  of  thy  field  when 
thou  reapest,  neither  shalt  thou  gather 
any  gleaning  of  thy  harvest  ;  thou  shalt 
leave  them  unto  the  poor,  and  to  the 
stranger  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
saying.  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  first 
aay  of  the  month,  shall  ye  have  a  sabbath, 
a  memorial  of  Ijlowing  of  trumpets,  a 
holy  convocation. 

25  Ye  shall  do  no  ser'vile  work  therein  ; 
but  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

26  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

27  Also  on  the  tenth  day  of  this  seventh 
month  there  shall  be  a  day  of  atonement  : 
it  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you  ; 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls,  and  offer 
an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in  that  same 
day  ;  for  it  is  a  day  of  atonement,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  you  before  the  Lord 
your  God. 

29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  shall 
not  be  afflicted  in  that  same  day,  he  shall 
be  cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

30  And  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  doeth 
any  work  in  that  same  day,  the  same  soul 
will  I  destroy'  from  among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  work  :  it 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your 
generations,  in  all  your  dwellings.  ' 

32  It  shall  be  unto  you  a  sabbath  of 
rest,  and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls  :  in  the 
ninth  day  of  the  month  at  even,  from  even 
unto  even,  shall  ye  celebrate  your  sab- 
bath. 

33  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

34  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
saying.  The  fifteenth  day  of  this  seventh 
mbnth  shall  be  the  feast  of  tabernacles/or 
seven  days  unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  first  day  shall  be  a  holy  con- 
vocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  ser'vile  work 
therein. 


The  feast  of  tabernacles. 

36  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an  oflfering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord:  on  the  eighth  , 
day  shall  be  a  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  solemn  assembly  ; 
and  ye  shall  do  no  ser'vile  work  therein. 

37  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord, 
which  ye  shall  proclaim  to  be  holy  convo- 
cations, to  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt-offering,  and  a 
meat-offering,  a  sac'rifi^e,  and  drink-of- 
ferings, every  thing  upon  his  day  : 

38  Beside  the  sabbaths  of  the  Lord, 
and  beside  your  gifts,  and  beside  all  your 
vows,  and  beside  all  your  free-will-offer- 
ings, which  ye  give  unto  the  Lord. 

39  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  sev- 
enth month,  when  ye  have  gathered  in  the 
fruit  of  the  land,  ye  shall  keep  a  feast  unto 
the  Lord  seven  days  :  on  the  first  day 
shall  be  a  sabbath,  and  on  the  eighth  day 
shall  be  a  sabbath. 

40  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the  first 
day  the  boughs  of  goodly  trees,  branches 
of  palm-trees,  and  the  boughs  of  thick 
trees,  and  willows  of  the  brook  ;  and  ye 
shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord  your  God 
seven  days. 

41  And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  unto 
the  Lord  seven  days  in  the  year  :  it  shall 
be  a  statute  for  ever  in  your  generations  ; 
ye  shall  celebrate  it  in  the  seventh  m6nth. 

42  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  seven  days  : 
all  that  are  If'ra-el-ites  born  shall  dwell 
in  booths  ; 

43  That  your  generations  may  know 
that  I  made  the  children  of  If'ra-el  to 
dwell  in  booths,  when  I  brought  them  out 
of  the  land  of  E'gypt  :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

44  And  Mo'fes  declared  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  the  feasts  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 
ing, 

2  Command'  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
that  they  bring  unto  thee  pure  oil-olive, 
beaten,  for  the  light,  to  cause  the  lamps  to 
burn  continually. 

3  Without  the  vail  of  the  tes'timony,  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  shall 
.^a'ron  order  it  from  the  evening  unto  the 
morning,  before  the  Lord  continually  :  it 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in  your  gen- 
erations. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon  the 
pure  candlestick  before  the  Lord  con- 
tinually. 

5  And  thou  shalt  take  fine  flour,  and 
bake  twelve  cakes  tjlereof :  two  tenth 
deals  shall  be  in  one  cake. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two  rows, 
six  on  a  row,  upon  the  pure  table  before 
the  Lord. 

7  And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frankincense 
upon  each  row,  that  it  may  be  on  the  bread 

110 


Slul'o-mith''x  S071  blasphc'meth.  LEVIT'ICUS. 

for  a  memorial,  even  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

8  Every  sabbath  he  shall  set  it  in  order 
before  the  Lord  continually,  being  taken 
from  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  by  an  ever- 
las'tlng  covenant. 

9  And  it  shall  be  ^a'ron's  and  his  sons' ; 
and  they  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place  :  for 
it  is  most  holy  unto  him  of  the  offerin§;s  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire,  by  a  perpefual' 
statute. 

10  Tf  And  the  son  of  an  ij'ra-el-i-tish 
woman,  whose  father  was  an  E-^yp'ti-an, 
went  out  among  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  ; 
and  this  son  of  the  ij'ra-el-l-tlsh  woman 
and  a  man  of  l$'ra-el  strove  together  in 
the  camp  ; 

1 1  And  the  if'ra-el-i-tTsh  woman's  son 
blasphe'med  the  name  of  the  LORD,  and 
cursed.  And  they  brought  him  unto  Mo'f  es ; 
(and  his  mother's  name  was  Shel'o-mith, 
the  daughter  of  Dib'ri,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan ;) 

12  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  that  the 
mind  of  the  Lord  might  be  showed  them. 

13  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath  cursed 
without  the  camp  ;  and  let  all  that  heard 
hiTTi  lay  their  hands  upon  his  head,  and 
let  all  the  congregation  stone  him. 

15  And  thou  shall  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  saying.  Whosoever  curs- 
eth  his  God  shall  bear  his  sin. 

16  And  he  that  blasphe'meth  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death,  and  all  the  congregation  shall  cer- 
tainly stone  him  :  as  well  the  stranger,  as 
he  that  is  born  in  the  land,  when  he  blas- 
phe'meth the  name  of  the  LORD,  shall 
be  put  to  death. 

17  T  And  he  that  killeth  any  man  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast  shall 
make  it  good  ;  beast  for  beast. 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish  in  his 
neighbour  ;  as  he  hath  done,  so  shall  it  be 
done  to  him  ; 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth 
for  tooth  ;  as  he  hath  caused  a  blemish  in 
a  man,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him  again'. 

21  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast,  he  shall 
restore  it  :  and  he  that  killeth  a  man,  he 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  one  manner  of  law, 
as  well  for  the  stranger  as  for  one  of  your 
own  country :  for  I  ain  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  H  And  Mo'fes  spake  to  the  children 
of  Ij'ra-el,  that  they  should  bring  forth 
him  that  had  cursed  out  of  the  camp,  and 
stone  him  with  stones  :  And  the  children 
of  Ig'ra-el  did  as  the  Lord  comman'ded 
Md'aes. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fea  in 
mount  Si'nai,  saying, 


The  year  of  jubilee. 


2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  ye  come  into 
the  land  which  I  give  you,  then  shall  the 
land  keep  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord. 

3  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field,  and 
six  years  thou  shalt  prune  thy  vine'yard,- 
and  gather  in  the  fruit-*  thereof  ; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall  be  a 
sabbath  of  rest  unto  the  land,  a  sabbath 
for  the  LcRD  :  thou  shalt  neither  sow  thy 
field,  nor  prune  thy  vine'yard. 

5  That  which  groweth  of  its  own  ac- 
cord of  thy  harvest  thou  shalt  not  reap, 
neither  gather  the  grapes  of  thy  vine  un- 
dressed :  for  it  is  a  year  of  rest  unto  the 
land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land  shall  be 
meat  for  you  ;  for  thee,  and  for  thy  ser- 
vant, and  for  thy  maid,  and  for  thy  hired 
servant,  and  for  thy  stranger  that  so'journ- 
eth  with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the  beasts 
that  are  in  thy  land,  shall  all  the  increase 
thereof  be  meat. 

8  And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sab- 
baths of  years  unto  thee,  seven  times  sev- 
en years ;  and  the  space  of  the  seven  sab- 
baths of  years  shall  be  unto  thee  forty  and 
nine  years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the  trumpet  of 
the  jubilee  to  sound,  on  the  tenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month  ;  in  the  day  of  atone- 
ment shall  ye  make  the  trumpet  sound 
throughout  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fiftieth  year, 
and  proclaim  liberty  throughout  all  the  land 
unto  all  the  inhabitants  thereof:  it  shall 
be  a  jubilee  unto  you  ;  and  ye  shall  re- 
turn every  man  unto  his  pofjes'sion,  and 
ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  family. 

11  A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth  year  be 
unto  you  :  ye  shall  not  sow,  neither  reap 
that  which  groweth  of  itself  in  it,  nor 
gather  the  grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  un- 
dressed. 

12  For  it  is  the  jubilee  ;  it  shall  be  holy 
unto  you  :  ye  shall  eat  the  increase  thereof 
out  of  the  field. 

13  In  the  year  of  this  jubilee  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  pojjes'sion, 

14  And  if  thou  sell  aught  unto  thy 
neighbour,  or  buyest  aught  of  thy  neigh- 
bour's hand,  ye  shall  not  oppress  one 
another : 

15  According  to  the  number  of  years 
after  the  jubilee  thou  shalt  buy  of  thy 
neighbour,  and  according  unto  the  number 
of  years  of  the  fruitshe  shall  sell  unto  thee: 

16  According  to  the  multitude  of  yeai-s 
thou  shalt  increase  the  price  thereof,  and 
according  to  the  fewness  of  years  thou 
shalt  diminish  the  price  of  it :  for  according 
to  the  number  of  the  years  of  tne  fraits 
doth  he  sell  unto  thee. 

17  Ye  shall  not  therc'fore  oppress  one 


pir-pct'lshii-al. 


2  vin'ycrd. 


^  froot. 
Ill 


The  redemption  of  land^ 

another  ;  but  thou  shalt  fear  thy  God  :  for 

I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

18  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  my  statutes, 
and  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them ;  and 
ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit, 
and  ye  shall  eat  your  fill,  and  dwell  therein 
in  safety. 

20  And  if  ye  shall  say,  What  shall  we 
eat  the  seventh  year  ?  behold,  we  shall  not 
sow,  nor  gather  in  our  increase  : 

21  Then  I  will  command'  my  blessing 
upon  you  in  the  sixth  year,  and  it  shall 
bring  forth  fruit  for  three  years. 

22  And  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth  year, 
and  eat  yet  of  old  fruit  until  the  ninth 
year  ;  until  her  fruits  come  in  ye  shall  eat 
of  the  old  store. 

23  The  land  shall  not  be  sold  for  ever : 
for  the  land  is  mine  ;  for  ye  are  stran|ers 
and  so'journers  -with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your  poffes'- 
sion  ye  shall  grant  a  redemption  for  the  land. 

25  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and 
hath  sold  away  some  of  his  pofses'sions, 
and  if  any  of  his  kin  come  to  redeem  it, 
then  shall  he  redeem  that  which  his  broth- 
er sold. 

26  And  if  the  man  have  none  to  redeem 
it,  and  himself  be  able  to  redeem  it ; 

27  Then  let  him  count  the  years  of  the 
sale  thereof,  and  restore  the  overplus  unto 
the  man  to  whom  he  sold  it,  that  he  may 
return  unto  his  poffes'sion. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  restore  it  to 
him,  then  that  which  is  sold  shall  remain 
in  the  hand  of  him  that  hath  bought  it 
until  the  year  of  jubilee  :  and  in  the  jubi- 
lee it  shall  go  out,  and  he  shall  return  unto 
his  poffes'sion. 

29  And  if  a  man  sell  a  dwelling-house 
in  a  walled  city,  then  he  may  redeem  it 
within  a  whole  year  after  it  is  sold  ;  icithin 
a  full  year  may  he  redeem  it. 

30  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed  within  the 
space  of  a  full  year,  then  the  house  that 
is  in  the  walled  city  shall  be  estab'lished 
for  ever  to  him  that  bought  it,  throughout 
his  generations  :  it  shall  not  go  out  in  the 
jubilee. 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages  which 
have  no  walls  round  about'  them  shall  be 
counted  as  the  fields  of  the  country ;  they 
may  be  redeemed,  and  they  shall  go  out 
in  the  jubilee. 

32  Notwithstanding,  the  cities  of  the 
Le'vltes,  and  the  houses  of  the  cities  of 
their  poffes'sion,  may  the  Le'vites  redeem 
at  any  time. 

33  And  if  a  man  pur' chase  of  the  Le'- 
vites, then  the  house  that  was  sold,  and 
the  city  of  his  poffes'sion,  shall  go  out  in 
the  year  of  jubilee  :  for  the  houses  of  the 
cities  of  the  Le'vites  are  their  poffes'sion 
am6ng  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

1  plT'plt'tshu-al. 


LEVIT'ICUS.  and  of  servants, 

34  But  the  field  of  the  suburbs  of  their 
cities  may  not  be  sold  ;  for  it  is  their  per- 
pet'uc'il'  poffes'sion. 

35  And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor, 
and  fallen  in  decay  with  thee,  then  thou 
shalt  relieve  him  ;  yea,  though  he  be  a 
stranger,  or  a  so'journer  ;  that  he  may  live 
with  thee. 

36  Take  thou  no  usury  of  him,  or  in- 
crease :  but  fear  thy  God  ;  that  thy  brother 
may  live  with  thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy  money 
upon  usury,  nor  lend  him  thy  victuals^ 
for  increase. 

38  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  landof  E'gypt, 
to  give  you  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  and  to 
be  your  God. 

39  And  if  thy  brother  that  dwelleth  by 
thee  be  waxen  poor,  and  be  sold  unto 
thee,  thou  shalt  not  compel  him  to  serve 
as  a  bond-servant : 

40  But  as  a  hired  servant,  and  as  a 
so'journer,  he  shall  be  with  thee,  and  shall 
serve  thee  unto  the  year  of  jubilee  : 

41  And  then  shall  he  depart  from  thee, 
both  he  and  his  children  with  him,  and 
shall  return  unto  his  own  family,  and  unto 
the  poffes'sion  of  his  fathers  shall  he  return. 

42  For  they  are  my  servants,  which  I 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  E'|ypt : 
they  shall  not  be  sold  as  bondmen. 

43  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him  with 
rigour,  but  shalt  fear  thy  God. 

44  Both  thy  bondmen,  and  thy  bond- 
maids which  thou  shalt  have,  shall  be  of 
the  heathen  that  are  round  about'  you  ;  of 
them  shall  ye  buy  bondmen  and  bond- 
maids. 

45  Moreover,  of  the  children  of  the 
strangers  that  do  so'joiirn  among  you,  of 
them  shall  ye  buy,  and  of  their  families 
that  are  with  you,  which  they  begat  in 
your  land  :  and  they  shall  be  your  p6§- 
fes'sion. 

46  And  ye  shall  take  them  as  an  inher- 
itance for  your  children  after  you,  to  in- 
herit them  for  a  poffes'sion  ;  they  shall  be 
your  bondmen  for  ever :  but  over  your 
brethren,  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  ye  shall 
not  rule  one  over  another  with  rigour. 

47  And  if  a  so'journer  or  stranger  wax 
rich  by  thee,  and  thy  brother  that  dwelleth 
by  him  wax  poor,  and  sell  himself  unto 
the  stranger  or  so'joiirner  by  thee,  or  to  the 
stock  of 'the  stranger's  family: 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may  be  re- 
deemed again' ;  one  of  his  brethren  may 
redeem  him : 

49  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  uncle's  son, 
may  redeem  him,  or  any  that  is  nigh  of 
kin  unto  him  of  his  family  may  redeem 
him  ;  or,  if  he  be  able,  he  may  redeem 
himself. 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him  that 
2  vll'tis. 

112 


Bletaings  promised  to  the  obedient^ 
bought  him  from  the  year  that  he  was  sold 
to  him  unto  the  year  of  jubilee  :  and  the 
price  of  his  sale  shall  be  according  unto 
the  number  of  years ;  according  to  the 
time  of  a  hired  servant  shall  it  be  with 
him. 

51  If  there  be  yet  many  years  behind^ 
according  unto  them  he  shall  give  again' 
the  price  of  his  redemption  out  of  the 
m6ney  that  he  was  bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few  years 
unto  the  year  of  jubilee,  then  he  shall 
count  with  him,  and  according  unto  his 
years  shall  he  give  him  again'  the  price  of 
his  redemption. 

53  And  as  a  yearly  hired  servant  shall 
he  be  with  him :  and  the  other  shall  not 
rule  with  rigour  over  him  in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  in  these 
year*,  then  he  shall  go  out  in  the  year  of 
jubilee,  both  he,  and  his  children  with  him. 

55  For  unto  me  the  children  of  I§'ra-el 
are  servants  ;  they  are  my  servants,  whom 
I  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  fe'eypt : 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

YE  shall  make  you  no  idols  nor  graven 
image,  neither  rear  you  up  a  standing 
image,  neither  shall  ye  set  up  any  image 
of  stone  in  your  land,  to  bow  down  unto 
it :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

2  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  rev- 
erence my  sanctuary  :  I  a7n  the  Lord. 

3  If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes,  and  keep 
my  command'ments,  and  do  them  ; 

4  Then  I  will  give  you  rain  in  due  sea- 
son, and  the  land  shall  yield  her  increase, 
and  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  yield  their 
fruit. 

5  And  your  threshing  shall  reach  unto 
the  vintage,'  and  the  vintage  shall  reach 
unto  the  sowing-time ;  and  ye  shall  eat 
your  bread  to  the  full,  and  dwell  in  your 
land  safely. 

6  And  I  will  give  peace  in  the  land,  and 
ye  shall  lie  down,  and  n6ne  shall  make 
you  afraid:  and  I  will  rid  evil  beasts  out 
of  the  land,  neither  shall  the  sword  go 
through  your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  enemies,  and 
they  shall  fall  before  you  by  the  suord. 

8  And  five  of  you  shall  chase  a  hundred, 
and  a  hundred  of  you  shall  put  ten  thou- 
sand to  flight :  and  your  enemies  shall  fall 
before  you  by  the  su'ord. 

9  For  I  will  have  respect  unto  you,  and 
make  you  fruitful,  and  multiply  you,  and 
estab'lTsh  my  covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  old  store,  and  bring 
forth  the  old  because  of  the  new. 

11  And  I  will  set  my  tabernacle  amongst 
you :  and  my  soul  shall  not  abhor  you. 

12  And  I  will  walk  among  you,  and  will 
be  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people. 

13  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,   which 

K2  8 


LEV  IT'ICUS.  and  cwses  to  the  disooeaient. 

brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt, 
that  ye  should  not  be  their  bondmen  ;  and 
I  have  broken  the  bands  of  your  yoke, 
and  made  you  go  upright. 

14  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me, 
and  will  not  do  all  these  command'ments  ; 

15  And  if  ye  shall  despite' my  statutes, 
or  if  your  soul  abhor  my  judgments,  so 
that  ye  will  not  do  all  my  command'ments, 
but  that  ye  break  my  covenant : 

16  1  also  will  do  this  unto  you  ;  I  will 
even  appoint  over  you  terror,  consumption, 
and  the  burning  ague,  that  shall  consume 
the  eyes,  and  cause  sorrow  of  heart :  and 
ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain,  for  your 
enemies  shall  eat  it. 

17  And  I  will  set  my  face  against'  you, 
and  ye  shall  be  slain  before  your  enfcmies: 
they  that  hate  you  shall  reign  over  you  ; 
and  ye  shall  flee  when  none  pursueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all  this 
hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will  punish  you 
seven  times  more  for  your  sins. 

19  And  I  will  break  the  pride  of  your 
power  ;  and  I  will  make  your  heaven  as 
iron,  and  your  earth  as  brass. 

20  And  your  strength  shall  be  spent  in 
vain  :  for  your  land  shall  not  yield  her 
increase,  neither  shall  the  trees  of  the  land 
yield  their  fruits. 

21  And  if  ye  walk  contrary  unto  me, 
and  will  not  hearken  unto  me  ;  I  will 
bring  seven  times  more  plagues  upon  you, 
according  to  your  sins. 

22  I  will  also  send  wild  beasts  among 
you,  which  shall  rob  you  of  your  children, 
and  destroy'  your  cattle,  and  make  you 
few  in  number  ;  and  your  high-yr&ya  shall 
be  desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  will  not  be  reformed  by 
me  by  these  things,  but  will  walk  contrary 
unto  me  ; 

24  Then  will  I  also  walk  contrary  unto 
you,  and  will  punish  you  yet  seven  times 
for  your  sins. 

25  And  I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  you, 
that  shall  avenge'  the  quarrel  of  my  c6v- 
enant :  and,  when  ye  are  gathered  together 
within  your  cities,  I  will  send  the  pesti- 
lence among  you  ;  and  ye  shall  be  deliv- 
ered into  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

26  And  when  I  have  broken  the  staff 
of  your  bread,  ten  women  shall  hake  your 
bread  in  one  oven,  and  they  shall  deliver 
you  your  bread  again'  by  weight :  and  ye 
shall  eat,  and  not  be  satisfied. 

27  And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  hearke> 
unto  me,  but  walk  contrary  unto  me  ; 

28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary  unto  you 
also  in  fury  ;  and  I,  even  I,  will  chastise 
you  seven  times  for  your  sins. 

29  And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  your 
sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your  daughters  shall 
ye  eat. 

30  And  I  will  destroy'  your  high  places 
'  vin'lidje. 

U2 


GoiTs  promises  to  the  penittnt.  LEVIT'ICUS 

and  cut  down  your  images,  and  cast  your 
carcasses  upon  the  carcasses  of  your  idols, 
and  my  soul  shall  abhor  you. 

31  And  I  will  make  your  cities  waste, 
and  bring  your  sanctuaries  unto  desola- 
tion, and  I  will  not  smell  the  savour  of 
your  sweet  odours. 

32  And  I  will  bring  the  land  into  deso- 
lation ;  and  your  enemies  which  dwell 
therein  shall  be  astonished  at  it. 

33  And  I  will  scatter  you  among  the 
heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
you  ;  and  your  land  shall  be  desolate,  and 
your  cities  waste. 

34  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her  sab- 
baths, as  long  as  it  lieth  desolate,  and  ye 
be  in  your  enemies'  land  ;  even  then  shall 
the  land  rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

36  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it  shall 
rest ;  because  it  did  not  rest  in  your  sab- 
baths, when  ye  dwelt  upon  it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  are  left  alive  of 
you  I  will  send  a  faintness  into  their  hearts 
in  the  lands  of  their  enemies  ;  and  the 
sound  of  a  shaken  leaf  shall  chase  them  ; 
and  they  shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from  a  sJ<'5rd ; 
and  they  shall  fall  when  none  pursueth. 

37  And  they  shall  fall  one  upon  another, 
as  it  were  before  a  sicord,  when  none  pur- 
sueth :  and  ye  shall  have  no  power  to 
stand  before  your  enemies. 

38  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the  hea- 
then, and  the  land  of  your  enemies  shall 
eat  you  up. 

39  And  they  that  are  left  of  you  shall 
pine  away  in  their  iniquity  in  your  ene- 
mies' lands  ;  and  also  in  the  iniquities  of 
their  fathers  shall  they  pine  away  with 
them. 

40  If  they  shall  confess  their  iniquity, 
and  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers,  with  their 
tres'pass  which  they  tres'passed  against' 
me,  and  that  also  they  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me  ; 

41  And  that  I  also  have  walked  contra- 
ry unto  them,  and  have  brought  them  into 
the  land  of  their  enemies  ;  if  then  their 
uncir'cumciged^  hearts  be  /tumbled,  and 
they  then  accept  of  the  punishment  of 
their  iniquity  ; 

42  Then  will  I  remember  my  covenant 
with  Ja'cob,  and  also  my  covenant  with 
i'$aac,  and  also  my  covenant  with  A'bra- 
ham  will  I  remember  ;  and  I  will  remem- 
ber the  land. 

43  The  land  also  shall  be  left  of  them, 
and  shall  enjoy  her  sabbaths,  while  she 
lieth  desolate  without  them :  and  they 
shall  accept  of  the  punishment  of  their 
iniquity  ;  because,  even  because  they  de- 
spi'fed  my  judgments,  and  because  their 
soul  abhorred  my  statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when  they  be 
in  the  land  of  their  enemies,  I  will  not 
.cast  tbem  away,  neither  will  I  abhor  them. 


Of  vows  and  their  redemption. 

to  destroy'  them  utterly,  and  to  break  my 
covenant  with  them :  for  I  am  the  Lord 
their  God. 

45  But  I  will  for  their  sakes  remember 
the  covenant  of  their  ancestors,  whom  1 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I  might  be 
their  God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

AQ  These   are    the    statutes    and  judg- 
ments and  laws  which  the  Lord  made  be- 
tween him  and  the  children  of  I§'ra-el  in 
Mount  Si'nai,  by  the  hand  of  Mo'fes. 
CHAP.  XXVII. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mb'jes,  say- 


AiND  tl 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  a  man  shall 
make  a  singular  vow,  the  persons  shall  be 
for  the  Lord  by  thy  estimation. 

3  And  thy  estimation  shall  be,  of  the 
male  from  twenty  years  old  even  unto  sixty 
years  old,  even  thy  estimation  shall  be 
fifty  shekels  of  silver,  after  the  shekel  of 
the  sanctuary. 

4  And  if  it  be  a  female,  then  thy  esti- 
mation shall  be  thirty  shekels. 

b  And  if  it  be  from  five  years  old  even 
unto  twenty  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  twenty  shekels,  and 
for  the  female  ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  be  from  a  month  old  even 
unto  five  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  five  shekels  of  silver, 
and  for  the  female  thy  estimation  shall  be 
three  shekels  of  silver. 

7  And  if  {/  be  from  sixty  years  old  and 
above  ;  if  it  be  a  male,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  fifteen  shekels,  and  for  the 
female  ten  shekels. 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy  estima- 
tion, then  he  shall  present  himself  before 
the  priest,  and  the  priest  shall  value  him  ; 
according  to  his  ability  that  vowed  shall 
the  priest  value  him. 

9  And  if  it  be  a  beast,  whereof  men 
bring  an  ofiering  unto  the  Lord,  all  that 
any  man  giveth  of  such  unto  the  Lord 
shall  be  holy. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor  change  it, 
a  good  for  a  bad,  or  a  bad  for  a  good  :  and 
if  he  shall  at  all  change  beast  for  beast, 
then  it  and  the  exchange  thereof  shall  be 
holy. 

11  And  if  it  be  any  unclean  beast,  of 
which  they  do  not  offer  a  sac'rif  ige  unto 
the  Lord,  then  he  shall  present  the  beast 
before  the  priest: 

12  And  the  priest  shall  value  it,  whether 
it  be  good  or  bad  :  as  thou  valuest  it,  who 
art  the  priest,  so  shall  it  be. 

13  But  if  he  will  at  all  redeem  it,  then 
he  shall  add  a  fifth  part  thereof  unto  thy 
estimation. 

14  And  when  a  man  shall  sanctify  his 
house  to  be  holy  unto  the  Lord,  then  the 


^  im-ser'kUmr3t-sed. 


114 


Mb'§is  ordered  to  number  the  people 
priest  shall  estimate  it,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad  :  as  the  priest  shall  estimate  it,  so 
shall  it  stand. 

15  And  if  he  that  sanctified  it  will  re- 
deem his  house,  then  he  shall  add  the  fifth 
part  of  the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto 
it,  and  it  shall  be  his. 

16  And  if  a  man  shall  sanctify  unto  the 
Lord  some  part  of  a  field  of  his  pofjes'- 
sion,  then  thy  estimation  shall  be  accord- 
ing to  the  seed  thereof :  a  homer  of  barley 
seed  shall  be  valued  at  fifty  shekels  of  silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from  the  year 
of  jubilee,  according  to  thy  estimation  it 
shall  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field  after  the 
jubilee,  then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto 
him  the  m6ney  according  to  the  years  that 
remain,  even  unto  the  year  of  the  jubilee, 
and  it  shall  be  abated  from  thy  estimation. 

19  And  if  he  that  sanctified  the  field 
■will  in  any  wise  redeem  it,  then  he  shall 
add  the  fifth  part  of  the  money  of  thy  es- 
timation unto  it,  and  it  shall  be  assured  to 
him. 

20  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the  field, 
or  if  he  have  sold  the  field  to  another  man, 
it  shall  not  be  redeemed  any  more  ; 

21  But  the  field,  when  it  goeth  out  in 
the  jubilee,  shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord, 
as  a  field  devoted  ;  the  pofjes'sion  thereof 
shall  be  the  priest's. 

22  And  if  a  man  sanctify  unto  the  Lord 
a  field  which  he  hath  bought,  which  is  not 
of  the  fields  of  his  poffes'sion  ; 

23  Then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto 
him  the  worth  of  thy  estimation,  even  unto 
the  year  of  the  jubilee  :  and  he  shall  give 
thine  estimation  in  that  day,  as  a  holy 
thing  unto  the  Lord. 

24  In  the  year  of  the  jubilee  the  field 
shall    return   unto  him  of  whom  it  was 


NUM'BERS.  The  princes  of  the  tribes. 

bought,   even  to  him  to  whom  the  poffes'- 
sion  of  the  land  did  belong. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary : 
twenty  gerahs  shall  be  the  shekel. 

26  Only  the  firstling  of  the  beasts, 
which  should  be  the  Lord's  firstling,  no 
man  shall  sanctify  it ;  whether  it  be  ox  or 
sheep  ;  it  is  the  Lord's. 

27  And  if  it  be  of  an  unclean  beast, 
then  he  shall  redeem  it  according  to  thine 
estimation,  and  shall  add  a  fifth  part  of  it 
thereto  :  or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then  it 
shall  be  sold  according  to  thy  estimation. 

28  Notwithstanding,  no  devoted  thing 
that  a  man  shall  devote  unto  the  Lord  of 
all  that  he  hath,  both  of  man  and  beast, 
and  of  the  field  of  his  pofjes'sion,  shall  be 
sold  or  redeemed  :  every  devoted  thing  is 
most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

29  None  devoted,  which  shall  be  de- 
voted of  men,  shall  be  redeemed  ;  6m/ 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

30  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  land,  whether 
of  the  seed  of  the  land  or  of  the  fruit  of 
the  tree,  is  the  Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 

31  And  if  a  man  will  at  all  redeem  aught 
of  his  tithes,  he  shall  add  thereto  the  fifth 
part  thereof. 

32  And  concer'ning  the  tithe  of  the 
herd,  or  of  the  flock,  even  of  whatsoever 
passeth  under  the  rod,  the  tenth  shall  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether  it  be 
good  or  bad,  neither  shall  he  change  it : 
and  if  he  change  it  at  all,  then  both  it  and 
the  change  thereof  shall  be  holy  ;  it  shall 
not  be  redeemed. 

34  These  are  the  command'ments  which 
the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes  for  the  chil- 
dren of  if'ra-el,  in  Mount  Sl'nai. 


H  The  FOURTH  Book  of  MOSES,  called  NUMBERS. 


CHAPTER  \. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes  in 
the  wilderness  of  Si'nai,!  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation,  on  the  first 
day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  second 
year  after  they  were  come  out  of  the  land 
of  E'iypti  saying, 

2  Take  ye  the  sum  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
with  the  number  of  their  names,  every 
male  by  their  poll ; 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  up'ward, 
all  that  are  able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  If'- 
ra-el :  thou  and  .^a'ron  shall  number  them 
by  their  armies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a  man 


of  every  tribe ;    every  one   head   of  the 
house  of  his  fathers. 

5  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men 
that  shall  stand  with  you :  Of  the  tribe  of 
Reft'ben  ;  E-li'ziir  the  son  of  Shed'e-ur. 

6  Of  Sim'e-6n ;  She-lu'mi-el  the  son  of 
Zu-ri-shad'da-i. 

7  Of  Jii'dah  ;  Nah'shon  the  son  of  Im- 
mln'a-dab. 

8  Of  Is'sa-char ;  Ne-than'e-el  the  son 
of  Zxx'&r. 

9  Of  Zeb'u-lon ;  E-li'ab  the  son  of  He'- 
lon. 

10  Of  the  children  of  Jo'seph :  of  E- 
phra-im,  E-lish'a-ma  the  son  of  Am-ml'hud : 
of  Ma-nas'seh,  Ga-ma'li-el  the  son  of  Ped'- 
ah-zur. 


Si'nay. 


115 


The.  number  of  NUM 

1 1  Of  Ben'ja-min ;  Ab'i-dan  the  son  of 
Gid-e-o'ui. 

12  Of  Dan  ;  A-hi-e'zer  the  son  of  Am- 
mi-shad'da-1. 

13  Of  Ash'er ;  Pa'gi-el  the  son  of  09'ran. 

14  Of  Gad  ;  E-li'a-saph  the  son  of  De- 
ii'el. 

15  Of  Naph'ta-l! ;  A-hi'ra  the  son  of 
E'nan. 

16  These  were  the  renowned  of  the  con- 
gregation, princes  of  the  tribes  of  their 
fathers,  heads  of  thousands  in  I§'ra-el. 

17  And  Mo'§es  and  Aalion  took  these 
men  which  arc  expressed  by  thtir  names : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the  congre- 
gation together  on  the  first  day  of  the  sec- 
ond month,  and  they  declared  their  pedi- 
grees after  their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up'- 
ward,  by  their  polls. 

19  As  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes,  so 
he  numbered  them  in  the  wilderness  of 
Si'nai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Reft'ben,  Ij'ra- 
el's  eldest  son,  by  their  generations,  after 
their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  by  their  polls,  every  male  from 
twenty  years  old  and  iip'ward,  all  that 
were  able  to  g(? forth  to  war  ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
eren  of  the  tribe  of  Reft'ben,  wire  forty  and 
six  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

22  Of  the  children  of  Sim'e-6n,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  names,  by  their  p511s,  every 
male  from  twenty  years  old  and  iip'ward, 
all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Sim'e-on,  ivere  fifty 
and  nine  thousand  and  three  hun- 
dred. 

24  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  Qp'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

25  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tiibe  of  Gad,  wire  forty  and 
five  thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Ju'dah,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  iip'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Ji^i'dah,  were  three- 
score and  fourteen  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred. 

28  Of  the  children  of  Is'sa-char,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by 


BERS.  every  tnbe 

the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  iip'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

29  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
ere?i  of  the  tribe  of  Is'sa-char,  were  fifty 
and  four  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

30  Of  the  children  of  Zeb'u-lon,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  up'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Zeb'u-lon,  were  fifty 
and  seven  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

32  Of  the  children  of  Jo'seph,  namely, 
of  the  children  ofE'phra-Tm,  by  their  gen- 
erations, after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
iip'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth 
to  war  ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  E'phra-im,  were  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

34  Of  the  children  of  Ma-nas'seh,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  up'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

35  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
cren  of  the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  were  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

36  Of  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  iip'ward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

37  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min,  were  thirty 
and  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

38  Of  the  children  of  Dan,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  up'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

39  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  were  threescore 
and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

40  Of  the  children  of  Ash'er,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  iip'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Ash'er,  were  forty  and 
one  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

42  Of  the  children  of  Naph'ta-li,through- 
out  their  generations,  after  their  families, 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  names,  from  twenty 

116 


The  order  of  the  NUM 

years  old  and  up'ward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

43  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
evtn  of  the  tribe  of  Naph'ta-li,  were  fifty 
and  three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

44  These  are  those  that  were  number- 
ed, which  Mo'jes  and  »^a'r6n  numbered, 
and  the  princes  of  Ij'ra-el,  hein^  twelve 
men  :  each  one  was  for  the  house  of  his 
fathers. 

45  So  were  all  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
up'ward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  in  If'ra-el  ; 

46  Even  all  they  that  were  numbered 
were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three 
thousand  and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

47  But  the  Le'vites  after  the  tribe  of 
their  fathers,  were  not  numbered  among; 
them. 

48  For  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 
Mo'fes,  saying, 

49  Only  thou  shalt  not  number  the 
tribe  of  Le'vi,  neither  take  the  sum  of 
them  among  the  children  of  If'ra-el  : 

50  But  thou  shalt  appoint  the  Le'vites 
over  the  tabernacle  of  tes'timony,  and  over 
all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  over  all  things 
that  belong  to  it :  they  shall  bear  the  tab- 
ernacle, and  all  the  vessels  thereof ;  and 
they  shall  minister  uato  it,  and  shall  en- 
camp round  about'  the  tabernacle- 

51  And  when  the  tabernacle  setteth 
for'ward,  the  Le'vites  shall  take  it  down  : 
and  when  the  tabernacle  is  to  be  pitch- 
ed, the  Le'vites  shall  set  it  up  :  and  the 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put 
to  death. 

52  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  shall 
pitch  their  tents,  every  man  by  his  own 
camp,  and  every  man  by  his  own  stand- 
ard, throughout  their  hosts. 

53  But  the  Le'vites  shall  pitch  round 
about'  the  tabernacle  of  tes'timony,  that 
tViere  be  no  wrath  upon  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  :  and  the  Le'- 
vites shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  tes'timony. 

54  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  command'- 
ed  Mo'fes,  so  did  they. 

CHAP.  IL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes  and 
unto  ^a'ron,  saying, 

2  Every  man  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
shall  pitch  by  his  own  standard,  with  the 
ensign  of  their  father's  house  :  far  off 
about'  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
shall  they  pitch. 

3  And  on  the  fast  side,  to'icard  the 
rising  of  the  sun,  shall  they  of  the  stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  Jii'dah  pitch,  through- 
out their  armies  :  and  Nah'shon,  the  son 
of  Am-min'a-dab,  shall  be  cap'tain  of  the 
children  of  Ju'dah. 


BERS. 


tribes  in  their  tents. 


4  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  threescore  and 
fourteen  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

5  And  those  that  do  pitch  next  unt )  him 
shall  be  the  tribe  of  Is'sa-char  :  and  Ne- 
than'e-el,  the  son  of  Zu'ar,  shall  be  cap'- 
tain  )f  the  children  of  Is'sa-char. 

6  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  locre  fifty  and  four 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

7  Then  the  tribe  of  Zeb'u-lon  :  and 
E-li'ab,  the  son  of  He'lon,  shall  be  cap'- 
tain of  the  children  of  Zeb'u-16n. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  were  fifty  and  seven 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp 
of  Jii'dah  were  a  hundred  thousand,  and 
fourscore  thousand,  and  six  thousand  and 
four  hundred,  throughout  their  armies. 
These  shall  first  set  forth. 

10  On  the  south  side  shall  be  the  stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  Reft'ben,  according  to 
their  armies  :  and  the  cap'tain  of  the 
children  of  Reft'ben  shall  be  E-li'zur,  the 
son  of  Shed'e-ur. 

11  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  were  forty  and  six  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him  shall 
be  the  tribe  of  Sim'e-6n  :  and  the  cap'tain 
of  the  children  of  Sim' e-6n  shall  be  She- 
lu'mi-el,  the  son  of  Zu-ri-shad'da-i. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  nine 
thousand  and  three  hundred. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad  :  and  (he 
cap'tain  of  the  sons  of  Gad  shall  be  E-IT'- 
a-saph,  the  son  of  Re-u'el. 

15  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  and  five 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and  fifty. 

IG  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp 
of  Refl'ben  were  a  hundred  thousand,  and 
fifty  and  one  thousand,  and  four  hundred 
and  fifty,  throughout  their  armies.  And 
they  shall  set  forth  in  the  second  rank. 

17  Then  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation shall  set  for'ward,  with  the  camp 
of  the  Le'vites  in  the  midst  of  the  camp ; 
as  they  encamp  so  shall  they  set  for'ward, 
every  man  in  his  place  by  their  stand- 
ards. 

18  On  the  west  side  shall  be  the  stand-- 
ard  of  the  camp  of  E'phra-Tm,  according 
to  their  armies  :  and  the  cap'tain  of  the 
sons  of  E'phra-Im  shall  be  E-lish'a-ma,  the 
son  of  Am-mi'hud. 

19  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  be  the  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'seh  :  and  the  cap'tain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ma-nas'seh  shall  be  Ga-ma'li-el, 
the  son  of  I'ed'ah-zQr. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those   that  were 

117 


Tlu  sons  of  Aa'ron.  NUM'BKJlS. 

numbered  of  them,  wcrt  thirty   and   two 
thousand  and  two  hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min  :  and 
the  cap'tain  of  the  sons  of  Ben'ja-min 
shall  be  Ab'i-dan,  the  son  of  Gid-e-6'ni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  thirty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  camp 
of  E'phra-im  ivcre  a  hundred  thousand,  and 
eight  thousand  and  a  hundred,  throughout 
their  armies.  And  they  shall  go  for'ward 
in  the  third  rank. 

25  The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Dan 
shall  be  on  the  north  side  by  their  armies : 
and  the  cap'tain  of  the  children  of  Dan 
shall  be  A-hi-e'zer,  the  son  of  Am-mi- 
shad'da-T. 

26  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  tccre  threescore  and 
two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by  him  shall 
be  the  tribe  of  Ish'er  :  and  the  cap'tain 
of  the  children  of  Ash'er  shall  be  Pa'gi-el 
the  son  of  Oc'ran. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  ivcre  forty  and  one 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

29  Then  the  tribe  of  Naph'ta-ll  :  and 
the  cap'tain  of  the  children  of  Naph'ta-ll 
shall  be  l-hi'ra,  the  son  of  E'nan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  three 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

31  All  they  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Dan  were  a  hundred  thousand, 
And  fifty  and  seven  thousand,  and  six 
hundred.  They  shall  go  hindmost  with 
their  standards. 

32  These  are  those  which  were  num- 
bered of  the  children  of  I§'ra-el  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers  :  all  those  that  were 
numbered  of  the  camps,  throughout  their 
hosts,  were  sixhundred  thousand,  and  three 
thousand,  and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

33  But  the  Le'vTtes  were  not  numbered 
among  the  children  of  i§'ra-el  ;  as  the 
Lord  comman'ded  Mo'|es. 

34  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  did  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  comman'ded 
Mo'fes  :  so  they  pitched  by  their  stand- 
ards, and  so  they  set  for'ward,  every  one 
after  their  families,  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  in. 

THESE  also  are  the  generations  of  .Ma.'- 
ron  and  Mo'jes,  in  the  day  that  the 
Lord  spake  with  Md'fes  in  mount  Si'nai. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  .^a'ron  ;  Na'dab  the  first-born,  and  A-bi'- 
hij,  E-le-a'zSr,  and  ith'a-mar. 

3  These  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
•Aa'ron,  the  priests  which  were  anointed, 
whom  he  consecrated  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  office. 

4  And  Na'dab  and  A-bi'hu  died  before 


The  Le'vttes  numbered. 


the  Lord,  when  they  offered  strange  fire 
before  the  Lord  in  the  wilderness  of  Si'- 
nai, and  they  had  no  children  :  and  E-le-a'- 
zar  and  Ith'a-mar  ministered  in  the  priest's 
office  in  the  sight  of  »4a'r6n  their  father. 

5  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

6  Bring  the  tribe  of  Le'vi  near,  and  pre- 
sent them  before  Aa'ron  the  priest,  that 
they  may  minister  unto  him. 

7  And  they  shall  keep  his  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  the  whole  congregation  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to 
do  the  ser'vice  of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  instru- 
ments of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  charge  of  the  children  of  1§'- 
ra-el,  to  do  the  ser'vice  of  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  thou  shalt  give  the  Le'vites  unto 
»4a'r6n  and  to  his  sons :  they  are  wholly  giv- 
en unto  him  out  of  the  children  of  If 'ra-el. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aa'ron  and 
his  sons,  and  they  shall  wait  on  their  priest's 
office  ;  and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes. 
saying, 

12  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken  the  Le  - 
vites  from  among  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
instead  of  all  the  first-born  that  openeth 
the  ma'trix  among  the  children  of  I|'ra-el ; 
there'fore  the  Le'vites  shall  be  mine  ; 

13  Because  all  the  first-born  are  mine  ; 
for  on  the  day  that  I  smote  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  E'gypt  I  hallowed  unto 
me  all  the  first-born  in  I^'ra-el,  both  man 
and  beast ;  mine  they  shall  be  :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

14  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes  in 
the  wilderness  of  Si'nai,  saying, 

15  Number  the  children  of  Le'vT,  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  by  their  fami- 
lies :  every  male  from  a  month  old  and 
up'ward  shalt  thou  number  them. 

16  And  Mo'fes  numbered  them,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as  he  was 
comman'ded. 

17  And  these  were  the  sons  of  Le'vi  by 
their  names  ;  Ger'shon,  and  Ko'hath,  and 
Mer'a-ri. 

18  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Ger'shon,  by  their  families  ;  Lib'nl,  and 
Shim'e-i. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Ko'hath,  by  their 
families  ;  Am'ram,  and  Iz'e-har,  He'bron, 
and  t/z-zi'el. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri,  by  their 
families  ;  Mah'lT,  and  Mii'shi.  These  are 
the  families  of  the  Le'vites  according  to 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

21  Of  Ger'shon  was  the  family  of  the 
Lib'nites,  and  the  family  of  the  Shim'ites  : 
these  are  the  families  of  the  Ger'shon-ites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
according  to  the  number  of  all  the  males, 
from  a  month  old  and  up'ward,  even  those 

118 


The  charge  of  Mo'fci  and  Aa'ron 

that  were  numbered  of  them,  wire  seven 

thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  The  families  of  the  Ger'shon-ites 
shall  pitch  behind  the  tabernacle  west'- 
ward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  Ger'shon-ites  shall  be  E-li'a-saph 
the  son  of  La'el. 

25  And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of  Ger'- 
shon,  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
shall  be  the  tabernacle,  and  the  tent,  the 
cov'ering  thereof,  and  the  hanging  for  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and 
the  cur'tain  for  the  door  of  the  court,  which 
is  by  the  tabernacle,  and  by  the  altar 
round  about',  and  the  cords  of  it,  for  all 
the  ser'vice  thereof. 

27  And  of  Kd'hath  was  the  family  of  the 
Am'ram-ites,  and  the  family  of  the  Iz'har- 
ites,  and  the  family  of  the  He'bron-ites,  and 
the  family  of  the  Uz-zl'el-ites :  these  are 
the  families  of  the  K5'hath-ltes. 

28  In  the  number  of  all  the  males,  from 
a  month  old  and  up'ward,  were  eight  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred,  keeping  the  charge 
of  the  sanctuary. 

29  The  families  of  the  sons  of  Ko'hath 
shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle 
south'ward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  families  of  the  Ko'hath-ites  shall 
be  E-liz'a-phan  the  son  of  tJz-zi'el. 

31  And  their  charge  shall  be  the  ark, 
and  the  table,  and  the  candlestick,  and  the 
altars,  and  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary 
wherewith  they  minister,  and  the  hanging, 
and  all  the  ser'vice  thereof. 

32  And  E-le-a'zar  the  son  of  Aa'ron  the 
priest  shall  be  chief  over  the  chief  of  the 
Le'vTtes,  and  have  the  oversight  of  them 
that  keep  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  Of  Mer'a-rT  was  the  family  of  the 
Mah'Iites,  and  the  family  of  the  Mu'shltes : 
these  are  the  families  of  Mer'a-ri. 

34  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of  all  the 
males,  from  a  month  old  and  up'ward,  were 
six  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

35  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  families  of  Mer'a-rT  was  Zii'ri-el 
the  sen  of  Ab-i-ha'il  :  these  shall  pitch  on 
the  side  of  the  tabernacle  north'ward. 

36  And  under  the  custody  and  charge 
of  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri  shall  be  the  boards 
■")f  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and 
the  pillars  thereof,  and  the  sockets  there- 
of, and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  all  that 
serveth  thereto, 

37  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
about',  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins, 
and  their  cords. 

38  But  those  that  encamp  before  the 
tabernacle  to'ward  the  east,  eren  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ea^t'ward, 
shall  be  Mo'jes,  and  «3a'r6n  and  his  sons. 


NUM'BERS,  The  Jirsl-bom  fretd 

keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary  for 
the  charge  of  the  children  of  i§'-ra-el ;  and 
the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put 
to  death. 

39  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  Le'- 
vTtes, which  Mo'fes  and  ./3a'r6n  number- 
ed at  the  command'ment  of  the  Lord, 
throughout  their  families,  all  the  males, 
from  a  month  old  and  up'ward,  wire  twen- 
ty and  two  thousand. 

40  t  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes, 
Number  all  the  first-born  of  the  males  of 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el,  from  a  month  old 
and  up'ward,  and  take  the  number  of  their 
names. 

41  And  thou  shalt  take  the  Le'vTtes  for 
me  (I  am  the  Lord)  instead  of  all  the 
first-born  among  the  children  of  If'ra-el  ; 
and  the  cattle  of  the  Le'vTtes  instead  of  all 
the  firstlings  among  the  cattle  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If 'ra-el. 

42  And  Mo'fes  numbered,  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  him,  all  the  first-born  among 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el. 

43  And  all  the  first-born  males,  by  the 
number  of  names,  from  a  month  old  and 
up'ward,  of  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  twenty  and  two  thousand  two 
hundred  and  threescore  and  thirteen. 

44  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

45  Take  the  Le'vTtes  instead  of  all  the 
first-born  among  the  children  of  Ij'ra-ei, 
and  the  cattle  of  the  Le'vTtes  instead  of 
their  cattle ;  and  the  Le'vTtes  shall  be  mine  : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  arc  to  be  redeem- 
ed of  the  two  hundred  and  threescore  and 
thirteen  of  the  first-born  of  the  children  of 
If 'ra-el,  which  are  more  than  the  Le'vTtes  ; 

47  Thou  shalt  even  take  five  shekels 
apiece  by  the  poll ;  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  shalt  thou  take  them  :  (the 
shekel  is  twenty  gerahs  :) 

48  And  thou  shalt  give  the  money, 
wherewith  the  odd  number  of  them  is  to 
be  redeemed,  unto  Aa'ron  and  to  his  sons. 

49  And  Mo'fes  took  the  redemption 
money  of  them  that  were  over  and  above 
them  that  were  redeemed  by  the  Le'vTtes : 

50  Of  the  first-born  of  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  took  he  the  money  ;  a  thousand 
three  hundred  and  threescore  and  five  shek- 
els^ after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

51  And  Mo'fes  gave  the  money  of  them 
that  were  redeemed  unto  Aa'ron,  and  to 
his  sons,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'jes. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes  and 
unto  .>3a'r6n,  saying, 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Ko'hath 
from  am6ng  the  sons  of  Le'vT,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers  ; 

3  From  thirty  years  old  and  up'ward, 
even  until  fifty  years  old,  all  that  enter 

119 


The  charge  of  E-h-a'sar. 
into  the  host,  to  do  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

4  This  shall  be  the  ser'vice  of  the  sons 
of  Ko'hath,  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, about'  the  most  holy  things. 

5  And  when  the  camp  setteth  for'ward, 
Ak'vbn  shall  come,  and  his  sons,  and  they 
shall  take  down  the  cov'erhig-vail,  and 
cover  the  ark  of  tes'timony  with  it  ; 

6  And  shall  put  thereon  the  cov'ering 
of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  spread  over  ^l 
a  cloth  wholly  of  blue,  and  shall  put  in  the 
staves  thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  table  of  show-bread 
they  shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue,  and  put 
thereon  the  dishes,  and  the  spoons,  and 
the  bowls,  and  covers  to  cover  withal :  and 
the  continual  bread  shall  be  thereon. 

8  And  they  shall  spread  upon  them  a 
cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover  the  same  with 
a  cov'ering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
in  the  staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  the  candlestick  of  the  light,  and 
his  lamps,  and  his  tongs,  and  his  snuff- 
dishes,  and  all  the  oil  vessels  thereof, 
wherewith  they  minister  unto  it  : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it,  and  all  the 
vessels  thereof,  within  a  cov'ering  of  bad- 
gers' skins,  and  shall  put  it  upon  a  bar. 

1 1  And  upon  the  golden  altar  they  shall 
spread  a  cloth  of  blue,  and  cover  it  with  a 
cov'ering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
to  the  staves  thereof. 

,2  And  they  shall  take  all  the  instru- 
ments of  ministry,  wherewith  they  minister 
in  the  sanctuary,  and  put  them  in  a  cloth 
of  blue,  and  cover  them  with  a  cov'ering 
of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put  them  on  a 
bar. 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  the  ashes 
from  the  altar,  and  spread  a  purple  cloth 
thereon  : 

14  And  they  shall  put  up'^n  it  all  the 
vessels  thereof,  wherewith  they  minister 
about'  it,  even  the  censers,  the  flesh-hooks, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  basins,  all  the 
vessels  of  the  altar  :  and  they  shall  spread 
upon  it  a  cov'ering  of  badgers'  skins,  and 
put  to  the  staves  of  it. 

15  And  when  Ak'vlm  and  liis  sons  have 
made  an  end  of  cov'ering  the  sanctuary, 
and  all  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  as  the 
camp  is  to  set  for'ward  ;  after  that,  the 
sons  of  Ko'hath  shall  come  to  bear  it :  hut 
they  shall  not  toi^ich  any  holy  thing,  lest 
they  die.  These  things  are  the  burden  of 
the  sons  of  Ko'hath  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

16  And  to  the  office  of  E-le-a'zar,  the  son 
of  .^a'ron  the  priest,  pertdin'eth  the  oil  for 
the  light,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the 
daily  meat-offering,  and  the  anointing  oil, 
and  the  oversight  of  all  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  all  that  therein  i*,  in  the  sanctu- 
ary, and  in  the  vessels  thereof. 


NUM'BERS.        The  number  of  the  Kb'hath-tles. 

17  V  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes 
and  unto  ^a'ron,  saying, 

18  Cut  ye  not  off  the  tribe  of  the  families 
of  the  Ko'hath-ites  from  among  the  Le'vites  • 

19  But  thus  do  unto  them,  that  they 
may  live,  and  not  die,  when  they  approach 
unto  the  most  holy  things  :  Aiiibn  and  his 
sons  shall  go  in,  and  appoint  them  every 
one  to  his  ser'vice  and  to  his  burden  : 

20  But  they  shall  not  go  in  to  see  when 
the  holy  things  are  covered,  lest  they  die. 

21  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'§es, 
saying, 

22  Take  also  the  sum  of  the  sons  of 
Ger'shon,  throughout  the  houses  of  their 
fathers,  by  their  families  ; 

23  From  thirty  years  old  and  iip'ward, 
until  fifty  years  old,  shalt  thou  number 
them  :  all  that  enter  in  to  perform'  the 
ser'vice,  to  do  the  work  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

24  This  is  the  ser'vice  of  the  families  of  . 
the  Ger'shon-ites,  to  serve,  and  for  burdens. 

25  And  they  shall  bear  the  ciir'tains  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  his  cov'ering,  and  the  cw'- 
ering  of  the  ba.dgers'  skins  that  is  above 
upon  it,  and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the  gate  of  the 
court  which  is  by  the  tabernacle,  and  by 
the  altar  round  about',  and  their  cords, 
and  all  the  instruments  of  their  ser'vice, 
and  all  that  is  made  for  them  :  so  shall 
they  serve. 

27  At  the  apjjointment  of  ».4a'r6n  and 
his  sons  shall  be  all  the  ser'vice  of  the  sons 
of  the  Ger'shon-ites,  in  all  their  burdens, 
and  in  all  their  ser'vice :  and  ye  shall  ap- 
point unto  them  in  charge  all  their  burdens. 

28  This  is  the  ser'vice  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Ger'shon  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  :  and  their  charge  shall 
be  under  the  hand  of  Ith'a-mar,  the  son  of 
.^a'ron  the  priest. 

29  As  for  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri,  thou  shalt 
number  them  after  theio  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers: 

30  From  thirty  years  old  and  Cip'ward, 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  shalt  thou  num- 
ber them,  every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
ser'vice,  to  do  the  work  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

31  And  this  is  the  charge  of  their  bur- 
den, according  to  all  their  ser'vice  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  the  boards 
of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof, 
and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  sockets  thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
about',  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins, 
and  their  cords,  with  all  their  instruments, 
and  with  all  their  ser'vice  :  and  by  name 
ye  shall  reckon  the  instruments  of  the 
charge  of  *heir  burden. 

33  This  is  the  ser'vice  of  the  families 
120 


The  number  of  the  Kd'hath-Hes,  Sfc.  NUiM'BERS 

of  the  sons  of  Mcr'a-rT,  according-  to  all 
their  ser'vice  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
greg-ation,  under  the  hand  of  Ith'a-miir, 
the  sou  of  ^a'ron  the  priest. 

34  A.  id  Mo'fes  and  »4a'r6n,  and  the  chief 
of  the  congregation,  numbered  the  sons  of 
the  Ko'hath-ites,  after  their  families,  and 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

35  PVom  thirty  years  old  and  up'ward, 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
jntereth  into  the  ser'vice,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

36  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  by  their  families,  were  two  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  fifty. 

37  These  tccre  they  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  Ko'hath-Ttes,  all  that 
might  do  ser'vice  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  which  Mo'jes  and  ^a'ron 
did  number,  according  to  the  command'- 
ment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Mo'fes. 

38  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
the  sons  of  Ger'shon,  throughout  their 
families,  and  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

39  From  thirty  years  old  and  up'ward, 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  ser'vice,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

40  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  throughout  their  families,  by  the 
houses  of  their  fathers,  were  two  thousand 
and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

41  These  art  they  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Ger'shon,  of 
all  that  might  do  ser'vice  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  whom  Mo'jes  and 
•^a'ron  did  number,  according  to  the  com- 
mand'ment  of  the  Lgrk. 

42  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  the 
families  of  the  sons  of  Mer'a-rl,  throughout 
their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

43  From  thirty  years  old  and  iip'ward, 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  ser'vice,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

44  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  aftc'  their  families,  were  three  thou- 
sand and  two  hundred. 

45  These  be  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri, 
whom  Mo'fes  and  ^k'rbn  numbered,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Mo'fes. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered  of  the 
Le'vltes,  whom  Mo'jes  and  Ak'rbn  and  the 
chief  of  If'ra-el  numbered,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, and  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

47  From  thirty  years  old  and  up'ward, 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
came  to  do  the  ser'vice  of  the  ministry, 
and  the  ser'vice  of  the  burden  in  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation, 

48  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  -^ere  eight  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred aaj  fourscore. 


RestUution  in  trespasses. 
49  According  to  the  comniand'ment  of 
the  Lord  they  were  numbered  by  the 
hand  of  Mo'fes,  every  one  according  to 
his  ser'vice,  and  according  to  his  burden  : 
thus  were  they  numbered  of  him,  as  the 
Lord  comman'ded  Mo'jes. 
CHAP,  v.— 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 

2  Command'  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
that  they  put  out  of  the  camp  every  leper, 
and  every  one  that  hath  an  issue,  and 
whosoever  is  defiled  by  the  dead  : 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye  put 
out,  without  the  camp  shall  ye  put  them  ; 
that  they  defile  not  their  camps,  in  Xltyj 
midst  whereof  I  dwell. 

4  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  did  so, 
and  put  them  out  without  the  camp  :  as 
the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  so  did  the 
children  of  If'ra-el. 

5  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

6  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el ; 
When  a  man  or  woman  shall  commit  any 
sin  that  men  commit,  to  do  a  tres'pass 
against' 1  the  Lord,  and  that  person  be 
guilty  ; 

7  Then  they  shall  confess  their  sin 
which  they  have  done  :  and  he  shall  rec- 
ompense his  tres'pass  with  the  principal 
thereof,  and  add  unto  it  the  fifth  part 
thereof,  and  give  it  unto  him  against' 
whom  he  hath  tres'passed. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman  to 
recompense  the  tres'pass  unto,  let  the  tres'- 
pass be  recompensed  unto  the  Lord,  even 
to  the  priest  ;  beside  the  ram  of  the  atone- 
ment, whereby  an  atonement  shall  be 
made  for  him. 

9  And  every  offering  of  all  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  which 
they  bring  unto  the  priest,  shall  be  his. 

10  And  every  man's  hallowed  things 
shall  be  his :  whatsoever  any  man  giveth 
the  priest,  it  shall  be  his. 

11  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

12  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  If  any  man's  wife  go 
aside,  and  commit  a  tres'pass  against'  him, 

13  And  a  man  lie  with  her  carnally, 
and  it  be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  her  huf 
band,   and  be  kept  close,   and  she  be  de- 
filed, and  tliere  be  no  witness  against'  her, 
neither  she  be  taken  with  the  manner  ; 

14  And  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon 
him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife,  and  she 
be  defiled  :  or  if  the  spirit  of  jealousy  com'e 
upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife, 
and  she  be  not  defiled  ; 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his  wife 
unto  the  priest,  and  he  shall  bring  her  of- 
fering for  her,  the  tenth  part  of  an  eph'ah 
of  barley  meal ;  he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon 


*  a-genst . 


121 


The  trial  of  jealousy.  NUM 

it,  nor  put  frankincense  thereon  ;  for  it  is 
an  offerings  of  jealousy,  an  offerings  of  me- 
morial, hring;in»  iniquity  to  remembrance. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her  near, 
and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take  holy  w?rter 
in  an  earthen  vessel ;  and  of  the  dust  that 
is  in  the  floor  of  the  tabernacle  the  priest 
shall  take,  and  put  it  into  the  water: 

10  And  the  priest  shall  set  the  woman 
before  the  Lord,  and  uncover  the  woman''s 
head,  and  put  the  offering  of  memorial  in 
her  hands,  which  is  the  jealousy-offering : 
and  the  priest  shall  have  in  his  hand  the 
bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  charge  her  by 
an  oath,  and  say  unto  the  woman.  If  no 
man  have  lain  with  thee,  and  if  thou  hast 
not  gone  aside  to  uncleanness  with  another 
instead  of  thy  huf'band,  be  thou  free  from 
this  bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside  to  another 
instead  of  thy  hijj'band,  and  if  thou  be 
defiled,  and  some  man  hath  lain  with  thee 
beside  thine  huj'band  ; 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  charge  the 
woman  with  an  oath  of  cursing  ;  and  the 
priest  shall  say  unto  the  woman,  The 
Lord  make  thee  a  curse  and  an  oath 
among  thy  people,  when  the  Lord  doth 
make  thy  thigh  to  rot,  and  thy  belly  to 
swell : 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth  the 
curse  shall  go  into  thy  bowels,  to  make  thy 
belly  to  swell,  and  thy  thigh  to  rot.  And 
the  woman  shall  say,  A'men',  a'men'. 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write  these 
curses  in  a  book,  and  he  shall  blot  them 
out  with  the  bitter  water  : 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  woman  to 
drink  the  bitter  water  that  causeth  the 
curse :  and  the  water  that  causeth  the 
curse  shall  enter  into  her,  and  become  bitter. 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the  jeal- 
ousy-offering out  of  the  woman's  hand, 
and  shall  wave  the  offering  before  the 
Lord,  and  offer  it  upon  the  altar  : 

26  And  the  priest  shall  take  a  handful 
of  the  offering,  even  the  memorial  thereof, 
and  burn  it  upon  the  altar,  and  afterward 
shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink  the  water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her  to  drink 
the  water,  then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
if  she  be  defiled,  and  have  done  tres'pass 
against'  her  huf'band,  that  the  water  that 
causeth  the  curse  shall  enter  into  her,  and 
become  bitter,  and  her  belly  shall  swell, 
and  her  thigh  shall  rot :  and  the  woman 
shall  be  a  curse  among  her  people. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  defiled, 
but  be  clean  ;  then  she  shall  be  free,  and 
shall  conceive  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jeal'ousies,  when 
a  wife  goeth  aside  to  another  instead  of 
-■*•  tauf'band,  and  is  defiled  ; 

*  klr'riihs. 


BERS.  The  law  of  the  Kas'a-rite. 

30  Or  when  the  spirit  of  jealousy  cometh 
upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  over  his  wife, 
and  shall  set  the  woman  before  the  Lord, 
and  the  priest  shall  execute  upon  her  all 
this  law ; 

31  Then  shall  the  man  be  guiltless  from 
iniquity,  and  this  woman  shall  bear  her 
iniquity. 

CHAP.  VL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 
in?, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If 'ra-el,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  either  man  or  woman 
shall  separate  themselves  to  vow  a  vow 
of  a  Naz'a-rTte,  to  separate  themselves  unto 
the  Lord  ; 

3  He  shall  separate  himself  from  wine, 
and  strong  drink,  and  shall  drink  no  vine- 
gar of  wine,  or  vinegar  of  strong  drink, 
neither  shall  he  drink  any  liquor  of  grapes, 
nor  eat  moist  grapes,  or  dried. 

4  All  the  days  of  his  separation  shall  he 
eat  nothing  that  is  made  of  the  vine-tree, 
from  the  kernels  ^  even  to  the  hvisk. 

5  All  the  days  of  the  vow  of  his  separa- 
tion there  shall  no  razor  come  upon  his 
head  :  until  the  days  be  fulfilled,  in  the 
which  he  separateth  himself  unto  the 
Lord,  he  shall  be  holy,  and  shall  let  the 
locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head  grow. 

6  All  the  days  that  he  separateth  him,- 
selfnnto  the  Lord  he  shall  come  at  no 
dead  body. 

7  He  shall  not  make  himself  unclean 
for  his  father,  or  for  his  mother,  for  his 
brother,  or  for  his  sister,  when  they  die  ; 
because  the  consecration  of  his  God  is 
upon  his  head. 

8  All  the  days  of  his  separation  he  is 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  if  any  man  die  very  suddenly  by 
him,  and  he  hath  defiled  the  head  of  his 
consecration  ;  then  he  shall  shave  his  head 
in  the  day  of  his  cleansing,  on  the  seventh 
day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  bring 
two  turtles,  or  two  young  pig'eons,''  to  the 
priest,  to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  : 

11  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for 
a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt- 
offering,  and  make  an  atonement  for  him, 
for  that  he  sinned  by  the  dead,  and  shall 
hallow  his  head  that  same  day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto  the 
Lord  the  days  of  his  separation,  and  shall 
bring  a  lamb  of  the  first  year  for  a  tres'- 
pass-offering  :  but  the  days  that  were  be- 
fore shall  be  lost,  because  his  separation 
was  defiled. 

13  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  Naz'a-rite, 
when  the  days  of  his  separation  are  fulfil- 
led :  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering  unto 

2  pid'jine. 
132 


Form  of  blessing  tht  people.  NUM' 

the  Lord,  one  he-lamb  of  the  first  year 
without  blemish  for  a  burnt-offering;,  and 
one  ewe-lamb  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  ram 
without  blemish  for  peace-offerings, 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread, 
cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  and 
wafers  of  unleavened  bread  anointed  with 
oil,  and  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  them  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  shall  offer  his  sin-of- 
fering, and  his  burnt-offering. 

17  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram /or  a  sac'- 
rif  i^e  of  peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord, 
with  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread  :  the 
priest  shall  offer  also  his  meat-offering,  and 
his  drink-offering. 

18  And  the  Naz'a-rlte  shall  shave  the 
head  of  his  separation  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  and  shall 
take  the  hair  of  the  head  of  his  separation, 
and  put  it  in  the  fire  which  is  under  the 
sac'rif  i^e  of  the  peace-offerings. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  sodden 
shoulder  of  the  ram,  and  one  unleavened 
cake  out  of  the  basket,  and  one  unleavened 
wafer,  and  shall  put  them  upon  the  hands 
of  the  Naz'a-rite,  after  the  hair  of  his  sep- 
aration is  shaven  : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  for 
a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  :  this  is 
holy  for  the  priest,  with  the  wave-breast 
and  heave-shoulder  :  and  after  that  the 
Naz'a-rlte  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  IS  the  law  of  the  Naz'a-rite  who 
hath  vowed,  and  of  his  offering  unto  the 
Lord  for  his  separation,  besides  that  that 
his  hand  shall  get  :  according  to  the  vow 
which  he  vowed,  so  he  must  do  after  the 
law  of  his  separation. 

22  T  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  via'ron,  and  unto  his 
sons,  saying.  On  this  wise  ye  shall  bless 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  saying  unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee  ; 

25  The  I^ORD  make  his  face  shine  upon 
thee,  and  be  gracious  unto  thee  ; 

26  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance 
upon  thee,  and  give  thee  peace. 

27  And  they  shall  put  my  name  upon 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  and  I  will  bless 
them. 

CHAP.  VIL 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  that 
Mo'f's  had  fully  set  up  the  taberna 
de,  and  had  anointed  it,  and  sanctified  it, 
and  all  the  instruments  thereof,  both  the 
altar  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  had 
anointed  them,  and  sanctified  them, 

2  That  the  princes  of  If'ra-el,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  who  wire  the 
princes  of  the  tribes,  and  were  over  them 
that  were  numbered,  offered : 

3  And  they  brought  their  offering  before 


BERS.  The  princes''  offerings. 

the  Lord,  six  covered  wagons,  and  twelve 
oxen  ;  a  wagon  for  two  of  the  princes, 
and  for  each  one  an  ox  :  and  they  brought 
them  before  the  tabernacle. 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes. 
saying, 

5  Take  it  of  them,  that  they  may  be  to 
do  the  ser'vice  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  thou  shalt  give  them  unto 
the  Le'vTtes,  to  every  man  according  to  his 
ser'vice. 

6  And  Mo'fes  took  the  wagons  and  the 
oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  the  Le'vltes. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  he  gave 
unto  the  sons  of  Ger'shon,  according  to 
their  ser'vice  : 

8  And  four  wagons  and  eight  oxen  he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri,  according 
unto  their  ser'vice,  under  the  hand  of  Ith'- 
a-mar,  the  son  of  ^a'ron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sons  of  Ko'hath  he  gave 
none  ;  because  the  ser'vTce  of  the  sanctu- 
ary belonging  unto  them  ?<'aj,  that  they 
should  bear  upon  their  shoulders. 

10  And  the  princes  offered  for  dedicat- 
ing of  the  altar,  in  the  day  that  it  was 
anointed,  even  the  princes  offered  their  of- 
fering before  the  altar. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes. 
They  shall  offer  their  offering,  each  prince 
on  his  day,  for  the  dedicating  of  the  altar. 

12  And  he  that  offered  his  offering  the 
first  day  was  Nah'shon,  the  son  of  Am-min'- 
a-dab,  of  the  tribe  of  .Ifi'dah  : 

13  And  his  offering  wa^one  silver  charg- 
er, the  weight  thereof  M>a*  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  were  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

14  One  spoon  often  shekels  o(  gold,  fiiU 
of  incense  : 

15  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  bumt-offering 

16  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering 

17  And  for  a  sac'rif  i^e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  Nah'shon,  the  son  of  Am-min'- 
a-dab. 

18  T  On  the  second  day  Ne-than'e-el, 
the  son  of  Zu'ar,  prince  of  Is'sa-char,  did 
offer  : 

19  He  offered /or  his  offering  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was  a  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  ;  both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

21  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  bumt-offering  : 

22  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing: 

23  And  for  a  sac'rifi^e  of  peace-offer- 

123 


The  offerings  NUM' 

ings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  Vie-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
oflering  of  Ne-than'e-el,  the  son  of  Zu'ar. 

24  f  On  the  third  day  E-li'ab,  the  son 
of  Ile'lon,  prince  of  the  children  of  Zeb'u- 
lon,  did  offer  : 

25  His  ofi"ering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekds,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
lioth  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil,  for  a  meat-ofl'ering  : 

26  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

27  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-ofi'ering: 

28  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

29  And  for  a  sSc'rif  i^e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  icas  the 
offering  of  E-li'ab,  the  son  of  He'Ion. 

30  TI  On  the  fourth  day  E-li'zur,  the  son 
of  Shed'e-ur,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Reii'ben,  did  offer  : 

31  His  ottering  lous  one  silver  charger  of 
the  weight  of  a  hundred  and  thirty  shekels, 
one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  both  of  them  full 
of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  for  a  meat-of- 
fering : 

32  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing : 

35  And  for  a  sac'rif  ige  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  E-lT'zur,  the  son  of  Shed'e-iir. 

36  IT  On  the  fifth  day  She-ia'mi-el,  the 
son  of  Zu-ri-shad'da-i,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Sim'e-6n,  did  offer  : 

37  His  offering  tvas  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering  : 

41  And  for  a  sac'rif  i^e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  ivas  the 
offering  of  She-lii'mi-el,  the  son  of  Zu-ri- 
shad'da-i. 

42  IT  On  the  sixth  day  E-li'a-saph,  the 
son  of  De-ii'el,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Gad,  offered  : 

43  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
of  the  weight  of  a  hundred  and  thirty  shek- 
els, a  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both  of  them 


BERS.  of  the  princes, 

full  of  fine  flour  mingled   with  oil,  for  a 
meat-offering  : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

46  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing : 

47  And  for  a  sac'rif  ige  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  E-li'a-saph,  the  son  of  De-ii'el. 

48  On  the  seventh  day  E-lish'a-ma,  the 
son  of  Am-mi'hud,  prince  of  the  children 
of  E'phra-im,  offered  : 

49  His  offering  icas  one  silver  charger 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  b5wl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctu- 
ary ;  both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

53  And  for  a  sac'rifi^e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  E-lish'a-ma,  the  son  of  Am- 
mi'hijd. 

54  IT  On  the  eighth  day  offered  Ga- 
ma'li-el,  the  son  of  Ped'ah-zur,  prince  of 
the  children  of  Ma-nas'seh  : 

55  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger 
of  the  weight  of  a  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil, 
for  a  meat-offering  : 

56  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

58  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

59  And  for  a  sac'rifi5e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  Ga-ma'li-el,  the  son  of  Ped'- 
ah-zur. 

60  IT  On  the  ninth  day  Sb'i-dan,  the 
son  of  Gid-e-o'ni,  prince  of  the  children 
of  Ben'ja-min,  offered  : 

61  His  offering  ivas  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

63  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt -offer- 
ing: 

124 


The  ojering  at  the  NUM' 

64  One  kid  of  the  gloats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

65  And  for  a  sac'rifi9e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  Ab'i-dan,  the  sonof  GTd-e-6'ni. 

66  IT  On  the  tenth  day  A-hi-e'zer,  the 
son  of  Am-mi-shad'da-l,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan,  offered  : 

67  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
skekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels, 
full  of  incense  : 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-of- 
fering : 

71  And  for  a  sac'rifige  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was 
the  offering  of  A-hi-e'zer,  the  son  of  Am- 
mi-shad'da-i. 

72  H  On  the  eleventh  day  Pa'gi-el,  the 
son  of  Oc'ran,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Ash'er,  offered  : 

73  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels, 
full  of  incense  : 

75  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

76  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-of- 
fering : 

77  And  for  a  sac'rlfi^e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  Pa'gi-el,  the  son  of  Oc'ran. 

78  V  On  the  twelfth  day  A-hi'ra,  the 
son  of  E'nan,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Niiph'ta-ll,  offered  : 

79  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  a  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  iifter  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

80  One  golden  spoon  often  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

81  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

82  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-of- 
fering : 

83  And  for  a  sac'rifi^e  of  peace-offer- 
ings, two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats, 
five  lambs  of  the  first  year.  This  was  the 
offering  of  A-hi'ra,  the  «on  of  E'nan. 

84  'fhis  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar, 
in  the   day  when  it  was  anointed,  by  the  I 

L2 


BERS.  dedication  of  the  altar. 

princes  of  Ij'ra-el  :  twelve  chargers  of 
silver,  twelve  silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons 
of  gold  : 

85  Each  charger  of  silver  weighing  a 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  each  bowl 
seventy  :  all  the  silver  vessels  iveighed  two 
thousand  and  four  hundred  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

86  The  golden  spoons  were  twelve,  full 
of  incense,  weighing  ten  shekels  apieci-, 
ufter  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  :  all  the 
gold  of  the  spoons  teas  a  hundred  and 
twenty  shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt-offering 
were  twelve  bullocks,  the  rams  twelve, 
the  lambs  of  the  first  year  twelve,  with 
their  meat-offering  :  and  the  kids  of  the 
goats  for  sin-offering,  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the  sac'rif  i^e 
of  the  peace-offerings  were  twenty  and 
four  bullocks,  the  rams  sixty,  the  he-goats 
sixty,  the  lambs  of  the  first  year  sixty. 
This  was  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  after 
that  it  was  anointed. 

89  IT  And  when  Mo'jes  was  gone  into 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  to 
speak  with  him,  then  he  heard  the  voice 
of  one  speaking  unto  him  from  off  the 
mercy- seat  that  rvas  upon  the  ark  of  tes'- 
timony,  from  between  the  two  cherubim?  : 
and  he  spake  unto  him. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND    the    Lord    spake    unto    M5'fes, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  ^a'ron,  and  say  unto  him, 
When  thou  lightest  the  lamps,  the  seven 
lamps  shall  give  light  over  against'  the 
candlestick. 

3  And  AsiTon  did  so  ;  he  lighted  the 
lamps  thereof  over  against'  the  candle- 
stick, as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

4  And  this  work  of  the  candlestick  was 
of  beaten  gold,  unto  the  shaft  thereof, 
unto  the  flowers  thereof,  wa^s  beaten  work  : 
according  unto  the  pattern  which  the 
Lord  had  showed  Mo'fes,  so  he  made 
the  candlestick. 

5  1  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

6  Take  the  Le'vites  from  among  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  cleanse  them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  them,  to 
cleanse  them  :  Sprinkle  water  of  purifying 
upon  them,  and  let  them  shave  all  the-'r 
flesh,  and  let  them  wash  their  clothes, 
and  so  make  themselves  clean. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  young  bullock 
with  his  meat-offering,  even  fine  flour 
mingled  with  oil,  and  another  young  bul- 
lock shalt  thou  take  for  a  sin-offering. 

9  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Le'vites  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 
and  thou  shalt  gather  the  whole  assembly 
of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  together  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Le'vites 
before   the   Lord  :  and  the   children  of 

125 


The  consecration  of  the  Le'vites.  NUM' 
If'ra-el  shall  put  their  hands  upon  the 
Le'vites  : 

1 1  And  ^a'ron  shall  offer  the  Le'vites 
before  the  Lord  for  an  offerings  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  that  they  may  exe- 
cute the  ser'vice  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  the  Le'vites  shall  lay  their 
hands  upon  the  heads  of  the  bullocks : 
and  thou  shalt  offer  the  one  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing, and  the  other  for  a  burnt-offering, 
unto  the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for 
the  Le'vites. 

13  And  thou  shalt  set  the  Le'vites  be- 
fore w^a'ron,  and  before  his  sons,  and  offer 
them /or  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

14  Thus  shalt  thou  separate  the  Le'- 
vites from  among  the  children  of  l|'ra-el  : 
and  the  Le'vites  shall  be  mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Le'vites  go 
in  to  do  the  ser'vice  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  :  and  thou  shalt  cleanse 
them,  and  offer  them /or  an  offering. 

16  For  tiiey  are  wholly  given  unto  me 
from  among  the  children  of  l§'ra-el  ;  in- 
stead of  such  as  open  every  womb,  even 
instead  of  the  first-born  of  all  the  children 
of  l§'ra-el,  have  I  taken  them  unto  me. 

17  For  all  the  first-born  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  are  mine,  both  man  and  beast  : 
on  the  day  that  I  smote  every  first-born  in 
the  land  of  E'|ypt,  I  sanctified  them  for 
myself. 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Le'vites  for 
all  the  first-born  of  the  children  of  !§'■ 
ra-el. 

19  And  I  have  given  the  Le'vites  as  a 
gift  to  ^a'ron  and  to  his  sons  from  among 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  to  do  the  ser'vice 
of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  in  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  to  make  an 
atonement  for  the  children  of  If'ra-el  : 
that  there  be  no  plague  among  the  chil- 
dren of  l§'ra-el,  when  the  children  of  Ij'- 
ra-el  come  nigh  unto  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Mo'jes,  and  ./fZa'ron,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
did  to  the  Le'vites  according  unto  all  that 
the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'^es  concer'ning 
the  Le'vites,  so  did  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
unto  them. 

21  And  the  Le'vites  were  purified,  and 
they  washed  their  clothes  ;  and  ^a'ron 
offered  them  as  an  offering  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  ^a'ron  made  an  atonement  for 
them  to  cleanse  them. 

22  And  after  that  went  the  Le'vites  in 
to  do  their  ser'vice  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  before  »/3a'r6n,  and  be- 
fore his  sons  :  as  the  Lord  had  command- 
ed Md'jes  concer'ning  the  Le'vites,  so  did 
they  unto  them. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'fes, 
saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  belongeth  unto  the 
Le'vites  :  from  twenty  and  five  years  old 
and  iip'ward  they  shall  go  in  to  wait  upon 


BERS.  The  passover  comman'ded  again'. 
the  ser'vice  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation : 

25  And  from  the  age  of  fifty  years  they 
shall  cease  waiting  upon  the  ser'vice 
thereof.,  and  shall  serve  no  more  : 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their  breth- 
ren in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
to  keep  the  charge,  and  shall  do  no  ser'- 
vice. Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  the  Le'- 
vites toiich'ing  their  charge. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes  in 
the  wilderness  of  Si'nai,  in  the  first 
month  of  the  second  year  after  they  were 
come  out  of  the  land  of  E'|ypt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  children  of  If'ra-el  also  keep 
the  passover  at  his  appointed  season. 

3  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  this  month,  at 
even,  ye  shall  keep  it  in  his  appointed 
season  :  according  to  all  the  rites  of  it, 
and  according  to  all  the  cer'emonief  there- 
of, shall  ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Mo'fes  spake  unto  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  that  they  should  keep  the 
passover. 

5  And  they  kept  the  passover  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month,  at  even, 
in  the  wilderness  of  Si'nai  :  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes,  so 
did  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

6  IT  And  there  were  cer'tain  men  who 
were  defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man, 
that  they  could  not  keep  the  passover  on 
that  day  :  and  they  came  before  Mo'fes 
and  before  ^a'ron  on  that  day  : 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him,  We 
are  defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man  : 
wherefore  are  we  kept  back,  that  we  may 
not  offer  an  offering  of  the  Lord  in  his 
appointed  season  among  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  ? 

8  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  them.  Stand 
still,  and  I  will  hear  what  the  Lord  will 
command'  concer'ning  you. 

9  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
saying.  If  any  man  of  you  or  of  your  pos- 
terity shall  be  unclean  by  reason  of  a  dead 
body,  or  be  in  a  joiirney  afar  off,  yet  he 
shall  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord. 

11  The  fourteenth  day  of  the  second 
month  at  even  they  shall  keep  it,  and  eat 
it  with  unleavened  bread  and  bitter  hirbf. 

12  They  shall  leave  n6ne  of  it  unto  the 
morning,  nor  break  any  bone  of  it :  ac- 
cording to  all  the  ordinances  of  the  pass- 
over  they  shall  keep  it. 

13  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and  is 
npt  in  a  journey,  and  forbeareth  to  keep 
the  passover,  even  the  same  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  his  people :  because  he  brought 
not  the  offering  of  the  Lord  in  his  ap- 
pointed season,  that  man  shall  bear  his  sin. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  shall  so'joiirn  among 
you,  and  will  keep  the  passover  unto  the 

126 


The  cloud  guidelh  the  1§' ra-il-ites .  NUM'BERS 
Lord  ;  according  to  the  ordinance  of  the 
passover,  and  according  to  the  manner 
thereof,  so  shall  he  do :  ye  shall  have  one 
ordinance,  both  for  the  stranger,  and  for 
him  that  was  born  in  the  land. 

15  t  And  on  the  day  that  the  taberna- 
cle was  reared  up,  the  cloud  covered  the 
tabernacle,  namely,  the  tent  of  the  tes'ti- 
mony  :  and  at  even  there  was  upon  the 
tabernacle  as  it  were  the  appearance  of 
fire,  until  the  morning. 

16  So  it  wasalway  :  the  cloud  covered  it 
by  day,  and  the  appearance  of  fire  by  night. 

17  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
from  the  tabernacle,  then  after  that  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  journeyed:  and  in  the 
place  where  the  cloud  abode,  there  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  pitched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  command'ment  of  the  Lord 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  journeyed,  and  at 
the  command'ment  of  the  Lord  they 
pitched :  as  long  as  the  cloud  abode  upon 
the  tabernacle  they  rested  in  their  tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  tarried  long 
upon  the  tabernacle  many  days,  then  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  kept  the  charge  of  the 
Lord,  and  journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  was 
a  few  days  upon  the  tabernacle  ;  according 
to  the  command'ment  of  the  Lord  they 
abode  in  their  tents,  and  according  to  the 
command'ment  of  the  Lord  they  journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  abode 
from  even  unto  the  morning,  and  that  the 
cloud  was  taken  up  in  the  morning,  then 
they  joiirneyed  ;  whether  it  was  by  day  or 
by  night  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up,  they 
joiirneyed. 

22  Or  whether  it  were  two  days,  or  a 
m6nth,  or  a  year,  that  the  cloud  tarried 
upon  the  tabernacle,  remaining  thereon, 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  abode  in  their  tents, 
and  journeyed  not :  but  when  it  was  taken 
up,  they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  command'menrof  the  Lord 
they  rested  in  their  tents,  and  at  the  com- 
mand'ment of  the  Lord  they  journeyed: 
they  kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
command'ment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand 
of  M5'fes. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 
ing, 


2  Make  thee  two  trumpets  of  silver  :  of 
a  whole  piece  shalt  thou  make  them,  that 
thou  mayst  use  them  for  the  calling  of  the 
assembly,  and  for  the  joiJr'neyTng  of  the 
camps. 

3  And  when  they  shall  blow  with  them, 
all  the  assembly  shall  assemble  themselves 
to  thee  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

4  And  if  they  blow  but  with  one  trum- 
pet, then  the  princes,  which  are  heads  of 
the  thousands  of  Ij'ra-el,  shall  gather 
themselves  unto  thee. 


Tliey  remove  from  Si'ndi  to  Pa! ran. 

5  When  ye  blow  an  alarm,  then  the 
camps  that  lie  on  the  east  parts  shall  go 
for'ward. 

6  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the  second 
time,  then  the  camps  that  lie  on  the  south 
side  shall  take  their  journey :  they  shall 
blow  an  alarm  for  their  journeys. 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is  to  be 
gathered  together,  ye  shall  blow,  but  ye 
shall  not  sound  an  alarm. 

8  And  the  sons  of  ^a'ron,  the  priests, 
shall  blow  with  the  trumpets  ;  and  they 
shall  be  to  you  for  an  ordinance  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations. 

9  And  if  ye  go  to  war  in  your  land 
against'  the  enemy  that  oppresseth  you, 
then  ye  shall  blow  an  alarm  with  the 
trumpets  ;  and  ye  shall  be  remembered 
before  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall 
be  saved  from  your  enemies. 

10  Also  in  the  day  of  your  gladness, 
and  in  your  solemn  days,  and  in  the  be- 
ginnings of  your  months,  ye  shall  blow 
with  the  trumpets  over  your  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  over  the  sac'rifi9es  of  your 
peace-offerings  ;  that  they  may  be  to  you 
for  a  memorial  before  your  God  :  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

11  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  sec- 
ond year,  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
from  off  the  tabernacle  of  the  tes'timony. 

12  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  took 
their  joilrneys  out  of  the  wilderness  of 
Si'nai ;  and  the  cloud  rested  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Pa'ran. 

13  And  they  first  took  their  journey 
according  to  the  command'ment  of  the 
Lord  by  the  hand  of  Md'fes. 

14  In  the  first  flace  went  the  standard 
of  the  camp  of  the  children  of  Jii'dah  ac- 
cording to  their  armies  :  and  over  his  host 
was  Nah'shon  the  son  of  Am-min'a-dab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Is'sa-char  was  Ne-than'e-el,  the 
son  of  Zu'ar. 

16  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zeb'u-lon  was  E-li'ab  the  son 
of  Ile'lon. 

17  And  the  tabernacle  was  taken  down ; 
and  the  sons  of  Ger'shon  and  the  sons  of 
Mer'a-ri  set  for'ward,  bearing  the  taber- 
nacle. 

18  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of 
ReA'ben  set  for'ward  according  to  their 
armies  :  and  over  his  host  was  E-li'zur  the 
son  of  Shed'e-iir. 

19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Sim'e-6n  was  She-lu'mi-el  the 
son  of  Zu-ri-shad'da-i. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Gad  was  E-li'a-saph  the  son 
of  De-u'el. 

21  And  the  Ko-hath'ites  set  for'ward, 
bearing  the  sanctuary  :  and  the  other  did 
set  up  the  tabernacle  against'  they  came . 

127 


Mo'fcs  enlreateth  Ho  bah.  NUM'BERy. 

22  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the 
children  of  E'phra-im  set  for'ward  accord- 
ing to  their  armies  :  and  over  his  host  xras 
E-lish'a-ma  the  son  of  Am-mT'hud. 

23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ma-nas'seh  was  Ga-ma'li-el  the 
son  of  Ped'ah-zur. 

24  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Een'ja-min  was  Ab'i-dan  the 
son  of  Gid-e-o'ni. 

25  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the 
children  of  Dan  set  for'ward,  which  was 
the  rear'ward  of  all  the  camps  throughout 
their  hosts :  and  over  his  host  was  A-hi-e'- 
zer  the  son  of  Am-mi-shad'da-i. 

26  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ash'er  was  Pa'gi-el  the  son  of 
Oc'ran. 

27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naph'ta-IT  was  A-hi'ra  the  son 
of  E'nan. 

28  Thus  tcere  the  joiir'neyTngs  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  according  to  their  ar- 
mies, when  they  set  for'ward. 

29  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  Ho'bab,  the 
son  of  Ra-gu'el  the  Mid'i-an-Ite,  Mo'jes'' 
father-in-law,  We  are  jour'neying  unto  the 
place  of  which  the  Lord  said,  I  will  give 
it  you  :  come  thou  with  us,  and  we  will 
do  thee  good  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
good  concer'ning  If'ra-el. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  will  not  go ; 
but  I  will  depart  to  mine  own  land,  and 
to  my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said.  Leave  us  not,  I  pray 
thee  :  forasmuch  as  thou  knowesthow  we 
are  to  encamp  in  the  wilderness,  and  thou 
mayst  be  to  us  instead  of  eyes. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with  us, 
yea,  it  shall  be,  that  what  goodness  the 
Lord  shall  do  unto  us,  the  same  will  we 
do  unto  thee. 

33  And  they  departed  from  the  mount 
of  the  Lord  three  days^  journey  :  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  went 
before  them  in  the  three  days'  joiirney,  to 
search  out  a  resting-place  for  them. 

34  And  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  them  by  day,  when  they  went  out 
of  the  camp. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ark 
set  for'ward,  that  Mo'fes  said,  Rise  up. 
Lord,  and  let  thine  enemies  be  scattered, 
and  let  them  that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said.  Return, 
O  Lord,  unto  the  many  thousands  of  If'- 
ra-el. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  when  the  people  complained,  it 
displeased  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord 
heard  if ;  and  his  anger  was  kindled  ;  and 
the  fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them,  and 
consumed  Ihtm  that  ivcre  in  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto  Mo'fes ; 


Manna  loathed. 
and  when  Mo'fes  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
the  fire  was  quenched. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Tab'e-rah  ;  because  the  fire  of  the  Lord 
burnt  among  them. 

4  And  the  mixed  multitude  that  was 
among  them  fell  a  lusting:  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-el  also  wept  again',  and  said, 
Who  shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? 

5  We  remember  the  fish  which  we  did 
eat  in  E'gypt  freely  ;  the  cucumbers,  and 
the  melons,  and  the  leeks,  and  the  onions, 
and  the  garlick : 

6  But  now  our  soul  is  dried  away  :  there 
is  nothing  at  all,  besides  this  manna,  be- 
fore our  eyes. 

7  And  the  manna  was  as  coriander-seed, 
and  the  colour  thereof  as  the  colour  of 
bdellium.  ^ 

8  ^nd  the  people  went  about',  and 
gathered  it,  and  ground  it  in  mills,  or 
beat  it  in  a  mortar,  and  baked  it  in  pans, 
and  made  cakes  of  it :  and  the  taste  of  it 
was  as  the  taste  of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  when  the  dew  fell  upon  the 
camp  in  the  night,  the  manna  fell  upon  it. 

10  Then  Mo'fes  heard  the  people  weep 
throughout  their  families,  every  man  in 
the  door  of  his  tent :  and  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  greatly ;  Mo'jes  also 
was  displeased. 

11  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  afflicted  thy  servant  ? 
and  wherefore  have  I  not  found  favour  in 
thy  sight,  that  thou  layest  the  burden  of 
all  this  people  upon  me  ? 

12  Have  I  conceived  all  this  people  ? 
have  I  begotten  them,  that  thou  shouldst 
say  unto  me,  Carry  them  in  thy  bo'fom, 
as  a  nursing  father  beareth  the  sucking 
child,  unto  the  land  which  thou  swarest 
unto  their  fathers  ? 

13  Whence  should  I  have  flesh  to  give 
unto  all  this  people  ?  for  they  weep  unto 
me,  saying.  Give  us  flesh,  that  we  may  eat. 

14  I  am  not  able  to  bear  all  this  peo- 
ple al5ne,  becitise  it  ts  too  heavy  for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  me,  kill 
me,  I  pray  thee,  out  of  hand,  if  I  have 
found  favour  iu  thy  sight  ;  and  let  me  not 
see  my  wretchedness. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Gather  unto  me  seventy  men  of  the  elders 
of  l|'ra-el,  whom  thou  knowest  to  be  the  el- 
ders of  the  people,  and  officers  over  them  ; 
and  bring  them  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  that  they  may  stand  there 
with  thee. 

17  And  I  will  come  down  and  talk 
with  thee  there  :  and  I  will  take  of  the 
spirit  which  is  upon  thee,  and  will  put  ii 
upon  them  ;  and  they  shall  bear  the  bur- 
den of  the  people  with  thee,  that  thou 
bear  it  not  thyself  alone. 

18  And  say  thou  unto  the  people,  Sanc- 


*  dil'yum. 


1S8 


Quails  are  given  in  wrath.  NUMBERS 

tify  yourselves  ag;ainst'  to-morrow,  and  yc 
shall  eat  flesh  :  for  ye  have  wept  in  the 
ears  of  the  Lord,  sayings,  Who  shall  give 
us  flesh  to  eat  ?  for  it  was  well  with  us  in 
E'gypt:  there'fore  the  Lord  will  give  you 
flesh,  and  ye  shall  eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor  two 
days,  nor  five  days,  neither  ten  days,  nor 
twenty  days  ; 

20  But  even  a  whole  month,  until  it 
come  out  at  your  nostrils,  and  it  be  loath- 
some unto  you:  because  that  ye  have  de- 
spi'jed  the  Lord  which  is  among;  you,  and 
have  wept  before  him,  saying,  Why  came 
we  forth  out  of  E'gypt  ? 

21  And  M6'§es  said.  The  people  amongst 
whom  I  am^  are  six  hundred  thousand  foot- 
men ;  and  thou  hast  said,  I  will  give  them 
flesh,  that  they  may  eat  a  whole  month. 

22  Shall  the  flocks  and  the  herds  be 
slain  for  them,  to  suffice  them?  or  shall  all 
the  fish  of  the  sea  be  gathered  together  for 
them,  to  sOfi'i^e  them  .' 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Is 
the  Lord's  hand  waxed  short  ?  thou  shalt 
see  now  whether  my  word  shall  come  to 
pass  unto  thee  or  not. 

24  And  Mo'fes  went  out,  and  told  the 
people  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  gath- 
ered the  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  set  them  round  about'  the  tab- 
ernacle. 

25  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  a  cloud, 
and  spake  unto  him,  and  took  of  the  spirit 
that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  unto  the 
seventy  elders  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that^ 
when  the  spirit  rested  upon  them,  they 
prophesied,  and  did  not  cease. 

26  But  there  remained  two  of  the  men 
in  the  camp,  the  name  of  the  one  was  El'- 
dad,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Me'dad  : 
and  the  spirit  rested  upon  them  ;  and  they 
were  of  them  that  were  written,  but  went 
not  out  unto  the  tabernacle  :  and  they 
prophesied  in  the  camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a  young  man,  and 
told  Mo'fes,  and  said,  El'dad  and  Me'dad 
do  prophesy  in  the  camp, 

28  And  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun,  the 
servant  of  Mo'fes,  one  of  his  young  men, 
answered  and  said,  My  lord  Mo'fes,  forbid 
them. 

29  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  him,  Enriest 
thou  for  my  sake  ?  Would  God  that  all 
the  Lord's  people  were  prophets,  and  that 
the  Lord  would  put  his  spirit  upon  them  ! 

30  And  Mo'fes  gat  him  into  the  camp, 
he  and  the  elders  of  If'ra-el. 

31  And  there  went  forth  a  wind  from 
the  Lord,  and  brought  quails  from  the  sea, 
and  let  them  fall  by  the  camp,  as  it  were 
a  day's  journey  on  this  side,  and  as  it  were 
a  day's  journey  on  the  other  side,  round 
about'  the  camp,  and  as  it  w6re  two  cubits 
high  upon  the  face  of  the  garth. 


Mir'i-am'^s  leprosy 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all  tha' 
day,  and  all  Ihnt  night,  and  all  the  next 
day,  and  they  gathered  the  quails  :  he  that 
gathered  least  gathered  ten  homers  :  and 
they  spread  them  all  abroad  for  themselves 
round  about'  the  camp. 

33  And  while  the  flesh  loaj  yet  between 
their  teeth,  ere  it  was  chewed,  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against'  the  peo- 
ple, and  the  Lord  smote  the  people  with 
a  very  great  plague. 

34  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Kib'roth-Htit-ta'a-vah :  because  there  they 
buried  the  people  that  lusted. 

35  ./Ind  the  people  journeyed  from  Kib'- 
roth-Hat-ta'a-vah  unto  Haz-e'roth ;  and 
abode  at  Haz-e'roth. 

CHAP.  XIL 

AND  Mir'i-am'  and  .^a'ron  spake 
against'  Mo'fes  because  of  the  E-thi- 
6'pi-an  woman  whom  he  had  married:  for 
he  had  married  an  E-thi-o'pi-an  woman. 

2  And  they  said.  Hath  the  Lord  in- 
deed spoken  only  by  Mo'fes  ?  hath  he  not 
spoken  also  by  us  ?  And  the  Lord  heard 
it. 

3  (Now  the  man  M'''fes  was  very  meek, 
above  all  the  men  which  wire  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth.) 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly  unto 
Mo'fes,  and  unto  »4la'r6n,  and  unto  Mir'i- 
am.  Come  out  ye  three  unto  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation.  And  they  three 
came  out. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  the  pil- 
lar of  the  cloud,  and  stood  tn  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  called  ^a'ron  and 
Mir'i-am  :  and  they  both  came  forth. 

6  And  he  said.  Hear  now  my  words  .  if 
there  be  a  prophet  among  j'ou,  7  the  Lord 
will  make  myself  known  unto  him  in  a 
vision,  and  will  speak  unto  him  in  a  dream. 

7  My  servant  Mo'fes  is  not  so,  who  is 
faithful  in  all  mine  house  ? 

8  With  him  will  I  speak  mouth  to 
mouth,  even  apparently,  and  not  in  dark 
speeches  ;  and  thp  similitude  of  the  Lord 
shall  he  behold  :  wherefore  then  were  ye 
not  afraid  to  speak  against'  my  servant 
Mo'fes  ? 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  waa  kin- 
dled against'  them  ;  and  he  departed. 

10  And  the  cloud  departed  from  off  the 
tabernacle  ;  and,  behold,  Mir'i-am  became 
leprous,  white  as  snow  :  and  */3a'r6n  look- 
ed upon  Mir'i-am,  and,  behold,  she  was 
leprous. 

1 1  And  *4a'r6n  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Alas', 
my  lord,  I  beseech  thee,  lay  not  the  sin 
upon  us,  wherein  we  have  done  foolishly, 
and  wherein  we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead,  of  whom 
the  flesh  is  half  consumed  when  he  Com- 
eth out  of  his  m6ther's  womb. 

13  And  Mo'fes  cried  unto  the-  Lordj 


9 


'  Mlr'e-am. 


1S» 


Twelve  men  sent 


NUM'BERS. 


to  search  the  land. 


saying,  Heal  her  now,  O  God,  I  beseech 
thee. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  If 
her  father  had  but  spit  in  her  face,  should 
she  not  be  asha'med  seven  days  ?  Let  her 
be  shut  out  from  the  camp  seven  days,  and 
after  that  let  her  be  received  in  again'. 

15  And  Mir'i-am  was  shut  out  from  the 
camp  seven  days  :  and  the  people  jour- 
neyed not  till  Mir'i-am  was  brought  in 
again'. 

16  And  afterward  the  people  removed 
from  Haz-e'roth,  and  pitched  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Pa'ran. 

CHAP.  XIIL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 

2  Send  thou  men,  that  they  may  search 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  which  I  give  unto 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  :  of  every  tribe  of 
their  fathers  shall  ye  send  a  man,  every 
one  a  ruler  among  them. 

3  And  M5'f  es  by  the  command'ment  of 
the  Lord  sent  them  from  the  wilderness 
of  Pa'ran  :  all  those  men  were  heads  of  the 
children  of  if'ra-el. 

4  And  these  were  their  names  :  Of  the 
tribe  of  Reu'ben,  Sham-nm'a  the  son  of 
Zac'cur. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Sim'e-6n,  Sha'phat  the 
son  of  Ho'rT. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Ju'dah,  Ca'leb  the  son 
of  Je-phiin'neh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Is'sa-char,  T'gal  the 
son  of  Jo'seph. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  E'phra-im,  o'she-a  the 
son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min,  Pal'tl  the 
son  of  Ra'phu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zeb'u-lon,  Gad'di-el 
the  son  of  So'di. 

11  Of  the  tribe  of  Jo'seph,  namely,  of 
the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  Gad'di  the  son  of 
Su'si. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Xm'mi-el  the 
son  of  Ge-mal'll. 

13  Of  the  tribe  of  Ssh'er,  Se'thur  the  son 
of  Mi'cha-el. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  Naph'ta-li,  NahVi  the 
.son  of  Voph'si. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Ge-ii'el  the  son 
of  Ma'chl. 

16  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  M6'§es  sent  to  spy  out  the  land. 
And  Mo'fes  called  o'she-a  the  son  of  Nun, 
Je-hosh'u-a. 

17  And  M5'§es  sent  them  to  spy  out  the 
land  of  Ca'na-an,  and  said  unto  them,  Get 
you  up  this  way  south'ward,  and  go  up 
into  the  moiln'tain : 

18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  is  ;  and 
the  people  that  dwelleth  therein,  whether 
they  he  strong  or  weak,  few  or  many  ; 

19  And  what  the  land  is  that  they  dwell 
;  in,  whether  it  he  good  or  bad  ;  and  what 

^  Shi' shay. 


cities  they  be  that  they  dwell  in,  whethe; 
in  tents,  or  in  strong  holds  ; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  be 
fat  or  lean,  whether  there  be  wood  therein 
or  not  :  and  be  ye  of  good  courage,  and 
bring  of  the  fruit  of  the  land.  Now  the 
time  was  the  time  of  the  first  ripe  grapes. 

21  So  they  went  up,  and  searched  the 
land,  from  the  wilderness  of  Zin  unto  Re'- 
hob,  as  men  come  to  Ha'math. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the  south,  and 
came  unto  He'bron,  where  A-hi'man,  She'- 
shai,  ^  and  Tal'mai,^  the  children  of  A'nak, 
were.  (Now  He'bron  was  built  seven 
years  before  Zo'an  in  E'eypt.) 

23  And  they  came  unto  the  brook  of 
Esh'col,  and  cut  down  from  thence  abranch 
with  one  cluster  of  grapes,  and  they  bare 
it  between  two  upon  a  staff ;  and  they 
brought  of  the  pomegran'ates,  and  of  the 

figfS. 

24  The  place  was  called  the  brook  Esh'- 
col, because  of  the  cluster  of  grapes  which 
the  children  of  I§'ra-el  cut  down  from 
thence. 

25  And  they  returned  from  search'ing 
of  the  land  after  forty  days. 

26  And  they  went  and  came  to  Mo'- 
fes, and  to  Aa.'rbn,  and  to  all  the  congre- 

ation  of  the  children  of  If 'ra-el,  unto  the 
wilderness  of  Pa'ran.  to  Ka'desh  ;  and 
brought  back  word  unto  them,  and  unto 
all  the  congregation,  and  showed  them  the 
fruit  of  the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said.  We 
came  unto  the  land  whither  thou  seutest 
us,  and  surely  it  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey  ;  and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless  the  people  be  strong 
that  dwell  in  the  land,  and  the  cities  are 
walled,  and  very  great :  and,  moreover,  we 
saw  the  children  of  A'nak  there. 

29  The  Am'a-lek-ites  dwell  in  the  land 
of  the  south  ;  and  the  Hit'tites,  and  the 
Jeb'u-sTtes,  and  the  Am'o-rites,  dwell  in  the 
moun'tains  ;  and  the  Can'aan-ites  dwell 
by  the  sea,  and  by  the  coast  of  Jor'dan. 

30  And  Ca'leb  stilled  the  people  before 
Mo'fes,  and  said.  Let  us  go  up  at  once  and 
poffess'  it  ;  for  we  are  well  able  to  over- 
come it. 

31  But  the  men  that  went  up  with  him 
said.  We  be  not  able  to  go  up  against'  the 
people  ;  for  they  are  stronger  than  we. 

32  And  they  brought  up  an  evil  report 
of  the  land  which  they  had  searched  unto 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  saying,  The  land, 
through  which  we  have  gone  to  search  it, 
is  a  land  that  eateth  up  the  inhabitants 
thereof ;  and  all  the  people  that  we  saw 
in  it  are  men  of  a  great  stature. 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants,  the 
sons  of  A'nak,  ichich  come  of  the  giants  ; 
and  we  were  in  our  own  sight  as  grasshop- 
pers, and  so  we  were  in  their  sight. 

2  Tal'may. 
130 


7%e  people  murmur.  NUM 

CHAP.  xrv. 

AND  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their 
▼oice,  and  cried  ;  and  the  people  wept 
that  night. 

2  And  all  the  children  of  If'ra-el  mur- 
mured against'  Mo'fes  and  against'  Ak'Ton  : 
and  the  whole  congregation  said  unto 
them,  Would  God  that  we  had  died  in 
the  land  of  E'eypt  .'  or  would  God  we 
had  died  in  this  wilderness  ! 

3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord  brought 
us  unto  this  land,  to  fall  by  the  sword,  that 
our  wives  and  our  children  should  be  a 
prey  ?  were  it  not  better  for  us  to  return 
into  E'^ypt  ? 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Let  us 
make   a  cap'tain,  and  let  us  return  into 

E'fypt. 

5  Then  Mo  fes  and  Aa.  ron  fell  on  their 
faces  before  all  the  assembly  of  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  If 'ra-el. 

6  And  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  Niin,  and 
Ca'leb  the  son  of  Je-phun'neh,  which  were 
of  them  that  searched  the  land,  rent  their 
clothes  : 

7  And  they  spake  unto  all  the  compa- 
ny of  the  children  of  If 'ra-el,  saying,  'The 
land,  which  we  passed  through  to  search 
it,  is  an  exceeding  good  land. 

8  If  the  Lord  delight  in  us,  then  he 
will  bring  us  into  this  land,  and  give  it 
us  ;  a  land  which  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey. 

9  Only  rebel  not  ye  against'  the  Lord, 
neither  fear  ye  the  people  of  the  land  ;  for 
they  are  bread  for  us  :  their  defence  is  de- 
parted from  them,  and  the  Lord  is  with 
us  :  fear  them  not. 

10  But  all  the  congregation  bade  stone 
them  with  stones.  And  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  before  all  the  children  of 
If 'ra-el. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
How  long  will  this  people  provoke  me  ? 
and  how  long  will  it  be  ere^  they  believe 
me,  for  all  the  signs  which  I  have  showed 
among  them  ? 

12  I  will  smite  them  with  the  pesti- 
lence, and  disinherit  them,  and  will  make 
of  thee  a  greater  nation  and  mightier  than 
they. 

13  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Then  the  E-^yp'ti-anf  2  shall  hear  z7,  (for 
thou  broughtest  up  this  people  in  thy 
might  from  among  them  ;) 

14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the  inhabit- 
ants of  this  land  :  for  they  have  heard 
that  thou  Lord  art  among  this  people  ; 
that  thou  Lord  art  seen  face  to  face  ;  and 
that  thy  cloud  standeth  over  them  ;  and 
that  thou  goest  before  them,  by  day-time 
m  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  and  in  a  pillar  of  fire 
by  night. 

15  Now,  z/ thou  shall  kill  ail  this  people 

1  rtr* 


BERS.  Mb'§cs  intercedeth  for  them, 

as  one  man,  then  the  nations  which  have 
heard  the  fame  of  thee  will  speak,  saying, 

16  Because  the  Lord  was  not  able  to 
bring  this  people  into  the  land  which  he 
sware  unto  them,  there'fore  he  hath  slain 
them  in  the  wilderness. 

17  Aod  now,  I  beseech  thee,  let  the 
power  of  my  Lord  be  great,  according  as 
thou  hast  spoken,  saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  long-suffering,  and  of 
great  mercy,  forgiving  iniquity  and  trans- 
gression, and  by  no  means  clearing  the 
guilty  ;  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children  unto  the  third  and 
fourth  generation. 

19  Pardon,  I  beseech  thee,  the  iniquity 
of  this  people,  according  unto  the  greatness 
of  thy  mercy,  and  as  thou  hast  forgiven 
this  people  from  E'sypt  even  until  now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  pardon- 
ed, according  to  thy  word  : 

21  But  as  truly  as  I  live,  all  the  earth 
shall  be  filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

22  Because  all  those  men  which  have 
seen  my  glory,  and  my  miracles  which  1 
did  in  E'gypt  and  in  the  wilderness,  and 
have  tempted  me  now  these  ten  times,  and 
have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice  ; 

23  Surely  they  shall  not  see  the  land 
which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers,  neither 
shall  any  of  them  that  provoked  me  see  it  • 

24  But  my  servant  Ca'leb,  because  he 
had  another  spirit  with  him,  and  hath  fol- 
lowed me  fully,  him  will  I  bring  into  the 
land  whereinto  he  went  ;  and  his  seed 
shall  poffess'  it. 

25  (Now  the  Am'a-Iek-ites  and  the 
Can'aan-itea  dwelt  in  the  valley.)  To- 
morrow turn  ye,  and  get  ye  into  the 
wilderness  by  the  way  of  the  Red  Sea. 

26  T  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes 
and  unto  ^a'ron,  saying, 

27  How  long  shall  I  bear  with  this  evil 
congregation,  which  murmur  against'  me  ? 
I  have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  which  they  murmur 
against'  me. 

28  Say  unto  them,  As  truly  as  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  spoken  in  mine 
ears,  so  will  I  do  to  you  : 

29  Your  carcasses  shall  fall  in  this  wil- 
derness ;  and  all  that  were  numbered  of 
you,  according  to  your  whole  number, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  up'ward,  which 
have  murmured  against'  me, 

30  Doubtless  ye  shall  not  come  into  the 
land  conccr'ntng  which  I  sware  to  make 
you  dwell  therein,  save  Ca'leb  the  son  of 
Je-phun'neh,  and  J6sh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun. 

31  But  your  little  ones,  which  ye  said 
should  be  a  prey,  them  will  I  bring  in,  and 
they  shall  know  the  land  which  ye  have 
despi'fed. 

32  But  as  for  you,  your  carcasses,  they 
shall  fall  in  this  wilderness. 

2  E-gip' she-anz, 
*  131 


Infidtlily  Ihreaiened. 

32  And  )our  children  shall  wander  in 
the  wilderness  forty  years,  and  bear  your 
whoredoms,  until  your  carcasses  be  wasted 
in  the  wilderness. 

34  After  the  number  of  the  days  in 
which  ye  searched  the  land,  even  forty 
days,  each  day  for  a  year,  shall  ye  bear 
your  iniquities,  even  forty  years  ;  and  ye 
shall  know  my  breach  of  promise  : 

35  I  the  Lord  have  said,  I  will  surely  do 
it  unto  all  this  evil  congregation,  that  are 
gathered  together  against'  me  ;  in  this 
wilderness  they  shall  be  consumed,  and 
there  they  shall  die. 

36  H  And  the  men  which  Mo'jes  sent  to 
search  the  land,  who  returned,  and  made 
all  the  congregation  to  murmur  against' 
him,  by  bringing  up  a  slander  upon  the 
land, 

37  Even  those  men,  that  did  bring  up 
the  evil  report  upon  the  land,  died  by  the 
plague  before  the  Lord. 

38  But  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
Ca'ieb  the  son  of  Je-phun'neh,  which  were 
of  the  men  that  went  to  search  the  land, 
lived  slill. 

39  IT  And  Mo'fes  told  these  sayings  unto 
all  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  :  and  the  peo- 
ple mourned  greatly. 

40  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  gat  them  up  into  the  top  of  the 
moiin'tain,  saying,  Lo,  we  be  here^  and 
will  go  up  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
nath  promised  :  for  we  have  sinned. 

41  And  M6'§es  said.  Wherefore  now  do 
ye  transgress  the  command'ment  of  the 
Lord  .''  but  it  shall  not  prosper. 

42  Go  not  up,  for  the  Lord  is  not 
among  you  ;  that  ye  be  not  smitten  before 
your  enemies. 

43  For  the  Am'a-lek-ites  and  the  Can'- 
aan-ites  are  there  before  you,  and  ye  shall 
fall  by  the  sword:  because  ye  are  turned 
away  from  the  Lord,  there'fore  the  Lord 
will  not  be  with  you. 

44  But  they  presumed  to  go  up  unto  the 
hill-top  :  nevertheless  the  ark  of  the  cov 


enant  of  the  Lord,  and  Mo'fes,  departed  {eth  with  you 


NUM'BERS.  The  law  of  the  meal-offering. 

4  Then  shall  he  thaf,  offereth  his  offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  bring  a  meat-offering 
of  a  tenth-deal  of  flour,  mingled  with  the 
fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

5  And  the  fourth  part  of  a  hin  of  wine 
for  a  drink-offering  shalt  thou  prepare, 
with  the  burnt-offering  or  sacrifice,  for 
one  lamb. 

6  Or  for  a  ram,  thou  shalt  prepare  for 
a  meat-offering  two  tenth-deals  of  floui 
mingled  with  the  third  part  of  a  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink-offering  thou  shalt 
offer  the  third  part  of  a  hin  of  wine,  for 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

8  And  v,'hen  thou  preparest  a  bullock 
for  a  burnt-offering,  or  for  a  sac'rif I^e  in 
perfor'ming  a  vow,  or  peace-offerings  unto 
the  Lord  ; 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  with  a  bullock  a 
meat-offering  of  three  tenth-deals  of  flour 
mingled  with  half  a  hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a  drink-of- 
feriug  half  a  hin  of  wine, /or  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

1 1  Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  one  bullock, 
or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a  lamb,  or  a  kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that  ye 
shall  prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to  every  one, 
according  to  their  number. 

13  All  that  are  born  of  the  country  shall 
do  these  things  after  this  manner,  in  offer- 
ing an  offering  made  by  fire  of  a  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  so'joiirn  with  you, 
or  whosoever  be  among  you  in  your  gen- 
erations, and  will  offer  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; 
as  ye  do,  so  he  shall  do. 

15  One  ordinance  shall  be  both  for  you 
of  the  congregation,  and  also  for  the 
stranger  that  so'joiirneth  with  you^  an  or- 
dinance for  ever  in  your  generations  :  as 
ye  are  so  shall  the  stranger  be  before  the 
Lord. 

16  One  law  and  one  manner  shall  be 
for  you,  and  for  the  stranger  that  so'joiirn- 


not  out  of  the  camp. 

45  Then  the  Am'a-lek-ites  came  down, 
and  the  Cau'aan-ites  which  dwelt  in  that 
hill,    and    smote    them,    and    discomfited 
them,  even  unto  Hor'mah. 
CHAP.  XV. 

AND   the    Lord   spake    unto   Mo'jes, 
saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  if'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  be  come  into 
ihe  land  of  your  habitations,  which  I  give 
unto  you, 

3  And  will  make  an  offering  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord,  a  burnt-offerlug,  or  a  sac'rif  T9e 
in  perfor'ming  a  vow,  or  in  a  free-will-of- 
fering, or  in  your  solemn  feasts,  to  make  a 
•jweet  savour  unto  the  Lord,  of  the  herd, 
or  o[  the  flock  ; 


j      17  And  the   Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

18  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  come  into 
the  land  whither  I  bring  you  ; 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that  when  ye  eat 
of  the  bread  of  the  land,  ye  shall  offer  up 
a  heave-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

20  Ye  shall  offer  up  a  cake  of  the  first 
of  y.our  dough /or  a  heave-offering:  as  ye 
do  the  heave-offering  of  the  threshing-floor, 
so  shall  ye  heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Lor.d  a  heave-offering  ia 
your  generations. 

22  And  if  ye  have  erred,  and  not  ob- 
served all  these  command'ments  which  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  unto  Mo'fes, 

132 


Tke  sabbath-breaker  stoned. 

23  Even  all  that  the  Lord  hath  com- 
man'ded  you  by  the  hand  of  Mo'fes,  from 
the  day  that  the  Lord  commanded  Md'- 
?cj,  and  henceforward  among  your  gen- 
erations ; 

24  Then  it  shall  be,  if  aught  be  com- 
mitted by  ignorance,  without  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  congregation,  that  all  the 
congregation  shall  offer  one  young  bullock 
for  a  burnt-offering,  for  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord,  with  his  meat-offering,  and  his 
drink-offering,  according  to  the  manner, 
and  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
them  ;  for  it  is  ignorance  :  and  they  shall 
bring  their  offering,  a  sfic'rif  ire  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord,  and  their  sin-offering 
before  the  Lord,  for  their  ignorance : 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  ij'ra-el,  and 
the  stranger  that  so'journeth  among  them ; 
seeing  all  the  people  wire  in  ignorance. 

27  And  if  any  soul  sin  through  igno- 
rance, then  he  shall  bring  a  she-goat  of 
the  first  year  for  a  sin-offtring. 

28  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  soul  that  sinneth  ignorantly, 
when  he  sinneth  by  ignorance  before  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  him  ;  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

29  Ye  shall  have  one  law  for  him  that 
sinneth  through  ignorance,  both  for  him 
that  is  born  amongst  the  children  of  If'ra- 
el,  and  for  the  stranger  that  so'joiirneth 
among  them. 

30  But  the  soul  that  doeth  aught  pre- 
sumptuously, whtther  he  he  born  in  the 
land,  or  a  stranger,  the  same  reproacheth 
the  Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off 
from  among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  despl'fed  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  hath  broken  his  com- 
mand'ment,  that  soul  shall  utterly  be  cut 
off;   his  iniquity  shall  be  upon  him. 

32  %  And  while  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
were  in  the  wilderness,  they  found  a  man 
that  gathered  sticks  upon  the  sabbath-day. 

33  And  they  that  found  him  gath'erlng 
sticks  brought  him  unto  M6'§es  and  Ak'- 
ron,  and  unto  all  the  congregation  : 

34  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  because 
it  was  not  declared  what  should  be  done 
to  him. 

35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes,  The 
man  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  :  all  the 
congregation  shall  stone  him  with  stones 
without  the  camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation  brought 
him  without  the  camp,  and  stoned  him 
with  stones,  and  he  died  ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  Mo'jes. 

37  V  And  the  Lord  ipake  unto  Mo'fes, 
•aying, 


NUM'BERS.  The  rebellion. 

38  Speak  unfo  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  bid  them  that  they  make  them  fringes 
in  the  borders  of  their  garments,  through- 
out their  generations,  and  that  they  put 
upon  the  fringe  of  the  borders  a  rib'and ' 
of  blue  : 

39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a  fringe, 
that  ye  may  look  upon  it,  and  remember 
all  the  command'ments  of  the  Lord,  and 
do  them  ;  and  that  ye  seek  not  after  your 
own  heart,  and  your  own  eyes,  after  which 
ye  use  to  go  a  whoring  : 

40  That  ye  may  remember,  and  do  all 
my  command'ments,  and  be  holy  unto 
your  God. 

41  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  to 
be  your  God  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

NOW  Ko'rah  the  son  of  Iz'har,  the  son 
of  Ko'hath,  the  son  of  Le'vi,  and 
Da'than  and  A-bi'ram  the  sons  of  E-li'ab-, 
and  on  the  son  of  Pe'leth,  sons  of  Red' 
ben,  took  tnen: 

2  And  they  rose  up  before  Mo'ges,  with 
cer'tain  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  two 
hundred  and  fifty  princes  of  the  assembly, 
famous  in  the  congregation,  men  of  renown : 

3  And  they  gathered  themselves  togeth- 
er against'  Mo'fes  and  against'  .^a'ron,  and 
said  unto  them,  Ye  take  too  much  upon 
you,  seeing  all  the  congregation  are  holy, 
every  one  of  them,  and  the  Lord  is  among 
them  :  wherefore  then  lift  ye  up  your- 
selves above  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  ' 

4  And  when  Mo'fes  heard  i/,  he  fell 
upon  his  face : 

5  And  he  spake  unto  Ko'rah,  and  unto 
all  his  company,  saying,  Even  to-morrow 
the  Lord  will  show  who  are  his,  and  who 
is  holy  ;  and  will  cause  him  to  come  near 
unto  him  :  even  him  whom  he  hath  chosen 
will  he  cause  to  come  near  unto  him. 

6  This  do :  Take  you  censers,  Ko'rah, 
and  all  his  company  : 

7  And  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
in  them  before  the  Lord  to-morrow :  and 
it  shall  be,  that  the  man  whom  the  Lord 
doth  choose,  he  shall  be  holy  :  ye  take  too 
much  upon  you,  ye  sons  of  Le'vi. 

8  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  K5'rah,  Hear, 
I  pray  you,  ye  sons  of  Le'vT : 

9  Snemeth  it  but  a  small  thing  unto  you, 
that  the  God  of  if'ra-el  hath  separated 
you  from  the  congregation  of  If'ra-el,  to 
bring  you  near  to  himself,  to  do  the  ser'- 
vice  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  stand  before  the  congregation,  to  min- 
ister unto  them  ' 

10  And  he  hath  brought  thee  near  to 
him^  and  all  thy  brethren  the  sons  of  Le'- 
vi with  thee  :  and  seek  ye  the  priesthood 
also? 

1 1  For  which  cause  both  thou  and  all 
thy  company  are  gathered  together  against 


M 


'  rlb'btn. 


133 


Mo'gea  separateth  the  people.  NUM'BERS 

the  Lord  :  and  what  is  *4a'r6D,  that  ye 
murmur  against'  him  ? 

12  And  M6'§es  sent  to  call  Da'than  and 
A-bi'ram,  the  sons  of  E-lI'ab  ;  which  said, 
We  will  not  come  up. 

13  Is  it  a  small  things  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  a  land  that  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey,  to  kill  us  in  the  wil- 
derness, except  thou  make  thyself  alto- 
gether a  prince  over  us  ? 

14  Moreover,  thou  hast  not  brought  us 
into  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey,  or  given  us  inheritance  of  fields 
and  vine'yards : '  wilt  thou  put  out  the 
eyes  of  these  men  ?  we  will  not  come  up. 

15  And  Mo'jes  was  very  wroth,  and  said 
unto  the  Lord,  Respect  not  thou  their 
oflFering:  I  have  not  taken  one  ass  from 
them,  neither  have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  Ko'rah,  Be 
thou  and  all  thy  company  before  the  Lord, 
thou,  and  they,  and  wSa'ron,  to-morrow  : 

17  And  take  every  man  his  censer,  and 
put  incense  in  them,  and  bring  ye  before 
the  Lord  every  man  his  censer,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  censers  ;  thou  also,  and 
wSa'ron,  each  of  you  his  censer. 

18  And  they  took  every  man  his  censer, 
and  put  fire  in  them,  and  laid  incense 
thereon,  and  stood  in  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation  with  Mo'jes 
and  wSa'ron. 

19  And  Ko'rah  gathered  all  the  congre- 
gation against'  them,  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  :  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
and  unto  ^a'ron,  saying, 

21  Separate  yourselves  from  among  this 
congregation,  that  I  may  consume  them 
in  a  moment. 

22  And  they  fell  upon  their  faces,  and 
said,  O  God,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  all 
flesh,  shall  one  man  sin,  and  wilt  thou  be 
wroth  with  all  the  congregation  ? 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation,  saying, 
Get  you  up  from  about'  the  tabernacle  of 
Ko'rah,  Da'than,  and  A-bi'ram. 

25  And  M6'§es  rose  up,  and  went  unto 
Da'than  and  A-bi'ram  ;  and  the  elders  of 
if'ra-el  followed  him. 

26  And  he  spake  unto  the  congregation, 
eaying,  Depart,  I  pray  you,  from  the  tents 
of  tlieae  wicked  men,  and  touch  nothing 
of  theirs,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all  their 
sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  tabernacle 
of  Ko'rah,  Da'than,  and  A-bi'ram,  on  every 
side  :  and  Da'than  and  A-bl'ram  came  out, 
and  stood  in  the  door  of  their  tents,  and 
their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  little 
children. 


The  rebellious  are  destrdi/ed. 

28  And  INIo'fes  said,  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  do 
all  these  works  ;  for  /  have  not  dune  them 
of  mine  own  mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  the  common  death 
of  all  men,  or  if  they  be  visited  after  the 
visitation  of  all  men  ;  then  the  Lord  hath 
not  sent  me  : 

30  But  if  the  Lord  make  a  new  thing, 
and  the  earth  open  her  mouth,  and  swal'- 
low  them  up,  with  all  that  appertain'  unto 
them,  and  they  go  down  quick  into  the 
pit ;  then  ye  shall  understand  that  these 
men  have  provoked  the  Lord. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  had  made 
an  end  of  speaking  all  these  words,  that 
the  ground  clave  asun'der  that  was  under 
them : 

32  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swal'lowed  them  up,  and  their  houses, 
and  all  the  men  that  appirtain'ed  unto 
Ko'rah,  and  all  their  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appirtain'ed  to 
them,  went  down  alive  into  the  pit,  and 
the  earth  closed  upon  them  :  and  they 
perished  from  among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  If'ra-el  that  wire  round 
about'  them  fled  at  the  cry  of  them  :  for 
they  said.  Lest  the  earth  swal'low  us  up 
also. 

35  And  there  came  out  a  fire  from  the 
Lord,  and  consumed  the  two  hundred 
and  fifty  men  that  ofiered  incense. 

36  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

37  Speak  unto  E-le-a'zar  the  son  of 
.^a'ron  the  priest,  that  he  take  up  the  cen- 
sers out  of  the  burning,  and  scatter  thou 
the  fire  yonder  ;  for  they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  sinners  against' 
their  own  souls,  let  them  make  them  broad 
plates  for  a  cov'erlng  of  the  altar ;  for 
they  offered  them  before  the  Lord,  there'- 
fore  they  are  hallowed  :  and  they  shall  be 
a  sign  unto  the  children  of  15'ra-el. 

39  And  E-le-a'zar  the  priest  took  the 
brazen  censers,  wherewith  they  that  were 
burnt  had  offered  ;  and  they  were  made 
broad  plates  for  a  cov'erlng  of  the  altar  ; 

40  To  be  a  memorial  unto  the  children 
of  l§'ra-el,  that  no  stranger,  which  is  not 
of  the  seed  of  Jlk'thu,  come  near  to  offer 
incense  before  the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not 
as  Ko'rah,  and  as  his  company :  as  the 
Lord  said  to  him  by  the  hand  of  M5'- 
|es. 

41  IT  But,  on  the  morrow,  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  I|'ra-el  mur- 
mured against'  M5'§es  and  against'  ./Sa'ron, 
saying,  Ye  have  killed  the  people  of  the 
Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  con- 
gregation was  gathered  against'  Mo'fes  and 
against'  .//a'ron,  that  they  looked  to'ward 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation :  and, 


vin'yerdz. 


134 


His  rodjlounshtth. 

behold,  the  cloud  covered  it,  and  the 

of  the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Mo'jes  and  .^a'ron  came  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 

44  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

45  Get  yo  up  from  among  this  congre- 
gation, that  I  may  consume  them  as  in  a 
moment.     And  they  fell  upon  their  faces. 

46  And  Mo'jes  said  unto  .^Sa'ron,  Take 
a  censer,  and  put  fire  therein  from  off  the 
altar,  and  put  on  incense,  and  go  quickly 
unto  the  congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them  :  for  there  is  wrath  gone  out 
from  the  Lord  ;  the  plague  is  begun. 

47  And  ^a'ron  took,  as  Mo'jes  com- 
man'ded,  and  ran  into  the  midst  of  the 
congregation ;  and,  behold,  the  plague 
was  begun  among  the  people  :  and  he  put 
on  incense,  and  made  an  atonement  for 
the  people. 

48  And  he  stood  between  the  dead  and 
the  living ;  and  the  plague  was  stayed. 

49  Now  they  that  died  in  the  plague 
were  fourteen  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
dred, beside  tliem  that  died  about'  the 
matter  of  Ko'rah. 

50  And  .^a'ron  returned  unto  Mo'jes, 
unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation :  and  the  plague  was  stayed. 

CHAP.  xvn. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Md'jes,  say- 
ing. 


2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
and  take  of  every  one  of  them  a  rod,  ac- 
cording to  the  house  oi  their  fathers,  of  all 
their  princes  according  to  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  twelve  rods :  write  thou  every 
man''s  name  upon  his  rod. 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  .^a'ron's  name 
upon  the  rod  of  Le'vi :  for  one  rod  shall  be 
for  the  head  of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

4  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  before  the 
tes'timony,  where  I  will  meet  with  you. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  the 
man's  rod,  whom  I  shall  choose,  shall  blos- 
som :  and  I  will  make  to  cease  from  me 
the  murmurings  of  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el, 
ivhereby  they  murmur  against'  you. 

6  And  Md'jes  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Ij'ra-el ;  and  every  one  of  their  princes 
ga,ve  him  a  rod  apiece,  for  each  prince  one, 
according  to  their  fathers'  houses,  even 
twelve  rods :  and  the  rod  of  ^^a'ron  was 
among  their  rods. 

7  And  Mo'fes  laid  up  the  rods  before  the 
Lord  in  the  tabernacle  of  witness. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  on  the  mor- 
row, Mo'fes  went  into  the  tabernacle  of 
witness  ;  and,  behold,  the  rod  of  .^a'ron, 
for  the  house  of  Le'vT,  was  budded,  and 
brought  forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blossoms, 
and  yielded  a/mond;. 

9  And  Mo'ges  brought  out  all  the  rods 

^  agen'. 


NUM'BERS.       Tht  p>  casts'  and  Ll'vites''  charge. 
lory  from   before   the   Lord  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-el :  and  they  looked,  and  took 
every  man  his  rod. 

10  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Bring  c^a'ron's  rod  again' 1  before  the  tes- 
timony, to  be  kept  for  a  token  against'2 
the  rebels  ;  and  thou  shalt  quite  take  away 
their  murmurings  from  me,  that  they  die 
not. 

11  And  Mo'fes  did  so  :  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  him,  so  did  he. 

12  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  spake 
unto  Mo'fes,  saying.  Behold,  we  die,  we 
perish,  we  all  perish. 

13  Whosoever  cometh  any  thing  near 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  shall  die  : 
shall  we  be  consumed  with  dying  ? 

CHAP.  XVIIL 

AND  the  IjOrd  said  unto  ^a'ron.  Thou, 
and  thy  sons,  and  thy  father's  house 
with  thee,  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
sanctuary  :  and  thou  and  thy  sons  with 
thee  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priest- 
hood. 

2  And  thy  brethren  also  of  the  tribe  ol 
Le'vi,  the  tribe  of  thy  father,  bring  thou 
with  thee,  that  they  may  be  joined  unto 
thee,  and  minister  unto  thee  :  but  thou 
and  thy  sons  witlt  thee  shall  minister  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  witness. 

3  And  they  shall  keep  thy  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  all  the  tabernacle  :  only 
they  shall  not  come  nigh  the  vessels  of  the 
sanctuary  and  the  altar,  that  neither  they 
nor  ye    also  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto  thee, 
and  keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  for  all  the  ser'vice  of  the 
tabernacle  ;  and  a  stranger  shall  not  come 
nigh  unto  you. 

5  And  ye  shall  keep  the  charge  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  charge  of  the  altar ; 
that  there  be  no  wrkth  any  more  upon  the 
children  of  If'ra-el. 

6  And  I,  behold  I,  have  taken  your 
brethren  the  Le'vites  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el ;  to  you  tliei/  are  given  as  a 
gift  for  the  Lord,  to  do  the  ser'vice  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

7  There'fore  thou  and  thy  sons  with 
thee  shall  keep  your  priest's  office  for  eve- 
ry thing  of  the  altar,  and  within  the  vail  ; 
and  ye  shall  serve  :  I  have  given  your 
priest's  office  unto  you  as  a  ser'vice  of  gift  : 
and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be 

I  put  to  death. 

8  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  i-4a'r6n.  Be- 
hold, I  also  have  given  thee  the  charge  of 
mine  heave-offerings  of  all  the  hallowed 
things  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  ;  unto 
thee  have  I  given  them,  by  reason  of  the 
anointing,  and  to  thy  sons,  by  an  ordinance 
for  ever. 

9  This  shall  be  thine  of  the  most  holy 
things,  reserved  from  the  fire  ;  Every  obla- 

2  agcTut'. 

135 


The  Le'vtUs''  portion. 

tion  of  theirs,  every  meat-offering  of  theirs, 
and  every  sin-offering  of  theirs,  and  every 
tres'pass-offering  of  theirs,  which  they  shall 
render  unto  nie,  shall  be  most  holy  for  thee 
and  for  thy  sons. 

10  In  the  most  holy  place  shalt  thou  eat 
it ;  every  male  shall  eat  it :  it  shall  be 
holy  unto  thee. 

11  And  this  I*  thine:  the  heave-offering 
of  their  gift,  with  all  the  wave-offerings  of 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el :  I  have  given  them 
unto  thee,  and  to  thy  sons,  and  to  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute  for  ever  : 
every  one  that  is  clean  in  thy  house  shall 
eat  of  it. 

12  All  the  best  of  the  oil,  and  all  the 
best  of  the  wine,  and  of  the  wheat,  the  first- 
fruits  of  them,  which  they  shall  offer  unto 
the  Lord,  them  have  I  given  thee. 

13  ^nd  whatsoever  is  first  ripe  in  the 
land,  which  they  shall  bring  unto  the 
Lord,  shall  be  thine  :  every  one  that  is 
clean  in  thine  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

14  Every  thing  devoted  in  I§'ra-el  shall 
be  thine. 

15  Every  thing  that  openeth  the  ma'trix 
in  all  flesh,  which  they  bring  unto  the 
Lord,  whether  it  be  of  men  or  beasts,  shall 
be  thine  :  nevertheless  the  first-born  of 
man  shalt  thou  surely  redeem,  and  the 
firstling  of  unclean  beasts  shalt  thou  re- 
deem. 

16  And  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed, 
from  a  month  old  shalt  thou  redeem,  ac- 
cording to  thine  estimation,  for  the  money 
of  five  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, which  is  twenty  gerahs. 

17  But  the  firstling  of  a  cow,  or  the 
firstling  of  a  sheep,  or  the  firstling  of  a 
goat,  thou  shalt  not  redeem  ;  they  are 
holy  :  thou  shalt  sprinkle  their  blood  upon 
the  altar,  and  shalt  burn  their  fat  for  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be  thine, 
as  the  wave-breast  and  as  the  right  shoul- 
der are  thine. 

19  All  the  heave-offerings  of  the  holy 
things,  which  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  offer 
unto  the  Lord,  have  I  given  thee  and  thy 
sons,  and  thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  a 
statute  for  ever  :  it  w  a  covenant  of  salt 
for  ever  before  the  Lord  unto  thee,  and  to 
thy  seed  with  thee. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  ^a'rou, 
Thou  shalt  have  no  inheritance  in  their 
land,  neither  shalt  thou  have  any  part 
among  them  :  I  am  thy  part,  and  thine  in- 
heritance, among  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el. 

21  And,  behold,  I  have  given  the  chil- 
dren of  Le'vl  all  the  tenth  in  i§'ra-el  for  an 
inheritance,  for  their  ser'vice  which  they 
serve,  eren  the  ser'vice  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 


NUM'BERS.  The  waltr  of  separation 

the  congregation,  lest  they  bear  sin,  and 
die. 

23  But  the  Le'vites  shall  do  the  ser'vice 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
they  shall  bear  their  iniquity.  //  shall  be 
a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your  genera- 
tions, that  among  the  children  of  I§'ra-el 
they  have  no  inheritance. 

24  But  the  tithes  of  the  children  oflj'- 
ra-el,  which  they  offer  as  a  heave-offering 
unto  the  Lord,  I  have  given  to  the  Le' 
vites  to  inherit :  there'f  ore  I  have  said  unto 
them,  Among  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  they 
shall  have  no  inheritance. 

25  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  M5'§ea, 
saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Le'vites,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  ye  take  of  the  chil- 
dren of  ij'ra-el  the  tithes,  which  I  have 
given  you  from  them  for  your  inheritance, 
then  ye  shall  offer  up  a  heave-offering  of 
it  for  the  Lord,  even  a  tenth  part  of  the 
tithe. 

27  And  this  your  heave-offering  shall  be 
reckoned  unto  you  as  though  it  were  the 
corn  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  as  the  ful- 
ness of  the  wine-press. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  a  heave- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  of  all  your  tithes 
which  ye  receive  of  the  children  of  I|'ra-el ; 
and  ye  shall  give  thereof  the  Lord's 
heave-offering  to  ^^a'ron  the  priest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall  offer 
every  heave-offering  of  the  Lord,  of  all 
the  best  thereof,  ere?i  the  hallowed  part 
thereof,  out  of  it. 

30  There'f  ore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
When  ye  have  heaved  the  best  thereof 
from  it,  then  it  shall  be  counted  unto  the 
Le'vites  as  the  mcrease  of  the  threshing- 
floor,  and  as  the  increase  of  the  wune-press. 

31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every  place,  ye 
and  your  households :  for  it  is  your  reward 
for  your  ser'vice  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

32  And  ye  shall  bear  no  sin  by  reason  of 
it,  when  ye  have  heaved  from  it  the  best 
of  it :  neither  shall  ye  pollute  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  If 'ra-el,  lest  ye  die. 

CHAP.  XIX. 


A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jjes,  and 
xjL  unto  ./3a'r6n,  saying, 

2  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law  which 
the  Lord  hath  comman'ded,  saying,  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  that  they 
bring  thee  a  red  heifer  without  spot,  w^here- 
in  is  no  blemish,  and  upon  which  never 
came  yoke. 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto  E-le-a'zar 
the  priest,  that  he  may  bring  her  forth 
without  the  camp,  and  one  shall  slay  her 
before  his  face. 

4  And  E-le-a'zar  the  priest  shall  take  of 
her  blood  with  his  finger,  and  sprinkle   of 


22  Neither  must  the  children  of  If'ra-el|  her  blood  dhectly  before  the  tabernacle  of 
henceforth  come  nigh  the  tabernacle  ofj  the  congregation  seven  times. 


136 


The  law  of  purification. 

5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer  in  his 
si^ht ;  her  skin,  and  her  flesh,  and  her 
blood,  with  her  dung,  shall  he  burn  : 

C  And  the  priest  shall  take  cedar-wood, 
and  hyj'fop,  and  scarlet,  and  cast  it  into 
the  midst  of  the  burning;  of  the  heifer. 

7  Then  the  priest  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  he  shall  bfithe  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp,  and 
the  priest  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

C  And  he  that  burneth  her  shall  wash 
his  clothes  in  water,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  a  man  that  is  clean  shall  gather 
up  the  ashes  of  the  heifer,  and  lay  them  up 
without  the  camp  in  a  clean  place,  and  it 
shall  be  kept  for  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  for  a  water  of  separa- 
tion :  it  is  a  purification  for  sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the  ashes  of 
the  heifer  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even :  and  it  shall  be 
unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  and  unto  the 
stranger  that  so'journeth  among  them,  for 
a  statute  for  ever. 

1 1  IT  He  that  toCicheth  the  dead  body  of 
any  man  shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

12  He  shall  purify  himself  with  it  on 
the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day  he 
shall  be  clean  :  but  if  he  purify  not  him- 
self the  third  day,  then  the  seventh  day 
he  shall  not  be  clean. 

13  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead  body 
of  any  man  that  is  dead,  and  purifieth  not 
himself,  defileth  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
If'ra-el :  because  the  water  of  separation 
was  not  sprinkled  upop  him,  he  shall  be 
unclean  ;  his  uncleanness  is  yet  upon  him. 

14  This  is  the  law  when  a  man  dieth 
in  a  tent ;  All  that  come  into  the  tent,  and 
all  that  is  in  the  tent,  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days. 

15  And  every  open  vessel,  which  hath 
no  cov'ering  bound  upon  it,  is  unclean. 

16  And  whosoever  toucheth  one  that  is 
slain  with  a  sword  in  the  open  fields,  or  a 
dead  body,  or  a  bone  of  a  man,  or  a  grave, 
shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  ;;erJon  they  shall 
take  of  the  ashes  of  the  burnt  heifer  of 
purification  for  sin,  and  running  water 
shall  be  put  thereto  in  a  vessel  ; 

18  And  a  clean  person  shall  take  hyf'- 
fop,  and  dip  it  in  the  water,  and  sprinkle 
it  upon  the  tent,  and  upon  all  the  vessels, 
and  upon  the  persons  that  were  there,  and 
upon  him  that  touched  a  bone,  or  one 
slain,  or  one  dead,  or  a  grave  : 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall  sprinkle 
upon  the  unclean  on  the  third  day,  and  on 
the  seventh  day  ;  and  on  the  seventh  day 
he  shall  purify  himself,  and  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  unclean, 

M2 


N  UM'BERS.  Water  out  of  the  rock. 

and  shall  not  purify  himself,  that  soul 
sliall  be  cut  ofl"  from  among  the  congrega- 
tion, because  he  hath  defiled  the  sanctu- 
ary of  the  Lord  :  the  water  of  separation 
hath  not  been  sprinkled  upon  him  ;  he  is 
unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpet'ual  statute 
unto  them,  that  he  that  sprinkleth  the 
water  of  separation  shall  wash  his  clothes  ; 
and  he  that  toucheth  the  water  of  separa- 
tion shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  whatsoever  the  unclean  person 
toucheth  shall  be  unclean  ;  and  the  soul 
that  toucheth  it  shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THEN  came  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
even  the  whole  congregation,  into  the 
def'ert  of  Zin,  in  the  first  month  :  and  the 
people  abode  in  Ka'desh  ;  and  Mir'i-am 
died  there,  and  was  buried  there. 

2  And  there  was  no  water  for  the  congre- 
gation :  and  they  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether against' jVlojes  and  against' ^a'ron. 

3  And  the  people  chode  with  Mo'fes, 
and  spake,  saying,  Would  God  that  we 
had  died  when  our  brethren  died  before 
the  Lord  ! 

4  And  why  have  ye  brought  up  the 
congregation  of  the  Lord  into  this  wil- 
derness, that  we  and  our  cattle  should  die 
there  .'' 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us  to 
come  up  out  of  E'^ypt,  to  bring  us  in  unto 
this  evil  place  .''  it  is  no  place  of  seed,  or 
of  figs,  or  of  vines,  or  of  pomegran'ates  ; 
neither  is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Mo'jes  and  i4a'r6n  went  from  the 
presence  of  the  assembly  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
they  fell  upon  their  faces  ;  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'§es, 
saying, 

8  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou  the 
assembly  together,  thou  and  ./Sa'ron  thy 
brother,  and  speak  ye  unto  the  rock  before 
their  eyes  ;  and  it  shall  give  forth  his 
water,  and  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to  them 
water  out  of  the  rock  :  so  thou  shalt  give 
the  congregation  and  their  beasts  drink. 

9  And  Mo'fes  took  the  rod  from  before 
the  Lord,  as  he  comman'ded  him. 

10  And  Mo'fes  and  ^a'ron  gathered  the 
congregation  together  before  the  rock  ; 
and  he  said  unto  them.  Hear  now,  ye 
rebels  ;  must  we  fetch  you  water  out  of 
this  rock  ? 

11  And  Mo'fes  lifted  up  his  hand,  and 
with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock  twice  : 
and  the  water  came  out  abun'dantly  :  and 
the  congregation  drank,  and  their  beasts 
also. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes 
and  ^a'ron.  Because  ye  believed  me  not, 
to  sanctify  me  in  the  eyes  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  there'fore   ye   shall  not  bring 

137 


Jla'rfin  ditlh. 

this  conirrigation   into  the   land  which  I 

have  g;iven  them. 

13  'Ihis  is  the  water  of  Mer'i-bah  ;  be- 
cause the  chiklren  of  I§'ra-cl  strove  with 
the  LoRn,  and  he  was  sanctified  in  them. 

14  \  And  Mo'fes  sent  messengers  from 
Ka'desh  unto  the  king  of  E'dom,  Thus 
saith  thy  brother  Ij'ra-^l,  Thou  knowest 
all  the  travail  that  hath  befallen  us  ; 

15  How  our  fathers  went  down  into 
E'pypt,  and  we  have  dwelt  in  E'gypt  a 
long  time  -,  and  the  K-^yp'ti-anf  vexed  us 
and  our  fathers : 

16  And  v/hcn  we  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
he  heard  our  voice,  and  sent  an  an|el, 
and  hath  brought  us  forth  out  of  E'gypt  ; 
and,  behold,  we  are  in  Ka'desh,  a  city  in 
the  uttermost  of  thy  border  : 

17  Let  us  pass,  I  pray  thee,  through  thy 
country:  we  will  not  pass  through  the 
fields,  or  through  the  vine'yards,  neither 
will  we  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells  : 
we  will  go  by  the  king's  high--w?iy,  we  will 
not  turn" to  the  right  "hand  nor  to  the  left, 
until  we  have  passed  thy  borders. 

10  And  E'dom  said  unto  him.  Thou 
shalt  not  pass  by  me,  lest  I  come  out 
against'  thee  with  the  su'ord. 

19  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  said  unto 
him,  We  will  go  by  the  high-way,  and  if 
I  and  my  aattle  drink  of  thy  water,  then 
I  will  pay  for  it :  I  will  only,  without  doing 
any  thing  else,  go  through  on  my  feet. 

20  And  he  said.  Thou  shalt  not  go 
through.  And  E'dom  came  out  against' 
him  with  much  people,  and  with  a  strong 
hand. 

21  Thus  E'dom  refused  to  give  If'ra-el 
passage  through  his  border  :  wherefore 
Ij'ra-el  turned  away  from  him. 

22  IT  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  even 
the  whole  congregation,  joiir'neyed  from 
Ka'desh,  and  came  unto  mount  Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes 
and  »/3a'r6n  in  mount  Hor,  by  the  coast  of 
the  land  of  E'dom,  saying, 

24  Aa.'rbn  shall  be  gathered  unto  his 
people  :  for  he  shall  not  enter  into  the  land 
which  I  have  given  unto  the  children  of 
If'ra-el,  because  ye  rebelled  against'  my 
word  at  the  water  of  Mer'i-bah. 

25  Take  Aa'Ton  and  E-le-a'zar  his  son, 
and  bring  them  up  unto  mount  Hor  ; 

26  And  strip  ^a'ron  of  his  garments, 
and  put  them  upon  E-le-a'zar  his  son  :  and 
^3a'r6n  shall  be  gathered  unlo  his  people, 
and  shall  die  there. 

27  And  Mo'fes  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded :  and  they  went  up  into  mount 
Hor,  in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation. 

28  And  Mo'fes  stripped  ^^fi'ron  of  his 
garments,  and  put  them  upon  E-le-a'zar 
his  son  ;  and  .4a'r6n  died  there  in  the  top 
of  the  mount :  and  Mo'fes  and  E-le-a'zar 
came  down  from  the  mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congregation  saw 


NUM'BKRS.  Fiery  strpents, 

that  ./^a'ron  was  dead,  they  mourned  for 
*4a'r6n  thirty  days,  even  all  the  house  of 
If'ra-el. 

CHAP,  XXI. 

AND  iL-lien  king  A'rad  the  Can'aan-Tte, 
which  dwelt  in  the  south,  heard  tell 
that  If'ra-el  came  by  the  way  of  the  spies ; 
then  he  fought  against'  If'ra-el,  and  took 
some  of  them  prisoners. 

2  And  If'ra-el  vowed  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  wilt  indeed  deliver 
this  people  into  my  hand,  then  I  will  ut- 
terly destroy'  their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  the  voice 
of  If'ra-el,  and  delivered  up  the  Can'aan- 
ites  ;  and  they  utterly  destroy'ed  them  and 
their  cities  :  and  he  called  the  name  of 
the  place  Hor'mah. 

4  IT  And  they  joiir'neyed  from  mount 
Hor  by  the  way  of  the  Red  Sea,  to  com'- 
pass  the  land  of  E'dom  :  and  the  soul  of 
the  people  was  much  discouraged  because 
of  the  way. 

5  And  the  people  spake  against'  God, 
and  against'  Mo'fes,  Wherefore  have  ye 
brought  us  up  out  of  E'gypt,  to  die  in  the 
wilderness  ?  for  ihert  is  no  bread,  neither 
is  there  any  water  ;  and  our  soul  loatheth 
this  light  bread. 

6  And  the  Lord  sent  fiery  serpents 
among  the  people,  and  they  bit  the  peo- 
ple ;  and  much  people  of  If'ra-el  died. 

7  There'fore  the  people  came  to  Mo'ses, 
and  said,  We  have  sinned,  for  we  have 
spoken  against'  the  Lord,  and  against 
thee  ;  pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take 
away  the  serpents  from  us.  And  Mo'fes 
prayed  for  the  people. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Make 
thee  a  fiery  serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a 
pole  :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  bitten,  when  he  looketh  upon 
it,  shall  live. 

9  And  Mo'fes  made  a  serpent  of  brass, 
and  put  it  upon  a  pole  :  and  it  came  to 
pass,  that  if  a  serpent  had  bitten  any  man, 
when  he  beheld  the  serpent  of  brass,  he 
lived. 

10  f  And  the  children  of  If  ra-el  set 
for'ward,  and  pitched  in  O'both. 

11  And  they  jour'neyed  from  o'both, 
and  pitched  at  Ig-e-ab'a-rim,  1  in  the  wil- 
derness which  is  before  Mo'ab,  to'u'ard  the 
sun-rising. 

12  From  thence  they  removed,  and 
pitched  in  the  valley  of  Za'red. 

13  From  thence  they  removed,  and 
pitched  on  the  other  side  of  Ar'non,  which 
is  in  the  wilderness  that  cometh  out  of 
the  coasts  of  the  Im'o-rites :  for  Ar'non  is 
the  border  of  Mo'ab,  between  Mo'ab  and 
the  Am'o-rites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the  book  of 
the  wars  of  the  Lord,  What  he  did  in  the 
Red  Sea,  and  in  the  brooks  of  Ar'non, 

15  And  at  the  stream  of  the  brooks  that 


'  g  hard. 


138 


Sl'honu  overcome.  NUM'BEilS 

goeth  down   to   the  dwelling    of  Ar,  aud 
lieth  upon  the  border  of  Mo'ab. 

16  And  from  thence  they  went  to  Be'er : 
that  is  the  well  whereof  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Mo'fes,  Gather  the  people  together, 
and  I  will  give  them  water. 

17  Then  ij'ra-el  sang  this  song,  Spring 
up,  O  well :  sing  ye  unto  it. 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well,  the 
nobles  of  the  people  digged  it,  by  the  di- 
rection o/the  law-giver,  with  their  staves. 
And  from  the  wilderness  they  went  to 
Mat'tan-ah  : 

19  And  from  Mat'tan-ah  to  Na-ha'li-el : 
and  from  Na-ha'li-el  to  Ba'moth  : 

20  And  from  Ba'moth  in  the  valley,  that 
is  in  the  country  of  Mo'ab,  to  the  top  of 
Pij'gah,  which  looketh  to'ward  Jesh'i-mon. 

21  1  And  l§'ra-el  sent  messengers  unto 
Si'hon  king  of  the  Arn'o-rltes,  saying, 

22  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land :  we 
will  not  turn  into  the  fields,  or  into  the 
vine'yards  ;  ^  we  will  not  drink  of  the  wa- 
ters of  the  well :  but  -we  will  go  along'  by 
the  king's  high-wdij^  until  we  be  past  thy 
borders. 

23  And  Si'hon  would  not  suffer  If'ra-el 
to  pass  through  his  border  ;  but  Si'hon 
gathered  all  his  people  together,  and  went 
out  against'  If'ra-el  into  the  wilderness  : 
and  he  came  to  Ja'haz,  and  fought  against' 
If'ra-el. 

24  And  If'ra-el  smote  him  with  the  edge 
of  the  sii'ord,  and  pofjess'ed  his  land  from 
Ar'non  unto  Jab'bok,  even  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Am'mon :  for  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Am'mon  was  strong. 

25  And  If'ra-el  took  all  these  cities : 
and  If'ra-el  dwelt  in  all  the  cities  of  the 
Am'o-rites,  in  Hesh'bon,  and  in  all  the  vil- 
lages thereof. 

26  For  Hesh'bon  was  the  city  of  Si'hon 
the  king  of  the  Am'o-rltes,  who  had  fought 
against'  the  former  king  of  Mo'ab,  and 
taken  all  his  laud  out  of  his  hand,  even 
unto  Ar'non. 

27  Wherefore  they  that  speak  in  prov- 
erbs say.  Come  into  Hesh'bon,  let  the  city 
of  Si'hon  be  built  and  prepared : 

28  For  there  is  a  fire  gone  out  of  Hesh'- 
bon, a  flame  from  the  city  of  Si'hon  :  it 
hath  consumed  Ar  of  Mo'ab,  and  the  lords 
of  the  high  places  of  Ar'non. 

29  Wo  to  thee,  Mo'ab !  thou  art  undone, 
O  people  of  Che'mosh  :  he  hath  given  his 
sons  that  escaped,  and  his  daughters,  into 
captivity  unto  Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'o- 
rites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them  :  Hesh'bon  is 
perished  even  unto  Di'bon,  and  we  have 
laid  them  waste  even  unto  No'phah,  which 
reachtih  unto  Med'e-ba. 

31  If  Thus  If'ra-el  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
the  Am'o-rites. 

32  And  Mo'fes  sent  to  spy  out  Ja-a'zer ; 


Bd'lak  sendelh  for  Balaam. 
and  they  took  the  villages  thereof,  and 
drove  out  the  Am'o-rites  that  wire  there. 

33  And  they  turned,  and  went  up  by 
the  way  of  Ba'shan :  and  Og  the  king  of  Ba'- 
shan  went  out  against'  them,  he  and  all 
his  people,  to  the  battle  at  Ed're-T. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Fear  him  not ;  for  I  have  delivered  him 
into  thy  hand,  and  all  his  people,  and  his 
land  ;  and  thou  shalt  do  to  him  as  thou 
didst  unto  Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'o-rites, 
which  dwelt  at  Hesh'bon. 

35  So  they  smote  him,  and  his  sons,  and 
all  his  people,  until  there  was  none  left 
him  alive  :  and  they  poffess'ed  his  land. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  the  children  of  If'ra-el  set  for'- 
.  ward,   and  pitched  in  the  plains  of 
Mo'ab,  on  this  side  Jor'dan  by  Jer'i-cho. 

2  And  Ba'lak,  the  son  of  Zip'por,  saw 
all  that  If'ra-el  had  done  to  the  Am'o-rites. 

3  And  Mo'ab  was  sore  afraid  of  the 
people,  because  they  were  many  :  and 
Mo'ab  was  distressed  because  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el. 

4  And  Mo'ab  said  unto  the  elders  of 
Mid'i-an,  Now  shall  this  company  lick  up 
all  that  are  round  about'  us,  as  the  ox  lick- 
eth  up  the  grass  of  the  field.  And  Ba'lak, 
the  son  of  Zip'por,  was  king  of  the  Mo'ab- 
Ites  at  that  time. 

5  He  sent  messengers,  there'fore,  unto 
Ba'laam,  the  son  of  Be'or,  to  Pe'thor,  which 
is  by  the  river  of  the  land  of  the  children 
of  his  people,  to  call  him,  saying,  Behold, 
there  is  a  people  come  out  from  E'eypt : 
behold,  they  cover  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  they  abide  over  against' me. 

6  Come  now,  there'fore,  I  pray  thee, 
curse  me  this  people,  for  they  are  too 
mighty  for  me  :  peradven'tOre  I  shall  pre- 
vail, that  we  may  smite  them,  and  that  I 
may  drive  them  out  of  the  land  :  for  I  wot 
that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is  bles'sed,  and 
he  whom  thou  cursest  is  cursed. 

a,  7  And  the  elders  of  Mo'ab,  and  the 
elders  of  Mid'i-an,  departed  with  the  re- 
wards of  divination  in  their  hand  ;  and 
they  came  unto  Ba'laam,  and  spake  unto 
him  the  words  of  Ba'lak. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  Lodge  here 
this  night,  and  I  will  bring  you  word  again', 
as  the  Lord  shall  speak  unto  me :  And 
the  princes  of  Mo'ab  abode  with  Ba'laam. 

9  And  God  came  unto  Ba'laam,  and 
said.  What  men  are  these  with  thee  ? 

10  And  Ba'laam  said  unto  God,  Ba'lak 
the  son  of  Zip'por,  king  of  Mo'ab,  hath  sent 
unto  me,  saying.^ 

1 1  Behold,  there  is  a  people  come  out 
of  £'|ypt,  which  covereth  the  face  of  the 
earth  :  come  now,  curse  me  them  ;  pSrad- 
ven'ture  I  shall  be  able  to  overcome  them, 
and  drive  them  out. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Ba'laam,  Thou 


vln'ycrdz. 


139 


.4n  angel  meeteth  him  in  th t  nay.      NI IM'BERS.  BaTaam's  ass  speaketh. 

29  And  Ba'laam  said  unto  the  ass,  Be- 
cause  thou    hast    mocked   me :    I   would 


shalt  not  go  with  them  ;    thou  shalt  not 
curse  the  people  :  for  they  are  bles'sed. 

13  And  Ba'laam  rose  up  in  the  morning-, 
and  said  unto  the  princes  of  Ba'lak,  Get 
you  into  your  land  :  for  the  Lord  refuseth 
to  give  mc  leave  to  go  with  you. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Mo'ab  rose  up, 
and  they  went  unto  Ba'lak,  and  said,  Ba'- 
laam refuseth  to  come  with  us. 

15  And  Ba'lak  sent  yet  again'  princes, 
more,  and  more  honourable  than  they. 

16  And  they  came  to  Ba'laam,  and  said 
to  /lini.  Thus  saith  Ba'lak,  the  son  of  Zip'- 
por,  Let  nothing,  I  pray  thee,  hinder  thee 
from  coming  luito  me  : 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  unto  very 
great  Annour,  and  I  will  do  whatsoever 
thou  saycst  unto  me  :  come,  there'fore,  I 
pray  thee,  curse  me  this  people. 

18  And  Ba'laam  answered  and  said  unto 
the  servants  of  Ba'lak,  If  Ba'lak  would 
give  me  his  house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I 
cannot  go  beyond  the  word  of  the  Lord 
my  God,  to  do  less  or  more. 

19  Now,  there'fore,  I  pray  you,  tarry  ye 
also  here  this  night,  that  I  may  know  what 
the  Lord  will  say  unto  me  more. 

20  And  God  came  unto  Ba'laam  at 
night,  and  said  unto  him,  If  the  men  come 
to  call  thee,  rise  up,  and  go  with  them  ; 
but  yet  the  word  which  I  shall  say  unto 
thee,  that  shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Ba'laam  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  saddled  his  ass,  and  went  with  the 
princes  of  Mo'ab. 

22  And  God's  anger  was  kindled  be- 
cause he  went :  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  in  the  way  for  an  ad'versary  against' 
him.  Now  he  was  riding  upon  his  ass, 
and  his  two  servants  were  with  him. 

23  And  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword 
drawn  in  his  hand :  and  the  ass  turned 
aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went  into  the 
field  ;  and  Ba'laam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn 
her  into  the  way. 

24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in^a 
path  of  the  vine'yards,^  a  wall  being  on 
this  side,  and  a  wall  on  that  side. 

25  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  thrust  herself  unto  the  wall, 
and  crushed  Ba'laam's  foot  against'  the 
wall :  and  he  smote  her  again'. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went 
further,  and  stood  in  a  narrow  place,  where 
tcbs  no  way  to  turn,  either  to  the  right 
hand  or  to  the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  fell  down  under  Ba'laam  : 
and  Ba'laam's  anger  was  kindled,  and  he 
smote  the  ass  with  a  staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  opened  the  mouth  of 
the  ass  ;  and  she  said  unto  Ba'laam,  What 
have  I  done  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast 
smitten  me  these  three  times  ? 


'  vln'yerdz. 


there  were  a  sjtord  in  mine  hand,  for  now 
would  I  kill  thee. 

30  And  the  ass  said  unto  Ba'laam,  Ant 
not  I  thine  ass,  upon  which  thou  hast  rid- 
den ever  since  I  was  thine  unto  this  day  ? 
was  I  ever  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee  ?  And 
he  said.  Nay. 

31  Then  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of 
Ba'laam,  and  he  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword  drawn 
in  his  hand  :  and  he  bowed  down  his  head, 
and  fell  flat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Wherefore  hast  thou  smitten  thine  ass 
these  three  times  ?  behold,  I  went  out  to 
withstand  thee,  because  thy  way  is  per- 
verse' before  me : 

33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turned 
from  me  these  three  times  ;  unless  she  had 
turned  from  me,  surely  now  also  I  had 
slain  thee,  and  saved  her  alive. 

34  And  Ba'laam  said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  I  have  sinned  ;  for  I  knew  not 
that  thou  stoodest  in  the  way  against'  me  : 
now,  there'f5re,  if  it  displease  thee,  I  will 
get  me  back  again'. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  Ba'laam,  Go  with  the  men  :  but  only 
the  word  that  I  shall  speak  unto  thee, 
that  thou  shalt  speak.  So  Ba'laam  went 
with  the  princes  of  Ba'lak. 

36  And  when  Ba'lak  heard  that  Ba'- 
laam was  come,  he  went  out  to  meet  him 
unto  a  city  of  M5'ab,  which  is  in  the  bor 
der  of  Ar'non,  which  is  in  the  utmost  coast 

37  And  Ba'lak  said  unto  Ba'laam,  Did 
I  not  earnestly  send  unto  thee  to  call  thee : 
wherefore  earnest  thou  not  unto  me  ?  am 
I  not  able  indeed  to  promote  thee  to  hbn- 
OUT  ? 

38  And  Ba'laam  said  unto  Ba'lak,  Lo,  I 
am  come  unto  Si^e :  have  I  now  any 
power  at  all  to  say  any  thing  ?  the  word 
that  God  putteth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall 
I  speak. 

39  And  Ba'laam  went  with  Ba'lak,  and 
they  came  unto  Kir'jath-Hu'zoth. 

40  And  Ba'lak  offered  oxen  and  sheep, 
and  sent  to  Ba'laam,  and  to  the  princes 
that  were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Ba'lak  took  Ba'laam,  and  brought 
him  up  into  the  high  places  of  Ba'al,  that 
thence  he  might  see  the  utmost  part  of  the 
people. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  Bi'laam  said  unto  Ba'lak,  Build 
me  here  seven   altars,  and  prepare 
me  here  seven  oxen  and  seven  rams. 

2  And  Ba'lak  did  as  Ba'laam  had  spok- 
en ;  and  Ba'lak  and  Ba'laam  offered  on 
every  altar  a  bullock  and  a  ram. 

3  And  Ba'laam  said  unto  Ba'lak,  Stand 


140 


Bd'lak's  sac'rif'ice. 

by  thy  burnt-offering,  and  I  will  go  ;  per- 
adven'ture  the  Lord  will  come  to  meet 
me  :  and  whatsoever  he  showeth  me  I  will 
tell  thee.     And  he  went  to  a  high  place. 

4  And  God  met  Ba'laam  :  and  he  said 
unto  him,  I  have  prepared  seven  altars, 
and  I  have  offered  upon  every  altar  a  bul- 
lock and  a  ram. 

5  And  the  Lord  put  a  word  in  Ba'- 
laam's  mouth,  and  said.  Return  unto  Ba'- 
lak,  and  thus  thou  shalt  speak. 

6  And  he  returned  unto  him  ;  and,  lo, 
he  stood  by  his  burnt-sac'rif  Ige,  he,  and  all 
the  princes  of  Mo'ab. 

7  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Ba'lak  the  king  of  Mo'ab  hath  brought  me 
from  A'ram,  out  of  the  moun'tains  of  the 
east,  saying,  Come,  curse  me  Ja'cob,  and 
come,  defy  ij'ra-el. 

8  How  shall  I  curse,  whom  God  hath 
not  cursed  ?  or  how  shall  I  defy,  whom  the 
Lord  hath  not  defied  ? 

9  For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I  see 
him,  and  from  the  hills  I  behold  him  :  lo, 
the  people  shall  dwell  alone,  and  shall  not 
be  reckoned  among  the  nations. 

10  Who  can  count  the  dust  of  Ja'cob, 
and  the  number  of  the  fourth  part  of  If'- 
ra-el  ?  Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  rTgh'- 
teous,  and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his  ! 

11  And  Ba'lak  said  unto  Ba'laam,  What 
hast  thou  done  unto  me  ?  I  took  thee  to 
curse  mine  enemies,  and,  behold,  thou  hast 
bless'ed  them  altogether. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said,  Must  I 
not  take  heed  to  speak  that  which  the 
Lord  hath  put  in  my  mouth  ? 

13  And  Ba'lak  said  unto  him,  Come,  I 
pray  thee,  with  me  unto  another  place, 
from  whence  thou  mayst  see  them  :  thou 
shalt  see  but  the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 
shalt  not  see  them  all ;  and  curse  me  them 
from  thence. 

14  And  he  brought  him  into  the  field  of 
Zo'phim,  to  the  top  of  hif'gah,  and  built 
seven  altars,  and  offered  a  bullock  and  a 
ram  on  every  altar. 

15  And  he  said  unto  Ba'lak,  Stand  here 
by  thy  burnt-offering,  while  I  meet  the 
LORD  yonder. 

16  And  the  Lord  met  Ba'laam,  and  put 
a  word  in  his  mouth,  and  said,  Go  again' 
unto  Ba'lak,  and  say  thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him,  behold, 
he  stood  by  his  burnt-offering,  and  the 
princes  of  Mo'ab  with  him.  And  Ba'lak 
said  unto  him,  What  hath  the  Lord  spok- 
en ? 

18  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Rise  up,  Ba'lak,  and  hear ;  hearken 
unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zip'por : 

19  God  is  not  a  man,  that  he  should 
lie  ;  neither  the  son  of  man,  that  he  should 
repent :  hath  he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do 
it?  or  hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not 
make  it  good  f 


NUM'BERS.  Bd'laam>s  parable. 

20  Behold,  I  have  received  command'- 
mint  to  bless,  and  he  hath  bless'ed  ;  and 
[  cannot  reverse'  it. 

21  He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Ja'- 
cob, neither  hath  he  se<:n  perversc'ness  in 
Ij'ra-el :  the  Lord  his  God  is  with  him, 
and  the  shout  of  a  king  is  among  them. 

22  God  brought  them  out  of  t'sypt :  he 
hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  a  unicorn. 

23  Surely  there  is  no  enchantment 
against'  Ja'cob,  neither  is  there  any  divi- 
nation against'  Ij'ra-el :  according  to  this 
time  it  shall  be  said  of  Ja'cob  and  of  Ij'- 
ra-el,  What  hath  God  wrought ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise  up  as 
a  great  lion,  and  lift  up  himself  as  a  young 
lion  :  he  shall  not  lie  down  until  he  eat 
of  the  prey,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the 
slain. 

25  And  Ba'lak  said  unto  Ba'laam,  Nei- 
ther curse  them  at  all,  nor  bless  them  at 
all. 

26  But  Ba'laam  answered  and  said  unto 
Ba'lak,  Told  not  I  thee,  saying.  All  that 
the  Lord  speakcth,  that  I  must  do  ? 

27  And  Ba'lak  said  unto  Ba'laam,  Come, 
I  pray  thee,  I  will  bring  thee  unto  another 
place  :  peradven'ture  it  will  please  God 
that  thou  mayst  curse  me  them  from  thence. 

28  And  Ba'lak  brought  Balaam  unto 
the  top  of  Pe'or,  thatlooketh  td'ward  Jesh'- 
i-mon. 

29  And  Ba'laam  said  unto  Ba'lak,  Build 
me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare  me  here 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

30  And  Ba'lak  did  as  Ba'laam  had  said, 
and  offered  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on  every 
altar. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  when  Ba'laam  saw  that  it  pleased 
the  Lord  to  bless  Ij'ra-el,  he  went 
not,  as  at  other  times,  to  seek  for  enchant- 
ments, but  he  set  his  face  to'uard  the 
wilderness. 

2  And  Ba'laam  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  he 
saw  15'ra-el  abiding  in  his  tents  according 
to  their  tribes  ;  and  the  SpTr'it  of  God 
came  upon  him. 

3  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Ba'laam  the  son  of  Be'or  hath  said,  and 
the  man  whose  eyes  are  open  hath  said ; 

4  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words 
of  God,  which  saw  the  vision  of  the  Al 
mTgh'ty,  falling  into  a  trance,  but  having 
his  eyes  open : 

5  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O  Ja'96b, 
and  thy  tabernacles,  O  If'ra-el ! 

6  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread  forth, 
as  gardens  by  the  river's  side,  as  the  trees 
of  lign-aloes  which  the  Lord  hath  planted, 
and  as  cedar-trees  beside  the  waters. 

7  He  shall  pour  the  water  out  of  his 
buckets,  and  his  seed  shall  be  in  many 
waters,  and  his  king  shall  be  higher  than 
A.'gh.g  and  his  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

8  God  brought  him  forth  out  of  fi'fypt, 
141 


Ba'laam's  prophecy. 

he  hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  a  uni- 
corn :  he  shall  eat  up  the  nations  his 
enemies,  and  shall  break  their  bones,  and 
pierce  than  through  with  his  arrows. 

9  He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a  lion, 
and  as  a  great  lion:  who  shall  stir  him 
up  ?  Bles'sed  is  he  that  blesseth  thee,  and 
cursed  is  he  that  curseth  thee. 

10  And  Ba'lak's  anger  was  kindled 
against'  Ba'laam,  and  he  smote  his  hands 
together:  and  Ba'lak  said  unto  Ba'laam, 
I  called  thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and, 
behold,  thou  hast  altogether  bless'ed  thtm 
these  three  times. 

11  There'fore  now  flee  thou  to  thy 
place  :  I  thought  to  promote  thee  unto 
great  /lon'our ;  but,  lo,  the  Lord  hath 
kept  thee  back  from  ft.6n'our. 

12  And  Ba'laam  said  unto  Ba'lak,  Spake 
I  not  also  to  thy  messengers  which  thoH 
sentest  unto  me,  saying, 

13  If  Ba'lak  would  give  me  his  house 
full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  cannot  go  beyond 
the  command'ment  of  the  Lord,  to  do  either 
good  or  bad  of  mine  own  mind  ;  hut  what 
the  Lord  saith,^  that  will  I  speak? 

14  And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto  my  peo- 
ple :  come  //icre/ore,  and  I  will  advertise 
thee  what  this  people  shall  do  to  thy  peo- 
ple in  the  latter  days. 

15  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Ba'laam  the  son  of  Be'or  hath  said, 
and  the  man  whose  eyes  are  open  hath 
said  ; 

16  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words 
of  God,  and  knew  the  knowledge  of  the 
Most  High,  which  saw  the  vision  of  the 
Al-migh'ty,  falling  into  a  trance,  but  hav- 
ing his  eyes  open : 

17  I  .''hall  see  him,  but  not  now  ;  I  shall 
behold  him,  but  not  nigh :  there  shall 
come  a  Star  out  of  Ja'cob,  and  a  Scep'tre 
shall  rise  out  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  shall  smite 
the  corners  of  Mo'ab,  and  destroy'  all  the 
children  of  Sheth. 

18  And  E'dom  shall  be  a  poffes'sion, 
Se'ir  also  shall  be  a  p6§f  es'sion  for  his  ene- 
mies ;  and  If'ra-el  shall  do  valiantly. 

19  Out  of  Ja'cob  shall  come  he  that 
shall  have  dominion,  and  shall  destroy' 
him  that  remaineth  of  the  city. 

20  And  when  he  looked  on  Xm'a-lek, 
he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Am'a- 
lek  was  the  first  of  the  nations  ;  but  his 
latter  end  shall  be,  that  he  perish  for  ever. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Ken'ites,  and 
took  up  his  parable,  and  said.  Strong  is 
thy  dwelling-place,  and  thou  puttest  thy 
nest  in  a  rock. 

22  Nevertheless  the  Kenlte  shall  be 
wasted  until  Ash'ur  shall  carry  thee  away 
captive. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
sail,  Alas,  who  shall  live  when  God  doeth 
this! 


NUM'BERS.  Zlm'rt  and  Cdz'b'i  are  slain 

24  And  ships  shall  come  from  the  coas 
of  Chit'tim,  and  shall  afflict  Ash'ur,  and 
shall  afflict  E'ber,  and  he  also  shall  perish 
for  ever. 

25  And  Ba'laam  rose  up,  and  went  and 
returned  to  his  place :  and  Ba'lak  also 
went  his  way. 

CHAP.  XXV.— 


AND  If'ra-el  abode  in  Shit'tim,  and  the 
people   began  to  commit  whoredom 
with  the  daughters  of  Mo'ab. 

2  And  they  called  the  people  unto 
the  sac'rif  i^es  of  their  gods  :  and  the 
people  did  eat,  and  bowed  down  to  their 
gods. 

3  And  if'ra-el  joined  himself  unto  Ba' 
al-Pe'6r :  and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against'  Ij'ra-el. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Take 
all  the  heads  of  the  people,  and  hang 
them  up  before  the  Lord  against'  the  sun, 
that  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  may  be 
turned  away  from  If'ra-el. 

5  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  the  judges  of 
If'ra-el,  Slay  ye  every  one  his  men  that 
were  joined  unto  Ba'al-Pe'or. 

6  IT  And,  behold,  one  of  the  children  of 
If 'ra-el  came,  and  brought  unto  his  breth- 
ren a  Mid'i-an-i-tish  woman,  in  the  sight 
of  Mo'fes,  and  in  the  sight  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  who 
were  weeping  before  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation. 

7  And  when  Phin'e-has  the  son  of  E-le- 
a'zar,  the  son  of  ^a'ron  the  priest,  saw  it, 
he  rose  up  from  among  the  congregation, 
and  took  a  javelin  in  his  hand  ; 

8  And  he  went  after  the  man  of  If'ra- 
el  into  the  tent,  and  thrust  both  of  them 
through,  the  man  of  If'ra-el,  and  the 
woman  through  her  belly.  So  the  plague 
was  stayed  from  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

9  And  those  that  died  in  the  plague 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mofes, 
saying, 

1 1  Phm'e-has  the  son  of  E-le-a'zar,  the 
son  of  ^a'ron  the  priest,  hath  turned  my 
wrath  away  from  the  children  of  If'- 
ra-el, (while  he  was  zealous  for  my  sake 
among  them,)  that  I  consumed  not  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  in  my  jealousy. 

12  Wherefore,  say.  Behold,  I  give  unto 
him  my  covenant  of  peace  : 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  his  seed 
after  him,  even  the  covenant  of  an  ever- 
las'ting  priesthood  ;  because  he  was  zeal 
ous  for  his  God,  and  made  an  atonement 
for  the  children  of  if'ra-el. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  If'ra-el-Tte  that 
was  slain,  even  that  was  slain  with  the 
Mid'i-an-T-tish  woman,  was  Zim'r!  the  son 
of  Sa'lu,  a  prince  of  a  chief  house  among 
the  Sim'e-6n-ltes. 

15  And  the  name  of  the  Mid'i-an-i-tish 
1  tcth. 

142 


ITie  sum  of  all  I/ra-cl  is  NUM 

womaa  that  was  slain  icas  Coz'bi,  the 
daughter  of  Zur  ;  he  was  head  over  a  peo- 
ple, and  of  a  chief  house  in  Mid'i-an. 

16  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

17  Vex  the  Mid'i-an-ites,  and  smite 
them : 

18  For  they  vex  you  with  their  wiles, 
wherewith  they  have  beguiled  you,  in  the 
matter  of  Pe'or,  and  in  the  matter  of  Coz'- 
bi, the  daughter  of  a  prince  of  Mid'i-an, 
their  sister,  which  was  slain  in  the  day  of 
the  plague,  for  Pe'or's  sake. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  plague, 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
and  unto  E-le-a'zar  the  son  of  »4a'ron  the 
priest,  saying, 

2  'Fake  the  sum  of  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  up'ward,  throughout  their  father's 
house,  all  that  are  able  to  go  to  war  in 
Ij'ra-el. 

3  And  Mo'fes  and  E-le-a'zar  the  priest 
spake  with  them  in  the  plains  of  M5'ab, 
by  Jor'dan  near  Jer'i-cho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  sum  of  the  people,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  up'ward  ;  as  the 
Lord  comman'ded  Mo'jes,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  if'ra-el,  which  went  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  E'gypt. 

5  Reii'ben,  the  eldest  son  of  if'ra-el : 
the  children  of  Rea'ben  ;  Ha'nSch,  of  whom 
com.elh  the  family  of  the  Ha'noch-ites  :  of 
Fal'lu,  the  family  of  the  Pal'lu-ites  : 

6  Of  Hez'ron,  the  family  of  the  Hez'- 
ron-ites  :  of  Car'mT,  the  family  of  the 
Car'mTtes. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the  Reil'- 
ben-Ttes  :  and  they  that  were  numbered 
of  them  were  forty  and  three  thousand 
and  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

R  And  the  sons  of  Pal'lu  ;  E-ll'ab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  E-li'ab ;  Nem-ii'el, 
and  Da'than,  and  A-bi'ram.  This  is  that 
Da'than  and  A-bi'ram  which  were  famous 
in  the  congregation,  who  strove  against' 
Mo'fes  and  against'  JJa'ron  in  the  company 
of  Ko'rah,  when  they  strove  against'  the 
Lord: 

10  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up  together  with 
Ko'rjih,  when  that  company  died,  what 
time  the  fire  devoured  two  hundred  and 
fifty  men  :  and  they  became  a  sign. 

1 1  Notwithstanding,  the  children  of 
Ko'rah  died  not. 

12  The  sons  of  STm'e-6n  after  their  fami- 
lies :  of  Nem-u'el,  the  family  of  the  Nem- 
u'el-ites :  of  Ja'min,  the  family  of  the 
Ja'min-ltes  :  of  Ja'9hin,  the  family  of  the 
Ja'9hin-ites : 

13  Of  Ze'rah,  the  family  of  the  Zar'- 
fiitcs :  of  Sha'iil,  the  family  of  the  Sha'- 
ul-!tes. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  the  STm'e- 


BERS.  laf:en  in  the  plains  of  Md'ab. 

6n-itcs,  twenty  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

15  The  children  of  Gad,  after  their 
families :  of  Ze'phon,  the  family  of  the 
Ze'phon-ites  :  of  Hag'gi,  the  family  of  the 
Hag'gites :  of  Shu'ni,  the  family  of  the 
Shu'nites  : 

16  Of  oz'nT,  the  family  of  the  Oz'nltes 
of  E'rT,  the  family  of  the  E'rites : 

17  Of  A'r5d,  the  family  of  the  A'rod- 
ites  :  of  A're-IT,  the  family  of  the  A're-lltes. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  forty  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

19  The  sons  of  Ju'dah  ivere  Er  and  o'- 
nan  :  and  Er  and  o'nan  died  in  the  land 
of  Ca'na-an. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Jii'dah  after  their 
families  were  ;  of  She'lah,  the  family  of 
the  She'lan-Ttes  :  of  Pha'rez,  the  family  of 
the  Phar'zites :  of  Ze'rah,  the  family  of 
the  Zar'hites : 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pha'rez  were  ;  of 
Hez'ron,  the  family  of  the  Hez'ron-ltes :  of 
Pla'mul,  the  family  of  the  Ha'mul-ltes. 

23  These  are  the  families  of  Ju'dah  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  threescore  and  sixteen  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

23  Of  the  sons  of  is'sa-char  after  their 
families  :  of  To'la,  the  family  of  the  To'- 
la-ltes  :  of  Pu'a,  the  family  of  the  Pu'- 
nltes : 

24  Of  Jash'ub,  the  family  of  the  Jash'- 
iib-ites  :  of  Shim'ron,  the  family  of  the 
Shim'ron-ites. 

25  These  are  the  families  of  Is'sa-9har 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  threescore  and  four  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

26  Of  the  sons  of  Zeb'u-lon  after  their 
families  :  of  Se'red,  the  family  of  the  Sar'- 
dltes :  of  E'lon,  the  family  of  the  E'lon- 
ites  :  of  Jah'le-el,  the  family  of  the  Jah'- 
le-el-ites. 

27  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zeb'u- 
lon-ites,  according  to  those  that  were  num 
bered  of  them,  threescore  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

28  The  sons  of  Jo'seph,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, were  Ma-nas'-seh  and  E'phra-Tm. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Ma-nas'seh  :  of  Ma'- 
chi'r,  the  family  of  the  Ma'chir-ites ;  and 
Ma'chir  begat  Gil'e-ad  :  oi  Gil'e-ad  come 
the  family  of  the  Gil'e-ad-ites. 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  GTl'e-ad :  of 
Je-e'zer,  the  family  of  the  Je-e'zer-ites : 
of  He'lek,  the  family  of  the  He'lek-ltes: 

31  And  of  Af'ri-el,  the  family  of  the 
Af'ri-el-ltes  :  and  of  She'cbem,  the  family 
of  the  She'chem-ites : 

32  And  of  She-mi'da,  the  family  of  the 
She-mi'da-;tes  :  and  of  He'ph^r,  the  family 
of  the  He'pher-ltes. 

33  IT   And  Ze-lo'phe-had   the   son   of 

143 


The  tribes  numbered. 

He'ph^r  had  no  sons,  but  dAiijrhti  rs  :  and 
the  names  of  the  daughters  of  Zr-lo'phe- 
had  «•(■/•«  Mah'lah,  and  No'ah,  IlO^'lah, 
Md'cab,  and  Tir'zah.l 

34  Thi  se  are  the  families  of  Ma-nas'seh, 
and  those  that  were  numbered  of  them,  fifty 
and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

35  'I'hcse  are  the  sons  of  E'phra-Tm 
after  thifir  families :  of  Shu'the-lah,  the 
family  of  the  Shii'thal-Ttes :  of  Be'cher, 
'he  family  of  the  Bach'rltes :  of  Ta'han, 
the  family  of  the  Ta'han-Ttes. 

36  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Shu'the- 
lah  :  of  E'ran,  the  family  of  the  E'ran-ltes. 

37  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
E'phra-im,  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  thirty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Jo'seph  after  their  families. 

38  The  sons  of  Ben'ja-min  after  their 
families :  of  Be'la,  the  family  of  the  Be'la- 
ites :  of  Ash'bel,  the  family  of  the  Ash'- 
bel-ltes :  of  A-hi'ram,  the  family  of  the 
A-hl'ram-ites : 

39  Of  Shii'pham,  the  family  of  the  Shu'- 
pham-ltes :  of  Hu'pham,  the  family  of  the 
Hu'pham-ites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Be'la  were  Ard  and 
Na'a-man  :  of  Ard .^  the  family  of  the  Ard'- 
ites :  and  of  Na'a-man,  the  family  of  the 
Na'a-mites : 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Ben'ja-min, 
after  their  families:  and  they  that  were 
numbered  of  them  wire  forty  and  five 
thousand  and  six  hundred. 

42  These  are  the  sons  of  Dan,  after 
their  families  :  of  Shii'ham,  the  family  of 
the  Shu'ham-ltes.  These  are  the  families 
of  Dan,  after  their  families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shu'ham-ites, 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  n-cre  threescore  and  four  thousand 
and  four  hundred. 

44  Of  the  children  of  Ash'er,  after  their 
families:  of  Jim'na,.  the  family  of  the 
JTm'nites  :  of  Jes'u-i,  the  family  of  the  Jes'- 
u-ites :  of  Be-ri'ah,  the  family  of  the  Be'- 
ri-ites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  Be-rl'ah  :  of  He'ber, 
the  family  of  the  He'ber-ites :  of  Mal'- 
chi-el,  the  family  of  the  Mal'chi-el-Ttes. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daughter  of 
Ash'er  n-as  Sa   ain. 

47  These  are  the  lamilioa  of  tho  3on3 
of  Ash'er,  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  who  wire  fifty  and 
three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

48  Of  the  sons  of  Naph'ta-IT,  after  their 
families :  of  Jah'ze-el,  the  family  of  the 
Jah'ze-el-ites  :  of  Gu'ni,  the  family  of  the 
Gu'nltes : 

49  Of  .Te'z^r,  the  family  of  the  Je'z^r- 
ites  :  of  Shll'lem,  the  family  of  the  Shil'- 
;em-ites. 

50  These  are  the  families  of  Naph'ta-IT, 

1  Tir'za. 


NUM'BERS.  Tlie  law  of  inheritance. 

according  to  their  families :  and  they  that 
were  numbered  of  them  wire  forty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

51  These  wire  the  numbered  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  six  hundred  thousand, 
and  a  thousand  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

52  f  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying, 

53  Unto  these  the  land  shall  be  divided 
for  an  inheritance,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  names. 

54  To  many  thou  shalt  giA'e  the  more 
inheritance,  and  to  few  thou  shalt  give  the 
less  inheritance  :  to  every  one  shall  his  in- 
heritance be  given  according  to  those  that 
were  numbered  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding  the  land  shall  be  di- 
vided by  lot :  according  to  the  names  of  the 
tribes  of  their  fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the  pof- 
fes'sion  thereof  be  divided  between  many 
and  few. 

57  H  And  these  are  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  Le'vites,  after  their  fam- 
ilies :  of  Ger'shon,  the  family  of  the  Ger'- 
shon-ites  :  of  Ko'hath,  the  family  of  the 
Ko'hath-ites :  of  Mer'a-rT,  the  family  of 
the  Mer'a-rites. 

58  These  are  the  families  of  the  Le'- 
vites :  the  family  of  the  Lib'nites,  the  fam- 
ily of  the  He'bron-ites,  the  family  of  the 
Mah'lites,  the  family  of  the  Mu'shites,  the 
family  of  the  Ko'rath-ites :  and  Ko'hath 
begat  Am'ram. 

59  And  the  name  of  Am'ram's  wife  was 
Joch'e-bed,  the  daughter  of  Le'vT,  whom 
her  nidther  bare  to  Le'vi  in  E'gypt :  and 


he  bare  unto  Am'ram,  ^a'ron,  and  Mo'jes, 
and  Mir'i-am^  their  sister. 

60  And  unto  ./3a'r6n  was  born  Na'dab, 
and  A-bi'hii,  E-le-a'zar,  and  Ith'a-mar. 

61  And  Na'dab  and  A-bi'hu  died,  when 
they  offered  strange  fire  before  the  Lord. 

62  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them  w6re  twenty  and  three  thousand,  all 
males,  from  a  month  old  and  ijp'ward  :  for 
they  were  not  numbered  among  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  because  there  was  no  in- 
heritance given  them  among  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

63  IT  These  are  they  that  were  num- 
bered by  Mo'fes  and  E-le-a'zar  the  priest, 
who  numbered  the  children  of  ij'ra-el 
in  the  plains  of  Mo'ab,  by  Jor'dan  near 
Jer'i-cho. 

64  But  among  these  there  was  not  a 
man  of  them  whom  Mo'fes  and  ./3a'r6n 
the  priest  numbered,  when  they  number- 
ed the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Si'nai : 

65  For  the  Lord  had  said  of  them. 
They  shall  surely  die  in  the  wilderness. 
And  there  was  liot  left  a  man  of  them, 
save  Ca'leb  the  son  of  Je-phun'neh,  and 
Josh'u-a  the  son  of  Niin. 

2  Mer'e-atn. 
144 


TTie  laip  of  mneritancts. 

CHAP.    XXVII. 

THEN  came  the  daughters  of  Ze-16'- 
phe-had,  the  son  of  He'ph^r,  the  son 
of  Gil'e-ad,  the  son  of  Ma'chir,  the  son  of 
Ma-nas'seh,  of  the  families  of  Ma-nas'seh 
the  son  of  Jo'seph :  and  these  are  the 
names  of  his  daughters  ;  Mah'lah,  No'ah, 
and  Hog'lah,  and  MH'cah,  and  Tir'ziih.^ 

2  And  they  stood  before  Mo'fes,  and 
before  E-le-fi'zar  the  priest,  and  before  the 
princes  and  all  the  congregation,  by  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, saying, 

3  Our  father  died  in  the  wilderness, 
and  he  was  not  in  the  company  of  them 
that  gathered  themselves  together  against' 
the  Lord  in  the  company  of  Ko'rah  ;  but 
died  in  his  ov/n  sin,  and  had  no  sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our  father 
be  done  away  from  among  his  family,  be- 
cause he  hath  no  son  ?  Give  unto  us, 
there'Jore^  a  poffes'sion  am6ng  the  breth- 
ren of  our  father. 

5  And  Mo'jes  brought  their  cause  before 
the  Lord. 

6  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

7  The  daughters  of  Ze-lo'phe-had  speak 
right :  thou  shalt  surely  give  them  a  poj- 
fes'sion  of  an  inheritance  am6ng  their  fa- 
ther's brethren  ;  and  thou  shalt  cause  the 
inheritance  of  their  father  to  pass  unto 
them. 

8  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  ij'ra-el,  saying,  If  a  man  die,  and 
have  no  son,  then  ye  shall  cause  his  in- 
heritance to  pass  unto  his  daughter. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter,  then 
ye  shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his 
brethren. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  father's 
orethren. 

11  And  if  his  father  have  no  brethren, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his 
kinsman  that  is  next  to  him  of  his  family, 
and  he  shall  pojjess'  it :  and  it  shall  be 
unto  the  children  of  Is'ra-el  a  statute 
of  judgment ;  as  the  Lord  comman'ded 
Mo'fes. 

12  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'jes, 
Get  thee  up  into  this  mount  Ab'a-rim,  and 
see  the  land  which  I  have  given  unto  the 
children  of  If'ra-el. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it  thou 
also  s-halt  be  gathered  unto  thy  people,  as 
•4a'ron  thy  brother  was  gathered. 

14  For  ye  rebelled  against'  my  com- 
mand'ment  in  the  dej'ert  of  Zln,  in  the 
strife  of  the  congregation,  to  sanctify  me 
at  the  water  before  their  eyes  :  that  is  the 
water  of  Mer'i-bah  in  Ka'desh,  in  the  wil- 
derness of  Zin. 

15  And  Mo'fes  spake  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

'  Tlr'mi. 
N  10 


NUM'BERS  Jbsh'u-a  succeedeth  Mh'§e» 

16  Let  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  spir- 


its of  all  flesh,  set  a  man  over  the  congre- 
gation, 

17  Which  may  go  out  before  them,  and 
which  may  go  in  before  them,  and  which 
may  lead  them  out,  and  which  may  bring 
them  in ;  that  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  be  not  as  sheep  which  have  no 
shep'/ierd. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Take  thee  J6sh'u-a  the  son  of  NCin,  a  man 
in  whom  is  the  spirit,  and  lay  thine  hand 
upon  him  ; 

19  And  set  him  before  E-le-a'zar  the 
priest,  and  before  all  the  congregation : 
and  give  him  a  charge  in  their  sight. 

20  And  thou  shalt  put  soine  of  thine 
/lon'our  upon  him,  that  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  l|'ra-el  may  be 
obedient.  2 

21  And  he  shall  stand  before  E-le-a'z&r 
the  priest,  who  shall  ask  counsel  for  him, 
after  the  judgment  of  C'rim  before  the 
Lord  :  at  his  word  shall  they  go  out,  and 
at  his  word  they  shall  come  in,  both  he, 
and  all  the  children  of  If'ra-el  with  him, 
even  all  the  congregation. 

22  And  Mo  fes  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded him  :  and  he  took  J6sh'u-a,  and 
set  him  before  £-le-a'zar  the  priest,  and 
before  all  the  congregation. 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  and 
gave  him  a  charge,  as  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded by  the  hand  of  Mo'fes. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 
A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 
J\.  ing, 

2  Command'  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  My  offering,  and  my 
bread  for  my  sac'rif  i^es  made  by  fire  for 
a  sweet  savour  unto  me,  shall  ye  objerve 
to  offer  unto  me  in  their  due  season. 

3  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  This 
is  the  offering  made  by  fire  which  ye  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord  ;  two  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  spot,  day  by  day,  for  a 
continual  burnt-offering. 

4  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  in  the 
morning,  and  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou 
offer  at  even ; 

5  And  a  tenth  fart  of  an  eph'ah  of 
flour  for  a  meat-offering,  mingled  with  the 
fourth  part  of  a  bin  of  beaten  oil. 

6  It  is  a  continual  burnt-offering,  which 
was  ordained  in  Mount  Si'nai  for  a  sweet 
savour,  a  sac'rifi^e  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  And  the  drink-offering  thereof  thaU 
be  the  fourth  part  of  a  bin  for  the  one 
lamb  :  in  the  holy  place  shalt  thou  cause 
the  strong  wine  to  be  poured  unto  the 
Lord  for  a  drink-offering. 

8  And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou  offer 
at  even  :  as  the  meat-offering  of  the  morn- 
ing, and  as  the  drink-offering  thereof,  thou 

2  o-be'je-ent. 
145 


Offerings  on 

shall  offer  i7,  a  sac'rifl9e  made  by  fire,  of 

a  swiit  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  on  the  sabbath-day  two  lambs  of 
the  first  year  witliout  spot,  and  two  tenth- 
deals  of  flour /or  a  meat-offering,  mingled 
with  oil,  and  the  drink-offering  thereof. 

10  This  is  the  burnt-offering  of  every 
sabbath,  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  his  drink-offering. 

1 1  And  in  the  beginnings  of  your  m6nths 
ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering  unto  the 
Lord  ;  two  young  bullocks,  and  one  ram, 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot; 

12  And  three-tenth  deals  of  flour  for  a 
meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
bullock  ;  and  two  tenth-deals  of  flour  for 
a  meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
ram  ; 

13  And  a  several  tenth-deal  of  flour 
mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  unto 
one  lamb,  for  a  burnt-offering  of  a  sweet 
savour,  a  sac'rif  i^e  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

14  And  their  drink-offerings  shall  be 
half  a  hin  of  wine  unto  a  bullock,  and  the 
third  fart  of  a  hin  unto  a  ram,  and  a 
fourth  fart  of  a  hin  unto  a  lamb  :  this  is 
the  burnt-offering  of  every  month  through- 
out the  m6nths  of  the  year. 

15  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  offered, 
besides  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and 
his  drink-offering. 

16  And  in  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  is  the  passover  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  this 
month  is  the  feast :  seven  days  shall  un- 
leavened bread  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  first  day  shall  be  a  holy  con 
vocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  ser'- 
vile  work  therein  : 

19  But  ye  shall  offer  a  sac'rif  i^e  made 
by  fire,  for  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord  ; 
two  young  bullocks,  and  one  ram,  and 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year :  they  shall 
be  unto  you  without  blemish : 

20  And  their  meat-offerings  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil :  three  tenth-deals 
-shall  ye  offer  for  a  bullock,  and  two  tenth- 
deals  for  a  ram ; 

21  A  several  tenth-deal  shalt  thou  offer 
for  every  lamb,  throughout  the  seven 
lambs : 

22  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the  burnt- 
offering  in  the  morning,  which  is  for  a  con- 
tinual burnt-offering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall  offer  daily, 
throughout  the  seven  days,  the  meat  of 
the  sac'rif  ige  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord  :  it  shall  be  offered 
beside  the    continual  burnt-offering,  and 

.his  drink-offering. 
.25  And  ou  the  seveath  day  ye  shall 


NUM'BERS.  divers  occastons. 

have  a  holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no 
ser'vile  work. 

26  Also  in  the  day  of  the  first-fruits, 
when  ye  bring  a  new  meat-offering  unto 
the  Lord,  after  your  weeks  be  out,  ye 
shall  have  a  holy  convocation;  ye  shall 
do  no  ser'vile  work  : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt-offering 
for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  two 
young  bullocks,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of 
the  first  year ; 

28  And  their  meat-offering  of  flour 
mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  unto 
one  bullock,  two  tenth-deals  unto  one  ram ; 

29  A  several  tenth-deal  unto  one  iamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs  ; 

30  ^nd  one  kid  of  the  goats,  to  makt 
an  atonement  for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  them  besides  the  con 
tinual  burnt-offering,  and  his  meat-offer 
ing,  (they  shall  be  unto  you  without  blem 
ish,")  and  their  drink-offerings. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

AND  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  first 
day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  have  a 
holy  convocation :  ye  shall  do  no  ser'vile 
work  ;  it  is  a  day  of  blowing  the  trumpets 
unto  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering  for 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord,  one  young 
bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

3  And  their  meat-offerings  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three-tenth  deals 
for  a  bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  for  a 
ram. 

4  And  one  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs  ; 

5  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering,  to  make  an  atonement  for  you  : 

6  Beside  the  burnt-offering  of  the  month, 
and  his  meat-offering,  and  the  daily  burnt- 
offering,  and  his  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  according  unto  their  man- 
ner, for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sac'rifi^e  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  ye  shall  have  on  the  tenth  day 
of  this  seventh  month  a  holy  convocation  ; 
and  ye  shall  afilict  your  souls :  ye  shall 
not  do  any  work  therein  : 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord  for  a  sweet  savour  ;  one 
young  bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs 
of  the  first  year  ;  they  shall  be  unto  you 
without  blemish. 

9  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals 
to  a  bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  to  one 
ram. 

10  A  several  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs  : 

11  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer 
ing,  beside  the  sin-offering  of  atonement, 
and  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  the 
meat-offering  of  it,  and  their  drink-oflfer- 
ings. 

14a 


Solemn  feasls  and  offerings.  NUM'BERS. 

12  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  sev- 
enth month  ye  shall  have  a  holy  convoca- 
tion ;  ye  shall  do  no  ser'vTle  work,  and  ye 
shall  keep  a  feast  unto  the  Lord  seven 
days : 

13  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering, 
a  sac'rifT9emade  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  ;  thirteen  young  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year ;  they  shall  be  without  blemish  : 

14  And  their  naeat-offering  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals 
unto  every  bullock  of  the  thirteen  bul- 
locks, two  tenth-deals  to  each  ram  of  the 
two  rams, 

15  And  a  several  tenth-deal  to  each 
lamb  of  the  fourteen  lambs  ; 

16  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering,  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offer- 


ing. 

17  And  on  the  second  day  ye  shall  offer 
twelve  young  bullocks,  two  rams,  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without  spot ; 

18  And  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  accordin" 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner 

19  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer 
ing,  and  the  meat-offering  thereof,  and 
their  drink-offerings 

20  And  on  the  third  day  eleven  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  ; 

21  And  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

22  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering  ;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering, 

23  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  cf  the  first 
year  without  blemish : 

24  Their  meat-offering,  and  their  drink- 
offerings,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams, 
and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to 
their  number,  after  the  manner : 

25  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offer- 
ing. 

26  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  spot : 

27  And  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  accord- 
ing to  their  number,  after  the  manner : 

28  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering  ;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

29  And  on  the  sixth  day  eight  bullocks. 


Fbtr*  not  to  be  broken. 

30  And  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner : 

31  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  his  meat- 
offering, and  his  drink-offering. 

32  And  on  the  seventh  day  seven  bul 
locks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

33  And  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner ; 

34  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering  ;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  his  meat- 
offering, and  his  drink-offering. 

35  On  the  eighth  day  ye  shall  have  a 
solemn  assembly  ;  ye  shall  do  no  ser'vile 
work  therein  : 

36  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering,  a 
sac'rifi^e  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  ;  one  bullock,  one  ram, 
seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  : 

37  Their  meat-offering,  and  their  drink- 
offerings,  for  the  bullock,  for  the  ram,  and 
for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner  : 

38  And  one  goat /or  a  sin-offering  ;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

39  These  things  ye  shall  do  unto  the 
Lord  in  your  set  feasts,  besides  your  vows, 
and  your  free-will-offerings,  for  your  burnt- 
offerings,  and  for  your  meat-offerings,  and 
for  70ur  drink-offerings,  and  for  your  peace- 
offerings. 

40  And  Mo'jes  told  the  children  of  !§'- 
ra-el,  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded  Md'fes. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  Mo'fes  spake  unto  the  heads  of 
the  tribes  concer'ning  the  children  of 
I§'ra-el,  saying,  This  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  hath  comm^n'ded. 

2  If  a  man  vow  a  vow  unto  the  Lord, 
or  swear  an  oath  to  bind  his  soul  with  a 
bond ;  he  shall  not  break  his  word,  he 
shall  do  according  to  all  that  proceedeth 
out  of  his  mouth. 

3  If  a  woman  also  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  bind  herself  by  a  bond,  being 
in  her  father's  house  in  her  youth  ; 

4  And  her  father  hear  her  vow,  and  her 
bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul, 
and  her  father  shall  hold  his  peace  at  her  ; 
then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul 
shall  stand. 

5  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in  the 
day  that  he  heareth  ;  not  any  of  her  vows, 
or  of  her  bonds,  wherewith  she  hath  bound 
her  soul,  shall  stand  :  and  the  Lord  shall 


two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first  forgive  her,  because  her  father  disallowed 


year  without  blemish : 


I  her. 


147 


ff^ar  tcith  the  Mid'i-an-ites. 

6  And  if  she  liad  at  all  a  huf'band,  when 
she  vowed,  or  uttered  aught  out  of  her  lips, 
wherewith  she  bound  her  soul 

7  And  her  huj'band  heard  i7,  and  held 
his  peace  at  her  in  the  day  that  he  heard 
it ;  then  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  her 
bonds  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

8  But  if  her  huj'band  disallowed  her  on 
the  day  that  he  heard  it  ;  then  he  shall 
make  her  vow  which  she  vowed,  and  that 
whicli  she  uttered  with  her  lips,  where- 
with she  bound  her  soul,  of  n6ne  effect : 
and  the  Lorij  shall  forgive  her. 

9  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and  of  her 
that  is  divorced,  wherewith  they  have 
bound  their  souls,  shall  stand  against'  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  huj'band's 
house,  or  bound  her  soul  by  a  bond  with 
an  oath  ; 

11  And  her  huf'band  heard  i/,  and  held 
bis  peace  at  her,  and  disallowed  her  not ; 
then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

12  But  if  her  huf'band  hath  utterly 
made  them  void  on  the  day  he  heard  them, ; 
then  whatsoever  proceeded  out  of  her  lips 
concer'ning  her  vows,  or  concer'nlng'  the 
bond  of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand  ;  her  huf'- 
band hath  made  them  void,  and  the  Lord 
shall  forgive  her. 

13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding  oath 
to  afflict  the  soul,  her  hiif 'band  may  estab'- 
lish  it,  or  her  huf'band  may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  huf'band  altogether  hold 
his  peace  at  her,  from  day  to  day  ;  then 
he  estab'lisheth  all  her  vows,  or  all  her 
bonds,  which  are  upon  her :  he  confirm- 
eth^  them,  because  he  held  his  peace  at 
her  in  the  day  that  he  heard  them. 

15  But  if  he  shall  any  ways  make  them 
void,  after  that  he  hath  heard  them  ;  then 
he  shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes  which  the 
Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes,  between  a  man 
and  his  wife  ;  between  the  father  and  his 
daughter,  being  yet  in  her  youth  in  her 
father's  houf  e. 

CHAP.  XXXL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes,  say- 
ing, 

2  Aven^'e'  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  of  the 
Mid'i-an-ites :  afterward  shall  thou  be 
gathered  unto  thy  people. 

3  And  Mo'fes  spake  unto  the  people, 
saying,  Arm  some  of  yourselves  unto  the 
war,  and  let  them  go  against' the  Mid'i-an- 
ites  and  avenge'  the  Lord  of  I\Iid'i-an. 

4  Of  every  tribe  a  thousand,  throughout 
all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el,  shall  ye  send  to 
the  war. 

5  So  there  were  delivered  out  of  the 
thousands  of  If'ra-el,  a  thousand  of  every 
tribe,  twelve  thousand  armed  for  war. 


JNUM'BEIIS.  The  Mid'i-dn-iles  spoiled. 

6  And  Mo'fes  sent  them  to  the  war,  a 
thousand  of  every  tribe,  them  and  Phin'e- 
has  the  son  of  K-le-a'zar  the  priest,  to  the 
war,  with  the  holy  instruments,  and  thf< 
trumpets  to  blow,  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  warred  against'  the  Mid'i- 
an-ites,  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes ; 
and  they  slew  all  the  males. 

8  And  they  slew  the  kings  of  Mid'i-an, 
beside  the  rest  of  them  that  were  slain ; 
namely.,  E'vi,  and  Re'kem,  and  Zur,  and 
Hiir,  and  Re'ba,  five  kings  of  Mid'i-an : 
Ba'laam  also,  the  son  of  Be'or,  they  slew 
with  the  sM/'ord. 

9  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  took  al. 
the  women  of  Mid'i-an  captives,  and  their 
little  ones,  and  took  the  spoil  of  all  their 
cattle,  and  all  their  flocks,  and  all  their 
goods. 

10  And  they  burnt  all  their  cities  where 
in  they  dwelt,  and  all  their  goodly  castles, 
with  fire. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  spoil,  and  all 
the  prey,  both  of  men  and  of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives,  and 
the  prey,  and  the  spoil,  unto  Mo'fes  and 
E-le-a'zar  the  priest,  and  unto  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  unto  the 
camp  at  the  plains  of  Mo'ab,  which  are  by 
Jor'dan  near  Jer'i-ch5. 

13  A.nd  M5'f  es,  and  E-le-a'zar  the  priest, 
and  all  the  princes  of  the  congregation, 
went  forth  to  meet  them  without  the  camp. 

14  And  Mo'fes  was  wroth  with  the  offi- 
cers of  the  host,  ui.ih  the  cap'tains  over 
thousands,  and  cap'tains  over  hundreds, 
which  came  from  the  battle. 

15  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  them.  Have  ye 
saved  all  the  women  alive  ? 

16  Behold,  these  caused  the  children  of 
If'ra-el,  through  the  counsel  of  Ba'laam, 
to  commit  tres'pass  against'  the  Lord  in 
the  matter  of  Pe'or,  and  there  was  a  plague 
among  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

17  Now  there'f  ore  kill  every  male  among 
th«  little  ones,  and  kill  every  woman  that 
hath  known  man  by  lying  with  him. 

18  But  all  the  women-children  that 
have  not  known  a  man,  by  lying  with  him, 
keep  alive  for  yourselves. 

19  And  do  ye  abide  without  the  camp 
seven  days:  whosoever  hath  killed  any 
person,  and  whosoever  hath  toiiched  any 
slain,  purify  both  your&elves  and  your  cap- 
tives, on  the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh 
day. 

20  And  purify  all  your  raiment,  and  all 
Uiat  is  made  of  skins,  and  all  work  of  goats' 
hair.,  and  all  things  made  of  wood. 

21  And  E-le-a'zar  the  priest  said  unto 
the  men  of  war  which  went  to  the  battle, 
This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law  which  the 
Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes  ; 

22  Only  the  gold,  and  the  silver,  the 
brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and  the  lead, 


kon-firmHth. 


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The  sum  of  the  prey,  and  NUM'BERS 

23  Every  thing  that  may  abide  the  fire, 
ye  shall  make  it  go  through  the  fire,  and 
it  shall  be  clean  ;  nevertheless  it  shall  be 
purified  with  the  water  of  separation  :  and 
all  that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye  shall  make 
go  through  the  water. 

24  And  ye  shall  wash  your  clothes  on 
the  seventh  day,  and  ye  shall  be  clean,  and 
afterwards  ye  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

25  T  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  prey  that  was 
taken,  both  of  man  and  of  beast,  thou,  and 
£-le-a'zar  the  priest,  and  the  chief  fathers 
of  the  congregation  ; 

27  And  divide  the  prey  into  two  parts ; 
between  them  that  took  the  war  upon 
them,  who  went  out  to  battle,  and  between 
all  the  congregation  : 

28  And  levy  a  tribute  unto  the  Lord 
of  the  men  of  war  which  went  out  to  bat- 
tle :  one  soul  of  five  hundred,  both  of  the 
persons,  and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the 
asses,  and  of  the  sheep. 

29  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give  it  unto 
E-le-a'zar  the  priest,  for  a  heave-offering 
of  the  I>oRD. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el's  half, 
thou  shalt  take  one  portion  of  fifty,  of  the 
persons,  of  the  beeves,  of  the  asses,  and  of 
the  flocks,  of  all  manner  of  beasts,  and 
give  them  unto  the  Le'vites,  which  keep 
the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Mo'fes  and  E-le-a'zar  the  priest 
did  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

32  And  the  booty,  being  the  rest  of  the 
prey  which  the  men  of  war  had  caught, 
was  six  hundred  thousand,  and  seventy 
thousand,  and  five  thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve  thousand 
beeves, 

34  And   threescore  and .  one  thousand 


33  And  thirty  and  two  thousand  per- 
sons in  all,  of  women  that  had  not  known 
man  by  lying  with  him. 

36  And  the  half,  which  was  the  portion 
of  them  that  went  out  to  war,  was  in  num- 
ber three  hundred  thousand,  and  seven  and 
thirty  thousand  and  five  hundred  sheep  : 

37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the  sheep 
was  six  hundred  and  threescore  and  fifteen. 

38  And  the  beeves  were  thirty  and  six 
thousand  ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tribute 
was  threescore  and  twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  were  thirty  thousand 
and  five  hundred  ;  of  which  the  Lord's 
tribute  was  threescore  and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  were  sixteen  thou- 
sand ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tribute  tvas 
thirty  and  two  persons. 

41  And  Mo'fes  gave  the  tribute,  which 
was  the  Lord's  heave-offering,  unto  E-le- 
a'zar  the  priest ;  as  the  Lord  comman'ded 
Mo'$es. 

N  2  1  E-le-d'le 


divigton  of  it. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el's  half 
which  Mo'fes  divided  from  the  men  that 
warred, 

43  (Now  the  half  thai  pcrtain'ed  unto 
the  congregation  was  three  hundred  thou- 
sand, and  thirty  thousand,  and  seven  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand  beeves, 

45  And  thirty  thousand  asses  and  five 
hundred, 

46  And  sixteen  thousand  persons,) 

47  Even  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el's 
half,  Mo'fes  took  one  portion  of  fifty,  both 
of  man  and  of  beast,  and  gave  them  unto 
the  Le'vites,  which  kept  the  charge  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord 
comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

48  IT  And  the  officers  which  were  over 
thousands  of  the  host,  the  cap'tains  of 
thousands,  and  cap'tains  of  hundreds,  came 
near  unto  Mo'fes  : 

49  And  they  said  unto  Mo'fes,  Thy  ser- 
vants have  taken  the  sum  of  the  men  of 
war  which  are  under  our  charge,  and  there 
lacketh  not  one  man  of  us. 

50  We  have  there'f  ore  brought  an  obla- 
tion for  the  Lord,  what  every  man  hath 
gotten,  of  jewelsof  gold,  chains,  and  brace- 
lets, rings,  ear-rings,  and  tablets,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  our  souls  before  the 
Lord. 

51  And  Mo'fes  and  E-le-a'zar  the  priest 
took  the  gold  of  them,  even  all  wrought 
jewels. 

52  And  all  the  gold  of  the  offering  that 
they  offered  up  to  the  Lord,  of  the  cap'- 
tains of  thousands,  and  of  the  cap'tains  of 
hundreds  was  sixteen  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  fifty  shekels. 

53  {For  the  men  of  war  had  taken  spoil, 
every  man  for  himself.^ 

54  And  Mo'fes  and  E-le-a'zar  the  priest 
took  the  gold  of  the  cap'tains  of  thousands 
and  of  hundreds,  and  brought  it  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  for  a  me- 
morial for  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  before  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXIL 

NOW  the  children  of  Reft'ben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  had  a  very  great 
multitude  of  cattle  :  and  when  they  saw 
the  land  of  Ja'zer,  and  the  land  of  GTl'e-ad, 
that,  behold,  the  place  was  a  placi-  for  cat- 
tle ; 

2  The  children  of  Gad,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Reft'ben,  came  and  spake  unto  Mo'- 
fes, and  to  E-le-a'zar  the  priest,  and  unto 
the  princes  of  the  congregation,  saying, 

3  At'a-roth,  and  Ul'bon,  and  Ja'zer,  and 
Nim'rah,  and  Hesh'bon,  and  E-le-a'leh,* 
and  She'bam,  and  Ne'bo,  and  Be'on, 

4  Even  the  country  which  the  Lorb 
smote  before  the  congregation  of  If'ra-el, 
is  a  land  for  cattle,  and  thy  servants  have 
cattle : 


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The  Reu'bcn-ttes  and  Gad''iUs 

5  Wherefore,  said  they,  if  we  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  let  this  land  be 
given  unto  thy  servants  for_  a  posjes'sion, 
and  bring  us  not  over  Jor'dau. 

6  And  M6'$e8  said  unto  the  children  of 
Gad,  and  to  the  children  of  Reft'ben, 
Shall  your  brethren  go  to  war,  and  shall 
ye  sit  here  ?  i     i    ■  ^ 

7  And  wherefore  discourage  ye  the  heart 
of  the  children  of  If'ra-tl  from  going  over 
into  the  land  which  the  Lord  hath  given 
them  ? 

8  Thus  did  your  fathers,  when  I  sent 
them  from  Ka'desh-13ar'ne-a  to  see  the  land. 

9  For  when  they  went  up  unto  the  val- 
ley of  i;sh'961,  and  saw  the  land,  they  dis- 
couraged the  heart  of  the  children  of  If'- 
ra-el,'that  they  should  not  go  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
the  same  time,  and  he  sware,  saying, 

11  Surely  none  of  the  men  that  came 
up  out  of  E'^ypt,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  up'ward,  shall  see  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  A'bra-ham,  unto  I'faac,  and 
unto  Ja'cob  ;  because  they  have  not  wholly 
followed  me  ; 

12  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Je-phun'neh 
the  Ken'e-zite,  and  J6sh'u-a  the  sou  of 
K  un  ;  for  they  have  wholly  followed  the 
Lord. 

13  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
against'  If 'ra-el,  and  he  made  them  wan- 
der in  the  wilderness  forty  years,  until  all 
the  generation  that  had  done  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  was  consumed. 

14  And,  behold,  ye  are  risen  up  in  your 
father's  stead,  an  increase  of  sinful  men, 
to  augment  yet  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  ib'wa.vA  15'ra-el. 

15  For  if  ye  turn  away  from  after  him, 
he  will  yet  again'  leave  them  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  ye  shall  destroy'  all  this 
people. 

16  And  they  came  near  unto  him,  and 
said,  We  will  build  sheep-folds  here  for 
our  cattle,  and  cities  for  our  little  ones  ; 

17  But  we  ourselves  will  go  ready  armed 
before  the  children  of  if'ra-el,  until  we 
have  brought  them  unto  their  place  :  and 
our  little  ones  shall  dwell  in  the  fenced 
cities,  because  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land. 

18  We  will  not  return  unto  our  houses, 
until  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  have  inher- 
ited every  man  his  inheritance  : 

19  For  we  will  not  inherit  with  them 
on  yonder  side  Jor'dan,  or  for'ward  ;  be- 
cause our  inheritance  is  fallen  to  us  on 
this  side  Jor'dan  east'ward. 

20  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  them.  If  ye 
will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will  go  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  war, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  armed  over 
Jor'dan  before  the  Lord,  until  he  hath 
driven  out  his  enemies  from  before  him, 


NUM'BERS.  sue  for  071  inheritance 

22  And  the  land  be  subdued  before  the 
Lord  ;  then  afterward  ye  shall  return, 
and  be  guiltless  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
fore Ij'ra-el ;  and  this  land  shall  be  your 
poffes'sion  before  the  Lord. 

23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  behold,  ye 
have  sinned  against'  the  Lord  :  and  be 
sure  your  sin  will  find  you  out. 

24  Build  ye  cities  for  your  little  ones, 
and  folds  for  your  sheep ;  and  do  that 
which  hath  proceeded  out  of  your  mouth. 

25  And  the  children  of  Gad,  and  the 
children  of  Reu'ben,  spake  unto  Mo'jes, 
saying.  Thy  servants  will  do  as  my  lord 
comman'deth. 

26  Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our  flocks, 
and  all  our  cattle,  shall  be  there  in  the 
cities  of  Gll'e-ad  ; 

27  But  thy  servants  will  pass  over,  every 
man  armed  for  war,  before  the  Lord  to 
battle,  as  my  lord  saith. 

28  So  concer'ning  them  Mo'jes  com 
man'ded  E-le-a'zar  the  priest,  and  J6sh'u-a 
the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  chief  fathers  of 
the  tribes  of  the  children  of  I§'ra-el : 

29  And  Mo'fes  said  unto  them.  If  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  the  children  of  Reft'- 
ben,  will  pass  with  you  over  Jor'dan, 
every  man  armed  to  battle  before  the 
Lord,  and  the  land  shall  be  subdued  be- 
fore you,  then  ye  shall  give  them  the  land 
of  Gll'e-ad  for  a  poffes'sion  : 

30  But  if  they  will  not  pass  over  with 
you  armed,  they  shall  have  posjes'sions 
among  you  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad,  and  the 
children  of  Reu'ben,  answered,  saying 
As  the  Lord  hath  said  unto  thy  servants, 
so  will  we  do.         ' 

32  We  will  pass  over  armed  before  the 
Lord  into  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  that  the 
poffes'sion  of  our  inheritance  on  this  side 
Jor'dan  may  be  ours. 

33  And  Mo'fes  gave  unto  them,  even  to 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  children 
of  Reij'ben,  and  unto  half  the  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'seh  the  son  of  Jo'seph,  the  king- 
dom of  Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'o-rTtes,  and 
the  kingdom  of  6g  king  of  Ba'shan,  the 
land,  with  the  cities  thereof  in  the  coasts, 
even  the  cities  of  the  country  round 
about'. 

34  And  the  children  of  Gad  built  Di'- 
bon,  and  At'a-roth,  and  Ir'o-er, 

35  And  At'roth,  Shd'phan,  and  Ja-a'zer, 
and  Jog'be-hah, 

36  And  Beth-n'im'rah,  and  Beth-ha'ran^ 
fenced  cities  ;  and  folds  for  sheep. 

37  And  the  children  of  Reu'ben  built 
Hesh'b6n,and  E-le-a'leh,and  Kir  jath-A'im, 

38  And  Ne'bo,  and  Ba'al-Me'on,  (their 
names  being  changed.)  and  Shib'mah : 
and  gave  other  names  unto  the  cities 
which  they  builded. 

39  And  the  children  of  Ma'chir,  the  son 
of  Ma-nas'seh,  went  to  Gil'e-ad,  and  took 

150 


TSco  and  forty  journeys  NUM'BERS 

it,  and  dTspojfess'ed    the  Am'o-rite  which 
W(M  in  it. 

40  And  IVl5'fes  gave  GTl'e-ad  unto  Ma'- 
chfr  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh;  and  he  dwelt 
therein. 

41  And  Ja'ir,  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh, 
went  and  took  the  small  towns  thereof, 
and  called  them  Ha'voth-Ja'ir. 

42  And  No'bah  went  and  took  Ke'nath, 
and  the  villag;es  thereof,  and  called  it 
No'bah,  after  his  own  name. 

CHAP.  XXXIII.— 

THESE  are  the  journeys  of  the  chil 
dren  of  I^'ra-el,  which  went  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  E'gypt  with  their  armies, 
under  the  hand  of  M5'fes  and  Asdrhn. 

2  And  Mo'jes  wrote  their  goings  out 
according  to  their  journeys,  by  the  com 
mand'raent  of  the  Lord  :  and  these  are 
their  joi^irneys  according  to  their  goings 
out- 

3  And  they  departed  from  Ra-me'ses  in 
the  first  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  first  month :  on  the  morrow  after  the 
passover  the  children  of  If'ra-el  went  out 
with  a  high  hand  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
E-gyp'ti-anf. 

4  (For  the  E-gyp'ti-anf  buried  all  their 
first-born  which  the  Lord  had  smitten 
among  them :  upon  their  gods  also  the 
Lord  executed  judgments,) 

5  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  removed 
from  Ra-me'ses,  and  pitched  in  Suc'coth. 

6  And  they  departed  from  Suc'coth,  and 
pitched  in  E'tham,  which  is  in  the  edge 
of  the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  removed  from  E'tham,  and 
turned  again'  unto  Pl-ha-hl'roth,  which  is 
before  Ba'al-Ze'phon :  and  they  pitched 
before  Mig'dol. 

8  And  they  departed  from  before  Pi-ha- 
hl'roth,  and  passed  through  the  midst  of 
the  sea  into  the  wilderness,  and  went  three 
days'  journey  in  the  wilderness  of  E'tham, 
and  pitched  in  Ma'rah. 

9  And  they  removed  from  Ma'rah,  and 
came  unto  E'lTm  :  and  in  E'lim  were  twelve 
foun'tains  of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten 
palm-trees  ;  and  they  pitched  there. 

10  And  they  removed  from  E'lim,  and 
encamped  by  the  Red  Sea. 

1 1  And  they  removed  from  the  Red  Sea, 
and  encamped  in  the    wilderness  of  Sin. 

12  And  they  took  their  journey  out  of 
the  wilderness  of  Sin,  and  encamped  in 
Doph'kah. 

13  And  they  departed  from  Doph'kah, 
and  encamped  in  A'lush. 

14  And  they  removed  from  A'liish,  and 
encamped  at  Reph'i-dim,  where  was  no 
water  for  the  people  to  drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Reph'i-dim, 
and  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Si'nai. 

16  And  they  removed  from  the  def'ert 
of  Si'nai,  and  pitched  at  Kib'roth-Hat-ta'- 
a-Tah. 


of  the  Ig'ra-el-ltes 

17  And  they  departed  from  Kib'roth- 
Hat-ta'a-vah,  and  encamped  at  Haz-e'roth 

18  And  they  departed  from  Haz-e'roth, 
and  pitched  in  Rith'mah. 

19  And  they  departed  from  Rith'mah, 
and  pitched  at  Rim'mon-Pa'rez. 

20  And  they  departed  from  RTm'mon 
Pa'rez,  and  pitched  in  Lib'nah. 

21  And  they  removed  from  Lib'nah,  and 
pitched  at  Ris'sah. 

22  And  they  joiimeyed  from  Ris'sah, 
and  pitched  in  Ke-hel'a-thah. 

23  And  they  went  from  Ke-hel'a-thah, 
and  pitched  in  mount  Sha'ph6r. 

24  And  they  removed  from  mount  Sha'- 
pher,  and  encamped  in  Har'a-dah. 

25  And  they  removed  from  Har'a-dah, 
and  pitched  in  Mak-he'loth. 

26  And  they  removed  from  Mak-he'loth, 
and  encamped  at  Ta'hath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Ta'hath, 
and  pitched  at  Ta'rah. 

28  And  they  removed  from  Ta'rah,  amd 
pitched  in  Mith'cah. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mith'cah,  and 
pitched  in  Hash-mo'nah. 

30  And  they  departed  from  Hash-mo'- 
nah, and  encamped  at  M6-se'r6th. 

31  And  they  departed  from  Mo-se'roth, 
and  pitched  in  Be-ne-ja'a-kan. 

32  And  they  removed  from  Be-ne-ja'a- 
kan,  and  encamped  at  H6r-ha-gid'gad. 

33  And  they  went  from  H6r-ha-gid'gad, 
and  pitched  in  Jot'ba-thah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jot'ba-thah, 
and  encamped  at  E-bro'nah. 

35  And  they  departed  from  E-bro'nah, 
and  encamped  at  E'zi-6n-Ga'ber. 

36  And  they  removed  from  E'zi-6n-Ga'- 
ber,  and  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Zin, 
which  is  Ka'desh. 

37  And  they  removed  from  Ka'desh, 
and  pitched  in  mount  Hor,  in  the  edge  of 
the  land  of  E'dom. 

38  And  ^a'ron  the  priest  went  up  into 
mount  Hor,  at  the  command'ment  of  the 
Lord,  and  died  there,  in  the  fortieth  year 
after  the  children  of  l§'ra-el  were  come 
out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  in  the  first  day 
of  the  fifth  month. 

39  And  »/3a'r6n  ?/;a*ahundred  and  twen- 
ty and  three  years  old  when  he  died  in 
mount  Hor, 

40  And  king  A'rad  the  Can'aan-Ite, 
which  dwelt  in  the  south,  in  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an,  heard  of  the  coming  of  the 
children  of  if'ra-el. 

41  And  they  departed  from  mount  Hor, 
and  pitched  in  Zal-mo'nah, 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zal-mo'nah, 
and  pitched  in  Pu'non. 

43  And  they  departed  from  Pu'non,  and 
pitched  in  o'both. 

44  And  they  departed  from  O'bSth,  and 
pitched  in  I'je-Ab'a-rim,  in  the  border  of 
Mo'ab. 

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The  Can  aan-'ilcs  are  to  be  dcslrui/'ed.  NUM'BERS 

45  And  they  departed  from  I'im,  and 
pitchc(!  in  Dl'bon-Gad. 

46  And  th(  y  removed  from  Di'bon-Gad, 
and  tncanipcd  in  Arni6n-Uib-]a-lha'im. 

47  And  tluy  removed  from  Al'mon- 
Dib-la-llia'im,  and  pitched  in  the  niouu'- 
tains  of  Ab'a-rini,  before  ^'e'b6. 

48  And  they  departed  from  the;  moiin'- 
tains  of  Ab'a-rlm,  and  pitched  in  the  plains 
of  Mo'ab,  by  Jor'dan  7ienr  "Jer'i-cho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jor'dan  from 
Beth-jes'i-moth,  even  unto  A'bel-Shit'tim, 
in  the  plains  of  Mo'ab. 

50  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes 
in  the  plains  of  Mo'ab,  by  Jor'dan  near 
Jer'i-cho,  saying:, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them,  When  ye  are  passed 
over  Jor'dan,  into  the  land  of  Ca'na-an  ; 

52  Then  ye  shall  drive  out  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  from  before  you,  and 
destroy'  all  their  pictures,  and  destroy'  all 
their  molten  images,  and  quite  pluck  down 
all  their  high  places. 

53  And  ye  shall  dispoffess'  the  inhab- 
itants o/the  land,  and  dwell  therein  :  for 
1  have  given  you  the  land  to  pofjess'  it. 

54  And  ye  shall  divide  the  land  by  lot 
for  an  inheritance  among-  your  families  ; 
and  to  the  more  ye  shall  give  the  more 
inheritance,  and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall  give 
the  less  inheritance  :  every  man's  inherit- 
ance shall  be  in  the  place  where  his  lot 
falleth  ;  according  to  the  tribes  of  your 
fathers  ye  shall  inherit. 

55  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land  from  before  you  ;  then  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  those  which  ye  let 
remain  of  thenii/trt//  be  pricks  in  your  eyes, 
and  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  shall  vex  you 
in  the  land  wherein  ye  dwell. 

56  Moreover,  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
1  shall  do  unto  you,  as  I  thought  to  do 
unto  them. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'jes,  say- 

2  Command'  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  come  into 
the  land  of  C.i'na-an,  (this  is  the  land  that 
shall  fall  unto  you  for  an  inheritance,  even 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  with  the  coasts 
thereof,) 

3  Then  your  south  quarter  shall  be  from 
the  -wilderness  of  Zin,  along'  by  the  coast 
of  £'d6m;  and  your  south  border  shall  be 
the  outmost  coast  of  the  salt  sea  east'ward. 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn  from  the 
south  to  the  ascent  of  Ak-rab'bim,  and 
pass  on  to  Z\n :  and  the  going  forth  there- 
of shall  be  from  the  south  to  Ka'desh-Bar'- 
ne-a,  and  shall  go  on  to  Ha'zar-Ad'dar, 
and  pass  on  to  Az'mon. 

5  And  the  border  shall  fetch  a  com 'pass 
from  Az'mon  unto  the  river  of  K'|ypt,  and 
the  o-oings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 


The  land  divldea. 


6  And  as  for  the  western  border,  you 
shall  even  have  the  great  sea  for  a  bor- 
der :  this  shall  be  your  west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north  border  ; 
from  the  great  sea  ye  shall  point  out  for 
you  mount  H6r. 

8  I'rom  mount  Ilor  ye  shall  point  out 
your  border  unto  the  entrance  of  Ha'math : 
and  the  goings  forth  of  the  border  shall  be 
to  Ze'dad. 

9  And  the  border  shall  go  on  to  Ziph'ron, 
and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  Ha'zar- 
E'nan  :  this  shall  be  your  north  border. 

10  And  ye  shall  point  out  your  east 
border  from  Ha'zar-E'nan  to  She'pham. 

11  And  the  coast  shall  go  down  from 
She'pham  to  Rib'lah,  on  the  east  side  of 
A'in  ;  and  the  border  shall  descend,  and 
shall  reach  unto  the  side  of  the  sea  of 
Cin'ne-reth  east'ward. 

12  And  the  border  shall  go  down  to  Jor'- 
dan, and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at 
the  salt  sea  :  this  shall  be  your  land,  with 
the  coasts  thereof  round  about'. 

13  And  Mo'jes  comman'ded  the  children 
of  I§'ra-el,  saying,  This  is  the  land  which 
ye  shall  inherit  by  lot,  which  the  Lord 
command'ed  to  give  unto  the  nine  tribes, 
and  to  the  half  tribe. 

14  For  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Refi' 
ben  according  to  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Gad 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
have  received  their  inheritance,  and  half 
the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh  have  received  their 
inheritance  : 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half  tribe 
have  received  their  inheritance  on  this 
side  Jor'dan  near  Jer'i-cho,  east'ward,  to- 
ward the  sun-rising. 

16  IT  And  the  l^oRu  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
saying, 

17  These  ore  the  names  of  the  men 
which  shall  divide  the  land  unto  you  ; 
£-le-a'zar  the  priest,  and  Josh'u-a  the  son 
of  Nun. 

18  And  ye  shall  take  one  prince  of  every 
tribe,  to  divide  the  land  by  inheritance. 

1 9  And  the  names  of  the  men  are  these  : 
of  the  tribe  of  Jit'dah,  Ca'leb  the  son  of 
Je-phun'neh. 

20  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Sim'e-6n,  She-mii'el  the  son  of  Am-mi'hud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min,  £-li'dad 
the  son  of  Chlf'lon. 

22  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Dan,  Biikki  the  son  of  Jog'll. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children  of  Jo'- 
seph,  for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ma- 
nas'seh,  Han'ni-el  the  son  of  £'ph6d. 

24  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  E'phra-im,  Kem-ii'el  the  son 
of  ShTph'tan. 

25  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zeb'u-lon,  E-liz'a-phan  the  son 
of  I'ar'nach. 

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The  tUits  of  the  Ll'vitcs.  NUJM 

26  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  th( 
children  of  Is'sa-char,  Pal'ti-el  the  son  of 
Az'zan. 

27  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ash'er,  A-hi'hud  the  sou  of 
Shel'o-mi. 

28  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naph'ta-11,  Ped'a-hel  the  son 
of  Am-mi'hud. 

29  These  are  //ley  whom  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded  to  divide  the  inheritance  unto 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  in  the  land  of 
Ca'na-an. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND   the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes  in 
the  plains  of  Mo'ab,  by  Jor'dan  near 
Jer'i-cho,  saying, 

2  Command'  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
that  they  give  unto  the  Le'vltes,  of  the 
inheiitance  of  their  poffes'sion,  cities  to 
dwelt  in  ;  and  ye  shall  give  also  unto  the 
Le'vites  suburbs  for  the  cities  round  about' 
them. 

3  And  the  cities  shall  they  have  to 
dwell  in  ;  and  the  suburbs  of  them  shall 
be  for  their  cattle,  and  for  their  goods,  and 
for  all  their  beasts. 

4  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities,  which 
ye  shall  give  unto  the  Le'vites,  shall  reach 
from  the  wall  of  the  city  and  outward,  a 
thousand  cubits  round  about'. 

5  And  ye  shall  meaf'ure  from  without 
the  city  on  the  east  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  south  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  west  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  north  side  two  thousand 
cubits  ;  and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst: 
this  shall  be  to  them  the  suburbs  of  the  city. 

6  And  among  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Le'vites,  th^re  shall  be  six 
cities  for  refuge,  which  ye  shall  appoint 
for  the  man-slayer,  that  he  may  flee  thith- 
er :  and  to  them  ye  shall  add  forty  and 
two  cities. 

7  So  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give 
to  the  Le'vites  shall  be  forty  and  eight 
cities :  them  shallye  give  with  their  suburbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give 
shall  be  of  the  poffes'sion  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el :  from  thevi  that  hare  many  ye 
shall  give  many :  but  from  them  that  have 
few  ye  shall  give  few :  every  one  shall 
give  of  his  cities  unto  the  Le'vites,  ac- 
cording to  his  inheritance  which  he  inher- 
iteth.  ' 

9  T  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes, 
«aying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  be  come  over 
Jor'dan  into  the  land  of  Ca'na-an  ; 

1 1  Then  ye  shall  appoint  you  cities  to 
be  cities  of  refuge  for  you  ;  that  the  slayer 
may  flee  thither,  which  killeth  any  person 
at  unawares. 

12  And  they  shall  be  unto  you  cities  for 
refuge  from  the  aven'^er ;  that  the  man- 


'BERS.  The  laws  ofmurdtt 

slayer  die  not,   until  he  stand  before  the 
congregation  in  judgment. 

13  And  of  these  cities  which  ye  shall 
give,  six  cities  shall  ye  have  for  refuge. 

14  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  on  this  side 
Jor'dan,  and  three  cities  shall  ye  give  in 
the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  wAjc/i  shall  be  cities 
of  refuge. 

15  These  six  cities  shall  be  a  refuge, 
both  for  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  for 
the  straneer,  and  for  the  sojourner  among 
them ;  that  every  one  that  killeth  any 
person  unawares  may  flee  thither. 

16  And  if  he  smite  him  with  an  instru- 
ment of  iron,  so  that  he  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
derer :  the  murderer  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

17  And  if  he  smite  him  with  throwing 
a  stone,  wherewith  he  may  die,  and  he 
die,  he  is  a  murderer :  the  murderer  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  Or  if  he  smite  him  with  a  hand- 
weapon  of  wood,  wherewith  he  may  die, 
and  he  die,  he  is  a  murderer  :  the  murder 
er  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

19  The  revenger  of  blood  himself  shall 
slay  the  murderer  :  when  he  meeteth  him, 
he  shall  slay  him. 

20  But  if  he  thrust  him  of  hatred,  or 
hurl  at  him  by  laying  of  wait,  that  he 
die; 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with  his 
hand,  that  he  die  ;  he  that  smote  him 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death  ;  for  he  is  a 
murderer  :  the  revenger  of  blood  shall  slay 
the  murderer  when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly  with- 
out enmity,  or  have  cast  upon  him  any 
thing  without  laying  of  wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith  a  man 
may  die,  seeing  hivi  not,  and  cast  it  upon 
him  that  he  die,  and  was  not  his  enemy, 
neither  sought  his  harm  ; 

24  Then  the  congregation  shall  judge 
between  the  slayer  and  the  revenger  of 
blood  according  to  these  judgments  : 

25  And  the  congregation  shall  deliver 
the  slayer  out  of  the  hand  of  the  revenger 
of  blood,  and  the  congregation  shall  re- 
store him  to  the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither 
he  was  fled  :  and  he  shall  abide  in  it  unto 
the  death  of  the  high  priest,  which  was 
anointed  with  the  holy  oil. 

26  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any  time 
come  without  the  border  of  the  city  of  his 
refuge,  whither  he  was  fled  ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find  him 
without  the  borders  of  the  city  of  his  ref- 
uge, and  the  revenger  of  blood  kill  the 
slayer  ;  he  shall  not  be  guilty  of  blood  ; 

28  Because  he  should  have  remained  in 
the  city  of  his  refuge  until  the  death  of 
the  high  priest :  but  after  the  death  of  the 
high  priest  the  slayer  shall  return  into  the 
land  of  his  pojjes'sion. 

29  So  these  things  shall  be  for  a  statute 

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Mo'fcs  rch'carseth  the 

of  judgment   unto  you,  throughout  your 

generations,  in  all  your  dwellings. 

30  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the  mur- 
derer shall  be  put  to  death  by  the  mouth 
of  witnesses  :  but  one  witness  shall  not 
testify  against'  any  person  lo  cause  him  to 
die. 

31  Moreover,  ye  shall  take  no  satisfac- 
tion for  the  life  of  a  murderer,  which  is 
guilty  of  death  ;  but  he  shall  be  surely 
put  lo  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for 
him  that  is  fled  to  the  city  of  his  refuge, 
that  he  should  come  again'  to  dwell  in  the 
land,  until  the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the  land 
wherein  ye  are  ;  for  blood  it  defileth  the 
land  :  and  the  land  cannot  be  cleansed  of 
the  blood  that  is  shed  therein,  but  by  the 
blood  of  him  that  shed  it. 

34  Defile  not  there'fore  the  land  which 
ye  shall  inhabit,  wherein  I  dwell :  for  I 
the  Lord  dwell  among  the  children  of 
Is'ra-el. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the  families  of 
the  children  of  Gil'e-ad,  the  son  of 
Ma'chir.  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh,  of  the  fam- 
ilies' of  the  sons  of  Jo'seph,  came  near, 
and  spake  before  M5'fes,  and  before  the 
princes,  the  chief  fathers  of  the  children 
of  If 'ra-el : 

2  And  they  said.  The  Lord  command'- 
ed  my  lord  to  give  the  land  for  an  inher- 
itance by  lot  to  the  children  of  is'ra-el : 
and  my  lord  was  comman'ded  by  the  Lord 
to  give  the  inheritance  of  Ze-lo'phe-had 
our  brother  unto  his  daughters. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any  of  the 
sons  of  the  other  tribes  of  the  children  of 
if'ra-el,  then  shall  their  inheritance  be 
taken  from  the  inheritance  of  our  fathers, 
and  shall  be  put  to  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  whereunto  they  are  received  :  so 
shall  it  be  taken  from  the  lot  of  our  in- 
heritance. 


DEUTERON'OMY.  history  of  Jfra-il. 

4  And  when  the  jubilee  of  the  children 
of  Ij'ra-el  shall  be,  then  shall  their  inlieri- 
tancc  be  put  unto  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  whereunto  they  are  received:  so 
shall  their  inheritance  be  taken  away  from 
the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  our  fathers. 

5  And  Mo'fes  comman'ded  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  saying,  The  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Jo'- 
seph hath  said  well. 

6  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Loud 
doth  command'  concerning  the  daughters 
of  Ze-lo'phe-had,  saying,  Let  them  marry 
to  whom  they  think  best ;  only  to  the 
family  of  the  tribe  of  their  fathers  shall 
they  marry : 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  remove  from  tribe  to 
tribe  ;  for  every  one  of  the  children  of  If'- 
ra-el shall  keep  himself  to  the  inheritance 
of  the  tribe  of  his  fathers. 

8  And  every  daughter,  that  poffess'eth 
an  inheritance  in  any  tribe  of  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  shall  be  wife  unto  one  of  the 
family  of  the  tribe  of  her  father,  that  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  may  enjoy  every  man 
the  inheritance  of  his  fathers. 

9  Neither  shall  the  inheritance  remove 
from  one  tribe  to  another  tribe  ;  but  every 
one  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
shall  keep  himself  to  his  own  inheritance. 

10  Even  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'- 
fes, so  did  the  daughters  of  Ze-lo'phe-had. 

1 1  For  Mah'lah,  Tir'zah, '  and  Hog'lah, 
and  Mil'cah,  and  No'ah,  the  daughters  of 
Ze-16'phe-had,  were  married  unto  their  fa- 
ther's brothers'  sons. 

12  And  they  were  married  into  the 
families  of  the  sons  of  Ma-nas'seh,  the  son 
of  Jo'seph  ;  and  their  inheritance  remain- 
ed in  the  tribe  of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  are  the  command'ments  and 
the  judgments  which  the  Lord  command'- 
ed,  by  the  hand  of  Mo'fes,  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  in  the  plains  of  Mo'ab,  by 
Jor'dan  near  Jer'i-cho. 


1  The  FIFTH  Book  of  MCySES,  called  DEUTERON'OMY. 


CHAPTER  L 

THESE  be  the  words  which  Mo'fes 
spake  unto  all  if'ra-el  on  this  side 
Jor'dan,  in  the  wilderness,  in  the  plain 
over  against'  the  Red  Sea,  between  Pa'ran, 
and  To'phel,  and  La'ban,  and  Haz-e'roth, 
and  DTz'a-hab. 

2  (There  are  eleven  ds.js'^  joiir7iey  from 
Ho'reb,  by  the  way  of  mount  Se'ir,  unto 
Ka'desh-Bar'ne-a.) 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fortieth 
year,  in  the  eleventh  month,  on  the  first 


day  of  the  month,  that  Mo'fes  spake  unto 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  according  unto  all 
that  the  Lord  had  given  him  in  command'- 
ment  unto  them  ; 

4  After  he  had  slain  Si'hon  the  king  of 
the  Im'o-rites,  which  dwelt  in  Hesh'bon, 
and  Og  the  king  of  Ba'shan,  which  dwelt 
at  As'ta-roth  in  Ed're-1 : 

5  On  this  side  Jor'dan,  in  the  land  of 
Mo'ab,  began  M5'fes  to  declare  this  law, 
saying, 

6  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto  us  in 


1  Ter'sa. 


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Mo  /cj'  speech  at  the 

Ho'reb,  sayiu»,  Ye  have  dwelt  long;  enough 

in  this  mouut. 

7  Turn  you,  and  take  your  journey,  and 
go  to  the  mount  of  the  Am'o-rltes,  and 
unto  all  Ihe  places  nigh  thereunto,  in  the 
plain,  in  the  hills,  and  in  the  vale,  and  in 
the  south,  and  by  the  sea-side,  to  the  land 
of  the  Can'aan-ites,  and  unto  Leb'a-non, 
unto  the  great  river,  the  river  Eu-phra'- 
tej.l 

8  Behold,  I  have  set  the  land  before 
you  :  go  in  and  pojjess'  the  land  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers,  A'bra- 
ham,  l'§aac,  and  Ja'cob,  to  g/ve  unto  them, 
and  to  their  seed  after  them. 

9  And  I  spake  unto  you  at  that  time, 
saying,  I  am  not  able  to  bear  you  myself 
alone : 

10  The  Lord  your  God  hath  multipli- 
ed you,  and,  behold,  ye  are  this  day  as 
the  stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

11  (The  Lord  God  ofyour  fathers  make 
you  a  thousand  times  so  many  more  as  ye 
are,  and. bless  you,  as  he  hath  promised 
you!) 

12  How  can  I  myself  alone  bear  your 
cumbrance,  and  your  burden,  and  your 
strife  ? 

13  Take  ye  wise  men,  and  understand- 
ing, and  known  among  your  tribes,  and  I 
will  make  them  rulers  over  you. 

14  And  ye  answered  me,  and  said.  The 
thing  which  thou  hast  spoken  is  good  for 
us  to  do. 

15  So  I  took  the  chief  of  your  tribes, 
wise  men,  and  known,  and  made  them 
heads  over  you,  cap'tains  over  thousands, 
and  cap'tains  over  hundreds,  and  cap'tahis 
over  fifties,  and  cap'tains  over  tens,  and 
officers  among  your  tribes. 

16  And  I  charged  your  judges  at  that 
time,  saying,  Heaf  the  causes  between 
your  brethren,  and  judge  righteously  be- 
tween every  man  and  his  brother,  and  the 
stranger  that  is  with  him. 

17  Ye  shall  not  respect  persons  in  judg- 
ment ;  but  ye  shall  hear  the  small  as  well 
as  the  great ;  ye  shall  not  be  afraid  of  the 
face  of  man  ;  for  the  judgment  is  God's  : 
and  the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for  you, 
bring  it  unto  me,  and  I  will  hear  it. 

18  And  I  comman'ded  you  at  that  time 
all  the  things  which  ye  should  do. 

19  And  when  we  departed  from  Ho'reb, 
we  went  through  all  that  great  and  terri- 
ble wilderness,  which  ye  saw  by  the  way 
of  the  moun'tain  of  the  Am'o-rites,  as  the 
Lord  our  God  comman'ded  us  ;  and  we 
came  to  Ka'desh-Bar'ne-a. 

20  And  I  said  unto  you,  Ye  are  come 
unto  the  moun'tain  of  the  Am'o-rites,  which 
the  Lord  our  God  doth  give  unto  us. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  set 
the  land  before  thee  :  go  up  and  po^jess' 
it,  as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath 


end  of  forty  yeart. 
fear  not,  neither  be  dis- 


DEUTERON'OMY. 

said  unto  thee : 
couraged. 

22  And  ye  came  near  unto  me  every 
one  of  you,  and  said.  We  will  send  men 
before  us,  and  they  shall  search  us  out  the 
land,  and  bring  us  word  again'  by  what 
way  we  must  go  up,  and  into  what  cities 
we  shall  come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me  well : 
and  I  took  twelve  men  of  you,  one  of  a 
tribe  : 

24  And  they  turned,  and  went  up  into 
the  moun'tain,  and  came  unto  the  valley 
of  Esh'^ol,  and  searched  it  out. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of  the 
land  in  their  hands,  and  brought  it  down 
unto  us,  and  brought  us  word  again',  and 
said.  It  is  a  good  land  which  the  Lord  our 
God  doth  give  us. 

26  Notwithstanding  ye  would  not  go 
up,  but  rebelled  against'  the  command'- 
ment  of  the  Lord  your  God  : 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  your  tents,  and 
said,  Because  the  Lord  hated  us,  he  hatb 
brought  us  forth  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the  Am'o- 
rltes,  to  destroy'  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up  ?  our  breth- 
ren have  discouraged  our  heart,  saying, 
The  people  is  greater  and  taller  than  we  ; 
the  cities  are  great,  and  walled  up  to 
heaven  :  and,  moreover,  we  have  seen  the 
sons  of  the  An'a-kims  there. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  you,  Dread  not, 
neither  be  afraid  of  them. 

30  The  Lord  your  God,  which  goeth 
before  you,  he  shall  fight  for  you,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  he  did  for  you  in  E'gypt  be- 
fore your  eyes  ; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where  thou 
hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
bare  thee,  as  a  man  doth  bear  his  son,  in 
all  the  way  that  ye  went,  until  ye  came 
into  this  place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing  ye  did  not  believe 
the  Lord  your  God, 

33  Who  went  in  the  way  before  you,  to 
search  you  out  a  place  to  pitch  your  tents 
in,  in  fire  by  night,  to  show  you  by  what 
way  ye  should  go,  and  in  a  cloud  by  day. 

34  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of 
your  words,  and  was  wroth,  and  sware, 
saying, 

35  Surely  there  shall  not  one  of  thest 
men  of  this  evil  generation  see  that  good 
land,  which  I  sware  to  give  unto  your  fa- 
thers, 

36  Save  Ca'leb  the  son  of  Je-phun'neh  ; 
he  shall  see  it ;  and  to  him  will  I  give  the 
land  that  he  hath  trodden  upon,  and  to 
his  children,  because  he  hath  wholly  fol- 
lowed the  Lord. 

37  Also  the  Lord  was  angry  with  me 
for  your  sakes,  saying.  Thou  also  shalt  ao. 

o  in  thither. 


^  Yu-fra'llz. 


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n-Uh  uhomlf'ra-cl  DEUTERONOMY 

J8  But  Jcsh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun,  which 
standeth  before  thee,  he  shall  go  in  thith- 
er :  encourage  him  ;  for  he  shall  cause 
Ij'ia-el  to  inherit  it. 

39  Moreover,  your  little  ones,  which  ye 
said  should  be  a  prey,  and  your  children, 
which  in  that  day  had  no  knowledge  be- 
tween good  and  evil,  they  shall  go  in  thith- 
er, and  unto  them  will  I  give  it,  and  they 
shall  p('>5§ess'  it. 

40  But  as  for  you,  turn  ye,  and  take 
your  journey  into  the  wilderness,  by  the 
way  of  the  Red  Sea. 

41  Then  yc  answered  and  said  unto  me. 
We  have  sinned  against'  the  Lord  ;  we 
will  go  up,  and  fight,  according  to  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  comman'ded  us.  And 
when  ye  had  gir'ded'  on  every  man  his 
weapons^  of  war,  ye  were  ready  to  go  up 
into  the  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Say 
unto  them,  Go  not  up,  neither  fight ;  for  I 
am  not  among  you  ;  lest  ye  be  smitten  be- 
fore your  enemies. 

43  So  I  spake  unto  you ;  and  ye  would 
not  hear,  but  rebelled  against'  the  com- 
mand'ment  of  the  Lord,  and  went  pre- 
fiimp'tuously  up  into  the  hill. 

44  And  the  Am'o-rites  which  dwelt  in 
that  mouu'tain,  came  out  against'  you,  and 
chased  you  as  bees  do,  and  destroy 'ed  you 
in  Se'ir,  eren  unto  Hor'mah. 

45  And  ye  returned,  and  wept  before 
the  Lord  ;  but  the  Lord  would  not 
hearken  to  your  voice,  nor  give  ear  unto 
you. 

46  So  ye  abode  in  Ka'desh  many  days, 
according  unto  the  days  that  ye  abode 
there. 

CHAP.  IL 

THEN  we  turned,  and  took  our  journey 
into  the  wilderness,  by  the  way  of 
the  Red  Sea,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto  me  : 
and  we  com'passed  mount  Se'ir  many  days. 

2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  say- 
mg, 

3  Ye  have  com'passed  this  moun'tain 
ong  enough  :  turn  you  north'ward. 

4  And  command'  thou  the  people,  say- 
ing. Ye  are  to  pass  through  the  coast  of 
your  brethren  the  children  of  E'sau,  which 
dwell  in  Se'ir;  and  they  shall  be  afraid 
of  you  :  take  ye  good  heed  unto  yourselves 
there'fore  : 

5  Meddle  not  with  them ;  for  I  will  not 
give  you  of  their  land,  no  not  so  much  as 
a  foot  breadth,  because  I  have  given  mount 
Se'ir  unto  E'sau /or  a  pofjes'sion. 

6  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  them  for  money, 
that  ye  may  eat ;  and  ye  shall  also  buy 
Water  of  them  for  money,  that  ye  may 
drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  bless'ed 
thee   in  all  the  works  of  thy  hand ;   he 


knoweth  thy  walking  through  this 
1  ger'ded 


may  not  fight 

wilderness:  these  forty  years  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  been  with  thee,  thou  bast 
lacked  nothing. 

8  And  when  we  passed  by  from  our 
brethren  the  children  of  E'sau,  which 
dwelt  in  Se'ir,  through  the  way  of  the  plaic 
from  E'lath,  and  from  E'zi-6n-Ga"ber,  we 
turned,  and  passed  by  the  way  of  the  wil- 
derness of  Mo'ab. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Distress 
not  the  Mo'ab-ites,  neither  contend  with 
them  in  battle  ;  for  I  will  not  give  thee  of 
their  land /or  a  pojjes'sion,  because  I  have 
given  Ar  unto  the  children  of  Lot  for  a 
pojfes'sion. 

10  The  E'mims  dwelt  therein  in  ^.mt'S 
past,  a  people  great,  and  many,  and  tall, 
as  the  An'a-kims  ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted  giants, 
as  the  An'a-kims ;  but  the  Mo'ab-ites  call 
them  E'mims. 

12  The  Ho'rims  also  dwelt  in  Se'ir  be- 
fore-time ;  but  the  children  of  E'sau  suc- 
ceeded them,  when  they  had  destroy'ed. 
them  from  before  them,  and  dwelt  in  their 
stead  ;  as  If'ra-el  did  unto  the  land  of  his 
poffes'sion,  which  the  Lord  gave  iinto 
them. 

13  Now  rise  up,  said  /,  and  get  you 
over  the  brook  Ze'red :  and  we  went  over 
the  brook  Ze'red. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we  came 
from  Ka'desh-Bar'ne-a,  until  we  were  come 
over  the  brook  Ze'red,  was  thirty  and  eight 
years ;  until  all  the  generation  of  the  men 
of  war  were  wasted  out  from  among  the 
host,  as  the  Lord  sware  unto  them. 

15  For  indeed  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  against'  them,  to  destroy'  them  from 
among  the  host,  until  they  were  con- 
sumed. 

16  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the 
men  of  war  were  consumed  and  dead  from 
among  the  people, 

17  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through  Ar, 
the  coast  of  Mo'ab,  this  day. 

19  And  vjhcn  thou  comest  nigh  over 
against'  the  children  of  Am'mon,  distress 
them  not,  nor  meddle  with  them  :  for  I 
will  not  give  thee  of  the  land  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Am'mon  any  pofges'sion  ;  because 
I  have  given  it  unto  the  children  of  Lot 
for  a  pofjes'sion. 

20  (That  also  was  accounted  a  land  of 
giants  :  giants  dwelt  therein  in  old  time, 
and  the  Am'mon-ites  call  them  Zam-zum'- 
mims  ; 

21  A  people  great,  and  many,  and  tall, 
as  the  An'a-kims ;  but  the  Lord  destroy 
ed  them  before  them  ;  and  they  succeeded 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead : 

22  As  he  did  to  the  children  of  E'sau, 
which  dwelt  in  Se'ir,  when  he  destroy'ed  th« 


great! Ho'rims  from  before  them  ;  and  they  sue 


wep  p^ns. 
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Si'hon  the.  Am'o-nlc  subdued.         DEUTERON'OMY 

ceeded   them,   and    dwelt   in    their   stead 

IIIEN 


even  unto  this  day 

23  And  the  A'vims  which  dwelt  in  Haz'- 
e-riiu,  eren  unto  Xz'zah,  the  Caph'to-rinis, 
which  came  forth  out  of  Caph'tor,  de- 
stroy'ed  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead.) 

24  Rise  ye  up,  take  your  journey,  and 
pass  over  the  river  Ar'non:  behold,  I  have 
given  into  thy  hand  Si'hon  the  Am'o-rite, 
king  of  Hesh'bon,  and  his  land:  begin 
to  pojfess'  iV,  and  contend  with  him  in 
battle. 

25  This  day  will  I  begin  to  put  the 
dread  of  thee  and  the  fear  of  thee  upon 
the  nations  Ikal  are  under  the  whole 
heaven,  who  shall  hear  report  of  thee, 
and  shall  tremble,  and  be  in  anguish  be- 
cause of  thee. 

26  And  I  sent  messengers  out  of  the 
wilderness  of  Ked'e-moth,  unto  Si'hon  king 
of  Hesh'bon,  with  words  of  peace,  say- 
ing, 

27  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land :  I  will 
go  along'  by  the  high-way  ;  I  will  neither 
turn  unto  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left. 

2!j  Thou  shall  sell  me  meat  for  money, 
that  I  may  eat ;  and  give  me  water  for 
money,  that  I  may  drink :  only  I  will  pass 
through  on  my  feet ; 

20  (As  the  children  of  E'sau  which 
dwell  in  Se'ir,  and  the  Mo  ab-ites  which 
dwell  in  Ar,  did  unto  me ;)  until  I  shall 
pass  over  Jor'dan,  into  the  land  which  the 
Lord  our  God  giveth  us. 

30  But  Si'hon  king  of  Hesh'bon  would 
not  \ft  us  pass  by  him :  for  the  Lord 
thy  God  hardened  his  spirit,  and  made 
his  heart  obstinate,  that  he  might  deliver 
him  into  thy  hand,  as  appearetk  this  day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Behold, 
I  have  begun  to  give  Si'hon  and  his  land 
before  thee :  begin  to  poffess',  that  thou 
mayst  inherit  his  land. 

32  Then  Si'hon  came  out  against'  us, 
be  and  all  his  people,  to  fight  at  Ja'haz. 

33  And  the  Lord  our  God  delivered 
him  before  us;  and  we  smote  him,  and 
his  sons,  and  all  his  people. 

34  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that 
time,  and  utterly  destroy'ed  the  men,  and 
the  women,  and  the  little  ones,  of  every 
city ;  we  left  none  to  remain  : 

35  Only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a  prey 
unto  ourselves,  and  the  spoil  of  the  cities 
which  we  took. 

36  From  Ar'o-er,  which  is  by  the  brink  region  of  Ar'gob,  with  all  Ba'shan,  which 
of  the  river  of  Ar'non,  and  from  the  city  was  called  the  land  of  giants. 


77ie  conquest  oj  Og. 

CHAP.  in. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  went  up  the 
way  to  Ba'shan  :  and  Og  the  king  of 
Ba'shan  came  out  iigainst' '  us,  he  and  all 
his  people,  to  battle  at  Ed're-T. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Fear  him 
not :  for  I  will  deliver  him,  and  all  his 
people,  and  his  land,  into  thy  hand ;  and 
thou  shalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst  unto 
Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'o-rites,  which  dwelt 
at  Hesh'bon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  delivered  into 
our  hands  Og  also,  the  king  of  Ba'shan, 
and  all  his  people :  and  we  smote  him, 
until  none  was  left  to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  b.is  citi(-s  ixt  that 
time  ;  there  was  not  a  city  which  we  took 
not  from  them,  threescore  cities,  all  the 
region  of  Ar'gob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Ba'shan. 

5  All  these  cities  were  fenced  with  high 
walls,  gates  and  bars  ;  beside  unwalled 
towns  a  great  many. 

6  And  we  utterly  destroy'ed  them,  as 
we  did  unto  Si'hon  king  of  Hesh'bon,  ut- 
terly destroy'ing  the  men,  women,  and 
children,  of  every  city. 

7  But  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil  of  the 
cities,  we  took  for  a  prey  to  ourselves. 

8  And  we  took  at  that  time,  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the  Am'o-rltes, 
the  land  that  was  on  this  side  Jor'dan,  from 
the  river  of  Ar'non  unto  Mount  Her'mon  ; 

9  {Which  Her'mon  the  Sl-do'ni-anj  call 
Sir'i-dn ;  and  the  Am'o-rites  call  it  She'- 
nir;) 

10  All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all 
Gil'e-ad,  and  all  Ba'shan,  unto  Sal'chah 
and  Ed're-i,  cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Ba'shan. 

1 1  For  only  Og  king  of  Ba'shan  remain- 
ed of  the  remnant  of  giants  ;  behold,  his 
bedstead  tvas  a  bedstead  of  iron :  is  it  not 
in  Rab'bath  of  the  children  of  Am'mon  ? 
nine  cubits  was  the  length  thereof,  and 
four  cubits  the  breadth  of  it,  after  the 
cubit  of  a  man. 

12  And  this  land,  which  we  poffess'ed 
at  that  time,  from  Ar'o-er,  which  is  by  the 
river  Ar'non,  and  half  mount  Gil'e-ad,  and 
the  cities  thereof,  gave  I  unto  the  Reft'- 
ben-ltes,  and  to  the  Gad'ites. 

13  And  the  rest  of  Gil'e-ad,  and  all 
Ba'shan,  being  the  kingdom  of  Og,  gave  1 
unto  the  half-tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh  ;  all  the 


that  I*  by  the  river,  even  unto  Gil'e-ad, 
there  was  not  one  city  too  strong  for  us: 
the  Lord  our  God  delivered  all  unto  us. 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the  children 
of  Am'mon  thou  camest  not,  nor  unto  any 
place  of  the  river  Jab'bok,  nor  unto  the 
cities  in  the  moiin'tains,  nor  unto  whatso- 
<'ver  the  Lord  our  God  I'orbade'  us. 


14  Ja'ir  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh  took  all 
the  country  of  Ar'gob,  unto  the  coasts  of 
Gesh'u-rl  and  Ma-ach'a-thi  ;  and  called 
them  after  his  own  name,  Ba'shan- Ha' voth- 
ja'ir,  unto  this  day. 

15  And  1  give  Gil'e-ad  unto  Ma'chir. 

16  And  unto  the  Rett  ben-ites,  and  unto 
the  Gad'ites,  I  gave  from  Gil  e-ad  even 


O 


a-glnst'. 


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Mo'fcs''  prayer. 


DEUTERON'OMY. 


An  exliorlalion  to  obedience- 


unto  the  river  Ar'non,  half  the  valley,  and 
the  border,  even  unto  the  river  Jab'bok, 
which  is  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Xm'mon: 

17  The  plain  also,  and  J6r'dan,  and  the 
coast  thereof.^  from  Cln'ne-reth  even  unto 
the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt  sea, 
under  Ash'doth-Pif'gah  eastVard. 

10  And  I  comman'ded  you  at  that  time, 
saying,  The  Lord  your  God  hath  given 
you  this  land  to  pojjess'  it :  ye  shall  pass 
over  armed  before  your  brethren  the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-el,  all  that  are  meet  for  the 
war. 

19  But  your  wives,  and  your  little  ones, 
and  your  cattle,  (for  I  know  that  ye  have 
much  cattle,)  shall  abide  in  your  cities 
which  I  have  given  you  ; 

20  Until  the  Lord  have  given  rest  unto 
your  brethren,  as  well  as  unto  you,  and 
xintil  they  also  pojfess'  the  land  which  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  given  them  beyond 
Jor'dan :  and  then  shall  ye  return  every 
man  unto  his  pojfes'sion  which  I  have 
given  you. 

21  IT  And  I  comman'ded  J6sh'u-a  at  that 
time,  saying,  Thine  eyes  have  seen  all 
that  the  Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto 
these  two  kings :  so  shall  the  Lord  do 
unto  all  the  kingdoms  whither  thou  passest. 

22  Ye  shall  not  fear  them :  for  the  Lord 
your  God  he  shall  fight  for  you. 

23  And  I  besought  the  Lord  at  that 
time,  saying, 

24  O  Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun  to 
show  thy  servant  thy  greatness,  and  thy 
mighty  hand :  for  what  God  is  there  in 
heaven  or  in  earth  that  can  do  according 
to  thy  works,  and  according  to  thy  might  ? 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over,  and  see 
the  good  land  that  is  beyond  Jor'dan,  that 
goodly  moun'tain,  and  Leb'a-non. 

26  But  the  Lord  was  wroth  with  me 
for  your  sakes,  and  would  not  hear  me  : 
and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Let  it  suffice' 
thee ;  speak  no  more  unto  me  of  this 
matter. 

27  Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of  PTf'gah, 
md  lift  up  thine  eyes  west'ward,  and 
aorth'ward,  and  south'ward,  and  east'- 
ward,  and  behold  it  with  thine  eyes :  for 
thou  shalt  not  go  over  this  Jor'dan. 

28  But  charge  Josh'u-a,  and  encourage 
him,  and  strengthen  him :  for  he  shall  go 
over  before  this  people,  and  he  shall  cause 
them  to  inherit  the  land  which  thou  shalt 
see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  the  valley  over 
against'  Beth-pe'or. 

CHAP.  IV, 

NOW  there'fore  hearken,  O  If'ra-el, 
unto  the  statutes  and  unto  the  judg- 
ments which  I  teach  you,  for  to  do  //icm, 
that  ye  may  live,  and  go  in  and  poffess' 
the  land  which  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers  giveth  you. 


2  Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the  word  which 
I  command'  you,  neither  shall  you  dimin- 
ish aught  from  it,  that  ye  may  keep  the 
command'ments  of  the  Lord  your  God 
which  I  command'  you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the  Lorp 
did  because  of  Ba'al-Pe'or  :  for  all  the  men 
that  followed  Ba'al-Pe'or,  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  destroy'ed  them  from  among  you. 

4  But  ye  that  did  cleave  unto  the  Lord 
your  God  d,re  alive  every  one  of  you  this 
day. 

5  Behold,  I  have  taught  you  statutes 
and  judgments,  even  as  the  Lord  my  God 
comman'ded  me,  that  ye  should  do  so  in 
the  land  whither  ye  go  to  pojjess'  it. 

6  Keep,  there'fore,  and  do  them, :  for 
this  is  your  wisdom  and  your  understand- 
ing in  the  sight  of  the  nations,  which  shall 
hear  all  these  statutes,  and  say.  Surely 
this  great  nation  is  a  wise  and  understand- 
ing people. 

7  For  what  nation  is  there  so  great, 
who  hath  God  so  nigh  unto  them,  as  the 
Lord  our  God  is  in  all  things  that  we  call 
upon  him /or  .? 

8  And  what  nation  is  there  so  great, 
that  hath  statutes  and  judgments  so  righ'- 
teous  as  all  this  law,  which  I  set  before 
you  this  day  ? 

9  Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and  keep 
thy  soul  diligently,  lest  thou  forget  the 
things  which  thine  eyes  have  seen,  and 
lest  they  depart  from  thy  heart  all  the 
days  of  thy  life  ;  but  teach  them  thy  sons, 
and  thy  sons'  sons ; 

10  Specially  the  day  that  thou  stoodest 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Ho'reb,  when 
the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Gather  me  the 
people  together,  and  I  will  make  them 
hear  my  words,  that  they  may  learn  to 
fear  me  all  the  days  that  they  shall  live 
upon  the  earth,  and  that  they  may  teach 
their  children. 

1 1  And  ye  came  near,  and  stood  under 
the  moun'tain  ;  and  the  moun'tain  burned 
with  fire  unto  the  midst  of  heaven,  with 
darkness,  clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  fire :  ye  heard  the 
voice  of  the  words,  but  saw  no  similitude  ; 
only  ye  heard  a  voice. 

13  And  he  declared  unto  you  his  cove- 
nant, which  he  comman'ded  you  to  per- 
form', even  ten  command'ments ;  and  he 
wrote  them  upon  two  tables  of  stone. 

14  And  the  Lord  comman'ded  me  at 
that  time  to  teach  you  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land 
whither  ye  go  over  to  pofjess'  it. 

15  Take  ye  there'fore  good  heed  unto 
yourselves,  (for  ye  saw  no  manner  of  si- 
militude on  the  day  that  the  Lord  spake 
unto  you  in  Ho'reb  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire,) 

16  Lest  ye  corrupt  yourselves^  and  make 

1&8 


Jlo  jli  '*  charge  to 

you  a  graven  image,  tlv?  similitude  of  any 

figure,  the  likeness  of  male  or  female  ; 

17  The  likeness  of  any  beast  that  is  on 
the  earth,  the  likeness  of  any  winged  fowl 
that  flieth  in  the  air  ; 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  that 
creepeth  on  the  ground,  the  likeness  of 
any  fish  that  is  in  the  waters  beneath  the 
earth  : 

19  And  lest  thou  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto 
heaven,  and  when  thou  seest  the  sun,  and 
♦he  moon,  and  the  stars,  even  all  the  host 
of  heax'en,  shouldst  be  driven  to  wor'shlp 
them,  and  serve  them,  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  divided  unto  all  nations 
under  the  whole  heaven. 

20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you,  and 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  iron  fur'nace,^ 
even  out  of  E'gypt,  to  be  unto  him  a  peo- 
ple of  inheritance,  as  ye  are  this  day. 

21  Furthermore,  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  me  for  ycur  sakes,  and  sware  that  I 
should  not  go  over  Jor'dan,  and  that  I 
should  not  go  in  unto  that  good  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee /or 
an  inheritance : 

22  But  I  must  die  in  this  land,  I  must 
not  go  over  Jor'dan  :  but  ye  shall  go  over, 
and  pof  jess'  that  good  land. 

23  'Take  heed  unto  yourselves,  lest  ye 
forget  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  which  he  made  with  you,  and  make 
you  a  graven  image,  or  the  likeness  of  any 
things  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  for- 
bidden thee. 

24  For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  consum- 
ing fire,  even  a  jealous  God. 

25  When  thou  shalt  beget  children,  and 
children's  children,  and  shalt  have  re- 
mained long  in  the  land,  and  shall  corrupt 
yourselves^  and  make  a  graven  image,  or 
the  likeness  of  any  thing,  and  shall  do 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger  ; 

26  1  call  heaven  and  earth  to  witness 
against'  you  this  day,  that  ye  shall  soon 
utterly  perish  from  off  the  land  where  unto 
you  go  over  Jor'dan  to  pof^ess'  it ;  ye  shall 
not  prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but  shall 
utterly  be  destroy'ed. 

27  And  the  I>ord  shall  scatter  you 
among  the  nations,  and  ye  shall  be  left 
few  in  number  among  the  heathen,  whither 
the  Lord  shall  lead  you. 

28  And  there  ye  shall  serve  gods,  the 
work  of  men's  hands,  wood  and  stone, 
which  neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor  eat,  nor 
smell. 

29  But  if  from  thence  thou  shalt  seek 
the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt  find  him, 
if  thou  seek  him  with  all  thy  heart  and 
with  all  thy  soul. 

30  When  thou  art  in  tribulation,  and 
all  these  things  are  come  upon  thee,  even 
iu  the  latter  days,  if  thou  turn  to  the  Lord 


DEUTERON'OMY.  the  Ig  ra-el-tlet 

thy  God,  and  shalt  be  obedient  unto  his 
voice, 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  i*  a  merci- 
ful God,")  he  will  not  fo^^ake  thee,  neither 
destroy'  thee,  nor  forget  the  covenant  of 
thy  fathers,  which  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  For  ask  now  of  the  days  that  are 
past,  which  were  before  thee,  since  the 
day  that  God  created  man  upon  earth, 
and  ask  from  the  one  side  of  heaven  unto 
the  other,  whether  there  hath  been  any 
such  thing  as  this  great  thing  is,  or  hath 
been  heard  like  it  ? 

33  Did  trer  people  hear  the  voice  of 
God  speaking  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
as  thou  hast  heard,  and  live  ? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go  and  take 
hmi  a  nation  from  the  midst  of  another 
nation,  by  temptations,  by  signs,  and  by 
wonders,  and  by  war,  and  by  a  mighty 
hand,  and  by  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  by 
great  terrors,  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  your  God  did  for  you  in  E'gypt  be- 
fore your  eyes  ? 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  showed,  that  thou 
mightst  know  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  ; 
there  is  none  else  besides  him. 

36  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee  to  hear 
his  voice,  that  he  might  instruct  thee :  and 
upon  earth  he  showed  thee  his  great  fire  ; 
and  thou  heardest  his  words  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire. 

37  And  because  he  loved  thy  fathers, 
there'fore  he  chose  their  seed  after  them, 
and  brought  thee  out  in  his  sight  with  his 
mighty  power  out  of  E'gypt ; 

38  To  drive  out  nations  from  before 
thee,  greater  and  mightier  than  thou  art, 
to  bring  thee  in,  to  give  thee  their  land 
for  an  inheritance,  as  it  is  this  day. 

39  Know  there'fore  this  day,  and  con 
sider  it  in  thine  heart,  that  the  Lord  he 
is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  upon  the 
earth  beneath :  there  is  none  else. 

40  Thou  shalt  keep  there'fore  his  stat- 
utes, and  his  command'ments,  which  I 
command'  thee  this  day,  that  it  may  go 
well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children  after 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayst  prolong  thy 
days  upon  the  earth,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  for  ever. 

41  f  Then  Mo'fes  severed  three  cit- 
ies on  this  side  Jor'dan,  to'ward  the  sun- 
rising  ; 

42  "That  the  slayer  might  flee  thither, 
which  should  kill  his  neighbour  unawares, 
and  hated  him  not  in  times  past ;  and  that, 
fleeing  unto  one  of  these  cities,  he  might 
live  : 

43  Namely,  Be'zer  in  the  wilderness,  in 
the  plain  country  of  the  ReA'ben-Ttes ; 
and  Ra'moth  in  Gil'e-ad,  of  the  Gad'ites  ; 
and  Go'lan  in  Ba'shan,  of  the  Ma-nas'sites. 

44  And  this  is  the  law  which  Mo'jes  set 
before  the  children  of  If'ra-el : 


^fur'nU 


169 


Tht  ten 

45  These  art  the  tes'timonks,  and  the 
statutes,  and  the  judgments,  which  Mo'jes 
spake  unto  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el,  after 
they  came  forth  out  of  E'fypt, 

AG  On  this  side  Jor'dan,  in  the  valley 
over  an;ainst'  Beth-pe'or,  in  the  land  of 
Si'lion  Idnfr  of  the  Am'o-rltes,  who  dwelt 
at  Ilesh'bon,  whom  Mo'fes  and  the  chil- 
dren of  15'ra-el  smote,  after  they  were 
come  forth  out  of  £'gypt : 

47  And  they  pofjes'sed  his  land,  and 
the  land  of  Og  king  of  Ba'shan,  two  kings 
of  the  Am'o-rites,  which  were  on  this  side 
Jor'dan,  to'tcard  the  sun-rising  ; 

48  From  Ar'o-er,  which  is  by  the  bank 
of  the  river  Ar'non,  even  unto  mount  Si'- 
6n,  which  is  Her'mon  ; 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side  Jor'dan 
east'ward,  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain, 
under  the  springs  of  Pij'gah. 

CHAP.  V, 

AND  Mo'§es  called  all  Ij'ra-el,  and  said 
unto  them.  Hear,  O  Ij'ra-el,  the  stat- 
utes and  judgments  which  I  speak  in  your 
ears  this  day,  that  ye  may  learn  them,  and 
keep  and  do  them. 

2  The  Lord  our  God  made  a  covenant 
with  us  in  Ho'reb. 

3  The  Lord  made  not  this  covenant 
with  our  fathers,  but  with  us,  even  us, 
who  are  all  of  us  here  alive  this  day. 

4  The  Lord  talked  with  you  face  to 
face  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire, 

5  (I  stood  between  the  Lord  and  you 
at  that  time,  to  show  you  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ;  for  ye  wers  afraid  by  reason  of 
the  fire,  and  went  not  up  into  the  mount ;) 
saying, 

6  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  E'|ypt,  from  the 
house  of  bondage. 

7  Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  be- 
fore me. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  make  thee  any  graven 
image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that 
is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth 
beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  waters  beneath 
the  earth  : 

9  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself 
unto  them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I  the  Lord 
thy  God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  in- 
iquity of  the  fathers  upon  the  children 
unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of 
them  that  hate  me, 

10  And  showing  mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  com- 
mand'ments. 

11  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain :  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his 
name  in  vain. 

12  Keep  the  sabbath-day  to  sanctify  it,  as 
the  LoRDtiiy  God  hath  comman'ded  thee 

13  Six  days  thou  shalt  labour,  and  do 
all  thy  work ; 


DEUTERON'OMY.  commandments. 

14  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of 
the  Lord  thy  God :  tn  it  thou  shalt  not  do 
any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daugh- 
ter, nor  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid-ser- 
^  ant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass,  nor  any 
of  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within 
thy  gates  ;  that  thy  man-servant  and  thy 
maid-servant  may  rest  as  well  as  thou. 

15  And  remember  that  thou  wast  a  ser- 
vant in  the  land  of  E'^ypt,  and  (hat  the 
Lord  thy  God  brought  thee  out  thence, 
through  a  mighty  hand,  and  by  a  strctch- 
ed-out  arm  :  there'fore  the  Lord  thy  God 
comman'ded  thee  to  keep  the  sabbath-day. 

16  Hoq'out  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  comman'ded 
thee  ;  that  thy  days  may  be  prolonged, 
and  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  in  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  commit  adultery. 

19  Neither  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false  witness 
against'  thy  neighbour. 

21  Neither  shalt  thou  desire  thy  neigh- 
bour's wife,  neither  shalt  thou  covet  thy 
neighbour's  house,  his  field,  or  his  man- 
servant, or  his  maid-servant,  his  ox,  or  his 
ass,  or  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

22  These  words  the  Lord  spake  unto 
all  your  assembly  in  the  mount,  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  of  the  cloud,  and  of  the 
thick  darkness,  with  a  great  voice  ;  and 
he  added  no  more  :  and  he  wrote  them  in 
two  tables  of  stone,  and  delivered  them 
unto  me. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ye  heard 
the  voice  out  of  the  midst  of  the  darkness, 
(for  the  moun'tain  did  burn  with  fire,) 
that  ye  came  near  unto  me,  even  all  the 
heads  of  your  tribes,  and  your  elders  ; 

24  And  ye  said.  Behold,  the  Lord  our 
God  hath  showed  us  his  glory  and  his 
greatness,  and  we  have  heard  his  voice 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  :  we  have  seen 
this  day  that  God  doth  talk  with  man, 
and  he  liveth. 

25  Now  there'fore  why  should  we  die  ? 
for  this  great  fire  will  consume  us  :  if  we 
hear  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God  any 
more,  then  we  shall  die. 

26  For  who  is  there  of  all  flesh  that  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  living  God  speaking 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  as  we  /tare, 
and  lived  ? 

27  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all  that  the 
Lord  our  God  shall  say  ;  and  speak  thou 
unto  us  all  that  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
speak  unto  thee  ;  and  we  will  hear  ?7,  and 
do  it. 

28  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  ol 
your  words,  when  ye  spake  unto  me  ;  and 
the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I  have  heard  the 
voice  of  the  words  of  this  people,  which 
they  have  spoken  unto  thee  :  they  have 
well  said  all  that  they  have  spoken. 

160 


1/Io'§ci  rtccivdh  Ihe  law  from  God.  DEUTERON'OMY.    ^in  exhorlalion  la  obedienee. 


29  O  that  there  were  such  a  heart  in 
them,  that  they  would  fear  me,  and  keep 
my  command'ments  always,  that  it  might 
be  well  with  them,  aiid  with  their  chil- 
dren for  ever ! 

30  Go  say  to  them,  Get  you  into  your 
tents  agfain'. 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou  here  by 
me,  and  1  will  speak  unto  thee  all  the  com- 
mand'ments, and  the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  thou  shalt  teach  them, 
that  they  may  do  them  in  the  land  which 
I  give  tluin  to  po^jess'  it. 

32  Yc  shall  observe'  to  do  there'f  ore  as 
♦he  Lord  your  God  hath  commaii'ded  you  : 
3''ou  shall  not  turn  aside  to  the  right  hand 
or  to  the  left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in  all  the  ways  which 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  comman'ded  you, 
that  ye  may  live,  and  that  it  may  be  well 
with  you,  and  that  ye  may  prolong  your 
days  in  the  land  which  ye  shall  pojjess'. 

CHAP.  VI, 

NOW  these  are.  the  command'ments, 
the  statute?,  and  the  judgments, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  comman'ded  to 
teach  you,  that  ye  might  do  them  in  the 
land  whither  ye  go  to  pojjess'  it : 

2  That  thou  mightst  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  keep  all  his  statutes  and  his  com- 
mand'ments which  I  command'  thee ;  thou, 
and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son,  all  the 
days  oi  thy  life  ;  and  that  thy  days  may 
oe  prolonged. 

3  Hear  there'fore,  O  If'ra-el,  and  6b- 
jerve'  to  do  t7,  that  it  may  be  well  with 
Ihee,  and  that  ye  may  increase  mightily, 
as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  prom- 
ised thee,  in  the  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

4  Hear,  O  Ij'ra-el :  the  Lord  our  God 
M  one  Lord  : 

5  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul,  and  with  all  thy  might. 

6  And  these  words,  which  I  command' 
Ihee  this  day,  shall  be  in  thine  heart : 

7  And  thou  shalt  teach  them  diligently 
unto  thy  children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them 
when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and  when 
thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou 
liest  down,  and  when  thou  risest  up. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bind  them  for  a  si^ 
upon  thine  hand,  and  they  shall  be  as 
frontlets  between  thine  eyes. 

9  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the 
posts  of  thy  house,  and  on  thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  have  brought  thee  into  the  land 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  A'bra- 
ham,  to  I'jaac,  and  to  .la'cob,  to  give  thee 
g^eat  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  build- 
edst  not, 

11  And  houses  full  of  all  good  things., 
which  thou  filledst  not,  and  wells  digged, 

•  vin'uerde. 
0  9  11 


which  thou  diggedst  not,  vine'yardi'  aad 
olive-trees,  which  thou  planltdat  nor, ; 
when  thou  shalt  have  eaten,  and  be  full  ; 

12  Then  beware  lest  thou  forget  the 
Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  E'gypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

13  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  serve  him,  and  shalt  swear  by  his 
name. 

14  Ye  shall  not  go  after  other  gods,  of 
the  gods  of  the  people  which  are  round 
about'  you  ; 

15  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  jealous 
God  am6ng  you,)  lest  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  be  kindled  against'  thee, 
and  destroy'  thee  from  off  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

16  Ye  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  your 
God,  as  ye  tempted  him  in  Mas'sah. 

17  Ye  shall  diligently  keep  the  com- 
mand'ments of  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
his  tes'tim6nies,  and  his  statutes,  which  he 
hath  comman'ded  thee. 

18  And  thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right 
and  good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  that 
it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayst  go  in  and  pojjess'  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers  ; 

19  To  cast  out  all  thine  enemies  from 
before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

20  And  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  iu 
time  to  come,  saying,  What  mean  the  tes'- 
timonies,  and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  the  Lord  our  God  hath  com- 
man'ded you  ? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son. 
We  were  Pha'ra6h''s  bondmen  in  E'g^pt ; 
and  the  Lord  brought  us  out  of  E'gypt 
with  a  mighty  hand  : 

22  And  the  Lord  showed  signs  and  w6u- 
ders,  great  and  sore,  upon  E'gypt,  upon 
Pha'raoh,  and  upon  all  his  household,  be- 
fore our  eyes : 

23  And  he  brought  us  out  from  thence, 
that  he  mi^hn  bring  us  in,  to  give  us  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  our  fathers. 

24  And  the  Lord  comman'ded  us  to  do 
all  these  statutes,  to  fear  the  Lord  our 
God,  for  our  good  always,  that  he  might 
preserve'  us  alive,  as  it  is  at  this  day. 

25  And  it  shall  be  our  righteousness,  if 
we  observe'  to  do  all  these  command'ments 
before  the  Lord  our  God,  as  he  hath 
comman'ded  us. 

CHAP.  VIL 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bring 
thee  into  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  pojfess'  it,  and  hath  cast  out  many 
nations  before  thee,  the  Hit'tites,  and  the 
Gir'ga.-shTtes,2  and  the  Am'o-rites,  and  the 
Can'aan-ites,  and  the  Per'iz-zites,  and  the 
I^Ii'vltes,  and  the  Jeb'u-sltes,  seven  nsU.ion3 
greater  and  mightier  than  thou  : 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
deliver  them  before  thee ;  thou  shalt  smite 
2  Ger'ga-shlles. 


ComtHMnlon  vnth  the 

thrni,  (ind  utterly  destroy'  them :  thou 
Shalt  make  no  c6venant  with  them,  nor 
show  mercy  unto  them  : 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  make  marriages 
•with  thorn  ;  thy  daughter  thou  shalt  not 
"■ivc  unto  his  son,  nor  his  daughter  shalt 
thou  take  unto  thy  son. 

4  For  they  will  turn  away  thy  son  from 
following  me,  that  they  may  serve  other 
gods :  so  will  the  anger  of  the  Lord  be 
kindled  against'  you,  and  destroy'  thee 
suddenly. 

5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  Avith  them  :  ye 
shall  destroy'  their  altars,  and  break  down 
their  images,  and  cut  down  their  groves, 
and  burn  their  graven  images  with  fire. 

6  For  thou  art  a  holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God  :  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  thee  to  be  a  special  people  unto 
himself,  ab6ve  all  people  that  are  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love  upon 
you,  nor  choofe  you,  because  ye  were 
more  in  number  than  any  people  ;  for  ye 
iPf  re  the  fewest  of  all  people  ; 

8  But  because  the  Lord  loved  you,  and 
because  he  would  keep  the  oath  which  he 
had  sworn  unto  your  fathers,  hath  the 
T^oRD  brought  you  out  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  redeemed  you  out  of  the  house  of 
bondmen,  from  the  hand  of  Pha'raoh  king 
of  E'|ypt. 

9  Know  there'fore  that  the  Lord  thy 
God,  he  is  God,  the  faithful  God,  which 
keepeth  c6venant  and  mercy  with  them 
that  love  him  and  keep  his  command'- 
ments,  to  a  thousand  generations  ; 

10  And  repayeth  them  that  hate  him  to 
their  face,  to  destroy'  them:  he  will  not 
be  slack  to  him  that  hateth  him,  he  will 
repay  him  to  his  face. 


DEUTERON'OMY.  nations  is  forbiddtn, 

pie  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliTer 
thee  ;  thine  eye  shall  have  no  pity  up  on 
them  :  neither  shalt  thou  serve  their  gov  s ; 
for  that  will  be  a  snare  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shall  say  in  thine  het  rt, 
These  nations  are.  more  than  I ;  how  <  an 
I  dispojfess'  them  ? 

18  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of  the  a ; 
but  shalt  well  remember  what  the  Lo  id 
thy  God  did  unto  Pha'raoh,  and  unto  j\\ 
E'f ypt ; 

19  The  great  temptations  which  th.  le 
eyes  saw,  and  the  signs,  and  the  wondt  "s, 
and  the  mighty  hand,  and  the  stretch*  d- 
out  arm,  whereby  the  Lord  thy  G  ■)cl 
brought  thee  out ;  so  shall  the  Lord  1  \y 
God  do  unto  all  the  people  of  whom  tl  .:u 
art  afraid. 

20  Moreover,  the  Lord  thy  God  \  W 
send  the  hornet  am6ng  them,  until  tb  .y 
that  are  left,  and  hide  themselves  fro.  ri 
thee,  be  destroy'ed. 

21  Thou  shalt  not  be  affrighted  at 
them :  for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  among 
you,  a  mighty  God  and  terrible. 

22  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  out 
those  nations  before  thee  by  little  and  lit- 
tle :  thou  mayst  not  consume  them  at 
once,  lest  the  beasts  of  the  field  increase 
upon  thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver 
them  unto  thee,  and  shall  destroy'  them 
with  a  mighty  destruction,  until  they  be 
destroy'ed. 

24  And  he  shall  deliver  their  kings  into 
thine  hand,  and  thou  shalt  destroy'  their 
name  from  under  heaven  :  there  shall  no 
man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee,  until 
thou  have  destroy'ed  them. 

25  The  graven  images  of  their  gods 
shall   ye  burn  with  fire  ;   thou   shalt  not 


11  Thou  shalt  there'fore  keep  the  com-  desire  the  silver  or  gold  that  is  on  them, 
mand'ments,  and  the  statutes,  and  the  nor  take  if  unto  thee,  lest  thou  be  snared 
judgments,  which  I  command'  thee  this  i  therein :  for  it  is  an  abomination  to  the 


day,  to  do  them. 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
ye  hearken  to  these  judgments,  and  keep 
and  do  them,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
keep  unto  thee  the  covenant  and  the  mer- 
cy which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  : 

13  And  he  will  love  thee,  and  bless 
thee,  and  multipiy  thee  :  he  will  also  bless 
the  fruit  of  thy  womb,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
land,  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oil,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks 
of  thy  sheep,  in  the  land  which  he  sware 
unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

14  Thou  shait  be  bless'cd  above  all  peo- 
ple :  there  shall  not  be  male  or  female 
barren  among  you,  or  among  your  cattle 

15  And  the  Lord  will  take  away  from 
thee  all  sickness,  and  will  put  none  of  the 
evil  diseases  of  E'^ypt,  which  thou  know- 
est,  upon  thee  ;  but  will  lay  them  upon 
all  them  that  hate  thee. 

16  And  thou  shalt  consume  all  thepeo- 


LoRD  thy  God. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  bring  an  abomi- 
nation into  thine  house,  lest  thou  be  a 
cursed  thing  like  it :  but  Ihou  shalt  utterly 
detest  it,  and  thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it ; 
for  it  is  a  cursed  thing. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

ALL  the  command'ments  which  I  com- 
mand' thee  this  day  shall  ye  obf  erve' 
to  do,  that  ye  may  live,  and  multiply,  and 
go  in  and  po^jess'  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers. 

2  And  thou  shalt  remember  all  the  way 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  led  thee  these 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  to  /liimble 
thee,  and  to  prove  thee,  to  know  what  was 
in  thine  heart,  whether  thou  wouldst  keep 
his  command'ments,  or  no. 

3  And  he  tumbled  thee,  and  suffered 
thee  to  hunger,  and  fed  thee  with  manna, 
(which  thou  knewest  not,  neither  did  thy 
fathers  know,)  that  he  might  make  thee 

162 


Mo'}es  exhorteth  the 


DEUTERON'OMY. 


T^'ra-cl'ltes  to  obedience 


know  that  man  doth  not  live  by  bread 
only,  but  by  every  icord  that  procecdeth 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  doth  man 
live. 

4  Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old  upon 
thee,  neither  did  thy  foot  swell,  these  forty 
years. 

5  Thou  shalt  also  consider  in  thine 
heart,  that,  as  a  man  chasteneth  his  son, 
so  the  Lord  thy  God  chasteneth  thee. 

6  There'fore  thou  shalt  keep  the  com- 
mand'ments  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk 
in  his  ways,  and  to  fear  him. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee 
into  a  good  land  ;  a  land  of  brooks  of 
water,  of  foiln'tains,  and  depths  that 
spring  out  of  valleys  and  hills  ; 

8  A  land  of  wheat,  and  barley,  and 
vines,  and  fig-trees,  and  pomegran'ates  ;  a 
land  of  oil-olive,  and  honey  ; 

9  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat  bread 
without  scarceness,  thou  shalt  not  lack 
any  thing  in  it ;  a  land  whose  stones  are 
iron,  and  out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayst 
dig  brass. 

10  When  thou  hast  eaten,  and  art  full, 
then  thou  shalt  bless  the  Lord  thy  God, 
for  the  good  land  which  he  hath  given 
thee. 

1 1  Beware  that  thou  forget  not  the 
Lord  thy  God,  in  not  keeping  his  com- 
mand'ments,  and  his  judgments,  and  his 
statutes,  which  I  command'  thee  this  day : 

12  Lest,  tchen  thou  hast  eaten  and  art 
full,  and  hast  built  goodly  houses,  and 
dwelt  therein  ; 

13  And  when  thy  herds  and  thy  flocks 
multiply,  and  thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is 
multiplied,  and  all  that  thou  hast  is  mul- 
tiplied ; 

14  Then  thine  heart  be  lifted  up,  and 
thou  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
E'riypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

15  Who  led  thee  through  that  great  and 
terrible  wilderness,  wherein  were  fiery  ser- 
pents, and  scorpions,  and  droug/it ; '  where 
there  was  no  water  ;  who  brought  thee 
forth  water  out  of  the  rock  of  flint ; 

16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness  with 
manna,  which  thy  fathers  knew  not,  that 
he  might  /tumble  thee,  and  that  he  might 
prove  thee,  to  do  thee  good  at  thy  latter 
end  ; 

17  And  thou  say  in  thine  heart,  My 
power,  and  the  might  of  mine  hand,  hath 
gotten  me  this  wealth. 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  the  Lord 
thy  God :  for  it  is  he  that  giveth  thee 
power  to  get  wealth,  that  he  may  estab'- 
llsh  his  covenant,  which  he  sware  unto 
thy  fathers,  as  it  is  this  day. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at  all 
fcaget  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  after 
other  gods,  and  serve  them,   and  wor'ship 

1  dr6v)t. 


them,  I  testify  against'  you  this  day,   that 
ye  shall  surely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord  de 
stroy'eth  before  your  face,  so  shall  ye  per 
ish  ;  because  ye  would  not  be  obedient^ 
unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 
CHAP.  LX. 

HEAR,  O  if'ra-el ;  Thou  art  to  pass 
over  Jor'dan  this  day,  to  go  in  to 
pofiess'  nations  greater  and  mightier  than 
thyself,  cities  great,  and  fenced  up  to 
heaven  ; 

2  A  people  great  and  tall,  the  children 
of  the  An'a-klms,  whom  thou  knowest, 
and  of  whom  thou  hast  heard  say,  Who 
can  stand  before  the  children  of  A'nak  I 

3  Understand  there'fore  this  day,  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  is  he  which  goeth  over 
before  thee  ;  as  a  consuming  fire  he  shall 
destroy'  them,  and  he  shall  bring  them 
down  before  thy  face :  so  shalt  thou  drive 
them  out,  and  destroy'  them  quickly,  as 
the  Lord  hath  said  unto  thee. 

4  Speak  not  thou  in  thine  heart,  after 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  cast  them 
out  from  before  thee,  saying.  For  my 
righteousness  the  Lord  hath  brought  me 
in  to  poffess'  this  land  ;  but  for  the  wick- 
edness of  these  nations  the  Lord  doth 
drive  them  out  from  before  thee. 

5  Not  for  thy  righteousness,  or  for  the 
uprightness  of  thine  heart,  dost  thou  go 
to  pofjess'  their  land  ;  but  for  the  wicked- 
ness of  these  nations  the  Lord  thy  God 
doth  drive  them  out  from  before  thee,  and 
that  he  may  perform'  the  word  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  A'bra-ham, 
I'faac,  and  Ja'cob. 

6  Understand  there'fore  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this  good  land  to 
poffess  it  for  thy  right'eousness  ;  for  thou 
art  a  stiff-necked  people. 

7  Remember,  and  forget  not,  how  thou 
provokedst  the  Lord  thy  God  to  wrath  in 
the  wilderness :  from  the  day  that  thou 
didst  depart  out  of  the  land  of  fi'sypt, 
until  ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye  nave 
been  rebellious  against'  the  Lord. 

8  Also  in  Ho'reb  ye  provoked  the  Lord 
to  wrath,  so  that  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  you,  to  have  destroy' ed  you. 

9  When  I  was  gone  up  into  the  mount, 
to  receive  the  tables  of  stone,  eveii  the 
tables  of  the  covenant  which  the  Lord 
made  with  you,  then  I  abode  in  the  mount 
forty  days  and  forty  nights  ;  I  neither  did 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water : 

10  And  the  Lord  delivered  unto  me 
two  tables  of  stone,  written  with  the 
finger  of  God  :  and  on  them  was  written 
according  to  all  the  words  which  the  Lord 
spake  with  you  in  the  mount,  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  in  the  day  of  the  assembly-. 

11  And  it  came  to  pSss,  at  the  end  of 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  that  the  Lord 

2  o-b€'je-int. 
163 


Mb'ic*  rihlar'telh  DEUTERON'OMY 

<rave  me  the  two  tables  of  stone,   even  the 
tabks  of  the  covenant. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arife, 
o-et  thee  down  quickly  from  hence ;  for 
thy  people  which  thou  hast  brought  forth 
out  of  t'K5'pt  have  corrupted  themselves  : 
they  are  quickly  turned  aside  out  of  the 
way  which  I  comman'ded  them  ;  they 
have  made  them  a  molten  image. 

13  Furthermore,  the  Lord  spake  unto 
me,  saying,  I  have  seen  this  people,  and, 
behold,  it  is  a  stiff-necked  people  : 

14  Let  me  alone,  that  I  may  destroy' 
them,  and  blot  out  their  name  from  under 
heaven  :  and  I  will  make  of  thee  a  nation 
mightier  and  greater  than  they. 

15  So  I  turned,  and  came  down  from 
the  mount,  and  the  mount  burned  with 
lire  :  and  the  two  tables  of  the  covenant 
wire  in  my  two  hands. 

16  And  I  looked,  and,  behold,  ye  had 
sinned  against'  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
had  made  you  a  molten  calf:  ye  had  turn- 
ed aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which 
the  Lord  had  comman'ded  you. 

17  And  I  took  the  two  tables,  and  cast 
them  out  of  my  two  hands,  and  brake 
them  before  your  eyes. 

18  And  1  fell  down  before  the  Lord,  as 
at  the  first,  forty  days  and  forty  nights  :  I 
did  neither  eat  bread  nor  drink  water,  be- 
cause of  all  your  sins  which  ye  sinned,  in 
doing  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
to  provoke  him  to  anger  : 

19  For  I  was  afraid  of  the  anger  and 
hot  displeasure  wherewith  the  Lord  was 
wroth  against'  you  to  destroy'  you.  But 
the  Lord  hearkened  unto  me  at  that  time 
also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry  with 
Ak'Ton  to  have  destroy'ed  him :  and  I 
prayed  for  .^a'ron  also  the  same  time. 

21  And  I  took  your  sin,  the  calf  which 
ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it  with  fire,  and 
stamped  it,  and  ground  it  very  small,  even 
until  it  was  as  small  as  dust :  and  I  cast 
the  dust  thereof  into  the  brook  that  de- 
scended out  of  the  mount. 

22  And  at  Tab'e-rah,  and  at  Mas'sah, 
and  at  Kib'roth-Hat-ta'a-vah,  ye  provoked 
the  Lord  to  wrath, 

23  Likewise,  when  the  Lord  sent  you 
from  Ka'desh-Bar'ne-a,  saying,  Go  up  and 
p6§jess'  the  land  which  I  have  given  you  ; 
then  ye  rebelled  against'  the  command'- 
ment  of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  be- 
lieved him  not,  nor  hearkened  to  his  voice. 

24  Ye  have  been  rebellious  against' 
the  Lord  from  the  day  that  I  knew  you. 

25  Thus  I  fell  down  before  the  Lord 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  as  I  fell  down 
at  the  first ;  because  the  Lord  had  said 
he  would  destroy'  you. 

26  I  prayed  there'fore  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God,  destroy'  not  thy  peo- 
ple, and  thine  inheritance,  which  thou  hast 


If'ra-cfs  rebellions 

redeemed  through  thy  greatness,  which 
thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  E'|;ypt  with 
a  mighty  hand. 

27  Remember  thy  servants,  A'bra-ham, 
i'faac,  and  Jacob  :  look  not  unto  the  stub- 
bornness of  this  people,  nor  to  their  wick- 
edness, nor  to  their  sin  ; 

28  Lest  the  land  whence  thou  brought- 
est  us  out  say.  Because  the  Lord  was  not 
able  to  bring  them  into  the  land  which  he 
promised  them,  and  because  he  hated 
them,  he  hath  brought  them  out  to  slay 
them  in  the  wilderness. 

29  Yet  they  are  thy  people,  and  thine 
inheritance,  which  thou  broughtest  out  by 
thy  mighty  power,  and  by  thy  stretched- 
out  arm. 

CHAP.  X. 


AT  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Hew  thee  two  tables  of  stone  like 
unto  the  first,  and  come  up  unto  me  into 
the  mount,  and  make  thee  an  ark  of  wood. 

2  And  I  will  write  on  tfie  tables  the 
words  that  were  in  the  first  tables,  which 
thou  brakest,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  in 
the  ark. 

3  And  I  made  an  ark  of  shittim-wood, 
and  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto 
the  first,  and  went  up  into  the  mount, 
having  the  two  tables  in  mine  hand. 

4  And  he  wrote  on  the  tables,  according 
to  the  first  writing,  the  ten  command'- 
ments,  which  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  in 
the  mount  out  of  the  midst* of  the  fire,  ia 
the  day  of  the  assembly :  and  the  Lord 
gave  them  unto  me. 

5  And  1  turned  myself,  and  came  down 
from  the  mount,  and  put  the  tables  in  the 
ark  which  I  had  made ;  and  there  they 
be,  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  me. 

6  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  took  their 
journey  from  Be-e'r6th  of  the  children  of 
Ja'a-kan  to  Mo-se'ra :  there  ./2a'r6n  died, 
and  there  he  was  buried  ;  and  E-le-a'zar 
his  son  ministered  in  the  priest's  office  in 
his  stead. 

7  From  thence  they  joiirneyed  unto 
Giid'go-dah  ;  and  from  Giid'go-dah  to  Jot'- 
bath,  a  land  of  rivers  of  waters. 

8  At  that  time  the  Lord  separated  the 
tribe  of  Le'vl,  to  bear  the  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord,  to  stand  before  the 
Lord,  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless 
in  his  name,  unto  this  day. 

9  Wherefore  Le'vl  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  his  brethren  :  the  Lord  is 
his  inheritance,  according  as  the  Lord 
thy  God  promised  him. 

10  And  I  stayed  in  the  mount,  accord- 
ing to  the  first  time,  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  ;  and  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  me 
at  that  time  also,  and  the  Lord  would  not 
destroy'  thee. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Xrife, 
take  thy  joiirney  before  the  people,  that 
they  may  go  in   and  poffess'  the    land, 

164 


J\S.d'§cs  exhorieth  the 

which  I   sware   unto  their  fathers  to  give 

unto  them. 

12  And  now,  if'ra-el,  what  doth  the 
Lord  thy  God  require  of  thee,  but  to  fear 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  love  him,  and  to  serve  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul, 

13  To  keep  the  command'ments  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  statutes,  which  I  command' 
thee  this  day  for  thy  good  ? 

14  Behold,  the  heaven  and  the  heaven 
of  heavens  is  the  Lord's  thy  God,  the 
earth  also^  with  all  that  therein  is. 

15  Only  the  Lord  had  a  delight  in  thy 
fathers  to  love  them,  and  he  chose  their 
seed  after  them,  even  you  above  all  peo- 
ple, as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Circumcise  there'fore  the  foreskin  of 
your  heart,  and  be  no  more  stiff-necked. 

17  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  God  of 
g^ods,  and  Lord  of  lords,  a  great  God,  a 
mighty,  and  a  terrible,  which  regardeth 
not  persons,  nor  taketh  reward  : 

18  He  doth  execute  the  judgment  of 
the  fatherless  and  widow,  and  loveth  the 
stranger,  in  giving  him  food  and  raiment. 

19  Love  ye,  there'fore,  the  straneer :  for 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  E'gypt. 

20  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God  ; 
him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to  him  shalt 
thou  cleave,  and  swear  by  his  name- 

21  He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is  thy 
God,  that  hath  done  for  thee  these  great 
and  terrible  things,  which  thine  eyes  have 
seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into  E'eypt 
with  threescore  and  ten  persons  ;  and  now 
t?  e  Lord  thy  God  hath  made  thee  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

CHAP.  XL 

rpHERE'FORE    thou    shalt   love    the 

I     Lord  thy  God,  and  keep  his  charge, 

apd  his  statutes,  and  his  judgments,  and 

his  command'ments,  alway. 

2  And  know  ye  this  day  :  for  /  speak 
not  with  your  children  which  have  not 
known,  and  which  have  not  seen  the  chas- 
tisement of  the  Lord  your  God,  his  gneat- 
ness,  his  mighty  hand,  and  his  stretched- 
out  arm, 

3  And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts  which 
he  did  in  the  midst  of  E'eypt,  unto  Pha'- 
raoh  the  king  of  E'gypt,  and  unto  all  his 
land ; 

4  And  what  he  did  unto  the  army  of 
E'gypt,  unto  their  horses,  and  to  their 
chariots ;  how  he  made  the  water  of  the 
Red  Sea  to  overflow  them  as  they  pursued 
after  you,  and  hoto  the  Lord  hath  de- 
stroy'ed  them  unto  this  day  ; 

5  And  what  he  did  unto  you  in  the 
wilderness,  until  ye  came  into  this  place. 

6  .\n(J  what  he  did  unto  Ua'than  and 
A-bVram,  the  sons  of  E-lT'ab,  the  son  of 
ReA'ben :  how  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 


DEUTERON'OMY 


Is'ra-el-ttes  to  obedience. 
and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  house- 
holds, and  their  tents,  and  all  the  sub- 
stance that  was  in  their  pofjes'sion,  in  the 
midst  of  all  If'ra-el : 

7  But  your  eyes  have  seen  all  the  great 
acts  of  the  Lord  which  he  did.* 

8  'There'fore  shall  ye  keep  all  the  com- 
mand'ments which   I   command'  you  this 
day,  that  ye  may  be  strong,  and  go  in 
and  poffess'  the  land  whither   ye  go  to- 
poffess'  it ;        ■ 

9  And  that  ye  may  prolong  your  days 
in  the  land,  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
your  fathers  to  give  unto  them  and  to 
their  seed,  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk 
and  honey. 

10  For  the  land,  whither  thou  goest  in 
to  poffess'  it,  is  not  as  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
from  whence  ye  came  out,  where  thou 
sowedst  thy  seed,  and  wateredst  it  with 
thy  foot,  as  a  garden  of  /terbf  : 

11  But  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  pof- 
fess' it,  is  a  land  of  hills  and  valleys,  and 
drinketh  water  of  the  rain  of  heaven  ; 

12  A  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
careth  for :  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God 
are  always  upon  it,  from  the  beginning  of 
the  year  even  unto  the  end  of  the  year. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye 
shall  hearken  diligently  unto  my  com- 
mand'ments which  I  command'  you  this 
day,  to  love  the  Lord  your  God,  and  to 
serve  him  with  all  your  heart,  and  with 
all  your  soul, 

14  That  I  will  give  you  the  rain  of  your 
land  in  his  due  season,  the  first  rain  and 
the  latter  rain,  that  thou  mayst  gather  in 
thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil. 

15  And  I  will  send  grass  in  thy  fields 
for  thy  cattle,  that  thou  mayst  eat  and 
be  full. 

16  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that  your 
heart  be  not  deceived,  and  ye  turn  aside, 
and  serve  other  gods,  and  wor'ship  them  ; 

17  And  then  the  Lord's  wrath  be  kin- 
dled against'  you,  and  he  shut  up  the  heav- 
en, that  there  be  no  rain,  and  that  the 
land  yield  not  her  fruit ;  and  lest  ye  perish 
quickly  from  ofi"  the  good  land  which  the 
Lord  giveth  you. 

18  There'fore  shall  ye  lay  up  these  my 
words  in  your  heart  and  in  your  aoul,  and 
bind  them  for  a  sign  upon  your  hand,  that 
they  may  be  as  frontlets  between  your 
eyes. 

19  And  ye  shall  teach  them  your  chil- 
dren, speaking  of  them  when  thou  sittest 
in  thine  house,  and  when  thou  walkest  by 
the  way,  when  thou  liest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the 
door-posts  of  thine   house,  and   upon  thy 

ates ; 

21  That  your  days  may  be  multiplied, 
and  the  days  of  your  children,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers 

165 


Jl  bkislng  and  a  curse. 

to  "ive  them,  a«  the  days  of  heaven  upon 

the  earth. 

22  For  if  ye  shall  diligently  keep  all 
these  comnianil'nients  which  I  command' 
you,  to  do  them,  to  love  the  Lord  your 
God,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  cleave 
unto  him  ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  drive  out  all 
these  nations  from  before  you,  and  ye  shall 
piijjess'  greater  nations  and  mightier  than 
yourselves. 

24  Every  place  whereon  the  soles  of 
your  feet  shall  tread  shall  be  yours  :  from 
the  wilderness  and  Leb'a-non,  from  the 
river,  the  river  Eu-phra'tef,  even  unto  the 
uttermost  sea,  shall  your  coast  be. 

25  There  shall  no  man  be  able  to  stand 
before  you  :  for  the  Lord  your  God  shall 
lay  the  fear  of  you  and  the  dread  of  you 
upon  all  the  land  that  ye  shall  tread  upon, 
as  he  hath  said  unto  you. 

26  Behold,  I  set  before  you  this  day  a 
blessing  and  a  curse  ; 

27  A  blessing,  if  ye  obey  the  command'- 
ments  of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  I 
command'  you  this  day  ; 

28  And  a  curse,  if  ye  will  not  obey  the 
command'ments  of  the  Lord  your  God, 
but  turn  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I 
command'  you  this  day,  to  go  after  other 
gods,  which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  brought  thee  in  unto 
the  land  whither  thou  goest  to  poffess'  it, 
that  thou  shalt  put  the  blessing  upon 
mount  Ger'i-zim,  and  the  curse  upon  mount 
E'bal. 

30  ..2 re  they  not  on  the  other  side  Jor'- 
dan,  by  the  way  where  the  sun  goeth  down, 
in  the  land  of  the  Can'aan-ites,  which 
dwell  in  the  champaign  over  against'  Gil'- 
gal,  beside  the  plains  of  M5'reh  ? 

31  For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jor'dan,  to 
go  in  to  pojjess'  the  land  Avhich  the  Lord 
your  God  giveth  you,  and  ye  shall  p6§|ess' 
it,  and  dwell  therein. 

32  And  ye  shall  obferve'  to  do  all  the 
statutes  and  judgments  which  I  set  before 
you  this  day. 

CHAP.  XIL- 

THESE  are  the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  ye  shall  obferve'  to  do  in  the 
land  which  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers 
giveth  thee  to  poj^ess'  it,  all  the  days  that 
ye  live  upon  the  earth. 

2  Ye  shall  utterly  destroy'  all  the  places 
K^herein  the  nations  which  ye  shall  po|§ess' 
terved  their  gods,  upon  the  high  moun' 
tains,  and  upon  the  hills,  and  under  every 
green  tree  : 

3  And  ye  shall  overthrow  their  altars, 
and  break  their  pillars,  and  burn  their 
groves  with  fire  ;  and  ye  shall  hew  down 
the  graven  images  of  their  gods,  and  de- 
stroy' the  names  of  them  out  of  that 
place. 


DEUTERON'OMY.       Tlie  place  of  God's  wdr'shtp 

4  Ye  shall  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord 
your  God. 

5  But  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
your  G  od  ihall  choof  e  out  of  all  your  tribes 
to  put  his  name  there,  even  unto  his  habi- 
tation shall  ye  seek,  and  thither  thou  shalt 
come  ; 

6  And  thither  ye  shall  bring  your  burnt 
offerings,  and  your  sac'rifi^es,  and  your 
tithes,  and  heave-offerings  of  your  hand, 
and  your  vows,  and  your  free-will-offer- 
ings, and  the  firstlings  of  your  herds  and 
of  your  flocks : 

7  And  there  ye  shall  eat  before  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall  rejoice  in  all 
that  ye  put  your  hand  unto,  ye  and  your 
households,  wherein  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  bless'ed  thee. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the  things 
that  we  do  here  this  day,  every  man  what- 
soever is  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

9  For  ye  are  not  as  yet  come  to  the  rest 
and  to  the  inheritance,  which  the  Lord 
your  God  giveth  you. 

10  But  when  ye  go  over  Jdr'dan,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  giveth  you  {o  inherit,  and  when  he 
giveth  you  rest  from  all  your  enemies 
round  about',  so  that  ye  dwell  in  safety ; 

1 1  Then  there  shall  be  a  place  which 
the  Lord  your  God  shall  choofe,  to  cause 
his  name  to  dwell  there  ;  thither  shall  ye 
bring  all  that  I  command'  you ;  your  burnt- 
offerings,  and  your  sac'rif  i^es,  your  tithes^ 
and  the  heave-offering  of  your  hand,  and 
all  your  choice  vows  which  ye  vow  unto 
the  Lord  : 

12  And  ye  shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord 
your  God,  ye,  and  your  sons,  and  your 
daughters,    and   your   men-servants,   and 


your  maid-servants,  and  the  Le'vite  that 
is  within  your  gates ;  forasmuch  as  he 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  you. 

13  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  offer 
not  thy  burnt-offerings  in  every  place  that 
thou  seest : 

14  But  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choofe  in  one  of  thy  tribes,  there  thou 
shalt  offer  thy  burnt-offerings,  and  there 
thou  shalt  do  all  that  I  command'  thee. 

15  Notwithstanding  thou  mayst  kill  and 
eat  flesh  in  all  thy  gates,  whatsoever  thy 
soul  lusteth  after,  according  to  the  blessing 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath  giv- 
en thee  :  the  unclean  and  the  clean  ma] 
eat  thereof,  as  of  the  roebuck,  and  as  ot 
the  hart. 

16  Only  ye  shall  not  eat  the  blood  ;  ye 
shall  pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

17  Thou  mayst  not  eat  within  thy  gates 
the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  or  of  thy  wine,  or  of 
thy  oil,  or  the  firstlings  of  thy  herds  or  of 
thy  flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  .which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  free-will-offerings,  or 
heave-offering  of  thine  hand  : 

18  But  thou  must  eat  them  before  the 

166 


Blood  forbidden 


DEUTERON'OMY.  Idolatrous  enticers  to  be  dcstrCj/ed. 


Lord  thy  God,  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  chooje,  thotl,  and 
thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  man- 
servant, and  thy  maid-servant,  and  the 
Le'vlte  that  is  within  thy  gates  :  and  thou 
shalt  rejoice  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
all  that  thou  puttest  thine  hands  unto. 

19  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  for- 
sake not  the  Le'vite  as  long  as  thou  livest 
upon  the  earth. 

20  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  en- 
large thy  border,  as  he  hath  promised  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  say,  I  Avill  eat  flesh,  (be- 
cause thy  soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh,)  thou 
mayst  eat  flesh,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lust- 
eth  after. 

21  If  the  place  .which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  chosen  to  put  his  name  there  be 
too  far  from  thee,  then  thou  shalt  kill  of 
thy  herd  and  of  thy  flock,  which  the 
Lord  hath  given  thee,  as  I  have  com- 
man'ded  thee,  and  thou  shalt  eat  in  thy 
gates  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth  after. 

22  Even  as  the  roebuck  and  the  hart  is 
eaten,  so  thou  shalt  eat  them  ;  the  un- 
clean and  the  clean  shall  eat  o/ them  alike. 

23  Only  be  sure  that  thou  eat  not  the 
blood :  for  the  blood  is  the  life  ;  and  thou 
mayst  not  eat  the  life  with  the  flesh. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it;  thou  shalt 
pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it ;  that  it  maj' 
go  well  ■syith  thee,  and  with  thy  children 
after  thee,  when  thou  shalt  do  that  which 
is  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

26  Only  thy  holy  things  which  thou  hast, 
and  thy  vows,  thovi  shalt  take,  and  go  unto 
the  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choofe  : 

27  And  thou  shalt  off<:r  thy  burnt-offer- 
tngs,  the  flesh  and  the  blood,  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Loud  thy  God  :  and  the  blood 
of  thy  sac'rif  iges  shall  be  poured  out  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou 
shalt  eat  the  flesh.  • 

28  observe'  and  hear  all  these  words 
which  I  command'  thee,  that  it  may  go 
well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children 
after  thee  for  ever,  when  thou  doest  that 
which  is  good  and  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

29  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  cut 
off  the  nations  from  before  thee,  whither 
thou  goest  to  pofjess'  them,  and  thou  suc- 
ceedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their  land  ; 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself,  that  thou  be  not 
snared  by  following  them,  after  that  they 
be  destroy'ed  from  before  thee  ;  and  that 
thou  inquire  not  after  their  gods,  saying. 
How  did  these  nations  serve  their  gods  ? 
even  so  will  I  do  likewise. 

31  Thou  shalt  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  :  for  every  abomination  to  the 
Lord,  which  he  hateth,  have  they  done 
unto  their  gods;  for  even  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  they  have  burnt  in  the  fire 
to  their  g;ods. 


32  What  thing  soever  I  command'  you, 
observe'  to  do  it :  thou  shalt  not  add  there- 
to, nor  diminish  from  it. 

CHAP.  XIIL 

IF  there  arife  among  you  a  prophet,  or 
a  dreamer  of  dreams,  and  giveth  thee 
a  sign  or  a  wonder, 

2  And  the  sign  or  the  wonder  come  to 
pass  whereof  he  spake  unto  thee,  saying, 
Let  us  go  after  other  gods,  which  thou 
hast  not  known,  and  let  us  serve  them  ; 

3  Thou  shalt  not  hearken  unto  the 
words  of  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of 
dreams :  for  the  Lord  your  God  proveth 
you,  to  know  whether  ye  love  the  Lord 
your  God  with  all  your  heart  and  witK  all 
your  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  walk  after  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  fear  him.  and  keep  his  cOm- 
mand'ments,  and  obey  his  voice,  and  ye 
shall  serve  him,  and  cleave  unto  him. 

5  And  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of 
dreams,  shall  be  put  to  death  ;  because 
he  hath  spoken  to  turn  you  away  from  the 
Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  out 
of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and  redeemed  you 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage,  to  thrust 
thee  out  of  the  way  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  comman'ded  thee  to  walk  in  :  So 
shalt  thou  put  the  evil  away  from  the 
midst  of  thee. 

6  If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy  mother, 
or  thy  son,  or  thy  daughter,  or  the  wife  of 
thy  bo'fom,  or  thy  friend,  which  is  as  thine 
own  soul,  entice  thee  secretly,  saying. 
Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods,  which 
thou  hast  not  known,  thou,  nor  thy  fathers  ; 

7  J^amehj^  of  the  gods  of  the  people 
which  are  round  about'  you,  nigh  unto 
thee,  or  far  off"  from  thee,  from  the  one  end 
of  the  earth  even  unto  the  other  end  of 
the  earth ; 

8  Thou  shalt  not  consent  unto  him,  nor 
hearken  unto  him  ;  neither  shall  thine 
eye  pity  him,  neither  shalt  thou  spare, 
neither  shalt  thou  conceal  him  ; 

9  But  thou  shalt  surely  kill  him  ;  thine 
hand  shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  him 
to  death,  and  afterwards  the  hand  of  all 
the  people. 

10  And  thou  shalt  stone  him  with  stones, 
that  he  die  ;  because  he  hath  sought  tt> 
thrust  thee  away  from  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  oi" 
E'gypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

1 1  And  all  Ij'ra-el  shall  hear,  and  fear, 
and  shall  do  no  more  any  such  wickedness 
as  this  is  among  you. 

12  If  thou  shalt  hear  say  in  one  of  thy 
cities,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  giv- 
en thee  to  dwell  there,  saying, 

13  Cer'taln  men,  the  children  of  Beli- 
al, are  gone  out  from  among  you,  and  have 
withdrawn  the  inhabitants  of  their  city, 
saying,  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods, 
which  ye  have  not  known  ; 

167 


Meals  clean  and  unclean. 

14  Then  shall  thou  inquire,  and  make 
sdarch,  and  ask  diligently  ;  and,  behold, 
tfit  be  truth,  and  the  thing  cer'taTn,  that 
such  aboniiuation  is  wrought  among  you  ; 

15  'J'hou  shalt  surely  smite  the  inhabit- 
ants of  that  city  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  destroy 'ing  it  utterly,  and  all  that 
M  thtrcin,  and  the  cattle  thereof,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

IC  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the  spoil 
of  it  into  the  midst  of  the  street  thereof, 
and  shalt  burn  with  fire  the  city,  and  all 
the  spoil  thereof  every  whit,  for  the  Lord 
thy  God  :  and  it  shall  be  a  heap  for  ever; 
it  shall  not  be  built  again'. 

17  And  there  shall  cleave  nought  of  the 
cursed  thing  to  thine  hand ;  that  the  Lord 
may  turn  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger, 
and  show  thee  mercy,  and  have  compas- 
sion upon  thee,  and  multiply  thee,  as  he 
hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers  ; 

18  When  thou  shalt  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all 
his  command'ments  which  I  command' 
thee  this  day,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

YE  are  the  children  of  the  Lord  your 
God  :  ye  shall  not  cut  yourselves, 
nor  make  any  baldness  between  your  eyes 
for  the  dead : 

2  For  thou  art  a  holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
thee  to  be  a  peculiar  people  unto  himself, 
above  all  the  nations  that  are  upon  the 
earth. 

3  f  Thou  shalt  not  eat  any  abominable 
thing. 

4  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye  shall 
eat ;  the  ox,  the  sheep,  and  the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  the  roebuck,  and  the 
fallow-deer,  and  the  wild  goat,  and  thepy'- 
garg,  and  the  wild  ox,  and  the  chamois'.  ^ 

6  And  every  beast  that  parteth  the 
hoof,  and  cleaveth  the  cleft  into  two 
r.laws,  and  cheweth  the  cud  among  the 
beasts,  that  ye  shall  eat. 

7  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall  not  eat  of 
them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that 
divide  the  cloven  hoof;  as  the  camel,  and 
the  hare,  and  the  coney  :  for  they  chew 
the  cud,  but  divide  not  the  hoof:  thire'- 
fore  they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it  divTdeth 
the  hoof,  yet  cheweth  not  the  cud,  it  is 
unclean  unto  you  :  ye  shall  not  eat  of 
their  flesh,  nor  touch  their  dead  carcass. 

9  These  ye  shall  eat  of  all  that  are  in 
the  waters  :  all  that  have  fins  and  scales 
shall  ye  eat : 

10  And  whatsoever  hath  not  fins  and 
scales  ye  may  not  eat ;  it  is  unclean  unto 
you. 

11  0/all  clean  birds  ye  shall  eat 


DEUTEROiN'OMY.  Of  sundry  Itthea 

not  eat :  the   eagle,   and  the   os'sifrage,* 
and  the  ospray,^ 

13  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite,  aud 
the  vul'ture''  after  his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after  his  kind, 

15  And  the  owl,  and  the  night-hawk, 
and  the  cuc'koo,  and  the  hawk  after  hii 
kind, 

16  The  little  owl,  and  the  great  owl, 
and  the  swan, 

17  And  the  pel'ican,  and  the  ^ier'eagle, 
and  the  cormorant, 

18  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron  after 
her  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

19  And  every  creeping  thing  that  fliethi* 
unclean  unto  you  :  they  shall  not  be  eaten. 

20  But  o/all  clean  fowls  ye  may  eat. 

21  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing  that 
dieth  of  itself:  thou  shalt  give  it  unto  the 
strancer  that  is  in  thy  gates,  that  he  may 
eat  it ;  or  thou  mayst  sell  it  unto  an  alien 
for  thou  art  a  holy  people  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  iu 
his  mother's  milk. 

22  If  Thou  shalt  truly  tithe  all  the  in- 
crease of  thy  seed,  that  the  field  bringeth 
forth  year  by  year. 

23  And  thou  shalt  eat  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  in  the  place  which  he  shall 
choofe  to  place  his  name  there,  the  tithe 
of  thy  corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine 
oil,  and  the  firstlings  of  thy  herdf,  and 
of  thy  flocks  ;  that  thou  mayst  learn  to 
fear  the  Lord  thy  God  always. 

24  And  if  the  way  be  too  long  for  thee, 
so  that  thou  art  not  able  to  carry  it ;  or  if 
the  place  be  too  far  from  thee,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choofe  to  set  his 
name  there,  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
bless'ed  thee  ; 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into  money, 
and  bind  up  the  money  in  thine  hand,  and 
shalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  : 

26  Aud  thou  shalt  bestow  that  money 
for  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth  after,  for 
oxen,  or  for  sheep,  or  for  wine,  or  for  strong 
drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul  desireth : 
and  thou  shalt  eat  there  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  thou  shalt  rejoice,  thou,  and 
thine  household, 

27  And  the  Le'vite  that  is  within  thy 
gates ;  thou  shalt  not  forsake  him  ;  for  he 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  thee. 

28  At  the  end  of  three  years  thou  shalJ 
bring  forth  all  the  tithe  of  thine  increase 
the  same  year,  and  shalt  lay  it  up  within 
thy  gates : 

29  And  the  Le'vite,  (because  he  hath 
no  part  nor  inheritance  with  thee,)  and 
the  stranger,  and  the  fatherless,  and  the 
widow,  which  are  within  thy  gates,  shall 
come,  and  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  ;  that 


the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee   in  all 
12  But  these  are  they  of  which  ye  shall*  the  work  of  thine  hand  which  thou  doest 
I  sha-moc'.  2  ^  ^i^^  of  eagle.  ^  The  sea-eagle.  ^  viil'tshurt. 

168 


TTie  year  0/  release. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AT  the   end  of  every  seven  years  thou 
shalt  make  a  release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the  release  : 
Every  creditor  that  lendeth  aught  nnto 
his  neighbour  shall  release  it  ;  he  shall 
not  exact  it  of  his  neighbour,  or  of  his 
brother  ;  because  it  is  called  the  Lord''s 
release. 

3  Of  a  foreigner  thou  mayst  exact  it 
again' :  but  that  which  is  thine  with  thy 
brother,  thine  hand  shall  release  ; 

4  Save  when  there  shall  be  no  poor 
among  you  ;  for  the  Lord  shall  greatly 
bless  thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee /or  an  inheritance  to 
pofjess'  it : 


DEUTERON'OxMY.  The  feast  of  the  passovei. 

Lord  thy   God  hath  bless'ed  thee  thou 
shalt  give  unto  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bondman  in  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and 
the  Lord  thy  God  redeemed  thee  :  there'- 
fore  I  command'  thee  this  thing  to-day. 

IG  And  it  shall  be,  if  he  say  unto  thee, 
I  will  not  go  away  from  thee,  (because  he 
loveth  thee  and  thine  house,  because  he  is 
well  with  thee,) 

17  Then  thou  shalt  take  an  awl,  and 
thrust  it  through  his  ear  unto  the  door,  and 
he  sViall  be  thy  servant  for  ever  :  And  also 
unto  thy  maid-servant  thou  shalt  do  like- 
wise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  hard  unto  thee, 
when  thou   sendest  him  away   free   from 

5  Only  if  thou  carefully  hearken  unto  I  thee;  for  he  hath  been  worth  a  doiible 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  6b-  hired  servant  lo  thee^  in  ser'ving  thee  six 
ferve'    to    do    all    these    command  ments  i  years  :  and  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless 

thee  in  all  that  thou  doest. 

19  If   All  the  firstling  males  that  con)e 


which  I  command'  thee  this  day. 

G  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hlesseth  thee,  1 
as  he  promised  thee  :  and  thou  shalt  lend   of  thy  herd  and  of  thy  flock  thou  shall 
unto  many  nations,  but  thou  shalt  not  bor- 1  sanctify  unto  the    Lord   thy   God:  thou 


row ;  and  thou  shalt  reign  over  many 
nations,  but  they  shall  not  reign  over 
thee. 

7  If  there  be  am6ng  you  a  poor  man 
of  one  of  thy  brethren  within  any  of  thy 
gates,  in  thy  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  thou  shalt  not  harden 
thy  heart,  nor  shut  thine  hand  from  thy 
poor  brother  ; 

8  But  thou  shalt  open  thine  hand  wide 
unto  him,  and  shalt  surely  lend  him  suf- 
ficient for  his  need,  in  that  which  he 
wanteth. 

9  Beware  that  there  be  not  a  thought 
in  thy  wicked  heart,  saying,  The  seventh 
year,  the  year  of  release,  is  at  hand  ;  and 
thine  eye  be  evil  against'  thy  poor  brother, 
and  thou  givest  him  nought ;  and  he  cry 
unto  the  Lord  against'  thee,  and  it  be  sin 
unto  thee. 

10  Thoii  shalt  surely  give  him,  and 
thine  heart  shall  not  be  grieved  when  thou 
o-i vest  unto  Viim :  because  that  for  this  thing 


shalt  do  no  work  with  the  firstling  of  thy 
bullock,  nor  shear  the  firstling  of  thy  sheep. 

20  Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the  Lord 
thy  God  year  by  year,  in  the  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  chooje,  thou  and  thy 
household. 

21  And  if  there  be  any  blemish  therein, 
as  if  it  be  lame,  or  blind,  or  have  any  ill 
blemish,  thou  shalt  not  sac'rifi^e  it  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  within  thy  gates  : 
the  unclean  and  the  electa  person  shall  eat 
it  alike,  as  the  roebuck,  and  as  the  hart. 

23  Only  thou  shalt  not  eat  flie  blood 
there  of ;  thou  shalt  pour  it  upon  the 
ground  as  water. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

OBSERVE  the  month  of  A'bib,  and 
keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  :  for  in  the  month  of  A'bib  the 
Lord  thy  God  brought  thee  forth  out  of 
E'|ypt  by  night. 

2  Thou    shalt   there'fore   sac'rifi^e  the 


the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  passover  unto  the   Lord   thy  God,  of  the 
thy  works,  and  in   all  that   thou  puttest  flock  and  the  herd,  in  the  place  which  the 


thine  hand  unto 

1 1  For  the  poor  shall  never  cease  out 
of  the  land  :  there'fore  I  command'  thee, 
saying,  Thou  shalt  open  thine  hand  wide 
unto  thy  brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to  thy 
needy,  in  thy  land. 

12  A^nd  if  thy  brother,  a  He'brew  man, 
or  a  He'brew  woman,  be  sold  unto  thee, 
and  serve  thee  six  years,  then  in  the  sev- 
enth year  thou  shalt  let  him  go  free  from 
thee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him  out  free 
from  thee,  thou  shalt  not  let  him  go  away 
empty : 

14  Thou  shalt  furnish  him  liberally  out 
of  thy  flock,  and  out  of  thy  floor,  and  out 
of  thy  wine-press :  of  thai  wherewith  the 

P 


Lord  shall  choofe  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  Thou  shalt  eat  no  leavened  bread 
with  it  ;  seven  days  shalt  thou  eat  unleav- 
ened bread  therewith,  even  the  bread  of 
affliction  ;  (for  thou  earnest  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  E'|ypt  in  haste  ;)  that  thou 
mayst  remember  the  day  when  thou  earn- 
est forth  out  of  the  land  of  E'ppt  all  the 
days  of  thy  life. 

4  And  there  shall  be  no  leavened  bread 
seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  coasts  seven 
days  ;  neither  shall  there  any  thing  of  the 
flesh  which  thou  sac'rif  i^edst  the  first  day 
at  even,  remain  all  night  until  the  morning. 

5  Thou  mayst  not  sac'rif  i^e  the  pass- 
over  within  any  of  thy  gates,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  : 

169 


The  feast  of  weeks  Sfc.  DEUTERON'OMY. 

G  But  at  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  chooje  to  place  his  name  in, 
there  thou  shalt  sac'rif  i^e  the  passover  at 
even,  at  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  at  the 
season  that  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  K',fypt- 

7  And  thou  shalt  roast  and  eat  it  in 
the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choofe  :  and  thou  shalt  turn  in  the  morn- 
ing-, and  go  unto  thy  tents. 

8  Six  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread  :  and  on  the  seventh  day  shall  be  a 
solemn  assembly  to  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
thou  shalt  do  no  work  therein. 

9  ^  Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  number 
unto  thee :  begin  to  number  the  seven 
weeks  from  such  time  as  thou  beginnest  to 
put  the  sickle  to  the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of 
weeks  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  a  trib- 
ute of  a  free-will-offering  of  thine  hand, 
which  thou  shalt  give  unto  the  LORD 
thy  God,  according  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  bless'ed  thee  : 

11  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and 
thy  daughter,  and  thy  man-servant,  and 
thy  maid-servant,  and  the  Le'vite  that  is 
within  thy  gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that  are  among 
you,  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  chosen  to  place  his  name  there. 

12  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bondman  in  E'^ypt:  and  thou  shalt 
observe'  and  do  these  statutes. 

13  IT  Thou  shalt  observe'  the  feast  of 
tabernarles  seven  days,  after  that  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  corn  and  thy  wine  : 

14  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  thy  feast, 
thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and 
thy  man-servant,  and  thy  maid-servant, 
and  the  Le'vite,  the  stranger,  and  the  fa- 
therless, and  the  widow,  that  are  within 
thy  gates. 

15  Seven  days  shalt  thou  keep  a  solemn 
feast  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  shall  choofe  :  because 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all 
thy  increase,  and  in  all  the  works  of  thine 
hands,  there'fore  thou  shalt  surely  rejoice. 

16  Three  times  in  a  year  shall  all  thy 
males  appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
the  place  which  he  shall  ch66§e  ;  in  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast 
of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles :  and  they  shall  not  appear  before  the 
Lord  empty  : 

17  Every  man  shall  give  as  he  is  able, 
according  to  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

18  IT  Jud^ges  and  officers  shalt  thou 
make  thee  in  all  thy  gates,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  givelh  thee,  throughout 
thy  tribes  :  and  they  shall  judge  the  peo- 
ple with  just  judgment. 

19  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  judgment ; 
thou   shalt   not   respect  persons,   neither 


The  punishment  for  idolatry 
take  a  gift :  for  a  gift  doth  blind  the  eyes 
of  the  wise,  and  pervert'  the  words  of  the 
righteous. 

20  That  which  is  altogether  just  shalt 
thou  follow,  that  thou  mayst  live,  and  in 
herit  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

21  Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee  a  grove  of 
any  trees  near  unto  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  thou  shalt  make  thee. 

22  Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee  up  any 
image,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hateth. 

CHAP.  XVIL 


THOU  shalt  not  sac'rifl^e  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God  any  bullock  or  sheep 
wherein  is  blemish,  or  any  evil-favoured- 
ness  ;  for  that  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

2  IT  If  there  be  found  among  you,  with- 
in any  of  thy  gates  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  man  or  woman,  that  hath 
wrought  wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  in  transgressing  his  cov- 
enant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served  other  gods, 
and  wor'shipped  them,  either  the  sun,  or 
moon,  or  any  of  the  host  of  heaven,  which 
I  have  not  comman'ded  ; 

4  And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou  hast 
heard  of  it,  and  inquired  diligently,  and. 
behold,  it  be  true,  and  the  thing  cer'- 
tain,  that  such  abomination  is  wrought  in 
I§'ra-el : 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  that  man 
or  that  woman,  which  have  committed 
that  wicked  thing,  unto  thy  gates,  even 
that  man  or  that  woman,  and  shalt  stone 
them  with  stones,  till  they  die. 

6  At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or 
three  witnesses,  shall  he  that  is  worthy  of 
death  be  put  to  death  ;  hut  ai  me  mouth 
of  one  witness  he  shall  not  be  put  to  death. 

7  The  hands  of  the  witnesses  shall  be 
first  upon  him  to  put  him  to  death,  and 
afterward  the  hands  of  all  the  people. 
So  thou  shalt  put  the  evil  away  from 
among  you. 

8  IT  If  there  arT^e  a  matter  too  hard  for 
thee  in  judgment,  between  blood  and 
blood,  between  plea  and  plea,  and  be- 
tween stroke  and  stroke,  being  matters  of 
controversy  within  thy  gates  ;  then  shalt 
thou  arife,  and  get  thee  up  into  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  chooje  ; 

9  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  the  priests 
the  Le'vites,  and  unto  the  judge  that  shall 
he  in  those  days,  and  inquire  ;  and  they 
shall  show  thee  the  sentence  of  judgment : 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according  to  the 
sentence,  which  they  of  that  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choofe  shall  show  thee  ; 
and  thou  shalt  obferve'  to  do  according  to 
all  that  they  inform  thee. 

1 1  According  to  the  sentence  of  the  law 
which  they  shall  teach  thee,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  judgment  which  they  shall  tell 

170 


Tlu  election  of  a  king. 

thee,  thou  shalt   do  :  thou 

cline  from   the  sentence  which  they  shall 

show  thee,  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left. 

12  And  the  man  that  will  do  prcjump'- 
tuoiJsly,  and  will  not  hearken  unto  the 
priest  that  standeth  to  minister  there  be- 
fore the  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto  the  judge, 
even  that  man  shall  die  :  and  thou  shalt 
put  away  the  evil  from  If'ra-el. 

13  And  all  the  people  shall  hear,  and 
fear,  and  do  no  more  prefump'tuoiisly. 

14  f  When  thou  art  come  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  givelh 
thee,  and  shalt  pojfess'  it,  and  shalt  dwell 
therein,  and  shalt  say,  I  will  set  a  king 
over  me,  like  as  all  the  nations  that  are 
about'  me ; 

15  Thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set  him  king 
over  thee  whom  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choofe  :  one  from  among  thy  brethren  shalt 
thou  set  king  over  thee  :  thou  mayst  not 
set  a  stranger  over  thee,  which  is  not  thy 
brother. 

16  But  he  shall  not  multiply  horses  to 
himself,  nor  cause  the  people  to  return  to 
E'gypt,  to  the  end  that  he  should  multiply 
horses  :  forasmuch  as  the  Lord  hath  said 
unto  you.  Ye  shall  henceforth  return  no 
more  that  way. 

17  Neither  shall  he  multiply  wives  to 
himself,  that  his  heart  turn  not  away  : 
neither  shall  he  greatly  multiply  to  him- 
self silver  and  gold. 

18  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  sitteth  upon 
the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  he  shall 
write  him  a  copy  of  this  law  in  a  book  out 
of  that  which  is  before  the  priests  the 
Le'vltes : 

19  And  it  shall  be  with  him,  and  he 
shall  read  therein  all  the  days  of  his  life  : 
that  he  may  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  his 
God,  to  keep  all  the  words  of  this  law  and 
these  statutes,  to  do  them  : 

20  That  his  heart  be  not  lifted  up  above 
his  brethren,  and  that  he  turn  not  aside 
from  the  command'ment,  to  the  right  hand, 
or  to  the  left :  to  the  end  that  he  may  pro- 
long his  days  in  his  kingdom,  he,  and  his 
children,  in  the  midst  of  I§'ra-el 

CHAP.  XVIIL 

THE  priests  the  Le'vltes,  and  all  the 
tribe  of  Le'vl,  shall  have  no  part  nor 
inheritance  with  Ij'ra-el :  they  shall  eat 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire, 
and  his  inheritance. 

2  There'fore  shall  they  have  no  inherit- 
ance among  their  brethren  :  the  Lord  is 
their  inheritance,  as  he  hath  said  unto 
them. 

3  And  this  shall  be  the  priest's  due 
from  the  people,  from  them  that  offer  a 
sac'rif  i^e,  whether  it  he  ox  or  sheep ;  and 
they  shall  give  unto  the  priest  the  shoul- 
der, and  the  two  cheeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  The  first-fruit  also  of  thy  corn,  of 
thy   wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the   first 


DEUTERON'OMY.  Christ  the  true  proph'et. 

shalt   not   de-  of  the    fleece    of   thy   sheep,    shalt    thou 


give  him. 

5  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen 
him  out  of  all  thy  tribes,  to  stand  to  min- 
ister in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  him  and 
his  sons  for  ever. 

6  And  if  a  Le'vlte  come  from  any  of 
thy  gates  out  of  all  Ij'ra-el,  where  he  so  - 
journed,  and  come  with  all  the  desire  of 
his  mind  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choof  e  ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  his  God,  as  all  his  brethren 
the  Le'vltes  rfo,  which  stand  there  before 
the  Lord. 

8  They  shall  have  like  portions  to  eat, 
besides  that  which  cometh  of  the  sale  of 
his  pat'rimony. 

9  H  When  thou  art  come  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
thou  shalt  not  learn  to  do  after  the  abom- 
inations of  those  nations. 

10  There  shall  not  be  found  among  you 
any  one  that  maketh  his  son  or  his  daugh- 
ter to  pass  through  the  fire,  or  that  useth 
divination,  or  an  objerv'er  of  times,  or  an 
enchanter,  or  a  witch, 

1 1  Or  a  charmer,  or  a  consulter  with 
familiar  spirits,  or  a  wizard,  or  a  nec'ro- 
mancer. 

12  For  all  that  do  these  things  are  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord  :  and  because 
of  these  abominations  the  Lord  thy  God 
doth  drive  them  out  from  before  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  be  perfect  with  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

14  For  these  nations,  which  thou  shall 
pofjess,'  hearkened  unto  objerv'ers  of 
times,  and  unto  diviners  :  but  as  for  thee, 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  not  suffered  thee 
so  to  do. 

15  IT  The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up 
unto  thee  a  Proph'et  from  the  midst  of 
thee,  of  thy  brethren,  like  unto  me  ;  unto 
him  ye  shall  hearken  ; 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  desiredst 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Ho'reb,  in  the 
day  of  the  assembly,  saying.  Let  me  not 
hear  again'  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my 
God,  neither  let  me  see  this  great  fire  any 
more,  that  I  die  not. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  They 
have  well  spoke7i  that  which  they  have 
spoken. 

18  I  will  raise  them  up  a  Proph'et  from 
among  their  brethren,  like  unto  thee,  and 
will  put  my  words  in  his  mouth  ;  and  he 
shall  speak  unto  them  all  that  I  shall  com 
mand'  him. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever will  not  hearken  unto  my  words 
which  he  shall  speak  in  my  name,  I  will 
require  it  of  him. 

20  But  the  proph'et  which  shall  pre- 
sume to  speak  a  word  in  my  name  which 
I  have  not  comman'ded  him  to  speak,  o 

171 


The  cities  of  refuge. 

that  shall  speak  rn  the  name  of  other  gods, 

even  that  prnph'et  shall  die. 

21  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart,  How 
shall  we  know  the  word  which  the  Lord 
hath  not  spoken  ? 

22  AVhen  a  proph'et  speaketh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  if  the  thing  follow  not, 
nor  come  to  pass,  that  is  the  thing  which 
the  Lord  hath  not  spoken,  but  the  proph'et 
hath  spoken  it  prejump'tuoQsly :  thou  shalt 
not  be  afraid  of  him. 

CH.\P.  XIX. 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  cut 
off  the  nations,  whose  land  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  thou  suc- 
ceedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their  cities, 
ajid  in  their  houses; 

2  Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for 
thee  in  (he  midst  of  thy  land,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  p6|§ess'  it. 

3  Thou  shalt  prepare  thee  a  way,  and 
divide  the  coasts  of  thy  land,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  inherit,  into 
three  parts,  that  every  slayer  may  flee 
thither. 

4  And  this  is  the  case  of  the  slayer 
which  shall  tlee  thither,  that  he  may  live. 
Whoso  killeth  his  neighbour  ignorantly, 
whom  he  hated  not  in  time  past ; 

5  As  when  a  man  goeth  into  the  wood 
with  his  neighbour  to  hew  wood,  and  his 
hand  fetcheth  a  stroke  with  the  axe  to  cut 
down  the  tree,  and  the  head  slippeth  from 
the  helve,  and  lighteth  upon  his  neigh- 
bour, that  he  die  ;  he  shall  flee  unto  one 
of  those  cities,  and  live  : 

6  Lest  the  aven'eer  of  the  blood  pursue 
the  slayer,  while  his  heart  is  hot,  and 
overtake  him,  because  the  way  is  long, 
and  slay  him  ;  whereas  he  was  not  worthy 
of  death,  inasmuch  as  he  hated  him  not 
in  lime  past. 

7  Wherefore  I  command'  thee,  saying, 
Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  enlarge  thy 
coast,  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers, 
and  give  thee  all  the  land  which  he  prom- 
ised to  give  unto  thy  fathers  ; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these  command'- 
ments  to  do  them,  which  I  command'  thee 
this  day,  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
to  walk  ever  in  his  ways  ;  then  shalt  thou 
add  three  cities  more  for  thee,  beside  these 
three ; 

10  That  innocent  blood  be  not  shed  in 
thy  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee /or  an  inheritance,  and  so  blood  be 
upon  thee. 

11  But  if  any  man  hate  his  neighbour, 
and  lie  in  wait  for  him,  and  rise  up  against' 
him,  and  smite  him  mortally  that  he  die, 
and  fleelh  into  one  of  these  cities 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  send 
and  fetch  him  thence,  and  deliver  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  aven'ger  of  blood,  that  he 
may  die. 


DEUTERON'OMY.  The  ojficera'  proclamation. 

13  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him,  but 
thou  shalt  put  away  the  guilt  of  innocent 
blood  from  ij'ra-el,  that  it  may  go  well 
with  thee. 

14  f  Thou  shalt  not  remove  thy  neigh- 
bour's landmark,  which  they  of  old  time 
have  set  in  thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
shalt  inherit  in  the  land  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  to  p6f§ess'  it. 

15  T  One  witness  shall  not  rise  up 
against'  a  man  for  any  iniquity,  or  for  any 
sin,  in  any  sin  that  he  sinneth  :  at  the  mouth 
of  two  witnesses,  or  at  the  mouth  of  three 
witnesses,  shall  the  matter  be  estab'lished. 

16  If  a  false  witness  rise  up  against' 
any  man,  to  testify  against'  him  that  uhick 
is  wrong ; 

17  Then  both  the  men,  between  whom 
the  controversy  i*,  shall  stand  before  the 
Lord,  before  the  priests  and  the  judges 
which  shall  be  in  those  days  ; 

18  And  the  judges  shall  make  diligent 
inquisition:  and,  behold,  if  the  witness 
bt  a  false  witness,  and  hath  testified  false- 
ly against'  his  brother ; 

19  Then  shall  ye  do  unto  him  as  he 
had  thought  to  have  done  unto  his  broth- 
er :  so  shalt  thou  put  the  evil  away  from 
among  you. 

20  And  those  which  remain  shall  hear, 
and  fear,  and  shall  henceforth  commit  no 
more  any  such  evil  among  you. 

21  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity  ;  but 
life  shall  go  for  life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for 
tooth,  hand  for  hand,  foot  for  foot. 

CHAP.  XX. 

WHEN  thou  goest  out  to  battle 
against'  thine  enemies,  and  seest 
horses  and  chariots,  and  a  people  more 
than  thou,  be  not  afraid  of  them  :  for  the 
Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee,  which  brought 
thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  are  come 
nigh  unto  the  battle,  that  the  priest  shall 
approach,  and  speak  unto  the  people, 

3  And  shall  say  unto  them.  Hear,  O 
Ij'ra-el,  Ye  approach  this  day  unto  bat- 
tle against'  your  enemies  :  let  not  your 
hearts  faint ;  fear  not,  and  do  not  tremble, 
neither  be  ye  terrified  because  of  them  : 

4  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  he  that 
goeth  with  you,  to  fight  for  you  against' 
your  enemies,  to  save  you. 

5  And  the  officers  shall  speak  unto  the 
people,  saying,  What  man  is  there  that 
hath  built  a  new  house,  and  hath  not  ded- 
icated it  ?  let  him  go  and  return  to  his 
house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  anoth- 
er man  dedicate  it. 

6  And  what  man  is  he  that  hath  plant- 
ed a  vineyard,  and  hath  not  yet  eaten  of 
it  ?  let  him  also  go  and  return  unto  his 
house,  lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another 
man  eat  of  it. 

7  And  what  man  is  there  that  hath  be- 
trothed a  wife,  and  hath  not  taken  her  ? 

172 


Whal  cities  must  be  devoted.       DEUTERON'OMY.  Expiation  of  unctr'lahi  murder. 


let  him  g^o  and  return  unto  his  house,  lest 
he  die  in  battle,  and  another  man  take 
her. 

8  And  the  officers  shall  speak  further 
unto  the  people,  and  they  shall  say,  What 
man  is  there  that  is  fearful  and  faint-heart- 
ed ?  let  him  go  and  return  unto  his  house, 
lest  his  brethren's  heart  faint  as  well  as 
his  heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  officers  have 
made  an  end  of  speakings  unto  the  people, 
that  they  shall  make  cap'tains  of  the  ar- 
mies to  lead  the  people. 

10  IT  When  thou  comest  nigh  unto  a 
city  to  fight  against'  it,  then  proclaim 
peace  unto  it. 

1 1  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee 
answer  of  peace,  and  open  unto  thee,  then 
it  shall  be,  thai  all  the  people  that  is  found 
therein  shall  be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and 
they  shall  serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace  with 
thee,  but  will  make  war  against'  thee, 
then  thou  shalt  besiege  it : 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
delivered  it  into  thine  hands,  thou  shalt 
smite  every  male  thereof  with  the  edge  of 
the  sM'ord  : 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little  ones, 
and  tlie  cattle,  and  all  that  is  in  the  city, 
even  all  the  spoil  thereof,  shalt  thou  take 
unto  thyself;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  spoil 
of  thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  given  thee. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the 
cities  which  are  very  far  off  from  thee,  which 
are  not  of  the  cities  of  these  nations. 

16  But  of  the  cities  of  these  people, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  doth  give  thee 
for  an  inheritance,  thou  shalt  save  alive 
nothing  that  breatheth  : 

17  But  thou  shalt  utterly  destroy'  them  ; 
namely,  the  Hit'tUes,  and  the  Am'o-rites, 
the  Can'aan-itcs,  and  the  Per'iz-zltes,  the 
Hi'vites,  and  the  Jeb'u-sltes,  as  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  comman'ded  thee  : 

18  That  they  teach  you  not  to  do  after 
all  their  abominations,  which  they  have 
done  unto  their  gods  ;  so  should  ye  sin 
against'  the  Lord  your  God. 

19  When  thou  shalt  besiege  a  city  a 
long  time,  in  making  war  against'  it 
to  take  it,  thou  shalt  not  destroy'  the 
trees  thereof  by  forcing  an  axe  against' 
them  :  for  thou  mayst  eat  of  them,  and 
thou  shalt  not  cut  them  down  (for  the  tree 
of  the  field  is  man's  life)  to  employ  them 
in  the  siege  : 

20  Only  the  trees  which  thou  knowest 
that  they  be  not  trees  for  meat,  thou  shalt 
destroy'  and  cut  them  down  ;  and  thou 
shalt  build  bulwarks  against'  the  city  that 
luaketh  war  with  thee,  until  it  be  subdued. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

IF  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  pof- 
r  2 


fess'  it,   lying  in  the  field,   and  it  be  not 
known  who  hath  slain  him  ; 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges  shall 
come  forth,  and  they  shall  mea^'ure  unto 
the  cities  which  arc  round  about'  him  that 
is  slain  : 

3  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  city  uhich  is 
next  unto  the  slain  man,  evn  th(;  elders 
of  that  city,  shall  take  a  heifer  which 
hath  not  been  wrought  with,  and  which 
hath  not  drawn  in  the  yoke ; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  bring 
down  the  heifer  unto  a  rough  valley,  which 
is  neither  eared  nor  sown,  and  shall  strike 
off  the  heifer's  neck  there  in  tin-  valley  : 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Le'vi  shall 
come  near,  (for  them  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  chosen  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to 
bless  in  the  name  of  the  Lort),)  and  by 
their  word  shall  every  controversy  and 
every  stroke  be  tried. 

6  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city,  that 
are  next  unto  the  slain  man.,  shall  wash 
their  hands  over  tlie  heifer  that  is  be- 
headed in  the  valley : 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and  say.  Our 
hands  have  not  shed  this  blood,  neither 
have  our  eyes  seen  it. 

8  Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  unto  thy  peo- 
ple If 'ra-el,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed ; 
and  lay  not  innocent  blood  unto  thy  peo- 
ple of  if'ra-el's  charge.  And  the  blood 
shall  be  forgiven  them. 

9  So  shalt  thou  put  away  the  guilt  of 
innocent  blood  from  among  you,  when 
thou  shalt  do  that  which  is  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord. 

10  H  When  thou  goest  forth  to  war 
against'  thine  enemies,  and  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  delivered  them  into  thine  hands, 
and  thou  hast  taken  them  captive, 

11  And  seest  among  the  captives  a 
beautiful  woman,  and  hast  a  desire  unto 
her,  that  thou  wouldst  have  her  to  thy 
wife ; 

12  Then  thou  shalt  bring  her  home  to 
thine  house  ;  and  she  shall  shave  her 
head,  and  pare  her  nails  ; 

13  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment  of  her 
captivity  from  off  her,  and  shall  remain  in 
thine  house,  and  bewail  her  father  and  her 
mother  a  full  month  :  and  after  that  thou 
shalt  go  in  unto  her,  and  be  her  huj'band, 
and  she  shall  be  thy  wife. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have  no  de- 
light in  her,  then  thou  shalt  let  her  go 
whither  she  will  ;  but  thou  shalt  not  sell 
her  at  all  for  money,  thou  shalt  not  make 
mer'chandije  of  her,  because  thou  hast 
/tum'bled  her. 

15  f  If  a  man  have  two  wives,  one  be- 
loved, and  another  hated,  and  they  have 
borne  him  children,  both  the  beloved  and 
the  hated  ;  and  if  the  first-born  soh  be 
hers  that  was  hated  : 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  when  he  maketb 

173 


A  stubborn  son  to  be  stoned. 
his   sons   to  inherit  that  which  he  hath, 
that  he  may  not  make  the  son  of  the  be- 
16ved  first-born  before  the  son  of  the  hated, 
ichich  is  indeed  the  first-born : 

17  Hut  he  shall  acknowledge  the  son 
of  the  hated  for  the  first-born,  by  giving 
him  a  double  portion  of  all  that  he  hath  : 
for  he  is  the  beginning  of  his  strength ; 
the  right  of  the  first-born  is  his. 

18  IT  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn  and  re- 
bellions son,  which  will  not  obey  the  voice 
of  his  father,  or  the  voice  of  his  mother, 
and  that.,  when  they  have  chastened  him, 
will  not  hearken  unto  them  ; 

19  Then  shall  his  father  and  his  mother 
lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring  him  out  unto 
the  elders  of  his  city,  and  unto  the  gate 
of  his  place  : 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the  elders 
of  his  city.  This  our  son  is  stubborn  and 
rebellious  ;  he  will  not  obey  our  voice  ; 
he  is  a  glutton,  and  a  drunkard. 

21  And  all  the  men  of  his  city  shall 
intone  him  with  stones,  that  he  die  :  so  shalt 
thou  put  evil  away  from  among  you  :  and 
all  If'ra-el  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  1  And  if  a  man  have  committed  a 
sin  worthy  of  death,  and  he  be  to  be  put 
to  death,  and  thou  hang  him  on  a  tree  ; 

23  His  body  shall  not  remain  all  night 
upon  the  tree,  but  thou  shalt  in  any  wise 
bury  him  that  day  ;  (for  he  that  is  hanged 
IS  accursed  of  God  ;)  that  thy  land  be 
not  defiled,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giv- 
eth  thee /or  an  inheritance. 

CHAP,  xxn.— 

THOU  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ox 
or  his  sheep  go  astray,  and  hide  thy- 
self from  them:  thou  shalt  in  any  case 
bring  them  again'  unto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  be  not  nigh  unto 
thee,  or  if  thou  know  him  not,  then  thou 
shalt  bring  it  unto  thine  own  house,  and 
it  shall  be  with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek 
after  it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it  to  him 
again'. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do  with  his 
ass  ;  and  so  shalt  thou  do  with  his  rai- 
ment ;  and  with  all  lost  things  of  thy 
brother's,  which  he  hath  lost,  and  thou 
hast  found,  shalt  thou  do  likewise :  thou 
mayst  not  hide  thyself. 

4  Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ass 
or  his  ox  fall  down  by  the  way,  and  hide 
thyself  from  them :  thou  shalt  surely  help 
him  to  lift  them  up  again'. 

5  IT  The  woman  shall  not  wear  that 
which  pertain'eth  unto  a  man,  neither 
shall  a  man  put  on  a  woman's  garment : 
for  all  that  do  so  are  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

6  If  a  bi'-d's  nest  chance  to  be  before 
thee  in  the  way  in  any  tree,  or  on  the 
ground,  whether  they  be  young  ones  or 
eggs,  and  the  dam  sitting  upon  the  young 


DEUTERON'OMY.  Divers  lavs  and  ordinances. 
or  upon  the  e)^gs,  thou  shalt  not  take  the 
dam  with  the  young: 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let  the 
dam  go,  and  take  the  young  to  thee  ;  that 
it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayst  prolong  thy  days. 

8  When  thou  buildest  a  new  house, 
then  thou  shalt  make  a  battlement  for  thy 
roof,  that  thou  bring  not  blood  upon  thine 
house,  if  any  man  fall  from  thence. 

9  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vineyard  with 
divers  seeds ;  lest  the  fruit  of  thy  seed 
which  thou  hast  sown,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
vineyard,  be  defiled. 

10  Thou  shalt  not  plough  with  an  ox  and 
an  ass  together. 

11  Thou  shalt  not  wear  a  garment  of 
divers  sorts,  as  of  woollen  and  linen  to- 
gether. 

12  Thou  shalt  make  thee  fringes  upon 
the  four  quarters  of  thy  ves'ture,^  where- 
with thou  coverest  thyself. 

13  IT  If  any  man  take  a  wife,  and  go  in 
unto  her,  and  hate  her, 

14  And  give  occasions  of  speech  against' 
her,  and  bring  up  an  evil  name  upon  her, 
and  say,  I  took  this  woman,  and,  when  I 
came  to  her,  I  found  her  not  a  maid : 

15  Then  shall  the  father  of  the  damsel, 
and  her  mother,  take  and  bring  forth  the 
tokens  of  the  damsel's  vireTn'itv"  unto  the 


'  vcs'tshurt. 


/"the  damsel's  vir^Tn'ity^ 
elders  of  the  city  in  the  gate : 

16  And  the  damsel's  father  shall  say 
unto  the  elders,  I  gave  my  daughter  unto 
this  man  to  wife,  and  he  hateth  her  ; 

17  And,  lo,  he  hath  given  occasions  of 
speech  against'  her.,  saying,  I  found  not 
thy  daughter  a  maid  ;  and  yet  these  are 
the  tokens  of  my  daughter's  virein'ity : 
And  they  shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the 
elders  of  the  city. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
take  that  man,  and  chastise  him  ; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce'  him  in  an 
hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and  give  them 
unto  the  father  of  the  damsel,  because  he 
hath  brought  up  an  evil  name  upon  a  vir'- 
|iu-'  of  is'ra-el :  and  she  shall  be  his  wife  ; 
he  may  not  put  her  away  all  his  days. 

20  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and  the 
tokens  of  virein'ity  be  not  found  for  the 
damsel : 

21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the  dam- 
sel to  the  door  of  her  father's  house,  and 
the  men  of  her  city  shall  stone  her  with 
stones  that  she  die  ;  because  she  hath 
wrought  folly  in  i|'ra-el,  to  play  the  whore 
in  her  father's  house  :  so  shalt  thou  put 
evil  away  from  among  you. 

22  t  If  a  man  be  found  lying  with  a 
woman  married  to  an  huf'band,  then  they 
shall  both  of  them  die,  both  the  man  that 
lay  with  the  woman,  and  the  woman  :  so 
shalt  thou  put  away  evil  from  If'ra-el. 

23  IT  If  a  damsel   that  is  a  vir'gin  be 


2  vcr-jln'e-te. 


3  ver'jin. 
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DEUTERON'OMY. 


and  ordinances. 


betrothed  unto  a  huj'band,   and  a  man 
find  her  in  the  city,  and  lie  with  her  ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  brings  them  both  out 
unto  the  gate  of  that  city,  and  ye  shall 
stone  them  with  stones  that  they  die  ;  the 
damsel  because  she  cried  not,  being  in  the 
city;  and  the  man,  because  he  hath  hum'- 
bled  his  neighbour's  wife  :  so  thou  shalt 
put  away  evil  from  among  you. 

25  But  if  a  man  find  a  betrothed  damsel 
in  the  field,  and  the  man  force  her,  and 
lie  with  her  ;  then  the  man  only  that  lay 
with  her  shall  die  : 

2G  But  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt  do 
nothing  ;  Ihere  is  in  the  damsel  no  sin 
worthy  of  death  :  for  as  when  a  man  riseth 
against'  his  neighbour,  and  slayeth  him, 
even  so  is  this  matter  : 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field,  and 
the  betrothed  damsel  cried,  and  there  was 
none  to  save  her. 

28  IT  If  a  man  find  a  damsel  that  is  a 
vir'|in,  -which  is  not  betrothed,  and  lay 
hold  on  her,  and  lie  with  her,  and  they  be 
found  ; 

29  Then  the  man  that  lay  with  her 
shall  give  unto  the  damsel's  father  fifty 
shekels  of  silver,  and  she  shall  be  his  wife  : 
because  he  hath  hiim'hled  her,  he  may 
not  put  her  away  all  his  days. 

30  S  A  man  shall  not  take  his  father's 
wife,  nor  discover  his  father's  skirt.  ^ 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

HE  that  is  wounded  in  the  stones,  or 
hath  his  privy  member  cut  off",  shall 
not  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

2  A  bas'tard  shall  not  enter  into  the 
congregation  of  the  Lord  ;  even  to  his 
tenth  generation  shall  he  not  enter  into 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

3  An  Am'mon-ite  or  Mo'ab-ite  shall  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  ; 
even  to  their  tenth  generation  shall  they 
not  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  for  ever : 

4  Because  they  met  you  not  with  bread 
and  with  water  in  the  way,  when  ye  came 
forth  out  of  £'f ypt ;  and  because  they 
hired  against'  thee  Ba'laam  the  son  of 
Be'or,  of  Pe'thor  of  Mes-o-p6-ta'mi-a,  to 
curse  thee, 

5  Nevertheless  the  Lord  thy  God 
would  not  hearken  unto  Ba'laam ;  but 
the  Lord  thy  God  turned  the  curse  into 
a  blessing  unto  thee,  because  the  Lord 
thy  God  loved  thee. 

6  Thou  shalt  not  seek  their  peace  nor 
their  prosperity  all  thy  days  for  ever. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  £'d6m-ite  ; 
for  he  is  thy  brother :  thou  shalt  not  ab- 
hor an  £-eyp'ti-an,  because  thou  wast  a 
stranger  in  his  land. 

8  The  children  that  are  begotten  of 
them  shall  enter  into  the  congregation  of 
the  Lord  in  their  third  generation. 

1  skirt. 


9  %  When  the  host  goeth  forth  against' 
thine  enemies,  then  keep  thee  from  every 
wicked  thing. 

10  If  there  be  among  you  any  man  that 
is  not  clean  by  reason  of  uncleanness  that 
chanceth  him  by  night,  then  shall  he  go 
abroad  out  of  the  camp,  he  shall  not  come 
within  the  camp  : 

1 1  But  it  shall  be,  when  evening  com- 
eth  on  he  shall  wash  himself  with  water : 
and  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  come 
into  the  camp  again'. 

12  Thou  shalt  have  a  place  also  with- 
out the  camp,  whither  thou  shalt  go  forth 
abroad : 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a  paddle  upon 
thy  weapon  ;  and  it  shall  be,  when  thou 
wilt  ease  thyself  abroad,  thou  shalt  dig 
therewith,  and  shalt  turn  back  and  cover 
that  which  cometh  from  thee  : 

14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  walketh  in 
the  midst  of  thy  camp,  to  deliver  thee, 
and  to  give  up  thine  enemies  before  thee  ; 
there'fore  shall  thy  camp  be  holy  ;  that  he 
see  no  unclean  thing  in  thee,  and  turn 
away  from  thee. 

15  IT  Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto  his 
master  the  servant  which  is  escaped  from 
his  master  unto  thee  : 

16  He  shall  dwell  with  thee,  eten 
among  you,  in  that  place  which  he  shall 
choofe  in  one  of  thy  gates,  where  it  liketh 
him  best:  thou  shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  There  shall  be  no  whore  of  the 
daughters  of  Ij'ra-el,  nor  a  sodomite  of  the 
sons  of  Ij'ra-ei. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  bring  the  hire  of  a 
whore,  or  the  price  of  a  dog,  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God  for  any  vow : 
for  even  both  these  are  abomination  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

19  II  Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  to 
thy  brother  ;  usury  of  money,  usury  of 
vict'uals,  usury  of  any  thing  that  is  lent 
upon  usury. 

20  Unto  a  stranger  thou  mayst  lend 
upon  usury  ;  but  unto  thy  brother  thou 
shalt  not  lend  upon  usury :  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  that  thou 
settest  thine  hand  to  in  the  land  whither 
thou  goest  to  po^fess'  it. 

21  IT  When  thou  shalt  vow  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt  not  slack 
to  pay  it :  for  the  Lord  thy  God  will  sure- 
ly require  it  of  thee  ;  and  it  would  be  sin 
in  thee. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  forbear  to  vow,  it 
shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  That  which  is  gone  out  of  thy  lips 
thou  shalt  keep  and  perform' ;  even  a  free- 
will-off"ering,  according  as  thou  hast  vow- 
ed unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  thou 
hast  promised  with  thy  mouth. 

24  T  When  thou  comest  into  thy  neigh- 
bour's vlne'yard,2   then  thou  mayst  eat 

2  vin'yerd. 

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DEUTERON'OMY. 


»rapes  thj'  fill, at  (hine  own  pKaj'ure  ;  but 
thou  shalt  not  put  any  in  thy  vcfsel. 

25  When  thou  comest  into  the  standing 
corn  of  thy  neighbour,  then  thou  mayst 
pluck  the  cars  with  thine  hand  ;  but  thou 
shalt  not  move  a  sickle  unto  tliy  neigh- 
bour's standing  corn. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

WHEN  a  man  hath  taken  a  wife,  and 
married  her,  and  it  come  to  pass 
that  she  find  no  favour  in  his  eyes,  be- 
cause he  iiath  found  some  uncleanness  in 
her  ;  then  let  him  write  her  a  bill  of  di- 
A'orcement,  and  give  it  in  her  hand,  and 
send  her  out  of  his  house. 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out  of  his 
house,  she  may  go  and  be  another  man's 
ivife. 

3  And  if  the  latter  hiif'band  hate  her, 
and  write  her  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and 
giveth  it  in  her  hand,  and  sendeth  her  out 
of  his  house  ;  or  if  the  latter  hiif'band  die, 
which  took  her  to  be  his  wife  ; 

4  Her  former  hu^'band,  which  sent  her 
away,  may  not  take  her  again'  to  be  his 
wife,  after  that  she  is  defiled ;  for  that  is 
abomination  before  the  Lord  :  and  thou 
shalt  not  cause  the  land  to  sin,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inher- 
itance. 

5  TT  When  a  man  hath  taken  a  new 
wife,  he  shall  not  go  out  to  war,  neither 
shall  he  be  charged  with  any  business :  but 
he  shall  be  free  at  home  one  year,  and  shall 
cheer  up  his  wife  which  he  hath  taken. 

6  H  No  man  shall  take  the  nether  or 
the  upper  millstone  to  pledge :  for  he 
taketh  a  mmi^s  life  to  pledge. 

7  IT  If  a  man  be  found  stealing  any  of 
his  brethren  of  the  children  of  I|'ra-el, 
and  maketh  mer'chandife  of  him,  or  sell- 
eth  him  ;  then  that  thief  shall  die  ;  and 
thou  shalt  put  evil  away  from  among  you. 

8  IT  Take  heed  in  the  plague  of  lep- 
rosy, that  thou  obferve'  diligently,  and 
do  according  to  all  that  the  priests  the 
Le'vltes  shall  teach  you  :  as  I  command'- 
ed  them,  so  ye  shall  6b§erve'  to  do. 

9  Remember  what  the  Lord  thy  God 
did  unto  Mir'i-am  i  by  the  way,  after  that 
ye  were  come  forth  out  of  E'eypt. 

10  1  When  thou  dost  lend  thy  brother 
any  thing,  thou  shalt  not  go  into  his  house 
to  fetch  his  pledge. 

11  Thou  shalt  stand  abroad,  and  the 
man  to  whom  thou  dost  lend  shall  bring- 
out  the  pledge  abroad  unto  thee. 

12  And  if  the  man  be  poor,  thou  shalt 
not  sleep  with  his  pledge  : 

13  In  any  case  thou  shalt  deliver  him 
the  pledge  again'  when  the  sun  gotth 
down,  that  he  may  sleep  in  his  own  rai- 
ment, and  bless  thee  :  and  it  shall  be 
righteousness  unto  thee  before  the  Lord 
thy  God. 


justice,  and  charity. 

14  1  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  a  hired 
servant  thai  is  poor  and  needy,  whether  he 
be  of  thy  brethren,  or  of  thy  strangers  that 
art  in  thy  land  within  thy  gates  : 

15  At  his  day  thou  shalt  give  him  his 
hire,  neither  shall  the  sun  go  down  upon 
it ;  for  he  is  poor,  and  setteth  his  heart 
upon  it :  lest  he  cry  against'  thee  unto  the 
Lord,  and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

16  IF  The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to 
death  for  the  children,  neither  shall  the 
children  be  put  to  death  for  the  fathers  : 
every  man  shall  be  put  to  death  for  his 
own  sin. 

17  f  Thou  shalt  not  pervert'  the  judg- 
ment of  the  stranger,  nor  of  the  fatherless  ; 
nor  take  a  widow's  raiment  to  pledge  : 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bondman  in  E'eypt,  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  redeemed  thee  thence  :  there'fcre 
I  command'  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  IT  When  thou  cuttest  down  thine 
harvest  in  thy  field,  and  hast  forgot  a 
sheaf  in  the  field,  thou  shalt  not  go  again' 
to  fetch  it :  it  shall  be  for  the  stran|er,  for 
the  fatherless,  and  for  the  widow :  that 
the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all 
the  work  of  thine  hands. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive-tree, 
thou  shalt  not  go  over  the  boughs  again' : 
it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  father- 
less, and  for  the  widow. 

21  When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  of 
thy  vine'yard,  thou  shalt  not  glean  it  af- 
terward :  it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for 
the  fatherless,  and  for  tlie  widow. 

22  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bondman  in  the  land  of  E'eypt ; 
there'fore  I  command' thee  to  do  this  thing, 

CHAP.  XXV. 

IF  there  be  a  controversy  between  men, 
and  they  come  unto  judgment,  that 
the  judges  may  judge  them ;  then  they 
shall  justify  the  righteous,  and  condemn 
the  wicked. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked  man  be 
worthy  to  be  beaten,  that  the  judge  shall 
cause  him  to  lie  down,  and  to  be  beaten 
before  his  face,  according  to  his  fault,  by 
a  cer'tain  number. 

3  Forty  stripes  he  may  give  him,  and 
not  exceed  :  lest,  if  he  should  exceed,  and 
beat  him  above  these  with  many  stripes, 
then  thy  brother  should  seem  vile  unto  thee. 

4  IT  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when 
he  treadeth  out  the  corn. 

5  IT  If  brethren  dwell  together,  and  one 
of  them  die,  and  have  no  child,  the  wife 
of  the  dead  shall  not  marry  Avithout  unto 
a  stranger :  her  huj'band's  brother  shall  go 
in  unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to  wife, 
and  perform'  the  duty  of  a  hiif'band's 
brother  unto  her. 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first-born 
which  she  beareth  shall  succeed  in  the 


'  Mcr'e-am. 


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name  of  his  brother  which  z>  dead,  that 
his  name  be  not  put  out  of  Ij'ra-el. 

7  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take  his 
brother's  wife,  then  let  his  brother's  wife 
go  up  to  the  gate  unto  the  elders,  and  say, 
My  huf'band's  brother  rcfuscth  to  raise  up 
unto  his  brother  a  name  in  If'ra-el,  he  will 
not  perform'  the  duty  of  my  hu^'bdnd's 
brother : 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  call 
him,  and  speak  unto  liim  :  and  if  he  stand 
to  it^i  and  say,  I  like  not  to  take  her  ; 

9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife  come 
unto  him  in  the  presence  of  the  elders, 
and  loose  his  shoe  from  off  his  foot,  and 
spit  in  his  face,  and  shall  answer  and  say, 
So  shall  it  be  done  unto  that  man  that 
will  not  build  up  his  brother's  house. 

10  And  his  name  shall  be  called  in  If'- 
ra-el,  The  house  of  him  that  hath  his  shoe 
loosed. 

11  IT  When  men  strive  together  one 
■with  another,  and  the  wife  of  the  one  draw- 
eth  near  for  to  deliver  her  hiij'band  out 
of  the  hand  of  him  that  smiteth  him,  and 
putteth  forth  her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by 
the  secrets  ; 

12  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her  hand, 
thine  eye  shall  not  pity  her. 

13  IT  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  bag 
divers  weig^hts,  a  great  and  a  small. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thine  house 
divers  meaf'ures,  a  great  and  a  small. 

15  Bui  thou  shalt  have  a  perfect  and 
just  weight,  a  perfect  and  just  meaj'ure 
shalt  thou  have  ;  that  thy  days  may  be 
lengthened  in  the  land  which  the  Lokd 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

16  For  all  that  do  such  things,  and  all 
that  do  unrighteously,  are  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God. 

17  H  Remember  what  Am'a-lek  did 
unto  thee  by  the  way,  when  ye  were  come 
forth  out  of  E'gypt ; 

18  How  he  met  thee  by  the  way,  and 
smote  the  hindmost  of  thee,  even  all  that 
were  feeble  behind  thee,  when  thou  jvast 
faint  and  weary  ;  and  he  feared  not 
God. 

19  There'fore  it  shall  be,  when  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee  rest  from 
all  thine  enemies  round  about',  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for 
an  inheritance  to  pofjess'  it,  that  thou  shalt 
blot  out  the  remembrance  of  Am'a-lek 
from  under  heaven :  thou  shalt  not  forget  it. 

CHAP.   XXVI. 

AND  it  shall  be,  when  thou  art  come 
in  unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance,  and 
p6§§ess'est  it,  and  dwellest  therein, 

2  That  thou  shalt  lake  of  the  first  of 
all  the  fruit  of  the  earth,  which  thou  shalt 
bring  of  thy  land  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  and  shalt  put  it  in  a  basket, 
and  shalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the 

12 


Of  offering  thejifst-fruilt. 
Lord  thy  God  shall  chooje  to  place  his 
name  there. 

3  And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the  priest  that 
shall  be  in  those  days,  and  say  unto  him, 
I  profess  this  day  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  I  am  come  unto  the  country  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  our  fathers  for  to 
give  us. 

4  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  basket 
out  of  thine  hand,  and  set  it  down  before 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

5  And  thou  shalt  speak,  and  say  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  A  Syr'i-iin  ready  to 
perish  was  my  father ;  and  he  went  down 
into  £'^'ypt,  and  so'joijrned  there  with  a 
few,  and  became  there  a  nation,  great, 
mighty,  and  populous  ; 

6  And  the  E-^yp'ti-anf  evil-entreated 
us,  and  afflicted  us,  and  laid  upon  us  hard 
bondage. 

7  And  when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  our  fathers,  the  Lord  heard  our 
voice,  and  looked  on  our  affliction,  and 
our  labour,  and  our  oppression  : 

0  And  the  Lord  brought  us  forth  out 
of  E'gypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with 
an  out-stretched  arm,  and  with  great  ter- 
ribleness,  and  with  signs,  and  with  won- 
ders ; 

9  And  he  hath  brought  us  into  this 
place,  and  hath  given  us  this  land,  even  a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have  brought 
the  first-fruits  of  the  land,  which  thou,  O 
Lord,  hast  given  me.  And  thou  shalt 
set  it  before  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  w6r'- 
sh'P  before  the  Lord  thy  God  : 

11  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  every  good 
thing  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  giv- 
en unto  the6,  and  unto  thine  house,  thou, 
and  the  Le'vite,  and  the  stranger  that  is 
among  you. 

12  IT  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of 
tith'ing  all  the  tithes  of  thine  increase  the 
third  year,  which  is  the  year  of  tith'ing, 
and  hast  given  it  unto  the  Le'vite,  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
that  they  may  eat  within  thy  gates,  and 
be  filled ; 

13  Then  thou  shalt  say  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  I  have  brought  away  the  hal- 
lowed things  out  of  mine  house,  and  also 
have  given  them  unto  the  Le'vite,  and 
unto  the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and 
to  the  widow,  according  to  all  thy  com- 
mand'ments,  which  thou  hast  comman'ded 
me :  I  have  not  transgressed  thy  com- 
mand'ments,  neither  have  I  forgotten  them,  • 

14  I  have  not  eaten  thereof  in  my  mourn- 
ing, neither  have  I  taken  away  aught  there- 
of for  any  unclean  use,  nor  given  aught 
thereof  for  the  dead  :  but  I  have  hiarken- 
ed  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  arul 
have  done  according  to  all  that  thou  hast 
comman'ded  me. 

15  Look  down  from  thy  holy  habitation. 
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God  and  the  ptoplt's  cdvtnani. 
from  heaven,  and  bless  thy  people  I§'ra-el, 
and  the  land  which  thou  hast  given  us,  as 
thou  swarcst  unto  our  fathers,  a  land  that 
floweth  with  milk  and  h6aey. 

16  IT  This  day  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
comman'ded  thee  to  do  these  statutes  and 
indgments  :  thou  shalt  there'f  ore  keep  and 
do  them  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all 
thy  soul. 

17  Thou  hast  avouched  the  Lord  this 
day  to  be  thy  God,  and  to  walk  in  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  statutes,  and  his 
command'ments,  and  his  judgments,  and 
to  hearken  unto  his  voice : 

18  And  the  Lord  hath  avouched  thee 
this  day  to  be  his  peculiar  people,  as  he 
hath  promised  thee,  and  that  thou  shouldst 
keep  all  his  command'ments ; 

19  And  to  make  thee  high 
nations  which  he  hath  made, 
and  in  name,  and  in  hon'ouv  ; 
thou  mayst  be  a  holy  people 
Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 

CHAP.  XXVIL 

AND  Mo'§es,  with  the  elders  of  I  j'ra-el, 
comman'ded  the  people,  saying,  Keep 
all  the  command'ments  which  I  command' 
you  this  day. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  on  the  day  when  ye 
shall  pass  over  Jor'dan  unto  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  set  thee  up  great  stones,  and  plaster 
them  with  plaster  : 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  them  all 
the  words  of  this  law,  when  thou  art  pass- 
ed over,  that  thou  mayst  go  in  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey ;  as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers 
hath  promised  thee 

4  There'fore  it  shall  be,   when  ye  be 


above  all 
in  praise, 
and  that 
unto   the 


up 
this 


gone  over  Jor'dan,  that  ye  shall  set 
these  stones,   which  I  command'  you 
day,  in  mount  E'bal,  and  thou  shalt  plas- 
ter them  with  plaster. 

5  And  there  shalt  thou  build  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  an  altar  of  stones : 
thou  shalt  not  lift  up  any  iron  tool  upon 
them. 

6  Thou  shalt  build  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  of  whole  stones  ;  and  thou 
shalt  offer  burnt-offerings  thereon  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God : 

7  And  thou  shalt  offer  peace-offerings, 
and  shalt  eat  there,  and  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

8  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the  stones 
all  the  words  of  this  law  very  plainly. 

9  IT  And  Mo'jes,  and  the  priests  the 
Le'vites,  spake  unto  all  If'ra-el,  saying, 
Take  heed,  and  hearken,  O  Ij'ra-el ;  This 
day  thou  art  become  the  people  of  the 
Lord  thy  God 

10  Thou  shalt  there'fore  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  do  his  com 

1  aklrU 


DEUTERON'OMY.  The  curse* 

mand'ments  and  his  statutes,  which  I  com- 
mand' thee  this  day. 

11  And  Mo'fes  charged  the  people  the 
same  day,  saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  upon  mount  Ger'- 
i-zim  to  bless  the  people,  when  ye  are 
come  over  Jor'dan  ;  Sim'e-6n,  and  Le'vl, 
and  Ju'dah,  and  Is'sa-char,  and  Jo'seph, 
and  Ben'ja-min. 

13  And  these  shall  stand  upon  mount 
E'bal  to  curse  ;  Reii'ben,  Gad,  and  Ash'er, 
and  Zeb'u-lon,  Dan,  and  Naph'ta-li. 

14  And  the  Le'vites  shall  speak,  and 
say  unto  all  the  men  of  i|'ra-el  with  a 
loud  voice, 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  that  makethaji^ 
graven  or  molten  image,  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord,  the  work  of  the  hands  of  ^ 
the  craftsman,  and  putteth  it  in  a  secret 
place.  And  all  the  people  shall  answer 
and  say,  A'men'. 

16  Cursed  be  he  that  setteth  light  by 
his  father  or  his  mother.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  A'men'. 

17  Cursed  be  he  that  removeth  his 
neighbour's  landmark.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  A'men'. 

18  Cursed  be  he  that  maketh  the  blind 
to  wander  out  of  the  way.  And  all  the 
people  shall  say,  A'men'. 

19  Cursed  be  he  that  pervert'eth  the 
judgment  of  the  stranger,  fatherless,  and 
widow.  And  all  the  people  shall  say, 
A'men'. 

20  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  fa- 
ther's wife  ;  because  he  uncovereth  his 
father's  skirt. '  And  all  the  people  shall 
say,  A'men'. 

21  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  any 
manner  of  beast.  And  all  the  people  shall 
say,  A'men'. 

22  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  sis- 
ter, the  daughter  of  his  father,  or  the 
daughter  of  his  mother.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  A'men'. 

23  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his 
mother-in-law.  And  all  the  people  shall 
say,  A'men'. 

24  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his  neigh- 
bour secretly.  And  all  the  people  shall 
say,  A'men'. 

25  Cursed  be  he  that  taketh  reward  to 
slay  an  innocent  person.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  A'men'. 

26  Cursed  be  he  that  confirm'eth^  not 
all  the  words  of  this  law  to  do  them.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say,  A'men'. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 


AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou  shalt 
hearken  diligently  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  obferve'  and  to  do 
all  his  command'ments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
set  thee  on  high  above  all  nations  of  the 
earth: 

2  kon-fcm  ith, 

178 


The  blessings  for  obedience,  DEUTERON'OMY.  and  curses  for  disobedience 

2  And  all  these  blessings  shall  come  on  I      17  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
thee,    and   overtake   thee,    if  thou   shaltj  store 
hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 


18  Cursed  shall  be  th«  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  the   increase  of 


j ~--J       -i*..--^      m.^M^^        at.Mt^i  \,txs\ 

3  Blcs'sed  shall  thou  be  in  the  city,  and   thy  kine,  and  the  flocks  of  thy  sheep. 


bles'sed  shall  thou  be  in  the  field 

4  Bles'sed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  and  the  fruit 
of  thy  cattle,  the  increase  of  thy  kine, 
and  the  flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

5  Bles'sed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
store. 

6  Bles'sed  shall  thou  be  when  thou 
comest  in,  and  bles'sed  shall  thou  be  when 
thou  goest  out. 

7  The  Lord  shall  cause  thine  enemies 
that  rise  up  against'  thee  to  be  smitten  be- 
fore thy  face  :  they  shall  come  out  against' 
thee  one  way,  and  flee  before  thee  seven 
ways. 

8  The  Lord  shall  command'  the  blessing 
upon  thee  in  thy  storehouses,  and  in  all 
that  thou  settest  thine  hand  unto  ;  and  he 
shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9  The  Lord  shall  estab'lTsh  thee  a  holy 
people  unto  himself,  as  he  hath  sworn 
unto  thee,  if  thou  shall  keep  the  com- 
mand'ments  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
walk  in  his  ways. 

10  And  all  people  of  the  earth  shall 
see  that  thou  art  called  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of  thee. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  plen'- 
teous  in  goods,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  ground,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give 
thee. 

12  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee  his 
good  treaf'ure,  the  heaven  to  give  the  rain 
unto  thy  land  in  his  season,  and  to  bless 
all  the  work  of  thine  hand  :  and  thou  shalt 
lend  unto  many  nations,  and  thou  shalt 
not  borrow. 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  the 
head,  and  not  the  tail  ;  and  thou  shalt  be 
above  only,  and  thou  shalt  not  be  beneath ; 
if  that  thou  hearken  unto  the  command'- 
mcnts  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  I  com- 
mand' thee  this  day,  to  observe'  and  to  do 
them  : 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  go  aside  from 
any  of  the  words  which  I  command'  thee 
this  day,  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left, 
to  go  after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 

15  But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou 
wilt  not  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  obferve'  to  do  all  his 
command'ments  and  his  statutes  which  I 
command'  thee  this  day,  that  all  these 
curses  shall  come  upon  thee,  and  overtake 
thee. 

16  Cursed  shall  thou  6e  in  the  city,  and 
cursed  shall  thou  be  in  the  field. 


19  Cursed  shalt  thou  6c  when  thou 
comest  in,  and  cursed  shall  thou  be  when 
thou  goest  out. 

20  The  Lord  shall  send  upon  thee 
cursing,  vexation,  and  rebuke,  in  all 
that  thou  settest  thine  hand  unto  for  to 
do,  until  thou  be  destroy'ed,  and  until 
thou  perish  quickly  ;  because  of  the  wick- 
edness of  thy  doings,  whereby  thou  hast 
forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  the  pestilence 
cleave  unto  thee,  until  he  have  consumed 
thee  from  ofl"  the  land  whither  thou  goest 
to  poffess'  it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  a 
consumption,  and  with  a  fever,  and  with  an 
inflammation,  and  with  an  extreme  burn- 
ing, and  with  the  sword,  and  with  blast'- 
Ing,  and  with  mildew ;  and  they  shall 
pursue  thee  until  thou  perish. 

23  And  the  heaven  that  is  over  thy 
head  shall  be  brass,  and  the  earth  that  is 
under  thee  shall  be  iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain  of  thy 
land  powder  and  dust :  from  heaven  shall 
it  come  down  upon  thee,  until  thou  be  de- 
stroy'ed. 

25  The  Lord  shall  cause  thee  to  be 
smitten  before  thine  enemies  :  thou  shall 
go  out  one  way  against'  them,  and  flee 
seven  ways  before  them  ;  and  shalt  be  re- 
moved into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

26  And  thy  carcass  shall  be  meat  unto 
all  fowls  of  the  air,  and  unto  the  beasts  of 
the  earth,  and  no  man  shall  fray  them 
away. 

27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee  with  the 
botch  of  E'^ypt,  and  with  the  emerods, 
and  with  the  scab,  and  with  the  itch, 
whereof  thou  canst  not  be  healed. 

28  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with 
madness,  and  blindness,  and  astonishment 
of  heart : 

29  And  thou  shalt  gr5pe  at  noon-day, 
as  the  blind  gropeth  in  darkness,  and  thou 
shalt  not  prosper  in  thy  ways :  and  thou 
shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled  ever- 
more, and  no  man  shall  save  thee. 

30  Thou  shalt  betroth  a  wife,  and 
another  man  shall  lie  with  her :  thou  shalt 
build  a  house,  and  thou  shall  not  dwell 
therein:  thou  shall  plant  a  vine'yard,- 
and  shall  not  gather  the  grapes  thereof. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  be  slain  before  thine 
eyes,  and  thou  shall  not  eat  thereof:  thine 
ass  shall  be  violently  taken  away  from  be- 
fore thy  face,  and  shall  not  be  restored  to 
thee  :  thy  sheep  shall  be  given  unto  thine 
enemies,  and  thou  shalt  have  n6Qe  to  nt- 
cue  them. 

2  vin'yerd. 
17» 


Disobedience  threatened  DEUTERON'OMY. 

32  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  be       49    The    Lord   shall 
o-ivcn  unto  another  people,  and  thine  eyes 
shall  look,  and  fail  with  longing  for  them 
all  the  day   long :  and   there  shall  be  no 
mi-'ht  in  thine  hand. 

33  The  fruit  of  thy  land,  and  all  thy 
lahours,  shall  a  nation  which  thou  knowest 
not  eat'  up  ;  and  thou  shalt  be  only  op- 
pressed and  crushed  alway : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for  the 
si-'ht  of  thine  eyes  which  thou  shalt  sec. 

"35  The  LuRU  shall  smite  thee  in  the 
^nees,  and  in  the  legs,  with  a  sore  botch 
that  cannot  be  healed,  from  the  sole  of 
thy  foot  unto  the  top  of  thy  head. 

36  The  Lord  shall  bring  thee,  and  thy 
kin<'  which  thou  shalt  set  over  thee,  unto 
a  nation  which  neither  thou  nor  thy  fa- 
thers have  known  ;  and  there  shalt  thou 
serve  other  gods,  wood  and  stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  an  astonish- 
ment, a  proverb,  and  a  by-word,  among 
all  nations  whither  the  Lord  shall  lead 
thee. 

38  Thou  shalt  carry  much  seed  out  into 
the  field,  and  shalt  gather  but  little  in ;  for 
the  locust  shall  consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vine'yards,  and 
dress  thtm^  but  shalt  neither  drink  of  the 
wine,  nor  gather  the  grapes  ;  for  the  worms 
shall  eat  them. 

40  Thou  shalt  have  olive-trees  through- 
out all  thy  coasts,  but  thou  shalt  not  anoint 
thyself  with  the  oil  ;  for  thine  olive  shall 
cast  his  fruit. 

41  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, but  thou  shalt  not  enjoy  them ;  for 
they  shall  go  into  captivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy  land 
shall  the  locust  consume. 

43  The  stranger  that  is  within  thee 
shall  get  up  above  thee  very  high  ;  and 
thou  shalt  come  down  very  low. 

44  He  shall  lend  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
not  lend  to  him  :  he  shall  be  the  head, 
and  thou  shalt  be  the  tail. 

45  Moreover,  all  these  curses  shall  come 
upon  thee,  and  shall  pursue  thee,  and 
overtake  tliee,  till  thou  be  destroy'ed ; 
because  thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his 
command'ments  and  his  statutes  which  he 
commau'ded  thee  : 

46  A'jl  they  shall  be  upon  thee  for  a 
sign  and  for  a  wonder,  and  upon  thy  seed 
for  ever. 

47  Because  thou  servedst  not  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  joyfulness,  and  with  glad- 
ness of  heart,  for  the  abundance  of  all 
things ; 

48  There'fore  shalt  thou  serve  thine  en- 
emies, which  the  Lord  shall  send  against' 
thee,  in  hunger,  and  in  thirst,  and  in  na- 
kedness, and  i.i  want  of  all  things :  and 
he  shall  put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  thy  neck, 
until  he  have  destroy'ed  thee. 


with  plaguet. 

bring    a    nation 

against'  thee  from  far,  from  the  end  of  the 

earth,  as  swift  as  the  eagle  flieth  ;  a  nation 

whose  tongue  thou  shalt  not  understand  ; 

50  A  nation  of  fierce  countenance, 
which  shall  not  regard  the  person  of  the 
old,  nor  show  favour  to  the  young  : 

51  And  he  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  thy 
cattle,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  until 
thou  be  destroy'ed :  which  also  shall  not 
leave  thee  either  corn,  wine,  or  oil,  or  the 
increase  of  thy  kine,  or  flocks  of  thy 
sheep,  until  he  have  destroy'ed  thee. 

52  And  he  shall  besiege  thee  in  all  thy 
gates,  until  thy  high  and  fenced  walls 
come  down,  wherein  thou  trustedst, 
throughout  all  thy  land :  and  he  shall  be- 
siege thee  in  all  thy  gates  throughout  all 
thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
given  thee. 

53  And  thou  shalt  eat  the  fruit  of  thine 
own  body,  the  flesh  of  thy  sons  and  of 
thy  daughters,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee,  in  the  siege,  and  in  the 
straitness  wherewith  thine  enemies  shall 
distress  thee  : 

54  So  that  the  man  that  is  tender  among 
you,  and  very  delicate,  his  eye  shall  be 
evil  to'uiard  his  brother,  and  to'itard  the 
wife  of  his  b6'§6m,  and  to'ward  the  rem- 
nant of  his  children  which  he  shall  leave 

55  So  that  he  will  not  give  to  any  ol 
them  of  the  flesh  of  his  children  whom  he 
shall  eat  :  because  he  hath  nothing  left 
him  in  the  siege,  and  in  the  straitness 
wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  distress 
thee  in  all  thy  gates. 

56  The  tender  and  delicate  woman 
among  you,  which  would  not  adventure 
to  set  the  sole  of  her  foot  upon  the  ground 
for  delicateness  and  tenderness,  her  eye 
shall  be  evil  tb'wa.rd  the  hiif'band  of  her 
bo'fom,  and  to'ward  her  son,  and  to'ward 
her  daughter, 

57  And  to'ioard  her  young  one  that 
Cometh  out  from  between  her  feet,  and 
to'icard  her  children  which  she  shall  bear  : 
for  she  shall  eat  them  for  want  of  all  things 
secretly  in  the  siege  and  straitness  where- 
with thine  enemy  shall  distress  thee  in 
thy  gates. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  obferve'  to  do  all 
the  words  of  this  law  that  are  written  in 
this  book,  that  thou  mayst  fear  this  glori- 
ous and  fearful  name,  THE  LORD  THY 
GOD; 

59  Then  the  Lord  will  make  thy 
plagues  wonderful,  and  the  plagues  of  thy 
seed,  evcTi  gieat  plagues,  and  of  long  con- 
tinuance, and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of  long 
continuance. 

60  Moreover,  he  will  bring  upon  thee 
all  the  diseases  of  E'^ypt,  which  thou  wast 
afraid  of ;  and  they  shall  cleave^nto  thee. 

61  Also  every  sickness,  and  every 
plague,  which  is  not  written  in  the  book 

180 


JtfoVe*  exhorteth  to  obedience.         DEUTERON'OMY 

of  this  law,  them  will  the  Lord  bring 
upon  thee,  until  thou  be  destroy'ed. 

62  And  ye  shall  be  left  few  in  number, 
whereas  ye  were  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for 
multitude  ;  because  thou  wouldst  not  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

63  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that^  as 
the  Lord  rejoiced  over  you  to  do  you 
g^ood,  and  to  multiply  you  ;  so  the  Lord 
will  rejoice  over  you  to  destroy'  you,  and 
to  brin»  you  to  nought;  and  ye  shall  be 
plucked  from  off  the  land  whither  thou 
goest  to  poj^ess'  it. 

64  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter  thee 
among  all  people,  from  the  one  end  of  the 
earth  even  unto  the  other  ;  and  there  thou 
shalt  serve  other  gods,  which  neither  thou 
nor  thy  fathers  have  known,  eve7i  wood 
and  stone. 

65  And  among  these  nations  shalt  thou 
find  no  ease,  neither  shall  the  sole  of  thy 
foot  have  rest :  hut  the  Lord  shall  give 
thee  there  a  trembling  heart,  and  failing 
of  eyes,  and  sorrow  of  mind  : 

66  And  thy  life  shall  hang  in  doubt  be- 
fore thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  fear  day  and 
night,  and  shalt  have  none  assurance  of 
thy  life  : 

67  In  the  morning  thou  shalt  say. 
Would  God  it  were  even  !  and  at  even 
thou  shalt  say.  Would  God  it  were  morn- 
ing!  for  the  fear  of  thine  heart  wherewith 
thou  shalt  fear,  and  for  the  sight  of  thine 
eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

68  And  the  Lord  shall  bring  thee  into 
E'|ypt  again'  with  ships,  by  the  way 
whereof  I  spake  unto  thee.  Thou  shalt 
see  it  no  more  again' :  and  there  ye  shall 
be  sold  unto  your  enemies  for  bondmen  and 
bond  women,  and  no  man  shall  buy  you. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

THESE  art  the  words  of  the  covenant, 
which  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'jes 
to  make  with  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  in 
the  land  of  M-6'ab,  beside  the  covenant 
which  he  made  with  them  in  Ho'reb. 

2  V  And  Mo'fes  called  unto  all  if'ra-el, 
and  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  seen  all  that 
the  Lord  did  before  your  eyes  in  the  land 
of  E'eypt  unto  Pha'raoh,  and  unto  all  his 
servants,  and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

3  The  great  temptations  which  thine 
eyes  have  seen,  the  signs,  and  those  great 
miracles  : 

4  Yet  the  Lord  hath  not  given  you  a 
heart  to  perceive',  and  eyes  to  see,  and 
ears  to  hear,  unto  this  day. 

5  And  I  have  led  you  forty  years  in  the 
wilderness :  your  clothes  are  not  waxen 
old  upon  you,  and  thy  shoe  is  not  waxen 
old  upon  thy  foot. 

6  Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  neither  have 
vou  drunk  wine  or  strong  drink  :  that  ye 
might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

7  And  when  ye  came  unto  this  place, 


Wrath  to  the  wicked. 


the 


Si'ho-n  the  king  of  Hesh'bon,  and  5g 
king  of  Ba'shan,  came  out  against'  us  unto 
battle,  and  we  smote  them  : 

8  And  we  took  their  land,  and  gave  it 
for  an  inheritance  unto  the  Reft'ben-ites, 
and  to  the  Gad'ites,  and  to  the  half  tribe 
of  Ma-nas'seh. 

9  Keep  there'fore  the  words  of  this 
covenant,  and  do  them,  that  ye  may  pros- 
per in  all  that  ye  do. 

10  Ye  stand  this  day  all  of  you  before 
the  Lord  your  God  ;  your  cap'tains  of 
your  tribes,  your  elders,  and  your  officers, 
tvilh  all  the  men  of  If'ra-el, 

11  Your  little  ones,  your  wives,  and  thy 
stran|;er  that  is  in  thy  camp,  from  the 
hewer  of  thy  wood  unto  the  drawer  of 
thy  water  : 

12  That  thou  shouldst  enter  into  c6v- 
enant  with  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  into 
his  oath,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  maketh 
with  thee  this  day  : 

13  That  he  may  estab'lTsh  thee  to-day 
for  a  people  unto  himself,  and  that  he  may 
be  unto  thee  a  God,  as  he  hath  said  unto 
thee,  and  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fa- 
thers, to  A'bra-ham,  to  I'faac,  and  to  Ja'- 
cob. 

14  Neither  with  you  only  do  I  make 
this  covenant  and  this  oath ; 

15  But  with  him  that  standeth  here 
with  us  this  day  before  the  Lord  our  God, 
and  also  with  him,  that  is  not  here  with 
us  this  day  :  v^ 

16  (For  ye  know  how  we  have  dwelt 
in  the  land  of  E'eypt  ;  and  how  we  came 
through  the  nations  which  ye  passed  by  ; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abomina- 
tions, and  their  idols,  wood  and  stone,  sil- 
ver and  gold,  which  were  among  them  :) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among  you  man, 
or  woman,  or  family,  or  tribe,  whose  heart 
turneth  away  this  day  from  the  Lord  our 
God,  to  go  and  serve  the  gods  of  these 
nations  ;  lest  there  should  be  among  you 
a.  root  that  beareth  gall  and  worm'wood  ; ' 

19  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he  hear 
eth  the  words  of  this  curse,  that  he  bless 
himself  in  his  heart,  saying,  I  shall  have 
peace,  though  I  walk  in  the  imagination 
of  mine  heart,  to  add  drunkenness  to 
thirst : 

20  The  Lord  will  not  spare  him,  but 
then  the  anger  of  the  Lord  and  his  jeal- 
ousy shall  smoke  against'  that  man,  and 
all  the  curses  that  are  written  in  this  book 
shall  lie  upon  him,  and  the  Lord  shall 
blot  out  his  name  from  under  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  separate  him 
unto  evil  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el, 
according  to  all  the  curses  of  the  covenant 
that  are  written  in  (his  book  of  the  law  • 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come  of 
your  children,  that  shall  rise  up  after  you, 
and  the    stranger  that  shall  come  from  a 


'  umrm'wud. 


181 


MIt'cIu  to  the  penitent. 
far  land,  shall  say,    when  they  see  the 
plagues  of  that  land,  and  the  sicknesses 
which  the  Lord  hath  laid  upon  it; 

23  A7id  that  the  whole  land  thereof  is 
brimstone,  and  salt,  and  burning,  tltat  it 
is  not  sown,  nor  beareth,   nor  any  grass 

froweth  therein,  like  the  overthrow  of 
od'om,  and  G6-m6r'rah,  Ad'mah,  and  Ze- 
bo'im,  which  the  Lord  overthrew  in  his 
anger,  and  in  his  wrath  ; 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say,  Where- 
fore hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this 
land  ?  what  nuanetk  the  heat  of  this  great 
anger  ? 

25  Then  men  shall  say,  Because  they 
have  forsaken  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  he  made  with 
them  when  he  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  £'|ypt : 

26  For  they  went  and  served  other  gods, 
and  w6r' shipped  them,  gods  whom  they 
knew  not,  and  whom  he  had  not  given 
unto  them : 

27  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against'  this  land,  to  bring  upon 
it  all  the  curses  that  are  written  in  this 
book : 

28  And  the  Lord  rooted  them  out  of 
their  land  in  anger,  and  in  wrath,  and  in 
great  indignation,  and  cast  them  into 
another  land,  as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  secret  things  belong  unto  the 
Lord  our  God :  but  those  things  ichich 
are  revealed  belong  unto  us,  and  to  our 
children  for  ever,  that  tve  may  do  all  the 
words  of  this  law. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  all 
these  things  are  come  upon  thee,  the 
blessing  and  the  curse,  Avhich  I  have  set 
before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  call  them  to 
mind  among  all  the  nations  whither  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  driven  thee, 

2  And  shalt  return  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  shalt  obey  his  voice  according 
to  all  that  I  command'  thee  this  day,  thou, 
and  thy  children,  with  all  thine  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul  ; 

3  That  then  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
turn  thy  captivity,  and  have  compassion 
upon  thee,  and  will  return  and  gather  thee 
from  all  the  nations,  whither  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  scattered  thee. 

4  If  an^  of  thine  be  driven  out  unto  the 
outmost  parts  of  heaven,  from  thence  will 
the  Lord  thy  God  gather  thee,  and  from 
thence  will  he  fetch  thee  : 

5  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  bring 
thee  into  the  land  which  thy  fathers  piij- 
§ess'ed,  and  thou  shalt  pofjess'  it ;  and  he 
will  do  thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above 
thy  fathers. 

6  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  cir'cum- 
Clje  thine  heart,  and  the  heart  of  thy 
•eed,  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all 


DEUTERON'OM  Y.  Life  and  death  set  before  them. 
thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  that 
thou  mayst  lire. 

7  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  all 
these  curses  upon  thine  enemies,  and  on 
them  that  hate  thee,  which  persecu'ted 
thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  all  his  com- 
mand'ments,  which  I  command'  thee  this 
day. 

9  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  make 
thee  plen'teous  in  every  work  of  thine 
hand,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the 
fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
land,  for  good :  for  the  Lord  will  again' 
rejoice  over  thee  for  good,  as  he  rejoiced 
over  thy  fathers  ; 

10  If  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  com- 
mand'ments  and  his  statutes  'which  are 
written  in  this  book  of  the  law,  and  if  thou 
turn  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all 
thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

11  For  this  command'mcnt  which  I 
command'  thee  this  day,  it  is  not  hidden 
from  thee,  neither  is  it  far  off. 

12  It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  shouldst 
say,  Who  shall  go  up  for  us  to  heaven, 
and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear  it, 
and  do  it  ? 

13  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea,  that 
thou  shouldst  say.  Who  shall  go  over  the 
sea  for  us,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we 
may  hear  it,  and  do  it  ? 

14  But  the  word  is  very  nigh  unto  thee, 
in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart,  that  thou 
mayst  do  it. 

15  See,  I  have  set  before  thee  this  day 
life  and  good,  and  death  and  evil ; 

16  In  that  1  command'  thee  this  day  to 
love  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  command'ments  and 
his  statutes  and  his  judgments,  that  thou 
mayst  live  and  multiply :  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  whith- 
er thou  goest  to  pof^ess'  it. 

17  But  if  thine  heart  turn  away,  so  that 
thou  wilt  not  hear,  but  shalt  be  drawn 
away,  and  wor'ship  other  gods,  and  serve 
them  ; 

18  I  denounce  unto  you  this  day,  that 
ye  shall  surely  perish,  and  that  ye  shall 
not  prolong  your  days  upon  the  land, 
whither  thou  passest  over  Jor'dan  to  go  to 
poffess'  it. 

19  I  call  heaven  and  earth  to  record' 
this  day  against'  you,  that  I  have  set  be- 
fore you  life  and  death,  blessing  and  curs- 
ing :  there'f ore  choofe  life,  that  both  thou 
and  thy  seed  may  live  : 

20  That  thou  mayst  love  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  that  thou  mayst  obey  his  voice, 
and  that  thou  mayst  cleave  unto  him  ; 
(for  he  is  thy  life,  and  the  length  of  thy 
days  ;)  that  thou  mayst  dwell  in  the  land 


182 


Mo'fis  eneourageth  the  people.      DEUTERON  OMY 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 
to  A'bra-ham,  to  I'f  aac,  and  to  Ja'cob,  to 
give  them. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

AND   Mo'fes   went,    and   spake    these 
words  unto  all  Ij'ra-el. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty  years  old  this  day :  I  can 
no  more  go  out  and  come  in  :  also  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  shalt  not 
go  over  this  Jor'dan. 

3  The  Lord  thy  God,  he  will  go  over 
before  thee,  and  he  will  destroy'  these  na- 
tions from  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  poj- 
jess'  them  :  and  Josh'u-a,  he  shall  go  over 
before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  said. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto  them  as 
he  did  to  Si'hon  and  to  Og,  kings  of  the 
Am'o-rites,  and  unto  the  land  of  them 
whom  he  destroy'ed. 

5  And  the  Lord  shall  give  them  up 
before  your  face,  that  ye  may  do  unto 
them  according  unto  all  the  command'- 
ments  which  I  have  comman'ded  you. 

6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage,  ^  fear 
not,  nor  be  afraid  of  them :  for  the  Lord 
thy  God,  he  it  is  that  doth  go  with  thee  ; 
he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

7  And  Mo'fes  called  unto  J6sh'u-a,  and 
said  unto  him  in  the  sight  of  all  Ij'ra-el, 
Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage :  for  thou 
must  go  with  this  people  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  their  fa- 
thers to  give  them ;  and  {hou  shalt  cause 
them  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  the  Lord,  he  it  is  that  doth  go 
before  thee  ;  he  'vIU  be  with  thee,  he  will 
not  fail  thee,  neither  forsake  thee:  fear 
not,  neither  be  dijmay'ed. 

9  T  And  Mo'fes  wrote  this  law,  and  de- 
livered it  unto  the  priests  tlie  sons  of  Le'vT, 
which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  unto  all  the  elders  of  If'ra-el. 

10  And  Mo'fes  comman'ded  them,  say- 
ing, At  the  end  of  evert/  seven  years,  in 
the  solemnity  of  the  year  of  release,  in 
the  feast  of  tabernacles, 

11  When  all  If'ra-el  is  come  to  appear 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  he  shall  choofe,  thou  shalt  read 
this  law  before  all  If'ra-el  in  their  hearing. 

12  Gather  the  people  together,  men, 
and  women,  and  children,  and  thy  stran- 
ger that  is  within  thy  gates,  that  they 
may  hear,  and  that  they  may  learn,  and 
fear  the  Lord  your  God,  and  obferve'  to 
do  all  the  words  of  this  law  ; 

13  And  that  their  children,  which  have 
not  known  ani/  things  may  hear,  and  learn 
to  fear  the  Lord  your  God,  as  long  as  ye 
live  in  the  land  whither  ye  go  over  Jor'- 
dan to  poffesa'  it. 

14  f  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Behold,  thy  days  approach  that  thou  must 
die :  call  Josh'u-a,  and  present  yourselves  in 

'  kUr'ndje 


TT^e  book  of  Ike  law. 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  that  I 
may  give  him  a  charge.  And  Mo'fes  and 
Josh'u-a  went  and  presented  themselves 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  Lord  appeared  in  the  tab- 
ernacle in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud  :  and  the 
pillar  of  the  cloud  stood  over  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes, 
Behold,  thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers ; 
and  this  people  will  rise  up,  and  go  a 
whoring  after  the  gods  of  the  strangers  of 
the  land  whither  they  go  to  be  amongst 
them,  and  will  forsake  me,  and  break  my 
covenant  which  I  have  made  with  them. 

17  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kindled 
against'  them  in  that  day,  and  I  will  for- 
sake them,  and  I  will  hide  my  face  from 
them,  and  they  shall  be  devoured,  and 
many  evils  and  troubles  shall  befal  them ; 
so  that  they  will  say  in  that  day,  Are  not 
these  evils  come  upon  us,  because  our  God 
is  not  amongst  us  ? 

18  And  I  will  surely  hide  my  face  in 
that  day,  for  all  the  evils  which  they  shall 
have  wrought,  in  that  they  are  turned 
unto  other  gods. 

19  Now  there'fore  write  ye  this  song  for 
you,  and  teach  it  the  children  of  If'ra-el : 
put  it  in  their  mouths,  that  this  song  may 
be  a  witness  for  me  against'  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

20  For  when  I  shall  have  brought  them 
into  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  their  fa- 
thers, that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey  ; 
and  they  shall  have  eaten  and  filled  them- 
selves, and  waxen  fat ;  then  will  they  turn 
unto  other  gods,  and  serve  them,  and  pro- 
voke me,  and  break  my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
many  evils  and  troubles  are  befallen  them, 
that  this  song  shall  testify  against'  them 
as  a  witness ;  for  it  shall  not  be  forgotten 
out  of  the  mouths  of  their  seed  :  for  I  know 
their  imagination  which  they  go  about', 
even  now,  before  I  have  brought  them  into 
the  land  which  I  sware. 

22  Mo'fes  there'fore  wrote  this  song  the 
same  day,  and  taught  it  the  children  of 
If'ra-el. 

23  And  he  gave  Josh'u-a  the  son  of 
Nun  a  charge,  and  said.  Be  strong  and  of 
a  good  courage  •  for  thou  shalt  bring  the 
children  of  If'ra  el  into  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  them :  and  I  will  be  with 
thee. 

24  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Mo'fes 
had  made  an  end  of  writing  the  words 
of  this  law  in  a  book,  until  they  w6rc 
finished, 

25  That  Mo'fes  comman'ded  the  Le'- 
vites,  which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law,  and  put 
it  in  the  side  of  the  ark  of  the  c6venant 


183 


Mb't'cs''  son}:;  of  God''s 

of  the  Lord  your  God,  that  it  may  be 

there  for  a  witness  against'  thee. 

27  For  I  know  thy  rebellion,  and  thy 
stiff  neck  :  behold,  while  I  am  yet  alive 
with  you  this  day  ye  have  been  rebellious 
against'  the  J^ord  ;  and  how  much  more 
after  my  death  ? 

28  Gather  unto  me  all  the  elders  of 
your  tribes,  and  your  officers,  that  I  may 
speak  these  words  in  their  cars,  and  call 
heaven  and  earth  to  record'  against'  them. 

29  For  I  know  that  after  my  death  ye 
■will  utterly  corrupt  yourselves^  and  turn 
aside  from  the  way  which  I  have  com- 
man'ded  you  ;  and  evil  will  befal  you  in 
the  latter  days* ;  because  ye  will  do  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him 
to  anger  through  the  work  of  your  hands. 

30  And  Mo'fes  spake  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  congregation  of  If'ra-el  the  words  of 
this  song,  until  they  were  ended. 

CPIAP.  XXXIL 

GIVE  ear,  O  ye  heavens,  and  I  will 
speak  ;  and  hear,  O  earth,  the  words 
of  my  mouth. 

2  My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain,  my 
speech  shall  distil  as  the  dew,  as  the 
small  rain  upon  the  tender  /lerb,  and  as 
the  showers  upon  the  grass  : 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the  name  of 
the  Lord  :  ascribe  ye  greatness  unto  our 
God. 

4  He  is  the  Rock,  his  work  is  perfect  ; 
for  all  his  ways  are  judgment :  a  God  of 
truth  and  without  iniquity,  just  and  right 
is  he. 

5  They  have  corrupted  themselves ;  their 
spot  is  not  Ihe  spot  of  his  children  :  ihey 
are  a  perverse'  and  crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord  ?  O 
foolish  people  and  unwise  !  is  not  he  thy 
father  that  halh  bought  thee  ?  hath  he  not 
made  thee,  and  estab'lTshed  thee  ? 

7  Remember  the  days  of  old,  consider 
the  years  of  many  generations  :  ask  thy 
father,  and  he  will  show  thee ;  thy  elders, 
and  they  will  tell  thee ; 

8  When  the  Most  High  divided  to  the 
nations  their  inheritance,  when  he  separat- 
ed the  sons  of  Ad'am,  he  set  the  bounds 
of  the  people  according  to  the  number  of 
the  children  of  i§'ra-el. 

9  For  the  Lord's  portion  is  his  people  ; 
Ja'cob  is  the  lot  of  his  inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a  def'ert  land,  and 
m  the  waste  howling  wilderness  ;  he  led 
him  about',  he  instructed  him,  he  kept 
him  as  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

11  As  an  eagle  stirreth  upher  nest,  flut- 
tereth  over  her  young,  spreadeth  abroad 
her  wings,  taketh  them,  beareth  them  on 
her  wings  ; 

12  So  the  Lord  alone  did  lead  him,  and 
there  ivas  no  strange  god  with  him. 

13  He  made  him  ride  on  the  high 
places  of  the  earth,  that  he  might  eat  the  j 


DEUTERON'OMY.  mercy  and  vengeance. 

increase  of  the  fields ;  and  he  made  him 
to  suck  honey  out  of  the  rock,  and  oil  out 
of  the  flinty  rock  ; 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of  sheep, 
with  fat  of  lambs,  and  rams  of  the  breed 
of  Ba'shiin,  and  goats,  with  the  fat  of  kid- 
neys of  wheat ;  and  thou  didst  drink  the 
pure  blood  of  the  grape. 

15  But  Jesh'u-run  waxed  fat,  and  kick- 
ed :  thou  art  waxen  fat,  thou  art  grown 
thick,  thou  art  covered  with  fatness  :  then 
he  forsook  God  which  made  him,  and 
lightly  esteemed  the  Rock  of  his  salvation. 

16  They  provoked  him  to  jealousy  with 
stran|e  gods,  with  abominations  provoked 
they  him  to  anger. 

17  They  sac'rifT^ed  unto  devils,  not  to 
God  ;  to  gods  whom  they  knew  not,  to 
new  gods  that  came  newly  up,  whom  your 
fathers  feared  not. 

18  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee  thou 
art  unmindful,  and  hast  forgotten  God 
that  formed  thee. 

19  And  when  the  Lord  saw  tV,  he  ab- 
horred them,  because  of  the  provoking  of 
his  sons,  and  of  his  daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  I  will  hide  my  face 
from  them,  1  will  see  what  their  end  shall 
be  :  for  they  are  a  very  fro'ward  genera- 
tion, children  in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  jealousy 
with  that  which  is  not  God ;  they  have 
provoked  me  to  anger  with  their  vanities  . 
and  I  will  movfe  them  to  jealousy  with 
those  which  are  not  a  people  ;  I  will  pro- 
voke them  to  anger  with  a  foolish  nation. 

22  For  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 
and  shall  burn  unto  the  lowest  hell,  and 
shall  consume  the  earth  with  her  increase, 
and  set  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the 
moun'tains. 

23  I  will  heap  mis'chlefs  upon  them : 
1  will  spend  mine  arrows  upon  them. 

24  They  shall  be  burnt  with  hunger, 
and  devoured  with  burning  heat,  and  with 
bitter  destruction  :  I  will  also  send  the 
teeth  of  beasts  upon  them,  with  the  poi- 
son of  serpents  of  the  dust. 

.25  The  sword  without,  and  terror  with- 
in, shall  destroy'  both  the  young  man  and 
the  vir'ein,  the  suckling  also,  with  the  man 
of  gray  hairs. 

26  I  said,  I  would  scatter  them  into 
corners,  I  would  make  the  remembrance 
of  them  to  cease  from  among  men  : 

27  Were  it  not  {hat  I  feared  the  wrath 
of  the  enemy,  lest  their  ad'versaries  should 
behave  themselves  strangely,  and  lest  they 
should  say.  Our  hand  is  high,  and  the 
Lord  hath  not  done  all  this. 

28  For  they  fire  a  nation  void  of  counsel, 
neither  is  there  any  understanding  in  them. 

29  O  that  they  were  wise,  that  they  un- 
derstood this,  that  they  would  consider 
their  latter  end  I 

30  How  should  one  chase  a  thousand, 
184 


Gocfs  mercy  ana  judgment. 
and  two  put  ten  thousand  to  fli§fht,  except 
their  Rock  had  sold  them,  and  the   Lord 
had  shut  them  up? 

31  For  their  rock  is  not  as  our  Rock, 
even  our  enemies  themselves  frcm^-- judges. 

32  For  their  vine  is  of  the  vine  of  Sod'- 
om,  and  of  the  fields  of  Go-mor'rah: 
their  grapes  are  grapes  of  gall,  their  clus- 
ters are  bitter  : 

33  Their  wine  i*  the  poison  of  dragons, 
and  the  cruel  venom  of  asps. 

34  Is  not  this  laid  up  in  store  with  me, 
and  sealed  up  among  my  treaf'ures  ? 

35  To  me  belongelh  vengeance,  and 
recompense  ;  their  foot  shall  slide  in  due 
time:  for  the  day  of  their  calamity  is  at 
hand,  and  the  things  that  shall  come  upon 
them  make  haste. 

36  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  people, 
and  repent  himself  for  his  servants,  when 
he  seeth  that  their  power  is  gone,  and 
there  is  none  shut  up  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say.  Where  are  their 
gods,  their  rock  in  whom  they  trusted  ; 

30  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their  sac'- 
rif  i^es,  and  drank  the  wine  of  their  drink- 
offerings  ?  let  them  rise  up  and  help  you, 
and  be  your  protection. 

39  See  now  that  I,  even  I,  am.  he,  and 
there  is  no  god  with  me  :  I  kill,  and  I  make 
alive  ;  I  wound,  and  I  heal  :  neither  is 
there  any  that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand. 

40  For  I  lift  up  my  hand  to  heaven,  and 
say,  I  live  for  ever. 

41  If  I  whet  my  glittering  soiord,  and 
mine  hand  take  hold  on  judgment,  1  will 
render  vengeance  to  mine  enemies,  and 
will  reward  them  that  hate  me. 

42  I  will  make  mine  arrows  drunk  with 
bloo<l,  and  my  sit-ord  shall  devour  tiesh  ; 
xnd  that  with  the  blood  of  the  slain  and 
of  the  captives,  from  the  beginning  of  re- 
venges upon  the  enemy. 

43  Rejoice,  O  ye  nations,  with  his  peo- 
ple ;  for  he  will  avenge'  the  blood  of  his 
servants,  and  will  render  vengeance  to  his 
adversaries,  and  will  be  merciful  unto  his 
land,  and  to  his  people. 

44  And  Mo'fes  came  and  spake  all  the 
words  of  this  song  in  the  ears  of  the  peo- 
ple, he,  and  Ho-she'a  the  son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Mo'jes  made  an  end  of  speaking 
all  these  words  to  all  if 'ra-el : 

46  And  he  said  unto  them,  Set  your 
hearts  unto  all  the  words  which  I  testify 
among  you  this  day,  which  ye  shall  com- 
mand' your  children  to  obferve',  to  do  all 
the  words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for  you  ; 
because  it  is  your  life :  and  through  this 
thing  ye  shall  prolong  your  days  in  the 
land,  whither  ye  go  over  Jor'dan  to  pof- 
$ess'  it. 

48  t  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo'fes 
that  selfsame  day,  sayinj,  | 


DEUTERON'OMY.  The  maj'esty^  of  God. 

49  Get  thee  up  into  this  moun'tain  Ab'- 


a-rim,  unlo  mount  Ne'bo,  which  is  in  the 
land  of  Mo'ab,  that  is  over  against'  Jeri- 
cho ;  and  behold  the  land  of  Cii'na-an, 
which  I  give  unto  the  children  of  ij'ra-e! 
for   a  poffes'sion  : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither  thou 
goest  up,  and  be  gathered  unto  thy  peo- 
ple ;  as  ^a'ron  thy  brother  died  in  mount 
If  or,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people  : 

51  Because  ye  tres'passed  against'  me 
among  the  children  of  if'ra-el  at  the  wa- 
ters of  Mer'i-bah-Ka'desh,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Zin  ;  because  ye  sanctified  me  not  in 
the  midst  of  the  children  of  ij'ra-el. 

52  Yet  thou  shalt  see  the  land  before 
thee  ;  but  thou  shalt  not  go  thither  unto 
the  land  which  I  give  the  children  of 
if'ra-el. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

AND  this    is  the   blessing,    wherewith 
Mo'fes  the  man   of  God  bless'ed  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  before  his  death. 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  came  from 
Sinai,  and  rose  up  from  Se'ir  unto  them ; 
he  shined  forth  from  mount  Pa'ran,  and  he 
came  with  ten  thousands  of  saints  :  from 
his  right  hand  \tent  a  fiery  law  for  them. 

3  Yea,  he  loved  the  people  :  all  his 
saints  are  in  thy  hand  :  and  they  sat  down 
at  thy  feet  ;  every  one  shall  receive  of  thy 
words. 

4  Mo'fes  comman  ded  us  a  law,  even  the 
inheritance  of  the  congregation  of  Jacob. 

5  And  he  was  king  m  Jesh'u-run,  when 
the  heads  of  the  peojde  and  the  tribes  of 
if'ra-el  were  gathered  together. 

6  Let  Reil'ben  live,  and  not  die  ;  and 
let  not  his  men  be  few. 

7  And  this  is  the  blessing  of  Ju'dah : 
and  he  said,  Hear,  Lord,  the  voice  of  Jit'- 
dah,  and  bring  him  unto  his  people  :  let 
his  hands  be  sufficient  for  him  ;  and  be 
thou  a  help  to  him  from  his  enemies. 

ii  And  of  Le'vi  he  said,  Let  thy  Thum'- 
mim  and  thy  tj'rim  be  with  thy  holy  one, 
whom  thou  didst  prove  at  Mas'sah,  and 
with  whom  thou  didst  strive  at  the  waters 
of  Mer'i-bah  ; 

9  Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to  his 
mother,  I  have  not  seen  him  ;  neither  did 
he  acknowledge  his  brethren,  nor  knew 
his  own  children  :  for  they  have  observed 
thy  word,  and  kept  thy  covenant. 

10  They  shall  teach  Ja'cob  thy  judg- 
ments, and  If'ra-el  thy  law  :  they  shall 
put  incense  before  thee,  and  whole  burnt 
sac'rifi^e  upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  Lord,  his  substance,  and  ac- 
cept the  work  of  his  hands  :  smite  through 
the  loins  of  them  that  rise  against'  him, 
and  of  them  that  hate  him,  that  they  rise 
not  again'. 

12  ^nd  of  Ben'ja-min  he  said.  The  be- 
loved of  the  Lord  shall  dwell  in  safely  by 


Q2 


mad'jcs-le. 


18S 


Mo  fcs  blesseth  Ihe  twelve  tribes 
him;  and  the  LORD  shall  cover  him  all 
tne  (lay  long,  aud  he  shall  dwell  between 
his  shoulders. 

13  And  of  Jo'seph  he  said,  Bles'sed  of 
the  Lord  be  his  land,  for  the  precious 
things  of  heaven,  for  the  dew,  and  for  the 
deep  that  coucheth  beneath, 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits  brought 
forth  by  the  sun,  and  for  the  precious 
things  put  forth  by  the  moon, 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of  the  an- 
cient moun'lains,  and  for  the  precious 
things  of  the  las'ting  hills, 

16  And  for  the  precious  things  of  the 
earth  and  fulness  thereof,  and  for  the 
good  will  of  him  that  dwelt  in  the  bush  : 
let  tlie  bksshig  come  upon  the  head  of  Jo'- 
seph, and  upon  the  top  of  the  head  of  him 
that  was  separated  from  his  brethren. 

17  His  glory  is  like  the  firstling  of  his 
bullock,  and  his  horns  are  like  the  horns 
of  unicorns  :  with  them  he  shall  push  the 
people  together  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 
and  they  are  the  ten  thousands  of  E'phra- 
im,  and  they  are  the  thousands  of  Ma- 
nas'seh. 

18  And  of  Zeb'u-lon  he  said.  Rejoice, 
Zeb'u-lon,  in  thy  going  out ;  and,  Is'sa- 
cbar,  in  thy  tents. 

19  They  shall  call  the  people  unto  the 
moun'tain  ;  there  they  shall  offer  sac'ri- 
f  i^es  of  righ'teousness  :  for  they  shall  suck 
of  the  abundance  of  the  seas,  and  of  trea§'- 
ures  hid  in  the  sand. 

20  And  of  Gad  he  said,  Bles'sed  be  he 
that  enlargeth  Grad  :  he  dwelleth  as  a  lion, 
anfl  teareth  the  arm  with  the  crown  of  the 
head. 

21  And  he  provided  the  first  part  for 
himself,  because  there,  in  a  portion  of  the 
lawgiver,  was  he  seated ;  and  he  came 
with  the  heads  of  the  people,  he  executed 
th-e  justice  of  the  Lord,  and  his  judg- 
ments with  I§'ra-el. 

22  And  of  Dan  he  said,  Dan  is  a  lion's 
whelp  :  he  shall  leap  from  Ba'shan. 

23  And  of  Naph'ta-11  he  said,  O  Naph'- 
ta-li,  satisfied  with  favour,  and  full  with 
the  blessing  of  the  Lord  :  poffess'  thou 
t-he  west  and  the  south. 

24  And  of  Ash'er  he  said,  Let  Ash'er  be 
bles'sed  with  children  ;  let  himbe  accept- 
able to  his  brethren,  and  let  him  dip  his 
foot  in  oil. 

25  Thy  shoes  shall  be  iron  and  brass ; 
and  as  thy  days,  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

26  There  is  none  like  unto  the  God  of 
Jesh'u-riin,  who  rideth  upon  the  heaven  in 
thy  help,  and  in  his  excellency  on  the  sky. 

27  The  eternal  God  is  thy  refuge,  and 


DEUTERON'OMY.  His  age,  death,  and  burM. 
underneath  are  the  everlas'ting  arms  :  and 
he  shall  thrust  out  the  enemy  from  before 
thee  ;  and  shall  say.  Destroy'  them. 

28  If'ra-el  then  shall  dwell  in  safety 
alone :  the  foun'tain  of  Ja'cob  shall  be 
upon  a  land  of  corn  and  wine ;  also  his 
heavens  shall  drop  down  dew. 

29  Happy  art  thou,  O  Ij'ra-el :  who  is 
like  unto  thee,  O  people  saved  by  the 
Lord,  the  shield  of  thy  help,  and  who  is 
the  s»t'5rd  of  thy  excellency  I  and  thine 
enemies  shall  be  found  liars  unto  thee  : 
and  thou  shalt  tread  upon  their  high  places. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  Mo'fes  went  up  from  the  plains  of 
Mo'ab  unto  the  moun'tain  of  Ne'bo, 
to  the  top  of  Pif'gah,  that  is  over  against* 
Jer'i-cho.  And  the  Lord  showed  him  all 
the  land  of  GTl'e-ad,  unto  Dan, 

2  And  all  Naph'ta-li,  and  the  land  of 
E'phra-im,  and  Ma-nas'seh,  and  all  the 
land  of  Ju'dah,  unto  the  utmost  sea,' 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain  of  the 
valley  of  Jer'i-cho,  the  city  of  palm-trees, 
unto  Zo'ar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  This 
is  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  A'bra-ham, 
unto  I'faac,  and  unto  Ja'cob,  saying,  I  will 
give  it  unto  thy  seed :  I  have  caused  thee 
to  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  thou  shalt 
not  go  over  thither. 

5  So  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
died  there  in  the  land  of  Mo'ab,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  he  buried  him  in  a  valley  in  the 
land  of  Mo'ab,  over  against'  Beth-pe'or : 
but  no  man  knoweth  of  his  sepulchre  unto 
this  day. 

7  And  Mo'fesM'flwanhundred  and  twenty 
years  old  when  he  died :  his  eye  was  not 
dim,  nor  his  natural  force  abated. 

8  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  wept  for 
Mo'fes  in  the  plains  of  M5'ab  thirty  days: 
so  the  days  of  weeping  and  mourning  for 
Mo'ges  were  ended. 

9  And  J6sh'u-a  the  son  of  Niin  was  full 
of  the  spirit  of  wisdom  ;  for  M5'fes  had 
laid  his  hands  upon  him :  and  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 

10  And  there  arofe  not  a  prophet  since 
in  If'ra-el  like  unto  Mo'fes,  whom  the 
Lord  knew  face  to  face, 

11  In  all  the  signs  and  the  wonders 
which  the  Lord  sent  him  to  do  in  the 
land  of  E'^ypt  to  Pha'raoh,  and  to  all  his 
servants,  and  to  all  his  land, 

12  And  in  all  that  mighty  hand,  and  in 
all  the  great  terror  which  Mo'fes  showed 
in  the  sight  of  all  ij'ra-el. 

186 


f  The  BOOK  of  JOSH  UA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Mo'ges  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  it  came  to  pass, 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Josh'u-a  the  son 
of  Nun,  Mo'jes'  minister,  saying;, 

2  M5'f  es  my  servant  is  dead  ;  now  there'- 
lore  arife,  go  over  this  Jor'dan,  thou,  and 
all  this  people,  unto  the  land  which  I  do 
o;ive  to  them,  evtn  to  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el. 

3  Every  place  that  the  sole  of  your  foot 
shall  tread  upon,  that  have  I  given  unto 
you,  as  I  said  unto  M5'fes. 

4  From  the  wilderness  and  this  Leb'a- 
non,  even  unto  the  great  river,  the  river 
Eu-phra'tif,  all  the  land  of  the  Hit'tites, 
and  unto  the  great  sea  to'ifard  the  going 
down  of  the  sun,  shall  be  yoi\T  coast. 

5  There  shall  not  any  man  be  able  to 
stand  before  thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life  : 
as  I  was  with  Mo'jes,  so  I  will  be  with 
thee  :  I  will  not  fuil  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  coiirage  ;  for 
unto  this  people  shalt  thou  divide  for  an 
inheritance  the  land,  which  I  sware  unto 
their  fathers  to  give  them. 

7  Only  be  thou  strong  and  very  ceur- 
ageous,  that  thou  mayst  obferve'  to  do  ac- 
cording to  all  the  law  which  Mo'fes  my 
servant  comman'dod  thee  :  turn  not  from 
it  lo  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou 
mayst  prosper  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

8  This  book  of  the  law  shall  not  depart 
out  of  thy  mouth  ;  but  thou  shalt  medi- 
tate therein  day  and  night,  that  thou 
mayst  observe'  to  do  according  to  all  that 
is  written  therein :  for  then  thou  shalt 
make  thy  way  prosperous,  and  then  thou 
shalt  have  good  success. 

9  Have  not  I  comman'ded  thee  ?  Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage  ;  be  not 
afraid,  neither  be  thou  dif  may'ed :  for  the 
Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee  whithersoever 
thou  goest. 

10  T  Then  Josh'u-a  comman'ded  the 
officers  of  the  people,  saying, 

11  Pass  through  the  host,  and  com- 
mand' the  people,  saying,  Prepare  your 
victuals  ;  for  within  three  days  ye  shall 
pass  over  this  Jor'dan,  to  go  in  to  pnjfess' 
the  land,  which  the  Lord  your  God  giv- 
eth  you  to  poj^ess'  it. 

12  And  to  the  ReiVben-ites,  and  to  the 
Gad'ltes,  and  to  half  the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'- 
seh,  spake  Josh'u-a,  saying, 

13  Remember  the  word  which  Mo'fes 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  comman'ded  you, 
saving,  The  Lord  your  God  hath  given 
Tou  rest,  and  hath  given  you  this  land. 

14  Your  wives,    your  little  ones,    and 

1  knew. 


your  cattle,  shall  remain  in  the  land  which 
Mo'jes  gave  you  on  this  side  Jor'dan ;  but  ye 
shall  pass  before  your  brethren  armed,  all 
the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and  help  them, 

15  Until  the  Lord  have  given  your 
brethren  rest,  as  he  hath  given  you,  and 
they  also  have  pojjess'ed  the  land  which 
the  Loud  your  God  giveth  them  :  then  ye 
shall  return  unto  the  land  of  your  pofjes'- 
sion,  and  enjoy  it,  which  M5'f  es,  the  Lord's 
servant,  gave  you  on  this  side  Jor'dan,  to'- 
ward  the  sun-rising. 

16  And  they  answered  Josh'u-a,  saying, 
All  that  thou  commandest  us  we  will  do, 
and  whithersoever  thou  sendest  us  we 
will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened  unto 
Mo'jes  in  all  things,  so  will  we  hearken 
unto  thee  :  only  the  Lord  thy  God  be 
with  thee,  as  he  was  with  Mo'fes. 

18  Whosoever  he  be  that  doth  rebel 
against'  thy  command'ment,  and  will  not 
hearken  unto  thy  words  in  all  that  thou 
commandest  him,  he  shall  be  put  to  death  ; 
only  be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun  sent  out 
of  Shit'tim  two  men  to  spy  secretly, 
saying.  Go  view  the  land,  even  Jer'i-cho. 
And  they  went,  and  came  into  a  harlot's 
house,  named  Ra'hab,  and  lodged  there. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Jer'i-ch5, 
saying.  Behold,  there  came  men  in  hither 
to-night  of  the  children  of  I|'ra-el,  to 
search  out  the  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jer'i-cho  sent  unto 
Ra'hab,  saying.  Bring  forth  the  men  that 
are  come  to  thee,  which  are  entered  into 
thine  house :  for  they  be  come  to  search 
out  all  the  country. 

4  And  the  woman  took  the  two  men, 
and  hid  them,  and  said  thus,  There  came 
men  unto  me,  but  I  wist'  not  whence  they 
were  : 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  about'  the  time 
of  shutting  of  the  gate,  when  it  was  dark, 
that  the  men  went  out :  whither  the  men 
went  1  wot^  not:  pursue  after  them  quick- 
ly ;  for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

6  But  she  had  brought  them  up  to  the 
roof  of  the  house,  and  hid  them  with  the 
stalks  of  flax,  which  she  had  laid  in  order 
upon  the  roof. 

7  And  the  men  pursued  after  them  the 
way  to  Jor'dan,  unto  the  fords  :  and  as 
soon  as  they  which  pursued  after  them 
were  gone  out,  they  shut  the  gate. 

8  And  before  they  were  laid  down,  she 
came  up  unto  them  upon  the  roof; 

9  And   she  said  unto  the  men,  I  KnoA 

2  know. 

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Rd'hafs  cdvenant  with  the  spies. 
that  the  Lord  hath  given  you   the  land, 
and  that  your  t(  rror  is  fallen  upon  us,  and 
thnt  all  the  inhabitants  of  the   land   faint 
because  of  you. 

10  For  wf  have  heard  how  the  Lord 
dried  up  the  water  of  the  Rod  Sea  for 
you,  when  ye  came  out  of  E'^ypt ;  and 
what  ye  did  unto  the  two  kings  of  the 
Am'o-rites  that  were  on  the  other  side 
Jor'dan,  Si'hon  and  Og,  whom  ye  utterly 
destr&y'ed. 

11  And  as  soon  as  we  had  heard  these 
things.,  our  hearts  did  melt,  neither  did 
there  remain  any  more  courage  in  any 
man,  because  of  you  :  for  the  Lord  your 
God,  he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  in 
earth  beneath. 

12  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  swear 
unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since  I  have  show- 
ed you  kindness,  that  ye  will  also  show 
kindness  unto  my  father's  house,  and  give 
me  a  true  token  : 

13  And  that  ye  will  save  alive  my  fa- 
ther, and  my  mother,  and  my  brethren, 
and  my  sisters,  and  all  that  they  have, 
and  deliver  our  lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her,  Our 
life  for  yours,  if  ye  utter  not  this  our 
bufiness.  And  it  shall  be,  when  the 
Lord  hath  given  us  the  land,  that  we 
will  deal  kindly  and  truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  let  them  down  by  a  cord 
through  the  window :  for  her  house  was 
upon  the  town  wall,  and  she  dwelt  upon 
the  wall. 

16  And  she  said  unto  them.  Get  you  to 
the  moiin'tain,  lest  the  pursuers  meet  you  ; 
and  hide  yourselves  there  three  days,  until 
the  pursuers  be  returned  :  and  afterward 
may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her.  We  will 
be  blameless  of  this  thine  oath  which  thou 
hast  made  us  swear. 

18  Behold,  when  we  come  into  the  land, 
thou  shalt  bind  this  line  of  scarlet  thread 
in  the  window  which  thou  didst  let  us 
down  by ;  and  thou  shalt  bring  thy  father, 
and  thy  mother,  and  thy  brethren,  and  all 
thy  father's  household,  home  unto  thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  that  whosoever  shall 
go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy  house  into  the 
street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon  his  head, 
and  we  will  be  guiltless  :  and  whosoever 
shall  be  with  thee  in  the  house,  his  blood 
shall  be  on  our  head,  if  any  hand  be  upon 
him. 

20  And  if  thou  utter  this  our  business, 
then  we  will  be  quit  of  thine  oath  which 
thou  hast  made  us  to  swear. 

21  And  she  said,  According  unto  your 
words  so  be  it.  And  she  sent  them  away, 
and  they  departed :  and  she  bound  the 
scarlet  line  in  the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came  unto  the 
m6un'taTn,  and   abdde  there    three    days. 


JOSH'UA.  God  cncourageth  Josh'u-a 

until  the  pursuers  were  returned  :  And  the 
pursuers  sought  thejn  throughout  all  the 
way,  but  found  them  not. 

23  So  the  two  men  returned,  and  de- 
scended from  the  moun'tain,  and  passed 
over,  and  came  to  J6sh'u-a  the  son  of  Niin, 
and  told  him  all  things  that  befel  them  : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Josh'u-a,  Truly 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  our  hands 
all  the  land  ;  for  even  all  the  inhabitants 
of  the  country  do  faint  because  of  us. 

CHAP.  IIL 

AND  J6sh'u-a  rose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing ;  and  they  removed  from  Shit'- 
lim,  and  came  to  Jor'dan,  he  and  all  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  lodged  there  be- 
fore they  passed  over. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  three  days, 
that  the  officers  went  through  the  host ; 

3  And  they  comman'ded  the  people,  say- 
ing. When  ye  see  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  the  priests  the 
Le'vites  bearing  it,  then  ye  shall  remove 
from  your  place,  and  go  after  it. 

4  Yet  there  shall  be  a  space  between 
you  and  it,  about'  two  thousand  cubits  by 
meaj'ure  :  come  not  near  unto  it,  that  ye 
may  know  the  way  by  which  ye   must 

for  ye  have  not  passed  this  way  here- 
tofore. 

5  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  the  people, 
Sanctify  yourselves :  for  to-morrow  the 
Lord  will  do  wonders  among  you. 

6  And  Josh'u-a  spake  unto  the  priests, 
saying,  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 
and  pass  over  before  the  people.  And 
they  took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 
went  before  the  people. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  uiito  Josh'u-a, 
This  day  will  I  begin  to  magnify  thee  in 
the  sight  of  all  Ij'ra-el,  that  they  may 
know  that,  as  I  was  with  Mo'fes,  so  I  will 
be  with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command'  the  priests 
that  bear  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  saying', 
When  ye  are  come  to  the  brink  of  the 
water  of  Jor'dan,  ye  shall  stand  still  in 
Jor'dan. 

9  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  the  children 
of  if'ra-el.  Come  hither,  and  hear  the 
words  of  the  Lord  your  God. 

10  And  Josh'u-a  said.  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  living  God  is  among  you, 
and  that  he  will  without  fail  drive  out 
from  before  you  the  Can'aan-ites,  and  the 
Hit'tites,  and  the  Hi'vites,  and  the  Per'- 
Tz-zTtes,  and  the  Gir'ga-shTtes, '  and  the 
Am'o-rTtes,  and  the  Jeb'u-sites. 

11  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  of  all  the  earth  passeth  over  be- 
fore you  into  Jor'dan. 

12  Now  there'fore  take  ye  twelve  men 
out  of  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el,  out  of  every 
tribe  a  man. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as 


Ger'ga-shites. 


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Twelve  stones  set  up  in  Jor'dan. 

the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the  priests  that 
Ijear  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  all 
the  earth,  shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jor'- 
dan, tlial  the  waters  of  Jor'dan  shall  be 
cut  off /roni  the  waters  that  come  down 
from  a«b6ve  ;  and  they  shall  stand  upon 
a  heap. 

14  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
people  removed  from  their  tents,  to  pass 
over  Jor'dan,  and  the  priests  bearing  the 
ark  of  the  c6venant  before  the  people  ; 

15  And  as  they  that  bare  the  ark  were 
come  unto  Jor'dan,  and  the  feet  of  the 
priests  that  bare  the  ark  were  dipped  in 
the  brim  of  the  water,  (for  Jor'dan  over- 
floweth  all  his  banks  all  the  time  of 
harvest,) 

16  That  the  waters  which  came  down 
from  above  stood  and  rose  up  upon  a 
heap  very  far  from  the  city  Ad'am,  that  is 
beside  Zar'e-tan  :  and  those  that  came 
down  to'ward  the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the 
salt  sea,  failed,  and  were  cut  off:  and  the 
people  passed  over  right  against'  Jer'i-^ho. 

17  And  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  stood  firm'  on 
dry  ground  in  the  midst  of  Jor'dan  ;  and 
all  the  I§'ra-el-ite3  passed  over  on  dry 
ground,  until  all  the  people  were  passed 
clean  over  Jor'dan. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the 
people  were  clean  passed  over  Jor'- 
dan, that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Josh'u-a, 
saying, 

2  'J'ake  ye  twelve  men  out  of  the  peo- 
ple, out  of  every  tribe  a  man, 

3  And  command'  you  them,  saying, 
Take  ye  hence  out  of  the  midst  of  Jor'- 
dan, out  of  the  place  where  the  priests' 
feet  stood  firm,  twelve  stones  ;  and  ye 
shall  carry  them  over  with  you,  and  leave 
them  in  the  lodging  place  where  you  shall 
lodge  this  night. 

4  Then  Josh'u-a  called  the  twelve  men 
whom  he  had  prepared  of  the  children  of 
if'ra-el,  out  of  every  tribe  a  man: 

5  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  them,  Pass 
over  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  your  God 
into  the  midst  of  Jor'dan,  and  take  ye  up 
every  man  of  you  a  stone  upon  his  shoul- 
der, according  unto  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  l§'ra-el: 

6  That  this  may  be  a  sign  among  you, 
thai  when  your  children  ask  their  fathers 
in  time  to  come,  saying,  What  mean  ye 
by  these  stones  ? 

7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them.  That  the 
waters  of  Jor'dan  were  cut  off  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  ;  when 
it  passed  over  Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jor'- 
dan were  cut  off:  and  these  stones  shall 
be  for  a  memorial  unto  the  children  of  If'- 
ra-el  for  ever. 

8  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  did  so  as 


JOSH'UA.  God  magnijieth  Josh'u-a. 

Josh'u-a  comman'ded,  and  took  up  twelve 
stones  out  of  the  midst  of  Jor'dan,  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Josh'u-a,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children 
of  Tf'ra-el,  and  carried  them  over  with 
them  unto  the  place  where  they  lodged, 
and  laid  them  down  there. 

9  And  Josh'u-a  set  up  twelve  stones  in 
the  midst  of  Jor'dan,  in  the  place  where 
the  feet  of  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  stood  :  and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

10  For  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark 
stood  in  the  midst  of  Jor'dan,  until  every 
thing  was  finished  that  the  Lord  corn- 
man' ded  Josh'u-a  to  speak  unto  the  peo- 
ple, according  to  all  that  Mo'fes  command- 
ed Josh'u-a :  and  the  people  hasted  and 
passed  over. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the 
people  were  clean  passed  over,  that  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  passed  over,  and  the 
priests,  in  the  presence  of  the  people. 

12  And  the  children  of  ReiVben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  half  the  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'sch,  passed  over  armed  before  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-el,  as  Mo'jes  spake  untc 
them  : 

13  About'  forty  thousand  prepared  foi 
war  passed  over  before  the  Lord  unto  bat- 
tle, to  the  plains  of  Jer'i-cho. 

14  On  that  day  the  Lord  magnified 
Josh'u-a  in  the  sight  of  all  Ij'ra-el ;  and 
they  feared  him,  as  they  feared  Mo'fes,  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 

15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Josh'u-a, 
saying, 

16  Command'  the  priests  that  bear  the 
ark  of  the  tes'timony,  that  they  come  up 
out  of  Jor'dan. 

17  Josh'u-a  there'fore  comman'ded  the 
priests,  saying.  Come  ye  up  out  of  Jor'dan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  c6venant  of  the 
Lord  were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jor'dan,  and  the  soles  of  the  priests'  feet 
were  lifted  up  unto  the  dry  land,  that  the 
waters  of  Jor'dan  returned  unto  their  place, 
and  flowed  over  all  his  banks,  as  they  did 
before. 

19  And  the  people  came  up  out  of  Jor'- 
dan on  the  tenth  day  of  the  first  month, 
and  encamped  in  Gil'gal,  in  the  east  bor- 
der of  Jer'i-cho. 

20  And  those  twelve  stones,  which  they 
took  out  of  Jor'dan,  did  Josh'u-a  pitch  in 
Gil'gal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Tf'ra-el,  saying.  When  your  children  shall 
ask  their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  mean  these  stones  ? 

22  Then  ye  shall  let  your  children 
know,  saying,  If'ra-el  came  over  this  J6r' 
dan  on  dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried  up  the 


firm. 


189 


The  Can'aan-ties  are  afraid. 
waters  of  Jor'dan  from  before  you,  until 
ye  were  passed  over,  as  the  Lord  your 
God  did  to  the  Red  Sea,  which  he  dried 
up  from  before  us,  until  we  were  gone  over : 
24  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth 
might  know  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that 
it  is  mighty  ;  that  ye  might  fear  the  Lord 
your  God  for  ever. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings 
of  the  Am'o-rites,  which  were  on  the 
side  of  Jor'dan  west'wird,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  Can'aan-ites,  which  were  by 
the  sea,  heard  that  the  Lord  had  dried 
up  the  waters  of  Jor'dan  from  before  the 
children  of  If'ra-el,  until  we  were  passed 
over,  that  their  heart  melted,  neither  was 
there  spirit  in  them  any  more,  because  of 
the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

2  At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto 
J6sh'u-a,  Make  thee  sharp  knives,  and 
cir'ciimcTje '  again'  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
the  second  time. 

3  And  Josh'u-a  made  him  sharp  knives, 
and  circumcised  the  children  of  If'ra-el  at 
the  hill  of  the  foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why  J6sh'u-a 
did  circumcise  :  All  the  people  that  came 
out  of  E'|ypt,  that  were  males,  even  all 
the  men  of  war,  died  in  the  wilderness  by 
the  way,  after  they  came  out  of  E'|ypt. 

5  Now  all  the  people  that  came  out 
were  circumcised :  but  all  the  people  that 
lolre  born  in  the  wilderness  by  the  way  as 
they  came  forth  out  of  E'^ypt,  them  they 
had  not  circumcised. 

6  For  the  children  of  If'ra-el  walked 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  till  all  the 
people  that  were  men  of  war,  which  came 
out  of  E'^ypt,  were  consumed,  because 
they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  : 
unto  whom  the  Lord  sware  that  he  would 
not  show  them  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  their  fathers  that  he  would 
give  us,  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey. 

7  And  their  children,  whom  he  raised 
up  in  their  stead,  them  J6sh'u-a  circum- 
cised :  for  they  were  uncircumcised,  be 
cause  they  had  not  circumcised  them  by 
the  way. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
done  circumcising  all  the  people,  that  they 
abode  in  their  places  in  the  camp  till  they 
were  whole. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  J6sh'u-a, 
This  day  have  I  rolled  away  the  reproach 
of  E'^ypt  from  off  you.  Wherefore  the 
name  of  the  place  is  called  Gil'gal  unto 
this  day. 

10  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  encamp- 
ed in  Gil'gal,  and  kept  the  passover  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month,  at  even,  in 
the  plains  of  Jer'i-cho. 

11  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old  com  of 


N' 


JOSH'UA.  Jer'i-cho  is  shut  i^ 

the  land,  on  the  morrow  after  the  pass- 
over,  unleavened  cakes  and  parched  com 
in  the  selfsame  day. 

12  And  the  manna  ceased  on  the  mor- 
row after  they  had  eaten  of  the  old  corn 
of  the  land ;  neither  had  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  manna  any  more;  but  they  did 
eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  land  of  Ca'na-an 
that  year. 

13  T  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Josh'u-a 
was  by  Jer'i-cho,  that  he  lifted  up  his  eyes 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  there  stood  a  man 
over  against'  him  with  his  sword  drawn  in 
his  hand :  and  Josh'u-a  went  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  t^rt  thou  for  us,  or  for  our 
adversaries  ? 

14  And  he  said.  Nay ;  but  as  cap'tain 
of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I  now  come. 
And  Josh'u-a  fell  on  his  face  to  the  earth, 
and  did  wor'ship,  and  said  unto  him,  What 
saith  my  Lord  unto  his  servant  ? 

15  And  the  cap'tain  of  the  Lord's  host 
said  unto  Josh'u-a,  Loose  thy  shoe  from 
off  thy  foot  ;  for  the  place  whereon  thou 
standest  is  holy.    And  Josh'u-a  did  so. 

CHAP.  VL 
OW  Jer'i-cho   was  straitly   shut  up, 
because  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el : 
none  went  out,  and  none  came  in. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh'u-a, 
See,  I  have  given  into  thine  hand  Jer'i-cho, 
and  the  king  thereof,  and  the  mighty  men 
of  valor. 

3  And  ye  shall  com'pass  the  city,  all  ye 
men  of  war,  and  go  round  about'  the  city 
once.     Thus  shalt  thou  do  six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear  before 
the  ark  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns:  and 
the  seventh  day  ye  shall  com'pass  the  city 
seven  times,  and  the  priests  shall  blow 
with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when 
they  make  a  long  blast  with  the  rams' 
horns,  and  when  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  all  the  people  shall  shout  with  a 
great  shout ;  and  the  wall  of  the  city  shall 
fall  down  flat,  and  the  people  shall  ascend 
up,  every  man  straight  before  him. 

6  And  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun  called 
the  priests,  and  said  unto  them.  Take  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  let  seven 
priests  bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  the  people.  Pass  on, 
and  com'pass  the  city,  and  let  him  that  is 
armed  pass  on  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Josh'u-a 
had  spoken  unto  the  people,  that  the  seven 
priests  bearing  the  seven  trumpets  of  rams' 
horns  passed  on  before  the  Lord,  and  blew 
with  the  trumpets ;  and  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  followed  them. 

9  And  the  armed  men  went  before  the 
priests  that  blew  with  the  trumpets,  and 
the  rearward  came  after  the  ark,  the  priests 


^  sir'  kum-Hze. 


190 


Jcr'i-chb  laken,  and  burnt.  JOSH'UA 

goinj  on,  and  blowing  with  the  trumpets. 

10  And  Josh'u-a  had  comman'ded  the 
people,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  shout  nor 
make  any  noiee  with  your  voice,  neither 
shall  ani/  word  proceed  out  of  your  mouth, 
until  the  day  I  bid  you  shout ;  then  shall 
ye  shout. 

11  So  the  ark  of  the  Lord  com'passed 
the  city,  going  about'  it  once :  and  they 
came  into  the  camp,  and  lodged  in  the 
camp. 

12  And  Josh'u-a  rose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  priests  took  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests,  bearing  seven 
trumpets  of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord,  went  on  continually,  and  blew 
with  the  trumpets  :  and  the  armed  men 
went  before  them  ;  but  the  rearward  came 
after  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  priests  going 
on,  and  blowing  with  the  trumpets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  com'passed 
the  city  once,  and  returned  into  the  camp  : 
so  they  did  six  days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  they  rose  early  about'  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day,  and  com'passed  the  city 
after  the  same  manner  seven  times :  only 
on  that  day  they  com'passed  the  city  seven 
times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  when  the  priests  blew  with  the 
trumpets,  Josh'u-a  said  unto  the  people. 
Shout ;  for  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the 
city. 

17  And  the  city  shall  be  accursed,  even 
it  and  all  that  are  therein,  to  the  Lord  : 
only  Ra'hab  the  harlot  shall  live,  she  and 
all  that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  be- 
cause she  hid  the  messengers  that  we  sent. 

18  And  ye,  in  any  wise  keep  your- 
selves from  the  accursed  thing,  lest  ye 
make  yourselves  accursed,  when  ye  take  of 
the  accursed  thing,  and  make  the  camp  of 
If'ra-el  a  curse,  and  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold,  and  ves- 
sels of  brass  and  iron,  are  consecrated 
unto  the  Lord  :  they  shall  come  into  the 
treaf'ury  of  the  Lord. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when  the 
priests  blew  with  the  trumpets :  and  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  people  heard  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  the  people 
shouted  with  a  great  shout,  that  the  wall 
fell  down  flat,  so  that  the  people  went  up 
into  the  city,  every  man  straight  before 
him,  and  they  took  the  city  : 

21  And  they  utterly  destroy'ed  all  that, 
was  in  the  city,  both  man  and  woman, 
young  and  old,  and  ox,  and  sheep,  and 
ass,  with  the  edge  of  the  sicord. 

22  But  Josh'u-a  had  said  unto  the  two 
men  that  had  spied  out  the  country.  Go 
into  the  harlot's  house,  and  bring  out 
thence  the  woman,  and  all  that  she  hath, 
M  je  eware  unto  her. 


Josh  «-a'«  complaint. 

23  And  the  young  men  that  were  spies 
went  in,  and  brought  out  Ra'hab,  and  her 
father,  and  her  mother,  and  her  brethren, 
and  all  that  she  had  ;  and  they  brought 
out  all  her  kindred,  and  left  them  without 
the  camp  of  ij'ra-el. 

24  And  they  burnt  the  city  with  fire, 
and  all  that  ivas  therein:  only  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels  of  brass  and 
of  iron,  they  put  into  the  trea§'ury  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Josh'u-a  saved  Ra'hab  the  har- 
lot alive,  and  her  father's  household,  and 
all  that  she  had  ;  and  she  dwelleth  in 
If'ra-el  even  unto  this  day  ;  because  she 
hid  the  messengers  which  Josh'u-a  sent  to 
spy  out  Jer'i-9ho. 

26  And  Josh'u-a  adjured  them  at  that 
time,  saying,  Cursed  be  the  man  before 
the  Lord  that  riseth  up  and  buildeth  this 
city  Jer'i-cho  :  he  shall  lay  the  foundation 
thereof  in  his  first-bom,  and  in  his  young- 
est son  shall  he  set  up  the  gates  of  it. 

27  So  the  Lord  was  with  Josh'u-a  ; 
and  his  fame  was  noised  throughout  all 
the  country. 

CHAP.  vn. 

BUT  the  children  of  if'ra-el  committed 
a  tres'pass  in  the  accursed  thing : 
for  A'chan,  the  son  of  Car'mi,  the  son  of 
Zab'dT,  the  son  of  Ze'rah,  of  the  tribe  of  Ju'- 
dah,  took  of  the  accursed  thing :  and  the 
anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against'  the 
children  of  if'ra-el. 

2  And  Josh'u-a  sent  men  from  Jer'i-ch5 
to  A'i,  which  is  beside  Beth-a'ven,  on  the 
east  side  of  Beth 'el,  and  spake  unto  them, 
saying,  Go  up  and  view  the  country.  And 
the  men  went  up  and  viewed  A'I. 

3  And  they  returned  to  Josh'u-a,  and 
said  unto  him.  Let  not  all  the  people  go 
up  ;  but  let  about'  two  or  three  thousand 
men  go  up  and  smite  A'i  ;  and  make  not 
all  the  people  to  labour  thither  ;  for  they 
are  but  few. 

4  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  peo- 
ple about'  three  thousand  men :  and  they 
fled  before  the  men  of  A'i. 

5  And  the  men  of  A'i  smote  of  them 
about'  thirty  and  six  men :  for  they  chased 
them  from  before  the  gate  even  unto  Sheb'- 
a-rim,  and  smote  them  in  the  going  down  ; 
wherefore  the  hearts  of  the  people  melted, 
and  became  as  water. 

6  And  Josh'u-a  rent  his  clothes,  and  fell 
to  the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  until  the  even-tide,  he  and 
the  elders  of  If'ra-el,  and  put  dust  upon 
their  heads. 

7  And  Josh'u-a  said,  Alas'!  O  Lord 
God,  wherefore  hast  thou  at  all  brought 
this  people  over  Jor'dan,  to  deliver  us  into 
the  hand  of  the  Am'o-rites,  to  destro/  us? 
Would  to  God  we  had  been  content,  and 
dwelt  on  the  other  side  Jor'dan  ! 


8  O  Lord,  what  shall  I  say,  when  !•'• 
'  J9J 


!i'chan  taken  by  lot. 

ra-el  turn(:th  their  backs  before  their  enc- 
mifs  ! 

9  For  the  Can'aan-ites,  and  all  the  in- 
habitant? of  the  land  shall  htar  o/tV,  and 
shall  environ  us  round-  and  cut  off  our 
name  from  the  earth:  and  what  wilt  thou 
do  unto  thy  groat  name  ? 

10  And  the  Lord  said  unto  J6sh'u-a, 
Get  thee  up  ;  wherefore  liest  thou  thus 
upon  thy  face  ? 

1 1  ij'ra-el  hath  sinned,  and  they  have 
also  transgressed  my  covenant  which  I 
comman'ded  them:  for  they  have  even 
taken  of  the  accursed  thiner,  and  have 
also  stolen,  and  dissembled  also,  and  they 
have  put  it  e\-en  among  their  own  stuff. 

VI  There'fore  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el 
could  not  stand  before  their  enemies,  hui 
turned  their  backs  before  their  enemies, 
because  they  were  accursed  :  neither  will 
I  be  with  you  any  more,  except  ye  de- 
stroy' the  accursed  from  among  you. 

13  Up,  sanctify  the  people,  and  say. 
Sanctify  yourselves  against'  to-morrow : 
for  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  If 'ra-el, 
There  i.t  an  accursed  thing  in  the  midst  of 
thee,  O  if 'ra-el:  thou  canst  not  stand  be- 
fore thine  enemies,  until  ye  take  away  the 
accursed  thing  from  among  you. 

14  In  the  morning  thers'foreye  shall  be 
brought  according  to  your  tribes  :  and  it 
shall  be,  thai  the  tribe  which  the  Lord 
taketh  shall  come  according  to  the  fami- 
lies thereof;  and  the  family  which  the 
Lord  shall  take  shall  come  by  households; 
and  the  household  which  the  Lord  shall 
take   shall  come  man  by  man. 

15  -And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that  is  taken 
with  the  accursed  thing  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire,  he  and  all  that  he  hath  ;  because 
he  hath  transgressed  the  covenant  of  the 
TjOrd,  and  because  he  hath  wrought  folly 
m  If'ra-el. 

16  So   J6sh'u-a   rose    up    early    in    the 


JOSHIJA.  Josh'u-a's  stratagem  agatnsf  A'i 
shekels  of  silver,  and  a  wedge  of  gold  c< 
fifty  shekels  weight,  then  I  coveted  them, 
and  took  them  ;  and,  behold,  they  art  hid 
in  the  earth  in  the  midst  of  my  tent,  and 
the  silver  under  it. 

22  So  Josh'u-a  sent  messengers,  and 
they  ran  unto  the  tent ;  and,  behold,  it 
was  hid  in  his  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  tent,  and  brought  them  unto  Josh'- 
u-ii,  and  unto  all  the  children  of  if'ra-el, 
and  laid  them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  J6sh'u-a,  and  all  If 'ra-el  with 
him,  took  A'chan  the  son  of  Ze'rah,  and 
the  silver,  and  the  garment,  and  the  wedge 
of  gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters, 
and  his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his  sheep, 
and  his  tent,  and  all  that  he  had  :  and 
they  brought  them  unto  the  valley  of  A'- 
chor. 

25  And  J6sh'u-a  said.  Why  hast  thou 
tro&bled  us  ?  the  Lord  shall  trouble  thee 
this  day.  And  all  Ts'ra-el  stoned  him  with 
stones,  and  burned  them  with  fire  after 
they  had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

26  And  they  raised  over  him  a  great 
heap  of  stones  unto  this  day.  So  the  Lord 
turned  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger. 
Wherefore  the  name  of  that  place  was 
called.  The  valley  of  A'chor,  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  J6sh'u-a,  Fear 
not,  neither  be  thou  dif  may'ed  :  take 
all  the  people  of  war  with  thee,  and  arif  e, 
go  up  to  a'i  :  see,  I  have  given  into  thy 
hand  the  king  of  A'!,  and  his  people,  and 
his  city,  and  his  land. 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  A'i  and  her  king 
as  thou  didst  unto  Jer'i-cho  and  hef  king : 
only  the  spoil  thereof,  and  the  cattle  there- 
of, shall  ye  take  for  a  prey  unto  your 
selves ;  lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city 
behind  it. 

3  So  Josh'u-a  arofe,  and  all  the  pt^ople 


morning,    and    brought    If'ra-el    by   their  |  of  war,   to  go  up  against'  A'i  :  and  Jfish'- 
tribes  ;  and  the  tribe  of  Ju'dah  was  taken :   u-a  chose  out  thirty  thousand  mighty  men 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of  Jii'-  of  valour,  and  sent  them  away  by  nigl^t. 
dah  ;  and  he  took  the  family  of  the  Zar'-j      4  And   he  comman'ded    them,    saying, 

the 


hites  :  and  he  brought  the  family  of  the  Behold,  ye  s^ 
Zar'hltes  man  by  man  ;  and  Zab'di  was  city,  even  be 
taken : 

18  And  lie  brought  his  household  man 
by  man  ;  and  A'chan,  the  son  of  Car'mT, 
the  son  of  Zab'di,  the  son  of  Ze'rah,  of 
the  tribe  of  Ju'dah,  was  taken. 

19  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  A'chan,  My 
son,  give,  I  pray  thee,  glory  to  the  Lord 
God  of  If'ra-el,  and  make  confession  unto 
him  ;  and  tell  me  now  what  thou  hast 
done  ;  hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  ^'chan  answered  Josh'u-a,  and 
said.  Indeed  I  have  sinned  against'  the 
Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  and  thus  and  thus 
have  I  done : 

21  When  I  saw  among  the  spoils  a  good- 
ly Bab-y-lo'nish  garment,  and  two  hundred 


hall  lie  in  wait  against' 
behind  the  citj' :  go  not  very 
far  from  the  city,  but  be  ye  all  ready : ' 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  people  that  ^^e 
v;ith  me,  will  approach  unto  the  city  ;  a-nd 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  they  come  c'ut 
against'  us,   as  at  the  first,  that  we  will 


flee  before  them, 

6  (For  they  will  come  out  after  us,)  t}i^ 
we  have  drawn  them  from  the  city :  ;for 
they  will  say.  They  flee  before  us,  as  'at 
the  first :  there'fore  we  will  flee  befor^ 
them. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the  am;- 
bush,  and  seize  upon  the  city :  for  lh»5 
Lord  your  God  will  deliver  it  into  yom* 
hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  hare  taken' 

192 


The  city  of  A't  sacked.  JOSHIJA 

the  city,  nat  ye  shall  set  the  city  ori  fire : 
according  to  the  command'ment  of  the 
Lord  shall  ye  do.  See,  I  have  com- 
man'dcd  you. 

9  Josh'ii-a  there'fore  sent  them  forth  : 
and  they  went  to  lie  in  ambush,  and  abode 
between  Bethel  and  A'T,  on  the  west  side 
of  a'i  :  but  J6sh'u-a  lodged  that  night 
among  the  people. 

10  And  Josh'u-a  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  numbered  the  people,  and 
went  up,  he  and  the  elders  of  Ij'ra-el,  be- 
fore the  people  to  a'i. 

It  And  all  the  people,  even  the  people 
of  war  that  wtre  with  him,  went  up,  and 
drew  nigh,  and  came  before  the  city,  and 
pitched  on  the  north  side  of  A'i  :  now 
there  was  a  valley  between  them  and  A'i. 

12  And  he  took  about'  five  thousand 
men,  and  set  them  to  lie  in  ambush  be- 
tween Beth'el  and  A'i,  on  the  west  side  of 
the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the  people, 
even  all  the  host  that  iva.i  on  the  north  of 
the  city,  and  their  Hers  in  wait  on  the 
west  of  the  city,  Josh'u-a  went  that  night 
into  the  midst  of^  the  valley. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  v/hen  the  king 
of  A'T  saw  77,  that  they  hasted  and  rose  up 
early,  and  the  men  of  the  city  went  out 
against'  If'ra-el  to  battle,  he  and  all  his 
people,  at  a  time  appointed,  before  the 
plain  ;  but  he  wist^  not  that  there  were 
Hers  in  ambush  against'  him  behind  the 
city. 

15  And  J6sh'u-a  and  all  If'ra-el  made 
as  if  they  were  beaten  before  them,  and 
fled  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

16  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  A'i 
were  called  together  to  pursue  after  them  : 
and  they  pursued  after  J6sh'u-a,  and  were 
drawn  away  from  the  city. 

17  And  there  was  not  a  man  left  in  A'T 
or  Beth'el  that  went  not  out  after  If'ra-el : 
and  they  left  the  city  open,  and  pursued 
after  If'ra-el. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh'u-a, 
Stretch  out  the  spear  that  is  in  thy  hand 
to'ward  A'T ;  for  I  will  give  it  into  thine 
hand.  And  Josh'u-a  stretched  out  the 
spear  that  he  had  in  his  hand  to'ward  the 
city. 

19  And  the  ambush  arofe  quickly  out 
of  their  place,  and  they  ran  as  soon  as  he 
had  stretched  out  his  hand  :  and  they  en- 
tered into  the  city,  and  took  it,  and  hasted, 
and  set  the  city  on  fire. 

20  And  when  the  men  of  A'T  looked  be- 
hind them,  they  saw,  and,  behold,  the 
smoke  of  the  city  ascended  up  to  heaven, 
and  they  had  no  power  to  flee  this  way  or 
that  way :  and  the  people  that  fled  to 
tne  wilderness  turned  back  upon  the  pur- 
suers. 

21  And  when  Josh'u-a  and  all  If'ra-el 


Josh'u-a  buihhlh  an  altar. 
saw  that  the  ambush  had  taken  the  city, 
and  that  the  smoke  of  the  city  ascended, 
then  they  turned  again',  and  slew  the  men 
of  A'T. 

22  And  the  other  issued  out  of  the  city 
against'  them  ;  so  they  were  in  the  midst 
of  If'ra-el,  some  on  this  side,  and  some  on 
that  sid-e  :  and  they  smote  them,  so  that 
they  let  none  of  them  remain  or  escape'. 

23  And  the  king  of  A'T  they  took  alTve, 
and  brought  him  to  Josh'u-a. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Tf'ra-el 
had  made^an  end  of  slaying  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  A'T  in  the  field,  in  the  wilderness 
wherein  they  chased  them,  and  when  they 
w.'re  all  fallen  on  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
until  they  were  consumed,  that  all  the  If'- 
ra-el-Ttes  returned  unto  A'T,  and  smote  it 
v.'ith  the  edge  of  the  sw'ord. 

25  And  so  it  was,  thai  all  that  fell  that 
day,  both  of  men  and  women,  7i.'crc  twelve 
thousand^  even  all  the  men  of  A'I. 

26  For  Josh'u-a  drew  not  his  hand  back, 
wherewith  he  stretched  out  the  spear,  un- 
til he  hadutterly  destroy'ed  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  A'T. 

27  Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil  of  that 
city,  If'ra-el  took  for  a  prey  unto  them- 
selves, according  unto  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  comman'ded  Josh'u-a. 

28  And  Josh'u-a  burnt  A'T,  and  made  it 
a  heap  for  ever,  even  a  desolation,  unto 
this  day. 

29  And  the  king  of  A'T  he  hanged  on  a 
tree  until  even-tide  :  and  as  soon  as  the 
sun  was  down,  Josh'u-a  comman'ded  that 
they  should  take  his  carcass  down  from 
the  tree,  and  cast  it  at  the  entering  of  the 
gate  of  the  city,  and  raise  thereon  a  great 
heap  of  stones,  that  remdineth  unto  this 
day. 

30  IT  Then  Josh'u-a  built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el  in  mount  E'bal, 

31  As  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
comman'ded  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  as  it 
is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Mo'- 
fes, An  altar  of  whole  stones,  over  which 
no  man  hath  lifted  up  any  iron  :  and  they 
offered  thereon  burnt-offerings  unto  the 
Lord,  and  sac'rifT^ed  peace-offerings. 

32  And  he  wrote  there  upon  the  stones 
a  copy  of  the  law  of  Mo'fes,  which  he 
wrote  in  the  presence  of  the  children  of 
If'ra-el. 

33  And  all  if'ra-el,  and  their  elders,  and 
officers,  and  their  judges,  stood  on  this 
side  the  ark  and  on  that  side,  before  the 
priests  the  Le'vTtes,  which  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  as  well  the 
stranger  as  he  that  was  born  am6ng  them: 
half  of  them  over  against'  mount  Ger'i- 
zim  ;  and  half  of  them  over  against'  mount 
E'bal ;  as  Mo'fes  the  seivant  of  the  Lord 
had  comman'ded  before,  that  they  should 
bless  the  people  of  If'ra-el 


13 


knew 


Tkt  Glb'e-dn-ites,  by  cra/l, 

34  And  afterward  he  read  all  the  words 
of  the  law,  the  blessings  and  cursings,  ac- 
cordin"-  to  all  that  is  written  in  the  book 
of  the  law. 

35  There  was  not  a  word  of  all  that 
Mo'fes  comman'ded  which  J6sh'u-a  read 
not  before  all  the  congregation  of  if'ra-el, 
with  the  women,  and  the  little  ones,  and 
the  strangers  that  were  con'versant  among 
theiu> 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings 
which  wire  on  this  side  Jor'dan,  in 
the  hills,  and  in  the  valleys,  and  in  all  the 
coasts  of  the  great  sea  over  against'  Leb'- 
a-non,  the  Hit'tlte,  and  the  Am'o-rite,  t-he 
Can'aan-ite,  the  Per'iz-zite,  the  Hi'vite, 
and  the  Jeb'u-sTte,  heard  thereof, 

2  That  they  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, to  fight  with  Josh'u-a  and  with 
If'ra-el,  with  one  accord. 

3  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Gib'e- 
6n  heard  what  J6sh'u-a  had  done  unto 
Jer'i-cho  and  to  A'i, 

4  They  did  work  wllily,  and  went  and 
made  as  if  they  had  been  ambassadors ; 
and  took  old  sacks  upon  their  asses,  and 
wine-bottles,  old,  and  rent,  and  bound  up  ; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  clouted  upon  their 
feet,  and  old  garments  upon  them  ;  and 
all  the  bread  of  their  provision  was  dry 
and  mouldy. 

6  And  they  went  to  Josh'u-a  unto  the 
camp  at  Gil'gal,  and  said  unto  him,  and 
to  the  men  of  If'ra-el,  We  be  come  from 
a  far  country  :  now  there'fore  make  ye  a 
league  with  us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Ij'ra-el  said  unto  the 
Hl'vites,  Peradven'ture  ye  dwell  among 
us  ;  and  how  shall  we  make  a  league  with 
you .'' 

8  And  they  said  unto  Josh'u-a,  We  are 
thy  servants.  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto 
them,  Who  are  ye  ?  and  from  whence 
come  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said  unto  him,  From  a  very 
far  country  thy  servants  are  come,  because 
of  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God :  for 
we  have  heard  the  fame  of  him,  and  all 
that  he  did  in  E'gypt, 

10  And  all  that  he  did  to  the  two  kings 
of  the  Am'o-rltes  that  were  beyond  Jor'- 
dan, to  Si'hon  king  of  Hesh'bon,  and  to 
Og  king  of  Ba'shan,  which  ivas  at  Ash'ta- 
roth. 

11  Wherefore  our  elders  and  all  the  in 
habitants  of  our  country  spake  to  us,  saying 
Take  victuals  with  you  for  the  journey, 
and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto  them. 
We  are  your  servants :  there'fore  now  make 
ye  a  league  with  us. 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot  for  our 
provision  out  of  our  houses  on  the  day  we 
came  forth  to  go  unto  you  ;  but  now,  be- 
hold, it  is  dry,  and  it  is  mouldy  : 


JOSH'UA.  obtain  a  league. 

13  And  these  bottles  of  wine,  which  we 
filled,  were  new ;  and,  behold,  they  be 
rent :  and  these  our  garments  and  our 
shoes  arc  become  old  by  reason  of  the 
very  long  journey. 

14  And  the  men  took  of  their  victuals, 
and  asked  not  counsel  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord. 

1 5  And  Josh'u-a  made  peace  with  them, 
and  made  a  league  with  them,  to  let  them 
live  :  and  the  princes  of  the  congregation 
sware  unto  them. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
three  days,  after  they  had  made  a  league 
with  them,  that  they  heard  that  they  wcr( 
their  neighbours,  and  that  they  dwell 
among  them. 

17  And  the  children  of  l§'ra-el  journey 
ed,  and  came  unto  their  cities  on  the  third 
day.  Now  their  cities  were  Gib'e-6n,  and 
Cheph'i-rah,  and  Be-e'roth,  and  Kir'jath 
Je'a-rim.' 

18  And  the  children  of  Tf'ra-el  smote 
them  not,  because  the  princes  of  the  con- 
gregation had  sworn  unto  them  by  the 
Lord  God  of  If'ra-el.  And  all  the  con- 
gregation murmured  against'  the  princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto  all  the 
congregation,  We  have  sworn  unto  them 
by  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el :  now,  there'- 
fore, we  may  not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them  ;  we  will 
even  let  them  live  •,  lest  wrath  be  upon  us, 
because  of  the  oath  which  we  sware  unto 
them. 

21  And  the  princes  said  unto  them.  Let 
them  live  ;  but  let  them  be  hewers  of 
wood  and  drawers  of  water  unto  all  the 
congregation  ;  as  the  princes  had  prom- 
ised them. 

22  And  Josh'u-a  called  for  them,  and 
he  spake  unto  them,  saying.  Wherefore 
have  ye  beguiled  us,  saying.  We  are  very 
far  from  you  ;  when  ye  dwell  among  us  .'' 

23  Now  there'fore  ye  are  cursed ;  and 
there  shall  none  of  you  be  freed  from  be- 
ing bondmen,  and  hewers  of  wood  and 
drawers  of  water  for  the  house  of  my  God. 

24  And  they  answered  Josh'u-a,  and 
said,  Because  it  was  cer'tainly  told  thy 
servants,  how  that  the  Lord  thy  God 
comman'ded  his  servant  Mo'fes  to  give 
you  all  the  land,  and  to  destroy'  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land  from  before  you, 
there'fore  we  were  sore  afraid  of  our  lives 
because  of  you,  and  have  done  this  thing. 

25  And  now,  behold,  we  are  in  thine 
hand  :  as  it  seemeth  good  and  right  unto 
thee  to  do  unto  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  them,  and  de- 
livered them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-el,  that  they  slew  them  not. 

27  And  Josh'u-a  made  them  that  day 
hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water,  for 
the  congregation  and  for  the  altar  of  the 


'  Kcr'jaih-Ji-afTim. 


194 


Josh'u-a  rescuelh  Gtb'e-on  .  JOSHIJA. 

Lord,  even  unto  this  day,  in  the  place 
which  he  should  choofe. 
CHAP.  X. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  X-don-i- 
ze'dek  king  of  Je-ift'sa-lem  had  heard 
how  J6sh'u-a  had  taken  A'T,  and  had  ut- 
terly destioy'ed  it ;  as  he  had  done  to  Jer'- 
i-cho  and  hur  king^,  so  he  had  done  to  A'l 
and  her  king ;  and  how  the  inhabitants  of 
Gib'e-6n  had  made  peace  with  I§'ra-el, 
and  were  among'  them  ; 

2  That  they  feared  greatly,  because 
Gib'e-6n  uas  a  great  city,  as  one  of  the 
royal  cities,  and  because  it  teas  greater 
than  a'T,  and  all  the  men  thereof  toere 
mighty. 

3  Wherefore  A-don-i-ze'dek  king  of  Je- 
rA'sa-]em  sent  unto  Ho'ham  king  of  He'- 
bron,  and  unto  Pi'ram  king  of  Jar'miith, 
and  unto  Ja-phi'a  king  of  Lach'ish,  and 
unto  De'bir  king  of  Eg'lon,  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  me,  that 
we  may  smite  Gib'e-6n  :  for  it  hath  made 
peace  with  J6sh'u-a  and  with  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

5  There'fcre  the  five  kings  of  the  Am' 
o-rltes,  the  king  of  Je-rO'sa-lem,  the  kinj 
of  He'bron,  the  king  of  Jar'muth,  the  king 
of  Lach'ish,  the  king  of  Eg'lon,  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  up,  they 
and  all  their  hosts,  and  encamped  before 
Gib'e-6n,  and  made  war  against'  it. 

6  And  the  men  of  Gib'e-6n  sent  unto 
Josh'u-a  to  the  camp  at  Gil'gal,  saying, 
Slack  not  thy  hand  from  thy  servants  ; 
come  up  to  us  quickly,  and  save  us,  and 
help  us  :  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Am'o-rltes 
that  dwell  in  the  moun'tains  are  gathered 
together  against'  us. 

7  So  Josh'u-a  ascended  from  Gil'gal,  he, 
and  all  the  people  of  war  with  him,  and 
all  the  mighty  men  of  valour. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh'u-a, 
Fear  them  not ;  for  I  have  delivered  them 
into  thine  hand :  there  shall  not  a  man  of 
them  stand  before  thee. 

9  Josh'u-a  there'fore  came  unto  them 
suddenly,  and  went  up  from  Gil'gal  all 
night. 

10  And  the  Lord  discomfited  them  be- 
fore If'ra-el,  and  slew  them  with  a  great 
slaughter  at  Gib'e-6n,  and  chased  them 
along'  the  way  that  goeth  up  to  Beth-ho'- 
ron,  and  smote  them  to  A-ze'kah,  and 
unto  Mak-ke'dah. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  fled 
from  before  If'ra-el,  and  were  in  the  going 
down  to  Beth-ho'ron,  that  the  Lord  cast 
down  great  stones  from  heaven  upon  them 
unto  A-ze'kah,  and  they  died  :  they  were 
more  which  died  with  hailstones  than  Ihey 
whom  the  children  of  If'ra-el  slew  with 
the  sword. 

12  Then  spake  Josh'u-a  to  the  Lord  in 
the  day  when  the  Lord  delivered  up  the 


Thejire  kings  hanged. 
Xm'o-rTtes  before  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
and  he  said  in  the  sight  of  If'ra-el,  Sun, 
stand  thou  still  upon  Gib'e-6n  ;  and  thou, 
Moon,  in  the  valley  of  Aj'a-lon. ' 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and  the 
moon  stayed,  until  the  people  had  aveng- 
ed themselves  upon  their  enemies.  /*  not 
this  written  in  the  book  of  Jash'er  ?  So 
the  sun  stood  still  in  the  midst  of  heaven, 
and  hasted  not  to  go  down  about'  a  whole 
day. 

14  And  there  was  no  day  like  that  be- 
fore it  or  after  it,  that  the  Lord  hearken- 
ed unto  the  voice  of  a  man  :  for  the  Lord 
fought  for  If'ra-el. 

15  And  Josh'u-a  returned,  and  all  If- 
ra-el  with  him,  unto  the  camp  to   Gil'gal. 

16  But  these  five  kings  fled,  and  hid 
themselves  in  a  cave  at  Mak-ke'dah. 

17  And  it  was  told  Josh'u-a,  saying;, 
The  five  kings  are  found  hid  in  a  cave  at 
Mak-ke'dah. 

18  And  Josh'u-a  said.  Roll  great  stones 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  cave,  and  set  men 
by  it  for  to  keep  them  : 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  but  pursue  after 
your  enemies,  and  smite  the  hindmost  of 
them  ;  sufier  them  not  to  enter  into  their 
cities :  for  the  Lord  your  God  hath  deliv- 
ered them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Josh'u-a 
and  the  childreji  of  If'ra-el  had  made  an 
end  of  slaying  them  with  a  very  great 
slaughter,  till  they  were  consumed,  that 
the  rest  xvhich  remained  of  them  entered 
into  fenced  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned  to  the 
camp  to  Josh'u-a  at  Mak-ke'dah  in  peace  : 
none  moved  his  tongue  against'  any  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el. 

22  Then  said  Josh'u-a,  Open  the  mouth 
of  the  cave,  and  bring  out  those  five  kings 
unto  me  out  of  the  cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought  forth 
those  five  kings  unto  him  out  of  the  cave, 
the  king  of  Je-rA'sa-lem,  the  king  of  He'- 
bron, the  king  of  Jar'miith,  the  king  of 
Lach'ish,  and  the  king  of  Eg'lon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
brought  out  those  kings  unto  Josh'u-a, 
that  Josh'u-a  called  for  all  the  men  of 
If'ra-el,  and  said  unto  the  cap'tains  of  the 
men  of  war  which  went  with  him,  Come 
near,  put  your  feet  upon  the  necks  of  these 
kings.  And  they  came  near,  and  put  their 
feet  upon  the  necks  of  them. 

25  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not,  nor  be  difmay'ed,  be  strong  and  of 
sood  courage  :  for  thus  shall  the  Lord 
do  to  all  your  enemies  against'  whom  ye 
fight. 

26  And  afterward  Josh'u-a  smote  them, 
and  slew  them,  and  hanged  them  on  fire 
trees:  and  they  were  hanging  upon  the 
trees  until  the  cTcnlng. 


Ad'ja-ldn. 


196 


Seven  kings  conquered.  JOSH'UA. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
the  going  down  of  the  sun,  Ihal  Josh'u-a 
comman'ded,  and  tliey  took  them  down 
off  the  trees,  and  cast  them  into  the  cave 
wherein  they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great 
stones  in  the  cave's  mouth,  whick  remain 
until  tliis  very  day. 

28  And  that  day  Josh'u-a  took  Mak- 
ke'diih,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  the  king  thereof  he  utterly  de- 
stroy'ed,  them,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein  ;  he  let  none  remain  :  and  he  did 
to  the  king  of  Mak-ke'dah  as  he  did  unto 
the  king  of  Jer'i-cho. 

29  Then  Josh'u-a  passed  from  Mak-ke'- 
dah, and  all  i§'ra-el  with  him,  unto  Lib'- 
nah,  and  fought  against'  Lib'nah  : 

30  And  the  Lord  delivered  it  also,  and 
the  king  thereof,  into  the  hand  of  If'ra-el  ; 
and  he  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  all  the  souls  that  were  therein ;  he  let 
none  remain  in  it ;  but  did  unto  the  king 
thereof  as  he  did  unto  the  king  of  Jer'i-cho. 

31  And  Josh'u-a  passed  from  Lib'nah, 
and  all  ij'ra-el  with  him,  unto  Lach'ish, 
and  encamped  against'  it,  and  fought 
against'  it : 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  Lach'ish 
into  the  hand  of  If'ra-el,  which  took  it 
on  the  second  day,  and  smote  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  that 
were  therein,  according  to  all  that  he  had 
done  to  Lib'nah. 

33  Then  Ho'ram  king  of  Ge'zer  came 
up  to  help  Lach'ish  ;  and  Josh'u-a  smote 
him  and  his  people,  until  he  had  left  him 
none  remaining. 

34  And  from  Lach'ish  Josh'u-a  passed 
unto  Eg'lon,  and  all  If'ra-el  with  him ; 
and  they  encamped  against'  it,  and  fought 
against'  it : 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sw5rd ;  and 
all  the  souls  that  wire  therein  he  utterly 
destroy'ed  that  day,  according  to  all  that 
he  had  done  to  Lach'ish, 

36  And  Josh'u-a  went  up  from  Eg'lon, 
and  all  if'ra-el  with  him,  unto  He'bron  ; 
and  they  fought  against'  it : 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  siford,  and  the  king  there- 
of, and^all  the  cities  thereof,  and  all  the 
souls  that  were  therein  ;  he  left  none  re- 
maining, according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Eg'lon  ;  but  destroy'ed  it  utterly,  and 
all  the  souls  that  were  therein. 

38  And  Josh'u-a  returned,  and  all 
if'ra-el  with  him,  to  De'bir,  and  fought 
ag;ainst'  it  : 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king  there- 
of, and  all  the  cities  thereof;  and  they 
smote  them  with  the  eds;e  of  the  sword, 
and  utterly  destroy'ed  all  the  souls  that 
wire  therein  ;  he  left  none  remaining:  as 
he  had  done  to  He'bron,  so  he  did  to  De'- 


Dt'ver§  kings  overcome. 
bir,  and  to  the  king  thereof;  as  he  had 
done  also  to  Lib'nah,  and  to  her  king. 

40  So  Josh'u-a  smote  all  the  country  of 
the  hills,  and  of  the  south,  and  of  the 
vale,  and  of  the  springs,  and  all  their 
kings  :  he  left  none  remaining,  but  utterly 
destroy'ed  all  that  breathed,  as  the  Lord 
God  of  if'ra-el  comman'ded. 

41  And  Josh'u-a  smote  them  from  Ka'- 
desh-Bar'ne-a  even  unto  Ga'za,  and  all  the 
country  of  Go'shen  even  unto  Gib'e-6n. 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their  land 
did  Josh'u-a  take  at  one  time,  because  the 
Lord  God  of  if'ra-el  fought  for  If'ra-el. 

43  And  Josh'u-a  returned,  and  all  If'- 
ra-el with  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gil'gal. 

CHAP.  XL 


^hik. 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ja'bin  kmg 
of  Ha'zor  had  heard  those  Ihmgs,  that 
he  sent  to  Jo'bab  king  of  Ma'don,  and  to 
the  king  of  Shim'ron,  and  to  the  king  of 
Ach'shaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  were  on  the 
north  of  the  moun'tains,  and  of  the  plains 
south  of  Cin'ne-roth,  and  in  the  valley, 
and  in  the  borders  of  Dor  on  the  west, 

3  Jlnd  to  the  Can'aan-lte  on  the  east 
and  on  the  west,  and  to  the  Am'o-rTte,  and 
the  Hit'tite,  and  the  Per'iz-zlte,  and  the 
Jeb'u-site  in  the  moiin'tains,  and  to  the 
Hi'vite  under  Her'mon,  in  the  laud  of 
Miz'peh. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and  all  their 
hosts  with  them,  much  people,  even  as 
the  sand  that  is  upon  the  sea-shore  in 
multitude,  with  horses  and  chariots  very 
many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were  met 
together,  they  came  and  pitched  together 
at  the  waters  of  Me'rom,  to  fight  against' 
If'ra-el. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh'u-a,  Be 
not  afraid  because  of  them :  for  to-morrow 
about'  this  time  will  I  deliver  them  up  all 
slain  before  if'ra-el:  thou  shalt  hough ^ 
their  horses,  and  burn  their  chariots  with 
fire. 

7  So  Josh'u-a  came,  and  all  the  people 
of  war  with  him,  against'  them  by  the 
waters  of  Me'rom  suddenly  ;  and  they  fell 
upon  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  If'ra-el,  who  smote  them,  and 
chased  them  unto  great  Zi'don,  and  unto 
Mif're-photh-Ma'im,  and  unto  the  valley  of 
Miz'peh  east'ward  ;  and  they  smote  them, 
until  they  left  them  none  remaining. 

9  And  Josh'u-a  did  unto  them  as  the 
Lord  bade  him  :  he  hough'ed  their  horses, 
and  burnt  their  chariots  with  fire.       ' 

10  And  Josh'u-a  at  that  time  turned 
back,  and  took  Ha'zor,  and  smote  the  king 
thereof  with  the  sjford  :  for  Ha'zor  before- 
time  was  the  head  of  all  those  kingdoms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  souls  that 


196 


Dt'vgrs  kings  and  cities  JOSH'UA.  conquered  by  Jbsh'%t-h 

were   therein  with  the  edg^e  of  the  stoord,  I  from  the  river  Ar'non  unto  mount  Her'mon 
utterly    destroy'ing  Ihem:  there  was    not  land  all  the  plain  on  the  east: 


any  left  to  breathe :  and  he  burnt  Ha'zor 
with  fire. 

12  And  all  the  cities  of  those  kings,  and 
all  the  kin^s  of  them,  did  Josh'u-a  take, 
and  smote  them  with  the  edg;e  of  the  siford  ; 
and  he  utterly  destroy 'ed  them,  as  Mo'jes 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  comman'ded. 

13  But  as  for  the  cities  that  stood  still  in 
their  streng^th,  Ij'ra-el  burned  none  of  them 
save  Ha'zor  only  ;  that  did  Josh'u-a  burn. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cities,  and 
the  cattle,  the  children  of  i|'ra-el  took  for 
a  prey  unto  themselves ;  but  every  man 
they  smote  with  the  edge  of  the  sicord,  un- 
til they  had  destroy'ed  them,  neither  left 
they  any  to  breathe. 

15  As  the  Loan  comman'ded  Mo'fes  his 
servant,  so  did  Mo'jes  command'  Josh'u-a, 
and  so  did  Jdsh'u-a ;  he  left  nothing  un- 
done of  all  that  the  Lord  comman'ded 
Mo'fes. 

16  So  Josh'u-a  cook  all  that  land,  the 
hills,  and  all  the  south  country,  and  all 
the  land  of  Go'shen,  and  the  valley,  and 
the  plain,  and  the  moun'taln  of  If'ra-el, 
and  the  valley  of  the  same  ; 

17  Even  from  the  mount  Ha'lak,  that 
goeth  up  to  Se'ir,  unto  Ba'al-Gad,  in  the 
valley  of  Leb'a-non,  unto  mount  Her'mon  : 
and  all  their  kings  he  took,  and  smote 
them,  and  slew  them. 

18  Josh'u-a  made  war  a  long  time  with 
all  those  kings. 

19  There  was  not  a  city  that  made 
peace  with  the  children  of  I^'ra-el,  save 
the  Hi'vites,  the  inhabitants  of  Gib'e-6n'  : 
all  otke.r  they  took  in  battle 


2  Si'hon  king  of  the  Arn'o-rltes,  who 
dwelt  in  Hesh'bon,  and  ruled  from  Ar'o-er, 
which  is  upon  the  bank  of  the  river  Ar'- 
non, and  from  the  middle  of  the  river,  and 
from  Iialf-GTl'e-5d,  even  unto  the  river  JSb'- 
bok,  ichkh  is  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Am'mon  ; 

3  And  from  the  plain  to  the  sea  of 
Cin'ne-roth  on  the  east,  and  unto  the  sea 
of  the  plain,  even  the  salt  sea  on  the  east, 
the  way  to  Beth-jesh'i-moth  ;  and  from  the 
south,  under  Ash'doth-Pif'gah  : 

4  And  the  coast  of  Og  king  of  Ba'shan, 
which  teas  of  the  remnant  of  the  giants, 
that  dwelt  at  Ash'ta-roth  and  at  Ed're-I, 

5  And  reigned  in  mount  Her'mon,  and 
in  Sal'cah,  and  in  all  Ba'shan,  unto  the 
border  of  the  Gesh'u-rites,  and  the  Ma-ach  - 
a-thltes,  and  half  Gil'e-ad,  the  border  ot 
Si'hon  king  of  Hesh'bon. 

6  Them  did  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  and  the  children  of  If'ra-el  smite 
and  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave 
it  for  a  poffes'sion  unto  the  ReO'ben-ites, 
and  Gad'ites,  and  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nas'seh. 

7  And  these  are  the  kings  of  the  coun- 
try which  Josh'u-a  and  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  smote  on  this  side  Jor'dan  on  the 
west,  from  Ba'al-Gad  in  the  valley  of  Leb  - 
a-non  even  unto  the  mount  Ha'lak,  that 
goeth  up  to  Se'ir ;  which  Josh'u-a  gave 
unto  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el /or  a  poffes'sion, 
according  to  their  divisions  : 

8  In  the  moun'tains,  and  in  the  valleys, 
and  in  the  plains,  and  in  the  springs,  and 
in  the  wilderness,  and  in  the  south  coun- 


20  For  it  was   of  the    Lord  to   harden  |  try  ;  the  Hit'tites,  the  Am'o-rltes.  and  the 


their  hearts,  that  they  should  come  against 
If'ra-el  in  battle,  that  he  miglit  destroy' 
them  utterly,  and  that  they  might  have  no 
favour,  but  that  he  might  destroy'  them, 
as  the  liORD  comman'ded  Mo'fes. 


Can'aan-ites,  the  Per'iz-zites,  the  Hi'vites, 
and  the  Jeb'u-sites  : 

9  The  king  of  Jer'i-cho,  one;  the  king 
of  a'i,  which  is  beside  Beth'el,  one  ; 

10  The  king:  of  Je-riVsa-lem,  one  ;  the 


21  And  at  that  time  came  Josh'u-a,  and]  king  of  He'bron,  one  ; 
cut  off  the  An'a-kims  from  the  moun'tains,  I      1 1   The  king  of  Jar'miith,  one  ;  the  king 
from  He'bron,  from  De'bir,  from  A'nab,  and  |  of  Lach'ish,  one  ; 

from    all  the    moun'tains  of  JQ'dah,    and  I      12  The  king  of  Eg'lon,  one;  the  king 
from  all  the  moun'tains  of   If'ra-el:  Josh'-  of  Ge'zer,  one; 
u-adestroy'edthemutterly  withtheircities.  I      13  The  king  of  De'bir,  one  ;  the  king  of 

22  There    Avas    none   of  the    An'a-kims  i  Ge'der,  one  ; 


left  in  the  land  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el : 
only  in  Ga'za,  in  Gath,  and  in  Ash'dod, 
there  remained. 

23  So  Josh'u-a  took  the  whole  land,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  said  unto 
Mo'fes  ;  and  Josh'u-a  gave  it  for  an  inher- 
itance unto  Tf'ra-el,  according  to  their  di- 
visions by  their  tribes.  And  the  land  rest- 
ed from  war. 

CHAP.  XIL 

NOW  these  are  the  kings  of  the  land, 
which  the  children  of  If'ra-el  smote, 
and  poffess'ed  their  land  on  the  other  side 
Jor'dan,   to'ward  the  rising   of  the  sun  ; 
R  2 


14  The  king  of  Hor'mah,  one  ;  the  king 
of  A'rad,  one  ; 

15  The  king  of  Lib'nah.  one  ;  the  king 
of  A-dul'lam,  one  ; 

16  The  king  of  Mfik-ke'dah,  one  ;  the 
king  of  Beth'el,  one  ; 

1'7  The   king  of  Tap'pu-iih,  one  ;    the 
king  of  He'ph6r,  one  ; 

18  The  king  of  A'phek,  one  ;  the   king 
of  La-sha'ron,  one  ; 

1 9  The  king  of  Ma'don,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Ha'zor,  one  ; 

20  The  king  of  Shim'ron-Me'ron,  one ; 
the  king  of  Ach'shaph,  one  ; 

197 


Tht  bounds  of  land  net  conquered 

21  The  kinj  of  Ta'a-na9h,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Me-gid'do,  one  ; 

22  The  king  of  Ke'desh,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Jok'ne-ain  of  Car'mel,  one  ; 

23  The  king  of  Dor  in  the  coast  of  Dor, 
one  ;  the  king  of  the  nations  of  Gil'gal,  one; 

24  The  king  of  Tir'zah, '  one  :  All  the 
king»  thirty  and  one. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

NOW  J6sh'u-a  was  old  and  stricken  in 
years  ;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Thou  art  old  and  stricken  in  years,  and 
there  remaineth  yet  very  much  land  to  be 
pof  jess'ed. 

2  This  is  the  land  that  yet  remaineth  : 
all  the  borders  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  all 
Gesh'u-ri, 

3  From  Si'hor,  which  is  before  £'|ypt, 
even  unto  the  borders  of  Ek'ron  north'- 
ward,  which  is  counted  to  the  Can'aan-ite  : 
five  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  ;  the  Ga'zath- 
ites,  and  the  Ash'doth-ites,  the  Esh'ka-lon- 
ites,  the  Git'tites,  and  the  Ek'ron-ites  ; 
also  the  A'vltes : 

4  From  the  south,  all  the  land  of  the 
Can'aau-ites,  and  Me-a'rah  that  is  beside 
the  Si-dt/ni-anj,  unto  A'phek,  to  the  bor- 
ders of  the  Am'o-rites : 

5  And  the  land  of  the  Gib'Iites,  and  all 
Leb'a-non,  toward  the  sun-rising,  from 
Ba'al-Gad  under  mount  Iler'mon  unto  the 
entering  into  Ha'math  : 

6  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill  coun- 
try, from  Leb  a-non  unto  Mij're-photh- 
Ma'im,  a7id  all  the  Si-do'ni-anj,  them  will 
I  drive  out  from  before  the  children  of  I5'- 
ra-el :  only  divide  thou  it  by  lot  unto  the 
If'ra-el-ltes  for  an  inheritance,  as  I  have 
comman'ded  thee. 

7  Now  there'fore  divide  this  land  for  an 
inheritance  unto  the  nine  tribes  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh, 

8  With  whom  the  Refi'ben-ites  and  the 
Gad'ites  have  received  their  inheritance, 
which  Mo'^es  gave  them,  beyond  Jor'dan 
eastward,  even  as  Mo'fes  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  them  ; 

9  From  Ar'o-er,  that  ii  upon  the  bank 
of  the  river  Ar'non,  and  the  city  that  is  in 
the  midst  of  the  river,  and  all  the  plain  of 
Med'e-ba  unto  Dl'bon ; 

10  And  all  the  cities  of  Sl'hon  king  of 
the  Am'o-ritcs,  which  reigned  in  Hesh'bon, 
unto  the  border  of  the  children  of  Am'mon  ; 

11  And  Gil'e-ad,  and  the  border  of  the 
Gesh'u-rites  and  Ma-ach'a-thites,  and  all 
mount  Her'mon,  and  all  Ba'shan  unto  Sal'- 
cah  ; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Ba'shan, 
which  reigned  in  Ash'ta-roth  and  in  Ed're-T, 
who  remained  of  the  remnant  of  the  giants  : 
for  these  did  M5'§es  smite,andcast  them  out. 

13  Nevertheless  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el 
expelled  not  the  Gesh'u-rites,  nor  the 
Ma-ach'a-thites  ;  but  the  Gesh'u-rites  and 


JOSH'UA.  Reii'bcn^s  and  Gud''s  inheritance. 
the  Ma-ach'a-thites  dwell  among  the  If'- 
ra-el-ites  until  this  day. 

14  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Le'vl  he  gave 
none  inheritance  ;  the  sac'rifi^es  of  the 
Lord  God  of  15'ra-el  made  by  fire  art 
their  inheritance,  as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  And  Mo'fes  gave  unto  the  tribe  ol 
the  children  of  Reft'ben  inheritance  ac- 
cording to  their  families: 

16  And  their  coast  was  from  Ar'o-er,  that 
is  on  the  bank  of  the  river  Ar'non,  and  the 
city  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the  river,  and 
all  the  plain  by  Med'e-ba; 

17  Hesh'bon,  and  all  her  cities  that  are 
in  the  plain  ;  Di'bon,  and  Ba'moth-Ba'al, 
and  Beth-ba-al-me'6n, 

18  And  Ja-ha'za,  and  Ked'e-moth,  and 
Meph'a-ath, 

19  And  Kir'jath-A'im,  and  Sib'mah,  and 
Za'reth-Sha'har  in  the  mount  of  the  valley, 

20  And  Beth-pe'or,  and  Ash'doth-Pif' 
gall,  and  Beth-jesh'i-moth, 

21  And  all  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 
all  the  kingdom  of  Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'- 
o-rltes,  which  reigned  in  Hesh'bon,  whom 
Mo'fes  smote  with  the  princes  of  Mid'i-an^ 
E'vi,  and  Re'kem,  and  Zur,  and  Hiir,  and 
Re'ba,  luhich  were  dukes  of  Si'hon,  dwell- 
ing in  the  country. 

22  Ba'laain  also  the  son  of  Be'or,  the 
soothsayer,  did  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  slay 
with  the  sM-'ord  among  them  that  were  slain 
by  them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  children  ol 
Reu'ben  was  Jor'dan,  and  the  border  there- 
of. This  was  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  ReCi'ben  after  their  families,  the 
cities  and  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Mo'fes  gave  inheritance  unto 
the  tribe  of  Gad,  even  unto  the  children  ol 
Gad,  according  to  their  families  : 

25  And  their  coast  was  Ja'zer,  and  all 
the  cities  of  Gil'e-ad,  and  half  the  land  of 
the  children  of  Am'mon,  unte  Ar'o-er  that  is 
before  Rab'bah ; 

26  And  from  Hesh'bon  unto  Ra'math- 
Miz'peh,  and  Bet'o-nim  ;  and  from  Ma-ha- 
na'im  unto  the  border  of  De'bir  ; 

27  And  in  the  valley,  Beth'a-ram,  and 
Beth-nim'rah,  and  Suc'coth,  and  Za'phon, 
the  rest  of  the  kingdom  of  Si'hon  king  of 
Hesh'bon,  Jor'dan  and  his  border,  even 
unto  the  edge  of  the  sea  of  Chi'ne-roth,  on 
the  other  side  Jor'dan  east'ward. 

28  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  after  their  families,  the  cities, 
and  their  viHages. 

29  And  Mo'fes  gave  inheritance  unto 
the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh:  and  this  was 
the  p6§§cs'sion  of  the  half  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ma-nas'seh  by  their  families  : 

30  And  their  coast  was  from  Ma-ha 
na'im,  all  Ba'shan,  all  the  kingdom  of  Og 
king  of  Ba'shan,  and  all  the  towns  of  Ja'ir, 
which  are  in  Ba'shan,  threescore  cities  ; 


Tir'zah. 


198 


The  lands  divided.  JOSHOJA. 

31  And  half  GTl'e-ad,  and  Xsh'ta-roth, 
and  Ed're-T,  cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og 
in  Ba'shan,  iccre  pcrtain'ing  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Ma'chir  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh, 
even  to  the  one  half  of  the  children  of 
Ma'chir  by  their  families. 

32  These  are  the  countries  which  Mo'fes 
did  distribute  for  inheritance  in  the  plains 
of  Mo'ab,  on  the  other  side  Jor'dan,  by 
Jer'i-rho,  east'ward. 

33  But  unto  the  tribe  of  Le'vi,  Mo'fes 
gave  not  airy  inheritance  :  the  Lord  God 
of  If'ra-el  was  their  inheritance,  as  he  said 
unto  them. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  these  are  the  countries  which  the 
children  of  I§'ra-el  inherited  in  the 
land  of  Ca'na-an,  which  E-le-a'zar  the 
priest,  and  J6sh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes  of 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  distributed  for  in- 
heritance to  them. 

2  By  lot  was  their  inheritance,  as  the 
Lord  comman'ded  by  the  hand  of  Mo'jes, 
for  the  nine  tribes,  and  for  the  half  tribe. 

3  For  Mo'jes  had  given  the  inheritance 
of  two  tribes  and  a  half  tribe  on  the  other 
side  Jor'dan  :  but  unto  the  Le'vites  he 
gave  none  inheritance  among-  them. 

4  For  the  children  of  Jo'seph  were  two 
tribes,  Ma-nas'seh  and  E'phra-im:  there'- 
fore  they  gave  no  part  unto  the  Le'vites 
in  the  land,  save  cities  to  dwell  m,  with 
their  suburbs  for  their  cattle  and  for  their 
substance. 

5  As  the  Lord  comman'ded  Mo'jes,  so 
the  children  of  15'ra-el  did,  and  they  di- 
vided the  land. 

6  T  Then  the  children  of  Jij'dah  came 
unto  Josh'u-a  in  Gil'gal :  and  Ca'leb  the 
son  of  Je-phun'neh  the  Ken'e-zite  said 
unto  him.  Thou  knowest  the  thing  that 
the  Lord  said  unto  Mo'fes  the  man  of  God 
concer'ning  me  and  thee  in  Ka'desh-Bar'- 
ne-a. 

7  Forty  years  old  was  I  when  Mo'fes 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  sent  me  from 
Ka'desh-Bar'ne-a  to  espy  out  the  land  ; 
and  I  brought  him  word  again'  as  it  was 
in  mine  heart. 

8  Nevertheless   my  brethren  that  went 


The  lot  and  borders  oj  Ju'dah 

11  As  yet  I  am  as  strong  this  day  as  / 
was  in  the  day  that  Md'fes  sent  me  :  as 
my  strength  was  then,  even  so  is  my 
strength  now,  for  war,  both  to  go  out  and 
to  come  in 

12  Now  there'fore  give  me  this  moun'- 
taTn,  whereof  the  Lord  spake  in  that 
day  ;  for  thou  heardest  in  that  day  how 
the  An'a-kims  wire  there,  and  that  the 
cities  wire  great  and  fenced :  if  so  be  the 
Lord  will  be  with  me,  then  1  shall  be  able 
to  drive  them  out,  as  the  Lord  said. 

13  And  Josh'u-a  bless'ed  him,  and  gave 
unto  Ca'leb,  the  son  of  Je-phun'neh,  He'- 
bron  for  an  inheritance. 

14  He'bron  there'fore  became  the  inher- 
itance of  Ca'leb,  the  son  of  Je-phun'neh 
the  Ken'e-zlte  unto  this  day,  because  that 
he  wholly  followed  the  Lord  God  of  ig'- 
ra-el. 

15  And  the  name  of  He'bron  before  was 
Kir  jath-Ar'ba:  which  ^r'ba  was  a  great 
man  among  the  An'a-kims.  And  the  land 
had  rest  from  war. 

CHAP.  XV. 
rpUIS  then  was  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of 
-*■  the  children  of  Ju'dah  by  their  fam- 
ilies, even  to  the  border  of  E'dnm  ;  the  wil- 
derness of  Zin  south'ward  v;as  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  south  coast. 

2  And  their  south  border  was  from  the 
shore  of  the  salt  sea,  from  the  bay  that 
looketh  south'ward  : 

3  And  it  went  out  to  the  south  side  to 
Ma-al'eh-A-crab'blm,  and  passed  along'  to 
Zln,  and  ascended  up  on  the  south  side 
unto  Ka'desh-Bar'ne-a  ;  and  passed  along' 
to  Hez'ron,  and  went  up  to  A'dar,  and 
fetched  a  com'pass  to  Kar'ka-a  : 

4  From  thence  it  passed  to'ward  Xz  mon, 
and  went  out  unto  the  river  of  E'eypt ; 
and  the  goings  out  of  that  coast  were  at 
the  sea  :  This  shall  be  your  south  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  ivas  the  salt  sea, 
even  unto  the  end  of  Jor'dan.  And  their 
border  in  the  north  quarter  rvas  from  the 
bay  of  the  sea  at  the  uttermost  part  of 
Jor'dan : 

6  And  the  border  went  up  to  Beth-hog' 
lah,  and  passed  along'  by  the  north  of 
Beth-ar'a-bah  ;   and   the    border  went  up 


7  And  the  border  went  up  to'ward  De'- 
bir  from  the  valley  of  Ach'or,  and  so 
north'ward,   looking  to'u-ard  Gil'gal,  that 


up  with  me  made  the  heart  of  the  people  I  to  the  stone  of  Bo'han  the  son  of  Reil'ben  : 

melt:    but  I   wholly  followed   the    Lord       " -.    -    .  ^- 

my  God. 

9  And  Mo'fes  sware  on  that  day,  say- 
ing. Surely  the  land  whereon  thy  feetjt*  before  the  going  up  to  A-dum'mim, 
have  trodden  shall  be  thine  inheritance,  1  which  is  on  the  south  side  of  the  river : 
and  thy  children's  for  ever,  because  thou  and  the  border  passed  to'ii'ard  the  waters 
hast  wholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God.  I  of  En'she-mesh,  and  the  goings  out  there- 
to And  now,  behold,  the  Lord  hath !  of  were  at  En-ro'gel : 
kept  me  alive,  as  he  said,  these  forty  and  |  8  And  the  border  went  up  by  the  val- 
five  years,  even  since  the  Lord  spake  this  ley  of  the  son  of  Hin'nom  unto  the  south 
word  unto  Mo'fes,  while  the  children  of  \  side  of  the  Jeb'u-sTte  ;  the  same  is  Je-rft'- 
If'ra-el  wandered  in  the  wilderness :  andjsa-lem:  and  the  border  went  up  to  the 
now,  lo,  I  am  this  day  fourscore  and  five  top  of  the  moun'taln  that  lieth  before  the 


years  old 


valley  of  Hin'nom  west' ward,  which  is  at 
199 


CafUVs  pbrlion  and  conquest.  JOSH'UA. 

the  end  of  the  valley  of  the  giants  north'- 
wftrd: 

9  And  the  border  was  drawn  from  (he 
top  of  the  hill  unto  the  foun'tain  of  the 
water  of  Nep'tho-ah,  and  went  out  to  the 
cities  of  mount  E'phron  ;  and  the  bonier 
was  drawn  to  Bfi'a-lah,  which  is  Kir'jath- 
Je'a-rim  :'  ' 

10  And  the  border  com'passed  from  Ba'- 
a-lah  west'ward  unto  mount  Se'ir,  and 
passed  along'  unto  the  side  of  mount  Je'a- 
rim,  which  is  Ches'a-lon,  on  the  north 
side,  and  went  down  to  Beth'she-mesh, 
and  passed  on  to  Tim'nah  : 

11  And  the  border  went  out  unto  the 
side  of  Ek'ron  north'ward  :  and  the  border 
was  drawn  to  ^hl'cron,  and  passed  alon;,^' 
to  mount  Ba'a-lah,  and  went  out  unto  Jab'- 
ne-el  ;  and  the  goings  out  of  the  border 
were  at  the  sea. 

12  And  the  west  border  was  to  the  great 
sea,  and  the  coast  thereof.  This  is  the 
coast  of  the  children  of  Ju'dah  round 
about',  according  to  their  families. 

13  And  unto  Ca'leb  the  son  of  Je-phun'- 
neh  he  gave  a  part  among  the  children  of 
Ju'dah,  according  to  the  command'ment 
of  the  Lord  to  Josh'u-a,  even  the  city  of 
Ar'ba  the  father  of  I'nak,  which  city  is 
He'bron. 

14  And  Ca'leb  drove  thence  the  three 
sons  of  A'nak,  She'shai,  and  A-hi'man,  and 
Tal'mai,  the  children  of  A'nak. 

15  And  he   went  up  thence  to  the  in 
habitants  of  De'bir :  and  the  name  of  De'- 
bir  before  was  Kir'jath-Se'pher. 

16  And  Ca'leb  said,  He  that  smiteth 
Kir'jath-Se'pher,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will 
1  give  Ach'sah  my  daughter  to  wife. 

17  And  Oth'ni-el  the  son  of  Ke'naz,  the 
brother  of  Ca'leb,  took  it :  and  he  gave 
him  Ach'suh  his  daughter  to  wife. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  came 
unto  him,.,  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of 
her  father  a  field  :  and  she  lighted  off  htr 
ass ;  and  Ca'leb  said  unto  her,  What 
wouldst  thou  ? 

19  Who  answered,  Give  me  a  blessing  ; 
for  thou  hast  given  me  a  south  land ;  give 
me  also  springs  of  water.  And  he  gave  her 
the  upper  springs,  and  the  nether  springs. 

20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Ju'dah  according  to 
their  families. 

21  And  the  uttermost  cities  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Jii'dah,  to'ward  the 
coast  of  E'dom  south'ward,  were  Kab'ze- 
el,  and  E'der,  and  Ja'gur, 

22  And  Ki'nah,  and  Di-mo'nah,  and 
id'a-dah, 

23  And  Ke'desh,  and  Ha'zor,  and  Ith'- 
nan, 

24  Ziph,  and  Te'lem,  and  Be'a-loth, 

25  And  Ha'?6r,  Ha-dat'tah,  and  Ke'ri 
6th,  and  Hez'ron,  which  is  Ha'zor, 

'  Ker'jdth-Jc'a-rlm. 


The  several  cities  of  Ju'dah. 


26  A'mam,  and  She'ma,  and  Mol'a-dah, 

27  And  Ha'zar-Gad'dah,  and  Hesh'mon, 
and  Beth-pa'let, 

28  And  Ha'zar-Shu'al,  and  Be-er'she-ba, 
and  Biz-i-j6-th)'jah, 

29  Ba'a-lah,  and  I'im,  and  A'zem, 

30  And  El'to-lad,  and  Che'sil,  and  Hor'- 
mah, 

31  And  Zik'lag,  and  Mad-man'nah,  and 
San-san'nah, 

32  And  Leb'a-oth,  and  ShTl'him,  and 
A'in,  and  RTm'mnn  :  all  the  cities  are  twen- 
ty and  nine,  with  their  villages : 

33  ^^nd  in  the  valley,  Esh'ta-61,  and 
Zo're-ah,  and  Ash'nah, 

31  And  Za-no'ah,  and  En-gan'nim,  Tap' 
pu-ah,  and  E'nam, 

35  Jar'miith,  and  A-dul'lam,  So'coh,  and 
A-ze'kah, 

36  And  Shar'a-im,  and  Ad-i-tha'im,  and 
Ge-de'rah,  and  Ged-e-roth-a'im  ;  fourteen 
cities  with  their  villages  : 

37  Ze'nan,  and  Had'a-shah,  and  MTg- 
dal-Gad, 

38  And  Dil'e-an,  and  Miz'peh,  and  J  ok' 
the-el, 

39  La'chish,  and  Boz'kath,  and  Eg'lon 

40  And  Cab'bon,  and  Lah'mam,  and 
Kith'lish, 

41  And  Ge-de'roth,  Beth-da'gon,  and 
JVa'a-mah,  and  Mak-ke'dah  ;  sixteen  cities 
with  their  villages  : 

42  Lib'nah,  and  E'ther,  and  A'shan, 

43  And  Jiph'tah,  and  Ash'nah,  and  Ne'- 
zib, 

44  And  Kei'lah,2  and  Ach'zTb,  and  Ma- 
re'shah  ;  nine  cities  with  their  villages. 

45  Ek'ron  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages : 

46  From  Ek'ron  even  unto  the  sea,  all 
that  lay  near  Ash'dod,  with  their  villages: 

47  Ash'dod  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages, Ga'za  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages, unto  the  river  of  E'gypt,  and  the 
great  sea,  and  the  border  thereof  : 

48  And  in  the  moun'tains,  Sha'mir,  and 
Jat'tir,  and  So'coh, 

49  And  Dan'nah,  and  Kir'jath-San'nah, 
which  is  De'bir, 

50  And  A'nab,  and  Esh'te-moh,  and 
A'nira, 

51  And  Go'shen,  and  Ho'lon,  and  Qi'- 
loh  ;  eleven  cities  with  their  villages  : 

52  A'rab,  and  Du'mah,  and  E'she-an, 

53  And  Ja'niim,  and  Beth-tap'pu-ah, 
and  A-phe'kah, 

54  And  PJum'tah,  and  Kir'jath-Ar'ba 
(which  is  He'bron),  and  Zi'or  ;  nine  cities 
with  their  villages  : 

55  Ma'on,  Car'mel,  and  Ziph,  and  Jut' 
tab, 

56  And  Jez're-el,  and  J6k'de-am,  and 
Za-no'ah, 

57  Cain,  Gib'e-ah,  and  Tim'nah  ;  ten 
cities  with  their  villages : 

2  Kil'lah. 

200 


Tfu  borders  of  Jo'seph  and  E'phra-hn.  JOSH'UA. 


The  lot  of  Ma-nas'stti. 


58  Ilal'hul,  Bith'zur,  and  Ge'dor, 

59  And  Ma'a-rith,ai]d  Beth'a-noth,  and 
El'te-kon  ;  six  citif.s  with  their  villages  : 

60  Kiijath-Ba'al  (which  is  Kir'jJth-Je'- 
a-rim),  and  Iliibbuh  ;  two  cities  with 
their  villajjts  • 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-ara-bah, 
Mid'din,  and  Sec'a-cah, 

62  And  Nib'shan,  and  the  city  of  Salt, 
andEn'ge-di  ';  six  cities  with  tluir  villages. 

63  As  for  the  Jeb'u-sites,  the  inhabitants 
of  Je-ru'sa-lem,  the  children  of  Ju'dah 
could  not  drive  them  out :  but  the  Jeb'u- 
sitis  dwell  with  the  children  of  Ju'dah  at 
Je-rQ'sa-lem  unto  this  day. 

criAi',  XVI. 

AND  the  lot  of  the  children  of  Jo'seph 
fell  from  Jor'dan  by  Jer'i-cho,  unto 
the  water  of  Jer'i-cho  on  the  east,  to  the 
wilderness  that  goeth  up  from  Jer'i-cho 
throughout  mount  Beth'el, 

2  .\nd  goc'th  out  from  Beth'el  to  Liiz, 
and  passeth  along'  unto  the  borders  of 
Ar'chi  to  At'a-roth, 

3  And  gocth  down  west'ward  to  the 
coast  of  Japh'le-tT,  unto  the  coast  of  Beth- 
hO'ron  the  nether,  and  to  Ge'zer  :  and  the 
goings  out  thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  So  the  children  of  Jo'seph,  Ma-nas'- 
seh  and  £'phra-im,  took  their  inheritance. 

5  And  the  border  of  the  children  of 
E'phra-ira,  according  to  their  families,  was 
thus  ;  even  the  border  of  their  inheritance 
on  the  east  side  was  At'a-roth-A'dar,  unto 
Beth-ho'rou  the  upper  : 

6  And  the  border  went  out  to'w'drd  the 
sea  to  Mich'me-thah  on  the  north  side  ; 
and  the  border  went  about'  east'ward  unto 
Te'a-nath-Shi'loh,  and  passed  by  it  on  the 
cast  to  Ja-no'hah  : 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Ja-no'hah  to 
At'a-roth,  and  to  Na'a-rath,  and  came  to 
Jer'i-cho,  and  went  out  at  Jor'dan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from  Tap'pu-ah 
west'ward  unto  the  river  Ka'nah  ;  and  the 
goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  sea.  This 
is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  E'phra-im  by  their  families. 

9  And  the  separate  cities  for  the  chil- 
dren of  E'phra-im  were  among  the  inher- 
itance of  the  children  of  Ma-nas  seh,  all 
the  cities  with  their  villages. 

10  And  they  drave  not  out  the  Can'- 
aan-ites  that  dwelt  in  Ge'zer ;  hut  the 
Can'aan-ites  dwell  among  the  E'phra- 
im-ites  unto  this  day,  and  serve  under 
tribute. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THERE  was  also  a  lot  for  the  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'seh,  (for  he  was  the  first-born 
of  Jo'seph)  ;  to  wit,  for  Ma'chir  the  first- 
born of  Ma-nas'seh,  the  father  of  Gil'e- 
ad  ;  because  he  was  a  man  of  war,  there'- 
fore  he  had  Gil'e-ad  and  Ba'shan. 

2  There  was  also  a  lot  for  the  rest  of 
*  g  hard. 


the  children  of  Ma-nas'seh  by  their  fami- 
lies ;  for  the  children  of  A-bi-e'zer,  and  for 
the  children  of  He'lek,  and  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Aj'ri-el,  and  for  the  children  of 
She'chem,  and  for  the  children  of  He'pher, 
and  for  the  children  of  She-mi'da  :  these 
wcit  the  male  children  of  Ma-nas'seh  the 
son  of  Jo'seph  by  their  families. 

3  But  Ze-k)'phe-had,  the  son  of  He'- 
pher, the  son  of  Gil'e-ad,  the  son  of  Ma'- 
chir, the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh,  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters  :  and  these  are  the  names 
of  his  daughters,  Mah'lah,  and  No'ah, 
Hng'lah,  Mil'cah,  and  Tir'zah.^ 

4  And  they  came  near  before  E-le-a'zar 
the  priest,  and  before  Josh'a-a  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  before  the  princes,  saying.  The 
Lord  comman'ded  Alo'jes  to  give  us  an 
inheritance  fimong  our  brethren.  There'- 
fore,  according  to  the  command'ment  of 
the  Lord,  he  gave  them  an  inheritance 
among  the  brethren  of  their  father. 

5  And  there  fell  ten  portions  to  Ma- 
nas'seh,  beside  the  land  of  Gil'e-ad  and 
Ba'shan,  which  ucrc  on  the  other  side 
Jor'dan  ; 

6  Because  the  daughters  of  Ma-nas'seh 
had  an  inheritance  among  his  sons  :  and 
the  rest  of  Ma-nas'seh's  sons  had  the  land 
of  Gil'e-ad. 

7  And  the  coast  of  Ma-nas'seh  was 
from  Ash'er  to  Mich'me-thah,  that  lieth 
before  She'chem ;  and  the  border  went 
along'  on  the  right  hand  unto  the  inhabit- 
ants of  En-tap'pu-ah. 

8  JVotv  Ma-nas'seh  had  the  land  of 
Tap'pu-ah  :  but  Tap'pu-ah,  on  the  border 
of  Ma-nas'seh,  btlonged  to  the  children  of 
E'phra-Im. 

9  And  the  coast  descended  unto  the 
river  Ka'nah,  south'ward  of  the  river: 
these  cities  of  E'phra-im  are  among  the 
cities  of  Ma-nas'seh  :  the  coast  of  Ma- 
nas'seh  also  was  on  the  north  side  of  the 
river,  and  the  out-goings  of  it  were  at 
the  sea  : 

10  South'ward  it  was  E'phra-Tm's,  and 
north'ward  it  teas  Ma-nas'seh's,  and  the 
sea  is  his  border  ;  and  they  met  together 
in  Ash'er  on  the  north,  and  in  is'sa-char  on 
the  east. 

1 1  And  Ma-nas'seh  had  in  Ts'sa-char, 
and  in  Ash'er,  Beth-she'an  and  her  towns, 
and  Ib'le-am  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  En'dor  and  her  towns,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Ta'a-nach  and  her  towns, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Me-gid'do  and  her 
towns,  even  three  countries. 

12  Yet  the  children  of  Ma-nas'seh 
could  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of 
those  cities  ;  but  the  Can'aan-Ues  would 
dwell  in  that  land. 

13  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  wore  waxen  strong,  that 

2  Tir'tah. 

201 


fhe  tabernacle  is  set  up  at  ShVldh.        JOSH'UA. 
tliey  put  the  Can'aan-Ttes  to  tribute  ;  but 
did. not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

14  And  the   children  of  Jo'seph   spake 

sayings,  Why  hast  thou  giv- 

lot  and   one  portion  to   in- 

am  a  great  people,  foras- 

LoRi)    hath   bless'ed    me 


The  lot  of  Btn'ja-min 


unto  J6sh'u-a, 
en  me  but  one 
herit,  seeing  I 
much  aa  the 
hitherto  ? 

15  And  J6sh'u-a  answered  them,  If 
thou  be  a  great  people,  then  get  thee  up 
to  the  wood  country^  and  cut  down  for 
thyself  there  in  the  land  of  the  Per'iz-zites 
and  of  the  giants,  if  mount  E'phra-im  be 
too  narrow  for  thee. 

16  And  the  children  of  Jo'seph  said. 
The  hill  is  not  enough  for  us  :  and  all  the 
Can'aan-ites  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
valley  have  chariots  of  iron,  both  they 
who  art  of  Beth-she'an  and  her  towns, 
and  they  who  are  of  the  valley  of  Jez'- 
re-el. 

17  And  J6sh'u-a  spake  unto  the  house 
of  Jo'seph,  ecen  to  E'phra-im  and  to  Ma- 
nas'seh,  saying.  Thou  art  a  great  people, 
and  hast  great  power ;  thou  shalt  not  have 
one  lot  only  : 

18  But  the  moijn'tain  shall  be  thine  ; 
for  it  is  a  wood,  and  thou  shalt  cut  it 
down :  and  the  out-goings  of  it  shall  be 
thine  :  for  thou  shalt  drive  out  the  Can'- 
aan-ites,  though  they  have  iron  chariots, 
and  though  they  he  strong. 

CHAP.    XVIII. 

AND  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  if  ra-el  assembled  togeth- 
er at  Shi'loh,  and  set  up  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  there.  And  the  land 
was  subdued  before  them. 

2  And  there  remained  among  thS  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  seven  tribes  which  had  not 
yet  received  their  inheritance. 

3  .\nd  Josh'u-a  said  unto  the  children 
of  If'ra-el,  How  long  are  ye  slack  to  go 
to  poffess'  the  land  which  the  Lord  God 
of  your  fathers  hath  given  you? 

4  Give  out  from  among  you  three  men 
for  each  tribe  :  and  I  will  send  them,  and 
they  shall  rise  and  go  through  the  land, 
and  describe  it,  according  to  the  inherit- 
ance of  them  ;  and  they  shall  come  again' 
to  me. 

5  And  they  shall  divide  it  into  seven 
parts  :  Ju'dah  shall  abide  in  their  coast  on 
the  south,  and  the  house  of  Jd'seph  shall 
abide  in  their  coasts  on  the  north. 

6  Ye  shall  there'fore  describe  the  land 
into  seven  parts,  and  bring  the  description 
hither  to  me,  that  1  may  cast  lots  for  you 
here  before  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  But  the  Le'vTtes  have  no  part  among 
you  ;  for  the  priesthood  of  the  Lord  is 
their  inheritance :  and  Gad,  and  Reft'ben, 
and  half  the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  have 
received  their  inheritance  beyond  Jor'dan 
on  the  east,  which  Mo'jes  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  gave  them. 


8  And  the  men  arofe,  and  went  away  : 
and  Josh'u-a  charged  them  that  went  to 
describe  the  land,  saying.  Go  and  walk 
through  the  land,  and  describe  it,  and 
come  again'  to  me,  that  I  may  here  cast 
lots  for  you  before  the  Lord  in  Shi'loh. 

9  And  the  men  went,  andpassed  through 
the  land,  and  described  it  by  cities,  into 
seven  parts,  in  a  book,  and  came  again'  to 
Josh'u-a  to  the  host  at  Shi'loh. 

10  And  Josh'u-a  cast  lots  for  them  in 
Shi'loh  before  the  Lord  :  and  there  Josh'- 
u-a divided  the  land  unto  the  children  of 
If'ra-el,  according  to  their  divisions. 

11  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ben'ja-min  came  up  according  to 
their  families  :  and  the  coast  of  their  lot 
came  forth  between  the  children  of 
Ju'dah  and  the  children  of  Jo'seph. 

12  And  their  border,  on  the  north  side, 
was  from  Jor'dan  :  and  the  border  went 
up  to  the  side  of  Jer'i-ch5  on  the  north 
side,  and  went  up  through  the  moun'tains 
west'ward  ;  and  the  goings  out  thereof 
were  at  the  wilderness  of  Beth-a'ven. 

13  And  the  border  went  over  from 
thence  t5'7fard  Luz,  to  the  side  of  Liiz, 
(which  is  Beth'el),  south'ward  ;  and  the 
border  descended  to  At'a-rdth-A'dar,  near 
the  hill  that  lieth  on  the  south  side  of  the 
nether  Beth-ho'ron. 

14  And  the  border  was  drawn  thence, 
and  com'passed  the  corner  of  the  sea 
south'ward,  from  the  hill  that  lieth  before 
Beth-ho'ron  south'ward  ;  and  the  goings 
out  thereof  were  at  Kir'jath-Ba'al  (which 
/*  Kir'jath-Je'a-rim),  a  city  of  the  children 
of  Ju'dah :   this  was  the  west  quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  was  from  the 
end  of  Kir'jath-Je'a-rIm  ;  and  the  border 
went  out  on  the  west,  and  went  out  to  the 
well  of  waters  of  Neph-to'ah  : 

16  And  the  border  came  down  to  the 
end  of  the  moun'tain  that  lieth  before  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hin'nom,  and  which 
is  in  the  valley  of  the  giants  on  the  north, 
and  descended  to  the  valley  of  Hin'nom, 
to  the  side  of  Je-bu'si  on  the  south,  and 
descended  to  En-ro'gel, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  the  north,  and 
went  forth  to  En-she'mesh,  and  went  forth 
to'ward  Gel'i-loth,  which  is  over  against 
the  going  up  of  A-dilm'mim,  and  descend- 
ed to  the  stone  of  Bo'han  the  son  of 
Refi'ben,  ' 

18  And  passed  along'  to'ward  the  side 
over  against'  Ar'a-bah  north'ward,  and 
went  down  unto  Ar'a-bah  : 

19  And  the  border  passed  along'  to  the 
side  of  Beth-hog'lah  north'ward  :  and  the 
outgoings  of  the  border  were  at  the  north 
bay  of  the  salt  sea,  at  the  south  end  of 
Jor'dan  :  this  was  the  south  coast. 

20  And  Jor'dan  was  the  border  of  it  on 
the  east  side.  This  was  the  inheritance 
of   the    children   of  Ben'ja-min,   by   the 

202 


The  lots  ofSim'e-bny  Zco'u-lon,  JOSH'UA. 


Ash'tr^  Is'sa-char,  Sft. 


coasts  thereof  round  about',  according  to 
their  families. 

21  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ben'ja-min,  according  to  their 
families,  were  Jer'i-cho,  and  Beth-hog'lah, 
and  the  valley  of  Ke'ziz, 

22  And  Beth-ar'a-bah,  and  Zem-a-ra'- 
im,  and  Beth'el, 

23  And  a' vim,  and  Pa'rah,  and  Oph'rah, 

24  And  Che'phar-Ha-am'mo-nai,  and 
Oph'nT,  and'Ga'ba;  twelve  cities  with 
their  villages  : 

25  Gib'e-6n,  and  Ra'mah,  and  Be- 
e'roth, 

26  And  Miz'peh,  and  Cheph'i-rah,  and 
Mo'zah, 

27  And  Re'kem,  and  ir'pe-el,  and  Tar'- 
a-Iah, 

28  And  Ze'lah,  E'leph,  and  Je-bu'si 
(which  is  Je-rCl'sa-lem),  Gib'e-ath,  and 
Kir'jath;'  fourteen  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages. This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ben'ja-min,  according  to  their 
familes. 

CHAP,  XIX. 

AND  the  second  lot  came  forth  to  Sim'- 
e-on,  even  for  the  tribe  of  the  children 
of  Sim'e-6n  according  to  their  families  . 
and  their  inheritance  was  within  the  in- 
heritance of  the  children  of  Ju'dah. 

2  And  they  had  in  their  inheritance, 
Be-er'she-ba  and  She  ba  and  Mol'a-dah, 

3  And  Ha'zar-Shu'al,  and  Ba'lah,  and 
A'zem,  « 

4  And  El'to-lad,  and  Be'thul,  and  Hor'- 
mah, 

5  And  Zik'lag,  and  Beth-mar'ca-both, 
and  Ha'zar-Su'sah, 

6  And  Beth-leb'a-6th,  and  Sha-rA'hen  ; 
thirteen  cities  and  their  villages: 

7  A'in,  llem'mon,  and  £'ther,  and  A'- 
shan  ;  four  cities  and  their  villages  : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  were  round 
about'  these  cities  to  Ba'a-lath-Be'er,  Ra'- 
math  of  the  south.  This  is  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Sim'e- 
6n  according  to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  children  of 
Ju'dah  was  the  inheritance  of  the  children 
of  Sim'e-on  ;  for  the  part  of  the  children 
of  Ju'dah  was  too  much  for  them  ;  there'- 
fore  the  children  of  Sim'e-6n  had  their  in- 
heritance within  the  inheritance  of  them. 

10  And  the  third  lot  came  up  for  the 
children  of  Zeb'u-lon,  according  to  their 
families  :  and  the  border  of  their  inherit- 
ance was  unto  Sa'rid  : 

1 1  And  their  border  went  up  to'ward 
the  sea,  and  Mar'a-lah,  and  reached  to 
Dab'ba-sheth,  and  reached  to  the  river 
that  is  before  J6k'ne-am  ; 

12  And  turned  from  Sa'rid  east'ward, 
to'rcard  the  sun-rising,  unto  the  border  of 
Chis'loth-Ta'bor,  and  then  goeth  out  to 
Dab  e-rath,  and  goeth  up  to  Ja-phl'a, 


13  And  from  thence  passeth  on  along' 
on  the  east  to  Git'tah-He'pher,  to  It'tah- 
Ka'zin,  and  goeth  out  to  Rem'mon-Meth'- 
o-ar  to  Ne'ah  : 

14  And  the  border  com'passeth  it  on  the 
north  side  to  Han'na-thon  :  and  the  out- 
ejoings  thereof  are  in  the  valley  of  Jiph'- 
thah-el : 

15  And  Kat'tah,  and  Na-hal'lal,  and 
Shim'ron,  and  id'a-lah,  and  Beth'le-hem  : 
twelve  cities  vi'ith  their  villages. 

16  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Zeb'u-lon  according  to  their  fam- 
ilies, these  cities  with  their  villages. 

17  And  the  fourth  lot  came  out  to  Is'- 
sa-char,  for  the  children  of  Is'sa-char  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  tb'wsird  Jez're- 
el,  and  Che-sul'loth,  and  Shu'nem, 

19  And  Haph-ra'im,  and  Shi'hon,  and 
An-a-ha'rath, 

20  And  Rab'bith,  and  Klsh'i-6n,  and 
A'bez, 

21  And  Re'meth,  and  En-gan'nim,  and 
En-had'dah,  and  Beth-paz'ztz  ; 

22  And  the  coast  rcacheth  to  Ta'bor, 
and  Sha-haz'i-mah,  and  Beth'she-mesh ; 
and  the  outgoings  of  their  border  were  at 
Jor'dan  :  sixteen  cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Is'sa-char  according  to 
their  families,  the  cities  and  their  villages. 

24  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out  for  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Ash'er  according 
to  their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  Hel'kath,  and 
Ha'li,  and  Be'ten,  and  Ach'shaph, 

26  And  A-lam'me-lech,  and  A'mad,  and 
Ml'she-al  ;  and  reacheth  to  Car'mel  west'- 
ward,  and  to  ShT'hor-Lib'nath  ; 

27  And  turneth  to'ward  the  sun-rising 
to  Beth-da'gon,  and  reacheth  to  Zeb'u-lon, 
and  to  the  valley  of  Jiph'thah-el,  to'ioard 
the  north  side  of  Beth'e-mek,  and  Ne'i-el, 
and  goeth  out  to  Ca'bul  on  the  left  hand, 

28  And  He'broii,  and  Re'ob,  and  Ham'- 
mon,  and  Ka'niih,  even  unto  great  Zi'don  ; 

29  And  Ihen  the  coast  turneth  to  Ra'- 
mah, and  to  the  strong  city  Tyre  ;  and 
the  coast  turneth  to  Ho'sah  ;  and  the  out- 
goings thereof  are  at  the  sea,  from  the  coast 
to  Ach'zTb : 

30  iJm'mah  also,  and  A'phek,  and  Re'- 
hob :  twenty  and  two  cities  with  their 
villages. 

31  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Ash'er  according  to  their 
families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 

32  The  sixth  lot  came  out  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Naph'ta-n,  even  for  the  children 
of  Naph'ta-n  according  to  their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  was  from  He'leph, 
from  Al'lon  to  Za-a-nan'nim,  and  Ad'a-mi, 
Ne'keb,  and  Jab'ne-el,  unto  l.a'kum  ;  and 
the  outgoings  thereof  were  at  Jor'dan; 


'  Klr'jath. 


203 


The  inheritance  ofJosh'u-a. 


JOSH'UA. 


The  six  eihes  of  refuge 


34  And  then  the  coast  tiirneth  west'- 
ward  to  Az'noth-Ta'bor,  and  goeth  out 
from  thence  to  Huk'kok,  and  reacheth  to 
Zeb'u-lon  on  the  south  side,  and  reacheth 
to  Ash'er  on  the  west  side,  and  to  Ju'dah 
upon  Jor'dan  tu'w^ard  the  sun-rising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Zid'dini, 
Zer,  and  Ilam'math,  Ilak'kath,  and  Cin'- 
nc-reth, 

36  And  Ad'a-mah,  and  Ra'mah,  and 
Ha'zor. 

37  And  Ke'desh,  and  Ed're-1,  and  En- 
ha'zor, 

38  And  i'ron,  and  Mig'da-lel,  Ho'rem, 
and  Beth'a-nfith,  and  Beth  she-mesh  ;  nine- 
teen cities  with  their  villages. 

39  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Naph'ta-lT  according  to 
their  families,  the  cities  and  their  villages. 

40  ./Ind  the  seventh  lot  came  out  for 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  according 
to  their  families. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inheritance 
was  Zo'rah,  and  Esh'ta-61,and  ir-she'mesh, 

42  And  Sha-al-ab'bin,  and  Aj'a-lon,^ 
and  Jeth'lah, 

43  And  E'lon,  and  Thim'na-thah,  and 
Ek'ron, 

44  And  El'te-keh,  and  Gib'be-thon,  and 
Ba'a-lath, 

45  And  Je'hiid,  and  Ben-eb'e-rak,  and 
Gath-Rim'mon, 

46  And  Me-jar'kon,  and  Rak'kon,  with 
the  border  before  Ja'pho. 

47  And  the  coast  of  the  children  of 
iJan  went  out  loo  Utile  for  them  ;  there'- 
fore  the  children  of  Dan  went  up  to  fight 
against'  Le'shem,  and  took  it,  and  smote 
it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  pof- 
jess'ed  it,  and  dwelt  therein,  and  called 
Le'shem,  Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan 
their  father. 

48  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Dan  according  to  their 
families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 

49  When  they  had  made  an  end  of  di- 
viding the  land  for  inheritance  by  their 
coasts,  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  gave  an 
inheritance  to  J6sh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun 
among  them  : 

50  According  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
they  gave  him  the  city  which  he  asked, 
even  Tim'nath-Se'rah  in  mount  E'phra-im  : 
and  he  built  the  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

51  These  are  the  inheritances  which 
E-le-a'zar  the  priest,  and  J5sh'u-a  the  son 
of  Nun,  and  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of 
the  tribes  of  the  children  of  if'ra-el,  di- 
vided for  an  inheritance  by  lot  in  Shi'loh 
before  the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation.  So  they 
made  an  end  of  dividing  the  country. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THE  Lord  also  spake  unto  J6sh'u-a, 
saying, 

1  Ad'ja-lon. 


2  Speak  to  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  say- 
ing, Appoint  out  for  you  cities  of  refuge, 
whereof  I  spake  unto  you  by  the  hand  of 
Mo'fes : 

3  That  the  slayer  that  killeth  any  per- 
son unawares  and  unwittingly  may  flee 
thither :  and  they  shall  be  your  refuge 
from  the  aven'|er  of  blood. 

4  And  when  he  that  doth  flee  unto  one 
of  those  cities  shall  stand  at  the  entering 
of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  shall  declare 
his  cause  in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that 
city,  they  shall  take  him  into  the  city 
unto  them,  and  give  him  a  place,  that  he 
may  dwell  among  them. 

5  And  if  the  aven'^er  of  blood  pursue 
after  him,  then  they  shall  not  deliver  the 
slayer  up  into  his  hand  ;  because  he  smote 
his  neighbour  unwittingly,  and  hated  him 
not  beforetime. 

6  And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city,  until 
he  stand  before  the  congregation  for  judg- 
ment, and  until  the  death  of  the  high 
priest  that  shall  be  in  those  days :  then 
shall  the  slayer  return,  and  come  unto  his 
own  city,  and  unto  his  own  house,  unto 
the  city  from  whence  he  fled. 

7  And  they  appointed  Ke'desh  in  Gal' 
i-lee  in  mount  Naph'ta-lT,  and  She'chem 
in  mount  E'phra-im,  and  Kir'jath-Ar'ba^ 
(which  is  He'bron),  in  the  moixD'taTn  of 
Ju'dah. 

8  And  on  the  other  side  Jor'dan  by  Jer 
i-cho  east'ward,  they  assigned  Be'zer  in  the 
wilderness  upon  me  plain  out  of  the  tribe 
of  ReOi'ben,  and  Ra'moth  in  Gil'e-ad  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  Go'lan  in  Ba'- 
shan  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh. 

9  These  were  the  cities  appointed  for 
all  the  children  of  l|'ra-el,  and  for  the 
stranger  that  so'joiirneth  among  them,  that 
whosoever  killeth  any  person  at  unawares 
might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the  hand 
of  the  avenger  of  blood,  until  he  stood 
before  the  congregation. 

CHAP.  XXL 

THEN  came  near  the  heads  of  the  fa- 
thers of  the  Le'vites  unto  E-le-a'zar 
the  priest,  and  unto  Josh'u-a  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  unto  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of 
the  tribes  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  ; 

2  And  they  spake  unto  them  at  Shi'loh 
in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  saying,  The  Lord 
comman'ded  by  the  hand  of  Mo'fes  to  give 
us  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  suburbs 
thereof  for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  gave  unto 
the  Le'vites  out  of  their  inheritance,  at 
the  command'ment  of  the  Lord,  these 
cities  and  their  suburbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  families 
of  the  Ko'hath-ites :  and  the  children  of 
^a'ron  the  priest,  which  were  of  the  Le'- 
vites, had  by  lot,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ju'- 
dah, and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Sim'e-6n,  and 

2  Klr'jalh-Ar'ba. 
204 


Cities  given  by  lot  JOSHUA 

out  of  the    tribe   of  Ben'ja-min,    thirteen 
cities. 

5  And  the  rest  of  the  children  of  K6'- 
hath  had  hj  lot,  out  of  the  families  of  the 
tribe  of  E'phra-im,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Dan,  and  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'- 
seh,  ten  cities. 

6  And  the  children  of  Ger'shon  had  by 
lot,  out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Is- 
sa-char,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  A^'h'er, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph'ta-IT,  and  out 
of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh  in  Ba'shan, 
thirteen  cities. 

7  The  children  of  Mer'a-ri,  by  their 
families,  had,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reu'ben, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Zeb'u-lon,  twelve  cities. 

8  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-r.l  gave  by 
lot  unto  the  Le'vites  these  cities  with  their 
suburbs,  as  the  Lord  comman'ded  by  the 
nand  of  Mo'fes. 

9  And  they  gave  out  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ju'dah,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Sim'e-nn,  these  cities 
which  are  here  mentioned  by  name. 

10  AVhich  the  children  of  .^a'ron,  bei7Tg 
of  the  families  of  the  Ko'hath-ites,  who 
were  of  the  children  of  Le'vT,  had :  for 
theirs  was  the  first  lot. 

11  And  they  gave  them  the  city  of  Ar' 
ba,  the  father  of  A'nak  (which  cili/  is  He'- 
bron),  in  the  hill-coun/rj/  of  Ju'dah,  with 
the  suburbs  thereof  round  about'  it. 

12  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the 
villages  thereof,  gave  they  to  Ca'leb  the 
son  of  Je-phun'neh  for  his  p'^fjes'sion. 

13  Thus  they  gave  to  the  children  of 
»4a'r6n  the  priest,  He'bron  with  her  sub- 
urbs, lo  be  a  city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer  ; 
and  Lib'nah  with  her  suburbs, 

14  And  Jal'tir  with  her  suburbs,  and 
£sh-tem'o-a  with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  Ho'lon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
De'bir  with  her  suburbs, 

16  And  A'in  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jut'- 
tah  with  her  suburbs,  and  Beth'she-mesh 
with  her  suburbs  ;  nine  cities  out  of  those 
two  trib<'S. 

17  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min, 
Gib'e-6n  with  her  suburbs,  Ge'ba  with 
her  suburbs, 

18  An'a-thiith  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Al'mfin  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities. 

19  All  the  cities  of  the  children  ofv^a'- 
ron,  the  priests,  were  thirteen  cities  with 
their  suburbs. 

20  And  the  ftimilies  of  the  children  of 
Ko'hath,  the  Le'vites  which  remained  of 
the  children  of  Ko'hath,  even  they  had 
the  cities  of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of 
i'phra-im. 

21  For  they  gave  them  She'chem  with 
her  suburbs  in  mount  E'phra-Tm,  to  be  a 
city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer ;  and  Ge'z^ 
with  her  suburbs, 

^  Ad'ja-ldn 


unto  the  Le'vitet. 

22  And  Kib-zaTm  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Beth-ho'ron  with  her  suburbs  ;  four 
cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  El'te- 
keh  with  her  suburbs,  Glb'be-thon  with 
her  suburbs, 

24  Aj'a-lon'  with  her  suburbs,  Gath- 
Rim'mon  with  her  suburbs  ;   four  cities. 

25  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nas'seh,  Ta'a-nach  with  her  suburbs  and 
Gath-Rim'mon  with  her  suburbs  ;  two 
cities. 

26  All  the  cities  wire  ten,  with  their 
suburbs,  for  the  families  of  the  children 
of  Ko'hath  that  remained. 

27  And  unto  the  children  of  Gcr'shon, 
of  the  families  of  the  Le'vites,  out  of  the 
other  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  they  gave 
Go'lan  in  Ba'shan  with  her  suburbs,  lo  be 
a  city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer  ;  and  Bc- 
esh'te-rah  with  her  suburbs  ;  two  cities. 

28  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Is'sa-char, 
Ki'shnn  with  her  suburbs,  Diib'a-rch  with 
her  subiu'bs, 

29  Jar'mQth  with  her  suburbs,  En-gan'- 
nim  with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ash'er,  MT'- 
hal  with  her  suburbs,  Ab'don  with  her 
uburbs, 

31  Hel'kath  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Re'hob  with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph'ta-li, 
Ke'desh  in  Gal'i-lee  with  her  suburbs,  to 
he  a  city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer  ;  and 
Ha'm6th-D6r  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kar'- 
tan  with  her  suburbs  ;  three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Ger'shon-ites, 
according  to  their  families,  were  thirteen 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 

34  And  unto  the  families  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Mer'a-ri,  the  rest  of  the  Le'vites, 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Zeb'u-lon,  Jok'ne-am 
with  her  suburbs,  and  Kar'tah  with  her 
suburbs, 

35  Dim'nah  with  her  suburbs,  Na-haral 
with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reft'ben, 
Be'zer  with  her  suburbs,  and  Ja-ha'zah 
with  her  suburbs, 

37  Ked'e-moth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Meph'a-ath  with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Ra'- 
mnth  in  Gil'e-ad  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a 
city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer ;  and  Ma-ha- 
na'Tm  with  her  suburbs, 

39  Hesh'bon  with  her  suburbs,  Ja'z6r 
with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities  in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  children  of 
Mer'a-rT,  by  their  families,  which  were  re- 
maining of  the  families  of  the  Le'vites, 
were,  by  their  lot,  twelve  cities. 

41  All  the  cities  of  the  Le'vites  within  the 
pejies'sion  of  the  children  of  I;i'ra-el  wire 
forty  and  eight  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

42  These    cities   were    every  one  with 


S05 


The  two  tribes  and  half  tribe  return.     JOSH'UA. 
their  suburbs   round    about'   Ihem  :    thus 
were  all  these  cities. 

43  IT  And  the  Lord  gave  unto  I§'ra-el 
all  the  land  which  he  sware  to  give  unto 
their  fathers  ;  and  they  pofjess'ed  it,  and 
dwelt  therein. 

44  And  the  Lord  gave  them  rest  round 
about',  according  to  all  that  he  sware 
unto  their  fathers  :  and  there  stood  not  a 
man  of  all  their  enemies  before  them  ;  the 
Lord  delivered  all  their  enemies  into  their 
hand. 

45  There  failed  not  aught  of  any  good 
thing  which  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 
the  house  of  If'ra-el ;  all  came  to  pass. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THEN   J6sh'u-a   called   the  ReO'ben- 
ites,  and  the  Gad'ites,  and  the  half 
tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh, 

2  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  have  kept  all 
that  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded  you,  and  have  obeyed  my  voice 
in  all  that  I  comman'ded  you  : 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren  these 
many  days  unto  this  day,  but  have  kept 
the  charge  of  the  command'ment  of  the 
Lord  your  God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
given  rest  unto  your  brethren,  as  he  prom- 
ised them :  there'fore  now  return  ye,  and 
get  you  unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the  land 
of  your  poffes'sion,  which  Mo'fes  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  gave  you  on  the  other 
side  Jor  dan. 

5  But  take  diligent  heed  to  do  the  com- 
mand'ment and  the  law,  which  Mo'fes  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  charged  you,  to  love 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  command'ments, 
and  to  cleave  unto  him,  and  to  serve  him 
with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your 
soul. 

6  So  J6sh'u-a  bless'ed  them,  and  sent 
them  away  :  and  they  went  unto  their 
tents. 

7  Now,  to  the  one  half  of  the  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'seh,  Mo'fes  had  given  po$^cs'sion 
in  Ba'shan  ;  but  unto  the  other  half  there- 
of gave  Josh'u-a  among  their  brethren  on 
this  side  Jor'dan  west'ward.  And  when 
J6sh'u-a  sent  them  away  also  unto  their 
tents,  then  he  bless'ed  them  ; 

8  And  he  spake  unto  them,  saying.  Re- 
turn with  much  riches  unto  your  tents, 
and  with  very  much  cattle,  with  silver, 
and  with  gold,  and  with  brass,  and  with 
iron,  and  with  very  much  raiment :  di- 
vide the  spoil  of  your  enemies  with  your 
brethren. 

9  And  the  children  of  Refi'ben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  the  half  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'seh,  returned,  and  departed  from 
the   children   of  if'ra-el   out   of  Shi'loh, 

■^'"'h  is  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  to  go 
'»  the  country  of  Gil'e-ad,  to  the  land 
♦.heir  pofjes'sion,  whereof  they  were 


7%e  l$'ra-elAtes  offended. 


poffess'ed,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  the  han<l  of  Mo'fes. 

10  And  when  they  came  unto  the  bor- 
ders of  Jor'dan,  that  are  in  the  land  ol 
Ca'na-an,  the  children  of  Reft'ben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'seh,  built  there  an  altar  by  Jor'- 
dan, a  great  altar  'to  see  to. 

11  And  the  childlen  of  If'ra-el  heard 
say,  Behold,  the  children  of  Reft'ben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half  tribe 
of  Ma-nas'seh,  have  built  an  altar  over 
against'  the  land  of  Cfi'na-an,  in  the  bor- 
ders of  Jor'dan,  at  the  passage  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el. 

12  And  when  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
heard  o/zY,  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Shi'loh,  to  go  up  to  war  against' 
them. 

13  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  sent 
unto  the  children  of  Reft'ben,  and  to  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  half  tribe  of 
Ma-nas'seh,  into  the  land  of  Gil'e-ad, 
Phin'e-has,  the  son  of  E-le-a'zar  the  priest  ; 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of  each 
chief  house  a  prince  throughout  all  the 
tribes  of  If'ra-el ;  and  each  one  teas  a  head 
of  the  house  of  their  fathers  among  the 
thousands  of  If'ra-el. 

15  And  they  came  unto  the  children  of 
Reft'ben,  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and 
to  the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  unto  the 
land  of  Gil'e-ad  ;  and  they  spake  with 
them,  saying, 

16  Thus  saith  the  whole  congregation 
of  the  Lord,  What  tres'pass  is  this  that 
ye  have  committed  against'  the  God  of 
If'ra-el,  to  turn  away  this  day  from  follow- 
ing the  Lord,  in  that  ye  have  builded  you 
an  altar,  that  ye  might  rebel  this  day 
against'  the  Lord  ? 

17  7*  the  iniquity  of  Pe'or  too  little  for 
us,  from  which  we  are  not  cleansed  unti 
this  day,  although  there  was  a  plague  in 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away  this  day 
from  following  the  Lord  ?  and  it  will  be, 
seeing  ye  rebel  to-day  against'  the  Lord, 
that  to-morrow  he  will  be  wroth  with  the 
whole  congregation  of  If'ra-el. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land  of  your 
poffes'sion  he  unclean,  then  pass  ye  over 
unto  the  land  of  the  poffes'sion  of  the 
Lord,  wherein  the  Lord's  tabernacle 
dwelleth,  and  take  poffes'sion  among  us : 
but  rebel  not  against'  the  Lord,  nor  rebel 
against'  us,  in  building  you  an  altar,  be- 
side the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

20  Did  not  A'chan  the  son  of  Ze'rah 
commit  a  tres'pass  in  the  accursed  thing, 
and  wrath  fell  on  all  the  congregation  of 
If'ra-el  ?  and  that  man  perished  not  alone 
in  his  iniquity. 

21  Then  the  children  of  Reft'ben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half  tribe  of 

906 


The  Ig'ra-Bl-lles  pacified.  JOSH'UA. 

Ma-nas'seh,  answered  and  said   unto  the 
heads  of  the  thousands  of  Ij'ra-el, 

22  The  Lord  God  of  gods,  the  Lord 
God  of  gods,  he  knoweth,  and  ij'ra-el  he 
shall  know  :  if  it  be  in  rebellion,  or  if  in 
transgression  against'  the  Lord,  (save  us 
not  this  day,) 


Jash'U'O^s  exhortation. 
the  children  of  P..efl'ben,  and  from  the 
children  of  Gad,  out  of  the  land  of  Gil'e- 
ad,  unto  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-el,  and  brought  them  word 
again'. ' 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the  children 
of  Ij'ra-el  ;    and  the  children   of    i§'ra-el 


23  That  we  have  built  us   an  altar  to  bless'ed  God,  and  did  not  intend  to  go  up 


turn  from  following  the  Lord,  or  if  to 
offer  thereon  burnt-offering  or  meat-offer- 
ing, or  if  to  offer  peace-offerings  thereon, 
let  the  Lord  himself  require  it  ; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather  done  it 
for  fear  of  this  thing,  saying.  In  time  to 
come  your  children  might  speak  unto  our 
children,  saying,  What  have  you  to  do 
with  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el  ? 

25  For  the  Lord  hath  made  Jor'dan  a 
border  between  us  and  you  ;  ye  children 
of  Reft'ben,  and  children  of  Gad,  ye  have 
no  part  in  the  Lord  :  so  shall  your  chil- 
dren make  our  children  cease  from  fearing 
the  Lord. 

26  There'fore  we  said,  Let  us  now  pre- 
pare to  build  us  an  altar,  not  for  burnt- 
offering,  nor  for  sac'rifi9e  : 

27  But  that  it  viay  be  a  witness  between 
us  and  you,  and  our  generations  after  us, 
that  we  might  do  the  ser'vice  of  the  Lord 
before  him  with  our  burnt-offerings,  and 
with  our  sac'rifiges,  and  with  our  peace- 
offerings  ;  that  your  children  may  not  say 
to  our  children  in  time  to  come,  Ye  have 
no  part  in  the  Lord. 

28  There'fore  said  we,  that  it  shall  be, 
when  they  should  so  say  to  us,  or  to  our 
generations  in  time  to  come,  that  we  may 
say  agaiii\  Behold  the  pattern  of  the  altar 
of  the  Lord,  which  our  fathers  made,  not 
for  burnt-offerings,  nor  for  sac'rif  i^es  ;  but 
it  is  a  witness  between  us  and  you. 

29  God  forbid  that  we  should  rebel 
against'  the  Lord,  and  turn  this  day  from 
following  the  Lord,  to  build  an  altar  for 
burnt-offerings,  for  meat-offerings,  or  for 
sac'rif  19CS,  besides  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
our  God  that  is  before  his  tabernacle. 

30  And  when  I'hin'e-has  the  priest,  and 
the  princes  of  the  congregation,  and  heads 
of  the  thousands  of  Ij'ra-el  which  were  with 
him,  heard  the  words  that  the  children  of 
Reft'ben  and  the  children  of  Gad,  and  the 
children  of  Ma-nas'seh,  spake,  it  pleased 
them. 

31  And  Phin'e-has  the  son  of  E-le-a'zar 
the  priest  said  unto  the  children  of  Reu'- 
ben,  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  children  of  Ma-nas'seh,  This  day  we 
perceive'  that  the  Lord  is  among  us,  be- 
cause ye  have  not  committed  this  tres'- 
pass  against'  the  Lord  :  now  ye  have  de 
livered  the  children  of  i§'ra-el  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Lord 

32  And  Phin'e-has  the  son  of  E-le-a'zar 
the  priest,  and  the  princes,  returned  from 


against'  them  in  battle,  to  destroy'  the 
land  wherein  the  children  of  Reii'ben  and 
Gad  dwelt. 

34  And  the  children  of  lleft'ben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  called  the  altar  Ed: 
for  it  shall  be  a  witness  between  us  that 
the  Lord  is  God. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  a  long  time  after 
that  the  Lord  had  given  rest  unto 
If 'ra-el  from  all  their  enemies  round  about', 
that  Josh'u-d  waxed  old  and  stricken  in 
age. 

2  And  Jiish'u-a  called  for  all  If'ra-el, 
and  for  their  elders,  and  for  their  heads, 
and  for  their  judges,  and  for  their  officers, 
and  said  unto  them,  I  am  old  and  stricken 
in  age  : 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  done  unto  all  these  nations 
because  of  you  :  for  the  Lord  your  God 
is  he  that  hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  I  have  divided  unto  you  by 
lot  these  nations  that  remain,  to  be  an  in- 
heritance for  your  tribes,  from  Jor'dan, 
with  all  the  nations  that  I  have  cut  off, 
even  unto  the  great  sea  west' ward. 

5  And  the  Lord  your  God,  he  shall  ex- 
pel them  from  before  you,  and  drive  them 
from  out  of  your  sight ;  and  ye  shall  pof- 
jess'  their  land,  as  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
promised  unto  you. 

6  Be  ye  there'fore  very  courageous,  to 
keep  and  to  do  all  that  is  Avritten  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  Mo'fes,  that  ye  turn  not 
aside  therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 
left ; 

7  That  ye  come  not  among  these  na- 
tions, these  that  remain  among  you ; 
neither  make  mention  of  the  name  of  their 
gods,  nor  cause  to  swear  by  them,  neither 
serve  them,  nor  bow  yourselves  unto 
them  : 

8  But  cleave  unto  the  Lord  your  God, 
as  ye  have  done  unto  this  day. 

9  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out  from  be- 
fore you  great  nations  and  strong :  but  as 
for  you,  no  man  hath  been  able  to  stand 
before  you  unto  this  day. 

10  One  man  of  you  shall  chase  a  thou- 
sand :  for  the  Lord  your  God,  he  it  is 
that  fighteth  for  you,  as  he  hath  promised 
you. 

1 1  Take  good  heed  there'fore  unto  your 
selves,  that  ye  love  the  Lord  your  God. 

12  Else  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go  back, 
and  cleave  unto  the  remnamt  of  these  na- 


*  a-gen'. 


WJ 


Ji'ish  u-iVs  exhortation. 
tiotis.  even  these  that  remain   among  you, 
aiifl  shall  make  marriages  with  them,  and 
go  in  unto  them,  and  they  to  you  : 

13  Know  for  a  cer'tainty  that  the  Lonn 
yotirGod  will  no  more  drive  out  any  of 
these  nations  from  before  you  ;  but  they 
shall  be  snares  and  traps  unto  you,  and 
scourges  in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your 
eyes,  until  ye  perish  from  off  this  good 
land,  which  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
given  you. 

14  And,  behold,  this  day  I  am  going  the 
way  of  all  the  earth :  and  ye  know  in  all 
your  hearts,  and  in  all  your  souls,  that 
not  one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the  good 
things  which  the  Lord  your  God  spake 
concer'nlng  you ;  all  are  come  to  pass 
unto  you,  and  not  one  thing  hath  failed 
thereof. 

15  There  fore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
a?  all  good  things  are  come  upon  you, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  promised  you  ; 


JOSirUA.  (Jod  rehcarseth  his  beneftls  to  I^'ra-el 
he  put  darkness  between  you  and  the 
E-eyp'ti-anf,  and  brought  the  sea  upon 
them,  and  covered  them:  and  your  eyes 
have  seen  what  1  have  done  in  E'eypt: 
and  ye  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  a  long 
season. 

8  And  I  brought  you  into  th«  land  of 
the  Am'o-rites,  which  dwelt  on  the  other 
side  Jor'dan  ;  and  they  fought  with  you : 
and  I  gave  them  into  your  hand,  that  ye 
might  pofjess'  their  land  ;  and  I  destroy'ed 
them  from  before  you. 

9  Then  Ba'lak  the  son  of  Zip'por,  king 
of  Mo'ab,  aroje  and  warred  against'  Ij'ra-el 
and  sent  and  called  IJa'laam  the  son  of 
Be'or  to  curse  you  : 

10  But  1  ^rould  not  hearken  unto  Ba'- 
laam  ;  there'/ore  he  bless'ed  you  still :  so  1 
delivered  you  out  of  his  hand. 

11  And  ye  went  over  Jor'dan,  and  came 
unto  Jer'i-eho:  and  the  men  of  Jer'i-cho 
fought  against'  you,  the  Am'o-rltes,  and  the 


shall  the  Lord  bring  upon  you  all  evil  i  Fer'iz-zites,  and  the  Can'aan-ites,  and  the 
things,   until  he  have  destroy'ed  you  from  I  Hit'tltes,    and    the     Gir'ga-shites,  ^     the 


off  this  good   land  which  the  I^ord  your 
God  hath  given  you. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  he 
comnian'ded  you,  and  have  gone  and 
served  other  gods,  and  bowed  yourselves 
to  them  ;  then  shall  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
be  kindled  against'  you,  and  ye  shall  perish 
quickly  from  off  the  good  land  which  he 
hath  given  unto  you. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  J6sh'u-a  gathered  all  the  tribes 
of  If 'ra-el  to  She'chem,  and  called  for 
the  elders  of  If'ra-el,  and  for  their  heads, 
and  for  their  judges,  and  for  their  officers  ; 
and  they  presented  themselves  before 
God. 

2  And  J6sh'u-a  said  unto  all  the  people. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el, 
Your  fathers  dwelt  on  the  other  side  of  the 
flood  in  old  time,  eren  I'e'rah  the  father  of 
A.'bra-ham,  and  the  father  of  Na'chor  :  and 
they  served  other  gods. 

3  And  I  took  your  father  A'bra-ham  from 
the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and  led  him 
throughi>ut  all  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  and 
multiplied  his  seed,  and  gave  him  l'|aac. 

4  And  I  gave  unto  I'|aac,  Ja'cob  and 
E'sau  ;  and  1  gave  unto  E'sau  mount  Se'ir, 
to  pofjess'  it :  but  Ja'cob  and  his  children 
went  down  into  E'gypt. 

5  I  sent  Mo'fes  also  and  .4a'r6n,  and  I 
plagued  E'eypt,  according  to  that  which  I 
did  among  them :  and  afterward  I  brought 
you  out. 

6  And  I  brought  your  fathers  out  of 
E'f  ypt :  and  you  came  unto  the  sea  ;  and 
the  E-|yp'ti-an§  pursued  after  your  fathers 
"with  chariots  and  horsemen  unto  the  Red 
Sea. 


Hi'vltes,  and  the   Jeb'u-sites  ;  and   I  de- 
livered them  into  your  hand. 

12  And  I  sent  the  hornet  before  you, 
which  drave  them  out  from  before  you, 
eren  the  two  kings  of  the  Am'o-rltes  ;  but 
not  with  thy  stford,  nor  with  thy  b5w. 

13  And  I  have  given  you  a  land  for 
which  ye  did  not  labour,  and  cities  which 
ye  built  not,  and  ye  dwell  in  them  ;  of  the 
vine'yards-  and  oliveyards  which  ye  plant- 
ed not,  do  ye  eat. 

14  Now  there'fore  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him  in  sincerity  and  in  truth :  and 
put  away  the  gods  which  your  fathers 
served  on  the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and 
in  E'eypt ;  and  serve  ye  the  Lord. 

15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve 
the  Lord,  choose  you  this  day  whom  you 
will  serve  ;  whether  the  gods  which  your 
fathers  served,  that  wire  on  the  other  side 
of  the  flood,  or  the  gods  of  the  Am'o-rites, 
in  whose  land  ye  dwell :  but  as  for  me  and 
my  house,  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  people  answered  and  said. 
God  forbid  that  we  should  forsake  the 
Lord,  to  serve  other  gods  ; 

17  For  the  Lord  our  God,  he  it  is  that 
brought  us  up,  and  our  fathers,  out  of  the 

and  of  E'eypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage, 
and  which  did  those  great  signs  in  our 
sight,  and  prejerv'ed  us  in  all  the  way 
wherein  we  went,  and  among  all  the  peo- 
ple through  whom  we  pass'ed  : 

18  And  the  Lord  drave  out  from  before 
us  all  the  people,  even  the  Am'o-rites 
which  dwelt  in  the  land :  there'fore  will 
we  also  serve  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  our 
God. 

19  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  the  people, 
Ye  cannot  serve  the   Lord  :  for  he  is 


7  And  when  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  |holy  God  ;  he  is  a  jealous  God  ;  he  will 


*   Gcr'ga-thtles. 


vin'yerdz. 


208 


Josh'u-a's  exhortaiton.  JUDG'ES. 

not   forgive  your  traasgressions  nor  your 


20  If  ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and  serve 
strange  gods,  then  he  will  turn  and  do  you 
hurt,  and  consume  you,  after  that  he  hath 
done  you  good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto  Josh'u-a, 
Nay,  but  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

22  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  the  people, 
Ye  are.  witnesses  against'  yourselves  that 
ye  have  chosen  you  the  Lord,  to  serve 
him.     And  they  said.  We  are  witnesses. 

23  Now  therc'fore  put  away,  said  Ae,  the 
strange  gods  which  arc  among  you,  and 
incline  your  heart  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
If'ra-el. 

24  And  the  people  said  unto  Josh'u-a, 
The  Lord  our  God  will  we  serve,  and  his 
voice  will  we  obey. 

23  So  Josh'u-a  made  a  covenant  with 
the  people  that  day,  and  set  them  a  stat- 
ute and  an  ordinance  in  She'chem. 

26  And  Josh'u-a  wrote  these  words  in 
the  book  of  the  law  of  God,  and  took  a 
great  stone, and  set  it  up  there  under  an  oak, 
that  was  by  the  sanc'tuary  ^  of  the  Lord. 

27  And  Josh'u-a  said  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple, Behold,  this  stone  shall  be  a  witness 
unto  us  ;  for  it  hath  heard  all  the  words  of 


He'bron  taken. 
the  Lord  which  he  spake  unto  us :  it  shall 
be  there'fore  a  witness  unto  you,  lest  ye 
deny  your  God. 

28  So  Josh'u-a  let  the  people  depart, 
every  man  unto  his  inheritance. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  Nun,  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  being  a  hun- 
dred and  ten  years  old. 

30  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border 
of  his  inheritance  in  Tim'nath-Se'rah, 
which  is  in  mount  E'phra-Tm,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  hill  of  Ga'ash. 

31  And  l!;'ra-el  served  the  Lord  all  the 
days  of  Josh'u-a,  and  all  the  days  of  the 
elders  that  overlived  Josh'u-a,  and  which 
had  known  all  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
that  he  had  done  for  If'ra-el. 

32  And  the  bones  of  Jo'seph,  which  the 
children  of  ij'ra-el  brought  up  out  of 
E'|ypt,  buried  they  in  She'chem,  in  a  parcel 
of  ground  which  Ja'cob  bought  of  the  sons 
of  lla'mor,  the  fathtr  of  She'chem,  for  a 
hundred  pieces  of  silver:  and  it  became 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Jo'seph. 

33  And  E-le-a'zar,  the  son  of  Aa'rbn, 
died ;  and  they  buried  him  in  a  hill  that 
pertain' ed  to  Phin'e-has  his  son,  which  was 
given  him  in  mount  E'phra-im. 


1[  The  BOOK  of  JUDG'ES. 


CHAPTER  L 

NOW,  after  the  death  of  J6sh'u-a,  it 
came  to  pass,  that  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el  asked  the  Lord,  saying.  Who  shall 
go  up  for  us  against'  the  Can'aan-Ttes  first, 
to  fight  against'  them  ? 

2  And  the  LoRDsaid,  Ju'dah  shallgoup: 
behold,  1  have  delivered  the  land  into  his 
hand. 

3  And  Jii'dah  said  unto  Sim'e-on  his 
br6ther.  Come  up  with  me  into  my  lot,  that 
■we  may  fight  against'  the  Can'aan-ites  ; 
and  I  likewise  will  go  with  thee  into  thy 
lot.    So  Sim'e-6n  went  with  him. 

4  And  Ju'dah  went  up  ;  and  the  Lord 
delivered  the  Can'aan-ites  and  the  Per'iz- 
zTtes  into  their  hand:  and  they  slew  of 
them  in  Be'zek  ten  thousand  men. 

5  And  they  found  X-do-ni-be'zek  in  Be'- 
zek ;  and  they  fought  against'  him,  and 
they  slew  the  Can'aan-ites  and  the  Per'iz- 
zites. 

6  But  X-do-ni-be'z^k  fled:  and  they  pur- 
sued after  him,  and  caught  him,  and  cut 
off  his  thumbs  and  his  great  toes. 

7  And  A-do-ni-be'zek  said.  Threescore 
and  ten  kings,  having  their  thumbs  and 
their  great  toes  cut  off,  gathered  their 
meat  under  my  table :  as  I  have  done, 
so    God    hath    requited  me.      And  they 

'  snngk'lahu-a-re. 

S2  14 


brought  him  to  Je-rfl'sa-lem,  and  there  he 
died. 

8  IT  Now  the  children  of  Ju'dah  had  fought 
against'  Je-ril'sa-lem,  and  had  taken  it,  and 
smitten  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
set  the  city  on  fire. 

9  And  afterward  the  children  of  Ju'dah 
went  down  to  fight  against'  the  Can'aan- 
Ttes,  that  dwelt  in  the  moun'tain,  and  in 
the  south,  and  in  the  valley. 

10  And  Ju'dah  went  against'  the  Can- 
aan-ites  that  dwelt  in  He'bron,  (now'  the 
name  of  He'bron  before  was  Kir'jath-Ar  - 
ba,)  and  they  slew  She'shai,  and_A-hT- 
man,  and  Tal'mai. 

11  And  from  thence  he  went  against' 
the  inhabitants  of  De'bir ;  (and  the  name 
of  De'bfr  before  was  Kir'jath-Se'ph6r  :)2 

12  And  Ca'leb  said.  He  that  smitetb 
Kir'jath-Se'pher,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will 
I  give  Ach'sah  my  daughter  to  wife. 

13  And  Oth'ni-el  the  son  of  Ke'naz,  Ca'- 
leb's  younger  brother,  took  it :  and  he  gave 
him  Ach'sah  his  daughter  to  wife. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  came 
to  him.,  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her 
father  a  field:  and  she  lighted  from  off  her 
ass  ;  and  Ca'leb  said  unto  her,  What  wilt 
thou  ? 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  Give  me  a 

2  Kcr'jath-Si'fur. 
3CS 


The  acts  of  Bcn'ja-min.  JUDG'ES 

blessing  :  for  thou  hast  given  me  a  south 
land,  give  me  also  springs  of  water.  And 
^a'leb  gave  her  the  upper  springs  and  the 
nether  springs.  ^ 

16  IT  And  the  children  of  the  Kenlte, 
Mo'fes'  father-in-law,  went  up  out  of  the 
city  of  palm-trees  with  the  children  of  Ju'- 
dah,  into  the  wilderness  of  Ju'dah,  which 
lidh  in  the  south  of  A'rad :  and  they 
went  and  dwelt  among  the  people.  ^ 

17  And  Ju'dah  went  with  Sim'e-6n  his 
brother,  and  they  slew  the  Can'aan-ites 
that  inhabited  Ze'phath,  and  utterly  de- 
stroy'ed  it :  (And  the  name  of  the  city  was 
called  Hor'mah.) 

18  Also  Ju'dah  took  Ga'za  with  the 
coast  thereof,  and  Is'ke-lon  with  the  coast 
thereof,  and  Ek'ron  with  the  coast  thereof. 

19  And  the  Lord  was  with  Ju'dah, 
and  he  drave  out  Ihe  inhabitants  of  the 
mdun'tain,  but  could  not  drive  out  the  in- 
habitants of  the  valley,  because  they  had 
chariots  of  iron. 

20  And  they  gave  He'bron  unto  Ca'leb, 
as  Mo'f  es  said :  and  he  expelled  thence  the 
three  sons  of  A'nak. 

21  H  And  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min 
did  not  drive  out  the  Jeb'u-sites  that  in- 
habited Je-rft'sa-lem ;  but  the  Jeb'u-sTtes 
dwell  with  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  in 
Je-rft'sa-lem  unto  this  day. 

22  T  And  the  house  of  Jo'seph,  they 
also  went  up  against'  Beth'el  :  and  the 
LoBD  was  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Jo'seph  sent  to 
descry  Beth'el :  (Now  the  name  of  the 
city  before  was  Liiz.) 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man  come  forth 
oui  of  the  city  ;  and  they  said  unto  him, 
Show  us,  we  pray  thee,  the  entrance  into 
the  city,  and  we  will  show  thee  mercy. 

25  And  when  he  showed  them  the  en- 
trance into  the  city,  they  smote  the  city 
with  the  edge  of  the  su'ord  ;  but  they  let 
go  the  man  and  all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the  land  of 
the  Hit'tites,  and  built  a  city,  and  called 
the  name  thereof  Liiz :  which  is  the  name 
thereof  unto  this  day. 

27  H  Neither  did  Ma-nas'seh  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Beth-she'an  and  her 
towns,  nor  Ta'a-nach  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  ib'le-am  and  her  towns, 
nor  the  inhabitants  of  Me-gid'do  and  her 
tewns :  but  the  Can'aan-ites  would  dwell 
in  that  land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ij'ra-el 
was  strong,  that  they  put  the  Can'aan-ites 
to  tribute,  and  did  not  utterly  drive  them 
out. 

29  Neither  did  E'phra-im  drive  out  the 
Can'aan-ites  that  dwelt  in  Ge'zer  ;  but  the 

'  Can'aan-ites  dwelt  in  Ge'zer  among  them. 

30  Neither  did  Zeb'u-lon  drive  out  the 


l§'ra-cl  reproved  at  Bb'ch'im. 
inhabitants  of  Kit'ron,  nor  the  inhabitants 
of  Na'ha-161 ;  but  the  Can'aan-ites  dwelt 
am6ng  them,  and  became  tributaries. 

31  Neither  did  Ash'er  drive  out  the  in- 
habitants of  Ac'cho,  nor  the  inhabitants  of 
Zi'don,  nor  of  Ah'lab,  nor  of  Ich'zTb,  nor 
of  Ilel'bah,  nor  of  A'phek,  nor  of  Re'hob  : 

32  But  the  Ash'er-ites  dwelt  among  the 
Can'aan-ites,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  ; 
for  they  did  not  drive  them  out. 

33  Neither  did  Naph'ta-IT  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Beth'she-mesh,  nor  the  in- 
habitants of  Beth'a-nath  ;  but  he  dwelt 
among  the  Can'aan-ites,  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land  :  nevertheless  the  inhabitants 
of  Beth'she-mesh  and  of  Beth'a-nath  bR- 
came  tributaries  unto  them. 

34  IT  And  the  Am'o-rTtes  forced  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan  into  the  moiln'tain:  for  they 
would  not  suffer  them  to  come  down  to 
the  valley  : 

35  But  the  Am'o-rites  would  dwell  in 
mount  He'res  in  Ai'ja-lon,^  and  in  Sha-al'- 
bim  ;  yet  the  hand  of  the  house  of  Jo'seph 
prevailed,  so  that  they  became  tribu- 
taries. 

36  And  the  coast  of  the  Am'o-rites  teas 
from  the  going  up  to  Ak-rab'bim,  from  the 
rock,  and  vip'ward. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  an  angel  of  the  Lord  came  up 
from  Gil'gal,  to  Bo'chim,  and  said,  I 
made  you  to  go  up  out  of  E'|ypt,  and 
have  brought  you  unto  the  land  which  I 
sware  unto  your  fathers ;  and  I  said,  I  will 
never  break  my  covenant  with  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  make  no  league  with 
the  inhabitants  of  this  land ;  ye  shall 
throw  down  their  altars :  but  ye  have  not 
obeyed  my  voice  :  why  have  ye  done  this  ? 

3  Wherefore  I  also  said,  I  will  not  drive 
them  out  from  before  you  ;  but  they  shall 
be  as  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  their  gods 
shall  be  a  snare  unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  spake  these  words  unto  all 
the  children  of  If'ra-el,  that  the  people 
lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of  that 
place  Bo'chim  :  and  they  sac'rif  iged  there 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  IT  And  when  Josh'u-a  had  let  the  peo- 
ple go,  the  children  of  if'ra-el  went  every 
man  unto  his  inheritance  to  pof  jess'  the 
land. 

7  And  the  people  served  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  Josh'u-a,  and  all  the  days  of 
the  elders  that  outlived  Josh'u-a,  who  had 
seen  all  the  great  works  of  the  Lord,  that 
he  did  for  I§'ra-el. 

8  And  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  N&n,  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  died,  being  a  hun- 
dred and  ten  years  old. 

9  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of 
his  inheritance  in  TTm'nath-He'res,  in  the 


Ad'ja-lon. 


210 


,An  angel  rebuketh  I§'ra-el. 

mount  of  E'phra-im,  on  the  north  side  of 

the  hill  Ga'ash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation  were 
gathered  unto  their  fathers :  and  there 
arofe  another  "feneration  after  them,  which 
knew  not  the  Lord,  nor  yet  the  works 
which  he  had  done  for  If'ra-el. 

1 1  And  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served  Ba'al-Im  : 

12  And  they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers,  whicli  brought  them  out  of 
the  land  of  E'eypt,  and  followed  other  gods, 
of  the  gods  of  the  people  that  were  round 
about'  them,  and  bowed  themselves  unto 
them,  and  provoked   the  Lord   to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and 
served  Ba'al  and  Ash'ta-roth. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against'  Ij'ra-el,  and  he  delivered  them  into 
the  hands  of  spoilers  that  spoiled  them, 
and  he  sold  them  into  the  hands  of  their 
enemies  round  about',  so  that  they  could 
not  any  longer  stand  before  their  enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  they  went  out,  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  against'  them  for 
evil,  as  the  Lord  had  said,  and  as  the 
Lord  had  sworn  unto  them :  and  they 
were  greatly  distressed. 

16  Nevertheless  the  Lord  raised  up 
judges,  which  delivered  them  out  of  the 
hand  of  those  that  spoiled  them. 

17  And  yet  they  would  not  hearken 
unto  their  judp;es,  but  they  went  a  whor- 
ing after  other  gods,  and  bov/ed  themselves 
unto  them  :  they  turned  quickly  out  of  the 
way  which  their  fathers  walked  in,  obeying 
the  command'ments  of  the  Lord  ;  but 
they  did  not  so. 

18  And  when  the  Lord  raised  them  up 
judges,  then  the  Lord  was  with  the  judge, 
and  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
their  enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge : 
for  it  repented  the  Lord  because  of  their 
groanings,  by  reason  of  them  that  oppress- 
ed them  and  vexed  them. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  judge 
was  dead,  that  they  returned  and  corrupt- 
ed Ihemselves  more  than  their  fathers,  in 
following  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and  to 
bow  down  unto  them :  they  ceased  not 
from  their  own  doings,  nor  from  their  stub- 
born way. 

20  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against'  I§'ra-el ;  and  he  said.  Because 
that  this  people  hath  transgressed  my  cov- 
enant which  I  comman'ded  their  fathers, 
and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice, 

21  I  also  will  not  henceforth  drive  out 
any  from  before  them  of  the  nations  which 
Josh'u-a  left  when  he  died ; 

22  That  through  them  I  may  prove  If'- 
ra-el,  whether  they  will  keep  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  to  walk  therein,  as  their  fathers 
did  keep  it,  or  not. 

23  There'fore  the  Lord  left  those  na- 
tioni,  without  driving  them  out  hastily ; 


JUDG'ES.  The  nations  left  to  prote  Ig'ra-cl. 
neither  delivered  he  them  into  the  hand 
of  Josh'u-a. 

CHAP.  in. 

Now  these  are  the  nations  which  the 
Lord  left,  to  prove  If'ra-el  by  them ; 
(e7-f7i  as  many  of  I^'ra-cl  as  had  not  known 
all  the  wars  of  Ca'na-an  ; 

2  Only  that  the  generations  of  the  chil- 
dren of  l|'ra-el  might  know  to  teach  them 
war,  at  the  least  such  as  before  knew 
nothing  thereof;) 

3  J^aineb/,  five  lords  of  the  Phi-lTs'tines, 
and  all  the  Can'aan-ltes,  and  the  Sl-do'ni- 
anf,  and  the  Hl'vites  that  dwelt  in  mount 
Leb'a-non,  from  mount  Ba'al-Her'mon  unto 
the  entering  in  of  Ha'math. 

4  And  they  were  to  prove  If'ra-el  by 
them,  to  know  whether  they  would  heark- 
en unto  the  command'ments  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  comman'ded  their  fathers  by  the 
hand  of  Mo'fes. 

5  IT  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  dwelt 
among  the  Can'aan-ltes,  Hit'tites,  and 
Am'o-r7tes,  and  Per'iz-zites,  and  Hl'vites, 
and  .leb'u-sTtes  : 

6  And  they  took  their  daughters  to  be 
their  wives,  and  gave  their  daughters  to 
their  sons,  and  served  their  gods. 

7  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  did  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  forgat  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  served  Ba'al-im  and 
the  groves. 

8  There'fore  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
hot  against'  l§'ra-el,  and  he  sold  them  into 
the  hand  of  Chush'an-Rish-a-tha'im  king 
of  Mes-o-p6-ta'mi-a :  and  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  served  Chush'an-Rish-a-tha'Im 
eight  years. 

9  And  when  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised  up 
a  deliverer  to  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  who 
delivered  them,  even  oth'ni-el  the  son  of 
Ke'naz,  Ca'leb's  younger  brother. 

10  And  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  he  judged  If'ra-el,  and 
went  out  to  war :  and  the  Lord  delivereo 
Chush'an-RTsh-a-tha'im  king  of  Mes-6-po 
ta'mi-a  into  his  hand  ;  and  his  hand  pre 
vailed  against'  Chush'an-Rish-a-tha'im. 

11  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  vears 
and  Oth'ni-el  the  son  of  Ke'naz  die*" 

12  IT  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did  evil 
again'  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  and  th« 
Lord  strengthened  Eg'lon  the  king  o( 
Mo'ab  against'  If'ra-el,  because  they  had 
done  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the  chil- 
dren of  Am'mon  and  Am'a-lek,  and  went 
and  smote  If'ra-el,  and  pofjess'ed  the  city 
of  palm-trees. 

14  So  the  children  of  If'ra-el  served 
fig'lon  the  king  of  Mo'ab  eighteen  years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised 
them  up  a  deliverer,  E'hud  the  son  of 
Ge'ra,  a  Ben'ja-mite,  a  man  left-handed  • 

211 


E'hicd  kiUelh  ig'lUn. 

and  by  him  the  children  of  I^'ra-tl  sent  a 

present  unto  £g'16n  the  king  of  McVab. 

IG  But  E'hiid  made  him  a  dagger,  which 
had  two  edges,  of  a  cubit  length  ;  and  he 
did  "-ird'  it  under  his  raiment  upon  his 
right  thigh. 

17  And  he  brought  the  present  unto 
£g'16n  king  of  Mo'ab ;  and  Eg'lon  was  a 
very  fat  man. 

18  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  to 
olfer  the  present,  he  sent  away  the  people 
that  bare  the  present. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again  from 
the  quar'ries  that  wire  by  Gil'gal,  and 
said,  I  have  a  secret  errand  unto  thee,  O 
king:  who  said,  Keep  silence.  And  all 
that  stood  by  him  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  K'hud  came  unto  him  ;  and  he 
was  sitting  in  a  summer  parlour,  which  he 
had  for  himself,  alone  :  and  Ehud  said,  I 
have  a  message  from  God  unto  thee.  And 
be  ar5f e  out  of  his  seat. 

21  And  E'hud  put  forth  his  left  hand, 
and  took  the  dagger  from  his  right  thigh, 
and  thrust  it  into  his  belly. 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in  after  the 
blade  ;  and  the  fat  closed  upon  the  blade, 
so  that  he  could  not  draw  the  dagger  out 
of  his  belly  -,  and  the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  E'hud  went  forth  through  the 
porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of  the  par- 
lour upon  him,  and  locked  them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  his  servants 
came  ;  and  when  they  saw  that,  behold, 
the  doors  of  the  parlour  were  locked,  they 
said,  Surely  he  covereth  his  feet  in  his 
summer  chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  they  were 
asha'med ;  and,  behold,  he  opened  not 
The  doors  of  the  parlour  :  there'f  ore  they 
took  a  key  and  opened  them :  and,  be- 
hold, their  lord  icas  fallen  down  dead  on 
the  earth. 

26  And  E'hiid  escaped  while  they  tar- 
ried, and  passed  beyond  the  quar'ries,  and 
escaped  unto  Se'i-rath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come,  that  he  blew  a  trumpet  in  the  moun- 
tain of  E'phra-Tm,  and  the  children  of  Ij'- 
ra-el  went  down  with  him  from  the  mount, 
and  he  before  them. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Follow  after 
me  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  your 
';nemies  the  Mo'ab-ltes  into  your  hand. 
And  they  went  down  after  him,  and  took 
the  fords  of  Jor'dan  to'u'ard  Mo'ab,  and 
suffered  not  a  man  to  pass  over. 

29  And  they  slew  of  Mo'ab  at  that  time 
about'  ten  thousand  men,  all  lusty,  and  all 
men  of  valour;  and  there  escaped  not  a 
man. 

30  So  M5'ab  was  subdued  that  day  un- 
der the  hand  of  Ij'ra-el.  And  the  land 
had  rest  fourscore  years. 

31  And  after  him  was  Sham'gar,    the 

1 


A" 


JUDG'ES.  Dcb'o-rah  and  Ba'rak  deliver  Is'ra-el. 
son  of  A'nath,   which  slew  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines   six   hundred  men  with  an  ox-goad : 
and  he  also  delivered  Ij'ra-el. 
CHAP.  IV. 
ND  the  children  of  If'ra-el  again'  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lokd,  when 
E'hud  was  dead. 

2  And  the  Lord  sold  them  into  the 
hand  of  Ja'bin  king  of  Ca'na-an,  that 
reigned  in  Ha'zor  ;  the  cap'tain  of  whose 
host  was  Sis'e-ra,  which  dwelt  in  Har'o- 
sheth  of  the  Qen'tiles. 

3  And  the  children  of  l§'ra-el  cried  unto 
the  Lord  ;  for  he  had  nine  hundred  char- 
iots of  iron  :  and  twenty  years  he  mightily 
oppressed  the  children  of  l§'ra-el. 

4  And  Deb'o-rah  a  prophetess,  the  wife 
of  Lap'i-doth,  she  judged  i|'ra-el  at  that 
time. 

5  And  she  dwelt  under  the  palm-tree 
of  Deb'o-rah,  between  Ra'mah  and  Beth'- 
el  in  mount  E'phra-im  ;  and  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  came  up  to  her  for  judgment. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  Ba'rak,  the 
son  of  A-bin'o-am,  out  of  Ke'desh-JN'aph'- 
ta-li,  and  said  unto  him,  Hath  not  the 
Lord  God  of  If'ra-el  comman'ded,  saying. 
Go,  and  draw  to'itard  mount  Ta'bor,  and 
take  with  thee  ten  thousand  men  of  the 
children  of  Naph'ta-li  and  of  the  children 
of  Zeb'u-lon  ? 

7  And  I  will  draw  unto  thee,  to  the 
river  Ki'shon,  Sis'e-ra,  the  cap'tain  of  Ja'- 
bin's  army,  with  his  chariots  and  his  mul- 
titude ;  and  I  will  deliver  him  into  thine 
hand. 

8  And  Ba'rak  said  unto  her,  If  thou 
wilt  go  with  me,  then  I  will  go  ;  but  if 
thou  wilt  not  go  with  me,  then  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go  with 
thee  :  notwithstanding  the  journey  that 
thou  takest  shall  not  be  for  thine  hbn'ouT  ; 
for  the  Lord  shall  sell  Sis'e-ra  into  the 
hand  of  a  woman.  And  Deb'o-rah  arofe, 
and  went  with  Ba'rak  to  Ke'desh. 

10  And  Ba'rak  called  Zeb'u-lon  and 
Naph'ta-li  to  Ke'desh  ;  and  he  went  up 
with  ten  thousand  men  at  his  feet :  and 
Deb'o-rah  went  up  with  him. 

1 1  Now  He'ber  the  Ken'ite,  which  was 
of  the  children  of  H5'bab,  the  father-in- 
law  of  Mo'fes,  had  severed  himself  from 
the  Ken'ites,  and  pitched  his  tent  unto  the 
plain  of  Za-a-na'im,  which  is  by  Ke'- 
desh. 

12  And  they  showed  Sis'e-ra  that  Ba'- 
rak, the  son  of  A-bin'o-am,  was  gone  up 
to  mount  Ta'bor. 

13  And  Sis'e-ra  gathered  together  all 
his  chariots,  even  nine  hundred  chariots 
of  iron,  and  all  the  people  that  wire  with 
him,  from  Har'o-sheth  of  the  Qen'tiles 
unto  the  river  of  Ki'shon. 

14  And  Deb'o-rah  said  unto  Ba'rak, 
Up  ;  for  this  is  the  day  in  which  the  Lord 

gerd. 

212 


Ja'il  killeth  SU'e-ra.  JUDG'ES 

hath  delivered  Sis'e-ra  into  thine  hand 
not  the  Lord  gone  out  before  thee  ?     So 
Ba'rak  went    down    from   mount   Ta'bor, 
and  ten  thousand  men  after  him. 

15  And  the  Lord  discomfited  STs'e-ra, 
and  all  his  chariots,  and  all  his  host,  with 
the  edg;e  of  the  sword,  before  Ba'rak  ;  so 
that  Sis'e-ra  lighted  down  ofl"  his  chariot, 
and  fled  away  on  his  feet. 

16  But  Ba'rak  pursued  after  the  chari- 
ots, and  after  the  host,  unto  Har'o-sheth 
of  the  Qen'tiles  :  and  all  the  host  of  Sis'- 
e-ra fell  upon  the  edge  of  the  siuord  ;  and 
there  was  not  a  man  left. 

17  Howbeit,  Sis'e-ra  fled  away  on  his 
feet  to  the  tent  of  Ja'el  the  wife  of  He'- 
ber  the  Kea'ite  :  for  there  ivas  peace  be- 
tween Ja'bin  the  king  of  Ha'zor  and  the 
house  of  He'ber  the  Ken'ite. 

18  And  Ja'el  went  out  to  meet  Sis'e-ra, 
and  said  unto  him.  Turn  in,  my  lord,  turn 
in  to  me ;  fear  not :  and  when  he  had 
turned  in  unto  her  into  the  tent,  she  cov- 
ered him  with  a  mantle. 

19  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give  me,  I 
pray  thee,  a  little  water  to  drink  ;  for  I 
am  thirsty  :  and  she  opened  a  bottle  of 
milk,  and  gave  him  drink,  and  covered 
him. 

20  Again'  he  said  unto  her.  Stand  in  the 
door  of  the  tent ;  and  it  shall  be,  when 
any  man  doth  come  and  inquire  of  thee, 
and  say,  Is  there  any  man  here  ?  that  thou 
shalt  say,   No. 

21  Then  Ja'el,  He'ber's  wife,  took  a 
nail  of  the  tent,  and  took  a  hammer  in 
her  hand,  and  went  softly  unto  him,  and 
smote  the  nail  into  his  temples,  and  fas- 
tened it  into  the  ground  ;  (for  he  was  fast 
asleep,  and  weary  :)  so  he  died. 

22  And,  behold,  as  Ba'rdk  pursued  Sis'- 
e-ra,  Ja'el  came  out  to  meet  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  C^ome,  and  I  will  show  thee  the 
man  whom  thou  seekest.  And  when  he 
came  into  her  lent^  behold,  Sis'e-ra  lay 
dead,  and  the  nail  was  in  his  temples. 

23  So  God  subdued  on  that  day  Ja'bin 
the  king  of  Ca'na-an  before  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

24  And  the  hand  of  the  children  of  If'- 
ra-el prospered,  and  prevailed  against'  Ja'- 
bin the  king  of  Ca'na-an,  until  they  had 
destroy'ed  Ja'bin  king  of  Ca'na-an. 

CHAP.  V.' 

THEN  sang  Deb'o-rah,  and  Ba'rak  the 
son  of  A-bTn'o-am,  on  that  day,  say- 
ing, 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  for  the  aven'ging 
of  If'ra-el,  when  the  people  willingly  of- 
fered themselves. 

3  Hear,  O  ye  kings  ;  give  ear,  O  ye 
princes :  I,  even  I,  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  ; 
I  will  sing  praise  to  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'- 
7a-el. 


The  song  of  Deb'o'rah  and  Ba'rak. 
E'donr,  the  earth  trembled,  and  the  heav- 
ens dropped,  the  clouds  also  dropped  water. 
5  The  moun'talns  melted  from  before 
the  Lord,  even  that  Si'nai  from  before  the 
Lord  God  of  l§'ra-el. 
_  6  In  the  days  of  Sham'gar  the  son  of 
A'nath,  in  the  days  of  Ja'el,  the  highways 
were  unoccupied,  and  the  travellers  walk- 
ed through  by-ways. 

7  The  inhabitants  of  the  villages  ceas- 
ed, they  ceased  in  If'ra-el,  until  that  I 
Deb'o-rah  aroje,  that  1  arofe  a  mother  in 
If'ra-el. 

8  They  chose  new  gods  ;  then  tnas  war 
in  the  gates  :  was  there  a  shield  or  spear 
seen  among  forty  thousand  in  if'ra-el? 

9  My  heart  is  to'ward  the  governors  of 
If'ra-el,  that  offered  themselves  willingly 
among  the  people.     Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  Speak,  ye  that  ride  on  white  asses, 
ye  that  sit  in  judgment,  and  walk  by  tlie 
way. 

1 1  They  that  are  delivered  from  the  noise 
of  archers  in  the  places  of  drawing  water, 
there  shall  they  rehearse  the  righ'teous 
acts  of  the  Lord,  even  the  righ'teous  acts 
lo'ivard  the  inhabitants  of  his  villages  in 
If'ra-el :  then  shall  the  people  of  the  Lord 
go  down  to  the  gates. 

12  Awake,  awake,  Deb'o-rah  ;  awake, 
awake  ;  utter  a  song  :  arife,  Ba'rak,  and 
lead  th}'^  captivity  captive,  thou  son  of 
A-bin'o-am. 

13  Then  he  made  him  that  remaineth 
have  dominion  over  the  nobles  among  the 
people  :  the  Lord  made  me  have  domin 
ion  over  the  mighty. 

14  Out  of  E'phra-Tm  teas  there  a  root 
of  them  against'  Am'a-lek  ;  after  thee,  Beti'- 
ja-min,  among  thy  people  :  out  of  Ma'chir 
came  down  governors,  and  out  of  Zeh'- 
u-16n  they  that  handle  the  pen  of  the 
writer. 

15  And  the  princes  of  Is'sa-char  were 
with  Deb'o-rah  ;  even  Is'sa-char,  and  also 
Ba'rak :  he  was  sent  on  foot  into  the  val- 
ley. -For  the  divisions  of  ReA'ben  there 
were  great  thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  thou  among  the  sheep- 
folds,  to  hear  the  bleatings  of  the  flocks  ? 
For  the  divisions  of  Reft'ben  there  wire 
great  search'ings  of  heart. 

17  Gil'e-ad  abode  beyond  Jor'dan  :  and 
why  did  Dan  remain  in  ships  ?  Ash'er 
continued  on  the  sea-shore,  and  abode  in 
his  breaches. 

18  Zeb'u-lon  and  Naph'ta-IT  were  a  peo- 
ple that  jeop'arded  their  lives  unto  the 
death  in  the  high  places  of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  anrf  fought ;  then 
fought  the  kings  of  Ca'na-an  in  Ta'a-nach 
by  the  waters  of  Me-gid'do  :  they  took  no 
gain  of  money. 

20  They  fought  from  heaven  ;  the  stars 


4  Lord,  when  thou  wentest  out  of  Se'ir,  in  their  courses  fought  against'  STs'e-ra. 


when  thou  marchedst  out  of  the  field  of 


21   The  river   of  Ki'shon   swept   them 
213 


t/'ra-il  oppresied  by  Mid'i-an. 
away,  that  ancient   river,  the 


JUDG'ES.   Gid'e-on  is  sent  for  their  deliverance. 


river,  the  river  Ki'- 
shon.  O  my  soul,  thou  hast  trodden  down 
strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horse-hoofs  broken 
by  the  means  of  the  pran'cings,  the  pran'- 
cings  of  their  mighty  ones. 

23  Curse  ye  Me'roz,  said  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  ;  curse  ye  bitterly  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof;  because  they  came  not  to 
the  help  of  the  Lord,  to  the  help  of  the 
TjORD  against'  the  mighty. 

24  Bles'sed  above  women  shall  Ja'el  the 
wite  of  He'ber  the  Ken'Ite  be  ;  bles'sed 
shall  she  be  above  women  in  the  tent. 

25  He  asked  water,  and  she  gave  him 
milk  ;  she  brought  forth  butter  in  a  lordly 
dish. 

26  She  put  her  hand  to  the  nail,  and 
her  right  hand  to  the  workman''s  hammer ; 
and  with  the  hammer  she  smote  Sis'e-ra  ; 
she  smote  off  his  head,  when  she  had  pierc- 
ed and  stricken  through  his  temples. 

27  At  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell,  he  lay 
down  :  at  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell ;  where 
he  bowed,  there  he  fell  down  dead. 

28  The  mother  of  Sis'e-ra  looked  out  at 
a  window,  and  cried  through  the  lattice, 
Why  is  his  chariot  so  long  in  coming  ?  why 
tarry  the  wheels  of  his  chariots  ? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her,  yea, 
she  returned  answer  to  herself, 

30  Have  they  not  sped .'  have  they  not 
divided  the  prey  ;  to  every  man  a  damsel 
or  two  ?  to  Sis'e-ra  a  prey  of  di'verj  colours, 
a  prey  of  di'verf  colours  of  needle-work,  of 
di'verf  colours  of  needle-work  on  both 
sides,  meet  for  the  necks  of  them,  that  take 
the  spoil? 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish,  O 
Lord  :  but  let  them  that  love  him  be  as 
the  sun  when  he  goeth  forth  in  his  might. 
And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Mid'i-an 
seven  years.  I 

2  And  the  hand  of  Mid'i-an  prevailed 
against'  If'ra-el :  and  because  of  the  Mid'i- 
an-ites  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  made  them 
the  dens  which  are  in  the  moun'tains,  and 
caves,  and  strong  holds. 

3  And  so  it  was,  when  If'ra-el  had  sown, 
that  the  Mid'i-an-ites  came  up,  and  the 
Am'a-lek-ites,  and  the  children  of  the  east, 
even  they  came  up  against'  them  ; 

4  And  they  encamped  against'  them, 
and  destroy'ed  the  increase  of  the  earth, 
till  thou  come  unto  Ga'za  ;  and  left  no 
sustenance  for  I§'ra-el,  neither  sheep,  nor 
ox,  nor  ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  their  cattle, 
and  their  tents,  and  they  came  as  grass- 
hoppers for  multitude  :  for  both  they  and 
their  camels  were  without  number :  and 
they  entered  into  the  land  to  destroy'  it. 


6  And  If'ra-el  M'as  greatly  impoverish- 
ed because  of  the  Mid'i-an-ites  ;  and 
the  children  oi  If'ra-el  cried  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  chil- 
dren of  if'ra-el  cried  unto  the  Lord  be- 
cause ofthe  Mid'i-an-itcs, 

8  That  the  Lord  sent  a  prophet  unto 
the  children  of  if'ra-el,  which  said  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el, 
I  brought  you  up  from  E'gypt,  and  brought 
you  forth  out  ofthe  house  of  bondage  ; 

9  And  I  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  E-gyp'ti-anf ,  and  out  of  the  hand  of 
all  that  oppressed  you,  and  drave  them  out 
from  before  you,  and  gave  you  their  land: 

10  And  I  said  unto  you,  1  am  the  Lord 
your  God  ;  fear  not  the  gods  of  the  Am'o- 
rites,  in  whose  land  ye  dwell :  but  ye  have 
not  obeyed  my  voice. 

11  If  And  there  came  an  angel  of  the 
Lord,  and  sat  under  an  oak  which  was 
in  Oph'rah,  that  pcrtain'ed  unto  Jo'ash  the 
A-bi-ez'rite  :  and  his  son  Gid'e-6n  threshed 
wheat  by  the  wine-press,  to  hide  it  from 
the  Mid'i-an-ites. 

12  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appear- 
ed unto  him,  and  said  unto  him,  The  Lord 
is  with  thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valour, 

13  And  Gid'e-6n  said  unto  him,  Oh,  my 
Lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with  us,  why  then 
is  all  this  befallen  us  ?  and  where  be  all 
his  miracles  which  our  fathers  told  us  of, 
saying,  Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us  up  from 
E'eypt .''  but  now  the  Lord  hath  forsaken 
us,  and  delivered  us  into  the  hands  ofthe 
Mid'i-an-ites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him,  and 
said.  Go  in  this  thy  might,  and  thou  shalt 
save  if'ra-el  from  the  hand  of  the  Mid'i- 
an-ites  :  have  not  I  sent  thee  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  Oh,  my  Lord, 
wherewith  shall  I  save  If'ra-el  ?  behold, 
my  family  is  poor  in  Ma-nas'seh,  and  I  am 
the  least  in  my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Sure- 
ly I  will  be  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
smite  the  Mid'i-an-ites  as  one  man. 

17  IT  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  now  I 
have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then  show 
me  a  sign  that  thou  talkest  with  me. 

18  Depart  not  hence,  I  pray  thee,  until 
I  come  unto  thee,  and  bring  forth  my  pres- 
ent, and  set  it  before  thee.  And  he  said, 
I  will  tarry  until  thou  come  again'. 

19  And  Gld'e-6n  went  in,  and  made 
ready  a  kid,  and  unleavened  cakes  of  an 
eph'ah  of  flour :  the  flesh  he  put  in  a  bas- 
ket, and  he  put  the  broth  in  a  pot,  and 
brought  it  out  unto  him  under  the  oak, 
and  presented  it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  him, 
Take  the  flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes, 
and  lay  them  upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out 
the  broth.     And  he  did  so. 

21  Then*  the   angel  of  the   Lord  put 

214 


Gid't-on  deslrSyeth  Ba'aPs  altar.         JUDG'ES 

forth  the  end  of  the  staff  that  was  in  his 
hand,  and  toiiched  the  flesh  and  the  un- 
leavened cakes ;  and  there  rose  up  fire  out 
of  the  rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and 
the  unleavened  cakes.  Then  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  departed  out  of  his  sight. 

22  And  when  Gid'e-6n  perceived  that 
he  was  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  Gid'e-6n 
said,  Alas',  O  Lord  God  I  for  because  I 
hare  seen  an  angel  of  the  Lord  face  to 
face. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Peace 
be  unto  thee ;  fear  not :  thou  shall  not 
die. 

24  Then  Gid'e-6n  built  an  altar  there 
unto  the  Lord,  and  called  it  Je-ho'vah- 
Shal'lom :  unto  this  day  it  is  yet  in  Oph'rah 
of  the  A-bi-ez'rites. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Take  thy 
father's  young  bullock,  even  the  second 
bullock  of  seven  years  old,  and  throvir 
down  the  altar  of  Ba'al  that  thy  father 
hath,  and  cut  down  the  grove  that  is  by 
it; 

26  And  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  upon  the  top  of  this  rock,  in  the 
ordered  place,  and  take  the  second  bul- 
lock, and  offer  a  burnt-sac'rifi^e  with  the 
wood  of  the  grove  which  thou  shalt  cut 
down. 

27  Then  Gid'e-6n  took  ten  men  of  his 
servants,  and  did  as  the    Lord  had  said 
unto  him  :  and  .jo  it  was,  because  he  fea 
ed  his  father's  household,  and  the  men 
the  city,    that  he  could  not  do  it  by  day, 
that  he  did  it  by  night. 

28  And  when  the  men  of  the  city  arofe 
early  in  the  morning,  behold,  the  altar  of 
Ba'al  was  cast  down,  and  the  grove  was 
cut  down  that  was  by  it,  and  the  second 
bullock  was  offered  upon  the  altar  that  was 
built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another,  Who 
hath  done  this  thing  ?  And  when  they  in- 
quired and  asked,  they  said,  Gid'e-6n  the 
son  of  Jo'ash  hath  done  this  thing. 

30  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Jo'ash,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that  he  may  die  : 
because  he  hath  cast  down  the  altar  of 
Ba'al,  and  because  he  hath  cut  down  the 
grove  that  was  by  it. 

31  And  Jo'ash  said  unto  all  that  stood 
against'  him.  Will  ye  plead  for  Ba'al  ?  will 
ye  save  him  ?  he  that  will  plead  for  him, 
let  him  be  put  to  death  whilst  it  is  yet 
morning:  if  he  be  a  god  let  him  plead  for 
himself,  because  one  hath  cast  down  his 
altar. 

32  There'fore  on  that  day  he  called  him 
Je-riib'ba-al,  saying,  let  Ba'al  plead  against' 
him,  because  he  hath  thrown  down  his  al- 
tar. 

33  T  Then  alLthe  MTd'i-an-Ttes,  and  the 
Am'a-lek-ites,  and  the  children  of  the  east, 


His  army  and  stratagem. 
were  gathered  together,  and  went  over, 
and  pitched  in  the  valley  of  Jez're-el. 

34  But  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  came 
upon_  Gid'e-6n,  and  he  blew  a  trumpet; 
and  A-bi-e'zer  was  gathered  after  him. 

35  And  he  sent  messengers  throughout 
all  Ma-nas'seh;  who  also  was  gathered 
after  him :  and  he  sent  messengers  unto 
Ash'er,  and  unto  Zeb'u-lon,  and  unto 
Naph'ta-li ;  and  they  came  up  to  meet  them. 

36  And  Gid'e-6n  said  unto  God,  If  thou 
wilt  save  i§'ra-el  by  mine  hand,  as  thou 
hast  said,  • 

37  Behold,  I  will  put  a  fleece  of  wool 
in  the  floor ;  and  if  the  dew  be  on  the 
fleece  only,  and  it  be  dry  upon  all  the 
earth  beside,  then  shall  I  know  that  thou 
wilt  save  l|'ra-el  by  mine  hand,  as  thou 
hast  said. 

38  And  it  was  so :  for  he  rose  up  early 
on  the  morrow,  and  thrust  the  fleece  to- 
gether, and  wringed  the  dew  out  of  the 
fleece,  a  bowl  full  of  water. 

39  And  Gid'e-6n  said  unto  God,  Let 
not  thine  anger  be  hot  against'  me,  and  I 
will  speak  but  this  once  :  Let  me  prove,  I 
pray  thee,  hut  this  once  with  the  fleece  ; 
let  it  now  be  dry  only  upon  the  fleece, and 
upon  all  the  ground  let  there  be  dew. 

40  And  God  did  so  that  night :  for  it 
was  dry  upon  the  fleece  only,  and  there 
was  dew  on  all  the  ground. 

CHAP.  VII. 
r-  rriHEN  Je-riib'ba-al,  (who  is  Gid'e-on,) 
of  JL  and  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him,  rose  up  eetrly,  and  pitched  beside  the 
well  of  Har'od  :  so  that  the  host  of  the 
MTd'i-an-ites  were  on  the  north  side  of 
them,  by  the  hill  ofMo'reh,  in  the  valley. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid'e-6n, 
The  people  that  are  with  thee  are  too 
many  for  me  to  give  the  Mid'i-an-ites  into 
their  hands,  lest  Ij'ra-el  vaunt  themselves 
against'  me,  saying,  Mine  own  hand  hath 
saved  me. 

3  Now,  there'fore,  go  to,  proclaim  in  the 
ears  of  the  people,  saying.  Whosoever  is 
fearful*  and  afraid,  let  him  return,  and 
depart  early  from  mount.  Gil'e-ad :  and 
there  returned  of  the  people  twenty  and 
two  thousand,  and  there  remained  ten 
thousand. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid'e-6n, 
The  people  are  yet  too  many  ;  bring  them 
down  unto  the  water,  and  1  will  try  them 
for  thee  there  :  and  it  shall  be,  that  of 
whom  I  say  unto  thee,  This  shall  go  with 
thee,  the  same  shall  go  with  thee  ;  and  of 
whomsoever  I  say  unto  thee,  This  shall 
not  go  with  thee,  the  same  shall  not  go. 

5  So  he  brought  down  the  people  unto 
the  water :  and  the  Lord  said  unto  Gld'- 
e-6n.  Every  one  that  lappeth  of  the  water 
with  his  tongue,  as  a  dog  lappeth,  him 
shalt  thou  set  by  himself,  likewise  eyery 


1  fcar'/ai,  timorous— /car/u/,  terrible. 


215 


Gid'e-on  defeats  the  Mid'i-an-itcs.       J  UDG'ES. 
one  that  boweth  down  upon  his  knees  to 
drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that  lapped, 
■putting  their  hand  to  their  mouth,  were 
three  hundred  men  :  but  all  the  rest  of  the 
people  bowed  down  upon  their  knees  to 
drink  water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gid'e-6n, 
by  the  three  hundred  men  that  lapped  will 
I  save  you,  and  deliver  the  Mid'i-an-Itei 
into  thine  hand  :  and  let  all  the  other  peo- 
ple go  every  man  unto  his  place. 

^  So  the  people  took  victuals  in  their 
hand,  and  their  trumpets  :  and  he  sent  all 
the  rest  o/lf'ra-el,  every  man  unto  his  tent, 
and  retained  those  three  hundred  men. 
And  the  host  of  Mid'i-an  was  beneath  him 
in  the  valley. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Ari§e,  get 
thee  down  unto  the  host ;  for  I  have  de- 
livered it  into  thine  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down,  go  thou 
with  Phu'rah  thy  servant  down  to  the 
host: 

11  And  thou  shalt  hear  what  they  say, 
and  afterward  shall  thy  hands  be  strength- 
ened to  go  down  unto  the  host.  Then 
went  he  down  with  Phii'rah  his  servant 
unto  the  outside  of  the  armed  men  that 
Were  in  the  host. 

12  And  the  Mid'i-an-ites,  and  the  Am'a- 
lek-ites,  and  all  the  children  of  the  east, 
lay  along'  in  the  valley  like  grasshoppers 
for  multitude  ;  and  their  camels  were  with- 
out number,  as  the  sand  by  the  sea-side 
for  multitude. 

13  And  when  Gid'e-6n  was  come,  be- 
hold, there  rvas  a  man  that  told  a  dream 
unto  his  fellow,  and  said.  Behold,  I  dream- 
ed a  dream,  and,  lo,  a  cake  of  barley- 
bread  tumbled  into  the  host  of  Mid'i-an, 
and  came  unto  a  tent,  and  smote  it  that 
it  fell,  and  overturned  it,  that  the  tent  lay 
along^. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered  and  said, 
This  is  nothing  else  save  the  sword  of 
Gid'e-6n  the  son  of  J5'ash,  a  man  of  I|'- 
ra-el :  for  into  his  hand  hath  God  deliver- 
ed Mid'i-an,  and  all  the  host. 

15  And  it  was  *o,  when  Gid'e-6n  heard 
the  telling  of  the  dream,  and  the  interpre- 
tation thereof,  that  he  wor'shipped,  and 
returned  into  the  host  of  If'ra-el,  and  said, 
Arije  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into 
your  hand  the  host  of  Mid'i-an. 

16  And  he  divided  the  three  hundred 
men  into  three  com'panies,  and  he  put  a 
trumpet  in  every  man's  hand,  with  empty 
pitchers,  and  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  Look  on  me, 
and  do  likewise  :  and,  behold,  when  I  come 
to  the  outside  of  the  camp,  it  shall  he^that 
as  I  do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet,  I  and 
all  that  are  with  me,  then  blow  ye  the 


O'reb  and  Zl'eb  taken. 
trumpets  also  on  every  side  of  all  the 
camp,  and  say.  The  swcrd  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  Gid'e-6n. 

19  So  Gid'e-6n,  and  the  hundred  mea 
that  were  with  him,  came  unto  the  outside 
of  the  camp,  in  the  beginning  of  the  mid- 
dle watch  ;  and  they  had  but  newly  set 
the  watch  :  and  they  blew  the  trumpets, 
and  brake  the  pitchers,  that  wire  in  their 
hands. 

20  And  the  three  com'panies  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitchers,  and 
held  the  lamps  in  their  left  hands,  and  the 
trumpets  in  their  right  hands  to  blow 
xcithal ;  and  they  cried.  The  sword  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  Gid'e-6n. 

21  And  they  stood  every  man  In  his 
place  round  about'  the  camp :  and  all  the 
host  ran,  and  cried,  and  fled. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  the  Lord  set  every  man's 
s?*6rd  against'  his  fellow,  even  throughout 
all  the  host :  and  the  host  fled  to  Beth- 
shit'tah  in  Zer'e-rath,  and  to  the  border 
of  A'bel-Me-ho'lah,  unto  Tab'bath. 

23  And  the  men  of  If'ra-el  gathered 
themselves  together  out  of  Naph'ta-li,  and 
out  of  Ash'er,  and  out  of  all  Ma-nas'seh, 
and  pursued  after  the  Mid'i-an-ltes. 

24  And  Gid'e-6n  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  mount  E'phra-im,  saying. 
Come  down  against'  the  Mid'i-an-Ttes,  and 
take  before  them  the  waters  unto  Beth- 
ba'rah  and  Jor'dan.  Then  all  the  men  of 
E'phra-im  gathered  themselves  together, 
and  took  the  waters  unto  Beth-ba'rah  and 
Jor'dan. 

25  And  they  took  two  princes  of  the 
Mid'i-an-ites,  o'reb  and  Ze'eb  ;  and  they 
slew  o'reb  upon  the  rock  6'reb,  and  Ze'eb 
they  slew  at  the  wine-press  of  Ze'eb,  and 
pursued  Mid'i-an,  and  brought  the  heads 
of  O'reb  and  Ze'eb  to  Gid'e-6n  on  the  other 
side  Jor'dan. 

CHAP.  vin. 


AND  the  men  of  E'phra-im  said  unto 
him,  Why  hast  thou  served  us  thus, 
that  thou  calledst  us  not  when  thou  went- 
est  to  fight  with  the  Mid'i-an-ltes  ?  And 
they  did  chide  with  him  shai'ply. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  have  I 
done  now  in  comparison  of  you  ?  Is  not 
the  gleaning  of  the  grapes  of  E'phra-im 
better  than  the  vintage  of  A-bi-e'zer  ? 

3  God  hath  delivered  into  your  hands 
the  princes  of  Mid'i-an,  o'reb  and  Ze'eb  : 
and  what  was  I  able  to  do  in  comparison 
of  you  ?  Then  their  anger  was  abated 
to'ward  him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  And  Gid'e-6n  came  to  Jor'dan,  and 
passed  over,  he,  and  the  three  hundred 
men  that  were  with  him,  faint,  yet  pursu- 
ing them. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of  Siic'- 
96th,  Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves  of  bread 
unto  the  peopla  that  follow  me  ;  for  they 

216 


ie'bah  and  Zal-mun'na  JUDG'ES 

be  faint,  and  I  am  pursuing  after  Ze'bah 
and  Zal-mun'na,  kin°fs  of  Mid'i-an. 

6  And  the  princes  of  Suc'coth  said,  Jlre 


the  hands  of  Ze'bah  and  Zai-mun'n;l  now  their  camels'  necks. 


are  slain  by  Gid'e-on. 
w,  so  is  his  strength.  And  Gid'e-6n  arofe, 
and  slew  Ze'bah  and  Zal-mun'na,  and 
took   away   the   ornaments   that   were   on 


in  thine  hands,  that  we  should 
unto  thine  army  ? 


jive  bread  j      22  IT  Then    the    men    of    I j'ra-el    said 
unto  Gid'e-6n,   Rule  thou   over   us,   both 


7  And  Gid'e-6n  said,  There'fore,  when  i  thou  and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son  also  ; 


the  Lord  hath  delivered  Ze'bah  and  Zal 
niun'na  into  mine  hand,  then  1  will  tear 
your  flesh  with  the  thorns  of  the  wilder- 
ness and  with  briers. 

8  And  he  went  up  thence  to  Pe-nfi'el, 
and  spake  unto  them  likewise :  and  the 
men  of  Pe-nu'el  answered  him  as  the  men 
of  Suc'coth  had  answered  him. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the  men  of 
Pe-uu'el,  saying-,  Whim  1  come  again'  in 
peace,  I  will  break  down  this  tower. 

10  Now  Ze'bah  and  Zal-mun'na  wrre 
in  Kar'kor,  and  their  hosts  with  them, 
about'  fifteen  thousand  men^  all  that  were 
left  of  all  the  hosts  of  the  children  of  the 
east :  for  there  fell  a  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  men  that  drew  sM'ord. 

1 1  And  Gid'e-6n  went  up  by  the  way 
of  them  that  dwelt  in  tents,  on  the  east  of 
No'bah  and  Jog'be-hah,  and  smote  the 
host :  for  the  host  was  secure. 

12  And  when  Ze'bah  and  Zrd-mun'na 
fled,  he  pursued  after  them,  and  took  the 
two  kings  of  Mid'i-an,  Ze'bah  and  Ziil- 
mun'na,  and  discom'fited  all  the  host. 

13  And  Gid'e-on,  the  son  of  Jo'ash, 
returned  from  battle  before  the  sun  was  up^ 

14  And  caught  a  young  man  of  the  men 
of  Siic'coth,  and  inquired  of  him  :  and  he 
described  unto  him  the  princes  of  Suc'coth, 
and  the  elders  thereof,  even  threescore  and 
seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of  Sfic'- 
poth,  and  said.  Behold  Ze'bah  and  Zal- 
mun'na,  with  whom  yc  did  upbraid  me, 
saying,  Are  the  hands  of  Ze'bah  and  Zal'- 
mun'na  now  in  thine  hand,  that  we  shoulfl 
give  bread  unto  thy  men  Ikal   are  weary  ? 

16  And  he  took  the  elders  of  the  city, 
and  thorns  of  the  wilderness  and  briars, 
and  with  them  he  taught  the  men  of 
Suc'coth. 

17  And  he  beat  down  the  tower  of 
Pe-nu'el,  and  slew  the  men  of  the  city. 

18  Then  said  he  unto  Ze'bah  and  Zal- 
miin'na,  What  manner  of  men  were  they 
whom  ye  slew  at  Ta'bnr  ?  And  they  an- 
3wered,  As  thou  ar/,  so  were  they  ;  each 
one  resembled  the  children  of  a  king. 

19  And  he  said.  They  wire  my  brethren, 
even  the  sons  of  my  mother :  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  if  ye  had  saved  them  alive,  I  would 
not  slay  you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Je'ther  his  first- 
born, Up,  and  slay  them  :  but  the  youth 
drew  not  his  stf5rd  ;  for  he  feared,  because 
he  was  yet  a  youth. 

21  Then  Ze'bah  and  Zal-mun'na  said, 
Rise  thou,  and  fall  upon  us :  for  as  the  man 


for  thou  hast  delivered  us  from  the  hand 
of  Mid'i-an. 

23  And  GTd'e-6n  said  unto  them,  I  will 
not  rule  over  you,  neither  shall  my  son  rule 
over  you:  the  Lord   shall  rule  over  you. 

24  And  Gid'e-on  said  unto  them,  I 
would  desire  a  request  of  you,  t'hat  ye 
would  give  me  every  man  the  ear-rings  of 
his  prey :  (for  they  had  golden  ear-rings, 
because  they  wire  ish'ma-el-ites.) 

25  And  they  answeri;d,  We  will  will- 
ingly give  them.  And  the}''  spread  a  gar- 
ment, and  did  cast  therein  every  man  the 
ear-rings  of  his  prey. 

26  And  the  weight  of  the  golden  ear- 
rings that  he  requested  was  a  thousand 
and  seven  hundred  shekels  of  gold,  beside 
ornaments,  and  collars,  and  purple  raiment 
that  was  on  the  kings  of  Mid'i-an,  and 
beside  the  chains  that  were  about'  their 
camels'  necks. 

27  And  Gid'e-on  made  an  eph'od  thereof, 
and  put  it  in  his  city,  even  in  Oph'rah:  and 
all  I§'ra-el  went  thither  a  whoring  after 
it ;  which  thing  became  a  snare  unto  Gid  - 
e-on,  and  to  his  house. 

28  Thus  was  Mid'i-an  subdued  before 
the  children  of  I^'ra-el,  so  that  they  lifted 
up  their  heads  no  more :  and  the  country 
was  in  quietness  forty  years  in  the  days  of 
Gid'e-on. 

29  H  And  Je-rub'ba-al  the  son  of  Jo'ash, 
went  and  dwelt  in  his  own  house. 

30  And  Gid'e-on  had  threescore  and 
ten  sons  of  his  body  begotten  :  for  he  had 
many  wives. 

31  And  his  concubine,  that  was  in 
She'chem,  she  also  bare  him  a  son,  whose 
name  he  called  A-bim'e-lech. 

32  And  Gid'e-on ,  the  son  of  Jo'ash, 
died  in  a  good  old  age,  and  was  buried 
in  the  sepulchre  of  Jo'ash,  his  father,  in 
Oph'rah  of  the  A-bi-ez'rites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
Gld'e-6n  was  dead,  that  the  children  of 
If 'ra-el  turned  again',  and  went  a  whoring 
after  Ba'al-Tm,  and  made  Ba'al-Be'rith 
their  god. 

34  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  remem- 
bered not  the  Lord  their  God,  who  had 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hands  of  all  their 
enemies  on  every  side  : 

35  Neither  showed  they  kindness  to  the 
house  of  Je-rub'ba-al,  namely  Gid'e-6n, 
according  to  all  the  goodness  which  he 
had  showed  unto  If'ra-el. 

CHAP.  IX. 
ND  A-bim'e-le9h  the  son  of  Je-riib  - 
ba-al,    went  to   She'9h6m    unto   his 
217 


A-bim'e-Uch'^s  conspiracy. 
niothtT's   brethren,  and   communed  with 
them,  and  with  all  the  family  of  the  house 
of  his  mother's  father,  saying-, 

2  Speak,  I  pray  yota,  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  men  of  She'rhem,  Whether  is  better 
for  you  either  that  all  the  sons  of  Je-rub'- 
ba-al,  vhicJi  are  threescore  and  ten  per- 
sons, reign  over  you,  or  that  one  reign 
over  you  ?  remember  also  that  I  am  your 
bone  and  your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother's  brethren  spake  of 
him  in  the  ears  of  all  the  men  of  She'- 
chem  all  these  words  :  and  their  hearts 
inclined  to  follow  A-bim'e-lech  ;  for  they 
said.  Hew  our  brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore  and  ten 
pieces  of  silver  out  of  the  house  of  Ba'al- 
Be'rith  ;  wherewith  A-bim'e-lech  hired 
vain  and  light  persons,  which  followed  him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father's  house 
at  Oph'rah,  and  slew  his  brethren,  the  sons 
of  Je-rub'ba-al,  beiiig  threescore  and  ten 
persons,  upon  one  stone  :  notwithstanding, 
yet  Jo'tham,  the  youngest  son  of  Je-riib'- 
ba-al,  was  left :  for  he  hid  himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  She'chem  gathered 
together,  and  all  the  house  of  Mil'16,  and 
went  and  made  A-bim'e-lech  king,  by  the 
plain  of  the  pillar  that  was  in  She'chem. 

7  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jo'tham,  he 
went  and  stood  in  the  top  of  mount  Ger'i- 
zim,  and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  cried, 
and  said  unto  them.  Hearken  unto  me,  ye 
men  of  She'chem,  that  God  may  hearken 
unto  you. 

8  The  trees  went  forth  on  a  time  to 
anoint  a  king  over  them :  and  they  said 
unto  the  olive-tree.  Reign  thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive-tree  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  leave  my  fatness,  wherewith  by 
me  they  /lon'our  God  and  man,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig-tree. 
Come  thou  and  reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig-tree  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  forsake  my  sweetness,  and  my 
good  fruit,  and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the 
trees  ? 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the  vine. 
Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them.  Should 
I  leave  my  wine,  which  cheereth  God  and 
man,  and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the 
trees  ? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto  the 
bramble.  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the  trees, 
If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me  king  over  you, 
then  come  and  put  your  trust  in  my  shad- 
ow ;  and  if  not,  let  fire  come  out  of  the 
bramble,  and  devour  the  cedars  of  Leb'- 
a-non. 

16  Now  there'fore,  if  ye  have  done  truly 
and  sincerely  in  that  ye  have  made  A-bim'- 
e-lech  king,  and  if  ye  have  dealt  well 
with  Je-rCib'ba-al  and  his  house,  and  have 


JUDG'ES.  Ga'aPs  conspiracy. 

done  unto  him  according  to  the  de§erv'ing 
of  his  hands  ; 

17  (For  my  father  fought  for  you,  and 
adventured  his  life  far,  and  delivered  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  Mid'i-an  ; 

18  And  ye  are  risen  up  Against'  my  fa 
ther's  house  this  day,  and  have  slain  his 
sons,  threescore  and  ten  persons,  upon  one 
stone,  and  have  made  A-bim'e-l&ch,  the 
son  of  his  maid-servant,  king  over  the 
men  of  She'chem,  because  he  is  your 
brother;) 

19  If  ye  then  have  dealt  truly  and  sin- 
cerely with  Je-rfib'ba-al  and  with  his 
house  this  day,  then  rejoice  ye  in  A-blm'e- 
lech,   and  let  him  also  rejoice  in  you  ; 

20  But  if  not,  let  fire  come  out  from 
A-bim'e-lech,  and  devour  the  men  of  She'- 
chem, and  the  house  of  Mil'lo  ;  and  let 
fire  come  out  from  the  men  of  She'chem, 
and  from  the  house  of  Mil'lo,  and  devour 
A-bim'e-lech. 

21  And  Jo'tham  ran  away,  and  fled, 
and  went  to  Be'er,  and  dwelt  there,  for 
fear  of  A-bim'e-lech  his  brother. 

22  If  When  A-bim'e-lech  had  reigned 
three  years  over  Ij'ra-el, 

23  Then  God  sent  an  evil  spirit  be- 
tween A-bim'e-lech  and  the  men  of  She'- 
chem ;  and  the  men  of  She'chem  dealt 
treacherously  with  A-bim'e-lech : 

24  That  the  cruelty  done  to  the  three- 
score and  ten  sons  of  Je-riib'ba-al  might 
come,  and  their  blood  be  laid  upon  A- 
bim'e-lech  their  brother,  which  slew  them  ; 
and  upon  the  men  of  She'chem,  which 
aided  him  in  the  killing  of  his  brethren. 

25  And  the  men  of  She'chem  set  liers 
in  wait  for  him  in  the  top  of  the  moun'- 
tains,  and  they  robbed  all  that  came 
along'  that  way  by  them  :  and  it  was  told 
A-bim'e-lech. 

26  And  Ga'al,  the  son  of  E'bed,  came 
with  his  brethren,  and  went  over  to  She'- 
chem :  and  the  men  of  She'chem  put  their 
confidence  in  him. 

27  And  they  went  out  into  the  fields, 
and  gathered  their  vineyards,'  and  trode 
the  grapes^  and  made  merry,  and  went 
into  the  house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat 
and  drink,  and  cursed  A-bim'e-lech. 

28  And  Ga'al,  the  son  of  E'bed,  said, 
Who  is  A-bim'e-lech,  and  who  is  She'chem, 
that  we  should  serve  him  ?  /*  not  he  the 
son  of  Je-rub'ba-al  ?  and  Ze'bul  his  officer? 
Serve  the  men  of  Ha'mor,  the  father  of 
She'chem  ;  for  why  should  we  serve  him  ? 

29  And  would  to  God  this  people  were 
under  my  hand  !  then  would  I  remove 
A-bim'e-lech.  And  he  said  to  A-bim'e- 
lech,  Increase  thine  army,  and  come  out. 

30  And  when  Ze'bul,  the  ruler  of  the 
city,  heard  the  words  of  Ga'al,  the  son  of 
E'bed,  his  anger  was  kindled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  X- 
bim'e-le9h  privily,  saying.  Behold,  Ga'al 


^  vin'yirds. 


218 


Ga'aTs  conspiracy  JUDG'ES 

the  son  of  E'bed,  and  his  brethren,  be 
come  to  She'chem ;  and,  behold,  they  for- 
tify the  city  against'  thee. 

32  Now,  there'f  ore,  up  by  night,  thou 
and  the  people  that  is  with  thee,  and  lie 
in  wait  in  the  field  : 

33  And  it  shall  be,  thai  in  the  morning, 
as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up,  thou  shalt  rise 
early,  and  set  upon  the  city  :  and,  behold, 
token  he  and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against'  thee,  then  mayst  thou 
do  to  them  as  thou  shalt  find  occasion. 

34  And  A-bim'e-lech  rose  up,  and  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him,  by  night, 
and  they  laid  wait  against'  She'chem  in 
four  com'panies. 

35  And  Ga'al,  the  son  of  E'bed,  went 
out,  and  stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate 
of  the  city  :  and  A-bim'e-lech  rose  up,  and 
the  people  that  were  with  him,  from  lying 
in  wait. 

36  And  when  Ga'al  saw  the  people,  he 
said  to  Ze'bul,  Behold,  there  come  people 
down  from  the  top  of  the  moun'tains. 
And  Ze'bul  said  unto  him,  Thou  seest  the 
shadow  of  the  moun'tains  as  if  they  wire 
men. 

37  And  Ga'al  spake  again',  and  said. 
See,  there  come  people  down  by  the  mid- 
dle of  the  laud,  and  another  company 
come  along'  by  the  plain  of  Me-on'e-nim, 

38  Then  said  Ze'bul  unto  him.  Where 
is  now  thy  mouth,  wherewith  thou  saidst, 
Who  is  A-bim'e-lech,  that  we  should  serve 
him  ?  7*  not  this  the  people  that  thou  hast 
despTf  ed  ?  go  out,  I  pray  now,  and  fight 
with  them. 

39  And  Ga'al  went  out  before  the  men 
of  She'chem,  and  fought  with  l-blm'e- 
lech. 

40  And  A-bim'e-lech  chased  him,  and  he 
fled  before  him ;  and  many  were  over- 
thrown and  wounded,  even  unto  the  en- 
tering of  the  gate. 

41  And  A-bim'e-lech  dwelt  at  X-rft'mah : 
and  Ze'bul  thrust  out  Ga'al  and  his  breth- 
ren, that  they  should  not  dwell  in  She'- 
chem. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow 
that  the  people  went  out  into  the  field ; 
and  they  told  A-bim'e-lech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and  divided 
them  into  three  com'panies,  and  laid  wait 
in  the  field,  and  looked,  and,  behold,  the 
people  were  come  forth  out  of  the  city ; 
and  he  rose  up  against'  them,  and  smote 
them. 

44  And  A-bim  e-lech,  and  the  com'pany 
that  lias  with  him,  rushed  for'ward,  and 
stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city  :  and  the  two  other  com'panies  ran 
upon  all  the  people  that  were  in  the  fields, 
and  slew  them. 

45  And  A-bim'e-lech  fought  against'  the 
city  all  that  day  :  and  he  took  the  city, 
and  slew  the  people  that  was  therein,  and 


against'  A-blni  e-lech. 
beat  down  the  city,  and  sowed  it  with 
salt. 

46  And  when  all  the  men  of  the  tower 
of  She'chem  heard  thaf^  they  entered  into 
a  hold  of  the  house  of  the  god  Be'rith. 

47  And  it  was  told  A-bim'e-lech  that 
all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  She'chem  wepe 
gathered  together. 

48  And  A-bim'e-le9h  gat  him  up  to 
mount  Zal'mon,  he  and  all  the  people 
that  ivcre  with  him  ;  and  A-bim'e-lech  took 
an  axe  in  his  hand,  and  cut  down  a  bough 
from  the  trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  on 
his  shoulder,  and  said  unto  the  people  that 
were  with  him.  What  ye  have  seen  me  do, 
make  haste,  a?id  do  as  I  have  done. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise  cut 
down  every  man  his  bough,  and  followed 
A-bim'e-lech,  and  put  Ihevi  to  the  hold, 
and  set  the  hold  on  fire  upon  them  ;  so 
that  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of  She'chem 
died  also,  about'  a  thousand  men  and 
women. 

50  Then  went  A-bim'c-lech  to  The'bez, 
and  encamped  against'  The'bez,  and  took  it. 

51  But  there  was  a  strong  tower  within 
the  city,  and  thither  fled  all  the  men  and 
women,  and  all  they  of  the  city,  and  shut 
it  to  them,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  top  of 
the  tower. 

52  And  A-bim'e-lech  came  unto  th*^ 
tower,  and  fought  against'  it,  and  went 
hard  unto  the  door  of  the  tower  to  burn 
it  with  fire. 

53  And  a  cer'tain  woman  cast  a  piece 
of  a  millstone  upon  A-bim'e-lech's  head, 
and  all  to  break  his  skull. 

54  Then  he  called  hastily  unto  the 
young  man  his  armour-bearer,  and  said 
unto  him.  Draw  thy  sword,  and  slay  me, 
that  men  say  not  of  me,  A  woman  slew 
him.  And  his  young  man  thrust  him 
through,  and  he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  i|'ra-el  saw 
that  A-bim'e-lech  was  dead,  they  departed 
every  man  unto  his  place. 

56  Thus  God  rendered  the  wickedness 
of  A-bim'e-le9h,  which  he  did  unto  his 
father,  in  slaying  his  seventy  brethren: 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of  She'- 
chem did  God  render  upon  their  heads : 
and  upon  them  came  the  curse  of  Jd'tham 
the  son  of  Je-riib'ba-al. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  after  A-bim'e-lech  there  aroje,  to 
defend  l|'ra-el,  To'la  the  son  of  Pii'- 
ah,  the  son  of  Do'do,  a  man  of  is'sa-char  ; 
and  he  dwelt  in  Sha'mir  in  mount  E'phra- 
im. 

2  And  he  judged  If'ra-el  twenty  and 
three  years,  and  died,  and  was  buried  in 
Sha'mir. 

3  And  after  him  aroje  Ja'ir,a  Gil'e-ad- 
ite,  and  judged  Ij'rra-el  twenty  and  fwo 
years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that  rode  m 
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To'la  and  Jd'ir  judge  l§'ra-il.  JUDCES 

thfrty  ass-colts,  and  they  had  thirty  cities, 
which  are  called  Ha'voth-Ja'ir  unto  this 
day,  which  are  in  the  land  of  Gil'e-ad. 

5  And  Ja'ir  died,  and  was  buried  in 
Ca'mon. 

6  H  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did  evil 
again'  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  serv- 
ed Ba'al-Tm,  and  Ash'ta-roth,  and  the  gods 
of  Syr'i-a,  and  the  gods  of  Zi'don,  and 
the  gods  of  Mo'ab,  and  the  gods  of  the 
children  of  Am'mon,  and  the  gods  of  the 
Phi-lis'tines,  and  forsook  the  Lord,  and 
served  not  him. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against'  If'ra-el,  and  he  sold  them  into  the 
hands  of  the  Fhi-lis'tines,  and  into  the 
hands  of  the  children  of  Am'mon. 

8  And  that  year  they  vexed  and  op- 
pressed the  children  of  If'ra-el  eighteen 
years,  .all  the  children  of  If'ra-el  that  iccre 
on  the  other  side  Jor'dan,  in  the  land  of 
tlie  Am'o-rites,  which  is  in  Gil'e-ad  : 

9  (Moreover,  the  children  of  Am'mon 
passed  over  Jor'dan  to  fight  also  against' 
Jii'dah,  and  iigains^'  Ben'ja-mln,  and 
against'  the  house  of  E'phra-im  ,)  so  that 
If'ra-el  was  sore  distressed. 

10  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  saying.  We  have  sinned 
against'  thee,  both  because  we  have 
forsaken  our  God,  and  also  served  Ba'- 
al-Tm. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  Did  not  I  deliver  you 
from  the  E-eyp'ti-anf,  and  from  the  Am'o- 
rites,  from  the  children  of  Am'mon,  and 
from  the  Phi-lis'tines  ? 

12  The  Zi-do'ni-ans  also,  and  the  Am'- 
a-lek-ites,  and  the  Ma'on-ites,  did  oppress 
you  ;  and  ye  cried  to  me,  and  I  delivered 
you  out  of  their  hand. 

13  Yet  ye  have  forsaken  me,  and  serv- 
ed other  gods  :  wherefore  I  will  deliver 
you  no  more. 

14  Go  and  cry  unto  the  gods  which  ye 
have  chosen  ;  let  them  deliver  you  in  the 
time  of  your  tribulation. 

15  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  said 
unto  the  Lord,  We  have  sinned,  do  thou 
unto  us  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto 
thee  ;  deliver  us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this 
day. 

16  And  they  put  away  the  strange  gods 
from  among  them,  and  served  the  Lord  : 
and  his  soul  was  grieved  for  the  misery  of 
If'ra-el. 

17  Then  the  chi.dren  of  Am'mon  were 
gathered  together,  and  encamped  in  Gil'- 
e-ad :  and  the  children  of  If'ra-el  assem- 
bled themselves  together,  and  encamped 
in  Miz'peh. 

18  And  the  people  and  princes  of  Gil'- 
e-ad said  one  to  another,  What  man  is  he 
that  will  begin  to  fight  against'  the  chil- 
dren of  Am'mon  ?  he  shall  be  head  over 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Gil'e-ad. 


Jcph'lhah  is  made  cap'lain. 
CHAP.  XL 

"T^OW  Jeph'thah  the  Gil'e-ad-ite  was  a 
J-^  mighty  man  of  valour,  and  he  wcu 
the  son  of  a  harlot :  and  Gil'e-ad  begat 
Jeph'thah. 

2  And  Gil'e-ad's  wife  bare  him  sons : 
and  his  wife's  sons  grew  up,  and  they 
thrust  out  Jeph'thah,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thou  shalt  not  inherit  in  our  father's 
house  ;  for  thou  art  the  son  of  a  strange 
woman. 

3  Then  Jeph'thah  fled  from  his  breth- 
ren, and  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Tob  :  and 
there  were  gathered  vain  men  to  Jeph'- 
thah, and  went  out  with  him, 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  in  proc'ess  of 
time,  that  the  children  of  Am'mon  made 
war  against'  If'ra-el. 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  the  children 
of  Am'mon  made  war  against'  If'ra-el,  the 
elders  of  Gil'e-ad  went  to  fetch  Jeph'thah 
out  of  the  land  of  Tob : 

6  And  they  said  unto  Jeph'thah,  Come, 
and  be  our  cap'tain,  that  we  may  fight 
with  the  children  of  Am'mon. 

7  And  Jeph'thah  said  unto  the  elders 
of  Gil'e-ad,  Did  not  ye  hate  me,  and  expel 
me  out  of  my  father's  house  ?  and  why 
are  ye  come  unto  me  now  when  ye  are  in 
distress  ? 

8  And  the  elders  of  Gil'e-ad  said  unto 
Jeph'thah,  There'fore  we  turn  again'  to 
thee  now,  that  thou  mayst  go  with  us,  and 
fight  against'  the  children  of  Am'mon,  and 
be  our  head  over  all  the  inhabitants  of 
GU'e-ad. 

9  And  Jeph'thah  said  unto  the  elders  of 
Gil'e-ad,  If  ye  bring  me  home  again'  to 
fight  against'  the  children  of  Am'mon,  and 
the  Lord  deliver  them  before  me,  shall 
I  be  your  head  i 

10  And  the  elders  of  GTl'e-ad  said  unto 
Jeph'thah,  The  Lord  be  witness  between 
us,  if  we  do  not  so  according  to  thy  words. 

11  Then  Jeph'thah  went  with  the  el- 
ders of  Gil'e-ad,  and  the  people  made  him 
head  and -cap'tain  over  them  :  and  Jeph'- 
thah uttered  all  his  words  before  the  Lord 
in  Miz'peh. 

12  And  Jeph'thah  sent  messengers  unto 
the  king  of  the  children  of  Am'mon,  say- 
ing, What  hast  thou  to  do  with  me,  that 
thou  art  come  against'  me  to  fight  in  my 
land? 

13  And  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am'- 
mon answered  unto  the  messengers  of 
Jeph'thah,  Because  If'ra-el  took  away  my 
land  when  they  came  up  out  of  E'gypt, 
from  Ar'non  even  unto  Jab'bok,  and  unto 
Jor'dan  :  now,  there'fore,  restore  those 
lands  again'  peaceably. 

14  And  Jeph'thah  sent  messengers  again 
unto  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am' 
mon, 

15  And  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  Jeph' 
thah,  If'ra-el  took  not  away  the  land  of 

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The  king  hearkens  not  to  Jlph'thah.    JUDG'ES. 


Jcph'lhah^s  vow. 


M5'ab,  nor  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Am'mon : 

16  But  when  if'ra-el  came  up  from 
E'|ypt,  and  walked  through  the  wilder- 
.ness  unto  the  Red  Sea,  and  came  to  Ka'- 
desh  ; 

17  Then  I§'ra-el  sent  messengers  unto 
the  king  of  E'dom,  saying',  Let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  pass  through  thy  land  :  but  the  king 
of  E'dom  would  not  hearken  thereto.  And 
in  like  manner  they  sent  unto  the  king  of 
Mo'ab  ;  but  he  would  not  consent :  and 
If'ra-el  abode  in  Ka'desh. 

18  Then  they  went  along'  through  the 
wilderness,  and  com'passed  the  land  of 
E'dom  and  the  land  of  Mo'ab,  and  came 
by  the  east  side  of  the  land  of  Mo'ab,  and 
pitched  on  the  other  side  of  Ar'non,  but 
came  not  within  the  border  of  Mo'ab  :  for 
Ar'non  was  the  border  of  Mo'ab. 

19  And  if'ra-el  sent  messengers  unto 
Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'o-rites,  the  king  of 
Hesh'bon  ;  and  If'ra-el  said  unto  him, 
Let  us  pass,  we  pray  thee,  through  thy 
land  unto  my  place. 

20  But  S'l'hon  trusted  not  Ij'ra-el  to 
pass  through  his  coast :  but  Si'hon  gath- 
ered all  his  people  together,  and  pitched 
in  Ja'haz,  and  fought  against'  Ij'ra-el. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el  de- 
livered Si'hon  and  all  his  people  into 
the  hand  of  if'ra-el,  and  they  smote 
them :  so  If'ra-el  poffess'ed  all  the  land 
of  the  Am'o-rites,  the  inhabitants  of  that 
country. 

22  And  they  poffess'ed  all  the  coasts  of 
the  Am'o-rites,  from  Ar'non  even  unto  Jab'- 
bok,  and  from  the  wilderness  even  unto 
Jor'dan. 

23  So  now  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el 
hath  dispoffess'ed  the  Am'o-rites  from  be- 
fore his  people  If'ra-el,  and  shouldst  thou 
poffess'  it  ? 

24  Wilt  not  thou  poffess'  that  which 
Che'mosh  thy  god  giveth  thee  to  poffess'  ? 
So  whomsoever  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
drive  out  from  before  us,  them  will  we 
poffess'. 

25  And  now,  art  thou  any  thing  better 
than  Ba'lak  the  son  of  Zip'por,  king  of 
Mo'ab?  did  he  ever  strive  against'  If'ra-el, 
or  did  he  ever  fight  against'  them, 

26  While  If'ra-el  dwelt  in  Hesh'bon  and 
her  towns,  and  in  Ar'o-er  and  her  towns, 
and  in  all  the  cities  that  be  along'  by  the 
coasts  of  Ar'non,  three  hundred  years  ? 
why  there'fore  did  ye  not  recover  them 
within  that  time  ? 

27  Wherefore  I  have  not  sinned  against' 
thee,  but  thou  doest  me  wrong  to  war 
against'  me  :  the  Lord  the  Judge  be  judge 
this  day  between  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
and  the  children  of  Am'mon. 

28  Howbeit  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Am'mon  hearkened  not  unto  the  words  of 
Jeph'thah  which  he  sent  him. 


T2 


29  Then  the  Spir'Tt  of  the  Lord  cam* 
upon  Jeph'thah  ;  and  he  passed  over  Gil' 
e-ad  and  Ma-nas'seh,  and  pfiss-cd  ovei 
Miz'peh  of  Gil'e-iid,  and  from  Miz'peh  of 
Gil'e-ad  he  passed  over  unto  the  children 
of  Am'mon. 

30  And  Jeph'thah  vowed  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  shalt  without 
fail  deliver  the  children  of  Am'mon  into 
mine  hands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoevei 
cometh  forth  of  the  doors  of  my  house  to 
meet  me,  when  I  return  in  peace  from  the 
children  of  Am'mon,  shall  surely  be  the 
Lord's,  and  I  will  offer  it  up  for  a  burnt 
offering. 

32  So  Jeph'thah  passed  over  unto  the 
children  of  Am'mon,  to  light  tigainst' 
them  ;  and  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
his  hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from  Ar'o-er, 
even  till  thou  come  to  Min'nlth,  eveti 
twenty  cities,  and  unto  the  plain  of  the 
vine'yards, '  with  a  very  great  slaughter. 
Thus  the  children  of  Am'mon  were  subdu- 
ed before  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

34  And  Jeph'thah  came  to  Miz'peh  unto 
his  house,  and,  behold,  his  daughttrcame 
out  to  meet  him  with  timbrels  and  with 
dances  ;  and  she  ivas  his  only  child  :  be- 
side her  he  had  neither  son  nor  daughter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw 
her,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said, 
Alas',  my  daughter  !  thou  hast  brought  me 
very  low,  and  thou  art  one  of  them  that 
trouble  me  :  for  I  have  opened  my  mouth 
unto  the  Lord,  and  I  cannot  go  back. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him.  My  father, 
if  thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth  unto  the 
Lord,  do  to  me  according  to  that  which 
hath  proceeded  out  of  thy  mouth  ;  foras- 
much as  the  Lord  hath  taken  vengeance 
for  thee  of  thine  enemies,  even  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Am'mon. 

37  And  she  said  unto  her  father,  Let 
this  thing  be  done  for  me  :  Let  me  alone 
for  two  months,  that  I  may  go  up  and 
down  upon  the  moun'tains,  and  bewail  my 
virgin'ity,  I  and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said,  Go.  And  he  sent  her 
away /or  two  months ;  and  she  went  with 
her  companions,  and  bewailed  her  virgin'- 
ity upon  the  moun'tains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
two  months,  that  she  returned  unto  her 
father,  who  did  with  her  according  to  his 
vow  which  he  had  vowed :  and  she  knew 
no  man.  And  it  was  a  custom  in  If'- 
ra-el, 

40  That  the  daughters  of  If'ra-el  went 
yearly  to  lament  the  daughter  of  Jeph'- 
thah the  Gil'e-ad-ite  four  days  in  a  year. 

CHAP.  XIL 

AND  the  men   of  E'phra-Tm  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  north'- 
ward,  and  said  unto  Jeph'thah,  Wherefore 


vtn'ifcrde. 


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iA 


77i«  itphra-lTiv-ites  slain.  JUDG'ES 

pa»sedst  thou  over  to  fight  against'  the 
children  of  Am'mon,  and  didst  not  call  us 
to  go  with  thee  ?  we  will  burn  thine  house 
upon  thee  with  fire. 

2  And  Jeph'thah  said  unto  them,  I  and 
my  people  were  at  great  strife  with  the 
children  of  Am'mon  ;  and  when  I  called 
you,  ye  delivered  me  not  out  of  their 
hands. 

3  And  when  I  saw  that  ye  delivered  me 
not,  I  put  my  life  in  my  hands,  and  passed 
over  against'  the  children  of  Am'mon,  and 
the  Lord  delivered  them  into  my  hand  : 
wherefore  then  are  ye  come  up  unto  me 
this  day  to  fight  against'  me  ? 

4  Then  Jeph'thah  gathered  together  all 
the  men  of  Gil'e-ad,  and  fought  with 
E'phra-Tm :  and  the  men  of  Gil'e-ad  smote 
E'phra-im,  because  they  said.  Ye  Gil'e- 
ad-ites  are  fugitives  of  E'phra-im  among 
the  E'phra-im-ites,  and  among  the  Ma- 
nas'sltes. 

5  And  the  Gil'e-ad-ites_took  the  pas- 
sages of  Jor'dan  before  the  E'phra-im-ites : 
and  it  was  *o,  that  when  those  E'phra-im- 
ites  which  were  escaped,  said,  Let  me  go 
over,  that  the  men  of  Gil'e-ad  said  unto 
him,  ^H  thou  an  E'phra-im-Tte  ?  If  he 
said.  Nay ; 

6  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Say  now 
Shib'bo-leth  ;  and  he  said  Sib'bo-leth  :  for 
he  could  not  frame  to  pronounce  it  right. 
Then  they  took  him,  and  slew  him  at  the 
passages  of  Jor'dan  ;  and  there  fell  at  that 
time  of  the  E'phra-im-ites  forty  and  two 
thousand. 

7  T  And  Jeph'thah  judged  l§'ra-el  six 
years :  then  died  Jeph'thah  the  Gil'e-ad- 
ite,  and  was  buried  in  one  of  the  cities  of 
Gil'e-ad. 

8  And  after  him  Ib'zan  of  Beth'le-hem 
judged  If'ra-el. 

9  And  he  had  thirty  sons,  and  thirty 
daughters,  whom  he  sent  abroad,  and 
took  in  thirty  daughters  from  abroad  for 
his  sons  :  and  he  judged  If'ra-el  seven 
years. 

10  Then  died  ib'zan,  and  was  buried 
at  Beth'le-hem. 

11  And  after  him  E'lon  a  Zeb'u-16n-Tte 
judged  If'ra-el ;  and  he  judged  If'ra-el  ten 
years. 

12  And  E'lon  the  Zeb'u-lon-ite  died, 
and  was  buried  in  Ai'ja-lon,^  in  the  coun- 
try of  Zeb'u-lon. 

13  And  after  him  Ab'don,  the  son  of 
Hil'lel  a  Pir'a-thon-ite,^  judged  If'ra-el. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons,  and  thirty 
neph'ewf,^  that  rode  on  threescore  and 
ten  ass-colts:  and  he  judged  If'ra-el  eight 
years. 

15  And  Ab'don,  the  son  of  Hil'lel  the 
Pir'a-thon-ite,  died,  and  was  buried  in  Pir'- 
a-thon,  in  the  land  of  E'phra-im,  in  the 
mount  of  the  Am'a-lek-ites. 


Ad'ja-lon. 


jin  angel  appeareth  lo  Ma^nd'ah. 
CHAP.  XIIL 

AND  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did  evil 
again'  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
the  Phi-lTs'tines  forty  years. 

2  And  there  was  a  cer'tain  man  of 
Zo'rah,  of  the  family  of  the  Uan'ites, 
whose  name  icas  Ma-no'ah  ;  and  his  wife 
was  barren,  and  hare  not. 

3  4nd  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  the  woman  and  said  unto  her,  Be- 
hold now,  thou  art  barren,  and  bearest 
not :  but  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear 
a  son. 

4  Now  there'fore  beware,  I  pray  thee, 
and  drink  not  wine  nor  strong  drink,  and 
eat  not  any  unclean  thing  : 

5  For,  lo,  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear 
a  son  ;  and  no  razor  shall  come  on  his 
head  :  for  the  child  shall  be  a  Naz'a-rite 
unto  God  from  the  womb  ;  and  he  shall 
begin  to  deliver  If'ra-el  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Phi-lis'tines. 

6  Then  the  woman  came,  and  told  her 
huf'band,  saying,  A  man  of  God  came 
unto  me,  and  his  countenance  was  like 
the  countenance  of  an  angel  of  God,  very 
terrible  ;  but  I  asked  him  not  whence  he 
was^  neither  told  he  me  his  name. 

7  But  he  said  unto  me,  Behold,  thou 
shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a  son  ;  and  now 
drink  no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  neither  eat 
any  unclean  thing :  for  the  child  shall  be 
a  Naz'a-rite  to  God  from  the  womb  to  the 
day  of  his  death. 

8  Then  Ma-no'ah  entreated  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  my  Lord,  let  the  man  of  God 
which  thou  didst  send  come  again'  unto  us, 
and  teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto  the 
child  that  shall  be  born. 

9  And  God  hearkened  to  the  voice  ol 
Ma-no'ah ;  and  the  angel  of  God  came 
again'  unto  the  woman  as  she  sat  in  the 
field :  but  Ma-no'ah  her  huf'band  was  not 
with  her. 

10  And  the  woman  made  haste,  and 
ran,  and  showed  her  huf'band,  and  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  the  man  hath  appeared 
unto  me,  that  came  unto  me  the  other 
day. 

11  And  Ma-no'ah  arofe,  and  went  after 
iiis  wife,  and  came  to  the  man,  and  said 
unto  him,  ^rt  thou  the  man  that  spakest 
unto  the  woman  ?     And  he  said,  I  am. 

12  And  Ma-no'ah  said.  Now  let  thy 
words  come  to  pass ;  how  shall  we  order 
the  child  ?  and  hov>  shall  we  do  unto  him  ? 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Ma-no'ah,  Of  all  that  I  said  unto  the  wo- 
man let  her  beware. 

1 4  She  may  not  eat  of  any  thing  that 
cometh  of  the  vine,  neither  let  her  drink 
wine  or  strong  drink,  nor  eat  any  unclean 
thing  :  all  that  I  comman'ded  her  let  her 
obferve'. 


2  Per'a-thdn-ite. 


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Sam'son's  birth '  fort' told : '  JUDGTES 

15  And  Ma-ao'ah  said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  let  us  detain  thee 
until  we  shall  have  made  ready  a  kid  for 
thee. 

16  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Ala-no'ah,  Though  thou  detain  me,  I  will 
not  eat  of  thy  bread  ;  and  if  thou  wilt  offer 
a  burnt-offering,  thou  must  offer  it  unto 
the  Lord  :  for  Ma-no'ah  knew  not  that  he 
was  an  angel  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  IMa-no'ah  said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  What  is  thy  name,  that,  when 
thy  sayings  come  to  pass,  we  may  do  thee 
/lon'our? 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him.  Why  askest  thou  thus  after  my  name, 
seeing  it  is  secret? 

19  So  Ma-no'ah  took  a  kid,  with  a  meat- 
offering, and  offered  it  upon  a  rock  unto 
the  Lord  :  and  Iht  angel  did  wondrously  ; 
and  Ma-no'ah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flame 
went  up  to'wjard  heaven  from  off  the  altar, 
that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ascended  in 
the  flame  of  the  altar  :  and  Ma-no'ah  and 
his  wife  looked  on  i/,  and  fell  on  their 
faces  to  the  ground. 

21  (But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  did  no 
more  appear  to  Ma-no'ah  and  to  his  wife.) 
Then  Ma-u6'ah  knew  that  he  was  an  an- 
gel of  the  Lord. 

22  And  Ma-no'ah  said  unto  his  wife.  We 
shall  surely  die, because  we  have  seen  God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him.  If  the 
Lord  were  pleased  to  kill  us,  he  would 
not  have  received  a  burnt-offering  and  a 
meat-offering  at  our  hands  ;  neither  would 
he  have  showed  us  all  these  things^  nor 
would,  as  at  this  time,  have  told  us  such 
things  as  these. 

24  And  the  woman  bare  a  son,  and  call- 
ed his  name  Sam'son  ;  and  the  child  grew, 
and  the  Lord  bless'ed  him. 

25  And  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  began  to 
move  him  at  times  in  the  camp  of  Dan, 
between  Zo'rah  and  Ksh'ta-61. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
A   ND  Sam'son  went  down  to  Tim'nath, 


His  marriage-feast,  and  riddle. 
at  that  time  the  Phi-lis'tineshad  dominion 
over  If'ra-el. 

5  Then  went  Sam'son  down,  and  his 
father  and  his  mother,  to  Tim'rvith,  and 
came  to  the  vlne'yards-  of  Tim'nath  : 
and,  behold,  a  young  lion  roared  against' 
him. 

6  And  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  came 
mightily  upon  him,  and  he  rent  him  as  he 
would  have  rent  a  kid,  and  lie  had  nothing 
in  his  hand  :  but  he  told  not  his  father  or 
his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked  with 
the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased  Sam'son  well. 

8  And  after  a  time  he  returned  to  take 
her,  and  he  turned  aside  to  see  the  carcass 
of  the  lion ;  and,  behold,  there  was  a 
swarm  of  bees  and  honey  in  the  carcass  of 
the  lion. 

9  And  he  took  thereof  in  his  hands,  and 
went  on  eating,  and  came  to  his  father  and 
mother,  and  he  gave  them,  and  they  did 
eat :  but  he  told  not  them  that  he  had 
taken  the  honey  out  of  the  carcass  of  the 
lion. 

10  So  his  father  went  down  unto  the 
woman  :  and  Sam'son  made  there  a  feast ; 
for  so  used  the  young  men  to  do. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  saw 
him,  that  they  brought  thirty  companions 
to  be  with  him. 

12  And  Sam'son  said  unto  them,  I  will 
now  put  forth  a  riddle  unto  you :  if  you 
can  cer'tahily  declare  it  me  within  thi 
seven  days  of  the  feast,  and  find  it  out, 
then  I  will  give  you  thirty  sheets,  and 
thirty  change  of  garments: 

13  But  if* ye  cannot  declare  it  me,  then 
shall  ye  give  me  thirty  sheets,  and  thirty 
change  of  garments.  And  they  said  unto 
him.  Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may 
hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them,  Out  of  the 
eater  came  forth  meat,  and  out  of  the 
strong  came  forth  sweetness.  And  they 
could  not  in  three  days  expound  the  riddle. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,    that   they  said  unto  Sam'son^s  wife. 


and  saw  a  woman  in  Tim'nath  of  the  Entice  thy  huj'band,  that  he  may  declare 
daughters  of  the  Phi-lis'tines.  unto   us  the  riddle,  lest  we  burn  thee  and 

2  And  he  came  up  and  told  his  father  thy  father's  house  with  fire  :  have  yecall- 
and  his  mother,  and  said,  I  have  seen  a  ed  us  to  take  that  we  have  ?  is  it  not  so  ? 
woman  in  Tim'nath  of  the  daughters  of  16  And  Sam'son's  wife  wept  before  him, 
the  Phi-lis'tines ;  now,  there'fore,  get  her  and  said.    Thou  dost   but  hate  me,  and 


for  me  to  wife 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother  said 
unto  him.  Is  there  never  a  woman  among 
the  daughters  of  thy  brethren,  or  among 
all  my  people,  that  thou  goest  to  take  a 
wife  of  the  uncir'cumcifed  Phi-lis'tines? 
And  Sam'son  said  unto  his  father,  Get  her 
for  me  ;  for  she  pleaseth  me  well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother  knew 


lovest  me  not :  thou  hast  put  forth  a  rid- 
dle unto  the  children  of  my  people,  and 
hast  not  told  it  me.  And  he  said  unto 
her.  Behold,  I  have  not  told  it  my  father 
nor  my  mother,  and  shall  I  tell  it  thee  ? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  the  seven 
days,  while  their  feast  lasted  :  and  it  came 
to  pass  on  the  seventh  day  that  he  told 
her,  because  she  lay  sore  upon  him  ;  and 


not  that  it  MO*  of  the  Lord  that  he  sought  she    told    the    riddle    to    the  children  of 
an  occasion  against'  the  Phi-lis'tines  :  for  j  her  people. 


1  berth 


2  vin'ylrdz, 
9S3 


Sam'son's  stratagevi  wilh  the  foxes 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
him  on  the  seventh  day,  before  the  sun 
went  down,  "What  is  sweeter  than  lioney  ? 
and  what  is  strong'cr  than  a  lion  ?  And  he 
said  unto  them,  If  ye  had  not  ploughed  with 
my  heifer,  ye  had  not  found  out  my  rid- 
dle. 

19  And  the  Splr'lt  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  he  went  down  to  Ash'ke- 
lon,  and  slew  thirty  men  of  them,  and  took 
their  spoil,  and  gave  chan|e  of  garments 
unto  them  which  expounded  the  riddle  : 
and  his  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went  up 
to  his  father's  house. 

20  But  Sam'son's  wife  was  givtn  to  his 
companion,  whom  he  had  used  as  his 
friend. 

CHAP.  XV. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  within  a  while 
after,  in  the  time  of  wheat-harvest, 
that  Sam'son  visited  his  wife  with  a  kid ; 
and  he  said,  I  will  go  in  to  my  wife  into 
the  chamber:  but  her  father  would  not 
suffer  him  to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily  thought 
that  thou  hadst  utterly  hated  her  ;  there'- 
fore  I  gave  her  to  thy  companion  :  is  not 
her  younger  sister  fairer  than  she  ?  take 
her,  I  pray  thee,  instead  of  her. 

3  And  Sam'son  said  concer'ning  them. 
Now  shall  I  be  more  blameless  than  the 
Phi-lis'tines,  though  I  do  them  a  displeas- 
ure. 

4  And  Sam'son  went  and  caught  three 
hundred  foxes,  and  took  fire-brands,  and 
turned  tail  to  tail,  and  put  a  fire-brand  in 
the  midst  between  two  tails. 

5  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands  on 
fire,  he  let  them  go  into  the  standing  corn 
of  the  Phi-lis'tlnes,  and  burnt  up  both  the 
shocks  and  also  the  standing  corn,  with 
the  vineyards  and  olives. 

6  Then  the  Phi-lis'tines  said.  Who  hath 
done  this  ?  And  they  answered,  Sam'son, 
the  son-in-law  of  the  Tim'nite,  because  he 
had  taken  his  wife,  and  given  her  to  his 
companion.  And  the  Phi-lTs'tlnes  came 
up,  and  burnt  her  and  her  father  with 
fire. 

7  And  Sam'son  said  unto  them,  Though 
ye  have  done  this,  yet  will  I  be  aven'ged 
of  you,  and  after  that  I  will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  them  hip  and  thigh  with 
a  great  slaughter  ;  and  he  went  down  and 
dwelt  in  the  top  of  the  rock  E'tam. 

9  Then  the  Phi-lis'tines  went  up,  and 
pitched  in  Ju'dah,  and  spread  themselves 
in  Le'hi. 

10  And  the  men  of  Ju'dah  said.  Why 
are  ye  come  up  against'  us?  And  they 
answered.  To  bind  Sam'son  are  we  come 
up,  to  do  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us. 

11  Then  three  thousand  men  of  Ju'dah 
went  to  the  top  of  the  rock  E'tam,  and 
said  to  Sam'son,  Knowest  thou  not  that  the 
Phi-lis'tines    are  rulers  over   us .'  what  is 


JUDG'ES.  He  smiteth  the  Phi-Rs'tlnet. 

this  that  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  And  he 
said  unto  them.  As  they  did  unto  me,  so 
have  I  done  unto  them. 

12  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  are  come 
down  to  bind  thee,  that  wt  may  deliver 
thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'tines. 
And  Sam'son  said  unto  them.  Swear  unto 
me,  that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  me  your- 
selves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying, 
No  ;  but  we  will  bind  thee  fast,  and  deliver 
thee  into  their  hand :  but  surely  we  will 
not  kill  thee.  And  they  bound  him  with 
two  new  cords,  and  brought  him  up  from 
the  rock. 

14  ^nd  when  he  came  unto  Le'hT,  the 
Phi-lTs'tines  shouted  against'  him  :  and  the 
Spir'it  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon 
him ;  and  the  cords  that  were  upon  his 
arms  became  as  flax  that  was  burnt  with 
fire,  and  his  bands  loosed  from  ofi"  his 
hands. 

15  And  he  found  a  new  jaw-bone  of  an 
ass,  and  put  forth  his  hand  and  took  it,  and 
slew  a  thousand  men  therewith. 

16  And  Sam'son  said,  With  the  jaw- 
bone of  an  ass,  heaps  upon  heaps,  with  the 
jaw  of  an  ass  have  I  slain  a  thousand 
men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking,  that  he  cast 
away  the  jaw-bone  out  of  his  hand,  and 
called  that  place  Ra'math-Le'hi. 

18  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  called 
on  the  Lord,  and  said.  Thou  hast  given 
this  great  deliverance  into  the  hand  of  thy 
servant :  and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst, 
and  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  uncir'cum 
cif  ed  ? 

19  But  God  clave  a  hollow  place  that 
was  in  the  jaw,  and  there  came  water 
thereout ;  and  when  he  had  drunk,  his 
spirit  came  again',  and  he  revived  :  where- 
fore he  called  the  name  thereof  En-hak'- 
ko-re,  which  is  in  Le'hi  unto  this  day. 

20  And  he  judged  If'ra-el,  in  the  days 
of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  twenty  years. 

CHAP.  XVI 

THEN  went  Sam'son  to  Ga'za,  and  saw 
there  a  harlot,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  Gaz'ites,  saying, 
Sam'son  is  come  hither.  And  they  c6m'- 
passed  him  in,  and  laid  wait  for  him  all 
night  in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were 
quiet  all  the  night,  saying.  In  the  morning, 
when  it  is  day,  we  shall  kill  him. 

3  And  Sam'son  lay  till  midnight,  and 
arofe  at  midnight,  and  took  the  doors  of 
the  gate  of  the  city,  and  the  two  posts, 
and  went  away  with  them,  bar  and  all, 
and  put  them,  upon  his  shoulders,  and  car- 
ried them  up  to  the  top  of  a  hill  that  it 
before  He'bron. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
he  loved  a  woman  in  the  valley  of  So'rek, 
whose  name  was  Del'i-Iah. 

224 


Delt-lah  enticelh,  and  at  last  JUDCES 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  came 
up  unto  her,  and  said  unto  her,  Entice 
him,  and  see  wherein  his  great  strength 
lieth^  and  by  what  means  we  may  prevail 
against'  him,  that  we  may  bind  him  to  af- 
flict him  ;  and  we  will  give  thee,  every 
one  of  us,  eleven  hundred  piece*  of  silver. 

6  And  Del'i-lah  said  to  Sam'son,  Tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  wherein  thy  great  strength 
liefh,  and  wherewith  thou  mightst  be 
bound  to  afflict  thee. 

7  And  Sam'son  said  unto  her,  If  they 
bind  me  with  seven  green  withes  that  were 
never  dried,  then  shall  I  be  weak,  and  be 
as  another  man. 

8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'tiues 
brought  up  to  her  seven  green  withes  which 
had  not  been  dried,  and  she  bound  him 
■with  them. 

9  (Now  tJiere  were  men  lying  in  wait, 
abiding  with  her  in  the  chamber.)  And 
she  said  unto  him.  The  Phi-lis'tTncs  be 
upon  thee,  Sam'son.  And  he  brake  the 
•withes,  as  a  thread  of  tow  is  broken  when 
it  toucheth  the  fire  :  so  his  strength  was 
not  known. 

10  And  Del'i-lah  said  unto  Sam'son, 
Behold,  thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told 
me  lies  :  now  tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  where- 
with thou  mightst  be  bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her.  If  they  bind 
me  fast  with  new  ropes  that  never  were 
occupied,  then  shall  1  be  weak,  and  be  as 
another  man. 

12  Del'i-lah  there'f5re  took  new  ropes, 
and  bound  him  therewith,  and  said  unto 
him.  The  Phi-lis'tines  be  upon  thee,  Sam'- 
son. (And  there  were  Hers  in  wait  abi- 
ding in  the  chamber.)  And  he  brake 
them  from  off  his  arms  like  a  thread. 

13  And  Del'i-lah  said  unto  Sam'son, 
Hitherto  thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told 
me  lies  :  tell  me  wherewith  thou  mightst  be 
bound.  And  he  said  unto  her,  If  thou  weav- 
est  the  seven  locks  of  my  head  with  the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  the  pin, 
and  said  unto  him.  The  Phi-lis'tines  be 
upon  thee,  Sam'son.  And  he  awaked  out 
of  his  sleep,  and  went  away  with  the  pin 
of  the  beam,  and  with  the  web. 

15  And  she  said  unto  him.  How  canst 
thou  say,  1  love  thee,  when  thine  heart  is 
not  with  me  ?  thou  hast  mocked  me  these 
three  times,  and  hast  not  told  me  wherein 
thy  great  strength  lieth. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  press- 
ed liim  daily  with  her  words,  and  urged 
him,  so  that  his  soul  was  vexed  unto  death, 

17  That  he  told  her  all  his  heart,  and 
said  unto  her.  There  hath  not  come  a  ra- 
zor upon  mine  head  ;  for  I  have  been  a 
Naz'a-rite  unto  God  from  my  m6ther's 
womb  :  if  I  be  shaven,  then  ray  strength 
will  go  from  me,  and  1  shall  become  weak, 
and  be  like  any  other  man. 


overcorneth  Sani'sSn 

18  And  when  Del'i-lah  saw  that  he  had 
told  her  all  his  heart,  she  sent  and  called 
for  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  saying, 
Come  up  this  once  ;  for  he  hath  showed 
me  all  his  heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the 
Phi-lis'tines  came  up  unto  her,  and  brought 
money  in  their  hand. 

19  And  she  made  him  sleep  upon  her 
knees  :  and  she  called  for  a  man,  and  she 
caused  him  to  shave  off  the  seven  locks 
of  his  head  ;  and  she  began  to  afflict  him, 
and  his  strength  went  from  him. 

20  And  she  said,  The  Phi-lis'tines  be 
upon  thee,  Sam'son.  And  he  awoke  out 
of  his  sleep,  and  said,  I  will  go  out,  as  at 
other  times  before,  and  shake  myself.  And 
he  wist'  not  that  the  Lord  was  departed 
from  him. 

21  But  the  Phi-lis'tines  took  him,  and 
put  out  his  eyes,  and  brought  him  down 
to  Ga'za,  and  bound  him  with  fetters  ol 
brass  ;  and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison-house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head  began 
to  grow  again'  after  he  was  shaven. 

23  Then  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'tines 
gathered  them  together  for  to  offer  a  great 
sac'rifi^e  unto  Da'gon  their  god,  and  to 
rejoice :  for  they  said.  Our  god  hath  de- 
livered Sam'son  our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him,  they 
praised  their  god  ;  for  they  said.  Our  god 
hath  delivered  into  our  hands  our  enemy, 
and  the  destroy'er  of  our  country,  which 
slew  many  of  us. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  their 
hearts  were  merry,  that  they  said.  Call 
for  Sam'son,  that  he  may  make  us  sport. 
And  they  called  for  Sam'son  out  of  the 
prison-house  ;  and  he  made  them  sport : 
and  they  set  him  between  the  pillars. 

26  And  Sam'son  said  unto  the  lad  that 
held  him  by  the  hand.  Suffer  me  that  1 
may  feel  the  pillars  whereupon  the  house 
standeth,  that  I  may  lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and 
women  ;  and  all  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lTs'- 
tines  were  there  :  and  there  were  upon  the 
roof  about'  three  thousand  men  and  wo- 
men, that  beheld  while  Sam'son  made  sport. 

28  And  Sam'son  called  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God,  remember  me,  I 
pray  thee,  and  strengthen  me,  I  pray  thee, 
only  this  once,  O  God,  that  I  may  be  at 
once  aven'ped  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  for  my 
two  eyes. 

29  And  Sam'son  took  hold  of  the  two 
middle  pillars  upon  which  the  house  stood, 
and  on  which  it  was  borne  up,  of  the  one 
with  his  right  hand,  and  of  the  other  with 
his  left. 

30  And  Sam'son  said,  Let  me  die  with 
the  Phi-lis'tines.  And  he  bowed  himself 
with  all  his  might ;  and  the  house  fell 
upon  the  lords,  and  upon  all  the  people 
that  wSre  therein :  so  the  dead  which  be 


15 


*  knew. 


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JSi'f&h^s  images^  and  priest,  JUDG'ES, 

slew  at  his  death  were  more  than  thty 
which  he  slew  in  his  life. 

31  Thtn  his  brethren,  and  all  the  house 
of  his  father,  came  down,  and  took  him, 
and  brought  him  up,  and  buried  him  be- 
tween Zo'rah  and  fish'ta-ol,  in  the  bury- 
ing-place  of  Ma-noah  his  father.  And  he 
judged  Ij'ra-el  twenty  years. 
CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  there  was  a  man  of  mount  E'phra- 
im,  whose  name  was  Mi'cah. 

2  And  he  said  unto  his  mother.  The 
eleven  hundred  shekels  of  silver  that  were 
taken  from  thee,  about'  which  thou  curs- 
edst,  and  spakest  of  also  in  mine  ears,  be- 
hold, the  silver  is  with  me  ;  I  took  it. 
And  his  mother  said,  Bles'sed  be  thou  of 
the  Lord,  my  son. 

S  And  when  he  had  restored  the  eleven 
hundred  shekels  of  silver  to  his  mother,  his 
mother  said,  I  had  wholly  dedicated  the 
silver  unto  the  Lord,  from  my  hand,  for 
my  son,  to  make  a  graven  image  and  a 
molten  image  ;  now,  there'f  5re,  I  will  re- 
store it  unto  thee. 

4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto  his 
mother  ;  and  his  mother  took  two  hundred 
shekeb  of  silver,  and  gave  them  to  the 
founder,  who  made  thereof  a  graven  im- 
age and  a  molten  image  :  and  they  were 
in  the  house  of  Mi'cah. 

5  And  the  man  Mi'cah  had  a  house  of 
gods,  and  made  an  eph'od,  and  teraphim, 
and  consecrated  one  of  his  sons,  who  be- 
came his  priest. 

6  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  !§'- 
ra-el,  but  every  man  did  that  which  was 
right  in  his  own  eyes. 

7  And  there  was  a  young  man  out  of 
Beth'le-hem-Ju'dah,  of  the  family  of  Jii'- 
dah,  who  was  a  Le'vite,  and  he  so'journed 
there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  of  the  city 
from  Beth'le-hem-JU'dah,  to  so'journ  where 
he  could  find  a  place :  and  he  came  to 
mount  E'phra-im,  to  the  house  of  Mi'cah, 
as  he  joQrneyed. 

9  And  Mi'cah  said  unto  him,  Whence 
comest  thou  ?  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  am 

.  a  Le'vite  of  Beth'le-hem-Ju'dah,  and  I  go 
to  so'jo&m  where  I  may  find  a  place. 

10  And  Mi'cah  said  unto  him,  Dwell 
with  me,  and  be  unto  me  a  father  and  a 
pi:iest,  and  I  will  give  thee  ten  shekels  of 

,  silver  by  the  year,   and  a  suit  of  apparel, 
and  thy  victuals.    So  the  Le'vite  went  in. 

11  And  the  Le'vite  was  content  to  dwell 
with  the  man ;  and  the  young  man  was 
unto^im  as  one  of  his  sons. 

12  And  Mi'cah  consecrated  the  Le'vite ; 
and  tjiie  young  man  became  his  priest,  and 
was  in  the  house  of  Mi'cah. 

13  Then  said  Mi'cah,'  Now  know  I  that 
the  Lord  will  do  me  good,  seeing  I  have 
a  Le'vite  to  my  priest. 


The  spies  of  Dan. 
CHAP.  XVIII. 

IN  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  If'ra- 
el :  and  in  those  days  the  tribe  of  the 
Dan'ites  sought  them  an  inheritance  to 
dwell  in ;  for  unto  that  day  all  their  in- 
heritance had  not  fallen  unto  them  among 
the  tribes  of  If 'ra-el. 

2  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  of  their 
family  five  men  from  their  coasts,  men  of 
valour,  from  Zo'rah,  and  from  Esh'ta-ol, 
to  spy  out  the  land,  and  to  search  it ;  and 
they  said  unto  them.  Go,  search  the  land  : 
who,  when  they  came  to  mount  E'phra-im, 
to  the  house  of  Mi'cah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  ivcrc  by  the  house  of  Mi'- 
cah, they  knew  the  voice  of  the  young 
man  the  Le'vite  ;  and  they  turned  in 
thither,  and  said  unto  him,  Who  brought 
thee  hither  ?  and  what  makest  thou  in  this 
place  ?  and  what  hast  thou  here  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  and 
thus  dealeth  Mi'cah  with  me,  and  hath 
hired  me,  and  I  am  his  priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him.  Ask  counsel, 
we  pray  thee,  of  God,  that  we  may  know 
whether  our  way  which  we  go  shall  be 
prosperous. 

6  And  the  priest  said  unto  them.  Go  in 
peace :  before  the  Lord  is  your  way 
wherein  ye  go. 

7  Then  the  five  men  departed,  and 
came  to  La'ish,  and  saw  the  people  that 
wire  therein,  how  they  dwelt  careless  after 
the  manner  of  the  Zi-do'ni-ans,  quiet  and 
secure  ;  and  there  was  no  magistrate  in 
the  land,  that  might  put  them  to  shame  in 
any  thing :  and  they  were  far  from  the 
Zi-do'ni-ans,  and  had  no  business  with 
any  man. 

8  And  they  came  unto  their  brethren  to 
Zo'rah  and  Esh'ta-61 :  and  their  brethren 
said  unto  them.  What  say  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said,  Arij e,  that  we  may  go 
up  against'  them :  for  we  have  seen  the 
land,  and,  behold,  it  is  very  good :  and 
are  ye  still  ?  be  not  slothful  to  go,  and  to 
enter  to  poffess'  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come  unto  a 
people  secure,  and  to  a  large  land :  for 
God  hath  given  it  into  your  hands ;  a  place 
where  there  is  no  want  of  any  thing  that 
is  in  the  earth. 

11  And  there  went  from  thence  of  the 
family  of  the  Dan'ites,  out  of  Zo'rah  and 
out  of  Esh'ta-61,  six  hundred  men  appoint- 
ed with  weapons  of  war. 

12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitched  in 
Kir'jath-Je'a-rim,^  in  Ju'dah  :  wherefore 
they  called  that  place  Ma'ha-neh-Dan, 
unto  this  day :  behold,  it  is  behind  Kir'- 
jath-Je'a-rim. 

13  And  they  passed  thence  unto  mount 
E'phra-im,  and  came  unto  the  house  of 
Mi'cah. 

14  Then  answered  the  five  men  that 


^  Kcr'jiUh-Jl'a-nm. 


MVcah  robbed  of  his  images,  8fc. 
went  to  spy  out  the  country  of  La'Tsh, 
and  said  unto  their  brethren,  Do  ye  know 
that  there  is  in  these  houses  an  eph'od, 
and  tcraphim,  and  a  graven  image,  and  a 
molten  image  ?  now,  there'fore,  consider 
what  ye  have  to  do. 

15  And  they  turned  thitherward,  and 
came  to  the  house  of  the  young  man  the 
Le'vite,  tren  unto  the  house  of  Mi'9ah, 
and  saluted  him. 

16  And  the  six  hundred  men  appointed 
with  their  weapons  of  war,  which  were  of 
the  children  of  Dan,  stood  by  the  entering 
of  the  gate. 

17  And  the  five  men  that  went  to  spy 
out  the  land,  went  up,  and  came  in  thith- 
er, and  took  the  graven  image,  and  the 
eph'od,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten 
image :  and  the  priest  stood  in  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gate  with  the  six  hundred  men 
that  were  appointed  with  weapons  of  war. 

18  And  these  went  into  Mi'cah's  house, 
and  fetched  the  carved  image,  the  eph'od, 
and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  image. 
Then  said  the  priest  unto  them,  What 
do  ye  ? 

19  And  they  said  unto  him,  Hold  thy 
peace,  lay  thine  hand  upon  thy  mouth, 
and  go  with  us,  and  be  to  us  a  father  and 
a  priest :  is  it  better  for  thee  to  be  a  priest 
unto  the  house  of  one  man,  or  that  thou 
be  a  priest  unto  a  tribe  and  a  family  in 
If'ra-el  ? 

20  And  the  priest's  heart  was  glad  ;  and 
he  took  the  eph'od,  and  the  tcraphim,  and 
the  graven  image,  and  went  in  the  midst 
of  the  people. 

21  So  they  turned  and  departed,  and 
put  the  little  ones,  and  the  cattle,  and  the 
carriage,  before  them. 

22  i/lnd  when  they  were  a  good  way 
from  the  house  of  Mi'cah,  the  men  that 
iDcre  in  the  houses  near  to  Ml'cah's  house 
were  gathered  together,  and  overtook  the 
children  of  Dan. 

23  And  they  cried  unto  the  children  of 
Dan :  and  they  turned  their  faces,  and 
said  unto  Mi'cah,  What  aileth  thee,  that 
thou  comest  with  such  a  company  ? 

24  And  he  said.  Ye  have  taken  away 
my  gods  which  I  made,  and  the  priest,  and 
ye  are  gone  away :  and  what  have  I  more  ? 
and  what  is  this  that  ye  say  unto  me. 
What  aileth  thee  ? 

25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said  unto 
him,  Let  not  thy  voice  be  heard  among 
us,  lest  angry  fellows  run  upon  thee,  and 
thou  lose  thy  life,  with  the  lives  of  thy 
household. 

26  And  the  children  of  Dan  went  their 
way:  and  when  Mi'cah  saw  that  they  were 
too  strong  for  him,  he  turned,  and  went 
back  unto  his  house. 

27  And  they  took  the  things  which 
MT'9ah  had  made,  and  the  priest  which  he 
had,  and  came  unto  Lalsh,  unto  a  people 


JUDG'ES.  The  Ll'vite  and  his  concubine 

that  were  at  quiet  and  secure  :  and  they 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  burnt  the  city  with  fire. 

28  And  there  was  no  deliverer,  because 
it  was  far  from  Zl'don,  and  they  had  no 
business  with  any  man :  and  it  was  in  the 
valley  that  lielh  hy  Belh're-hob.  And 
they  built  a  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

29  And  they  called  the  name  of  the 
city  Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their  fa- 
ther, who  was  born  unto  If'ra-el :  how- 
beit,  the  name  of  the  city  was  La'ish  at 
the  first. 

30  And  the  children  of  Dan  set  up  the 
graven  image  :  and  Jon'a-than  the  son  of 
Ger'shom,  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh,  he  and 
his  sons  were  priests  to  the  tribe  of  Dan 
until  the  day  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 

31  And  they  set  them  up  MT'cah's  gra- 
ven image,  which  he  made,  all  the  time 
that  the  house  of  God  was  in  Shi'loh. 

CHAP.  XIX.— 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
when  there  was  no  king  in  If'ra-el, 
that  there  was  a  cer'tain  Le'vite  sd'journ- 
ing  on  the  side  of  mount  E'phra-im,  who 
took  to  him  a  concubine  out  of  Beth'le- 
hem-Ju'dah. 

2  And  his  concubine  played  the  whore 
&gainst'  him,  and  went  away  from  him 
unto  her  father's  house  to  Beth'le-hem- 
Ju'dah,  and  was  there  four  whole  months. 

3  And  her  huf'band  arofe,  and  went 
after  her,  to  speak  friendly  unto  her,  and 
to  bring  her  again',  having  his  servant  with 
him,  and  a  coiiple  of  asses :  and  she 
brought  him  into  her  father's  house  ;  and 
when  the  father  of  the  damsel  saw  him, 
he  rejoiced  to  meet  him. 

4  And  his  father-in-law,  the  damsel's 
father,  retained  him  ;  and  he  abode  with 
him  three  days :  so  they  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  lodged  there. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  fourth  day, 
when  they  arof  e  early  in  the  morning,  that 
he  rose  up  to  depart :  and  the  damsel'* 
father  said  unto  his  son-in-law,  C6m'f6rt 
thine  heart  with  a  morsel  of  bread,  and 
afterward  go  your  way. 

6  And  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat  and 
drink  both  of  them  together :  for  the  dam- 
sel's father  had  said  unto  the  man,  Be 
content,  I  pray  thee,  and  tarry  all  night, 
and  let  thine  heart  be  merry. 

7  And  wlien  the  man  rose  up  to  depart, 
his  father-in-law  urged  him  ;  there'fore  he 
lodged  there  again'. 

8  And  he  arof  e  early  in  the  morning  on 
the  fifth  day  to  depart :  and  the  damsel's 
father  said,  Com'fort  thine  heart,  I  pray 
thee.  And  they  tarried  until  after  noon, 
and  they  did  eat  both  of  them. 

9  And  when  the  man  rcse  up  to  depart, 
he  and  his  concubine  and  his  servant,  his 
father-in-law,  the  damsel's  father,  said 
unto  him,  Behold  now,  the  day  draweth 

227 


iVie  Ll'mit  slops  at  Glb'e-dh.  JUDG'ES 

toVard  evening  ;  I  pray  you  tarry  all 
night:  behold,  the  day  groweth  to  an  end  ; 
lodge  here,  that  thine  heart  may  be  mer- 
ry ;  and  to-morrow  get  you  early  on  your 
way,  that  thou  mayst  go  home. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry  that 
night,  but  he  rose  up  and  departed,  and 
came  over  against'  Je'biis,  which  /*  Je- 
rft'sa-lem  :  and  there  were  with  him  two 
asses  saddled ;  his  concubine  also  uas 
with  him. 

1 1  .Mnd  when  they  were  by  Je'biis,  the 
day  was  far  spent ;  and  the  servant  said 
unto  his  master.  Come,  I  pray  thee,  and 
let  us  turn  in  unto  this  city  of  the  Jeb'Ci- 
sites,  and  lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him.  We 
will  not  turn  aside  hither  into  the  city  of 
a  stranger,  that  is  not  of  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el  ;  we  will  pass  over  to  Gib'e-ah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  servant.  Come, 
and  let  us  draw  near  to  one  of  these 
places  to  lodge  all  night,  in  Gib  e-ah,  or  in 
lla'mah. 

14  And  they  passed  on  and  went  their 
way  ;  and  the  sun  went  down  upon  them 
when  they  were  by  Gib'e-ah,  which  belong- 
eth  to  Ben'ja-min. 

15  And  they  turned  aside  thither,  to  go 
in  and  to  lodge  in  Gib'e-ah  :  and  when  he 
went  in,  he  sat  him  down  in  a  street  of 
the  city  ;  for  there  was  no  man  that  took 
them  into  his  house  to  lodging. 

16  And,  behold,  there  came  an  old  man 
from  his  work  out  of  the  field  at  even, 
which  was  also  of  mount  E'phra-im  ;  and 
he  so'journed  in  Gib'e-ah  :  but  the  men 
of  the  place  were  Ben'ja-mites. 

17  And  when  he  had  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
he  saw  a  wayfaring  man  in  the  street  of 
the  city  :  and  the  old  man  said,  Whither 
goest  thou  ?  and  whence  comest  thou  ? 

18  And  he  said  unto  him,  We  are  pass'- 
ing  from  Beth'le-hem-Jii'dah  to'w^ard  the 
side  of  mount  E'phra-im;  from  thence  avi 
I  :  and  I  went  to  Beth'le-hem-Ju'dah,  but 
I  am,  now  going  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  there  is  no  man  that  receiveth  me  to 
houfe. 

19  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and  proven- 
der for  our  asses  ;  and  there  is  bread  and 
wine  also  for  me,  and  for  thy  handmaid, 
and  for  the  young  man  which  is  with  thy 
servants :  there  is  no  want  of  any  thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said.  Peace  be 
with  thee :  howsoever,  let  all  thy  wants 
lie  upon  me  ;  only  lodge  not  in  the  street. 

21  So  he  brought  him  into  his  house, 
and  gave  provender  unto  the  asses :  and 
they  washed  their  feet,  and  did  eat  and 
drink. 

22  JVbic,  as  they  were  making  their 
hearts  merry,  behold,  the  men  of  the  city, 
cer'tain  sons  of  Be'li-al,  beset  the  house 
round  about',  and  beat  at  the  door,  and 
•pake  to  tl>e  master  of  the  house,  the  old 


The  Ll'mlts'  concubine  abiuet. 
saying.   Bring   forth  the  man   that 


man,   saymg,   tiring   lorin  tne  man 
came  into  thine  house,  that  we  may  know 
him. 

23  And  the  man,  the  master  of  the 
house,  went  out  unto  them,  and  said  untc 
them.  Nay,  my  brethren,  7iay,  I  pray  you, 
do  not  so  wickedly  ;  seeing  that  this  man 
is  come  into  mine  house,  do  not  this  folly. 

24  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter,  a 
maiden,  and  his  concubine  ;  them  I  will 
bring  out  now,  and  /liimble  ye  them,  and 
do  with  them  what  seemeth  good  unto 
you  :  but  unto  this  man  do  not  so  vile  a 
thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not  hearken  to 
him  :  so  the  man  took  his  concubine,  and 
brought  her  forth  unto  them  ;  and  they 
knew  her,  and  abused  her  all  the  night 
until  the  morning  :  and  when  the  day  be- 
gan to  spring,  they  let  her  go. 

26  Then  came  the  woman,  in  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day,  and  fell  down  at  the  door 
of  the  man''s  house  where  her  lord  was^ 
till  it  was  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house, 
and  went  out  to  go  his  way:  and,  behold, 
the  woman  his  concubine  was  fallen  down 
at  the  door  of  the  house,  and  her  hands 
were  upon  the  threshold. 

28  And  he  said  unto  her,  Up,  and  let 
us  be  going :  but  none  answered.  Then 
the  man  took  her  up  upon  an  ass,  and  the 
man  rose  up,  and  gat  him  unto  his  place. 

29  And  when  he  was  come  into  his 
house,  he  took  a  knife,  and  laid  hold  on 
his  concubine,  and  divided  her,  together 
with  her  bones,  into  twelve  pieces,  and 
sent  her  into  all  the  coasts  of  If'ra-el. 

30  And  it  was  so,  that  all  that  saw  it 
said,  There  was  no  such  deed  done  nor 
seen  from  the  day  that  the  children  of  If  - 
ra-el  came  up  out  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt, 
unto  this  day:  consider  of  it,  take  advice, 
and  speak  your  minds. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THEN  all  the  children  of  If 'ra-el  went 
out,  and  the  congregation  was  gath- 
ered together  as  one  man,  from  Dan  even 
to  Be-er'she-ba,  with  the  land  of  Gil'e-ad, 
unto  the  Lord  in  Miz'peh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  people,  even 
of  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el,  presented 
themselves  in  the  assembly  of  the  people 
of  God,  four  hundred  thousand  footmen 
that  drew  sword. 

3  (Now  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min 
heard  that  the  children  of  I§'ra-el  werf 
gone  up  to  Miz'peh.)  Then  said  the  chil- 
dren of  if'ra-el.  Tell  iw,  how  was  this 
wickedness  ? 

4  And  the  Le'vite,  the  hiif'band  of  the 
woman  that  was  slain,  answered  and  said, 
I  came  into  Gib'e-ah  that  belongeth  to 
Ben'ja-min,  I  and  my  concubine,  to  lodge 

5  And  the  men  of  Gib'e-ah  rose  againi^ 

2r28 


The  J§'ra-ll-tles  Jight  JUDG'ES. 

me,  and  beset  the  house  round  about' 
upon  me  by  night,  and  thought  to  have 
slain  me  ;  and  my  concubine  have  they 
forced,  that  she  is  dead. 

6  And  I  took  my  concubine,  and  cut 
her  in  pieces,  and  sent  her  throughout  all 
the  country  of  the  inheritance  of  If'ra-el : 
for  they  have  committed  lewdness  and 
folly  in  15'ra-el. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of  If'ra-el ; 
give  here  your  advice  and  counsel. 

8  And  all  the  people  aroje  as  one  man, 
saying,  We  will  not  any  o/"u*  go  to  his  tent, 
neither  will  we  any  of  us  turn  into  his  house : 

9  But  now,  this  shall  be  the  thing  which 
we  will  do  to  Gib'e-ah,  we  iv ill  go  up  by 
lot  against'  it : 

10  And  we  will  take  ten  men  of  a  hun- 
dred throughout  all  the  tribes  of  if'ra-el, 
and  a  hundred  of  a  thousand,  and  a  thou- 
sand out  of  ten  thousand,  to  fetch  victual 
for  the  people,  that  they  may  do,  when 
they  come  to  Gib'e-ah  of  Ben'ja-min,  ac- 
cording to  all  the  folly  that  they  have 
wrought  in  If'ra-el. 

11  So  all  the  men  of  If'ra-el  were  gath- 
ered against'  the  city,  knit  together  as  one 
man. 

12  And  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el  sent  men 
through  all  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-rain,  saying, 
What  wickedness  is  this  that  is  done 
among  you  ? 

13  Now  there'fore  deliver  m*  the  men, 
the  children  of  Be'li-al,  which  are  in  Gib'- 
e-ah, that  we  may  put  them  to  death,  and 
put  away  evil  from  If'ra-el.  But  the  chil- 
dren of  Ben'ja-min  would  not  hearken  to 
the  voice  of  their  brethren  the  children  of 
If'ra-el : 

14  But  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  gath- 
ered themselves  together  out  of  the  cities 
unto  Gib'e-ah,  to  go  out  to  battle  against' 
the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

15  And  the  children  of  Ben  ja-min  were 
numbered  at  that  time,  out  of  the  cities, 
twenty  and  six  thousand  men  that  drew 
sM'ord,  beside  the  inhabitants  of  Gib'e-ah,. 
which  were  numbered  seven  hundred 
chosen  men. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there  were 
seven  hundred  chosen  men  left-handed ; 
every  one  could  sling  stones  at  a  hair 
breadth^  and  not  miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  If'ra-el,  beside  Ben'- 
ja-min, were  numbered  four  hundred  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sic5rd  :  all  these  were 
men  of  war. 

18  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  arofe, 
and  went  up  to  the  house  of  God,  and 
asked  counsel  of  God,  and  said.  Which  of 
us  shall  go  up  first  to  the  battle  against' 
the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  ?  And  the  Lord 
said,  Jii'dah  shall  go  u/>  first. 

19  .\nd  the  children  of  If'ra-el  rose  up  in 
the  morning,  and  encamped  against'  Gib'e- 


ab. 


U 


with  the  Ben'ja-mites 

20  And  the  men  of  If'ra-el  went  out  to 
battle  against'  Ben'ja-min  ;  and  the  men  of 
If'ra-el  put  themselves  in  array  to  fight 
against'  them  at  Gib'e-ah. 

21  And  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  came 
forth  out  of  Gib'e-ah,  and  destroy'ed  down 
to  the  ground,  of  the  If'ra-el-ites  that  day, 
twenty  and  two  thousand  men. 

22  And  the  people,  the  men  of  If'ra-el, 
encouraged  themselves,  and  set  their  bat- 
tle again'  in  array,  in  the  place  where  they 
put  themselves  in  array  the  first  day. 

23  (And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  went 
up,  and  wept  before  the  Lord  until  even, 
and  asked  counsel  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Shall  I  go  up  again' to  battle  against'  the 
children  of  Ben'ja-min  my  brother  ?  And 
the  Lord  said.  Go  up  against'  him.) 

24  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  came 
near  against'  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min 
the  second  day. 

25  And  Benja-min  went  forth  against' 
them  out  of  Gib'e-ah  the  second  day,  and 
destroy'ed  down  to  the  ground,  of  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  again',  eighteen  thou- 
sand men  ;  all  these  drew  the  sword. 

26  Then  all  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  and 
all  the  people,  went  up,  and  came  unto 
the  house  of  God  and  wept,  and  sat  there 
before  the  Lord,  and  fasted  that  day  un- 
til even,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings  before  the  Lord. 

27  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  inquired 
of  the  Lord,  (for  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  God  was  there  in  those  days  ; 

28  And  PhTn'e-has,  the  son  of  E-le-a'zar, 
the  son  of  c^a'ron,  stood  before  it  in  those 
days,)  saying.  Shall  I  yet  again'  go  out 
to  battle  against'  the  children  of  Ben'ja- 
min  my  brother,  or  shall  I  cease  ?  And  the 
Lord  said.  Go  up  ;  for  to-morrow  I  will 
deliver  them  into  thine  hand. 

29  And  If'ra-el  set  Hers  in  wait  round 
about'  Gib'e-ah. 

30  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  went  up 
against'  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  on  the 
third  day,  and  put  themselves  in  array 
against'  Gib'e-ah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  went 
(Jut  iigaiiist'  the  people,  and  were  drawn 
away  from  the  city  ;  and  they  began  to 
smite  of  the  people  and  kill,  as  at  other 
times,  in  the  highways,  of  which  one 
goeth  up  to  the  house  of  God,  and  the 
other  to  Gib'e-ah  in  the  field,  about'  thirty 
men  of  If'ra-el. 

32  And  the  children  of  Ben  ja-min  said, 
They  are  smitten  down  before  us,  as  at 
the  first.  But  the  children  of  If'ra-el  said, 
Let  us  flee,  and  draw  them  from  the  city 
unto  the  highways. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  If'ra-el  rose  up 
out  of  their  place,  and  put  themselves  in 
array  at  Ba'al-Ta'mar ;  and  the  liers  in 
wait  of  If'ra-el  came  forth  out  of  their 
places,  even  out  of  the  meadows  of  Gib'e-ah. 

229 


The  entire  overthrow  and  JUDG'ES.  desolation  of  Ben'ja-min. 

34  And  there    came   against'  Gib'e-ahl  that  came  to  hand  :  also  they  set  on  fire  all 
ten  thousand  chosen  men  out  of  Jill  If'ra-el,   the  cities  that  they  came  to. 


and  the  battle  was  sore  :  but  they  knew 
not  that  evil  was  near  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  smote  Ben'ja-min  be- 
fore Ij'ra-el :  and  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
destroy 'ed  of  the  Ben'ja-mites,  that  day 
twenty  and  five  thousand  and  a  hundred 
men :  all  these  drew  the  sJi'ord. 

36  So  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  :  for  the  men  of 
If'ra-el  gave  place  to  the  Ben'ja-mites,  be- 
cause they  trusted  unto  the  liers  in  wait 
which  they  had  set  beside  Gib'e-ah. 

37  And  the  liers  in  wait  hasted,  and 
rushed  upon  Gib'e-ah  ;  and  the  liers  in 
wait  drew  themselves  along',  and  smote  all 
the  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

38  Now  there  was  an  appointed  sign 
between  the  men  of  If'ra-el  and  the  liers 
in  wait,  that  they  should  make  a  great 
flame  with  smoke  to  rise  up  out  of  the  city. 

39  And  when  the  men  of  If'ra-el  retired 
in  the  battle,  Ben'ja-min  began  to  smite 
and  kill  of  the  men  of  If'ra-el  about'  thirty 
persons;  for  they  said,  Surely  they  are 
smitten  down  before  us,  as  in  the  first  battle. 

40  But  when  the  flame  began  to  arTfe 
up  out  of  the  city  with  a  pillar  of  smoke, 
the  Ben'ja-mites  looked  behind  them,  and, 
behold,  the  flame  of  the  city  ascended  up 
to  heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  If'ra-el  turned 
again',  the  men  of  Ben'ja-min  %vere  amaz- 
ed :  for  they  saw  that  evil  was  come  upon 
them. 

42  There'fore  they  turned  their  backs  be- 
fore the  men  of  If'ra-el  unto  the  way  of  the 
wilderness  ;  but  the  battle  overtook  them  : 
and  them  which  came  out  of  the  cities 
they  destroy'ed  in  the  midst  of  them. 

43  Thus  they  enclosed  the  Ben'ja-mites 
round  about',  and  chased  them,  a7id  trode 
them  down  with  ease,  over  against'  Gib'- 
e-ah to'ward  the  sun-rising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  Ben'ja-min  eighteen 
thousand  men :  all  these  were  men  of  val- 
our. 

45  And  they  turned,  and  fled  to'it-ard 
the  wilderness  unto  the  rock  of  Rim'mon  : 
and  they  gleaned  of  them  in  the  highways 
five  thousand  men ;  and  pursued  hard  af- 
ter them  into  Gi'dom,  and  slew  two  thou- 
sand men  of  them. 

46  So  that  all  which  fell  that  day  of 
Ben'ja-min  were  twenty  and  five  thousand 
met!  that  drew  the  sicord :  all  these  were 
men  of  valour. 

47  But  six  hundred  men  turned,  and 
fled  to  the  wilderness  unto  the  rock  Rim'- 
mon, and  abode  in  the  rock  Rim'mon  four 
months. 

48  And  the  men  of  If'ra-el  turned  again' 
upon  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min,  and  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  siiJord,  as  well 
the  men  of  every  city  as  the  beast,  and  all 


CHAP.  XXI. 

NOW  the  men  of  If'ra-el  had  sworn  in 
Miz'peh,  saying,  There  shall  not  any 
of  us  give  his  daughter  unto  Ben'ja-min  to 
wife. 

2  And  the  people  came  to  the  house  of 
God,  and  abode  there  till  even  before  God, 
and  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  wept  sore  ; 

3  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el, 
why  is  this  come  to  pass  in  If'ra-el,  that 
there  should  be  to-day  one  tribe  lacking  in 
If'ra-el  ? 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  people  rose  early,  and  built  there 
an  altar,  and  ofliered  burnt-ofi"erings  and 
peace-oflTerings.  , 

5  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  said,  WTio 
is  there  among  all  the  tribes  of  Is'ra-el  that 
came  not  up  with  the  congregation  unto 
the  Lord  ?  For  they  had  made  a  great 
oath  concer'ning  him  that  came  not  up  to 
the  Lord  to  Miz'peh,  saying.  He  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

6  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  repented 
them  for  Ben'ja-min  their  brother,  and 
said.  There  is  one  tribe  cut  off"  from  If'ra-el 
this  day : 

7  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them 
that  remain,  seeing  we  have  sworn  by  the 
Lord,  that  we  will  not  give  them  of  our 
daughters  to  wives  ? 

8  And  they  said.  What  one  is  there  of 
the  tribes  of  if'ra-el  that  came  not  up  to 
Miz'peh  to  the  Lord  ?  And,  behold,  there 
came  none  to  the  camp  from  Ja-'besh-Gil'- 
e-ad  to  the  assembly. 

9  For  the  people  were  numbered,  and, 
behold,  there  were  none  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Ja'besh-Gil'e-ad  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent  thither 
twelve  thousand  men  of  the  valiantest, 
and  commah'ded  them,  saying.  Go  and 
smite  the  inhabitants  of  Ja'besh-Gil'e-ad 
with  the  edge  of  the  sM-'ord,  with  the  wo- 
men and  the  children. 

11  And  this  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do.  Ye  shall  utterly  destroy'  every  male, 
and  every   woman  that  hath  lain  by  man. 

12  And  they  found  among-  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Ja'besh-Gil'e-ad  four  hundred 
young  vir'eins,  that  had  known  no  man  by 
lying  with  any  male  ;  and  they  brought 
them  unto  the  camp  to  Shi'loh,  which  is 
in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an. 

13  And  the  whole  congregation  sent 
*07?ie  to  speak  to  the  children  of  Ben'ja- 
min,  that  were  in  the  rock  R.im'm6n,  and 
to  call  peaceably  unto  them. 

14  And  Ben'ja-min  came  again'  at  that 
time ;  and  they  gave  them  wives  which 
they  had  saved  alive  of  the  women  of  Ja'- 
besh-Gil'e-ad :  and  yet  so  they  siiirijed 
them  not. 

15  And  the  people   repented  them  for 

230 


Examples  of  the 

Ben'ja-mTn,   because  that  the   Lord  had 

made  a  breach  in  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el. 

16  Then  the  elders  of  the  congregation 
said,  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them 
that  remain,  seeing  the  women  are  de- 
stroy'ed  out  of  Ben'ja-min  ? 

17  And  they  said,  There  must  be  an  in- 
heritance for  them  that  be  escaped  of  Ben'- 
ja-min,  that  a  tribe  be  not  destroy'ed  out 
of  If'ra-el. 

18  Howbeit  we  may  not  give  them 
wives  of  our  daughters :  for  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  have  sworn,  saying,  Cursed  be  he 
that  giveth  a  wife  to  Ben'ja-min. 

19  Then  they  said,  Behold,  there  is  a 
feast  of  the  Lord  in  Shl'loh  yearly,  in  a 
vlace  which  is  on  the  north  side  of  Beth'el, 
on  the  east  side  of  the  highway  that  goeth 
Up  from  Beth'el  to  She'chem,  and  on  the 
south  of  Le-bo'nah. 

20  There'fore  they  comman'ded  the 
children  of  Ben'ja-mTn,  saying.  Go  and  lie 
in  wait  in  the  vineyards  ; 

21  And  see,  and,  behold,  if  the  daugh- 
ters of  Shl'loh  come  out  to  dance  in  dances, 


RUTH.  constancy  of  Ruth 

then    come  ye  out  of  the  vineyards,  and 


catch  you  every  man  his  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Shl'loh,  and  go  to  the  landol 
Ben'ja-mTn. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their  father* 
or  their  brethren  come  unto  us  to  com 
plain,  that  we  will  say  unto  them.  Be  fa 
vourable  unto  them  for  our  sakes ;  because 
we  rejerv'ed  not  to  each  man  his  wife  in 
the  war :  for  ye  did  not  give  unto  them  a( 
this  time,  that  ye  should  be  guilty, 

23  And  the  children  of  Ben'ja-mTn  did 
so,  and  took  thevi  wives  according  to  their 
number,  of  them  that  danced,  whom  they 
caught :  and  they  went  and  returned  unto 
their  inheritance,  and  repaired  the  cities, 
and  dwelt  in  them  : 

24  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  departed 
thence  at  that  time,  every  man  to  his 
tribe,  and  to  his  family ;  and  they  went 
out  from  thence  every  man  to  his  inherit- 
ance. 

25  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in 
I§'ra-el :  every  man  did  that  which  teas 
right  in  his  own  eyes. 


H  The  BOOK  of  RUTH. 


CHAPTER  L 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  days  when 
the  judges  ruled,  that  there  was  a 
famine  in  the  land.  And  a  cer'tain  man  of 
Beth'le-hem-Ju'dah  went  to  so'journ  in 
the  country  of  Mo'ab,  he,  and  his  wife, 
and  his  two  sons. 

2  And  the  name  of  the  man  was  E-lim'- 
e-lech,  and  the  name  of  his  wife  Na'o-mT, 
and  the  name  of  his  two  sons  Mah'lon  and 
Chi-li'on,  E'phrath-ites  of  Beth'le-hem- 
Jii'dah.  And  they  came  into  the  country 
of  Mo'ab,  and  continued  there. 

3  And  E-lTm'e-le^h,  Nat'o-mi's  huf'band, 
died ;  and  she  was  left,  and  her  two  sons. 

4  And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  wo- 
men of  Mo'ab  ;  the  name  of  the  one  ivas 
Or'pah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Ruth  : ' 
and  they  dwelled  there  about'  ten  years. 

5  And  Mah'lon  and  Chi-li'on  died  also 
both  of  them  ;  and  the  woman  was  left  of 
her  two  sons  and  her  huf'band. 

6  Then  she  arofe,  with  her  daughters- 
in-law,  that  she  might  return  from  the 
country  of  Mo'ab  :  for  she  had  heard  in  the 
country  of  Mo'ab  how  that  the  Lord  had 
visited  his  people  in  giving  them  bread. 

7  Wherefore  she  went  forth  out  of  the 
place  where  she  was,  and  her  two  daugh- 
ters-in-law with  her :  and  they  went  on 
the  way  to  return  unto  the  land  of  Ju'dah. 

8  And  Na'o-mT  said  unto  her  two  daugh- 
ters-in-law. Go,  return  each  to  her  moth- 
er's house :  the  Lord  deal    kindly  with 

*  Rooth. — u  Ions:  after 


you,  as  ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead,  and 
with  me. 

9  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye  may  find 
rest,  each  of  you  in  the  house  of  her  hiij'- 
band.  Then  she  kissed  them :  and  they 
lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her.  Surely  we 
will  return  with  thee  unto  thy  people. 

11  And  Na'o-mT  said.  Turn  again',  my 
daughters,  why  will  you  go  with  me  ?  are 
there  yet  any  viore  sons  in  rny  womb,  that 
they  may  be  your  huj'bands  ? 

12  Turn  again',  my  daughters,  go  your 
way  ;  for  I  am  too  old  to  have  a  hfif'band. 
If  I  should  say,  I  have  hope,  if  I  should 
have  a  huf'band  also  to-night,  and  should 
also  bear  sons  ; 

13  Would  ye  tarry  for  them  till  they 
were  grown  ?  would  ye  stay  for  them  from 
having  hu^'bands  ?  nay,  my  daughters  ; 
for  it  grieveth  me  much,  for  your  sakes, 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  gone  out 
against'  me. 

14  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 
wept  again' :  and  Or'pah  kissed  her  m6ther- 
in-law,  but  Ruth  clave  unto  her. 

15  And  she  said.  Behold,  thy  sister-in- 
law  is  gone  back  unto  her  people,  and  unto 
her  gods :  return  thou  after  thy  sister-in- 
law. 

16  And  Ruth  said.  Entreat  me  not  to 
leave  thee,  or  to  return  from  following  af- 
ter thee  :  for  whither  thou  goest,  I  will  go; 
and  where  thou  lodgest,  I  will  lod»e  :  thy 

r,  sounds  like  oo. 

231 


Ilulh  gkaneth  in  Bb'az'  field :  RUTH 

people  shall  be  my  people,  and  thy  God  my 
God. 

17  Where  thou  diest  will  I  die,  and 
/here  will  I  be  buried  :  the  Lord  do  so  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  aught  but  death  part 
thee  and  me. 

18  When  she  saw  that  she  was  stead- 
fastly minded  to  go  with  her,  then  she  left 
speaking  unto  her. 

19  So  they  two  went  until  they  came  to 
Beth'le-hem.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  come  to  Beth'le-hem,  that  all 
the  city  was  moved  about'  them  ;  and  they 
said.  Is  this  Na'o-mi  ? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them,  Call  me 
not  Na'o-ml,  call  me  Ma'ra :  for  the  11- 
mlgh'ty  hath  dealt  very  bitterly  with  me. 

21  1  went  out  full,  and  the  Lord  hath 
brought  me  home  again'  empty  :  why  then 
call  ye  me  Na'o-mi,  seeing  the  Lord  hath 
testified  against'  me,  and  the  5.1-mlgh'ty 
hath  afflicted  me  ? 

22  So  Na'o-mi  returned,  and  Ruth  the 
Mo'ab-T-tess,  her  daughter-in-law,  with 
her,  which  returned  out  of  the  country  of 
Mo'ab :  and  they  came  to  Beth'le-hem  in 
the  beginning  of  barley-harvest. 

CHAP.  n. 

AND  Na'o-mi  had  a  kinsman  of  her 
hijf'band's,  a  mighty  man  of  wealth, 
>f  the  family  of  E-lim'e-lech  ;  and  his  name 
leas  Bo'az. 

2  And  Ruth  the  Mo'ab-T-tess  said  unto 
Na'o-mi,  Let  me  now  go  to  the  field,  and 
glean  ears  of  corn  after  hijn'm  whose  sight 
I  shall  find  grace.  And  she  said  unto  her, 
Go,  my  daughter. 

3  And  she  went,  and  came,  and  glean- 
ed in  the  field  after  the  reapers :  and  her 
hap  was  to  light  on  a  part  of  the  field  be- 
longing  unto  Bo'az,  who  was  of  the  kin- 
dred of  E-lim'e-lech. 

4  And,  behold,  Bo'az  came  from  Beth'- 
le-hem, and  said  unto  the  reapers,  The 
Lord  bt  with  you.  And  they  answered 
him.  The  Lord  bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Bo'az  unto  his  servant  that 
was  set  over  the  reapers.  Whose  damsel  is 
this? 

6  And  the  servant  that  was  set  over  the 
reapers  answered  and  said.  It  is  the  Mo  ab- 
i-tish  damsel  that  rame  back  with  Na'o-mi 
out  of  the  country  of  Mo'ab: 

7  And  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let  me  glean 
and  gather  after  the  reapers  among  the 
sheaves  :  so  she  came,  and  hath  continu- 
ed even  from  the  morning  until  now,  that 
she  tarried  a  little  in  the  house. 

8  Then  said  Bo'az  unto  Ruth,  Hearest 
thou  not,  my  daughter?  Go  not  to  glean 
in  another  field,  neither  go  from  hence, 
but  abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens : 

9  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the  field  that 
they  do  reap,  and  go  thou  after  them :  have 
1  not  charged  the  young  men  that  they 
shall  not  touch  thee  ?   and  when  thou  art 


who  avoiceth  himself  a  kituman, 
athirst,  go  unto  the  vessels,  and  drink  of 
that  which  the  young  men  have  drawn. 

10  Then  she  fell  on  her  face,  and  bow- 
ed herself  to  the  ground,  and  said  unto 
him.  Why  have  1  found  grace  in  thine 
eyes,  that  thou  shouldst  take  knowledge 
of  me,  seeing  I  am  a  stranger? 

11  And  Bo'az  answered  and  said  unto 
her.  It  hath  fully  been  showed  me  all  that 
thou  hast  done  unto  thy  mother-in-law 
since  the  death  of  thine  huf'band  ;  and 
how  thou  hast  left  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  and  the  land  of  thy  nativity,  and 
art  come  unto  a  people  which  thou  knew- 
est  not  heretofore. 

12  The  Lord  recompense  thy  work, 
and  a  full  reward  be  given  thee  of  the 
Lord  God  of  ij'ra-el,  under  whose  wings 
thou  art  come  to  trust. 

13  Then  she  said,  Let  me  find  favour  in 
thy  sight,  my  lord  ;  for  that  thou  hast 
com'forted  me,  and  for  that  thou  hast 
spoken  friendly  unto  thine  handmaid, 
though  I  be  not  like  unto  one  of  thine 
handmaidens. 

14  And  Bo'az  said  unto  her.  At  meal- 
time come  thou  hither,  and  eat  of  the 
bread,  and  dip  thy  morsel  in  the  vinegar. 
And  she  sat  beside  the  reapers :  and  he 
reached  her  parched  corn^  and  she  did  eat, 
and  was  sufi^ged,  and  left. 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up  to  glean, 
Bo'az  comman'ded  his  young  men,  saying, 
Let  her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves, 
and  reproach  her  not: 

16  And  let  fall  also  some  of  the  hand- 
fuls  of  purpose  for  her,  and  leave  them^  that 
she  may  glean  them.,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until  ^vt-u, 
and  beat  out  that  she  had  gleaned  :  and  it 
was  about'  an  eph'ah  of  barley. 

18  And  she  took  it  up,  and  went  into 
the  city  ;  and  her  mother-in-law  saw  what 
she  had  gleaned :  and  she  brought  forth, 
and  gave  to  her  that  she  had  re.jerv'ed  af- 
ter she  was  siiffi^ed. 

19  And  her  mother-in-law  said  unto 
her.  Where  hast  thou  gleaned  to-day? 
and  where  wroughtest  thou?  bles'sed  be 
he  that  did  take  knowledge  of  thee.  And 
she  showed  her  mother-in-law  with  whom 
she  had  wrought,  and  said.  The  man's 
name  with  whom  I  wrought  to-day  is 
Bo'az. 

20  And  Na'o-mT  said  unto  her  daugh- 
ter-in-law, Bles'sed  6e  he  of  the  Lord,  who 
hath  not  left  oflf  his  kindness  to  the  living 
and  to  the  dead.  And  Na'o-mi  said  unto 
her,  The  man  is  near  of  kin  unto  us,  one 
of  our  next  kinsmen. 

21  And  Rilth  the  Mo'ab-i-tess  said.  He 
said  unto  me  also,  Thou  shalt  keep  fast  by 
my  young  men,  until  they  have  ended  all 
my  harvest. 

22  And  Na'o-mT  said  unto  Ruth  her 
daughter-in-law,  //  is  good,  my  daughter, 

232 


Bo'as  buyelh  the  land,  RUTH 

that   thou  go  out  with  his  maidens,  that 
they  meet  thee  not  in  any  other  field. 

23  So  she  kept  fast  by  the  maidens  of 
Bo'az  to  glean  unto  the  end  of  barley-har- 
vest, and  of  wheat-harvest ;  and  dwelt 
with  her  mother-in-law. 

CHAP.  III. 

THEN  Na'o-mi  her  mother-in-law  said 
unto  her,  My  daughter,  shall  I  not 
seek  rest  for  thee,  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee? 

2  And  now  is  not  Bo'az  of  our  kindred, 
with  whose  maidens  thou  wast?  behold, 
he  winnoweth  barley  to-night  in  the 
threshing-floor. 

3  Wash  thyself,  there'fdre,  and  anoint 
thee,  and  put  thy  raiment  upon  thee,  and 
get  thee  down  to  the  floor  :  but  make  not 
thyself  known  unto  the  man,  until  he  shall 
have  done  eating  and  drinking. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth  down, 
that  tliou  shalt  mark  the  place  where  he 
shall  lie,  and  thou  shaltgo  in,  and  uncover 
his  feet,  and  lay  thee  down ;  and  he  will 
tell  thee  wliat  thou  shalt  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her,  All  that  thou 
sayest  unto  me  I  will  do. 

6  And  she  went  down  unto  the  floor, 
and  did  according  to  all  that  her  mother- 
iu-law  bade  her. 

7  And  when  Bo'az  had  eaten  and  drunk, 
and  his  heart  was  merry,  he  went  to  lie 
down  at  the  end  of  the  heap  of  corn  :  and 
she  came  softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet, 
and  laid  her  down. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  midnight,  that 
the  man  was  afraid,  and  turned  himself; 
and,  behold,  a  woman  lay  at  his  feet. 

9  And  he  said.  Who  art  thou  ?  And  she 
answered,  I  am  Ruth  thine  handmaid  ; 
spread  therefore  thy  skirt'  over  thine 
handmaid;  for  thou  an  a  near  kinsman. 

10  And  he  said,  Bles'sed  be  thou  of  the 
Lord,  my  daughter  ;  for  thou  hast  show- 
ed more  kindness  in  the  latter  end  than  at 
the  beginning,  inasmuch  as  thou  folio vv- 
edst  not  young  men,  whether  poor  or 
rich. 

1 1  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear  not ;  I 
will  do  to  tlicc  all  that  tiiou  reqiiirest  :  for 
all  tlic  city  of  my  [)eo|jio  doth  know  that 
thou  ar^aSvir'tuous  woman. 

12  And  now,  it  is  true  that  I  am  thy 
near  kinsman  :  howbeit,  there  is  a  kins- 
man nearer  than  I. 

13  Tarry  this  niiiht,  and  it  shall  be  in 
the  morning,  that  if  he  will  perform'  unto 
thee  the  part  of  a  kinsman,  well ;  let  him 
do  the  kinsman's  part :  but  if  he  will  not 
do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  then  will 
I  do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  as  the 
Lord   liveth :  lie  down  until  the  morn- 


14  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until   the 
morning  ;  and  she  rose  up  before  one  could 


and  marrielh  Riilh. 
know  another.  And  he  said.  Let  it  not 
be  known  that  a  woman  came  into  the 
floor. 

15  Abo  he  said.  Bring  the  vail  that //lou 
hast  upon  thee,  and  hold  it.  And  when 
she  held  it,  he  measured  six  mia^'ures  of 
barley,  and  laid  it  on  her :  and  she  went 
into  the  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her  mother- 
in-law,  she  said.  Who  art  thou,  my  daugh- 
ter? And  she  told  her  all  that  the  man 
had  done  to  her. 

17  And  she  said.  These  six  min^'urcn 
of  barley  gave  he  me  ;  for  he  said  to  me, 
Go  not  empty  unto  thy  mother-in-law. 

lU  Then  said  she.    Sit  still,  my  dauirli- 
ter,  until  thou  know  how  the  matter  will 
fall  :  for  the  man  will  not  be  in  re.<t,  until 
he  have  finished  the  thing  this  day. 
CHAP.  IV. 

THEN  went  Bo'az  up  to  the  gate,  and 
sat  him  down  there  :  and,  behold, 
the  kinsman,  of  whom  Bo'az  spake,  came 
by  :  unto  whom  he  said,  Ho,  such-a-one  ! 
turn  aside,  sit  down  here.  And  he  turned 
aside,  and  sat  down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  the  elders  of 
the  city,  and  said.  Sit  ye  down  here. 
And  they  sat  down. 

3  And  he  said  unto  the  kinsman,  Na'o- 
mi,  that  is  come  again'  out  of  the  country 
of  Mo'ab,  selleth  a  parcel  of  land,  Avhich 
was  our  brother  E-lim'e-lech''s  : 

4  And  I  thought  to  advertise'  thee,  say- 
ing. Buy  it  before  the  inhabitants,  and 
before  the  elders  of  my  people.  If  thou 
wilt  redeem  i<,  redeem  it  ;  but  if  thou  wilt 
not  redeem  tV,  then  tell  me,  that  I  may 
know :  for  tlicre  is  none  to  redeem  it  be 
sides  thee  ;  and  I  am  after  thee.     And  he 

aid,  I  will  redeem  if. 

5  Then  said  Bo'az,  What  day  thou 
buyest  the  field  of  the  hand  of  Na'o-mT, 
thou  must  buy  it  also  of  Ruth  the  Mo'ab- 
i-tess,  the  wife  of  the  dead,  to  raise  up 
the  name  of  the  dead  upon  his  inherit- 
ance. 

6  And  the  kinsman  said,  I  cannot  re- 
deem it  for  myself,  lest  I  mar  mine  own 
inheritance  :  redeem  thou  my  right  to  thy 
self;   for  I  cannot  redeem  it. 

7  Now  tKis  icas  the  manner  in  former 
time  in  If'ra-el,  concer'nlng  redeeming, 
and  cnncer'ning  changhig,  for  to  confirm'*^ 
all  things  ;  A  man  plucked  ofl"  his  shoe, 
and  gave  it  to  his  neighbour :  and  thit 
was  a  tes'timony  in  Tj'ra-el. 

8  There'fdre  the  kinsman  said  unto  Bo'- 
iiz.  Buy  it  for  thee  :  So  he  drew  off"  his 
shoe. 

9  And  Bo'az  said  unto  the  ciders,  and 
unto  all  the  people,  Ye  are  witnesses  this 
day  that  I  have  bought  all  that  was  E-lim'- 
e-lech's,  and  all  that  icas  Chi-li'on's  and 
Mali'lon's,  of  the  hand  of  Na'o-mi. 


J  skirt. 
U2 


2  vir'tshu-iis. 


3  kon-firm'. 
233 


Sl'ka-nah  cherishelh  Han'nah.  I. 

10  Moreover,  Ruth  the  Mo'ab-T-tess,  the 
wife  of  Mah'lon,  have  I  purchased  to  be 
my  wife,  to  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead 
upon  his  inheritance,  that  the  name  of  the 
dead  be  not  cut  off  from  among  his  breth- 
ren, and  from  the  gate  of  his  place :  ye 
are  witnesses  this  day. 

11  And  all  the  people  that  were  in  the 
gate,  and  the  elders,  said,  We  are  wit- 
nesses. The  Lord  make  the  woman  that 
is  come  into  thine  house  like  Ra'chel  and 
like  Le'ah,  which  two  did  build  the  house 
of  If'ra-el :  and  do  thou  worthily  in  Eph'- 
ra-tah,  and  be  famous  in  Beth'le-hem : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the  house 
of  Pha'rez,  (whom  Ta'mar  bare  unto  Ju'- 
dah,)  of  the  seed  which  the  Lord  shall 
give  thee  of  this  young  woman. 

13  So  Bo'az  took  Ruth,  and  she  was  his 
wife  :  and,  when  he  went  in  unto  her,  the 
Lord  gave  her  conception,  and  she  bare 
a  son. 

14  And  the  women  said  unto  Na'o-mi, 
Bles'sed  be  the  Lord,  which  hath  not  left 


SAMTJEL.  Han'nah  prayetfi  for  a  child 

thee  this  day  without  a  kinsman,  that  his 
name  may  be  famous  in  If'ra-el. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a  restorer 
of  thy  life,  and  a  nourisher  of  thine  old 
age  :  for  thy  daughter-in-law  which  loveth 
thee,  which  is  better  to  thee  than  seven 
sons,  hath  borne  him. 

16  And  Na'o-mi  took  the  child,  and  laid 
it  in  her  bo'fom,  and  became  nurse  unto  it. 

17  And  the  women  her  neighbours  gave 
it  a  name,  saying.  There  is  a  son  born  to 
Na'o-mi ;  and  they  called  his  name  O'bed  : 
he  is  the  father  of  Jes'se,  the  father  of 
David. 

18  IT  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Pha'rez  :   Pha'rez  begat  Hez'ron, 

19  And  Hez'ron  begat  Ram,  and  Ram 
begat  Am-mln'a-dab, 

20  And  Im-min'a-dab  begat  Nah'shon, 
and  Nah'shon  begat  Sal'mon, 

21  And  Sal'mon  begat  Bo'az,  and  Bo'az 
begat  o'bed, 

22  And  o'bed  begat  Jes'se,  and  Jes'se 
begat  Da'vid. 


H  The  FIRST  Book  of  SAM' UEL,  otherwise  called 
The  FIRST  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  L 

Now  there  was  a  cer'tain  man  of  Ra- 
math-a'im-Zo'phim,  of  mount  E'phra- 
im,  and  his  name  u-as  El'ka-nah,  the  son  of 
Jer'o-ham,  the  son  of  E-li'hu,  the  son  of  Tu'- 
hii,  the  son  of  Zuph,  an  Eph'rath-ite  : 

2  And  he  had  two  wives  ;  the  name  of 
the  one  was  Han'nah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Pe-nin'nah  :  and  Pe-nin'nah  had 
children,  but  Han'nah  had  no  children. 

3  And  this  man  went  up  out  of  his  city 
yearly  to  wor'ship,  and  to  sac'rifT9e  unto 
the  Lord  of  hosts  in  Shi'loh.  And  the 
two  sons  of  E'lT,  Hoph'm  and  Phin'e-has, 
the  priests  of  the  Lord,  were  there. 

4  And  when  the  time  was  that  El'ka- 
nah  offered,  he  gave  to  Pe-nin'nah  his 
wife,  and  to  all  her  sons  and  her  daugh- 
ters, portions  : 

5  But  unto  Han'nah  he  gave  a  worthy 
portion  :  for  he  loved  Han'nah  ;  but  the 
Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

6  And  her  ad'versary  also  provoked  her 
sore,  for  to  make  her  fret,  because  the 
Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

7  And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year,  when 
she  went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so 
she  provoked  her  ;  there'f ore  she  wept, 
and  did  not  eat. 

8  Then  said  El'ka-nah  her  huf'band  to 
her,  Han'nah,  why  weepest  thou  ?  and 
"why  eatest  thou  not  ?  and  why  is  thy 
Aeart  grieved  ?  am  not  I  better  to  thee 
than  ten  sons  ? 


9  So  Han'nah  rose  up,  after  they  had 
eaten  in  Shi'loh,  and  after  they  had  drunk : 
(now  E'li  the  priest  sat  upon  a  seat  by  a 
post  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  :) 

10  And  she  was  in  bitterness  of  soul, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  wept  sore. 

11  And  she  vowed  a  vow,  and  said,  O 
Lord  of  hosts,  if  thou  wilt  indeed  look 
on  the  affliction  of  thine  handmaid,  and 
remember  me,  and  not  forget  thine  hand- 
maid, but  wilt  give  unto  thine  handmaid 
a  man  child,  then  I  will  give  him  unto  the 
Lord  all  the  days  of  his  life,  and  there 
shall  no  razor  come  upon  his  head. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  contin- 
ued praying  before  the  Lord,  that  E'li 
marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Han'nah,  she  spake  in  her  heart; 
only  her  lips  moved,  but  her  voice  was 
not  heard  :  there'fore  E'li  thought  she  had 
been  drunken. 

14  And  E'li  said  unto  her.  How  long 
wilt  thou  be  drunken  ?  put  away  thy  wine 
from  thee. 

15  And  Han'nah  answered  and  said, 
No,  my  lord  ;  I  am  a  woman  of  a  sorrow- 
ful spirit :  I  have  drunk  neither  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  but  have  poured  out  mj  soul 
before  the  Lord. 

16  Count  not  thine  handmaid  for  a 
daughter  of  Be'li-al :  for  out  of  the  abun- 
dance of  my  complaint  and  grief  have  I 
spoken  hitherto. 

17  Then  E'li  answered  and  said,  Go  in 

234 


HarJuhK^s  song  tn  thanksgiving.         I.  SAM'UEL 
peace  :  and  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el  grant  thee 
thy  petition  that  thou  hast  asked  of  him. 

18  And  she  said,  Let  thine  handmaid 
find  grace  in  thy  sight.  So  the  woman 
■went  her  way,  and  did  eat,  and  her  coun- 
tenance was  no  more  sad, 

19  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morning 
early,  and  wor'shipped  before  the  Lord, 
and  returned,  and  came  to  their  house  to 
Ra'mah  :  and  El'ka-nah  knew  Han'nah  his 
wife  ;  and  the  Lord  remembered  her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
time  was  come  about'  after  Han'nah  had 
conceived,  that  she  bare  a  son,  and  called 
his  name  Sam'u-el,  saying,  Because  I  have 
asked  him  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  man  El'ka-nah,  and  all  his 
house,  went  up  to  offer  unto  the  Lord 
the  yearly  sac'rifT9e,  and  his  vow. 

22  But  Han'nah  went  not  up  ;  for  she 
said  unto  her  huf'band,  /  will  not  go  up 
until  the  child  be  weaned,  and  then  I  will 
bring  him,  that  he  may  appear  before  the 
Lord,  and  there  abide  for  ever. 

23  And  El'ka-nah  her  huj'band  said 
unto  her.  Do  what  seemeth  thee  good  ; 
tarry  until  thou  have  weaned  him  ;  only 
the  Lord  estab'lish  his  word.  So  the 
woman  abode,  and  gave  her  son  suck  until 
she  weaned  him. 

24  And  when  she  had  weaned  him,  she 
took  him  up  with  her,  with  three  bullocks, 
and  one  eph'ah  of  flour,  and  a  bottle  of 
wine,  and  brought  him  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord  in  Sh'i'loh :  and  the  child  was 
young. 

25  And  they  slew  a  bullock,  and  brought 
the  child  to  E'lT. 

26  And  she  said,  Oh,  my  lord  !  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  ray  lord,  I  am  the  woman  that 
stood  by  thee  here,  praying  unto  the 
Lord. 

27  For  this  child  1  prayed  ;  and  the 
Lord  hath  given  me  my  petition  which  I 
asked  of  him: 

28  There'fore  also  I  have  lent  him  to 
the  Lord  ;  as  long  as  he  liveth  he  shall 
be  lent  to  the  Lord.  And  he  wor'shipped 
the  Lord  there. 

CHAP.  IL 

AND  Han'nah  prayed,  and  said,  My 
heart  rejoiceth  in  the  Lord  ;  mine 
horn  is  exalted  in  the  Lord  ;  my  mouth 
is  enlarged  over  mine  enemies  :  because  I 
rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

2  There  is  none  holy  as  the  Lord  :  for 
there  ts  none  beside  thee  ;  neither  is  there 
any  rock  like  our  God. 

3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding  proudly  ; 
let  7)0/  arrogancy  come  out  of  your  mouth  : 
for  the  Lord  is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and 
by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

4  The  bows  of  the  mighty  men  are 
broken,  and  they  that  stumbled  are  gir'- 
ded'  with  strength. 

'  gcr'ded. 


Sam'u-lVs  minUtry. 

5  They  that  wire  full  have  hired  out 
themselves  for  bread  ;  and  they  that  wert 
hungry  ceased  :  so  that  the  barren  hath 
borne  seven ;  and  she  that  hath  many 
children  is  waxed  feeble. 

6  The  Lord  killeth,  and  makethalTve: 
he  bringcth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bring- 
eth  up. 

7  The  Lord  maketh  poor,  and  maketh 
rich  :  he  bringeth  low,  and  lifteth  up. 

8  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the 
dust,  and  lifteth  up  the  beggar  from  the 
dunghill,  to  set  them  among  princes,  and 
to  make  them  inherit  the  throne  of  glory: 
for  the  pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord's, 
and  he  hath  set  the  world  upon  them. 

9  He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his  saints, 
and  the  wicked  shall  be  silent  in  dark- 
ness ;  for  by  strength  shall  no  man 
prevail. 

10  The  ad'versaries  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  broken  to  pieces  ;  out  of  heaven  shall 
he  thunder  upon  them  :  the  Lord  shall 
judge  the  ends  of  the  earth  ;  and  he  shall 
give  strength  unto  his  King,  and  exalt  the 
horn  of  his  Anointed. 

11  IT  And  El'ka-nah  went  to  Ra'mah  to 
his  house  ;  and  the  child  did  minister  unto 
the  Lord  before  E'lT  the  priest. 

12  IT  Now  the  sons  of  E'li  were  sons  of 
Be'li-al  ;  they  knew  not  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  priest's  custom  with  the 
people  was^  thai,  when  any  man  oflfered 
sac'rifT^e,  the  priest's  servant  came,  while 
the  flesh  was  in  seething,  with  a  flesh-hook 
of  three  teeth  in  his  hand  ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  pan,  or 
kettle,  or  cardron,^  or  pot;  all  that  the 
flesh-hook  brought  up  the  priest  took  foi 
himself.  So  they  did  in  Shi'loh  unto  all 
the  i§'ra-el-ltes  that  came  thither. 

15  Also  before  they  burnt  the  fat,  the 
priest's  servant  came,  and  said  to  the  man 
that  sac'rifi^cd.  Give  flesh  to  roast  for 
the  priest ;  for  he  will  not  have  sodden 
flesh  of  thee,  but  raw. 

16  And  if  any  man  said  imto  him,  Let 
them  not  fail  to  burn  the  fat  presently, 
and  then  take  as  much  as  thy  soul  desir- 
eth  ;  then  he  would  answer  him,  J^ay  ; 
but  thou  shall  give  it  me  now :  and  if  not, 
I  will  take  it  by  force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the  young  men 
was  very  great  before  the  Lord  ;  for  men 
abhorred  the  oflering  of  the  Lord. 

18  TT  But  Sam'u-el  ministered  before 
the  Lord,  being  a  child,  gir'ded  with  a 
linen  eph'od. 

19  Moreover,  his  mothei  made  him  a 
little  coat,  and  brought  it  to  him  from 
year  to  year,  when  she  came  up  with  her 
huf'band  to  ofi'er  the  yearly  sac'rifl^e. 

20  And  E'll  bless'ed  El'ka-nah  and  his 
wife,  and  said.  The  Lord  give  thee  seed 
of  this  woman,  for  the  loan  which  is  lent 

2  kawl'drun. 
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The  sin  of  BTi''*  tons. 


I.  SAM'UEL. 


God  calleth  Sam'u-cl. 


to  the  Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their 
own  home. 

21  And  the  Lord  visited  Han  nah,  so 
that  she  conceived,  and  bare  three  sons 
and  two  daughters.  And  the  child  Sam'- 
u-el  o-rew  before  the  Lord. 

22° H  Now  E'll  was  very  old,  and  heard 
all  that  his  sons  did  unto  all  If'ra-el  ;  and 
iiow  they  lay  with  the  women  that  as- 
sembled at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  do  ye 
such  things  ?  for  I  hear  of  your  evil  deal- 
ings by  all  this  people. 

24  Nay,  my  sons :  for  it  is  no  good  re- 
port that  I  hear  ;  ye  make  the  Lord's 
people  to  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against'  another,  the 
judge  shall  judge  him:  but  if  a  man  sin 
against'  the  Lord,  who  shall  entreat  for 
htm?  Notwithstanding,  they  hearkened 
not  unto  the  voice  of  their  father,  because 
the  Lord  would  slay  them. 

26  (And  the  child  Sam'u-el  grew  on, 
and  was  in  favour  both  with  the  Lord, 
and  also  with  men.) 

27  And  there  came  a  man  of  God  unto 
E'li,  and  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Did  I  plainly  appear  unto  the  house 
of  thy  father,  when  they  were  in  E'^ypt 
in  Pha'raoh''s  house  ? 

28  And  did  I  choofe  him 'out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  I§'ra-el  to  be  my  priest,  to  offer 
upon  mine  altar,  to  burn  incense,  to  wear 
an  eph'od  before  me  ?  and  did  I  give  unto 
the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  of  the  children  of  l|'ra-el  ? 

29  Wherefore  kick  ye  at  my  sac'rifi^e 
and  at  mine  offering,  which  I  have  com- 
man'ded  in  my  habitation,  and  Aon'ourest 
thy  sons  above  me,  to  make  yourselves  fat 
with  the  chiefest  of  all  the  offerings  of 
l§'ra-el  my  people  ? 

30  Wherefore  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el 
saith,  I  said  indeed  that  thy  house,  and 
the  house  of  thy  father,  should  walk  be- 
fore me  for  ever :  but  now  the  Lord  saith. 
Be  it  far  from  me  ;  for  them  that  /lon'our 
me  I  will  /lon'our,  and  they  that  despite' 
me  shall  be  lightly  esteem'ed. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come  that  I  will 
cut  off  thine  arm,  and  the  arm  of  thy  fa- 
ther's house,  that  there  shall  not  be  an  old 
man  in  thine  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  an  enemy  m  my 
habitation,  in  all  the  wealth  which  God 
shall  give  If'ra-el :  and  there  shall  not  be 
an  old  man  in  thine  house  for  ever. 

33  And  the  man  of  thine,  w/iom  I  shall 
not  cut  off  from  mine  altar,  shall  be  to 
consume  thine  eyes,  and  to  grieve  thine 
heart :  and  all  the  increase  of  thine  house 
shall  die  in  the  flower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee, 
that   shall  come  upon  thy   two  sons,  on 


Hoph'nl  and  Phln'e-has  :  in  one  day  they 
shall  die  both  of  them. 

35  And  I  will  raise  me  up  a  faithful 
priest,  that  shall  do  according  to  that 
which  is  in  my  heart,  and  in  my  mind  : 
and  I  will  build  him  a  sure  house ;  and  he 
shall  walk  before  mine  Anointed  for  ever. 

36  And  it  shall  come  to -pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  left  in  thine  house  shall  come 
and  crouch  to  him  for  a  piece  of  silver  and 
a  mor'sel^  of  bread,  and  shall  say,  Put 
me,  I  pray  thee,  into  one  of  the  priest's 
offices,  that  1  may  eat  a  piece  of  bread. 

CHAP.  in. 

AND  the  child  Sam'u-el  ministered 
unto  the  Lord  before  E'li.  And  the 
word  of  the  Lord  was  precious  in  those 
days  ;  there  ivas  no  open  vision. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time, 
when  E'li  was  laid  down  in  his  place,  and 
his  eyes  began  to  wax  dim,  that  he  could 
not  see  ; 

3  And  ere  the  lamp  of  God  Avent  out  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  where  the  ark  of 
God  was^  and  Sam'u-el  was  laid  down  to 
sleep  ; 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Sam'u-el :  and 
he  answered.  Here  am,  I. 

5  And  he  ran  unto  E'li,  and  said.  Here 
am  I  ;  for  thou  calledst  me.  And  he 
said,  I  called  not ;  lie  down  again'.  And 
he  went  and  lay  down. 

6  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again', 
Sam'u-el.  And  Sam'u-el  arofe,  and  went 
to  E'lT,  and  said.  Here  am  I  ;  for  thou 
didst  call  me.  And  he  answered,  I  called 
not,  my  son  ;  lie  down  again'. 

7  Now  Sam'u-el  did  not  yet  know  the 
Lord,  neither  was  the  word  of  the  Lori> 
yet  revealed  unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Sam'u-el  again 
the  third  time.  And  he  arofe,  and  went 
to  E'li,  and  said,  Here  am  I ;  for  thou 
didst  call  me.  And  E'li  perceived  that 
the  Lord  had  called  the  child. 

9  There'fore  E'li  said  unto  Sam'u-el,  Go, 
lie  down  :  and  it  shall  be,  if  he  call  thte, 
that  thou  shalt  say.  Speak,  Lord  ;  for  thy 
servant  heareth.  So  Sam'u-el  went  and 
lay  down  in  his  place. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood,  and 
called  as  at  other  times,  Sam'u-el,  Sam'- 
u-el. Then  Sam'u-el  answered,  Speak  ; 
for  thy  servant  heareth. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  to  Sam'u-el,  Be- 
hold, I  will  do  a  thing  in  If'ra-el,  at 
which  both  the  ears  of  every  one  that 
heareth  it  shall  tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I  will  perform'  against' 
E'li  all  things  which  I  have  spoken  con- 
cer'ning  his  house :  when  I  begin,  I  will 
also  make  an  end. 

13  For  I  have  told  him,  that  I  will 
judge  his  house  for  ever,  for  the  iniquity 
which    he   knoweth;     because    his    soul 


^  mor'sil. 


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I/ra-ci  overcome^  !•  SAM'UEL. 

made  themselves  vile,  and   he   restrahied 
them  not. 

14  And  there'fore  1  have  sworn  unto  the. 
house  of  £11,  that  the  iniquity  oi"  E'li's 
house  shall  not  be  purged  with  sac'rifi^e 
nor  offering  for  ever. 

15  H  And  Sam'u-el  lay  until  the  morn- 
ing, and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord  :  and  Sam'u-el  feared  to  show 
E'li  the  vision. 

16  Then  E'li  called  Sam'u-el,  and  said, 
Sam'u-el,  my  son.  And  he  answered. 
Here  am  I. 

17  And  he  said.  What  is  the  thing  that 
the.  LORD  hath  said  unto  thee  ?  I  pray 
thee  hide  il  not  from  me  :  God  do  so  to 
thee,  and  more  also,  if  thou  hide  any  thing 
from  me  of  all  the  things  that  he  said  unto 
thee. 

18  And  Sam'u-el  told  him  every  whit, 
and  hid  nothing  from  him.  And  he  said. 
It  is  the  Lord  :  let  him  do  what  seemeth 
him  good. 

19  IT  And  Sam'u-el  grew,  and  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  and  did  let  none  of  his 
words  fall  to  the  ground. 

20  And  all  If'ra-el,  from  Dan  even  to 
Be-er'she-ba,  knew  that  Sam'u-el  was 
established  to  be  a  prophet  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again'  in 
Shi'loh  :  for  the  Lord  revealed  himself 
to  Sam'u-el  in  Shi'loh  by  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND    the  word  of  Sam'u-el    came    to 
all  Ij'ra-el.     Now  If'ra-el  went  out 
the    Phi-lis'tlnes    to  battle,   and 
ht-side  £b-en-e  zer  ;  and   the   Phi- 
iis'tines  pitched  in  A'phek. 

2  And  the  Phi-lTs'tines  put  themselves 
in  array  against'  If'ra-el :  and  when  they 
joined  battle,  tj'ra-el  was  smitten  before 
the  Phi-lis'tines  ;  and  they  slew  of  the  ar- 
my in  the  field  about' four  thousand   men. 

3  And  when  the  people  were  come  into 
the  camp,  the  elders  of  I§'ra-el  said. 
Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  smitten  us  to- 
day before  the  Phi-lTs'tines  ?  Let  us  fetch 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out 
of  Shi'loh  unto  us,  that,  when  it  cometh 
among  us,  it  may  save  us  out  of  the  hand 
of  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shi'loh,  that  they 
might  bring  from  thence  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which 
dwelleth  between  the  cherubims  :  and  the 
two  sons  of  £'11,  Hoph'nl  and  Phln'e-has, 
were  there  with  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  God. 

5  And  when  the  ark  of  the  c6venant  of 
the  Lord  came  into  the  camp,  all  Ij'ra-el 
shouted  with  a  great  shout,  so  that  the 
earth  rang  again'. 

6  And  when  the  Phi-lis'tines  heard  the 
noise  of  the  shout,  they  said.  What  mean- 
tth  the  noise  of  this  great  shout  in  the 


ND 

all 
against' 
pitoiic 


and  the  ark  taken. 
camp  of  the  He'brews  ?  And  they  under- 
stood that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come 
into  the  camp. 

7  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  were  afraid  ;  for 
they  said,  God  is  come  into  the  camp. 
And  they  said,  Wo  unto  us !  for  there 
hath  not  been  such  a  thing  heretofore. 

8  Wo  unto  us !  who  shall  deliver  us 
out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty  Gods  ? 
these  are  the  Gods  that  smote  tlie  K-eyp'" 
ti-ans  with  all  the  plagues  in  the  wildernes?. 

9  Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like 
men,  O  ye  Phi-lis'tlnes,  that  ye  be  not 
servants  unto  the  He'brews,  as  they  have 
been  to  you  :  quit  yourselves  like  men, 
and  fight. 

10  And  the  Phi-lls'tlnes  fought ;  and 
15'ra-el  was  smitten,  and  they  Hed  every 
man  into  his  tent :  and  there  was  a  very 
great  slaughter ;  for  there  fell  of  If'ra-el 
thirty  thousand  footmen. 

11  And  the  ark  of  God  was  taken  ;  and 
the  two  sons  of  E'll,  Hoph'nl  and  Phln'e- 
has,  were  slain. 

12  And  there  ran  a  man  of  Ben'ja-min 
out  of  the  army,  and  came  to  Shi'loh  the 
same  day,  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  with 
earth  upon  his  head. 

13  And  when  he  came,  lo,  £'11  sat  upon 
a  seat  by  the  way-side,  watch'ing  :  for  his 
heart  trembled  for  the  ark  of  God.  And 
when  the  man  came  into  the  city,  and 
told  z7,  all  the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  £'11  heard  the  noise  of 
the  crying,  he  said.  What  meaneth  the 
noise  of  this  tumult  ?  And  the  man  came 
in  hastily,  and  told  £'11. 

15  Now  £'11  was  ninety  and  eight  years 
old  ;  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  that  he  could 
not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  E'li,  I  am 
he  that  came  out  of  the  army,  and  I  fled 
to-day  out  of  the  army.  And  he  said, 
What  is  there  done,  my  son  ? 

17  And  the  messenger  answered  and 
said,  tf'ra-el  is  fled  before  the  Phi-lls'tlnes; 
and  there  hath  been  also  a  great  slaughter 
among  the  people  ;  and  thy  two  sons  also, 
Hoph'nl  and  Phln'e-has,  are  dead ;  and 
the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  made 
mention  of  the  ark  of  God,  that  he  fell 
from  off  the  seat  backward,  by  the  side  of 
the  gate  ;  and  his  neck  brake,  and  he 
died  ;  for  he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy 
and  he  had  judged  If'ra-el  forty  years.  ^ 

19  And  his  daughter-in-law,  Phln'e- 
has'  wife,  was  with  child,  near  to  be  de- 
livered :  and  when  she  heard  the  tidings, 
that  the  ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  that 
her  father-in-law  and  her  huf'bdnd  were 
dead,  she  bowed  herself  and  travailed  ; 
for  her  pains  came  upon  her. 

20  And  about'  the  time  of  her  death, 
the  women  that  stood  by  her  said  unto 
her.   Fear  not,  for  thou  hast  borne  a  son. 

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Da'gon  smitten^  and 

But  she  answered  not,  neither  did  she  re- 
gard it. 

21  And  she  named  the  child  ich'a-bod, 
saying,  The  glory  is  departed  from  Ij'ra- 
el :  (because  the  ark  of  God  was  taken, 
and  because  of  her  father-in-law  and  her 
hiif'band :) 

22  And  she  said,  The  glory  is  departed 
from  Ij'ra-el ;  for  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  the  Phi-lis'tines   took  the  ark  of 
God,  and  brought  it  from  Eb-en-e'- 
zfer  unto  Ash'dod. 

2  When  the  Phi-lis'tines  took  the  ark 
of  God,  they  brought  it  into  the  house  of 
Da'gon,  and  set  it  by  Da'gon, 

3  And  when  they  of  Ash'dod  aroje  early 
on  the  morrow,  behold,  Da'gon  was  fallen 
upon  his  face  to  the  earth  before  the  ark 
of  the  Lord.  And  they  took  Da'gon,  and 
set  him  in  his  place  again'. 

4  And  when  they  arofe  early  on  the  mor- 
row morning,  behold,  Da'gon  was  fallen 
upon  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  ;  and  the  head  of  Da'gon  and  both 
the  palms  of  his  hands  were  cut  off  upon 
the  threshold  ;  only  the  slump  of  Da'gon 
was  left  to  him. 

5  There'f  5re  neither  the  priests  of  Da'- 
gon, nor  any  that  come  into  Da'gon's 
house,  tread  on  the  threshold  of  Da'gon 
in  Ash'dod  unto  this  day. 

6  But  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  heavy 
upon  them  of  Ash'dod  ;  and  he  destroy'ed 
them,  and  smote  them  with  emerods,  even 
Ash'dod,  and  the  coasts  thereof. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  Ash'dod  saw 
that  it  was  so,  they  said.  The  ark  of  the 
God  of  Ij'ra-el  shall  not  abide  with  us  : 
for  his  hand  is  sore  upon  us,  and  upon 
Da'gon  our  god. 

8  They  sent,  there'fore,  and  gathered 
all  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  unto  them, 
and  said.  What  shall  we  do  with  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el  ?  And  they  an- 
swered. Let  the  ark  of  the  God  of  if'ra- 
el  be  carried  about'  unto  Gath.  And  they 
carried  the  ark  of  the  God  of  i|'ra-el 
about'  thither. 

9  And  it  was  so,  that,  after  they  had 
carried  it  about',  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  against'  the  city  with  a  very  great 
destruction  :  and  he  smote  the  men  of  the 
city,  both  small  and  great,  and  they  had 
emerods  in  their  secret  parts. 

10  There'fore  they  sent  the  ark  of  God 
to  Ek'ron.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
ark  of  God  came  to  Ek'ron,  that  the  Ek'- 
ron-ites  cried  out,  saying.  They  have 
brought  about'  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Ij'- 
ra-el  to  us,  to  slay  us  and  our  people. 

11  So  they  sent  and  gathered  together 
all  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  said. 
Send  away  the  ark  of  the  God  of  If'ra-el, 
and  let  it  go  again'  to  his  own  place,  that 


I.  SAMTJEL.  the  ark  sent  back. 

it  slay  us  not,  and  our  people  :  for  there 
was  a  deadly  destruction  throughout  all 
the  city  ;  the  hand  of  God  was  very  heavy 
there. 

12  And   the   men    that   died  not  were 
smitten  with  the  emerods :   and  the  cry  oi 
the  city  went  up  to  heaven. 
CHAP.  VL 

AND  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in  the 
country   of   the    Phi-lis'tines    seven 
months. 

2  And  the  Phi-lTs'tines  called  for  the 
priests  and  the  diviners,  saying,  What 
shall  we  do  *o  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ?  tell 
us  wherewith  we  shall  send  it  to  his  place. 

3  And  they  said,  If  ye  send  away  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  l§'ra-el,  send  it  not 
empty  ;  but  in  any  wise  return  him  a 
tres'pass-offering  :  then  ye  shall  be  healed, 
and  it  shall  be  known  to  you  why  his 
hand  is  not  removed  from  you. 

4  Then  said  they.  What  shall  be  the 
tres'pass-offering  which  we  shall  return  to 
him  ?  They  answered.  Five  golden  emer- 
ods, and  five  golden  mice,  according  to 
the  number  of  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines :  for  one  plague  was  on  you  all,  and 
on  your  lords. 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  images  of 
your  emerods,  and  images  of  your  mice 
that  mar  the  land  ;  and  ye  shall  give  glory 
unto  the  God  of  If'ra-el ;  peradven'ture 
he  will  lighten  his  hand  from  off  you,  and 
from  off  your  gods  and  from  off  your  land. 

6  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden  your 
hearts,  as  the  E-gyp'ti-anj  and  Pha'raoh 
hardened  their  hearts  ?  When  he  had 
wrought  wonderfully  among  them,  did 
they  not  let  the  people  go,  and  they  de- 
parted ? 

7  Now  there'fore  make  a  new  cart,  and 
take  two  milch  ^  kine  on  which  there  hath 
come  no  yoke,  and  tie  the  kine  to  the 
cart,  and  bring  their  calves  home  from 
them  : 

8  And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and 
lay  it  upon  the  cart :  and  put  the  jewels 
of  gold,  which  ye  return  him  for  a  tres'- 
pass-offering, in  a  coffer  by  the  side  there- 
of; and  send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the  way 
of  his  own  coast  to  Beth'she-mesh,  then  he 
hath  done  us  this  great  evil :  but  if  not, 
then  we  shall  know  that  it  is  not  his  hand 
that  smote  us  ;  it  was  a  chance  that  hap- 
pened to  us. 

10  And  the  men  did  so  ;  and  took  two 
milch  kine,  and  tied  them  to  the  cart,  and 
shut  up  their  calves  at  home. 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer  with  the  mice 
of  gold  and  the  images  of  their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  straight  way 
to  the  way  of  Beth'she-mesh,  and  went 
along'  the  highway,  lowing  as  they  went, 


^  m^lsh. 


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TJie  people  are  tmitten.  I.  SAM'UEL 

and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left ;  and  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines  went  after  them  unto  the  border  of 
Beth'she-mesh. 

13  And  they  of  Beth'she-mesh  were 
reaping  their  wheat-harvest  in  the  valley : 
and  they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and  saw  the 
ark,  and  rejoiced  to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  the  field  of 
Josh'u-a,  a  Beth'she-mTte,  and  stood  there, 
where  there  was  a  great  stone  :  and  they 
clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  offered  the 
kine  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  And  the  Le'vites  took  down  the  ark 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  coffer  that  icas  with 
it,  wherein  the  jewels  of  gold  u'tre,  and 
put  them  on  the  great  stone  :  and  the  men 
of  Beth'she-mesh  offered  burnt-offerings, 
and  sac'rifi^ed  sac'rifi9es,  the  same  day 
unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  when  the  five  lords  of  the  Phi- 
lis'tines  had  seen  i/,  they  returned  to  Ek'- 
ron  the  same  day. 

17  And  these  are  the  golden  emerods 
which  the  Phi-lis'tines  returned /or  a  tres'- 
pass-offering  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  Ash'dod 
one,  for  Ga'za  one,  for  As'ke-lon  one,  for 
Gath  one,  for  Ek'ron  one  :    . 

18  And  the  golden  mice,  according  to 
the  number  of  all  the  cities  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines  belonging  to  the  five  lords,  both  of 
fenced  cities  and  of  country  villages,  even 
unto  the  great  stone  of  A'bel,  whereon 
they  set  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ;  which 
stone  remdineth  unto  this  day  in  the  field 
of  J6sh'u-a  the  Beth'she-mite. 

19  And  he  smote  the  men  of  Beth'she- 
mesh,  because  they  had  looked  into  the 
ark  of  the  Lord,  evcai  he  smote  of  the 
people  fifty  thousand  and  threescore  and 
ten  men.  And  the  people  lamented,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  smitten  many  of  the 
people  with  a  great  slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth'she-mesh  said, 
Who  is  able  to  stand  before  this  holy  Lord 
God  ?  and  to  whom  shall  he  go  up  from  us  ? 

21  And  they  sent  messengers  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Kirjath-Je'a-rim,  saying.  The 
Phi-lis'tines  have  brought  again'  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  ;  come  ye  down,  and  fetch  it 
up  to  you. 

CHAP.  VIL 

AND  the  men  of  Kir'jath-Je'a-rim  came, 
and  fetched  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  brought  it  into  the  house  of  A-bTn'a- 
dab,  in  the  hill,  and  sanctified  E-le-a'zar 
his  son  to  keep  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  ark 
abode  in  Kir'jath-Je'a-rTm,  that  the  time 
was  long  -,  for  it  was  twenty  years :  and 
all  the  house  of  If 'ra-el  lamented  after  the 
Lord. 

3  IT  And  Sam'u-el  spake  unto  all  the 
house  of  If'ra-el,  saying,  If  ye  do  return 
unto  the  Lord  with  all  your  hearts,  then 


Tfu  1f'ra-el-iles  repent. 

put  away  the  strange  gods  and  Ash'ta-roth 
from  among  you,  and  prepare  your  hearts 
unto  the  Lord,  and  serve  him  only  ;  and 
he  will  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Phi-lis'tines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did  put 
away  Ba'al-im  and  Ash'ta-roth,  and  served 
the  Lord  only. 

5  And  Sam'u-el  said.  Gather  all  If'ra-el 
to  Miz'peh,  and  I  will  pray  for  you  unto 
the  Lord. 

6  And  they  gathered  together  to  Miz'- 
peh, and  drew  water,  and  poured  it  out 
before  the  Lord,  and  fasted  on  that  day, 
and  said  there.  We  have  sinned  against' 
the  Lord.  And  Sam'u-el  judged  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  in  Miz'peh. 

7  And  when  the  Phi-lis'tines  heard  that 
the  children  of  If'ra-el  were  gathered  to- 
gether to  Miz'peh,  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
lls'tines  went  up  against'  If'ra-el.  And 
when  the  children  of  If'ra-el  heard  it, 
they  were  afraid  of  the  Phi-lIs'tines. 

8  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  said  to 
Sam'u-el,  Cease  not  to  cry  unto  the  Lord 
our  God  for  us,  that  he  will  save  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Phi-IIs'tlnes. 

9  And  Sam'u-el  took  a  sucking  lamb, 
and  offered  it  for  a  burnt-offering  wholly 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  Sam'u-el  cried  unto 
the  Lord  for  If'ra-el ;  and  the  Lord  heard 
him. 

10  And  as  Sam'u-el  was  offering  up  the 
burnt-offering,  the  Phi-lis'tines  drew  near 
to  battle  against'  If'ra-el :  but  the  Lord 
thundered  with  a  great  thunder  on  that 
day  upon  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  discom'fit- 
ed  them  ;  and  they  were  smitten  before 
If'ra-el. 

1 1  And  the  men  of  If'ra-el  went  out  of 
Miz'peh,  and  pursued  the  Phi-lis'tines, 
and  smote  them,  until  they  came  under 
Beth'car. 

12  Then  Sam'u-el  took  a  stone,  and  set 
it  between  Miz'peh  and  Shen,  and  called 
the  name  of  it  Eb-en-e'zer,  saying.  Hith- 
erto hath  the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  So  the  Phi-lls'tlnes  were  subdued, 
and  they  came  no  more  into  the  coast  of 
If'ra-el,  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
against'  the  Phi-lis'tines  all  the  days  of 
Sam'u-el. 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Phi-lis'- 
tlnes  had  taken  from  If'ra-el  were  restored 
to  if'ra-el,  from  Ek'ron  even  unto  Gath ; 
and  the  coasts  thereof  did  If'ra-el  deliver 
out  of  the  hands  of  the  Phi-lis'tines.  And 
there  was  peace  between  if'ra-el  and  the 
Am'o-rltes. 

15  And  Sam'u-el  judged  If'ra-el  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

16  And  he  went  from  year  to  year  in 
cir'cuifl  to  Beth'el,  and  Gil'gal,  and 
Miz'peh,  and  judged  If'ra-el  in  all  those 
places. 


1  ter'kU. 


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Ilu  I^'ra-el-ttes  desire  a  king.  1 

17  And  his  return  was  to  Ra'mah  ;  for 
there  was  his  house  :  and  there  he  judged 
Ij'ra-el  ;  and  there  he  built  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND   it   came   to  pass,  when  Sam'u-el 
■was  old,  that  he  made  his  sons  judges 
over  If'ra-el. 

2  Now  the  name  of  his  first-born  was 
Jo'el,  and  the  name  of  his  second  A-bi'ah : 
they  were  jm]ges  in  Be-er'she-ba. 

3  And  his  sons  walked  not  in  his  ways, 
but  turned  aside  after  lucre,  and  took 
t-iribes,  and  pervert'ed  judgment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  of  I^'ra-el  gath- 
ered themselves  together,  and  came  to 
5am'u-el  unto  Ra'mah, 

5  And  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou  art 
old,  and  thy  sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways : 
now  make  us  a  king  to  judge  us  like  all 
the  nations. 

6  But  the  thing  displeased  Sam'u-el, 
when  they  said,  Give  us  a  king  to  judge 
us.    And  Sam'u-el  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sam'u-el, 
Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  people  in 
all  that  they  say  unto  thee  :  for  they  have 
not  rejected  thee,  but  they  have  rejected 
me,  that  I  should  not  reign  over  them. 

8  According  to  all  the  works  which 
they  have  done,  since  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  up  out  of  E'gypt  even  unto 
this  day,  wherewith  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  served  other  gods ;  so  do  they 
also  unto  thee. 

9  Now,  there'fore,  hearken  unto  their 
voice  :  howbeit  yet  protest  solemnly  unto 
them,  and  show  them  the  manner  of  the 
king  that  shall  reign  over  them. 

10  And  Sam'u-el  told  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord  unto  the  people  that  asked  of 
him  a  king. 

11  And  he  said.  This  will  be  the  man- 
ner of  the  king  that  shall  reign  over  you  ; 
He  will  take  your  sons,  and  appoint  them 
for  himself,  for  his  chariots,  and  lo  be  his 
horsemen  ;  and  some  shall  run  before  his 
chariots. 

12  And  he  will  appoint  him  cap'tains 
over  thousands,  and  cap'tains  over  fifties, 
and  tcill  set  them  to  ear  his  ground,  and  to 
reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make  his  instru- 
ments of  war,  and  instruments  of  his 
chariots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daughters  to 
be  confectionaries,  and  lo  be  cooks,  and  to 
be  bakers. 

14  And  he  will  take  your  fields,  and 
your  vine'yards,  and  your  oliveyards, 
even  the  best  of  them,,  and  give  them,  to 
his  servants. 

15  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of  your 
seed,  and  of  your  vine'yards,  and  give  to 
his  officers,  and  to  his  servants. 

16  And  he  will  take  your  men-servants, 
and  your  maid-servants,  and  your  goodliest 


SAM'UEL  Saul  seeketh  his  fattier's  asset 

young  men,  and  your  asses,  and  put  them 
to  his  work. 

17  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your 
sheep  :  and  ye  shall  be  his  servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that  day, 
because  of  your  king  which  ye  shall  have 
chosen  you  ;  and  the  Lord  will  not  hear 
you  in  that  day. 

19  Nevertheless,  the  people  refused  to 
obey  the  voice  of  Sam'u-el :  and  they  said. 
Nay  ;  but  we  will  have  a  king  over  us  ; 

20  That  we  also  may  be  like  all  the  na- 
tions ;  and  that  our  king  may  judge  us, 
and  go  out  before  us,  and  fight  our  battles 

21  And  Sam'u-el  heard  all  the  words  of 
the  people,  and  he  rehearsed  them  in  the 
ears  of  the  Lord. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  to  Sam'u-tl, 
Hearken  unto  their  voice,  and  make  them 
a  king.  And  Sam'u-el  said  unto  the  men 
of  If'ra-el,  Go  ye  every  man  unto  his  city. 

chap!  IX. 


Now  there  was  a  man  of  Ben'ja-min, 
whose  name  was  Kish,  the  son  of 
A'bi-el,  the  son  of  Ze'ror,  the  son  of  Bech- 
6'rath,  the  son  of  A-phi'ah,  a  Ben'ja-mite, 
a  mighty  man  of  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son  whose  name  was 
Saul,  a  choice  young  man,  and  a  goodly  ; 
and  there  ivas  not  among  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  a  goodlier  person  than  he  :  from 
his  shoulders  and  up'ward  he  was  higher 
than  any  of  the  people. 

3  And  the  asses  of  Kish,  SauPs  father, 
were  lost :  and  Kish  said  to  Saul  his  son, 
Take  now  one  of  the  servants  with  thee, 
and  arije,  go  seek  the  asses. 

4  And  he  passed  through  mount  E'phra- 
im,  and  passed  through  the  land  of  Shal'i- 
sha,  but  they  found  them  not :  then  they 
passed  through  the  land  of  Sha'lim,  and 
there  they  were  not ;  and  he  passed  through 
the  land  of  the  Ben'ja-mltes,  but  they 
found  thevi  not. 

5  And  when  they  were  come  to  the 
land  of  Ziaph,  Saul  said  to  his  servant  that 
teas  with  him,  Come,  and  let  us  return  ; 
lest  my  father  leave  caring  for  the  asses, 
and  take  thought  for  us. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him,  Behold  now, 
there  is  in  this  city  a  man  of  God,  and  he 
is  an  /ton'ourable  man  ;  all  that  he  saith 
cometh  surely  to  pass :  now,  let  us  go 
thither ;  peradven'ture  he  can  show  us 
our  way  that  we  should  go. 

7  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant.  But, 
behold,  ?y"we  go,  what  shall  we  bring  the 
man  ?  for  the  bread  is  spent  in  our  ves- 
sels, and  there  is  not  a  present  to  bring  to 
the  man  of  God  :  what  have  we  ? 

8  And  the  servant  answered  Saul  again', 
and  said.  Behold,  I  have  here  at  hand  the 
fourth  part  of  a  shekel  of  silver ;  that  will 
I  give  to  the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our 
way. 

9  (Beforetime  in  if'ra-el,  when  a  man 

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Sam'u-el  entertaineth  Saul,  and 
went  to   inquire  of  God,  thus   he  spake, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  the  seer :  for  he 
thai  is  now  called  a  Proph'et,  was  before- 
time  called  a  Se'er.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant.  Well 
said;  come,  let  us  go.  So  they  went  unto 
the  city  where  the  man  of  God  was. 

11  And  as  they  went  up  the  hill  to  the 
city,  they  found  young  maidens  going  out 
to  draw  water,  and  said  unto  them.  Is  the 
seer  here  ? 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and  said. 
He  is ;  behold,  he  is  before  you :  make 
haste  now,  for  he  came  to-day  to  the  city  ; 
for  there  is  a  sac'rif  i^e  of  the  people  to- 
day in  the  high  place  : 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into  the  city 
ye  shall  straightway  find  him,  before  he 
go  up  to  the  high  place  to  eat :  for  the 
people  will  not  eat  until  he  come,  because 
he  doth  bless  the  sac'rifige  ;  and  after- 
wards they  eat  that  be  bidden.  No 
there'fore  get  you  up  ;  for  about'  this  time 
ye  shall  find  him. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the  city  ;  and 
when  they  were  come  into  the  city,  be- 
hold, Sam'u-el  came  out  against'  them,  for 
to  go  up  to  the  high  place. 

15  Now  the  Lord  had  told  Sam'u-el 
in  his  ear  a  day  before  Saul  came,  saying, 

16  To-morrow,  about'  this  time,  I  will 
send  thee  a  man  out  of  the  land  of  Ben'ja- 
min  ;  and  thou  shalt  anoint  him  to  be 
eap'tain  over  my  people  Ij'ra-el,  that  he 
may  save  my  people  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Phi-lis'tines :  for  I  have  looked  upon 
my  people,  because  their  cry  is  come 
unto  me. 

17  And  when  Sam'u-el  saw  Saul,  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Behold  the  man 
whom  I  spake  to  thee  of:  this  same  shall 
reign  over  my  people. 

18  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Sam'u-el  in 
the  gate,  and  said,  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
where  the  seer's  house  is. 

19  And  Siim'u-el  answered  Saul,  and 
said,  I  am  the  seer :  go  up  before  me 
unto  the  high  place  ;  for  ye  shall  eat  with 
me  to-day  ;  and  to-morrow  I  will  let  thee 
go,  and  will  tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thine 
heart. 

20  And  as  for  thine  asses  that  were  lost 
three  days  ago,  set  not  thy  mind  on  them  ; 
for  they  are  found.  And  on  whom  is  all 
the  desire  of  if  ra-el ;  is  it  not  on  thee, 
and  on  all  thy  father's  house  ? 

21  And  Saul  answered  and  said,  Am 
not  1  a  Ben'ja-mite,  of  the  smalles-t  of  the 
tribes  of  Ij'ra-el  ?  and  my  family  the  least 
of  all  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Ben'- 
)a-mln  ?  wherefore  then  speakest  thou  so 
to  me  ? 

22  And  Sam'u-el  took  Saul  and  his  ser- 
vant, and  brought  them  into  the  parlour, 
and  made  them  sit  in  the  chiefest  place] 


L  SAMUEL. 


anointelh  him  king  over  If'ra-il. 
among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  were 
about'  thirty  persons. 

23  And  Sam'u-el  said  unto  the  cook, 
Brmg  the  portion  which  I  gave  thee,  of 
which  I  said  unto  thee,  Set  it  by  thee. 

24  And  the  cook  took  up  the  shoulder, 
and  that  which  was  upon  it,  and  set  it  be- 
fore Saul.  And  Sam'u-H  said.  Behold 
that  which  is  left !  set  it  before  thee,  and 
eat ;  for  unto  this  time  hath  it  been  kept 
for  thee,  since  I  said,  I  have  invited  the 
people.  So  Saul  did  eat  with  Sam'u-el 
that  day. 

25  And  when  they  were  come  down 
from  the  high  place  into  the  city,  Sam'- 
u-el communed  with  Saul  upon  the  top  of 
the  house. 

26  And  they  arofe  early :  and  it  came 
to  pass,  about'  the  spring  of  the  day,  that 
Sam'u-el  called  Saul  to  the  top  of  the 
house,  saying,  Up,  that  I  may  send  thee 
away.  And  Saul  arofe,  and  they  went  out 
both  of  them,  he  and  Sam'u-el,  abroad. 

27  And  as  they  were  going  down  to  the 
end  of  the  city,  Sam'u-el  said  to  Saul,  Bid 
the  servant  pass  on  before  us,  (and  he 
passed  on,)  but  stand  thou  still  a  while, 
that  I  may  show  thee  the  word  of  God. 

CHAP.  X. 

THEN  Sam'u-el  took  a  vial  of  oil 
and  poured  it  upon  liis  head,  and 
kissed  him,  and  said,  /*  it  not  because  the 
Lord  hath  anointed  thee  to  be  eap'tain 
over  his  inheritance  ? 

2  When  thou  art  departed  from  me  to- 
day, then  thou  shalt  find  two  men  by  Ra'- 
chel's  sepulchre,  in  the  border  of  Ben'ja- 
min,  at  Zel'zah ;  and  they  will  say  unto 
thee.  The  asses  which  thou  wentest  to 
seek  are  found :  and,  lo,  thy  father  hath 
left  the  care  of  the  asses,  and  sorroweth  for 
you,  saying,  What  shall  I  do  for  my  son  ? 

3  Then  shalt  thou  go  on  for'ward  from 
thence,  and  thou  shalt  come  to  the  plain 
of  Ta'bor,  and  there  shall  meet  thee  three 
men  going  up  to  God  to  Beth'el,  one  car 
rying  three  kids,  and  another  carrying 
three  loaves  of  bread,  and  another  carry- 
ing a  bottle  of  wine  : 

4  And  they  will  salute  thee,  and  give 
thee  two  loaves  of  bread,  which  thou  shalt 
receive  of  their  hands. 

5  After  that  thou  shalt  come  to  the  hill 
of  God,  where  is  the  garrison  of  the  Phi- 
lis'tines  :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
thou  art  come  thither  to  the  city,  that  thou 
shalt  meet  a  company  of  prophets  comine 
down  from  the  high  place,  with  a  psaltery,' 
and  a  tabret,  and  a  pipe,  and  a  harp,  be- 
fore them  ;  and  they  shall  prophesy  : 

6  And  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  will 
come  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  prophesy 
with  them,  and  shalt  be  turned  into  an6th- 
er  man. 

7  And  let  it  be,  when  these  signs  are 


16 


'  aawl'luT-e. 


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Sdulprophesieth.  I.  SAM'UEL 

come  unto  thee,  that  thou  do  as  occasion 
serve  thee  ;  for  God  is  with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before  me  to 
GU'gal ;  and,  behold,  I  will  come  down 
unto  fhee,  to  offer  burnt-offerings,  and  to 
sac'rif  i^e  sac'rifi5es  of  peace-offerings  : 
seven  days  shalt  thou  tarry,  till  I  come  to 
thee,  and  show  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

9  And  it  was  *o,  that  when  he  had  turn- 
ed his  back  to  go  from  Sam'u-el,  God  gave 
him  another  heart :  and  all  those  signs 
came  to  pass  that  day. 

10  And  when  they  came  thither  to  the 
hill,  behold,  a  company  of  prophets  met 
him  ;  and  the  Spir'it  of  God  came  upon 
him,  and  he  prophesied  among  them. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  that 
knew  him  beforetime  saw  that,  behold,  he 
prophesied  among  the  prophets,  then  the 
people  said  or-?  to  another.  What  is  this 
that  is  come  unto  the  son  of  Kish  ?  Is  Saul 
also  among  the  prophets  ? 

12  And  one  of  the  same  place  answered, 
and  said.  But  who  is  their  father  ?  There'- 
fore  it  became  a  proverb.  Is  Saul  also 
among  the  prophets? 

13  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
prophesying,  he  came  to  the  high  place. 

14  And  SauPs  uncle  said  unto  him  and 
to  his  servant,  Whither  went  ye  ?  And  he 
said,  to  seek  the  asses  :  and  when  we  saw 
that  they  were  no  where,  we  came  to  Sam'- 
u-el. 

15  And  Saul's  uncle  said,  Tell  me,  I 
pray  thee,  what  Sam'u-el  said  unto  you. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle.  He 
told  us  plainly  that  the  asses  were  found. 
But  of  the  matter  of  the  kingdom,  whereof 
Sam'u-el  spake,  he  told  him  not. 

17  T  And  Sam'u-el  called  the  people 
together  unto  the  Lord  to  MIz'peh  ; 

18  And  said  unto  the  children  of  If 'ra-el. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  1 
brought  up  i§'ra-el  out  of  E'^ypt,  and  de- 
livered you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  E'|yp'- 
ti-ans,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  king- 
doms, and  of  them  that  oppressed  you  : 

19  And  ye  have  this  day  rejected  your 
God,  who  himself  saved  you  out  of  all 
your  adver'sities  and  your  tribulations  ; 
aad  ye  have  said  unto  him,  JVaj/,  but  set 
a  king  over  us.  Now  there'fore  present 
yourselves  before  the  Lord  by  your  tribes, 
and  by  your  thousands. 

20  And  when  Sam'u-el  had  caused  all 
the  tribes  of  if'ra-el  to  come  near,  the 
tribe  of  Ben'ja-mTn  was  taken. 

21  When  he  had  caused  the  tribe  of 
Ben'ja-min  to  come  near  by  their  families, 
the  family  of  Ma'tri  was  taken,  and  Saul, 
the  son  of  Kish,  was  taken :  and  when 
they  sought  him,  he  could  not  be  found. 

22  There'fore  they  inquired  of  the  Lord 
lurther,  if  the  man  should  yet  come  thither. 
And  the  LoKp  answered,  Behold,  he  hath 
hid  himself  amtog  the  stuff. 


Saul  relieves  Ja'bcsh-GiV e-aa, 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him  thence: 
and  when  he  stood  among  the  people,  he 
was  higher  than  any  of  the  people,  from 
his  shoulders  and  up'ward. 

24  And  Sam'u-el  said  to  all  the  people. 
See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen, 
that  there  is  none  like  him  among  all  the 
people  ?  And  all  the  people  shouted,  and 
said,  God  save  the  king  1 

25  Then  Sam'u-el  told  the  people  the 
manner  of  the  kingdom,  and  wrote  it  in  a 
book,  and  laid  ii  up  before  the  Lord.  And 
Sam'u-el  sent  all  the  people  away,  every 
man  to  his  house. 

26  And  Saul  also  went  home  to  Gib  e- 
ah  ;  and  there  went  with  him  a  band  of 
men,  whose  hearts  God  had  toiiched. 

27  But  the  children  of  Be'li-al  said, 
Howshall  this  man  save  us  ?  And  they 
despTfed  him,  and  brought  him  no  pres- 
ents :  but  he  held  his  peace. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN  Na'hash  the  Am'mon-Tte  came 
up,  and  encamped  against'  Ja'besh- 
Gil'e-ad  :  and  all  the  men  of  Ja'besh  said 
unto  Na'hash,  Make  a  covenant  with  us, 
and  we  will  serve  thee. 

2  And  Na'hash  the  Arn'mon-ite  answer- 
ed them.  On  this  condition  will  I  make  a 
cdvenant  with  you,  that  I  may  thrust  out 
all  your  right  eyes,  and  lay  it  for  a  re- 
proach upon  all  If'ra-el. 

3  And  the  elders  of  Ja'besh  said  unto 
him.  Give  us  seven  days'  respite,  that  we 
may  send  messengers  unto  all  the  coasts  of 
If'ra-el :  and  then,  if  there  be  no  man  to 
save  us,  we  will  come  out  to  thee. 

4  Then  came  the  messengers  to  Gib'e- 
ah  of  Saul,  and  told  the  tidings  in  the  ears 
of  the  people :  and  all  the  people  lifted  up 
their  voices,  and  wept. 

5  And,  behold,  Saul  came  after  the  herd 
out  of  the  field  ;  and  Saul  said,  What  ail- 
eth  the  people  that  they  weep?  And 
they  told  him  the  tidings  of  the  men  of 
Ja'besh. 

6  And  the  Spir'it  of  God  came  upon 
Saul  when  he  heard  those  tidings,  and  his 
anger  was  kindled  greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and 
hewed  them  in  pieces,  and  sent  them 
throughout  all  the  coasts  of  If'ra-el  by  the 
hands  of  messengers,  saying.  Whosoever 
cometh  not  forth  after  Saul  and  after  Sam' 
u-el,  so  snail  it  be  done  unto  his  oxen 
And  the  fear  of  the  Lord  fell  on  the  peo- 
ple, and  they  came  out  with  one  consent. 

8  And  when  he  numbered  them  in  Be'- 
zek,  the  children  of  If'ra-el  were  three 
hundred  thousand,  and  the  men  of  Ju'dah 
thirty  thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  the  messengers 
that  came.  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  the 
men  of  Ja'besh-Gil'e-ad,  To-morrow,  by 
that  time  the  sun  be  hot,  ye  shall  have 
help.       And    the   messengers    came    aud 

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Sdm'u'cl  teslifieth  his  integrity,  I.  SAM'UEL 

showed  it  to  the  men  of  Ja'besh  ;  and  they 
were  glad. 

10  There'fore  the  men  of  Ja'besh  said, 
To-morrow  we  will  come  out  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  do  with  us  all  that  seemcth 
good  unto  you. 

11  And  it  was  so  on  the  morrow,  that 
Saul  put  the  people  in  three  com'panles  ; 
and  they  came  into  the  midst  of  the  host 
in  the  morning-  watch,  and  slew  the  Am'- 
mon-ites  until  the  heat  of  the  day :  and  it 
came  to  pass,  that  they  which  remained 
were  scattered,  so  that  two  of  them  were 
not  left  together* 

12  And  the  people  said  unto  Sam'u-el, 
Who  is  he  that  said.  Shall  Saul  reign  over 
us  ?  bring  the  men,  that  we  may  put  them 
to  death. 

13  And  Saul  said,  There  shall  not  a 
man  be  put  to  death  this  day  :  for  to-day  the 
Lord  hath  wrought  salvation  in  If'ra-el. 

14  Then  said  Sam'u-el  to  the  people, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Gil'gal,  and  renew 
the  kingdom  there. 

15  And  all  the  people  went  to  Gil'gal  ; 
and  there  they  made  Saul  king  before  the 
Lord  in  Gil'gal ;  and  there  they  sac'rif  i5ed 
sac'rifT^es  of  peace-offerings  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of 
If 'ra-el  rejoiced  greatly. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Sam'u-el  said  unto  all  Ij'ra-el,  Be- 
hold, I  have  hearkened  unto  your 
voice  in  all  that  ye  said  unto  me,  and  have 
made  a  king  over  you. 

2  And  now,  behold,  the  king  walketh 
before  you  :  and  I  am  old  and  grey-head- 
ed ;  and,  behold,  my  sons  are  with  you  ; 
and  I  have  walked  before  you  from  my 
childhood  unto  this  day. 

3  Behold,  here  I  am  .•  witness  against' 
me  before  the  Lord,  and  before  his  anoint- 
ed; whose  ox  have  I  taken?  or  whose  ass 
have  I  taken  ?  or  whom  have  I  defrauded  ? 
whom  have  I  oppressed  ?  or  of  whose  hand 
have  I  received  any  bribe  to  blind  mine 
eyes  therewith  ?  and  I  will  restore  it  you. 

4  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  not  de- 
frauded us,  nor  oppressed  us,  neither  hast 
thou  taken  aught  of  any  man's  hand. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  The  Lord  is 
witness  against'  you,  and  his  anointed  is 
witness  this  day,  that  ye  have  not  found 
aught  in  my  hand.  And  they  answered, 
He  is  witness. 

6  And  Sam'u-el  said  unto  the  people,  // 
t*  the  Lord  that  advanced  Mo'fes  and 
.^a'ron,  and  that  brought  your  fathers  up 
out  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt. 

7  Now  there'fore  stand  still,  that  I  may 
reason  with  you  before  the  Lord  of  all  the 
righteous  acts  of  the  Lord,  which  he  did 
to  you  and  to  your  fathers. 

8  When  Ja'cob  was  come  into  E'gypt, 
and  your  fathers  cried  unto  the  Lord,  then 
the  Lord  sent  Mo'fes  and  v^a'rdn,  which 


and  reprovelh  Ihepeople. 
brought  forth  your  fathers  out  of  E'gypt, 
and  made  them  dwell  in  this  place. 

9  And  when  they  forgat  the  Lord  their 
God,  he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Sis'e- 
ra,  cap'tain  of  the  host  of  Ha'zor,  and  into 
the  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Mo'ab ;  and  they 
fought  against'  them.  , 

10  And  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  We  have  sinned,  because  we  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  and  have  served  Ba'al- 
im  and  Ash'ta-roth  :  but  now  deliver  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

1 1  And  the  Lord  sent  Je-rub'ba-al,  and 
Be'dan,  and  Jeph'thah,  and  Sam'u-el,  and 
delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  your 
enemies  on  every  side,  and  ye  dwelled  safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  Na'hash,  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Am'mon,  came 
against'  you,  ye  said  unto  me.  Nay  ;  but  a 
king  shall  reign  over  us  ;  when  the  Lord 
your  God  was  your  king. 

13  Now  there'fore  behold  the  king 
whom  ye  have  chosen,  and  whom  ye  have 
desired  !  and,  behold,  the  Lord  hath  set 
a  king  over  you. 

14  If  ye  will  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve 
him,  and  obey  his  voice,  and  not  rebel 
against'  the  command'ment  of  the  Lord, 
then  shall  both  ye,  and  also  the  king  that 
reigneth  over  you,  continue  following  the 
Lord  your  God : 

15  But  if  ye  will  not  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord,  but  rebel  against'  the  com- 
mand'ment of  the  Lord,  then  shall  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  be  against'  you,  as  it  teas 
against'  your  fathers. 

16  Now  there'fore  stand  and  see  this 
great  thing,  which  the  Lord  will  do  be- 
fore your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  wheat-harvest  to-day?  I 
will  call  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  send 
thunder  and  rain  ;  that  ye  may  perceive' 
and  see  that  your  wickedness  is  great, 
which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  in  ask'ing  you  a  king. 

18  So  Sam'u-el  called  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  rain  that 
day :  and  all  the  people  greatly  feared  the 
Lord  and  Sam'u-61. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto  Sam'u- 
el,  Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God,  that  we  die  not:  for  we  have 
added  unto  all  our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us 
a  king. 

20  And  Sam'u-el  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  not :  (ye  have  done  all  this  wicked- 
ness ;  yet  turn  not  aside  from  following  the 
Lord,  but  serve  the  Lord  with  all  your 
heart ; 

21  And  turn  ye  not  aside :  for  then 
should  ye  go  after  vain  things,  which  can- 
not profit  nor  deliver ;  for  they  are  vain  :) 

22  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  his 
people  for  his  great  name's  sake  ;  because 

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The Phi-Hs'tinet  invade  If'ra-el.  I.  SAM'UEL.       The  policy  of  the  Phi-Ht'tlnet. 


it  hath  pleased  the  Lord  to  make  you  his 
people. 

23  Moreover,  as  for  me,  God  forbid  that 
[  should  sin  against'  the  Lord  in  ceasing- 
to  pray  for  you  :  but  I  will  teach  you  the 
good  and  the  right  way : 

24  Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him 
in  truth  with  all  your  heart :  for  consider 
how  great  things  he  hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wickedly,  ye 
shall  be  consumed,  both  ye  and  your  king. 

CHAP.  XIIL 

SAUL  reigned  one  year  ;  and  when  he 
had  reigned  two  years  over  If'ra-el, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand  men 
of  If'ra-el ;  whereof  two  thousand  were 
with  Saul  in  Mich'mash  and  in  mount 
Beth'el,  and  a  thousand  were  with  Jon'a- 
than  in  Gib'e-ah  of  Ben'ja-min :  and  the  rest 
of  the  people  he  sent  every  man  to  his  tent. 

3  And  Jon'a-than  smote  the  garrison  of 
the  Phi-lis'tines  that  was  in  Ge'ba ;  and 
the  Phi-lis'tines  heard  of  it.  And  Saul 
blew  the  trumpet  throughout  all  the  land, 
saying.  Let  the  He'brews  hear. 

4  And  all  If'ra-el  heard  say,  that  Saul 
had  smitten  a  garrison  of  the  Phi-lis'tines, 
and  that  If'ra-el  also  was  had  in  abomi- 
nation with  the  Phi-lis'tines.  And  the 
people  were  called  together  after  Saul  to 
Gil'gal. 

5  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  gathered  them- 
selves together  to  fight  v/ith  If'ra-el,  thir- 
ty thousand  chariots,  and  six  thousand 
horsemen,  and  people  as  the  sand  which 
is  on  the  sea-shore  in  multitude  :  and  they 
came  up  and  pitched  in  Mich'mash,  east'- 
ward  from  Beth-a'ven. 

6  When  the  men  of  If'ra-el  saw  that 
they  were  in  a  strait,  (for  the  people  were 
distressed,)  then  the  people  did  hide  them- 
selves in  caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  high  places,  and  in  pits. 

7  And  some  of  the  He'brews  went  over 
Jor'dan  to  the  land  of  Gad  and  Gil'e-ad. 
As  for  Saul,  he  was  yet  in  Gil'gal  ;  and 
all  the  people  followed  him  trembling. 

8  And  he  tarried  seven  days,  according 
to  the  set  time  that  Sam'u-el  had  appoint- 
ed .-  but  Sam'u-el  came  not  to  Gil'gal ;  and 
the  people  were  scattered  from  him. 

9  And  Saul  said,  Bring  hither  a  burnt- 
oflfering  to  me,  and  peace-offerings.  And 
he  offered  the  burnt-offering. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  soon  as 
he  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 
offering,  behold,  Sam  u-el  came  ;  and  Saul 
went  out  to  meet  him,  that  he  might  sa- 
lute him. 

11  And  Sam'u-el  said,  What  hast  thou 
done  ?  And  Saul  said.  Because  I  saw  that 
the  people  were  scattered  from  me,  and 
that  thou  earnest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
pointed, and  that  the  Phi-lis'tines  gath 
ered  themselves  together  at  Mich'mash  ; 

12  There'fore,  said  I,  the  Phi-lis'tines 


will  comt  down  now  upon  me  to  Gil'gal, 
and  I  have  not  made  supplication  unto 
the  Lord  :  I  forced  myself  there'fore,  and 
offered  a  burnt-offering. 

13  And  Sam'u-el  said  to  Saul,  Thou 
hast  done  foolishly  :  thou  hast  not  kept 
the  command'ment  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  he  comman'ded  thee  ;  for  now 
would  the  Lord  have  estab'lished  thy 
kingdom  upon  if'ra-el  for  ever. 

14  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall  not  con- 
tinue :  the  Lord  hath  sought  him  a  man 
after  his  own  heart,  and  the  Lord  hath 
comman'ded  him  to  be  captain  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept  that 
which  the  Lord  comman'ded  thee. 

15  And  Sam'u-el  arofe,  and  gat  him  up 
from  Gil'gal  unto  Gib'e-ah  of  Ben'ja-min. 
And  Saul  numbered  the  people  that  were 
present  with  him,  about'  six  hundred  men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jon'a-than  his  son, 
and  the  people  thai  wire  present  with 
them,  abode  in  Gib'e-ah  of  Ben'ja-min  : 
but  the  Phi-lis'tines  encamped  in  Mich'- 
mash. 

17  And  the  spoilers  came  out  of  the 
camp  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  in  three  com'pa- 
nies  :  one  company  turned  unto  the  way 
that  leadeth  to  Oph'rah,  unto  the  land  of 
Shu'al : 

18  And  another  company  turned  the 
way  to  Beth-ho'ron ;  and  another  company 
turned  to  the  way  of  the  border  that  look- 
eth  to  the  valley  of  Ze-bo'im,  to'tt'ard  the 
wilderness. 

19  Now  there  was  no  smith  found 
throughout  all  the  land  of  If'ra-el ;  (for 
the  Phi-lis'tines  said,  Lest  the  He'brews 
make  them  swords  or  spears  ;) 

20  But  all  the  If  ra-el-ites  went  down 
to  the  Phi-lis'tines,  to  sharpen  every  man 
his  share,  and  his  coulter,  and  his  axe, 
and  his  mattock. 

21  Yet  they  had  a  file  for  the  mattocks, 
and  for  the  coulters,  and  for  the  forks,  and 
for  the  axes,  and  to  sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  day  of 
battle,  that  there  was  neither  stcdrd  nor 
spear  found  in  the  hand  of  any  of  the  peo- 
ple that  wire  with  Saul  and  Jon'a-than  : 
but  with  Saul,  and  with  Jon'a-than  his 
son,  was  there  found. 

23  And  the  garrison  of  the  Phi-lis'tines 
went  out  to  the  passage  of  Mich'mash. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  upon  a  day,  that 
Jon'a-than  the  son  of  Saul  said  unto 
the  young  man  that  bare  his  armour, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  over  to  the  Phi-lis- 
tines'  garrison  that  is  on  the  other  side. 
But  he  told  not  his  father. 

2  And  Saul  tarried  in  the  uttermost  part 
of  Gib'e-ah,  under  a  pomegran'ate-tree, 
which  is  in  Mig'ron  :  and  the  people  that 
wire  with  him  wire  about'  six  hundred  men; 

3  And  A-hi'ah,   the   son   of    i-hl'tub, 

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Jon'a-than  smiteth  the  Phi-tts' tines.  I.  SAM'UEL.  SduPs  unadvised  adjuration. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people  that 


Ich'a-bod's  brother,  the  son  of  Phin'e-has, 
the  son  of  E'li,  the  Lord's  priest  in  ShV- 
loh,  wearing  an  eph'od.  And  the  people 
knew  not  that  Jon'a-than  was  gone. 

4  And  between  the  passages,  by  which 
Jon'a-than  sought  to  go  over  unto  the  Phi- 
lls'tines'  garrison,  there  was  a  sharp  rock 
on  the  one  side,  and  a  sharp  rock  on  the 
other  side  :  and  the  name  of  the  one  teas 
Bo'zez,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Se'neh. 

5  The  fore-front  of  the  one  teas  situate 
north'ward  over  against'  Mich'mash,  and 
the  other  south'ward  over  against'  Gib'- 
e-ah. 

6  And  Jon'a-than  said  to  the  young  man 
that  bare  his  armour.  Come,  and  let  us 
go  over  unto  the  garrison  of  these  uncir'- 
cumcifed :  it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will 
work  for  us  :  for  there  is  no  restraint  to  the 
Lord  to  save  by  many  or  by  few. 

7  And  his  armour-bearer  said  unto  him, 
Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart  :  turn  thee  ; 
behold,  I  am  with  thee  according  to  thy 
heart. 

8  Then  said  Jon'a-than,  Behold,  we 
will  pass  over  unto  these  men,  and  we  will 
discover   ourselves  unto  them. 

9  If  they  say  thus  unto  us,  Tarry  until 
we  come  to  you  ;  then  we  will  stand  still 
in  our  place,  and  will  not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus.  Come  up  unto 
us ;  then  we  will  go  up :  for  the  Lord 
hath  delivered  them  into  our  hand  ;  and 
this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  us. 

11  And  both  of  them  discovered  them- 
selves unto  the  garrison  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines  :  and  the  Phi-lis'tines  said.  Behold, 
the  He'brews  come  forth  out  of  the  holes 
where  they  had  hid  themselves. 

12  And  the  men  of  the  garrison  an- 
swered Jon'a-than  and  his  armour-bearer, 
and  said,  Come  up  to  us,  and  we  will 
show  you  a  thing.  And  Jon'a-than  said 
unto  his  armour-bearer.  Come  up  after 
me ;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  If'ra-el. 

13  And  Jon'a-than  climbed  up  upon  his 
hands  and  upon  his  feet,  and  his  armour- 
bearer  after  him :  and  they  fell  before 
Jon'a-than ;  and  his  armour-bearer  slew 
after  him. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter,  which  Jon'- 
a-than and  his  armour-bearer  made,  was 
about'  twenty  men,  within  as  it  were  a 
half-acre  of  land,  which  a  yoke  of  oxen 
might  plough. 

15  And  there  was  trembling  in  the  host, 
in  the  field,  and  among  all  the  people  ; 
the  garrison,  and  the  spoilers,  they  also 
trembled ;  and  the  earth  quaked :  so  it 
was  a  very  great  trembling. 

16  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in  Gib'- 
e-ah  of  Ben'ja-min  looked  ;  and,  Ijehold, 
the  multitude  melted  away,  and  they 
went  on  beating  down  one  andther. 


were  with  him.  Number  now,  and  see  who 
is  gone  from  us.  And  when  they  had 
numbered,  behold,  Jon'a-than  and  his  ar- 
mour-bearer were  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  A-hl'ah,  Bring 
hither  the  ark  of  God  :  (for  the  ark  of 
God  was  at  that  time  with  the  children 
of  If'ra-el.) 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  Saul 
talked  unto  the  priest,  that  the  noise  that 
was  in  the  host  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  went 
on  and  increased  ;  and  Saul  said  unto  the 
priest,  Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him  assembled  themselves,  and 
they  came  to  the  battle :  and,  behold, 
every  man's  sword  was  against'  his  fellow, 
and  there  xvas  a  very  great  discom'fit- 
ure.J 

21  Moreover,  the  He'brews  that  were 
with  the  Phi-lis'tTnes  before  that  time, 
which  went  up  with  them  into  the  camp 
from  the  country  round  about',  even  they 
also  turned  to  be  with  the  Ij'ra-el-ites  that 
were  with  Saul  and  Jon'a-than. 

22  Likewise  all  the  men  of  If'ra-el 
which  had  hid  themselves  in  mount  £'- 
phra-im,  when  they  heard  that  the  Phi- 
lls'tines  fled,  even  they  also  followed  hard 
after  them  in  the  battle. 

23  So  the  Lord  saved  If'ra-el  that 
day:  and  the  battle  passed  over  unto 
Beth-a'ven. 

24  And  the  men  of  If'ra-el  were  dis- 
tressed that  day:  for  Saul  had  adjured  the 
people,  saying.  Cursed  be  the  man  that 
eateth  any  food  until  evening,  that  I  may 
be  aven'|ed  on  mine  enemies.  So  none 
of  the  peojile  tasted  any  food. 

25  And  all  they  of  the  land  came  to  a 
wood,  and  there  was  honey  upon  the 
ground. 

26  And  when  the  people  were  come 
into  the  wood,  behold,  the  honey  dropped ; 
but  no  man  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth:  for 
the  people  feared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jon'a-than  heard  not  when  his 
father  charged  the  people  with  the  oath  : 
wherefore  he  put  forth  the  end  of  the  rod 
that  was  in  his  hand,  and  dipped  it  in  an 
honey-comb,  and  put  his  hand  to  his 
mouth  ;  and  his  eyes  were  enlightened. 

28  Then  answered  one  of  the  people, 
and  said.  Thy  father  straitly  charged  the 
people  with  an  oath,  saying.  Cursed  be 
the  man  that  eateth  any  food  this  day. 
And  the  people  were  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jon'a-than,  My  father 
hath  troubled  the  land  :  see,  I  pray  you, 
how  mine  eyes  have  been  enlightened, 
because  I  tasted  a  little  of  this  h6ney ; 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the  peo- 
ple had  eaten  freely  to-day  of  the  spoil  of 
their  enemies  which  they  found  .'  for  had 


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^  dis-kiim'fit-yure. 


245 


Saul  buildeth  an  altar.  I. 

there  not  been  now  a  much  greater  slaugh- 
ter among  the  Phi-lis'tines  ? 

31  And  they  smote  the  Phi-lis'tines  that 
day  from  Mi9h'mash  to  Ai'ja-lon  :*  and  the 
people  were  very  faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the  spoil, 
and  took  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  calves,  and 
slew  thein  on  the  ground  :  and  the  people 
did  eat  them  with  the  blood. 

33  Then  they  told  Saul,  saying,  Be- 
hold, the  people  sin  against'  the  Lord,  in 
that  they  eat  with  the  blood.  And  he 
said.  Ye  have  transgressed  :  roll  a  great 
stone  unto  me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said,  Disperse'  yourselves 
among  the  people,  and  say  unto  them, 
Bring  me  hither  every  man  his  ox,  and 
every  man  his  sheep,  and  slay  them  here, 
and  eat ;  and  sin  not  against'  the  Lord  in 
eating  with  the  blood.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple brought  every  man  his  ox  with  him 
that  night,  and  slew  Ihem,  there. 

35  And  Saul  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  :  the  same  was  the  first  altar  that 
he  built  unto  the  Lord. 

36  And  Saul  said.  Let  us  go  down  after 
the  Phi-lis'tines  by  night,  and  spoil  them 
until  the  morning  light,  and  let  us  not 
leave  a  man  of  them.  And  they  said. 
Do  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto  thee. 
Then  said  the  priest.  Let  us  draw  near 
hither  unto  God. 

37  And  Saul  asked  counsel  of  God, 
Shall  I  go  down  after  the  Phi-lis'tines  ? 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  l§'- 
ra-el  ?  But  he  answered  him  not  that  day. 

38  And  Saul  said.  Draw  ye  near  hither 
all  the  chief  of  the  people  ;  and  know  and 
see  wherein  this  sin  hath  been  this  day  : 

39  For,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which 
saveth  If'ra-el,  though  it  be  in  Jon'a-than 
my  son,  he  shall  surely  die.  But  there  was 
not  a  man  among  all  the  people  that  an- 
swered him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  If'ra-el,  Be  ye 
on  one  side,  and  I  and  Jon'a-than  my  son 
will  be  on  the  other  side.  And  the  people 
said  unto  Saul,  Do  what  seemeth  good 
unto  thee. 

41  There'fore  Saul  said  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  If'ra-el,  Give  a  perfect  lot.  And 
Saul  and  Jon'a-than  were  taken  :  but  the 
people  escaped. 

42  And  Saul  said.  Cast  lots  between  me 
and  Jon'a-than  my  son.  And  Jon'a-than 
was  taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jon'a-than,  Tell 
me  what  thou  hast  done.  And  Jon'a-than 
told  him,  and  said,  I  did  but  taste  a  little 
honey  with  the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in 
mine  hand,  and,  lo,  I  must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  God  do  so,  and 
more  also :  for  thou  shalt  surely  die,  Jon'- 
a-than. 

45  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  Shall 


SAM'UEL.  Saul  sent  to  destroy'  Am'a-lek. 

Jon'a-than  die,  who  hath  wrought  this 
great  salvation  in  If'ra-el  ?  God  forbid : 
as  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one 
hair  of  his  head  fall  to  the  ground  ;  for  he 
hath  wrought  with  God  this  day.  So 
the  people  rescued  Jon'a-than,  that  he 
died  not. 

46  Then  Saul  went  up  from  following 
the  Phi-lis'tines :  and  the  Phi-lis'tines 
went  to  their  own  place. 

47  IT  So  Saul  took  the  kingdom  over  If'- 
ra-el, and  fought  against'  all  his  enemies  on 
every  side,  against'  M5'ab,  and  against' 
the  children  of  Am'mon,  and  against'  £'- 
dom,  and  against'  the  kings  of  Zo'bah, 
and  against'  the  Phi-lis'tines :  and  whith- 
ersoever he  turned  himself,  he  vexed  them. 

48  And  he  gathered  a  host,  and  smote 
the  Am'a-lek-ites,  and  delivered  If'ra-el 
out  of  the  hands  of  them  that  spoiled 
them. 

49  IT  Now  the  sons  of  Saul  were  Jon'a- 
than,  and  lsh'u-1,  and  Mel-chi-shii'a  :  and 
the  names  of  his  two  daughters  wire 
these  ;  the  name  of  the  first-born  Me'vab, 
and  the  name  of  the  younger  Mi'chal : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  wife  was 
A-hin'o-am,  the  daughter  of  A-him'a-az  : 
and  the  name  of  the  cap'tain  of  his  host 
was  Ab'ner,  the  son  of  Ner,  Saul's  uncle  : 

51  And  Kish  was  the  father  of  Saul  ; 
and  Ner,  the  father  of  Ab'ner,  was  the  son 
of  A'bi-el. 

52  And  there  was  sore  war  against'  the 
Phi-lis'tines  all  the  days  of  Saul :  and 
when  Saul  saw  any  strong  man,  or  any 
valiant  man,  he  took  him  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XV. 

SAM'U-EL  also  said  unto  Saul,  The 
Lord  sent  me  to  anoint  thee  to  be  king 
over  his  people,  over  if'ra-el :  now  there'- 
fore hearken  thou  unto  the  voice  of  the 
words  of  the  Lord. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  re- 
member that  which  Am'a-lek  did  to  If'ra- 
el,  how  he  laid  wait  for  him  in  the  way 
when  he  came  up  from  E'gypt. 

3  Now  go,  and  smite  Am'a-lek,  and  ut- 
terly destroy'  all  that  they  have,  and  spare 
them  not ;  but  slay  both  man  and  woman, 
infant  and  suckling,  ox  and  sheep,  camel 
and  ass. 

4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people  togeth- 
er, and  numbered  them  in  Tel'a-im,  two 
hundred  thousand  footmen,  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  of  Ju'dah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a  city  of  Am'a-lek, 
and  laid  wait  in  the  valley. 

6  And  Saul  said  unto  the  Ken'ites,  Go, 
depart,  get  you  down  from  among  the 
Am'a-lek-ites,  lest  I  destroy'  you  with 
them :  for  ye  showed  kindness  to  all  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  when  they  came  up 
out  of  E'gypt.  So  the  Ken'ites  departed 
from  among  the  Am'a-lek-ites. 


Ad'ja-lon. 


Z46 


Sam'u-cl  Cometh  unto  Saul. 

7  And  Saul  smote  the  Am'a-lek-Ues 
from  Hav'i-lah  unlil  thou  comest  to  Shur, 
that  w  over  against'  E'^ypt. 

8  And  he  took  A'gag  the  king  of  the 
Am'a-lek-ites  alive,  and  utterly  destroy'ed 
all  the  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sjford. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared  A'gag, 
and  the  best  of  the  sheep,  and  of  the  oxen, 
and  of  the  fatlings,  and  the  lambs,  and 
all  that  was  good,  and  would  not  utterly 
destroy'  them :  but  every  thing  that  %vas 
vile  and  refuse,  that  they  destroy'ed  ut- 
terly. 

10  IT  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Sam'u-el,  saying, 

1 1  It  repenteth  me  that  I  have  set  up 
Saul  to  be  king :  for  he  is  turned  back 
from  following  me,  and  hath  not  perform'- 
ed  my  conimand'ments.  And  it  grieved 
Sam'u-el ;  and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  all 
night. 

12  And  when  Sam'u-el  rose  early  to 
meet  Saul  in  the  morning,  it  was  told  Sam'- 
u-el, saying,  Saul  came  to  Car'mel,  and, 
behold,  he  set  him  up  a  place,  and  is  gone 
about',  and  passed  on,  and  gone  down  to 
Gil'gal. 

13  And  Sam'u-el  came  to  Saul :  and 
Saul  said  unto  him,  Bles'sed  be  thou  of  the 
Lord  :  I  have  perf  orm'ed  the  command'- 
ment  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Sam'u-el  said,  What  nieaneth 
then  this  bleating  of  the  sheep  in  mine 
ears,  and  the  lowing  of  the  oxen  which 
I  hear  ? 

15  And  Saul  said.  They  have  brought 
them  from  tlie  Am'a-lek-Ttes  :  for  the  peo- 
ple spared  the  best  of  the  sheep  and  of 
the  oxen,  to  sac'rif  i^e  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God ;  and  the  rest  we  have  utterly  de- 
stroy'ed. 

16  Then  Sam'u-el  said  unto  Saul,  Stay, 
and  I  will  tell  thee  what  the  Lord  hath 
said  to  me  this  night.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Say  on. 

17  And  Sam'u-el  said.  When  thou  wast 
little  in  thine  own  sight,  vast  thou  not 
made  the  head  of  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el, 
and  the  Lord  anointed  thee  king  over 
If'ra-el  ? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a  journey, 
and  said.  Go,  and  utterly  destroy'  the  sin- 
ners the  Xm'a-lek-ites,  and  fight  against' 
them  until  they  be  consumed. 

19  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but  didst  fly  upon 
the  spoil,  and  didst  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ? 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Sam'u-el,  Yea,  I 
have  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  IjORd,  and 
have  gone  the  way  which  the  Lord  sent 
me,  and  have  brought  A'gag  the  king  of 
Xm'a-lek,  and  have  utterly  destroy'ed  the 
Am'a-lek-ites. 

21  But  the  people  took  of  the  spoil, 
sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of  the  things 


SAM'UEL.  SauPs  humiliation, 

which  should  have  been  utterly  destroy'- 
ed, to  sac'rifi^e  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  Gil'gal. 

22  And  Sam'u-el  said.  Hath  the  Lord 
as  great  delight  in  burnt-offerings  and 
sac'rifT9es  as  in  obeying  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  ?  Behold,  to  obey  is  better  than 
sac'rifi5e,  and  to  hearken,  than  the  fat 
of  rams. 

23  For  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of  witch- 
craft, and  stubbornness  is  as  iniquity  and 
idolatry.  Because  thou  hast  rejected  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  he  hath  also  rejected 
thee  from  being  king. 

24  And  Saul  said  unto  Sam'u-el,  I  have 
sinned  :  for  I  have  transgressed  the  com- 
mand'ment  of  the  Lord,  and  thy  words  ; 
because  I  feared  the  people,  and  obeyed 
their  voice. 

25  Now,  there'fore,  I  pray  thee,  pardon 
my  sin,  and  turn  again'  with  me,  that  I 
may  wor'ship  the  Lord. 

26  And  Sam'u-el  said  unto  Saul,  I  will 
not  return  with  thee :  for  thou  hast  reject- 
ed the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord 
hath  rejected  thee  from  bemg  king  over 
ij'ra-el. 

27  And  as  Sam'u-el  turned  about'  to  go 
away,  he  laid  hold  upon  the  skirt^  of  his 
mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Sam'u-el  said  unto  him.  The 
Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom  of  lyra-el 
from  thee  this  day,  and  hath  given  it  to  a 
neighbour  of  thine,  that  is  better  than  thou. 

29  And  also  the  Strength  of  Ij'ra-el 
will  not  lie,  nor  repent :  for  he  is  not  a 
man,  that  he  should  repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned  ;  yd 
/lon'our  me  now,  I  pray  thee,  befoj-e  the 
elders  of  my  people,  and  before  Ij'ra-el, 
and  turn  again'  with  me,  that  I  may 
wor'ship  the  Lord  thy  God. 

31  So  Sam'u-el  turned  again'  after  Saul : 
and  Saul  wor'shipped  the  Lord. 

32  Then  said  Sam'u-el,  Bring  you  hith- 
er to  me  A'gag  the  king  of  the  Am'a-lek- 
ites:  and  A'gag  came  unto  him  delicately. 
And  A'gag  said,  Surely  the  bitterness  of 
death  is  past. 

33  And  Sam'u-el  said,  As  thy  sicbrd 
hath  made  women  childless,  so  shall  thy 
mother  be  childless  among  women.  And 
Sam'u-el  hewed  A'gag  in  pieces  before  the 
Lord  in  Gil'gal. 

34  II  Then  Sam'u-el  went  to  Ramah; 
and  Saul  went  up  to  his  house  to  Gib'e-ah 
of  Saul. 

35  And  Sam'u-el  came  no  more  to  see 
Saul  until  the  day  of  his  death:  neverthe- 
less Sam'u-el  mourned  for  Saul :  and  th«! 
Lord  repented  that  he  had  made  Saul 
king  over  Is'ra-el. 

CHAP.  XVL 

AND    the    Lord    said    unto    Sam'u-el, 
How  long  wilt  thou  mourn  for  Saul, 
seein?  I  have  rejected  him  from  reijning 


*  skirt. 


247 


Sam'u-el  anoinleth  Da'vtd. 


I.  SAM'UEL. 


Gd-Wath''s  challenge . 


over  If'ra-el  ?  fill  thine  horn  with  oil,  and 
go ;  I  will  send  thee  to  Jes'se  the  Beth'le- 
hem-ite  :  for  I  have  provided  me  a  king 
ani6ngf  his  sons. 

2  And  Sam'u-el  said,  How  can  I  go  ? 
if  Saul  hear  iV,  he  will  kill  me.  And  the 
Lord  said,  Take  a  heifer  with  thee,  and 
say,  I  am  come  to  sac'rifT^e  to  the  Lord. 

3  And  call  Jes'se  to  the  sac'rifi^e,  and 
I  will  show  thee  what  thou  shalt  do :  and 
thou  shalt  anoint  unto  me  him  whom  I 
name  unto  thee. 

4  And  Sam'u-el  did  that  which  the 
Lord  spake,  and  came  to  Beth'le-hem : 
and  the  elders  of  the  town  trembled  at 
his  coming,  and  said,  Comest  thou  peace- 
ably ? 

5  And  he  said.  Peaceably :  I  am  come 
to  sac'rifige  unto  the  Loe.d  ;  sanctify 
yourselves,  and  come  with  me  to  the  sac'- 
rif  ige.  And  he  sanctified  Jes'se  and  his 
sons,  and  called  them  to  the  sac'rifT^e. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
come,  that  he  looked  on  E-li'ab,  and  said, 
Surely  the  Lord's  anointed  is  before  him. 

7  Bnt  the  Lord  said  unto  Sam'u-el, 
Look  not  on  his  countenance,  or  on  the 
height  of  his  stature  ;  because  I  have  re- 
fused him :  for  the  LORD  seeth  not  as  man 
seeth  ;  for  man  looketh  on  the  oilt'ward 
appearance,  but  the  Lord  looketh  on  the 
heart. 

8  Then  Jes'se  called  A-bin'a-dab,  and 
made  him  pass  before  Sam'u-el.  And  he 
said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jes'se  made  Sham'mah  to  pass 
by.  And  he  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  this. 

10  Again',  Jes'se  made  seven  of  his  sons 
to  p5ss  before  Sam'u-el.  And  Sam'u-el 
said  unto  Jes'se,  The  Lord  hath  not  cho- 
sen these. 

1 1  And  Sam'u-el  said  unto  Jes'se,  Are 
here  all  thy  children  ?  And  he  said,  There 
remaineth  yet  the  youngest,  and,  behold, 
he  keepeth  the  sheep.  And  Sam'u-el  said 
unto  Jes'se,  Send  and  fetch  him  :  for  we 
will  not  sit  down  till  he  come  hither. 

12  And  he  sent  and  brought  him  in. 
Now  he  was  ruddy,  and  withal  of  a  beau- 
tiful countenance,  and  goodly  to  look  to. 
And  the  Lord  said.  Arise,  anoint  him : 
for  this  is  he. 

13  Then  Sam'u-el  took  the  horn  of  oil, 
and  anointed  him  in  the  midst  of  his 
brethren  :  and  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  Da'vld  from  that  day  for'ward. 
So  Sam'u-el  rose  up,  and  went  to  Ra'mah. 

14  IT  But  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  de- 
parted frorii  Saul,  and  an  evil  spirit  from 
the  Lord  troubled  him. 

15  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto  him. 
Behold  now,  an  evil  spirit  from  God  troub- 
leth  thee. 

16  Let  our  lord  now  command'  thy  ser- 
vants, which  hre  before  thee,  to  seek  out 


a  man  who  is  a  cunning  player  on  a  harp : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall 
play  with  his  hand,  and  thou  shalt  be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants, 
Provide  me  now  a  man  that  can  play  well, 
and  bring  hivi  to  me. 

18  Then  answered  one  of  the  servants, 
and  said,  Behold,  I  have  seen  a  son  of 
Jes'se  the  Beth'le-hem-ite,  that  is  cunning 
in  playing,  and  a  mighty  valiant  man,  and 
a  man  of  war,  and  prudent  in  matters, 
and  a  comely  person,  and  the  Lord  is 
with  him. 

19  Wherefore  Saul  sent  messengers  unto 
Jes'se,  and  said,  Send  me  Da'vid  thy  son, 
which  is  with  the  sheep. 

20  And  Jes'se  took  an  ass  laden  with 
bread,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and  a  kid, 
and  sent  them  by  Da'vid  his  son  unto  Saul. 

21  And  Da'vid  came  to  Saul,  and  stood 
before  him:  and  he  loved  him  greatly; 
and  he  became  his  armour-bearer. 

22  And  Saul  sent  to  Jes'se,  saying.  Let 
Da'vid,  I  pray  thee,  stand  before  me  ;  for 
he  hath  found  favour  in  my  sight. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  was  upon  Saul,  that  Da'- 
vid took  a  harp,  and  played  with  his 
hand :  so  Saul  was  refreshed,  and  was 
well,  and  the  evil  spirit  departed  from 
him. 

CHAP.  XVIL 
OW  the  Phi-lis'tines  gathered  togeth- 
er their  armies  to  battle,  and  were 
gathered  together  at  Shd'choh,  which  be 
longe.th  to  Jii'dah,  and  pitched  between 
Sho'choh  and  A-ze'kah,  in  E'phej-Dam'- 
mim. 

2  And  Saul  and  the  men  of  ij'ra-el 
were  gathered  together,  and  pitched  by 
the  valley  of  E'lah,  and  set  the  battle  in 
array  against'  the  Phi-lis'tines. 

3  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  stood  on  a  moiin'- 
tain  on.  the  one  side,  and  If'ra-el  stood  on 
a  moiin'tain  on  the  other  side  :  and  there 
was  a  valley  between  them. 

4  And  there  went  out  a  champion  out 
of  the  camp  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  named 
Go-li'ath,  of  Gath,  whose  height  was  six 
cubits  and  a  span. 

5  And  he  had  a  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head,  and  he  was  armed  with  a  coat 
of  mail ;  .and  the  weight  of  the  coat  was 
five  thousand  shekels  of  brass. 

6  And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his 
legs,  and  a  target  of  brass  between  his 
shoulders. 

7  And  the  staff  of  his  spear  was  like  a 
weaver's  beam,  and  his  spear's  head  weigh 
ed  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron :  and  one 
bearing  a  shield  went  before  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto  the  ar- 
mies of  If'ra-el,  and  said  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  come  out  to  set  your  battle  in  ar- 
ray ?     c4m    not  I  a  Phi-lis'tine,    and  ye 

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N' 


Da'vid  risiteth  his  brclhren.  I.  SAM'UEL 

servants  to   Saul  ?  chooje  you  a  man  for 
you,  and  let  him  come  down  to  me. 

9  If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me,  and 
to  kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your  servants: 
but  if  I  prevail  against'  him,  and  kill  him, 
then  shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve  us. 

10  And  the  Phi-lis'tine  said,  I  defy  the 
armies  of  Ij'ra-el  this  day :  g-ive  me  a 
man,  that  we  may  fight  together. 

11  When  Saul  and  all  I§'ra-el  heard 
those  words  of  the  Phi-lTs'tine,  they  were 
difmay'cd,  and  greatly  afraid. 

12  f  Now  Da'vid  was  the  son  of  that 
E'phrath-ite  of  Beth'le-hem-.Ki'dah,  whose 
name  was  Jes'se  ;  and  he  had  eight  sons  : 
and  the  man  went  among  men  for  an  old 
man  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

13  And  the  three  eldest  sons  of  Jes'se 
•went  and  followed  Saul  to  the  battle  ;  and 
the  names  of  his  three  sons  that  went  to 
the  battle  wire  £-li'ab  the  first-born  ;  and 
next  unto  him,  A-bni'a-dab  ;  and  the  third, 
Sham'mah. 

14  And  Da'vid  was  the  youngest :  and 
the  three  eldest  followed  Saul. 

15  But  Da'vid  went  and  returned  from 
Saul  to  feed  his  father's  sheep  at  Beth'le- 
hem. 

16  And  the  Phi-Iis'tine  drew  near  morn- 
ing and  evening,  and  presented  himself 
forty  days. 

17  And  Jes'se  said  unto  Da'vid  his  son. 
Take  now  for  thy  brethren  an  eph'ah  of 
this  parched  corn^  and  these  ten  loaves, 
and  run  to  the  camp  to  thy  brethren  : 

18  And  carry  these  ten  cheeses  unto 
the  cap'tain  of  their  thousand,  and  look 
how  thy  brethren  fare,  and  take  their 
pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all  the 
men  of  If'ra-el,  were  in  the  valley  of  E'lah, 
fighting  with  the  Phi-lis'thies. 

20  And  Da'vid  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  left  the  sheep  with  a  keeper, 
and  took,  and  went,  as  Jes'se  had  com- 
man'ded  him  :  and  he  came  to  the  trench 
as  the  host  was  going  forth  to  the  fight, 
and  shouted  for  the  battle, 

21  For  15'ra-el  and  the  Phi-lTs'tines  had 
put  the  battles  in  array,  army  against'  army. 

22  And  D;Vvid  left  his  carriage  in  the 
hand  of  the  keeper  of  the  carriage,  and 
ran  into  the  army,  and  came  and  saluted 
his  brethren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them,  behold, 
there  came  up  the  champion  (the  Phi-lis'- 
tine of  Gath,  Go-li'ath  by  name)  out  of 
the  armies  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  spake 
according  to  the  same  words :  and  Da'vid 
heard  them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  If'ra-el,  when 
they  saw  the  man,  fled  from  him,  and 
were  sore  afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Ij'ra-el  said,  Have 
ye  seen  this  man  that  is  come  up  ?  surely 
to  defy  I}'ra-el  is  he  come  up  :  and  it  shall 


He  is  brought  to  Saul. 
be,  that  the  man  who  killeth  him,  the  king 
will  enrich  him  with  great  riches,  and  will 
give  him  his  daughter,  and  make  his  fa- 
ther''s  house  free  in  If'ra-el. 

26  And  Da'vid  spake  to  the  men  that 
stood  by  him,  saying.  What  shall  be  done 
to  the  man  that  killeth  this  Phi-lis'tine,  and 
taketh  away  the  reproach  from  if'ra-el  ? 
for  who  is  this  uncir'cumclfed  Phi-Hs'tine, 
that  he  should  defy  the  armies  of  the  liv- 
ing God .' 

27  And  the  people  answered  him  after 
this  manner,  saying,  So  shall  it  be  done 
to  the  man  that  killeth  him. 

28  And  E-li'ab,  his  eldest  brother,  heard 
when  he  spake  unto  the  men  ;  and  £-11'- 
ab's  anger  was  kindled  against'  Da'vid,  and 
he  saiil.  Why  camest  thou  down  hither.'' 
and  with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few 
sheep  in  the  wilderness  ?  1  know  thy 
pride,  and  the  naughtiness  of  thine  hctart; 
for  thou  art  come  down  that  thou  mightst 
see  the  battle. 

29  .'\nd  Da'vid  said.  What  have  I  now 
done  ?     Is  there  not  a  cause  ? 

30  And  he  turned  from  him  to'ward 
another,  and  spake  after  the  same  man- 
ner :  and  the  people  answered  him  again 
after  the  former  manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  were  lieard 
which  Da'vid  spake,  they  rehearsed  them 
before  Saul ;  and  he  sent  for  him. 

32  And  Da'vid  saM  to  Saul,  Let  no 
man's  heart  fail  because  of  him  :  thy  ser- 
vant will  go  and  fight  with  this  Phi-lis'- 
tine. 

33  And  Saul  said  to  Da'vid,  Thou  art 
not  able  to  go  against'  this  Phi-lis'tine  to 
fight  with  him :  for  thou  art  but  a  youth, 
and  he  a  man  of  war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  Da'vid  said  unto  Saul,  Thy 
servant  kept  his  ialher's  sheep,  and  there 
came  a  lion,  and  a  bear,  and  took  a  lamb 
out  of  the  flock  ; 

35  And  I  went  out  after  him,  and  smote 
him,  and  delivered  it  out  of  his  mouth  : 
and  when  he  arofe  against'  me,  I  caught 
him  by  his  beard,  and  smote  him,  and 
slew  him. 

36  Thy  servant  slew  both  the  lion  and 
the  bear  ;  and  this  uncir'cumcifed  Phi-lis'- 
tine shall  be  as  one  of  them,  seeing  he 
hath  defied  the  armies  of  the  living  God. 

37  Da'vid  said,  moreover.  The  Lord 
that  delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the 
lion,  and  out  of  the  paw  of  the  bear,  he 
Avill  deliver  me  out  of  the  hand  of  this 
Phi-lis'tine.  And  Saul  said  unto  Da'vid, 
Go,  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

38  And  Saul  armed  Da'vid  with  his  ar- 
mour, and  he  put  a  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head  ;  also  he  armed  him  with  a  coat 
of  mail. 

39  And  Da'vid  girded  his  sword  upon 
his  armour,  and  he  assayed  to  go  ;  for  he 
had  not  proved  it.     And  Da'vid  said  unto 

249 


Dc^vid  kilkth  Go'li-alh.  I. 

Saul,  I  cannot  go  with  these  ;  for  I  have 
not  proved  Ihem.  And  Da'vid  put  them 
,off  him. 

40  And  he  took  his  staff  in  his  hand, 
and  chose  him  five  smooth  stones  out  of 
the  brook,  and  put  them  in  a  shep'/ierd's 
bag  which  he  had,  even  in  a  scrip ;  and 
his  sling  was  in  his  hand:  and  he  drew 
near  to  the  Phi-lis'tine. 

41  And  the  Phi-lis'tine  came  on,  and 
drew  near  unto  Da'vid  ;  and  the  man  that 
bare  the  shield  went  before  him. 

42  And  when  the  Phi-lis'tine  looked 
about'  and  saw  Da'vid,  he  disdained  him  ; 
for  he  was  but  a  youth,  and  ruddy,  and  of 
I  fair  countenance. 

43  And  the  Phi-lis'tine  said  unto  Da'- 
/id.  Am  I  a  dog,  that  thou  comest  to  me 
ivith  staves  ?  And  the  Phi-lis'tine  cursed 
Oa'vid  by  his  gods. 

44  And  the  Phi-lis'tine  said  to  Da'vid, 
Come  to  me,  and  I  will  give  thy  flesh  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  beasts  of 
the  field. 

45  Then  said  Da'vid  to  the  Phi-lis'tlne, 
Thou  comest  to  me  with  a  sword,  and  with 
a  spear,  and  with  a  shield ;  but  I  come  to 
thee  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  the  armies  of  If'ra-el,  whom 
thou  hast  defied. 

46  This  day  will  the  Lord  deliver  thee 
into  mine  hand  ;  and  I  will  smite  thee, 
and  take  thine  head  from  thee  ;  and  I  will 
give  the  carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
lis'tines  this  day  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air, 
and  to  the  wild  beasts  of  the  earth  ;  that 
all  the  earth  may  know  that  there  is  a 
God  in  I|'ra-el. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall  know 
that  the  Lord  saveth  not  with  s?«ord  and 
spear :  for  the  battle  is  the  Lord's,  and 
he  will  give  you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Phi- 
lis'tine  arofe,  and  came  and  drew  nigh  to 
meet  Da'vid,  that  Da'vid  hasted,  and  ran 
to'ward  the  army  to  meet  the  Phi-lis  tine. 

49  And  Da'vid  put  his  hand  into  his 
bag,  and  took  thence  a  stone,  and  slang  z7, 
and  smote  the  Phi-lis'tine  in  his  fdre'head, 
that  the  stone  sunk  into  his  fore'head  ;  and 
he  fell  upon  his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  Da'vid  prevailed  over  the  Phi-lis'- 
tine with  a  sling  and  with  a  stone,  and 
smote  the  Phi-lis'tine,  and  slew  him  ;  but 
there  was  no  st^^ord  in  the  hand  of  Da'vid. 

51  Therc'fore  Da'vid  ran,  and  stood 
upon  the  Phi-lis'tine,  and  took  his  s?iord, 
and  drew  it  out  of  the  sheath  thereof,  and 
slew  him,  and  cut  off  his  head  therewith. 
And  when  the  Phi-lis'tines  saw  their  cham- 
pion was  dead,  they  fled. 

52  And  the  men  of  If'ra-el  and  of  Jii'- 
dah  arofe,  and  shouted,  and  pursued  the 
Phi-lis'tines,  until  thou  come  to  the  val- 
ley, and  to  the  gates  of  Ek'ron  :  and  the 
wounded  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  fell  down  by 


SAM'UEL.  Saul  envieth  Da'vid. 

the  way  to  Sha-a-ra'im,  even  unto  Gath, 
and  unto  Ek'ron. 

53  And  the  children  of  if 'ra-el  returned 
from  chasing  after  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and 
they  spoiled  their  tents. 

54  And    Da'vid    took   the  head  of  the 
Phi-lis'tine,  and  brought  it  to  Je-ru'sa-lem 
but  he  put  his  armour  in  his  tent. 

55  IT  And  when  Saul  saw  Da'vid  go 
forth  against'  the  Phi-lis'tine,  he  said  unto 
Ab'ner,  the  cap'tain  of  the  host,  Ab'ner, 
whose  son  is  this  youth  ?  And  Ab'ner  said, 
As  thy  soul  liveth,  O  king,  I  cannot  tell. 

56  And  the  king  said.  Inquire  thou 
whose  son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  Da'vid  returned  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Phi-lis'tine,  Ab'ner  took 
him,  and  brought  him  before  Saul,  with 
the  head  of  the  Phi-lis'tine  in  his  hand. 

58  And  Saul  said  to  him,  Whose  son  art 
thou,  thou  young  man  ?  And  Da'vid  an- 
swered, I  am  the  son  of  thy  servant  Jes'se 
the  Beth'le-hem-Tte. 

CHAP.  XVHL 
A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had 
J\.  made  an  end  of  speaking  unto  Saul, 
that  the  soul  of  Jon'a-than  was  knit  with 
the  soul  of  Da'vid  ;  and  Jon'a-than  loved 
him  as  his  own  soul. 

2  And  Saul  took  him  that  day,  and 
would  let  him  go  no  more  home  to  his  fa- 
ther's house. 

3  Then  Jon'a-than  and  Da'vid  made  a 
covenant,  because  he  loved  him  as  his 
own  soul. 

4  And  Jon'a-than  stripped  himself  of 
the  robe  that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it 
to  Da'vid,  and  his  garments,  even  to  hia 
sword,  and  to  his  bow,  and  to  his  gir'dle. 

5  And  Da'vid  went  out  whithersoever 
Saul  sent  him,  and  behaved  himself  wise- 
ly :  and  Saul  set  him  over  the  men  of  war  ; 
and  he  was  accepted  in  the  sight  of  all 
the  people,  and  also  in  the  sight  of  SauPs 
servants. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  came, 
when  Da'vid  was  returned  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Phi-lis'tine,  that  the  wo 
men  came  out  of  all  the  cities  of  If'ra-el, 
singing  and  dan'cing,  to  meet  king  Saul, 
with  tabrets,  with  joy,  and  with  instru- 
ments of  musick. 

7  And  the  women  answered  one  an- 
6ther  as  they  played,  and  said,  Saul  hath 
slain  his  thousands,  and  Da'vid  his  ten 
thousands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and  the 
saying  displeased  him  ;  and  he  said.  They 
have  ascribed  unto  Da'vid  ten  thousands, 
and  to  me  they  have  ascribed  but  thou- 
sands :  and  what  can  he  have  more  but 
the  kingdom  ? 

9  And  Saul  eyed  Da'vid  from  that  day 
and  for'ward. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  evil  spirit  from  God  came  upon 

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Da'vid''s  glory  inereaseth.  I.  SAMTJEL. 

Saul,  aud  he  prophesied  in  the  midst  of  the 
house  ;  and  Da'vTd  played  with  his  hand, 
as  at  other  times :  and  there  was  a,  J3ive\io 
in  Saul's  hand. 

1 1  And  Saul  cast  the  javelin  ;  f6r  he 
said,  I  will  smite  Da'vid  even  to  the  wall 
with  it.  And  Da'vid  avoided  out  of  his 
presence  twice. 

12  And  Saul  was  afraid  of  Da'vid,  be- 
cause the  Lord  was  with  him,  and  was 
departed  from  Saul. 

13  There'fore  Saul  removed  him  from 
him,  and  made  him  his  cap'tain  over  a 
thousand :  and  he  went  out  and  came  in 
before  the  people. 

14  And  Da'vid  behaved  himself  wisely 
•n  all  his  ways;  and  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

15  Wherefore,  when  Saul  saw  that  he 
behaved  himself  very  wisely,  he  was 
afraid  of  him. 

16  But  all  if'ra-el  and  Jii'dah  loved 
Da'vid,  because  he  went  out  and  came  in 
before  them. 

17  And  Saul  said  to  Da'vid,  Behold,  my 
elder  daughter  Me'rab,  her  will  I  give  thee 
to  wife  ;  only  be  thou  valiant  for  me,  and 
fight  the  Lord's  battles  :  for  Saul  said, 
Let  not  mine  hand  be  upon  him,  but  let 
the  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  be  upon  him. 

18  And  Da'vid  said  unto  Saul,  Who  am 
I  ?  and  what  is  my  life,  or  my  father's  fam- 
ily in  ]j'ra-el,  that  I  should  be  son-in-law 
to  the  king  ? 

19  But  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  time 
when  Me'rab,  Saul's  daughter,  should  have 
been  given  to  Da'vid,  that  she  was  given 
unto  A'dri-el  the  Me-hol'ath-ite  to  wife. 

20  And  Mi'chal,  Saul's  daughter,  loved 
Da'vid  :  and  they  told  Saul,  and  the  thing 
pleased  him, 

21  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him  her, 
that  she  may  be  a  snare  to  him,  and  that 
the  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  may  be 
against'  him.  Wherefore  Saul  said  to  Da'- 
vid, Thou  shalt  this  day  be  my  son-in-law 
in  the  one  o/the  tvvain. 

22  And  Saul  comman'ded  his  servants, 
saying..  Commune  with  Da'vid  secretly, 
and  say,  Behold,  the  king  hath  delight  in 
thee,  and  all  his  servants  love  thee  ;  now, 
there'fore,  be  the  king's  son-in-law. 

23  And  Saul's  servants  spake  those 
words  in  the  ears  of  Da'vid.  And  Da'vid 
said,  Secmeth  it  to  you  a  light  thing  to  be 
a  king's  son-in-law,  seeing  that  I  am  a 
poor  man,  and  lightly  esteem'ed  ? 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told  him, 
saying,  On  this  manner  spake  Da'vid. 

25  And  Saul  said,  Thus  shall  ye  say  to 
Da'vid,  The  king  desireth  not  any  dowry, 
but  ahundred  foreskins  of  the  Phi-lis'tines, 
to  be  aven'ged  of  the  king's  enemies.  But 
Saul  thought  to  make  Da'vid  fall  by  the 
hand  of  the  Phi-lis'tines. 

26  And  when  his  servants  told  Da'vTd 
these  words,  it  pleased  Da'vTd  well  to  be 


Jon'a-than  s  love  to  Da'vid 
the  king's  son-in-law  :  and  the  days  were 
not  expired. 

27  Wherefore  Da'vTd  Sro^e  and  went,  he 
and  his  men,  and  slew  of  the  Fhi-lTs'tines 
two  hundred  men ;  and  Da'vid  brought 
their  foreskins,  aud  they  gave  them  in  full 
tale  to  the  king,  that  he  might  be  the  king's 
son-in-law.  And  S&ul  gave  him  Mi'chal 
his  daughter  to  wife. 

28  And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the 
Lord  was  with  Da'vid,  and  that  Mi'chal, 
Saul's  daughter,  loved  him. 

29  And  Saul  was  yet  the  more  afraid  of 
Da'vid  ;  and  Saul  became  Da'vld's  enemy 
continually. 

30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Phi-lTs'tTnei 
went  forth  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  after  they 
went  forth,  that  Da'vid  behaved  himself 
more  wisely  than  all  the  servants  of  Saul  • 
so  that  his  name  was  much  set  by. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Saul  spake  to  Jon'a-than  his  son, 
and  to  all    his   servants,    that    they 


should  kill  Da'vid. 

2  But  Jon'a-than,  Saul's  son,  delighted 
much  in  Da'vid  :  and  Jon'a-than  told  Da'- 
vid, saying,  Saul  my  father  seeketh  to  kill 
thee.  Now,  there'fore,  I  pray  thee,  take 
heed  to  thyself  until  the  morning,  and 
abide  in  a  secret  place^  and  hide  thyself: 

3  And  I  will  go  out  and  stand  beside 
my  father  in  the  field  where  thou  art,  and 
I  will  commune  with  my  father  of  thee ; 
and  what  I  see,  that  I  will  tell  thee. 

4  And  Jon'a-than  spake  good  of  Da'vTd 
unto  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto  him. 
Let  not  the  king  sin  against'  his  servant, 
against'  Da'vid  ;  because  he  hath  not  sin- 
ned against'  thee,  and  because  his  works 
have  been  to  thee-ward  very  good. 

5  For  he  did  put  his  life  in  his  hand, 
and  slew  the  Phi-lis'tine,  and  the  Lord 
wrought  a  great  salvation  for  all  Ij'ra-el : 
thou  sawest  it,  and  didst  rejoice  ;  where- 
fore then  wilt  thou  sin  against'  innocent 
blood,  to  slay  Da'vid  without  a  cause? 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of 
Jon'a-than  :  and  Saul  sware,  ^s  the  Lord 
liveth,  he  shall  not  be  slain. 

7  And  Jon'a-than  called  Da'vid,  and 
Jon'a-than  showed  him  all  those  things: 
and  Jon'a-than  brought  Da'vid  to  Saul, 
and  he  was  in  his  presence  as  in  times  past. 

8  And  there  was  war  again':  and  Da- 
vid went  out  and  fought  with  the  Phi-lls'- 
tlnes,  and  slew  them  with  a  great  slaugh- 
ter ;  and  they  fled  from  him. 

9  And  the  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  was 
upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in  his  house  with  his 
javelin  in  his  hand  :  and  Da'vid  played 
with  his  hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  Da'vid 
even  to  the  wall  with  the  javeliu  ;  but  he 
slipped  away  out  of  Saul's  presence,  and 
he  smote  the  javelin  into  the  wall :  and 
Da'vid  fled,  and  escaped  that  night. 

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Oa'vid  consullelh  with  I . 

11  Saul  also  sent  messengers  unto  Da'- 
vid's  house,  to  watch  him,  and  to  slay  him 
in  the  morning  :  and  Mi'chal,  Da'vld's  wife, 
told  him,  saying,  If  thou  save  not  thy  life 
to-night,  to-morrow  thou  shalt  be  slain. 

12  So  Mi'chal  let  Da'vid  down  through 
a  window :  and  he  went,  and  fled,  and 
escaped. 

13  And  Mi'chal  took  an  image,  and 
laid  it  in  the  bed,  and  put  a  pillow  of 
goats'  hair  for  his  bolster,  and  covered  it 
with  a  cloth. 

14  And  when  Saul  sent  messengers  to 
take  Da'vTd,  she  said,  He  is  sick. 

15  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers  again' 
to  see  Da'vTd,  saying,  Bring  him  up  to  me 
in  the  bed,  that  I  may  slay  him. 

16  And  when  the  messengers  were 
come  in,  behold,  there  was  an  image  in  the 
bed,  with  a  pillow  of  goats'  hair  for  his 
bolster. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  Mi'chal,  Why 
hast  thou  deceived  me  so,  and  sent  away 
mine  enemy,  that  he  has  escaped?  And 
Mi'chal  answered  Saul,  He  said  unto  me. 
Let  me  go ;  why  should  I  kill  thee  ? 

18  So  Da'vid  fled,  and  escaped,  and 
came  to  Sam'u-el  to  Ra'mah,  and  told  him 
all  that  Saul  had  done  to  him  :  and  he 
and  Sam'u-el  went  and  dwelt  in  Nai'oth.^ 

19  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saying.  Be- 
hold, Da'vTd  is  at  Nai'oth  in  Ra'mah. 

20  And  Saul  sent  messengers  to  take 
Da'vTd :  and  when  they  saw  the  com- 
pany of  the  prophets  prophesying,  and 
Sam'u-el  standing  as  appointed  over  them, 
the  SpTr'it  of  God  was  upon  the  messen- 
gers of  Saul,  and  they  also  prophesied. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he  sent 
other  messengers,  and  they  prophesied 
likewise.  And  Saul  sent  messengers 
again'  the  third  time,  and  they  prophesied 
also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ra'mah,  and 
came  to  a  great  well  that  is  in  Se'chu : 
and  he  asked  and  said,  Where  are  Sam'u-el 
and  Da'vid  ?  And  one  said,  Behold,  they 
be  at  Nai'oth  in  Ra'mah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  Nai'oth  in 
Ra'mah :  and  the  SpTr'Tt  of  God  was  upon 
him  also,  and  he  went  on  and  prophesied, 
until  he  came  to  Nai'oth,  in  Ra'mah. 

24  And  he  stripped  off  his  clothes  also, 
and  prophesied  before  Sam'u-el  in  like 
manner,  and  lay  down  naked  all  that  day, 
and  all  that  night.  Wherefore  they  say. 
Is  Saul  also  among  the  prophets ! 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  Da'vTd  fled  from  Nai'oth  in  Ra'- 
mah, and  came  and  said  before  Jon'- 
a-than,  What  have  I  done  ?  what  is  mine 
iniquity  ?  and  what  is  my  sin  before  thy 
father,  that  he  seeketh  my  life  .'' 

2  And  he  said  unto  him,  God  forbid  : 
thou  shalt  not  die :  behold,  my  father  will 
1  Ma'yoth. 


SAM'UEL.  Jon'a-thanfor  his  safety. 

do  nothing,  either  great  or  small,  but  that 
he  will  show  it  me  ;  and  why  should  my 
father  hide  this  thing  from  me  ?  it  is  not  so, 

3  And  Da'vTd  sware  moreover,  and  said, 
Thy  father  cer'tainly  knoweth  that  I  have 
found  grace  in  thine  e.yes  ;  and  he  saith, 
Let  not  Jon'a-than  know  this,  lest  he  be 
grieved :  but  truly,  as  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  there  is  but  a  step 
between  me  and  death. 

4  Then  said  Jon'a-than  unto  Da'vTd, 
Whatsoever  thy  soul  desireth,  I  will  even 
do  it  for  thee. 

5  And  Da'vTd  said  unto  Jon'a-than,  Be- 
hold, to-morrow  is  the  new  moon,  and  I 
should  not  fail  to  sit  with  the  king  at 
meat ;  but  let  me  go.  that  I  may  hide  my- 
self in  the  field  unto  the  third  day  at 
even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me,  then  say, 
Da'vTd  earnestly  asked  leave  of  me,  that 
he  might  run  to  Beth'le-hem  his  city  :  for 
there  is  a  yearly  sac'rif  i^e  there  for  all  the 
family. 

7  If  he  say  thus.  It  wwell;  thy  servant 
shall  have  peace :  but  if  he  be  very 
wroth,  then  be  sure  that  evil  is  deter'min- 
ed  by  him. 

8  There'fore  thou  shalt  deal  kindly  witn 
thy  servant ;  for  thou  hast  brought  thy 
servant  into  a  covenant  of  the  Lord  with 
thee  :  notwithstanding,  if  there  be  in  me 
iniquity,  slay  me  thyself ;  for  why  shouldst 
thou  bring  me  to  thy  father  ? 

9  And  Jon'a-than  said.  Far  be  it  from 
thee  :  for  if  I  knew  cer'tainly  that  evil 
were  deter'niTned  by  my  father  to  come 
upon  thee,  then  would  not  I  tell  it  thee  ? 

10  Then  said  Da'vid  to  Jon'a-than, 
Who  shall  tell  me  ?  or  what  if  thy  father 
answer  thee  roughly  ?^ 

11  IT  And  Jon'a-than  said  unto  Da'vTd, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  out  into  the  field.  And 
they  went  out  both  of  them  into  the  field. 

12  And  Jon'a-than  said  unto  Da'vTd,  O 
liORD  God  of  If 'ra-el,  when  I  have  sound- 
ed my  father  about'  to-morrow  any  time, 
or  the  third  dfflj/,  and  behold,  if  there  be 
good  to'uards  Da'vTd,  and  I  then  send  not 
unto  thee,  and  show  it  thee, 

13  The  Lord  do  so  and  much  more  to 
Jon'a-than  :  but  if  it  please  my  father  to 
do  thee  evil,  then  I  will  show  it  thee,  and 
send  thee  away,  that  thou  mayst  go  in 
peace :  and  the  Lord  be  with  thee,  as  he 
hath  been  with  my  father. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while  yet  1 
live  show  me  the  kindness  of  the  Lord, 
that  I  die  not : 

15  But  also  thou  shalt  not  cut  ofi"  thy 
kindness  from  my  house  for  ever  :  no,  not 
when  the  Lord  hath  cut  ofi"  the  enemies 
of  Da'vTd  every  one  from  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

16  So  Jon'a-than  made  a  covenant  with 
2  ricfle. 

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Jon'a-than's  token  to  Da'vld. 


the  house  of  Da'vld,  sayings  Let  the  Lord 
even  require  it  at  the  hand  of  Da'vid's 
enemies 

17  And  Jon'a-than  caused  Da'vid  to 
swear  again',  because  he  loved  him  :  for 
he  loved  him  as  he  loved  his  own  soul. 

18  Then  Jon'a-than  said  to  Da'vid, 
To-morrow  is  the  new  moon:  and  thou 
slialt  be  missed,  because  thy  seat  will  be 
empty. 

19  And  wheii  thou  hast  stayed  three 
days,  then  thou  shalt  go  down  quick- 
ly, and  come  to  the  place  where  thou 
didst  hide  thyself  when  the  business  was 
in  hand^  and  shalt  remain  by  the  stone 
E'zel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows  on  the 
side  thereof^  as  though  I  shot  at  a  mark. 

21  And  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad,  say- 
ing^ Go,  find  out  the  arrows.  If  I  ex- 
pressly say  unto  the  lad,  Behold,  the  arrows 
are  on  this  side  of  thee,  take  them  ;  then 
come  thou  :  for  there  is  peace  to  thee,  and 
no  hurt ;  as  the  Lord  liveth. 

22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the  young 
man,  Behold,  the  arrows  are  beyond  thee  ; 
go  tliy  way  :  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  thee 
away. 

23  And  as  toiich'ing  the  matter  which 
thou  and  I  have  spoken  of,  behold,  the 
Lord  be  between  thee  and  me  for  ever. 

24  IT  So  Da'vid  hid  himself  in  the  field  : 
and  when  the  new  moon  was  come,  the 
king  sat  him  down  to  eat  meat. 

25  .And  the  king  sat  upon  his  seat,  as  at 
other  times,  even  upon  a  seat  by  the  wall : 
and  Jon'a-than  arofe,  and  Ab'ner  sat  by 
SauPs  side,  and  Di'vld's  place  was  empty. 

26  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not  any 
thing  that  day  :  for  he  thought.  Something 
hath  befallen  him,  he  is  not  clean  ;  surely 
he  is  not  clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
which  was  the  second  day  of  the  month, 
that  Da'vid's  place  was  empty  :  and  Saul 
said  unto  Jon'a-than  his  son,  Wherefore 
comelh  not  the  son  of  Jes'se  to  meat,  nei- 
ther }es'terday,  nor  to-day  ? 

2o  And  Jon'a-than  answered  Saul,  Da'- 
vid earnestly  asked  leave  of  me  to  go  to 
Beth'Ie-hem  : 

29  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  I  pray 
thee  ;  for  our  family  hath  a  sac'rif  ige  in 
the  city  ;  and  my  brother  he  hath  com- 
manded me  to  be  there  :  and  now  if  I  have 
found  favour  in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get 
away,  I  pray  thee,  and  see  my  brethren. 
There'fore  he  cometh  not  unto  the  king's 
table. 

30  Then  Saul's  anger  was  kindled 
against'  Jon'a-than,  and  he  said  unto  him. 
Thou  son  of  the  perverse'  rebellious  wo- 
vian^  do  not  I  know  that  thou  hast  chosen 
the  son  of  Jes'se  to  thine  own  confusion, 
and  unto  the  confusion  of  thy  mother's 
nakedness  ? 


L  SAM'UEL.    Jon'a-than  inter cedeth for  Da'vid. 

31  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jes'se  liv- 
eth upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt  not  be 
estab'lished,  nor  thy  kingdom.  Where- 
fore now  send  and  fetch  him  unto  me,  for 
he  shall  surely  die. 

32  And  Jon'a-than  answered  Saul  his 
father,  and  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  shall 
he  be  slain  ?  what  hath  he  done  ? 

33  And  Saul  cast  a  javelin  at  him  to 
smite  him  :  whereby  Jon'a-than  knew  that 
it  was  deter'mined  of  his  father  to  slay 
Da'vid. 

34  So  Jon'a-than  arofe  from  the  table 
in  fierce  anger,  and  did  eat  no  meat  the 
second  day  of  the  month :  for  he  was 
grieved  for  Da'vid,  because  his  father  had 
done  him  shame. 

35  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing, that  Jon'a-than  went  out  into  the 
field  at  the  time  appointed  with  Da'vid, 
and  a  little  lad  with  him. 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad.  Run,  find 
out  now  the  arrows  which  I  shoot,  ^nd 
as  the  lad  ran,  he  shot  an  arrow  beyond 
him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  to  the 
place  of  the  arrow  which  J5n'a-than  had 
shot,  Jon'a-than  cried  after  the  lad,  and 
said.  Is  not  the  arrow  beyond  thee  ? 

38  And  Jon'a-than  cried  after  the  lad, 
Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not.  And  Jon'a- 
than's  lad  gathered  up  the  arrows,  and 
came  to  his  master. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any  thing : 
only  Jon'a-than  and  Da'vid  knew  the 
matter. 

40  And  Jon'a-than  gave  his  artillery 
unto  his  lad,  and  said  unto  him,  Go,  carry 
them  to  the  city. 

41  IT  ^nd  as  soon  as  the  lad  was  gone, 
Da'vid  arofe  out  of  a  place  to'twards  the 
south,  and  fell  on  his  face  to  the  ground, 
and  bowed  himself  three  times  :  and  they 
kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one  with 
another,  until  Da'vid  exceeded. 

42  And  Jon'a-than  said  to  Da'vid,  Go 
in  peace,  forasmuch  as  we  have  sworn 
both  of  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, The  Lord  be  between  me  and  thee, 
and  between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  for 
ever.  And  he  arofe  and  departed :  and 
Jon'a-than  went  into  the  city. 

CHAP.  XXL 


THEN  came  Da'vld  to  Nob,  to  A-him'- 
e-lech  the  priest :  and  A-him'e-lech 
was  afraid  at  the  meeting  of  Da'vid,  and 
said  unto  him.  Why  art  thou  alone,  and 
no  man  with  thee  ? 

2  And  Da'vid  said  unto  A-him'e-lech 
the  priest.  The  king  hath  comman'ded  me 
a  business,  and  hath  said  unto  me,  Let 
no  man  know  any  thing  of  the  business 
whereabout  I  send  thee,  and  what  I  have 
comman'ded  thee :  and  I  have  appointed 
my  servants  to  such  and  such  a  place. 

3  Now  there'fore  what  is  under  thine 

253 


A-hlm'e-lcch  relieveth  Da'vid.  I.  SAM'UEL. 

hand  ?    give  me  five    loaves  of  bread  in 
mine  hand,  or  what  there  is  present. 

4  And  the  priest  answered  Da'vid,  and 
said.  There  is  no  common  bread  undermine 
hand,  but  there  is  hallowed  bread  ;  if  the 
youn°p  men  have  kept  themselves  at  least 
from  women. 

5  And  Da'vid  answered  the  priest,  and 
said  unto  him.  Of  a  truth  women  have 
been  kept  from  us  about'  these  three  days, 
since  I  came  out,  and  the  vessels  of  the 
young  men  are  holy,  and  the  bread  is  in  a 
manner  common,  yea,  though  it  were 
sanctified  this  day  in  the  vessel. 

6  So  the  priest  gave  him  hallowed 
bread :  for  there  was  no  bread  there  but 
the  shew-bread,  that  was  taken  from  be- 
fore the  Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the 
day  when  it  was  taken  away. 

7  Now  a  cer'tain  man  of  the  servants 
of  Saul  teas  there  that  day,  detained  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  and  his  name  was,  Do'eg, 
an  E'dom-ite,  the  chiefest  of  the  herdmen 
that  belonged  to  Saul. 

8  IT  And  Da'vid  said  unto  A-him'e-lech, 
And  is  there  not  here  under  thine  hand 
spear  or  sicbrd  ?  for  I  have  neither  brought 
my  sit^ord  nor  my  weapons  with  me, 
because  the  king's  business  required 
haste. 

9  And  the  priest  said,  The  sword  of 
Go-li'ath  the  Phi-lis'tine,  whom  thou 
slewest  in  the  valley  of  E'lah,  behold,  it 
is  here  wrapped  in  a  cloth  behind  the 
eph'od :  if  thou  Avilt  take  that,  take  it  : 
for  there  is  no  other  save  that  here.  And 
Da'vid  said,  There  is  none  like  that ;  give 
it  me. 

10  IT  And  Da'vid  arofe,  and  fled  that 
day  for  fear  of  Saul,  and  went  to  A'chish 
the  king  of  Gath. 

11  And  the  servants  of  A'chish  said 
unto  him,  Is  not  this  Da'vid  the  king  of 
the  land  ?  did  they  not  sing  one  to  another 
of  him  in  dances,  saying,  Saul  hath  slain 
his  thousands,  and  Da'vid  his  ten  thou- 
sands ? 

12  And  Da'vid  laid  up  these  words  in 
his  heart,  and  was  sore  afraid  of  A'chish 
the  king  of  Gath. 

13  And  he  changed  his  behaviour  before 
them,  and  feigned  himself  mad  in  their 
hands,  and  scrabbled  on  the  doors  of  the 
gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down  upon  his 
beard. 

14  Then  said  A'chish  unto  his  servants, 
Lo,  ye  see  the  man  is  mad :  wherefore 
then  have  ye  brought  him  to  me  ? 

15  Have  I  need  of  madmen,  that  ye 
have  brought  this  fellow  to  play  the  mad- 
man in  my  presence  ?  shall  this  fellow 
come  into  my  house  ? 

CHAP.  xxn. 

DA'VID  there'fore  departed  thence,  and 
escaped  to  the  cave  A-dul'lam  :  and 
when  his   brethren   and   all   his  father's 


Da'rld'^s  request  to  the  king. 
house  heard  it,  they  went  down  thither 
to  him. 

2  And  every  one  that  was  in  distress,  and 
every  one  that  was  in  debt,  and  every  one 
that  M'a,?  discontented,  gathered  themselves 
unto  him  ;  and  he  became  a  cap'tain  over 
them  :  and  there  were  with  him  about' 
four  hundred  men. 

3  f  And  Da'vid  went  thence  to  Miz' 
peh  of  Mo'ab  :  and  he  said  unto  the  king 
of  Mo'ab,  Let  my  father  and  my  mother, 
I  pray  thee,  come  forth,  and  be  with  you, 
till  I  know  what  God  will  do  for  me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before  the  king 
of  Mo'ab:  and  they  dwelt  with  him  all 
the  while  that  Da'vid  was  in  the  hold. 

5  T  And  the  prophet  Gad  said  unto 
Da'vid,  Abide  not  in  the  hold  ;  depart, 
and  get  thee  into  the  land  of  Ju'dah.  "Then 
Da'vid  departed,  and  came  into  the  forest 
of  Ha'reth. 

6  T  When  Saul  heard  that  Da'vid  was 
discovered,  and  the  men  that  were  with 
him,  (now  Saul  abode  in  Gib'e-ah  under 
a  tree  in  Ra'mali,  having  his  spear  in  his 
hand,  and  all  his  servants  were  standing 
about'  him ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  servants  that 
stood  about'  him.  Hear  now,  ye  Ben'ja- 
mites  ;  will  the  son  of  Jes'se  give  every 
one  of  you  fields  and  vine'yards,  and  make 
you  all  cap'tains  of  thousands,  and  cap'- 
tains  of  hundreds  ; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired 
against'  me,  and  there  is  none  that  show- 
eth  me  that  my  son  hath  made  a  league 
with  the  son  of  Jes'se,  and  there  is  none 
of  you  that  is  sorry  for  me,  or  showeth 
unto  me  that  my  son  hath  stirred  up  my 
servant  against'  me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at 
this  day  ? 

9  IT  Then  answered  Do'eg  the  E'dom- 
Tte,  which  was  set  over  the  servants  of 
Saul,  and  said,  I  saw  the  son  of  Jes'se 
coming  to  Nob,  to  A-him'e-lech  the  son  of 
A-hi'tub. 

10  And  he  inquired  of  the  Lord  for  him, 
and  gave  him  victuals,  and  gave  him  the 
sword  of  Go-li'ath  the  Phi-lis'tine. 

11  Then  the  king  sent  to  call  A-him'e- 
lech  the  priest,  the  son  of  A-hi'tub,  and  all 
his  father's  house,  the  priests  that  iccre 
in  Nob :  and  they  came  all  of  them  to  the 
king. 

12  And  Saul  said,  Hear  now,  thou  son 
of  A-hi'tub.  And  he  answered,  Here  I  am, 
my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him.  Why  have 
ye  conspired  against'  me,  thou  and  the  son 
of  Jes'se,  in  that  thou  hast  given  him 
bread,  and  a  sword,  and  hast  inquired  of 
God  for  him,  that  he  should  rise  against 
me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  ? 

14  Then  A-him'e-lech  answered  the 
king,  and  said.  And  who  is  so  faithful 
among  all  thy  servants  as    Da'vid,  which 

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Da'vtd  inquiring  of  the  Lord  by 

is   the  king's  son-in-law,  and  goeth  at  thy 
bidding,  and  is  /lon'ourable  in  thine  house  ? 

15  Did  I  then  begin  to  inquire  of  God 
for  him?  be  it  far  from  me.  Let  not  the 
king  impute  any  thing  unto  his  servant, 
nor  to  all  the  house  of  my  father  :  for  thy 
servant  knew  nothing  of  all  this,  less  or 
more. 

16  And  the  king  said.  Thou  shalt  sure- 
ly die,  A-him'e-lech,  thou  and  all  thy  fa- 
tlier's  house. 

17  And  the  king  said  unto  the  footmen 
that  stood  about'  him.  Turn,  and  slay  the 
priests  of  the  Lord  ;  because  their  hand 
also  is  with  Da'vid,  and  because  they 
know  when  he  fled,  and  did  not  show  it 
to  me.  But  the  servants  of  the  king 
would  not  put  forth  their  hand  to  fall  upon 
the  priests  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  king  said  to  Do'eg,  Turn 
thou,  and  fall  upon  the  priests.  And 
Do'eg  the  E'dom-Tte  turned,  and  he  fell 
upon  the  priests,  and  slew  on  that  day 
fourscore  and  five  persons  that  did  wear  a 
linen  epli'od. 

19  And  Nob,  the  city  of  the  priests, 
smote  he  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  both 
men  and  women,  children  and  sucklings, 
and  oxen,  and  asses,  and  sheep,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

20  IT  And  one  of  the  sons  of  A-him'e- 
lech  the  son  of  A-hl'tub,  named  A-bl'a- 
thar,  escaped,  and  fled  after  Da'vTd. 

21  And  A-bl'a-thar  showed  Da'vTd  that 
Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's  priests. 

22  And  Da'vid  said  unto  A-bi'a-thar,  I 
knew  it  that  day,  when  Do'eg  the  E'dom- 
Ite  was  there,  that  he  would  surely  tell 
Saul:  I  have  occasioned  the  death  of  all 
the  persons  of  thy  father's  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  mc,  fear  not ;  for 
he  that  seeketh  my  life  seeketh  thy  life  : 
but  with  me  thou  shall  be  in  safeguard. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

THEN  they  told  Da'vid,  saying.  Be- 
hold, the  Phi-lis'tlnes  Hght  against' 
Kei'lah,^  and  they  rob  the  threshing- 
floors. 

2  There'fore  Da'vid  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying.  Shall  I  go  and  smite  these  Phi-lTs'- 
tines  ?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Da'vTd, 
Go,  and  smite  the  Phi-lTs'tines,  and  save 
Kei'lah. 

3  And  Da'vTd's  men  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, we  be  afraid  here  in  Ju'dah :  how 
much  more  then  if  we  come  to  Kei'lah 
against'  the  armies  of  the  Phi-lTs'tTnes  ? 

4  Then  Da'vid  inquired  of  the  Lord 
yet  again'.  And  the  Lord  answered  him, 
and  said,  Arlfe,  go  down  to  Kei'lah  ;  for 
I  will  deliver  the  Phi-lTs'tines  into  thine 
hand. 

5  So  Da'vTd  and  his  men  went  to  Kei'- 
lah, and  fought  with  the  Phi-lTs'tTnes,  and 
brought  away  their  cattle,  and  smote  them 


I.  SAM'UEL.  A-bl'a-thar,  rescueth  fCei'lah. 

with  a  great  slaughter.     So  Da'vTd  saved 
the  inhabitants  of  Kei-lah. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  A-bl'a-thar 
the  son  of  A-him'e-lech  fled  to  Da'vTd  to 
Kei'lah,  that  he  came  down  with  an  eph'od 
in  his  hand. 

7  l  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  Da'vTd 
was  come  to  Kei'lah.  And  Saul  said,  God 
hath  delivered  him  into  mine  hand  ;  forh<» 
is  shut  in,  by  entering  into  a  town  that 
hath  gates  and  bars. 

8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people  togeth- 
er to  war,  to  go  down  to  Kei'lah,  to  be- 
siege Da'vTd  and  his  men. 

9  And  Da'vTd  knew  that  Saul  secretly 
practised  mTs'chTef  against'  him  ;  and  he 
said  to  A-bl'a-thar  the  priest.  Bring  hither 
the  eph'od. 

10  Then  said  Da'vTd,  O  Lord  God  of 
Ij'ra-el,  thy  ser'vant  hath  cer'taTnly  heard 
that  Saul  seeketh  to  come  to  Kei'lah,  to 
destroy'  the  city  for  my  sake. 

1 1  Will  the  men  of  Kei'lah  deliver  me 
up  into  his  hand  ?  will  Saul  come  down, 
as  thy  servant  hath  heard  ?  O  Lord  God 
of  I§'ra-el,  I  beseech  thee,  tell  thy  servant. 
And  the  Lord  said.  He  will  come  down. 

12  Then  said  Da'vTd,  Will  the  men  of 
Kei'lah  deliver  me  and  my  men  into  the 
hand  of  Saul?  And  the  Lord  said.  They 
will  deliver  thee  up. 

13  Then  Da'vTd  and  his  men,  which 
were  about'  six  hundred,  arof  e  and  depart- 
ed out  of  Kei'lah,  and  went  whithersoever 
they  could  go.  And  it  waslold  Saul  that 
Da'vid  was  escaped  from  Kei'lah  :  and  he 
forbare  to  go  forth. 

14  And  Da'vTd  abode  in  the  v/ilderncss 
in  strong  holds,  and  remained  in  a  moiin'- 
taTn  in  the  wilderness  of  ZTph:  and  Saul 
sought  him  every  day  ;  but  God  delivered 
him  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  Da'vTd  saw  that  Saul  was  come 
out  to  seek  his  life  :  and  Da'vTd  was  in  the 
wilderness  of  ZTph  in  a  wood. 

16  And  Jon'a-than,  Saul's  son,  aroje, 
and  went  to  Da'vTd  into  the  wood,  and 
strengthened  his  hand  in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Fear  not;  for 
the  hand  of  Saul  my  father  shall  not  find 
thee  :  and  thou  shalt  be  king  over  If'ra-el, 
and  I  shall  be  next  unto  thee  ;  and  that 
also  Saul  my  father  knoweth. 

18  And  they  two  made  a  covenant  be- 
fore the  Lord.  And  Da'vTd  abode  in  the 
wood,  and  Jon'a-than  went  to  his  house. 

19  f  Then  came  up  the  ZTph'ites  to  Saul 
to  Gib'e-ah,  saying.  Doth  not  Da'vTd  hide 
himself  with  us  in  strong  holds  in  the 
wood,  in  the  hill  of  Hach'i-lah,  which  w 
on  the  south  of  Jesh'i-mon  ? 

20  Now  there'fore,  O  king,  come  down, 
according  to  all  the  desire  of  thy  soul  to 
come  down  ;  and  our  part  shall  be  to  de- 
liver him  into  the  king's  hand. 


»  Kee'lah. 


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Da'vld  in  a  cave  at  I. 

21  And  Saul  said,  Bles'sed  be  ye  of  the 
Lord  ;  for  ye  have  compassion  on  me. 

22  Go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet,  and 
know  and  set  his  place  where  his  haunt 
is,  and  who  hath  seen  him  there :  for  it  is 
told  me  that  he  dealeth  very  subtly. 

23  See  there'fore,  and  take  knowledge 
of  all  the  lurking-places  where  he  hideth 
himself,  and  come  ye  again'  to  me  with  the 
cer'tainty,  and  I  will  go  with  you :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the  land,  that 
I  will  search  him  out  throughout  all  the 
thousands  of  Ju'dah. 

24  And  they  arofe,  and  went  to  Ziph 
before  Saul :  but  Da'vid  and  his  men  wire 
in  the  wilderness  of  Ma'on,  in  the  plain  on 
the  south  of  Jesh'i-mon. 

25  Saul  also  and  his  men  went  to  seek 
him.  And  they  told  Da'vid:  wherefore 
he  came  down  into  a  rock,  and  abode  in 
the  wilderness  of  Ma'on.  And  when  Saul 
heard  thal^  he  pursued  after  Da'vid  in  the 
wilderness  of  Ma'on. 

26  And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of  the 
moun'tain,  and  Da'vid  and  his  men  on  that 
side  of  the  moun'tain :  and  Da'vid  made 
haste  to  get  away  for  fear  of  Saul ;  for 
Saul  and  his  men  com'passed  Da'vid  and 
his  men  round  about'  to  take  them. 

27  But  there  came  a  messenger  unto 
Saul,  saying.  Haste  thee,  and  come ;  for 
the  Phi-lis'tines  have  invaded  the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Saul  returned  from  pur- 
suing after  Da'vid,  and  went  against'  the 
Phi-lis'tines  :  'there'fore  they  called  that 
place  Se'la-Ham-mah-le'koth. 

29  And  Da'vid  went  up  from  thence, 
and  dwelt  in  strong  holds  at  En'ge-di. ' 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  was 
returned  from  following  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines, that  it  was  told  him,  saying.  Be- 
hold, Da'vid  is  in  the  wilderness  of  En'- 
ge-di. 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen 
men  out  of  all  if'ra-el,  and  went  to  seek 
Da'vid  and  his  men  upon  the  rocks  of  the 
wild  goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheepcots  by  the 
way,  where  was  a  cave  ;  and  Saul  went 
in  to  cover  his  feet :  and  Da'vid  and  his 
men  remained  in  the  sides  of  the  cave. 

4  And  the  men  of  Da'vid  said  unto  him. 
Behold  the  day  of  which  the  Lord  said 
unto  thee.  Behold,  I  will  deliver  thine 
enemy  into  thine  hand,  that  thou  maystdo 
to  him  as  it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 
Then  Da'vid  ardje,  and  cut  off  the  skirt^ 
of  Saul's  robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
Da'vid's  heart  smote  him,  because  he  had 
cut  off  SauPs  skirt. 

6  And  he  said  unto  his  men.  The  Lord 
forbid  that  I  should  do  this  thing  unto  my 
master,  the  Lord's  anointed,    to  stretch 

•  g  hard. 


SAM'UEL.  Sn'ge-di^  spares  SduVs  life. 

forth  mine  hand  against'  him,  seeing  he  zs 
the  anointed  of  the  Lord. 

7  So  Da'vid  stayed  his  servants  with 
these  words,  and  suffered  them  not  to  rise 
against'  Saul.  But  Saul  rose  up  out  of 
the  cave,  and  went  on  his  way. 

8  Da'vid  also  rose  afterward,  and  went 
out  of  the  cave,  and  cried  after  Saul,  say- 

My  lord  the  king.  And  when  Saul 
looked  behind  him,  Da'vid  stooped  with 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed  himself. 

9  And  Da'vid  said  to  Saul,  Wherefore 
hearest  thou  men's  words,  saying.  Behold. 
Da'vid  seeketh  thy  hurt? 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes  have 
seen  how  that  the  IjOrd  had  delivered  thee 
to-day  into  mine  hand  in  the  cave  :  and 
some  bade  me  kill  thee ;  but  mine  eye 
spared  thee :  and  I  said,  I  will  not  put 
forth  mine  hand  against'  my  lord  ;  for  he 
is  the  Lord's  anointed. 

1 1  Moreover,  my  father,  see ;  yea,  see 
the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my  hand:  foi 
in  that  I  cut  off  the  skirt  of  thy  robe,  and 
killed  thee  not,  know  thou  and  see  thac 
there  is  neither  evil  nor  transgression 
in  mine  hand,  and  I  have  not  sinned 
against'  thee  ;  yet  thou  huntest  my  soul 
to  take  it. 

12  The  Lord  judge  between  me  and 
thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge'  me  of  thee  ; 
but  mine  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

13  As  saith  the  prov'erb  of  the  ancients, 
Wickedness  proceedeth  from  the  wicked : 
but  mine  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

14  After  whom  is  the  king  of  I|'ra-el 
come  out  ?  after  whom  dost  thou  pursue  ? 
after  a  dead  dog,  after  a  flea  ? 

15  The  Lord  there'fore  be  judge,  and 
judge  between  me  and  thee,  and  see,  and 
plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me  out  of 
thine  hand. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Da'vid 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking  these  words 
unto  Saul,  that  Saul  said,  /*  this  thy  voice, 
my  son  David?  And  Saul  lifted  up  his 
voice  and  wept. 

17  And  he  said  to  Da'vid,  Thou  art 
more  righteous  than  I :  for  thou  hast  re- 
warded me  good,  whereas  I  have  reward- 
ed thee  evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  showed  this  day  how 
that  thou  hast  dealt  well  with  me  :  foras- 
much as,  when  the  Lord  had  deliver- 
ed me  into  thine  hand,  thou  killedst  me 
not. 

19  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy,  will  he 
let  him  go  well  away  ?  Wherefore  the 
Lord  reward  thee  good  for  that  thou  hast 
done  unto  me  this  day. 

20  And  now.  Behold,  I  know  well  that 
thou  shalt  surely  be  king,  and  that  the 
kingdom  of  If'ra-el  shall  be  estab'lished  in 
thine  hand. 

21  Swear  now  there'fore  unto  me  by  the 

2  *kert. 

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J^a'baPs  churlishness, 


Lord,  that  thou  wilt  not  cut  off  my  s&ed 
fifter  me,  and  that  thou  wilt  not  destroy' 
my  name  out  of  my  father''s  house. 

22  And  Da'vld  sware  unto  Saul.  And 
Saul  went  home  :  but  Da'vid  and  his  men 
gat  them  up  unto  the  hold. 

CHAP.  XXV.— 

AND  Sam'u-el  died  :  and  all  the  If'ra-el- 
ites  were  gathered  together,  and  la- 
mented him,  and  buried  him  in  his  house 
at  Ra'mfih.  And  Da'vid  aroje,  and  went 
down  to  the  wilderness  of  Pa'ran. 

2  And  l/tere  was  a  man  in  Ma'on  whose 
poffes'sions  wh'e  in  Car'mel ;  and  the  man 
loas  very  great,  and  he  had  three  thousand 
sheep,  and  a  thousand  goats :  and  he  was 
shearing  his  sheep  in  Car'mel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  was  Na'- 
bal,  and  the  name  of  his  wife  Ab'i-gail ; ' 
and  she  was  a  woman  of  good  understand- 
ing, and  of  a  beautiful  countenance:  but 
the  man  teas  churlish,  and  evil  in  his  do- 
ings ;  and  he  was  of  the  house  of  Ca'leb. 

4  And  Da'vid  heard  in  the  wilderness 
that  Na'bal  did  shear  his  sheep. 

5  And  Da'vTd  sent  out  ten  young  men  ; 
and  Da'vid  said  unto  the  young  men,  Get 
ye  up  to  Car'mel,  and  go  to  Na'bal,  and 
greet  hitn  in  my  name. 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him  that  liv- 
eth  in  prosperity^  Peace  be  both  to  thee, 
and  peace  be  to  thine  house,  and  peace  be 
unto  all  that  thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I  have  heard  that  thou  hast 
shearers  :  now,  thy  shep'/i^rds  which  were 
with  UP,  we  hart  them  not,  neither  was 
there  aught  missing  imto  them,  all  the 
while  they  were  in  Car'mel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  they  will 
show  thee.  Wherefore  let  the  young  men 
find  favour  in  thine  eyes ;  for  we  come  in 
a  good  day  :  give,  I  pray  thee,  whatsoever 
cometh  to  thine  hand  unto  thy  servants, 
and  to  thy  son  Da'vid. 

9  And  when  Da'vid's  young  men  came, 
they  spake  to  Na'bal  according  to  all 
those  words,  in  the  name  of  Da'vid,  and 
ceased. 

10  And  Na'bal  answered  Da'vTd's  ser- 
vants, and  said.  Who  is  Da'vid  ?  and  who 
ts  the  son  of  Jes'se  ?  There  be  many  ser- 
vants now-a-days  that  break  away  every 
man  from  his  master. 

11  Shall  I  then  take  my  bread  and  my 
•water,  and  my  flesh  that  I  have  killed  for 
my  shearers,  and  give  it  unto  men  whom 
I  know  not  whence  they  be  ? 

12  So  Da'vid's  young  men  turned  their 
way,  and  went  again',  and  came  and  told 
him  all  those  sayings. 

13  And  Da'vid  said  unto  his  men,  Gird^ 
ye  on  every  man  his  sword.  And  they 
girded  on  every  man  his  sword,  and  Da'- 
vid also  girded  on  his  sword :  and  there 
went  up  after  Da'vid  about'  four  hundred 

»  Ab'fgal. 
Y2  17 


I.   SAM'UEL.  and  Ab'i-gaiPs  wisdom 

two   hundred   abode   by   the 


and 


men  ; 
stuff. 

14  But  one  of  the  young  men  told  Ab'i- 
gail,  Na'baPs  wife,  saying,  Behold,  Da'- 
vid sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilderness 
to  salute  our  master  ;  and  he  railed  on 
them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good  unto  us, 
and  we  were  not  hurt,  neither  missed  we 
any  thing,  as  long  as  we  were  con'versaiit 
with  them,  when  we  were  in  the  fiClds: 

16  They  were  a  wall  unto  us  both  by 
night  and  day,  all  the  while  we  were  witli 
them  keeping  sheep. 

17  Now  there'fore  know  and  consider 
what  thou  wilt  do  ;  for  evil  is  detor'mined 
against'  our  master,  and  against  all  his 
household  :  for  he  is  such  a  son  of  Be'li-al, 
that  a  man  cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  Then  Ab'i-gail  made  baste,  and  too)» 
two  hundred  loaves,  and  two  bottles  ol' 
wine,  and  five  sheep  ready  dressed,  and 
five  measures  of  parched  corn^  and  a  hun- 
dred clusters  of  raisins,  and  two  hundred 
cakes  of  figs,  and  laid  //ie?7i  on  asses. 

19  And  she  said  unto  her  servants.  Go 
on  before  me  :  behold,  I  come  after  you. 
But  she  told  not  her  huj'band  Na'bal. 

20  And  it  was  *o,  as  she  rode  ou  the 
ass,  that  she  came  down  by  the  covert  of 
the  hill,  and,  behold,  Da'vid  and  his  men 
came  down  against'  her ;  and  she  met 
them. 

21  (Now  Da'vid  had  said.  Surely  in  vain 
have  I  kept  all  that  this  fellow  hath  in  the 
wilderness,  so  that  nothing  was  missed  of 
all  that  pertained  unto  him  :  and  he  hath 
requited  me  evil  for  good. 

22  So  and  more  also  do  God  unto  the 
enemies  of  D-a'vid,  if  I  leave  of  all  that 
pertain'  to  him,  by  the  morning  light,  any 
that  pisseth  against'  the  wall.) 

23  And  when  Ab'i-gail  saw  Da'vid,  she 
hasted  and  lighted  off  the  ass,  and  fell 
before  Da'vid  on  her  face,  and  bowed  her- 
self to  the  ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said,  Upon 
me,  my  lord,  upon  me  let  this  iniquity  be ; 
and  let  thine  handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak 
in  thine  audience,  and  hear  the  words  of 
thine  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  regard 
this  man  of  Be'li-al,  eren  Na'bal .  for  as 
his  name  is^  so  is  he  ;  Na'bal  is  his  name, 
and  folly  is  with  him :  but  I  thine  hand- 
maid saw  not  the  young  men  of  my  lord, 
whom  thou  didst  send. 

26  Now  there'fore,  my  lord,  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  seeing  the 
Lord  hath  withhoklen  thee  from  coming 
to  shed  blood,  and  from  aven'^ing  thyself 
with  thine  own  hand,  now  let  thine  ene- 
mies, and  they  that  seek  evil  to  my  lord, 
be  as  Na'bal. 

27  And  now  this  blessing,  which  thine 

2  gird. 

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Da'md  is  pacified. 


I.  SAMTJEL. 


Saul  Cometh  against'  htm. 


handmaid  hath  brought  unto  my  lord,  let 
it  even  be  given  unto  the  young  men  that 
follow  my  lord. 

28  I  pray  thee,  forgive  the  tres'pass  of 
thine  handmaid :  for  the  Lord  will  cer'- 
tainly  make  my  lord  a  sure  house  ;  because 
my  lord  fighteth  the  battles  of  the  Lord, 
and  evil  hath  not  been  found  in  thee  all 
thy  days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  pursue  thee, 
and  to  seek  thy  soul :  but  the  soul  of  my 
lord  shall  be  bound  in  the  bundle  of  life 
with  the  Lord  thy  God ;  and  the  souls 
of  thine  enemies,  them  shall  he  sling  out, 
as  out  of  the  middle  of  a  sling. 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  shall  have  done  to  my  lord  accord- 
ing to  all  the  good  that  he  hath  spoken 
noncer'ning  thee,  and  shall  have  appointed 
thee  ruler  over  Ij'ra-el, 

31  That  this  shall  be  no  grief  unto  thee, 
nor  offence  of  heart  unto  my  lord,  either 
that  thou  hast  shed  blood  causeless,  or 
that  my  lord  hath  aven'ged  himself:  but 
when  the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with 
my  lord,  then  remember  thine  handmaid. 

32  And  Da'vid  said  to  Ab'i-gail,  Bles'- 
sed  be  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  which 
^ent  thee  this  day  to  meet  me  : 

33  And  bles'sed  be  thy  advice,  and  bles'- 
sed  be  thou,  which  hast  kept  me  this  day 
from  coming  to  shed  blood,  and  from  aven'- 
.jing  myself  with  mine  own  hand. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord  God 
of  If'ra-el  liveth,  which  hath  kept  me 
back  from  hurting  thee,  except  thou  hadst 
hasted,  and  come  to  meet  me,  surely  there 
had  not  been  left  unto  Na'bal,  by  the 
morning  light,  any  that  pisseth  against' 
the  wall. 

35  So  Da'vid  received  of  her  hand  that 
which  she  had  brought  him,  and  said  unto 
her,  Go  up  in  peace  to  thine  house  :  see, 
1  have  hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  have 
accepted  thy  person. 

36  And  Ab'i-gail  came  to  Na'bal :  and, 
behold,  he  held  a  feast  in  his  house,  like 
the  feast  of  a  king ;  and  Na'baPs  heart 
•i-as  merry  within  him,  for  he  was  very 
•Irunken  :  wherefore  she  told  him  nothing, 
Jess  or  more,  until  the  morning  light. 

37  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
when  the  wine  was  gone  out  of  Na'bal, 
and  his  wife  had  told  him  these  things, 
that  his  heart  died  within  him,  and  he  be- 
came as  a  stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  about'  ten  days 
after^  that  the  Lord  smote  Na'bal,  that  he 
died. 

39  And  when  Da'vid  heard  that  Na'bal 
was  dead,  he  said,  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord, 
that  hath  pleaded  the  cause  of  my  reproach 
from  the  hand  of  Na'bal,  and  hath  kept 
his  servant  from  evil :  for  the  Lord  hath 
returned  the  wickedness  of  Na'bal  upon 
his  own  head.    And  Da'vid  sent  and  com- 


muned with  Ib'i-gail,  to  take  her  to  him 
to  wife. 

40  And  when  the  servants  of  Da'vid 
were  come  to  Ib'i-gail  to  Car'mel,  they 
spake  unto  her,  saying,  Da'vid  sent  us 
unto  thee  to  take  thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arofe,  and  bowed  herself  on 
her  face  to  the  earth,  and  said.  Behold, 
let  thine  handmaid  be  a  servant  to  wash 
the  feet  of  the  servants  of  my  lord. 

42  And  Ab'i-gail  hasted,  and  arof e,  and 
rode  upon  an  ass,  with  five  damsels  of 
hers  that  went  after  her  ;  and  she  went 
after  the  messengers  of  Da'vid,  and  be- 
came his  M'ife. 

43  Da'vid  also  took  A-hin'o-am  of  Jez'- 
re-el ;  and  they  were  also  both  of  them 
his  Avives. 

44  But  Saul  had  given  Mi'chal  his 
daughter,  Da'vid's  wife,  to  Phal'ti,  the  son 
of  La'ish,  which  was  of  Gal'lim. 

CHAP.  XXVL 

AND  the  Zlph'ites  came  unto  Saul  to 
Gib'e-ah,  saying.  Doth  not  Da'vid 
hide  himself  in  the  hill  of  Hach'i-lah, 
which  is  before  Jesh'i-m5n  ? 

2  Then  Saul  aro^e,  and  went  down  to 
the  wilderness  of  Ziph,  having  three  thou- 
sand chosen  men  of  if'ra-el  with  him,  to 
seek  Da'vid  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of  Hach'- 
i-lah which  is  before  Jesh'i-mon,  by  the 
way :  but  Da'vid  abdde  in  the  wilderness ; 
and  he  saw  that  Saul  came  after  him  into 
the  wilderness. 

4  Da'vid  there'f  5re  sent  out  spies,  and 
understood  that  Saul  was  come  in  very 
deed. 

5  And  Da'vid  arofe,  and  came  to  the 
place  where  Saul  had  pitched  :  and  Da'- 
vid beheld  the  place  where  Saul  lay,  and 
Ab'ner  the  son  of  Ner,  the  cap'tain  of  his 
host :  and  Saul  lay  in  the  trench,  and  the 
people  pitched  round  about'  him. 

6  Then  answered  Da'vid,  and  said  to 
A-him'e-lech  the  Hit'tite,  and  to  A-bish'a-i 
the  son  of  Zer-ii-i'ah,  brother  to  Jo'ab, 
saying.  Who  will  go  down  with  me  to 
Saul  to  the  camp  ?  And  A-bish'a-i  said,  I 
will  go  down  with  thee. 

7  So  Da'vid  and  A-bish'a-i  came  to  the 
people  by  night :  and,  behold,  Saul  lay 
sleeping  within  the  trench,  and  his  spear 
stuck  in  the  ground  at  his  bolster ;  but 
Ab'ner  and  the  people  lay  round  about 
him. 

8  Then  said  A-bish'a-i  to  Da'vid,  God 
hath  delivered  thine  enemy  into  thine  hand 
this  day  :  now,  there'fdre,  let  me  smite 
him,  I  pray  thee,  with  the  spear  even  to 
the  earth  at  once,  and  I  will  not  smite  him 
the  second  time. 

9  And  Da'vid  said  to  A-bish'a-i,  Destroy' 
him  not:  for  who  can  stretch  forth  hia 
hand  against'  the  Lord's  anointed,  and  be 
guiltless  ? 


David  spareth  SauVs  lift. 

10  Da'vid  said  furthermore,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  the  Lord  shall  smite  him  ; 
or  his  day  shall  come  to  die ;  or  he  shall 
descend  into  battle  and  perish. 

11  The  Lord  forbid  that  I  should 
stretch  forth  mine  hand  against'  the  Lord's 
anointed  :  but,  I  pray  thee,  take  thou  now 
the  spear  that  is  at  his  bolster,  and  the 
cruise  ^  of  water,  and  let  us  go. 

12  So  Da'vid  took  the  spear  and  the 
cruise  of  water  from  SauPs  bolster ;  and 
they  gat  them  away,  and  no  man  saw  f/, 
nor  knew  f/,  neither  awaked  ;  for  they 
tccre  all  asleep ;  because  a  deep  sleep 
from  the  Lord  was  fallen  upon  them. 

13  Then  Da'vid  went  over  to  the 
other  side,  and  stood  on  the  top  of  a  hill 
afar  off  ;  (a  great  space  hting  between 
them  ;) 

14  And  Da'vid  cried  to  the  people,  and 
to  Ab'ner  the  son  of  Ner,  saying,  Answer- 
est  thou  not,  Ab'ner  ?  Then  Ab'ner  an- 
swered and  said,  Who  art  thou  that  criest 
to  the  king  ? 

15  And  Da'vid  said  to  Ab'ner,  Art  not 
thou  a  valiant  man  ?  and  who  is  like  to 
thee  in  If'ra-el?  wherefore  then  hast  thou 
not  kept  thy  lord  the  king?  for  there  came 
one  of  the  people  in  to  destroy'  the  king 
thy  lord. 

16  This  thing  is  not  good  that  thou  hast 
done.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  ye  are  worthy 
to  die,  because  ye  have  not  kept  your 
master,  the  Lord's  anointed.  And  now 
see  where  the  king"'s  spear  is,  and  the 
cruise  of  water  that  was  at  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  knew  Da'vid's  voice,  and 
said.  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  Da'vid  ? 
And  Da'vid  said,  It  is  my  voice,  my  lord, 
O  king. 

18  And  he  said.  Wherefore  doth  my 
lord  thus  pursue  after  his  servant  ?  for 
what  have  I  done  ?  or  what  evil  is  in  mine 
hand  ? 

19  Now  there'f  ore,  I  pray  thee,  let  my 
lord  the  king  hear  the  words  of  his  ser- 
vant. If  the  Lord  have  stirred  thee  up 
against'  me,  let  him  accept  an  offering: 
but  if  they  be  the  children  of  men,  cursed 
be  they  before  the  Lord  ;  for  they  have 
driven  me  out  this  day  from  abi'ding  in 
the  inheritance  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Go, 
serve  other  gods. 

20  Now,  there'fore,  let  not  my  blood 
fall  to  the  earth  before  the  face  of  the 
Lord  :  for  the  king  of  If'ra-el  is  come  out 
to  seek  a  flea,  as  when  one  doth  hunt  a 
partridge  in  the  moun'tains. 

21  Then  said  Saul,  I  have  sinned :  re- 
turn, my  son  Da'vid  ;  for  I  will  no  more 
do  thee  harm,  because  my  soul  was  pre- 
cious in  thine  eyes  this  day  :  behold,  I 
have  played  the  fool,  and  have  erred  ex- 
ceedingly. 

22  And  Da  vld  answered  and  said,  Be- 


L  SAM'UEL.  Zik'lag  given  to  Da'vid. 

hold  the  king's  spear !  and  let  one  of  the 
young  men  come  over  and  fetch  it. 

23  The  Lord  render  to  every  man  his 
righteousness,  and  his  faithfulness  :  for  the 
Lord  delivered  thee  into  my  hand  to-day  ; 
but  I  would  not  stretch  forth  mine  hand 
against'  the  Lord's  anointed. 

24  And,  behold,  as  thy  life  was  much 
set  by  this  day  in  mine  eyes,  so  let  my  life 
be  much  set  by  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
and  let  him  deliver  me  out  of  all  tribu- 
lation. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  Da'vid,  Bles'sed  be 
thou,  my  son  Da'vid :  thou  shalt  both  do 
great  things,  and  also  shalt  still  prevail. 
So  Da'vid  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul  re- 
turned to  his  place. 

CHAP.   XXVII. 

AND  Da'vid  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall 
now  perish  one  day  by  the  hand  of 
Saul :  there  is  nothing  better  for  me  than 
that  I  should  speedily  escape'  into  the  land 
of  the  Phi-lis'tines  ;  and  Saul  shall  de- 
spair of  me,  to  seek  me  any  more  in  any 
coast  of  If'ra-el  :  so  shall  1  escape'  out  of 
his  hand. 

2  And  Da'vid  arofe,  and  he  passed  over 
with  the  six  hundred  men  that  were  with 
him  unto  A'chish,  the  son  of  Ma'och,  king 
of  Gath. 

3  And  Da'vid  dwelt  with  A'chish  at 
Gath,  he  and  his  men,  every  man  with 
his  household,  even  Da'vid  with  his  two 
wives,  A-hin'o-am  the  .Tez're-el-i-tess, 
and  Ab'i-gail  the  Car'mel-i-tess,  Na'bal's 
wife. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  Da'vid  was 
fled  to  Gath  ;  and  he  sought  no  more 
again'  for  him. 

5  And  Da'vid  said  unto  A'chish,  If  I 
have  now  found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  let 
them  give  me  a  place  in  some  town  in  tiie 
country,  that  I  may  dwell  there  :  for  why 
should  thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city 
with  thee  ? 

6  Then  A'chish  gave  him  Zik'lag  that 
day :  wherefore  Zik'lag  pertaineth  unto 
the  kings  of  Ju'dah  unto  this  day. 

7  And  the  time  that  Da'vid  dwelt  in 
the  country  of  the  Phi-Hs'tines  was  a  full 
year  and  four  months. 

8  T  And  Da'vid  and  his  men  went  up 
and  invaded  the  Gesh'u-rites,  and  the 
Gez'rites,  and  the  Am'a-lek-ites  :  for  those 
nations  icere  of  old  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  as  thou  goest  to  Shiir,  even  unto  the 
land  of  E'^ypt. 

9  And  Da'vid  smote  the  land,  and  left 
neither  man  nor  woman  alive  ;  and  took 
away  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen,  and  the 
asses,  and  the  camels,  and_  the  apparel, 
and  returned,  and  came  to  A'9hish. 

10  And  A'chish  said.  Whither  have  ye 
made  a  road  to-day?  And  Da'vid  said, 
Against'  the  south  of  Ju'dah,  and  against 


'  kroos. 


369 


A  iL^.tch  inrokelh  Sam'u-el, 

the  south    of   the    Je-rahm'e-el-ites,  and 

iio-aiiist'  the  south  of  the  Ken'ites. 

1 1  And  Da'vld  saved  neither  man  nor 
woman  alive  to  bring  tidings  to  Gath, 
iaying,  Lest  they  should  tell  on  us,  say- 
in",  So  did  Da'vid,  and  so  will  be  his  man- 
ner all  the  while  he  dwelleth  in  the  coun- 
try of  the  I'hi-lis'tines. 

12  And  A'chish  believed  Da'vid,  saying, 
lit  hath  made  his  people  If'ra-el  utterly 
to  abhor  him  ;  therc'fore  he  shall  be  my 
servant  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that 
the  Phi-listines  gathered  their  armies 
together  for  warfare,  to  fight  with  Ij'ra-el. 
And  A'chish  said  unto  Da'vid,  Know  thou 
assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go  out  with  me 
to  battle,  thou  and  thy  men. 

2  And  Da'vid  said  to  A'chish,  Surely 
thou  shalt  know  what  thy  servant  can  do. 
And  A'chish  said  to  Da'vid,  There'fore 
v.ill  I  make  thee  keeper  of  mine  head  for 
ever. 

3  If  Now  Sam'u-el  was  dead,  and  all 
ij'ra-el  had  lamented  him,  and  buried 
him  in  Ra'mah,  even  in  his  own  city. 
And  Saul  had  put  away  those  that  had 
familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of 
the  land. 

4  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  came  and  pitched  in 
Shii'nem :  and  Saul  gathered  all  If 'ra-el 
together,  and  they  pitched  in  Gll'bo-a. 

5  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of  the 
Phi-lis'tTnes,  he  was  afraid,  and  his  heart 
greatly  trembled. 

6  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  answered  him  not,  neither  by 
dreams,  nor  by  U'rim,  nor  by  prophets. 

7  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  servants. 
Seek  me  a  woman  that  hath  a  familiar 
sjjirit,  that  I  may  go  to  her,  and  inquire 
of  her.  And  his  servants  said  to  him,  Be- 
hold, there  is  a  woman  that  hath  a  fa- 
miliar spirit  at  En'dor. 

8  And  Saul  dijguifed  himself,  and  put 
on  other  raiment,  and  he  went,  and  two 
men  with  him,  and  they  came  to  the  wo- 
man by  night :  and  he  said,  I  pray  thee, 
divine  unto  me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and 
bring  me  him  up  whom  1  shall  name  unto 
thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, thou  knowest  what  Saul  hath  done, 
how  he  hath  cut  off  those  that  have  fa- 
miliar spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the 
land  :  wherefore  then  layest  thou  a  snare 
for  my  life,  to  cause  me  to  die  ? 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the  Lord, 
Baying,  >^s  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  no 
punishment  happen  to  thee  for  this  thing. 

1 1  Then  said  the  woman.  Whom  shall 
I  bring  up  unto  thee  ?  And  he  said,  Bring 
me  up  Sam'u-el. 

12  And  when  the  woman  saw  Sam' 


I,  SAM'UEL.  who  predicts  SauPs  ittin. 

u-el,  she  cried  with  a  loud  voice  ;  and  the 
woman  spake  to  Saul,  saying.  Why  has* 
thou  deceived  me  ?  for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  Be  not 
afraid :  for  what  sawest  thou  ?  And  the 
woman  said  unto  Saul,  I  saw  gods  ascend- 
ing out  of  the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her.  What  form  is 
he  of  ?  And  she  said,  An  old  man  cometh 
up ;  and  he  is  covered  with  a  mantle. 
And  Saul  perceived  that  it  icas  Sam'u-el, 
and  he  stooped  with  his  face  to  the  ground, 
and  bowed  himself. 

15  And  Sam'u-el  said  to  Saul,  Why  hast 
thou  disquieted  me,  to  bring  me  up  ?  And 
Saul  answered,  I  am  sore  distressed  ;  for 
the  Phi-lis'tines  make  war  against'  me, 
and  Qod  is  departed  from  me,  and  an- 
swereth  me  no  more,  neither  by  prophets 
nor  by  dreams :  there'fore  I  have  called 
thee,  that  thou  mayst  make  known  unto 
me  what  I  shall  do. 

16  Then  said  Sam'u-el,  Wherefore  then 
dost  thou  ask  of  me,  seeing  the  Lord  is 
departed  from  thee,  and  is  become  thine 
enemy  ? 

17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  to  him,  as 
he  spake  by  me  :  for  the  Lord  hath  rent 
the  kingdom  out  of  thine  hand,  and  given 
it  to  thy  neighbour,  even  to  Da'vid : 

18  Because  thou  obeyedst  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  nor  executedst  his  fierce 
wrath  upon  Am'a-lek,  there'fore  hath  the 
Lord  done  this  thing  unto  thee  this   day. 

19  Moreover,  the  Lord  will  also  deliv- 
er If'ra-el  with  thee  into  the  hand  of  the 
Phi-lis'tines ;  and  to-morrow  shall  thou  and 
thy  sons  be  with  me  :  the  Lord  also  shall 
deliver  the  host  of  If'ra-el  into  the  hand 
of  the  Phi-lis'tines. 

20  Then  Saul  fell  straightway  all  along' 
on  the  earth,  and  was  sore  afraid,  because 
of  the  words  of  Sam'u-el :  and  there  was 
no  strength  in  him  ;  for  he  had  eaten  no 
bread  all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night. 

21  And  the  woman  came  unto  Saul, 
and  saw  that  he  was  sore  troubled,  and 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thine  handmaid 
hath  obeyed  thy  voice,  and  I  have  put  my 
life  in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened  unto 
thy  words  which  thou  spakest  unto  me : 

22  Now  there'fore,  I  pray  thee,  hearken 
thou  also  unto  the  voice  of  thine  hand- 
maid, and  let  me  set  a  morsel  of  bread 
before  thee  ;  and  eat,  that  thou  mayst  have 
strength  when  thou  gotit  on  thy  way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I  will  not 
eat.  But  his  servants,  together  with  the 
woman,  compelled  him,  and  he  hearkened 
unto  their  voice.  So  he  arofe  from  the 
earth,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf  in  the 
house,  and  she  hasted,  and  killed  it,  and 
took  flour,  and  kneaded  it,  and  did  bake 
unleavened  bread  thereof: 

25  And  she  brought  it  before  Saul,  and 
260 


A' chuK's  commendation  of  Da' vid.    I.  SAM'UEL.  Da'rid  purmeth  the  Am'a-lck-ltes. 
before   his    servants ;    and    they  did  eat.  CHAP.  XXX. 

Then  they  aroje  up,  and  went  away  that 
night. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

NOW  the  Phi-lis'tines  gathered  togeth- 
er all  their  armies  to  A'phek  ;  and  the 
If'ra-el-ites  pitched  by  a  foun'tain  which 
is  in  Jez're-el. 

2  And  the  lords  of  the  Phi-lTs'tines 
passed  on  by  hundreds  and  by  thousands  : 
but  Da'vTd  and  his  men  passed  on  in  the 
rearward  with  A'chish. 

3  Then  said  the  princes  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines, What  do  these  He'brews  here  ?  And 
A'ehTsh  said  unto  the  princes  of  the  Phi- 
lis'tines,  /*  not  this  Ua'vid,  the  servant  of 
Saul  the  king  of  If'ra-el,  which  hath  been 
with  me  these  days,  or  these  years,  and  ! 
have  found  no  fault  in  him  since  he  fell 
unto  me  unto  this  day  ? 

4  And  the  princes  of  the  Phi-lis'tines 
were  wroth  with  him  ;  and  the  princes  of 
the  Phi-lis'tines  said  unto  him,  Make  this 
fellow  return,  that  he  may  go  again'  to  his 
place  which  thou  hast  appointed  him,  and 
let  him  not  go  down  with  us  to  battle,  lest 
in  the  battle  he  be  an  ad'versary  to  us  : 
for  wherewith  should  he  reconcile  himself 
unto  his  master?  should  it  not  be  with  the 
heads  of  these  men  ? 

5  Is  not  this  Da'vid,  of  whom  they  sang 
one  to  another  in  dances,  saying,  Saul 
slew  his  thousands,  and  Da'vid  his  ten 
thqusands  ? 

6  Then  A'chish  called  Da'vid,  and  said 
unto  him,  Surely,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  thou 
hast  been  upright,  and  thy  ffoing  out  and 
thy  coming  in  with  me  in  the  host  is  good 
in  my  sight ;  for  I  have  not  found  evil  in 
thee  since  the  day  of  thy  coming  unto  me 
unto  this  day  ;  nevertheless,  the  lords  fa- 
vour thee  not. 

7  Wherefore,  now  return,  and  go  in 
peace,  that  thou  displease  not  the  lords 
of  the  Phi-lis'tines. 

?,  And  Da'vid  said  unto  A'chish,  But 
what  have  I  done  ?  and  what  hast  thou 
found  in  thy  servant,  so  long  as  I  have 
been  with  thee  unto  this  day,  that  I  may 
not  go  fight  figainst'  the  enemies  of  my 
lord  the  king  ? 

9  And  A'chish  answered  and  said  to 
Da'vid,  I  know  that  thou  art  good  in  my 
sight,  as  an  angel  of  God  :  notwithstand- 
ing, the  princes  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  have 
said,  He  shall  not  go  up  with  us  to  the 
battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  early  in  the 
morning,  with  thy  master's  servants  that 
are  come  with  thee :  and  as  soon  as  ye  be 
up  early  in  the  morning,  and  have  light, 
depart. 

11  So  Da'vid  and  his  men  rose  up  early 
to  depart  in  the  morning,  to  return  into 
the  land  of  the  Phi-lis'tines :  and  the  Phi- 
lis'tines  went  up  to  Jez're-el. 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Da'vid  and 
his  men  were  come  to  Zik'lag  on  the 
third  day,  that  the  Am'a-lek-ites  had  in- 
vaded the  south,  and  Zik'lag,  and  smitten 
Zik'lag,  and  burnt  it  with  fire  ; 

2  And  had  taken  the  women  captives 
that  were  therein :  they  slew  not  any, 
either  great  or  small,  but  carried  them 
away,  and  went  on  their  way. 

3  So  Da'vid  and  his  men  came  to  the 
city,  and,  behold,  it  was  burnt  with  fire ; 
and  their  wii'es,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
daughters,  were  taken  captives. 

4  Then  Da'vid  and  the  people  that 
were  with  him  lifted  up  their  voice  and 
wept,  until  they  had  no  more  power  to 
weep. 

5  And  Da'vid''s  two  wives  were  taken 
captives,  A-hin'o-am  the  Jez're-el-l-tess, 
and  Ab'i-gail  the  wife  of  Na'bal  the  Car'- 
mel-ite. 

6  And  Da'vid  was  greatly  distressed : 
for  the  people  spake  of  stoning  him  ;  be- 
cause the  soul  of  all  the  people  was  griev- 
ed, every  man  for  his  sons  and  for  his 
daughters :  but  Da'vid  encouraged  him- 
self in  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  And  Da'vid  said  to  A-bi'a-thar  the 
priest,  A-him'e-lech's  son,  I  pray  thee, 
bring  me  hither  the  eph'od.  And  A-bi'a- 
thar  brought  thither  the  eph'od  to  Da'vTd. 

8  And  Da'vid  inquired  at  the  Lord, 
saying.  Shall  I  pursue  after  this  troop? 
shall  1  overtake  them  ?  And  he  answered 
him,  Pursue  :  for  thou  shalt  surely  over- 
take them^  and  without  fail  recover  all. 

9  So  Da'vid  went,  he  and  the  six  hun- 
dred men  that  iccrt  with  him,  and  came 
to  the  brook  Be'sor,  where  those  that  were 
left  behind  stayed. 

10  But  Da'vid  pursued,  he  and  four 
hundred  men;  (for  two  hundred  abode 
behind,  which  were  so  faint  that  they 
could  not  go  over  the  brook  Be'sor.) 

1 1  And  they  found  an  E-gyp'ti-an  in 
the  field,  and  brought  him  to  Da'vid,  and 
gave  him  bread,  and  he  did  eat ;  and  they 
made  him  drink  water: 

12  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a 
cake  of  fig^,  and  two  clusters  of  raisins : 
and   when   he  had  eaten,  his  spirit  came 

ain'  to  him  ;  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread, 
nor  drunk  any  water,  three  days  and  three 
nights. 

13  And  Da'vid  said  unto  him.  To  whom 
belongest  thou  ?  and  whence  art  thou  ? 
And  he  said,  I  am  a  young  man  of  E'^ypt? 
servant  to  an  Am'a-lek-ite  ;  and  my  master 
left  me,  because  three  days  agone'I  fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  upon  the  south 
of  the  Cher'eth-ites,  and  upon  the  coast 
which  belongeth  to  Ju'dah,  and  upon  the 
south  of  Ca'leb ;  and  we  burnt  Zik'lag 
with  fire. 

15  And  Da'vid  said  to  him,  Canst  thou 
261 


Da'vid  overcometh  the  Am'a-lik-itts.  I.  SAM'UEL 
bring  me  down  to  this  company  ?  And  he 
said,  Swear  unto  me  by  God,  that  thou 
wilt  neither  kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into 
the  hands  of  my  master,  and  I  will  bring 
thee  down  to  this  company. 

16  And  when  he  had  brought  him  down, 
behold,  ihey  wire  spread  abroad  upon  all 
the  earth,  eating,  and  drinking,  and  dan'- 
cing,  because  of  all  the  great  spoil  that 
they  had  taken  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Phi-lis'tines,  and  out  of  the  land  of  Ja'dah. 

17  And  Da'vid  smote  them  from  the 
twilight  even  unto  the  evening  of  the 
next  day ;  and  there  escaped  not  a  man 
of  them,  save  four  hundred  young  men 
which  rode  upon  camels,  and  fled. 

18  And  Da'vid  recovered  all  that  the 
Am'a-lek-ites  had  carried  away  ;  and  Da'- 
vid rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And  there  was  nothing  lacking  to 
them,  neither  small  nor  great,  neither  sons 
nor  daughters,  neither  spoil,  nor  any  thing 
that  they  had  taken  to  them  :  Da'vid  re 
covered  all. 

20  And  Da'vid  took  all  the  flocks  and 
the  herds,  which  they  drave  before  those 
other  cattle,  and  said.  This  is  Da'vid's 
spoil. 

21  And  Da'vid  came  to  the  two  hundred 
men,  which  were  so  faint  that  they  could 
not  follow  Da'vid,  whom  they  had  made 
also  to  abide  at  the  brook  Be'sor :  and 
they  went  forth  to  meet  Da'vid,  and  to 
meet  the  people  that  were  with  him  :  and 
when  Da'vid  came  near  to  the  people,  he 
saluted  them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked  men, 
and  men  of  Be'li-al,  of  those  that  went 
with  Da'vid,  and  said.  Because  they  went 
not  with  us,  we  will  not  give  them  aught 
of  the  spoil  that  we  have  recovered,  save 
to  every  man  his  wife  and  his  children, 
that  they  may  lead  them  away,  and  de- 
part. 

23  Then  said  Da'vid,  Ye  shall  not  do 
so,  my  brethren,  with  that  which  the  Lord 
hath  given  us,  who  hath  preferv'ed  us, 
and  delivered  the  company  that  came 
against'  us  into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto  you  in 
this  matter  ?  but  as  his  part  is  that  goeth 
down  to  the  battle,  so  shall  his  part  be 
that  tarrieth  by  the  stufi":  they  shall  part 
alike. 

25  And  it  was  jo,  from  that  day  for'- 
ward,  that  he  made  it  a  statute  and  an 
ordinance  for  If'ra-el  unto  this  day. 

26  IT  And  when  Da'vid  came  to  Zik'la 
he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto  the  elders  of  JQ'- 
dah,  even  to  his  friends,  saying,  Behold  a 
present  for  you  of  the  spoil  of  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord. 

27  To  them  which  were  in  Beth'el,  and 
to  them  which  wire  in  south  Ra'moth,  and 
to  them  which  were  in  Jat'tir, 

28  And  to  them  which  wire  xa.  Ar'o-er, 


Saul  and  hU  sons  slain. 


and  to  them,  which  were  in  Siph'moth,  and 
to  them  which  wire  in  Esh-tem'o-a, 

29  And  to  them  which  wire  in  Ra'^hal, 
and  to  them  which  wire  in  the  cities  of 
the  Je-rahm'e-el-ites,  and  to  them,  which 
were  in  the  cities  of  the  Ken'ites, 

30  And  to  them  which  wire  in  Hor'mah, 
and  to  them  which  wire  in  Cho-ra'shan, 
and  to  them  which  wire  in  A'thach, 

31  And  to  them  which  wire  in  He'bron, 
and  to  all  the  places  where  Da'vid  him- 
self and  his  men  were  wont  to  haunt. 

CHAP.  XXXJ. 

NOW  the  Phi-lis'tines  fought  against' 
I§'ra-el :  and  the  men  of  If'ra-el  fled 
from  before  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  fell  down 
slain  in  mount  Gil'bo-a. 

2  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  followed  hard 
upon  Saul,  and  upon  his  sons ;  and  the 
Phi-lis'tines  slew  Jon'a-than,  and  A-bin'a- 
dab,  and  Mel-chi-shii'a,  Saul's  sons. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against' 
Saul,  and  the  archers  hit  him  ;  and  he 
was  sore  wounded  of  the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  armour-bear- 
er. Draw  thy  sM-'ord,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith,  lest  these  uncir'cumcifed  come 
and  thrust  me  through,  and  abiife  me. 
But  his  armour-bearer  would  not ;  for  he 
was  sore  afraid  :  there'fore  Saul  took  a 
sMJord,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armour-bearer  saw  that 
Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  upon  his 
sword,  and  died  with  him. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  Vnd 
his  armour-bearer,  and  all  his  men,  that 
same  day  together. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  If'ra-el  that 
wire  on  the  other  side  of  the  valley,  and 
they  that  were  on  the  other  side  Jor'dan, 
saw  that  the  men  of  If'ra-el  fled,  and  that 
Saul  and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  forsook 
the  cities  and  fled  ;  and  the  Phi-lis'tines 
came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  ou  the  morrow, 
when  the  Phi-lis'tines  came  to  strip  the 
slain,  that  they  found  Saul  and  his  three 
sons  fallen  in  mount  Gil'bo-a. 

9  And  they  cut  ofi'  his  head,  and  strip- 
ped ofi"  his  armour,  and  sent  into  the  land 
of  the  Phi-lis'tines  round  about',  to  publish 
it  in  the  house  of  their  idols,  and  among 
the  people. 

10  And  they  put  his  armour  in  the 
house  of  Ash'ta-roth  ;  and  they  fastened 
his  body  to  the  wall  of  Beth'shan. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Ja'- 
besh-Gil'e-ad  heard  of  that  which  the  Phi- 
lis'tines  had  done  to  Saul, 

12  All  the  valiant  men  arofe,  and  went 
all  night,  and  took  the  body  of  Saul,  and  the 
bodies  of  his  sons, from  the  wall  of  Beth'shan, 
and  came  to  Ja'besh,  and  burnt  them  there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones,  amd 
buried  them  under  a  tree  at  Ja'besh,  and 
fasted  seven  days. 

262 


H  The  SECOND  Book  of  SAM'UEL,  otherwise  callea 
The  SECOND  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  death 
of  Saul,  when  Da'vid  was  returned 
from  the  slaughter  of  the  Am'a-lek-ltes,  and 
Da'vid  had  ab5de  two  days  in  Zik'lkg  ; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day, 
that,  behold,  a  man  came  out  of  the  camp 
from  Saul,  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  earth 
upon  his  head :  and  so  it  was,  when  he 
came  to  Da'vid,  that  he  fell  to  the  earth, 
and  did  obei'sance. ' 

3  And  Da'vid  said  unto  him,  From 
whence  comest  thou  ?  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Out  of  the  camp  of  If'ia-el  am  I 
escaped. 

4  And  Da'vid  said  unto  him,  How  went 
the  matter  ?  I  pray  thee,  tell  me.  And  he 
answered,  That  the  people  are  fled  from 
the  battle,  and  many  of  the  people  also 
are  fallen  and  dead  ;  and  Saul  and  Jon'a- 
than  his  son  are  dead  also. 

5  And  Da'vid  said  unto  the  young  man 
that  told  him.  How  knowest  thou  that 
Saul  and  Jon'a-than  his  son  be  dead  ? 

6  And  the  young  man  that  told  him 
said.  As  I  happened  by  chance  upon  mount 
Gil'bo-a,  behold,  Saul  leaned  upon  his 
spear  ;  and,  lo,  the  chariots  and  horsemen 
followed  hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind  him,  he 
saw  me,  and  called  unto  me :  and  I  an- 
swered, Here  am  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me.  Who  art  thou  ? 
And  1  answered  him,  I  am  an  Am'a-lek-Tte. 

9  He  said  unto  me  again'.  Stand,  I  pray 
thee,  upon  me,  and  slay  me  ;  for  anguish 
is  come  upon  me,  because  my  life  is  yet 
whole  in  me. 

10  So  I  stood  upon  him,  and  slew  him, 
because  I  was  sure  that  he  could  not  live 
after  that  he  was  fallen  ;  and  I  took  the 
crown  that  was  upon  his  head,  and  the 
bracelet  that  was  on  his  arm,  and  have 
brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord. 

11  Then  Da'vid  took  hold  on  his  clothes, 
and  rent  them  ;  and  likewise  all  the  men 
that  were  with  him: 

12  And  they  mourned,  and  wept,  and 
fasted  until  even,  for  Saul,  and  for  Jon'a- 
than  his  son,  and  for  the  people  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  the  house  of  If'ra-el  ;  be- 
cause they  were  fallen  by  the  sword. 

13  And  Da'vid  said  unto  the  young  man 
that  told  him,  Whence  art  thou?  And  he 
answered,  I  am  the  son  of  a  stranger,  an 
Am'a-lek-ite. 

14  And  Da'vid  said  unto  him.  How 
wast  thou  not  afraid  to  stretch  forth  thine 


hand   to  destroy'  the    Lord's  anointed? 

15  And  David  called  one  of  the  young 
men,  and  said.  Go  near,  and  fall  upon 
him.     And  he  smote  him  that  he  died. 

16  And  Da'vid  said  unto  him,  Thy 
blood  be  upon  thy  head :  for  thy  mouth 
hath  testified  against'  thee,  saying,  I  have 
slain  the  Lord's  anointed. 

17  And  Da'vid  lamented  with  this  lam 
entation  over  Saul  and  over  Jon'a-than 
his  son  : 

18  (Also  he  bade  them  tench  the  chil- 
dren of  Jii'dah  the  use  of  the  bow  ;  behold, 
il  is  written  in  the  book  of  Ja'sher :) 

19  The  beauty  of  Ij'ra-el  is  slain  upon 
thy  high  places :  how  are  the  mighty  fallen  ! 

20  Tell  it  not  in  Gath,  publish  it  not  in 
the  streets  of  As'ke-lon ;  lest  the  daugh- 
ters of  the  Phi-lis'tines  rejoice,  lest  the 
daughters  of  the  uncir'cumcifed  triumph. 

21  Ye  moun'tains  of  Gil'bo-a,  let  there 
be  no  dew,  neither  let  there  be  rain  upon 
you,  nor  fields  of  offerings  :  for  there  the 
shield  of  the  mighty  is  vilely  cast  away, 
the  shield  of  Saul,  as  though  he  had  not 
6een  anointed  with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain,  from  the 
fat  of  the  mighty,  the  bow  of  Jon'a-than 
turned  not  back,  and  the  sword  of  Saul  re- 
turned not  empty. 

23  Saul  and  Jon'a-than  wire  lovely  and 
pleasant  in  their  lives,  and  in  their  death 
they  were  not  divided  :  they  were  swifter 
than  eagles,  they  were  stronger  than  lions 

24  Ye  daughters  of  If'ra-el,  weep  over 
Saul,  who  clothed  you  in  scarlet,  with 
other  delights  ;  who  put  on  ornaments  o( 
gold  upon  your  apparel. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in  the 
midst  of  the  battle  !  O  Jon'a-than,  thou 
wast  slain  in  thine  high  places. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother 
Jon'a-than  :  very  pleasant  hast  thou  been 
unto  me :  thy  love  to  me  was  wonderful, 
pas'sTng  the  love  of  women. 

27  How  are  the  mighty  fallen,  and  the 
weapons  of  war  perished  ! 

CHAP.  n. 

ND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Da'vid  inquired  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Shall  I  go  up  into  any  of  the  cities  of  Ju'- 
dah?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go 
up.  And  Da'vid  said.  Whither  shall  I  go 
up  ?     And  he  said.  Unto  He'bron. 

2  So  Da'vid  went  up  thither,  and  his 
two  wives  also,  A-hin'o-am  the  Jez're-el- 
T-tess,  and  Ab'i-gail,  Na'bal's  wife,  the 
Car'mel-ite. 


A  ND 
A.  Da 


*   o-ba'sar 


263 


A.}' a-hil pursues  Ab'nir  :  II 

3  And  his  men  that  were  with  him  did 
Ua'vid  bring  up,  every  man  with  his  house- 
hold :  and  they  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  lie'- 
bron. 

4  And  the  men  of  Jii'dah  came,  and 
there  they  anointed  Da'vid  king  over  the 
house  of  Ju'dah.  And  they  told  Da'vid, 
sayinff.  That  the  men  of  Ja'besh-Gil'e-ad 
were  Ihey  that  buried  Saul. 

5  And  Da'vid  sent  messengers  unto  the 
men  of  Ja'besh-Gil'e-ad,  and  said  unto 
them,  Bles'sed  be  ye  of  the  Lord,  that  ye 
have  showed  this  kindness  unto  your  lord, 
even  unto  Saul,  and  have  buried  him. 

6  And  now  the  Lord  show  kindness 
and  truth  unto  you  :  and  I  also  will  requite 
you  this  kindness,  because  ye  have  done 
this  thing. 

7  There'fore  now  let  your  hands  be 
strengthened,  and  be  ye  valiant :  for  your 
master  Saul  is  dead,  and  also  the  house 
of  Jii'dah  have  anointed  me  king  over 
them. 

8  IT  But  Ab'ner  the  son  of  Ner,  cap'tain 
of  SauPs  host,  took  Ish'bo-sheth  the  son 
of  Saul,  and  brought  him  over  to  Ma-ha- 
na'im : 

9  And  he  made  him  king  over  Gil'e-ad, 
and  over  the  Ash'ur-ites,  and  over  Jez're-el, 
and  over  E'phra-im,  and  over  Ben'ja-min, 
and  over  all  Ij'ra-el. 

10  ish'bo-sheth,  Saul's  son,  was  forty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  over 
if'ra-el,  and  reigned  two  years.  But  the 
house  of  Jii'dah  followed  Da'vid. 

11  And  the  time  that  Da'vid  was  king 
in  He'bron,  over  the  house  of  Jii'dah,  was 
seven  years  and  six  months. 

12  IT  And  Ab'ner  the  son  of  Ner,  and 
the  servants  of  Ish'bo-sheth  the  son  of 
Saul,  went  out  from  Ma-ha-na'im  to  Gib'- 
e-6n. 

13  And  Jo'ab  the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah,  and 
the  servants  of  Da'vid,  went  out,  and  met 
together  by  the  pool  of  Gib'e-6n  :  and  they 
sat  down,  the  one  on  the  one  side  of  the 
pool,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side  of  the 
pool. 

14  And  Ab'ner  said  to  Jo'ab,  Let  the 
young  men  now  arT§e,  and  play  before  us. 
And  Jo'ab  said,  Let  them  arT|e. 

15  Then  there  aroje,  and  went  over  by 
number,  twelve  of  Ben'ja-min,  which  pa-- 
tained  to  Ish'bo-sheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and 
twelve  of  the  servants  of  Da'vid. 

16  And  they  caught  every  one  his  fel- 
low by  the  head,  and  thrust  his  swjord  in 
his  fellow's  side  ;  so  they  fell  down  to- 
gether :  wherefore  that  place  was  called 
Hel'kath-Haz'zu-rim,  which  is  in  Gib'e-6n. 

17  And  there  was  a  very  sore  battle 
that  day  :  and  Ab'ner  was  beaten,  and  the 
men  of  I§'ra-el,  before  the  servants  of  Da'- 
vid. 

18  And  there  were  three  sons  of  Zer-u- 

1     nrt 


SAM'UEL.  his  death  and  burial. 

i'ah  there,  Jo'ab,  and  A-bishia-i,  and  A§'a- 
hel :  and  Aj'a-hel  was  as  light  of  foot  as  a 
wild  roe. 

19  And  Af'a-hel  pursued  after  Ab'ner; 
and  in  going  he  turned  not  to  the  right 
hand  nor  to  the  left  from  following  Ab'- 


20  Then  Ab'ner  looked  behind  him,  and 
said.  Art  thou  Af'a-hel  ?  And  he  answer- 
ed, I  avi. 

21  And  Ab'ner  said  to  him,  Turn  thee 
aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to  thy  left,  and 
lay  thee  hold  on  one  of  the  young  men, 
and  take  thee  his  armour.  But  Aj'a-hel 
would  not  turn  aside  .from  following  of 
him. 

22  And  Ab'ner  said  again'  to  Af'a-hel, 
Turn  thee  aside  from  following  me  :  where- 
fore should  I  smite  thee  to  the  ground  ? 
how  then  should  I  hold  up  my  face  to 
Jo'ab  thy  brother  ? 

23  Howbeit,  he  refused  to  turn  aside : 
wherefore  Ab'ner,  with  the  hinder  end  of 
the  spear,  smote  him  under  the  fifth  n'6, 
that  the  spear  came  out  behind  him  ;  and 
he  fell  down  there,  and  died  in  the  same 
place :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  many 
as  came  to  the  place  where  A|'a-hel  fell 
down  and  died,  stood  still. 

24  J5'ab  also  and  A-bish'a-1  pursued  at 
ter  Ab'ner:  and  the  sun  went  down  when 
they  were  come  to  the  hill  of  Am'mah,  that 
lieth  before  Gi'ah,  by  the  way  of  the  wil- 
derness of  Gib'e-(Tn. 

25  And  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min  gath- 
ered themselves  together  after  Ab'ner,  and 
became  one  troop,  and  stood  on  the  top  of 
a  hill. 

26  Then  Ab'ner  called  to  Jo'ab,  and 
said.  Shall  the  sw-'ord  devour  for  ever? 
knowest  thou  not  that  it  will  be  bitterness 
in  the  latter  end  ?  how  long  shall  it  be 
then  ere^  thou  bid  the  people  return  from 
following  their  brethren  ? 

27  And  Jo'ab  said,  As  God  liveth,  un- 
less thou  hadst  spoken,  surely  then  in  the 
morning  the  people  had  gone  up  every  one 
from  following  his  brother. 

28  So  Jo'ab  blew  a  trumpet,  and  all  the 
people  stood  still,  and  pursued  after  If'ra-el 
no  more,  neither  fought  they  any  more 

29  And  Ab'ner  and  his  men  walked  ah 
that  night  through  the  plain,  and  passed 
over  Jor'dan,  and  went  through  all  Bith'- 
ron,  and  they  came  to  Ma-ha-na'im. 

30  And  Jo'ab  returned  from  following 
Ab'ner  :  and  when  he  had  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  there  lacked  of  Da'vid' s 
servants  nineteen  men  and  Af'a-hel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  Da'vid  had  smit- 
ten of  Benja-min,  and  of  Ab'ner's  men,  so 
that  three  hundred  and  threescore  men 
died. 

32  And  they  took  up  Af'a-hel,  and  buri- 
ed him   in   the    sepulchre  of  his  father. 


tbner  displeased  with  Ish'bo-shclh.     II.  SAM'UEL 
which  u-as  in  Beth'lehem.     And  Jo'iib  and 
his  men  went  all  night,  and  they  came  to 
He'bron  at  break  of  day. 
CHAP.  III. 

NOW  there  was  long  war  between  the 
house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of  Da'- 
vid :  but  Da'vid  waxed  stronger  and 
stronger,  and  the  house  of  Saul  waxed 
weaker  and  weaker. 

2  And  unto  Da'vid  were  sons  born  in 
He'brun  :  and  his  first-born  was  Aui'non, 
of  A-hin'o-ani  the  Jez're-el-i-tess  ; 

3  And  his  second,  Chll'e-ab,  of  Ab'i-gail 
the  wife  of  Na'bal  the  Car'mel-ite  :  and 
the  third,  Ab'sa-lom,  the  son  of  Ma'a-cah 
the  daughter  of  Tal'mai  king  of  Ge'shur; 

4  And  the  fourth,  Id-o-ni'jah,  the  son 
of  Hag'gith  ;  and  the  fifth,  Sheph-a-tl'ah, 
the  son  of  Ab'i-tal ; 

5  And  the  sixth,  Ith're-am,  by  Eg'lah, 
l)a.'vid''s  wife.  These  were  born  to  Da'- 
vid in  He'bron. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  there  was 
war  between  the  house  of  Saul  and  the 
house  of  Da'vid,  that  Ab'ner  made  himself 
strong  for  the  house  of  Saul. 

7  And  Saul  had  a  concubine,  whose 
name  ?<•«!•  Riz'pah,  the  daughter  of  A-i'ah: 
and  Ish'bo-shith  said  to  Ab'ner,  Where- 
fore hast  thou  gone  in  unto  my  father''s 
concubine  ? 

•  8  Then  was  Ab'ner  very  wroth,  for  the 
words  of  ish'bo-sheth,  and   said.    Am  la 

dog's  head,  which  against'  Jii'dah  do  show  i(but  Ab'ner  was  not  Avith    Da'vid    in   He- 
kindness  this  day   unto  the  house  of  Suul  bron  ;  for  he  had  sent  him  away,  and  he 
thy    father,    to  his   brethren,   and    to  bis  was  gone  in  peace.) 


MOneT  retollelh  lo  Da'vid 

16  And  her  husband  went  with  hei 
along'  weeping  behind  her  to  Ba-hu'rim. 
Then  said  Ab'ner  unto  him,  Go,  return. 
And  he  returned. 

17  IT  And  Ab'ner  had  communication 
with  the  elders  of  i|'ra-tl,  saying,  Ye 
sought  for  Da'vid  in  times  past  to  be  king 
over  you  : 

18  Now  then  do  it :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  of  Da'vid,  saying,  Dy  the  hand  of 
my  servant  Da'vid  1  will  save  my  people 
l§'ra-el  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  their  en 
emies. 

19  And  Ab'ner  also  spake  in  the  ears  of 
Ben'ja-min  :  and  Ab'ner  went  also  to  speak 
in  the  tars  of  Da'vid  in  He'bron  all  that 
seemed  good  to  15'ra-el,  and  that  seemed 
good  to  the  whole  house  of  Btrf'ja-min. 

20  So  Ab'ner  came  to  Da'vid  to  He'- 
bron, and  twenty  men  with  him :  and 
Da'vid  made  Ab'ner,  and  the  men  that 
wire  with  him,  a  feast. 

21  And  Ab'ner  said  untvi  Da'vid,  I  will 
arije  and  go,  and  will  gather  all  i§'ra-el 
unto  my  lord  the  king,  that  they  may 
make  a  league  witii  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayst  reign  over  all  that  thine  heart  de- 
sireth.  And  Da'vid  sent  Ab'ner  away  ; 
and  he  went  in  peace. 

22  And,  behold,  the  servants  of  Da'vid 
and  Jo'ab  came  from  pursuing  a  troop, 
and  brouifht  in  a  great  spoil  with  them  : 


friends,  and  have  not  delivered  thee  into 
the  hand  of  Da'vid,  that  thou  cha':gest  me 
to-day  with  a  fault  concer'ning  this  wo- 
man? 

9  So  do  God  to  Ab'ner,  and  more  also, 
except  as  the  Lord  hath  sworn  to  Da'vid, 
even  so  I  do  to  him  ; 

10  To  translate  the  kingdom  from  the 
bouse  of  Saul,  and  to  set  up  the  throne  of 
T^a'vid  over  15'ra-el,  and  over  Ju'dah,  from 
Dan  even  to  Be-er'she-ba. 

11  And  he  could  not  answer  Ab'n6r  a 
Vvord  ftgain',  because  he  feared  him. 

Pi  And  Ab'ner  sent  messengers  to  Da'- 
vid on  his  behalf,  saying.  Whose  is  the 
land  r  saying  also^  Make  thy  league  with 
me,  and,  behold,  my  hand  shall  be  with 
thee,  to  bring  about'  all  If'ra-el  unto  thee. 

13  And  he  said.  Well  ;  1  will  make  a 
league  with  thee  :  but  one  thing  I  require 
of  thee,  that  is,  Thou  shalt  not  see  my 
face,  except  thou  first  bring  Mi'chal,  SauPs 
daughter,  when  thou  comest  to  see  my  face. 

14  And  Da'vid  sent  messengers  to  Ish'- 
bo-sheth, Saul's  son,  saying,  Deliver  me 
my  wife  Mi'chal,  which  I  espoufed  to  me 
for  a  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Phi-lis'tines. 

15  And  Ish'bo-sheth  sent,  and  took  her 
from  her  hijf'band,ete;i  from  Phal'ti-el  the 
son  of  La'ish. 


23  \A  hen  Jo'ab  and  all  the  host  that 
was  with  him  were  come,  they  told  .lo'ab, 
saying,  Ab'ner  the  son  of  Nercame  to  the 
king,  and  he  hath  sent  him  a\yay,  and  he 
is  gone  in  peace  : 

24  Tlien  Jo'ab  came  to  the  king,  and 
said,  \A'hat  hast  thou  done  ?  behold,  Ab'- 
ner came  unto  thee  ;  why  is  it  that  thou 
hast  sent  him  away,  and  he  is  quite  gone  ? 

25  Thou  knowest  Ab'ner  the  son  of 
Ner,  that  he  came  to  deceive  tliee,  and  to 
know  thy  going  out,  and  thy  coming  in, 
and  to  know  all  that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Jo'ab  was  come  out  from 
Da'vid,  he  sent  messengers  after  Ab'ner, 
which  brought  him  again'  from  the  well 
of  Si'rah  :  but  Da'vid  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Ab'ner  was  returned  to 
He'bron,  Jo'ab  took  him  aside  in  the  gate 
to  speak  with  him  quietly,  and  smote  him 
there  under  the  fifth  rib^  that  he  died,  for 
the  blood  of  Aj'a-hel  his  brother. 

28  And  afterward,  when  Da'vid  heard 
it,  he  said,  I  and  my  kingdom  are  guiltless 
before  the  Lord  for  ever  from  the  blood  of 
Ab'ner  the  son  of  Ner. 

29  Let  it  rest  on  the  head  of  Jo'ab,  and 
on  all  his  father's  house  ;  and  let  there 
not  fail  from  the  house  of  Jo'ab  one  that 
hath  an  issue,  or  that  is  a  leper,  or  that 

265 


Da'nd  moumtth,  for  Ab'nh.  II 

leaneth  on  a  staff,  or  that  falleth  on  the 
sword,  or  that  lacketh  bread. 

30  So  Jo'iib  and  A-bish'a-l  his  brother 
slew  Ab'ner,  because  he  had  slain  their 
brothf-r  Aj'a-hel  at  Gib'e-on  in  the  battle. 

31  And  Da'vid  said  to  Jo'ab,  and  to  all 
the  people  that»«cre  with  him,  Rend  your 
clotiies.  and  grird^  you  with  sackcloth, 
and  mourn  before  Ab'ner.  And  king  Da'- 
vid himself  followed  the  bier. 

32  And  they  buried  Ab'ner  in  He'bron  : 
and  the  kinsf  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  wept 
at  the  grave  of  Ab'ner  ;  and  all  the  peo- 
ple wept. 

33  And  tne  king  lamented  over  Ab'ner, 
and  said.  Died  Ab'ner  as  a  fool  dieth  .' 

34  Thy  hands  were  not  bound,  nor  thy 
feet  put  into  fetters  :  as  a  man  falleth  be- 
fore wicked  men,  so  fellest  thou.  And  all 
the  people  wept  again'  over  him. 

35  And  when  all  the  people  came  to 
cause  Da'vid  to  eat  meat  while  it  was  yet 
day,  Da'vid  sware,  saying,  So  do  God  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  I  taste  bread,  or 
aught  else,  till  the  sun  be  down. 

36  And  all  the  people  took  notice  o/z7, 
and  it  pleased  them  :  as  whatsoever  the 
king  did  pleased  all  the  people. 

XI  For  all  the  people,  and  all  If'ra-el 
understood  that  day,  that  it  was  not  of  the 
king  to  slay  Ab'ner  the  son  of  Ner. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his  servants. 
Know  ye  not  that  there  is  a  prince  and  a 
great  man  fallen  this  day  in  if'ra-el  ? 

39  And  I  am  this  day  weak,  though 
anointed  king  ;  and  these  men  the  sons  of 
Zer-u-i'ah  be  too  hard  for  me  :  the  Lord 
shall  reward  the  doer  of  evil  according  to 
his  wickedness. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  when  Saul's  son  heard  that  Ab'- 
ner was  dead  in  He'bron,  his  hands 
were  feeble,  and  all  the  i|'ra-el-ites  were 
troiibled. 

2  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men  that  were 
cap'tains  of  bands  ;  the  name  of  the  one 
was  Ba'a-nah,  and  the  name  of  the  other 
Re'chab,  the  sons  of  Rim'mon  a  Be-e'roth- 
Tte,  of  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min :  (for 
Be-e'roth  also  was  reckoned  to  Ben'- 
ja-min : 

3  And  the  Be-e'roth-Ttes  fled  to  Git'ta- 
im,  and  were  so'journers  there  until  this 
day.) 

4  And  Jon'a-than,  Saul's  son,  had  a  son 
that  was  lame  of  his  feet.  He  was  five 
years  old  when  the  tidings  came  of  Saul 
and  Jon'a-than  out  of  Jez're-el,  and  h 
nurse  took  him  up,  and  fled  :  and  it  came 
to  pass,  as  she  made  haste  to  flee,  that  he 
fell,  and  became  lame.  And  his  name 
was  Me-phib'o-sheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rim'mon,  the  Be-e'- 
roth-'ite,  Re'chab  and  Ba'a-nah,  went,  and 
came  about'  the  heat  of  the  day  to  the 


SAM'UEL.  The  IfWa-il-ites  troubled. 

house  of  Ish'bo-sheth,  who  lay  on  a  bed 
at  noon : 

6  And  they  came  thither  into  the  midst 
of  the  house,  as  though  they  would  have 
fetched  wheat ;  and  they  smote  him  under 
the  fifth  rib  :  and  Re'chab  and  Ba'a-uah 
his  brother  escaped. 

7  For  when  tney  came  into  the  house, 
he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his  bed-chamber  ;  and 
they  smote  him,  and  slew  him,  and  be- 
headed him,  and  took  his  head,  and  gat 
them  away  through  the  plain  aTl  night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of  ish'bo- 
sheth  unto  Da'vid  to  He'bron,  and  said  to 
the  king.  Behold  the  head  of  ish'bo-sheth, 
the  son  of  Saul  thine  enemy,  which  sought 
thy  life  ;  and  the  Lord  hath  aven'ged 
my  lord  the  king  this  day  of  Saul,  and  of 
his  seed. 

9  And  Da'vid  answered  Re'chab  and 
Ba'a-nah  his  brother,  the  sons  of  Rim'mon 
the  Be-e'roth-lte,  and  said  unto  them,  ^s 
the  Lord  liveth,  who  hath  redeemed  my 
soul  out  of  all  adver'sity, 

10  When  one  told  me,  saying,  Behold, 
Saul  is  dead,  (thinking  to  have  brought 
good  tidings,)  I  took  hold  of  him,  and 
slew  him  in  Zik'lag,  who  thought  that  I 
would  have  given  him  a  reward  for  his 
tidings  : 

11  How  much  more,  when  wicked  men 
have  slain  a  righteous  person  in  his  own 
house  upon  his  bed?  shall  1  not  there'fore 
now  require  his  blood  of  your  hand,  and 
take  you  away  from  the  earth  ? 

12  And  Da'vid  comman'ded  his  young 
men,  and  they  slew  them,  and  cut  off 
their  hands  and  their  feet,  and  hanged 
them  up  over  the  pool  in  He'bron.  But 
they  took  the  head  of  ish'bo-sheth,  and 
buried  it  in  the  sepulchre  of  Ab'ner  in 
He'bron. 

CHAP.  V. 


THEN  came  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el 
to  Da'vid  unto  He'bron,  and  spake, 
saying,  Behold,  we  are  thy  bone  and  thy 
flesh. 

2  Also  in  time  past,  when  Saul  was 
king  over  us,  thou  wast  he  that  leddest 
out  and  broughtest  m  if'ra-el :  and  the 
Lord  said  to  thee.  Thou  shalt  feed  my 
people  If'ra-el,  and  thou  shalt  be  a  cap'- 
tain  over  If'ra-el. 

3  So  all  the  elders  of  If'ra-el  came  to 
the  king  to  He'bron  ;  and  king  Da'vid 
made  a  league  with  them  in  He'bron  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  and  they  anointed  Da'vid 
king  over  If'ra-el. 

4  Da'vid  xvas  thirty  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  forty  years. 

5  In  He'bron  he  reigned  over  Ju'dah 
seven  years  and  six  months ;  and  in  Je- 
ril'sa-lem  he  reigned  thirty  and  three  years 
over  all  If'ra-el  and  Ju'dah. 

6  And  the  king  and  his  men  went  to 


^  gerd. 


266 


m'rhimtndeth  to  Da'xiid.  II.  SAM'UEL. 

Je-r&'sa-lem  unto  the  Jeb'u-sites,  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  ;  which  spake  unto 
Da'vid,  saying,  Except  thou  take  away 
the  blind  and  the  lame,  thou  shalt  not 
come  in  hither  :  thinking,  Da'vid  cannot 
come  in  hither. 

7  Nevertheless  Da'vid  took  the  strong 
hold  of  Zi'on :  the  same  is  the  city  of 
Da'vid. 

8  And  Da'vid  said  on  that  day,  Who- 
soever getteth  up  to  the  gutter,  and  smit- 
eth  the  Jeb'u-sites,  and  the  lame  and  the 
blind,  tliat  art  hated  of  Da'vid's  soul,  ht 
shall  be  chief  and  cap'laln  :  wherefore 
they  said.  The  blind  and  the  lame  shall 
not  come  into  the  house. 

9  So  Da'vid  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and  called 
it  The  City  of  Da'vid  :  and  Da'vid  built 
round   about',   from   Mil'lo   and  in'ward. 

10  And  Da'vid  went  on,  and  grew 
great ;  and  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  was 
with  him. 

1 1  And  Hi'ram  king  of  Tyre  sent  mes- 
sengers to  Da'vid,  and  cedar-trees,  and 
carpenters,  and  masons  ;  and  they  built 
Da'vid  a  house. 

12  And  Da'vid  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  estab'lished  him  king  over  If'ra-el, 
and  that  he  had  exalted  his  kingdom  for 
his  people  If'ra-el's  sake. 

13  And  Da'vid  took  him  more  con- 
cubines and  wives  out  of  Je-rft'sa-lem,  af- 
ter he  was  come  from  Ple'bron :  and  there 
were  yet  sons  and  daughters  born  to  Da'- 
vid. 

14  And  these  be  the  names  of  those 
that  were  born  unto  him  in  Je-rCl'sa-lem  ; 
Sham-mu'ah,  and  Sho'bab,  and  Na'than, 
and  Sol'o-mon, 

15  Ib'har  also,  and  El-i-shii'a,  and  Ne'- 
pheg,  and  Ja-phi'a, 

16  And  E-lish'a-ma,  and  E-lT'a-da,  and 
£-liph'a-let. 

17  IT  But  when  the  Phi-lis'tines  heard 
that  they  had  anointed  Da'vid  king  over 
ij'ra-el,  all  the  Phi-lis'tlnes  came  up  to 
seek  Da'vid  ;  and  Da'vid  heard  of  it^  and 
went  down  to  the  hold. 

18  The  Phi-lis'tines  also  came,  and 
spread  themselves  in  the  valley  of  Reph'- 
a-im. 

19  And  Da'vid  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying:,  Shall  I  go  up  to  the  Phi-lis'tines  ? 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  mine  hand  ? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  Da'vid,  Go  up  ; 
for  1  will  doubtless  deliver  the  Phi-lis'tines 
into  thine  hand. 

20  And  Da'vid  came  to  Ba'al-Per'a-zim, 
and  Da'vid  smote  them  there,  and  said. 
The  Lord  hath  broken  forth  upon  mine 
enemies  before  me,  as  the  breach  of  wa- 
ters. Therf'fore  he  called  the  name  of 
that  place  Ba'al-Per'a-zim. 

21  And  there  they  left  their  images, 
and  Da'vid  and  his  men  burnt  them. 

22  T  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  came  up  yet 


Uz'sah  slain. 
and  spread  themselves  in  the  va'- 


agam 

ley  of  Reph'a-im. 

23  And  when  Da'vid  inquired  of  the 
Lord,  he  Sciid,  Thou  shalt  not  go  up  ; 
but  fetch  a  com'pass  behind  them,  and 
come  upon  them  over  agaunst'  the  mulber- 
ry-trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou  hearest  the 
sound  of  a  going  in  the  tops  of  the  mul- 
berry-trees, that  then  thou  shalt  bestir 
thyself:  for  then  shall  the  Lord  go  out 
before  thee,  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
lis'tines. 

25  And  Da'vid  did  so,  as  the  Lord  had 
comman'ded  him  ;  and  smote  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines from  Ge'ba  until  thou  come  to  Ga'zer. 

^  CHAP.  VL 

AGAIN',   Da'vid  gathered  together  all 
the   chosen   men   of   If'ra-el,   thirty 
thousand. 

2  And  Da'vid  aro§e,  and  went  with  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him  from  Ba'- 
al-le  of  Jii'dah,  to  bring  up  from  thence 
the  ark  of  God,  whose  name  is  called  by 
the  name  of  'The  liORD  of  Hosts,  that 
dwelleth  betvjeen  the  cherubims. 

3  And  they  set  the  ark  of  God  upon  a 
new  cart,  and  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
of  A-bin'a-dab  that  was  in  Gib'e-ah  :  and 
tjz'zah  and  A-hi'o,  the  sons  of  A-bin'a-dab, 
drave  the  new  cart. 

4  And  they  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
of  A-bin'a-dab,  which  teas  at  Gib'e-ah, 
accom'panying  the  ark  of  God  :  and  A-hi'o 
went  before  the  ark. 

5  And  Da'vid  and  all  the  house  of  Ij'- 
ra-el,  played  before  the  Lord  on  all  man- 
ner of  instruments  made  of  hr-wood,^  even 
on  harps,  and  on  psal'teries,  and  on  tim- 
brels, and  on  cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  And  when  they  came  to  Na'chon's 
threshing-floor,  tJz'zah  put  forth  his  hand 
to  the  ark  of  God,  and  took  hold  of  it ; 
for  the  oxen  shook  it. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against'  IJz'zah,  and  God  smote  him 
there  for  his  errour  ;  and  there  he  died  by 
the  ark  of  God. 

8  And  Da'vid  was  displeased,  because 
the  Lord  had  made  a  breach  upon  Vz'- 
zah :  and  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Pe'rez-tJz'zah  to  this  day. 

9  And  Da'vid  was  afraid  of  the  Lord 
that  day,  and  said.  How  shall  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  come  to  me  ? 

10  So  Da'vid  would  not  remove  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  unto  him  into  the  city  of 
Da'vid  ;  but  Da'vid  carried  it  aside  into 
the  house  of  O'bed-E'dom  the  Git'tite. 

11  And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  continued 
in  the  house  of  o'bed-E'dom  the  Git'tite 
three  months:  and  the  Lord  bless'ed 
o'bed-E'dom,  and  all  his  household. 

12  And  it  was  told  king  Da'vid,  saying, 
The  Lord  hath  bltss'ed  the  house  of  O'bed- 
E'dom,  and  all  that  pirlain'eth  unto  him, 


fir-wild. 


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God  blcss'elh  O'bcd-E'ddm. 

because  of  the  ark  of  God. 

went  and  brought  up  the  ark  of  God  from 

the  house  of  O'bed-E'dom  into  the  city  of 

Da'vid  with  gladness. 

13  And  it  was  so,  that  when  they  that 
bare  the  ark  of  the  Lord  had  gone  six 
paces,  he  sac'rifi5ed  oxen  and  fatlings. 

14  And  Da'vTd  danced  before  the  Lord 
with  all  his  might :  and  Da'vid  was  girded 
with  a  linen  eph'od. 

15  So  Da'vid  and  all  the  house  of  If'ra- 
el  brought  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  with 
shouting,  and  with  the  sound  of  the  trum- 
pet. 

16  And  as  the  ark  of  the  Lord  came 
into  the  city  of  Da'vTd,  Mi'chal,  SauPs 
daughter,  looked  through  a  window,  and 
saw  king  Da'vid  leaping  and  dan'cing  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  and  she  despifed  him  in 
her  heart. 

17  And  they  brought  in  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  set  it  in  his  place,  in  the  midst 
of  the  tabernacle  that  Da'vid  had  pitched 
for  it:  and  Da'vTd  offered  burnt-offerings 
and  peace-offerings  before  the  Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  Da'vTd  had  made  an 
end  of  offering  burnt-offerings  and  peace- 
offerings,  he  bless'ed  the  people  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  And  he  dealt  among  all  the  people, 
even  among  the  whole  multitude  of  I§'ra- 
el,  as  well  to  the  women  as  men,  to  every 
one  a  cake  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  of 
flesh,  and  a  flagon  of  wine.  So  all  the 
people  departed  every  one  to  his  house. 

20  Then  Da'vTd  returned  to  bless  his 
household.  And  Mi'chal,  the  daughter  of 
Saul,  came  out  to  meet  Da'vTd,  and  said, 
How  glorious  was  the  kingof  If'ra-el  to-day, 
who  uncovered  himself  to-day  in  the  eyes 
of  the  handmaids  of  his  servants,  as  one 
of  the  vain  fellows  shamelessly  uncovereth 
himself ! 

21  And  Da'vTd  said  unto  Mi'chal,  II 
was  before  the  Lord,  which  chose  me  be- 
fore thy  father,  and  before  all  his  house, 
to  appoint  me  ruler  over  the  people  of  the 
Lord,  over  Ij'ra-el :  there'fore  will  I  play 
before  the  Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile  than 
thus,  and  will  be  base  in  mine  own  sight: 
and  of  the  maid-servants,  which  thou  hast 
spoken  of,  of  them  shall  I  be  had  in  fton'our. 

23  There'fdre  Mi'chal,  the  daughter  of 
Saul,  had  no  child  unto  the  day  of  her 
death. 

CHAP.  VIL 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 

J\.  sat  in  his  house,  and  the  Lord  had 

given  him  rest  round  about'  from  all  his 

enemies, 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Na'than  the 
prophet,  See  now,  I  dwell  in  a  house  of 
cedar,  but  the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within 
ciir'taTns. 

3  And  Na'than  said  to  the  king^,  Go,  do 


IL  SAM'UEL.   Da'vid^ s  prayer  and  thanksgiving 
So  Da'vTd  all  that  is  in  thine  heart :  for  the  Lord  u 
with  thee. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Na'than, 
saying, 

5  Go  and  tell  my  servant  Da'vTd,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Shalt  thou  build  me  a 
house  for  me  to  dwell  in  ? 

6  Whereas  I  have  not  dwelt  in  any  house 
since  the  time  that  I  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el  out  of  E'gypt  even  to  this 
day,  but  have  walked  in  a  tent  and  in  a 
tabernacle. 

7  In  all  the  places  wherein  I  have  walk- 
ed with  all  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el,  spake 
I  a  word  with  any  of  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el, 
whom  I  comman'ded  to  feed  my  people 
If'ra-el,  saying.  Why  build  ye  not  me  a 
house  of  cedar  ? 

8  Now  there'fore  so  shalt  thou  say  unto 
my  servant  Da'vTd,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheepcot, 
from  following  the  sheep,  to  be  ruler  over 
my  people,  over  If'ra-el : 

9  And  I  was  with  thee  whithersoever 
thou  wentest,  and  have  cut  off  all  thine 
enemies  out  of  thy  sight,  and  have  made 
thee  a  great  name,  like  unto  the  name  of 
the  great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

10  Moreover,  I  will  appoint  a  place 
for  my  people  If'ra-el,  and  will  plant  them, 
that  they  may  dwell  in  a  place  of  their 
own,  and  move  no  more  ;  neither  shall  the 
children  of  wickedness  afflict  them  any 
more,  as  before-time. 

1 1  And  as  since  the  time  that  I  com- 
man'ded judges  to  be  over  my  people  If'- 
ra-el, and  have  caused  thee  to  rest  from 
all  thine  enemies.  Also  the  Lord  telleth 
thee,  that  he  will  make  thee  a  house. 

12  And  when  thy  days  be  fulfilled,  and 
thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  I  will 
set  up  thy  seed  after  thee,  which  shall 
proceed  out  of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will 
estab'lTsh  his  kingdom. 

13  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my  name, 
and  I  will  stablish  the  throne  of  his  king 
dom  for  ever. 

14  I  will  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be 
my  son.  If  he  commit  iniquity,  I  will 
chasten  him  with  the  rod  of  men,  and  with 
the  stripes  of  the  children  of  men  : 

15  But  my  mercy  shall  not  depart  away 
from  him,  as  I  took  it  from  Saul,  whom  I 
put  away  before  thee. 

16  And  thine  house  and  thy  kingdom 
shall  be  estab'lTshed  for  ever  before  thee  . 
thy  throne  shall  be  estab'lTshed  for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words,  and 
according  to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Na'than 
speak  unto  Da'vTd. 

18  Then  went  king  Da'vTd  in,  and  sat 
before  the  Lord  ;  and  he  said.  Who  am 
I,  O  Lord  God  ?  and  what  is  my  house, 
that  thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto  ? 

19  And  this  was  yet  a  small  thing  in 
268 


David subduclh  his  enemies.  II. 

thy  sight,  O  Lord  God  ;  but  thou  hast 
spoken  also  of  thy  servant''s  hbUse  for  a 
great  whih;  to  come.  And  is  this  the  man- 
ner of  man,  O  Lord  God  ' 

20  And  what  can  Da'vid  say  more  unto 
thee  ?  for  thou,  Lord  God,  knowest  thy 
servant. 

21  For  thy  word's  sake,  and  according 
to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou  done  all 
these  great  things,  to  make  thy  servant 
know  Ihem. 

22  Wherefore  thou  art  great,  O  Lord 
God  :  for  there  is  none  like  thee,  neither 
is  there  any  God  beside  thee,  according  to 
all  that  we  have  heard  with  our  ears. 

23  And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is 
like  thy  people,  even  like  Ij'ra-el,  whom 
God  went  to  redeem  for  a  people  to  him- 
self, and  to  make  him  a  name,  and  to  do 
for  you  great  things  and  terrible,  for  thy 
land,  before  thy  people,  which  thou  re- 
deemedst  to  thee  from  E'gypt,  from  the 
nations  and  their  gods  ? 

24  For  thou  hast  confirmed  to  thyself 
thy  people  Ij'ra-el,  to  be  a  people  unto 
thee  for  ever :  and  thou,  Lord,  art  be- 
come their  God. 

25  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  the  word 
that  thou  hast  spoken  concer'ning  thy  ser- 
vant, and  concer'ning  his  house,  establish 
it  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

2G  And  let  thy  name  be  magnified  for 
ever,  saying.  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the 
Gcd  over  Ij'ra-el :  and  let  the  house  of 
thy  servant  Da'vid  be  estab'lished  before 
thee. 

27  For  thou,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of 
l§'ra-el,  hast  revealed  to  thy  servant,  say- 
ing, I  will  build  thee  a  house  :  there'fore 
hath  thy  servant  found  in  his  heart  to  pray 
this  prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  thou  art 
that  God,  and  thy  words  be  true,  and  thou 
hast  promised  this  goodness  unto  thy  ser- 
vant : 

29  There'fore  now  let  it  please  thee  to 
bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may 
continue  for  ever  before  thee  :  for  thou, 
O  Lord  God,  hast  spoken  it ;  and  with 
thy  blessing  let  the  house  of  thy  servant 
be  bless'ed  for  ever. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that 
Da'vid  smote  the  Phi-lTs'tines,  and 
subdued  them  :  and  Da'vid  took  Me'theg- 
Am'mah  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
lines. 

2  And  he  smote  Mo'ab,  and  meaj'ured 
them  with  a  line,  cas'ting  them  down  to 
the  ground  ;  even  with  two  lines  meaj'ur- 
ed  he  to  put  to  death,  and  with  one  full 
line  to  keep  alive  :  and  so  the  Mo'ab-ites 
became  Da.'vid''s  servants,  and  brought 
gifts. 

3  Da'vid  smote  also  Had-ad-e'zer,  the 

1  hokftd. 


SAM'UEL.  He  dedicates  the  spoil  unlo  God 
son  of  Re'hob,  king  of  Zd'bah,  as  he  went 
to  recover  his  border  at  the  river  Eu-phra'- 
tef. 

4  And  Da'vid  took  from  him  a  thousand 
chariots^  and  seven  hundred  horsemen, 
and  twenty  thousand  footmen  :  and  Da'vid 
hough'edl  all  the  chariot /to«ei,  but  re- 
ferv'ed  of  them  fur  a  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syr'i-fms  of  Da-mas' - 
cus  came  to  succour  Had-iid-e'zer  king  oi 
Zo'bah,  Da'vid  slew  of  the  Syr'i-ans  two 
and  twenty  thousand  men. 

6  Then  Da'vid  put  garrisons  in  Syr'i-a 
of  Da-mas'fus :  and  the  Syr'i-ans  became 
servants  to  Da'vid,  and  brought  gifts.  And 
the  Lord  prejerv'ed  Da'vid  whithersoever 
he  went. 

7  And  Da'vid  took  Ihe  shields  of  gold 
that  were  on  the  servants  of  IIad-;id-e'zer, 
and  brought  them  to  Je-rO'sa-lem. 

8  And  from  Be'tfdi,  and  from  Ber'o-thfii, 
cities  of  Had-ad-e'zer,  king  Da'vid  took 
exceeding  mucVi  brass. 

9  t  When  To'i  king  of  Ha'math  heanl 
that  Da'vid  had  smitten  all  the  host  of 
Had-ad-e'zer, 

10  Then  'r5'i  sent  Jo'ram  his  son  unto 
king  Da'vid,  to  salute  him,  and  to  bless 
him,  because  he  had  fought  against'  Had- 
ad-e'zer,  and  smitten  him :  (for  Had-ad-e'- 
zer had  wars  with  To'i  :)  and  Jo'ram 
brought  with  him  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  vessels  of  brass  ; 

11  Which  also  king  Da'vid  did  dedicate 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  silver  and  gold 
that  he  had  dedicated  of  all  nations  which 
he  subdued  ; 

12  Of  Syr'i-a,  and  of  Mo'ab,  and  of  the 
children  of  Am'mon,  and  of  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines,  and  of  Am'a-lek,  and  of  the  spoil 
of  Had-ad-e'zer,  son  of  Re'hob,  king  of 
Zo'bah. 

13  And  Da'vid  gat  him  a  name  when 
he  returned  from  smiting  of  the  Syr'i-ans 
in  the  valley  of  Salt,  being  eighteen  thou- 
sand men. 

14  And  he  put  garrisons  in  E'dom ; 
throughout  all  E'dom  put  he  garrisons : 
and  all  they  of  E'dom  became  Da'rid's 
servants.  And  the  Lord  prejerv'ed  Da'- 
vid whithersoever  he  went. 

15  And  Da'vid  reigned  over  all  Ij'ra-el ; 
and  Da'vid  executed  judgment  and  jus- 
tice unto  all  his  people. 

16  And  Jo'ab  the  son  of  Zer-u-T'ah  was 
over  the  host ;  and  Je-hosh'a-phat  the  son 
of  A-hi'liid  was  recorder  ; 

17  And  Za'dok  the  son  of  A-hi'tub, 
and  A-him'e-lech  the  son  of  A-bi'a-thar, 
wire  the  priests;  and  Se-ra-1'ah  teat  the 
scribe  ; 

18  And  Ben-ai'ah^  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a- 
da  was  over  both  the  Cher'e-thTtes  and  the 
Pel'eth-ites ;  and  Da'vid's  sons  were  chief 
rulers. 

2  Bcn-a'yah. 

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DH'tncfs  kindness  to  Mc-phWo-shctk.  II.  SAM'UEL. 


The  Am'mon-ites  overcame. 


CHAP.  IX. 

AND  Da'vid  said,  Is  there  yet  any  that 
is  left  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I 
may  show  him  kindness  for  Jon'a-than's 
sake  ? 

2  And  there  ivas  of  the  house  of  Saul  a 
servant  whose  name  was  Zi'ba  :  and  when 
they  had  called  him  unto  Da'vid,  the  kin°; 
said  unto  him.  Art  thou  Zi'ba  ?  And  he 
said,  Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  king  said.  Is  there  not  yet 
any  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I  may  show 
the  kindness  of  God  unto  him  ?  And  Zi'ba 
said  unto  the  king,  Jon'a-than  hath  yet  a 
son,  which  is  lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Where 
is  he  ?  And  Zi'ba  said  unto  the  king.  Be- 
hold, he  is  in  the  house  of  Ma'chir  the  son 
of  Am'mi-el,  in  Lod'e-bar. 

5  Then  king  Da'vid  sent,  and  fetched 
nini  out  of  the  house  of  Ma'chir  the  son 
of  Am'mi-el,  from  Lod'e-bar. 

6  Now  when  Me-phib'o-sheth,  the  son 
of  Jon'a-than,  the  son  of  Saul,  was  come 
unto  Da'vid,  he  fell  on  his  face,  and  did 
reverence.  And  Da'vid  said,  Me-phib'o- 
sheth  I  And  he  answered,  Behold  thy 
servant. 

7  And  Da'vid  said  unto  him.  Fear  not : 
for  I  will  surely  show  thee  kindness  for 
Jon'a-than  thy  father's  sake,  and  will  re- 
store thee  all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father  ; 
and  thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my  table  con- 
tinually. 

8  And  he  bowed  himself,  and  said, 
"What  is  thy  servant,  that  thou  shouldst 
look  upon  such  a  dead  dog  as  I  am  ? 

9  Then  the  king  called  to  Zi'ba,  Saul's 
servant,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have  given 
unto  thy  master's  son  all  that  pertain'ed 
to  Saul,  and  to  all  his  house. 

10  Thou  there'fore,  and  thy  sons,  and 
thy  servants,  shall  till  the  land  for  him, 
and  thou  shalt  bring  in  the  fruits.,  that  thy 
master's  son  may  have  food  to  eat :  but 
Me-phib'o-sheth,  thy  master's  son,  shall 
eat  bread  alway  at  my  table.  Now  Zi'ba 
had  fifteen  sons,  and  twenty  servants. 

11  Then  said  Zi'ba  unto  the  king.  Ac- 
cording to  all  that  my  lord  the  king  hath 
comman'ded  his  servant,  so  shall  thy  ser- 
vant do.  As  for  Me-phib'o-sheth,  said  the 
king.,  he  shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of 
the  king's  sons. 

12  And  Me-phib'o-sheth  had  a  young 
son,  whose  name  was  Mi'cah.  And  all 
that  dwelt  in  the  house  of  Zi'ba  were  ser- 
vants unto  Me-phib'o-sheth. 

13  So  Me-phib'o-sheth  dwelt  in  Je-rA'- 
sa-lem :  for  he  did  eat  continually  at  the 
king's  table  ;  and  was  lame  on  both  his 
feet. 

CHAP.  X.— 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Am'mon  died, 
and  Ha'nun  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 


2  Then  said  Da'vid,  I  will  show  kind- 
ness unto  Ha'nun  the  son  of  Na'hash,  as 
his  father  showed  kindness  unto  me.  And 
Da'vTd  sent  to  com'fort  him,  by  the  hand 
of  his  servants,  for  his  father.  And  Da'- 
vid's  servants  came  into  the  land  of  the 
children  of  Am'mon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  children  of 
Am'mon  said  unto  Ha'nun  their  lord, 
Thinkest  thou  that  Da'vid  doth  /lon'our 
thy  father,  that  he  hath  sent  coni'forters 
unto  thee  ?  hath  not  Da'vid  rather  sent 
his  servants  unto  thee  to  search  the  city, 
and  to  spy  it  out,  and  to  overthrow  it  ? 

4  Wherefore  Ha'niin  took  Da'vid's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  off  the  one  half  of 
their  beards,  and  cut  off  their  garments  in 
the  middle,  even  to  their  buttocks,  and 
sent  them  away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  Da'vid,  he 
sent  to  meet  them,  because  the  men  were 
greatly  ashamed  :  and  the  king  said.  Tar- 
ry at  Jer'i-cho  until  your  beards  be  grown, 
and  then  return. 

6  And  when  the  children  of  Am'mon 
saw  that  they  stank  before  Da'vTd,  the 
children  of  Am'mon  sent  and  hired  the 
Syr'i-ans  of  Beth're-hob,  and  the  Syr'i-ans 
of  Z5'ba,  twenty  thousand  footmen,  and 
of  king  Ma'a-cah  a  thousand  men,  and 
of  Ish'tob  twelve  thousand  men. 

7  And  when  Da'vid  heard  of  j7,  he  sent 
Jo'ab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

8  And  the  children  of  Am'mon  came 
out,  and  put  the  battle  in  array  at  the  en- 
tering in  of  the  gate  :  and  the  Syr'i-ans 
of  Zo'ba,  and  of  Re'hob,  and  ish'tob,  and 
Ma'a-cah,  were  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

9  When  Jo'ab  saw  that  the  front  of  the 
battle  was  against'  him  before  and  behind, 
he  chose  of  all  the  choice  men  of  Tf'ra-el, 
and  put  them  in  array  against'  the  Syr'- 
i-ans : 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  deliv- 
ered into  the  hand  of  A-bish'a-i  his  brother, 
that  he  might  put  them  in  array  against' 
the  children  of  Am'mon. 

11  And  he  said.  If  the  Syr'i-ans  be  too 
strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt  help  me ; 
but  if  the  children  of  Am'mon  be  too 
strong  for  thee,  then  I  will  come  and  help 
thee. 

12  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  play 
the  men  for  our  people,  and  for  the  cities 
of  our  God  :  and  the  Lord  do  that  which 
seemeth  him  good. 

13  And  Jo'ab  drew  nigh,  and  the  people 
that  wire  with  him,  unto  the  battle  against' 
the  Syr'i-ans :  and  they  fled  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  children  of  Am'mon 
saw  that  the  Syr'i-ans  were  fled,  then  fled 
they  also  before  A-bTsh'a-i,  and  entered 
into  the  city.  So  Jo'ab  returned  from  the 
children  of  Am'mon,  and  came  to  Je-rfl'- 
sa-lem. 

15  And  when  the  Syr'i-ans  saw  that 

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Da  via  covvmittelh  adultery.  II.  SAM'UEL. 

they    were   smitten    before    If'ra-el,  they 
gathered  themselves  together. 

16  And  Iliid-ar-e'zer^  sent,  and  brought 
out  the  Syr'i-ans  that  were  beyond  the 
river:  and  they  came  to  He'lam ;  and 
Sho'bach,  the  cap'tahi  of  the  host  of  Had- 
ar-e'zdr,  went  before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  Da'vid,  he 
gathered  all  l§'ra-el  together,  and  passed 
over  Jor'dan,  and  came  to  He'lam.  And 
the  Syr'i-ans  set  themselves  in  array 
against'  Da'vid,  and  fought  with  him. 

18  And  the  Syr'i-ans  fled  before  If'ra-el; 
and  Da'vid  slew  the  men  of  seven  hundred 
chariots  of  the  Syr'i-ans,  and  forty  thou- 
sand horsemen,  and  smote  Sho'bach  the 
cap'tain  of  their  host,  who  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that  were 
servants  to  Had-ar-e'zer  saw  that  they 
were  smitten  before  Ij'ra-el,  they  made 
peace  with  If'ra-el,  and  served  them.  So 
the  Syr'i-ans  feared  to  help  the  children 
of  im'mon  any  more. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  year 
was  expired,  at  the  time  when  kings 
go  forth  to  battle^  that  Da'vid  sent  Jo'ab, 
and  his  servants  with  him,  and  all  Ij'ra-el ; 
and  they  destroy'ed  the  children  of  Am'- 
mon,  and  besieged  Rab'bah.  But  Da'vid 
tarried  still  at  Je-ril'sa-lem. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  in  an  evening- 
tide,  that  Da'vid  arofe  from  off  his  bed, 
and  walked  upon  the  roof  of  the  king's 
house :  and  from  the  roof  he  saw  a  woman 
wash'ing  herself;  and  the  woman  was  very 
beautiful  to  look  upon. 

3  And  Da'vid  sent  and  inquired  after 
the  woman.  And  one  said.  Is  not  this 
Bath'she-ba,  the  daughter  of  E-li'am,  the 
wife  of  U-rl'ah  the  Hit't'ite  ? 

4  And  Da'vid  sent  messengers,  and  took 
her  :  and  she  came  in  unto  him,  and  he 
lay  with  her,  (for  she  was  purified  from 
her  uncleanness,)  and  she  returned  unto 
her  house. 

5  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  sent 
and  told  Da'vid,  and  said,  I  am  with  child. 

6  And  Da'vid  sent  to  Jo'ab,  saying. 
Send  me  U-ri'ah  the  Hit'tite.  And  Jo'ab 
sent  U-rl'ah  to  Da'vid. 

7  And  when  U-ri'ah  was  come  unto 
nim,  Da'vid  deman'ded  of  him  how  Jo'ab 
did,  and  how  the  people  did,  and  how  the 
war  prospered. 

8  .■Vnd  Da'vid  said  to  tj-ri'ah.  Go  down 
to  thy  house,  and  wash  thy  feet.  And 
tj-r'i'ah  departed  out  of  the  king's  house, 
and  there  followed  him  a  mess  of  meat 
from  the  king. 

9  But  U-ri'ah  slept  at  the  door  of  the 
king's  house,  with  all  the  servants  of  his 
lord,  and  went  not  down  to  his  house. 

10  And  when  they  had  told  Da'vid, 
saying:,  U-rl'ah  went  not  down   unto  his 


U-ri'ah  is  slain. 
house,  Da'vid  said  unto  U-rl'ah,  Camest 
thou  not  from  /%  journey  ?  why  then  didst 
thou  not  go  down  unto  thine  house  ? 

11  And  U-ri'ah  said  unto  Da'vid,  The 
ark,  and  ij'ra-el,  and  Ju'dah,  abide  in 
tents  ;  and  my  lord  Jo'ab,  and  the  ser- 
vants of  my  lord,  are  encamped  in  the 
open  fields  :  shall  1  then  go  into  mine 
house,  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  lie 
with  my  wife  ?  as  thou  lirest,  and  as  thy 
soul  liveth,  I  will  not  do  this  thing. 

12  And  Da'vid  said  to  U-ri'ah,  Tarry 
here  to-day  also,  and  to-morrow  I  will  let 
thee  depart.  So  U-ri'ah  abode  in  Je-rC*'- 
sa-lem  that  day  and  the  morrow. 

13  And  when  Da'vid  had  called  him, 
he  did  eat  and  drink  before  him  ;  and  he 
made  him  drunk :  and  at  even  he  went 
out  to  lie  on  his  bed  with  the  servants  of 
his  lord,  but  went  not  down  to  his  house. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  Da'vid  wrote  a  letter  to  Jo'ab,  and 
sent  it  by  the  hand  of  U-ri'ah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter,  saying, 
Set  ye  tJ-ri'ah  in  the  fore-front  of  the  hot- 
test battle,  and  retire  ye  from  him,  that  he 
may  be  smitten,  and  die. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  J5'ab  6b- 
ferv'ed  the  city,  that  he  assigned  U-ri'ah 
unto  a  place  where  he  knew  that  valiant 
men  were. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went  out 
and  fought  with  Jo'ab :  and  there  fell  some 
of  the  people  of  the  servants  of  Da'vid  ; 
and  U-ri'ah  the  Hit'tite  died  also. 

18  Then  Jo'ab  sent  and  told  Da'vid  all 
the  things  concer'nlng  the  war  ; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger,  saying, 
When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  telling 
the  matters  of  the  war  unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king's  wrath 
arife,  and  he  say  unto  thee.  Wherefore 
approached  ye  so  nigh  unto  the  city  when 
ye  did  fight  ?  knew  ye  not  that  they  would 
shoot  from  the  wall  ? 

21  Who  smote  A-bim'e-lech  the  son  of 
Je-rub'be-sheth  ?  did  not  a  woman  cast  a 
piece  of  a  mill-stone  upon  him  from  the 
wall,  that  he  died  in  The'bez  ?  why  went 
ye  nigh  the  wall?  then  say  thou.  Thy 
servant  tJ-rl'ah  the  Hit'tite  is  dead  also. 

22  So  the  messenger  went,  and  came 
and  showed  Da'vid  all  that  Jo'ab  had  sent 
him  for. 

23  And  the  messenger  said  unto  Da'vid, 
Surely  the  men  prevailed  against'  us,  and 
came  out  unto  us  into  the  field,  and  we 
were  upon  them  even  unto  the  entering  of 
the  gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from  off  the 
wall  upon  thy  servants,  and  some  of  the 
king's  servants  be  dead,  and  thy  servant 
U-ri'ah  the  Hit'tite  is  dead  also. 

25  Then  Da'vid  said  unto  the  messen- 
ger. Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  Jo'ab,  Let 


'  The  same  as  Hadadezer — compare  2  Sam.  viii.  3  with  1  Chron.  viii.  3. 

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Da'vld^  reproved  by  Na'than,  II.  SAMIJEL 

not  this  thing-  displease  thee;  for  the 
^trord  devourelh  one  as  well  as  jitiother : 
make  thy  battle  more  strong  against'  the 
city,  and  overthrow  it ;  and  encourage 
thou  him. 

26  II  And  when  the  wife  of  fj-rl'ah  heard 
that  U-rl'ah  her  huf'band  was  dead,  she 
mourned  for  her  huf'baiid. 

27  And  when  the  mourning'  was  past, 
Da'vid  sent  and  fetched  her  to  his  house, 
and  she  became  his  wife,  and  bare  him  a 
son.  But  the  thing  that  Da'vid  had  done 
displeased  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  the  Lord  sent  Na'thiln  unto  Da'- 
vid. And  he  came  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  him.  There  were  two  men  in  one 
city ;  the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2  The  rich  man  had  exceeding  many 
flocks  and  herds  : 

3  But  the  poor  rtian  had  nothing  save 
one  little  ewe  lamb,  which  he  had  bought 
and  nourished  up  ;  and  it  grew  up  to- 
gether with  him,  and  Avith  his  children  :  it 
did  eat  of  his  own  meat,  and  drank  of  his 
own  cup,  and  lay  in  his  bo'gom,  and  was 
unto  him  as  a  daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a  traveller  unto  the 
rich  man  ;  and  he  spared  to  take  of  his 
own  flock,  and  of  his  own  herd,  to  dress 
for  the  wayfaring  man  that  was  come  unto 
him  ;  but  took  the  poor  man's  lamb,  and 
dressed  it  for  the  man  that  was  come  to 
him. 

5  And  Da'vid'a  anger  was  greatly  kin- 
dled against'  the  man  ;  and  he  said  to 
Na'than,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  the  man 
that  hath  done  this  thing  shall  surely 
die : 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb  fourfold, 
because  he  did  this  thing,  and  because  he 
had  no  pity. 

7  And  Na'than  said  to  Da'vid,  Thou  ar/ 
the  man.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
if'ra-el,  I  anointed  thee  king  over  If'ra-el, 
and  1  delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand  of 
Saul: 

8  And  I  gave  thee  thy  master's  house, 
and  thy  master's  wives  into  thy  b6'§6m, 
and  gave  thee  the  house  of  If'ra-gl  and  of 
Ju'dah  ;  and  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I 
would,  moreover,  have  given  unto  thee 
such  and  such  things. 

9  Wherefore  hast  thou  despised  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  to  do  evil  in 
his  sight  ?  Thou  hast  killed  IJ-ri'ah  the 
Hit'tite  with  the  sw5rd,  and  hast  taken  his 
wife  to  be  thy  wife,  and  hast  slain  him 
with  the  s?ford  of  the  children  of  Am'mon. 

10  Now  there'fore,  thesw^ord  shall  never 
depart  from  thine  house  ;  because  thou 
hast  despised  me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife 
of  tJ-ri'ah  the  Hit'tite  to  be  thy  wife. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  1  will 
raise  up  evil  against'  thee  out  of  thine  own 
house,  and  I  will  take  thy  wives  before 


confesseth  his  sin^  and  is  pardoned. 

thine  eyes,  and  give  them  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour, and  he  shall  lie  with  thy  wives  in 
the  sight  of  this  sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  it  secretly  :  but  I  will 
do  this  thing  before  all  Ij'ra-el,  and  before 
the  sun. 

13  And  Da'vid  said  unto  Na'than,  I  have 
sinned  against'  the  Lord.  And  Na'than 
sa'd  unto  Da'vid,  The  Lord  also  hath  put 
away  thy  sin  ;  thou  shall  not  die. 

14  Ilowbeit,  because  by  this  deed  thou 
hast  given  great  occasion  to  the  enemies  of 
the  Lord  to  blaspheme,  the  child  also 
tlial  is  born  unto  thee  shall  surely  die. 

15  T  And  Na'than  departed  unto  his 
house.  And  the  Lord  struck  the  child 
that  U-ri'ah's  wife  bare  unto  Da'vid,  and 
it  was  very  sick. 

16  Da'vid  there'fore  besought  God  for 
the  child  ;  and  Da'vid  fasted,  and  went  in 
and  lay  all  night  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  house  arofe,  and 
wc7it  to  him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the 
earth  :  but  he  would  not,  neither  did  he 
eat  bread  with  them. 

IS  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day  that  the  child  died.  And  the  servants 
of  Da'vid  feared  to  tell  him  that  the  child 
was  dead  :  for  they  said.  Behold,  while 
the  child  was  yet  alive  we  spake  unto 
him,  and  he  would  not  hearken  unto  our 
voice  ;  how  will  he  then  vex  himself  if  we 
tell  him  that  the  child  is  dead  ? 

19  But  when  Da'vid  saw  that  his  ser- 
vants whispered,  Da'vid  perceived  that  the 
child  was  dead:  there'fore  Da'vid  said  unto 
his  servants,  Is  the  child  dead  ?  And  they 
said.  He  is  dead. 

20  Then  Da'vid  arofe  from  the  earth, 
and  washed,  and  anointed  himself,  and 
changed  liis  apparel,  and  came  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  wor'shipped  :  then 
he  came  to  his  own  house  ;  and  M'hen  he 
required,  they  set  bread  before  him,  and  he 
did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto  him. 
What  thing  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  ? 
thou  didst  fast  and  weep  for  the  child 
while  it  was  alive  ;  but  when  the  child 
was  dead,  thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread. 

22  And  he  said,  While  the  child  was 
yet  alive,  I  fasted  and  wtpt :  for  I  said, 
Who  can  tell  ivhether  God  will  be  gra- 
cious to  me,  that  the  child  may  live  ? 

23  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should 
I  fast  ?  can  I  bring  him  back  again'  ?  I  shall 
go  to  him,  but  he  shall  not  return  to  me. 

24  And  Da'vid  com'forted  Bath'she-ba 
his  wife,  and  went  in  unto  her,  and  lay 
with  her :  and  she  bare  a  son,  and  he  call- 
ed his  name  Sol'o-mon ;  and  the  Lord 
loved  him. 

25  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of  Na'than 
the  prophet;  and  he  called  his  name  Jed- 
i-di'ah,  because  of  the  Lord. 

26  1  And   Jo'ab  fought  against'  Rab' 

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Am'non  ravisheth,  7^'mar,  II.  SAWUEL 

bah  of  the  children  of  Am'mon,  and  took 
the  royal  city. 

27  And  Jo'ab  sent  messengers  to  Da'vid, 
and  said,  I  have  fought  against'  Rab'bah, 
and  have  taken  the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  there'f  ore  gather  the  rest  of  the 
people  together,  and  encamp  against'  the 
city,  and  take  it :  lest  1  take  the  city,  and 
it  be  called  after  my  name. 

29  And  Dii'vld  gathered  all  the  people 
together,  and  went  to  Rab'bah,  and  fought 
against'  it,  and  took  it. 

30  And  he  took  their  king's  crown  from 
off  his  head,  (the  weight  whereof  was  a 
talent  of  gold  with  the  precious  stones,) 
and  it  was  set  on  Da'vid's  head  :  and  he 
brought  forth  the  spoil  of  the  city  in  great 
abundance. 

31  And  he  brought  forth  the  people  that 
tDcrt  therein,  and  put  them  under  saws, 
and  under  harrows  of  iron,  and  under  axes 
of  iron,  and  made  them  pass  through  the 
brick-kiln :  and  thus  did  he  unto  all  the 
cities  of  the  children  of  Am'mon.  So  Da'- 
vid and  all  the  people  returned  unto  Je-rfl'- 
sa-lem. 

CHAP.  XIII.— 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Ab'sa-loni,  the  son  of  Da'vid,  had  a 
fair  sister,  whose  name  was  Ta'mar  ;  and 
Am'noii  the  son  of  Da'vid  loved  her. 

2  And  Ain'non  was  so  vexed,  that  he 
fell  sick  for  his  sister  Ta'mar:  for  she  teas 
a  vir'ein  : '  and  Am'non  thought  it  hard  for 
him  to  do  any  thing  to  her. 

3  But  Am'nnn  had  a  friend,  whose  name 
teas  Jon'a-dai),  the  son  of  Shim'e-ah,  Da'- 
vid's brother :  and  Jon'a-dab  was  a  very 
subtle  man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  art  thou, 
being  the  king's  son,  lean  from  day  to  day  ? 
wilt  thou  not  tell  me.'  And  Am'non  said 
unto  him,  I  love  Ta'mar,  my  brother  Ab'- 
sa-lom's  sister. 

5  And  Jon'a-dab  said  unto  him,  Lay 
thee  down  on  tliy  bed,  and  make  thyself 
sick:  and  when  thy  father  cometh  to  see 
thee,  say  unto  him,  I  pray  thee,  let  my 
sister  Ta'mar  come  and  give  me  meat,  and 
dress  the  meat  in  my  sight,  that  I  may  see 
i/,  and  eat  il  at  her  hand. 

6  So  Am'non  lay  down,  and  made  him- 
self sick  :  and  when  the  king  was  come  to 
see  him,  Am'non  said  unto  the  king,  I  pray 
thee,  let  Ta'mar  my  sister  come,  and  make 
me  a  couple  of  cakes  in  my  sight,  that  I 
may  eat  at  her  hand. 

7  Then  Dii'vid  sent  home  to  Ta'mar, 
saying.  Go  now  to  thy  brother  Am'non's 
house,  and  dress  him  meat. 

8  So  Ta'mar  went  to  her  brother  Am'- 
noa's  house  ;  and  he  was  laid  down.  And 
she  took  flour,  and  kneaded  t7,  and  made 
cakes  in  his  sight,  and  did  bake  the  cakes. 

9  And  she  took  a  pan,  and  poured  them 


and  sendeth  her  away. 
out  before  him  ;  but  he  refused  to  eat. 
And  Am'non  said.  Have  out  all  men  from 
me  :  and  they  went  out  every  man  from 
him. 

10  And  Am'non  said  unto  Ta'mar,  Brini; 
the  meat  into  the  chamber,  that  I  may  eat 
of  thine  hand.  And  Ta'mar  took  the 
cakes  which  she  had  made,  and  brouo-hl 
them  into  the  chamber  to  Am'non  her 
brother. 

11  And  when  she  had  brought  thcn^ 
unto  him  to  eat,  he  took  hold  of  her,  and 
said  unto  her,  Come,  lie  with  me,  my  sis- 
ter. 

12  And  she  answered  him.  Nay,  my 
brother,  do  not  force  me ;  for  no  such 
thing  ought  to  be  done  in  Ij'ra-el :  do  not 
thou  this  folly. 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I  cause  my 
■shame  to  go  ?  and  as  for  thee,  thou  shall 
be  as  one  of  the  fools  in  If'ra-Cl.  Now 
there'fore,  I  pray  thee,  speak  unto  the 
king ;  for  he  will  not  withhold  me  from 
thee. 

14  Howbeit,  he  would  not  hearken  Hntu 
her  voice ;  but,  being  stronger  than  she, 
forced  her,  and  lay  with  her. 

15  Then  Am'non  hated  her  exceeding- 
ly ;  so  that  the  hatred  wherewith  he  hated 
her  was  greater  than  the  love  wherewith 
he  had  loved  her :  and  Am'non  said  unta 
her,  ArTfe,  be  gone. 

16  And  she  said  unto  him,  There  is  no 
cause:  this  evil  in  sending  me  away  ix 
greater  than  the  other  that  thou  didsf 
unto  me.  But  he  would  not  hearken  unto 
her. 

17  Then  he  called  his  servant  that  min- 
istered unto  him,  and  said.  Put  now  this 
woman  out  from  me,  and  bolt  the  door 
after  her. 

18  And  she  had  a  garment  of  dl'rerf 
colours  upon  her:  for  with  such  robes  were 
the  king's  daughters  that  were  vir'glns  ap- 
parelled. Then  his  servant  brought  her 
out,  and  bolted  the  door  after  her. 

19  And  Ta'mar  put  ashes  on  her  head, 
and  rent  her  garment  of  di'verj  colours 
that  was  on  her,  and  laid  her  hand  on  her 
head,  and  went  on  crying. 

20  And  Ab'sa-lom  her  brother  said  unto 
her.  Hath  Am'non  thy  brother  been  with 
thee  ?  but  hold  now  thy  peace,  my  sister : 
he  is  thy  brother ;  regard  not  this  thing. 
So  Ta'mar  remained  desolate  in  her  br6ther 
Ab'sa-lom's  house. 

21  But  when  king  Da'vid  heard  of  all 
these  things,  he  was  very  wroth. 

22  And  Ab'sa-lom  spake  unto  his  brother 
Am'non  neither  good  nor  bad  :  for  Ab'sa- 
lom  hated  Am'non,  because  he  had  forced 
his  sister  Ta'mar. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  two  full 
years,  that  Ab'sa-lom  had  sheep-shearers 
in  Ba'al-Ha'zor,  which  is  beside  E'phra-im: 


18 


tii'jin. 


S73 


Am'ndn  it  $lnn. 

and  Ab'sa-lom  invited  all  the  king^s  sons. 

24  And  Ab'sa-lom  came  to  the  king,  and 
■aid,  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  sheep- 
shearers  ;  let  the  king,  I  beseech  thee, 
and  his  servants,  go  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Ab'sa-lom,  Nay, 
my  son,  let  us  not  all  now  go,  lest  we  be 
chargeable  unto  thee.  And  he  pressed 
him :  howbeit  he  would  not  go,  but  bless'- 
ed  him. 

26  Then  said  Ab'sa-lom,  If  not,  I  pray 
thee,  let  my  brother  Am'non  go  with  us. 
And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Why  should 
he  go  with  thee  ? 

27  But  Ab'sa-lom  pressed  him,  that  he 
let  Am'non  and  all  the  king's  sons  go  with 
him. 

28  Now  Ab'sa-lom  had  comman'ded  his 
servants,  saying,  Mark  ye  now  when  Am'- 
non's  heart  is  merry  with  wine  ;  and  when 
1  say  unto  you,  Smite  Am'non  ;  then  kill 
him,  fear  not :  have  not  I  comman'ded 
you  ?  be  courageous,  and  be  valiant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Ab'sa-lom  did 
unto  Am'non  as  Ab'sa-lom  had  command- 
ed. Then  all  the  king's  sons  aroje,  and 
every  man  gat  him  up  upon  his  mule  and 
lied. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  were 
in  the  way,  that  tidings  came  to  Da'vid, 
saying,  Ab'sa-lom  hath  slain  all  the  king's 
sons,  and  there  is  not  one  of  them  left. 

31  Then  the  king  arofe,  and  tare  his 
garments,  and  lay  on  the  earth ;  and  all 
his  servants  stood  by  with  their  clothes 
rent. 

32  And  Jon'a-dab  the  son  of  Shim'e-ah, 
Da'vid's  brother,  answered  and  said,  Let 
not  my  lord  suppose  that  they  have  slain 
all  the  young  men  the  king's  sons  ;  for 
Am'non  only  is  dead  :  for  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  Ab'sa-lom  this  hath  been  deter'- 
mined  from  the  day  that  he  forced  his  sis- 
ter Ta'mar. 

33  Now  there'fore  let  not  my  lord  the 
king  take  the  thing  to  his  heart,  to 
think  that  all  the  king's  sons  are  dead  ; 
for  Am'non  only  is  dead. 

34  But  Ab'sa-lom  fled.  And  the  young 
man  that  kept  the  watch  lifted  up  his  eyes 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  there  came  much 
people  by  the  way  of  the  hill  side  behind 
him. 

35  And  Jon'a-dab  said  unto  the  king. 
Behold,  the  king's  sons  come  :  as  thy  ser- 
vant, said,  so  it  is. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking,  that,  be- 
hold, the  king's  sons  came,  and  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept :  and  the  king  also 
and  all  his  servants  wept  very  sore. 

37  But  Ab'sa-lom  fled,  and  went  to 
Tal'mai,  the  son  of  Am-mi'hiid,  king  of 
Ge'shiir.     And  Da'vid  mourned   for  his 

in  every  day. 


II.  SAM'UEL.  Ab'ia-lomjletth  to  Ge'shw 

38  So  Ab'sa-lom  fled,  and  went  to  Ge'- 
shur,  and  was  there  three  years. 

39  And  the  soul  of  king  Da'vid  longed 
to  go  forth  unto  Ab'sa-lom :  for  he  was 
c6m'f6rted  concer'ning  Am'non,  seeing  he 
was  dead. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

NOW  Jd'ab  the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah  per- 
ceived that  the  king's  heart  was  to'- 
ward  Ab'sa-lom. 

2  And  J5'ab  sent  to  Te-ko'ah,  and 
fetched  thence  a  wise  woman,  and  said 
unto  her,  I  pray  thee,  feign  thyself  to  be 
a  mourner,  and  put  on  now  mourning  ap- 
parel, and  anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but 
be  as  a  woman  that  had  a  long  time 
mourned  for  the  dead  ; 

3  And  come  to  the  king,  and  speak  on 
this  manner  unto  him.  So  Jo'ab  put  the 
words  in  her  mouth. 

4  And  when  the  woman  of  Te-ko'ah 
spake  to  the  king,  she  fell  on  her  face  to 
the  ground,  and  did  obei'sance, '  and  said. 
Help,  O  king. 

5  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  what  ail- 
eth  thee  ?  And  she  answered,  I  am  indeed 
a  widow  woman,  and  mine  huf'band  is 
dead. 

6  And  thy  handmaid  had  two  sons,  and 
they  two  strove  together  in  the  field,  and 
there  was  none  to  part  them,  but  the  one 
smote  the  other,  and  slew  him. 

7  And,  behold,  the  whole  family  is  risen 
against'  thine  handmaid,  and  they  said, 
Deliver  him  that  smote  his  brother,  that 
we  may  kill  hjm,  for  the  life  of  his  brother 
whom  he  slew  ;  and  we  will  destroy'  the 
heir''  also  :  and  so  they  shall  quench  my 
coal  which  is  left,  and  shall  not  leave  to 
my  huf'band  neither  name  nor  remainder 
upon  the  earth. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  the  woman, 
Go  to  thine  house,  and  I  will  give  charge 
concer'ning  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Te-ko'ah  said  unto 
the  king.  My  lord,  O  king,  the  iniquity  be 
on  me,  and  on  my  father's  house  ;  and  the 
king  and  his  throne  be  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  said,  Whosoever  saith 
aught  unto  thee,  bring  him  to  me,  and  he 
shall  not  toGch  thee  any  more. 

11  Then  said  she,  I  pray  thee,  let  the 
king  remember  the  Lord  thy  God,  that 
thou  wouldst  not  sufler  the  revengers  of 
blood  to  destroy'  any  more,  lest  they  de- 
stroy' my  son.  And  he  said,  ^s  the  Lord 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of  thy  son 
fall  to  the  earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said,  I^et  thine 
handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak  07ie  word 
unto  my  lord  the  king.  And  he  said,  Say 
on. 

13  And  the  woman  said,  Wherefore 
then  hast  thou  thought  such  a  thing 
against'  the  people  of  God  ?  for  the  king 


3  dre.       '  O'ba'tlaue. 


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J 


Ab'sa-lom''s  beauty.  II.  SAMTTEL. 

d6th  speak  this  thing  as  one  which  is 
faulty,  in  that  the  king  d6th  not  fetch 
home  again'  his  banished. 

14  For  we  must  needs  die,  and  art  as 
water  spilt  on  the  ground,  which  cannot 
be  gathered  up  again' :  neither  doth  God 
respect  any  person  ;  yet  doth  he  devif  e 
means  that  his  banished  be  not  expelled 
from  him. 

15  Now  there'fore  that  I  am  come  to 
speak  of  this  thing  unto  my  lord  the  king, 
it  is  because  the  people  have  made  me 
afraid  :  and  thy  handmaid  said,  I  will  now 
speak  unto  the  king ;  it  may  be  that  the 
king  will  perform'  the  request  of  his  hand- 
maid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  deliver  his 
handmaid  out  of  fhe  hand  of  the  man  that 
woxiM  destroy'  me  and  my  son  together  out 
of  the  inheritance  of  God. 

17  Then  thine  handmaid  said,  The 
word  of  my  lord  the  king  shall  now  be 
com'fortable :  for  as  an  angel  of  God,  so 
is  my  lord  the  king,  to  difgern'  good  and 
bad  ;  there'fore  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
be  with  thee. 

in  Then  the  king  answered  and  said 
unto  the  woman,  Hide  not  from  me,  I  pray 
thee,  the  thin-g  that  I  shall  ask  thee.  And 
the  woman  said,  Let  my  lord  the  king  now 
speak. 

19  And  the  king  said,  /*  not  the  hand 
of  Jo'ab  with  thee  in  all  Uiis  ?  And  the 
woman  answered  and  said,  As  thy  soul 
livelh,  my  lord  the  king,  none  can  turn  to 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left  from  aught 
that  my  lord  the  king  hath  spoken  :  for  thy 
servant  Jo'ab,  he  bade  me,  and  he  put  all 
these  words  in  the  mouth  of  thine  hand- 
maid : 

20  To  fetch  about'  this  form  of  speech 
hath  thy  servant  Jd'ab  done  this  thing: 
and  my  lord  is  wise,  according  to  the  wis- 
dom of  an  angel  of  God,  to  know  all  things 
that  are  in  the  earth. 

21  And  the  king  said  unto  Jo'ab,  Behold 
now,  1  have  done  this  thing :  go  there'fdre, 
bring  the  young  man  Ab'sa-lom  again'. 

22  And  Jo'ab  fell  to  the  ground  on  his 
face,  and  bowed  himself,  and  thanked  the 
king  :  and  Jo'ab  said,  To-day  thy  feervant 
knoweth  that  I  have  found  grace  in  thy 
sight,  my  lord,  O  king,  in  that  the  king 
hath  fulfilled  the  request  of  his  servant. 

23  So  Jd'ab  arofe,  and  went  to  Ge'shur, 
and  brought  Ab'sa-lom  to  Je-r&'sa-lem. 

24  Ami  the  king  said,  Let  him  turn  to 
his  own  house,  and  let  him  not  see  my 
face.  So  Ab'sa-lom  returned  to  his  own 
house,  and  saw  not  the  king's  face. 

25  But  in  all  Ij'ra-el  there  was  none  to 
be  so  much  praised  as  Ab'sa-lom  for  his 
beauty  :  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  even  to 
the  crown  of  his  head  there  was  no  blem- 
ish in  him. 

26  And  when  he  polled  his  head,  (for 


His  popidaritrf. 
it  was  at  every  year's  end  that  he  polled 
it ;  because  the  hair  was  heavy  on  him, 
there'fdre  he  polled  it,)  he  weighed  the 
hair  of  his  head  at  two  hundred  shekels, 
after  the  king's  weight. 

27  And  unto  Ab'sa-lom  there  were  born 
three  sons,  and  one  daughter,  whose  name 
was  Ta'mar :  she  was  a  woman  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

28  So  Ab'sa-lom  dwelt  two  full  years  in 
Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  saw  not  the  king's  face. 

29  There'fore  Ab'sa-lom  sent  for  Jo'ab, 
to  have  sent  him  to  the  king ;  but  he 
would  not  come  to  him  :  and  when  he  sent 
again'  the  second  time,  he  would  not 
come. 

30  There'fore  he  said  unto  his  servants, 
See,  Jo'ab's  field  is  near  mine*  and  he  hath 
barley  there  ;  go  and  set  it  on  fire.  And 
Ab'sa-lom's  servants  set  the  field  on  fire. 

31  Then  Jo'ab  aroje,  and  came  to  Ab' 
sa-16m  unto  his  house,  and  said  unto  him. 
Wherefore  have  thy  servants  set  my  field 
on  fire .'' 

32  And  Ab'sa-lom  answered  Jo'ab,  Be- 
'hold,  I  sent  unto  thee,  saying.  Come  hith- 
er, that  I  may  send  thee  to  the  king,  to 
say,  Wherefore  am  I  come  from  Ge'shiir? 
it  had  been  good  for  me  to  have  been  there 
still :  now  there'fore  let  me  see  the  king'? 
face  ;  and  if  there  be  any  iniquity  in  me, 
let  him  kill  me. 

33  So  Jo'ab  came  to  the  king,  and  told 
him  :  and  when  he  had  called  for  Ab'sa- 
lom,  he  came  to  the  king,  and  bowed  him- 
self on  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the 
king  :  and  the  king  kissed  Ab'sa-lom. 

CHAP.  XV. 
A  ND  it   came  to  pass   after  this,  that 


Ab'sa-lom  prepared  him  chariots  and 
horses,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before  him. 

2  And  Ab'sa-lom  rose  up  early,  and 
stood  beside  the  way  of  the  gate  :  and  it 
was  *o,  that  when  any  man  that  had  a 
controversy  came  to  the  king  for  judg- 
ment, then  Ab'sa-lom  called  unto  him,  and 
said,  Of  what  city  art  thou  ?  And  he 
said,  Thy  servant  is  of  one  of  the  tribes  of 
If'ra-el. 

3  And  Ab'sa-lom  said  unto  him,  See, 
thy  matters  are  good  and  right ;  but  there 
is  no  man  deputed  of  the  king  to  hear 
thee. 

4  Ab'sa-lom  said  moreover.  Oh  that  I 
were  made  judge  in  the  land,  that  every 
man  which  hath  any  suit  or  cause  might 
come  unto  me,  and  I  would  do  him  jus- 
tice ! 

5  And  it  was  *o,  that  when  any  man 
came  nigh  to  him  to  do  him  obei'sance, 
he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  him,  and 
kissed  him. 

6  And  on  this  manner  did  Ab'sa-lom  to 
all  If'ra-el  that  came  to  the  king  for jud»- 
ment.  So  Ab'sa-lom  stole  the  hearts  of 
the  men  of  It'ra-el. 

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Da'vli fittlh  from  Jc-ru-m'lcm.        II.  SAM'UEL. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  alter  forty  years, 
that  Ab'sa-loin  said  unto  ine  King,  1  pray 
thee,  let  me  go  and  pay  my  vow  whicli  I 
have  vowed  unto  the  Lord  m  He  oron. 

8  For  thy  servant  vowed  a  vow  while  I 
abode  at  Ge'shur  in  Sjr'i-a,  saying,  If  the 
Lord  shall  bring  me  again'  indeed  to  Je- 
rfl'sa-lem,  then  I  will  serve  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Go  in 
peace.     So  he  arof  e,  and  went  to  He'bron. 

10  But  Ab'sa-loiu  sent  spies  throughout 
all  the  tribes  of  i§'ra-el,  saying.  As  soon  as 
ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
shall  say,  Ib'sa-lom  reigneth  in  He'bron. 

1 1  And  with  Ab'sa-lom  went  two  hun- 
dred men  out  of  Je-rCl'sa-lem,  thai  were 
called  ;  and  they  went  in  their  simplicity, 
and  they  kn^w  not  any  thing. 

12  And  Ab'sa-lom  sent  for  A-hith'o-phel 
the  Gi'lo-nlte,  Da'vid's  counsellor,  from 
his  city,  evtn  from  Gi'loh,  while  he  offered 
sar'rii  ces.  And  the  conspiracy  was  strong; 
for  the  people  increased  continually  with 
Ab'sa-lom. 

13  And  there  came  a  messenger  to  Da'- 
vid,  saying,  The  hearts  of  the  men  of  If '- 
ra-el  are  after  Ab'sa-lom. 

14  And  Da'vid  said  unto  all  his  servants 
thiv.  wire  with  him  at  Je-rft'sa-lem,  Arife, 
and  lit  us  flee  ;  for  we  shall  not  the  escape' 
from  Ab'sa-lom :  make  speed  to  depart, 
lest  he  overtake  us  suddenly,  and  bring 
evil  upon  us,  and  smite  the  city  with  the 
edge  of  the  su'ord. 

15  And  the  king''s  servants  said  unto  the 
king,  Behold,  thy  servants  are  ready  to  do 
whatsoever  my  lord  the  king  shall  appoint. 

16  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  his 
household  after  him.  And  the  king  left 
ten  women  which  were  concubines  to  keep 
the  house. 

17  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all 
the  people  after  him,  and  tarried  in  a 
place  that  was  far  off. 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on  beside 
him  ;  and  all  the  Cher'eth-ites,  and  all 
the  Pe'leth-ites,  and'  all  the  Git'tites,  six 
hundred  men  which  came  after  him  fi'om 
Gath,  passed  on  before  the  king, 

19  ^  Then  said  the  king  to  it'ta-i  the 
Git'tite,  Wherefore  goest  thou  also  with 
us?  return  to  thy  piace,  and  abide  with 
the  king  ;  for  thou  art  a  stranger,  and  also 
an  exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  camest  but  yesterday, 
should  I  this  day  make  thee  go  up  and 
down  with  us  ?  seeing  I  go  whither  I  may  ; 
return  thou,  and  take  back  thy  brethren  : 
mercy  and  truth  be  with  thee. 

21  And  lt'ta-1  answered  the  king,  and 
said,  »As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  at  my  lord 
the  king  liveth,  surely  in  what  place  my 
lord  the  king  shall  be,  whether  in  death 
or  life,  even  there  also  will  thy  servant  be. 

22  And  Da'vid  said  to  It'ta-i,  Go  and 


Ab'aa-ldni's  conspiracy 
pass  over.  And  It'ta-i  the  Git'tite  passed 
over,  and  all  his  men,  and  all  the  little 
ones  that  were  with  him. 

23  And  all  the  country  wept  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  all  the  people  passed 
over :  the  king  also  himself  passed  over 
the  brook  Kid'ron,  and  all  the  people 
passed  over,  to'ward  the  way  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

24  H  And  lo,  Za'dok  also,  and  all  the 
Le'vites  were  with  him,  bearing  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  God  :  and  they  sd 
down  the  ark  of  God  ;  and  A-bl'a-thar 
went  up,  until  all  the  people  had  done 
pas'sing  out  of  the  city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Za'doK. 
Carry  back  the  ark  of  God  into  the  city  . 
if  I  shall  find  favour  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord,  he.  will  bring  me  again',  ^  and  show 
me  both  it,  and  his  habitation  : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no  de- 
light in  thee  ;  behold,  here  am  I,  let  him 
do  to  me  as  seemeth  good  unto  him. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Za'dok  the 
priest,  ^rt  not  thou  a  seer  ?  return  into 
the  city  in  peace,  and  your  two  sons  with 
you,  A-him'a-az  thy  son,  and  Jon'a-than 
the  son  of  A-bi'a-thar. 

28  See,  I  will  tarry  in  the  plain  of  the 
wilderness,  until  there  come  word  from 
you  to  certify  me. 

29  Za'dok  there'fore  and  A-bi'a-thar 
carried  the  ark  of  God  again'  to  Je-rft'sa- 
lem  :  and  they  tarrried  there. 

30  IT  And  Da'vid  went  up  by  the  ascent 
of  mount  61'i-vet,  and  wept  as  he  went 
up,  and  had  his  head  covered,  and  he  went 
bare-foot :  and  all  the  people  that  icas  with 
him  covered  every  man  his  head,  and  they 
went  up,  weeping  as  they  went  up. 

31  T  And  one  told  Da'vid,  saying,  A- 
hith'o-phel  is  among  the  conspirators  with 
Ab'sa-lom.  And  Da'vid  said,  O  Lord,  I 
pray  thee,  turn  the  counsel  of  A-hith'o- 
phel  into  foolishness. 

32  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Da'vid  was  come  to  the  top  of  the  mount, 
where  he  wor'shipped  God,  behold,  Hii- 
shai  the  Arch'ite  came  to  meet  him  with 
his  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon  his  head  : 

33  Unto  whom  Da'vid  said.  If  thou 
passest  on  with  me,  then  thou  shalt  be  a 
burden  unto  me  : 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city,  and 
say  unto  Ab'sa-lom,  I  will  be  thy  servant, 
O  king  ;  as  I  have  been  thy  father's  ser- 
vant hitherto,  so  will  I  now  also  be  thy 
servant :  then  mayst  thou  for  me  defeat 
the  counsel  of  A-hith'o-phel. 

35  And  hast  thou  not  there  with  thee 
Za'dok  and  A-bi'a-thar  the  priests  ?  there'- 
fore it  shall  be,  that  what  thing  soever 
thou  shalt  hear  out  of  the  king''3  house, 
thou  shalt  tell  it  to  Za'dok  and  A-bi'a-thar 
the  priests. 


oigen'. 


S76 


Shtm'e-t  curseth  Dd'vid.  II 

36  Behold,  they  have  there  with  them 
their  two  sons,  A-him'a-az  Za'dok's  snn^ 
and  Jon'a-than  A-bi'a-thar's  son  ;  and  by 
them  ye  shall  send  unto  me  every  thing 
that  ye  can  hear. 

37  So  HiVshai  Da'vid's  friend  came  into 
the  city,  and  Ab'sa-lom  came  into  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  when  Da'vid  was  a  little  past  the 
top  of  the  hill,  behold,  Zi'ba  the  ser- 
vant of  Me-phib'o-sheth  met  him,  with  a 
couple  of  asses  saddled,  and  upon  them 
two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  a  hun- 
dred bunclus  of  raisins,  and  a  hunchxd  of 
summer  fruits,  and  a  bottle  of  wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Zi'ba,  What 
meanest  thou  by  these  ?  And  Zi'ba  said. 
The  asses  be  for  the  king-''s  household  to 
ride  on  ;  and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  youn^  men  to  eat  ;  and  the  wine, 
that  such  as  be  faint  in  the  wilderness  may 
drink.  « 

3  And  the  kin^  said.  And  where  is  thy 
master^s  son  ?  And  Zi'ba  said  unto  the 
kin°;.  Behold,  he  abideth  at  Je-r(j'sa-leni  : 
for  he  said.  To-day  shall  the  liouse  of  i^'- 
ra-el  restore  me  the  kingdom  of  my  fa- 
ther. 

4  Then  said  the  king  to  Zi'ba,  Behold, 
thine  are  all  that  pertained  unto  Me-phib'- 
o-sheth. And  Zi'ba  said,  I  /nimbly  be- 
seech thee  that  I  may  find  grace  in  thy 
sight,  my  lord,  O  king. 

5  And  when  King  Da'vid  came  to  Ba- 
hu'rim,  behold,  thence  came  out  a  man  of 
the  family  of  the  house  of  Saul,  whose 
name  iras  Shim'e-l,  the  sou  of  Ge'ra  :  he 
came  forth,  and  cursed  still  as  he  came. 

6  And  he  cast  stones  at  Da'vid,  and  at 
all  the  servants  of  king  Da'vid  :  and  all 
the  people  and  all  the  mighty  men  were 
on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left. 

7  And  thus  said  Shlm'e-i  when  he  curs- 
ed, Come  out,  come  out,  thou  bloody 
man,  and  thon  man  of  Be'li-al : 

8  The  Lord  hath  returned  upon  thee 
all  the  blood  of  the  house  of  Saul,  in 
whose  stead  thou  hast  reigned  ;  and  the 
IjORT)  hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the 
hand  of  Ab'sa-lom  thy  son  :  and  behold, 
thou  art  taken  in  thy  mis'chief,  because 
thou  art  a  bloody  man. 

9  H  Then  said  A-bTsh'a-i  the  son  of 
Zer-u-1'ah  unto  the  king,  Why  should 
this  dead  dog  curse  my  lord  the  king  ?  let 
me  go  over,  I  pray  thee,  and  take  off  his 
head. 

10  And  the  king  said.  What  have  I  to 
do  with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zer-u-i'ah  ?  so  let 
him  curse,  because  the  LoRn  hath  said 
unto  him,  Curse  Da'vid.  Who  shall  then 
say,  Wherefore  hast  thou  done  so  ? 

11  And  Dii'vTd  said  to  A-bTsh'a-i,  and  to 
all  his  servants,  Behold,  my  son,  which 
came    forth  of  my   bowels,  seeketh   my 

Aa 


SAM'UEL.  A-hith'o-phcVa  counteL 

life  :  how  much  more  now  may  this  Ben'- 
ja-mite  do  it  ?  let  him  alone,  and  let  him 
curse  ;   for  the  Lord  hath  bidden  him. 

12  It  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  look 
on  mine  affliction,  and  that  the  Lord  will 
requite  me  good  for  his  cursing  this  day. 

13  And  as  Da'vid  and  his  men  went 
by  the  way,  Shim'e-l  went  along'  on  the 
hilPs  side  over  against'  him,  and  cursed 
as  he  went,  and  threw  stones  at  him,  and 
cast  dust. 

14  And  the  king,  and  all  the  people 
that  wire  with  him,  came  weary,  and  re- 
freshed themselves  there. 

15  1[  And  Ab'sa-lom,  and  all  the  people 
the  men  of  If'ra-el,  came  to  Je-rfl'sa-lem, 
and  A-hith'o-phel  with  him. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hii'shai 
the  Arch'ite,  Da'vid's  friend,  was  come 
unto  Ab'sa-lom,  that  Hu'shai  said  unto 
Ab'sa-lom,  God  save  the  king,  God  save 
the  king. 

17  And  Ab'sa-lom  said  to  Hu'shai,  /* 
this  thy  kindness  to  thy  friend  ?  why 
wentest  thou  not  with  thy  friend  ? 

18  And  liQ'shai  said  unto  Ab'sa-lom, 
Nay  -,  but  whom  the  Lord,  and  this  peo- 
ple, and  all  the  men  of  If'ra-el  ch66§e,  his 
will  I  be,  and  with  him  will  I  iibide. 

19  And  again',  whom  should  I  serve? 
should  I  not  serve  in  the  presence  of  his 
son  ?  as  I  have  served  in  thy  father's  pres- 
ence, so  will  I  be  in  thy  presence. 

20  H  Then  said  Ab'sa-lom  to  A-hith'o- 
phel,  Give  counsel  among  you  what  we 
shall  do. 

21  And  A-hith'o-phel  said  unto  Ab'sa- 
lom,  Go  in  unto  thy  father's  concubines, 
which  he  hath  left  to  keep  the  house  ;  and 
all  If'ra-el  shall  hear  that  thou  art  abhor- 
red of  thy  father:  then  shall  the  hands  of 
all  that  are  with  thee  be  strong. 

22  So  they  spread  Ab'sa-lom  a  tent  upon 
the  top  of  the  house  ;  and  Ab'sa-lom  went 
in  unto  his  father's  concubines  in  the  sight 
of  all  If'ra-el. 

23  And  the  counsel  of  A-hith'o-phel, 
which  he  counselled  in  those  days,  was  as 
if  a  man  had  inquired  at  the  oracle  of 
God  :  so  was  all  the  counsel  of  A-hith'o- 
phel  both  with  Da'vid  and  with  Ab'sa- 
lom. 

CHAP.  XVII. 


MOREOVER  A-hith'o-phel  said  unto 
Ab'sa-lom,  Let  me  now  choofe  out 
twelve  thousand  men,  and  I  will  ari§e  and 
pursue  after  Da'vid  this  night ; 

2  And  I  will  come  upon  him  while  he 
is  weary  and  weak-handed,  and  will  make 
him  afraid  :  and  all  the  people  that  art 
with  him  shall  flee  ;  and  I  will  smite  the 
king  only  : 

3  And  I  will  bring  back  all  the  people 
unto  thee  :  the  man  whom  thou  seekestt* 
as  if  all  returned  :  so  all  the  people  shall 
be  in  peace. 

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Hu'shai^a  counsel  accepted,  II 

4  And  the  saying  pleased  Ab'sa-lora 
well,  and  all  the  elders  of  Ij'ra-el. 

5  Then  said  Ab'sa-lom,  Call  now  HQ'- 
shai  the  Arch'ite  also,  and  let  us  hear 
likewise  what  he  saith. 

6  And  when  Ilu'shai  was  come  to  Ab'- 
sa-lom, Ab'sa-lom  spake  unto  him,  sayin», 
A-hith'o-phel  hath  spoken  after  this  man- 
ner :  shall  we  do  after  his  saying  ?  if  not, 
speak  thou. 

7  And  Hu'shai  said  unto  Ab'sa-lom, 
The  counsel  that  A-hith'o-phel  hath  given, 
is  not  good  at  this  time. 

8  For,  said  Hu'shai,  thou  knowest  thy 
father  and  his  men,  that  they  be  mighty 
men,  and  they  be  chafed  in  their  minds, 
as  a  bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  in  the 
field :  and  thy  father  is  a  man  of  war, 
and  will  not  lodge  with  the  people. 

9  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or 
in  some  other  place  :  and  it  Avill  come  to 
pass,  when  some  of  them  be  overthrown 
at  the  first,  that  whosoever  heareth  it  will 
say,  There  is  a  slaughter  among  the  peo- 
ple that  follow  Ab'sa-lom. 

10  And  he  also  that  is  valiant,  whose 
heart  is  as  the  heart  of  a  lion,  shall  utter- 
ly melt :  for  all  If'ra-el  knoweth  that  thy 
father  is  a  mighty  man,  and  they  which  be 
with  him  are  valiant  men. 

11  There'fore  I  counsel  that  all  If'ra-el 
be  generally  gathered  unto  thee,  from 
Dan  even  to  Be-er'she-ba,  as  the  sand  that 
is  by  the  sea  for  multitude  ;  and  that  thou 
go  to  battle  in  thine  own  person. 

12  So  shall  we  come  upon  him  in  some 
place  where  he  shall  be  found,  and  we 
will  light  upon  him  as  the  dew  falleth  on 
the  ground  :  and  of  him  and  of  all  the 
men  that  are  with  him  there  shall  not  be 
left  so  much  as  one. 

13  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into  a 
city,  then  shall  all  I^'ra-el  bring  ropes  to 
that  city,  and  we  will  draw  it  into  the 
river,  until  there  be  not  one  small  stone 
found  there. 

14  And  Ab'sa-lom  and  all  the  men  of 
l§'ra-el  said.  The  counsel  of  Hu'shai  the 
Arch'ite  is  better  than  the  counsel  of  A- 
hith'o-phel.  For  the  Lord  had  appoint- 
ed to  defeat  the  good  counsel  of  A-hith'o- 
phel,  to  the  intent  that  the  Lord  might 
bring  evil  upon  Ab'sa-lom. 

15  T  Then  said  Hii'shai  unto  Za'dok 
and  to  A-bi'a-thar  the  priests,  Thus  and 
thus  did  A-hith'o-phel  counsel  Ab'sa-lom 
and  the  elders  of  If'ra-el ;  and  thus  and 
thus  have  I  counselled. 

16  Now  there'fore  send  quickly,  and 
tell  Da'vid,  saying.  Lodge  not  this  night 
in  the  plains  of  the  wilderness,  but  speed- 
ily pass  over  ;  lest  the  king  be  swallowed 
up,  and  all  the  people  that  are  with 
him. 

17  Now    Jon'a-than    and    A-him'a-az 


SAM'UEL.  A-hith'o-phel  hangeth  himsel/. 
stayed  by  En-ro'gel  ;  for  they  might  not 
be  seen  to  come  into  the  city  :  and  a 
wench  went  and  told  them ;  and  they 
went  and  told  king  Da'vid. 

18  Nevertheless,  a  lad  saw  them,  and 
told  Ab'sa-lom  :  but  they  went  both  of 
them  away  quickly,  and  came  to  a  man's 
house  in  Ba-hu'rim,  which  had  a  well  in 
his  court  ;  whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  the  woman  took  and  spread  a 
cov'ering  over  the  well's  mouth,  and 
spread  ground  corn  thereon  ;  and  the 
thing  was  not  known. 

20  And  when  Ab'sa-lom's  servants  came 
to  the  woman  to  the  house,  they  said, 
Where  is  A-him'a-az  and  Jon'a-than  ?  And 
the  woman  said  unto  them,  they  be  gone 
over  the  brook  of  water.  And  when  they 
had  sought  and  could  not  find  ihem^  they 
returned  to  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  they  were 
departed,  that  they  came  up  out  of  the 
well,  and  went'and  told  king  Da'vtd,  and 
said  unto  Da'vid,  Arif  e,  and  pass  quickly 
over  the  water :  for  thus  hath  A-hith'o 
phel  counselled  against'  you. 

22  Then  Da'vid  arofe,  and  all  the  peo 
pie  that  were  with  him,  and  they  passed 
over  Jor'dan  :  by  the  morning  light  there 
lacked  not  one  of  them  that  was  not  gone 
over  Jor'dan. 

23  IT  And  when  A-hith'o-phel  saw  that 
his  counsel  was  not  followed,  he  saddled 
his  ass,  and  ardje,  and  gat  him  home  to 
his  house,  to  his  city,  and  put  his  house- 
hold in  order,  and  hanged  himself,  and 
died,  and  was  buried  in  the  sepulchre  of 
his  father. 

24  Then  Da'vid  came  to  Ma-ha-na'im. 
And  Ab'sa-lom  passed  over  Jor'dan,  he  and 
all  the  men  of  If'ra-el  with  him. 

25  t  And  Ab'sa-lom  made  Am'a-sa  cap'- 
tain  of  the  host  instead  of  Jo'ab :  which 
Am'a-sa  was  a  man's  son,  whose  name  wua 
ith'ra,  an  If'ra-el-ite,  that  went  in  to  Ab' 
i-gail  the  daughter  of  Na'hash,  sister  to 
Zer-u-i'ah,  Jo'ab's  mother. 

26  So  If'ra-el  and  Ab'sa-lom  pitched  in 
the  land  of  Gil'e-ad. 

27  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Da'vid 
was  come  to  Ma-ha-na'im,  that  Sho'bi  the 
son  of  Na'hash  of  Rab'bah  of  the  children 
of  Am'mon,  and  Ma'chir  the  son  of  Am'- 
mi-el  of  Lod'e-bar,  and  Bar-zil'la-i  the 
Gil'e-ad-Tte  of  Ro-gel'im,' 

28  Brought  beds,  and  basins,  and  earth- 
en vessels,  and  wheat,  and  barley,  and 
flour,  and  parched  cor7i^  and  beans,  and 
len'tiles,  and  parched  pulse^ 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and  sheep, 
and  cheese  of  kine,  for  Da'vid,  and  for 
the  people  that  were  with  him,  to  eat : 
for  they  said,  The  people  is  hungry, 
and  weary,  and  thirsty,  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 


'  g  hard. 


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Ab  sa-lojn  slain  by  Jo'ab. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  Da'vid  numbered  the  people  that 
wire  with  him,  and  set  cap'tains  of 
thousands  and  cap'tains  of  hundreds  over 
them. 

2  And  Da'vid  sent  forth  a  third  part  of 
the  people  under  the  hand  of  J5'ab,  and 
a  third  part  under  the  hand  of  A-bish'a-T 
the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah,  Jo'ab's  brother,  and 
a  third  part  under  the  hand  of  it'ta-i  the 
Git'tlte.  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
people,  I  will  surely  go  forth  with  you 
myself  also. 

3  But  the  people  answered,  Thou  shalt 
not  go  forth :  for  if  we  flee  away,  they 
will  not  care  for  us  ;  neither  if  half  of  us 
die,  will  they  care  for  us  :  but  now  Ihou 
art  worth  ten  thousand  of  us  :  there'fore 
now  it  in  better  that  thou  succour  us  out 
of  the  city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them,  "What 
seemeth  you  best  I  will  do.  And  the  king 
stood  by  the  gate  side,  and  all  the  people 
came  out  by  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 

5  And  the  king  comman'ded  Jo'ab  and 
A-blsh'a-i  and  it'ta-i,  saying,  Deal  gently 
for  my  sake  with  the  young  man,  eveji 
with  Ab'sa-lom.  And  all  the  people  heard 
when  the  king  gave  all  the  cap'tains 
charge  concerning  Ab'sa-lom. 

6  f  So  the  people  went  out  into  the 
field  against'  Ij'ra-el :  and  the  battle  was 
in  the  wood  of  E'phra-im  ; 

7  Where  the  people  of  I§'ra-el  were 
slain  before  the  servants  of  Da'vid  ;  and 
there  was  there  a  great  slaughter  that  day 
of  twenty  thousand  men. 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scattered 
over  the  face  of  all  the  country  :  and  the 
wood  devoured  more  people  that  day  than 
the  sword  devoured. 

9  T  And  Ab'sa-lom  met  the  servants  of 
Da'vid.  And  Ab'sa-lom  rode  upon  a  mule, 
and  the  mule  went  under  the  thick  boughs 
of  a  great  oak,  and  his  head  caught  hold 
of  the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  between 
the  heaven  and  the  earth  ;  and  the  mule 
that  was  under  him  went  away. 

10  And  a  cer'tain  man  saw  it,  and  told 
Jo'ab,  and  said,  Behold,  I  saw  Ab'sa-lom 
haiiged  in  an  oak. 

1 1  And  Jo'ab  said  unto  the  man  that 
told  him.  And  behold,  thou  sawest  him, 
and  why  didst  thou  not  smite  him  there 
to  the  ground  ?  and  I  would  have  given 
thee  ten  shekels  of  silver,  and  a  gir'dle.^ 

12  And  the  man  said  unto  Jo'ab,  Though 
I  should  receive  a  thousand  shekels  of  sil- 
ver in  mine  hand,  yet  would  I  not  put 
forth  mine  hand  against'  the  king's  son  : 
for  in  our  hearing  the  king  charged  thee 
and  A-bish'a-i  and  it'ta-i,  saying,  Beware 
that  n6ne  touch  the  young  man  Xb'sa- 
I5m. 

13  Otherwise  I   should  have    wrought 

» ger'dl. 


II.  SAM'UEL.  Tidings  of  Ab'sa.lom''s  death. 
I  falsehood  against'  mine  own  life  :  for  there 
is  no  matter  hid  from  the  king,  and  thou 
thyself  wouldst  have  set  thyself  against 


14  Then  said  Jo'ab,  I  may  not  tarry 
thus  with  thee.  And  he  took  three  darts 
in  his  hand,  and  thrust  them  through  the 
heart  of  Ab'sa-lom,  while  he  was  yet  alive 
in  the  midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare  Jo'ab's 
armour  com'passcd  about'  and  smote  Ab'- 
sa-lom, and  slew  him. 

16  And  Jo'ab  blew  the  trumpet,  and 
the  people  returned  from  pursuing  after 
If'ra-el  :  for  Jo'ab  held  back  the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Ab'sa-lom,  and  cast 
him  into  a  great  pit  in  the  wood,  and  laid 
a  very  great  heap  of  stones  upon  him  :  and 
all  If'ra-el  fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

18  T  Now  Ab'sa-lom  in  his  life-time  had 
taken  and  reared  up  for  himself  a  pillar, 
which  is  in  the  king's  dale  :  for  he  said,  1 
have  no  son  to  keep  my  name  in  remem- 
brance :  and  he  called  the  pillar  after  his 
own  name  :  and  it  is  called  unto  this  day, 
Ab'sa-lom's  place. 

19  IT  Then  said  A-him'a-az  the  son  of 
Za'dok,  Let  me  now  run,  and  bear  the 
king  tidings,  how  that  the  Lord  hath 
avenged  him  of  his  enemies. 

20  And  Jo'ab  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt 
not  bear  tidings  this  day,  but  thou  shalt 
bear  tidings  another  day :  but  this  day 
thou  shalt  bear  no  tidings,  because  the 
king's  son  is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Jo'ab  to  Cii'shT,  Go,  tell 
the  king  what  thou  hast  seen.  And  Cii'- 
shT bowed  himself  unto  J5'ab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  A-him'a-az  the  son  of  Za' 
dok,  yet  again'  to  J5'ab,  but  howsoever 
let  me,  I  pray  thee,  also  run  after  Cii'shi. 
And  Jo'ab  said,  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run, 
my  son,  seeing  that  thou  hast  no  tidings 
ready  ? 

23  But  howsoever,  said  he,  let  me  run. 
And  he  said  unto  him.  Run.  Then  A-him'- 
a-az ran  by  the  way  of  the  plain,  and 
overran  Cu'shi. 

24  And  Da'vid  sat  between  the  two 
gates  :  and  the  watchman  went  up  to  the 
roof  over  the  gate  unto  the  wall,  and  lift- 
ed up  his  eyes,  and  looked,  and,  behold,  a 
man  running  alone. 

25  And  the  watchn)an  cried,  and  told 
the  king.  And  the  king  said,  If  he  be 
alone,  there  is  tidings  in  his  mouth.  And 
he  came  apace,  and  drew  near. 

26  And  the  watchman  saw  another  man 
running :  and  the  watchman  called  unto 
the  porter,  and  said,  Behold  andlher  man 
running  alone.  And  the  king  said,  He 
also  bringeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  Methinketh 
the  running  of  the  foremost  is  like  the 
running  of  A-him'a-az  the  son  of  Za'dok. 


S79 


Da'vid  mourndh  for  M'sa-lom.       II.  SAM'UEL. 


Shim'e-t  pardoned. 


And  the  king  said,  He  is  a  good  man,  and 
cometh  with  good  tidings. 

28  And  A-liun'a-az  called,  and  said  unto 
the  king,  All  is  well.  And  he  fell  down 
to  the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  king, 
and  said,  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  hath  delivered  up  the  men  that 
lifted  up  their  hand  against'  my  lord  the 
king. 

29  And  the  king  said,  Is  the  young 
man  Ab'sa-lom  safe  ?  And  A-him'a-az  an- 
swered, When  Jd'ab  sent  the  king''s  ser- 
vant, and  mc  thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great 
tumult,  but  I  knew  not  what  it  was. 

30  And  the  king  said  unlo  him,  Turn 
aside,  and  stand  here.  And  he  turned 
aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And  behold,  Cu'shT  came  ;  and  Cu'- 
shi  said.  Tidings,  my  lord  the  king  :  for 
the  Lord  hath  avenged  thee  this  day  of 
all  them  that  rose  up  against'  thee. 

32  And  the  king  said  unto  Cu'shT,  Is 
the  young  man  Ab'sa-lom  safe  ?  And  Cu'- 
shl  answered.  The  enemies  of  my  lord  the 
king,  and  all  that  rise  against'  thee  to  do 
thee  hurt,  be  as  that  young  man  is. 

33  H  And  the  king  was  much  moved, 
and  went  up  to  the  chamber  over  the  gate, 
and  wept :  and  as  he  went,  thus  he  said, 
O  my  son  Ab'sa-lom,  my  son,  my  son  Ab'- 
sa-lom !  would  God  I  had  died  for  thee, 
O  Ab'sa-lom,  my  son,  my  son  I 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  was  told  Jo'ab,  Behold,  the  king 
weepeth  and  mourneth  for  Ab'sa-lom. 

2  And  the  victory  that  day  was  turned 
into  mourning  unto  all  the  people :  for  the 
people  heard  say  that  day  how  the  king 
was  grieved  for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth 
that  day  into  the  city,  as  people  being 
ashamed  steal  away  when  they  flee  in 
battle. 

4  But  the  king  covered  his  face,  and 
the  king  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  O  my 
son  Ab'sa-lom  !  O  Ab'sa-lom,  my  son,  my 
son ! 

5  And  Jo'ab  came  into  the  house  to  the 
king,  and  said.  Thou  hast  shamed  this 
day  the  faces  of  all  thy  servants,  which 
this  day  have  saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives 
of  thy  sons,  and  of  thy  daughters,  and  the 
lives  of  thy  wives,  and  the  lives  of  thy 
concubines. 

6  In  that  thou  lovest  thine  enemies, 
and  hatest  thy  friends.  For  thou  hast 
declared  this  day,  that  thou  regardest 
neither  princes  nor  servants  :  for  this  day 
I  perceive',  that  if  Ab'sa-lom  had  lived, 
and  all  we  had  died  this  day,  then  it  had 
pleased  thee  well. 

7  Now  there'fore  arlfe,  go  forth,  and 
speak  com'fortably  unto  thy  servants:  for 
I  swear  by  the  Lord,  if  thou  go  not  forth, 


than  all  the  evil  that  befell  thee  from  thy 
youth  until  now. 

8  Then  the  king  ar6§e,  and  sat  in  the 
gate.  And  they  told  unto  all  the  people, 
saying.  Behold,  the  king  doth  sit  in  the 
gate.  And  all  the  people  came  before  the 
king ;  for  ij'ra-el  had  fled  every  man  to 
his  tent. 

9  TT  And  all  the  people  were  at  strife 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el,  say- 
ing. The  king  saved  us  out  of  the  hand 
of  our  enemies,  and  he  delivered  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  ;  and  now 
he  is  fled  out  of  the  land  for  Ab'sa-lom. 

10  And  Ab'sa-lom,  whom  we  anointed 
over  us,  is  dead  in  battle.  Now  there'fore 
why  speak  ye  not  a  word  of  bringing  the 
king  back  ? 

11  %  And  king  Da'vid  sent  to  Za'dok 
and  to  A-bi'a-thar  the  priests,  saying, 
Speak  unto  the  elders  of  Jii'dah,  saying, 
VVhy  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  the  king  back 
to  his  house  ?  seeing  the  speech  of*all  If'- 
ra-el is  come  to  the  king,  even  to  his  house. 

12  Ye  are  my  brethren,  ye  are  my  bones 
and  my  flesh  :  wherefore  then  are  ye  the 
last  to  bring  back  the  king  ^ 

13  And  say  ye  to  Am'a-sa,  ^rt  thou 
not  of  my  bone,  and  of  my  flesh  ?  God 
do  so  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  thou  be  not 
cap'tain  of  the  host  before  me  continually 
in  the  room  of  Jo'ab. 

14  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all  the 
men  of  Ju'dah,  even  as  the  heart  of  one 
man ;  so  that  they  sent  this  vord  unto  the 
king.  Return  thou,  and  all  thy  servants. 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and  came  to 
Jor'dan.  And  Ju'dah  came  to  Gil'gal,  to 
go  to  meet  the  king,  to  conduct  the  king 
over  Jor'dan. 

16  TT  And  Shim'e-i  the  son  of  Ge'ra,  a 
Ben'ja-mite,  which  was  of  Ba-hii'rim, 
hasted  and  came  down  with  the  men  of 
Ju'dah,  to  meet  king  Da'vid. 

17  And  there  wire  a  thousand  men  of 
Ben'ja-min  with  him,  and  Zi'ba  the  ser- 
vant of  the  house  of  Saul,  and  his  fifteen 
sons  and  his  twenty  servants  with  him  ; 
and  they  went  over  Jor'dan  before  the 
king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a  ferry-boat  to 
carry  over  the  king's  household,  and  to 
do  what  he  thought  good.  And  Shim'e-i 
the  son  of  Ge'ra  fell  down  before  the  king, 
as  he  was  come  over  Jor'dan  : 

19  And  said  unto  the  king,  Let  not  my 
lord  impute  iniquity  unto  me,  neither  do 
thou  remember  that  which  thy  servant 
did  perverse'ly  the  day  that  my  lord  the 
king  went  out  of  Je-rft'sa-lem,  that  the 
king  should  take  it  to  his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  know  that  I 
have  sinned  :  there'fore  behold,  I  am  come 
the   first  this  day  of  all  the  house  of  Jo'- 


there  will  not  tarry  one  with  thee  this  seph  to  go  down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king 
night:  and  that  will  be  worse  unto  thfce|     21   But  A-bish'a-i  the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah 

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David  rclurnelh  lo  Jc-ru'sa-le.m. 
i>i5w<.TP(l  and  said,  Shall  not  Shim'e-T  be 
put  to  death  for  this,    because   he   cursed 
tlio  LoKi)''s  anointed  ? 

"i"!  And  Da'vid  said,  What  hiive  I  to  do 
with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zer-u-i'ah,  that  ye 
should  this  day  be  ad'versaries  unto  me  ? 
shall  there  any  man  be  put  to  death  this 
day  in  Ij'ra-el  ?  for  do  not  I  know  that  I 
am  this  day  kingf  over  if'ra-el  ? 

23  Thert'fore  the  king^  said  unto  Shim'- 
c-i,  Tlum  shalt  not  die.  And  the  king 
sware  unto  liim. 

24  IT  And  Me-phib'o-sheth  the  son  of 
Saul  came  down  to  meet  the  king,  and  had 
neither  dressed  his  feet,  nor  trimmed  his 
beard,  nor  washed  his  clothes,  from  the 
day  the  kins;  departed  until  the  day  he 
came  (igain'  m  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  to  Je-ru'sa-lem  to  meet  the  king,that 
file  king;  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  went- 
cst  not  thou  witli  me,  Me-phib'o-sheth  ? 

26  .^nd  he  answered.  My  lord,  O  king, 
my  servant  deceived  me  :  for  thy  servant 
said,  I  will  saddle  me  an  iiss,  that  I  may 
ride  thereon,  and  go  to  the  king  ;  because 
thy  servant  is  lame. 

27  And  he  hath  slandered  thy  servant 
unto  my  lord  the  king  ;  but  my  lord  the 
king  is  as  an  angel  of  God  :  do  there'fore 
what  is  good  in  thine  eyes. 

28  For  all  of  my  father's  house  were 
but  dead  men  before  my  lord  the  king: 
yet  didst  thou  set  thy  servant  among  them 
that  did  eat  at  thine  own  table.  What 
right  thert'fore  have  I  yet  to  cry  any  more 
unto  the  king  ? 

29  And  tlie  king  said  unto  him,  Wliy 
speakest  thou  any  more  of  thy  matters  ? 
I  have  said,  Thou  and  Zl'ba  divide  thcland. 

30  And  Me-phib'o-sheth  said  unto  the 
king.  Yea,  let  him  take  all,  forasmuch  as 
my  lord  the  king  is  come  again'  in  peace 
unto  his  own  house. 

31  "i  And  Bar-zil'la-l  the  Gil'e-ad-Tte 
came  down  from  R6-ge'lim,  and  went  over 
Jor'dan  with  the  king,  to  conduct  him 
over  Jor'dan. 

32  Now  Bar-zU'la-i  was  a  very  aged 
man,  tvcn  fourscore  years  old  :  and  he  had 
provided  the  king  of  sustenance  while  he 
lay  at  Ma-ha-na'im :  for  he  was  a  very 
great  man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Bar-zU'la-T, 
Come  thou  over  with  me,  and  I  will  feed 
thee  with  me  in  Je-nVsa-lem. 

34  And  Bar-zil'la-T  said  unto  the  king, 
How  long  have  1  to  live,  that  I  should  go 
up  with  the  king  unto  Je-rd'sa-lem  ? 

35  I  am  this  day  fourscore  years  old  : 
and  can  I  dif ^ern'  between  good  and  evil  ? 
can  thy  servant  taste  what  I  eat  or  what 
I  drink  ?  can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing-men  and  singing-women  ?  where- 
fore then  should  thy  servant  be  yet  a  bur- 
den unto  my  lord  the  king  ? 

Aa  2 


II.  SAM'UEL.  Rebellion  of  Skl'ba. 

3G  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little  way 
over  Jor'dan  with  the  king:  and  why 
should  the  king  recompense  it  me  with 
such  a  reward  ? 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  turn 
back  again',  that  I  may  die  in  mine  own 
city,  and  be,  buried  by  the  grave  of  my 
father  and  of  my  mother.  But  behold  thy 
servant  Chim'ham  ;  let  him  go  over  with 
my  lord  the  king ;  and  do  to  him  what 
shall  seem  good  unto  thee. 

3!j  And  the  king  answered,  Chim'ham 
shall  go  over  with  me,  and  1  will  do  to 
him  that  which  shall  seem  good  unto 
thee  :  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  require 
of  me,  //la/ will  I  do  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over  Jor'- 
dan. And  when  the  king  was  come  over, 
the  king  kissed  Bar-zil'la-T,  and  bless'ed 
him  ;   and  he  returned  unto  his  own  place. 

40  Then  the  king  went  on  to  Gil'gal, 
and  Chim'ham  went  on  with  him  :  and  all 
the  people  of  Ju'dt.h  conducted  the  king, 
and  also  half  the  people  of  If'ra-el. 

41  IT  And  behold,  all  the  men  of  I§'ra-el 
came  to  the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king, 
Why  have  our  brethren  the  men  of  Ju'dah 
stolen  thee  away,  and  have  brought  the 
king,  and  his  household,  and  all  Da'vid's 
men  with  him,  over  Jor'dan  ? 

42  And  all  the  men  of  Ju'dah  answered 
the  men  of  If'ra-el,  Because  the  king  is 
near  of  kin  to  us  :  wherefore  then  be  ye  an- 
gry for  this  matter  ?  have  we  eaten  at  all  ot 
the  king's  cost?  or  hath  he  given  us  any  gift? 

43  And  the  men  of  if'ra-el  answered 
the  men  of  Ju'dah,  and  said.  We  have  ten 
parts  in  the  king,  and  we  have  also  more 
ri'rht  in  Da'vid  than  ye  :  why  then  did  ye 
despTje'  us,  that  our  advice  should  not  be 
first  had  in  bringing  back  our  king  ?  And 
the  words  of  the  men  of  Ju'dah  were  fiercei 
than  the  words  of  the  men  of  Ij'ra-el. 

CHAP.  XX. 


AND  there  happened  to  be  there  a  man 
of  Be'li-al,  whose  name  icas  She'ba, 
the  son  of  Bich'rT,  a  Ben'ja-mlte  ;  and  he 
blew  a  trumpet,  and  said.  We  Iiave  no  part 
in  Da'vid,  neither  have  we  inheritance  in 
the  son  of  Jes'se  :  every  man  to  his  tents, 
O  If'ra-el. 

2  So  every  man  of  lyra-el  went  up  from 
after  Da'vid,  and  followed  She'ba  the  son 
of  Bich'ri  :  but  the  men  of  Ju'dah  clave  un- 
to their  king,  from  Jor'dan  even  to  Je-rfl'sar 
lem. 

3  Tl  And  Da'vid  came  to  his  house  at 
Je-nVsa-lem  ;  and  the  king  took  the  ten 
women  his  concubines,  whom  he  had  left 
to  keep  the  house,  and  put  thtm  in  ward, 
and  fed  them,  but  went  not  in  unto  them. 
So  they  were  shut  up  unto  the  day  of  their 
death,  living  in  widowhood. 

4  Then  said  the  king  to  Am'a-sa,  As- 
semble me  the  men  of  Ju'dah  within  three 
days,  and  be  thou  here  present. 

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J[ni'a-sa  ■,«  slain.  II. 

5  So  Atn'a-sa  went  to  assemble  the  men 
of  Jii'dah:  but  he  tarried  longer  than  the 
set  time  which  he  had  appointed  him. 

6  And  Da'v'id  said  to  A-bish'a-T,  Now 
shall  She'ba  the  son  of  Bich'ri  do  us  more 
harm  than  did  Ab'sa-lom  :  take   thou   thy 

■>rd''s  servants,  and  pursue  after  him,  lest 
he  get  him  fenced  cities,  and  escape'  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him,  JD'ab's 
men,  and  the  Cher'eth-ites,  and  the  Pe'- 
leth-ltes,  and  all  the  mighty  men:  and  they 
went  out  of  Je-riYsa-lem,  to  pursue  after 
She'ba  the  son  of  Bich'ri. 

8  When  they  wire  at  the  great  stone 
which  is  in  Gib'e-6n,  Am'a-sa  went  before 
them.  And  Jo'ab's  garment  that  he  had 
put  on  was  gir'ded^  unto  him,  and  upon 
it  a  gir'dle-  wilh  a  sword  fastened  upon 
his  loins  in  the  sheath  thereof;  and  as  he 
went  forth  it  fell  out. 

9  And  Jo'ab  said  to  Am'a-sa,  Art  thou 
tn  health,  my  brother?  And  Jo'ab  took 
Am'a-sa  by  the  beard  with  the  right  hand 
to  kiss  him. 

10  But  Am'a-sa  took  no  heed  to  the 
stpord  that  was  in  Jo'ab's  hand  :  so  he 
smote  him  therewith  in  the  fifth  rt'ft,  and 
shed  out  his  bowels  to  the  ground,  and 
struck  him  not  again';  and  he  died.  So 
Jo'ab  and  A-bish'a-T  his  brother  pursued 
after  She'ba  the  son  of  Bich'ri. 

1 1  And  one  of  Jo'ab's  men  stood  by  him, 
and  said,  He  that  favoureth  Jo'ab,  and  he 
that  is  for  Da'vid,  let  him  go  after  Jo'ab. 

12  And  Am'a-sa.  wallowed  in  blood  in 
the  midst  of  the  highway.  And  when  the 
man  saw  that  all  the  people  stood  still,  he 
removed  Am'a-sa  out  of  the  highway  into 
the  field,  and  cast  a  cloth  upon  him,  when 
he  saw  that  every  one  that  came  by  him 
stood  still. 

13  When  he  was  removed  out  of  the 
highway,  all  the  people  went  on  after 
Jo'ab,  to  pursue  after  She'ba  the  son  of 
Bich'ri. 

14  T  And  he  went  through  all  the  tribes 
of  I|'ra-el  unto  A'bel,  and  to  Beth-ma'a- 
chah,  and  all  the  Be'rltes  :  and  they  were 
gathered  together,  and  went  also  after 
him. 

15  And  they  came  and  besieged  him  in 
A'bel  of  Beth-ma'a-chah,and  they  cast  up 
a  bank  against'  the  city,  and  it  stood  in 
the  trench  :  and  all  the  people  that  ivere 
with  Jo'ab  battered  the  wall,  to  throw  it 
down. 

16  T  Then  cried  a  wise  woman  out  of 
the  city.  Hear,  hear  ;  say,  I  pray  you,  unto 
Jo'ab,  Come  near  hither,  that  I  may  speak 
with  thee. 

]T  And  when  he  was  come  near  unto 
her,  the  woman  said.  Art  thou  Jo'ab  ?  And 
he  answered,  I  am  he.  Then  she  said  unto 
him.  Hear  the  words  of  thine  handmaid. 
And  he  answered,  I  do  hear. 

1  ger'dcd. 


SAM'UEL.  SuuVs  sons  hanged. 

18  Then  she  spake,  saying.  They  were 
wont  to  speak  in  old  time,  saying,  They 
shall  surely  ask  counsel  at  A'bel :  and  so 
they  ended  the  matter. 

19  1  am,  one  of  t hern  that  are  peaceable 
and  faithful  in  If'ra-el :  thou  seekest  to 
destroy'  a  city  and  a  mother  in  I|'ra-el : 
why  wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  inheritance 
of  the  Lord  .' 

20  And  Jo'ab  answered  and  said,  Farbe 
it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that  I  should  swallow 
up  or  destroy'. 

21  The  matter  is  not  so  :  but  a  man  of 
mount  E'phra-Im,  She'ba  the  son  of  Bich'ri 
by  name,  hath  lifted  up  his  hand  against' 
the  kin?,  even  against'  Da'vid  :  deliver  him 
only,  acid  I  will  depart  from  the  city.  And 
the  woman  said  unto  Jo'ab,  Behold,  his 
head  shall  be  thrown  to  thee  over  the 
wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  unto  all  the 
people  in  her  wisdom.  And  they  cut  off 
the  head  of  She'ba  the  son  of  Bich'ri,  and 
cast  it  out  to  Jo'ab.  And  he  blew  a  trum- 
pet, and  they  retired  from  the  city,  every 
man  to  his  tent.  And  Jo'ab  returned  to 
Je-ru'sa-lem  unto  the  king. 

23  IT  Now  Jo'ab  tvas  over  all  the  host  of 
I§'ra-el :  and  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a- 
da  was  over  the  Cher'eth-ites  and  over  the 
Pe'leth-ites : 

24  And  A-do'ram  teas  over  the  tribute: 
and  Je-hosh'a-phat  the  son  of  A-hi'liid  was 
recorder  : 

25  And  She'va  was  scribe  :  and  Za'dok 
and  A-bi'a-thar  were  the  priests. 

26  And  I'ra  also  the  Ja'ir-ite  was  a  chief 
ruler  about'  Da'vid. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THEN  there  was  a  famine  in  the  days 
of  Da'vid  three  years,  year  after 
year  ;  and  Da'vid  inquired  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  Lord  answered.  It  is  for  Saul, 
and  for  his  bloody  house,  because  he  slew 
the  Gib'e-6n-ites. 

2  And  the  king  called  the  Gib'e-6n- 
ites,  and  said  unto  them  ;  (now  the  Gib'- 
e-6n-Ttes  were  not  of  the  children  of  ij'ra- 
el,  but  of  the  remnant  of  the  Am'o-rites  ; 
and  the  children  of  If'ra-el  had  sworn 
unto  them  ;  and  Saul  sought  to  slay  them 
in  his  zeal  to  the  children  of  l§'ra-el  and 
Jii'dah  ;) 

3  Wherefore  Da'vid  said  unto  the  Gib'- 
e-6n-Ttes,  What  shall  I  do  for  you  ?  and 
wherewith  shall  I  make  the  atonement, 
that  ye  may  bless  the  inheritance  of  the 
Lord  ? 

4  And  the  Gib'e-6n-ites  said  unto  him. 
We  will  have  no  silver  nor  gold  of  Saul, 
nor  of  his  house  ;  neither  for  us  shalt  thou 
kill  any  man  in  If'ra-el.  And  he  said, 
What  ye  shall  say,  that  will  I  do  for  you. 

5  And  they  answered  the  king.  The 
man  that  consumed  us,  and  that  devTf ed 

2  gcr'dl. 

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Seven  of  SduPs  sons  slain.  II.  SAM'UEL. 

against'  us  that  we  should  be  destroy'ed 
froiii  remaining  in  any  of  the  coasts  of 
i^'ra-el, 

6  Let  seven  men  of  his  sons  be  deliv- 
ered unto  us,  and  we  will  hang  them  up 
unto  the  Lord  in  Gib'e-ah  of  Saul,  whom 
the  Lord  did  chooje.  And  the  king  said, 
1  will  give  them. 

7  But  the  king  spared  Me-phib'o-sheth, 
the  son  of  Jon'a-than  the  son  of  Saul,  be- 
cause of  the  Lord's  oath  that  was  be- 
tween them,  between  Da'vid  and  Jon'a- 
than  the  son  of  Saul. 

a  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons  of 
Riz'pah  the  daughter  of  A-i'ah,  whom  she 
bare  unto  Saul,  Ar-mo'ni  and  Me-phib'o- 
shtth  ;  and  the  five  sous  of  Mi'chal  the 
daughter  of  Saul,  whom  she  brought  up 
for  A'dri-el  the  son  of  Bar-zil'la-I  the  Me- 
hol'ath-lte  ; 

9  And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hands 
of  the  Gib'e-6n-ites,  and  they  hanged  them 
in  the  hill  before  the  Lord  :  and  they  fell 
all  seven  together,  and  were  put  to  death 
in  the  days  of  harvest,  in  the  first  days.,  in 
the  beginning  of  barley-harvest. 

10  And  Riz'pah  the  daugliter  of  A-l'ah 
took  sackcloth,  and  spread  it  for  her  upon 
the  rock,  from  the  beginning  of  harvest 
until  water  dropped  upon  them  out  of 
heaven,  and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of 
the  air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor  the 
beasts  of  the  field  by  night. 

11  And  it  was  told  Da'vid  what  Riz'- 
pah the  daughter  of  A-i'ah,  the  concubine 
of  Saul,  had  done. 

12  And  Da'vid  went  and  took  the  bones 
of  Saul,  and  the  bones  of  Jon'a-than  his 
son,  from  the  men  .of  Ja'besh-Gil'e-ad, 
which  had  stolen  them  from  the  street  of 
Beth'shan,  where  the  Phi-lis'tines  had 
hanged  them,  when  the  Phi  lis'tines  had 
slain  Saul  in  Gjl'bo-a : 

13  And  he  brought  up  from  thence  the 
bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jon'a-than 
his  son  ;  and  they  gathered  the  bones  of 
them  that  were  hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and  Jon'a- 
than  his  son  buried  they  in  the  country  of 
Ben'ja-mln  in  Ze'lah,  in  the  sepulchre  of 
Kish  his  father  ;  and  they  perform'ed  all 
that  the  kingcomman'ded:  and  after  that, 
God  was  entreated  for  the  land. 

13  IT  Moreover,  the  Phi-lis'tlnes  had 
yet  war  again'  with  If  ra-el  ;  and  Da'vid 
went  down,  and  his  servants  with  him, 
and  fought  against'  the  Fhi-lls'tines  :  and 
Da'vid  waxed  faint. 

16  -Vnd  Ish'bT-Be'nob,  which  was  of  the 
sons  of  the  giant,  (the  weight  of  whose 
spear  weighed  three  hundred  shekels  of 
brass  in  weight,)  he,  being  girded  with  a 
new  swdrd.1  thought  to  have  slain  Da'- 
vid : 

17  But  A-bish'a-i  t  .e  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah 
auccoured  him,  and  smote  the  Phi-lis'tme, 


Da'vtd^s  song 
and  killed  him.  Then  the  men  of  Da'vid 
sware  unto  him,  saying.  Thou  shalt  go  no 
more  out  with  us  to  battle,  that  thoa 
quench  not  the  light  of  Ij'ra-el. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
there  was  again'  a  battle  with  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines at  Gob :  then  Sib'be-^hai  the  Hu'- 
shath-ite  slew  Saph,  which  was  of  the  sons 
of  the  giant. 

19  And  there  was  again' a  battle  in  Gob 
with  the  Phi-lis'tines,  where  El-ha'nan  the 
son  of  Ja-ar-e-6r'e-gTm,  a  Beth'le-hem-lte, 
slew  the  brdlher  of  Go-ll'ath  the  Git'tlte, 
the  staff  of  whose  spear  was  like  a  weav- 
er's beam. 

20  And  there  was  yet  a  battle  in  Gath, 
where  was  a  man  of  great  stature,  that 
had  on  every  hand  six  fingers,  and  on  ev- 
ery foot  six  toes,  four  and  twenty  in  num- 
ber ;  and  he  also  was  born  to  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  defied  I§'ra-el,  Jon'a- 
than,  the  son  of  Shim'e-ah,  the  brother  of 
Da'vid,  slew  him. 

22  These  four  were  born  to  the  giant  in 
Gath,  and  fell  by  the  hand  of  Da'vid,  and 
by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  Da'vid  spake  unto  the  Lord  the 
words  of  this  song,  in  the  day  that 
the  Lord  had  delivered  him  out  of  the 
hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and  out  of  the 
hand  of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  is  my  rock, 
and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer  ; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock  ;  in  him  will  I 
trust :  he  is  my  shield,  and  the  horn  of 
my  salvation,  my  high  tower,  and  my  ref- 
uge, my  saviour  ;  thou  savest  me  frjm 
violence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  who  is  wor- 
thy to  be  praised :  so  shall  I  be  saved 
from  mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  waves  of  death  com'passed 
me,  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me 
afraid ; 

6  The  sorrows  of  hell  com'passeJ  me 
about';  the  snares  of  death  prevente  1  me. 

7  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  I  iORD, 
and  cried  to  my  God  ;  and  he  did  hear 
my  voice  out  of  his  temple,  and  my  cry 
did  enter  into  his  ears. 

8  Then  the  earth  shook  and  treriibled  ; 
the  foundations  of  heaven  moved  and 
shook,  because  he  was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his 
nostrils,  and  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devour- 
ed :  coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

10  He  bowed  the  heavens  also  and 
came  down  ;  and  darkness  was  under  liis 
fee .. 

If  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did 
fly  and  he  was  seen  upon  the  wings  of 
the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pavilions 
round  about'  him,  dark  waters,  a?i(/  thick 
clouds  of  the  skies. 

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13  Through  the  brightness  before  him 
were  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  thundered  from  heaven, 
and  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out  arrows,  and  scat- 
tered them  ;  lightning,  and  discom'f  ited 
them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  sea  appear- 
ed, the  foundations  of  the  world  were  dis- 
covered, at  the  rebuking  of  the  Lord,  at 
the  blast  of  the  breath  of  his  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me  ; 
he  drew  me  out  of  many  waters  , 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  en- 
emy, and  from  them  that  hated  me  :  for 
they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

19  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of 
my  calamity :  but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

20  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a 
large  place  ;  he  delivered  me,  because  he 
delighted  in  me. 

21  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according 
to  my  righteousness :  according  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recompen- 
sed me. 

22  F'or  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly  departed 
from  my  God. 

23  For  all  his  judgments  uiere  before 
me  :  and  as  for  his  statutes,  I  did  not  de- 
part from  them. 

24  I  was  also  upright  before  him,  and 
have  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

25  There  fore  the  Lord  hath  recom- 
pensed me  according  to  my  righteousness  ; 
according  to  my  cleanness  in  his  eye- 
sight. 

26  With  the  mer'ciful  thou  wilt  show 
thyself  merciful,  and  with  the  upright 
man  thou  wilt  show  thyself  upright. 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  show  thy- 
self pure  ;  and  with  the  frd'ward  thou  wilt 
show  thyself  unsavoury. 

28  And  the  afflicted  people  thou  wilt 
save  :  but  thine  eyes  are  upon  the  haugh- 
ty, that  thou  mayst  bring  them  down. 

29  For  thou  art  my  lamp,  O  Lord  ;  and 
the  Lord  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a 
troop :  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a 
wall. 

31  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect ;  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  :  he  is  a  buck- 
ler to  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 

32  For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? 
and  who  is  a  rock,  save  our  God  ? 

33  God  is  my  strength  and  power  :  and 
he  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

34  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds' /ee/  ; 
and  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

35  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war  ;  so 
that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine 
arms. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield 
of  thy  salvation:  and  thy  gentleness  hath 
made  me  great. 


of  thanksgiving 

37  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under 
me  ;  so  that  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

38  1  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and 
destroy'ed  them  ;  and  turned  not  again' 
until  I  had  consumed  them. 

39  And  I  have  consumed  them,  and 
wounded  them,  that  they  could  not  arife  . 
yea,  they  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength 
to  battle  :  them  that  rose  up  against'  me 
hast  thou  subdued  under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks 
of  mine  enemies,  that  I  might  destroy' 
them  that  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  but  there  teas  none  to 
save  ;  ere^i  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answer- 
ed them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  small  as 
the  dust  of  the  earth,  I  did  stamp  them  as 
the  mire  of  the  street,  and  did  spread  them 
abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  strivings  of  my  people,  thou  hast  kept 
me  lo  be  head  of  the  heathen  :  a  people 
which  I  knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  Stran|ers  shall  submit  themselves 
unto  me  :  as  soon  as  they  hear,  they  shall 
be  obedient  unto  me. 

46  Strangers  shall  fade  away,  and  they 
shall  be  afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth ;  and  bles'sed  be 
my  rock  ;  and  exalted  be  the  God  of  the 
rock  of  my  salvation. 

48  It  ii  God  that  aven|eth  me,  and 
that  bringeth  down  the  people  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth  from 
mine  enemies:  thou  also  hast  lifted  me  up 
on  high  above  them  that  rose  up  against' 
me  :  thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  vio- 
lent man. 

50  There'f  ore  I  will  give  thanks  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  heathen,  and  1 
will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

51  He  is  the  tower  of  salvation  for  his 
king;  and  showeth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 
unto  Da'vid,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

CHAP.   XXIII. 

NOW  these  be  the  last  words  of  Da'- 
vid. Da'vid  the  son  of  Jes'se  said, 
and  the  man  xvho  was  raised  up  on  high, 
the  anointed  of  the  God  of  Ja'cob,  and 
the  sweet  psalmist  of  If'ra-el,  said, 

2  The  Splr'lt  of  the  Lord  spake  by 
me,  and  his  word  was  in  my  tongue. 

3  The  God  of  If'ra-el  said.  The  Rock 
of  Ij'ra-el  spake  to  me,  He  that  ruleth 
over  men  miist  be  just,  ruling  in  the  fear 
of  God : 

4  And  he  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the 
morning,  U'/ien  the  sun  riseth,  even  a 
morning  without  clouds  ;  as  the  tender 
grass  springing  out  of  the  earth  by  clear 
shining  after  rain. 

5  Although  my  house  be  not  so  with 
God  ;  yet  he  hath  made  with  me  an  ever- 
las'ting  covenant,  ordered  in  all  things, 

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and  sure  :  for  this  is  all  my  salvation,  and 
al!  my  desire,  althoug^li  he  make  it  not  to 
grow. 

6  But  the  sons  of  Be'li-al  shall  be  all  of 
them  as  th^>rns  thrust  away,  because  they 
cannot  be  taken  with  hands. 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch  them 
must  be  fenced  with  iron,  and  the  staff  of 
a  spear  ;  and  they  shall  be  utterly  burned 
with  fire  in  the  same  place. 

a  IT  Tliese  be  the  names  of  the  mighty 
jnen  whom  Da'vTd  had  :  The  Ta9h'mon- 
ile  that  sat  in  the  seat,  chief  among;  the 
cap'tains ;  the  same  was  Ad'i-no  the  Ez'- 
nlte  ;  he  lifted  \ip  his  spear  against'  eight 
hundred,  whom  he  slew  at  one  time. 

9  And  after  him  was  E-le-a'zar,  the  son 
of  Do'do  the  A-ho'hite,  one  of  the  three 
mig-hty  men  with  Da'vid,  when  they  de- 
fied the  Phi-lis'tines  that  were  there  gath- 
ered together  to  battle,  and  the  men  of 
if'ra-el  were  gone  away  : 

10  He  aroje,  and  smote  the  Phi-lis'tines 
until  his  hand  was  weary,  and  his  hand 
clave  unto  the  sword  :  and  the  Lord 
wrought  a  great  victory  that  day  ;  and 
the  people  returned  after  him  only  to  spoil. 

1 1  And  after  him  was  Sham'mah  the 
son  of  Ag'c-e  the  Ha'ra-rite  :  and  the  Phi- 
lis'tines  were  gathered  together  into  a 
troop,  where  was  a  piece  of  ground  full 
of  len'tilfs  ;  and  the  people  tied  from  the 
Phi-lis'tines  : 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of  the 
ground,  and  defended  it,  and  slew  the 
Phi-lis'tines :  and  the  Lord  wrought  a 
great  victory. 

13  .\nd  three  of  the  thirty  chief  went 
down,  and  came  to  Da'vid  in  the  harvest- 
time  unto  the  cave  of  A-dfd  lam  :  and  the 
troop  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  pitched  in  the 
valley  of  Reph'a-im. 

14  And  Da'vid  was  then  in  a  hold,  and 
the  garrison  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  was  then 
in  Beth'le-hem. 

15  And  Da'vid  longed,  and  said.  Oh 
that  one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  wa- 
ter of  the  well  of  Beth'le-hem,  which  is 
by  the  gate  ! 

IG  .\nrl  the  three  mighty  men  brake 
through  the  host  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and 
drew  water  out  of  the  well  of  Beth'le- 
hem,  that  teas  by  the  gate,  and  took  z7, 
and  brought  it  to  Da'vid:  nevertheless  he 
would  not  drink  thereof,  but  poured  it  out 
unto  the  Lord  ; 

17  .\nd  he  said,  Be  it  far  from  me,  O 
Lord,  that  I  should  do  this  :  is  not  this 
the  blood  of  the  men  that  went  in  jeop'- 
ardy  of  their  lives  ?  There'fore  he  would 
not  drink  it.  These  things  did  these  three 
mighty  men. 

18  And  A-bTsh'a-1,  the  br6ther  of  Jo'ab, 
the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah,  was  chief  among 
three  :  and  he  lifted  up  his  spear  against' 

1  Bin-a'yah. 


Da'ticfs  uorthiei. 
three  hundred,  and  slew  them,  and  had 
the  name  among  three. 

19  \^'as  he  not  most  ftnn'ourablc  of 
three  ?  there'fore  he  was  their  cAp'tain  . 
howbeit  he  attained  not  unto  the  Jirsl 
three. 

20  And  Ben-ai'ah^  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a- 
da,  the  son  of  a  valiant  man,  of  Kab'ze-el, 
who  had  done  many  acts  ;  he  slew  two 
lion-like  men  of  Mo'ab  :  he  went  down 
also  and  slew  a  lion  in  the  midst  of  a  pit 
in  time  of  snow. 

21  And  he  slew  an  E-eyp'ti-an,  a  good- 
ly man  :  and  the  E-gyp'ti-an  had  a  sprar 
in  his  hand  ;  but  he  went  down  to  him 
with  a  staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of 
the  E-gyp'ti-an's  hand,  and  slew  him  with 
his  own  spear. 

22  These  things  did  Ben-ai'ah  the  son 
of  Je-hoi'a-da,  and  had  the  name  among 
three  mighty  men. 

23  He  Avas  more  Aon'ourahle  than  the 
thirty,  but  he  attained  not  to  the  Jirsl 
three  :  and  Da'vid  set  him  over  his  guard. 

24  Aj'a-hel  the  brother  of  Jo'ab  was  one 
of  the  thirty  ;  El-ha'nan  the  son  of  Do'do 
of  Beth'le-hem, 

25  Sham'mah  the  Ha'rod-ite,  El'i-ka  the 
Ha'rod-lte, 

26  He'lez  the  Pal'tite,  T'ra  the  son  of 
Ik'kesh  the  Te-ko'ite, 

27  A-bi-e'zer  the  An'e-thoth-ite,  Me- 
bun'nai  the  Hfi'shath-ite, 

28  Zal'mon  the  A-hoh'ite,  Ma-har'a-i 
the  Ne-toph'a-thite, 

29  He'leb  the  son  of  Ba'a-nah,  a  Ne- 
toph'a-thite  ;  it'ta-i  the  son  of  Ri'bai,  out 
of  Gib'e-ah  of  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min, 

30  Ben-ai'ah  the  Pir'a-th6n-ite,2  Hid'- 
da-i  of  the  brooks  of  Ga'ash, 

31  A-bi-al'bon  the  Ar'bath-ite,  Az'ma- 
veth  the  Bar-hii'mite, 

32  E-li'ah-ba  the  Sha-al'bon-lte  ;  of  the 
sons  of  Ja'shen,  Jon'a-than, 

33  Sham'mah  the  Ha'ra-rite,  A-hi'am 
the  son  of  Sha'rar  the  Ha'ra-rite, 

34  E-liph'e-let  the  son  of  A-haj'ba-i, 
the  son  of  the  Ma'a-chath-ite ;  E-li'am  the 
son  of  A-hith'o-phel  the  Gi'lo-nite, 

35  Hez'ra-i  the  Car'mel-ite,  Pa'a-rai  the 
Ar'bite, 

36  T'gal  the  son  of  Na'than  of  Zo'bah, 
Ba'ni  the  Gad'ite, 

37  Ze'lek  the  Am'mon-ite  ;  Na-har'a-i 
the  Be-e'roth-ite,  armour-bearer  to  Jo'ab 
the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah, 

38  I'ra  an  ith'rite,  Ga'reb  an  Ith'rite, 

39  U-ri'ah  the  Hit'tite  :  thirty  and  seven 
in  all. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  again'  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against'  If'ra-el,  and  he 
moved  Da'vTd  against'  them  to  say,  Go, 
number  If'ra-el  and  Jfi'dah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  J5'ab  the  cap'- 
a  Pcr'a-thdn-tie. 
S8& 


Da'vid,  mimbertng  the  people^  11.  SAM'UEL 

tain  of  the  host,  which  was  with  him,  Go 
now  through  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el,  from 
Uan  even  to  Be-er'she-ba,  and  number  ye 
the  people,  that  I  may  know  the  number 
of  the  people. 

3  And  Jo'ab  said  unto  the  king,  Now 
the  Lord  thy  God  add  unto  the  people, 
how  many  soever  they  be,  a  hundredfold, 
and  that  the  eyes  of  my  lord  the  king  may 
see  it :  hut  why  doth  my  lord  the  king 
delight  in  this  thing  ? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  king's  word  pre- 
vailed against'  Jo'ab,  and  against'  the  cap'- 
tains  of  the  host  :  and  Jo'ab  and  the 
cap'tains  of  the  host  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  king,  to  number  the  peo- 
ple of  if'ra-el. 

5  And  they  passed  over  Jor'dan,  and 
pitched  in  Ar'o-er,  on  the  right  side  of  the 
city  that  lielh  in  the  midst  of  (he  river  of 
Gad,  and  to'ward  Ja'zer  : 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gil'e-ad,  and  to 
the  land  of  Tah'tim-Hod'shi  ;  and  they 
came  to  Dan-ja'an,  and  about'  to  Zi'don, 

7  And  came  to  the  strong  hold  of  Tyre, 
and  to  all  the  cities  of  the  Hi'vTtes,  and 
of  the  Can'aan-Ttes  :  and  they  went  out  to 
the  south  of  Jii'dah,  even  to  Be-er'she-ba. 

8  So  when  they  had  gone  through  all 
the  land,  they  came  to  Je-ru'sa-lem  at  the 
end  of  nine  months  and  twenty  days. 

9  And  Jo'ab  gave  up  the  sum  of  the 
number  of  the  people  unto  the  king :  and 
there  were  in  If'ra-el  eight  hundred  thou- 
sand valiant  men  that  drew  the  sJford  ; 
and  the  men  of  Ju'dah  tccre  five  hundred 
thousand  men. 

10  And  Da'vid's  heart  smote  him  after 
that  he  had  numbered  the  people.  And 
Da'vid  said  unto  the  Lord,  I  have  sinned 
greatly  in  that  I  have  done  :  and  now,  I 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  take  away  the  in- 
iquity of  thy  servant ;  fori  have  done  very 
foolishly. 

1 1  For  when  Da'v'd  was  up  in  the 
morning,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
the  prophet  Gad,  Da'vid's  seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  Da'vid,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  I  offer  thee  three  things ;  choofe 
thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto 
thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  Da'vTd,  and  told 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  Shall  seven  years 
of  famine  come  unto  thee  in  thy  land .''  or 
wilt  thou  flee  three  months  before  thine 
enemies,  while  they  pursue  thee  ?  or  that 
there  be  three  days'  pestilence  in  thy 
land  ?  Now  advise,  and  see  what  answer 
I  shall  return  to  him  that  sent  me. 

14  And  Da'vid  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in 
a  great  strait :  let  us  fall  now  into  the 
hand  of  the  Lord,  (for  his  mer'ciea  are 


aftirwarda  repenteth 
great,)  and  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man. 

15  So  the  Lord  sent  a  pestilence  upon 
If'ra-el,  from  the  morning  even  to  the  time 
appointed  :  and  there  died  of  the  people, 
from  Dan  even  to  Be-er'she-ba,  seventy 
thousand  men. 

16  And  when  the  angel  stretched  out 
his  hand  upon  Je-ri>'sa-lem  to  destroy'  it, 
the  Lord  repented  him  of  the  evil,  and 
said  to  the  angel  that  destroy'ed  the  peo- 
ple, It  is  enough  ;  stay  now  thine  hand. 
And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  was  by  the 
threshing-place  of  A-rau'nah  the  Jeb'u- 
site. 

17  And  Da'vTd  spake  unto  the  Lord, 
when  he  saw  the  angel  that  smote  the 
people,  and  said,  Lo,  I  have  sinned,  and 
I  have  done  wickedly :  but  these  sheep, 
what  have  they  done  ?  Let  thine  hand, 
I  pray  thee,  be  against'  me,  and  against' 
my  father's  house. 

18  And  Gad  came  that  day  to  Da'vTd, 
and  said  unto  him,  Go  up,  rear  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of 
A-rau'nah  the  Jeb'u-sTte. 

19  And  Da'vTd,  according  to  the  saying 
of  Gad,  went  up,  as  the  Lord  com- 
man'ded. 

20  And  A-rau'nah  looked,  and  saw  the 
king  and  his  servants  coming  on  to'?<'ard 
him  :  and  A-rau'nah  went  out,  and  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  on  his  face  upon 
the  ground. 

21  And  A-rau'nah  said,  Wherefore  is 
my  lord  the  king  come  to  his  servant  ? 
And  Da'vid  said,  To  buy  the  threshing- 
floor  of  thee,  to  build  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord,  that  the  plague  may  be  stayed 
from  the  people. 

22  And  A-rau'nah  said  unto  Da'vTd, 
Let  my  lord  the  king  take  and  offer  up 
what  seemeth  good  unto  him:  behold,  here 
be  oxen  for  burnt-sac'rifi^e,  and  threshing 
instruments  and  other  instruments  of  the 
oxen  for  wood. 

23  All  these  things  did  A-rau'nah,  as  a 
king,  give  unto  the  king :  and  A-rau'nah 
said  unto  the  king,  The  Lord  thy  God 
accept  thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  A-rau'nah, 
Nay ;  but  I  will  surely  buy  it  of  thee  at 
a  price  :  neither  will  I  offer  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord  my  God  of  that  which 
doth  cost  me  nothing.  So  Da'vTd  bought 
the  threshing-floor  and  the  oxen  for  fifty 
shekels  of  silver. 

25  And  Da'vTd  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings.  So  the  Lord  was  en- 
treated for  the  land,  and  the  plague  was 
stayed  from  If'ra-el. 

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f  The  FIRST  Book  of  the  lONGS,  commonly  called, 
The  THIRD  Book  of  the   KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  kingf  Da'vid  was  old  and  stricken 
in    years  ;    and    they    covered    him 
with  clothes,  hut  he  ofat  no  heat. 

2  Wherefore  his  servants  said  unto  him, 
Let  there  be  sought  for  my  lord  the  king 
a  young  virgin  ;  and  let  her  stand  befoie 
the  kins:,  and  let  her  cherish  him,  Had  let 
her  lie  in  thy  bo'fom,  that  my  lord  the 
king  may  get  heat. 

3  So  they  sought  for  a  fair  damsel 
throughout  all  the  coasts  of  If'ra-el,  and 
found  Ab'i-shag  a  Shu'nam-Tte,  and  brought 
her  to  the  king. 

4  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair,  and 
cherished  the  king,  and  ministered  to 
him:  but  the  king  knew  her  not. 

5  T  Then  Sd-o-ni'jah  the  son  of  Hag'- 
gith  exalted  himself,  saying,  I  will  be 
king :  and  he  prepared  him  chariots  and 
horsemen,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before 
him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  displeased  him 
at  any  time  in  saying,  Why  hast  thou 
done  so  ?  and  he  also  was  a  very  goodly 
man  ;  and  his  mother  bare  him  after  Ab'- 
sa-16m. 

7  And  he  confer'red  with  Jo'ab  the  son 
of  Zer-u-i'ah,  and  with  A-bi'a-thar  the 
priest :  and  they,  following  Ad-o-ni'jah, 
helped  him. 

8  But  Za'dok  the  priest,  and  Ben-ai'ah 
the  son  of  .Te-hoi'a-da,  and  Na'than  the 
prophet,  and  Shim'e-i,  and  lle'i,  and  the 
mighty  men  %vhich  belonged  to  Da'vid, 
were  not  with  Ad-o-ni'jah. 

9  And  Ad-o-ni'jah  slew  sheep  and  oxen 
and  fat  cattle  by  the  stone  of  Zo'he-leth, 
which  is  by  £n-r6'gil,  and  called  all  his* 
brethren  the  king's  sons,  and  all  the  men 
of  Jii'dah  the  king's  servants  : 

10  But  Na'than  the  prophet,  and  Ben- 
ai'ah,  and  the  mighty  men,  and  Sol'o- 
mon  his  brother,  he  called  not. 

1 1  Wherefore  Na'than  spake  unto 
B;'ith'she-ba  the  mcfiher  of  Sol'o-mon,  say- 
ing, Ilast  thou  not  heard  that  Ad-o-nl'jah 
the  son  of  Hag'gilh  doth  reign,  and  Da'- 
vid our  lord  knoweth  it  not  ? 

12  Now  therc'fore  come,  let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  give  thee  counsel,  that  thou  mayst 
save  thine  own  life,  and  the  life  of  thy 
son  Sol'o-mon. 

13  Go  and  get  thee  in  unto  king  Da'- 
vid, and  say  unto  him,  Didst  not  thou,  my 
lord,  O  king,  swear  unto  thine  handmaid, 
saying,  Assuredly  Sol'o-mon  thy  son  shall 

>  kon'flrm'. 


reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my 
throne  ?  why  then  doth  Ad-o-ni'jah  reign  ? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest  there 
with  the  king,  I  also  will  come  in  after 
thee,  and  confirm'  thy  words. 

15  And  Bath'she-ba  went  in  unto  the 
king  into  the  chamber  :  and  the  king  was 
very  old  ;  and  Ab'i-shag  the  Shu'nam-ite 
ministered  unto  the  king. 

16  And  Bath'she-ba  bowed,  and  did 
obei'sance-  unto  the  king.  And  the  king 
said,  What  wouldst  thou  ? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him.  My  lord, 
thou  swarest  by  the  Lord  thy  God  unto 
thine  handmaid,  saying..  Assuredly  Sol'o- 
mon  thy  son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he 
shall  sit  upon  my  throne  : 

18  And  now,  behold,  Ad-o-ni'jah  reign- 
eth  ;  and  now,  my  lord  the  king,  thou 
knowest  it  not : 

19  And  he  hath  slain  oxen  and  fat  cat- 
tle and  sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath 
called  all  the  sons  of  the  king,  and  A-bi' 
a-thar  the  priest,  and  Jo'ab  the  cap'tain 
of  the  host :  but  Sol'o-mon  thy  servant 
hath  he  not  called. 

20  And  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  the  eyes 
of  all  If'ra-el  art  upon  thee,  that  thou 
shouldst  tell  them  who  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  my  lord  the  king  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  my  lord  the  king  shall  sleep  with 
his  fathers,  that  I  and  my  son  Sol'o-mon 
shall  be  counted  offenders. 

22  And,  lo,  while  she  yet  talked  with 
the  king,  Na'than  the  prophet  also  came  in 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  saying.  Be- 
hold, Na'than  the  prophet.  And  when  he 
was  come  in  before  the  king,  he  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  with  his  face  to 
the  ground. 

24  And  Na'than  said.  My  lord,  O  king, 
hast  thou  said,  Ad-o-ni'jah  shall  reign  af- 
ter me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ? 

25  For  he  is  gone  down  this  day,  and 
hath  slain  oxen  and  fat  cattle  and  sheep 
in  abundance,  and  hath  called  all  the 
king's  sons,  and  the  cap'taTns  of  the  host, 
and  A-bi'a-thar  the  priest :  and,  behold, 
they  eat  and  drink  before  him,  and  say, 
God  save  king  Ad-o-ni'jah. 

26  But  me,  even  me  thy  servant,  and 
Za'dok  the  priest,  and  Ben-ai'ah  the  son 
of  Je-hoi'a-da,  and  thy  servant  Sol'o-mon, 
hath  he  not  called. 

27  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord  the 
king,  and  thou  hast  not  showed  it  unto 

2  d-ba'tarue. 
S87 


Sbl'o-mun  anointed  king.  I.  KINGS.  Da'tWs  chargt  to  him. 

thy  servant,  who  should  sit  on  the  throne  i  Come  in  ;  for  thou  art  a  valiant  man,  and 
of  my  lord  the  king  after  him  ?  bringest  good  tidings. 

2ii   'I'hcn    king    Da'vid   ansvifercd   and       43  And  Jon'a-than  answered  and  said 
said,  Call  mc  I3ath'she-ba.     And  she  came  to  Ad-o-ni'jah,   Verily  our  lord  king  Da'- 
info  the  king''s  presence,  and  stood  before  vTd  hath  made  Sol'o-mon  king, 
the  king.  44  And  the    king  hath   sent  with  him 

:9   And  the  kini;-  sware,  and   said,  AslZa'dbk  the  priest,  and  Na'than  the  propb 


the  Lord  li\'eth,  that  hath  redeemed  my 
soul  out  of  all  distress, 

30  Even  as  I  sware  unto  thee  by  the 
l^oRB  God  of  !j'ra-el,  saying.  Assuredly 
Sol'o-mon  thy   son    shall    reign   after  me. 


et,  and  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-da, 
and  the  Cher'eth-Ttes,  and  the  Pe'leth-Ttes, 
and  they  have  caused  him  to  ride  upon 
the  king's  mule  : 

45   And  Za'dok  the  priest  and  Na'than 


and  he  shall   sit   upon   my   throne   in  my  j  the  prophet  have    anointed  him  king  in 
stead  ;  even  so  will  1  cer'tainly  do  this  day.  j  Gi'hon ;  and  they  are  come  up  from  thence 
31   Then  Bath'she-ba   bowed    with  /ler  |  rejoicing,  so  that   the    city   rang   again'. 


face  to  the  earth,  and  did  reverence  to  the 
king,  and  said,  Let  my  lord  king  Da'vVd 
live  for  ever. 

32  And  king  Da'vid  said.  Call  me  Zk'-\ 
dok  the  priest,  and  Na'than  the  prophet, 
and  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-da.  And 
they  came  before  the  king. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them.  Take 
with  you  the  servants  of  your  lard,  and 
cause  Sol'o-mon  my  son  to  ride  upon  mine 
own  mule,  and  bring  him  down  to  Gi'hon 


This  is  the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 

46  And  also  Sol'o-mon  sitteth  on  the 
throne  of  the  kingdom. 

47  And,  moreover,  the  king''s  servants 
came  to  bless  our  lord  king  Da'vid,  say- 
ing, God  make  the  name  of  Sol'o-mon 
better  than  thy  name,  and  make  his  throne 
greater  than  thy  throne.  And  the  king 
bowed  himself  upon  the  bed. 

48  And  also  thus  said  the  king,  Bles' 
sed  be  the  Lord  God  of  if'ra-el,  which 


34  And  let  Za'dok  the  priest   and  Na'-  hath  given  one  to  sit  on   my  throne  this 


than  the  prophet  anoint  him  there  king 
over  Ij'ra-el :  and  blow  ye  with  the  trum- 
pet, and  say,  God  save  king  Sol'o-mon. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after  him, 
that  he  may  come  and  sit  upon  my  throne  ; 
for  he  shall  be  king  in  my  stead  :  and  I 
have  appointed  him  to  be  ruler  over  If'ra- 
el  and  over  Ju'dah. 

36  And  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-da 
answered  the  king,  and  said,  A'men' :  the 
Lord  God  of  my  lord  the  king  say  so  too. 

37  As  the  Lord  hath  been  with  my 
lord  the  king,  even  so  be  he  with  Sol'o- 
mon,  and  make  his  throne  greater  than 
the  throne  of  my  lord  king  Da'vid. 

38  So  Za'dok  the  priest,  and  Na'than 
the  prophet,  and  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoi'a-dii,  and  the  Cher'eth-ltes,  and  the 
Pe'leth-ltes,  went  down,  and  caused  Sol'- 


day,  mine  eyes  even  seeing  it. 

49  And  all  the  guests  that  utre  with 
Ad-o-nT'jah  were  afraid,  and  rose  up,  and 
went  every  man  hu  way. 

50  And  Ad-o-ni'jah  feared  because  of 
Sol'o-mon,  and  arof  e,  and  went,  and  caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

51  And  it  was  told  Sol'o-mon,  saying. 
Behold,  Ad-o-ni'jah  feareth  king  Sol'o- 
mon  :  for,  lo,  he  hath  caught  hold  on  the 
horns  of  the  altar,  saying.  Let  king  Sol'o- 
mon  swear  unto  me  to-day,  that  he  will 
not  slay  his  servant  with  the  sword. 

52  And  Sol'o-mon  said,  If  he  will  show 
himself  a  worthy  man,  there  shall  not  a 
hair  of  him  fall  to  the  earth  :  but  if  wick- 
edness shall  be  found  in  him,  he  shall  die. 

53  So  king  Sol'o-mon  sent,  and  they 
brousfht  him  down  from  the   altar.     And 


o-mon  to  ride   upon   king   Da'vid's  mule,   he  came  and  bowed  himself  to  king  Sol'o- 
and  brought  him  lo  Gi'hon.  j  mon  :  and  Sol'o-mon  said  unto  him,  Go  to 

39  And  Za'dok   the  priest   took  a  horn ,  thine  house. 
of  oil   out  of  the  tabernacle,  and  anoint- 
ed Sol'o-mon.     And  they  blew  the   trum- 
pet ;   and  all  the  people   said,  God   save 
king  Sol'o-mon. 

40  And  all  the   people   came   up   after 


CHAP.  II. 

NOW  the   days  of  Da'vid  drew  nigh 
that  he  should  die  :  and  he  charged 
Sol'o-mon  his  son,  saying, 

2  I  go  the  way  of  all  the  earth :   be 


him;   and   the   people   piped    with  pipes,!  thou  strong  there'fore,  and  show  thyself 
and  rejoiced  with  great  joy,  so   that  the!  a  man; 

earth  rent  with  the  sound  of  them.  3  And  keep  the  charge  of  the   Lord 

41   And  Ad-o-ni'jiih,  and  all  the  guests'  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  to  ke^p  his 

that  ivcre  with  him,  heard  i7,  as  they  had}  statutes,  and  his  command'ments,  and  his 

made  an  end  of  eating.     And  when  Jo'abj judgments,  and  his  tes'timonies,  as  it   is 


heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  he  said. 
Wherefore  is  this  noise  of  the  city  being  in 
an  uproar  ? 

42  And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold, 
Jon'a-than  the  son  of  A-bT'a-thar  the  priest 
came  :    and   Ad-o-ni'jah  said  unto   him, 


written  in  the  law  of  Mo'jes,  that  thou 
mayst  prosper  in  all  that  thou  doest,  and 
whithersoever  thou  turnest  thyself; 

4  That    the    Lord    may    continue    his 
word,   which    he    spake    concerning  me^ 
saying,  If  thy  children  take  heed  to  their 
288 


Da'vid  ditth.  I. 

way,  to  walk  before  me  in  truth  with  all 
their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul,  there 
shall  not  fail  thee  (said  he)  a  man  on  the 
throne  of  ij'ra-el. 

5  Moreover,  thon  knowest  also  what 
Jo'ab  the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah  did  to  me,  and 
what  he  did  to  the  two  cap'tains  of  the 
hosts  of  Ij'ra-el,  unto  Ab'n^r  the  son  of 
Ner,  and  unto  Am'a-sa  the  son  of  Je'ther, 
whom  he  slew,  and  shed  the  blood  of  war 
in  peace,  and  juit  the  blood  of  war  upon 
his  girdle  that  was  about'  his  loins,  and 
in  his  shoes  that  ivlre  on  his  fc(^t. 

6  Do  there'fore  according  to  thy  wis- 
dom, and  let  not  his  hoar  head  go  down 
to  the  grave  in  peace. 

7  But  show  kindness  unto  the  sons  of 
Bar-zil'la-i  the  Gil'e-ad-ite,  and  let  them 
be  of  those  that  eat  at  thy  table  :  for  so 
they  came  to  me  when  I  fled  because  of 
Ab'sa-lom  thy  brother. 

8  And,  behold,  thou  hast  with  thee 
Shim'e-1  the  son  of  Ge'rii,  a  Ben'ja-mite  of 
Ba-hu'rim,  which  cursed  me  with  a  griev'- 
ous  curse  in  the  day  when  I  went  to  Ma-ha- 
na'im  :  but  he  came  down  to  meet  me  at 
Jor'dan,  and  I  sware  to  him  by  the  Lord, 
saying,  I  will  not  put  thee  to  death  with 
the  sjrord. 

9  Novv  there'fore  hold  him  not  guilt- 
less ;  for  thou  art  a  wise  man,  and  know- 
est what  thou  oughtest  to  do  unto  him  ; 
but  his  hoar  head  bring  thou  down  to  the 
grave  with  bl  ^od. 

10  So  Da'vui  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  the  city  of  Da'vid. 

1 1  And  the  days  that  Da'vid  reigned 
over  Ij'ra-el  ivlre  forty  years  :  seven  years 
reigned  he  in  Ple'bron,  and  thirty  and 
three  years  reigned  he  in  Je-riVsa-lem. 

12  Then  sat  Sol'o-mon  upon  the  throne 
of  Da'vid  his  father ;  and  his  kingdom 
was  estab'lished  greatly. 

13  And  Ad-o-ni'jah  the  son  of  Hag'gith 
came  to  Bath'she-ba  the  mother  of  Sol'o- 
mon.  And  she  said,  Comest  thou  peace- 
ably ?    And  he  said.  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have  somewhat 
to  say  unto  thee.     And  she  said,  Say  on. 

15  And  he  said.  Thou  knowest  that  the 
kingdom  was  mine,  and  that  all  if'ra-el 
set  their  faces  on  me,  that  I  should  reign  : 
howbeit  the  kingdom  is  turned  about',  and 
is  become  my  brother's  ;  for  it  was  his  from 
the  Lord. 

IG  .And  now  I  ask  one  petition  of  thee, 
deny  me  not.  And  she  said  unto  him, 
Say  on. 

17  And  he  said.  Speak,  I  pray  thee, 
unto  Sol'o-mon  the  king,  (for  he  will  not 
say  thee  nay,)  that  he  give  me  Ab'i-shag 
the  Shu'nam-lte  to  wife. 

18  And  Bath'she-ba  said,  Well;  I  will 
speak  for  thee  unto  the  king. 

19  Bath'she-ba  there'fore  went  unto 
king  Sol'D-mon,  to  speak  unto  him  for  Ad- 

B  b  19 


KINGS.  Ad-o-n'i'jah  is  slain . 

o-ni'jah.  And  the  king  rose  up  to  meet 
her,  and  bowed  himself  unto  her,  and  «at 
down  on  his  throne,  and  caused  a  seat  to 
be  set  for  the  king's  mother;  and  she  sat 
on  bis  right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  1  desire  one  small  pe- 
tition of  thee  ;  7  praij  th  ee,  say  me  not  nay. 
And  the  king  said  unto  her,  Ask  on,  my 
mother ;  for  I  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

21  And  she  said,  Let  Ab'i-shag  the  Shu'- 
nam-ite  be  given  to  Ad-o-ni'jrdi  thy  broth- 
er to  wife. 

22  And  king  Sul'o-mon  answered  and 
said  unto  his  mother,  And  why  dost  thou 
ask  Ab'i-shfig  the  ShiViiam-itefor  Ad-o-ni'- 
jah  ?  ask  for  him  the  kingdom  also  ;  for  he 
is  mine  elder  brother  ;  even  for  him,  and  for 
A-bi'a-thar  the  priest,  and  for  .lo'ab  the  son 
of  Zer-u-i'ah. 

23  Then  king  Suro-mou  sware  by  the 
Lord,  saying,  God  do  so  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  Ad-o-ni'jah  have  not  spoken  this 
word  against'  his  own  life. 

24  Now  there'fore,  as  the  IjORD  liveth, 
which  hath  estab'lishcd  me,  and  set  me  on 
the  throne  of  Da'vid  my  father,  and  who 
hath  made  me  a  house,  as  he  promised, 
Ad-o-ni'jah  shall  be  put  to  death  this  day. 

25  And  king  Sol'o-mon  sent  bj"  the  hand 
of  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  .le-hoi'a-dfi ;  and  he 
fell  upon  him  that  he  died. 

26  And  unto  A-bi'a-thar  the  priest  said 
the  king.  Get  thee  to  An'a-thoth,  unto 
thine  own  fields ;  for  thou  art  worthy  of 
death  :  but  I  will  not  at  this  time  put  thee 
to  death,  because  thou  barest  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  God  before  Da'vid  my  father,  and 
because  thou  hast  been  afflicted  in  all 
wherein  my  father  was  afflicted. 

27  So  Sol'o-mon  thrust  out  A-bi'a-thar 
from  being  priest  unto  the  Lord  ;  that  he 
might  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 
lie  spake  concer'ning  the  house  of  E'li  in 
Shi'loh. 

28  Then  tidings  came  to  Jo'ab:  (for  Jo'- 
ab had  turned  after  Ad-o-ni'jah,  though  he 
turned  not  after  Ab'sa-lom :)  and  Jo'ab  fled 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and 
caught  hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

29  And  it  was  told  king  Sol'o-mon  that 
JoTib  was  fled  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  ;  and,  behold,  he  is  by  the  altar. 
Then  Sol'o-mon  sent  Ben-fd'ah  the  son  of 
Je-hoi'a-da,  saying.  Go  fall  upon  him. 

30  And  Ben-ai'ah  came  to  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  king.  Come  forth.  And  he  said^ 
Nay  ;  but  I  will  die  here.  And  Ben-ai'ah 
brought  the  king  word  again',  saying. 
Thus  saith  Jo'ab,  and  thus  he  answered  me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Do  as 
he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon  him^and  bury 
him  ;  that  thou  mayst  txike  awfiy  the  in- 
nocent blood,  which  Jo'ab  shed,  fmm  me, 
and  from  the  house  of  my  fiilher. 

32  And  the  Lord  shsJl  return  his  blood 
S89 


L'dm'e-l  is  slain.  • 

upon  his  own  head,  who  fell  upon  two 


men  more  righteous  and  better  than  he, 
and  slew  them  with  the  swdrd,  my  fa- 
ther Da'vid  not  knowing  thereof,  to  wit, 
Xb'ner  the  son  of  Ner,  cap'taln  of  the  host 
of  I  j'ra-el,  and  Am'a-sa  the  son  of  Je'ther, 
cap'taln  of  the  host  of  Ju'dah. 

33  Their  blood  shall  there'fore  return 
upon  the  head  of  Jo'ab,  and  upon  the  head 
of  his  seed  for  ever  :  but  upon  Da'vid,  and 
upon  his  seed,  and  upon  his  house,  and 
upon  his  throne,  shall  there  be  peace  for 
ever  from  the  Lord. 

34  So  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-da 
went  up,  and  fell  upon  him,  and  slew  him; 
and  he  was  buried  in  his  own  house  in  the 
wilderness. 

35  And  the  king  put  Ben-ai'ah  the  son 
Je-hoi'a-da  in  his  room  over  the  host ;  and 
Za'dok  the  priest  did  the  king  put  in  the 
room  of  A-bi'a-thar. 

36  IT  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for 
Shim'e-i,  and  said  unto  him,  Build  thee  a 
house  in  Je-riVsa-lem,  and  dwell  there,  and 
go  not  forth  thence  any  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day  thou 
"■oest  out,  and  passest  over  the  brook  Kid'- 
ron,  thou  shalt  know  for  cer'tain  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die  :  thy  blood  shall  be  upon 
thine  own  head. 

38  And  Shim'e-i  said  unto  the  king, 
'I'he  saying  is  good :  as  my  lord  the  king 
hath  said,  so  will  thy  servant  do.  And 
Shim'e-i  dwelt  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  many  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
three  years,  that  two  of  the  servants  of 
Shlm'e-i  ran  away  unto  A'chish  son  of  Ma'a- 
chah,kin5  of  Gath  ;  and  they  told  Shim'e-I, 
saying,  Behold,  thy  servants  be  in  Gath. 

40  And  Shim'e-i  aro§e,  and  saddled  his 
ass,  and  went  to  Gath,  to  A'chish,  to  seek 
his  servants :  and  Shim'e-l  went,  and 
brought  his  servants  from  Gath. 

41  And  it  was  told  Sol'o-mon  that 
Shim'e-i  had  gone  from  Je-nVsa-lem  to 
Gath,  and  was  come  again'. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for 
Shim'e-i,  and  said  unto  him,  Did  I  not 
make  thee  to  swear  by  the  Lord,  and 
protested  unto  thee,  saying.  Know  for  a 
t-er'tain,  that  on  the  day  thou  goest  out, 
and  walkest  abroad  any  whither,  that  thou 
sh?,lt  surely  die  ?  and  thou  saidst  unto  me. 
The  word  that  I  have  heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept  the 
■>ath  of  the  Lord,  and  the  commandment 
that  I  have  charged  thee  with  ? 

44  The  king  said,  moreover,  to  Shim'e-i, 
I'hou  knowest  all  the  wickedness  which 
thine  heart  is  privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to 
^^'wid  my  father :  there'fore  the  Lord  shall 
Miturn  thy  wickedness  upon  thine  own 
head : 

45  And  king  Sol'o-mon  shall  be  bless'ed, 
ajid  the  throne  of  Da'vid  shall  be  estab'- 

,  Jished  before,  the  Lord  for  ever 


KINGS.  Sal'o-md!i''swise  choice. 

46  So  the  king  comman'ded   Ben-ai'ah 


the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-da  ;  which  went  out, 
and  fell  upon  him,  that  he  died.  And  the 
kinguum  was  estab'lished  in  the  hand  ol 
Sol'o-mon. 

CHAB.  III. 

AND  Sol'o-mon  made  affinity  with  Phii'- 
raoh  king  of  L'^ypt,  and  took  Ph.V- 
raoh's  daughter,  and  brought  her  into  tin; 
city  of  Da'vid,  until  he  had  made  an  end 
of  building  his  own  house,  and  the  house  oJ 
the  Lord,  and  Ihe  wall  of  Je-rii'sa-leni 
round  about'. 

2  Only  the  people  sac'rifl(,ed  in  hii;h 
places,  because  there  was  no  house  built 
untothenarrteof  the  Lord  until  those  days. 

3  And  Sol'o-mon  loved  the  Lord,  walk- 
ing in  the  statutes  of  Da'vid  his  father  ; 
only  he  sac'rificed  and  burnt  incense  in 
high  places. 

4  And  the  king  went  to  Gib'e-6n  to 
sac'rifj^e  there  ;  for  th-at  was  the  great 
high  place  :  a  thousand  burnt-offerings  did 
Sol'o-mon  offer  up  on  that  altar. 

5  In  Gib'e-6n  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Sol'o-mon  in  a  dream  by  night :  and  God 
said,  Ask  what  1  shall  give  thee. 

6  And  Sol'o-mon  said,  Thou  hast  show- 
ed unto  thy  servant  Da'vid  my  father 
great  mercy,  according  as  he  walked  be- 
fore thee  in  truth,  and  in  righteousness, 
and  in  uprightness  of  heart  with  thee  ;  and 
thou  hast  kept  for  him  this  great  kindness, 
that  thou  hast  given  him  a  son  to  sit  on 
his  throne,  as  it  is  this  day. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord  my  God,  thou  hast 
made  thy  servant  king  instead  of  Da'vid 
my  father;  and  I  am  but  a  little  child:  I 
know  not  how  to  go  out  or  come  in. 

8  And  thy  servant  z>  in  the  midst  of  thy 
people  which  thou  hast  chosen,  a  great 
people, that  cannot  be  numbered  nor  count- 
ed for  multitude. 

9  Give  there'fdre  thy  servant  an  under- 
standing heart  to  judge  thy  people,  that  I 
may  dijgern'  between  good  and  bad :  for 
who  is  able  to  judge  this  thy  so  great  a 
people  ? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the  Lord, 
that  Sol'o-mon  had  asked  this  thing. 

1 1  And  God  said  unto  him,  Because 
thou  hast  asked  this  thing,  and  hast  not 
asked  for  thyself  long  life  ;  neither  hast 
asked  riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked  the 
life  of  thine  enemies;  buthastasked  forthy- 
self  understanding  to  dif  ^ern'  judgment ; 

12  Behold,  1  have  done  according  to 
thy  word  :  lo,  I  have  given  thee  a  wise 
and  an  understanding  heart ;  so  that  there 
was  none  like  thee  before  thee,  neither  af 
ter  thee  shall  any  arije  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  I  have  also  given  thee  that 
which  thou  hast  not  asked,  both  riches 
and/ion'our;  so  that  there  shall  not  be 
any  among  the  kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy 
days. 


Sol' o-mori^s  judgment  I.    KINGS 

14  And  if  thou  wi't  walk  in  my  ways, 
to  keep  my  statutes  and  my  command'- 
inents,  as  thy  father  Da'viddid  walk,  then 
I  will  lengthen  thy  days. 

15  And  Sol'o-mon  awoke;  and,  behold, 
it  was  a  dream.  And  he  came  to  Je-riVsa- 
lem,  and  stood  before  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  LoRn,  and  offered  up  burnt- 
ofrcringfs,  and  offered  peace-offerings,  and 
made  a  feast  to  all  his  servants. 

16  f  Then  came  there  two  women,  that 
wrre  harlots,  unto  the  king,  and  stood  be- 
fore him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  ()  my  lord, 
1  and  this  woman  dwell  in  one  house  ;  and 
I  was  delivered  of  a  child  with  her  in  the 
house. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  the  third  day 
after  that  I  was  delivered,  that  this  wo- 
man was  delivered  also  :  and  we  tvtre  to- 
gether ;  there  u-as  no  stranger  with  us  in 
the  house,  save  we  two  in  the  house. 

19  And  this  woman's  child  died  in  the 
night ;   because  she  overlaid  it. 

20  And  she  arofe  at  midnight,  and  took 
my  son  from  beside  me,  while  thine  hand- 
maid slept,  and  laid  it  in  herbo'fom,  and 
laid  her  dead  child  in  my  bo'jom. 

21  And  when  I  aroje  in  the  morning  to 
give  my  child  suck,  behold,  it  was  dead  ; 
but  when  I  had  considered  it  in  the  morn- 
ing, behold,  it  was  not  my  son  which  I  did 
bear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said,  Nay  ; 
but  the  living  is  my  son,  and  the  dead  is 
thy  son.  And  this  said.  No ;  but  the 
dead  is  thy  son,  and  the  living  is  my  son. 
Thus  they  spake  before  the  king. 

23  Then  said  the  king,  The  one  saith. 
This  is  my  son  that  liveth,  and  thy  son  is 
Ihe  dead  :  and  the  other  saith.  Nay  ;  but 
Ihy  son  is  the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the 
living. 

24  And  the  king  said,  Bring  me  a  sword. 
And  they  brought  a  sword  before  the  king. 

25  And  the  king  said.  Divide  the  living 
child  in  two,  and  give  half  to  the  one,  and 
half  to  the  other. 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  whose  the 
living  child  was  iinto  the  king,  (for  her 
bowels  yearned  upon  her  son,)  and  she 
said,  O  my  lord,  give  her  the  living  child, 
r£nd  in  no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other  said. 
Let  it  be  neither  mine  nor  thine,  but  di- 
vide it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and  said. 
Give  her  the  living  child,  and  in  no  wise 
tlay  it :  she  is  the  mother  thereof. 

28  And  all  If'ra-el  heard  of  the  judg- 
ment which  the  king  had  judged  ;  and 
they  feared  the  king :  for  they  saw  that 
the  wisdom  of  God  was  in  him,  to  do  judg- 
n>€nt. 

CHAP.  IV. 

SO  king  Sol'o-mon  was  king  over  all 
If'ra-el. 


Hts  pnnccs^  <^r. 

2  And  these  were  the  princes  which  he 
had;  Az-a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Za'dok  the 
priest ; 

3  El-j-ho'reph  and  A-hi'ah,  the  sons  ol 
Shi'sha,  scribes  ;  Je-hosh'a-phat  the  son  ol 
A-hi'lud,  the  recorder. 

4  And  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  .le-hoi'a-da 
was  over  the  host  ;  and  Za'dok  and  A-bV- 
a-thar  were  the  priests  ; 

5  And  Az-a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Na'than 
was  over  the  officers  ;  and  Za'bud  the  son 
of  Na'than  was  principal  officer,  and  the 
king's  friend  ; 

6  And  A-hl'shar  was  over  the  household  ; 
and  A-don-i'ram  the  son  of  Ab'da  was  over 
the  tribute. 

7  And  Sol'o-mnn  had  twelve  officers 
over  all  Ij'ra-el,  which  provided  victuals 
for  the  king  and  his  household  :  each  man 
his  month  in  a  year  made  provision. 

8  And  these  «rf  their  names  :  The  son 
of  Hfir,  in  mount  E'phra-Tm. 

9  The  son  of  De'kar,  in  Ma'kaz,  and  in 
Sha-al'bim,  and  Beth'she-mesh,  and  E'lon- 
Beth'ha-nan. 

10  The  son  of  He'sed,  in  Ar'u-both  ;  to 
him  pertained  So'choh,  and  all  the  land  of- 
He'pher. 

11  The  son  of  A-bin'a-dab,  in  all  the 
region  of  Uor  ;  which  had  Ta'phath  the 
daughter  of  Sol'o-mnn  to  wife. 

12  Ba'a-na,  the  son  of  A-hl'lud  ;  to  him 
pertained  Ta'a-nach  and  Mc-gid'do,  and 
all  Beth'she-an,  which  is  by  Zar'ta-nah 
beneath  Jez're-t-1,  from  Beth'she-on  to  a'- 
bel-Me-ho'lah,  even  unto  the  place  that  is 
beyond  Jok'ne-am. 

13  The  son  of  Ge'ber,  in  Ra'moth-Gil'- 
e-ad  ;  to  him  pertained  the  towns  of  Ja'ir 
the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh,  which  are  in  Gil'e- 
ad  :  to  him  also  pertained  the  region  of 
Ar'gob,  which  is  in  Ba'shan,  threescort; 
great  cities,  with  walls  and  brazen  bars. 

14  A-hin'a-dab  the  son  of  id'do  had 
Ma-ha-na'im. 

15  A-him'a-az  was  in  Naph'ta-li  ;  he 
also  took  Bas'math  the  daughter  of  Sol'o- 
mon  to  wife. 

16  Ba'a-nah  the  son  of  Hu'shai  was  in 
Ash'er  and  in  A'loth. 

17  Je-h("sh'a-phat  the  son  of  Par'u-ah 
in  Is'sa-char. 

18  Shim'e-i  the  son  of  £'lah  in  Ben'ja 
min. 

19  Ge'ber  the  son  of  tj'ri  was  in  the 
country  of  GTl'e-iid,  in  the  country  of  Si'- 
hon  king  of  the  Am'o-rltes,  and  of  Og  king 
of  Ba'shan  ;  and  he  was  the  only  officer 
which  was  in  the  land. 

20  IT  Ju'dah  and  If'ra-el  were  many,  as 
the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in  multi- 
tude, eating  and  drinking,  and  making 
merry. 

21  And  Sol'o-mon  reigned  over  all  king- 
doms from  the  river  unto  the  land  of  the 
Phi-lls'tines,   and  unto  the  border  of  £'- 

291 


S5ro-md)i''s  riches  and  wisdom.  I.  KINGS 

gypit :  they  brought   presents,   and  served 
feol'o-mon  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

•2Z  And  Sol'o-mon's  provision  for  one 
day  was  thirty  meaj'ures  of  fine  flour,  and 
threescore  meaj'ures  of  meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  tvirenty  oxen  out 
of  the  pas'tures,  and  a  hundred  sheep, 
beside  harts,  and  roebucks,  and  fallow 
deer,  and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all  the  re- 
gion on  this  side  the  river,  from  Tiph'sah 
even  to  Az'zah,  over  all  the  kings  on  this 
side  the  river :  and  he  had  peace  on  all 
sides  round  about'  him. 

25  And  Ju'dah  and  15'ra-el  dwelt  safely, 
every  man  under  his  vine  and  under  his 
fig-tree,  from  Dan  even  to  Be-er'she-ba, 
all  the  days  of  Sol'o-mon. 

26  And  Sol'o-mon  had  forty  thousand 
stalls  of  horses  for  his  chariots,  and  twelve 
thousand  horsemen. 

27  And  those  officers  provided  victual 
for  king  Sol'o-mon,  and  for  all  that  came 
U!ito  king  Sol'o-mon's  table,  every  man  in 
his  month  :  they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the  horses 
and  drom'edaries  brought  they  unto  the 
place  where  Hit  officers  were,  every  man 
according  to  his  charge. 

29  And  God  gave  Sol'o-mon  wisdom 
and  understanding  exceeding  much,  and 
largeness  of  heart,  even  as  the  sand  that 
is  on  the  sea-shore. 

30  And  Soro-mon's  wisdom  excelled 
the  wisdom  of  all  the  children  of  the  east 
country,  and  all  the  wisdom  of  E'gypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all  men  ;  than 
E'than  the  Ez'ra-hlte,  and  He'man,  and 
Chal'col,  and  Dar'da,  the  sons  of  Ma'hol : 
and  his  fame  was  in  all  nations  round 
about'. 

32  And  he  spake  three  thousand  prov- 
erbs :  and  his  songs  were  a  thousand  and 
five. 

33  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from  the  ce- 
dar-tree that  is  in  Leb'a-nou  even  unto  the 
hyf'§6p  that  springeth  out  of  the  wall :  he 
spake  also  of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of 
creeping  things,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  there  came  of  all  people  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Sol'o-mon,  from  all  kings 
of  the  earth,  which  had  heard  of  his  wis- 
dom. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  Hi'ram  king  of  Tyre  sent  his  ser- 
vants unto  Sol'o-mon ;  (for  he  had 
heard  that  they  had  anointed  him  king  in 
the  room  of  his  father ;)  for  Ili'ram  was 
ever  a  lover  of  Da'vid. 

2  And  Sol'o-mon  sent  to  HT'ram,  saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  Da'vid  my 
father  could  not  build  a  house  unto  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  for  the  wars 
which  were  about'  him  on  every  side,  un- 
til the  Loud  put  them  under  the  soles  of 
bis  feet. 

1 


The  number  of  his  workmen 

4  But  now  the  LoRn  my  God  hath  giv- 
en me  rest  on  every  side,  so  thai  theie  it 
neither  ad'versary  nor  evil  occurrent. 

5  And,  behold,  I  purpose  to  builJ  a 
house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my 
God,  as  the  J^ord  spake  unto  Da'vid  my 
father,  saying,  Thy  son  whom  I  will  set 
upon  thy  throne  in  thy  room,  he  snail 
build  a  house  unto  my  name. 

G  Now  there'fore  command'  thou  that 
they  hew  me  cedar-trees  out  of  Leb'a- 
non  ;  and  my  servants  shall  be  with  thy 
servants  :  and  unto  thee  will  I  give  hire 
for  thy  servants,  according  to  all  that  thou 
shalt  appoint :  for  thou  knowest  that  there 
is  not  among  us  any  that  can  skill  to  h6  w 
timber  like  unto  the  Si-dd'ni-ans. 

7  And  it  came  to  pii-ss,  when  HT'ram 
heard  the  words  of  Sol'o-mon,  (hat  he  re- 
joiced greatly,  and  said,  Bles'sed  be  the 
Lord  this  day,  which  hath  given  unto 
Da'vid  a  wise  son  over  this  great  people, 

8  And  Hi'ram  sent  to  Sol'o-mon,  saying, 
I  have  considered  the  things  which  thou 
sentest  to  me  for :  and  I  will  do  all  thy 
desire  concer'ning  timber  of  cedar,  and 
concer'ning  timber  of  fir. ' 

9  My  servants  shall  bring  them  down 
from  Leb'a-non  unto  the  sea  ;  and  I  will 
convey  them  by  sea  in  floats  unto  the 
place  that  thou  shalt  appoint  me,  and  will 
cause  them  to  be  discharged  there,  and 
thou  shalt  receive  them  :  and  thou  shalt 
accomplish  my  desire  in  giving  food  for  my 
household. 

10  So  Hi'ram  gave  Sol'o-mon  cedar- 
trees  and  fir-trees,  according  to  all  his  de- 
sire. 

11  And  Sol'o-mon  gave  Hi'ram  twenty 
thousand  meaf'ures  of  wheat  for  food  to 
his  household,  and  twenty  meaj'ures  of 
pure  oil  :  thus  gave  Sol'o-mon  to  Hi'ram 
year  by  year. 

12  And  the  Lord  gave  Sol'o-mon  wis- 
dom, as  he  promised  him  ;  and  there  was 
peace  between  Hi'ram  and  Sol'o-mon  ; 
and  they  two  made  a  league  together. 

13  And  king  Sol'o-mon  raised  a  levy 
out  of  all  15'ra-el  ;  and  the  levy  was  thirty 
thousand  men. 

14  And  he  sent  them  to  Leb'a-non,  ten 
thousand  a  m6nth  by  courses  ;  a  month 
they  were  in  Leb'a-non,  and  two  months 
at  home :  and  A-don-i'ram  uas  over  the 
levy. 

15  And  Sol'o-mon  had  threescore  and 
ten  thousand  that  bare  burdens,  and  four- 
score thousand  hewers  in  the  moun'tains  ; 

16  Besides  the  chief  of  Solo-mon's  offi- 
cers which  ivcre  over  the  work,  three 
thousand  and  three  hundred,  which  ruled 
over  the  people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  comman'ded,  and  they 
brought  great  stones,  costly  stones,  a?irf 
hewed  stones,  to  lay  the  foundation  of  the 
house. 

fer.  292 


riu  building  of  Sol'o-nion''s  temple.      I. 

10  And  Sol'o-nion's   builders    and   Hi'- 
ram's    builders    did   hew   them,   and  the 
stor^e-squarers  :  so  they  prepared   timber 
and  stones  to  build  the  house. 
CHAP.  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  four  hun- 
dred and  eightieth  year  after  the 
children  of  If'ra-el  were  come  out  of  the 
land  of  E'gypt,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Sol'- 
o-mon's  reign  over  If'ra-el,  in  the  month 
Zif,  which  is  the  second  month,  that  he 
beg-an  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  the  house  which  king  Sol'o-mon 
built  for  the  Lord,  the  length  thereof  itrt* 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
twenty  ctibits,  and  the  height  thereof  thir- 
ty cubits. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the  temple  of 
the  house,  twenty  cubits  was  the  leng-th 
thereof,  according'  to  the  breadth  of  the 
house  ;  and  ten  cubits  tvas  the  breadth 
thereof  before  the  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made  windows 
of  narrow  lights. 

5  And  against'  the  wall  of  the  house 
he  built  chambers  round  about',  against' 
the  walls  of  the  house  round  about',  both. 
of  the  temple  and  of  the  oracle  :  and  he 
made  chambers  round  about'. 

6  The  nethermost  chamber  teas  five 
cubits  broad,  and  the  middle  icas  six  cu- 
bits broad,  and  the  third  was  seven  cubits 
broad :  for  without  in  the  wall  of  the 
house  lie  made  narrowed  rests  round 
about',  that  the  beams  should  not  be  fas- 
tened in  the  walls  of  the  house. 

7  And  the  house,  when  it  was  in  build- 
ing, was  built  of  stone  made  ready  before 
it  was  brought  thither:  so  that  there  was 
neither  hammer,  nor  axe,  7ior  any  tool  of 
iron,  heard  in  the  house  while  it  was  in 
building. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  chamber  was 
in  the  rijrht  side  of  the  house  :  and  they 
went  up  with  winding  stairs  into  the  mid- 
dle chamber,  and  out  of  the  middle  into 
the  third. 

9  So  he  built  the  house,  and  finished 
it ;  and  covered  the  house  with  beams 
and  boards  of  cedar. 

10  And  then  he  built  chambers  against' 
all  the  house,  five  cubits  high  :  and  they 
rested  on  the  house  with  timber  of  ce- 
dar. 

1 1  T  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Sol'o-mon,  saying, 

12  Conccr'ning  this  house  which  thou 
art  in  building,  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my 
statutes,  and  execute  my  judgments,  and 
keep  all  my  command'ments  to  walk  in 
them  ;  then  will  I  perform'  my  word  with 
thee,  which  I  spake  unto  Da'vTd  thy  fa- 
ther : 

13  And  I  will  dwell  among  the  children 
of  Ij'ra-el,  and  will  not  forsake  my  people 
ij'ra-el. 

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KINGS.  The  chambers  thereof 

14  So  Sol'o-mon  built  the  house,  and 
finished  it. 

15  And  ho  built  the  walls  of  the  house 
within  with  boards  of  cedar,  both  the 
floor  of  the  house  and  the  walls  of  the 
ceil'ing:  and  he  covered  them  on  the  in- 
side with  wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of 
the  house  with  planks  of  fir. 

16  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on  the 
sides  of  the  house,  both  the  floor  and  the 
walls,  with  boards  of  cedar :  he  even 
built  them  for  it  within,  even  (or  the  ora- 
cle, eveyi  for  the  most  holy  jilacf . 

17  And  the  house,  that  is,  the  temple 
before  it,  was  forty  cubits  lotig. 

18  And  the  cedar  of  the  house  within 
ivas  carved  with  knops  and  open  flowers : 
all  was  cedar;  there  was  no  stone  seen. 

19  And  the  oracle  he  prepared  in  the 
house  within,  to  set  there  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord. 

20  .And  the  oracle  in  the  fore  part  was 
twenty  cubits  in  length,  and  twenty  cu- 
bits in  breadth,  and  twenty  cubits  in 
the  height  thereof:  and  he  overlaid  it 
with  pure  gold  ;  and  so  covered  the  altar 
which  was  of  cedar. 

21  So  Sol'o-mon  overlaid  the  house 
within  with  pure  gold  :  and  he  made  a 
partition  by  the  chains  of  gold  before  the 
oracle  ;  and  he  overlaid  it  with  gold. 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  overlaid 
with  gold,  until  he  had  finished  all  the 
house  :  also  the  whole  altar  that  was  by 
the  oracle  he  overlaid  with  gold. 

23  And  within  the  oracle  lie  made  two 
cherubims  of  olive-tree,  each  ten  cubits 
high. 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one  wing  of 
the  cherub,  and  five  cubits  the  other  wing 
of  the  cherub  :  from  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  one  wing  unto  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  other  ivi're  ten  cubits. 

25  And  the  other  cherub  was  ten  cu- 
bits :  both  the  cherubims  were  of  one 
meaj'ure  and  one  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub  was 
ten  cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the  other 
cherub. 

27  And  he  set  the  cherubims  within  the 
inner  house  :  and  they  stretched  forth  the 
wings  of  the  chertibims,  so  that  the  wing 
of  the  one  touched  the  one  wall,  and  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub  touched  the  oth- 
er wall ;  and  their  wings  touched  one 
another  in  the  midst  of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubims  with 
gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of  the 
house  lound  about'  with  carved  figures  of 
cherubims  and  palm-trees  and  open  flow- 
ers, within  and  without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he  over- 
laid with  gold  witiiin  and  without. 

31  And  for  the  entering  of  the  oracle 
he   made    doors  of  olive-tree :    the  lintel 

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SoUo-mon't  house. 


I.  KINGS,         Hiranx's  work  of  the  two  pillars. 


and  side-posts  were  a  fifth  part  of  the  wall. 

32  The  two  doors  also  wire  of  olive- 
tree  ;  and  he  carved  upon  them  carvings 
of  cherubims  and  palm-trefs  and  open 
flowers,  and  overlaid  Iheni  with  gold,  and 
spread  gold  upon  the  cherubims  and  upon 
the  palm-trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door  of  the 
temple,  posts  of  olive-tree,  a  fourth  part 
of  the  wall. 

34  And  the  two  doors  were  of  fir-tree  : 
the  two  leaves  of  the  one  door  were  fold- 
ing, and  the  two  leaves  of  the  other  door 
were  folding. 

35  And  he  carved  thereon  cherubims 
and  palm-trees  and  open  flowers ;  and 
covered  them  with  gold  fitted  upon  the 
carved  work. 

36  And  he  built  the  inner  court  with 
three  rows  of  hewed  stone,  and  a  row  of 
cedar-beams. 

37  IT  In  the  fourth  year  was  the  foun- 
dation of  the  house  of  the  Lord  laid,  in 
the  month  Zif : 

38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
month  Bui,  (which  t*  the  eighth  month,) 
was  the  house  finished  throughout  all  the 
parts  thereof,  and  according  to  all  the 
fashion  of  it.  So  was  he  seven  years  in 
building  it. 

CHAP.  VII. 

BUT  Sol'o-mon  was  building  his  own 
house  thirteen  years,  and  he  finish- 
ed all  his  house. 

2  He  built  also  the  house  of  the  forest 
of  Leb'a-non  ;  the  length  thereof  was  a 
hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
fifty  cubits,  and  the  h^ght  thereof  thirty 
cubits,  upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars, 
with  cedar  beams  upon  the  pillars. 

3  And  it  was  covered  with  cedar  above 
upon  the  beams,  that  lay  on  forty-five  pil- 
lars, fifteen  in  a  row. 

4  And  there  were  windows  m  three 
rows,  and  light  was  against'  light  in  three 
ranks. 

5  And  all  the  doors  and  posts  were 
square,  with  the  windows  :  and  light  was 
against'  light  in  three  ranks. 

6  And  he  made  a  porch  of  pillars  ;  the 
length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  thirty  cubits  :  and  the 
porch  was  before  them  ;  and  the  other  pil- 
lars and  the  thick  beam  were  before  them. 

7  Then  he  made  a  porch  for  the  throne, 
where  he  might  judge,  even  the  porch  of 
judgment :  and  it  was  covered  with  cedar 
from  ofte  side  of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

8  And  his  house  where  he  dwelt  had 
another  court  within  the  porch,  which  was 
of  the  like  work.  Sol'o-mon  made  also  a 
house  for  Pha'raoh's  daughter,  whom  he 
had  taken  to  ivife,  like  unto  this  porch. 

9  All  these  were  of  costly  stones,  (ac- 
cording to  the  meaj'ures  of  hewed  stones, 
sawed  with  saws,)  within  and  without, 


even  from  the  foundation  unto  the  coping, 
and  so  on  the  outside  to'uard  the  great 
court. 

10  And  the  foundation  was  of  costly 
stones,  ere7i  great  stones  ;  stones  of  ten 
cubits,  and  stones  of  eight  cubits. 

11  And  above  were  costly  stones,  (after 
the  meaf'ures  of  hewed  stones,)  and  ce- 
dars. 

12  And  the  great  court  round  about' 
u-as  with  three  rows  of  hewed  stones,  and 
a  row  of  cedar  beams,  both  for  the  inner 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
the  p5rch  of  the  house. 

13  IT  And  king  Sol'o-mcin  sent,  and 
fetched  Hi'ram  out  of  Tyre. 

14  He  2vas  a  widow''s  son  of  the  tribe 
of  Naph'ta-li,  and  his  father  was  a  man 
of  Tyre,  a  worker  in  brass  :  and  he  was 
filled  with  wisdom  and  understanding, 
and  cunning  to  work  all  Avorks  in  brass. 
And  he  came  to  king  Sol'o-mon,  and 
wrought  all  his  work. 

15  For  he  cast  two  pillars  of  brass,  of 
eighteen  cubits  high  apiece  ;  and  a  line 
of  twelve  cubits  did  com'pass  either  of 
them  about'. 

16  And  he  made  two  chapiters  of  mol- 
ten brass,  to  set  upon  the  tops  of  the  pil- 
lars :  the  height  of  the  one  chapiter  was 
five  cubits,  and  the  height  of  the  othxir 
chapiter  icas  five  cubits  : 

17  ^nd  nets  of  checker-work,  and 
wreaths  of  chain-work,  for  the  chapiters 
which  were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; 
seven  for  the  one  chapiter,  and  seven  for 
the  other  chapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and  two 
rows  round  about'  upon  the  one  net-work, 
to  cover  the  chapiters  that  ivcre  upon  the 
top,  with  pomegran'ates  :  and  so  did  he 
for  the  other  chapiter. 

19  And  the  chapiters  that  were  upon 
the  top  of  the  pillars  iccre  of  lily-work 
in  the  porch,  four  cubits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  upon  the  tAvo  pil- 
lars had  pomegran'ates  also  ilbove,  over 
against'  the  belly  which  was  by  the  net- 
work :  and  the  pomegran'ates  ivcre  two 
hundred,  in  rows  round  about'  upon  the 
other  chapiter. 

21  And  he  set  up  the  pillars  in  the 
porch  of  the  temple  :  and  he  set  up  the 
right  pillar,  and  called  the  name  thereof 
.Ta'chin  ;  and  he  set  up  the  left  pillar,  and 
called  the  name  thereof  Bo'az. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  was 
lily-work  :  so  was  the  work  of  the  pillars 
finished. 

23  And  he  made  a  molten  sea,  ten  cu- 
bits from  the  one  brim  to  the  other  :  it  was 
round  all  about',  and  his  height  was  five 
cubits  ;  and  a  line  of  thir{y  cubits  did 
com'pass  it  round  about'. 

24  And  under  the  brim  of  it  round 
about'    there    were  knops  c6m'passing  it, 

294 


m'ram>s  work  of  the  ten  I.KINGS, 

ten  in  a  cubit,  com'passTng  the  sea  round 
about' :  the  knops  were  cast  in  two  rows, 
when  it  was  cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three 
looking-  to'ward  the  north,  and  three  look- 
ing to'ward  the  west,  and  three  looking 
to'tcard  the  south,  and  three  looking  to'- 
ward the  east :  and  the  sea  was  set  above 
upon  them,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  were 
in'ward. 

26  And  it  was  a  hand-breadth  thick, 
and  the  brim  thereof  was  wrought  like 
the  brim  of  a  cup,  with  flowers  of  lilies  : 
it  contained  two  thousand  baths. 

27  And  he  made  ten  bases  of  brass  : 
four  cubits  was  the  length  of  one  base, 
and  four  cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  and 
three  cubits  the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  work  of  the  bases  xoas  on 
this  manner  :  they  had  borders,  and  the 
borders  were  between  the  ledges  : 

29  And  on  the  borders  that  were  be- 
tween the  ledges  were  lions,  oxen,  and 
cherubims  :  and  upon  the  ledges  there  was 
abase  above:  and  beneath  the  lions  and 
oxen  tcere  cer'tain  additions  made  of  thin 
work. 

30  And  every  base  had  four  brazen 
•wheels,  and  plates  of  brass  ;  and  the  four 
corners  thereof  had  undersetters  :  under 
the  laver  were  undersetters  molten,  at  the 
side  of  every  addition. 

31  And  the  mouth  of  it,  within  the 
chapiter  and  above,  teas  a  cubit :  but  the 
mouth  thereof  was  round,  after  the  work 
of  the  base,  a  cubit  and  a  half;  and  also 
upon  the  mouth  of  it  were  gravings  with 
their  borders,  foursquare,  not  round. 

32  And  under  the  borders  ivere  four 
wheels  ;  and  the  axle-trees  of  the  wheels 
were  joined  to  the  base,  and  tlie  height  of 
a  wheel  was  a  cubit  and  half  a  cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels  U'ajlike 
the  work  of  a  chariot-wheel  ;  their  axle- 
trees,  and  their  naves,  and  their  felloes, 
and  their  spokes,  were  all  molten. 

34  And  there  were  four  undersetters  to 
the  four  corners  of  one  base  :  and  the  un- 
dersetters were  of  the  very  base  itself. 

35  .'Vnd  in  the  top  of  the  base  was  there 
a  Round  com'pass  of  half  a  cubit  high  :  and 
on  the  top  of  the  base,  the  ledges  thereof, 
and  the  borders  thereof,  vjere  of  the  same. 

36  For  on  the  plates  of  the  ledges  there- 
of, and  on  the  borders  thereof,  he  graved 
cherubims,  lions,  and  palm-trees,  accord- 
ing to  the  proportion  of  every  one,  and 
additions  round  about'. 

37  After  this  manner  he  made  the  ten 
bases :  all  of  them  had  one  cas'ting^,  one 
mea§'ure,  and  one  size. 

38  Then  made  he  ten  lavers  of  brass  : 
one  laver  contained  forty  baths  ;  and  ev- 
ery laver  was  four  cubits :  and  upon  every 
one  of  the  ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the  right 


bases,  and  all  the  vessels. 
side  of  the  house,  and  five  on  the  left  side 
of  the  house  ;  and  he  set  the  sea  on  the 
right  side  of  the  house  east'ward,  over 
against'  the  south. 

40  And  Hi'ram  made  the  lavers,  and 
the  shovels,  and  the  basins.  So  Ili'rfi'm 
made  an  end  of  doing  all  the  work  that 
he  made  king  Sol'o-mon  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  ; 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  tivo  bowls 
of  the  chapiters  that  were  on  the  top  of 
the  two  pillars  ;  and  the  two  net-works, 
to  c6ver  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters 
which  were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ; 

42  And  four  hundred  pomegran'ates  ior 
the  two  net-works,  even  two  rows  of  pome- 
gran'ates  for  one  net-work,  to  cover  the 
two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  were  upon 
the  pillars  ; 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ton  lavers 
on  the  bases  ; 

44  And  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under 
the  sea  ; 

45  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  basins  :  and  all  these  vessels,  wliich 
Hi'ram  made  to  king  Sol'o-mon  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  were  o/ bright  brass. 

46  In  the  plain  of  Jor'dan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  in  the  clay  ground  between 
Sfic'coth  and  Zar'than. 

47  And  Sol'o-mon  left  all  the  vessels 
unweighed,  because  they  were  exceeding 
many :  neither  was  the  weight  of  the 
brass  found  out. 

48  And  Sol'o-mon  made  all  the  vessels 
Vn'At  pertained  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord: 
the  altar  of  gold,  and  the  table  of  gold, 
whereupon  the  show-bread  was, 

49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure  gold, 
five  on  the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left, 
before  the  oracle,  with  the  flowers,  and 
the  lamps,  and  the  tongs,  of  gold  : 

50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuffers,  and 
the  basins,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  cen- 
sers, of  pure  gold  ;  and  the  hinges  of 
gold,  both  for  the  doors  of  the  inner 
house,  the  most  holy  place,  and  for  the 
doors  of  the  house,  to  wit,  of  the  tem- 
ple. 

51  So  was  ended  all  the  work  that  king 
Sol'o-mon  made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  Sol'o-mon  brought  in  the  things  which 
Dfi'vid  his  father  had  dedicated  ;  eveji  the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  did 
he  put  among  the  treaj'ures  of  the  home 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THEN  Sol'o-mon  assembled  the  elden 
of  If'ra-el,  and  all  (he  heads  of  the 
tribes,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-el,  unto  king  Sol'o-mon  in 
Je-rO'sa-lem,  that  they  might  bring  up  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of 
the  city  of  Da'vid,  which  is  ZVbn. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Tf'ra-el  assembled 
themselves    unto    king    .Sol'o-mon   at  the 
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Sdl'o-m6)i's  blessing.  I.  KINGS 

feast,  in  the  month  Eth'a-nim,   which  is 
the  seventh  month. 

3  And  all  the  ciders  of  Ij'ra-el  came, 
and  the  priests  took  up  the  ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  all  the  holy  vessels  that  were 
in  the  tabernacle,  even  those  did  the  priests 
and  the  Le'vites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Sol'o-mon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  i§'ra-el,  that  were  assembled 
unto  him,  ivire  with  him  before  the  ark, 
sac'rifi^ing  sheep  and  oxen,  that  could 
not  be  told  nor  numbered  for  multitude. 

6  And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  c6venant  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 


holy  place,    even  under   the  wings  of  the 
cherubims. 

7  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their 
two  wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and 
the  cherubims  covered  the  ark,  and  the 
staves  thereof,  above. 

8  And  they  drew  out  the  staves,  that 
the  ends  of  the  staves  were  seen  out  in 
the  holy  place  before  the  oracle,  and  they 
were  not  seen  without :  and  there  they 
are  unto  this  day. 

9  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark,  save 
the  two  tables  of  stone,  which  Mo'fes  put 
there  at  Ho'reb,  when  the  Lord  made  a 
covenant  with  the  children  of  If'ra-el, 
when  they  came  out  of  the  land  of  E'g^pt. 

10  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy  place, 
that  the  cloud  filled  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

11  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand 
to  minister  because  of  the  cloud:  for  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

12  Then  spake  Sol'o-mon,  The  Lord 
said  that  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick 
darkness. 

13  I  have  surely  built  thee  a  house  to 
dwell  in,  a  settled  place  for  thee  to  abide 
in  for  ever. 

14  And  the  king  turned  his  face  about', 
and  bless'ed  all  the  congregation  of  If'ra- 
el  :  (and  all  the  congregation  of  l^'ra-el 
stood :) 

15  And  he  said,  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  If'ra-el,  which  spake  with  his 
mouth  unto  Da'vid  my  father,  and  hath 
with  his  hand  fulfilled  it,  saying, 

16  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth 
my  people  if'ra-el  out  of  E'^ypt,  I  chose 
no  city  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el  to 
build  a  house,  that  my  name  might  be 
therein  ;  but  I  chose  Da'vid  to  be  over  my 
people  If'ra-el. 

17  And  it  was  in  the  heart  of  Da'vid 
my  father  to  build  a  house  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Da'vid  my 
father,  Whereas  it  was  in  thine  heart  to 


His  prayer. 
build  a  house  unto  my  name,  thou  didst 
well  that  it  was  in  thine  heart : 

19  Nevertheless  thou  shalt  not  build 
the  house  ;  but  thy  son,  that  shall  come 
forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the 
house  unto  my  name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  perform'ed  his 
word  that  he  spake  ;  and  1  am  risen  up 
in  the  room  of  Da'vid  my  father,  and  sit 
on  the  throne  of  If'ra-el,  as  the  Lord 
promised,  and  have  built  a  house  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  if'ra-el. 

21  And  I  have  set  there  a  place  for  the 
ark,  wherein  zj  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  made  with  our  fathers,  when  he 


brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  E'eypt. 
into  the  oracle  of  the  house,   to  the  most  >,'  22  And  Sol'D-mou  stood  before  the  altar 


r>, 


of  the  Lord,  in  the  presence  of  all  the 
congregation  of  if'ra-el,  and  spread  forth 
his  hands  to'u'ard  heaven  : 

23  And  he  said^-^  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el, 
there  is  no  god  like  thee,  in  heaven  above, 
or  on  earth  beneath,  who  keepest  cove- 
nant and  mercy  with  thy  servants  that 
walk  before  thee  with  all  their  heart ; 

24  Who  hast  ktpt  with  thy  servant 
Da'vid  my  father  that  thou  promisedst 
him  :  thou  spakest  also  with  thy  mouth, 
and  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,  as  it 
is  this  day. 

25  There'fore  now,  Lord  G  od  of  if'ra- 
el,  keep  witli  thy  servant  Da'vid  my  fa- 
ther that  thou  promisedst  him,  saying, 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my 
sight  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  if'ra-el  ;  so 
that  thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way, 
that  they  walk  before  me,  as  thou  hast 
walked  before  me»--<>,-.^,„^~  ••'<•■  ' 

26  And  now,  O  God  of  If'ra-el,  let  thy 
word,  I  pray  thee,  be  ver'ified,  which 
thou  spakest  unto  thy  servant  Da'vid  my 
father. 

27  But  will  God  indeed  dwell  on  the 
earth?  Behold,  the  heaven,  and  heaven 
of  heavens,  cannot  contain  thee  ;  how 
much  less  this  house  that  I  have  build- 
ed! 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  suppli- 
cation, O  Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto 
the  cry  and  to  the  prayer  which  thy  ser- 
vant prayeth  before  thee  to-day : 

29  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  to'MJard 
this  house  night  and  day,  ere?i  to'ward  the 
place  of  which  thou  hast  said.  My  name 
shall  be  there  ;  that  thou  mayst  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  shall 
make  to'wards  this  place. 

30  And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplica- 
tion of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people 
If'ra-el,  when  they  shall  pray  t5'wards 
this  place:  and  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwelling-place  ;  and  when  thou  hearest,_i 
forgive.  ^'-^ 

31  If  any  man  trespass  against'  his 
neighbour,  and  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him 

296 


Sol'o-mbn's  prayer  at  the 

to  cause  him  to  swear,  and  the  oath  come 

before  thine  altar  in  this  house : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  do, 
and  judge  thy  servants,  condemning  the 
wicked,  to  bring;  his  way  upon  his  head  ; 
and  justifying;  the  righteous,  to  give  him 
according  to  his  righteousness. 

33  When  thy  people  I§'ra-el  be  smitten 
down  before  the  enemy,  because  they 
have  sinntd  against'  thee,  and  shall  turn 
again'  to  thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
pray,  and  make  supplication  unto  thee  in 
this  house  : 

34  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  for- 
give the  sin  of  thy  people  Ij'ra-el,  and 
bring  them  again'  unto  the  land  which 
thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers. 

35  When  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there 
is  no  rain,  because  they  have  sinned 
against'  thee  ;  if  they  pray  to'jrard  this 
place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  turn 
from  their  sin,  when  thou  afflictest  them : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  for- 
give the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and  of  thy 
people  If'ra-el,  that  thou  teach  them  the 
good  way  wherein  they  should  walk,  and 
give  rain  upon  thy  land  which  thou  hast 
given  to  thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

37  If  there  be  in  the  land  famine,  if 
there  be  pestilence,  blas'ting,  mildew,  lo- 
cust, or  if  there  be  caterpillar;  if  their 
enemy  besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their 
cities,  whatsoeverplague,  whatsoever  sick- 
ness, llirre  be  ; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplication  soever 
be  7nade  by  any  man,  or  by  all  thy  people 
If'ra-el,  which  shall  know  every  man  the 
plague  of  his  own  heart,  and  spread  forth 
his  hands  to'w^ards  this  house  : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwell- 
ing-place, and  forgive,  and  do,  and  give 
to  every  man  according  to  his  ways,  whose 
heart  thou  knowest ;  (for  thou,  even  tliou 
only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the  chil- 
dren of  men  ;) 

40  That  they  may  fear  thee  all  the 
days  that  they  live  in  the  land  which  thou 
gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

41  Moreover,  concer'ning  a  stra.nf;er  that 
is  not  of  thy  people  If'ra-el,  but  cometh 
out  of  a  far  country  for  thy  name's  sake  ; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy  great 
name,  and  of  thy  strong  hand,  and  of  thy 
stretched-out  arm  ;)  when  he  shall  come 
and  pray  to'ii-ards  this  house  : 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
stranger  calleth  to  thee  for  ;  that  all  peo- 
pk  of  the  earth  may  know  thy  name,  to 
fear  thee,  as  do  thy  people  If'ra-el  ;  and 
that  they  may  know  that  this  house, 
which  I  have  builded,  is  called  by  thy 
name. 

44  If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle  against' 
their   enemy,    whithersoever    thou   shalt 

'  men-tane'. 


I.  KINGS.  dtduation  of  the  tcmpk, 

send  them,  and  shall  pray  unto  the  LoRii 
to'itard  the  city  whicli  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  toward  the  house  that  1  have  built 
for  thy  name  : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  their 
prayer  and  their  supplication,  and  main- 
tain' their  cause. 

40  If  they  sin  against'  thee,  (for  there 
is  no  man  that  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be 
angry  with  tliem,  and  deliver  them  to  the 
enemy,  so  that  they  carry  them  away 
captives  unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  far 
or  near  ; 

47  Yet  if  they  shall  bethink  themselves 
in  the  land  whither  they  were  carried 
captives,  and  repent,  and  make  suppli- 
cation unto  thee  in  the  land  of  them  that 
carried  them  captives,  saying,  We  have 
sinned,  and  have  done  perverse'ly,  we 
have  committed  wickedness  ; 

48  And  so  return  unto  thee  with  all 
their  lieart,  and  with  all  their  soul,  in  the 
land  of  their  enemies  which  led  them 
away  captive,  and  pray  unto  thee  to'w'ard 
their  land  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers,  the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy 
name  : 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer  and 
their  supplication  in  heaven  thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  maintain  their  cause, 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that  have 
sinned  against'  thee,  and  all  their  trans- 
gressions wherein  they  have  transgressed 
against'  thee,  and  give  them  compassion 
before  them  who  carried  them  captive, 
that  they  may  have  compassion  on  them : 

51  For  they  be  thy  people,  and  thine 
inheritance,  which  thou  broughtest  forth 
out  of  E'eypt,  from  the  midst  of  the  fur'- 
nace-  of  iron  : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  unto 
the  supplication  of  thy  servant,  and  unto 
the  sui)plication  of  thy  people  If'ra-el,  to 
he  arken  unto  them  in  all  that  they  call 
for  unto  thee  ; 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them  from 
among  all  the  people  of  the  earth,  to  be 
thine  inheritance,  as  thou  spakest  by  the 
hand  of  Mo'fes  thy  servant,  when  thou 
broughtest  our  fathers  out  of  t'^ypt,  O 
Lord  God. 

54  H  And  it  was  so,  that  when  Sol'o- 
mon  had  made  an  end  of  praying  all  this 
prayer  and  supplication  unto  the  Lord, 
he  iirofe  from  before  the  altar  of  the  Lord, 
from  kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his  hands 
spread  up  to  heaven. 

55  And  he  stood,  and  bless'ed  all  the 
congregation  of  If'ra-el  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying, 

56  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord,  that  hath 
given  rest  unto  his  people  if'ra-el,  accord- 
uig  to  all  that  he  promised  :  there  hath 
not  failed  one  word  of  all  his  good  prom- 

2  fur'ms. 

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Sol  o-vion  blesseth  the  congregation  :     I.  KINGS 
ise,  which  he  promised  by  the  hand  of 
Mo'ses  his  servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  God  be  -with  us,  as 
he  was  with  our  fathers  :  let  him  not  leave 
us,  nor  forsake  us  ; 

58  That  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto 
him,  to  M  alk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep 
his  command'ments,  and  his  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  which  he  comman'ded  our 
fathiTs. 

59  And  let  these  my  words,  wherewith 
I  have  made  supplication  before  the  Lord, 
be  nigh  unto  the  Lord  our  God  day  and 
night,  that  he  maintain  the  cause  of  his 
servant,  and  the  cause  of  his  people  If'ra-el 
at  all  times,  as  the  matter  shall  require  ; 

60  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  the  Lord  is  God,  and  that 
there  is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  heart,  there'fore,  be  perfect 
with  the  Lord,  our  God,  to  walk  in  his 
statutes,  and  to  keep  his  command'ments, 
as  at  this  day. 

62  V  And  the  king,  and  all  I§'ra-el  with 
him,  offered  sac'rifT^e  before  the  Lord. 

63  And  Sol'o-mon  offered  a  sac'rifl^e 
of  peace-offerings,  which  he  offered  unto 
the  Lord,  two  and  twenty  thousand  oxen, 
and  a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
sheep.  So  the  king  and  all  the  children 
of  I§'ra-el  dedicated  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king  hallow 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  icas  before 
the  house  of  the  Lord  :  for  there  he  of- 
fered burnt-offerings,  and  meat-offerings, 
and  the  fat  of  the  peace-offerings  ;  because 
the  brazen  altar  that  was  before  the  Lord 
ti-as  too  little  to  receive  the  burnt-offerings 
and  meat-offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the 
peace-offerings. 

65  And  at  that  time  Sol'o-mon  held  a 
feast,  and  all  I§'ra-el  with  him,  a  great 
congregation,  from  the  entering  in  of  Ha'- 
math  unto  the  river  of  E'gypt,  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  seven  days  and  seven  days, 
even  fourteen  days. 

66  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the  peo- 
ple away  :  and  they  bless'ed  the  king-,  and 
went  unto  their  tents  joyful  and  glad  of 
heart,  for  all  the  goodness  that  the  I^ord 
had  done  for  Da'vid  his  servant,  and  for 
If'ra-el  his  people. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Sol'o-mcn 
had  finished  the  building  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house,  and 
all  Sol'o-mon's  desire  which  he  was  pleas- 
ed to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to  Sol'o-mnn 
the  second  time,  as  he  had  appeared  unto 
him  at  Gib'e-6n. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer  and  thy  supplication  that 
thou  hast  made  before  mc :  I  have  hal- 
lowed this  house  which  thou  hast  built, 


his  mutual  presents  uilh  Hiram 
to  put  my  name  there  for  ever ;  and 
mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall  be  there 
perpet'ually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  before  me,  as 
Da'vTd  thy  father  walked,  in  integrity  of 
heart,  and  in  uprightness,  to  do  according 
to  all  that  I  have  comman'ded  thee,  and 
wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my  judgments  ; 

5  Then  I  will  estab'lish  the  throne  of  thy 
kingdom  upon  Ij'ra-el  for  ever,  as  I  prom- 
ised to  Da'vid  thy  father,  saying.  There 
shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  upon  the  throne 
of  Ij'ra-el. 

6  Bui  if  }'c  shall  at  all  turn  from  fol- 
lowing me,  ye  or  your  children,  and  will 
not  keep  my  command'ments  and  my  stat- 
utes which  I  have  set  before  you,  but  go 
and  serve  other  gods,  and  wor'ship  them  ; 

7  Then  will  I  cut  off  Tf'ra-el  out  of  the 
land  which  I  have  given  them  :  and  this 
house,  which  I  have  hallowed  for  my 
name,  will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight ;  and 
If'ra-el  shall  be  a  proverb  and  a  by-word 


among  all  people 
8  And    at    this 


house,  which  is  high, 
every  one  that  passeth  by  it  shall  be  as- 
tonished, and  shall  hiss  ;  and  they  shall 
say.  Why  hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto 
this  land,  and  to  this  house  ? 

9  And  they  shall  answer.  Because  they 
forsook  the  Lord  their  God,  who  brought 
forth  their  fathers  out  of  the  land  of  £'- 
eypt,  and  have  taken  hold  upon  other 
gods,  and  have  wor'shipped  them,  and 
served  them  :  there'fore  hath  the  Lord 
brought  upon  them  all  this  evil. 

10  TT  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
twenty  years,  when  Sol'o-mcn  bad  built 
the  two  houses,  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king's  house, 

1 1  (JVo!<;  Hl'rani  the  king  of  Tyre  had 
furnished  Sol'o-mon  with  cedar-trees,  and 
fir-trees,  and  with  gold,  according  to  all  his 
desire,)  that  then  king  SoI'o-ni6n  gave  Hi'- 
ram  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Gal'i-lee. 

12  And  Hi'ram  came  out  from  Tyre  to 
see  the  cities  which  Sol'o-mon  had  given 
him  ;  and  they  pleased  him  not. 

13  And  he  said,  What  cities  are  these 
which  thou  hast  given  me,  my  brother  ? 
And  he  called  them  the  land  of  Ca'biil 
unto  this  day. 

14  And  Hi'ram  sent  to  the  king  sixscore 
talents  of  gold. 

15  And  this  is  the  reason  of  the  levy 
which  king  Sol'o-mon  raised.  For  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  his  own  house, 
and  Mil'ld,  and  the  wall  of  Je-rit'sa-lem, 
and  Ha'zor,  and  Me-gld'do,  and  Ge'zer. 

16  For  Pha'raoh  king  of  £'eypt  had 
gone  up  and  taken  Ge'zer,  and  burnt  it 
with  fire,  and  slain  the  Can'aan-ites  that 
dwelt  in  the  city,  and  given  it  for  a  pres- 
ent unto  his  daughter,  Sol'o-mon's  wife. 

17  And  Sol'o-mon  built  Ge'zer,  and 
Beth-ho'ron  the  nether, 

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5o/'o-m57i'*  nary. 

18  And  Ba'a-lath,  and  Tad'mor  in  the 
wilderness,  in  the  land, 

19  And  all  the  cities  of  store  that  SM'o- 
mon  had,  and  cities  for  his  chariots,  and 
cities  for  his  horsemen,  and  that  which 
Sol'o-mon  desired  to  build  in  Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and  in  Leb'a-non,  and  in  all  the  land  of 
his  dominion. 

20  ^ind  all  the  people  that  were  left  of 
the  Am'o-rites,  Hit'tites,  Per'iz-zites,  HV- 
vites,  and  Jeb'u-sites,  which  were  not  of 
the  children  of  If'ra-el, 

21  Their  children  that  were  left  after 
them  in  the  land,  whom  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el  also  were  not  able  utterly  to  de- 
stroy', upon  those  did  Sol'o-mon  levy  a 
tribute  of  bond-ser'vice  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el  did 
Sol'o-mon  make  no  bondmen :  but  they 
were  men  of  war,  and  his  servants,  and 
his  princes,  and  his  cap'tains,  and  rulers 
of  his  chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  were  the  chief  of  the  officers 
that  wire  over  Sol'o-mon's  work,  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty,  which  bare  rule  over  the 
people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  But  Pha'raoh's  daughter  came  up 
out  of  the  city  of  Dfi'vid  unto  her  house 
which  Sdio-7non  had  built  for  her :  then 
did  he  build  Mil'lo. 

25  And  three  times  in  a  year  did  Sol'o- 
mon  off'er  burnt-ofTerin.'^s  and  peace-offer- 
ing;s  upon  the  altar  which  he  built  unto 
the  Lord,  and  he  burnt  incense  upon  the 
altar  that  was  before  the  Lord.  So  he 
finished  the  house. 

26  And  kin  J  Sol'o-mon  made  a  navy  of 
ships  in  E'zi-6n-Ge'ber,  which  is  beside 
E'loth,  on  the  shore  of  the  Red  Sea,  in  the 
land  of  E'dom. 

27  And  Hi'ram  sent  in  the  navy  his  ser- 
vants, shipmen  that  had  knowledge  of  the 
sea,  with  the  servants  of  Sol'o-mon. 

28  And  they  came  to  o'phir,  and  fetch- 
ed from  thence  gold,  four  hundred  and 
twenty  talents,  and  brought  it  to  king 
Sol'o-mon. 

CHAP.^  X. 

AND  when  the  queen  of  She'ba  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Sol'o-mon,  concer'ning 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  she  came  to  prove 
him  with  hard  questions. 

2  And  she  came  to  Je-ru'sa-lem  with  a 
vfery  great  train,  with  camels  that  bare 
spices,  and  very  much  gold,  and  precious 
stones :  and  when  she  was  come  to  Sol'o- 
mon,  she  communed  with  him  of  all  that 
was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Sol'o-mon  told  her  all  her  ques- 
tions :  there  was  not  aiit/  thing  hid  from  the 
Icing,  which  he  told  her  not. 

4  And  when  the  queen  of  She'oa  had 
seen  all  Sol'o-mon's  wisdom,  and  the  house 
that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the 
sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the  attendance 


I.  KINGS.  The  queen  of  She'ba. 

of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel,  and  his 
cup-bearers,  and  his  ascent  by  which  he 
went  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
there  was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It  was  a 
true  report  that  I  heard  in  n)ine  own  land 
of  thy  acts  and  of  thy  wisdom. 

7  liowbeit  I  believed  not  the  words, 
until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it  ; 
and,  behold,  the  half  was  not  told  me  • 
thy  wisdom  and  prosperity  exceedeth  the 
fame  which  I  heard. 

8  Happy  are  thy  men,  happy  are  these 
thy  servants,  which  stand  continually  be- 
fore thee,  and  that  hear  thy  wisdom. 

9  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee,  to  set  thee  on  the  throne 
of  ij'ra-el:  because  the  Lord  loved  If'ra- 
el  for  ever,  there'fore  made  he  thee  king, 
to  do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  And  she  gave  the  king  a  hundred 
and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices 
very  great  store,  and  precious  stones : 
there  came  no  more  such  abundance  of 
spices  as  these  which  tlie  queen  of  She'ba 
gave  to  king  Sol'o-mon. 

1 1  And  the  navy  also  of  Hi'ram,  that 
brought  gold  from  O'phir,  brought  in  from 
o'phir  great  plenty  of  almug-trees,  and 
precious  stones. 

12  And  the  king  made  of  the  almug- 
trees  pillars  for  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  king^s  house,  harps  also  and 
psalteries  for  singers  :  there  came  no  such 
almug-trees,  nor  were  seen  unto  this 
day. 

13  And  king  Sol'o-mon  gave  unto  the 
queen  of  She'ba  all  her  desire,  whatsoever 
she  asked,  besides  that  which  Sol'o-mon 
gave  her  of  his  royal  bounty  :  so  she 
turned,  and  went  to  her  own  country,  she 
and  her  servants. 

14  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Sol'o-mon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 
threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold, 

15  Besides  that  he  had  of  the  merchant- 
men, and  of  the  traffick  of  the  spice-mer- 
chants, and  of  all  the  kings  of  A-ra'bi-a, 
and  of  the  governors  of  the  country. 

16  And  king  Sol'o-mon  made  two  hun- 
dred targets  of  beaten  gold  :  six  hundred 
shekels  of  gold  went  to  one  target. 

17  And  he  made  three  hundred  shields 
o/ beaten  gold  ;  three  pound  of  gold  went 
to  one  shield  :  and  the  king  put  them  in 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Leb'a-non. 

18  t  Moreover,  the  king  made  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  the 
best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and  thr. 
top  of  the  throne  ivas  round  behind  :  and 
there  were  stays  on  either  side  on  the  plact 
of  the  seat,  and  two  lions  stood  beside  the 
stays. 

20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the 
one  side   and   on  the  other  upon  the  six 

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a'aVo-mori's  wives,  concubines, 

steps :    there    was  not  the  like  made  in 

any  kingdom. 

21  And  all  king  Sol'o-mon's  drinking^ 
vessels  wire  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels 
of  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Leb'a-non 
were  of  pure  gold  ;  none  were  0/ silver:  it 
was  nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days  of 
Sol'o-mon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a  navy  of 
Thar'shish  with  the  navy  of  Ili'ram  :  once 
in  three  years  came  the  navy  o{  Thar'- 
shish, bringing  gold  and  silver,  ivory,  and 
apes,  and  peacocks. 

23  So  king  Sol'o-mon  exceeded  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  for  riches  and  for  wisdom. 

24  And  all  the  earth  sought  to  Sol'o- 
mon,  to  hear  his  wisdom,  which  God  had 
put  in  his  heart. 

25  And  they  brought  every  man  his 
present,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of 
gold,  and  garments,  and  armour,  and  spi- 
ces, horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

26  And  Sol'o-mon  gathered  together 
chariots  and  horsemen :  and  he  had  a 
thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots,  and 
twelve  thousand  horsemen,  whom  he  be- 
stowed in  the  cities  for  chariots,  and  with 
the  king  at  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  lo  be  in 
Je-rfi'sa-lem  as  stones,  and  cedars  made 
he  to  be  as  the  sycamore-trees  that  are  in 
the  vale,  for  abundance. 

28  And  Sol'o-mon  had  horses  brought 
out  of  E'|ypt,  and  linen  yarn  :  the  king's 
merchants  received  the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and  went 
out  of  E'eypt  for  six  hundred  shekels  of 
silver,  and  a  horse  for  a  hundred  and  fif- 
ty :  and  so  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hit'- 
lites,  and  for  the  kings  of  Syr'i-a,  did 
they  bring  Ihem  out  by  their  means. 

CHAP.  XI. 

BUT  king  Sol'o-mon  loved  many  strange 
women,  (together  with  the  daughter 
of  Pha'raoh,)  women  of  the  Mo'ab-ites, 
Am'mon-ites,  E'dom-ites,  Zi-do'ni-ans,  anrf 
Hit'tites  ; 

2  Of  the  nations  cimcer'nlng  which  the 
Lord  said  unto  the  children  of  ij'ra-el. 
Ye  shall  not  go  in  to  them,  neither  shall 
they  come  in  unto  you  :  for  surely  they 
will  turn  away  your  heart  after  their  gods. 
Sol'o-mon  clave  unto  these  in  love. 

3  And  he  had  seven  hundred  wives, 
princesses,  and  three  hundred  concubines  : 
and  his  wives  turned  away  his  heart. 

4  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Sol'o-mon 
was  old,  that  his  wives  turned  away  his 
heart  after  other  gods :  and  his  heart  was 
not  perfect  with  the  Lord  his  God,  as 
was  the  heart  of  Da'vid  his  father. 

5  For  Sol'o-mon  went  after  Ash'to-reth 
the  goddess  of  the  Zl-do'ni-ans,  and  after 
Mil'com  the  abomination  of  the  Am'mon- 
ites. 

6  And  Sol'o-mon  did  evil  in  the  sight 


L  KINGS.  and  ad'versarlu 

of  the  Lord,  and  went  not  fully  after  the 
Lord,  as  did  Da'vid  his  father. 

7  Then  did  Sol'o-mon  build  a  high 
place  for  Che'mosh,  the  abomination  ol 
Mo'ab,  in  the  hill  that  is  before  Je-rft'sa- 
lem ;  and  for  Mo'lech,  the  abomination 
of  the  children  of  Am'mon. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his  strange 
wives  which  burnt  incense,  and  sac'ri- 
fi^ed  unto  their  gods. 

9  And  the  Lord  was  angry  with  Sol'o- 
mon,  because  his  heart  was  turned  from 
the  Lord  God  of  l§'ra-el,  which  had  ap- 
peared unto  him  twice, 

10  And  had  comman'ded  him  con- 
cer'ning  this  thing,  that  he  should  not  go 
after  other  gods  :  but  he  kept  not  that 
which  the  Lord  comman'ded. 

11  \\  herefore  the  Lord  said  unto  Sol- 
o-mon.  Forasmuch  as  this  is  done  of  thee, 
and  thou  hast  not  kept  my  covenant  and 
my  statutes,  which  I  have  comman'ded 
thee,  I  will  surely  rend  the  kingdom  from 
thee,  and  will  give  it  to  thy  servant. 

12  Notwithstanding,  in  thy  days  I  will 
not  do  it,  for  Da'vid  thy  father's  sake  :  but 
I  will  rend  it  out  of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

13  Howbeit  I  will  not  rend  away  all 
tlie  kingdom  ;  but  will  give  one  tribe  to 
thy  son  for  Da'vid  my  servant's  sake, 
and  for  Je-ru'sa-lem's  sake,  which  I  have 
chosen. 

14  IT  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  an  ad'- 
versary  unto  Sol'o-mon,  Ha'dad  the  E'dom- 
ite  :  he  was  of  the  king's  seed  in  E'dom, 

15  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Da'vid 
was  in  E'dom,  and  Jd'ab,  the  cap'tain  of 
the  host,  was  gone  up  to  bury  the  slain, 
after  he  had  smitten  every  male  in  E'dom, 

16  (For  six  months  did  Jo'ab  remain 
there  with  all  15'ra-el,  until  he  had  cut 
off  every  male  in  E'dom,) 

17  That  Ha'dad  fled,  he,  and  cer'tain 
E'dom-ites  of  his  father's  servants  with 
him,  to  go  into  E'gj'pt ;  Ha'dad  being  yet 
a  little  child. 

18  And  they  arofe  out  of  Mid'i-an,  and 
came  to  Pa'ran  :  and  they  took  men  with 
them  out  of  Pa'ran,  and  they  came  'to 
E'eypt,  unto  Pha'raoh  king  of  E'|;ypt  ; 
which  gave  him  a  house,  and  appointed 
him  victuals,  and  gave  him  land. 

19  And  Ha'dad  found  great  favour  in 
the  sight  of  Pha'raoh,  so  that  he  gave  him 
to  wife  the  sister  of  his  o%vn  wii'e,  the  sis- 
ter of  Tah'pe-ne§  the  queen. 

30  And  the  sister  of  Tah'pe-nej  bare 
him  Gen-u'batli  his  son,  whom  Tah'pe- 
nej  weaned  in  Pha'raoh's  house  :  and 
Gen-ii'bath  was  in  Pha'raoh's  household, 
among  the  sons  of  Pha'raoh. 

21  And  when  Ha'dad  heard  in  E'gypt 
that  Da'vid  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
that  Jo'ab,  the  cap'tain  of  the  host,  was 
dead,  Ha'dad  said  to  Pha'raoh,  Let  me 
depart,  that  I  may  go  to  mine  own  countri' 
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22  Then  Phfi'raoh  said  unto  him,  But 
what  hast  thou  lacked  with  me,  that,  be- 
hold, thou  seekest  to  go  to  thine  own 
country  ?  And  he  answered,  Nothing : 
howbeit  let  me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  H  And  God  stirred  him  up  andther 
adversary,  Re'zon  the  son  of  E-li'a-dah, 
which  fled  from  his  lord  Had-ad-ezer, 
king  of  Z5'bah. 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto  him,  and 
became  cap'tain  over  a  band,  when  Da'- 
vid  slew  them  of  Zb'bah  :  and  they  went 
to  Da-mas'cus,  and  dwelt  therein,  and 
reigned  in  Da-mas'cus. 

25  And  he  was  an  ad'versary  to  If'ra- 
el  all  the  days  of  Sol'o-mon,  beside  the 
mis'chlef  that  Ha'dad  did :  and  he  ab- 
horred Ij'ra-el,  and  reigned  over  Syr'i-a. 

26  T  And  Jer-6-b6'am  the  son  of  Ne'- 
bat,  an  E'phrath-lte  of  Zer'e-da,  Sol'o- 
mon's  servant,  (whose  mother's  name  loas 
Ze-rii'ah,  a  widow  woman,)  even  he  lifted 
up  his  hand  against'  the  king. 

27  And  this  was  the  cause  that  he  lift- 
ed up  his  hand  against'  the  king :  Sol'o- 
mon  built  Mil'16,  and  repaired  the  breach- 
es of  the  city  of  Da'vid  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  Jer-o-bo'am  was  a 
mighty  man  of  valour  :  and  Sol'o-mon 
seeing  the  young  man  that  he  was  indus- 
trious, he  made  him  ruler  over  all  the 
charge  of  the  house  of  J5'seph. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time, 
when  Jer-6-bo'am  went  out  of  Je-rf('sa- 
lem,  that  the  prophet  A-hl'jah  the  Shi-16'- 
nite  found  him  in  the  way ;  and  he  had 
clad  himself  with  a  new  garment :  and 
they  two  were  al5ne  in  the  field  : 

30  And  A-hl'jah  caught  the  new  gar- 
ment that  was  on  him,  and  rent  it  in 
twelve  pieces  : 

31  And  he  said  to  Jer-o-bo'am,  Take 
thee  ten  pieces ;  for  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  l$'ra-el.  Behold,  I  will  rend 
the  kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of  Sol'o- 
mon,  and  will  give  ten  tribes  to  thee  : 

32  But  he  shall  have  one  tribe  for  my 
servant  Da'vid's  sake,  and  for  Je-r&'sa- 
lem's  sake,  the  city  which  I  have  chosen 
out  of  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el: 

33  Because  that  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  wor'shTpped  Ash'to-reth  the 
goddess  of  the  ZT-do'ni-ans,  Che'mosh  the 
god  of  the  Mo'ab-ltes,  and  Mil'com  the 
god  of  the  children  of  Am'mon  ;  and  have 
not  walked  in  my  ways,  to  do  that  which 
is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  to  keep  my  stat- 
utes and  my  judgments,  as  did  Da'vid  his 
father. 

34  Howbeit  I  will  not  take  the  whole 
kingdom  out  of  his  hand  :  but  I  will  make 
him  prince  all  the  days  of  his  life,  for 
Da'vid  my  servant's  sake,  whom  I  chose, 
because  he  kept  my  command'ments  and 
my  statutes  ; 

35  But  I  will  take  the  kingdom  out  of 

Cc 


Soi o-mOn'' s  acts^  reign,  and  death. 
his  son's  hand, and  will  give  it  unto  thee, 
even  ten  tribes. 

36  And  unto  his  son  will  I  give  one 
tribe,  that  Da'vid  my  servant  may  have  a 
light  alway  before  me  in  Je-rii'sa-lem,  the 
city  which  I  have  chosen  me  to  put  my 
name  there. 

37  And  I  will  take  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
reign  according  to  all  that  tliy  soul  de- 
sireth,  and  shalt  be  king  over  i^'ra-el. 

38  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  wilt  hearken 
unto  all  that  I  command'  thee,  and  wilt 
walk  in  my  ways,  and  do  that  is  right  in 
my  sight,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
command'ments,  as  Da'vid  my  servant 
did  ;  that  I  will  be  with  thee,  and  build 
thee  a  sure  bouse,  as  I  built  for  Da'vid, 
and  will  give  I$'ra-el  unto  thee. 

39  And  I  will  for  this  afflict  the  seed 
of  Da'vid,  but  not  for  ever. 

40  Sol'o-mon  sought  there'fore  to  kill 
Jer-o-bo'am  :  and  Jer-o-bo'am  arofe,  and 
fled  into  E'^-pt,  unto  Shi'shak  king  of 
E'gypt,  and  was  in  E'^ypt  until  the  death 
of  Sol'o-mon. 

41  IT  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solo- 
mon, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  wisdom, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
acts  of  Sol'o-mon  ? 

42  And  the  time  that  Sol'o-mon  reigned 
in  Je-rft'sa-lem,  over  all  I^'ra-el,  ivas  forty 
years. 

43  And  Sol'o-mon  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  Da'vid  his 
father :  and  Re-ho-bo'am  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Re-ho-bo'am  went  to  She'chem : 
for  all  I§'ra-el  were  come  to  She'chem 
to  make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jer-o-bo'- 
am the  son  of  Ne'bat,  who  was  yet  in 
E'eypt,  heard  of  it,  (for  he  was  fled  from 
the  presence  of  king  Sol'o-mon,  and  Jer- 
o-bo'am  dwelt  in  E'gypt,) 

3  That  they  sent  and  called  him.  And 
Jer-o-bo'am  and  all  the  congregation  of 
Ij'ra-el  came,  and  spake  unto  Re-ho-bo'- 
am, saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  griev'oiis  : 
now,  there'fore,  make  thou  the  griev'oiis 
ser'vice  of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we 
will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Depart  yet 
for  three  days,  then  come  again'  to  me. 
And  the  people  departed. 

6  And  king  Re-h6-b6'am  consulted  with 
the  old  men  that  stood  before  Sol'o-mon 
his  father  while  he  yet  lived,  and  said, 
How  do  ye  advise,  that  I  may  answer 
this  people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying,  If 
thou  wilt  be  a  servant  unto  this  people 
this  day,  and  wilt  serve  them,  and  an- 
swer them,   and   speak   good   words    to 

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I    KINGS. 


Jcr-o-bb'am's  idolatry. 


(hcin,  then  they  will  be  thy  servants  for 
ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  old 
men,  which  they  had  given  him,  and  con- 
sulted with  the  young  men  that  were 
grown  up  with  him,  and  which  stood  be- 
fore him  ; 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  coun- 
sel give  ye,  that  we  may  answer  this  peo- 
ple, who  have  spoken  to  me,  saying,  Make 
the  yoke  which  thy  father  did  put  upon  us 
lighter .' 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were  grown 
up  with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Thus 
shalt  thou  speak  unto  this  people  that 
spake  unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made 
our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  lighter 
unto  us  ;  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  them, 
My  little  finger  shall  be  thicker  than  my 
father's  loins. 

11  And  now,  whereas  my  father  did 
lade  you  with  a  heavy  yoke,  I  will  add  to 
your  yoke  ;  my  father  hath  chastised  you 
with  whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions. 

12  f  So  Jer-o-bo'am  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Re-h5-bo'am  the  third  day,  as 
the  king  had  appointed,  saying,  Come 
to  me  again'  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the  people 
roughly,  and  forsook  the  old  men's  coun- 
sel that  they  gave  him  ; 

14  And  spake  to  them  after  the  counsel 
of  the  young  men,  saying.  My  father  made 
your  yoke  heavy,  and  I  will  add  to  your 
yoke :  my  father  also  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  hearkened  not 
unto  the  people  ;  for  the  cause  was  from 
the  Lord,  that  he  might  perform'  his  say- 
ing, whix;h  the  Lord  spake  by  A-hi'jah 
the  Shi-16'nite  unto  Jer-5-bo'am  the  son 
of  Ne'bat. 

16  So  when  all  If'ra-el  saw  that  the 
king  hearkened  not  unto  them,  the  peo- 
ple answered  the  king,  saying.  What  por- 
tion have  we  in  Da'vid  1  neither  have  we 
inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jes'se  :  to  your 
tents,  O  If'ra-el :  Now  see  to  thine  own 
house,  Da'vTd.  So  I§'ra-el  departed  unto 
their  tents. 

in  »--*  /,»  jf^f  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
which  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  Re- 
ho-bo'am  reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Re-ho-bo'am  sent  A-do'- 
ram,  who  was  over  the  tribute  ;  and  all 
If'ra-el  stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he 
died :  there'fore  king  Re-ho-bo'am  made 
speed  to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee 
to  Je-rfi'sa-lem. 

19  So  Tf'ra-el  rebelled  against'  the 
nouse  ot  Da  vid  unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  If'ra 
elheard  that  Jer-6-b6'am  was  come  again' 
that  they  sent  and  called  him  unto  the 


congregation,  and  made  him  king  over 
all  If'ra-el :  there  was  none  that  followed 
the  house  of  Da'vid,  but  the  tribe  of  Jii'- 
dah  only. 

21  IT  And  when  Re-ho-bo'am  was  come 
to  Je-ru'sa-lem,  he  assembled  all  the  house 
of  Ju'dah,  with  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min,  a 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  chosen 
men,  which  were  warr'iors,  to  fight  against' 
the  house  of  if'ra-el,  to  bring  the  king- 
dom again'  to  Re-h5-bo'am  the  son  of  Sol'- 
o-mon. 

22  But  the  word  of  God  came  unto 
Shem-a-i'ah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Re-ho-bo'am  the  son  of 
Sol'o-mon,  king  of  Ju'dah,  and  unto  all 
the  house  of  Ju'dah  and  Ben'ja-min,  and 
to  the  remnant  of  the  people,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not 
o  up  nor  fight  against'  your  brethren  the 

children  of  If'ra-el :  return  every  man  to 
his  house  ;  for  this  thing  is  from  me. 
They  hearkened  there'fore  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  returned  to  depart,  accord- 
^  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

25  IT  Then  Jer-o-bo'am  built  She'chem 
in  mount  E'phra-im,  and  dwelt  therein ; 
and  went  out  from  thence,  and  built  Pe- 
nu'el. 

26  And  Jer-6-b5'am  said  in  his  heart, 
Now  shall  the  kingdom  return  to  the 
house  of  Da'vid  : 

27  If  this  people  go  up  to  do  sac'rifTge 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Je-rft'sa-lem, 
then  shall  the  heart  of  this  people  turn 
again'  unto  their  lord,  even  unto  Re-ho- 
bo'am  king  of  Ju'dah,  and  they  shall  kill 
me,  and  go  again'  to  Re-ho-bo'am  king  of 
Ju'dah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took  counsel, 
and  made  two  calves  of  gold,  and  said 
unto  them.  It  is  too  much  for  you  to  go 
up  to  Je-ru'sa-lem :  behold  thy  gods,  O 
If 'ra-el,  which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 
land  of  E'^ypt. 

29  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth'el,  and 
the  other  put  he  in  Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  became  a  sin  :  for  the 
people  went  to  wdr'skip  before  the  one, 
even  unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  a  house  of  high  places, 
and  made  priests  of  the  lowest  of  the  peo- 
ple, which  were  not  of  the  sons  of  Le'vi. 

32  And  Jer-o-bo'am  ordained  a  least 
in  the  eighth  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day 
of  the  month,  like  unto  the  feast  that  is 
in  Ju'dah,  and  he  offered  upon  the  altar, 
(so  did  he  in  Beth'el,)  sac'rifT5ing  unto 
the  calves  that  he  had  made  :  and  he 
placed  in  Beth'el  the  priests  of  l^e  high 
places  which  he  had  made. 

33  So  he  ofi'ered  upon  the  altar  which 
he  had  made  in  Beth'el,  the  fifteenth  day 
•of  the  eighth  month,  even  in  the  month 
which  he  had  devifed  of  his  own  heart ; 
and  ordained  a  feast  unto  the  children  of 

302 


J tr-o-bo' aril's  hand  withered.  I.  KINGS. 

I§'ra-el :  and  he  offered  upon  the  altar, 
and  burnt  incense. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND,  behold,  there  came  a  man  of 
God  out  of  Ju'dah  hj  the  word  of 
the  Lord  unto  Beth'el :  and  Jer-o-bo'am 
stood  by  the  altar  to  burn  incense. 

2  And  he  cried  against'  the  altar  in  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  altar,  altar ! 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  a  child  shall 
be  born  unto  the  house  of  Da'vid,  J6-sl'ah 
by  name  ;  and  upon  thee  shall  he  offer 
the  priests  of  the  high  places  that  burn 
incense  upon  thee,  and  men's  bones  shall 
be  burnt  upon  thee. 

3  And  he  gave  a  sign  the  same  day, 
saying.  This  is  the  sign  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  ;  Behold,  the  altar  shall  be 
rent,  and  the  ashes  that  are  upon  it  shall 
be  poured  out. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Jer- 
o-bo'am  heard  the  saying  of  the  man  of 
God,  which  had  cried  against'  the  altar  in 
Beth'el,  that  he  put  forth  his  hand  from 
the  altar,  saying.  Lay  hold  on  him.  And 
his  hand,  which  he  put  forth  against'  him, 
dried  up,  so  that  he  could  not  pull  it  in 
again'  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the 
ashes  poured  out  from  the  altar,  accord- 
ing to  the  sign  which  the  man  of  God  had 
given  by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and  said  unto 
the  man  of  God,  Entreat  now  the  face  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  pray  for  me,  that 
my  hand  may  be  restored  me  again'.  And 
the  man  of  God  besought  the  Lord,  and 
the  king's  hand  was  restored  him  again', 
and  became  as  it  loas  before. 

7  And  the  king  said  unto  the  man  of 
God,  Come  home  with  me,  and  refresh 
thyself,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  reward. 

8  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto  the 
king,  If  thou  wilt  give  me  half  thine  house 


I  will  not  go  in   with   thee,  neither  will  I 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  in  this  place  : 

9  For  so  was  it  charged  me  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  saying,  Eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water,  nor  turn  again'  by  the  same 
way  that  thou  camest. 

10  So  he  went  another  way,  and  re- 
turned not  by  the  way  that  he  came  to 
Beth'el. 

11  H  Now  there  dwelt  an  old  prophet 
in  Beth'el  ;  and  his  sons  came  and  told 
him  all  the  works  that  the  man  of  God 
had  done  that  day  in  Beth'el  :  the  words 
which  he  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them 
they  told  also  to  their  father. 

12  And  their  father  said  unto  them, 
What  way  went  he  ?  For  his  sons  had  seen 
what  way  the  man  of  God  went  which 
came  from  JCi'dah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  sons.  Saddle 
me  the  ass.  So  they  saddled  him  the  ass, 
and  he  rode  thereon, 


The  man  of  God  slaiii  by  a  lion. 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of  God, 
and  found  him  sitting  under  an  oak  and 
he  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  man  of 
God  that  camest  from  Ju'dah  ?  And  he 
said,  I  am. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  him,  Come  home 
with  me,  and  eat  bread. 

16  And  he  said,  I  may  not  return  with 
thee,  nor  go  in  with  thee  ;  neither  will  I 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  with  thee  in 
this  place : 

17  For  it  was  said  to  me  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat  no  bread 
nor  drink  water  there,  nor  turn  iigain'  to 
go  by  the  way  that  thou  camest. 

18  He  said  unto  him,  I  am  a  prophet 
also  as  thou  art ;  and  an  angel  spake  unto 
me  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
Bring  him  back  with  thee  into  thine  house, 
that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink  water. 
But  he  lied  unto  him. 

19  So  he  went  back  with  him,  and  did 
eat  bread  in  his  house,  and  drank  water. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  sat  at 
the  table,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  the  prophet  that  brought  him 
back: 

21  And  he  cried  imto  the  man  of  God 
that  came  from  Jii'dah,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  dis- 
obeyed the  mouth  of  the  Lord,  and  hast 
not  kept  the  command'ment  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  comman'ded  thee, 

22  But  camest  back,  and  hast  eaten 
bread  and  drunk  water  in  the  place,  of 
the  which  the  LORD  did  say  to  thee, 
Eat  no  bread,  and  drink  no  water  ;  thy 
carcass  shall  not  come  unto  the  sepulchre 
of  thy  fathers. 

23  And  it  cam«  to  pass,  after  he  had 
eaten  bread,  and  after  he  had  drunk,  that 
he  saddled  for  him  the  ass,  to  wit,  for  the 
prophet  whom  he  had  brought  back. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  a  lion  met 
him  by  the  way,  and  slew  him  ;  and  his 
carcass  icas  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass 
stood  by  it,  the  lion  also  stood  by  the  car- 
cass. 

25  And,  behold,  men  passed  by,  and  saw 
the  carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  lion 
standing  by  the  carcass :  and  they  came 
and  told  it  in  the  city  where  the  old 
prophet  dwelt. 

26  And  when  the  prophet  that  brought 
him  back  from  the  way  heard  thereof,  he 
said.  It  is  the  man  of  God,  who  was  dis- 
obedient unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 
there'fore  the  Lord  hath  delivered  him 
unto  the  lion,  which  hath  torn  him,  and 
slain  him,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  unto  him. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying, 
Saddle  me  the  ass.  And  they  saddled 
him,. 

28  And  he  went,  and  found  his  carcass 
cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  and  the  lion 

303 


A-bi'jak's  sickness  I. 

standing  by  the  carcass :  the  lion  had  not 
eaten  the  carcass,  nor  torn  the  fiss. 

29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the  car- 
cass of  the  man  of  God,  and  laid  it  upon 
the  ass,  and  brought  it  back :  and  the  old 
prophet  came  to  the  city,  to  mourn  and  to 
bury  him. 

30  And  he  laid  his  carcass  in  his  own 
grave  ;  and  they  mourned  over  him,  sax/- 
ing^  Alas',  my  brother  ! 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  bad 
buried  him,  that  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing, When  I  am  dead,  then  bury  me  in 
the  sepulchre  wherein  the  man  of  God  is 
buried  ;  lay  my  bones  beside  his  bones  : 

32  For  the  saying  which  he  cried  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord  against'  the  altar 
in  Beth'el,  and  against'  all  the  houses  of 
the  high  places  which  are  in  the  cities  of 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

33  IF  After  this  thing  Jer-5-b6'am  re- 
turned not  from  his  evil  way,  but  made 
again'  of  the  lowest  of  the  people  priests 
of  the  high  places  :  whosoever  would,  he 
consecrated  him,  and  he  became  one  of 
the  priests  of  the  high  places. 

34  And  this  thing  became  sin  unto  the 
house  of  Jer-o-bo'am,  even  to  cut  it  off, 
and  to  destroy'  it  from  oflF  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

CHAP.    XIV.— 

AT  that  time  A-bi'jah  the  son  of  Jer-o- 
bo'am  fell  sick. 

2  And  Jer-6-bo'am  said  to  his  wife, 
Arlfe,  I  pray  thee,  and  difguije'  thyself, 
that  thou  be  not  known  to  be  the  wife  of 
Jer-o-bo'am  ;  and  get  thee  to  Shi'15h  :  be- 
hold, there  is  A-hi'jah  the  prophet,  which 
told  me  that  /  should  be  king  over  this 
people. 

3  And  take  with  thee  ten  loaves,  and 
cracknels,  and  a  cruise  of  honey,  and  go 
to  him  :  he  shall  tell  thee  what  shall  be- 
come of  the  child. 

4  And  Jer-6-b6'am''s  wife  did  so,  and 
arofe,  and  went  to  Shi'loh  ;  and  came  to 
the  house  of  A-hi'jah.  But  A-hT'jah  could 
not  see,  for  his  eyes  were  set  by  reason  of 
his  age. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  A-hi'jah, 
Behold,  the  wife  of  Jer-o-bo'am  cometh  to 
ask  a  thing  of  thee  for  her  son,  for  he  is 
sick  :  thus  and  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
her  ;  for  it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in, 
that  she  shall  feign  herself  to  be  another 
woman. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  A-hl'jah  heard 
the  sound  of  her  feet,  as  she  came  in  at 
the  door,  that  he  said.  Come  in,  thou 
wife  of  Jer-o-bo'am  ;  why  feignest  thou 
thyself  to  be  another  ?  for  I  am  sent  to 
thee  with  heavy  tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jer-6-bo'am,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  i§'ra-el,  Forasmuch  as  I  ex- 
alted thee  from  among  the  people,  and 

1 


KINGS.  and  death. 

made  thee  prince  over  my  people  If'ra-el, 

8  And  rent  the  kingdom  away  from  the 
house  of  Da'vid,  and  gave  it  thee  ;  and 
2/et  thou  hast  not  been  as  my  servant  Da'- 
vid, who  kept  my  command'ments,  and 
who  followed  me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do 
that  only  which  was  right  in  mine  eyes  ; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all  that 
were  before  thee  :  for  thou  hast  gone  and 
made  thee  other  gods,  and  molten  images, 
to  provoke  me  to  anger,  and  hast  cast  me 
behind  thy  back  ; 

10  There'fore,  behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  the  house  of  Jer-o-b5'a.m,  and  will 
cut  off  from  Jer-o-bo'am  him  that  pisseth 
against'  the  wall,  and  him  that  is  shut  up, 
and  left  in  Ij'ra-el,  and  will  take  away 
the  remnant  of  the  house  of  Jer-o-bo'am, 
as  a  man  taketh  away  dung,  till  it  be  all 
gone. 

1 1  Him  that  dieth  of  Jer-5-bo'am  in  the 
city  shall  the  dogs  eat ;  and  him  that 
dieth  in  the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air 
eat:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

12  Arife  thou,  there'fore,  get  thee  tc 
thine  own  house  ;  and  when  thy  feet  en- 
ter into  the  city,  the  child  shall  die. 

13  And  all  If'ra-el  shall  mourn  for  him, 
and  bury  him  :  for  he  only  of  Jer-o-bo'am 
shall  come  to  the  grave,  because  in  him 
there  is  found  som,e  good  thing  to'ward  the 
Lord  God  of  If'ra-el  in  the  house  of  Jer- 
o-bo'am. 

14  Moreover,  the  Lord  shall  raise  him 
up  a  king  over  If'ra-el,  who  shall  cut  off 
the  house  of  Jer-o-bo'am  that  day :  but 
what?  even  now. 

15  For  the  Lord  shall  smite  If'ra-el  as 
a  reed  is  shaken  in  the  water,  and  he  shall 
root  up  If'ra-el  out  of  this  good  land  which 
he  gave  to  their  fathers,  and  shall  scatter 
them  beyond  the  river,  because  they  have 
made  their  groves,  provoking  the  Lord  to 
anger. 

16  And  he  shall  give  If'ra-el  up,  be- 
cause of  the  sins  of  Jer-5-bo'am,  who  did 
sin,  and  who  made  If'ra-el  to  sin. 

17  And  Jer-d-bd'am's  wife  arofe,  and 
departed,  and  came  to  Tir'zah  : '  and 
when  she  came  to  the  threshold  of  the 
door,  the  child  died. 

18  And  they  buried  him;  and  all  If'- 
ra-el mourned  for  him,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the 
hand  of  his  servant  A-hl'jah  the  proph- 
et. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jer-o-bo'- 
am, how  he  warred,  and  how  he  reigned, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  If'ra-el. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jer-o-bo'am 
reigned  were  two  and  twenty  years  :  and 
he  slept  with  his  fathers,  and  Na'dab  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  t  And  Re-ho-bo'am  the  son  of  Sol  o 
Tir'zah. 

304 


A-hi'jarrCs  wicked  reign.  I.  KINGS. 

mon  reig^ned  in  Jii'dah.  Re-hn-bo'am  rra.t 
forty  and  one  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  he  reigned  seventeen  years  in 
Je-rft'sa-lem,  the  city  which  the  Lord  did 
choofe  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el,  to 
put  his  name  tliere.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Na'a-mah,  an  Am'mon-l-tess. 

22  And  Ju'dah  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  they  provoked  him  to  jeal- 
ousy with  their  sins  which  they  had  com- 
mitted, above  all  that  their  fathers  had 
done. 

23  For  they  also  built  them  high  places, 
and  images,  and  groves,  on  every  high  hill, 
and  under  every  green  tree. 

24  And  there  were  also  Sod'om-Ttes  in 
the  land  ;  and  they  did  according  to  all 
the  abominations  of  the  nations  which  the 
Lord  cast  out  before  the  cliildren  of  I5'- 
ra-el. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  fifth 
year  of  king  Re-ho-bo'am,  that  Shi'shak 
king  of  E'gypt  came  up  against'  Je-rft'sa- 
lem  : 

26  And  he  took  away  the  treaj'ures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treaf'ures 
of  the  king's  house  ;  he  even  took  away 
all  :  and  he  took  away  all  the  shields  of 
gold  which  Sol'o-mon  had  made. 

27  And  king  Re-ho-bo'am  made  in  their 
stead  brazen  shields,  and  committed  them 
unto  the  hands  of  the  chief  of  the  guard, 
which  kept  the  door  of  the  king's  house. 

28  And  it  was  *o,  when  the  king  went 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  the 
guard  bare  them,  and  brought  them  back 
into  the  guard-chamber. 

29  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Re-ho- 
bo'am,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of 
the  kings  of  Ju'dah  ? 

30  And  there  was  war  between  Re-ho- 
bo'am  and  Jer-6-b6'am  all  their  days. 

31  And  Re-ho-bo'am  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in 
th£  city  of  Da'vid.  And  his  mother's 
name  ioa.i  Na'a-mah,  an  Am'mon-i-tess. 
And  A-bl'jam  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XV. 
I^J'OW,  in  the   eighteenth  year  of  king 
J^     Jer-6-b6'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat,  reign- 
ed A-bl'jam  over  Ju'dah. 

2  Three  years  reigned  he  in  Je-rA'sa- 
lem.  And  his  mother's  name  was  Ma'a- 
chah,  the  daughter  of  A-bish'a-lom. 

3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins  of  his 
father,  which  he  had  done  before  him  :  and 
his  heart  was  not  perfect  with  the  Lord 
his  God,  as  the  heart  of  Da'vTd  his  father. 

4  Nevertheless,  for  Da'vid's  sake,  did 
the  Lord  his  God  give  him  a  lamp  in  Je- 
rft'sa-lem,  to  set  up  his  son  after  him,  and 
to  estab'lish  Je-rft'sa-lem : 

5  Because   Da'vid  did   that  which,  was 


A' sa^s  good  reign. 
not  aside  from  any  thing  that  he  com- 
man'ded  him  all  the  days  of  his  life,  save 
oniy  m  the  matter  of  C-rl'ah  the  Hit'- 
tite. 

6  And  'there  was  war  between  Re-ho- 
bo'am  and  Jer-6-bo'am  all  the  days  of  his 
life. 

7  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  A-bl'jam, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah?  And  there  was  war  between  A-bl'- 
jam and  Jer-5-bo'am. 

8  And  A-bl'jam  slept  with  his  fathers  ; 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  Da'vid  : 
and  A'sa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  IT  And  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Jer-o- 
bo'am  king  of  If'ra-el  reigned  A'sa  over  JQ'- 
dah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years  reigned  he 
in  Je-rft'sa-lem.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Ma'a-chah,  the  daughter  of  A-bTsh'a- 
16m. 

1 1  And  A'sa  did  (hat  which  was  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as  did  Da'vid  his 
father. 

12  And  he  took  away  the  Sod'om-ltes 
out  of  the  land,  and  removed  all  the  idols 
that  his  fathers  had  made. 

13  And  also  Ma'a-chah  his  mother,  even 
her  he  removed  from  being  queen,  because 
she  had  made  an  idol  in  a  grove  :  and  A'sa 
destroy'ed  her  idol,  and  burnt  it  by  the 
brook  Kid'ron. 

14  But  the  high  places  were  not  re- 
moved :  nevertheless  A'sa's  heart  was  per- 
fect with  the  Lord  all  his  days. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  things  which 
his  father  had  dedicated,  and  the  things 
which  himself  had  dedicated,  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  silver,  and  gold,  and 
vessels. 

16  And  there  was  war  between  A'sa  and 
Ba'a-sha  king  of  15'ra-el  all  their  days. 

17  And  Ba'a-sha  king  of  If'ra-el  went 
up  against' Jii'dah,  and  built  Ra'mah,  that 
he  might  not  suffer  any  to  go  out  or  come 
in  to  A'sa  king  of  Ju'dah. 

18  Then  A'sa  took  all  the  silver  and  the 
old  that  were  left  in  the  treaf'ures  of  the 

house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treaf'ures  of 
the  king's  house,  and  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  his  servants:  and  king  A'sa 
sent  them  to  Ben'ha-dad, '  the  son  ofTab'- 
ri-mon,  the  son  of  He'zi-6n,king  of  Syr'i-a, 
that  dwelt  at  Da-mas'c&s,  saying, 

19  There  is  a  league  between  me  and 
thee,  and  between  my  father  and  thy  fa- 
ther :  behold,  I  have  sent  unto  thee  a  pres- 
ent of  silver  and  gold  ;  come  and  break 
thy  league  with  Ba'a-sha  king  of  If'ra-el, 
that  he  may  depart  from  me. 

20  So  Ben'ha-dad  hearkened  unto  king 
A'sa,  and  sent  the  cap'tains  of  the  hosts 
which  he  had  against'  the  cities  of  ff'ra-el, 
and  smote  I'jon,  and  Dan,  and  A'bel-Beth- 


right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  turned 

'   Anal'ogow  to  Oal'a-ad,  Jos'a-bad,  Hcn'a-ddd,  Zl-ld'phe-ad.,  6fc 
C  c  2  20  305 


m'dab^s  acts  and  death.  I.  KINGS 

ma'a-chah,   and  all  Cm'ne-roth,  with  all 
the  land  of  Naph'ta-ll. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ba'a-sha 
heard  thereof^  that  he  left  off  building  of 
Ra'mah,  and  dwelt  in  Tir'zah.^ 

22  Then  king  A'sa  made  a  proclamation 
throughout  all  Ju'dah  ;  (none  ivas  exempt- 
ed ;)  and  they  took  away  the  stones  of 
Ra'mah,  and  the  timber  thereof,  where- 
with Ba'a-sha  had  builded  :  and  king  A'sa 
built  with  them  Ge'ba  of  Ben'ja-min,  and 
Miz'pah. 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  A'sa,  and 
all  his  might,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  the 
cities  which  he  built,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings 
of  Ju'dah  ?  Nevertheless,  in  the  time  of 
his  old  age  he  was  diseased  in  his  feet. 

24  And  A'sa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
Da'vid  his  father  :  and  Je-hosh'a-phat  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  IT  And  Na'dab  the  son  of  Jer-6-bo'am 
began  to_  reign  over  ij'ra-el  in  the  second 
year  of  A'sa  king  of  Ju'dah,  and  reigned 
over  If'ra-el  two  years. 

26  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  fa- 
ther, and  in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made 
If'ra-el  to  sin. 

27  And  Ba'a-sha  the  son  of  A-hi'jah,  of 
the  house  of  is'sa-char,  conspired  against' 
him  :  and  Ba'a-sha  smote  him  at  Gib'be- 
thon,  which  belongeth  to  the  Phi-lis'tines  ; 
(for  Na'dab  and  all  ij'ra-el  laid  siege  to 
Gib'be-thon ;)  ^ 

28  Even  in  the  third  year  of  A'sa  king  of 
Ju'dah  did  Ba'a-sha  slay  him,  and  reigned 
m  his  stead. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  reign- 
ed, (hat  he  smote  all  the  house  of  Jer-o- 
bo'am  ;  he  left  not  to  Jer-6-b5'am  any  that 
breathed,  until  he  had  destroy'ed  him,  ac- 
cording unto  the  saying  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  spake  by  his  servant  A-hi'jah  the 
Shi-16'mte: 

30  Because  of  the  sins  of  Jer-6-b6'am 
wnich  he  sinned,  and  which  he  made  If '- 
ra-el  sin,  by  his  provocation  wherewith  he 
provoked  the  Lord  God  of  i|'ra-el  to  an- 
ger. 

31  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Na'dab, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kin°-s 
of  l§'ra-el  ?  '  ° 

32  And  there  was  war  between  A'sa  and 
Ba'a-sha  king  of  lf'ra-61  all  their  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  A'sa  king  of  Ju'- 
dah began  Ba'a-sha  the  son  of  A-hT'jah  to 
reign  over  all  If'ra-el  in  Tir'zah,  twenty 
and  four  years. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  Jer-6- 
bo'am,  and  in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made 
!f$'ra-el  to  sin. 

^  a-gerut'. 


Jl'hu'a  prophecy  against  Bd'a-sh&. 
CHAP.  XVI.— 

THEN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Je'hii  the  son  of  Han'a-ni,  against" 
Ba'a-sha,  saying, 

2  Forasmuch  as  I  exalted  thee  out  of 
the  dust,  and  made  thee  prince  over  my 
people  If'ra-el,  and  thou  hast  walked  in 
the  way  of  Jer-o-bo'am,  and  hast  made 
my  people  If'ra-el  to  sin,  to  provoke  me 
to  anger  with  their  sins  ; 

3  Behold,  I  will  take  away  the  poster- 
ity of  Ba'a-sha,  and  the  posterity  of  his 
house  ;  and  will  make  thy  house  like  the 
house  of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat. 

4  Him  that  dieth  of  Ba'a-sha  in  the 
city  shall  the  dogs  eat ;  and  him  that  di- 
eth of  his  in  the  fields  shall  the  fowls  of 
the  air  eat. 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ba'a-sha, 
and  what  he  did,  and  his  might,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i 
cles  of  the  kings  of  If'ra-el  ? 

6  So  Ba'a-sha  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Tir'zah  :^  and  E'lahhis 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the  prophet 
Je'hii,  the  son  of  Han'a-ui,  came  the  word 
of  the  Lord  against'  Ba'a-sha,  and  against 
his  house,  even  for  all  the  evil  that  he  did 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  provoking  him 
to  anger  with  the  work  of  his  hands,  in 
being  like  the  house  of  Jer-o-b5'am  ;  and 
because  he  killed  him. 

8  f  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year  of 
A'sa  king  of  Ju'dah  began  E'lah  the  son 
of  Ba'a-sha  to  reign  over  If'ra-el  in  Tir'- 
zah, two  years. 

9  And  his  servant  Zim'ri,  cap'tain  of 
half  his  chariots,  conspired  against'  him 
as  he  was  in  Tir'zah,  drinking  himself 
drunk  in  the  house  of  Ar'za,  steward  of 
his  house  in  Tir'zah. 

10  And  Zim'ri  went  in  and  smote  him, 
and  killed  him,  in  the  twenty  and  seventh 
year  of  A'sa  king  of  Jii'dah,  and  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  began 
to  reign,  as  soon  as  he  sat  on  his  throne, 
that  he  slew  all  the  house  of  Ba'a-sha  :  he 
left  him  not  one  that  pisseth  against'  a 
wall,  neither  of  his  kinsfolks  nor  of  his 
friends. 

12  Thus  did  Zim'ri  destroy'  all  the 
house  of  Ba'a-sha,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  against'  Ba'- 
a-sha by  Je'hii  the  prophet : 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Ba'a-sha,  and  the 
sins  of  E'lah  his  son,  by  which  they  sin- 
ned, and  by  which  they  made  If'ra-el  to 
sin,  in  provoking  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra- 
el  to  anger  with  their  vanities. 

14  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  £lah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the 
kings  of  if'ra-el  ? 

«  Ter'sa. 

30« 


Om'rVs  teieked  retgn.  T.  KINGS 

15  IT  In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year 
ot  A'sa  king  of  Ju'dah  did  Zim'ri  reig^n 
seven  days  in  Tir'zah.  And  the  people 
were  encamped  against'  Gib'be-thon, which 
belonged  to  the  Phi-lis'tines. 

16  And  the  people  that  wire  encamped 
heard  say,  Zim'ri  hath  conspired,  and 
hath  also  slain  the  king :  wherefore  all 
Ij'ra-el  made  Om'rl,  the  cap'tain  of  the 
host,  king  over  Ij'ra-el  that  day  in  the 
camp. 

17  And  om'rl  went  up  from  Gib'be- 
thon,  and  all  If'ra-el  with  him,  and  they 
besieged  Tir'zah. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Zim'ri 
saw  that  the  city  Avas  taken,  that  he  went 
into  the  palace  of  the  king's  house,  and 
burnt  the  king's  house  over  him  with  fire, 
and  died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned  in  do- 
ing evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  walk- 
ing in  the  way  of  Jer-o-bo'am,  and  in  his 
sin  which  he  did,  to  make  If'ra-el  to  sin. 

20  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zim'ri, 
and  his  treason  that  he  wrought,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles 
of  the  kings  of  i§'ra-el  ? 

21  II  Then  were  the  people  of  If'ra-el 
divided  into  two  parts  :  half  of  the  people 
followed  Tib'ni  the  son  of  Gi'nath,  to 
make  him  king  ;  and  half  followed  Om'ri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed  Om'ri 
prevailed  against'  the  people  that  follow- 
ed Tib'ni  the  son  of  Gi'nath :  so  Tib'nT 
died,  and  Om'rT  reigned. 

23  In  the  thirty  and  first  year  of  A'sa 
kmg  of.  JQ'dah  began  Om'ri  to  reign  over 
15'ra-el,  twelve  years :  six  years  reigned 
he  in  Tir'zah. 

24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Sa-ma'ri-a 
of  She'mer  for  two  talents  of  silver,  and 
built  on  the  hill,  and  called  the  name  of 
the  city  which  he  built,  after  the  name 
of  She'mer,  owner  of  the  hill,  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

25  But  Om'ri  wrought  evil  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord,  and  did  worse  than  all  that 
were  before  him. 

26  For  he  walked  in  all  the  way  of  Jer- 
6-b5'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat,  and  in  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  If'ra-el  to  sin,  to  pro- 
voke the  Lord  God  of  If  ra-el  to  anger 
with  their  vanities. 

27  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  6m'ri 
which  he  did,  and  his  might  that  he  show- 
ed, are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  If'ra-el  ? 

28  So  om'ri  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  Sa-ma'ri-a :  and  A'hab  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  IT  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  A'sa  king  of  Ju'dah,  began  A'hab  the 
son  of  Om'rl  to  reign  over  If'ra-el :  and 
A'hab  the  son  of  Om'ri  reigned  over  If'ra- 
el,  in  Sa-ma'ri-a,  twenty  and  two  years. 

30  And  A'hab  the  son  of  Om'ri  did  evil 


E-ti'jah  fed  by  raveru, 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ab6ve  all  that 
were  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  if  it  had 
been  a  light  thing  for  him  to  walk  in  the 
sins  of  Jer-6-b6'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat,  that 
he  took  to  wife  Jez'e-bel  the  daughter  of 
Eth'ba-al  king  of  the  Zi-do'ni-ans,  and 
went  and  served  Ba'al,  and  w6r'shipped 
him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for  Ba'al 
in  the  house  of  Ba'al,  which  he  had  built 
in  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

33  And  A'hab  made  a  grove  ;  and  A'- 
hab did  more  to  provoke  the  Lord  God 
of  if'ra-el  to  anger  than  all  the  kings  of 
If'ra-el  that  were  before  him. 

34  In  his  days  did  Hi'el  the  Beth'el-ite 
build  Jer'i-^ho :  he  laid  the  foundation 
thereof  in  A-bi'ram  his  first-born,  and  set 
up  the  gates  thereof  in  his  youngest  son 
Se'gub,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  spake  by  J6sh'u-a  the  son  of 
Nun. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  E-li'jah  the  Tish'bite,  who  was  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Gil'e-ad,  said  unto 
A'hab,  ^s  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el  liveth, 
before  whom  I  stand,  there  shall  not  be 
dew  nor  rain  these  years,  but  according 
to  my  word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee  east 
ward,    and   hide    thyself   by   the    brook 
Che'rith,  that  is  before  Jor'dan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt  drink 
of  the  brook ;  and  I  have  comman'ded  the 
ravens  to  feed  thee  there. 

5  So  he  went,  and  did  according  unto 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  for  he  went  and 
dwelt  by  the  brook  Che'rith,  that  is  be- 
fore Jor'dan. 

6  And  the  ravens  brought  him  bread 
and  flesh  in  the  morning,  and  bread  and 
flesh  in  the  evening :  and  he  drank  of  the 
brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  a  while, 
that  the  brook  dried  up,  because  there 
had  been  no  rain  in  the  land. 

8  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
him,  saying, 

9  Arife,  get  thee  to  Zar'e-phath,  which 
belongeth  to  Zi'don,  and  dwell  there  :  be- 
hold, I  have  comman'ded  a  widow  woman 
there  to  sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arofe,  and  went  to  Zar'e- 
phath.  And  when  he  came  to  the  gate 
of  the  city,  behold,  the  widow  woman 
was  there  gath'ering  of  sticks:  and  he 
called  to  her,  and  said.  Fetch  me,  I  pray 
thee,  a  little  water  in  a  vessel,  that  I  may 
drink. 

1 1  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  tf,  he 
called  to  her,  and  said.  Bring  me,  I  pray 
thee,  a  mor'sel '  of  bread  in  thine  hand. 


»  mtr'HL 


907 


E-Jl'jah  raiseth  the  widow''s  son.  I.  KINGS. 

12  And  she  said,  As  the  Lord  thy 
God  livelh,  I  have  not  a  cake,  but  a 
handful  of  meal  in  a  barrel,  and  a  little 
oil  in  a  cruise  :  and,  behold,  I  am  gath'- 
ering  two  sticks,  that  1  may  go  in  and 
dress  it  for  me  and  my  son,  that  we  may 
eat  it,  and  die. 

13  And  E-li'jah  said  unto  her.  Fear 
net ;  go,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said  :  but 
make  me  thereof  a  little  cake  first,  and 
bring  it  unto  me,  and  after  make  for  thee 
and  for  thy  son : 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  if'- 
ra-el,  The  barrel  of  meal  shall  not  waste, 
neither  shall  the  cruise  of  oil  fail,  until  the 
day  that  the  Lord  sendeth  rain  upon  the 
earth. 

15  And  she  went,  and  did  according  to 
the  saying  of  E-li'jah :  and  she,  and  he, 
and  her  house,  did  eat  many  days. 

16  -And  the  barrel  of  me&l  wasted  not, 
neither  did  the  cruise  of  oil  fail,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
by  E-li'jah. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  these 
things,  that  the  son  of  the  woman,  the 
mistress  of  the  house,  fell  sick  ;  and  his 
sickness  was  so  sore,  that  there  was  no 
breath  left  in  him. 

18  And  she  said  unto  E-ll'jah,  What 
have  I  to  do  with  thee,  O  thou  man  of 
God  ?  art  thou  come  unto  me  to  call  my 
sin  to  remembrance,  and  to  slay  my 
son? 

19  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give  me  thy 
son.  And  he  took  him  out  of  her  bo'fom, 
and  carried  him  up  into  a  loft  where  he 
abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  O  Lord  my  God,  hast  thou  also 
brought  evil  upon  the  widow  with  whom 
I  so'journ,  by  slaying  her  son  ? 

21  And  he  stretched  himself  upon  the 
child  three  times,  and  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  I  pray 
thee,  let  this  child's  soul  come  into  him 
again'. 

22  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of 
E-li'jah,  and  the  soul  of  the  child  came 
into  him  again',  and  he  revived. 

23  And  E-li'jah  took  the  child,  and 
brought  him  down  out  of  the  chamber 
into  the  house,  and  delivered  him  unto  his 
mother :  and  E-li'jah  said.  See,  thy  son 
liveth  ! 

24  And  the  woman  said  to  E-li'jah,  Now 
by  this  I  know  that  thou  art  a  man  of 
God,  and  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  in 
thy  mouth  is  truth. 

CHAP.  XVIIL 


A 


He  reproveth  A'hab, 

unto  A'hab.     And  thtre  was  a  sore  famine 
in  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

3  And  A'hab  called  Ob-a-di'ah,  which 
was  the  g6vernor  of  his  house.  (Now 
ob-a-di'ah  feared  the  Lord  greatly  : 

4  For  it  was  *o,  when  Jez'e-bel  cut  oflf 
the  prophets  of  the  Lord,  that  Ob-a-di'ah 
took  a  hundred  prophets,  and  hid  them  by 
fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed  them  with  bread 
and  water.) 

5  And  A'hab  said  unto  Ob-a-di'ah,  Go 
into  the  land,  unto  all  foun'tains  of  water, 
and  unto  all  brooks :  peradventure  we 
may  find  grass  to  save  the  horses  and 
mules  alive,  that  we  lose  not  all  the 
beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  between 
them,  to  pass  throughout  it :  A'hab  went 
one  way  by  himself,  and  ob-a-di'ah  went 
another  way  by  himself. 

7  And  as  ob-a-di'ah  was  in  the  way, 
behold,  E-li'jah  met  him  :  and  he  knew 
him,  and  fell  on  his  face,  and  said,  Art 
thou  that  my  lord  E-li'jah  ? 

8  And  he  answered  him,  I  am,:  go,  toll 
thy  lord.  Behold,  E-li'jah  is  here. 

9  And  he  said,  What  have  I  sinned, 
that  thou  wouldst  deliver  thy  servant  into 
the  hand  of  A'hab,  to  slay  me  ? 

10  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  there 
is  no  nation  or  kingdom  whither  my  lord 
hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee  :  and  when 
they  said,  Ht  is  not  there,  he  took  an  oath 
of  the  kingdom  and  nation,  that  they  found 
thee  not. 

11  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell  thy 
lord.  Behold,  E-li'jah  is  here. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
I  am  gone  from  thee,  that  the  Spir'it  of 
the  Lord  shall  carry  thee  whither  I  know 
not ;  and  so  when  1  come  and  tell  A'hab, 
and  he  cannot  find  thee,  he  shall  slay 
me  :  but  I  thy  servant  fear  the  Lord  from 
my  youth. 

13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what  I  did 
when  Jez'e-bel  slew  the  prophets  of  the 
Lord,  how  I  hid  a  hundred  men  of  the 
Lord's  prophets  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and 
fed  them  with  bread  and  water? 

14  And  now  thou  sayest.  Go,  tell  thy 
lord.  Behold,  E-li'jah  is  here  :  and  he  shall 
slay  me. 

15  And  E-li'jah  said.  As  the  Lord  of 
hosts  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  I  will 
surely  show  myself  unto  him  to-day. 

16  So  ob-a-di'ah  went  to  meet  A'hab, 
and  told  hint :  and  A'hab  went  to  meet 
E-li'jah. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  A'hab 
saw  E-li'jah,  that  A'hab  said  unto  him, 


ND  it  came  to  pass,  after  many  days,  Art  thou  he  that  troubleth  If 'ra-el  ? 

that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to       18  And  he  answered,  I  have  not  troiib- 

E-li'jah  in  thethird  year,  saying.  Go  show  led   i|'ra-el  ;  but   thou    and   thy   father's 


thyself  unto  A'hab  ;  and  I  will  send  rain 
upon  the  earth 


2  And  E-li'jah  went  to  show  himself  followed  Ba'al-im. 


house,  in  that  ye  have  forsaken  the  com- 
mand'ments  of  the  Lord,  and  thou  hast 


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E-Hjah  destrdyeth  1. 

19  Now  there'fore  send,  and  gather  to 
me  all  If'ra-el  unto  mount  Car'mel,  and 
the  prophets  of  Ba'al  four  hundred  and 
fifty,  and  the  prophets  of  the  groves  four 
hundred,  which  eat  at  Jez'e-bel's  table. 

20  So  A'hab  sent  unto  all  the  children 
of  ij'ra-el,  and  gathered  the  prophets  to- 
gether unto  mount  Car'mel. 

21  And  E-li'jah  came  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  How  long  halt  ye  between 
two  opinions  ?  if  the  Lord  be  God,  fol- 
low him  :  but  if  Ba'al,  then  follow  him. 
And  the  people  answered  him  not  a  word. 

22  Then  said  E-li'jah  unto  the  people, 
I,  even  I  only,  remain  a  prophet  of  the 
Lord  ;  but  Ba'al's  prophets  are  four  hun- 
dred and  fifty  men. 

23  Let  them  there'fore  give  us  two  bul- 
locks ;  and  let  them  choofe  one  bullock 
for  themselves,  and  cut  it  in  pieces,  and  lay 
it  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under  :  and 
I  will  dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay  il 
on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  under  : 

24  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your 
gods,  and  I  will  call  on  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  God  that  answereth  by 
fire,  let  him  be  God.  And  all  the  people 
answered  and  said.  It  is  well  spoken. 

25  And  E-li'jah  said  unto  the  prophets 
of  Ba'al,  Choof e  you  one  bullock  for  your- 
selves, and  dress  it  first ;  for  ye  are  many  : 
and  call  on  the  name  of  your  gods,  but 
put  no  fire  under  : 

26  And  they  took  the  bullock  which 
was  given  them,  and  they  dressed  it,  and 
called  on  the  name  of  Ba'al,  from  morning 
even  until  noon,  saying,  O  Ba'al,  hear  us  ! 
But  there  was  no  voice,  nor  any  that  an- 
swered. And  they  leaped  upon  the  altar 
which  was  made. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon,  that 
E-li'jah  mocked  them,  and  said,  Cry 
aloud  ;  for  he  is  a  god  :  either  he  is  talk- 
ing, or  he  is  pursuing,  or  he  is  in  a  joOrney, 
or  peradventure  he  sleepeth,  and  must  be 
awaked. 

28  And  they  cried  aloud,  and  cut  them- 
selves, after  their  manner,  with  knives 
and  lancets,  till  the  blood  gushed  out  upon 
them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  mid-day 
was  past,  and  they  prophesied  until  the 
time  of  the  offering  of  the  evening  sac'ri- 
f  i9e,  that  there  was  neither  voice,  nor  any 
to  answer,  nor  any  that  regarded. 

30  And  E-ll'jah  said  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple. Come  near  unto  me.  And  all  the 
people  came  near  unto  him.  And  he  re- 
paired the  altar  of  the  Lord  that  was 
broken  down. 

31  .^nd  E-li'jah  took  twelve  stones,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the 
sons  of  Ja'cob,  unto  whom  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came,  saying,  Ij'ra-el  shall  be 
thy  name : 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built  an  altar 


KINGS.  Ba'aft  prophett 

in  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and  he  made 
a  trench  about'  the  altar,  as  great  as  would 
contain  two  meaf'ures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  put  the  wood  in  order,  and 
cut  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  him  on 
the  wood,  and  said.  Fill  four  barrels  with 
water,  and  pour  it  on  the  burnt-sac'rif  i^e, 
and  on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said,  Do  it  the  second  time 
and  they   did  it   the    second   time.     And 
he  said,  Do  it  the    third    time  :  and  they 
did  it  the  third  time. 

35  And  the  water  ran  round  about'  the 
altar ;  and  he  filled  the  trench  also  with 
water. 

3ti  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  time  of 
the  olferinn;  of  the  evening  siic'rif  i^e,  that 
E-ll'jah  the  prophet  came  near,  and  said, 
Lord  God  of  A'bra-ham,  I'jaac,  and  of 
Ij'ra-el,  let  it  be  known  this  day,  that  thou 
art  God  in  If'ra-el,  and  that  I  am,  thy  ser- 
vant, and  that  I  have  done  all  these  things 
at  thy  word. 

37  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me  ;  that 
this  people  may  know  that  thou  art  the 
Lord  God,  and  that  thou  hast  turned 
their  heart  back  again'. 

38  Then  the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and 
consumed  the  burnt-sac'rif  i^e,  and  the 
wood,  and  the  stones,  and  the  dust,  and 
licked  up  the  water  that  ivas  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw  it,  they 
fell  on  their  faces :  and  they  said.  The 
Lord,  he  is  the  God  ;  the  Lord,  he  is 
the  God. 

40  And  E-ll'jah  said  unto  them.  Take 
the  prophets  of  Ba'al ;  let  not  one  of  them 
escape'.  And  they  took  them  :  and  E-li'- 
jah  brought  them  down  to  the  brook  Ki'- 
shon,  and  slew  them  there. 

41  And  E-ll'jah  said  unto  A'hab,  Get 
thee  up,  eat  and  drink  ;  for  there  is  a  sound 
of  abundance  of  rain. 

42  So  A'hab  went  up  to  eat  and  to 
drink.  And  E-li'jah  went  up  to  the  top 
of  Car'mel ;  and  he  cast  himself  down 
upon  the  earth,  and  put  his  face  between 
his  knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant,  Go  up  now, 
look  to'ward  the  sea.  And  he  went  up 
and  looked,  and  said,  There  is  nothing. 
And  he  said,  Go  again'  seven  times. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  that  he  said,  Behold,  there  arifeth 
a  little  cloud  out  of  the  sea,  like  a  man's 
hand.  And  he  said,  Go  up,  say  unto  A'- 
hab, Prepare  thy  chariot,  and  get  thee 
down,  that  the  rain  stop  thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  mean 
while,  that  the  heaven  was  black  with 
clouds  and  wind,  and  there  was  a  great 
rain.  And  A'hab  rode,  and  went  to  Jez' 
re-el. 

46  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  on  E- 
li'jah :  and  he  girded  up  his  loins,  and  ran 
before  A'hab  to  the  entrance  of  Jez're-el. 

309 


God  appearetk  to  E-ll'jah.  I. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  A'hab  told  Jez'e-bel  all  that  E-lI'- 
jah  had  done,   and  withal,  how  he 
had  slain  all  the  prophets  with  the  sword. 

2  Then  Jez'e-bel  sent  a  messenger  unto 
E-li'jali,  saying,  So  let  the  gods  do  to  me. 
and  more  also,  if  I  make  not  thy  life  as 
the  life  of  one  of  them  by  to-morrow 
about'  this  time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that^  he  aroje,  and 
went  for  his  life,  and  came  to  Be-er'she- 
ba,  which  belongeth  to  Ju'dah,  and  left 
his  servant  there. 

4  But  he  himself  went  a  day's  journey 
into  the  wilderness,  and  came  and  sat 
down  under  a  juniper-tree  :  and  he  re- 
quested for  himself  that  he  might  die ; 
and  said.  It  is  enough  ;  now,  O  Lord, 
take  away  my  life  ;  for  I  am  not  better 
than  my  fathers. 

5  And  as  he  lay  and  slept  under  a  juni- 
per-tree, behold,  then  an  angel  touched 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Arife,  and  eat. 

6  And  he  looked,  and,  behold,  there 
was  a  cake  baken  on  the  coals,  and  a 
cruise  of  water  at  his.  head.  And  he  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  laid  him  down  again'. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came 
again'  the  second  time,  and  touched  him, 
and  said,  ArT§e  and  eat ;  because  the  joiir- 
ney  is  too  great  for  thee. 

8  And  he  arof  e,  and  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  went  in  the  strength  of  that  meat 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  unto  Ho'reb 
the  mount  of  Go,d. 

9  And  he  came  thither  unto  a  cave 
and  lodged  there  ;  and,  behold,  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  and  he  said 
unto  him,  Whatdoest  thou  here,  E-li'jah 

10  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very  jeal- 
ous for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts :  for  the 
children  of  If 'ra-el  have  forsaken  thy  cov- 
enant, thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword :  and  I, 
even  I  only,  am  left ;  and  they  seek  my 
life,  to  take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said,  Go  forth,  and  stand 
upon  the  mount  before  the  Lord.  And, 
behold,  the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a  great 
and  strong  wind  rent  the  moun'talns,  and 
brake  in  pieces  the  rocks,  before  the 
Lord  ;  but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  wind  : 
and  after  the  wind  an  earth'quake ;  but 
the  Lord  teas  not  in  the  earth  quake  : 

12  And  after  the  earth'quake  a  fire ; 
but  the  Lord  was  not  in  the  fire  :  and 
after  the  fire  a  still  small  voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  E-li'jah  heard 
it,  that  he  wrapped  his  face  in  his  mantle, 
and  went  out,  and  stood  in  the  entering 
in  of  the  cave.  And,  behold,  there  came 
a  voice  unto  him,  and  said.  What  doest 
thou  here,  E-li'jah  ? 

14  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very  jeal- 
ous for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  ;  because 
the  children  of  If 'ra-el  hare  forsaken  thy 


KINGS.  E-R  shafolloweth  E-Wjah 

covenant,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain  thy  prophets  with  the  sword  :  and  I, 
even  I  only,  am  left ;  and  they  seek  my 
life,  to  take  it  away. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go, 
return  on  thy  way  to  the  wilderness  of 
Da-mas'ciis:  and  when  thou  comest,  anoint 
Haz'a-el  to  be  king  over  Syr'i-a. 

16  And  Je'hu  the  son  of  Nim'shi  shalt 
thou  anoint  to  be  king  over  If 'ra-el :  and 
E-li'sha  the  son  of  Sha'phat,  of  A'bel-Me- 
ho'lah,  shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in 
thy  room. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  him 
that  escapeth  the  sword  of  Haz'a-el  shall 
Je'hu  slay  ;  and  him  that  escapeth  from 
the  sitord  of  Je'hu  shall  E-li'sha  slay. 

18  Yet  I  have  left  m.e  seven  thousand 
in  If'ra-el,  all  the  knees  which  have  not 
bowed  unto  Ba'al,  and  every  mouth  which 
hath  not  kissed  him. 

19  So  he  departed  thence,  and  found 
E-Ii'sha  the  son  of  Sha'phat,  who  was 
ploughing  with  twelve  yoke  of  oxen  be- 
fore him,  and  he  with  the  twelfth :  and 
E-li'jah  passed  by  him,  and  cast  his  man- 
tle upon  him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran  after 
E-li'jah,  and  said.  Let  me,  I  pray  thee, 
kiss  my  father  and  my  mother,  and  theyi 
I  will  follow  thee.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Go  back  again'  :  for  what  have  I  done  to 
thee? 

21  And  he  returned  back  from  him, 
and  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew  them, 
and  boiled  their  flesh  with  the  instruments 
of  the  oxen,  and  gave  unto  the  people, 
and  they  did  eat  :  then  he  arofe,  and 
went  after  E-lijah,  and  ministered  unto 
him. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  Ben'ha-dad  the  king  of  Syr'i-a 
gathered  all  his  host  together :  and 
there  wire  thirty  and  two  kings  with  him, 
and  horses  and  chariots  :  and  he  went  up 
and  besieged  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  warred 
against'  it. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to  A'hab  king 
of  If'ia-el  into  the  city,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  Ben'ha-dad, 

3  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is  mine  ;  thy 
wives  also  and  thy  children,  even  the  good- 
liest, are  mine. 

4  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  answered  and 
said.  My  lord,  O  king,  according  to  thy 
saying,  I  am,  thine,  and  all  that  I  have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came  again',  and 
said,  Thus  speaketh  Ben'ha-dad,  saying, 
Although  I  have  sent  unto  thee,  saying, 
Thou  shalt  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and 
thy  gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  chil- 
dren ; 

6  Yet  I  will  send  my  servants  unto  thee 
to-morrow  about'  this  time,  and  they  shall 
search  thine  house,  and  the  houses  of  thy 
servants  •,  and  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoerer 

310 


I 


By  the  dirSction  of  a  prophet  I.  KINGS. 

is  pleaf 'ant  in  thine  eyes,  they  shall  put  it 
in  their  hand,  and  take  it  away. 

7  Then  the  kin^  of  l^'ra-el  called  all  the 
elders  of  the  land,  and  said,  Mark,  I  pray 
you,  and  see  how  this  man  seeketh  mls'- 
chief ;  for  he  sent  unto  me  for  my  wives, 
and  for  my  children,  and  for  my  silver,  and 
for  my  gold,  and  I  denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the  people 
iaid  unto  him,  Hearken  not  unto  him,  nor 
consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the  messen- 
gers of  Ben'ha-dad,  Tell  my  lord  thekin», 
All  that  thou  didst  send  for  to  thy  servant 
at  the  first  I  will  do:  but  this  thin»  I  may 
not  do.  And  the  messengers  departed, 
and  broug^ht  him  word  again'. 

10  And  Ben'ha-dad  sent  unto  him,  and 
said,  The  gods  do  so  unto  me,  and  more 
also,  if  the  dust  of  Sa-ma'ri-a  shall  suffice' 
for  handfuls  for  all  the  people  that  follow 


11  And  the  king  of  l§'ra-el  answered 
and  said.  Tell  him.  Let  not  him  that  gird 
eth  on  his  harness  boast  himself,  as  he  that 
putteth  it  oflF. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ben'ha- 
dad  heard  this  message,  as  he  was  drink- 
ing, he  and  the  kings  in  the  pavilions,  that 
he  said  unto  his  servants,  Set  yourselves  in 
array :  and  they  set  themselves  in  array 
against'  the  city. 

13  And,  behold,  there  came  a  prophet 
unto  I'hab  king  of  If'ra-el,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou  seen  all  this 
great  multitude  ?  behold,  I  will  deliver  it 
into  thine  hand  this  day  ;  and  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

14  And  A'hab  said,  By  whom  ?  And  he 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  by  the 
young  men  of  the  princes  of  the  provinces. 
Then  he  said.  Who  shall  order  the  battle  ? 
And  he  answered,  Thou. 

15  Then  he  numbered  the  young  men 
of  the  princes  of  the  provinces,  and  they 
were  two  hundred  and  thirty-two :  and 
after  them  he  numbered  all  the  people, 
even  all  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  being  seven 
thousand. 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon :  but 
Ben'ha-dad  was  drinking  himself  drunk 
in  the  pavilions,  he  and  the  kings,  the 
thirty  and  two  kings  that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the  princes 
of  the  provinces  went  out  first ;  and  Ben'- 
ha-dad sent  out,  and  they  told  him,  say- 
ing,   There  are  men  come   out  of  Sa-ma'- 


18  And  he  said.  Whether  they  be  come 
out  for  peace,  take  them  alive  ;  or  whether 
they  be  come  out  for  war,  take  them  alive. 

19  So  these  young  men  of  the  princes 
of  the  provinces  came  out  of  the  city,  and 
the  army  which  followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  every  one  his  man : 

1  ger'dtd. 


the  Syr'i-ans  are  overthrown, 
and  the  Syr'i-ans  fled  ;  and  If'ra-el  pur- 
sued them^  and  Ben'ha-dad  the  king'  of 
Syr'i-a  escaped  on  a  horse  with  the  horse- 
men. 

21  And  the  king  of  if'ra-el  went  out, 
and  smote  the  horses  and  chariots,  and 
slew  the  Syr'i-ans  with  a  great  slaughter. 

22  And  the  prophet  came  to  the  king 
of  If'ra-el,  and  said  unto  him,  Go,  strength- 
en thyself,  and  mark  and  see  what  thou 
doest :  for  at  the  return  of  the  year 
the  king  of  Syr'i-a  will  come  up  against' 
thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syr'- 
i-a said  unto  him.  Their  gods  are  gods  of 
the  hills,  there'fore  they  were  stronger 
than  we  :  but  let  us  fight  against'  them  in 
the  plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger 
than  they. 

24  And  do  this  thing :  Take  the  kings 
away,  every  man  out  of  his  place,  and  put 
cap'tains  in  their  rooms : 

25  And  number  thee  an  army  like  the 
army  that  thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse, 
and  chariot  for  chariot :  and  we  will  fight 
against'  them  in  the  plain,  and  surely  we 
shall  be  stronger  than  they.  And  he 
hearkened  unto  their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  return 
of  the  year,  that  Ben'ha-dad  numbered 
the  Syr'i-ans,  and  went  up  to  A'phek,  to 
fight  against'  If'ra-el. 

27  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el  were 
numbered,  and  were  all  present,  and  went 
against'  them :  and  the  children  of  If'ra- 
el  pitched  before  them*  like  two  little 
flocks  of  kids  ;  but  the  Syr'i-ans  filled  the 
country. 

28  And  there  came  a  man  of  God,  and 
spake  unto  the  king  of  If'ra-el,  and  said. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Because  the  Syr'i- 
ans  have  said.  The  Lord  is  God  of  the 
hills,  but  he  is  not  God  of  the  valleys  ; 
there'fore  will  I  deliver  all  this  great  mul- 
titude into  thine  hand,  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over  against' 
the  other  seven  days ;  and  so  it  was,  that 
in  the  seventh  day  the  battle  was  joined  : 
and  the  children  of  If'ra-el  slew  of  the 
Syr'i-ans  a  hundred  thousand  footmen  in 
one  day. 

30  But  the  rest  fled  to  A'phek,  into  the 
city  ;  and  there  a  wall  fell  upon  twenty 
and  seven  thousand  of  the  men  that  were 
left.  And  Ben'ha-dad  fled,  and  came  into 
the  city,  into  an  inner  chamber. 

31  And  his  servants  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold now,  we  have  heard  that  the  kings 
of  the  house  of  If'ra-el  are  mer'ciful  kings : 
let  us,  I  pray  thee,  put  sackcloth  on  our 
loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads,  and  go 
out  to  the  king  of  If'ra-el ;  peradventure 
he  will  save  thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded '  sackcloth  on  their 


311 


A'haVs foolish  pily  reproved  : 
loins,  and  put  ropes  on  their  heads,  and 
came  to  the  king  of  If'ra-el,  and  said,  Thy 
servant  Ben'ha-clad  saith,  I  pray  thee,  let 
me  live.  And  he  said,  Is  he  yet  alive  ?  he 
is  my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men  did  diligently  observe' 
whether  any  thing  would  come  from  him, 
and  did  hastily  catch  it :  and  they  said, 
Thy  brother  Ben'ha-dad.  Then  he  said. 
Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then  Ben'ha-dad 
came  forth  to  him  ;  and  he  caused  him  to 
come  up  into  the  chariot. 

34  And  Bai'ha-dad  said  unto  him. 
The  cities  which  my  father  took  from  thy 
father  I  will  restore  ;  and  thou  shalt  make 
streets  for  thee  in  Da-mas'cus,  as  my  fa- 
ther made  in  Sa-ma'ri-a.  Then  said 
A'hab,  I  will  send  thee  away  with  this 
covenant.  So  he  made  a  covenant  with 
him,  and  sent  him  away. 

35  And  a  cer'tain  man  of  the  son-s  of 
the  prophets  said  unto  his  neighbour  in  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  refused  to  smite  him. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  him.  Because 
thou  hast  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  behold,  as  soon  as  thou  art  depart- 
ed from  me,  a  lion  shall  slay  thee.  And 
as  soon  as  he  was  departed  from  him,  a 
lion  found  him,  and  slew  him. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man,  and 
said.  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And  the  man 
smote  him,  so  that  in  smiting  he  wounded 
him. 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and  wait- 
ed for  the  king  by  the  way,  and  difguijed 
himself  with  ashes  upon  his  face. 

39  And  as  the  king  passed  by,  he  cried 
unto  the  king :  and  he  said.  Thy  servant 
went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  battle  ;  and, 
behold,  a  man  turned  aside,  and  brought 
a  man  unto  me,  and  said.  Keep  this  man  : 
if  by  any  means  he  be  missing,  then 
shall  thy  life  be  for  his  life,  or  else  thou 
shalt  pay  a  talent  of  silver. 

40  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy  here 
and  there,  he  was  gone.  And  the  king  of 
If'ra-el  said  unto  him.  So  shall  thy  judg- 
ment be  ;  thyself  hast  decided  it. 

41  And  he  hasted,  and  too-k  the  ashes 
away  from  his  face  ;  and  the  king  of  l§'- 
ra-el  dif^ern'ed  him  that  he  was  of  the 
prophets. 

42  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Because  thou  hast  let  go  out  of 
thy  hand  a  man  whom  I  appointed  to  ut- 
ter destruction,  there'fore  thy  life  shall 
go  for  his  IHe,  and  thy  people  for  his  peo- 
ple. 

43  And  the  king  of  I§'ra-el  went  to  his 
house  heavy  and  displeased,  and  came  to 
Sa-ma'ri-a. 

CHAP.  XXL— 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  Na'both  the  Jez're-el-ite  had  a 


L  KINGS.  he  coveleth  M'a'bdth''s  xme'yara 

vine'yard,2  which  was  in  Jez're-el,    hard 
by  the  palace  of  I'hab  king  of  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

2  And  A'hab  spake  unto  Na'both,  say 
ing.  Give  me  '.hy  vine'yard,  that  I  may 
have  it  for  a  garden  of  /lerbs,  because 
it  is  near  unto  my  house  ;  and  I  will  give 
thee  for  it  a  better  vine'yard  than  it. 
or,  if  it  seem  good  to  thee,l  will  give  thee 
the  worth  of  it  in  money. 

3  And  Na'both  said  to  A'hab,  The 
Lord  forbid  it  me,  that  I  should  give  the 
inheritance  of  my  fathers  unto  thee. 

4  And  A'hab  came  into  his  house 
heavy  and  displeased,  because  of  the 
word  which  Na'both  the  Jez're-el-ite  had 
spoken  to  him  ;  for  he  had  said,  I  will  not 
give  thee  the  inheritance  of  my  fathers. 
And  he  laid  him  down  upon  his  bed,  and 
turned  away  his  face,  and  would  eat  no 
bread. 

5  But  Jez'e-bel  his  wife  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  Why  is  thy  spirit  so 
sad,  that  thou  eatest  no  bread  ? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her.  Because  I 
spake  unto  Na'both  the  Jez're-el-ite,  and 
said  unto  him.  Give  me  thy  vine'yard  for 
money  ;  or  else,  if  it  please  thee,  I  will 
give  thee  andther  vineyard  for  it :  and  he 
answered,  I  will  not  give  thee  my  vine 
yard. 

7  And  Jez'e-bel  his  wife  said  unto  him. 
Dost  thou  now  govern  the  kingdom  of  !§'- 
ra-el  ?  Arif  e,  and  eat  bread,  and  let  thine 
heart  be  merry  :  I  will  give  thee  the  vine- 
yard of  Na'both  the  Jez're-el-ite. 

8  So  she  wrote  letters  in  A'hab's  name, 
and  sealed    the7n  with  his  seal,  and   sent 
the  letters  unto  the  elders  and  to  the  no 
bles  that  were  in  his  city,   dwelling  with 
Na'both. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters,  sayings 
Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set  Na'both  on  high 
among  the  people  ; 

10  And  set  two  men,  sons  of  Be'li-al, 
before  him,  to  bear  witness  against'  him, 
saying.  Thou  didst  blaspheme'  God  and 
the  king :  and  then  carry  him  out,  and 
stone  him,  that  he  may  die. 

11  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even  the 
elders  and  the  nobles,  who  were  the  in- 
habitants in  his  city,  did  as  Jez'e-bel  had 
sent  unto  them,  and  as  it  was  written 
in  the  letters  which  she  had  sent  unto 
them  : 

12  They  proclaimed  a  fast,  and  set  Na'- 
both on  high  among  the  people. 

13  And  there  came  in  two  men,  chil- 
dren of  Be'li-al,  and  sat  before  him  :  and 
the  men  of  Be'li-al  witnessed  against 
him,  even  against'  Na'both,  in  the  pre- 
sence of  the  people,  saying,  Na'both  did 
blaspheme'  God  and  the  king.  Then 
they  carried  him  forth  out  of  the  city, 
and  stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he 
died. 


vtn'ycrd. 


31S 


a'fi.ab  and  Jiz'e-bcl  threatened.  I.  KINGS 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jez'e-bel,  sayin», 
Na'both  is  stoned,  and  is  dead. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jez'e-bel 
heard  that  Na'both  was  stoned,  and  was 
dead,  that  Jez'e-bel  said  to  A'hab,  Arije, 
take  poffes'sion  of  the  vlne'yard  of  Na'- 
both the  Jez're-el-lte,  which  he  refr.sed  to 
give  thee  for  money  :.  for  Na'both  is  not 
alive,  but  dead. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  A'liab 
heard  that  Na'both  was  dead,  that  A'hab 
rose  up  to  go  down  to  the  vine'yard  of 
Na'both  the  Jez're-el-lte,  to  take  pofjes'- 
sioii  of  it. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
E-ll'jah  the  Tish'blte,  saying, 

18  Arlfe,  go  down  to  meet  A'hab  king- 
of  If'ra-el,  which  is  in  Sa-ma'ri-a  :  behold, 
he  is  in  the  vine'yard  of  Na'both,  whither 
he  is  g-one  down  to  poffess'  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  say- 
ing-, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou 
killed,  and  also  taken  pojses'sion  ?  And 
thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  In  the  place  where  dogs 
licked  the  blood  of  Na'both,  shall  dogs 
lick  thy  blood,  even  thine. 

20  And  A'hab  said  to  E-li'jilh,  Hast 
thou  found  me,  O  mine  enemy  ?  And  he 
answered,  I  have  found  thee  ;  because 
thou  hast  sold  thyself  to  work  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord, 

21  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon  thee, 
and  will  take  iiway  thy  posterity,  and  will 
cut  off  from  A  hab  him  that  pisseth  against' 
the  wall,  and  him  that  is  shut  up  and  left 
in  If'ra-el, 

22  And  will  make  thine  house  like  the 
house  of  Jer-6-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat, 
and  like  the  house  of  Ba'a-sha  the  son  of 
A-hl'jah,  for  the  provocation  wherewith 
thou  hast  provoked  me  to  anger,  and  made 
If'ra-el  to  sin. 

23  And  of  Jez'e-bel  also  spake  the 
Lord,  saying,  The  dogs  shall  eat  Jez'e- 
bel  by  the  wall  of  Jez're-el. 

24  Plim  that  dieth  of  A'hab  in  the  city 
the  dogs  shall  eat ;  and  him  that  dieth  in 
the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

25  But  there  was  none  like  unto  A'hab, 
which  did  sell  himself  to  work  wicked- 
ness in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  whom  Jez'- 
e-bel his  wife  stirred  up. 

26  And  he  did  very  abominably  in  fol- 
lowing idols,  according  to  all  things  as  did 
the  Am'o-rltes,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  A'hab 
heard  those  words,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  flesh,  and  fast- 
ed, and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went  softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
E-ll'jah  the  Tish'blte,  saying, 

29  Seest  thou  how  A'hab  /liimbleth  him- 
self before   me .'     Because    he    /lumbleth 


Dd 


A'hab  scaucea  »y  false  prophets. 
himself  before   me,   I  will   not  bring  the 
evil  in  his  days  ;  but  in  his  son's  days  will 
I  bring  the  evil  upon  his  house. 
CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  they  continued  three  years  with- 
out  war   between   Syr'i-a   and    Is'- 
ra-el. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  third 
year,  that  Je-hosh'a-phat  the  king  of  Ju' 
dah  came  down  to  the  king  of  if'ra-el. 

3  And  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el  said  unto  his 
servants,  Know  ye  that  Ila'moth  in  GTl'c- 
ad  is  ours,  and  we  be  still,  and  take  it  not 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syr'i-a  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  Je-hosh'a-phat,  Wilt 
thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to  Rii'nioth- 
GU'e-ad  ?  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  said  to  the 
king  of  If'ra-el,  I  am  as  thou  a/-/,  my  peo- 
ple as  thy  people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  said  unto  the  kino- 
of  If'ra-el,  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the 
word  of  the  Lord  to-day. 

6  Then  the  king  of  If'ra-el  gathered 
the  prophets  together,  about'  four  hundred 
men,  and  said  unto  them.  Shall  I  go 
against' Ra'moth-Gire-ad  to  battle,  or  shall 
I  forbear  ?  And  they  said.  Go  up  ;  for  the 
LoPcD  shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
king. 

7  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  said,  Is  there  not 
h<;re  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  besides,  that 
we  might  inquire  of  him  ? 

8  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  said  unto  Je- 
hosh'a-phat,  There  is  yet  one  man,  Ml- 
cai'ah'  the  son  of  Im'lah,  by  whom  we 
may  inquire  of  the  Lord  :  but  I  hate  him  ; 
for  he  doth  not  prophesy  good  concer'ning 
me,  but  evil.  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  said, 
Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

9  Then  the  king  of  If'ra-el  called  an 
officer,  and  said.  Hasten  hither  Mi-cai'ah 
the  son  of  im'lah. 

10  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  and  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat the  king  of  Ju'dah  sat  each  on  his 
throne,  having  put  on  their  robes,  in  a 
void  place  in  the  entrance  of  the  gate  of 
Sa-ma'ri-a  :  and  all  the  prophets  prophe- 
sied before  them. 

11  And  Zed-e-kl'ah  the  son  of  Che-na' 
a-nah  made  him  horns  of  iron :  and  he 
said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  With  these 
shalt  thou  push  the  Syr'i-ans,  until  thou 
have  consumed  them. 

12  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying,  Go  up  to  Ila'moth-Gil'e-ad,  and 
prosper  :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  i7  into 
the  king's  hand. 

13  And  the  messenger  that  was  gone  to 
call  Ml-cai'ah  spake  unto  him,  sayin"-, 
Behold  now,  the  words  of  the  prophets 
declare  good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth 
let  thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  the 
word  of  one  of  them,  and  speak  thai  which 
is  good. 

14  And  MT-cai'ah  said,  «4»  the  LoRO 


Ml'ka'yah. 


313 


Mi-cdi'ah^s  prophtcy  againsf  A'hab.  I.  KINGS.         A'hab  slain  al  Ramdth^Gil'e-ad. 


liveth,  what  the  Lord  saith  unto  me,  that 
will  I  speak. 

15  So  he  came  to  the  king.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him,  Mi-cai'ah,  shall  we  go 
against'  Ra'moth-Gil'e-ad  to  battle,  or 
shall  we  forbear  ?  And  he  answered  him. 
Go,  and  prosper :  for  the  Lord  shall  de- 
liver it  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

16  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  How 
many  times  shall  I  adjure  thee  that  thou 
tell  me  nothing  but  thai  which  is  true  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  .'' 

17  And  he  said,  I  saw  all  l§'ra-e]  scat- 
tered upon  the  hills,  as  sheep  that  have 
not  a  shep'/ierd  :  and  the  Lord  said, 
These  have  no  master ;  let  them  return 
every  man  to  his  house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  said  unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat,  Did  I  not  tell  thee  that  he 
would  prophesy  no  good  concerning  me, 
but  evil  ? 

19  And  he  said.  Hear  thou,  there'fore, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  I  saw  the  Lord 
sitting  on  his  throne,  and  all  the  host  of 
heaven  standing  by  him,  on  his  right  hand 
and  on  his  left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  shall  per- 
?uade  A'hab,  that  he  may  go  up  and  fall  at 
Ra'moth-Gll'e-ad  ?  And  one  said  on  this 
manner,  and  another  said  on  that  manner. 

21  And  there  came  forth  a  spir'It,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will 
persuade  him. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Where- 
with ?  And  he  said,  I  will  go  forth,  and  I 
will  be  a  lying  splr'it  in  the  mouth  of  all 
his  prophets.  And  he  said.  Thou  shalt 
persuade  him^  and  prevail  also  :  go  forth, 
and  do  so. 

23  Now  there'fore,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  put  a  lying  spir'it  in  the  mouth  of  all 
these  thy  prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  evil  concer'ning  thee. 

24  But  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  son  of  Che-na'- 
a-nah  went  near,  and  smote  Mi-cai'ah  on 
the  cheek,  and  said.  Which  way  went 
the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak 
unto  thee  ? 

25  And  Mi-cai'ah  said.  Behold,  thou 
shalt  see  in  that  day,  when  thou  shalt  go 
into  an  inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  l§'ra-el  said.  Take 
Mi-cai'ah,  and  carry  him  back  unto  A'mon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Jo'ash  the 
king's  son  ; 

27  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king,  Put 
this  fellow  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him 
with  bread  of  affliction,  and  with  water  of 
affliction,  until  I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Ml-cai'ah  said.  If  thou  return 
at  all  in  peace,  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken 
^"  me.  And  he  said,  Hearken,  O  people, 
Kvery  one  of  you. 

29  So  the  king  of  If'ra-el,  and  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat the  king  of  Ju'dah,  went  up  to 
Ra'moth-Gire-ad. 


30  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  said  unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat,  I  will  difguife'  myself,  and 
enter  into  the  battle  ;  but  put  thou  on  thy 
robes.  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  difguifed 
himself,  and  went  into  the  battle. 

31  Bat  the  king  of  Syr'i-a  comman'ded 
his  thirty  and  two  cap'tains  that  had  rule 
over  his  chariots,  saying.  Fight  neither 
with  small  nor  great,  save  only  with  the 
king  of  If'ra-el. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap'- 
tains of  the  chariots  saw  Je-hosh'a-phat, 
that  they  said.  Surely  it  is  the  king  of  if'- 
ra-el. And  they  turned  aside  to  fight 
against'  him :  and  Je-hosh'a-phat  cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap'- 
tains of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it  was 
not  the  king  of  If'ra-el,  that  they  turned 
back  from  pursuing  him. 

34  And  a  cir'tain  man  drew  a  bow  at  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  If'ra-el 
between  the  joints  of  the  harness  :  where- 
fore he  said  unto  the  driver  of  his  chariot, 
Turn  thine  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of  the 
host ;  for  I  am  wounded. 

35  And  the  battle  increased  that  day ; 
and  the  king  was  stayed  up  in  his  chariot 
against'  the  Syr'i-ans,  and  died  at  even  : 
and  the  blood  ran  out  of  the  wound  into 
the  midst  of  the  chariot. 

36  And  there  went  a  proclamation 
throughout  the  host  about'  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  saying.  Every  man  to  his  city, 
and  every  man  to  his  own  country. 

37  So  the  king  died,  and  was  brought 
to  Sa-ma'ri-a  ;  and  they  buried  the  king 
in  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot  in  the 
pool  of  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  the  dogs  licked  up 
his  blood,  (and  they  washed  his  armour,) 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  LcRii 
which  he  spake. 

39  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  A'hab, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  the  ivory  house 
which  he  made,  and  all  the  cities  that  he 
built,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  If'ra-el  ? 

40  So  A'hab  slept  with  his  fathers  ;  and 
A-ha-zi'ah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

41  II  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  the  son  of  A'sa 
began  to  reign  over  Ju'dah  in  the  fourth 
year  of  A'hab  king  of  If'ra-el. 

42  Je-hosh'a-phat  was  thirty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  five  years  in  Je-ru'sa- 
lem.  And  his  mother's  name  was  a-zu'- 
bah,  the  daughter  of  Shil'hi. 

43  And  he  walked  in  all  the  ways  of 
A'sa  his  father  ;  he  turned  not  aside  from 
it,  doing  that  which  was  right  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord  :  nevertheless  the  high  places 
were  not  taken  away  ;  for  the  people  of- 
fered and  burnt  incense  yet  in  the  high 
places. 

44  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  made  peace  witb 
the  kio^  of  l$'ra-el. 

S14 


Mo'ab  rebelletk  againsf  If'ra-el.  II.  KINGS 

45  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat,  and  his  might  that  he  showed,  and 
how  he  warred,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings 
of  Ju'dah  ? 

46  And  the  remnant  of  the  Sod'om-ites, 
which  remained  in  the  days  of  his  father 
i'sa,  he  took  out  of  the  land. 

47  There  was  then  no  king  in  E'dom  :  a 
deputy  teas  king. 

48  Je-hosh'a-phat  made  ships  of  Thar'- 
shish  to  go  to  O'phir  for  gold  ;  but  they 
went  not:  for  the  ships  were  broken  at 
£'zi-6n-Ge'b6r. 

49  Then  said  A-ha-zi'ah  the  son  of  A'- 
hab  unto  Je-hosh'a-phat,  Let  my  servants 
go  with  thy  servants  in  the  ships  :  but  Je- 
hosh'a-phat  would  not. 


M-li'jah  bringeihjire/rom  heaven. 

50  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his  fathers 
in  the  city  of  Da'vid  his  father :  and  Je- 
ho'ram  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

51  IT  A-ha-zl'ah  the  son  of  Ahab  began 
to  reign  over  I§'ra-el  in  Sa-nia'ri-a  the 
seventeenth  year  of  Je-hosh'a-phat  king 
of  Ju'dah,  and  reigned  two  years  over  If'- 
ra-el. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  fa- 
ther, and  in  the  way  of  his  mother,  and 
in  the  way  of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'- 
bat,  who  made  Ij'ra-el  to  sin  : 

53  P'or  he  served  Ba'al,  and  wor'ship- 
ped  him,  and  provoked  to  anger  the  Lord 
God  of  Ij'ra-el,  according  to  all  that  his 
father  had  done. 


H  The  SECOND  Book  of  the  KINGS,  commonly  called, 
The  FOURTH  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THEN  Mo'ab  rebelled  against'  I§'ra-el 
after  the  death  of  A'hab. 

2  And  A-ha-zl'ah  fell  down  through  a 
lattice  in  his  upper  chamber  that  mas  in 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  was  sick  :  and  he  sent 
messengers,  and  said  unto  them.  Go, 
inquire  of  Ba'al-Ze'bub,  the  god  of  Ek'- 
ron,  whether  I  shall  recover  of  this  dis- 
ease. 

3  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  to 
E-li'jah  the  Tish'bite,  Arife,  go  up  to  meet 
the  messengers  of  the  king  of  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
and  say  unto  them.  Is  it  not  because  there 
is  not  a  God  in  If'ra-el,  that  ye  go  to  in- 
quire of  Ba'al-Ze'bub,  the  god  of  Ek'- 
ron? 

4  Now,  there'fore,  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  that  bed 
on  which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  sure- 
ly die.     And  E-lI'jah  departed. 

5  And  when  the  messengers  turned 
back  unto  him,  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  now  turned  back  ? 

6  And  they  said  unto  him.  There  came 
a  man  up  to  meet  us,  and  said  unto  us,  Go, 
turn  again'  unto  the  king  that  sent  you, 
and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Is  it  not  because  there  is  not  a  God  in  If'- 
ra-el, that  thou  sendest  to  inquire  of  Ba  - 
al-Ze'bfib,  the  god  of  Ek'ron  ?  there'fore 
thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  that  bed 
on  which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  sure- 
ly die. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  man- 
ner of  man  was  he  which  came  up  to  meet 
you,  and  told  you  these  words  ? 

8  And  they  answered  him,  He  was  a 
hairy  man,  and  girt'    with  a  gir'dle^   of 

1  gert. 


leather  about'  his  loins.     And  he  said.  It 
is  E-H'jah  the  Tish'bite. 

9  Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a  cap'- 
tain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he  went 
up  to  him  ;  (and,  behold,  he  sat  on  the 
top  of  a  hill  ;)  and  he  spake  unto  him, 
Thou  man  of  God,  the  king  hath  said, 
Come  down. 

10  And  E-ll'jah  answered  and  said  to 
the  cap'tain  of  fifty.  If  I  6e  a  man  of  God, 
then  let  fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and 
consume  thee  and  thy  fifty.  And  there 
came  down  fire  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sumed him  and  his  fifty. 

1 1  Again'  also  he  sent  unto  him  another 
cap'tain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  O  man  of 
God,  thus  hath  the  king  said.  Come  down 
quickly. 

12  And  E-ll'jah  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  If  I  foe  a  man  of  God,  let  fire  come 
down  from  heaven,  and  consume  thee  and 
thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  God  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  consumed  him  and  his 
fifty. 

13  And  he  sent  again'  a  cap'tain  of  the 
third  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  the  third 
cap'tain  of  fifty  went  up,  and  came  and 
fell  on  his  knees  before  E-li'jah,  and  be- 
sought him,  and  said  unto  him,  O  man  of 
God,  I  pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life 
of  these  fifty  thy  servants,  be  precious  in 
thy  sight. 

14  Behold,  there  came  fire  down  from 
heaven,  and  burnt  up  the  two  cap'tains 
of  the  former  fifties  with  their  fifties: 
there'fore  let  my  life  now  be  precious  in 
thy  sight. 

15  And    the  angel  of   the   Lord  said 

^gir'dl. 
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h-ti'jah  divideth  Jur'dan. 
unto  E-li'jah,  Go  down  with  him  ;  be  not 
afraid  of  him.     And  he  arofe,  and  went 
down  with  him  unto  the  king. 

16  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  sent 
messengers  to  inquire  of  Ba'al-Ze'bub,  the 
god  of  Ek'ron,  {is  it  not  because  Ihere  is 
no  God  in  l§'ra-el  to  inquire  of  his  word  ?) 
there'f  ore  thou  shalt  not  come  down  off 
that  bed  on  which  thou  art  gone  up,  but 
shalt  surely  die. 

17  So  he  died,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  which  E-li'jah  had  spoken  :  and 
Je-ho'ram  reigned  in  his  stead,  in  the  second 
year  of  Je-ho'ram  the  son  of  Je-hosh'a-phat, 
king  of  Ju'dah  ;  because  he  had  no  son. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  A-ba-zi'- 
ah  which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings 
of  If'ra-el  i 

CHAP.  n. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord 
would  take  up  E-li'jah  into  heaven 
by  a  whirl'wTnd,^  that  E-li'jah  went  with 
E-lT'sha  from  Gil'gal. 

2  And  E-ll'jah  said  unto  E-ll'sha,  Tarry 
here,  I  pray  thee  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  to  Beth'el.  And  E-l'i'sha  said  unto 
him^  ^s  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  So  they 
went  down  to  Beth'el. 

3  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that 
wire  at  Beth'el  came  forth  to  E-li'sha,  and 
said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the 
Lord  will  take  away  thy  master  from  thy 
head  to-day  ?  And  he  said,  Yea,  I  know 
il  ;   hold   ye   your  peace. 

4  And  E-li'jah  said  unto  him,  E-li'sha, 
tarry  here,  I  pray  thee  ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  to  Jer'i-9ho.  And  he  said,  ^s  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will 
not  leave  thee.    So  they  came  to  Jer'i-cho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that 
icere  at  Jer'i-cho  came  to  E-ll'sha,  and 
said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the 
Lord  will  take  away  thy  master  from  thy 
head  to-day  ?  And  he  answered.  Yea,  I 
know  i<  ;  hold   ye    your  peace. 

6  And  E-li'jah  said  unto  him.  Tarry,  I 
pray  thee,  here  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  to  Jor'dan.  And  he  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will 
not  leave  thee.     And  they  two  went  on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  went,  and  stood  to  view  afar  off: 
and  they  two  stood  by  Jor'dan. 

8  And  E-li'jah  took  his  mantle,  and 
"wrapped  it  together,  and  smote  the  wa- 
ters, and  they  were  divided  hither  and 
thither  ;  so  that  they  two  went  over  on 
dry  ground. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  were 
gone  over,  that  E-li'jah  said  unto  E-li'sha, 
Ask  what  1  shall  do  for  thee,  before  I  be 
taken  away  from  thee.     And  E-li'sha  said. 


II.  KINGS.         TTie  young  prophets  seek  E-U'jah. 
I  pray  thee,  let  a  doiible  portion  of  thy 


spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said.  Thou  hast  asked  a  hard 
thing  :  nevertheless,  if  thou  see  me  when  I 
am,  taken  from  thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto 
thee  ;  but  if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  still 
went  on,  and  talked,  that,  behold,  there 
appeared  a  chariot  of  fire,  and  horses  of 
fire,  and  parted  them  both  asiin'der  ;  and 
E-li'jah  went  up  by  a  whirl'wTnd  into 
heaven. 

12  And  E-li'sha  saw  it,  and  he  cried, 
My  father,  my  father  !  the  chariot  of  I§'- 
ra-el,  and  the  horsemen  thereof.  And  he 
saw  him  no  more  :  and  he  took  hold  of  his 
own  clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two  pieces. 

13  Pie  took  up  also  the  mantle  of  E-li'- 
jah that  fell  from  him,  and  went  back,  and 
stood  by  the  bank  of  Jor'dan  ; 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of  E-li'jah 
that  fell  J-rom  him,  and  smote  the  waters 
and  said.  Where  is  the  Lord  God  of  E-li' 
jah  ?  And  when  he  also  had  smitten  the 
waters,  they  parted  hither  and  thither: 
and  E-li'sba  went  over. 

15  And  when  the  sons  of  the  prophets, 
which  were  to  view  at  Jer'i-cho,  saw  him, 
they  said.  The  spirit  of  E-li'jah  doth  rest 
on  E-ll'sha.  And  they  came  to  meet  him, 
and  bowed  themselves  to  the  ground  be- 
fore him  : 

16  And  they  said  unto  him.  Behold 
now,  there  be  with  thy  servants  fifty 
strong  men  ;  let  them  go,  we  pray  thee, 
and  seek  thy  master;  lest  peradven'ture 
the  Splr'it  of  the  Lord  hath  taken  him 
up,  and  cast  him  upon  some  moun'tain,  or 
into  some  valley.  And  he  said.  Ye  shall 
not  send. 

17  And  when  they  urged  him  till  he 
was  ashamed,  he  said,  Send.  They  sent, 
there'fore,  fifty  men ;  and  they  sought 
three  days,  but  found  him  not. 

18  And  when  they  came  again'  to  him, 
(for  he  tarried  at  Jer'i-cho,)  he  said  unto 
them.  Did  I  not  say  unto  you,   Go  not  ? 

19  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
E-ll'sha,  Behold,  I  pray  thee,  the  situation 
of  this  city  is  pleaf'ant,  as  my  lord 
seeth  :  but  the  water  is  naught,  and  the 
ground  barren. 

20  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a  new  cruise, 
and  put  salt  therein.  And  they  brought 
it  to  him. 

21  And  he  Avent  forth  unto  the  spring 
of  the  waters,  and  cast  the  salt  in  there, 
and  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lor.d,  I  have 
healed  these  waters  ;  there  shall  not  be 
from  thence  any  more  death  or  barren  land. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed  unto  this 
day,  according  to  the  saying  of  E-ll'sha 
which  he  spake. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto 
Beth'el :  and  as  he  was  going  up  by  the 


1  hwcrl'wlnd. 


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Je-hd'ram''s  reign.  II. 

way,  there  came  forth  little  children  out 
of  the  city,  and  mocked  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  Go  up,  thou  bald-head  ;  go  up, 
thou  bald-head. 

24  And  he  turned  back,  and  looked  on 
them,  and  cursed  them  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord.  And  there  came  forth  two 
she-bears  out  of  the  wood,  and  tare  forty 
and  two  children  of  them. 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to  mount 
Car'rael  ;  and  from  thence  he  returned  to 
Sa-ma'ri-a. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  Je-ho'ram  the  son  of  A'hab  began 
to  reign  over  if'ra-el  in  Sa-ma'ri-a 
the  eighteenth  year  of  Je-hosh'a-phat  king 
of  Ju'd.'ih,  and  reigned  twelve  years. 

2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  ;  but  not  like  his  father,  and 
like  his  mother  ;  for  he  put  away  the  image 
of  Ba'al  that  his  father  had  made. 

3  Nevertheless  he  cleaved  unto  the  sins 
of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat,  which 
made  Ij'ra-el  to  sin  ;  he  departed  not 
therefrom. 

4  H  And  Me'sha  king  of  Mo'ab  was  a 
sheep-master,  and  rendered  unto  the  king 
of  If'ra-el  a  hundred  thousand  lambs,  and 
a  hundred  thousand  rams,  with  the  wool. 

5  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  A'hab  was 
dead,  that  the  king  of  Mo'ab  rebelled 
against'  the  king  of  i§'ra-el. 

6  And  king  Je-ho'ram  went  out  of  Sa- 
ma'ri-a  the  same  time,  and  numbered  all 
ij'ra-el. 

7  And  he  went  and  sent  to  Je-hosh'a- 
phat  the  king  of  Jii'dah,  saying.  The  king 
of  Mo'ab  hath  rebelled  against'  me  :  wilt 
thou  go  with  me  against'  Md'ab  to  battle  ? 
And  he  said,  I  will  go  up  :  I  am  as  thou 
arl^  my  people  as  thy  people,  and  my 
horses  as  thy  horses. 

8  And  lie  said.  Which  way  shall  we  go 
up  ?  And  he  answered.  The  way  through 
the  wilderness  of  E'dom. 

9  So  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el  went,  and  the 
king  of  Ju'dah,  and  the  king  of  E'dom  :  and 
they  fetched  a  com'pass  of  seven  days' 
joiirney  :  and  there  was  no  water  for  the 
host,  and  for  the  cattle  that  followed  them. 

10  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  said,  Alas  ! 
that  the  Lord  hath  called  these  three 
kings  together,  to  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Mo'ab  ! 

11  But  Je-hosh'a-phat  said.  Is  Ihere  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we  may 
inquire  of  the  Lord  by  him  ?  And  one  of 
the  king  of  l^'ra-ePs  servants  answered 
and  said,  Elere  is  £-li'sha  the  son  of  Sha'- 
phat,  whicn  poured  water  on  the  hands  of 
E-li'jah. 

12  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  said,  The  word 
of  the  Lord  is  with  him.  So  the  king  of 
If'ra-el,  and  Je-hosh'a-phat,  and  the  king 
of  E'dom,  went  down  to  him. 


KINGS.  E-U'sha  healeth  the  ronler. 

13  And  E-ll'sha  said  unto  the  king  oi 
If'ra-el,  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee  ?  get 
thee  to  the  prophets  of  thy  father,  and  to 
the  prophets  of  thy  mother.  And  the  king 
of  If'ra-el  said  unto  him,  Nay :  for  the 
Lord  hath  called  these  three  kings  togeth- 
er, to  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Mo'ab. 

14  And  E-li'shii  said,  ^1s  the  Lord  of 
hosts  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  surely, 
were  it  not  that  1  regard  the  presence  of 
Je-hosh'a-phat  the  king  of  Ju'tlfih,  1  would 
not  look  to'ward  thee,  nor  see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  a  minstrel.  And 
it  came  to  piiss,  when  the  minstrel  played, 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  came  upon  him. 

16  And  he  said.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Make  this  valley  full  of  ditches  : 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall 
not  see  wind,  neither  shall  ye  see  rain  ; 
yet  that  valley  shall  be  filled  with  water, 
that  ye  may  drink,  both  ye,  and  your  cat- 
tle, and  your  beasts. 

18  And  this  is  but  a  light  thing  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  will  deliver  the 
Mo'ab-ites  also  into  your  hand. 

19  And  ye  shall  smite  every  fenced  city, 
and  every  choice  city,  and  shall  fell  every 
good  tree,  and  stop  all  wells  of  water,  and 
mar  every  good  piece  of  land  with  stones. 

20  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing, when  the  meat-offering  was  offered, 
that,  behold,  there  came  water  by  the 
way  of  E'dom  ;  and  the  country  was  filled 
with  water. 

21  And  when  all  the  Mo'ab-ites  heard 
that  the  kings  were  come  up  to  fight 
against'  them,  they  gathered  all  that  were 
able  to  put  on  armour,  and  up' ward,  and 
stood  in  the  border. 

22  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  sun  shone  upon  the  water, 
and  the  Mo'ab-ites  saw  the  v/ater  on  the 
other  side  as  red  as  blood  : 

23  And  they  said.  This  is  blood:  the 
kings  are  surely  slain,  and  they  have 
smitten  one  another :  now  there'fore, 
Mo'ab,  to  the  spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the  camp 
of  If'ra-el,  the  If'ra-el-Ttes  rose  up  and 
smote  the  Mo'ab-ites,  so  that  they  fled  be- 
fore them  :  but  they  went  for'ward  smit- 
ing the  Mo'ab-ites,  even  in  their  country. 

25  And  they  beat  down  the  cities,  and 
on  every  good  piece  of  land  cast  every  man 
his  stone,  and  filled  it ;  and  they  stopped 
all  the  wells  of  water,  and  felled  all  the 
good  trees:  only  in  Kir-har'a-seth'  •  left  they 
the  stones  thereof;  howbeit,  the  slingers 
went  about'  i/,  and  smote  it. 

26  And  when  the  king  of  Mo'ab  saw 
that  the  battle  was  too  sore  for  him,  he 
took  with  him  seven  hundred  men  that 
drew  swords,  to  break  through  eren  unto 
the  king  of  E'dom  :  but  they  could  not. 

27  Then  he   took  his  eldest  son,  that 


iDd  2 


'   Kir-har'a-seth. 


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A  son  promised  to  the  Shun&m-itt ;     II.  KINGS.         who^  dyings  is  raised  byM-li'sha. 


should  have  reigned  in  his  stead,  and  of- 
fered him  for  a  burnt-offering  upon  the 
wall.  And  there  was  great  indignation 
against'  If'ra-el :  And  they  departed  from 
him,  and  returned  to  their  own  land. 
CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  there  cried  a  cer'tain  woman  of 
the  wives  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
unto  E-li'sha,  saying,  Thy  servant  my  huf '- 
band  is  dead  ;  and  thou  knowest  that  thy 
servant  did  fear  the  Lord  :  and  the  cred- 
itor is  come  to  take  unto  him  my  two  sons 
to  be  bondmen. 

2  And  E-li'sha  said  unto  her,  What 
shall  I  do  for  thee  ?  tell  me  :  what  hast 
thou  in  the  house  ?  And  she  said,  Thine 
handmaid  hath  not  any  thing  in  the  house 
save  a  pot  of  oil. 

3  Then  he  said.  Go,  borrow  thee  ves- 
sels abroad  of  all  thy  neighbours,  even 
empty  vessels  ;  borrow  not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in,  thou 
shalt  shut  the  door  upon  thee  and  upon 
thy  sons,  and  shalt  pour  out  into  all  those 
vessels,  and  thou  shalt  set  aside  that  which 
is  full. 

5  So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  her  and  upon  her  sons,  who 
brought  the  vessels  to  her,  and  she  poured 
out. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ves- 
sels were  full,  that  she  said  unto  her  son, 
Bring  me  yet  a  vessel.  And  he  said  unto 
her.  There  is  not  a  vessel  more.  And  the 
oil  stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of 
God:  and  he  said,  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and 
pay  thy  debt,  and  live  thou  and  thy  chil 
dren  of  the  rest. 

8  IT  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  E-lI'sha 
passed  to  Shii'nem,  where  was  a  great  wo 
man  ;  and  she  constrained  him  to  eat 
bread.  And  so  it  was,  that^  as  oft  as  he 
passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to  eat 
bread. 

9  And  she  said  unto  her  huj'band,  Be- 
hold now,  I  perceive  that  this  is  a  holy  man 
of  God  which  passeth  by  us  continually. 

10  Let  us  make  a  little  chamber,  I  pray 
thee,  on  the  wall  ;  and  let  us  set  for  him 
there  a  bed,  and  a  table,  and  a  stool,  and 
a  candlestick :  and  it  shall  be,  when  he 
Cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in  thither. 

11  And  it  fell  on  a  day  that  he  came 
thither,  and  he  turned  into  the  chamber, 
and  lay  there. 

12  And  he  said  to  Ge-ha'zi  his  servant. 
Call  this  Shu'nam-ite.  And  when  he  had 
called  her,  she  stood  before  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  Say  now  unto 
her,  Behold,  thou  hast  been  careful  for  us 
with  all  this  care  ;  what  is  to  be  done  for 
thee  ?  wouldst  thou  be  spoken  for  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  cap'tain  of  the  host  ?  And 
she  answered,  I  dwell  among  mine  own 
people. 


14  And  he  said,  What  then  is  to  be 
done  for  her  ?  And  Ge-ha'zi  answered. 
Verily  she  hath  no  child,  and  her  huf'- 
band  is  old. 

15  And  he  said,  Call  her.  And  when 
he  had  called  her,  she  stood  in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said.  About'  this  season,  ac- 
cording to  the  time  of  life,  thou  shalt  em- 
brace a  son.  And  she  said.  Nay,  my  lord, 
thou  man  of  God,  do  not  lie  unto  thine 
handmaid. 

17  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son  at  that  season  that  E-li'sha  had  said 
unto  her,  according  to  the  time  of  life. 

18  IT  And  when  the  child  was  grown,  it 
fell  on  a  day  that  he  went  out  to  his  father 
to  the  reapers. 

19  And  he  said  unto  his  father.  My 
head,  my  head !  And  he  said  to  a  lad, 
Carry  him  to  his  mother. 

20  And  when  he  had  taken  him,  and 
brought  him  to  his  mother,  he  sat  on  her 
knees  till  noon,  and  then  died. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him  on 
the  bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  him,  and  went  out. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  huj'band, 
and  said,  Send  me,  I  pray  thee,  one  of  the 
young  men,  and  one  of  the  asses,  that  I 
may  run  to  the  man  of  God,  and  come 
again'. 

23  And  he  said,  W^herefore  wilt  thou  go 
to  him  to-day  ?  it  is  neither  new  moon  nor 
sabbath.     And  she  said.  It  shall  be  well. 

24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and  said  to 
her  servant,  Drive,  and  go  for'ward ;  slack 
not  thy  riding  for  me,  except  I  bid  thee. 

25  So  she  went,  and  came  unto  the 
man  of  God  to  mount  Car'mel.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  man  of  God  saw  her 
afar  off,  that  he  said  to  Ge-ha'zi  his  ser- 
vant. Behold,  yonder  is  that  Shu'nam-ite  : 

26  Run  now,  1  pray  thee,  to  meet  her ; 
and  say  unto  h£r,  Is  it  well  with  thee  ?  is 
it  well  with  thy  huf 'band  ?  is  it  well  with 
the  child?     And  she  answered.  It  is  well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of 
God  to  the  hill,  she  caught  him  by  the 
feet ;  but  Ge-ha'zi  came  near  to  thrust  her 
away.  And  the  man  of  God  said.  Let  her 
alone ;  for  her  soul  is  vexed  within  her : 
and  the  Lord  hath  hid  it  from  me,  and 
hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  she  said,  Did  I  desire  a  son  of 
my  lord?  did  I  not  say,  Do  not  deceive 
me  ? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Ge-ha'zi,  Gird  up 
thy  loins,  and  take  my  staff  in  thine  hand, 
and  go  thy  way :  if  thou  meet  any  man, 
salute  him  not  ;  and  if  any  salute  thee, 
answer  him  not  again' :  and  lay  my  staff 
upon  the  face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child  said,.^* 
the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I 
will  not  leave  thee.  And  he  arofe,  and 
foL>wed  her. 

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i-li'sha  Titaleth  the  deadly  pottage.     II.  KINGS 

31  And  Ge-ha'zT  passed  on  before  them, 
and  laid  the  staff  upon  the  face  of  the 
child  ;  but  there  was  neither  voice  nor 
hearings :  •wherefore  he  went  again'  to  meet 
him,  and  told  him,  saying,  The  child  is 
not  awaked. 

32  And  when  E-lT'sha  was  come  into 
the  house,  behold,  the  child  was  dead,  and 
laid  upon  his  bed. 

33  He  went  in  there'fore  and  shut  the 
door  upon  them  twain,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the 


He  cureth  J^'a-man^s  leprosy. 
CHAP.  V. 

NOW  Na'a-man,  cap'taln  of  the  host 
of  the  king  of  Syr'i-a,  was  a  great 
man  with  his  master,  and  /ton'ourable  ; 
because  by  him  the  Lord  had  given  de- 
liverance unto  Syr'i-a :  he  was  also  a 
mighty  man  in  valour,  but  fie  was  a  leper. 

2  And  the  Syr'i-ans  had  gone  out  by 
com'panies,  and  had  brought  away  cap- 
tive out  of  the  land  of  l§'ra-el  a  little 
maid  ;  and  she  waited  on  Na'a-man's  wife. 

3  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress,  Would 
God  my  lord  were  with  the   prophet  that 


child,  and  put  his  mouth  upon  his  mouth,  |  is  in  Sa-ma'ri-a  !  for  he  would  recover  him 
and  his  eyes  upon  his  eyes,  and  his  hands  j  of  his  leprosy. 


upon  his  hands  ;  and  he  stretched  himself 
upon  the  child,  and  the  flesh  of  the  child 
waxed  warm. 

35  Then  he  returned,  and  walked  in 
the  house  to  and  fro  ;  and  went  up,  and 
stretched  himself  upon  him  :  and  the 
child  sneezed  seven  times,  and  the  child 
opened  his  eyes. 

36  And  he  called  Ge-ha'zT,  and  said, 
Call  this  Shu'nam-ite.  So  he  called  her. 
And  when  she  was  come  in  unto  him,  he 
said.  Take  up  thy  son. 

37  Then  she  went  in,  and  fell  at  his 
feet,  and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground, 
and  took  up  her  son,  and  went  out. 

38  H  And  £-li'sha  came  again'  to  Gil'- 
gal,  and  there  tvas  a  dearth  in  the  land, 
and  the  sons  of  the  prophets  were  sitting 
before  him  :  and  he  said  unto  his  servant, 
Set  on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage 
for  the  sons  of  the  prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the  field  to 
gather  /lerbs,  and  found  a  wild  vine,  and 
gathered  thereof  wild  gourds  his  lap  full, 
and  came  and  shred  them  into  the  pot  of 
pottage  :   for  they  knew  therii  not. 

40  So  they  poured  out  for  the  men  to 
eat :  and  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were 
eating  of  the  pottage,  that  they  cried  out, 
and  said,  O  thou  man  of  God,  there  is 
death  in  the  pot ;  and  they  could  not  eat 
thereof. 

41  But  he  said.  Then  bring  meal. 
And  he  cast  it  into  the  pot ;  and  he 
said,  Pour  out  for  the  people,  that 
they  may  eat.  And  there  was  no  harm 
in  the  pot. 

42  And  there  came  a  man  from  Ba'al- 
Shal'i-sha,  and  brought  the  man  of  God 
bread  of  the  first-fruits,  twenty  loaves  of 
barley,  and  full  ears  of  corn  in  the  husk 
thereof.  And  he  said.  Give  unto  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servitor  said,  What,  should 
I  set  this  before  a  hundred  men  ?  He  said 
again',  Give  the  people,  that  they  may 
eat :  for  thus  saith  the  Lord,  They  shall 
eat,  and  shall  leave  thereof. 

AA  So  he  set  it  before  them,  and  they 
did  eat,  and  left  thereof.,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 


4  And  one  went  in  and  told  his  lord 
saying.  Thus  and  thus  said  the  maid  that 
is  of  the  land  of  If'ra-el. 

5  And  the  king  of  Syr'i-a  said.  Go  to. 
go,  and  I  will  send  a  letter  unto  the  king 
of  if'ra-el.  And  he  departed,  and  took 
with  him  ten  talents  of  silver,  and  six 
thousand  pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes 
of  raiment. 

6  And  he  brought  the  letter  to  the  kin^ 
of  ij'ra-el,  saying,  Now,  when  this  lettei 
is  come  unto  thee,  behold,  I  have  there 
with  sent  Na'a-man  my  servant  to  thee 
that  thou  mayst  recover  him  of  his  lep 
rosy. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  kin  / 
of  If'ra-el  had  read  the  letter,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  said,  Am  1  God,  to 
kill  and  to  make  alTve,  that  this  man  doth 
send  unto  me  to  recover  a  man  of  his 
leprosy  ?  Wherefore  consider,  I  pray  you, 
and  see  how  he  seeketh  a  quarrel  against' 
me. 

8  And  it  was  *o,  when  £-li'sha  the  man 
of  God  had  heard  that  the  king  of  If'ra-el 
had  rent  his  clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the 
king,  saying.  Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 
clothes  ?  let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  he 
shall  know  that  there  is  a  prophet  in  if'- 
ra-el. 

9  So  Na'a-man  came  with  his  horses 
and  with  his  chariot,  and  stood  at  the 
door  of  the  house  of  E-li'sha. 

10  And  E-lT'sha  sent  a  messenger  unto 
him,  saying.  Go  and  wash  in  Jor'dan 
seven  times,  and  thy  flesh  shall  come 
again'  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  clean. 

1 1  But  Na'a-man  was  wroth,  and  went 
away,  and  said.  Behold,  I  thought,  He 
will  surely  come  out  to  me,  and  stand  and 
call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
and  strike  his  hand  over  the  place,  and 
recover  the  leper. 

12  Are  not  Ab'a-na  and  Phar'par,  rivers 
of  Da-mas'cus,  better  than  all  the  waters 
of  If'ra-el  ?  may  I  not  wash  in  them,  and 
be  clean  ?  So  he  turned,  and  went  away 
in  a  rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near,  and 
spake  unto  him,  and  said.  My  father,  if 
the  prophet  had  bid  thee  do  some  great 

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Ge-ha'si  smitten  with  leprosy. 
thino-,  wouldst  thou   not  have    done   it  ? 
how  much  rather  then,   when  he  saith  to 
thee,  Wash,  and  be  clean  ? 

14  Then  went  he  dov/n,  and  dipped 
himself  seven  times  in  Jor'dan,  according 
to  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God :  and  his 
flesh  came  again'  like  unto  the  flesh  of  a 
little  child,  and  he  was  clean. 

15  And  he  returned  to  the  man  of  God, 
he  and  all  his  company,  and  came  and 
stood  before  him :  and  he  said.  Behold, 
now  I  know  that  there  is  no  God  in  all  the 
earth  but  in  T?'ra-el :  now  there'fore,  I  pray 
thee,  take  a  blessing  of  thy  servant. 

16  But  he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
before  whom  I  stand,  I  will  receive  none. 
And  he  urged  him  to  take  it ;  but  he  re- 
fused. 

17  And  Na'a-man  said,  Shall  there  not 
then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to  thy  servant 
two  mules''  burden  of  earth  ?  for  thy  ser- 
vant will  henceforth  ofi'er  neither  burnt- 
off"ering  nor  sac'rif  196  unto  other  gods,  but 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon  thy 
servant,  that  when  my  master  goeth  into 
the  house  of  RTm'mon  to  wor'ship  there, 
and  he  leaneth  on  my  hand,  and  I  bow 
myself  in  the  house  of  Rim'mon  ;  when  I 
bow  down  myself  in  the  house  of  Rim'- 
mon, the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant  in  this 
thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him.  Go  in  peace. 
So  he  departed  from  him  a  little  way. 

20  But  Ge-ha'zl,  the  servant  of  E-li'sha 
the  man  of  God,  said.  Behold,  my  master 
hath  spared  Na'a-man  this  Syr'i-an,  in  not 
receiving  at  his  hands  that  which  he 
brought :  but,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I  will 
run  after  him,  and  take  somewhat  of  him 

21  So  Ge-ha'zi  followed  after  Na'a-man 
And  when  Na'a-man  saw  him  runninj^ 
after  him,  he  lighted  down  from  the  char- 
iot to  meet  him,  and  said.  Is  all  well  ? 

22  And  he  said,  All  is  well.  My  ma- 
ster hath  sent  me,  saying,  Behold,  even 
now  there  be  come  to  me  from  mount 
E'phra-Tm  two  young  men  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophets :  give  them,  I  pray  thee,  a 
talent  of  silver,  and  two  changes  of  gar- 
ments. 

23  And  Na'a-man  said.  Be  content, 
take  two  talents.  And  he  urged  him,  and 
bound  two  talents  of  silver  in  tM'o  bags, 
with  two  changes  of  garments,  and  laid 
them  upon  two  of  his  servants  ;  and  they 
bare  them  before  him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the  tower,  he 
took  them  from  their  hand,  and  bestowed 
thtm,  in  the  house  :  and  he  let  the  men 
go,  and  they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  before  his 
master.  And  E-lT'sha  said  unto  him. 
Whence  com,est  thou,  Ge-ha'zi  ?  And  he 
said,  Thy  servant  went  no  whither. 


n.  KINGS.  E-R'sha  causeth  iron  to  float, 

mine  neart  with  thee,  when  the  man  turn- 
ed again'  from  his  chariot  to  meet  thee  ? 
Is  it  a  time  to  receive  money,  and  to  re- 
ceive garments,  and  olive-yards,  and  vine- 
yards, and  sheep,  and  ojcen,  and  men-ser- 
vants, and  maid-servants  ? 

27   The  leprosy  there'fore  of  Nii'a-man 
shall  cleave  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed 
for  ever.     And  he  went  out  from  his  pres- 
ence a  leper  as  white  as  snow. 
CHAP.  VI. 


AND  the  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto 
E-li'sha,  Behold  now,  the  j)lace  wht-re 
we  dwell  with  thee  is  too  strail  ibr  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto  Jor'diin, 
and  take  thence  every  man  a  beam,  and 
let  us  make  us  a  place  there,  where  we 
may  dwell.     And  he  answered.  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said.  Be  content,  I  pray 
thee,  and  go  with  thy  servants.  And  he 
answered,  1  will  go. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And  when 
they  came  fo  Jor'dan,  they  cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  a  beam,  the 
axe  head  fell  into  the  water :  and  he 
cried,  and  said,  Alas',  master  I  for  it  was 
borrowed. 

6  And  the  man  of  God  said.  Where 
fell  it?  And  he  showed  him  the  place. 
And  he  cut  down  a  stick,  and  cast  it  in 
thither  ;  and  the  iron  did  swim. 

7  There'fore  said  he.  Take  it  up  to  thee. 
And  he  put  out  his  hand,  and  took  it. 

8  %  Then  the  king  of  Syr'i-a  warred 
against'  i§'ra-el,  and  took  counsel  with  his 
servants,  saying,  In  such  and  such  a  place 
shall  be  my  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  unto  the 
king  of  If'ra-el,  saying.  Beware  that  thou 
pass  not  such  a  place ;  for  thither  the 
Syr'i-ans  are  come  down. 

10  And  the  king  of  if'ra-el  sent  to  the 
place  which  the  man  of  God  told  him 
and  warned  him  of,  and  saved  himself 
there,  not  once  nor  twice. 

1 1  There'fore  the  heart  of  the  king  of 
Syr'i-a  was  sore  troubled  for  this  thing; 
and  he  called  his  servants,  and  said  unto 
them.  Will  ye  not  show  me  which  of  us 
is  for  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el  ? 

12  And  one  of  li-is  servants  said.  None, 
my  lord,  O  king  :  but  E-ll'sha,  the  prophet 
that  is  in  I§'ra-el,  telleth  the  king  of  if'ra- 
el  the  words  that  thou  speakest  in  thy 
bed-chamber. 

13  And  he  said.  Go,  and  spy  where  he 
is,  that  I  may  send  and  fetch  him.  And 
it  was  told  him,  saying.  Behold,  he  is  in 
Do'than. 

14  There'fore  sent  he  thither  horses, 
and  chariots,  and  a  great  host :  and  they 
came  by  night,  and  com'passed  the  city 
about'. 

15  And  when  the  servant  of  the  man 
of  God  was  risen  early,   and  gone  forth, 


26  And  he  said  unto  him,   Went  not  |  behold,  a  host  com'passed  the  city,   both 

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A  great  famine  %n  Sa-md'n-(i.  II. 

with  horses  and  chariots.  And  his  ser 
vant  said  unto  him,  Alas',  my  master  !  how 
shall  we  do .' 

16  And  he  answered,  Fear  not ;  for  they 
that  be  with  us  are  more  than  they  that 
be  with  them. 

17  And  £-n'sha  prayed,  and  said,  Lord, 
I  pray  thee,  open  his  eyes,  that  he  may 
see.  And  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of 
the  young  man  :  and  he  saw,  and,  behold, 
the  moun'taiu  was  full  of  horses  and  char- 
iots of  fire  round  about'  E-lT'sha. 

18  And  when  they  came  down  to  him, 
E-li'sha  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Smite  this  people,  I  pray  thee,  with  blind- 
ness. And  he  smote  them  with  blindness, 
according  to  the  word  of  E-lT'sha. 

19  And  E-li'sha  said  unto  them,  This  w 
not  the  way,  neither  is  this  the  city  ;  fol- 
low me,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  the  man 
whom  ye  seek.  But  he  led  them  to  Sa- 
ma'ri-a. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
were  come  into  Sa-ma'ri-a,  that  E-li'sha 
said.  Lord,  open  the  eyes  of  these  men, 
that  they  may  see.  And  the  Lord  open- 
ed their  eyes,  and  they  saw  ;  and,  behold, 
they  were  in  the  midst  of  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

21  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  said  unto 
E-lT'sha,  when  he  saw  them.  My  father, 
shall  I  smite  them  7  shall  I  smite  Ihem  ? 

22  And  he  answered.  Thou  shalt  not 
smite  thtm :  wouldst  thou  smite  those 
whom  thou  hast  taken  captive  with  thy 
sword  and  with  thy  bow  ?  Set  bread  and 
water  before  them,  that  they  may  eat  and 
drink,  and  go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  provision  for 
them  :  and  when  they  had  eaten  and 
drunk,  he  sent  them  away,  and  ttjey  went 
to  their  master.  So  the  bands  of  Syr'i-a 
came  no  more  into  the  land  of  If'ra-el. 

24  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Ben'ha-dad  king  of  Syr'i-a  gathered 
all  his  host,  and  went  up,  and  besieged 
Sa-ma'ri-a. 

25  And  there  was  a  great  famine  in 
Sa-ma'ri-a  :  and,  behold,  they  besieged  it, 
until  an  ass's  head  was  sold  for  fourscore 
pieces  o{  silver,  and  the  fourth  part  of  a 
cab  of  dove's  dung  for  five  pieces  of  silver. 

26  And  as  the  king  of  15'ra-el  was  pass'ing 
by  upon  the  wall,  there  cried  a  woman 
unto  him,  saying.  Help,  my  lord,  O  king ! 

27  And  he  said.  If  the  Lord  do  not 
lielp  thee,  whence  shall  I  help  thee  ?  out 
of  the  barn-floor,  or  out  of  the  wine-press:' 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  What 
aileth  thee  ?  And  she  answered.  This, 
woman  said  unto  me.  Give  thy  soa,  that 
we  may  eat  him  to-day,  and  we  will  eat 
my  son  to-morrow. 

29  So  we  boiled  my  sod,  and  did  eat 
him  :  and  I  said  unto  her  on  the  next  day, 
Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him  ;  and 
she  hath  hid  her  son. 

21 


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KINGS.    E-ti'sha  prophesieth  in  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
heard  the  words  of  the  woman,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes  ;  and  he  passed  by  upon 
the  wall,  and  the  people  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, he  had  sackcloth  within  upon  his 
flesh. 

31  Then  he  said,  God  do  so  and  more 
also  to  me  if  the  head  of  E-li'sha  the  son 
of  Sha'phat  shall  stand  on  him  this  day. 

32  But  E-li'sha  sat  in  his  house,  and 
the  elders  sat  with  him  :  and  the  king  sent 
a  man  from  before  him  :  but  ere  the  mes- 
senger came  to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders, 
See  ye  how  this  son  of  a  murderer  hath 
sent  to  take  away  mine  head  ?  look,  when 
the  messenger  cometh,  shut  the  door,  and 
hold  him  fast  at  the  door  :  is  not  the  sound 
of  his  master's  feet  behind  him .'' 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with  them, 
behold,  the  messenger  came  down  unto 
him,  and  he  said,  Behold,  this  evil  is  of 
the  Lord  ;  what  should  I  wait  for  the 
Lord  any  longer  ? 

CHAP.  VII. 
HEN  E-li'sha  said,  Hear  ye  the  word 
of  the  Lord  :  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
To-morrow,  about'  this  time,  shall  a 
meaf'ure  of  fine  flour  fie  sold  for  a  shekel, 
and  two  meaf'ures  of  barley  for  a  shekel, 
in  the  gate  of  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

2  Then  a  lord,  on  whose  hand  the  king 
leaned,  answered  the  man  of  God,  and 
said.  Behold,  if  the  Lord  would  make 
windows  in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be  ? 
And  he  said,  Behold,  thou  shalt  see  it 
with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

3  And  there  were  four  leprous  men  at  the 
entering  in  of  the  gate  :  and  they  said  one 
to  another.  Why  sit  we  here  until  we  die  ? 

4  If  we  say.  We  will  enter  into  the 
city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and 
we  shall  die  there  :  and  if  ^e  sit  still  here, 
we  die  also.  Now  ther^i'fore  come,  and 
let  us  fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syr'i-ans : 
if  they  save  us  alive,  we  shall  live  ;  and 
if  they  kill  us,  we  shall  but  die. 

5  And  they  rese  up  in  the  twilight,  to 
go  unto  the  camp  of  the  Syr'i-ans :  and 
when  they  were  come  to  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  camp  of  Syr'i-a,  behold,  there 
was  no  man  there. 

6  For  the  Lord  had  made  the  host  of 
the  Syri-ans  to  hear  a  noise  of  chariots, 
and  a  noise  of  horses,  even  the  noise  of  a 
o-reat  host ;  and  they  said  one  to  another, 
Lo,  the  king  of  If 'ra-el  hath  hired  against' 
us  the  kings  of  the  Hit'tTtes,  and  the 
kings  of  the  E-^yp'ti-ans,  to  come  upon  us. 

>  7  Wherefore  they  arofe,  and  fled  in  the 
twilight,  and  left  their  tents,  and  their 
horses,  and  their  asses,  even  the  camp  as- 
it  was,  and  fled  for  their  life. 

8  And  when  these  lepers  came  to  the 

uttermost  part  of  the  camp,  they  went 

into  one  tent,  and  did  eat  and  drinlc,  and 

carried  thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  rai- 

321 


The  Syr'i-ans'  tents  spoiled. 
ment,  and  went  and  hid  it  ;  and  came 
again'  and  entered  into  an6ther  tent,  and 
carried  thence  also^  and  went  and  hid  it. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another,  We 
do  not  well :  this  day  is  a  day  of  good 
tidin"-s,  and  we  hold  our  peace  :  if  we 
tarry°till  the  morning  light,  some  mis'- 
chief  will  come  upon  us  :  now  there'f  ore 
come,  that  we  may  go  and  tell  the  king's 
household. 

10  So  they  came,  and  called  unto  the 
porter  of  the  city;  and  they  told  him, 
saying.  We  came  to  the  camp  of  the  Syr'- 
i-ans, and,  behold,  there  was  no  man  there, 
neither  voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and 
asses  tied,  and  the  tents  as  they  were. 

11  And  he  called  the  porters ;  and  they 
told  it  to  the  king's  house  within. 

12  And  the  king  arof  e  in  the  night,  and 
said  unto  his  servants,  I  will  now  show 
you  what  the  Syr'i-ans  have  done  to  us : 
They  know  that  we  be  hungry,  there'fore 
are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp  to  hide 
themselves  in  the  field,  saying.  When  they 
come  out  of  the  city,  we  shall  catch  them 
alive,  and  get  into  the  city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  answered 
and  said.  Let  some  take,  I  pray  thee,  five 
of  the  horses  that  remain,  which  are  left 
in  the  city,  (behold,  they  are  as  all  the 
multitude  of  if'ra-el  that  are  left  in  it ; 
behold,  I  say,  they  are  even  as  all  the 
multitude  of  the  l^'ra-el-ites  that  are  con- 
sumed^ and  let  us  send  and  see. 

14  They  took  there'fore  two  chariot 
horses ;  and  the  king  sent  after  the  host 
of  the  Syr'i-ans,  saying,  Go  and  see. 

15  And  they  went  after  them  unto  Jor'- 
dan  ;  and,  lo,  all  the  way  was  full  of  gar- 
ments and  vessels,  which  the  Syr'i-ans 
had  cast  away  in  their  haste  :  and  the 
messengers  returned,  and  told  the  king. 

16  And  the  people  went  out,  and  spoil- 
ed the  tents  of  the  ^yr'i-ans.  So  a  meaf'- 
ure  of  fine  flour  whs  sold  for  a  shekel, 
and  two  meaf'ures  of  barley  for  a  shekel, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  king  appoinlpd  the  lord  on 
whose  hand  he  leaned  to  have  the  charge 
of  the  gate :  and  the  people  trode  upon 
him  in  the  gate,  and  he  died,  as  the  man 
of  God  had  said,  who  spake  when  the 
king  came  down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  man  of 
God  had  spoken  to  the  king,  saying,  T^ro 
mea§'ures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  and  k 
meaf'ure  of  fine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall 
be  to-morrow,  about'  this  time,  in  the  gate 
of  Sa-ma'rira : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the  man  of 
God,  and  said,  Now,  behold,  if  the  Lord 
should  make  windows  in  heaven,  might 
such  a  thing  be  ?  And  he  said.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt 
not  eat  thereof. 

SO  And. so  it  fell  out  unto  him :  for  the 


n.  KINGS.  Haz'a-el  goeth  to  M-H'shh. 

people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate,  and  he 
died. 

CHAP.  vin. 


THEN  spake  E-li'sha  unto  the  woman 
whose  son  he  had  restored  to  life, 
saying,  ArT§e,  and  go  thou  and  thine 
household,  and  so'joum  wheresoever  thou 
canst  so'joum :  for  the  Lord  hath  called 
for  a  famine  ;  and  it  shall  also  come  upon 
the  land  seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arofe,  and  did  after 
the  saying  of  the  man  of  God :  and  she 
went  with  her  household,  and  so'journ- 
ed  in  the  land  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  seven 
years. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seven 
years'  end,  that  the  woman  returned  out 
of  the  land  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  :  and  she 
went  forth  to  cry  unto  the  king  for  her 
house  and  for  her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  Ge-ha'zi, 
the  servant  of  the  man  of  God,  saying, 
Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  all  the  great  things 
that  E-li'sha  hath  done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  telling 
the  king  how  he  had  restored  a  dead  body 
to  life,  that,  behold,  the  woman,  whose 
son  he  had  restored  to  life,  cried  to  the 
king  for  her  house  and  for  her  land.  And 
Ge-ha'zT  said.  My  lord,  O  king,  this  is  the 
woman,  and  this  is  her  son  whom  E-11'- 
sha  restored  to  life. 

6  And  when  the  king  asked  the  woman, 
she  told  him.  So  the  king  appointed  unto 
her  a  cer'tain  officer,  saying.  Restore  all 
that  was  hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the 
field,  since  the  day  that  she  left  the  land, 
even  until  now. 

7  IT  And  £-li'sha  came  to  Da-mas'ciis  ; 
and  Ben'ha-dad  the  king  of  Syr'i-a  was 
sick :  and  it  was  told  him,  saying.  The 
man  of  God  is  come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  Haz'a-el, 
Take  a  present  in  thine  hand,  and  go, 
meet  the  man  of  God,  and  inquire  of  the 
Lord  by  him,  saying.  Shall  I  recover  of 
this  disease  ? 

9  So  Haz'a-el  went  to  meet  him,  and 
took  a  present  with  him,  even  of  every 
good  thing  of  Da-mas'cus,  forty  camels' 
burden,  and  came  and  stood  before  him, 
and  said.  Thy  son  Ben'ha-dad  king  of 
Syr'i-a  hath  sent  me  to  thee,  saying.  Shall 
I  recover  of  this  disease  ? 

10  And  E-li'sha  said  unto  him.  Go,  say 
unto  him.  Thou  mayst  cer'tainly  recover : 
'nowbeit,  the  Lord  hath  showed  me  that 
he  shall  surely  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  countenance 
steadfastly,  until  he  was  ashamed :  and 
the  man  of  God  wept. 

12  And  Haz'a-el  said,  Why  weepeth 
my  lord?  And  he  answered.  Because  I 
know  the  evil  that  thou  wilt  do  unto  the 
children  of  if'ra-el :  their  strong  holds  wilt 
thou  set  on  fire,  and  their  young  men  wilt 

322 


UaS'a-eVi  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Je'hu  anointed  kins. 


thou  slay  with  the  sicord,  and  wilt  dash 
their  children,  and  rip  up  their  women 
with  child. 

13  And  Haz'a-el  said,  But  what !  is  thy 
servant  a  dog,  that  he  should  do  this  great 
thing?  And  £-li'sha  answered.  The  Lord 
hath  showed  me  that  thou  shall  be  king 
over  Syr  t-a. 

14  So  he  departed  from  E-li'sha,  and 
came  to  his  master  ;  who  said  to  him. 
What  said  E-li'sha  to  thee  ?  And  he  an- 
swered, He  told  me  that  thou  shouldst 
surely  recover. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  he  took  a  thick  cloth,  and  dipped  it  in 
water,  and  spread  it  on  his  face,  so  that 
he  died  ;  and  Haz'a-el  reigned  in  his  stead. 

16  H  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Jo'ram, 
the  son  of  A'hab  king  of  If'ra-el,  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat  being  then  king  of  Jii'dah,  Je-ho'- 
ram,  the  son  of  Je-hosh'a-phat  king  of 
Ju'dah,  began  to  reign. 

17  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
eight  years  in  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

18  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  If 'ra-el,  as  did  the  house  of  A'hab  ; 
for  the  daughter  of  A'hab  was  his  wife  : 
and  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

19  Yet  the  Lord  would  not  destroy' 
Ju'dah  for  Da'vid  his  servant's  sake,  as  he 
promised  him  to  give  him  alway  a  light,  and 
to  his  children. 

20  In  his  days  E'dom  revolted  from  un- 
der the  hand  of  Jii'dah,  and  made  a  king 
over  themselves. 

21  So  Jo'ram  went  over  to  Za'ir,  and 
all  the  chariots  with  him  :  and  he  rose  by 
night,  and  smote  the  E'dom-ltes  which 
com'passed  him  about',  and  the  cap'tains 
of  the  chariots:  and  the  people  fled  into 
their  tents. 

22  Yet  E'dom  revolted  from  under  the 
hand  of  Ju'dah  unto  this  day.  Then  Lib'- 
nah  revolted  at  the  same  time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo'ram, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the 
kings  of  Ju'dah  ? 

24  And  Jo'ram  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  Da'vid :  and  A-ha-zi'ah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

25  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Jo'ram,  the 
son  of  A'hab  king  of  t§'ra-el,  did  A-ha-zi'- 
ah,  the  son  of  Je-ho'ram  king  of  Jii'dah, 
begin  to  reign. 

26  Two  and  twenty  years  old  M>a*A-ha- 
zi'ah  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  one  year  in  Je-rfl'sa-lem  :  and  his 
m6ther's  name  teas  Ath-a-li'ah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Om'rl  king  of  iff'ra-el. 


for  he  was  the  son-in-law  of  the  house  of 
A'hab. 

28  And  he  went  with  Jo'ram  the  son  of 
A'hab  to  the  war  against'  Haz'a-el  king  of 
Syr'i-a  in  Ra'moth-Gil'e-ad  ;  and  the  Syr'- 
i-ans  wounded  Jo'ram. 

29  And  kmg  Jo'ram  went  back  to  be 
healed  in  Jez're-el  of  the  wounds  which 
the  Syr'i-ans  had  given  him  at  Ra'mah, 
when  he  fought  against'  Haz'a-el  king  of 
Syr'i-a.  And  A-ha-zi'ah,  the  son  of  Je- 
ho'ram  king  of  Ju'dah,  went  down  to  see 
Jo'ram  the  son  of  A'hab  in  Jez're-el,  be 
cause  he  was  sick. 

CHAP.  IX.— 

AND  E-li'sha  the  prophet  called  one  of 
the  children  of  the  prophets,  and 
said  unto  him,  Gird'  up  thy  loins,  and 
take  this  box  of  oil  in  thine  hand,  and  go 
to  Ra'moth-Gil'e-ad  : 

2  And  when  thou  comest  thither,  look 
out  there  Je'hu  the  son  of  Je-hosh'a-phat, 
the  son  of  Nim'shT,  and  go  in,  and  make 
him  arife  up  from  among  his  brethren, 
and  carry  him  to  an  inner  chamber : 

3  Then  take  the  box  of  oil,  and  pour  il 
on  his  head,  and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
I  have  anointed  thee  king  over  If'ra-el. 
Then  open  the  door,  and  flee,  and  tarry 
not. 

4  So  the  young  man,  even  the  young 
man  the  prophet,  went  to  Ra'moth-GH'- 
erad. 

5  And  when  he  came,  behold,  the  cap'- 
tains of  the  host  were  sitting :  and  he 
said,  I  have  an  er'rand  to  thee,  Ocap'taTn. 
And  Je'hii  said.  Unto  which  of  all  us  ? 
And  he  said,  To  thee,  O  cap'tain. 

6  And  he  aroje,  and  went  into  the 
house  ;  and  he  poured  the  oil  on  his  head, 
and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
God  of  !f'ra-el,  I  have  anointed  thee  king 
over  the  people  of  the  Lord,  even  over 
If'ra-el. 

7  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house  of 
A'hab  thy  master,  that  I  may  avenge'  the 
blood  of  my  servants  the  prophets,  and  the 
blood  of  all  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  at 
the  hand  of  Jez'e-bel. 

8  For  the  whole  house  of  A'hab  shall 
perish  ;  and  I  will  cut  oS"  from  A'hab  him 
that  pisseth  against'  the  wall,  and  him  that 
is  shut  up  and  left  in  If'ra-el : 

9  And  I  will  make  the  house  of  A'hab 
like  the  house  of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of 
Ne'bat,  and  like  the  house  of  Ba'a-sha  the 
son  of  A-hi'iah : 

10  And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jez'e-bel  in 
the  portion  of  Jez're-el,  and  there  shall  be 
n6ne  to  bury  her.  And  he  opened  the 
door  and  fled. 

11  Then  Je'hii  came  forth  to  the  ser- 


27  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  Ivants    of  his    lord :    and    one   said  unto 

house  of  A'hab,  and  did  evil  in  the  sight  him,    /*  all  well  ?    wherefore    came  this 

"  -    -  -       ^^  thee?    And  he  said  unto 


of  the  Lord,  as  did  the  house  of  A'hab  :  jmad  fflUf'/) 

'  gird. 


9BB3 


II.  KINGS. 


Jl'hu  goelh  to  Jls/rt-ll. 
them,  Ye   know   the  man,  and   his  com- 
munication. 

12  And  they  said,  //  is  false  ;  tell  us 
now.  And  he  said.  Thus  and  thus  spake 
he  to  me,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I 
have  anointed  thee  king  over  If'ra-el. 

13  Then  they  hasted,  and  took  every 
man  his  garment,  and  put  it  under  him  on 
the  top  of  the  stairs,  and  blew  with  trum- 
pets, saying,  Je'hu  is  king. 

14  So  Je'hii,  the  son  of  Je-hosh'a-phat, 
the  son  of  Nim'shT,  conspired  against'  Jo'- 
ram.  (Now  Jo'ram  had  kept  Ra'moth- 
Gll'e-ad,  he  and  all  If'ra-el,  because  of 
Haz'a-el  king  of  Syr'i-a. 

15  But  king  Jo'ram  was  returned  to  be 
healed  in  Jez're-el  of  the  wounds  which 
the  Syr'i-ans  had  given  him,  when  he 
fought  with  Haz'a-el  king  of  Syr'i-a.) 
And  Je'hu  said.  If  it  be  your  minds,  thtn 
let  none  go  forth  nor  escape'  out  of  the  city, 
to  go  to  tell  it  in  Jez're-el. 

16  So  Je'hu  rode  in  a  chariot,  and  went 
to  Jez're-el ;  for  Jo'ram  lay  there.  And 
A-ha-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  was  come  down 
to  see  Jo'ram. 

17  And  there  stood  a  watchman  on  the 
tower  in  Jez're-el,  and  he  spied  the  com- 
pany of  Je'hu  as  he  came,  and  said,  I  see 
a  company.  And  Jo'ram  said.  Take  a 
norseman,  and  send  to  meet  them,  and  let 
him  say.  Is  it  peace  ? 

18  So  there  went  one  on  horseback  to 
meet  him,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the  king, 
h  it  peace  ?  And  Je'hu  said,  What  hast 
thou  to  do  with  peace  ?  turn  th^e  behind 
me.  And  the  watchman  told,  saying. 
The  messenger  came  to  them,  but  he 
Cometh  not  again'. 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on  horse- 
back, which  came  to  them,  and  said. 
Thus  saith  the  king,  h  it  peace  ?  And 
Je'hu  answered,  What  hast  thou  to  do 
with  peace  ?  turn  thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  saying.  He 
came  even  unto  them,  and  cometh  not 
again' :  and  the  driving  is  like  the  driving 
of  Je'hu  the  son  of  Nim'shi  ;  for  he  driveth 
furiously. 

21  And  Jo'ram  said.  Make  ready.  And 
his  chariot  was  made  ready.  And  Jo'ram 
king  of  ij'ra-el,  and  A-ha-zi'ah  king  of 
Ju'dah,  went  out,  each  in  his  chariot,  and 
they  Avent  out  against'  Je'hu,  and  met  him 
in  the  portion  of  Na'both  the  Jez're-el-ite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  J5'ram 
saw  Je'hii,  that  he  said.  Is  it  peace,  Je'hii  ? 
And  he  answered,  What  peace,  so  long  as 
the  whoredoms  of  thy  mother  Jez'e-bel, 
and  her  witch'crafts  are  so  many  ? 

23  And  Jo'ram  turned  his  hands,  and 
fled,  and  said  to  A-ha-zi'ah,  There  is 
treachery,  O  A-ha-zi'ah ! 

24  And  Je'hu  drew  a  bow  with  his  full 
strength,  and  smote   Je-ho'ram  between 


A-ha-zi'ah  is  slain  at  Gicr. 


his  arms  ;  and  the  arrow  went  out  at  his 
heart,  and  he  sunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

25  Then  said  Je'hi/,  to  Bid'kar  his  cap'- 
tain,  'Eake  up,  and  cast  him  in  the  portion 
of  the  field  of  Na'both  the  Jez're-el-ite  . 
for  remember  how  that,  when  I  and  thou 
rode  together  fifter  A'hab  his  father,  the 
Lord  laid  this  burden  upon  him  ; 

26  Surely  I  have  seen  yes'terday  the 
blood  of  Na'both,  and  the  blood  of  his 
sons,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  requite 
thee  in  this  plat,  saith  the  Lord.  Now 
there'fore  take  and  cast  him  into  the  plat 
of  ground^  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

27  But  when  A-ha-zi'ah  the  king  of 
Ju'dah  saw  Ihis^  he  fled  by  the  way  of  the 
garden-house  :  and  Je'hii  followed  after 
him,  and  said,  Smite  him  also  in  the  char- 
iot, ^nd  they  did  so  at  the  going  up  to 
Gur,  which  is  by  ib'le-am.  And  he  fled 
to  Me-gid'do,  and  died  there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  to  Je-r(i'sa-lem,  and  buried  him  in 
his  sepulchre  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  Da'vid. 

29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Jo'ram 
the  son  of  A'hab  began  A-ha-zi'ah  to  reigu 
over  Jii'dah. 

30  T  And  when  Je'hii  was  come  to  Jez'- 
re-el, Jez'e-bel  heard  of  it ;  and  she  paint- 
ed h'er  face,  and  tired  her  head,  and  look- 
ed out  at  a'Kvi'ndow. 

31  And  as  Je'hu  entered  in  at  the  gate, 
she  said.  Had  Zim'ri  peace,  who  slew  his 
master  ? 

32  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  the  win- 
dow, and  said.  Who  is  on  my  side  ?  who  ? 
And  there  looked  out  to  him  two  or  three 
eunuchs.^ 

33  And  he  said.  Throw  her  down.  So 
they  threw  her  down :  and  some  of  her 
blood  was  sprinkled  on  the  wall,  and  on 
the  horses  :  and  he  trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  said.  Go,  see  now  this 
cursed  woman^  and  bury  her  :  for  she  is  a 
king's  daughter. 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her  ;  but  they 
found  no  more  of  her  than  the  scull, 
and  the  feet,  and  the  palms  of  her  hands. 

36  Wherefore  they  came  again',  and 
told  him.  And  he  said.  This  is  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  his  ser- 
vant E-li'jah  the  Tish'bite,  saying.  In  the 
portion  of  Jez're-el  shall  dogs  eat  the  flesh 
of  Jez'e-bel : 

37  And  the  carcass  of  Jez'e-bel  shall 
be  as  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  field  in 
the  p5rtion  of  Jez're-el ;  so  that  they  shaU 
not  say,  This  is  Jez'e-bel. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  A'hab  had  seventy  sons  in  Sa-ma 
ri-a.     And  Je'hu  wrote  letters,  and 
sent  to  Sa-ma'ri-a,  unto  the  rulers  of  Jez'- 


jfunux. 


324 


SevenUj  of  ^i'hdb's  soils  slain.  II.    KINGS 

re-6l,    to   the    elders,  and    to    them    that 
brought  up  A'hab's  children,  saying, 

2  Now,  as  soon  as  this  letter  conieth  to 
you,  seeing  your  master's  sons  are  with 
you,  and  there  are  with  you  chariots  and 
horses,  a  fenced  city  also,  and  armour, 

3  Look  even  out  the  best  and  meetest 
of  your  master's  sons,  and  set  him  on  his 
father's  throne,  and  tight  for  your  niiister's 
house. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly  £ifraid, 
and  said,  Beliold,  two  kings  stood  not  be- 
fore him  :  iiow  then  shall  we  stand  .-' 

5  And  he  that  toas  over  the  house,  and 
he  that  2oas  over  the  city,  the  elders  also, 
and  tlie  bringers-up  of  the  children,  sent 
to  Je'hu,  saying.  We  are  thy  servants,  and 
will  do  all  that  tliou  shalt  bid  us ;  we  will 
not  make  any  king :  do  thou  that  which  is 
good  in  thine  eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  second 
time  to  them,  saying.  If  ye  be  mine,  and 
if  ye  will  hearken  unto  my  voice,  take  ye 
the  heads  of  the  men  your  master's  sons, 
and  come  to  me  to  Jez'rc-el  by  to-morrow 
this  time.  (Now  the  king's  sons,  being 
seventy  persons,  were  with  the  great  men 
of  the  city,  which  brought  them  up.) 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  letter 
came  to  them,  that  they  took  the  king's 
sons,  and  slew  seventy  persons,  and  put 
their  heads  in  baskets,  and  sent  him  them 
to  Jez're-el. 

8  And  there  came  a  messenger,  and  told 
him,  saying,  They  have  brought  the  heads 
of  the  king's  sons.  And  he  said.  Lay  ye 
them  in  two  heaps  at  the  entering  in  of 
the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  he  went  out,  and  stood,  and  said  to 
all  the  people,  Ye  be  righteous  :  behold,  I 
conspired  jgainst'  my  mcister,  and  slew 
him  :  but  who  slew  all  these  ? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall  fall  unto 


the  garth  nothing  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  the  Lord  spake  concer'nTng 
the  house  of  A'hab  :  for  the  Lord  hath 
done  that  which  he  spake  by  his  sSrvant 
£-li'j5h. 

11  So  Je'hu  slew  all  that  remained  of 
the  house  of  i'hib  in  JSz're-6l,  and  all  his 
great  men,  and  his  kinsfolks,  and  his 
priests,  until  he  left  him  none  remaining. 

12  And  he  aro^e  and  departed,  and 
came  to  Sa-ma'ri-a.  Mnd  as  he  was  at 
the  shearing-house  in  the  way, 

13  Je'hu  met  with  the  brethren  of  .V-ha- 
zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  and  said,  Who  arr 
ye  ?  And  they  answered.  Wo  are  the 
brethren  of  .*.-ha-zi'ah  ;  and  we  go  down 
to  salute  the  children  of  the  king,  and  tlie 
children  of  the  queen. 

14  And  he  said.  Take  them  alive.    And 


Bd'al's  prophets  slain. 

15  And  when  he  was  departed  thence, 
he  lighted  on  Je-hon'a-dab  the  son  of  Re'- 
chab,  cominir  to  meet  him  :  and  he  saluted 
him,  and  said  to  him.  Is  thine  hekrt  right, 
as  my  heart  is  with  thy  heart.'  And  Je- 
hon'a-dab  answered.  It  is.  If  it  be,  give 
me  thine  hand.  And  he  gave  him  his 
hand  ;  and  he  took  him  up  to  him  into  the 
chariot. 

16  And  he  said.  Come  with  me,  and  see 
ray  zeal  for  the  Lord.  So  they  made  him 
ride  in  his  chariot. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Sa-ma'ri-a,  he 
slew  all  that  remained  unto  A'hab  in  Sa- 
ma'ri-a,  till  he  had  destroy'ed  him,  accord- 
ing to  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  to  E-li'jah. 

18  And  Je'hu  gathered  all  the  people 
together,  and  said  unto  them,  A'hab  served 
Ba'al  a  little,  but  Je'hu  shall  serve  him 
much. 

19  Now  there'fore  call  unto  me  all  the 
prophets  of  Ba'al,  all  his  servants,  and  all 
his  priests ;  let  none  be  wanting  :  for  I  have 
a  great  sac'rifiqe  to  do  to  Ba'al :  whosoever 
shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not  live.  But 
Je'hu  did  it  in  subtlety,  to  the  intent  that 
he  might  destroy'  the  wor'shTppers  of  Ba'al. 

20  And  Je'hu  said.  Proclaim  a  solemn 
assembly  for  Ba'al.  And  they  proclaimed 
it. 

21  And  Je'hu  sent  through  all  I§'ra-el ; 
and  all  the  wor'shippers  of  Ba'al  came,  so 
that  there  was  not  a  man  left  that  came 
not :  and  they  came  into  the  house  of 
Ba'al;  and  the  house  of  Ba'al  was  full 
from  one  end  to  another. 

22  And  he  said  unto  him  that  was  over 
the  vestry.  Bring  forth  vestments  for  all 
the  wor'shTppers  of  Ba'Sl.  And  he  brought 
them  forth  vestments. 

23  And  Je'hQ  went,  and  Je-hon'a-dab 
the  son  of  Re'chab,  into  the  house  of  Ba'- 
al, and  said  unto  the  wor'shTppers  of  Ba'al, 
Search,  and  look  that  there  be  here  with 
you  none  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord, 
but  the  wor'shTppers  of  Ba'al  only. 

24  And  wiien  they  went  in  to  offer  sac'- 
rifufcs  and  burnt-offerings,  Je'hu  appoint- 
ed fourscore  men  without,  and  said.  If 
any  of  the  men  whom  I  have  brought  into 
your  hands  escape',  he  that  letteth  him  go ^ 
his  life  shall  be  for  the  life  of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 
offering,  that  Je'hu  said  to  the  guard  and 
to  the  cap'taTns,  Go  in,  and  slay  them; 
k't  n6:ie  come  forth.  And  they  smote 
them  witli  the  edge  of  the  stcOrd  ;  and  the 
guard  ;ind  the  cap'taTns  cast  them  out, 
and  Wv^iit  to  the  city  of  the  house  of  Ba'SL 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the  images 
out  of  the   house   of    Ba'al,  and  burned 


they  took  them  alive,  and  slew  them  at  them, 
the  pit  of  the  shearing-house,  even  two  and       27  And  they  brake  down  the  image  of 
forty  men  :  neither  left  he  any  of  them.         B.'i'al,  and  brake  down  the  house  of  Ba'&I, 
Ee  '  325 


Ath-a-li' ah  dtstrdy'eth  the  king's  seed.  II.  KINGS. 


Ath-u-H'dh  iss!ai/t. 


and  made   it  a  draught-house   unto  this 
day. 

28  Thus  Je'liu  destroy'ed  Ba'al  out  of 
Ij'ra-el. 

29  Howbeit,/roTO  the  sins  of  J6r-o-b6'am 
the  son  of  Ne'bat,  who  made  If'ra-el  to 
sin,  Je'hu  departed  not  from  after  them,  to 
««"(,  the  golden  ciilves  that  were  in  Beth'el, 
and  that  icere  in  Din. 

30  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Je'hu,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  done  well  in  executing 
that  which  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  hast 
done  unto  the  house  of  A'hab  according  to 
all  that  was  in  mine  heart,  thy  children  of 
the  fourth  generation  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  I§'ra-el. 

31  But  Je'hu  took  no  heed  to  walk  in 
the  law  of  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el  with 
all  his  hekrt:  for  he  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  Jer-o-bo'am,  which  made  If'- 
ra-el to  sin. 

32  TI  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to 
cut  If'ra-el  short .-  and  Haz'a-el  smote 
them  in  all  the  coasts  of  If'ra-el ; 

33  From  Jor'dan  east'wdrd,  all  the  land 
of  Gll'e-ad,  the  Gad'itos,  and  the  ReCi'- 
ben-ites,  and  the  Ma-nSs'sites,  from  Ar'o-er, 
(which  is  by  the  river  Ar'non,)  even  Gll'- 
e-5d  and  Ba'shin. 

34  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je'hu, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  all  his  might,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron 
i-cles  of  the  kings  of  If'ra-el .' 

35  And  Je'ha  slept  with  his  fathers ; 
and  they  buried  him  in  Sa-ma'ri-a.  And 
Je-ho'a-haz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead 

36  And  the  time  that  Je'hu  reigned  over 
If'ra-el  in  Sa-ma'ri-a  icas  twenty  and  eight 
years. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  when  Xth-a-li'ah,  the  mother  of 
A-ha-zI'ah,  saw  that  her  son  was 
dead,  she  aroge,  and  destroy'ed  all  the 
seed  royal. 

2  But  Je-hosh'e-ba  the  d&ughter  of  king 
Jo'ram,  sister  of  A-ha-zi'ah,  took  Jo'ash  the 
son  of  A-ha-zT'ah,  and  stole  him  from 
among  the  king's  sons  which  were  slain  ; 
and  they  hid  him,  even  him  and  his  nurse, 
in  the  bed-chamber  from  Xth-a-li'ah,  so 
that  he  was  not  slain. 

3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  six  years.  And  ith-a-li'ah 
did  reign  over  the  land. 

4  And  the  seventh  year  Je-hoi'a-da  sent 
and  fetched  the  rulers  over  hundreds,  with 
the  cap'tains  and  the  guard,  and  brought 
them  to  him  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  them,  and  took 
an  oath  of  them  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  showed  them  the  king's  son. 

5  And  he  commhn'ded  them,  saying, 
This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do :  A  third 
part  of  you  that  enter  in  on  the  sabbath 
shall  even  be  keepers  of  the  watch  of  the 
king's  house ; 


6  And  a  tiiird  part  shall  be  at  the  gate 
of  Sur ;  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  be- 
hind the  guard  :  so  shall  ye  keep  the 
watch  of  the  house,  that  it  be  not  broken 
down. 

7  And  two  parts  of  all  you  that  go  forth 
on  the  sabbath,  even  they  shall  keep  the 
watch  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  about' 
the  king. 

8  And  ye  shall  com'pAss  the  king  round 
about',  every  man  with  his  weapons  in  his 
hand :  and  he  that  cometh  within  the 
ranges,  let  him  be  slain  :  and  be  ye  with 
the  king  as  he  goeth  out,  and  as  he  com- 
eth in. 

9  And  the  cap'tains  over  the  hundreds 
did  according  to  all  things  that  Je-hoi'a- 
da  the  priest  commcin'ded :  and  they  took 
every  man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in 
on  the  sabbath,  with  them  that  should  go 
out  on  the  sabbath,  and  came  to  Je-hoi'a- 
da  the  priest. 

10  And  to  the  cap'tains  over  hundreds  did 
the  priest  give  king  Da'vid's  spears  and 
shields,  that  7cere  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  guard  stood,  every  man  with 
his  weapons  in  his  hand,  round  about'  the 
king,  from  the  right  corner  of  the  temple 
to  the  left  corner  of  the  temple,  along'  by 
the  altar  and  the  temple. 

12  And  he  brought  forth  the  king's  son, 
and  put  the  crown  upon  him,  and  gave 
him  the  tes'timony  :  and  they  made  him 
king,  and  anointed  him  ;  and  they  clap- 
ped their  hands,  and  said,  God  save  the 
king. 

13  And  when  Ath-a-h'5h  heard  the 
noise  of  the  guard  and  of  the  people,  she 
came  to  the  people  into  the  temple  of  the 
Lord. 

14  And  when  she  looked,  behold,  the 
king  stood  by  a  pillar,  as  the  manner  was, 
and  the  princes  and  the  trumpeters  by  the 
king ;  and  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, and  blew  with  trumpets  :  and  Xth- 
a-li'ah  rent  her  clothes,  and  cried, Treason, 
treason  ! 

15  But  Je-hoi'a-da  the  priest  commknd- 
ed  the  cap'tains  of  the  hundreds,  the  of- 
ficers of  the  host,  and  said  unto  them. 
Have  her  forth  without  the  ranges ;  and 
him  that  followeth  her  kill  with  the  sjoord. 
For  the  priest  had  said.  Let  her  not  be 
slain  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  laid  hands  on  her  :  and  she 
went  by  the  way  by  the  which  the  horses 
came  into  the  king's  house  :  and  there  was 
she  slain. 

17  And  Je-hoi'a-da  made  a  c6venant 
between  the  Lord  and  the  king  and  the 
people,  that  they  should  be  the  Lord's 
people ;  between  the  king  also  and  the 
people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  went 
into  the  house  of  Ba'al,  and  brake  it  down ; 
his   altars   and    his  images  brake  they  in 

326 


The  temple  repaired.  II.    KINGS, 

pieces  throughly,  and  slew  M5t't5n  the 
priest  of  Ba'al  before  the  altars.  And  the 
priest  appointed  officers  over  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

19  And  he  took  the  rulers  over  hun- 
dreds, and  the  cSp'talns,  and  the  guard, 
and  all  the  people  of  the  land  ;  and  they 
brought  down  the  king  from  the  house  of 
the  LoRii,  and  came  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  of  the  guard  to  the  king's  house. 
And  he  sat  on  the  throne   of  the  kings. 

20  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, and  the  city  was  in  quiet :  and  they 
slew  Ath-a-li'ah  with  the  sjoord  beside  the 
king's  house. 

21  Seven  years  old  was  Je-ho'cLsh  when 


he  began  to  reign. 

CHAP.    XII. 

IN  the  seventh  year  of  Je'hu,  Je-ho'ash 
began  to  reign  ;  and  forty  years  reigned 
he  in  Je-ril'sa-lem  :  and  his  mother's  name 
teas  Zi-bi'ah  of  Be-er'she-bS. 

2  And  Je-ho'Ssh  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  all  his  days 
wnerein  Je-hoi'a-dl  the  priest  instructed 
him. 

3  But  the  high  places  wgre  not  taken 
away :  the  people  still  sSc'rif  I(jed  and 
burnt  incense  in  the  high  places. 

4  And  Je-ho'ash  said  to  the  priests.  All 
the  money  of  the  dedicated  things  that  is 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
the  money  of  every  one  that  pisseth  the 
account,  the  money  that  every  man  is  set 
at,  and  all  the  money  that  cometh  into  any 
man's  heart  to  bring  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

5  Let  the  priests  take  it  to  them,  every 
man  of  his  acquaintance  ;  and  let  them 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house,  whereso- 
ever any  breach  shall  be  found. 

6  But  it  was  so,  that,  in  the  three  and 
twentieth  year  of  king  Je-ho'Ssh,  the 
priests  had  not  repaired  the  breaches  of 
the  house. 

7  Then  king  Je-ho'ash  called  for  Je- 
hoi'a-da  the  priest,  and  the  other  priests, 
and  said  unto  them.  Why  repair  ye  not  the 
breaches  of  the  house  .'  Now,  there'fore, 
receive  no  more  money  of  your  acquaint- 
ance, but  deliver  it  for  the  breaches  of  the 
house. 

8  And  the  priests  consented  to  receive 
no  more  money  of  the  people,  neither  to 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

9  But  Je-hoi'a-da  the  priest  took  a  chest, 
and  bored  a  hole  in  the  lid  of  it,  and  set  it 
beside  the  altar,  on  the  right  side  as  one 
Cometh  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
the  priests  that  kept  the  door  put  therein 
all  the  money  that  was  brought  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  it  was  so,  when  they  saw  that 
there  was  much  money  in  the  chest,  that 
the  king's  scribe  and  the  high  priest  came 
up,  and  they  put  up  in  bags,  and  told  the 


Je-ho'dsh  slain  bij  his  servants. 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

11  And  they  gave  the  money,  being 
told,  into  the  hands  of  them  that  did  the 
work,  that  had  the  oversight  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  and  they  laid  it  out  to  the 
carpenters  and  builders  that  wrought  upon 
the  house  of  the  Lord, 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers  of  stone, 
and  to  buy  timber  and  hewed  stone  to 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  for  all  that  was  laid  out  for  the 
house  to  repair  it. 

13  Howbeit,  there  were  not  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord  bowls  of  silver,  snuffers, 
basins,  trumpets,  any  vessels  of  gold,  or 
vessels  of  silver,  of  the  money  that  was 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the  workmen, 
and  repaired  therewith  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

15  Moreover,  they  reckoned  not  with 
the  men,  into  whose  hand  they  delivered 
the  money  to  be  bestowed  on  workmen  : 
for  they  dealt  faithfully. 

16  The  tres'pass-money  and  sin-money 
was  not  brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  it  was  the  priests'. 

17  H  Then  Haz'a-el  king  of  Syr'i-i 
went  up,  and  fought  against'  Gath,  and 
took  it :  and  Haz'a-el  set  his  face  to  go 
up  to  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

18  And  Je-ho'ash  king  of  Ju'dah  took 
all  the  hallowed  things  that  Je-hosh'a- 
phat,  and  Je-ho'r5m,  and  .i-ha-zT'ah,  his 
fathers,  kings  of  Ju'dah,  had  dedicated, 
and  his  own  hallowed  things,  and  all  the 
gold  that  ^cas  found  in  the  treaj'ures  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  king's 
house,  and  sent  it  to  Haz'a-el  king  of 
Syr'i-a  :  and  he  went  Sway  from  Je-rQ'sa- 
lem. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-ho'ash, 
and  all  that  he  did,  dre  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chr5n'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah  ? 

20  And  his  servants  aroje,  and  made  a 
conspiracy,  and  slew  Je-ho'ash  in  the 
house  of  Mil'lo,  which  goeth  down  to 
Sll'la. 

21  For  Joz'a-char  the  son  of  Shim'e-ath, 
and  Je-hoz'a-bad  the  son  of  Sho'mer,  his 
servants,  smote  him,  and  he  died ;  and 
they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  Da'vid  :  and  Am-a-zl'ah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAP.    XIII. 

IN  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  Jo'- 
ash,  the  son  of  A-ha-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'- 
dah, Je-ho'a-haz,  the  son  of  Je'ha,  began 
to  reign  over  I§'ra-el  in  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and 
reigned  seventeen  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  roas  evil  in  tlie 

sight  of  the  Lord,  and  followed  the  sins  of 

jlr-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat,  which  made 

Is'ra-el  to  sin  ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 

327 


Jo'ish'a  wicked  reign. 


II.    KINGS.      E-ll'skd's  bones  raise  a  dead  man^ 


3  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- i  said,  Shoot  :  and  he  shot.     And  he  said, 
died   against'    Ij'ra-el ;   and    he    delivered  The  arrow  of  the  Lord's  deliverance,  and 


them  into  the  hand  of  Haz'a-el  king  of 
Syr'i-a,  and  into  the  hand  of  Ben'ha-dad 
the  son  of  Haz'a-el,  all  their  days. 

4  And  Je-ho'a-haz  besought  the  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  him  ;  for 
he  saw  the  oppression  of  I§'ra-el,  because 
the  king  of  Syr'i-a  oppressed  them. 

5  (And  the  Lord  gave  If'ra-el  a  sav- 
iour, so  that  they  went  out  from  under 
the  hand  of  the  Syr'i-ans  :  and  the  chil- 
dren of  I§'ra-el  dwelt  in  their  tents  as  be- 
fore time. 

6  Nevertheless  they  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  the  house  of  Jer-6-bo'am,  who 
made  I^'ra-el  sin,  but  walked  therein  : 
and  there  remained  the  grove  also  in  Sa- 
ma'ri-a.) 

7  Neither  did  he  leave  of  the  people  to 
Je-ho'a-haz  but  fifty  horsemen,  and  ten 
chariots,  and  ten  thousand  footmen  ;  for 
the  king  of  Syr'i-a  had  destroy'ed  them, 
and  had  made  them  like  the  dust  by 
threshing. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-ho'a- 
haz,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  I§'ra-el .' 

9  And  Je-ho'a-haz  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers ;  and  they  buried  him  in  Sa-ma'ri-a  : 
and  Jo'ash  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

10  H  In  the  thirty  and  seventh  year  of 
Jo'ash  king  of  Ju'dali  began  Je-ho'ash  the 
son  of  Je-ho'a-haz  to  reign  over  l|'ra-el  in 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  reigned  sixteen  years. 

11  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  he  departed  not 
from  all  the  sins  of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son 
of  Ne'bat,  who  made  Ij'ra-el  sin ;  but  he 
walked  therein. 

12  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo'ash, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might  where- 
with he  fought  against'  Am-a-zl'ah  king 
of  Ju'dah,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chr6n'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ij'ra-6l .' 

13  And  Jo'ash  slept  with  his  fathers  ; 
and  J6r-o-bo'am  sat  upon  his  throne  :  and 
Jo'ash  was  buried  in  Sa-ma'ri-a  with  the 
kings  of  Ij'ra-el. 

14  Tf  Now  E-ll'sha  was  fallen  sick,  of 
his  sickness  whereof  he  died.  And  Jo'ash 
the  king  of  Ij'ra-el  came  down  unto  him, 
and  wept  over  his  face,  and  said,  O  my 
father,  my  father  !  the  chariot  of  Ij'ra-el, 
and  the  horsemen  thereof! 

15  And  E-li'sha  said  unto  him.  Take 
bow  and  arrows  :  and  he  took  unto  him 
bow  and  arrows. 

16  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el, 
Put  thine  hand  upon  the  bow :  and  he 
put  his  hand  upon  it ;  and  i-li'sha  put  his 
hands  upon  the  king's  hands. 

17  And  he  said,  Open  the  window  east'- 
wdrd :  and  he  opened  it.    Then  i-li'sha 


the  arrow  of  deliverance  from  Syr'i-a ;  for 
thou  shalt  smite  the  Syr'i-anj  in  A'phek 
till  thou  have  consumed  them. 

18  And  he  said.  Take  the  arrows  :  and 
he  took  them.  And  he  said  unto  the  king 
of  Ij'ra-el,  Smite  upon  the  ground:  and  he 
smote  thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth  with 
him,  and  said.  Thou  sliouldst  have  smit- 
ten five  or  si.x  times,  then  hadst  thou  smit- 
ten Syr'i-a  till  thou  hadst  consumed  it: 
whereas  now  thou  shalt  smite  Syr'i-a  but 
thrice. 

20  IT  And  K-li'sha  died,  and  they  buri- 
ed him.  And  the  bands  of  the  Mo'ab-ites 
invaded  the  land  at  the  coming  in  of  the 
year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were 
burying  a  man,  that,  behold,  they  spied  a 
band  of  men ;  and  they  cast  the  man  into 
the  sepulchre  of  E-li'sha:  and  when  the 
man  was  let  down,  and  touched  the  bones 
of  E-li'sha,  he  revived,  and  stood  up  on  his 
feet. 

22  IT  But  Haz'a-el  king  of  Syr'i-a  op- 
pressed Ij'ra-el  all  the  days  of  Je-ho'a-haz. 

23  And  the  Lord  was  gracious  unto 
them,  and  had  compassion  on  them,  and 
had  respect  unto  them,  because  of  his 
covenant  with  A'bra-ham,  I'faac,  and  Ja'- 
cob,  and  would  not  destroy'  them,  neither 
cast  he  them  from  his  presence  as  yet. 

24  So  Haz'a-el  the  king  of  Syr'i-a  died  : 
and  Ben'ha-dad  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

25  And  Je-ho'ash,  the  son  of  Je-ho'a- 
haz,  took  again',  out  of  the  hand  of  Ben'- 
ha-dad the  son  of  Haz'a-el,  the  cities 
which  he  had  taken  out  of  the  hand  of 
Je-ho'a-haz  his  father  by  war  :  three  times 
did  Jo'ash  beat  him,  and  recovered  the 
cities  of  Is'ra-el. 

CHAP.    XIV. 

IN  the  second  year  of  Jo'ash,  son  of 
Je-ho'a-haz  king  of  I|'ra-el,  reigned 
Xm-a-zi'ah,  the  son  of  Jo'ash  king  of  Ju'- 
dah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
twenty  and  nine  years  in  Je-ri^'sa-lem  ; 
and  his  mother's  name  icas  Je-ho-ad'dan 
of  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  %cas  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  yet  not  like  Da'- 
vid  his  father  :  he  did  according  to  all 
things  as  Jo'ash  his  father  did. 

4  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away :  as  yet  the  people  did  sac'ri- 
fiqe  and  burnt  incense  on  the  high  places. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  the 
kingdom  was  confirmed  in  his  hand,  that 
he  slew  his  servants  which  had  slain  the 
king  his  father. 

6  But  the  children  of  the  murderers  he 

328 


Jer-6-bO'din  succcedcth  Je-lio'dsh.        II.    KINGS.  Az-a-ri'dlCs  good  reign. 

slew    not  :    according  unto  that  which    is  chlsh  ;  but  they  sent  after  him  to  La'chish, 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  M5'|es, 


wherein  the  Lokd  coinnuXn'ded,  saying, 
The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death  for 
the  children,  nor  the  children  be  put  to 
death  for  the  fathers  ;  but  every  man  shall 
be  put  to  death  fiir  his  own  sin. 

7  He  slew  of  t'dom,  in  the  valley  of 
Salt,  ten  thousand,  and  took  Se'lah  by 
war,  and  called  the  name  of  it  Jok'the-el 
unto  this  day. 

8  Then  AUi-a-zi'ah  sent  messengers  to 
Je-ho'ash,  the  son  of  Je-ho'a-haz,  son  of 
Je'hu  king  of  l;{'ra-el,  saying,  Come,  let 
US  look  one  another  in  the  face. 

i)  And  Je-ho'ash  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el 
sent  to  Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  saying, 
The  thistle  that  loas  in  Leb'a-non  sent  to 
the  cedar  that  loas  in  Leb'a-non,  saying, 
Give  thy  daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  :  and 
there  passed  by  a  wild  beast  that  was  in 
Leb'a-non,  and  trode  down  the  tliistle. 

lU  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten  li'dom, 
and  thine  heart  hath  lifted  thee  up  :  glory 
of  this,  and  tarry  at  liome  ;  for  why 
shouldst  thou  meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldst  fall,  even  thou,  and  Ju'dah 
with  thee  ? 

11  But  Am-a-zl'ah  would  not  hear  : 
there'fore  Je-ho'ash  king  of  I§'ra-el  went 
up  ;  and  he  and  Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah 
looked  one  another  in  the  face  at  Beth'- 
she-mesh,  which  hdongeth  to  Ju'dah. 

12  And  Ju'dah  was  put  to  the  worse  be- 
fore I§'ra-el ;  and  they  fled  every  man  to 
their  tents. 

13  And  Je-ho'ash  king  of  Ij'ra-el  took 
Am-a-zT'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  the  son  of  Je 
ho'ash,  the  son   of  A-ha-zi'ah,  at  Biith'she 


and  slew  him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on  horses; 
and  he  was  buried  at  Jc-rij'sa-lem  with 
his  fathers,  in  the  city  of  Da'vid. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  Ju'dah  took 
Az-a-ri'ah,  which  was  sixteen  years  old, 
and  made  him  king  instead  of  his  father 
Am-a-zi'ah. 

22  He  built  i'lath,  and  restored  it  to 
Ju'dah,  after  that  the  king  slept  with  his 
fathers. 

23  IT  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Auj-a-zi'ah 
the  son  of  Jo'ash  king  of  Ju'dah,  Jer-G-bo'- 
am  the  son  of  Jo'ash  king  of  i§'ra-el  began 
to  reign  in  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  reigned  forty 
and  one  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  lohich  icas  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
from  all  the  sins  of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of 
Ne'bat,  who  made  Ij'ra-el  to  sin. 

25  He  restored  the  coast  of  I§'ra-el  from 
the  entering  of  Ha'math  unto  the  sea  of 
the  plain,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Loud  God  of  Ij'ra-el,  which  he  spake  by 
the  hand  of  his  servant  JO'nah,  the  son  oi 
A-mlt'tai,  the  prophet,  which  was  of  Gath- 
he'pher. 

26  For  the  Lord  saw  the  affliction  ol 
Ij'ra-el,  that  it  was  very  bitter  :  for  there 
was  not  any  shut  up,  nor  any  left,  nor  any 
helper  for  I^'ra-el. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  not  that  he 
would  blot  out  the  name  of  Ij'ra-el  from 
under  heaven :  but  he  saved  them  by  the 
hand  of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Jo'ash. 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jer-o- 
bo'am,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might, 
how    he  vi'iirred,  and    how   he    recovered 


mesh,  and  came  to  Je-rfi'sa-lem,  and  brake  Da-mas'cQs,  and  Ha'math,  which  belonged 


down  the  wall  of  Je-r&'sa-lem,  from  the 
gate  of  F,'piira-im  unto  the  corner-gate, 
four  hundred  cubits. 

14  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  silver, 
and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treaf'ures 
of  the  king's  house,  and  hostages,  and  re- 
turned to  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

15  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-ho'- 
ash which  he  did,  and  his  might,  and  how 
he  fought  with  Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah, 
(ire  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Clirun'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  I§'ra-el .'' 

1()  And  Je-ho'ash  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Sa-ma'ri-a  with  the 
kings  of  Ij'ra-el ;  and  J6r-6-bo'am  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

17  And  Am-a-zi'ah  the  son  of  Jo'ash 
king  of  Ju'dah  lived  afler  the  death  of  Je- 
ho'ash  son  of  Je-ho'a-haz  king  of  Ij'ra-el 
fifleen  years. 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acta  of  Am-a-zi'- 
ah, Are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  Ju'dah  ? 

19  Now  they  made  a  conspiracy  against' 
him  in  Je-rCl'sa-l6m  :  and  he  fled  to  La'- 

Ee2 


to  Ju'dah,  for  I|'ra-el,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-^les  of  the  kings 
of  Ij'ra-el .' 

2i)  And  Jer-o-bo'am   slept   with   his  fa- 
thers, even  with  the  kings  of  I|'ra-el ;  and 
Zach-a-ri'ah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 
CHAP.   XV. 

IN  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Jer- 
o-bo'am  king  of  I  j'ra-el  began  Az-a-ri'- 
ah son  of  Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  to 
reign. 

2  Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  two  and 
fifty  years  in  Je-ri^'sa-lem  :  and  his  mother's 
name  was  Jech-o-Ii'ah  of  Je-rCi'sa-lem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  father  Am-a-zi'ah  had  done ; 

4  Save  that  the  high  places  were  not 
removed  :  the  people  sac'rifi<;ed  and  burnt 
incense  still  on  the  high  places. 

5  And  the  Lord  smote  the  king,  so 
that  he  was  a  leper  unto  the  day  of  his 
death,  and  dwelt  in  a  several  house.  And 
Jo'tham  the  kind's  son  ipas  over  the  house, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 


Zdch-a-ri'dh  is  slain. 


II.   KINGS. 


Pek-a-hi'ah  is  slain  by  Pe'kah. 


6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Az-a-ri'ah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the 
kings  of  Ju'dah  ? 

7  So  Az-a-rl'ah  slept  with  his  fathers ; 
and  they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in 
the  city  of  Da'vid  :  and  Jo'tham  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

8  IT  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of 
Az-a-ri'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  did  Zach-a-ri'ah 
the  son  of  Jer-o-bo'ain  reign  over  I|'ra-el 
in  Sa-ma'ri-a  six  months. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  fathers  had 
done  :  he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of 
Jer-o-bo'ani  the  son  of  Ne'bat,  who  made 
Ij'ra-el  to  sin. 

10  And  Shal'lum  the  son  of  Ja'besh 
conspired  against'  him,  and  smote  him  be- 
fore the  people,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zach-a- 
ri'ah,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the  Dook 
of  the  ^hron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  Ij'ra-el. 

12  This  was  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake  unto  Je'hu,  saying,  Thy 
sons  shalt  sit  on  the  throne  of  Ij'ra-el  unto 
the  fourth  generation.  And  so  it  came  to 
pass. 

13  IT  Shal'lum  the  son  of  Ja'besh  began 
to  reign  in  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of 
Uz-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  ;  and  he  reigned 
a  full  month  in  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

14  For  Men'a-hem  the  son  of  Ga'dl  went 
up  from  Tir'zah,'  and  came  to  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
and  smote  Shal'lum  the  son  of  Ja'besh  in 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

15  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Shal'lum, 
and  his  conspiracy  which  he  made,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
^hron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of  Ij'ra-el. 

16  Then  Men'a-hem  smote  TTph'sah, 
and  all  that  were  therein,  and  the  coast 
thereof  from  Tir'zah  :  because  they  opened 
not  to  him,  therfi'fore  he  smote  it ;  and  all 
the  women  therein  that  were  with  child 
he  ripped  up. 

17  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of  Az- 
a-ri'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  began  Men'a-hem 
the  son  of  Ga'dl  to  reign  over  I§'ra-el,  and 
reigned  ten  years  in  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

18  And  he  did  that  lohich  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
all  his  days  from  the  sins  of  Jer-o-bo'am 
the  son  of  Ne'bat,  who  made  l§'ra-el  to 
sin. 

19  And  Pul  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  came 
against'  the  land :  and  Men'a-hem  gave 
Pul  a  thousand  talents  of  silver,  that  his 
hand  might  be  with  him,  to  confirm'  ^  the 
kingdom  in  his    hand. 

20  And  Men'a-hem  exacted  the  money 
of  If'ra-6l,  even  of  all  the  mighty  men  of 
wealth,  of  each  man  fifty  shekels  of  silver, 

1   Tir'zah. 


to  give  to  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  :  so  the 
king  of  As-syr'i-a  turned  back,  and  stayed 
not  tliere  in  the  land 

21  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Mfin'a- 
hem,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of 
the  kings  of  I|'ra-el .' 

22  And  Men'a-hem  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers: and  Pek-a-hi'ah  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

23  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Az-a-ri'ah  king 
of  Jo'dah,  Pek-a-hi'ah  the  son  of  Men'a- 
hem  began  to  reign  over  I|'ra-el  in  Sa-ma'- 
ri-a, arid  reigned  two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  ichich  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'- 
bat, who  made  I§'ra-el  to  sin. 

25  But  Pe'kah  the  son  of  Rem-a-li'ah, 
a  cap'tain  of  his,  conspired  against'  him, 
and  smote  him  in  Sa-ma'ri-a,  in  the  palace 
of  the  king's  house,  with  Ar'gob  and 
A-ri'eh,  and  with  him  fifty  men  of  the 
Gil'e-ad-ites  :  and  he  killed  him,  and 
reigned    in   his   room. 

26  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pek-a- 
hi'ah,  and  ail  that  he  did,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles 
of  the  kings  of  Ij'ra-el. 

27  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year  of  Az-a- 
ri'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  Pe'kah  the  son  of 
Rem-a-li'ah  began  to  reign  over  Ij'ra-el  in 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  which  icas  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jer-u-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'- 
bat, who  made  Ij'ra-el  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pe'kah  king  of  Ij'ra-el, 
came  Tig'lath-Pl-le'ser  king  of  As-syr'i-a, 
and  took  I'jon,  and  A'bel-Beth-ma'a-chah, 
and  Ja-no'ah,  and  Ke'desh,  and  Ha'zor, 
and  Gil'e-ad,  and  Gal'i-lee,  all  the  land  of 
Naph'ta-li,  and  carried  them  captive  to 
As-syr'i-a. 

30  And  Ho-she'a  the  son  of  i'lah  made 
a  conspiracy  against'  Pe'kah  the  son  of 
Rem-a-li'ah,  and  smote  him,  and  slew  him, 
and  reigned  in  his  stead,  in  the  twentieth 
year  of  Jo'tham  the  son  of  Uz-zi'ah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pe'kah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the 
kings  of  I|'ra-el. 

32  IT  In  the  second  year  of  Pe'kah  the 
son  of  Rem-a-Ii'ah  king"  of  If'ra-el,  began 
Jo'tham  the  son  of  Uz-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah 
to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was  ho 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
sixteen  years  in  Je-rA'sa-lem  ;  and  his 
mother's  name  was  Je-rft'sha,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Za'dok. 

34  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  did  jiccording 
to  all  that  his  father  Uz-zi'ah  had  done. 

*  kon-ferm'. 
330 


jl'h&z's  wicked  reign.  II. 

35  Howbeit,  the  high  places  were  not 
removed  :  the  people  sac'rif  i(;ed  and  burnt 
incense  still  in  the  high  places.  He  built 
the  higher  gale  of  tlie  house  of  the  Lord. 

36  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo'tham, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chrun'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah  ? 

37  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to 
send  against'  Ja'dah,  Re'zin  the  king  of 
S^r'i-a,  and  Pe'kah  the  son  of  Rem-a- 
ll'ah. 

38  And  Jo'tham  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  Da'vid  his  father  :  and  A'haz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.   XVI. 

IN  the  seventeenth   year  of  Pe'kah  the 
son   of  Rem-a-li'ah,  A'haz   the  son  of 
Jo'tham  king  of  Ja'dah  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  was  .i'haz  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  reigned  sixteen  years 
in  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  did  not  that  ickich  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
like  Da'vid  his  father. 

3  But  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Ij'ra-el ;  yea,  and  made  his  son 
to  pass  through  the  fire,  according  to  the 
abominations  of  the  heathen,  whom  the 
Lord  cast  out  from  before  the  children  of 
If'ra-el. 

4  And  he  sac'rif  I(jed  and  burnt  incense 
in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  Then  Re'zTn  king  of  Syr'i-a,  and  Pe'- 
kah son  of  Rem-a-li'ah  king  of  If'ra-el, 
came  up  to  Je-ru'sa-lem  to  war  :  and  they 
besieged  i'haz,  but  could  not  overcome 
Am. 

6  At  that  time  Re'zin  king  of  Syr'i-a 
recovered  i'lath  to  Syr'i-a,  and  drave 
the  Jews  from  i'lath  :  and  the  Syr'i-ans 
came  to  i'lath,  and  dwelt  there  unto  this 
day. 

7  So  A'haz  sent  messengers  to  Tig'lath- 
Pl-le'ser  king  of  As-syr'i-a,  saying,  I  am 
thy  servant,  and  thy  son  :  come  up  and 
save  me  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Syr'i-a,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  I|'ra-el,  which  rise  up  against'  me. 

8  And  A'haz  took  the  silver  and  gold 
that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  trea^'ures  of  the  king's  house, 
and  sent  it  for  a  present  to  the  king  of  As- 
s^r'i-a. 

9  And  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  hearken- 
ed unto  him  ;  for  the  king  of  As-sjrr'i-a 
went  up  against'  Da-mas'^us,  and  took  it, 
and  carried  the  people  of  it  captive  to  Kir,' 
and  slew  Re'zin. 

10  And  king  A'haz  went  to  Da-mas'cus 
to  meet  TIg'latii-Pl-le'ser  king  of  As-syr'i-a, 
and  saw  an  altar  that  teas  at  Da-mas'cus  : 
and  king  A'haz  sent  to  U-rl'jah  the  priest 
the  fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the  pattern  of 


KINGS.  He  spoileth  the  temple. 

it,    accordmg    to    all    the     workmanship 
thereof. 

11  And  U-ri'jah  the  priest  built  an  altar 
according  to  all  that  king  A'haz  had  sent 
■from  Da-mas'cus :  so  U-rl'jah  the  priest 
made  it  against'  king  A'haz  came  from 
Da-mas'ctis. 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come  from 
Da-mas'ciis,  the  king  saw  the  altar  :  and 
the  king  approached  to  the  altar,  and  of- 
fered thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt-offering,  and 
his  meat-offering,  and  poured  his  drink- 
offering,  and  sprinkled  the  blood  of  his 
peace-offerings  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  brought  also  the  brazen  al- 
tar, which  was  before  the  Lord,  from  the 
fore-front  of  the  house,  from  between  the 
altar  and  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  put 
it  on  the  north  side  of  the  altar. 

15  And  king  A'haz  commin'ded  U-ri'- 
jah the  priest,  saying.  Upon  the  great  al- 
tar burn  the  morning  burnt-offering,  and 
the  evening  meat-offering,  and  the  king's 
burnt-sac'rifiqe,  and  his  meat-offering, 
with  the  burnt-offering  of  all  the  people 
of  the  land,  and  their  meat-offering,  and 
their  drink-offerings  ;  and  sprinkle  upon  it 
all  the  blood  of  the  burnt-offering,  and  all 
the  blood  of  the  sac'rif  i(;e  :  and  the  bra- 
zen altar  shall  be  for  me  to  inquire  hif. 

16  Thus  did  U-ri'jah  the  priest,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  king  A'haz  c6mm;in'ded. 

17  And  king  A'haz  cut  off  the  borders 
of  the  bases,  and  removed  the  laver  from 
off  them  ;  and  took  down  the  sea  from  off 
the  brazen  oxen  that  icere  under  it,  and 
put  it  upon  a  pavement  of  stones : 

18  And  the  covert  for  the  sabbath  that 
they  had  built  in  the  house,  and  the  king's 
entry  without,  turned  he  from  the  house 
of  the  Lord  for  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a. 

19  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  A'haz 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ja'dah  > 

20  And  A'haz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
Da'vid  :  and  Hez-e-ki'ah  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAP.   XVII. 


IN  the  twelfth  year  of  A'haz  king  of  Ju'- 
dah, began  Ho-she'a  the  son  of  i'lah  to 
reign  in  Sa-ma'ri-a  over  I§'ra-el  nine  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not  as  the  kings  of 
If 'ra-el  that  were  before  him. 

3  Against'  him  caTPe  up  Shal-ma-ne'ser 
king  of  As-syr'i-  ;  and  Ho-she'a  became 
his  servant,  and  g.'tive  him  presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  found  con- 
spiracy in  Ho-she'a  :  for  he  had  sent  mes- 
sengers to  So  king  of  E'eypt,  and  brought 
no  present  to  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a,  as  he 
had  done  year  by  year  :  there'fcre  the  king 


«  Kir. 


331 


Ip'ra-gl  carried  away  captive.  II.    KINGS. 

of  As-s^r'i-a  shut  him  up,  and  bound  him 
in  prison. 

5  Then  the  king  of  AS-s^r'i-a  came  up 
throughout  all  the  land,  and  went  up  to 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  besieged  it  three  years. 

6  In  the  ninth  year  of  Ho-she'a  the  king 
of  As-syr'i-a  took  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  carried 
If'ra-el  away  into  Is-syr'i-a,  and  placed 
them  in  Ha'lah,  and  in  Ha'bor  by  the 
river  of  Go'zan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
Medes. 

7  For  so  it  was,  that  the  children  of  Ij'- 
ra-el  had  sinned  against'  the  Lord  their 
God,  which  had  brought  them  up  out  of 
the  land  of  E'gypt,  from  under  tlie  hand  of 
Pha'raoh  king  of  li'eypt,  and  liad  feared 
other  gods, 

8  And  walked  in  the  statutes  of  the 
heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  from 
before  the  children  of  I|'ra-el,  and  of  the 
kings  of  I§'ra-el,  which  they  had  made. 

9  And  the  children  of  I|'ra-el  did  secret- 
ly those  things  that  icSre  not  right  against' 
the  Lord  their  God,  and  they  built  them 
high  places  in  all  their  cities,  from  the 
tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 

10  And  they  set  ihem  up  images  and 
groves  in  every  high  hill,  and  under  every 
green  tree  : 

11  And  there  they  burnt  mcense  in  all 
the  high  places,  as  did  the  heathen  whom 
the  Lord  carried  away  before  them  ;  and 
wrought  wicked  things  to  provoke  the 
Lord  to  anger : 

12  For  they  served  idols,  whereof  the 
Lord  had  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not  do 
this  thing. 

13  Yet  the  Lord  testified  against'  I§'- 
ra-el,  and  against'  Ju'dah,  by  all  the  proph- 
ets, and  by  all  the  seers,  saying,  Turn  ye 
from  your  evil  ways,  and  keep  my  c6m- 
m;\nd'ments  and  my  statutes,  according  to 
all  the  law  which  I  commkn'ded  your  fa- 
thers, and  which  I  sent  to  you  by  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets. 

14  Notwithstanding,  they  would  not 
hear,  but  hardened  their  necks,  like  to 
the  neck  of  their  fathers,  that  did  not  be- 
lieve in  the  Lord  their  God. 

15  And  they  rejected  his  statutes,  and 
his  covenant  that  he  made  with  their 
fathers,  and  his  tes'timonies  which  he  tes- 
tified against'  them ;  and  they  followed 
vanity,  and  became  vain,  and  went  af- 
ter the  heathen  that  were  round  about' 
them,  concer'riing  whom  the  IjOrd  had 
charged  them,  that  they  should  not  do 
like  them.  s, 

16  And  they  left  all  th#'comm;\nd'ments 
of  the  Lord  their  God,  and  made  them 
molten  images,  even  two  calves,  and  made 
a  grove,  and  wor'shTpped  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  served  Ba'al. 

17  And  they  caused  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  to  pass  through  the  fire,  and 
used   divination    and    enchantments,    and 


Ho-she'a  s  wicked  reign. 
sold  themselves  to  do  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

18  There'fore  the  Lord  was  very  an- 
gry with  Ij'ra-el,  and  removed  them  out 
of  his  sight :  there  was  none  left  but  the 
tribe  of  Ju'dah  only. 

19  Also  Ju'dah  kept  not  the  comrnknd'- 
ments  of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  walk- 
ed in  the  statutes  of  l§'ra-6l  which  they 
made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the  seed 
of  Is'ra-el,  and  afflicted  them,  and  deliv- 
ered them  into  the  hand  of  spoilers,  until 
he  had  cast  them  out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  he  rent  Ij'ra-el  from  the  house 
of  Da'vld ;  and  they  made  Jer-o-bo'am, 
the  son  of  Ne'bat,  king  :  and  Jer-G-bO'Sm 
drave  I|'ra-('l  from  following  the  Lord, 
and  made  them  sin  a  great  sin. 

22  For  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  walked 
in  all  the  sins  of  Jer-6-bo'am  which  he 
did  ;  they  departed  not  from  them  ; 

23  Until  the  Lord  removed  Ij'ra-el  out 
of  his  sight,  as  he  had  said  by  all  his  ser- 
vants the  prophets.  So  was  I|'ra-el  car- 
ried avi'ay  out  of  their  own  land  to  As-syr'- 
i-a unto  this  day. 

24  And  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  brought 
men  from  Bab'y-lon,  and  from  Cuth'ah,  and 
from  A'va,  and  from  Ha'math,  and  from 
Seph-ar-va'im,  and  placed  them  in  the 
cities  of  Sa-ma'ri-a,  instead  of  the  chil- 
dren of  I^'ra-el  :  and  they  p6§|ess'ed  Sa- 
ma'ri-a,  and  dwelt  in  the  cities  thereof. 

25  And  so  it  was,  at  the  beginning  of 
their  dwelling  there,  that  they  feared  not 
the  Lord  ;  there'fore  the  Lord  sent  lions 
among  them,  which  slew  some  of  them. 

26  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the  king 
of  As-syr'i-a,  saying,  The  nations  which 
thou  hast  removed,  and  placed  in  the 
rities  of  Sa-ma'ri-a,  know  not  the  manner 
of  the  God  of  the  land  :  there'fore  he  hath 
sent  lions  among  them,  and,  behold,  the)' 
slay  them,  because  they  know  not  the 
manner  of  the  God  of  the  land. 

27  Then  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  com- 
man'ded,  saying.  Carry  thither  one  of  the 
priests  whom  ye  brought  from  thence  ; 
and  let  them  go  and  dwell  there,  and  let 
him  teach  them  the  manner  of  the  God  of 
the  land. 

28  Then  one  of  the  priests,  whom  they 
had  carried  away  from  Sa-ma'ri-a,  came 
and  dwelt  in  Beth'el,  and  taught  them  how 
they  should  fear  the  Lord. 

29  Howbeit  every  nation  made  gods  of 
their  own,  and  put  them  in  the  houses  of 
the  high  places  which  the  Sa-mar'i-tans 
had  made,  every  nation  in  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  Bab'y-lon  made 
Siic'coth-Be'noth,  and  the  men  of  ^Qth 
made  Ner'gal,  and  the  men  of  Ha'rnath 
made  Ash'i-ma, 

1     31  And  the  i'vltes   made  Nib'haz  and 
332 


llez-e.-la'dh's  good  reign.  II 

Tar'tak,  and  tlie  Si'phar-vltcs  burnt  their 
chilclmi  in  fire  to  A-(lram'nie-lrch,  and  A- 
nam'ine-lech,  tlip  gods  of  Seph-ar-va'iin. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  and  made 
unto  themselves  of  the  lowest  of  them 
priests  of  the  high  places,  which  sac'rifl?- 
ed  for  them  in  the  houses  of  the  high 
places. 

33  They  feared  the  Lord,  and  served 
their  own  gods,  after  tlie  manner  of  tlie 
nations  wJiom  they  carried  away  from 
thence. 

34  Unto  this  day  they  do  after  tlie  for- 
mer manners  :  they  fear  not  the  Lord, 
neither  do  they  after  their  statutes,  or 
after  their  ordinances,  or  after  the  law 
and  command'ment  which  the  Lord  com- 
min'ded  the  children  of  Ja'cob,  whom  he 
named  Ij'ra-el  ; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had  made  a 
covenant,  and  charged  them,  saying.  Ye 
shall  not  fear  other  gods,  nor  bow  your- 
selves to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor  sac'ri- 
f  i(;.e  to  them  : 

;i6  But  the  Lord,  who  brought  you  up 
out  of  the  land  of  f'gypt  with  great  power 
and  a  stretched-out  arm,  him  shall  ye  fear, 
and  him  shall  ye  wor'shTp,  and  to  him 
shall  ye  do  sac'rifiqe. 

37  And  the  statutes,  and  the  ordinances, 
and  the  law,  and  the  commtind'ment, 
which  he  wrote  for  you,  ye  shall  ob.56rve' 
to  do  for  evermore  ;  and  ye  shall  not  fear 
other  gods. 

38  And  the  covenant  that  I  have  made 
with  you  ye  shall  not  forget,  neither  shall 
ye  fear  other  gods. 

39  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye  shall 
fear ;  and  he  shall  deliver  you  out  of  the 
hand  of  all  your  enemies. 

40  Howbeit  they  did  not  hearken,  but 
they  did  after  their  former  manner. 

41  So  these  nations  feared  the  Lord, 
and  served  their  graven  images,  both  their 
children  and  their  children's  children  :  as 
did  their  fathers,  so  do  they  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.   XVIIL— 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  third  year 
of  Ho-she'a  son  of  E'lah  king  of  Ij'- 
ra-el,  that  Hez-e-ki'ah  the  son  of  A'haz 
king  of  Ju'dah  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was  he 
when  lie  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  nine  years  in  Je-r(i'sa-lem. 
His  mother's  name  also  was  i'bi,  the 
d.\ughter  of  Zach-a-ri'ah. 

3  And  he  did  that  lohich  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that   Da'vid  his  father  did. 

4  He  removed  the  high  places,  and 
brake  the  images, and  cut  down  the  groves, 
and  brake  in  pieces  the  brazen  serpent 
that  Mn'^es  had  made  :  for  unto  those  days 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-fil  did  burn  incense 
to  it :  and  he  called  it  Ne-h(ish'tan. 

5  He  trusted  in  the  Lord  God  of  Ig'ra- 


KINGS.  Sii-md'rl-d  besieged  and  lahcn. 

el ;  so  that  after  him  was   n6ne  like  him 

nor  any 


among  all    the    kings  of  Ja'dah 
that  were  before  him. 

6  For  he  clave  to  the  Lord,  and  depart- 
ed not  from  following  him,  but  kept  his 
ciimmand'ments,  which  the  Lord  com- 
mcin'ded  Mo'jes. 

7  And  the  Lord  was  with  him  ;  and 
he  prospered  whithersoever  he  went  forth  : 
and  he  rebelled  against'  the  king  of  as- 
syr'i-a,  and  served  him  not. 

8  He  smote  the  Phi-lls'tlnes,  even  unto 
Ga'za,  and  the  borders  thereof,  from  the 
tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced 
city. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year 
of  king  Hez-e-kl'ali,  which  VHi,tt  the  sev- 
enth year  of  Ho-she'a  son  of  E'lah  king 
of  I§'ra-el,  that  Shal-ma-ne'scr  king  of 
AS-syr'i-a  came  up  against'  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
and  besieeed  it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years  they 
took  it,  even  in  the  sixth  year  of  Hez-e- 
ki'ah  (that  is,  the  ninth  year  of  Ho-she'a 
king  of  I^'ra-el)  Sa-ma'ri-a  was  taken. 

11  And  the  king  of  Xs-syr'i-a  did  carry 
away  Ij'ra-el  unto  AS-syr'i-a,  and  put 
them  in  Ha'lah  and  in  Ha'bor  by  the 
river  of  Go'zan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
Medes  : 

12  Because  they  obeyed  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  transgressed 
his  covenant,  and  all  that  MO'^es  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  c6mm,\ii'ded,  and  would 
not  hear  them,  nor  do  them. 

13  TT  Now,  in  the  fourteenth  year  of 
king  Hez-e-ki'ah  did  Sen-na-che'rlb  king 
of  AS-syr'i-a  come  up  against'  all  the 
fenced  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  took  them. 

14  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  sent 
to  the  king  of  Xs-syr'i-a  to  La'chish,  say- 
ing, I  have  offended  ;  return  from  me  : 
that  which  thou  puttest  on  me  will  I  bear. 
And  the  king  of  Xs-syr'i-a  appointed  unto 
Hez-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ja'dah  three  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver  and  thirty  talents 
of  gold. 

15  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  gave  him  all  the 
silver  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  treaj 'ures  of  the  king's 
house. 

16  At  that  time  did  Hez-e-ki'ah  cut  off 
the  gold  from  the  doors  of  the  temple  of 
the  Lord,  and  from  the  pillars  which 
Hez-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  had  overlaid, 
and  gave  it  to  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a. 

17  IT  And  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  sent 
Tar'tan,  and  Rab'sa-ris,  and  Rab'sha-keh, 
from  La'chish  to  king  Hez-e-ki'ah,  with  a 
great  host  against'  Je-rft'sa-lem  :  and  they 
went  up,  and  came  to  Je-rft'sa-l6m.  And 
when  they  were  come  up,  they  came  and 
stood  by  the  con'duTt  of  the  upper  pool, 
which  is  in  the  highway  of  the  fuller's 
field. 

18  And  when   they  had  called   to  tbe 

333 


Rdl'ska-keh's  blasphemy.  II.    KINGS.  H'ez-e-ki'ah  mnurneth 

kin<T,  there  came  out  to  them    i-ll'a-kim  Ihis  own  vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree, 


the  son  of  Hil-ki'ah,  which  wa^  over  the 
household,  and  Shgb'na  the  scribe,  and 
Jo'ah  the  son  of  A'saph  the  recorder. 

19  And  Rab'sha-keh  said  unto  them, 
Speak  ye  now  to  Hez-e-ki'ah,  Thus  saith 
the  great  king,  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a, 
What  confidence  is  this  wherein  thou 
trustest .' 

20  Thou  sayest,  (but  they  are  but  vain 
words,)  /  hacc  counsel  and  strength  for 
the  war.  Now,  on  whom  dost  thou  trust, 
that  thou  rebellest  against'  me  .' 

21  Now,  behold,  thou  trustest  upon  the 
staff  of  this  bruised  reed,  even  upon  i'gypt, 
on  which  if  a  man  lean  it  will  go  into  his 
hand  and  pierce  it :  so  is  Pha'raoh  king  of 
i'gypt  unto  all  that  trust  on  him. 

22  But  if  ye  say  unto  me,  We  trust  in 
the  LoKD  our  God  ;  is  not  that  he  whose 
high  places  and  whose  altars  Hez-e-ki'ah 
hath  taken  away  ;  and,  hath  said  to  Ju'dah 
and  Je-r6'sa-lem,  Ye  shall  wor'ship  before 
this  altar  in  Je-ri»'sa-lem  .' 

23  Now  there'fore,  1  pray  thee,  give 
pledges  to  my  lord  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a, 
and  I  will  deliver  thee  two  thousand 
horses,  if  thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set 
riders  upon  them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the 
face  of  one  cap'tain  of  the  least  of  my 
master's  servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on 
E'eypt  for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? 

25  Am  I  now  come  up  without  the 
Lord  against'  this  place  to  destroy'  it.' 
The  Lord  said  to  me.  Go  up  against'  this 
land,  and  destroy'  it. 

26  Then  said  E-ll'a-klm  the  son  of  Hil- 
kl'ah,  and  Sheb'na,  and  Jo'ah,  unto  Rab'- 
sha-keh, Speak,  I  pray  thee,  to  thy  ser- 
vants in  the  Syr'i-an  language ;  for  we 
understand  it :  and  talk  not  with  us  in  the 
Jews'  language,  in  the  ears  of  the  people 
that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Rab'sha-keh  said  unto  them, 
Hath  my  mkster  sent  me  to  thy  mkster, 
and  to  thee,  to  speak  these  words .'  hath 
he  not  sent  me  to  the  men  which  sit  on  the 
wall,  that  they  may  eat  their  own  dung, 
and  drink  their  own  piss,  with  you  .' 

28  Then  Rab'sha-keh  stood,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language, 
and  spake,  saying,  Hear  the  word  of  the 
great  king,  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a: 

29  Thus  saith  the  king.  Let  not  Hez-e- 
kl  ah  deceive  you  ;  for  he  shall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  you  out  of  his  hand  : 

30  Neither  let  Hez-e-kl'ah  make  you 
trust  in  the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  will 
surely  deliver  us,  and  this  city  shall  not 
be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
As-sjr'i-a. 

31  Hearken  not  to  H6z-e-ki  ah :  for 
thus  saith  the  king  of  As-s^r'i-a,  Make  an 
agreement  with  me  by  a  present,  and  come 
out  to  me,  and  then  eat  ye  every  man  of 

'  J-sd'yak 


and  drink  ye  every  one  the  waters  of  bis 
cistern ; 

32  (Jntil  I  come  and  take  you  away  to 
a  land  like  your  own  land  ;  a  land  of  corn 
and  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vine'yards, 
a  land  of  oil-olive  and  of  honey,  that  ye 
may  live  and  not  die:  and  hearken  not 
unto  H6z-e-kl'ah,  when  he  persftadetb 
you,  saying.  The  Lord  will  deliver  us. 

33  Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  at  all  his  land  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  ? 

34  Where  are  the  gods  of  Ha'math,  and 
of  Ar'pad  ?  where  are  the  gods  of  Sgph- 
ar-va'im,  He'na,  and  I'vah.'  have  they 
delivered  Sa-ma'ri-a  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

35  Who  are  they,  among  all  the  gods 
of  the  countries,  that  have  delivered  their 
country  out  of  mine  hand,  that  the  Lord 
should  deliver  Je-rL\'sa-lein  out  of  mine 
hand  .'' 

36  But  the  people  held  their  peace,  and 
answered  him  not  a  word  :  for  the  king's 
commdnd'ment  was,  saying,  Answer  him 
not. 

37  Then  came  E-li'a-kim  the  son  of 
Hll-ki'ah,  which  was  over  the  household, 
and  Sheb'na  the  scribe,  and  Jo'ah  the  son 
of  A'saph  the  recorder,  to  Hez-e-ki  ah, 
with  their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the 
words  of  Rab'sha-keh. 

CHAP.   XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  HSz- 
e-kl'ah  heard  it,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes,  and  covered  himself  with  sack- 
cloth, and  went  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  E-li'a-kim,  which  was 
over  the  hou.sehold,  and  Sheb'na  the  scribe, 
and  the  elders  of  the  priests,  covered  with 
sackcloth,  to  I-sai'ah  *  the  prophet,  the  son 
of  A'moz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
Hez-e-ki'ah,  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble, 
and  of  rebuke,  and  blasphemy  :  for  the 
children  are  come  to  the  birth,^  and  there 
is  not  strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
hear  all  the  words  of  Rab'sha-keh,  whom 
the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  his  mcister  hath  sent 
to  reproach  the  living  God  ;  and  will  re- 
prove the  words  which  the  LoRn  thy  God 
hath  heard  :  wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer 
for  the  remnant  that  are  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hez-e-ki'ah 
came  to  I-sai  ah. 

6  And  I-sai  ah  said  unto  them.  Thus 
shall  ye  say  to  your  master.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words 
which  thou  hast  heard,  with  which  the 
servants  of  the  king  of  As-sjr'i-a  have 
blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  send  a  blast  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour,  and  shall  re- 
turn to  his  own  land ;   and  I  will   cause 

«  birth.  334 


Hlz-e-ki  'ah 's  prayer.  1 1 . 

him    to    fall    by  the    sirord    in   his    own 
land. 

8  So  Rab'sha-keh  returned,  and  found 
the  king  of  AS-syr'i-a  warring  against' 
Lib'nah  :  for  he  had  heard  that  he  was 
departed  from  La'chish. 

9  And  when  he  heard  say  of  Tir'ha- 
kkh '  king  of  i-thi  opi-S,  Behold,  he  is 
come  out  to  fight  against'  thee ;  he  sent 
messengers  again'  unto  H6z-e-ki'ah,  say- 
ing, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  H6z-e-ki'ah 
king  of  Ju'dah,  saying,  Let  not  thy  God 
in  whom  thou  trustest  deceive  thee,  say- 
ing, Je-rii'sa-lem  shall  not  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  AS-syr'i-a. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  AS-syr'i-a  have  done  to  all  lands, 
by  destroy'ing  them  utterly ;  and  shall 
thou  be  delivered  ? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  deliv- 
ered them  which  my  fathers  have  destroy'- 
ed ;  as  Go'zan,  and  Ha'ran,  and  Re'zeph, 
and  the  children  of  i'den  which  were  in 
The-las'ar  ? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Ha'math,  and 
the  king  of  Ar'pad,  and  the  king  of  the 
city  of  Seph-ar-va'Im,  of  He'na,  and  I'vah  ? 

14  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  received  the  letter 
of  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read 
it :  and  Hez-e-ki'ah  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  H6z-e-kl'ah  prayed  before  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el, 
which  dvvellest  hetiocen  the  cherubims, 
thou  art  the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth ;  thou  hast 
made  heaven  anj(J  earth. 

16  Lord,  bow  down  thine  ear,  and 
hear  :  open.  Lord,  thine  eyes,  and  see  ; 
and  hear  the  words  of  Sfin-na-che'rib, 
which  hath  sent  him  to  reproach  the  liv- 
ing God. 

17  Of  a  truth.  Lord,  the  kings  of  Xs- 
sj^r'i-a  have  destroy'ed  the  nations  and 
their   lands, 

18  And  have  cast  their  gods  into  the 
fire  :  for  they  were  no  gods,  but  the  work 
of  men's  hands,  wood  and  stone  ;  there'- 
fore  they  have  destroy'ed  them. 

19  Now  there'fore,  O  Lord  our  God,  I 
beseech  thee,  save  thou  us  out  of  his 
hand,  that  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth 
may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord  God, 
even  thou  only. 

20  Then  I-sai'ah  the  sonof.i'moz  sent 
to  H6z-e-ki'ah,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  If'ra-eT,  That  which  thou 
hast  prayed  to  me  against'  S6n-na-che'rib 
king  of  AS-sfr'i-a  I  have  h€ard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  concfir'nlng  him ;  The  vir'gln  the 
daughter  of  Zi'On  hath  despised  thee,  and 
Ikughed  thee  to  scorn ;  the  daughter  of 
Je-rQ'sa-l£in  hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee 


KINGS.        £n  angel  slayeth  th  e  As-syr'i-ans. 

22  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and 
blasphemed  ?  and  against'  whom  hast  thou 
exalted  thy  voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes 
on  high  ?  even  against'  the  Holy  One  of 
Ij'ra-el. 

23  By  thy  messengers  thou  hast  re- 
proached the  Lord,  and  hast  said.  With 
the  multitude  of  my  chariots  I  am  come 
up  to  the  height  of  the  moftn'talns,  to  the 
sides  of  Leb'a-non,  and  will  cut  down  the 
tall  cedar-trees  thereof,  and  the  choice 
fir-trees  thereof:  and  I  will  enter  into  the 
lodgings  of  his  borders,  and  into  the  forest 
of  his  Car'mel. 

24  I  have  digged  and  drunk  strange 
waters,  and  with  the  sole  of  my  feet  have 
I  dried  up  all  the  rivers  of  besieged  places. 

25  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago,  how  I 
have  done  it,  and  of  ancient  times  that  I 
have  formed  it  ?  now  have  I  brought  it  to 
pass,  that  thou  shouldst  be  to  lay  waste 
fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

26  There'fore  their  inhabitants  wgre  of 
small  power,  they  were  dijmay'ed  and 
confounded  ;  they  were  as  the  grkss  of  the 
field,  and  as  the  green  Aerb,  as  the  grass 
on  the  house-tops,  and  as  corn  blasted  be- 
fore it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  I  know  thy  abode,  and  thy  go- 
ing out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  rage 
against'  me. 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me  and 
thy  tumult  is  come  up  into  mine  ears, 
there'fore  1  will  put  my  hook  in  thy  nose, 
and  my  bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn 
thee  back  by  the  way  by  which  thou 
camest. 

29  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee. 
Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such  things  as  grow 
of  themselves,  and  in  the  second  year 
that  which  springeth  of  the  same  ;  and 
in  the  third  year  sow  ye  and  reap, 
and  plant  vine'yards,  and  eat  the  fruits 
thereof. 

30  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Ju'dah  shall  yet  again'  take 
root  down'wdrd,  and  bear  fruit  upwdrd. 

31  For  out  of  Je-rii'sa-lem  shall  go  forth 
a  remnant,  and  they  that  escape'  out  of 
mount  Zi'on :  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  shall  do  this. 

32  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cer'ning  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a,  He  shall 
not  come  into  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shield,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against'  it. 

33  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the 
same  shall  he  return,  and  shall  not  come 
into  this  city,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  For  I  will  defend  this  city  to  save  it, 
for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant 
Da'vid's  sake. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night,  that 
the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  out,  and 
smote  in  the  camp  of  the  As-s^r'i-ans  a 
hundred  fourscore  and  five  thousand  :  and 


Tir'ha-kah. 


335 


JUz-c-kl'dh'i  life,  lengthened. 


II.    KINGS.  The  Bab-y-lo' ni-an  captivity  foretold. 


when  tlit-y  arO.jC  early  in  the  morning,  be- 
hold, they  iccrc  all  dead  corpses. 

3G  So  Sen  na-che'rib  king  of  As-syr'i-a 
departed,  and  went  and  returned,  and 
dwelt  at  Nin'e-veh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pSss,  as  he  was  wor'- 
shipping  in  the  house  of  Ni^'roch  his  god, 
that  A^h-ain'ine-liich  and  Sha-re'zcr  his 
sons  smote  him  with  the  sword  .  and  they 
escaped  into  the  land  of  Ar-me'ni-a.  And 
E'^ar-Had'don  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAP.  XX. 

IN  those  days  was  Hez-e-kl'ah  sick  unto 
death.  And  the  prophet  I-sai'ah'  the 
son  of  A'mOz  came  to  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thine 
liouse  ill  order ;  for  thou  shalt  die,  and 
not  live. 

2  Tlien  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

3  1  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  remember 
now  how  1  have  walked  before  thee  in 
truth  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have 
done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  siffht. 
And  Hez-e-ki'ah  wept  sore. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  1-sai'ah 
was  gone  out  into  the  middle  court,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  say- 

5  Turn  again',  and  tell  Hez-e-ki'ah, 
the  cap'tain  of  my  people,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Da'vid  thy  father,  I 
have  heard  thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy 
tears  :  behold,  I  will  heal  thee  ;  on  the 
third  day  tliou  shalt  go  up  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

6  And  I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen 
years ;  and  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this 
city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
sjrr'i-a ;  and  1  will  defend  this  city  for 
mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  Da'- 
vld's  sake. 

7  And  I-sai'ah  said,  Take  a  lump  of 
figs.  And  they  took  and  laid  it  on  the 
boil,  and  he  recovered. 

8  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  said  unto  I-sai'ah, 
What  shall  be  the  sign  that  the  Lord  will 
heal  me,  and  that  1  shall  go  up  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  the  third  day  .' 

9  And  I-sai'ah  said.  This  sign  shalt  thou 
have  of  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do 
the  thing  that  he  hath  spoken  :  Shall  the 
shadow  go  for'wcird  ten  degrees,  or  go 
back  ten  degrees.' 

10  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  answered.  It  is  a 
light  thing  for  the  shadow  to  go  down  ten 
degrees  :  nay.  but  let  the  shadow  return 
backward  ten  degrees. 

11  And  I-sai'ah  the  prophet  cried  unto 
the  Lord  ;  and  he  brought  the  shadow 
ten  degrees  backward,  by  which  it  had 
gone  down  in  the  dial  of  A'haz. 

12  IT  At  that  time  Be-ro'dach-Bal'a-dan, 
Ihe   son  of  Bal'a-dan  king  of  Bab'y-lon, 

'  I-sd'yah. 


sent  letters  and  a  present  unto  Hez-e-kl'- 
ah  :  for  he  had  heard  that  Hez-e-ki'ah  had 
been  sick. 

13  And  Hez-e-kl'ah  hearkened  unto 
them,  and  showed  them  all  the  house  of  his 
precious  things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold, 
and  the  spices,  and  the  precious  ointment, 
and  all  the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all 
that  was  found  in  his  treaj'ures:  there 
was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his 
dominion,  that  Hez-e-ki'ah  showed  them 
not. 

14  Then  came  I-sai'ah  the  prophet  unto 
king  Hez-e-ki'ah,  and  said  unto  him, 
What  said  these  men  ?  and  from  whence 
came  they  unto  thee .'  And  Hez-e-ki'ah 
said,  They  arc  come  from  a  far  country, 
even  from  Bab'y-lon. 

15  And  he  said.  What  have  they  seen 
in  thine  house  .'  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  answer- 
ed. All  the  things  that  are  in  mine  house 
have  they  seen  :  there  is  notliing  among 
my  treaf'ures  that  I  have  not  showed 
them. 

16  And  I-sai'ah  said  unto  Hez-e-kl'ah, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that 
is  in  thine  house,  and  that  which  thy  fa- 
thers have  laid  up  in  store  unto  this  day, 
shall  be  carried  unto  Bab'y-lon :  nothing 
shall  be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue 
from  thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall 
they  take  away ;  and  they  shall  be  eu- 
niichs2  in  the  palace  of  the  king  of  Bab'y- 
lon. 

19  Then  said  Hez-e-ki'ah  unto  I-sai'ah, 
Good  is  the  word  of  tlie  Lord  which  thou 
hast  spoken.  And  he  said.  Is  it  not  good, 
if  peace  and  truth  be  in  niy  days.-* 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Hez- 
e-ki'ah,  and  all  his  might,  and  how  he 
made  a  pool,  and  a  conduit,  and  brought 
water  into  the  city,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  theChron'i-cles  of  the  kings 
ofJu'dah.? 

21  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers :  and  Ma-nas'seh  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAP.    XXI. 

MA-NAS'SEH  was  twelve  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
fifty  and  five  years  in  Je-rCl'sa-lem.  And 
his  mother's  name  icas  Heph'zi-biih. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  after  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  I§'ra-el. 

3  For  he  built  up  again'  the  high  places 
which  Hez-e-ki'ah  his  father  had  destroy'- 
ed  ;  and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Ba'al,  and 
made  a  grove,  as  did  A'hab  king  of  If'ra- 
el ;  and  wor'shTpped  all  the  host  of  heaven, 
and  served  them. 

4  And   he   built  altars  in  the  house  of 


yunitx. 
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Ma-naa'seK's  great  idolatry.  II 

the  Lord,  of  which  the  Lord  said,   In 
Je-rfi'sa-lem  will  I  put  my  name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  he  made  his  son  pass  through 
the  fire,  and  objerv'ed  times,  and  used  en- 
chantments, and  dealt  with  familiar  spirits 
and  wizards  :  he  wrought  much  wicked- 
ness in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke 
him  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  graven  image  of  the 
'.{^rove  that  he  had  made  in  the  house,  of 
which  the  Lord  said  to  Da'vTd,  and  to 
Siiro-mon  his  son.  In  this  house,  and  in 
Je-rii'sa-lem,  which  I  have  chosen  out  of 
all  the  tribes  otlj'ra-el,  will  I  put  my  name 
for  ever  : 

8  Neither  will  I  make  the  feet  of  I|'ra- 
el  move  any  more  out  of  the  land  which 
I  gave  their  fathers  ;  only  if  they  will 
observe'  to  do  according  to  all  that  I  have 
comman'ded  them,  and  according  to  all 
the  law  that  my  servant  Mo'^es  command- 
ed them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not  :  and  Ma- 
nas'seh  seduced  them  to  do  more  evil  than 
did  the  nations  whom  the  Lord  destroy'ed 
before  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  by  his  servants 
the  prophets,  saying, 

11  Because  Ma-nas'seh  king  of  JQ'dah 
hath  done  these  abominations,  and  hath 
done  wickedly  above  all  that  the  Am'- 
o-rites  did,  which  were  before  him,  and 
hath  made  Ju'dah  also  to  sin  with  his 
idols  ; 

12  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  if'ra-el.  Behold,  I  am  bringing  jmc/i  evil 
upon  Je-rft'sa-lem  and  Ju'dah,  that  who- 
soever heareth  of  it,  both  his  ears  shall 
tingle. 

13  And  I  will  stretch  over  Je-rii'sa-lem 
the  line  of  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  the  plummet 
of  the  house  of  A'hab  :  and  I  will  wipe  Je- 
rik'sa-lem  as  a  m,an  wipeth  a  dish,  wiping 
i7,  and  turning  it  upside  down. 

14  And  I  will  forsake  the  remnant  of 
mine  inheritance,  and  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of,  their  enemies  ;  and  they  shall 
become  a  prey  and  a  spoil  to  all  their  en- 
emies ; 

15  Because  they  have  done  that  which 
was  evil  in  my  sight,  and  have  provoked 
me  to  anger,  since  the  day  their  fathers 
came  forth  out  of  E'^ypt,  even  unto  this 
day. 

16  Moreover,  Ma-nas'seh  shed  innocent 
blood  very  much,  till  he  had  filled  Je- 
r(i'sa-lem  from  one  end  to  another  ;  beside 
his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Ju'dah  to  sin, 
in  doing  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

17  Now  the  reit  of  the  acts  of  Ma-nas'- 
seh, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  sin  that 
he  sinned,  are  they   not   written   in  the 

Ff  28 


KINGS.  A'moTi's  wicked  re^n, 

book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah? 

18  And  Ma-nas'seh  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  the  garden  of 
his  own  house,  in  the  garden  of  tJz'zk  : 
and  A'm6n  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

19  A'mon  was  twenty  and  two  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
two  years  in  Je-rii'sa-lem.  And  his  moth- 
er's name  was  Me-shnl'le-meth,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Ha'ruz  of  Jot'bah. 

20  And  he  did  that  ichich  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  father  Ma- 
nas'seh  did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  ways  that 
his  father  walked  in,  and  served  the  idols 
that  his  father  served,  and  wor'shTpped 
them  : 

22  And  he  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  his 
fathers,  and  walked  not  in  the  way  of  the 
Lord. 

23  And  the  servants  of  A'mon  conspired 
against'  him,  and  slew  the  king  in  his  own 
house. 

24  And  the  people  of  the  land  slew  all 
them  that  had  conspired  against'  king  A'- 
mon ;  and  the  people  of  the  land  made 
J5-sT'ah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

25  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  A'mon 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah  ? 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his  sepulchre, 
in  the  garden  of  Uz'za :  and  J6-si'ah  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

JO-SI'AH  was  eight  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign ;  and  he  reigned  thirty 
and  one  years  in  Je-rO'sa-lem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Jed'i-dah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Ad-a-i'ah  of  Bos'cath. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  all 
the  way  of  Da'vTd  his  father,  and  turned 
not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  eigh- 
teenth year  of  king  Jo-si'ah,  that  the  king 
sent  Sha'phan  the  son  of  Az-a-li'ah,  the 
sonof  Me-shul'lam  the  scribe  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hil-ki'ah  the  high  priest, 
that  he  may  sum  the  silver  which  is 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  whicl* 
the  keepers  of  the  door  have  gathered  of 
the  people  : 

5  And  let  them  deliver  it  into  the  hant 
of  the  doers  of  the  work,  that  have  thp 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
let  them  give  it  to  the  doers  of  the  work 
which  is  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house, 

6  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders,  and 
masons,  and  to  buy  timber  and  hewn  stone 
to  repair  the  house. 

7  Howbeit  there  was  no  reckoning  made 
with  them  of  the  money  that  wais  deliver*- 

337 


Jlul'dali't  prophecy. 


11.  KINGS. 


The  book  of  the  law  read. 


ed  into  their  hand,  because    they  dealt 
faithfully. 

»  And  HU-ki'ah  the  high  priest  said 
unto  Sha'phan  the  scribe,  I  have  found 
the  book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  Hil-ki'ah  gave  the  book  to 
Sha'phan,  and  he  read  it. 

9  And  Sha'phan  the  scribe  came  to  the 
king,  and  brought  the  king  word  again', 
and  said,  Thy  servants  have  gathered  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house,  and 
have  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  do  the  work,  that  have  the  oversight 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  Sha'phan  the  scribe  showed 
the  king,  saying,  Hil-ki'ah  the  priest  hath 
delivered  me  a  book.  And  Sha'phan  read 
it  before  the  king. 

1 1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
had  heard  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

12  And  the  king  comman'ded  Hil-ki'ah 
the  priest,  and  A-hi'kam  the  son  of  Sha'- 
phan, and  Ach'bor  the  son  of  Mi-chai'ah, 
and  Sha'phan  the  scribe,  and  If-a-hi'ah  a 
servant  of  the  king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me, 
and  for  the  people,  and  for  all  Jii'dah,  con- 
cer'ning  the  words  of  this  book  that  is 
found  :  for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
that  is  kindled  against'  us,  because  our 
fathers  have  not  hearkened  unto  the  words 
of  this  book,  to  do  according  unto  all  that 
which  is  written  concer'ning  us. 

14  So  Hil-ki'ah  the  priest,  and  A-hT'kam, 
and  Ach'bor,  and  Sha'phan,  and  Af-a-hi'- 
ah,  went  unto  Hiil'dah  the  prophetess,  the 
wife  of  Shal'lum  the  son  of  Tik'vah,  the 
son  of  Har'has,  keeper  of  the  wardrobe  ; 
(now  she  dwelt  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  in  the  col- 
lege ;)  and  they  communed  with  her. 

15  And  she  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  Tell  the  man 
that  sent  you  to  me, 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  even  all  the  words  of 
the  book  which  the  king  of  Ju'dah  hath 
read : 

17  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  burnt  incense  unto  other  gods,  that 
tliey  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with  all 
the  works  of  their  hands ;  there'f  ore  my 
wrath  shall  be  kindled  against'  this  place, 
and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

18  But  to  the  king  of  Jii'dah,  which 
sent  you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  thus  shall 
ye  say  to  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  i§'ra-el,  Aa  touch'tng  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard ; 

19  Because  thine  heart  was  tender, 
and  thou  hast  tumbled  thyself  before  the 
Lord,  when  thou  heardest  what  I  spake 
against'  this  place  and  against'  the  inhab- 
itants thereof,  that  they  should  become  a 
desolatioQ  and  a  curse,  and  hast  rent  thy 


clothes,  and  wept  before  me  ;  I  also  have 
heard  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Behold,  there'fore,  I  will  gather  thee 
unto  thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  gath- 
ered into  thy  grave  in  peace ;  and  thine 
eyes  shall  not  see  all  the  evil  which  I  will 
bring  upon  this  place.  And  they  brought 
the  king  word  again'. 

CHAP.  xxin. 

AND  the  king  sent,  and  they  gathered 
unto  him  all  the  elders  of  Jii'dah  and 
of  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

2  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Jii'dah, 
and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Je-rCl'sa-lem 
with  him,  and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets, 
and  all  the  people,  both  small  and  great : 
and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the  words 
of  the  book  of  the  covenant  which  was 
found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  the  king  stood  by  a  pillar,  and 
made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord,  to 
walk  after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his 
command'ments  and  his  tes'timonies  and 
his  statutes,  with  all  their  heart  and  all 
their  soul,  to  perform'  the  words  of  this 
covenant  that  were  written  in  this  book : 
and  all  the  people  stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  And  the  king  comman'ded  Hil-ki'ah 
the  high  priest,  and  the  priests  of  the  sec- 
ond order,  and  the  keepers  of  the  door,  to 
bring  forth  out  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
all  the  vessels  that  were  made  for  Ba'al, 
and  for  the  grove,  and  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  ;  and  he  burnt  them  without  Je- 
rCl'sa-lem  in  the  fields  of  Kid'ron,  and  car- 
ried the  ashes  of  them  unto  Beth'el. 

5  And  he  put  down  the  idolatrous 
priests,  whom  the  kings  of  Jii'dah  had  or- 
dained to  burn  incense  in  the  high  places 
in  the  cities  of  Jii'dah,  and  in  the  places 
round  about'  Je-rfi'sa-lem  ;  them  also'that 
burnt  incense  unto  Ba'al,  to  the  sun,  and 
to  the  moon,  and  to  the  planets,  and  to  all 
the  host  of  heaven. 

6  And  he  brought  out  the  grove  from 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  without  Je-rfl  sa- 
lem,  unto  the  brook  Kid'ron,  and  burnt  it 
at  the  brook  Kid'ron,  and  stamped  it  small 
to  powder,  and  cast  the  powder  thereof 
upon  the  graves  of  the  children  of  the 
people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses  of  the 
Sod'om-ites,  that  wire  by  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  where  the  women  wove  hangings 
for  the  grove. 

8  And  he  brought  all  the  priests  out  of 
the  cities  of  Jii'dah,  and  defiled  the  high 
places  where  the  priests  had  burnt  incense, 
from  Ge'ba  to  Be-er'she-ba,  and  brake 
down  the  high  places  of  the  gates  that 
loere  in  the  entering  in  of  the  gate  of 
J6sh'u-a  the  governor  of  the  city,  which 
were  on  a  man's  left  hand  at  the  gate  of 
the  city. 

9  Nevertheless   the  priests  of  the  higli 


Jo-n'ah'^s  zeal. 

places  came  not  up  to 


II.  KINGS. 

the  altar  of  the 
Lord  in  Je-rfl'sa-lem,  but  they  did  eat  of 
the  unleavened  bread  am6ng  their  breth- 
ren. 

10  And  he  defiled  To'pheth,  which  is  in 
the  valley  of  the  children  of  Hin'nom,  that 
no  man  might  make  his  son  or  his  daugh- 
ter lo  pass  through  the  fire  to  Mo'lech. 

1 1  And  he  took  away  the  horses  that 
the  kings  of  Jii'dah  had  given  to  the  sun, 
at  the  entering  in  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  by  the  chamber  of  Na'than-Me'lech 
the  cham'berlaln,  which  was  in  the  sub- 
urbs, and  burnt  the  chariots  of  the  sun 
with  fire. 

1'2  And  the  altars  that  were  on  the  top 
of  the  upper  chamber  of  A'haz,  which  the 
kmgs  of  Ju'dah  had  made,  and  the  altars 
which  Ma-nas'seh  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did  the 
king  beat  down,  and  brake  them  down 
from  thence,  and  cast  the  dust  of  them 
into  the  brook  Kid'ron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that  were  before 
Je-rA'sa-lem,  which  were  on  the  right  hand 
of  the  mount  of  Cor-rup'tion,  which  Sol'o- 
mon  the  king  of  I§'ra-el  had  builded  for 
Ash'to-reth  the  abomination  of  the  Zi-do'- 
ni-ans,  and  for  Che'mosh  the  abomination 
of  the  Mo'ab-ites,  and  for  Mil'com  the 
abomination  of  the  children  of  Am'mon, 
iid  the  king  defile. 

14  And  he  brake  in  pieces  the  images, 
and  cut  down  the  groves,  and  filled  their 
places  with  the  bones  of  men. 

15  Moreover,  the  altar  that  was  at 
Beth'el,  and  the  high  place  which  Jer-6- 
bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat,  who  made  Ij'ra-el 
to  sin,  had  made,  both  that  altar  and  the 
ligh  place  he  brake  down,  and  burnt  the 
ligh  place,  and  stamped  it  small  to  pow- 
der, and  burnt  the  grove. 

16  And  as  Jo-si'ah  turned  himself,  he 
spied  the  sepulchres  that  were  there  in  the 
mount,  and  sent,  and  took  the  bones  out 
of  the  sepulchres,  and  burnt //lewi  upon  the 
altar,  and  polluted  it,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  which  the  man  of  God 
proclaimed,  who  proclaimed  these  words. 

17  Then  he  said.  What  title  wthat  that 
I  see  ?  And  the  men  of  the  city  told  him, 
//  is  the  sepulchre  of  the  man  of  God 
which  came  from  Ju'dah,  and  proclaimed 
these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against' 
the  altar  of  Beth'el. 

18  And  he  said.  Let  him  alone  ;  let  no 
man  move  his  bones.  So  they  let  his  bones 
alone,  with  the  bones  of  the  prophet  that 
came  out  of  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

19  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the  high 
places  that  were  in  the  cities  of  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
which  the  kings  of  If'ra-el  had  made  to 
provoke  the  LORD  to  anger,  Jo-si'ah  took 
away,  and  did  to  them  according  to  all  the 
acts  that  he  had  done  in  Beth'el. 

30  And  he  slew  »11  the  priests  of  the 


Hi*  death. 
high  places  that  were  there  upon  the  al- 
tars,  and  burnt  men's  bones  upon  them, 
and  returned  to  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

21  And  the  king  comman'ded  all  the 
people,  saying,  Keep  the  passover  unto 
the  Lord  your  God,  as  it  is  written  in  the 
book  of  thiscovenant. 

22  Surely  there  was  not  holden  such  a 
passover  from  the  days  of  the  judges  that 
judged  If'ra-el,  nor  in  all  the  days  of  the 
kings  of  if'ra-el,  nor  of  the  kings  of  .'u'- 
dah ; 

23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
Jo-sVah,  wherein  this  passover  was  holden 
to  the  Lord  in  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

24  Moreover,  the  workers  with  familiar 
spirits,  and  the  wizards,  and  the  images, 
and  the  idols,  and  all  the  abominations 
that  were  spied  in  the  land  of  Ju'dah  and 
in  Je-rd'sa-lem,  did  Jo-si'ah  put  away,  that 
he  might  perform'  the  words  of  the  law 
tvhich  were  written  in  the  book  that  Hil- 
kl'ah  the  priest  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

25  And  like  unto  him  was  there  no  king 
before  him,  that  turned  to  the  Lord  with 
all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and 
with  all  his  might,  according  to  all  the  law 
of  Mo'fes ;  neither  after  him  aroje  there 
any  like  him. 

26  Notwithstanding  the  Lord  turned 
not  from  the  fierceness  of  his  great  wrath, 
wherewith  his  anger  was  kindled  against 
Jii'dah,  because  of  all  the  provocations 
that  Ma-nas'seh  had  provoked  him  withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  remove 
Jii'dah  also  out  of  my  sight,  as  I  have  re- 
moved If'ra-el,  and  will  cast  off  this  city 
Je-riVsa-lem  which  I  have  chosen,  and  the 
house  of  which  I  said,  My  name  shall  be 
there. 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo-si'ah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah  ? 

29  In  his  days  Pha'raoh-Ne'choh  king  of 
E'^ypt  went  up  against'  the  king  of  As- 
syr'i-a  to  the  river  Eu-phra'tef :  and  king 
Jo-si'ah  went  against'  him ;  and  he  slew 
him  at  Me-gid'do,  when  he  had  seen  him. 

30  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  dead  from  Me-gid'do,  and  brought 
him  to  Je-rA'sa-lem,  and  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchre.  And  the  people  of  the 
land  took  Je-ho'a-haz  the  son  of  Jo-si'ah, 
and  anointed  him,  and  made  him  king  in 
his  father's  stead. 

31  T  Je-ho'a-haz  was  twenty  and  three 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  three  months  in  Je-ril'sa-lem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Ha-mii'tal,  the 
daughter  of  Jer-e-mi'ah  of  Lib'nah. 

32  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  ia 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  fathers  had  done. 

33  And  Pha'raoh-Ne'9h6h  put   him  ia 

339 


Jc-h6i'a-ktrn^s  evil  reign.  II. 

bands  at  Rib'lah,  in  the  land  of  Ha'math, 
that  he  might  not  reign  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  ; 
and  put  the  land  to  a  tribute  of  a  hundred 
talents  of  silver,  and  a  talent  of  gold. 

34  And  Pha'raoh-Ne'ohoh  made  E-li'a- 
kim  the  son  of  Jo-sl'ah  king  in  the  room  of 
J6-si'ah  his  father,  and  turned  his  name  to 
Je-hoi'a-kim,  and  took  Je-ho'a-haz  away : 
and  he  came  to  E'^ypt,  and  died  there. 

35  And  Je-hoi'a-kim  gave  the  silver 
and  the  gold  to  Pha'raoh  ;  but  he  taxed  the 
land  to  give  the  money  according  to  the 
command'ment  of  Pha'raoh  :  he  exacted 
the  silver  and  the  gold  of  the  people  of  the 
land,  of  every  one  according  to  his  taxa- 
tion, to  give  it  unto  Pha'raoh- Ne'choh. 

3G  If  Je-hoi'a-kim  was  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Je-rO'sa-lem:  and 
his  mother's  name  was  Ze-bii'dah,  the 
daughter  of  Ped-ai'ah '  of  Ru'mah. 

37  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  fathers  had  done. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

IN  his  days  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  king  of 
Bab'y-lon  came  up,  and  Je-hoi'a-kim 
became  his  servant  three  years :  then  he 
turned  and  rebelled  against'  him. 

2  And  the  Lord  sent  against'  him  bands 
of  the  Chal'deef,  and  bands  of  the  Syr'i- 
ans,  and  bands  of  the  Mo'ab-ites,  and 
bands  of  the  children  of  Am'mon,  and  sent 
them  against'  JQ'dah  to  destro/it,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  his  servants  the  prophets. 

3  Surely  at  the  command'ment  of  the 
Lord  came  this  upon  Ju'dah,  to  remove 
them  out  of  his  sight  for  the  sins  of  Ma-nas'- 
seh,  according  to  all  that  he  did  ; 

4  And  also  for  the  innocent  blood  that 
he  shed,  (for  he  filled  Je-rfi'sa-lem  with  in- 
nocent blood,)  which  the  Lord  would  not 
pardon. 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-hoi'a- 
kim,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles  of 
the  kings  of  Jii'dah? 

6  So  Je-hoi'a-kim  slept  with  his  fathers : 
and  Je-hoi'a-chin  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

7  And  the  king  of  E'^ypt  came  not 
again'  any  more  out  of  his  land :  for  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon  had  taken,  from  the 
river  of  E'eypt  unto  the  river  Eu-phra'tef , 
all  that  pertain'ed  to  the  king  of  E'eypt. 

8  It  Je-hoi'a-chin  was  eighteen  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign  :  and  he  reign- 
ed in  Je-rft'sa-lem  three  months.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Ne-hi^ish'ta,  the  daugh- 
ter of  El'na-than  of  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  had  done. 

10  1i  At  that  time  the  servants  of  Neb-ii- 


KINGS.        Ji-rH'sa-lim  besieged,  and  taken. 

against'  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  the  city  was  be- 
sieged. 

1 1  And  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  king  of  Bab' 
y-16n  came  against'  the  city,  and  his  ser 
vants  did  besiege  it. 

12  And  Je-hoi'a-chin  the  king  of  JQ' 
dah  went  out  to  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  he, 
and  his  mother,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
princes,  and  his  officers  ;  and  the  king  of 
Bab'y-lon  took  him  in  the  eighth  year  of 
his  reign. 

13  And  he  carried  out  thence  all  the 
treaj'ures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treaf'uresof  the  king's  house,  and  cut 
in  pieces  all  the  vessels  of  gold  which  Sol'- 
o-mon  king  of  I§'ra-el  had  made  in  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  as  the  Lord  had 
said. 

14  And  he  carried  away  all  Je-riVsa- 
lem.  and  all  the  princes,  and  all  the  migh- 
ty men  of  valour,  even  ten  thousand  cap- 
tives, and  all  the  craftsmen  and  smiths : 
none  remained,  save  the  poorest  sort  of  the 
people  of  the  land. 

15  And  he  carried  away  Je-hoi'a-chin 
to  Bab'y-lon,  and  the  king's  mother,  and 
the  king's  wives,  and  his  ofiicers,  and  the 
mighty  of  the  land  :  those  carried  he  into 
captivity  from  Je-rft'sa-lem  to  Bab'y-lon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even  seven 
thousand,  and  craftsmen  and  smiths  a 
thousand  ;  all  that  were  strong  and  apt  for 
war,  even  them  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon 
brought  captive  to  Bab'y-lon. 

17  And  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  made 
Mat-ta-ni'ah  his  father's  brother  king  in 
his  stead,  and  changed  his  name  to  Zed-e- 
ki'ah. 

18  Zed-e-ki'ah  was  twenty  and  one 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Je-r6'sa-lem :  and 
his  mother's  name  was  Ha-mti'tal,  the 
daughter  of  Jer-e-mi'ah  of  Lib'nah. 

19  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  Je-hoi'a-chin  had  done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord  it 
came  to  pass  in  Je-rO'sa-lem  and  Jii'dah, 
until  he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  pres- 
ence, that  Zed-e-ki'ah  rebelled  against' 
the  king  of  Bab'y-lon. 

CHAP.  XXV. 


chad-nez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  came  up      4  And  the  city  was  broken  up,  and 
'  I  Pfd.h'iiaK.  fliin 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  ninth  year 
of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  Neb-ii- 
9had-nez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  came,  he, 
and  all  his  host,  against'  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and 
pitched  against'  it ;  and  they  built  forts 
against'  it  round  about'. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 
eleventh  year  of  king  Zed-e-ki'ah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  iht  fourth 
month  the  famine  prevailed  in  the  city, 
and  there  was  no  bread  for  the  people  of 
the  land. 

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Pcd-a'yak. 


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7%e  people  are  carried  away  captives.  II. 
the  men  of  war  fled  by  night,  by  the  way 
of  the  gate,  between  two  walls,  which  is 
by  the  king's  garden  :  (now  the  Chal'deef 
were  against'  the  city  round  about' :)  and 
the  king  went  the  way  to'«'ard  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  Chal'deef  pur- 
sued after  the  king,  and  overtook  him  in 
the  plains  of  Jer'i-cho :  and  all  his  army 
were  scattered  from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  king,  and  brought 
him  up  to  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  to  Rib'- 
lah  ;  and  they  gave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  .And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zed-e-ki'- 
ah  before  his  eyes,  and  put  out  the  eyes 
of  Zed-e-ki'ah,  and  bound  him  v/ith  fet- 
ters of  brass,  and  carried  him  to  Bab'y-lon. 

S  And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the  sev- 
enth day  of  the  month,  (which  is  the 
nineteenth  year  of  king  Neb-u-chad-nez'- 
zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon,)  came  Neb-u-zar'a- 
dan,  cap'tain  of  the  guard,'  a  servant  of 
the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  unto  Je-rft'sa-lem  : 

0  And  he  burnt  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king's  house,  and  all  the  houses 
of  Je-r(i'sa-lem,  and  every  great  marl's 
house  burnt  he  with  fire 

10  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal'deef, 
that  tccre  with  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard, 
brake  down  the  walls  of  Je-rfl'sa-lem 
round  about'. 

1 1  Now  the  rest  of  the  people  that  wire 
left  in  the  city,  and  the  fugitives  that  fell 
away  to  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  with  the 
remtiant  of  the  multitude,  did  Neb-ii-zar'a- 
dan  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard,  carry  away. 

12  But  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard  left 
of  the  poor  of  the  land  to  be  vine-dressers 
and  huf'bandmen. 

13  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and 
the  brazen  sea  that  was  in  the  house  of 
the  LoRn,  did  the  Chal'deef  break  in 
pieces,  and  carried  the  brass  of  them  to 
Bab'y-lon. 

14  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  snuffers,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  brass,  wherewith  they  minister- 
ed, took  they  away. 

15  And  the  fire-pans,  and  the  bowls, 
and  such  things  as  were  of  gold,  in  gold, 
nnd  of  silver,  in  silver,  the  cap'tain  of  the 
guard  took  away.  ^ 

16  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  the 
bases,  which  Sol'o-mon  had  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ;  the  brass  of  all  these 
vessels  was  without  weight. 

17  The  height  of  one  pillar  was  eighteen 
cubits,  and  the  chapiter  upon  it  was  brass: 
and  the  height  of  the  chapiter  three  cu- 
bits ;  and  the  wreathen  work,  and  pome- 
gran'ates  upon  the  chapiter  round  about', 
all  of  brass :  and  like  unto  these  had  the 
second  pillar  with  wreathen  work. 

18  And  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard  took 
Se-ra-1'ah  the  chief  priest,  and  Zeph-a-nV- 


KINGS.  Ged-a-R'ah  slain 

ah  the  second  priest,  and  the  three  keep- 
ers of  the  door : 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took  an  oflS 
cer  that  was  set  over  the  men  of  war,  and 
five  men  of  them  that  were  in  the  king's 
presence,  which  were  found  in  the  city, 
and  the  principal  scribe  of  the  host,  which 
mustered  the  people  of  the  land,  and 
threescore  men  of  the  people  of  the  land 
that  were  found  in  the  city  : 

20  And  Neb-O-zar'a-dan,  cap'tain  of  the 
guard,  took  these,  and  brought  them  to 
the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  to  Rib'lah. 

21  And  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  smote 
them,  and  slew  them  at  Rib'lah,  in  the 
land  of  Ha'math.  So  Ju'dah  was  carried 
away  out  of  their  land. 

22  And  as  for  the  people  that  remained 
in  the  land  of  Ju'dah,  •whom  Neb-ii-chad- 
nez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  had  left,  even 
over  them  he  made  Ged-a-li'ah  the  son  ot 
A-hi'kam,  the  son  of  Sha'phan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  cap'tains  of  the 
armies,  they  and  their  men,  heard  that 
the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  had  made  Ged-a- 
li'ah  governor,  there  came  to  Ged-a-11'ah, 
to  Miz'pah,  even  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of 
Neth-a-ni'ah,  and  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  oi 
Ca-re'ah,  and  Se-ra-i'ah  the  son  of  Tan' 
hu-meth  the  Ne-toph'a-thite,  and  Ja-az-a- 
ni'ah  the  son  of  a  Ma-ach'a-thite,  they 
and  their  men. 

24  And  Ged-a-ll'ah  sware  to  them,  and 
to  their  men,  and  said  unto  them,  Feai 
not  to  be  the  servants  of  the  Chal'deef  : 
dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of 
Bab'y-15n,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  seventh 
month,  that  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of  Neth-a- 
ni'ah,  the  son  of  E-lTsh'a-ma,  of  the  seed 
royal,  came,  and  ten  men  with  him,  and 
smote  Ged-a-li'ah,  that  he  died,  and  the 
Jews  and  the  Chal'deef  that  were  with 
him  at  Miz'pah. 

26  And  all  the  people,  both  small  and 
great,  and  the  cap'tains  of  the  armies, 
aroje,  and  came  to  E'gypt :  for  they  were 
afr.aid  of  the  Chal'deef. 

27  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  seven 
and  thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity  of  Je- 
hoi'a-chin  king  of  Jii'dah,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  on  the  seven  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  month,  that  E'vTl-Me-ro'dach  king 
of  Bab'y-lon,  in  the  year  that  he  began  to 
reign,  did  lift  up  the  head  of  Je-hoi'a-chhi 
king  of  Ju'dah  out  of  prison  ; 

28  And  he  spake  kindly  to  him,  and 
set  his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the 
kings  that  uere  with  him  in  Bab'y-lon ; 

29  And  changed  his  prison-garments: 
and  he  did  eat  bread  continually  before 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

30  And  his  allowance  7cas  a  continual 
allowance  given  him  of  the  king,  a  daily 
rate  for  every  day,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 


Ff  2 


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t  The  FIRST  Book  of  the  CHRONICLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

AD'AM,  Sheth,  E'nosh, 
2  Ke'nan,  Ma-ha-la'Ie-el,  Je'red, 

3  He'noch,  Me-thu'se-lah,  La'mech, 

4  No'ah,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja'pheth. 

5  If  The  sons  of  Ja'pbeth  ;  Go'mer,  and 
Ma'gog,  and  Mad'a-i,  and  Ja'van,  and 
Ta'bal,  and  Me'shech,  and  Ti'ras. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Go'mer  ;  Ash'che- 
naz,  and  Ri'phath,  and  To-gar'mah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Ja'van  ;  E-li'shah, 
and  Tar'shish,  Kit'tim,  and  Dod'a-nim. 

8  T  The  sons  of  Ham  ;  Cush,  and  Miz'- 
ra-im,  Put,  and  Ca'na-an. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Cush ;  Se'ba,  and 
Hav'i-lah,  and  Sab'ta,  and  Ra'a-mah,  and 
Sab'te-cha.  And  the  sons  of  Ra'a-mah  ; 
She'ba,  and  De'dan. 

10  And  Cush  begat  Nim  rod  ;  he  beg^n 
to  be  mighty  upon  the  earth. 

11  And  Miz'ra-im  begat  Lu'dim,  and 
An'a-mim,  and  Le'ha-bim,  and  Naph'tu- 
him, 

12  And  Path-ru'sim,  and  Ca§'lu-him, 
(of  whom  cEune  the  Phi-lis'tines,)  and 
Caph'tho-rim. 

13  And  Ca'na-an  begat  Zi'don  his  first- 
born, and  Heth, 

14  The  Jeb'u-sTte  also,  and  the  Am'o- 
rite,  and  the  Gir'ga-shite,  ^ 

15  And  the  Hi'vite,  and  the  Ark'ite, 
and  the  Sin'ite, 

16  And  the  Ar'vad-ite,  and  the  Zem'a- 
rite,  and  the  Ha'math-ite. 

17  f  The  sons  of  Shem ;  E'lam,  and 
Ash'ur,  and  Ar-phax'ad,  and  Lud,  and 
A'ram,  and  IJz,  and  Hul,  and  Ge'ther,  and 
Me'shech. 

18  And  Ar-phax'ad  begat  She'lah,  and 
She'lah  begat  E'ber. 

19  And  unto  E'ber  were  born  two  sons : 
the  name  of  the  one  was  Pe'leg,  (because 
in  his  days  the  earth  was  divided,)  and 
his  brother's  name  was  Jok'tan. 

20  And  Jok'tan  begat  Al-md'dad,  and 
She'leph,  and  Ha'zar-Ma'veth,  and  Je'- 
rah, 

21  Ha-do'ram also,  and  tj'zal,  and  Dik- 
lah, 

22  And  E'bal,  and  A-bim'a-el,  and 
She'ba, 

23  And  O'phir,  and  Hav'i-lah,  and  J6'- 
bab.     All  these  were  the  sons  of  Jok'tan. 

24  IT  Shem,  Ar-phax'ad,  She'lah, 

25  E'ber,  Pe'leg,  Re'u, 

26  Se'rug,  Na'hor,  Te'rah, 

27  A'bram,  the  same  is  A'bra-ham. 

28  The  sons  of  A'bra-ham  ;  I'faac,  and 
Ish'ma-el. 

1  Ger'ga-shite. 


29  f  These  are  their  generations  :  The 
first-born  of  Ish'ma-el,  Ne-bai'6tn  ;2  then 
Ke'dar,  and  Ad'be-el,  and  Mib'sam, 

30  Mish'ma,  and  Dii'mah,  Mas'sa,  Ha  - 
dad,  and  Te'ma, 

31  Je'tur,  Na'phish,  and  Ked'e-mah 
These  are  the  sons  of  Ish'ma-el. 

32  IT  Now  the  sons  of  Ke-tu'rah,  A'bra- 
ham's  concubine  :  she  bare  Zim'ran,  and 
Jok'shan,  and  Me'dan,  and  Mid'i-an,  and 
Ish'bak,  and  Shu'ah.  And  the  sons  of 
Jok'shan  ;  She'ba,  and  De'dan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Mid'i-an :  E'phah, 
and  E'pher,  and  He'noch,  and  Ab'i-da,  and 
El'da-ah.  All  these  are  the  sons  of  Ke 
tii'rah. 

34  H  And  A'bra-ham  begat  I'faac.  The 
I  sons  of  I'faac  ;  E'sau,  and  i|'ra-el. 

35  The  sons  of  E'sau  ;  El'i-phaz,  Re- 
vi'el,  and  Je'ush.  and  Ja-a'lam,  and  K5' 
rah. 

36  The  sons  of  fil'i-phaz  ;  Te  man,  and 
o'mar,  Ze'phi,  and  Ga'tam,  Ke'naz,  and 
TTm'na,  and  Am'a-lek. 

37  The  sons  of  Re-u'el ;  Na'hath,  Ze  - 
rah,  Sham'mah,  and  Miz'zah. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Se'ir ;  Lo'tan,  and 
Sho'bal,  and  Zib'e-6n,  and  A'nah,  and 
Di'shon,  and  E'zar,  and  Dl'shan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lo'tan  ;  Hd'rT,  and 
Ho'mam  :   and  Tim'na  was  Lo'tan's  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Sho'bal ;  A-li'an,  and 
Man'a-hath,  and  E'bal,  She'phT,  and  O'nam. 
And  the  sons  of  Zib'e-6n  ;  A-I'ah,  and 
A'nah. 

41  The  sons  of  A'nah ;  Di'shon.  And 
the  sons  of  Di'shon ;  Am'ram,  and  Esh'- 
ban,  and  Ith'ran,  and  Che'ran. 

42  The  sons  of  E'zer  ;  Bil'han,  and  Za'- 
van,  and  Ja'kan.  The  sons  of  Di'shan ; 
tJz,  and  A'ran. 

43  IT  Now  these  are  the  kings  that  reign- 
ed in  the  land  of  E'dom,  before  any  king 
reigned  over  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el.  Be'- 
la  the  son  of  Be'or :  and  the  name  of  his 
city  was  Din'ha-bah. 

44  And  when  Be'la  was  dead,  J5'bab 
the  son  of  Ze'rah  of  Boz'rah  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

45  And  when  Jo'bab  was  dead,  Hu'sham 
of  the  land  of  the  Te'man-ites  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

46  And  when  Hu'sham  was  dead,  Ha'- 
dad  the  son  of  Be'dad,  (which  smote  Mid'- 
i-an in  the  field  of  Mo'ab,)  reigned  in  his 
stead  :  and  the  name  of  his  city  was 
A'vlth. 

47  And  when  Ha'dad  was  dead,  Sam'- 
lah  of  Maf're-kah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

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These 


Rea'- 
Ju'dah, 


TTie  posterity  of  Ju'dah, 

48  And  when  Sam'lah  was  dead,  Sha'ul 
of  Re-ho'both  by  the  river  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

49  And  when  Sha'ul  was  dead,  Ba'al- 
Han  an  the  son  of  Ach'bor  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

50  And  when  Ba'al-Han'an  was  dead, 
Ha'dad  rtigned  in  his  stead :  and  the 
•jame  of  his  city  was  Pa'i  ;  and  his  wife's 
name  was  Ale-het'a-bel,  the  daughter  of 
Ma'tred,  the  daughter  of  Mez'a-hab. 

51  Ha'dad  diud  also.  And  the  dukes 
->t  E'dom  were ;  duke  Tim'nah,  duke  a- 
li'ah,  duke  Je'theth, 

52  Duke  A-ho-lib'a-mah,  duke  E'lah, 
duke  Pl'non, 

53  Duke  Ke'naz,  duke  Te'man,  duke 
Mib'zar, 

54  Duke  Mag'di-el,  duke  I'ram 
are  the  dukes  of  E'dom. 

CHAP.  II. 

THESE  are  the  sons  of  If'ra-el 
ben,   Sim'e-6n,   Le'vi,    and 
Is'sa-char,  and  Zeb'u-lon, 

2  Dan,  Jo'seph,  and  Ben'ja-min,  Naph'- 
la-li,  Gad,  and  Ash'^r. 

3  T  The  sons  of  Ju'dah  ;  Er,  and  O'nan, 
and  She'Iah  ;  which  three  were  born  unto 
him  of  the  daughter  of  Shii'a  the  Can'- 
aan-i-tess.  And  Er,  the  first-born  of'  Ju'- 
dah, was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  he  slew  him. 

4  And  Ta'mar  his  daughter-in-law  bare 
him  Pha'rez  and  Ze'rah.  All  the  sons  of 
Ju'dah  were  five. 

5  The  sons  of  Pha'rez  ;  Hez'ron,  and 
Ha'mul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Ze'rah  ;  Zim'ri,  and 
E'than,  and  He'man,  and  Cal'col,  and  Da'- 
ra  :  five  of  them  in  all. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Car'mi ;  A'char  the 
troubler  of  Ij'ra-el,  who  transgressed  in 
the  thing  accursed. 

8  And  the  sons  of  E'than  ;  Az-a-ri'ah. 

9  The    sons    also    of    Hez'ron,    that 
were  born   unto   him ;    Je-rahm'e-el, 
Ram,  and  Che-lu'bai. 

10  And  Ram  begat  A-min'a-dab  ; 
A-min'a-dab  begat    Nah'shon,    prince  of 
the  children  of  Ju'dah  ; 

11  And  Nah'shon  begat  Sal'ma,  and 
Sal'ma  begat  Bo'az,  ^■ 

12  And  Bo'az  begat  o'bed,  and  O'bed 
begat  Jes'se. 

13  And  Jes'se  begat  his  first-born  E-li'- 
ab,  and  A-bin'a-dab  the  second,  and  Shim'- 
ma  the  third, 

14  Ne-than'e-el  the  fourth,  Rad'da-T 
the  fift^h, 

15  o'zem  the  sixth,  Da'vid  the  seventh  : 

16  Whose  sisters  were  Zer-u-1'ah,  and 
Ab'i-gail.  And  the  sons  of  Zer-u-i'ah  ; 
A-blsh'a-i,  and  Jo'Sb,  and  A§'a-hel,  three. 

17  And  Ab'i-gail  bare  Am'a-sa  :  and  the 
father  of  Am'a-sa  was  Je'ther  the  Ish'me- 
el-ite. 


I.  CHRONICLES.  J-e-rahm'e-eland She'shan. 

18  T  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hez'ron  be- 
gat children  of  A-zu'bah  his  wife,  and  of 
Jer'i-oth  :  her  sons  are  these  ;  Je'sh^r,  and 
Sho'bab,  and  Ar'don. 

19  And  when  A-zu'bah  was  dead,  Ca'- 
leb  took  unto  him  E'phrath,  which  bare 
him  Hiir. 

20  And  Hur  begat  U'rl,  and  U'ri  begat 
Be-zal'e-el. 

21  T  And  afterward  Hez'ron  went  in 
to  the  daughter  of  Ma'chir  the  father  of 
Gil'e-ad,  whom  he  married  when  he  was 
threescore  j'ears  old  ;  and  she  bare  him 
Se'gub. 

22  And  Se'gub  begat  Ja'ir,  who  had 
three  and  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of 
Gil'e-ad. 

23  And  he  took  Ge'shur,  and  A'ram, 
with  the  towns  of  Ja'ir,  from  them,  with 
Ke'nath  and  the  towns  thereof,  even  three- 
score cities  :  all  these  belonged  to  the  sons 
of  Ma'chir  the  father  of  Gil'e-ad. 

24  And  after  that  Hez'ron  was  dead  in 
Ca'leb-Eph'ra-tah,  then  A-bi'ah,  Hez'ron's 
wife  bare  him  Ash'ur  the  father  of  Te- 
ko'a. 

25  IT  And  the  sons  of  Je-rahm'e-el,  the 
first-born  of  Hez'ron,  were  Ram  the  first- 
born, and  Bii'nah,  and  O'ren,  and  o'zem, 
and  A-hi'jah. 

26  Je-rahm'e-el  had  also  another  wife, 
whose  name  was  At'a-rah  ;  she  was  the 
mother  of  O'nam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram,  the  first-born 
of  Je-rahm'e-el,  were  Ma'az,  and  Ja'min, 
and  E'ker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  o'nam  were,  Sham'- 
ma-i,  and  Ja'da.  And  the  sons  of  Sham'- 
ma-i  ;   Na'dab,  and  Ab'i-shur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of  Ab'i-shur 
tvas  Ab-i-ha'il,  and  she  bare  him  Ah'ban, 
and  Mo'lid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  Na'dab  ;  Se'led,  and 
Ap'pa-im  :  but  Se'led  died  without  chil- 
dren. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Ap'pa-im ;  I'shi. 
And  the  sons  of  I'shi  ;  She'shan.  And 
the  children  of  She'shan  ;  Ah'lai. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Ja'da,  the  brother 
of  Sham'ma-i  ;    Je'ther,   and   Jon'a-than 
and  Je'ther  died  without  children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jon'a-than  ;  Pe'leth. 
and  Za'za.  These  were  the  sons  of  Je- 
rahm'e-el. 

34  IT  Now  She'shan  had  no  sons,  but 
daughters  :  and  She'shan  had  a  servant,  an 
E-|yp'ti-an,  whose  name  was  Jar'ha. 

35  And  She'shan  gave  his  daughter  tc 
Jar'ha  his  servant  to  wife,  and  she  bare 
him  At'tai. 

36  And  At'tai  begat  Na'than,  and  Na'- 
than  begat  Za'bad, 

37  And  Za'bad  begat  fiphlal,  and  £ph'- 
lal  begat  6'bed, 

38  And  o'bed  begat  Je'hu,  and  Je'hu 
begat  Az-a-ri'ah, 

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I.  CHRON'ICLES.      The  successors  of  Jcc-o-nl'ah. 


39  And  Az-a-ri'ah  begat  HeOez,  and 
Hfe'lez  begat  E-le'a-sah, 

40  And  E-le'a-s^h  begat  Sis-am'a-i,  and 
Sis-atn'a-i  begat  Shal'lum, 

41  And  Shal'lum  begat  Jek-a-mi'ah, 
and  Jek-a-mi'ah  begat  E-lish'a-ma. 

42  V  Now  the  sons  of  Ca'leb,  the  brother 
of  Je-rahm'e-el,  were  Me  sha  his  first-born, 
which  was  the  father  of  Ziph  ;  and  the 
sons  of  Ma-re'shah,  the  father  of  He'bron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  He'bron  ;  K5'rah, 
and  Tap'pu-ah,  and  Re'kem,  and  She'ma. 

44  And  She'ma  begat  Ra'ham,  the  fa- 
ther of  J6r'ko-am  ;  and  Re'kem  begat 
Sham'ma-i. 

45  And  the  son  of  Sham'ma-I  was  Ma'- 
in  ;  and  Ma'on  tvas  the  father  of  Beth'zur. 

46  And  E'phah,  Ca'leb's  concubine,  bare 
Ha'ran,  and  Mo'za,  and  Ga'zez :  and  Ha'- 
ran  begat  Ga'zez. 

47  And  the  sons  of  Jah'da-T;  Re'gem,^ 
and  Jo'tham,  and  Ge'shan,  and  Pe'let,  and 
E'phah,  and  Sha'aph. 

48  Ma'a-chah,  Ca'leb's  concubine,  bare 
She'ber,  and  Tir'ha-nah.^ 

49  She  bare  also  Sha'aph  the  father  of 
Mad-man'nah,  She'va  the  father  of  Mach'- 
be-nah,  and  the  father  of  Gib'e-a  :  and 
the  daughter  of  Ca'leb  ivas  Ach'sa. 

50  These  were  the  sons  of  Ca'leb,  the 
son  of  Hur,  the  first-born  of  Eph'ra-tah  ; 
Sh5'bal  the  father  of  Kir'jath-Je'a-rim, 

51  Sal'ma  the  father  of  Beth'le-hem, 
Ha'reph  the  father  of  Beth-ga'der. 

52  And  ShS'bal  the  father  of  Kir'jath- 
Je'a-rim  had  sons  ;  Har'o-eh,  and  half  of 
the  Ma-na'heth-ites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kir'jath-Je'a- 
rim  ;  the  Ith'rites,  and  the  Pu'hites,  and 
the  Shii'math-Ttes,  and  the  Mish'ra-ltes  : 
of  them  came  the  Za-re'ath-ites,  and  the 
Esh'tau-lites. 

54  The  sons  of  Sal'ma ;  Beth'le-hem, 
and  the  Ne-toph'a-thites,  At'a-roth,  the 
house  of  Jo'ab,  and  half  of  the  Ma-na'- 
heth-ites,  the  Zo'rites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the  scribes 
which  dwelt  at  Ja'bez ;  the  Ti'rath-ites, 
the  Shim'e-ath-ites,  and  Sii-cha'ath-ites. 
These  are  the  Ken'ites  that  came  of  He'- 
math,  the  father  of  the  house  of  Re'chab. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  these  were  the  sons  of  Da'vid, 
which  were  born  unto  him  in  He'- 
bron ;  the  first-born,  Am'non,  of  A-hm'o- 
am  the  Jez're-el-T-tess  ;  the  second,  Dan'- 
i-el,3  of  Ab'i-gail  the  Car'mel-i-tess : 

2  The  third,  Ab'sa-lora,  the  son  of  Ma'- 
a-chah, the  daughter  of  Tal'mai  king  of 
Ge'shur  ;  the  fourth,  Ad-o-ni'jah,  the  son 
of  Hag'gith  ; 

3  The  fifth,  Sheph-a-tl'ah,  of  Ab'i-tal ; 
the  sixth,  Ith're-am,  by  Eg'lah  his  wife. 

4  These  six  were  bora  unto  him  in  He'- 
bron ;  aad  there  he  reigned  seven  years 


and  six  months :  and  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  he 
reigned  thirty  and  three  years. 

5  And  these  were  born  unto  him  in  Je- 
rfl'sa-lem  ;  Shim'e-a,  and  Sho'bab,  and 
Na'than,  and  Sol'o-mon,  four,  of  Bath'- 
shu-a  the  daughter  of  Am'mi-el : 

6  ib'har  also,  and  E-lish'a-ma,  and  E- 
liph'e-let, 

7  And  N5'gah,  and  Ne'pheg,  and  Ja- 
phl'a, 

8  And  E-lTsh'a-ma,  and  E-li'a-da,  and 
E-liph'e-let,  nine. 

9  These  were  all  the  sons  of  Da'vTd,  be- 
side the  sons  of  the  concubines,  and  -Ta'- 
mar  their  sister. 

10  IT  And  Sol'D-mon's  son  was  Re-ho- 
bo'am  ;  A-bi'a  his  son,  A'sa  his  son,  Je- 
hosh'a-phat  his  son, 

11  Jo'ram  his  son,  A-ha-zi'ah  his  son, 
Jo'ash  his  son, 

12  Am-a-zi'ah  his  son,  Az-a-rl'ah  his  son, 
Jo'tham  his  son, 

13  A'haz  his  son,  Hez-e-ki'ah  his  son, 
Ma-nas'seh  his  son, 

14  A'mon  his  son,  Jo-sl'ah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  J6-si'ah  were,  the 
first-born  Jo-ha'nan,  the  second  Je-hoi'a- 
klm,  the  third  Zed-e-ki'ah,  the  fourth 
Shal'lum. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Je-hoi'a-kim  ;  Jec- 
6-nl'ah  his  son,  Zed-e-ki'ah  his  son. 

17  IT  And  the  sons  of  Jec-6-ni'ah  ;  As  - 
sir,  Sa-la'thi-el  his  son, 

18  Mal-chi'ram  also,  and  Ped-a-i'ah, 
and  She-na'zar,  Jec-a-mi'ah,  Hosh'a-ma, 
and  Ned-a-bi'ah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Ped-a-i'ah  were  Ze- 
rub'ba-bel,  and  Shim'e-i :  and  the  sons  of 
Ze-rub'ba-bel ;  Me-shul'lam,  and  Han-a- 
ni'ah,  and  Shel'o-mith  their  sister  : 

20  And  Ha-shii'bah,  and  O'hel,  and 
Ber-e-chi'ah,  and  Ha§-a-di'ah,  Ju-shab'he- 
sed,  five. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Han-a-nT'ah  ;  Pel-a- 
ti'ah,  and  Je-sai'ah  :4  the  sons  of  Reph-a- 
i'ah,  the  sons  of  Ar'nan,  the  sons  of  Ob-a- 
di'ah,  the  sons  of  Shech-a-ni'ah. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shech-a-nl'ah  ; 
Shem-a-T'ah  :  and  the  sons  of  Shem-a-1'ah  ; 
Hat'tush,  and  ig'e-al,  and  Ba-rl'ah,  and 
Ne-a-ri'ah,  and  Sha'phat,  six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Ne-a-ri'ah ;  E-li-ae'- 
na-T,^  and  Hez-e-ki'ah,  and  Az'ri-kam, 
three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  E-li-oe'na-i  wire  Hod- 
a-T'ah,  and  E-li'a-shib,  and  Pel-a-i'ah,  and 
Ak'kiib,  and  J5-ha'nan,  and  Dal-a-i'ah, 
and  An-a'nl,  seven. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THE  sons  of  Jii'dah  ;  Pha'rez,  Hez'ron, 
and  Car'mi,  and  Hur,  and  Sho'bal. 
2  And  Re-a-T'ah  the  son  of  Shd'bal  be- 
gat Ja'hath  ;  and  Ja'hath  begat  A-hu'ma-i 
and  La'had.     These   are  the   families  of 
the  Zo'rath-ites. 


1  g  hard.    *  Ter'ha-nhh.    ^  Dan'y-ll  or  Ddn'e-cl.    *  Jl-sa'yah. 


^  ffi  like  e  long. 
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3  And  these  were  of  the  father  of  £'- 
tain  ;  Jez're-el,  and  Ish'ma,  and  Id'bash  : 
and  the  name  of  their  sister  was  Ha'zel- 
El-po'ni : 

4  And  Pe-nQ'el  the  father  of  Ge'dor, 
and  E'zer  the  father  of  Hu'shah.  These 
are  the  sons  of  Ilur,  the  first-born  ofEph'- 
ra-tah,  the  father  of  Beth'le-hem. 

5  IT  And  Ash'ur  the  father  of  Te-k5'a 
had  two  wives,  He'lah  and  Na'a-rah. 

6  And  Na'a-rah  bare  him  A-hu'zam,  and 
He'pher,  and  Tem'e-nT,  and  Ha-a-hash'- 
ta-ri.     These  were  the  sons  of  Na'a-rah. 

7  Afid  the  sons  of  He'hih  were,  Ze'reth, 
and  Jez'o-ar,  and  Eth'nan. 

8  And  Coz  begat  A'nub,  and  Z5-be'hah, 
and  the  families  of  A-har'hel  the  son  of 
Ua'rum. 

9  IT  And  Ja'bez  was  more  /ton'ourable 
than  his  brethren:  and  his  mother  called 
his  name  Ja'bez,  saying,  Because  I  bare 
him  with  sorrow. 

10  And  Ja'bez  called  on  the  God  of 
if'ra-el,  saying.  Oh  that  thou  wouldst 
bless  me  indeed,  and  enlarge  my  coast, 
and  that  thine  hand  might  be  with  me, 
and  that  thou  wouldst  keep  me  from  evil, 
that  it  may  not  grieve  me  !  And  God  grant- 
ed him  that  which  he  requested. 

1 1  IT  And  Che'lub  the  brother  of  Shu'- 
ah  begat  Me'hir,  which  was  the  father  of 
Esh'ton. 

12  And  Esh'ton  begat  Beth'ra-pha,  and 
Pa-se'ah,  and  Te-hin'nah  the  father  of  Ir'- 
na-hash.     These  are  the  men  of  Re'chah. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Ke'naz  ;  Oth'ni-el, 
and  Se-ra-i'ah  :  and  the  sons  of  Oth'ni-el ; 
Ha'thath. 

14  And  Me-6n'o-thai  begat  Oph'rah : 
and  Se-ra-1'ah  begat  Jo'ab,  the  father  of 
the  valley  of  Char'a-shim  ;  for  they  were 
craftsmen. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Ca'leb  the  son  of 
Je-phim'n('h  ;  I'ru,  E'lah,  and  Na'am  ;  and 
the  sons  of  E'lah,  even  Ke'naz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Je-hal'e-le-el ;  Ziph, 
and  Zl'phiih,  Tir'i-a,'  and  A-sar'e-el. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ez'ra  were  Je'ther 
and  Me'red,  and   E'pher,  and  Ja'lon  :   and 


she  bare   Mir'i-am,^   and  Shani'ma-T,  and 
Ish'bah  the  father  of  Esh-tem'o-a. 

18  And  his  wife  Je-hu-di'jah  bare  Je'red 
the  father  of  Ge'dor,  and  He'ber  the  father 
of  So'ch5,  and  Je-ku'thi-el  the  father  of 
Za-no'ah.  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Bi- 
thl'ah  the  daughter  of  Pha'raoh,  which 
Me'red  took. 

19  And  the  sons  of  his  wife  Ho-di'ah 
the  sister  of  Na'ham,  the  father  of  Kei'lah 
the  Gar'mite,  and  Esh-tem'o-a  the  Ma-ach'- 
a-thlte. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shi'mon  were,  Xm'- 
non,  and  Rin'nah,  Ben-ha'nan,  and  Ti'lon. 
And  the  sons  of  I'shi  wire,  Zo'heth,  and 
Ben-zo'heth. 

'  T'er'e-a.  2  Mer^e-am. 


5  A'ehe-il 


The  posterity  of  Sim'e-on. 

21  H  The  sons  of  She'lah  the  son  o<"  ju  - 
dah  ictre,  Er  the  father  of  Le'cah,  and  La'- 
a-dah  the  father  of  Ma-re'shah,  and  the 
families  of  the  house  of  them  that  wrought 
fine  linen,  of  the  house  of  Ash'be-a, 

22  And  Jo'kim,  and  the  men  of  Ch5-ze'- 
ba,  and  Jo'ash,  and  Sa'raph,  who  had  the 
dominion  in  Mo'ab,  and  Jash'u-bi-Le'hera. 
And  these  are  ancient  things. 

23  These  were  the  potters,  and  those 
that  dwelt  among  plants  and  hedges : 
there  they  dwelt  with  the  king  for  his  work. 

24  f  The  sons  of  Sim'e-6n  were,  Nem- 
u'el,  and  Ja'min,  Ja'rib,  Ze'rah,  and  Sha'ul ; 

25  Shal'lum  his  son,  Mib'sam  his  son, 
Mish'ma  his  son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mish'ma  ;  Ham-u'el 
his  son,  Zac'chur  his  son,  Shim'e-i  his  son. 

27  And  Shim'e-T  had  sixteen  sons  and 
six  daughters  ;  but  his  brethren  had  not 
many  children,  neither  did  all  their  family 
multiply,  like  to  the  children  of  Ju'dah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  Be-er'she-ba,  and 
Mol'a-dah,  and  Ha'zar-Shu'al, 

29  And  at  Bil'hah,  and  at  E'zem,  and  at 
Td'lad, 

30  And  at  Be-thii'el,  and  at  Hor'mah, 
and  at  Zlk'lag, 

31  And   at  Beth-mar'ca-both,  and  Ha 
zar-Su'sTn,  and    at    Beth-bir'e-i,^    and   at 
Sha-a-ra'im.     These  were  their  cities  unto 
the  reign  of  Da'vid. 

32  And  their  villages  were  E'tam,  and 
A'ln,  RTm'mon,  and  Td'chen,  and  A'shan, 
five  cities  ; 

33  And  all  their  villages  that  were  round 
about'  the  same  cities,  unto  Ba'al.  These 
were  their  habitations,  and  their  geneal'o- 

?y- 

34  And  Me-sho'bab,  and  Jam'lech,  and 
Jd'shah  the  son  of  Am-a-zi'ah, 

35  And  Jo'el,  and  Je'hu  the  son  of  Jos- 
i-bl'ah,  the  son  of  Se-ra-i'ah,  the  son  of  A'- 
5i-el,5 

36  And  E-li-ffi'na-T,  and  Ja-ak'o-bah,  and 
Jesh-6-ha-i'ah,  and  Af-a-i'ah,  and  A'di-el, 
and  Je-sim'i-el,  and  Ben-ai'ah,^ 

37  And  Zi'za  the  son  of  ShT'phi,  the 
son  of  Al'lon,  the  son  of  Je-dai'ah,  the  son 
of  Shim'rT,  the  son  of  Shem-a-i'ah  : 

38  These  mentioned  by  (heir  names  were 
princes  in  their  families  ;  and  the  house  of 
their  fathers  increased  greatly. 

39  And  they  went  to  the  entrance  of 
Ge'dor,  even  unto  the  east  side  of  the  val- 
ley, to  seek  pasture  for  their  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture  and  good, 
and  the  land  was  wide,  and  quiet,  and 
peaceable  ;  for  they  of  Ham  had  dwelt 
there  of  old. 

41  And  these  written  by  name  came  in 
the  days  of  Hez-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah, 
and  smote  their  tents,  and  the  habitations 
that  were  found  there,  and  destroy'ed 
them  utterly  unto  this  day,  and  dwelt  in 
^  Beth-ber'e-l.  *  Bln'a'yah. 


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2%e  sons  of  Le'vi. 


their   rooms :  because   there   was  pasture 
there  for  their  flocks. 

42  And  some  of  thera,  even  of  the  sons 
of  Si>Ti'e-6n,  five  hundred  men,  went  to 
mount  Se'ir,  having-  for  their  cap'tains  Pel- 
a-ti'ah,  and  Ne-a-ri'ah,  and  Reph-a-i'ah, 
and  Uz-zi'el,  the  sons  of  I'shi. 

43  And  they  smote  the  rest  of  the  Am'- 
a-lek-ites  that  were  escaped,  and  dwelt 
there  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  V. 
I^POW  the  sons  of  ReO'ben  the  first-born 
X^  of  If'ra-el,  (for  he  was  the  first-born; 
but  forasmuch  as  he  defiled  his  father's 
bed,  his  birlh'rlght'  was  given  unto  the 
sons  of  Jo'seph  the  son  of  If'ra-el :  and  the 
leneal'o^y  is  not  to  be  reckoned  after  the 
birth'right. 

2  For  Ju'dah  prevailed  above  his  breth- 
ren, and  of  hini  came  the  chief  ruler  ;  but 
the  birth'right  was  Jo'seph's  ;) 

3  The  sons,  I  say^  of  Reft'ben  the  first- 
born of  If'ra-el,  wtre,  Ha'noch,  and  Pal'lii, 
Hez'ron,  and  Car'mi. 

4  The  sons  of  Jo'el ;  Shem-a-i'ah  his 
son,  Gog  his  son,  Shim'e-I  his  son, 

5  Mi'cah  his  son,  Re-a-i'a  his  son,  Ba'al 
his  son, 

6  Be-e'rah  his  son,  whom  Til'gath-Pil- 
ne'ser  king  of  As-syr'i-a  carried  away  cap- 
tive :  he  was  prince  of  the  Re&'ben-Ites. 

7  And  his  brethren  by  their  families, 
(when  the  eeneal'ogy  of  their  generations 
was  reckoned,)  were  the  chief,  Je-I'el,  and 
Zech-a-rl'ah, 

8  And  Be'la  the  son  of  A'zaz,  the  son  of 
She'ma,  the  son  of  Jo'el,  who  dwelt  in 
Ar'o-er,  even  unto  Ne'bo  and  Ba'al-Me'- 
6n : 

9  And  east'ward  he  inhabited  unto  the 
entering  in  of  the  wilderness  from  the  river 
Eu-phra'tef ;  because  their  cattle  were 
multiplied  in  the  land  of  Gil'e-ad. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they  made 
war  with  the  Ha'gar-ltes,  who  fell  by 
their  hand:  and  they  dwelt  in  their  tents 
throughout  all  the  east  layid  of  GU'e-ad. 

11  And  the  children  of  Gad  dwelt  over 
against'  them,  in  the  land  of  Ba'shan,  unto 
Sal'cah : 

12  Jo'el  the  chief,  and  Sha'pham  the 
next,  and  Ja'a-nai,  and  Sha'phat  in  Ba'- 
shan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the  house  of 
tneir  fathers  were  Mi'cha-el,  and  Me-shiir- 
'am,  and  She'ba,  and  Jo'ra-i,  and  Ja'chan, 
and  Zl'a,  and  He'ber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of  Ab-i-ha'iil 
the  son  of  Hu'rT,  the  son  of  Ja-r5'ah,  the 
son  of  Gil'e-ad,  the  son  of  Mi'cha-el,  the 
son  of  Je-shish'a-I,  the  son  of  Jah'do,  the 
son  of  Buz ; 

15  A'hi  the  son  of  Ab'di-el,  the  son  of 
Gu'ni,  chief  of  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

»  berth'rtte. 


16  And  they  dwelt  in  Gil'e-ad  Hi  Bk' 
shan,  and  in  her  towns,  and  in  all  the  sub- 
urbs of  Sha'ron,  upon  their  borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by  ^eneal'- 
o^Tes  in  the  days  of  Jo'tham  king  of  Ju'dah, 
and  in  the  days  of  Jer-6-b5'am  king  of  If'- 
ra-el. 

18  The  sons  of  Reft'ben,  and  the  Gad'- 
ites,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  of 
valiant  men,  men  able  to  bear  buckler 
and  sM'ord,  and  to  shoot  with  bow,  anrl 
skilful  in  war,  were  four  and  forty  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  threescore,  that  went 
out  to  the  war. 

19  And  they  made  war  with  the  Ha'gar- 
ites,  with  Je'tur,  and  Ne'phish,  and  N6'- 
dab. 

20  And  they  were  helped  against'  them, 
and  the  Ha'gar-ites  were  delivered  into 
their  hand,  and  all  that  tvere  with  them  : 
for  they  cried  to  God  in  the  battle,  and  he 
was  entreated  of  them  ;  because  they  put 
their  trust  in  him. 

21  And  they  took  away  their  cattle  ;  of 
their  camels  fifty  thousand,  and  of  sheep 
two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand,  and  of 
asses  two  thousand,  and  of  men  a  hundred 
thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many  slain,  be- 
cause the  war  was  of  God.  And  they 
dwelt  in  their  steads  until  the  captivi- 
ty- 

23  T  And  the  children  of  the  half  tribe 
of  Ma-nas'seh  dwelt  in  the  land  :  they  in- 
creased from  Ba'shan  unto  Ba'al-Her'mon, 
and  Se'nir,  and  unto  mount  Her'mon. 

24  And  these  were  the  heads  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  even  E'pher,  and 
I'shT,  and  E'li-el,  and  Az'ri-el,  and  Jer-e- 
mi'ah,  and  Hod-a-vi'ah,  and  Jah'di-el, 
mighty  men  of  valour,  famous  men,  and 
heads  of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

25  And  they  transgressed  against'  the 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  went  a  whoring 
after  the  gods  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
whom  God  destroy'ed  before  them. 

26  And  the  God  of  If'ra-el  stirred  up 
the  spirit  of  Piil  king  of  As-syr'i-a,  and  the 
spirit  of  Til'gath-Pil-ue'ser  king  of  As-syr'- 
i-a, and  he  carried  them  away,  (even  the 
ReO'ben-Ttes,  and  the  Gad'ites,  and  the 
half-tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,)  and  brought 
them  unto  Ha'iah,  and  Ha'bor,  and  Ha'ra, 
and  to  the  river  Go'zan,  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THE  sons  ofLe'vl ;  Ger'shon,  Ko'hath, 
and  Mer'a-rl. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Ko'hath  ;  Am'ram, 
Iz'har,  and  He'bron,  and  Uz-zi'el. 

3  And  the  children  of  Am'ram  ;  Jt&'ron, 
and  Mo'fes,  and  Mir'i-am.^  The  sons  also 
of  »4a'r6n  ;  Na'dab  and  A-bl'hu,  E-le-a'zar 
and  ith'a-mar. 

4  f  E-le-a'zar  begat  Phm'e-has,  Phm  e 
has  begat  A-bish'u-a, 

2  Mer'e-am. 

346 


TTiefamilieto/Ger'shom^  I. 

5  And  X-bTsh'u-a  begat  Buklci,  and 
Buk'kl  begat  iTz'zT, 

6  And  Uz'zl  begat  Zer-a-hl'ah,  and  Zer- 
a-hl'ah  be^rat  Me-rai'6th,' 

7  Me-rai'6th  begat  Am-a-ri'ah,  and  Am- 
a-ri'ah  begat  A-hi'tub, 

8  And  A-hl'tub  begat  Za'dok,  and  Za'- 
dok  begat  A-him'a-az, 

9  And  A-him'a-az  begat  Az-a-ri'ah,  and 
Az-a-rl'ah  begat  Jo-ha'nan, 

10  And  Jo-ha'nan  begat  Az-a-ri'ah,  (he 
it  is  that  executed  the  priest's  office  in  the 
temple  that  Sol'o-mon  built  in  Je-riVsa- 
lem,) 

1 1  And  Az-a-ri'ah  begat  Am-a-ri'ah,  and 
Am-a-ri'ah  begat  A-hi'tub, 

12  And  A-hi'tub  begat  Za'dok,  and  Za'- 
dv)k  begat  Shal'lum, 

13  And  Shal'lum  begat  HTl-ki'ah,  and 
Hil-ki'ah  begat  Az-a-ri'ah, 

14  And  Az-a-ri'ah  begat  Se-ra-I'ah,  and 
Se-ra-i'ah  begat  Je-hoz'a-dak, 

15  And  Je-hoz'a-dak  went  into  captivi- 
tyy  when  the  Lord  carried  away  Ju'dah 
and  Je-r&'sa-lem  by  the  hand  of  Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar. 

16  If  The  sons  of  Le'vi  ;  Ger'shom,  K6'- 
hath,  and  Mer'a-ri. 

17  And  these  be  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Ger'shom;   Lib'ni,  and  Shim'e-T. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Ko'hath  were,  Am'- 
ram,  and  Iz'har,  and  He'bron,  and  tJz- 
zi'el. 

19  The  sons  of  Mer'a-ri;  Mah'li  and 
MQ'shi.  And  these  are  the  families  of  the 
Le'vites,  according  to  their  fathers. 

20  IT  Of  Ger'shom  ;  Lib'ni  his  son,  Ja'- 
hath  his  son,  Zim'mah  his  son, 

21  Jo'ah  his  son,  Id'do  his  son,  Ze'rah 
his  son,  Je-at'e-rai  his  son. 

22  The  sons  of  Ko'hath  ;  A-min'a-dab 
his  son,  Ko'rah  his  son.  As  sir  his  son, 

23  El'ka-nah  his  son,  and  E-bi'a-saph 
his  son,  and  As'sir  his  son, 

24  Ta'hath  his  son,  U-ri'el  his  son,  t7z- 
zi'ah  his  son,  and  Sha'ul  his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  El'ka-nah  ;  A-mas'a-i, 
and  A-hi'moth. 

26  As  for  El'ka-nah  :  the  sons  of  El'ka- 
nah  ;  Zo'phai  his  son,  and  Naliath  his  son, 

27  £-li'ab  hij  son,  Jer'o-ham  his  son, 
El'ka-nah  his  son. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Sam'u-el ;  the  first- 
born Vash'ni,  and  A-bi'ah. 

29  IT  The  sons  of  Mer'a-ri ;  Mah'li,  Lib'- 
ni his  son,  Shim'e-i  his  son,  t/z'za  his  son, 

30  Shim'e-a  his  son,  Hag-gi'ah  his  son, 
Aj-a-i'ah  Viis  son. 

31  And  these  are  they  whom  Da'vid  set 
over  the  ser'vice  of  song  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  after  that  the  ark  had  rest. 

32  Andthey  ministered  before  the  dwell- 
ing place  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation with  singing,  until  Sol'o-mon  had 
built  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Je-rft'sa- 

'  Ml-ra'ybth. 


CHRON'ICLES.  Ko'hath^  and  Mcr'a-rl. 

lem  ;  and  then  they  waited  on  their  office 
according  to  their  order. 

33  And  these  are  they  that  waited,  with 
their  children.  Of  the  sons  of  the  Ko'- 
hath-ites  ;  He'man  a  singer,  the  son  of 
Jo'el,  the  son  of  She-mu'el, 

34  The  son  of  El'ka-nah,  the  son  of  Jer'- 
o-ham, the  son  of  E'li-el,  the  son  of  To'ah, 

35  "The  son  of  Zuph,  the  son  of  El'ka- 
nah,  the  son  of  Ma'hath,  the  son  of  A- 
mas'a-i, 

36  The  son  of  El'ka-nah,  the  son  of  Jo'el, 
the  son  of  Az-a-ri'ah,  the  son  of  Zeph-a- 
ni'ah, 

37  The  son  of  Ta'hath,  the  son  of  As'sir, 
the  son  of  E-bi'a-saph,  the  son  of  Ko'rah, 

38  The  son  of  Iz'har,  the  son  of  Ko'- 
hath, the  son  of  Le'vi,  the  son  of  if'ra-el: 

39  And  his  brother  A'saph,  (who  stood 
on  his  right  hand,)  even  A'saph,  the  son  of 
Ber-a-chi'ah,  the  son  of  Shim'e-a, 

40  "The  son  of  Mi'cha-el,  the  son  of  Ba- 
a-sei'ah,2  the  son  of  Mal-chi'ah, 

41  The  son  of  Eth'ni,  the  son  of  Ze'rah, 
the  son  of  Ad-a-i'ah, 

42  The  son  of  E'than,  the  son  of  Zim'- 
mah, the  son  of  Shim'e-i, 

43  The  son  of  Ja'hath,  the  son  of  Ger' 
shom,  the  son  of  Le'vi. 

44  And  their  brethren,  the  sons  of  Mer' 
a-ri,  stood  on  the  left  hand :  E'than  the 
son  of  Kish'i,  the  son  of  Ab'di,  the  son  of 
Mal'luch, 

45  "The  son  of  Hash-a-bi'ah,  the  son  of 
Am-a-zi'ah,  the  son  of  Hil-ki'ah, 

46  The  son  of  Am'zi,  the  son  of  Ba'ni, 
the  son  of  Sha'mer, 

47  The  son  of  Mah'li,  the  son  of  Mu'- 
shi,  the  son  of  Mer'a-ri,  the  son  of  Le  vi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  Le'vites  wert 
appointed  unto  all  manner  of  ser'vice  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  house  of  God. 

49  But  *4a'r6n  and  his  sons  offered  upon 
the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  and  on  the 
altar  of  incense,  and  were  appointed  for 
all  the  work  of  the  place  most  holy,  and 
to  make  an  atonement  for  If'ra-el,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  God 
had  comman'ded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of  ^a'ron  ; 
E-le-a'zar  his  son,  Phin'e-has  his  son,  A- 
bish'u-a  his  son, 

51  Biik'ki  his  son,  tjz'zi  his  son,  Zer-a- 
hi'ah  his  son, 

52  Me-rai'6th  his  son,  Am-a-ri'ah  his 
son,  A-hi'tub  his  son, 

53  Za'dok  his  son,  A-him'a-az  his  son. 

54  t  Now  these  are  their  dwelling 
places  throughout  their  castles  in  their 
coasts,  of  the  sons  of  .^a'ron,  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  Ko'hath-ites  ;  for  theirs  was 
the  lot. 

55  And  they  gave  them  He'bron  in  the 
land  of  Ju'dah,  and  the  suburbs  thereof 
round  about'  it. 

2  Ba-orte'yah, 
347 


77ie  cities  of  the  priests.  I. 

56  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the 
villages  thereof,  they  gave  to  Ca'leb  the 
son  of  Je-phun'neh. 

57  And  to  the  sons  of  ./Sa'ron  they  gave 
the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  namely,  He'bron,  the 
city  of  refuge,  and  Lib'nah  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Jat'tir,  and  Esh-tem'o-a,  with 
their  suburbs, 

58  And  Hi'len  with  her  suburbs,  De'bir 
with  her  suburbs, 

59  And  A'shan  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Beth'she-mesh  with  her  suburbs  : 

60  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min  ; 
Ge'ba  with  her  suburbs,  and  A-le'meth 
with  her  suburbs,  and  An'a-thoth  with  her 
suburbs.  All  their  cities,  throughout  their 
families,  were  thirteen  cities. 

61  And  unto  the  sons  of  Ko'hath,  which 
were  left  of  the  family  of  that  tribe,  were 
cities  given  out  of  the  half  tribe,  namely, 
out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas  seh,  by  lot, 
ten  cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Ger'shom, 
throughout  their  families,  out  of  the  tribe 
of  is'sa-char,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ash'er, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph'ta-li,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh  in  Ba'shan, 
thirteen  cities. 

63  Unto  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri  were  given 
by  lot,  throughout  their  families,  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Reft'ben,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zeb'u-lon, 
twelve  cities. 

64  And  the  children  of  i|'ra-el  gave  to 
the  Le'vites  these  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot,  out  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Ju'dah,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Sim'e-6n,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Benja- 
min, these  cities  which  are  called  by  their 
names. 

66  And  the  residue  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Ko'hath  had  cities  of  their 
coasts  out  of  the  tribe  of  E'phra-im. 

67  And  they  gave  unto  them,  of  the 
cities  ol  refuge,  She'chem  in  mount  E'phra- 
im  with  her  suburbs ;  they  gave  also  Ge'- 
zer  with  her  suburbs, 

68  And  J6k'me-am  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Beth-ho'ron  with  her  suburbs, 

69  And  Ai'ja-lon'  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Gath-rim'mon  with  her  suburbs  : 

70  And_  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nas'seh  ;  A'ner  with  her  suburbs,  and  Bil'- 
e-am  with  her  suburbs,  for  the  family  of 
the  remnant  of  the  sons  of  Ko'hath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  of  Ger'shom  tcere  given 
out  of  the  family  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma- 
nas'seh,  Go'lan  in  Ba'shan  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Ash'ta-roth  with  her  suburbs  : 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Is'sa-char  ; 
Ke'desh  with  her  suburbs,  Dab'e-rath  with 
her  suburbs, 

73  And  Ra'moth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
i'nem  with  her  suburbs  : 

^  Ad'ja-lon, 


CHRON'ICLES.         The  posterity  of  Is'sa-char. 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Xsh'^r  ;  Ma'- 
shal  with  her  suburbs,  and  Ib'don  with 
her  suburbs, 

75  And  Hiik'ok  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Re'hob  with  her  suburbs  . 

76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph'ta-li  ; 
Ke'desh  in  Gal'i-lee  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Ham'mon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kir'jath- 
A'im2  with  her  suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Mer'- 
a-ri were  given,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zeb'u- 
lon,  Rim'mon  with  her  suburbs,  Ta'bor 
with  her  suburbs : 

78  And  on  the  other  side  Jor'dan  by 
Jer'i-cho,  on  the  east  side  of  Jor'dan,  were 
given  them  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reft'ben, 
B-e'zer  in  the  wilderness  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Jah'zah  with  her  suburbs, 

79  Ked'e-moth  also  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Meph'a-ath  with  her  suburbs  : 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad  ;  Ra'- 
moth in  Gil'e-ad  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Ma-ha-na'im  with  her  suburbs, 

81  And  Hesh'bon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Ja'z^r  with  her  suburbs. 

CHAP.  VII. 


NOW  the  sons  of  is'sa-char  were,  Td'la, 
and    Pii'ah,  Jash'iib,  and   Shim'ron, 
four. 

2  And  the  sons  of  To'la ;  Uz'zi,  and 
Reph-a-i'ah,  and  Je'ri-el,  and  Jah'ma-i, 
and  Jib'sam,  and  She-mu'el,  heads  of  their 
father's  house,  to  tvit,  of  To'la  ;  they  were 
valiant  men  of  might  in  their  generations  ; 
whose  number  was,  in  the  days  of  Da'vid, 
two  and  twenty  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  tJz'zT  ;  Iz-ra-hi'ah  : 
and  the  sons  of  Iz-ra-hi'ah  ;  Mi'cha-el,  and 
ob-a-di'ah,  and  J5'el,  I-shi'ah,  five  :  all  of 
them  chief  men. 

4  And  with  them,  by  their  generations, 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers,  were  bands 
of  sol'dierf -^  for  war,  six  and  thirty  thou- 
sand men  :  for  they  had  many  wives  and 
sons. 

5  And  their  brethren,  among  all  the 
families  of  is'sa-char,  ivere  men  of  might, 
reckoned  in  all,  by  their  geneal'oeief ,  four- 
score and  seven  thousand. 

6  IT  The  sons  of  Ben'ja-min  ;  Be'la,  and 
Be'cher,  and  Je-dl'a-el,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Be'la  ;  Ez'bon,  and 
IJz'zi,  and  tJz-zT'el,  and  Jer'i-moth,  and 
T'ri,  five  ;  heads  of  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, mighty  men  of  valour,  and  were 
reckoned,  by  their  geneal'ogief,  twenty 
and  two  thousand  and  thirty  and  four. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Be'cher ;  Ze-mi'ra, 
and  Jo'ash,  and  E-li-e'zer,  and  E-li-se'na-1, 
and  Om'rT,  and  Jer'i-moth,  and  A-bi'ah, 
and  An'a-thoth,  and  Al'a-meth.  All  these 
are  the  sons  of  Be'cher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  after  their 
^eneal'ogy  by  their  generations,  heads  ol 

2  Ker^jalh-A'tm,.  ^  soVjutz. 

348 


ThesonsofMa-nas'sr.h,  I.    CHRON'ICLES. 

the  house  of  their  fathers,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  teas  twenty  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Je-di'a-gl ;  Bil'han  : 
and  the  sons  of  Bil'han  ;  Je'flsh, and  Bcn'- 
jamTn,  and  E'hiid,  and  ^he-nS'a-nah,  and 
Ze'than,  and  Thar'shlsh,  and  A-hTsh'a-hir. 

11  All  these,  tiie  sons  of  Je-di'a-el,  by 
the  heads  of  their  fathers,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  7oere  seventeen  thousand  and  twro 
hundred  soldiers,  fit  to  go  out  for  war  and 
battle. 

Ii2  ShQp'pim  also,  and  Hcip'pim,  the 
children  of  Ir,  and  Hu'shiin,  the  sons  of 
A'h6r. 

13  H  The  sons  of  Naph'ta-ll ;  Jkh'zi-el, 
and  Ga'nl,  and  Je'zer,  and  Shal'lum,  the 
sons  of  Bil'hah. 

14  IT  The  sons  of  Ma-nas'seh  ;  Ash'ri-6l, 
whom  she  bare ;  (hut  his  concubine  the 
.\'ram-I-tess  bare  Ma'chir  the  father  of 
Gil'e-ad. 

15  And  Ma'chir  took  to  wife  the  sister 
of  Hcip'pim  and  Shup'pim,  whose  sister's 
name  was  Ma'a-chah  ;)  and  the  name  of 
the  second  7cas  Ze-lO'phe-had  :  and  Ze- 
lo'phe-had  had  daughters. 

16  And  Ma'a-chjh  tlie  wife  of  Ma'chir 
bare  a  son,  and  she  called  his  name  re'- 
rfish ;  and  the  name  of  his  brother  jcas 
She'resh  :  and  his  sons  tclre  U'lam  and 
Ra'kem. 

17  And  the  sons  of  U'lam ;  Be'dan. 
These  locre  the  sons  of  Gil'e-ad,  the  son 
of  Ma'chir,  the  son  of  Ma-nas'seh. 

18  And  his  sister  Ham-mol'e-k6th  bare 
I'shod,  and  A-bi-e'z6r,  and  Ma-ha'lah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Shgm'i-dkh  loSre, 
A-hi'an,  and  She'chem,  and  Lik'hl,  and 
A'ni-am. 

20  IT  And  the  sons  of  E'phra-Tm ;  Shu'- 
the-l"ih,  and  Be'red  his  son,  and  Ta'hath 
his  son,  and  El'a-dah  his  son,  and  Ta'hath 
his  son, 

21  And  Za'bad  his  son,  and  Sho'the-lih 
his  son,  and  e'zfer,  and  r.'le-ad,  whom  the 
men  of  Gath  that  wire  born  in  that  land 
slew,  because  they  came  down  to  take 
away  their  cattle. 

22  And  E'phra-im  their  father  mourned 
many  days,  and  his  brethren  came  to  com'- 
fort  him. 

23  And  when  he  went  in  to  his  wife, 
she  conceived  and  bare  a  son,  and  he  call- 
ed his  name  Be-rl'ah,  because  it  went  evil 
with  his  house. 

24  (And  his  dlughter  was  She'rah,  who 
built  Beth-hn'ron  the  nether,  and  the  up- 
per, and  Uz'zen-She'rah.) 

2i3  And  R^;'phah  was  his  son,  also  Re'- 
shgph,  and  Te'lah  his  son,  and  Ta'han  his 
son, 

26  La'a-dan  his  son,  Am-mi'hfld  his  son, 
K-lish'a-ma  his  son, 

27.Ndn  his  son,  Je-hdsh'u-kh  his  son. 


and  of  Ash'er. 

28  ^  And  tlieir  poj^gs'sions  and  habita- 
tions wire  Beth'el  and  the  towns  thereof, 
and  east'wdrd  Na'a-ran,  and  wgst'ward 
Ge'zer  with  the  towns  thereof,  She'9hSm 
also  and  the  towns  thereof,  unto  Ga'za  and 
the  towns  thereof: 

29  And  by  the  borders  of  tlie  children 
of  Ma-nas'seh,  Belh-she'an  and  her  towns, 
Ta'a-nach  and  her  towns,  Me-gid'do  and 
her  towns.  Dor  and  her  towns.  In  these 
dwelt  the  children  of  Jo'seph  the  son  of 
Ij'ra-el. 

30  IT  The  sons  of  Ash'er;  Im'nah,  and 
Is'u-kh,  and  Ish'u-ai,  and  Be-ri'ah,  and 
Se'rah  their  sister. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Be-rl'ah  ;  He'bir, 
and  Mal'chi-el,  who  is  the  father  of  Bir'- 
za-vTth. ' 

32  And  He'bor  begat  Japh'let,  and  Sho'- 
m6r,  and  Ho'tham,  and  Shu'a  their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japh'let ;  Pa'sach, 
and  Bim'hal,  and  .ish'vath  :  these  dre  the 
children  of  Japh'let. 

34  And  the  sons  of  Sha'mer  ;  A'hT,  and 
Riih'gah,  Je-hub'bah,  and  A'ram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother  He'l^m  ; 
Zo'phah,  and  Im'na,  and  She'l6sh,  and 
A'mal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zo'phah  ;  Su'ah,  and 
Hiir'ne-pher,  and  ShQ'al,  and  Be'ri,  and 
Im'rah, 

37  Be'zer,  and  Hod,  and  Sham'ma,  and 
Shil'shah,  and  Ith'ran,  and  Be-e'ra. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Je'ther ;  Je-phun'- 
neh,  and  Pl|'pah,  and  A'ra. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Ul'la  ;  A'rah,  and 
Han'i-el,  and  Re-zl'a. 

40  All  these  were  the  children  of  Ash'- 
6r,  heads  of  their  father's  house,  choice 
and  mighty  men  of  valour,  chief  of  the 
princes.  And  the  number,  throughout 
the  |eneal'o|y  of  them  that  were  apt  to 
the  war  and  to  battle,  was  twenty  and 
six  thousand  men. 

CHAP.  vni. 

NOW  B6n'ja-mTn  begat  Be'la  his  first- 
born, Ash'bel  the  second,  and  A-har'- 
ah  the  third, 

2  No'hah  the  fourth,  and  Ra'pha  the 
fifth. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Be'la  lolre,  Id'dar, 
and  Ge'ra,  and  X-bi'hud, 

4  And  A-bish'u-a,  and  Na'a-man,  and 
A-ho'ah, 

5  And  Ge'ra,  and  She-phu'phan,  and 
Hu'ram 

6  And  these  dre  the  sons  of  E'hiid  : 
these  kre  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Ge'ba,  and  they  removed 
them  to  Man'a-hath : 

7  And  Na'a-man,  and  A-hi  ah,  and  Ge'- 
ra, he  removed  them,  and  begat  Uz'za, 
and  A-hi'hud. 

8  And  Sha-ha-ra'Im  begat  children  in 
the  country  of  Mo'ab,  after  he  had  sent 


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them   Sway ;   Hu'shim    and   Ba'a-ra   wire 
his  wives. 

9  And  he  begat  of  Ho'desh  his  wife, 
Jo'bab,  and  Zib'i-a,  and  Me'sha,  and  Mal'- 
ch9in, 

10  And  Je'uz,  and  Cha-chi'a,  and  Mir'- 
ma. '  These  were  his  sons,  heads  of  the 
fathers. 

11  And  of  Ha'shlm  he  begat  A-hl'tub, 
and  iil'pa-al. 

12  The  sons  of  El'pa-5l ;  i'bcr  and  Mi'- 
sham,  and  Sha'mgd,  who  built  O'no  and 
Lod,  with  the  towns  thereof: 

13  Be-rl'ah  also,  and  She'ma,  who  wSre 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Xi'ja-lon,^  who  drove  away  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Gath  : 

14  And  A-hl'o,  Sha'shak,  and  Jgr'e- 
miJth, 

15  And  Zeb-a-dl'ah,  and  A'rad,  and 
A'd6r, 

16  And  Mi'cha-el,  and  If'pah,  and  Jo'- 
ha,  the  sons  of  Be-ri'ah  ; 

17  And  Zeb-a-di'ah,  and  Me-shul'lam, 
and  H§z'e-ki,  and  He'ber, 

18  Ish'me-rai  also,  and  Jgz-li'ah,  and 
Jo'bab,  the  sons  of  F.l'pa-al ; 

19  And  Ja'klm,  and  Zich'rl,  and  Zab'dl, 

20  And  E-li-ae'na-I,  and  Zil'thai,  and 
E-li'el, 

21  And  Ad-a-i'ah,  and  Ber-a-I'ah,  and 
Shim'rath,  the  sons  of  Shim'hl ; 

22  And  Ish'pan,  and  He'ber,  and  i-li'gl, 

23  And  Ab'don,  and  Zich'rl,  and  Ha'- 
nan, 

24  And  Han-a-ni'ah,  and  i'lam,  and 
An-to-thi'jah, 

25  And  Iph-e-dei'ah,3  and  Pe-nu'el,  the 
sons  of  Sha'shak  ; 

26  And  Sham-she-ra'i,  and  Sh6-ha-I'ah, 
and  Ath-a-ll'ah, 

27  And  Jar-a-si'ah,  and  f-ll'ah,  and 
Zich'rl,  the  sons  of  Jer'o-ham. 

28  These  ice.re  heads  of  the  fathers,  by 
their  generations,  chief  mew.  These  dwelt 
in  Je-rCi'sa-lem. 

29  And  at  Gib'e-on  dwelt  the  father  of 
Gib'e-6n,  (whose  wife's  name  was  Ma'a' 
chkh ;) 

30  And  his  first-born  son  Xb'don,  and 
Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Ba'al,  and  Na'dab, 

31  And  Ge'dor,  and  A-hi'o,  and  Za'- 
ch6r. 

32  And  Mik'loth  begat  ShTm'e-ah.   And 
these   also   dwelt  with  their   brethren 
Je-rii'sa-lem,  over  against'  them. 

33  IT  And  Ner  begat  KTsh,  and  Ktsh 
begat  Sftul,  and  S^ul  begat  Jon'a-than, 
and  Mal-chi-shu'a,  and  X-bln'a-dab,  and 
Esh'ba-al. 

34  And  the  son  of  Jon'a-than  was  Me- 
rib'ba-al ;  and  Me-rib'ba-al  begat  Mi'cah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Mi'cah  were,  Pi'- 
thon,  and  Me'lech,  and  Ta're-a,  and  A'haz. 


T7ie  stock  of  Saul  and  Jdn'a-than. 

36  And  A'haz  begat  Je-ho'a-diih  ;  and 
Je-ho'a-dah  begat  A-le'meth,  and  Az'nia- 
v6th,  and  Zim'ri ;  and  Zim'ri  begat  Mo'za, 

37  And  Mo'za  begat  Bin'e-a  :  Ra'pha 
was  his  son,  E-le'a-stih  his  son,  a'z61  his 
epn. 

38  And  A'zel  had  six  sons,  whose  names 
dre  these,  Az'ri-kam,  Bocli'e-rCi,  and  Ish'- 
ma-el,  and  She-a-ri'ah,  and  Ob-a-di'ah, 
and  Ha'nan.  All  these  wire  the  sons  of 
A'zgl. 

39  And  the  sons  of  E'shek  his  brother 
wSre,  U'lam  his  first-born,  Je'hQsh  the 
second,  and  K-lTph'e-let  the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  U'lam  were  mighty 
men  of  valour,  archers,  and  had  many 
sons,  and  sons'  sons,  a  hundred  and  fifty. 
All  these  are  the  sons  of  Ben'ja-min. 

CHAP.   IX. 

SO  all  Ij'ra-el  wgre  reckoned  bygeneal'- 
ogles ;  and,  behold,  tliey  were  writ- 
ten in  tne  book  of  the  kings  of  l|'ra-el 
and  Ju'dah,  who  were  carried  away  to 
Bab'y-lon  for  their  transgression. 

2  Now  the  first  inhabitants  that  dwelt 
in  their  pof^es'sions  in  their  cities  were, 
the  Is'ra-el-ites,  the  priests,  Le'vites,  and 
the  Neth'i-nlms. 

3  And  in  Je-rii'sa-lem  dwelt  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ju'dah,  and  of  the  children  of 
Ben'ja-min,  and  of  the  children  of  i'phra- 
im,  and  Ma-nas'seh  ; 

4  U'tha-I  the  son  of  Am-mi'hud,  the  son 
of  Om'rl,  the  son  of  Im'rl,  the  son  of  Ba'- 
nl,  of  the  children  of  Pha'rez  the  son  of 
Ju'dah. 

5  And  of  the  Shl-lG'nites  ;  A|-a-l'ah  the 
first-born,  and  his  sons. 

6  And  of  the  sons  of  Ze'rah  ;  Je'u-el, 
and  their  brethren,  six  hundred  and  ninety. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Ben'ja-min  ;  Sal'- 
lu  the  son  of  Me-shul'lam,  the  son  of  Hod- 
a-vi'ah,  the  son  of  Has-e-nu'ah, 

8  And  Ib-nei'ah  *  the  son  of  Jer'o-ham, 
and  i'lah  the  son  of  Uz'zi,  the  son  of 
Mi9h'rl,  and  Me-shul'lam  the  son  of  Shgph- 
a-ti'ah,  the  son  of  Re-u'el,  the  son  of  Ib- 
nl'jah ; 

9  And  their  brethren,  according  to  their 
generations,  nine  hundred  and  fifty  and 
six.  All  these  men  were  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers in  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

10  TT  And  of  the  priests;  Je-dai'ah,*  and 
Je-hoi'a-rib,*  and  Ja'chin, 

11  And  Az-a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Hil-ki'ah, 
the  son  of  Me-shul'lam,  the  son  of  Za'dSk, 
the  son  of  Me-rai'6th,'  the  son  of  A-hi'tQb, 
the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God  ; 

12  And  Ad-a-i'ah  the  son  of  Jer'o-ham, 
the  son  of  Pash'Qr,  the  son  of  Mal-chi'jah, 
and  Ma-aj'i-ai  the  son  of  I'di-el,  the  son 
of  Jah'ze-rah,  the  son  of  Me-shul'lam,  the 
son  of  Mesh-Tl-le'mith,  the  son  of  Im'mer; 

13  And   their  brethren,  heads  of  the 


'  Mer'ma.        *  Ad'ja-ldn.        ^  Jph-e-de'ydh..        *  Ib-ne'yah.        *  Jt-da'y&h. 
8  Je-hdy'a-rib.  ^  Me-rd'ydth. 

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house  of  their  fathers,  a  thousand  and 
seven  hundred  and  threescore  ;  very  able 
men  for  the  work  of  the  ser'vice  of  the 
house  of  God. 

14  And  of  the  Le'vites ;  Shem-a-I'ah 
the  son  of  Ha'shub,  the  son  of  iz'ri-kam, 
the  son  of  Hash-a-bi'ah,  of  the  sons  of 
Mer'a-ri  ; 

15  And  Bak-bak'kar,  He'rgsh,  and  Ga'- 
lal,  and  Mat-ta-ni'ah  the  son  of  Mi'9ah, 
the  son  of  Zich'rl,  the  son  of  A'siph ; 

16  And  Ob-a-di'ah  the  son  of  Shem-a- 
i'ah,  the  son  of  Ga'lal,  the  son  of  Jed'u- 
thun ;  and  Ber-c-chi'ah  the  son  of  A'sa, 
the  son  of  El'ka-nah,  that  dwelt  in  the 
villages  of  the  Ne-toph'a-thltes. 

17  And  the  porters  jo^re,  Shal'lum,  and 
Ak'kub,  and  Tal'mon,  and  A-bi'mun,  and 
their  brethren  :  Shal'lum  was  the  chief; 

18  (Who  hitherto  waited  in  the  king's 
gate  east' ward  :)  they  wSre  porters  in  the 
com'panies  of  the  children  of  Le'vl. 

I'J  And  Shal'lQm  the  son  of  Ko're,  the 
son  of  E-bl'a-saph,  the  son  of  Ko'rah,  and 
his  brethren,  (of  the  house  of  his  father,) 
the  Ko'rah-ites,  toere  over  the  work  of  the 
sgr'vice,  keepers  of  the  gates  of  the  tab- 
ernacle :  and  their  fathers,  being  over  the 
host  of  the  Lord,  icere  keepers  of  the 
entry. 

20  And  Phln'e-has  the  son  of  i-le-a'zar 
was  the  ruler  over  them  in  time  past,  and 
the  Lord  zoas  with  him. 

21  .^nd  Zech-a-rl'ah  the  son  of  Mesh- 
6l-e-ml'ah  toas  porter  of  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

22  All  these,  which  locre  chosen  to  be 
porters  in  the  gates,  locrc  two  hundred  and 
twelve.  These  were  reckoned  by  their 
geneal'oey  in  their  villages  ;  whom  Da'vid 
and  Sam'u-el  the  seer  did  ordain  in  their 
set  office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children  had  the 
oversight  of  the  gates  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  namely,  the  house  of  the  taberna- 
cle, by  wards. 

24  In  four  quCtrters  wgrc  the  porters, 
to'iodrd  the  east,  west,  north,  and  south. 

2-5  And  their  brethren,  which  loire  in 
their  villages,  \oiire  to  come  after  seven 
days  from  time  to  time  with  them. 

26  For  these  Le'vites,  the  four  chief 
porters,  were  in  their  set  office,  and  were 
over  the  chambers  and  treaj'urlej  of  the 
house  of  God. 

27  And  they  lodged  round  about'  the 
house  of  God,  because  the  charge  icus 
upon  them,  and  the  opening  thereof  every 
morning  virlained  to  them. 

23  And  certain  of  them  had  the  charge 
of  the  ministering  vessels,  that  they  should 
brinff  them  in  and  out  by  tale. 

2'J  Some  of  them  also  wire  appointed 
to  oversee  the  vessels,  and  all  the  instru- 
ments of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  fme  flour, 


and  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  and  the  frank- 
incense, and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  tlie  sons  of  the  priests 
made  the  ointment  of  the  spices. 

31  And  Mai-ti-thi'ah,  one  of  the  Le'- 
vites, who  was  the  first-born  of  Shal'lum 
the  Ko'rah-ite,  had  the  set  office  over  the 
things  that  were  made  in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren,  of  the 
sons  of  the  Ko'hath-Ues,  wire  over  the 
show-bread,  to  prepare  it  every  sabbath. 

33  And  these  are  the  singers,  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  Lu'vltes,  loho  remaining 
in  the  chambers  were  free  ;  lor  they  wfire 
employed  in  that  work  day  and  night. 

34  'These  chief  fathers  of  the  Le'vites 
were  chief  thrcmghout  their  generations  : 
these  dwelt  at  Je-rLVsa-lem. 

35  11  And  in  Gib'e-on  dwelt  the  father 
of  Gib'e-on,  Je-hi'el,  whose  wife's  name 
was  Ma'a-chah  : 

36  And  his  first-born  son  ib'don,  then 
Zur,  and  Klsh,  and  Ba'al,  and  Ner,  and 
Na'dab, 

37  And  Ge'dur,  and  A-hi'6,  and  Ze^h- 
a-ri'ah,  and  Mik'lolh. 

38  And  Mik'loth  begat  Shlm'e-am.  And 
they  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  at  Je- 
nVsa-lem,  over  against  their  brethren. 

31)  And  Ner  begat  Klsh ;  and  Kish  be- 
gat Saul ;  and  Si\ul  begat  Jon'a-than,  and 
Mal-chi-shu'a,  and  X-bin'a-dab,  and  Esh'- 
ba-al. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jon'a-than  was  Me- 
rlb'ba-al:  and  Me-rib'ba-al  begat  Ml'cih. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Mi'cah  loere,  Pl'- 
thon,  and  Me'Iech,  and  Tah're-a,  and 
A'hdz. 

42  And  A'haz  begat  Ja'rah ;  and  Ja'rah 
begat  A-le'meth,  and  Xz'ma-veth,  and  Zim'- 
ri ;  and  Zim'ri  begat  Mo'za  ; 

43  And  Mo'za  begat  Bln'e-a  ;  and  RSph- 
a-I'ah  his  son,  K-le'a-s^h  his  son,  A'zel  his 
son. 

44  And  A'zel  had  six  sons,  whose  names 
are  these,  Az'ri-kam,  Boch'e-rft,  and  Ish'- 
ma-6l,  and  She-a-rl'ah,  and  Ob-a-di'ah, 
and  Ha'nan.  These  were  the  sons  of  a'- 
zgl. 

CHAP.   X. 
Phi-lis'tines   fought  against' 
and  the  men  of  Ij'ra-el  fled 

from  before  the  Phi-lTs'tines,  and  fell  down 

slain  in  mount  Gll'bo-a. 

2  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  followed  hard 
after  SAul,  and  after  his  sons;  and  the 
Phi-lTs'tines  slew  Jon'a-than,  and  X-bln'a- 
dab,  and  Mal-chi-shu'a,  the  sons  of  Silul. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against' 
Saul,  and  the  archers  hit  him,  and  he  was 
woftnded  of  the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Siul  to  his  armour-bearer, 
Draw  thy  sjoord,  and  tlirust  me  through 
therewith,  lest  these  uncir'cumcifed  > 
come   and   abu|e    me.      But   his   arirour- 


Tvrow  th 


Ij'ra-el 


'  un-sir'kHm-si-zed. 


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bearer  would  not;  for  he  was  sore  afraid. 
So  Si'liil  took  a  S7r6rcl,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  annonr-bearer  saw  that 
SSul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  on  the 
sjoord,  and  died. 

6  So  S\ul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and 
all  his  house  died  together. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Ij'ra-el  that 
lolrc  in  the  valley  saw  that  they  fled,  and 
that  Saul  and  his  sons  wire,  dead,  then 
they  forsook  their  cities,  and  fled  :  and  the 
Phi-lis'lines  came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
when  the  Phi-lis'tlnes  came  to  strip  the 
slain,  that  they  Ibund  Saul  and  his  sons 
fallen  in  mount  GTl'bo-a. 

9  And  when  they  had  stripped  him, 
they  took  his  head,  and  his  armour,  and 
sent  into  the  land  of  the  Phi-lis'tines  round 
about',  to  carry  tidings  unto  their  idols, 
and  to  the  people. 

10  And  they  put  his  armour  in  the 
house  of  their  gods,  and  fastened  his  head 
in  the  temple  of  Da'gon. 

11  IT  And  when  all  Ja'bgsh-Gil'e-ad 
heard  all  that  the  Phi-Iis'tines  had  done 
to  SAul, 

VZ  They  aro^e,  all  the  valiant  men,  and 
took  away  the  body  of  S;lul,  and  the  bod- 
ies of  his  sons,  and  brought  them  to  Ja'- 
bgsh,  and  buried  their  bones  under  the 
oak  in  Ja'besh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  IT  So  Siiul  died  for  his  transgression 
which  he  committed  against'  the  Lord, 
even  against'  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  kept  not,  and  also  for  ask'ing  counsel  of 
one  that  had  a  familiar  spirit,  to  inquire  of 
it; 

14  And  inquired  not  of  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore he  slew  him,  and  turned  the  kingdom 
unto  Da'vld  the  son  of  Jes'se. 

CHAP.    XL 

THEN  all  Ij'ra-el  gathered  themselves 
to  Da'vTd  unto  He'bron,  saying,  Be- 
hold, we  ore  thy  bone  and  thy  flesh. 

2  And,  moreover,  in  time  past,  even 
when  S&ul  was  king,  thou  ^cast  he  that 
leddest  out  and  broughtest  in  Ij'ra-el :  and 
the  Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee.  Thou 
shalt  feed  my  people  Ij'ra-el,  and  thou 
shalt  be  ruler  over  my  people  Ij'ra-el. 

3  There'fijre  came  all  the  elders  of  1|'- 
ra-el  to  the  king  to  He'bron  ;  and  Da'vTd 
made  a  c6venant  with  them  in  He'bron  be 
fore  the  Lord  ;  and  they  anointed  Da'vld 
king  over  I|'ra-el,  according  to  the  word 
of  Uie  Lord  by  Sam'u-el. 

4  And  Da'vTd  and  all  I|'ra-el  went  to 
Je-ru'sa-lem,  which  is  Je'bus  ;  where  the 
Jeb'u-sltes  were,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  Je'bus  said  to 
Da'vTd,  Thou  shalt  not  come  hither.  Nev- 
ertheless Da'vTd  took  the  castle  of  Zi'on, 
which  is  the  city  of  Da'vTd. 

6  And  Da'vTd  said,  Whosoever  smiteth 


the  Jgb'u-sites  first  shall  be  chief  and  cap'- 
taTn.  So  Jo'ab  the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah  went 
first  up,  and  was  chief. 

7  And  Da'vld  dwelt  in  the  castle; 
there'fore  they  called  it  The  city  of  Da'vTd. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round  about', 
even  from  Mil'lo  round  about' :  and  Jo'ab 
repaired  the  rest  of  the  city. 

9  So  Da'vTd  wa.xed  greater  and  greater  : 
for  the  Lord  of  hosts  loas  with  him. 

10  IT  These  also  are  the  chief  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  Da'vTd  had,  who 
strengthened  themselves  with  him  in  his 
kingdom,  and  with  all  I§'ra-el,  to  make 
him  king,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  concer'nTng  l|'ra-el. 

11  And  this  is  the  number  of  the  migh- 
ty men  whom  Da'vTd  had  ;  Ja-sho'be-am  a 
Hach'mo-nlte,  the  chief  of  the  cap'taTns  : 
he  lifted  up  his  spear  against'  three  hun- 
dred, slain  by  him,  at  one  time. 

12  And  after  him  was  K-le-a'zar  the  son 
of  Do'do  the  A-ho'hite,  who  was  one  of  the 
three  mighties  • 

13  He  was  with  Da'vTd  at  Paf-dam'- 
mTtn,  and  there  the  Phi-lTs'tTnes  were  gath- 
ered together  to  battle,  where  was  a  par- 
cel of  ground  full  of  barley  ;  and  the  peo- 
ple fled  from  before  the  Phi-lTs'tTnes. 

14  And  they  set  themselves  in  the  midst 
of  that  parcel,  and  delivered  it,  and  slew 
the  Phi-lTs'tTnes;  and  the  Lord  saved 
them  by  a  great  deliverance. 

15  Now  three  of  the  thirty  cap'taTns 
went  down  to  the  rock  to  Da'vTd,  into  the 
cave  of  A-diil'lam  ;  and  the  host  of  the 
Phi-lTs'tTnes  encamped  in  the  valley  of 
Reph'a-Tm. 

16  And  Da'vTd  was  then  in  the  hold, 
and  the  Phi-lTs'tTnes'  garrison  was  then  at 
Beth'le-hem. 

17  And  Da'vTd  longed,  and  said,  Oh, 
that  one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  water 
of  the  well  of  Beth'le-h6m,  that  is  at  the 
gate  ! 

18  And  the  three  brake  through  the 
host  of  the  Phi-lTs'tTnes,  and  drew  water 
out  of  the  well  of  Bfith'le-hem  that  teas  by 
the  gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought  it  to 
Da'vTd  :  but  Da'vTd  would  not  drink  o/it, 
but  poured  it  out  to  the  Lord, 

19  And  said,  My  God  forbid  it  me,  that 
I  should  do  this  thing  :  shall  I  drink  the 
blood  of  these  men  that  have  put  their 
lives  in  jeopardy  .'  for  with  the  jeopardy  of 
their  lives  they  brought  it.  There'fore  he 
would  not  drink  it.  These  things  did  these 
three  mightiest. 

20  And  A-bTsh'a-i  the  brother  of  Jo'ab, 
he  was  chief  of  the  three :  for  lifling  up 
his  spear  against  three  hundred,  he  slew 
them,  and  had  a  name  among  the  three. 

21  Of  the  three,  he  was  more  Aonoura- 
ble  than  the  two,  for  he  was  their  cap'- 
taTn  ;  howbeit  he  attained  not  to  the  first 
three. 

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A  catalogue  of  I.   CHRON'ICLES. 

22  Ben-ai'ah'  tlic  son  of  Je-hoi'a-da,  the 
son  of  a  valiant  man  of  Kab'ze-el,  who  liad 
done  many  acts ;  he  slew  two  lion-like 
men  of  Mo'ab :  also  he  went  down  and 
slew  a  lion  in  a  pit  in  a  snowy  day. 

23  And  he  slew  an  K-eyp'ti-an,  a  man 
of  great  stature,  five  cubits  high  ;  and  in 
the  K-gyp'ti-an's  hand  loas  a  spear  like  a 
weaver's  beam ;  and  lie  went  down  to  him 
with  a  statf,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of 
the  K-gyp'ti-an's  hand,  and  slew  him  with 
his  own  spear. 

24  These  tilings  did  Ben-ai'ah  the  son 
of  Je-hoi'a-da,  and  had  the  name  among 
the  three  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  Aonourable  among 
the  thirty,  but  attained  not  to  the  first 
three  :  and  Da'vTd  set  him  over  his  guard. 

26  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the  armies 
wire  Aj'a-hel  the  brother  of  Jo'ab,  icl-ha'- 
nan  the  son  of  Dii'do  of  B^th'le-hem, 

27  Sham'moth  the  Ha'ro-rlte,  He'l6z  the 
Pel'o-nite, 

28  I'ra  the  son  of  Ik'kfish  the  Te-ko'Tte, 
A-bi-e'zer  the  Xn'toth-ite, 

29  Sib'be-cai  the  Hu'shath-ite,  I'lai  the 
A'hoh-Ite, 

30  Ma-har'a-i  the  Ne-toph'a-thite,  He'- 
led  the  son  of  Ba'a-n<\h  the  Ne-toph'a- 
thlte, 

31  Ith'a-i  the  son  of  Ri'bai  of  Glb'e-ih, 
that  pertained  to  the  children  of  B6n'ja- 
min,  Ben-ai'ah  the  Pir'a-thon-ite,' 

32  Ha'rai  of  the  brooks  of  Ga'ash,  A'bi- 
el  the  Ar'bath-ile, 

33  Az'ma-vgth  the  Ba-ha'rom-ite,  e-1i'- 
ah-ba  the  Sha-al'bo-nlte, 

34  The  sons  of  Ha'shSm  the  Gl'zo-nite, 
Jon'a-than  the  son  of  Sha'ge  the  Ha'ra- 
rite, 

35  A-hi'am  the  son  of  Sa'car  the  Ha'ra- 
rUe,  El'i-phal  the  son  of  Ur, 

36  He'pher  the  M6ch'e-rath-Ue,  A-hi'- 
jah  the  Pel'o-nite, 

37  H^z'ro  the  Car'mgl-Ue,  Na'a-rai  the 
son  of  Ez'ba-i, 

38  JG'el  the  br6ther  of  Na'than,  Mib'har 
the  son  of  Hag'ge-rl, 

39  Ze'lek  the  Xm'mon-Ite,  Na-har'a-i 
the  Be'roth-ite,  the  armour-bearer  of  Jo'ab 
the  son  of  Zer-u-I'ah, 

40  I'ra  the  Ith'rlte,  Ga'reb  the  Ith'rite, 

41  U-ri'ah  the  Hil'tite,  Za'bad  the  son 
of  Ah'lai, 

42  Ad'i-na  the  son  of  Shi'za  the  Reft'- 
b6n-Ite,  a  captain  of  the  Re&'b6n-Ites,  and 
thirty  with  him, 

43  Ha'nan  the  son  of  Ma'a-9hah,  and 
Josh'a-phat  the  Mith'nite, 

44  Uz-zl'a  the  Xsh'te-rath-ite,  Sha'ma 
and  Je-hl'el  the  sons  of  Ho'than  the  Xr'o- 
er-ite, 

45  Je-di'a-gl  the  son  of  Shim'ri,  and  Jo'- 
ha  his  brother,  the  Ti'zite, 

46  E'liel  the  Ma'ha-vite,  and    Jer'i-bai 

'  Ben-a'ydh. 

23 


Dd'vld's  mighty  men. 
and  Josh-a-vl'ah,  the  sons  of  F.l'na-am,  and 
Ith'mah  the  Mo'ab-Ite, 

47  E'li-el,  and  O'bfed,  and  Ja'si-^l  the 
Mes'o-ba-Ite. 

CHAP.   XII. 

NOW  these  rire  they  that  came  to  Da'- 
vid  to  Zik'lag,  while  he  yet  kept 
himself  close,  because  of  Sftul  the  son  of 
KTsh  :  and  they  loere  among  the  mighty 
men,  helpers  of  the  war. 

2  Tliey  were  armed  with  bows,  and 
could  use  both  the  right  hand  and  the  left 
in  hurling  stones  and  shooting  arrows  out 
f)f  a  bow,  even  of  SAul's  brethfen  of  B6n'- 
ja-min. 

3  The  chief  icas  A-hi-e'z6r,  then  Jo'ash, 
the  sons  of  Shem'a-ah  the  Gib'e-ath-ite  ; 
and  Je'zi-el  and  Pe'let,  the  sons  of  Az'ma- 
veth  ;  and  Bgr'a-9ht\h,  and  Je'hu  the  A,n'- 
toth-ite, 

4  And  If-ma-I'ah  the  Gib'e-6n-Ite,  a 
mighty  man  among  the  thirty,  and  over 
the  thirty;  and  Jer-e-mi'ah,  and  Ja-ha'zi- 
el,  and  Jo-ha'nan,  and  Jos'a-bad  the  Ge- 
de'rath-ite, 

5  E-Iu'za-I,  and  J6r'i-moth,  and  B6-a- 
li'ah,  and  Shem-a-rl'ah,  and  ShSph-a-tl'ah 
the  Ha-rft'phite, 

6  El'ka-nah,  and  Je-sl'ah,  and  A-zS're- 
el,  and  Jo-e'z6r,  and  Ja-sho'be-am,  the 
Kor'hites, 

7  And  Jo-e'lah,  and  Zgb-a-dl'ah,  the 
sons  of  Jer'o-ham  of  Ge'dor. 

8  And  of  the  Gad'Ites  there  separated 
themselves  unto  Da'vid,  into  the  hold  to 
the  wilderness,  men  of  might,  and  men  of 
war  fit  for  the  battle,  that  could  handle 
shield  and  buckler,  whose  faces  wire  like 
the  faces  of  lions,  and  2ocre  as  swift  as  the 
roes  upon  the  moftn'tains  ; 

9  i'zfir  the  first,  Ob-a-di'ah  the  second, 
E-lI'ab  the  third, 

10  Mish-man'nah  the  fourth,  J6r-e-ml'- 
ah  the  fifth, 

11  At'tai  the    sixth,  E'li-6l  the  seventh, 

12  Jo-ha'nan  the  eighth,  El'za-bad  the 
ninth, 

13  Jgr-e-mi'ah  the  tenth,  Ma9h'ba-nai 
the  eleventh. 

14  These  wire  of  the  sons  of  Gad,cap'- 
tains  of  the  host :  one  of  the  least  was  over 
a  hundred,  and  the  greatest  over  a  thou- 
sand. 

15  These  are  they  that  went  over  J6r'- 
dan  in  the  first  month,  when  it  had  over- 
flown all  his  banks  ;  and  they  put  to  flight 
all  them  of  the  valleys,  both  to'iodrd  the 
east  and  lo'tcArd  the  west. 

16  And  there  came  of  the  children  of 
Ben'ja-min  and  Ju'dah  to  the  hold  unto 
Da'vTd. 

17  And  Da'vid  went  out  to  meet  them, 
and  answered  and  said  unto  them.  If  ye 
be  come  peaceably  unto  me  to  help  me, 
mme  heArt  shall  be  knit  unto  you  :  but  if 

«  Pir'(i-t/idn-Ue. 
353 


Da'vld's  helpers  to  I. 

»e  he  come  to  betray  me  to  mine  enemies, 
seeing  there  is  no  wrong  in  mine  hands, 
the  God  of  our  fathers  look  thereon,  and 
rebuke  it. 

18  Then  the  spirit  came  upon  l-mas'a-I, 
who  was  chief  of  the  cap'talns,  and  he  said, 
Thine  are  ice,  Da'vTd,  and  on  thy  side, 
thou  son  of  Jes'se  :  peace,  peace  be  unto 
thee,  and  peace  be  to  thine  helpers  ;  for 
thy  God  helpeth  thee.  Then  Da'vid  re- 
ceived them,  and  made  them  cap'tains  of 
the  band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Ma-nas'seh  to 
Da'vid,  when  he  came  with  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines  against'  Siiul  to  battle;  but  they 
helped  them  not ;  for  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
lis'tines,  upon  advisement,  sent  him  away, 
saying,  He  will  fall  to  his  master  Saul,  to 
the  jeopardy  of  our  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Zlk'lag,  there  fell  to 
him  of  Ma-nas'seh,  Ad'nah,  and  Joz'a-bad, 
and  Je-di'a-el,  and  Mi'cha-el,  and  Joz'a- 
bad,  and  E-li'hu,  and  Zil'thai,  cap'tains  of 
the  thousands  that  were  of  Ma-nas'seh. 

21  And  they  helped  Da'vid  against'  the 
band  of  the  rovers :  for  they  were  all 
mighty  men  of  valour,  and  were  cap'tains 
in  the  host. 

22  For  at  that  time,  day  by  day,  there 
came  to  Da'vTd  to  help  him,  until  it  was  a 
great  host,  like  the  host  of  God. 

23  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  the 
bands  that  toere  ready  armed  to  the  war, 
and  came  to  Da'vid  to  He'bron,  to  turn 
the  kingdom  of  Saul  to  him,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

24  The  children  of  Ju'dah  that  bare 
shield  and  spear  icere  six  thousand  and 
eight  hundred,  ready  armed  to  the  war. 

25  Of  the  children  of  SIm'e-on,  mighty 
men  of  valour  for  the  war,  seven  thousand 
and  one  hundred. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Le'vi,  four  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

27  And  Je-hoi'a-da  %cas  the  leader  of  the 
.4a'ron-ites,  and  with  him  ?cere  three  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred  ; 

28  And  Za'dok,  a  young  man  mighty 
of  valour,  and  of  his  father's  house  twenty 
and  two  cap'tains. 

29  And  of  the  children  of  Ben'ja-min, 
.  the  kindred  of  S&ul,  three  thousand :  for 

hitherto  the  greatest  part  of  them  had 
kept  the  ward  of  the  house  of  S<^ul. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  fphra-im, 
-  twenty    thousand    and    eight     hundred, 

mighty  men  of  valour,  famous  through- 
out the  house  of  their  fathers. 

31  And  of  the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh 
eighteen  thousand,  which  were  expressed 
by  name,  to  come  and  make  Da'vid  king. 

32  And  of  the  children  of  Is'sa-char, 
which  were  men  that  had  understanding 
of  the  times,  to  know  what  I§'ra-el  ought 

.  to  do ;  the  heads  of  them  were  two  hun- 


CHRON'ICLES.  mahe  him  king. 

dred,  and  all  their  brethren  locre  at  tlieir 
commknd'inent. 

33  Of  Z6b'u-l6n,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  expert  in  war,  with  all  instruments 
of  war,  fifty  thousand,  which  could  keep 
rank  :  they  were  not  of  double  heart. 

34  And  of  Naph'ta-ll  a  thousand  cap'- 
tains, and  with  them,  with  shield  and 
spear,  thirty  and  seven  thousand. 

35  And  of  the  Dan'Ites,  expert  in  war, 
twenty  and  eight  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred. 

36  And  of  Ish'er,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  expert  in  war,  forty  thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jor'dan,  of 
the  ReiVben-Ites,  and  the  Gad'ites,  and  of 
the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  with  all  man- 
ner of  instruments  of  war  for  the  battle, 
a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand. 

38  All  these  men  of  war,  that  could 
keep  rank,  came  with  a  perfect  heart  to 
He'bron,  to  make  Da'vid  king  over  all  1|'- 
ra-el :  and  all  the  rest  also  of  l§'ra-el  wire 
of  one  heart  to  make  Da'vid  king. 

39  And  there  they  were  with  Da'vid 
three  days,  eating  and  drinking :  for  their 
brethren  had  prepared  for  them. 

40  Moreover,  they  that  were  nigh  them, 
even  unto  Is'sa-char  and  Zeb'u-lon  and 
Naph'ta-ll,  brought  bread  on  asses,  and 
on  camels,  and  on  mules,  and  on  oxen  ; 
and  meat,  meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  bunches 
of  raisins,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen, 
and  sheep  abundantly  :  for  there  was  joy 
in  Is'ra-el. 

CHAP.  xin. 


AND    Da'vid  consulted  with  the  cap'- 
tains of  thousands  and  hundreds,  and 
with  every  leader. 

2  And  Da'vid  said  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Ij'ra-el,  If  it  seevi  good  unto  you, 
and  that  it  be  of  the  Lord  our  God,  let 
us  send  abroad  unto  our  brethren  every 
where,  that  are  left  in  all  the  land  of  Ij'- 
ra-el,  and  with  them  also  to  the  priests 
and  Le'vites  which  are  in  their  cities  and 
suburbs,  that  they  may  gather  themselves 
unto  us  : 

3  And  let  us  bring  again'  the  ark  of  our 
God  to  us  :  for  we  inquired  not  at  it  in  the 
days  of  S&ul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said  that 
they  would  do  so  :  for  the  thing  was  right 
in  the  eyes  of  all  the  people. 

5  So  Da'vid  gathered  all  Ij'ra-el  togeth- 
er, from  Shi'hor  of  i'gypt  even  unto  the 
entering  of  He'math,  to  bring  the  ark  of 
God  from  Kir'jath-Je'a-rlm.' 

6  And  Da'vid  went  up,  and  all  Ij'ra-gl, 
to  Ba'a-lah,  that  is,  to  Kir'jath-Je'a-rim, 
which  belonged  to  Ju'dah,  to  bring  up 
thence  the  ark  of  God  the  Lord,  that 
dwelleth  between  the  cherubims,  whose 
name  is  called  on  it. 

7  And  they  carried  the  ark  of  God  iB  a 


Ker'jdth-Jt'a-rim. 


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Ih'ram's  Icindnrss  to  Da'vU.         1.    CHRON'ICLES. 


Dd'tficVs  tico  victories. 


new  cart  out  of  the  house  of  X-bin'a-dab  : 
and  Uz'za  and  A-hiM  drave  the  cart. 

8  And  Da'vid  and  all  If'ra-el  played 
before  God  with  all  their  might,  and  with 
singing,  and  with  harps,  and  with  psfil'- 
teries,  and  with  timbrels,  and  with  cym- 
bals, and  with  trumpets. 

9  And  when  they  came  unto  the  thresh- 
ing floor  of  ^hi'don,  Uz'za  put  forth  his 
hand  to  hold  Uie  ark  ;  for  the  oxen  stum- 
bled. 

10  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against'  Uz'za,  and  ho  smote  him, 
because  he  put  his  hand  to  the  ark  :  and 
there  he  died  before  God. 

11  And  Da'vid  was  displeased,  because 
the  LoKD  had  made  a  breach  upon  Uz'za  : 
wherefore  that  place  is  called  Pe'rgz-Uz'za 
to  this  day 

12  And  Da'vid  was  afraid  of  God  that 
day,  saying.  How  shall  I  bring  the  ark  of 
God  home  to  me  .' 

13  So  Da'vid  brought  not  the  ark  hoine 
to  himself  to  the  city  of  Da'vid,  but  car- 
ried it  aside  into  the  house  of  O'bed-E'dom 
the  Git'tite. 

14  And  the  ark  of  God  remained  with 
tlie  family  of  O'bed-E'dom  in  his  house 
three  months.  And  the  Lord  bless'ed  the 
house  of  O'bed-i'dom,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAP.   XIV. 

NOW  Hi 'ram  king  of  Tyre  sent  mes- 
sengers to  Da'vid,  and  timber  of  ce- 
dars, with  masons  and  carpenters  to  build 
him  a  house. 

2  And  Da'vid  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  confirm'ed  •  him  king  over  l^'ra-el ; 
for  his  kingdom  was  lifted  up  on  high,  be- 
cause of  his  people  I^'ra-el. 

3  H  And  Da'vid  took  more  wives  at 
Je-rA'sa-lem  :  and  Da'vid  begat  more  sons 
and  daughters 

4  Now  these  dre  the  names  of  his  chil- 
dren which  he  had  in  Je-rCl'sa-lem  ;  Sham 


and  Da'vid  smote  them  there.  Then  Da'- 
vid said,  God  hath  broken  in  upon  mine 
enemies  by  mine  hand,  like  the  breaking 
fortli  of  waters  :  therc'f  ore  they  called  the 
name  of  that  place,  Ba'al-Pgr'a-zIm. 

r.i  And  when  they  had  left  their  gods 
there,  Da'vid  gave  a  command'ment,  and 
they  were  burnt  with  fire. 

13  And  tlie  Phi-lis'tines  yet  again'  spread 
themselves  abroad  in  the  valley. 

14  Therc'fGre  Da'vid  inquired  acain'  of 
God  :  and  God  said  unto  him,  Go  not  up 
after  them ;  turn  away  from  them,  and 
come  upon  them  over  against'  the  mulber- 
ry-trees. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  shall 
hear  a  sound  of  going  in  the  tops  of  the 
mulberry-trees,  that  then  thou  shalt  go 
out  to  battle  :  for  God  is  gone  forth  before 
thee  to  smite  the  host  of  the  Phi-lis'tlnes. 

16  Da'vid  there'fore  did  as  God  com- 
man'ded  him  :  and  they  smote  the  host  of 
the  Phi-lls'tines  from  Gib'e-6n  even  to 
Ga'z6r. 

17  And  the  fame  of  Da'vid  went  out 
into  all  lands  ,  and  the  Lord  brought  the 
fear  of  him  upon  all  nations. 

CHAP.   XV. 

AND  Da'vid  made  him  houses  in  the 
city  of  Da'vid,  and  prepared  a  place 
for  the  ark  of  God,  and  pitched  for  it  a 
tent. 

2  Then  Da'vid  said.  None  ought  to 
carry  the  ark  of  God  but  the  Le'vltes  :  for 
them  hath  the  Lord  chosen  to  carry  the 
ark  of  God,  and  to  minister  unto  him  for 
ever. 

3  And  Da'vid  gathered  all  I|'ra-el  to- 
gether to  Je-rft'sa-lem,  to  bring  up  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  unto  his  place  which  he  had 
prepared  for  it. 

4  And  Da'vid  assembled  the  children 
of  ^a'ron,  and  the  Le'vltes  : 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Ko'hath ;  U-rl'el  the 


mu'a,  and    Sho'bab,   Na'than,   and    Sol'o- '  chief,  and    his   brethren,  a   hundred    and 


5  And  Ib'har,  and  E-lish'u-a,  and  iil'- 
pa-l6t, 

6  And  No'gah,  and  Ne'pheg,  and  Ja- 
phi'a, 

7  And  E-lIsh  a-ma,  and  Be-6l-i'a-da,  and 
E-lTph'a-let. 

8  H  And  when  the  Phi-lis'tines  heard 
that  Da'vid  was  anointed  king  over  all 
If'ra-el,  all  the  Phi-lis'tines  went  up  to 
seek  Da'vid :  and  Da'vid  hgard  of  it,  and 
went  out  against'  them. 

9  And  the  Phi-lis'tines  came  and  spread 
themselves  in  the  wiHey  of  Reph'a-im. 

10  And  Da'vid  inquired  of  God,  saying. 
Shall  I  go  up  against'  the  Phi-lis'lines .'  and 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  mine  hand.' 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up  ;  for 
I  will  deliver  them  into  thine  hand. 

11  So  they  came  up  to  Ba'al-P6r'a-2im, 


twenty. 

6  Of  the  sons  of  Mer'a-rl ;  Xj-a-I'ah  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren,  two  hundred  and 
twenty. 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Ggr'shom ;  Jc'el  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren,  a  hundred  and 
thirty. 

8  Of  the  sons  of  E-lIz'a-phan ;  Shem-a- 
i'ah  the  chief,  and  his  brethren,  two  hun- 
dred. 

i)  Of  the  sons  of  He'bron ;  E'li-6l  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren,  fourscore. 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uz-zi'el ;  im-mln'a- 
dab  the  chief,  and  his  brethren,  a  hundred 
and  twelve. 

11  And  Da'vid  called  for  Za'dok  and 
A-bi'a-thar  the  priests,  and  for  the  Ls'- 
vites,  for  U-ri'6l,  Xf-a-i'ah,  and  Jo'61, 
Shem-a-i'ah,  and  E'li-gl,  and  Xm-min'a- 
dab, 


kdn-firm'ed. 


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12  And  said  unto  them,  Yc  arc  the  chief 
of  tlie  fathers  of  the  Le'vites ;  sanctify 
yourselves,  hut/i  ye  and  your  brethren, 
that  you  may  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
God  of  I^'ra-el  unto  Ihe  jjlace  that  1  have 
prepared  lor  it. 

13  For  because  ye  did  it  not  at  the  first, 
the  Lord  our  God  made  a  breach  upon 
us,  for  that  we  sought  him  not  ailer  the 
due  order. 

14  So  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites  sanc- 
tified themselves  to  bring  up  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  God  of  l|'ra-el. 

15  And  the  children  of  the  Le'vites 
bare  the  ark  of  God  upon  their  shoulders, 
with  the  staves  thereon,  as  MO'jes  com- 
man'ded,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

16  And  Da'vid  spake  to  the  chief  of 
the  Le'vites  to  appoint  their  brethren  to 
be  the  singers  with  instruments  of  niusick, 
pscil't6rie§  and  harps,  and  cymbals,  sound- 
ing, by  lifting  up  the  voice  with  joy. 

17  So  the  Le'vites  appointed  He'man 
the  son  of  Jo'el  ;  and  of  his  brethren,  a'- 
saph  the  son  of  Ber-e-chi'ah  ;  and  of  the 
sons  of  Mer'a-ri  their  brethren,  i'than  the 
son  of  Kilsh-ai'ah  ; ' 

18  And  with  them  their  brethren  of  the 
second  degree,  Zech-a-ri'ah,  Ben,  and  Ja- 
a'zi-el,  and  She-mir'a-moth,^  and  Je-hl'el, 
and  Un'ni,  E-li'ab,  and  Ben-ai'ah,''  and 
Ma-a-sei'ah,  ■*  and  Mat-ti-thi'ah,  and  i- 
liph'e-leh,  and  Mik-nei'ah ;  ^  and  O'bed- 
i'dom  and  Je-i'el  the  porters. 

19  So  the  singers,  He'man,  i'saph,  and 
ie'than,  tvere  appointed  to  sound  with  cym- 
bals of  brass ; 

20  And  Zech-a-rl'ah  and  A'zi-6l,  and 
She-mir'a-moth,  and  Je-hl'6l,  and  Un'ni, 
and  E-li'ab,  and  Ma-a-s6i'ah,  and  Bgn-ai'- 
ah,  with  ps&l'teriej  on  Xl'a-moth  ; 

21  And  Mat-ti-thi'ah,  and  E-liph'e-leh, 
and  Mik-nei'ah,  and  O'bed-f'dom,  and  Je- 
i'el,  and  AZ-a-zi'ah,  with  harps  on  the 
Shein'i-nith  to  excel. 

22  And  (f^hen-a-ni'ah,  chief  of  the  Le'- 
vites, was  for  song  :  he  instructed  about' 
the  song,  because  he  was  skilful. 

23  And  Ber-e-chi'ah  and  El'ka-nuh  wf.re 
door-keepers  for  the  ark. 

24  And  Sheb-a-ni'ah,  and  Je-hosh'a- 
phat,  and  Ne-than'e-el,  and  A-mas'a-I,  and 
Zech-a-ri'ah,  and  Ben-ai'ah,  and  E-li-e'- 
zcr,  the  i)riests,  did  blow  with  the  trum- 
pets before  the  ark  of  God  ;  and  O'bed- 
i'dom  and  Je-hi'ah  rccre  door-keepers  for 
the  ark. 

25  ^  So  Da'vTd,  and  the  elders  of  Ij'ra- 
6l,  and  the  cap'tains  over  thousands,  went 
to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  out  of  the  house  of  O'bed-E'dom 
with  joy. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God 
helped  the  Le'vites   that   bare  the  ark  of 


from  O'hid-E'ddm. 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  they 
offered  seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

27  And  Da'vid  %oas  clothed  with  a  robe 
of  fine  linen,  and  all  the  Le'vites  that  bare 
the  ark,  and  the  singers,  and  ^hen-a-ni'ah 
the  milster  of  the  song  with  the  singers  : 
Da'vid  also  had  upon  him  an  eph'od  of 
linen. 

28  Thus  all  I^'ra-el  brought  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  sound  of  the  cornet,  and 
with  trumpets,  and  with  cymbals,  making 
a  noise  with  psil'teriej  and  harps. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  came  to  the 
city  of  Da'vid,  that  Mi'chal,  the  daughter 
of  Siul,  looking  out  at  a  window,  saw 
king  Da'vid  dan'cing  and  playing:  and 
she  despised  him  in  her  heart. 

CHAP.    XVI. 

SO  they  brought  the  ark  of  God,  and 
set  it  in  the  midst  of  the  tent  that 
Da'vid  had  pitched  for  it :  and  they  offer- 
ed burnt-sac'rifiqes  and  peace-offerings 
before  God. 

2  And  when  Da'vid  had  made  an  end 
of  offering  the  burnt-offerings  and  the 
peace-offerings,  he  bless'ed  the  people  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of  l§'ra-el, 
both  man  and  woman,  to  every  one  a  loaf 
of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  of  flesh,  and  a 
flagon  oficinc. 

4  And  he  appointed  cer'taln  of  the  Le'- 
vites to  minister  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  to  record,  and  to  thank  and 
praise  the  Loud  God  of  Ij'ra-el  : 

5  A'saph  the  chief,  and  next  to  him 
Z6ch-a-ri'ah,  Je-i'el,  and  She-mir'a-moth, 
and  Je-hl'el,  and  Mat-ti-thi'ah,  and  E-li'- 
ab, and  B6n-ai'ah,  and  O'bed-E'dom  ;  and 
Je-i'el  with  psal'teriej  and  with  harps ; 
but  A'saph  made  a  sound  with  cymbals; 

6  Ben-ai'ah  also  and  Ja-ha'zi-el  the 
priest  with  trumpets  continually  before 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God. 

7  TI  Then  on  that  day  Da'vid  delivered 
first  this  psalm,  to  thank  the  Lord,  into 
the  hand  of  A'saph  and  his  brethren. 

8  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call 
upon  his  name,  make  known  his  deeds 
among  the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him, 
talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  :  let  the 
heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

11  Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength, 
seek  his  face   continually. 

12  Remember  his  marvellous  works 
that  he  hath  done,  his  wonders,  and  the 
judgments  of  his  mouth  ; 

13  O  ye  seed  of  Ij'ra-el  his  servant,  yc 
children  of  Ja'cob  his  chosen  ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God  ;  his  judg- 
ments dre  in  all  the  earth. 


'  Kush-d'ydh.     *  She-mi r'u-mdtk.     3  Bin-a'yah. 


Md-a-se  'yah . 
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Mik-ne'ydh. 


The  pscllm  of  thanksgiving. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his  c6ve- 
nant,  the  word  lofncli  he  cOmmiin'ded  to  a 
thousand  generations ; 

16  Even  of  the  cdvtnant  which  he  made 
with  A'bra-ham,  and  of  his  oath  unto 
I'$&a9; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same  to 
Ja'9ob  for  a  law,  and  to  Ij'ra-gl  for  an 
fiv6rlastTng  covenant. 

18  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the 
land  of  ^a'na-an,  the  lot  of  your  inherit- 
ance , 

19  When  ye  w6rc  but  few,  even  a  few, 
and  strangers  in  it. 

20  And'  ichcn  they  went  from  nation  to 
nation,  and  from  one  kingdom  to  another 
people ; 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them 
wrong ;  yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their 
sakes, 

22  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
and  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

23  Sino-  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth  ; 
show  fortn  from  day  to  day  his  salvation. 

24  Declare  his  glory  among  the  hea- 
then; his  marvellous  works  among  all 
nations. 

25  For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly 
to  be  praised :  he  also  is  to  be  feared 
above  all  gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  of  the  people  are 
idols :    but  the  Lord    made  the  heavens. 

27  Glory  and  hononr  are  in  his  pres- 
ence ;  strength  and  gladness  are  in  his 
place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of 
the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and 
strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due 
unto  his  name  :  bring  an  offering,  and 
come  before  him  ;  wor'shTp  the  Lord  in 
the  beauty  of  holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  all  the  garth  :  the 
world  also  shall  be  stable,  that  it  be  not 
moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the 
&irth  rejoice  :  and  let  7nen  say  amdng  the 
nations.  The  Lord  reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness 
thereof;  let  the  fields  rejoice,  and  all  that 
is  therein. 

33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood 
sing  out  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  be- 
cause he  Cometh  to  judge  the  Carth. 

34  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for 
he  is  good :  for  his  m^rcy  cndureth  for 
ever. 

35  And  say  ye,  Save  us,  O  God  of  our 
salvation,  and  gather  us  together,  and  de- 
liver us  from  the  heathen,  that  we  may 
give  thanks  to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory 
in  thy  praise. 

36  Blfis'sed  be  the  Lord  God  of  l|'ra- 
61  for  ever  and  ever.  And  all  the  people 
said,  A'mgn',  and  praised  the  Lord. 

37  11  So  he  left  there,  before  the  ark  of 


1.  CHRON'ICLES.  jVd'thdns  message  to  Da'vid. 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  X'saph  and  his 
brethren,  to  minister  before  the  ark  con- 
tinually, as  every  day's  work  required  : 

38  And  O'bed-K'dom,  with  tlieir  breth- 
ren, threescore  and  eight ;  0'bed-£'d6ra 
also,  the  son  of  Jed'u-thun,  and  Ho'sah, 
to  be  porters  : 

39  And  Za'dok  the  priest,  and  his  breth- 
ren the  priests,  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  Lord  in  the  high  place  that  was  at 
Gib'e-on, 

40  To  offer  burnt-offerings  unto  the 
Lord  upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering 
continually,  morning  and  evening,  and  to 
do  according  to  all  that  is  written  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  which  he  comman'ded 
Ij'ra-el : 

41  And  with  them  He'man  and  Jed'u- 
thun,  and  the  rest  that  were  chosen,  who 
w6re  expressed  by  name,  to  give  thanks 
to  the  Lord,  because  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever : 

42  And  with  them  He'man  and  Jed'u- 
thQn,  with  trumpets  and  cymbals  for  those 
that  should  make  a  sound,  and  with  mu- 
sical instruments  of  God.  And  the  sons 
of  Jed'u-thun  ic(re  porters. 

43  And  all  the  people  departed,  every 
man  to  his  house:  and  Da'vTd  returned  to 
bless  his  house. 

CHAP.    XVll. 


NOW  it  came  to  pass,  as  Da'vTd  sat  in 
his  house,  that  Da'vid  said  to  Na'- 
than  the  prophet,  Lo,  I  dwell  in  a  house 
of  cedars,  but  the  ark  of  the  covenant' of 
the  Lord  remdincth  under  cur'tains. 

2  Then  Na'than  said  unto  Da'vid,  Do 
all  that  is  in  thine  heart ;  for  God  is  with 
thee. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  word  of  God  came  to  Na'than, 
saying, 

4  Go  and  tell  Da'vid  my  servant,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  build  me 
a  house  to  dwell  in  : 

5  For  I  have  not  dwelt  in  a  house  since 
the  day  that  I  brought  up  Ij'ra-el  unto 
this  day  ;  but  have  gone  from  tent  to  tent, 
and  from  one  tabernacle  to  dndther. 

6  Wheresoever  I  have  walked  with  all 
If'ra-el,  spake  I  a  word  to  any  of  the 
judges  of  I^'ra-el,  whom  I  comman'ded  to 
feed  my  people,  saying,  Why  have  ye  not 
built  me  a  house  of  cedars  ^ 

7  Now  therc'fore  thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  my  servant  Da'vid,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheep- 
cot,  even  from  following  the  sheep,  that 
thou  shouldst  be  ruler  over  my  people  Ij'- 
ra-el ; 

8  And  I  have  been  with  thee  whither- 
soever thou  hast  walked,  and  have  cut 
off  all  thine  enemies  from  before  thee,  and 
have  made  thee  a  name  like  the  name  of 
the  great  men  that  nre.  in  tlie  earth. 

9  Also    1    will    ordain   a    place  for   my 

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His  garrisons,  S^c. 


people  Is'ra-el,  and  will  plant  theni,  and 
they  shall  dwell  in  their  place,  and  shall 
be  moved  no  more ;  neither  shall  the  chil- 
dren of  wickedness  waste  them  any  more, 
as  at  the  beginning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I  command- 
ed judges  to  be  over  my  people  Ij'ra-gl. 
!^Ioreover,  I  will  subdue  all  thine  enemies. 
Furthermore  I  tell  thee,  that  the  Lord 
will  build  thee  a  house. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thy 
days  be  expired,  that  thou  must  go  to  he 
with  thy  fathers,  that  I  will  raise  up  thy 
seed  after  thee,  which  shall  be  of  thy 
sons  ;  and  I  will  stablish  his  kingdom 

12  He  shall  build  me  a  house,  and  I  will 
stablish  his  throne  for  ever. 

13  I  will  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be 
my  son  ;  and  1  will  not  take  my  mercy 
Sway  from  him,  as  I  took  it  from  him  that 
was  before  thee  : 

14  But  I  will  settle  him  in  mine  house 
and  in  my  kingdom  for  ever ;  and  his 
throne  shall  be  estab'lished  for  evermore. 

15  According  to  all  these  words,  and 
according  to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Na'than 
speak  unto  Da'vid. 

16  And  Da'vid  the  king  came  and  sat 
before  the  Lord,  and  said,  Who  am  I,  O 
Lord  God,  and  what  is  mine  house,  that 
thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto  ; 

17  And  yet  this  was  a  small  thing  in 
thine  eyes,  O  God ;  for  thou  hast  also 
spoken  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a  great 
while  to  come,  and  hast  regarded  me  ac- 
cording to  the  estate  of  a  man  of  high  de- 
gree, O  Lord  God. 

18  What  can  Da'vid  speak  more  to  thee 
for  the  Aon'our  of  thy  servant  ?  for  thou 
knowest  thy  servant. 

19  O  Lord,  for  thy  servant's  sake,  and 
according  to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou 
done  all  this  greatness,  in  making  known 
all  these  great  things. 

20  O  Lord,  there  is  none  like  thee, 
neither  is  there  any  God  besides  thee,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  we  have  hSard  with  our 
ears. 

21  And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is 
like  thy  people  I^'ra-el,  whom  God  went 
to  redeem  to  be  his  own  people,  to  make 
thee  a  name  of  greatness  and  terribleness, 
by  driving  out  nations  from  before  thy 
people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  out  of 
E'|ypt  .= 

22  For  thy  people  Ij'ra-el  didst  thou 
make  thine  own  people  for  ever  ;  and  thou, 
Lord,  becamest  their  God. 

23  There'fore  now.  Lord,  let  the  thing 
that  thou  hast  spoken  cuncer'ning  thy  ser- 
vant, and  concer'ning  his  house,  be  estab'- 
lished for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 


24  Let  it  even  be  estab'lished,  that  thy 
name  may  be  magnified  for  ever,  saying, 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  God  of  I|'ra-el, 

even  a  God  to  Ij'ra-el :  and  let  the  house  of  Salt,  eighteen  thousand 

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of  Da'vid  thy  servant  be  estab'lished  be- 
fore thee. 

25  For  thou,  O  my  God,  hast  told  thy 
servant  that  thou  wilt  build  him  a  house ; 
therc'fore  thy  servant  hath  found  in  his 
heart  to  pray  before  thee. 

26  And  now.  Lord,  thou  art  God,  and 
hast  promised  this  goodness  unto  thy  ser- 
vant ; 

27  Now,  therc'fore,  let  it  please  thee  to 
bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may 
be  before  thee  for  ever  :  for  thou  blessest, 
O  Lord,  and  it  shall  he  bless'ed  for  ever. 

CHAP.   XVHL 

NOW  after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that 
Da'vid  smote  the  Phi-lis'llnes,  and 
subdued  them,  and  took  Gatb  and  her 
towns  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Phi-lls'tines. 

2  And  he  smote  MG'ab  :  and  the  Mo'ab- 
ites  became  Da'vid's  servants,  and  brought 
gifts. 

3  And  Da'vid  smote  Had-ar-e'zer  king 
of  Zo'bah  unto  Ha'math,  as  he  went  to 
stablish  his  dominion  by  the  river  Eu'- 
phra'tef. 

4  And  Da'vid  took  from  him  a  thousand 
chariots,  and  seven  thousand  horsemen, 
and  twenty  thousand  footmen  :  Da'vid 
also  hough'ed '  all  the  chai'iot-horses,  but 
reserved  of  them  a  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syr'i-ans  of  Da-mas'- 
cus  came  to  help  Had-ar-e'zer  king  of 
Zo'bah,  Da'vid  slew  of  the  Syr'i-ans  two 
and  twenty  thousand  men. 

6  Then  Da'vid  put  garrisons  in  Syr'i-a- 
Da-mas'cus  ;  and  the  Syr'i-ans  became  Da'- 
vid's servants,  and  brought  gifts.  Thus 
the  Lord  preserved  Da'vid  whithersoever 
he  went. 

7  And  Da'vid  took  the  shields  of  gold 
that  were  on  the  servants  of  Had-ar-e'zer, 
and  brought  them  to  Je-nVsa-lem. 

8  Likewise  from  Tib'hath,  and  from 
Chun,  cities  of  Had-ar-e'zer,  brought  Da'- 
vid very  much  brass,  wherewith  Sol'o-mon 
made  the  brazen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and 
the  vessels  of  brass. 

9  H  Now  when  Toft  king  of  Ha'math 
heard  how  Da'vid  had  smitten  all  the  host 
of  Had-ar-e'zer  king  of  Zo'bah, 

10  He  sent  Ha-do'ram  his  son  to  king 
Da'vid,  to  inquire  of  his  welfare,  and  to 
congratulate  him,  because  he  had  fought 
against'  Had-ar-e'zcr,  and  smitten  him ; 
(for  Had-ar-e'zer  had  war  with  Tou  ;)  and 
with  him  all  manner  of  vessels  of  gold  and 
silver  and  brass. 

11  Them  also  king  Da'vid  dedicated 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  silver  and  the 
gold  that  he  brought  from  all  these  na- 
tions ;  from  i'dom  and  from  Mo'ab,  and 
from  the  children  of  Xm'mun,  and  from 
the  Phi-lls'tines,  and  from  Xm'a-lek. 

12  Moreover  X-blsh'a-i  the  son  of  Z6r- 
u-i'ah  slew  of  the  f'dom-ites,  in  the  valley 


The  Avi'inon-ltis  orcrcume 

13  And  he  put  garrisons  in  i'dom  ;  and 
all  the  E'doin-Ites  became  Da'vid's  ser- 
vants. Thus  the  Lord  preserved  Da'vid 
whithersoever  he  went. 

14  So  Da'vid  reigned  over  all  I§'ra-el, 
and  executed  judgment  and  justice  among 
all  his  people. 

15  And  Jo'ab  the  son  of  Z6r-u-I'ah  teas 
over  tlie  liosl ;  and  Je-hosh'a-phat  the  son 
of  A-hi'lud,  recorder. 

Hi  And  Za'duk  the  son  of  A-hi'tub,  and 
A-bim'e-lech  the  son  of  A-bl'a-thar,  were 
the  priests  ;  and  Shav'sha  was  scribe  ; 

17  And  Ben-ai'ah'  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a- 
da  was  over  llie  (^her'eth-ites  and  the  Pe'- 
l6th-Ues;  and  the  sons  of  Da'vid  icere 
chief  about'  the  king. 

CHAP.   XIX. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Na'- 
hash  the  king  of  the  children  of  .\m'- 
mon  died,  and  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  Da'vid  said,  I  will  show  kind- 
ness unto  Ha'nun  the  son  of  Na'hash,  be- 
cause his  father  showed  kindness  to  me. 
And  Da'vid  sent  messengers  to  com'fort 
him  concfir'ning  his  father.  So  the  ser- 
vants of  Da'vid  came  into  the  land  of  the 
children  of  iim'mon  to  Ha'nun,  to  com'- 
fort him. 

3  But  the  princes  of  the  children  of 
Am'mon  said  to  Ha'nun,  Thinkest  thou 
that  Da'vid  doth  /ion'our  thy  father,  that 
he  hath  sent  com'forters  unto  thee  .'  are 
not  his  servants  come  unto  thee  for  to 
search,  and  to  overthrow,  and  to  spy  out 
the  land .' 

4  Wherefore  Ha'nun  took  Da'vid's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  them,  and  cut  off  their 
garments  in  the  midst,  hard  by  their  but 
tocks,  and  sent  them  away. 

5  Then  there  went  cHr'taln,  and  told 
Da'vid  how  the  men  were  served.  And 
he  sent  to  meet  them  ;  (for  the  men  were 
greatly  ashamed.)  And  the  king  said, 
Tarry  at  Jur'i-cho  until  your  beards  be 
grown,  and  then  return. 

6  And  when  the  children  of  Am'mon 
saw  that  they  had  made  themselves  odi 
ous  to  Da'vid,  Ha'nun  and  the  children  of 
im'mon  sent  a  thousand  talents  of  silver 
to  hire  them  chariots  and  horsemen  out  of 
MSs-0-pO-ta'mi-a,  and  out  of  Syr'i-S-Ma'a 
chah,  and  out  of  Zo'bah. 

7  So  they  hired  thirty  and  two  thousand 
chariots,  and  the  king  of  Ma'a-chah  and 
his  people,  who  came  and  pitched  before 
MSd'c-ba.  And  the  children  of  Xin'mon 
gathered  themselves  together  from  their 
cities,  and  came  to  battle 

8  And  when  Da'vid  hfiard  of  it,  he  sent 
Jo'ab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

9  And  the  children  of  Xm'mon  came 
out,  and  put  the  battle  in  array  before  the 
gate  of  the  city  ;  and  the  kings  that  were 
come  wire  by  themselves  in  the  field. 


I.  CHRON'ICLES.  by  Jo'iih  and  A-blsh'a-i. 

10  Now  when  Jo'ab  saw  that  the  bat- 
tle was  set  against'  him  before  and  be- 
hind, he  chose  out  of  all  the  choice  of  Is'- 
ra-el,  and  put  them  in  array  against'  the 
Syr'i-ans. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  deliv- 
ered unto  the  hand  of  A-bish'a-T  his  broth- 
er, and  they  set  theinselrcs  in  array  against' 
the  children  of  im'mon. 

12  And  he  said,  If  the  Syr'i-ans  be  too 
strong  for  me,  tlien  thou  slialt  help  me  : 
but  if  the  children  of  Am'mon  be  too  strong 
for  thee,  then  I  will  help  thee. 

13  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  be- 
have ourselves  valiantly  for  our  people, 
and  for  the  cities  of  our  God ;  and  let 
the  Lord  do  that  xchich  is  good  in  his 
sight. 

14  So  Jo'ab,  and  the  people  that  lolre 
with  him,  drew  nigh  before  the  Syr'i-ans 
unto  the  battle ;  and  they  fled  before 
him. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Xm'mon 
saw  that  the  Syr'i-ans  were  fled,  they 
likewise  fled  before  A-bish'a-i  his  brother, 
and  entered  into  the  city.  Then  Jo'ab 
came  to  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

16  And  when  the  Syr'i-ans  saw  that 
they  were  put  to  the  worse  before  Ij'ra-gl, 
they  sent  messengers,  and  drew  forth  the 
Syr'i-ans  that  were  beyond  the  river  ;  and 
Sho'phach,  the  cap'tain  of  the  host  of 
Had-ar-e'zer,  went  before  them. 

17  And  it  was  told  Da'vid ;  and  he 
gathered  all  If'ra-el,  and  passed  over  Jor'- 
dan,  and  came  upon  them,  and  set  the 
battle  in  array  against'  them.  So  when 
Da'vid  had  put  the  battle  in  array  against' 
the  Syr'i-ans,  they  fought  with  him. 

18  But  the  Syr'i-ans  fled  before  Ig'ra- 
el ;  and  Da'vid  slew  of  the  Syr'i-ans  seven 
thousand  wen  which  fought  in  chariots, 
and  forty  thousand  footmen,  and  killed 
Sho'phach  the  cap'tain  of  the  host. 

19  And  when  the  servants  of  Had-ar- 
e'zer  saw  that  they  were  put  to  the  worse 
before  Ij'ra-el,  they  made  peace  with  Da  - 
vid,  and  became  his  servants ;  neither 
would  the  Syr'i-ans  help  the  children  of 
Am'mon  any  more. 

CHAP.  XX. 
ND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  the 
year  was  expired,  at  the  time  that 
kings  go  out  to  battle,  Jo'ab  led  forth  the 
power  of  the  army,  and  wasted  the  country 
of  the  children  of  Irn'mon,  and  came  and 
besieged  Rab'bah  ;  (but  Da'vid  tarried  at 
Je-ru'sa-lem.)  And  Jo'ab  smote  Rab'bah, 
and  destroy'ed  it. 

2  And  Da'vid  took  the  crown  of  their 
king  from  off'  his  head,  and  found  it  to 
weigh  a  talent  of  gold,  and  there  tcgre 
precious  stones  in  it :  and  it  was  set  upon 
Da'vid's  head  :  and  he  brought  also  ex- 
ceeding much  spoil  out  of  the  city. 


A' 


'  Bin-d'ydh. 


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Dd'vid  numhcrcth  the  j)eo]jle,         I.  CHRON'ICLES. 

3  And  he  brought  out  the  people  that 
wire  in  it,  and  cut  them  with  saws,  and 
with  harrows  of  iron,  and  with  axes  :  even 
so  dealt  Da'vid  with  all  the  cities  of  the 
children  of  Ain'mon.  And  Ua'vid  and  all 
the  people  returned  to  Je-rCl'sa-lem. 

4  TI  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
there  arO§e  war  at  Ge'zer  with  the  Tlu-lis'- 
tines,  at  which  time  Sib'be-cai  the  Hu'- 
shath-ite  slew  Sip  pai,  that  -was  of  the  chil- 
dren of  the  giant :  and  they  w6re  subdued. 

5  And  there  was  war  again'  with  the 
Phi-lTs'tines ;  and  fil-ha'nan  the  son  of 
Ja'ir  slew  Luh'ml,  the  brother  of  Go-li'ath 
the  Git'tite,  whose  spear's  staff  wus  like  a 
weaver's  beam. 

6  And  yet  again'  there  was  war  at  Gath, 
where  was  a  man  of  great  stature,  whose 
fingers  and  toes  wire  tour  and  twenty,  six 
071  each  hand,  and  six  on  each  foot :  and  he 
also  was  the  son  of  the  giant. 

7  But  when  he  defied  I|'ra-6l,  Jon'a- 
than  the  son  of  Shim'e-a,  Da'vid's  brother, 
slew  him. 

8  These  were  born  unto  the  giant  in 
Gath  ;  and  they  ft;ll  by  the  hand  of  Da'- 
vid, and  by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 

CHAP.    XXI. 

AND    Sa'tan  stood  up  against  Ij'ra-el, 
and  provoked  Da'vid  to  number  Ij'- 
ra-el. 

2  And  Da'vid  said  to  Jo'ab,  and  to  the 
rulers  of  the"  people,  Go,  number"  l§'ra-el, 
from  Be-er'she-ba  even  to  Dan  ;  and  bring 
the  number  of  them  to  me,  that  1  may 
know  it. 

3  And  Jo'ab  answered,  The  Lord  make 
his  people  a  hundred  times  so  many  more 
as  they  be  :  but,  my  lord  the  king,  dre  they 
not  all  my  lord's  servants  ?  why  then  doth 
my  lord  require  this  thing.''  why  will  he 
be  a  cause  of  tres'pass  to  I|'ra-el .'' 

4  Nevertheless  the  king's  word  pre- 
vailed against'  Jo'ab  :  wherefore  Jo'ab  de- 
parted, and  went  throughout  all  ]|'ra-el, 
and  came  to  Je-r&'sa-lem. 

5  ^  And  Jo'ab  gave  the  sum  of  the 
number  of  the  people  unto  Da'vid.  And 
all  they  of  l§'ra-el  were  a  thousand  thou- 
sand and  a  hundred  thousand  men  that 
drew  s2cord  :  and  Ju'dah  7oas  four  hundred 
threescore  and  ten  thousand  men  that 
drew  sioord. 

6  But  Le'vi  and  Ben'ja-min  counted  he 
not  among  them  ;  for  the  king's  word  was 
abominable  to  Jo'ab. 

7  And  God  was  displeased  with  this 
thing  ;  therc'f  ore  he  smote  I^'ra-el. 

8  And  Da  vid  said  unto  God,  I  have 
sinned  greatly,  because  I  have  done  this 
thing  :  but  now,  I  beseech  thee,  do  away 
the  miquity  of  thy  servant ;  for  I  have 
done  very  foolishly. 

9  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Gad,  Da'- 
vid's seer,  saying, 

10  Go  and   tell   Da'vid,  saying,   Thus 


and  rcpciUs  of  it. 
saith  the  Lord,  I  o5l'r  thee  three  things  : 
ch^ije  thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it 
unto  thee. 

11  So  Gad  came  to  Da'vid,  and  said 
unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Chdoje 
thee 

12  Either  three  years'  famine  ;  or  three 
months  to  be  destroy 'ed  before  thy  foes, 
while  that  the  sjcord  of  thine  enemies 
overtaketh  thee;  or  else  three  days  the 
sioord  of  tlie  Lord,  even  the  pestilence, 
in  the  land,  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
destroy'ing  throughout  all  the  coasts  of 
I§'ra-el.  Now,  therc'fOre,  advise  thyself 
what  word  I  shall  bring  again'  to  him  that 
sent  me. 

13  And  Da'vid  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in 
a  great  strait :  let  me  fall  now  into  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  ;  for  very  great  are  his 
mer'cies  :  but  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man. 

14  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence  upon 
I|'ra-el :  and  there  fell  of  If'ra-el  seventy 
thousand  men. 

15  And  God  sent  an  angel  unto  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem  to  destroy'  it  :  and  as  he  was  de- 
stroy'ing, the  Lord  beheld,  and  he  repent- 
ed him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel 
that  de-stroy'ed.  It  is  enough,  stay  now 
thine  hand.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  by  the  threshing-floor  of  Or'nan  the 
Jeb'u-slte. 

16  And  Da'vid  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stand  between 
the  earth  and  the  heaven,  having  a  drawn 
s?oord  in  his  hand  stretched  out  over  Je- 
rO'sa-lem  :  then  Da'vid  and  the  elders  of 
J&'ra-cl,  who  icerc  clothed  in  sackcloth,  fell 
upon  their  faces. 

17  And  Da'vid  said  unto  God,  Is  it  not 
I  that  commkn'ded  the  people  to  be  num- 
bered .'  even  I  it  is  that  have  sinned  and 
done  evil  indeed  :  but  as  for  these  sheep, 
what  have  they  done  .''  Let  thine  hand,  I 
pray  thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  be  on  me, 
and  on  my  father's  house  ;  but  not  on  thy 
people,  that  they  should  be  plagued. 

18  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  com- 
niiin'ded  Gad  to  say  to  Da'vid,  that  Da'- 
vid should  go  up,  and  set  up  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Or'nan 
the  Jeb'u-site. 

19  And  Da'vid  went  up  at  the  saying  of 
Gad,  which  he  spake  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And  Or'nan  turned  back,  and  saw 
the  angel ;  and  his  four  sons  with  him  hid 
themselves.  Now  Or'nan  was  threshing- 
wheat. 

21  And  as  Da'vid  came  to  Or'nan,  Or'- 
nan looked,  and  saw  Da'vid,  and  went  out 
of  the  threshing-floor,  and  bowed  himself 
to  Da'vid  with  his  face  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  Da'vid  said  to  Or'nan,  Grant 
me  the  place  of  this  threshing-floor,  that  I 
may  build  an  altar  therein  unto  the  Lord  ; 

360 


Da'vid  purchaseth  Oman'* 

thou   shalt  grant  it  me  for  the   full  price, 

that  the  plague  may   be  stayed  from  the 

people. 

23  And  Or'nan  said  unto  Da'vid,  Take 
it  to  thee,  and  let  my  lord  the  king  do  that 
which  is  good  in  his  eyes  :  lo,  I  give  thte 
thf  oxen  also  for  burnt-offerings,  and  the 
threshing  instruments  for  wood,  and  the 
wheat  for  the  meat-offering :  I  give  it 
all. 

24  And  king  Da'vid  said  to  Or'nan, 
Nay  ;  but  I  will  verily  buy  it  for  the  full 
price  :  for  I  will  not  take  ilcat  which  is 
thine  for  the  Lord,  nor  offer  burnt-offer- 
ings without  cost. 

25  So  Da'vid  gave  to  Or'nan  for  the 
place  six  hundred  shekels  of  gold  by 
weight. 

26  And  Da'vid  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings,  and  called  upon  the  Lord; 
and  he  answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire 
upon  the  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  comman'ded  the  an- 
gel ;  and  he  put  up  his  sword  again'  into 
the  sheath  thereof. 

28  At  that  time,  when  Da'vid  saw  that 
the  Lord  had  answered  him  in  the  thresh- 
ing-floor of  Or'nan  the  Jeb'u-site,  then  he 
sac'rifT^ed  there. 

29  For  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord, 
which  Mo'fes  made  in  the  wilderness,  and 
the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  were  at  that 
season  in  the  high  place  at  Gib'e-6n  : 

30  But  Da'vid  could  not  go  before  it  to 
inquire  of  God  :  for  he  was  afraid,  because 
of  the  siA'ord  of  the  angel  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THEN  Da'vid  said.  This  is  the  house 
of  the  Lord  God,  and  this  is  the  al- 
tar of  the  burnt-offering  for  If'ra-el. 

2  And  Da'vid  comman'ded  to  gather 
together  the  strangers  that  were  in  the  land 
of  I|'ra-el  ;  and  he  set  masons  to  hew 
wrought  stones  to  build  the  house  of  God. 

3  And  Da'vid  prepared  iron  in  abun- 
dance for  the  nails  for  the  doors  of  the 
gates,  and  for  the  joinings  ;  and  brass  in 
abundance  without  weight ; 

4  Also  cedar-trees  in  abundance  :  for 
the  Zi-do'ni-ans  and  they  of  Tyre  brought 
much  cedar-wood  to  Da'vid. 

5  And  Da'vid  said,  Sol'o-mon  my  son  is 
young  and  tender,  and  the  house  that  is  to 
be  builded  for  the  Lord  must  he  exceed- 
ing magnifical,  of  fame  and  of  glory 
throughout  all  countries:  I  will  there'fore 
now  make  preparation  for  it.  So  Da'vid 
prepared  abundantly  before  his  death. 

6  Then  he  called  for  Sol'o-mon  his  son, 
and  charged  him  to  build  a  house  for  the 
Lord  God  of  If 'ra-el. 

7  And  Da'vid  said  to  Sol'o-mon,  My  son, 
as  for  me,  it  was  in  my  mind  to  build  a 
house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my 
God: 

Hh 


1.  CHRONICLES.  threshing-floor. 

8  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
me,  saying.  Thou  hast  shed  blood  abun- 
dantly, and  hast  made  great  wars :  thou 
shalt  not  build  a  house  unto  my  name, 
because  thou  hast  shed  much  blood  upon 
the  earth  in  my  sight. 

9  Behold,  a  sou  shall  be  born  to  thee, 
who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest ;  and  I  will  give 
him  rest  from  all  his  enemies  round  fibout': 
for  his  name  shall  be  Sol'o-mon,  and  I  will 
give  peace  and  quietness  unto  Ij'ra-el  in 
his  days. 

10  He  shall  build  a  house  for  my  name, 
and  he  shall  be  my  son,  and  I  will  be  his 
father  ;  and  1  will  estab'lish  the  throne  of 
his  kingdom  over  Ij'ra-el  for  ever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  the  Lord  be  with 
thee  ;  and  prosper  thou,  and  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath 
said  of  thee. 

12  Only  the  Lord  give  thee  wisdom 
and  understanding,  and  give  thee  charge 
concer'ning  If'ra-el,  that  thou  mayst  keep 
the  law  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if  thou 
takest  heed  to  fulfil  the  statutes  and  judg- 
ments which  the  Lord  charged  Mo'jes 
with  concer'ning  If'ra-el  ■  be  strong,  and 
of  good  courage  ;  dread  not,  nor  be  dif- 
may'ed. 

14  Now,  behold,  in  my  trouble  I  have 
prepared  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  a  hun- 
dred thousand  talents  of  gold,  and  a  thou- 
sand thousand  talents  of  silver ;  and  of 
brass  and  iron  without  weight ;  for  it  is  in 
abundance  :  timber  also  and  stone  have  1 
prepared  ;  and  thou  mayst  add  thereto. 

15  Moreover,  there  are  workmen  with 
thee  in  abundance,  hewers  and  workers  of 
stone  and  timber,  and  all  manner  of  cun- 
ning men  for  every  manner  of  work. 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the  brass, 
and  the  iron,  there  is  no  number.  Arife 
there'fore^  and  be  doing,  and  the  Lord  he 
with  thee. 

17  Da'vid  also  comman'ded  all  the 
princes  of  If'ra-el  to  help  Sol'o-mon  his  son, 
saying, 

18  7.9  not  the  IjORD  your  God  with  you  ? 
and  hath  he  not  given  you  rest  on  every 
side  ?  for  he  hath  given  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  into  mine  hand  ;  and  the  land  is 
subdued  before  the  Lord,  and  before  his 
people. 

19  Now  set  your  heart  and  your  soul  to 
seek  the  Lord  your  God:  arTfe,  there'fore, 
and  build  ye  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord 
God,  to  bring  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  holy  vessels  of  God, 
into  the  house  that  is  to  be  built  to  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

SO   when  Da'vid  was  old  and  full  of 
days,  he  made  Sol'o-mon  his  son  king 
over  If'ra-el. 
2  And  he  gathered    together    all   the 
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Tfie  families  of  the  Ger'shon-ltes.  I.  CHRON'ICLES. 
princes  of  If 'ra-el,  with  the  priests  and  the 
Le'vTtes. 

3  Now  the  Le'vTtes  were  numbered  from 
the  age  of  thirty  years  and  iip'ward  ;  and 
their  number  by  their  polls,  man  by  man, 
was  thirty  and  eight  thousand. 

4  Of  which,  twenty  and  four  thousand 
were  to  set  for'ward  the  work  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ;  and  six  thousand  were  of- 
ficers and  judges, 

5  Moreover,  four  thousand  ivcre  p5rters : 
and  four  thousand  praised  the  Lord  with 
the  instruments  which  I  made  {said  Da'- 
rid)  to  praise  Iherewilh. 

6  And  Da'vid  divided  them  into  courses 
among  the  sons  of  Le'vi,  namely,  Ger'shon, 
Ko'hath,  and  Mer'a-rT. 

7  IT  Of  the  Ger'shon-ites  iccre  La'a-dan 
and  Shim'e-i. 

8  The  sons  of  La'a-dan  ;  the  chief  was 
Je-hi'el,  and  Ze'tham,  and  Jo'el,  three. 

9  The  sons  of  Shlm'e-i  ;  Shel'o-mith, 
and  Ha'zi-el,  and  Ha'ran,  three.  These 
tvcre  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  La'a-dan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shim'e-i  were,  Ja'- 
hath,  Zi'na,  and  Je'ush,  and  Be-rl'ah. 
These  four  wire  the  sons  of  Shim'e-i. 

11  And  Ja'hat  i  was  the  chief,  and  Zi'- 
zah  the  second  ;  but  Je'ush  and  Be-ri'ah 
had  not  many  sons  ;  there'f5re  they  were 
in  one  reckoning,  according  to  their  fa- 
ther's house. 

12  If  The  sons  of  Ko'hath  •,  Am'ram, 
Iz'har,  He'bron,  and  IJz-zi'el,  four. 

13  The  sons  of  Am'ram ;  c^a'ron  and 
Mo'fes ;  and  ^Sa'ron  was  separated,  that 
he  should  sanctify  the  most  holy  things, 
he  and  his  sons  for  ever,  to  burn  incense 
before  the  Lord,  to  minister  unto  him,  and 
to  bless  in  his  name  for  ever. 

14  Now  conccr'nlng  Mo'fes  the  man  of 
God,  his  sons  were  named  of  the  tribe  of 
Le'vl. 

15_The  sons  of  Mo'fes  were  Ger'shom 
and  E-li-e'zer. 

16  Of  the  sons  of  Ger'shom,  Sheb'u-el 
was  the  chief. 

17  And  the  sons  of  E-li-e'zer  were,  Re- 
ha-bi'ah  the  chief.  And  E-li-e'zer  had  none 
other  sons ;  but  the  sons  of  Re-ha-bi'ah 
were  very  many. 

18  Of  the  sons  of  Iz'har;  Shel'o-mith 
the  chief. 

19  Of  the  sons  of  He'bron  ;  Je-ri'ah  the 
first,  Am-a-ri'ah  the  second,  Ja-ha'zi-el  the 
third,  and  Jek-a-me'am  the  fourth. 

20  Ofjhe  sons  of  tJz-zi'el ;  Mi'cah  the 
first,  and  Je-si'ah  the  second. 

21  If  The  sons  of  Mer'a-rl ;  Mah'li  and 
Mu'shT.  The  sons  of  Mah'li;  E-le-a'zar 
and  Kish. 

22  And  E-le-a'zar  died,  and  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters :  and  their  brethren  the 
sons  of  Kish  took  them. 

23  The  sons  of  Mu'shT  ;  Mah'lT,  and  E'- 
d^r,  and  Jer'i-moth,  three. 


Division  of  the  sons  oftAa'ron. 

24  f  These  were  the  sons  of  Le'vT,  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers  ;  even  the  chief 
of  the  fathers,  as  they  were  counted  by 
number  of  names  by  their  polls,  that  did 
the  work  for  the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  from  the  age  of  twenty  years 
and  iip'ward. 

25  For  Da'vid  said,  The  Lord  God  of 
If'ra-el  hath  given  rest  unto  his  people, 
that  they  may  dwell  in  Je-rd'sa-lem  for  ever: 

26  And  also  unto  the  Le'vTtes  ;  they 
shall  no  more  carry  the  tabernacle,  nor 
any  vessels  of  it  for  the  ser'vice  thereof. 

27  For  by  the  last  words  of  Da'vid,  the 
Le'vTtes  were  numbered  from  twenty  years 
old  and  above : 

28  Because  their  office  was  to  wait  on 
the  sons  of  *^a'r6n,  for  the  ser'vice  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  courts,  and  in 
the  chambers,  and  in  the  purifying  of  all 
holy  things,  and  the  work  of  the  ser'vice  of 
the  house  of  God  ; 

29  Both  for  the  show-bread,  and  for  the 
fine  flour  for  meat-ofl'ering,  and  for  the  un- 
leavened cakes,  and  for  that  which  is  baked 
in  the  pan,  and  for  that  which  is  fried, 
and  for  all  manner  of  meaf 'ure  and  size  ; 

30  And  to  stand  every  morning  to  thank 
and  praise  the  Lord,  and  likewise  at  even; 

31  And  to  oSei  allburnt-sac'rifT^es  unto 
the  Lord,  in  the  sabbaths,  in  the  new 
moons,  and  on  the  set  feasts,  by  number, 
according  to  the  order  comman'ded  unto 
them,  continually  before  the  Lord  : 

32  And  that  they  should  keep  the 
charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  charge  of  the  holy  place,  and 
the  charge  of  the  sons  of  .;3a'ron  their 
brethren,  in  the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

NOW  these  are  the  divif'ions  of  the  sons 
of  .4a'r6n.     The  sons  of  ^a'ron  ;  Na'- 
dab,  and  A-bT'hu,  E-le-a'zar,  and  Ith'a-mar. 

2  But  Na'dab  and  A-bT'hii  died  before 
their  father,  and  had  no  children  :  there'- 
fore  E-le-a'zar  and  ith'a-mar  executed  the 
priesfs  office. 

3  And  Da'vid  distributed  them,  both 
Za'dok  of  the  sons  of  E-le-a'zar,  and  A-him'- 
e-lech  of  the  sons  of  Ith'a-mar,  according 
to  their  offices  in  their  ser'vice. 

4  And  there  were  more  chief  men  found 
of  the  sons  of  E-le-a'zar  than  of  the  sons  of 
Ith'a-mar  ;  and  thus  were  they  divTded  : 
among  the  sons  of  E-le-a'zar  there  were 
sixteen  chief  men  of  the  house  of  tlieir  fa- 
thers, and  eight  among  the  sons  of  ith'a- 
mar,  according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

5  Thus  were  they  divTded  by  lot,  one 
sort  with  another  :  for  the  governors  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  governors  of  the  house  of 
God,  were  of  the  sons  of  E-le-a'zar,  and  of 
the  sons  of  Ith'a-mar. 
'  6  And  Shem-a-T'ah  the  son  of  Ne-thari'- 
|e-el  the  scribe,  one  of  the  Le'vTtes,  wrote 

362 


Tfieitvlitono/Jld'ron'tsons.      I.  CHRONICLES.  The  number  of  the  singen. 

them  before  the  king,  and  the  princes,  and!  thers   of  the  priests   and   Le'vltes,   even 


the 


the 


Za'dok  the  priest,  and  A-him'e-le9h  the 
son  of  A-bi'a-thar,  and  be/ore  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  priests  and  Le'vites :  one 
principal  household  being  taken  for  E-le- 
a'zar,  and  one  taken  for  ith'a-mar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to  Je- 
hoi'a-rib,  the  second  to  Je-dai'ah, ' 

8  The  third  to  Ha'rlm,  the  fourth  to 
Se-o'rim, 

9  The  fifth  to  Ma^hi'jah,  the  sixth  to 
MTj'a-min, 

10  The  seventh  to  Hak'koz,  the  eighth 
to  A-bi'jah, 

1 1  The  ninth  to  Jesh'u-ah,  the  tenth  to 
Shec-a-ni'ah, 

12  The   eleventh   to    E-U'a-shib, 
twelfth  to  Ja'kim, 

13  The    thirteenth    to    Hup'pah, 
fourteenth  to  Jesh-eb'e-ab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bil'gah,  the  six- 
teenth to  Im'mer, 

15  The  seventeenth  to  He'zir,  the  eigh- 
teenth to  Aph'sef, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Peth-a-hl'ah,  the 
twentieth  to  Je-hez'e-kel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ja'chin, 
the  two  and  twentieth  to  Ga'miil, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Del-a- 
I'ah,  the  four  and  twentieth  to  Ma-a-zi'ah 

19  These  were  the  orderings  of  them  in 
their  ser'vice,  to  come  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  according  to  their  manner,  un- 
der ^a'ron  their  father,  as  the  Lord  God 
of  ij'ra-el  had  comman'ded  him. 

20  IT  And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Le'vi 
were  these  :  Of  the  sons  of  Am'ram  ;  Shii'- 
ba-el:  of  the  sonsofShu'ba-el ;  Jeh-dei'ah.^ 

21  Concer'ning  Re-ha-bi'ah  ;  of  the 
sons  of  Re-ha-bl'ah,  the  first  was  i-shi'ah. 

22  Of  the  Iz'har-ltes  ;  Shel'o-moth  :  of 
the  sons  of  Shel'o-moth  ;  Ja'hath. 

23  And  the  sons  of  He'hron ;  Je-ri'ah 
the  first ^  Am-a-ri'ah  the  second,  Ja-ha'- 
zi-el  the  third,  Jek-a-me'am  the  fourth. 

24  Of  the  sons  of  Uz-zi'el ;  Mi'chah  :  of 
the  sons  of  Mi'chah  ;  Sha'mir. 

25  The  brother  of  Ml'9hah  was  I-shi'- 
ah  :  of  the  sons  of  I-shi'ah  ;  Zech-a-ri'ah. 

26  T  The  sons  of  Mer'a-ri  wire  Mah'li 
and  Mu'shi :  the  sons  of  Ja-a-zi'ah ;  Be'no. 

27  The  sons  of  Mer'a-ri  by  Ja-a-zI'ah ; 
Be'no,  and  Sho'ham,  and  Zac'9ur,  andl'brT. 

28  Of  Mah'li  came  E-le-a'zar,  who  had 
no  sons. 

29  Concer'ning  KTsh ;  the  son  of  Kish 
was  Je-rahm'e-el. 

30  The  sons  also  of  Mu'slii  ;  MJih'll,  and 
E'der,  and  Jer'i-moth.  These  wire  the 
sons  of  the  Le'vites,  after  the  house  of 
their  fathers. 

31  These  likewise  cast  lots  over  against' 
their  brethren  the  sons  of  ^a'ron,  in  the 
presence  of  Da'vid  the  king,  and  Za'dok 
amd  X-him'e-lech,  and  the  chief  of  the  fa- 

•  Ji-de'yah. 


the  principal  fathers,  over  against'  their 
younger  brethren. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

MOREOVER,  Da'vid,  and  the  cap'- 
tains  of  the  host,  separated  to  the 
ser'vice  of  the  sons  of  A'saph,  and  of 
He'man,  and  of  Jed'u-thun,  who  should 
prophesy  with  harps,  with  psalteries,  and 
with  cymbals :  and  the  number  of  the 
workmen,  according  to  their  ser'vice,  was ; 

2  Of  the  sons  of  A'saph  ;  Zac'cur,  and 
Jo'seph,  and  Neth-a-m'ah,  and  Aj-a-re'lah, 
the  sons  of  A'saph,  under  the  hands  of 
A'saph,  which  prophesied  according  to  the 
order  of  the  king. 

3  Of  Jed'u-thiin :  the  sons  of  Jed'u- 
thun  ;  Ged-a-li'ah,  and  Ze'rT,  and  Jesh-a- 
i'ali,  Hash-a-bi'ah,  and  Mat-ti-thi'ah,  six, 
under  the  hands  of  their  father  Jed'u-thun, 
who  prophesied  with  a  harp,  to  give  thanks 
and  to  praise  the  Lord. 

4  Of  He'man  :  the  sons  of  He'man  ; 
Buk-ki'ah,  Mat-tan-i'ah,  tJz-zi'el,  Sheb'u- 
el,  and  Jer'i-moth,  Han-a-ni'ah,  Han'a-ni, 
E-li'a-thah,  Gid-dal'ti,  and  Ro-mam-ti-e'- 
zer,  Josh-bek'a-shah,  Mal'lo-thi,  Ho'thir, 
and  Ma-ha'zi-6th  : 

5  All  these  wire  the  sons  of  He'man  the 
king's  seer  in  the  words  of  God,  to  lift  up 
the  horn.  And  God  gave  to  He'man  four- 
teen sons  and  three  daughters. 

6  All  these  wlrt  under  the  hands  of 
their  father  for  song  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  with  cymbals,  psal't^ries,  and  harps, 
for  the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of  God,  ac- 
cording to  the  king's  order  to  A'saph,  Jed'- 
u-thun, and  He'man. 

7  So  the  number  of  them  with  thek 
brethren,  that  were  instructed  in  the  songs 
of  the  Lord,  even  all  that  were  cunning, 
was  two  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

8  And  they  cast  lots,  ward  against 
ward,  as  well  the  small  as  the  great,  the 
teacher  as  the  scholar. 

9  Now,  the  first  lot  came  forth  for  A'- 
saph to  Jo'seph  ;  the  second  to  Ged-a-ll'- 
ah,  who  with  his  brethren  and  sons  wire 
twelve  : 

10  The  third  to  Zac'cur,  he,  his  sons 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

1 1  The  fourth  to  Iz'ri,  he,  his  sons  and 
his  brethren,  wire  twelve  : 

12  The  fifth  to  Neth-a-nl'ah,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  wire  twelve : 

13  The  sixth  to  Buk-ki'ah,  he,  his  sons 
and  his  brethren,  wire  twelve  : 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesh-ar'e-lah,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  wire  twelve  : 

15  The  eighth  to  Jesh-a-i'ah,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

16  The  ninth  to  Mat-tan-i'ah,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  wire  twelve  : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shim'e-i,  he,  his  sons 
and  his  brethren,  wire  twelve  : 

2  Jl-de'yah. 
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The  divtg'ion  of  the  porlers. 

18  The  eleventh  to  A-za're-el,  Ae,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve : 

19  The  twelfth  to  Hash-a-bVah,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

20  The  thirteenth  to  Shu'ba-el,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mat-ti-thl'ah,  he, 
his  sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

22  The  fifteenth  to  Jer'e-moth,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Han-a-ni'ah,  he, 
his  sons  and  his  brethren,  wire  twelve  : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Josh-bek'a-shah, 
he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  ivcre  twelve  : 

25  The  eighteenth  to  Han'a-ni,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

26  The  nineteenth  to  Mal'lo-thl,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

27  The  twentieth  to  E-li'a-thah :  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ho'thir, 
he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to  Gid-dal'- 
ti,  he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Ma-ha'- 
zi-6th,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to  R6-mam- 
ti-e'zer,  he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

CONCER'NING  the  divTf'ion§  of  the 
porters :  Of  the  Kor'hites  was  Mesh- 
el-e-mi'ah  the  son  of  Ko're,  of  the  sons  of 
A'saph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Mesh-el-e-mT'ah  were 
Zech-a-ri'ah  the  first-born,  Je-di'a-el  the 
second,  Zeb-a-di'ah  the  third,  Jath'ni-ei 
the  fourth, 

3  E'lam  the  fifth,  Je-ho'ha-nan  the 
sixth,  E-li-ae'na-1  the  seventh. 

4  Moreover,  the  sons  of  O'bed-E'dom 
were  Shem-a-T'ah  the  first-born,  Je-hoz'a- 
bad  the  second,  Jo'ah  the  third,  and 
Sa'car  the  fourth,  and  Ne-than'e-el  the 
fifth. 

5  Am'mi-el  the  sixth,  Is'sa-char  the 
seventh,  Pe-ul'thai  the  eighth;  for  God 
bless'ed  him. 

6  Also  unto  Shem-a-iah  his  son  were 
sons  born,  that  ruled  throughout  the  house 
of  their  father  :  for  they  ivcre  mighty  men 
of  valour. 

7  The  sons  of  Shem-a-i'ah  ;  oth'nT,  and 
Re'pha-el,  and  O'bed,  El'za-bad,  whose 
brethren  were  strong  men  ;  E-li'hu,  and 
Sem-a-chl'ah. 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  O'bed-E'dom  ; 
they,  and  their  sons,  and  their  brethren, 
able  men  for  strength  for  the  ser'vice, 
were  threescore  and  two  of  o'bed-E'dom. 

9  And  Mesh-el-e-mi'ah  had  sons  and 
brethren,  strong  men,  eighteen. 

10  Also  Hd'sah,   of   the  children   of 


I.  CHRON'ICLES.  The  gates  assigned  by  lot. 


Mei'a-ri,  had  sons  ;  Sim'rT  the  chief,  (for 
though  he  was  not  the  first-born,  yet  his 
father  made  him  the  chief,) 

1 1  Hil-ki'ah  the  second,  Teb-a-lT'ah  the 
third,  Zech-a-ri'ah  the  fourth  :  all  the  sons 
and  brethren  of  Ho'sah  were  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  divlf'ionf  of 
the  porters,  even  among  the  chief  men, 
having  wards  one  against'  another,  to 
minister  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  they  cast  lots,  as  well  the  small 
as  the  great,  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  for  every  gate. 

14  And  the  lot  east'ward  fell  to  Shel- 
e-mi'ah.  Then  for  Zech-a-ri'ah  his  son 
(a  wise  counsellor)  they  cast  lots,  and  his 
lot  came  out  north'ward. 

15  To  o'bed-E'dom  south'ward  ;  and  to 
his  sons  the  house  of  A-sup'pTm. 

16  To  Shiip'pim  and  Flo'sah  the  lot 
came  forth  west'ward,  with  the  gate  Shal' 
le-cheth,  by  the  causeway  of  the  going 
up,  ward  against' ward. 

17  East'ward  ivere  six  Le'vites,  north'- 
ward four  a  day,  south'ward  four  a  day, 
and  td'itard  A-sup'pim  two  and  two. 

18  At  Par'bar  west'ward,  four  at  the 
causeway,  and  two  at  Par'bar. 

19  These  are  the  divTf'ionj  of  the  por- 
ters among  the  sons  of  Ko're,  and  among 
the  sons  of  Mer'a-rT. 

20  TT  And  of  the  Le'vites,  A-hi'jah  was 
over  the  treaf'ures  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  over  the  treaf'ures  of  the  dedicated 
things. 

21  .As  concer'ning  the  sons  of  La'a-dan  : 
the  sons  of  the  Ger'shon-Tte  La'a-dan, 
chief  fathers,  even  of  La'a-dan  the  Ger'- 
shon'ite,  were  Je-hi'e-li. 

22  The  sons  of  Je-hi'e-li  ;  Ze'tham,  and 
Jo'el  his  brother,  which  were  over  the 
treaj'ures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

23  Of  the  Am'ram-ites,  and  the  Iz'har- 
ites,  the  He'bron-ites,  and  the  t/z-zi'el- 
Ites : 

24  And  Sheb'u-el  the  son  of  Ger'shom, 
the  son  of  Mo'jes,  was  ruler  of  the  treaf'- 
ures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  E-li-e'zer  ;  Re- 
ha-bi'ah  his  son,  and  Jesh-a-i'ah  his  son, 
and  Jo'ram  his  son,  and  Zlch'ri  his  son, 
and  Shel'o-mlth  his  son. 

26  Which  Shel'o-mith  and  his  brethren 
were  over  all  the  treaj'ures  of  the  dedi- 
cated things,  which  Da'vid  the  king,  and 
the  chief  fathers,  the  cap'tains  over  thou- 
sands and  hundreds,  and  the  cap'tains  of 
the  host,  had  dedicated. 

27  Out  of  the  spoils  won  in  battles  did 
they  dedicate  to  maintain^  the  house  of 
the  Lord, 

28  And  all  that  Sam'u-el  the  seer,  and 
Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  and  Ab'ner  the  son 
of  Ner,  and  J5'ab  the  son  of  Zer-u-i'ah, 
had  dedicated  ;  and  whosoever  had  ded- 


1  mln-tant'. 


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The  twelve  cap' tains  I.  CHRON'ICLES 

icated  any  Ihin^,  it  was  under  the  hand  of 
Shero-milh,  and  of  his  brethren. 

29  Of  the  iz'har-'ites,  Chen-a-ni'ah  and 
his  sons  were  for  the  outward  business 
over  If'ra-el,  for  officers  and  judges. 

30  ^nd  of  the  He'bron-ites,  Hash-a- 
bl'ah  and  his  brethren,  men  of  valour,  a 
thousand  and  seven  hundred,  were  officers 
among  them  of  I§'ra-el  on  this  side  Jor'dan 
west'ward,in  all  the  business  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  ser'vice  of  the  king. 

31  Among  the  He'bron-ites  was  Je-rl'jah 
the  chief,  even  among  the  He'bron-Ttes, 
according  to  the  generations  of  his  fathers. 
In  the  fortieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Da'vid 
they  were  sought  for,  and  there  were  found 
among  them  mighty  men  of  valour  at  Ja'- 
z6r  of  Gil'e-ad. 

32  And  his  brethren,  men  of  valour, 
wire  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred 
chief  fathers,  whom  king  Da'vid  n)ade 
rulers  over  the  Reili'ben-Ues,  the  Gad'ites, 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  for  every 
matter  pertain'ing  to  God,  and  affairs  of 
the  king. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

NOW  the  children  of  If'ra-el  after  their 
number,  to  wit^  the  chief  fathers  and 
cap'tains  of  thousands  and  hundreds,  and 
their  officers  that  served  the  king  in  any 
matter  of  the  courses,  which  came  in  and 
went  out  month  by  month,  throughout  all 
the  months  of  the  year,  of  every  course 
Kcre  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

2  Over  the  first  course,  for  the  first 
month,  was  Ja-sho'be-am  the  son  of  Zab' 
di-el :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

3  Of  the  children  of  Pe'rez  was  the 
chief  of  all  the  cap'tains  of  the  host  for 
the  first  month. 

4  And  over  the  course  of  the  second 
m6nth  iias  Dod'a-i  an  A-h6'h~ite,  and  of 
his  course  was  Mik'loth  also  the  ruler  :  in 
his  course  likewise  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

5  The  third  cap'tain  of  the  host,  for  the 
third  month,  was  Ben-ai'ah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoi'a-da,  a  chief  priest :  and  in  his  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

6  This  is  that  Ben-ai'ah  w/io  was  mighty 
am6ng  the  thirty,  and  above  the  thirty  : 
and  in  his  course  was  Am-miz'a-bad  his 
son. 

7  The  fourth  cap'tain^  for  the  fourth 
m6nth,  was  Aj'a-hel  the  brother  of  J5'ab, 
and  Zeb-a-dl'ah  his  son  after  him  :  and  in 
his  course  wire  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

8  The  fifth  cap'tain^  for  the  fifth  month, 
u>ns  Sham'huth  the  iz'ra-hlte  :  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

9  The  sixth  cap'tain,  for  the  sixth  month, 
was  i'ra  the  son  of  Ik'kesh  the  Te-ko'ite  : 
and  in  his  course  wire  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

'  Pcr'a-thSrMte. 
Hh2 


for  their  months. 

10  The  seventh  cap'tain,  for  the  seventh 
month,  wa«  He'ltz  the  Ptl'o-nite,  of  the 
children  of  E'phra-im  :  and  in  his  course 
wire  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

11  The  eighth  cap'laln,  for  the  eighth 
month,  was  Sib'be-cai  the  Hu'shath-ite, 
of  the  Zar'h'ites  :  and  in  his  course  tcire 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

12  The  ninth  cap'lahi,  for  the  ninth 
month,  was  A-bi-e'zer  the  An'e-toth-ite,  of 
the  Ben'ja-mites  :  and  in  his  course  wire 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

13  The  tenth  cap' lain,  for  the  tenth 
month,  wa«Ma-har'a-T  the  Ne-toph'a-thite, 
of  the  Zar'hites :  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

14  The  eleventh  cap'fahi,  for  the  elev- 
enth month,  was  Ben-ai'ah  the  Pir'a-tlion- 
ite,'  of  the  children  of  E'phra-im  :  and  in 
his  course  tvere  twenty  and  four  thousand 

15  The  twelfth  cap'ta/in,  for  the  twelfth 
month,  was  Hel'da-i  the  Ne-toph'a-thite, 
of  Oth'ni-el :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

16  Furthermore,  over  the  tribes  of  iij'- 
ra-el ;  the  ruler  of  the  Reft'ben-ites  was 
E-li-e'zer  the  son  of  Zirh'ri  :  of  the  Sim'- 
e-6n-ites,  Sheph-a-ti'ah  the  son  of  Ma'a 
chah  : 

17  Of  the  Le'vites,  Hash-a-bi'ah  the 
son  of  Kem'u-el :  of  the  ^3a'ron-Ttes,  Za'- 
dok: 

18  Of  .Tu'dah,  E-li'hu,  one  of  the  breth- 
ren of  Da'vid :  of  is'sa-char,  om'ri  the 
son  of  Mi'cha-el. 

19  Of  Zeb'u-lon,  Ish-ma-i'ah  the  son 
of  ob-a-di'ah  :  of  Naph'ta-li,  Jer'i-moth 
the  son  of  Az'ri-el  : 

20  Of  the  children  of  E'phra-im,  116- 
she'a  the  son  of  Az-a-zi'ah  :  of  the  half 
tribe  of  Ma-nas'seh,  Jo'el  the  son  of  Ped- 
ai'ah  i^ 

21  Of  the  half  trihe  of  Ma-nas'seh  in 
Gil'e-ad,  Id'do  the  son  of  Zech-a-ri'ah  : 
of  Ben'ja-min,  Ja-a'|i-el  the  son  of  Ab'- 
ner : 

22  Of  Dan,  A-za're-el  the  son  of  Jer'o- 
ham.  These  wire  the  princes  of  the  tribes 
of  If'ra-el. 

23  But  Da'vid  took  not  the  number  of 
them  from  twenty  years  old  and  under: 
because  the  Lord  had  said  he  would  in- 
crease If'ra-el  like  to  the  stars  of  the 
heavens. 

24  Jo'ab  the  son  of  Zer-ii-i'ah  began  to 
number,  but  he  finished  not,  because  there 
fell  wrath  for  it  against'  if'ra-el ;  neither 
was  the  number  put  in  the  account  of  the 
Chron'i-cles  of  king  Da'vid. 

25  And  over  the  king's  treaf'ures  wat 
Az'ma-veth  the  son  of  A'di-el :  and  over 
the  store-houses  in  the  fields,  in  the  cities, 
and  in  the  villages,  and  in  the  castles,  was 
Je-hon'a-than  the  son  of  tJz-zi'ah : 

26  And  over  them  that  did  the  work  cf 
2  Pcd-a'yah. 

3b6 


Da'vWs  several  officers.  I.  CHRON'ICLES. 

the  field,   for  tillage  of  the  ground,  was 
fiz'ri  the  son  of  Che'lub  : 

27  And  over  the  vTne'yards'  rca*  Shlm'- 
e-1  the  Ra'math-ite  :  over  the  increase  of 
the  vine'yards  for  the  wine-cellars  was 
Zab'dl  the  Shiph'mite: 

28  And  over  the  olive-trees,  and  the 
sycamore-trees  that  were  in  the  low  plains, 
was  Ba'al-Han'an  the  Ged'e-rite  :  and  over 
the  cellars  of  oil  was  Jo'ash  : 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed  in  Sha'- 
ron  was  Shit'ra-i  the  Sha'ron-ite  :  and  over 
the  herds  that  were  in  the  valleys  was 
Sha'phat  the  son  of  Ad'la-i : 

30  Over  the  camels  also  was  o'bil  the 
Ish'ma-el-ite  :  and  over  the  asses  was  Jeh- 
dei'ah^  the  Me-ron'o-thTte  : 

31  And  over  the  flocks  was  Ja'ziz  the 
Ha'gar-lte.  All  these  were  the  rulers  of 
the  substance  which  was  king  Da'vTd's. 

32  Also  Jon'a-than,  Da'vid's  uncle,  was 
a  counsellor,  a  wise  man,  and  a  scribe  : 
and  Je-hi'el  the  son  of  Hach'mo-ni  was 
with  the  king's  sons. 

33  And  A-hith'o-phel  xoas  the  king's 
counsellor :  and  Hii'shai  the  Arch'ite  was 
the  king's  companion  : 

34  And  after  A-hith'o-phel  was  Je-hoi'- 
a-da  the  son  of  Ben-ai'ah,  and  A-bi'a-thar: 
and  the  general  of  the  king's  army  was 
Jo'ab. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  Da'vid  assembled  all  the  princes 
of  If'ra-el,  the  princes  of  the  tribes, 
and  the  cap'tains  of  the  com'panies  that 
ministered  to  the  king  by  course,  and 
the  cap'tains  over  the  thousands,  and 
cap'tains  over  the  hundreds,  and  the  stew- 
ards over  all  the  substance  and  poffes'sion 
of  the  king,  and  of  his  sons,  with  the  offi- 
cers, and  with  the  mighty  men,  and  with 
all  the  valiant  men,  unto  Je-rfi'sa-lem. 

2  Then  Da'vid  the  king  stood  up  upon 
his  feet,  and  said,  Hear  me,  my  brethren, 
and  my  people  :  As  for  me,  I  had  in  mine 
heart  to  build  a  house  of  rest  for  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the 
footstool  of  our  God,  and  had  made  ready 
for  the  building : 

3  But  God  said  unto  me.  Thou  shalt 
not  build  a  house  for  my  name  ;  because 
thou  hast  been  a  man  of  war,  and  hast 
shed  blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el 
chose  me  before  all  the  house  of  my  father 
to  be  king  over  If'ra-el  for  ever  :  for  he 
hath  chosen  Jii'dah  to  be  the  ruler ;  and 
of  the  house  of  Jii'dah,  the  house  of  my 
father  ;  and  among  the  sons  of  my  father  he 
liked  me,  to  make  me  king  over  all  Ij'ra-el : 

5  And  of  all  my  sons  (for  the  Lord 
hath  given  me  many  sons)  he  hath  chosen 
Sol'o-mon  my  son  to  sit  upon  the  throne 
of  the  kingdom  of  the  Lord  over  Ij'ra-el. 

6  And  he  said  unto  isae,  SoVo-mon  thy 


His  charge  to  Sol'o-mSn. 
son,  he  shall  build  my  house  and  my 
courts :  for  I  have  chosen  him  to  be  my 
son,  and  I  will  be  his  father. 

7  Moreover,  I  will  estab'lish  his  king- 
dom for  ever,  if  he  be  constant  to  do  my 
command'ments  and  my  judgments,  as  at 
this  day. 

8  Now  there'fore,  in  the  sight  of  all  If'- 
ra-el, the  congregation  of  the  Lord,  and 
in  the  audience  of  our  God,  keep  and  seek 
for  all  the  command'ments  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  that  ye  may  poffess'  this  good 
land,  and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  for 
your  children  after  you  for  ever. 

9  And  thou,  Sol'o-mon  my  son,  know 
thou  the  God  of  thy  father,  and  serve  him 
with  a  perfect  heart,  and  with  a  willing 
mind  :  for  the  Lord  searcheth  all  hearts, 
and  understandeth  all  the  imaginations  of 
the  thoughts :  if  thou  seek  him,  he  will 
be  found  of  thee  ;  but  if  thou  forsake  him, 
he  will  cast  thee  off  for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now  ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
chosen  thee  to  build  a  house  for  the  sanc- 
tuary :  be  strong,  and  do  it. 

11  7  Then  Da'vid  gave  to  Sol'o-mon 
his  son  the  pattern  of  the  porch,  and  of 
the  houses  thereof,  and  of  the  treaf'uries 
thereof,  and  of  the  upper  chambers  there- 
of, and  of  the  inner  parlours  thereof,  and 
of  the  place  of  the  mercy  seat, 

12  And  the  pattern  of  all  that  he  had 
by  the  SpTr'it,  of  the  courts  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  of  all  the  chambers 
round  about',  of  the  treaf'uries  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  of  the  treaf'uries  of 
the  dedicated  things : 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Le'vites,  and  for  all  the  work  of 
the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  all  the  vessels  of  ser'vice  in  the  hou3*> 
of the  LoRn, 

14  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  for  things 
of  gold,  for  all  instruments  of  all  manner 
of  ser'vice  ;  silver  also  for  all  instruments 
of  silver  by  weight,  for  all  instruments  of 
every  kind  of  ser'vice  : 

15  Even  the  weight  for  the  candlesticks 
of  gold,  and  for  their  lamps  of  gold,  by 
weight  for  every  candlestick,  and  for  the 
lamps  thereof;  and  for  the  candlesticks 
of  silver  by  weight,  both  for  the  candle- 
stick, and  also  for  the  lamps  thereof,  ac- 
cording to  the  use  of  every  candlestick. 

16  And  by  weight  he  gave  gold  for  the 
tables  of  show-bread,  for  every  table  ;  and 
likewise  silver  for  the  tables  of  silver: 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  flesh-hooks, 
and  the  bowls,  and  the  cups  :  and  for  the 


olden  basins  he  gave  gold  by  weight  for 
every  basin  ;  and  likewise  silver  by  weight 
for  every  basin  of  silver : 

18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense  refilled 
gold  by  weight ;  and  gold  for  the  pattern 
of   the   chariot   of    the   cherubims,    tliiat 
^  Jc-dl'yak, 


Da'vid''t  gifts  for  the  temple.       I.  CHRON'ICLES.  Da'vid^s  thanksgiving,  prayer^  Sfc. 


spread  out  their  wings,  and  c6vered  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

19  All  this,  said  Da'tnd,  the  Lord 
made  me  understand  in  writing  by  his 
hand  upon  me,  even  all  the  works  of  this 
pattern. 

20  And  Da'vid  said  to  Sol'o-mon  his 
son,  Be  strong,  and  of  good  courage,  and 
do  it :  fear  not,  nor  be  dlf-may'ed  ;  for 
the  Lord  God,  even  my  God,  will  be  with 
thee ;  he  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake 
thee,  until  thou  hast  finished  all  the  work 
for  the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  A  nd,  behold,  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Le'vites,  even  they  shall  be  xoith 
thee  for  all  the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of 
God  :  and  there  shall  be  with  thee,  for  all 
manner  of  workmanship,  every  willing 
skilful  man,  for  any  manner  of  ser'vice  ; 
also  the  princes  and  all  the  people  will  be 
wholly  at  thy  command'ment. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

FURTHERMORE,  Da'vid  the  king 
said  unto  all  the  congregation,  Sol'o- 
mon  my  son,  whom  alone  God  hath 
chosen,  is  yet  young  and  tender,  and  the 
work  is  great :  for  the  palace  is  not  for 
man,  but  for  the  Lord  God. 

2  Now  I  have  prepared  with  all  my 
might  for  the  house  of  my  God  the  gold 
for  things  to  be  made  of  gold,  and  the  sil- 
ver for  things  of  silver,  and  the  brass  for 
things  of  brass,  the  iron  for  things  of  iron, 
and  wood  for  things  of  wood  ;  O'nyx- 
stones,  and  stones  to  be  set,  glistering 
stones,  and  of  di'verf  colours,  and  all  man- 
ner of  precious  stones,  and  marble  stones 
in  abundance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set  my  af- 
fection to  the  house  of  my  God,  I  have, 
of  mine  own  proper  good,  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver, which  I  have  given  to  the  house  of 
my  God,  over  and  above  all  that  I  have 
prepared  for  the  holy  house, 

4  Even  three  thousand  talents  of  gold, 
of  the  gold  of  O'phir,  and  seven  thousand 
talents  of  refined  silver,  to  overlay  the 
walls  of  the  houses  withal  : 

5  The  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and  the 
silver  lor  things  of  silver,  and  for  all  man- 
ner of  work  to  be  made  by  the  hands  of  ar 
tificers.  And  who  then  is  willing  to  con 
secrate  his  ser'vice  this  day  unto  the 
Lord? 

6  t  Then  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  and 
princes  of  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  the 
cap'tains  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds, 
with  the  rulers  over  the  king^s  work,  offer- 
ed willingly, 

7  And  gave,  for  the  ser'vice  of  the  house 
of  God,  of  gold,  five  thousand  talents  and 
ten  thousand  drams  ;  and  of  silver,  ten 
thousand  talents ;  and  of  brass,  eighteen 
thousand  talents  ;  and  one  hundred  thou- 
sand talents  of  iron. 


8  And  they  with  whom  precious  stones 
were  found  gave  them,  to  the  treaj'ure  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  by  the  hand  of  Je- 
hi'el  the  Ger'shon-ite. 

9  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for  that 
they  offered  willingly,  because  with  per- 
fect heart  they  offered  willingly  to  the 
Lord  :  and  Da'vid  the  king  also  rejoiced 
with  great  joy. 

10  Wherefore  Da'vid  blessed  the  Lord 
before  all  the  congregation :  and  Da'vid 
said,  Bles'sed  be  thou.  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el 
our  Fa'ther,  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  Thine,  O  Lord,  is  the  greatness, 
and  the  power,  and  {he  glory,  and  the 
vic'tory,  and  the  maj'esty  :i  for  all  that  is 
in  the  heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine ; 
thine  is  the  kingdom,  O  Lord,  and  thou 
art  exalted  as  head  above  all. 

12  Both  riches  and  /lonour  come  of  thee, 
and  thou  reignest  over  all ;  and  in  thine 
hand  is  power  and  might,  and  in  thine 
hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and  to  give 
strength  unto  all. 

13  Now  there'fore,  our  God,  we  thank 
thee,  and  praise  thy  glorious  name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  whati*  my  peo- 
ple, that  we  should  be  able  to  offer  so  will- 
ingly after  this  sort  ?  for  all  things  come  of 
thee,  and  of  thine  own  have  we  given  thee. 

15  For  we  are  strangers  before  thee,  and 
so'journers,  as  wire  all  our  fathers:  our 
days  on  the  earth  are  as  a  shadow,  and 
there  is  none  abi'ding. 

16  O  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store  that 
we  have  prepared,  to  build  thee  a  house 
for  thine  holy  name,  cometh  of  thine  hand, 
and  is  all  thine  own. 

17  I  know  also,  my  God,  that  thou 
triest  the  heart,  and  hast  pleaf'ure  in  up- 
rightness. As  for  me,  in  the  uprightness 
of  mine  heart  I  have  willingly  offered  all 
these  things :  and  now  have  I  seen  with 
joy  thy  people,  which  are  present  here,  to 
offer  willingly  unto  thee. 

18  O  Lord  God  of  I'bra-ham,  T'jaac, 
and  of  if 'ra-el,  our  fathers,  keep  this  for 
ever  in  the  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of 
the  heart  of  thy  people,  and  prepare  their 
heart  unto  thee  : 

19  And  give  unto  Sol'o-mon  my  son  a 
perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy  command'ments, 
thy  tes'timonies,  and  thy  statutes,  and  to 
do  all  these  things,  and  to  build  the  palace 
for  the  which  I  have  made  provision. 

20  \  And  Da'vid  said  to  all  the  congre- 
gation, Now  bless  the  Lord  your  God. 
And  all  the  congregation  bless'ed  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and  bowed 
down  their  heads,  and  wor'shipped  the 
Lord  and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sac'rift^ed  sac'riffces  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  unto 
the  Lord,  on  the  morrow  after  that  day, 
even  a  thousand  bullocks,  a  thousand  rams, 

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The  offering  of  Sol'o-mbn.  II.  CHRON'ICLES 

and  a  thousand  lambs,  with  their  di  ink-of- 
ferings, and  sac'rifi9es  in  abundance  for  all 
Ij'ra-el : 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before  the 
Lord  on  that  day  with  great  gladness  : 
and  they  made  S6ro-m5n,  the  son  of  Da'- 
vid,  king  the  second  time,  and  anointed 
him  unto  the  Lord  to  be  the  chief  gover- 
nor, and  Za'dok  to  be  priest. 

23  Then  Sol'o-mon  sat  on  the  throne  of 
the  Lord  as  king  instead  of  Da'vid  his 
father,  and  prospered  ;  and  all  Ij'ra-el 
obeyed  him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the  mighty 
men,  and  all  the  sons  likewise  of  king  Ua'- 
vid,  submitted  themselves  unto  Sol'o-mon 
the  king. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  Sol'o-mon 
exceedingly  in  the  sight  of  all  If 'ra-el,  and 
bestowed  upon  him  such  royal  maj'esty,  as 


His  choice  of  wisdom. 
had  not  been  on  any  king  before  him  ia 
If'ra-el. 

26  IT  Thus  Da'vid  the  son  of  Jes'se  reign- 
ed over  all  i§'ra-el. 

27  And  the  time  that  he  reigned  over 
If'ra-el  was  forty  years  ;  seven  years  reign- 
ed he  in  He'bron,  and  thirty  and  three 
years  reigned  he  in  Je-rfi'sa-lem. 

28  And  he  died  in  a  good  old  age,  full 
of  days,  riches,  and  /lon'our :  and  Sol'o- 
mon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  Now  the  acts  of  Da'vid  the  king, 
first  and  last,  behold,  they  are  written  in 
the  book  of  Sam'u-el  the  seer,  and  in  the 
book  of  Na'than  the  prophet,  and  in  the 
book  of  Gad  the  seer, 

30  With  all  his  reign  and  his  might,  and 
the  times  that  went  over  him,  and  over 
If'ra-el,  and  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
countries. 


1[  The  SECOND  Book  of  the  CHRONICLES. 


CHAPTER  L 

AND  Sol'o-mon  the  son  of  Da'vid  was 
strengthened  in  his  kingdom,  and  the 
Lord  his  God  was  with  him,  and  magni- 
fied him  exceedingly. 

2  Then  Sol'o-mon  spake  unto  all  If'ra- 
el,  to  the  cap'tains  of  thousands  and  of 
hundreds,  and  to  the  judges,  and  to  every 
governor  in  all  If'ra-el,  the  chief  of  the 
fathers. 

3  So  Sol'o-mfln,  and  all  the  congrega- 
tion with  him,  went  to  the  high  place  that 
was  at  Gib'e-on  ;  for  there  was  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  of  God,  which 
Mo'fes,  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  had  made 
in  the  wilderness. 

4  But  the  ark  of  God  had  Da'vTd 
brought  up  from  Kir'jath-Je'a-rim  ^  to  the 
place  which  Da'vTd  had  prepared  for  it :  for 
he  had  pitched  a  tent  for  it  at  Je-rfl'sa- 
lem. 

5  Moreover,  the  brazen  altar  that  Be- 
zal'e-el,  the  son  of  U'ri,  the  son  of  Hiir, 
had  made,  he  put  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  Lord  ;  and  Sol'o-mon  and  the  congre- 
gation sought  unto  it. 

6  And  Sol'o-mon  went  up  thither  to  the 
brazen  altar  before  the  Lord,  which  was 
at  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
offered  a  thousand  burnt-oS"erings  upon  it. 

7  In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto 
Sol'o-mon,  and  said  unto  him,  Ask  what  I 
shall  give  thee. 

8  And  Sol'o-mon  said  unto  God,  Thou 
hast  showed  great  mercy  unto  Da'vid  my 
father,  and  hast  made  me  to  reign  in  his 
stead. 

9  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  thy  promise 
xinto  Da'vid  my  father  be  estab'llshed :  for 

*  Kir'jaih-Jta-nm. 


thou  hast  made  me  king  over  a  people  like 
the  dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  Give  me  now  wisdom  and  knowl- 
edge, that  I  may  go  out  and  come  in  be- 
fore this  people  :  for  who  can  judge  this 
thy  people  that  is  so  great? 

11  And  God  said  to  Sol'o-mon,  Because 
this  was  in  thine  heart,  and  thou  hast  not 
asked  riches,  wealth,  or  /lon'our,  nor  the 
life  of  thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast  ask- 
ed long  life  ;  but  hast  asked  wisdom  and 
knowledge  for  thyself,  that  thou  mayst 
judge  my  people,  over  whom  I  have  made 
thee  king : 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is  granted 
unto  thee ;  and  I  will  give  thee  riches,  and 
wealth,  and  /lon'our,  such  as  none  of  the 
kings  have  had  that  have  been  before  thee, 
neither  shall  there  any  after  thee  have  the 
like. 

13  T  Then  Sol'o-mon  came  from  his 
journey  to  the  high  place  that  was  at  Gib'- 
e-on to  Je-rA'sa-lem,  from  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  reigned 
over  If'ra-el. 

14  And  Sol'o-mon  gathered  chariots 
and  horsemen :  and  he  had  a  thousand 
and  four  hundred  chariots,  and  twelve 
thousand  horsemen,  which  he  placed  in 
the  chariot-cities,  and  with  the  king  at 
Je-r&'sa-lem. 

15  And  the  king  made  silver  and  gold 
at  Je-rfi'sa-lem  as plen'teous  as  stones,  and 
cedar-trees  made  he  as  the  sycamore-trees 
that  are  in  the  vale  for  abundance. 

16  And  Sol'o-mon  had  horses  brought 
out  of  E'|ypt,  and  linen  yarn  ;  the  king's 
merchants  received  the  linen  yarn  at  a 
price. 

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17  And  they  fetched  up,  and  brought 
forth  out  of  E'gypt,  a  chariot  for  six  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  a  horse  for  a  hun- 
dred and  fifty :  and  so  brought  they  out 
horses  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hit'tTtes,  and 
for  the  kings  of  Syr'i-a,  by  their  means. 
CHAP.  II. 

AND   Sol'o-mon  detei^'mined  to  build  a 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
a  house  for  his  kingdom. 

2  And  Sol'o-mon  told  out  threescore  and 
ten  thousand  men  to  bear  burdens,  and 
fourscore  thousand  to  hew  in  the  moun'- 
tain,  and  three  thousand  and  six  hundred 
to  oversee  them. 

3  And  Sol'o-mon  sent  to  Hii'ram  the 
king  of  Tyre,  saying.  As  thou  didst  deal 
with  Da'vid  my  father,  and  didst  send  him 
cedars  to  build  him  a  house  to  dwell  there- 
in, eren  so  deal  with  me. 

4  Behold,  I  build  a  house  to  the  name 
of  the  LoRn  my  God,  to  dedicate  it  to  him, 
and  to  burn  before  him  sweet  incense,  and 
for  the  continual  show-bread,  and  for  the 
burnt-offerings  morning  and  evening,  on 
the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons,  and 
on  the  solemn  feasts  of  the  Lord  our  God. 
This  is  an  ordinance  for  ever  to  15'ra-el. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  is  great: 
for  great  is  our  God  above  all  gods. 

6  But  who  is  able  to  build  him  a  house, 
seeing  the  heaven  and  heaven  of  heavens 
cannot  contain  him  ?  who  am  I  then,  that 
I  should  build  him  a  house,  save  only  to 
burn  sac'rifl^e  before  him? 

7  Send  me  now,  there'fore,  a  man  cun- 
ning to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in 
brass,  and  in  iron,  and  in  purple,  and 
crimson,  and  blue,  and  that  can  skill  to 
grave  with  the  cunning  men  that  are  with 
me  in  Ju'dah  and  in  Je-rii'sa-lem,  whom 
Da'vid  my  father  did  provide. 

8  Send  me  also  cedar-trees,  fir-trees,' 
and  algum-trees,  out  of  Leb'a-non  ;  (for  I 
know  that  thy  servants  can  skill  to  cut 
timber  in  Leb'a-non  ;)  and,  behold,  my  ser- 
vants shall  be  with  thy  servants, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in  abun- 
dance :  for  the  house  which  I  am  about'  to 
build  shall  be  won'derful  great. 

10  And,  behold,  I  will  give  to  thy  ser- 
vants, the  hewers  that  cut  timber,  twenty 
thousand  meaj'ures  of  beaten  wheat,  and 
twenty  thousand  meaj'ures  of  barley,  and 
twenty  thousand  baths  of  wine,  and  twen- 
ty thousand  baths  of  oil. 

11  Then  Ilu'ram  the  king  of  Tyre  an- 
swered in  writing,  which  he  sent  to  Sol'o- 
mdn.    Because   the    Lord  hath  loved  his 


people,  he  hath  made  thee  king  over  them. 
12  Ilu'ram  said  moreover,  Bles'sed  be 
the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  that  made 
heaven  and  earth,  who  hath  given  to  Da'- 
vid the  king  a  wise  son,  endued  with  pru- 
deoce  and  understanding,  that  might  build 


Hii'ram'' s  friendly  answer. 
a  house  for  the  Lord,  and  a  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

13  And  now  I  have  sent  a  cunning 
man,  endued  with  understanding,  of  Hii'- 
ram my  father's, 

14  The  son  of  a  woman  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Dan,  and  his  father  was  a  man  of 
Tyre,  skilful  to  work  in  gold,  and  in  sil- 
ver, in  brass,  in  iron,  in  stone,  and  in  tim- 
ber, in  purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine  linen, 
and  in  crimson  ;  also  to  grave  any  manner 
of  graving,  and  to  find  out  every  device 
which  shall  be  put  to  him,  with  thy  cun- 
ning men,  and  with  the  cunning  men  of 
my  lord  Da'vid  thy  father. 

15  Now  thert'fore  the  wheat,  and  the 
barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine,  which  my 
lord  hath  spoken  of,  let  him  send  unto  his 
servants : 

16  And  we  will  cut  wood  out  of  Leb'a 
non,  as  much  as  thou  shalt  need  ;  and  we 
will  bring  it  to  thee  in  floats  by  sea  to  Jop'- 
pa,  and  thou  shalt  carry  it  up  to  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem. 

17  IT  And  Sol'o-mon  numbered  all  the 
strangers  that  ivcre  in  the  land  of  l|'ra-el, 
after  the  numbering  wherewith  Da'vid  his 
father  had  numbered  them  ;  and  they  were 
found  a  hundred  and  fifty  thousand,  and 
three  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

18  And  he  set  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand of  them  to  be  bearers  of  burdens, 
and  fourscore  thousand  to  be  hewers  in 
the  moun'tain,  and  three  thousand  and 
six  hundred  overseers  to  set  the  people  a- 
work. 

CHAP.  III. 

THEN  Sol'o-mon  began  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Je-ril'sa-lem  in 
mount  Mo-ri'ah,  where  the  LORD  ap- 
peared unto  Da'vid  his  father,  in  the  place 
that  Da'vid  had  prepared  in  the  thresh- 
ing-floor of  Or'nan  the  Jeb'u-site. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the  second 
day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  fourth 
year  of  his  reign. 

3  TT  Now  these  are  the  things  wherein 
Sol'o-mon  was  instructed  for  the  building 
of  the  house  of  God.  The  length  by 
cubits,  after  the  first  meaf'ure,  was  three- 
score cubits,  and  the  breadth  twenty  cu- 
bits. 

4  And  the  porch  that  was  in  the  front 
of  the  house.)  the  length  of  it  was  accord- 
ing to  the  breadth  of  the  house,  twenty 
cubits,  and  the  height  was  a  hundred  and 
twenty  :  and  he  overlaid  it  within  with 
pure  gold. 

5  And  the  greater  house  he  ceiled  with 
fir-tree,  which  he  overlaid  with  fine  gold,, 
and  set  thereon  palm-trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  garnished  the  house  with  pre- 
cious stones  for  beauty  :  and  the  gold  teat 
gold  of  Par-va'im. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the  beams, 


24 


'  f^-treez. 


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The  measure  of  the  temple. 
the  posts,  and  the  walls  thereof,  and  the 
doors  thereof,  with  gold ;  and  graved  cher- 
ubims  on  the  walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  holy  house, 
the  length  whereof  was  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits :  and 
he  overlaid  it  with  fine  gold,  amounting 
to  six  hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  weight  of  the  nails  was  fifty 
shekels  of  gold.  And  he  overlaid  the  up- 
per chambers  with  gold. 

10  And  in  the  most  holy  place  he  made 
two  cherubims  of  image  work,  and  over- 
laid them  with  gold. 

11  And  the  wings  of  the  cherubims 
wire  twenty  cubits  long  :  one  wing  of  the 
one  cherub  was  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
wall  of  the  house  ;  and  the  other  wing 
was  likewise  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub. 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other  cherub 
was  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the  wall  of 
the  house  ;  and  the  other  wing  was  five 
cubits  aiso,  joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 
cherub. 

13  The  wings  of  these  cherubims  spread 
themselves  forth  twenty  cubits  :  and  they 
stood  on  their  feet,  and  their  faces  icire 
in'ward. 

14  And  he  made  the  vail  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  crimson,  and  fine  linen,  and 
wrought  cherubims  thereon. 

15  Also  he  made  before  the  house  two 
pillars  of  thirty  and  five  cubits  high,  and 
the  chapiter  that  was  on  the  top  of  each 
of  them  xcas  five  cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in  the  ora- 
cle, and  put  them  on  the  heads  of  the  pil- 
lars ;  and  made  a  hundred  pomegran'ates, 
and  put  them  on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  reared  up  the  pillars  before 
the  temple,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  the  left ;  and  called  the  name 
of  that  on  the  right  hand  Ja'chin,  and  the 
name  of  that  on  the  left  Bo'az. 

CHAP,  IV, 

MOREOVER,  he  made  an  altar  of 
brass,  twenty  cubits  the  length 
thereof,  and  twenty  cubits  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  ten  cubits  the  height  thereof 

2  Also  he  made  a  molten  sea  of  ten  cu- 
bits from  brim  to  brim,  round  in  com'pass, 
and  five  cubits  the  height  thereof ;  and  a 
line  of  thirty  cubits  did  com'pass  it  round 
about'. 

3  And  under  it  wBithp  similitude  of  oxen, 
which  did  com'pass  it  round  about'  ;  ten 
in  a  cubit,  com'passing  the  sea  round 
about'.  Two  rows  of  oxen  wire  cast  when 
it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three 
looking  to'ward  the  north,  and  three  look- 
ing io'^wsxA  the  west,  and  three  looking  to'- 
w>ard  the  south,  and  three  looking  td'i/jard 
the  east ;  and  the  sea  was  set  above  upon 


II.  CHRON'ICLES.  The  courts  of  the  temple. 

them,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  were  In'- 
ward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  was  a  haud- 
breadth,  and  the  brim  of  it  like  the  work 
of  the  brim  of  a  cup,  with  flowers  of  lil- 
ies ;  and  it  received  and  held  three  thou- 
sand baths. 

6  He  made  also  ten  lavers,  and  put  five 
on  the  right  hand,  and  five  on  the  left,  to 
wash  in  them  :  such  things  as  the}'  offered 
for  the  burnt-offering  they  washed  in  them  ; 
but  the  sea  was  for  the  priests  to  wash  in. 

7  And  he  made  ten  candlesticks  of  gold 
according  to  their  form,  and  set  Ihtm  in 
the  temple,  five  on  the  right  hand,  and 
five  on  the  left. 

8  He  made  also  ten  tables,  ami  placed 
them  in  the  temple,  five  on  the  right  side, 
and  five  on  the  left  :  and  he  made  a  hun- 
dred basins  of  gold. 

9  Furthermore,  he  made  the  court  of 
the  priests,  and  the  great  court,  and  doors 
for  the  court,  and  overlaid  the  doors  of 
them  with  brass. 

10  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side 
of  the  east  end,  over  against'  the  south. 

11  And  Hu'ram  made  the  pots,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  basins.  And  Hu'ram  fin- 
ished the  work  that  he  was  to  make  for 
king  Sol'o-mon  for  the  house  of  God  ; 

12  To  toili  the  two  pillars,  and  the 
pommels,  and  the  chapiters  which  wire  on 
the  top  of  the  two  pillars,  and  the  two 
wreaths  to  cover  the  two  pommels  of  the 
chapiters  which  were  on  the  top  of  the 
pillars : 

13  And  four  hundred  pomegran'ates  on 
the  two  wreaths ;  two  rows  of  pomegran'- 
ates on  each  wreath,  to  cover  the  two 
pommels  of  the  chapiters  which  wire  upon 
the  pillars. 

14  He  made  also  bases  ;  and  lavers 
made  he  upon  the  bases  ; 

15  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under  it : 

16  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  flesh-hooks,  and  all  their  instruments, 
did  Hii'ram  his  father  make  to  king  Sol'o- 
mon,  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  of  bright 
brass. 

17  In  the  plain  of  Jor'dan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  in  the  clay-ground  between 
Suc'coth  and  Ze-red'a-thah. 

18  Thus  Sol'o-mon  made  all  these  ves- 
sels in  great  abundance :  for  the  weight 
of  the  brass  could  not  be  found  out. 

19  And  Sol'o-mon  made  all  the  vessels 
that  wire  for  the  house  of  God,  the  golden 
altar  also,  and  the  tables  whereon  the 
show-bread  was  set  ; 

20  Moreover  the  candlesticks  with  their 
lamps,  that  they  should  burn  after  the 
manner,  before  the  oracle,  of  pure  gold  ; 

21  And  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and 
the  tongs,  marfe  he  of  gold,  and  that  per 
feet  gold  ; 

22  And   the    snuffers,  and  the  basins. 
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TTie  iniuclion  of  the  ark.  II. 

and  the  spoons,  and  the  censers,  of  pure 
gold  :  and  the  entry  of  the  house,  the  inner 
doors  thereof  for  the  most  holy  place.,  and 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  temple,  were 
of  gold. 

CHAP.  V. 

THl'S  ar.  the  work  that  Sol'o-mon 
made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 
finished  :  ami  Sol'o-mon  brought  in  all  the 
thinsrs  that  Da'vTd  his  father  had  dedi- 
cated ;  and  the  silver,  and  the  g'old,  and 
all  il^e  instruments,  put  he  among  the 
treaf'ures  of  the  house  of  God. 

2  Then  Sol'o-mon  assembled  the  elders 
of  If'ra-el,  and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes, 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el,  unto  Je-nVsa-lem,  to  bring;  up  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of 
the  city  of  Da'vid,  which  is  Zi'on. 

3  Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Ij'ra-el  as- 
sembled themselves  unto  the  kin^,  in  the 
feast  which  was  in  the  seventh  month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  If'ra-el  came  ; 
and  the  Le'vites  took  up  the  ?rk. 

5  And  they  brought  up  the  ark,  and 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
all  the  holy  vessels  that  were  in  the  tab- 
ernacle, these  did  the  priests  and  the  Le'- 
vites bring  up. 

6  Also  king-  Sol'o-mon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  If'ra-el  that  were  assem- 
bled unto  him  before  the  ark,  sac'rifT9ed 
sheep  and  oxen,  which  could  not  be  told 
nor  numbered  for  multitude. 

7  And  the  piiests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
to  the  oracle  of  the  house,  into  the  most 
holy  place^  even  under  the  wings  of  the 
cherubims : 

8  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their 
wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the 
cherubims  covered  the  ark  and  the  staves 
thereof  above. 

9  And  they  drew  out  the  staves  of  the 
ark.,  that  the  ends  of  the  staves  were  seen 
from  the  ark  before  the  oracle  ;  but  they 
were  not  seen  without.  And  there  it  is 
unto  this  day. 

10  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save 
the  two  tables  which  Mo'fes  put  therein 
at  Ho'reb,  when  the  Lord  made  a  c6ve- 
nanl  with  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  when 
they  came  out  of  E'eypt. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy  place  ; 
(for  all  the  priests  thai  were  present  were 
sanctified,  and  did  not  then  wait  by 
course  ; 

12  Also  the  Le'vites,  ichich  were  the 
singers,  all  of  them  of  A'saph,  of  He'man, 
of  Jed'u-thun,  with  their  sons  and  their 
brethren,  being  arrayed  in  white  linen, 
having  cymbals  and  psal't^ries  and  harps, 
stood  at  the  east  end  of  the  altar,  and 
with  them  a  hundred  and  twenty  priests 
sounding  with  trumpets ;) 


CHRON'ICLES.  SoVo-mofCs  blessings. 

13  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the  trtjm- 
peters  and  singers  were  as  one,  to  make 
one  sound  to  be  heard  in  praising  and 
thanking  the  Lord,  and  when  they  lift- 
ed up  their  voice  with  the  trumpets  and 
cymbals  and  instruments  of  musick,  and 
praised  the  Lord,  saying^  For  he  is  good  ; 
for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever :  that  then 
the  house  was  filled  with  a  cloud,  even 
the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 

14  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand 
to  minister  by  reason  of  the  cloud  ;  for 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house 
of  God. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THEN  said  Sol'o-mon,  The  Lord  hath 
said  that  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick 
darkness. 

2  But  I  have  built  a  house  of  habitation 
for  thee,  and  a  place  for  thy  dwelling  for 
ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face,  and 
bless'ed  the  whole  congregation  of  If'ra-el : 
(and  all  the  congregation  of  Tf'ra-el  stood  :^ 

4  And  he  said,  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord 
God  of  If'ra-el,  who  hath  with  his  hands 
fulfilled  that  which  he  spake  with  his 
mouth  to  my  father  Da'vTd,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth  my 
people  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  I  chose 
no  city  among  all  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el  to 
build  a  house  in,  that  my  name  might  be 
there  ;  neither  chose  I  any  man  to  be  a 
ruler  over  my  people  if'ra-el : 

6  But  I  have  chosen  Je-rii'sa-lem,  that 
my  name  might  be  there  ;  and  have  chosen 
Da'vid  to  be  over  my  people  If'ra-el. 

7  Now  it  was  in  the  heart  of  Da'vid  my 
father  to  build  a  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  if'ra-el. 

8  But  the  Lord  said  to  Da'vid  my  fa- 
ther. Forasmuch  as  it  was  in  thine  heart  to 
build  a  house  for  my  name,  thou  didst 
well  in  that  it  was  in  thine  heart : 

9  Notwithstanding,  thou  shalt  not  build 
the  house  ;  but  thy  son  which  shall  come 
forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the 
house  for  my  name. 

1 0  The  Lord  there'fore  hath  perform'ed 
his  word  that  he  hath  spoken  ;  for  I  am  risen 
up  in  the  room  of  Da'vid  my  father,  and 
am  set  on  the  throne  of  If'ra-el,  as  the 
Lord  promised,  and  have  built  the  house 
for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el : 

1 1  And  in  it  have  I  put  the  ark,  where- 
in is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
made  with  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

12  IT  And  he  stood  before  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  in  the  presence  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  If'ra-el,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands, 

13  (For  Sol'o-mon  had  made  a  brazen 
scaffold  of  five  cubits  long,  and  five  cubrts 
broad,  and  three  cubits  high,  and  had  set 
it  in  the  midst  of  the  court ;  and  upon  it 
he    stood,  and   kneeled    down   upon   his 

371 


Hoi' 0'mdn''s  prayer  at  the  II. 

knees  before  all  the  congregation  of  Ij'ra- 
el,  and  spread  forth  his  hands  to'tcards 
heaven,) 

14  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  ij'ra-el, 
there  is  no  God  like  thee  in  the  heaven, 
nor  in  the  earth  ;  which  keepest  covenant, 
and  showest  mercy  unto  thy  servan'w  that 
walk  before  thee  with  all  their  hearts  : 

15  Thou  which  hast  kept  with  thy  ser- 
vant Da'vid  my  father  that  which  thou 
hast  promised  him;  and  spakest  with  thy 
mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine 
hand,  as  it  is  this  day. 

16  Now  there'fore,  O  Lord  God  of  l§'- 
ra-el,  keep  with  thy  servant  Da'vid  my  fa- 
ther that  which  thou  hast  promised  him, 
iaying,  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in 
my  sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  if'ra-el ; 
yet  so  that  thy  children  take  heed  to  their 
way  to  walk  in  my  law,  as  thou  hast  walk- 
ed before  me. 

17  Now  then,  O  Lord  God  of  if'ra-el, 
let  thy  word  be  verified,  which  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  thy  servant  Da'vid. 

18  (But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell 
with  men  on  the  earth  ?  Behold,  heaven 
and  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 
thee  ;  how  much  less  this  house  which  I 
have  built !) 

19  Have  respect,  there'fore,  to  the  pray- 
er of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  supplication, 
O  Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry 
and  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
before  thee : 

20  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  upon 
this  house  day  and  night,  upon  the  place 
whereof  thou  hast  said  that  thou  wouldst 
put  thy  name  there  ;  to  hearken  unto  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth  to'i^'ards 
this  place. 

21  Hearken,  there'fore,  unto  the  sup- 
plications of  thy  servant  and  of  thy  people 
If'ra-el,  which  they  shall  make  t5'wards 
this  place  :  hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling- 
place,  even  from  heaven  ;  and  when  thou 
hearest,  forgive. 

22  If  a  man  sin  against'  his  neighbour, 
and  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him  to  make  him 
swear,  and  the  oath  come  before  thine  al- 
tar in  this  house  ; 

23  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and 
do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  by  requiting 
the  wicked,  by  recompensing  his  way 
upon  his  own  head  ;  and  by  justifying  the 
Wghteous,  by  giving  him  according  to  his 
righteousness. 

24  And  if  thy  people  if'ra-el  be  put  to 
the  worse  before  the  enemy,  because  they 
have  sinned  against'  thee,  and  shall  return 
and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray  and  make 
supplication  before  thee  in  this  house  ; 

25  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people  If'ra-el, 
and  bring  them  again'  unto  the  land  ^Vhich 
thou  gavest  to  them  and  to  their  fathers. 


CHRON'ICLES.  comecration  of  the  temple. 

26  When  the  heaven  is  shut  up,  and 
there  is  no  rain,  because  they  have  sinned 
against'  thee  ;  yet  if  they  pray  to'wards 
this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
turn  from  their  sin,  when  thou  dost  afflict 
them  ; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and 
forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and  of  thy 
people  If'ra-el,  when  thou  hast  taught 
(hem  the  good  way  wherein  they  should 
walk  ;  and  send  rain  upon  the  land,  which 
thou  hast  given  unto  thy  people  for  an  in- 
heritance. 

28  If  there  he  dearth  in  the  land,  if 
there  be  pestilence,  if  there  be  blas'ting, 
or  mildew,  locusts,  or  caterpillars ;  if  their 
enemies  besiege  them  in  the  cities  of  their 
land  ;  whatsoever  sore  oi  whatsoever  sick- 
ness there  be  ; 

29  Then  what  prayer  or  what  supplica- 
tion soever  shall  be  made  of  any  man,  or 
of  all  thj  people  If'ra-el,  when  every  one 
shall  know  his  own  sore  and  his  own  grief, 
and  shall  spread  forth  his  hands  in  this 
house ; 

30  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  forgive,  and  render 
unto  every  man  according  unto  all  his 
ways,  whose  heart  thou  knowest ;  (for 
thou  only  knowest  the  hearts  of  the  chil- 
dren of  men ;) 

31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to  walk  in 
thy  ways  so  long  as  they  live  in  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

32  Moreover,  concer'ning  the  stranger, 
which  is  not  of  thy  people  If'ra-el,  but  is 
come  from  a  far  country  for  thy  great 
name's  sake,  and  thy  mighty  hand,  and 
thy  stretched-out  arm  ;  if  they  come  and 
pray  in  this  bouse  ; 

33  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
even  from  thy  dwelling-place,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to 
thee  for  ;  that  all  people  of  fhe  earth  may 
know  thy  name,  and  fear  thee,  as  doth  thy 
people  Is'ra-el ;  and  may  know  that  this 
house  which  I  have  built  is  called  by  thy 
name. 

34  If  thy  people  go  out  to  war  against' 
their  enemies  by  the  way  that  thou  shalt 
send  them,  and  they  pray  unto  thee  to' 
?fard  this  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  the  house  which  I  have  built  for  thy 
name  ; 

35  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens 
their  prayer  and  their  supplication,  and 
maintain '  their  cause. 

36  If  they  sin  against'  thee,  (for  there  is 
no  man  which  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be 
angry  with  them,  and  deliver  them  over 
before  their  enemies,  and  they  carry  them 
away  captives  unto  a  land  far  off  or  near ; 

3'7  Yet  if  they  bethink  themselves  in 
the  land  whither  they  are  carried  captive, 
and  turn  and  pray  unto  thee  in  the  land 


*  nUn-tane'. 


372 


Sbro-mon's  solemn  sac'rifJce.         II.  CHRON'ICLES. 
of  their  captivity,  saying,  We  have  sinned, 
we    have    done   amiss',  and    have    dealt 
wickedly ; 

38  If  they  return  to  thee  with  all  their 
heart,  and  with  all  their  soul,  in  the  land 
of  their  captivity,  whither  they  have  car- 
ried them  captives,  and  pray  to'tt-ard  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers, 
and  id'ward  the  city  which  thou  hast 
chosen,  and  to'ward  the  house  which  I 
have  built  for  thy  name  ; 

39  Then  hear   thou   from  the  heavens. 


God  appeareth  to  S8l'o-m5n. 

the  burnt-offerings,  and  the  meat-offerings, 
and  the  fat. 

8  Also,  at  the  same  time,  Sol'o-mon 
kept  the  feast  seven  days,  and  all  ij'ra-el. 
with  him,  a  very  great  congregation,  from 
the  entering  in  of  Ha'math  unto  the  river 
of  E'gypt. 

9  And  in  the  eighth  day  they  made  a 
solemn  assembly  :  for  they  kept  the  dedi- 
cation of  the  altar  seven  days,  and  the 
feast  seven  days. 

10  And  on  the  three  and  twentieth  day 


rve.n  from  thy  dwelling-place,  their  prayer 'of  the   seventh   month  he  sent  the  people 


and  their  supplications,  and  maintain  their 
cause,  and  forgive  thy  people  which  have 
sinned  against'  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech  thee, 
thine  eyes  be  open,  and  let  thine  cars  be 
at  tent  unto  the  prayer  that  is  made  in  this 
place. 

41  Now  therefore  arife,  O  Lord  God, 
into  thy  resting-place,  thou,  and  the  ark  of 
thy  strength  :  let  thy  priests,  O  Lord  God, 
be  clothed  with  salvation,  and  let  thy 
saints  rejoice  in  goodness. 

42  O  Lord  God,  turn  not  away  the 
face  of  thine  anointed  :  remember  the  mer'- 
cles  of  Da'vTd  thy  servant. 

CHAP.  VII. 
l^l'OW  when  Sol'o-mon  had  made  an  end 
_L^  of  praying,  the  fire  came  down  from 
heaven,  and  consumed  the  burnt-offering 
a.nd  the  sfic'rlfige^;  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  house. 

2  And  the  priests  could  not  enter  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  because  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  Lord's  house. 

3  And  when  all  the  children  of  ij'ra-el 
saw  how  the  fire  came  down,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  upon  the  house,  they 
bowed  themselves  with  their  faces  to  the 
ground  upon  the  pavement,  and  wor'shlp- 
ped,  and  praised  the  Lord,  sayings  For 
he  is  good ;  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  Then  the  king  and  all  the  people  of- 
fered sac'rifi^es  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  king  Sol'o-mon  offered  a  sac'ri- 
fi^e  of  twenty  and  two  thousand  oxen, 
and  a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  sheep. 
So  the  king  and  all  the  people  dedicated 
the  house  of  God. 

6  And  the  priests  waited  on  their  of- 
fices ;  the  Le'vites  also  with  instruments 
of  musick  of  the  Lord,  which  Da'vid  the 
king  had  made  to  praise  the  Lord,  be- 
cause his  mercy  endureth  for  ever,  when 
Da'vid  praised  by  their  ministry;  and  the 
priests  sounded  trumpets  before  them,  and 
all  if'ra-el  stood. 

7  Moreover,  Sol'o-mon  hallowed  the  mid- 
dle of  the  court  that  was  before  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  for  there  he  offered  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace-offer- 
ings, because  the  brazen  altar  which  Sol'- 
o-mon had  made  was  not  able  to  receive 

li 


away  into  their  tents,  glad  and  merry  in 
heart,  for  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
showed  unto  Da'vid,  and  to  Sol'o-mon, 
and  to  l§'ra-el  his  people. 

11  Thus  Sol'o-mon  finished  the  house 
of  the  IjORD,  and  the  king's  house  :  and 
all  that  came  into  Sol'o-mon's  heart  to 
make  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
his  own  house,  he  prosperously  effected. 

12  And  the  Lord  appeared  to  Sol'o- 
mon  by  night,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer,  and  have  chosen  this 
place  to  myself  for  a  house  of  sac'rifi^e. 

13  If  I  shut  up  heaven  that  there  be  no 
rain,  or  if  I  command'  the  locusts  to  de- 
vour the  land,  or  if  I  send  pestilence 
among  my  people  ; 

14  If  my  people,  which  are  called  by 
my  name,  shall  /tumble  themselves,  and 
pray,  and  seek  my  face,  and  turn  from 
their  wicked  ways  ;  then  will  I  hear  from 
heaven,  and  will  forgive  their  sin,  and 
will  heal  their  land. 

15  Now  mine  eyes  shall  be  open,  and 
mine  ears  altent  unto  the  prayer  that  is 
made  in  this  place  : 

16  For  now  have  I  chosen  and  sancti- 
fied this  house,  that  my  name  may  be 
there  for  ever :  and  mine  eyes  and  mine 
heart  shall  be  there  perpet'ually. 

17  And  as  for  thee,  if  thou  wilt  walk 
before  me,  as  Da'vid  thy  father  walked, 
and  do  according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
man'ded  thee,  and  shalt  objerve'  my  stat- 
utes and  my  judgments  ; 

18  Then  will  1  stablish  the  throne  of 
thy  kingdom,  according  as  I  have  cov 
enanted  with  Da'vTd  thy  father,  saying 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  to  be  rule' 
in  If'ra-el. 

19  But  if  ye  turn  away,  and  forsake 
my  statutes  and  my  command'ments,  which 
I  have  set  before  you,  and  shall  go  and 
s6rve  other  gods  and  wor'ship  them  ; 

20  Then  will  I  pluck  them  up  by  the 
roots  out  of  my  land  which  I  have  given 
them  :  and  this  house,  which  I  have  sane 
tified  for  my  name,  will  1  cast  out  of  my 
sight,  and  will  make  it  lo  be  a  proverb 
and  a  by-word  among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  high,  shall 
be  an  astonishment  to  every  one  that 
passeth  by  it ;  so  that  he  shall  say,  Why 

373 


Sdl'o-7nbn''s  building*. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


Tfie  queen  of  Shcba^Sfc. 


bath  the  Lokd  done  thus  unto  this  Iind, 
and  unto  this  house  ? 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered,  Because 
they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  their  fa- 
thers, which  brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  E'gypt,  and  laid  hold  on  other 
gods,  and  wor'shTpped  them,  and  served 
them :  there'f5re  hath  he  brought  all  this 
evil  upon  them. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
twenty  years,  wherein  Sol'o-monhad 
built  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  his  own 
house, 

2  That  the  cities  which  Hu'ram  had 
restored  to  Sol'o-mon,  Sol'o-mon  built  them, 
and  caused  the  children  of  ij'ra-el  to  dwell 
there. 

3  And  Sol'o-mon  went  to  Ha'math-Zo'- 
bah,  and  prevailed  against'  it. 

4  And  he  built  Tad'mor  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  all  the  store-cities  which  he 
built  in  Ha'math. 

5  Also  he  built  Beth-ho'ron  the  upper, 
and  Beth-ho'ron  the  nether,  fenced  cities, 
with  walls,  gates,  and  bars ; 

6  And  Ba'a-lath,  and  all  the  store-cities 
that  Sol'o-mon  had,  and  all  the  chariot 
cities,  and  the  cities  of  the  horsemen,  and 
all  that  Sol'o-mon  desired  to  build  in  Je- 
rfi'sa-lem,  and  in  Leb'a-non,  and  through- 
out all  the  land  of  his  dominion. 

7  ^s  for  all  the  people  that  were  left 
of  the  Hit'tites,  and  the  Am'o-rites,  and 
the  Per'iz-zites,  and  the  Hi'vites,  and  the 
Jeb'u-sites,  which  were  not  of  i|'ra-el, 

8  But  of  their  children,  who  were  left 
after  them  in  the  land,  whom  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  consumed  not,  them  did  Sol'o- 
mon  make  to  pay  tribute  until  this  day. 

9  But  of  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  did 
Sol'o-mon  make  no  servants  for  his  work  ; 
but  they  were  men  of  war,  and  chief  of 
his  cap'tains,  and  cap'tains  of  his  chariots 
and  horsemen. 

10  And  these  were  the  chief  of  king 
Sol'o-mon's  officers,  even  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  that  bare  rule  over  the  people. 

11  And  Sol'o-mon  brought  up  the  daugh 
ter  of  Pha'raoh  out  of  the  city  of  Da'vid 
unto  the  house  that  he  had  built  for  her 
for  he  said,  My  wife  shall  not  dwell  in 
the  house  of  Da'vid  king  of  l^'ra-el,  be- 
cause the  places  are  holy  whereunto  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  hath  come. 

12  t  Then  Sol'o-mon  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord  on  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  had  built  before  the 
porch, 

13  Even  after  a  cer'tain  rate  every  day, 
offering  according  to  the  command'ment 
of  Mo'fes,  on  the  sabbaths,  and  on  the 
new  moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts, 
three  times  in  the  year,  even  in  the  feast 
of  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast  of 
weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 


14  And  he  appointed,  according  to  the 
order  of  Da'vid  his  father,  the  courses  of 
the  priests  to  their  ser'vice,  and  the  Le'- 
vites  to  their  charges,  to  praise  and  min- 
ister before  the  priests,  as  the  duty  of  every 
day  required  ;  the  porters  also  by  their 
courses  at  every  gate  :  for  so  had  Da'vid 
the  man  of  God  comman'ded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from  the 
command'ment  of  the  king  unto  the  priests 
and  Le'vites,  concer'ning  any  matter,  or 
concer'ning  the  treaf'ures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Sol'o-mon  was 
prepared  unto  the  day  of  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  until  it 
was  finished :  so  the  house  of  the  Lord 
was  perfected. 

17  IT  Then  went  Sol'o-mon  to  E'zi-on- 
Ge'ber,  and  to  E'loth,  at  the  sea  side  in 
the  land  of  E'dom. 

18  And  Hii'ram  sent  him,  by  the  hands 
of  his  servants,  ships,  and  servants  that 
had  knowledge  of  the  sea  ;  and  they  went 
with  the  servants  of  Sol'o-rnon  to  O'phir, 
and  took  thence  four  hundred  and  fifty 
talents  of  gold,  and  brought  them  to  king 
Sol'o-mon. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  when  the  queen  of  She'ba  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Sol'o-mon,  she  came 
to  prove  Sol'o-mon  with  hard  questions  at 
Je-rOl'sa-lem,  with  a  very  great  company, 
and  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  gold  in 
abundance,  and  precious  stones :  and  when 
she  was  come  to  Sol'o-mon,  she  communed 
with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

2  And  Sol'o-mon  told  her  all  her  ques- 
tions :  and  there  was  nothing  hid  from 
Sol'o-mon  which  he  told  her  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  She'ba  had 
seen  the  wisdom  of  Sol'o-mon,  and  the 
house  that  he  had  built, 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the 
sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the  attendance 
of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel ;  his 
cup-bearers  also,  and  their  apparel ;  and 
his  ascent  by  which  he  went  up  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ;  there  was  no  more 
spirit  in  her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king,  //  was  a 
true  report  which  I  heard  in  mine  own 
land  of  thine  acts,  and  of  thy  wisdom  ; 

6  Howbeit,  I  believed  not  their  words 
until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes  had  seen  (7  ; 
and,  behold,  the  one  half  of  the  gnatness 
of  thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me  :  for  thou 
exceedest  the  fame  that  I  heard. 

7  Happy  are  thy  men,  and  happy  are 
these  thy  servants,  which  stand  continu- 
ally before  thee,  and  hear  thy  wisdom. 

8  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee  to  set  thee  on  his  throne, 
to  be  king  for  the  Lord  thy  God  :  becaust 
thy  God  loved  I§'ra-el,  to  estab'lTsh  them 
for  ever,  there'fore  made  he  thee  king  over 
them,  to  do  judgment  and  justice. 

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Sol'o-mon's  magnificence,  II. 

9  And  she  gave  the  king  a  hundred 
and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices 
great  abundance,  and  precious  stones : 
neither  was  there  any  such  spice  as  the 
queen  of  She'ba  gave  king  Sol'o-mon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of  Hu'ram, 
and  the  servants  of  S6ro-m6n,  which 
brought  gold  from  O'phir,  brought  algum- 
trees  and  precious  stones. 

11  And  the  king  made  of  the  algum- 
trees  terraces  to  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  to  the  king's  palace,  and  harps  and 
psal't^ries  for  singers  :  and  there  were 
nene  such  seen  before  in  the  land  of  Ju'- 
dah. 

12  And  king  Sol'o-mon  gave  to  the 
queen  of  She'ba  all  her  desire,  whatsoever 
she  asked,  besides  tha(  which  she  had 
brought  unto  the  king  :  so  she  turned,  and 
went  away  to  her  own  land,  she  and  her 
servants. 

13  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Sol'o-mon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 
and  threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold  ; 

14  Besides  that  which  chapmen  and 
merchants  brought.  And  all  the  kings  of 
A-ra'bi-a  and  governors  of  the  country 
brought  gold  and  silver  to  SoVo-mfin. 

15  And  king  Sol'o-mon  made  two  hun- 
dred targets  of  beaten  gold  :  six  hundred 
shekels  of  beaten  gold  went  to  one  tar- 
get. 

16  And  three  hundred  shields  rnade  he 
of  beaten  gold  ;  three  hundred  shekels  of 
gold  went  to  one  shield  :  and  the  king  put 
them  in  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Leb'a- 
non. 

17  Moreover,  the  king  made  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold. 

18  And  there  were  six  steps  to  the 
throne,  with  a  footstool  of  gold,  which 
were  fastened  to  the  throne,  and  stays  on 
each  side  of  the  sitting-place,  and  two 
lions  standing  by  the  stays : 

19  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  upon  the  six 
steps.  There  was  not  the  like  made  in 
any  kingdom. 

20  And  all  the  drinking-vessels  of  king 
Sol'o-mon  were  of  gold,  and  all  the  ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Leb'a- 
non  were  of  pure  gold  ;  none  were  of  sil- 
ver ;  it  was  not  any  thing  accounted  of 
in  the  days  of  Sol'o-mon. 

21  For  the  king's  ships  went  to  Tar'- 
shish  with  the  servants  of  Hu'ram :  every 
three  years  once  came  the  ships  of  Tar'- 
shish,  bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and 
apes,  and  peacocks. 

22  And  king  Sol'o-mon  passed  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  in  riches  and  wisdom. 

23  And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  sought 
the  presence  of  Sol'o-mon,  to  hear  his 
wisdom  that  God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

24  And   they  brought   every  man  his 


CHRON'ICLES.  reign,  and  death. 

present,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of 
gold,  and  raiment,  harness,  and  spices, 
horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

25  And  Sol'o-mon  had  four  thousand 
stalls  for  horses  and  chariots,  and  twelve 
thousand  horsemen,  whom  he  bestowed  in 
the  chariot-cities,  and  with  the  king  at 
Je-ru'sa-lem. 

26  And  he  reigned  over  all  the  kings 
from  the  river  even  unto  the  land  of  the 
Phi-lis'tlnes,  and  to  the  border  of  E'^ypt. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  in  .le-rft 
sa-lem  as  stones,  and  cedar-trees  made  he 
as  the  sycamore-trees  that  are  in  the  low 
plains  in  abundance. 

28  And  they  brought  unto  Sol'o-mon 
horses  out  of  E'^ypt,  and  out  of  all 
lands. 

29  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Sol'o- 
mon,  first  and  last,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  Na'than  the  prophet,  and  in 
the  prophecy  of  A-hi'jah  the  Shi-lo'nlte, 
and  in  the  visions  of  Id'do  the  seer  against' 
Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat  ? 

30  And  Sol'o-mon  reigned  in  Je-rft'sa- 
lem  over  all  if'ra-el  forty  years. 

31  And  Sol'o-mon  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  he  was  buried  in  the  city  of  Da'vid 
his  father :  and  Re-ho-bo  am  his  son  reign- 
ed in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  Re-ho-bo'am  went  to  She'chem : 
for  to  She'chem  were  all  l|'ra-el  come 
to  make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jer-o-bo'- 
am the  son  of  Ne'bat,  (who  was  in  E'|;ypt, 
whither  he  had  fled  from  the  presence  of 
Sol'o-mon  the  king,)  heard  it,  that  Jer-o- 
bo'am  returned  out  of  E'^yP^- 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him.  So 
Jer-o-bo'am  and  all  Ij'ra-el  came,  and 
spake  to  Re-ho-bo'am,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  griev'oiis ; 
now,  there'fore,  ease  thou  somewhat  the 
griev'oiis  servitude  of  thy  father,  and  his 
heavy  yoke  that  he  put  upon  us,  and  we 
will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Come  again 
unto  me  after  three  days.  And  the  peo- 
ple departed. 

6  And  king  Re-ho-bo'am  took  counsel 
with  the  old  men  that  had  stood  before  Sol'- 
o-mon his  father  while  he  yet  lived,  saying, 
What  counsel  give  ye  me,  to  return  an- 
swer to  this  people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying.  If 
thou  be  kind  to  this  people,  and  please 
them,  and  speak  good  words  to  them,  they 
will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  which  the 
old  men  gave  him,  and  took  counsel  with 
the  young  men  that  were  brought  up  with 
him,  that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  "What  advice 
give  ye,  that  we  may  return  answer  to  this 
people,  which  have  spoken  to  me,  saying, 

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I/ra-el  revolteth. 


II.  CHRON'ICLES. 


Re-ho-bo'am's  wivet. 


Ease  somewhat  the  yoke  that  thy  father 
did  put  upon  us  ? 

10  And  theyoung^men  that  were  brought 
up  with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Thus 
shalt  thou  answer  the  people  that  spake 
unto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made  our 
yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  somewhat 
lighter  for  us  ;  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them,  My  little  Jinger  shall  be  thicker 
than  my  father's  loins. 

11  For  whereas  my  father  put  a  heavy 
yoke  upon  you,  I  will  put  more  to  your 
yoke  :  my  father  chastised  you  with  whips, 
but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  So  Jer-o-bo'am  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Re-ho-b5'ani  on  the  third  day,  as 
the  king  bade,  saying,  Come  again'  to  me 
on  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  them  rough- 
ly :  and  kjng  Re-ho-bo'am  forsook  the 
counsel  of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the  ad- 
vice of  the  young  men,  saying,  My  father 
made  your  yoke  heavy,  but  I  will  add 
thereto :  my  father  chastised  you  with 
■whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

15  So  the  king  hearkened  not  unto  the 
people  ;  for  the  cause  was  of  God,  that 
the  Lord  might  perform'  his  word,  which 
he  spake  by  the  hand  of  A-hi'jah  the  ShT- 
lo'nite  to  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'b3.t. 

16  And  when  all  I§'ra-el  saw  that  the 
king  would  not  hearken  unto  them,  the 
people  answered  the  king,  saying,  What 
portion  have  we  in  Da'vid  ?  and  we  have 
none  inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jes'se  : 
every  man  to  your  tents,  O  Ij'ra-el :  and 
now,  Da'vid,  see  to  thine  own  house.  So 
all  I§'ra-el  went  to  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  i§'ra-el 
that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  Re-ho- 
bd'am  reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Re-ho-bo'am  sent  Ha-do'- 
ram,  that  ivas  over  the  tribute  ;  and  the 


children  of  If'ra-el  stoned  him  with  stones 
that  he  died  :  but  king  Re-ho-bo'am  made 
speed  to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee 
to  Je-rfi'sa-lem. 

19    And    I§'ra-el  rebelled    against'  the 
house  of  Da'vid  unto  this  day. 
CHAP.  XI. 

AND  when  Re-ho-bo'am  was  come  to 
Je-^l^'sa-lem,  he  gathered  of  the  house 
of  Ju'dah  and  Ben'ja-min  a  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand  chosen  meji,  which 
were  warriors,  to  fight  against'  If'ra-el, 
that  he  might  bring  the  kingdom  again'  to 
Re-ho-bo'am. 

2  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Shem-a-i'ah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

3  Speak  unto  Re-ho-bo'am  the  son  of 
Sol'o-mon,  kijig  of  Ju'dah,  and  to  all  If'- 
ra-el in  Ju'dah  and  Ben'ja-mTn,  saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go  |  make  him  king 

1  Ad'ja-lon 


up  nor  fight  against'  your  brethren :  return 
every  man  to  his  house  ;  for  this  thing  is 
done  of  me.  And  they  obeyed  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  returned  from  ffoins 
agamst  Jer-o-boam. 

5  And  Re-ho-b5'am  dwelt  in  Je-rCi'sa- 
lem,  and  built  cities  for  defence  in  Ju'dah. 

6  He  built  even  Beth'le-hem,  and  E'- 
tam,  and  Te-ko'a, 

7  And  Beth'ziJr,  and  Sho'co,  and  A-dai'- 
1am, 

8  And  Gath,  and  3Ma-re'shah,  and  Ziph, 

9  And  Ad-o-ra'im,  and  La'chish,  and 
A-ze'kah, 

10  And  Zo'rah,  and  Ai'ja-lon,^  and  He- 
bron, which  are  in  Ju'dah  and  in  Ben'ja- 
mln,  fenced  cities. 

11  And  he  fortified  the  strong  holds, 
and  put  cap'tains  in  them,  and  store  of 
victual,  and  of  oil  and  wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  he  put 
shields  and  spears,  and  made  them  ex- 
ceeding strong,  having  Jii'dah  and  Ben'- 
ja-mTn on  his  side. 

13  And  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites  that 
were  in  all  if'ra-el  resorted  to  him  out  of 
all  their  coasts 

14  (For  the  Le  vites  left  their  suburbs, 
and  their  poffes'sion,  and  came  to  Jii'dah 
and  Je-rft'sa-lem  :  for  Jer-o-bo'am  and  his 
sons  had  cast  them  off  from  executing  the 
priesfs  office  unto  the  Lord  : 

15  And  he  ordained  him  priests  for  the 
high  places,  and  for  the  devils,  and  for  the 
calves  which  he  had  made.) 

16  And  after  them,  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  If'ra-el,  such  as  set  their  hearts  to  seek 
the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  came  to  Je-ru'- 
sa-lem  to  sac'rif  ige  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

17  So  they  strengthened  the  kingdom 
of  Jii'dah,  and  made  Re-ho-bo'am  the  son 
of  Sol'o-mon  strong,  three  years :  for  three 
years  they  walked  in  the  way  of  Da'vid 
and  Sol'o-mon. 

18  And  Re-ho-bo'am  took  him  Ma'ha- 
lath  the  daughter  of  Jer'i-moth  the  son  of 
Da'vid  to  wife,  and  Ib-i-ha'il  the  daugh- 
ter of  E-li'ab  the  son  of  Jes'se  ; 

19  Which  bare  him  children  ;  Je'ush, 
and  Sham-a-ri'ah,  and  Za'ham. 

20  And  after  her  he  took  Mii'a-chah 
the  daughter  of  Ab'sa-lom,  which  bare 
him  A-bi'jah,  and  It'tai,  and  Zi'za,  and 
Shel'o-mith. 

21  And  Re-ho-bo'am  loved  Ma'a-chah 
the  daughter  of  Ab'sa-lom  above  all  his 
wives  and  his  concubines  :  (for  he  took 
eighteen  wives,  and  threescore  concu- 
bines ;  and  begat  twenty  and  eight  sons, 
and  threescore  daughters.) 

22  And  Re-ho-bo'am  made  A-bi'jah  the 
son  of  Ma'a-chah  the  chief,  to   be  ruler 

i  amon?  his   brethren :    for  he    thought  to 


376 


Shi'shakspoihth  Jc-rii'ia-lim.       II.  CHRON'ICLES.  A-bi'jdfi  succeeds  Ri-ho-bd'am. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dlspers'ed 
of  all  his  children  throughout  all  the 
countries  of  Ju'dah  and  Ben'ja-min,  unto 
every  fenced  city ;  and  he  gave  them 
victual  in  abundance.  And  he  desired 
many  wives. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Re-ho-bo'am 
had  established  the  king^dom,  and 
had  strengthened  himself,  he  forsook  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  and  all  If'ra-el  with  him. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that^  in  the  fifth 
yearof  king  Re-iio-bo  am,Shi'shak  king  of 
E'^ypt  came  upagainst'^  Je-ru'sa-lem,  be- 
cause they  had  transgressed  against'  the 
Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots,  and 
threescore  thousand  horsemen :  and  the 
people  rrcre  without  numbctr  that  came 
with  him  out  of  E'eypt ;  the  Lu'bims,  the 
Suk'ki-ims,  and  the  E-thi-o'pi-ans. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities  which 
pcrlaintd  to  Ju'dah,  and  came  to  Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

5  Then  came  Shem-a-T'ah  the  prophet 
to  Re-ho-bo'am,  and  lo  the  princes  of  .lu'- 
dah  that  were  gathered  together  to  Je-ru'- 
sa-lem because  of  Shl'shak,  and  said  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  have  for- 
saken me,  and  therc'fore  have  I  also  left 
you  in  the  hand  of  Shl'shak. 

6  Whereupon  the  princes  of  If'ra-el 
and  the  king  /lumbled  themselves  ;  and 
they  said.  The  Lord  is  righteous. 

7  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  they 
/tumbled  themselves,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Shem-a-i'ah,  saying,  They  have 
/tumbled  themselves,  ihcrt'fbre  I  will  not 
destroy'  them,  but  I  will  grant  them  some 
deliverance  ;  and  my  wrath  shall  not  be 
poured  out  upon  Je-r<l'sa-lem  by  the  hand 
of  Shl'shak. 

8  Nevertheless  they  shall  be  his  ser- 
vants ;  that  they  may  know  my  ser'vice, 
and  the  ser'vice  of  the  kingdoms  of  the 
countries. 


9  So  Shl'shak  king  of  E'eypt  came  up 
against'  Je-rfi'sa-lem,  and  took  away  the 
treaf'ures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treaf'ures  of  the  king's  house  ;  he 
took  all :  ho  carried  away  also  the  shields 
of  gold  which  S5ro-mon  had  made. 

10  Instead  of  which  king  Re-ho-bo'am 
made  shields  of  brass,  and  committed 
them  to  the  hands  of  the  chief  of  the 
guard,  that  kept  the  entrance  of  the 
king's  house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entered  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  the  guard  came  and 
fetched  them,  and  brought  them  again' 
into  the  guard  chamber. 

12  And  when  he  /tumbled  himself,  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  turned  from  him,  that 
he  would  not  destroy'  him  altogether  :  and 
also  in  Ju'dah  things  went  well. 

^  a-gensl'. 
Ii2 


13  So  king  Re-ho-bo'am  strengthened 
himself  in  Je-rfl'sa-lem,  and  reigned  ;  for 
Re-ho-bo'am  uas  one  and  forty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  n  iirii,  and  lie  reigned 
seventeen  years  in  J<--ri!i'sa-leni,  lh(!  city 
which  the  Lord  had  chosen  out  of  all 
the  tribes  of  If'ra-el  to  put  his  name  there. 
And  liis  m6thfcr''s  name  was  Na'a-mah,  an 
Am'mon-i-ttss. 

14  And  he  did  evil,  because  he  pre- 
pared not  his  heart  to  seek  the  Lord. 

15  Now  the  acts  of  Re-ho-bo'am,  first 
and  last,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  Shem-a-i'iih  the  prophet,  and  of  Id'do 
the  seer,  concer'nlng  genealo^icf  ?  And 
Ihere  were  wars  between  Re-ho-bo'am  and 
Jer-6-bo'am  continually. 

IG  And  Re-ho-bo'am  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  Da'- 
vid  :  and  A-b'i'jah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

NOW  in   the   eighteenth  year  of  king 
Jer-6-b6'am  began  A-bl'jah    to  reign 
over  Ju'dah. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Je-ru'sa- 
lem  :  (his  mother's  name  also  uas  Mi- 
rhai'ah,'  (h(^  daughter  of  C-ri'el  of  Gib'e- 
ah  :)  and  there  was  war  between  A-bi'jah 
and  Jer-6-b6'am. 

3  And  A-bi'jah  set  the  battle  in  array 
with  an  army  of  valiant  men  of  war,  eren 
four  hundred  thousand  chosen  men  :  Jer-6- 
bo'am  also  set  the  battle  in  array  against' 
him  with  eight  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men,  being  mighty  men  of  valour. 

4  And  A-bVjah  stood  up  upon  mount 
Zem-a-ra'Iin,  which  is  in  mount  E'phra- 
im,  and  said.  Hear  me,  thou  Jer-6-bo'jim, 
and  all  If'ra-el  ; 

5  Ought  ye  not  to  know,  that  the 
'Lord  God  of  if'ra-el  gave  the  kingdom 
over  i'f'ra-el  to  Ua'vid  forever,  even  to  him 
and  to  his  sons  by  a  covenant  of  salt  ? 

G  Yet  Jer-o-bo'am  the  son  of  Ne'bat, 
the  servant  of  Sol'o-mon,  the  son  of  Da'- 
vid,  is  risen  up,  and  hath  rebelled  against' 
his  lord. 

7  And  there  are  gathered  unto  him  vain 
men,  the  children  of  Be'li-al,  and  have 
strengthened  themselves  against'  Re-ho- 
bo'am  the  son  of  Sol'o-mon,  when  Re-ho- 
bo'am  was  young  and  tender-hearted,  and 
could  not  withstand  them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  withstand  the 
kingdom  of  the  Lord  in  the  hand  of  the 
sons  of  Da'vid  ;  and  ye  be  a  great  mul- 
titude, and  there  are  with  you  golden 
calves,  which  Jer-o-bo'am  made  you  for 
gods. 

9  Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  priests  of 
the  Lord,  the  sons  of  ^a'ron,  and^  the 
Le'vites,  and  have  made  you  priests  after 
the  manner  of  the  nations  another  lands  ? 
so  that  whosoever  cometh   to  consecrate 

2  Mi-ka'yah. 

an 


'cr-b-bd'ani's  death. 

limself  with  a  young  bullock  and  seven 
-ams,  the  same  may  be  a  priest  of  them 
that  are  no  gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our  God, 
and  we  have  not  forsaken  him  ;  and  the 
priests  which  minister  unto  the  Lord,  are 
the  sons  of  ./^a'ron,  and  the  Le'vites  wait 
upon  their  business : 

1 1  And  they  burn  unto  the  Lord,  every 
morning  and  every  evening,  burnt-sac'ri- 
f  J^es  and  sweet  incense  :  the  show-bread 
also  set  they  in  order  upon  the  pure  table  ; 
and  the  candlestick  of  gold  with  the  lamps 
thereof,  to  burn  every  evening :  fof  we 
keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  our  God  ; 
but  ye  have  forsaken  him. 

12  And,  behold,  God  himself  w  with  us 
for  our  cap'tain,  and  his  priests  with  sound- 
ing trumpets  to  cry  alarm  against'  you. 
O  children  of  I|'ra-el,  fight  ye  not  against' 
the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers ;  for  ye 
shall  not  prosper. 

13  But  Jer-o-bo'am  caused  an  ambush- 
ment  to  come  about'  behind  them  :  so  they 
were  before  Ju'dah,  and  the  ambushment 
was  behind  them. 

14  And  when  Ju'dah  looked  back,  be- 
hold, the  battle  was  before  and  behind  : 
and  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  the 
priests  sounded  with  the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Ju'dah  gave  a 
shout :  and  as  the  men  of  Ju'dah  shouted, 
it  came  to  pass,  that  God  smote  Jer-o-bo'- 
am  and  all  l§'ra-el  before  A-bi'jah  and 
Jij'dah. 

IG  And  the  children  of  if'ra-el  fled  be- 
fore Ju'dah  ;  and  God  delivered  them  into 
their  hand. 

17  And  A-bi'jah  and  his  people  slew 
them  with  a  great  slaughter  :  so  there  fell 
down  slain  of  if'ra-el  five  hundred  thou- 
sand chosen  men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  were 
brought  under  at  that  time,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Ju'dah  prevailed,  because  they 
relied  upon  the  Lord  God  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

19  And  A-b"i'jah  pursued  after  Jer-6-bo'- 
am,  and  took  cities  from  him ;  Beth'el 
with  the  towns  thereof,  and  Jesh'a-nah 
with  the  towns  thereof,  and  E'phra-Im 
with  the  towns  thereof. 

20  Neither  did  Jer-6-bo'am  recover 
strength  again'  in  the  days  of  A-bi'jah  : 
and  the  Lord  struck  him,  and  he  died. 

21  But  A-bi'jah  waxed  mighty,  and 
married  fourteen  wives,  and  begat  twenty 
and  two  sons,  and  sixteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  A-bi'jah, 
and  his  ways,  and  his  sayings,  are  written 
in  the  story  of  the  prophet  id'do. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

SO  A-bi'jah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  Da'vid  ; 
and  A'sa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  In 
his  days  the  land  was  quiet  ten  years. 


II.  CHRON'ICLES.    The  E-thi-6'pi-ans  overthrown. 

2  And  A'sa  did  that  which  was  good 
and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  his 
God: 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of  the 
strange  gods,  and  the  high  places,  and 
brake  down  the  images,  and  cut  down  the 
groves  ; 

4  And  comman'ded  Jii'dah  to  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and  to  do  the 
law  and  the  command'ment. 

5  Also  he  took  away,  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Jii'dah,  the  high  places  and  the  im- 
ages :  and  the  kingdom  was  quiet  before 
him. 

6  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in  Ju'dah  : 
for  the  land  had  rest,  and  he  had  no  war 
in  those  years ;  because  the  Lord  had 
given  him  rest. 

7  There'fore  he  said  unto  Ju'dah,  Let 
us  build  these  cities,  and  make  about'  them 
walls  and  towers,  gates  and  bars,  while 
the  land  is  yet  before  us  ;  because  we 
have  sought  the  Lord  our  God,  we  have 
sought  him,  and  he  hath  given  us  rest 
on  every  side.  So  they  built,  and  pros- 
pered. 

8  And  A'sa  had  an  army  of  men  that 
bare  targets  and  spears,  out  of  Jii'dah 
three  hundred  thousand,  and  out  of  Ben'- 
ja-mln,  that  bare  shields  and  drew  bows, 
two  hundred  and  fourscore  thousand  :  all 
these  were  mighty  men  of  valour. 

9  And  there  came  out  against'  them 
Ze'rah  the  E-thi-o'pi-an,  with  a  host  of  a 
thousand  thousand,  and  three  hundred 
chariots,  and  came  unto  Ma-re'shah. 

10  Then  A'sa  went  out  against'  him, 
and  they  set  the  battle  in  array  in  the 
valley  of  Zeph'a-thah  at  Ma-re'shah. 

11  And  A'sa  cried  unto  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  said,  Lord,  it  is  nothing  with 
thee  to  help,  whether  with  many,  or  with 
them  that  have  no  power :  help  us,  O 
Lord  our  God  ;  for  we  rest  on  thee,  and 
in  thy  name  we  go  against'  this  multitude. 
O  Lord,  thou  art  our  God  ;  let  not  man 
prevail  against'  thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  smote  the  E-thi-o'pi- 
ans  before  A'sa,  and  before  Ju'dah  ;  and 
the  E-thi-5'pi-ans  fled. 

13  And  A'sa,  and  the  people  that  wire 
with  him,  pursued  them  unto  Ge'rar:  and 
the  E-thi-o'pl-ans  were  overthrown,  that 
they  could  not  recover  themselves  ;  for 
they  were  destroy'ed  before  the  Lord, 
and"  before  his  host:  and  they  carried 
away  very  much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities  round 
about'  Ge'rar :  for  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  them :  and  they  spoiled  all  the 
cities  ;  for  there  was  exceeding  much 
spoil  in  them. 

15  They  smote  also   the  tents   of  cat- 
tle, and   carried    away   sheep   and   cam- 
els in  abundance,   and  returned  to  Je-rfl 
sa-lem. 

378 


A'aa  maketh  a  cdvenant  with  God.  II 
CHAP.  XV. 

AND  the  SpTr'it  of  God  came  upon  Az- 
a-ri'ah  the  son  of  O'ded  : 

2  And  he  went  out  to  meet  A'sa,  and 
said  unto  him,  Hear  ye  me,  A'sa,  and  all 
.Tii'dah  and  Ben'ja-min  :  The  Lord  is  with 
you  while  ye  be  with  him  :  and  if  ye  seek 
him,  he  will  be  found  of  you  ;  but  if  ye 
forsake  him,  he  will  forsake  you. 

3  Now  for  a  long  season  if'ra-el  halh 
been  without  the  true  God,  and  without 
a  teaching;  priest,  and  without  law : 

4  But  when  they  in  their  trouble  did 
turn  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el,  and 
sought  him,  he  was  found  of  them. 

5  And  in  those  times  (here  was  no  peace 
to  him  that  went  out,  nor  to  him  that 
came  in,  but  great  vexations  were  upon 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  countries. 

6  And  nation  was  destroy'ed  of  nation, 
and  city  of  city  :  for  God  did  vex  them 
with  all  adver'sity. 

7  Be  ye  strong,  there'fdre,  and  let  not 
your  hands  be  weak :  for  your  work  shall 
be  rewarded. 

8  IT  And  when  A'sa  heard  these  words, 
and  the  proph'ecy  of  O'ded  the  prophet, 
he  took  courage,  and  put  away  the  abom- 
inable idols  out  of  all  the  land  of  Ju'dah 
and  Ben'ja-min,  and  out  of  the  cities 
which  he  had  taken  from  mount  E'phra- 
im,  and  renewed  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
that  was  before  the  porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Ju'dah  and  Ben'- 
ja-min, and  the  strangers  with  them  out 
of  E'phra-Tm  and  Ma-nas'seh,  and  out  of 
Sim'e-6n  :  (for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  !§'- 
ra-el  in  abundance,  when  they  saw  that 
the  Lord  his  God  ivas  with  him :) 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves  togeth- 
er at  Je-rfi'sa-lem  in  the  third  month,  in 
the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  A'sa. 

11  And  they  offered  unto  the  Lord  the 
same  time,  of  the  spoil  which  they  had 
brought,  seven  hundred  oxen,  and  seven 
thousand  sheep. 

12  And  they  entered  into  a  covenant 
to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers 
with  all  their  heart  and  with  all  their 
soul ; 

13  That  whosoever  would  not  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el  should  be  put  to 
death,  whether  small  or  great,  whether 
man  or  woman, 

14  And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  with  shouting,  and  with 
trumpets,  and  with  cornets. 

15  And  all  .Ifi'dah  rejoiced  at  the  oath; 
for  they  had  sworn  with  all  their  heart, 
and  sought  him  with  their  whole  desire  ; 
and  he  was  found  of  them  :  and  the  Lord 
gave  them  rest  round  about'. 

16  And  also  conccr'ning  Ma'a-chah  the 
mother  of  A'sa  the  king,  he  removed  her 
from  being  queen,  because  she  had  made 
an  idol  in  a  grove  :  and  A'sa  cut  down  her 


CHRON'ICLES.  He  impnsoneth  Han'a-ni. 
idol,  and  stamped  i7,  and  burnt  il  at  the 
brook  Kid'ron. 

17  But  the  high  places  were  not  taken 
away  out  of  Ij'ra-el  :  nevertheless  the 
heart  of  A'si  was  perfect  all  his  days. 

18  And  he  brought  into  the  house  of 
God  the  things  that  his  father  had  dedi- 
cated, and  that  he  himself  had  dedicated, 
silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 

19  And  there  was  no  more  war  unto 
the  five  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign  of 
A'sa. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

IN  the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign 
of  A'sa,  Ba'a-sha  king  of  l|'ra-el  came 
up  against'  JQ'dah,  and  built  Ra'mah,  to 
the  intent  that  he  might  let  none  go  out 
or  come  in  to  A'sa  king  of  Ju'dah. 

2  Then  A'sa  brought  out  silver  and  gold 
out  of  the  treaj  ures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  and  of  the  king's  house,  and  sent 
to  Ben'ha-dad  king  of  Syr'i-a,  that  dwelt 
at  Ua-mas'cus,  saying, 

3  There  is  a  league  between  me  and 
thee,  as  there  was  between  my  father  and 
thy  father  :  behold,  I  have  sent  thee  sil- 
ver and  gold  ;  go,  break  thy  league  with 
Ba'a-sha  king  of  I§'ra-el,  that  he  may  de- 
part from  me. 

4  And  Ben'ha-dad  hearkened  unto  king 
A'sii,  and  sent  the  cap'tains  of  his  armies 
against'  the  cities  of  If 'ra-el  ;  and  they 
smote  I'jon,  and  Dan,  and  A'bel-Ma'ini, 
and  all  the  store-cities  of  Naph'ta-li. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ba'a-sha 
heard  it,  that  he  left  off  building  of  Ra'- 
mah, and  let  his  work  cease. 

6  Then  A'sa  the  king  took  all  Jii'dah  ; 
and  they  carried  away  the  stones  of  Ra'- 
mah, and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith 
Ba'a-sha  was  building  ;  and  he  built 
therewith  Ge'ba  and  Miz'pah. 

7  And  at  that  time  Han'a-ni  the  seer 
came  to  A'sa  king  of  Ju'dah,  and  said 
unto  him,  Because  thou  hast  relied  on  the 
king  of  Syr'i-a,  and  not  relied  on  the 
Lord  thy  God,  there'fore  is  the  host  of 
the  king  of  Syr'i-a  escaped  out  of  thine 
hand. 

8  Were  not  the  E-thi-6'pi-ans  and  the 
Lu'bims  a  huge  host,  with  very  many 
chariots  and  horsemen  ?  yet,  because  thou 
didst  rely  on  the  Lord,  he  delivered  them 
into  thine  hand. 

9  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  run  to  and 
fro  throughout  the  whole  earth,  to  show 
himself  strong  in  the  behalf  of  them  whose 
heart  is  perfect  to'wards  him.  Herein 
thou  hast  done  foolishly  ;  there'fore  from 
henceforth  thou  shalt  have  wars. 

10  Then  A'sa  was  wroth  with  the  seer, 
and  put  him  in  a  prison-house  ;  for  he  was 
in  a  rage  with  him  because  of  this  thing. 
And  A'sa  oppressed  some  of  the  people  the 
same  time. 

11  And,   behold,   the  acts  of  A'sa,  first 
379 


A'sa's  death.  11.  CHRON'ICLES 

and  last,  lo,  they  are  written  in  the  book 
oi  the  kings  of  Ju'dah  and  If'ra-el. 

12  And  A'sa,  in  the  thirty  and  ninth 
year  of  his  reign,  was  diseased  in  his  feel, 
until  his  difeafe  ivas  exceeding  great  :  yet 
in  his  difeaje  he  sought  not  to  the  Lord, 
but  to  the  physicians. 

13  And  A'sa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
died  in  the  one  and  fortieth  year  of  his 
reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his  own  sep- 
ulclires,  which  he  had  made  for  himself 
in  the  city  of  Da'vid,  and  laid  him  in  the 
bed  which  was  filled  with  sweet  odours 
and  di'A'erj  kinds  of  spices  prepared  by  the 
apothecaries^  art ;  and  they  made  a  A'ery 
great  burning  for  him. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  Je-hosh'a-phat  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead,  and  strengthened  himself 
against'  Ij'ra-el. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Jii'dah,  and  set  garrisons  in  the 
land  of  Jii'dah,  and  in  the  cities  of  £'- 
phra-Tm,  which  A'sa  his  father  had  tak- 
en. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  Je-hosh'a- 
phat,  because  he  walked  in  the  first  ways 
of  his  father  Da'vid,  and  sought  not  unto 
Ba'al-im ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  LORD  God  of  his 
father,  and  Avalked  in  his  command'ments, 
and  not  after  the  doings  of  l§'ra-el  : 

5  There'fore  the  Lord  stablished  the 
kingdom  in  his  hand ;  and  all  Jii'dah 
brought  to  Je-hosh'a-phat  presents  ;  and 
he  had  riches  and  /lonour  in  abundance. 

6  And  his  heart  was  lifted  up  in  the  ways 
of  the  Lord  :  moreover,  he  took  away  the 
high  places  and  groves  out  of  Jii'dah. 

7  Also,  in  the  third  year  of  his  reign,  he 
sent  to  his  princes,  even  to  Ben-ha'il,  and 
to  ob-a-di'ah,  and  to  Zech-a-ri'ah,  and  to 
Ne-than'e-el,  and  to  Mi-chai'ah,  ^  to  teach 
in  the  cities  of  Jii'dah. 

8  And  with  them  he  sent  Le'vTtes,  eren 
Shem-a-i'ah,  and  Neth-arni'ah,  and  Zeb-a- 
di'ah,  and  Aj'a-hel,  and  She-mir'a-m6th,2 
andJe-h6n'a-than,and  Ad-o-ni'jah,andTo- 
bi'jah,  and  Tob-ad-o-nl'jah,  Le'vTtes  ;  and 
with  them  E-lTsh'a-ma  and  Je-ho'ram, 
priests. 

9  And  they  taught  in  Jii'dah,  and  had 
the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  with 
them,  and  went  about'  throughout  all 
the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  taught  the  peo- 
ple. 

10  And  the  fear  of  the  Lord  fell  upon 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  lands  that  were 
round  about'  Jii'dah,  so  that  they  made  no 
war  against'  Je-hosh'a-phat. 

11  Also  some  of  the  Phi-lTs'tines  brought 
Je-hosh'a-phat  presents,  and  tribute-silver: 
and  the  A-ra'bi-ans  brought  him  flocks, 
seven  thousand  and  seven  hundred  rams, 

1  Ml-kd'yah. 


Je-hdsh'a-phat^s  greatness. 
thousand   and  seven  hundred 


and  seven 
he-goats. 

12  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  waxed  great  ex- 
ceedingly ;  and  he  built  in  Jii'dah  castles, 
and  cities  of  store. 

13  And  he  had  much  business  in  the 
cities  of  Jii'dah:  and  the  men  of  war, 
mighty  men  of  valour,  were  in  Je-rft'sa- 
lem. 

14  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  them, 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers:  Of 
Jii'dah,  the  cap'tains  of  thousands  ;  Ad'-, 
nah  the  chief,  and  with  him  mighty  men 
of  valour  three  hundred  thousand. 

15  And  next  to  him  teas  Je-ho'ha-nan 
the  cap'tain,  and  with  him  two  hundred 
and  fourscore  thousand. 

16  And  next  him  was  Am-a-si'ah  the 
son  of  ZTch'ri,  who  willingly  offered  him- 
self unto  the  Lord  ;  and  with  him  two 
hundred  thousand  mighty  men  of  val- 
our. 

17  And  of  Ben'ja-min  ;  E-li'a-da  a  migh- 
ty man  of  valour,  and  with  him  armed 
men  with  bow  and  shield,  tAvo  hundred 
thousand. 

18  And  next  him  teas  Je-hoz'a-bad,  and 
with  him  a  hundred  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand ready  prepared  for  the  war. 

19  These  waited  on  the  king,  besides 
those  whom  the  king  put  in  the  fenced 
cities  throughout  all  Jii'dah. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

NOW  Je-hosh'a-phat  had   riches    and 
hon'ouT  in  abundance,  and  joined  af- 
finity with  A'hab. 

2  And  after  ccr'lain  years  he  went  down 
to  A'hab  to  Sa-ma'ri-a:  and  A'hab  killed 
sheep  and  oxen  for  him  in  abundance,  and 
for  the  people  that  he  had  with  him,  and 
persiiaded  him  to  go  up  with  him  to  Ra'- 
moth-Gil'e-ad. 

3  And  A'hab  king  of  l§'ra-el  said  unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat  king  of  Jii'dah,  Wilt  thou 
go  with  me  to  Ra'moth-Gil'e-ad  ?  And  he 
answered  him,  I  am  as  thou  art,  and  my 
people  as  thy  people  ;  and  tee  will  be  with 
thee  in  the  war. 

4  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  said  unto  the  king 
of  If'ra-el,  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the 
word  of  the  Lord  to-day. 

5  There'fore  the  king  of  If'ra-el  gather- 
ed together  of  prophets  four  hundred  men, 
and  said  unto  them.  Shall  we  go  to  Ra'- 
moth-Gil'e-ad to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear? 
And  they  said,  Go  up  ;  for  God  will  de- 
liver it  into  the  king's  hand. 

6  But  Je-hosh'a-phat  said.  Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  besides,  that 
we  might  inquire  of  him  ? 

7  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  said  unto  Je- 
hosh'a-phat,  There  is  yet  one  man  by 
whom  we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord  :  but 
I  hate  him  ;  for  he  never  prophesied  good 
unto  me,  but  always   evil  :  the    same    is 

^  She-mer'a-m,5th. 
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Ml-cai'ah-'syrophecy.  l\.  CHRON'ICLES 

.Mi-cai'ah  '  the  son  of  im'la.    And  Je-hosh' 
a-phat  said,  Let  not  the  kin^  say  so. 

8  And  the  kingr  of  If'ra-el  called  for  one 
of  his  officers,  and  said,  Fetch  quickly  Mi- 
rfii'ah  the  son  of  Im'la. 

9  And  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat  king^of.Iu'dah,  sat  either  of  them  on 
his  tnrone,  clothed  in //teir  robes,  and  they 
sat  in  a  void  place  at  the  entering:  in  of 
the  »ate  of  Sa-ma'ri-il  ;  and  all  the  proph- 
ets prophesied  before  them. 

10  And  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  son  of  Che-na'- 
a-nah  had  made  him  horns  of  iron,  and 
said,  Thus  sailh  the  Lord,  With  these 
thou  shalt  push  Syr'i-a  until  they  be  con- 
sumed. 

11  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying-,  Go  up  to  Ra'moth-Gn'e-ad,  and 
prosper;  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  i7  into 
the  hand  of  the  king-. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  went  to  call 
Mi-9ai'ah  spake  to  him,  saying.  Behold, 
tiie  words  of  the  prophets  declare  good  to 
the  king  with  one  assent:  let  thy  word 
there'fore,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  one  of  theirs, 
and  speak  thou  good. 

13  And  Mi-cai'ah  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  even  what  my  God  saith,  that  will 
I  speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  king, 
the  king  said  unto  him,  Mi-cai'ah,  shall  we 
go  to  Ra'moth-G'ire-ad  to  battle,  or  shall  I 
forbear  ?  and  he  said,  Go  ye  up,  and  pros- 
per, and  they  shall  be  delivered  into  your 
hand. 

15  And  the  king  said  to  him,  How  many 
times  shall  I  adjure  thee,  that  thou  say 
nothing  but  the  truth  to  me  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  ? 

16  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all  If'ra-el 
scattered  upon  the  moun'tains,  as  sheep 
that  have  no  shep'/ierd :  and  the  Lord 
said.  These  have  no  mastei  ;  let  them  re- 
turn, Ihcre'fdre,  every  man  to  his  house  in 
peace. 

17  And  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el  said  to  Je- 
hosh 'a-phat.  Did  I  not  tell  thee  that  he 
would  not  proph'esy  good  uuto  me,  but 
evil  ? 

18  Again'  he  said,  There'fore,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord  ;  I  saw  the  Lord  sit- 
ting upon  his  throne,  and  all  the  host  of 
heaven  standing  on  his  right  hand,  and  on 
his  left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall  en- 
tice A'hab  king  of  If'ra-el,  that  he  may  go 
up  and  fall  at  Ra'moth-Gil'e-ad  ?  And 
one  spake,  saying  after  this  manner,  and 
an6ther  saying  after  (hat  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a  spirit,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will 
entice  him.  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Wherewith  ? 

21  And  he  said,  1  will  go  out,  and  be  a 
lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his  proph- 
ets     And   Ihe  LORD  said,   Thou  shalt 


A'hab  is  slain. 
entice  him,  and  thou  shalt  also  prevail :  go 
out,  and  do  even  so. 

22  Now  there'fore,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of 
these  thy  prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  evil  against  thee. 

23  Then  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  son  of  Che-na'- 
a-nah  came  near,  and  smote  Mi-cai'ah 
upon  the  cheek,  and  said,  Which  way' went 
the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak 
unto  thee  ? 

24  And  Mi-cai'ah  said.  Behold,  thou 
shalt  see  on  that  day  when  thou  shalt  go 
into  an  inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

25  Then  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el  said,  Take 
ye  Mi-cai'ah,  and  carry  him  back  to  A'mon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Jo'ash  the 
king's  son  ; 

26  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put 
this  felloTV  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him  with 
bread  of  affliction  and  with  water  of  afflic- 
tion, until  I  return  in  peace. 

27  And  MT-cai'ah  said,  If  thou  cer'tain- 
ly  return  in  peace,  lhe.7i  hath  not  the  Lord 
spoken  by  me.  And  he  said.  Hearken,  all 
ye  people. 

28  So  the  king  of  If'ra-el,  and  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat  the  king  of  JCi'dah,  went  up  to  Ra'- 
moth-Gil'e-ad. 

29  And  the  king  of  If'ra-el  said  unto 
Je-hosh'a-phat,  I  will  difguife  myself,  and 
Avill  go  to  the  battle  ;  but  put  thou  on  thy 
robes.  So  the  king  of  If'ra-el  difguifed 
himself,  and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syr'i-a  had  com- 
man'ded  the  cap'tains  of  the  chariots  that 
were  with  him,  saying.  Fight  ye  not  with 
small  or  great,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
If'ra-el. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap'- 
tains of  the  chariots  saw  Je-hosh'a-phat, 
that  they  said.  It  is  the  king  of  If'ra-el : 
there'fore  they  com'passed  about'  him  to 
fight :  but  Je-hosh'a-phat  cried  out,  and 
the  Lord  helped  him ;  and  God  moved 
them  lo  depart  from  him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the 
cap'tains  of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it 
was  not  the  king  of  if'ra-el,  they  turned 
back  again'  from  pursuing  him. 

33  And  a  clr'tain  man  drew  a  bow  at  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  If'ra-el  be- 
tween the  joints  of  the  harness  :  there'fore 
he  said  to  his  chariot-man.  Turn  thine 
hand,  that  thou  mayst  carry  me  out  of 
the  host ;  for  I  am  wounded. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that  day: 
howbeit  the  king  of  if'ra-el  stayed  himself 
up  in  his  chariot  against'  the  Syr'i-ans  un- 
til the  even  ;  and  about'  the  time  of  the 
sun  going  down  he  died. 

CHAP.   XIX. 

AND  Je-hosh'a-phat  the  king  of  Ju'dah 
returned  to  his  house  in  peace  to  Je- 
rfi'sa-lem. 

2  And  JeTiu,   the  son  of  Haa'a-ni  the 


*  Jtt-kafyah. 


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Je-hosh'a-phaCproclatmethafast.  II.  CHRON'ICLES.        The  prophecy  of  Ja-hd'si-el. 


seer,  went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said  to 
king  Je-hosh'a-phat,  Shouldst  thou  help 
the  ungodly,  and  love  them  that  hate  the 
Lord  ?  Ihere'fore  is  wrath  upon  thee  from 
before  the  Lord. 

3  Nevertheless,  there  are  good  things 
found  in  thee,  in  that  thou  hast  taken 
away  the  groves  out  of  the  land,  and  hast 
prepared  thine  heart  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  dwelt  at  Je-rfl'- 
sa-lem :  and  he  went  out  again'  through 
the  people,  from  Be-er'she-ba  to  mount 
E'phra-lm,  and  brought  them  back  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

5  And  he  set  judges  in  the  land,  through- 
out all  the  fenced  cities  of  Ju'dah,  city  by 
city, 

6  And  said  to  the  judges.  Take  he&i 
what  ye  do  :  for  ye  judge  not  for  man,  but 
for  the  Lord,  who  is  with  you  in  the 
judgment. 

7  Wherefore  now,  let  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  be  upon  you  ;  take  heed  and  do  it  : 
for  there  is  no  iniquity  with  the  Lord  our 
God,  nor  respect  of  persons,  nor  taking  of 
gifts. 

8  Moreover,  in  Je-rCi'sa-lem  did  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat set  of  the  Le'vites,  and  of  the 
priests,  and  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
If'ra-el,  for  the  judgment  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  controversies,  when  they  returned  to 
Je-rft'sa-lem. 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying.  Thus 
shall  ye  do  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  faith- 
fully, and  with  a  perfect  heart. 

10  And  what  cause  soever  shall  come 
to  you  of  your  brethren  that  dwell  in  their 
cities,  between  blood  and  blood,  between 
law  and  command'ment,  statutes  and 
judgments,  ye  shall  even  warn  them  that 
they  tres'pass  not  against'  the  Lord,  and 
so  wrath  come  upon  you,  and  upon  your 
brethren  :  this  do,  and  ye  shall  not  tres'- 
pass. 

11  And,  behold,  Xm-a-rl'ah  the  chief 
priest  is  over  you  in  all  matters  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  Zeb-a-dl'ah  the  son  of  Ish'ma- 
el,  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  Ju'dah,  for  all 
the  king's  matters :  also  the  Le'vites  shall 
be  officers  before  you.  Deal  courageously, 
and  the  Lord  shall  be  with  the  good. 

CHAP.  XX. 

IT  came  to  pass  after  this  also,  that  the 
children  of  Mo'ab,  and  the  children  of 
Sm'mon,  and  with  them  other  beside  the 
Am'mon-ites,  came  against'  Je-hosh'a-phat 
to  battle. 

2  Then  there  came  some  that  told  Je- 
hosh'a-phat,  saying,  There  cometh  a  great 
multitude  against'  thee  from  beyond  the 
sea,  on  this  side  Syr'i-a  :  and,  behold,  they 
be  in  Haz'a-zon-Ta'mar, which  is  En'ge-di.  ^ 

3  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  feared,  and  set 
himself  to  seek  the  Lord,  and  proclaimed 
a  fast  throughout  all  Ju'dah. 


4  And  Ju'dah  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether to  ask  help  of  the  Lord  ;  even  out 
of  all  the  cities  of  Ju'dah  they  came  to 
seek  the  Lord. 

5  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  stood  in  the  con- 
gregation of  Jii'dah  and  Je-rft'sa-lem,  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  before  the  new 
court, 

6  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  our  fathers, 
art  not  thou  God  in  heaven  ?  and  rulcst 
not  thou  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
heathen  ?  and  in  thine  hand  is  there  not 
power  and  might,  so  that  none  is  able  to 
withstand  thee  ? 

7  ^rt  not  thou  our  God,  tcho  didst 
drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  this  land  be- 
fore thy  people  If'ra-el,  and  gavest  it  to 
the  seed  of  A'bra-ham  thy  friend  for  ever  ? 

8  And  they  dwelt  therein,  and  have 
built  thee  a  sanctuary  therein  for  thy 
name,  saying, 

9  If,  u-heyi  evil  cometh  upon  us,  as  the 
s?*ord,  judgment,  or  pestilence,  or  famine, 
we  stiand  before  this  house,  and  in  thy 
presence,  (for  thy  name  is  in  this  house,) 
and  cry  unto  thee  in  our  affliction,  then 
thou  wilt  hear  and  help. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  children  of 
Am'mon,  and  Mo'ab,  and  mount  Se'ir, 
whom  thou  wouldst  not  let  Ij'ra-el  invade, 
when  they  came  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
but  they  turned  from  them,  and  destroy'ed 
them  not ; 

11  Behold,  /*ay,  hoio  they  reward  us, 
to  come  to  cast  us  out  of  thy  poffes'sion, 
which  thou  hast  given  us  to  inherit. 

12  O  our  God,  wilt  thou  not  judge 
them  ?  for  we  have  no  might  against'  this 
great  company  that  cometh  against'  us  ; 
neither  know  we  what  to  do:  but  our  eyes 
are  upon  thee. 

13  And  all  Ju'dah  stood  before  the 
Lord,  with  their  little  ones,  their  wives, 
and  their  children. 

14  Then  upon  Ja-ha'zi-el,  the  son  of 
Zech-a-ri'ah,  the  son  of  Ben-ai'ah,  the  son 
of  Je-i'el,  the  son  of  Mat-ta-ni'ah,  a  Le'- 
vTte,  of  the  sons  of  A'saph,  came  the 
SpTr'it  of  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of  the 
congregation  ; 

15  And  he  said.  Hearken  ye,  all  Ju'- 
dah, and  ye  inhabitants  of  Je-rfl'sa-lem, 
and  thou  king  Je-hosh'a-phat ;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  unto  you.  Be  not  afraid  nor  dif- 
ma3r'ed  by  reason  of  this  great  multitude  ; 
for  the  battle  is  not  yours,  but  God's. 

16  To-morrow  go  ye  down  against 
them :  behold,  they  come  up  by  the  cliff 
of  ZTz  ;  and  ye  shall  find  them  at  the  end 
of  the  brook,  before  the  wilderness  of  Jer'- 
u-el. 

17  Ye  shall  not  need  to  fight  in  this 
battle  :  set  yourselves,  stand  ye  stilly  and 
see  the  salvation  of  the  Lord  with  you, 
O  Jii'dah  and   Je-rft'sa-lem:  fear  not,  nor 


g  hard. 


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Jl-hosh'a-phafsexhorlation.         II.  CHRON'ICLES.      J c-hd'ram  slays  his  brethren. 
be  di^may'ed ;  to-morrow  go  out  against' 
them  ;  for  the  Lord  uill  be  with  you. 

18  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  bowed  his  head, 
with  his  face  to  the  ground  :  and  all  Ju'- 
dah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-rCi'sa-lem  fell 
before  the  LoRu,  wor'shij-ping  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Le'vites  of  the  children  of 
the  Ko'hath-Ttes,  and  of  the  children  of 
the  Kor'hites,  stood  up  to  praise  the  Lord 
God  of  Ij'ra-el  with  a  loud  voice  on  high. 

20  IT  And  they  rose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  went  forth  into  the  wilderness  of 
Te-ko'a  :  and  as  they  went  forth,  Je-hosh'- 
a-phat stood  and  said.  Hear  me,  O  Ju'dah, 
and  ye  inhabitants  of  Je-rA'sa-lem  ;  Be- 
lieve in  the  Lord  your  God,  so  shall  ye  be 
established  ;  believe  his  prophets,  so  shall 
ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted  with 
the  people,  he  appointed  singers  unto  the 
Lord,  and  that  should  praise  the  beauty 
of  holiness  as  they  went  out  before  the 
army,  and  to  say,  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for 
his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever. 

22  And  when  they  began  to  sing  and 
to  praise,  the  Lord  set  ambushments 
against'  the  children  of  Am'mon,  Mo'iib, 
and  mount  Se'ir,  which  were  come  against' 
Ju'dah  ;  and  they  were  smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Am'mon  and 
Mo'ab  stood  up  against'  the  inhabitants  of 
mount  Se'ir,  utterly  to  slay  and  destroy' 
them :  and  when  they  had  made  an  end 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Se'ir,  every  one  help- 
ed to  destroy'  another. 

24  And  when  Ju'dah  came  to'w.'ard  the 
watch-tower  in  the  wilderness,  they  look- 
ed unto  the  multitude,  and,  behold,  they 
were  dead  bodies  fallen  to  the  earth,  and 
none  escaped. 

25  And  when  Je-hosh'a-phat  and  his 
people  came  to  take  away  the  spoil  of 
them,  they  found  among  them  in  abun- 
dance, both  riches  with  the  dead  bodies, 
and  precious  jewels,  (which  they  stripped 
off  for  themselves,)  more  than  they  could 
carry  away  :  and  they  were  three  days  in 
gath'ering  of  the  spoil,  it  was  so  much. 

26  And  on  the  fourth  day,  they  assem- 
bled themselves  in  the  valley  of  Ber'a- 
chah  ;  for  there  they  bless'ed  the  Lord  : 
there'fore  the  name  of  the  same  place  was 
called,  The  valley  of  Ber'a-chah,  unto  this 
day. 

27  Then  they  returned  every  man  of 
Ju'dah  and  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  Je-hosh'a- 
phat  in  the  fore-front  of  them,  to  go  again' 
to  Je-rd'sa-lem  with  joy  :  for  the  Lord  had 
made  them  to  rejoice  over  their  enemies. 

28  And  they  came  to  Je-rft'sa-lem  with 
psal'teries  and  harps  and  trumpets,  unto 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

29  And  the  fear  of  God  was  on  all  the 
kingdoms  of  those  countries,  when  they 
had  heard  that  the  Lord  fought  against' 
the  enemies  of  Ij'ra-el. 


30  So  the  realm  of  Je-hosh'a-phat  wa? 
quiet  ;  for  his  God  gave  him  rest  round 
about'. 

31  And  Je-hosh'a-phat  reigned  over  Jii'- 
dah.  He  was  thirty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  five  years  in  Jo-rCi'sa-lem  :  and 
his  m6ther''s  name  was  A-zu'bah  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shil'hi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  A'sa 
his  father,  and  departed  not  from  it,  doing 
thai  which  was  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

33  Howbeit  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  ;  for  as  yet  the  people  had  not 
prepared  their  hearts  unto  the  God  of 
their  fathers. 

•  34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-hosh  - 
a-phat,  first  and  last,  behold  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  Je'hu,  the  son  of 
Ilan'a-nT,  who  is  mentioned  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  if'ra-el. 

35  And  after  this  did  Je-hosh'a-phat 
king  of  Ju'dah  join  himself  with  A-ha-zi'ah 
king  of  i|'ra-el,  who  did  very  wickedly. 

36  And  he  joined  himself  with  him  to 
make  ships  to  go  to  Tar'shish  :  and  they 
made  the  ships  in  E'zi-on-Ge'bar. 

37  Then  £-li-e'zer,  the  son  of  Uod'a- 
vah  of  Ma-re'shah,  prophesitd  against' 
Je-hosh'a-phat,  saying,  Because  thou  hast 
joined  thyself  with  A-ha-zl'ah,  the  Lord 
hath  broken  thy  works.  And  the  ships 
were  broken,  that  they  were  not  able  to  go 
to  Tar'shish. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

NOW  Je-hosh'a-phat  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  with  his  fathers 
in  the  city  of  Da'vid :  and  Je-ho'ram  liis 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  he  had  brethren,  the  sons  of  Je- 
hosh'a-phat,  Az-a-ri'ah,  and  Je-hl'el,  and 
Zech-a-ri'ah,  and  Az-a-ri'ah,  and  Ml'cha- 
el,  and  Sheph-a-tl'ah  :  all  these  were  the 
sons  of  Je-hosh'a-phat  king  of  ij'ra-el. 

3  And  their  father  gave  them  great 
gifts  of  silver,  and  of  gold,  and  of  precious 
things,  with  fenced  cities  in  Ju'dah  :  but 
the  kingdom  gave  he  to  Je-ho'ram,  because 
he  was  the  first-born. 

4  Now  when  Je-ho'ram  was  risen  up  to 
the  kingdom  of  his  father,  he  strengthen- 
ed himself,  and  slew  all  his  brethren  with 
the  sM'ord,  and  dl'i^cr^  also  of  the  princes 
of  if'ra-el. 

5  Je-ho'ram  was  thirty  and  two  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed eight  years  in  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

6  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  If'ra-el,  like  as  did  the  house  of 
A'hab  ;  for  he  had  the  daughter  of  A'hab 
to  wife :  and  he  wrought  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 

7  Howbeit  the  Lord  would  not  destroy' 
the  house  of  Ua'vTd,  because  of  the  cov- 
enant that  be  had  made  with  Da'vid,  and 

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H.n'jalC 3  prophecy.  II.  CHRON'ICLES 

as  he  promised  to  give  a  light  to  him  and 
to  his  sons  for  ever. 

8  In  his  days  the  £'d6ni-ltes  revolted 
from  under  the  dominion  of  Ju'dah,  and 
made  themselves  a  king-. 

9  Then  Je-ho'ram  went  forth  with  his 
princes,  and  all  his  chariots  with  him  :  and 
he  rose  up  by  night,  and  smote  the  fydoni- 
Ttes  which  com'passed  him  in,  and  (he 
cap'tains  of  the  chariots. 

10  So  the  E'dom-ites  revolted  from 
under  the  hand  of  Jii'dah  unto  this 
day.  The  same  time  also  did  Ub'nah 
revolt  from  under  his  hand  ;  because 
he  had  forsaken  the  Lord  God  of  his  fa- 
thers. 

11  Moreover,  he  made  high  places  in 
the  moun'tains  of  .lu'dah,  and  caused  thai 
inhabitants  of  Je-rfi'sa-lem  to  commit  for- 
nication and  compelled  Ju'dah //itre/o. 

12  And  there  came  a  writing  to  him 
from  E-li'jah  the  prophet,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Da'vid  thy  father, 
Because  thou  hast  not  walked  in  the  ways 
of  Je-h6sh'a-ph;"it  thy  father,  nor  in  the 
ways  of  A'sa  king  of  Jii'dah, 

13  But  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  T§'ra-el,  and  hast  made  Ju'dah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-ra'sa-lem  to  go 
a  whoring,  like  to  the  whoredoms  of  the 
house  of  A'hab,  and  also  hast  slain  thy 
brethren  of  thy  fathfrr''s  house,  which  ivcrt 
better  than  thyself; 

14  Beheld,  with  a  great  plague  will  the 
Lord  smite  thy  people,  and  thy  children, 
and  thy  wives,  and  all  thy  goods  > 

15  And  thou  slialt  have  great  sickness 
by  disease  of  thy  bowels,  until  thy  bow- 
els fall  out  by  reason  of  the  sickness  day 
by  day. 

16  IT  Moreover,  the  Lord  stirred  up 
against'  Je-ho'ram  the  spirit  of  the  Phi- 
lis'tines,  and  of  the  A-ra'bi-ans,  that  were 
near  the  E-thi-o'pi-ans. 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Ju'dah,  and 
brake  into  it,  and  carried  away  all  the 
substance  that  was  found  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  sons  also,  and  his  wives  ; 
so  that  there  was  never  a  son  left  him, 
save  Je-ho'a-haz,  the  youngest  of  his 
sons. 

18  T  And  after  all  this  the  Lord  smote 
him  in  his  bowels  with  an  incurable  dis- 
ease. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  in  proc'ess 
of  time,  after  the  end  of  two  years,  his 
bowels  fell  out  by  reason  of  his  sickness  ; 
so  he  died  of  sore  diseases  :  and  his  peo 
pie  made  no  burning  for  him,  like  the 
burning  of  his  fathers. 

20  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
in  Je-rCi'sa-lem  eight  years,  and  departed 
without  being  desired  ;  howbeit  they  bu- 
ried him  in  the  city  of  Da'vid,  but  not  in 
the  sepulchres  of  the  kings. 


CHAP. 


A-ha-si'ah  slair 
XXII. 


made  A-ha-zi'ah  his  youngest  son  king 
n  his  stead  :  for  the  band  of  men  that 
came  with  the  A-ra'bi-ans  to  the  camp  had 
slain  all  the  eldest.  So  A-ha-zI'ah,  the 
son  of  Je-ho'ram  king  of  Ju'dah,  reigned. 

2  I'orty  and  two  years  old  was  A-ha- 
zi'ah  when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he 
reigned  one  year  in  Je-rft'sa-lem.  His 
mother's  name  also  U'as  Ath-a-ll'ah  the 
daughter  of  Om'rT. 

3  He  also  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
house  of  A'hab  :  for  his  mother  was  his 
counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4  Wherefore  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  like  the  house  of  A'hab  ;  for 
they  were  his  counsellors,  after  the  death 
of  his  father,  to  his  destruction. 

5  He  walked  also  after  their  counsel, 
and  went  with  Je-ho'ram,  the  son  of  A'- 
hab, king  of  If 'ra-el,  to  war  against'  Haz'- 
a-el  king  of  Syr'i-a  at  Ra'moth-Gil'e-ad  : 
and  the  Syr'i-ans  smote  Jo'ram. 

6  And  he  returned  to  be  healed  in  Jez'- 
re-el,  because  of  the  wounds  which  were 
given  him  at  Ra'mJih,  when  he  fought 
with  Haz'a-el  king  of  Syr'i-a.  And  Az-a- 
rl'ah,  the  son  of  Je-ho'ram  king  of  Ju'- 
dah, went  down  to  see  Je-h5'ram,  the 
son  of  A'hab,  at  Jez're-el,  because  he  was 
sick. 

7  And  the  destruction  of  A-ha-zi'ah  was 
of  God,  by  coming  to  Jo'ram  ;  for  when 
he  was  come,  he  went  out  with  Je-ho'ram 
ap:ainst'  Je'hu,  the  son  of  Nim'shT,  whom 
the  Lord  had  anointed  to  cut  off  the 
house  of  A'hab. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Je'hii 
was  executing  judgment  upon  the  house 
of  A'hab,  and  found  the  princes  of  Jii'dah, 
and  the  sons  of  the  brethren  of  A-ha-zT'ah, 
that  ministered  to  A-ha-zi'ah,  he  slew 
them. 

9  And  he  sought  A-ha-zT'ah :  and  they 
caught  him,  (for  he  was  hid  in  Sa-ma'ri-a,) 
and  brought  him  to  Je'hu :  and  when  they 
had  slain  him,  they  buried  him :  Because, 
said  they,  he  is  the  son  of  Je-hosh'a-phat, 
who  sought  the  Lord  with  all  his  heart. 
So  the  house  of  A-ha-zi'ah  had  no  power 
to  keep  still  the  kingdom. 

10  But  when  Ath-a-li'ah,  the  mother  of 
A-ha-zi'ah,  saw  that  her  son  was  dead,  she 
ar5f  e,  and  destroy'ed  all  the  seed-royal  of 
the  house  of  Ju'dah. 

11  But  Je-ho-shab'e-ath,  the  daughter 
of  the  king,  took  J5'ash  the  son  of  A-ha- 
zT'ah,  and  stole  him  from  among  the  king's 
sons  that  were  slain,  and  put  him  and  his 
nurse  in  a  bed-chamber.  So  Je-ho-shab'- 
e-ath, the  daughter  of  king  Je-h5'ram,  the 
wife  of  Je-hoi'a-da  the  priest,  (for  she  was 
the  sister  of  A-ha-zi'ah,)  hid  him  from 
Ath-a-li'ah,  so  that  she  slew  him  not. 

12  And   he  was  with  them  hid  in  the 

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Je-h6i'a-da  maketh  Jo'ash  ki7ig.  II.  CHRON^ICLES. 


house  of  God  six  years:  ami  Sth-a-lT'ah 
reigned  ov^r  the  land. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  in  the  seventh  year  Je-hoi'a-da 
strengthened  himself,  and  took  the 
cap'taTns  of  hundreds,  Az-a-rT'ah  the  son 
of  Jer'o-ham,  and  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of 
Je-ho'a-nan,  and  Az-a-ri'ah  the  son  of 
6'bed,  and  Ma-a-sei'ah'  the  son  of  Ad-a- 
I'ah,  and  £-lish'a-phat  the  son  of  ZTch'rT, 
into  c6venant  with  him. 

2  And  they  went  about'  in  Jij'dah,  and 
gathered  the  Le'vites  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Ju'd.ih,  and  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
If'ra-el,  and  they  came  to  Je-riVsa-lem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made  a  cov- 
enant with  the  king  in  the  house  of  God. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Behold,  the  king's 
son  shall  reign,  as  the  Lord  hatVi  said  of 
the  sons  of  Da'vld. 

4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do  ; 
A  third  part  of  you  entering  on  the  sab- 
bath, of  the  priests  and  of  the  Le'vites, 
shall  be  porters  of  the  doors  ; 

5  And  a  third  part  shall  be  at  the  king's 
house  ;  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  of  the 
foundation  :  and  all  the  people  shall  be  in 
the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  But  let  none  come  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  save  the  priests,  and  they  that 
minister  of  the  Le'vites  ;  they  shall  go  in, 
for  they  are  holy  :  but  all  the  people  shall 
keep  the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Le'vites  shall  c6m'pass  the 
king  round  about',  every  man  with  his 
weapons  in  hi<(  hand  ;  and  whosoever  else 
Cometh  into  the  house,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death  ;  but  be  you  with  the  king  when  he 
Cometh  in,  and  when  he  goeth  out. 

8  So  the  Le'vites,  and  all  Ju'dah,  did 
according  to  all  things  that  Je-hoi'a-da  the 
priest  had  comman'ded,  and  took  every 
man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbath,  with  them  that  were  to  go  out  on 
the  sabbath :  for  Je-hoi'a-da  the  priest 
difmiss'ed  not  the  courses. 

9  Moreover,  Je-hoi'a-da  the  priest  de 
livered  to  the  cap'taTns  of  hundreds  spears, 
and  bucklers,   and  shields,  that  had  been 
king  Da'vld's,  which  were  in  the  house  of 
God. 

10  And  he  set  all  the  people,  (every 
man  having  his  weapon  in  his  hand,)  from 
the  right  side  of  the  temple  to  the  left  side 
of  the  temple,  along'  by  the  altar  and  the 
temple,  by  the  king  round  about'. 

11  Then  they  brought  out  the  king's 
son,  and  put  upon  him  the  crown,  and 
gave  him  the  tes'timony,  and  made  him 
king:  and  Je-hoi'a-da  and  his  sons  anoint- 
ed him,  and  said,  God  save  the  king. 

12  Now  when  Ath-a-11'ah  heard  the 
noise  of  the  people  running  and  praising 
the  king,  she  came  to  the  people  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 


Jd'ash''*  seal, 

13  And  she  looked,  and,  behold,  the 
king  stood  at  his  pillar  at  the  entering  in, 
and  the  princes  and  the  trumpets  by  the 
king  :  and  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, and  sounded  with  trumpets  ;  also 
the  singers  with  instruments  of  musick, 
and  such  as  taught  to  sing  praise.  Then 
Ath-a-H'ah  rent  her  clothes,  and  said, 
Treason,  treason  ! 

14  Then  Je-hoi'a-da  the  priest  brought 
out  the  cap'taTns  of  hundreds  that  were 
set  over  the  host,  and  said  unto  them, 
Have  her  forth  of  the  ranges  :  and  whoso 
foUoweth  her,  let  him  be  slain  with  the 
sK'ord.  For  the  priest  said,  Slay  her  not 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

15  So  they  laid  hands  on  her:  and  when 
she  was  come  to  the  entering  of  the  horse- 
gate,  by  the  king's  house,  they  slew  her 
there. 

16  f  And  Je-hoi'a-da  made  a  covenant 
between  him,  and  between  all  the  people, 
and  between  the  king,  that  they  should 
be  the  Lord's  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to  the 
house  of  Ba'al,  and  brake  it  down,  and 
brake  his  altars  and  his  images  in  pieces, 
and  slew  Mat'tiin  the  priest  of  Ba'al  be- 
fore the  altars. 

18  Also  Je-hoi'a-da  appointed  the  offi- 
cers of  the  house  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand 
of  the  priests  the  Le'vites,  whom  Da'vld 
had  distributed  in  the  house  of  the  LoRk., 
to  offer  the  burnt-offerings  of  the  Lord, 
as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  M5'fes,  with 
rejoicing  and  with  singing,  as  it  was  or- 
dained by  Da'vTd. 

19  And  he  set  the  porters  at  the  gates 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  n6ne  which 
was  unclean  in  any  thing  should  enter  in. 

20  And  he  took  the  cap'taTns  of  hun- 
dreds, and  the  nobles,  and  the  governors 
of  the  people,  and  all  the  people  of  the 
land,  and  brought  down  the  king  from 
the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and  they  came 
through  the  high  gate  into  the  king's 
house,  and  set  the  king  upon  the  throne 
of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced :  and  the  city  was  quiet,  after  that 
they  had  slain  Xth-a-ll'ah  with  the  sword. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

JO'ASH  tvas  seven  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned  forty 
years  in  Je-rft'sa-lem.  His  mother's  name 
also  was  Zi-bl'ah  of  Be-er'she-ba. 

2  And  Jo'ash  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of 
Je-hoi'a-da  the  priest. 

3  And  Je-hoi'a-da  took  for  him  two 
wives  ;  and  he  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Jo'ash  was  minded  to  repair  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 


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25 


*  Ma-a-se'yah. 


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Je-hdi'a-det't  death. 


II.  CHRON'ICLES. 


Jb'ash  tlatn. 


5  And  he  gathered  together  the  priests 
and  the  Le'vites,  and  said  to  them,  Go 
out  unto  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  gather 
of  all  l§'ra-el  m6nej'  to  repair  the  house  of 
your  God  from  year  to  year,  and  see  that 
ye  hasten  the  matter.  Howbeit  the  Le'- 
vites hastened  it  not. 

6  And  the  king  called  for  Je-hoi'a-da 
the  chief,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  hast 
thou  not  required  of  the  Le'vites  to  bring 
in,  out  of  Jii'dah  and  out  of  Je-rft'sa-lem, 
the  collection,  according  to  the  command'- 
ment  of  Mo'jes  the  servant  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  the  congregation  of  ij'ra-el,  for  the 
tabernacle  of  witness  ? 

7  For  the  sons  of  Ath-a-li'ah,  that  wick- 
ed woman,  had  broken  up  the  house  of 
God  ;  and  also  all  the  dedicated  things 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  did  they  bestow 
upon  Ba'al-im. 

8  And  at  the  king's  command'ment  they 
made  a  chest,  and  set  it  without  at  the 
gate  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  they  made  a  proclamation  through 
Jii'dah  and  Je-rft'sa-lem,  to  bring  in  to  the 
Lord  the  collection  that  Mo'jes  the  ser- 
vant of  God  laid  upon  If'ra-el  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all  the  peo- 
ple rejoiced,  and  brought  in,  and  cast  into 
the  chest,  until  they  had  made  an  end. 

11  Now  it  cafllfe  to  pass,  that  at  what 
time  the  chest  was  brought  unto  the  king''s 
office  by  the  hand  of  the  Le'vites,  and 
when  they  saw  that  there  was  much  mon- 
ey, the  king's  scribe  and  the  high  priest's 
officer  came  and  emptied  the  chest,  and 
took  it,  and  carried  it  to  his  place  again''. 
Thus  they  did  day  by  day,  and  gathered 
money  in  abundance. 

12  And  the  king  and  Je-hoi'a-da  gave 
it  to  such  as  did  the  work  of  the  ser'vice 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  hired  ma- 
sons and  carpenters  to  repair  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  also  such  as  wrought  iron 
and  brass  to  mend  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and  the 
work  was  perfected  by  them,  and  they 
set  the  house  of  God  in  his  state  and 
strengthened  it. 

14  And  when  they  had  finished  if,  they 
brought  the  rest  of  the  money  before  the 
king  and  Je-hoi'a-da,  whereof  were  made 
vessels  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
vessels  to  minister,  and  to  offer  withal^  and 
spoons,  and  vessels  of  gold  and  silver : 
and  they  offered  burnt-offerings  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  continually  all  the 
days  of  Je-hoi'a-da. 

15  But  Je-hoi'a-da  waxed  old,  and  was 
full  of  days  when  he  died  ;  a  hundred 
and  thirty  years  old  was  he  when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
Da'vid  am6ng  the  kings,  because  he  had 


done  good  in  l§'ra-el,  both  to'tcarda  God, 
and  lo'wards  his  house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Je-hoi'a-da 
came  the  princes  of  Ju'dah  and  made 
obei'sance '  to  the  king :  then  the  king 
hearkened  unto  them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  served  groves 
and  idols :  and  wrath  came  upon  Ju'dah 
and  Je-rft'sa-lem  for  this  their  tres'pass. 

19  Yet  he  sent  prophets  to  them,  to 
bring  them  again'  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
they  testified  against'  them  :  but  they 
would  not  give  ear. 

20  And  the  Splr'it  of  God  came  upon 
Zech-a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-da  the 
priest,  which  stood  above  the  people,  and 
said  unto  them.  Thus  saith  God,  Why 
transgress  ye  the  command'ments  of  the 
Lord,  that  ye  cannot  prosper  ?  Because 
ye  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  he  hath  also 
forsaken  you. 

21  And  they  conspired  against'  him, 
and  stoned  him  with  stones,  at  the  com- 
mand'ment of  the  king,  in  the  court  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

22  Thus  Jo'ash  the  king  remembered 
not  the  kindness  which  Je-hoi'a-da  his 
father  had  done  to  him,  but  slew  his  son  : 
and  when  he  died,  he  said.  The  Lord 
look  upon  «7,  and  require  it. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
the  year,  thai  the  host  of  Syr'i-a  came  up 
against'  him :  and  they  came  to  Ju'dah 
and  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  destroy'ed  all  the 
princes  of  the  people  from  among  the  peo- 
ple, and  sent  all  the  spoil  of  them  unto 
the  king  of  Da-mas'cus. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syr'i-ans  came 
with  a  small  company  of  men,  and  the 
Lord  delivered  a  very  great  host  into 
their  hand,  because  they  had  forsaken 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers :  so  they 
executed  judgment  against'  Jo'ash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed  from 
him  (^for  they  left  him  in  great  diseases,) 
his  own  servants  conspired  against'  him, 
for  the  blood  of  the  sons  of  Je-hoi'a-da  the 
priest,  and  slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he 
died  :  and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
Da'vTd,  but  they  buried  him  not  in  the 
sepulchres  of  the  kings. 

26  And  these  are  they  that  conspired 
against'  him ;  Za'bad  the  son  of  Shim'e- 
athan  Am'mon-I-tess,  and  Je-hoz'a-bad  the 
son  of  Shim'rith  a  Mo'ab-i-tess. 

27  Now  conccr'mng  his  sons,  and  the 
greatness  of  the  burdens  laid  upon  him,  and 
the  repairing  of  the  house  of  God,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  story  of  the  book 
of  the  Kings.  And  Am-a-zi'ah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AM-A-ZI'AH  was  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 


*  o-ba'»arue. 


386 


The  E'dom-ltcs  overcome.  II. 

reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in  Je-ri'l'sa- 
l6m  :  and  his  mother's  name  was  Je-ho-ad'- 
dan  of  Je-rA'sa-lein. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  nght  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not  with  a  perfect 
hekrt. 

3  Now  it  came  to  p5ss,  when  the  king- 
dom was  estab'lished  to  him,  that  he  slew 
his  servants  that  liad  killed  the  king  his 
father : 

4  But  he  slew  not  their  children,  but 
did  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  in  the  book 
of  Mo'jes.  where  the  Lord  comman'ded, 
saying,  The  fathers  sliall  not  die  for  the 
children,  neither  shall  the  children  die  for 
the  fatliers,  but  every  man  shall  die  for  his 
own  sin. 

5  Moreover,  Am-a-zl'ah  gathered  Ju'dah 
together,  and  made  tliem  cap'tains  over 
thousands,  and  cSp'tains  over  hundreds, 
according  to  the  houses  of  their  fathers, 
tliroughout  all  Ju'dah  and  Ben'ja-min  :  and 
he  numbered  them  from  twenty  years  old 
and  above,  and  found  them  three  hundred 
thousand  choice  men,  able  to  go  forth  to 
war,  that  could  handle  spear  and  shield. 

6  He  hired  also  a  hundred  thousand 
mighty  men  of  valour  out  of  I^'ra-el  for  a 
hundred  talents  of  silver. 

7  But  there  came  a  man  of  God  to  him, 
saying,  O  king,  let  not  the  army  of  i^'ra- 
el  go  with  thee ;  for  the  Lord  is  not  with 
Ij'ra-el,  to  wit,  with  all  the  children  of 
E'phra-Im. 

8  But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  it,  be  strong 
for  the  battle ;  God  shall  make  thee  fall 
before  the  enemy  :  for  God  hath  power  to 
help,  and  to  cast  down. 

9  And  Am-a-zi'ah  said  to  the  man  of 
God,  But  what  shall  we  do  for  the  hun- 
dred talents  which  I  have  given  to  the 
army  of  Ij'ra-gl  ?  And  the  man  of  God 
answered,  The  Lord  is  able  to  give  thee 
much  more  than  this. 

10  Then  Am-a-zi'ah  separated  them,  to 
wit,  the  army  that  was  come  to  him  out  of 
E'phra-Tm,  to  go  home  Sgain':  wherefore 
their  anger  was  greatly  kindled  against' 
Ju'dah,  and  they  returned  home  in  great 
anger. 

11  And  Am-a-zI'ah  strengthened  him- 
self, and  led  forth  his  people,  and  went  to 
the  valley  of  Salt,  and  smote  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Se'ir  ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left  alive  did 
the  children  of  Ju'dah  carry  away  captive, 
and  brought  them  unto  the  top  of  the  rock, 
and  cast  them  down  from  the  top  of  the 
rock,  that  they  all  wSrc  broken  in  pieces. 

13  But  the  sol'dicrs'  of  the  army  which 
Am-a-zI'ah  sent  back,  that  they  should  not 
go  with  him  to  battle,  fell  upon  the  cities 
of  Ju'dah,  from  Sa-ma'ri-a  even  untoBgth- 
h6'ron,and  smote  three  thousand  of  them, 
and  took  much  spoil. 


CHRON'ICLES.  Am-a-zl'ah  s  idolatry. 

14  IT  Now  it  came  to  pass,  after  that 
Am-a-zi'ah  was  come  from  the  slAughter 
of  the  E'dom-Ites,  that  he  brought  the  gods 
of  the  children  of  Se'ir.  and  set  them  up  to 
be  his  gods,  and  bowed  down  himself  be- 
fore them,  and  burned  incense  unto  them. 

15  Wherefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against'  Arn-a-zl'ah,  and  he 
sent  unto  him  a  prophet,  which  said  unto 
him,  Why  hast  thou  sought  after  the  gods 
of  the  people  which  could  not  deliver  their 
own  people  out  of  thine  hand .'' 

IG  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  talked 
witli  hiin,  that  the  king  said  unto  him.  Art 
thou  made  of  the  king's  counsel .'  forbear ; 
why  shouldst  thou  be  smitten  ?  Then  the 
prophet  forbare,  and  said,  I  know  that 
God  hath  de-ter'nnned  to  destroy' thee, be- 
cause thou  hast  done  this,  and  hast  not 
hearkened  unto  my  counsel. 

17  II  Then  Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah 
took  advice,  and  sent  to  Jo'ash  the  son  of 
Je-ho'a-haz,  the  son  of  Je'hu  king  of  Ij'ra- 
el,  saying.  Come,  let  us  see  one  another 
in  the  face. 

18  And  Jo'ash  king  of  Ij'ra-el  sent  to 
Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  saying.  The 
thistle  that  jpss  in  Leb'a-non  sent  to  the 
cedar  that  was  in  Leb'a-non,  saying,  Give 
thy  daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  :  and  there 
passed  by  a  wild  beast  that  was  in  Leb'a- 
non,  and  trcide  down  the  thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  hast  smitten 
the  E'dom-ites,  and  thine  heart  lifteth  thee 
up  to  boast :  abide  now  at  home,  why 
shouldst  thou  meddle  to  thine  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldst  fall,  even  thou,  and  Ju'dah 
with  thee .-' 

20  But  Am-a-zl'ah  would  not  hear;  for 
it  came  of  God,  that  he  might  deliver  them 
into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  because 
they  sought  after  the  gods  of  E'dom. 

21  So  Jo'asli  the  king  of  l|'ra-el  went 
up,  and  they  saw  one  another  in  the  face, 
both  he  and  Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  at 
Beth'she-mesh,  which  belongeth  to  Ju'dah. 

22  And  Ju'dah  was  put  to  the  worse  be- 
fore If 'ra-el ;  and  they  fled  every  man  to 
his  tent. 

23  And  Jo'ash  the  king  of  Ij'ra-el  took 
Am-a-zi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  the  son  of  Jo'- 
ash, the  son  of  Je-ho'a-haz,  at  Bfith'she- 
mesh,  and  brought  iiim  to  Je-rfi'sa-lem, 
and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Je-rA'sa-lem, 
from  the  gate  of  E'phra-Im  to  the  corner- 
gate,  four  hundred  cubits. 

24  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  the  sil- 
ver, and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in 
the  house  of  God  with  O'b^d-E'dom,  and 
the  treaj'ures  of  tlie  king's  house,  the  hos- 
tages also,  and  returned  to  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

2-5  And  Am-a-zi'ah,  the  son  of  Ja'Ssh 
king  of  Ju'dah,  lived  after  the  death  of 
Jo'a'sh,  son  of  Je-ho'a-haz  king  of  If'ra-6l, 
fifteen  years. 


'  sdl'jurz. 


387 


Ain-a-ziak  slain  by  conspiracy.    II.  CHRON'ICLES. 


Uz-zl'ah  dies 


26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Am-a-zi'- 
ah,  first  and  last,  behold,  ore  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  Kings  of  Ju'dah  and 
Ij'ra-el :" 

27  Now  after  the  time  that  Am-a-zi'ah 
did  turn  Sway  from  following  the  Lord, 
they  made  a  conspiracy  against'  him  in 
Je-ru'sa-lem  ;  and  he  fled  to  La'chlsh  :  but 
they  sent  to  La'chTsh  3,fter  him,  and  slew 
him  there. 

28  And  they  brought  him  upon  horses, 
and  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  Ju'dah. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

THEN  all  the  people  of  Ju'dSh  took 
tJz-zT'ah,  who  was  sixteen  years  old, 
and  made  him  king  in  the  room  of  his  fa- 
ther Am-a-zl'ah^ 

2  He  built  E'loth,  and  restored  it  to 
Ju'dah,  after  that  the  king  slept  with  his 
fathers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  was  Uz-zI'ah  when 
he  began  to  reign ;  and  he  reigned  fifty 
and  two  years  in  Je-ri>'sa-lem.  His  moth- 
er's name  also  was  Jec-o-irah  of  Je-rCi'sa- 
Igm. 

4  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  Am-a-zl'ah  did. 

5  And  he  sought  God  in  the  days  of 
Zech-a-rl'ah,  who  had  understanding  in 
the  visions  of  God :  and  as  long  as  he 
sought  the  Lord,  God  made  him  to  pros- 
per. 

6  And  he  went  forth,  and  warred 
against'  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  brake  down 
the  wall  of  Gath,  and  the  wall  of  Jab'neh, 
and  the  wall  of  Ash'dod,  and  built  cities 
about'  Ash'dod,  and  among  the  Phi-lis'- 
tines. 

7  And  God  helped  him  Sgainst'  the  Phi- 
lis'tines,  and  against'  the  A-ra'bi-ans  that 
dwelt  in  Gur-ba'al,  and  the  Me-hu''nim3. 

8  And  the  Am'mon-ites  gave  gifts  to 
tJz-zi'ah :  and  his  name  spread  abroad 
ecen  to  the  entering  in  of  E'gypt ;  for  he 
strengthened  hiviself  exceedingly. 

9  Moreover,  tJz-zI'ah  built  towers  in 
Je-r(i'sa-lem,  at  the  corner-gate,  and  at  the 
valley-gate,  and  at  the  turning  of  the  wall, 
and  fortified  them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the  dfij'ert, 
and  digged  many  wells :  for  he  had  much 
cattle,  both  in  the  low  country  and  in  the 
plains;  hu^'bi'mdmen  also,  and  vine-dress- 
ers in  the  moCin'tains,  and  in  ^ar'mel :  for 
he  loved  hu^'bindry. 

11  Morefiver,  Uz-zI'ah  had  a  host  of 
fighting  men,  that  went  out  to  war  by 
bands,  according  to  the  number  of  their 
account  by  the  hand  of  Je-i'el  the  scribe, 
and  Ma-a-sei'ah  tlie  ruler,  under  the  hand 
of  Han-a-ni'ah,  one  of  the  king's  cap'- 
tains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the  chief  of 


the  fathers  of  the   mighty  men  of  valour 
were  two  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

13  And  under  their  hand  was  an  army, 
three  hundred  thousand  and  seven  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred,  that  made  war  with 
mighty  power,  to  help  the  king  against' 
the  enemy. 

14  And  tJz-zi'ah  prepared  for  them, 
throughout  all  the  host,  shields,  and 
spears,  and  helmets,  and  ha-ber'ee-6ns, 
and  bows,  and  slings  to  cast  stones. 

15  And  he  made  in  Je-rfi'sa-lem  en'gines, 
invented  by  cunning  men,  to  be  on  the 
towers  and  upon  the  bulwarks,  to  shoot 
arrows  and  great  stones  withal :  and  his 
name  spread  far  abroad ;  for  he  was  mar- 
vellously helped  till  he  was  strong. 

16  But  when  he  was  strong,  his  heart 
was  lifted  up  to  his  destruction :  for  he 
transgressed  against'  the  Lord  his  God. 
and  went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord  to 
burn  incense  upon  the  altar  of  incense. 

17  And  Az-a-rl'ah  the  priest  went  in  af- 
ter him,  and  with  him  fourscore  priests  of 
the  Lord,  that  were  valiant  men  : 

18  And  they  withstood  Uz-zi'ah  the 
king,  and  S3,id  unto  him,  It  a ppertdineth  not 
unto  thee,  tJz-zI'ah,  to  burn  incense  unto 
the  Lord,  but  to  the  priests  the  sons  of 
./Ja'ron,  that  arc  consecrated  to  burn  in- 
cense :  go  out  of  the  sanctuary  ;  for  thou 
hast  tres'passed  :  neither  shall  it  be  for  thine 
/ion'our  from  the  Lord  God. 

19  Then  tJz-zI'ah  was  wroth,  and  had  a 
censer  in  his  hand  to  burn  incense ;  and 
while  he  was  wroth  with  the  priests,  the 
leprosy  even  rose  up  in  his  fore'head  be- 
fore the  priests  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
from  beside  the  incense-altar. 

20  And  Az-a-ri'ah  the  chief  priest,  and 
all  the  priests,  looked  upon  him,  and,  be 
hold  he  teas  leprous  in  his  fore'head,  and 
they  thrust  him  out  from  thence ;  yea, 
himself  hasted  also  to  go  out,  because  the 
Lord  had  smitten  him. 

21  And  Uz-zi'ah  the  king  was  a  leper 
unto  the  day  of  his  death,  and  dwelt  in  a 
several  house,  being  a  leper ;  for  he  was 
cut  off  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
Jo'tham  his  son  was  over  the  king's  house, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

22  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  tJz-zi'ah, 
first  and  last,  did  T-sai'ali '  the  prophet  the 
son  of  A'moz,  write. 

23  So  Uz-zi'ah  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in 
the  field  of  the  burial  which  belonged  to 
the  kings  ;  for  they  said,  He  is  a  leper: 
and  Jo'tham  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  xxvn. 

JO'THAM  7cas  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Je-rii'sa-lem.  His 
mother's  name  also  was  Je-rft'shah,  the 
daughter  of  Za'dok. 


'  1-sa'ydk. 


388 


J o'tham's  good  reign.  IT.  CHRON'ICLES 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  tight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  his  father  tJz-zi'ah  did :  howbeit  he 
entered  not  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3  He  built  the  high  gate  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  on  the  wall  of  o'phel 
he  built  much. 

4  Moreover,  he  built  cities  in  the  moun'- 
tains  of  Ju'dah :  and  in  the  forests  he 
built  castles  and  towers. 

5  He  fought  also  with  the  king  of  the 
Am'mon-ites,  and  prevailed  against'  them. 
And  the  children  of  Am'mon  gave  him  the 
same  year  a  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and 
ten  thousand  meaf'ures  of  wheat,  and  ten 
thousand  of  barley.  So  much  did  the 
children  of  Am'mon  pay  unto  him,  both 
the  second  year  and  the  third. 

6  So  Jo'tham  became  mighty,  because 
he  prepared  his  ways  before  the  Lord  his 
God. 

7  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo'tham, 
and  all  his  wars,  and  his  ways,  lo,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  Kings  of 
I§'ra-el  and  Jii'dah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Je-ri\'sa-lem. 

9  And  Jo'tham  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  Da'vTd  : 
and  A'haz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXVIH. 

AHAZ  was  twenty  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  :  but  he  did  not 
that  which  reus  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  like  Da'vid  his  father  : 

2  For  he  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
kings  of  If'ra-el,  and  made  also  molten 
images  for  Ba'al-im. 

3  Moreover,  he  burnt  incense  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hin'nom,  and  burnt 
his  children  in  the  fire,  after  the  abomi- 
nations of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord 
had  cast  out  before  the  children  of  If- 
ra-el. 

4  He  sac'rif  iged  also,  and  burnt  incense 
in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  Wherefore  the  Lord  his  God  deliv- 
ered him  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Syr'i-a  ;  and  they  smote  him,  and  carried 
away  a  great  multitude  of  them  captives, 
and  brought  Ihem  to  Da-mas'cus  ;  and  he 
was  also  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  If'ra-el,  who  smote  him  with  a 
great  slaughter. 

6  For  Pe'kah  the  son  of  Rem-a-li'ah  slew 
•n  Ju'dah  a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
in  one  day,  which  were  all  valiant  men  ; 
because  they  had  forsaken  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers. 

7  And  ZTch'rT,  a  mighty  man  of  E'phra- 
im,  slew  Ma-a-sei'ah '  the  king's  son,  and 

1  Md-a-se'yah. 
Kk2 


Jii'dah  captivated  by  l§'ra-el. 
Xz'ri-kam  the  g6vernor  of  the  house,  and 
El'ka-nah  that  was  next  to  the  king. 

8  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  carried 
away  captive  of  their  brethren  two  hun- 
dred thousand,  women,  sons,  and  daugh- 
ters, and  took  also  away  much  spoil  from 
them,  and  brought  the  spoil  to  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

9  But  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  was  there, 
whose  name  teas  o'bed  ;  and  he  went  out 
before  the  host  that  came  to  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
and  said  unto  them.  Behold,  because  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers  was  wroth  with 
Ju'dah,  he  hath  delivered  them  into  your 
hand,  and  ye  have  slain  them  in  a  rage 
that  reacheth  up  unto  heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep  under 
the  children  of  Ju'dah  and  Je-ri!l'sa-lem  for 
bondmen  and  bondwomen  unto  you  :  hut 
are  there  not  with  you,  even  with  you, 
sins  against'  the  Lord  your  God  ? 

11  Now  hear  me,  there'fore,  and  deliver 
the  captives  again',  which  ye  have  taken 
captive  of  your  brethren :  for  the  fierce 
wrath  of  the  Lord  is  upon  you. 

12  Then  cer'taTn  of  the  heads  of  the 
children  of  E'phra-im,  Az-a-ri'ah  the  son 
of  Jo-ha'nan,  Ber-e-chi'ah  the  son  of  Me- 
shTl'le-moth,  and  Je-hiz-ki'ah  the  son  of 
Shal'lum,  and  Am'a-sa  the  son  of  Had'la-T, 
stood  up  against'  them  that  came  from  the 
war, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not 
bring  in  the  captives  hither*  for  whereas 
we  have  offended  against'  the  Lord  al- 
ready^ ye  intend  to  add  more  to  our  sins 
and  to  our  tres'pass  ;  for  our  tres'pass  is 
great,  and  there  is  fierce  wrath  against 
if'ra-el. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the  captives 
and  the  spoil  before  the  princes  and  all 
tiie  congregation. 

15  And  the  men  which  were  expressed 
by  name  rose  up,  and  took  the  captives, 
and  with  the  spoil  clothed  all  that  were 
naked  among  them,  and  arrayed  them, 
and  shod  them,  and  gave  them  to  eat  and 
to  drink,  and  anointed  them,  and  carried 
all  the  feeble  of  them  upon  asses,  and 
brought  them  to  Jer'i-cho  the  city  of  palm- 
trees,  to  their  brethren :  then  they  return- 
ed to  Sa-ma'ri-a. 

16  1  At  that  time  did  king  A'haz  send 
unto  the  kings  of  As-syr'i-a  to  help  him. 

17  For  again'  the  E'dom-ites  had  come 
and  smitten  Jii'dah,  and  carried  away 
captives. 

18  The  Phi-lis'tines  also  had  invaded 
the  cities  of  the  low  country,  and  of  the 
south  of  Ju'dah,  and  had  taken  Beth'she- 
mesh,  and  Aj'a-lon,^  and  Ge-de'roth,  and 
Sho'cho  with  the  villages  thereof,  and 
Tim'nah  with  the  villages  thereof;  Gim'- 
z5  also  and  the  villages  thereof:  and  they 
dwelt  there. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Ju'dah  low, 
'  Ad'ja-Un. 

389 


A'hMz't  idolatry.  II. 

because  of  A'haz  king  of  i§'ra-el :  for  he 
made  Ju'dah  naked,  and  transgressed  sore 
against'  the  Lord. 

20  And  Tirgath-Pil-ne'ser  king  of  as- 
syr'i-a  came  unto  him,  and  distressed  him, 
but  strengthened  him  not. 

21  For  A'haz  took  away  a  portion  out 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  out  of  the 
house  of  the  king,  and  of  the  princes,  and 
gave  it  unto  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a :  but 
he  helped  him  not. 

22  And  in  the  time  of  his  distress  did 
he  tres'pass  yet  more  against'  the  Lord  : 
this  is  that  king  A'haz. 

23  For  he  sac'rifl5ed  unto  the  gods  of 
Da-mas'ciis,  which  smote  him :  and  he 
said,  Because  the  gods  of  the  kings  of 
Syr'i-a  help  them,  thcre'fore  will  I  sac'ri- 
fi§e  to  them,  that  they  may  help  me.  But 
they  were  the  ruin  of  him,  and  of  all  i§'- 
ra-el. 

24  And  A'haz  gathered  together  the  ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  God,  and  cut  in  pieces 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  and  shut 
up  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  made  him  altars  in  every  corner  of 
Je-r&'sa-lem. 

25  And  in  every  several  city  of  Ju'dah 
he  made  high  places  to  burn  incense  unto 
other  gods,  and  provoked  to  anger  the 
[iORD  God  of  his  fathers. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts,  and  of  all 
his  ways,  first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  Kings  of  Ju'dah 
and  i|'ra-el. 

27  And  A'haz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city,  even  in  Je-ru'- 
sa-lem  ;  but  they  brought  him  not  into  the 
sepulchres  of  the  kings  of  Ijra-el'.  and 
Hez-e-k)'ah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

HEZ-E-KI'AH  began  to  reign  when  he 
was  five  and  twenty  years  old ;  and 
he  reigned  nine  and  twenty  years  in  Je- 
ru'sa-lem  ;  and  his  mother's  name  was 
A-bi'jah  the  daughter  of  Zech-a-ri'ah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  teas  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all 
that  Da'vTd  his  father  had  done. 

3  He,  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  in 
the  first  month,  opened  the  doors  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests  and  the 
Le'vites,  and  gathered  them  together  into 
the  east  street, 

5  And  said  unto  them.  Hear  me,  ye 
Le'vites ;  Sanctify  now  yourselves,  and 
sanctify  the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of 
your  fathers,  and  carry  forth  the  filthiness 
out  of  the  holy  place. 

6  For  our  fathers  have  tres'passed,  and 
done  that  which  was  evil  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  and  have  forsaken 
him,  and  have  turned  away  their  faces  from 
the  habitation  of  the  Lord,  and  turned 
their  backs. 


CHRON'ICLES.  The  house  of  God  chanted. 

7  Also  they  have  shut  up  the  doors  of 
the  porch,  and  put  out  the  lamps,  and 
have  not  burnt  incense  nor  offered  burnt- 
ofiferings  in  the  holy  place,  unto  the  God 
of  ij'ra-el. 

8  Wherefore  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  Ju'dah  and  Je-riVsa-lem,  and  he 
hath  delivered  them  to  trouble,  to  aston- 
ishment, and  to  hissing,  as  ye  see  with 
your  eyes. 

9  For,  lo,  our  fathers  have  fallen  by  the 
sMJord,  and  our  sons,  and  our  daughters, 
and  our  wives,  are  in  captivity  for  this. 

10  Now  it  is  in  mine  heart  to  make  a 
covenant  with  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra- 
el,  that  his  fierce  wriith  may  turn  away 
from  us. 

11  My  sons,  be  not  now  negligent:  for 
the  Lord  hath  chosen  you  to  stand  before 
him,  to  serve  him,  and  that  ye  should 
minister  imto  him,  and  bum  incense. 

12  If  Then  the  Le'vites  arofe,  Ma'hath 
the  son  of  A-mas'a-I,  and  Jo'el  the  son  of 
Az-a-ri'ah,  of  the  sons  of  the  Ko'hath-ites  : 
and  of  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri  ;  Kish  the  son 
of  Ab'di,  and  Az-a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Je-hal'- 
e-lel :  and  of  the  Ger'shon-ites  ;  Jo'ah  the 
son  of  Zim'mah,  and  E'den  the  son  ol 
J5'ah  : 

13  And  of  the  sons  of  E-liz'a-phan ; 
Shim'ri,  and  Je-i'el  :  and  of  the  sons  of 
A'saph  ;  Zech-a-ri'ah,  and  Mat-ta-ni'ah  : 

14  And  of  the  sons  of  He'man  ;  Je-hi'- 
el,  and  Shim'e-T:  and  of  the  sons  of  Jed'- 
u-thun  ;   Shem-a-i'ah,  and  tJz-zi'el. 

15  And  they  gathered  their  brethren, 
and  sanctified  themselves,  and  came,  ac- 
cording to  the  command'ment  of  the  king, 
by  the  words  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  the 
house  cf  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the  inner 
part  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  to  cleanse 
it,  and  brought  out  all  the  uncleanness 
that  they  found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
into  the  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  the  Le'vites  took  it,  to  carry  it  out 
abroad  into  the  brook  Kid'ron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first  day  of 
the  first  month  to  sanctify,  and  on  the 
eighth  day  of  the  month  came  they  to  the 
porch  of  the  Lord  :  so  they  sanctified  the 
house  of  the  Lord  in  eight  days  ;  and  in 
the  sixteenth  day  of  the  first  montli  they 
made  an  end. 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Hez-e-ki'ah 
the  king,  and  said.  We  have  cleansed  all 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  altar  of 
burnt-off"ering,  with  all  the  vessels  there- 
of, and  the  show-bread  table,  with  all  the 
vessels  thereof. 

19  Moreover,  all  the  vessels,  which  king 
A  haz  in  his  reign  did   cast  away  in  his 
transgression,  have  we  prepared  and  sanc- 
tified, and,  behold,  they  are  before  the  al 
tar  of  the  Lord. 

20  Then  Hez-e-ki'ah  the  king  rose  early 
390 


Hez-e-Id'ah  offereth  sac  rif'ice. 

and  gathered  the  rukrs  of  the  city,  and 

went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  they  brought  seven  bullocks, 
and  seven  rams,  and  seven  lambs,  and 
«even  he-goats,  for  a  sin-offering  for  the 
kingdom,  and  for  the  sanctuary,  and  for 
Ju'dah  :  and  he  comnian'ded  the  priests, 
the  sons  of  »4a'r6n,  to  offer  thtm  on  the 
altar  of  the  Lord. 

22  So  they  killed  the  bullocks,  and  the 
priests  received  the  blood,  and  sprinkled 
it  on  the  altar  :  likewise,  when  they  had 
killed  the  rams,  they  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar :  they  killed  also  the  lambs, 
and  they  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the 
altar. 

23  And  they  brought  forth  the  he-goats 
for  the  sin-offering  before  the  king  and  the 
congregation ;  and  they  laid  their  hands 
upon  them  : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them,  and 
they  made  reconciliation  with  their  blood 
upon  the  altar,  to  make  an  atonement  for 
all  l§'ra-el  ;  for  the  king  cfimman'ded,  that 
the  burnt-offering  and  the  sin-offering 
should  be  made  for  all  If 'ra-el. 

25  And  he  set  the  Le'vites  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  with  cymbals,  with  psal'ter- 
ies,  and  with  harps,  according  to  the 
command'ment  of  Da'vid,  and  of  Gad  the 
king's  seer,  and  Na'than  the  prophet ;  for 
so  was  the  command'ment  of  the  Lord  by 
his  prophets. 

26  And  the  Le'vites  stood  with  the  in- 
struments of  Da'vid,  and  the  priests  with 
the  trumpets. 

27  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  comman'ded  to  of- 
fer the  burnt-offering  upon  the  altar.  And 
when  the  burnt-offering  began,  the  song 
of  the  Lord  beg^n  also  with  the  trumpets, 
and  with  the  instruments  urddined  by  Da'- 
vid king  of  l§'ra-el. 

28  And  all  the  congregation  wor'ship- 
ped,  and  the  singers  sang,  and  the  trum- 
peters sounded  :  and  all  this  contiiiued 
until  the  burnt-offering  was  finished. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
offering,  the  king  and  all  that  wire  present 
with  him  bowed  themselves,  and  wor'shTp- 
ped. 

30  Moreover,  Hez-e-ki'ah  the  king,  and 
the  princes,  comman'ded  the  Le'vites  to 
sing  praise  unto  the  Lord  with  the  words 
of  Da'vid,  and  of  A'saph  the  seer :  and 
they  sang  praises  with  gladness,  and  they 
bowed  their  heads  and  w6r'shlpped. 

31  Then  Hez-e-ki'ah  answered  and 
said.  Now  ye  have  consecrated  yourselves 
untp  the  Lord,  come  near,  and  bring 
sac'rifT^es  and  thank-offerings  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  the  congrega- 
tion brought  in  sac'rificjesand  thank-offer- 
ings ;  and  as  many  as  were  of  a  free  heart, 
burnt-offerin?3. 


IL  CHRON'ICLES.  The  passover  proclaimed, 

threescore  and  ten  bullocks,  a  hundred 


rams,  and  two  hundred  lambs  :  all  these 
wire  for  a  burnt-offering  to  the  Lord. 

33  And  the  consecrated  things  wire  six 
hundred  oxen,  and  three  thousand  sheep. 

34  But  the  priests  were  too  few,  so  that 
they  could  not  slay  all  the  burnt-offerings : 
wherefore  their  brethren  the  Le'vites  did 
help  them  till  the  work  was  ended,  and 
until  the  other  priests  had  sanctified  them- 
selves ;  for  the  Le'vites  tvire  more  upright 
in  heart  to  sanctify  themselves  than  the 
priests. 

35  And  also  the  burnt-offerings  wire  in 
abundance,  with  the  fat  of  the  peace-of- 
ferings, and  the  drink-offerings  for  every 
burnt-offering.  So  the  ser'vlce  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  was  set  in  order. 

36  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  rejoiced,  and  all 
the  people,  that  God  had  prepared  the 
people  :  for  the  thing  was  done  suddenly. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  Hez-e-ki'ah  sent  to  all  if  ra-el  and 
Ju'dah,  and  wrote  letters  also  to  £'- 
phra-Tm  and  Ma-nas'seh,  that  they  should 
come  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Je-rA'- 
sa-lem,  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  l§'ra-el. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  counsel,  and 
his  princes,  and  all  the  congregation  in 
Je-riVsa-lem,  to  keep  the  passover  in  the 
second  month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  at  that 
time,  because  the  priests  had  not  sancti- 
fied themselves  sufficiently,  neither  had 
the  people  gathered  themselves  together 
to  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

4  And  the  thing  pleased  the  king  and 
all  the  congregation. 

5  So  they  estab'lished  a  decree,  to  make 
proclamation  throughout  all  If'ra-el,  from 
Be-er'she-ba  even  to  Dan,  that  they  should 
come  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  If'ra-el  at  Je-riVsa-lem  ;  for  they 
had  not  done  it  of  a  long  /me  in  such  sort 
as  it  was  written. 

6  So  the  posts  went  with  the  letters 
from  the  king  and  his  princes  throughout 
all  If'ra-el  and  Ju'dah,  and  according  to 
the  command'ment  of  the  king,  saying, 
Ye  children  of  If'ra-el,  tufti  again'  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  A'bra-ham,  I'jaac,  and 
If'ra-el,  and  he  ivill  return  to  the  remnant 
of  you  that  are  escaped  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  kings  of  As-syr'i-a. 

7  And  be  not  ye  like  your  fathers,  and 
like  your  brethren,  which  tres'passed 
against'  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
who^  there'f5re,  gave  them  up  to  desola- 
tion, as  ye  see. 

8  Now  be  ye  not  stiff-necked,  as  your 
fathers  were,  hut  yield  yourselves  unto  the 
Lord,  and  enter  into  his  sanctuary,  which 
he  hath  sanctified  for  ever ;  and  serve  the 


32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt-offer- 1  Lord  your  God,  that  the  fierceness  of  his 
ings,  which  the  congregation  brought,  was  |  wrath  may  turn  away  from  you. 

391 


Hes-e-kl'ahkeepethapussover.        II.  CHRON'ICLES. 


Provision  for  the  priests. 


9  For  if  ye  turn  again'  unto  the  Lord, 
your  brethren  and  your  children  shall  find 
compassion  before  them  that  lead  them 
captive,  so  that  they  shall  come  again' 
into  this  land  :  for  the  Lord  your  God  is 
gracious  and  merciful,  and  will  not  turn 
away  his  face  from  you,  if  ye  return  unto 
him. 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  city  to  city, 
through  the  country  of  E'phra-im  and 
Ma-nas'seh,  even  unto  Zeb'u-lon  :  but 
they  laughed  them  to  scorn  and  mocked 
them. 

11  Nevertheless  di'verf  of  Ish'er  and 
Ma-nas'seh  and  of  Zeb'u-lou  /tumbled 
themselves,  and  came  to  Je-rft'sa-Iem. 

12  Also  in  Ju'dah,  the  hand  of  God 
was  to  give  them  one  heart  to  do  the  com- 
mand'ment  of  the  king  and  of  the  princes, 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  there  assembled  at  Je-rfi'sa-lem 
much  people  to  keep  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  in  the  second  month,  a  very 
great  congregation. 

14  And  they  arofe,  and  took  away  the 
altars  that  ivlre  in  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  all 
the  altars  for  incense  took  they  away,  and 
cast  them  into  the  brook  Kid'ron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passover  on 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  second  month  : 
and  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites  were 
ashamed,  and  sanctified  themselves,  and 
brought  in  the  burnt-offerings  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  stood  in  their  place  after 
their  manner,  according  to  the  law  of 
Mo'jes  the  man  of  God  :  the  priests  sprin- 
kled the  blood,  which  they  received  of  the 
hand  of  the  Le'vites : 

17  For  there  were  many  in  the  congre- 
gation that  were  not  sanctified  ;  there'fore 
the  Le'vites  had  the  charge  of  the  killing 
of  the  passovers  for  every  one  that  teas 
not  clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the 
Lord. 

18  For  a  multitude  of  the  people,  even 
many  of  E'phra-im  and  Ma-nas'seh,  is'sa- 
char  and  Zeb'u-lon,  had  not  cleansed 
themselves,  yet  did  they  eat  the  passover 
otherwise  than  it  was  written :  but  Hez-e- 
kl'ah  prayed  for  them,  saying.  The  good 
Lord  pardon  every  one 

19  That  prepareth  hi^  heart  to  seek 
God,  the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers,  though 
he  be  not  cleansed  according  to  the  purifi- 
cation of  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  Hez-e- 
kl'ah,  and  healed  the  people. 

21  And  the  children  of  tj'ra-el  that 
were  present  at  Je-rd'sa-lem  kept  the  feast 
of  unleavened  bread  seven  days  with  great 
gladness :  and  the  Le'vites  and  the  priests 
praised  the  Lord  day  by  day,  singing 
with  loud  instruments  unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  spake  com'fortably 
unto  all  the  Le'vites  that  taught  the  good 


knowledge  of  the  Lord  :  and  they  did 
eat  throughout  the  feast  seven  days,  of- 
fering peace-offerings,  and  making  con- 
fession to  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  assembly  took  coun- 
sel to  keep  other  seven  days :  and  they 
kept  other  seven  days  with  gladness. 

24  For  Hez-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  did 
give  to  the  congregation  a  thousand  bul- 
locks and  seven  thousand  sheep  ;  and  the 
princes  gave  to  the  congregation  a  thou- 
sand bullocks  and  ten  thousand  sheep : 
and  a  great  number  of  priests  sanctified 
themselves. 

25  And  all  the  congregation  of  Ju'dah, 
with  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites,  and  all 
the  congregation  that  came  out  of  Ip'ra- 
el,  and  the  strangers  that  came  out  of  the 
land  of  l§'ra-el,  and  that  dwelt  in  Ju'dah, 
rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in  Je-ru'sa- 
lem :  for  since  the  time  of  Sol'o-mon  the 
son  of  Da'vid  king  of  I§'ra-el  there  was 
not  the  like  in  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

27  Then  the  priests  the  Le'vites  ar6§e 
and  bless'ed  the  people  :  and  their  voice 
was  heard,  and  their  prayer  came  up 
to  his  holy  dwelling-place,  even  unto 
heaven. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

NOW  when  all  this  was  finished,  all 
Ij'ra-el  that  were  present  went  out 
to  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  brake  the 
images  in  pieces,  and  cut  down  the 
groves,  and  threw  down  the  high  places 
and  the  altars  out  of  all  Jii'dah  and  Ben'- 
ja-min,  in  E'phra-im  also  and  Ma-nas'seh  ; 
until  they  had  utterly  destroy 'ed  them 
all.  Then  all  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  re- 
turned every  man  to  his  p6f|es'sion  into 
their  own  cities. 

2  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  appointed  the  courses 
of  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites  after  their 
courses,  every  man  according  to  his  ser'- 
vTce,  the  priests  and  Le'vites  for  burnt- 
offerings  and  for  peace-offerings,  to  minis- 
ter, and  to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise  in 
the  gates  of  the  tents  of  the  Lord. 

3  He  appointed  also  the  king's  portion 
of  his  substance  for  the  burnt-offerings,  to 
wit,  for  the  morning  and  evening  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  burnt-offerings  for  the 
sabbaths,  and  for  the  new  moons,  and  for 
the  set  feasts,  as  ii  is  written  in  the  law 
of  the  Lord 

4  Moreover,  he  comman'ded  the  people 
that  dwelt  in  Je-rfi'sa-lem  to  give  the  p5r 
tion  of  the  priests  and  the   Le'vites,   that 
they  might  be  encouraged  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord. 

5  And  as  soon  as  the  command'ment 
came  abroad,  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
brought  in  abundance  the  first-fru'fi  of 
corn,  wine,  and  oil,  and  honey,  and  of  all 
the  increase  of  the  field  ;  and  the  tithe  of 
all  things  brought  they  in  abundantly. 

392 


Tkt  tithes  of  the  people. 


II.  CIIRON'ICLES.  Sc7i-na-fhc'nb  iiiiadtlh  Ju'dah. 


6  And  conccr'ning  the  children  of  ij'- 
ra-el  and  Ju'dah  that  dwelt  in  the  cities 
of  JQ'dah,  they  also  brought  in  the  tithes 
of  oxen  and  sheep,  and  the  tithe  of  holy 
things  which  iiire  consecrated  unto  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  laid  Ihetn  by  heaps. 

7  In  the  third  month  they  began  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  the  heaps,  and  faiished 
them  in  the  seventh  month. 

8  And  when  Hez-e-ki'ah  and  the  prin- 
ces came  and  saw  the  heaps,  they  bless'ed 
the  LoRu,  and  his  people  if'ra-el. 

9  Then  Hez-e-ki'ah  questioned  with 
the  priests  and  the  Le'vites  concer'ning 
the  heaps. 

10  And  Az-a-ri'ah  the  chief  priest,  of 
the  house  of  Za'dok,  answered  him  and 
said.  Since  the  people  began  to  bring  the 
offerings  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  we 
have  had  enough  to  eat,  and  have  left 
plenty  :  for  the  Lord  hath  bless'ed  his 
people  :  and  that  which  is  left  is  this  great 
store. 

11  Then  Hez-e-kT'ah  comman'ded  to 
prepare  chambers  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  prepared  //lew, 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings,  and 
the- tithes,  and  the  dedicated  / lungs,  faith- 
fully; over  which  Con-o-ni'ah  the  Le'vite 
teas  ruler,  and  Shim'e-i  his  brother  was 
the  next. 

13  And  Je-hT'el,  and  Az-a-zVah,  and 
Na'halh,  and  A§'a-hel,  and  Jer'i-moth,  and 
Joz'a-bad,  and  £'li-el,  and  i§-ma-chi'ah, 
and  Ma'hath,  and  Ben-ai'ah,  were  over- 
seers, under  the  hand  of  Con-o-ni'ah  and 
Shim'e-l  his  brother,  at  the  command'- 
ment  of  Hez-e-ki'ah  the  king,  and  Az-a- 
ri'ah  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Ko're  the  son  of  Im'nah  the 
Le'vitc,  the  porter  to'ward  the  east,  was 
over  the  free-will-offerings  of  God,  to  dis- 
tribute the  oblations  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  most  holy  things. 

15  And  next  him  were  E'den,  and  Mi- 
ni'a-min,  and  .lesh'u-a,  and  Shem-a-i'ah, 
Am-a-rl'ah,  and  Shec-a-nl'ah,  in  the  cities 
of  the  priests,  in  Iheir  set  office,  to  give  to 
their  brethren  by  courses,  as  well  to  the 
great  as  to  the  small : 

16  Beside  their  leneal'ogy  of  males, 
from  three  years  old  and  iVp'ward,  even 
unto  every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  his  daily  portion  for 
their  ser'vice  in  their  charges,  according 
to  their  courses  ; 

17  Both  to  the  geneal'ogy  of  the  priests 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  the 
Le'vites  from  twenty  years  old  and  iip'- 
ward,  in  their  charges  by  their  courses  : 

18  And  to  the  ^eneal'o^y  of  all  their  little 
ones,  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
daughters,  through  all  the  congregation  : 
for  in  their  set  office  they  sanctified  them- 
selves in  holiness: 

19  Also  of  the  sons  of  ^a'ron  the  priests, 


which  wire  in  the  fields  of  the  suburbs  ol 
their  cities,  in  every  several  city,  the  men 
that  were  expressed  by  name  to  give  por- 
tions to  all  the  males  among  the  priests, 
and  to  all  that  were  reckoned  by  eeneal'- 
o^ies  among  the  Le'vites. 

20  And  thus  did  Hez-e-ki'ah  through- 
out all  Ju'dah,  and  wrought  that  which 
icas  good  and  right  and  truth  before  the 
Lord  his  God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he  began  in 
the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of  God,  and  in 
the  law,  and  in  the  conijnand'ments,  to 
seek  his  God,  he  did  it  with  all  his  heart, 
and  prospered. 

^  CHAP.  XXXII. 

AFTER  these  things,  and  the  estab'lish- 
ment  lherecj\  Sen-na-che'rib  king  of 
As-syr'i-a  came,  and  entered  into  Ju'd;lh, 
and  encamped  against'  the  fenced  cities, 
and  thought  to  win  them  for  himself. 

2  And  when  Hez-e-ki'ah  saw  that  Sen- 
na-che'rib  Avas  come,  and  that  he  was 
purposed  to  fight  against'  Je-riVsa-lem, 

3  He  took  counsel  with  his  princes  and 
his  mighty  men  to  stop  the  waters  of  the 
foun'tains,  which  were  without  the  city  ; 
and  they  did  help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much  people 
together,  who  stopped  all  the  foun'tains, 
and  the  brook  that  ran  through  the  midst 
of  the  land,  saying.  Why  should  the  kings 
of  As-syr'i-a  come  and  find  much  water  ? 

5  Also  he  strengthened  himself,  and 
built  up  all  the  wall  that  was  broken, 
and  raised  il  up  to  the  towers,  and  anoth- 
er wall  without,  and  repaired  Mll'lo  m 
the  city  of  Da'vid,  and  made  darts  and 
shields  in  abundance. 

6  And  he  set  cap'tains  of  war  over  the 
people,  and  gathered  them  together  to 
him  in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  the  city, 
and  spake  com'fortably  to  them,  saying, 

7  Be  strong  and  courageous,  be  not 
afraid  nor  dijmay'ed  for  the  king  of  As- 
syr'i-a,  nor  for  all  the  multitude  that  is 
with  him  :  for  there  be  more  with  us  than 
with  him. 

8  With  him  is  an  arm  of  flesh  :  but 
with  us  is  the  Lord  our  God,  to  help  us, 
and  to  fight  our  battles.  And  the  people 
rested  themselves  upon  the  words  of  Hez 
e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah. 

9  After  this  did  Sen-na-9he'rTb  king  of 
As-syr'i-a  send  his  servants  to  Je-rft'sa-lem, 
(but  he  himself  laid  sic^e  against'  La' 
chlsh,  and  all  his  power  with  him,)  unto 
Hez-e-lu'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  and  unto 
all  Ju'dah  that  ivcre  at  Je-rfl'sa-lem,  say 

10  Thus  saith  Sen-na-che  rib  kuig  of 
As-s^r'i-a,  Whereon  do  ye  trust,  that  ye 
abTde  in  the  sie^e  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  ? 

1 1  Doth  not  Hez-e-ki'ah  persuade'  you 
to  give  over  yourselves  to  die  by  famine 
and  by  thirst,  saying,  The  Lord  our  God 

393 


The  Jls-si/ri-ans  dlslruy'ed.  11.  CHRON'ICLES. 

shall   deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  As-syr'i-a? 

12  Hath  not  the  same  Hez-e-ki'ah  taken 
away  his  high  places  and  his  altars,  and 
comman'ded  Ju'dah  and  Je-rft'sa-lem,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  wor'ship  before  one  altar, 
and  burn  incense  upon  it  ? 

13  Know  ye  not  what  I  and  my  fathers 
have  done  unto  all  the  people  of  other 
lands  ?  were  the  gods  of  the  nations  of 
those  lands  any  ways  able  to  deliver  their 
lands  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the  gods 
of  those  nations,  that  my  fathers  utterly 
destroy'ed,  that  could  deliver  his  people 
out  of  mine  hand,  that  your  God  should 
be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

15  Now  there'ibre  let  not  Hez-e-ki'ah 
deceive  you,  nor  persuade'  you  on  this 
manner,  neither  yet  believe  him  ;  for  no 
god  of  any  nation  or  kingdom  was  able  to 
deliv;er  his  people  out  of  mine  hand,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  my  fathers:  how  much 
less  shall  your  God  deliver  you  out  of 
mine  hand  ? 

16  And  his  servants  spake  yet  more 
against'  the  Lord  God,  and  against'  his 
servant  Hez-e-ki'ah. 

17  He  wrote  also  letters  to  rail  on  the 
Lord  God  of  l§'ra-el,  and  to  speak  against' 
him,  saying,  As  the  gods  of  the  nations 
of  other  lands  have  not  delivered  their 
people  out  of  mine  hand,  so  shall  not  the 
God  of  Hez-e-ki'ah  deliver  his  people  out 
of  mine  hand. 

18  Then  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
m  the  Jews'  speech,  unto  the  people  of 
Je-rfl'sa-lem  that  were  on  the  wall,  to  af- 
fright them,  and  to  trouble  them,  that 
they  might  take  the  city. 

19  And  they  spake  against'  the  God  of 
Je-rufea-lem  as  against'  the  gods  of  the 
people  of  the  earth,  which  wire  the  work 
of  the  hands  of  man. 

20  And  for  this  cause  Hez-e-kl'5h  the 
king,  and  the  prophet  T-sai'ahl  the  son  of 
A'moz,  prayed  and  cried  to  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  sent  an  angel,  which 
cut  off  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and 
the  leaders  and  cap'tains,  in  the  camp  of 
the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  :  so  he  returned  with 
shame  of  face  to  his  own  land.  And 
when  he  was  come  into  the  house  of  his 
god,  they  that  came  forth  of  his  own  bow- 
els slew  him  there  with  the  sit-ord. 

22  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Hez-e-ki'ah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-r&'sa-lem  from 
the  hand  of  Sen-na-che'rib  the  king  of 
As-syr'i-a,  and  from  the  hand  of  all  olher^ 
and  guided  them  on  every  side. 

23  And  many  brought  gifts  unto  the 
Lord  to  Je-rfi'sa-lem,  and  presents  to 
Hez-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah :  so  that  he 
was  magnified  in  the  sight  of  all  nations 
from  thenceforth. 


Hez-e-ki'ah^s  riches. 


24  In  those  days  Hez-e-ki'ah  was  sick 
to  the  death,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  he  spake  unto  him,  and  he  gave  him 
a  sign. 

25  But  Hez-e-kT'ah  rendered  not  again' 
according  to  the  benefit  done  unto  him  ; 
for  his  heart  was  lifted  up :  there'fore 
there  was  wrath  upon  him,  and  upon  Jii'- 
dah  and  Je-r&'sa-lem. 

26  Notwithstanding,  Hez-e-kT'ah  Mm- 
bled  himself  for  the  pride  of  his  heart, 
{both  he  and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-riYsa- 
lem,)  so  that  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  came 
not  upon  them  in  the  days  of  Hez-e-kl'ah. 

27  AiidHez-e-k'i'ah  had  exceeding  much 
riches  and  /lon'our  :  and  he  made  himself 
treaf'uries  for  silver,  and  for  gold,  and  for 
precious  stones,  and  for  spices,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  all  manner  of  pleaj'ant 
jewels  ; 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  increase  of 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil ;  and  stalls  for  all 
manner  of  beasts,  and  cotes  forflocks. 

29  Moreover  he  provided  him  cities, 
and  pojjes'sions  of  flocks  and  herds  in 
abundance  ;  for  God  had  given  him  sub- 
stance very  much. 

30  This  same  Hez-e-ki'ah  also  stopped 
the  upper  water-course  of  Gi'hon,  and 
brought  it  straight  down  to  the  west  side 
of  the  city  of  Da'vid.  And  Hez-e-ki'ah 
prospered  in  all  his  works. 

31  Howbeit,  in  the  business  of  the  am- 
bassadors of  the  princes  of  Bab'y-lon,  who 
sent  unto  him  to  inquire  of  the  wonde* 
that  was  done  in  the  land,  God  left  hiiii 
to  try  him,  that  he  might  know  all  ik'^-f 
was  in  his  heart. 

32  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Hez-e- 
ki'ah,  and  his  goodness,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  Vision  of  I-sai'ah  the  proph- 
et the  son  of  A'moz,  and  in  the  book  of 
the  Kings  of  Ju'dah  and  l|'ra-el. 

33  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  they  buried  him  in  the  chiefest 
of  the  sepulchres  of  the  sons  of  Da'vid : 
and  all  Jii'dah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rft'sa-lem  did  him  /lon'our  at  his  death. 
And  Ma-nas'seh  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 
A-NAS'SEH   was   twelve  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  :  and  he 
reigned  fifty  and  five  years  in  Je-rft'sa- 
lem : 

2  But  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  like  unto  the  abomina- 
tions of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  had 
cast  out  before  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

3  For  he  built  again'  the  high  places 
which  Hez-e-ki'ah  his  father  had  broken 
down,  and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Ba'al- 
im,  and  made  groves,  and  wor'shTpped  all 
the  host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of 


M' 


^  I-sa'yah, 


394 


JUa-nai'seh-'s  tcicked  reign.  II.  CHRON'ICLES. 


^'mon's  rti'in  and  death 


the  Lord,  whereof  the  Lord  had  said, 
In  Je-rii'sa-lem  shall  my  name  be  for  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  he  caused  his  children  to  pis'S 
through  the  fire  in  the  valley  of  the  sou 
of  Hin'nom :  also  he  objerv'ed  times,  and 
used  enchantments,  and  used  witch'craft, 
and  dealt  with  a  familiar  spirit,  and  with 
wizards :  he  wrought  much  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  an- 
ger. 

7  And  he  set  a  carved  image,  the  idol 
■which  he  had  made,  in  the  house  of  God, 
of  which  God  had  said  to  Da'vid,  and  to 
Sol'o-mon  his  son.  In  this  house,  and  in 
Je-rft'sa-lem,  which  I  have  chosen  before 
all  the  tribes  of  l|'ra-el,  will  I  put  my 
name  for  ever : 

8  Neither  will  I  any  more  remove  the 
foot  of  Ij'ra-el  from  out  of  the  land  which 
I  have  appointed  for  your  fathers  :  so  that 
they  will  take  heed  to  do  all  that  I  have 
comman'ded  them,  according  to  the  whole 
law  and  the  statutes  and  the  ordinances 
by  the  hand  of  Mo'jes. 

9  So  Ma-nas'seh  made  Jii'dah  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Je-rft'sa-lem  to  err,  and  to 
do  worse  than  the  heathen,  whom  the 
Lord  had  destroy'ed  before  the  children 
of  If'ra-el. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Ma-nas'seh, 
and  to  his  people ;  but  they  would  not 
hearken. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  brought  upon 
them  the  cap'tains  of  the  host  of  the  king 
of  As-sy  r'i-a,  which  took  Ma-nas'seh  among 
the  thorns,  and  bound  him  with  fetters, 
and  carried  him  to  Bab'y-lon. 

12  And  when  he  was  in  affliction,  he 
besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and  /lumbled 
himself  greatly  before  the  God  of  his  fa- 
thers. 

13  And  prayed  unto  him  ;  and  he  was 
entreated  of  him,  and  heard  his  supplica- 
tion, and  brought  him  again'  to  Je-rii'sa- 
lem  into  his  kingdom.  Then  Ma-nas'seh 
knew  that  the  Lord  he  was  God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  built  a  wall  with- 
out the  city  of  Da'vid,  on  the  west  side 
of  Gl'hon,  in  the  valley,  even  to  the  en- 
tering in  at  the  fish-gate,  and  com'passed 
about'  o'phel,  and  raised  it  up  a  very  great 
height,  and  put  cap'tains  of  war  in  all  tlie 
fenced  cities  of  Ju'dah. 

15  And  he  took  away  the  strange  gods, 
and  the  idol  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  altars  that  he  had  built  in  the 
mount  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
Je-rCl'sa-lem,  and  cast  thtm  out  of  the  city. 

16  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  and  sac'rin5ed  thereon  peace-offer- 
ings and  thank-offerings,  and  comman'ded 
Ju'dah  to  serve  the  Lord  God  of  if 'ra-el 


17  Nevertheless,  the  people  did  sac'ri- 1  about 


fi9e  still  in  the  high  places,   yet  unto  the 
Lord  their  God  only. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ma-nas'- 
seh, and  his  prayer  unto  his  God,  and  the 
words  of  the  seers  that  spake  to  him  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  i§'ra-el,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  Kings 
of  I|'ra-el : 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  how  God  was 
entreated  of  him,  and  all  his  sin,  and  his 
tres'pass,  and  the  places  wherein  he  built 
high  places,  and  set  up  groves  and  graven 
images,  before  he  was  /tumbled,  behold, 
they  are  written  among  the  sayings  of  the 
seers. 

20  So  Ma-nas'seh  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  his  own  house  : 
and  A'mon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  IT  A'mon  was  two  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
two  years  in  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

22  But  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  Ma-nas'seh  his 
father  :  for  A'mon  sac'rifl9ed  unto  all  the 
carved  images  which  Ma-nas'seh  his  fa- 
ther had  made,  and  served  them  : 

23  And  /tumbled  not  himself  before  the 
Lord,  as  Ma-nas'seh  his  father  had  /tum- 
bled himself:  but  A'mon  tres'passed  more 
and  more. 

24  And  his  servants  conspired  against' 
him,  and  slew  him  in  his  own  house. 

25  But  the  people  of  the  land  slew  all 
them  that  had  conspired  against'  king 
A'mon  :  and  the  people  of  the  land  made 
J6-si'ah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 
O-SI'AH  was  eight  years  old  when  he 
began    to   reign  :    and  he  reigned  in 
Je-ra'sa-lem  one  and  thirty  years. 

2  Arid  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  ways 
of  Da'vid  his  father,  and  declined  neither 
to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left. 

3  For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign, 
while  he  was  yet  young,  he  began  to  seek 
after  the  God  of  Da'vid  his  father  :  and  in 
the  twelfth  year  he  began  to  purge  Ju'- 
dah and  Je-rCi'sa-lem  from  the  high  places, 
and  the  groves,  and  the  carved  images, 
and  the  molten  images. 

4  And  they  brake  down  the  altars  of 
Ba'al-im,  in  his  presence  :  and  the  images 
that  wire  on  high  above  them  he  cut  down: 
and  the  groves,  and  the  carved  images, 
and  the  molten  images,  he  brake  in  pieces, 
and  made  dust  of  them.,  and  strewed  it 
upon  the  graves  of  them  that  had  sac'ri- 
fi^ed  unto  them. 

5  And  he  burnt  the  bones  of  the  priests 
upon  their  altars,  and  cleansed  Ju'dah  and 
Je-rft'sa-lem. 

6  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of  Ma-nas'- 
seh, and  i;'phra-im,  and  Sim'e-6n,  even 
unto  Naph'ta-li,  with  their  mattocks  round 


J 


395 


Jd-sl'ah  repaireih  the  temple.       II.  CHRON'ICLES. 

7  And  when  he  had  broken  down  the 
altars  and  the  groves,  and  had  beaten  the 
graven  images  into  powder,  and  cut  down 
all  the  idols  throughout  all  the  land  of  If '- 
ra-el,  he  returned  to  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

8  Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his 
reign,  when  he  had  purged  the  land,  and 
the  house,  he  sent  Sha'phan  the  son  of 
Az-a-li'ah,  and  Ma-a-sei'ah  '  the  governor  of 
the  city,  and  Jo'ah  the  son  of  Jo'a-haz  the 
recorder,  to  repair  the  house  of  the  Lord 
his  God. 

9  And  when  they  came  to  HTl-kl'ah  the 
high  priest,  they  delivered  the  money 
that  was  brought  into  the  house  of  God, 
which  the  Le'vltes  that  kept  the  doors 
had  gathered  of  the  hand  of  Ma-nas'seh 
and  E'phra-im,  and  of  all  the  remnant  of 
If'ra-el,  and  of  all  Jii'dah  and  Ben'ja-min, 
and  they  returned  to  Je-rO'sa-lem. 

10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand  of  the 
workmen  that  had  the  oversight  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  they  gave  it  to  the 
workmen  that  wrought  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  to  repair  and  mend  the  house  ; 

n  Even  to  the  artificers  and  builders 
gave  they  z7,  to  buy  hewn  stone  and  tim- 
ber for  couplings,  and  to  floor  the  houses 
which  the  kings  of  Ju'dah  had  destroy'ed. 

12  And  the  men  did  the  work  faithful- 
ly :  and  the  overseers  of  them  were  Ja'hath 
and  5b-a-dl'ah,  the  Le'vTtes,  of  the  sons  of 
Mer'a-ri ;  and  Zech-a-ri'ah  and  Me-shul'- 
1am,  of  the  sons  of  the  K5'hath-ites,  to  set 
it  for'ward  :  and  other  of  the  Le'vites,  all 
that  could  skill  of  instruments  of  musick. 

13  Also  they  were  over  the  bearers  of 
burdens,  and  were  overseers  of  all  thai 
wrought  the  work  in  any  manner  of  ser'- 
vice  ;  and  of  the  Le'vites  there  were  scribes, 
and  officers,  and  porters. 

14  And  when  they  brought  out  the 
money  that  was  brought  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  Hil-ki'ah  the  priest  found  a  book 
of  the  law  of  the  Lord  given  by  Mo'fes. 

15  And  Hil-ki'ah  answered  and  said  to 
Sha'phan  the  scribe,  I  have  found  the 
book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  Hil-ki'ah  delivered  the  book  to  Sha'- 
phan. 

16  And  Sha'phan  carried  the  book  to 
the  king,  and  brought  the  king  word  back 
again',  saying,  All  that  was  committed  to 
thy  servants,  they  do  it. 

17  And  they  have  gathered  together  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  delivered  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  overseers,  and  to  the  hand  of  the 
workmen. 

18  Then  Sha'phan  the  scribe  told  the 
king,  saying,  Hil-ki'ah  the  priest  hath 
given  me  a  book.  And  Sha'phan  read  it 
before  the  king : 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
had  heard  the  words  of  the  law,  that  he 
i^cnt  his  clothes. 

1  Ma-a-si'yah. 


Hv.l'daJi's  prophecy, 

20  And  the  king  comman'ded  Hil-ki'ah, 
and  A-hi'kam  the  son  of  Sha'phan,  and 
Ab'don  the  son  of  Mi'cah,  and  Sha'phan 
the  scribe,  and  Af-a-i'ah  a  servant  of  the 
king's,  saying, 

21  Go,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me,  and 
for  them  that  are  left  in  If 'ra-el  and  in  Ju'- 
dah, concer'ning  the  words  of  the  book 
that  is  found :  for  great  is  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  that  is  poured  out  upon  us,  be- 
cause our  fathers  have  not  kept  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  to  do  after  all  that  is  written 
in  this  book. 

22  And  Hil-ki'ah,  and  they  that  the 
king  had  appointed,  Avent  to  Hiil'dah  the 
prophetess,  the  wife  of  Shal'lum  the  son  of 
Tik'vath,  the  son  of  HJif'rah  keeper  of  the 
wardrobe  ;  (now  she  dwelt  in  Je-rfl'sa-lem 
in  the  college ;)  and  they  spake  to  her  to 
that  effect. 

23  And  she  answered  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  Tell  ye  the  man 
that  sent  you  to  me, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
brino;  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  even  all  the  curses  that 
are  written  in  the  book  which  they  have 
read  before  the  king  of  Ju'dah  : 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  that 
they  might  provoke  me  to  anger  wi{h  all 
the  works  of  their  hands  ;  there'fore  my 
wrath  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this  place, 
and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

26  And  as  for  the  king  of  Ju'dah,  who 
sent  you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  so  shall 
ye  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  if'ra-el,  concer'ning  the  words 
which  thou  hast  heard  ; 

27  Because  thine  heart  was  tender,  and 
thou  didst  /lumble  thyself  before  God, 
when  thou  heardest  his  words  against'  this 
place,  and  against'  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
and  /lumbledst  thyself  before  me,  and  didst 
rend  thy  clothes,  and  weep  before  me  ;  I 
have  even  heard  thee  also,  saith  the  Lord. 

28  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to  thy  fa- 
thers, and  thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy 
grave  in  peace,  neither  shall  thine  eyes 
see  all  the  evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  this 
place,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the 
same.  So  they  brought  the  king  word 
again'. 

29  Then  the  king  sent  and  gathered  to- 
gether all  the  elders  of  Jii'dah  and  Je-rCl'- 
sa-lem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Ju'dah, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-ril'sa-lem,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  Le'vites,  and  all  the 
people,  great  and  small ;  and  he  read  in 
their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
covenant  that  was  found  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

31  And  the  king  stood  in  his  place,  and 
made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord,  to  walk 

396 


Jo-si  ah  keepelh  a  II. 

after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his  command'- 
ments,  and  his  tes'timonlus,  and  his  stat- 
utes, with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his 
soul,  to  perform'  the  words  of  the  covenant 
which  are  written  in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were  present 
in  Je-riVsa-lem  and  Ben'ja-min  to  stand  to 
it.  And  the  inhabitants  of  Je-rii'sa-lem 
did  according  to  the  covenant  of  God,  the 
God  of  their  fathers. 

33  And  J6-si'ah  took  away  all  the  abom- 
inations out  of  all  the  countries  that  pcr- 
tained  to  the  children  of  I^'ra-el,  and  made 
all  that  were  present  in  Ij'ra-el  to  serve, 
tvtn  to  serve  the  Lord  their  God.  ^nd 
all  his  days  they  departed  not  from  follow- 
ing the  Lord,  the  God  of  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

MOREOVER,  Jo-si'ah  kept  a  passover 
unto  the  Lord  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  :  and 
they  killed  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  first  month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their  charges, 
and  encouraged  them  to  the  ser'vice  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

3  And  said  unto  the  Le'vites  that  taught 
all  Ij'ra-el,  which  were  holy  unto  the 
Lord,  Put  the  holy  ark  in  the  house 
which  Sol'o-mon  the  son  of  Da'vid  king  of 
Ij'ra-el  did  build  ;  it  shall  not  be  a  burden 
upon  your  shoulders  ;  serve  now  the  Lord 
your  G-od,  and  his  people  ij'ra-el, 

4  And  prepare  yourselves  by  the  houses 
of  your  fathers,  after  your  courses,  accord- 
ing to  the  writing  of  Da'vid  king  of  If'ra-el, 
and  according  to  the  writing  of  Sol'o-mon 
his  son  ; 

5  And  stand  in  the  holy  ■place.,  accord- 
ing to  the  divisions  of  the  families  of  the 
fathers  of  your  brethren  the  people,  and 
after  the  division  of  the  families  of  the  Le'- 
vites : 

6  So  kill  the  passover,  and  sanctify 
yourselves,  and  prepare  your  brethren, 
that  they  may  do  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Mo'jes. 

7  And  Jo-si'ah  gave  to  the  people,  of 
the  flock,  lambs  and  kids,  all  for  the  pass 
over-offerings,  for  all  that  were  present,  to 
the  number  of  thirty  thousand,  and  three 
thousand  bullocks :  these  were  of  the  king's 
substance. 

8  And  his  princes  gave  willingly  unto 
the  people,  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  Le'- 
vites :  Hil-ki'ah  and  Ze^h-a-ri'ah  and  Je- 
hi'el,  rulers  of  the  house  of  God,  gave  unto 
the  priests  for  the  passover-offerings  two 
thousand  and  six  hundred  small  cattle.,  and 
three  hundred  oxen. 

9  Con-a-ni'ah  also,  and  Shem-a-1'ah, 
and  Ne-than'e-el,  his  brethren,  and  Hash- 
a-bi'ah,  and  Je-hi'el,  and  Joz'a-bad,  chief 
of  the  Le'vites,  gave  unto  thf.  Le'vites,  for 
passover-offerings,  five  thousand  s.nall  cat 
tie,  and  five  hundred  oxen. 

10  So  the  ser'vice  was  prepared,  and  the 


CHRON'ICLES.  solemn  passover. 

priests  stood  in  their  place,  and  the  Le'- 
vites in  their  courses,  according  to  the 
king's  command'mcnt. 

11  And  they  Idlled  the  passover,  and 
the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood  from  their 
hands,  and  the  Le'vites  flayed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnt-ofier- 
uigs,  that  they  might  give  according  to 
the  divisions  of  the  families  of  the  pi-ople, 
to  offer  unto  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  in 
the  book  of  Mo'fes  :  and  so  did  they  with 
the  oxen. 

13  And  they  roasted  the  passover  with 
fire,  according  to  the  ordinance  :  but  the 
other  holy  offerings  sod  they  in  pots,  and 
in  caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  divided  tlu7ii 
speedily  among  all  the  people. 

14  And  afterward  they  made  ready  for 
themselves,  and  for  the  priests  :  because 
the  priests  the  sons  of  ^a'ron  were  busied 
in  off"ering  of  burnt-offerings  and  the  fat 
until  night ;  there'fore  the  "Le'vites  pre- 
pared for  themselves,  and  for  the  priests 
the  sons  of  Asi'Ton. 

15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of  A'saph, 
were  in  their  place,  accordingto  the  com- 
mand'mcnt of  Da'vid,  and  A'saph,  and 
He'man,  and  Jed'u-thun  the  king's  seer  : 
and  the  porters  waited  at  every  gate  :  they 
might  not  depart  from  their  ser'vice  ;  for 
their  brethren  the  Le'vites  prepared  for 
them. 

16  So  all  the  ser'vice  of  the  Lord  was 
prepared  the  same  day,  to  keep  the  pass- 
over,  and  to  offer  burnt-offerings  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  according  to  the  com- 
mand'ment  of  king  Jo-sl'ah. 

17  And  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  that 
were  present  kept  the  passover  at  that 
time,  and  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
seven  days. 

18  And  there  was  no  passover  like  to 
that  kept  in  ij'ra-el,  from  the  days  of  Sam'- 
u-el  the  prophet ;  neither  did  all  the  kings 
of  I§'ra-el  keep  such  a  passover  as  Jo-sl'ah 
kept,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Le'vites, 
and  all  Jii'dah  and  Ij'ra-el  that  were  pres- 
ent, and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Jo-si'ah  was  this  passover  kept. 

20  TT  After  all  this,  when  Jo-si'ah  had 


prepared  the  temple,  Ne'9ho  king  of  E'- 
gypt  came  up  to  fight  against'  Car'che- 
mish  by  Eu-phra'te§ :  and  Jo-sT'ah  went 
out  against'  him. 

2rBut  he  sent  ambassadors  to  him, 
saying.  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  thou 
king  of  Ju'dah  ?  /  come  not  against'  thee 
this"  day,  but  against'  the  house  where- 
with I  have  war ;  for  God  comman'ded 
me  to  make  haste  :  forbear  thee  from  med- 
dling with  God,  who  is  with  me,  that  he 
destroy'  thee  not. 

22  Nevertheless,  Jo-si'ah  would  not 
turn  his  face  from  him,  but  difguijed  him- 
self, that  he  might  fight  with  him,  and 
397 


Jo-si'ah  slain.  11.  CHRON'ICLEB 

nearkened  not  unto  the  words  of  Ne'cho 
from  the  mouth  of  God,  and  came  to  fight 
in  the  valley  of  Me-gid'do. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king  .I6-sT'- 
ah :  and  the  king  said  to  his  servants, 
Have  me  away  ;  for  I  am  sore  wotinded. 

24  His  servants  there'fSre  took  him  out 
of  that  chariot,  and  put  him  in  the  second 
chariot  that  he  had  ;  and  they  brought 
him  to  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  he  died,  and  was 
buried  in  one  of  the  sepulchres  of  his  fa- 
thers :  and  all  Ju'dah  and  Je-rfl'sa-lem 
mourned  for  J6-si'ah. 

25  And  Jer-e-mi'ah  lamented  for  J6-si'- 
ah  ;  and  all  the  singing-men  and  the  sing- 
ing-women spake  of  Jo-si'ah  in  their  lam- 
entations to  this  day,  and  made  them  an 
ordinance  in  If'ra-el :  and,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  Lam-en-ta'tions. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo-sl'ah, 
and  his  goodness,  according  to  that  which 
was  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  last,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Kings  of  Ij'ra-el  and  Jii'dah. 

CHAP.   XXXVI. 

THEN  the  people  of  the  land  took  Je- 
ho'a-haz  the  son  of  Jo-si'ah,  and 
made  him  king  in  his  father's  stead  in  Je- 
rft'sa-lem. 

2  Je-ho'a-haz  teas  twenty  and  three 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  three  months  in  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

3  And  the  king  of  E'gypt  put  him  down 
at  Je-ril'sa-lem,  and  condemned  the  land 
in  a  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and  a  tal- 
ent of  gold. 

4  And  the  king  of  E'gypt  made  E-li'a- 
kim  his  brother  king  over  Ju'dah  and  Je- 
rfi'sa-lem,  and  turned  his  name  to  Je-hoi'- 
a-kim.  And  Ne'ch5  took  Je-ho'a-haz  his 
br6ther,  and  carried  him  to  E'gypt. 

5  IT  Je-hoi'a-kim  tvas  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Je-rf>'sa-lem  :  and 
he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  his  God. 

6  Against'  him  came  up  Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  bound  him 
in  fetters,  to  carry  him  to  Bab'y-lon. 

7  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  also  carried  of  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  to  Bab'y- 
lon,  and  put  them  in  his  temple  at  Bab'y- 
lon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-hoi'a- 
kim,  and  his  abominations  which  he  did, 
and  that  which  was  found  in  him,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
j)f  If'ra-el  and  Jii'dah  :  and  Je-hoi'a-chin 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  V  Je-hoi'a-chin  was  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
three  m6nths  and  ten  days  in  Je-rft'sa-lem : 
and  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 


^  t&ngktthu-a^t. 


Je-rib'sa-lem  destrdy'ed 

10  And  when  the  year  was  expired, 
king  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  sent  and  brought 
him  to  Bab'y-lon,  with  the  goodly  vessels 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  made  Zed- 
e-ki'ah  his  brother  king  over  Ju'dah  and 
Je-rft'sa-lem. 

11  IT  Zed'e-ki'ah  was  one  and  twenty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
/tumbled  not  himself  before  Jer-e-mi'ah 
the  prophet,  speaking  from  the  mouth  of 
the  Lord. 

13  And  he  also  rebelled  against'  king 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar,  who  had  made  him 
swear  by  God  :  but  he  stiffened  his  neck, 
and  hardened  his  heart  from  turning  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el. 

14  Moreover,  all  the  chief  of  the 
priests,  and  the  people,  transgressed  very 
much,  after  all  the  abominations  of  the 
heathen,  and  polluted  the  house  of  the 
Lord  which  he  had  hallowed  in  Je-r6'- 
sa-lem. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers 
sent  to  them  by  his  messengers,  rising  up 
betimes,  and  sending ;  because  he  had 
compassion  on  his  people,  and  on  his 
dwelling-place  : 

16  But  they  mocked  the  messengers  of 
God,  and  despTf ed  his  words,  and  misufed 
his  prophets,  until  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
arofe  against'  his  people,  till  there  was  no 
remedy. 

17  There'fore  he  brought  upon  them 
the  king  of  the  Chal'deef,  who  slew  their 
young  men  with  the  sword  in  the  house  of 
their  sanctuary,  ^  and  had  no  compassion 
upon  young  man  or  maiden,  old  man,  or 
him  that  stooped  for  age  ;  he  gave  them 
all  into  his  hand. 

18  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
God,  great  and  small,  and  the  treaf'ures 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treaf'- 
ures of  the  king  and  of  his  princes,  all 
these  he  brought  to  Bab'y-lon. 

19  And  they  burnt  the  house  of  God, 
and  brake  down  the  wall  of  Je-r6'sa-lem, 
and  burnt  all  the  palaces  thereof  with 
fire,  and  destroy'ed  all  the  goodly  vessels 
thereof. 

20  And  them  that  had  escaped  from  the 
sMord  carried  he  away  to  Bab'y-lon,  where 
they  were  servants  to  him  and  his  sons,  until 
the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Per'si-a  -.^ 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  mouth  of  Jer-e-mi'ah,  until  the  land 
had  enjoyed  her  sabbaths  :  for  as  long  as 
she  lay  desolate  she  kept  sabbath,  to  fulfil 
threescore  and  ten  years. 

22  7  Now,  in  the  first  year  of  Cy  riis 
king  of  Per'si-a,  (that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  spoken  by  the  mouth  of  Jer-e-mi'ah 
might  be  accomplished,)  the  Lord  stirred 

2  Per'the-a. 
398 


Cy  rus^s  proclamation.  EZ'RA.        The  number  of  ig'ra-el  that  return. 

up  the  spirit  of  Cy'riis  kinf  of  Per'si-a,  LiORD  God  of  heaven  given  me,  and  he 


that  he  made  a  proclamation  throughout 
all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it  also  in  writing, 
faying, 

23  Thus  saith  Cy'riis  king  of  Per'si-a, 
All  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath  the 


hath  charged  me  to  build  him  a  house  in 
Je-ru'sa-lem,  which  is  in  Ju'dah.  Who  is 
there  among  you  of  all  his  people  ?  the 
Lord  his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him 
go  up. 


1[  EZRA. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  in  the  first  year  of  Cy'riis  king 
of  Per'si-a,  (that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  the  mouth  of  Jer-e-mi'ah  might 
be  fulfilled,)  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit 
of  Cy'riis  king  of  Per'si-a,  that  he  made  a 
proclamation  throughout  all  his  kingdom, 
and  put  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  Cy'rus  king  of  Per'si-a, 
The  Lord  God  of  heaven  hath  given  me 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ;  and  he  hath 
charged  me  to  build  him  a  house  at  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem,  which  is  in  Jii'dah  : 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all  his 
people  ?  his  God  be  with  him,  and  let 
him  go  up  to  Je-rfl'sa-lem,  which  is  in  Jii'- 
dah, and  build  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God  of  If'ra-el  (He  is  the  God)  which  is 
in  Je-rA'sa-lem. 

4  And  whosoever  remaineth  in  any 
place  v;here  he  so'joGrneth,  let  the  men 
of  his  place  help  him  with  silver,  and  with 
gold,  and  with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  be- 
sides the  free-will-offering  for  the  house  of 
God  that  is  in  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

5  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Jii'dah  and  Ben  ja-min,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  Le'vites,  with  all  them  whose 
spirit  God  had  raised  to  go  up  to  build 
the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Je-rii'- 
sa-lem. 

6  And  all  they  that  were  about'  them 
strengthened  their  hands  with  vessels  of 
silver,  with  gold,  with  goods,  and  with 
beasts,  and  with  precious  things,  besides 
all  that  was  willingly  offered. 

7  Also  Cy'riis  the  king  brought  forth 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  IjORd, 
which  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  had  brought 
forth  out  of  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  had  put  them 
in  the  house  of  his  gods  ; 

8  Even  those  did  Cy'riis  king  of  Per'si-a 
bring  forth  by  the  hand  of  Mith'rc-dath 
the  treaj'urer,  and  numbered  them  unto 
Shesh-baz'zar  the  prince  of  Ju'dah. 

9  And  this  is  the  number  of  them :  thir 
ty  chargers  of  gold,  a  thousand  chargers  of 
silver,  nine  and  twenty  knives, 

10  Thirty  basins  of  gold,  silver  basins 
of  a  second  sort  four  hundred  and  ten,  and 
other  vessels  a  thousand. 

11  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver 
were  five  thousand  and  four  hundred.  All 
these  did  Shesh-baz'zar  bring  up  with  them 


^  Rl-lUa'yah 


of  the   captivity,  that  were  brought  up 
from  Bab'y-lon  unto  Je-rfl'sa-lem. 
CHAP.  H. 

NOW  these  are  the  children  of  the  prov- 
ince that  went  up  out  of  the  captiv- 
ity, of  those  which  had  been  carried  away, 
whom  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  the  king  of  Bab'- 
y-lon had  carried  away  unto  Bab'y-lon, 
and  came  again'  unto  Je-ru'sa-lem  and  Ju'- 
dah, every  one  unto  his  city  ; 

2  Which  came  with  Ze-riib'ba-bel  : 
Jesh'u-a,  Ne-he-mi'ah,  Se-ra-i'ah,  Re-el- 
ai'ah,^  Mor'de-cai,  Bil'shan,  Miz'par,  Big'- 
va-i,  Re'hiim,  Ba'a-nah.  The  number  of 
the  men  of  the  people  of  If'ra-el. 

3  The  children  of  Pa'rosh,  two  thou- 
sand a  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

4  The  children  of  Sheph-a-ti'ah,  three 
hundred  seventy  and  two. 

5  The  children  of  A'rah,  seven  hundred 
seventy  and  five. 

6  The  children  of  Pa'hath-Mo'ab,  of 
the  children  of  Jesh'u-a  and  Jo'ab,  two 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  twelve. 

7  The  children  of  E'lam,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

8  The  children  of  Zat'tO,  nine  hundred 
forty  and  five. 

9  The  children  of  Zac'^a-I,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

10  The  children  of  Ba'ni,  six  hundred 
forty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Beb'a-i,  six  hundred 
twenty  and  three. 

12  The  children  of  Az'gad,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

13  The  children  of  A-don'i-kam,  six 
hundred  sixty  and  six. 

14  The  children  of  Big'va-i,  two  thou- 
sand fifty  and  six. 

15  The  children  of  A'din,  four  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

16  The  children  of  A't^r  of  Hez-e-kl'- 
ah,  ninety  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Ee'zfii,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  of  Jd'rah,  a  hundred 
and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Ha'shum,  two  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  Glb'bar,  ninety  and 
five. 

21  The  children  of  Beth'le-hem,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 


399 


The  number  of  the  people  Ihat  EZ'RA. 

22  Tlio  men  of  Ne-to'phSh,  fifty  and 
six. 

23  The  men  of  An'a-thoth,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

24  The  children  of  Az'ma-veth,  forty 
and  two. 

25  The  children  of  Kir'jath-A'rim, ' 
Cheph'i-rah,  and  Be-e'roth,  seven  hun- 
dred and  forty  and  three. 

2G  The  children  of  Ra'mah  and  Ga'ba, 
six  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

27  The  men  of  Mi^h'mas,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth'el  and  A'l,  two 
hundred  twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Ne'bo,  fifty  and 
two. 

30  The  children  of  Mag'bish,  a  hun- 
dred fifty  and  six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other  E'lam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Ha'rim,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

_  33  The   children  of  Lod,  Ha'did,   and 
O'no,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jer'i-cho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

35  The  children  of  Sen'a-ah,  three 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

36  IT  The  priests  :  the  children  of  Je- 
dai'ah,-  of  the  house  of  Jesh'u-a,  nine 
hundred  seventy  and  three. 

37  The  children  of  im'mer,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  Pash'ur,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  forty  and  seveTi. 

39  The  children  of  Ha'rim,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

40  The  I.e'vTtes  :  the  children  of  Jesh'- 
u-a and  Kad'mi-el,  of  the  children  of 
H6d-a-vi'ah,  seventy  and  four. 

41  The  sinn^ers  :  the  children  of  A'saph, 
a  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

42  The  children  of  the  porters :  the 
children  of  Shal'lum,  the  children  of  A'- 
ter,  the  children  of  Tal'mon,  the  children 
of  Ak'kub,  the  children  of  Hat'i-ta,  the 
children  of  Sho'ba-T,  in  all  a  hundred 
thirty  and  nine. 

43  The  Neth'i-nims :  the  children  of 
Zl'ha,  the  children  of  Ha-su'pha,  the 
children  of  Tab'ba-oth, 

44  The  children  of  Ke'ros,  the  children 
of  Si'a-ha,  the  children  of  Pa'don, 

45  The  children  of  Leb'a-nah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hag'a-bah,  the  children  of  Ak'- 
kiib, 

46  The  children  of  Ha'gab,  the  chil- 
dren of  Shal'ma-T,  the  children  of  Ha'nan, 

47  The  children  of  Gld'del,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ga'har,  the  children  of  Re-a-i'ah 

48  The  children  of  Re'zin,  the  children 
of  Ne-ko'da,  the  children  of  Gaz'zam, 

49  The  children  of  tJz'za,  the  children 
of  Pa-se'ah,  the  children  of  Be'sai, 

'  Ker'jath-A'rim.         2  Ji-dd'yah. 


relumed  out  of  Bab'y-lon, 


50  The  children  of  Aj'nah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Me-hu'nim,  the  children  of  Ne- 
phu'sim, 

51  The  children  of  Bak'biik,  the  chil- 
dren  of  Hak-u'pha,  the  children  of  Har'hijr, 

52  The  children  of  Baz'luth,  the  chil- 
dren of  Me-hl'da,  the  children  of  Har'sha, 

53  The  children  of  Bar'kos,  the  chil- 
dren of  Sis'e-ra,  the  children  of  Tha'mah, 

54  The  children  of  Ne-zi'ah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ha-tT'pha. 

55  The  children  of  Sol'o-mon's  servants  r 
the  children  of  So'ta-i,  the  children  of 
Soph'e-reth,  the  children  of  Per-u'da, 

56  The  children  of  Ja-a'lah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Dar'kon,  the  children  of  Gid'del, 

57  The  children  of  Sheph-a-tl'ah,  the 
children  of  Hat'til,  the  children  of  Poch'- 
e-reth  of  Ze-ba'Im,  the  children  of  A'mi. 

58  All  the  Neth'i-nims,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Sol'o-mon's  servants,  were  three 
hundred  ninety  and  two. 

59  And  these  were  they  which  went  up 
from  Tel'me-lah,  Tel-har'sa,  Che'rfib,  Ad'- 
dan,  and  Im'mer ;  but  they  could  not 
show  their  father's  house,  and  their  seed, 
whether  they  were  of  If 'ra-el : 

60  The  children  of  Del-a-i'ah,  the  chil- 
dren of  T6-bl'ah,  the  children  of  Ne-ko'- 
da, six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

61  And  of  the  children  of  the  priests : 
the  children  of  Ha-bai'ah,^  the  chil- 
dren of  Koz,  the  children  of  Bar-zil'la-i  ; 
(which  took  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Bar-zil'la-i  the  Gil'e-ad-ite,  and  was  call- 
ed after  their  name  ;) 

62  These  sought  their  register  amdng 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  ^eneal'ogy, 
but  they  were  not  found  ;  there'f5re  were 
they,  as  polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

63  And  the  Tir'sha-tha"*  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  not  eat  of  the 
most  holy  things,  till  there  stood  up  a 
priest  with  tj'rim  and  with  Thiim'mTm. 

64  The  whole  congregation  together 
was  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hundred 
and  threescore. 

65  Beside  their  servants  and  their  maids, 
of  whom  there  were  seven  thousand  three 
hundred  thirty  and  seven  :  and  there  ivere 
among  them  two  hundred  singing-men  and 
singing-women. 

66  Their  horses  were  seven  hundred 
thirty  and  six  ;  their  mules,  two  hundred 
forty  and  five  ; 

67  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  five  ;  their  asses,  six  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  twenty. 

68  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers, 
when  they  came  to  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  is  at  Je-r&'sa-lem,  ofi'ered  freely  for 
the  house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in  his  place  : 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability  unto 
the  treaf'ure  of  the  work,  threescore  and 
one    thousand   drams   of  gold,    and   five 

3  Ha-bd'yah.  4  Tlr'sha-tha. 

400 


7%e  altar  sel  up,  and  (he  EZHA 

thousand  pounds  of  silver,  and  one  hun- 
dred priests'  garments. 

70  So  the  priests,  and  the  Le'vites,  and 

some  of  the  people,   and  the  singers,  and 

the  porters,  and  the  Neth'i-nlms,  dwelt  in 

their  cities,  and  all  Ij'ra-el  in  their  cities. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  when  the  seventh  month  was 
come,  and  the  children  of  If'ra-el 
were  in  the  cities,  the  people  gathered 
themselves  together  as  one  man  to  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem. 

2  Then  stood  up  Jesh'u-a  the  son  of 
Joz'a-dak,  and  his  brethren  the  priests, 
and  Ze-rub'ha-bel  the  son  of  She-al'ti-el, 
and  his  brethren,  and  builded  the  altar  of 
the  God  of  If'ra-el,  to  offer  burnt-offerings 
thereon,  as  ?7  is  written  in  the  lawof  Mo'- 
$es  the  man  of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon  his  bases  ; 
(for  I'tar  uas  upon  them  because  of  the 
people  of  those  countries  ;)  and  they  offer- 
ed burnt-offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord, 
erat  burnt-offerings  morning  and  evening. 

4  They  kept  also  the  feast  of  taberna' 
cles,   as  il  is  written,  and  offered  the  daily 
burnt-offt  rings  by   number,   according  to 
the  custom,  as  the  duty  of  every  day  re 
quired  ; 

5  And  afterward  offered  the  continual 
burnt-offering,  both  of  the  new  moons 
and  of  all  the  set  feasts  of  the  Lord  that 
were  consecrated,  and  of  every  one  that 
willingly  offered  a  free-will-offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

6  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month  began  they  to  offer  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord.  But  the  foundation  of 
the  temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet 
laid. 

7  They  gave  money  also  unto  the  ma- 
sons, and  to  the  carpenters  ;  and  meat, 
and  drink,  and  oil,  unto  them  of  Zi'dcn, 
and  to  them  of  Tyre,  to  bring  cedar-trees 
from  Leb'a-non  to  the  sea  of  Jop'pa,  ac- 
cording to  the  grant  that  they  had  of  Cy'- 
rus  king  of  Per'si-a. 

8  Now  in  the  second  year  of  their  com- 
ing unto  the  house  of  God  at  Je-r&'sa-lem, 
in  the  second  month,  began  Ze-rub'ba-bel 
the  son  of  She-al'ti-el,  and  Jesh'u-a  the 
son  of  Joz'a-dak,  and  the  remnant  of  their 
brethren  the  priests  and  the  I^e'vTtes,  and 
all  they  that  were  come  out  of  the  captiv- 
ity unto  Je-rfi'sa-lem  ;  and  appointed  the 
Le'vites,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up'- 
ward,  to  set  for'ward  the  work  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

9  Then  stood  Jesh'u-a  milh  his  sons  and 
his  brctliren,  Kad'mi-el  and  his  sons,  the 
sons  of  Ju'dah,  together,  to  set  for'ward 
the  workmen  in  the  house  of  God  ;  the 
sons  of  Hen'a-dad,  with  their  sons  and 
their  brethren  the  Le'vites. 

10  And    when   the   builders   laid    the 

1  Ar-ta-zirx'eB. 
L12  26 


foundation  of  the  temple  laid. 
foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 
they  set  the  priests  in  their  apparel  with 
trumpets,  and  the  Le'vites  the  sons  of 
A'saph  with  cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord, 
after  the  ordinance  of  Da'vid  king  of  If'- 
ra-el. 

11  And  they  sung  together  by  course, 
in  praising  and  giving  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  ;  because  he  is  good,  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever  to'wards  l§'ra-el.  And 
all  the  people  shouted  with  a  great  shout 
when  they  praised  the  Lord,  because  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 
laid. 

12  But  many  of  the  priests  and  Le'- 
vites, and  chief  of  the  fathers,  who  were 
ancient  men,  that  had  seen  the  first  house, 
when  the  foundation  of  this  house  was 
laid  before  their  eyes,  wept  with  a  loud 
voice  ;  and  many  shouted  aloild  for  joy  ; 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not  dif^ern' 
the  noise  of  the  shout  of  joy  from  the 
noise  of  the  weeping  of  the  people :  for 
the  people  shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and 
the  noise  was  heard  afar  off. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  when  the  ad'versaries  of  Ju'dah 
and  Ben'ja-min  heard  that  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity  builded  the  temple 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  I§'ia-el, 

2  Then  they  came  to  Ze-rub'ba-bel,  and 
to  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  and  said  unto 
them.  Let  us  build  with  you  ;  for  we  seek 
your  God,  as  ye  do  ;  and  we  do  sac'rifi^e 
unto  him,  since  the  days  of  E'sar-Had'- 
don  king  of  As'siir,  which  brought  us  up 
hither. 

3  But  Ze-riib'ba-bel,  and  Jesh'u-a,  and 
the  rest  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  If' 
ra-el,  said  unto  them,  You  have  n6thTng 
to  do  with  us  to  build  a  house  unto  oui 
God  ;  but  we  ourselves  together  will 
build  unto  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el,  as 
king  Cy'rus  the  king  of  Per'si-a  hath  com- 
man'ded  us. 

4  Then  the  people  of  the  land  weak- 
ened the  hands  of  the  people  of  Ju'dah, 
and  troubled  them  in  building ; 

5  And  hired  counsellors  against'  them, 
to  frustrate  their  purpose,  all  the  days  of 
Cy'rus  king  of  Per'si-a,  even  until  the 
reign  of  Da-rT'iis  king  of  Per'si-a. 

6  And  in  the  reign  of  A-haf-u-e'riis,  in 
the  beginning  of  his  reign,  wrote  they 
unto  him  an  accusation  against'  the  in- 
habitants of  Ju'dah  and  Je-rO'sa-lem. 

7  And  in  the  days  of  Ar-ta-xerx'ef ' 
wrote  BTsh'lam,  Mith're-dath,  Ta'be-el, 
and  the  rest  of  their  companions,  unto  Ar- 
ta-xerx'ef  king  of  Per'si-a  ;  and  the  writing 
of  the  letter  was  written  in  the  Syr'i-an 
t6ngue,  and  inter'preted  in  the  Syr'i-an 
tongue. 

0  Re'hum  the  chancellor,  and  Shim'shai 
the  scribe,  wrote  a  letter  against''  Je-rCi'- 
2  agentl'. 

401 


jtr-la-xcrx'e§''s  decree. 

(a-Iem  to  Ar-ta-xerx'ef  the  king  in  this 

Bort  : 

9  Then  wrote  Re'hum  the  chancellor, 
and  Shim'shai  the  scribe,  and  the  rest  of 
their  companions  ;  the  Di'na-ites,  the  A- 
phar'sath-chites,  the  Tar'pel-ites,  the  A- 
phar'sites,  the  Ar'che-vites,  the  Bab-y-lo'- 
ni-ans,  the  Su'san-chites,  the  De-ha'vites, 
and  the  E'lam-Ttes, 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  nations  whom 
the  great  and  noble  Aj-nap'p^r  brought 
over,  and  set  in  the  cities  of  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
and  the  rest  Ihat  are  on  this  side  the  river, 
and  at  such  a  time. 

11  This  is  the  copy  of  the  letter  that 
they  sent  unto  him,  even  unto  Ar-ta-xerx'ef 
the  king :  Thy  servants  the  men  on  this 
side  the  river,  and  at  such  a  time. 

12  Be  it  knoven  unto  the  king,  that  the 
Jews,  which  came  up  from  thee  to  us,  are 
come  unto  Je-ru'sa-lem,  building  the  re- 
bellious and  the  bad  city,  and  have  set  up 
the  walls  thereof,  and  joined  the  founda- 
tions. 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the  king,  that 
if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the  walls  set 
up  again\  then  will  they  not  pay  toll,  trib- 
ute, and  custom,  and  so  thou  shalt  endam- 
age the  revenue  of  the  kings. 

14  Now,  because  we  have  maintenance  ^ 
from  the  king'^s  palace,  and  it  was  not 
meet  for  us  to  see  the  king's  dif/ion'our, 
there'fore  have  we  sent  and  certified  the 
king, 

15  That  search  may  be  made  in  the 
book  of  the  records  of  thy  fathers :  so 
shalt  thou  find  in  the  book  of  the  records, 
and  know,  that  this  city  is  a  rebellious 
city,  and  hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces, 
and  that  they  have  moved  sedition  within 
the  same  of  old  time  :  for  which  cause  was 
this  city  destroy'ed, 

16  We  cer'tify  the  king,  that  if  this 
city  be  builded  again',  and  the  walls 
thereof  set  up,  by  this  means  thou  shalt 
have  no  portion  on  this  side  the  river. 

17  IT  Then  sent  the  king  an  answer 
unto  Re'hum  the  chancellor,  and  to  Shim'- 
shai the  scribe,  and  lo  the  rest  of  their 
companions  that  dwell  in  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and 
unto  the  rest  beyond  the  river,  Peace,  and 
a^  such  a  time. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto  us 
hath  been  plainly  read  before  me. 

19  And  I  comman'ded,  and  search  hath 
been  made,  and  it  is  found  that  this  city 
of  old  time  hath  made  insurrection  against' 
ki'ogs,  and  that  rebellion  and  sedition  have 
been  made  therem. 

20  There  have  been  mighty  kings  also 
over  Je-rfi'sa-lem,  which  have  ruled  over 
all  countries  beyond  the  river ;  and  toll, 
tribute,  and  custom,  was  paid  unto 
them. 

21  Give  ye  now  command'ment  to 
cause  thtse  men  to  cease,  and  that  this 


EZ'RA.  Tat'na-Vs  letter  to  Da-ri'Hs 

city  be  not  builded,  until  an6ther  com- 
mand'ment shall  be  given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail  not  to 
do  this  :  why  should  damage  grow  to  the 
hurt  of  the  kings  ? 

23  IT  Now  when  the  copy  of  king  Ar- 
ta-xerx'ej'  letter  was  read  before  Re'h&m, 
and  Shim'shai  the  scribe,  and  their  com- 
panions, they  went  up  in  haste  to  Je-rili'- 
sa-lem,  unto  the  Jews,  and  made  them  to 
cease  by  force  and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the  house 
of  God  which  is  at  Je-ru'sa-lem.  So  it 
ceased  unto  the  second  year  of  the  reign 
of  Da-ri'us  king  of  Per'si-a. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  the  prophets,  Hag'ga-1  the 
prophet,  and  Zech-a-ri'ah  the  son  of 
Id'do,  prophesied  unto  the  Jews  that  were 
in  Ju'dah  and  Je-ril'sa-lem  in  the  name  of 
the  God  of  I^'ra-el,  even  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  Ze-riib'ba-bel  the  son 
of  She-al'ti-el,  and  Jesh'u-a  the  son  of 
Joz'a-dak,  and  began  to  build  the  house 
of  God  which  is  at  Je-r&'sa-lem  :  and  with 
them  were  the  prophets  of  God  helping 
them. 

3  At  the  same  time  came  to  them  Tat'- 
na-i,  governor  on  this  side  the  river,  and 
She'thar-B6z'na-T,  and  their  companions, 
and  said  thus  unto  them,  Who  hath  com- 
man'ded you  to  build  this  house,  and  to 
make  up  this  wall  ? 

4  Then  said  we  unto  them  after  this 
manner.  What  are  the  names  of  the  men 
that  make  this  building  ? 

5  But  the  eye  of  their  God  was  upon 
the  elders  of  the  Jews,  that  they  could  not 
cause  them  to  cease,  till  the  matter  came 
to  Da-ri'us :  and  then  they  returned  an- 
swer by  letter  concer'ning  this  matter. 

6  The  copy  of  the  letter  that  Tat'na-T, 
g6vernor  on  this  side  the  river,  and  She'- 
thar-B6z'na-i,  and  his  companions  the  A- 
phar'sa-chites,  which  were  on  this  side  the 
river,  sent  unto  Da-ri'iis  the  king  : 

7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  him,  wherein 
was  written  thus :  Unto  Da-ri'us  the  king, 
all  peace. 

8  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  we 
went  into  the  province  of  Jii-de'a,  to  the 
house  of  the  great  God,  which  is  builded 
with  great  stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in  the 
walls,  and  this  work  goeth  fast  on,  and 
prospereth  in  their  hands. 

9  Then  asked  we  those  elders,  and  said 
unto  them  thus.  Who  comman'ded  you  to 
build  this  house,  and  to  make  up  these 
walls  ? 

10  We  asked  their  names  also,  to  cer'- 
tify thee,  that  we  might  write  the  names 
of  the  men  that  were  the  chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us  answer, 
saying.  We  are  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
heaven  and  earth,  and  build  the  house 
that  was  builded  these  many  years  ago, 


*  men' ten-ante. 


402 


Da-ri'us''s  decree. 


EZ 


which  a  great  king  of  If'ra-el  builded  and 
set  up. 

12  But  after  that  our  fathers  had  pro 
voked  the  God  of  heaven  unto  wrath,  he 
g;ave  them  into  the  hand  of  Neb-ii-chad- 
nez'zar  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  the  Chal- 
de'an,  who  destroyed  this  house,  and  car- 
ried the  people  away  into  Bab'y-lon. 

13  But  in  the  first  year  of  Cy'rus  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon,  the  same  king  Cy'rus 
made  a  decree  to  build  this  house  of  God. 

14  And  the  vessels  also  of  gold  and  sil- 
ver of  the  house  of  God,  which  Neb-ii- 
^had-nez'zar  took  out  of  the  temple,  that 
was  in  Je-rfi'sa-lem,  and  brought  them 
into  the  temple  of  Bab'y-lon,  those  did 
Cy'rus  the  king  take  out  of  the  temple  of 
Bab'y-lon,  and  they  were  delivered  unto 
one  whose  name  teas  Shesh-baz'zar,  whom 
he  had  made  s;6vernor  ; 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Take  these  ves- 
sels, go,  carry  them  into  the  temple  that 
is  in  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  let  the  house  of 
God  be  builded  in  his  place. 

16  Then  came  the  same  Shesh-baz'zar, 
and  laid  the  foundation  of  the  house  of 
God  which  is  in  Je-rii'sa-lem  :  and  since 
that  time,  even  until  now,  hath  it  been  in 
building,  and  yet  it  is  not  finished. 

17  Now  there'fare,  if  it  seem  good  to 
the  king,  let  there  be  search  made  in  the 
king's  treaj'ure-house,  which  is  there  at 
Bab'y-lon,  whether  it  be  so  that  a  decree 
was  made  of  Cy'rijs  the  king  to  build  this 
house  of  God  at  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  let  the 
king  send  his  plea§'ure  to  us  concer'ning 
this  matter. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THEN  Da-ri'us  the  king  made  a  de- 
cree, and  search  was  made  in  the 
house  of  the  rolls,  where  the  treaf'ures 
•were  laid  up  in  Bab'y-lon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  A9h'me-tha, 
in  the  palace  that  is  in  the  province  of  the 
Medes,  a  roll,  and  therein  was  a  record 
thus  written : 

3  In  the  first  year  of  Cy'riis  the  king, 
the  same  Cy'riis  the  king  made  a  decree 
concer'ning  the  house  of  God  at  Je-ru'sa- 
lem.  Let  the  house  be  builded,  the  place 
where  they  offered  sac'rif  i5es,  and  let  the 
foundations  thereof  be  strongly  laid  ;  the 
height  thereof  threescore  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  threescore  cubits  ; 

4  With  three  rows  of  great  stones,  and 
a  row  of  new  timber  :  and  let  the  expenses 
be  given  out  of  the  king's  house  : 

5  And  also  let  the  golden  and  silver 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  which  Neb- 
ii-chad-nez'zar  took  forth  out  of  the  tem- 
ple which  is  at  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  brought 
unto  Bab'y-lon,  be  restored  and  brought 
again'  unto  the  temple  which  is  at  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem,  every  one  to  his  place,  and  place 
them  in  the  house  of  God. 

6  Now  there' fore.,  Tat'na-T,  g;6veraorbe- 

I 


R^A.  The  temple  finished 

yond  the  river,  Shethar-Boz'na-T,  and 
your  companions  the  A-phar'sa-chltes, 
which  are  beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far  from 
thence  ; 

7  Let  the  work  of  this  house  of  God 
alone  ;  let  the  governor  of  the  Jews,  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews,  build  this  house  of 
God  in  his  place. 

8  Moreover,  I  make  a  decree  what  ye 
shall  do  to  the  elders  of  these  Jews,  for 
the  building  of  this  house  of  God  :  that, 
of  the  king's  goods,  even  of  the  tribute 
beyond  the  river,  forthwith  expenses  be 
given  unto  these  men,  that  they  be  not 
hindered.  , 

9  And  that  which  they  have  need  of, 
both  young  bullocks,  and  rams,  and  lambs, 
for  the  burnt-offerings  of  the  God  of  heav- 
en, wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  according  to 
the  appointment  of  the  priests  which  are 
at  Je-nV'sa-lem,  let  it  be  given  them  day 
by  day  without  fail ; 

10  That  they  may  offer  sac'rifi^es  of 
sweet  savours  unto  the  God  of  heaven, 
and  pray  for  the  life  of  the  king,  and  of 
his  sons. 

11  Also  I  have  made  a  decree,  that 
whosoever  shall  alter  this  word,  let  tim- 
ber be  piilled  down  from  his  house,  and, 
being  set  up,  let  him  be  hanged  thereon  ; 
and  let  his  house  be  made  a  dunghill  for 
this. 

12  And  the  God  that  hath  caused  his 
name  to  dwell  there,  destroy'  all  kings  and 
people  that  shall  put  to  their  hand  to  alter 
and  to  destroy'  this  house  of  God  which  is 
at  Je-rft'sa-lem.  I  Da-ri'us  have  made  a 
decree  ;  let  it  be  done  with  speed. 

13  H  Then  Tat'na-T,  governor  on  this 
side  the  river,  She'thar-Boz'na-T,  and  their 
companions,  according  to  that  which  Da- 
ri'us  the  king  had  sent,  so  they  did  speed- 

14  And  the  elders  of  the  Jews  builded, 
and  they  prospered  through  the  prophe- 
sying of  flag'ga-i  the  prophet,  and  Zech- 
a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Id'do  :  and  they  build- 
ed, and  finished  i7,  according  to  the  com- 
mand'ment  of  the  God  of  i|'ra-el,  and 
according  to  the  command'ment  of  Cy'rus, 
and  Da-ri'iis,  and  Ar-ta-xerx'ej  king  of 
Per'si-a.  ■ 

15  And  this  house  was  finished  on  the 
third  day  of  the  m6nth  A'dar,  which  was 
in  the  sixth  year  of  the  reign  of  Da-ri'us 
the  king. 

16  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  the 
priests  and  the  Le'vites,  and  the  rest  of 
the  children  of  the  captivity,  kept  the 
dedication  of  this  house  of  God  with  joy, 

17  And  offered  at  the  dedication  of  this 
house  of  God  a  hundred  bullocks,  two 
hundred  rams,  four  hundred  lambs ;  and, 
for  a  sin-offering  for  all  Ij'ra-el,  twelve 
he-goats,  according  to  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  Is'ra-el. 

403 


£z'ragoeth  up  to  Jc-ru'sa-lcm:  EZ'RA 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  in  tiieir  di- 
vif'ions,  and  the  Le'vites  in  their  courses, 


for  the  ser'vice  of  God,  which  is  at  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem  ;  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Mo'fes. 

19  And  the  children  -of  the  captivity 
kept  the  passover  upon  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites  were 
purified  together,  all  of  them  were  pure, 
and  killed  the  passover  for  all  the  children 
of  the  captivity,  and  for  their  brethren  the 
priests,  and  for  themselves. 

21  And  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  which 
were  come  again'  out  of  captivity,  and  all 
such  as  had  separated  themselves  unto 
them  from  the  filthiness  of  the  heathen  of 
the  land,  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el, 
did  eat, 

22  And  kept  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  seven  days  with  joy :  for  the  Lord 
had  made  them  joyful,  and  turned  the 
heart  of  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  unto  them, 
to  stren§;then  their  hands  in  the  work  of 
the  house  of  God,  the  God  of  If'ra-el. 

CHAP.  VIL 
I^POW  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of 
JJ^   Ar-ta-xerx'ef  king  of  Per'si-a,  Ez'ra  the 
son  of  Se-ra-i'ah,  the  son  of  Az-a-ri'ah,  the 
son  of  Hil-ki'ah, 

2  The  son  of  Shal'liim,  the  son  of  Za'- 
dok,  the  son  of  A-hi'tiib, 

3  The  son  of  Am-a-ri'ah,  the  son  of  Az- 
a-ri'ah,  the  son  of  Me-rai'6th, ' 

4  The  son  of  Zer-a-hi'ah,  the  son  of  Uz'- 
zi,  the  son  of  Biik'kl, 

5  The  son  of  A-bish'u-a,  the  son  of 
Phin'e-has,  the  son  of  E-le-a'zar,  the  son  of 
.^a'ron  the  chief  priest : 

6  This  Ez'ra  went  up  from  Bab'y-lon  ; 
and  he  was  a  ready  scribe  in  the  law  of 
Mo'fes,  which  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el 
had  given  :  and  the  king  granted  him  all 
his  request,  according  to  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  his  God  upon  him. 

7  And  there  went  up  some  of  the  chil- 
dren of  If'ra-el,  and  of  the  priests,  and  the 
Le'vites,  and  the  singers,  and  the  porters, 
and  the  Neth'i-nims,  unto  Je-ru'sa-lem, 
in  the  seventh  year  of  Ar-ta-xerx'ef  the 
king. 

8  And  he  came  to  Je-rft'sa-lem  in  the 
fifth  month,  which  was  in  the  seventh  year 
of  the  king. 

9  For  upon  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month  began  he  to  go  up  from  Bab'y-lon, 
and  on  the  first  day  of  the  fifth  month  came 
he  to  Je-rft'sa-lem,  according  to  the  good 
hand  of  his  God  upon  him. 

10  For  Ez'ra  had  prepared  his  heart  to 
seek  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  to  do  it, 
and  to  teach  in  If'ra-el  statutes  and  judg- 
ments. 

11  If  Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letter 
that  the  king  Ar-ta-xerx'ef  gave  unto  Ez'- 


»^r-ta-xerx'efs  commtssion  to  htm,. 
ra  the  priest,  the  scribe,  even  a  scribe  of 
the  words  of  the  command'ments  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  his  statutes  to  If'ra-el. 

12  Ar-ta-xerx'ef,  king  of  kings.  Unto 
Ez'ra  the  priest,  a  scribe  of  the  law  of  the 
God  of  heaven,  perfect  peace,  and  at  such 
a  time. 

13  I  make  a  decree,  that  all  they  of  the 
people  of  If'ra-el,  and  of  his  priests  and 
Le'vites,  in  my  realm,  which  are  minded 
of  their  own  free-will  to  go  up  to  Je-ru'sa- 
lem,  go  with  thee. 

14  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  seven  counsellors,  to  in- 
quire concer'ning  Ju'dah  and  Je-ru'sa-lem, 
according  to  the  law  of  thy  God  which  is 
in  thine  hand  ; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and  gold, 
which  the  king  and  his  counsellors  have 
freely  offered  unto  the  God  of  If'ra-el, 
whose  habitation  is  in  Je-rfi'sa-lem  ; 

16  And  all  the  silver  and  gold  that  thou 
canst  find  in  all  the  province  of  Bab'y-lon, 
with  the  free-will-offering  of  the  people, 
and  of  the  priests,  offering  willingly  for 
the  house  of  their  God  which  is  in  Je-rCi'- 
sa-lem : 

17  That  thou  mayst  buy  speedily  with 
this  money,  bullocks,  rams,  lambs,  with 
their  meat-offerings,  and  their  drink-offer- 
ings, and  offer  them  upon  the  altar  of  the 
house  of  your  God  which  is  in  Je-rft'sa- 
lem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem  good  to 
thee,  and  to  thy  brethren,  to  do  with  the 
rest  of  the  silver  and  the  gold,  that  do  af- 
ter the  will  of  your  God. 

19  The  vessels  also  that  are  given  thee 
for  the  ser'vice  of  the  house  of  thy  God, 
those  deliver  thou  before  the  God  of  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be  need- 
ful for  the  house  of  thy  God,  which  thou 
shalt  have  occasion  to  bestow,  bestow  it 
out  of  the  king's  treaf'ure-house. 

21  And  I,  even  I,  Ar-ta-xerx'ef  the  king, 
do  make  a  decree  to  all  the  treaf'urers 
which  are  beyond  the  river,  that  whatso- 
ever Ez'ra  the  priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law 
of  the  God  of  heaven,  shall  require  of  you, 
it  be  done  speedily, 

22  Unto  a  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and 
to  a  hundred  meaf'ures  of  wheat,  and  to  a 
hundred  baths  of  wine,  and  to  a  hundred 
baths  of  oil,  and  salt  without  prescribing 
how  much. 

23  Whatsoever  is  comman'ded  by  the 
God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  diligently  done  for 
the  house  of  the  God  of  heaven :  for  why 
should  there  be  wrath  against'  the  realm 
of  the  king  and  his  sons  ? 

24  Also  we  cer'tify  you,  that,  toiich'Tng 
any  of  the  priests  and  Le'vites,  singers, 
porters,  Neth'i-nims,  or  ministers  of  this 
house  of  God  ;  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  im- 


*  Mc-ra!yoth. 


404 


Enumeration  of  Es'ra's  companions 

pose  toll,    tribute,  or  custom,  upon  them. 

25  And  thou,  Ez'ra,  after  the  wisdom  of 
thy  God,  that  is  in  thine  hand,  set  mag^is- 
trates  and  judges,  which  may  judge  all 
the  people  that  are  beyond  the  river,  all 
such  as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God  ;  and 
teach  ye  them  that  know  them  not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the  law 
of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of  the  king,  let 
judgment  he  executed  speedily  upon  him, 
Avhether  il  be  unto  death,  or  to  banishment, 
or  to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  imprison- 
ment. 

27  IT  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  which  hath  put  such  a  thing  as 
this  in  the  king's  heart,  to  beautify  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Je-ri"»'sa- 
lem; 

28  And  hath  extended  mercy  unto  me 
before  the  king  and  his  counsellors,  and 
before  all  the  king's  mighty  princes.  And 
I  was  strengthened  as  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  my  God  teas  upon  me  ;  and  I  gath- 
ered together  out  of  If'ra-el  chief  men  to 
go  up  with  me. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

THESE  are  now  the  chief  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  this  is  the  geneal'ogy  of 
them  that  went  up  with  me  from  Bab'y-lon, 
in  the  reign  of  Ar-ta-xerx'ef  the  king. 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Phin'e-has  ;  Ger'shom  : 
of  the  sons  of  Ith'a-mar  ;  Dan'i-el :  of  the 
sons  of  Da'vid  ;  Hat'tush  : 

3  Of  the  sons  of  Shech-a-ni'ah,  of  the 
sons  of  Pha'rosh  ;  Zech-a-rl'ah  :  and  with 
him  were  reckoned,  by  geneal'ogy,  of  the 
males  a  hundred  and  fifty. 

4  OfthesonsofPa'hath-Mo'ab  ;  K-li-oj'- 
na-i^  the  son  of  Zer-a-hi'ah,  and  with  him 
two  hundred  males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shech-a-ni'ah  ;  the  son 
of  Ja-ha'zi-el,  and  with  him  three  hundred 
males. 

6  Of  the  sous  also  of  A'din  ;  E'bed  the 
son  of  Jon'a-than,  and  with  him  fifty 
males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  E'lam  ;  Jesh-a-i'ah 
the  son  of  Ath-a-li'ah,  and  with  him  seven- 
ty males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Sheph-a-tJ'ah; 
Zeb-a-di'ah  the  son  of  Mi'9ha-el,  and  with 
him  fourscore  males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Jo'ab ;  Ob-a-dT'ah  the 
son  of  Je-hi'el,  and  with  him  two  hundred 
and  eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sons  of  Shel'o-mith  ;  the 
son  of  Jos-i-phi'ah,  and  with  him  a  hun- 
dred and  threescore  males. 

11  And  of  the  sons  of  Beb'a-T  ;  Zech- 
a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Beb'a-T,  and  with  him 
twenty  and  eight  males. 

12  And  of  the  sons  of  Az'gad  ;  Jo-ha'nan 
the  son  of  Hak'ka-tan,  and  with  him  a  hun- 
dred and  ten  males. 

13  And  of  the  list  sons  of  X-don'i-kam, 


EZ'RA.  who  returned  from,  Bab'y-lSn. 

whose  names  are  these,  E-liph'e-let,  Je-i'- 


el,  and  Shem-a-i'ah,  and  with  them  three- 
score males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Big'va-i ;  U'tha-I, 
and  Zab'biid,  and  with  them  seveaty 
males. 

15  And  I  gathered  them  together  to  the 
river  that  runneth  to  A-'ia'va  ;  and  there 
abode  we  in  tents  three  days-  and  I  view- 
ed the  people  and  the  priests,  and  found 
there  none  of  the  sons  of  Le'vl. 

16  Then  sent  I  for  E-li-e'z6r,  for  A'ri-el, 
for  Shem-a-l'ah,  and  for  El'na-than,  and 
for  Ja'rib,  and  for  El'na-than,  and  for  Na'- 
than,  and  for  Zech-a-ri'ah,  and  for  Me-shiil'- 
1am,  chief  men;  also  for  Joi'a-rib,-^  and 
for  El'n?v-than,  men  of  understanding. 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  command'- 
ment  unto  id'do  the  chief,  at  the  place 
Ca-si{)h'i-a ;  and  I  told  them  what  they 
should  say  unto  Id'do,  and  to  his  brethren 
the  Neth'i-nims,  at  the  place  Ca-siph'i-a, 
that  they  should  bring  unto  us  ministers 
for  the  house  of  our  God. 

18  And,  by  the  good  hand  of  our  God 
upon  us,  they  brought  us  a  man  of  under- 
standing, of  the  sons  of  Mah'lT,  the  son  of 
Le'vT,  the  son  of  I§'ra-el ;  and  Sher-e-bi'ah, 
with  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen  ; 

19  And  Hash-a-biah,  and  with  him 
Jesb-a-i'ah,  of  the  sons  of  Mer'a-ri,  his 
brethren  and  their  sons,  twenty  ; 

20  Also  of  the  Neth'i-nims,  whom  Da'- 
vid and  the  princes  had  appointed  for  the 
ser'vice  of  the  Le'vites,  two  hundred  and 
twenty  Neth'i-nims  :  all  of  them  were  ex- 
pressed by  name. 

21  Then  I  proclaimed  a  fast  there  at  the 
river  A-ha'va,  that  we  might  afflict  our- 
selves before  our  God,  to  seek  of  him  a 
right  way  for  us,  and  for  our  little  ones, 
and  for  all  our  substance. 

22  For  I  was  ashamed  to  require  of  the 
king  a  band  of  sol'di^rj^  and  horsemen 
to  help  us  against'  the  enemy  in  the  way 
because  we  had  spoken  unto  the  king, 
saying,  The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all 
them  for  good  that  seek  him  ;  but  his  pow- 
er and  his  wrath  is  against'  all  them  that 
forsake  him. 

23  So  we  fasted,  and  besought  our  God 
for  this  ;   and  he  was  entreated  of  us. 

24  Then  I  separated  twelve  of  the  chief 
of  the  priests,  Sher-e-bl'ah,  Hash-a-bi'ah, 
and  ten  of  their  brethren  with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  even  the  of- 
fering of  the  house  of  our  God,  which  the 
king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  his  lords, 
and  all  If'ra-el  there  present,  had  offered  ; 

26  I  even  weighed  unto  their  hand  six 
hundred  and  fifty  talents  of  silver,  and  sil- 
ver vessels  a  hundred  talents,  and  of  gold 
a  hundred  talents  ; 

27  Also   twenty   basins    of  gold,   of  a 


^  E-le-e'na-t.         2  J6xfa-rlb.         ^  sbVjurz. 


405 


Mt'ra's  prayer  and 

thousand  drams  i  and  two  vessels  of  fine 

copper,  precious  as  gold. 

28  And  I  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  holy 
unto  the  Lord  ;  the  vessels  are  holy  also ; 
and  the  silver  and  the  gold  are  a  free-will- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers : 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  //tern,  until  ye 
weigh  iluin  before  the  chief  of  the  priests 
and  the  Le'vites,  and  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Ij'ra-el,  at  Je-ril'sa-lem,  in  the  chambers 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

30  So  took  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites 
the  weight  of  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  vessels,  to  bring  them  to  Je-rft'sa-lem, 
unto  the  house  of  our  God. 

31  Then  we  departed  from  the  river  of 
A-ha'va,  on  the  twelfth  day  of  the  first 
month,  to  go  unto  Je-ru'sa-lem  :  and  the 
hand  of  our  God  was  upon  us,  and  he  de- 
livered us  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy, 
and  of  such  as  lay  in  wait  by  the  way. 

32  And  we  came  to  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and 
abode  there  three  days. 

33  Now  on  the  fourth  day  was  the  sil- 
ver, and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  weigh- 
ed in  the  house  of  our  God  by  the  hand 
of  Mer'e-moth  the  son  of  U-ri'ah  the  priest ; 
and  with  him  tvas  E-le-a'zar  the  son  of 
Phin'e-has ;  and  with  them  was  Joz'a-bad 
the  son  of  Jesh'u-a,  and  No-a-di'ah  the 
son  of  Bin'nu-i,  Le'vites  ; 

34  By  number  and  by  weight  of  every 
one  :  and  all  the  weight  was  written  at 
that  time. 

35  Jilso  the  children  of  those  that  had 
been  carried  away,  which  were  come  out 
of  the  captivity,  offered  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  God  of  i|'ra-el,  twelve  bullocks 
for  all  i§'ra-el,  ninety  and  six  rams,  sev- 
enty and  seven  lambs,  twelve  he-goats/or 
a  sin-offering  :  all  this  was  a  burnt-offering 
unto  the  Lord. 

36  And  they  delivered  the  king's  com- 
missions unto  the  king's  lieutenants,  and 
to  the  governors  on  this  side  the  river  ; 
and  they  furthered  the  people,  and  the 
house  of  God. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  when  these  things  were  done,  the 
princes  came  to  me,  saying,  The  peo- 
ple of  if'ra-el,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
Le'vites,  have  not  separated  themselves 
from  the  people  of  the  lands,  doing  ac- 
cording to  their  abominations,  even  of  the 
Can'aan-ites,  the  Hit'tites,  the  Per'iz- 
zites,  the  Jeb'u-sites,  the  Arn'mon-ites, 
the  Mo'ab-ites,  the  E-|yp'ti-ans,  and  the 
Am'o-rites. 

2  For  they  have  taken  of  their  daugh- 
ters for  themselves,  and  for  their  sons  ;  so 
that  the  holy  seed  have  mingled  them- 
selves with  the  people  of  those  lands  :  yea, 
the  hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers  hath 
been  chief  in  this  tres'pass. 


EZ'RA.  confession  of  atns. 

3  And  when  I  heard  this  thing,  I  rent 
my  garment  and  my  mantle,  and  pl«cked 
off  the  hair  of  my  head  and  of  my  beard, 
and  sat  down  astonied. ' 

4  Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every 
one  that  trembled  at  the  words  of  the  God 
of  if'ra-el,  because  of  the  transgression  of 
those  that  had  been  carried  away  ;  and  I 
sat  astonied  until  the  evening  Kac'rifige. 

5  And  at  the  evening  sac'rifi^e  I  arof e 
up  from  my  heaviness  ;  and  having  rent 
my  garment  and  my  mantle,  I  fell  upon 
my  knees,  and  spread  out  my  hands  unto 
the  Lord  my  God, 

6  And  said,  O  my  God  !  I  am  ashamed 
and  blush  to  lift  up  my  face  to  thee,  my 
God  :  for  our  iniquities  are  increased  over 
our  head,  and  our  tres'pass  is  grown  up 
unto  the  heavens. 

7  Since  the  days  of  our  fathers  hare  we 
6een  m  a  great  tres'pass  unto  this  day  : 
and  for  our  iniquities  have  we,  our  kings, 
and  our  priests,  been  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  kings  of  the  lands,  to  the  su'ord, 
to  captivity,  and  to  a  spoil,  and  to  con- 
fusion of  face,  as  it  is  this  day. 

8  And  now  for  a  little  space  grace  hath 
been  showed  from  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
leave  us  a  remnant  to  escape',  and  to  give 
us  a  nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our  God 
may  lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a  little 
reviving  in  our  bondage. 

9  For  we  u'cre  bondmen  ;  yet  our  God 
hath  not  forsaken  us  in  our  bondage,  but 
hath  extended  mercy  unto  us  in  the  sight 
of  the  kings  of  Per'si-a,  to  give  us  a  re- 
viving, to  set  up  the  house  of  our  God, 
and  to  repair  the  desolations  thereof,  and 
to  give  us  a  wall  in  Jii'dah  and  in  Je-rfi'- 
sa-lem. 

10  And  now,  O  our  God,  what  shall 
we  say  after  this  ?  for  we  have  forsaken 
thy  command'ments, 

11  Which  thou  hast  comman'ded  by 
thy  servants  the  prophets,  saying,  The 
land,  unto  which  ye  go  to  pojjess'  it,  is  an 
unclean  land  with  the  filthiness  of  the 
people  of  the  lands,  with  their  abomina- 
tions, which  have  filled  it  from  one  end  to 
another  with  their  uncleanness. 

12  Now,  there'fore,  give  not  your 
daughters  unto  their  sons,  neither  take 
their  daughters  unto  your  sons,  nor  seek 
their  peace  or  their  wealth  for  ever  ;  that 
ye  may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good  of  the 
land,  and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  to 
your  children  for  ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon  us 
for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for  our  great  tres'- 
pass, seeing  that  thou  our  God  hast  pun- 
ished us  less  than  our  iniquities  dc^crve\ 
and  hast  given  us  such  deliverance  as 
this  ; 

14  Should  we  again'  break  thy  com- 
mand'ments, and  join  in  affinity  with  the 


^  or,  astonished. 


406 


jSsr'ro  assembhth  the  people.  EZ'RA. 

people  of  these  abominations,  wouldst  not 
thou  be  angry  with  us  till  thou  hadst  con- 
sumed tw,  so  that  /here  should  be  no  rem- 
nant nor  escaping  ? 

15  O  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-el,  thou  art 
righteous ;  for  we  remain  yet  escaped,  as 
il  is  this  day  ;  behold,  we  are  before  thee 
in  our  tres'passes  ;  for  we  cannot  stand 
before  thee  because  of  this. 
CHAP.  X. 

NOW   when    Ez'ra   had   prayed,    and 
when  he  had  confessed,  weeping  and 


The  names  of  the  transgretsors. 
said  unto  them,  Ye  have  transgressed,  and 
have  taken  strange  wives  to  increase  the 
tres'pass  of  If'ra-el. 

11  Now  there'fore  make  confession  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  and  do  his 
pleaf'ure  ;  and  separate  yourselves  from 
the  people  of  the  land,  and  from  the 
strange  wives. 

12  Then  all  the  congregation  answered 
and  said  with  a  loud  voice.  As  thou  hast 
said,  so  must  we  do. 

13  But  the  people  are  many,  and  it  is 


cas'ting  himself  down  before  the  house  of   a  time  of  much  rain,  and  we  arc  not  able 


God,  there  assembled  unto  him  out  of  If'- 
ra-el  a  very  great  congregation  of  men, 
and  women,  and  children  :  for  the  people 
wept  very  sore. 

2  And  Shech-a-nl'ah  the  son  of  Je-hi'el, 
one  of  the  sons  of  E'lam,  answered  and 
said  unto  Ez'ra,  We  have  tres'passed 
against'  our  God,  and  have  taken  strange 
wives  of  the  people  of  the  land  :  yet  now 
there  is  hope  in  I|'ra-el  concer'ning  this 
thing. 

3  Now  there'fore  let  us  make  a  cove- 
nant with  our  God  to  put  away  all  the 
wives,  and  such  as  are  born  of  them,  ac- 
cording to  the  counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of 
those  that  tremble  at  the  command'ment 
of  our  God ;  and  let  it  be  done  according 
to  the  law. 

4  ArTf  e  ;  for  this  matter  belongeth  unto 
thee :  we  also  will  be  with  thee  ;  be  of 
good  courage,  and  do  it. 

5  Then  arofe  Ez'ra,  and  made  the  chief 
priests,  the  Le'vltes,  and  all  Ij'ra-el,  to 
swear  that  they  should  do  according  to 
this  word.     And  they  sware. 

6  Then  Ez'ra  rose  up  from  before  the 
house  of  God,  and  went  into  the  chamber 
of  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  of  E-ll'a-shib  :  and 
when  he  came  thither,  he  did  eat  no  bread, 
nor  drink  water  ;  for  he  mourned  because 
of  the  transgression  of  them  that  had 
been  carried  away. 

7  And  they  made  proclamation  through- 
out Ju'dah  and  Je-nVsa-lem  unto  all  the 
children  of  the  captivity,  that  they  should 
gather  themselves  together  unto  Je-riVsa- 
lem  ; 

8  And  that  whosoever  would  not  come 
within  three  days,  according  to  the  coun- 
sel of  the  princes  and  the  elders,  all  his 
substance  should  be  forfeited,  and  himself 
separated  from  the  congregation  of  those 
that  had  been  carried  away. 

9  Then  all  the  men  of  Ju'dah  and  Ben'- 
ja-mTn  gathered  themselves  together  unto 
Je-rii'sa-lem  within  three  days  :  it  was  the 
ninth  month,  and  the  twentieth  day  of 
the  month  ;  and  all  the  people  sat  in  the 
street  of  the  house  of  God,  trembling  be- 
cause of  this  matter,  and  for  the  great« 
rain. 

10  And  Ez'ra  the  priest  stood  up,  and 

*  Ma-a-sl'yah.  2  2-le-l'na-i. 


to  stand  without,  neither  is  this  a  work  of 
one  day  or  two  ;  for  we  are  many  that 
have  transgressed  in  this  thing. 

14  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the  con- 
gregation stand,  and  let  all  them  which 
have  taken  strange  wives  in  our  cities 
come  at  appointed  times,  and  with  them 
the  elders  of  every  city,  and  the  judges 
thereof,  until  the  fierce  wrath  of  our  God 
for  this  matter  be  turned  from  us. 

15  T  Only  Jon'a-than  the  son  of  Af'a 
hel,  and  Ja-ha-zl'ah  the  son  of  Tik'vah, 
were  employed  about'  this  mailer  ;  and 
Me-shul'lam  and  Shab-beth'a-i  the  Le'vite 
helped  them. 

16  And  the  children  of  the  captivity 
did  so.  And  Ez'ra  the  priest,  with  cer'tain 
chief  of  the  fathers,  after  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  and  all  of  them  by  their 
names,  were  separated,  and  sat  down  in 
the  first  day  of  the  tenth  month  to  exam- 
ine the  matter. 

17  And  they  made  an  end  with  all  the 
men  that  had  taken  strange  wives  by  the 
first  day  of  the  first  month. 

18  And  among  the  sons  of  the  priests 
there  were  found  that  had  taken  str.an^e 
wives  ;  namely.,  of  the  sons  of  Jesh'u-a 
the  son  of  Joz'a-dak,  and  his  brethren  ; 
Ma-a-sei'ah,l  and  E-li-e'zer,  and  Ja'rib, 
and  Ged-a-li'ah. 

19  And  they  gave  their  hands  that  they 
would  put  away  their  wives  ;  and  being 
guilty,  they  offered  a  ram  of  the  flock  for 
their  tres'pass. 

20  And  of  the  sons  of  Im'mer  ;  Han  a- 
ni,  and  Zeb-a-di'ah. 

21  And  of  the  sons  of  Ha'rim  ;  l\|l-a- 
sei'ah,  and  E-li'jah,  and  Shem-a-i'ah,  and 
Je-hi'el,  and  Uz-zi'ah. 

22  And  of  the  sons  of  Pash'iir  ;  E-li-oe- 
na-T,2  Ma-a-sei'ah,  Ish'ma-el,  Ne-than'e- 
el,  Joz'a-bad,  and  El'a-sah. 

23  Also  of  the  Le'vites  ;  Joz'a-bad,  and 
Shim'e-!,  and  Ke-lai'ah^  (the  same  is  Kel'- 
i-ta,)  Peth-a-hl'ah,  Ju'dah,  and  E-li-e'- 
zer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also  ;  E-lT'a-shib  :  and 
of  the  porters ;  Shal'lum,  and  Te'lem,  and 
U'rl. 

25  Moreover  of  If 'ra-el :  of  the  sons  of 
Pa'rosh ;    Ra-mi'ah,    and    Je-zi'ah,    and 

3  Kl-la'yah, 
407 


rhe  mourning  of  Nl-he-ml'ah  NEHEMI'AH.        for  Ih'e  misery  of  Jl-rv! sa-llm. 

Mal-chl'ah,  and  Mi'a-min,  and  E-le-a'zar, 
and  Mal-chi'jah,  and  Ben-ai'ah.  ^ 

26  And  of  the  sons  of  E'lam  ;  Mat-ta- 
ly'ah,  Zech-a-ri'ah,  and  Je-hVel,  and  Ab'- 
di,  and  Jer'e-moth,  and  E-li'ah. 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zat'tu  ;  E-li-oe- 
na-i,  E-li'a-shib,  Mat-ta-nT'ah,  and  Jer'i- 
moth,  and  Za'bad,  and  A-zi'za. 

28  Of  the  sons  also  of  Beb'a-i  ;  Je-ho'- 
a-nan,  Han-a-nl'ah,  Zab'bai,  and  Ath'lai. 

29  And  of  the  sons  of  Ba'nl ;  Me-shul'- 
1am,  Mal'luch,  and  Ad-a-iah,  Jash'ub,  and 
She'al,  and  Ra'moth. 

30  And  of  the  sons  of  Pa'hath-Mo'ab  ; 
id'na,  and  Che'lal,  Ben-ai'ah,  Ma-a-sei'ah,  j  a-ri'ah, 


33  Of  the  sons  of  Hash'um ;  Mat-te- 
na'i,  Mat'ta-thah,  Za'bad,  E-liph'e-let, 
Jer'e-mai,  Ma-nas'seh,  and  Shim'e-i. 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Ba'nl  ;  Ma-ad'ai, 
Am'ram,  and  C'el, 

35  Ben-ai'ah,  Ped-e-i'ah,  Chel'luh, 

36  Va-ni'ah,  Mer'e-moth,  E-li'a-shib 

37  Mat-ta-ni'ah,  Mat-te-na'i,  and  j»'- 
a-sau, 

38  And  Ba'ni,  and  Bin'nu-i,  Shim'e-i, 

39  And  Shel-e-mi'ah,  and  Na'than,  and 
Ad-a-i'ah, 

40  Mach-na-de'bai,  Shash'a-T,  Shar'a-1, 

41  A-za're-el,  and  Shel-e-ml'ah,   Shem- 


Mat-ta-ni'ah,    Be-zal'e-el, 
and  Ma-nas'seh. 

31  And  of  the  sons  of  Ha'rim  ;  E-li-e'- 
ter,  i-shi'jah,  Mal-9hi'ah,  Shem-a-i'ah, 
Shim'e-on, 

32  Ben'ja-min,  Mal'luch,  and  Shem-a- 
rl'ah. 


and    Bin'nu-i,!      42  Shal'lum,  Am-a-n'ah,  and  Jo'seph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Ne'bo  ;  Je-rel,  Mat- 
ti-thi'ah,  Za'bad,  Ze-bi'na,  Jad'du-a,  and 
Jo'el,  Ben-ai'ah. 

44  All  these  had  taken  strange  wives : 
and  some  of  them  had  wives  by  whom  they 
had  children. 


IT  The  Book  of  NEHEMI'AH. 


CHAPTER  I.  1 

THE  words  of  Ne-he-mi'ah  the  son  oft 
H'ach-a-li'ah.  And  it  came  to  pass 
m  the  month  Chif'leu,  in  the  twentieth 
year,  as  I  was  in  Shu'shan  the  palace, 

2  That  Han'a-ni,  one  of  my  brethren, 
came,  he  and  ccr'tmn  men  of  Ju'dah ;  and 
I  asked  them  concer'mng  the  Jews  that 
had  escaped,  which  were  left  of  the  cap- 
tivity, and  concer'ning  Je-rft'sa-lem 


which  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Mo 
|5s. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the  word 
that  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Mo  - 
fes,  sayings,  i/'ye  transgress,  I  will  scatter 
you  abroad  among  the  nations : 

9  But  if  ye  turn  unto  me,  and  keep  my 
commcind'ments,  and  do  them ;  though 
there  were  of  you  cast  out  unto  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I  gather 


3  And  they  said  unto  me.  The  remnant  them  from  thence,    and  will  bring  them 


that  are  left  of  the  captivity  there  i«  the 
province  fire  in  great  affliction  and  re- 
proach :  the  wall  of  Je-ru'sa-lem  also  is 
broken  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are 
burnt  with  fire. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I  heard 
these  words,  that  I  sat  down  and  wept, 
and  mourned  ccr'taln  days,  and  fasted, 
and  prayed  before  the  God  of  heaven, 

5  And  said,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord 
God  of  heaven,  the  great  and  terrible  God, 
that  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  for  them 
that  love  him  and  observe'  his  command'- 
ments ; 

6  Let  thine  ear  now  be  attentive,  and 
thine  eyes  open,  that  thou  mayst  hear  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  which  I  pray  before 
thee  now,  day  and  night,  for  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  thy  servants,  and  confess  the 
sins  of  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  which  we 
have  sinned  against'  thee  :  both  I  and  my 
father's  houjse  have  sinned. 

7  We  have  dealt  very  corruptly  against' 
thee,  and  have  not  kept  the  command'- 
ments,  nor  the  statutes,  nor  the  judgments. 


unto  the  place  that  I  have  chosen  to  set 
my  name  there. 

10  Now  these  are  thy  servants,  and  thy 
people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  by  thy 
great  power,  and  by  thy  strong  hand. 

11  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  let  now 
thine  ear  be  attentive  to  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  and  to  the  prayer  of  thy  ser- 
vants, who  desire  to  fear  thy  name  ;  and 
prosper,  I  pray  thee,  thy  servant  this  day, 
and  grant  him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this 
man  :  For  I  was  the  kinc'^s  cup-bearer. 

CHAP.  n. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Ni'- 
san,  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Ar-ta- 
xerx'ef  the  king,  that  wine  teas  before  him : 
and  I  took  up  the  wLne,  and  gave  it  unto 
the  king.  Now  I  had  not  been  beforetime 
•sad  in  his  presence. 

2  Wherefore  the  king  said  unto  me. 
Why  is  thy  countenance  sad,  seeing  thou 
art  not  sick  ?  this  is  nothing  e/*e  but  sor- 
row of  heart.     Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid, 

3  And  said  unto  the  king.  Let  the  king 
live  for  ever :  why  should   not  my  cou&- 


1  Ben-a'yah. 


408 


^e-he-mi'ah  vieweth  the 


NEHEMI'AH. 


walU  ofJc-riVsa-lctn. 


tenance  be  sad,  when  the  city,  the   place  |  distress  that  we  are  in,   how  Je-i-fi 'sa-lem 


of  my  fathers'  sepulchres,  Hetk  waste,  and 
the  gates  thereof  are  consumed  with  fire  ? 

4  'I'henthe  king  said  unto  me,  For  what 
dost  thou  make  request '  So  I  prayed  to 
the  God  of  heaven. 

5  And  I  said  unto  the  king-.  If  it  please 
the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldst  send 
me  unto  Ju'dah,  unto  the  city  of  my  fa- 
thers' sepulchres,  that  I  may  build  it. 

6  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  (the 
queen  also  sitting  by  him,)  For  how  long 
shall  thy  journey  be?  and  when  wilt  thou 
return?  So  it  pleased  the  king  to  send 
me  ;  and  I  set  him  a  time. 

7  Moreover,  I  said  unto  the  king,  If  it 
please  the  king,  let  letters  be  given  me  to 
the  governors  beyond  the  river,  that  they 
may  convey  me  over,  till  I  come  into  Jii'- 
dah; 

8  And  a  letter  unto  A'saph  the  keeper 
of  the  king's  forest,  that  he  may  give  me 
timber  to  make  beams  for  the  gates  of  the 
palace  which  appertain' ed  to  the  house, 
and  for  the  wall  of  the  city,  and  for  the 
house  that  I  shall  enter  into.  And  the 
king  granted  me,  according  to  the  good 
hand  of  my  God  upon  me. 

9  Then  I  came  to  the  governors  beyond 
the  river,  and  gave  them  the  king's  let- 
ters. (Now  the  king  had  sent  cap  tains  of 
the  army  and  horsemen  with  me.) 

10  When  San-bal'lat  the  Hor'o-nite, 
and  To-bi'ah  the  servant,  the  Am'mon-Tte, 
heard  o///,  it  grieved  them  exceedingly  that 
there  was  come  a  man  to  seek  the  welfare 
of  the  children  of  Is'ra-el. 

11  So  I  came  to  Je-riVsa-lem,  and  was 
there  three  days. 

12  And  I  arofe  in  the  night,  1  and  some 
few  men  with  me  ;  neither  told  I  any  man 
what  my  God  had  put  in  my  heart  to  do 
at  Je-riVsa-lem:  neither wa*  there any\ie?i.si 
with  me,  save  the  beast  that  I  rode  upon. 

13  And  I  went  out  by  night,  by  the  gate 
of  the  valley,  even  before  the  dragon-well, 
and  to  the  dung-port,  and  viewed  the  walls 
of  Je-ru'sa-lem  which  were  broken  down, 
and  the  gates  thereof  were  consumed  with 
fire. 

14  Then  I  went  on  to  the  gate  of  the 
foun'tain,  and  to  the  king's  pool  :  but  there 
was  no  place  for  the  beast  that  was  under 
me  to  pass. 

15  Then  went  I  up  in  the  night  by  the 
brook,  and  viewed  tlie  wall,  and  turned 
back,  and  entered  by  the  gate  of  the  val- 
ley, and  so  returned. 

16  And  the  rulers  knew  not  whither  I 
went,  or  what  I  did  ;  neither  had  I  as  yet 
told  it  to  the  Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor 
to  the  nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to  the 
rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  Then  said  I  unto  them,    Ye  see  the 


T 


lieth  waste,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burnt 
with  fire  :  come,  and  let  us  build  up  the 
wall  of  Je-rii'sa-lem^  that  we  be  no  more  a 
reproach. 

18  Then  I  told  them  of  the  hand  of  my 
God  which  was  good  upon  me  ;  as  also  the 
king's  words  that  he  had  spoken  unto  me 
And  they  said.  Let  us  rise  up  and  build. 
So  they  strengthened  their  hands  for  tliij 
good  ivork. 

19  But  when  San-bal'lat  the  Hor'o-nite 
and  To-bi'ah  the  servant,  the  Am'mrin-lte. 
and  Ge'shem  the  A-ra'bi-an,  heard  v7,  they 
laughed  us  to  scorn,  and  despi§ed  us,  and 
said.  What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do  ?  will 
ye  rebel  against'  the  king  ? 

20  Then  answered  I  them,  and  said  unto 
them.  The  God  of  heaven  he  will  prosper 
us  ;  there'fore  we  his  servants  will  arife 
and  build  :  but  ye  have  no  portion,  nor 
right,  nor  memorial,  in  Je-rfl'sa-lem. 

CHAP.  III. 
HEN  E-lTa-shTb  the  high  priest  rose 
up,  with  his  brethren  the  priests,  and 
they  builded  the  sheep-gate  ;  they  sancti- 
fied it,  and  set  up  the  doors  of  it ;  even 
unto  the  tower  of  Me'ah  they  sanctified  it, 
unto  the  tower  of  Ha-nan'e-el. 

2  And  next  unto  him  builded  the  men 
of  Jer'i-cho.  And  next  to  them  builded 
Zac'cur  the  son  of  Im'ri. 

3  But  the  fish-gate  did  the  sons  of  Haf- 
§e-na'ah  build,  who  also  laid  the  beams 
thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

4  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mer'e- 
moth  the  son  of  U-ri'jah,  the  son  of  Koz. 
And  next  unto  them  repaired  Me-shul'lam 
the  son  of  Ber-e-chi'ah,  the  son  of  Mesh- 
ez'a-be-el.  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Za'dok  the  son  of  Ba'a-na. 

5  And  next  unto  them  the  Te-ko'ites 
repaired  ;  but  their  nobles  put  not  their 
necks  to  the  work  of  their  Lord. 

6  Moreover,  the  old  gate  repaired  Je- 
hoi'a-da  the  son  of  Pa-se'ah,  and  Me-shul'- 
lam the  son  of  Bef-6-dei'ah  ;  ^  they  laid 
the  beams  thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors 
thereof,  and  the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars 
thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mel- 
a-tl'ah  the  Gib'e-6n-ite,  and  Ja'don  mt 
Me-ron'o-thite,  the  men  of  Gib'e-6n  and 
of  Miz'pah,  unto  the  throne  of  the  g6v- 
ernor  on  this  side  the  river. 

8  Next  unto  him  repaired  Dz-zi'el  the 
son  ofllar-ha-T'ah,  of  the  goldsmiths.  Next 
unto  him  also  repaired  Han-a-ni'ah  the  son 
of  one  of  the  apothecaries,  and  they  forti- 
fied Je-rft'sa-lem  unto  the  broad  wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Reph- 
a-i'ahthe  son  of  Hiir,  the  ruler  of  the  hall 
part  of  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

10  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Je-dai' 


Mm 


Bcz-O'di'yah. 


409 


Th,e  nanus  and  order  of  those 

ah    the    son    of    Ha-r&'maph,     even  over 

against'  his    house.     And  next   unto  him 

repaired  Hat'tush  the  son  of  Hash-ab-nT'- 

ah. 

11  Mal-chT'jah  the  son  of  Ha'rini,  and 
Ha'shub  the  son  of  Pa'hath-Mo'ab,  repair- 
ed the  other  piece,  and  the  tower  of  the 
furnaces. 

12  And  next  unto  him  repaired  Shal'- 
liim  the  son  of  Ha-lo'esh,  the  ruler  of  the 
half  part  of  Je-rfli'sa-lem,  he  and  his  daugh- 
ters. 

13  The  valley-gate  repaired  Ha'nun, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Za-no'ah ;  they 
built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a 
thousand  cubits  on  the  wall  unto  the  dung- 
gate. 

14  But  the  dung-gate  repaired  Mal- 
chl'ah  the  son  of  Re'chab,  the  ruler  of  part 
of  Beth-hac'cer-em;i  he  built  it,  and  set  up 
the  doors  thereof,  the  locks  thereof,  and 
the  bars  thereof. 

15  But  the  gate  of  the  foun'tain  repair- 
ed Shal'lum  the  son  of  Col-ho'zeh,  the 
ruler  of  part  of  Miz'pah :  he  built  it,  and 
covered  it,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof, 
the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and 
the  wall  of  the  pool  of  Sil'o-ah  by  the 
king's  garden,  and  unto  the  stairs  that  go 
down  from  the  city  of  Da'vid. 

IG  After  him  repaired  Ne-he-mi'ah  the 
son  of  Az'buk,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of 
Beth'zur,  unto  the  place  over  against'  the 
sepulchres  of  Da'vid,  and  to  the  pool  that 
was  made,  and  unto  the  house  of  the 
mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  Le'vites,  Re'- 
hijm  the  son  of  Ba'ni.  Next  unto  him  re- 
paired Hash-a-bl'ah,  the  ruler  of  the  half- 
part  of  Kei'lah,  in  his  part. 

18  After  him  repaired  their  brethren, 
Bav'a-i  the  son  of  Hen'a-dad,  the  ruler  of 
the  half-part  of  Kei'lah. 2 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired  E'zer  the 
son  of  Jesh'u-a,  the  ruler  of  Miz'pah,  an 
other  piece  over  against'  the  going  up  to 
the  armoury,  at  the  turning  of  the  wall. 

20  After  him  Ba'ru9h  the  son  of  Zab'bfii 
earnestly  repaired  the  other  piece,  from 
t.he  turning  of  the  uall  unto  the  door  of  the 
tiouse  of  E-li'a-shlb  the  high  priest. 

21  After  him  repaired  Mer'e-moth  the 
son  of  U-n'jah,  the  son  of  Koz,  another 
piece,  from  the  door  of  the  house  of  E-li'a- 
shib  even  to  the  end  of  the  house  of  E-li'a- 
shib. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the  priests, 
the  men  of  the  plain. 

23  After  him  repaired  Ben'ja-min  and 
Ha'shub,  over  against'  their  house.  After 
him  repaired  Az-a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Ma-a- 
sei'ah,  the  son  of  An-a-ni'ah,  by  his  house. 

24  After  him  repaired  Bin'nu-i  the  son 
of  Hen'a-dad,    another   piece,    from   the 


^  Beth-hak'ser-im, 


NEHEMl'AH.  who  builded  the  wall. 

house  of  Az-a-ri'ah  unto  the  turning  of  the 
wall,  even  unto  the  corner. 

25  Pa'lal  the  son  of  C'za-I,  over  against 
the  turning  of  the  wall,  and  the  tower 
which  lieth  out  from  the  king's  high  house, 
that  was  by  the  court  of  the  prison.  After 
him  Ped-ai'ah-^  the  son  of  Pa'rosh. 

26  Moreover,  the  Neth'i-nlms  dwelt  in 
O'phel,  unto  the  place  over  against'  the 
water-gate  to'ward  the  east,  and  the  tow 
er  that  lieth  out. 

27  After  them  the  Te-ko'ites  repaired 
another  piece,  over  against'  the  great  tow- 
er that  lieth  out,  even  unto  the  wall  of 
O'phel. 

28  From  above  the  horse-gate  repaired 
the  priests,  every  one  over  against'  his 
house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Za'dok  the  son 
of  Im'mer,  over  against'  his  house.  After 
him  repaired  also  Shem-a-i'ah  the  son  of 
Shech-a-ni'ah,  the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

30  After  him  repaired  Han-a-ni'ah  the 
son  of  Shel-e-mi'ah,  and  Ha'niin  the  sixth 
son  of  Za'Iaph,  another  piece.  After  him 
repaired  Me-shul'lam  the  son  of  Ber-e-chi' 
ah,  over  against'  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Mal-chi'ah  the 
goldsmith's  son,  unto  the  place  of  the 
Neth'i-nlms,  and  of  the  merchants,  over 
against'  the  gate  Miph'kad,  and  to  the 
going  up  of  the  corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of  the 
corner  unto  the  sheep-gate  repaired  the 
goldsmiths  and  the  merchants. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  San- 
bal'lat  heard  that  we  builded  the 
wall,  he  was  wroth,  and  took  great  indig- 
nation, and  mocked  the  Jews. 

2  And  he  spake  before  his  brethren  and 
the  army  of  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  said.  What 
do  these  feeble  Jews  ?  will  they  fortify 
themselves  ?  will  they  sac'rifi^e  ?  will 
they  make  an  end  in  a  day?  will  they 
revive  the  stones  out  of  the  heaps  of  the 
rubbish  which  are  burnt  ? 

3  Now  To-bi'ah  the  Am'mon-ite  was  by 
him,  and  he  said.  Even  that  which  they 
build,  if  a  fox  go  up,  he  shall  even  break 
down  their  stone  wall. 

4  Hear,  O  our  God ;  for  we  are  despTf- 
ed :  and  turn  their  reproach  upon  their 
own  head,  and  give  them  for  a  prey  in  the 
land  of  captivity  ; 

5  And  cover  not  their  iniquity,  and  let 
not  their  sin  be  blotted  out  from  before 
thee  :  for  they  have  provoked  thee  to  anger 
before  the  builders. 

6  So  built  we  the  wall ;  and  all  the 
wall  was  joined  together  unto  the  half 
thereof:  for  the  people  had  a  mind  to 
work. 

7  But  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  San- 
bal'lat,  and  T5-bi'ah,  and  the  A-ra'bi-ans, 


2  Ke'lah. 


'  Ped-afyah. 
410 


Kl-he-mi'ah  appomtetk  a  watch.  NEHEMI'AH 
and  the  Am'mou-ites,  and  the  Ash'dod- 
ites,  heard  that  the  walls  of  Je-rii'sa-lem 
were  made  up,  and  that  the  breaches  be- 
gan to  be  stopped,  then  they  were  very 
wroth, 

8  And  conspired  all  of  them  together 
to  come  and  to  fight  against'  Je-rft'sa-lein, 
and  to  hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  we  made  our  prayer 
unto  our  God,  and  set  a  watch  against' 
them  day  and  night,  because  of  them. 

10  And  .lu'dah  said.  The  strength  of 
the  bearers  of  burdens  is  decayed,  and 
there  is  much  rubbish,  so  that  we  are  not 
able  to  build  the  wall. 

11  And  our  ad'versaries  said,  They  shall 
not  know,  neither  see,  till  we  come  in  the 
midst  among  them,  and  slay  them,  and 
cause  the  work  to  cease. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
Jews  which  dwelt  by  them  came,  they 
said  unto  us  ten  times.  From  all  places 
whence  ye  shall  return  unto  us  they  will 
be  upon  you. 

13  There'fore  set  I  in  the  lower  places 
behind  the  wall,  and  on  the  higher  places, 
I  even  set  the  people  after  their  families, 
with  their  swdrds,  their  spears,  and  their 
bows. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up,  and  said 
unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  rulers,  and  to 
the  rest  of  the  people,  Be  not  ye  afraid 
of  them :  remember  the  Lord  which  is 
great  and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your 
brethren,  your  sons  and  your  daughters, 
your  wives  and  your  houses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  ene- 
mies heard  that  it  was  known  unto  us, 
and  God  had  brought  their  counsel  to 
nought,  that  we  returned  all  of  us  to  the 
wall,  every  one  unto  his  work. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  from  that  time 
forth,  that  the  half  of  my  servants  wrought 
in  the  work,  and  the  other  half  of  them 
held  both  the  spears,  the  shields,  and  the 
bows,  and  the  ha-ber'^e-onj  ;  and  the  ru- 
lers u-ere  behind  all  the  house  of  Ju'- 
dah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the  wall, 
and  they  that  bare  burdens,  with  those 
that  laded,  every  one  with  one  of  his  hands 
wrought  in  the  work,  and  with  the  other 
hand  held  a  weapon.  ^ 

IG  For  the  builders,  every  one  had  his 
sit'ord  girded^  by  his  side,  and  so  builded. 
And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet  was  by 
me. 

19  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to 
the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  people. 
The  work  is  great  and  large,  and  we  are 
separated  upon  the  wall,  one  far  from 
another : 

20  In  what  place  there'fore  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  resort  ye  thither 
unto  us  :  our  God  shall  fight  for  us. 

'  wlp'p'n.  2  gcr'dcd. 


The  Jews  complain. 

21  So  we  laboured  in  the  work :  and 
half  of  them  held  the  spears,  from  the 
rising  of  the  mornmg  till  the  stars  ap- 
peared. • 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time  said  I 
unto  the  people.  Let  every  one  with  his 
servant  lodge  within  Je-r&'sa-lem,  that  in 
the  night  they  may  be  a  guard  to  us,  and 
labour  on  the  day. 

23  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor 
my  servants,  nor  the  men  of  the  guard 
which  followed  me,  none  of  us  put  off  our 
clothes,  saving  that  every  one  put  them 
off  for  wash'ing. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  there  was  a  great  cry  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  of  their  wives,  against'  theii 
brethren  the  Jews. 

2  For  there  were  that  said.  We,  oui 
sons,  and  our  daughters,  are  many  ;  there'- 
fore we  take  up  corn  for  them,  that  we 
may  eat  and  live. 

3  So^ne  also  there  were  that  said.  We 
have  mortgaged  our  lands,  vine'yardf,* 
and  houses,  that  we  might  buy  corn,  be- 
cause of  the  dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said.  We  have 
borrowed  money  for  the  king's  tribute, 
and  that  upon  our  lands  and  vine'yardf. 

5  Yet  now  our  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of 
our  brethren,  our  children  as  their  chil- 
dren :  and,  lo,  we  bring  into  bondage  our 
sons  and  our  daughters  to  be  servants,  and 
some  of  our  daughters  are  brought  unto 
bondage  Already,  neither  is  it  in  our  pow- 
er to  redeem  them  ;  for  other  men  hav 
our  lands  and  vine'yards. 

6  And  I  was  very  angry  when  I  heard 
their  cry,  and  these  words. 

7  Then  I  consulted  with  myself,  and  I 
rebuked  the  nobles,  and  the  rulers,  and 
said  unto  them.  Ye  exact  ujury,^  every 
one  of  his  brother.  And  I  set  a  great  as- 
sembly against'  them : 

8  And  I  said  unto  them,  We,  after  our 
ability,  have  redeemed  our  brethren  the 
Jews,  tchich  iclre  sold  unto  the  heathen  ; 
and  will  ye  even  sell  your  brethren  ?  or 
shall  they  be  sold  unto  us  ?  Then  held 
they  their  peace,  and  found  ndthing  to 
ansiver. 

9  Also  I  said.  It  is  not  good  that  ye  do : 
ought  ye  not  to  walk  in  the  fear  of  our 
God,  because  of  the  reproach  of  the  hea- 
then our  enemies  ? 

10  I  likewise,  and  my  brethren,  and  my 
servants,  might  exact  of  them  money  and 
corn :  I  pray  you,  let  us  leave  off  this 
u§ury. 

11  Restore,  I  pray  you,  to  them,  even 
this  day,  their  lands,  their  vhie'yardf, 
their  olive-yards,  and  their  houses,  also 
the  hundredth  part  of  the  money,  and  of 
the  corn,  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  that  ye 
exact  of  them. 

3  vmylrdz.  ''  yxt'shu-re. 

411 


San-hal'lafs  evil  practice. 

12  Then  said  they,  We  will  restore 
Ikem,  and  will  require  nothing  of  them  ; 
so  will  we  do  as  thou  sayest.  Then  I 
called  the  priests,  and  took  an* oath  of 
them,  that  they  should  do  according  to 
this  promise. 

13  Also  I  shook  my  lap,  and  said.  So 
God  shake  out  every  man  from  his  house, 
and  from  his  labour,  that  perform'eth  not 
this  promise,  even  thus  be  he  shaken  out 
and  emptied.  And  all  the  congregation 
said,  A'men',  and  praised  the  Lord.  And 
the  people  did  according  to  this  prom- 
ise. 

14  Moreover,  from  the  time  that  I  was 
appointed  to  be  their  governor  in  the  land 
of  Jii'dah,  from  the  twentieth  year  even 
unto  the  two  and  thirtieth  year  of  Ar-ta- 
xerx'ef  ^  the  king,  that  m,  twelve  years,  I 
and  my  brethren  have  not  eaten  the  bread 
of  the  governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that  had 
been  before  me  were  chargeable  unto  the 
people,  and  had  taken  of  them  bread  and 
wine,  beside  forty  shekels  of  silver ;  yea, 
even  their  servants  bare  rule  over  the 
people :  but  so  did  not  I,  because  of  the 
fear  of  God. 

16  Yea,  also,  I  continued  in  the  work 
of  this  wall,  neither  bought  we  any  land  : 
and  all  my  servants  were  gathered  thither 
unto  the  work. 

17  Moreover,  there  were  at  my  table  a 
hundred  and  fifty  of  the  Jews  and  rulers, 
besides  those  that  came  unto  us  from 
among  the  heathen  that  are  about'  us. 

18  Now  that  which  was  prepared  for 
me  daily  was  one  ox  and  six  choice  sheep  ; 
also  fowls  were  prepared  for  me,  and  once 
in  ten  days  store  of  all  sorts  of  wine :  yet 
for  all  this  required  not  I  the  bread  of  the 
governor,  because  the  bondage  was  heavy 
upon  this  people. 

19  Think  upon  me,  my  God,  for  good, 
according  to  all  that  I  have  done  for  this 
people.  I 

CHAP.  VI. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  San-bal'- 
lat,  and  To-bi'ah,  and  Ge'shem  the 
A-ra'bi-an,  and  the  rest  of  our  enemies, 
heard  that  I  had  bullded  the  wall,  and 
that  there  was  no  breach  left  therein, 
(though  at  that  time  I  had  not  set  up  the 
doors  upon  the  gates,) 

2  That  San-bal'lat  and  Ge'shem  sent 
unto  me,  saying.  Come,  let  us  meet  to- 
gether in  some  one  of  the  villages  in  the 
plain  of  O'no.  But  they  thought  to  do 
me  mis'chief. 

3  And  I  sent  messengers  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  doing  a  great  work,  so  that 
I  cannot  come  down  :  why  should  the 
work  cease,  whilst  I  leave  it,  and  come 
down  to  you  ? 

4  Yet   thev  sent  unto  me   four  times 


NEHEMI'AH.  The  work  finished 

after  this  sort ;  and  I  answered  them  after 
the  same  manner. 

5  Then  sent  San-bal'lat  his  servant  unto 
me,  in  like  manner,  the  fifth  time,  with 
an  open  letter  in  his  hand  ; 

6  Wherein  was  written.  It  is  reported 
among  the  heathen,  and  Gash'mii  saith  i7, 
that  thou  and  the  Jews  think  to  rebel : 
for  which  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall, 
that  thou  mayst  be  their  king,  according 
to  these  words. 

7  And  thou  hast  also  appointed  proph- 
ets to  preach  of  thee  at  Je-rft'sa-lem,  say- 
ing, There  is  a  king  in  Jii'dah  :  and  now 
shall  it  be  reported  to  the  king  according 
to  these  words.  Come  now  therc'fore,  and 
let  us  take  counsel  together. 

C  Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saying.  There 
are  no  such  things  done  as  thou  sayest, 
but  thou  feignest  them  out  of  thine  own 
heart. 

9  For  they  all  made  us  afraid,  saying. 
Their  hands  shall  be  weakened  from  the 
work,  that  it  be  not  done.  Now  there'- 
fore,  O  God^  strengthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I  came  unto  the  house  of 
Shem-a-i'ah  the  son  of  Del-a-i'ah,  the  son 
of  Me-het'a-bel,  who  was  shut  up  ;  and 
he  said.  Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house 
of  God,  within  the  temple  ;  and  let  us 
shut  the  doors  of  the  temple  :  for  they 
will  come  to  slay  thee  ;  yea,  in  the  night 
will  they  come  to  slay  thee. 

11  And  I  said,  Should  such  a  man  as  I 
flee  ?  and  who  is  there  that  being  as  I  am, 
would  go  into  the  temple  to  save  his  life  ? 
I  will  not  go  in. 

12  And,  lo,  I  perceived  that  God  had 
not  sent  him  ;  but  that  he  pronounced  this 
prophecy  against'  me  :  for  To-bi'ah  and 
San-bal'lat  had  hired  him. 

13  There'fdre  was  he  hired,  that  I  should 
be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and  sin,  and  that 
they  might  have  matter  for  an  evil  report, 
that  they  might  reproach  me. 

14  My  God,  think  thou  upon  To-bi'ah 
and  San-bal'lat  according  to  these  their 
works,  and  on  the  prophetess  No-a-di'ah, 
and  the  rest  of  the  prophets  that  would 
have  put  me  in  fear. 

15  IT  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the 
twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the  mdnth  E'lCil, 
in  fifty  and  two  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all 
our  enemies  heard  thereof^  and  all  the 
heathen  that  were  about'  us  saw  these 
things^  they  were  much  cast  down  in  their 
own  eyes  :  for  they  perceived  that  this 
work  was  wrought  of  our  God. 

17  Moreover,  in  those  days,  the  nobles 
of  Ju'dah  sent  many  letters  unto  T6-bi'- 
ah,  and  the  letters  of  To-bi'ah  came  unto 
them. 

18  For  there  were  many  in  Ju'dah  sworn 
unto  him,  because  he  was  the  son-in-law 


^  Ar-ta^zlrx'es, 


412 


^  register  of  those  who  returned 
of  Shech-a-ni'ah  the  son  of  A'rah  ;  and  his 
son  Jo-ha'nan  had  taken  the  daughter  of 
Me-shul'lam  the  son  of  I3er-e-chT'ah. 

19  Also  they   reported  his  good  deeds 
before  me,  and   uttered  my  words  to  him. 
.^ndTo-bi'ah  sent  letters  to  put  me  in  fear. 
CHAP.  VII. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall 
was  built,  and  I  had  set  up  the  doors, 
and  the  porters,  and  the  singers,  and  the 
Le'vites  were  appointed, 

2  That  I  gave  my  brother  Han'a-n!,  and 
Han-a-ni  ah  the  ruler  of  the  palace,  charge 
over  Je-ril  sa-lem  :  (for  he  u-as  a  faithful 
man,  and  feared  God  above  many :) 

3  And  1  said  unto  them.  Let  not  the 
gates  of  Je-r6'sa-!em  be  opened  until  the 
sun  be  hot ;  and  while  they  stand  by,  let 
them  shut  the  doors,  and  bar  them  :  and 
appoint  watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
nVsa-lem,  every  one  in  his  watch,  and 
every  one  to  be  over  against'  his  house. 

4  Now  the  city  was  large  and  great : 
but  the  people  were  few  therein,  and  the 
houses  were  not  builded. 

5  And  my  God  put  into  mine  heart  to 
gather  together  the  nobles,  and  the  rulers, 
and  the  people,  that  they  might  be  reck- 
oned by  ^eneal'o^y  :  and  I  found  a  register 


of  the  geneal'oey  of  them  which  came  up 
at  the  first,  and  found  written  therein, 

6  These  are  the  children  of  the  prov 
ince,  that  went  up  out  of  the  captivity, 
of  those  that  had  been  carried  away, 
whom  Neb-Q-chad-nez'zar  the  king  of 
Bab'y-lon  had  carried  away,  and  came 
again'  to  Je-rfl'sa-lem  and  to  Ju'dah,  every 
one  unto  his  city  ; 

7  Who  came  with  Ze-riib'ba-bel ;  Jesh'- 
u-a,  Ne-he-mi'ah,  Az-a-ri'ah,  Ra-a-ml'ah, 
Na-ham'a-ni,  Mor'de-cai,  Bil'shan,  Mif'pe- 
reth,  Big'va-T,  Ne'hiim,  Ba'a-nah  :  the 
number,  I  say^  of  the  men  of  the  people 
of  i§'ra-el,  was  this  : 

8  The  children  of  Pa'rosh,  two  thou- 
sand a  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

9  The  children  of  Sheph-a-ti'ah,  three 
hundred  seventy  and  two. 

10  The  children  of  A'rah,  six  hundred 
fifty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Pa'hath-Mo'ab,  of 
the  children  of  Jesh'u-a  and  Jo'ab,  two 
thousand  and  eight  hundred  and  eighteen 

12  The  children  of  E'lam,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  fifty  and  four 

13  The  children  of  Zat'tu,  eight  hun- 
dred forty  and  five 

14  The  children  of  Zac'cai,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

15  The  children  of  Bin'nu-T,  six  hun- 
dred forty  and  eight. 

16  The  children  of  Beb'a-1,  six  bun 
dred  twenty  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Az'gad,  two  thou 
sand  three  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

'  Jl-da'yah. 
Mm2 


NEHEMI'AH.       from  Bab'y-lon  to  Ji-rd'sa-lent. 

18  The  children  of  A-don'i-kam,  six 
hundred  threescore  and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Big'va-i,  two  thou- 
sand threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  A'din,  six  hundred 
fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  A'ter  of  Hez-e-ki'ah, 
ninety  and  eight, 

22  The  children  of  Ha'shum,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  eight. 

23  The  children  of  Be'zai,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  four. 

24  The  children  of  Ha'riph,  a  hundreil 
and  twelve. 

25  The  children  of  GTb'e-on,  ninety 
and  five. 

26  The  men  of  Beth'le-hem,  and  Ne- 
to'phah,  a  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

27  The  men  of  An'a-thoth,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-az'ma-veth,  forty 
and  two. 

29  The  men  of  Kir'jath-Je'a-rim,- 
Cheph-Vrah,  and  Be-e'roth,  seven  hun- 
dred forty  and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Ra'mah  and  Ga'ba,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  one. 

31  The  men  of  Mich'mas,  a  hundred 
twenty  and  two. 

32  The  men  of  Beth'el  and  a'T,  a  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

33  The  men  of  the  other  Ne'bo,  fifty 
and  two. 

34  The  children  of  the  other  E'lam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

35  The  children  of  Ha'rim,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

36  The  children  of  Jer'i-cho,  three  hun- 
dred forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Ha'did,  and 
O'no,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Sen'a-ah,  three  thou- 
sand nine  hundred  and  thirty. 

39  The  priests:  the  children  of  Je-dai'- 
ah, '  of  the  house  of  Jesh  u-a,  nine  hun- 
dred seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  Im'm^r,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  Pash'iir,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  forty  and  seven. 

42  The  children  of  Ha'rim,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

43  The  Le'vites  :  the  children  of  Jesh'- 
u-a, of  Kad'mi-el,  and  of  the  children  of 
H5-de'vah,  seventy  and  four. 

44  The  singers  ;  the  children  of  A'saph, 
a  hundred  forty  and  eight. 

45  The  porters  :  the  children  of  Shal'- 
liim,  the  children  of  A't6r,  the  children  of 
Tal'mon,  the  children  of  Ak'kub,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hat'i-ta,  the  children  of  Sho'ba-i, 
a  hundred  thirty  and  eight. 

46  The  Neth'i-nims:  the  children  of 
ZT'ha,  the  children  of  Ha-shu'pha,  the 
children  of  Tab'ba-«th, 


2  Ker'jalh-Ji'a-rtm. 
413 


The  names  of  those  who  could  NEHEMI'AH 

47  The  children  of  Ke'ros,  the  children  and  six 
of  Si'a,  the  children  of  Pa'don,  and  five 

48  The  children  of  Leb'a-na,  the  chil-       69 
dren  of  Hag'a-ba,  the  children  of  Shal'- 
ma-T, 

49  The  children  of  Ha'nan,  the  chil- 
dren of  Gid'del,  the  children  of  Ga'har, 

50  The  children  of  Re-a-1'ah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Re'zTn,  the  children  of  Ne-ko'da, 

51  The  children  of  Gaz'zam,  the  chil- 
dren of  IJz'za,  the  children  of  Pha'se-ah, 

52  The  children  of  Be'sai,  the  children 
of  Me-u'nim,  the  children  of  Ne-phish'e- 
sim, 

53  The  children  of  Bak'buk,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hak-u'pha,  the  children  of  Har' 
hfir, 

54  The  children  of  Baz'lTth,  the  chil- 
dren of  Me-hi'da,  the  children  of  Har'sha, 

55  The  children  of  Bar'kos,  the  chil- 
dren of  Sis'e-ra,  the  children  of  Ta'mah, 

56  The  children  of  Ne-zi'ah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ha-ti'pha. 

57  The  children  of  Sol'o-mon's  servants : 
the  children  of  So'ta-T,  the  children  of 
Soph'e-reth,  the  children  of  Pe-ri'da, 

58  The  children  of  Ja-a'la,  the  children 
of  Dar'kon,  the  children  of  GTd'del, 

59  The  children  of  Sheph-a-ti'ah,  the 
children  of  Hat'til,  the  children  of  Poch  - 
e-reth  of  Ze-ba'im,  the  children  of  A'mon. 

60  All  the  Neth'i-nims,  and  the  children 
of  Sol'o-mon's  servants,  were  three  hun- 
dred ninety  and  two. 

61  And  these  were  they  vrhich  went  up 
also  from  Tel'me-lah,  Tel-ha-re'sha,  Che'- 
rub,  Ad'don,  and  im'm^r  :  but  they 
could  not  show  their  father's  house,  nor 
their  seed,  whether  they  were  of  If'ra-el. 

62  The  children  of  Del-a-'i'ah,  the  chil- 
dren of  T6-bi'ah,  the  children  of  Ne-ko'da, 
six  hundred  forty  and  two. 

63  And  of  the  priests :  the  children  of 
Ha-bai'ah,i  the  children  of  Koz,  the 
children  of  Bar-zil'la-i,  which  took  one 
of  the  daughters  of  Bar-zll'la-i  the  Gil'e- 
ad-ite  to  wife,  and  was  called  after  their 
name. 

64  These  sought  their  register  amdng 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  geneal'oey, 
but  it  was  not  found  :  there'fore  were  they, 
as  polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

65  And  the  Tir'sha-tha^  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  not  eat  of  the 
most  holy  things  till  there  stood  up  a 
priest  with  U'rim  and  Thiim'mim. 

66  The  whole  congregation  together 
was  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hundred 
and  threescore ; 

67  Besides  their  man-servants  and  their 
maid-s6rvants,  of  whom  there  were  seven 
thousand  three  hunddred  thirty  and  seven : 


not  show  their  pedigree, 
their  mules,  two  hundred  forty 


Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  five  ;  six  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty  asses. 

70  %  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
gave  unto  the  work.  The  Tir'sha-tha 
gave  to  the  treaf'ure  a  thousand  drams  of 
gold,  fifty  basins,  five  hundred  and  thirty 
priests'  garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
gave  to  the  treaf'ure  of  the  work  twenty 
thousand  drams  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
and  two  hundred  pounds  of  silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the  peo- 
ple gave  was  twenty  thousand  drams  of 
gold,  and  two  thousand  pounds  of  silver, 
and  threescore  and  seven  priests'  gar- 
ments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Le'vltes,  and 
the  porters,  and  the  singers,  and  some  of 
the  people,  and  the  Neth'i-nims,  and  all 
If'ra-el,  dwelt  in  their  cities;  and  when 
the  seventh  month  came,  the  children  ot 
is'ra-el  were  in  their  cities. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  all  the  people  gathered  them- 
selves together  as  one  man  into  the 
street  that  ivas  before  the  water-gate  ;  and 
they  spake  unto  Ez'ra  the  scribe,  to  bring 
the  book  of  the  law  of  Mo'fes,  which  the 
Lord  had  comman'ded  to  if'ra-el. 

2  And  Ez'ra  the  priest  brought  the  law 
before  the  congregation,  both  of  men  and 
women,  and  all  that  could  hear  with  un- 
derstanding, upon  the  first  day  of  the  sev- 
enth m6nth. 

3  And  he  read  therein  before  the  street 
that  was  before  the  water-gate,  from  the 
morning  until  mid-day,  before  the  men 
and  the  women,  and  those  that  could  un- 
derstand :  and  the  ears  of  all  the  people 
icere  allentire  unto  the  book  of  the  law. 

4  And  Ez'ra  the  scribe  stood  up^n  a 
pulpit  of  wood,  which  they  had  made  for 
the  purpose  ;  and  beside  him  stood  Mat- 
ti-thi'ah,  and  She'ma,  and  An-a-i'ah,  and 
tJ-ri'jah,  and  HTl-ki'ah,  and  Ma-a-sei'ah,^ 
on  his  right  hand  ;  and  on  his  left  hand, 
Ped-ai'ah,^  and  Mish'a-el,  and  Mal-chT'- 
ah,  and  Ha'shiim,  and  Hash-bad'a-na, 
Zech-a-rT'ah,  and  Me-shul'lam. 

5  And  Ez'ra  opened  the  book  in  the 
sight  of  all  the  people  ;  Qfor  he  was  above 
all  the  people  ;)  and  when  he  opened  it^ 
all  the  people  stood  up. 

6  And  Ez'ra  bless'ed  the  Lord,  the  great 
God  :  and  all  the  people  answered,  X'meu', 
A'men',  with  lifting  up  their  hands :  and 
they  bowed  their  heads,  and  wor'shipped 
the  Lord  with  their  faces  to  the  ground. 

7  Also  Jesh'u-a,  and  Ba'ni,  and  Sher-e- 


and  they  had  two  hundred  forty  and  five  bl'ah,  Ja'mTn,  Ak'kub,  Shab-beth'a-i,  Ho- 


singing-men  and  singing-women 


di'jah,    Ma-a-sei'ah,    Kel'i-ta,    Az-a-ri'ah, 


68  Their  horses,  seven  hundred  thirty  j J 6z'a-bad,  Ha'nan,  Pel-a-i'ah,  and  the  Le- 
1  Ha-ba'yah.         ^  Tir'sha-tha.         3  Ma-a-sl'yah  *  Ped-d'yah. 

414 


Manner  of  reading  the  law.  NEHEMI'AH, 

vTtes,  caused  the  people  to  understand 
the  law :  and  the  people  stood  in  their 
place. 

8  So  they  read  in  the  hook,  in  the  law 
of  God,  distinctly,  and  gave  the  sense, 
and  caused  them  to  understand  the  read- 


9  And  Ne-he-mi'ah,  which  is  the  Tir'- 
sha-tha,  and  Ez'ra  the  priest  the  scribe, 
and  the  Le'vites  that  taught  the  people, 
said  unto  all  the  people,  This  day  is  holy 
unto  the  Lord  your  God  ;  mourn  not,  nor 
weep.  For  all  the  people  wept  when  they 
heard  the  words  of  the  law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them,  Go  your 
way, eat  the  fat,  and  drink  the  sweet,  and 
send  portions  unto  them  for  whom  nothing 
is  prepared  :  for  this  day  is  holy  unto  our 
Lord  :  neither  be  ye  sorry  ;  for  the  joy  of 
the  Lord  is  your  strength. 

11  So  the  Le'vites  stilled  all  the  peo- 
ple, saying.  Hold  your  peace  ;  for  the  day 
is  holy  •,  neither  be  ye  grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their  way  to 
eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  send  portions,  and 
to  make  great  mirth, '  because  they  had 
understood  the  words  that  were  declared 
unto  them. 

13  ^  And  on  the  second  day  were  gath- 
ered together  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  all 
the  people,  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites, 
unto  Ez'ra  the  scribe,  even  to  understand 
the  words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the  law 
which  the  Lord  had  comman'ded  by  Mo'- 
§es,  that  the  children  of  ij'ra-el  should 
dwell  in  booths  in  the  feast  of  the  seventh 
in6nth : 

15  And  that  they  should  publish  and 
proclaim  in  all  their  cities,  and  in  Je-ril'- 
sa-lem,  saj'ing.  Go  forth  unto  the  mount, 
and  fetch  olive-branches,  and  pine-branch- 
es, and  ^myr'tle-branches,  and  palm- 
branches,  and  branches  of  thick  trees,  to 
make  booths,  as  it  is  written. 

16  So  the  people  went  forth,  and  brought 
them.,  and  made  themselves  booths,  every 
one  upon  the  roof  of  his  house,  and  in  their 
courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of 
God,  and  in  the  street  of  the  water-gate, 
and  in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  E'phra- 
im. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of  them 
that  were  come  again'  out  of  the  captivity 
made  booths,  and  sat  under  the  booths  : 
for  since  the  days  of  Jesh'u-a  the  son  of 
Nun,  unto  that  day,  had  not  the  children 
of  If'ra-el  done  so.  And  there  was  very 
great  gladness. 

18  Also  day  by  day,  from  the  first  day 
unto  the  last  day,  he  read  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  God.  And  they  kept  the  feast 
seven  days  ;  and  on  the  eighth  day  was  a 
solemn  assembly,  according  unto  the  man- 
ner. 

'  mirth.  2  rncr'tl. 


w3  solemn  fast  and  repentance. 
CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of 
this  month  the  children  of  ij'ra-el 
were  assembled  with  fast'ing,  and  with 
sackclothes,  and  earth  upon  them. 

2  And  the  seed  of  i§'ra-el  separated 
themselves  from  all  strangers,  and  stood 
and  confessed  their  sins,  and  the  Iniquities 
of  their  fathers. 

3  And  they  stood  up  in  their  place,  and 
read  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord 
their  God  one  fourth  part  of  the  day,  and 
another  fourth  part  they  confessed,  and 
wor'shTpped  the  Lord  their  God. 

4  Then  stood  up  upon  the  stairs,  of  the 
Le'vites,  Jesh'u-a,  and  Ba'ni,  >*ad'mi-el, 
Sheb-a-nT'ah,  Bun'nT,  Sher-e-bi'ah,  Ba'ni, 
and  Chen'a-ni,  and  cried  with  a  loud 
^oice  unto  the  F^ord  their  God. 

5  Tlien  the  Le'vites,  Jesh'u-a,  and  Kad'- 
mi-el,  Ba'ni,  Hash-iib-ni'ah,  Sher-e-bi'ah, 
Ho-di'jah,  Sheb-a-ni'ah,  anrf  Peth-a-hi'ah, 
said.  Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord  your 
God  for  ever  and  ever  ;  and  bles'sed  be  thy 
glorious  name,  which  is  exalted  above  all 
blessing  and  praise. 

6  Thou,  even  thou,  art  Lord  alone  : 
thou  hast  made  heaven,  the  heaven  of 
heavens,  with  all  their  host,  the  earth,  and 
all  things  that  are  therein,  the  seas,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  and  thou  preferv'est 
them  all ;  and  the  host  of  heaven  wor'- 
shippeth  thee. 

7  Thou  art  the  Lord  the  God,  who 
didst  choofe  A'bram,  and  broughtest  him 
forth  out  of  Or  of  the  Chal'deej,  and  gavest 
him  the  name  of  A'bra-ham  : 

8  And  foundest  his  heart  faithful  before 
thee,  and  mildest  a  covenant  with  him,  to 
give  the  land  of  the  Can'aan-ites,  the  Hit'- 
tites,  the  Am'o-rltes,  and  the  Per'iz-zltcs, 
and  the  Jeb'u-sites,  and  the  Gir'ga-shltes,-'' 
to  give  iV,  I  say.,  to  his  seed,  and  hast  per- 
fbrm'ed  thy  words  ;  for  thou  art  righ'te- 
ous:4 

9  And  didst  see  the  affliction  of  our  fa- 
thers in  E'gypt,  and  heardest  their  cry  by 
the  Red  Sea : 

10  And  showedst  signs  and  wonders 
upon  Pha'raoh,  and  on  all  his  servants, 
and  on  all  the  people  of  his  land  ;  for  thou 
knewest  that  they  dealt  proudly  against' 
them  :  so  didst  thou  get  thee  a  name,  as  it 
is  this  day. 

11  And  thou  didst  divide  the  sea  before 
them,  so  that  they  went  through  the  midst 
of  the  sea  on  the  dry  land  ;  and  their  per- 
secutors thou  threwest  into  the  deeps,  as  a 
stone  into  the  mighty  waters. 

12  Moreover,  thou  leddest  them  in  the 
day  by  a  cloudy  pillar,  and  in  the  night 
by  a  pillar  of  fire,  to  give  them  light  in  the 
way  wherein  they  should  go. 

13  Thou  camest  down  also  upon  mount 
Si'nai,  and  spakest  with  them  from  heav- 

3  Oer'ga-shltes.  ^  rt'tthe-ii*. 

416 


The  Le'vltes^  confession 
en,  and  gavest  them  right  judgments  and 
true  laws,  good  statutes  and  command'- 
ments : 

14  And  madest  known  unto  them  thy 
holy  sabbath,  and  commandedst  them 
precepts,  statutes,  and  laws,  by  the  hand 
of  Mo'fes  thy  servant : 

15  And  gavest  them  bread  from  heaven 
for  their  hunger,  and  broughtest  forth  wa- 
ter for  them  out  of  the  rock  for  their  thirst, 
and  promifedst  them  that  they  should  go 
in  to  poffess'  the  land  which  thou  hadst 
sworn  to  give  them. 

16  But  they  and  our  fathers  dealt  proud- 
ly, and  hardened  their  necks,  and  heark- 
ened not  to  thy  command'ments, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  neither  were 
mindful  of  thy  wonders  that  thou  didst 
among  them;  but  hardened  their  necks^ 
and  in  their  rebellion  appointed  a  cap'tain 
to  return  to  their  bondage  :  but  thou  art  a 
God  ready  to  pardon,  gracious  and  merci- 
ful, slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness, 
and  forsookest  them  not. 

18  Yea,  when  they  had  made  them  a 
molten  calf,  and  said,  This  is  thy  god  that 
brought  thee  up  out  of  E'gypt,  and  had 
wrought  great  provocations  ; 

19  Yet  thou,  in  thy  manifold  mer'cTes, 
forsookest  them  not  in  the  wilderness  :  the 
pillar  of  the  cloud  departed  not  from  them 
by  day,  to  lead  them  in  the  way  ;  neither 
the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  to  show  them 
light,    and  the  way  wherein  they  should 

20  Thou  gavest  also  thy  good  Spir'it  to 
instruct  them,  and  withheldest  not  thy 
manna  from  their  mouth,  and  gavest  them 
water  for  their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  forty  years  didst  thou  sustain 
them  in  the  wilderness,  so  that  they  lack- 
ed nothing  ;  their  clothes  waxed  not  old, 
and  their  feet  swelled  not. 

22  Moreover,  thou  gavest  them  king- 
doms and  nations,  and  didst  divTde  them 
into  corners  :  so  they  pofjess'ed  the  land 
of  Si'hon,  and  the  land  of  the  king  of 
Hesh'bon,  and  the  land  of  5g  king  of  Ba'- 
shan. 

23  Their  children  also  multipliedst  thou 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  broughtest 
them  into  the  land,  concer'ning  which  thou 
hadst  promised  to  their  fathers,  that  they 
should  go  in  to  pojjess'  it. 

24  So  the  children  went  in  and  pojfess'- 
ed  the  land,  and  thou  subduedst  before 
them  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  the  Can'- 
aan-ites,  and  gavest  them  into  their  hands, 
with  their  kings,  and  the  people  of  the 
land,  that  they  might  do  with  them  as  they 
would. 

25  And  they  took  strong  cities,  and  a 
fat  land,  and  poffess'ed  houses  full  of  all 
goods,  wells  digged,  vine'yardf,  ^  and 
olive-yards,  and  fruit-trees  in  abundance  : 


NEHEMI'AH.  of  God's  goodnt..<. 

so  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled,  and  be- 
came fat,  and  delighted  themselves  in  thy 
great  goodness. 

26  Nevertheless  they  were  disobe'dient, 
and  rebelled  against'  thee,  and  cjist  thy 
law  behind  their  backs,  and  slew  thy 
prophets,  which  testified  against'  them  to 
turn  them  to  thee  ;  and  they  wrought  great 
provocations. 

27  There'fore  thou  deliveredst  them  into 
the  hand  of  their  enemies,  who  vexed 
them  :  and  in  the  time  of  their  trouble, 
when  they  cried  unto  thee,  thou  heardest 
//lewi  from  heaven  ;  and,  according  to  thy 
manifold  mer'cles,  thou  gavest  them  sa- 
viours, who  saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
their  enemies. 

2<]  But  after  they  had  rest,  they  did  evil 
again'  before  thee  :  there 'fdre  leftest  thou 
them  in  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  so  that 
they  had  the  dominion  over  them :  yet 
when  they  returned,  and  cried  unto  thee, 
thou  heardest  thtm  from  heaven  ;  and 
many  times  didst  thou  deliver  them,  ac- 
cording to  thy  mer'cles  ; 

29  And  testifiedst  against'  them,  that 
thou  mightst  bring  them  again'  unto  thy 
law :  yet  they  dealt  proudly,  and  heark- 
ened not  unto  thy  command'ments,  but 
sinned  against'  thy  judgments,  (which  if  a 
man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them,)  and  with- 
drew the  shoulder,  and  hardened  their 
neck,  and  would  not  hear: 

30  Yet  many  years  didst  thou  forbear 
them,  and  testifiedst  against'  them  by  thy 
Spir'it  in  thy  prophets  ;  yet  would  they  not 
give  ear:  there'fore  gavest  thou  them  into 
the  hand  of  the  people  of  the  lands. 

31  Nevertheless,  for  thy  great  mer'cles' 
sake,  thou  didst  not  utterly  consume  them, 
nor  forsake  them  ;  for  thou  art  a  gracious 
and  merciful  God. 

32  Now  there'fore,  our  God,  the  great, 
the  mighty,  and  the  terrible  God,  who 
keepest  covenant  and  mercy,  let  not  all 
the  trouble  seem  little  before  thee,  that 
hath  come  upon  us,  pn  our  kings,  on  our 
princes,  and  on  our  priests,  and  on  our 
prophets,  and  on  our  fathers,  and  on  all 
thy  people,  since  the  time  of  the  kings  of 
As-syr'i-a   unto  this  day. 

33  Howbeit,  thou  a?-/ just  in  all  that  is 
brought  upon  us;  for  thou  hast  done  right, 
but  we  have  done  wickedly: 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our  princes, 
our  priests,  nor  our  fathers,  kept  thy  law, 
nor  hearkened  unto  thy  command'ments 
and  thy  tes'timonies,  wherewith  thou  didst 
testify  against'  them. 

35  For  they  have  not  served  thee  in 
their  kingdom,  and  in  thy  great  goodness 
that  thou  gavest  them,  and  in  the  large 
and  fat  land  which  thou  gavest  before 
them,  neither  turned  they  from  their  wick- 
ed works. 


^  vin'yirdz. 


416 


The  namc.1  of  those  irho  sealed 

36  Behold,  we  are  servants  this  day  ; 
and /or  the  land  that  thou  gavest  unto  our 
fathers,  to  eat  the  fruit  thereof,  and  the 
good  thereof,  behold,  we  are  servants 
in  it  : 

37  And  it  yieldcth  much  increase  unto 
the  kings  whom  thou  hast  set  over  us  be- 
cause of  our  sins :  also  they  have  domin- 
ion over  our  bodies,  and  over  our  cattle, 
at  their  pleaj'nre,  and  we  are  in  great  dis- 
tress. 

38  And  because  of  all  this,  we  make  a 
sure  cdvenant^  and  write  it  :  and  our 
princes,  Le'vTtes,  and  priests,  seal  unto  it. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  those  that  sealed  wire,   Ne-he- 
mi'ah  the  Tir'sha-tha, '    the   son   of 
Hach-a-li'ah,  and  Zid-k^'jah, 

2  Se-ra-1'ah,  Az-a-ri'ah,  Jer-e-mT'ah, 

3  Pash'ur,  Am-a-rl'ah,  Mal-9hi'jah, 

4  Hat'tOsh,  Sheb-a-ni'ah,  Mal'lfich, 

5  Ha'rim,  Mer'e-moth,  Ob-a-di'ah, 

6  Dan'i-el,2  Gin'nc-thon,  pA'ruch, 

7  Me-shul'lam,  l-bT'jah,  MTj'a-min, 

8  Ma-a-zT'ah,  Bil'ga-T,  Shem-a-i'ah : 
these  were  the  priests. 

9  And  the  Le'vltes :  both  Jesh'u-a  the 
son  of  Az-a-nT'ah,  Bin'nu-i  of  the  sons  of 
Hen-a-dad,  Kad'mi-el ; 

10  And  their  brethren,  Sheb-a-ni'ah, 
Ho-di'jah,  Kel'i-ta,  Pel-a-i'ah,  Ha'nan, 

11  Mi'cha,  Re'hob,  Hash-a-bl'ah, 

12  Zac'cur,  Sher-e-bl'ah,  Sheb-a-ni'ah, 

13  Ho-dl'jah,  Ba'nT,  Ben'i-nii. 

14  The  chief  of  the  people  ;  Pa'rosh, 
Pa'hath-Mo'ab,  E'lam,  Zat'thu,  Ba'nT, 

15  Bun'ni,  Az'gad,  Beb'a-i, 

16  Ad-o-nT'jah,  Big'va-i,  A'din, 

17  A't^r,  Hiz-kT'jah,  Az'zur, 

18  Ho-d'i'jah,  Ha'shiim,  Be'zai, 

19  Ha'riph,  An'a-thoth,  Neb'a-T, 

20  Mag/pi-ash,  Me-shiil'lam,  He'zir, 

21  Mesh-ez'a-be-el,  Za'dok,  Jad-diVa, 

22  Pel-a-tl'ah,  Ha'nan,  An-a-T'ah, 

23  Ho-she'a,  Han-a-nl'ah,  Ha'shub, 

24  Hal-lo'hesh,  Pil'e-ha,  Sho'bek, 

25  Re'hum,  Hash-ab'nah,  Ma-a-sei'ah,^ 

26  And  A-hT'jah,  Ha'nan,  A'nan, 

27  Mal'luch,  Ha'rim,  Ba-a'nah. 

28  1  And  the  rest  of  the  people,  the 
priests,  the  Le'vites,  the  porters,  the  sing- 
ers, the  Neth'i-nims,  and  all  they  that  had 
separated  themselves  from  the  people  of 
the  lands  unto  the  law  of  God,  their 
wives,  their  sons,  and  their  daughters, 
every  one  having  knowledge,  and  having 
understanding ; 

29  They  clave  to  their  brethren,  their 
nobles,  and  entered  into  a  curse,  and  into 
an  oath,  to  walk  in  God's  law,  which  was 
given  by  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  God,  and 
to  obferve'  and  do  all  the  command'ments 
of  the  Lord  our  Lord,  and  his  judgments, 
and  his  statutes ; 

30  And    that   we  would  not  give  our 

Tcr'sha-lha. 


NEHEMI'AH.     the  covenant . 


^  Dan'y-el  or  Dan'e-il 
27 


the  points  thereof. 
daughters  unto  the  people  of  the  land, 
nor  take  their  daughters  for  our  sons  : 

31  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  bring 
ware  or  any  victuals  on  the  sabbath-day 
to  sell,  that  we  would  not  buy  it  of  them 
on  the  sabbath,  or  on  the  holy  day  ;  and 
that  we  v/ould  leave  the  seventh  year,  and 
the  exaction  of  every  debt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  for  us,  to 
charge  ourselves  yearly  with  the  third 
part  of  a  shekel,  for  the  ser'vice  of  the 
house  of  our  God  ; 

33  For  the  show-bread,  and  for  the  con- 
tinual meat-offering,  and  for  the  continual 
burnt-offering,  of  the  sabbaths,  of  the  new 
moons,  for  the  set  feasts,  and  for  the  holy 
things,  and  for  the  sin-offerings,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  If'ra-el,  and  for  all  the 
work  of  the  house  of  our  God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lots  among  the 
priests,  the  Le'vTtes,  and  the  people,  for 
the  wood-offering,  to  bring  it  into  the 
house  of  our  God,  after  the  houses  of  our 
fathers,  at  times  appointed,  year  by  year, 
to  burn  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our 
God,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  ; 

35  And  to  bring  the  first-fruits  of  our 
ground,  and  the  first-fruits  of  all  fruit  of 
all  trees,  year  by  year,  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord  : 

36  Also  the  first-born  of  our  sons,  and 
of  our  cattle,  (as  it  is  written  in  the  law,) 
and  the  firstlings  of  our  herds,  and  of  our 
flocks,  to  bring  to  the  house  of  our  God, 
unto  the  priests  that  minister  in  the  house 
of  our  God  : 

37  And  that  we  should  bring  the  first- 
fruits  of  our  dough,  and  our  offerings,  and 
the  fruit  of  all  manner  of  trees,  of  wine, 
and  of  oil,  unto  the  priests,  to  the  cham- 
bers of  the  house  of  our  God  ;  and  the 
tithes  of  our  ground  unto  the  Le'vTtes, 
that  the  same  Le'vTtes  might  have  the 
tithes  in  all  the  cities  of  our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest,  the  son  of  ./^a'ron, 
shall  be  with  the  Le'vTtes,  when  the  Le'- 
vTtes take  tTthcs :  and  the  Le'vTtes  shall 
bring  up  the  tTthe  of  the  tTthes  unto  the 
house  of  our  God,  to  the  chambers,  into 
the  treaf'iire-house. 

39  For  the  children  of  If'ra-el  and  the 
children  of  Le'vT,  shall  bring  the  offering 
of  the  corn,  of  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil, 
unto  the  chambers,  where  are  the  vessels 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that 
minister,  and  the  porters,  and  the  singers: 
and  we  will  not  forsake  the  house  of  our 
God. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  people  dwelt  at 
Je-rA'sa-lem :  the  rest  of  the  people 
also  cast  lots,  to  bring  one  of  ten  to  dwell 
in  Je-rfi'sa-lem  the  holy  city,  and  nine 
parts  to  dwell  in  other  cities. 

2  And  the  people  bless'ed  all  the  men 
3  Ma-a-*l'yah. 
AVI 


The  names  of  those  who  dwelt  in      NEHEMI'AH. 
that  willingly  offered  themselves  to  dwell 
at  Je-rA'sa-lem. 

3  Now  these  are  the  chief  of  the  prov- 
ince that  dwelt  in  Je-rA'sa-lem,  (but  in 
the  cities  of  Ju'dah  dwelt  every  one  in  his 
pojjes'sion  in  their  cities,)  to  wit,  If'ra-el, 
the  priests,  and  the  Le'vites,  and  the 
Neth'i-nims,  and  the  children  of  Solo- 
mon's servants. 

4  And  at  Je-rft'sa-lem  dwelt  cer'tatn  of 
the  children  of  JS'dah,  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ben'ja-min.  Of  the  children  of 
Jii'dah  ;  Ath-a-i'ah  the  son  of  IJz-zi'ah, 
the  son  of  Zech-a-ri'ah,  the  son  of  Am-a- 
ri'ah,  the  son  of  Sheph-a-ti'ah,  the  son  of 
Ma-ha-la'le-el,  of  the  children  of  Pe'rez  ; 

5  And  Ma-a-sei'ah'  the  son  of  Ba'^uch, 
the  son  of  Col-ho'zeh,  the  son  of  Haz-a-i'- 
ah,  the  son  of  Ad-a-i'ah,  the  son  of  Joi'a- 
rib,  the  son  of  Zech-a-ri'ah,  the  son  of 
Shi-15'ni. 

6  All  the  sons  of  Pe'rez  that  dwelt  at 
Je-ru'sa-lem  were  four  hundred  threescore 
and  eight  valiant  men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ben'ja-min ; 
Sal'lu  the  son  of  Me-shiil'lam,  the  son  of 
Jo'ed,  the  son  of  Ped-ai'ah,^  the  son  of 
Kol-a-l'ah,  the  son  of  Ma-a-sei'ah,  the 
son  of  Ith'i-el,  the  son  of  Je-sai'ah.^ 

8  And  after  him  Gab'bai,  Sal'la-T,  nine 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

9  And  Jo'el  the  son  of  Zich'ri  teas  their 
overseer :  and  Ju'dah  the  son  of  Sen'u-ah 
was  second  over  the  city. 

10  Of  the  priests :  Je-dai'ah*  the  son 
of  Joi'a-rib,  Ja'^hin. 

1 1  Se-ra-i'ah  the  son  of  Hil-kl'ah,  the 
son  of  Me-shul'lam,  the  son  of  Za'dok,  the 
son  of  Me-rai'6th,*  the  son  of  A-hi'tub, 
was  the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren,  that  did  the 
work  of  the  house,  were  eight  hundred 
twenty  and  two :  and  Xd-a-i'ah  the  son 
of  Jer'o-ham,  the  son  of  Pel-a-li'ah,  the 
son  of  Am'zi,  the  son  of  Zech-a-ri'ah,  the 
son  of  Pash'ur,  the  son  of  Mal-chi'ah, 

13  And  his  brethren,  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers, two  hundred  forty  and  two :  and 
A-mash'a-l  the  son  of  A-za're-el,  the  son  of 
A-ha§'a-i,  the  son  of  Me-shil'le-moth,  the 
son  of  Im'm6r, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  a  hundred  twenty  and  eight :  and 
their  overseer  was  Zab'di-el,  the  son  of 
one  of  the  great  men. 

15  Also  of  the  Le'vites:  Shem-a-i'ah 
the  son  of  Ha'shiib,  the  son  of  Az'ri-kam, 
the  son  of  Hash-a-bl'ah,  the  son  of  Bun'ni : 

16  And  Shab-beth'a-i  and  Joz'a-bad,  of 
the  chief  of  the  Le'vites,  had  the  over- 
sight of  the  out'ward  business  of  the  house 
of  God. 

17  And  Mat-ta-m'ah  the  son  of  Mi'cha, 
the  son  of  Zab'dT,  the  son  of  A'saph,  was 
the  principal  to  begin  the  thanksgiving  in 


Jl-Tv! sa-lem  and  other  cities 
prayer  ;  and  Bak-biik-i'ah,  the  second 
am6ng  his  brethren,  and  Ab'da  the  son  of 
Sham-mu'a,  the  son  of  Ga'lal,  the  son  of 
Jed'u-thun. 

18  All  the  Le'vites  in  the  holy  city 
wire  two  hundred  fourscore  and  four. 

19  Moreover,  the  porters,  Ak'kub,  Tal'- 
mon,  and  their  brethren  that  kept  the 
gates,  were  a  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

20  1  And  the  residue  of  If'ra-el,  of  the 
priests  and  the  Le'vites,  wire  in  all  the 
cities  of  Ju'dah,  every  one  in  his  inherit- 
ance. 

21  But  the  Neth'i-nims  dwelt  in  O'phel : 
and  Zi'ha  and  Gif'pa  were  over  the  Neth'- 
i-nims. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Le'vites  at 
Je-r(i'sa-lem  was  IJz'zl  the  son  of  Ba'nl, 
the  son  of  Hash-a-bi'ah,  the  son  of  Mat- 
ta-nl'ah,  the  son  of  Mi'cha.  Of  the  sons 
of  A'saph,  the  singers  wire  over  the  busi- 
ness of  the  house  of  God. 

23  For  il  was  the  king's  command'raent 
concer'ning  them,  that  a  cer'tain  portion 
should  be  for  the  singers,  due  for  everyday. 

24  And  Peth-a-hi'ah  the  son  of  Mesh- 
ez'a-be-el,  of  the  children  of  Ze'rah,  the 
son  of  Ju'dah,  was  at  the  king's  hand  in 
all  matters  concer'ning  the  people. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with  their 
fields,  some  of  the  children  of  Ju'dah 
dwelt  at  Kir'jath-Ar'ba,  "^  and  in  the  villages 
thereof,  and  at  Di'bon,  and  in  the  villages 
thereof,  and  at  Je-kab'ze-el,  and  in  the 
villages  thereof, 

26  And  at  Jesh'u-a,  and  at  Mol'a-dah, 
and  at  Beth'phe-let, 

27  And  at  Ha'zar-Shii'al,^  and  at  Be-er'- 
she-ba,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

28  And  at  Zik'lag,  and  at  Mek'o-nah, 
and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

29  And  at  En-rim'mon,  and  at  Za're-ah, 
and  at  Jar'muth, 

30  Za-no'ah,  A-diil'lam,  and  in  their 
villages,  at  La'chish,  and  the  fields  there- 
of, at  A-ze'kah,  and  in  the  villages  there- 
of. And  they  dwelt  from  Be-er'she-ba 
unto  the  valley  of  Hin'nom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Ben'ja-min  from 
Ge'ba  dwelt  at  MTch'mash,  and  A-l'ja,  and 
Beth'el,  and  in  their  villages, 

32  And  at  An'a-thoth,  Nob,  An-a-ni'ah, 

33  Ha'zor,  Ra'mah,  Git'ta-im, 

34  Ha'did,  Ze-bo'im,  Ne-bal'lat, 

35  Lod,  and  O'no,  the  valley  of  crafts- 
men. 

36  And  of  the  Le'vites  wire  divif'ions  in 
Ju'dah,  and  in  Ben'ja-min. 

CHAP.  xn. 


NOW  these  are  the  priests  and  the  Le'- 
vites that  went  up  with  Ze-rub'ba- 
bel  the  son  of  She-al'ti-el,  and  Jesh'u-a : 
Se-ra-i'ah,  Jer-e-ml'ah,  Ez'ra, 

2  Am-a-rl'ah,  Mal'luch,  Hat'tfish, 

3  She9h-a-nl'ah,  Re'hum,  Mer'e-moth, 


1  Ma-a-sc'yah.  2  Pcd-a'yah.  3  Jl-aa'jfah.  *  Je-da'yah.  *  Ml-ra'yoth.  ^  Klr'jatk-At'ba, 

418 


The  succession  of  high  priests. 

4  Id'do,  Gin'ne-tho,  A-bi'jah, 

5  Mi'a-min,  Ma-a-dl'ah,  Bil'gah, 

6  Shem-a-1'ah,  and  Joi'a-rib,  Je-dai'ah, ' 

7  Sal'lu,  A'mok,  Hil-kl'ah,  Je-dai'ah. 
These  were  the  chief  of  the  priests,  and 
of  their  brethren,  in  the  days  of  Jesh'u-a. 

8  Moreover,  the  Le'vites  :  Jesh'u-a, 
Bin'nu-T,  Kad'mi-el,  Sher-e-bi'ah,  Ju'dah, 
and  Mat-ta-ni'ah,  which  was  over  the 
thanksgiving,  he  and  his  brethren. 

9  Also  Bak-buk-1'ah  and  Cn'ni,  their 
brethren,  were  over  against'  them  in  the 
watches. 

10  IT  And  Jesh'u-a  begat  Joi'a-kim,  Joi'- 
a-kim  also  begat  E-li'a-shib,  and  E-li'a- 
shib  begat  J6i'a-da, 

1 1  And  J6i'a-da  begat  Jon'a-than,  and 
Jon'a-than  begat  Jad-du'a. 

12  And  in  the  days  of  Joi'a-kim  were 
priests,  the  chief  of  the  fathers :  of  Se-ra-i'ah, 
Mer-a-i'ah  :  of  Jer-e-ml'ah,  Han-a-ni'ah  : 

13  Of  Ez'ra,  Me-shul'lam  :  of  Am-a-ri'- 
ah,  Je-ho'a-nan : 

14  Of  Mel'i-^ii,  Jon'a-than  :  of  Sheb-a- 
ni'ah,  Jo'seph : 

15  Of  Ha'rim,  Ad'na  :  of  Me-rai'6th,  Hel'- 
ka-i  : 

16  Of  id'do,  Zech-a-ri'ah :  of  Gin'ne- 
thon,  Me-shul'lam : 

17  Of  A-bT'jah,  Zich'ri :  of  Mi-ni'a-min, 
of  M6-a-di'ah,  Pil'tai' : 

18  Of  Bil'gah,  Sham-mu'a  :  of  Shem-a- 
I'ah,  Je-hon'a-than : 

19  And  of  Joi'a-rib,  Mat-te-na'i :  of 
Je-dai'ah,  Uz'zi : 

20  Of  Sal'la-i,  Kal'la-1 :  of  A'mok,  E'- 
b^r: 

21  Of  Hll-kl'ah,  Hash-a-bi'ah :  of  Je- 
dai'ah,  Ne-than'e-el. 

22  IT  The  Le'vites,  in  the  days  of  E-li'- 
a-shib,  J6i'a-da,  and  J6-ha'nan,  and  Jad- 
du'a,  were  recorded  chief  of  the  fathers  ; 
also  the  priests,  to  the  reign  of  Da-ri'us 
the  Per'si-an.2 

23  The  sons  of  Le'vi,  the  chief  of  the 
fathers,  were  written  in  the  book  of  the 
Chron'i-cles,  even  until  the  days  of  Jo-ha'- 
nan  the  son  of  E-H'a-shib. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  Le'vites :  Hash- 
a-bl'ah,  Sher-e-bi'ah,  and  Jesh'u-a  the  son 
of  Kad'mi-el,  with  their  brethren  over 
against'  them,  to  praise  and  to  give  thanks, 
according  to  the  command'ment  of  Da'- 
vid  the  man  of  God,  ward  over  against' 
ward. 

25  Mat-ta-ni'ah,  and  Bak-buk-i'ah,  5b- 
a-dl'ah,  Me-shul'lam,  Tal'mon,  Ak'kub, 
were  porters,  keeping  the  ward  at  the 
thresholds  of  the  gates. 

26  These  were  in  the  days  of  Joi'a-kim 
the  son  of  Jesh'u-a,  the  son  of  Joz'a-dak, 
and  in  the  days  of  Ne-he-mi'ah  the  gov- 
ernor, and  of  £z'ra  the  priest,  the  scribe. 

27  And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall 
of  Je-rft'sa-lem  they  sought  the  Le'vites 


NEHEMI'AH.  The  dedication  of  the  teaUs, 

out  of  all  their  places,  to  bring  them  to 


Je-rft'sa-lem,  to  keep  the  dedication  with 
gladness,  both  with  thanksgivings,  and 
with  singing,  wilh  cymbals,  psal't^ries, 
and  with  harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers  gathered 
themselves  together,  both  out  of  the  plain 
country  round  about'  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and 
from  the  villages  of  Ne-toph  a-thi ; 

29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gil'gal,  and 
out  of  the  fields  of  Ge'ba  and  Az'ma-veth  : 
for  the  singers  had  builded  them  villages 
round  about'  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Le'vites  pu- 
rified themselves,  and  purified  the  people, 
and  the  gates,  and  the  wall. 

3J  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes  of 
Ju'dah  upon  the  wall,  and  appointed  two 
great  c6m' panics  of  them  that  gave  thanks, 
whereof  one  went  on  the  right  hand  upon 
the  wall,  to'ward  the  dung-gate  : 

32  And  after  them  went  Hosh-a-i'ah, 
and  half  of  the  princes  of  Ju'dah, 

33  And  Az-a-ri'ah,  Ez'ra,  and  Me-shiil'- 
1am, 

34  Ju'dah,  and  Ben'ja-min,  and  Shem- 
a-i'ah,  and  Jer-e-mi'ah ; 

35  And  ctr'latn  of  the  priests'  sons  with 
trumpets  ;  namely^  Zech-a-ri'ah  the  son  of 
Jon'a-than,  the  son  of  Shem-a-i'ah,  the 
son  of  Mat-ta-ni'ah,  the  son  of  MT-chai'ah, 
the  son  of  Zac'cur,  the  son  of  A'saph  ; 

36  And  his  brethren,  Shem-a-i'ah,  and 
A-za'ra-el,  Mil'a-la-T,  Gil'a-lai,  Ma-al,  Ne- 
than'e-el,  and  Ju'dah,  Han'a-ni,  with  the 
musical  instruments  of  Da'vid  the  man  of 
God,  and  Ez'ra  the  scribe  before  them. 

37  And  at  the  foun'tain-gate,  which 
was  over  against'  them,  they  went  up  by 
the  stairs  of  the  city  of  Da'vid,  at  the 
going  up  of  the  wall,  above  the  house  of 
Da'vid,  even  unto  the  water-gate  east'- 
ward. 

38  And  the  other  c6mpany  of  them  that 
gave  thanks  went  over  against'  them,  and 
I  after  them,  and  the  half  of  the  people 
upon  the  wall,  from  beyond  the  tower  of 
the  furnaces  even  unto  the  broad  wall ; 

39  And  from  above  the  gate  of  E'phra- 
im,  and  above  the  old  gate,  and  above  the 
fish-gate,  and  the  tower  of  Ha-nan'e-el, 
and  the  tower  of  Me'ah,  even  unto  the 
sheep-gate :  and  they  stood  still  in  the 
prison-gate. 

40  So  stood  the  two  c6m'panles  of 
them  that  gave  thanks  in  the  house  of  God, 
and  I,  and  the  half  of  the  rulers  with 
me  : 

41  And  the  priests;  E-lT'a-kim,  Ma-a 
sei'ah,^  Mi-ni'a-min,  Mi-chai'ah,*  E-li-ae'- 
na-i,*  Zech-a-ri'ah,  and  Han-a-ni'ah,  with 
trumpets  ; 

42  And  Ma-a-sei'ah,  and  Shem-a-i'ah, 
and  E-le-a'zar,  and  tJz'zi,  and  Je-ho'a- 
nan,  and  Mal-<?hi'jah,  and  E-lam,  and  £' 


1  Je-da'yah.      ^  Plr'she-an.      3  Ma-a-se'yah.       *  Ml-ka'yah. 


419 


Dl'vcrg  abwe*  reformed  NEHEMI'AH 

zer.     And  the  singers  sang  loud,  with  Jez 


ra-hi'ah  Iheir  overseer 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered  great  sac'- 
rifi9es,  and  rejoiced  ;  for  God  had  made 
them  rejoice  with  great  joy :  the  wives 
also  and  the  children  rejoiced  ;  so  that  the 
joy  of  Je-r(i'sa-lem  was  heard  even  afar  off. 

44  And  at  that  time  were  some  appoint- 
ed over  the  chambers  for  the  trea^'ures, 
for  the  offerings,  for  the  first-fruits,  and 
for  the  tithes,  to  gather  into  them,  out  of 
the  fields  of  the  cities,  the  portions  of  the 
law  for  the  priests  and  Le'vites  :  for  Ju'dah 
rejoiced  for  the  priests  and  for  the  Le'vites 
that  waited. 

45  And  both  the  singers  and  the  porters 
kept  the  ward  of  their  God,  and  the  ward 
of  the  purification,  according  to  the  com- 
mand'ment  of  Da'vid,  and  of  Sol'o-mon  his 
son. 

46  For  in  the  days  of  Da'vid  and  A'saph, 
of  old,  there  were  chief  of  the  singers, 
and  songs  of  praise  and  thanksgiving  unto 
God. 

47  And  all  If'ra-el,  in  the  days  of  Ze- 
rub'ba-bel,  and  in  the  days  of  Ne-he-mi'- 
ah,  gave  the  portions  of  the  singers  and 
the  porters  every  day  his  portion  ;  and 
they  sanctified  holy  things  unto  the  Le'- 
vites, and  the  Le'vites  sanctified  thevi 
unto  the  children  of  ./3a'r6n. 

CHAP.  XIIL 

ON  that  day  they  read  in  the  book 
of  Mo'fes  in  the  audience  of  the  peo- 
ple ;  and  therein  was  found  written,  that 
the  Am'mon-lte  and  the  Mo'ab-ite  should 
not  come  into  the  congregation  of  God  for 
ever  ; 

2  Because  they  met  not  the  children  of 
Jf'ra-el  with  bread  and  with  water,  but 
hired  Ba'laam  against'  them,  that  he  should 
curse  them  ;  howbeit  our  God  turned  the 
curse  into  a  blessing. 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
heard  the  law,  that  they  separated  from 
If'ra-el  all  the  mixed  multitude. 

4  IT  And  before  this,  E-11'a-shib  the 
priest,  having  the  oversight  of  the  cham- 
ber of  the  house  of  our  God,  was  allied 
unto  To-bl'ah : 

5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him  a  great 
chamber,  where  af5re'tlme  they  laid  the 
meat-ofi'erings,  the  frankincense,  and  the 
vessels,  and  the  tithes  of  the  corn,  the 
new  wine,  and  the  oil,  (which  was  com- 
man'ded  to  be  given  to  the  Le'vites,  and 
the  singers,  and  the  porters,)  and  the  of- 
ferings of  the  priests 

6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not  I  at  Je- 
r6'sa-lem :  for  in  the  two  and  thirtieth 
year  of  Ar-ta-xerx'e§ '  king  of  Bab'y-16n 
came  I  unto  the  king,  and  after  cer'tain 
days  obtained  I  leave  of  the  king. 

7  And  I  came  to  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and  un 
derstood  of  the  evil  that  E-ll'a-shib  did  for 

1  Ar-ta-tirx'es. 


by  J^c-he-ml'ah. 
To-bl'ah,  in  preparing  him  a  chamber  in 
the  courts  of  the  house  of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore  :  there'fore  I 
cast  forth  all  the  household-stuflF  of  To- 
bl'ah  out  of  the  chamber. 

9  Then  I  comman'ded,  and  they  cleans- 
ed the  chambers ;  and  thither  brought  I 
again'  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
with  the  meat-offering  and  the  frankin- 
cense. 

10  IF  And  I  perceived  that  the  portions 
of  the  Le'vites  had  not  been  given  them  : 
for  the  Le'vites  and  the  singers  that  did 
the  work  were  fled  every  one  to  his  field. 

11  Then  contended  I  with  the  rulers, 
and  said.  Why  is  the  house  of  God  for- 
saken ?  And  I  gathered  them  together, 
and  set  them  in  their  place. 

12  Then  brought  all  Ju'dah  the  tithe 
of  the  corn,  and  the  new  wine,  and  the 
oil,  unto  the  treaf'uries. 

13  And  I  made  treaf'urers  over  the 
treaf'uries,  Shel-e-ml'ah  the  priest,  and 
Za'dok  the  scribe  ;  and  of  the  Le'vites, 
Ped-ai'ah ;  -  and  next  to  them  was  Ha'nan 
the  son  of  Zac'cur,  the  son  of  Mat-ta-nl'- 
ah :  for  they  were  counted  faithful  ;  and 
their  office  was  to  distribute  unto  their 
brethren. 

14  Remember  me,  O  my  God,  concer- 
ning this,  and  wipe  not  out  my  good  deeds 
that  I  have  done  for  the  house  of  my  God, 
and  for  the  offices  thereof. 

15  t  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Ju'dah  som,e 
treading  wine-presses  on  the  sabbath,  and 
bringing  in  sheaves,  and  lading  asses  ;  as 
also  wine,  grapes,  and  figs,  and  all  m,an- 
ner  of  burdens,  which  they  brought  into 
Je-rft'sa-lem  on  the  sabbath-day :  and  I 
testified  against'  them  in  the  day  wherein 
they  sold  victuals. 

16  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also  there- 
in, which  brought  fish,  and  all  manner  of 
ware,  and  sold  on  the  sabbath  unto  the 
children  of  Ju'dah,  and  in  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

17  Then  I  contended  with  the  nobles 
of  Ju'dah,  and  said  unto  them.  What  evil 
thing  is  this  that  ye  do,  and  profane  the 
sabbath-day  ? 

18  Did  not  your  fathers  thus,  and  did 
not  our  God  bring  all  this  evil  upon  us,  and 
upon  this  city  ?  yet  ye  bring  more  wrath 
upon  if'ra-el  by   profaning  the  sabbath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
gates  of  Je-r<i'sa-lem  began  to  be  dark  be- 
fore the  sabbath,  I  comman'ded  that  the 
gates  should  be  shut,  and  charged  that 
they  should  not  be  opened  till  after  the 
sabbath  :  and  some  of  my  servants  set  I 
at  the  gates,  that  there  should  no  burden 
be  brought  in  on  the  sabbath-day. 

20  So  the  merchants,  and  sellers  of  all 
kind  of  ware,  lodged  without  Je-rft'sa-lem 
once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I  testified  against'  them,  and 

a  Ped-a'yah. 
420 


A-ha$-u-e'riis  maketh  a  royal  feast.        ESTHER, 
said  unto  them,  Why  lodge  ye  about'  the 
wall  ?    if  ye  do  so  again',  I  will  lay  hands 
on  you.     From  that  time  forth  came  they 
no  more  on  the  sabbath. 

22  And  I  commanded  the  Le'vites,  that 
they  should  cleanse  themselves,  and  Ihal 
they  should  come  and  keep  the  gates,  to 
sanctify  the  sabbath-day.  Remember  me, 
O  my  God,  conccr'nlng  this  also,  and 
spare  me  according  to  the  greatness  of  thy 
mercy. 

23  IT  In  those  days  also  saw  I  Jews  that 
had  married  wives  of  Ash'dod,  of  Arn'mon, 
and  of  Mo'ab  : 

24  And  their  children  spake  half  in  the 
speech  of  Ash'dod,  and  could  not  speak  in 
the  Jews'  language,  but  according  to  the 
language  of  each  people. 

25  And  I  contended  with  them,  and 
cursed  them,  and  smote  cer'tam  of  them, 
and  plucked  off  their  hair,  and  made  them 
swear  by  God,  saying^  Ye  shall  not  give 
your  daughters  unto  their  sons,  nor  take 
their  daughters  unto  your  sons,  or  for 
yourselves. 


Fash'tVg  duobedience. 

26  Did  not  Sol'o-mon  king  of  If'ra-el 
sin  by  these  things  ?  yet  among  many 
nations  was  there  no  king  like  him,  who 
was  beloved  of  his  God,  and  God  made 
him  king  over  all  Ij'ra-el  :  nevertheless 
even  him  did  outlandish  women  cause  to 
sin. 

27  Shall  we  then  hearken  unto  you  to 
do  all  this  great  evil,  to  transgress  against' 
our  God  in  marrying  strange  wives  ? 

28  And  one  of  the  sons  of  J6i'a-da,  the 
son  of  E-li'a-shib  tlie  high  priest,  was  son- 
in-law  to  San-bal'lat  the  Hor'o-nite:  there'- 
fore  I  chased  him  from  me. 

29  Remember  them,  O  my  God,  be- 
cause they  have  defiled  the  priesthood, 
and  the  covenant  of  the  priesthood,  and 
of  the  Le'vites. 

30  Thus  cleansed  I  them  from  all 
strangers,  and  appointed  the  wards  of  the 
priests  and  the  Le'vites,  every  one  in  his 
business  ; 

31  And  for  the  wood-offering  at  times 
appointed,  and  for  the  first-fruits.  Re- 
member me,  O  my  God,  for  good. 


H  The  BOOK  of  ESTHER  * 


CHAPTER  L 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of 
A-hif-ii-e'rus,  (this  is  A-ha§-u-e'rus 
which  reigned  from  In'di-a  even  unto 
E-thi-o'pi-a,  over  a  hundred  and  seven  and 
twenty  provinces,) 

2  That  in  those  days,  when  the  king 
A-ha§-ii-e'rus  sat  on  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom, which  was  in  Shu^shan  the  palace, 

3  In  the  third  year  of  his  reign,  he  made 
a  feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his  ser- 
vants ;  the  power  of  Per'si-a  and  Me'di-a, ' 
the  nobles  and  princes  of  the  provinces,  j 
being  before  him  ; 

4  When  he  showed  the  riches  of  his 
glorious  kingdom,  and  the  Aon'our  of  his 
excellent  maj'esty, '  many  days,  even  a 
hundred  and  fourscore  days. 

5  And  when  these  days  were  expired,' 
the  king  made  a  feast  unto  all  the  people ' 
that  were  present  in  Shu'shan  the  palace, 
both  unto  e;reat  and  small,  seven  days,  in 
thecourtof  the  garden  of  the  king's  palace  ; 

6  Where  were  white,  green,  and  blue  ' 
hangings^  fastened  with  cords  of  fine  linen 
and  purple  to  silver  rings  and  pillars  of 
marble:  the  beds  were  of  gold  and  silver, 
upon  a  pavement  of  red,  and  blue,  and 
white,  and  black  marble. 

7  And  they  gave  them  drink  in  vessels 
of  gold,  (the  vessels  being  di'verse  one  from 
an6ther,)  and  royal  wine  in  abundance, 
according  to  the  state  of  the  king. 

8  And  the  drinking  was  according  to 
the  law  ;  none  did  compel :  for  so  theking 

*  £s'tur. 
Nn 


had  appointed  to  all  the  officers  of  his 
house,  that  they  shouV.  do  according  to 
every  man's  pleaf'ure. 

9  Also  Vash'ti  the  queen  made  a  feast 
for  the  women  in  the  royal  house  which 
belonged  to  king  A-haj-u-e'riis. 

10  IT  On  the  seventh  day,  when  the 
heart  of  the  king  was  merry  with  wine,  he 
comman'ded  Me-hij'man,  Biz'tha,  Har-bo'- 
na,  Big'tha,  and  A-biig'tha,  Ze'thar,  and 
Car'cas,  the  seven  cham'berlains  that  serv- 
ed in  the  presence  of  A-haj-ii-e'riis  the  king, 

11  To  bring  Vash'ti  the  queen  before 
the  king,  with  the  crown  royal,  to  show 
the  people  and  the  princes  her  beauty:  for 
she  was  fair  to  look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vash'ti  refused  to 
come  at  the  king's  command'ment  by  his 
cham'berlains:  there'fore  was  the  king 
very  wroth,  and  his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  Then  the  king  said  to  the  wise  men, 
which  knew  the  times,  (for  so  was  the 
king's  manner  to'wards  all  that  knew  law 
and  judgment ; 

14  And  the  next  unto  him  wajCar-she'- 
na,  She'thar,  Ad'ma-tha,  Tar'shTsh,  Me'- 
res,  Mar'se-na,  and  Me-mu'9an,  the  seven 
princes  of  Per'si-a  and  Me'di-a,  which  saw 
the  king's  face,  and  which  sat  the  first  in 
the  kingdom  ;) 

15  What  shall  we  do  unto  the  queen 
Vash'ti  according  to  law,  because  she  hath 
not  perform'ed  the  command'ment  of  the 
king  A-haf-ii-e'rus  by  the  cham'berlains  .' 

16  And  Me-mu'can  answered  before  the 

'  m.ad'jes-te. 

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»A  queen  ts  to  be  chosen. 


ESTHER. 


Ss'ther  is  sdecttd. 


king  and  the  princes,  Vash'ti  the  queen 
hath  not  done  wrong  to  the  king  only,  but 
also  to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the  peo- 
ple that  are  in  all  the  provinces  of  the 
king  A-ha§-u-e'riis. 

17  For  this  deed  of  the  queen  shall  come 
abroad  unto  all  women,  so  that  they  shall 
despife'  their  huf'bands  in  their  eyes,  when 
it  shall  be  reported.  The  king  A-haj-u-e'- 
rus  comm^n'ded  Vash'ti  the  queen  to  be 
brought  in  before  him,  but  she  came  not. 

18  Likewise  shall  the  ladies  of  Per'si-a 
and  Me'di-a  say  this  day  unto  all  the  king's 
princes,  which  have  heard  of  the  deed 
of  the  queen.  Thus  shall  there  arl§e  too 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19  If  it  please  the  king,  let  there  go  a 
royal  command'ment  from  him,  and  let  it 
be  written  among  the  laws  of  the  Per'si- 
ans  and  theJVIedes,  that  it  be  not  altered, 
that  Vash'ti  come  no  more  before  king 
A-haf-u-e'rus ;  and  let  the  king  give  her 
royal  estate'  unto  another  that  is  better 
than  she. 

20  And  when  the  king's  decree  which 
he  shall  make  shall  be  published  through- 
out all  his  empire,  (for  it  is  great,)  all  the 
wives  shall  give  to  their  huf'bands  Aon'our, 
both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  pleased  the  king  and 
the  princes  ;  and  the  king  did  according 
to  the  word  of  Me-mu'can  : 

22  For  he  sent  letters  into  all  the  king's 
provinces,  into  every  province  according 
to  the  writing  thereof,  and  to  every  people 
after  their  language,  that  every  man 
should  bear  rule  in  his  own  house  ;  and 
that  it  should  be  published  according  to 
the  language  of  every  people. 

^  CHAP.  II. 

AFTER  these  things,  when  the  wrath 
of  king  A-haf-u-e'rus  was  appeased, 
he  remembered  Vash'ti,  and  what  she  had 
done,  and  what  was  decreed  against'  her. 

2  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that 
ministered  unto  him.  Let  there  be  fair 
young  vir'^inj  i  sought  for  the  king: 

3  And  let  the  king  appoint  officers  in  all 
the  provinces  of  his  kingdom,  that  they 
may  gather  together  all  the  fair  young  vir- 
^inf  untoShu'shan  the  palace,  to  the  house 
of  the  women,  unto  the  custody  of  He'ge 
the  king's  cham'berlain,  keeper  of  the  w"- 
men  ;  and  let  their  things  for  purification 
be  given  them  : 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which  pleaseth 
the  king  be  queen  instead  of  Vash'ti.  And 
the  thing  pleased  the  king,  and  he  did  so. 

5  f  oYow  in  Shu'shan  the  palace  there 
was  a  cer'taln  Jew,  whose  name  was  Mor'- 
de-cai,  the  son  of  Ja'ir,  the  son  of  Shim'e-i, 
the  son  of  Kish,  a  Ben'ja-mite, 

6  Who  had  been  carried  away  from  Je- 
rfi'sa-lem  with   the  captivity  which  had 


Ju'dah,  whom  Neb-ii-chad-nez'zar  the  king 
of  Bab'y-lon  had  carried  away, 

7  And  he  brought  up  Ha-das'sah  (that 
is  Es't/«er)  his  uncle's  daughter ;  for  she 
had  neither  father  nor  mother,  and  the 
maid  was  fair  and  beautiful ;  whom  Mor'- 
de-cai,  when  her  father  and  mother  were 
dead,  took  for  his  own  daughter. 

8  So  it  came  to  pass, when  the  king's  com- 
mand'ment and  his  decree  was  heard,  and 
when  many  maidens  were  gathered  to- 
gether unto  Shu'shan  the  palace,  to  the 
custody  of  Heg'a-T,  that  Es't/ier  was 
brought  also  unto  the  king's  house,  to  the 
custody  of  Heg'a-i,  keeper  of  the  Avomen. 

9  And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she 
obtained  kindness  of  him  ;  and  he  speedi- 
ly gave  her  her  things  for  purification, 
with  such  things  as  belonged  to  her,  and 
seven  maidens,  which  were  meet  to  be 
given  her,  out  of  the  king's  house  :  and  he 
preferr'ed  her  and  her  maids  unto  the  best 
place  of  the  house  of  the  women. 

10  Es'ther  had  not  showed  her  people 
noT  her  kindred  :  for  Mor'de-cai  had  charg- 
ed her  that  she  should  not  show  it. 

11  And  Mor'de-cai  walked  every  day 
before  the  court  of  the  women's  house,  to 
know  how  Es't/ier  did,  and  what  should 
become  of  her. 

12  Now,  when  every  maid's  turn  was 
come  to  go  in  to  king  A-haf-u-e'riis,  after 
that  she  had  been  twelve  months,  accord- 
ing to  the  manner  of  the  women,  (for  so 
were  the  days  of  their  purifications  accom- 
plished, to  wit^  six  months  with  oil  of 
myrrh,-  and  six  months  with  sweet  odours, 
and  with  other  things  for  the  purifying  of 
the  women,) 

13  Then  thus  came  every  maiden  unto 
the  king ;  whatsoever  she  desired  was 
given  her,  to  go  with  her  out  of  the  house 
of  the  women  unto  the  king's  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and  on  the 
morrow  she  returned  into  the  second  house 
of  the  women,  to  the  custody  of  Sha-ash'- 
gaz  the  king's  cham'berlain,  which  kept 
the  concubines  :  she  came  in  unto  the  king 
no  more,  except  the  king  delighted  in  her, 
and  that  she  were  called  by  name. 

15  Now  when  the  turn  of  Es't/ier,  the 
daughter  of  Ab-i-ha'il  the  uncle  of  Mor'de- 
cai,  who  had  taken  her  for  his  daughter, 
was  come  to  go  in  unto  the  king,  she  re- 
quired nothing  but  what  Ileg'a-i  the  king's 
cham'berlain,  the  keeper  of  the  women, 
appointed  :  and  Es't/i6r  obtained  favour  in 
the  sight  of  all  them  that  looked  upon  her. 

16  So  Es't/ier  was  taken  unto  king 
A-ha|-u-e'riis  into  his  house  royal  in  the 
tenth  month,  which  is  the  month  Te'beth, 
in  the  seventh  year  of  his  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Es't/ier  above  all 
the  women,    and  she  obtained  gfrace  and 


been  carried  away  with  Jec-5-m'ah  king  of  |  favour  in  his  sight  more  than  all  the  vir' 
1  ver'jins.  2  j^^r. 

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J^mJan  seekelh  revenue 

finf ;  so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon 
er  head,  and  made  her  queen  instead  of 
Vash'tl. 

18  Then  the  king  made  a  great  feast 
unto  all  his  princes  and  his  servants,  even 
£s't/i^r's  feast ;  and  he  made  a  release  to 
the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts  according  to 
the  state  of  the  king. 

19  And  '.v'hen  the  vir'^inf  were  gathered 
together  the  second  time,  then  Mor'de-cai 
sat  in  the  king's  gate. 

20  Es't/ier  had  not  yet  showed  her  kin- 
dred nor  her  people,  as  Mor'de-cai  had 
charged  her :  for  Es'tA6r  did  the  command'- 
ment  of  Mor'de-cai,  like  as  when  she  was 
brought  up  with  him. 

21  IT  In  those  days,  while  Mor'de-cai  sat 
in  the  king's  gate,  two  of  the  king's  cham'- 
berlains,  Big'than  and  Te'resh,  of  those 
which  kept  the  door,  were  wroth,  and 
sought  to  lay  hand  on  the  king  A-haj-u-e'- 
rus. 

22  And  the  thing  was  known  to  Mor'- 
de-cai, who  told  it  unto  Es'tAer  the  queen, 
and  Es't/ier  cer'tified  the  king  thereof  in 
Mor'de-cai's  name. 

23  And  when  inquisition  was  made  of 
the  matter,  it  was  found  out ;  there'fore 
they  were  both  hanged  on  a  tree  :  and  it 
was  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chron'i-cles 
before  the  king. 

^  CHAP.  III. 

AFTER  these  things  did  king  A-haf-u- 
e'riis  promote  Ha'man  the  son  of 
Ham-med'a-tha  the  A  gag-ite,  and  advanc- 
ed him,  and  set  his  seat  above  all  the 
princes  that  were  with  him. 

2  And  all  the  king's  servants,  that  tvlre 
in  the  king's  gate,  bowed  and  reverenced 
Ha'man :  for  the  king  had  so  comman'ded 
concer'ning  him:  but  Mor'de-cai  bowed 
not,  nor  did  him  reverence. 

3  Then  the  king's  servants,  which  were 
in  the  king's  gate,  said  unto  Mor'de-cai, 
Why  transgressest  thou  the  king's  com- 
mand'mentf 

4  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
spake  daily  unto  him,  and  he  hearkened 
not  unto  them,  that  they  told  Ha'man,  to  see 
whether  Mor'de-cai's  matters  would  stand : 
for  he  had  told  them  that  he  was  a  Jew. 

5  And  when  Ha'man  saw  that  Mor'de- 
cai  bowed  not,  nor  did  him  reverence,  then 
was  Ha'man  full  of  wrath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay  hands  on 
Mor'de-cai  alone  ;  for  they  had  showed 
him  the  people  of  Mor'de-cai:  wherefore 
Ha'man  sought  to  destroy'  all  the  Jews  that 
were  throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of  A- 
ha§-u-e'rfis,  even  the  people  of  Mor'de-cai. 

7  In  the  first  month,  (that  is  the  month 
Nl'san,)  in  the  twelfth  year  of  king  A-haj- 
u-e'rus,  they  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  be- 
fore Ha'man,  from  day  to  day,  and  from 
m6nth  to  m6nth,  to  the  twelfth  mdnth, 
that  M  the  m6nth  A'dar. 


ES'THER,  upon  all  the  Jem. 

8  And  Ha'man  said  unto  king  A-haj-u 


e'rils,  There  is  a  cer'tain  people  scattered 
abroad  and  dispers'ed  am6ng  the  people  in 
all  the  provinces  of  thy  kingdom ;  and 
their  laws  are  dl'verse  from  all  people, 
neither  keep  they  the  king's  laws,  there'- 
fore it  is  not  for  the  king's  profit  to  suflfer 
them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be  written 
that  they  may  be  destroy'ed ;  and  I  will 
pay  ten  thousand  talents  of  silver  to  the 
hands  of  those  that  have  the  charge  of 
the  business,  to  bring  it  into  the  king's 
treaj'uries. 

10  And  the  king  took  his  ring  from  his 
hand,  and  gave  it  unto  Ha'man  the  son 
of  Ham-med'a-tha  the  A'gag-ite,  the  Jews' 
enemy. 

11  And  the  king  said  unto  Ha'man, 
The  silver  is  given  to  thee,  the  people 
also,  to  do  with  them  as  it  seemeth  good 
to  thee. 

12  Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called 
on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  first  month, 
and  there  was  written  according  to  all 
that  Ha'man  had  comman'ded,  unto  the 
king's  lieiiten'ants,  and  to  the  governors 
that  were  over  every  province,  and  to  the 
rulers  of  every  people  of  every  province, 
according  to  the  writing  thereof,  and  to 
every  people  after  their  language  ;  in  the 
name  of  king  A-haf-u-e'rus  was  it  written, 
and  sealed  with  the  king's  ring. 

13  And  the  letters  were  sent  by  posts  into 
all  the  king's  provinces,  to  destroy',  to 
kill,  and  to  cause  to  perish  all  Jews,  both 
young  and  old,  little  children  and  women, 
in  one  day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth  day 
of  the  twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month 
A'dar,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them  for  a 
prey. 

14  The  copy  of  the  writing,  for  a  com- 
mand'ment  to  be  given  in  every  province, 
was  published  unto  all  people,  that  they 
should  be  ready  against'  that  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  being  hastened 
by  the  king's  command'ment ;  and  the 
decree  was  given  in  Shu'shan  the  palace. 
And  the  king  and  Ha'man  sat  down  to 
drink ;  but  the  city  Shu'shan  was  per- 
plex'ed. 

CHAP.  IV. 

WHEN  Mor'de-cai  perceived  all  that 
was  done,  Mor'de-cai  rent  his 
clothes,  and  put  on  sackcloth  with  ashes, 
and  went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  and  a  bitter  cry  ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the  king's 
gate  :  for  none  might  enter  into  the  king's 
gate  clothed  with  sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province,  whithersoever 
the  king's  command'ment  and  his  decree 
came,  there  was  great  mourning  am6ng 
the  Jews,  and  fast'ing,  and  weeping,  and 
wailing :  and  many  lay  in  sackcloth  and 
ashes. 

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The  great  mourning  of  the  Jews.        ES'THER 

4  So  Es't/ter's  maids  and  her  cham'ber- 
lains  came  and  told  it  her.  Then  was 
the  queen  exceedingly  grieved  ;  and  she 
sent  raiment  to  clothe  Mor'de-cai,  and  to 
take  away  the  sackcloth  from  him  :  but 
he  received  it  not. 

5  Then  called  Es'ther  for  Ha'tach,  07ie 
of  the  king's  cham'berlains,  whom  he  had 
appointed  to  attend  upon  her,  and  gave 
him  a  command'ment  to  Mor'de-cai,  to 
know  what  it  was,  and  why  it  was. 

6  So  Ha'tach  went  forth  to  Mor'de-cai 
unto  the  street  of  the  city,  which  was  be- 
fore the  king's  gate  : 

7  And  Mor'de-cai  told  him  of  all  that 
had  happened  unto  him,  and  of  the  sum 
of  the  money  that  Ha'man  had  promised 
to  pay  to  the  king's  treaj'uries  for  the 
Jews,  to  destroy'  them  : 

8  Also  he  gave  him  the  copy  of  the 
writing  of  the  decree  that  was  given  at 
Shii'shan  to  destroy'  them,  to  show  it  unto 
Es't/ier,  and  to  declare  it  unto  her,  and  to 
charge  her  that  she  should  2:0  in  unto  the 
kmg,  to  make  supplication  unto  him,  and 
to  make  request  before  him  for  her  peo- 
ple. 

9  And  Ha'tach  came  and  told  Es't/ier 
the  words  of  Mor'de-cai ; 

10  Again'  Es't/ier  spake  unto  Ha'tach, 
and  gave  him  command'ment  unto  Mor'- 
de-cai ; 

11  All  the  king's  servants,  and  the 
people  of  the  king's  provinces,  do  know, 
that  whosoever,  whether  man  or  woman, 
shall  come  unto  the  king  into  the  inner 
court,  who  is  not  called,  there  is  one  law 
of  his  to  put  him  to  death,  except  such 
to  whom  the  king  shall  hold  out  the  gold- 
en sceptre',  that  he  may  live  :  but  I  have 
not  been  called  to  come  in  unto  the  king 
these  thirty  days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mor'de-cai  Es'tA^r's 
words. 

13  Then  Mor'de-cai  comman'ded  to  an- 
swer Es't/ier,  Think  not  with  thyself  that 
thou  shalt  escape'  in  the  king's  house 
more  than  all  the  Jews. 

14  For  if  thou  altogether  holdest  thy 
peace  at  this  time,  then  shall  there  en- 
largement and  deliverance  arTfe  to  the 
Jews  from  another  place  ;  but  thou  and 
thy  father's  house  shall  be  destroy'ed : 
and  who  knoweth  whether  thou  art  come 
to  the  kingdom  for  such  a  time  as  this  ? 

15  Then  Es't/ier  bade  them  return  Mor'- 
de-cai this  answer  ; 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the  Jews 
that  are  present  in  Shu'shan,  and  fast  ye 
for  me,  and  neither  eat  nor  drink  three 
days,  night  or  day  :  I  also  and  my  maid- 
ens will  fast  likewise  ;  and  so  will  I  go  in 
unto  the  king,  which  is  not  according  to 
the  law  ;  and  if  I  perish,  I  perish. 

17  So  Mor'de-cai  went  his  way,  and  did 

1  tep'tur. 


according    to 
man'ded  him. 


all 


£s'ther''s  banquet 
that  Es't/ier  had  com- 


CHAP.  V. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day 
that  Es't/ier  put  on  /ler  royal  apparel, 
and  stood  in  the  inner  court  of  the  king's 
house,  over  against'  the  king's  house  :  and 
the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  in  the 
royal  house,  over  against'  the  gate  of  the 
house. 

2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  saw 
Es't/ier  the  queen  standing  in  the  court, 
that  she  obtained  favour  in  his  sight :  and 
the  king  held  out  to  Es't/ier  the  golden 
sceptre  that  was  in  his  hand.  So  Es't/ier 
drew  near,  and  touched  the  top  of  the 
sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her,  What 
wilt  thou,  queen  Es'ther?  and  what  w  thy 
request  ?  it  shall  be  even  given  thee  to 
the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

4  And  Es't/ier  answered,  U  it  seem^ood 
unto  the  king,  let  the  king  and  Ha'man 
come  this  day  unto  the  ban'quet^  that  I 
have  prepared  for  him. 

5  Then  the  king  said.  Cause  Ha'man 
to  make  haste,  that  he  may  do  as  Es't^er 
hath  said.  So  the  king  and  Ha'man  came 
to  the  banquet  that  Es't/ier  had  prepared. 

6  And  the  king  said  unto  Es't/ier  at  the 
banquet  of  wine.  What  is  thy  petition  ? 
and  it  shall  be  granted  thee  :  and  what  is 
thy  request  ?  even  to  the  half  of  the  king- 
dom it  shall  be  perform'ed. 

7  Then  answered  Es't/ier,  and  said,  My 
petition  and  my  request  is  ; 

8  If  I  have  found  favour  in  the  sight 
of  the  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king  to 
grant  my  petition,  and  to  perform'  my  re- 
quest, let  the  king  and  Ha'man  come  to 
the  banquet  that  I  shall  prepare  for  them, 
and  I  will  do  to-morrow  as  the  king  hath 
said. 

9  Then  went  Ha'man  forth  that  day 
joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart :  but  when 
Ha'man  saw  Mor'de-cai  in  the  king's  gate, 
that  he  stood  not  up,  nor  moved  for  him, 
he  was  full  of  indignation  against'  Mor'de- 
cai. 

10  Nevertheless,  Ha'man  refrained  him- 
self: and  when  he  came  home,  he  sent 
and  called  for  his  friends,  and  Ze'resh  his 
wife.  _  J 

11  And  Ha'man  told  them  of  the  glory 
of  his  riches,  and  the  multitude  of  his 
children,  and  all  the  things  wherein  the 
king  had  promoted  him,  and  how  he  had 
advanced  him  above  the  princes  and  ser- 
vants of  the  king. 

12  Ha'man  said  moreover,  Yea,  Es'tA^r 
the  queen  did  let  no  man  come  in  with 
the  king  unto  the  banquet  that  she  had 
prepared  but  myself;  and  to-morrow  am 
I  invited  unto  her  also  with  the  king. 

13  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  nothing,  so 
2  bankfkwet. 

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MBt'de-cai's  good  scr'mce.  ESTHER, 

long  as  1  see  Mor'de-cai  the.  Jew  sitting  at 
the  king's  gate. 

14  Then  said  Ze'resh  his  wife  and  all 
his  friends  unto  him,  Let  a  gallows  be 
made  of  fifty  cubits  hi^h,  and  to-morrow 
speak  thou  unto  the  king  that  Mor'de-cai 
may  be  hanged  thereon  :  then  go  thou  in 
merrily  with  the  king  unto  the  banquet. 
And  the  thing  pleased  Ila'man  ;  and  he 
caused  the  gallows  to  be  made. 
CHAP.  VI. 

ON  that  night  could  not  the  king  sleep  ; 
and  he  comman'ded  to  bring  the 
book  of  rec'ords  of  the  Chron'i-cles  ;  and 
they  were  read  before  the  king. 

2  And  it  was  found  written,  That  Mor'- 
de-cfii  had  told  of  Big'tha-ua  and  I'e'resh, 
two  of  the  king's  chani'berlaias,  the  keep- 
ers of  the  door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand 
on  the  king  A-haj-u-e'rus. 

3  And  the  king  said,  What  Aon'our  and 
dignity  hath  been  done  to  Mor'de-cai  for 
this  ?  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that 
ministered  unto  him.  There  is  nothing 
done  for  him. 

4  And  the  king  said.  Who  is  in  the 
court  ?  (Now  Ha'man  was  come  into  the 
out'ward  court  of  the  king's  house,  to 
speak  unto  the  king  to  hang  Mor'de-cai  on 
the  gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for 
him.) 

5  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto 
him,  Behold,  Ha'man  standeth  in  the 
court.  And  the  king  said,  Let  him 
come  in. 

6  So   Ha'man  came  in.     And  the  kin 


Sa'thir  accuselh  Ha'man. 
street  of  the  city,  and  proclaimed  before 
him.  Thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man 
whom  the  king  delighteth  to  /lon'our. 

12  And  Mor'de-cai  came  again'  to  the 
king's  gate  :  but  Ila'man  hasted  to  his 
house  mourning,  and  having  his  head 
covered. 

13  And  Ha'man  told  Ze'resh  his  wife 
and  all  his  friends  every  tiling  that  had 
befallen  him.  Then  said  his  wise  men 
and  Ze'resh  his  wife  unto  him.  If  Mor'de- 
cai  be  of  the  seed  of  the  Jews,  before 
whom  thou  hast  begun  to  fall,  thou  shall 
not  prevail  against'  him,  but  shalt  surely 
fall  before  him. 

14  And  while  they  were  yet  talking 
with  him,  can)e  the  king's  cham'berlains, 
and  hasted  to  bring  Ha'man  unto  the  ban- 
quet that  Es't/ier  had  prepared. 

CHAP.  Vll. 

SO  the  king  and    Ha'man  came  to  ban- 
quet with  Es't/ter  the  queen. 

2  And  the  king  said  again'  unto  Es't^er, 
on  the  second  day,  at  the  banquet  of  wine, 
What  is  thy  petition,  queen  Es't/i.er  ?  and 
it  shall  be  granted  thee  :  and  what  is  thy 
request  ?  and  it  shall  be  perform'ed,  even 
to  the  half  of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Es't/^er  the  queen  answered  and 
said.  If  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
O  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king,  let  my 
life  be  given  me  at  my  petition,  and  my 
people  at  my  request . 

4  For  we  are  sold,  I  and  my  people,  to 
be  destroy'ed,  to  be  slain,  and  to  perish  : 
but  if  we  had  been  sold  for  bondmen  and 


said  unto  him.    What  shall  be  done  unto  i  bondwomen,  1  had  held  my  tongue,    al- 
the    man    whom    the   king    delighteth  to   thoue;h  the  enemy   could   not  countervail 


/lon'our  ?  (Now  Ha'man  thought  in  his 
heart.  To  whom  would  the  king  delight 
to  do  /ton'our  more  than  to  myself?) 

7  And  Ha'man  answered  the  king.  For 
the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
/lon'our, 

8  I>et  the  royal  apparel  be  brought 
which  the  king  u§e(h  to  wear,  and  the 
horse  that  the  king  rideth  upon,  and  the 
crown-royal  which  is  set  upon  his  head  : 

9  And  let  this  apparel  and  horse  be  de- 
livered to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king's 
most  noble  princes,  that  they  may  array 
the  man  icilhal  whom  the  king  delighteth 
to  /lon'our,  and  bring  him  on  horseback 
through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  pro- 
claim before  him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to 
the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
Aon'our. 

10  Then  the  king  said  to  Ha'man, 
Make  haste,  and  take  the  apparel  and  the 
horse,  as  thou  hast  said,  and  do  even  so 
to  Mor'de-cai  the  Jew  that  sitteth  at  the 
king's  gate :  let  nothing  fail  of  all  that 
thou  hast  spoken. 

1 1  Then  took  Ha'man  the  apparel,  and 
the  horse,  and  arrayed  Mor'de-cai,  and 
brought  him   on  horseback  through  the 

Nn2 


the  king's  damage 

5  Then  the  king  A-ha§-u-e'riis  answer- 
ed and  said  unto  £s't/ter  the  queen.  Who 
is  he,  and  where  is  he,  that  durst  prefiime 
in  his  heart  to  do  so  ? 

6  And  Es't/ter  said.  The  ad'versary  and 
enemy  is  this  wicked  Ha'man.  Then  Ha'- 
man was  afraid  before  the  king  and  the 
queen. 

7  And  the  king,  arifing  from  the  ban- 
quet of  wine  in  his  wrath,  icejit  into  the 
palace-garden  :  and  Ha'man  stood  up  to 
make  request  for  his  life  to  Es'tAer  the 
queen  ;  for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil  de- 
ter'mined  against'  him  by  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of  the 
palace-garden  into  the  place  of  the  ban- 
quet of  wine  ;  and  Ha'man  was  fallen 
upon  the  bed  whereon  Es't/ier  was.  Then 
said  the  king.  Will  he  force  the  queen  also 
before  me  in  the  house  ?  As  the  word 
went  out  of  the  king's  mouth,  they  cover- 
ed Ha'man's  face. 

9  And  Har-bo'niih,  one  of  the  cham'- 
berlains, said  before  the  king,  Behold  also, 
the  gallows  fifty  cubits  high,  which  Ha'- 
man had  made  for  Mor'de-cai,  who  had 
spoken  good  for  the  king,  standeth  in  the 

425 


Hd'man  is  hanged^ 


ESTHER. 


and  Mdr'de-cai  advanced 


house  of  Ha'man.     Then   the   king  said, 
Hang  him  thereon. 

10  So  they  hanged  Ha'man  on  the 
gallows  that  he  had  prepared  for  Mor'- 
de-cai.  Then  was  the  king's  wrath  paci- 
fied". 

CHAP.  VIII. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  A-hag-u-e'rus 
give  the  house  of  Ha'man,  the  Jews' 
enemy,  unto  Es't/ier  the  queen  :  and  Mor'- 
de-cai  came  before  the  king  ;  for  Es't/ier 
had  told  what  he  was  unto  her. 

2  And  the  king  took  off  his  ring,  which 
he  had  taken  from  Ha'man,  and  gave  it 
unto  Mor'de-cai.  And  Es'ther  set  Mor'de- 
cai  over  the  house  of  Ha'man. 

3  And  Es'tAer  spake  yet  again'  before 
the  king,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and 
besought  him  with  tears  to  put  away  the 
mis'chief  of  Ha'man  the  A'gag-ite,  and 
his  device  that  he  had  devised  against' 
the  Jews- 

4  Then  the  king  held  out  the  golden 
sceptre  to' ward  Es'tAer.  So  Es'tfter  arofe, 
and  stood  before  the  king, 

5  And  said.  If  it  please  the  king,  and 
if  I  have  found  favour  in  his  sight,  and  the 
thing  seem  right  before  the  king,  and  I  be 
pleasing  in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to 


back,  and  riders  on  mules,  camels,  and 
young  dr6m'fedaries : 

11  Wherein  the  king  granted  the  Jews 
which  were  in  every  city  to  gather  them- 
selves together,  and  to  stand  for  their  life, 
to  destroy',  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish, 
all  the  power  of  the  people  and  province 
that  would  assault  them,  both  little  ones 
and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them 
for  a  prey, 

12  Upon  one  day,  in  all  the  provinces 
of  king  A-haf-u-e'rus,  namely^  upon  the 
thirteenth  day  of  the  twelfth  month,  which 
is  the  month  A'dar. 

13  The  copy  of  the  writing,  for  a  com- 
mand'ment  to  be  given  in  every  province, 
was  published  unto  all  people,  and  that 
the  Jews  should  be  ready  against'  that 
day  to  avenge'  themselves  on  their  ene- 
mies. 

14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon  mules 
and  camels  went  out,  being  hastened  and 
pressed  on  by  the  king's  command'ment. 
And  the  decree  was  given  at  Shu'shan  the 
palace. 

15  And  Mor'de-cai  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  king  in  royal  apparel  of 
blue  and  white,  and  with  a  great  crown 
of  gold,  and  with  a  garment  of  fine  linen 


reverse  the  letters  devised  by  Ha'man  the  and  purple  :  and  the  city  of  Shii'shan  re- 


son  of  Ham-med'a-tha  the  A'gag-ite,  which 
he  wrote  to  destroy'  the  Jews  which  are 
in  all  the  king's  provinces  : 

6  For  how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  evil 
that  shall  come  unto  my  people  ?  or  how 
can  I  endure  to  see  the  destruction  of  my 
kindred  ? 

7  Then  the  king  A-haj-ii-e'riis  said  unto 
Es't/ier  the  queen,  and  to  Mor'de-cai  the 
Jew,  Behold,  I  have  given  Es'tAer  the 
house  of  Ha'man,  and  him  they  have 
hanged  upon  the  gallows,  because  he  laid 
his  hand  upon  the  Jews. 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as  it 
liketh  you,  in  the  king's  name,  and  seal 
it  with  the  king's  ring :  for  the  writing 
which  is  written  in  the  king's  name,  and 
sealed  with  the  king's  ring,  may  no  man 
revers.e. 

9  Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called 
at  that  time  in  the  third  month,  that  w, 
the  month  Sl'van,  on  the  three  and  twen- 
tieth day  thereof :  and  it  was  written,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Mor'de-cai  command- 
ed, unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the  lieuten'ants, 
and  the  deputies  and  rulers  of  the  prov- 
inces which  are  from  in'di-a  unto  E-thi-6'- 
pi-a,  a  hundred  twenty  and  seven  prov- 
inces, unto  every  province  according  to 
the  writing  thereof,  and  unto  every  people 
after  their  language,  and  to  the  Jews  ac- 
cording to  their  writing,  and  according  to 
their  language. 

10  And  he  wrote  in  the  king  A-haf-ii-e'- 
rus'  name,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king's 
ring  ;  and  sent  letters  by  posts  on  horse- 


joiced  and  was  glad. 

16  The  Jews  had  light,  and  gladness, 
and  joy,  and  /lon'our. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and  in  every 
city,  whithersoever  the  king's  command'- 
ment and  his  decree  came,  the  Jews  had 
joy  and  gladness,  a  feast  and  a  good  day. 
And  many  of  the  people  of  the  land  be- 
came Jews  ;  for  the  fear  of  the  Jews  fell 
upon  them. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  in  the  twelfth  month,  that  is  the 
month  A'dar,  on  the  thirteenth  day 
of  the  same,  when  the  king's  command'- 
ment and  his  decree  drew  near  to  be  put 
in  execution,  in  the  day  that  the  enemies 
of  the  Jews  hoped  to  have  power  over 
them,  (though  it  was  turned  to  the  con- 
trary, that  the  Jews  had  rule  over  them 
that  hated  them,) 

2  The  Jews  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether in  their  cities,  throughout  all  the 
provinces  of  the  king  A-haf-u-e'rus,  to  lay 
hand  on  such  as  sought  their  hurt  ;  an.d 
no  man  could  withstand  them  ;  for  the 
fear  of  them  fell  upon  all  people. 

3  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces, 
and  the  lieuten'ants,  and  the  deputies,  and 
officers  of  the  king,  helped  the  Jews ; 
because  the  fear  of  Mor'de-cai  fell  upon 
them. 

4  For  Mor'de-cai  was  great  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  fame  went  out  throughout 
all  the  provinces  :  for  this  man  Mor'de-cai 
waxed  greater  and  greater. 

5  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their  ene 

426 


Ha'man't  ten  tons  hanged.  ESTHER 

mies  with  the  stroke  of  the  sword,  and 
slaughter,  and  destruction,  and  did  what 
they  would  unto  those  that  hated  them. 

6  And  in  Shu'shan  the  palace  the  Jews 
slew  and  destroy'ed  five  hundred  men, 

7  And  Par-shan'da-tha,  and  Dal'phon, 
nnd  Aj'pa-tha, 

a  And  Por'a-tha,  and  id-a-li'a,  and  A- 
rid'a-tha, 

9  And  Par-mash'ta,  and  X-ris'a-T,  and 
A-rld'a-i,  and  Va-jez'a-tha, 

10  The  ten  sons  of  Ha'man,  the  son  of 
Ham-med'a-tha,  the  enemy  of  the  Jews, 
slew  they  ;  but  on  the  spoil  laid  they  not 
their  hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  number  of  those 
that  were  slain  in  Shu'shan  the  palace  was 
brought  before  the  king. 

12  And  the  king  said  unto  £s't/ier  the 
queen,  The  Jews  have  slain  and  destroy'- 
ed  five  hundred  men  in  Shu'shan  the  pal- 
ace, and  the  ten  sons  of  Ha'man  ;  what 
have  they  done  in  the  rest  of  the  king's 
provinces !  Now  what  is  thy  petition  ? 
and  it  shall  be  granted  thee  ;  or  what  is 
thy  request  further  ?  and  it  shall  be  done. 

13  Then  said  Es't/iir,  If  it  please  the 
king,  let  it  be  granted  to  the  Jews  which 
are  in  Shu'shan  to  do  to-morrow  also  ac- 
cording unto  this  day's  decree,  and  let 
Ha'man's  ten  sons  be  hanged  upon  the 
gallows. 

14  And  the  king  comman'ded  it  so  to 
be  done  ;  and  the  decree  was  given  at 
Shu'shan  ;  and  they  hanged  Ha'man's  ten 
sons. 

15  For  the  Jews  that  were  in  Shii'shan 
gathered  themselves  together  on  the  four- 
teenth day  also  of  the  month  A'dar,  and 
slew  three  hundred  men  at  Shii'shan  ;  but 
on  the  prey  they  laid  not  their  hand. 

16  But  the  other  Jews  that  were  in  the 
king's  provinces  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether, and  stood  for  their  lives,  and  had 
rest  from  their  enemies,  and  slew  of  their 
foes  seventy  and  five  thousand  (but  they 
laid  not  their  hands  on  the  prey) 

17  On  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  month 
A'dar :  and  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
same  rested  they,  and  made  it  a  day  of 
feasting  and  gladness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  locre  at  Shii'shan 
assembled  together  on  ihe  thirteenth  day 
thereof,  and  on  the  fourteenth  thereof ; 
and  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same  they 
rested,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feasting  and 
gladness. 

19  There'fore  the  Jews  of  the  villages, 
that  dwelt  in  the  unwalled  towns,  made 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month  A'dar  a 
day  of  gladness  and  feasting,  and  a  good 
day,  and  of  sending  portions  one  to 
another. 

20  And  M6r'de-cai  wrote  these  things, 
and  sent  letters  unto  all   the  Jews  that 


j1  yearly  festival  established 
were  in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king  A- 
haj-ii-e'rus,  both  nigh  and  far, 

21  To  stablish  this  am6ng  them,  that 
they  shouldkeep  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  month  A'dar,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  same  yearly, 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jews 
rested  from  their  enemies,  and  the  month 
which  was  turned  unto  them  from  sorrow 
to  joy,  and  from  mourning  into  a  good 
day  ;  that  they  should  make  them  days 
of  feasting  and  joy,  and  of  sending  por- 
tions one  to  another,  and  gifts  to  the 
poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to  do  as 
they  had  begun,  and  as  Mor'de-cai  had 
written  unto  them  ; 

24  Because  Ha'man  the  son  of  Ham- 
med'a-tha  the  A'gag-Ite,  the  enemy  of  all 
the  Jews,  had  devised  against'  the  Jews 
to  destroy'  them,  and  had  cast  Pur  (that 
w,  the  lot)  to  consume  them,  and  to  de- 
stroy' them  : 

25  But  when  £s'thh  came  before  the 
king,  he  comman'ded  by  letters,  that  his 
Avicked  device,  which  he  devised  against' 
the  Jews,  should  return  upon  his  own 
head,  and  that  he  and  his  sons  should  be 
hanged  on  the  gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these  days 
Pu'rim,  after  the  name  of  Pur  :  there'fore, 
for  all  the  words  of  this  letter,  and  of  that 
which  they  had  seen  concer'ning  this  mat- 
ter, and  which  had  come  unto  them, 

27  The  Jews  ordain'ed,  and  took  upon 
them,  and  upon  their  seed,  and  upon  all 
such  as  joined  themselves  unto  them,  so 
as  it  should  not  fail,  that  they  would  keep 
these  two  days  according  to  their  writing, 
and  according  to  their  appointed  time, 
every  year ; 

28  And  that  these  days  should  bt  re- 
membered and  kept  throughout  evtry 
generation,  every  family,  every  province, 
and  every  city  ;  and  that  these  days  of 
Pu'rim  should  not  fail  from  among  the 
Jews,  nor  the  memorial  of  them  perish 
from  their  seed. 

29  Then  Es't/i^r  the  queen,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Ab-i-ha'il,  and  Mor'de-cai  the  Jew, 
wrote  with  all  authority,  to  cSnfirm'l  this 
second  letter  of  Pii'rim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto  all  the 
Jews,  to  the  hundred  twenty  and  seven 
provinces  of  the  kingdom  of  A-haf-u-e'riis, 
with  words  of  peace  and  truth, 

31  To  confirm'  these  days  of  Pu'rim  in 
their  times  appointed,  according  as  Mor'- 
de-cai the  Jew  and  Es'ther  the  queen  had 
enjoined  them,  and  as  they  had  decreed 
for  themselves,  and  for  their  seed,  the 
matters  of  the  fast'ings  and  their  qry. 

32  And  the  decree  of  £s't^6r  confirmed 
these  matters  of  Pii'rim  ;  and  it  was  writ- 
ten in  the  book. 


^  kdn-ferm'. 


427 


JoVt  uprightness. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  king  A-haj-u-e'rus  laid  a  trib- 
ute upon  the  land,  and  upon  the  isles 
of  the  sea. 

2  And  all  the  acts  of  his  power,  and  of 
his  might,  and  the  declaration  of  the 
greatness  of  Mor'de-cai,  -whereunto  the 
king  advanced  him,   are  they  not  written 


JOB.  Sa'tan^s  malice. 

in  the  hook  of   the    Chron'i-cles   of  the 
kings  of  Me'di-a  and  Per'si-a  ? 

3  For  Mor'de-cai  the  Jew  was  next  unto 
king  A-ha§-u-e'rus,  and  great  among  the 
Jews,  and  accepted  of  the  multitude  of 
his  brethren,  seeking  the  wealth  of  his 
people,  and  speaking  peace  to  all  his 
seed. 


H  The  BOOK  of  JOB. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THERE  was  a  man  in  the  land  of  Uz, 
whose  name  was  Job  ;  and  that  man 
was  perfect  and  upright,  and  one  that 
feared  God,  and  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him  seven 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

3  His  substance  also  was  seven  thou- 
sand sheep,  and  three  thousand  camels, 
and  five  hundred  yoke  of  oxen,  and  five 
hundred  she-asses,  and  a  very  great  house- 
hold ;  so  that  this  man  was  the  greatest 
of  all  the  men  of  the  east. 

4  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted  in  their 
houses  every  one  his  day  ;  and  sent  and 
called  for  their  three  sisters,  to  eat  and  to 
drink  with  them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days  of  their 
feasting  were  gone  about',  that  Job  sent 
and  sanctified  them,  and  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  offered  burnt-offerings 
according  to  the  number  of  them  all :  for 
Job  said,^  It  may  be  that  my  sons  have 
sinned,  and  cursed  God  in  their  hearts. 
Thus  did  Job  continually. 

6  T  Now  there  was  a  day  when  the 
sons  of  God  came  to  present  themselves 
before  the  Lord,  and  Sa'tan  came  also 
among  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa'tan, 
Whence  comest  thou  ?  Then  Sa'tan  an- 
swered the  Lord,  and  said.  From  going 
to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking 
up  and  down  in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa'tan,  Hast 
thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there 
is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect 
and  an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth 
God,  and  escheweth  evil  ? 

9  Then  Sa'tan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said.  Doth  Job  fear  God  for  nought  ? 

10  Hast  thou  not  made  a  hedge  about' 
him,  and  about'  his  house,  and  about'  all 
that  he  hath  on  every  side  ?  Thou  hast 
bless'ed  the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his 
substance  is  increased  in  the  land : 

11  But  put  forth  thine  hand  now,  and 
toiich  all  that  he  hath,  and  he  will  curse 
thee  to  thy  face. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa'tan, 
Behold,  all  that  he  hath  is  in  thy  power ; 
only   upon   himself   put   not   forth   thine 

^sei. 


hand.      So    Sa'tan   went   forth   from   the 
presence  of  the  Lord. 

13  IT  And  there  was  a  day  when  his 
sons  and  his  daughters  wire  eating  and 
drinking  wine  in  their  eldest  brother's 
house : 

14  And  there  came  a  messenger  uato 
Job,  and  said.  The  oxen  were  ploughing, 
and  the  asses  feeding  beside  them  ; 

15  And  the  Sa-be'ans  fell  upon  them. 
and   took   them   away ;    yea,    they  have 

lain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the 
sMord  ;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to 
tell  thee. 

16  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said.  The  fire  of 
God  is  fallen  from  heaven,  and  hath  burnt 
up  the  sheep,  and  the  servants,  and  con 
sumed  them  ;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone 
to  tell  thee. 

17  While  be  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said.  The  Chal- 
de'ans  made  out  three  bands,  and  fell  upon 
the  camels,  and  have  carried  them  away, 
yea,  and  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge 
of  the  sM'ord  ;  and  I  only  am  escaped 
alone  to  tell  thee. 

18  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said.  Thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters  ulre  eating  and  drink- 
ing wine  in  their  eldest  brother's  house  : 

19  And,  behold,  there  came  a  great 
wind  from  the  wilderness,  and  smote  the 
four  corners  of  the  house,  and  it  fell  upon 
the  young  men,  and  they  are  dead  ;  and 
I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  aro§e,  and  rent  his  man- 
tle, and  shaved  his  head,  and  fell  down 
upon  the  ground,  and  wor'shipped, 

21  And  said.  Naked  came  I  out  of  my 
mother's  womb,  and  naked  shall  I  return 
thither :  the  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord 
hath  taken  away  ;  bles'sed  be  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

22  in  all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor  charg- 
ed God  foolishly. 

^  CHAP.  IL 

AGAIN'2  there  was  a  day  when  the 
sons  of  God  came  to  present  them- 
selves before  the  Lord,  and  Sa'tan  came 
also  among  them  to  present  himself  before 
the  Lord. 


2  a-gen'. 


428 


Job  reproveth  his  wife. 


2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa'tan,  From 
whence  comest  thou  ?  And  Sa'tan  an- 
swered the  Lord,  and  said.  From  going 
to  and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking 
up  and  down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa'tan,  Hast 
thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there 
is  n6ne  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect 
and  an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth  God, 
and  escheweth  evil  ?  and  still  he  holdeth 
fast  his  integrity,  although  thou  movedst 
me  against'  him,  to  destroy"*  him  without 
cause. 

4  And  Sa'tan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said.  Skin  for  skin  :  yea,  all  that  a  man 
hath  will  he  give  for  his  life  : 

5  But  put  forth  thine  hand  now,  and 
toiich  his  bone  and  his  flesh,  and  he  will 
curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa'tan,  Be- 
hold, he  is  in  thine  hand ;  but  save  his 
life. 

7  T  So  went  Sa'tan  forth  from  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord,  and  smote  Job  with 
sore  boils,  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  unto 
his  crown. 

8  And  he  took  him  a  pot'sherd  to  scrape 
himself  withal ;  and  he  sat  down  among 
the  ashes. 

9  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him,  Dost 
thou  still  retain  thine  integrity  ?  Curse 
God,  and  die. 

10  But  he  said  unto  her.  Thou  speak- 
est  as  one  of  the  foolish  women  speaketh. 
What !  shall  we  receive  good  at  the  hand 
of  God,  and  shall  we  not  receive  evil  ? 
In  all  this  did  not  Job  sin  with  his  lips. 

11  IT  Now  when  Job's  three  friends 
heard  of  all  this  evil  that  was  come  upon 
him,  they  came  every  one  from  his  own 
place  ;  £l'i-phaz  the  Te'man-ite,  and  Bil'- 
dad  the  Shu'hite,  and  Zo'phar  the  Na'a- 
ma-thlte  :  for  they  had  made  an  appoint- 
ment together  to  come  to  mourn  with  him, 
and  to  com'fort  him. 

12  And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes 
afar  off,  and  knew  him  not,  they  lifted  up 
their  voice  and  wept ;  and  they  rent  every 
one  his  mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  upon 
their  heads  to'ward  heaven. 

13  So  they  sat  down  with  him  upon  the 
ground  seven  days  and  seven  nights,  and 
n6ne  spake  a  word  unto  him :  for  they 
saw  that  his  grief  was  very  great. 

^  CHAP,  in.— 

AFTER  this  opened  J5b  his  mouth,  and 
cursed  his  day. 

2  And  Job  spake,  and  said, 

3  Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I  was 
born,  and  the  nis^ht  in  which  it  was  said, 
There  is  a  man-child  conceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness  ;  let  not 
God  regard  it  from  above,  neither  let  the 
light  shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death 


JOB.  He  curseth  the  day  of  his  birlh. 

stain  it ;  let  a   cloud   dwell   upon  it ;  let 
the  blackness  of  the  day  terrify  it. 

6  >^s  for  that  night,  let  darkness  seize 
upon  it ;  let  it  not  be  joined  unto  the 
days  of  the  year ;  let  it  not  come  into  the 
number  of  the  months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary  ;  let  no 
joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  the  day, 
who  are  ready  to  raise  up  thc:ir  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight  thereof 
be  dark  ;  let  it  look  for  light,  but  have 
none  ;  neither  let  it  see  the  dawning  of 
the  day  : 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the  doors  of 
my  m6ther''s  womb,  nor  hid  sorrow  from 
mine  eyes. 

1 1  Why  died  I  not  from  the  womb ' 
ivhy  did  I  not  give  up  the  ghost  when  I 
came  out  of  the  belly  ? 

12  Why  did  the  knees  prevent  me  ?  or 
why  the  breasts  that  I  should  suck  ? 
;    13  For  now  should  I  have  lain  still  and 
been  quiet,  I  should  have  slept:  then  had 
I  been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of  the 
earth,  which  built  desolate  places  for 
themselves  ; 

15  Or  with  princes  that  had  gold,  who 
filled  their  houses  with  silver  : 

16  Or  as  a  hidden  untimely  birth'  I  had 
not  been ;  as  infants  which  never  saw 
light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease /row  troub-' 
ling  ;  and  there  the  weary  be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  together ; 
they  hear  not  the  voice  of  the  oppressor. 

19  The  small  and  great  are  there  ;  and 
the  servant  is  free  from  his  master. 

20  Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that 
is  in   misery,    and  life  unto  the  bitter  in 


soul 

21 

not  ; 


Which  long  for  death,  but  it  cometh 
and    dig  for    it    more   than    for   hid 
treaf'ures ; 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly,  and  are 
glad  when  they  can  find  the  grave  ? 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a  man  whose 
way  is  hid,  and  whom  God  hath  hedged 
in  ? 

24  For  my  sighing  cometh  before  I  eat, 
and  my  roarings  are  poured  out  like  the 
waters . 

25  For  the  thing  which  I  greatly  feared . 
is  come  upon  me,  and  that  which  I  was 
afraid  of  is  come  unto  me. 

26  I  was  not  in  safety,  neither  had  I 
rest,  neither  was  I  quiet ;  yet  trouble 
came. 

CHAP.  IV. 
HEN  El'i-phaz   th«  Te'man-lte,   an- 
swered  and  said,  » 

2  If  we  assay  to  commune  with  thee, 
wilt  thou  be  grieved  ?  but  who  can  witli- 
hold  himself  from  speaking  ? 


T 


1  berth. 


4S9 


£Ii-phas  reproreth  Job.  JOB 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many, 
and  thou  hast  strengthened  the  ■weak 
hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that 
•was  falling,  and  thou  hast  strengthened 
the  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee,  and 
thou  faintest ;  it  toucheth  thee,  and  thou 
art  troiibled. 

6  /*  not  this  thy  fear,  thy  confidence, 
thy  hope,  and  the  uprightness  of  thy  ways  ? 

7  Remember,  I  pray  thee,  who  ever  per- 
ished, being  innocent .''  or  where  were  the 
righ'teous^  cut  oflF? 

8  Even  as  I  have  seen,  they  that  plough 
iniquity,  and  sow  wickedness,  reap  the 
same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish,  and 
by  the  breath  of  his  nostrils  are  they  con- 
sumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and  the 
voice  of  the  fierce  lion,  and  the  teeth  of 
the  young  lions,  are  broken. 

11  The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack  of 
prey,  and  the  stout  lion's  whelps  are  scat- 
tered abroad. 

12  Now  a  thing  was  secretly  brought  to 
me,  and  mine  ear  received  a  little  thereof. 

13  In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the 
night,  when  deep  sleep  falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trembling, 
which  made  all  my  bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a  spirit  pass'ed  before  my  face  ; 
the  hair  of  my  flesh  stood  up : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not  dif^ern' 
the  form  thereof:  an  image  was  before 
mine  eyes ;  there  was  silence,  and  I  heard 
a  voice,  saying, 

17  Shall  mortal  man  be  more  just  than 
God  ?  shall  a  man  be  more  pure  than  his 
Ma'ker  ? 

18  Behold,  he  put  no  trust  in  his  ser- 
vants ;  and  his  angels  he  charged  with 
folly : 

19  How  much  less  in  them  that  dwell 
in  houses  of  clay,  whose  foundation  is  in 
the  dust,  which  are  crushed  before  the 
moth? 

20  They  are  destroy'ed  from  morning  to 
evening  :  they  perish  for  ever,  without  any 
regarding  it. 

21  Doth  not  their  excellency  which  is 
in  them  go  away  ?  they  die,  even  without 
wisdom. 

CHAP.  V. 

CALL  now,  if  there  be  any  that  will 
answer  thee  ;  and  to  which  of  the 
saints  wilt  thou  turn  ? 

2  For  wrath  killeth  the  foolish  man,  and 
envy  slayeth  the  silly  one. 

3  I  have  seen  the  foolish  taking  root : 
but  suddenly  I  cursed  his  habitation. 

4  His  children  are  far  from  safety,  and 
they  are  crushed  in  the  gate,  neither  is 
there  any  to  deliver  them. 

'  rt'tshe-iu. 


God  is  to  be  regarded  in  affliction, 

5  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eateth  up, 
and  taketh  it  even  out  of  the  thorns,  and 
the  robber  swalloweth  up  their  sub- 
stance. 

6  Although  affliction  cometh  not  forth 
of  the  dust,  neither  doth  trouble  spring  out 
of  the  ground, 

7  Yet  man  is  born  unto  trouble,  as  the 
sparks  fly  iip'ward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and  unto  God 
would  I  commit  my  cause  ; 

9  Which  doeth  great  things  and  un- 
searchable ;  marvellous  things  without 
number : 

10  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the  earth,  and 
sendeth  waters  upon  the  fields : 

1 1  To  set  up  on  high  those  that  be  low ; 
that  those  which  mourn  may  be  exalted  to 
safety. 

12  He  disappointeth  the  devices  of  the 
crafty,  so  that  their  hands  cannot  perform' 
their  enterprise. 

13  He  taketh  the  wise  in  their  own 
craftiness  ;  and  the  counsel  of  the  fro'ward 
is  carried  headlong. 

14  -They  meet  with  darkness  in  the  day- 
time, and  grope  in  the  noon-day  as  in  the 
night. 

15  But  he  saveth  the  poor  from  the 
sicord,  from  their  mouth,  and  from  the 
hand  of  the  mighty. 

16  So  the  poor  hath  hope,  and  iniquity 
stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom  God 
correcteth  ;  there'f  ore  despTf  e  not  thou  the 
chas'tening  of  the  Al-mlgh'ty  • 

18  For  he  maketh  sore,  and  bindeth 
up  ;  he  w6iind'eth,2  and  his  hands  make 
whole. 

19  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles  ; 
yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  toiich 
thee. 

20  In  famine  he  shall  redeem  thee  from 
death  ;  and  in  war  from  the  power  of  the 
sword. 

21  Thou  shalt  be  hid  from  the  scoiirge 
of  the  tongue  :  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid 
of  destruction  when  it  cometh. 

22  At  destruction  and  famine  thou  shalt 
laugh :  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

23  For  thou  shalt  be  in  league  with  the 
stones  of  the  field ;  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field  shall  be  at  peace  with  thee. 

24  And  thou  shalt  know  that  thy  tab- 
ernacle shall  be  in  peace  ;  and  thou  shalt 
visit  thy  habitation,  and  shalt  not  sin. 

25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that  thy  seed 
shall  be  great,  and  thine  offspring  as  the 
grass  of  the  earth. 

26  Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a 
full  age,  like  as  a  shock  of  com  cometh  in 
in  his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  searched  it,  so  it 
t* ;  hear  it,  and  know  thou  it  for  thy  good. 

'  ihyming  with  bound,  found,  &c. 
490 


Job  iouhethfor  death. 

CHAP.  VI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Oh  that  my  grief  were  throughly 
weighed,  and  my  calamity  laid  in  the  bal- 
ances together ! 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier  than  the 
sand  of  the  sea :  there'fore  my  words  are 
swallowed  up. 

4  For  the  arrows  of  the  Al-migh'ty  are 
within  me,  the  poison  whereof  drinketh  up 
my  spirit :  the  terrors  of  God  do  set  them- 
selves in  array  against'  me. 

5  Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  when  he  hath 
grass  ?  or  loweth  the  ox  over  his  fodder  ? 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavoury  be  eat- 
en without  salt?  or  is  there  any  taste  in 
the  white  of  an  egg  ? 

7  The  things  that  my  soul  refused  to 
touch  ore  as  my  sorrowful  meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  request ; 
and  that  God  would  grant  me  the  thing 
that  I  long  for  ; 

9  Even  that  it  would  please  God  to  de- 
stroy' me  ;  that  he  would  let  loose  his 
hand,  and  cut  me  off! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  com'fort ; 
yea,  I  would  harden  myself  in  sorrow  :  let 
him  not  spare  ;  for  I  have  not  concealed 
the  words  of  the  Holy  One. 

11  What  is  my  strength,  that  I  should 
hope  ?  and  what  is  mine  end,  that  I  should 
prolong  my  life  ? 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength  of  stones? 
or  is  my  flesh  of  brass  ? 

13  Is  not  my  help  in  me  ?  and  is  wis- 
dom driven  quite  from  me  ? 

14  To  him  that  is  afflicted  pity  should 
be  showed  from  his  friend  ;  but  he  forsak- 
eth  the  fear  of  the  Al-migh'ty. 

15  My  brethren  have  dealt  deceitfully 
as  a  brook,  and  as  the  stream  of  brooks 
they  pass  away ; 

16  Which  are  blackish  by  reason  of  the 
ice,  and  wherein  the  snow  is  hid  : 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm  they 
vanish  :  when  it  is  hot,  they  are  consumed 
out  of  their  place. 

18  The  paths  of  their  way  are  turned 
aside  ;  they  go  to  nothing,  and  perish. 

19  The  troops  of  Te'ma  looked,  the 
c6m'panie3  of  She'ba  waited  for  them. 

20  They  were  confounded  because  they 
had  hoped ;  they  came  thither,  and  were 
ashamed. 

21  For  now  ye  are  nothing  ;  ye  see  my 
cas'ting  down,  and  ;\re  afraid. 

22  Did  I  say.  Bring  unto  me  ?  or,  Give 
a  reward  for  me  of  your  substance  ? 

23  Or,  Deliver  me 'from  the  enemies' 
hand  ?  or,  Redeem  me  from  the  hand  of 
the  mighty  ? 

24  Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my 
t6Dgue ;  and  cause  me  to  understand 
wherein  I  have  erred. 

25  How  forcible  are  right  words !  but 
What  doth  your  arguing  reprove  ? 


JOB.  He  exeiueik  that  desire. 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove  words,  and 
the  speeches  of  one  that  is  desperate, 
which  are  as  wind  ? 

27  Yea,  ye  overwhelm  the  fatherless, 
and  ye  dig  a  pit  for  your  friend. 

28  Now,  there'fore,  be  content ;  look 
upon  me :  for  it  is  evident  unto  you  if  I 
lie. 

29  Return,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not  be  in 
iquity ;  yea,  return  again',  my  righteous 
ness  is  in  it. 

30  Is  there  iniquity  in  my  tongue  ?  can- 
not my  taste  dTj^ern'  perverse'  things  ? 

CHAP.  VII. 
TS  there  not  an  appointed  time  to  man 
■^   upon  earth  ?  are  not  his  days  also  like 
the  days  of  a  hireling  ? 

2  As  a  servant  earnestly  desireth  the 
shadow,  and  as  a  hireling  looketh  for  the 
reward  of  his  work  ; 

3  So  am  I  made  to  pofjess'  months  of 
vanity,  and  wearisome  nights  arc  appoint- 
ed to  me. 

4  When  I  lie  down,  I  say.  When  shall 
I  arife,  and  the  night  be  gone  ?  and  I  am 
full  of  tossings  to  and  fro  unto  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day. 

5  My  flesh  is  clothed  with  worms  and 
clods  of  dust ;  my  skin  is  broken,  and  be- 
come loathsome. 

6  My  days  are  swifter  than  a  weaver's 
shuttle,  and  are  spent  without  hope. 

7  O  remember  that  my  life  is  wind : 
mine  eye  shall  no  more  see  good. 

8  The  eye  of  him  that  hath  seen  me 
shall  see  me  no  more.-  thine  eyes  are  upon 
me,  and  I  am  not. 

9  w4*  the  cloud  is  consumed  and  van- 
isheth  away  ;  so  he  that  goeth  down  to  the 
grave  shall  come  up  no  more. 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his  house, 
neither  shall  his  place  know  him  any 
more. 

11  There'fore  I  will  not  refrain  my 
mouth  ;  I  will  speak  in  the  anguish  of  my 
spirit  ;  I  will  complain  in  the  bitterness 
of  my  soul. 

12  .Am  I  a  sea,  or  a  whale,  that  thou 
settest  a  watch  over  me  ? 

13  When  I  say.  My  bed  shall  com'fort 
me,  my  couch  shall  ease  my  complaint ; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with  dream?, 
and  terrifiest  me  through  visions  : 

15  So  that  my  soul  choojeth  strangling, 
and  death  rather  than  my  life. 

16  1  loathe  it :  I  would  not  live  alway  : 
let  me  alone  ;  for  my  days  are  vanity. 

17  What  is  man  that  thou  sbouldst 
magnify  him  ?  and  that  thou  shouldst  set 
thine  heart  upon  him  ? 

18  And  that  thou  shouldst  visit  him 
every  morning,  and  try  him  every  mo- 
ment ? 

19  How  long  wilt  thou  not  depart  from 
me,  nor  let  me  alone  till  I  swallow  down 
my  spittle  ? 

431 


Bll'dad  showelk  God''s  justice  :  JOB 

20  I  have  sinned  ;  what  shall  I  do  unto 
thee,  O  thou  Preferv'er  of  men  ?  why  hast 
thou  set  me  as  a  mark  ag^ainst'  thee,  so 
that  I  am  a  burden  to  myself? 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  pardon  my 
transgression,  and  take  away  mine  iniqui- 
ty ?  for  now  shall  I  sleep  in  the  dust ;  and 
thou  shalt  seek  me  in  the  morning,  but  T 
shall  not  he. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THEN  answered  Bil'dad  the  Shu'hitc, 
and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these 
things  ?  and  how  long  shall  the  words  of 
fhy  mouth  be  lilce  a  strong  wind  ? 

3  Doth  God  pervert'  judgment  ?  or 
■loth  the  ll-migh'ty  pervert'  justice  ? 

4  If  thy  children  have  sinned  against' 
him,  and  he  have  cast  them  away  for  their 
transgression  ; 

5  If  thou  wouldst  seek  unto  God  be- 
times, and  make  thy  supplication  to  the 
il-migh'ty  ; 

6  If  thou  wert  pure  and  upright ;  surely 
now  he  .would  awake  for  thee,  and  make 
the  habitation  of  thy  righteousness  pros- 
perous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was  small,  yet 
thy  latter  end  should  greatly  increase. 

8  For  inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  former 
age,  and  prepare  thyself  to  the  search  of 
their  fathers : 

9  (For  we  are  but  of  yes'terday,  and 
know  nothing,  because  our  days  upon 
earth  are  a  shadow  :) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and  tell 
thee,  and  utter  words  out  of  their  heart  ? 

11  Can  the  rush  grow  up  without  mire  ? 
can  the  flag  grow  without  water  ? 

12  Whilst  it  is  yet  iu  his  greenness,  and 
not  cut  down,  It  withereth  before  any 
other  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that  forget 
God ;  and  the  hyp'ocrite's  hope  shall 
perish  : 

14  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off,  and 
whose  trust  shall  be  a  spider's  web. 

15  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house,  but  it 
shall  not  stand  :  he  shall  hold  it  fast,  but 
it  shall  not  endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun,  and  his 
branch  shooteth  forth  in  his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about'  the 
heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of  stones. 

18  If  he  destroy'  him  from  his  place, 
then  it  shall  deny  him._  saying^  I  have  not 
seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his  way, 
and  out  of  the  earth  shall  others  grow. 

20  Behold,  God  will  not  cast  away  a 
perfect  man,  neither  will  he  help  the  evil- 
doers ; 

21  Till  he  fill  thy  mouth  with  laugh'- 
!ag,  and  thy  lips  with  rejoicing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be  clothed 


Jdb''s  acknowledgment  thereof. 
with  shame  ;  and  the  dwelling-place  of 
the  wicked  shall  come  to  nought. 
CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth  :  but 
how  should  man  be  just  with  God  ? 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him,  he  can- 
not answer  him  one  of  a  thousand. 

4  He  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty  in 
strength  :  who  hath  hardened  himself 
against'  him,  and  hath  prospered  ? 

5  Which  removeth  the  moun'tains,  and 
they  know  not ;  which  overturneth  them 
in  his  anger  ; 

6  Which  shaketh  the  earth  out  of  her 
place,  and  the  pillars  thereof  tremble  ; 

7  Which  commandeth  the  sun,  and  it 
riseth  not,  and  sealeth  up  the  stars  ; 

8  Which  alone  spreadeth  out  the  heav- 
ens, and  treadeth  upon  the  waves  of  the 
sea  ; 

9  Which  maketh  Arc-tii'rus,  0-rT'on, 
and  Plei'a-des,  1  and  the  chambers  of  the 
south  ; 

10  W^hich  doeth  great  things  past  find- 
ing out,  yea,  and  wonders  without  number. 

11  Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I  see  him 
not ;  he  passeth  on  also,  but  I  perceive 
him  not. 

12  Behold,  he  taketh  away,  who  can 
hinder  him?  who  will  say  unto  him.  What 
doest  thou  ? 

13  //"God  will  not  withdraw  his  anger, 
the  proud  helpers  do  stoop  under  him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I  answer  him, 
and  choofe  out  my  words  to  reason  with 
him  ? 

15  Whom,  though  I  were  rlgh'teous,  yet 
would  I  not  answer,  but  I  would  make 
supplication  to  my  Jiidge. 

16  If  1  had  called;,  and  he  had  answer- 
ed me :  yet  would  I  not  believe  that  he 
had  hearkened  unto  my  voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with  a  tempest, 
and  multiplieth  my  w&unds  without  cause. 

18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take  my 
breath,  but  filleth  me  with  bitterness. 

19  If  /  speak  of  strength,  lo,  he  is 
strong  :  and  if  of  judgment,  who  shall  set 
me  a  time  lo  plead  ? 

20  If  I  justify  myself,  mine  own  mouth 
shall  condemn  me  :  if  I  say,  I  am  perfect, 
it  shall  also  prove  me  perverse'. 

21  Though  I  were  perfect,  yet  would  I 
not  know  my  soul:  I  would  despTje'  mj 
life. 

22  This  is  one  thing,  there'fore  I  said 
it,  He  destroy'eth  the  perfect  and  the 
wicked. 

23  If  the  scourge  slay  suddenly,  he  will 
laugh  at  the  trial  of  the  innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  wicked :  he  covereth  the  faces  of  the 
judges  thereof;  if  not,  where,  and  who 
is  he  ? 


1  Plc'ya-dls. 


432 


Job  eomplaineth  of  his  afflictions.  JOB 

25  Now  my  days  are  swifter  than  a 
post:  they  flee  away,  they  see  no  good. 

26  They  are  pass'ed  away  as  the  swift 
ships ;  as  the  eagle  that  hasteth  to  the 
prey. 

27  If  I  say,  I  will  forget  my  complaint, 
I  will  leave  off  my  heaviness,  and  com'- 
f6rt  myself ; 

28  I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows,  I 
know  that  thou  wilt  not  hold  me  inno- 
cent. 

29  //■  I  be  wicked,  why  then  labour  I 
in  vain  ? 

30  If  I  wash  myself  with  snow-water, 
and  make  my  hands  never  so  clean  ; 

31  Yet  shalt  thou  plunge  me  in  the 
ditch,  and  mine  own  clothes  shall  abhor 
me. 

32  For  he  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am.,  that  I 
should  answer  him,  and  we  should  come 
together  in  judgment. 

33  Neither  is  there  any  days-man  be- 
twixt us,  thai  might  lay  his  hand  upon  us 
both. 

34  Let  him  take  his  rod  away  from  me, 
and  let  not  his  fear  terrify  me  ; 

35  Thtn  would  I  speak,  and  not  fear 
him:  but  it  is  not  so  with  me. 

CHAP.  X. 

MY  soul  is  weary  of  my  life  :  I  will 
leave  my  complaint  upon  myself; 
I  will  speak  in  the  bitterness  of  my 
soul. 

2  I  will  say  unto  God,  Do  not  condemn 
me  ;  show  mt.  wherefore  thou  contendest 
with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  shouldst 
oppress,  that  thou  shouldst  despTje'  the 
work  of  thine  hands,  and  shine  upon  the 
counsel  of  the  wicked  ? 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh  ?  or  seest  thou 
as  man  seeth  ? 

5  »/3re  thy  days  as  the  days  of  man  ?  are 
thy  years  as  man's  days, 

6  That  thou  inquirest  after  mine  iniqui- 
ty, and  searchest  after  my  sin  ? 

7  Thou  knowest  that  I  am  not  wicked  ; 
and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of 
thine  hand. 

8  Thine  hands  have  made  me,  and 
fashioned  me  together  round  about' ;  yet 
thou  dost  destroy'  me. 

9  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  that  thou 
hast  made  me  as  the  clay  ;  and  wilt  thou 
bring  me  into  dust  figain' ? 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out  as 
milk,  and  curdled  me  like  cheese  ? 

11  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with  skin  and 
flesh,  and  hast  fenced  me  with  bones  and 
sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and  fa- 
vour, and  thy  visitation  hath  preferved 
my  spirit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou  hid  in 
thine  heart :  I  know  that  this  is  with 
thee. 

Oo  28 


God''s  wisdom  is  unsearchable. 

14  If  I  sin,  then  thou  markest  me,  and 
thou  wilt  not  acquit  me  from  mine  in 
iquity. 

15  If  I  be  wicked,  wo  unto  me  ;  and  if 
I  be  righteous,  yet  will  I  not  lift  up  my 
head.  /  am  full  ol  confusion;  therefore 
see  thou  mine  affliction  ; 

16  For  it  increaseth.  Thou  huntest 
me  as  a  fierce  Hun  ;  and  again'  thou  show- 
est  thyself  marvellous  upon  me. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  witnesses  against' 
me,  and  increasest  thine  indignation  upon 
me  ;  changes  and  war  are  against'  me. 

18  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  brought 
mc  forth  out  of  the  womb  ?  Oh  that  I 
had  given  up  the  ghost,  and  no  eye  had 
seen  me  ! 

19  1  should  have  been  as  though  I  had 
not  been  ;  I  should  have  been  carried  from 
the  womb  to  the  grave. 

20  ^re  not  my  days  few  ?  cease  /Aen, 
and  let  me  alone,  that  I  may  take  c6m'- 
fort  a  little, 

21  Before  I  go  whence  I  shall  not  re- 
turn, even  to  the  land  of  darkness  and  the 
shadow  of  death  ; 

22  A  land  of  darkness,  as  darkness  it- 
self :  and  of  the  shadow  of  death,  with- 
out any  order,  and  ivhere  the  light  is  as 
darkness. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN   answered    Zo'phar  the    Na'a- 
ma-thite,  and  said, 

2  Should  not  the  multitude  of  words  be 
answered  ?  and  should  a  man  full  of  talk 
be  justified? 

3  Should  thy  lies  make  men  hold  their 
peace  ?  and  when  thou  mockest,  shall  no 
man  make  thee  ashamed  ? 

4  For  thou  hast  said.  My  doctrine  is 
pure,  and  I  am  clean  in  thine  eyes. 

5  But  oh  that  God  would  speak,  and 
open  his  lips  agaiust'  thee  ; 

6  And  that  he  would  show  thee  the 
secrets  of  wisdom,  that  they  are  doiible  to 
that  which  is  !  Know,  there'f5re,  that 
God  exacteth  of  thee  less  than  thine  in- 
iquity de§lrv'eth. 

7  Canst  thou  by  search'ing  find  out 
God  ?  canst  thou  find  out  the  Al-migh'ty 
unto  perfec'tion  ? 

8  It  is  as  high  as  heaven  ;  what  canst 
thou  do  ?  deeper  than  hell ;  what  canst 
thou  know  ? 

9  The  meaf 'ure  thereof  is  longer  than 
the  earth,  and  broader  than  the  sea. 

10  If  he  cut  ofi",  and  shut  up,  or  gather 
together,  then  who  can  hinder  him  ? 

11  For  he  knoweth  vain  men:  he  seeth 
wickedness  also  :  will  he  not  then  consid~ 
er  it  ? 

12  For  vain  man  would  be  wise,  though 
man  be  born  like  a  wild  ass's  colt. 

13  If  thou  prepare  thine  heart,  aud 
stretch  out  thine  hands  to'ward  him ; 

14  ff  iniquity  be  in  thine  hand,  put  it. 
433 


\. 


Job  acknotvledgelh  God''s  omnipotency,     JOB 
far  away,  and  let  not  wickedness  dwell  in 
thy  tabernacles. 

15  For  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face 
without  spot ;  yea,  thou  shalt  be  steadfast, 
and  shalt  not  fear  : 

16  Because  thou  shalt  forget  thy  mise- 
ry, and  remember  it  as  waters  that  pass 
away : 

17  And  thine  age  shall  be  clearer  than 
the  noon-day  ;  thou  shalt  shine  forth,  thou 
shalt  be  as  the  morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  because 
there  is  hope  ;  yea,  thou  shalt  dig  about' 
'.hee,  and  thou  shalt  take  thy  rest  in  safety. 

19  Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none 
shall  make  thee  afraid  ;  yea,  many  shall 
make  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  the  eyes  of  the  wicked  shall 
fail,  and  they  shall  not  escape',  and  their 
hope  shall  be  as  the  giving  up  of  the 
ghost. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  No  doubt  but  ye  are  the  people, 
and  wisdom  shall  die  with  you. 

3  But  I  have  understanding  as  well 
as  you ;  I  am  not  inferiour  to  you  :  yea, 
who  knoweth  not  such  things  as  these  ? 

4  I  am  as  onp  mocked  of  his  neighbour, 
who  calleth  upon  God,  and  he  answereth 
him  :  the  just  upright  man  is  laughed  to 
scorn. 

5  He  that  is  ready  to  slip  with  his  feet 
is  as  a  lamp  despifed  in  the  thought  of 
him  that  is  at  ease. 

6  The  tabernacles  of  robbers  prosper, 
and  they  that  provoke  God  are  secure  ; 
into  whose  hand  God  bringeth  abundantly. 

7  But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and  they 
shall  teach  thee  ;  and  the  fowls  of  the  air, 
and  they  shall  tell  thee : 

8  Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
teach  thee  ;  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea  shall 
declare  unto  thee. 

9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these,  that 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath  wrought  this  ? 

10  In  whose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every 
living  thing,  and  the  breath  of  all  man- 
kind'. ^ 

1 1  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words  ?  and  the 
mouth  taste  his  meat  ? 

12  With  the  ancient  is  wisdom  ;  and  in 
length  of  days  understanding. 

13  With  him  is  wisdom  and  strength, 
he  hath  counsel  and  understanding. 

14  Behold,  he  breaketh  down,  and  it 
cannot  be  built  again' ;  he  shutteth  up  a 
man,  and  there  can  be  no  opening. 

15  Behold,  he  withholdeth  the  waters, 
and  they  dry  up  ;  also  he  sendeth  them 
out,  and  they  overturn  the  earth. 

16  With  him  is  strength  and  wisdom : 
the  deceived  and  the  deceiver  are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away  spoil- 
ed, and  maketh  the  judges  fools. 

^  m&n-kjflnd'.  '  f;erd'eth 


andaccuseth  his  friends  of  partiality. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings,  and 
girdeth^  their  loins  with  a  gir'dle.-* 

19  He  leadeth  princes  away  spoiled, 
and  overthroweth  the  mighty. 

20  He  removeth  away  the  speech  of 
the  trusty,  and  taketh  away  the  under- 
standing of  the  aged. 

21  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 
and  weakeneth  the  strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  He  discovereth  deep  things  out  of 
darkness,  and  bringeth  out  to  light  the 
shadow  of  death. 

23  He  increaseth  the  nations,  and  de- 
stroy'eth  them  :  he  enlargeth  the  nations, 
and  straiteneth  them  again'. 

24  He  taketh  away  the  heart  of  the 
chief  of  the  people  of  the  earth,  and 
causeth  them  to  wander  in  a  wilderness 
tvhere  there  is  no  way. 

25  They  grope  in  the  dark  without 
light,  and  he  maketh  them  to  stagger  like 
a  drunken  m.an. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this,  mine 
ear  hath  heard  and  understood  it. 

2  What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I  know 
also  :  I  am  not  inferiour  unto  you. 

3  Surely  I  would  speak  to  the  Al-mlgh'- 
ty,  and  I  desire  to  reason  with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  ye  are  all 
physicians  of  no  value. 

5  O  that  you  would  altogether  hold 
your  peace  !  and  it  should  be  your  wisdom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and  hearken 
to  the  pleadings  of  my  lips. 

7  Will  ye  speak  wickedly  for  God  ? 
and  talk  deceitfully  for  him? 

8  Will  ye  accept  his  person  ?  will  ye 
contend  for  God  ? 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search  you 
out  ?  or,  as  one  man  mocketh  another,  do 
ye  so  mock  him  ? 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  you,  if  ye  do 
secretly  accept  persons. 

11  Shall  not  his  excellency  make  you 
afraid  ?  and  his  dread  fall  upon  you  ? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like  unto 
ashes,  your  bodies  to  bodies  of  clay. 

13  Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone,  that 
I  may  speak,  and  let  come  on  me  what 
icill. 

14  Wherefore  do  I  take  my  fiesh  in  my 
teeth,  and  put  my  life  in  mine  hand  ? 

15  Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  trust 
in  him  :  but  I  will  maintain^  mine  own 
ways  before  him. 

16  He  also  shall  be  my  salvation:  for 
a  hyp'ocrite  shall  not  come  before  him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech  and  my 
declaration  with  your  ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I  have  ordered  my 
cause  ;  I  know  that  I  shall  be  justified. 

19  Who  is  he  that  will  plead  with  me  ? 
for  now,  if  I  hold  my  tongue,  I  shall  giye 
up  the  ghost. 

3  ger'dl.  ■*  men-iane'. 


TJte  condition  of  man's  life.  JOB 

20  Only  do  not  two  things  unto  me  ; 
then  will  I  not  hide  myself  from  thee. 

21  Withdraw  thine  hand  far  from  me  ; 
and  let  not  thy  dread  make  me  afraid  : 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I  will  answer ; 
or  let  me  speak,  and  answer  thou  me. 

23  How  many  are  my  iniquities  and 
Bins  ?  make  me  to  know  my  transgression 
and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face,  and 
holdcst  me  for  thine  enemy .'' 

25  Wilt  thou  break  a  leaf  driven  to 
and  fro  ?  and  wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry 
stubble .' 

26  For  thou  writtst  bitter  things  against' 
me,  and  makest  me  to  poffess'  the  iniqui- 
ties of  my  youth. 

27  Thou  puttest  my  feet  also  in  the 
stocks,  and  lookest  narrowly  unto  all  my 
paths  ;  thou  settest  a  print  upon  the  heels 
of  my  feet. 

28  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing,  consumeth, 
as  a  garment  that  is  moth-eaten. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

MAN  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few 
days,  and  full  of  trouble. 

2  He  Cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  is 
cut  down :  he  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow, 
and  continueth  not. 

3  And  dost  thou  open  thine  eyes  upon 
such  a  one,  and  bringest  me  into  judg- 
ment with  thee  ? 

4  Who  can  bring  a  clean  thing  out  of 
an  unclean  ?  not  one. 

5  Seeing  his  days  are  deter'mlned,  the 
number  of  his  months  are  with  thee  ;  thou 
hast  appointed  his  bounds  that  he  cannot 
pass : 

6  Turn  from  him  that  he  may  rest,  till 
he  shall  accomplish,  as  a  hireling,  his 
day. 

7  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it  be 
cut  down,  that  it  will  sprout  again',  and 
that  the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not 
cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in 
the  earth,  and  the  stock  thereof  die  in  the 
ground ; 

9  Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will 
bud,  and  bring  forth  boughs  like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  wasteth  away  ; 
yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghdst,  and  where 
t*  he  ? 

\\  As  the  waters  fail  from  the  sea,  and 
the  flood  decayeth  and   drieth  up  ; 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth  not : 
till  the  heavens  he  no  more,  they  shall  not 
awake,  nor  be  raised  out  of  their  sleep. 

13  Oh  that  thou  wouldst  hide  me  in  the 
grave,  that  thou  wouldst  keep  me  secret 
until  thy  wrath  be  past,  that  thou  wouldst 
appoint  me  a  set  time,  and  remember  me  ! 

14  If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live  again' .? 
All  the  days  of  my  appointed  time  will  I 
wait,  till  my  change  come. 

15  Thou  shalt  call ;  and  I  will  answer 


£l't-phas  reproveth  Job. 
thee  thou  wilt  have  a  desire  to  the  work 
of  thine  hands. 

16  For  now  thou  numberest  my  steps ; 
dost  thou  not  watch  over  my  sin  ? 

17  My  transgression  is  sealed  up  in  a 
bag,  and  thou  sewest  up  mine  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  moun'tain  falling 
cometh  to  nouy;ht,  and  the  rock  is  remov- 
ed out  of  his  place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones :  thou 
washest  away  the  things  which  grow  out 
of  the  dust  of  the  earth;  and  thou  de- 
stroy'est  the  hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever  against' 
him  ;  and  he  passeth :  thou  chan^est  his 
countenance,  and  sendest  him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  /lon'our,  and  he 
knoweth  it  not ;  and  they  are  brought 
low,  but  he  perceiveth  it  not  of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall  have 
pain,  and  his  soul  within  him  shall  mourn. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  answered  El'i-phaz  the  Te'man- 
ite,  and  said, 

2  Should  a  wise  man  utter  vain  knowl- 
edge, and  fill  his  belly  with  the  east  wind  ? 

3  Should  he  reason  with  unprofitable 
talk  ?  or  with  speeches  wherewith  he  can 
do  no  good .'' 

4  Yea,  thou  castest  off  fear,  and  restrain- 
est  prayer  before  God. 

5  For  thy  mouth  uttereth  thine  iniqui- 
ty, and  thou  choofest  the  t6ngue  of  the 
crafty. 

6  Thine  own  mouth  condemneth  thee, 
and  not  I ;  yea,  thine  own  lips  testify 
against  thee. 

7  Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was  born  ? 
or  wast  thou  made  before  the  hills  ? 

8  Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  of  God  ? 
and  dost  thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself? 

9  What  knowest  thou,  that  we  know 
not .''  what  understandest  thou,  which  is 
not  in  us  ? 

10  With  us  are  both  the  gray-headed 
and  very  aged  men,  much  elder  than  thy 
father. 

11  Are  the  consolations  of  God  small 
with  thee  .'  is  there  any  secret  thing  with 
thee  ? 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  carry  thee 
away  ?  and  what  do  thine  eyes  wink  at, 

13  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against' 
God,  and  lettest  stu:h  words  go  out  of  thy 
mouth .' 

14  What  is  man,  that  he  should  be 
clean  ?  and  he  which  is  born  of  a  woman, 
that  he  should  be  righteous  ? 

15  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his 
saints  ;  yea,  the  heavens  are  not  clean  in 
his  sight : 

16  How  much  more  abominable  and 
filthy  is  man,  which  drinketh  iniquity  like 
water  ? 

17  I  will  show  thee,  hear  me  ;  and  that 
which  I  have  seen  I  will  declare  ; 

436 


7%e  unqitielness  of  the  wicked.  JOB. 

18  Which  wise  men  have  told  from 
their  fathers,  and  have  not  hid  it  : 

19  Unto  whom  alone  the  earth  was  giv- 
en, and  no  stranger  pass'ed  among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  trav'aileth  with 
pain  all  his  days,  and  the  number  of  years 
is  hidden  to  the  oppressor. 

21  A  dreadful  sound  w  in  his  ears:  m 
prosperity  the  destroy'er  shall  come  upon 
him. 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall  return 
out  of  darkness,  and  he  is  waited  for  of 
the  su'ord. 

23  He  wSndereth  abroad  for  bread, 
saying,  Where  is  it  ?  he  knoweth  that 
the  day  of  darkness  is  ready  at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall  make  him 
afraid  ;  they  shall  prevail  against'  him,  as 
a  king  ready  to  the  battle. 

25  For  he  stretcheth  out  his  hand 
against'  God,  and  strengtheneth  himself 
against'  the  Al-migh'ty. 

26  He  runneth  upon  him,  tvtn  on  his 
neck,  upon  the  thick  bosses  of  his  bucklers  ; 

27  Because  he  covereth  his  face  with 
his  fatness,  and  maketh  coUops  of  fat  on 
his  flanks. 

28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate  cities, 
and  in  houses  which  no  man  inhabiteth, 
which  are  ready  to  become  heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither  shall 
his  substance  continue,  neither  shall  he 
prolong  the  perfec'tion  thereof  upon  the 
earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of  darkness : 
the  flame  shall  dry  up  his  branches,  and 
by  the  breath  of  his  mouth  shall  he  go 
away. 

31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived  trust 
in  vanity ;  for  vanity  shall  be  his  recom- 
pense. 

32  It  shall  be  accomplished  before  his 
time,  and  his  branch  shall  not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  ofl"  his  unripe  grape 
as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast  off  his  flower 
as  the  olive. 

34  For  the  congregation  of  hyp'ocrites 
shall  be  desolate,  and  fire  shall  consume 
the  tabernacles  of  bribery. 

35  They  conceive  mis'chief,  and  bring 
forth  vanity,  and  their  belly  prepareth 
deceit. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  1  have  heard  many  such  things : 
miserable  com'forters  are  ye  all. 

3  Shall  vain  words  have  an  end  ?  or 
what  emboldeneth  thee  that  thou  answer- 
est  ? 

4  I  also  could  speak  as  ye  do  :  if  your 
soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead,  I  could  heap 
up  words  against'  you,  and  shake  mine 
head  at  you. 

5  But  I  would  strengthen  you  with  my 
mouth,  and  the  moving  of  my  lips  should 
assuage  your  grief. 


Job  assert eth  his  innocence. 

6  Though  I  speak,  my  grief  is  not  as- 
suaged ;  and  though  I  forbear,  what  am  I 
eased  ? 

7  But  now  he  hath  made  me  weary  : 
thou  hast  made  desolate  all  my  company. 

8  And  thou  hast  filled  me  with  wrin- 
kles, wtiich  is  a  witness  against'  me  :  and 
my  leanness  rising  up  in  me  beareth  wit- 
ness to  my  face. 

9  He  teareth  me  in  his  wrath  who 
hateth  me  :  he  gnasheth  upon  me  with  his 
teeth  ;  mine  enemy  sharpeneth  his  eyes 
upon  me. 

10  They  have  gaped  upon  me  with 
their  mouth  ;  they  have  smitten  me  upon 
the  cheek  reproachfully  ;  they  have  gath- 
ered themselves  together  against'  me. 

11  God  hath  delivered  me  to  the  un- 
godly, and  turned  me  over  into  the  hands 
of  the  wicked. 

12  I  was  at  ease,  but  he  hath  broken 
me  asun'der :  he  hath  also  taken  me  by  my 
neck,  and  shaken  me  to  pieces,  and  set 
me  up  for  his  mark. 

13  His  archers  com'pass  me  round 
about' ;  he  cleaveth  my  reins  asun'der, 
and  doth  not  spare  ;  he  poureth  out  my 

all  upon  the  ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach  upon 
breach  ;  he  runneth  upon  me  like  a  giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon  my 
skin,  and  defiled  my  horn  in  the  dust. 

16  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping,  and 
on  mine  eyelids  is  the  shadow  of  death  ; 

17  Not  for  any  injustice  in  mine  hands  ■ 
also  my  prayer  is  pure. 

18  O  earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood, 
and  let  my  cry  have  no  place. 

19  Also  now,  behold,  my  witness  is  in 
heaven,  and  my  rec'ord  is  on  high. 

20  My  friends  scorn  me  ;  but  mine  eye 
poureth  out  tears  unto  God. 

21  Oh  that  one  might  plead  for  a  man 
with  God,  as  a  man  pleadeih  for  his  neigh- 
bour ! 

22  When  a  few  years  are  come,  then  I 
shall  go  the  way  whence  I  shall  not  return, 

CHAP.  XVII. 

MY  breath  is  corrupt,  my  days  are  ex- 
tinct, the  graves  are  ready  for  me. 

2  »/3re  there  not  mockers  with  me  ?  and 
doth  not  mine  eye  continue  in  their  provo- 
cation ? 

3  Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a  surety 
with  thee  ;  who  is  he  that  will  strike 
hands  with  me  ? 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart  from 
understanding:  there'fore  shalt  thou  not 
exalt  them. 

5  He  that  speaketh  flattery  to  his 
friends,  even  the  eyes  of  his  children  shall 
fail. 

6  He  hath  made  me  also  a  by-word  of 
the  people,  and  afore'time  I  was  as  a 
tabret. 

7  Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason  of 
436 


The  calamities  of  the  wicked. 

sorrow,  and    all  my   members    are    as  a 

shadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  astonied  i  at 
this,  and  the  innocent  shall  stir  up  him- 
self against'  the  hyp'ocrite. 

9  The  righ'teous^  also  shall  hold  on  his 
way,  and  he  that  hath  clean  hands  shall 
be  stronger  and  stronger. 

10  But  as  for  you  all,  do  ye  return, 
and  come  now :  for  I  cannot  find  one  wise 
man  among  you. 

1 1  My  days  are  past,  my  purposes 
are  broken  off,  even  the  thoughts  of  my 
heart. 

12  They  change  the  night  into  day :  the 
light  is  short  because  of  darkness. 

13  If  I  wait,  the  grave  is  mine  house  : 
I  have  made  my  bed  in  the  darkness. 

14  I  have  said  to  corruption.  Thou  art 
my  father  :  to  the  worm,  Thou  art  my 
motlier  and  my  sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope?  as  for 
my  hope,  who  shall  see  it  ? 

16  They  shall  go  down  to  the  bars  of 
the  pit,  when  our  rest  together  is  in  the 
dusL 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

THEiV  answered  Bil'dad  the   Shu'hite, 
and  said, 

2  How  long  will  it  be  ere^  you  make  an 
end  of  words  ?  marlc,  and  afterwards  we 
will  speak. 

3  Wlierefore  are  we  counted  as  beasts, 
and  reputed  vile  in  your  sight  ? 

4  He  teareth  himself  in  his  anger  :  shall 
the  earth  be  forsaken  for  thee  ?  and  shall 
the  rock  be  removed  out  of  his  place  ? 

5  Yea,  the  light  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
put  out,  and  the  spark  of  his  fire  shall  not 
shine. 

6  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  taber- 
nacle, and  his  candle  shall  be  put  out 
with  him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall  be 
straitened,  and  his  own  counsel  shall  cast 
him  down. 

8  For  he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his  own 
feet,  and  he  walketh  upon  a  snare. 

9  The  gin  shall  take  him.  by  the  heel, 
and  the  robber  shall  prevail   against'  him. 

10  The  snare  is  laid  for  him  in  the 
ground,  and  a  trap  for  hira  in  the  way. 

1 1  Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid  on  ev- 
ery side,  and  shall  drive  him  to  his  feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hunger-bitten, 
and  destruction  shall  be  ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  strength  of  his 
skin :  even  the  first-born  of  death  shall 
devour  his  strength. 

14  His  confidence  shall  be  rooted  out 
of  his  tabernacle  ;  and  it  shall  bring  him 
to  the  king  of  terrors. 

15  It  shall  dwell  in  his  tabernacle,  be- 
cause it  is  none  of  his  :  brimstone  shall  be 
scattered  upon  his  habitation. 


•  or  astonished. 
Oo2 


JOB.     Job  complaineth  of  his  friends''  cruelty. 

16  His  roots  shall  be  dried  up  beneath, 
and  above  shall  his  branch  be  cut  oflF. 

17  His  remembrance  shall  perish  from 
the  earth,  and  he  shall  have  no  name  in 
the  street. 

18  He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into 
darkness,  and  chased  out  of  the  world. 

19  He  shall  neither  have  son  nor  neph'- 
ew^  am6ng  his  people,  nor  any  remaining 
in  his  dwellings. 

20  They  that  come  after  him  shall  be 
astonied  at  his  day,  as  they  that  went  be- 
fore were  afi"righted. 

21  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the 
wicked,  and  this  is  the  place  of  him  that 
knoweth  not  God. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  long  will  ye  vex  my  soul, 
and  break  me  in  pieces  with  words  ? 

3  These  ten  times  have  ye  reproached 
me  :  you  are  not  ashamed  that  ye  make 
yourselves  stranee  to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have  erred, 
mine  error  remaineth  with  myself. 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  magnify  yourselves 
against'  me,  and  plead  against'  me  my  re- 
proach ; 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  overthrown 
me,  and  hath  com'passed  me  with  his 
net. 

7  Behold,  I  cry  out  of  wrong,  but  I  am 
not  heard  :  I  cry  aloiid,  but  there  is  no 
judgment. 

8  He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that  I 
cannot  pass,  and  he  hath  set  darkness  in 
my  paths. 

9  He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glory, 
and  taken  the  crown  from  my  head. 

10  He  hath  destroy'ed  me  on  every 
side,  and  I  am  gone  :  and  mine  hope  hath 
he  removed  like  a  tree. 

11  He  hath  also  kindled  his  wrath 
against'  me,  and  he  counteth  me  unto  him 
as  one  of  his  enemies. 

12  His  troops  come  together,  and  raise 
up  their  way  against'  me,  and  encamp 
round  about'  my  tabernacle. 

13  He  hath  put  my  brethren  far  from 
me,  and  mine  acquaintance  are  verily 
estranged  fiom  me. 

14  My  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and  my 
familiar  friends  have  forgotten  me. 

15  They  that  dwell  in  mine  house,  amd 
my  maids,  count  me  for  a  stranger  :  I  am 
an  alien  in  their  sight. 

16  I  called  my  servant,  and  he  gave 
me  no  answer:  I  entreated  him  with  my 
mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my  wife, 
though  I  entreated  for  the  children's  sake 
of  mine  own  body. 

18  Yea,  young  children  despTfed  me  ; 
I  arofe,  and  they  spake  against'  me. 

19  All   my   in'ward   friends   abhorred 


rl'tske-Hs. 


4  nev'vii, 
337 


The  state  and  portion  of  the  wicked. 

me :  and  they  whom  I  loved  are  turned 

against'  me. 

20  My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and  to 
my  flesh,  and  I  am  escaped  with  the  skin 
of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon 
me,  0  ye  my  friends  ;  for  the  hand  of  God 
hath  toiiched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  persecute  me  as  God, 
and  are  not  satisfied  with  my  flesh  ? 

23  O  that  my  words  were  now  written  ! 
oh  that  they  were  printed  in  a  book  ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with  an  iron 
pen  and  lead  in  the  rock  for  ever ! 

25  For  I  know  thai  my  Re-deem'er  liv- 
eth,  and  that  he  shall  stand  at  the  latter 
day  upon  the  earth  ; 

26  And  though,  after  my  skin,  worms 
destroy'  this  body,  yet  in  my  flesh  shall  I 
see  God : 

27  Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself,  and 
mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  another  ; 

hough  my  reins  be  consumed  within  me. 

28  But  ye  should  say.  Why  persecute 
we  him  ?  seeing  the  root  of  the  matter  is 
found  in  me. 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword :  for  wrath 
bringeth  the  punishments  of  the  s?/)ord,  that 
ye  may  know  there  is  a  judgment. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THEN  answered  Zo'phar  the  Na'a-ma.' 
thite,  and  said, 

2  There'fore  do  my  thoughts  cause  me 
to  answer,  and  for  this  I  make  haste 

3  I  have  heard  the  check  of  my  re- 
proach, and  the  spirit  of  my  understanding 
causeth  me  to  answer.  I 

4  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old,  since 
man  was  placed  upon  earth, 

5  That  the  triumphing  of  the  wicked  is 
short,  and  the  joy  of  the  hyp'ocrite  but 
for  a  moment  ? 

6  Though  his  excellency  mount  up  to 
the  heavens,  and  his  head  reach  unto  the 
clouds :  , 

7  Yet  he  shall  perish  for  ever  like  his 
own  dung:  they  which  have  seen  him 
shall  say.  Where  is  he  ? 

8  He  shall  fly  away  as  a  dream,  and 
shall  not  be  found  ;  yea,  he  shall  be  chased 
away  as  a  vision  of  the  night. 

9  The  eye  also  which  saw  him  shall  see 
him  no  more  ;  neither  shall  his  place  any 
more  behold  him. 

10  His  children  shall  seek  to  please  the 
poor,  and  his  hands  shall  restore  their 
goods. 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  the  sin  of  his 
youth,  which  shall  lie  down  with  him  in 
the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet  in  his 
mouth,  though  he  hide  it  under  his  tongue  ; 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  forsake  it 
not,  but  keep  it  still  within  his  mouth  ; 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is  turned, 
it  is  the  gall  of  asps  within  him. 


JOB.  Job  showeth  he  hath  reason  to  be  grieved. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  riches,  and 
he  shall  vomit  them  up  again' :  God  shall 
cast  them  out  of  his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of  asps  :  the 
viper's  tongue  shall  slay  him. 

17  He  shall  not  see  the  rivers,  the  floods, 
the  brooks  of  honey  and  butter. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for  shall  he 
restore,  and  shall  not  swallow  t/  down  :  ac- 
cording to  his  substance  shall  the  restitu- 
tion be,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice  therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  oppressed  and  hath 
forsaken  the  poor  ;  because  he  hath  vio- 
lently taken  away  a  house  which  he  build 
ed  not ; 

20  Surely  he  shall  not  feel  quietness  ia 
his  belly,  he  shall  not  save  of  that  which 
he  desired. 

21  There  shall  none  of  his  meat  be  left ; 
there'fore  shall  no  man  look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufficiency  he 
shall  be  in  straits :  every  hand  of  the  wick- 
ed shall  come  upon  him. 

23  When  he  is  about'  to  fill  his  belly, 
God  shall  cast  the  fury  of  his  wrath  upon 
him,  and  shall  rain  it  upon  him  while  he 
is  eating. 

24  He  shall  flee  from  the  iron  weapon, 
and  the  bow  of  steel  shall  strike  him 
through. 

25  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out  of  the 
body ;  yea,  the  glittering  sword  cometh 
out  of  his  gall ;  terrors  are  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  shall  be  hid  in  his  secret 
places ;  a  fire  not  blown  shall  consume 
him  ;  it  shall  go  ill  with  him  that  is  left  in 

i  his  tabernacle. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his  iniqui- 
ty ;  and  the  earth  shall  rise  up  against 
him. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house  shall  de- 
part, and  his  goods  shall  flow  away  in  the 
day  of  his  wrath. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man 
from  God,  and  the  heritage  appointed  unto 
him  by  God. 

CHAP.  XXI. 
UT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently  my  speech  ;  and 
let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  Suffer  me  that  I  may  speak  ;  and  af- 
ter that  I  have  spoken,  mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to  man  ? 
and  if  it  were  so,  why  should  not  my  spirit 
be  troubled  ? 

5  Mark  me,  and  be  astonished,  and  lay 
your  hand  upon  your  mouth. 

6  Even  when  I  remember  I  am  afraid, 
and  trembling  taketh  hold  on  my  flesh. 

7  Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live, become 
old,  yea,  are  mighty  in  power  ? 

8  Their  seed  is  estab'lished  in  their  sight 
with  them,  and  their  offspring  before  their 
eyes. 

9  Their  houses  are  safe  from  fear,  nei- 
ther is  the  rod  of  God  upon  them. 

43a 


B' 


J9aH  d6tk  prosper  and  despite  God.  JOB. 

10  Their  bull  g^endereth,  and  faileth 
not ;  their  cow  calveth,  and  casteth  not 
her  calf. 

11  They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like 
a  flock,  and  their  children  dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and  harp,  and 
rejoice  at  the  sound  of  the  organ. 

13  They  spend  their  days  in  wealth, 
and  in  a  moment  go  down  to  the  grave. 

14  Ther«'f6re  they  say  unto  God,  De- 
part from  us ;  for  we  desire  not  the  knowl- 
edge of  thy  ways. 

15  What  is  the  Al-migh'ty,  that  we 
should  serve  him  ?  and  what  profit  should 
we  have,  if  we  pray  unto  him  ? 

16  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their  hand  : 
the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

17  How  oft  is  the  candle  of  the  wicked 
put  out  ?  and  how  of  I  cometh  their  destruc- 
tion upon  them  ?  God  distributeth  sor- 
rows in  his  anger. 

18  They  are  as  stubble  before  the  wind, 
and  as  chaff  that  the  storm  carrieth  away. 

19  God  layeth  up  his  iniquit)'-  for  his 
children  :  he  rewardeth  him,  and  he  shall 
know  il. 

20  His  eyes  shall  see  his  destruction, 
and  he  shall  drink  of  the  wrath  of  the  XI- 
migh'ty. 

21  For  what  pleaj'ure  hath  he  in  his 
house  after  him,  when  the  number  of  his 
months  is  cut  off  in  the  midst .'' 

22  Shall  any  teach  God  knowledge  ? 
seeing  he  judgeth  those  that  are  high. 

23  One  dieth  in  his  full  strength,  being 
wholly  at  ease  and  quiet : 

24  His  breasts  are  full  of  milk,  and  his 
bones  are  moistened  with  marrow. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bitterness 
of  his  soul,  and  never  eateth  with  pleaj'- 
ure. 

26  They  shall  lie  down  alike  in  the 
dust,  and  the  worms  shall  c6ver  them. 

27  Behold,  I  know  your  thoughts,  and 
the  devices  which  ye  wrongfully  imagine 
against'  me. 

28  For  ye  say.  Where  is  the  house  of 
the  prince  ?  and  where  are  the  dwelling- 
places  of  the  wic^ked  .■' 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  them  that  go  by 
the  way  ?  and  do  ye  not  know  their  to- 
kens, 

30  That  the  wicked  is  reserved  to  the 
day  of  (♦estruction?  they  shall  be  brought 
forth  to  the  day  of  wrath. 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to  his 
face?  and  who  shall  repay  him  what  he 
hath  done? 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the  grave, 
and  shall  remain  in  the  tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  valley  shall  be  sweet 
unto  him,  and  every  man  shall  draw  af- 
ter him,  as  there  are  innumerable  before 
him. 

34  How  then  c6mY6rt  ye  me  in  vain, 


Man'' s goodness  profitelh  not  God. 
answers  there  remaineth 


T' 


seeing   in   your 
falsehood  ? 

CHAP.  xxn. 

HEN    El'i-phaz   the   Te'man-Tte  an- 
swered and  said, 

2  Can  a  man  be  profitable  unto  God,  as 
he  that  is  wise  may  be  profitable  unto  him- 
self? 

3  Is  it  any  pleaf'ure  to  the  Al-migh'ty 
that  thou  art  righ'teous  ?  or  is  it  gain  to 
him  that  thou  makestthy  ways  perfect? 

4  Will  he  reprove  thee  for  fear  of  thee  ? 
will  he  enter  with  thee  into  judgment  ? 

5  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great?  and 
thine  iniquities  infinite  ? 

6  For  thou  hast  taken  a  pledge  from  thy 
brother  for  nought,  and  stripped  the  naked 
of  their  clothing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the 
weary  to  drink,  and  thou  hast  withholden 
bread  from  the  hungry. 

8  But  as  for  the  mighty  man,  he  had 
the  earth  ;  and  the  /lonourable  man  dwelt 
in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empty  ; 
and  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  have  been 
broken : 

10  There'fore  snares  are  round  about' 
thee,  and  sudden  fear  troubleth  thee  ; 

11  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst  not  sec; 
and  abundance  of  waters  cover  thee. 

12  /*  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven? 
and,  behold,  the  height  of  the  stars,  hov/ 
high  they  are ! 

13  And  thoHi  sayest.  How  doth  God 
know?  can  he  judge  through  the  dark 
cloud  ? 

14  Thick  clouds  are  a  cov'ering  to  him, 
that  he  seeth  not ;  and  he  walketh  in  the 
cir'cuTt  ^  of  heaven. 

15  Hast  thou  marked  the  old  way  which 
wicked  men  have  trodden  ; 

16  Which  were  cut  down  out  of  time, 
whose  foundation  was  overflown  with  a 
flood ; 

17  Which  said  unto  God,  Depart  from 
us :  and  what  can  tile  Al-m]gh'ty  do  for 
them  ? 

18  Yet  he  filled  their  houses  with  good 
things  :  but  the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is 
far  from  me. 

19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are  glad  ; 
and  the  innocent  laugh  them  to  scorn. 

20  Whereas  our  substance  is  not  cut 
down:  but  the  remnant  of  them  the  fire 
consumeth. 

21  Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and 
be  at  peace  :  thereby  good  shall  come  unto 
thee. 

22  Receive,  I  pray  thee,  the  law  from 
his  mouth,  and  lay  up  his  words  in  thine 
heart. 

23  If  thou  return  to  the  Al-mTgh'ty, 
thou  shalt  be  built  up,  thou  shall  put 
away  iniquity  far  from  thy  tabernacles. 


»  tlr'kit. 


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Joh  longelh  to  appear  before  God,  JOB 

24  Then  shalt  thou  lay  up  gold  as  dust, 
and  the  gold  of  O'phir  as  the  stones  of  the 
brooks. 

25  Yea,  the  ll-mTgh'ty  shall  be  thy  de- 
fence, and  thou  shalt  have  plenty  of  sil- 
ver. 

26  For  then  shalt  thou  have  thy  delight 
in  the  Al-mlgh'ty,  and  shalt  lift  up  thy 
face  unto  God. 

27  Thou  shalt  make  thy  prayer  unto 
him,  and  he  shall  hear  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a  thing,  and 
it  shall  be  estab'lished  unto  thee  ;  and  the 
light  shall  shine  upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  men  are  cast  down,  then  thou 
shalt  say,  There  is  lifting  up  ;  and  he  shall 
save  the  /tumble  person. 

30  He  shall  deliver  the  island  of  the  in- 
nocent ;  and  it  is  delivered  by  the  pure- 
ness  of  thine  hands. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Even  to-day  is  my  complaint  bit- 
ter :  my  stroke   is  heavier  than  my  groan- 
ing. 

3  Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might  find 
him  !  that  I  might  come  even  to  his  seat ! 

4  I  would  order  my  cause  before  him, 
and  fill  my  mouth  with  arguments. 

5  I  would  know  the  words  which  he 
would  answer  me,  and  understand  what 
he  would  say  unto  me. 

6  Will  he  plead  against'  me  with  his 
great  power?  no;  but  he  would  put 
strength  in  me. 

7  There  the  rlght'eous^  might  dispute 
with  him  ;  so  should  I  b6  delivered  for 
ever  from  my  judge. 

8  Behold,  I  go  for' ward,  but  he  is  not 
there  ;  and  backward,  but  I  cannot  per- 
ceive him  : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth  work, 
but  I  cannot  behold  him  :  he  hideth  him- 
self on  the  right  hand,  that  I  cannot  see 
him  : 

10  But  he  knoweth  the  way  that  I 
take  :  when  he  hath  tried  me,  I  shall  come 
forth  as  gold. 

11  My  foot  hath  held  his  steps:  his 
way  have  I  kept,  and  not  declined. 

12  Neither  have  I  gone  back  from  the 
command'ment  of  his  lips ;  I  have  esteem- 
ed the  words  of  his  mouth  more  than  my 
necessary  food. 

13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and  who  can 
turn  him  ?  and  what  his  soul  desireth,  even 
that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  perform'eth  the  thing  that  is 
appointed  for  me  :  and  many  such  things 
are  with  him. 

15  There'fore  am  1  troiibled  at  his  pres- 
ence ;  when  I  consider,  I  am  afraid  of  him. 

16  For  God  maketh  my  heart  soft,  and 
the  Al-migh'ty  troubleth  mc  : 


in  confidence  of  his  mercy, 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  off  before  the 
darkness,  neither  hath  he  covered  the 
darkness  from  my  face. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

WHY,    seeing   times  are  not  hidden 
from  the  Al-migh'ty,  do  they  that 
know  him  not  see  his  days  ? 

2  Some  remove  the  land-marks ;  they 
violently  take  away  flocks,  and  feed 
thereof ; 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the  fa- 
therless ;  they  take  the  widow's  ox  for  a 
pledge ; 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the  way  : 
the  poor  of  the  earth  hide  themselves  to- 
gether. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the  dej'ert, 
go  they  forth  to  their  work,  rising  betimes 
for  a  prey :  the  wilderness  yilldelh  food 
for  them  and  for  their  children. 

6  They  reap  every  one  his  corn  in  the 
field,  and  they  gather  the  vin'tage'^  of  the 
wicked  ; 

7  They  cause  the  naked  to  lodge  with- 
out clothing,  that  they  have  no  cov'ering 
in  the  cold  ; 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  showers  of  the 
moiln'tains,  and  embrace  the  rock  for  want 
of  a  shelter  ; 

9  They  pluck  the  fatherless  from  the 
breast,  and  take  a  pledge  of  the  poor ; 

10  They  cause  him  to  go  naked  with- 
out clothing,  and  they  take  away  the 
sheaf /rom  the  hungry  ; 

1 1  Which  make  oil  within  their  walls, 
and  tread  their  wine-presses,  and  suffer 
thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the  city,  and 
the  soul  of  the  wounded  crieth  out ;  yet 
God  layeth  not  folly  to  them. 

13  They  are  of  those  that  rebel  agamst 
the  light ;  they  know  not  the  ways  thereof, 
nor  abide  in  the  paths  thereof. 

14  The  murderer,  rising  with  the  light, 
killeth  the  poor  and  needy,  and  in  the 
night  is  as  a  thief. 

15  The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer  wait- 
eth  for  the  twilight,  saying.  No  eye  shall 
see  me  ;  and  di^guTjeth  his  face. 

16  In  the  dark  they  dig  through  houses, 
which  they  had  marked  for  themselves 
in  the  day-time  :  they  know  not  the 
light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  them  even  as 
the  shadow  of  death  :  if  one  know  them, 
they  are  in  the  terrors  of  the  shadow  of 
death. 

18  He  is  swift  as  the  waters  ;  their  por- 
tion is  cursed  in  the  earth  :  he  beholdeth 
not  the  way  of  the  vine'yardf. 

19  Drought^  and  heat  consume  the 
snow-waters ;  so  ddth  the  grave  those 
which  have  sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him ;  the 
worm  shall  feed  sweetly  on  him  :  he  shall 


*  ri'tshe-us. 


vin'tldje. 


3  drowt. 

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Job  reprovelh  Bil'dad.  JOB. 

be  no  more  remembered  ;  and  wickedness 
shall  be  broken  as  a  tree. 

21  He  evil  entreateth  the  barren  that 
beareth  not,  and  doeth  not  good  to  the 
widow. 

22  He  draweth  also  the  mighty  with 
his  power  :  he  riseth  up,  and  no  man  is 
sure  of  life. 

23  Though  it  be  given  him  to  be  in  safe- 
ty, whereon  he  resteth  ;  yet  his  eyes  are 
upon  their  ways. 

24  They  are  exalted  for  a  little  while, 
but  are  gone  and  brought  low  ;  they  are 
taken  out  of  the  way  as  all  o//ier,  and  cut 
off  as  the  tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  be  not  so  now,  who  will 
make  me  a  liar,  and  make  my  speech 
nothing  worth  ? 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  answered  Bil'dad  the  Shu'hite, 
and  said, 

2  Dominion  and  fear  art  with  him  ;  he 
maketh  peace  in  his  high  places. 

3  Is  there  any  number  of  his  armies  ? 
and  upon  whom  doth  not  his  light  arif  e  ? 

4  How  then  can  man  be  justified  with 
God  i'  or  how  can  he  be  clean  thai  is  born 
of  a  woman  ? 

5  Behold,  even  to  the  moon,  and  it 
shineth  not ;  yea,  the  stars  are  not  pure  in 
his  sight : 

6  How  much  less  man,  thai  is  a  worm, 
and  the  son  of  man,  which  is  a  worm  ? 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  hast  thou  helped   him  that 
is  without  power  ?   how  savest   thou   the 
arm  that  hath  no  strength  ? 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  him  that 
hath  no  wisdom  ?  and  how  hast  thou  plen- 
tifully declared  the  thing  as  it  is  ? 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered  words  ? 
and  ■whose  spirit  came  from  thee  ? 

5  Dead  thin<j;s  are  formed  from  under 
the  waters,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

6  Hell  is  naked  before  him,  and  de- 
struction hath  no  cov'erlng. 

7  He  stretchelh  out  the  north  over  the 
empty  place,  and  hangeth  the  earth  upon 
n6thing. 

8  He  bindeth  up  the  waters  in  his  thick 
clouds ;  and  the  cloud  is  not  rent  under 
them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  of  his 
throne,  and  spreadeth  his  cloud  upon  it. 

10  He  hath  com'passed  the  waters  with 
bounds,  until  the  day  and  night  come  to 
an  end. 

11  The  pillars  of  heaven  tremble,  and 
are  astonished  at  his  reproof. 

12  He  divideth  the  sea  with  his  power, 
and  by  his  understanding  he  smiteth 
through  the  proud. 

13  By  his  Spir'it  he  hath  garnished  the 
heavens  ;  his  hand  hath  formed  the  crook- 
ed serpent. 


He  proleslelh  his  sincerity. 
14  Lo,  these  are  parts  of  his  ways  ;  but 
how  little  a  portion  is  heard  of  him  ?  but 
the  thunder  of  his  power  who  can  under- 
stand ? 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

MOREOVER,  Job  continued  his  para- 
ble, and  said, 

2  .^s  God  liveth,  %cho  hath  taken  away 
my  judgment ;  and  the  il-migh'ty,  wIlo 
hath  vexed  my  soul ; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  is  in  me, 
and  the  spirit  of  God  is  in  my  nostrils, 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wickedness, 
nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I  should  justify  you : 
till  I  die  I  will  not  remove  my  integrity 
from  me. 

6  My  righteousness  I  hold  fast,  and  will 
not  let  it  go  :  my  heart  shall  not  reproach 
me  so  long  as  I  live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wicked, 
and  he  that  riseth  up  against'  me  as  the 
unrighteous. 

8  For  what  is  the  hope  of  the  hyp'o- 
crite,  though  he  hath  gained,  when  God 
taketh  away  his  soul  ? 

9  Will  God  hear  his  cry  when  troiible 
Cometh  upon  him? 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the  Al- 
mTgh'ty  ?  will  he  always  call  upon  God  ? 

1 1  I  will  teach  you  by  the  hand  of 
God :  that  which  is  with  the  Al-migh'ty 
will  I  not  conceal. 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have  seen 
it  ;  why  then  are  ye  thus  altogether 
vain  ? 

13  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man 
with  God,  and  tne  heritage  of  oppressors, 
which  they  shall  receive  of  the  Al-m^gh'ty. 

14  If  his  children  be  multiplied,  it  is 
for  the  sword  ;  and  his  offspring  shall  not 
be  satisfied  with  bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall  be 
buried  in  death  ;  and  his  widows  shall  not 
weep. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as  the 
dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as  the  clay; 

17  He  may  prepare  z7,  but  the  just  shall 
put  it  on,  and  the  innocent  shall  divide 
the  silver. 

10  He  buildeth  his  house  as  a  moth, 
and  as  a  booth  that  the  keeper  maketh. 

19  The  rich  man  shall  lie  down,  but 
he  shall  not  be  gathered  :  he  openeth  his 
eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as  waters, 
a  tempest  stealeth  him  away  in  the 
night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him  away 
and  he  departeth  ;  and,  as  a  storm,  hurl- 
eth  him  out  of  his  place. 

22  For  God  shall  cast  upon  him,  and 
not  spare  :  he  would  fain  flee  out  of  his 
hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at  him, 
and  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his  place. 

441 


The  knowledge  of  natural  things. 
CHAP.  XXVIII. 

SURELY  there  is  a  vein  for  the  silver, 
and  a  place  for  gold  where  they  fine  it. 

2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  earth,  and 
brass  is  molten  out  of  the  stone. 

3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness,  and 
searcheth  out  all  perfec'tion :  the  stones 
of  darkness,  and  the  shadow  of  death. 

4  The  flood  breaketh  out  from  the  in- 
nabitant  ;  even  the  waters  forgotten  of  the 
foot :  they  are  dried  up,  they  are  gone 
away  from  men. 

5  fc^vs  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  cometh 
bread  ;  and  under  it  is  turned  up  as  it 
were  fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place  of  sap'- 
phires  ; '    and  it  hath  dust  of  gold. 

7  There  is  a  path  which  no  fowl  know- 
eth,  and  which  the  vulture's  eye  hath  not 
seen : 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not  trodden 
it,  nor  the  fierce  lion  pass'ed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  the 
rock ;  he  overturneth  the  moun'tains  by 
the  roots. 

10  He  cutteth  out  rivers  among  the 
rocks ;  and  his  eye  seeth  every  precious 
thing. 

1  i  He  bindeth  the  floods  from  overflow- 
in''  ;  and  the  thing  that  is  hid  bringeth  he 
forth  to  light. 

12  But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found  ? 
and  where  is  the  place  of  understandin 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  price  thereof; 
neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  liv 
ing. 

14  The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in  me : 
and  the  sea  saith,  //  is  not  with  me._ 

15  It  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold,  neither 
shall  silver  be  weighed  for  the  price 
thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold 
of  O'phir,  with  the  precious  o'nyx,  or  the 
sap'phire. 

17  The  gold  and  the  crystal  cannot 
equal  it :  and  the  exchange  of  it  shall  not 
be  for  jewels  of  fine  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of  coral, 
or  of  pearls :  for  the  price  of  wisdom  is 
above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  E-thi-o'pi-a  shall  not 
equal  it,  neither  shall  it  be  valued  with 
pure  gold. 

20  Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  ?  and 
where  is  the  place  of  understanding  ? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all 
living,  and  kept  close  from  the  fowls  of 
the  air. 

22  Destruction  and  death  say,  We 
have  heard  the  fame  thereof  with  our 
ears. 

23  God  understandeth  the  way  thereof, 
and  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof. 

24  For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  seeth  under  the  whole  heaven  ; 


JOB.      Job  bemoaneth  his  former  prosperity. 

25  To  make  the  weight  for  the  winds  ; 
and  he  weigheth  the  waters  by  meaj'ure. 

26  When  he  made  a  decree  for  the 
rain,  and  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the 
thunder ; 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  declare  it ; 
he  prepared  it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said.  Behold,  the 
fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom  ;  and  to 
depart  from  evil  is  understanding. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 


MOREOVER,  Job  continued  his  para- 
ble, and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I  were  as  in  months  past,  as 
in  the  days  when  God  prejerv'edme  ; 

3  When  his  candle  shined  upon  my 
head,  and  when  by  his  light  I  walked 
through  darkness  ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my  youth, 
when  the  secret  of  God  was  upon  my 
tabernacle  ; 

5  When  the  Al-mlgh'ty  was  yet  with 
me,  xvhen  my  children  wire  about'  me  ; 

6  When  I  washed  my  steps  with  but- 
ter, and  the  rock  poured  me  out  rivers  of 
oil; 

7  When  I  went  out  to  the  gate,  through 
the  city,  when  I  prepared  my  seat  in  the 
street ; 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and  hid 
themselves :  and  the  aged  aroje,  and 
stood  up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking,  and 
laid  their  hand  on  their  mouth. 

10  The  nobles  held  their  peace,  and 
their  tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their 
mouth. 

11  When  the  ear  heard  me,  then  it 
bless'ed  me  ;  and  when  the  eye  saw  me, 
it  gave  witness  to  me  : 

12  Because  I  delivered  the  poor  that 
cried,  and  the  fatherless,  and  him  that 
had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready 
to  perish  came  upon  me  :  and  I  caused  the 
widow's  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 

14  I  put  on  righteousness,  and  it  cloth- 
ed me  :  my  judgment  was  as  a  robe  and  a 
diadem. 

15  I  was  eyes  to  the  blind,  and  feet  was 
I  to  the  lame. 

16  I  %cas  a  father  to  the  poor:  and  the 
cause  which  I  knew  not  I  searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  the  jaws  of  the  wicked, 
and  plucked  the  spoil  out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  I  said,  I  shall  die  in  my  nest, 
and  I  shall  multiply  my  days  as  the  sand. 

19  My  root  was  spread  out  by  the  wa- 
ters, and  the  dew  lay  all  night  upon^my 
branch. 

20  My  glory  was  fresh  in  me,  and  my 
bow  was  renewed  in  my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited, 
and  kept  silence  at  my  counsel. 

22  Ifter    my    words   they   spake   not 


saffirs. 


442 


Jbh  lamenteth  his  condition. 

a^in' ;    and    my   speech   dropped    upon 

them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the 
rain  ;  and  they  opened  their  mouth  wide 
cw  for  the  latter  rain. 

24  If  I  laughed  on  them,  they  believed 
it  not ;  and  the  light  of  my  countenance 
they  cast  not  down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way,  and  sat  chief, 
and  dwelt  as  a  king  in  the  army,  as  one 
that  com'forteth  the  mourners. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

BUT  now  they  that  are  younger  than  I 
have  me  in  derision,  whose  fathers  I 
would  have  dijdained  to  have  set  with 
the  dogs  of  my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  might  the  strength  of 
their  hands  projit  me,  in  whom  old  age 
was  perished  ? 

3  For  want  and  famine  they  were  soli- 
tary ;  fleeing  into  the  wilderness  in  former 
time  desolate  and  waste  : 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the  bushes, 
and  juniper-roots /or  their  meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from  among 
men,  (they  cried  after  them  as  after  a 
thiefj) 

6  To  dwell  in  the  cliffs  of  the  valleys, 
in  caves  of  the  earth,  and  in  the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they  brayed  ;  un 
der  the  nettles  they  were  gathered  to- 
gether. 

8  They  tccre  children  of  fools,  yea,  chil- 
dren of  base  men  ;  they  were  viler  than 
the  earth. 

9  And  now  am  I  their  song  ;  yea,  I  am 
their  by-word. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far  from 
me,  and  spare  not  to  spit  in  my  face. 

11  Because  he  hath  loosed  my  cord, 
and  afflicted  me,  they  have  also  let  loose 
the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  m,y  right  hand  rise  the  youth  ; 
they  push  away  my  feet,  and  they  raise  up 
against'  me  the  ways  of  their  destruction. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set  for'- 
ward  my  calamity,  they  have  no  helper. 

14  They  came  upon  me  as  a  wide 
breaking-in  of  waters  :  in  the  desolation 
they  rolled  themselves  uponm,e. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me  :  they 
pursue  my  soul  as  the  wind  ;  and  my  wel- 
fare passeth  away  as  a  cloud. 

16  And  now  my  soul  is  poured  out  upon 
me  :  the  days  of  aflHiction  have  taken  hold 
upon  me. 

17  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in  the 
night-season  ;  and  my  sinews  take  no  rest. 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  disease  is 
my  garment  changed  :  it  hindeth  me 
a^out'  as  the  collar  of  my  coat. 

19  He  hath  cast  me  into  the  mire,  and 
I  am  become  like  dust  and  ashes. 

20  1  cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  d6st  not 
hear  me  :  I  stand  up,  and  thou  regardesl 
me  not. 


JOB.  He  prolcslelh  ku  iniegrtty. 

21  Thou  art  become  cruel  to  me  :  with 
thy  strong  hand  thou  opposest  thyself 
against'  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind  ;  thcu 
causest  me  to  ride  upon  it,  and  dissolvest 
my  substance. 

23  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt  bring  me 
to  death,  and  to  the  house  appointed  for 
all  living. 

24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch  out  his 
hand  to  the  grave,  though  they  cry  in  hit 
destruction. 

25  Did  not  I  weep  for  him  that  w&s  in 
troiible  ?  was  not  my  soul  grieved  for  th» 
poor  ? 

26  When  I  looked  for  good,  then  evil 
came  unto  me  /  and  when  I  waited  for 
light,  there  came  darkness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested  not  ; 
the  days  of  affliction  prevented  me. 

28  I  went  mourning  without  the  sun :  I 
stood  up,  and  I  cried  in  the  congregation. 

29  I  am  a  brother  to  dragons,  and  a  com- 
panion to  owls. 

30  My  skin  is  black  upon  me,  and  my 
bones  are  burnt  with  heat. 

31  My  harp  also  is  turned  to  mourning, 
and  my  organ  into  the  voice  of  them  that 
weep. 

CHAP.  XXXI.— 

I  MADE  a  c6venant  with   mine  eyes  ; 
why  then  should  I  think  upon  a  maid  ? 

2  For  what  portion  of  God  is  there  from 
above  ?  and  what  inheritance  of  the  Al- 
migh'ty  from  on  high  ? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the  wicked  ?  and 
a  strange  punishment  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity  ? 

4  D6th  not  he  see  my  ways,  and  count 
all  my  steps  ? 

6  If  I  have  walked  with  vanity,  or  if 
my  foot  hath  hasted  to  deceit ; 

6  Let  me  be  weighed  in  an  even  balance, 
that  God  may  know  mine  integrity. 

7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of  the 
way,  and  mine  heart  walked  after  mine 
eyes,  and  if  any  blot  hath  cleaved  to  my 
hands ; 

8  Then  let  me  sow,  and  let  another  eat ; 
yea,  let  my  offspring  be  rooted  "ut. 

9  If  mine  heart  have  been  deceived  by 
a  woman  ;  or  if  I  have  laid  wait  at  my 
neighbour's  door ; 

10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto  an6th 
er,  and  let  others  bow  down  upon  her. 

11  For  this  is  a  heinous  crime  ;  yea,  it 
is  an  iniquity  to  be  punished  by  the  judges. 

12  For  it  is  a  fire  that  consumeth  to 
destruction,  and  would  root  out  all  mine 
increase. 

13  If  I  did  desplf  e'  the  cause  of  my  man 
servant,  or  of  my  maid-servant,  when  they 
contended  with  me  ; 

14  What  then  shall  I  do  when  God 
'riseth  up?  and,  when  he  visiteth,  what 
shall  I  answer  him  ? 

443 


JOB 

that  made  me   in  the 
and  did  not  one  fashion 


fnb''t  nroies/dhon. 

15  Did  net  he 
^omb  make  him  ? 
us  in  the  womb  ? 

16  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor  from 
(htir  de?ire,  or  have  caused  the  eyes  of 
the  widow  to  fail ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel'  myself 
alone,  and  the  fatherless  hath  not  eaten 
thereof; 

18  (For  from  my  youth  he  was  brought 
up  with  me,  as  with  a  father,  and  I  have 
guided  her  from  my  mother's  womb  ;) 

19.  If  I  have  seen  any  perish  for  want  of 
clothing,  or  any  poor  without  cov'ering  ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  bless'ed  me,  and 
if  he  were  not  warmed  with  the  fleece  of 
my  sheep  ; 

21  If  I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  against' 
the  fatherless,  when  I  saw  my  help  in  the 
gate  ; 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  fall  from  my 
shoulder-blade,  and  mine  arm  be  broken 
from  the  bone. 

23  For  destruction  from  God  was  a 
terror  to  me,  and  by  reason  of  his  high- 
ness I  could  not  endure. 

24  If  I  have  made  gold  my  hope,  or 
have  said  to  the  fine  gold,  Thou  art  my 
confidence  ; 

25  If  I  rejoiced  because  my  wealth  was 
great,  and  because  mine  hand  had  gotten 
much  ; 

26  If  I  beheld  the  sun  when  it  shined, 
or  the  moon  walking  in  brightness, 

27  And  my  heart  hath  been  secretly 
enticed,  or  my  mouth  hath  kissed  my 
hand  : 

28  This  also  were  an  iniquity  to  be  pun- 
ished by  the  judge  :  for  I  should  have  de- 
nied the  God  that  is  above. 

29  If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him 
that  hated  me,  or  lifted  up  myself  when 
evil  found  him  ; 

30  (Neither  have  I  suffered  my  mouth 
to  sin,  by  wishing  a  curse  to  his  soul  ;) 

31  If  the  men  of  my  tabernacle  said  not, 
Oh  that  we  had  of  his  flesh  !  we  cannot 
be  satisfied. 

32  (The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in  the 
street ;  but  I  opened  my  doors  to  the  trav- 
eller ;) 

33  If  I  covered  my  transgressions  as 
Ad'am,  by  hiding  mine  iniquity  in  my  bo'- 
§6m  ; 

34  (Did  I  fear  a  great  multitude,  or  did 
the  contempt  of  families  terrify  me,  that 
I  kept  silence,  and  went  not  out  of  the 
door? 

35  Oh  that  one  would  hear  me  !  behold, 
my  desire  is  that  the  Al-migh'ty  would 
answer  me,  and  that  mine  ad'versary  had 
written  a  book : 

36  Surely  I  would  take  it  upon  my 
ehoulder,  and  bind  it  as  a  crown  to  me.        i 

37  I  would  declare  unto  him  the  number|  ed 

'  mor'stl. 


E-li'hu  is  angry  with  him. 
of  my  steps  ;  as  a  prince  would  I  go  near 
unto  him.) 

38  If  my  land  cry  against'  me,  or  that 
the  furrows  likewise  thereof  complain  ; 

39  If  I  have  eaten  the  fruits  thereof 
without  money,  or  have  caused  the  own- 
ers thereof  to  lose  their  life  ; 

40  Let  thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat, 
and  cockle  instead  of  barley.  The  words 
of  Job  are  ended. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

SO  these  three  men  ceased  to  answer 
J( 


Job,  because  he  was  righ'teous^  in  his 
own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of  E-li'- 
hii,  the  son  of  Bar'a-chel  the  Buz  ite,  of 
the  kindred  of  Ram  ;  against'  Job  was  his 
wrath  lilndled,  because  he  justified  him- 
self rather  than  God. 

3  Also  against'  his  three  friends  was  his 
wrath  kindled,  because  they  had  found  no 
answer,  3.ndyet  had  condemned  Job. 

4  Now  E-li'hii  had  waited  till  Job  had 
spoken,  because  they  were  elder  than  he. 

5  When  E-lI'hu  saw  that  there  tvas  no 
answer  in  the  mouth  of  these  three  men, 
then  his  wrath  was  kindled. 

6  And  E-li'hu,  the  son  of  Bar'a-chel  the 
Buz'ite,  answered  and  said,  I  am  young,  and 
ye  are  very  old  ;  wherefore  I  was  afraid, 
and  durst  not  show  you  mine  opinion. 

7  I  said,  Days  should  speak,  and  multi- 
tude of  years  should  teach  wisdom. 

8  But  there  is  a  spirit  in  man  ;  and  the 
inspiration  of  the  Al-migh'ty  giveth  them 
understanding. 

9  Great  men  are  not  always  wise  ; 
neither  do  the  aged  understand  judgment. 

10  There'fore  I  said.  Hearken  to  me  ;  I 
also  will  show  mine  opinion. 

11  Behold,  I  waited  for  your  words  ;  I 
gave  ear  to  your  reasons,  whilst  ye 
searched  out  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you  ;  and,  be- 
hold, there  was  none  of  you  that  convinced 
Job,  or  that  answered  his  words: 

13  Lest  ye  should  say.  We  have  found 
out  wisdom  :  God  thrusteth  him  down,  not 
man. 

14  Now,  he  hath  not  directed  his  words 
against'  me  ;  neither  will  I  answer  him 
with  your  speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed ;  they  answered 
no  more  ;  they  left  off"  speaking. 

16  When  I  had  waited,  (for  they  spake 
not,  but  stood  still,  and  answered  no  more,) 

17  I said^  I  will  answer  also  my  part;  I 
also  will  show  mine  opinion. 

18  For  I  am  full  of  matter;  the  spirit 
within  me  constraineth  me. 

19  Behold,  my  belly  is  as  wine  which, 
hath  no  vent ;  it  is  ready  to  burst  like  new 
bottles. 

20  I  will  speak,   that  I  may  be  refresh- 
I  will  open  my  lips,  and  answer. 

2  Tt'tshc-us. 
444 


E-R'hu  rensoneth  with  Job.  JOB. 

21  Let  me  not,  I  pray  you,  accept  any 
man's  person  ;  neither  let  me  give  flatter- 
ing titles  unto  man. 

22  For  I  know  not  to  give  flattering  ti- 
tles ;  in  so  doing  my  Ma'ker  would  soon 
take  me  away. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

WHEREFORE,  Job,  I  pray  thee,  hear 
my  speeches,    and  hearken  to  all 
my  words. 

2  Behold,  now  I  have  opened  my  mouth, 
my  tongue  hath  spoken  in  my  mouth. 

3  My  words  shall  be  of  the  uprightness 
of  my  heart ;  and  my  lips  shall  utter  knowl- 
edge clearly. 

4  The  Spir'it  of  God  hath  made  me,  and 
the  breath  of  the  Al-migh'ty  hath  given 
me  life. 

5  If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set  thy  words 
in  order  before  me,  stand  up  ; 

6  Behold,  I  am  according  to  thy  wish  in 
God's  stead  ;  1  also  am  formed  out  of  the 
clay. 

7  Behold,  my  terror  shall  not  make  thee 
afraid,  neither  shall  my  hand  be  heavy 
upon  thee. 

8  Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  mine  hear- 
ing, and  I  have  heard  the  voice  of  thy 
words,  saying, 

9  I  am  clean  without  transgression,  I  am 
innocent ;  neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me. 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions  against' 
me,  he  counteth  me  for  his  enemy ; 

11  He  putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks,  he 
marketh  all  ciy  paths. 

12  Behold,  in  this  thou  art  not  just :  I 
will  answer  thee,  that  God  is  greater  than 
man. 

13  Why  dost  thou  strive  against'  him  ? 
for  hegiveth  not  account  of  any  of  his  mat- 
ters. 

14  For  God  speaketh  once,  yea,  twice, 
yet  man  perceiveth  it  not. 

15  In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the  night, 
when  deep  sleep  falleth  upon  men,  in  slum 
berings  upon  the  bed, 

16  Then  be  openeth  the  ears  of  men, 
and  sealeth  their  instruction, 

17  That  he  may  withdraw  man  from  his 
purpose,  and  bide  pride  from  man. 

18  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from  the 
pit,  and  his  life  from  perishing  by  the 
stobrd. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with  pain  upon 
his  bed,  and  the  multitude  of  his  bones 
with  strong  pain  : 

20  So  that  his  life  abhorreth  bread,  and 
his  soul  dainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away,  that  it 
cannot  be  seen  ;  and  his  bones  thai  were 
not  seen  stick  out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  unto  the 
grave,  and  his  life  to  the  destroyers. 

23  If  there  be  a  messenger  with  him,  an 
inter'preter,one  am6ng  a  thousand,  to  show 
onto  man  his  uprightness  ; 


God  calleth  man  to  repentance. 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him,  and 
saith.  Deliver  him  from  going  down  to  the 
pit ;  I  have  found  a  ransom. 

25  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than  a 
child's  :  he  shall  return  to  the  days  of  his 
youth : 

26  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and  he  will 
be  favourable  unto  him  ;  and  he  shall  see 
his  face  with  joy  :  for  he  will  render  unto 
man  his  righteousness. 

27  He  looketh  upon  men  ;  and  if  any 
say,  I  have  sinned,  and  perverted  thai 
which  was  right,  and  it  profited  me  not  ; 

28  He  will  deliver  his  soul  from  going 
into  the  pit,  and  his  life  shall  see  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh  God  of- 
tentimes with  man, 

30  To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  pit, 
to  be  enlightened  with  the  light  of  the 
living. 

31  Mark  well,  O  Job ;  hearken  unto 
me  :  hold  thy  peace,  and  I  will  speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say,  an- 
swer me  :  speak ;  for  I  desire  to  Justify 
thee. 

33  If  not,  hearken  unto  me :  hold  thy 
peace,  and  I  shall  teach  thee  wisdom. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

FURTHERMORE,    E-ll'hu    answered 
and  said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise  men  ;  and 
give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge  : 

3  For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as  the  mouth 
tasteth  meat. 

4  Let  us  choofe  to  us  judgment :  let  us 
know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 

5  For  Job  hath  said,  I  am  righ'teous  . 
and  God  hath  taken  away  my  judgment. 

6  Should  I  lie  against'  my  right  ?  my 
wound  is  incurable  without  transgression. 

7  What  man  is  like  Job,  who  drinketh 
up  scorning  like  water  ; 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with  the 
workers  of  iniquity,  and  walketh  with 
wicked  men  ? 

9  For  he  hath  said,  It  profiteth  a  man 
nothing  that  he  should  delight  himself  with 
God. 

10  Ther«'f6re  hearken  unto  me,  ye  men 
of  understanding  :  Far  be  it  from  God,  that 
he  should  do  wickedness  ;  and  from  the 
Al-mTgh'ty.  that  he  should  commit  iniquity. 

1 1  For  the  work  of  a  man  shall  he  ren- 
der unto  him,  and  cause  every  man  to  find 
according  to  his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do  wicked- 
ly, neither  will  the  Al-migh'ty  perverf 
judgment. 

13  Who  hath  given  him  a  charge  over 
the  earth  ?  or  who  hath  disposed  the  whole 
world  ? 

14  If  he  set  his  heart  upon  man,  if  he 
gather  unto  himself  his  spirit  and  his 
breath ; 

15  All  flesh  shall  perish  together,  and 
man  shall  turn  again'  unto  dust. 

445 


E-U'hu  showelk  that  God  is  just.  JOB. 

16  If  now  thou  hast  understanding,  hear 
this  ;  hearken  to  the  voice  of  my  words : 

17  Shall  even  he  that  hateth  right 
g6vern  ?  and  wilt  thou  condemn  him  that 
IS  most  just? 

18  /«  it  Jit  to  say  to  a  king,  Thou  art 
wicked  ?  and  to  princes,  Ye  are  ungodly  ? 

19  How  much  less  to  him  that  accept- 
eth  not  the  persons  of  princes,  nor  regard- 
eth  the  rich  more  than  the  poor?  for  they 
all  are  the  work  of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  they  die,  and  the 
people  shall  be  troubled  at  midnight,  and 
pass  away  :  and  the  mighty  shall  be  taken 
away  without  hand. 

21  For  his  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of 
man,  and  he  seeth  all  his  goings. 

22  There  is  no  darkness,  nor  shadow  of 
death,  where  the  workers  of  iniquity  may 
hide  themselves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man  more 
than  right^  that  he  should  enter  into  judg- 
ment with  God. 

24  He  shall  break  in  pieces  mighty  men 
without  number,  and  set  others  in  their 
stead. 

25  There'fore  he  knoweth  their  works, 
and  he  overturneth  them  in  the  night,  so 
that  they  are  destroy'ed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  wicked  men  in 
the  open  sight  of  others  ; 

27  Because  they  turned  back  from  him, 
and  would  not  consider  any  of  his  ways  : 

28  So  that  they  cause  the  cry  of  the 
poor  to  come  unto  him,  and  he  heareth  the 
cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then 
can  make  trouble  ?  and  when  he  hideth 
his  face,  who  then  can  behold  him  ? 
whether  it  be  done  against'  a  nation,  or 
against'  a  man  only  : 

30  That  the  hyp'ocrite  reign  not,  lest 
the  people  be  insnared. 

31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said  unto 
God,  I  have  borne  chastisement,  I  will  not 
offend  any  more  : 

32  That  which  I  see  not,  teach  thou  me : 
if  I  have  done  iniquity,  I  will  do  no 
more. 

33  Should  if  be  according  to  thy  mind  ? 
he  will  recompense  it,  whether  thou  re- 
fuse, or  whether  thou  choose  ;  and  not  I : 
there'fore  speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  of  understanding  tell  me, 
and  let  a  wise  man  hearken  unto  me. 

35  Job  hath  spoken  without  knowledge, 
and  his  words  were  without  wisdom. 

36  My  desire  is,  that  Job  may  be  tried 
unto  the  end,  because  of  his  answers  for 
wicked  men. 

37  For  he    addeth   rebellion   unto   his 
he  clappeth  his  hands  am6ngst'  us. 


JoVs  sins  hinder  God^s  blessings, 
that  thou  saidst,  My  righteousness  m  more 
than  God's  ? 

3  For  thou  saidst.  What  advan'tage 
will  it  be  unto  thee  ?  and,  What  profit 
shall  I  have,  if  I  be  cleansed  from  my  sin  ? 

4  I  will  answer  thee,  and  thy  compan- 
ions with  thee. 

5  Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see  ;  and 
behold  the  clouds,  which  are  higher  than 
thou. 

6  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest  thou 
against'  him  ?  or  if  thy  transgressions  be 
multiplied,  what  doest  thou  unto  him  ? 

7  If  thou  be  righteous,  what  givest  thou 
him  ?  or  what  receiveth  he  of  thine 
hand? 

8  Thy  wickedness  may  hurt  a  man  as 
thou  art,  and  thy  righteousness  m,ay  profit 
the  son  of  man. 

9  By  reason  of  the  multitude  of  op- 
pressions they  make  the  oppressed  to  cry  ; 
they  cry  out  by  reason  of  the  arm  of  the 
mighty : 

10  But  none  saith.  Where  is  God  my 
Ma'ker,  who  giveth  songs  in  the  night ; 

11  Who  teacheth  us  more  than  the 
beasts  of  the  earth,  and  maketh  us  wiser 
than  the  fowls  of  heaven  ? 

12  There  they  cry,  but  none  giveth  an- 
swer, because  of  the  pride  of  evil  men. 

13  Surely  God  will  not  hear  vanity, 
neither  will  the  Al-migh'ty  regard  it. 

14  Although  thou  sayest  thou  shalt  not 
see  him,  ye^  judgment  is  before  him;  there'- 
fore trust  thou  in  him. 

15  But  now,  because  it  is  not  so,  he 
hath  visited  in  his  anger;  yet  he  knoweth 
it  not  in  great  extremity: 

16  There'fore  doth  Job  open  his  mouth 
vain :    he   multiplieth   words  without 

knowledge. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

E-LI'HU  also  proceeded,  and  said, 
2  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will  show 
thee  that  I  have  yet  to  speak  on  God's  be- 
half. 

I  will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afar, 
will  ascribe  righteousness  to  my  Ma'- 


and  multiplieth  his  words  against'  God 
CHAP.  XXXV. 

E-LI'HU  spake  moreover,  and  said, 
2  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  right, 


3 

and 
ker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  shall  not  be  false  : 
he  that  is  perfect  in  knowledge  is  with 
thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despTfeth 
not  any :  he  is  mighty  in  strength  and 
wisdom. 

6  He  priferveth  not  the  life  of  the 
wicked  :  but  giveth  right  to  the  poor. 

7  He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from  the 
righteous  :  but  with  kings  are  they  on  the 
throne  ;  yea,  he  doth  estab'lish  them  for 
ever,  and  they  are  exalted. 

8  And  if  they  be  bound  in  fetters,  and 
be  hold  en  in  cords  of  affliction  ; 

9  Then  he  showeth  them  their  work, 
and  their  transgressions  that  they  have 
exceeded. 

446 


Go(Ps  wisdom  JOB 

10  He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  dis'ci- 
pline,  and  commaodeth  that  they  return 
from  iniquity. 

11  If  they  obey  and  serve  him,  they 
shall  spend  their  days  in  prosperity,  and 
their  years  in  pleaf'ures  : 

12  But  if  they  obey  not,  they  shall  per- 
ish by  the  sword,  and  they  shall  die  with- 
out knowledge. 

13  But  the  hyp'ocrites  in  heart  heap  up 
wrath ;  they  cry  not  when  he  bindeth 
them  : 

14  They  die  iu  youth,  and  thtir  life  is 
among  the  unclean. 

15  He  delivereth  the  poor  in  his  afflic- 
tion, and  openeth  their  ears  in  oppres- 
sion : 

16  Even  so  would  he  have  removed 
thee  out  of  the  strait  into  a  broad  place, 
where  there  is  no  straitness ;  and  that 
which  should  be  set  on  thy  table  should 
be  full  of  fatness. 

17  But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the  judgment 
of  the  wicked :  judgment  and  justice  take 
hold  on  thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  beware  lest 
he  take  thee  away  with  his  stroke  :  then 
a  great  ransom  cannot  deliver  thee. 

19  Will  he  esteem'  thy  riches  ?  no,  not 
gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of  strength. 

20  Desire  not  the  night,  when  people 
are  cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  regard  not  iniquity :  for 
this  hast  thou  chosen  rather  than  afflic- 
tion. 

22  Behold,  God  exalteth  by  his  power: 
who  teacheth  like  him  ? 

23  Who  hath  enjoined  him  his  way  ?  or 
who  can  say.  Thou  hast  wrought  ini- 
quity ? 

24  Remember  that  thou  magnify  his 
work,  which  men  behold. 

25  Every  man  may  see  it ;  man  may 
behold  it  afar  off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we  know 
him,  not ;  neither  can  the  number  of  his 
years  be  searched  out. 

27  For  he  maketh  small  the  drops  of 
water  ;  they  pour  down  rain  according  to 
the  vapour  thereof, 

20  Which  the  clouds  do  drop  and  distil 
upon  man  abundantly. 

29  Also  can  any  understand  the  spread- 
ings  of  the  clouds,  or  the  noise  of  his  tab- 
ernacle ? 

30  Behold,  he  spreadeth  his  light  upon 
it,  and  covereth  the  bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  by  them  judgeth  he  the  people  ; 
he  giveth  meat  in  abundance. 

32  With  clouds  he  covereth  the  light ; 
and  commandeth  it  not  to  shine,  by  the 
cloud  that  cometh  betwixt. 

33  The  noise  thereof  showeth  concer'- 
ning  it,  the  cattle  also  concer'nTag  the 
vapour. 


IS  unsearchable, 
CHAP.  XXXVII. 

AT  this  also  my  heart  trembleth,  and 
is  moved  out  of  his  place. 
2   Hear    attentively    the    noise    of   his 
voice,  and  the  sound  that  goeth  out  of  his 
mouth. 

3  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole 
heaven,  and  his  lightning  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth. 

4  After  it  a  voice  roareth  :  he  thunder- 
eth  with  the  voice  of  his  excellency ;  and 
he  will  not  stay  them  when  his  voice  is 
heard. 

5  God  thundereth  marvellously  with 
his  voice  ;  great  things  doeth  he,  which 
we  cannot  comprehend. 

6  For  he  saith  to  the  snow.  Be  thou  on 
the  earth  ;  likewise  to  the  small  rain,  and 
to  the  great  rain  of  his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  every  man, 
that  all  men  may  know  his  work. 

8  Then  the  beasts  go  into  dens,  and 
remain  in  their  places. 

9  Out  of  the  south  cometh  the  whirl'- 
wind  ;     and  cold  out  of  the  north. 

10  By  the  breath  of  God  frost  is  given ; 
and  the  breadth  of  the  waters  is  straitened. 

11  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth  the 
thick  cloud  ;  he  scattereth  his  bright 
cloud, 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about'  by  his 
counsels  ;  that  they  may  do  whatsoever 
he  commandeth  them  upon  the  face  of 
the  world  in  the  earth. 

13  He  causeth  it  to  come,  whether  for 
correction,  or  for  his  land,  or  for  mercy. 

14  Hearken  unto  this,  O  lob :  stand 
still  and  consider  the  wondrous  works  of 
God. 

15  Dost  thou  know  when  God  disposed 
them,  and  caused  the  light  of  his  cloud 
to  shine  ? 

16  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of 
the  clouds,  the  wondrous  works  of  him 
which  is  perfect  in  knowledge  ? 

17  How  thy  garments  are  warm,  when 
he  quieteth  the  earth  by  the  south  wind  ? 

18  Hast  thou  with  him  spread  out  the 
sky,^  ichich  is  strong,  and  as  a  molten 
look'ing-glass  ? 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say  unto 
him  :  for  we  cannot  order  our  speech  by 
reason  of  darkness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I  speak  ? 
If  a  man  speak,  surely  he  shall  be  swal- 
lowed up. 

21  And  now  m.en  see  not  the  bright 
light  which  is  in  the  clouds ;  but  the  wind 
passeth  and  cleanseth  them. 

22  Fair  weather  cometh  out  of  the 
north  :  with  God  is  terrible  majesty.' 

23  Touch'ing  the  Al-migh'ty,  we  can- 
not find  him  out :  he  is  excellent  in  pow- 
er, and  in  judgment,  and  in  plenty  of 
justice  :  he  will  not  afflict. 


skci. 


3  mad'jcs-te. 
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Ood  convincelh  Job  of 

24  Men  do  there'fore  fear  him  :  he  re- 
specteth  not  any  that  are  wise  of  heart. 
CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

THEN  the  Lord  answered   J5b  out  of 
the  whTrl'wTnd, '   and  said, 

2  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel  by 
words  without  knowledg'e  ? 

3  Gird-'  up  now  thy  loins  like  a  man  ; 
for  I  will  demand'  of  thee,  and  answer 
thou  me. 

4  Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid  the 
foundations  of  the  earth  ?  declare,  if  thou 
hast  understanding-. 

5  Who  hath  laid  the  mea^'ures  thereof, 
if  thou  knowest  ?  or  who  hath  stretched 
the  line  upon  it  ? 

6  Whereupon  are  the  foundations  there- 
of fastened  ?  or  who  laid  the  corner-stone 
thereof, 

7  When  the  morning-stars  sang;  togeth- 
er, and  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for 

joy? 

8  Or  who  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors, 
when  it  brake  forth  as  if  it  had  issued  out 
of  the  womb  ? 

9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the  garment 
thereof,  and  thick  darkness  a  swad'dling- 
band  for  it, 

10  And  brake  up  for  it  my  decreed 
place,  and  set  bars  and  doors, 

11  And  said.  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come, 
but  no  further ;  and  here  shall  thy  proud 
waves  be  stayed  ? 

12  Hast  thou  comman'ded  the  morning 
since  thy  days  ;  and  caused  the  day-spring 
to  know  his  place  ; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the  ends 
of  the  earth,  that  the  wicked  might  be 
shaken  out  of  it  ? 

14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal ;  and 
they  stand  as  a  garment. 

15  And  from  the  wicked  their  light  is 
"withholden,  and  the  high  arm  shall  be 
broken. 

16  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs 
of  the  sea  ?  or  hast  thou  walked  in  the 
search  of  the  depth  ? 

17  Have  the  gates  of  death  been  open- 
ed unto  thee  ?  or  hast  thou  seen  the  doors 
of  the  shadow  of  death  ? 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the  breadth  of 
the  earth?  declare,  if  thou  knowest  it  all. 

19  Where  is  the  way  where  light  dwell- 
eth  ?  and  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the 
place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldst  take  it  to  the 
bound  thereof,  and  that  thou  shouldst 
know  the  paths  to  the  house  thereof  ? 

21  Knowest  thou  it,  because  thou  wast 
then  born  ?  or  because  the  number  of  thy 
days  is  great  ? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  treaj'ures 
'  hwerl'wtnd.    2  frird.    ^  Pron.  PWya-dle. 


JOB.  ignorance  and  imbecilily. 

of  the  snow,  or  hast  thou  seen  the  treaf'- 
ures  of  the  hail, 

23  Which  I  have  referved  against'  the 
time  of  trouble,  against'  the  day  of  battle 
and  war  ? 

24  By  what  way  is  the  light  parted, 
which  scattereth  the  east  wind  upon  the 
earth  ? 

25  Who  hath  divided  a  water-course 
for  the  overflowing  of  waters  ;  or  a  way 
for  the  lightning  of  thunder  ; 

26  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the  earth, 
where  no  man  is  ;  on  the  wilderness, 
wherein  there  is  no  man  ; 

27  To  satisfy  the  desolate  and  waste 
ground,  and  to  cause  the  bud  of  the  ten 
der  herb  to  spring  forth  ? 

28  Hath  the  rain  a  father  ?  or  who  hath 
begotten  the  drops  of  dew  ? 

29  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the  ice  ? 
and  the  hoary  frost  of  heaven,  who  hath 
gendered  it? 

30  The  waters  are  hid  as  with  a  stone, 
and  the  face  of  the  deep  is  frozen. 

31  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  influ- 
ences of  Plei'a-def,3  or  loose  the  bands 
of  0-ri'6n  ?* 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  Maz'za-roth* 
in  his  season  ?  or  canst  thou  guide  Arc-tu'- 
rus^  with  his  sons  ? 

33  Knowest  thou  the  ordinances  of 
heaven  ?  canst  thou  set  the  dominion 
thereof  in  the  earth  ? 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to  the 
clouds,  that  abundance  of  waters  may 
cover  thee  ? 

35  Canst  thou  send  lightnings,  that 
they  may  go,  and  say  unto  thee,  Here  we 
are? 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the  in'- 
ward  parts  ?  or  who  hath  given  under- 
standing to  the  heart  ? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in  wis- 
dom ?  or  who  can  stay  the  bottles  of 
heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  groweth  into  hard- 
ness, and  the  clods  cleave  last  together  ? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  lion  f 
or  fill  the  appetite  of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  dens,  and 
abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in  wait  ? 

41  Who  provideth  for  the  raven  his 
food  ?  when  his  young  ones  cry  unto  God, 
they  wander  for  lack  of  meat. 

CHAP.   XXXIX. 

KNOWEST  thou  the  time  when  the 
wild  goats  of  the  rock  bring  forth  ? 
or  canst  thou  mark  when  the  hinds  do 
calve  ? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months  that 
they  fulfil  ;  or  knowest  thou  the  time 
when  they  bring  forth  ? 

A  Northern  Constellation,  the  7  stars. 


*  A  Southern  Constellation.  *  The  Zodiack  or  the  apparent  track  of  the  Sun  through  the 
twelve  signs, — a  great  circle  in  the  hea^'ens,  containing  the  twelve  signs,  through  which 
the  Earth,  in  its  orbit,  passes  round  the  Sun,  producing  the  various  seasons  of  the  year. 
8  »d  Star  of  the  first  magnitude  in  Bootes,  448 


Goct's  poiver  in  his  crealnres. 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they  brin^ 
forth  their  young  ones,  they  cast  out  their 
•orrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good  liking-, 
they  grow  up  with  corn  ;  they  go  forth, 
and  return  not  unto  them. 

5  Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass  free  ? 
or  who  hath  loosed  the  bands  of  the  wild 
ass  P 

6  Whose  house  I  have  made  the  wilder- 
ness, and  the  barren  land  his  dwellings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of  the 
city,  neither  regardeth  he  the  crying  of 
the  driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  moun'talns  is  his 
pasture,  and  he  searcheth  after  every 
green  thing. 

9  Will  the  unicorn  be  willing  to  serve 
thee,  or  abide  by  thy  crib  ? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  unicorn  with 
his  band  in  the  furrow  ?  or  will  he  harrow 
the  valleys  after  thee  ? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because  his 
strength  is  great  ?  or  wilt  thou  leave  thy 
labour  to  him  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that  he  will 
bring  home  thy  seed,  and  gather  it  into 
thy  barn  ? 

13  Gar  est  thou  the  goodly  wings  unto 
the  peacocks  ?  or  wings  and  feathers  unto 
the  os'trich  ? ' 

14  Which  leaveth  her  eggs  in  the  earth, 
and  warmeth  them  in  the  dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  foot  may 
crush  them,  or  that  the  wild  beast  may 
break  them. 

16  She  is  hardened  against'  her  young 
."nes,  as  though  they  tccre  not  hers  :  her 
labour  is  in  vain  without  fear  ; 

17  Because  God  hath  deprived  her  of 
wisdom,  neither  hath  he  imparted  to  her 
understanding. 

18  What  lime  she  lifteth  up  herself  on 
high,  she  scorneth  the  horse  and  his  rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse  strength  ? 
hast  thou  clothed  his  neck  with  thunder  ? 

20  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid  as  a 
grass'hopper  ?  the  glory  of  his  nostrils  is 
terrible. 

21  He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and  re- 
joiceth  in  his  strength :  he  goeth  on  to 
meet  the  armed  men. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is  not 
affrighted  ;  neither  tiirneth  he  back  from 
the  s»-6rd. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against'  him,  the 
glittering  spear  and  the  shield. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground  with 
fierceness  and  rage  ;  neitber  believeth  he 
that  it  is  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets,  Ha, 
ha  !  and  he  smelleth  the  battle  a^ar  off, 
the  thunder  of  the  cap'tains,  and  the 
shouting. 


JOB.  Job  hiimblethhiTnself  to  God. 

26  Doth  the  hawk  fly  by  thy  wisdom, 
and  stretch  her  wings  tc'ward  the  south  ? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  at  thy 
command',  and  make  her  nest  on  high  ? 

28  She  dwelleth  and  abideth  on  the 
rock,  upon  the  crag  of  the  rock,  and  the 
strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  seeketh  the  prey, 
and  her  eyes  behold  afar  off. 

30  Her  young  ones  also  suck  up  blood  . 
and  where  the  slain  are.,  there  is  she. 

CHAP.  XL. 

MOREOVER,    the    Lord    answered 
Job,  and  said, 

2  Shall  he  that  contendeth  with  the  Al- 
migh'ty  instruct  him  ?  he  that  reproveth 
God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3  IT  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said, 

4  Behold,  I  am  vile  ;  what  shall  I  an- 
swer thee  ?  I  will  lay  my  hand  upon  my 
mouth. 

5  Once  have  I  spoken,  but  I  will  not 
answer  ;  yea,  twice  ;  but  I  will  proceed 
no  further. 

6  IT  Then  answered  the  Lord  unto  Job 
out  of  the  whirl' wind, 2  and  said, 

7  Gird-*  up  thy  loins  now  like  a  man  : 
I  will  demand'  of  thee,  and  declare  tho\i 
unto  me. 

8  Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my  judgment  '< 
wilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou  mays! 
be  righteous? 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  ?  or  canst 
thou  thunder  with  a  voice  like  him  ? 

10  Deck  thyself  now  with  maj'esty^ 
and  excellency  ;  and  array  thyself  with 
glory  and  beauty. 

1 1  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy  wrath  ; 
and  behold  every  one  that  is  proud,  and 
abase  him. 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  is  proud, 
and  bring  him  low  ;  and  tread  down  the 
wicked  in  their  place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  together,  and 
bind  their  faces  in  secret. 

14  Then  will  I  also  confess  unto  thee 
that  thine  own  right  hand  can  save  thee. 

15  Behold  now  be'he-moth,^  which  1 
made  with  thee  ;  he  eateth  grass  as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  hii  strength  is  in  his  loins, 
and  his  force  w  in  the  navel  of  hi? 
belly. 

17  He  Bioveth  his  tail  like  a  cedar : 
the  sinews  of  his  stones  are  wrapped  to- 
gethe»^ 

]y  His  bones  art  as  strong  pieces  of 
IvSss  ;  his  bones  are  like  bars  of  iron. 

19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of  God  : 
he  that  made  him  can  make  his  sword  to 
approach  unto  him. 

20  Surely  the  moiin'tains  bring  him 
forth  food,  where  all  the  beasts  of  the 
field  play. 


'  More  frequently.,  os'lridje.      ^  hwcrVwind.       ^  gird.      ''  mad'jes-te.      ^  The  hip- 
pd-p6t'a-miis,  or  rirer-horse  :  an  animal  found  in  the  river  J^ile. 

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(rod^s  power  in  the  levl'alhan. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  shady  trees,  in 
the  c6vert  of  the  reed,  and  fens. 

22  The  shady  trees  c6ver  him  tBitk 
their  shadow ;  the  willows  of  the  brook 
com'pass  him  about'. 

23  Behold,  he  drinketh  up  a  river,  and 
hasteth  not :  he  trusteth  that  be  can  draw 
up  Jor'dan  into  his  mouth. 

24  He  taketh  it  with  his  eyes  :  his  nose 
pierceth  through  snares. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

CANST     thou    draw   out    levi'athan^ 
with  a  hook  ?    or  his   tongue   with   a 
cord  which  thou  lettest  down  ? 

2  Canst  thou  put  a  hook  into  his  nose  ? 
or  bore  his  jaw  through  with  a  thorn  ? 

3  Will  he  make  many  supplications 
unto  thee  ?  will  he  speak  soft  words  unto 
thee  ? 

4  Will  he  make  a  covenant  with  thee  ? 
wilt  thou  take  him  for  a  servant  for  ever? 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as  with  a 
bird  ?  wilt  thou  bind  him  for  thy  maidens  ? 

6  Shall  thy  companions  make  a  ban'- 
quet^  of  him  ?  shall  they  part  him  among 
the  merchants  ? 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with  barbed 
irons  ?  or  his  head  with  fish-spears  ? 

8  Lay  thine  hand  upon  him,  remember 
the  battle,  do  no  more. 

9  Behold,  the   hope   of  him  is  in   vain 
?hall  not  one  be  cast  down  even  at  the 
sight  of  him  ? 

10  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir  him 
up  ;  who  then  is  able  to  stand  before  me  ? 

11  Who   hath    prevented   me,    that 
?hould  repay  him?   whatsoever  is  under 
the  whole  heaven  is  mine. 

12  I  will  not  conceal  his  parts,  nor  his 
power,  nor  his  comely  proportion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of  his 
garment  ?  or  who  can  come  to  him  with 
his  doGble  bridle  ? 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his  face  ? 
his  teeth  are  terrible  round  about'. 

15  His  scales  are  his  pride,  shut  up  tO' 
gether  as  with  a  close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that  no  air 
can  come  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  another,  they 
stick  together,  that  they  cannot  be  sun- 
dered. 

18  By  his  neesings  a  ligt>  doth  shine, 
and  his  eyes  are  like  the  ej^lids  of  the 
morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning  lamps 
and  sparks  of  fire  leap  out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth  smoke,  as 
out  of  a  seething-pot  or  cal'dron. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals,  and  a 
flame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

22  In  his  neck  remaineth  strength,  and 
sorrow  is  turned  into  joy  before  him 

23  The  flakes  of  his  flesh  are  joined  to- 


JOB.  God  accepts  and  blesses  Job 

gether  :    they   are    firm^    in   themselves 
they  cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a  stone  ;  yea, 
as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the  nether  millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself,  the 
mighty  are  afraid :  by  reason  of  breakings 
they  purify  themselves. 

26  The  sword  of  him  that  layeth  at 
him  cannot  hold  ;  the  spear,  the  dart,  nor 
the  ha-ber'ge-6n. 

27  He  esteemeth  iron  as  straw,  and 
brass  as  rotten  wood. 

28  The  arrow  cannot  make  him  flee  : 
sling-stones  are  turned  with  him  into  stub- 
ble. 

29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble :  he 
laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a  spear. 

30  Sharp  stones  are  under  him:  he 
spreadeth  sharp-pointed  things  upon  the 
mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  to  boil  like  a 
pot :  he  maketh  the  sea  like  a  pot  of  oint- 
ment. 

32  He  maketh  a  path  to  shine  after  him  ; 
one  would  think  the  deep  to  be  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his  like,  who 
is  made  without  fear. 

34  He  beholdeth  all  high  things  :  he  is 
a  king  over  all  the  children  of  pride. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

THEN  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and 
saiti, 

2  I  know  that  thou  canst  do  every 
things  and  that  no  thought  can  be  with- 
holden  from  thee. 

3  Who  is  he  that  hideth  counsel  with 
out  knowledge  ?  there'f  ore  have  I  uttered 
that  I  understood  not ;  things  too  wonder- 
ful for  me,  which  I  knew  not. 

4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will 
speak :  I  will  demand'  of  thee,  and  de- 
clare thou  unto  me. 

5  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing 
of  the  ear  ;  but  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee  : 

6  Wherefore  I  abhor  myself,  and  repent 
in  dust  and  ashes. 

7  T  And  it  was  so,  that,  after  the  Lord 
had  spoken  these  words  unto  J5b,  the 
Lord  said  to  El'i-phaz  the  Te'man-ite, 
My  wrath  is  kindled  against'  thee,  and 
against'  thy  two  friends  :  for  ye  have  not 
spoken  of  me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as 
my  servant  Job  hath. 

8  There'f  ore  take  unto  you  now  seven 
bullocks  and  seven  rams,  and  go  to  my 
servant  Job,  and  offer  up  for  yourselves  a 
burnt-offering  ;  and  my  servant  Job  shall 
pray  for  you,  for  him  will  I  accept  ;  lest  I 
deal  with  you  after  your  folly,  in  that  ye 
have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing  which  is 
right,  like  my  servant  Job. 

9  H  So  El'i-phaz  the  Te'man-ite,  and 
Bil'dad  the  Shu'hite,  and  Zo'phar  the  Na'- 
a-ma-thite,  went,   and   did  according  as 


'   A  large  water-animal ;  by  some  imagined  the  crocodile,  but  in  poetry  generally 
taken  for  the  whale.  ^  bank'kwet.  ^  firm. 

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Tht  happiness  of  the  godly.  PSALMS 

the  Lord  comman'ded  them  :  the  Lord 
also  accepted  Job. 

10  And  the  Lord  turned  the  captivity 
of  Job,  when  he  prayed  for  his  friends : 
also  the  Lord  gave  Job  twice  as  much  as 
he  had  before. 

11  Then  came  there  unto  him  all  his 
brethren,  and  all  his  sisters,  and  all  they 
that  had  been  of  his  acquaintance  before, 
and  did  eat  bread  with  him  in  his  house  ; 
and  they  bemoaned  him,  and  com'forted 
him  over  all  the  evil  that  the  Lord 
had  brought  upon  him  :  every  man  also 
gave  him  a  piece  of  money,  and  every  one 
an  ear-ring  of  gold. 

12  So  the  Lord  bless'ed  the  latter  end 
of  Job  more  than  his  beginning :  for  he 


7%c  security  of  GocTs  protection. 
had  fourteen  thousand  sheep,  and  six 
thousand  camels,  and  a  thousand  yoke  of 
oxen,  and  a  thousand  she-asses. 

13  He  had  also  seven  sons,  and  three 
daughters. 

14  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  first 
Jem'i-ma ;  and  the  name  of  the  second, 
Ke-zT'a  ;  and  the  name  of  the  third,  Ker- 
en-hap'puch. 

15  And  in  all  the  land  were  no  women 
found  so  fair  as  the  daughters  of  Job  :  and 
their  father  gave  them  inheritance  am6ng 
their  brethren. 

16  After  this  lived  Job  a  hundred  and 
forty  years,  and  saw  his  sons,  and  his  sons' 
sons,  even  four  generations. 

17  So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of  days. 


H  The  BOOK  of  PSALMS. 


PSALM  I. 

BLES'SED  is  the  man  that  walketh  not 
in  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor 
standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners,  nor  sitteth 
in  the  seat  of  the  scornful : 

2  But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate 
day  and  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted 
by  the  rivers  of  water,  that  bringeth  forth 
his  fruit  in  his  season  :  his  leaf  also  shall 
not  wither  ;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall 
prosper. 

4  The  ungodly  are  not  so  :  but  are  like 
the  chaflf  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 

5  ThereTore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand 
in  the  judgment,  nor  sinners  in  the  congre- 
gation of  the  righteous. 

6  For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of 
the  righteous  :  but  the  way  of  the  ungodly 
shall  perish. 

PSALM  II. 

WHY   do  the  heathen  rage,  and  the 
people  imagine  a  vain  thing  ? 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
and  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 
against'  the  Lord,  and  against'  his  Anoint- 
ed, saying,  _ 

3  Let  us  break  their  bands  asun'der, 
and  cast  away  their  cords  from  us. 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall 
laugh :  the  Lord  shall  have  them  in  de- 
rision. 

5  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his 
wrath,  and  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeag'- 
ure. 

6  Yet  have  I  set  my  king  upon  my  holy 
hill  of  Zi'on. 

7  I  will  declare  the  decree  :  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  me.  Thou  art  my  Son  ;  this 
day  have  I  begotteli  thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the 
heathen /or  thine  inheritance,  and  the  ut- 


termost parts  of  the  earth /or  thy  pojfes'- 
sion. 

9  Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of 
iron ;  thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a 
potter's  vessel. 

10  Be  wise  now,  there'fore,  O  ye  kings  ; 
be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

1 1  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  and  re- 
joice with  trembling. 

12  Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and 
ye  perish /rowi  the  way,  when  his  wrath  is 
kindled  but  a  little.  Bles'sed  are  all  they 
that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

PSALM  III. 

A  Psalm  of  Da'vid,  when  he  fled  from  Ab  - 

sa-16mhis  Son. 

LORD,    how  arc   they    increased  that 
trouble  me  ?  many  are  they  that  rise 
up  against'  me. 

2  Many  there  be  which  say  of  my  soul, 
There  is  no  help  for  him  in  God.     Se'lah. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  shield  for 
me  ;  my  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine 
head. 

4  I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice, 
and  he  heard  me  out  of  his  holy  hill.  Se'- 
lah. 

5  I  laid  me  down  and  slept ;  I  awaked  : 
for  the  Lord  sustained  me. 

6  I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands 
of  people,  that  have  set  themselves  against' 
me  round  about'. 

7  Arije,  O  Lord  ;  save  me,  O  my  God: 
for  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies 
upon  the  cheek-bone  ;  thou  hast  broken 
the  teeth  of  the  ungodly. 

8  Salvation  belongtth  unto  the  Lord  : 
thy  blessing  is  upon  thy  people.     Se'lah. 

PSALM  IV. 
To  the  chief  Muji9'ian  on  Neg'i-noth. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

HEAR   me  when  I  call,  O  God  of  my 
righteousness:  thou   hast  enlarged 
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o 


God  favourelh  not  the  wicked.  PSALMS 

me  when   I  was  in   distress  ;  have    mercy 
upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

2  O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  2vill  ye 
turn  my  glrry  into  shame  ?  how  lony;  will 
ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after  lea'j ing  ? 
Se'lah. 

3  But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set 
apart  him  that  is  godly  for  himself:  the 
Lord  will  hear  when  1  call  unto  him. 

4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not :  commune 
with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and 
be  still.     Se'lah. 

5  Offer  the  sac'rifiges  of  righteousness  ; 
and  put  your  trust  in  the  Lord. 

6  There  he  many  that  say,  Who  will 
show  us  any  good  ?  Lord,  lift  thou  up  the 
light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 
more  than  in  the  time  that  their  corn  and 
their  wine  increased. 

8  I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace,  and 
sleep :  for  thou.  Lord,  only  makest  me 
dwell  in  safety. 

PSALM  V. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian  upon  Ne-hi'16th. 

A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord  ;  con- 
sider my  meditation. 


Da'vid'^s  complaint  in  his  sickness 

PSALM  VL 
To  the  chief  Mu§i9'ian  on  Neg'i-noth  upon 
Shem'i-nith.    A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 
LORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  an- 
ger, neither  chasten  me   in  thy  hot 
displeaf'ure. 

2  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I 
am  weak  :  O  Lord,  heal  me  ;  for  my 
bones  are  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed  :  but  thou, 
O  Lord,  how  long."" 

4  Return,  O  Lord,  deliver  my  soul :  O 
save  me  for  thy  mer'cies'  sake. 

5  For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance 
of  thee  :  in  the  grave  who  shall  give  thee 
thanks  ? 

6  I  am  weary  with  my  groaning ;  all 
the  night  make  1  my  bed  to  swim  :  I  water 
my  couch  with  my  tears. 

7  Mine  eye  is  consumed  because  of 
grief ;  it  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine 
enemies. 

8  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  in- 
iquity :  for  the  Lord  hath  heard  the  voice 
of  my  weeping. 

9  I'he  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplica- 
tion :  the  Lord  will  receive  my  prayer. 

10  Let  all  mine  enemies   be  ashamed 


2  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my  j-and  sore   vexed:  let  them  return  and  be 


King,  and  my  God  :   for  unto  thee  will  I 
pray. 

3  My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morn- 
ing, O  Lord  ;  in  the  morning  will  1  direct 
my  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath 
pleaf'ure  in  wickedness  ;  neither  shall  evil 
dwell  with  thee. 

5  The  foolish  shall  not  stand  in  thy 
sight :  thou  hatest  all  workers  of  iniquity. 

6  Thou  shalt  destroy'  them  that  speak 
lea'fing  :  the  Lord  wiH  abhor  the  bloody 
and  deceitful  man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into  thy 
house  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  ;  and 
in  thy  fear  will  I  wor'ship  to'ward  thy  holy 
temple. 

8  Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  righteous- 
ness, because  of  mine  enemies ;  make  thy 
•way  straight  before  my  face. 

9  For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in  their 
mouth  ;  their  in'ward  part  is  very  wicked- 
ness ;  their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ; 
they  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

10  Destroy'  thou  them,  O  God  ;  let  them 
fall  by  their  own  counsels  :  cast  them  out 
in  the  multitude  of  their  transgressions  ; 
for  they  have  rebelled  against'  thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust 
in  thee  rejoice :  let  them  ever  shout  for 
joy,  because  thou  defendest  them :  let 
them  also  that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in 
thee. 

12  For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  bless  the  righ- 
teous ;  with  favour  wilt  thou  compass  him 
M  with  a  shield. 


ashamed  suddenly. 

PSALM  VII. 
Shig-gai'on  ^  of  Da'vid,  which  he  sang  unto 

the    Lord,    concer'ning   the   words   of 

Cush  the  Ben'ja-mite. 

OLORD  my  God,  in  thee  do  I  put  my 
trust :  save  me  from   all  them  that 
persecute  me,  and  deliver  me  ; 

2  Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a  lion,  rend 
ing  it  in  pieces,  while  there  is  none  to  de 
liver. 

3  O  Lord  my  God,  if  I  have  done  this  ; 
if  there  be  iniquity  in  my  hands  ; 

4  If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that 
was  at  peace  with  me  ;  (yea,  I  have  de- 
livered him  that  without  cause  is  mine 
enemy  ;) 

5  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my  soul,  and 
take  it ;  yea,  let  him  tread  down  my  life 
upon  the  earth,  and  lay  mine  han'onr  in 
the  dust.     Se'lah. 

6  Arife,  O  Lord,  in  thine  anger  ;  lift  up 
thyself,  because  of  the  rage  of  mine  ene- 
mies ;  and  awake  for  me  to  the  judgment 
that  thou  hast  comman'ded. 

7  So  shall  the  congregation  of  the  peo- 
pje  com'pass  thee  about' :  for  their  sakes, 
there'fore,  return  thou  on  high. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  people : 
judge  me,  O  Lord,  according  to  my  righ- 
teousness, and  according  to  mine  integrity 
that  is  in  me. 

9  O  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked 
come  to  an  end;  but  estab'lish  the  just: 
for  the  righteous  God  trieth  the  hearts  and 
reins. 


SMg-gSybn. 


Ab2 


Goifs  glorii  IS  magnified  by  his 

10  My  defence  is  of  God,  which  saveth 
the  upright  in  heart. 

11  God  judsjeth  the  righteous,  and  God 
is  angary  uilh  Ike  wicked  every  day. 

12  If  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet  his 
sword  ;  he  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  made  it 
ready. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for  him  the 
instruments  of  death  ;  he  ordaineth  his  ar- 
rows against'  the  persecutors. 

14  Behold,  he  trav'aileth  with  iniquity, 
and  hath  conceived  mls'chlef,  and  brought 
forth  falsehood. 

15  He  made  a  pit,  and  di»»ed  it,  and  is 
fallen  into  the  ditch  which  he  made 

16  His  mls'chlef  shall  return  upon  his 
own  head,  and  his  violent  dealing  shall 
come  down  upon  his  own  pate. 

17  I  will  praise  the  Lord  according;  to 
his  righteousness ;  and  will  sing  praise  to 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Most  High. 

PSALM  VIIL 

To  the  chief  Muf  i9'ian  upon  Git'tith. 

A  Psalm  of  Ua'vid. 

OLORD   our  Lord,   how  excellent  is 
thy  name  in  all  the  earth!  who  hast 
set  thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 

2  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  suck- 
linsjs  hast  thou  ordained  strength,  because 
of  thine  enemies  ;  that  thou  mightst  still 
the  enemy  and  the  aven'^er. 

3  When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the 
work  of  thy  fingers  ;  the  moon  and  the 
stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 

4  \Vhat  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful 
of  him  ?  and  the  son  of  man,  that  thnu 
visitest  him  ? 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower 
than  the  aneels,  and  hast  crowned  him 
with  fflory  and  /lon'our. 

6  Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion 
over  the  works  of  thy  hands  :  thou  hast 
put  all  things  under  his  feet : 

7  All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field  ; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of 
the  sea,  and  whatsoever  passeth  through 
the  paths  of  the  seas. 

9  O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is 
thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 

PSALM   IX. 

To  the  chief  Mufi(j'ian  upon  Muth-lab'ben. 

A  Ps^lm  of  Da'vid. 

1WILL  praise  //lee,   O  Lord,  with  my 
whole  heart ;  I  will  show  forth  all  thy 
marvellous  works. 

2  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee  :  I 
will  sing  praise  to  thy  name,  O  thou  Most 
High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned  back, 
they  shall  fall  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained'  my  right 
and  my  cause  •,  thou  sattest  in  the  throne 
judging  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen,  thou 


PSALMS.  woiks^  and  his  love  to  man. 

hast  destroy'ed  the  wicked,  thou  hast  put 
out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  O  thou  enemy  !  destructions  are  come 
to  a  perpet'ual^  end  ;  and  thou  hast  de- 
stroy'ed cities  ;  their  memorial  is  perished 
with  them. 

7  But  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever : 
he  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judg- 
ment ; 

8  And  he  shall  judge  the  world  In 
righteousness,  he  shall  minister  judgment 
to  the  people  in  uprightness. 

9  The  Lord  also  will  be  a  refuge  for 
the  oppressed,  a  refuge  in  times  of  trofible. 

10  And  they  that  know  thy  name  will 
put  their  trust  in  thee :  for  thou,  Lord, 
hast  not  forsaken  them  that  seek  thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which 
dwelleth  in  Zi'on  :  declare  among  the 
people  his  doings. 

12  When  he  maketh  inquisition  for 
blood,  he  remembereth  them  :  he  forget- 
teth  not  the  cry  of  the  /liimble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ; 
consider  my  trouble  which  I  suffer  of  them 
that  hate  me,  thou  that  liftest  me  up  from 
the  gates  of  death  : 

14  That  I  may  show  forth  all  thy  praise 
in  the  gates  of  the  daughter  of  Zi'on :  I 
will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the 
pit  that  they  made  :  in  the  net  which  they 
hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  known  by  the  judg- 
ment which  he  executeth :  the  wicked  is 
snared  in  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 
H  ig-gai'6n .  •*     Se'lah . 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  into 
hell,  arid  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

18  For  the  needy  shall  not  alway  be 
forgotten  :  the  expectation  of  the  poor 
shall  not  perish  for  ever. 

19  Arife,  O  Lord  ;  let  not  man  prevail; 
let  the  heathen  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O  Lord  ;  that  the 
nations  may  know  themselves  to  be  but 
men.     Se'lah. 

PSALM  X. 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O  Lord  ? 
why  hidest  thou  thyself  in  times  of 
trofible  ? 

2  The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth  perse- 
cute the  poor :  let  them  be  taken  in  the 
devices  that  they  have  imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his  heart's 
desire,  and  blesseth  the  covetous,  whom, 
the  Lord  abhorreth. 

4  The  wicked,  through  the  pride  of  his 
countenance,  will  not  seek  after  God  : 
God  is  not  in  all  his  thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  always  griev'ous ;  thy 
judgments  (ire  far  above  out  of  his  sight: 
as  for  all  his  enemies,  he  puffcth  at  them. 

6  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall  not 
be  moved  :  for  1  shall  never  be  in  adver'sity. 


'  mcn-tane'ed. 


pcr-pet'tshu^al. 


Hig-gd'ydn. 
453 


H' 


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Da'md  :om^laintlh  of  the  PSALMS, 

7  His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  de- 
ceit and  fraud  ;  under  his  t6ngue  is  mis'- 
chief  and  vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  in  the  lurking-places  of 
the  villages  ;  in  the  secret  places  doth  he 
murder  the  innocent :  his  eyes  are  privily 
set  against'  the  poor. 

9  He  lieth  in  wait  secretly,  as  a  lion  in 
his  den :  he  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the 
poor :  he  doth  catch  the  poor,  when  he 
draweth  him  into  his  net. 

10  He  croucheth,  and  /lumbleth  him- 
self, that  the  poor  may  fall  by  his  strong 
ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God  hath 
forgotten :  he  hideth  his  face ;  he  will 
never  see  it. 

12  Arif  e,  O  Lord  ;  O  God,  lift  up  thine 
hand  :  forget  not  the  Aiimble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  contemn 
God  ?  he  hath  said  in  his  heart,  Thou  wilt 
not  require  it. 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it  ;  for  thou  beh  old- 
est mis'chief  and  spite,  to  requite  it  with 
thy  hand :  the  poor  committeth  himself 
unto  thee  ;  thou  art  the  helper  of  the  fa- 
therless. 

15  Break  thou  the  arm  of  the  wicked 
and  the  evil  tnan  :  seek  out  his  wicked- 
ness till  thou  find  none. 

16  The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and 
ever'-:  the  heathen  arc  perished  out  of  his 
land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of 
the  huiahle  :  thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart, 
thou  wilt  cause  thine  ear  to  hear ; 

IB  To  judge  the  fatherless  and  the 
oppressed,  that  the  man  of  the  earth  may 
no  more  oppress. 

PSALM  XI. 

To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian.     ^  Psalm  of 

Da'vid. 

IN  the   Lord  put  I  my  trust :  how  say 
ye  to  my  soul.  Flee  as  a  bird  to  your 
moun'tain  ? 

2  For,  lo,  the  wicked  bend  their  b5w, 
they  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the 
string,  that  they  may  privily  shoot  at  the 
upright  in  heart. 

3  If  the  foundations  be  destroy'ed,  what 
cau  the  rlgh'teous^  do  ? 

4  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple,  the 
Lord's  throne  is  in  heaven  :  his  eyes  be- 
hold, his  eye-lids  try,  the  children  of 
men. 

5  The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous:  but 
the  wicked,  and  him  that  loveth  violence, 
his  soul  hateth. 

6  Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares, 
fire  and  brimstone,  and  a  horrible  tem- 
pest: this  shall  be  the  portion  of  their 
cup. 

7  For  the  righteous  Lord  loveth  right- 
eousness ;  his  countenance  doth  behold 
the  upright. 

1  rl'tshe-iu. 


outrages  of  the  wicked 

PSALM  XII. 
To  the  chief  Muji^'ian  upon  Shem'i-nith. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 
ELP,    Lord  ;    for    the    godly   man 
ceaseth  ;  for  the  faithful  fail  from 
among  the  children  of  men. 

2  They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his 
neighbour  :  with  flattering  lips,  and  with 
a  double  heart,  do  they  speak. 

3  The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering 
lips,  and  the  tongue  that  speaketh  proud 
things  ; 

4  Who  have  said.  With  our  t6ngue  will 
we  prevail  ;  our  lips  are  our  own  :  who  is 
lord  over  us  ? 

5  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  for 
the  sighing  of  the  needy,  now  will  I  arije, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  1  will  set  him  in  safety 
from  him  that  puffeth  at  him. 

6  The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure 
words ;  as  silver  tried  in  a  furnace^  of 
earth,  purified  seven  times. 

7  Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O  Lord,  thou 
shalt  preserve'  them  from  this  generation 
for  ever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side,  when 
the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 

PSALM  XIII. 
To  the  chief  Mujig'ian.     A  Psalm  of 
Da'vid. 
OW   long  wilt  thou  forget  me,    O 
Lord  !    for   ever  ?   how   long  wilt 
thou  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 

2  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my 
soul,  having  sorrow  in  my  heart  daily  ? 
how  long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted 
over  me  ? 

3  Consider  and  hear  me,  O  Lord  my 
God  ;  lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the 
sleep  of  death ; 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevail- 
ed against'  him  ;  and  those  that  troiible 
me  rejoice  when  I  am  moved. 

5  But  I  have  trusted  in  thy  mercy  ;  my 
heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

6  I  will  sing  unto  tlfe  Lord,  because 
he  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 

PSALM    XIV. 

To  the  chief  Mu§i9'ian.     ^  Psalm  of 

David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart.  There 
is  no  God.  They  are  corrupt ;  they 
have  done  abominable  works  ;  there  is 
none  that  doeth  good. 

2  The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven 
upon  the  children  of  men,  to  see  if  there 
were  any  that  did  understand,  and  seek 
God. 

3  They  are  all  gone  aside,  they  are  all 
together  become  filthy  ;  there  is  none  that 
doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no 
knowledge  ?  who  eat  up  my  people  as 
they  eat  bread,  and  call  not  upon  the 
Lord. 

*  fur'nU. 
454 


He  prayelh  to  be  prc^trv'ed  PSALMS, 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear :  for 
God  w  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 

6  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of  the 
poor  ;  because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 

7  Oh  thai  the  salvation  of  If'ra-el  were 
come  out  of  Zi'on !  When  the  Lord 
bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his  people, 
Ja'9ob  shall  rejoice,  and  If'ra-el  shall  be 
glad. 

PSALM  XV. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vTd. 

LORD,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  taber- 
nacle ?  who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy 
hill? 

2  He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  work- 
eth  righteousness,  and  speaketh  the  truth 
in  his  heart. 

3  He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his 
tongue,  nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neighbour, 
nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against'  his 
neighbour. 

4  In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  con- 
temned ;  but  he  /lon'oureth  them  that 
fear  the  Lord.  He  that  sweareth  to  his 
otcn  hurt,  and  chanceth  not. 

5  He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to 
ufury,  nor  taketh  reward  against'  the  in- 
nocent. He  that  doeth  these  things  shall 
never  be  moved. 

PSALM  XVI. 
Mich'tam  of  Da'vid. 

PRESERViE  me,  O  God  :  for  in  thee  do 
I  put  my  trust. 

2  O  my  soul^  thou  hast  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord :  my  goodness 
extendeth  not  to  thee  ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 
and  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my 
delight. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that 
hasten  after  another  god  :  their  drink-of- 
ferings of  blood  will  I  not  offer,  nor  take  up 
their  names  into  my  lips. 

5  The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  in- 
heritance, and  of  my  cup :  thou  main- 
tainest  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleaf '- 
ant  places ;  yea,  I  have  a  goodly  her- 
itage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given 
me  counsel ;  my  reins  also  instruct  me  in 
the  night-seasons. 

8  I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before 
me :  because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  1 
shall  not  be  moved. 

9  There'fore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my 
glory  rcjoiceth  ;  my  flesh  also  shall  rest  in 
hope : 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in 
hell  ;  neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption. 

11  Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path  of  life: 
in  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ;  at  thy 
right  hand  there  are  pleaf'ures  for  ever- 
more. 

I 


from,  the  power  of  hts  enemies. 

PSALM  XVII. 
A  Prayer  of  Da'vid. 

HEAR  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend  unto 
my  cry  ;  give  ear  unto  my  prayer, 
that  goelh  not  out  of  feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy 
presence  ;  let  thine  eyes  behold  the  things 
that  are  equal. 

3  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart ;  thou 
hast  visited  me  in  the  night ;  thou  hast 
tried  me,  and  shalt  find  nothing  :  I  am 
purposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not  trans- 
gress. 

4  Concer'ning  the  works  of  men,  by 
the  word  of  thy  lips  I  have  kept  me  from 
the  paths  of  the  destroy'er. 

5  Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths,  that 
my  footsteps  slip  not. 

6  I  have  called  upon  thee  ;  for  thou  wilt 
hear  me,  O  God  :  incline  thine  ear  unto 
m>e,  and  hear  my  speech. 

7  Show  thy  marvellous  loving-kindness, 
O  thou  that  savest  by  thy  right  hand  them 
which  put  their  trust  in  thee  from  those 
that  rise  up  against'  them. 

8  Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye  ; 
hide  me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  that  oppress  me, 
from  my  deadly  enemies  who  com'pass  me 
about'. 

10  They  are  enclosed  in  their  own  fat : 
with  their  mouth  they  speak  proudly. 

11  They  have  now  com'passed  us  in 
our  steps ;  they  have  set  their  eyes  bow- 
ing down  to  the  earth  ; 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy  of  his 
prey,  and  as  it  were  a  young  lion  lurking 
in  secret  places. 

13  ArTfe,  O  Lord,  disappoint  him,  cast 
him  down  :  deliver  my  soul  from  the  wick- 
ed, which  is  thy  sword  : 

14  From  men  which  are  thy  hand,  O 
Lord,  from  men  of  the  world,  which  have 
their  portion  in  this  life,  and  whose  belly 
thou  fillest  with  thy  hid  trla^'ure  :  they 
are  full  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of 
their  substance  to  their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  face  in 
righteousness  :  I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I 
awake    with  thy  likeness. 

PSALM  XVIIT. 
'To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian.  A  Psalm  of  Da'- 
vid, the  servant  of  the  Lord,  who 
spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this 
song  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  deliver- 
ed him  from  the  hand  of  all  his  ene- 
mies, and  from  the  hand  of  Saul :  and 
he  said,' 

I  WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my  strength. 
2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  for- 
tress, and  my  deliverer  ;  my  God,  my 
strength,  in  whom  I  will  trust ;  my  buck- 
ler, and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my 
high  tower. 

3  I  will   call  upon  the  Loan,  wAo  w 

'^-  455 


Oa'tid  praueth  God  PSALMS 

wdrlhy  to  be  praised :  so  shall  I  be  saved 
from  mine  enemies. 

4  The  sorrows  of  death  com'passed  me, 
and  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me 
afraid. 

5  The  sorrows  of  hell  com'passed  me 
about' ;  the  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
and  cried  unto  my  God  :  he  heard  my 
voice  out  of  his  temple,  and  my  cry  came 
before  him,  even  into  his  ears. 

7  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled  ; 
the  foundations  also  of  the  hills  moved 
and  were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 

8  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nos- 
trils, and  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : 
coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

9  He  bdwed  the  heavens  also,  and 
came  down  :  and  darkness  was  under  his 
feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did 
fly ;  yea,  he  did  fly  upon  the  wings  of  the 
wind.  , 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret  place: 
his  pavilion  round  about'  him  ivere  dark 
waters  and  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

12  At  the  brightness  (hat  was  before 
him  his  thick  clouds  passed  ;  ha.il- si 07ies- 
and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  LoRiD  also  thundered  in  the 
heavens,  and  the  Highest  gave  his  voice  ; 
hAil-stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and 
scattered  them  ;  and  he  shot  out  light- 
nings, and  discom'fited  them. 

15  Then  the  channels  of  waters  were 
seen,  and  the  foundations  of  the  worl-d 
were  discovered  at  thy  rebuke,  O  Lord, 
at  the  blast  of  the  breath   of  thy  nostrils. 

16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me,  he 
drew  me  out  of  many  waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  en- 
emy, and  from  them  which  hated  me  :  fo"r 
they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of 
my  calamity  :  but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a 
large  place :  he  delivered  me,  because  he 
delighted  in  me. 

20  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according 
to  my  righteousness ;  according  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recom- 
pensed me. 

21  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly  departed 
from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me, 
and  1  did  not  put  away  his  statutes  from 
me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  before  him,  and  I 
kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

24  There'fore  hath  the  Lord  recom- 
pensed me  according  to  my  righteousness, 
according  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in 
his  eye-sight. 


for  his  manifold  blfsnngs. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  show 
thyself  merciful  ;  with  an  upright  mst.Tt 
thou  wilt  show  thyself  upright ; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  show  thy- 
self pure  ;  and  with  the  fro'ward  thou  wilt 
show  thyself  fro'ward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  peo- 
ple ;  but  wilt  bring  down  high  looks. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my  candle  ;  the 
Lord  my  God  will  enlighten  my  dark- 
ness. 

29  For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a 
troop  ;  and  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  ovei 
a  wall. 

30  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect :  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  ;  he  is  a  buck" 
ler  to  all  those  that  trust  in  him. 

31  For  v/ho  is  God  save  the  Lord  ?  oi 
who  is  a  rock  save  our  God  ? 

32  Jl  is  God  that  gird'eth'  me  with 
strength,  and  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet 
and  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

34  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  so 
that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine 
arms. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield 
of  thy  salvation  :  and  thy  right  hand  hath 
holden  me  up,  and  thy  gentleness  hath 
made  me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under 
me,  that  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

37  1  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and 
overtaken  them  :  neither  did  I  turn  again 
till  they  were  consumed. 

38  I  have  wounded  them  that  thev 
were  not  able  to  rise  :  they  are  fallen  un- 
der my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength 
unto  the  battle :  thou  hast  subdued  under 
me  those  that  rose  up  against'  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks 
of  mine  enemies,  that  I  might  destroy' 
them  that  hate  me. 

41  They  cried,  but  there  was  none  to 
save  them. :  even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he 
answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I  beat  them  small  as  the 
dust  before  the  wind ;  I  did  cast  them  out 
as  the  dirt  in  the  streets. 

43  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the 
strivings  of  the  people  ;  and  thou  ha^st 
made  me  the  head  of  the  heathen :  a 
people  u-hom  I  have  not  known  shall  serve 
me. 

44  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they 
shall  obey  me  :  the  strangers  shall  submit 
themselves  unto  me. 

45  The  strangers  shall  fade  away,  and 
be  afraid  out  of 'their  close  places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth  ;  and  bles'sed  be 
my  rock  ;  and  let  the  God  of  my  salva- 
tiron  be  exS.lted. 

47  It  is  God  that  aven'geth  me,  and 
subdueth  the  people  under  me. 


gird'eth. 


4:,6 


Tkf.  s'-^r^  oj  God. 


PSALMS. 


A  Ihanksgiving  for  viclory. 


T 


48  He   delivereth  me  from  minu  ene- 
mies ;  yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  those  |cept  thy  burnt-sac'rifi^e. 
that  rise  up  against'  nie  :   thou  hast  deliv- 
ered me  from  the  violent  man. 

49  There'fore  will  1  give  thanks  unto 
thee,  O  IjORD,  among  the  heathen,  and 
sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

50  Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his 
king  ;  and  showeth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 
to  IJa'vid,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

PSALM  XIX. 

To    the    chief    Muji^  ian.       A    Psalm  of 

Da'vid. 

THE    heavens    declare    the    glory    of 
God:  and  the  lir'jnament'    showeth 
his  handy  work. 

2  Day  unto  day  ulterelh  speech,  and 
night  unto  night  showeth  knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  language 
where  their  voice  is  not  heard. 

4  Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the 
earth,  and  their  words  to  the  end  of  the 
world.  In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle 
for  the  sun  ; 

5  Which  /*  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out 
of  his  chamber,  and  rejoiceth  as  a  strong 
man  to  run  a  race. 

6  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the 
heaven,  and  his  cir'cuit'  unto  the  ends  of 
it;  and  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat 
thereof. 

7  The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  con- 
vert'ing  the  soul :  the  tes'timony  of  the 
;..ORD  t»  sure,  making  wise  the  simple  : 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  (ire  right, 
ejoicin:;^   the    heart:    the    command'ment 

■- f   the    Lord  is  pure,    enlightening    the 
',yea  : 

9  Th  i  fear  of  the  LoAd  is  clean,  en- 
•Juring  for  ever :  the  judgments  of  the 
Lord  u  'e  true  and  righteous  altogether. 

10  M  jre  to  be  desired  art  they  than 
gold,  y  a,  than  much  fine  gold  ;  sweeter 
ilso  thsn  honey  and  the  honey-comb. 

1 1  A.oreover,  by  them  is  thy  servant 
warned  :  and  in  keeping  of  them  there  is 
great  r»  ward. 

12  Who  can  understand  his  errors  ! 
clean3';  thou  me  from  secret  faults. 

13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from 
presumptuous  sins ;  let  them  not  have 
dominion  over  me  :  then  shall  I  be  up- 
right, and  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the 
great  transgression. 

14  Let  the  words  of  myiuouth,  and  the 
meditation  of  my  heart,  be  acceptable  in 
thy  sight,  O  Lord,  my  strength  and  my 
redeemer. 

PSALM  XX. 
To  the  chief  Mufig'ian.   A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

THE  Lord  hear  the"  in    the  day  of 
trouble  ;  the  name  of  the  God  of  Ja'- 
96b  defend  thee. 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary, 
dnd  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zi'on. 

'  fir'ma-mcnt.  -  sir'kit. 


3  Remember  all  thy  offerings,   and  ar- 
Se'lah. 

4  Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own 
heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation,  and 
in  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our 
banners  :  the  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth 
his  anointed  :  he  will  hear  him  from  his 
holy  heaven  with  the  saving  strength  ol 
his  right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in 
horses :  but  we  will  remember  the  name 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and  fallen  ; 
but  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

9  Save,  Lord  :  let  the  king  hear  us 
when  we  call. 

PSALM  XXI. 
To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian.  A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 
HE  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  O 
Lord  ;  and    in    thy    salvation    how 
greatly  shall  he  rejoice  ! 

2  Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart's  de- 
sire, and  hast  not  withholden  the  request 
of  his  lips.     Se'lah. 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with  the 
blessings  of  goodness  :  thou  settest  a  crown 
of  pure  gold  on  his  head. 

4  He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou  gavest 
it  him,  ecen  length  of  days  for  ever  and  ever. 

5  His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salvation : 
/ton'our  and  maj'esty^  hast  thou  laid  upon 
him. 

6  For  thou  hast  made  him  most  bles'sed 
for  ever :  thou  hast  made  him  exceeding 
glad  with  thy  countenance. 

7  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord  ; 
and,  through  the  mercy  of  the  Most  High, 
he  shall  not  be  moved. 

8  Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  thine 
enemies  ;  thy  right  hand  shall  find  out 
those  that  hate  thee. 

9  Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a  fiery  oven 
in  the  time  of  thine  anger  :  the  Lord  shall 
swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath,  and  the  fire 
shall  devour  them. 

10  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy'  from 
the  earth,  and  their  seed  from  among  the 
children  of  men. 

1 1  For  they  intended  evil  against'  thee ; 
they  imagined  a  mis'chievous  device, 
which  they  are  not  able  to  perform'  .- 

12  There'fore  shalt  thou  make  them  turn 
their  back,  when  thou  shalt  make  ready 
thine  arrows  upon  thy  strings  against'  the 
face  of  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted.  Lord,  in  thine  own 
strength  :  so  will  we  sing  and  praise  thy 
power. 

PSALM  XXII.— 

To  the  chief  Mufi<;'ian  upon    Ai'je-leth* 

Sha'har.     A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

MY  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  for- 
saken me  ?  why  art  thou  so  far  frona 
3  mad'jcs-te.  '  Ad'je-lUh. 


Da'vld  prayetk  in  great  distress. 


PSALMS. 


^is  confidence  in  God's  grace. 


helping^  me,   and  from  the  words   of  my 
roarino;  ? 

2  O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day-time, 
but  thou  hearest  not ;  and  in  the  night- 
season,  and  am  not  silent. 

3  But  thou  art  holy,  O  thou  that  inhab- 
'test  the  praises  of  Ij'ia-el. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee  :  they  trust- 
ed, and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  de- 
livered ;  tliey  trusted  in  thee,  and  were 
not  confounded. 

t  But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man  ;  a  re- 
proach of  men,  and  despised  of  the  peo- 
ple. 

7  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to 
scorn :  they  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake 
the  head,  saying, 

8  He  trusted  on  the  Lord  that  he  would 
deliver  hun  :  let  him  deliver  him,  seeing  he 
delighted  in  him. 

9  Bu(  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of 
the  womb ;  thou  didst  make  me  hope 
when  I  was  upon  my  mother's  breasts. 

10  I  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb ; 
thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother's  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me,  for  trouble  is 
near;   for  there  is  none  to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  com'passed  me  : 
strong  bulls  of  Ba'shan  have  beset  me 
round. 

13  They  gaped  upon  me  with  their 
mouths,  as  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 

14  I  am  poured  out  like  water,  and  all 
my  bones  are  out  of  joint  :  my  heart  is  like 
wax;  it  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my  bow- 
els. 

15  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a  pot'- 
sherd  ;  and  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my  jaws; 
and  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the  dust  of 
death. 

16  For  dogs  have  com'passed  me  ;  the 
assembly  of  the  wicked  have  enclosed  me  : 
they  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

17  I  may  tell  all  my  bones  :  they  look 
and  stare  upon  me. 

18  They  part  my  garments  among  them, 
and  cast  lots  upon  my  ves'tiire.^ 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  from  me,  O  Lord; 
O  my  strength,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword  ;  my 
darling  from  the  power  of  the  dog. 

21  Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth  :  for 
thou  hast  heard  me  from  the  horns  of  the 
unicorns. 

22  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my 
brethren  :  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation 
will  I  praise  thee. 

23  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him  : 
all  ye  the  seed  of  Ja'cob,  glorify  him  ;  and 
fear  him,  all  ye  the  seed  of  ij'ra-el. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despifed  nor  abhor- 
red the  affliction  of  the  afflicted,  neither 
hath  he  hid  his  face  from  him  ;  but  when 
he  cried  unto  him,  he  hea.'d. 

1  ves'lshiire. 


25  My  praise  shall  be  of  thee  in  the  great 
congregation  :  I  will  pay  my  vows  before 
them  that  fear  him. 

26  The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  ; 
they  shall  praise  the  Lord  that  seek  him: 
your  heart  shall  live  for  ever. 

27  All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall  re- 
member, and  turn  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  all 
the  kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  wor'ship 
before  thee. 

28  For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's  ;  and 
he  is  the  governor  among  the  nations. 

29  All  (hey  that  be  fat  upon  earth  shall 
eat  and  wor'ship  :  all  they  that  go  down 
to  the  dust  shall  bow  before  him,  and  none 
can  keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him  ;  it  shall  be 
accounted  to  the  Lord  for  a  generation. 

31  They  shall  come,  and  shall  declare 
his  righteousness  unto  a  people  that  shall 
be  born,  that  he  hath  done  this. 

PSALM  xxin. 

A  Psalm  of  Da'vld. 

THE  Lord  is  my  shep'Aerd  ;  I  shall  not 
want. 

2  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green 
pas'tures:^  he  leadeth  me  beside  the  still 
waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul :  he  leadeth  me 
in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's 
sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  val- 
ley of  the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no 
evil :  for  thou  art  with  me  ;  thy  rod  and 
thy  staff  they  com'fort  me. 

5  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in 
the  presence  of  mine  enemies :  thou  an- 
ointest  my  head  with  oil ;  my  cup  runneth 
over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  fol- 
low me  all  the  days  of  my  life  ;  and  I  will 
dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIV. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vld. 

THE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof;  the  world,    and   they 
that  dwell  therein  : 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 
and  estab'lished  it  upon  the  floods. 

3  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the 
Lord  ?  and  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy 
place  ? 

4  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure 
heart  ;  who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto 
vanity,  nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the 
Lord,  and  righteousness  from  the  God  of 
his  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  them  that 
seek  him,  that  seek  thy  face,  O  Ja'cob. 
Se'lah. 

7  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  and 
be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlas'ting  doors  ;  and 
the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ?  The  Lord 

2  paa'lahuTS. 

458 


Da'vid  pmjjelk  for  remission oj  PSALMS 

stroQg  and  mighty,    the  Lord  nughty  in 
battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ;  even 
lift  them  up,  ye  everlas'ting  doors  ;  and 
the  Kin^  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  The 
Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King  of  glory. 
Se'lah. 

PSALM  XXV. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

UNTO  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my 
soul. 

2  O  my  God,  I  trust  in  thee  :  let  me  not 
be  ashamed  ;  let  not  mine  enemies  triumph 
over  me. 

3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be 
ashamed:  let  them  be  ashamed  which 
transgress  without  cause. 

4  Show  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord  ;  teach 
me  thy  paths. 

5  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  : 
for  thou  arl  the  God  of  my  salvation  ;  on 
thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 

6  Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  tender  mer'- 
cies,  and  thy  loving-kindnesses  ;  for  they 
have  been  ever  of  old. 

7  Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth, 
Qor  my  transgressions  :  according  to  thy 
mercy  remember  thou  me,  for  thy  good- 
ness' sake,  O  Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord:  there'- 
fore  will  he  teach  sinners  in  the  way. 

9  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgment, 
and  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mer- 
cy and  truth  unto  such  as  keep  his  cove- 
nant and  his  tes'tinionies. 

11  For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord,  par- 
don mine  iniquity,  for  it  is  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the 
Lord?  him  shall  he  teach  in  the  way  thai 
he  shall  chooj e : 

13  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease  ;  and  his 
seed  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

14  The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them 
that  fear  him ;  and  he  will  show  them  his 
covenant. 

15  Mine  eyes  are  ever  to'wards  the 
Lord  ;  for  he  shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of 
the  net. 

16  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy 
upon  me ;  for  1  am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarg- 
ed:  O  bring  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 

18  Look  upon  mine  affliction,  and  my 
pain  :  and  forgive  all  my  sins, 

19  Consider  mine  enemies  ;  forthey  are 
many  ;  and  they  hate  me  with  cruel  ha- 
tred. 

20  O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me :  let 
me  not  be  ashamed  ;  for  I  put  my  trust  in 
thee. 

21  Let  integrity  and  uprightness  pre- 
jerve'  me  ;  for  I  wait  on  thee. 

22  Redeem  Ij'ra-el,  O  God,  out  of  all 
his  troiibks 


sins,  and  for  help  in  affiiction. 
PSALM  XXVL 
^  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

JUDGE  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  have  walk- 
ed in  mine  integrity  :  1  have  trusted 
also  in  the  Lord  ;  thire'fore  I  shall  not 
slide. 

2  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me ; 
try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

3  For  thy  loving-kindness  is  before  miae 
eyes  ;  and  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

4  I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons,  nei- 
ther will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

5  I  have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil 
doers  ;  and  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

6  I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency 
so  will  I  com'pass  thine  altar,  O  Lord  : 

7  That  I  may  publish  with  the  voice 
of  thanksgiving,  and  tell  of  all  thy  won- 
drous works. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of 
thy  house,  and  the  place  where  thine  Aon' 
our  dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners,  nor 
my  life  with  bloody  men  ; 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mis'chief,  and 
their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine 
integrity :  redeem  me,  and  be  merciful 
unto  me. 

12  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place  : 
in  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXVIL 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

THE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salva- 
tion ;  whom  shall  I  fear  ?  the  Lord 
is  the  strength  of  my  life  ;  of  whom  shall 
I  be  afraid  ? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies 
and  my  foes,  came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my 
flesh,  they  stumbled  and  fell. 

3  Though  a  host  should  encamp  against 
me,  mine  heart  shall  not  fear ;  though 
war  should  rise  against'  me,  in  this  will  1 
he  confident. 

4  One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord, 
that  will  I  seek  after  ;  that  I  may  dwell 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of 
my  life,  to  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord, 
and  to  inquire  in  his  temple. 

5  For  in  the  time  of  troiible  he  shall 
hide  me  in  his  pavilion :  in  the  secret  of 
his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me  :  he  shall 
set  me  up  upon  a  rock. 

6  And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted 
up  above  mine  enemies  round  about'  me  : 
there'fore  will  1  offer  in  his  tabernacle 
siic'rif  1968  of  joy  ;  I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will 
sing  praises  unto  the  Lord.  ^ 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my 
voice :  have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and 
answer  me. 

8  When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face  , 
my  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  face.  Lord, 
will  I  seek. 

9  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me  ;  put 
aot  thy  servant  away  in  anger  :  thou  hast 

459 


Dd'tid  prayelh  againsl'  his  enemies,  PSA 
beep  my  help  ;  leave  me  not,  neither  for- 
sake me,  O  God  of  my  salvation. 

10  When  my  father  and  my  mother 
forsake  me,  then  the  Lord  will  take  me 
up. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord,  and 
lead  me  in  a  plain  path,  because  of  mine 
enemies. 

12  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will 
of  mme  enemies :  for  false  witnesses  are 
risen  up  against'  me,  and  such  as  breathe 
out  cruelty. 

13  I  had  fainted^  unless  I  had  believed 
to  see  the  goodness  of  the  Lord  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  Lord  ;  be  of  good 
coiirage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  thine 
heart :  wait,  I  say,  on  the  Lord. 

PSALM  xxvin. 

^  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

UNTO  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord,  my 
rock  ;  be  not  silent  to  me  :  lest,  if 
thou  be  silent  to  me,  I  become  like  them 
that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
when  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  I  lift  up  my 
hands  to'tt'ard  thy  holy  oracle. 

3  Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked, 
and  with  the  workers  of  iniquity  ;  which 
speak  peace  to  their  neighbours,  but  mis'- 
chief  is  in  their  hearts. 

4  Give  them  according  to  their  deeds, 
and  according  to  the  wickedness  of  their 
endeavours  :  give  them  after  the  work  of 
their  hands  ;  render  to  them  their  de§ert'. 

5  Because  they  regard  not  the  works 
of  the  Lord,  nor  the  operation  of  his 
hands,  he  shall  destroy'  them,  and  not 
build  them  up. 

6  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  my 
shield :  my  heart  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am 
helped  ;  there'fore  my  heart  greatly  re- 
joiceth,  and  with  my  song  will  I  praise 
him. 

8  The  Lord  is  their  strength,  and  he  is 
the  saving  strength  of  his  anointed. 

9  Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  in- 
heritance :  feed  them  also,  and  lift  them 
up  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIX. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

GIVE  unto  the   Lord,   O  ye  mighty, 
give    unto    the    Lord   glory    and 
strength. 

2  Give  tinto  the  Lord  the  glory  due 
unto  his  name  :  wor'shTp  the  Lord  in  the 
beauty  of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the 
waters :  the  God  of  glory  thundereth ; 
the  Lord  is  upon  many  waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 
4ie  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  maj'esty.  ^ 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the 

'  mad'jcs-te. 


LMS.  He  praiseth  God  for  his  deliverance, 
cedars ;  yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  the  ce- 
dars of  Leb'a-non. 

6  He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a 
calf;  Leb'a-non  and  Sir'i-on  like  a  young 
unicorn. 

7  The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the 
flames  of  fire. 

r>  The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the 
wilderness  ;  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wil- 
derness of  Ka'desh. 

9  The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the 
hinds  to  calve,  and  discovereth  the  for- 
ests :  and  in  his  temple  doth  every  one 
speak  of  his  glory. 

10  The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the  flood  ; 
yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  King  for  ever. 

11  The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto 
his  people  ;  the  Lord  will  bless  his  peo- 
ple with  peace. 

PSALxM  XXX. 

A  Psalm  and  Song  al  the  dedication  of  the 

house  of  Da'vid. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  thou 
hast  lifted  me  up,  and  hast  not  made 
my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

2  O  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto  thee, 
and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my 
soul  from  the  grave  :  thou  hast  kept  me 
alive,  that  I  should  not  go  down  to  the 
pit. 

4  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints  of 
his,  and  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance 
of  his  holiness. 

5  For  his  anger  endureth  but  a  moment ; 
in  his  favour  is  life  :  'weeping  may  endure 
for  a  night,  but  joy  comelh  in  the  morn 
ing. 

C  And  in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I  shall 
never  be  moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made 
my  moun'tain  to  stand  strong :  thou  didst 
hide  thy  face,  and  1  was  troubled. 

8  I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord  ;  and  unto 
the  Lord  I  made  supplication. 

9  What  profit  is  (here  in  my  bLood, 
when  I  go  down  to  the  pit  ?  Shall  the 
dust  praise  thee  ?  shall  it  declare  thy 
truth  ? 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mercy 
upon  me  ;  Lord,  be  thou  my  helper. 

1 1  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourn- 
ing into  dan'cing  :  thou  hast  put  off  my 
sackcloth,  and  gir'ded^  me  with  gladness  ; 

12  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing 
praise  to  thee,  and  not  be  silent.  O  Lord 
my  God,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for 
ever. 

PSALM   XXXI. 

To  the  chief  Mu^i^'ian.     A  Psalm  of 

Dl'vid. 

IN   thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust; 
let  me  never  be  ashamed  :  deliver  me 
in  thy  righteousness. 

2  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me  ;  d/jlirer 
2  ger'ded. 

460 


Da'vtd^s  conjidtnce  in  God^s  help.         PSATjMS.   Goa  is  to  be  praised  for  his  goodness. 


me  speedily  :  be  thou  my  strong  rock,   for 
a  house  of  defence  to  save  me. 

3  For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress : 
there'fore,  f(ir  thy  name's  sake,  lead  me 
and  £fuide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have 
laid  privily  for  me  ;  for  thou  art  my 
strength. 

5  Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my  spirit : 
thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O  Lord  God  of 
truth. 

6  I  have  hated  them  that  regard  lying 
vanities:  but  I  trust  in  the  Lord. 

7  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy  mer- 
cy :  for  thou  hast  considered  my  trouble  ; 
thou  hast  known  my  soul  in  adver'si- 
ties  ; 

8  .■^nd  hast  not  shut  me  up  into  the 
hand  of  the  enemy :  thou  hast  set  my 
feet  in  a  large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord,  for  I 
am  in  troiible  ;  mine  eye  is  consumed  with 
grief,  yca^  my  soul  and  my  belly. 

10  For  my  life  is  spent  with  grief,  and 
my  years  with  sighing :  my  strength  fail- 
eth  because  of  mine  iniquity,  and  my 
bones  are  consumed. 

1 1  I  was  a  reproach  am6ng  all  mine 
enemies,  but  especially  among  my  neigh- 
bours, and  a  fear  to  mine  acquaintance  : 
they  that  did  see  me  without  fled  from 
me. 

12  I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man  out 
of  mind  :  I  am  like  a  broken  vessel. 

13  For  I  have  heard  the  slander  of 
many :  fear  was  on  every  side  :  while  they 
took  counsel  together  against'  me,  they 
devised  to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord  :  I 
said,  Thou  art  ray  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand  :  deliver 
me  from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and 
from  them  that  persecute  me. 

16  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy 
servant :  save  me  for  thy  mer'cics'  sake. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashfimed,  O  Lord  ; 
for  I  have  called  upon  thee :  let  the  wick- 
ed be  ashamed,  and  let  them  be  silent  in 
the  grave. 

18  Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to  silence  ; 
which  spt  ak  griev'ous  things  proudly  and 
contemptuously  against'  the  righteous. 

19  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which 
thou  hast  laid  up  for  them  that  fear  thee  ; 
ivhich  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that 
trust  in  thee  before  the  sons  of  men  ! 

20  Thou  shalt  hide  them  in  the  secret 
of  thy  presence  from  the  pride  of  man  ; 
thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pavil- 
ion from  the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord;  for  he  hath 
showed  me  his  marvellous  kindness  in  a 
strong  city. 

22  For  1  said  in  my  haste,  I  am  cut  off 
from  before  thine  eyes :  nevertheless  thou 


heardest    the   voice   of  my  supplications, 
when  1  cried  unto  thee. 

23  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints : 
for  the  Lord  prejerv'tth  the  faithful,  and 
plentifully  rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

24  Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall 
strengthen  your  heart,  all  ye  that  hope  in 
the  Lord. 

PSALM   XXXIL 
A  Psalm  of  Dfi'vid,  Mas'chTl. 

BLES'SED  is  he  whose  transgression  is 
forgiven,  whose  sin  is  covered. 

2  Bles'sed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the 
Lord  imputeth  not  iniquity,  and  in  whose 
spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  wax- 
ed old :  through  my  roaring  all  the  day 
long. 

4  (For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was 
heavy  upon  me)  my  moisture  is  turned 
into  the  droug/tt  of  summer.      Se'lah. 

5  I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and 
mine  iniquity  have  I  not  hid.  I  said,  I 
will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the 
Lord  ;  and  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of 
my   sin.     Se'lah. 

6  For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly 
pray  unto  thee  in  a  time  when  thoumayst 
be  found  :  surely  in  the  floods  of  great 
waters  they  shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 

7  Thou  art  my  hiding-place  ;  thou  shalt 
preserve'  me  from  trouble  ;  thou  shalt  c6m'- 
pass  me  about'  with  songs  of  deliverance. 
Se'lah. 

8  I  will  instruct  thee,  and  teach  thee  in 
the  way  which  thou  shalt  go :  I  will  guide 
thee  with  mine  eye. 

9  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule, 
which  have  no  understanding;  whose 
mouth  must  be  held  in  with  bit  and  bri- 
dle, lest  they  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wick- 
ed :  but  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 
mercy  shall  com'pass  him  about'. 

1 1  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye 
righteous :  and  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are 
upright  in  heart. 

PSALM  XXXIIL 

REJOICE  in  the  Lord,    O  ye  righ'te- 
ous  ; '  for  praise  is  comely  for  the  up- 
right. 

2  Praise  the  Lord  with  harp  :  sing  unto 
him  with  the  psaltery,  and  an  instrument 
often  strings. 

3  Sing  unto  him  a  new  song ;  play  skil- 
fully with  a  loud  noise  : 

4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ; 
and  all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 

5  He  loveth  righteousness  and  judg- 
ment :  the  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of 
the  Lord. 

6  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the 
heavens  made  :  and  all  the  host  of  them  by 
the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7  He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  to- 


QqS 


'  ri'lshe-us. 


461 


They  are  blessed  who  trust  in  God.         PSALM.- 


gether  as  a  heap :    he  layeth  up  the  depth 
in  store-houses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  ;  let 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in 
awe  of  him: 

9  For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done ;  he 
comman'ded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of 
the  heathen  to  nought :  he  maketh  the 
devices  of  the  people  of  none  effect. 

11  The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth 
for  ever,  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all 
generations. 

12  Bles'sed  i*  the  nation  whose  God  is 
the  Lord  ;  and  the  people  whom  he  hath 
chosen  for  his  own  inheritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven  ;  he 
beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he 
looketh  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth. 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts  alike;  he 
considereth  all  their  works. 

16  There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  mul- 
titude of  a  host :  a  mighty  man  is  not  de- 
livered by  much  strength. 

17  A  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety : 
neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great 
strength. 

18  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  i*  upon 
them  that  fear  him,  upon  them  that  hope 
in  his  mercy  ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death,  and 
to  keep  them  alTve  in  famine. 

20  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  ;  he 
is  our  help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him ; 
because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us, 
according  as  we  hope  in  thee. 

PSALM  XXXIV. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vTd,  when  he   changed  his 
behaviour    before     A-bim'e-lech ;    who 
drove  him  away,  and  he  departed. 

1WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times  .  his 
praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the 
Lord  :  the  /lumble  shall  hear  thereof,  and 
be  glad. 

3  O  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and 
let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4  I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me, 
and  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

5  They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  light- 
ened ;  and  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

6  This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord 
heard  him,,  and  saved  him  out  of  all  his 
troubles. 

7  The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth 
round  about'  them  that  fear  him,  and  de- 
livereth  them. 

8  O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is 
good :  bles'sed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in 
him. 

9  O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints :  for 
there  is  no  want  to  them  that  ffear  him. 


Da  Jid  pray elh for  hit  own  safety. 

10  'ilie  young  lions  do  lack  and  suffer 
hunger :  but  they  that  seek  the  Lord 
shall  not  want  any  good  thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto 
me  ;  I  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  and 
loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy 
lips  from  speaking  guile. 

14  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ;  seek 
peace,  and  pursue  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the 
righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their 
cry. 

16  The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against' 
them  that  do  evil,  to  cut  off  the  remem- 
brance of  them  from  the  earth. 

17  The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord 
heareth,  and  delivereth  them  out  of  all 
their  troubles. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that 
are  of  a  broken  heart ;  and  saveth  such  as 
be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righ- 
teous :  but  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out 
of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones :  not  one  ot 
them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  ;  and  they 
that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his 
servants  ;  and  none  of  them  that  trust  in 
him  shall  be  desolate. 

PSALM  XXXV. 
c4  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

PLEAD  m,y  cause,  O  Lord,  with  them 
that   strive   with  me  :  fight  against' 
them  that  fight  against'  me. 

2  Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler,  and 
stand  up  for  mine  help. 

3  Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and  stop  the 
way  against'  them  that  persecute  me :  say 
unto  my  soul,  I  am  thy  salvation. 

4  Let  them  be  confounded  and  put  to 
shame  that  seek  after  my  soul :  let  them 
be  turned  back  and  brought  to  confusion 
that  devise  my  hurt. 

5  Let  them  be  as  chaff  before  the  wind  : 
and  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord  chase  them. 

6  Let  their  way  be  dark  and  slippery  ; 
and  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord  persecute 
them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they  iiid  for 
me  their  net  in  a  pit,  which  withou  cause 
they  have  digged  for  my  soul. 

8  Let  destruction  come  upon  him  at  un- 
awares ;  and  let  his  net  that  he  hath  hid 
catch  himself:  into  that  very  destruction 
let  him  fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  the 
Lord  :  it  shall  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  All  my  bones  shall  say.  Lord,  who 
is  like  unto  thee,  which  deliverest  the 
poor  from  him  that  is  too  strong  for  him, 
yea,  the  poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that 
spoileth  him? 

462 


Thegriei^'ous  stale  of  the  wicked.  PSALMS 

1 1  False  witnesses  did  rise  up  :  they  laid 
to  my  charge  things  that  I  knew  not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  evil  for  good,  to 
the  spoiling  of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  sick, 
my  clothing  n-as  sackcloth  :  I  /tumbled  my 
soul  with  fast  ing,  and  my  prayer  returned 
into  mine  own  bo'fom. 

14  I  behaved  myself  as  though  he  had 
been  my  friend  or  brother  :  I  bowed  down 
heavily,  as  one  that  mourneth  for  his 
mother. 

15  But  in  mine  adver'sity  they  rejoiced, 
and  gathered  themselves  together  ;  yea, 
the  abjects  gathered  themselves  together 
against'  me,  and  I  knew  it  not ;  they  did 
tear  me,  and  ceased  not. 

16  VVith  hypocritical  mockers  in  feasts, 
they  gnashed  upon  me  with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  look  on  ? 
rescue  my  soul  from  their  destructions,  my 
darling  from  the  lions. 

18  1  will  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great 
congregation :  I  will  praise  thee  among 
much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies 
wrongfully  rejoice  over  me  ;  neither  let 
them  wink  with  the  eye  that  hate  me  with- 
out a  cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace  ;  but  they 
devise  deceitful  matters  against'  them  that 
are  quiet  in  the  land. 

21  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth  wide 
against'  me,  and  said,  A-ha',  a-ha' !  our 
eye  hath  seen  it. 

22  This  thou  hast  seen,  O  Lord  ;  keep 
not  silence :  O  Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 

23  Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to  my 
judgment,  eren  unto  my  cause,  my  God 
and  my  Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O  Lord  my  God,  accord- 
ing to  thy  righteousness ;  and  let  them  not 
rejoice  over  me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their  hearts,  Ah, 
90  would  we  have  it:  let  them  not  say, 
We  have  swallowed  him  up. 

26  Let  them  be  ashamed,  and  brought 
to  confusion  together,  that  rejoice  at  my 
hurt:  let  them  be  clothed  with  shame  and 
dif/ion'our  that  magnify  themselres  k^a.'mst' 
me. 

27  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and  be  glad. 


that  favour  my  righteous  cause  ;  yea,  let 
them  say  continually.  Let  the  Lord  be 
magnified,  which  hath  plea^'ure  in  the 
prosperity  of  his  servant. 

28  And  my  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy 
righteousness  and  of  thy  praise,  all  the  day 
long. 

PSALM  XXXVL 

To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian.      A  Psalm  of  Da'- 

vid,  the  servant  of  the  Lord. 

THE  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith 
within  my  heart,  that  there  is  no  fear 
>f  God  before  his  eyes. 
2  For  he  fiattereth  himself  in  his  own 


The  excellency  of  God''s  mcrci/ 
eyes,  until  his  iniquity  be  found  to  be  hate 
ful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity 
and  deceit :  he  hath  left  off  to  be  wise, 
and  to  do  good. 

4  He  deviseth  mis'chief  upon  his  bed  ; 
he  setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  not 
good  ;  he  abhorreth  not  evil. 

5  Thy  mere)',  O  Lord,  is  in  the  heav- 
ens, and  thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the 
clouds. 

6  Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great 
moiin'tains ;  thy  judgments  are  a  great 
deep:  O  Lord,  thou  prejerv'est  man  and 
beast. 

7  How  excellent  is  thy  loving-kindness, 
O  God  !  there'fore  the  children  of  men  put 
their  trust  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied 
with  the  fatness  of  thy  house  ;  and  thou 
shalt  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy 
pleaj'ures. 

9  For  with  thee  is  the  foun'tain  of  life ; 
in  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

10  O  continue  thy  loving-kindness  unto 
thorn  that  know  thee  :  and  thy  righteous- 
ness to  the  upright  in  heart. 

11  Let  not  (he  foot  of  pride  come 
against'  me,  and  let  not  the  hand  of  the 
wicked  remove  me. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity 
fallen  :  they  are  cast  down,  and  shall  not 
be  able  to  rise. 

PSALM   XXXVII. 
.A  Psalm,  of  Da'vid. 

FPiET  not  thyself  because   of  evil-do- 
ers, neither  be  thou  envious  against' 
the  workers  of  iniquity  : 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like 
the  grass,  and  wither  as  the  green  /lerb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good :  so 
shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily 
thou  shalt  be  fed. 

4  Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ; 
and  he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine 
heart. 

5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ; 
trust  also  in  him,  and  he  shall  bring  it  to 
pass : 

6  And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy  right- 
eousness as  the  light,  and  thy  judgment  as 
the  noon-day. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently 
for  him :  fret  not  thyself  because  of  him 
who  prospereth  in  his  way,  because  of  the 
man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to 
pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath  ; 
fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

9  For  evil-doers  shall  be  cut  off :  but 
those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  Ihey  shall 
inherit  the  earth. 

10  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wick- 
ed shall  not  be  :  yea,  thou  shalt  diligently 
consider  his  place,  and  it  shall  not  be. 

1 1  But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth ; 

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The  difference  belny.en  PSALMS 

and  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abun- 
dance of  peace. 

12  The  wicked  plotteth  ii?ainst'  the 
just,  and  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him  ;  for 
he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the 
sM'ord,  and  have  bent  their  bow,  to  cast 
down  the  poor  and  needj',  and  to  slay 
such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 

15  Their  s?/;5rd  shall  enter  into  their 
own  heart,  and  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

16  A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is 
better  than  the  riches  of  many  wicked. 

17  For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
broken :  but  the  Lord  upholdeth  the 
righteous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the 
upright ;  and  their  inheritance  shall  be  for 
ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the 
evil  time  ;  and  in  the  days  of  famine  they 
shall  be  satisfied. 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish,  and 
the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the 
fat  of  lambs :  they  shall  consume,  into 
smoke  shall  they  consume  away. 

21  The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth 
not  again' :  but  the  righteous  showeth 
mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  For  sucIl  as  be  bles'sed  of  him  shall 
inherit  the  earth  ;  and  Ihey  that  be  cursed 
of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 

23  The  steps  of  a  goorf  man  are  ordered 
by  the  Lord  ;  and  he  delighteth  in  his 
way. 

24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  ut- 
terly cast  down  :  for  the  Lord  upholdeth 
him  with  his  hand. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 
yet  have  1  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken, 
nor  his  seed  begging  bread. 

26  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth  ; 
and  his  seed  is  bles'sed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ;  and 
dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  judgment,  and 
forsaketh  not  his  saints  ;  they  are  pre^erv'- 
ed  for  ever  :  but  the  seed  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land, 
and  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speak- 
eth  wisdom,  and  his  tongue  talketh  of 
judgment. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart  ; 
none  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
and  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in 
his  hand,  nor  condemn  him  when  he  is 
judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his 
way,  and  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit 
the  land  :  when  the  wicked  are  cut  off, 
thou  shall  see  it. 


the  godly  and  the  wicked. 

35  I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great 
power,  and  spreading  himself  like  a  green 
bfiy-tree  : 

2G  Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  was 
not :  yea,  1  sought  him,  but  he  could  not 
be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  7uan,  and  behold 
the  upright :  for  the  end  of  that  man  is 
peace. 

38  But  the  transgressors  shall  be  de- 
stroy'ed  together  :  the  end  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is 
of  the  Lord  ;  he  m  their  strength  iu  the 
time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  Lord  shall  heljj  them,  and 
deliver  them  ;  he  shall  deliver  them  from 
the  wicked,  and  save  them,  because  they 
trust  in  him. 

PSALM  XXXVIIL 
A   Psalm  of  Da'vid,  to  bring  to  remem- 
brance. 
OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath ; 
neither   chasten  me  in   thy  hot  dis- 
pleas'ure. 

2  For  thine  arrows  stick  fast  in  me,  and 
thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 

3  There  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh  be- 
cause of  thine  anger  ;  neither  is  there  any 
rest  in  my  bones  because  of  my  sin. 

4  For  mine  iniquities  are  gone  over 
mine  head  ;  as  a  heavy  burden  they  are 
too  heavy  for  me. 

5  My  wounds  stink,  and  are  corrupt, 
because  of  my  foolishness. 

6  1  am  troubled  ;  I  am  bowed  down 
greatly  ;  I  go  mourning  all  the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a  loath- 
some disease  ;  and  there  is  no  soundness 
in  my  flesh. 

8  I  am  feeble  and  sore  broken  :  I  have 
roared  by  reason  of  the  disquietness  of  my 
heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before  thee ; 
and  my  groaning  is  not  hid  from  thee. 

10  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength  fail- 
eth  me  :  as  for  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it 
also  is  gone  from  me. 

11  My  lovers  and  my  friends  stand 
aloof  from  my  sore  ;  and  my  kinsmen  stand 
afar  off. 

12  They  also  that  seek  after  my  life 
lay  snares  for  "me  ;  and  they  that  seek 
my  hurt  speak  mis'chiSvous  things,  and 
imagine  deceits  all  the  day  long. 

13  But  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard  not; 
and  /  was  as  a  dumb  man  that  openeth 
not  his  mouth. 

14  Thus  I  was  as  a  man  that  heareth 
not,  and  in  whose  mouth  are  no  reproofs. 

15  For  in  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  hope: 
thou  wilt  hear,  O  Lord  my  God. 

16  For  I  said,  Hear  me  ;  lest  otherwise 
they  should  rejoice  over  me  •  when  my 
foot  slippeth,  they  magnify  themselves 
against'  me. 

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7%e  brevity  and  vanily  of  life. 

17  For  I  am  ready  to  halt,  and  my  sor- 
row is  continually  before  me. 

18  For  I  will  declare  mine  iniquity;  I 
will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  lively,  and 
they  are  strong ;  and  they  that  hate  me 
wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

20  They  also  that  render  evil  for  good 
are  mine  ad'versaries  ;  because  I  follow 
the  thing  that  gocd  m. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord  :  O  my 
God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord  my 
salvation. 

PSALM  XXXIX. 

To  the   chief   Mufi9'ian,  even   to   Jed'u- 

thun.     A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

1SAIU,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways, 
that  1  sin  not  with  my  t6ngue  ;  I  will 
keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle,  while  the 
wicked  is  before  me. 

2  I  was  dumb  with  silence  :  I  held  my 
peace,  even  from  good  ;  and  my  sorrow 
was  stirred. 

3  My  heart  was  hot  within  me  ;  while 
1  was  musing  the  fire  burned  :  then  spake 
I  with  my  tongue, 

4  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end, 
and  the  meaj'ure  of  my  days,  what  it  is  ; 
that  I  may  know  how  frail  I  am. 

5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  a 
hand-breadth,  and  mine  age  is  as  nothing 
before  thee  :  verily  every  man  at  his  best 
state  is  altogether  vanity.     Se'lah. 

6  Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain 
show  :  surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  ; 
he  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not 
who  shall  gather  them. 

7  And  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I  for  ?  my 
hope  t*  in  thee. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgres- 
sions ;  make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the 
foolish. 

9  I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth ; 
becausb  thou  didst  it. 

10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me  : 
I  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 

1 1  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  cor- 
rect man  for  iniquity,  thou  makest  his 
beauty  to  consume  away  like  a  moth  : 
surely  every  man  is  vanity.     Se'lah. 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  give 
ear  unto  my  cry  ;  hold  not  thy  peace  at 
my  tears  :  for  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee, 
and  a  so'journer,  as  all  my  fathers  ucre. 

13  O  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover 
strength,  before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no 
more. 

PSALM  XL. 
To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian.   A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

I    WAITED   patiently   for   the    Lord  ; 
and  he   inclined   unto  me,  and   heard 
my  cry. 

2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  a  horri- 
ble pit,  out  of  the  miry  clay,  and  set  my 


Obc'ditiice^  the  best  sacrifice. 
a  rock,    and  estab'lished   m^ 


PSALMS. 

feet    upon 
goings. 

3  And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my 
mouth,  eren  praise  unto  our  God  :  many 
shall  see  i7,  and  fear,  and  shall  trust  in 
the  Lord. 

4  Bles'sed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the 
Lord  his  trust  ;  and  respecteth  not  the 
proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to  lies. 

5  Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  are  thy 
wonderful  works  which  thou  hast  done, 
and  thy  thoughts  tvhich  are  to  us-ward  : 
they  cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto 
thee  :  if  I  would  declare  and  speak  of 
them.,  they  are  more  than  can  be  num- 
bered. 

6  Sac'rifT9e  and  offering  thou  didst  not 
desire  ;  mine  ears  hast  thou  opened  . 
burnt-offering  and  sin-offering  hast  thou 
not  required. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  :  in  the  vol- 
ume of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me  ; 

8  I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God  : 
yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

9  I  have  preached  righteousness  in  the 
great  congregation  :  lo,  I  have  not  re- 
frained my  lips,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest. 

10  I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness 
within  my  heart ;  I  have  declared  thy 
faithfulness  and  thy  salvation  :  I  have  not 
concealed  thy  loving-kindness  and  thy 
truth  from  the  great  congregation. 

11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mer'- 
cTes  from  me,  O  Lord  :  let  thy  loving- 
kindness  and  thy  truth  continually  pre- 
ferve'  me. 

12  For  innumerable  evils  have  c6m'- 
passed  me  about'  ;  mine  iniquities  have 
taken  hold  upon  me,  so  that  I  am  not  able 
to  look  up  :  they  are  more  than  the  hairs 
of  mine  head  ;  there'f  ore  my  heart  fail- 
eth  me. 

13  Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me  : 
O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confound- 
ed together  that  seek  after  my  soul  to  de- 
stroy' it ;  let  them  be  driven  backward, 
and  put  to  shame,  that  wish  me  evil. 

15  Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  reward  of 
their  shame,  that  say  unto  me,  A-ha',  a-ha' ! 

16  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice 
and  be  glad  in  thee :  let  such  as  love  thy 
salvation  say  continually,  The  Lokd  be 
magnified. 

17  But  I  am  poor  and  needy  ;  yet  the 
Lord  thinketh  upon  me  :  thou  art  my 
help  and  my  deliverer ;  make  no  tarrying, 
O  my  God. 

PSALM  XLL 

To  the  chief  Mu5i9'ian.     A  Psalm  of 

Da'vid. 

BLES'SED  is  he  that  considereth  the 
poor :  the  Lord  will  deliver  him  ii 
time  of  troQble. 

2  The   Lord  will  prejerve'  him,   ao  I 


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^'o-be'je'cnte. 


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Dafttd  prayeth  to  God  for  succour. 
keep  him  alive  ;  and  he  shall  be  bles'sed 
wpon  the  earth  :  and  thou  wilt  not  deliv- 
er him  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him  upon 
the  bed  of  languishing :  thou  wilt  make 
all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

4  I  said  Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me  ; 
heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sinned  against' 
thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me  ;  When 
shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  ? 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speak- 
eth  vanity  :  his  heart  gathereth  iniquity 
to  itself;  when  he  goeth  abroad,  he  tell- 
eth  it. 

*1  All  that  hate  me  whisper  together 
against'  me  :  against'  me  do  they  devife 
my  hurt. 

8  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth 
fast  unto  him :  and  now  that  he  lieth,  he 
shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend  in 
whom  I  trusted,  which  did  eat  of  my 
bread,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against'  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  be  merciful  unto 
me,  and  raise  me  up,  that  I  may  requite 
them. 

11  By  this  I  know  that  thou  favourest 
me,  because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph 
over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in 
mine  integrity,  and  settest  me  before  thy 
face  for  ever. 

13  Bles'sed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra- 
el  from  everlas'ting,  and  to  everlas'ting. 
i'men',  and  A'men'. 

PSALM  XLIL 

To  the  chief  Mu§i5'ian,  Mas'chil,  for  the 

Sons  of  Ko'rah. 

AS  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water- 
brooks,  so  panteth  my  soul  after  thee, 
OGod. 

2  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the 
living  God :  when  shall  I  come  and  ap- 
pear before  God  ? 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and 
night,  while  they  continually  say  unto 
me,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 

4  When  I  remember  these  things^  I 
pour  out  my  soul  in  me :  for  I  had  gone 
with  the  multitude  ;  I  went  with  them  to 
the  house  of  God,  with  the  voice  of  joy 
and  praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept 
holy-day. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  in  me  ?  Hope 
thou  in  God  ;  for  1  shall  yet  praise  him 
for  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

6  O  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  with- 
in me :  there'fore  will  I  remember  thee 
from  the  land  of  Jor'dan,  and  of  the  Her'- 
mon-ites,  from  the  hill  Mi'zar. 

7  Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise 
of  thy  water-spouts :  all  thy  waves  and 
thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 

8  Tet  the  Lord  will  command'  his  lov- 


PSALMS.  His  zeal  to  serve  him. 

ing-kindness  in  the  day-time,  and  in  the 
night  his  song  shall  be  with  me,  and  my 
prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God  my  rock.  Why 
hast  thou  forgotten  me  ?  why  go  I  mourn- 
ing because  of  the  oppression  of  the  ene- 
my ? 

10  ^s  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine 
enemies  reproach  me ;  while  they  say 
daily  unto  me.  Where  is  thy  God  ? 

11  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my 
soul  ?  and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within 
me  ?  Hope  thou  in  God  ;  for  I  shall  yet 
praise  him,  who  is  the  health  of  my  coun- 
tenance, and  my  God. 

PSALM  XLIIL 

JUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my 
cause  against'  an  ungodly  nation  ;  O 
deliver  me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust 
man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength : 
why  dost  thou  cast  me  off  ?  why  go  I 
mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 
enemy  ? 

3  O  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth : 
let  them  lead  me,  let  them  bring  me  unto 
thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 
unto  God  my  exceeding  joy :  yea,  upon 
the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  O  God,  my 
God. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
Hope  in  God  ;  for  1  shall  yet  praise  him, 
who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and 
my  God. 

PSALM  XLIV. 
To  the  chief  Mufig'ian  for  the  Sons  of 
Ko'rah. 
E  have  heard  with  our  ears,  O  God, 
our   fathers   have    told    us,    what 
work  thou  didst  in  their  days,  in  the  times 
of  old ; 

2  Horo  thou  didst  drive  out  the  heathen 
with  thy  hand,  and  plantedst  them  ;  how 
Ihou  didst  afflict  the  people,  and  cast 
them  out. 

3  For  they  got  not  the  land  in  poffes'- 
sion  by  their  own  sw-'ord,  neither  did  their 
own  arm  save  them  ;  but  thy  right  hand, 
and  thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy  coun- 
tenance, because  thou  hadst  a  favour  unto 
them. 

4  Thou  art  my  King,  O  God:  com- 
mand' deliverances  for  Ja'cob. 

5  Through  thee  will  we  push  down  our 
enemies  ;  through  thy  name  will  we  tread 
them  under  that  rise  up  against'  us. 

6  For  I  will  not  trust  in  my  bow,  nei- 
ther shall  my  sword  save  me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  us  from  our  ene- 
mies, and  hast  put  them  to  shame  that 
hated  us. 

8  In  God  we  boast  all  the  day  long, 
and  praise  thy  name  for  ever.     Se'lah. 

9  But  thou  hast  cast  off,  and  put  ua  to 
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The  church''s  complaint  and  prayer.      PSALMS, 
shame  ;  and  goest   not  forth  with  our  ar- 
mies. 

10  Thou  makcst  us  to  turn  back  from 
the  enemy ;  and  they  which  hate  us  spoil 
for  themselves. 

1 1  Thou  hast  given  us  like  sheep  ap- 
poiyifed  for  meat ;  and  hast  scattered  us 
among  the  heathen. 

12  Thou  sellest  thy  people  for  nought, 
and  dost  not  increase  Ihy  ivealth  by  their 
price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a  reproach  to  our 
neighbours,  a  scorn  and  a  derision  to  them 
that  are  round  about'  us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a  by-word  am6ng 
the  heathen,  a  shaking  of  the  head  am6ng 
the  people. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually  before 
me,  and  the  shame  of  my  face  hath  c<Sv- 
ered  me, 

16  For  the  voice  of  him  that  reproach- 
eth  and  blasphemeth  ;  by  reason  of  the 
enemy  and  aven'ger. 

17  All  this  is  come  upon  us ;  yet  have 
we  not  forgotten  thee,  neither  have  we 
dealt  falsely  in  thy  covenant. 

18  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back,  nei- 
ther have  our  steps  declined  from  thy 
way; 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken  us  in 
the  place  of  dragons,  and  covered  us  with 
the  shadow  of  deat-h. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of 
our  God,  or  stretched  oat  our  hands  to  a 
strange  god  ; 

21  Shall  not  God  search  this  out  ?  for 
he  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the  heart. 

22  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed  all 
the  day  long ;  we  are  counted  as  sheep 
for  the  slaughter. 

23  Awake,  why  slecpest  thou,  O  Lord  ? 
arlfe,  cast  w*  not  off  for  ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face,  and 
forgettest  our  affliction  and  our  oppres- 
sion? 

25  For  our  soul  is  bowed  down  to  the 
dust ;  our  belly  cleaveth  unto  the  earth. 

26  Arife  for  our  help,  and  redeem  us, 
for  thy  mer'cies'  sake. 

PSALM  XLV, 
To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian   upon  Sho-shan'- 
nim,  for  the  Sons  of  Ko'rah,   Mas'chil. 
A  Sons:  of  Loves. 


M 


Y  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter:  1 
speak  of  the  things  which  I  have 
made  toiich'ing  the  King ;  my  t6ngue  is 
the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of 
men  ;  grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips  ;  therc'- 
fore  God  hath  bless'ed  thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird'  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  O 
most  Migh'ty,  with  thy  glory  and  thy  maj'- 
esty.2 

4  And  in  thy  maj'esty  ride  prosperous- 
ly, because  of  truth,  and  meekness,  and 


Her  confidence  in  God. 
righteousness  ;  and  thy  right  hand  shall 
teach  thee  terrible  things. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the  heart 
of  the  King's  enemies  ;  whereby  the  peo- 
ple fall  under  thee. 

6  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and 
ever :  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a 
right  sceptre. 

7  Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  hatest 
wickedness  :  there'fore  God,  thy  God,  hath 
anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of  gladness 
above  thy  fellows. 

8  .\11  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  ^ 
and  aloes,  and  cassia,  out  of  the  ivory 
palaces,  whereby  they  have  made  thee 
glad. 

9  Kings'  daughters  were  am6ng  thy 
honourable  women  :  upon  thy  right  hand 
did  stand  the  queen  in  gold  of  O'phfr. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  consider, 
and  incline  thine  ear ;  forget  also  thine 
own  people,  and  thy  father's  house  ; 

1 1  So  shall  the  King  greatly  desire  thy 
beauty  ;  for  he  is  thy  Lord,  and  w6r'shTp 
thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be 
there  with  a  gift ;  even  the  rich  am6ng  the 
people  shall  entreat  thy  favour. 

13  The  King's  daughter  is  all  glorious 
within  ;  her  clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  King 
in  raiment  of  needle-work :  the  vTr'^ins 
her  companions  that  follow  her  shall  be 
brought  unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall 
they  be  brought :  they  shall  enter  into  the 
King's  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy 
children,  whom  thou  mayst  make  princes 
in  all  the  earth. 

17  I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remem- 
bered in  all  generations;  there'fore  shall 
the  people  praise  thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  XLVI. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian   for  the  Sons  of 

Ko'rah.     A  Song  upon  Al'a-moth. 

GOD   is   our   refuge    and  strength,  a 
very  present  help  in  trouble  : 

2  There'fore  will  not  we  fear,  though 
the  earth  be  removed,  and  though  the 
moun'tains  be  carried  into  the  midst  of 
the  sea  ; 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and 
be  troubled,  though  the  moiin'tains  shake 
with  the  swelling  thereof.     Se'lah. 

4  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof 
shall  make  glad  the  city  of  God,  the  holy 
place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most 
High. 

5  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall 
not  be  moved :  God  shall  help  her,  and 
that  right  early. 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdom! 
were  moved :  he  uttered  his  voice,  the 
earth  melted. 


gird. 


^  tnad'jes-le. 


467 


H' 


The  ornaments  PSALMS. 

7  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ;  the 
God  of  Ja'cob  is  our  refug-e.     Se'lah. 

8  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
what  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the 
earth. 

9  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the 
end  of  the  earth  ;  he  breaketh  the  bow, 
and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder  :  he  burn- 
eth  the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God  ; 
1  will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  I 
will  be  exalted  in  the  earth. 

11  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ;  the 
God  of  Ja'cob  is  our  refuge.     Se'lah. 

'  PSALM  XLVIL 

To  the  chief  Muji^'ian.     A  Psalm  for  the 

Sons  of  K5'rah. 

OCLAP  your  hands,  all  ye  people  ; 
shout   unto  God  with   the  voice  of 
triumph  : 

2  For  the  Lord  most  high  is  terrible  ; 
he  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

3  He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us, 
and  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

4  He  shall  chooje  our  inheritance  for 
us,  the  excellency  of  Ja'cob,  whom  he 
loved.     Se'lah. 

5  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout,  the 
Lord  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises  ,  sing 
praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

7  For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth : 
sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

8  God  reigneth  over  the  heathen  :  God 
sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 

9  The  princes  of  the  people  are  gather- 
ed together,  even  the  people  of  the  God  of 
A'bra-ham :  for  the  shields  of  the  earth  be 
long  unto  God  :  he  is  greatly  exalted. 

PSALM  XLVIIL 
A  Song  and  Psalm  for  the  Sons  of  Ko'rah. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be 
praised  in  the  city  of  our  God,  in  the 
moun'tain  of  his  holines 


of  the  church. 

rejoice,   let    the 


11  Let   mount   Zi'on 
daughters  of  Jii'dah  be  glad,  because  of 
thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about'  Zl'on,  and  go  round 
about'  hf  r :  tell  the  towers  thereof. 

13  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks,  consider 
her  palaces ;  that  ye  may  tell  it  to  the 
generation  following. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever 
and  ever  ;  he  will  be  our  guide  even  unto 
death. 

PSALM  XLIX. 
To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian.     A  Psalm  for  the 
Sons  of  Ko'rah. 
EAR  this,  all  ye  people ;  give  ear,  all 
ye  inhabitants  of  the  world  : 

2  Both  low  and  high,  rich  and  poor  to- 
gether. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wisdom  ;  and 
the  meditation  of  my  heart  shall  be  of  un- 
derstanding. 

4  I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a  parable  ;  1 
will  open  my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the  days  of 
evil,  u-hen  the  iniquity  of  my  heels  shall 
com'pass  me  about'  ? 

6  They  that  trust  in  their  wealth,  and 
boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  of  theit 
riches ; 

7  None  of  them  can  by  any  means  rt 
deem  his  brother,    nor  give  to  God  a  ran- 
s&m  for  him  ; 

8  (For  the  redemption  of  their  soul  is 
precious,  and  it  ceaseth  for  ever  ;) 

9  That  he  should  still  live  for  ever,  and 
not  see  corruption. 

10  For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  die,  like- 
wrse  the  fool  and  the  brutish  person  perish, 
and  leave  their  wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  in'w-ard  thought  w,  that  their 
houses  shall  continue  for  ever,  and  their 
dwelling-places  to  all  generations:  they 
call  their  lands  after  their  own  names. 

12  Nevertheless,    man  being  in  hbn'out 
2  Beautiful  for  situation,  the  joy  of  the  j  abideth    not :  ke  is  like  the  beasts  that 

whole  earth,  is  mount  Zi'on  ;  on  the  sides  j  perish 


of  the  north  the  city  of  the  great  Kin^ 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for  a 
refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  the  kings  were  assembled, 
they  pass'ed  by  together. 

5  They  saw  z7,  and  so  they  marvelled  ; 
they  were  troiibled,  and  hasted  away. 

6  Fear  look  hold  upon  them  there,  ayid 
pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  trav'ail. 

7  Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tar'shish 
with  an  east  wind. 

8  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen 
in  the  city  of  tne  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the 
city  of  our  God  :  God  will  estab'lish  it  for 
ever.     Se'lah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  loving-kind- 
ness, O  God,  m  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

10  According  to  thy  name,  O  God,  sow 
thy  praise  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth:  thy 
ri»ht  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 


I  13  This  their  way  is  their  folly :  yet 
their  posterity  approve  their  sayings.  Se'- 
lah. 

14  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in  the 
grave  ;  death  shall  feed  on  them ;  and 
the  upright  shall  have  dominion  over  them 
in  the  morning;  and  their  beauty  shall 
consume  in  the  grave  from  their  dwelling. 

15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul  from 
the  power  of  the  grave  ;  for  he  shall  re- 
ceive me.     Se'lah. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made 
rich,  when  the  glory  of  his  house  is  in- 
creased : 

17  For,  when  he  dieth,  he  shall  carry 
nothing  &way  ;  his  glory  shall  not  descend 
after  him  ; 

18  Though,  while  he  lived,  he  bless'ed 
his  soul :  (and  men  will  praise  thee  when 
thou  doest  well  to  thyself:) 

468 


The  niaj'esly  of  God  in  the  church 

19  He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his 
fathers  ;  they  shall  never  see  light. 

20  Man  tliat  is  in  /lon'our,  and  under- 
standeth  not,  is  like  the  beasts //la^  perish. 

PSALM  L. 
A  Psalm  of  A'saph. 

THE  mighty  God,  evtn  the  Lord,  hath 
spoken,  and  called  the  earth  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down 
thereof. 

2  Out  of  ZVon,  the  perfec'tion  of  beauty, 
God  hath  shincd. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not 
keep  silence  :  a  fire  shall  devour  before 
him,  and  it  shall  be  very  tempestuous 
round  about'  him. 

4  He  siiall  call  to  the  heavens  from 
ab6ve,  and  to  the  earth,  (that  he  may 
judge  his  people.) 

5  Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me  ; 
those  that  have  made  a  covenant  with  me 
by  sac'rifi^e. 

6  And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his 
righ'teousness  :  for  God  is  judge  himself 
Se'lah. 

7  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  speak; 

0  If'ra-el,  and  I  will  testify  against'  thee : 

1  am  God,  even  thy  God. 

8  I  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sac'ri- 
figes,  or  thy  burnt-offerings,  to  have  been 
continually  before  me. 

9  I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy 
house,  nor  he-goats  out  of  thy  folds  : 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  wmine, 
and  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

11  I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  moiin'- 
tains  ;  and  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are 
mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not  tell 
thee :  for  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof. 

13  Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or  drink 
the  blood  of  goats  ? 

14  OfTi-r  unto  God  thanksgiving  ;  and 
pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High : 

15  knd  call  upon  me  in  the  day. of 
trouble ;  I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
glorify  me. 

16  But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith. 
What  hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  stat- 
utes, or  that  thou  shouldst  take  my  cove- 
nant in  thy  mouth  ? 

17  Seeing  thou  hatest  instruction,  and 
castest  my  words  behind  thee. 

18  When  thou  sawest  a  thief,  then  thou 
consentedst  with  him,  and  hast  been  par- 
taker with  adulterers. 

19  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil,  and 
thy  tongue  frameth  deceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest  against' 
thy  brother ;  thou  slanderest  thine  own 
mother's  son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I 
kept  silence  ;  thou  thoughtest  that  I  was 
altogether  such  a  one  as  thyself;    but  I 


PSALMS.  Da'vid  prayeth  for  sanctijieation. 
will  reprove  thee,  and  set  them  ia  order 
before  thine  eyes. 

22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget 
God,  lest  I  tear  you  in  pieces,  and  there  be 
none  to  deliver. 

23  Whoso  ofl"ereth  praise  glorifieth  me  : 
and  to  him  that  ordereth  his  conversation 
aright  will  I  show  the  salvation  of  God. 

PSALM  LL 
To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian.     A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid, when   Na'lhan  the  Proph'et  came 
unto  him,  after  he  had  gone  in  to  Bath'- 
she-ba. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  accord- 
ing to  thy  loving-kindness  ;  accord- 
ing unto  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mer'- 
cies  blot  out  my  transgressions. 

2  Wash  nie  throughly  from  mine  iniqui- 
ty, and  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

3  For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions; 
and  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

4  Against'  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sin- 
ned, and  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight ;  that 
thou  mightst  be  justified  when  thou  speak- 
est, and  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5  Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity;  and 
in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  in'- 
ward  parts  ;  and  in  the  hidden  part  thou 
shalt  make  me  to  know  wisdom. 

7  Purge  me  with  hyf'fop,  and  I  shall  be 
clean :  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter 
than  snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness ;  thai 
the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  re- 
joice. 

9  Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins,  and  blot 
out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God; 
and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

1 1  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  pres- 
ence ;  and  take  not  thy  holy  Spir'it  from 
me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  sal- 
vatic.!!  ;  and  u-phold  me  with  thy  free  Spir'- 
it: 

13  Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy 
ways ;  and  sinners  shall  be  convert'ed 
unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  blood-guiltiness,  O 
God,  thou  God  of  my  salvation  ;  and  my 
tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteous- 
ness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  ;  and  my 
mouth  shall  show  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  not  sac'rifl5e,  else 
would  I  give  it :  thou  delightest  not  in 
burnt-ofiering. 

17  Th(!  sac'rin9es  of  God  (ire  a  broken 
spirit :  a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O 
God,  thou  wilt  not  despije'. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleaf'ure  unto 
Zi'on  :  build  thou  the  walls  of  Je-rft'sa- 
lem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the 


Rr 


^  rVtshe-^-net. 


469 


Davtcfs  coiifidence  in  God.  PSALMS, 

sac'iifi^es  of  righteousness,  with  burnt-of- 
fering, and  whole  burnt-offering :  then 
shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 

PSALM  LII. 
To  the  chief  Muji^'ian,  Mas'chil.  ^  Psalm 
of  Da'vid,  when  Do'eg  the  E'dom-lte 
came  and  told  Saul,  and  said  unto  him, 
Da'vid  is  come  to  the  house  of  A-him'e- 
lech. 

WHY  boastest  thou  thyself  in  mis'- 
chief,   O  mighty  man  ?  the   good- 
ness of  God  endurelh.  continually. 

2  Thy  tongue  devifeth  mis'chiefs,  like 
a  sharp  razor,  working  deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than  good,  and 
lying  rather  than  to  speak  righteousness. 
Se'lah. 

4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words,  O 
thou  deceitful  tongue. 

5  God  shall  likewise  destroy'  thee  for 
ever :  he  shall  take  thee  away,  and  pluck 
thee  out  of  thy  dwelling-place,  and  root 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  living.     Se'lah. 

6  The  righteous  also  shall  see,  and  fear, 
and  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

7  Lo,  this  is  the  man  thai  made  not  God 
his  strength  ;  but  trusted  in  the  abundance 
of  his  riches,  and  strengthened  himself  in 
his  wickedness. 

8  But  I  am  like  a  green  olive-tree  in 
the  house  of  God :  I  trust  in  the  mercy  of 
God  for  ever  and  ever. 

9  I  will  praise  thee  for  ever,  because 
thou  hast  done  it :  and  I  will  wait  on  thy 
name  ;  for  it  is  good  before  thy  saints. 

PSALM  LIII. 

To  the  chief  Muji^'ian  upon   Ma'ha-lath, 

Mas'chil.     ji  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  Thtre 
is  no  God.  Corrupt  are  they,  and 
have  done  abominable  iniquity  :  thtre  is 
none  that  doeth  good. 

2  God  looked  down  from  heaven  upon 
the  children  of  men,  to  see  if  there  were 
any  that  did  understand,  that  did  seek  God. 

3  Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back  ; 
they  are  altogether  become  filthy :  there 
is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity  no 
knowledge  ?  who  eat  up  my  {>eople  as 
they  eat  bread  :  they  have  not  called 
upon  God. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear  where 
no  fear  was  ;  for  God  hath  scattered  the 
bones  of  him  that  encampeth  against' 
thee  :  thou  hast  put  them  to  shame,  be- 
cause God  hath  despised  them. 

6  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  If'ra-el  wire 
come  out  of  Zi'on  I  When  God  brinjreth 
back  the  captivity  of  his  people,  Ja'cob 
shall  rejoice,  and  If'ra-el  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  LIV. 
To    the    chief    Muji^'ian    on    Neg'i-noth, 
Mas'chil.     A  Psalm  of  "Da'vid,  when 
the  Ziph'ims  came  and  said  to  Saul, 
Doth  not  Da'vid  hide  himself  with  us  ? 


I  AVE 


His  prayer  against'  his  enemies. 
O  God,  by  thy  name,  and 


SAVtL,  me 
judge  me  by  thy  strength. 

2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  God  ;  give  ear  to 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  For  strangers  are  risen  up  against'  me, 
and  oppressors  seek  after  my  soul :  they 
have  not  set  God  before  them.     Se'lah. 

4  Behold,  God  is  my  helper  :  the  Lord 
is  with  them  that  uphold  my  soul.  ^ 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  mine  ene- 
mies :  cut  them  off  in  thy  truth. 

6  I  will  freely  sac'rifiQe  unto  thee  ;  I 
will  praise  thy  name,  O  Lord,  for  it  is 
good. 

7  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of  all 
troiible  ;  and  mine  eye  hath  seen  his  desire 
upon  mine  enemies. 

PSALM.  LV. 

To  the    chief  Mu5i9'ian  on    Neg'i-noth, 

Mas'chil,     A.  Psalm,  of  Da'vid. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  O   God  ;  and 
hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplica- 
tion. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me :  I  mourn 
in  my  complaint,  and  make  a  noise  ; 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy, 
because  of  the  oppression  of  the  wicked  : 
for  they  cast  iniquity  upon  me,  and  in 
wrath  they  hate  me. 

4  My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me  ; 
and  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

5  Tearfulness  and  trembling  are  come 
upon  me,  and  horror  hath  overwhelmed 
me. 

6  And  I  said.  Oh  that  I  had  wings  like 
a  dove  !  for  then  would  I  fly  away,  and 
bt  at  rest. 

7  Lo  then  would  I  wSnder  far  off,  and 
remain  in  the  wilderness.     Se'lah. 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape'  from  the 
windy  storm  and  tempest. 

9  Destroy',  O  Lord,  and  divide  their 
tongues  :  for  I  have  seen  violence  and 
strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about'  it  upon 
the  walls  thereof ;  mis'chief  also  and  sor- 
row are  in  the  midst  of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof; 
deceit  and  guile  depart  not  from  her 
streets. 

12  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  re- 
proached me  :  then  1  could  have  borne  it : 
neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me  that  did 
magnify  Aim^eZ/ against'  me  ;  then  I  would 
have  hid  myself  from  him  ; 

13  But  it  was  thou,  a  man  mine  equal, 
my  guide,  and  mine  acquaintance. 

14  We  took  sweet  counsel  together,  and 
walked  unto  the  house  of  God  in  com- 
pany. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them,  c?irf  let 
them  go  down  quick  into  hell :  for  wick- 
edness is  in  their  dwellings,  and  am6ng 
them. 

16  As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God, 
and  the  Lord  shall  save  me. 

470 


Da'vid  complaineth  PSALMS 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noon, 
will  I  pray,  and  cry  aloild  ;  and  he  shall 
hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace 
from  the  battle  that  nas  against'  me  :  for 
there  were  many  with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear  and  afflict  them,  even 
he  that  abideth  of  old.  Se'lah.  Because 
they  have  no  changes,  there'fore  they  fear 
nflt  God. 

20  He  hath  put  forlh  his  hands  against' 
such  as  be  at  peace  with  him ;  he  hath 
broken  his  covenant. 

21  The  tt'ords  of  his  mouth  were  smooth- 
er than  butter,  but  war  was  in  his  heart : 
his  words  were  softer  than  oil,  yet  were 
they  drawn  stPords. 

22  Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and 
he  shall  sustain  thee  :  he  shall  never  suffer 
the  righteous  to  be  moved, 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shalt  bring  them 
down  into  the  pit  of  destruction :  bloody 
and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  out  half 
their  days;  but  I  will  trust  in  thee. 

PSALM  LVL 
To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian   upon   Jo'nath-E'- 
lem-Re-cho'kim,    Mi^h'tam    of  Da'vid, 
when    the    Phi-lTs'tines    took    him    in 
Gath. 

BE  merciful  unto  me,  O  God  ;  for  man 
would   swallow   me  up:  he  fighting 
daily  oppresseth  me. 

2  Mine  enemies  would  daily  swallow 
me  up:  for  they  be  many  that  fight  against' 
me,  O  thou  Most  High. 

3  What  time  I  am  afraid  I  will  trust  in 
thee. 

4  In  God  I  will  praise  his  word  ;  in  God 
I  have  put  my  trust :  I  will  not  fear  what 
flesh  can  do  unto  me. 

5  Every  day  they  wrest  my  words  : 
all  their  thoughts  are  against'  me  for 
evil. 

6  They  gather  themselves  together,  they 
hide  themselves,  they  mark  my  steps, 
when  they  wait  for  my  soul. 

7  Shall  they  escape'  by  iniquity  ?  in 
Ikine  anger  cast  down  the  people,  O 
God. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wan'd^rings  :  put 
thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle  :  are  they 
not  in  thy  book  ? 

9  When  I  cry  unto  Ihee^  then  shall  mine 
enemies  turn  back  :  this  I  know  ;  for  God 
is  for  me. 

10  In  God  I  will  praise  his  word ;  in 
the  Lord  will  1  praise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust :  I  will 
not  be  afraid  what  man  can  do  unto  me. 

12  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O  God ;  I 
will  render  praises  unto  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul 
from  death  ;  wilt  not  thou  deliver  my  feet 
from  falling,  that  I  may  walk  before  God 
in  the  light  of  the  living  ? 


of  his  enemies 
PSALM  LVII. 
To  the  chief  Muji^'ian,  Al-tas'chith,  Mich' 
tarn  of  Da'vid,  when  he  fled  from  Saul 
in  the  cave. 

BE  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be  mer- 
ciful unto  me :  for  my  soul  trusteth 
in  thee :  yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 
will  1  make  my  refuge,  until  these  calam- 
ities be  overpast. 

2  I  will  cry  unto  God  most  high;  unto 
God  that  perform'eth  all  things  for  me. 

3  He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save 
me  from  the  reproach  of  him  that  would 
swallow  me  up.  Se'lah.  God  shall  send 
forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions ;  and  I  lie 
even  amdng  them  that  are  set  on  fire,  even 
the  sons  of  men,  whose  teeth  are  spears 
and  arrows,  and  their  t6ngue  a  sharp  sword. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens ;  let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the 
earth. 

6  They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my 
steps  ;  my  soul  is  bowed  down  :  they  have 
digged  a  pit  before  me,  into  the  midst 
whereof  they  are  fallen  themselves.    Se'lah. 

7  My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  hejirt 
is  fixed  ;  I  will  sing  and  give  praise. 

8  Awake  up,  my  glory  ;  awake  psaltery 
and  harp  ;  I  myself  will  awake  early. 

9  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the 
people  ;  1  will  sing  unto  thee  among  the 
nations  : 

10  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the 
heavens,  and  thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

11  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens :  let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 

PSALM  LVIII. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian,  Al-tas'chith,  MTch'- 

tam  of  Da'vid. 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteousness,  O 
congregation  ?  do  ye  judge  upright- 
ly, O  ye  sons  of  men  ? 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wickedness  ; 
ye  weigh  the  violence  of  your  hands  in 
the  earth. 

3  The  wicked  are  estranged  from  the 
womb  ;  they  go  astray  as  soon  as  they  be 
born,  speaking  lies. 

4  Their  poison  is  like  the  poison  of  a 
serpent ;  they  are  like  the  deaf  adder  that 
stoppeth  her  ear ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the  voice 
of  charmers,  charming  never  so  wisely. 

6  Break  their  teeth,  O  God,  in  their 
mouth  ;  break  out  the  great  teeth  of  the 
young  lions,  O  Lord. 

7  Let  them  melt  away  as  waters  %chich 
run  continually  :  when  he  bcndeth  his  bow 
to  shoot  his  arrows,  let  them  be  as  cut  in 
pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  which  melteth,  let  every 
one  of  them  pass  away ;  like  the  untimely 
birth'  of  a  woman,  that  they  may  not  tee 
the  sun. 


471 


'  birlh. 


o 


Dd'tid  praytth  f«r  deliverance.  PSALMS 

9  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the  thorns, 
he  shall  take  them  away  as  with  a  whirl'- 
wind,^  both  living,  and  in  his  wrath. 

10  The  righteous  shall  rejoice  when  he 
seeth  the  vengeance  :  he  shall  wash  his 
feet  in  the  blood  of  the  wicked. 

11  So  that  a  man  shall  say.  Verily  there 
is  a  reward  for  the  righteous :  verily  he  is 
a  God  that  judgeth  in  the  earth. 

PSALM  LIX. 

To    the     chief    Mufi^'ian,     Xl-tas'chith, 

Mlch'tam  of  Da'vid  ;  when  Saul  sent, 

and  they  watched  the  house  to  kill  him. 

^ELIVER  me   from   mine  enemies,  O 

my  God  :  defend  me  from  them  that 

rise  up  against'  me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity, and  save  me  from  bloody  men. 

3  For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my  soul  ; 
the  mighty  are  gathered  against'  me  ;  not 
for  my  transgression,  nor  for  my  sin,  O 
Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  themselves 
without  my  fault :  awake  to  help  me,  and 
behold. 

5  Thou,  there'fore,  O  Lord  God  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  If'ra-el,  awake  to  visit 
all  the  heathen  :  be  not  merciful  to  any 
wicked  transgressors.     Se'lah. 

6  They  return  at  evening :  they  make 
a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go  round  about' 
the  city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with  their 
mouth  :  sfcords  are  in  their  lips  ;  for  who, 
say  Ihey^  doth  hear  ? 

8  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  laugh  at 
them  ;  thou  shalt  have  all  the  heathen  in 
derision. 

9  Because  of  his  strength  will  1  wait 
upon  thee  :  for  God  is  my  defence. 

10  The  God  of  my  mercy  shall  prevent 
me  :  God  shall  let  me  see  my  desire  upon 
mine  enemies. 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  for- 
get :  scatter  them  by  thy  power  ;  and  bring 
them  down,  O  Lord  our  shield. 

12  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth,  and  the 
words  of  their  lips,  let  them  even  be 
taken  in  their  pride  ;  and  for  cursing  and 
lying  which  they  speak. 

13  Consume  them  in  wrath,  consume 
them.,  that  they  may  not  be ,-  and  let  them 
know  that  God  ruleth  in  Ja'cob  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth.     Se'lah. 

14  And  at  evening  let  them  return,  and 
let  them  make  a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go 
round  about'  the  city. 

15  Let  them  wander  up  and  down  for 
meat,  and  grudge,  if  they  be  not  satisfied. 

16  But  I  will  sing  of  thy  power ;  yea,  I 
will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy  in  the  morn- 
ing :  f6r  thou  hast  been  my  defence  and 
refuge  in  the  day  of  my  trofible. 

17  Unto  thee,  O  my  strength,  will  I 
sing :  for  God  is  my  defence,  and  the  God 
of  my  mercy. 


He  vowelh  pcrpct'xial  ser'viee. 
PSALM  LX. 
To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian  upon  Shu'shan- 
E'duth,  Mich'tam  of  Da'vid,  to  teach ; 
when  he  strove  with  A'ram-Na-ha-ra'im 
and  with  A'ram-Zo'bah,  when  Jo'ab  re- 
turned and  smote  of  E'dom  in  the  valley 
of  Salt  twelve  thousand. 

GOD,   thou  hast  cast  us  off,  thou 
hast  scattered  us,    thou  hast  been 
displeased  ;  O  turn  thyself  to  us  again'.* 

2  Thou  hast  made  the  earth  to  tremble ; 
thou  hast  broken  it :  heal  the  breaches 
thereof;   for  it  shaketh. 

3  Thou  hast  showed  thy  people  hard 
things ;  thou  hast  made  us  to  drink  the 
wine  of  astonishment. 

4  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to  them 
that  fear  thee,  that  it  may  be  displayed 
because  of  the  truth.     Se'lah. 

5  That  thy  beloved  may  be  deliv- 
ered, save  ivith  thy  right  hand,  and  hear 
me. 

6  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness ;  I 
will  rejoice :  I  will  divide  She'chem,  and 
mete  out  the  valley  of  Sfic'coth. 

7  Gil'e-ad  is  mine,  and  Ma-nas'seh  w 
mine  ;  E'phra-im  also  is  the  strength  of 
mine  head  ;  Ju'dah  is  my  lawgiver  ; 

8  M5'ab  is  my  wash-pot ;  over  E'dom 
will  I  cast  out  my  shoe :  Phi-lis'ti-a,  tri- 
umph thou  because  of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong 
city  ?  who  will  lead  me  into  E'dom  ? 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  ivhich  hadst 
cast  us  off  ?  and  thou.,  O  God,  which  didst 
not  go  out  with  our  armies  ? 

11  Give  us  help  from  troiible  :  for  vain 
is  the  help  of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  dc  valiantly ; 
for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  en- 
emies. 

PSALM  LXL 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian  upon  Neg'i-nah. 

A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

HEAR  my  cry,  O  God  ;  attend  unto 
my  prayer. 

2  From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  cry 
unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is  overwhelm- 
ed: lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher 
than  L 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  fot  me, 
and  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

4  I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  tor 
ever  ;  1  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy 
wings.     Se'lah. 

5  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard  mj 
vows:  thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage 
of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 

6  Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life  ; 
and  his  years  as  many  generations. 

7  He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever : 
O  prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  may 
preserve'  him. 

8  So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name 
for  ever,  that  I  may  daily  perform'  my 
vows. 

1  hwerl'wind.  472 


The  general  PSALMS. 

P6ALM  LXII. 

To  the  chief  Muji^'ian,  to  Jed'u-thiin. 

A  Psalm  of  Da'vTd. 

rflllULY  my  soul   waitcth  upon  God : 

i     from  him  comtlh  my  salvation. 

2  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salva- 
tion ;  he  is  my  defence :  I  shall  not  be 
greatly  moved. 

3  How  long;  will  ye  imagine  mTs'chief 
against'  a  man  ?  ye  shall  be  slain  all  of 
you  :  as  a  bow'ing  wall  shall  ye  be,  arid  as 
a  tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down 
from  his  excellency  ;  they  delight  in  lies  : 
they  bless  with  their  mouth,  but  they 
curse  in'wardly.     Se'k'di. 

5  My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God : 
for  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salva- 
tion ;  he  is  my  defence  :  I  shall  not  be 
moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory: 
the  rock  of  my  strength,  arid  my  refuge, 
is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  people  ; 
pour  out  your  heart  before  him  :  God  is  a 
refuge  for  us.     Se'lah. 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity, 
and  men  of  high  degree  are  a  lie  :  to  be 
laid  in  the  balance,  they  are  altogether 
lighter  than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  become  not 
vain  in  robbery  :  if  riches  increase,  set  not 
your  heart  upon  them. 

11  God  hath  spoken  once  ;  twice  have 
I  heard  this,  that  power  belongeth  unto 
God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  belongeth 
mercy  :  for  thou  rendcrest  to  every  man 
according  to  his  work. 

PSALM  LXIIL 

A  Psalm  of  Da'vid,   when   he  was  in  the 

wilderness  of  Ju'dah. 

OGod,  thou  art  my  God  ;  early  will  I 
seek  thee :  my  soul  thirsteth  for 
thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee  in  a  dry 
and  thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is  ; 

2  To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory,  so 
as  I  have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

3  Because  thy  loving-kindness  is  better 
than  life,  my  lijis  shall  praise  thee. 

4  Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live  :  I 
will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  jvilh 
marrow  and  fatness  ;  and  my  mouth  shall 
praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  ; 

6  When  I  rememb(;r  thee  upon  my 
bed,  and  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night 
watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my  help : 
there'fore  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will 
I  rejoice. 

8  My  soul  foUoweth  hard  after  thee : 
thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to  d«- 


providence  of  God, 

stroy'  it,  shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of 
the  earth. 

10  They  shall  fall  by  the  sword.;  they 
shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God  ; 
every  one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glo- 
ry :  but  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak 
lies  shall  be  stopped. 

PSALM  LXIV. 

To  the  chief  Mu§ig'ian.     A  Psalm  of 

Da'vid. 

HEAR  my  voice,  O  God,  in  my  pray- 
er :  preserve'  my  life  from  fear  of 
the  enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  ot 
the  wicked  ;  from  the  insurrection  of  the 
workers  of  iniquity  : 

3  Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a  sword, 
and  bend  their  bows  to  shoot  their  arrows, 
even  bitter  words  ; 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the 
perfect :  suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him, 
and  fear  not. 

5  They  encourage  themselves  in  an 
evil  matter  :  they  commune  of  laying 
snares  privily  ;  they  say,  Who  shall  see 
them? 

6  They  search  out  iniquities ;  they  ac- 
complish a  diligent  search :  both  the  in'- 
ward  thought  of  every  one  of  them,  and 
the  heart,  is  deep. 

7  But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  with  an 
arrow  ;  suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 

8  So  they  shall  make  their  own  tongue 
to  fall  upon  themselves  :  all  that  see  them 
shall  flee  away. 

9  And  all  men  shall  fear,  and  shall  de- 
clare the  work  of  God  :  for  they  shall 
wisely  consider  of  his  doing. 

10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the 
Lord,  and  shall  trust  in  him ;  and  all  the 
upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 

PSALM  LXV. 

To  the    chief  Mufi9'ian.      A    Psalm  and 

Song  of  Da'vid. 

PRAISE  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in 
Zi'on  ;  and  unto  thee  shall  the  vow 
be  perform'ed. 

2  O  thou  that  hearest  prayer,  unto  thee 
shall  all  flesh  come. 

3  Iniquities  prevail  against'  me  :  as  for 
our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them 
away. 

4  Bles'sed  is  the  man  whom  (hou  choo^- 
est,  and  causest  to  approach  unto  thee, 
that  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts :  we  shall 
be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy 
house,  even  of  thy  holy  temple. 

5  Bu  terrible  things  in  righteousness 
wilt  tliou  answer  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion ;  who  art  the  confidence  of  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  and  of  them  that  are 
afar  off  upon  the  sea: 

6  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the 
moun'tains  ;  being  girded'  with  power: 


Rr2 


'  ger'ded. 


473 


^it  exhortation  to  praise  God,  PSALMS 

7  Which  slilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas, 
the  noise  of  their  waves,  and  the  tumult 
of  the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost 
parts  are  afraid  at  thy  tokens  :  thou 
makest  the  outgoing-s  of  the  morning  and 
evening  to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  vvaterest 
it:  thou  greatly  enrichest  it  with  the  riv- 
er of  God,  which  is  full  of  water :  thou 
preparest  them  corn,  when  thou  hast  so 
provided  for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof 
abundantly  ;  thou  settlest  the  furrows 
thereof ;  thou  makest  it  soft  with  show- 
ers ;  thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy 
goodness  ;  and  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

12  They  drop  upo7i  the  pastures  of  the 
wilderness  ;  and  the  little  hills  rejoice  on 
every  side. 

13  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks ; 
the  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with 
corn  :  they  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 

PSALM  LXVL 
To  the  chief  Muf  i9'ian      A  Song  or  Psalm. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise   unto  God,   all 
ye  lands : 

2  Sing  forth  the  hbn'onr  of  his  name  ; 
make  his  praise  glorious. 

3  Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  art  thou 
tn  thy  works  !  through  the  greatness  of 
thy  power  shall  thine  enemies  submit 
themselves  unto  thee. 

4  All  the  earth  shall  wor'ship  thee,  and 
shall  sing  unto  thee  ;  they  shall  sing  to 
thy  name.     Se'lah. 

5  Come  and  see  the  works  of  God  :  he 
is  terrible  in  his  doing  to'ward  the  chil- 
dren of  men. 

6  He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land :  they 
went  through  the  flood  on  foot :  there  did 
we  rejoice  in  him. 

7  He  ruleth  by  his  power  for  ever  ;  his 
eyes  behold  the  nations :  let  not  the  re- 
bellious exalt  themselves.     Se'lah. 

8  O  bless  our  God,  ye  people,  and 
make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard  ; 

9  Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life,  and 
suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

10  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved  us  : 
thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

11  Thou  brouijhtest  us  into  the  net ; 
thou  laidst  affliction  upon  our  loins. 

12  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over 
our  heads :  we  went  through  fire  and 
through  water ;  but  thou  broughtest  us 
out  into  a  wealthy  ptece. 

13  I  will  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt- 
offerings  ;  I  will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered,  and 
my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I  was  in 
trouble. 

15  I  will  offer  unto  thee  bumt-sac'ri- 
f  i^es  of  fatlings,  with  the  incense  of  rams : 
I  will  offer  bullocks  with  goats.   Se'lah. 


for.his  care  over  the  church,  8fc. 

16  Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear 
God,  and  I  will  declare  what  he  hath 
done  for  my  soul. 

17  I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth, 
and  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

18  If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart,  the 
Lord  will  not  hear  me  : 

19  But  verily  God  hath  heard  me  ;  he 
hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

20  Bles'sed  be  God,  which  hath  not 
turned  away  my  prayer,  nor  his  mercy 
from  me. 

PSALM  LXVII. 
To  the  chief  Mu|i9'ian  on  Neg'i-noth. 
A  Psalm  or  Song. 

GOD  be   merciful   unto  us,  and  bless 
us ;  and  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon 
us.     Se'lah. 

2  That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon 
earth,  thy  saving  health  among  all  na- 
tions. 

3  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God ; 
let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  be  glad,  and  sing 
for  joy;  for  thou  shalt  judge  the  people 
righteously,  and  govern  the  na,tions  upon. 
earth.     Se'lah. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God ; 
let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

6  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  in- 
crease ;  and  God,  eren  our  own  God,  shall 
bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us  ;  and  all  the  ends 
of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 

PSALM  LXVIII. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian.    A  Psalm  or  Song 

of  Da'vid. 

LET  God  arTje,  let  his  enemies  be  scat- 
tered :  let  them  also  that  hate  him 
flee  before  him. 

2  As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so  drive 
them  away :  as  wax  melteth  before  the 
fire,  so  let  the  wicked  perish  at  the  pres- 
ence of  God. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad :  let 
them  rejoice  before  God ;  yea,  let  them 
exceedingly  rejoice. 

4  Sing  unto  God,  sing  jtraises  to  his 
name  :  extol  him  that  rideth  upon  the 
heavens  by  his  name  JIH,  and  rejoice  be- 
fore him. 

5  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge 
of  the  widows,  is  God  in  his  holy  habita- 
tion. 

6  God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families  • 
he  bringeth  out  those  which  are  bound 
with  chains  ;  but  the  rebellious  dwell  in 
a  dry  land. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  be- 
fore thy  people,  when  thou  didst  march 
through  the  wilderness  ;  Se'lah  : 

8  The  earth  shook,  the  heavens  also 
dropped  at  the  presence  of  God  :  even  Si'- 
nai  itself  was  moved  at  the  presence  of 
God,  the  God  af  If'ra-el. 

9  Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful 
474 


Antxhortaiion  to  praise  God.  PSALMS. 

rain,  whereby  thou   didst  confirm'    thine 
inheritance,  when  it  was  weary. 

10  Tliy  congregfation  hath  dwelt  there- 
in :  thou,  O  God,  hast  prepared  of  thy 
goodness  for  the  poor. 

1 1  The  Lord  gave  the  word  ;  great  ivas 
the  company  of  those  that  published  it. 

12  Kings  of  armies  did  flee  apace  ;  and 
she  that  tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoil. 

13  Though  ye  have  lien  am6ng  the 
pots,  yet  iluill  ye  be  as  the  wings  of  a 
dove  covered  with  silver,  and  her  feathers 
with  yellow  gold. 

14  When  the  Al-migh'ty  scattered  kings 
in  it,  it  was  white  as  snow  in  Sal'mon. 

15  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill  of  Ba'- 
shan  ;  a  high  hill,  as  the  hill  of  Ba'shan. 

16  Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills  ?  this  is 
the  hill  which  God  desireth  to  dwell  in  ; 
yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty 
thousand,  even  thousands  of  angels :  the 
Lord  is  among  them  as  in  Sl'nai,  in  the 
holy  place. 

18  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou 
hast  led  captivity  captive  :  thou  hast  re 
ceived  gifts  for  men  ;  yea,  for  the  rebel- 
lious also,  that  the  Lord  God  might  dwell 
amdng  them. 

19  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily 
loadeth  us  icilh  benefits,  even  the  God  of 
our  salvation.     Se'lah. 

20  He  thai  is  our  God  is  the  God  of 
salvation  ;  and  unto  God  the  Lord  belong 
the  issues  from  death. 

21  But  God  shall  wound  the  head  of 
his  enemies,  and  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  a 
one  as  goeth  on  still  in  his  tres'passes. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I  will  bring  again' 
from  Ba'shan ;  I  will  bring  my  people 
again'  from  the  depths  of  the  sea : 

23  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the 
blood  of  thi7ie  enemies,  and  the  tongue  of 
thy  dogs  in  the  same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O  God  ; 
even  the  goings  of  my  God,  my  King,  in 
the  sanctuary. 

25  The  singers  went  before,  the  players 
on  instrumtintsfolloiced  after  ;  among  them 
were  the  damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations, 
even  the  Lord  from  the  foun'tain  of  If'- 
ra-el. 

27  There  is  little  Ben'ja-min  with  their 
ruler,  the  princes  of  Ju'dah  and  their 
council,  the  princes  of  Zeb'u-lon,  and  the 
princes  of  Naph'ta-li. 

28  Thy  God  hath  comman'ded  thy 
strength  :  strengthen,  O  God,  that  which 
thou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Je-rft'sa- 
lem  shall  kings  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

30  Rebuke  the  company  of  spearmen, 
the  multitude  of  the  bulls,  with  the  calves 
of  the  people,  till  every  one   »ubmit  him- 


Da'vid  complaineth  of  hit  ajiictton. 
self  with  pieces  of  silver  :  scatter  thou  the 
people  that  delight  in  war. 

31  Princes  shall  come  out  of  E'gypt ; 
E-thi-5'pi-a  shall  soon  stretch  out  her 
hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the 
earth  ;  O  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  ; 
Se'lah  : 

33  To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heav- 
ens of  heavens  which  were  of  old  :  lo,  he 
doth  send  out  his  voice,  and  that  a  mighty 
voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God:  his 
excellency  is  over  l§'ra-el,  and  his  strength 
is  in  the  clouds. 

35  O  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy 
holy  places  :  the  God  of  l§'ra-el  is  he  that 
giveth  strength  and  power  unto  his  people. 
Bles'sed  be  God. 

PSALM  LXIX. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian  upon   Sho-shan'- 

nim.     A  Psalm,  of  Da'vid. 

SAVE  me,  O  God  ;  for  the  waters  are 
come  in  unto  my  soul. 

2  I  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no 
standing :  I  am  come  into  deep  waters, 
where  the  floods  overflow  me. 

3  I  am  weary  of  my  crying ;  ray  throat 
is  dried  :  mine  eyes  fail  while  1  wait  for 
my  God. 

4  They  that  hate  me  without  a  cause 
are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine  head : 
they  that  would  destroy'  me,  being  mine 
enemies  wrongfully,  arc  mighty  :  then  I 
restored  that  which  I  took  not  away. 

5  O  God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness  ; 
and  my  sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee,  O 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  ashamed  for  my 
sake  ;  let  not  those  that  seek  thee  be  con- 
founded for  my  sake,  O  God  of  Ij'ra-el. 

7  Bfcause  for  thy  sake  I  have  borne 
reproach  :  shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

8  I  am  become  a  stranger  unto  my 
brethren,  and  an  alien  unto  my  m6ther'8 
children. 

9  For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten 
me  up  ;  and  the  reproaches  of  them  that 
reproached  thee  are  fallen  upon  me. 

10  When  I  wept,  and  chastened  my  soul 
with  fast'mg,  that  was  to  my  reproach. 

11  I  made  sackcloth  also  my  garment  ; 
and  I  became  a  proverb    to    them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak 
against'  me  ;  and  I  was  the  song  of  the 
drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  it  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  in  an  acceptable  time  :  O 
God,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  hear 
me:  in  the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let 
me  not  sink:  let  me  be  delivered  from 
them  that  hate  me,  and  out  of  the  deep 
waters. 

15  Let  not  the  water-flood  overflow  me, 


'  k5n-ferm'. 


475 


The  deslruclion  of  the  wicked.  PSALMS 

neither  let  the  deep   swallow  me  up,  and 
let  not  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  thy  loving- 
kindness  is  good  :  turn  unto  me  according 
to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mer'cies. 

17  And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy 
servant ;  for  I  am  in  trouble :  hear  me 
speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  anrf  redeem 
it  :  deliver  me,  because  of  mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  hast  known  my  reproach,  and 
my  shame,  and  my  dij/ion'our :  mine  ad'- 
versaries  are  all  before  thee. 

20  Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart,  and 
1  am  full  of  heaviness  :  and  I  looked  for 
some  to  take  pity,  hut- there  was  none  ; 
and  for  com'foiters,  but  I  found  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  meat ; 
and  in  my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to 
drink. 

22  Let  their  table  become  a  snare  be 
fore   them  :    and   that   which  should  have 
been   for   their   welfare,  let   it   become 
trap. 

23  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they 
see  not ;  and  make  their  loins  continually 
to  shake. 

24  Pour  out  thine  indignation  upon 
them,  and  let  thy  wrathful  anger  take 
hold  of  them. 

25  Let  their  habitation  be  desolate ; 
and  let  none  dwell  in  their  tents. 

26  For  they  persecute  him  whom  thou 
hast  smitten  ;  and  they  talk  to  the  grief 
of  those  whom  thou  hast  wounded. 

27  Add  iniquity  unto  their  iniquity  ; 
and  let  them  not  come  into  thy  righteous- 
ness. 

28  Let  them  be  blotted  out  of  the  book 
of  the  living,  and  not  be  written  with  the 
righteous. 

29  But  I  ain  poor  and  sorrowful  :  let 
thy  salvation,  O  God,  set  me  up  on  high. 

30  I  will  praise  the  name  of  God  with 
a  song,  and  will  magnify  him  with  thanks- 
giving. 

31  This  also  shall  please  the  Lord  bet- 
ter than  an  ox  or  bullock  that  hath  horns 
and  hoofs. 

32  The  /tumble  shall  see  this,  and  be 
glad :  and  your  heart  shall  live  that  seek 
God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor,  and 
despifeth  not  his  prisoners. 

34  Let  the  heaven  and  earth  praise  him, 
the  seas,  and  every  thing  that  moveth 
therein : 

35  For  God  will  save  Sl'on,  and  will 
build  the  cities  of  JO'dah  ;  that  they  may 
dwell  there,  and  have  it  in  poffes'sion. 

36  The  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall 
inherit  it ;  and  they  that  love  his  name 
shall  dwell  therein. 

PSALM  LXX. 
To  the  chief  Muf  ig'ian.     A  Psalm  of  Da'- 
vid,  to  bring  to  remembrance. 


Da'vld  prayeth/or  himself. 
li/rAKE  haste,  O  God,    to  deli\ 
'^"   make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lc 


iver  me ; 
Lord. 

2  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
that  seek  after  my  soul :  let  them  be  turn- 
ed backward,  and  put  to  confusion,  that 
desire  my  hurt. 

3  Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a  re- 
ward of  their  shame  that  say,  A-ha',  a-ha' ! 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice 
and  be  glad  in  thee  :  and  let  such  as  love 
thy  salvation  say  continually,  Let  God  be 
magnified. 

5  But  I  am  poor  and  needy  ;  make  haste 
unto  me,  O  God  :  thou  art  my  help  and  my 
deliverer,  O   Lord  ;    make    no  tarrying. 

PSALM  LXXI. 

IN  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ;  let 
me  never  be  put  to  confusion. 

2  Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness,  and 
cause  me  to  escape' :  incline  thine  ear  unto 
me,  and  save  me. 

3  Be  thou  my  strong  habitation,  where- 
unto  I  may  continually  resort:  thou  hast 
given  command'ment  to  save  me  ;  for  thou 
art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 

4  Deliver  me,  O  my  God,  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  wicked,  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
unrighteous  and  cruel  man. 

5  For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  God  ; 
thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

6  By  thee  have  I  been  holden  up  from 
the  womb  :  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out 
of  my  mother's  bowels  :  my  praise  shall  be 
continually  of  thee. 

7  I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many:  but 
thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  with  thy 
praise  and  with  thy  /ton'our  all  the  day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age  ; 
forsake  me  not  when  my  strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak  against'  me  ; 
and  they  that  lay  wait  for  my  soul  take 
counsel  together, 

1 1  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him  ;  per- 
secute and  take  him  :  for  there  is  none  to 
deliver  him. 

12  O  God,  be  not  far  from  me :  O  my 
God,  make  haste  for  my  help. 

13  Let  them  be  confounded  and  con- 
sumed that  are  ad'versaries  to  my  soul ;  let 
them  be  covered  with  reproach  and  dif- 
/lon'our  that  seek  my  hurt. 

14  But  I  will  hope  continually,  and  will 
yet  praise  thee  more  and  more. 

15  My  mouth  shall  show  forth  thy 
righteousness  and  thy  salvation  all  the 
day;  for  I  know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

16  I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord 
God  :  1  will  make  mention  of  thy  righte- 
ousness, even  of  thine  only. 

17  O  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my 
youth :  and  hitherto  have  I  declared  thy 
wondrous  workf. 

18  Now  also,  when  I  am  old  and  gray- 
headed,  O  God,  forsake  me  not,  until  I 
have  showed  thy  strength  unto  this  gen- 

476 


David  praytlh  for  himself^  PSALMS.  andforSol'o-mSn. 

eration,  and  thy  power  to  every  one  Ihat  is  shall  be   made  for  him  continually  ;  and 


to  come. 

19  Thy  rightecHisnt'sa  also,  O  God,  is 
very  hijjh,  who  hast  done  great  thing's:  O 
God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  ? 

20  Thou^  which  hast  showed  me  great 
and  sore  troubles,  shalt  quicken  me  again', 
and  shalt  bring  me  up  again'  from  the 
depths  of  the  earth. 

21  Thou  shalt  increase  my  greatness, 
and  com'fort  me  on  every  side. 

22  I  will  also  praisfe  thee  with  the  psal- 
tery, even  thy  truth,  O  my  God  :  unto  thee 
will  I  sing  with  the  harp,  O  thou  Holy  One 
of  I§'ra-el. 

23  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I 
sing  unto  thee  ;  and  my  soul,  which  thou 
hast  redeemed. 

24  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy 
righteousness  all  the  day  long :  for  they 
are  confounded,  for  they  are  brought  unto 
shame,  that  seek  my  hurt. 

PSALM  LXXH. 
^  Psalm  for  Sol'o-mon. 

GIVE  the  king  thy  judgments,  O  God, 
and  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's 
son. 

2  He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righ- 
teousness, and  thy  poor  with  judgment. 

3  The  moun'tains  shall  bring  peace  to 
the  people,  and  the  little  hills,  by  righte- 
ousness. 

4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people, 
he  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy, 
and  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as  the 
sun  and  moon  endure,  throughout  all  gen- 
erations. 

6  He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon 
the  mown  grass  ;  as  showers  Ihat  water 
the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flour- 
ish ;  and  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as 
the  moon  endureth. 

8  He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea 
to  sea,  and  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of 
the  earth. 

9  They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness 
shall  bow  before  him ;  and  his  enemies 
shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tar'shTsh  and  of  the 
isles  shall  bring  presents  :  the  kings  of 
She'ba  and  Se'ba  shall  offer  gifts. 

11  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before' 
him  ;  all  nations  shall  serve  him. 

12  For  he  shall  dtdiver  the  needy  when 
he  cricth  ;  the  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath 
no  helper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy, 
and  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  de- 
ceit and  violence  :  and  precious  shall  their 
blood  be  in  his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall 
be  given  of  the  gold  of  She'ba  :  prayer  also 


daily  shall  he  be  praised. 

16  There  shall  be  a  handful  of  corn  in 
the  earth  upon  the  top  of  the  moun'tams  ; 
the  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Leb'a- 
non  :  and  (hey  of  the  city  shall  flourish 
like  grass  of  the  earth. 

17  His  name  shall  endure  for  ever :  his 
name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the 
sun  ;  and  men  shall  be  bles'sed  in  him  :  all 
nations  shall  call  him  bles'sed. 

18  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God 
of  Ij'ra-el,  who  only  doeth  wondrojs 
things. 

19  And  bles'sed  be  his  glorious  name  for 
ever :  and  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled 
with  his  glory.     A'men',  and  a'men'. 

20  The  prayers  of  Da'vid  the  son  of 
Jes'se,  are  ended. 

PSALM  LXXIII. 
A  Psalm  of  A'saph. 

TRULY  God  is  good  to    ij'ra-el,  even 
to  such  as  arc  of  a  clean  heart. 

2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost 
gone  ;  my  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

3  For  I  was  envious  at  the  foolish,  w/ien 
I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death  ; 
but  their  strength  is  firm.' 

5  They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men  ; 
neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

6  There'fore  pride  com'passeth  them 
about'  as  a  chain  ;  violence  covereth  them 
as  a  garment. 

7  Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness : 
they  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

8  They  are  corrupt,  and  speak  wicked- 
ly concer'nmg  oppression  :  they  speak  lofti- 
ly- 

9  They  set  their  mouth  against'  the 
heavens;  and  their  tongue  walketh  through 
the  earth. 

10  There'fore  his  people  return  hither  ; 
and  waters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  to 
them : 

1 1  And  they  say.  How  doth  God  know  ? 
and  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High  ? 

12  Behold,  these  are  the  ungodly  who 
prosper  in  the  world ;  they  increase  in 
riches. 

13  Verily  I  have  cleansed  my  heart  in 
vain,  and  washed  my  hands  in  innocency. 

14  For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been 
plagued,  and  chastened  every  morning. 

15  If  I  say,  I  will  speak  thus  ;  behold, 
I  should  oflend  against'  the  generation  of 
thy  children. 

16  When  I  thought  to  know  this,  ittfo* 
too  painful  for  me, 

17  Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of 
God  ;  then  understood  I  their  end. 

18  Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in  slippe- 
ry places  :  thou  castedst  them  down  into 
destruction. 

19  How  are  they  brought   into  desola- 


^  firm. 


477 


The  prophet  complaineth  of  the  PSALMS 

tion,  as  ia  a  moment !  they   are  utterly 
consumed  with  terrors. 

20  As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh  ;  so, 
O  Lord,  when  thou  awakest,  thou  shalt 
despife'  their  imag'e. 

21  Thus  my  heart  was  grieved,  and  I 
was  pricked  in  my  reins. 

22  So  foolish  teas  I  and  ignorant ;  I  was 
as  a  beast  before  thee. 

23  Nevertheless,  I  am  continually  with 
thee  ;  thou  hast  holden  me  by  my  right 
hand. 

24  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  coun- 
sel, and  afterward  receive  me  lo  glory. 

25  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 
and  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire 
besides  thee. 

26  My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth :  but 
God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my 
portion  for  ever. 

27  For,  lo,  they  that  arc  far  from  thee 
shall  perish  ;  thou  hast  destroy'ed  all  them 
that  go  a  whoring  from  thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  to 
God .  I  have  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord 
God,  that  I  may  declare  all  thy  works. 

PSALM  LXXIV. 
Mas'chil  of  A'saph. 

OGOD,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off  for 
ever  ?  why  doth  thine  anger  smoke 
against'  the  sheep  of  thy  pasture  ?  ^ 

2  Remember  thy  congregation,  which 
thou  hast  purchased  of  old;  the  rod  of 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou  hast  redeem- 
ed ;  this  mount  Si'on,  wherein  thou  hast 
dwelt. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  perpet'ual^ 
desolations  ;  even  all  that  the  enemy  hath 
done  wickedly  in  the  sanctuary. 

4  Thine  enemies  roar  in  the  midst  of  thy 
congregations  ;  they  set  up  their  ensigns 
for  signs. 

5  -A  man  was  famous  according  as  he 
had  lifted  up  axes  upon  the  thick  trees. 

6  But  now  they  break  down  the  carved 
work  thereof  at  once  with  axes  and  ham- 


7  They  have  cast  fire  into  thy  sanctua- 
ry ;  they  have  defiled  by  cast'ing  down  the 
dwelling  place  of  thy  name  to  the  ground. 

8  They  said  in  their  hearts.  Let  us  de- 
stroy' them  together :  they  have  burnt  up 
all  the  synagogues  of  God  in  the  land. 

9  We  see  not  our  signs :  there  is  no  more 
any  prophet :  neither  is  there  among  us 
any  that  knoweth  how  long. 

10  O  God,  how  long  shall  the  ad'ver- 
sary  reproach  ?  shall  the  enemy  blaspheme' 
thy  name  for  ever  ? 

11  Why  withdrawest  thou  thy  hand, 
even  thy  right  hand  ?  pluck  it  out  of  thy 
b6'§6m. 

12  For  God  is  my  King  of  old,  working 
salvation  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

13  Thou   didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy 

1  pas'lshure. 


desolation  of  the  sanctuary. 

strength  :  thou  brakest  the  heads  of  the 
dragons  in  the  waters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  leviathan 
in  pieces,  and  gavest  him  to  be  meat  to  the 
people  inhabiting  the  wilderness. 

15  Thou  didst  cleave  the  foun'tain  and 
the  flood  :  thou  driedst  up  mighty  rivers. 

16  The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also  is 
thine  :  thou  hast  prepared  the  light  and 
the  sun. 

17  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  of  the 
earth  :  thou  hast  made  summer  and  win- 
ter. 

18  Remember  this,  that  the  enemy  hath 
reproached,  O  Lord,  and  that  the  foolish 
people  have  blasphemed  thy  name. 

19  O  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy  turtle- 
dove unto  the  multitude  of  the  wicked  : 
forget  not  the  congregation  of  thy  poor  for 
ever. 

20  Have  respect  unto  the  covenant :  for 
the  dark  places  of  the  earth  arc  full  of  the 
habitations  of  cruelty. 

21  O  let  not  the  oppressed  return  asham. 
ed :  let  the  poor  and  needy  praise  thy 
name. 

22  Irlf  e,  O  God,  plead  thine  own  cause ; 
remember  how  the  foolish  man  reproach- 
eth  thee  daily. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  ene- 
mies :  the  tumult  of  those  that  rise  up 
against'  thee  increaseth  continually. 

PSALM  LXXV. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian,  Al-tas'chith. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  of  A'saph. 


UNTO  thee,  O  God,  do  we  give  thanks, 
unto  thee  do  we  give  thanks  :  for 
that  thy  name  is  near,  thy  wondrous  works 
declare. 

2  When  I  shall  receive  the  congrega- 
tion, I  will  judge  uprightly. 

3  The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants 
thereof  arc  dissolved  :  I  bear  up  the  pillars 
of  it.     Se'lah. 

4  I  said  unto  the  fools,  Deal  not  fool- 
ishly ;  and  to  the  wicked.  Lift  not  up  the 
horn : 

5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  :  speak 
not  with  a  stiff"  neck. 

6  For  promotion  cometh  neither  from 
the  east,  nor  from  the  west,  nor  from  the 
south : 

7  But  God  is  the  judge  ;  he  putteth 
down  one,  and  setteth  up  another. 

8  For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is 
a  cup,  and  the  wine  is  red  ;  it  is  full  of 
mixture,  and  he  poureth  out  of  the  same  : 
but  the  dregs  thereof,  all  the  wicked  of 
the  earth  shall  wring  them  out,  and  drink 
them,. 

9  But  I  will  declare  for  ever ;  I  will 
sing  praises  to  the  God  of  Ja'cob. 

10  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also  will 
I  cut  off";  but  the  horns  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  exalted. 

2  per-pet'tihu-al. 
478 


Dacld^s  c6mbal  wilh  diffidence. 
PSALM  LXXVI. 
To  the  chief  Muji^'iaa  on  Neg'i-noth. 
A  Psalm  or  Song  of  A'saph. 

IN  Ju'dah   is  God  known  ;  his  name  is 
great  in  Ij'ra-el. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle,  and 
his  dwelling-place  in  Si'on. 

3  There  brake  he  the  arrows  of  the 
bow,  the  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the 
battle.     Se'lah.* 

4  Thou  art  more  glorious  and  excellent 
than  the  moun'tains  of  prey. 

5  The  stout-hearted  are  spoiled,  they 
have  slept  their  sleep  ;  and  none  of  the 
men  of  might  have  found  their  hands. 

6  At  thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  Ja'cob,  both 
the  chariot  and  horse  ire  cist  into  a  dead 
sleep. 

7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared  ; 
and  who  may  stand  in  thy  sight  when 
once  thou  art  angry  .' 

8  Thou  didst  cause  judgment  to  be 
heard  from  heaven  ;  the  earth  feared,  and 
was  still, 

9  When  God  ar5$e  to  judgment,  to 
save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth.  Se'- 
lah. 

10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise 
thee  :  the  remainder  of  wrath  shalt  thou 
restrain. 

11  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  your 
God :  let  all  that  be  round  about'  him 
bring  presents  unto  him  that  ought  to  be 
feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes  : 
ht  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

PSALM    LXXVII. 

To  the  chief  Muji<;'ian,  to  Jed'u-thun. 

A  Psalm  of  A'saph. 

I  CRIED  unto  God  with  my  voice,  even 
unto  God  with  my  voice  ;  and  he  gave 
ear  unto  me. 

2  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  sought  the 
Lord  :  my  sore  ran  in  the  night,  and 
ceased  not :  my  soul  refused  to  be  com'- 
forted. 

3  I  remembered  God,  and  was  troubled : 
I  complained,  and  my  spirit  was  over- 
whelmed.    Se'lah. 

4  Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  waking :  I 
am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 

5  I  have  considered  the  days  of  old,  the 
years  of  ancient  times. 

6  I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the 
night :  I  commune  with  mine  own  heart, 
and  my  spirit  made  diligent  search. 

7  Will  the  Lord  c.Tst  off  for  ever  ?  and 
will  he  be  favourable  no  more  ? 

8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever  ?  doth 
his  promise  fail  for  evermore .' 

9  Hath  God   forgotten  to  be  gracious  ? 


PSALMS.  ^n  exhortation  to  learn  the  law. 
hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mer'- 
cles  ?     Se'lah. 

10  And  I  said.  This  is  my  infir'mity  :' 
but  I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right 
hand  of  the  Most  High. 

Ill  will  remember  the  works  of  the 
Lord  ;  surely  I  will  remember  thy  w6n 
ders  of  old. 

12  I  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy  work, 
and  talk  of  thy  doings. 

13  Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sanctua 
ry  :  who  is  so  great  a  God  as  our  God  ! 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  won 
ders  :  thou  hast  declared  thy  strength 
among  the  people. 

15  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed 
thy  people,  the  sons  of  Ja'cob  and  Jo'seph. 
Se'lah. 

16  The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God,  the 
waters  saw  thee  :  they  were  afraid  ;  the 
depths  also  were  troubled. 

17  The  clouds  poured  cutwater;  the 
skies  sent  out  a  sound  :  thine  arrows  also 
went  abroad. 

18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the 
heaven  :  the  lightnings  lightened  the 
world  :  the  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

19  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and  thy  path 
in  the  great  waters,  and  thy  footsteps  are 
not  known. 

20  Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock 
by  the  hand  of  Mo'jes  and  wSa'ron. 

PSALM   LXXVIII. 
Mas'chil  of  A'saph. 

GIVE  ear,   O  my  people,  to  my  law : 
incline  your  ears  to  the  words  of 
my  mouth. 

2  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a  parable ; 
I  will  utter  dark  sayings  of  old ; 

3  Which  we  have  heard  and  known, 
and  our  fathers  have  told  us. 

4  We  will  not  hide  them,  from  their 
children,  showing  to  the  generation  to 
come  the  praises  of  the  Lord,  and  his 
strength,  and  his  w6nderful  works  that  he 
hath  done. 

5  For  he  estab'lished  a  tes'timony  in 
Ja'cob,  and  appointed  a  law  in  Ij'ra-el, 
which  he  comman'ded  our  fathers,  that 
they  should  make  them  known  to  their 
children ; 

6  That  the  generation  to  come  might 
know  them,,  even  the  children  which  should 
be  horn, ivho  should  arije  and  declare  them 
to  their  children  : 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope  in 
God,  and  not  forget  the  works  of  God  ; 
but  keep  his  command'ments  : 

8  And  might  not  be  as  their  fathers,  a 
stubborn  and  rebellious  generation  ;  a  gen- 
eration   that    set    not    their  heart  aright, 


♦  Sei<ah  is  a  icord  found  seventy-four  limes  in  the  Book  of  Psalms,  and  thrice  in 
Habakkuk.  Some  think  it  signifies  a  rest  or  pause  in  sin/^ing,,  or  a  change  of  tone  ;  or, 
as  others,  the  elevation  of  the  voice,  or  a  high  note.  Mso,  for  ever,  or,  so  be  it.  But 
U  it  in  general  concluded,  that  it  properly  signijies  the  end  or  pause. — Bdttkkworth 

•  in-fir'm£-te. 

47» 


Karralion  of  God'^s  wrath  against' 

and  whose  spirit  was  not  steadfast  with 
God. 

9  The  children  of  E'phra-im,  being  Arm- 
ed, and  carrying  bows,  turned  back  in  the 
day  of  oattle. 

10  They  kept  not  the  covenant  of  God, 
and  refused  to  walk  in  his  law  ; 

1 1  And  forgat  his  works,  and  his  won- 
ders that  he  had  showed  them. 

12  Marvellous  things  did  he  in  the  sight 
of  their  fathers  in  the  land  of  E'eypt,  in 
the  field  of  Zo'an. 

13  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused 
them  to  pass  through ;  and  he  made  the 
waters  to  stand  as  a  heap. 

14  In  the  day-time  also  he  led  them 
with  a  cloud,  and  all  the  night  with  a 
light  of  fire. 

15  He  clave  the  rocks  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  gave  them  drink  as  out  of  the 
great  depths. 

16  He  brought  streams  also  out  of  the 
rock,  and  caused  waters  to  run  down  like 
rivers. 

17  And  they  sinned  yet  more  against' 
him,  by  provoking  the  Most  High  in  the 
wilderness. 

18  And  they  tempted  God  in  their 
heart,  by  ask'ing  meat  for  their  lust. 

19  Yea,  they  spake  against'  God  :  they 
said.  Can  God  furnish  a  table  in  the  wil- 
derness .' 

20  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock,  that  the 
waters  gushed  out,  and  the  streams  over- 
flowed ;  can  he  give  bread  also  ?  can  he 
provide  flesh  for  his  people  ? 

21  There'fore  the  Lord  heard  this,  and 
was  wroth  :  so  a  fire  was  kindled  against' 
Ja'cob,  and  anger  also  came  up  against' 
If'ra-el. 

22  Because  they  believed  not  in  God, 
and  trusted  not  in  his  salvation  ; 

23  Though  he  had  comman'ded  the 
clouds  from  above,  and  opened  the  doors 
of  heaven, 

24  And  had  rained  down  manna  upon 
them  to  eat,  and  had  given  them  of  the 
corn  of  heaven. 

25  Man  did  eat  angels'  food :  he  sent 
them  meat  to  the  full. 

26  He  caused  an  east  wind  to  blow  in 
the  heaven  ;  and  by  his  power  he  brought 
in  the  south  wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon  them  as 
dust,  and  feathered  fowls  like  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea  ; 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst  of 
their  camp,  routkl  about'  their  habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat.  and  were  well  fill- 
ed :  for  he  gave  them  ilifir  own  desire  ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from  their 
lust:  but  while  their  meat  was  yet  in  their 
mouths, 

31  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon  them, 
and  slew  the  fattest  of  them,  and  smote 
down  the  chosen  mtn  of  If'ra-el. 


PSALMS.  the  incredulous  and  disobedient 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still,  and  be 
lieved  not  for  his  wondrous  works. 

33  There'fore  their  days  did  he  consume 
in  vanity,  and  their  years  in  trouble. 

34  When  he  slew  them,  then  they 
sought  him  ;  and  they  returned  and  in- 
quired early  after  God  : 

35  And  they  remembered  that  God  was 
their  Rock,  and  the  high  God  their  Re- 
deem'er. 

36  Nevertheless  they  did  flatter  him 
with  their  mouth,  and  they  lied  unto  him 
with  their  tongues  : 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  right  with 
him,  neither  were  they  steadfast  in  hia 
covenant. 

38  But  he,  being  full  of  compassion, 
forgave  their  iniquity,  and  destroy'ed  them. 
not :  yea,  many  a  time  turned  he  his  an- 
ger away,  and  did  not  stir  up  all  his 
wrath : 

39  For  he  remembered  that  they  were 
but  flesh  ;  a  wind  that  passeth  away,  and 
cometh  not  again'. 

40  How  oft  did  they  provoke  him  in  the 
wilderness,  and  grieve  him  in  the  def'ert  I 

41  Yea,  they  turned  back,  and  tempted 
God,  and  limited  the  Holy  One  of  if'ra-el 

42  They  remembered  not  his  hand,  no7 
the  day  when  he  delivered  them  from  the 
enemy : 

43  How  he  had  wrought  his  signs  in 
E'|ypt,  and  his  wonders  in  the  field  of 
Zo'an  : 

44  And  had  turned  their  rivers  into 
blood ;  and  their  floods,  that  they  could 
not  drink. 

45  He  sent  di'verj  sorts  of  flies  among 
them,  which  devoured  them ;  and  frogs, 
which  destroy'ed  them. 

46  He  gave  also  their  increase  unto  the 
caterpillar,  and  their  labour  unto  the  lo- 
cust. 

47  He  destroy'ed  their  vines  with  hail, 
and  their  sycamore-trees  with  frost. 

48  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also  to  the 
hail,  and  their  flocks  to  hot  thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierceness  of 
his  anger,  wrath,  and  indignation,  ana 
trouble,  by  sending  evil  angels  among 
them. 

50  He  made  a  way  to  his  anger ;  he 
spared  not  their  soul  from  death,  but  gave 
their  life  over  to  the  pestilence  ; 

51  And  smote  all  the  first-born  in  E'^yp«; 
the  chief  of  their  strength  m  the  taberna- 
cles of  Ham: 

52  But  made  his  own  people  to  go  for'.h 
like  sheep,  and  guided  them  in  the  wil- 
derness like  a  flock. 

53  And  he  led  them  on  safely,  so  that 
they  feared  not :  but  the  sea  overwhelmed 
their  enemies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the  border 
of  his  sanctuary,  even  to  this  moun'tain, 
which  his  right  hand  bad  purchased. 


A  complainl  against  Je-rn'sa-lcm.         PriALMS. 

55  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also  before 
them,  and  divided  them  an  inheritance  by 
line,  and  made  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el  to 
dwell  in  their  tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  provoked  the 
most  high  God,  and  kept  not  his  tes'ti- 
m6nies  ; 

57  But  turned  back,  and  dealt  unfaith- 
fully like  their  fathers  :  they  were  turned 
aside  like  a  deceitful  bow. 

58  For  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with 
their  high  places,  and  moved  him  to  jeal- 
ousy with  their  graven  images. 

59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was  wroth, 
and  greatly  abhorred  If'ra-el : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  of 
ShT'loh,  the  tent  which  he  placed  among 
men ; 

61  And  delivered  his  strength  into  cap- 
tivity, and  his  glory  into  the  enemy's  hand. 

62  He  gave  his  people  over  also  unto 
the  sicord  ;  and  was  wroth  with  his  inheri- 
tance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  their  young  men  ; 
and  their  maidens  were  not  given  to  mar- 
riag^e. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the  sword  ;  and 
their  widows  made  no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked  as  one  out 
of  sleep,  and  like  a  mighty  man  that  shout- 
eth  by  reason  of  wine. 

66  And  he  smote  his  enemies  in  the 
hinder  parts ;  he  put  them  to  a  perpet'u^l 
reproach. 

67  Moreover,  he  refused  the  tabernacle 
of  Jo'seph,  and  chose  not  the  tribe  of 
E'phra-im; 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Ju'dah,  the 
mount  Si'on,  which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary  like  high 
palaces,  like  the  earth  which  he  hath  estab'- 
ITshed  for  ever. 

70  He  chose  David  also  his  servant, 
and  took  him  from  the  sheep-folds : 

71  From  following  the  CAves  great  with 
young,  he  brought  him  to  feed  Ja'cob  his 
people,  and  If'ra-el  his  inheritance. 

72  So  he  fed  them  according  to  the  in- 
tegrity of  his  heart,  and  guided  them  by 
the  skilfulness  of  his  hands. 

PSALM  LXXIX. 
A  Psalm  of  A'saph. 

OGOD,  the  heathen  are  come  into 
thine  inheritance  ;  thy  holy  temple 
have  they  defiled  ;  they  have  laid  Je-ru'- 
sa-lem  on  heaps. 

2  The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants  have 
they  given  to  be  meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  the  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

3  Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  water 
round  about'  Je-rii'sa-lem  ;  and  there  was 
n6ne  to  bury  them. 

4  We  are  become  a  reproach  to  our 
neighbours,  a  scorn  and  derision  to  them 
that  are  round  about'  us. 

^'dt  31 


God  exhort eth  to  obedience. 

5  How  long,  Lord  ?  wilt  thou  be  angry 
for  ever  ?  shall  thy  jealousy  burn  like  fire  ? 

6  Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the  heathen 
that  have  not  known  thee,  and  upon  the 
kingdoms  that  have  not  called  upon  thy 
name  : 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Ja'96b,  and 
laid  waste  his  dwelling-place. 

8  O  remember  not  iigainst'  us  former 
iniquities:  let  thy  tender  mer'cics  speedi 
ly  prevent  us ;  for  we  are  brought  very 
low. 

9  Help  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  for 
the  glory  of  thy  name  ;  and  deliver  us, 
and  purge  away  our  sins,  for  thy  name's 
sake. 

10  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 
Where  is  their  God  ?  let  him  be  known 
among  the  heathen  in  our  sight,  by  the  re- 
venging of  the  blood  of  thy  servants  which 
is  shed, 

11  Let  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  come 
before  thee  ;  according  to  the  greatness  of 
thy  power  preserve'  thou  those  that  are  ap- 
pointed to  die: 

12  And  render  unto  our  neighbours 
seven-fold  into  their  bo'jom  their  reproach, 
wherewith  they  have  reproached  thee,  O 
Lord. 

13  So  we  thy  people,  and  sheep  of  thy 
pasture,  will  give  thee  thanks  for  ever , 
we  will  show  forth  thy  praise  to  all  gene- 
rations. 

PSALM  LXXX. 

To  the  chief  Mufi§'ian  upon  Sho-shan'nim 

E'duth.     A  Psalm  of  A  sapii. 

GIVE  ear,  O  Shep'/ierd  of  if'ra-el,  thou 
that  leadest  Jo'seph  like  a  flock ; 
thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cherubims, 
shine  forth. 

2  Before  E'phra-im,  and  Ben'ja-min,  and 
Ma-nas'seh,  stir  up  thy  strength,  and  come 
and  save  us. 

3  Turn  us  again',  O  God,  and  cause 
thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

4  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt 
thou  be  angry  against'  the  prayer  of  thy 
people? 

5  Thou  feedest  them  with  the  bread  of 
tears  ;  and  givest  them  tears  to  drink  in 
great  meaj'ure. 

6  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our 
neighbours  ;  and  our  enemies  laugh  am6ng 
themselves. 

7  Turn  us  again',  O  God  of  hosts,  and 
cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be 
saved. 

8  Thou  hast  brought  a  vine  out  of 
E'^ypt ;  thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen, 
and  planted  it. 

9  Thou  preparedst  room  before  it,  and 
didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it  fill- 
ed the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with  the 
shadow  of  it,  and  the  boughs  thereof  w?re 
like  the  goodly  cedars. 

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D^vtcTs  complaint  and  prayer.  PSALMS. 

11  She  sent  out  her  houghs  uuto  the 
sea,  and  her  branches  unto  the  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down 
her  hedges,  so  that  all  they  which  pass  by 
the  way  do  pluck  her? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  waste 
it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the  field  doth  de- 
vour it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  O  God  of 
hosts,  look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold, 
and  visit  this  vine  ; 

15  And  the  vine'yard'  which  thy  right 
hand  hath  planted,   and  the  branch  that  thee. 
thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

16  It  is  burnt  with  fire  ;  it  is  cut  down : 
they  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  counte- 
nance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  srods. 
thy  right  hand,  upon  the  son  of  man  whom 
thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from  thee  : 
quicken  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy 
name. 

19  Turn  us  again',  O  Lord  God  of  hosts; 
cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be 
saved. 

PSALM  LXXXL 
To  the  chief  Mufi9'ian  upon  Git'tlth. 
»/2  Psalm  of  A'saph. 

SING    aloud   unto   God   our  strength : 
make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of 
Ja'cob. 

2  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the 
timbrel,  the  pleaj'ant  harp  with  the  psal- 
tery. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new 
moon,  in  the  time  appointed,  on  our  solemn 
feast  day. 

4  For  this  7cas  a  statute  for  Ij'ra-el,  and 
a  law  of  the  God  of  Ja'cob. 

5  This  he  ordained  in  Jo'seph /or  a  tes'- 
timony,  when  he  went  out  through  the 
land  of  E'^ypt ;  where  I  heard  a  language 
that  I  understood  not. 

6  I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  bur- 
den :  his  hands  were  delivered  from  the 
pots. 

7  Thou  calledst  in  troiible,  and  I  deliv- 
ered thee  ;  I  answered  thee  in  the  secret 
place  of  thunder ;  I  proved  thee  at  the 
waters  of  Mer'i-bah.     Se'lah. 

8  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  testify 
unto  thee  :  O  If'ra-el,  if  thou  wilt  hearken 
unto  me  ; 

9  There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee  ; 
•either  shalt  thou  wor'ship  any  strange 
god. 

10  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt : 
open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it. 

11  But  my  people  would  not  hearken  to 
my  voice  :  and  i§'ra-el  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  I  gave  them  up  unto  their  own 
hearts'  lust ;  and  they  walked  in  their  own 
counsels. 


The  desire  of  the  godly. 

13  O  that  my  people  had  hearkened 
unto  me,  and  i§'ra-el  had  walked  in  my 
ways ! 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued  theii 
enemies,  and  turned  my  hand  against'  theii 
ad'versaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have 
submitted  themselves  unto  him:  but  theii 
time  should  have  endured  for  ever. 

16  Ho  should  have  fed  them  also  with 
the  finest  of  the  wheat :  and  with  honey 
out  of  the    rock  should    I  have   satisfied 


PSALM  LXXXIL 
A  Psalm  of  A'saph. 


GOD  standeth  in  the  congregation 
the   mighty  :  he  judgeth  among 


of 
the 


K' 


2  How  long  will  ye  judge  unjustly,  and 
accept  the  persons  of  the  wicked  ?  Se'- 
lah. 

3  Defend  the  poor  and  fatherless :  da 
justice  to  the  afflicted  and  needy. 

4  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy  :  rid  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

5  They  know  not,  neither  will  they  un- 
derstand ;  they  walk  on  in  darkness:  all 
the  foundations  of  the  earth  are  out  of 
course. 

6  I  have  said.  Ye  are  gods  ;  and  all  of 
you  are  children  of  the  Most  High  : 

7  But  ye  shall  die  like  men,  and  fall 
like  one  of  the  princes. 

8  Arif e,  O  God,  judge  the  earth :  for 
thou  shalt  inherit  all  nations. 

PSALM  LXXXIII. 
A  Song  or  Psalm  of  A'saph. 
EEP  not  thou  silence,    O  God  :  hold 
not  thy  peace,    and  be  not  still,  O 
God. 

2  For,  lo,  thine  enemies  make  a  tumult ; 
and  they  that  hate  thee  have  lifted  up  the 
head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  counsel 
against'  thy  people,  and  consulted  against' 
thy  hidden  ones. 

4  They  have  said.  Come,  and  let  us  cut 
them  oflF  from  being  a  nation  ;  that  the 
name  of  Ij'ra-el  may  be  no  more  in  remem- 
brance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  together  with 
one  consent ;  they  are  confederate  against' 
thee : 

6  The  tabernacles  of  E'dom,  and  the 
Ish'ma-el-ites ;  of  Mo'ab,  and  the  Ha-gar- 
ene§' ; 

7  Ge'bal,  and  Am'mon,  and  Xm'a-lek ; 
the  Phi-lis'tines,  with  the  inhabitants  of 
Tyre ; 

8  As'sur  also  is  joined  with  them :  they 
have  holpen  the  children  of  Lot.  Se'- 
lah. 

9  Do  unto  them  as  unto  the  Mid'i-an- 
Ttes  ;  as  to  Sis'e-ra,  as  to  Ja'bin,  at  the 
brook  of  Ki son  ; 


vHn'ylrd. 


482 


7^e  desire  of  the  godly.  PSALMS 

10  Which  perished  at  En'dor  :  they  be- 
came «*  dung  for  the  earth. 

1 1  Make  their  nobles  like  O'reb  and  like 
Ze'eb  ;  yea,  all  their  princes  as  Ze'bah  and 
as  Zal-mun'na : 

12  AVho  said,  Let  us  take  to  ourselves 
the  houses  of  God  in  poffes'sion. 

13  O  my  God,  make  them  like  a  wheel ; 
as  the  stubble  before  the  wind. 

14  As  the  fire  burneth  a  wood,  and  as 
the  flame  setteth  the  moun'tains  on  fire, 

15  So  persecute  them  with  thy  tempest, 
and  make  them  afraid  with  thy  storm. 

16  Fill  their  faces  with  shame  ;  that 
they  may  seek  thy  name,  O  Lord. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and  troubled 
for  ever  ;  yea,  let  them  be  put  to  shame, 
and  perish : 

18  That  men  may  know  that  thou, 
whose  name  alone  is  JE-HO'VAH,  art  the 
Most  Hig^h  over  all  the  earth. 

PSALM  LXXXIV. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian  upon  Git'tith.     A 

Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Ko'rah. 

HOW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O 
Lord  of  hosts  ! 

2  My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth, 
for  the  courts  of  the  Lord  ;  my  heart  and 
my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house, 
and  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where 
she  may  lay  her  young,  even  thine  altars, 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  my  King,  and  my  God. 

4  Bles'sed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy 
house :  they  will  be  still  praising  thee. 
Se'lah. 

5  Bles'sed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is 
in  thee  ;  in  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of 
them  : 

6  TVho  pass'ing  through  the  valley  of 
Ba'ca,  make  it  a  well  :  the  rain  also  filleth 
the  pools. 

7  They  go  from  strength  to  strength  ; 
every  one  of  them  in  Zi'on  appeareth  be- 
fore God. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer : 
gfive  ear,  O  God  of  Ja'cob.     Se'lah. 

9  Behold,  O  God,  our  shield,  and  look 
upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than 
a  thousand.  I  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper 
in  the  house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in 
the  tents  of  wickedness. 

11  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and 
shield  :  the  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glo- 
ry :  no  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from 
them  that  walk  uprightly. 

12  O  IjORD  of  hosts,  bles'sed  is  the  man 
that  trusteth  in  thee. 

PSALM    LXXXV. 

To  the  chief  Mufi^'ian.     A  Psalm  for  the 

sons  of  Ko'rah. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto 
thy  land  :  thou  hast  brought  hack 
the  captivity  of  Ja'cob. 


Da'md  prayelh  for  mercy. 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy 
people  ;  thou  hast  c6vered  all  their  sin. 
Se'lah. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath : 
thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierce- 
ness of  thine  anger. 

4  Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  and 
cause  thine  anger  to'wards  us  to  cease. 

5  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  ? 
wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  gen- 
erations ? 

6  Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again',  that 
thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee  ? 

7  Show  lis  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  and 
grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will 
speak :  for  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his 
people,  and  to  his  saints  •  but  let  them  not 
turn  again'  to  folly. 

9  Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that 
fear  him  ;  that  glory  may  dwell  in  our 
land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together; 
righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each 
other. 

1 1  Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth; 
and  righteousness  shall  look  down  from 
heaven. 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which 
is  good  :  and  our  land  shall  yield  her  in- 
crease. 

13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him, 
and  shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps. 

PSALM   LXXXVL 
A  Prayer  of  Da'vid. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  hear 
me  ;  for  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

2  Preferve'  my  soul,  for  I  am  holy:  O 
thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trust- 
eth in  thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord  :  for  I 
cry  unto  thee  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant :  for 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my 
soul. 

5  For  thou.  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready 
to  forgive  ;  and  plen'teous  in  mercy  unto 
all  them  that  call  upon  thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my  prayer  ; 
and  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
tions. 

7  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call 
upon  thee  :  for  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

8  Among  the  gods  there  is  n6ne  like 
unto  thee,  O  Lord  ;  neither  are  there  any 
works  like  unto  thy  works. 

9  All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made 
shall  come  and  wor'shTp  before  thee,  O 
Lord  ;  and  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  w6n- 
drous  things  :  thou  art  God  alone. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ;  I  will 
walk  in  thy  truth  :  unite  my  heart  to  fear 
thy  name. 

12  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my  God, 


483 


A  prayer  containing  PSALMS.  a  griet/ous  complaint. 

with  all  my  heart;  and  I  will  glorify  thy | abomination   unto  them:  /  am  shut  up, 
name  for  evermore.  j  and  I  cannot  come  forth. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  td'ward  me  ;       9  Mine  eye  mourneth  by  reason  of  af- 
and  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the  |  fliction :  Lord,  1  have  called  daily  upon 

thee  ;  I  have  stretched  out  my  hands  unto 

thee. 

10  Wilt  thou  show  wonders  to  the 
dead  ?  shall  the  dead  arige  and  praise 
thee  ?     Se'lah. 

1 1  Shall  thy  loving-kindness  be  declared 
in  the  grave  ?  or  thy  faithfulness  in  de- 
struction ? 

12  Shall  thy  wonders  be  known  in  the 
dark  ?  and  thy  righteousness  in  the  land 
of  forgetfulness  ? 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  O  Lord  ; 
and  in  the  morning  shall  my  prayer  pre- 
vent thee. 

14  Lord,  why  castest  thou  off  my  soul  ? 
why  hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me  ? 

15  I  am  afBicted  and  ready  to  die  from 
m,y  youth  up  -.^while  I  suffer  thy  terrors  I 
am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  goeth  over  me  ; 
thy  terrors  have  cut  me  off. 

17  They  came  round  about'  me  daily 
like  water,  they  com'passed  me  about' 
together. 

18  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou  put  far 
from  me,  and  mine  acquaintance  into 
darkness. 

PSALM  LXXXIX. 
Mas'chil  of  E'than  the  Ez'ra-hite. 

I  WILL  sing  of  the  mer'cies  of  the 
Lord  for  ever  :  with  my  mouth  will  I 
make  known  thy  faithfulness  to  all  gener- 
ations. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built 
up  for  ever :  thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou 
estab'lish  in  the  very  heavens. 

3  I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  cho- 
sen, 1  have  sworn  unto  Da'vid  my  servant. 

4  Thy  seed  will  I  estab'lish  for  ever, 
and  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations. 
Se'lah. 

5  And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy 
wonders,  O  Lord  ;  thy  faithfulness  also 
in  the  congregation  of  the  saints. 

6  For  who  in  the  heaven  can  be  com- 
pared unto  the  Lord  ?  who  among  the 
sons  of  the  mighty  can  be  likened  unto 
the  Lord  ? 

7  God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  as- 
sembly of  the  saints,  and  to  be  had  in 
reverence  of  all  them  that  are  about 
him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a  strong 
Lord  like  unto  thee  ?  or  to  thy  faithful- 
ness round  about'  thee  ? 

9  Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea  : 
when  the  waves  thereof  arife,  thou  stillest 
them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken  Ra'hab  in  pieces, 
as  one  that  is  slain :  thou  hast  scattered 
thine  enemies  with  thy  strong  arm. 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth 
484 


lowest  hell 

14  O  God,  the  proud  are  risen  against' 
me,  and  the  assemblies  of  violent  m.en 
have  sought  after  my  soul,  and  have  not 
set  thee  before  them. 

15  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  God  full 
of  compassion,  and  gracious  ;  long-suffer- 
ing, and  plen'teous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

16  O  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy 
upon  me :  give  thy  strength  unto  thy 
servant,  and  save  the  son  of  thine  hand- 
maid. 

17  Show  me  a  token  for  good  ;  that 
they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be 
ashamed  ;  because  thou.  Lord,  hast  hol- 
pen  me,  and  com'forted  me. 

PSALM  LXXXVII. 
A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sons  of  K5'rah. 

HIS  foundation  is  in  the  holy  moun'- 
tains. 

2  The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  Zi'on 
more  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

3  Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee, 
O  city  of  God.     Se'lah. 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  Ra'hab  and 
Bab'y-lon  to  them  that  know  me  ;  behold, 
Phi-lis'ti-a,  and  Tyre,  with  E-thi-o'pi-a : 
this  m.an  was  born  there. 

5  And  of  Zi'on  it  shall  be  said.  This  and 
that  man  was  born  in  her  ;  and  the  High'- 
est  himself  shall  estab'lish  her. 

6  The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he 
writeth  up  the  people,  that  this  man  was 
born  there.     Se'lah. 

7  As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on 
instruments  shall  be  there  :  all  my  springs 
are  in  thee. 

PSALM   LXXXVIII. 
A  Song  or  Psalm  for  the   sons  of  Ko'rah. 
To  the  chief  Muf ig'ian  upon  Ma'ha-lath 
Le-an'noth,  Mas'chil  of  He'man  the  Ez'- 
ra-hite. 

OLORD  God  of  my  salvation,  I  have 
cried  day  and  night  before  thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before  thee  :  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  my  cry  ; 

3  For  my  soul  is  fujl  of  troubles,  and 
my  life  draweth  nigh  unto  the  grave. 

4  I  am  counted  with  them  that  go  down 
into  the  pit  :  I  am  as  a  man  that  hath  no 
strength : 

5  Free  among  the  dead,  like  the  slain 
that  lie  in  the  grave,  whom  thou  remem- 
berest  no  more  :  and  they  are  cut  off  from 
thy  hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit, 
in  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me,  and 
thou  hast  afflicted  m,e  with  all  thy  waves. 
Se'lah. 

8  Thou  hast  put  away  mine  acquaint- 
ance far  from  me  ;  thou  hast  made  me  an 


Divides  complaint  PSALMS 

also  is  thine :  as  for  the  world,  and  the 
fulness  thereof,  thou  hast  founded  them. 

12  The  north  and  the  south  thou  hast 
created  them :  Ta'bor  and  Her'mon  shall 
rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  a  mic;hty  arm  :  strong  is 
thy  hand,  and  hijfh  is  thy  right  hand. 

14  Justice  and  judgment  are  the  hab- 
itation of  thy  throne  :  mercy  and  truth 
shall  g-o  before  thy  face. 

15  Bles'sed  is  the  people  that  know  the 
joyful  sound :  they  shall  walk,  O  Lord, 
in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all 
the  day  :  and  in  thy  righteousness  shall 
they  be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their 
strength  ;  and  in  thy  favour  our  horn 
shall  be  exalted. 

18  For  the  Lord  t«  our  defence;  and 
the  Holy  One  of  If'ra-el  is  our  King. 

19  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy 
Holy  One,  and  saidst,  I  have  laid  help 
upon  one  that  is  mighty  ;  I  have  exalted 
one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 

20  I  have  found  Da'vid  my  servant  ; 
with  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him  : 

21  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  estab'- 
llshed;  mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen 
him. 

22  The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon 
him  ;  nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

23  And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before 
his  face,  and  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

24  But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy 
shall  be  with  him  ;  and  in  my  name  shall 
his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea, 
and  his  right  hand  in  the  rivers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me.  Thou  art  my 
Fa'ther,  my  God,  and  the  Rock  of  my 
salvation. 

27  Also  I  will  make  him  my  first-born, 
higher  than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

28  My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for 
evermore,  and  my  covenant  shall  stand 
fast  with  him. 

29  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure 
for  ever,  and  his  throne  as  the  days  of 
heaven. 

30  If  his  children  forsake  my  law,  and 
walk  not  in  my  judgments  ; 

31  If  they  break  my  statutes,  and  keep 
not  my  command'ments  ; 

32  Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression 
with  the  rod,  and  their  iniquity  with 
stripes. 

33  Nevertheless  my  loving-kindness  will 
I  not  utterly  take  from  him,  nor  suffer  my 
faithfulness  to  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break,  nor 
alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness, 
that  I  will  not  lie  unto  Da'vTd. 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever,  and 
his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 

Ss2 


and  prayer. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as 
the  moon,  and  as  a  faithful  witness  in 
heaven.     Se'lah. 

38  But  thou  hast  cast  oflF  and  abhor- 
red, thou  hast  been  wroth  with  thine 
anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  c6venant 
of  thy  servant ;  thou  hast  profaned  his 
crown,  by  cast'lng  it  to  the  ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  all  his  hedg- 
es ;  thou  hast  brought  his  strong  holds  to 
ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him  : 
he  is  a  reproach  to  his  neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right  hand  of 
his  adversaries  ;  thou  hast  made  all  his 
enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also  turned  the  edge  of 
his  su'ord,  and  hast  not  made  him  to  stand 
in  the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  glory  to  cease, 
and  cast  his  throne  down  to  the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou 
shortened  :  thou  hast  covered  him  with 
shame.     Se'lah. 

46  How  long.  Lord?  wilt  thou  hide 
thyself  for  ever  ?  shall  thy  wrath  burn 
like  fire  ? 

47  Remember  how  short  my  time  is : 
wherefore  hast  thou  made  all  men  in  vain  ? 

48  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and 
shall  not  see  death  ?  shall  he  deliver  his 
soul  from  the  hand  of  the  grave  ?    Se'lah. 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  loving- 
kindnesses,  which  thou  swarest  unto  Da'- 
vid in  thy  truth  ? 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of 
thy  servants  ;  how  I  do  bear  in  my  bo'fom 
the  reproach  of  all  the  mighty  people  ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  re- 
proached, O  Lord  ;  wherewith  they  have 
reproached  the  footsteps  of  thine  anointed. 

52  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 
A'men',  and  a'men'. 

PSALM  XC. 
A  Prayer  of  Mo'fes,  the  Man  of  God. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling- 
place  in  all  generations. 

2  Before  the  moiin'tains  were  brought 
forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth 
and  the  world,  evgn  from  everlas'ting  to 
everlas'ting,  thou  ar<*God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction ; 
and  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are 
but  as  yes'terday  when  it  is  past,  and  as  a 
wStch  in  the  night. 

5  Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a 
flood  ;  Ihey  are  as  a  sleep  :  in  the  morning 
they  are  like  grass  ivhich  groweth  up. 

6  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and 
groweth  up  ;  in  the  evening  it  is  cut 
down,  and  withereth. 

7  For  we  arc  consumed  by  thine  anger, 
and  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

8  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities   before 
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Fht  state  of  the.  godly. 

thee,  our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy 
countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in 
thy  wrath  ;  we  spend  our  years  as  a  tale 
thai  is  told. 

10  The  days  of  our  years  are  three- 
score years  and  ten  ;  and  if  by  reason  of 
strength  they  be  fourscore  years,  yet  is 
their  strength  labour  and  sorrow :  for  it  is 
soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

11  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine 
anger  ?  even  according  to  thy  fear  ;  so  is 
thy  wrath. 

12  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that 
we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

13  Return,  O  Lord,  how  long  ?  and  let 
it  repent  thee  concer'ning  thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy  ; 
that  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our 
days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days 
wherein  thou  hast  afflicted  us,  and  the 
years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  ser- 
vants, and  thy  glory  unto  their  children 

17  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our 
God  be  upon  us  :  and  estab'lish  thou  the 
work  of  our  hands  upon  us ;  yea,  the 
work  of  our  hands  estab'lish  thou  it. 

PSALM  XCL 

HE  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place 
of  the  Most  High,  shall  abide  under 
the  shadow  of  the  Al-migh'ty. 

2  I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my 
refuge,  and  my  fortress  :  my  God  ;  in  him 
will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the 
snare  of  the  fowler,  and  from  the  noisome 
pestilence. 

4  He  shall  cover  thee  with- his  feathers, 
and  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  trust :  his 
truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 

5  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror 
by  night,  nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by 
day. 

6  JVor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in 
darkness,  rior  for  the  destruction  that 
wasteth  at  noon-day. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and 
ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand  ;  but  it 
shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

8  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  be- 
hold, and  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord, 
which  is  my  refuge,  even  the  Most  High, 
thy  habitation, 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee,  nei- 
ther shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy 
dwelling. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge 
over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their 
hands,  lest  thou  dash  .thy  foot  against'  a 
stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and 

*  tnad'jes-te. 


PSALMS.  jin  exhortation  to  praise  God. 

adder :    the  young  lion  and   the   dragoon 
shalt  thou  trample  under  feet. 

14  Because  he  ha!h  sit  his  love  upon 
me,  thereTore  will  1  dLliver  him :  I  will 
set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known 
my  name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will 
answer  him  :  I  will  be  with  him  in  troiible  ; 
I  will  deliver  him,  and  hbn'ouv  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him,  and 
show  him  my  salvation. 

PSALM  xcn. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  Sab'bath-day. 
TT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto 
-*  the  Lord,  and  to  sing  praises  unto  thy 
name,  O  Most  High  : 

2  To  show  forth  thy  loving-kindness  in 
the  morning,  and  thy  faithfulness  every 
night, 

3  Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings, 
and  upon  the  psaltery  ;  upon  the  harp  with 
a  solemn  sound. 

4  For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad 
through  thy  work  ;  I  will  triumph  in  the 
works  of  thy  hands. 

5  O  Lord,  how  great  are  thy  works  '. 
and  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

6  A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ;  neither 
doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

7  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass, 
and  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do 
flourish  ;  it  is  that  they  shall  be  destroy'ed 
for  ever : 

8  But  thou.  Lord,  art  most  high  for 
evermore. 

9  For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord,  for, 
lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish :  all  the 
workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered  ; 

10  But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like 
the  horn  of  a  unicorn  :  I  shall  be  anointed 
with  fresh  oil. 

11  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  desire  on 
mine  enemies  ;  and  mine  ears  shall  hear 
my  desire  of  the  wicked  that  rise  up 
against'  me. 

12  The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the 
palm-tree  ;  he  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in 
Leb'a-non. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of 
our  God. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in 
old  age  ;  they  shall  be  fat  and  flourishing  ; 

15  To  show  that  the  Lord  is  upright  : 
he  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteous- 
ness in  him. 

PSALM   XCIIL 

THE  Lord  reigneth  ;  he  is  clothed 
with  maj'estyl  ;  the  Lord  is  clothed 
with  strength,  wherewith  he  hath  girded - 
himself:  the  world  also  is  estab'lTshed,  that 
it  cannot  be  moved. 

2  Thy  throne  i«estab'lished  of  old  :  thou 
art  from  everlas'ting. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O  Lord, 
-  glr'ded. 

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God  u  fhe  defender  of  the  afflicted.        PSALMS 
the  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice  ;  the 
floods  lift  up  their  waves. 

4  The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than 
the  noise  of  many  waters,  i/ea,  than  the 
mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

5  Thy  tes'tim6nies  are  very  sure  :  holi- 
ness bccometh  thine  house,  O  Lord,  for 
ever. 

PSALM  XCIV. 

OLORD  God,  to  whom  vengeance  be- 
longeth  ;  O  God,  to  whom  vengeance 
belongeth,  show  thyself. 

2  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  judge  of  the 
earth  :  render  a  reward  to  the  proud. 

3  Lord,  how  long  shall  the  wicked, 
how  long  shall  the  wicked  triumph  ? 

4  How  long  shall  they  utter  and  speak 
hard  things  ?  and  all  the  workers  of  ini- 
quity boast  themselves  ? 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  O 
Lord,  and  afflict  thine  heritage  : 

6  They  slay  the  widow  and  the  stran- 
ger, and  murder  the  fatherless. 

7  Yet  they  say,  The  Lord  shall  not 
see,  neither  shall  the  God  of  Ja'cob  re- 
gard it. 

8  Understand,  ye  bru'tish  am6ng  the 
people  ;  and,  ye.  fools,  when  will  ye  be 
wise  ? 

9  He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not 
hear?  he  that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not 
see  ? 

10  He  that  chastiseth  the  heathen, 
shall  not  he  correct  ?  he  that  teacheth 
man  knowledge,  shall  not  he  know  ? 

1 1  The  Lord  knoweth  the  thoughts  of 
man,  that  they  are  vanity. 

12  Bles'sed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chas- 
tenest,  O  Lord,  and  teachest  him  out  of 
thy  law  ; 

13  That  thou  mayst  give  him  rest  from 
the  days  of  adver'sity,   until  the  pit  be 


jed  for  the  wicked 

14  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  his 
people,  neither  will  he  forsake  his  inheri- 
tance : 

15  But  judgment  shall  return  unto  righ- 
teousness ;  and  all  the  upright  in  heart 
shall  follow  it. 

16  Who  will  rise  up  for  me  against'  the 
evil-doers  ?  or  who  will  stand  up  for  me 
against'  the  workers  of  iniquity? 

17  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help, 
my  soul  had  almost  dwelt  in  silence. 

18  When  I  said.  My  foot  slippeth ;  thy 
mercy,  O  Lord,  held  me  up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  my  thoughts 
within  me  thy  com'forts  delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  throne  of  iniquity  have 
fellowship  with  thee,  which  frameth  mis'- 
chlef  by  alaw? 

21  They  gather  themselves  together 
Sgainst'  the  soul  of  the  righteous,  and  con- 
demn the  innocent  blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  my  defence  ;  and 
my  God  is  the  rock  of  my  refuge. 


An  exhortation  to  praise  God 

23  And  he   shall  bring  upon  them  theii 

own  iniquity,  and    shall   cut  them   off  ic 

their  own  wickedness  ;  yea,  the  Lord  oui 

God  shall  cut  them  off. 

PSALM  XCV. 
/^   COME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  ; 


et  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  rock 
of  our  salvation. 

2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with 
thanksgiving,  and  make  a  joyful  noise  unto 
him  with  psalms. 

3  For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a 
great  King  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of 
the  earth  ;  the  strength  of  the  hills  is  his 
also. 

5  The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it ;  and 
his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

6  O  come,  let  us  w6r'3hTp  and  bow 
down  :  let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  oui 
Ma'ker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God ;  and  we  are  the 
people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
hand.     To-day,  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  prov- 
ocation, and  as  in  the  day  of  temptation 
in  the  wilderness : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me,  prov- 
ed me,  and  saw  my  work. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with 
this  generation,  and  said,  It  is  a  people 
that  do  err  in  their  heart,  and  they  have 
not  known  my  ways : 

1 1  Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my  wrath, 
that  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

PSALM  XCVI. 
SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  ; 
sing  unto  the  Lord  all  the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name  . 
show  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathau, 
his  wonders  among  all  people. 

4  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to 
be  praised :  he  is  to  be  feared  above  all 
gods. 

5  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are 
idols  :  but  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

6  Jfon'our  and  maj'esty  are  before  him ; 
strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctua- 
ry. 

7  Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kindreds 
of  the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory 
and  strength  ; 

8  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due 
unto  his  name :  bring  an  offering,  and 
come  into  his  courts. 

9  O  wor'ship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of 
holiness:  fear  before  him  all  the  earth. 

10  Say  among  the  heathen,  /hat  the 
Lord  reigneth  :  the  world  also  shall  be 
estab'lished  that  it  shall  not  be  moved  :  he 
shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 

11  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the 
earth  be  glad  ;  let  the  sea  roar,  and  the 
fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that 

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o 


The  mnfesty  of  God's  kingdom.  PSALMS 

is  therein  :  then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the 
wood  rejoice 

13  Before  the  Lord:  for  he  cometh,  for 
he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth :  he  shall 
judg^e  tlie  world  with  righteousness,  and 
the  people  with  his  truth. 

PSALM  XCVIL 

THE  Lord  reigneth,   let  the  earth  re- 
joice ;  let  the  multitude  of  isles   be 
glad  thereof. 

2  Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about' 
him  :  righteousness  and  judgment  (ire  the 
habitation  of  his  throne. 

3  A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and  burneth 
up  his  enemies  round  about'. 

4  His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world  : 
the  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

3  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

6  The  heavens  declare  his  righteous- 
ness, and  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 

7  Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve 
graven  images,  that  boast  themselves  of 
idols  :  wor'ship  him  all  ye  gods. 

8  Si'on  heard,  and  was  glad ;  and  the 
daughters  of  Ju'dah  rejoiced,  because  of 
thy  judgments,  O  Lord. 

9  For  thou.  Lord,  art  high  above  all 
the  earth ;  thou  art  exalted  far  above  all 
gods. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil: 
he  preferv'eth  the  souls  of  his  saints  ;  he 
delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous,  and 
gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous ; 
and  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of 
his  holiness. 

PSALM  XCVIIL 
A  Psalm. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  ; 
for  he  hath  done  marvellous  things  : 
his  right  hand  and  his  holy  arm  hath  got- 
ten him  the  victory. 

2  The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  sal- 
vation :  his  righteousness  hath  he  openly 
showed  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and 
his  truth  to'w^ard  the  house  of  If'ra-el :  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salva- 
tion of  our  God. 

4  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord, 
all  the  earth  ;  make  a  loud  noise,  and  re- 
joice, and  sing  praise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp ; 
with  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 

6  With  trumpets,  and  sound  of  cornet, 
make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  Lord  the 
King. 

7  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  there- 
of ;  the  world,  and  they  that  dwell  there- 
in. 

8  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands  :  let 
♦.he  hills  be  joyful  together, 


God'' s  judgment  upon  idolaters. 

9  Before   the   Lord  :  for  he  cometh   to 

judge  the  earth  :  with  righteousness  shall 

he  judge  the  world,  and  the  people  with 

equity. 

PSALM  XCIX. 

THE  Lord  reigneth  ;  let   the  people 
tremble  :  he  sitteth  between  the  cher- 
ubims  ;  let  the  earth  be  moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zi'on,  and  he 
is  high  above  all  people. 

3  Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible 
name  ;  for  it  is  holy. 

4  The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judg- 
ment ;  thou  dost  estab'llsh  equity  :  thou 
executest  judgment  and  righteousness  in 
Ja'cob. 

5  Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  and  wor- 
ship at  his  footstool  ;  for  he  is  holy. 

6  Mo'fes  and  »/3a'r6n  among  his  priests, 
and  Sam'u-el  among  them  that  call  upon 
his  name  :  they  called  upon  the  Lord,  and 
he  answered  them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy 
pillar :  they  kept  his  tes'timonies,  and  the 
ordinance  that  he  gave  them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O  Lord  our 
God  :  thou  wast  a  God  that  forgavest 
them,  though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of 
their  inventions. 

9  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and  wor'- 
ship at  his  holy  hill :  for  the  Lord  our  God 
is  holy. 

PSALM  C. 
A  Psalm  of  Praise. 

Mx\KE  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  LorDj 
all  ye  lands. 

2  Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  ;  come 
before  his  presence  with  singing. 

3  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  :  it 
is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  our- 
selves :  we  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of 
his  pasture. 

4  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiv- 
ing, and  into  his  courts  with  praise :  be 
thankful  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

5  For  the  Lord  is  good,  his  mercy  is 
everlas'ting  ;  and  his  truth  endureth  to  all 
generations. 

PSALM  CI. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

1WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment: 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  sing. 

2  I  will  behave  myself  wisely  in  a  per- 
fect way.  O  !  when  wilt  thou  come  unto 
me?  I  will  walk  within  my  house  with  a 
perfect  heart. 

3  I  will  set  no  wicked  thing  before  mine 
eyes :  I  hate  the  work  of  them  that  turn 
aside,  it  shall  not  cleave  to  me. 

4  A  fro'ward  heart  shall  depart  from 
me  ;  I  will  not  know  a  wicked  person. 

5  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  neigh- 
bour, him  will  I  cut  off:  him  that  hath  a 
high  look  and  a  proud  heart  will  not  I  suf- 
fer. 

6  Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful 

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The  PropheCs  gricv'ouscomplatnl.       PSALMS.  God  tu  be  blcss'ed  for  his  mercy. 


of  the  land,  that  they  may  dwell  with  me  : 
he  that  walketh  in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall 
serve  me. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall  not 
dwell  within  my  house  ;  he  that  telleth 
lies  shall  not  tarry  in  my  sight. 

8  I  will  early  destroy'  all  the  wicked  of 
the  land,  that  I  may  cutoff  all  wicked  do- 
ers from  the  city  of  the  Lord. 

rSALIVI  CII. 
A   Prayer  of  the    Afflicted  ;    when    he    is 
overwhelmed,  and  poureth  out  his  com- 
plaint before  the  Lord. 

Hl-All   my  prayer,    O   Lord,   and  let 
my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

2  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day 
when  I  am  in  trouble  ;  incline  thine  ear 
unto  me  :  in  the  day  when  I  call,  answer 
me  speedily. 

3  For  my  days  are  consumed  like  smoke, 
and  my  bones  are  burned  as  a  hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  Avithered 
like  grass ;  so  that  I  forget  to  eat  my 
bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning, 
my  bones  cleave  to  my  skin. 

6  I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  wilderness  ; 
I  am  like  an  owl  of  the  dej'ert. 

7  I  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow  alone 
upon  the  house-top. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the 
day ;  and  they  that  are  mad  against'  me 
are  sworn  against'  me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread,  and 
mingled  my  drink  with  weeping  ; 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy 
wrath  :  for  thou  hast  lifted  me  up,  and 
cast  me  down. 

11  My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  de- 
clineth  ;  and  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  endure  for 
ever,  and  thy  remembrance  unto  all  gene- 
rations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arTje,  and  have  mercy 
upon  Zi'on :  for  the  time  to  favour  her, 
yea,  the  set  time,  is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleaj'ure  in 
her  stones,  and  favour  the  dust  thereof. 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  kings  of  the  earth 
thy  glory. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build  up  Zi'- 
on, he  shall  appear  in  his  glory. 

17  He  will  regard  the  prayer  of  the  des- 
titute, and  not  despTje'  their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the  gener- 
ation to  come  ;  and  the  people  which  shall 
be  created  shall  praise  the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the 
height  of  his  sanctuary  ;  from  heaven  did 
the  Lord  behold  the  earth  ; 

20  To  hear  the  groaning  of  the  prisoner, 
to  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  death  ; 

21  To  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord 
in  Zl'on,  and  his  praise  in  Je-ru'sa-lem ; 


2$  When  the  people  are  gathered  to- 
gether, and  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the 
Lord. 

23  He  weakened  my  strength  in  the 
way  ;  he  shortened  my  days. 

24  I  said,  O  my  God,  lake  me  not 
away  in  the  midst  of  my  days  :  thy  years 
are  throughout  all  generations. 

25  Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  earth  ;  and  the  heavens  are  the 
work  of  thy  hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  en- 
dure ;  yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like 
a  garment ;  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change 
them,  and  they  shall  be  changed  : 

27  But  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years 
shall  have  no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall 
continue,  and  their  seed  shall  be  estab'- 
lished  before  thee. 

PSALM  cm. 

A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ;  and  all 
that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  for- 
get not  all  his  benefits  : 

3  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities  ; 
who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

4  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruc- 
tion ;  who  crowneth  thee  with  loving- 
kindness  and  tender  mer'cies  ; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good 
things  ;  so  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like 
the  eagle's. 

6  The  Lord  executeth  righteousness 
and  judgment  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

7  He  made  known  his  ways  unto  M6'- 
f  es,  his  acts  unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el. 

8  The  Lord  is  mer'ciful  and  gracious, 
slow  to  anger,  and  plen'teous     in  mercy. 

9  He  will  not  alway  chide  ;  neither 
will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our 
sins,  nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  in- 
iquities. 

11  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the 
earth,  so  great  is  his  mercy  to'ward  them 
that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
so  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions 
from  us. 

13  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 
so  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ;  he  re- 
membereth  that  we  are  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass  ; 
as  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth  : 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it 
is  gone  ;  and  the  place  thereof  shall  know 
it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from 
everlas'ting  to  everlas'ting  upon  them  that 
fear  him,  and  his  righteousness  unto  chil- 
dren's children  ; 

18  To  such  as  keep  his  c6venant,  anc* 


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"?  mtdilation  on  God's  power :  PSALMS. 

f.o   those    that   remember   his  command'- 
ments  to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  throne 
in  the  heavens ;  and  his  kingdom  ruleth 
over  all. 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels,  that 
excel  in  strength,  that  do  his  command'- 
ments,  hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his 
word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 
ye  ministers  of  his  that  do  his  pleaf'ure. 

22  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works,  in  all 
places  of  his  dominion  :  bless  the  Lord, 
O  my  soul. 

PSALM  CIV. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.    O  Lord 
my  God,  thou  art  very  great ;  thou 
art  clothed  with  hbn'onr  and  maj'esty  :^ 

2  Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as 
tvith  a  garment ;  who  stretchest  out  the 
heavens  like  a  ciir'tain  ; 

3  Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  cham- 
bers in  the  waters  ;  who  maketh  the  clouds 
his  chariot ;  who  walketh  upon  the  wings 
of  the  wind  ; 

4  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits  ;  his 
ministers  a  flaming  fire  ; 

5  JVho  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
that  it  should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as 
with  a  garment :  the  waters  stood  above 
the  moun'tains. 

7  At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ;  at  the  voice 
of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 

8  They  go  up  by  the  moun'tains  ;  they 
go  down  by  the  valleys  unto  the  place 
which  thou  hast  founded  for  them. 

9  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may 
not  pass  over,  that  they  turn  not  again'  to 
cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  val- 
leys, uhich  run  among  the  hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of 
the  field :  the  wild  asses  quench  their 
thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  heav- 
en-have their  habitation,  which  sing  among 
the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  from  his  cham- 
bers :  the  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit 
of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the 
cattle,  and  herh  for  the  ser'vice  of  man, 
that  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the 
earth  ; 

15  And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart 
of  man,  and  oil  to  make  his  face  to  shine, 
and  bread  which  strengtheneth  man's 
heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full  of 
sap  :  the  cedars  of  Leb'a-non,  which  he 
hath  planted  ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their  nests : 
as  for  the  stork,  the  fir-trees  are  her 
house. 


Hts  v)6nderful  providence. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for  the 
wild  goats,  and  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 

19  He  appointeth  the  moon  for  seasons: 
the  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

20  Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is 
night,  wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest 
do  creep  forth. 

21  The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey, 
and  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  arifeth,  they  gather  them- 
selves together,  and  lay  them  down  in 
their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work,  and 
to  his  labour,  until  the  evening. 

24  O  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy 
works  !  in  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them 
all :  the  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches  ; 

25  So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea,  where- 
in are  things  creeping  innumerable,  both 
small  and  great  beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships  ;  there  is  that  le- 
viathan, whom  thou  hast  made  to  play 
therein. 

27  These  wait  all  upon  thee,  that  thou 
mayst  give  them  their  meat  in  due  sea- 
son. 

28  That  thou  givest  them,  they  gather : 
thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  filled 
with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are 
troubled  ;  thou  takest  away  their  breath, 
they  die,  and  return  to  their  dust. 

30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they 
are  created  ;  and  thou  renewest  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

31  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  endure 
for  ever :  the  Lord  shall  rejoice  in  his 
works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it 
trembleth ;  he  toiicheth  the  hills,  and  they 
smoke. 

33  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as 
I  live  ;  I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while 
I  have  my  being. 

34  My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet 
I  will  be  glad  in  the  Lord. 

35  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed  out  of 
the  earth,  and  let  the  wicked  be  no 
more.  Bless  thou  the  Lobd,0  my  soul. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CV. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the   Lord  ;  call 
upon  his   name  ; 


make    known  his 
deeds  among  the  people. 

2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him 
talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  :  let  the 
heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

4  Seek  the  Lord,  and  his  strength  ; 
seek  his  face  evermore. 

5  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that 
he  hath  done  ;  his  wonders,  and  the  judg- 
ments of  his  mouth  ; 

6  O  ye  seed  of  A  bra-ham  his  servant, 
ye  children  of  Ja'cob  his  chosen. 


mad'jct-te. 


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Go<Pt  providence  ovei  A'bra-ham,  PSALMS. 

7  He  is  the   Lord  our  God  ;  his  jud 
ments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  remembered  his  covenant  for 
ever,  the  word  which  he  comman'ded  to  a 
thousand  generations  : 

9  Which  covtnanl  he  made  with  A'bra- 
ham,  and  his  oath  unto  I'jaac  ; 

10  And  confirm'ed  the  same  unto  Ja'cob 
for  a  law,  and  to  I j'ra-el /or  an  everlas'ting 
covenant ; 

11  Saying,  unto  thee  will  I  give  the 
land  of  Ca'na-an,  the  lot  of  your  inherit- 
ance : 

12  When  they  were  but  a  few  men  in 
number ;  yea,  very  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one  nation  to 
another,  from  one  kingdom  to  another  peo- 
ple, 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them 
wrong ;  yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their 
sakes  ; 

15  Saying^  Toiich  not  my  anointed,  and 
do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

16  Moreover,  he  called  for  a  famine 
upon  the  land :  he  brake  the  whole  staff 
of  bread. 

17  He  sent  a  man  before  them,  even  Jo- 
seph, who  was  sold  for  a  servant ; 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters  : 
he  was  laid  in  iron  ; 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came  ; 
the  word  of  the  Lord  tried  him. 

20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  him  ;  even 
the  ruler  of  the  people,  and  let  him  go 
free. 

21  He  made  him  lord  of  his  house,  and 
ruler  of  all  his  substance  ; 

22  To  bind  his  princes  at  his  pleaj'ure, 
and  teach  his  senators  wisdom. 

23  i§'ra-el  also  came  into  E'gypt,  and  Ja'- 
cob so'journed  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people  greatly, 
and  made  them  stronger  than  their  ene- 
mies. 

25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  his 
people,  to  deal  subtly  with  his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Mo'jes  his  servant,  and  »4a'- 
ron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  They  showed  his  signs  among  them, 
and  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made  it  dark ; 
and  they  rebelled  not  against'  his  word. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  into  blood, 
and  slew  their  fish. 

30  The  land  brought  forth  frogs  in  abun- 
dance, in  the  chambers  of  their  kings. 

31  He  spake,  and  there  came  dl'verf 
sorts  of  flies,  and  lice  in  all  their  coasts. 

32  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain,  and 
flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  also,  and  their 
fig-trees  ;  and  brake  the  trees  of  their 
coasts. 

34  He  spake,  and  the  locusts  came,  and 
caterpillars,  and  that  without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  /lerbs  in  their  | 


Jb'seph,  Ja'cob,  and  Mo'iii 
devoured    the    fruit   of  their 


land,    and 
ground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  first-born  in 
their  land,  the  chief  of  all  their  strength. 

37  He  brought  them  forth  also  with  sil- 
ver and  gold  ;  and  there  7vas  not  one  fee- 
ble person  among  their  tribes. 

38  E'|ypt  Avas  glad  when  they  depart- 
ed ;  for  the  fear  of  them  fell  upon  them. 

39  He  spread  a  cloud  for  a  covering, 
and  fire  to  give  light  in  the  night. 

40  The  people  asked,  and  he  brought 
quails,  and  satisfied  them  with  the  bread 
of  heaven. 

41  He  opened  the  rock,  and  the  waters 
gushed  out ;  they  ran  in  the  dry  places 
like  a  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  promise, 
and  A'bra-ham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  with 
joy,  and  his  chosen  with  gladness  ; 

44  And  gave  them  the  lands  of  the 
heathen  :  and  they  inherited  the  labour  of 
the  people  ; 

45  That  they  might  observe'  his  stat- 
utes, and  keep  his  laws.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CVI. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     O  give  thanks 
unto  the  Lord  ;   for  he  is  good :  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the 
Lord  ?  who  can  show  forth  all  his  praise  ? 

3  Bles'sed  are  they  that  keep  judgment, 
and  he  that  doeth  righteousness  at  all 
times. 

4  Remember  me,  O  Lord,  with  the  fa- 
vour that  thou  bearest  unto  thy  people  :  O 
visit  me  with  thy  salvation  ; 

5  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy  chosen, 
that  I  may  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy 
nation,  that  I  may  glory  with  thine  inheri- 
tance. 

6  We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers,  we 
have  committed  iniquity,  we  have  done 
wickedly. 

7  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy  won- 
ders in  E'^ypt ;  they  remembered  not  the 
multitude  of  thy  mer'cies ;  but  provoked 
him  at  the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  Sea. 

8  Nevertheless,  he  saved  them  for  his 
name's  sake,  that  he  might  make  his  migh- 
ty power  to  be  known. 

9  He  rebuked  the  Red  Sea  also,  and  it 
was  dried  up  :  so  he  led  them  through  the 
depths,  as  through  the  wilderness. 

10  And  he  saved  them  from  the  hand 
of  him  that  hated  them,  and  redeemed 
them  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

11  And  the  waters  covered  their  ene- 
mies ;  there  was  not  one  of  them  left. 

12  Then  believed  they  his  words ;  they 
sang  his  praise. 

13  They  soon  forgat  his  works ;  they 
waited  not  for  his  counsel  ; 

14  But  lusted   exceedingly  in  the  wil 
491 


The  people's  rebellion, 

derness,   and   tempted  God  in  the  dej'ert. 

15  And  he  gave  them  their  request ;  but 
sent  leanness  into  their  soul. 

16  They  envied  Mo'§es  also  in  the  camp; 
and  ^a'r6n  the  saint  of  the  Lord. 

17  The  earth  opened  and  swallovred  up 
Da'than,  and  covered  the  company  of  A- 
bT'ram. 

18  And  a  fire  was  kindled  in  their  com- 
pany ;  the  flame  burnt  up  the  wicked. 

19  They  made  a  calf  in  Ho'reb,  and 
wor'shTpped  the  molten  image. 

20  Thus  they  changed  their  glory  into 
the  similitude  of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass. 

21  They  forgat  God  their  saviour,  which 
had  done  great  things  in  E'gypt ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  the  land  of  Ham, 
and  terrible  things  by  the  Red  Sea 


PSALMS.  and  God''s  mercy. 

own  works,  and  went  a  whoring  with  their 


own  mventions. 

40  There'fore  was  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  kindled  against'  his  people,  inso- 
much that  he  abhorred  his  own  inheri- 
tance. 

41  And  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of 
the  heathen ;  and  they  that  hated  them 
ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed  them, 
and  they  were  brought  into  subjection  un- 
der their  hand. 

43  Many  times  did  he  deliver  them  ;  but 
they  provoked  him  with  their  counsel,  and 
were  brought  low  for  their  iniquity. 

44  Nevertheless,  he  regarded  their  afflic- 
tion, when  he  heard  their  cry  : 

45  And    he   remembered   for    them    his 


23  There'fore  he  said  that  he  would  de- 1  covenant,    and  repented  according  to  the 


stroy'  them,  had  not  Mo'fes  his  chosc^n 
"tood  before  him  in  the  breach,  to  turn 
away  his  wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy' 
them. 

24  Yea,  they  despTfed  the  pleasant  land; 
they  believed  not  his  word  ; 


25  But  murmured  in   their  tents,  and  \  praise 


multitude  of  his  mer'cles. 

46  He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied  of 
all  those  that  carried  them  captives. 

47  Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God,  and  gather 
us  from  among  the  heathen,  to  give  thanks 
unto  thy  holy  name,  and  to  triumph  in  thy 


hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 

26  There'fore  he  lifted  up  his  hand 
against'  them,  to  overthrow  them  in  the 
wilderness : 

27  To  overthrow  their  seed  also  among 
the  nations,  and  to  scatter  them  in  the 
lands. 


48  Bles'sed  he  the  Lord  God  of  if 'ra-el 
from  everlas'ting  to  everlas'ting:  and  let 
all  the  people  say,  A'men'.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  cvn. 

GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he 
is  good  ;  for  his  mercy  endureth  foi 


o 


28  They  joined  themselv^es   also    unto  ever. 
Ba'al-Pe'or,  and  ate^   the  sac'riflges  of  the  |     2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  jo, 
dead,  •  |  whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him,  to  anger 'the  enemy  ; 


with    their    inventions 
brake  in  upon  them. 

30  Then  stood  up  Phin'e-has,  and  ex- 
ecuted judgment :  and  so  the  plague  was 
stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto  him  for 
righteousness,  unto  all  generations  forever- 
more. 

32  They  angered  him  also  at  the  wa- 
ters of  strife,  so  that  it  went  ill  with  Mo'- 
fes for  their  sakes : 

33  Because  they  provoked  his  spirit,  so 
that  he  spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lips. 

34  They  did  not  destroy'  the  nations, 
concer'ning  whom  the  Lord  comman'ded 
them : 

35  But  were  mingled  among  the  hea- 
then, and  learned  their  works. 

36  And  they  served  their  idols  ;  which 
were  a  snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  they  sac'rifi^ed  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  unto  devils, 

38  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even  the 
blood  of  their  sons,  and  of  their  daughters, 
whom  they  sac'rif  i5ed  unto  the  idols  of 
Ca'na-an :  and  the  land  was  polluted  with 
blood. 

39  Thus   were  they  defiled  with  their 

1  et 


and  the  plague  I  3  And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 
from  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  from  the 
north,  and  from  the  south. 

4  'They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a 
solitary  way  ;  they  found  no  city  to  dwell 
in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul  fainted 
in  them. 

6  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble,  and  he  delivered  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the  right 
way,  that  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habi- 
tation. 

8  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

9  For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul,  and 
filleth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodness. 

10  Such  as  sit  in  darkness,  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death,  being  bound  in  affliction 
and  iron  ; 

1 1  Because  they  rebelled  against'  the 
words  of  God,  and  contemned  the  counsel 
of  the  Most  High  ; 

12  There'fore  he  brought  down  their 
heart  with  labour ;  they  fell  down,  and 
there  was  none  to  help. 


492 


Exhorlalions  lo praise  God''s  manifold  PSALMS. 


providence  over  travellers,  8fc. 


13  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble,  and  he  saved  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 

14  He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and 
the  shadow  of  death,  and  brake  their 
bands  in  sunder. 

15  Oh  that  me7i  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of 
brass,  and  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

17  Fools,  because  of  their  transgression, 
and  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflict- 
ed: 

18  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of 
meat ;  and  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates 
of  death. 

19  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble  ;  he  saveth  them  out  of  their 
distresses. 

20  He  sent  his  word  and  healed  them, 
and  delivered  them  from  their  destruc- 
tions. 

21  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  I 

22  And  let  them  sac'rifige  the  sac'ri- 
fl9es  of  thanksgiving,  and  declare  his 
works  with  rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in 
ships,  that  do  business  in  great  waters  ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  comman'deth,  and  raiseth  the 
stormy  wind,  which  lifteth  up  the  waves 
thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they 
go  down  again'  to  the  depths  ;  their  soul 
is  melted  because  of  troiible. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like 
a  drunken  man,  and  arc  at  their  wit's  end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their 
distresses. 

29  He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that 
the  waves  thereof  are  slill. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be 
quiet ;  so  he  bringeth  them  unto  their  de- 
sired haven. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  con- 
gregation of  the  people,  and  praise  him  in 
the  assembly  of  the  elders. 

33  He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 
and  the  water-springs  into  dry  ground  ; 

34  A  fruitful  land  into  barrenness,  for 
the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  the  wilderness  into  a 
standing  water,  and  dry  ground  into  water- 
springs. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to 
dwell,  that  they  may  prepare  a  city  for 
habitation; 


37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  pliint  vine'- 
yards,  1  which  may  yield  fruits  of  increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they 
are  multiplied  greatly,  and  suffereth  not 
their  cattle  to  decrease. 

39  Again',  they  are  niinished,  and 
brought  low  through  oppression,  affliction, 
and  sorrow. 

40  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 
and  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  wil- 
derness, ivhere  there  is  no  way. 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from 
affliction,  and  maketh  him,  families  like  a 
flock. 

42  The  righteous  shall  see  iV,  and  re- 
joice ;  and  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her 
mouth. 

43  Whoso  J*  wise,  and  will  observe'  these 
things,  even  they  shall  understand  the 
loving-kindness  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVIIL 
A  Song  or  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

OGOD,  my  heart  is  fixed  ;   I  will  sinf 
and  give  praise,  even  with  my  glory. 

2  Awake,  psaltery  and  harp  ;  I  mysclj 
will  awake  early. 

3  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among 
the  people :  and  I  will  sing  praises  unto 
thee  am6ng  the  nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the 
heavens,  and  thy  truth  reacheth  unto  the 
clouds. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens ;  anjl  thy  glory  above  all  the 
earth  : 

6  That  thy  bel6ved  may  be  delivered, 
save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  answer  me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness,  I  will 
rejoice  ;  I  will  divide  She'chem,  and  mete 
out  the  valley  of  Suc'coth. 

8  Gil'e-ad  is  mine  ;  Ma-nas'seh  is  mine  ; 
E'phra-Tm  also  is  the  strength  of  mine 
head  ;  Ju'dah  is  my  lawgiver  ; 

9  M5'ab  is  my  washpot ;  over  E'dom 
will  I  cast  out  my  shoe  ;  over  Phi-lis'ti-a 
will  I  triumph. 

10  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong 
city  ?  who  will  lead  me  into  E'dom  ? 

11  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  tvho  has|t  cast 
us  off?  and  wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  go  forth 
with  our  hosts  ? 

12  Give  us  help  from  troiible :  for  vain 
is  the  help  of  man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly : 
for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  eae- 
mies. 

PSALM  CIX. 

To   the   chief   Mu§i(;'ian.      A   Psalm  of 

Da'vid. 

HOLD  not  thy  peace,  O  God  of  my 
praise  ; 
2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked,  and  the 
mouth  of  the  deceitful,  are  opened  against' 
me  :  they  have  spoken  against'  me  with  a 
lying  t6ngue. 


Tt 


vin'ycrdz. 


493 


Da'itd  complainelh  of  his  enemies.         PSALMS, 

3  They  com'passed  me  about'  also  with 
words  of  hatred  ;  and  fought  against'  me 
without  a  cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  ad'versaries: 
but  I  give  myself  unto  prayer. 

5  And  they  have  rewarded  me  evil  for 
eood,  and  hatred  for  my  love. 

6  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over  him ;  and 
let  Sa'tan  stand  at  his  right  hand. 

7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let  him  be 
condemned  ;  and  let  his  prayer  become 
sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few :  and  let  another 
take  his  office. 

9  Let  his  children  be  fatherless,  and  his 
wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually  vag- 
abonds, and  beg  :  let  them  seek  their 
bread  also  out  of  their  desolate  places. 

11  Let  the  extortioner  catch  all  that  he 
hath  ;  and  let  the  stranger  spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  n6ne  to  extend  mercy 
unto  him  ;  neither  let  there  be  any  to  fa- 
vour his  fatherless  children. 

13  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  otf ;  and  in 
the  generation  following  let  their  name  be 
blotted  out. 

14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers  be  re 
membered  with  the  Lord  ;  and  let  not 
the  sin  of  his  mother  be  blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord  con- 
tinually, that  he  may  cut  off  the  memory 
of  them  from  the  earth. 

16  Because  that  he  remembered  not  to 
show  mercy,  but  persecuted  the  poor  and 
needy  man,  that  he  might  even  slay  the 
broken  in  heart. 

17  As  he  loved  cursing,  so  let  it  come 
unto  him  ;  as  he  delighted  not  in  blessing, 
so  let  it  be  far  from  him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with  cursing 
like  as  with  his  garment,  so  let  it  come 
into  his  bowels  like  water,  and  like  oil 
into  his  bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  garment 
which  covereth  him,  and  for  a  girdle^ 
wherewith  he  is  girded^  continually. 

20  Let  this  be  the  reward  of  mine  ad'- 
versaries from  the  Lord,  and  of  them  that 
speak  evil  against'  my  soul. 

21  But  do  thou  for  me,  O  God  the  Lord, 
for  thy  name's  sake  :  because  thy  mercy 
is  good,  deliver  thou  me. 

22  For  I  am.  poor  and  needy,  and  my 
heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

23  I  am  gone  like  the  shadow  when  it 
declineth :  I  am  tossed  up  and  down  as 
the  locust. 

24  My  knees  are  weak  through  fast'ing, 
and  my  flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 

25  I  became  also  a  reproach  unto  them  : 
u^en  they  looked  upon  me  they  shaked 
their  heads. 

26  Help  me,  O  Lord  my  God :  O  save 
me  according  to  thy  mercy  ; 

1  ger'dl. 


The  kingdom  of  Christ. 

27  That  they  may  know  that  this  is 
thy  hand  ;  that  thou,  Lord,  hast  done  it. 

28  Let  them  curse,  but  bless  thou : 
when  they  arTfe,  let  them  bo  ashamed  ; 
but  let  thy  servant  rejoice. 

29  Let  mine  ad'veisnrles  be  clothed 
with  shame  ;  and  let  them  cover  them- 
selves with  their  own  confusion,  as  with  a 
mantle. 

30  I  will  greatly  praise  the  Lord  with 
my  mouth  ;  yea,  I  will  praise  him  among 
the  multitude. 

31  For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right  hand 
of  the  poor,  to  save  him  from  those  that 
condemn  his  soul. 

PSALM  ex. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vTd. 

THE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou 
at  my  right  hand,  until  I  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy 
strength  out  of  Zi'on :  rule  thou  in  the 
midst  of  thine  enemies. 

3  Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in  the 
day  of  thy  power,  in  the  beauties  of  holi- 
ness from  the  womb  of  the  morning  :  thou 
hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not 
repent.  Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the 
order  of  Mel-chiz'e-dek. 

5  The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand  shaL 
strike  through  kings  in  the  day  of  his 
wrath. 

6  He  shall  judge  among  the  heathen, 
he  shall  fill  the  places  with  the  dead  bod- 
ies ;  he  shall  wound  the  heads  over  many 
countries. 

7  He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the 
way  :  there'fore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 

PSALM  CXL 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  I  will  praise 
the  Lord  with  my  whole  heart  in  the 
assembly  of  the  upright,  and  in  the  con- 
gregation. 

2  The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great, 
sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  pleaj'ure 
therein. 

3  His  work  is  ^on'ourable  and  glori- 
ous :  and  his  righteousness  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to 
be  remembered :  the  Lord  is  gracious, 
and  full  of  compassion. 

5  He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that 
fear  him :  he  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his 
covenant. 

6  He  hath  showed  his  people  the  power 
of  his  works,  that  he  may  give  them  the 
heritage  of  the  heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity 
and  judgment :  all  his  command'ments  are    ' 
sure. 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever, 
and  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

9  He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people  ; 
2  ger'ded. 

494 


God  to  be  praised  for  his  mercy.  PSA 

he  hath  comman'ded  his  covenant  for  evar ; 
holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
nings of  wisdom :  a  good  understanding 
have  all  they  that  do  his  command'ments  : 
bis  praise  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  cxn. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Bles'sed  is  the 
man  Ihat  feareth  the   Lord,  that  de- 
lighteth  greatly  in  his  command'ments. 

2  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth 
the   generation   of  the    upright   shall  be 
bles'sed. 

3  Wealth  and  riches  shall  be  in  his 
house  ;  and  his  righteousness  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  Unto  the  upright  there  arifeth  light 
m  the  darkness :  he  is  gracious,  and  full 
of  compassion,  and  righteous. 

5  A  good  man  showeth  favour,  and 
lendeth  :  he  will  guide  his  affairs  with 
discretion. 

6  Surely  he  shall  not  be  moved  for 
ever :  the  righteous  shall  be  in  everlas'ting 
remembrance. 

7  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : 
his  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

8  His  heart  is  estab'lished,  he  shall  not 
be  afraid,  until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his 
enemies. 

9  He  hath  dispersed  :  he  hath  given  to 
the  poor ;  his  righteousness  endureth  for 
ever  :  his  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  hbn'- 
our. 

10  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be 
grieved  ;  he  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth, 
and  melt  away ;  the  desire  of  the  wicked 
shall  perish. 

PSALM  CXIIL 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise,  O  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord,  praise  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

2  Bles'sed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
from  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

3  From  the  rising  of  the  sun,  unto  th" 
going  down  of  the  same,  the  Lord''s  namt 
is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  hiiih  above  all  nations, 
and  hi;  glory  above  the  heavens. 

5  ^^'ho  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 
who  dwellelh  on  high, 

6  Who  /lunibleth  himself  to  behold  the 
things  that  are  in  heaven,  and  in  the 
earth  ! 

7  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the 
dust,  and  lifteth  the  needy  out  of  the 
dunsrhill ; 

8  That  he  may  set  him  with  princes, 
eren  with  the  princes  of  his  people. 

9  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep 
house,  and  to  he  a  joyful  mother  of  children. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM    CXIV. 

WHEN   Ij'ra-el   went  out  of  K'^ypf, 
th(:  house  of  Ja'cob  from  a  people 
of  stranee  language, 


LMS.  The  vanity  of  idols 

2  Ju'dah  was  his  sanctuary,  and  l|'ra-el 
his  dominion. 

3  The  sea  saw  z7,  and  fled  ;  Jor'dan  was 
driven  back. 

4  The  moun'tains  skipped  like  Tcims, 
and  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

5  What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  sea,  that 
thou  fleddest  ?  thou  Jor'dan,  that  thou  wast 
driven  back  ? 

6  Ye  morin'tains,  that  ye  skipped  like 
rams  ;  and  ye  little  hills,  like  lambs  ? 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence 
of  the  Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the  God 
of  Ja'cob  ; 

8  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a  stand- 
ing water,  the  flint  into  a  foun'tain  of  wa- 
ters. 

PSALM  CXV. 

NOT  unto   us,   O   Lord,  not  unto  us, 
but  unto  thy  name  give  glory,  for  thy 
mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  sake. 

2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 
Where  is  now  their  God  ? 

3  But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens ;  he 
hath  done  whatsoever  he  pleased. 

4  Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold,  the 
work  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak 
not ;  eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 
noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not ; 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they  handle 
not ;  feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not ; 
neither  speak  they  through  their  throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them  ;  so  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in 
them. 

9  O  ij'ra-el,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  ;  he 
is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

10  O  house  of  ^a'ron,  trust  in  the  Lord; 
he  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in 
the  Lord  ;  he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us  ; 
he  will  bless  us ;  he  will  bless  the  house 
of  If'ra-el,  he  will  bless  the  house  of  ^a- 
ron. 

13  He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the 
Lord,  both  small  and  great. 

14  The  Lord  shall  increase  you  more 
and  more,  you  and  your  children. 

15  Ye  are  bles'sed  of  the  Lord,  which 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are 
the  Lord's  :  but  the  earth  hath  he  given 
to  the  children  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord,  nei- 
ther any  that  go  down  into  silence. 

18  But  we  will  bless  the  Lord  from  this 
time  forth  and  for  evermore.  Praise  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXVI. 

ILOV^E   the    Lord,    because   he  hath 
heard  my  voice  and  my  supplications. 
2  Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto 
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Da'tnd  studielh  to  be  thankful, 


PSALMS  andto])raise  God  for  his  mercy. 


me,  there'fore  ■will  I  call  upon  him  as  long 
as  I  live. 

3  The  sorrows  of  death  com'passed  me, 
and  the  pains  of  hell  gat  hold  upon  me  :  I 
found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver 
my  soul. 

5  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righL.ous ; 
yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

6  The  Lord  prejerv'eth  the  simple  :  I 
was  broug-ht  low,  and  he  helped  -ne. 

7  Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

8  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from 
death,  mine  eyes  from  teart,  and  my  feet 
from  falling. 

9  1  will  walk  before  the  Lord  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

10  I  believed,  therj'f ore  have  I  spoken  : 
I  was  greatly  afflicted. 

11  1  said  in  rry  haste.  All  men  are  liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 
for  all  his  benefits  to'i<'ards  me  ? 

13  I  will  tuke  the  cup  of  salvation,  and 
call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

14  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

15  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is 
the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  O  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant ;  I 
am,  thy  servant,  and  the  son  of  thy  hand- 
maid :  thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

17  I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sac'rifi^e  of 
thanksgiving,  and  v/ill  call  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

18  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people, 

19  In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house, 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  O  Je-ru'sa-lem.  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVH. 

O  PRAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations : 
praise  him,  all  ye  people. 
2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  to'- 
tcard  us :  and  the  truth  of  the  Lord  en- 
dureth  for  ever.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
PSALM  CXVIII. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
is  good  ;  because  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

2  Let  Ij'ra-el  now  say,  that  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  c/5a'r6n  now  say,  that 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord 
say,  that  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  distress  : 
the  Lord  answered  me,  and  set  me  in  a 
large  place. 

6  The  Lord  is  on  my  side  ;  I  will  not 
fear:  what  can  man  do  unto  me  ? 

7  The  Lord  taketh  my  part  with  them 
that  help  me  :  there'fore  shall  I  see  my  de- 


8  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord,  than 
to  put  confidence  in  man : 

9  //  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord,  than 
to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  com'passed  me  about', 
but  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  will  I  destroy' 
them. 

1 1  They  com'passed  me  about' ;  yea, 
they  com'passed  me  about':  but  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  I  will  destroy'  them. 

12  They  com'passed  me  about'  like 
bees ;  they  are  quenched  as  the  fire  of 
thorns  :  for  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will 
destroy'  them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me,  that  I 
might  fall  :  but  the  Lord  helped  me. 

14  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  is  become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation 
is  in  the  tabernacles  of  the  righteous:  the 
right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  ex- 
alted ;  the  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth 
valiantly. 

17  I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and  declare 
the  works  of  the  Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore; 
but  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto 
death. 

19  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteous- 
ness :  I  will  go  in  to  them,  and  I  will  praise 
the  Lord  ; 

20  This  gate  of  the  Lord,  into  which 
the  righteous  shall  enter. 

21  I  will  praise  thee ;  for  thou  hast 
heard  me,  and  art  become  my  salvation. 

22  The  stone  which  the  builders  refused 
is  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

23  This  is  the  Lord's  doing  ;  it  is  mar- 
vellous in  our  eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord 
hath  made  ;  we  will  rejoice  and  be  glad 
in  it, 

25  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  : 
O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  send  now  pros- 
perity. 

26  Bles'sed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  :  we  have  blessed  you 
out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  God  ■/*  the  Lord,  which  hath  show- 
ed us  light :  bind  the  sac'rifi9e  with  cords, 
even  unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  praise 
thee  ;  thou  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 

29  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for 
he  is  good :  for   his   mercy    endureth   for 


PSALM  CXIX.* 
ALEPH.  {^ 
LES'SED    are  the    undefiled   iu   the 
way,    who  walk   in  the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

2  Bles'sed  are  they  that  keep  his  tes'ti- 
monies,  and  that  seek  him  with  the  whole 
heart. 


B' 


me  upon  them  that  hate  me 

•  This  Psalm,  is  divided  by  the  names  and  characters  of  the  Hebrew  alphabet, 

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Sundry  prayers,  praises,  and  PSA 

3  They  also  do  no  iniquity  :  they  walk 
in  his  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  comman'dcd  w*to  keep  thy 
precepts  diligently. 

5  O  that  my  ways  were  directed  to  keep 
thy  statutes ! 

6  Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed,  when  I 
have  respect  unto  all  thy  command'- 
ments. 

7  I  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of 
heart,  when  I  shall  have  learned  thy  righ- 
teous judgments. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  statutes  :  O  forsake  me 
not  utterly. 

BETH.  2 

9  Wlierevvilh  shall  a  young  man  clean.=e 
his  way  ?  By  taking  heed  thereto  accord- 
ing to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought 
thee:  O  let  me  not  wander  from  thy  com- 
mand'ments. 

11  Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine  heart, 
that  I  might  not  sin  against'  thee. 

12  Bles'sed  art  thou,  O  Lord  :  teach 
me  thy  statutes. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I  declared  all  the 
judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy 
tes'timonies,  as  much  as  in  all  riches. 

15  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts,  and 
have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

16  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes  : 
I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

GIMEL.  J 

17  Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant, 
that  I  may  live,  and  keep  thy  word. 

18  Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may  be- 
hold wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law. 

19  I  am  a  stranger  in  the  earth ;  hide 
not  thy  commandments  from  me. 

20  My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing 
that  it  ha'fi  unto  thy  judgments  at  all 
times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud  that 
are  cursed,  which  do  err  from  thy  com- 
mand'ments. 

22  Remove  from  me  reproach  and  con- 
tempt ;  for  I  have  kept  thy  tes'timonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  against' 
me  :  but  thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy 
statutes. 

24  Thy  tes'timonies  also  are  my  delight, 
and  my  counsellors. 

DALETH.  1 

25  My  soul  cleavcth  unto  the  dust : 
quicken  thou  me  according  to  thy  word. 

26  I  have  declared  my  ways,  and  thou 
heardest  me  :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of 
thy  precepts:  so  shalf  I  talk  of  thy  won- 
drous works. 

28  My  soul  melteth  for  heaviness: 
strengthen  thou  me  according  unto  thy 
word. 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of  lyin°' ; 
and  grant  me  thy  law  graciously. 

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LMS.  professions  of  obl'ditnce. 

30  I  have  chosen  the  way  of  truth  :  thy 
judgments  have  I  laid  before  me. 

31  I  have  stuck  unto  thy  tes'timonies : 
O  Lord,  put  me  not  to  shame. 

32  I  will  run  the  way  of  thy  command'- 
ments,  when  thou  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

HE.  n 

33  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy 
statutes,  and  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

34  Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall 
keep  thy  law  ;  yea,  I  shall  obferve'  it  with 
my  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy 
command'ments  ;  for  therein  do  I  delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  tes'ti 
monies,  and  not  to  covetousness. 

37  Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  behold 
ing  vanity  ;  and  quicken  thou  me  in  th^, 
way. 

38  Stablish  thy  word  unto  thy  servant 
who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which  I 
fear:  for  thy  judgments  are  good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  pre- 
cepts :  quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

VAU.  ") 

41  Let  thy  mer'cTes  come  also  unto  me, 

0  Lord  ;  even  thy  salvation,  according  to 
thy  word. 

42  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to  answer 
him  that  reproacheth  me :  for  I  trust  in  thy 
word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  ut- 
terly out  of  my  mouth  ;  for  I  have  hoped 
in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  continually 
for  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  I  will  walk  at  liberty :  for  I 
seek  thy  precepts. 

46  I  will  speak  of  thy  tes'timonies  also 
before  kings,  and  will  not  be  ashamed. 

47  And  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  com- 
mand'ments, which  I  have  loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up  unto  thy 
command'ments,  which  I  have  loved ;  and 

1  will  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

ZAIN,  f 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy  ser- 
vant, upon  which  thou  hast  caused  me  to 
hope. 

50  This  is  my  com'fort  in  my  aflBiction  : 
for  thy  word  hath  quickened  me. 

51  The  proud  have  had  me  greatly  in 
derision  ;  yet  have  I  not  declined  from  thy 
law. 

52  I  remembered  thy  judgments  of  old, 
O  Lord  ;  and  have  com'forted  myself, 

53  Horror  hath  taken  hold  upon  me, 
because  of  the  wicked  that  forsake  thy 
law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs  in 
the  house  of  my  pilgrimage.  , 

55  I  have  remembered  thy  name,  O 
Lord,  in  the  night,  and  have  kept  thy  law. 

56  This  I  had,  because  I  kept  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

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Da.'md?s  c6m'f6rt  in  affliclion^ 
CHETH.  n 

57  Thou  art  my  portion,  O  Lord  :  I 
have  said  that  I  would  keep  thy  words. 

58  I  entreated  thy  favour  with  my  whole 
heart :  be  merciful  unto  me  according  to 
thy  word. 

59  I  thought  on  my  ways,  and  turned 
my  feet  unto  thy  tes'timonies. 

60  I  made  haste,  and  delayed  not,  to 
keep  thy  command'ments. 

61  The  bands  of  the  wicked  have  rob- 
bed me  :  hut  I  have  not  forgotten  thy  law. 

62  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  because  of  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

63  I  am  a  companion  of  all  them  that 
fear  thee,  and  of  them  that  keep  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

64  The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of  thy 
mercy :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

TETH.  tD 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  ser- 
vant, O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and  knowl- 
edge :  for  I  have  believed  thy  command'- 
ments. 

67  Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went  astray : 
but  now  have  I  kept  thy  word. 

68  Thou  art  good,  and  doestgood :  teach 
me  thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  have  forged  a  lie  against' 
me  :  hut  I  will  keep  thy  precepts  with  m,y 
whole  heart. 

70  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease  :  hut 
1  delight  in  thy  law. 

1\  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been 
afflicted ;  that  I  might  learn  thy  statutes. 

72  The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto 
me  than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 

JOD.  J 

73  Thy  hands  have  made  me,  and  fash- 
ioned me  :  give  me  understanding,  that  I 
may  learn  thy  command'ments. 

74  They  that  fear  thee  will  be  glad 
when  they  see  me  ;  because  I  have  hoped 
in  thy  word. 

75  I  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy  judgments 
are  right,  and  that  thou  in  faithfulness  hast 
afflicted  me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful  kind- 
ness be  for  my  com'fort,  according  to  thy 
word  unto  thy  servant. 

77  Let  thy  tender  mer'cies  come  unto 
me,  that  I  may  live :  for  thy  law  is  my 
delight. 

78  Let  the  proud  be  ashamed,  for  they 
dealt  perverse'ly  with  me  without  a  cause  : 
but  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  unto 
me,  and  those  that  have  known  thy  tes'- 
timonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy  stat- 
utes, that  I  be  not  ashamed. 

CAPH.  ^ 

81  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation  ; 
but  I  hope  in  thy  word 


PSALMS.  and  love  in  God''s  law. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word,  saying, 
When  wilt  thou  com'fort  me  ? 

83  For  I  am  become  like  a  bottle  in  the 
smoke  ;  yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  statutes. 

84  How  many  Are  the  days  of  thy  ser- 
vant ?  when  wilt  thou  execute  judgment 
on  them  that  persecute  me  ? 

85  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me, 
which  are  not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  command'ments  are  faithful : 
they  persecute  me  wrongfully  ;  help  thou 
me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon 
earth  :  but  I  forsook  not  thy  precepts. 

88  Quicken  me  after  thy  loving-kind- 
ness ;  so  shall  I  keep  the  tes'timony  of  thy 
mouth.  ♦ 

LAMED.  ^ 

89  For  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word  is  settled 
in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  genera- 
tions ;  thou  hast  estab'lished  the  earth, 
and  it  abideth. 

91  They  continue  this  day  according  to 
thine  ordinances  :  for  all  are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  thy  law  had  heen  my  delights, 
I  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  afflic- 
tion. 

93  I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts  :  for 
with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

94  I  am.  thine,  save  me  :  for  I  have 
sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for  me,  to 
destroy'  me  :  but  I  M'ill  consider  thy  tes'- 
timonies. 

96  I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfec'tion  : 
but  thy  command'ment  w  exceeding  broad. 

MEM.  f2 

97  O  how  love  1  thy  law  I  it  is  my  med- 
itation all  the  day. 

98  Thou,  through  thy  command'ments 
hast  made  me  wiser  than  mine  enemies  : 
for  they  are  ever  with  me. 

99  I  have  more  understanding  than  all 
my  teachers :  for  thy  tes'timonies  are  my 
meditation. 

100  I  understand  more  than  the  an- 
cients ;  because  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

101  I  have  refrained  my  feet  from  ,  >ei> 
evil  way,  that  I  may  keep  thy  word 

102  I  have  not  departed  from  thy  /  dg 
ments  :  for  thou  hast  taught  me. 

103  How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my 
taste  !  yea^  sweeter  than  honey  to  my 
mouth ! 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I  gef  under- 
standing :  there'fore  I  hate  every  false 
way. 

NUN.  J 

105  Thy  word  j*»a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 
and  a  light  unto  my  path. 

106  I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  perform 
it,  that  I  will  keep  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

107  I  am  afflicted  very  much  :  quicken 
me,  O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

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fJu'iud''s  grief  and  hope  , 


PSALMS. 


He  delightefh  in  God'*  love 


108   Accept,   I   beseech   thee,  the  free- 
will-offerings of  my  mouth,  O  Lord,  and 
h  me  thy  judgments. 
09  My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand  : 
yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for 
me  :  yet  I  erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

111  Thy  tes'timonies  have  1  taken  as  an 
heritage  for  ever  :  for  they  are  the  rejoicing 
of  my  heart. 

112  I  have  inclined  mine  heart  to  per- 
form' thy  statutes  alway,  even  unto  the 
end. 

SAMECH.  D 

113  I  hate  vain  thoughts  :  but  thy  law 
do  I  love. 

114  Thou  ar/ my  hiding-place  and  my 
shield :  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil-doers:  for 
I  will  keep  the  command'ments  of  my  God. 

1 16  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy  word, 
that  I  may  live  :  and  let  me  not  be  asham- 
ed of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be 
safe  :  and  I  will  have  respect  unto  thy 
statutes  continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them 
that  err  from  thy  statutes :  for  their  deceit 
is  falsehood. 

119  Thou  puttest  away  all  the  wicked 
of  the  earth  like  dross :  therc'fore  I  love 
thy  tes'timonies. 

120  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee  ; 
and  I  am  afraid  of  thy  judgments. 

AIN.  ^ 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and  justice  : 
leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 

122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant  for  good : 
let  not  the  proud  oppress  me. 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salvation,  and 
for  the  word  of  thy  righteousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  according 
unto  thy  mercy,  and  teach  me  thy  stat- 
utes. 

125  I  am,  thy  servant,  give  me  under- 
standing, that  I  may  know  thy  tes'timo- 
nies. 

126  U  is  time  for  ihee^  Lord,  to  work  ; 
for  they  have  made  void  thy  law. 

127  There'fore  I  love  thy  command'- 
ments above  gold,  yea,  ab6ve  fine  gold. 

128  There'fore  I  esteem'  all  ^/ly  precepts 
c5nccr'nmg  all  things  to  he  right ;  and  I 
hate  every  false  way. 

PE.  p 

129  Thy  tes'tim6nTes  are  wonderful  : 
there'fore  doth  my  soul  keep  them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth 
light ;  it  giveth  understanding  unto  the 
simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  panted  : 
for  I  longed  for  thy  command'ments. 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be  merci- 
ful unto  me,  as  thou  usest  to  do  unto  those 
that  love  thy  name. 


133  Order  my  steps  in  thy  word  :  and 
let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over 
me. 

134  Deliver  me  from  the  oppression  of 
man  :  so  will  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

135  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy 
servant ;  and  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

136  Rivers  of  waters  run  down  mine 
eyes,  because  they  keep  not  thy  law. 

TSADDI.  5f 

137  Righteous  art  thou,  O  Lord,  and 
upright  are  thy  judgments. 

138  Thy  tes'timonies  that  thou  hast 
comman'ded  are  righteous  and  very  faith- 
ful. 

139  My  zeal  hath  consumed  me :  be- 
cause mine  enemies  have  forgotten  thy 
words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  pure  :  there'fore 
thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  despiged  ;  yet  do  not 
I  forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  ev^rlas'ting 
righteousness,  and  thy  law  is  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken 
hold  on  me  :  yet  thy  command'ments  are 
my  delights. 

144  'The  righteousness  of  thy  tes'timo- 
nies is  everlas'ting:  give  me  understand- 
ing, and  I  shall  live. 

KOPH.  p 

145  1  cried  with  m,y  whole  heart ;  hear 
me,  O  Lord  :  I  will  keep  thy  statutes. 

146  1  cried  unto  thee  ;  save  me,  and  I 
shall  keep  thy  tes'timonies. 

147  I  prevented  the  dawning  of  the 
morning,  and  cried  :  I  hoped  in  thy  word. 

148  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  n/g/i/- watch- 
es, that  I  might  meditate  in  thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice,  according  unto  thy 
loving-kindness  :  O  Lord,  quicken  me  ac- 
cording to  thy  judgment. 

150  They  draw  nigh  that  follow  after 
mis'chief :  they  are  far  from  thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  near,  O  Lord  ;  and  all 
thy  command'ments  are  truth. 

152  Concer'ning  thy  tes'timonies,  I  have 
known  of  old  that  thou  hast  founded  them 
for  ever. 

RESH.  -) 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and  deliver 
me  ;  for  I  do  not  forget  thy  law. 

154  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me 
quicken  me  according  to  thy  word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  from  the  wicked 
for  they  seek  not  thy  statutes. 

156  Great  are  thy  tender  mer'cies,  O 
Lord  ;  quicken  me  according  to  thy  judg- 
ments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine 
enemies  ;  yet  do  I  not  decline  from  thy  tes'- 
timonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors,  and  was 
grieved  ;  because  they  kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I  love  thy  precepts 

499 


Da'vid  prayeth  against'  Dd'i 


quicken  mc,  O  Lord,  according  to  thyl 
loving-kindness. 

160  Thy  word  is  true/row  the  begin- 
ning:  and  every  one  of  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments endurtth  for  ever. 

SCHIN.  JJ> 

161  Princes  have  persecuted  me  with- 
out a  cause  :  but  my  heart  standeth  in  awe 
of  thy  word. 

162  I  rejoice  at  thy  word,  as  one  that 
findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I  hate  and  abhor  lying  ;  hut  thy 
law  do  I  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise  thee: 
because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 

165  Great  peace  have  they  which  love 
thy  law  :  and  nothing  shall  offend  them. 

166  Lord,  I  have  hoped  for  thy  salva- 
tion, and  done  thy  command'ments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  tes'timonies ; 
and  I  love  them  exceedingly. 

168  1  have  kept  thy  precepts  and  thy  tes'- 
timonies :  for  all  my  ways  are  before  thee. 

TAU.  n 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before  thee, 
O  Lord  :  give  me  understanding  accord- 
ing to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come  before 
thee  :  deliver  me  according  to  thy  word. 

171  My  lips  shall  utter  praise,  when 
thou  hast  taught  me  thy  statutes. 

172  My  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  word : 
for  all  thy  command'ments  are  righteous- 
ness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  help  me  :  for  I  have 
chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  I  have  longed  for  thy  salvation,  O 
Lord  ;  and  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall  praise 
thee  ;  and  let  thy  judgments  help  me. 

176  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep : 
seek  thy  servant ;  for  I  do  not  forget  thy 
command'ments. 

PSALM  CXX. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

IN  my  distress  I  cried  unto  the   Lord, 
and  he  heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from  lying 
lips,  and  from  a  deceitful  tongue. 

3  What  shall  be  given  unto  thee,  or 
what  shall  be  done  unto  thee,  thou  false 
tongue  ? 

4  Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty,  with 
coals  of  juniper. 

5  Wo  is  me  that  I  so'journ  in  Me'sech, 
that  I  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Ke'dar  I 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  with  him 
that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  am  for  peace  :  but,  when  I  speak, 
they  are  for  war. 

PSALM  CXXL 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills, 
from  whence  cometh  my  help. 
2  My  help  come//i  from  the  Lord,  which 
made  heaven  and  earth. 


PSALMS.  and  for  the  peace  of  the  church. 

3  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be 
moved :  he  that  keepeth  thee  will  not 
slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  l§'ra-el  shall 
neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper  ;  the  Lord 
is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

6  The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 
nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7  The  Lord  shall  preserve'  thee  from 
all  evil :  he  shall  preferve'  thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  preferve'  thy  going 
out,  and  thy  coming  in,  from  this  time 
forth,  and  even  for  evermore. 

PSALM  CXXII. 
A  Song  of  Degrees  of  Da'vid. 

1WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me, 
Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates, 
O  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3  Je-ru'sa-lem  is  builded  as  a  city  that 
is  compact  together : 

4  Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes 
of  the  Lord,  unto  the  tes'timony  of  If'- 
ra-el,  to  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

5  For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment, 
the  thrones  of  the  house  of  Da'vid. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Je-ru'sa-lem  : 
they  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  pros- 
perity within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  companions' 
sakes,  I  will  now  say.  Peace  be  within 
thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord 
our  God  I  will  seek  thy  good. 

PSALM  cxxin. 

A  Song  of  Degrees. 

ITNTO  thee  lift  I  up  mine  eyes,  O  thou 
/    that  dAvellest  in  the  heavens. 

2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look 
unto  the  hand  of  their  masters,  and  as 
the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of 
her  mistress  ;  so  our  eyes  wait  upon  the 
Lord  our  God,  until  that  he  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord,  have 
mercy  upon  us :  for  we  are  exceedingly 
filled  with  contempt. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled  with 
the  scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease,  and 
with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 

PSALM  CXXIV. 

A  Song  of  Degrees  of  Da'vid. 

IT  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on 


M.  our  side,  now  may  If'ra-el  say  ; 

2  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was 
on  our  side,  when  men  rose  up  against'  us ; 

3  Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up 
quick,  when  their  wrath  was  kindled 
against'  us : 

4  Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed 
us,  the  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul : 

5  Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over 
our  soul. 

500 


the 
like 


God's  blessing  on  (hem  PSALMS 

6  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not 
given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 

7  Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of 
the  snare  of  the  fowlers :  the  snare  is 
broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 

8  Our  helpw  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

■  PSALM  CXXV. 
A  Song'  of  Degrees. 

THEY  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  b 
as  mount  Zi'on,  which  cannot  be  re- 
moved, but  abideth  for  ever. 

2  *4*  the  moun'tains  are  round  about' 
Je-ru'sa-lem,  so  the  Lord  is  round  about' 
his  people  from  henceforth,  even  for 
ever. 

3  For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not 
rest  upon  the  lot  of  the  righ'teous  ;  lest  the 
righ'teous  put  forth  their  hands  unto  in- 
iquity. 

4  Do  good,  O  Lord,  unto  those  that  be 
good,  and  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their 
hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their 
crooked  ways,  the  Lord  shall  lead  them 
forth  with  the  workers  of  iniquity :  but 
peace  shall  be  upon  Ij'ra-el. 

PSALM  CXXVL 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

WHEN  the  Lord  turned  again 
captivity  of   Zi'on,   we  were 
them  that  dream. 

2  Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with 
laughter,  and  our  tongue  with  singing  : 
then  said  they  among  the  heathen,  The 
Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for 
us,  whereof  we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again'  our  captivity,  O  Lord, 
as  the  streams  in  the  south. 

5  They  that  sow  in  tears   shall    reap  in 

joy- 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth, 
bearing  precious  seed,  shall,  doubtless, 
come  again'  with  rejoicing,  bringing  his 
sheaves  with  him.  ' 

PSALM   CXXVIL 
A  Song  of  Degrees  for  Sol'o-mon. 

EXCEPT  the  Lord  build  the  house, 
they  labour  in  vain  that  build  it :  ex- 
cept the  Lord  keep  the  city,  the  watch- 
man waketh  6m/  in  vain. 

2  It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up  ear- 
ly, to  sit  up  late,  to  eat  the  bread  of 
sorrows:  for  so  he  giveth  his  beloved 
sleep. 

3  Lo,  children  are  a  heritage  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his 
reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  hand  of  a  mighty 
man  :  so  are  children  of  the  youth. 

5  Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver 
full  of  them:  they  shall  not  be  ashamed, 
but  they  shall  speak  with  the  enemies  in 
the  gate. 

'  rVlshe-ics. 


that  fear  him. 

PSALM  CXXVIH. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

BLES'SED  is  every  one  that  feareth 
the  Lord  ;  that  walketh  in  his  ways. 

2  For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  of  thine 
hands :  happy  shalt  thou  6e,  and  it  shall 
be  well  with  thee. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  be  as  a  fruitful  vine  by 
the  sides  of  thine  house  :  thy  children 
like  olive-plants  round  about'   thy  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be 
bless'ed  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

5  The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out  of 
Zi'on :  and  thou  shalt  see  the  good  of  Je- 
ru'sa-lem  all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

6  Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  children's 
children,  and  peace  upon  If'ra-el. 

PSALM  CXXIX. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

MANY  a  time  have   they  afflicted  me 
from  my  youth,  may  If'ra-el  now  say  : 

2  Many  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me 
from  my  youth  ;  yet  they  have  not  pre- 
vailed against'  me. 

3  The  ploughers  ploughed  upon  my 
back  ;  they  made  long  their  furrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righ'teous :  ^  he  hath 
cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 

5  Let  them  all  be  confounded  and 
turned  back  that  hate  Zi'on  : 

6  Let  them  be  as  the  grass  upon  the 
house-tops,  which  wifhereth  afore  it  grow- 
eth  up  ; 

7  Wherewith  the  mower  filleth  not  his 
hand,  nor  he  that  bindeth  sheaves,  his 
bo'fom. 

8  Neither  do  they  which  go  by  say, 
The  blessing  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you : 
we  bless  you  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXX. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 


OUT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto 
thee,  O  Lord. 

2  Lord,  hear  my  voice  ;  let  thine  ears 
be  attentive  to  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
tions. 

3  If  thou,  Lord,  shouldst  mark  iniqui- 
ties, O  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 

4  But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee, 
that  thou  mayst  be  feared. 

5  I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth 
wait,  and  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more 
than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning ;  / 
*ai/,  more  than  they  that  watch  for  the 
morning. 

7  Let  If'ra-el  hope  in  the  Lord  :  for 
with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy,  and  with 
him  z*  plen'teous    redemption. 

8  And  he  shall  rede&m  i|'ra-el  from  all 
his  iniquities. 

PSALM  CXXXL 
A  Song  of  Degrees  of  Da'vTd. 

LORD,    my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor 
mine  eyes  lofty :  neither  do  I  exer 

501 


Da'vid''s  religious  care  for  Ihe  ark.       PSALMS, 
cise  myself  in  great  matters,   or  ic  things 
too  high  for  me. 

2  Surely  I  have  behaved  and  quieted 
myself,  as  a  child  that  is  weaned  of  his 
mother :  my  soul  is  even  as  a  weaned 
child. 

3  Let  I§'ra-el  hope  in  the  Lord,  from 
henceforth  and  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXXXIL 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

LORD,  remember  Da'vid,   and  all  his 
afflictions ; 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord,  and 
rowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of  Ja'cob  ; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  my  house,  nor  go  up  into  my  bed ; 

4  I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes,  or 
slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

5  Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord, 
a  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Ja'cob. 

6  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  at  Eph'ra-tah  ;  we 
found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles  ;  we 
will  wor'ship  at  his  footstool. 

8  Arif  e,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rest  ;  thou 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righ- 
teousness ;  and  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  Da'vTd's  sake  turn 
not  away  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

1 1  The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth  unto 
Da'vid,  he  will  wot  turn  from  it.  Of  the 
fruit  of  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy 
throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my  cove- 
nant, and  my  tes'timony  that  I  shall  teach 
them,  their  children  also  shall  sit  upon  thy 
throne  for  evermore. 

13  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zi'on : 
he  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

14  This  is  my  rest  for  ever :  here  will  I 
dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 

15  I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision: 
I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

16  I  will  also  clothe  her  priests  with 
salvation ;  and  her  saints  shall  shout 
aloud  for  joy. 

17  There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  Da'vid 
to  bud  :  I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for  mine 
anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I  clothe  with  shame; 
but  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 

PSALM  CXXXIII. 
A  Song  of  Degrees  of  Da'vid. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how  pleaf'ant 
it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell  together  in 
unity ! 

2  It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon 
the  head,  that  ran  doAvn  upon  the  beard, 
even  .;3a.'r6n's  beard  ;  that  went  down  to 
the  skirts'  of  his  garments  ; 

3  As  the  dew  of  Her'mon,  and  as  the 
dew  that  descended  upon  the  moun'tains 
of  Zi'on  :  for  there  the  Lord  comman'ded 
the  blessing,  even  life  for  evermore. 


The  vanity  of  idol* 
PSALM  CXXXIV. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the   Lord,    all  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord,  which  by  night 
stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary, 
and  bless  the  Lord. 

The    Lord,  that  made  heaven  and 
earth,  bless  thee  out  of  Zi'on. 
PSALM  CXXXV. 
RAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the 
name  of  the  Lord  ;  praise  him,   O 
ye  servants  of  the  Lord. 

2  Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our 
God, 

3Praiseye  theLoRD  ;  for  the  Lord  ia 
good  :  sing  praises  unto  his  name  ;  for  it  is 
pleaj'ant. 

4  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Ja'cob 
unto  himself,  and  i§'ra-el  for  his  peculiar 
treaf'ure. 

5  For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great, 
and  that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

6  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that 
did  he  in  heaven,  and  in  earth,  in  the 
seas,  and  all  deep  places. 

7  He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend 
from  the  ends  of  the  earth  :  be  maketh 
lightnings  for  the  rain :  he  bringeth  the 
wind  out  of  his  treaf'uries. 

8  Who  smote  the  first-born  of  E'^ypt, 
both  of  man  and  beast. 

9  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into 
the  midst  of  thee,  O  E'|ypt,  upon  Pha'- 
raoh,  and  upon  all  his  servants. 

10  Who  smote  great  nations,  and  slew 
mighty  kings  ; 

1 1  Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'o-rites,  and 
Og  king  of  Ba'shan,  and  all  the  kingdoms 
of  Ca'na-an : 

12  And  gave  their  land/or  a  heritage, 
a  heritage  unto  i§'ra-el  his  people. 

13  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  endureth  for 
ever  ;  and  thy  memorial,  O  Lord,  through- 
out all  generations. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  judge  his  people, 
and  he  will  repent  himself  concer'ning  his 
servants. 

15  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver 
and  gold,  the  work  of  men's  hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak 
not ;  eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 
neither  is  there  an^/ breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them :  so  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in 
them. 

19  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  i|'ra-el : 
bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of./3a'r6n: 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Le'vi : 
ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord. 

21  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zi'on, 
which  dwelleth  at  Je-ru'sa-lem.  Praise  ye 
the  Lord. 


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Jin  exhortation  to  praise  God 
PSALM  CXXXVl. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto   the  Lord  ;  for 
he  is  good  :  for  his   mercy  endurelh 
for  ever. 

2  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  gods  : 
for  his  mercy  tndurelh  for  ever. 

3  O  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords 
for  his  mercy  endareth  for  ever. 

4  To  him  who  alone  doth  great  won- 
ders: for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever. 

5  To  him  that  by  wisdom  made  the 
heavens :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever. 

6  To  him  that  stretched  out  the  earth 
above  the  waters  :  for  his  mercy  endurelh 
for  ever. 

7  To  him  that  made  great  lights  :  for 
his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever : 

8  The  sun  to  rule  by  day  :  for  his  mercy 
endurelh  for  ever : 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night : 
for  his  mercy  'endurelh  for  ever. 

10  To  him  that  smote  E'eypt  in  their 
first-born  :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever  : 

11  And  brought  out  If'ra-el  from  among 
them :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever  : 

12  With  a  strong  hand,  and  with  a 
stretched-out  arm  :  for  his  mercy  endurelh 
for  ever. 

13  To  him  which  divided  the  Red  Sea 
into  parts :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for 
ever: 

14  And  made  I|'ra-el  to  pass  through  the 
midst  of  it :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever: 

15  But  overthrew  Pha'raoh  and  his  host 
in  the  Red  Sea :  for  his  mercy  endurelh 
for  ever. 

16  To  him  which  led  his  people  through 
the  wilderness :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for 
ever. 

17  To  him  which  smote  great  kings  :  for 
his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever: 

18  And  slew  famous  kings:  for  his  mer- 
cy endurelh  for  ever: 

19  Si'hon  king  of  the  Am'o-rites 
mercy  endurelh  for  ever : 

20  And  Og  the  king  of  Ba'shan 
mercy  endurelh  for  ever : 

21  And  gave  their  land  for  a  heritage: 
for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever : 

22  Even  a  heritage  unto  If'ra-el  his  ser- 
vant: for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever. 

23  Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  es- 
tate' :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever : 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from  our  ene- 
mies :  for  his  mercy  tndurelh  for  ever. 

25  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh:  for  his 
mercy  endurelh  for  ever. 

26  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of 
heaven  :  for  his  mercy  endurelh  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXXXVII. 

BY  the  rivers  of  Bab'y-lon  there  we  sat 
down  ;  yea,  we  wept,  when  we  re- 
membered Zi'on. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  upon  the  wil- 
lows in  the  midst  thereof. 


PSALMS.  for  his  particular  mer'cies. 

3  For  there  they  that  carried  us  away 
captive  required  of  us  a  song ;  and  they 
that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,'  say- 
ing. Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zi'on. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's  song 
in  a  strange  land  ? 

5  If  I  forget  thee,  O  Je-ru'sa-lem,  let  my 
right  hand  forget  her  cunning. 

6  If  I  do  not  remember  thee,  let  my 
tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth  ;  if 
I  prefer'  not  Je-rii'sa-lem  above  my  chief 

joy- 

7  Remember,  O  Lord,  the  children  of 
E'dom  in  the  day  of  Je-ru'sa-lem ;  who 
said,  Raje  tV,  raje  it,  even  to  the  founda- 
tion thereof. 

8  O  daughter  of  Bab'y-lon,  who  art  to 
be  destroyed  ;  happy  shall  he  be  that  re- 
wardeth  thee  as  thou  hast  served  us. 

9  Happy  shall  he  be  that  taketh  and 
dasheth  thy  little  ones  against'  the  stones. 

PSALM  CXXXVIII. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vTd. 

I  WILL  praise   thee    with    my    whole 
heart ;    before   the   gods   will   I    sing 
praise  unto  thee. 

2  I  will  wor'ship  to' wards  thy  holy  tem- 
ple, and  praise  thy  name  for  thy  loving- 
kindness,  and  for  thy  truth  :  for  thou  hast 
magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 

3  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answer- 
edst  me,  and  strengthenedst  me  with 
strength  in  my  soul. 

4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise 
thee,  O  Lord,  when  they  hear  the  words 
of  thy  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the 
Lord  :  for  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

6  Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath 
he  respect  unto  the  lowly:  but  the  proud 
he  knoweth  afar  off. 

7  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  troiible, 
thou  wilt  revive  me  ;  thou  shalt  stretch 
forth  thine  hand  against'  the  wrath  of 
mine  enemies,  and  thy  right  hand  shall 
save  me. 

8  The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which 
concern'eth  me  :  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  en 
durelh  for  ever :  forsake  not  the  works  of 
thine  own  hands. 

PSALM  CXXXIX. 
To^ the  chief  Mufi§'ian.  A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 
LORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and 
known  me. 

2  Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting  anc? 
mine  up-rising ;  thou  understandest  my 
thought  afar  off. 

3  Thou  com'passest  my  path  and  my  ly  - 
ing  down,  and  art  acquainted  with  all  mj 
ways: 

4  For  there  ts  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 
6m/,  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  alto- 
gether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  be- 
fore, and  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 


for  his 


for  his 


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»  mirth. 


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Da'rAd  ptaiseth  Uod''s  providence^  PSALMS. 

6  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for 
me  ;  it  is  high,  1  cannot  attain  unto  it 

7  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit  ? 
or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence  ? 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art 
there  ;  if  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold, 
thou  art  there. 

9  If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 
and  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
sea  ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 
and  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  I  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall 
cover  me  ;  even  the  night  shall  be  light 
about'  me. 

12  Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from 
thee  ;  but  the  night  shineth  as  the  day : 
the  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike 
to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  poffess'ed  my  reins 
thou   hast  covered   me    in    my   mother's 
womb. 

14  1  will  praise  thee  ;  for  I  am  fearfully 
and  wonderfully  made  :  marvellous  are 
thy  works  ;  and  that  my  soul  knoweth 
right  well. 

15  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 
when  I  was  made  in  secret,  and  curiously 
wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet 
being  unperfect ;  and  in  thy  book  all  my 
members  were  written,  which  in  continu- 
ance were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there  was 
none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts 
unto  me,  O  God  !  how  great  is  the  sum  of 
them  ! 

18  If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more 
in  number  than  the  sand  :  when  I  awake, 
I  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked, 
O  God :  depart  from  me,  there'fore,  ye 
bloody  men. 

20  For  they  speak  against'  thee  wick- 
edly, and  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in 
vain. 

21  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  that 
hate  thee  ?  and  am  not  I  grieved  with 
those  that  rise  up  agamst'  thee  ' 

22  I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred  ;  I 
count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my 
heart ;  try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts ; 

24  And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way 
in  me,  and  lead  me  in  the  way  everlas'tlng. 

PSALM  CXL. 

To   the   chief   Mufig'ian.       A  Psalm  of 

Da'vid. 

DELIVER  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  evil 
man :  preserve'  me  from  the  violent 
man  ; 

2  Which  imagine  mis'chiefs  in  their 
heart :  continually  are  they  gathered  to- 
gether/or war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their  tongues 


and  prayeih  for  his  own  safety. 

like  a  serpent;  adders'  poison  is  under 
their  lips.     Se'lah. 

4  Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  hands  of 
the  wicked  ;  preferve'  me  from  the  violent 
man  ;  who  have  purposed  to  overthro\V  my 
goings. 

5  The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  for  me, 
and  cords:  they  have  spread  a  net  by  the 
way-side  :  they  have  set  gins  for  me.  Se'- 
lah. 

6  I  said  unto  the  Lord,  thou  art  my 
God  :  hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
O  Lord. 

7  O  God  the  Lord,  the  strength  of  my 
salvation  ;  thou  hast  covered  my  head  in 
the  day  of  battle. 

8  Grant  not,  O  Lord,  the  desires  of  the 
wicked ;  further  not  his  wicked  device, 
lest  they  exalt  themselves.     Se'lah. 

9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that  com'pass 
me  about',  let  the  mis'chief  of  their  own 
lips  cover  them. 

10  Let  burning  coals  fall  upon  them 
let  them  be  cast  into  the  fire  ;  into  deep 
pits,  that  they  rise  not  up  again'. 

11  Let  not  an  evil-speaker  be  estab'lish- 
ed  in  the  earth  :  evil  shall  hunt  the  violent 
man  to  overthrow  him. 

12  I  know  that  the  Lord  will  main- 
tain''  the  cause  of  the  afflicted,  and  the 
right  of  the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall  gi.ve  thanks 
unto  thy  name  ;  the  upright  shall  dwell 
in  thy  presence. 

PSALM  CXLI. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 
ORD,  I  cry   unto  thee  :  make  haste 
unto  me  ;  give  ear  unto  my  voice, 
when  I  cry  unto  thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  before  thee 
as  incense,  and  ihe  lifting  up  of  my  hands 
as  the  evening  sac'rifT^e. 

3  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before  my 
mouth  ;  keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

4  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing, 
to  practise  wicked  works  with  men  that 
work  iniquity  :  and  let  me  not  eat  of  their 
dainties. 

5  Let  the  righteous  smite  me ;  il  shall 
be  a  kindness  :  and  let  him  reprove  me  ; 
it  ihall  be  an  excellent  oil,  tt'/ifc/i  shall  not 
break  my  head  :  for  yet  my  prayer  also 
shall  be  in  their  calamities. 

6  When  their  judges  are  overthrown  in 
stony  places,  they  shall  hear  my  words  ; 
for  they  are  sweet. 

7  Our  bones  are  scattered  at  the  grave's 
mouth,  as  when  one  cutteth  and  cleaveth 
wood  upon  the  earth, 

8  But  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  O  God 
the  Lord  :  in  thee  is  my  trust,  leave  not 
my  soul  destitute. 

9  Keep  me  from  the  snare  which  they 
have  laid  for  me,  and  the  gins  of  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity. 


L 


'  m,en-ta7ie'. 


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Da'vid  showclh  thai  m  trouble  all  PSALMS 

10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own 
nets,  whilst  that  1  withal  escape'. 

PSALM  CXLH. 

Mas'chil  of  Da'vid  ;  a  Prayer  when  he  was 

in  the  cave. 

1  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice  : 
with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord   did  1 
make  my  supplication. 

2  1  poured  out  my  complaint  before 
him  :  I  showed  before  him  my  trouble. 

3  When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed 
■within  me,  then  thou  knewest  my  path  : 
in  the  w;iy  wherein  I  walked  have  they 
privily  laid  a  snare  for  me. 

4  I  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  be- 
held, but  there  was  no  man  that  would 
know  me:  rt-fuge  failed  me  ;  no  man  cared 
for  my  soul. 

5  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord  :  I  said, 
Thou  art  my  refuge,  a»i<f  my  portion  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

6  Attend  unto  my  cry  ;  for  I  am  brought 
very  low  :  deliver  me  from  my  persecutors : 
for  they  are  stronger  than  L 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may 
praise  thy  name  :  the  righteous  shall  com'- 
pass  me  about'  ;  for  thou  shalt  deal  boun- 
tifully with  me. 

PSALM  CXLIIL 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord  ;  give  ear 
to  my  supplications  :  in  thy  faithful- 
ness answer  me,  and    in  thy  righteousness. 

2  And  enter  not  into  jiTdgment  with  thy 
servant :  for  in  thy  siglit  shall  no  man  liv- 
ing be  justified. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my 
soul ;  he  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the 
ground  :  he  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  dark- 
less, as  those  that  have  been  long  dead. 

•I  There'fore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed 
within  me  :  my  heart  within  me  is  deso- 
late. 

5  I  remember  the  days  of  old  ;  I  medi- 
tate on  all  thy  works :  I  muse  on  the  work 
ol  thy  hands. 

6  I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  thee: 
my  soul  thirstelh  after  thee,  as  a  thirsty 
land.      Se'lah. 

7  Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord  ;  my  spir- 
it faileth  :  hide  not  thy  face  from  me,  lest 
I  be  like  unto  them  that  go  down  into  the 
pit. 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving-kindness 
in  the  morning  ;  for  in  thee  do  I  trust : 
cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I 
should  walk ;  for  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto 
thee. 

9  Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  ene- 
mies :  1  fly  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

10  Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou 
art  my  God  :  thy  Spir  it  is  good  ;  lead  me 
into  the  land  of  uprightness. 

11  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  name's 
sake  :  for  thy  righteousness'  sake  bring  my 
soul  out  of  trouble. 

Uu 


his  cdm'furl  was  in  prayer  unto  Goa. 
12  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off  mine  ene- 
mies, and  destroy'  all  them  that  afflict  my 
soul :  for  I  am  thy  servant. 

PSALM  CXLIV. 
A  Psalm  of  Da'vid. 

BLES'SED  be  the  Lord  my  strength, 
which  teacheth  my    hands   to  war, 
and  my  fingers  to  fight : 

2  My  goodness,  and  my  fortress  ;  my 
hii^h  tower,  and  my  deliverer;  my  shield, 
and  be  in  whom  I  trust;  who  subdueth 
my  pt-ople  under  me. 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest 
knowledije  of  him  ?  or  the  son  of  man,  that 
thou  makest  account  of  him  ? 

4  Man  is  like  to  vanity  :  his  days  are  as 
a  shadow  that  pass'eth  away. 

5  Bow  tliy  heavens,  O  Lord,  and  come 
down :  touch  the  moiln'tains,  and  they 
shall  smoke. 

G  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter 
them  :  shoot  out  thine  arrows,  and  de- 
stroy' them. 

7  Send  thine  hand  from  above  ;  rid  me, 
and  deliver  me  out  of  great  waters,  from 
the  hand  of  strange  children  ; 

8  Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity  ;  and 
their  right  hand  w  a  right  hand  of  false- 
hood. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto  thee,  O 
God  :  upon  a  psaltery,  and  an  instrument 
of  ten  strings,  will  I  sing  praises  unto  thee. 

10  //  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto 
kings  :  who  delivereth  Da'vid  his  servant 
from  the  hurtful  sword. 

11  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the 
hand  of  strange  children,  whose  mouth 
speaketh  vanity,  and  their  right  hand  is 
a  right  hand  of  falsehood  : 

12  That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants 
grown  up  in  their  youth  ;  that  our 
daughters  may  be  as  corner-stones,  pol- 
ished after  the  similitude  of  a  palace  : 

13  That  our  garners  may  be  full,  af- 
fording all  manner  of  store  ;  tlud  our  sheep 
may  bring  forth  thousands  and  ten  thou- 
sands in  our  streets  : 

14  That  our  oxen  may  be  strong  to  la- 
bour ;  that  there  be  no  breaking  in,  nor 
going  out ;  that  there  be  no  complaining  in 
our  streets. 

15  Happy  is  that  people  that  is  in  such 
a  case  :  yea,  happy  is  tliat  people,  whose 
God  is  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLV. 
Da'vid's  Psalm  of  Praise. 

1WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King  ; 
and  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and 
ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee,  and  I  will 
praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever.    ' 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be 
praised  ;  and  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy  worki 
to  another,  and  shall  declare  thy  mighty 
acts. 

505 


troa  only  lo  be  trusted. 

5  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  fton'our  of 
thy  maj'esty,  l  and  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

6  And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of 
thy  terrible  acts :  and  I  will  declare  thy 
greatness. 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter  the 
memory  of  thy  great  goodness,  and  shall 
sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

8  The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  com- 
passion; slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

9  The  Lord  is  good  to  all ;  and  his  ten- 
der mer'cies  are  over  all  his  works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O 
Lord  ;  and  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy 
kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men 
his  mighty  acts,  and  the  glorious  maj'esty 
of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  wan  everlas'ting  king- 
dom, and  thy  dominion  endureth  through- 
out all  generations. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 
and  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed 
down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 
and  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due 
season. 

16  Thou  openest  thine  hand,  and  satis- 
fiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his 
ways,  and  holy  in  all  his  works. 

18  The  Lord  w  nigh  unto  all  them  that 
call  upon  him,  to  all  that  call  upon  him 
in  truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that 
fear  him  :  he  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and 
will  save  them. 

20  The  Lord  preferv'eth  all  them  that 
love  him  :  but  all  the  wicked  will  he  de- 
stroy'. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of 
the  Lord  :  and  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy 
name  for  ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  CXLVL 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  the  Lord, 
O  my  soul. 

2  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord  : 
I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I 
have  any  being. 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes,  nor  in 
the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth 
to  his  earth  ;  in  that  very  day  his  thoughts 
perish. 

5  Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of 
^a'96b  for  his  help,  whose  hope  is  in  the 
^  '^«.D  his  God  ; 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth,  the 
»ea,  and  all  that  therein  is  ;  which  keep- 
eth  truth  for  ever  ; 

7  Which  executeth  judgment  for  the 
oppressed  ;  which  giveth  food  to  the  hun- 
gry.    The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners. 

8  The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the 

^  mad'jcs-te. 


PSALMS.  w7n  exhortation  to  praise  htm. 

blind :  the  Lord  raiseth  them  that  are 
bowed  down  :  the  Lord  loveth  the  righ- 
teous. 

9  The  Lord  preferv'eth  the  strangers, 
he  relieveth  the  fatherless  and  widow  : 
but  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  up- 
side down. 

10  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever,  even 
thy  God,  O  ZT'on,  unto  all  generations. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLVII. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  :  for  it  is  good  to 
sing  praises   unto  our  God  ;  for  it  is 
pleaf'ant ;  and  praise  is  comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  build  up  Je-ru'sa- 
lem  :  he  gathereth  together  the  out'casts 
of  If'ra-el. 

3  He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart,  and 
bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars ; 
he  calleth  them  all  by  their  names. 

5  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  great 
power  :  his  understanding  is  infinite. 

6  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek  :  he 
casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

7  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiv- 
ing ;  sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our 
God; 

8  Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds, 
who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth,  who 
maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  moiln'tains. 

9  He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food,  and 
to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of 
the  horse  ;  he  taketh  not  pleaf'ure  in  the 
legs  of  a  man. 

1 1  The  Lord  taketh  pleaf'ure  in  them 
that  fear  him,  in  those  that  hope  in  his 
mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  O  Je-ru'sa-lem  ; 
praise  thy  God,  O  Zi'on. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars 
of  thy  gates  ;  he  hath  bles'sed  thy  chil- 
dren within  thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders,  and 
filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  sendeth  forth  his  command'- 
ment  upon  earth  :  his  word  runneth  very 
swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he  scat- 
tereth  the  hoar-frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  mor'- 
sels  :2   who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  M^ord,  and  melt 
eth  them :  he  causeth  his  wind  to  blow. 
and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  showeth  his  word  unto  Ja'cob, 
his  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  If'ra-el. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  na- 
tion :  and  as  for  /iw  judgments,  they  have 
not  known  them.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLVIII. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the 
Lord  from  the  heavens 
in  the  heights. 

2  mdr'sils. 
506 


praise  him 


The  use  of  the  proi'crbs. 

2  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels 
ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon :  praise 
him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 
and  ye  waters  that  be  ab6ve  the  heav- 
ens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  for  he  comman'ded,  and  they  were 
created. 

6  He  hath  also  estab'lished  them  for 
ever  and  ever:  he  hath  made  a  decree 
which  shall  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  ye 
dragons,  and  all  deeps. 

8  Fire  and  hail  ;  snow  and  vapour ; 
stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word  : 

9  Moiin'tains,  and  all  hills ;  fruitful 
trees,  and  all  cedars  : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle ;  creeping 
things,  and  flying  fowl  : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people  ; 
princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men  and  maidens ;  old 
men  and  children  : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  for  his  name  alone  is  excellent  ; 
his  glory  w  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

14  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  peo- 
ple, the  praise  of  all  his  saints  ;  even  of 
the  children  of  ig'ra-el,  a  people  near 
unto  him.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLIX. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Sing  unto  the 
Lord  a  new  song,  and  his  praise  in 
the  congregation  of  saints. 

2  Let  ij'ra-el  rejoice  in  him  that  made 


PROVERBS.  ^n  exhortation  to  fear  God. 

praise   him  :  let  the  children   of  Zi'on  be  joyful 
in  their  King. 

3  Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the 
dance  :  let  them  sing  praises  unto  him 
with  the  timbrel  and  harp. 

4  For  the  Lord  taketh  pleaj'ure  in  his 
people  :  he  will  beautify  the  meek  with 
salvation. 

5  Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  glory :  let 
them  sing  aloud  upon  their  beds. 

6  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in 
their  mouth,  and  a  two-edged  sword  in 
their  hand ; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  hea- 
then, and  punishments  upon  the  people  ; 

8  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains,  and 
their  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron  ; 

9  To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment 
written  :  this  /lon'our  have  all  his  saints 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CL. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  God  in 
his  sanctuary :  praise  him  in  the  firma- 
ment' of  his  power. 

2  Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts :  praise 
him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet :  praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and 
harp. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and 
dance  :  praise  him  with  stringed  instru- 
ments and  organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals  : 
praise  him  upon  the  high-sounding  cym- 
bals. 

6  Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath 
praise  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


H  The  PROVERBS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  Prov'erbs  of  Sol'o-mon,  the  son  of 
Da'vid,  king  of  If'ra-el  ; 

2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruction  ;  to 
perceive'  the  words  of  understanding  ; 

3  To  receive  the  instruction  of  wisdom, 
justice,  and  judgment,  and  equity; 

4  To  give  subtlety  to  the  simple,  to 
the  young  man  knowledge  and  discre- 
tion. 

5  .\  wise  man  will  hear,  and  will  in- 
crease lear'ning ;  and  a  man  of  under- 
standing shall  attain  unto  wise   counsels  ; 

6  To  understand  a  prov'erb,  and  the 
Tnterpreta'tion  ;  the  words  of  the  wise, 
and  their  dark  sayings. 

7  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  knowledge  :  but  fools  despTfe'  wis- 
dom and  instruction. 

8  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy 
father,  and  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy 
mother : 


9  For  they  shall  be  an  ornament  of 
grace  unto  thy  head,  and  chains  about' 
thy  neck. 

10  My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee,  con- 
sent thou  not. 

11  If  they  say.  Come  with  us,  let  us 
lay  wait  for  blood,  let  us  lurk  privily  for 
the  innocent  without  cause  : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive,  a.", 
the  grave  ;  and  whole,  as  those  that  go 
down  into  the  pit  : 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  substance, 
we  shall  fill  our  houses  with  spoil  : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us  ;  let  us  all 
have  one  purse. 

15  My  son,  walk  not  thou  in  the  way 
with  them ;  refrain  thy  foot  from  their 
path : 

16  For  their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  make 
haste  to  shed  blood: 

17  (Surely  in  vain  the  net  is  spread  in 
the  sight  of  any  bird  :) 

'  fe/ma-Tnint. 

507 


Wisdom  promiselh  godliness  to  her 

18  And  they  lay  wait  for  their  own 
blood  ;  they  lurk  privily  for  their  own 
lives. 

19  So  are  the  ways  of  every  one  that  is 
greedy  of  gain  ;  which  taketh  away  the 
life  of  the  owners  thereof. 

20  Wisdom  crieth  without ;  she  utter- 
eth  her  voice  in  the  streets ; 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place  of  con- 
course, in  the  openings  of  the  gates  :  in 
the  city  she  uttereth  her  words,  saying^ 

22  How  long',  ye  simple  ones,  will  ye 
love  simplicity,  and  the  scorners  delight  in 
their  scorning,  and  fools  hate  knowledge  ? 

23  Turn  ye  at  my  reproof;  behold,  I 
will  pour  out  my  Spir'it  unto  you,  I  will 
make  known  my  words  unto  you. 

24  Because  I  have  called,  and  ye  re- 
fused ;  I  have  stretched  out  my  hand,  and 
no  man  regarded  ; 

25  But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all  my 
counsel,  and  would  none  of  my  reproof; 

26  I  also  will  laugh  at  your  calamity  ; 
I  will  mock  when  your  fear  cometh. 

27  When  your  fear  cometh  as  desola- 
tion, and  your  destruction  cometh  as  a 
whirl'wind;!  when  distress  and  anguish 
cometh  upon  you  ; 

28  Then  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but  I 
will  not  answer  ;  they  shall  seek  me  early, 
but  they  shall  not  find  me  : 

29  For  that  they  hated  knowledge,  and 
did  not  choofe  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

30  They  would  none  of  my  counsel ; 
they  despised  all  my  reproof: 

31  There'fore  shall  they  eat  of  the  fruit 
of  their  own  way,  and  be  filled  with  their 
own  devices. 

32  For  the  turning  away  of  the  simple 
shall  slay  them,  and  the  prosperity  of  fools 
shall  destroy'  them. 

33  But  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall 
dwell  safely,  and  shall  be  quiet  from  fear 
of  evil. 

CHAP.  II. 

MY  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my  words, 
and  hide  my  command'ments  with 
thee ; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear  unto 
wisdom,  and  apply  thine  heart  to  under 
standing  ; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  after  knowledge, 
and  liftest  up  thy  voice  for  understand- 
in?; 

and 


4  If  thou    seekest  her    as    sih^er, 
searchest  for  her  as  for  hid  treaf'ures  ; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  understand  the  fear 
of  the  Lord,  and  find  the  knowledge  of 
God: 

6  For  the  Lord  giveth  wisdom  :  out  of 
his  mouth  cometh  knowledge  and  under- 
standing ; 

7  He  layeth  up  sound  wisdom  for  the 
righteous :  he  is  a  buckler  to  them  that 
walk  uprightly. 


PROVERBS,     children,  and  safely  from  all  evil. 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judgment, 
and  preferv'eth  the  way  of  his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand  righ- 
teousness, and  judgment,  and  equity  ;  yea, 
every  good  path. 

10  When  wisdom  entereth  into  thine 
heart,  and  knowledge  is  pleaf'ant  unto  thy 
soul, 

11  Discretion  shall  preserve'  thee,  un- 
derstanding shall  keep  thee  ; 

12  To  deliver  thee  from  the  way  of  the 
evil  man,  from  the  man  that  speaketh  fr5'- 
ward  things  ; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  upjightness, 
to  walk  in  the  ways  of  darkness  ; 

14  Who  rejoice  to  do  evil,  and  delight  in 
the  fro'wardness  of  the  wicked  ; 

15  Whose  ways  arc  crooked,  and  they 
fro'ward  in  their  paths : 

16  To  deliver  thee  from  the  strange  wo- 
man, even  from  the  stranger  which  flatter- 
eth  with  her  words  ; 

17  Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of  her 
youth,  and  forgetteth  the  covenant  of  her 
God. 

18  For  her  house  inclineth  unto  death, 
and  her  paths  unto  the  dead  ; 

19  None  that  go  unto  her  return  again', 
neither  take  they  hold  of  the  paths  of 
life; 

20  That  thou  mayst  walk  in  the  way  of 
good  men,  and  keep  the  paths  of  the  righ- 
teous. 

21  For  the  upright  shall  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  the  perfect  shall  remain  in  it. 

22  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off  from 
the  earth,  and  the  transgressors  shall  be 
rooted  out  of  it. 

CHAP.  III. 
Y  son,  forget   not  my  law ;  but  let 
thine    heart    keep    my    command'- 
ments : 

2  For  length  of  days,  and  long  life,  and 
peace,  shall  they  add  to  thee. 

3  Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee  ; 
bind  them  about'  thy  neck  ;  write  them 
upon  the  table  of  thine  heart : 

4  So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and  good  un- 
derstanding in  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine 
heart ;  and  lean  not  unto  thine  own  un- 
derstanding. 

6  In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him, 
and  he  shall  direct  thy  paths. 

7  Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes :  fear 
the  Lord,  and  depart  from  evil. 

8  It  shall  be  health  to  thy  navel,  and 
marrow  to  thy  bones. 

9  Hon'ouT  the  Lord  with  thy  sub- 
stance, and  with  the  first-fruits  of  all  thine 
increase  : 

10  So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plen- 
ty, and  thy  presses  shall  burst  out  with 
new  wine. 

11  My  son,  despite  not  the  chas'tening 


M' 


1  hwerl'tetnd. 


SOB 


Sol'o-mon  exhorteth  to  PROVERBS 

of  the  Lord  ;  neither  he  weary  of  his  cor- 
rection : 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  cor- 
recteth,  even  as  a  father  the  son  in  whom 
he  deli°:hteth. 

13  Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wis- 
dom, and  the  man  that  getteth  understand- 
ing : 

14  For  the  mer'chandT§e  of  it  is  better 
than  the  mer'chandije  of  silver,  and  the 
gain  thereof  than  fine  gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  than  rubies: 
and  all  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  not 
to  be  compared  unto  her. 

16  Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand  ; 
and  in  her  left  hand  riches  and  /lon'our. 

17  Her  ways  ore  ways  of  plea^'antness, 
and  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

18  She  is  a  tree  of  life  to  them  that  lay 
hold  upon  her ;  and  happy  is  every  one 
that  retaineth  her. 

19  The  Lord  by  wisdom  hath  founded 
the  earth;  by  understanding  hath  he  estab'- 
lished  the  heavens. 

20  By  his  knowledge  the  depths  are 
broken  up,  and  the  clouds  drop  down  the 
dew. 

21  My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from 
thine  eyes  :  keep  sound  wisdom  and  dis- 
cretion. 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul, 
and  grace  to  thy  neck. 

23  Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way 
safely,  and  thy  foot  shall  not  stumble. 

24  \^'hen  thou  liest  down  thou  shalt  not 
be  afraid  ;  yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and 
thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

25  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear,  neither 
of  the  desolation  of  the  wicked,  when  it 
Cometh. 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confi- 
dence, and  shall  keep  thy  foot  from  being 
taken. 

27  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to 
whom  it  is  due,  when  it  is  in  the  power  of 
thine  hand  to  do  it. 

28  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour,  Go, 
and  come  again',  and  to-morrow  I  will 
give,  when  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 

29  l^evi^e  not  evil  against'  thy  neigh- 
bour, seeing  he  dwellelh  securely  by  thee. 

30  Strive  not  with  a  man  without  cause, 
if  he  have  done  thee  no  harm. 

31  Envy  thou  not  the  oppressor,  and 
chooje  none  of  his  ways. 

32  For  the  fro'ward  is  abomination  to 
the  Lord  :  but  his  secret  is  with  the  righ- 
teous. 

33  The  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in  the 
house  of  the  wicked  :  but  he  blesseth  the 
habitation  of  the  just. 

34  Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners :  but 
he  giveth  grace  unto  the  lowly. 

35  The  wise  shall  inherit  glory  ;  but 
shame  shall  be  the  promotion  of  fools. 


Uu2 


the  study  of  ivisdom. 
CHAP.  IV. 

HEAR,  ye  children,  the  instruction  of 
a   father,   and  attend   to  know  un- 
derstanding. 

2  For  I  give  you  good  doctrine,  forsakt 
ye    not  my  law. 

3  For  I  was  my  father's  son,  tender  and 
only  beloved  in  the  sight  of  my  m6th(  r. 

4  He  taught  me  also,  and  said  unto  me. 
Let  thine  heart  retain  my  words  :  keep  my 
command'ments,  and  live. 

5  Get  wisdom,  get  understanding  ;  for 
get  it  not :  neither  decline  from  tlie  wonL- 
of  my  mouth. 

6  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  pre- 
serve' thee  :  love  her,  and  she  shall  keep 
thee. 

7  Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing  :  thire'- 
fbrc  get  wisdom  :  and  with  all  thy  getting 
get  understanding. 

8  Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  promote 
thee  :  she  shall  bring  thee  to  /lon'our,  when 
thou  dost  embrace  her. 

9  She  sliall  give  to  thine  head  an  orna- 
ment of  grace;  a  crown  of  glory  shall  she 
deliver  to  thee. 

10  Hear,  O  my  son,  and  receive  my  say- 
ings ;  and  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be 
many. 

11  I  have  taught  thee  in  the  way  of 
wisdom  ;  I  have  led  thee  in  right  paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  steps  shall  not 
be  straitened ;  and  when  thou  runnest, 
thou  shalt  not  stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ;  let 
her  not  go  :  keep  her  ;  for  she  is  thy  life. 

14  Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wick- 
ed, and  go  not  in  the  way  of  evil  men. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn  from  it, 
and  pass  away. 

16  For  they  sleep  not,  except  they  have 
done  mis'chief ;  and  their  sleep  is  taken 
away,  unless  they  cause  some  to  fall. 

17  J'or  they  eat  the  bread  of  wicked- 
ness, and  drink  the  wine  of  violence. 

18  But  the  path  of  the  just  is  as  the 
shining  light,  that  shineth  more  and  more 
unto  the  perfect  day. 

19  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  darkness; 
they  know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

20  My  son,  attend  to  my  words  ;  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  my  sayings  : 

21  Let  them  not  depart  from  thine 
eyes  ;  keep  them  in  the  midst  of  thine 
heart : 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those  that  find 
them,  and  health  to  all  their  flesh. 

23  Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence ; 
for  out  of  it  are  the  issues  of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  a  fro'ward 
mouth,  and  perverse' lips  put  far  from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on,  and  let 
thine  eyelids  look  straight  before  thee. 

26  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet,  and  let 
all  thy  ways  be  estab'llshed. 


egs-uW. 


609 


Sol'o-mon  exhdrteth  to 


PROVERBS. 


27  Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the 
«ft :  remove  thy  foot  from  evil. 
CHAP,  v.— 

MY  son,  attend  unto  my  wisdom,  and 
bow  thine  ear  to  my  understanding; 

2  That  thou  mayst  regard  discretion,  and 
that  thy  lips  may  keep  knowledge. 

3  For  the  lips  of  a  stranee  woman 
drop  as  a  honey-comb,  and  her  mouth  is 
smoother  than  oil : 

4  But  her  end  is  bitter  ais  wormwood, 
sharp  as  a  two-edged  sword 

5  Her  feet  go  down  to  death,  her  steps 
take  hold  on  hell. 

6  Lest  thou  shouldst  ponder  the  pkth  of 
life,  her  ways  are  moveable,  that  thou  canst 
not  know  them. 

7  Hear  me  now,  there'fore,  O  ye  chil- 
dren, and  depart  not  from  the  words  of  my 
mouth. 

8  Remove  thy  way  far  from  her,  and 
come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her  house  ; 

9  I..est  thou  give  thine  Aon'our  unto  oth- 
ers, and  thy  years  unto  the  cruel  : 

10  Lest  straneers  be  filled  with  thy 
wealth,  and  thy  labours  be  in  the  house  of 
a  stranger  ; 

11  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last,  when  thy 
flesh  and  thy  body  are  consumed, 

-12  And  say.  How  have  I  hated  instruc- 
tion, and  my  heart  desplfed  reproof; 

13  And  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  my 
teachers,  nor  inclined  mine  ear  to  them  that 
mstructed  me  I 

14  1  was  almost  in  all  evil  in  the  midst 
of  the  congregation  and  assembly. 

15  IT  Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own  cis- 
tern, and  running  waters  out  of  thine  own 
well. 

16  Let  thy  foftn'talns  bedispers'ed  abroad, 
and  rivers  of  waters  in  the  streets. 

17  Let  them  be  only  thine  own,  and  not 
stran|ers  with  thee. 

18  Let  thy  foLln'tain  be  bless'ed ;  and 
rejoice  with  the  wife  of  thy  youth. 

19  Let  her  be  as  the  loving  hind  and 
pleaf'ant  roe ;  let  her  breasts  satisfy  thee 
at  all  times,  and  be  thou  ravished  always 
with  her  love. 

20  And  why  wilt  thou,  my  son,  be  rav- 
ished with  a  strange  woman,  and  embrace 
the  bo'fdm  of  a  stranger.' 

21  For  the  ways  of  man  dre  before  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  he  pondereth  all  his 
goings. 

22  His  own  iniquities  shall  take  the 
wicked  himself,  and  he  shall  be  holden  with 
the  cords  of  his  sins. 

23  He  shall  die  without  instruction  ;  and 
in  the  greatness  of  his  folly  he  shall  go 
astray. 

CHAP.  VL— 

MY  son,  if  thou  be  surety  for  thy  friend, 
if  thou  hast  stricken  thy  hand  with 
a  stranger, 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the  words  of  thy 
mouth,  thou  art  taken  with  the  words  of 
thy  mouth. 


the  study  of  icisdom. 


3  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  deliver  thy- 
self, when  thou  art  come  into  the  hand  of 
thy  friend;  go,  Aumble  thyself,  and  make 
sure  thy  friend. 

4  Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes,  nor  slum- 
ber to  thine  eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from  the  hand 
of  the  hunter,  and  as  a  bird  from  the  hand 
of  the  fowler. 

6  TT  Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard ;  con- 
sider her  ways,  and  be  wise  : 

7  Which  having  no  guide,  overseer,  or 
ruler, 

8  Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer,  and 
gathereth  her  food  in  the  harvest. 

9  How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O  sluggard  ? 
when  wilt  thou  irije  out  of  thy  sleep  .' 

10  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber,  a 
little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep ; 

11  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one  that 
travelleth,  and  ttiy  want  as  an  armed  man. 

12  IT  A  naughty  person,  a  wicked  man, 
walketh  with  a  fro'ward  mouth. 

13  He  winketh  wiih  his  eyes,  he  speak- 
eth  with  his  feet,  he  teacheth  with  his  fin- 
gers ; 

14  Fro'w&rdnSss  is  in  his  heart,  he  dc- 
vlfeth  mis'chief  continually ;  he  soweth 
discord. 

15  There'fore  shall  his  calamity  come 
suddenly ;  suddenly  shall  he  be  broken 
without  remedy. 

16  IT  These  six  things  doth  the  Lord 
hate ;  yea,  seven  d,rc  an  abomination  unto 
him  : 

17  A  proud  look,  a  lying  tongue,  and 
hands  that  shed  innocent  blood, 

18  A  hekrt  that  devijeth  wicked  imagi- 
nations, feet  that  be  swift  in  running  to 
mis'chief, 

19  A  false  witness  that  speaketh  lies,  and 
him  that  soweth  discord  among  brethren. 

20  IT  My  son,  keep  thy  father's  com- 
mJind'ment,  and  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy 
mother  : 

21  Bind  them  continually  upon  thine 
hekrt,  and  tie  them  about'  thy  neck. 

22  When  thou  goest,  it  shall  lead  thee  , 
when  thou  sleepest,  it  shall  keep  thee  ;  and 
ichcn  thou  awakest,  it  shall  talk  with  thee. 

23  For  the  commknd'ment  is  a  lamp,  and 
the  law  is  light ;  and  reproofs  of  instruc- 
tion arc  the  way  of  life  : 

24  To  keep  thee  from  the  evil  woman, 
from  the  flattery  of  the  tongue  of  a  strange 
woman. 

25  Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in  thine 
hekrt ;  neither  let  her  take  thee  with  her 
eyelids  : 

26  For  by  means  of  a  whorish  woman  a 
man  is  brought  to  a  piece  of  bread  ;  and 
the  adulteress  will  hunt  for  the  precious 
life. 

27  Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his  bo'jom, 
and  his  clothes  not  be  burnt .' 

28  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals,  and  his 
feet  not  be  burnt .' 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his  neighbour's 

510 


The  simjMcity  of  a  young  wanton.      PROVERBS. 
wife  ;  whosoever  toucheth  her  shall  not  be 
innocent. 

30  Men  do  not  despife'  a  thief,  if  he  steal 
to  satisfy  his  soul  when  he  is  hungry  : 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  he  shall  restore 
seven-fold  ;  he  shall  give  all  the  substance 
of  his  house. 

32  But  whoso  comniitteth  adultery  with 
a  woman  lacketh  understanding  :  he  that 
doeth  it  destroy'eth  his  own  soul. 

33  A  wound  and  dif/(6n'our  shall  he  get, 
and  his  reproach  shall  not  be  wiped  Sway. 

34  For  jealousy  is  the  rage  of  a  man  ; 
therc'fbre  he  will  not  spare  in  the  day  of 
vengeance. 

35  He  will  not  regard  any  ransom  ; 
neither  will  he  rest  content,  thougli  thou 
givest  many  gifts. 

CHAP.  VH.— 

MY  son,  keep  my  words,  and  lay  up  my 
commknd'ments  with  thee. 

2  Keep  my  commtmd'ments,  and  live ; 
and  my  law  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye. 

3  Bind  them  upon  thy  fingers,  write  them 
upon  the  table  of  thine  he;\rt. 

4  Say  unto  Wis'dom,  Thou  art  my  sis- 
ter ;  and  call  Understanding  thy  kins- 
woman : 

5  That  they  may  keep  thee  from  the 
stranee  woman,  from  the  stranger  which 
flattereth  with  her  words. 

6  For  at  the  window  of  my  house  I  look- 
ed through  my  cafement. 


7  And  beheld  among  the  simple  ones,  I 
difcern'ed  Smong  the  youths,  a  young  man 
void  of  understanding, 

8  Pas'sing  through  the  street  near  her 
corner  ;  and  he  went  the  way  to  her  house  ; 

9  In  the  twilight,  in  the  evening,  in  the 
black  and  dark  night : 

10  And,  behold,  there  met  him  a  woman, 
icith  the  attire  of  a  harlot,  and  subtle  of 
heart. 

11  (She  is  loud  and  stubborn  ;  her  feet 
abide  not  in  her  house  : 

12  Now  is  she  without,  now  in  the  streets, 
and  lieth  in  wait  at  every  corner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed  him, 
and  with  an  impudent  face  said  unto  him, 

14  /  have  peace-offerings  with  me  ;  this 
day  have  I  paid  my  vows  : 

15  Therc'fore  came  I  forth  to  meet  thee, 
diligently  to  seek  thy  face ;  and  I  have 
found  thee. 

IC  I  iiave  decked  my  bed  with  cdv'erings 
of  tapestry,  with  carved  loorks,  with  fine 
linen  of  E'eypt. 

17  I  have  perfumed  my  bed  with  myrrh,' 
aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

18  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of  love  un- 
til the  morning ;  let  us  solace  ourselves 
with  loves : 

19  For  the  good  man  is  not  at  home,  he 
is  gone  a  long  joQrney  : 

20  He  hath  taken  a  bag  of  m6ney  with 
him,  and  will  come  home  at  the  day  ap- 
pointed. 


^var. 


The  excellency  of  wisdom. 

21  With  her  much  fair  speech  she  caus- 
ed him  to  yield,  with  the  flattering  of  her 
lips  she  forced  nim. 

22  He  goeth  after  her  straightway,  as  an 
0.x  goeth  to  the  slaughter,  or  as  a  fool  to 
the  correction  of  the  stocks  ; 

23  Till  a  dart  strike  through  his  liver,  as 
a  bird  hastetli  to  the  snare,  and  knoweth 
not  that  it  is  for  his  life. 

24  Hearken  unto  me  now,  therc'fore,  O 
ye  children,  and  attend  to  the  words  of  my 
mouth  : 

25  Let  not  thine  heart  decline  to  her 
ways,  go  not  Sstray  in  her  paths  : 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many  wound- 
ed ;  yea,  many  strong  men  have  been  slain 
by  her. 

27  Her  house  is  the  way  to  hell,  going 
down  to  the  chambers  of  death. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
OTII  not  Wis'dom  cry  ?  and  Under- 
stand'ing  put  forth  her  voice  .' 

2  She  standeth  in  the  top  of  high  places, 
by  the  way  in  the  places  of  the  paths ; 

3  She  crieth  at  the  gates,  at  the  entry  of 
the  city,  at  the  coming  in  at  the  doors  ; 

4  Unto  you,  O  men,  I  call ;  and  my 
voice  is  to  the  sons  of  man. 

5  O  ye  simple,  understand  wisdom  ;  and, 
ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an  understanding  hekrt. 

G  Hear  ;  for  I  will  speak  of  excellent 
things  ;  and  the  opening  of  my  lips  shall  be 
right  things. 

7  For  my  mouth  shall  speak  truth  ;  and 
wickedness  is  an  abomination  to  my  lips. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are  in 
righteousness  ;  there  is  nothing  fro'wArd  or 
perverse'  in  them. 

0  They  are  all  plain  to  him  that  under- 
standeth,  and  right  to  them  that  find  knowl- 
edge. 

10  Receive  my  instruction,  and  not  sil- 
ver ;  and  knowledge  rather  than  choice 
gold. 

1 1  For  wisdom  is  better  than  rubies ;  and 
all  the  things  that  may  be  desired  i\re  not 
to  be  compared  to  it. 

12  I  Wisdom  dwell  with  Prudence,  and 
find  out  knowledge  of  witty  inventions. 

13  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to  hate  evil : 
pride,  and  arrogancy,  and  the  evil  way,  and 
the  fro'ward  mouth,  do  I  hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound  wisdom  : 
I  am  understanding ;  I  have  strength. 

15  By  me  kings  reign,  and  princes  de- 
cree justice. 

IG  By  me  princes  rule,  and  nobles,  even 
all  the  judges  of  the  earth. 

17  I  love  them  that  love  me  ;  and  those 
that  seek  me  early  shall  find  me. 

18  Riches  and  Aon'our  dre  with  me  ;  yea, 
durable  riches  and  righteousness. 

19  My  fruit  is  better  than  gold,  yea,  than 
fine  gold ;  and  my  revenue  than  choice  sil- 
ver. 

20  I  lead  in  the  way  of  righteousness,  in 
the  midst  of  the  pkths  of  judgment ; 


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21  That  I  may  cause  those  that  love  me 
to  inherit  substance  ;  and  I  will  fill  their 
treaj'ures. 

22  The  Lord  pSffess'ed  me  in  the  be- 
ginning of  his  way,  before  his  works  of  old. 

23  I  was  set  up  from  everlas'tlng,  from 
the  beginning,  or  ever  the  earth  was. 

24  When  there  were  no  depths,  I  was 
brought  forth  ;  when  there  were  no  foun'- 
tains  aboftn'dlng  with  water. 

25  Before  the  moftn'tains  were  settled, 
before  the  hills  was  I  brought  forth  : 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made  tlie 
earth,  nor  the  fields,  nor  the  highest  part  of 
the  dust  of  the  world. 

27  When  he  prepared  the  heavens,  I  teas 
there ;  when  he  set  a  coni'pass  upon  the 
face  of  the  depth  ; 

28  When  he  established  the  clouds 
above  ;  when  he  strengthened  the  foun'tains 
of  the  deep  ; 

29  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  his  decree, 
that  the  waters  should  not  pass  his  com- 
mknd'ment ;  when  he  appointed  the  foun- 
dations of  the  earth  : 

30  Then  I  was  by  him,  as  one  brought 
up  with  him  ;  and  I  was  daily  his  delight, 
rejoicing  always  before  him  ; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part  of  his 
earth ;  and  my  delights  were  with  the  sons 
of  men. 

32  Now,  there'forc,  hearken  unto  me,  O 
ye  children :  for  bles'sed  arc  they  that  keep 
my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be  wise,  and 
refuse  it  not. 

34  Bles'sed  is  the  man  that  heareth  me, 
watch'ing  daily  at  my  gates,  waiting  at  the 
posts  of  my  doors. 

35  For  whoso  findeth  mefindeth  life,  and 
ehall  obtain  favour  of  the  Lord. 

36  But  he  that  sinneth  against'  me  wrong- 
eth  his  own  soul :  all  they  that  hate  me  love 
death. 

CHAP.  IX. 

WISDOM  hath  builded  her  house,  she 
hath  hewn  out  her  seven  pillars  : 

2  She  hath  killed  her  beasts ;  she  hath 
mingled  her  wine  ;  she  hath  also  furnished 
her  table  : 

3  She  hath  sent  forth  her  maidens :  she 
crieth  upon  the  highest  places  of  the  city, 

4  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in  hith- 
er: as  for  him  that  wanteth  understanding, 
she  saith  to  him, 

5  Come,  eat  of  my  bread,  and  drink  of 
the  wine  which  I  have  mingled. 

6  Forsake  the  foolish,  and  live  ;  and  go 
in  the  way  of  understanding. 

7  He  that  reproveth  a  scorncr  getteth  to 
himself  shame ;  and  he  that  rebuketh  a 
wicked  man  getteth  himself  a  blot. 

8  Reprove  not  a  scorner,  lest  he  hate 
thee :  rebuke  a  wise  man,  and  he  will  love 
thee. 

9  Give  instruction  to  a  wise  man,  and  he 
will  be  yet  wiser ;  teach  a  just  man,  and  he 
will  increase  in  Ifiar'ning. 


10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning 
of  wisdom  ;  and  the  knowledge  of  the  holy 
is  understanding. 

11  For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be  multi- 
plied, and  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  in- 
creased. 

12  If  thou  be  wise,  thou  shall  be  wise  for 
thyself:  but  if  thou  scornest,  thou  alone 
shalt  bear  it. 

13  IT  A  foolish  woman  is  clamorous  ;  she 
is  simple,  and  knoweth  nothing. 

14  For  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of  her 
house,  on  a  seat  in  the  high  places  of  the 
city, 

15  To  call  passengers  who  go  right  on 
their  ways  ; 

16  Whoso  25  simple,  let  him  turn  in  hith 
er :  and  as  for  him  that  wanteth  under- 
standing, she  saith  to  him, 

17  Stolen  waters  are  sweet,  and  bread 
eaten  in  secret  is  pleaj'ant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  the  dead  ore 
there  ;  and  that  her  guests  are  in  the  depths 
of  hell. 

CHAP.  X. 

THE  Prov'erbs  of  Sol'o-mon.     A  wise 
son  maketh  a  glad  father :  but  a  fool- 
ish son  is  the  heaviness  of  his  mother. 

2  Treaj'ures  of  wickedness  profit  noth- 
ing :  but  righteousness  delivereth  from 
death. 

3  The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the  soul  of 
the  righteous  to  famish :  but  he  cSsteth 
away  the  substance  of  the  wicked. 

4  He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth  tcith  a 
slack  hand  :  but  the  hand  of  the  diligent 
maketh  rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer  is  a  wise 
son  :  hut  he  that  sleepeth  in  harvest  is  a 
son  that  causeth  shame. 

G  Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of  the 
just :  but  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of 
the  wicked. 

7  The  memory  of  the  just  is  bless'ed :  but 
the  name  of  the  wicked  shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive  com 
mand'ments :  but  a  prating  fool  shall  fall. 

9  He  that  wAlketh  uprightly  walketh 
surely  :  but  he  that  pervert'eth  his  ways 
shall  be  known. 

10  He  that  winketh  with  the  eye  causeth 
sorrow  ;  but  a  prating  fool  shall  fall. 

11  The  mouth  of  a  righteous  man  is  a 
well  of  life  :  but  violence  covereth  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked. 

12  Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes :  but  love 
covereth  all  sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath  under- 
standing wisdom  is  found  :  but  a  rod  is  for 
the  back  of  him  that  is  void  of  understand- 


14  Wise  men  lay  up  knowledge  :  but  the 
mouth  of  the  foolish  is  near  destruction. 

15  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his  strong 
city :  the  destruction  of  the  poor  is  their 
poverty. 

16  The  labour  of  the  righteous  tendeth  to 
'  life  ;  the  fruit  of  the  wicked  to  sin. 

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Moral  virtues,  and 

17  He  is  in  tlie  way  of  life  that  kecpctli 
instruction  :  but  lie  that  rcfuseth  reproof  err- 
oth. 

18  He  that  hideth  hatred  with  lying  lips, 
and  he  that  uttereth  a  sl5nder,  is  a  fool. 

19  In  the  niuhitudo  of  words  there  want- 
eth  not  sin  :  hut  he  tiiat  refraincth  his  lips 
is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  t5  as  choice  sil- 
ver :  the  heart  of  the  wicked  is  little  worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed  many  : 
but  fools  die  for  want  of  wisdom. 

22  Tiio  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh 
rich  ;  and  he  addetli  no  sorrow  with  it. 

23  It  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do  inTs'chief : 
but  a  man  of  understanding  hath  wisdom. 

24  The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it  shall  come 
upon  him  :  but  the  desire  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  grSnted. 

25  As  the  whirl'wTnd  passeth,  so  is  tlie 
wicked  no  mure:  but  the  righteous  is  an  ev- 
^rlSs'ting  ibundation. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and  as  smoke 
to  the  eyes,  so  is  the  sluggard  to  them  that 
send  him. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lokd  prolongeth 
days  :  but  the  years  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
shortened. 

28  The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  he 
gladness  :  but  the  expectation  of  the  wick- 
ed shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  strength  to 
the  upright ;  but  destruction  shall  be  to  the 
workers  of  iniquity. 

30  The  righteous  shall  never  be  remov- 
ed :  but  tiie  wicked  shall  not  inhabit  the 
earth. 

31  The  mouth  of  the  just  bringeth  forth 
wisdom  :  but  the  fio'wArd  tongue  shall  be 
cut  out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know  what 
is  ac'ceptable  :  but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
svcaknth  frO'wArdness. 

CHAP.  XI. 

A  FALSE  balance  is  abomination  to  the 
Lord  :  tut  a  just  weight  is  his  delight. 

2  IVhcn  pride  cometh,  then  cometh 
shame  :  but  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom. 

3  The  integrity  of  the  upright  shall  guide 
them  ;  but  tlie  perverse'ness  of  transgress- 
ors shall  destroy'  them. 

4  Riches  profit  not  in  the  day  of  wriith  : 
but  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

5  The  righteousness  of  the  perfect  shall 
direct  his  way  ;  but  the  wicked  shall  fall 
by  his  own  wickedness. 

()  T'l.c  righteousness  of  the  upright  shall 
deliver  them  :  but  transgressors  shall  be  ta- 
ken in  their  own  naughtiness. 

7  When  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his  expec- 
tation siiail  perish  ;  and  the  hope  of  unjust 
men  perisheth. 

8  The  righteous  is  delivered  out  of 
troQble,  and  the  wicked  cometh  in  his 
stead. 

9  A  hypocrite  with  his  mouth  destroy'- 
cth  his  neighbour  :  but  through  knowledge 
shall  the  just  be  delivered. 

33 


PROVERBS.  their  contrary  mces 

10  When  it  goeth  well  with  the  righteous, 
the  city  rcjoiceth  :  and  when  the  wicked 
perish,  there  is  shouting. 

11  By  the  blessing  of  the  upright  the  city 
is  exalted  :  but  it  is  overthrown  by  the 
month  of  the  wicked. 

12  He  that  is  void  of  wisdom  dc.<!pl|eth 
his  neighbour  :  but  a  man  of  understanding 
holdeth  his  peace. 

13  A  tale-bearer  rovealclh  secrets  :  but 
he  that  is  of  a  faithful  spirit  concealeth  the 
matter. 

14  Where  no  counsel  is,  the  people  fall : 
but  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is 
safety. 

15  He  that  is  surety  for  a  straneer  shall 
smart  for  it :  and  he  that  hateth  suretiship 
is  sure. 

16  A  gracious  woman  retaineth  Aon'- 
our  ;  and  strong  Tnen  retain  riches. 

17  The  merciful  man  docth  good  to  his 
own  soul :  but  he  that  is  cruel  troubleth  his 
own  flesh. 

18  The  wicked  worketh  a  deceitful  work  : 
but  to  him  that  soweth  righteousness  shall 
be  a  sure  reward. 

19  As  righteousness  tendeth  to  life  ;  so  he 
that  pursueth  evil,  pursueth  it  to  his  own 
death. 

20  They  that  are  of  a  fro'wdrd  he^rt  are 
abomination  to  the  Loud  :  but  such  as  are 
upright  in  their  way  arc  his  delight: 

21  Though  hanA  join  in  hand,  the  wicked 
shall  not  be  unpunished  :  but  the  seed  of 
the  righteous  shall  be  delivered. 

22  Jls  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  swine's  snout, 
so  is  a  fair  woman  which  is  without  discre- 
tion. 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is  only 
good  :  but  the  expectation  of  the  wicked  is 
wrath. 

24  There  is  that  scattereth,  and  yet  in- 
creaseth ;  and  there  is  that  withholdeth  more 
than  is  meet,  but  it  tendeth  to  poverty. 

25  The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat  : 
and  he  that  watereth  shall  be  watered  alsc 
himself 

26  He  that  withholdeth  corn,  the  people 
shall  curse  him  :  but  blessing  shall  he  upon 
the  head  of  him  that  sclleth  it. 

27  He  that  diligently  seeketh  good  pro- 
cureth  favour :  but  he  that  seeketh  mis' 
chief,  it  shall  come  unto  him. 

28  He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches  shall 
fall ;  but  the  righteous  shall  flourish  as  a 
branch. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own  house  shall 
inherit  the  wind  :  and  the  fool  shall  he  ser- 
vant to  the  wise  of  he;irt. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a  tree  of 
life  ;  and  he  that  winneth  souls  is  wise. 

31  Behold,  the  righteous  shall  be  recom- 
pensed in  the  earth  :  much  more  the  wicked 
and  the  sinner. 

CHAP.  XII. 

WHOSO     loveth     instruction     loveth 
knowledge  :    but  he  that  hateth  re 
proof  is  brutish. 

513 


Moral  virtues,  and  PROV 

2  A  good  man  obtaineth  favour  of  the 
Lord  :  but  a  man  of  wicked  devices  will 
he  condemn. 

3  A  man  shall  not  be  estib'lished  by 
wickedness  :  but  the  root  of  the  righteous 
shall  not  be  moved. 

4  A  virtuous  woman  is  a  crown  to  her 
huf'bdnd  :  but  she  that  maketh  ashamed  is 
as  rottenness  in  his  bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous  are  right 
'mt  the  counsels  of  the  wicked  are  deceit. 

6  The  words  of  the  wicked  are  to  lie  in 
wait  for  blood  :  but  the  mouth  of  the  upright 
shall  deliver  them. 

7  The  wicked  are  overthrown,  and  are 
not :  but  the  house  of  the  righteous  shall 
stand. 

8  A  man  shall  be  commended  according 
to  his  wisdom  :  but  he  that  is  of  a  perverse' 
hekrt  shall  be  despised. 

9  He  that  is  despised,  and  hath  a  servant, 
is  better  than  he  that  Aonoureth  himself,  and 
lacketh  bread. 

10  A  righteous  man  regardeth  the  life  of 
his  beast :  but  the  tender  mer'cies  of  the 
wicked  are  cruel. 

11  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  be  satis- 
fled  with  bread  :  but  he  that  followeth  vain 
perso7is  is  void  of  understanding. 

12  The  wicked  desireth  the  net  of  evil 
men  ;  but  the  root  of  the  righteous  yieldeth 
fruit. 

13  The  wicked  is  snared  by  the  trans- 
gression of  his  lips  :  but  the  just  shall  come 
out  of  trouble. 

14  A  man  shall  be  satisfied  with  good  by 
the  fruit  of  his  mouth  ;  and  the  recompense 
of  a  man's  hands  shall  be  rendered  unto 
him. 

15  The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in  his  own 
eyes  :  but  he  that  hearkeneth  unto  counsel 
is  wise. 

16  A  fool's  wrath  is  presently  known  :  but 
a  prudent  man  covereth  shame. 

17  He  that  speaketh  truth  showeth  forth 
righteousness  :  but  a  false  witness  deceit. 

18  There  is  that  speaketh  like  the  pier'- 
clngs  of  a  sicord  :  but  the  tongue  of  the 
wise  is  health. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  estkb'Iished 
for  ever :  but  a  lying  tongue  is  but  for  a 
moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  the  heart  of  them  that 
imagine  evil  :  but  to  the  counsellors  of 
peace  is  joy. 

21  There  shall  no  evil  happen  to  the 
just :  but  the  wicked  shall  be  filled  with 
mis' chief. 

22  Lying  lips  d,re  abomination  to  the 
Lord  :  but  they  that  deal  truly  d,re  his  de- 
light. 

23  A  prudent  man  concealeth  knowl- 
edge :  but  the  hekrt  of  fools  proclaimeth 
foolishness. 

24  The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall  bear 
rule :  but  the  slothful  shall  be  under  tribute. 

25  Heaviness  in  the  hekrt  of  man  maketh 
it  stoop  :  but  a  good  word  maketh  it  glad. 


ERBS.  their  contrary  vices- 

26  The  righteous  is  more  excellent  than 
his  neighbour  :  but  the  way  of  the  wicked 
seduceth  them. 

27  The  slothful  man  roasteth  not  that 
which  he  took  in  hunting  -.  but  the  sub- 
stance of  a  diligent  man  is  precious. 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness  is  life ; 
and  in  the  pathway  thereof  there  is  no 
death. 

CHAP.  XHL 

A  WISE  son  heareth  his  father's  instruc- 
tion :  but  a  scorner  heareth  not  rebuke. 

2  A  man  shall  eat  good  by  the  fruit  of 
his  mouth  :  but  the  soul  of  the  transgressors 
shaLl  eat  violence. 

3  He  that  keepeth  his  mouth  keepeth  his 
life  :  hut  he  thafopeneth  wide  his  lips  shall 
have  destruction. 

4  The  soul  of  the  sluggard  desireth,  and 
hath  nothing  :  but  the  soul  of  the  diligent 
shall  be  made  fat. 

5  A  righteous  man  hateth  lying :  but  a 
wicked  man  is  loathsome,  and  cometh  to 
shame. 

6  Righteousness  keepeth  him  that  is  up- 
right in  the  way :  but  wickedness  over- 
throweth  the  sinner. 

7  There  is  that  maketh  himself  rich,  yet 
hath  nothing  ;  there  is  that  maketh  himself 
poor,  yet  hath  great  riches. 

8  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life  are  hi.s 
riches  :  but  the  poor  heareth  not  rebuke 

9  The  light  of  the  righteous  rejoiceth  : 
but  the  lamp  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

10  Only  by  pride  cometh  contention  : 
but  with  the  well-advised  is  wisdom. 

11  Wealth  gotten  by  vanity  shall  be 
diminished  ;  but  he  that  gftthereth  by  la- 
bour shall  increase. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the  hekrt  sick : 
but  when  the  desire  cometh,  it  is  a  tree  of 
life. 

13  Whoso  despifeth  the  word  shall  be 
destroy'ed :  but  he  that  feareth  the  com- 
mand'ment  shall  be  rewarded. 

14  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a  fbftn'tain  of 
life,  to  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth  favour: 
but  the  way  of  transgressors  is  hard. 

16  Every  prudent  man  dealeth  with 
knowledge  :  but  a  fool  layeth  open  his  folly. 

17  A  wicked  messenger  falleth  into  mis'- 
chief :  but  a  faithful  ambassador  is  health. 

13  Poverty  and  shame  shall  he  to  him 
that  refuseth  instruction  :  but  he  that  re- 
gardeth reproof  shall  be  Aon'oured. 

19  The  desire  accomplished  is  sweet  to 
the  soul :  but  it  is  abomination  to  fools  to 
depart  from  evil. 

20  He  that  walketh  with  wise  men  shall 
be  wise  :  but  a  companion  of  fools  shall  be 
destroy'ed. 

21  Evil  pursueth  sinners  :  but  to  the 
righteous  good  shall  be  repaid. 

22  A  good  man  leaveth  an  inheritance  to 
his  children's  children  ;  and  the  wealth  of 
the  sinner  is  laid  up  for  the  just. 

23  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of  the 

514      ^ 


Moral  virtues,  and  PROVERBS 

poor :  but  there  is  that  is  dfistrfiy'ed  for  want 
of  judfjment. 

24  He  that  spareth  his  rod  hateth  his 
son :  but  he  that  loveth  him  chasteneth  him 
betimes. 

25  The  righteous  eateth  to  the  satisfying 
of  his  soul :  but  the  belly  of  the  wicked 
shall  want. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

EVERY  wise  woman  buildeth  her  house: 
but  the  foolish  plucketh  it  down  with 
her  hands. 

2  He  that  wiilketh  in  his  uprightness 
feareth  the  Lord  :  but  he  that  is  perverse' 
in  his  ways  despijeth  him. 

3  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a  rod  of 
pride :  but  the  lips  of  the  wise  shall  pre- 
|6r\'e'  them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  arc,  the  crib  is  clean  : 
but  much  increase  is  by  the  strength  of 
the  ox. 

5  A  faithful  witness  will  not  lie  :  but  a 
false  witness  will  utter  lies. 

6  A  scorner  seekcth  wisdom,  and  Jindeth 
it  not :  but  knowledge  is  easy  unto  him 
that  understandeth. 

7  Go  from  the  presence  of  a  foolish  man, 
-when  thou  perceivest  not  in  him  the  lips  of 
knowledge. 

8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is  to  un- 
derstand his  way  :  but  the  folly  of  fools  is 
deceit. 

9  Fools  make  a  mock  at  sin  :  but  among 
the  righteous  there  is  favour. 

10  The  heiirt  knoweth  his  own  bitter- 
ness ;  and  a  straneer  doth  not  intermeddle 
with  his  joy. 

11  The  house  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
overthrown  :  but  the  tabernacle  of  the  up- 
right shall  flourish. 

12  There  is  a  way  which  seenieth  right 
unto  a  man  ;  but  the  end  thereof  Are  the 
ways  of  death. 

13  Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrow- 
ful ;  and  the  end  of  that  mirtfal  is  heavi- 


14  The  backslider  in  heart  shall  be  filled 
with  his  own  ways  ;  and  a  good  man  shall 
be  satisfied  from  liirpself 

15  The  simple  believeth  every  word: 
but  the  prudent  man  looketh  well  to  his 
going. 

16  A  wise  man  feareth,  and  departeth 
from  evil :  but  the  fool  rageth,  and  is  con- 
fident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  angry  dealeth  foolish- 
ly ;  and  a  man  of  wicked  devices  is  hated. 

18  The  simple  inherit  folly :  but  the 
prudent  are  crowned  with  knowledge. 

19  The  evil  bow  before  the  good ;  and 
the  wicked  at  the  gates  of  the  righteous. 

20  The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his  own 
neighbour  :  but  the  rich  hath  many  friends. 

21  He  that  despi^eth  his  neighbour  sin- 
neth  :  but  he  that  hath  m6rcy  on  the  poor, 
happy  is  he. 


Do  they  not  £rr  that  devi|e  evil  ?  but 


their  contrary  vices 
mercy  and  truth  shall  be  to  them  that  de- 
vice good. 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit :  but  the 
tdlk  of  the  lips  tendeth  only  to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their  riches : 
but  the  foolishness  of  fools  is  folly. 

25  A  true  witness  delivereih  souls  :  but 
a  deceitful  witness  speaketh  lies. 

26  In  the  fear  of  t}ie  Lord  is  strong  con 
fidence  ;  and  his  children  shall  have  a  place 
of  refuge. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a  foftn'tain 
of  life,  to  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

28  In  the  multitude  of  people  is  the 
king's  Aon'our  :  but  in  the  want  of  people 
is  the  destruction  of  the  prince. 

29  He  that  is  slow  to  wrath  is  of  great 
understanding :  but  he  that  is  hasty  of  spir- 
it e.xalteth  folly. 

30  A  sound  heart  is  the  life  of  the  flesh 
but  envy  the  rottenness  of  the  bones. 

31  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  reproach- 
eth  his  Ma'ker  :  but  he  that  Aonoureth  him 
hath  mercy  on  the  poor. 

32  The  wicked  is  driven  Sway  in  his 
wickedness :  but  the  righteous  hath  hope 
in  his  death. 

33  Wisdom  resteth  in  the  hejirt  of  him 
that  hath  understanding :  but  that  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  fools  is  made  known. 

34  Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation  :  but 
sin  is  a  reproach  to  any  people. 

35  The  king's  favour  is  Xo'wkrA  a  wise 
servant :  but  his  wrath  is  against'  him  that 
causeth  shame. 

CHAP.  XV. 

A  SOFT  answer  turneth  away  wrath : 
but  griev'ous  words  stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth  knowl- 
edge aright :  but  the  mouth  of  fools  poureth 
out  foolishness. 

3  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in  every- 
place, beholding  the  evil  and  the  good. 

4  A  wholesome  tongue  is  a  tree  of  life  : 
but  perverse'ness  therein  is  a  breach  in  the 
spirit. 

5  A  fool  despijeth  his  father's  instruc- 
tion :  but  he  that  regardeth  reproof  is  pru- 
dent. 

6  In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is  much 
treaj'ure  :  but  in  the  revenues  of  the  wick- 
ed is  trouble. 

7  The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse'  knowl- 
edge :  but  the  hei!irt  of  the  foolish  doetk 
not  so. 

8  The  sac'rifice  of  the  wicked  is  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but  the  prayer 
of  the  upright  is  his  delight. 

9  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomi- 
nation unto  the  Lord  :  but  he  loveth  him 
that  followeth  after  righteousness. 

10  Correction  is  griev'ous  unto  him  that 
forsaketh  the  way ;  and  he  that  hateth  re- 
proof shall  die. 

11  Hell  and  destruction  itre  before  the 
Lord  ;  how  much  more  then  the  hekrts  of 
the  children  of  men  .' 


1  mMrth. 


515 


Moral  virtues,  and  PROVERBS 

12  A  scorner  loveth  not  one  that  reprov- 
eth  him ;  neither  will  he  go  unto  tlie  wise. 

13  A  merry  heart  maketh  a  cheerful 
countenance :  but  by  sorrow  of  the  heart 
the  spirit  is  broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath  under- 
standing sceketh  knowledge  :  but  the  mouth 
of  fools  feedeth  on  foolishness. 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  are  evil : 
but  he  that  is  of  a  merry  heart  hath  a  con- 
tinual feast. 

16  Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  than  great  treag'ure  and  trouble 
therewith. 

17  Better  is  a  dinner  of  Aerb^  where  love 
Is,  than  a  stalled  ox,  and  hatred  therewith. 

18  A  wrathful  man  stlrreth  up  strife  :  but 
fee  that  is  slow  to  anger  appeaseth  strife. 

19  The  way  of  the  slothful  man  is  as  a 
nedge  of  thorns :  but  the  way  of  the  righ- 
teous is  made  plain. 

20  A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father :  but 
a  foolish  man  despijeth  his  mother. 

21  Folly  is  joy  to  him  that  is  destitute  of 
wisdom  :  but  a  man  of  understanding  w&lk- 
eth  uprightly. 

22  Without  counsel  purposes  \\re  disap- 
pointed :  but  in  the  multitude  of  counsel- 
lors they  tire  estab'lished. 

23  A  man  hath  joy  by  the  answer  of  his 
mouth  ;  and  a  word  spoken  in  due  season, 
how  good  is  it ! 

24  The  way  of  life  is  above  to  the  wise, 
that  he  may  depart  from  hell  beneath. 

25  The  Lord  will  destroy'  the  house  of 
the  proud  :  but  he  will  establish  the  border 
of  the  widow. 

26  The  thoughts  of  the  wicked  hre  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord:  but  the  words 
of  the  pure  arc  pleaj'ant  words. 

27  He  that  is  greedy  of  gain  troubleth 
liis  own  house  :  but  he  that  hateth  gifts  shall 
live. 

28  The  heart  of  the  righteous  studieth 
to  answer :  but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
poureth  out  evil  things. 

29  The  Lord  is  far  from  the  wicked : 
but  he  heareth  the  prayer  of  the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth  the 
heart ;  and  a  good  report  maketh  the  bones 
fat. 

31  The  ear  that  heareth  the  reproof  of 
life  abldeth  among  the  wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  instruction  despi^eth 
his  own  soul :  but  he  that  heareth  reproof 
getteth  understanding. 

33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruc- 
tion of  wisdom  ;  and  before  Aon'our  is  hu- 
mility. 

CHAP.  XVI. 
fTIHE  preparations  of  the  hekrt  in  man, 
A    and  the  answer  of  the  tongue,  is  from 
the  Lord. 

2  All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  clean  in  his 
own  eyes:  but  the  Lord  weigheth  the  spirits. 

3  Commit  thy  works  unto  the  Lord,  and 
thy  thoughts  shall  be  estab'lished. 

4  The  Lord  hath  made  all  things  for 


their  contrary  rices 
himself;  yea,  even  the  wicked  for  the  day 
of  evil. 

5  Every  one  that  is  proud  in  heart  is  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  thov.gh  hand,  join 
in  hand,  he  shall  not  be  unpunished. 

6  By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity  is  purg- 
ed ;  and  by  the  fear  of  the  Lord  men  de- 
part from  evil. 

7  When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord, 
he  maketh  even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace 
with  him. 

8  Better  is  a  little  with  righteousness, 
than  great  revenues  without  right. 

9  A  man's  heart  devljeth  his  way  :  but 
the  Lord  directeth  his  steps. 

JO  A  divine  sentence  is  in  the  lips  of  the 
khig  :  his  mouth  transgresseth  not  in  judg- 
ment. 

11  A  just  weight  and  balance  are  the 
Lord's  ;  all  the  weights  of  the  bag  are  his 
work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings  to  com- 
mit wickedness  ;  for  the  throne  is  estab'lish- 
ed by  righteousness. 

13  Righteous  lips  are  the  delight  of  kiiiijs , 
and  they  love  him  that  speaketh  right. 

14  The  wrath  of  a  king  is  as  messengers 
of  death ;  but  a  wise  man  will  pacify  it. 

15  In  the  light  of  the  king's  countenance 
is  life  ;  and  his  favour  is  as  a  cloud  of  the 
latter  rain. 

16  How  much  better  is  it  to  get  wisdom 
than  gold  .'  and  to  get  understanding  rather 
to  be  chosen  than  silver  .'' 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright  is  to  depart 
from  evil :  he  that  keepeth  his  way  pre- 
ferv'eth  his  soul. 

18  Pride  goeth  before  destruction,  and 
a  haughty  spirit  before  a  fall. 

19  Better  it  is  to  be  of  an  Mmble  spirit 
with  the  lowly,  than  to  divide  the  spoil 
with  the  proud. 

20  He  that  handleth  a  matter  wisely  shall 
find  good  ;  and  whoso  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 
happy  is  he. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be  called  pru- 
dent ;  and  the  sweetness  of  the  lips  increas 
eth  lear'ning. 

22  Understanding  is  a  well-spring  of  life 
unto  him  that  hath  it :  but  the  instruction 
of  fools  is  folly. 

23  The  heart  of  the  wise  teacheth  his 
mouth,  and  addeth  lear'ning  to  his  lips. 

24  Pleaf'ant  words  are  as  a  honey- 
comb, sweet  to  the  soul,  and  health  to  the 
bones. 

25  There  is  a  way  that  seemeth  right 
unto  a  man ;  but  the  end  thereof  are  the 
ways  of  death. 

26  He  that  laboureth,  laboureth  for  him- 
self; for  his  mouth  craveth  it  of  him. 

27  An  ungodly  man  diggeth  up  evil ;  and 
in  his  lips  there  is  as  a  burning  fire. 

28  A  fio'ward  man  soweth  strife  ;  and  a 
whisperer  separateth  chief  friends. 

29  A  violent  man  enticeth  his  neighbour, 
and  leadeth  him  into  the  way  that  is  not 
good. 

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30  He  shuttetli  his  eyes  to  device  fro'- 
w^rd  things  ;  moving  his  lips,  he  bringeth 
evil  to  pass. 

31  Tile  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory, 
if  It  he  found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

32  He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than 
the  mighty  ;  and  he  that  ruleth  his  spirit 
than  he  that  taketh  a  city. 

33  The  lot  is  cist  into  the  lap  ;  but  the 
whole  disposing  thereof  is  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XVH. 

BETTER  is  a  dry  mor'sel,!  and  quiet- 
ness therewith,  than  a  house  full  of 
sSc'rificjes  with  strife. 

2  A  wise  sgrvant  shall  have  rule  over  a 
son  that  causeth  shame,  and  shall  have  part 
of  the  inheritance  5m6ng  the  brethren. 

3  The  fining-pot  is  for  silver,  and  the 
furnace-  for  gold  :  but  the  Loud  trieth  the 
hearts. 

4  A  wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to  false 
lips ;  and  a  liar  giveth  ear  to  a  naughty 
tongue. 

5  Whoso  mocketh  the  poor  reproacheth 
his  Ma'ker ;  and  he  that  is  glad  at  calami- 
ties shall  not  be  unpunished. 

6  Children's  children  are  the  crown  of 
old  men;  and  the  glory  of  children  wrc  their 
fathers. 

7  Excellent  speech  becometh  not  a  fool  : 
much  less  do  lying  lips  a  prince. 

8  A  gift;  is  as  a  precious  stone  in  the  eyes 
of  him  that  hath  it  ;  whithersoever  it  turn- 
eth,  it  prospereth. 

9  He  that  covercth  a  transgression  seek- 
eth  love  :  but  he  that  repeateth  a  matter 
Ecparateth  very  friends. 

10  A  reproof  entereth  more  into  a  wise 
man  than  a  hundred  stripes  into  a  fool. 

11  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  rebellion  ; 
thSre'fore  a  cruel  messenger  shall  be  sent 
Sgainst'  him. 

12  Let  a  bear,  robbed  of  her  whelps,  meet 
a  man,  r5ther  than  a  fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  rewardeth  evil  for  good,  evil 
shall  not  depart  from  his  house. 

14  The  beginning  of  strife  is  as  when 
i>ne  letteth  out  water ;  there'fore  leave  off 
contention  before  it  be  meddled  with. 

15  He  that  justifieth  the  wicked,  and  he 
that  condemneth  the  just,  even  they  both 
'ire  abomination  to  the  Lord. 

10  Wherefore  is  tl/^re  a  price  in  the  hand 
jf  a  fool  to  get  wisdom,  seeing  he  liath  no 
hei\rt  to  it  ? 

17  A  friend  loveth  at  all  times,  and  a 
t)/6thcr  is  born  for  adv6r'sity. 

18  A  man  void  of  understanding  striketh 
hnnds,  and  becometh  surety  in  the  presence 
of  his  friend. 

19  He  loveth  transgression  that  loveth 
strife  :  and  he  that  exAlteth  his  gate  seeketh 
destruction. 

20  He  that  hath  a  fro'wird  heart  findeth 
no  good  ;  and  he  that  hath  a  pfirvSrse'  tongue 
falleth  into  niTs'chlef 

21  He  that  bcgetteth  a  fool  doeth  it  to  his 

1  mdr'sll. 
Xx 


ERBS.  their  contrary  vices. 

sorrow ;  and  the  father  of  a  fool  hath  no 
joy. 

22  A  merry  he;\rt  doeth  good  like  a  med- 
icine :  but  a  broken  spirit  drieth  the  bones. 

23  A  wicked  man  taketh  a  gift  out  of  the 
b6's6m  to  pervert'  the  ways  of  judgment. 

24  Wisdom  is  before  him  that  hath  un- 
derstanding:  but  the  eyes  of  a  fool  dire  ia 
the  ends  of  the  6arth. 

25  A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his  fa- 
ther, and  bitterness  to  her  that  bare  him. 

26  Also  to  punish  the  just  is  not  good, 
nor  to  strike  princes  for  equity. 

27  He  that  hath  knowledge  spareth  his 
words  ;  atul  a  man  of  understanding  is  of 
an  excellent  spirit. 

28  Even  a  fool  when  he  holdeth  his 
peace  is  counted  wise  ;  and  he  that  shutteth 
his  lips  is  esteemed  a  man  of  understand 
ing. 

CHAP.  XVIH. 

THROUGH  desire  a  man,  having  sep 
arated  himself,  seeketh  and  intermed- 
dletli  with  all  wisdom. 

2  A  tool  liath  no  delight  in  understand- 
ing, but  that  his  heart  may  discover  itself. 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then  Com- 
eth also  contempt,  and  with  ignominy  re- 
proach. 

4  The  words  of  a  man's  mouth  are  as 
deep  waters,  and  the  well-spring  of  wisdom 
us  a  flowing  brook. 

5  It  is  not  good  to  accept  the  person  of 
the  wicked,  to  overthrow  the  righteous  in 
judgment. 

(i  A  fool's  lips  enter  into  contention,  and 
his  mouth  calleth  for  strokes. 

7  A  fool's  mouth  is  his  destruction,  and 
his  lipsrtrc  the  snare  of  his  soul. 

8  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer  are  as 
woftnds,  and  they  go  down  into  the  inner- 
most parts  of  the  belly. 

9  He  also  that  is  slothful  in  his  work  is 
biother  to  him  that  is  a  great  waster. 

10  The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a  strong 
tower  ;  the  righteous  runneth  into  it,  and  is 
safe. 

11  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his  strong 
city,  and  as  a  high  wall  in  his  own  conceit. 

12  Before  destruction  the  hekrt  of  man  is 
haughty,  and  before  /ton'our  is  humility. 

13  He  that  answereth  a  matter  before  he 
heareth  ii,  it  is  folly  and  shame  unto  him. 

14  The  spirit  of  a  man  will  sustain  his 
infir'mity  :  but  a  woilnded  spirit  who  can 
bear .' 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  gettcth 
knowledge  ;  and  the  ear  of  the  wise  seeketh 
knowledge. 

16  A  man's  gift  raaketh  room  for  him, 
and  bringeth  him  before  great  men. 

17  He  that  is  firs*  in  his  own  cause 
scemeth  just ;  but  his  neighbour  cometh  and 
s6archeth  him. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions  to  cease, 
and  parteth  between  the  mighty. 

19  A  brother  offended  is  harder  to  be  won 

Hffir'nis. 

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Moral  virtues,  and  PROV 

than  a  strong  city  ;  and  theii-  contentions 
dre  like  the  bars  of  a  cistle. 

20  A  man's  belly  shall  be  satisfied  with 
the  fruit  of  his  mouth  ;  and  with  the  in- 
crease of  his  lips  shall  he  be  filled. 

21  Death  and  life  are  in  the  power  of  the 
tongue  ;  and  they  that  love  it  shall  eat  the 
fruit  thereof. 

22  Whoso  findcth  a  wife  findeth  a  good 
thing,  and  Sbtaineth  favour  of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  entreaties  ;  but  the 
rich  answereth  roughly. 

24  A  man  that  hath  friends  must  show 
himself  friendly  :  and  there  is  a  friend  that 
eticketh  closer  than  a  brother. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

BETTER  is  the  poor  that  wAlketh  in  his 
integrity,  than  he  that  is  perverse'  in 
his  lips,  and  is  a  fool. 

2  Also,  that  the  soul  he  without  knowl- 
edge, it  is  not  good  ;  and  he  that  hasteth 
with  his  feet  sinneth. 

3  The  foolishness  of  man  pervert 'eth  his 
way :  and  his  heart  fretteth  against'  the 
Lord. 

4  Wealth  maketh  many  friends  ;  but  the 
poor  is  separated  from  his  neighbour. 

5  A  false  witness  shall  not  be  unpun- 
ished ;  and  he  that  speaketh  lies  shall  not 
escape'.  i 

6  Manv  will  entreat  the  favour  of  the 
prince  ;  and  every  man  is  a  friend  to  him 
that  giveth  gifts. 

7  All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  do  hate 
him  ;  how  much  more  do  his  friends  go  far 
from  him .'  he  pursueth  them  with  words, 
yet  they  are  wanting  to  him. 

8  He  that  getteth  wisdom  loveth  his  own 
soul :  he  that  keepeth  understanding  shall 
find  good. 

9  A  false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunish- 
ed ;  and  he  that  speaketh  lies  shall  perish. 

10  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a  fool  ; 
much  less  for  a  servant  to  have  rule  over 
princes. 

11  The  discretion  of  a  man  defer'reth  his 
anger  ;  and  it  is  his  glory  to  pass  over  a 
transgression. 

12  The  king's  wrath  is  as  the  roaring  of 
a  lion :  but  hir  favour  is  as  dew  upon  the 
grass. 

13  A  foolish  son  is  the  calamity  of  his 
father ;  and  the  contentions  of  a  wife  are 
a  continual  dropping. 

14  House  and  riches  are  the  inheritance 
of  fathers  ;  and  a  prudent  wife  is  from  the 
Lord. 

15  Slothfulness  castetli  into  a  deep  sleep ; 
and  an  idle  soul  shall  suffer  hunger. 

16  He  that  keepeth  the  command'ment 
keepeth  his  own  soul ;  ht/t  he  that  despi§eth 
his  ways  shall  die. 

17  He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor  lend- 
eth  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  that  which  he  hath 
given  will  he  pay  him  again'. 

18  Chasten  thy  son  while  there  is  hope, 
and  let  not  thy  soul  spare  for  his  crying. 

19  A  man  of  great  wrath  shall   suffer 


ERBS.  their  contrary  vices. 

punishment :  for  if  thou  deliver  Aim,   yet 
thou  must  do  it  again'. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  instruction, 
that  thou  mayst  be  wise  in  thy  latter  end. 

21  There  are  many  devices  in  a  man's 
heart ;  nevertheless,  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  that  shall  stand. 

22  The  desire  of  a  man  is  his  kindness  • 
and  a  poor  man  is  better  than  a  liar. 

23  The  fear  of  the  Loud  tendeth  to  life  ; 
and  he  that  hath  it  shall  abide  satisfied ;  he 
shall  not  be  visited  with  evil. 

24  A  slothful  mail  hideth  his  hand  in  his 
bo'fom,  and  will  not  so  much  as  bring  it  to 
his  mouth  again'. 

25  Smite  a  scorner,  and  the  simple  will 
bev.are  ;  and  reprove  one  that  hath  under- 
standing, and  he  will  understand  knowledge. 

26  He  that  wasteth  his  father,  and  chas- 
eth  away  his  mother,  is  a  son  that  causeth 
shame,  and  bringeth  reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the  instruction 
that  causeth  to  err  fi'oni  the  words  of  knowl- 
edge. 

28  An  ungodly  witness  scometh  judg- 
ment ;  and  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  de- 
voureth  iniquity. 

29  Judgments  arc  prepared  for  scorners, 
and  stripes  for  tlic  back  of  fools. 

CHAP.  XX. 
7"INE  is  a  mocker,  strong  drink  is  rag- 
ing ;    and    whosoever   is   deceived 
tliereby  is  not  wise. 

2  The  fear  of  a  king  is  as  the  roaring  of 
a  lion  :  whoso  provoketh  him  to  anger  sin 
neth  against'  his  own  soul. 

3  It  is  an  Aonour  for  a  man  to  cease  from 
strife  :  but  every  fool  will  be  meddling. 

4  The  sluggard  will  not  plough  by  rea 
son  of  the  cold  ;  there' f  Ore  shall  he  beg  in 
harvest,  and  have  nothing. 

5  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man  is  like 
deep  water  :  but  a  man  of  understanding 
will  draw  it  out. 

6  Jlost  men  will  proclaim  every  one  his 
own  goodness  :  but  a  faithful  man  who  can 
find.' 

7  The  just  man  walketh  in  his  integrity  ; 
his  children  are  blessed  after  him. 

8  A  king  that  sitteth  in  the  throne  of 
judgment  scattercth  away  all  evil  with  his 
eyes. 

9  Who  can  sa}',  I  have  made  my  he<irt 
clean,  I  am  pure  from  my  sin  ? 

10  Dl'ver^  weights,  fl7;<idi'verf  meaj 'ures, 
both  of  them  are  alike  abomination  to  the 
Lord/ 

11  Even  a  child  is  known  by  his  doings, 
whether  his  work  he  pure,  and  whether  it 
be  riorht. 

12  The  hearing  ear,  and  the  seeing  eye, 
the  Lord  hath  made  even  both  of  them. 

13  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come  to 
poverty  ;  open  thine  eyes,  and  thou  shall 
be  satisfied  with  bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught,  saith  the 
buyer  :  but  when  he  is  gone  his  way,  then 
he  boasteih. 

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Moral  virtues,  and 

15  There  is  gold,  and  a  multitude  of  ru- 
bies: but  the  lips  of  knowledge  hre  a  pre- 
cious jewel. 

16  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for 
a  stranger ;  and  take  a  pledge  of  him  for  a 
strange  woman. 

17  Bread  of  deceit  is  sweet  to  a  man ; 
but  aPterw.'irds  his  mouth  shall  be  filled 
with  gravel. 

18  Every  purpose  i.s  estab'lTshed  by  coun- 
sel ;  and  with  good  advice  make  war. 

19  He  that  gocth  about'  as  a  tale-bearer 
revealeth  secrets  ;  there'fore  meddle  not 
with  Ilim  that  flattereth  with  his  lips. 

20  Whoso  curseth  his  father  or  his  moth- 
er, his  lamp  shall  be  put  out  in  obscure 
darkness. 

21  An  inheritance  may  he  gotten  hastily 
at  the  beginning;  but  the  end  thereof  shall 
not  be  blessed. 

22  Say  not  thou,  I  will  recompense  evil : 
but  wait  on  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  save 
thee. 

23  Dl'vSrj  weights  are  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  a  false  balance  is  not 
good. 

24  Man's  goings  hre  of  the  Lord  :  how 
can  a  man  then  understand  his  own  way  ? 

2b  It  is  a^  snare  to  the  man  icho  devour- 
€th  that  which  is  holy,  and  after  vows  to 
make  inquiry. 

26  A  wise  king  scattereth  the  wicked, 
and  bringeth  the  wheel  over  them. 

27  The  spirit  of  man  is  the  candle  of  the 
Lord,  search'ing  all  the  in'vvard  parts  of 
the  belly. 

28  Mercy  and  truth  preserve'  the  king ; 
and  his  throne  is  upholden  by  mercy. 

29  The  glorv  of  young  men  is  their 
strength  ;  and  the  beauty  of  old  men  is  the 
gray  head. 

30  The  blueness  of  a  woilnd  r.leanseth 
Sway  evil :  so  do  stripes  the  Tn'wArd  parts 
of  the  belly. 

CHAP.  XXL 

THE  king's  hekrt  is  in  the  Ixiiid  of  the 
Lord,  as  the  rivers  of  water  ;  he  turn- 
eth  it  whithersoever  he  will. 

2  Every  way  of  a  man  is  right  in  his 
own  eyes:  but  the  Lord  pondereth  the 
hearts. 

3  To  do  justice  and  judgment  is  more 
acceptal)le   to  the  Loud  than  sac'rifi(,e. 

4  A  high  look,  and  a  proud  heart,  and 
the  plougliing  o*"  the  wicked,  is  sin. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  diligent  tend  only 
to  plcnteousncss  ;  but  of  every  one  thut  is 
hasty,  only  to  want. 

6  The  getting  of  tr6a§'urcs  by  a  lying 
tongue  is  a  vanity  tossed  to  and  fro  of  them 
that  seek  death. 

7  The  robbery  of  the  wicked  shall  de- 
stroy' them ;  because  they  refuse  to  do 
judgment. 

8  The  way  of  man  is  fro'wSrd  and 
Btrange :  but  as  for  the  pure,  his  work  is 
right. 

9  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner  of  the 


PROV'ERBS.  their  contrary  vice^. 

house-top,  than  with  a  brawling  woman  in 


a  wide  house. 

10  The  soul  of  the  wicked  desireth 
evil :  his  neighbour  findeth  no  favour  in  his 
eyes. 

11  When  the  scorner  is  punished,  the 
simple  is  made  wise ;  and  when  the  wise 
is  instructed,  he  receiveth  knowledge. 

12  The  righteous  man  wisely  considereth 
the  house  of  the  wicked  :  hut  God  over- 
throweth  the  wicked  for  their  wickedness. 

13  Whoso  stoppeth  his  cars  at  the  cry 
of  xlik  poor,  he  also  shall  cry  himself,  but 
shall  not  be  heard. 

14  A  gift  in  secret  pacifieth  anger,  and 
a  reward  in  the  bo'fom  strong  wrath. 

15  It  is  joy  to  the  just  to  do  judgment : 
but  destruction  shall  he  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandereth  out  of  the 
way  of  understanding  sliall  remain  in  the 
congregation  of  the  dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  pleaj'ure  shall  be  a 
poor  man  ;  he  that  loveth  wine  and  oil  shall 
not  be  rich. 

18  The  wicked  shall  be  a  ransom  for  the 
righteous,  and  the  transgressor  for  the  up- 
right. 

19  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the  wilder 
ness,  than  with  a  contentious  and  an  angry 
woman. 

20  There  is  trea^'ure  to  be  desired,  and 
oil  in  the  dwelling  of  the  wise  :  but  a  fool- 
ish man  spendeth  it  up. 

21  He  that  folio  weth  after  righteousness 
and  mercy,  findeth  life,  righteousness,  and 
Aon'our. 

22  A  wise  man  scaleth  the  city  of  the 
mighty,  and  c3steth  down  the  strength  of 
the  confidence  thereof. 

23  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and  his 
t6ngue,  keepeth  his  soul  from  troubles. 

24  Proud  and  haughty  scorner  is  his 
name,  who  dealeth  in  proud  wrath. 

25  The  desire  of  the  slothful  killeth  him  : 
for  his  hands  refuse  to  labour. 

26  He  coveleth  greedily  all  the  day  long: 
but  the  righteous  giveth  and  spareth  not. 

27  The  s3.c'rif  I(;e  of  the  wicked  is  abom- 
ination :  how  much  more,  when  he  bring- 
eth it  with  a  wicked  mind  ? 

28  A  false  witness  shall  perish  :  but  the 
man  that  heareth  speaketh  constantly. 

29  A  wicked  man  hardeneth  his  face  : 
but  as  for  the  upright,  he  directeth  his  way. 

30  There  is  no  wisdom,  nor  understand 
ing,  nor  counsel,  Sgainst'  the  Lord. 

31  The  horse  is  prepared  against'  the 
day  of  battle :  but  safety  is  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

GOOD  name   is  rather  to  be  chosen 
than  great  riches,  and  loving  favour 
rather  than  silver  and  gold. 

2  The  rich  and  poor  meet  together :  the 
Lord  is  the  maker  of  them  all. 

3  A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil,  and 
hideth  himself:  but  the  simple  pass  on,  and 
kre  punished. 

519 


A 


Moral  virtues,  arid 

4  By  humility,  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 
Are  riches,  and  Aon'our,  and  life. 

5  Thorns  and  snares  drs  in  the  way  of 
the  fro'w'Ard :  he  that  doth  keep  his  soul 
shall  be  far  from  them. 

6  Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should 
go ;  and  when  he  is  old,  he  will  not  depart 
from  it. 

7  The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor,  and  the 
borrower  is  servant  to  the  lender. 

8  He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall  reap 
vanity  ;  and  the  rod  of  his  anger  shall  fail. 

9  He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye  shall  be 
bles'sed ;  for  he  giveth  of  his  bread  to  the 
poor. 

10  Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  contention 
shall  go  out ;  yea,  strife  and  reproach  shall 
cease. 

11  He  that  loveth  pureness  of  heart, /or 
the  grace  of  his  lips  the  king  shali  he  his 
friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve'  knowl- 
edge ;  and  he  overthroweth  the  words  of 
the  transgressor. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith,  There  is  a 
lion  without,  I  shall  be  slain  in  the  streets. 

14  The  mouth  of  strange  women  is  a 
deep  pit :  he  that  is  abhorred  of  the  Lord 
shall  fall  therein. 

15  Foolishness  is  bound  in  the  heart  of  a 
child;  hut  the  rod  of  correction  shall  drive 
it  far  from  him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  to  in- 
crease his  riches,  and  he  that  giveth  to  the 
rich,  shall  surely  come  to  want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  oar,  and  hear  the 
words  of  the  wise,  and  apply  thine  heart 
unto  my  knowledge. 

18  For  it  is  a  plea^'ant  thing  if  thou  keep 
them  within  thee  ;  they  shall  withal  be  fit- 
ted in  thy  lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the  Lord,  I 
have  made  known  to  thee  this  day,  even  to 
thee. 

20  Have  not  I  written  to  thee  excellent 
things  in  counsels  and  knowledge, 

21  That  I  might  make  thee  know  the 
cer'tainty  of  the  words  of  truth,  that  thou 
mightst  answer  the  words  of  truth  to  them 
that  send  unto  thee  .' 

22  Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor; 
neither  oppress  the  afflicted  in  the  gale  ; 

23  For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause, 
and  spoil  the  soul  of  those  that  spoiled 
them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an  angry 
man,  and  with  a  furious  man  thou  shall  not 
go  ; 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways,  and  get  a 
snare  to  thy  soul. 

26  Be  not  thou  one  of  them  that  strike 
hands,  or  of  them  that  kre  sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay,  why 
should  he  take  Sway  thy  bed  from  under 
thee  ? 

28  Remove  not  the  ancient  land-mark 
which  thy  fathers  have  set. 


PROV'ERBS.  their  contrary  cices. 

2'J  Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  in  his  busi- 
ness ?  he  shall  stand  before  kings ;  he  shall 
not  stand  before  mean  men. 

CHAP.  XXIH.— 


WHEN  thou  sittest  to  eat  with  a  ruler, 
consider  diligently  what  is  before 
thee  ; 

2  And  put  a  knife  to  thy  throat,  if  thou 
he  a  man  given  to  appetite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dainties  ;  for 
they  are  deceitful  meat. 

4  Labour  not  to  be  rich  ;  cease  from 
thine  own  wisdom. 

5  Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon  that 
which  is  not .-'  for  riches  cer'tainly  make 
themselves  wings ;  they  fly  away,  as  an 
eagle  to'todrd  heaven. 

6  Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  him  that 
hath  an  evil  eye,  neither  desire  thou  his 
dainty  meats  : 

7  For  as  he  thinkelh  in  his  heart,  so  is 
he  :  Eat  and  drink,  sailh  he  to  thee  ;  but 
his  heart  is  not  with  thee. 

8  The  mor'sel  1  lohich  thou  hast  eaten 
shall  thou  vomit  up,  and  lose  thy  sweet 
words. 

9  Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a  fool  ;  for  he 
will  despite'  the  wisdom  of  thy  words. 

10  Remove  not  the  old  land-mark ;  and 
enter  not  into  the  fields  of  the  fatherless: 

11  For  their  Redeem'er  is  mighty ;  he 
shall  plead  their  cause  with  thee. 

12  Apply  thine  heart  unto  instruction, 
and  thine  ears  to  the  words  of  knowledge. 

13  Withhold  not  correction  from  the 
child  :  for  if  thou  beatest  him  with  the  rod, 
he  shall  not  die. 

14  Thou  shall  beat  him  with  the  rod,  and 
shall  deliver  his  soul  from  hell. 

15  My  son,  if  thine  heart  be  wise,  my 
heart  shall  rejoice,  even  mine  ; 

16  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice  when  thy 
lips  speak  right  things. 

17  Let  not  thine  heart  envy  sinners:  but 
he  thou  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  all  the  day 
long. 

18  For  surely  there  is  an  end ;  and  thiuii 
expectation  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise,  and 
guide  thine  hekrl  in  the  way. 

20  Be  not  amongst  wine-bibbers;  amongst 
riotous  eaters  of  flesh  : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the  glutton  shall 
come  to  poverty  ;  and  drowsiness  shall 
clothe  a  man  with  rags. 

22  Hearken  unto  thy  father  that  begat 
thee,  and  despite'  not  thy  mother  when  she 
is  old. 

23  Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it  not ;  also 
wisdom, and  instruction,  and  understanding. 

24  The  father  of  the  righteous  shall 
greatly  rejoice ;  and  he  that  begetteth  a  wise 
child  sha\\  have  joy  of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother  shall  be 
glad,  and  she  that  bare  thee  shall  rejoice. 

26  My  son,  give  me  thine  hekrt,  and  let 
thine  eyes  obferve'  my  ways. 


1  mdr'sll. 


520 


:toral  virtues,  and  PROVERBS. 

27  For  a  whore  is  a  deep  ditch  ;  and  a 
sirange  woman  is  a  narrow  pit. 

28  She  also  lieth   in  wait  as  for  a  prey, 
and    increaseth    the 


transgressors    Smong 
men. 

29  Who  hath  wo  .'  who  hath  sorrow  ? 
who  liath  contentions  ?  wlio  liath  babbling.' 
who  hath  woilnds  without  cause  ?  who  liatli 
redness  of  eyes  ? 

30  They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine,  they 
that  go  to  seek  mixed  wine. 

31  Looi<  not  tliou  upon  the  wine  when  it 
is  red,  when  it  giveth  his  colour  in  the  cup, 
when  it  moveth  itself  aright : 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  serpent,  and 
stingeth  like  an  adder. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold  strange  wo- 
men, and  thine  he^rt  shall  utter  ptSrverse' 
things : 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that  lieth 
down  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  or  as  he  that 
lieth  upon  the  top  of  a  mast. 

35  They  have  stricken  me,  skalt  thou 
say,  and  I  was  not  sick  ;  they  have  beaten 
me,  and  I  felt  it  not  :  when  shall  I  awake  ? 
I  will  seek  it  yet  again'. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

BE    not  thou  envious  against'  evil  men, 
neither  desire  to  be  with  them  : 

2  For  their  heart  studieth  destruction, 
and  their  lips  talk  of  mis'chlef. 

3  Through  wisdom  is  a  house  builded, 
and  by  understanding  it  is  established  ; 

4  And  by  knowledge  shall  the  chambers 
be  filled  with  all  precious  and  pleaf'ant 
riches. 

5  A  wise  man  is  strong  ;  yea,  a  man  of 
knowledge  increaseth  strength. 

6  For  by  wise  counsel  thou  shalt  make 
thy  war;  and  in  multitude  of  counsellors 
there  is  safety . 

7  Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a  fool  ;  he 
openeth  not  his  mouth  in  the  gate. 

8  He  that  devijeth  to  do  evil  shall  be 
called  a  mis'chievous  person. 

9  The  thought  of  foolishness  is  sin  ;  and 
the  scorner  is  an  abomination  to  men. 

10  //'thou  faint  in  the  day  of  adver'sity, 
thy  strength  is  small. 

11  If  thou  forbear  to  deliver  them  that 
are  drawn  unto  death,  and  those  that  arc 
ready  to  be  slain  ; 

12  If  thou  sayest.  Behold,  we  knew  it  not; 
doth  not  he  that  pondereth  the  heart  con- 
sider it  ?  and  he  that  kc-epeth  thy  soul,  dcjth 
not  he  know  it  ?  and  shall  not  he  render  to 
every  man  according  to  his  works  .' 

13  My  son,  eat  thou  honey,  because  it  is 
good  ;  and  the  honey-comb,  which  is  sweet 
to  thy  taste  : 

14  So  shall  the  knowledge  of  wisdom  he 
unto  thy  soul  :  when  thou  hast  found  it, 
then  there  shall  be  a  reward,  and  thy  ex- 
pectation shall  not  be  cut  off. 

15  Lay  not  wait,  O  wicked  man,  against' 
the  dwelling  of  the  righteous;  spoil  not  his 
resting-place : 

1  vln'yird. 
Xi2 


their  contrary  vices 

16  For  a  just  man  falleth  seven  times, 
and  riseth  up  again' :  but  the  wicked  shall 
fall  into  mis'chief. 

17  Rejoice  not  when  thine  enemy  fall 
eth  ;  and  let  not  thine  heiirt  be  glad  when 
he  stumbleth  ; 

18  Lest  the  Lord  see  it,  and  it  displease 
him,  and  he  turn  away  his  wrath  from  him. 

19  Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil  men, 
neither  be  thou  envious  at  the  wicked  ; 

20  For  there  shall  be  no  reward  to  the 
evil  man;  the  candle  of  the  wicked  shall 
be  put  out. 

21  My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord  and  the 
king  ;  and  meddle  not  with  them  that  are 
given  to  change : 

22  For  their  calamity  shall  rise  suddenly ; 
and  who  knoweth  the  ruin  of  them  both  ? 

23  These  things  also  belong  to  the  wise. 
It  is  not  good  to  have  respect  of  persons  in 
judgment. 

24  He  that  saith  unto  the  wicked,  Thou 
art  righteous  ;  him  shall  the  people  curse, 
nations  shall  abhor  him  : 

25  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him  shall  be 
delight,  and  a  good  blessing  shall  come  upon 
them. 

26  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lips  that  giv- 
eth a  right  answer. 

27  Prepare  thy  work  without,  and  make 
it  fit  for  thyself  in  the  field  ;  and  af'terw&rds 
build  thine  house. 

28  Be  not  a  witness  against'  thy  neigh- 
bour without  cause ;  and  deceive  not  with 
thy  lips. 

29  !?ay  not,  I  will  do  so  to  him  as  he  hath 
done  to  me  ;  I  will  render  to  the  man  ac- 
cording to  his  work. 

30  I  went  by  the  field  of  the  slothful,  and 
by  the  vine'yard  1  of  the  man  void  of  un- 
derstanding ; 

31  And  lo,  it  was  all  grown  over  with 
thorns,  and  nettles  had  covered  the  face 
thereof,  and  the  stone  wall  thereof  was 
broken  down. 

32  Then  I  saw,  and  considered  it  well  ; 
I  looked  upon  it,  and  received  instruction. 

33  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber,  a 
little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep  : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one  that 
travellcth  ;  and  thy  want  as  an  armed  man 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THESE  are  also  proverbs  of  Sul'o-mon, 
which    the  men  of  Hez-e-kl'ah,  king 
of  Ju'dah,  copied  out. 

2  It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  conceal  a 
thing  :  but  the  Aon'our  of  kings  is  to  search 
out  a  matter. 

3  The  heaven  for  height,  and  the  earth 
for  depth,  and  the  heart  of  kings  is  un- 
searchable. 

4  Take  awSy  the  dross  from  the  silver, 
and  there  shall  come  forth  a  vessel  for  the 
finer. 


5  Take    away   the  wicked  from  before 
e  king,  and  his  throne  shall  be  estab'liah- 


the 

ed  in  righteousness 


521 


Ohserva' lions  about'  kings,  PROVERBS 

(i  Put  not  forth  thyself  in  the  presence  of 
tlie  king,  and  stand  not  in  the  place  of  great 
men  : 

7  For  better  it  is  that  it  be  said  unto 
thee,  Come  up  hither,  than  that  thou 
shouldst  be  put  lower  in  the  presence  of  the 
prince  whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8  Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive,  lest  thov, 
know  not  what  to  do  in  the  end  thereof, 
when  thy  neighbour  hath  put  thee  to 
shame. 

9  Debate  thy  cause  with  thy  neighbour 
himself,  and  discover  not  a  secret  to  anoth- 
er ; 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  it  put  thee  to 
shame,  and  thine  infamy  turn  not  away. 

11  A  word  fitly  spoken  is  like  apples  of 
gold  in  pictures  of  silver. 

12  As  an  ear-ring  of  gold,  and  an  or- 
nament of  fine  gold,  so  is  a  wise  reprover 
upon  an  obe'dientl  ear. 

13  As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the  time  of 
harvest,  so  is  a  faithful  messenger  to  them 
that  send  him  ;  for  he  refresheth  the  soul  of 
his  masters. 

14  Whoso  boastethhimself  of  a  false  gift 
is  like  clouds  and  wind  without  rain. 

15  By  long  forbearing  is  a  prince  per- 
suaded, and  a  soft  tongue  breaketh  the 
bone. 

16  Hast  thou  found  honey  .'  eat  so  much 
as  is  sufficient  for  thee,  lest  thou  be  filled 
therewith,  and  vomit  it. 

17  Withdraw  thy  foot  from  thy  neigh- 
bour's house  ;  lest  he  be  weary  of  thee,  and 
50  hate  thee. 

18  A  man  that  beareth  false  witness 
anainst'  his  neighbours  a  maul,  and  a  sioord, 
and  a  sharp  arrow. 

19  Confidence  in  an  unfaithful  man  in 
time  of  trouble  is  like  a  broken  tooth,  and  a 
foot  out  of  joint. 

20  As  he  that  taketh  Sway  a  garment  in 
cold  weather,  and  as  vinegar  upon  nitre  ; 
&o  is  he  that  singeth  songs  to  a  heavy  heart. 

21  If  thine  enemy  be  hungry,  give  him 
bread  to  eat ;  and  if  he  be  thirsty,  give  him 
water  to  drink : 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon 
his  head,  and  the  Lord  shall  reward  thee. 

23  The  north  wind  driveth  away  rain  ; 
so  ddth  an  angry  countenance  a  backbiting 
tongue. 

24  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner  of  the 
house-top,  than  with  a  brawling  woman, 
and  in  a  wide  house. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a  thirsty  soul,  so  is 
good  news  from  a  far  country. 

26  A  righteous  man  falling  down  before 
the  wicked,  is  as  a  troubled  fodn'tain  and  a 
corrupt  spring. 

27  It  is  not  good  to  eat  much  honey  ;  so 
for  men  to  search  their  own  glory  is  not 
glory. 

28  He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his  own 
spirit  is  like  a  city  that  is  broken  down,  and 
without  walls. 


I'ools,  sluggards,  busy-bodies,  ^c 

CHAP,  xxvr 

As  snow  in  summer,  and  as  rain  in  har- 
vest ;  so  Aon'our  is  not  seemly  for  a 
fool. 

2  As  the  bird  by  wan'dering,  as  the  swal- 
low by  flying ;  so  the  curse  causeless  shall 
not  come. 

3  A  whip  for  the  horse,  a  bridle  for  the 
5ss,  and  a  rod  for  the  fool's  back. 

4  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to  his 
folly,  lest  thou  also  be  like  unto  him. 

5  Answer  a  fool  according  to  his  folly, 
lest  he  be  wise  in  his  own  conceit. 

6  He  that  sendeth  a  message  by  the  hand 
of  a  fool,  cutteth  off  the  feet,  and  drinketh 
damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  are  not  equal ;  so 
is  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

8  As  he  that  bindeth  a  stone  in  a  sling  ; 
so  is  he  that  giveth  hon'ouT  to  a  fool. 

9  ^5  a  thorn  goeth  up  into  the  hand  of 
a  drunkard ;  so  is  a  parable  in  the  mouth 
of  fools. 

10  The  great  God,  that  formed  all  things, 
both  rewardeth  the  fool,  and  rewardeth 
transgressors. 

11  As  a  dog  returneth  to  his  vomit ;  so  a 
fool  returneth  to  his  folly. 

12  Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his  own 
conceit.'  there  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than 
ofhim. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith,  There  is  a  lion 
in  the  way,  a  lion  is  in  the  streets. 

14  As  the  door  turneth  upon  his  hinges, 
so  ddth  the  slothful  upon  his  bed. 

15  The  slothful  hideth  his  hand  in  his 
bo'^om;  it  grieveth  him  to  bring  it  again'  tc 
his  mouth. 

16  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his  own  con- 
ceit than  seven  men  that  can  render  a  rea- 
son. 

17  He  that  pSsseth  by,  and  meddleth 
with  strife  belonging  not  to  him,  is  like  one 
that  taketh  a  dog  by  the  ears. 

18  As  a  mad  man,  who  cSsteth  firebrands, 
arrows,  and  death ; 

19  So  is  the  man  that  deceiveth  his  neigh- 
bour, and  saith.  Am  not  I  in  sport .'' 

20  Where  no  wood  is,  there  the  fire 
goeth  out ;  so  where  there  is  no  tale-bearer, 
the  strife  ceaseth. 

21  As  coals  are  to  burning  coals,  and 
wood  to  fire  ;  so  is  a  contentious  man  to 
kindle  strife. 

22  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer  are  as 
woLlnds,  and  they  go  down  into  the  inner- 
most parts  of  the  belly. 

23  Burning  lips,  and  a  wicked  hei\rt,  are 
like  a  pot'sherd  covered  with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth  dissembleth  with  his 
lips,  and  layeth  up  deceit  within  him  ; 

25  When  he  speaketh  fair,  believe  him 
not :  for  there  are  seven  abominations  in  his 
hecirt. 

26  Whose  hatred  is  covered  by  deceit,  his 
wickedness  shall  be  showed  before  the  whole 
congregation. 


1  6-be'je-ent. 


522 


Obpirvd'tions  on  self-love,  PROV'ERBS.         impiety,  and  religious  integrity 

27  Whoso  diggcth  a  pit  shall  fall  therein  ;       25  The  hay  appeaicth,   and   the    tender 


and  he  that  rolleth  a  stone,  it  will  return 
upon  him. 

28  A  lying  t6ngue  hateth  those  that  hre 
afflicted  by  it ;  and  a  flattering  mouth  work- 
eth  ruin. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

BOAST  not  thyself  of  to-morrow ;  for 
thou   knowest   not  what  a  day  may 
bring  forth. 

2  Let  another  man  praise  thee,  and  not 
thine  own  mouth  ;  a  stranger,  and  not  thine 
own  lips. 

3  A  stone  is  heavy,  and  the  sand  weighty  : 
but  a  fool's  wrath  is  heavier  than  them  both. 

4  WrSth  is  cruel,  and  anger  is  outrage- 
ous ;  but  who  is  able  to  stand  before  envy  .' 

5  Open  rebuke  is  better  than  secret  love, 
(i  Faithful   are  the  woiinds  of  a  friend; 

but  the  kisses  of  an  enemy  hre  deceitful. 

7  The  full  soul  loatheth  a  honeycomb ;  but 
to  the  hungry  soul  every  bitter  thing  is  sweet. 

8  As  a  bird  that  wandereth  from  her  nest, 
so  is  a  man  that  wandereth  from  his  place. 

9  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the 
heart ;  so  doth  the  sweetness  of  a  man's 
friend  by  hearty  counsel. 

10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  father's 
friend,  forsake  not;  neither  go  into  thy 
brother's  house  in  the  day  of  thy  calamity  : 
for  better  is  a  neighbour  that  is  near  than  a 
brother  far  off. 

11  My  son,  be  wise,  and  make  my  heart 
glad,  that  I  may  answer  him  that  reproach- 
cti)  me. 

12  A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil,  and 
liideth  himself:  but  the  simple  pass  on,  and 
arc  punished. 

13  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for  a 
stranger,  and  take  a  pledge  of  him  for  a 
stranffe  woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend  with  a  loud 
voice,  rising  early  in  the  morning,  it  shall 
be  counted  a  curse  to  him. 

15  A  continual  dropping  in  a  very  rainy 
day,  and  a  contentious  woman,  t\rc  alike. 

IG  Whosoever  hideth  her  hideth  the 
wind,  and  the  ointment  of  his  right  hand, 
which  bewrayeth  itself. 

17  Iron  sharpeneth  iron  ;  so  a  man  sharp- 
eneth  the  countenance  of  his  friend. 

18  Whoso  keepeth  the  fig-tree  shall  eat 
tiie  fruit  thereof;  so  he  that  waiteth  on  his 
master  shall  be  Aonoured. 

19  As  in  water,  face  dnsicereth  to  face  ; 
so  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 

20  Hell  and  destruction  are  never  full ; 
so  the  eyes  of  man  are  never  satisfied. 

21  Jls  the  fining-pot  for  silver,  and  the 
fur'nacel  for  gold  ;  so  is  a  man  to  his  praise. 

22  Though  thou  shouldst  bray  a  fool  in  a 
mortar  among  wheat  with  a  pestle,  .yet  will 
not  his  fooIi.slmes3  depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the  state  of 
thy  flocks,  a7id  look  well  to  thy  herds  ; 

24  For  riches  arc  not  for  ever  :  and  doth 
the  crown  endure  to  every  generation .' 

^fur'nls 


grass  showeth  itself,  and  /t6rb§  of  the  moftn' 
tains  arc  gathered : 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  clothing,  and 
the  goats  Arc  the  price  of  the  field  ; 

27  And  thou  shal.t  have  goats'  milk 
enough  for  thy  food,  for  the  food  of  thy 
household,  and /or  the  main'tenance2  of  thy 
maidens. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

THE  wicked  flee    when  no  man  pursu- 
eth  :  but  the  righteous  tire   bold  as  a 
lion. 

2  For  the  transgression  of  a  land  many 
arc  the  princes  thereof:  but  by  a  man  of 
understanding  and  knowledge  the  state 
thereof  shall  be  prolonged. 

3  A  poor  man  that  oppresseth  the  poor  is 
like  a  sweeping  rain,  which  leaveth  no  food. 

4  They  that  forsake  the  law  praise  the 
wicked  :  but  sudi  as  keep  the  law  contend 
with  them. 

5  Evil  men  understand  not  judgment : 
but  they  that  seek  the  Lord  understand  all 
things. 

6  Better  is  the  poor  that  w&lketh  in  his 
uprightness,  than  he  that  is  perverse'  in  his 
ways,  though  he  he  rich. 

7  Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a  wise  son: 
but  he  that  is  a  companion  of  riotous  men, 
shameth  his  father. 

8  He  that  by  u§uiy  and  unjust  gain  in- 
creaseth  his  substance,  he  shall  gather  it  for 
him  that  will  pity  the  poor. 

9  He  that  turneth  away  his  ear  from 
hearing  the  law,  even  his  prayer  shall  be 
abomination. 

10  Whoso  causeth  the  righteous  to  go 
astray  in  an  evil  way,  he  shall  fall  himself 
into  his  own  pit :  but  the  upright  shall  have 
good  things  in  pojffis'sion. 

11  The  rich  man  is  wise  in  his  own 
conceit ;  but  the  poor  that  hath  understand- 
ing searcheth  him  out. 

12  When  righteous  men  do  rejoice,  there 
is  great  glory :  but  when  the  wicked  rise,  a 
man  is  hidden. 

13  He  that  covereth  his  sins  shall  not 
prosper:  but  whoso  confesseth  and  forsak 
eth  them  shall  have  mercy. 

14  Happy  is  the  man  that  feareth  alway  : 
but  he  that  hardeneth  his  heart  shall  fall 
into  niTs'chief. 

15  j3s  a  roaring  lion,  and  a  raging  bear ; 
so  is  a  wicked  ruler  over  the  poor  people. 

16  The  prince  that  wanteth  understand- 
ing i*  also  a  great  oppressor:  b%it  he  that 
hateth   covetousness  shall  prolong  his  days. 

17  A  man  that  doth  violence  to  the  blood 
of  any  person  shall  flee  to  the  pit ;  let  no 
man  stay  him. 

18  Whoso  w&lketh  uprightly  shall  be 
saved  :  but  he  that  is  perverse'  in  his  ways 
shall  fall  at  once. 

19  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  have 
plenty  of  bread  :  but  he  that  followeth  aftei 

I  vain  persons  shall  have  poverty  enough. 
2  men' tin-dv.se. 

523 


dbfSrva'tions  onpuhlick  gdvernment.  PROVERBS. 


A'giir's  prayer 


20  A  fliithful  man  shall  abo&nd  with 
blessings :  but  he  that  raaketh  haste  to  be 
rich  shall  not  be  innocent. 

21  To  have  respect  of  persons  ik  not 
good  ;  for,  for  a  piece  of  bread  that  man  will 
transgress. 

22  He  that  hasteth  to  be  rich  hath  an 
evil  eye,  and  considereth  not  that  poverty 
shall  come  upon  him. 

23  He  that  rebuketh  a  man,  afterwards 
shall  find  more  favour  than  he  that  flattereth 
with  the  tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or  his  mother, 
and  saith,  It  is  no  transgression  ;  the  same 
is  the  companion  of  a  destroy'er. 

25  He  that  is  of  a  proud  heart  stirreth 
up  strife  :  but  he  that  putteth  his  trust  in  the 
Lord  shall  be  made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own  Iieart  is  a 
fool :  but  whoso  walketh  wisely,  he  shall 
be  delivered. 

27  He  that  givetli  unto  the  poor  shall  not 
lack  :  but  he  that  hideth  his  eyes  shall  have 
many  a  curse. 

28  When  tlie  wicked  rise,  men  hide  them- 
selves: but  when  they  perish,  the  righteous 
increase. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

HE  that,  being  often  reproved,  hardeneth 
his  neck,  shall  suddenly  be  destroy'ed, 
and  that  without  remedy. 

2  When  the  righteous  are  in  authority, 
the  people  rejoice  :  but  when  the  wicked 
beareth  rule,  the  people  mourn. 

3  Whoso  loveth  wisdom  rejoiceth  his  fa- 
ther :  but  he  that  keepeth  company  with 
harlots  spendeth  his  substance. 

4  The  king  by  judgment  estab'llsheth 
the  land  :  but  he  that  receiveth  gifts  over- 
throweth  it. 

5  A  man  that  flattereth  his  neighbour 
spreadeth  a  net  for  his  feet. 

6  In  the  transgression  of  an  evil  man 
there  is  a  snare  :  but  the  righteous  doth  sing 
and  rejoice. 

7  The  righteous  considereth  the  cause  of 
the  poor  :  hut  the  wicked  regardeth  not  to 
know  it. 

8  Scornful  men  bring  a  city  into  a  snare  : 
but  wise  vfien  turn  away  wrath. 

9  /f  a  wise  man  contendetli  with  a  fool- 
ish man,  whether  he  rage  or  liugh,  there  is 
no  rest. 

10  The  blood-thirsty  hate  the  upright : 
but  the  just  seek  his  soul. 

11  A  fool  uttereth  all  his  mind  :  but  a 
wise  man  keepeth  it  in  till  afterwards. 

12  If  a  ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all  his  ser- 
vants are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  the  deceitful  man  meet 
together :  the  Lord  lighteneth  both  their 
eyes. 

14  The  king  that  faithfully  judgeth  the 
poor,  his  throne  shall  be  estab'lished  for 
ever. 

15  The  rod  and  reproof  give  wisdom:  but 
a  child  left  to  himself  bringeth  his  mdther 
to  Bhame. 


16  When  the  wicked  ^re  multiplied, 
transgression  incrcaseth  :  but  the  righteous 
shall  see  their  fall. 

17  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall  give 
thee  rest :  yea,  he  shall  give  delight  unto 
thy  soul. 

18  Where  there  is  no  vision,  the  people 
perish  :  but  he  that  keepeth  the  law,  happy 
is  he. 

19  A  servant  will  not  be  corrected  by 
words:  for  though  he  understand,  he  will 
not  answer. 

20  Seest  thou  a  man  that  is  hasty  in  his 
words  .''  there  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than  of 
him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth  up  his  ser- 
vant from  a  child,  sliall  have,  him  become 
his  son  at  the  length. 

22  An  angry  man  stirreth  up  strife,  and  a 
furious  man  aboLindeth  in  transgression. 

23  A  man's  pride  shall  bring  him  low 
but    Aon'our    shall   uphold   the    /tumble   in 
spirit. 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a  thief  hateth 
his  own  soul  :  he  hoareth  cursing,  and  be- 
wray eth  it  not. 

25  The  fear  of  man  bringeth  a  snare  :  but 
whoso  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 
safe. 

26  Many  seek  the  ruler's  favour ;  but 
every  man's  judgment  cometh  from  the 
Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  abomination  to 
the  just ;  and  he  that  is  upright  in  the  way 
is  abomination  to  the  wicked. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

THE  words  of  A'gur  the  son  of  Ja'keh, 
even  the  prophecy  :   The  man  spake 
unto  Ith'i-el,  even  unto  Ith'i-el    and   D'cal, 

2  Surely  I  am  more  brutish  than  any 
man,  and  have  not  the  understanding  of  a 
man. 

3  I  neither  learned  wisdom,  nor  have  the 
knowledge  of  the  holy. 

4  Who  hath  ascended  up  into  heaven,  or 
descended  ?  who  hath  gathered  the  wind  in 
his  fists  ?  who  hath  bound  the  waters  in  a 
garment .''  who  hath  estab'lished  all  tiie 
ends  of  the  earth  .'  what  is  his  name,  and 
what  is  his  son's  name,  if  thou  canst  tell .' 

5  Every  word  of  God  is  pure  ;  he  is  a 
shield  unto  them  that  put  their  trust  in 
him. 

6  Add  thou  not  unto  his  words,  lest  he 
reprove  thee,  and  thou  be  found  a  liar. 

7  Two  things  have  I  required  of  thee  ; 
deny  me  them  not  before  I  die  : 

8  Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and  lies  ; 
give  me  neither  poverty  nor  riches ;  feed 
me  with  food  convenient  for  me  ; 

9  Lest  I  be  full,  and  deny  thee,  and  say. 
Who  is  the  Lord  .'  or  lest  I  be  poor,  and 
steal,  and  take  the  name  of  my  God  i7i 
vain. 

10  Accuse  not  a  servant  unto  his  master, 
lest  he  curse  thee,  and  thou  be  found  guilty. 

11  There  is  a  generation  that  curseth 
their  father,  and  doth  not  bless  their  mother. 

524 


Lem'u-Sl's  lesson  of 

12  There  ?s  a  generation  that  are  puie  in 
their  own  eyes,  and  yet  is  not  washed  from 
their  filthincss 

13  There  is  a  generation,  O  how  lofty 
kre  their  eyes  !  and  their  eye-lids  kre  lifted 
up. 

14  There  is  a  generation  whose  teeth 
are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw-teeth  as  knives, 
to  devour  the  poor  from  off  the  earth,  and 
the  needy  from  among  men. 

15  The  horse-leech  hath  two  daughters, 
crying,  Give,  give.  Tlierc  are  three  things 
that  are  never  satisfied,  yea,  four  things  say 
not.  It  is  enough  : 

16  The  grave ;  and  the  barren  womb ; 
the  eartli  that  is  not  filled  with  water ;  and 
the  fire,  that  saith  not,  It  is  enough. 

17  The  eye  that  mocketh  at  his  father, 
and  despljeth  to  obej  his  mother,  the  ravens 
of  the  valley  shall  pick  it  out,  and  the 
young  eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  Tiiere  be  three  things  ichich  are  too 
wonderful  for  me,  yea,  four,  which  I  know 
not : 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the  air,  the 
way  of  a  serpent  upon  a  rock,  the  way 
of  a  .ship  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  and  the 
way  of  a  man  with  a  maid. 

20  Such  is  the  way  of  an  adulterous 
woman  ;  she  eatcth,  and  wipeth  her  mouth, 
and  saith,  I  have  done  no  wickedness. 

21  For  three  things  the  earth  is  disquiet- 
ed, and  for  four  ichich  it  cannot  bear : 

22  For  a  servant  when  he  reigneth,  and 
a  fool  when  he  is  filled  with  meat ; 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when  she  is 
married,  and  a  handmaid  that  is  heirl  to 
her  mistress. 

24  There  be  four  things  which  are  little 
upon  the  earth,  but  they  are  exceeding 
wise : 

25  The  ants  are  a  people  not  strong,  yet 
they  prepare  their  meat  in  the  summer  ; 

26  The  con1e§  are  but  a  feeble  folk,  yet 
make  they  their  houses  in  the  rocks  ; 

27  Tiie  locusts  have  no  king,  yet  go  they 
forth  all  of  them  by  bands  ; 

28  The  spider  lakeih  hold  with  her 
hands,  and  is  in  kings'  palaces. 

29  There  be  three  things  which  go  well, 
yea,  four  arc  comely  in  going : 

30  A  lion,  which  is  strongest  5m6ng 
beasts,  and  turneth  not  away  for  any  ; 

31  A  greyhound  ;  a  he-goat  also  ;  and  a 
king,  against'  whom  there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in  lifting 
up  thyself,  or  if  thou  hast  thought  evil, 
lay  thme  hand  upon  thy  mouth. 

33  Surely  the  churning  of  milk  bringeth 
forth  butter,  and  the  wringing  of  the  nose 
bringeth  forth  blood ;  so  the  forcing  of 
wrSth  bringeth  forth  strife. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

THE  words  of  king  L6m'u-6l,  the  proph- 
ecy that  his  mother  taught  him. 
2  What,  my  son  ?  and  what,  the  son  of 
my  womb  .'  and  what,  the  son  of  my  vows .' 
1  dre        2  ver'tshu-us.        3  vln'yird. 


PROVERBS. 

3  Give  not 
nor   thy   way! 


chastity  and  temperance 
thy   strength    unto   women, 
to    that   which    destroy'eth 
kings. 

4  //  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lem'u-el,  il  is 
not  for  kings  to  drink  wine,  nor  for  princes 
strong  drink  ; 

Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the  law, 
and  pervert'  the  judgment  of  any  of  the 
afflicted. 

6  Give  strong  drink  unto  him  that  is 
ready  to  perish,   and  wine  unto  those  that 

:  of  heavy  hearts. 

7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his  poverty, 
and  remember  his  misery  no  more. 

8  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb  in  the 
cause  of  all  such  as  are  appointed  to  de- 
struction. 

9  Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously, 
and  plead  the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

10  Who  can  find  a  vir'tuous^  woman  ? 
for  her  price  is  far  above  rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  huj'bind  doth  safely 
trust  in  her,  so  that  he  shall  have  no  need 
of  spoil. 

12  She  will  do  him  good,  and  not  evil, 
all  the  days  of  her  life. 

13  She  seeketh  wool  and  flax,  and  work- 
eth  willingly  with  her  hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants'  ships,  she 
bringeth  her  food  from  afar. 

15  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet  night, 
and  giveth  meat  to  her  household,  and  a 
portion  to  her  maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a  field,  and  buyeth 
it;  with  the  fruit  of  her  hands  she  plSnteth 
a  vine'yard.3 

17  She  girdeth*  her  loins  with  strength, 
and  strengtheneth  her  arms. 

18  She  perceiveth  that  her  mer'chSndife 
is  good :  her  candle  goeth  not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  spindle, 
and  her  hands  hold  the  dis'taff". 

20  She  stretcheth  out  her  hand  to  the 
poor ;  yea,  she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to 
the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for  her 
household;  for  all  her  household  are  clothed 
with  scarlet. 

22  Shemaketh  herself  cov'erings  of  tap- 
estry ;  her  clothing  is  silk  and  purple. 

23  Her  huf'band  is  known  in  the  gates, 
when  he  sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the 
land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  and  selleth  it ; 
and  delivereth  gir'dles5  unto  the  merchant. 

25  Strength  and  Aon'our  are  her  cloth- 
ing ;  and  she  shall  rejoice  in  time  to  come. 

26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom  ; 
and  in  her  tongue  is  the  law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways  of  her 
household,  and  eateth  not  the  bread  of 
idleness. 

28  Her  children  rise  up,  and  call  her 
blgs'sed  ;  her  huj'bdnd  also,  and  he  praiseth 
her. 

29  Many  daughters  have  done  vir'tuous- 
ly,6  but  thou  e.xcellest  them  all. 

4  ffir'deth.      5  alr'dlz.      6  ver'tshu-iis-le. 
*  525 


The  vanity  of  ECCLESIAS'TES.  worldly  tUnga 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is  I  31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands ; 
vain:  6m<  a  woman  that  feareth  the  Lord  and  let  her  own  works  praise  her  in  the 
she  shall  be  praised.  {gates. 


H  ECCLESIAS^TES,'  or  the  PREACH^ER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  words  of  the  Preach'er,  the  son  of 
Da'vid,  king  of  Je-r(i'sa-lem. 

2  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher, 
vanity  of  vanities;  all  is  vanity. 

3  What  profit  hath  a  man  of  all  his  la- 
bour which  he  taketh  under  the  sun  .' 

4  One  generation  pass'cth  away,  and 
another  generation  cometh :  but  the  earth 
abideth  for  ever. 

.5  The  sun  also  arifeth,  and  the  sun  go- 
eth  down,  and  hasteth  to  his  place  where 
he  aro^e. 

6  The  wind  goeth  to'jcArd  the  south,  and 
turneth  about'  unto  the  north  :  it  whirl'eth^ 
about'  continually  ;  and  the  wind  returneth 
again'  according  to  his  cir'cults.3 

7  All  the  rivers  run  into  the  sea  ;  yet  the 
sea  is  not  full :  unto  the  place  from  whence 
the  rivers  come,  thither  they  return  again'. 

8  All  things  are  full  of  labour,  man  can- 
not utter  it :  the  eye  is  not  satisfied  with 
seeing,  nor  the  ear  filled  with  hearing. 

9  The  thing  that  hath  been,  it  is  that 
which  shall  be  ;  and  that  which  is  done,  is 
that  which  shall  be  done :  and  there  is  no 
new  thing  under  the  sun. 

10  Is  there  any  thing  whereof  it  may  be 
said,  See,  this  is  new .''  it  hath  been  already 
of  old  time,  which  was  before  us. 

11  There  is  no  remembrance  of  former 
things  ;  neither  shall  there  be  any  remem- 
brance of  things  that  kre  to  come  with 
those  that  shall  come  after. 

12  H  I  the  Preach'er  was  king  over  If' 
ra-el  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  : 

13  And  I  gave  my  hccirt  to  seek  and 
search  out  by  wisdom  concer'ning  all  things 
that  are  done  under  heaven  :  this  sore  trav'- 
ail  hath  God  given  to  the  sons  of  man,  to 
be  exercised  therewith. 

14  I  have  seen  all  the  works  that  kre 
done  under  the  sun ;  and,  behold,  all  is 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  That   which   is   crooked    cannot   be 
made  straight ;  and  that  which  is  wan'tin 
cannot  be  numbered. 

16  I  communed  with  mine  own  hekrt, 
saying,  Lo,  I  am  come  to  great  estate',  and 
have  gotten  more  wisdom  than  all  they 
that  have  been  before  me  in  Je-rA'sa-lem ; 
yea,  my  heart  had  great  experience  of  wis- 
dom and  knowledge. 

17  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  know  wis- 
dom, and  to  know  madness  and  folly :  I 
perceived  that  this  also  is  vexation  of 
spirit. 

1  Sk-kle-zhe-is'tez.  2  hwirVeth. 


18  For  in  much  wisdom  is  much  grief; 
and  he  that  increaseth  knowledge  increas- 
eth  sorrow. 

CHAP.  II. 

I  SAID  in  mine  heart.  Go  to  now,  I  will 
prove  thee  with  mirth  ;4  there'fore  enjoy 
pleaj'ure  :  and,  behold,  this  also  is  vanity. 

2  I  said  of  laughter.  It  is  mad :  and  of 
mirth,  What  doeth  it .' 

3  I  sought  in  mine  heart  to  give  myself 
unto  wine,  (yet  acquainting  mine  hekrt. 
with  wisdom,)  and  to  lay  hold  on  folly,  till 
I  might  see  what  icas  that  good  for  the  sons 
of  men  which  they  should  do  under  the 
heaven  all  the  days  of  their  life. 

4  I  made  me  great  works  ;  I  builded  me 
houses  ;  I  planted  me  vine'yards  ;5 

5  I  made  me  gardens  and  or'chdrds,  and 
I  planted  trees  in  them  of  all  kind  of  fruits  ; 

6  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to  water 
therewith  the  wood  that  bringeth  forth 
trees ; 

7  I  got  me  servants  and  maidens,  and 
had  servants  born  in  my  house  ;  also  I  had 
great  pof^es'sions  of  great  and  small  cattle 
above  all  that  were  in  Je-ril'sa-lem  before 
me  ; 

8  I  gathered  me  also  silver  and  gold,  and 
the  peculiar  treaj'ure  of  kings  and  of  the 
provinces ;  I  gat  me  men-singers  and  wo- 
men-singers, and  the  delights  of  the  sons  of 
men,  as  musical  instruments,  and  that  of 
all  sorts. 

9  So  I  was  great,  and  increased  more 
than  all  that  were  before  me  in  Je-nVsa-Iem  : 
also  my  wisdom  remained  with  me. 

10  And  wliatsoever  mine  eyes  desired  I 
kept  not  from  them  ;  I  withheld  not  my 
heart  from  any  joy :  for  my  heart  rejoiced 
in  all  my  labour ;  and  this  was  my  portion 
of  all  my  labour, 

11  Then  I  looked  on  all  the  works  that 
my  hands  had  wrought,  and  on  the  labour 
that  I  had  laboured  to  do  :  and,  behold,  all 
was  vBiniiy  and  vexation  of  spirit,  and  there 
was  no  profit  under  the  sun. 

12  And  I  turned  myself  to  behold  wis- 
dom, and  madness,  and  folly  :  for  what  can 
the  man  do  that  cometh  after  the  king.'  even 
that  which  hath  been  already  done. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  wisdom  excelleth 
folly,  as  far  as  light  excelleth  darkness. 

14  The  wise  man's  eyes  are  in  his  head, 
but  the  fool  w41keth  in  darkness  :  and  I  my- 
self perceived  also  that  one  event  happeneth 
to  them  all. 

15  Then  said  I  in  my  hekrt,  As  it  hap- 
3  ser'kUs.  4  mirth  5  vln'ylrdz. 

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ECCLESIAS'TES 


A  time  for 

peneth  to  the  fool,  so  it  liappeneth  even  to 
me  :  and  why  was  I  t}ien  more  wise  ?  Then 
I  said  in  my  hei\rt,  that  this  also  is  vanity. 

16  For  l/ierc  is  no  remembrance  of  the 
wise  more  than  of  the  fool  for  ever  ;  seeing 
that  which  now  is,  in  the  days  to  come  shall 
all  be  forgotten.  And  how  dietli  the  wise 
man  .'     As  the  fool. 

17  There'fore  I  hated  life ;  because  the 
work  that  is  wrought  under  the  sun  tVgriev'- 
ous  unto  me  :  for  all  is  vanity  and  vexation 
of  spirit. 

18  Yea,  I  hated  all  my  labour  which  I 
had  taken  under  the  sun  ;  because  I  should 
leave  it  unto  the  man  that  shall  be  Sftcr  me. 

19  And  who  knoweth  whether  he  shall 
be  a  wise  man  or  a  fool  ?  yet  shall  he  have 
rule  over  all  my  labour  wherein  I  have  la- 
boured, and  wherein  I  have  showed  myself 
wise  under  the  sun.     This  is  also  vanity. 

20  There'fore  I  went  about'  to  cause  my 
hcilrt  to  despair  of  all  the  labour  which  I 
took  under  the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  labour  is  m 
wisdom,  and  in  knowledge,  and  in  equity  ; 
yet  to  a  man  that  hath  not  laboured  therein 
shall  he  leave  it  for  his  portion.  This  also 
15  vanity,  and  a  great  evil. 

22  For  what  hath  man  of  all  his  labour, 
and  of  the  vexation  of  his  heart,  wherein  he 
hath  laboured  under  the  sun  .-' 

23  For  all  his  days  are  sorrows,  and  his 
trJtv'atl  grief:  yea,  his  hccirt  taketh  not  rest 
in  the  night.     This  is  also  vanity. 

24  There  is  nothing  better  for  a  man  than 
that  he  should  eat  arid  drink,  and  that  he 
should  make  his  soul  enjoy  good  in  his  la- 
bour. This  also  I  saw,  tliat  it  teas  from  the 
hand  of  God. 

25  For  who  can  cat,  or  who  else  can  has- 
ten hereunto  more  than  T  ? 

26  For  God  giveth  to  a  man  that  is  good 
in  his  sight,  wisdom,  and  knowledge,  and 
joy  :  but  to  the  sinner  he  giveth  trSv'ail,  to 
gather,  and  to  heap  up,  that  he  may  give 
to  him.  that  is  good  before  God.  This  also 
is  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAP.  III. 

TO  every  thing  there  is  a  season,  and  a 
time  to  every  purpose  under  the  heav 
en  : 

2  A  time  to  be  born,  and  a  time  to  die  :  a 
time  to  plant,  and  a  time  to  pluck  up  that 
tehich  is  planted  : 

3  A  time  to  kill,  and  a  time  to  heal  :  i 
time  to  break  down,  and  a  time  to  build  up 

4  A  time  to  weep,  and  a  time  to  laugh  :  < 
time  to  mourn,  and  a  time  to  dance  : 

5  A  time  to  cast  away  stones,  and  ; 
time  to  gath(;r  stones  together  :  a  time  to 
embrace,  and  a  time  to  refrain  from  em 
bracing. 

6  A  time  to  get,  and  a  time  to  lose :  « 
time  to  keep,  and  a  time  to  c5st  away  : 

7  A  time  to  rend,  and  a  time  to  sow  :1  a 
time  to  keep  silence,  and  a  time  to  speak  : 

8  A  time  to  love,  and  a  time  to  hate  :  a 
time  of  war,  and  a  time  of  peace. 


all  things 

9  What  profit  hath  he  that  worketh  in 
that  wherein  he  laboureth  .' 

10  I  have  seen  the  triv'ail  which  God 
hath  given  to  the  sons  of  men  to  be  exercis- 
ed in  it. 

11  He  hath  made  every  thing  beautiful 
in  his  time  :  also  he  hath  set  the  world  in 
their  heart ;  so  that  no  man  can  find  out  the 
work  that  God  maketh  from  the  beginning 
to  the  end. 

12  I  know  that  there  is  no  good  in  them, 
but  for  a  man  to  rejoice,  and  to  do  good  in 
his  life. 

13  And  also  that  every  man  should  eat 
and  drink,  and  enjoy  the  good  of  all  his  la- 
bour, it  is  the  gift  of  God. 

14  I  know  that  whatsoever  God  doeth, 
it  shall  be  for  ever  :  nothing  can  be  put  to 
it,  nor  any  thing  taken  from  it :  and  God 
doeth  it  that  vien  should  fear  before  him. 

15  That  which  hath  been  is  now  ;  and 
that  which  is  to  be  hath  already  been  :  and 
God  requireth  that  which  is  past. 

16  And,  moreover,  I  saw  under  the  sun 
the  place  of  judgment,  that  wickedness  was 
there  ;  and  the  place  of  righteousness  that 
iniquity  was  there. 

17  1  said  in  mine  heart,  God  shall  judge 
the  righteous  and  the  wicked  :  for  there  is 
a  time  there  for  every  purpose,  and  for 
every  work. 

18  I  said  in  my  heart  concer'mng  the 
estate'  of  the  sons  of  men,  that  God  might 
manifest  thein,  and  that  they  might  see  that 
they  themselves  are  beasts. 

19  For  that  which  befalleth  the  sons  of 
men  befalleth  beasts ;  even  one  thing  be- 
falleth them  :  as  the  one  dieth,  so  dieth  the 
other  ;  yea,  they  have  all  one  breath  :  so 
that  a  man  hath  no  pre-eminence  above  a 
beast :  for  all  is  vanity. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place  :  all  Jire  of  the 
dust,  and  all  turn  to  dust  again'. 

21  Who  knoweth  the  spirit  of  man  that 
goeth  up'wiird,  and  the  spirit  of  the  beast 
that  goeth  down'wiird  to  the  earth  .' 

22  Wherefore  I  perceive'  that  there  is 
nothing  better,  than  that  a  man  should  re- 
joice in  his  own  works  ;  for  that  is  his  por- 
tion :  for  who  shall  bring  him  to  see  what 
shall  be  after  him  .'' 

CHAP.  ly. 

OO  I  returned,  and  considered  all  the  op- 
k5  pressions  that  tire  done  under  the  sun  : 
and,  behold,  the  tears  of  such  as  were  op- 
pressed, and  they  had  no  com'forter ;  and 
on  the  side  of  their  oppressors  there  was 
power  ;  but  they  had  no  com'forter. 

2  Wherefore  I  praised  the  dead  which 
tire  already  dead,  more  than  the  living 
which  arc  yet  alive. 

3  Yea,  better  is  he  than  both  they  which 
hath  not  yet  been,  who  hath  not  seen  the 
evil  work  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

4  M  Again',  I  considered  all  trav'ail,  and 
every  right  work,  that  for  this  a  man  is  en- 
vied of  his  neighbour.  This  is  also  vanity 
and  vexation  of  spirit. 

1  so.  527 


Envy,  covetousness,  fyc.  ECCLESIAS'TES. 

5  The  fool  foldcth  his  hands  together, 
and  eateth  his  own  flesh. 

6  Better  is  a  handful  ^oith  quietness,  than 
both  the  hands  full  icith  trSv'ail  and  vexa- 
tion of  spirit. 

7  IT  Then  I  returned,  and  I  saw  vanity  un- 
der the  sun. 

8  There  is  one  alone  and  there  is  not  a 
second  ;  yea,  he  hath  neither  child  nor 
brother:  yet  is  there  no  end  of  all  his  labour; 
neither  is  his  eye  satisfied  with  riches ;  nei- 
ther saith  he,  For  wliom  do  I  labour,  and 
bereave  my  soul  of  good  ?  This  ?>  also  van- 
ity, yea,  it  is  a  sore  trav'ail . 

9  IT  Two  are  better  than  one  ;  because 
they  have  a  good  reward  for  their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will  lift  up  his 
fellow  :  but  wo  to  him  that  is  alone  when 
he  falleth  ;  for  he  hath  not  another  to  help 
him  up. 

11  Again',  if  two  lie  together,  then  they 
have  heat:  but  how  can  one  be  warm  alone? 

12  And  if  one  prevail  against'  him,  two 
shall  withstand  him  ;  and  a  threefold  cord 
is  not  quickly  broken. 

13  TT  Better  is  a  poor  and  a  wise  child 
than  an  old  and  foolish  king,  who  will  no 
more  be  admonished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometh  to  reign  ; 
whereas  also  he  that  is  born  in  his  kingdom 
becometh  poor. 

1-5  I  considered  all  the  living  which  walk 
under  the  sun,  with  the  second  child  that 
shall  stand  up  in  his  stead. 

16  There  is  no  end  of  all  the  people,  even 
of  all  that  have  been  before  them  :  they  also 
tnat  come  after  shall  not  rejoice  in  him. 
Surely  this  afso  is  vanity  and  vexation  of 
spirit, 

CHAP.  V. 

KEEP  thy  foot  when  thou  goest  to  the 
house  of  God,  and  be  more  ready  to 
hear  than  to  give  the  sac'rifi<;e  of  fools  :  for 
they  consider  not  that  they  do  evil. 

2  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth,  and  let 
not  thine  he;\rt  be  hasty  to  utter  any  thin-g 
before  God  ;  for  God  is  in  heaven,  and  thou 
apon  earth  :  there'fore  let  thy  words  be  few. 

3  For  a  dream  cometh  through  the  mul- 
titude of  business  ;  and  a  fool's  voice  is 
known  by  multitude  of  words. 

4  When  thou  vowest  a  vow  unto  God, 
defer  not  to  pay  it ;  for  he  hath  no  pleaj'ure 
in  fools :  pay  that  which  thou  hast  vowed. 

5  Better  is  it  that  thou  shouldst  not  vow, 
than  that  thou  shouldst  vow  and  not  pay. 

6  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause  thy  flesh 
to  sin  ;  neither  say  thou  before  the  aneel, 
that  it  teas  an  error :  wherefore  should 
God  be  angry  at  thy  voice,  and  destroy'  the 
work  of  thine  hands  .' 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams  and 
many  words  there  Are  also  dl'vlrp  vanities  : 
but  fear  thou  God. 

8  If  thou  seest  the  oppression  of  the  poor, 
and  violent  pervfirt'Tng  of  judgment  and 
justice  in  a  province,  marvel  not 


Vanities  in  divine  scr'vlce 
[matter:  far  he  that  is  higher  than  the  high- 
est regardeth  ;  and  there  be  higher  than 
they, 

9  Moreover,  the  profit  of  the  earth  is  for 
all :  the  king  himself  is  served  by  the  field, 

10  He  that  loveth  silver  shall  not  be 
satisfied  with  silver ;  nor  he  that  loveth 
abundance  with  increase.    This  is  also  van 

11  When  goods  increase,  they  arc  in- 
creased that  eat  them  :  and  what  good  is 
there  to  the  owners  thereof,  saving  the  be- 
holding of  them  with  their  eyes  .' 

12  The  sleep  of  a  labouring  man  i^  sweet, 
whether  he  eat  little  or  much  :  but  the 
abundance  of  the  rich  will  not  sufiTer  him 
to  sleep. 

13  There  is  a  sore  evil  which  I  have  seen 
under  the  sim,  namely,  riches  kept  for  the 
owners  thereof  to  their  hurt. 

14  But  those  riches  perish  by  evil  trav'- 
ail ;  and  he  begetteth  a  son,  and  there  is 
nothing  in  his  hand. 

15  As  he  came  forth  of  his  mother's 
womb,  naked  shall  he  return  to  go  as  he 
came,  and  shall  take  nothing  of  his  labour, 
which  he  may  carry  away  in  his  hand. 

16  And  this  also  is  a  sore  evil,  that  in  all 
points  as  he  came  so  shall  he  go  :  and  what 
profit  hath  he  that  hath  laboured  for  the 
wind .' 

17  All  his  days  also  he  eateth  in  dark- 
ness, and  he  hath  much  sorrow  and  wrSth 
with  his  sickness. 

18  Behold  that  which  I  have  seen  :  it  is 
good  and  comely  for  one  to  eat  and  to 
drink,  and  to  enjoy  the  good  of  all  his  la 
hour  that  he  taketh  under  the  sun  all  the 
days  of  his  life,  which  God  giveth  him  ;  for 
it  is  his  portion, 

19  Every  man  also  to  whom  God  hath 
given  riches  and  wealth,  and  hath  given 
him  power  to  eat  thereof,  and  to  take  his 
portion,  and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour  ;  this  is 
the  gift  of  God, 

20  For  he  shall  not  much  remember  the 
days  of  his  life  ;  because  God  answereth  Aim 
in  the  joy  of  his  hccirt. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THERE  is  an  evil  which  I  have  seen  un- 
der the  sun,  and  it  is  common  among 
men  : 

2  A  man  to  whom  God  hath  given  riches, 
wealth,  and  ASn'our,  so  that  he  wanteth 
nothing  for  his    soul    of   all    that  he   de- 

ireth,  yet  God  giveth  him  not  power  to  eat 
thereof,  but  a  stranger  eateth  it :  this  is  van- 
ity, and  it  is  an  evil  disease. 

3  If  a  man  beget  a  hundred  children,  and 
■e   many  years,   so  that  the  days  of  his 


years  De  many,  and  his  soul  be  not  filled 
with  good,  and  also  that  he  have  no  burial ; 
I  say,  that  an  untimely  birthl  is  better  than 
he : 

4  For  he  cometh  in  with  vanity,  and  de- 
parteth  in  darkness,  and  his  name  shall  be 
at  the  I  covered  with  darkness. 
1  birth. 

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Remedies  against'  vanity.  ECCLES^ 

5  Moreover,  he  Iiath  not  seen  the  sun, 
nor  known  any  thing:  this  hath  more  rest 
than  the  other. 

6  Yea,  tliough  he  live  a  thousand  years 
twice  told,  yet  hath  he  seen  no  good  :  do  not 
all  go  to  one  place  ? 

7  All  the  labour  of  man  is  for  his  mouth, 
and  yet  the  appetite  is  not  filled. 

8  For  what  hath  the  wise  more  than  the 
fool  ?  what  liatJi  the  poor,  that  knoweth  to 
walk  before  tlie  living  .' 

9  Better  is  the  sight  of  the  eyes  than  the 
wan'during  of  the  desire  :  this  is  also  van- 
ity and  vexation  of  spirit. 

10  Tliat  which  hath  been  is  named  al- 
ready, and  it  is  known  that  it  is  man  :  nei- 
ther may  he  contend  with  him  tliat  is  might- 
ier than  he. 

11  Seeing  there  be  many  things  that  in- 
crease vanity,  what  is  man  the  better .' 

12  For  who  knoweth  what  is  good  for 
man  in  this  life,  all  the  days  of  his  vain  life 
which  he  spendeth  as  a  shadow  .'  for  who 
can  tell  a  man  what  shall  be  after  him  under 
the  sun  ? 

CHAP.  VII. 

A     GOOD  name  is  better  than  precious 
ointment ;  and   the  day  of  death  than 
the  day  of  one's  birth. 1 

2  Jt  is  better  to  go  to  the  house  of  mourn- 
ing than  to  go  to  the  house  of  feasting  :  for 
that  is  the  end  of  all  men  ;  and  the  living 
will  lay  il  to  his  heirt. 

3  Sorrow  is  better  than  laughter :  for 
by  the  sadness  of  the  countenance  the  heart 
is  made  better. 

4  The  heart  of  the  wise  is  in  the  house 
of  mourning  ;  but  the  heart  of  fools  is  in 
the  house  of  mirth.2 

5  It  is  better  to  hear  the  rebuke  of  the  wise, 
than  for  a  man  to  hear  the  song  of  fools. 

6  For  as  the  crackling  of  thorns  under  a 
pot,  so  is  the  laughter  of  the  fool.  This 
also  is  vanity. 

7  Surely  oppression  makcth  a  wise  man 
mad  ;  and  a  gift  destroy'eth  the  heart. 

8  Better  is  the  end  of  a  thing  than  the 
beginning  thereof;  and  the  patient  in  spirit 
is  belter  than  the  proud  in  spirit. 

9  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be  angry  : 
for  anger  restcth  in  the  bo'jom  of  fools. 

10  Say  not  thou,  What  is  the  cause  that 
the  former  days  were  better  than  these  .'  for 
thou  dost  not  inquire  wisely  concSr'ning 
this. 

11  U  Wi.sdom  is  good  with  an  inherit- 
ance ;  and  hy  it  there  is  profit  to  them  that 
see  the  sun. 

12  For  wisdom  is  a  defence,  and  money 
is  a  defence  :  but  the  excellency  of  knowl- 
edge is,  that  wisdom  givcth  life  to  them 
that  have  it. 

13  Consider  the  work  of  God  :  for  who 
can  make  that  straight  which  he  hath  made 
crooked .' 

14  In  the  day  of  prosperity  be  joyful, 
but  in  the  day  of  advSr'sity  consider:  God 

1  berth. 

Vy  34 


lAS'TES.  Kings  arc  to  be  greatly  respected. 
also  hath  set  the  one  over  Sgainsl'  the  other, 
to  the  end  that  man  should  find  nothing  if- 
ter  him. 

15  All  things  have  I  seen  in  the  days  of 
my  vanity  :  there  is  a  just  man  that  perish- 
eth  in  his  righteousness,  and  there  is  a  wick- 
ed Titan  that  prolongeth  his  life  in  hia  wick- 
edness. 

IG  Be  not  righteous  over-much  ;  neither 
make  thyself  over- wise  :  why  shouldst  thou 
destroy'  thyself.' 

17  Be  not  over-much  wicked,  neither  be 
thou  foolish  .  why  shouldst  thou  die  before 
thy  time  ? 

18  Jt  is  good  that  thou  shouldst  take  hold 
of  this  ;  yea,  also  from  this  withdraw  not 
thine  hand  :  for  he  that  feareth  God  shall 
come  forth  of  them  all. 

19  Wisdom  strengtheneth  the  wise  more 
than  ten  mighty  7nc7i  which  are  in  the  city. 

20  For  there  is  not  a  just  man  upon  €artn, 
that  cioeth  good,  and  sinneth  not. 

21  Also  take  no  heed  unto  all  words  that 
are  spoken  ;  lest  thou  hear  thy  servant  curse 
thee  : 

22  For  oftentimes  also  thine  own  heart 
knoweth  that  thou  thyself  likewise  hast 
cursed  others. 

23  All  this  have  I  proved  by  wisdom  :  I 
said,  I  will  be  wise  ;  but  it  icas  far  from  me. 

24  That  which  is  far  off,  and  exceeding 
deep,  who  can  find  it  out  ? 

25  I  applied  mine  heart  to  know,  and  to 
search,  and  to  seek  out  wisdom,  and  the  rea- 
son of  things,  and  to  know  the  wicked- 
ness of  folly,  even  of  foolishness  and-  mad- 
ness : 

26  And  I  find  more  bitter  than  death  the 
woman  whose  heart  is  snares  and  nete,  and 
her  hands  as  bands:  whoso  pleaseth  God 
shall  escape'  from  her  ;  but  the  sinner  shall 
be  taken  by  her. 

27  Behold,  this  have  I  found,  (saith  the 
Preach'er,)  counting  one  by  one,  to  find  out 
the  account ; 

28  Which  yet  my  soul  seeketh,  but  I  find 
not :  one  man  among  a  thousand  have  I 
found  ;  but  a  woman  Smong  all  those  have 
I  not  found. 

29  Lo,  this  only  have  I  found,  that  God 
hath  made  man  upright ;  but  they  have 
sought  out  many  inventions 

CHAP.  VIII. 

WHO  is  as  the  whe  man  ?  and  who 
knoweth  the  interpretation  of  a  thing' 
a  man's  wisdom  maketh  his  face  to  shine, 
and  the  boldness  of  his  face  shall  be  chang- 
ed. 

2  I  counsel  thee  to  keep  the  king's  c6m- 
mi\nd'ment,  and  that  in  regard  of  the  oath  of 
God. 

3  Be  not  hasty  to  go  out  of  his  sight : 
stand  not  in  an  evil  thing  ;  for  he  doeth 
whatsoever  pleaseth  him. 

4  Where  the  word  of  a  king  it,  there  is 
po»ver  ;  and  who  may  say  unto  him,  What 
doest  thou  ? 

2  merth. 


the    commknd'ment 
and  a  wise  man's 


lAke  things  happen 

5  Whoso  keepeth 
shall  feel  no  evil  thinj^ 
hccirt  dlfcjern'eth  both  time  and  judgment. 

6  Because  to  every  purpose  there  is  time 
and  judgment ;  there'fore  the  misery  of  man 
is  great  upon  him. 

7  For  he  knowfeth  not  that  which  shall 
be  :  for  who  can  tell  him  when  it  shall  be  .'' 

8  There  is  no  man  that  hath  power  over 
the  spirit,  to  retain  the  spirit  ;  neither  hath 
he  power  in  the  day  of  death  ;  and  there  is 
no  discharge  in  that  war ;  neither  shall  wick- 
edness deliver  those  that  arc  given  to  it. 

9  All  this  have  I  seen,  and  applied  my 
heart  unto  every  work  that  is  done  under 
the  sun :  there  is  a  time  wherein  one  man 
ruleth  over  another  to  his  own  hurt. 

10  And  so  I  saw  the  wicked  buried,  who 
had  come  and  gone  from  the  place  of  the 
holy,  and  they  were  forgotten  in  the  city 
where  they  had  so  done.     This  is  also  van- 

"y-  .  .. 

11  Because  sentence  igamst'  an  evil 
work  is  not  executed  speedily,  there'fore  the 
heirt  of  the  sons  of  men  is  fully  set  in  them 
to  do  evil. 

12  Though  a  sinner  do  evil  a  hundred 
times,  and  his  days  be  prolonged,  yet  surely 
I  know  that  it  shall  be  well  with  them  that 
fear  God,  which  fear  before  him  : 

13  Bat  it  shall  not  be  well  with  the  wick- 
ed, neither  shall  he  prolong  his  days,  which 
are  as  a  shadow  ;  because  he  feareth  not  be- 
fore God. 

14  There  is  a  vanity  which  is  done  upon 
the  Sarth ;  that  there  be  just  vien,  unto 
whom  it  happeneth  according  to  the  work 
of  the  wicked  :  again',  there  be  wicked  men, 
to  whom  it  happeneth  according  to  the  work 
of  the  righteous.  I  said,  that  this  also  is 
vanity. 

15  Then  I  commended  mirth,l  because  a 
man  hath  no  better  thing  under  the  sun, 
than  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  be  merry  ; 
for  that  shall  Sblde  with  him  of  his  labour 
the  days  of  his  life,  which  God  giveth  him 
under  the  sun. 

16  When  I  applied  mine  heart  to  know 
wisdom,  and  to  see  the  business  that  is  done 
upon  the  6arth  :  (for  also  there  is  that  nei- 
ther day  nor  night  seeth  sleep  with  his 
eyes:) 

17  Then  I  beheld  all  the  work  of  God, 
that  a  man  cannot  find  out  the  work  that  is 
done  under  the  sun  ;  because  though  a  man 
labour  to  seek  it  out,  yet  he  shall  not  find 
it;  yea,  further,  though  a  wise  man  think  to 
know  it,  yet  shall  he  not  be  able  to  find  it. 

CHAP.  IX. 

FOR  all  this  I  considered  in  my  heart, 
even  to  declare  all  this,  that  the  righ- 
teous, and  the  wise  and  their  worVs,  are  in 
the  hand  of  God :  no  man  knoweth  either 
love  or  hatred  by  all  that  is  before  them. 

2  All  things  come  alike  to  all :  there  is 
iifi«  event  to  the  righteous  and  to  the  wick- 
»4  ,  to  the  good,  and  ".o  the  clean,  and  to 


ECCLESIAS'TES. 


to  good  and  bad. 


the  unclean  ;  to  him  that  sSc'rif  i^eth,  and 
to  him  that  sSc'rif  I^eth  not :  as  is  the  good, 
so  is  the  sinner ;  and  he  that  swearelh,  as 
he  that  feareth  an  oath. 

3  This  is  an  evil  among  all  things  that  hre 
done  under  the  sun,  that  there  is  one  event 
unto  all :  yea  also,  the  heart  of  the  sons  of 
men  is  full  of  evil,  and  madness  is  in  their 
heart  while  they  live,  and  after  that  they  go 
to  the  dead. 

4  For  to  him  that  is  joined  to  all  the  liv- 
ing there  is  hope  :  for  a  living  dog  is  better 
than  a  dead  lion. 

5  For  the  living  know  that  they  shall 
die  :  but  the  dead  know  not  any  thing,  nei- 
ther have  they  any  more  a  reward ;  for 
the  memory  of  them  is  forgotten. 

0  Also  their  love  and  their  hatred,  and 
their  envy,  is  now  perished ;  neither  have 
they  any  more  a  portion  for  ever  in  any 
thing  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

7  Go  thy  way,  eat  thy  bread  with  joy,  and 
drink  thy  wine  with  a  merry  he^rt ;  fpr 
God  now  accepteth  thy  works. 

8  Let  thy  garments  be  always  white ; 
and  let  thy  head  lack  no  ointment. 

9  Live  joyfully  with  the  wife  whom  thou 
lovest  all  the  days  of  the  life  of  thy  vanity, 
which  he  hath  given  thee  under  the  sun,  all 
the  days  of  thy  vanity  :  for  that  is  thy  por- 
tion in  this  life,  and  in  thy  labour  which 
thou  takest  under  the  sun. 

10  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do 
it  with  thy  might ;  for  there  is  no  work, 
nor  device,  nor  knowledge,  nor  wisdom,  in 
the  grave  whither  thou  goest. 

11  I  returned,  and  saw  under  the  sun, 
that  the  race  is  not  to  the  swift,  nor  the  bat- 
tle to  the  strong,  neither  yet  bread  to  the 
wise,  nor  yet  riches  to  men  of  understand- 
ing, nor  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill ;  but 
time  and  chance  happeneth  to  them  all. 

12  For  man  also  knoweth  not  his  time  j 
as  the  fishes  that  are  taken  in  an  evil  net, 
and  as  the  birds  that  are  caught  in  the  snare ; 
so  are  the  sons  of  men  snared  in  an  evil 
time,  when  it  falleth  suddenly  upon  them. 

13  This  wisdom  have  I  seen  also  under 
the  sun,  and  it  seemed  great  unto  me  : 

14  There  was  a  little  city,  and  few  men 
within  it ;  and  there  came  a  great  king 
against'  it,  and  besieged  it,  and  built  great 
bul'warks  against'  it. 

15  Now  there  was  found  in  it  a  poor  wise 
man,  and  he  by  his  wisdom  delivered  the 
city  ;  yet  no  man  remembered  that  same 
poor  man. 

16  Then  said  I,  Wis'dom  is  better  than 
strength  :  nevertheless  the  poor  man's  wis- 
dom is  desplfed,  and  his  words  are  not 
heard. 

17  The  words  of  wise  men  are  heard  in 
quiet,  more  than  the  cry  of  him  that  ruleth 
among  fools. 

18  Wisdom  is  better  than  wSapons  of 
war  :  but  one  siimer  destroy'eth  much 
good. 


1  nUrtk. 


530 


bhfXrvi'tions  of  wisdom  Jolly,  i^c.  ECCLESIAS'TES 
CHAP.  X. 

DEAD  flies  cause  the  ointment  of  the 
apothecary  to  send  fortli  a  stinking 
savour  :  so  ddth  a  little  folly  him  that  is  in 
reputation  for  wisdom  and  Aon'our. 

2  A  wise  man's  heart  is  at  his  right  hand ; 
but  a  fool's  he;\rt  at  his  left. 

3  Yea  also,  when  he  that  is  a  fool  wdlk- 
eth  by  the  way,  his  wisdom  faileth  him, 
and  he  saith  to  every  one  that  he  is  a  fool. 

4  If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  rise  up  against' 
thee,  leave  not  thy  place ;  for  yield'ing 
pacitieth  great  offences. 

5  There  is  an  evil  ichich  I  have  seen 
under  the  sun,  as  an  error  which  proceed- 
eth  from  the  ruler  ; 


6  Folly   is  set  in  great  dignity,  and  X\\G\shall  be  alike  good. 


Directions  for  charity. 
ty  themselves  upon  the  earth  :  and  if  the 
tree  fail  to'todrd  the  south,  or  to'jpurd  the 
north,  in  the  place  where  the  tree  faileth, 
there  it  shall  be. 

4  He  that  objerv'eth  the  wind,  shall  not 
sow  ;  and  he  that  regardeth  the  clouds,  shall 
not  reap. 

5  As  thou  knowest  not  what  is  the  way 
of  the  spirit,  nor  how  the  bones  do  grow 
in  the  womb  of  her  that  is  with  child  ;  even 
so  thou  knowest  not  the  works  of  God  who 
maketh  all. 

6  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  in 
the  evening  withhold  not  thine  hand  :  for 
thou  knowest  not  whether  shall  prosper, 
either  this  or  that,   or  whether  they  both 


rich  sit  in  low  place 

7  I  have  seen  servants  upon  horses,  and 
princes  walking  as  servants  upon  the  earth. 

8  He  that  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall  into  it ; 
and  whoso  breaketh  a  hedge,  a  serpent  shall 
bite  him. 

9  Whoso  removeth  stones  shall  be  hurt 
therewith  ;  and  he  that  cleaveth  wood  shall 
be  endangered  thereby. 

10  Iftlie  iron  be  blunt,  and  he  do  not 
whet  the  edge,  then  must  he  put  to  more 
strength  :  but  wisdom  is  profitable  to  di- 
rect. 

11  Surely  the  serpent  will  bite  without 
enchantment ;  and  a  babbler  is  no  better. 

12  The  words  of  a  wise  man's  mouth  are 
gracious  :  but  the  lips  of  a  fool  will  swallow 
up  himself. 

13  The  beginning  of  the  words  of  his 
mouth  is  foolishness  :  and  the  end  of  his 
tcilk  is  mis'chievous  madness. 

14  A  fool  also  is  full  of  words:  a  man 
cannot  tell  what  shall  be ;  and  what  shall 
be  after  him  who  can  tell  him  .' 

15  The  labour  of  the  foolish  wearicth 
every  one  of  them  ;  because  he  knoweth 
not  how  to  go  to  the  cit)'. 

16  Wo  to  thee,  O  land,  when  thy  king  is 
a  child,  and  thy  princes  eat  in  the  morning  ! 

17  Bles'sed  art  thou,  O  land,  when  thy 
king  is  the  son  of  nobles  and  thy  princes 
eat  in  due  season,  for  strength,  and  not  for 
drunkenness ! 

18  By  much  slothfulness  the  building  de- 
cayeth  ;  and  through  idleness  of  the  hands 
the  house  droppeth  through. 

19  A  feast  is  made  for  laughter,  and  wine 
maketh  merry  :  but  money  inswereth  all 
things. 

20  Curse  not  the  king,  no,  not  in  thy 
thought ;  and  curse  not  the  rich  in  thy  bed- 
chamber :  for  a  bird  of  the  air  shall  carry 
the  voice,  and  that  which  hath  wings  shall 
tell  the  matter. 

CHAP.  XI. 

(~lAST  thy  bread  upon  the  waters:  for 
^    thou  shall  find  it  after  many  days. 

2  Give  a  portion  to  seven,  and  also  to 
eight ;  for  thou  knowest  not  what  evil  shall 
be  upon  the  garth. 

3  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain,  they  emp- 


7  Truly  the  light  is  sweet,  and  a  plSaf'- 
ant  thing  it  is  for  the  eyes  to  behold  the 
sun  . 

8  But  if  a  man  live  many  years,  a7id  re- 
joice in  them  all  ;  yet  let  him  remember 
the  days  of  darkness;  for  they  shall  be 
many.     All  that  conicth  is  vanity. 

9  Rejoice,  O  young  man,  in  thy  youth, 
and  let  thy  lie;\rt  cheer  thee  in  the  days  of 
thy  youth,  and  w&Ik  in  the  ways  of  thine 
heart,  and  in  the  sight  of  thine  eyes  :  but 
know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God 
will  bring  thee  into  judgment. 

10  There'fOre  remove  sorrow  from  thy 
heart,  and  put  away  evil  from  thy  flesh  :  for 
childhood  and  youth  arc  vanity. 

CHAP.  XII. 

REMEMBER  now  thy  Creator  in  the 
davs  of  thy  youth,  while  the  evil  days 
come  not,  nor  the  years  draw  nigh,  when 
thou  shalt  say,  I  have  no  plea^'ure  in  them  ; 

2  While  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or  the 
moon,  or  the  stars,  be  not  darkened  ;  nor 
the  clouds  return  after  the  rain  : 

3  In  the  day  when  the  keepers  of  the 
house  shall  tremble,  and  the  strong  men 
shall  bow  themselves,  and  the  grinders 
cease  because  they  are  few,  and  those  that 
look  out  of  the  windows  be  darkened ; 

4  And  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in  the 
streets,  when  the  sound  of  the  grinding  is 
low  ;  and  he  shall  rise  up  at  the  voice  of 
the  bird  ;  and  all  the  daughters  of  musick 
shall  be  brought  low  : 

5  Also  when  they  shall  be  afraid  of  that 
lohich  is  high,  and  fears  shall  he  in  the  way, 
and  the  klmond-tree  shall  flourish,  and  the 
grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden,  and  desire 
shall  fail ;  because  man  goeth  to  his  long 
home,  and  the  mourners  go  about'  the 
streets  : 

G  Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed,  or' 
the  golden  bowl  be  broken,  or  the  pitcher 
be  broken  at  the  foftn'tain,  or  the  wheel' 
broken  at  the  cistern  : 

7  Then  shall  the  dust  return  to  the  earth' 
as  it  was ;  and  the  spirit  shall  return  unto 
God  who  gave  it. 

8  H  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preach'- 
er  ;  all  is  vanity. 

9  And,  moreover,  because  the  Preach'er 

531 


Tke  mutual  love  of 

was  wise,  he  still  taught  the  people  knowl- 
edge ;  yea,  he  gave  good  heed,  and  sought 
out,  and  set  in  order,  many  prov'erbs. 

10  The  Freacli'er  sought  to  find  out  ac'- 
ceptable  words  :  and  that  ichich  loas  written 
was  upright,  even  words  of  truth 


SOL'OMOiV'S  SONG.  Christ  and  his  churc 

monishcd  :  of  making  many  books  there  is 
no  end  ;  and  much  study  is  a  weariness  of 
the  flesh. 

1.3  Tl  Let  us  hear  the  conclusion  of  the 
whole  matter  ;  Fear  God,  and  keep  hia 
command'ments  :  for  this  is  the  whole  duty 


11  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as  goads,  and  of  man. 
as  nails  fastened  by  the  mksters  of  assem-       14  For  God  shall  bring  every  work  into 
blies,  which  are  given  from  one  shep'A6rd.    I  judgment,  with  every  secret  thing,  whether 

12  And  further,  by  these,  my  son,  be  ad-Ui  be  good,  or  whether  it  be  evil. 


H  The  SONG  of  SOL'OMON. 


CHAPTER  I.— 

THE  Song   of  songs,   which    is   Sol  o- 
mon's. 

2  Let  him  kiss  me  with  the  kisses  of  his 
mouth  :  for  thy  love  is  better  than  wine. 

3  Because  of  the  savour  of  thy  good 
ointments,  thy  name  is  as  ointment  poured 
forth,  there'fbre  do  the  vir'glnsl  love  thee. 

4  Draw  me,  we  will  run  after  thee.  The 
King  hath  brought  me  into  his  chambers  : 
we  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee  ;  we  will 
remember  thy  love  more  than  wine  :  the 
upright  love  thee. 

5  I  am  black,  but  comely,  O  ye  daugh- 
ters of  Je-ru'sa-lem  ;  as  the  tents  of  Ke'dar, 
as  the  ciir'tains  of  Sol'o-mon. 

6  Look  not  upon  me,  because  I  am  black, 
because  the  sun  hath  looked  upon  me  :  my 
mother's  children  were  angry  with  me  ;  they 
made  me  the  keeper  of  the  vine'yards  ;2  but 
mine  own  vine'yard  have  I  not  kept. 

7  Tell  me,  O  thou  whom  my  soul  loveth, 
where  thou  feedest,  where  thou  raakest  thy 
fiock  to  rest  at  noon  :  for  why  should  I  be 
as  one  that  turneth  aside  by  the  flocks  of 
thy  companions  ? 

8  If  thou  know  not,  O  thou  fairest  5m6ng 
women,  go  thy  way  forth  by  the  footsteps 
of  the  flock,  and  feed  thy  kids  beside  the 
shepherds'  tents. 

9  I  have  compared  thee,  O  my  love,  to  a 
company  of  horses  in  Pha'raoh's  chariots. 

10  Thy  cheeks  kre  comely  with  rows  of 
jewels,  thy  neck  with  chains  of  gold. 

11  We  will  make  thee  borders  of  gold, 
with  studs  of  silver. 

12  While  the  King  sitteth  at  his  table,  my 
spike'nard  sendeth  forth  the  smell  there- 
of. 

13  A  bundle  of  myrrh^  is  my  well  be- 
loved unto  me  ;  he  shall  lie  al'  night  be- 
twixt my  breasts. 

14  My  beloved  is  unto  me  as  a  cluster  of 
cam'phire4  in  the  vine'yards  of  £n'ge-dl.5 

15  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ;  be- 
hold, thou  art  fair,  thou  hast  doves'  eyes. 

16  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  beloved, 
yea,  plea^'ant :  also  our  bed  is  green. 

17  The  beams  of  our  house  are  cedar, 
and  our  rafters  of  fir.6 

1  vir'jinz.        2  vln'yerdz.        3  mer. 


CHAP.  IL— 

IJiM  the    rose   of  Sha'ron  and  the  lily  of 
the  valleys. 

2  As  the  lily  among  thorns,  so  is  my  love 
among  the  daughters. 

3  As  .he  apple-tree  among  the  trees  of 
the  wood,  so  is  my  beloved  among  the  sons. 
I  sat  down  under  his  shadow  with  great 
delight,  and  his  fruit  was  sweet  to  my  taste. 

4  He  brought  me  to  the  banqueting- 
house,  and  his  banner  over  me  was  love. 

5  Stav  me  with  flagons,  com'fort  me  with 
apples  ;  for  I  am  sick  of  love. 

(i  His  left  hand  is  under  my  head,  and 
his  right  hand  doth  embrace  me. 

7  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters  of  Je- 
ru'sa-lem, by  the  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of 
the  field,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  m,y 
love,  till  he  please. 

8  The  voice  of  my  beloved  !  behold,  he 
cometh  leaping  upon  the  m6(in'taiins,  skip- 
ping upon  the  hills. 

9  My  beloved  is  like  a  roe,  or  a  young 
hart :  behold,  he  standeth  behind  our  wall, 
he  looketh  forth  at  the  window,  showing 
himself  through  the  lattice. 

10  My  beloved  spake,  and  said  unto  me, 
Rise  up,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and  come 
away. 

11  For,  lo,  the  winter  is  p^st,  the  rain  is 
over  and  gone  ; 

12  The  flowers  appear  on  the  Sarth  ;  the 
time  of  the  singing  of  birds  is  come,  and 
the  voice  of  the  turtle  is  heard  in  our  land. 

13  The  fig-tree  putteth  forth  her  green 
figs,  and  the  vines  toith  the  tender  grape 
give  a  good  smell.  A  rife,  my  love,  my 
fair  one,  and  come  away. 

14  H  O  my  dove,  that  art  in  the  clefts  of 
the  rock,  in  the  secret  places  of  the  stairs, 
let  me  see  thy  countenance,  let  me  hear  thy 
voice  ;  for  sweet  is  thy  voice,  and  thy  coun- 
tenance is  comely. 

15  Take  us  the  foxes,  the  little  foxes, 
that  spoil  the  vines :  for  our  vines  have  ten- 
der grapes. 

16  IT  My  beloved  is  mine,  and  I  am  his 
he  feedeth  5m6ng  the  lilies. 

17  Until  the  day  break,  and  the  shadows 
flee  Sway,  turn,  my  beloved ;  and  be  thou 

^k&m'flr.         Sffhard.         ^fer. 
532 


The  church's  vlc'tdry.  SOL  OMON'S  SONG, 

like  a  roe,  or  a  young  hart,  upon  the  moftn'- 
talns  of  Be'tlier. 

CHAP.  Ill— 

BY  night  on  my  bed  I  sought  him  whom 
my   soul   loveth  :  I  sought  him,  but  I 
found  liim  not. 

2  I  will  rise  now,  and  go  about'  the  city  ; 
in  the  streets,  and  in  the  broad  ways,  I  will 
seek  him  whom  my  soal  loveth  :  1  sought 
him,  but  I  found  him  not. 

3  The  watchmen  that  go  about'  the  city 
found  me  :  to  whom  I  said,  Saw  ye  him 
whom  my  soul  loveth  .' 

4  It  7cas  but  a  little  that  I  pSssed  from 
them,  but  I  found  him  whom  my  soul  lov- 
eth :  I  held  liim,  an<l  would  not  let  him  go, 
until  I  had  brought  liim  into  rny  mother's 
house,  into  the  chamber  of  her  that  conceiv- 
ed me. 

5  I  charge  you,  O  ye  d(\ug!)ters  of  Je- 
rCl'sa-lem,  by  the  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of 
the  field,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my 
love  till  he  please. 

G  IT  Who  is  this  that  cometh  out  of  the 
wilderness  like  pillars  of  smoke,  perfumed 
with  myrrh  1  and  frankincense,  with  all 
powders  of  the  merchant.'' 

7  Behold  his  bed,  which  is  Sdl'o-m6n's  ; 
threescore  valiant  men  are  about'  it,  of  the 
valiant  of  Is'ra-el. 

8  They  all  hold  sjoords,  being  expert  in 
war :  every  man  hath  his  s?oord  upon  his 
thigh,  because  of  fear  in  the  night. 

!)  King  Sol'o-mon  made  himself  a  char- 
iot of  the  wood  of  Leb'a-non. 

10  He  made  the  pillars  thereof  of  silver, 
the  bottom  thereof  of  gold,  the  cov'ering  of 
it  of  purple  ;  the  midst  thereof  being  paved 
jojf/t  love  i'or  the   daughters  of  Je-nVsa-lem. 

11  Go  forth,  O  ye  daughters  of  Zi'on,  and 
behold  king  Sol'o-mon  with  the  crown 
wherewith  his  mother  crowned  him  in  the 
day  of  his  espoAfals,  and  in  the  day  of  the 
gladness  of  his  heart. 

CHAP.  IV.— 

BEHOLD,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ;  be- 
hold, thou  art  fair  ;  thou  hast  doves' 
eyes  within  thy  locks  :  thy  hair  is  as  a  flock 
of  goats  that  appear  from   mcunt  Gil'e-ad. 

2  Thy  teeth  are  like  a  flock  of  sheep  that 
are  even  shorn,  which  came  up  from  the 
vvash'ing ;  whereof  every  one  bare  twins, 
and  none  is  barren  among  them. 

3  Thy  lips  hre  like  a  thread  of  scarlet,  and 
thy  speech  is  comely  :  thy  temples  arc  like 
a  piece  of  a  pomegran'ate  within  thy  locks. 

4  Thy  neck  is  like  the  tuwcr  of  Da'vld, 
builded  for  an  armoury,  whereon  there  hang 
a  thousand  bucklers,  all  shields  of  mighty 
men. 

5  Thy  two  breasts  d.re  like  two  young  roes 
that  are  twins,  which  feed  among  the  lilies. 

6  Until  the  day  break,  and  the  shadows 
flee  away,  I  will  get  me  to  the  moi^n'talns 
of  myrrh,!  and  to  the  hill  of  frankincense. 

7  Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love ;  there  is  no 
spot  in  thee. 

Yy2 


Christ  showeth  his  love  to  her. 

8  Come  with  me  from  Lgb'a-non,  my 
spouse,  with  me  from  Leb'a-non  :  look  from 
the  top  of  Am'a-na,  from  the  top  of  She'nir 
and  Her'mun,  from  the  lions'  dens,  from  the 
moftn'tains  of  the  leop'drds. 

9  Thou  hast  ravished  my  hei\rt,  my  sister, 
my  spouse  ;  thou  hast  ravished  my  hekrt 
with  one  of  thine  eyes,  with  one  chain  of 
thy  neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sister,  my 
spouse  !  how  much  better  is  thy  love  than 
wine !  and  the  smell  of  thine  ointments 
than  all  spices  ! 

11  Thy  lips,  O  mv/  spouse,  drop  as  the 
honey-comb ;  honey  and  milk  are  under 
thy  tongue  ;  and  the  smell  of  thy  garments 
i'i'  like  the  smell  of  Leb'a-non. 

12  A  garden  enclosed  is  my  sister,  my 
spouse  ;  a  sprijig  shut  up,  afoun'tain  sealed. 

13  Thy  plants  are  an  or'chiird  of  pome 
gran'ates,  with  plea§'ant  fruits;  cam'phire, 
with  spikenard  ; 

14  Spike'nard  and  saffron  ;  calamus  and 
■cinnamon,  with  all  trees  of  frankincense  ; 
uiyrrli  and  aloes,  with  all  the  chief  spices: 

1.5  A  foun'tain  of  gardens,  a  well  of  liv- 
ing waters,  and  streams  Ji-om  Leb'a-non. 

16  IT  Awake.  O  north  wind;  and  come, 
thou  south  ;  blow  upon  my  garden,  that  the 
spices  thereof  may  flow  out.  Let  my  be- 
loved come  into  his  garden,  and  eat  his 
pleaj'ant  fruits.2 

CHAP,  v.— 
AM  come  into  my  garden,  my  sister, 
my  spouse  :  I  have  gathered  my  myrrh 
with  my  spice  ;  I  have  eaten  my  honey- 
comb with  my  honey;  I  have  drunk  my  wine 
with  my  milk  :  cat,  O  friends  ;  drink,  yea, 
drink  abundantly,  O  beloved. 

2  IT  I  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh  :  it  is 
the  voice  of  my  beloved  that  knocketh,  say- 
ing, Open  to  me,  my  sister,  my  love,  my 
dove,  my  undefiled :  for  my  head  is  filled 
with  dew,  and  my  locks  with  the  drops  of 
the  night. 

3  I  have  put  ofl*  my  coat ;  how  shall  I 
put  it  on  .''  I  have  washed  my  feet ;  how 
shall  1  defile  them  .' 

4  My  belcWed  put  in  his  hand  by  the  hole 
of  the  door,  and  my  bowels  were  moved 
for  him. 

5  I  rose  up  to  open  to  my  beloved  ;  and 
my  hands  dropped  icith  myrrh,  and  my  fin- 
gers with  sweet-smelling  myrrh,  upon  the 
handles  of  the  lock. 

6  I  opened  to  my  beloved  ;  but  my  be- 
loved had  withdrawn  himself,  and  was 
gone  :  niy  soul  failed  when  he  spake  ;  I 
sought  him,  but  I  could  not  find  him  ;  I 
called  him,  but  he  gave  me  no  answer. 

7  The  watchmen  that  went  about'  the 
city  found  mo,  they  smote  me,  they  woftnd- 

d  me  ;  the  keepers  of  the  walls  took  Sway 
my  vail  from  me. 

8  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of  Jg-rii'sa- 
l6m,  if  ye  find  my  beloved,  that  ye  tell  him, 
that  I  (Um  sick  of  love. 

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I 


A  description  of  Christ  and  SOL'OMON'S  SONG. 

9  What  is  thy  beloved  more  than  andther 
beloved,  O  thou  fairest  among  women  ? 
what  is  thy  beloved  more  then  andther  be- 
loved, that  thou  dost  so  charge  us  ? 


10  My  beloved  is  white  and  ruddy,  the 
chiefest  among  ten  thousand. 

11  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine  gold  ;  his 
locks  are  bushy,  and  black  as  a  raven  : 

12  His  eyes  are  as  the  eyes  of  doves  by 
the  rivers  of  water,  washed  with  milk,  and 
fitly  set : 

13  His  cheeks  are  as  a  bed  of  spices,  as 
sweet  flowers  ;  his  lips  like  lilies,  dropping 
sweet-smelling  myrrh  : 

14  His  hands  are  as  gold  rings  set  with 
the  beryl ;  his  belly  is  as  bright  ivory  over- 
laid with  sap'phires  :1 

15  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  marble  set 
upon  sockets  of  fine  gold  ;  his  countenance 
is  as  Leb'a-non,  excellent  as  the  cedars  : 

16  His  mouth  is  most  sweet ;  yea,  he  is  al- 
together lovely.  This  is  my  beloved,  and  this 
is  my  friend,  O  daughters  of  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

CHAP.  VI.— 

WHITHER  is  thy  beloved  gone,  O 
thou  fairest  among  women  .-'  whither 
is  thy  beloved  turned  aside,  that  we  may 
seek  him  with  thee  .' 

2  My  beloved  is  gone  down  into  his  gar- 
den, to  the  beds  of  spices,  to  feed  in  the 
gardens,  and  to  gatlier  lilies. 

3  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  my  beloved  is 
mine  :  he  feedeth  among  the  lilies. 

4  TI  Thou  art  beautiful,  O  my  love,  as 
Tir'zah  ;2  comely  as  Je-ru'sa-lem  ;  terrible 
as  an  army  with  banners. 

5  Turn  away  thine  eyes  from  me,  for 
they  have  overcome  me :  thy  hair  is  as  a 
flock  of  goats  that  appear  from  Gil'e-ad  : 

6  Thy  teeth  are  as  a  flock  of  sheep, 
vi'hich  go  up  from  the  wash'Tng,  whereof 
every  one  beareth  twins,  and  there  is  not 
one  barren  among  them. 

7  As  a  piece  of  a  pomegran'ate  are  thy 
temples  within  thy  locks. 

8  There  are  threescore  queens,  and  four- 
score concubines,  and  vir'gins3  without 
number. 

9  My  dove,  my  undefiled,  is  hut  one  :  she 
is  the  only  one  of  her  mother,  she  is  the 
choice  one  of  her  that  bare  her  :  the  daugh- 
ters saw  her,  and  bless'ed  her ;  yea,  the 
queens  and  the  concubines,  and  they  praised 
her. 

10  Who  is  she  that  looketh  forth  as  the 
morning,  fair  as  the  moon,  clear  as  the  sun, 
t^nd  terrible  as  an  army  with  banners  .' 

11  I  went  down  into  the  garden  of  nuts, 
to  see  the  fruits  of  the  valley,  and  to  see 
whether  the  vine  flourished,  and  the  pome- 
gran'ates  budded. 

12  Or  ever  I  was  aware,  my  soul  made 
me  like  the  chariots  of  Am-min'a-dib. 

13  Return,  return,  OShu'lam-ite;  return, 
return,  that  we  may  look  upon  thee.  What 
will  ye  see  in  the  Shu'lam-ite  .''  As  it  were 
the  company  of  two  armies. 

1  saffirz.    2  Ter'zdh.      3  ver'jlnz 


the  graces  of  the  church- 
CHAP.  VII  — 

HOW  beautiful  are  thy  feet  with  shoes, 
O  prince's  daughter  1  the  joints  of  thy 
thighs  tre  like  jewels,  the  work  of  the  hands 
of  a  cunning  workman  : 

2  Thy  navel  is  like  a  round  goblet,  which 
wanteth  not  liquor  ;  thy  belly  is  like  a  heap 
of  wheat  set  Sbout'  with  lilies  : 

3  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  young 
roes  that  are  twins  : 

4  Thy  neck  is  as  a  tower  of  ivory  ;  thine 
eyes  like  the  fish-pools  in  Hesh'bon,  by  the 
gate  of  Bath-rab  biin  ;  thy  nose  is  as  the 
tower  of  Leb'a-non,  which  looketh  to'icdrd 
Da-mas'cus : 

5  Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like  Car'mfil, 
and  the  hair  of  thine  head  like  purple  :  the 
King  is  held  in  the  galleries. 

6  How  fair  and  how  pleaj'ant  art  thou,  O 
love,  for  delights ! 

7  This  thy  stat'ure^  is  like  to  a  palm-tree, 
and  thy  breasts  to  clusters  of  grapes. 

8  I  said,  1  will  go  up  to  the  palm-tree,  I 
will  take  hold  of  the  boughs  thereof;  now 
also  thy  breasts  shall  be  as  clusters  of  the 
vine,  and  the  smell  of  thy  nose  like  apples  ; 

9  And  the  roof  of  thy  mouth  like  the 
best  wine  for  my  beloved,  that  goeth  down 
sweetly,  causing  the  lips  of  those  that  are 
asleep  to  speak. 

10  IT  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  his  desire  is 
to'j^Jurds  me. 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  us  go  forth  into 
the  field  ;  let  us  lodge  in  the  vil'lagef  .>'» 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the  vlne'yards  ;6 
let  us  see  if  the  vine  flourish,  whether  the 
tender  grape  appear,  a «.</ the  poniegran'ates 
bud  forth  :  there  will  I  give  thee  my  loves. 

13  The  mandrakes  give  a  smell,  and  at 
our  gates  are  all  mannei  of  plea^' ant  fruits. 
new  and  old,  which  I  have  laid  up  for  thee, 

0  my  beloved. 
CHAP.  VIII.— 

OH  that  thou  icert  as  my  brother,  that 
sucked  the  breasts  of  my  mother! 
lohen  1  should  find  thee  without,  I  would 
kiss  thee  ;  yea,  I  should  not  be  despl§ed. 

2  I  would  lead  thee,  and  bring  thee  into 
my  mother's  house,  tcho  would  instruct  me  : 

1  would  cause  thee  to  drink  of  spiced  wine 
of  the  juice  of  my  pomegran'ate. 

3  His  lefl;  hand  should  be  under  my  head, 
and  his  right  hand  should  embrace  me. 

4  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of  Je-ru'sa- 
lem,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my  love, 
until  he  please. 

5  (Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  from  the 
wilderness,  leaning  upon  her  beloved .')  I 
raised  thee  up  under  the  apple-tree :  there 
thy  mother  brought  thee  forth ;  there  she 
brought  thee  forth  that  bare  thee. 

6  Set  me  as  a  seal  upon  thine  heiirt,  as  a 
seal  upon  thine  arm  :  for  love  is  strong  as 
death  ;  jealousy  is  cruel  as  the  grave  :  the 
coals  thereof  arc  coals  of  fire,  which  hath  a 
most  ve'he-ment  flame. 

7  Many  waters  cannot  quench  love,  nei- 
4  stat'tshure.     5  vll'Ud-jlz.    6  vlnyerdz. 

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I-sdi'dh's  complaint  iSAI'AH. 

ther  can  the  floods  drown  it :  if  a  man  would 
give  all  the  substance  of  his  house  for  love, 
it  would  utterly  be  contemned. 

8  We  have  a  little  sister,  and  she  hath 
no  breasts  :  what  shall  we  do  for  our  sister 
in  the  day  when  she  shall  be  spoken  for  ? 

9  If  she  he  a  wall,  we  will  build  upon 
her  a  palace  of  silver  :  and  if  she  be  a  door, 
we  will  enclose  her  with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I  ajn  a  wall,  and  my  breasts  like  tow- 
ers :  then  was  I  in  his  eyes  as  one  that  found 
favour. 

11  Sdl'o-mon  had  a  v'lne'yardl  at  Ba'al- 


of  Ju'ddh's  rebellion. 
Ham'on  ;  he  let  out  the  vTne'yard  unto 
keepers  :  every  one  for  the  fruit  thereof  was 
to  bring  a  thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

12  My  vinc'yard,  which  is  mine,  is  be- 
fore me :  thou,  O  Sol'o-mon,  must  have  a 
tliousand,  and  those  that  keep  the  fruit 
thereof  two  hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the  giirdens,  the 
companions  hearken  to  thy  voice :  cause 
me  to  hear  it. 

14  Make  haste,  my  beloved,  and  be  thou 
like  to  a  roe,  or  to  a  young  hart,  upon  the 
moAn'tains  of  spices. 


H  The  BOOK  of  the  Proph^et  ISAPAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  vision  of  I-sai'5h2  the  son  of  A'moz, 
which  he  saw  concer'ning  Ju'dah  and 
Je-ru'sa-lem,  in  the  days  of  tJz-zi'ah,  Jo'- 
tham,  A'haz,  and  Hez-e-ki'Sh,  kings  of  Ju'- 
dah. 

2  Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  ear,  O 
earth  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  :  I  have 
nourished  and  brought  up  children,  and  they 
have  rebelled  against'  me  : 

3  The  o.x  knoweth  his  owner,  and  the  ass 
his  m'cister's  crib  :  but  Ij'ra-el  doth  not  know, 
my  people  doth  not  consider. 

4  Ah,  sinful  nation,  a  people  laden  with 
iniquity,  a  seed  of  evil-doers,  children  that 
kre  corrupters !  they  have  forsaken  the 
Lord,  they  have  provoked  the  Holy  One  of 
If'ra-el  unto  anger,  they  are  gone  away 
backward. 

5  Why  should  ye  be  stricken  any  more .' 
ye  will  revolt  more  and  more.  The  whole 
head  is  sick,  and  the  whole  heart  faint. 

6  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even  unto 
the  head  there  is  no  soundness  in  it ;  but 
woftnds,  and  bruises,  and  putrefying  sores  : 
they  liave  not  been  closed,  neither  bound 
up,  neither  mollified  with  ointment. 

7  Your  country  is  desolate,  your  cities 
clre  burnt  with  fire  :  your  land,  strangers  de- 
vour it  in  your  presence,  and  it  is  desolate, 
as  overthrown  by  straneers. 

8  And  the  daugliter  of  Zl'on  is  left  as  a 
cottage  in  a  vTnc'yard,  as  a  lodge  in  a 
gi\rden  of  cucumbers,  as  a  besieeed  city. 

9  E.xcept  the  Lord  of  hosts  had  left  unto 
us  a  very  small  remnant,  we  should  have 
been  as  Sod'oni,  and  we  should  have  been 
like  unto  Go-mor'rali. 

10  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  rulers 
of  Sod'om  ;  give  ear  unto  the  law  of  our 
God,  ye  people  of  Go-mor'rah  : 

11  To  what  purpose  is  the  multitude  of 
your  sac'rif  i<;.es  unto  me  .'  saith  the  Lord  : 
1  am  full  of  the  burnt-offerings  of  rams,  and 
the  fat  of  fed  beasts  ;  and  I  delight  not  in  the 
blood  of  bullocks,  or  of  Iambs,  or  of  he-goats. 

12  When  ye  come  to  appear  before  me, 


1  vln'yird. 


who  hath  required  this  at  your  hand  to  tread 
my  courts  ? 

13  Bring  no  more  vain  oblations  :  incense 
is  an  abomination  unto  me  ;  the  new  moons 
and  sabbaths,  tlie  calling  of  assemblies,  1 
cannot  away  with  :  it  is  iniquity,  even  the 
solemn  meeting. 

14  Your  new  moons  and  your  appointed 
feasts  my  soul  hatcth :  they  iirc  a  trouble 
unto  me  ;  I  am  weary  to  bear  them. 

15  And  when  ye  spread  forth  your  hands 
I  will  hide  mine  eyes  from  you  ;  yea,  when 
ye  make  many  prayers  I  will  not  hear  : 
your  hands  are  full  of  blood. 

16  Wash  you,  make  you  clean  ;  put  away 
the  evil  of  your  doings  from  before  mine 
eyes  ;  cease  to  do  evil ; 

17  Learn  to  do  well  -.  seek  judgment,  re- 
lieve the  oppressed  ;  judge  the  fatherless  ; 
plead  for  the  widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  let  us  reason  together, 
saith  the  Lord  :  Though  your  sins  be  as 
scarlet,  they  shall  be  as  white  as  snow  ; 
though  they  be  red  like  crimson,  they  shall 
be  as  wool. 

19  If  ye  be  willing  and  obe'dient,3  ye 
shall  eat  the  good  of  the  land  : 

20  But  if  ye  refiisc  and  rebel,  ye  shall  be 
devoured  with  tiie  Sit'ord  :  for  the  mouth  of 
the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

21  How  is  the  faitiiful  city  become  a 
harlot !  it  was  full  of  judgment ;  righteou.S- 
ness  lodged  in  it ;  but  now  murderers. 

22  Thy  silver  is  become  dross,  thy  wine 
mixed  with  water  : 

23  Thy  princes  are  rebellious,  and  com- 
panions of  thieves  :  every  one  loveth  gifts, 
and  followeth  after  rewards  :  they  judge  not 
the  fatherless,  neither  doth  the  cau.se  of  the 
widow  come  unto  them. 

24  Therc'fore, saith  the  Lord,  the  Loro 
of  hosts,  the  miglity  One  of  If'ra-6l,  Ah,  I 
will  ease  me  of  mine  Sd'versarles,  and 
avenge  me  of  mine  enemies  : 

25  And  I  will  turn  my  hand  upon  thee, 
and  purely  purge  awSy  thy  dross,  and  take 
aw&y  all  thy  tin  : 


2  I-sd'yah. 


3  o-be'je-Snt 
535 


An  exhortation  to  repentance. 

26  And  I  will  restore  tliy  judges  as  at  the 
first,  and  thy  counsellors  as  at  the  begin- 
ning :  af'terwdrd  thou  shalt  be  called,  The 
city  of  righteousness,  The  faithful  city. 

27  Zi'on  shall  be  redeemed  with  judg- 
ment, and  her  converts  with  righteousness. 

28  And  the  destruction  of  the  transgres- 
sors and  of  the  sinners  shall  be  together, 
and  they  that  forsake  the  Loud  shall  be 
consumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of  the  oaks 
which  ye  liave  desired,  and  ye  shall  be 
confounded  for  the  gardens  that  ye  have 
chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  an  oak  whose  leaf 
fadeth,  and  as  a  garden  that  hath  no  water. 

31  And  the  strong  shall  be  as  tow,  and 
the  maker  of  it  as  a  spark,  and  they  shall 
both  burn  together,  and  none  shall  quench 
them. 

CHAP.  II. 

THE  word  that  I-sai'ah  the  sonof  A'muz 
saw  concer'ning   Ju'dah  and  Je-ru'sa- 
\6m. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  list 
days,  that  the  moan'tain  of  the  Lokd's 
house  shall  be  estab'lislied  in  the  toj)  of  the 
moun'tains,  and  shall  be  exalted  above  the 
hills  ;  and  all  nations  shall  flow  unto  it. 

3  And  manyl  people  shall  go  and  say, 
Come  ye,  and'let  us  go  up  to  the  moiin'tain 
of  the  Lord,  to  the  house  of  the  God  of  Ja''- 
cob  ;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways,  and 
we  will  walk  in  his  paths  :  for  out  of  Zi'on 
shall  go  forth  the  law,  and  the  word  of  the 
Lord  from  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

4  And  he  shall  judge  among  the  nations, 
and  shall  rebuke  many  people  ;  and  they 
shall  beat  their  swords  into  ploughshares, 
and  their  spears  into  pruning-hooks:2  nation 
shall  not  lift  up  sicord  against'  nation,  nei- 
ther shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

5  O  house  of  Ja'cob,  come  ye,  and  let  us 
walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lord. 

6  There'fore  thou  hast  forsaken  thy  peo- 
ple, the  house  of  Ja'cob,  because  they  be 
replenished  from  the  east,  and  are  sooth- 
sayers like  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  they  please 
themselves  in  the  children  of  stranffers. 

7  Their  land  also  is  full  of  silver  and 
gold,  neither  is  there  anij  end  of  their  treaj'- 
ures  ;  their  land  is  also  full  of  horses,  nei- 
ther is  there  any  end  of  their  chariots. 

8  Their  land  also  is  full  of  idols  ;  they 
wor'ship  the  work  of  their  own  hands,  that 
which  their  own  fiigors  have  made. 

9  And  the  mean  man  boweth  down,  and 
the  great  man  Mmbleth  himself:  there'fore 
forgive  them  not. 

10  Enter  into  the  rock,  and  hide  thee  in 
the  dust,  for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the 
glory  of  his  maj'esty.3 

11  The  lofty  looks  of  man  shall  be  tum- 
bled, and  the  haughtiness  of  men  shall  be 
bowed  down  ;  and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be 
exalted  in  that  day. 

12  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 

^  rncn'ne.  ^  prodn'lng-hddks. 


ISAl'AH.  Pfdphecy  of  Christ's  kingdom, 

he  upon  every  one  that  is  proud  and  lofty, 
and  upon  every  one  that  is  lifted  up,  and  he 
shall  be  brought  low  ; 

13  And  upon  all  the  cedars  of  Leb'a-non, 
that  arc  high  and  lifted  up,  and  upon  all  the 
oaks  of  Ba'shSn, 

14  And  upon  all  the  high  moim'talns, 
and  upon  all  the  hills  that  are  lifted  up, 

15  And  upon  every  high  tower,  and  upon 
every  fenced  wall, 

16  And  upon  aU  the  ships  of  Tar'shish, 
and  upon  all  pleaf'ant  pictures. 

17  And  the  loftiness  of  man  shall  be 
bowed  down,  and  the  haughtiness  of  men 
shall  be  made  low  ;  and  the  Lord  alone 
shall  be  exalted  in  that  day. 

18  And  the  idols  he  shall  utterly  abol- 
ish. 

19  And  they  shall  go  into  the  holes  of  the 
rocks,  and  into  the  caves  of  the  earth,  for 
fear  of  tfie  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his 
jnaj'esty,  when  he  arljeth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

20  In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast  his  idols 
of  silver,  and  his  idols  of  gold,  which  they 
made  each  one  for  himself  to  wor'ship,  to 
the  moles,  and  to  the  bats  ; 

21  To  go  into  the  clefts  of  the  rocks, 
and  into  the  tops  of  tlie  ragged  rocks,  for 
fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his 
maj'esty,  when  he  ari^eth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

22  Cease  ye  from  man,  whose  breath  is 
in  his  nostrils  ;  for  wherein  is  he  to  be  ac- 
counted of? 

CHAP.  III. 

FOR,  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  dot!;  take  away  from  Je-rfi'sa- 
lem,  and  from  Ju'dah,  the  stay  and  the  staff, 
the  whole  stay  of  bread,  and  the  whole  stay 
of  water, 

2  The  mighty  man,  and  the  man  of  war, 
the  judge,  and  the  prophet,  and  the  prudent, 
and  the  ancient, 

3  The  cap'taln  of  fifty,  and  the  /ton'our- 
able  man,  and  the  counsellor,  and  the  cun- 
ning artificer,  and  the  eloquent  orator. 

4  And  I  will  give  children  to  he  their 
princes,  and  babes  shall  rule  over  them. 

5  And  tJio  people  shall  be  oppressed, 
every  one  by  another,  and  every  one  by  his 
neighbour  :  the  child  shall  behave  himself 
proudly  against'  the  ancient,  and  the  base 
against'  the  /ton'ourable. 

6  When  a  man  shall  take  hold  of  his 
brother,  of  the  house  of  his  father,  saying, 
Thou  hast  clothing,  be  thou  our  ruler,4  and 
let  this  ruin  be  under  thy  hand  : 

7  In  that  day  shall  he  swear,  saying,  I 
will  not  be  a  healer  ;  for  in  my  house  is  nei- 
ther bread  nor  clothing  :  make  me  not  a  ru- 
ler of  the  people. 

8  For  Je-ru'sa-lem  is  ruined,  and  Ju'dah 
is  fallen  ;  because  their  tongue  and  their 
doings  are  against'  the  Loud,  to  provoke 
the  eyes  of  his  glory. 

9  The  show  of  their  countenance  doth 

3  mad'jSs-te.  4  rddl'iir.    • 

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Judgments  threatened  for 


ISAIAH. 


oppression,  cov'ctousncss,  S^c. 


witness  a";ainst' them,  and  they  declare  tlicir 
sin  as  Sod'oni,  they  hide  it  not :  wo  unto 
their  sou!  !  for  they  have  rewarded  evil  unto 
themselves. 

10  Say  yc  to  the  righteous,  that  it  shall 
Jewell  jcith  him;  for  they  shall  cat  the 
fruit  of  their  doinys. 

11  Wo  unto  the  wicked  !  it  shall  ie  ill 
with  him  ;  for  the  reward  of  his  hands  shall 
be  given  him. 

12  jIs  for  my  people,  children  are  their 
oppressors,    and   women    rule   over  them. 

•  O  my  people,  they  which  lead  thee  cause 
thee  to  err,  and  destroy'  the  way  of  thy 
paths. 

13  The  LoRu  standeth  up  to  plead,  and 
standeth  to  judge  the  people. 

14  The  Loud  will  enter  into  judgment 
with  ihe  ancients  of  his  people,  and  the 
princes  thereof:  for  ye  have  eaten  up  the 
vine'yard  ;!  the  spoil  of  the  poor  is  in  your 
houses. 

15  What  mean  ye  that  ye  beat  my  peo- 
ple to  pieces,  and  grind  the  faces  of  the 
poor.'  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

IG  Moreover,  the  Lord  saith,  Because 
the  dAugliters  of  Zl'on  are  haughty,  and 
walk  with  stretched-forth  necks  and  wanton 
eyes,  walking,  and  mincing  as  they  go,  and 
making  a  tinkling  with  their  feet : 

17  Tlierc'fore  the  Lord  will  smite  with 
a  scab  the  crown  of  the  head  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Zl'on,  and  the  Lord  will  discover 
their  secret  parts. 

18  In  that  day  the  Lord  will  take  away 
the  bravery  of  their  tinkling  ornaments 
about'  their  feet,  and  their  cauls,  and  their 
round  tires  like  the  moon, 

19  The  chains,  and  the  bracelets,  and  the 
mufflers, 

20  The  bonnets,  and  the  ornaments  of  the 
legs,  and  the  head-bands,  and  the  tablets, 
and  the  ear-rings, 

21  The  rings,  and  nose-jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  apparel,  and 
the  mantles,  and  the  wimples,  and  the 
crisping-pins, 

2.3  The  glasses,  and  the  fine  linen,  and 
the  hoods,  and  the  vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss,  that  instead 
of  sweet  smell,  there  shall  be  stink  ;  and  in- 
stead of  a  gir'd!e,2  a  rent;  and  instead  of 
well-set  hair,  baldness  ;  and  instead  of  a 
stomacher,  a  gir'ding3  of  sackcloth  ;  and 
burning  instead  of  beauty. 

25  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the  sicord,'and 
thy  mighty  in  the  war. 

26  And  hergates  shall  lament  and  mourn: 
and  she,  being  desolate,  shall  sit  upon  the 
ground. 

CHAP.  IV. 
4  ND  in  that  day  seven  women  shall  take 
J.'\.  hold  of  one  man,  saying.  We  will  eat 
our  own  bread,  and  wear  our  own  apparel ; 
only  let  us  be  called  by  thy  name,  to  take 
away  our  reproach. 
2  In  that  day  shall   the  brSnch  of  the 


Loud  be  beautiful  and  glorious,  and  the  fruit 
of  the  earth  shall  be  excellent  and  comely 
for  them  that  are  escaped  of  Ij'ry-el. 

3  And  it  sliall  come  to  pass,  thai  he  that 
is  left  in  Zi'on,  and  he  that  remaineth  in  Je- 
ru'sa-lem,  shall  be  called  holy,  cce/t  every 
one  that  is  written  among  the  living  in  Je- 
nVsa-lem  : 

4  When  the  Lord  shall  have  washed 
away  the  filth  of  the  daughters  of  Zi'on,  and 
shall  have  purged  the  blood  of  Je-ru'sa-lem 
from  the  midst  thereof,  by  the  spirit  of 
judgment,  and  by  the  spirit  of  burning. 

5  x\nd  the  Lord  will  create  upon  every 
dwelling-place  of  mount  Zi'on,  and  upon 
her  assemblies,  a  cloud  and  smoke  by  day, 
and  the  shining  of  a  flaming  fire  by  night  ■ 
for  upon  all  the  glory  shall  be  a  defence. 

G  And  there  shall  be  a  tabernacle  for  a 
shadow  in  the  day-time  from  the  heat,  and 
for  a  place  of  refuge,  and  for  a  covert  from 
storm  and  from  rain. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  will  I  sing  to  my  well-beloved  a 
song  of  my  beloved  toiich'ing  his 
vine'yard. 1  My  well-beloved  hatli  a  vine'- 
yard in  a  very  fruitful  hill : 

2  And  he  fenced  it,  and  gathered  out  the 
stones  thereof,  and  planted  it  with  the 
choicest  vine, and  built  a  tower  in  the  midst 
of  it,  and  also  made  a  wine-press  therein  : 
and  he  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth 
grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild  grapes. 

3  And  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Je-rii'sa- 
lem,  and  men  of  Ju'dah,  judge,  I  pray  you, 
betwixt  me  and  my  vine'yard. 

4  What  could  have  been  done  more  to 
my  vine'yard  that  I  have  not  done  in  it  ? 
Wherefore,  when  I  looked  that  it  siiould 
bring  forth  grapes,  brought  it  forth  wild 
grapes  .' 

5  And  now,  go  to  ;  I  will  tell  you  what  I 
will  do  to  my  vine'yard  :  I  will  take  away 
the  hedge  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  eaten  up ; 
rtwrf  break  down  the  wall  thereof,  and  it  shall 
be  trodden  down  : 

G  And  I  will  lay  it  waste  :  it  shall  not  be 
pruned  nor  digged  ;  but  there  shall  come  up 
briers  and  thorns :  I  will  also  command'  the 
clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain  upon  it. 

7  For  the  vine'yard  of  the  Loud  of  hosts 
is  the  house  of  Ij'ra-dl,  and  the  men  of  Ju'- 
dah his  plea^'ant  plant :  and  he  looked  for 
judgment,  but  behold  oppression  ;  for  righ- 
teousness, but  behold  a  cry. 

6  Wo  unto  them  that  join  house  to  house, 
that  lay  field  to  field,  till  there  be  no  place, 
that  they  may  be  placed  alone  in  the  midst 
of  the  earth! 

9  In  mine  ears,  said  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Of  a  truth,  many  houses  shall  be  desolate, 
even  great  and  fair,  without  inhabitant. 

10  Yea,  ten  acres  of  vine'yard  shall  yield 
one  b;\th,  and  the  seed  of  a  homer  shall 
yield  an  eph'ah. 

11  Wo  unto  them  that  rise  up  6arly  in 
the   morning,  that  they  may   fijllow  strong 


1  vln'ylrd. 


2  ^gr'dl. 


3  ger'dlng. 
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Judgments  on  impiety  and  injustice. 

drink  ;  that  continue  until  night,  till  wine 

inflame  them  ! 

12  And  the  harp  and  the  viol,  the  tabret 
and  pipe,  and  wine,  arc  in  their  feasts  :  but 
they  regard  not  the  work  of  the  Lord,  nei- 
ther consider  the  operation  of  liis  hands. 

13  There'fore  my  people  arc  gone  into 
captivity,  because  they  have  no  knowledge  ; 
and  their  /ton'ourable  men  arc  famished, 
and  their  multitude  dried  up  with  thirst. 

14  There'fore  hell  hath  enlarged  herself, 
and  opened  her  mouth  without  meaj'ure  : 
and  their  glory,  and  their  multitude,  and 
their  pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth,  shall  de- 
.scend  into  it. 

15  And  the  mean  man  shall  be  brought 
down,  and  the  mighty  man  shall  be  /tum- 
bled, and  the  eyes  of  the  lofty  shall  be  Aum- 
bled : 

16  But  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  be  ex&lt- 
ed  in  judgment,  and  God,  that  is  holy,  shall 
be  sanctified  in  righteousness. 

17  Then  shall  the  lambs  feed  after  their 
manner,  and  the  waste  places  of  the  fat  ones 
shall  strangers  eat. 

18  Wo  unto  them  that  draw  iniquity  with 
cords  of  vanity,  and  sin  as  it  were  with  a 
cart-rope ! 

19  That  say.  Let  him  make  speed,  and 
hasten  his  work,  that  we  may  see  it  :  and 
let  the  counsel  of  the  Holy  One  of  If'ra-el 
draw  nigh  and  come,  that  we  may  know 
it ! 

20  Wo  unto  them  that  call  evil  good,  and 
good  evil;  that  put  darkness  for  light,  and 
light  for  darkness  ;  that  put  bitter  for  svi'cet, 

"■and  sweet  for  bitter  ! 

21  Wo  unto  thcin  that  are  wise  in  their 
own  eyes,  and  prudent  in  their  own  sight ! 

22  Wo  unto  them  that  are  mighty  to  drink 
wine,  and  men  of  strength  to  mingle  strong 
drink : 

23  Which  justify  the  wicked  for  reward, 
and  take  Sway  the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  from  him  ! 

24  There'fore  as  the  fire  devoureth  the 
stubble,  and  the  flame  consumeth  the  chafl^, 
so  their  root  shall  be  as  rottenness,  and  their 
blossom  shall  go  up  as  dust  :  because  they 
have  cast  away  the  law  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  despijed  the  word  of  the  Holy  One  of 
I|'ra-6I. 

25  There'fore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
kindled  against'  his  people,  and  he  hath 
stretched  forth  his  hand  against'  them,  and 
hath  smitten  them  :  and  the  hills  did  trem- 
ble, and  their  carcasses  were  torn  in  the 
midst  of  the  streets.  For  all  this  his  anger  is 
not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

26  And  he  will  lift  up  an  ensign  to  the 
nations  from  far,  and  will  hiss  unto  them 
from  the  end  of  the  earth  :  and,  behold,  they 
shall  come  with  speed  swiftly. 

27  None  shall  be  weary  nor  stumble 
amongst'  them  :  none  shall  slumber  nor 
s'  op;  neither  shall  the  gir'dlel  of  their  loins 

1  gir'dl. 


ISAI'AH.  T-sdiah's  vision  of  God's  glory 

be  loosed,  nor  the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be 
broken  : 

28  Whose  arrows  hre  sharp,  and  all  their 
bows  bent,  their  horses'  hoofs  shall  be 
counted  like  flint,  and  their  wheels  like  a 
whirl' wind : 

29  Their  roaring  shall  he  like  a  lion,  they 
shall  roar  like  young  lions  ;  yea,  they  shall 
roar,  and  lay  hold  of  the  prey,  and  shall 
carry  it  away  safe,  and  none  shall  deliver  it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall  roar  against' 
them  like  the  roaring  of  the  sea  ;  and  if  one 
look  unto  the  land,  behold  darkness  and  sor- 
row ;  and  the  light  is  darkened  in  the  heav- 
ens thereof. 

CHAP.  VL 


IN  the  year  that  king  Cz-zi'ah  died  I  saw 
also  the  Lord  sitting  upon  a  throne,  high 
and  lifted  up,  and  his  tram  filled  the  tem- 
ple. 

2  Above  it  stood  the  seraphims :  each 
one  had  six  wings;  with  twain  he  covered 
his  face,  and  with  twain  he  covered  his 
feet,  and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 

3  And  one  cried  unto  another,  and  said, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  is  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  the 
whole  earth  is  full  of  his  glory. 

4  And  the  posts  of  the  door  moved  at  the 
voice  of  him  that  cried,  and  the  house  was 
filled  with  smoke. 

5  Then  said  I,  Wo  is  me  !  for  I  am  un- 
done ;  because  I  am  a  man  of  unclean  lips, 
and  I  dwell  in  the  midst  of  a  people  of  un- 
clean lips:  for  mine  eyes  have  seen  the 
King,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphims  unto 
me,  having  a  live  coal  in  his  hand,  which 
he  had  taken  with  the  tongs  from  off  the 
altar ; 

7  And  he  laid  it  upon  my  mouth,  and 
said,  Lo,  this  hath  touched  thy  lips,  and 
thine  iniquity  is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin 
purged. 

8  Also  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  Whom  shall  I  send,  and  who  will 
go  for  us  .''  Then  I  said,  Here  am  I ;  send 
me. 

9  And  he  said,  Go,  and  tell  this  people, 
Hear  ye  indeed,  but  understand  not ;  and 
see  ye  indeed,  but  perceive'  not. 

10  Make  the  heart  of  this  people  fat,  and 
make  their  ears  heavy,  and  shut  their  eyes  ; 
lest  they  see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
their  ears,  and  understand  with  their  heart, 
and  convert,  and  be  healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long .'  And 
he  answered,  Until  the  cities  be  wasted 
without  inhabitant,  and  the  houses  without 
man,  and  the  land  be  utterly  desolate  ; 

12  And  the  Lord  have  removed  men  far 
away,  and  there  be  a  great  forsaking  in  the 
midst  of  the  land. 

13  But  yet  in  it  shall  he  a  tenth,  and  it 
shall  return,  and  shall  be  eaten  :  as  a  teil- 
tree,  and  as  an  oak,  whose  substance  is  in 
them  when  they  cast  their  leaves,  so  the 
holy  seed  shall  be  the  substance  thereof 

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ISAFAH 


S'haz  cdm'f dried  by  T-sdi'dh. 
CHAP.  VII. 

AND  it  came  to  pSss  in  the  days  of  A'hSz 
the  son  of  Jo'tliaiii,  the  son  of  tJz  zl'Sh 
king  of  Ju'dah,  that  Rc-'zin  tlie  king  of  Syr' 
i-a,  and  Pe'kah  the  son  of  Rem-a-li'5h,  king 
of  Ij'ra-el,  went  up  to'«?ards  Je-nYsa-leni 
to  war  against'  it,  but  could  not  prevail 
against'  it. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  house  of  Da'vid, 
saying,  Syr'i-a  is  confederate  with  E'phra- 
im  :  and  his  hciirt  was  moved,  and  the  heart 
of  his  people,  as  the  trees  of  the  wood  arc 
moved  witii  the  wind. 

3  Then  said  the  Lokd  unto  I-sai'ah,  Go 
forth  now  to  meet  A'hSz,  thou  and  She-ar- 
ja'shub  thy  son,  at  the  end  of  the  con'duit 
of  the  upper  pool,  in  the  highway  of  the 
fuller's  field ;  , 

4  And  say  unto  him,  Take  heed,  and  be 
quiet  ;  fear  not,  neither  be  fiiint-heurtcd,  for 
the  two  tads  of  tliese  smoking  fire-brands, 
for  the  fierce  anger  of  Re'zTn  with  Syr'i-S, 
and  of  the  son  of  Rem-a-lilh. 

5  Because  Syr'i-a,  E'phra-Im,  and  the  son 
of  Rem-a-li'ah,  have  taken  evil  counsel 
against'  thee,  saying, 

()  Let  us  go  up  against'  Ju'dah,  and  vex 
it,  and  let  us  make  a  breach  therein  for  us, 
and  set  a  king  in  the  nudst  of  it,  even  the 
son  of  Tabe-al  : 

7  Thus  saith  tJie  Lord  God,  It  shall  not 
stand,  neitlier  shall  it  come  to  pass. 

8  For  tiie  head  of  Syr'i-a  is  Da-mas'ctis, 
and  the  head  of  Da-mas'cus  is  Re'zTn  ;  and 
\yithin  tJu'eescore  and  five  years  shall 
E'phra-im  be  broken,  that  it  be  not  a  people. 

9  And  the  head  of  E'phra-im  is  Sa-ma'- 
ri-a,  and  the  head  of  Sa-ma'ri-a  is  Rem-a- 
li'ah's  son.  If  ye  will  not  believe,  surely 
ye  shall  not  be  estab'lished. 

10  Moreover,  the  Lord  spake  again'  unto 
A'haz,  saying, 

11  Ask  thee  a  sign  of  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
ask  it  either  in  the  depth,  or  in  the  height 
above. 

12  But  A'haz  said,  I  will  not  ask,  neither 
will  I  tempt  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  .said.  Hear  ye  now,  O  house 
of  Da'vTd  ;  Is  it  a  small  thing  for  you  to 
weary  men,  but  will  ye  weary  my  God 
also  .'' 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself  shall 
give  you  a  sign  :  Behold,  a  Vir'ginl  shall 
conceive',  and  bear  a  son,  and  shall  call  his 
name  Im-man'u-6l. 

15  Butler  and  honey  shall  he  eat,  that  he 
may  know  to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose  the 
good  : 

1(3  For  before  the  child  shall  know  to  re- 
fuse the  evil,  and  choose  the  good,  the  land 
that  thou  abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken  of  both 
her  kings. 

17  The  Loud  shall  bring  upon  thee,  and 
upon  thy  ])ooplc,  and  upon  thy  father's 
house,  days  that  have  not  come,  from  the 
day  that  E'phra-Im  departed  from  Ju'dah  ; 
even  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a. 

1  Vir'jin 


Christ  prorr-ise 
18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  hiss  for  the  fly  that  is  m 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  rivers  of  E'ejpt, 
and  for  the  bee  that  is  in  the  land  of  ab- 
syr'i-a  : 

J 9.  And  they  shall  come,  and  shall  rest 
all  of  them  in  the  desolate  valleys,  and  in 
the  holes  of  the  rocks,  and  upon  all  thorns, 
and  upon  all  b(ishes. 

20  In  the  same  day  shall  the  Lord  shave 
with  a  razor  that  is  hired,  namely,  by  them 
beyond  the  river,  by  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a, 
the  head,  and  the  hair  of  the  feet :  and  it 
shall  also  consume  the  beard. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss  in  that  day, 
that  a  man  shall  nourish  a  young  cow  and 
two  sheep  : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss,  for  the 
abundance  of  milk  that  they  shall  give,  he 
shall  eat  butter  :  for  butter  and  honey  shall 
every  one  eat  that  is  left  in  the  land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  every  place  shall  be,  where  there  were 
a  thousand  vines  at  a  thousand  silverlings, 
it  shall  even  be  for  briers  and  thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows  shall  men 
come  thither ;  because  all  the  land  shall 
become  briers  and  thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  shall  be  digged 
with  the  mattock,  there  shall  not  come 
thither  the  fear  of  briers  and  thorns  :  but  iJ 
shall  be  for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen,  and 
for  the  treading  of  lesser  cattle. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

MOREOVER  the   Lord  said  unto  me, 
Take  thee  a  great  roll,  and  write  in  it 
with  a  man's  pen  concer'ning  Ma'her-shal'- 

ai-hash'baz. 

2  And  I  took  unto  me  faithful  witnesses 
to  record,  tJ-ri'ah  the  priest,  arid  Ze^h-a- 
rl'ah  the  son  of  Je-ber-e-chi'ah. 

3  And  I  went  unto  the  prophetess  ;  and 
she  conceived  and  bare  a  son.  Then  said 
the  Lord  to  me,  Call  his  name  Ma'her-shal'- 
al-hash'baz  : 

4  For  before  the  child  shall  have  knowl- 
edge to  cry,  My  father,  and,  my  mother, 
the  riches  of  Da-mas'cus  and  the  spoil  of 
Sa-ma'ri-a  shall  be  taken  away  before  the 
king  of  As-syr'i-a. 

5  IT  The  Lord  spake  also  unto  me  Sgain', 
saying, 

6  Forasmuch  as  this  people  refuseth 
the  waters  of  Shi-lo'ah  that  go  softly, 
and  rejoice  in  Re'zin  and  Rem-a-li'ah's 
son  ; 

7  Now  there'fore,  behold,  the  Lord  bring- 
eth  up  upon  them  the  waters  of  the  river, 
strong  and  many,  even  the  king  of  As-syr'- 
i-a, and  all  his  glory  :  and  he  shall  come 
up  over  all  his  channels,  and  go  over  all  his 
banks : 

8  And  he  shall  pass  through  jQ'dah  ;  he 
shall  overflow  and  go  over  ;  he  shall  reach 
CVC71  to  the  neck  :  and  the  stretching  out  of 
his  wings  shall  fill  the  breadth  of  thy  land, 
O  Im-man'u-el. 


539 


Judgments  upon  ff'ra-Sl  ISAI'AH. 

9  Associate  yourselves,  O  ye  people,  and 
ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces  ;  and  give  ear, 
all  ye  of  far  countries  :  girdl  yourselves, 
and  ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces ;  gird 
yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken  in 
pieces. 

10  Take  counsel  together,  and  it  shall 
come  to  nought ;  speak  the  word,  and  it 
shall  not  stand  :  for  God  is  with  us. 

11  For  the  Lord  spake  thus  to  me  with 
a  strong  hand,  and  instructed  me,  that  I 
should  not  walk  in  the  way  of  this  people, 
saying, 

12  Say  ye  not,  a  confederacy,  to  all  them 
to  whom  this  people  shall  say,  A  confeder- 
acy ;  neither  fear  ye  their  fear,  nor  be 
afraid. 

13  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts  himself; 
and  let  him  be  your  fear,  and  let  him  be 
your  dread. 

14  And  he  shall  be  for  a  sanctuary;  but 
for  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and  for  a  rock  of 
offence,  to  both  the  houses  of  If'ra-el ;  for 
a  gin  and  for  a  snare  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Je-rCl'sa-lem. 

15  And  many  cimong  them  shall  stumble 
and  fiill,  and  be  broken,  and  be  snared,  and 
be  taken. 

16  Bind  up  the  tes'timony,  seal  the  law 
Smong  my  disciples. 

17  And  I  will  wait  upon  the  Lord,  that 
hideth  his  face  from  the  house  of  Ja'cob,  and 
I  will  look  for  him. 

18  Behold,  I,  and  the  children  whom  the 
Lord  hath  given  me,  are  for  signs  and  for 
wonders  in  l§'ra-el,  from  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
which  dwellcth  in  mount  Zi'on. 

19  And  when  they  shall  say  unto  you. 
Seek  unto  them  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  unto  wizards  that  peep  and  that  mut- 
ter ;  should  not  a  people  seek  unto  their 
God  .'  for  the  living  to  the  dead  .-' 

20  To  the  law  and  to  the  tes'timony  -.  if 
they  speak  not  according  to  this  word,  it  is 
because  there  is  no  light  in  them. 

21  And  they  shall  pass  through  it  hardl}' 
bestead  and  hungry  :  and  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  they  shall  be  hungry,  they 
shall  fret  themselves,  and  curse  their  king 
and  their  God,  and  look  up'wtird. 

22  And  they  shall  look  unto  the  earth  ; 
and  behold  trouble  and  darkness,  dimness 
of  anguish  ;  and  thetj  shall  he  driven  to 
darkness. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NEVERTHELESS,  the  dimness  shall 
not  be  such  as  was  in  her  vexation, 
when  at  the  first  he  lightly  afflicted  the  land 
ofZeb'u-lon  and  the  land  of  Naph'ta-lT,  and 
afterward  did  more  grievously  afflict  Aer  by 
the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jor'dan,  in 
Gal'i-lee  of  the  nations. 

2  The  people  that  walked  in  darkness 
have  seen  a  great  light :  they  that  dwell 
in  the  land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  upon 
them  hath  the  light  shined. 

3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation,  and 

iggrd. 


for  their  hypdetisy 


not  increased  the  joy  :  they  joy  before  thee 
according  to  the  joy  in  harvest,  and  as  men 
rejoice  when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4  For  thou  hast  broken  the  yoke  of  his 
burden,  and  the  staff  of  his  shoulder,  the  rod 
of  his  oppressor,  as  in  the  day  of  Mid'i-an. 

5  For  every  battle  of  the  wArrior^  is  with 
confused  noise,  and  gcirments  rolled  in 
blood  ;  but  this  shall  be  with  burning  and 
fuel  of  fire. 

6  For  unto  us  a  Child  is  born,  unto  us  a 
Son  is  given ;  and  the  government  shall  be 
upon  his  shoulder :  and  his  name  shall 
be  called  Won'der-fQ!,  Coftn'sel-lor,  The 
mighty  God,  The  ev6rlas^tTng  Father,  The 
Prince  of  Peace. 

7  Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and 
peace  there  shall  be  no  end,  upon  the  throne 
of  Da'vid,  and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  order 
it,  and  to  estab'lish  it  with  judgment  and 
with  justice,  from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 
The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  will  per- 
form' this. 

8  IT  The  Lord  sent  a  word  into  Ja'cob, 
and  it  hath  lighted  upon  I§'ra-el. 

9  And  all  the  people  shall  know,  even 
E'phra-im  and  the  inhabitants  of  Sa-ma'- 
ri-a,  that  say  in  the  pride  and  stoutness  of 
heart, 

10  The  bricks  kre  fallen  down,  but  we 
will  build  with  hewn  stones;  the  syc'amores 
kre  cut  down,  but  we  will  change  them  into 
cedars. 

11  Therc'fdre  the  Lord  shall  set  up  the 
ad'versaries  of  Re'zTn  against'  him,  and  join 
his  enemies  together ; 

12  The  Syr'i-anj  before,  and  the  Phi-lis  - 
tines  behind  ;  and  they  shall  devour  I§'ra- 
el  with  open  mouth.  For  all  this  his  anger 
is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretch- 
ed out  still. 

13  For  the  people  turneth  not  unto  him 
that  smiteth  them,  neither  do  they  seek  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

14  There'fore  the  Lord  will  cut  off  from 
15'ra-el  head  and  tail,  branch  and  rush,  in 
one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  Aon'ourable,  he  is 
the  head  ;  and  the  prophet  that  teacheth 
lies,  he  is  the  tail. 

16  For  the  leaders  of  this  people  cause 
the7n  to  err  ;  and  theij  that  arc  led  of  them 
are  destroy'ed. 

17  There'fore  the  Lord  shall  have  no 
joy  in  their  young  men,  neither  shall  have 
mercy  on  their  fatherless  and  widows  :  for 
every  one  is  a  hyp'ocrite  and  an  evil-doer, 
and  every  mouth  speaketh  folly.  For  all 
this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his 
hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

18  For  wickedness  burneth  as  the  fire:  it 
shall  devour  the  briers  and  thorns,  and  shall 
kindle  in  the  thickets  of  the  forest ;  and 
they  shall  mount  up  like  the  lifting  up  of 
smoke. 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  is  the  land  darkened,  and  the  people 

2  wAr'yiir. 

540 


The  ICO  ofhjranla.  ISAI'AII 

shall  be  as  ihe  fuel  of  the  fire  :  no  man  shall 
spare  his  brother. 


20  And    he    shall    snatch    on    the    right 
hand,  and  be  hungry  ;  and  lie  shall  eat  on 
the  leil  hand,  and  tliey  shall  not  be  satisfied 
they  shall   eat  every  man  the  flesh  of  his 
own  arm  : 

21  Ma-nSs'seh,  E'phva-Irn  ;  and  E'phra 
Ini,  Ma-n3s'seh  :  and  they  together  shall  he 
against'  Ju'dah.  For  all  this  his  anger  is 
not  turned  Sway,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

CHAP.  X 

Wo  unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous 
decrees,  and  that  write  grievousness 
which  they  have  prescribed  : 

2  To  turn  5side  the  needy  from  judg- 
ment, and  to  take  5way  the  right  from  the 
poor  of  my  people,  tliat  widows  niay  be  their 
prey,  and  that  they  may  rob  the  fatherless  I 

3  And  what  will  ye  do  in  the  day  of  vis- 
itation, and  in  the  desolation  lohich  shall 
come  from  far  .'  to  whom  will  ye  flee  for 
help  .'  and  where  will  ye  leave  your  glory  .' 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow  down  under 
the  prisoners,  and  they  shall  fall  under  tlic 
slain.  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
5way,  but  his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

5  O  As-.syr'i-Sn,  the  rod  of  mine  anger, 
and  the  staff  in  their  hand  is  mine  indigna- 
tion. 

()  I  will  send  him  Against'  a  hypocritical 
nation,  and  against'  the  people  of  my  wrath 
will  I  give  him  a  charee,  to  take  the  spoil, 
and  to  take  the  prey,  and  to  tread  them 
down  like  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

7  Howbeit  he  meaneth  not  so,  neither 
doth  his  heart  think  so  ;  but  it  is  in  his 
heart  to  destroy'  and  cut  off*  nations  not  a 
few. 

8  For  he  saith.  Are  not  my  princes  alto- 
gether kings .' 

'.)  Is  not  Cal'no  as  9ar'che-mTsh  J  is  not 
Ha'math  as  Ar'pSd  .-*  is  not  Sa-ma'ri-5  as 
Da-m5s'cus  .' 

10  As  my  hand  hath  found  the  kingdoms 
of  the  idols,  and  whose  graven  images  did 
e.\cel  them  of  Je-ril'sa-Iem  and  of  Sa-nia'- 
ri-a; 

11  Shall  I  not,  as  I  have  done  unto  Sa- 
ma'ri-3  and  her  idols,  so  do  to  Je-r^'sa-lem 
and  her  idols.' 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  piiss,  that, 


If'ra-el's  deliverance  promised. 
moved  the  wing,  or  opened  the  mouth,  or 
peeped. 

15  Sliall  the  axe  boast  itself  Sgainst' him 
that  heweth  therewith  .'  or  shall  the  saw 
magnify  itself  against'  him  that  sliaketh  it.' 
as  if  the  rod  should  shake  itself  Sgamst' 
them  that  lift  it  up,  or  as  if  the  staff  should 
lift  up  itself,  as  if  it  iccre  no  wood. 

16  Therc'fore  shall  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  send  among  his  fat  ones  leanness  ; 
and  under  his  glory  he  shall  kindle  a  burn- 
ing like  the  burning  of  a  fire. 

17  And  the  light  of  l§'ra-el  shall  be  fiir 
a  fire,  and  his  Holy  One  for  a  flame  :  and  it 
shall  burn  and  devour  his  thorns  and  his 
briers  in  one  day  ; 

18  And  shall  consume  the  glory  of  his 
forest,  and  of  his  fruitful  field,  both  soul 
and  body :  and  they  shall  be  as  when  a 
standard-bearer  fainteth 

1!)  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of  his  forest 
shall  be  few,  that  a  child  may  write  them. 

20  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  remnant  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  such  as 
;\re  escaped  of  the  house  of  Ja'cob,  shall 
no  more  again'  stay  upon  him  that  smolo 
them  ;  but  shall  stay  upon  the  Lord,  the 
Holy  One  of  If'ra-el,  in  truth. 

21  The  remnant  shall  return,  even  the 
remnant  of  Ja'cob,  unto  the  mighty  God. 

22  For  though  thy  people  l^'ra-el  be  a.s 
the  sand  of  the  sea,  yet  a  remnant  of  them 
shall  return  :  the  consumption  decreed  shall 
overflow  with  righteousness. 

23  For  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  shall  make 
a  consumption,  even  deter'mlned,  in  the 
midst  of  all  the  land. 

24  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  GoD 
of  hosts,  O  my  people  that  dwellest  in  Zi'- 
on,  be  not  afraid  of  the  As-syr'i-an  :  he  shall 
smite  thee  with  a  rod,  and  shall  lift  up  his 
staff  against'  thee,  after  the  manner  of  E'- 

25  For  yet  a  very  little  while,  and  the 
indignation  shall  cease,  and  mine  anger,  in 
their  destruction. 

20  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  stir  up  a 
scourge  for  him,  according  to  the  slaughter 
of  MTd'i-an  at  the  rock  of  O'reb  :  and  as 
his  rod  was  upon  the  sea,  so  shall  he  lift  it 
up  after  the  manner  of  E'eypt. 

27  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  his  burden  shall   be  taken  away  from 


vyhen  the  Loud  hath  perform'ed  his  whole 'off  thy  shoulder,  and  his  yoke  from  off  thy 
work  upon  mount  Zi'on  and  on  Je-ri^'sa-l  neck,  and  the  yoke  shall  be  destroy'ed  be- 
lem,  1  will   punish  the  fruit  of  the    stout!  cause  of  the  anointing. 


heart   of  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a,    and  the 
glory  of  his  high  looks. 

13  For  he  saith.  By  the  strength  of  my 
hand  I  have  done  it,  and  by  my  wisdom  ; 
for  I  am  prudent :  and  I  have  removed  the 
bounds  of  the  people,  and  have  robbed 
their  treasures,  and  I  have  put  down  the 
inhabitants  like  a  valiant  man  : 

14  And  my  hand  hath  found,  as  a  nest, 
the  ricln!s  of  the  people ;  and  as  one  gath- 
erelh  eggs  that  are  left,  have  I  gathered 
all   the   earth  ;    and   there   was   none    that 

Zz 


28  He  is  come  to  A-I'ath,  he  is  pSssed  to 
Mig'ron  ;  at  Mich'mash  he  hath  laid  up  hte 
carriages  : 

29  They  Jirc  gone  over  the  passage  :  they 
have  taken  up  their  lodging  at  Ge'ba  ;  Ra'- 
mah  is  afraid  ;  Glb'e-ah  of  SAul  is  fled. 

30  Lift  up  thy  voice,  O  daughter  of  Gai'- 
lim  ;  cause  it  to  be  heard  unto  La'ish,  O 
poor  An'a-thoth. 

31  Mad-m6n'ah  is  removed  ;  the  inhab; 
itants  of  Ge'bim  gather  themselves  to  flee.' 

32  As  yet  shall  he  remain  at  Nob  that 

541 


ChrlsCs  peaceable  kingdom. 
day  :  he  shall  shake  his  hand  Against'  the 
mount  of  the  dciughter  of  Zi'on,  the  hill  of 
Je-rd  sa  lem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  lop  the  boilgh  with  terror :  and  the 
high  ones  of  stature  shall  he  hewn  down, 
and  the  haughty  shall  be  tumbled. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the  thickets 
of  the  forests  with  iron,  and  Leb'a-non  shall 
fall  by  a  mighty  one. 

CHAP.  XL 

AND  there  shall  come  forth  a  rod  out  of 
the  stem  of  Jes'se,  and  a  Branch  shall 
grow  out  of  his  roots : 

2  And  the  SpTr'it  of  the  Lord  shall  rest 
upon  hini,  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  under- 
standing, tiie  spirit  of  counsel  and  might, 
the  spirit  of  knowledge,  and  of  the  fear  of 
the  Lord ; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  quick  under- 
standing in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  :  and  h 
shall   not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes, 
neither   reprove   after   the   hearins    of   his 
ears. 

4  But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge 
the  poor,  and  reprove  with  equity  for  the 
meek  of  the  earth  :  and  he  shall  smite  the 
earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth,  and  with 
the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the 
wicked. 

5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the  gir'dlel 
of  his  loins,  and  faithfulness  the  gir'dle  of 
his  reins. 

6  The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the 
lamb,  and  the  leop'ard^  shall  lie  down  with 
the  kid  ;  and  the  calf,  and  the  young  lion, 
and  the  falling  together  ;  and  a  little  child 
shall  lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed  ; 
their  young  ones  shall  lie  down  together : 
and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox. 

8  And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on 
the  hole  of  the  asp,  and  the  weaned  child 
shall  put  his  hand  on  the  cockatrice-den. 

9  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy'  in  all 
my  holy  moftn'tain  :  for  the  earth  shall  be 
full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
waters  cover  the  sea. 

10  And  in  that  day  there  shall  be  a  root 
of  Jes'se,  which  shall  stand  for  an  ensign 
of  the  people  ;  to  it  shall  the  (^en'tlles  seek  : 
and  his  rest  shall  be  glorious. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  piss  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  set  his  hand  again'  the 
second  time  to  recover  the  remnant  of  his 
people,  which  shall  be  left,  from  As-syr'i-a, 
and  from  E'gypt,  and  from  Path'ros,  and 
from  Ciish,  and  from  E'lcim,  and  from  Shi'- 
iiar,  and  from  Ha'mcLth,  and  from  the  is'- 
linds3  of  the  sea. 

12  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign  for  the 
nations,  and  shall  assemble  the  out'casts  of 
i|'ra-6l,  and  gather  together  the  dispersed 
of  Ju'dah  from  the  four  corners  of  the 
iSarth. 

13  The  envy  also  of  E'phra-im  shall  de- 
part, and  the  Sd'versaries  of  Ju'dJth  shall 

1  ^«r'«U:  2  Up'purd. 


ISAI'AH.    Bab'ij-lon  threatened  with  destruction' 
be  cut  off;  E'phra-Im  shall  not  envy  Ja'd&h 


and  Jo'dali  shall  not  vex  E'phra-Tm. 

14  But  they  shall  fly  upon  the  shoulders 
of  the  Phi-lTs'tTnes  to'wArd  the  west ;  they 
shall  spoil  them  of  the  cast  together  :  they 
shall  lay  their  hand  upon  E'dum  and  Mo'- 
5b  ;  and  the  children  of  Am'mon  shall  obey 
them. 

15  And  the  Lord  shall  utterly  destroy' 
the  tongue  of  the  E-ffyp'ti-5n  sea  ;  and  with 
his  mighty  wind  shall  he  shake  his  hand 
over  the  river,  and  shall  smite  it  in  the 
seven  streams,  and  make  men  go  over  dry 
shod. 

16  And  there  shall  be  a  highway  for  the 
remnant  of  his  people,  which  shall  be  left, 
from  As-syr'i-5  ;  like  as  it  was  to  If'ra-el 
in  the  day  that  he  came  up  out  of  the  land 
of  E'lypt. 

*  CHAP.  xn. 

AND  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  O  Lord 
I  will  praise  thee  :  though  thou  wast 
angry  with  me,  thine  anger  is  turned  aw5y 
and  thou  com'fortedst  me. 

2  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation  ;.  I  wil" 
trust,  and  not  be  afraid :  for  the  Lord  JE- 
HO'VAH  is  my  strength  and  my  song  ;  he 
also  is  become  my  salvation. 

3  There'fore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw  wa- 
ter out  of  the  wells  of  salvation. 

4  And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say.  Praise 
the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name,  declare  his 
doings  among  the  people,  make  mention 
that  his  name  is  exdited. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  hath  done 
excellent  things  :  this  is  known  in  all  the 
earth. 

6  Cry  out  and  shout,  thou  inhabitant  ©f 
Zi'on  :  for  great  is  the  Holy  One  of  If 'ra-el 
in  the  midst  of  thee. 

CHAP.  XHL 

THE  burden  of  Bab'y-lon  which  I-sai'5h 
the  son  of  A'moz  did  see. 

2  Lift  ye  up  a  banner  upon  the  high 
moftn'tain,  exalt  the  voice  unto  them,  shake 
the  hand,  that  they  may  go  into  the  gates 
of  the  nobles. 

3  I  have  commkn'ded  my  sanctified  ones, 
I  have  also  called  my  mighty  ones  for  mine 
anger,  even  them  that  rejoice  in  my  high- 
ness. 

4  The  noise  of  a  multitude  in  the  moun'- 
tains,  like  as  of  a  great  people  ;  a  tumul- 
tuous noise  of  the  kingdoms  of  nations 
gathered  together  :  the  Lord  of  hosts  mus- 
tereth  the  host  of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  from  a  far  country,  from 
the  end  of  heaven,  even  the  Lord,  and  the 
weap'ons'l  of  his  indignation,  to  destroy' the 
whole  land. 

6  Howl  ye  ;  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  ai 
hand  ;  it  shall  come  as  a  destruction  from 
the  5.1-mIgh'ty. 

7  There'fore  shall  all  hands  be  faint,  and 
every  man's  heart  shall  melt : 

8  And  they  shall  be  afraid  :  pangs  and 
sorrows  shall  take  hold  of  them  ;  they  shall 


3  I'landz. 


wep'p  nz. 
542 


God's  merciful 


ISAIAH. 


restoration  of  l^'ra-il. 


be  in  pain    as  a  woman   that   tr5v'aTleth  ;|of  If'ra-el  shall  pojfSss'  them  in  the  land  of 


they  shall  be  amazed  one  at  another  ;  their 
faces  shall  be  as  flames. 

9  Behold,  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh, 
cruel  both  with  wrath  and  fierce  anger,  to 
lay  the  land  desolate ;  and  he  shall  de- 
stroy' the  sinners  thereof  out  of  it. 

10  For  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  the  con- 
stellations thereof,  shall  not  give  their  light : 
the  sun  shall  be  darkened  in  his  going 
forth,  and  the  moon  shall  not  cause  her 
light  to  shine. 

11  And  I  will  punish  the  world  for  their 
evil,  and  the  wicked  for  their  iniquity  ;  and 
I  will  cause  the  arrogancy  of  the  proud  to 
cease,  and  will  lay  low  the  haughtiness  of 
tiie  terrible. 

12  I  will  make  a  man  more  precious 
than  fine  gold  ;  even  a  man  than  the  gold- 
en wedge  of  O'phir. 

13  There'fore  I  will  shake  the  heavens, 
and  the  earth  shall  remove  out  of  her  place, 
in  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  in 
the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased  roe,  and 
as  a  sheep  that  no  man  taketh  up  :  they 
shall  every  man  turn  to  his  own  people, 
and  flee  every  one  into  his  own  land. 

15  Every  one  that  is  found  shall  be  thrust 
through  ;  and  every  one  that  is  joined  unto 
them  shall  fall  by  the  sjcord. 

16  Their  children  also  shall  be  dashed  to 
pieces  before  their  eyes  ;  their  houses  shall 
be  spoiled,  and  their  wives  ravished 

17  Beliold,  I  will  stir  up  the  Medes 
against'  them,  which  shall  not  regard  silver  ; 
and  as  for  gold,  they  shall  not  delight  in  it. 

18  Their  bows  also  shall  dasli  the  young 
men  to  pieces  ;  and  tiicy  shall  have  no  pity 
on  the  fruit  of  the  womb  ;  their  eye  shall 
not  spare  children. 

19  And  Bab'y-lon,  the  glory  of  kingdoms, 
the  beauty  of  the  Chai'dee^'  excellency, 
shall  be  as  when  God  overthrew  Sod'om 
and  Go-mor'rah. 

20  It  shall  never  be  inhabited,  neither 
shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from  generation  to  gen- 
eration ;  neither  shall  the  A-ra'bi-an  pitch 
tent  there,  neither  shall  the  shep'herdfl 
make  their  fold  there  : 

21  But  wild  beasts  of  the  dej'ert  shall  lie 
there ;  and  their  houses  shall  be  full  of 
doleful  crea'tures  ;2  and  owls  shall  dwell 
there,  and  sSt'yrs^  shall  dance  there. 

22  And  the  wild  beosts  of  tlie  islands 
shall  cry  in  their  desolate  houses,  and  drag- 
ons in  their  plea^'ant  palaces  ;  and  her  time 
is  near  to  come,  and  her  days  shall  not  be 
prolonged. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

FOR  the  Lord  will  have  mercy  on  Ja'- 
cob,  and  will  yet  chooje  If'ra-el,  and 
set  them  in  their  own  land  :  and  the  stran 
pers  shall  be  joined  with  them,  and  they 
shall  cleave  to  the  house  of  Ja'cob. 

2  And  the  people  shall  take  them,  and 
bring  them  to  their  place  ;  and  the  house 


the  Lord  for  servants  and  handmaids  :  and 
they  shall  take  them  captives,  whose  cap- 
tives they  were  ;  and  they  shall  rule  over 
their  oppressors. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  in  the  day 
that  the  Lord  shall  give  thee  rest  from  thy 
sorrow,  and  from  thy  fear,  and  from  the 
hard  bondage  wherein  thou  wast  made  to 
serve, 

4  That  thou  shalt  take  up  this  prov'erb 
against'  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  say, 
How  hath  the  oppressor  ceased  !  the  golden 
city  ceased ! 

5  The  Lord  hath  broken  the  staff  of  the 
wicked,  and  the  sceptre  of  the  rulers. 

6  He  v^ho  smote  the  people  in  wrSth 
with  a  continual  stroke,  he  that  ruled  the 
nations  in  anger,  is  persecuted,  and  none 
hindereth. 

7  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and  is  qui- 
et :  they  break  forth  into  singing. 

8  Yea,  the  fir-trees  rejoice  at  thee,  and  the 
cedars  of  Leb'a-non,  saying,  Since  thou  art 
laid  down,  no  feller  is  come  up  against'  us. 

9  Hell  from  beneath  is  moved  for  thee  to 
meet  thee  at  thy  coming :  it  stirreth  up  the 
dead  for  thee,  even  all  the  chief  ones  of  the 
earth  ;  it  hath  raised  up  from  their  thrones 
all  the  kings  of  the  nations. 

10  All  they  shall  speak,  and  say  imto 
thee,  Art  thou  also  become  weak  as  we  .' 
art  thou  become  like  unto  us  ' 

11  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down  to  the 
grave,  and  the  noise  of  thy  viols  :  the  wonii 
is  spread  under  thee,  and  the  worms  cover 
thee. 

12  How  art  thou  fallen  from  heaven,  O 
Lu'ci-fcr,  son  of  the  morning  !  how  art  thou 
cut  down  to  the  ground,  which  didst  weak- 
en the  nations  I 

13  For  thou  hast  said  in  thine  heirt,  I 
will  ascend  into  heaven,  I  will  cxdlt  my 
throne  above  the  stars  of  God  ;  I  will  sit 
also  upon  the  mount  of  the  congregation, 
in  the  sides  of  the  north : 

14  I  will  ascend  above  the  heights  of  the 
clouds  ;  I  will  be  like  the  Most  High. 

15  Yet  thou  shalt  be  brought  down  to 
hell,  to  the  sides  of  the  pit. 

16  They  that  see  thee  shall  narrowly 
look  upon  thee,  ajid  consider  thee,  saying, 
Is  this  the  man  that  made  the  earth  to 
tremble,  that  did  shake  kingdoms  ; 

17  That  made  the  world  as  a  wilderness, 
and  destroy 'ed  the  cities  thereof;  that  open- 
ed not  the  house  of  his  prisoners  .'' 

18  All  the  kings  of  the  nations,  even  all 
of  them,  lie  in  glory,  every  one  in  his  own 
house : 

1!)  But  thou  art  cast  out  of  thy  grave  like 
an  abominable  branch,  and  as  the  raiment 
of  those  that  i\re  slain,  thrust  through  with 
a  sjoord,  that  go  down  to  the  stones  of  the 
pit ;  as  a  carcass  trodden  under  feet. 

20  Thou  shalt  not  be  joined  with  them 
in  burial,  because  thou  hast  deslroy'ed  tliy 


1  ship'pUrdz. 


2  kre'tshHrz. 


"5  sit'urz. 


543 


The  lam'cnlabh  slate,  of  Mo'a-h. 
■  and,  and  slain  thy  people  :  the  seed  of  evil- 
doers shall  never  be  renowned. 

21  Prepare  slfiughter  for  his  children  for 
the  iniquity  of  their  fathers  ;  that  they  do 
not  rise,  nor  pof^ess'  the  land,  nor  fill  the 
face  of  the  world  with  cities. 

22  For  I  will  rise  up  against'  them,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  cut  oft"  from  Bab'y- 
lun  the  name,  and  remnant,  and  son,  and 
neph'evv,!  saith  the  Lord. 

23  I  will  also  make  it  a  posfes'sion  for 
the  bittern,  and  pools  of  water  :  and  I  will 
sweep  it  with  the  be'fom  of  destruction, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

24  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn,  say- 
ing, Surely  as  I  have  thought,  so  shall  it 
come  to  p5ss  ;  and  as  I  have  purposed,  so 
shall  it  stand ; 

25  That  I  will  break  the  As-syr'i-an  in 
my  land,  and  upon  my  mofin'tams  tread 
him  under  foot :  then  shall  his  yoke  depart 
from  off  them,  and  his  burden  depart  from 
off  their  shoulders. 

26  This  is  the  purpose  that  is  purposed 
upon  the  whole  earth ;  and  this  is  the 
hand  that  is  stretched  out  upon  all  the  na- 
tions. 

27  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed, 
and  who  shall  disannul  it  ?  and  his  hand  is 
stretched  out,  and  who  shallturn  it  back  ? 

28  In  the  year  that  king  A'iiaz  died,  was 
this  burden. 

29  Rejoice  not  thou,  whole  Pal-e-sti'nS, 
because  the  rod  of  him  that  smote  thee  is 
broken  :  for  out  of  the  serpent's  root  shall 
come  forth  a  cockatrice,  and  his  fruit  shall 
be  a  fiery  flying  serpent. 

30  And  the  first-born  of  the  poor  shall 
feed,  and  the  needy  shall  lie  down  in  safety  : 
and  I  will  kill  thy"  root  with  famine,  and  he 
shall  slay  thy  remnant. 

31  Howl,  O  gate  ;  cry,  O  city :  thou, 
whole  Pal-e-sti'nS,  art  dissolved  :  for  there 
shall  come  from  the  north  a  smoke,  and 
none  shnR  be  alone  in  his  appointed  times. 

32  What  shall  one  then  answer  the  mes- 
sengers of  the  nation  .'  That  the  Lord  hath 
founded  Zi'on,  and  the  poor  of  his  people 
shall  trust  in  it. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THE  burden  of  Mo'ab.  Because  in  the 
night  Ar  of  Mo'ab  is  laid  waste,  and 
brought  to  silence ;  because  in  the  night 
Kir2  of  Mo'ab  is  laid  waste,  and  brought  to 
silence : 

2  He  is  gone  up  to  Ba'jith,  and  to  Df- 
bon,  the  high  places,  to  weep  :  Mo'ab  shall 
howl  over  Ne'bo,  and  over  Med'e-ba  ;  on 
all  their  heads  shall  be  baldness,  and  every 
beard  cut  off. 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  girdS  theni- 
selves  with  sackcloth  :  on  the  tops  of  their 
houses,  and  in  their  streets,  every  one  shall 
howl,  weeping  abundantly. 

4  And  Hgsh'bon  shall  cry,  and  E-le-a'leh  : 
their  voice  shall  be  heard  even  unto  Ja'haz 


ISAT'AH.  Mo'ab  is  exhorted  to  obedience 

shall   cry  out ;  his  life   shall   be   griev'otis 
unto  him. 

5  My  hei\rt  shall  cry  out  for  Mo'ab  ;  hia 
fugitives  shall  flee  unto  Zo'ar,  a  heifer  of 
three  years  old  :  for  by  the  mounting  up  o> 
Lu'hith  with  weeping  shall  they  go  it  up  , 
for  in  the  way  of  Hor-o-na'Tm  they  shall 
raise  up  a  cry  of  destruction. 

6  For  the  waters  of  Nim'rim  shall  be 
desolate  :  for  the  hay  is  withered  away,  the 
grass  faileth,  there  is  no  green  thing. 

7  There'fbre  the  abundance  they  have 
gotten,  and  that  which  they  have  laid  up, 
shall  tliey  carry  away  to  the  brook  of  the 
willows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about'  the 
borders  of  Mo'ab  ;  the  howling  thereof  unto 
Eg-la'im,  and  the  howling  thereof  unto 
Be-er-e'lTm. 

9  For  the  waters  of  Di'mon  s^iall  be  full 
of  blood  :  for  I  will  bring  more  upon  Di'- 
mon, lions  upon  him  that  escapeth  of  Mo'- 
ab, and  upon  the  remnant  of  the  land. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

SEND  ye  the   lamb  to  the   ruler  of  the 
land  from  Se'la  to  the  wilderness,  unto 
the  mount  of  the  dAughter  of  Zi'on. 

2  For  it  shall  be,  that  as  a  wan'dering 
bird  cist  out  of  the  nest,  so  the  daughters  oi 
Mo'ab  shall  be  at  the  fords  of  Ar'non. 

3  Take  counsel,  execute  judgment,  make 
thy  shadow  as  the  night  in  the  midst  of  the 
noon-day  ;  hide  the  out'casts,  bewray  not 
him  that  wandereth. 

4  Let  mine  oftt'casts  dwell  with  thee, 
Mo'ab :  be  thou  a  covert  to  tliem  from  the 
face  of  the  spoiler  :  for  the  extortioner  is  at 
an  end,  the  spoiler  ceaseth,  the  oppressors 
arc  consumed  out  of  the  land. 

5  And  in  mercy  shall  the  throne  be  estab'- 
iTshed ;  and  he  shall  sit  upon  it  in  truth 
in  the  tabernacle  of  Da'vid,  judging  and 
seeking  judgment,  and  hasting  righteous 
ness. 

6  We  have  heard  of  the  pride  of  Mo'ab  ; 
he  is  very  proud  :  even  of  his  haughtiness, 
and  his  pride,  and  his  wrath :  but  his  lies 
shall  not  be  so. 

7  There'fore  shall  Mo'ab  howl  for  Mo'ab, 
every  one  shall  howl :  for  the  foundations  oif 
Kir-har'e-sethl  shall  ye  mourn;  surely  they 
are  stricken. 

8  For  the  fields  of  Hesh'bon  languish, 
and  the  vine  of  Sib'mah  :  the  lords  of  the 
heathen  have  broken  down  the  principal 
plants  thereof,  they  are  come  even  unto  Ja'- 
zcr,  they  wandered  through  the  wilderness  ; 
her  branches  are  stretched  out,  they  i\re 
gone  over  the  sea  : 

9  There'fore  I  will  bewail  with  the  weep- 
ing of  Ja'zer  the  vine  of  STb'mah  :  I  will 
water  thee  with  my  tears,  O  Hesh'bon,  and 
E-le-a'leh  ;  for  the  shouting  for  thy  summer- 
fruits,  and  for  thy  harvest,  is  fallen. 

10  And  gladness  is  taken  away,  and  joy 
out  of  the  plentiful  field  ;  and  in  the  vTne'- 


there'fbre    the  armed    sol'dier|4    of  Mo'ab 'yards  there  shall  be  no  singing,  neither  shall 
1  nev'vU.  2  Ker.  3  gerd.  4  sol'jurz.  5  Ker-har'e-sSth 

544 


Spr'i-a  and  I^'ra-el  threatened. 


ISAIAH. 


there  be  shouting  ;  tlie  trnadors  shall  trcud 
out  no  wine  in  tltcir  presses  ;  I  have  made 
their  vi7itagc-shouUng  to  cease. 

11  Wherefore  my  bowels  shall  sound  like 
a  harp  for  Moab,  and  mine  Tn'ward  parts 
for  Kir'ha-resh.l 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  p5ss,  when  it  is 
seen  that  Mo'Sb  is  weary  on  the  high  place, 
that  he  shall  come  to  his  sanctuary  to  pray  ; 
but  he  shall  not  prevail. 

13  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  concer'nlng  Mo'5b  since  that  time. 

14  But  now  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  say- 
ing. Within  three  years,  as  the  years  of  a 
hireling,  and  the  glory  of  Mo'ab  shall  be 
contemned,  with  all  that  great  multitude  ; 
and  the  remnant  shall,  be  very  small  and 
feeble. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THE    burden    of   Da-m5s'cus.     Behold, 
Da-mas'cus   is  taken  Sway  from  being 
a  city,  and  it  shall  be  a  ruinous  heap. 

2  The  cities  of  Ar'o-or  arc  forsaken  ;  they 
shall  be  for  flocks  which  shall  lie  down,  and 
none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

3  The  fortress  shall  also  cease  from 
E'phra-im,  and  the  kingdom  from  Da-mas'- 
cus, and  the  remnant  of  Syr'i-a  :  they  shall 
be  as  the  glory  of  the  children  of  l|'ra-el, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  And  in  that  day  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  the  glory  of  Ja'cob  shall  be  made  thin, 
and  the  fatness  of  his  flesh  shall  wax 
lean. 

5  And  it  sliall  be  as  when  the  harvest- 
man  gathcrcth  the  corn,  and  reapcth  the 
ears  with  his  arm  ;  and  it  shall  be  as  he  that 
gathereth  ears  in  the  valley  of  Reph'a-im. 

6  Yet  glcaning-grapes  shall  be  left  in  it, 
as  the  shaking  of  an  olive-tree,  two  or  three 
berries  in  the  top  of  the  uppermost  bough, 
four  or  five  in  the  outmost  fruitful  branches 
thereof,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  I^'ra-el. 

7  At  that  day  shall  a  man  look  to  his 
Ma'ker,  and  his  eyes  shall  have  respect  to 
the  Holy  One  of  Ij'ra-el. 

8  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the  altars,  the 
work  of  his  hands,  neither  shall  respect  that 
which  his  fingers  have  made,  either  the 
groves  or  the  images. 

0  In  that  day  shall  his  strong  cities  be  as 
a  forsaken  boiigli,  and  an  uj)permost  brinch, 
which  they  left,  because  of  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el  :  and  there  shall  be  desolation. 

10  Because  thou  hast  forgotten  the  God 
of  thy  salvation,  and  liast  not  been  mindful 
of  the  Rock  of  thy  strength  ;  th6rc'fore  shall 
thou  plant  plSa^'Snt  plants,  and  shall  set  it 
with  strange  slips : 

]i  In  tin;  day  slialt  thou  make  thy  plant 
to  grow,  and  in  the  morning  shalt  thou  make 
thy  seed  to  flourish  ;  but  the  harvest  shall 
be  a  heap  in  the  day  of  gri6fand  of  desperate 
sorrow. 

12  Wo  to  the  mtdtitnde  of  many  people, 
which    make   a   noise  like  the  noise   of  the 
seas  ;  and  to  the  rushing  of  nations,  that 
'  Kf.r'ha-rish. 

Z  z2  35 


The  confusion  of  E'eppt. 
like  the  rushing  of  mighty 


make  a  rushiii<: 
waters ! 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like  the  rush- 
ing of  many  waters  :  but  Gvd  shall  rebuke 
them,  and  they  shall  flee  far  ofl',  and  shall 
be  chivscd  as  the  chaff  of  the  moun  tains  be- 
fore the  wind,  and  like  a  rolling  thing  before 
the  whirFwTnd. 

14  And,  behold,  at  evening-tide  trouble  ; 
and  before  the  morning  he  is  not.  This  is 
the  portion  of  them  that  spoil  us,  and  the  lot 
of  them  that  rob  us. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

WO  to  the  land  shadowing  with  wings, 
which   is  beyond  the  rivers  of  E-thi- 
o'pi-a  : 

2  That  scndcth  ambassadors  by  the  sea, 
even  in  vessels  of  bulrushes  upon  the  wa- 
ters, saying,  Go.  ye  swift  messengers,  to  a 
nation  scattered  and  peeled,  to  a  people 
terrible  from  their  beginning  hitherto  ;  a  na- 
tion meted  out  and  trodden  down,  whose 
land  the  rivers  have  spoiled  ! 

3  All  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world,  and 
dwellers  on  the  earth,  see  ye,  when  he  lift- 
cth  up  an  ensign  on  tJie  moCm'tains  ;  and 
when  he  bloweth  a  trumpet,  hear  ye.' 

4  For  so  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I  will 
take  my  rest,  and  I  will  consider  in  my 
dwelling  place  like  a  clear  heat  upon  h&rhs, 
and  like  a  cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of  har- 
vest. 

5  For  afore  the  harvest,  when  the  bud  is 
perfect,  and  the  sour  grape  is  ripening  in 
the  flower,  he  shall  both  cut  oft'  the  sprigs 
with  pruning-hooks,3  and  take  away  and  cut 
down  the  branches. 

6  They  shall  be  left  together  unto  the 
fowls  of  the  moun'tains,  and  to  the  beasts  of 
the  earth  :  and  the  fowls  shall  summer  upon 
them,  and  all  the  beasts  of  the  earth  shall 
winter  upon  them. 

7  In  that  time  shall  the  present  bo  brought 
unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  of  a  people  scatter- 
ed and  peeled,  and  from  a  people  terrible 
fi'om  their  beginning  hitherto  ;  a  nation 
meted  out  and  trodden  under  foot,  whose 
land  the  rivers  have  spoiled,  to  the  place  of 
the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  mount 
Zi'on. 

CHAP^  XIX. 

THE  burden  of  E^ypt.  Behold,  the 
Lord  ridethiipon  a  swift  cloud,  and 
shall  come  into  E'ffypt ;  and  the  idols  of 
E'gypt  shall  be  moved  at  his  presence,  and 
the  he;\rt  of  E'gypt  shall  melt  in  the  midst 
of  it. 

2  And  I  will  set  the  E-gyp'ti-ans  against' 
the  E-eyp'ti-ans  :  and  they  shall  fight  every 
one  against'  his  brother,  and  every  one 
against'  his  neighbour  ;  city  against'  city, 
a.nd,  kingdom  against'  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  E'gypt  sliall  fail  in- 
the  midst  thereof;  and  I  will  destroy'  thet 
counsel  thereof:  and  they  shall  seek  to  the 
idols,  and  to  the  charmers,  and  to  them  that 
have  familiar  spirits,  and  to  the  wizards. 

3  prddn'ing-hdoks. 
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S'gppt's  call  to  the  church.  ISAI'AH. 

4  And  the  E-gyp'ti-5ns  will  I  give  over       21 
into  the   hand  oVa  cruel  lord  ;  and  a  fierce 
king  shall  rule  over  them,  saith  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  And  the  waters  shall  fail  from  the  sea, 
and  the  river  shall  be  wasted  and  dried  up. 

6  And  they  shall  turn  the  rivers  far  away, 
and  the  brooks  of  defence  shall  be  emptied 
and  dried  up :  the  reeds  and  flags  shall 
wither. 

7  The  paper-reeds  by  the  brooks,  by  the 
mouth  of  the  brooks,  and  every  thing  sown 
by  the  brooks,  shall  wither,  be  driven  away, 
and  be  no  more. 

8  The  fishers  also  shall  mourn,  and  all 
they  that  cast  angle  into  the  brooks  shall 
lament,  and  they  that  spread  nets  upon  the 
waters  shall  languish. 

9  Moreover,  they  that  work  in  fine  flax, 
and  they  that  weave  net-works,  shall  be 
confounded. 

10  And  they  shall  be  broken  in  the  pur- 
poses thereof^  all  that  make  sluices  and 
ponds  for  fisli. 

11  Surely  the  princes  of  Zo'an  are  fools, 
the  counsel  of  the  wise  counsellors  ofPha'- 
raoh  is  become  brutish  :  how  say  ye  unto 
Pha'raoh,  I  am  the  son  of  the  wise,  the  son 
of  ancient  kings  ? 

12  Where  are  they  .'  where  arc  thy  wise 
tnen  ?  and  let  them  tell  thee  now,  and  let 
them  know  what  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
purposed  upon  E'gypt. 

13  The  princes  of  Zo'an  are  become  fools, 
the  princes  of  Noph  are  deceived  ;  they  have 
also  seduced  E'gypt,  even  they  that  arc  the 
stay  of  the  tribes  thereof. 

14  The  Lord  hath  mingled  a  pei-verse' 
spirit  in  the  midst  thereof:  and  they  have 
caused  E'eypt  to  err  in  every  work  thereof, 
as  a  drunken  man  staggereth  in  his  vomit. 

15  Neither  shall  there  be  amj  work  for 
E'gypt,  which  the  head  or  tail,  branch  or 
rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  day  shall  E'gypt  be  like  unto 
women  ;  and  it  shall  be  afraid  and  fear, 
because  of  the  shaking  of  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  which  he  shaketh  over  it. 

17  And  the    land  of  Ju'd5h    shall  be 
terror  unto  E'gypt :  every  one  that  maketh 
mention  thereof  shall  be  Sfiaid  in  himself, 
because  of  the  counsel  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
which  he  hath  deter'mlncd  against'  it. 

18  In  that  day  shall  five  cities  in  the  land 
of  E'gypt  speak  the  language  of  Ca'na-Sn, 
and  swear  to  the  Lord  of  hosts:  one  shall 
be  called.  The  city  of  destruction. 

19  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an  altar  to 
the  Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
and  a  pillar  at  the  border  thereof  to  the 
Lord. 

20  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  and  for  a  wit- 
ness unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  the  land  of 
E'gypt :  for  they  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord 
because  of  the  oppressors,  and  he  shall  send 
them  a  saviour,  and  a  groat  one,  and  he 

-shall  deliver  them. 


The  people's  captivity  hevoailed 
And  the  Lord  shall  be  known  to 
E'gypt,  and  the  E-gyp'ti-ans  shall  know  the 
Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  do  sac'rif i(;c  and 
oblation  ;  yea,  they  shall  vow  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  perform'  it. 

22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite  E'gypt  ,  ne 
shall  smite  and  heal  it :  and  they  shall  re- 
turn even  to  the  Lord,  and  he  sliall  be  en- 
treated of  them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  In  tiiat  day  sliall  then;  be  a  highway 
out  of  E'gypt  to  As-syr'i-a  ;  and  the  As- 
syr'i-an  shall  come  into  E'gypt,  and  the 
E-gyp'ti-an  into  As-syr'i-a  ;  and  tiie  E-gyp'- 
ti-ans shall  serve  with  the  As-syr'i-ans. 

24  In  that  day  sliall  Ij'ra-el  be  the  tiiird 
with  E'gypt  and  with  As-syr'i-a,  even  a 
blessing  in  the  midst  of  the  land  ; 

25  Whom  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  bless, 
aying,  Bles'sed  tc   E'gypt  my  people,  and 

As-syr'i-a  the  work  of  my   hands,  and  !§'- 
a-el  mine  inheritance. 

CHAP.  XX.— 

IN  the  year  that  Tkr'tan  came  unto  Ash'- 
dod,  (when  Sar'gon  the  king  of  As-syr'- 
i-a sent  him,)  and  fought  Sgainst'  Ash'dod, 
and  took  it ; 

2  At  the  same  time  spake  the  Lord  by 
T-sai'ah  the  son  of  A'moz,  saying,  Go,  and 
loose  the  sackcloth  from  off  thy  loins,  and 
put  off  thy  shoe  from  thy  foot.  And  he 
did  so,  w&lk'ing  naked  and  barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  Like  as  my  ser- 
vant I-sai'ah  hath  walked  naked  and  bare- 
foot three  years  for  a  sign  and  wonder  upoa 
E'gypt  and  upon  E-thi-o'pi-a  ; 

4  So  shall  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  lead 
away  the  E-gyp'ti-ans  prisoners,  and  the 
E-tiii-o'pi-ans  captives,  young  and  old,  na- 
ked and  barefoot,  even  with  their  buttocks 
uncovered,  to  the  shame  of  E'gypt. 

5  And  they  shall  be  afraid  and  ashamed 
of  E-thi-o'pi-a  their  expectation,  and  of  E'- 
gypt their  glory. 

6  And  the  inhabitant  of  this  isle  shall 
say  in  that  day,  Behold,  such  is  our  expec- 
tation, whither  we  flee  for  help  to  be  deliv- 
ered from  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a  :  and  how 
shall  we  escape' .'' 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THE  burden  of  the  dej'ert  of  the  sea. 
As  whirl'winds  in  the  south  pass 
through ;  so  it  cometh  from  the  dS|'ert, 
from  a  terrible  land. 

2  A  griev'ous  vision  is  declared  unto  me  ; 
The  treacherous  dealer  dealeth  treacher- 
ously, and  the  spoiler  spoileth.  Go  up,  O 
E'lam  :  besiege,  O  Me'di-a  :  all  the  sighing 
thereof  have  I  made  to  cease. 

3  There'fore  are  my  loins  filled  with 
pain  ;  pangs  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  as 
the  pangs  of  a  woman  that  trav'aileth  :  I 
was  bowed  down  at  the  hearing  of  it ;  I 
was  difmayed  at  the  seeing  of  it. 

4  My  hekrt  panted,  fearfiilness  affrighted 
me :  the  night  of  my  pleaf'ure  hath  he 
turned  into  fear  unto  me. 

5  Prepare  the  table,  watch  in  the  watch- 


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Jewry's  invasion  lamented. 

tower,  eat,  drink :    arlje,  ye  princes,   and 

inoint  the  shield. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Go,  set  a  watchman,  let  him  declare  what 
he  seeth. 

7  And  he  saw  a  chariot  with  a  couple  of 
horsemen,  a  chariot  of  Sssos,  and  a  chariot 
of  camels ;  and  he  hearkened  diligently 
with  much  heed. 

8  And  he  cried,  A  lion :  My  lord,  I 
stand  continually  upon  the  watch-tower  in 
the  day-time,  and  I  am  set  in  my  ward 
whole  nights ; 

{)  And,  behold,  here  cometh  a  chariot  of 
men,  tcith  a  couple  of  horsemen.  And  he 
answered  and  said,  B5b'y-lon  is  fallen,  is 
fallen  ;  and  all  the  graven  images  of  her 
gods  he  hath  broken  unto  the  ground. 

10  O  my  threshing,  and  the  corn  of  my 
floor  :  that  which  I  have  heard  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el,  have  I  declar- 
ed unto  you. 

11  II  The  burden  of  Da'mah.  He  call- 
eth  to  me  out  of  Se'ir,  Watch'man,  what 
of  the  night  .'  watch'man,  what  of  the 
night .' 

12  The  watch'man  said.  The  morning 
cometh,  and  also  the  night :  if  ye  will  in- 
quire, inquire  ye  :  return,  come. 

13  IT  The  burden  upon  A-ra'bi-ft.  In  the 
forest  in  A-ra'bi-a  shall  yo  lodge,  O  ye 
travelling  com'panies  of  Ded'a-nim. 

14  The  inhabitants  of  the  land  of  Te'mS. 
brought  water  to  jiim  that  was  thirsty,  they 
prevented  with  their  bread  him  that  fled. 

15  For  they  fled  from  the  swords,  from 
the  drawn  sjcord,  and  from  the  bent  b(5w, 
and  from  the  griev'ousness  of  war. 

IG  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Within  a  year,  according  to  the  years  of  a 
hireling,  and  all  the  glory  of  Ke'dar  shall 
fail : 

17  And  the  residue  of  the  number  of 
archers,  the  mighty  men  of  the  children  of 
Ke'dSr,  shall  be  diminished  :  for  the  Lord 
God  of  Is'ra-el  hatli  spoken  it. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

THE    burden    of  (he    valley    of  virion. 
What  aileth  thee  now,  that  thou  art 
wholly  gone  up  to  tlic  house-tops  .' 

2  Thou  that  art  full  of  stirs,  a  tumultu- 
ous city,  a  joyous  city  :  thy  slain  men  arc 
not  slain  with  the  sjoord,  nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  thy  rulers  ;\rc  fled  together,  they 
arc  bound  by  tlie  archers  :  all  that  .\rc  found 
in  tiiee  are  bound  together,  which  have  fled 
from  far. 

4  Thgrc'fbre  said  I,  Look  Sway  from  me  ; 
I  will  weep  bitterly,  labour  not  to  com'fort 
me  ;  because  of  the  spoiling  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people. 

5  For  it  is  a  day  of  trouble,  and  of 
treading  down,  and  of  perplexity  by  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the  valley  of  vifioji, 
breaking  down  the  walls,  and  of  crying  to 
the  mofin'talns. 

6  And  E'lam  bare  the  quiver  with  char- 


ISAI'AH.  Christ's  kingdom  prefigured 

iots  of  men  and  horsemen,  and  Kirl  unc6v- 
ered  the  shield. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  thy 
choicest  valleys  shall  be  full  of  chariots, 
and  the  horsemen  shall  set  themselves  in 
array  at  the  gate. 

8  And  he  discovered  the  cov'ering  of 
Ju'dah,  and  thou  didst  look  in  that  day  to 
the  armour  of  the  house  of  the  forest. 

9  Ye  have  seen  also  the  breaches  of  the 
city  of  Da'vid,  that  they  tire  many  ;  and  ye 
gathered  together  the  waters  of  the  lower 
pool  : 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the  houses  of 
Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  the  houses  have  ye  broken 
down  to  fortify  the  wall. 

11  Ye  made  also  a  ditch  between  the 
two  walls  for  the  water  of  the  old  pool :  but 
ye  have  not  looked  unto  the  maker  thereof, 
neither  had  respect  unto  him  that  fashioned 
it  long  ago. 

12  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts  call  to  weeping,  and  to  mourning, 
and  to  bAldness,  and  to  gir'ding2  with  sack- 
cloth : 

13  And,  behold,  joy  and  gladness,  slay- 
ing oxen  and  killing  sheep,  eating  flesh  and 
drinking  wine  :  let  us  eat  and  drink,  for  to- 
morrow we  shall  die. 

14  And  it  was  revealed  in  mine  ears  by 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  Surely  this  iniquity  shall 
not  be  purged  from  you  till  ye  die,  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 
Go,  get  thee  unto  this  treaj'urer,  even  unto 
Sheb'na,  which  is  over  the  house,  and  say, 

16  What  hast  thou  here,  and  whom  hast 
thou  here,  that  thou  hast  hewed  thee  out  a 
sepulchre  here,  as  he  that  hewcth  him  out 
a  sepulchre  on  high,  and  that  graveth  a 
habitation  for  himself  in  a  rock  .' 

17  Behold,  the  Lord  will  carry  thee 
away  with  a  mighty  captivity,  arid  will 
surely  cover  thee. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn  and  toss 
thee  like  a  ball  into  a  large  country  :  there 
shalt  thou  die,  and  there  the  chariots  of  thy 
glory  shall  be  the  shame  of  thy  lord's  house. 

19  And  I  will  drive  thee  from  thy  sta- 
tion, and  from  thy  state  shall  he  pftll  thee 
down. 

20  And  it  .shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  I  will  call  my  servant  E-li'a-kim,  the 
son  of  HTl-ki'ah  : 

21  And  I  will  clothe  him  with  thy  robe, 
and  strengthen  him  with  thy  gir'dle,3  and 
I  will  commit  thy  government  into  his 
hand  ;  and  he  shall  be  a  father  to  the  in- 
habitants of  Je-rA'sa-lem,  and  to  the  house 
of  Ju'dah. 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of  Da'vid 
will  I  lay  upon  his  shoulder :  so  he  shall 
open,  and  none  shall  shut ;  and  he  shall 
shut,  and  none  shall  open. 

23  And  I  will  fasten  him  as  a  nail  in  a 
sure  place  ;  and  he  shall  be  for  a  glorioua 
throne  to  his  father's  house. 


^Kir 


^gir'dlng. 


3gir'dl. 
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The  miserable  overthrow  of  Tyre.         ISAI'AH 

24  And  they  sliall  hang  upon  hhu  all  the 
glory  of  his  father's  house,  the  offspring 
and  the  issue,  all  vessels  oi' small  quantity, 
from  the  vessels  of  cups,  even  to  all  the 
vessels  of  flagons. 

25  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  the  nail  that  is  fastened  in  the  sure 
place  be  removed,  and  be  cut  down,  and 
fall ;  and  the  burden  that  was  upon  it  shall 
be  cut  off:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAP.   XXIII. 

THE  burden  of  Tyre.  Howl,  ye  ships 
of  Tar'shish  ;  for  it  is  laid  waste,  so 
that  there  is  no  house,  no  entering  in  ;  from 
the  land  of  (jilhit'tim  it  is  revealed  to  them. 

2  Be  still,  ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle  ; 
thou  whom  the  merchants  of  Zi'don,  that 
pass  over  the  sea,  have  replenished. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed  of  Sl'- 
hor,  the  harvest  of  the  river,  is  her  rev- 
enue ;  and  she  is  a  mart  of  nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O  Zi'don  ;  for  the 
sea  hath  spoken,  even  the  strength  of  the 
sea,  saying,  I  trav'uil  not,  nor  bring  forth 
children,  neither  do  I  nourish  up  young 
men,  nor  bring  up  vir'.|ins.l 

5  As  at  the  report  concer'ning  E'gypt, 
so  sliali  they  be  sorely  pained  at  the  report 
of  Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tar'shish ;  howl,  ye 
inhabitants  of  the  isle. 

7  Is  this  your  joyous  city,  whose  anti- 
quity is  of  ancient  days  .'  her  own  feet  shall 
carry  her  afar  off  to  so'journ. 

8  Who  hath  taken  this  counsel  Sgainst' 
Tyre,  tlie  crowning  city,  whose  merchants 
are  princes,  whose  traffickers  are  the  Aon'- 
ourable  of  the  earth  ? 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed  it, 
to  stain  the  pride  of  all  glory,  and  to  bring 
into  contempt  all  the  Aon'ourable  of  the 
earth. 

10  pass  through  thy  land  as  a  river,  O 
daughter  of  Tar'shish  :  there  is  no  more 
strength. 

11  He  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the  sea  ; 
he  shook  the  kingdoms  -.  the  Lord  hath 
given  a  command'ment  against'  the  mer- 
ch'dnt-city,  to  destroy'  the  strong  holds 
thereof. 

12  And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  no  more  re- 
joice, O  thou  oppressed  virgin,  daughter  of 
Zi'don  ;  arije,  piss  over  to  Chit'tim  ;  there 
also  shalt  thou  have  no  rest. 

13  Behold,  the  land  of  the  Chal-de'Snf  : 
this  people  was  not  till  the  As-syr'i-Sn 
founded  it  for  them  that  dwell  in  the  wil- 
derness :  they  set  up  the  towers  thereof, 
they  raised  up  the  palaces  thereof;  and  he 
brought  it  to  ruin. 

14  Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tar'shish  :  for  your 
strength  is  laid  waste. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  Tyre  shall  be  forgotten  seventy  years, 
according  to  the  days  of  one  king  :  after 
the  end  of  seventy  years  ."hall  Tyre  sing  as 
a  harlot. 

Ivir'jinz.  ^merth. 


God's  judgments  'upon  the  land 

16  Take  a  harp,  go  about'  the  city,  thou 
harlot  that  hast  been  forgotten  :  make  sweet 
melody,  .sing  many  songs,  that  thou  mayst 
be  remembered. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  after  the 
end  of  seventy  years,  that  the  Lord  will 
visit  Tyre,  and  she  shall  turn  to  her  hire, 
and  shall  commit  fornication  with  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

IS  And  her  mer'chandi^e  and  her  hire 
shall  be  holiness  to  the  Lord  :  it  shall  not 
be  treasured  nor  laid  up  ;  for  her  mer'chaii- 
dije  shall  be  for  them  that  dwell  before  the 
Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  and  for  durable 
clothing. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord  maketh  the  earth 
empty  ;  and  maketh  it  waste,  and 
turneth  it  upside  down,  and  scatteretli 
abroad  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  as  with  the  people,  so 
with  the  priest ;  as  with  the  servant,  so  vvitli 
his  mkster  ;  as  with  the  maid,  so  with  her 
mistress  ;  as  with  the  buyer,  so  with  the 
seller  ;  as  with  the  lender,  so  with  tlie  bor- 
rower ;  as  with  the  taker  of  ufury,  so  witii 
the  giver  of  ujury  to  him. 

3  The  land  shall  be  utterly  emptied,  and 
utterly  spoiled  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
this  word. 

4  The  earth  raourneth,  and  fadeth  Sway  ; 
the  world  languisheth,  and  fadeth  away  ; 
the  haughty  people  of  the  earth  do  lan- 
guish. 

5  The  earth  also  is  defiled  under  the  in- 
habitants thereof,  because  they  have  trans- 
gressed the  laws,  chan|ed  the  ordinance, 
broken  the    everlas'ting   covenant. 

G  There'fore  hath  the  curse  devoured  the 
earth,  and  they  that  dwell  therein  are  des- 
olate :  tli6re'fore  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth  are  burned,  and  few  men  left. 

7  The  new  wine  mourneth,  the  vine  lan- 
guisheth, all, the  raerry-he<\rted  do  sigh. 

S  The  mirth2  of  labretsceaseth,  the  noise 
of  them  that  rejoice  endeth,  the  joy  of  the 
harp  ceaseth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with  a  song  ; 
strong  drink  shall  be  bitter  to  them  that 
drink  it. 

10  The  city  of  confusion  is  broken  down  ; 
every  house  is  shut  up,  that  no  man  may 
come  in. 

11  There  is  a  crying  for  wine  in  the 
streets  ;  all  joy  is  darkened,  the  mirth  of 
the  land  is  gone. 

12  In  the  city  is  left  desolation,  and  the 
gate  is  smitten  with  destruction. 

13  When  thus  it  shall  be  in  the  midst  of 
the  land  among  the  people,  there  shall  be  as 
the  shaking  of  an  olive-tree,  and  as  the 
gleaning-grapes  when-  the  vin'tage^  is 
done. 

14  They  shall  lift  up  their  voice,  they 
shall  sing  for  the  raaj'esty  4  of  the  Lord, 
they  shall  cry  aloiid  from  the  sea. 

3  vin'tldje.  4  mdd'jes-te. 

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rhe  -prophet  praiseth  God 


ISAIAH. 


15  Wherefore  glorify  ye  the  Lord  in  the 
fires,  even  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Ij'ra-6l  in  the  isles  of  tiie  sea. 

16  From  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth 
have  wo  heard  songs,  even  glory  to  the 
righteous.  But  I  said,  My  leanness,  my  lean- 
ness, wo  unto  me  !  the  treacherous  dealers 
have  dealt  treacherously;  yea,  the  treacher- 
ous dealers  have   dealt  very  treacherously. 

17  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  are 
upon  thee,  O  inhabitant  of  the  earth. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  piss,  thai  he  who 
tlecth  from  the  noise  of  the  fear  shall  fall 
into  the  pit ;  and  lie  that  comelh  up  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken  in  the 
snare :  for  the  windows  from  on  high  arc 
open,  and  the  foundations  of  the  earth  do 
shake. 

19  The  earth  is  utterly  broken  down, 
the  earth  is  clean  dissolved,  the  earth  is 
moved  exceedingly. 

20  The  earth  shall  reel  to  and  fro  like  a 
drunkard,  and  shall  be  removed  like  a  cot- 
tage ;  and  the  transgression  thereof  shall  be 
heavy  upon  it ;  and  it  shall  fall,  and  not 
rise  again'. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  piss  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  punish  the  host  of  the 
high  ones  that  are  on  high,  and  the  kings 
of  the  earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered  together 
as  prisoners  are  gathered  in  tlie  pit,  and 
siiall  be  shut  up  in  the  prison,  and  after 
many  days  shall  they  be  visited. 

23  Then  the  moon  shall  be  confounded, 
and  the  sun  ashamed,  when  the  Lord  of 
hosts  shall  reign  in  mount  Zi'on,  and  in 
Je-rii'sa-lem,  and  before  his  ancients,  glo- 
riously. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

OLORD,  thou  art  my  God  ;  I  will  ex- 
Alt  thee,  I  will  praise  thy  name  :  for 
thou  iiust  done  wonderful  things  ;  thy  coun- 
sels of  old  lire  faithfulness  and  truth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  of  a  city  a  heap  ; 
of  a  defenced  city  a  ruin  :  a  palace  of  stran- 
gers to  be  no  city  ;  it  shall  never  be  built. 

3  There'fOre  shall  the  .strong  people  glo- 
rify thee,  the  city  of  the  terrible  nations 
shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  been  a  strength  to  the 
poor,  a  strength  tfi  the  needy  in  his  distress, 
a  refuge  from  the  storm,  a  shadow  from  the 
heat,  when  the  blast  of  the  terrible  ones  is 
as  a  storm  against'  tlie  wall. 

5  Thou  shalt  bring    down    the   noise  of 
strangers  as  the  heat  in  a  dry  place  ; 
the    heat  with  the  shadow  of  a  cloud  : 
branch  of  tlie  terrible  ones  shall  be  brou 
low. 

6  And  in  this  moun'tain  shall  the  Lord 
of  hosts  make  unto  all  people  a  feast  of  fat 
things,  a  feast  of  wines  on  the  lees  ;  of  fat 
things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on  the  lees 
.veil  refined. 

7  And  he  will  destroy'  in  this  moCln'tain 
the  face  of  the  cov'ering  cast  over  all  peo- 


for  his  judgments. 


even 

the 

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pie,  and  the  vail  that  is  spread  over  all  na- 
tions. 

8  He  will  swallow  up  death  in  victory  ; 
and  the  Lord  God  will  wipe  Sway  tears 
from  oft"  all  faces  ;  and  the  rebuke  of  his 
people  shall  he  take  away  from  oft"  all  the 
earth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

y  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo, 
this  is  our  God  ;  we  have  waited  for  him, 
and  he  will  save  us  :  this  is  the  Lord  ;  we 
have  waited  for  him,  we  will  be  glad  and 
rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  For  in  this  moun'tain  shall  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  rest,  and  Mo'ab  siiall  be  trod- 
den down  under  him,  even  as  straw  is  trod- 
den down  for  the  dunghill. 

11  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his  hands 
in  tlie  midst  of  them,  as  he  that  swimmeth 
spreadetli  fortii  Ids  hands  to  swim  ;  and  he 
shall  bring  down  their  pride  together  with 
the  spoils  of  their  hands. 

12  And  the  fortress  of  the  high  fort  of 
thy  walls  shall  he  bring  down,  lay  low,  and 
bring  to  the  ground,  even  to  the  dust. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

IN  that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the 
land  of  Ju'dah  ;  W^e  have  a  strong  city  : 
salvation  will  God.  appoint  for  walls  and 
bfll'warks. 

2  Open  ye  the  gates,  that  the  righteous 
nation  which  keepeth  the  truth  may  enter 
in. 

3  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace, 
whose  mind  is  stayed  on  thee  ;  because  he 
trusleth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever :  for 
in  the  Lord  JEHO'VAH  is  everlas'ting 
strength. 

5  For  ho  hringctli  down  them  that  dwell 
on  high  ;  the  lofty  city  he  layeth  it  low : 
ho  layeth  it  low,  even  to  the  ground  ;  he 
bringeth  it  even  to  the  dust. 

(i  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down,  even  the 
foot  of  the  poor  and  the  steps  of  the  needy. 

7  The  way  of  the  just  is  uprightness: 
thou,  most  upright,  dost  weigh  the  path  of 
the  just. 

8  Yea,  in  the  v.-ay  of  thy  judgments,  O 
Lord,  have  we  waited  for  thee  ;  the  desire 
of  02ir  soul  is  to  thy  name,  and  to  the  re- 
membrance of  thoe. 

'.)  With  my  soul  have  I  desired  thee  in 
the  night ;  yea,  with  my  spirit  within  me 
will  I  seek  thee  early  :  for  when  thy  judg- 
ments are  in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  world  will  learn  righteousness. 

10  Let  favour  be  showed  to  the  wicked. 
yet  will  he  not  learn  righteousness  :  in  the 
land  of  uprightness  will  he  deal  unjustly, 
and  will  not  behold  the  mij'estyl  of  the 
Lord. 

11  Lord,  ichen  thy  hand  is  lifted  up,  they 
will  not  see  :  but  they  shall  see,  and  be 
ashamed  for  their  envy  at  the  people  ;  yea, 
the  fire  of  thine  enemies  shall  devour 
them. 

12  Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace  for  us : 


mdd'ji$-te. 


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God's  care  over  his  vine'yard.  ISAl'AH 

for  thou  also  hast  wrought  all  our  works  in 
us. 

13  O  Lord  our  God,  other  lords  besides 
thee  have  had  dominion  over  us  ;  hut  by 
thee  only  will  we  make  mention  oftiiyname. 

14  They  hre  dead,  they  shall  not  live ;  they 
are  deceased,  they  shall  not  rise  :  therc'- 
fbre  hast  thou  visited  and  destroy'ed  them, 
and  made  all  their  memory  to  perish. 

15  Thou  hast  increased  the  nation,  O 
Lord,  thou  hast  increased  the  nation  :  thou 
art  glorified  ;  thou  hadst  removed  it  far 
unto  all  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

16  Lord,  in  trouble  have  they  visited 
thee  ;  they  poured  out  a  prayer  when  thy 
chas'tening  was  upon  them. 

17  Like  as  a  woman  with  child,  that 
draweth  near  the  time  of  her  delivery,  is  in 
pain,  and  crieth  out  in  her  pangs ;  so  have 
we  been  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord. 

18  We  have  been  with  cliild,  we  have 
been  in  pain,  we  have  as  it  were  brought 
forth  wind  ;  we  have  not  wrought  any  de- 
liverance in  the  earth,  neither  have  the  in- 
habitants of  the  world  fallen. 

19  Thy  dead  men  shall  live,  together  with 
my  dead  body  shall  they  ari§e.  Awake  and 
sing,  ye  that  dwell  in  dust:  for  thy  dew  is 
as  the  dew  of  Aerbf,  and  the  earth  shall  cast 
out  the  dead. 

20  Come,  my  people,  enter  thou  into  thy 
chambers,  and  shut  thy  doors  about'  thee  : 
hide  thyself  as  it  were  for  a  little  moment, 
until  the  indignation  be  overpast'. 

21  For,  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  out  of 
his  place  to  punish  the  inhabitants  of  the 
garth  for  their  iniquity:  the  earth  also  shall 
disclose  her  blood,  and  shall  no  more  cover 
her  slain. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

IN  that  day  the  Lord,  with  his  sore,  and 
great,  and  strong  sicord,  shall  punish  le- 
viathan the  pier'cing  serpent,  even  levi- 
athan that  crooked  serpent ;  and  he  shall 
slay  the  dragon  that  is  in  the  sea. 

2  In  that  day  sing  ye  unto  her,  A  vine'- 
yardl  of  red  wine. 

3  I  the  Lord  do  keep  it ;  I  will  water  it 
every  moment ;  lest  any  hurt  it,  I  will  keep 
it  night  and  day. 

4  Fury  is  not  in  me  :  who  would  set  the 
briers  and  thorns  against'  me  in  battle  ?  I 
would  go  through  them,  I  would  burn  them 
together. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  of  my  strength, 
that  he  may  make  peace  with  me  ;  a7id  he 
«hall  make  peace  with  me. 

6  He  shall  cause  them  that  come  of  Ja'- 
cob  to  take  root :  I§'ra-el  shall  blossom  and 
bud,  and  fill  the  face  of  the  world  with  fruit. 

7  Hath  he  smitten  him,  as  he  smote 
those  that  smote  him  .'  or  is  he  slain  ac- 
cording to  the  slaughter  of  them  that  arc 
slain  by  him  .' 

8  In  meaj'ure,  when  it  shooteth  forth, 
thou  wilt  debate  with  it :  he  stayeth  his 
rough  wind  in  the  day  of  the  east  wind. 


E'jjhra-im  is  threatened 

9  By  this,  therc'fore,  siiall  the  iniquity  ol 
Ja'cob  be  purged  ;  and  this  is  all  the  fruit 
to  talve  away  his  sin  ;  when  he  maketh  all 
the  stones  of  the  altar  as  chalk-stones  that 
are  beaten  in  sunder,  the  groves  and  images 
shall  not  stand  up. 

10  Yet  the  defenced  city  shall  be  des- 
olate, and  the  habitation  forsaken,  and  left 
like  a  wilderness  :  there  shall  the  calf  feed, 
and  there  shall  he  lie  down,  and  consume 
the  branches  thereof. 

11  When  the  boiighs  thereof  are  wither 
ed,  they  siiall  be  broken  ofl':  the  women 
come  U7id  set  them  on  fire  ;  for  it  is  a  people 
of  no  understanding:  therc'fore  he  that  made 
them  will  not  have  mercy  on  them,  and  he 
that  formed  them  will  show  them  no  favour. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  beat  oh'  from  the  chan- 
nel of  the  river  unto  the  stream  of  E'gypt, 
and  ye  shall  be  gathered  one  by  one,  0  ye 
children  of  I^'ra-el. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss  in  that  day, 
that  the  great  trumpet  shall  be  blown,  and 
they  shall  come  which  were  ready  to  perish 
in  the  land  of  As-syr'i-a,  and  the  out'castsin 
the  land  of  E'ffypt,  and  shall  wov'ship  the 
Lord  in  tlie  holy  mount  at  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

WO  to  the  crown  of  pride,  to  the  drunk 
ards  of  E'phra-'im,  whose  glorious 
beauty  is  a  fading  flower,  which  are  on  the 
head  of  the  fat  valleys  of  them  that  are 
overcome  with  wine  ! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a  mighty  and 
strong  one,  which,  as  a  tempest  of  hail,  and 
a  destroy'ing  storm,  as  a  flood  of  mighty 
waters  overflowing,  shall  cast  down  to  the 
earth  with  the  hand. 

3  The  crown  of  pride,  the  drunkards  of 
E'phra-im,  siiall  be  trodden  under  feet. 

4  And  the  glorious  beauty  which  is  on 
the  head  of  the  fat  valley  shall  be  a  fading 
flower,  and  as  the  hasty  fruit  before  the 
summer  ;  which,  2ohen  he  that  looketh  upon 
it  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in  his  hand  he  eateth 
it  up. 

5  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts  be 
for  a  crown  of  glory,  and  for  a  diadem  of 
beauty,  unto  the  residue  of  his  people  ; 

C  And  for  a  spirit  of  judgment  to  him  that 
sitteth  in  judgment,  and  for  strength  to  them 
that  turn  the  battle  to  the  gate. 

7  But  they  also  have  erred  through  wine, 
and  through  strong  drink  arc  out  of  the 
way  :  the  priest  and  the  prophet  have  erred 
through  strong  drink,  they  arc  swallowed 
up  of  wine,  they  kre  out  of  the  way  through 
strong  drink ;  they  err  in  vision,  they  stum- 
ble in  judgment. 

8  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit  and 
filthiness,  so  thai  there  is  no  place  clean. 

9  Whom  shall  he  teach  knowledge  ?  and 
whom  shall  he  make  to  understand  doc- 
trine .''  them  that  are  weaned  from  the  milk, 
and  drawn  from  the  breasts. 

10  For  precept  must    be  upon    precept 


1  vln'yerd. 


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God's  judgment  ISAI 

precept  upon  precept ;  line  upon  line.  line 
upon  line  ;  here  a  little,  and  there  a  little : 

11  For  with  stammering  lips,  and  Snothc^r 
tongue,  will  he  speak  to  tliis  people. 

12  To  whom  he  said,  Tlii.^  is  the  rest 
voheretoith  ye  may  cause  the  weary  to  rest ; 
and  this  is  the  refreshing  :  yet  they  would 
not  hear. 

13  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  unto 
them,  precept  upon    precept,   precept  upon 

Krecept ;  line  upon  line,  line  upon  line  ; 
ere  a  little,  and  there  a  little  ;  that  they 
might  go,  and  fall  backward,  and  be  broken, 
and  snared,  and  taken. 

14  Wherefore  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
ye  scornful  men,  that  rule  this  people  which 
is  in  Je-rii'sa-lem  : 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  We  have  made 
a  covenant  with  death,  and  with  hell  arc 
we  at  agree'ment ;  when  the  overflowing 
scoiir|e  shall  p^ss  through,  it  shall  not 
come  unto  us  :  for  we  have  made  lies  our 
refuge,  and  under  falsehood  have  we  hid 
ourselves. 

16  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  lay  in  Zi'on  for  a  foundation  a 
stone,  a  tried  stone,  a  precious  corner-stone, 
a  sure  foundation  :  he  that  believeth  shall 
not  make  haste. 

17  Judgment  also  will  I  lay  to  the  line, 
and  righteousness  to  the  plummet  ;  and  tlic 
hail  shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies,  and 
the  waters  shall  overflow  the  hiding-place. 

18  And  your  covenant  with  death  shall 
be  disannulled,  and  your  5gree'ment  with 
hell  shall  not  stand  ;  when  the  overflowing 
scouree  shall  p5ss  through,  then  ye  shall  be 
trodden  down  by  it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth  forth  it 
shall  take  you :  for  morning  by  morning 
shall  it  pSss  over,  by  day  and  by  night ;  and 
it  shall  be  a  vexation  only  to  understand  the 
report. 

20  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than  that  a  man 
can  stretch  himself  o/i  it ;  and  the  cov'ering 
narrower  than  that  he  can  wrap  himself  <«  it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up  as  in  mount 
Per'a-zim,  he  shall  be  wroth  as  in  the  val- 
ley of  Glb'e-un,  that  he  may  do  his  work, 
his  strange  work  ;  and  bring  to  pass  his  act, 
his  strange  act. 

22  Now,  there'fore,  be  ye  not  mockers, 
Igst  your  bands  be  made  strong :  for  I  have 
hgard  from  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  a  con- 
sumption, even  detSr'mined,  upon  the  whole 
«arth. 

23  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my  voice  ; 
hearken,  and  hear  my  speech. 

24  Doth  the  ploughman  plough  all  day  to 
sow  .'  doth  -he  open  and  break  the  clods  of 
his  ground  ? 

2.J  When  he  hath  made  plain  the  face 
thereof,  doth  he  not  cist  abroAd  the  fitches, 
and  scatter  the  cumin,  and  cSst  in  the  prin- 
cipal wheat,  and  the  appointed  biirley,  and 
the  rye,  in  their  place  ? 

26  For  his  God  dcith  instruct  him  to  dis- 
cretion, and  doth  teach  him. 


'All.  upon  Ji-rn'sa-lim. 

27  For  the  fitches  are  not  threshed  with 
a  threshing  instrument,  neither  is  a  cart- 
wheel turned  about'  upon  the  cumin  ;  but 
the  fitches  arc  beaten  out  with  a  staff",  and 
the  cumin  with  a  rod. 

28  Broad-coj-rt  is  bruised  ;  because  he  will 
not  ever  be  threshing  it,  nor  break  it  with 
the  wheel  of  his  cart,  nor  bruise  it  with  his 
horsemen. 

29  This  also  cometh  forth  from  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  tchich  is  wonderful  in  counsel,  and 
excellent  in  working. 

CHAP.XXIX. 
TT7"0  to  A'ri-el,  to  A'ri-el,  the  city  tohere 
TT     Da'vid  dwelt !  add  ye  year  to  year  ; 
let  them  kill  sac'rif  i<jes. 

2  Yet  I  will  distress  A'ri-el,  and  there 
shall  be  heaviness  and  sorrow  :  and  it  shall 
be  unto  me  as  A'ri-el. 

3  And  I  will  camp  against'  thee  round 
about',  and  will  lay  sie^c  against'  thee  with 
a  mount,  and  I  will  raise  forts  against'  thee. 

4  And  thou  shalt  be  brought  down,  and 
shalt  speak  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy 
speech  shall  be  low  out  of  the  dust,  and  thy 
voice  shall  be  as  of  one  that  hath  a  familiar 
spirit  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy  speech 
shall  whisper  out  of  the  dust. 

5  Moreover,  the  multitude  of  thy  stran- 
gers shall  be  like  small  dust,  and  the  multi- 
tude of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be  as  chaft" 
that  pSsseth  away  ;  yea,  it  shall  be  at  an 
instant  suddenly. 

6  Thou  siialt  be  visited  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  with  thunder,  and  with  earth'qi>ake, 
and  great  noise,  with  storm  and  tempest, 
and  the  flame  of  devouring  fire. 

7  And  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations 
that  fight  against'  A'ri-el,  even  all  that  fight 
against'  her  and  her  munition,  and  that 
distress  her,  shall  be  as  a  dream  of  a  night- 
vision. 

8  It  shall  even  be  as  when  a  hungry  man 
dreameth.  and,  behold,  he  eateth  ;  but  he 
awaketh,  and  his  soul  is  empty:  or  as  when 
a  thirsty  man  dreameth,  and,  behold,  he 
drinketh  ;  but  he  awaketh,  and,  behold,  he 
is  faint,  and  his  soul  hath  appetite  :  so  shall 
the  multitude  of  all  the  nations  be  that  fight 
against'  moimt  Zi'on. 

9  Stay  yourselves  and  wonder ;  cry  ye 
out,  and  cry :  they  arc  drunken,  but  not 
with  wine  ;  they  stagger,  but  not  with  strong 
drink. 

10  For  the  Lord  hath  poured  out  upon 
you  the  spirit  of  deep  sleep,  and  hath  closet 
your  eyes :  the  prophets  and  your  rulers, 
the  seers,  hath  he  covered. 

11  And  the  virion  of  all  is  become  unto 
you  as  the  words  of  a  book  that  is  sealed, 
which  men  deliver  to  one  that  is  learned, 
saying.  Read  this,  I  pray  thee  :  and  he  saith, 
I  cannot ;  for  it  is  sealed. 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to  him  that 
is  not  learned,  saying.  Read  this,  I  pray 
thee :  and  he  saith,  I  am  not  iSarned. 

13  Wherefore  the  Lord  said.  Forasmuch 
as   this  people  draw  near   me  with   their 

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J  promise  of 

inoutli,  and  with  their  lips  do  Aon'our  me, 
but  have  removed  their  heurt  far  from  me, 
and  their  fear  to'zoiird  me  is  taught  by  tlie 
precept  of  men : 

14  There'fore,  behold,  I  will  proceed  to 
do  a  marvellous  work  amongst  this  people, 
even  a  marvellous  work  and  a  wonder ;  for 
the  wisdom  of  their  wise  ?«cm  shall  perish, 
and  the  understanding  of  tiieir  prudent  men 
shall  be  hid. 


ISAI'AH.  sanctified tlon  to  the  godly. 

6  The  burden  of  the  beasts  of  the  south  • 
Into  the  land  of  trouble  and  anguish,  from 
whence  come  the  young  and  old  lion,  the 
viper  and  fiery  flying  serpent,  they  will  car- 
ry their  riches  upon  the  shoulders  of  young 
asses,  and  their  trea^'ures  upon  the  bunches 
of  camels,  to  a  people  that  shall  not  profit 
them,. 


7  For  the  E-s:f 


and  to  no  purp 


gyp'ti-5ns  shall  help  in  vain, 
ose  :  there'fore  have  I  cried 


15  Wo  unto  them  tliat  seek  deep  to  hide  concer'ning   this.    Their  strength  is  to   sit 
their   counsel    from    the    Lord,   and    their  still. 


works  kve  in  the  dark,  and   they  say.  Who 
seeth  us .'  and  who  knoweth  us  .' 


8  Now  go,  write  it  before  them  in  a  table, 
and  note  it  in  a  book,  that  it  may  be  for  the 


IG  Surely  your  turning  of  things  upside]  time  to  come  for  ever  and  ever  ; 
down  shall  be  esteemed  as  the  potter'sclay  :i  9  That  this  is  a  rebellious  people,  lying 
for  shall  the  work  say  of  him  that  made  it,  |  children,  children  that  will  not  hear  the  law 
He   made  me  not  ?  or  shall  the  thing  fram-|  of  the  Loud  : 


ed   say  of  him  that   framed  it.  He   had  no 
understanding 


10  Which  say  to  the  seers.  See  not :  and 
to  the  prophets.  Prophesy  not  unto  us  right 


17  Is  it  not  yet   a  very  little  while,  and]  things;  speak  unto  us  smooth  things,  proph 
Leb'a-non  shall  be  turned  into  a  fruitful  field,  j  esy  deceits  : 


and  the  fi-uitful  field  shall  be  esteemed  as  a 
forest .' 


11   Get  ye  out  of  the  way,  turn  aside  out 
of  the  path,  cause  the  Holy  One  of  l^'ra-el 


18  And    in  that  day  shall  the  deaf  hear  to  cease  from  before  us 


the  words  of  tiie  book,  and  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  shall  see  out  of  obscurity,  and  out  of 
darkness. 

19  The  meek  also  shall  increase  their 
joy  in  the  Lord,  and  the  poor  Smong  men 
shall  rejoice  in  the  Holy  One  of  I|'ra-el. 

20  For    the   terrible   one  is    brought   to 


nought,  and  the   scorner  is  consumed,  and  at  an  instant 


12  Wlierefore  tiius  saith  the  Holy  One  of 
Ij'ra-el,  Because  ye  despite'  this  word,  and 
trust  in  oppression  and  perverse'ness,  and 
stay  thereon  : 

13  There'fore  this  iniquity  shall  be  to  you 
as  a  breach  ready  to  fall,  swelling  out  in  a 
high  wall,  whose  breaking  cometh  suddenly 


all  that  watch  for  iniquity  are  cut  off : 


14  And  he  shall  break  it  as  the  breaking 


21  That   make   a  man  an  offiinder   for  a!  of  the    notter's    vessel    that   is   broken   in 


word,  and  lay  a  snare  for  him  that  reproveth 
m  the  gate,  and  turn  aside  the  just  for  a 
thing  of  nought. 

22  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  who 
redeemed  A'bra-ham,  concer'ning  the  house 
of  Ja'cob,  Ja'cob  shall  not  now  be  ashamed, 
neither  shall  his  face  now  wax  pale. 

23  But  when  he  seeth  his  children,  the 
work  of  mine  hands,  in  the  midst  of  him, 
they  shall  sanctify  my  name,  and  sanctify 
the  Holy  One  of  Ja'cob,  and  shall  fear  the 
God  ofif'ra-el. 

24  They  also  that  erred  in  spirit  shall 
come  to  understanding,  and  they  that  mur- 
mured shall  learn  doctrine. 

CHAP.  XXX. 


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pieces  ;  he  shall  not  spare  :  so  that  there 
shall  not  be  found  in  the  bursting  of  it  a 
sherd  to  take  fire  fi-om  the  hearth,  o.  .o 
take  water  loithal  out  of  the  pit. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  the 
Holy  One  of  I§'ra-el,  In  returning  and  rest 
shall  ye  be  saved  ;  in  quietness  and  in  con- 
fidence shall  be  your  strength  ;  and  ye 
would  not. 

16  But  ye  said.  No  ;  for  we  will  flee  upon 
horses  ;  there'fore  shall  ye  flee  :  and.  We 
will  ride  upon  the  swift ;  there'fore  shall 
they  that  pursue  you  be  swift. 

17  One  thousand  shall  flee  at  the  rebuke 
j  of  one  ;  at  the  rebuke  of  five  shall  ye  flee  ; 

till  ye  be  left  as  a  beacon  upon  the  top  of  a 


O  to  the  rebellious  children,  saith  thel  mofin'tain,  and  as  an  ensign  on  a  hill. 


Lord,  that  take  counsel,  but  not  of 
me ,  and  that  cover  with  a  cov'ering,  but 
not  of  my  Spir'it,  that  they  may  add  sin  to 
sin  : 

2  That  walk  to  go  down  into  E'gypt,  and 
have  not  islced  at  my  mouth  ;  to  strengthen 
themselves  in  the  strengthof  Pha'raoh,  and 
to  trust  in  the  shadow  of  E'gypt ! 

3  There'fore  shall   the  strength  of  Pha' 


18  And  there'fore  will  the  Lord  wait, 
tliat  he  may  be  gracious  unto  you  ;  and 
there'fore  will  he  be  exdlted,  that  he  may 
have  mercy  upon  you  ;  for  the  Lord  is  a 
God  of  judgment :  bless'ed  are  ah  tusy 
that  wait  for  him. 

19  For  the  people  shall  dwell  in  Zl'on  at 
Je-nVsa-lem  ;  thou  shalt  weep  no  more  :  he 
will  be  very  gracious  unto  thee  at  the  voice 


raoh  be  your  shame,  and  the  trust  in  the '  of  thy  cry  ;  when  ne  shall  hear  it,  he  will 


shadow  of  E'gypt  your  confusion 

4   For  his  princes  were  at  Z6'a.n,  and  his 
ambassadors  came  to  Ha'nef . 


ctnswer  thee. 

20  And  though  the  Lord  give  you  the 
bread  of  adver'sity,  and  the  water  of  afflic- 


5  They  were  all  ashamed  of  a  people  that  tion,  yet  shall  not  thy  teachers  be  removed 
could  not  profit  them,  nor  be  a  help  nor  into  a  corner  any  more,  but  thine  eyes  shall 
profit,  but  a  shame,  and  also  a  reproach.        isee  thy  teacners : 

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The  destruction  of  As-syr'i-a.  ISAI'AII. 

21  And  thine  cars  shall  hear  a  word  be- 
hind thee,  saying,  This  /*•  the  way,  walk  ye 
in  it,  when  ye  turn  to  the  right  hand,  and 
wlien  je  tiirn  to  the  left. 

*22  Ye  shall  defile  also  the  cov'ering  of 
thy  graven  images  of  silver,  and  the  orna- 
ment of  thy  moiten  images  of  gold :  tlioci 
shalt  c5st  them  Sway  us  a  menstruous  clotii  ; 
thou  slialt  say  unto  it,  Get  thee  hence. 

23  Then  shall  ho  give  the  rain  of  thy 
seed,  tliat  thou  shalt  sow  the  ground  withal ; 
and  bread  of  the  increase  of  the  Sartli,  and 
it  shall  be  fat  and  plen'teous  :  in  that  day 
shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pastures. 

2-1  The  oxen  likewise,  and  the  young 
asses  that  ear  tlie  ground,  shall  eat  clean 
jirovender  which  hath  been  winnow(;d  with 
the  shovel  and  with  the  fan. 

2-')  And  there  shall  be  upon  every  high 
moAn'taln,  and  upon  every  high  hill,  rivers 
und  streams  of  waters  in  the  day  of  the 
great  slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall. 

20  Moreover,  the  light  of  the  nwjon  shall 
be  as  the  light  of  the  sun,  and  the  light  of 
the  sun  shall  be  seven-fold,  as  the  light  of 
seven  days,  in  the  day  that  the  Loud  bind- 
eth  up  the  In-each  of  his  people,  and  heal- 
eth  the  stroke  of  their  woiind. 

27  Behold,  the  name  of  the  Lord  Com- 
eth from  far,  burning  with  his  anger,  and  the 
burden  thereof  is  heavy  ;  his  lips  arc  full  of 
indignation,and  his  tongue  as  a  devouring  fire: 

28  And  his  breath,  as  an  overflowing 
stream,  shall  reach  to  the  midst  of  the  neck, 
to  sill  the  nations  with  the  sieve  of  vanity  : 
and  there  shall  be  a  bridle  in  the  jaws  of 
tiie  people,  causing  them  to  err. 

2!)  Ye  shall  have  a  song,  as  in  the  night 
tchen  a  holy  solemnity  is  kept ;  and  glad- 
ness of  heart,  as  when  one  goeth  with  a 
pipe  to  come  into  the  moiln'tain  of  the 
Louij,  to  the  mighty  One  of  l^'ra-el. 

30  And  the  Lord  shall  cause  his  glorious 
voice  to  be  heard,  and  shall  show  the  light- 
ing down  of  his  arm,  with  the  indignation 
of  A/.S  anger,  and  with  the  flame  of  a  de- 
vouring fire,  with  scattering,  and  tempest, 
and  hailstones. 

31  For  through  the  voice  of  tiie  Lord 
shall  the  As-syr'i-5n  be  beaten  down,  w/tjc/t 
smote  with  a  rod. 

32  And  in  every  place  where  the  ground- 
ed stall"  shall  pdss,  which  the  Lord  shall 
la)'  upon  him,  it  shall  be  with  tabrets  and 
harps  :  and  in  battles  of  shaking  will  he 
fight  with  it. 

33  For  To'phSt  is  ordained  of  old  ;  yea, 
for  the  king  it  is  prepared:  he  hath  made 
it  deep  and  large ;  the  pile  thereof  is  fire 
and  much  wood  :  the  breath  of  the  Lord, 
like  a  stream  of  brimstone,  doth  kindle  it. 

CHAP.  XXXL 

WO  to  them  that  go  down  to  E'eypt 
for  help,  and  stay  on  horses,  and 
trust  in  chariots,  because  they  are  many  ; 
and  in  horsemen,  because  they  arc  very 
strong  :  but  they  look  not  unto  the  Holy 


The  folly  of  trusting  in  Egyft. 
One   of   I|'ra-el,   neither  seek   the  Lord  I 

2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will  bring 
evil,  and  will  not  call  back  his  words :  but 
will  arije  Sgainst'  the  house  of  the  evil-do- 
ers, and  ag-jiinst'  the  help  of  them  that 
work  iniquity. 

3  Now  the  E-|yp'ti-3ns  are  men,  and 
not  God  ;  and  their  horses  flesh,  and  not 
spirit.  When  the  Lord  shall  strtlch  out 
his  hand,  both  he  that  helpcth  shall  fall, 
and  he  that  is  liolpen  shall  fall  dnwn,  and 
they  all  shall  fiti,  togeiner. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  spok(;n  unto 
me,  Like  as  the  lion  and  the  young  lion 
roaring  on  his  prey,  when  a  nmltitude  of 
shep'/t6rds2  is  called  forth  Sgaiiist'  him,  he 
will  not  be  afraid  of  their  voice,  nor  abase 
himself  for  the  noise  of  them  :  so  shall  the 
Lord  of  hosts  come  down  to  figi)t  for 
mount  Zi'on,  and  for  the  hill  thereof 

5  As  birds  flying,  so  will  the  Lord 
of  hosts  defend  Je-riVsa-lem  ;  defending 
also  lie  will  deliver  it,  and  pas'sing  over  he 
will  preserve'  it. 

6  Turn  ye  unto  him  from  whom  the 
children  of  Is'ra-el  have  deeply  revolted. 

7  For  in  that  day  every  man  shall  cast 
away  his  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of 
gold,  which  your  own  hands  have  made 
unto  you /or  a  sin. 

S  Then  shall  the  As-syr'i-Sn  fall  with  the 
sicord,  not  of  a  mighty  man  ;  and  the  siword, 
not  of  a  mean  man,  shall  devour  him:  but 
he  shall  flee  from  the  si<;or(l,  and  his  young 
men  shall  be  discom'fited. 

9  And  he  shall   pass  over  to  liis  strong 

hold  for  fear,  and  his  princes  shall  be  afraid 

of  the  ensign,  saith  the  Lord\  whose  fire  is 

in  Zi'oi),  and  his  fur'nace3  in  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

CHAP.  XXXH. 

BEHOLD,   a   king   shall  reign  in  rigli 
tcoiisiR'ss,   and  princes   shall  rule   in 
judgment. 

2  And  a  man  shall  be  as  a  hiding-place 
from  the  wind,  and  a  covert  from  the  tem- 
pest ;  as  rivers  of  water  in  a  dry  place  ;  as 
the  shadow  of  a  great  rock  in  a  weary  land. 

3  And  the  eyes  of  them  that  see  shall 
not  be  dim  ;  and  the  ears  of  them  that 
hear  shall  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  rash  shall  un- 
derstand knowledge,  and  the  tongue  of  the 
stammerers  shall  be  ready  to  speak  plainly. 

5  The  vile  person  shall  be  no  more  called 
liberal,  nor  the  churl  said  to  be  bountiful. 

G  For  the  vile  person  will  speak  villany, 
and  his  heart  will  work  iniquity,  to  prac- 
tise hypoc'risy,  and  to  utter  error  againsi' 
the  Lord,  to  make  empty  the  soul  of  the 
hungry  ;  and  he  will  cause  the  drink  of  the 
thirsty  to  fail. 

7  The  instruments  also  of  the  churl  are 
evil :  he  devi^eth  wicked  devices  to  destroy' 
the  poor  with  lying  words,  even  when  the 
needy  speaketh  right. 

8  But  the  liberal  devfjeth  liberal  things; 
and  by  liberal  things  shall  he  stand. 


A  a  a 


2  shlp'pxirdz. 


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God's  judgments  against' 


ISAFAH. 


the  enemies  of  the  church 


9  Rise  up,  yc  woirien  that  i\rc  at  ease  ; 
hear  my  voice,  ye  careless  daughters ;  give 
ear  unto  my  speech. 

10  Many  days  and  years  shall  ye  be 
troubled,  ye  careless  women  :  for  the  vTn'- 
tage  shall  tail,  the  gath'ering  shall  not  come. 

11  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease  ; 
be  troubled,  ye  careless  ones  :  strip  ye,  and 
make  ye  bare,  and  gird  sackcloth  upon 
your  loins. 

12  They  shall  lament  for  the  teats,  for 
the  pleaf'ant  fields,  for  the  fruitful  vine. 

13  Upon  the  land  of  my  people  shall 
come  up  thorns  and  briers,  yea,  upon  all 
the  houses  of  joy  in  the  joyous  city  : 

14  Because  the  palaces  shall  be  forsaken  ; 
the  multitude  of  the  city  shall  be  left ;  the 
forts  and  towers  shall  be  for  dens  for  ever, 
a  joy  of  wild  asses,  a  pasture  of  flocks  ; 

1.5  Until  the  SpTr'it  be  ])oured  upon  us 
from  on  high,  and  the  wilderness  be  a  fruit- 
ful field,  and  the  fruitful  field  be  counted  for 
a  forest. 

16  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in  the 
wilderness,  and  righteousness  remain  in  the 
fruitful  field. 

17  And  the  work  of  righteousness  shall 
be  peace  ;  and  the  effect  of  righteousness, 
quietness  and  assurance  for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell  in  a  peace- 
able habitation,  and  in  sure  dwellings,  and 
in  quiet  resting-places, 

19  When  it  shall  hail,  coming  down  on 
the  forest ;  and  the  city  shall  be  low  in  a 
low  place.  • 

20  Bles'sed  are  ye  that  sow  beside  all 
waters,  that  send  forth  thither  the  feet  of 
the  ox  and  the  5ss. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

WO  to  thee  that  spoilest,  and  thou  icast 
not  spoiled  ;  and  dealest  treacher- 
ously, and  they  dealt  not  treacherously  with 
thee  !  when  thou  shalt  cease  to  spoil,  thou 
shalt  be  spoiled  ;  and  when  thou  shalt  make 
an  end  to  deal  treacherously,  they  shall  deal 
treacherously  with  thee. 

2  O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us  ;  we  have 
waited  for  thee  :  be  thou  their  arm  every 
morning,  our  salvation  also  in  the  time  of 
trouble. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the  people 
fled  ;  at  the  lifting  up  of  thyself  the  nations 
were  scattered. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gathered  like 
Jie  gSth'ering  of  the  caterpillar :  as  the 
running  to  and  fro  of  locusts  shall  he  run 
upon  them. 

5  The  Lord  is  exalted  ;  for  he  dwelleth 
on  high  :  he  hath  filled  Zlon  with  judg- 
ment and  righteousness. 

6  And  wisdom  and  knowledge  shall  be 
the  stability  of  thy  times,  and  strength  of 
salvation  :  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  his  treaf'- 
ure. 

7  Behold,  their  valiant  ones  shall  cry 
without  ;  the  ambassadors  of  peace  shall 
weep  bitterly. 

8  The  highways  lie  waste,  the  wayfaring 


man  ceaseth  :  he  hath  broken  the  covenant, 
he  hath  desplf  ed  the  cities,  he  regardeth  no 
man. 

9  The  earth  mourneth  and  languisheth ; 
Leb'a-non  is  ashamed  and  hewn  down  ; 
Sha'ron  is  like  a  wilderness  ;  and  Ba'shSn 
and  Car'mel  shake  oflT  their  fruits. 

10 '  Now  will  I  rise,  saith  the  Loud  ;  now 
will  I  be  exalted  ;  now  will  I  lift  up  myself. 

11  Ye  shall  conceive  chaff";  ye  shall  bring 
forth  stubble  :  your  breath  as  fire  shall  de 
vour  you. 

12  And  the  people  shall  be  as  the  burn- 
ings of  lime  ;  as  thorns  cut  up  shall  they 
be  burned  in  the  fire. 

13  Hear,  ye  that  are  far  off",  what  I  have 
done  ;  and  ye  that  are  near,  acknowledge 
my  might. 

14  The  sinners  in  Zl'un  are  afraid  ;  fear- 
fulness  hath  surprised  the  hyp'ocrites  :  Who 
among  us  shall  dwell  with  the  devouring 
fire  .''  who  among  us  shall  dwell  with  ever- 
ISs'ting  burnings  .' 

15  He  that  walketh  righteously,  and 
speaketh  uprightly  ;  he  that  despl^cth  the 
gain  of  oppressions,  that  shaketh  his  hands 
from  holding  of  bribes,  that  stoppeth  his 
cars  from  hearing  of  blood,  and  shutteth  his 
eyes  from  seeing  evil  ; 

16  He  shall  dwell  on  high  :  his  place  of 
defence  shall  he  the  munitions  of  rocks ; 
bread  shall  be  given  him,  his  waters  shall  he 
sure. 

17  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  king  in  his 
beauty  :  they  shall  behold  the  land  that  is 
very  far  off". 

18  Thine  heart  shall  meditate  terror. 
Where  is  the  scribe  .'  where  is  the  receiver  r 
where  is  he  that  counted  the  towers  .■" 

19  Thou  shalt  not  see  a  fierce  people  ;  a 
people  of  a  deeper  speech  than  thou  canst 
perceive';  of  a  stammering  tongue,  tliat  thou 
canst  not  understand. 

20  Look  upon  Zi'on,  the  city  of  our  so- 
lemnities :  thine  eyes  shall  see  Je-rii'sa-lem 
a  quiet  habitation,  a  tcib'SmScle  that  shall 
not  be  taken  down  ;  not  one  of  the  stakes 
thereof  shall  ever  be  removed,  neither  shall 
any  of  the  cords  thereof  be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Lord  will  he 
unto  us  a  place  of  broad  rivers  and  streams  ; 
wherein  shall  go  no  galley  with  oars,  nei- 
ther shall  gallant  ship  pSss  thereby. 

22  For  the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the  Lord 
is  our  lawgiver,  the  Lord  is  our  king  ;  he 
will  save  us. 

23  Thy  tacklings  ^re  loosed  ;  they  could 
not  well  strengthen  their  mast ;  they  could 
not  spread  the  sail :  then  is  the  prey  of  a 
great  spoil  divided ;  the  lame  take  the  prey. 

24  And  the  inhabitants  shall  not  say,  I  am 
sick  :  the  people  that  dwell  therein  shall  be 
forgiven  their  iniquity. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

COME  near,  ye  nations,    to   hear;  and 
hearken,  ye  people  ;  let  the  earth  hear, 
and  all  that  is  therein ;   the  world,  and  all 
things  that  come  forth  of  it. 
554 


Rdb'sha-keh  persuddcth 


ISAIAH. 


2  For  the  indignation  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
all  nations,  and  his  fury  upon  all  their  ar- 
mies :  he  liath  utterly  destroy'ed  them,  he 
hath  delivered  them  to  the  slaughter. 

3  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast  out,  and 
their  stink  shall  come  up  out  of  their  car- 
casses, and  the  moftn'tains  shall  bo  melted 
with  their  blood. 

4  And  all  the  host  of  heaven  shall  be 
dissolved,  and  the  heavens  shall  be  rolled 
together  as  a  scroll :  and  all  their  hosts 
shall  fall  down,  as  the  leaf  falleth  off  from 
tlie  vine,  and  as  a  falling  Jig  from  the  fig- 
tree. 

5  For  my  sio5rd  shall  be  bsthed  in  heav- 
en :  behold,  it  shall  come  down  upon  id- 
Q-mea,  and  upon  tne  people  of  my  curse, 
to  judgment. 

(J  The  SMord  of  the  Lord  is  filled  with 
blood  ;  it  is  made  fat  with  fatness,  and  with 
the  blood  of  lambs  and  goats,  with  the  fat 
of  the  kidneys  of  rams :  for  the  Loud  hath 
a  s5c'rif  i<;c  in  Boz'rih,  and  a  great  slaughter 
in  the  land  of  id-u-me'S. 

7  And  the  unicorns  shall  come  down  with 
them,  and  the  bullocks  with  the  bCllls ;  and 
their  land  shall  be  soaked  with  blood,  and 
their  dust  made  fat  with  fatness. 

S  For  it  is  the  day  of  the  Lord's  ven- 
geance, and  thcyearof  recompenses  for  the 
controversy  of  Zi'on. 

9  And  the  streams  thereof  shall  be  turned 
into  pitch,  and  the  dust  thereof  into  brim- 
stone, and  the  land  thereof  shall  become 
burning  pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night  nor 
day  ;  the  smoke  thereof  shall  go  up  for  ever: 
from  generation  to  generation  it  shall  lie 
waste  ;  none  shall  p5ss  through  it  for  ever 
and  ever : 

11  But  the  cor'morSnt  and  the  bittern 
shall  pojjess'  it ;  the  owl  also  and  the  raven 
shall  dwell  in  it :  and  he  shall  stretch  out 
upon  it  the  line  of  confusion,  and  the  stones 
of  emptiness. 

12  They  shall  call  the  nobles  thereof  to 
the  kingdom,  but  none  shall  be  there,  and 
all  her  princes  shall  be  nothing. 

13  And  thorns  shall  come  up  in  her  pal- 
aces, nettles  and  brambles  in  the  fortresses 
thereof;  and  it  shall  be  a  habitation  of  drag- 
ons, and  a  court  for  owls. 

14  The  wild  beasts  of  the  dfi^'^rt  shall 
also  meet  with  the  wild  beasts  of  the  island, 
and  the  sSt'yrl  shall  cry  to  his  fellow  ;  the 
scroec.h-owl  also  shall  rest  there,  and  find 
for  herself  a  place  of  rest. 

1-5  There  shall  the  great  owl  make  her 
nest,  and  lay,  and  hatch,  and  gather  under 
her  shadow  ;  there  shall  the  vul'tures  also 
be  gathered,  every  one  with  her  mate. 

IG  Seek  ye  out  of  the  book  of  the  Lord, 
and  read;  no  one  of  these  shall  fail,  ncSne 
shall  want  her  mate  :  for  ray  mouth  it  hath 
cummiin'ded,  and  his  spirit  it  hath  gathered 
them. 

17  And  he  hath  c3st  the  lot  for  them,  and 
1  sit'^r. 


the  people  to  revolt. 
his  hand  hath  divided  it  unto  them  by  line: 
they  shall  p6f§6ss'  it  for  ever,  from  genera- 
tion to  generation  shall  they  dwell  tiiere- 
in. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

THE  wilderness,  and  the  solitary  place, 
shall  be  glad  for  them  ;  and  th«  dfifert 
shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as  the  rose. 

2  It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  rejoice 
even  with  joy  and  singing  ;  the  glory  of 
Leb'a-non  shall  be  given  unto  it,  the  excel- 
lency of  Car'mel  and  Sha'ron  ;  they  shall 
see  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  and  the  excel- 
lency of  our  God. 

3  Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and 
confirm'^  the  feeble  knees. 

4  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart, 
Be  strong,  fear  not ;  behold,  your  God  will 
come  icith  vengeance,  even  God  with  a  rec 
onipense  ;  he  will  come  and  save  you. 

5  Then  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be 
opened,  and  the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be  un- 
stopped : 

6  Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as  a 
hart,  and  the  tongue  of  the  dumb  sing  :  for 
in  the  wilderness  shall  waters  break  out,  and 
streams  in  the  dej'ert. 

7  And  the  parched  ground  shall  become 
a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  land  springs  of  wa- 
ter :  in  the  habitation  of  dragons,  where 
each  lay,  shall  he  grass,  with  reeds  and 
rushes. 

8  And  a  highway  shall  be  there,  and  a 
way,  and  it  shall  be  called.  The  way  of  ho- 
liness ;  the  unclean  shall  not  pass  over  it ; 
but  it  shall  he  for  those  :  the  wayfaring  men, 
though  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 

9  No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  any  rav- 
enous beast  shall  go  up  thereon,  it  shall  not 
be  found  there :  but  the  redeemed  shall 
walk  there. 

10  And  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall 
return,  and  come  to  Zi'on  with  songs  and 
everlas  ting  joy  upon  their  heads  :  they  shall 
obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and  sorrow  and 
sighing  shall  flee  away. 

CHAP.  XXXVI.— 

NOW  it  came  to  pBss  in  the  fourteenth 
year  of  king  Hfiz-e-ki'ah,  that  Sen- 
na-che'rlb  king  of  Is-syr'i-a  came  up 
against'  all  the  defenced  cities  of  JuMah, 
and   took  them. 

2  And  the  king  of  Is-syr'i-a  sent  Rab'- 
sha-keh  from  La'chlsh  to  Je-nVsa-l6m,  unto 
king  Hez-e-ki'ah,  with  a  great  army  •  and 
he  stood  by  the  con'dult  of  the  upper  pool, 
in  the  highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

3  Then  came  forth  unto  him  E-Ii'a-kim, 
Hil-ki'ah's  son,  which  was  over  the  house, 
and  Sheb'na  the  scribe,  and  Jo'ah,  A'saph's 
son,  the  recorder. 

4  And  Rab'sha-keh  said  unto  them,  Say 
ye  now  to  Hez-e-ki'ah,  Thus  saith  thejreat 
king,  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a,  What  confidence 
is  this  wherein  thou  trustest  .' 

5  I  say,  saycst  tiiou,  (but  they  dre  hit  vain 
words,) //tare  counsel  and  strength  for  war  : 

2  kon-ferm'. 

555 


The  invasion  of  Ju'dak,  ^c. 

now,  on  whom  dost  thou  trust,  that  thou  re- 

bellcst  against'  me  ? 

6  Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the  staff  of  this 
broken  reed,  on  E'gypt ;  whereon  if  a  rnan 
lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it : 
so  is  Pha'raoh  king  of  E'eypt  to  all  that  trust 
in  him. 

7  But  if  thou  say  to  me.  We  trust  in  the 
Lord  our  God  :  is  it  not  he  whose  high 
places  and  whose  altars  Hez-e-ki'ah  iiath 
taken  away,  and  said  to  Ju'dah  and  to 
Je-nVsa-lem,  Ye  shall  wdr'ship  before  this 
altar  ? 

8  Now,  thSre'fore,  give  pledges,  I  pray 
thee,  to  my  muster  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a, 
and  I  will  give  thee  two  thousand  horses, 
if  thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

9  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the 
face  of  one  cap'taln  of  the  least  of  my  ma- 
ster's servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on  E'gypt 
for  chariots  and  for  horsemen  .' 

10  And  am  I  now  come  up  without  tlie 
Lord  against'  this  land  to  destroy'  it .'  The 
Lord  said  unto  me,  Go  up  against'  this 
land,  and  destroy'  it. 

11  Then  said  E-lI'a-kim,  and  Sheb'na, 
and  Jo'ah,  unto  Rab'sha-keh,  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  thy  servants  in  the  Syr'i-an  lan- 
guage ;  for  we  understand  it :  and  speak 
not  to  us  in  the  Jews'  language,  in  the  ears 
of  the  people  that  are  on  the  wall. 

12  But  Rab'sha-keh  said.  Hath  my  ma- 
ster sent  me  to  thy  master  and  to  thee,  to 
speak  these  words  .''  hath  he  not  sent  me  to 
the  men  that  sit  upon  the  wall,  that  they 
may  cat  their  own  dung  and  drink  their 
own  piss  with  you  .' 

13  Then  Rab'sha-keh  stood,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language, 
and  said,  Hear  ye  the  words  of  the  great 
king,  the  king  of  Is-syr'i-a  ; 

14  Thus  saith  the  king.  Let  not  Hez-e- 
ki'ah  deceive  you ;  for  he  shall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  you. 

15  Neither  let  Hez-e-kl'ah  make  you 
trust  in  the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  will 
surely  deliver  us  :  this  city  shall  not  be  de- 
livered into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syr'i-a. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hez-e-ki'ah  ;  for  thus 
saith  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a,  Make  an  agrec'- 
ment  with  me  by  a  present,  and  come  out  to 
me  :  and  eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine,  and 
every  one  of  his  fig-tree,  and  drink  ye  eve- 
ry one  the  waters  of  his  own  cistern  ; 

17  Until  I  come  and  take  you  away  to  a 
land  like  your  own  land,  a  land  of  corn 
and  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vine'- 
yards.l 

18  Beware  lest  Hez-e-ki'ah  persfiade' 
you,  saying.  The  Lord  will  deliver  us. 
Hath  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nation.?  deliv- 
ered his  land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  As-syr'i-a  .'' 

19  Where  are  the  gods  of  Ha'math  and 
ir'pad .'  where  d,re  the  gods  of  Seph-ar-va'- 


ISAI'AH.  Hiz-e-kl'ah's  mourning 

Im  .'    and  have  they  delivered    Sa-ma'ri-i 
out  of  my  hand  .' 

20  Who  arc  they  among  all  the  gods  of 
these  lands  that  have  delivered  their  land 
out  of  my  hand,  that  the  Lord  should  de- 
liver Je-ril'sa-lem  out  of  my  hand  ? 

21  But  they  held  their  peace,  and  answer 
ed  him  not  a  word  :  for  the  king's  com 
mand'ment  was,  saying.  Answer  him  not. 

22  Then  came  E-li'a-kim  the  son  of  Hil- 
ki'ah,  that  teas  over  the  household,  and 
Sheb'na  the  scribe,  and  Jo'ah  the  son  of 
A'saph,  the  recorder,  to  Hez-e-kl'ah  with 
their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words 
of  Rab'sha-keh. 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

AND  it  came  to  p5ss,  wlien  king  Hez-e- 
kl'ah  heard  it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  covered  himself  with  sackcloth,  and 
went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  E-Il'a-kim,  who  teas  over 
the  household,  and  Sheb'na  the  scribe,  and 
the  elders  of  the  priests  covered  with  sack- 
cloth, unto  T-sai'ah  the  prophet,  the  son  of 
A'moz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Hez-e-ki'ah,  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble, 
and  of  rebuke,  and  of  blas'phemy  :  for  the 
children  are  come  to  the  birth, 2  and  there 
is  not  strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear 
the  words  of  Rab'sha-keh,  whom  the  king 
of  As-syr'i-a  his  master  hath  sent  to  re- 
proach the  living  God,  and  will  reprove  the 
words  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  heard  ; 
wherefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  for  the  remnant 
that  is  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hez-e-ki'ah 
came  to  I-sai'ah. 

6  And  I  sai'ah  said  unto  them.  Thus  shall 
ye  say  unto  your  master.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  that  thou 
hast  heard,  wherewith  the  servants  of  the 
king  of  As-syr'i-a  have  blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  send  a  blast  upon  him  ; 
and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour,  and  return  to 
his  own  land  ;  and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall 
by  the  s;oord  in  his  own  land. 

8  So  Rab'sha-keh  returned,  and  found  the 
king  of  As  syr'i-a  war'ring  against'  LTb'nah : 
for  he  had  heard  that  he  was  departed  from 
La'chish. 

9  And  he  heard  say  concer'ning  Tir'ha- 
kc\h3  king  of  E-thi-o'pi-a,  He  is  come  forth 
to  make  war  with  thee  :  and  when  he  heard 
it,  he  sent  messengers  to  Hez-e-ki'ah,  say- 


10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hez-e-ki'ah 
king  of  Ju'dah,  saying,  Let  not  thy  God  in 
whom  thou  trustest  deceive  thee,  saying,  Je- 
rii'sa-lem  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  As-syr'i-a. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  As-syr'i-a  have  done  to  all  lands, 
by  destroy'ing  them  utterly  ;  and  shalt  thou 
be  delivered  ? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  deliver 


vin'ySrds. 


2  berth. 


3  Tir'ha-khh. 
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T-sai' all  s prophec ij .  ISAFAH. 

ed  them  which  my  fatlicrs  have  destroy'cd, 
as  Go'z3ii,  and  Ila'ran,  and  Re'z6ph,  and 
the  child'-en  of  E'dSii  wliich  wire  in  Te-las'- 
s5r? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Ha'mSth,  and 
the  king  of  Ar'pSd,  and  the  king  of  the  city 
of  Sfiph-ir-vS'Im,  He'n5,  and  I'v5h  ? 

14  And  IIez-e-ki'5h  received  the  letter 
from  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read 
it :  and  Hez-e-kFah  went  up  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  Lord. 

15  And  H6z-e-ki'5h  prayed  unto  the 
Lord,  saying, 

IG  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Ij'ra-gl,  that 
dwellest  beUoeen  the  cherubims,  thou  art 
the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  ;  tliou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

17  Incline  thine  ear,  O  Loud,  and  hear  ; 
open  thine  eyes,  O  Lord,  and  see  ;  and 
liear  all  the  words  of  Sen-na-che'rib,  which 
hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God. 

18  Of  a  truth.  Lord,  the  kings  of  As-syr'- 
i-a  have  laid  waste  all  the  nations,  and  their 
countries, 

19  And  have  c5st  their  gods  into  the  fire  ; 
for  they  were  no  gods,  but  the  work  of  men's 
hands,  wood  and  stone ;  therc'fore  they 
have  destroy'ed  them. 

20  Now,  therc'fore,  O  Lord  our  God,  save 
us  from  his  hand,  that  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth  may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord, 
even  tliou  only. 

21  Then  I-sai'ah,  the  son  of  A'moz,  sent 
unto  Hez-e-ki'ah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  I|'ra-el,  Whereas  thou  hast 
prayed  to  me  Sgainst'  Sen-na-che'rib  king 
of  As-syr'i-S  : 

22  This  is  the  word  which  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  cOncer'ning  him.  The  vir'ein,!  the 
dciughter  of  Zi'on,  hath  despised  thee,  and 
laughed  thee  to  scorn  ;  the  daughter  of  Je- 
r(i'sa-lein  hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

23  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and  blas- 
phemed .'  and  against'  whom  hast  thou  ex- 
alted thy  voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on 
high  .'  even  against'  the  Holy  One  of  Ij'- 
ra-6l. 

24  By  thy  servants  hast  thou  reproached 
the  Lord,  and  hast  said,  By  the  multitude 
of  my  chariots  am  I  come  up  to  the  height 
of  the  moim'tains,  to  the  sides  of  Leb'a-non  ; 
and  I  will  cut  down  the  tall  cedars  thereof, 
and  the  choice  fir-trees  thereof:  and  I  will 
enter  into  the  height  of  his  border,  and  the 
forest  of  his  Ciir'm§l. 

2.")  I  have  digged,  and  drunk  water;  and 
with  the  sole  of  my  feet  have  I  dried  up  all 
the  rivers  of  the  besieeed  places. 

2G  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago  hoic  I 
have  done  it ;  and  of  ancient  times  that  I 
have  formed  it .'  now  have  I  brought  it  to 
pass,  that  thou  shouldst  be  to  lay  waste  de- 
fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

27  Therefore    their  inhabitants  icere  of 
small  power,  they  were  dismayed  and  con- 
founded :  they  wfirca*  the  grass  of  the  field, 
'  vir'jln. 
A  a  a3 


Ilcz-C-hi'dh's  song  of  ihanlisgiving 
and  as  the  green  hSrh ;  us  tlie  grSss  on  the 
house-tops,  and  as  corn  blasted  before  it  he 
grown  up. 

28  But  I  know  thy  abode,  and  thy  going 
out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  t/iy  rage 
against'  me. 

29  Because  thy  rage  Sgainst'  me,  and  thy 
tumult,  is  come  up  into  mine  ears  ;  there- 
fore will  I  put  my  hook  in  thy  nose,  ;ind  my 
bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee  back 
by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

30  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto  tliec.  Ye 
shall  eat  this  year  such  asgroweth  of  itself; 
and  the  second  year  that  which  springeth 
of  the  same  ;  and  in  the  third  year  sow  ye, 
and  reap,  and  plant  vine'yards,2  and  eat  the 
fruit  thereof. 

31  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of 
the  house  ofja'dah  shall  again' take  root 
down'ward,  and  bear  fruit  up'witrd  : 

32  For  out  of  Je-rirsa-lem  shall  go  forth 
a  remnant,  and  they  that  escape'  out  of 
mount  Zi'on  :  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
shall  do  this. 

33  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cer'ning  the  king  of  As-syr'i-a,  He  shall 
not  coine  into  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  conjc  before  it  with  shields,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against'  it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the  same 
shall  he  return,  and  shall  not  come  into  this 
city,  saith  the  Lord. 

35  Fori  will  defend  this  city  to  save  it, 
for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  Da'- 
vid's  sake. 

3G  Then  the  an|el  of  the  Lord  went 
forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp  of  the  As-syr'i- 
ans  a  hundred  and  fourscore  and  five  thou- 
sand;  and  when  they  arose  early  in  the 
morning,  behold,  they  icere  all  dead  corpses. 

37  So  Sen-na-che'rIb  king  of  As-syr'i-a 
departed,  and  went  and  returned,  and  dwelt 
at  Nin'e-veh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  wor'- 
shlpping  in  the  house  of  Nif'roch  his  god, 
that  A-drSni'me-lech  and  Sha-re'zer  his  sons 
smote  him  with  the  sicord  ;  and  they  escap- 
ed into  the  land  of  Ar-me'ni-a  :  and  E'sBr- 
Had'dun  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

IN  tliose  days  was  Hez-e-ki'ah  sick  unto 
death.  And  I-sai'ah  the  prophet,  the  son 
of  A'nioz,  came  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thine  house 
in  order :  for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  Hez-e-kl'ah  turned  his  face  to'- 
wArd   the  wall,  and  prayed   unto  the  Lord, 

3  And  said.  Remember,  now,  O  Lord,  I 
beseech  thee,  how  I  have  vvAlked  before 
thee  in  truth,  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and 
have  done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight : 
and  Hez-e-kl'ah  wept  sore. 

4  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  to 
I-sai'ah,  saying, 

5  Go  and  say  to  Hgz-e-kl'ah,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Da'vTd  thy  father,  I 
have   heard   thy  prayer,   I   have  seen  thy 

2  vln'ylrdz. 

55'' 


The  Bab-y-l6'  ni-an.  captivity  J  or  etold. 
tears :   behold,  I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fif- 
teen years. 

6  And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this  city  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  As-syr'i-i  :  and 
I  will  defend  this  city. 

7  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto  thee  from 
the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do  this  thing 
that  he  hath  spoken  ; 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  igain'  the  shadow 
of  the  degrees,  which  is  gone  down  in  the 
sun-dial  of  A'haz,  ten  degrees  backward. 
So  the  sun  returned  ten  degrees,  by  which 
degrees  it  was  gone  down. 

9  H  The  writing  of  Hez-e-kl'ah  king  of 
Jn'dah,  when  he  had  been  sick,  and  was 
recovered  of  his  sickness : 

10  I  said,  in  the  cutting  off  of  my  days, 
I  shall  go  to  the  gates  of  the  grave  :  I  am 
deprived  of  the  residue  of  my  years. 

11  I  said,  I  shall  not  see  the  Lord,  even 
the  Lord,  in  the  land  of  the  living  :  I  shall 
behold  man  no  more  with  the  inhabitants  of 
the  world. 

12  Mine  age  is  departed,  and  is  removed 
from  me  as  a  shep'Aerd's  tent :  I  have  cut 
off  like  a  weaver  my  life  j  he  will  cut  me 
off  with  pining  sickness  :  from  day  even  to 
night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

13  I  reckoned  till  morning,  that,  as  a  lion, 
so  will  he  break  all  my  bones :  from  day 
even  to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of 
me. 

14  Like  a  crane,  or  a  swallow,  so  did  I 
chatter  ;  I  did  mourn  as  a  dove  :  mine  eyes 
fail  with  looking  up'ward :  O  Lord,  I  am 
oppressed  ;  undertake  for  me. 

15  What  shall  I  say  ?  he  hath  both 
spoken  unto  me,  3nd  himself  hath  done  it: 
I  shall  go  softly  all  my  years  in  the  bitter- 
ness of  my  soul. 

16  O  Lord,  by  these  things  men  live,  and 
in  all  these  things  is  the  life  of  my  spirit :  so 
wilt  thou  recover  me,  and  make  me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  for  peace  I  had  great  bitter- 
ness ;  but  thou  hast  in  love  to  my  soul  de- 
livered it  from  the  pit  of  corruption  :  for 
thou  hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  thy  back. 

18  For  the  grave  cannot  praise  thee ; 
death  cannot  celebrate  thee :  they  that  go 
down  into  the  pit  cannot  hope  for  thy  truth. 

19  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  praise 
thee,  as  I  do  this  day  ;  the  father  to  the  chil- 
dren shall  make  known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  was  ready  to  save  me : 
therc'fore  we  will  sing  my  songs  to  the 
stringed  instruments,  all  the  days  of  our  life, 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  For  T-sai'ah  had  said.  Let  them  take  a 
lump  of  figs,  and  lay  it  for  a  plaster  upon 
the  boil,  and  he  shall  recover. 

22  Hez-e-ki'ih  also  had  said,  What  is  the 
sign  that  I  shall  go  up  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord.' 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

AT  that  time  Me-r6'd5ch-B5l'a-dan,  the 
son  of  Bal'a-d5n   king  of  Bab'y-lon, 
sent  letters  and  a  present  to  Hez-e-ki'5h : 

1 


ISAI'AH.  The  preaching  of  John  Bap'tls,. 

for  he  had  heard  that  he  had  been  sick,  ana 
was  recovered. 

2  And  Hez-e-ki'ah  was  glad  of  them,  and 
showed  them  the  house  of  his  precious 
things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  spi- 
ces, and  the  precious  ointment,  and  all  the 
house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that  was  found 
in  his  trfiaf'ures  :  there  was  nothing  in  his 
house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion,  that  HSz- 
e-kl'ah  showed  them  not. 

3  Then  came  I-sai'ah  the  prophet  nnto 
king  Ilez-e-kl'ah,  and  said  unto  him,  What 
said  these  men .'  and  from  whence  came 
they  unto  thee  .'  And  Hez-e-kl'ah  said,  They 
are  come  from  a  far  country  unto  nie,  even 
from  Bab'y-lon. 

4  Then  said  he.  What  have  they  seen  in 
thine  house  ?  And  Hez-e-ki'lli  answered, 
All  that  is  in  mine  house  have  they  seen  ; 
there  is  nothing  among  my  treaf'ures  that  I 
have  not  showed  them. 

5  Then  said  T-sai'ah  to  Hez-e-ki'ah,  Hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 

6  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that  is 
in  thine  house,  and  that  which  thy  fathers 
have  laid  up  in  store  until  this  day,  shall  be 
carried  to  Bab'y-lon  :  nothing  shall  be  left, 
saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue  from 
thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they  take 
away  ;  and  they  shall  be  eu'nuchsl  in  the 
palace  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon, 

8  Then  said  Hez-e-ki'ah  to  I-sai'ah,  Good 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast 
spoken  :  he  said  moreover,  For  there  shall 
be  peace  and  truth  in  my  days. 

CHAP.  XL. 

COM'FORT  ye,  com'fort  ye  my  people, 
saith  your  God. 

2  Speak  ye  com'fortably  to  Je-nVsa-lem, 
and  cry  unto  her,  that  her  warfare  is  ac- 
complished, that  her  iniquity  is  pardoned  : 
for  she  hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand 
double  for  all  her  sins. 

3  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the 
wilderness,  Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
make  straight  in  the  deg'ert  a  highway  for 
our  God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and  every 
moun'taln  and  hill  shall  be  made  low  :  and 
the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and  the 
rough  places  plain  : 

5  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  re- 
vealed, and  all  flesh  shall  see  it  together : 
for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

6  The  voice  said.  Cry.  And  he  said. 
What  shall  I  cry  ? .  All  flesh  is  grSss,  and 
all  the  goodliness  thereof  w  as  the  flower  of 
the  field  : 

7  The  grSss  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  : 
because  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  bloweth 
upon  it :  surely  the  people  is  grSss. 

8  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  ; 
but  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for  ever. 

9  O  Zi'on,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  get 
thee  up  into  the  high  moiln'tain ;  O  Je-nV- 
sa-lem,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  lift  up 

Vu'nUx. 

568 


^n  exfiortation 

thy  voice  with  strenj 


ISAI'AH. 


to  trust  in  God. 


jth  :  lift  it  up,  be  not 
ali-aid  ;  say  unto  the  cities  of  Ju'dSh,  Be- 
hold your  God ! 

10  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  come  with 
strong  hand,  and  his  arm  shall  rule  for  him : 
behold,  his  reward  is  with  him,  and  his 
work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shep'- 
A6rd  ;  he  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  his 
arm,  and  carry  t/iem  in  his  bo'som,  and  shall 
gently  lead  those  that  arc  with  young. 

12  Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in  the 
hollow  of  his  hand,  and  meted  out  heaven 
with  the  span,  and  comprehended  the  dust 
of  tiic  garth  in  a  nieaj'ure,  and  weighed  the 
m6(in  tains  in  scales,  and  the  hills  in  a  bal- 
ance .' 

13  Who  hath  directed  the  Spir'It  of  the 
Lord,  or,  being  his  counsellor,  hath  taught 
him  .' 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel,  and  who 
instructed  him,  and  taught  him  in  the  path 
of  judgment,  and  taught  him  knowledge, 
and  showed  to  him  the  way  of  understand- 
ing ? 

15  Behold,  the  nations  cire  as  a  drop  of  a 
bucket,  and  iire  counted  as  the  small  dust  of 
the  balance  :  behold,  he  taketh  up  the  isles 
as  a  very  little  thing. 

16  And  Leb'a-non  is  not  sufficient  to  burn, 
nor  the  beasts  thereof  sufficient  for  a  burnt- 
offering. 

17  All  nations  before  him  are  as  nothing  ; 
and  they  krc  counted  to  him  less  than  noth- 
ing and  vanity. 

18  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  God  .''  or 
what  likeness  will  ye  compare  unto  him .' 

19  The  workman  melteth  a  graven  image, 
and  the  goldsmith  spreadeth  it  over  with 
gold,  and  cSsteth  silver  chains. 

20  He  that  is  so  impoverished,  that  he 
hath  no  oblation,  choojeth  a  tree  that  will 
not  rot :  he  seeketh  unto  him  a  cunning 
workman  to  prepare  a  graven  image,  that 
shall  not  be  moved. 

21  Have  ye  not  known  ?  liave  ye  not 
heard .'  hath  it  not  been  told  you  from  the 
beginning .'  have  ye  not  understood  from 
the  foundations  of  the  earth  .-' 

22  It  is  he  that  sittoth  upon  the  cir'clel  of 
the  earth,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  are 
as  grasshoppers ;  that  stretcheth  out  the 
heavens  as  a  cur'tain,  and  spreadeth  them 
out  as  a  tent  to  dwell  in  ; 

23  That  bringeth  the  princes  to  nothing: 
he  maketh  the  judges  of  the  earth  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  planted ;  yea, 
they  shall  not  be  sown ;  yea,  their  stock 
shall  not  take  root  in  the  6arth :  and  he  shall 
also  blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall  wither, 
and  the  vvhirl'wlnd^  shall  take  them  away 
as  stubble. 

25  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  me,  or 
shall  I  be  equal  ?  .saith  the  Holy  One. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and  behold 

who  hath  created  these  things,  tliat  bringeth 

out  their  host  by  number :  lie  calleth  them 

1  sir'kl.  2  hwirl'wlnd. 


all  by  names,  by  the  greatness  of  his  might, 
for  that  he  is  strong  in  power ;  not  one 
faileth. 

27  Why  sayest  thou,  O  Ja'cob,and  speak- 
est,  O  Ij'ra-el,  My  way  is  hid  from  the  Lord, 
and  my  judgment  is  passed  over  from  my 
God.' 

28  Hast  thou  not  known,  hast  thou  not 
heard,  that  the  evcrlas'iing  God,  the  Lord, 
the  (^re-a'tdr  of  the  ends  of  the  earth,  faint- 
elii  not,  neither  is  weary .'  there  is  no 
searching  of  his  understanding. 

29  He  giveth  power  to  the  faint ;  and  to 
them  that  have  no  might  he  increaseth 
strength. 

30  Even  the  youths  shall  faint  and  be 
weary,  and  the  young  men  shall  utterly 
fall: 

31  But  they  that  wait  upon  the  Lord 
shall  renew  their  strength ;  they  shall  mount 
up  with  wings  as  eagles  ;  they  shall  run  and 
not  be  weary,  and  they  shall  walk  and  not 
faint. 

CHAP.  XLL 

KEEP  silence  before  me,  O  islands  ;  and 
let  the  people  renew  their  strength  : 
let  iheni  come  near,  then  let  them  speak  ; 
let  us  come  near  together  to  judgment. 

2  Who  raised  up  the  rlgh'tcous^  man 
from  the  east,  called  him  to  his  foot,  gave 
the  nations  before  him,  and  made  him  rule 
over  kings  ?  he  gave  them  as  the  dust  to 
his  sioord,  and  as  driven  stubble  to  his  bow. 

3  He  pursued  them,  and  passed  safely  ; 
even  by  the  way  that  he  had  not  gone  with 
his  feet. 

4  Who  hath  wrought  and  done  it,  calling 
the  generations  from  the  beginning  ?  I  the 
Lord,  the  first,  and  with  the  last ;  I  am  he. 

5  The  isles  saw  it,  and  feared ;  the  ends 
of  the  earth  were  afraid,  drew4  near,  and 
came. 

0  They  helped  every  one  his  neighbour  ; 
and  every  one  said  to  his  brother.  Be  of 
good  courage. 

7  So  the  carpenter  encouraged  the  gold- 
smith, and  he  that  smootheth  with  the  ham- 
mer him  that  smote  the  anvil,  saying,  It  is 
ready  for  the  sodering  :  and  he  fastened  it 
with  nails,  that  it  should  not  be  moved. 

8  But  thou,  I§'ra-el,  art  my  servant,  Ja'- 
cob  whom  I  have  chosen,  the  seed  of  A'bra- 
ham  my  friend. 

9  Thou  whom  I  have  taken  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth,  and  called  thee  from  the  chief 
men  thereof,  and  said  unto  thee.  Thou  url 
my  servant,  I  have  chosen  thee,  and  not 
cast  tliee  away. 

10  Fear  thou  not,  for  I  am  with  thee  ;  be 
not  dismayed,  for  I  am  thy  God :  I  will 
strengthen  thee  ;  yea,  I  will  help  thee  ;  yea, 
I  will  uphold  thee  with  the  right  hand  of 
my  righteousness. 

11  Behold,  all  they  that  were  incensed 
against'  thee  shall  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded :  they  shall  be  as  nothing ;  and 
they  that  strive  with  thee  shall  perish. 

3  ri'tshe-^s.  *  drdd. 

559 


God  r.xposliilatcth  loltli.  his  j'cople.  ISAI'AH 

12  Tliou  shall  seek  tlicm,  and  shall  nol 
find  llietn,  even  tliem  that  contcnrled  with 
thee  :  lliey  that  war  against'  thee  shall  be 
as  nothing,  and  as  a  thing  of  nought. 

13  For  I  the  Lord  thy  God\vill  hold 
thy  right  hand,  saying  unto  thee,  Fear  not ; 
I  will  help  thee. 

14  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Ja'cob,  and  ye 
men  of  i^'ra-gl ;  I  will  help  thee,  saith  the 
LoKi),  and  thy  Re-deem'er,  the  Holy  One 
of  If'ra-el. 

15  Behold,  I  will  make  thee  a  new  sharp 
threshing  instrument  having  teeth  :  thou 
shah  thresh  the  moun'taTns,  and  beat  them 
small,  and  shall  make  the  hills  as  chaff. 

1(5  Thou  shall  fan  them,  and  the  wind 
shall  carry  them  away,  and  the  whirl'wTnd' 
shall  scatter  them  :  and  thou  shall  rejoice 
in  the  Lord,  a7id  shall  glory  in  the  Holy 
One  of  I^'ra-el. 

17  JVhen  the  poor  and  needy  seek  water, 
and  there  is  none,  and  their  tongue  failcth 
for  thirst,  I  the  Lord  will  hear  them,  /  the 
God  of  I^'ra-el  will  not  forsake  them. 

18  I  will  open  rivers  in  high  places,  and 
f6i\n'laTns  in  the  midst  of  the  valleys :  I 
will  make  the  wilderness  a  pool  of  wat(!r, 
and  the  dry  land  springs  of  water. 

19  I  will  plant  in  the  wilderness  the  ce- 
dar, the  shittah-tree,  and  the  myr'tle,9  and 
the  oil-tree  ;  I  will  set  in  the  dej'ert  the 
fir-tree,3  and  the  pine,  and  the  bo.\-tree  to- 
gether ; 

20  That  they  may  see  and  know,  and 
consider,  and  understand  together,  that  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  hath  done  this,  and  th^ 
Holy  One  of  I§'ra-el  hath  created  it. 

21  Prr-iuce  your  cause,  sailh  the  Lord  ; 
bring  for.'i  your  strong  reasons,  saith  the 
King  of  Ja'cob. 

22  Let  them  bring  them  forth,  and  show 
us  what  shall  happen  :  let  them  show  the 
former  things  what  they  he,  that  we  may 
consider  them,  and  know  the  latter  end  of 
them  ;  or  declare  us  things  for  to  come. 

23  Show  the  things  that  arc  to  come 
hereafter,  that  we  may  know  that  ye  arc 
gods :  yea,  do  good,  or  do  evil,  that  we 
may  be  dismayed,  and  behold  it  together. 

24  Behold,  ye  are  of  nothing,  and  your 
work  of  nought :  an  abomination  is  he  that 
choo^eth  you. 

25  I  have  raised  up  one  from  the  north, 
and  he  shall  come  :  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun  shall  he  call  upon  my  name  ;  and  he 
shall  come  upon  princes  as  upon  mortar, 
and  as  the  potter  treadelh  clay. 

26  Who  hath  declared  from  the  begin- 
ning, that  we  may  know  ?  and  before-time, 
that  we  may  say,  He  is  righteous .'  yea, 
there  is  none  that  showeth  ;  yea,  there  is 
none  that  declareth ;  yea,  there  is  none 
that  heareth  your  words. 

27  The  first  shall  say  to  Zl'on,  Behold, 
behold  them  :  and  I  will  give  to  Je-ru'sa- 
lem  one  that  bringeth  good  tidings. 

28  For  1  beheld,  and  there  loas  no  man  ; 


God's  promise 
even  Smong  them, and  therewas  no  counsel 
lor,  that,  when  I  Ssked  of  them,  could  an- 
swer a  word. 

29  Behold,  they  hre  all  vanity ;  their 
works  hre  nothing :  their  molten  images 
are    wind  and  confusion. 

CHAP.  XLH. 

BEHOLD  my  servant,  whom  I  uphold  ; 
mine  elect,  in  whom  my  soul  delight- 
eth  :  I  have  put  my  spirit  upon  him  ;  he 
shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the  (Jen'tiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lifl  up,  nor  cause 
his  voice  to  be  heard  in  the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and 
the  smoking  fla.\  shall  he  nol  quench  :  he 
shall  bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged, 
till  he  have  set  judgment  in  the  earth  :  and 
the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 

5  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord,  he  that  cre- 
ated the  heavens,  and  stretclicd  them  out : 
he  that  spread  forth  the  earth,  and  that 
which  Cometh  out  of  it ;  he  that  giveth 
breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and  spirit  to 
them  that  walk  therein  ; 

G  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righ- 
teousness, and  will  hold  thine  hand,  and 
will  keep  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  cove- 
nant of  the  people,  for  a  light  of  the  ^en'- 
ITles  ; 

7  To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring   out 
the   prisoners   from   the   prison,  and   them 
that    sit    in    darkness    out    of  the    prison-   ' 
house.  '^ 

8  I  am  the  Lord  ;  that  is  my  name  :  and 
my  glory  will  I  not  give  to  another,  neither 
my  praise  to  graven  images. 

9  Behold,  the  former  things  are  come  to 
p5ss,  and  new  things  do  I  declare  :  before 
they  spring  forth  I  tell  you  of  them. 

10  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and 
his  prai.se  from  the  end  of  the  earth,  ye 
that  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  all  that  is 
therein  ;  the  isles,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof 

11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities 
thereof  lift  up  their  voice,  the  villages  that 
Ke'dar  doth  inhabit :  let  the  inhabitants  of 
the  rock  sing,  let  them  shout  from  the  top 
of  the  moftn'tains. 

12  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the  Lord, 
and  declare  his  praise  in  the  islands. 

13  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as  a  mighty 
man,  he  shall  stir  up  jealousy  like  a  man 
of  war  :  he  shall  cry  ;  yea,  roar  ;  he  shall 
prevail  against'  his  enemies. 

14  I  have  long  time  holden  my  peace ;  I 
have  been  still,  and  refrained  myself:  no%o 
will  I  cry  like  a  trav'alling  woman  ;  I  will 
destroy'  and  devour  at  once. 

15  I  will  make  waste  m66n 'tains  and 
hills,  and  dry  up  all  their  Aerbf ;  and  I  will 
make  the  rivers  islands,  and  I  will  dry  up 
the  pools. 

16  And  I  will  bring  the  blind  by  a  way 
that  they  knew  not ;  I  will  lead  them  in 
pkths   that  they   have  not  known  :  I  will 


1  hwerl'wind. 


2  mer'tl. 


3  fer-tree. 
560 


God  c6m'f6rUth  his  ISAI'AH. 

make  darkness  lipht  before  them,  and 
crooked  tilings  straight.  These  things  will 
I  do  unto  them,  and  not  forsake  them. 

17  They  shall  bo  turned  back,  they  shall 
oe  greatly  ashamed,  that  trust  in  graven 
images,  that  say  to  the  molten  images.  Ye 
dre  our  gods. 

18  Hear,  ye  d6af;  and  look,  ye  blind, 
that  yc  may  see. 

li)  Who  is  blind,  but  my  servant  ?  or 
d6af,  as  my  messenger  that  I  sent  ?  who  is 
blind  as  he  that  is  perfect,  and  blind  as  the 
Lord's  servant .' 

20  Seeing  many  things,  but  thou  6bfer\'- 
est  not ;  opening  the  ears,  but  he  heareth 
not. 

21  The    Lord   is   well    pleased    for    hi 


church  with  promises. 
S  Bring  forth  the  blind  people  that  have 
eyes,  and  the  deaf  that  have  cars. 

9  Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered  togeth- 
er, and  let  the  people  be  assembled  •  who 
among  them  can  declare  this,  and  show  us 
former  things  ?  let  them  bring  forth  their 
witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justified:  or 
let  them  hear,  and  say.  It  is  truth. 

10  Ye  are  my  witnesses,  saitli  the  Lord, 
and  my  servant  whom  I  have  chosen  ;  that 
ye  may  know  and  believe  me,  and  under- 
stand that  I  am  Jie  :  before  me  there  was 
no  God  formed,  neither  shall  there  be  after 
me. 

11  I,  even  I,  am  the  Lord  ;  and  besides 
me  there  is  no  Sav'iour. 

12  I  have  declared,  and  have  saved,  and 


—    „    .^.    .. —    j^ _.^.    —        —  -  — „  — ^  —  — , — ,„  — ^„, 

lighteousness'  sake;  he   will   magnify  the !  1  have  showed,  when  (//rrc  wxzs  no  strange 


law,  and  make  it  Aon'ourable 

22  But  this  is  a  people  robbed  and  spoil- 
ed ;  they  arc  all  of  them  snared  in  holes, 
and  they  arc  hid  in  prison-houses  :  they 
kre  for  a  prey,  and  none  delivereth  ;  for  a 
spoil,  and  none  saith.  Restore. 

23  Who  am(5ng  you  will  give  ear  to  this .' 
who  will  hearken,  and  hear  for  the  time  to 
come .' 

24  Who  give  Ja'cob  for  a  spoil,  and  If'- 
ra-6l  to  the  robbers  ?  did  not  the  Lord,  he 
against'  whom  we  have  sinned  .'  for  they 
would  not  wAlk  in  his  ways,  neither  were 
they  obedient'  unto  his  law. 

2-5  Therc'tbre  he  hath  poured  upon  him 
the  fury  of  his  anger,  and  the  strength  of 
battle  :  and  it  hath  set  him  on  fire  round 
about',  yet  he  knew  not ;  and  it  burned 
him,  yet  he  laid  it  not  to  hekrt. 
CHAP.  XLIII. 

BUT  now,  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  cre- 
ated thee,  O  Ja'cob,  and  he  that  form- 
ed thee,  O  I§'ra-el,  Fear  not ;  for  I  have 
redeemed  thee,  I  have  called  thee  by  thy 
name  ;  thou  art  mine. 

2  When  thou  passest  through  the  waters, 
I  will  be  with  thee  ;  and  through  the  rivers, 
they  shall  not  overflow  thee  :  when  thou 
wiilkest  tirrough  the  fire  thou  shalt  not  be 
burnt ;  neither  shall  the  flame  kindle  upon 
thee. 

3  For  1  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  the  Holy 
One  of  Ij'ra-fil,  thy  Sav'iour  :2  I  gave 
E'^ypt  for  thy  ransom,  E-thi-6'pi-a  and 
Se''ba  for  thee. 

4  Since  thou  wast  precious  in  my  sight, 
thou  hast  been  Aon'ourable,  and  I  have 
loved  thee :  thfire'fbrc  will  I  give  men  for 
thee,  and  people  for  thy  life. 

5  Fear  not ;  for  I  am  with  thee  :  I  will 
bring  thy  seed  from  the  east,  and  gather 
thee  from  the  west ; 

t>  I  will  say  to  the  north,  Give  up  ;  and 
to  the  south.  Keep  not  back :  bring  my 
sons  from  far,  and  my  daughters  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  ; 

7  Even  every  one  that  is  called  by  my 
name  :  for  I  have  created  him  for  my  glory, 
I  have  formed  him  ;  yfia,  I  have  made  him. 
1  o-be'jc'lnt. 

36 


god  anidng  you  :  there 'fore  ye  are  my  wit- 
nesses, saith  the  Lord,  that  I  am  God. 

13  Yea,  before  the  day  teas  I  am,  he  ; 
and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of 
my  hand  :  I  will  work,  and  who  shall  let 
it.' 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your  Re-deem'- 
er,  the  Holy  One  of  I^'ra-el  ;  For  your 
sake  I  have  sent  to  Bab'y-lCin,  and  have 
brought  down  all  their  nobles,  and  the 
Chal-de'Snj,  whose  cry  is  in  the  ships. 

lf>  I  am  the  Lord,  your  Holy  One,  the 
Cre-a'tor  of  i|'ra-el,  your  King. 

It?  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  maketh 
a  way  in  the  sea,  and  a  path  in  the  mighty 
waters  ; 

17  Which  bringeth  forth  the  chariot  and 
horse,  the  army,  and  the  power  ;  they  shall 
lie  down  together,  they  shall  not  rise  : 
they  kre  extinct,  they  are  quenched  as 
tow. 

18  Remember  ye  not  the  former  things, 
neither  consider  the  things  of  old. 

19  Behold,  I  will  do  a  new  thing  :  now 
it  shall  spring  forth  ;  shall  ye  not  know  it  ? 
I  will  even  make  a  way  in  the  wilderness, 
and  rivers  in  the  de^'ert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall  hon'om 
me,  the  dragons  and  the  owls:  because  I 
give  waters  in  the  wilderness,  and  rivers  in 
the  def'ert,  to  give  drink  to  my  people,  my 
chosen. 

21  This  people  I  have  formed  for  myself; 
they  shall  show  forth  my  praise. 

22  But  thou  hast  not  called  upon  me,  O 
Ja'cob  ;  but  thou  hast  been  weary  of  me 
O  Ij'ra-el. 

23  Thou  hast  not  brought  me  the  small 
cattle  of  thy  burnt-oftcrings,  neither  hast 
thou  /ton'oured  me  with  thy  sao'rifi<;es :  I 
have  not  caused  thee  to  sfirve  vvitli  an  offier- 
ing,  nor  wearied  thee  with  incense. 

24  Thou  hast  bought  me  no  sweet  cane 
with  money,  neither  hast  thou  filled  me 
with  the  fat  of  thy  sSc'rif  i(;es ;  but  thou 
hast  made  me  to  serve  with  thy  sins 
thou  hast  wearied  me  with  thine  iniqui- 
ties. 

25  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blottcth  out  th^- 

2  Save'yftr. 

561 


The  vanity  of  idols,  and 


ISAI'AH. 


folly  of  idol-malcers 


transgressions  for  mine  own  sake,  and  will 
not  remember  thy  sins. 

26  Put  me  in  remembrance  :  let  us  plead 
together  :  declare  thou,  that  thou  mayst  be 
justified. 

27  Thy  first  fither  hath  sinned,  and  thy 
teachers  have  tnnsgressed  Jigainst'  me. 

28  Therc'fore  1  have  profaned  the  princes 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  have  given  Ja'cob  to 
the  curse,  and  I^'ra-el  to  reproaches. 

CHAP.   XLIV. 

"X/TiT  now   hear,   O  Ja'cob  my  servant ; 

JL     and  I§'ra-el,  whom  I  nave  chosen  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  that  made  thee, 
and  formed  thee  from  the  womb,  lohich  will 
help  thee  ;  Fear  not,  O  Ja'cob  my  sSrvant ; 
and  thou,  Jesh'u-run,  whom  I  have  chosen. 

3  For  1  will  pour  water  upon  him  that  is 
thirsty,  and  floods  upon  the  dry  ground  ;  I 
will  pour  my  SpTr'It  upon  thy  seed,  and  my 
bles'sing  upon  thine  offspring  : 

4  And  they  shall  spring  up  as  among  the 
gr&ss,  as  willows  by  the  water-courses. 

5  One  shall  say,  I  am  the  Lord's  ;  and 
another  shall  call  himself  by  the  name  of 
Ja'cob  ;  and  another  shall  subscribe  loith  liis 
hand  unto  the  Lord,  and  surname  himself 
by  the  name  of  I|'ra-el. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King  of  !§'- 
ra-Sl,  and  his  Re-deem'er  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
r  am  the  first,  and  I  am  the  last ;  and  be- 
sides me  there  is  no  God. 

7  And  who,  as  I,  shall  call,  and  shall  de- 
clare it,  and  set  it  in  order  for  me,  since  I 
appointed  the  ancient  people  .'  and  the 
things  that  kre  coming,  and  shall  come,  let 
them  show  unto  them. 

8  Fear  ye  not,  neither  be  afraid  :  have 
not  I  told  thee  from  that  time,  and  have  de 
clared  it  ?  ye  are  even  my  witnesses.  Is 
there  a  God  besides  me  .'  yea,  there  is  no 
God  ;  I  know  not  any. 

9  They  that  make  a  graven  image  are 
all  of  them  vanity  ;  and  their  delectable 
things  shall  not  profit :  and  they  are  their 
own  witnesses ;  they  see  not,  nor  know  ; 
that  they  may  be  ishamed. 

10  Who  hath  formed  a  god,  or  molten  a 
graven  image  that  is  profitable  for  nothing  .' 

11  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall  be  asham- 
ed ;  and  the  workmen,  they  are  of  men  : 
let  them  all  be  gathered  together,  let  them 
stand  up  ;  yet  they  shall  fear,  and  they  shall 
be  ashamed  together. 

12  The  smith  with  the  tongs  both  work- 
eth  in  the  coals,  and  fashioneth  it  with  ham- 
mers, and  worketh  it  with  the  strength  of 
his  arms:  yea,  he  is  hungry,  and  his  strength 
faileth  ;  he  drinketh  no  water,  and  is  faint. 

13  The  carpenter  stretcheth  out  his  rule, 
he  marketh  it  out  with  a  line,  he  fitteth  it 
with  planes,  and  he  marketh  it  out  with  the 
com'pciss,  and  maketh  it  after  the  figure  of 
a  man,  according  to  the  beauty  of  a  man  ; 
that  it  may  remain  in  the  house. 

14  He  heweth  him  down  cedars,  and 
taketb  the  cypress  and  the  oak,  which  he 

1  JOn-firm'ith. 


strengtheneth  for  himself  Smong  the  trees 
of  the  forest :  he  plSnteth  an  ash,  and  the 
rain  doth  nourish  it. 

15  Then  shall  it  be  for  a  man  to  burn : 
for  he  will  take  thereof  and  warm  himself 
yea,  he  kindleth  it,  and  baketh  bread ; 
yea,  he  maketh  a  god,  and  wor'shippeth  it : 
he  maketh  it  a  graven  image,  and  falleth 
down  thereto. 

16  He  burneth  part  thereof  in  the  fire  : 
with  part  thereof  he  eateth  flesh  ;  he  roast- 
eth  roast,  and  is  satisfied  ;  yea,  he  wiirmetli 
himself,  and  saitli,  A-ha',  I  am  warm,  I 
have  seen  the  fire  : 

17  And  the  residue  thereof  he  maketh  a 
od,    even  his   graven    image :    he   falletii 

down  unto  it,  and  wor'shippeth  it,  and 
praycth  unto  it,  and  saith.  Deliver  me  ;  for 
thou  art  my  God. 

18  They  have  not  known  nor  understood  : 
for  he  hath  shut  their  eyes,  that  they  can- 
not see  ;  and  their  hearts,  that  they  cannot 
understand. 

10  And  none  considereth  in  his  heart, 
neither  is  there  knowledge  nor  understand- 
ing to  say,  I  have  burnt  part  of  it  in  the 
fire  ;  yea,  also  I  have  baked  bread  upon  the 
coals  thereof;  I  have  roasted  flesh,  and 
eaten  it ;  and  shall  I  make  the  residue 
thereof  an  abomination  .'  shall  I  fall  down 
to  the  stock  of  a  tree  } 

20  He  feedeth  on  ashes  :  a  deceived  heJirt 
hath  turned  him  aside,  that  he  cannot  deliv- 
er his  soul,  nor  sfiy.  Is  there  not  a  lie  in  my 
right  hand  ^ 

21  Remember  these,  O  Ja'cob  and  I§'ra- 
el ;  for  thou  art  my  servant :  I  have  formed 
thee  ;  thou  art  my  servant :  O  Ij'ra-el,  thou 
shalt  not  be  forgotten  of  me. 

22  I  have  blotted  out,  as  a  thick  cloud, 
thy  transgressions,  and,  as  a  cloud,  thy  sins  : 
return  unto  me ;  for  I  have  redeemed  thee. 

23  Sing,  O  ye  heavens  ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  done  it .-  shout,  ye  lower  parts  of  the 
earth  :  break  forth  into  singing,  ye  moftn'- 
tains,  O  forest,  and  every  tree  therein  :  for 
the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Ja'cob,  and  glori- 
fied himself  in  If'ra-el. 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  Re-deem'er, 
and  he  that  formed  thee  from  the  womb,  I 
am  the  Lord  that  maketh  all  things ;  that 
stretcheth  forth  the  heavens  alone ;  that 
spreadeth  abroad  the  earth  by  myself; 

25  That  frustrateth  the  tokens  of  the  li- 
ars, and  maketh  diviners  mad  ;  that  tumeth 
wise  men  backward,  and  maketh  their 
knowledge  foolish  ; 

26  That  confirm'ethl  the  word  of  his 
servant,  and  perform'eth  the  counsel  of  his 
mess-jngers;  that  saith  to  Je-ri>'sa-lem,Thou 
shalt  be  inhabited  ;  and  to  the  cities  of  Ju'- 
dah,  Ye  shall  be  built,  and  I  will  raise  up 
the  decayed  places  thereof: 

27  That  saith  to  the  deep,  Be  dry,  and  I 
will  dry  up  thy  rivers  : 

28  That  saith  of  Cy'rus,  He  is  my  sh6p'- 
Aerd,2  and  shall  perform'  all  my  pleaj'ure  : 

2  shep'p^rd. 
5G2 


Idols  convinced  of  vanity,  ISAI'AH 

even  saying  to  Je-rA'sa-lem,  Thou  shalt  be 
built ;  and  to  the  temple,  Thy  foundation 
shall  be  laid. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THUS  saith  the  liORD  to  his  anointed,  to 
Cy'rus,  whose  right  hand  I  have  hold- 
en,  to  subdue  nations  before  him  ;  and  I 
will  loofe  the  loins  of  kings,  to  open  before 
him  the  two-leaved  gates ;  and  the  gates 
shall  not  be  shut : 

2  1  will  go  before  thee,  and  make  the 
crooked  places  straight ;  I  will  break  in 
pieces  the  gates  of  brJiss,  and  cut  in  sunder 
the  bars  of  iron  : 

3  And  I  will  give  thee  the  treaf'ures  of 
darkness,  and  hidden  riches  of  secret  places, 
that  thou  mayst  know  that  I  the  Lord 
vvhiiJi  call  thee  by  thy  name,  am  the  God 
of  ij'ra-6l. 

4  For  Ja'cob  my  servant's  sake,  and  I|'- 
ra-el  mine  elect,  I  have  even  called  thee  by 
thy  name  :  I  have  surnanied  thee,  though 
thou  hast  not  known  me. 

5  I  am  the  Lord,  and  there  is  mine  else, 
there  is  no  God  besides  me :  I  gir'ded  thee, 
though  thou  hast  not  known  me  ; 

()  That  they  may  know  from  the  rising 
of  the  sun,  and  from  the  west,  that  there  is 
none  besides  me  :  I  am  the  Lord,  and  there 
is  none  else. 

7  I  form  the  light,   and  create  darkness  ; 


by  God's  saving  power 
tion  unto  tlioe,  sai/ing,  Surely  God  is  in 
thee,  and  there  is  none  else ;  there  is  no  God. 

15  Verily,  thou  art  a  God  that  hidest 
thyself,  O  God  of  I^'ra-gl,  the  Sav'iotir. 

16  They  shall  be  SshSmed,  and  also  con- 
founded, all  of  them  :  they  shall  go  to  con- 
fusion together  that  are  makers  of  idols. 

17  But  If'ra-el  shall  be  saved  in  the 
Lord  with  an  gverlas'tliig  salvation  :  ye 
shall  not  be  Sshamed  nor  confounded  world 
without  end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created 
the  heavens,  God  himself  that  formed  the 
garth  and  made  it,  he  hath  estab'llshed  it,  he 
created  it  not  in  vain,  he  formed  it  to  be 
inhabited ;  I  am  the  Lord,  and  there  is 
none  else. 

19  I  have  not  spoken  in  secret,  in  a  dark 
place  of  the  earth  :  I  said  not  unto  the  seed 
of  Ja'cob,  Seek  ye  me  in  vain.  I  the  Lord 
speak  righteousness,  I  declare  things  that 
arc  right. 

20  Assemble  yourselves  and  come  ;  draw 
near  together,  ye  that  are  escaped  of  the 
nations  :  they  have  no  knowledge  that  set 
up  the  wood  of  their  graven  image,  and 
pray  unto  a  god  that  cannot  save. 

21  Tell  ye,  and  bring  them  near  ;  yea, 
let  them  take  counsel  together :  who  hath 
declared  this  from  ancient  time  .■'  icho  hath 
told   it    from    that    time  ?   have   not    I   the 


I  make  peace,  and  create  evil :    I  the  Lord   Lord  ?  and  there  is  no   God  else  besides 


do  all  these  things. 

8  Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  from  above, 
and  let  the  skies  pour  down  righteousness  : 
let  the  earth  open,  and  let  them  bring  forth 
salvation,  and  let  righteousness  spring  up 
together.     I  the  Lord  have  created  it. 

9  Wo  unto  him  that  striveth  with  his 
Ma'ker  !  Let  the  pot'sherd  strive  with  the 
pot'sherd|  of  the  earth.  Shall  the  clay  say 
to  him  that  fashioneth  it,  What  makest 
thou  .'  or  thy  work.  He  hath  no  hands .'' 

10  Wo  unto  him  that  saith  unto  his  fa- 
ther. What  bcgcttest  thou  .'  or  to  the  wo- 
man. What  hast  thou  brought  forth  .' 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One 
of  Ij'ra-el,  and  his  Ma'ker,  Ask  me  of 
things  to  come  concSr'nTng  my  sons ;  and 
concgr'ning  the  work  of  my  hands  com- 
mand' ye  me. 

12  I  have  made  the  earth,  and  created 
man  upon  it  :  I,  even  my  hands,  have 
stretched  out  the  heavens,  and  all  their  host 
have  I  comman'ded. 

13  I  have  raised  him  up  in  righteousness, 
and  I  will  direct  all  his  ways  :  he  shall  build 
my  city,  and  he  shall  let  go  my  captives, 
not  for  price  nor  reward,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  labour  of 
E'eypt,  and  mgr'chandlje  of  E-thi-o'pi-a, 
and  of  the  Sa-b6'5nf,  men  of  stat'ure,!  shall 
come  over  unto  thee,  and  they  shall  be 
thine  :  they  shall  come  after  thee  ;  in  chains 
they  shall  come  over,  and  they  shall  fall 
down  unto  thee,  they  shall  make  supplica- 


l  st&t'tsh&re. 


me  :  a  just  God,  and  a  Sav'ioflr  :  there  is 
none  besides  me. 

22  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all 
the  ends  of  tiie  earth  ;  for  I  am  God,  and 
there  is  none  else. 

23  I  have  sworn  by  my.self,  the  word  is 
gone  out  of  my  mouth  in  righteousness,  and 
shall  not  return.  That  unto  me  every  knee 
shall  bow,  every  tongue  shall  swear. 

24  Surely,  shall  one  say.  In  the  Lord 
have  I  righteousness  and  strength  :  even  to 
him  shall  men  come  ;  and  all  that  kre  in- 
censed against'  him  sliall  be  Sshamed. 

25  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed  of  If'- 
ra-el be  justified,  and  shall- glory. 

CHAP.  XLVL— 

BEL  boweth  down,  Ne'bo  stoopeth ;  their 
idols  were  upon  the  beasts,  and  upon 
the  cattle  :  your  carriages  were  heavy  load- 
en  :  they  arc  a  burden  to  the  weary  beast. 

2  They  stoop  ;  they  bow  down  together ; 
they  could  not  deliver  the  burden,  but  them- 
selves are  gone  into  captivity. 

3  Hearken  unto  me,  O  house  of  Ja'cob, 
and  all  the  remnant  of  the  house  of  If'ra- 
61,  which  kre  borne  by  vie  from  the  belly, 
which  arc  carried  from  the  womb : 

4  And  even  to  your  old  age  I  am  he  ; 
and  even  to  hoar  hairs  will  I  carry  ijou :  I 
have  made,  and  I  will  bear  ;  even  I  will 
carry,  and  will  deliver  you. 

5  To  whom  will  ye  liken  me,  and  make 
me  equal,  and  compare  me,  that  we  may  be 
like .' 

6  They  lavish  gold  out  of  the  bag,  and 


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God's  judgments  upon  Bab'y-lon 
weigh  Silver  in  the  bahince,  and  hire  a  gold- 
smith,  and  he  maketh  it  a  god:  they  fall 
down  ;  yea,  they  wor'slup. 

7  They  bear  him  upon  the  shoulder,  they 
carry  him,  and  set  him  in  his  place,  and  he 
stan'deth;  from  his  place  shall  he  not  re- 
move:  yea,  OTIC  shall  cry  unto  him,  yet  can 
he  not  answer,  nor  save  him  out  of  his 
trouble. 

8  Remember  this,  and  show  yourselves 
men  ;  bring  it  again'  to  mind,  O  ye  trans- 
gressors. 

9  Remember  the  former  things  of  old  : 
for  I  a?n  God,  and  there  is  none  else  ;  I  am 
God,  and  there  is  none  like  me  ; 

10  Declaring  the  end  from  the  beginning, 
and  from  ancient  times  the  things  that  are 
not  yet  done,  saying,  My  counsel  shall 
stand,  and  I  will  do  all  my  pleaj'ure  ; 

11  Calling  a  ravenous  bird  from  the  east, 
the  man  that  executeth  my  counsel  from  a 
far  country  :  yea,  I  have  spoken  it,  I  will 
also  bring  it  to  pass ;  I  have  purposed  it, 
I  will  also  do  it. 

12  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  stout-hearted, 
that  are  far  from  righteousness : 

13  I  bring  near  my  righteousness  ;  it  shall 
not  be  far  off,  and  my  salvation  shall  not 
tarry  :  and  I  will  place  salvation  in  Zi'on 
for  Is'ra-el  my  glory. 

CHAP.  XLVn. 

COME  down,  and  sit  in  the  dust,  O  vir'- 
gin  daughter  of  Bab'y-lon  ;  sit  on  the 
ground  :  there  is  no  throne,  O  daughter  of 
the  Chal-de'ans  :  for  thou  shalt  no  more  be 
called  tender  and  delicate. 

2  Take  the  millstones,  and  grind  meal  : 
uncover  thy  locks,  make  bare  the  leg,  un- 
cover the  thigh,  pass  over  the  rivers. 

3  Thy  nakedness  shall  be  uncovered, 
yea,  thy  shame  shall  be  seen  :  I  will  take 
yengeance,  and  I  will  not  meet  thee  as  a 
man. 

4  ^s  for  our  Re-deem'er,  the  Lord  of 
hosts  is  his  name,  the  Holy  One  of  I§'- 
ra-el. 

5  Sit  thou  silent,  and  get  thee  into  dark- 
ness, O  daughter  of  the  Chal-de'anf  :  for 
thou  shalt  no  more  be  called  The  lady  of 
kingdoms. 

6  I  was  wroth  with  my  people  ;  I  have 
polluted  mine  inheritance,  and  given  them 
into  thine  hand  :  thou  didst  show  them  no 
mSrcy  ;  upon  the  ancient  hast  thou  very 
heavily  laid  thy  yoke. 

7  And  thou  saidst,  I  shall  be  a  lady  for 
ever  :  so  that  thou  didst  not  lay  these  things 
to  thy  hekrt,  neither  didst  remember  th«^ 
latter  end  of  it. 

8  There'fore  hear  now  this,  thou  that  art 
given  to  pleaf'ures,  that  dwellest  carelessly  ; 
that  sayest  in  thine  heart,  I  am,  and  none 
else  besides  me  ;  I  shall  not  sit  as  a  widow, 
neither  shall  I  know  the  loss  of  children  : 

9  But  these  two  things  shall  come  to  thee 
in  a  moment  in  one  day,  the  loss  of  chil- 
dren, and  widowhood :  they  shall  come 
upon  thee  in  their  perfec'tion  for  the  multi- 


ISAFAH.       a7id  Chdl-dc'd,for  their  pride,  ^c. 
tude   of  thy   sor'ceries,   and  for  the  great 


abundance  of  thine  enchantments. 

JO  For  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy  wicked- 
ness :  thou  hast  said.  None  seeth  me.  Thy 
wisdom  and  thy  knowledge  it  hath  pgrvSrt- 
cd  thee  ;  and  thou  hast  said  in  thine  hekrt, 
I  am,  and  none  else  besides  me. 

11  There'fore  shall  evil  come  upon  thee  ; 
thou  shalt  not  know  from  whence  it  riseth  • 
and  mls'chief  shall  fall  upon  thee  ;  thou 
shalt  not  be  able  to  put  it  off:  and  desola- 
tion shall  come  upon  thee  suddenly,  which 
thou  shalt  not  know. 

12  Stand  now  with  thy  enchantments, 
and  with  the  multitude  of  thy  sor'ceries, 
wherein  thou  hast  laboured  from  thy  youth  ; 
if  so  be  thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit,  if  so  he 
thou  inayst  prevail. 

13  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  multitude  of 
thy  counsels.  Let  now  the  astrologers,  the 
star-gazers,  tlie  monthly  prognosticators, 
stand  up  and  save  thee  from  these  things 
that  shall  come  upon  thee. 

14  Behold  they  shall  be  as  stubble  ;  the 
fire  shall  burn  them  ;  they  shall  not  deliver 
themselves  from  the  power  of  the  flame  : 
there  shall  not  he  a  coal  to  wArm  at,  nor 
fire  to  sit  before  it. 

l."")  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee  with 
whom  thou  hast  laboured,  even  thy  mer- 
chants from  thy  youth  :  they  shall  wander 
every  one  to  his  quarter  ;  none  shall  save 
thee. 

CHAP.  XLVHI. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  house  of  Ja'cob,  whico 
arc  called  by  the  name  of  i|'ra-el, 
and  arc  come  forth  out  of  the  waters  of  Ju'- 
dah  ;  which  swear  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  make  mention  of  the  God  of 
Ij'ra-el,  but  not  in  truth  nor  in  righteous- 
ness. 

2  For  they  call  themselves  of  the  holy 
city,  and  stay  themselves  upon  the  God  of 
Ij'ra-el ;  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

3  T  have  declared  the  former  things  from 
the  beginning  ;  and  they  went  forth  out  of 
my  mouth,  and  I  showed  them  ;  I  did  them 
sucWenty,  and  they  came  to  pass. 

4  Because  I  knew  that  thou  art  obstinate, 
and  thy  neck  i^  an  iron  sinew,  and  thy  brow 
brilss  , 

5  1  have  even  from  the  beginning  declar- 
ed it  to  thee ;  before  it  came  to  pass  I 
showed  it  thee :  lest  thou  shouldst  say, 
Mine  idol  hath  done  them  ;  and  my  graven 
image,  and  my  molten  image,  hath  com- 
man'ded  them. 

6  Thou  hast  heard,  see  all  this;  and  will 
not  ye  declare  it?  I  have  showed  thee  new 
things  from  this  time,  even  hidden  things, 
and  thou  didst  not  know  them. 

7  They  arc  created  now,  and  not  from 
the  beginning;  even  before  the  day  when 
thou  heardest  them  not ;  lest  thou  shouldst 
say.  Behold,  I  knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not;  yea,  thou  knew 
est  not;  yea,  from  that  time  that  thine  ear 
was    not    opened :    for   I    knew    that  thou 

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The  people  exhorted  to  obedience. 

wouldst  deal  very  treacherously,  and  wast 

called  a  transgressor  from  the  womb. 

9  For  my  name's  sake  will  I  defer'  mine 
anger,  and  for  my  praise  will  I  refrain  for 
thee,  that  I  cut  thee  not  off. 

10  Behold,  I  have  refined  thee,  but  not 
with  silver  ;  I  have  chosen  thee  in  the  fur- 
nacel  ot' affliction. 

11  For  mine  own  sake,  even  for  mine 
own  sake,  will  I  do  it :  for  how  should  my 
name  be  polluted  .'  and  I  will  not  give  my 
glory  unto  another. 

12  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Ja'cob  and  15'ra- 
61,  my  called  ;  I  am  he:  I  «m  the  first,  I 
also  am  the  last. 

13  Mine  hand  also  hath  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  the  earth,  and  my  right  hand  hath 
spanned  the  heavens :  ichcn  I  call  unto 
them,  tliey  stand  up  together. 

14  Ail  ye,  assemble  yourselves,  and  hear ; 
which  among  them  hath  declared  these 
thinirs?  The  LoRn  hath  loved  him  ;  he  will 
do  his  pleaj'ure  on  Bab'y-lon,  and  his  arm 
shall  be  on  the  Chal-de'anf . 

15  I,  crc/i  I,  have  spoken  ;  yea,  I  have 
called  him  ;  I  have  brought  him,  and  he 
shall  make  his  way  prosperous. 

IG  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear  ye  this  ; 
f  have  not  spoken  in  secret  from  the  be- 
ginning ;  from  the  time  that  it  was,  there  am 
I:  and  now  the  Lord  God  and  his  Spir'it 
hat!)  sent  me. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  Re-deem'cr, 
tiie  Holy  One  of  If'ra-el ;  I  am  the  Lord 
thy  God  which  teacheth  thee  to  profit, 
which  leadeth  thee  by  the  way  that  thou 
ehouldst  go. 

IS  O  tiiat  thou  hadst  hearkened  to  my 
command'ments !  then  had  thy  peace  been 
as  a  river,  and  thy  righteousness  as  the 
waves  of  the  sea  ; 

19  Thy  seed  also  had  been  as  the  sand, 
and  the  offspring  of  thy  bowels  like  the 
gravel  thereof;  his  name  should  not  have 
been  cut  ofFnor  destroy'cd  from  before  me. 

20  Go  yc  forth  of  Bab'y-lon,  flee  ye  from 
the  Chal-de'anj,  with  a  voice  of  singing  de- 
clare ye,  tell  this,  utter  it  even  to  the  end  of 
the  garth  ;  say  ye.  The  Lord  hath  redeem- 
ed his  servant  Ja'cob. 

21  And  they  thirsted  not  when  he  led 
them  through  the  dgf'grts:  he  caused  the  wa- 
ters to  flow  out  of  the  rock  forthcnn  ;  he  clave 
the  rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushed  out. 

22  There  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord, 
unto  the  wicked. 

CHAP.  XLIX. 

LISTEN,  O  isles,  unto  me  ;  and  hearken, 
ye  people,  from  far ;  The  Lord  hath 
called  me  from  the  womb  ;  from  the  bow- 
els of  my  mother  hath  he  made  mention  of 
my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  my  mouth  like  a 
sharp  sirord ;  in  the  shadow  of  his  hand 
hath  he  hid  me,  and  made  me  a  polished 
shaft ;  m  his  quiver  hath  he  hid  me  ; 

;}  And  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  s6r- 
*':int,  O  I|'ra-g|,  in  whom  I  will  be  glorified 


ISAI'AH.  Christ  sent  to  the  Qen'tlies 

4  Then  I  said,  I  iiave  laboured  in  vain,  I 

have  spent   my  strength  for  nought,  and  in 

vain  ;  yet  surely  my  judgment  is  with  the 

Lord,  and  my  work  with  my  God. 

f)  And  now,  saith  the  Lord  that  formed 
me  from  the  womb  to  he  his  servant,  to 
bring  Ja'cob  again'  to  him.  Though  If'ra-61 
be  not  gathered,  yet  shall  I  be  glorious  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  my  God  shall  be 
my  strength 

G  And  he  said,  It  is  a  light  thing  that  thou 
shouldst  be  my  servant,  to  raise  up  the 
tribes  of  Ja'cob,  and  to  restore  the  pre^erv'ed 
of  15'ra-el ;  I  will  also  give  thee  for  a  light 
to  the  Gen'tiles,  that  thou  mayst  be  my  sal- 
vation imto  the  end  of  the  earth. 

7  Thus  saith  the  I>oud,  the  Re-deem'er  of 
I§'ra-el,  and  his  Holy  One,  to  him  whom 
man  dcspl^eth,  to  him  whom  the  nation  ab- 
horreth,  to  a  servant  of  rulers.  Kings  shall 
see  and  arlje,  princes  also  shall  wor'ship, 
because  of  the  Lord  that  is  faithful,  and 
the  Holy  One  of  15'ra-el,  and  he  shall 
choo.je  thee. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  an  acceptable 
time  have  I  heard  thee,  and  in  a  day  of  sal- 
vation have  I  helped  thee  :  and  I  will  pre- 
serve' thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of 
the  people,  to  estab'lish  the  earth,  to  cause 
to  inherit  the  desolate  heritages: 

9  That  thou  mayst  say  to  the  prisoners. 
Go  forth  ;  to  them  that  are  in  darkness. 
Show  yourselves :  they  shall  feed  in  the 
ways,  and  their  pastures  shall  be  in  all  high 
places. 

10  They  shall  not  hunger  nor  thirst ; 
neither  shall  the  heat  nor  sun  smite  them  : 
for  he  that  hath  mercy  on  them  shall  lead 
them,  even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall  he 
guide  them. 

11  And  I  will  make  all  my  moun'talns  a 
way,  and  my  highways  shall  be  exalted. 

12  Behold,  these  shall  come  from  far; 
and,  lo,  these  from  the  north  and  from  the 
west ;  and  these  from  the   land  of  Sin'im. 

13  Sing,  O  heavens;  and  be  joyful,  O 
earth  ;  and  break  forth  into  singing,  O 
moim'taTns  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  com'forted 
his  people,  and  will  have  mercy  upon  his 
afflicted. 

14  But  Zi'On  said.  The  Lord  hath  for- 
saken me,  and  my  Lord  hath  forgotten  me 

15  Can  a  woman  forget  her  sucking  child, 
that  she  should  not  have  compassion  on  the 
son  of  her  womb.'  yea,  they  may  forget 
yet  will  I  not  forget  thee. 

IG  Behold,  I  have  graven  thee  upon  the 
palms  of  my  hands  ;  thy  walls  &re  contin- 
ually before  me. 

17  Thy  children  shall  make  haste ;  thy 
destroy'ers,  and  they  that  make  thee  waste 
shall  go  forth  of  thee. 

18  Lift  up  thine  eves  round  about',  and 
behold  :  all  these  gather  themselves  togeth- 
er, and  come  to  thee.  Jls  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord,  thou  shalt  surely  clothe  thee  with 
them  all  as  with  an  ornament,  and  bind 
them  on  thee  as  a  bride  docth. 


B  b  b 


1  fu7-'nis. 


5G5 


Tkc  ample  restoration  of  the  church. 

19  For  thy  waste  and  tliy  desolate  places, 
and  tlie  land  of  thy  destruction,  shall  even 
now  be  too  narrow  by  reason  of  the  inhab- 
itants, and  they  that  swallowed  thee  up 
shall  be  far  away. 

20  The  children  which  thou  shalt  have, 
after  thou  hast  lost  the  other,  shall  say 
again'  in  thine  ears.  The  place  is  too  strait 
for  me  :  give  place  for  me  that  I  may  dwell. 

21  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thine  hekrt, 
Who  hath  begotten  me  these,  seeing  I  have 
lost  my  children,  and  am  desolate,  a  captive, 
and  removing  to  and  fro  ?  and  who  hath 
brought  up  these  .-"  Beliold,  I  was  left  alone ; 
these,  where  had  they  been  ? 

2S  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gop,  Behold,  I 
will  lift  up  mine  hand  to  the  ^en'tiles,  and 
set  up  my  standard  to  the  people  :  and  they 
shall  bring  thy  sons  in  their  arms,  and  thy 
daughters  shall  be  carried  upon  tlieir  shoul- 
ders. 

23  And  kiiigs  shall  be  thy  nursing-fathers, 
and  their  queens  thy  nu-rsing-mothers  :  they 
.shall  bow  down  to  thee  with  their  face  to'- 
wkxA  the  earth,  and  lick  up  the  dust  of  tliy 
feet ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  :  for  they  shall  not  be  ashamed  that 
wait  for  me. 

24  Shall  the  prey  be  taken  from  the 
mighty,  or  the  lawful  captive  delivered .' 

25  But  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  the 
captives  of  the  mighty  shall  be  taken  away, 
and  the  prey  of  the  terrible  sliall  be  deliv- 
ered :  for  I  will  contend  with  him  that  con- 
tendeth  with  thee,  and  I  will  save  thy  chil- 
dren. 

26  And  I  will  feed  them  that  oppress 
thee  with  their  own  flesh  ;  and  they  shall 
be  drunken  with  their  own  blood,  as  with 
sweet  wine  :  and  all  flesh  shall  know  that  I 
the  Lord  am  thy  Sav'iour,!  and  thy  Re- 
deem'er,  the  Migh'ty  One  of  Ja'cob. 

CHAP.  L. 
rriHUS  saith  the  Lor.n,  Where  is  the 
JL  bill  of  your  mother's  divorce'ment, 
whom  I  have  put  away .'  or  which  of  my 
creditors  is  it  to  whom  I  have  sold  you  ? 
Behold,  for  your  iniquities  have  ye  sold 
yourselves,  and  for  your  transgressions  is 
your  mother  put  away. 

2  Wherefore,  when  I  came,  loas  there  no 
man  ^  when  I  called,  was  there  none  to  an- 
swer .'  Is  my  hand  shortened  at  all,  that  it 
cannot  redeem .'  or  have  I  no  power  to  de- 
liver.' behold,  at  my  rebuke  I  dry  up  the 
sea  :  I  make  the  rivers  a  wilderness  :  their 
fish  stinketh,  because  there  is  no  water,  and 
dieth  for  thirst. 

3  I  clothe  the  heavens  with  blackness, 
and  I  make  sackcloth  their  cov'ering. 

4  The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the 
tongue  of  the  learned,  that  1  should  know 
how  to  speak  a  word  in  season  to  him  that 
IS  weary  :  he  wakeneth  morning  by  niorn- 
mg  ;  he  wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear  as  the 
liiarned. 

5  The  Lord  God  haih  opened  mine  ear, 

1  Save'yur. 


ISAI'AH.  An  exhortation  to  trust  in  God 

and  I  was    not    rebellious,  neither  turned 


away  back. 

G  I  gave  my  back  to  the  smiters,  and  my 
cheeks  to  them  that  plucked  ofl^  the  hair  :  I 
hid  not  my  face  from  shame   and  spitting. 

7  For  the  Lord  God  will  help  me  ;  there' 
fore  shall  I  not  be  confounded  :  therc'fbre 
have  I  set  my  face  like  a  flint,  and  I  know 
that  I  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

8  He  is  near  that  justifieth  me  ;  who  will 
contend  with  me .'  let  us  stand  together : 
who  is  mine  ad'versary  ^  let  him  come  near 
to  me. 

9  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  help  me ; 
who  is  he  that  sliall  condemn  mc  .'  lo,  they 
all  shall  wax  old  as  a  garment ;  the  moth 
shall  eat  them  up. 

10  Who  is  among  j'ou  that  fcareth  the 
Lord,  that  obeyeth  the  voice  of  his  ser- 
vant, that  walketh  iii  darkness,  and  hath  no 
light  ?  let  him  trust  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  stay  upon  his  God. 

11  Behold,  all  ye  that  kindle  a  fire,  that 
com'pass  yoursdves  about'  with  spiirks ; 
walk  in  the  light  of  your  fire,  and  in  the 
sparks  that  yo  have  kindled.  This  shall  ye 
have  of  mine  hand,  ye  shall  lie  down  in 
sorrow. 

CHAP.  LL 

HEARKEN  to  me,  ye  that  follow  after 
righteousness,  ye  that  seek  the  Lord  : 
look  unto  the  rock  whence  ye  ;\re  hewn,  and 
to  the  hole  of  the  pit,  whence  ye  cire  digged. 

2  Look  unto  A'bra-ham  your  father,  and 
unto  Sa'rah  that  bare  you  :  for  I  called  him 
alone,  and  bless'ed  him,  and  increased  him. 

3  For  the  Lord  shall  com'fort  Zi'on  :  he 
will  com'fort  all  her  waste  places,  and  he 
will  make  her  wilderness  like  E'den,2  and 
her  de^'ert  like  the  garden  of  the  Lord  ; 
joy  and  gladness  shall  be  found  therein, 
thanksgiving,  and  the  voice  of  melody. 

4  Hearken  unto  me,  my  people,  and  give 
ear  unto  me,  O  my  nation  :  for  a  law  shall 
proceed  from  me,  and  I  will  make  my  judg- 
ment to  rest  for  a  light  of  the  people. 

5  My  righteousness  is  near ;  my  salva- 
tion is  gone  forth,  and  mine  arms  shall 
judge  the  people  :  the  isles  shall  wait  upon 
me,  and  on  mine  arm  shall  they  trust. 

6  Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the  heavens,  and 
look  upon  the  earth  beneath  ;  for  the  heav- 
ens shall  vanish  away  like  smoke,  and  the 
earth  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment,  and  they 
that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in  like  manner  : 
but  my  salvation  shall  be  for  ever,  and  my 
righteousness  shall  not  be  abolished. 

7  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that  know  righ- 
teousness, the  people  in  whose  heart  is  my 
law  ;  fear  ye  not  the  reproach  of  men,  nei- 
ther be  ye  afraid  of  their  revilings. 

8  For  the  moth  shall  eat  them  up  like  a 
gtirment,  and  the  worm  shall  eat  them  like 
wool :  but  my  righteousness  shall  be  for 
ever,  and  my  salvation  from  generation  to 
generation. 

9  Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength,  O  arm 

2  E'd'n. 

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Christ  bewaileth  the 

of  the  Lord  ;  5w5kc,  as-  in  the  ancient 
days,  in  the  generations  of  old.  ^rt  thou 
not  it  that  hath  cut  Ra'hab,  and  woftn'dcd 
the  dragon  ? 

10  Jlrt  thou  not  it  which  hath  dried  the 
sea,  the  waters  of  the  great  deep  ;  that  hath 
made  tlie  depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the 
ransomed  to  pass  over  ? 

11  Thgrc'fore  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
shall  return,  and  come  with  singing  unto 
Zi'on  ;  and  everlSs'ting  joy  shall  be  upon 
their  head  :  they  shall  obtain  gladness  and 
joy  ;  and  sorrow  and  mourning  shall  flee 
Sway. 

12  I,  even  I,  am  lie  that  com'forteth  you  : 
who  art  thou,  that  thou  shouldst  be  afraid 
of  a  man  that  shall  die,  and  of  the  son  of 
man  trhlch  shall  be  made  as  grSss  ; 

13  Atid  forgettest  the  Lord  thy  Ma'ker, 
that  hath  stretched  forth  the  heavens,  and 
laid  file  foundations  of  the  earth  ;  and  hast 
feared  continually  every  day,  because  of  the 
fury  of  the  oppressor,  as  if  he  were  ready  to 
destroy'  ?  and  where  is  the  fury  of  the  op- 
pressor ? 

14  The  captive  exile  hasteneth  that  he 
may  be  loosed,  and  that  he  should  not  die 
in  the  pit,  nor  that  his  bread  should  fail. 

15  But  J  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  di- 
vided the  sea,  whoso  waves  roared  :  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

16  And  I  have  put  my  words  in  thy 
mouth,  and  have  covered  thee  in  the  shad- 
ow of  mine  hand,  that  I  may  plant  the 
heavens,  and  lay  the  foundations  of  the 
earth,  and  say  unto  Zi'on,  Thou  art  my 
people. 

17  Awake,  Swakc,  stand  up,  O  Je-rO'sa- 
lem,  which  hast  drunk  at  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  the  cup  of  his  fury  :  thou  hast  drunk- 
eu  the  dregs  of  the  cup  of  trembling,  and 
wrung  them  out. 

18  There  is  none  to  guide  her  Smong  all 
the  sons  whom  she  hath  brought  forth  ;  nei- 
ther is  there  any  that  taketh  her  by  the 
hand,  of  all  the  sons  that  she  hath  brought 
up. 

19  These  two  things  are  come  unto  thee  ; 
who  shall  bo  sorry  for  thee  .'  desolation, 
and  destruction,  and  the  famine,  and  tiie 
sjoord  :  by  whom  shall  I  com'fort  thee  .' 

20  Thy  sons  have  fainted,  they  lie  at  the 
head  of  all  the  streets  as  a  wild  bull  in  a 
net:  they  arc  full  of  the  fury  of  the  Lord, 
ihe  rebuke  of  thy  God. 

21  Therc'fore,  hear  now  this,  thou  afflict- 
ed, and  drunken,  but  not  with  wine  : 

22  Thus  saith  thy  Lord,  the  Lord,  and 
thy  God  that  pleadeth  the  cause  of  his  peo- 
ple. Behold,  I  have  taken  out  of  thine  hand 
the  cup  of  trembling,  even  the  dregs  of  the 
cup  of  my  fury  ;  thou  shalt  no  more  drink 
it  &gain' : 

23  But  I  will  put  it  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  afflict  thee ;  which  have  said  to  thy 
soul,  Bow  down,  that  we  may  go  over:  and 
thou  hast  laid  thy  body  as  the  ground,  and 
as  the  street,  to  them  that  went  over. 


IS AI'AH.  affliction  of  Je-rd 'sa-lSm . 

CHAP.  LIL 

AWAKE,  Swake  ;  put  on  thy  strengtn, 
O  Zi'on ;  put  on  thy  beautiful  gar- 
ments, O  Je-rfl'sa-Iem,  the  holy  city  :  for 
henceforth  there  shall  no  more  come  unto 
thee  the  uncir'cumcijed  and  the  unclean. 

2  Shake  thyself  from  the  dust;  ir'i^e,  and 
sit  down,  O  Je-rfi'sa-lem  :  lunsc  thyself  from 
the  bands  of  thy  neck,  O  captive  dAughter 
of  Zi'on. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  have  sold 
yourselves  for  nought  ;  and  ye  shall  be  re- 
deemed without  money. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  My  peo- 
ple went  down  afore'time  into  E'eypt  to 
so'journ  there  ;  and  the  As-syr'i-an  oppress- 
ed them  without  cause. 

5  Now,  there'fore,  what  have  I  here,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  my  people  is  taken  away  for 
nought .''  They  that  rule  over  them  make 
them  to  howl,  saith  the  Lord,  and  my  name 
continually  every  day  is  blasphemed. 

6  There'fore  my  people  shall  know  my 
name  :  there'fore  they  shall  know  in  that 
day  that  I  am  he  that  doth  speak  ;  behold, 
it  is  I. 

7  How  beautiful  upon  the  mofin'talns  kre 
the  feet  of  him  that  bringeth  good  tidings, 
that  publisheth  peace  ;  that  bringeth  good 
tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth  salvation; 
that  saith  unto  Zi'on,  Thy  God  rcigneth  ! 

8  Thy  watchmen  shall  lift  up  the  voice ; 
with  the  voice  together  shall  they  sing  :  for 
they  shall  see  eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord 
shall  bring  again'  Zi'on. 

9  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together,  ye 
waste  places  of  Je-rft'sa-lem  :  for  the  Lord 
hath  com'forted  his  people,  he  hath  redeem- 
ed Je-rCi'sa-lem  : 

10  The  Lord  hath  made  bare  his  holy 
arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations  ;  and  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation 
of  our  God. 

11  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  ye  out  from 
thence,  touch  no  unclean  thing  ;  go  ye  out 
of  the  midst  of  her;  be  j'e  clean  that  bear 
the  vessels  of  the  Lord. 

12  For  ye  shall  not  go  out  with  haste, 
nor  go  by  flight :  for  the  Lord  will  go  before 
you  ;  and  the  God  of  l§'ra-el  will  he  your 
rearward. 

13  Behold,  my  servant  shall  deal  pru- 
dently, he  shall  be  exalted  and  extolled,  ana 
be  very  high. 

14  As  many  were  astoniedl  at  thee  ;  (his 
visage  was  so  marred  more  than  any  man, 
and  his  form  more  than  the  sons  of  men  ;) 

15  So  shall  he  sprinkle  many  nations  ; 
the  kings  shall  shut  their  mouths  at  liim  : 
for  that  which  had  not  been  fold  them  shall 
they  see,  and  that  which  they  had  not  h6ard 
shall  they  consider. 

CHAP.  LIII. 

WHO  hath   believed   our  report  .'  and 
to  whom  is  the  arm  of  the  Lord  re- 
vealed ? 

2  For  he  shall  grow  up  before  him  as  a 
tender  plant,  and  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry 


1  OTf  utonished. 


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The  scandal  of  the  cross  excused. 
ground  ;  he  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness  ; 
and  when   we   shall  see    him,  there  is  no 
beauty  that  we  should  desire  him. 

3  He  is  despised  and  rejected  of  men;  a 
man  of  sorrows,  and  acquainted  with  grief: 
and  we  iiid  as  it  were  our  faces  from  him  ; 
he  was  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him  not. 

4  Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and 
carried  our  sorrows  :  yet  we  did  esteem' 
him  stricken,  smitten  of  God,  and  afflict- 
ed. 

;'  But  he  teas  woftn'ded  for  our  trans- 
gres=;:ons,  he  teas  brui§ed"2  for  our  iniqui- 
ties:  the  chas'ti^ement  of  our  peace  icas 
upon  liim  ;  and  with  his  stripes  we  Jirc  heal- 
ed. 

6  All  we,  like  sheep,  have  gone  a.stray  ; 
we  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own  way  ; 
and  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity 
of  us  all. 

7  He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was  afflict- 
ed ;  yet  he  opened  not  his  mouth  :  he  is 
brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter,  and  as  a 
sheep  before  her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  he 
openeth  not  his  mouth. 

8  He  was  taken  from  prison  and  from 
judgment  •  and  who  shall  declare  his  gen- 
eration ?  for  he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land 
of  the  living  :  for  the  transgression  of  my 
people  was  he  stricken. 

9  And  he  made  his  grave  with  the  wick- 
ed, and  with  the  rich  in  his  death  ;  because 
he  had  done  no  violence,  neither  was  any 
deceit  in  his  mouth. 

10  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  hiin  ; 
he  hath  put  Am  to  grief :  when  thou  shall 
make  his  soul  an  otTering  for  sin,  he  shall 
see  his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his  days, 
and  the  pleaj'ure  of  the  Lord  shall  prosper 
in  his  hand. 

11  He  shall  see  of.  the  trav'ail  of  his 
soul,  and  shall  be  satisfied  :  by  his  knovyl- 
edge  shall  my  righteous  servant  justify 
many  ;  for  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities. 

12  Therc'fore  will  I  divide  him  a  portion 
with  the  great,  and  he  shall  divide  the  spoil 
with  the  strong ;  because  he  hath  poured 
out  his  soul  unto  death  :  and  he  was  num- 
bered with  the  transgressors  :  and  he  bare 
the  sin  of  many,  and  made  intercession  for 
the  transgressors. 

CHAP.  LIV. 

SING,  O  barren,  thou  that  didst  not  bear  ; 
break  forth  into  singing,  and  cry  aloitd, 
thou  that  didst  not  trav'ail  with  child  :  for 
more  cire  the  children  of  the  desolate  than 
the  children  of  the  married  wife,  saith  the 
Lord. 

2  Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent,  and  let 
them  stretch  forth  the  cur'tains  of  thine  hab- 
itations :  spare  not,  lengthen  thy  cords,  and 
strengthen  thy  stakes : 

3  For  thou  shalt  break  forth  on  the  right 
hand  and  on  the  left  ;  and  thy  seed  shall  in- 
herit the  (^en'tlles,  and  make  the  desolate 
cities  to  be  inhabited. 

4  Fear  not ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be  Ssham- 

1  brdd'zed. 


ISAI'AH.  TJie  Qen'tiles  to  be  called. 

ed  :  neither  be  thou  confounded  ;  for  thou 
shalt  not  be  put  to  shame  :  for  thou  shalt 
forget  the  shame  of  thy  youth,  and  shalt  not 
remember  the  reproach  of  thy  widowhood 
any  more. 

5  For  thy  Ma'kcr  is  thine  huf'bdnd  ;  the 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name  ;  and  thy  Re- 
deem'er,  the  Holy  One  of  I|'ra-el  ;  The  God 
of  the  whole  eartli  shall  he  be  called. 

G  For  the  Lord  hath  called  thee  as  a 
woman  forsaken  and  grieved  in  spirit,  and 
a  wife  of  youth,  when  thou  wast  refused, 
saith  thy  God. 

7  For  a  small  moment  have  I  forsaken 
thee  .;  but  with  great  mer'cies  will  I  gather 
thee. 

8  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face  from  thee 
Sot  a  moment  ;  but  with  evcrlas'ting  kind- 
ness will  I  have  mercy  on  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  thy  Re-deem'er. 

9  For  this  is  as  the  waters  of  No'ah  unto 
me  :  for  as  I  have  sworn  that  the  waters  of 
No'ah  should  no  more  go  over  the  fiarth  ;  so 
have  I  sworn  that  I  would  not  be  wroth  with 
thee,  nor  rebuke  thee. 

10  For  the  moun'tains  shall  depart,  and 
the  hills  be  removed  ;  but  my  kindness  shall 
not  depart  from  thee,  neither  shall  the  cov- 
enant of  my  peace  be  removed,  saith  the 
Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. 

11  O  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with  tempest, 
and  not  com'forted,  behold,  I  will  lay  thy 
stones  with  fair  colours,  and  lay  thy  founda- 
tions with  sap'phires.2 

12  And  I  will  make  thy  windows  of  5g'- 
ates,  and  thy  gates  of  carbuncles,  and  all  thy 
borders  of  plen5'ant  stones. 

13  And  all  thy  children  shall  be  taught 
ofthe  Lord  ;  and  great  shaM  be  the  peace 
of  thy  children. 

14  In  righteousness  shalt  thou  be  estSb'- 
ITshed  :  thou  shalt  be  far  from  oppression  ; 
for  thou  shalt  not  fear  :  and  from  terror  ;  for 
it  shall  not  come  near  thee. 

15  Behold,  they  shall  surely  gather  to- 
gether, but  not  by  me  :  whosoever  shall 
gather  together  Sgainst'  thee  shall  fall  for 
thy  sake. 

IG  Behold,  I  have  created  the  smith  that 
bloweth  the  coals  in  the  fire,  and  that  bring- 
eth  forth  an  instrument  for  his  work ;  and  I 
have  created  the  waster  to  destroy'. 

17  No  weapon  that  is  formed  against' 
thee  shall  prosper ;  and  every  tongue 
that  shall  rise  against'  thee  in  judgment 
thou  shalt  condemn.  This  is  the  heritage 
of  the  servants  of  the  Lord  ;  and  their 
righteousness  is  of  me,  saith  the  Loud. 
CHAP.  LV. 


HO,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye 
to  the  waters,  and  he  that  hath  no 
money  ;  come  ye,  buy  and  eat ;  yea,  come, 
buy  wine  and  milk  without  money,  and 
without  price. 

2  Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for  that 
which  is  not  bread,  and  your  labour  for  that 
which  satisfieth    not .'    Hearken  diligently 
2  safflrz. 

-'  568 


Jill  exhortation  to  sanctification. 

untu  iiic,  aiiil  cnt  ye  that  which  is  good,  ;iiul 

let  your  soul  dcligiu  itself  in  fatness. 

3  Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto  mo  : 
hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live;  and  I  will 
make  an  evcrlas'ting  covenant  witli  you, 
even  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 

4  Bcliold,  I  have  given  him /or  a  witness 
to  the  peojjje,  a  leader  and  counnan'der  to 
the  i)C()|jle. 

5  Behold,  thou  shah  call  a  nation  lIuU 
tliou  l<novv(>st  not  ;  and  nations  that  knew 
not  ihue  shall  run  unto  thee,  because  of  the 
Loud  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of 
Ij'ra-ol  ;  ^for  lie  hath  glorified  thee. 

6  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may  be 
found,  call  ye  upon  iiim  while  he  is  near. 

7  Let  tin;  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and 
the  unrighteous  man  his  ihougiits  :  ami  let 
him  return  unto  the  Lonn,  and  he  will  have 
mercy  upon  him  ;  and  to  our  God,  for  he 
will  abundantly  pardon. 

8  For  my  thoughts  arc  not  your  thoughts, 
neither  arc  your  ways  my  ways,  saith  the 
Lord. 

9  For  as  the  heavens  tire  higher  than  the 
gartii,  so  arc  my  vvaj's  higher  than  your 
ways,  and  my  thoughts  than  your  thoughts. 

10  For  as  the  rain  cometh  down,  and  the 
snow,  from  heaven,  and  rcturneth  not 
thitlier,  hut  walercth  the  earth,  and  maketh 
it  bring  forth  and  bud,  that  it  may  give  seed 
to  the  sower,  and  bread  to  the  eater  ; 

11  So  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth 
out  of  my  mouth  :  it  sliall  not  return  unto 
me  void  ;  but  it  shall  accomplisii  that  which 
I  ])leasc,  and  it  sliall  prosper  in  the  thing 
whereto  I  sent  it. 

152  For  ye  sliall  go  out  with  joy,  and  be 
led  forth  with  peace  :  tiie  moGn'tains  and 
the  hills  shall  break  forth  before  you  into 
singing,  and  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall 
clap  their  hands. 

13  Instead  of  the  thorn  shall  come  up 
the  fir-tree, 1  and  instead  of  the  brier  siiall 
come  up  the  myr'tle-treo  -  and  it  shall  be 
to  the  LoKu  for  a  name,  for  an  ever- 
liis'tlng  sign,  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

CHAP.  LVI. 

rrillUS  saith  the  LoRi),  Keep  ye  judg- 

JL   nient,  and  do  justice  :  for  my  salvation 

is  near  to  come,  and  my  righteousness  to  be 

revealed. 

2  Bles'scd  is  the  man  tluit  doeth  this,  and 
the  son  of  man  that  lay(;th  hold  on  it ;  that 
keepeth  the  sabbath  from  polluting  it,  and 
keepeth  liis  hand  from  doing  any  evil. 

3  Neither  let  the  son  of  the  straneer,  that 
hath  joined  himself  to  the  Loud,  speak, 
saying.  The  Lord  hath  utterly  separated 
me  from  his  people  :  neither  let  the  eu'nuch 
say.  Behold,  I  um  a  dry  tree. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the 
eO'nuchs  that  keep  my  siibbaths,  and  cho(i§e 
the  things  that  please  me,  and  take  hold  of 
my  covenant ; 

5  Even  unto  them  will  I  give  in  mine 
house,  and  witliin  my  walls  a  place  and  a 


ISAI'AII.  The  blessed  death  of  the  righteous 
name  belter  than  of  sons  and  of  daughters  : 
I  will  give  them  an  evt!;rlas'ting  name,  that 
shall  not  be  cut  off. 

G  Also  the  sons  of  the  stranger  that  join 
themselves  to  the  Lord,  to  serve  him,  and 
to  love  the  name  of  the  Loud,  to  be  his  ser- 
vants, every  one  that  keepctii  the  sSbbath 
from  polluting  it,  and  taketh  hold  of  my 
covenant ; 

7  Even  them  will  I  bring  to  my  holy 
moLUi'tain,  and  make  them  joyful  in  my 
lu)use  of  prayer  ;  their  burnt-oli'erings  and 
their  sSc'rif  ii;es  shall  be  accepted  upon  mine 
altar  :  for  mine  house  shall  be  called  a  house 
of  prayer  for  all  people. 

8  The  Lord  God,  which  gathereth  the 
oftt'casts  of  I§'ra-el,  saith,  Yet  will  I  gather 
others  to  him,  besides  those  that  arc  gather- 
ed unto  him. 

9  All  ye  beasts  of  the  field,  come  to  de- 
vour, i/iia,  all  ye  beasts  in  the  forest 

in    it: -i    I A,...  l.i;.,,l  .     .!,„. 


10  His  Wiltchmen  arc  blind  ;  they  arc  all 
Ignorant,  they  arc  all  dumb  dogs,  they  can- 
not bark  ;  sleeping,  lying  down,  loving  to 
slumber. 

1 1  Yea,  they  are  greedy  dogs  which  can 
ii.ever  have  enough,  and  they  Are  shep7t6rd§3 
that  cannot  understand ;  they  all  look  to 
tjieir  own  way,  every  one  for  his  gain  from 
his  quarter. 

12  Come  ye,  say  they,  I  will  fetch  wine, 
and  we  will  fill  ourselves  with  strong  drink  ; 
and  to-morrow  shall  be  as  this  day,  and 
much  more  abundant. 

CHAP.  LVII. 

THE  righteous  perisheth,  and  no  man 
layeth  it  to  heart ;  and  merciful  men 
arc  taken  away,  none  considering  that  the 
righteous  is  taken  away  from  the  evil  to 
come. 

2  He  shall  enter  into  peace  :  they  shall 
rest  in  their  beds,  each  one  walk'ing  in  his 
uprightness. 

3  But  draw  near  hither,  ye  sons  of  the 
sorceress,  the  seed  of  the  adulterer  and  the 
whore. 

4  Against'  whom  do  ye  sport  yourselves.' 
against'  whom  make  ye  a  wide  mouth,  and 
draw  out  tlie  tongue  .'  are  ye  not  children 
of  transgression,  a  seed  of  falsehood  ; 

5  Inflaming  yourselves  with  idols  under 
every  green  tree,  slaying  the  children  in 
the  valleys  under  the  clifts  of  the  rocks.' 

G  Among  the  smooth  stones  of  the  stream 
is  thy  portion ;  they,  they  are  thy  lot ; 
even  to  them  hast  thou  poured  a  drink-of- 
fering, thou  hast  ottered  a  meat-offering 
Should  I  receive  comfort  in  these  ? 

7  Upon  a  lofly  and  high  moun'tain  hast 
thou  set  thy  bed  :  even  thither  wentest  thou 
up  to  offer  sSc'rif  i(je. 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the  posts 
hast  thou  set  up  thy  remembrance  ;  for  thou 
hast  discovered  thyself  to  S.n6ther  than  me, 
and  art  gone  up :  thou  hast  enlarged  thy 
bed,  and  made  thee  a  cdvenant  with  them  ; 
thou  lovest  their  bed  where  thou  sawest  it. 


^fir-tree 
Bbh2 


2  mlr'tUiree. 


3  sMp'purdz. 
569 


Htjp6c'risij  reproved. 

t)  And  thou  wentest  to  tlie  king  witli  oint- 
ment, and  didst  increase  thy  perfumes,  and 
didst  send  thy  messengers  far  off,  and  didst 
debase  thyself  even  unto  hell. 

10  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  greatness  of 
thy  way  ;  yet  saidst  thou  not,  There  is  no 
hope :  thou  hast  found  the  life  of  thine 
hand ;    there'fore    thou    wast   not   grieved. 

11  And  of  whom  hast  thou  been  afraid  or 
feared,  that  thou  hast  lied,  and  hast  not  re- 
membered me,  nor  laid  it  to  thy  heart  ?  have 
not  I  held  my  peace  even  of  old,  and  thou 
fearest  me  not .-' 

12  I  will  declare  thy  righteousness,  and 
thy  works  ;  for  they  shall  not  profit  thee. 

13  When  thou  criest,  let  thy  com'panies 
deliver  thee  :  but  the  wind  shall  carry  them 
all  away ;  vanity  shall  take  them :  but  he 
that  puttetli  his  trust  in  me  shall  possess'  the 
land,  and  shall  inherit  my  holy  moun'tain  ; 

14  And  shall  say.  Cast  ye  up,  cast  ye  up, 
prepare  the  way,  take  up  the  stumbling- 
block  out  of  the  way  of  my  people. 

15  For  thus  saitli  the  high  and  lofty  One 
that  inhabiteth  eternity,  whose  name  is 
Holy  ;  I  dwell  in  the  high  and  holy  place, 
with  him  also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and  hmn- 
ble  spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the  Aumble, 
and  to  revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite  ones. 

16  For  I  will  not  contend  for  ever,  nei- 
ther will  I  be  always  wroth  :  for  the  spirit 
should  fail  before  me,  and  the  souls  which  I 
have  made. 

17  For  the  iniquity  of  his  cov'etousness 
was  I  wroth,  and  smote  him  :  I  hid  me,  and 
was  wroth,  and  he  went  on  frowardly  in 
the  way  of  his  heart. 

18  I  have  seen  his  ways,  and  will  heal 
him  :  I  will  lead  him  also,  and  restore  com'- 
forts  unto  him  and  to  his  mourners. 

19  I  create  the  fruit  of  the  lips ;  Peace, 
peace  to  him  that  is  far  off,  and  to  him  that 
is  near,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  heal  him. 

20  But  the  wicked  are  like  the  troubled 
sea,  when  it  cannot  rest,  whose  waters  cast 
up  mire  and  dirt. 

21  There  is  no  peace,  saith  my  God,  to 
the  wicked. 

CHAP.  LVIH. 

CRY  al6(jd,  spare  not ;  lift  up  thy  voice 
like  a  trumpet,  and  show  my  people 
their  transgression,  and  the  house  of  Ja'cob 
their  sins. 

2  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and  delight  to 
know  my  ways,  as  a  nation  that  did  righ- 
teousness, and  forsook  not  the  ordinance  of 
their  God:  they  ask  of  me  the  ordinances 
of  justice  ;  they  take  delight  in  approaching 
to  God. 

3  Wherefore  have  we  fasted,  say  they, 
and  thou  seest  not  ?  wherefore  have  we  af- 
flicted our  soul,  and  thou  takest  no  knowl- 
edge .''  Behold,  in  the  day  of  your  tiist  ye 
find  plSai'ure,  and  exact  all  your  labours. 

4  Behold,  ye  feist  for  strife  and  debate, 
and  to  smite  with  the  fist  of  wickedness  : 
ye  shall  not  f^st  as  ye  do  this  day,  to  make 
your  voice  to  be  h6ard  on  high. 


ISAI'AH.  The  damnable  nature  of  sin 

5  Is  it  such  a  fSst  that  I  have  chosen  .''  a 
day  for  a  man  to  afllict  his  soul .-'  is  it  to 
bow  down  his  head  as  a  bCdrush,  and  to 
spread  sackcloth  and  ashes  under  him  ?  wilt 
thou  call  this  a  fist,  and  an  acceptable  day 
to  the  Lord  .' 

6  Is  not  this  the  fSst  that  I  have  chosen .' 
to  loose  the  bands  of  wickedness,  to  undo 
the  heavy  burdens,  and  to  let  the  oppressed 
go  free,  and  that  ye  break  every  yoke  ? 

7  Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hun- 
gry, and  that  thou  bring  the  poor  that  are 
cSst  out  to  thy  house  .''  when  thou  seest  the 
naked,  that  thou  cover  him  ;  and  that  thou 
hide  not  thyself  from  thine  own  flesh  ? 

8  Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth  as  the 
morning,  and  thine  health  shall  spring  forth 
speedily  ;  and  thy  righteousness  shall  go 
before  thee  :  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
thy  rearward. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the  Lord 
.;hall  answer ;  thou  shalt  cry,  and  he  shall 
say.  Here  I  am.  If  thou  take  away  from 
the  midst  of  thee  the  yoke,  the  putting  forth 
of  the  finger,  and  speaking  vanity  : 

10  And  if  thou  draw  out  thy  soul  to  the 
hungry,  and  satisfy  the  afflicted  soul ;  then 
shall  thy  light  rise  in  obscurity,  and  thy 
darkness  he  as  the  noon-day  : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  guide  thee  con- 
tinually, and  satisfy  thy  soul  in  drought,  and 
make  fat  thy  bones  :  and  thou  shalt  be  like 
a  watered  giirden,  and  like  a  spring  of  wa- 
ter, whose  waters  fail  not. 

12  And  they  that  shall  he  of  thee  shall 
build  the  old  waste  places  :  thou  shalt  raise 
up  the  foundations  of  many  generations  ; 
and  thou  shalt  be  called,  The  Repairer  of  the 
breach.  The  Restorer  of  paths  to  dwell  in. 

13  If  thou  turn  away  thy  foot  from  the 
sabbath,  from  doing  thy  pleaf'ure  on  my 
holy  day  ;  and  call  the  sabbath  a  De-lfght', 
the  Holy  of  the  Lord,  /fon'ourable ;  and 
shalt  /ion'our  him,  not  doing  thino  own 
ways,  nor  finding  thine  own  plea^'ure,  nor 
speaking  thine  own  words  : 

14  Then  shalt  thou  delight  thyself  in  the 
Lord  ;  and  I  will  cause  thee  to  ride  upon 
the  high  places  of  the  earth,  and  feed  thee 
with  the  heritage  of  Ja'cob  thy  father:  fin- 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAP.  LIX. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord's  hand  is  not  short- 
ened, that  it  cannot  save  ;  neither  his 
ear  heavy,  that  it  cannot  hear  : 

2  But  your  iniquities  have  separated  be- 
tween you  and  your  God,  and  your  sin.s 
have  hid  his  face  from  you,  that  he  will  not 
hear. 

3  For  your  hands  krc  defiled  with  blood, 
and  )'our  fingers  with  iniquity  ;  your  lips 
have  spoken  lies,  your  tongue  hath  muttered 
perverse'ness. 

4  None  calleth  for  justice,  nor  amj  pJead- 
eth  for  truth  :  they  trust  in  vanity,  and  speak 
lies ;  they  conceive  mis'chief,  and  bring 
forth  iniquity.     » 

5  They  hatch  cockatnces'  eggs,  and  weave 
570 


The  church's  glory,  in  the  ISAI'AH 

the  spider's  web  :  he  that  cateth  of  their 
eggs  dietli,  and  tliat  which  is  crushed  break- 
eth  out  into  a  viper. 

6  Their  webs  shall  not  become  garments, 
neither  siiall  they  cover  themselves  with 
their  works  :  their  works  arc  works  of  in- 
iquity, and  the  act  of  violence  is  in  their 
liands. 

7  Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  they  make 
liaste  to  shed  innocent  blood  :  their  tlioughts 
are  thoughts  of  iniquity  ;  wasting  and  de- 
struction arc  in  their  paths. 

8  The  way  of  peace  they  know  not  ;  and 
there  is  no  judgment  in  their  goings:  they 
have  made  them  crooked  pkths  ;  wliosoever 
goeth  therein  shall  not  know  peace. 

9  Therc'fbre  is  judgment  far  from  us,  nei- 
ther doth  justice  overtake  us  :  we  wait  for 
light,  but  behold  obscurity;  for  brightness, 
but  wc  walk  in  darkness. 

10  We  grope  for  the  wall  like  the  blind, 
and  we  grope  as  \f  wc  had  no  eyes:  we 
stumble  at  noon-day  as  in  the  night ;  we 
are  in  desolate  places  as  dead  men. 

11  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and  mourn 
sore  like  doves:  wc  look  for  judgment,  but 
there  is  none  ;  for  salvation,  hut  it  is  far  off 
from  us. 

12  For  our  transgressions  are  nmltiplied 
before  thee,  and  our  sins  testify  against'  us  : 
for  our  transgressions  arc  with  us  ;  and  as 
for  otjr  iniquiti(!s,  we  know  tiiem  : 

13  In  transgressing  and  lying  against' 
the  Lord,  and  departing  Sway  from  our 
God,  speaking  oppression  and  revolt,  con- 
ceiv'ing  and  uttering  from  the  heart  words 
of  falsehood. 

14  And  judgment  is  turned  5vvay  back- 
ward, and  justice  standeth  afar  off:  for 
truth  is  fallen  in  the  street,  and  equity  can- 
not enter. 

1-5  Yea,  truth  faiieth  ;  and  he  that  depart- 
eth  fioni  evil  maketh  himself  a  prey  :  and 
the  Loud  saw  it,  and  it  displeased  hnn  that 
there  was  no  judgment. 

IG  And  he  saw  that  there  was  no  man, 
and  wondered  that  there  was  no  intercessor ; 
tlierc'fbrc  his  arm  brought  salvation  unto 
him ;  and  his  righteousness,  it  sustained 
him. 

17  For  he  put  on  righteousness  as  a 
broast-plate,  and  a  helmet  of  salvation 
upon  his  head  ;  and  he  put  on  the  garments 
of  vengeance  for  clothing,  and  w.is  clad 
with  zeal  as  a  cloak. 

18  According  to  their  deeds,  accordingly 
he  will  repay,  fury  to  his  Sd'versaries,  rec- 
ompense to  his  enemies  ;  to  the  islands  he 
will  repay  recompense. 

19  So  shall  they  fear  the  name  of  the 
Loiu)  from  the  west,  and  his  glory  from  the 
rising  of  the  sun.  When  the  enemy  shall 
come  in  like  a  flood,  the  SpTr'it  of  the  Lord 
.shiill  lift  up  a  standard  Sgainst'  him. 

20  And  the  Re-deem'er  shall  come  to 
Zi'on,  and  unto  them  that  turn  from  trans- 
gression in  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 


•  access  of  the  QCn'tiles. 
21  As  for  mo,  this  is  my  covenant  with 
them,  saith  the  Loud  ;  My  spirit  that  is 
upon  thee,  and  my  words  which  I  have  put 
in  thy  mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy 
moutii,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed, 
nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed's  seed, 
saith  the  Lord,  from  henceforth  and  for 
ever. 

CHAP.  LX. 

ARISE,  shine  ;  for  thy  light  is  come,  and 
the  glory   of  the  Lord   is  risen  upon 
thee. 

2  For,  behold,  the  darkness  shall  cover 
the  garth,  and  gross  darkness  the  people  • 
but  the  Lord  shall  Srije  upon  thee,  and  his 
glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee. 

3  And  the  ^en'tlles  shall  come  to  thy 
light,  and  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy 
rising. 

4  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about',  and 
zee :  all  they  gather  themselves  together, 
they  come  to  thee  :  thy  sons  shall  come  from 
far,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  nursed  at  thy 
side. 

5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow  together, 
and  thine  heart  shall  fear,  and  be  enlarged  , 
because  the  abundance  of  the  sea  shall  be 
convert'ed  unto  thee,  the  forces  of  the  ^6n'- 
tiles  shall  come  unto  thee. 

G  The  multitude  of  camels  shall  cover 
thee,  the  drom'edarics  of  Mid'i-an  and 
E'phah  ;  all  tiiey  from  She'ba  shall  come  : 
they  shall  bring  gold  and  incense  ;  and 
they  sliall  show  forth  the  praises  of  the 
Lord. 

7  All  the  flocks  of  Ke'dSr  shall  be  gath- 
ered together  unto  thee,  the  rams  of  Ne- 
bai'otlil  shall  minister  unto  thee  :  they  shall 
come  up  with  acceptance  on  mine  altar,  and 
I  will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

8  Who  are  these  that  fly  as  a  cloud,  and 
as  the  doves  to  their  windows  ? 

9  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and 
the  ships  of  Tar'shish  first,  to  bring  thy  sons 
from  far,  their  silver  and  their  gold  with 
them,  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  to  the  Holy  One  of  Ij'ra-el,  because  he 
hath  glorified  thee. 

10  And  the  sons  of  strangers  shall  build 
up  thy  walls,  and  their  kings  shall  minister 
unto  thee  :  for  in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee, 
but  in  my  favour  have  I  had  mercy  on  thee. 

11  Tbere'fore  thy  gates  shall  be  open 
continually  :  they  shall  not  be  shut  day  nor 
night ;  that  men  may  bring  unto  thee  the 
forces  of  the  Gen'tiles,  and  that  their  kings 
may  he  brought. 

12  For  the  nation  and  kingdom  that  will 
not  s6rve  thee  shall  perish  ;  yea,  those  na- 
tions shall  be  utterly  wasted. 

13  The  glory  of  Leb'a-non  shall  come 
unto  thee,  the  fir-tree,2  the  nine-tree,  and 
the  box  together,  to  beautifj'  the  place  of 
my  sanc'tuary;3  and  I  will  make  the  place 
of  my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  sons  also  of  them  that  afflicted 
thee  shall  come  bending  unto  thee  ;  and  all 


1  jye-ba'ydth 


^fir-tree. 


3  sanek'tshUL-a-re. 
*     571 


The  office  of  Christ. 

they  that  dejpijcd  thee  shall  bow  themselves 
down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet ;  and  they 
shall  call  thee,  The  city  of  the  Lord,  The 
Zi'on  of  the  Holy  One  of  Ij'ra-el. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken  and 
hated,  so  that  no  man  went  through  thee,  I 
will  make  thee  an  eternal  excellency,  a  joy 
of  many  generations. 

16  Thou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk  of  the 
^en'tiles,  and  shalt  suck  the  breasts  of 
kings  :  and  thou  shalt  know  tliat  I  the  Lord 
am  thy  Sav'iourl  and  thy  Re-deem'er,  the 
Migh'ty  One  of  Ja'cob. 

17  For  brass  I  will  bring  gold,  and  for 
iron  I  will  bring  silver,  and  for  wood  brass, 
and  for  stones  iron  :  I  will  also  make  thy 
officers  peace,  and  thine  exactors  righteous- 
ness : 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  in 
thy  land,  wasting  nor  destruction  within 
thy  borders  :  but  thou  shalt  call  thy  walls 
Salva'tion,  and  thy  gates  Praije. 

19  The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light  by 
day  ;  neither  for  brightness  shall  the  moon 
give  light  unto  thee  :  but  the  Lord  shall  be 
unto  thee  an  evcrlas'ting  light,  and  thy  God 
thy  glory ; 

20  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down  ; 
neither  shall  thy  moon  withdraw  itself:  for 
the  Lord  shall  be  thine  everlas'ting  light, 
and  the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be  end- 
ed. 

21  Thy  people  also  shall  he  all  righteous  : 
they  shall  inlierit  the  land  for  ever,  the 
branch  of  my  plSnt'Tng,  the  work  of  my 
hands,  that  1  may  be  glorified. 

22  A  little  one  shall  become  a  thousand, 
and  a  small  one  a  strong  nation  :  I  the  Lord 
will  hasten  it  in  his  time. 

CHAP.  LXL 

THE  Sp'ir'it  of  the  Lord  God  is  upon 
me  ;  because  the  Lord  hath  anointed 
me  to  preach  good  tidings  unto  the  meek  : 
he  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the  broken- 
hearted, to  proclaim  liberty  to  the  captives, 
and  the  opening  of  the  prison  to  thein  that 
are  bound  ; 

2  To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  day  of  vengeance  of  our 
God  ;  to  edm'fort  all  that  mourn  ; 

3  To  appoint  unto  them  that  mourn  in 
Zi'on,  to  give  unto  them  beauty  for  ashes, 
the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning,  the  garment  of 
praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness  ;  tliat  they 
might  be  called  Trees  of  Righteousness, 
The  Planting  of  the  Lord,  that  he  might 
be  glorified. 

4  And  they  shall  build  the  old  wastes, 
they  shall  raise  up  the  former  desolations, 
and  they  shall  repair  the  waste  cities,  the 
desolations  of  many  generations. 

5  And  strangers  shall  stand  and  feed  your 
flocks,  and  the  sons  of  the  alien  shall  he 
your  ploughmen,  and  your  vine-dressers. 

6  But  ye  shall  be  named  the  priests  of 
the  Lord  ;  men  shall  call  you  the  ministers 
of  our  God  :  ye  shall  eat  the  riches  of  the 

1  Sdve'yur. 


F 


ISAPAH.  The  blessings  of  the  faithful. 

(^en'tlles,  and  in  their  glory  shall  ye  boast 
yourselves. 

7  For  your  shame  ye  shall  have  double, 
and /or  confusion  they  shall  rejoice  in  their 
portion :  there'fore  in  their  land  they  shall 
poffgss'  the  double  ;  everlas'ting  joy  shall 
be  unto  them. 

8  For  I  the  Lord  love  judgment,  I  hate 
robbery  for  burnt-offering ;  and  I  will  direct 
their  work  in  truth,  and  I  will  make  an 
everlas'ting  covenant  with  them. 

9  And  tlieir  seed  shall  be  known  among 
the  ^en'tiles,  and  their  offspring  Smong  the 
people  :  all  that  see  them  shall  acknowledge 
them,  that  they  are  the  seed  zchich  the  Lord 
hath  bless'ed. 

10  1  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  my 
soul  shall  be  joyful  in  my  God  :  for  he  hath 
clothed  me  with  the  giuments  of  salvation, 
he  hath  covered  me  with  the  robe  of  righ- 
teousness, as  a  bridegroom  decketh  himself 
with  ornaments,  and  as  a  bride  adorneth 
herself  with  her  jewels. 

11  For  as  the  earth  bringeth  forth  her 
bud,  and  as  the  garden  causeth  the  things 
that  arc  sown  in  it  to  spring  forth  ;  so  the 
Lord  God  will  cause  righteousness  and 
praise  to  spring  forth  before  all  the  na- 
tions. 

CHAP.  LXH. 

OR  Zi'un's  sake  will    I  not   hold    my 

peace,  and    for  Je-rft'sa-lem's   sake  I 

will  not  rest,  until  the  righteousness  thereof 

go    forth    as  brightness,   and   the   salvation 

thereof,  as  a  lamp  that  burneth. 

2  And  the  (jJen'tlles  shall  see  thy  righ- 
teousness, and  all  kings  thy  glory:  and  thou 
shalt  be  called  by  a  new  name,  which  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord  shall  name. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  be  a  crown  of  glory  in 
the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  a  royal  diadem 
in  the  hand  of  thy  God. 

4  Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed  For- 
saken :  neither  shall  thy  land  any  more  be 
tfirmed  Desolate  :  but  thou  shalt  be  called 
Heph'zi-bah,  and  thy  land  Beii'lSh  :  for  the 
Lord  delighteth  in  thee,  and  thy  land  shall 
be  married. 

5  For  as  a  young  man  marrieth  a  vir'gin,2 
so  shall  thy  sons  marry  thee :  and  as  the 
bridegroom  rejoiceth  over  the  bride,  so  shall 
thy  God  rejoice  over  thee. 

G  I  have  set  watchmen  upon  thy  walls, 
O  Je-ru'sa-lem,  ichich  shall  never  hold  their 
peace  day  nor  night :  ye  that  make  mention 
of  the  Lord,  keep  not  silence  ; 

7  And  give  him  no  rest,  till  he  estab'lish, 
and  till  he  make  Je-rCi'sa-lem  a  praise  in 
the  earth. 

8  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his  right 
hand,  and  by  the  arm  of  his  strength.  Sure- 
ly I  will  no  more  give  thy  corn  to  be  meat 
for  thine  enemies ;  and  the  sons  of  the 
stranger  shall  not  drink  thy  wine  for  the 
which  thou  hast  laboured  : 

9  But  they  that  have  gathered  it  shall 
eat  it,  and  praise  the  Lord  ;  and  they  that 

2  vSr'nn. 

572 


Christ  showctk  w/io  he  is,  and 

have   brought  it   togetlicr  sliall   drink  it  in 

the  courts  of  my  liolinoss. 

10  Go  through,  go  through  the  gates  ; 
prepare  ye  tlie  way  of  the  people  ;  cSst 
up,  c-ast  up  tiie  highway  ;  gather  out  the 
stones  ;  lift  up  a  standard  for  tlic  people. 

11  lieiiold,  the  LoKU  hath  proclaimed 
unto  the  end  of  the  world,  Say  ye  to  the 
daughter  of  Zi'on,  Behold,  thy  salvation 
Cometh  ;  behold,  his  reward  is  with  him, 
and  his  work  before  him. 

12  And  they  shall  call  them,  The  holy 
people,  Tlio  redeemed  of  the  Lord  :  and 
thou  shalt  he  called,  Sought  out,  A  city  not 
forsaken. 

CHAP.  LXIII. 
"^X7"HO  /s  this  that  cometh  from  E'dom, 


ISAI'AH 


in  his  wrdth  rcmcmhercth  mSrcy 
water  before  them,  to  make  himself  an 
fiverlSs'ting  name  ? 

13  That  led  them  through  the  deep,  as 
a  horse  in  the  wilderness,  that  they  should 
not  stumble  .'' 

14  As  a  beast  goeth  down  into  the  valley, 
the  SpTr'it  of  the  Lord  caused  him  to  rest  ; 
so  didst  thou  lead  thy  people,  to  make  thy- 
self a  glorious  name. 

l.'S  Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold 
from  the  habitation  of  thy  holiness  and  of 
thy  glory  :  where  is  thy  zeal  and  thy 
strength,  the  sounding  of  thy  bowels  and 
of  thy  mer'cics  to'7/);(rds  me  .'  arc  they  re- 
strained .'' 

IG  Doubtless  thou  art  our  Fa'ther,  thougli 
A'bra-ham   be  ignorant  of  us,   and   Ij'ra-ei 


with  dyed  garments  from  Boz'rah  .'  j  acknowledge  us  not :  thou,  O  Lord,  art 
this  that  is  glorious  in  his  apparel,  travel-  ^  our  Fa'ther,  our  Re-deem'er ;  thy  name  is 
ling  in  the  greatness  of  his  strength  .''  I  that!  from  evcrlas'ting. 


speak  in  righteousness,  mighty  to  save. 


17  O  Lord,  why   hast  thou  made  us  to 


2  Wherefore  art  thourcd  in  thine  appar-  err  from  thy  ways,  and  hardened  our  hekrt 


el,   and  thy  garments  like  him  that  treadeth 
in  the  wine-iat .' 

3  I  have  trodden  the  wine-press  alone  ; 
and  of  the  people  there  icas  none  with  me  : 
for  I  will  tread  them  in  mine  anger,  and 
trample  them  in  my  fury  ;  and  their  blood 
shall  be  sprinkled  upon  my  garments,  and 
I  will  stain  all  my  raiment. 

4  For  the  day  of  vengeance  is  in  mine 
heart,  and  the  year  of  my  redeemed  is 
come 

5  And  I  looked,  and  there  2cas  none  to 
help  ;  and  I  wondered  that  there  was  none 
to  uphold  ;  there'fore  mine  own  arm  brought 
salvation  unto  me  ;  and  my  fury,  it  upheld 
me. 

6  And  I  will  tread  down  the  people  in 
mine  ang(-r,  and  make  them  drunk  in  my 
fury,  and  I  will  bring  down  their  strength 
to  the  earth. 

7  I  will  mention  the  loving-kindnesses  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  praises  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  hath  bestow- 
ed on  us,  and  the  great  goodness  to'7c^irds 
the  house  of  tj'ra-el,  which  he  hath  bestow- 
ed on  them  according  to  his  mfir'cTes,  and 
according  to  the  multitude  of  his  loving- 
kindnesses. 

8  For  he  said.  Surely  they  d.re  my  peo- 
ple, children  that  will  not  lie  :  so  he  was 
their  Sav'iour. 

0  In  all  their  affliction  he  was  afflicted, 
and  the  ansol  of  his  presence  saved  them  : 
in  his  lovi;  and  in  his  pity  he  redeemed 
them  :  and  he  bare  them,  and  carried  them 
all  tli(^  days  of  old. 

10  But  they  rebelled,  and  vexed  his  holy 
SpTr'Tt :  thCrc'forc  he  was  turned  to  be  their 
enemy,  and  he  fought  again.sf  them. 

11  Then  he  remembered  the  days  of  old, 
Mo'jSs  and  his  people,  saying,  Where  is 
he  that  brought  them  up  out  of  the  sea 
with  the  sh6p'/ierd  of  his  flock  ?  where  is 
he  that  put  Ihs  holy  Spir'it  within  him  ? 

12  That  led  them  by  the  right  hand  of 
Mo'j6s  with  his  glorious  arm,  dividing  the 


from   tliy   fear  ?    Return   for   thy    servants' 
sake,  the  tribes  of  thine  inheritance. 

18  The  people  of  thy  holiness  have  poj- 
jess'ed  it  but  a  little  while  :  our  adversaries 
have  trodden  down  thy  sanctuary. 

19  We  arc  thirie  :  tiiou  never  barest  rule 
over  them  ;  they  were  not  called  by  thj 
name. 

CHAP.  LXIV. 

OH  that  thou  wouldst  rend  the  heavens, 
that  thou  wouldst  come  down,  that  the 
moCm'tains  might  flow  down  at  thy  pres- 
ence ; 

2  As  when  the  melting  fire  burneth,  the 
fire  causeth  the  waters  to  boil ;  to  make  thy 
name  known  to  thine  ad'versaries,  that  the 
nations  may  tremble  at  thy  presence  ! 

3  When  thou  didst  terrible  things  which 
we  looked  not  for,  thou  camest  down,  the 
moiin'talns  flowed  down  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  since  the  beginning  of  the  world 
men  have  not  heard,  nor  perceived  by  the 
ear,  neither  hath  the  eye  seen,  O  God,  be- 
sides thee,  what  he  hath  prepared  for  him 
that  waiteth  for  him. 

5  Thou  meetest  him  that  rejoiceth  and 
worketh  righteousness  ;  those  that  remem- 
ber thee  in  thy  ways :  behold,  thou  art 
wroth  ;  for  we  have  sinned  :  in  those  is 
continuance,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

G  But  we  kre  all  as  an  unclean  thing,  and 
all  our  righteousnesses  arc  as  filthy  rags;  and 
we  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf;  and  our  iniquities, 
like  the  wind,  have  taken  us  away. 

7  And  there  is  none,  that  calleth  upon  thy 
name,  that  stirreth  up  himself  to  take  hold 
of  thee  :  for  thou  hast  hid  thy  face  from  us, 
and  hast  consumed  us,  because  of  our  ini- 
quities. 

8  But  now,  O  Lord,  thou  art  our  Yh.' 
ther :  we  dre  the  clay,  and  thou  our  P6t' 
ter  ;  and  we  all  hre  the  work  of  thy  hand. 

9  Be  not  wroth  very  sore,  O  Lord,  nei 
therremember  iniquity  for  ever:  behold,  see. 
we  beseech  thee,  we  hre  all  thy  people. 

10  Thy  holy  cities  kre  a  wilderness,  Zl'- 

673 


The  calling  of  the  Qln'tlks.  ISAI'AH. 

6n  is  a  wilderness,   Je-ru'sa-)6m  a  desola- 
tion. 

11  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house, 
vvheie  our  fathers  praised  thee,  is  burnt  up 
with  fire  :  and  all  our  plGa^'ant  things  iire 
laid  waste. 

12  Will  thou  refrain  thyself  for  these 
things,  O  Loiu) .'  wilt  thou  hold  thy  peace, 
and  afllict  us  very  sore  .'' 

CHAP.  LXV. 

I  AM  sought  of  them  that  Jiskcd  not  for 
vie.  ;  I  am  found  of  iheiii  that  sought  me 
not :  1  said,  Behold  mo.  Ijeliold  me,  unto  a 
nation  that  was  not  cailtHl  l)y  my  name. 

2  I  have  spread  out  my  luuids  all  the  day 
unto  a  rebellious  people,  which  walketh  in 
a  way  that  was  not  good,  after  their  own 
thoughts. 

3  A  people  that  provoketh  me  to  anger 
continually  to  my  face  ;  that  sac'rifi(,'Cth  in 
gsirdens,  and  burneth  incense  upon  altars 
of  brick  ; 

4  Which  remain  among  the  graves,  and 
lodge  in  the  monuments  ;  which  eat  swine's 
flesh,  and  broth  of  abominable  things  is  in 
their  vessels ; 

o  Which  say.  Stand  by  thyself,  come  not 
near  to  me ;  for  I  am  holier  than  thou. 
These  are  a  smoke  in  my  nose,  a  fire  that 
burneth  all  the  day. 

G  Behold,  it  is  written  before  me ;  I  will 
not  keep  silence,  but  will  recompense,  even 
recompense  into  th(>ir  bu'^om, 

7  Your  iniquities,  and  the  iniquities  of 
your  fathers  together,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
have  burnt  incense  upon  the  moiin'tains, 
and  blasphemed  me  upon  the  hills :  there'- 
fbre  will  I  meaj'ure  their  former  work  into 
their  bo'fom. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the  new  wine 
is  found  in  the  cluster,  and  one  saith.  De- 
stroy' it  not ;  for  a  bles'sTng  is  in  it :  so 
will  I  do  for  my  servants'  sake,  that  I  may 
not  destroy'  them  all. 

9  And  I  will  bring  forth  a  seed  out  of  Ja'- 
cob,  and  out  of  Ju'dah  an  inheritor  of  my 
moiin'tains  :  and  mine  elect  shall  inherit  it, 
and  my  servants  shall  dwell  there. 

10  And  Sha'ron  shall  be  a  fold  of  flocks, 
and  the  valley  of  A'chor  a  place  for  the 
herds  to  lie  down  in,  for  my  people  that 
have  sought  me. 

11  But  ye  are  they  that  forsake  the 
Lord,  that  forget  my  holy  moftn'taln,  that 
prepare  a  table  for  that  troop,  and  that  fur- 
nish the  drink-offering  unto  that  number. 

12  There'fore  will  I  number  you  to  the 
strord,  and  ye  shall  all  bow  down  to  the 
slaughter  :  because  when  I  called,  ye  did 
not  answer  ;  when  I  spake,  ye  did  not  hear ; 
but  did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and  did  choose 
that  wherein  I  delighted  not. 

13  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  my  servants  shall  eat,  but  ye  shall 
be  hungry  :  behold,  my  sei-vants  shall  drink, 
but  ye  shall  be  thirsty  :  behold,  my  servants 
shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall  be  Ashamed  : 


The  new  Je-ru'sa-lem 


14  Behold,  my  servants  shall  sing  for  joy 
of  heart,  but  ye  shall  cry  for  sorrow  of 
hehrt,  and  shall  howl  for  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  And  ye  shall  leave  your  name  for  a 
curse  unto  my  chosen  :  for  the  Lord  God 
shall  slay  thee,  and  call  his  servants  by 
another  name  : 

]()  That  he  who  blesseth  himself  in  the 
earth,  shall  bless  himself  in  the  God  of 
truth  ;  and  he  that  sweareth  in  the  garth, 
shall  swear  by  the  God  of  truth  ;  because 
the  former  troubles  arc  forgotten,  and  be- 
cause they  arc  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

17  For,  behold,  I  create  new  heavens, 
and  a  new  earth  :  and  the  former  shall  not 
be  remembered,  nor  come  into  mind. 

18  But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice  for  ever 
in  that  which  I  create  :  for,  behold,  I  create 
Je-riVsa-lem  a  rejoicing,  and  herpeople  a  joy. 

19  And  I  will  rejoice  in  Je-ri'sa-lem, 
and  joy  in  my  people  :  and  the  voice  of 
weeping  shall  be  no  more  heard  in  her,  nor 
the  voice  of  crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence  an  in- 
fant of  days,  nor  an  old  man  that  hath  not 
filled  his  days  :  for  the  child  shall  die  a 
hundred  years  old  ;  but  the  sinner,  being  a 
hundred  years  old,  shall  be  accursed. 

21  And  they  shall  build  houses,  and  in- 
habit them  ;  and  they  shall  plint  vTne'- 
yards.l  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

22  They  shall  not  build,  and  another  in- 
habit ;  the}'  shall  not  plant,  and  another 
eat :  for  as  the  days  of  a  tree  are  the  days 
of  my  people,  and  mine  elect  shall  long  en- 
joy the  work  of  their  hands. 

23  Tiiey  shall  not  labour  in  vain,  nor 
bring  forth  for  trouble  :  for  they  are  the 
seed  of  the  bles'sed  of  the  Lord,  and  their 
offspring  with  them. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  piss,  that  before 
thoy  call,  I  will  answer  ;  and  while  they 
are  yet  speaking,  I  will  hear. 

25  The  wolf  and  the  lamb  shall  feed  to- 
gether, and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the 
bullock :  and  dust  shall  he  the  serpent's 
meat.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy'  in 
all  my  holy  moftn'tain,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  LXVL 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  The  heaven  is 
my  throne,  and  the  earth  is  my  foot- 
stool :  where  is  the  house  that  ye  build  unto 
me  .'  and  where  is  the  place  of  my  rest .' 

2  For  all  those  things  hath  mine  hand 
made,  and  all  those  things  have  been,  saith 
the  Lord  :  but  to  this  man  will  I  look,  even 
to  him  that  is  poor  and  of  a  contrite  spirit, 
and  trembleth  at  ray  word. 

3  He  that  killeth  an  ox  is  as  if  he  slew  a 
man  ;  he  that  sac'rifl^eth  a  lamb,  as  if  he 
cut  off  a  dog's  neck ;  he  that  offereth  an 
oblation,  as  if  he  offered  swine's  blood ;  he 
that  burneth  incense,  as  if  he  bless'ed  an 
idol :  yea,  they  have  chosen  their  own  ways, 
and  their  soul  delighteth  in  their  abomina- 
tions. 

4  I  also  will  choofe  their  delusions,  and 


1  vln'yirdx. 


574 


The  restoring  of  the  church. 


JEREMI'AH. 


The  calling  of  Jer-i-ml'dh. 


will  bring  their  fears  upon  them  ;  because 
when  I  tailed,  none  did  answer ;  when  I 
spake,  they  did  not  hear :  but  they  did  evil 
before  mine  eyes,  and  choje  that  in  which  1 
delighted  not. 

5  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  that 
tremble  at  his  word  ;  Your  brethren  that 
hated  you,  that  c5st  you  out  for  my  name's 
sake,  said.  Let  the  Lord  be  glorified  :  but 
he  shall  appear  to  your  joy,  and  they  shall 
be  Ashamed. 

G  A  voice  of  noise  from  the  city,  a  voice 
from  the  temple,  a  voice  of  the  Lord  that 
rendereth  recompense  to  his  enemies. 

7  Before  she  trav'alled,  she  brougiit 
forth  ;  before  her  pain  came,  she  was  deliv- 
ered of  a  man  child. 

8  Who  hath  heard  such  a  thing  ?  who 
Iiath  seen  such  things  ?  Shall  the  earth  be 
made  to  bring  forth  in  one  day  ^  or  shall  a 
nation  be  born  at  once .''  for  as  soon  as  Zi'- 


15  For,  behold,  tlie  Lord  will  come  with 
fire,  and  with  his  chariots  like  a  vvhirl'- 
wind,2  to  render  his  anger  with  fury,  and 
his  rebuke  with  flames  of  fire. 

16  For  by  fire  and  by  his  sjcord  will  the 
Lord  plead  with  all  flesh :  and  the  slain  of 
the  Lord  shall  be  many. 

17  They  that  sanctify  themselves,  and 
purify  themselves  in  the  gardens,  behind  one 
tree  in  the  midst,  eating  swine's  flesh,  and 
the  abomination,  and  the  mouse,  shall  be 
consumed  together,  sailli  the  Lord. 

18  For  I  know  their  works  and  their 
thoughts  :  it  siiaJl  come,  that  1  will  gSther 
all  nations  and  tongues ;  and  they  shall 
come,  and  see  my  glory. 

19  And  I  will  set  a  sign  among  them,  and 
I  will  send  thoi^e  that  escape'  of  them  unto 
the  nations,  to  TiLr'sliTsli,  Pul,  and  Lud, 
that  draw  the  bow,  to  Tu'bai  and  Ja'vSn,  to 
the  isles    afar  off,  tliat  have  not  heard  my 


on  travailed,  she  brought  forth  her  children,  fame,  neither  have  seen  my  glory  ;  and  they 
9  Shall  1  bring    to  the   birth,!    and   not  shall  declare  my  glory  among  the  (^en'tiles. 


cause  to  bring  forth  .'  eaith  the  Lord  :  shall 
I  cause  to  bring  forth,  and  shut  the  womb  ? 
saith  thy  God. 

10  Rejoice  ye  with  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  be 
glad  with  her,  all  ye  that  love  her  :  rejoice 
(or  joy  with  her,  all  ye  that  mourn  for  her  : 

11  That  ye  may  suck,  and  be  satisfied 
with  the  breasts  of  her  consolations  ;  that 
ye  may  milk  out,  and  be  delighted  with  the 
abundance  of  her  glory. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  extend  peace  to  her  like  a  river,  and 
the  glory  of  the  (^en'tiles  like  a  flowing 
stream  :  then  shall  ye  suck,  ye  shall  be 
borne  upon  her  sides,  and  be  dandled  upon 
her  knees. 

13  As  one  whom  his  mother  com'forteth, 
BO  will  I  com'fort  you  ;  and  ye  shall  be  com'- 
fbrted  in  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

14  And  when  ye  see  this,  your  heart  shall 
rejoice,  and  your  bones  shall  flourish  like 
an  Aerb  ;  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  known  to'wird  his  servants,  and  his  in- 
dignation to'tcdrd  his  enemies. 


20  And  they  shall  bring  all  your  breth- 
ren/or an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  out  of 
all  nations,  upon  horses,  and  in  chariots, 
and  in  litters,  and  upon  mules,  and  upon 
swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  moiin'taln  Je-rft'sa- 
lem,  saith  the  Lord,  as  the  children  of  I|'- 
ra-el  bring  an  offering  in  a  clean  vessel  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  also  take  of  them  for 
priests,  and  for  Le'vites,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  For  as  the  new  heavens  and  the  new 
earth,  which  I  will  make,  shall  remain  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Lord,  so  shall  your  seed 
and  your  name  remain. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  piss,  that  flrora 
one  new  moon  to  another,  and  from  one 
sabbath  to  another,  shall  all  flesh  come  to 
wor'ship  before  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and  look 
upon  the  carcasses  of  the  men  that  have 
transgressed  against'  me  ;  for  their  worm 
shall  not  die,  neither  shall  their  fire  be 
quenched  ;  and  they  shall  be  an  abhorring 
unto  all  flesh. 


ir  The  BOOK  of  the  Proph^et  JEREMFAH. 


CHAPTER  I.— 

THE  words    of  Jer-e-mi'ah   the   son  of 
Hil-kl'ah,  of  the  priests  that  iccrc  in 
An'a-thuth,  in  the  land  of  BSn'ja-mln  : 

8  To  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
in  the  days  of  Jo-si'ah  the  son  of  A'monking 
of  Ja'dah,  in  the  thirteenth  year  of  his  reign. 
3  It  came  also  in  the  days  of  Je-hoi'a-kim 
the  son  of  Jo-si'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  unto  the 
end  of  the  eleventh  year  of  Zed-e-ki'Sh  the 
son  of  Jo-si'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  unto  tlie 
carrymg  away  of  Je-ril'sa  I6m  captive  in 
the  fifth  month. 

1  birth. 


4  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

5  Before  I  formed  thee  in  the  belly  I 
knew  thee  ;  and  before  thou  camest  forth 
out  of  the  womb  I  sanctified  thee  ;  and  I 
ordained  thee  a  prophet  unto  the  nations. 

G  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  Gon  !  Behold,  I 
cannot  speak  ;  for  I  am  a  child. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Say  not,  I 
am  a  child  :  for  thou  shalt  go  to  all  that  I 
shall  send  thee,  and  whatsoever  I  commind' 
thee  thou  shalt  speak. 

8  Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces  :  for  I  am 

2  htDirl'wind. 

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Gud  expostulates  with  the  Jeics.         JEREMI'AH.  They  cause  their  orcn  calamities. 

with  thee  to  deliver  thee,  saith   tlic   Lokd.I      G  Neither  said  they,  Where  w  the  Lord 
!»  Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his  hand,  and  [  that  brouglit  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  E'^ypt, 
touched  my  month  :  and  the  Lord  said  unto  that  led  us  througli  the  wilderness  ;.  through 
me,  Behold  I  have   pilt    my   words  in  thy  [a  land  of  def'erts,  and   of  pits  ;  through  a 


mouth. 


land    of  drought,    and    of  the    shadow   of 


10  See,  I  have  this  day  set  theo  over  the  death  ;  through  a  land  that  no  man  p5ssod 
nations,  and  over  the  kingdoms,  to  root  out, '  through,  and  where  no  man  dwelt  ? 


and  to  pull  down,  and  to   destroy',  and  to 
throw  down,  to  build,  and  to  plant. 


7  And   I    brought    you   into    a   plentiful 
country,  to  eat  the    fruit    thereof,  and   the 


11  Moreover,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came '  goodness  thereof:  but  when  )-e  ^entered,  ye 
;mto  me,  saying,  Jer-e-mi'ah,  what  seestj  defiled  my  land,  and  made  mine  heritage  an 
thou  ."  And  1  said.  I  sec  a  rod  of  an  Jilmond- 1  abomination. 


came 
What 


tree.i 

12  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
hast  well  seen  :  for  I  will  hasten  my 
to  perform'  it. 

13  And    the    word    of  the    Lord 
unto    me  the   second  time,    sayin 
seest  thou  .'  And  I  said,  I  see  a  seething-pot, 
and  the  face  thereof  ?>  fo'jcard  the  north. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Out  of 
the  north  an  evil  shall  break  forth  upon  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

15  For,  lo,  I  will  call  all  the  i'amilics  of 
the  kingdoms  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  shall  come,  and  they  shall  set 
every  one  his  throne  at  tlie  entering  of  the 
gates  of  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  Sgainst'  all  the 
w>alls  thereof  round  about',  and  against'  all 
the  cities  of  jQ'dah. 

16  And  I  will  utter  my  judgments  5gainst' 
them  touch  Ing  all  their  wickedness,  who 
have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burnt  incense 
unto  other  gods,  and  wor'shTpped  the  works 
of  their  own  hands. 

17  Thou  there'fore  gird^  up  thy  loins, 
and  ^.r^e,  and  speak  unto  them  all  that  I 
command'  thee  :  be  not  dismayed  at  their 
faces,  lest  I  confound  thee  before  them. 

18  For,  behold,  I  have  made  thee  this  day 
a  defenced  city,  and  an  iron  pillar,  and 
brazen  walls,  against'  the  whole  land ; 
against'  the  kings  of  Ju'dah,  Sgainst'  the 
princes  thereof,  against'  the  priests  thereof. 
and  against'  the  people  of  the  land. 

19  And  they  shall  fight  against'  thee,  but 
they  shall  not  prevail  against'  thee  ;  for  I 
am  with  then,  saith  the  Lord,  to  deliverthee. 

CHAP.  II. 

MOREOVER,  the   word  of  the   Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Go,  and  cry  in  the  earsof  Je-rtl'sa-Iem, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  remember 
thee,  the  kindness  of  thy  youth,  the  love  of 
thine  espoii'sals,  when  thou  wentest  after  me 
in  the  wilderness,  in  aland^/iaiMJrtsnotsown. 

3  If'ra-el  jt^as  holiness  unto  the  Lord, 
and  the  first-fruits  of  his  increase  :  all  that 
devour  him  shall  ofl^end  ;  evil  shall  come 
upon  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,0  house 
of  Ja'cob,  and  all  the  families  of  the  house 
oflj'ra-el  : 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  What  iniquity 
have  your  fathers  found  in  me,  that  they 
are  gone  far  from  me,  and  have  walked  after 
vanity,  and  are  become  vain  ? 

a'miind-tree. 


8  The  priests  said  not.  Where  is  the 
Thou  I  Lord  .'  and  they  that  handle  the  law  knew 
word  me    not:    the    pastors     also    transgressed 

against'  me,  and  the  prophets  prophesied  by 
Ba'al.  and  wAlked  after  things  t/uit  do  not 
profit. 

9  Wherefore  I  will  )'et  plead  with  you, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  with  your  children's 
children  will  I  plead. 

10  For  pass  over  the  isles  of  Chit'tim, 
and  see  ;  and  send  unto  Ke'dar,  and  con- 
sider diligently,  and  see  jf  there  be  such  a 
thing : 

11  Hath  a  nation  chanced  their  gods, 
which  are  )'et  no  gods  .'  but  my  people  have 
changed  their  glory  for  that  which  doth  not 
profit. 

12  Be  astonished,  O  ye  heavens,  at  this, 
and  be  horribly  Sfraid,  be  ye  very  desolate 
saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  my  people  have  committed  two 
evils  ;  they  have  forsaken  me,  the  foftn'taln 
of  living  waters,  and  hewed  them  out  cis- 
terns, broken  cisterns,  that  can  hold  no  wa- 
ter. 

li  Is  i^'ra-el  a  servant .'  is  he  a  home- 
born  slate  ?  why  is  he  spoiled  .-' 

15  The  young  lions  roared  upon  him  and 
yelled,  and  they  made  his  land  waste  :  his 
cities  lire  burnt  without  inhabitant. 

16  Also  the  children  of  Noph  and  Ta- 
hap'a-nes  have  broken  the  crown  of  thy 
head. 

17  Hast  thou  not  procured  this  unto  thy- 
self, in  that  thou  hast  forsaken  the  Lord  thy 
God,  when  he  led  thee  by  the  vray  ? 

18  And  now,  what  hast  thou  to  do  in  the 
way  of  E'ffypt,  to  drink  the  waters  of  Si'- 
hor  .'  or  what  hast  thou  to  do  in  the  way  of 
As-syr'i-a,  to  drink  the  waters  of  the  river  .' 

19  Thine  own  wickedness  shall  correct 
thee,  and  thy  backslidings  shall  reprove 
thee  :  know,  there'fore,  and  see,  that  it  is  an 
evil  thing  and  bitter,  that  thou  hast  forsaken 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  that  my  fear  is  not 
in  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

20  For  of  old  time  I  have  broken  thy 
yoke,  and  burst  thy  bands  ;  and  thou  saidst, 
I  will  not  transgress  ;  when  upon  every 
high  hill,  and  under  every  green  tree,  thou 
wanderest,  playing  the  harlot. 

21  Yet  I  had  planted  thee  a  noble  vine, 
wholly  a  right  seed  :  how  then  art  thou 
turned  into  the  degenerate  plSnt  of  a  strange 
vine  unto  me .'' 

2  gird. 

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luted 


The  sins  ofJu'ddh.  JEREMI  AH 

22  For  though  thou  \v5sh  thee  with 
nitre,  and  '.ake  thee  much  soap,  ijct  thine 
iniquity  is  marked  before  me,  saith  the  Lord 
God.  • 

23  How  canst  thou  say,  I  am  not  pollut- 
ed, I  have  not  gone  after  Ba'al-im  ?  See  thy 
way  in  the  valley,  know  what  thou  hast 
done  :  tho2t  art  a  swift  dromedary  traversing 
her  ways , 

24  A  wild  ass  used  to  the  wilderness, 
that  snufTeth  up  the  wind  at  her  pleaj'ure  ; 
in  her  occasion  who  can  turn  her  Sway  ? 
all  they  that  seek  her  will  not  weary  them- 
selves ;  in  her  month  they  shall  find  Iier. 

25  Withhold  thy  foot  from  being  unshod, 
and  thy  throat  from  thirst :  but  thou  saidst, 
There  is  no  hope  :  no  ;  for  I  have  loved 
strangers,  and  after  them  will  1  go. 

20  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when  he  is 
found,  so  is  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el  ashamed  ; 
they,  their  kings,  their  princes,  and  their 
priests,  and  their  prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a  stock,  Thou  art  my  fa- 
ther ;  and  to  a  stone.  Thou  hast  brought  me 
forth  :  for  they  have  turned  their  back  unto 
me,  and  not  their  face  ;  but  in  tlic  time  of 
their  trouble  they  will  say,  Arije,  and  save 


28  But  where  are  thy  gods  that  thou  hast 
made  thee  .'  let  them  ari^e,  if  tliey  can  save 
thee  in  the  time  of  thy  trouble  :  i'oi'  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  thy  cities  are  thy  gods, 
O  jQ'dah. 

20  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with  me  ? 
ye  all  have  transgressed  against'  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

30  In  vain  have  I  smitten  your  children  : 
they  received  no  correction  :  your  own 
sioord  hath  devoured  your  prophets,  like  a 
destroy'Tng  lion. 

31  O  generation,  see  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord  :  Have  I  been  a  wilderness  unto  Is'- 
ra-el  .'  a  land  of  darkness  ?  Wherefore  say 
my  people,  we  arc  lords  ;  we  will  come  no 
more  unto  thee  ? 

32  Can  a  maid  forget  her  ornaments,  or 
a  bride  her  attire  .'  yet  my  people  have  for- 
gotten me  days  without  number. 

33  Why  trimmest  thou  thy  way  to  seek 
Jove  .''  there'fore  hast  thou  also  taught  the 
wicked  ones  thy  ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  skirtsl  is  found  the  blood 
of  the  souls  of  the  poor  innocents  :  I  have 
not  found  it  by  secret  search,  but  upon  all 
these. 

35  Yet  thou  sayest.  Because  I  am  inno- 
cent, surely  his  anger  shall  turn  from  nie  : 
behold  I  will  plead  with  thee,  because  thou 
sayest,  I  have  not  sinned. 

36  Why  gaddest  thou  about'  so  much  to 
change  thy  way  ?  thou  also  shalt  be  asham- 
ed of  E'eypt,  as  thou  wast  ashamed  of  As- 
s^r'i-a. 

37  Yea,  thou  shalt  go  forth  from  him,  and 
thine  hands  upon  thine  head  :  for  the  Lord 
hath  rejected  thy  confidences,  and  thou 
shalt  not  prosper  in  them. 


God's  promise  to  the  penitent. 
CHAP.  HL 

THEY  say,  if  a   man   put  Sway  his  wife, 
and   she   go    from   him    und   become 
another  man's,    shall    he    return    unto  her 
again'  ?  shall    not  that   land  be  greatly  pol- 
but  tliou  hast  played  the  liarlot  with 


ma>ny  lovers  ;  yet  return  again'  to  me,  saitli 
the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  the  high  places, 
and  see  where  thou  hast  not  been  lien  with  : 
in  the  ways  hast  thou  sat  for  them,  as  the 
A-ra'bi-an  in  the  wilderness  ;  and  thou  hast 
polluted  the  land  with  thy  whoredoms,  and 
with  thy  wickedness. 

3  Therc'foie  the  showers  have  been  wifh- 
holden,  and  there  laith  been  no  latter  rain  ; 
and  thou  hadst  a  whore's  fore'head,  thou 
refusedst  to  bi/  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time  cry  unto 
me,  My  father,  thou  art  the  guide  of  my 
youfh  .' 

5  Will  he  reserve'  his  anger  for  ever? 
will  he  keep  it  to  the  end  ?  Behold,  thou 
hast  spoken  a 'id  done  evil  things  as  thou 
couldst. 

G  The  Lord  said  also  unto  me  in  the  days 
of  Jo-si'ah  the  king,  Hast  thou  seen  thai 
wliich  backsliding  I§'ra-el  hath  done  ?  she 
is  gone  up  upon  every  liigh  moiin'taTn,  and 
under  every  green  tree,  and  there  hath 
played  the  harlot. 

7  And  I  said,  after  she  had  done  all  these 
things,  Turn  tho-u  unto  me  :  but  she  return- 
ed not.  And  her  treacherous  sister  Ju'dSh 
saw  it. 

8  And  I  saw,  when  for  all  the  causes 
whereby  backsliding  I^'ra-el  committed 
adultery,  I  hivd  put  her  away,  and  given  her 
a  bill  of  divorce;  yet  her  treacherous  sister 
Ju'dah  feared  not,  but  went  and  played  the 
harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through  the  light- 
n<5ss  of  her  whoredom,  that  she  defiled  the 
land,  and  committed  adultery  with  stones 
and  with  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this  her  treacherous 
sister  Ju'dah  hath  not  turned  unto  me  with 
her  whole  heart,  but  feignedly,  saith  the 
Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  The 
backsliding  i§'ra-t'l  hath  justified  herself 
more  than  treacherous  Ju'dah. 

12  Go,  and  proclaim  these  words  to'jodrd 
the  north,  and  say.  Return,  thou  backsliding 
15'ra-el,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I  will  not  cause 
mine  anger  to  fall  upon  you  ;  for  I  am  mer- 
ciful, saith  the  Lor.D,  and  I  will  not  keep 
anger  for  ever. 

13  Only  acknowledge  thine  iniquity,  that 
thou  hast  transgressed  against'  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  hast  scattered  thy  ways  to  the 
straneers  under  every  green  tree,  and  ye 
have  not  obeyed  my  voice,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  Turn,  O  backsliding  children,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  for  I  am  married  unto  you  :  and. 
I  will  take  you  one  of  a  city,  and  two  of  a. 
family,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  ZrCn  : 


Ccc 


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1  shirts. 


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If'ra-il  called  by  God's  promise. 

15  And  I  will  giv«  you  plstors  accord- 
ing to  mine  heart,  which  shall  feed  you 
with  knowledge  and  understanding. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss,  when  ye 
be  multiplied  and  increased  in  the  land,  in 
those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  say 
no  more,  The  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  ;  neither  shall  it  come  to  mind,  nei- 
ther shall  they  remember  it,  neither  shall 
they  visit  it,  neither  shall  that  be  done  any 
more. 

17  At  that  time  they  shall  call  Je-r(l'sa- 
16m  the  throne  of  the  Lord  ;.  and  all  the 
nations  shall  be  gathered  unto  it,  to  the 
name  o-f  the  Lord,  to  Je-rii'sa-lem  :  neitlicr 
shall  they  wAlk  any  more  after  the  imagi- 
nation of  their  evil  heart. 

18  In  those  days  the  house  of  Ju'dah 
shall  wAlk  with  the  house  of  If'ra-el,  and 
they  shall  come  together  out  of  the  land  of 
the  north  to  the  land  that  I  have  given  for 
an  inheritance  unto  your  fathers. 

19  But  I  said,  How  shall  I  put  thee 
among  the  children,  and  give  thee  a  pleaj'- 
ant  land,  a  goodly  heritage  of  the  hosts  of 
nations  ?  And  I  said,  Thou  shall  call  me, 
My  father ;  and  shalt  not  turn  away  from 
me. 

20  Surely  as  a  wife  treacherously  de- 
parteth  from  her  huf'bdnd,  so  have  ye  dealt 
treacherously  with  me,  O  house  of  Ij'ra-el, 
saith  the  Lord. 

21  A  voice  was  heard  upon  the  high 
places,  weeping  and  supplications  of  the 
iihildren  of  If'ra-el :  for  they  have  pervert'- 
<;d  their  way,  and  they  have  forgotten  the 
I.ord  their  God. 

22  Return,  ye  backsliding  children,  and 
1  will  heal  your  backslidings.  Behold,  we 
come  unto  thee ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord  our 
God. 

23  Truly  in  vain  in  salvation  hoped  for 
from  the  hills,  and.  from  the  multitude  of 
moftn'tains :  truly  in  the  Lord  our  God  is 
the  salvation  of  Ij'ra-Sl. 

24  For  shame  hath  devoured  the  labour 
of  our  fathers  from  our  youth  ;  their  flocks 
and  their  herds,  their  sons  and  their  dcLugh- 
ters. 

25  We  lie  down  in  our  shame,  and  our 
confusion  covereth  us  :  for  we  have  sinned 
against'  the  Lord  our  God,  we  and  our  fa- 
thers, from  our  youth  even  unto  this  day, 
and  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God. 

CHAP.  IV. 

rF  thou  wilt  return,  O  Ij'ru-el,  saith  the 
Lord,  return  unto  me  ;  and  if  thou  wilt 
put  Sway  thine  abominations  out  of  my 
sight,  then  shalt  thou  not  remove. 

2  And  thou  shalt  swear,  the  Lord  liveth, 
in  truth,  in  judgment,  and  in  righteousness  ; 
and  the  nations  shall  bless  themselves  in 
him,  and  in  him  shall  they  glory 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to  the  men  of 
Ju'dah  and  Je-rft'sa-lem,  Break  up  your 
fallow  ground,  and  sow  not  Smong  thorns. 


J  slr'kiini'Slze. 


JEREMI'AII.  A  Idmentation  for  Ju'dah. 

4  Cir'ctimcijel  yourselves  to  the  Lord, 
and  take  Sway  the  foreskins  of  your  hekrt, 
yc  men  of  Ju'dah  and  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rfl'sa-lem  ;  lest  my, fury  come  forth  like 
fire,  and  burn  that  none  can  quench  it,  be- 
cause of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

5  Declare  ye  in  Ju'dah,  and  publish  in 
Je-rit'sa-lem  ;  and  say,  Blow  ye  the  trum- 
pet in  the  land  :  cry,  gather  together,  and 
say.  Assemble  yourselves,  and  let  us  go 
into  the  defenced  cities. 

0  Set  up  the  standard  to'wtird  Zi'on  :  re- 
tire, stay  not ;  for  I  will  bring  evil  from  the 
north,  and  a  great  destruction. 

7  The  lion  is  come  up  from  his  thicket, 
and  the  destroy'er  of  the  Qen'tiles  is  on  his 
way  )  he  is  gone  forth  from  his  place  to 
make  thy  land  desolate :  and  thy  cities 
shall  be  laid  waste  without  an  inhabitant. 

8  For  this  gird^  you  with  sackcloth,  la- 
ment and  howl  ;  for  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  is  not  turned  back  from  us. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  the  heart  of  the  king 
shall  perish,  and  the  heart  of  the  princes  ; 
and  the  priests  shall  be  a&tonished,  and  the 
prophets  shall  wonder. 

10  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  !  surely 
thou  hast  greatly  deceived  this  people  and 
•Te-rft'sa-lem,  saying.  Ye  shall  have  peace  j 
whereas  the  sioord  reacheth  unto  the  soul. 

11  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said  to  this 
people  and  to  Je-rfi'sa-lem,  A  dry  wind  of 
the  high  places  in  the  wilderness  lo'wkrA. 
the  diiughter  of  my  people,  not  to  fan,  nor 
to  cleanse, 

12  Even  a  full  wind  from  those  places 
shall  come  unto  me :  now  also  will  I  give 
sentence  against'  them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  as  clouds, 
and  his  chariots  shall  he  as  a  whirl'wind  :3 
his  horses  are  swifter  than  eagles.  Wo 
unto  us  !  for  we  kre  spoiled. 

14  O  Je-ru'sa-lem,  wash  thine  hekrt  from 
wickedness,  that  thou  mayst  be  saved  :  how 
long  shall  thy  vain  thoughts  lodge  within 
thee .' 

15  For  a  voice  declareth  fromDan,  and 
publisheth  affliction  from  mjount  E'phra-Im. 

16  Make  ye  mention  to  the  nations :  be- 
hold, publish  against'  Je-rii'sa-lem,  that 
watchers  come  from  a  far  country,  and  give 
out  their  voice  against'  the  cities  of  Ja'- 
dah. 

17  As  keepers  of  a  field  lyre  they  against' 
her  round  about' ;  because  she  hath  been 
rebellious  against'  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have  pro- 
cured these  things  unto  thee  :  this  is  thy 
wickedness,  because  it  is  bitter,  because  it 
reacheth  unto  thine  heart. 

19  My  bowels,  my  bowels  !  I  am  pained 
at  my  very  heart ;  my  hekrt  maketh  a  noise 
in  me  .  I  cannot  hold  my  peace,  because 
thou  hast  heard,  O  my  soul,  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet,  the  alarm  of  war. 

20  Destruction  upon  destruction  is  cried : 


'gird. 


3  hwerVteind. 
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The  judgments  of  God  JEREMI'AH 

for  the  whole  land  is  spoiled :  suddenly  hre 
ray  tents  spoiled,  and  my  cur'tains  in  a  mo- 
ment. 

21  How  long  shall  I  see  the  standard, 
and  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  ? 

22  For  my  people  is  foolish,  they  have 
not  known  me  ;  they  dre  sottish  children, 
and  they  have  none  understanding  :  they 
dre  wise  to  do  evil,  but  to  do  good  they 
have  no  knowledge. 

23  I  beheld  the  earth,  and,  lo,  it  was 
without  form  and  void  ;  and  the  heavens, 
and  they  had  no  light. 

24  I  beheld  the  moiin'tains,  and,  lo,  they 
trembled,  and  all  the  hills  moved  lightly. 

25  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  t?iere  was  no  man, 
and  all  the  birds  of  the  heavens  were  fled. 

26  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  fruitful  place 
was  a  wilderness,  and  all  the  cities  thereof 
wgre  broken  down  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  by  his  fierce  anger. 

27  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said,  The 
whole  land  shall  be  desolate  ;  yet  will  I  not 
make  a  full  end. 

28  For  this  shall  the  earth  mourn,  and 
the  heavens  above  be  black  :  because  I  have 
spoken  it,  I  have  purposed  it,  and  will  not 
repent,  neither  will  I  turn  back  from  it. 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for  the  noise 
of  the  horsemen  and  bowmen  ;  they  shall 
go  into  thickets,  and  climb  up  upon  the 
rocks :  every  city  shall  be  forsaken,  and 
not  a  man  dwell  therein. 

30  And  when  thou  art  spoiled,  what 
wilt  thou  do .-'  Though  thou  clothest  thy- 
self with  crimson,  though  thou  deckest  thee 
with  ornaments  of  gold,  though  thou  rent- 
es! thy  face  with  painting,  in  vain  shalt  thou 
make  thyself  fair;  thy  lovers  will  despife' 
thee,  they  will  seek  thy  life. 

31  For  I  have  heard  a  voice  as  of  a  wo- 
man in  trav'ail,  and  the  anguish  as  of  her 
that  bringeth  forth  her  first  child  ;  the  voice 
of  the  daughter  of  Zi'on,  that  bewaileth 
herself,  that  spre'deth  her  hands,  saying, 
Wo  IS  me  now !  for  my  soul  is  wearied  be- 
cause of  murderers. 

CHAP,  v.— 

RUN  ye  to  arfd  fro  through  the  streets 
of  Je-ru'sa-Iem,  and  see  now,  and 
know,  and  seek  in  the  broad  places  there- 
of, if  ye  can  find  a  man,  if  there  be  any 
that  executeth  judgment,  that  seeketh  the 
truth  ;  and  I  will  pardon  it. 

2  And  though  they  say.  The  Lord  liv- 
eth,  surely  they  swear  falsely. 

3  O  Lord,  dre  not  thine  eyes  upon  the 
truth  .'*  thou  hast  stricken  them,  but  they 
have  not  grieved  ;  thou  hast  consumed 
them,  but  they  have  refused  to  receive  cor- 
rection :  they  have  made  their  faces  harder 
than  a  rock  ;  they  have  refused  to  return. 

4  There'fore  I  said.  Surely  these  dre 
poor  ;  they  kre  foolish  :  for  they  know  not 
the  way  of  the  Lord,  Jior  the  judgment  of 
their  God. 

5  I  will  get  me  unto  the  great  men,  and 


upon  the  Jews. 
will  speak  unto  them  :  for  they  have  known 
the  way  of  the  Lord,  and  the  judgment 
of  their  God  :  but  these  have  Altogether 
broken  the  yoke,  and  burst  the  bonds. 

6  Wherefore  a  lion  out  of  the  forest  shall 
slay  them,  and  a  wolf  of  the  evenings  shall 
spoil  them,  a  leop'ardl  shall  watch  over 
their  cities  :  every  one  that  goeth  out  thence 
shall  be  torn  in  pieces  ;  because  their  trana- 
gre.ssions  are  many,  and  their  backslidings 
arc  increased. 

7  How  shall  1  pardon  thee  for  this  .'  thy 
children  have  forsaken  me,  and  sworn  by 
them  that  dre  no  gods  :  when  I  had  fed 
them  to  the  full,  they  then  committed  adul- 
tery, and  assembled  themselves  by  troops  in 
the  harlots'  houses. 

8  They  were  as  fed  horses  in  the  morn- 
ing :  every  one  neighed  after  his  neigh- 
bour's wife. 

9  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these  things  ?  saith 
the  Lord  :  and  shall  not  my  soul  be  Sveng. 
ed  on  such  a  nation  as  this .' 

10  Go  ye  up  upon  her  walls,  and  de- 
stroy' ;  but  make  not  a  full  end  :  take  Sway 
her  battlements  ;  for  they  dre  not  the 
Lord's. 

11  For  the  house  of  ij'ra-el  and  the  house 
of  Ju'dah  have  dealt  very  treacherously 
against'  mo,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  They  have  belied  the  Lord,  and  said. 
It  is  not  he,  neither  shall  evil  come  upon 
us,  neither  shall  we  see  sioord  nor  famine ; 

13  And  the  prophets  shall  become  wind, 
and  the  word  is  not  in  then?  •  thus  shall  it 
be  done  unto  them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  Because  ye  speak  this  word,  be- 
hold, I  will  make  my  words  in  thy  mouth 
fire,  and  this  people  wood,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour them. 

15  Lo,  1  will  bring  a  nation  upon  you 
from  far,  O  house  of  ij'ra-el,  saith  the 
Lord  :  it  is  a  mighty  nation,  it  is  an  ancient 
nation,  a  nation  whose  language  thou  know- 
est  not,  neither  understandest  what  they  say. 

16  Their  quiver  is  as  an  open  sepulchre, 
they  dre  all  mighty  men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  thine  harvest, 
and  thy  bread,  johich  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  should  eat :  they  shall  eat  up  thy 
flocks  and  thine  herds  ;  they  shall  eat  up 
thy  vines  and  thy  fig-trees  :  they  shall  im- 
poverish thy  fenced  cities,  wherein  thou 
trustedst,  with  the  sjcord. 

18  Nevertheless  in  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  not  make  a  full  end  with 
you. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
shall  say,  Wherefore  doth  the  Lord  our 
God  all  these  things  unto  us  ?  then  shalt 
thou  answer  them,  Like  as  ye  have  for- 
saken me,  and  served  strange  gods  in  your 
land ;  so  shall  ye  sgrve  straneers  in  a  land 
that  is  not  yours. 

20  Declare  this  in  the  house  of  Ja'fdb, 
and  publish  it  in  Ja'dSh,  saying, 


Up'piLrd. 


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Ju'dah's  enemies  JEREMI'AH 

21  Hear  now  this,  O  foolish  people,  and 
without  understanding  ;  which  have  eyes, 
and  see  not ;  which  liave  ears  and  hear 
not: 

22  Fear  ye  not  me  ?  saith  the  Lord  :  will 
ye  not  tremble  at  my  presence,  which  have 

E laced  the  sand  for  the  bound  of  the  sea, 
y  a  pfirpet'uall  decree,  that  it  cannot  p5ss 
it ;  and  though  the  waves  tliereof  toss  them- 
selves, yet  can  they  not  prevail  ;  though 
they  roar,  yet  can  they  not  pass  over  it  ? 

23  But  this  people  hath  a  revolting  and 
a  rebellious  hecirt ;  they  ire  revolted  and 
gone. 

24  Neither  say  they  in  their  heJirt,  Let 
us  now  fear  the  Lord  our  God  that  giveth 
rain,  both  the  former  and  the  latter,  in  his 
season  :  he  rejerv'eth  unto  us  the  appointed 
weeks  of  the  harvest. 

25  Your  iniquities  have  turned  away 
these  things,  and  your  sins  have  withholden 
good  things  from  you. 

2G  For  among  my  people  are  found  wick- 
ed 7nen  :  they  lay  wait  as  he  that  setteth 
snares  :  they  set  a  trap,  they  catch  men. 

27  As  a  cage  is  full  of  birds,  so  are  their 
houses  full  of  deceit :  there'fbre  they  i\re 
become  great,  and  waxen  rich. 

28  They  are  waxen  fat,  they  shine  ;  yea, 
they  6verp4ss'  the  deeds  of  the  wicked  : 
they  judge  not  the  cause,  the  cause  of  the 
fatherless,  yet  they  prosper  ;  and  the  right 
of  the  needy  do  they  not  judge. 

29  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these  things  ? 
saith  the  Lord  :  shall  not  my  soul  be  avgng- 
ed  on  such  a  nation  as  this  .'' 

30  A  wonderful  and  horrible  thing  is 
committed  in  the  land  ; 

31  The  prophets  prophesy  falsely,  and 
the  priests  bare  rule  by  their  means  ;  and 
my  people  love  to  have  it  so  :  and  what 
will  ye  do  in  the  end  thereof? 

CHAP.  VI. 

OYE  children  of  Ben'ja-min,  gather 
yourselves  to  flee  out  of  the  midst  of 
Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  blow  the  trumpet  in  Te- 
ko'a,  and  set  up  a  sign  of  fire  in  B6th-li5c'- 
ce-rem  ;  for  evil  appeareth  out  of  the  north, 
and  great  destruction. 

2  I  have  likened  the  daughter  of  Zl'on 
to  a  comely  and  delicate  looman. 

3  The  shep'Aerds  with  their  flocks  shall 
come  unto  her  :  they  shall  pitch  their  tents 
against'  her  round  about' ;  they  shall  feed 
every  one  in  his  place. 

4  Prepare  ye  war  against'  her ;  arlfe, 
and  let  us  go  up  at  noon.  Wo  unto  us  !  for 
the  day  gocth  away,  for  the  shadows  of  the 
evening  kre  stretched  out. 

5  Arije,  and  let  us  go  by  night,  and  let 
us  destroy'  her  palaces. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  of  hosts  said, 
Hew  ye  down  trees,  and  cast  a  mount 
against'  Je-rO'sa-lem  :  this  is  the  city  to  be 
visited  ;  she  is  wholly  oppression  in  the 
midst  of  her. 

7  As  a  fbiin'tain  casteth  out  her  waters, 


1  pir-pit'tshu-il. 


encourage  themselves 
so  she  castcth  out  her  wickedness  :  vio- 
lence and  spoil  is  heard  in  her  ;  before  me 
continually  is  grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  thou  instructed,  O  Je-rft'sa-lem,  lest 
my  soul  depart  from  thee  ;  lest  I  make  thee 
desolate,  a  land  not  inhabited. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  They 
shall  throughly  glean  the  remnant  of  Ij'ra- 
el  as  a  vine  :  turn  back  thine  hand  as  a 
grape-gatherer  into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I  speak  and  give 
wirnTng,  that  they  may  hear  .''  Behold, 
their  ear  is  uncir'cumcl^ed,  and  they  can- 
not hearken  :  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
is  unto  them  a  reproach  ;  they  have  no  de- 
light in  it. 

11  Therc'fore  I  am  full  of  the  fury  of 
the  Lord  ;  I  am  weary  with  holding  in  :  I 
will  pour  it  out  upon  the  children  abrocid, 
and  upon  the  assembly  of  young  men  to- 
gether ;  for  even  the  huj'band  with  the  wife 
shall  be  taken,  the  aged  with  him  that  is 
full  of  days. 

12  And  their  houses  shall  be  turned  unto 
others,  loith  their  fields  and  wives  together  : 
for  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  from  the  least  of  them  even  unto 
the  greatest  of  them,  every  one  is  given  to 
covetousness  ;  and  from  the  prophet  even 
unto  the  priest,  every  one  dealeth  falsely. 

14  They  have  healed  also  the  hurt  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  slightly,  saying, 
Peace,  peace  ;  when  there  is  no  peace. 

15  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had 
committed  abomination  ?  nay,  they  were 
not  at  all  ashamed,  neither  could  they 
blush  ;  ihere'fore  they  shall  fall  among  them 
that  fall :  at  the  time  that  I  visit  them  they 
shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in  the 
ways,  and  see,  and  ask  for  the  old  piiths, 
where  is  the  good  way,  and  w&lk  therein, 
and  ye  shall  find  rest  for  your  souls.  But 
they  said.  We  will  not  w^lk  therein. 

17  Also  I  set  watchmen  over  you,  say- 
ing, Hearken  to  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 
But  they  said.  We  will  not  hearken. 

18  There'fore  hear,  ye  nations,  and  know, 
O  congregation,  what  is  among  them. 

19  Hear,  O  earth ;  behold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  this  people,  even  the  fruit  of  their 
thoughts,  because  they  have  not  hearkened 
unto  my  words,  nor  to  my  law,  but  rejected 
it. 

20  To  what  purpose  cometh  there  to  me 
incense  from  She'ba,  and  the  sweet  cane 
from  a  far  country  .'  your  burnt-offerings 
are  not  acceptable,  nor  your  sac'rifiijes 
sweet  unto  me. 

21  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be 
hold,  I  will  lay  stumbling-blocks  before  this 
people,  and  the  fathers  and  the  sons  together 
shall  fall  upon  them  ;  the  neighbour  and  his 
friend  shall  perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  a  people 
cometh  from  the  nsrth  country,  and  a  great 


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jod's  wr&th  proclaimed.  JEREMFAH.  Jlr-S-ml'ah  exhdrteth  to  repentance. 

nation  shall  be  raised  from  the  sides  of  the       12  But  go  ye  now  unto  my  pi  ce  which 

IS  in  Shi'loh,  where  I  set  my  name  at  the 


gcrth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow  and  spear; 
they  are  cruel,  and  have  no  mercy  :  their 
voice  roareth  like  the  sea  ;  and  they  ride 
upon  horses,  set  in  array  as  men  for  war 
against'  thee,  O  daughter  of  Zl'on. 

24  We  have  heard  the  fame  thereof;  our 
hands  wax  feeble  :  anguish  hath  taken  hold 
of  us,  and  pain  as  of  a  woman  in  trSv'all. 

25  Go  not  forth  into  the  field,  nor  wAlk  by 
the  way  ;  for  the  szcord  of  the  enemy  and 
fear  is  on  every  side. 

26  O  dAughter  of  my  people,  gird  thee 
with  sackcloth,  and  wallow  thyself  in  ash- 
es ;  make  thee  mourning  as  for  an  only  son, 
most  bitter  lamentation  :  for  the  spoiler  shall 
suddenly  come  upon  us 


was  jii  ojH  ion,  wnere  i  set  my 
first,  and  sen  what  I  did  to  it  for  the  wicked- 
ness of  my  people  Ij'ra-6I. 

13  And  now,  because  ye  have  done  all 
these  works,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I  spake 
unto  you,  rising  up  early  and  speaking,  but 
ye  heard  not;  and  I  called  you,  but  ye  an- 
swered not ; 

14  Therc'fore  will  I  do  unto  this  house, 
which  is  called  by  my  name,  wherein  ye 
trust,  and  unto  the  place  which  I  gave  to 
you  and  to  your  fathers,  as  I  have  done  to 
Shi'loh. 

15  And  I  will  cant  you  out  of  my  sight, 
as  I  have  cSst  out  all  your  brethren,  even  the 
whole  seed  of  E'phra-im. 

16  There'f  ore  pray  not  thou  for  this  peo- 


27  I  have  set  thee  for   a   tower  a7id  a  pie,  neither  lift  np  cry  nor  prayer  for  them, 
fortress  among  my  people,  that  thou  mayst]  neither  make  intercession  to  me  :  for  I  will 


know  and  try  their  way 

28  They  arc  all  griev'ous  revolters,  wAlk- 
ing  with  slanders  :  they  are  brSss  and  iron  ; 
they  are  all  corrupters. 

29  The  bellows  iirc  burnt,  the  lead  is  con- 
sumed of  the  fire  ;  the  founder  melteth  in 
vain  ;  for  the  wicked  ;ire  not  plucked  away. 

30  Reprobate  silver  shall  7ncn  call  them, 
because  the  Lord  hath  rejected  them. 

CHAP.  vn. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jer-e-mi'5h  from 
the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Stand  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord's  house, 
and  proclaim  there  this  word,  and  say,  Hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  Ju'dah, 
that  enter  in  at  these  gates  to  wor'ship  the 
Lord  : 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Ij'ra-el,  Amend'  your  ways  and  your  do- 
ings, and  I  will  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this 
place. 

4  Trust  ye  not  in  lying  words,  saying. 
The  temple  of  the  Lord,  The  temple  of  the 
Lord,  The  temple  of  the  Lord,  are  these. 

5  For  if  ye  throughly  amend'  your  ways 
and  your  doings  ;  if  ye  throughly  execute 
judgment  between  a  man  and  his  neighbour  ; 

G  If  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger,  the 
fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and  shed  not  in- 
nocent blood  in  this  place,  neither  wAlk  af- 
ter other  gods  to  your  hurt : 

7  Then  will  I  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this] 
place,  in  the  land  that  I  gave  to  your  fathers, 
for  ever  and  ever. 

8  Behold,  ye  trust  in  lying  words,  that 
cannot  profit. 

9  Will  ye  steal,  murder,  and  commit  adul- 
tery, and  swear  falsely,  and  burn  incense 
unto  Ba'al,  and  walk  after  other  gods  whom 
ye  know  not ; 

10  And  come  and  stand  before  me  in  this 
house,  which  is  called  by  my  name,  and  say. 
We  are  delivered  to  do  all  these  abomina- 
tions .' 

11  Is  this  house,  which  is  called  by  my 
name,  become  a  den  of  robbers  in  your 
eyes  ?  Behold,  even  I  have  seen  it,  saith  the 
Lord. 

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not  hear  thee. 

17  Seest  thou  not  what  they  do  in  the 
cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Je-rfl'- 
sa-lem  ? 

18  The  children  gather  wood,  and  the  fa- 
thers kindle  the  fire,  and  the  women  knead 
their  dough,  to  make  cakes  to  the  queen  of 
heaven,  and  to  jjour  out  drink-ofterings  unto 
other  gods,  that  they  may  provoke  me  to 
anger. 

19  Do  they  p'ovoke  me  to  anger .'  saith 
the  Lord  :  do  they  not  provoke  themselves, 
to  the  confusion  of  their  own  faces  .' 

20  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  mine  anger  and  my  fury  shall  be 
poured  out  upon  this  place,  upon  man,  and 
upon  beast,  and  upon  the  trees  of  the  field, 
and  upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground  ;  and  it 
shall  burn,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  I§'ra-el  ;  Put  your  burnt-offerings  unto 
j'our  sac'rif  i(;es,  and  eat  flesh. 

22  For  I  spake  not  unto  your  fathers,  nor 
comman'ded  them  in  the  day  that  I  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  concer'ning 
burnt-ofterings  or  sSc'rificjes  : 

23  But  this  thing  c6mm;\n'ded  I  them, 
saying.  Obey  my  voice,  and  I  will  be  your 
God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people  ;  and  wAlk 
ye  in  all  the  ways  that  I  have  commkn'ded 
you,  that  it  may  be  well  unto  you. 

24  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear,  but  wiilked  in  the  counsels  and  in 
the  imagination  of  their  evil  heart,  and  went 
backward,  and  not  for'wcird. 

25  Since  the  day  that  your  fathers  came 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  E'ffypt  unto  this  day, 
I  have  even  sent  unto  you  all  my  servants 
the  prophets,  daily  rising  up  early,  and  send- 
ing them  : 

26  Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto  me,  nor 
inclined  their  ear,  but  hardened  their  neck  : 
they  did  worse  than  their  fathers. 

27  There'fore  thou  shalt  speak  all  these 
words  unto  them  ;  but  they  will  not  hearken 
to  thee  :  thou  shalt  also  call  unto  them  ; 
but  they  will  not  answer  thee. 

28  But  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  This '« 

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The  sac' r  if  Ices  of  the 


JEREMI'AH. 


disobedient  rejected. 


%  nation  that  obeyeth  not  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  their  God,  nor  receiveth  correction 
truth  is  perished,  and  is  cut  off  from  their 
mouth. 

29  Cut  off  thine  hair,  0  Je-ru'sa-lSm,  and 
c<lst  it  «iway,  and  take  up  a  lamentation  on 
high  places  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  rejected  and 
forsaken  the  generation  ofiiis  writh. 

30  For  the  children  of  Ju'dah  have  done 
evil  in  my  sight,  saith  the  Lord  :  they  have 
set  their  abominations  in  the  house  which  is 
called  by  my  name,  to  pollute  it. 

31  And  they  have  built  the  high  places  of 
To'phet,  which  is  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hin'nom,  to  burn  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters in  the  fire;  which  I  comman'ded  them 
not,  neither  came  it  into  my  heart. 

32  There'fore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be 
called  To'phet,  nor,  The  valley  of  the  son 
of  HIn'nom,  but,  The  valley  of  slaughter  : 
for  they  shall  bury  in  To'phet  till  there  be 
no  place. 

33  And  the  carcasses  of  this  people  shall 
be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  for 
the  beasts  of  the  earth  ;  and  none  shall  fray 
them  away. 

34  Then  will  I  cause  to  cease  from  the 
cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  from  the  streets  of  Je- 
ru'sa-lem,  the  voice  of  mirth,!  and  the  voice 
of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom, 
and  the  voice  of  the  bride  ;  for  the  land 
shall  be  desolate. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AT  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall 
bring  out  the  bones  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah,  and  the  bones  of  his  princes,  and 
the  bones  of  the  priests,  and  the  bones 
of  the  prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the 
mhabitants  of  Je-rCi'sa-lem,  out  of  their 
graves : 

2  And  they  shall  spread  them  before  the 
sun,  and  the  moon,  and  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  whom  they  have  loved,  and  whom 
they  have  served,  and  after  whom  they 
have  Wtllked,  and  whom  they  have  sought. 
and  whom  they  have  wor'shipped :  they 
shall  not  be  gathered,  nor  be  buried ;  they 
shall  be  for  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

3  And  death  shall  be  chosen  rather  than 
life  by  all  the  residue  of  them  that  remain 
of  this  evil  family,  which  remain  in  all  the 
places  whither  I  have  driven  them,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Moreover,  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Shall  they  fall,  and 
not  arife  .'  shall  he  turn  away,  and  not  re- 
turn .'' 

5  Why  then  is  this  people  of  Je-rCl'sa-lem 
slidden  back  by  a  perpet'ual^  backsliding  ? 
they  hold  fast  deceit,  they  refuse  to  return. 

6  I  hearkened  and  heard,  but  they  spake 
not  aright :  no  man  repented  him  of  his 
wickedness,  saying.  What  have  I  done  ? 
every  one  turned  to  his  course,  as  the  horse 
rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Y^a,  the  stork  in  the  heaven  knoweth 

1  merth. 


her  appointed  times  ;  and  the  turtle,  and 
the  crane,  and  the  swallow,  obferve'  the 
time  of  their  coming  :  but  my  people  know 
not  the  judgment  of  the  Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say.  We  d.re  wise,  and  the 
law  of  the  Lord  is  with  us  .'  Lo,  cer'tainly 
in  vain  made  he  it ;  the  pen  of  the  scribes  fs 
in  vain. 

9  The  wise  ?«c?i  are  ashamed,  they  kre 
dijmaycd  and  taken  :  lo,  they  have  rejected 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  and  what  wisdom  is 
in  them .'' 

10  There'fore  will  I  give  their  wives  unto 
others,  and  their  fields  to  them  that  shall 
inherit  them  :  for  every  one,  from  the  least 
even  unto  the  greatest,  is  given  to  covetous- 
ness  ;  from  the  prophet  even  unto  the  priest, 
every  one  dealeth  falsely. 

11  For  they  have  healed  the  hurt  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  slightly,  saying, 
Peace,  peace  ;  when  there  is  no  peace. 

12  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had 
committed  abomination  .■'  nay,  they  were 
not  at  all  ashamed,  neither  could  they  blush  • 
there'fore  shall  they  fall  among  them  that 
fall  :  in  the  time  of  their  visitation  thev 
shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  I  will  surely  consume  them,  saith  the 
Lord  :  thej-c  shall  be  no  grapes  on  the  vine, 
nor  figs  on  the  fig-tree,  and  the  leaf  shall 
fade  ;  and  the  things  that  I  have  given 
them  shall  pass  away  from  them. 

14  Why  do  we  sit  still .''  assemble  your- 
selves, and  let  us  enter  into  the  defenced 
cities,  and  let  us  be  silent  there ;  for  the 
Lord  our  God  hath  put  us  to  silence,  and 
given  us  water  of  gall  to  drink,  because  we 
have  sinned  against'  the  Lord. 

15  We  looked  for  peace,  but  no  good 
cavie  ;  and  for  a  time  of  health,  and  behold 
trouble  ! 

16  The  snort'ing  of  his  horses  was  heard 
from  Dan  ;  the  whole  land  trembled  at  the 
sound  of  the  neighing  of  his  strong  ones  ; 
for  they  are  come,  and  have  devoured  the 
land,  and  all  that  is  in  it ;  the  city,  and 
those  that  dwell  therein. 

17  For,  behold,  I  will  send  serpents, 
cock'atrices,  among  you,  which  will  not  be 
charmed,  and  they  shall  bite  you,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  When  I  would  com'fort  myself  against' 
sorrow,  my  heart  is  faint  in  me. 

19  Behold,  the  voice  of  the  cry  of  the 
daughter  of  ray  people,  because  of  them 
that  dwell  in  a  far  country.  Is  not  the 
Lord  in  Zi'on  .'  is  not  her  king  in  her  ? 
why  have  they  provoked  me  to  anger  with 
their  graven  images,  and  with  strange  van- 
ities .' 

20  The  harvest  is  past,  the  summer  is 
ended,  and  we  are  not  saved. 

21  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people  am  I  hurt ;  I  am  black ;  astonish- 
ment hath  taken  hold  on  me. 

22  Is  there  no  bklm  in  Gil'e-ad  .'  is  there 
no   physician  there  .'  why   then  is  not  the 

2  per-pet'tsku-al. 
582 


Jir-l-mVah  bewailetk 


JEREMIAH. 


health  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  recov- 
ered ? 

CHAP.  IX. 

OH  that  my  head  wSre  waters,  and  mine 
eyes  a  fodn'tain  of  tears,  that  I  might 
weep  day  and  night  for  the  slain  of  the 
ddughter  of  my  people  ! 

2  Oh  that  I  had  in  tiie  wilderness  a  lodg- 
ing-place of  wayfaring  men,  that  I  might 
leave  my  people,  and  go  from  them  !  for 
they  be  all  adulterers,  an  assemhly  of  treach- 
erous men. 

3  And  they  bend  their  tongues  like  their 
bow  for  lies  ;  but  they  are  not  valiant  for 
the  truth  upon  the  earth  :  for  they  proceed 
from  evil  to  evil,  and  they  know  not  me, 
saith  tlie  Lord. 

4  Take  ye  heed  every  one  of  his  neigli- 
bour,  and  trust  ye  not  in  any  brother  :  for 
overy  brother  will  utterly  supplant,  and  ev- 
ery neighbour  will  walk  with  slanders. 

5  And  they  will  deceive  every  one  his 
neighbour,  and  will  not  speak  the  truth  : 
they  have  taught  their  tongue  to  speak  lies, 
and  weary  themselves  to  commit  iniquity. 

6  Thine  habitation  is  in  the  midst  of  de- 
ceit ;  through  deceit  they  refuse  to  know 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Tliere'fore  thus  saitli  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Behold,  I  will  melt  them,  and  try  theni  ;  for 
how  shall  I  do  for  the  daughter  of  my  people.' 

8  Their  tongue  is  as  an  arrow  shot  out ; 
it  speaketh  deceit :  07ie  speaketh  peaceably 
to  his  neighbour  with  his  mouth,  but  in  hei\rt 
he  layeth  his  wait. 

9  Shall  I  not  visit  them  for  these  things? 
saith  the  Lord  :  shall  not  my  soul  be 
Svenred  on  such  a  nation  as  this  .' 

10  For  the  moiln'tains  will  I  take  up  a 
weeping  and  wailing,  and  for  the  habita- 
tions of  the  wilderness  a  lamentation,  be- 
cause they  are  burned  up,  so  that  none  can 
piss  through  them  ;  neither  can  men  hear 
the  voice  of  the  cattle :  both  the  fowl  of 
the  heavens  and  the  beast  are  fled  ;  they  are 
gone. 

11  And  I  will  make  Je-riVsa-lem  heaps, 
and  a  den  of  dragons  ;  and  I  will  make  the 
cities  of  Ju'dah  desolate,  without  an  inhab- 
itant. 

12  Who  is  the  wise  man,  that  may  under- 
stand this  ;  and  toho  is  he  to  whom  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  that  he 
may  declare  it,  for  what  the  land  pcrisheth 
and  is  burnt  up  like  a  wilderness,  that  none 
pisseth  through  .' 

13  And  the  Lord  saith,  Because  they 
have  forsaken  my  law  which  I  set  before 
them,  and  have  not  obeyed  my  voice,  nei- 
ther wiilked  therein  ; 

14  But  have  walked  after  the  imagina- 
tion of  their  own  heart,  and  after  Ba'al-Tm, 
which  their  fathers  taught  them  : 

15  ThSre'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  I§'ra-el ;  Behold,  I  will 
feed  them,  even  this  people,  with  worm- 
wood, and  give  them  water  of  gall  to  drink. 


the  sins  of  the  Jews 


16  I  will  scatter  them  also  Smong  the 
heathen,  whom  neither  they  nor  their  fa- 
thers have  known  ;  and  I  will  send  a  sioord 
after  them,  till  I  have  consumed  them. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Con- 
sider ye,  and  call  for  the  mourning  women. 
that  they  may  come ;  and  send  for  cunninjr 
women,  that  they  may  come  : 

18  And  let  them  niake  haste,  and  take  ud 
a  wailing  for  us,  that  our  eyes  may  run  dowii 
with  tears,  and  our  eyelids  gush  out  wifn 
waters. 

19  For  a  voice  of  wailing  is  heard  out  of' 
Zi'on,  How  are  we  spoiled  !  we  kre  greatly 
confounded,  because  we  have  forsaken  the 
land,  because  our  dwellings  havecast  ms  out. 

20  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord.  O  ye 
women,  and  let  your  ear  receive  the  vvor'! 
of  his  mouth,  and  teach  you*  iiiughters 
wailing,  and  every  one  her  neighbour  lamen 
tation  : 

21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our  win- 
dows, and  is  entered  into  our  palaces,  to  cut 
ofTthe  children  from  without,  andlha  young 
men  from  the  streets 

22  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  the 
carcasses  of  men  shall  fall  as  dung  upon  the 
open  field,  and  as  the  handful  after  the  har- 
vest-man, and  none  shall  gather  them. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  not  tlie  wise 
man  glory  in  his  wisdom,  neither  let  the 
mighty  man  glory  in  his  might,  let  not  the 
rich  man  glory  in  his  riches  : 

24  But  let  him  that  glorieth,  glory  in  this, 
that  ho  understandeth  and  knoweth  me,  that 
I  am  the  Lord  which  exercise  loving-kind- 
ness, judgment,  and  righteousness,  in  the 
earth  :  for  in  these  things  I  delight,  saith 
the  Lord. 

2-5  Behold,  the  days  coine,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  I  will  punish  all  them  which  hre  cir- 
cumcised with  the  uncir-cunicised  ; 

20  E'eypt,  and  Ja'dali,  and  E'dom,  and  the 
children  of  Am'mon,  and  Mo'ab,  and  all 
that  are  in  the  utmost  corners,  that  dwell  in 
the  wilderness  :  for  all  these  nations  are  un- 
cir'cumcifedl  and  all  the  house  of  If'ra-61 
are  uncir'cumcljed  in  tlie  hekrt. 
CHAP.  X. 

HEAR  ye   the    word  which  the  Lord 
speaketh  unto  you,  O  house  of  Ij'ra-el  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Learn  not  the 
way  of  the  heathen,  and  be  not  dismayed  at 
the  signs  of  heaven  ;  for  the  heathen  are 
dismayed  at  them. 

3  For  the  customs  of  the  people  are  vain 
for  one  cutteth  a  tree  out   of  the  forest  (the 
work  of  the  hands  of  the  workman)  with 
the  axe  : 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and  with  gold  , 
they  fasten  it  with  nails  and  with  hammers, 
that  it  move  not. 

5  They  are  upright  as  the  palm-tree,  but 
speak  not  ;  they  must  needs  be  borne,  be- 
cause they  cannot  go.  Be  not  Sfraid  of 
them  ;  for  they  cannot  do  evil,  neither  also 
is  it  in  them  to  do  good. 


1  im-sir'k^m-sl-zed 


583 


Cod's  cdvenaiU. 


Jir-e-ml'dh  proddimeth  JEREMI'AH. 

6  Forasmucli  as  there  is  none  like   unto  I     23  O  Lord,  I  know  that  the  way  of  man 
thoe     O    Loud;  iIk.u   art    great,   and    thy  U*  not  in  himself :  i^s  not  m  man  that  w&lk- 


nameisgreat  in  miglit. 

7  Who  would  not  fear  thee,  O  King  of 
nations  ?  for  to  tiice  doth  it  appertain' :  for- 
asmuch as  among  all  the  wise  men  of  the 
nations,  and  in  all  tlieir  kingdoms,  there  is 
none  like  unto  tlieo. 


eth  to  direct  his  steps. 

24  O  Loiu),  correct  me,  but  with  judg- 
ment ;  not  in  thine  anger,  lest  thou  bring 
me  to  nothing. 

25  Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the  heathen 
that  know  thee  not,  and   upon   the  families 


8  But   they   arc    altogether   brutish    and  I  that  call    not    on  thy  name  :  for  they  have 


foolish ;    the  stock    is  a   doctrine    of   van- 
ities. 

9  Silver  spread  into  plates  is  brought  from 
Tkr'shish,  and  gold  from  U'phaz,  the  work 
of  the  workman,  and  of  the  hands  of  the 
founder  :  blue  and  purple  is  their  clothing  ; 
they  are  all  the  work  of  cunning  men 


eaten  uj)  Ja'cob,  and  devoured  him,  and 
consumed  him,  and  have  made  his  habita- 
tion desolate. 

CHAP.  XL 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jer-e-mi'ah  from 
the  Lord,  saying 
2  Hear  )  e  ihe  words  of  this  covenanc,  and 


10  But  the   Lord  is  the  true   God,  he  is  |  speak  unto  the  men   of  Ju'dah,  and  to  the 


the  living  God,  and  an  everlas'tlng  King  ; 
at  his  wrath  the  earth  shall  tremble,  and  the 
nations  shall  not  be  able  to  abide  his  indig- 
nation. 

11  Thus   shall  ye    say   unto   them.  The 


inhabitants  of  Je-ril'sa-lem  ; 

3  And  say  tliou  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
tiie  Lord  God  of  Ij'ia-el,  Cursed  6c  the  man 
that  obeyeth  not  the  words  of  this  covenant, 

4  Which  I  commairded  your   fatners  in 


_ds  that  have  not  made  the  heavens  ana  .  the  day  that  I  brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
The  earth,  even  they  shall  perish  from  the  land  of  E'^ypt,  from  tne  iron  furnace,  say- 
earth,  and  from  under  these  heavens.  |  ing.  Obey  my  voice,  and  do  them,  according 

12  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power,  I  to   all    which  I  command  you:  so  shall  ye 
he  hath  estab'lTshed  the   world  by  his  wis-  j  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  your  God  ; 
dom,  and  hath  stretched  out  the  heavens  by  |      5  That  I  may  perform'  the  oath   which  I 
his  discretion.  ihave  sworn  unto  your  fathers,  to  give  them 

13  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is  a  la  land  flowing  witn  milk  and  noney,  as  it  is 


multitude  of  waters  in  the  heavens,  and  he 
causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends 
of  thje  earth  ;  he  maketh  lightnings  with 
rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out  of  his 
trfia^'ures. 

14  Every  man  is  brutish  in  his  knowl- 
edge ;  every  founder  is  confounded  by  the 
graven  image  :  for  his  molten  image  is  false- 
hood, and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

1.5  They  are  vanity,  ajid  the  work  of  er- 
rors :  in  tiie  time  of  their  visitation  they 
shall  perish. 

16  The  portion  of  Ja'cob  is  not  like 
them  :  for  he  is  the  former  of  all  things  ; 
and  Ij'ra-6l  is  the  rod  of  his  inheritance  : 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

17  Gather  up  thy  wares  out  of  the  land, 
O  inhabitant  of  the  fortress 


this  day.     Tlien  answered   I,  and  said,  So 
be  it,  O  Lord. 

6  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Proclaim 
all  these  words  in  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and 
in  the  streets  of  Je-ril'sa-lem,  saying,  Hear 
ye  the  words  of  this  covenant,  and  do  them. 

7  For  I  ear'nestly  protested  unto  your 
fathers,  in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  up 
out  of  the  land  of  E'eypt,  even  unto  this 
day,  rising  early  and  protesting,  saying, 
Obey  my  voice. 

8  Yet  they  obeyed  not,  nor  inclined  their 
ear,  but  walked  every  one  in  the  imagin- 
ation of  their  evil  heart :  there'fore  I  will 
bring  upon  them  all  the  words  of  this  cov- 
enant which  I  comman'ded  them  to  do  :  but 
they  did  them  not. 

9  And  the   Lord  saia  uatr  me,   A  con- 


18  For  thus   saith    the  Lord,  Behold,  I  i  sniracy  is  found  among  tne  x  <-a  of  Ju'dah, 
will  sling  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  at  i  ana  among  tne  inhabitants  of  Je-riVsa-lem. 


this  once,  and  will  distress  them,  that  they  i 
may  find  it  so. 

19  Wo  is  me  for  my  hurt !  my  wound  is 
grievous :  but  I  said,  Truly  this  is  a  grief, 
and  I  must  bear  it. 

20  My  tabernacle  is  spoiled,  and  all  my 
cords  are  broken  :  my  children  are  gone 
forth  of  me,  and  they  are  not ;  there  is 
none  to  stretch  forth  my  tent  any  more,  and 
to  set  up  my  cur'tains. 

21  For  the  pistors  are  become  brutish, 
and  have  not  sought  the  Lord  :  there'fore 
they  shall  not  prosper,  and  all  their  flock? 
shall  be  scattered. 

22  Behold,  the  noise  of  the  bruit  is  come, 
and  a  great  commotion  out  of  the  north 
country,  to  make  the  cities  of  Ju'dah  des- 
olate, and  a  den  of  dragons. 


10  They  arc  turned  back  to  tne  iniquities 
i  of  their  forefatners,   whicn  reiused  to  hear 

my  words  .  ana  they  went  after  other  gods 
to  serve  them  :  if.f  house  of  i|'ra-el  and  the 
lioiise  of  Ju'dah  have  broKcn  my  covenant, 
which  I  made  with  their  fathers. 

11  There'fore  tnus  saitn  tnfc  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  bnng  evii  upon  them,  which 
they  shall  not  be  abie  to  escape'  ;  and 
thoi'gh  they  shall  cry  unto  me,  I  will  not 
hearken  unto  them. 

12  Then  shall  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and 
inhabitants  of  Je-ru'sa-iem,  go  and  cry 
unto  the  gods  unto  whom  they  offer  in- 
cense :  but  they  shall  not  save  them  at  all 
in  the  time  of  their  trouble. 

13  For  according  to  the  number  of  thy 
cities  were  thy  gods,  O  Ju'dah ;  and  ac' 

584 


The  wicked's  prosperity. 


JEREMI'AH. 


cording  to  the  number  of  tlie  streets  of  Je- 
nVsii-lern  have  ye  sot  up  aUars  to  that 
shameful  tiling,  even  altars  to  burn  incense 
unto  Bii'al. 

14  There'fore  pray  not  thou  for  this  peo- 
ple, neither  lift  up  a  cry  or  prayer  for  thcni : 
for  I  will  not  hear  them  in  the  time  that 
they  cry  unto  me  for  their  trouble. 

15  What  hath  my  beloved  to  do  in  mine 
Ikiusu,  seeing  siie  hath  wrought  lewdness 
with  n)any,  and  the  holy  flesh  is  pSssed 
from  thee  ?  when  thou  doest  evil,  then  thou 
rejoicest. 

10  The  Lord  called  thy  name,  A  green 
olive-tree,  fair,  anrf  of  goodly  fruit ;  with  the 
noise  of  a  great  tumult  he  hath  kindled  tire 
upon  it,  and  the  branches  of  it  arc  broken. 


.5  promise  to  the  penitent. 


beasts  are  consumed,  and  the  birds  ;  be- 
cause they  said,  He  shall  not  see  our  last 
end 

5  If  thou  hast  run  with  the  footmen,  and 
they  have  wearied  thee,  then  how  canst 
thou  contend  with  horses .'  and  if  in  the 
land  of  peace,  wherein  thou  trustcdst,  tkcij 
wearied  thee,  then  how  wilt  thou  do  in  the 
swelling  of  Jor'dan  .' 

()  For  even  thy  brethren,  and  the  house 
of  thy  father,  even  they  have  dealt  treach- 
erously with  thee  ;  yea,  they  have  called  a 
multitude  after  thee  :  believe  them  not, 
though  they  speak  fair  words  unto  thee. 

7  I  have  forsaken  mine  house,  I  have 
left  mine  heritage  ;  I  have  given  tlie  dearly- 
beloved   of  my  soul   into  the   hand  of  her 


17  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  that  planted  |  enemies 
thee  hath  pronounced  evil  against'  thee,  forj  S  Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a  lion  in 
the  evil  of  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  of  the  the  forest ;  it  crieth  out  against'  me :  there'- 
house  of  Ju'daii,  which  they  have  done  i  fore  have  I  hated  it. 
against' themselves,  to  provoke  me  to  an- 
ger, in  otlering  incense  unto  Ba'al. 

18  And  the  Lord  hath  given  me  knowl- 
edge of  it,  and  I  know  it :  then  thou  show- 
edst  me  their  doings. 

19  But  I  icas  like  a  lamb,  or  an  ox,  that 
is  brought  to  the  slaughter  ;  and  I  knew 
not  that  they  had  deviled  devices  against' 
me,  saying,  Let  us  destroy'  the  tree  with 
the  fruit  thereof,  and  let  us  cut  him  off  from 
the  land  of  the  living,  that  his  name  may 
be  no  more  remembered. 

20  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that  judgest 
righteously,  that  triest  the  reins  and  the 
heart,  let  me  see  thy  vengeance  on  them  ; 
for  unto  thee  have  I  revealed  my  cause. 

21  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the 
men  of  An'a-thOtli,  that  seek  thy  life,  say- 
ing, Prophesy  not  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
that  thou  die  not  by  our  hand  : 

22  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  Behold,  I  will  punish  them  ;  the 
young  men  shall  die  by  the  sjcord,  their 
sons  and  their  daughters  shall  die  by  fam- 
ine ; 

23  And  there  shall  be  no  remnant  of 
them,  for  I  will  bring  evil  upon  the  men  of 
An'a-thoth,  even  the  year  of  their  visitation. 

CHAP.  XH. 

RIGHTEOUS  art  thou,  O  Lord,  when 
I  plead  with  thee ;  yet  let  me  talk 
with  thee  of  thy  judgments:  Wherefore 
doth  the  way  of  the  wicked  prosper .'  where- 
fore are  all  they  happy  that  deal  very 
treacherously .' 

2  Thou  hast  planted  them ;  yea,  they 
have  taken  root :  they  grow  ;  j-ea,  they  bring 
forth  fruit :  thou  art  near  in  their  mouth, 
and  far  from  their  reins. 

3  But  thou,  O  Loud,  knovvest  me  ;  thou 
hast  seen  me,  and  tried  mine  heart  to'icard 
thee  ;  p&ll  them  out  like  sheep  for  the 
sl&ughtcr,  and  prepare  them  for  the  day  of 
slaughter. 

4  How  long  shall  the  land  mourn,  and 
the  Aerbj  of  every  field  wither,  for  the 
wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein.''  the 


9  JJine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a  speckled 
bird  ;  the  birds  round  about'  arc  against' 
her;  come  yc,  assemble  all  the  beasts  of 
the  field,  come  to  devour. 

10  Many  pastors  have  destroy'ed  my 
vTn(!'yard,  they  have  trodden  my  portion 
under  foot,  they  have  made  my  pleajant 
portion  a  desolate  wilderness. 

11  They  have  made  it  desolate,  and  being 
desolate  it  mourneth  unto  me  ;  the  whole 
land  is  made  desolate,  because  no  man  lay- 
eth  it  to  heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  upon  all  high 
places  through  the  wilderness  :  for  the 
sicord  of  the  Lord  shall  devour  from  the 
one  end  of  the  land  even  to  the  other  end 
of  the  land  :  no  flesh  shall  have  peace. 

13  They  have  sown  wheat,  but  shall  reap 
thorns ;  they  have  put  themselves  to  pain, 
hut  shall  not  profit ;  and  they  shall  be 
ashamed  of  your  revenues,  because  of  the 
fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

n  Thus  saith  the  Lord  against'  all  mine 
evil  neighbours,  fhat  touch  the  inheritance 
which  I  have  caused  my  people  If'ra-el  to 
inherit ;  Behold,  I  will  pluck  them  out  of 
their  land,  and  pluck  out  the  house  of  Ju'- 
dah  from  among  them. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  after  that  I 
have  plucked  them  out  I  will  return,  and 
have  compassion  on  them,  and  will  bring 
them  again',  every  man  to  his  heritage,  and 
every  man  to  his  land. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss,  if  they  will 
diligently  learn  the  ways  of  my  peoj)le,  to 
swear  by  my  name.  The  Lord  liveth  ;  (as 
they  taught  my  people  to  swear  by  Ba'al ;) 
then  shall  they  be  built  in  the  midst  of  my 
people. 

17  But  if  they  will  not  obey,  1  will  ut 
terly  pluck  up  and  destroy'  that  nation,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  unto  me.  Go  and 
get  thee  a  linen   gir'dle,!  and  put   it 
upon  thy  loins,  and  put  it  not  in  water. 
2  So  I  got  a  gir'dle,  according  to  the 


^gir'dl. 


585 


The  type  of  a  linen  gir'dle,  JEREMI'AH. 

word   of  the    Lord,    and    put  it   on   my 
loins. 

3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  the  second  time,  saying, 

4  Take  the  gir'dle  that  thou  hast  got, 
which  is  upon  thy  loins,  and  Srije,  go  to 
Eu-phra'tej,l  and  hide  it  tiiere  in  a  hole  of 
the  rock. 

5  So  I  went,  and  hid  it  by  Eu-phra'tej, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  me. 

6  And  it  came  to  p5ss  after  many  days, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arl§e,  go  to 
Eu-phra'tej,  and  take  the  gir'dle  from 
thence,  which  I  cumman'ded  tliee  to  hide 
there. 

7  Then  I  went  to  Eu-phra'tej,  and  dig- 
ged, and  took  the  gir'dle  from  the  place 
where  I  liad  hid  it ;  and,  behold,  the  gir'dle 
was  marred,  it  was  profitable  for  noth- 
ing. 

8  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  this  man- 
ner will  I  mar  the  pride  of  Ju'dah,  and  the 
great  jjride  of  Je-r5'sa-lem. 

10  This  evil  people,  which  refuse  to  hear 
my  words,  which  wAlk  in  the  imagination 
of  their  heart,  and  wAlk  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them,  and  to  wor'ship  them,  shall 
even  be  as  this  gir'dle,  which  is  good  for 
nothing. 

11  For  as  the  gir'dle  cleaveth  to  the  loins 
of  a  man,  so  have  I  caused  to  cleave  unto 
me  the  whole  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  the 
whole  house  of  Ju'dah,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
that  they  might  be  unto  me  for  a  people, 
and  for  a  name,  and  for  a  praise,  and  for  a 
glory  :  but  they  would  not  hear. 

12  There'fore  thou  shall  speak  nnto  them 
this  word,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  I5'- 
ra-el.  Every  bottle  shall  be  filled  with  wine  ; 
and  they  shall  say  unto  thee.  Do  we  not 
cer'tainly  know  that  every  bottle  shall  be 
filled  with  wine  .' 

13  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  fill  all 
the  inhabitants  of  this  land,  even  the  kings 
that  sit  upon  Da'vid's  throne,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  Je-rii'sa-lem,  with  drunkenness. 

14  And  I  will  dash  them  one  against'' 
another,  even  the  fathers  and  the  sons  to- 
gether, saith  the  Lord  ;  I  will  not  pity,  nor 
spare,  nor  have  mercy,  but  destroy'  them. 

15  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear ;  be  not  proud  : 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

16  Give  glory  to  the  Lord  your  God, 
before  he  cause  darkness,  and  before  your 
feet  stumble  upon  the  dark  moOn'tains,  and 
while  ye  look  for  light,  he  turn  it  into  the 
shadow  of  death,  and  make  it  gross  dark- 
ness. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  it,  my  soul 
shall  weep  in  secret  places  for  your  pride  ; 
and  mine  eye  shall  weep  sore,  and  run 
down  with  tears,  because  the  Lord's  flock 
is  carried  Slway  captive. 


Yu-fra'tlz. 


2  skirts. 


and  of  the  wine-bottles. 

18  Say  unto  the  king  and  to  the  queen, 
f/umble  yourselves,  sit  down  ;  for  your 
principalities  shall  come  down,  even  the 
crown  of  your  glory. 

19  The  cities  of  the  south  shall  be  shut 
up,  and  none  shall  open  them;  Ju'dah  shall 
be  carried  Sway  captive  all  of  it,  it  shall  be 
wholly  carried  Sway  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold  them 
that  come  from  the  north  ;  where  is  the 
flock  that  was  given  thee,  thv  beautiful 
flock  ? 

21  What  wilt  thou  say  when  he  shall 
punish  thee  ?  (for  thou  hast  taught  them  to 
be  cap'talns,  and  as  chief  over  thee  ;)  shall 
not  sorrows  take  thee,  as  a  woman  in  tr5v'- 
ail.' 

22  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart.  Where- 
fore come  these  things  upon  me  .'  For  the 
greatness  of  thine  iniquity  arc  thy  skirts2 
discovered,  and  thy  heels  made  bare. 

23  Can  the  E-thi-o'pi-an  change  his  skin, 
or  the  leop'ard  his  spots .'  then  may  ye  also 
do  good,  that  are  accustomed  to  do  evil. 

24  There'fore  will  I  scatter  them  as  the 
stubble  that  passeth  away  by  the  wind  of 
the  wilderness. 

2-5  This  is  thy  lot,  the  portion  of  thy 
mea^'ures  from  me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  be- 
cause thou  hast  forgotten  me,  and  trusted 
in  falsehood. 

26  There'fore  will  I  discover  thy  skirts 
upon  thy  face,  that  thy  shame  may  ap- 
pear. 

27  I  have  seen  thine  adulteries,  and  thy 
neighings,  the  lewdness  of  thy  whoredom, 
and  thine  abominations  on  the  hills  in  the 
fields.  Wo  unto  thee,  O  Je-rft'sa-lem  !  wilt 
thou  not  be  made  clean  '  when  shall  it  once 
hcP 

CHAP.  XIV. 

THE  word   of  the  Lord   that  came  to 
Jer-e-mi'ah  concer'ning  the  dearth. 

2  Ju'dah  mourneth,  and  the  gates  thereof 
languish ;  they  are  black  unto  the  ground  ; 
and  the  cry  of  Je-rft'sa-lem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  sent  their  little 
ones  to  the  waters  :  they  came  to  the  pits, 
and  found  no  water ;  they  returned  with 
their  vessels  empty  ;  they  were  ashamed 
and  confounded,  and  covered  their  heads. 

4  Because  the  ground  is  chapt,  for  there 
was  no  rain  in  the  earth,  the  ploughmen 
were  ashamed,  they  covered  their  heads. 

5  Yea,  the  hind  also  cklved  in  the  field, 
and  forsook  it,  because  there  was  no  grass 

6  And  the  wild  asses  did  stand  in  the 
high  places,  they  snuft'ed  up  the  wind  like 
dragons  ;  their  eyes  did  fail,  because  there 
loas  no  grass. 

7  O  Lord,  though  our  iniquities  testify 
against'  us,  do  thou  it  for  thy  name's  sake : 
for  our  backslidings  kre  many ;  we  have 
sinned  against'  thee. 

8  O  the  Hope  of  If'ra-el,  the  Sav'iour3 
thereof  in  time  of  trouble,  why  shouldst 
thou  be  as  a  stranger  in  the  land,  and  as  a 


3  Save'yur. 
586 


Jer-e-mi'ah's  prayer.  JEREMFAH 

wayfaring  man  that  turneth  Sslde  to  tarry 
for  a  night  ? 

9  Why  shouldst  thou  be  as  a  man  astoni- 
cd,l  as  a  mighty  man  that  cannot  save  ? 
yet  thou,  O  Lord,  art  in  the  midst  of  us, 
and  we  are  called  by  thy  name;  leave  us  not. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  this  people. 
Thus  have  they  loved  to  wander,  they  have 
not  refrained  their  feet ;  there'fore  the  Lord 
doth  not  accept  them  :  he  will  now  remem- 
ber their  iniquity,  and  visit  their  sins. 

11  Then  said;  the  Lord  unto  me,  Pray 
not  for  tiiis  people  for  their  good. 

12  When  they  fSst,  I  will  not  hear  their 
cry ;  and  when  they  offer  burnt-oft'ering 
and  an  oblation,  I  will  not  accept  them ; 
but  I  will  consume  them  by  the  szcord,  and 
by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence. 

13  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  !  behold, 
the  prophets  say  unto  them.  Ye  shall  not 
see  the  sword,  neither  shall  ye  have  famine  ; 
but  I  will  give  you  assured  peace  in  this 
place. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  The 
prophets  prophesy  lies  in  my  name  ;  I  sent 
them  not,  neither  have  I  commiin'ded  them, 
neither  spake  unto  them  :  they  prophesy 
unto  you  a  false  vision  and  divination,  and 
a  thing  of  nought,  and  the  deceit  of  their 
liekrt. 

15  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cer'ning  the  proplicts  that  prophesy  in  my 
name,  and  I  sent  them  not,  yet  they  say, 
Sjoord  and  famine  sliall  not  be  in  this  land  ; 
by  s?oord  and  famine  shall  those  prophets 
be  consumed. 

16  And  the  people  to  whom  they  proph- 
esy shall  be  cist  out  in  the  streets  of  Je- 
rCl'sa-lem,  because  of  the  famine  and  the 
sicord  ;  and  they  shall  have  none  to  bury 
them,  their  wives,  nor  their  sons,  nor  their 
daughters  ;  for  I  will  pour  their  wickedness 
upon  them. 

17  There'fore  thou  shalt  say  this  word 
unto  them.  Let  mine  eyes  run  down  with 
tears  night  and  day,  and  let  them  not  cease  : 
for  the  vir'gin2  daughter  of  my  people  is 
broken  wifh  a  great  breach,  with  a  very 
griev'ous  blow. 

18  If  I  go  forth  into  the  field,  then  behold 
the  slain  with  the  sword  !  and  if  I  enter  into 
the  city,  then  behold  them  that  ire  sick 
with  famine  !  yea,  both  the  prophet  and  the 
priast  go  about'  into  a  land  that  they  know 
not. 

19  Hast  thou  utterly  rejected  Ja'dSh  ? 
hath  thy  soul  loathed  Zl'on  ?  why  hast  thou 
bmitten  us,  and  there  is  no  healing  for  us  ? 
wc  looked  for  peace,  and  there  is  no  good  ; 
and  for  the  time  of  healing,  and  behold 
trouble  ! 

20  We  acknowledge,  O  Lord,  our  wick- 
edness, and  the  iniquity  of  our  fathers ;  for 
we  have  sinned  against'  thee. 

21  Do  not  abhor  us,  for  thy  name's  sake  ; 
do  not  disgrace  the  throne  of  thy  glory : 
remember,  break  not  thy  covenant  with  us 

1  or  astonished. 


The  rejection  of  the  Jews 
22  Are  there  any  Smong  the  vanities  of 
the  Gen'trles  that  can  cause  rain  .'  or  can 
the  heavens  give  showers .'  Art  not  thou 
he,  O  Lord  our  God :  there'fore  we  will 
wait  upon  thee  ;  for  thou  hast  made  all 
these  things. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  said  the  Lorj)  unto  me,  Though 
MiS'fes  and  Sam'u-61  stood  before  me, 
yet  my  mind  could  not  he  to'toArd  this  peo- 
ple ;  cSst  them  out  of  my  sight,  and  let  them 
go  forth. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss,  if  they  say 
unto  thee.  Whither  shall  we  go  forth  .'  then 
thou  shalt  tell  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Such  as  are  for  death,  to  death  ;  and  such 
as  arc  for  the  sicord,  to  the  sword  ;  and  such 
as  are  for  the  famine,  to  the  famine ;  and 
such  as  are  for  the  captivity,  to  the  cap- 
tivity. 

3  And  I  will  appoint  over  them  four 
kinds,  saith  the  Lord  ;  the  sword  to  slay, 
and  the  dogs  to  tear,  and  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the  fiarth,  to  de- 
vour and  destroy.' 

4  And  r  will  cause  them  to  be  removed 
into  all  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  because  of 
Ma-n5s'seh  the  son  of  Hez-e-ki'5h  king  of 
Ju'dah,  for  that  which  he  did  in  Je-rii'sa- 
lem. 

5  For  who  shall  have  pity  upon  thee,  O 
Je-ril'sa-lem  .'  or  who  shall  bemoan  thee  ? 
or  who  shall  go  Sside  to  ask  how  thou 
doest  ? 

6  Thou  hast  forsaken  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
thou  art  gone  backward  ;  thgre'fore  will  1 
stretch  out  my  hand  Sgainst'  thee,  and  de- 
stroy thee ;  I  am  weary  with  repenting. 

7  And  I  will  fan  them  with  a  fan  in  the 
gates  of  the  land  ;  I  will  bereave  them  of 
children,  I  will  destroy'  my  people,  since 
they  return  not  from  their  ways. 

8  Their  widows  are  increased  to  me 
above  the  sand  of  the  seas :  I  have  brought 
upon  them,  against'  the  mother  of  the  young 
men,  a  spoiler  at  noon-day  ;  I  have  caused 
him  to  fall  upon  it  suddenly,  and  terrors 
upon  the  city. 

9  She  that  hath  borne  seven  languisheth  ; 
?he  hath  given  up  the  ghost ;  her  sun  is 
gone  down  while  it  icas  yet  day  ;  she  hath 
been  ashamed  and  confounded :  and  the 
residue  of  them  will  I  deliver  to  the  sjoord 
before  their  enemies,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  Wo  is  me,  my  mother,  that  thou  hast 
borne  me  a  man  of  strife,  and  a  man  of  con- 
tention to  the  whole  fiarth  !  I  have  neither 
lent  on  ujury,  nor  men  have  lent  to  me  on 
ufury  ;  yet  every  one  of  them  doth  curse 
me. 

11  The  Lord  said.  Verily  it  shall  be  well 
with  thy  remnant,  verily  I  will  cause  the 
enemy  to  entreat  thee  icell  in  the  time  of 
evil,  and  in  the  time  of  affliction. 

12  Shall  iron  break  the  northern  iron  and 
the  steel  ? 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  trfiaf'urea  will 
2  vSr'jin. 

587 


Jir-t-ml' alt's  complaint 

I  give  to  the  spoil  without  price,  and  that 

for  all  thy  sins,  even  in  all  thy  borders. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  to  pSss  with 
thine  enemies  into  a  land  which  tliuu  know- 
est  not ;  for  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 
which  shall  burn  upon  you. 

15  O  Lord,  thou  knovvest :  remember 
me,  and  visit  me,  and  revenge  me  of  my 
persecutors  ;  take  me  not  5vvay  in  thy  long- 
suffering  :  know  that  for  thy  sake  I  have 
suifered  rebuke. 

16  Thy  words  were  found,  and  I  did  eat 
them  ;  and  thy  word  was  unto  me  the  joy 
and  rejoicing  of  mine  heart :  for  I  am  call- 
ed by  thy  name,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

17  I  sat  not  in  the  assembly  of  the  mock- 
ers, nor  rejoiced ;  I  sat  alone,  because  of 
thy  hand :  for  thou  hast  filled  me  with  in- 
dignation : 

18  Why  is  my  pain  perj)el'ual,l  and  my 
woiind  incurable,  lohich  refuseth  to  be  heal- 
ed .'  wilt  thou  be  altogether  unto  me  as  a 
liar,  and  as  waters  that  fail .' 

19  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  If 
thou  return,  then  will  I  bring  thee  again', 
and  thou  slialt  stand  before  me  :  and  if  thou 
take  forth  the  precious  from  the  vile,  thou 
shall  be  as  my  mouth  :  let  them  return  unto 
thee  ;  but  return  not  thou  unto  them. 

20  And  I  will  make  thee  unto  this  people 
a  fenced  brazen  wall ;  and  they  shall  fight 
against'  thee,  but  they  shall  not  prevail 
dgainst'  thee :  for  I  am  with  thee  to  save 
thee,  and  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  deliver  thee  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  wicked,  and  I  will  redeem  thee 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  terrible. 

CHAP.  XVL 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  also  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a  wife,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  iiave  sons  nor  daughters  in 
this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  concer'ning  the 
sons,  and  concer'ning  the  daughters  that  arc 


JEREMPAH.  The  ruin  of  the  Jews  fore-told'. 
dead  ;  neither  shall  men  give  them  the  cup 
of  consolation  to  drink  for  their  father  or 
for  their  mother. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  also  go  into  the  house 
of  feasting,  to  sit  with  ti.em  to  eat  and  to 
drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  l§'ra-el ;  Behold,  I  will  cause  to 
cease  out  of  this  place  in  your  eyes,  and  in 
your  days,  the  voice  of  mirth,2and  the  voice 
(^  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom, 


d  the  voice  of  the  bride. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou 
shklt  show  this  people  all  these  words,  and 
they  shall  say  unto  thee.  Wherefore  hath 
the  Lord  pronounced  all  this  great  evil 
against'  us  ?  or  what  is  our  iniquity,  or 
what  is  our  sin,  that  we  have  committed 
against'  the  Lord  our  God  .' 

11  Then  slialt  thou  say  unto  them.  Be- 
cause your  fathers  have  forsaken  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  have  walked  after  other 
gods,  and  have  served  them,  and  have  wdr'- 
shlpped  them,  and  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  not  kept  my  law  : 

12  And  ye  have  done  worse  than  your 
fathers ;  (for,  behold,  ye  walk  every  one 
after  the  imagination  of  his  evil  heart,  that 
they  may  not  hearken  unto  me  ;) 

13  Therc'fore  will  I  cSst  you  out  of  this 
land  into  a  land  that  ye  know  not,  neither 
ye  nor  your  fathers  ;  and  there  shall  ye 
serve  other  gods  day  and  night,  where  I 
will  not  show  you  favour. 

14  There'ibre,  behold,  the  days  como, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be  said. 
The  Lord  liveth  that  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  I^'ra-el  out  of  tlie  land  of  E'gypt ; 

15  But,  The  Lord  liveth  that  brought  up 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  from  the  land  of  the 
north,  and  from  all  the  lands  whither  he 
had  driven  them :  and  I  will  bring  them 
again'  into  their  land  that  I  gave  unto  their 
fathers. 

16  Behold,  I  will  send  for  many  fishers. 


born    in    this  place,  and   concer'ning  their  saith  the  Lord,  and  they  shall  fish  them 


mothers  that  bare    them,  and  concer'nin 
their  fathers  that  begat  them  in  this  land  ; 

4  They  shall  die  of  griev'ous  deaths : 
they  shall  not  be  lamented,  neither  shall 
they  be  buried  ;  hut  they  shall  be  as  dung 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth  :  and  they  shall 
be  consumed  by  the  sjoord,  and  by  famine  ; 
and  their  carcasses  shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls 
of  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Enter  not  into 
the  house  of  mourning,  neither  go  to  lame''t 


and  after  I  will  send  for  many  hunters,  and 
they  shall  himt  them  from  every  moiin'taln, 
and  from  every  b.'ll,  and  out  of  the  holes  of 
the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  t,yes  are  upon  all  their 
ways :  they  cire  not  hid  from  my  face,  nei- 
ther is  their  iniquity  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

18  And  first  I  will  recompense  their  in 
iquity  and  their  sin  double ;  because  they 
have  defiled  my  land,  they  have  filled  mine 
inheritance  with  the   carcasses  of  their  de- 


nor  bemoan  them:  for  I  have  taken  away /testable  and  abominable  things. 


my  peace  from  this  people,  saith  the  Lord, 
even  loving-kindness  and  mer'cies. 


19  O  Lord,  my  strength,  and  my  fortress, 

and  my  refuge   in  the  day  of  affliction,  the 

6  Both  t;he  great  and  the  small  shall  die  [  ^en'tiles    shall  come  unto   thee   from   the 


this  land  :  they  shall  not  be  buried 
neither  shall  men  lament  for  them,  nor  cut 
themselves,  nor  make  themselves  bald  for 
them  : 

7  Neither  shall  mere  tear  themselves   for 
them  in  mourning,  to  com'fbrt  them  for  the 
1  per-pet'tshu-al 


ends  of  the  earth,  and  shall  say,  Surely  our 
fathers  have  inherited  lies,  vanities,  and 
things  wherein  there  is  no  profit. 

20  Shall  a  man  make  gods  unto  himself^ 
and  they  are  no  gods  .'' 

21  There'fore,   behold,  I  will  this  once 

2  mcrth. 
588 


Ju'dah's  captivtli/  for  sin. 


JEREMIAH. 


Tlic  snhhatli  covenarit  rcnetoed 


cause  them  to  know,  I  will  cmise  thnni  toi      18  Let  them   be  confounded  tliat   perse 
know  mine  hand  and  my  might  :  and  tlicyleiitc  mo,  but  let  not  nie  he  confounded  ;  lei 


shall  know  that  my  name  /s  the  I^ord. 
CHAP.  XVH. 

THE  sin  of  Ju'dah  is  written  with  a  pen 
of  iron,  and  with  the  point  of  a  dia- 
mond :  it  is  graven  upon  the  table  of  their 
heart,  and  upon  the  horns  of  your  altars ; 

2  Whilst  their  children  remember  their 
altars  and  their  groves  by  the  green  trees 
upon  the  high  hills. 

3  O  my  moun'tain  in  the  field,  I  will  give 
thy  substance  and  all  thy  treas'urcs  to  the 
spoil,  and  thy  high  places  for  sin,  throughout 
all  thy  borders. 

4  And  thou,  even  thyself,  shalt  discon- 
tinue from  thine  heritage  that  I  gave  thee  ; 
and  I  will  cause  thee  to  serve  thine  enemies 
in  the  land  which  thou  knowest  not  :  for  ye 
have  kindled  a  fire  in  mine  anger,  which 
shall  burn  for  ever. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Loru,  Cursed  he  the 
man  that  trusteth  in  man,  and  maketh  flesh 
his  arm,  and  whose  heart  departeth  from  the 
Lord  : 

6  For  he  shall  be  like  the  heath  in  the 
dej'ert,  and  shall  not  see  when  good  Com- 
eth ;  but  shall  inhabit  the  parched  places 
in  the  wilderness,  in  a  salt  land  and  not  in- 
habited. 

7  Bles'sed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  and  whose  hope  the  Lord  is 

8  For  he  shall  be  as  a  tree  planted  by 
the  waters,  and  that  spreadeth  out  her  roots 
by  the  river,  and  shall  not  see  when  heat 
Cometh,  but  her  leaf  shall  be  green  ;  and 
shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of  drought, 1 
neither  shall  cease  from  yield'Tng  fruit. 

9  The  heart  is  deceitful  above  all  things, 
and  desperately  wicked  :  who  can  know  it .' 

10  I  the  Lord  search  the  heart,  /  try  the 
reins,  even  to  give  every  man  according  to 
his  ways,  and  according  to  the  fruit  of  his 
doings. 

11  As  the  partridge  sitteth  on  eggs,  and 
hatcheth  them  not ;  so  he  that  gcttcth  riche.i, 
and  not  by  right,  shall  leave  them  in  the 
midst  of  his  days,  and  at  his  end  shall  be  a 
fool. 

12  A  glorious  high  throne  from  the  be- 
ginning is  the  place  of  our  sanctuary. 

1.3  O  Lord,  the  Hope  of  Ij'ra-el,  all  that 
forsake  thee  shall  be  ashamed,  and  they  that 
depart  from  me  shall  be  written  in  theSarth, 
becau.se  they  have  forsaken  the  Lord,  the 
foOn'tain  of  living  waters. 

14  Heal  me,  O  Lord,  and  I  shall  be  heal- 
ed ;  save  me,  and  I  shall  be  saved  :  for  thou 
art  my  praise. 

15  Behold,  they  say  unto  me.  Where  is 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ?  let  it  come  now. 

16  As  for  me,  I  have  not  hastened  from 
being  a  pastor  to  follow  thee  ;,  neither  have 
I  desired  the  woful  day,  thou  knowest :  that 
which  came  out  of  my  lips  was  right  before 
thee. 

17  Be  not  a  terror  unto  me :  thcu  art  iny 
hope  in  the  day  of  evil. 


Ddd 


^dr/m 


them  be  difinayod,  but  let  not  me  be  di| 
mayed  :  bring  upon  llieni  the  day  of  evil, 
and  destroy'  them  with   double  destruction! 

19  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  Go  and 
stand  in  the  gate  of  the  children  of  the  peo- 
ple, whereby  the  kings  of  Ju'dah  come  in, 
and  by  the  which  they  go  out,  and  in  all  the 
gates  of  Je-ri^'sa-lei)i  ; 

20  And  say  unto  them.  Hear  ye  thcv\-ord 
of  the  Lord,  ye  Kings  of  Ju'dah,  and  all  Ju'- 
dah, and  all  the  inliabitants  of  Je-rii'sa-l6m, 
tliat  enter  in  by  these  gates  : 

21  Thus  snith  the  Lord,  Take  heed  to 
yourselves,  and  bear  no  burden  on  the  sab- 
bath-day, nor  bring  it  in  by  the  gates  of  Je- 
rCi'sa-lem  ; 

22  Neither  carry  forth  a  burden  out  of 
your  houses  on  the  sabbath-day,  neither  do 
ye  any  work  ;  but  hallow  ye  the  sabbath- 
day,  as  I  comman'dcd  your  fathers. 

23  But  they  obeyed  not,  neither  inclined 
their  ear,  but  made  their  neck  stifl".  that  they 
might  not  hear,  nor  receive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  dili- 
gently hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord,  to 
bring  in  no  burdcm  through  the  gates  of  this 
city  on  the  sabbath-day,  but  hallow  the  sab 
bath-day,  to  do  no  work  therein  ; 

25  Then  shall  there  enter  into  the  gates 
of  this  city  kings  and  princes  sitting  upon 
the  throne  of  Da'vid,  riding  in  chariots  and 
on  iiorses,  they,  and  their  princes,  the  men 
of  Ju'dah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-ru'sa- 
lem  ;  and  this  city  shall  remain  for  ever. 

26  And  they  shall  come  from  the  cities  of 
Ju'dah,  and  from  the  places  Shout'  Je.-rlV- 
Sti-lem,  and  from  the  land  of  Ben  j.u-mTn, 
and  from  the  plain,  and  from  the  moOn'- 
tains,  and  from  the  south,  bringing  bunit- 
ofterings,  and  sac'rifi<;es,  and  meat-of!br- 
ings,  and  incense,  and  bringing  sac'rifii,-es 
of  praise,  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me 
to  hallow  the  sabbath-day,  and  not  to  bear  a 
burden,  even  entering  in  at  the  gates  of  Je- 
rfi'sa-lem  on  the  sabbath-day  ;  then  will  I 
kindle  a  fire  in  the  gates  thereof,  and  it  shall 
devour  the  palaces  of  Je-rCl'sa-lem,  and  it 
shall  not  be  quenched. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

THE    word   which  came  to   j6r-6-mi'ali 
from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Arfje,  and  go  down  to  the  potter's 
house,  and  there  I  will  cause  thee  to  heai 
my  words. 

3  Then  I  went  down  to  the  potter's 
house,  and,  behold,  he  wrought  a  work  on 
the  wheels. 

4  And  the  vessel  that  he  made  of  clay 
was  marred  in  the  hand  of  the  potter  ;  so 
he  made  it  again'  another  vessel,  as  seemed 
good  to  the  potter  to  make  it. 

5  Then  the  word  of,  the  Lord  came  to 
me,  saying, 

6  O  house  of  Ij'ra-gl,  cannot  I  do  with 
you  as  this  potter  ?  saith  the  Lord.   Behold, 


589 


Ur-e-mVdh's  prayer. 


JEREMI'AH. 


The  desolation  of  the  Jews 


as  the  clay  is  in  the  potter's  hand,  so  are  yc 
in  mine  hand,  O  house  of  I^'ra-el. 

7  .^t  what  instant  I  shall  speak  concSr'- 
mng  a  nation,  and  concer'ning  a  kingdom, 
to  pluck  up,  and  to  pull  down,  and  to  de- 
stroy' it  : 

8  If  that  nation,  Sgainst'  whom  I  have 
pronounced,  turn  from  -their  evil,  I  will  re- 
pent of  the  evil  that  I  thought  to  do  unto 
them. 

9  And  at  what  instant  I  shall  speak  con- 
cfir'ning  a  nation,  and  concer'ning  a  king- 
dom, to  build,  and  to  plant  it  : 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that  it  obey 
not  my  voice,  then  I  will  repent  of  the  good 
wherewith  I  said  I  would  benefit  them. 

11  Now,  thSre'fbre,  go  to,  speak  to  the 
men  of  Ju'dah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Je-rLVsa-lem,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I  frame  evil  against'  you,  and  de- 
vice a  device  against'  you  :  return  ye  now 
every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and  make  your 
ways  and  your  doings  good. 

12  And  they  said.  There  is  no  hope  ;  but 
we  will  wAlk  after  our  own  devices,  and  we 
will  every  one  do  the  imagination  of  his  evil 
heart. 

13  There'fbre  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ask 
ye  now  among  the  heathen,  who  hath  heard 
such  things  ?  the  vir'rfnl  of  If'ra-el  hath 
done  a  very  horrible  thing. 

14  Will  a  man  leave  the  snow  of  Leb'a- 
non  which  cometh  from  the  rock  of  the  field  .-' 
or  shall  the  cold  flowing  waters  that  come 
from  another  place  be  forsaken  .'' 

15  Because  my  people  hath  forgotten  me, 
they  have  burnt  incense  to  vanity,  and  they 
have  caused  them  to  stumble  in  their  ways 
from  the  ancient  paths,  to  wfilk  in  pkths  in 
a  way  not  cast  up  ; 

16  To  make  their  land  desolate,  and  a 
perpet'ual2  hissing  :  every  one  that  passeth 
thereby  shall  be  astonished,  and  wag  his 
head. 

17  I  will  scatter  them  as  with  an  east 
wind  before  the  enemy  :  I  will  show  them 
the  back,  and  not  the  face,  in  the  day  of 
their  calamity. 

18  Then  said  they.  Come,  and  let  us  de- 
vice devices  against'  Jer-e-mi'ah ;  for  the  law 
shall  not  perish  from  the  priest,  nor  counsel 
from  the  wise,  nor  the  word  from  the  proph- 
et: come  and  let  us  smite  him  with  the 
tongue,  and  let  us  not  give  heed  to  any  of 
his  words. 

19  Give  heed  to  me,  O  Lord,  and  heark- 
en to  the  voice  of  them  that  contend  with 
me. 

20  Shall  evil  be  recompensed  for  good  ? 
for  they  have  digged  a  pit  for  my  soul.  Re- 
member that  I  stood  before  thee  to  speak 
good  for  them,  and  to  turn  away  thy  wrath 
from  them. 

21  There'fbre  deliver  up  their  children  to 
the  famine,  and  pour  out  their  blood  by  the 
force  of  the  sjrord  ;  and  let  their  wives  be 
bereaved  of  their  children,  and  be  widows  ; 

1  vBr'fln. 


and  let  their  men  be  put  to  death  ;  let  their 
young  men  be  slain  by  the  sjcord  in  battle. 

22  Let  a  cry  be  heard  from  their  houses, 
when  thou  shalt  bring  a  troop  suddenly 
upon  them  ;  for  they  have  digged  a  pit  to 
take  me,  and  hid  snares  for  my  feet. 

23  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  their 
counsel  against'  mc  to  slay  me  :  forgive  not 
their  iniquity,  neither  blot  out  their  sin  from 
thy  sight  ;  but  let  them  be  overthrown  be- 
fore thee  :  deal  thus  with  them  in  the  time 
of  thine  anger. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go,  and  get  a 
potter's  eartiien  bottle,  and  take  of  the 
ancients  of  the  people,  and  of  the  ancients 
of  the  priests, 

2  And  go  forth  unto  the  valley  of  the  son 
of  Hin'nom,  which  is  by  the  entry  of  the 
east  gate,  and  proclaim  there  the  words 
that  Tshall  tell  thee  ; 

3  And  say.  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  O  kings  of  Ju'dah,  and  inhabitants  of 
Je-ru'sa-lem  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  If'ra-el,  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  this  place,  the  which  whosoever  hear- 
eth,  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

4  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  estranged  this  place,  and  have  burnt 
incense  in  it  unto  other  gods,  whom  neither 
they  nor  their  fathers  have  known,  nor  the 
kings  of  Ju'dah,  and  have  filled  this  place 
with  the  blood  of  innocents  ; 

5  They  have  built  also  the  high  places 
of  Ba'al,  to  burn  their  sons  with  fire  for 
burnt-offerings  unto  Ba'al,  which  I  com- 
m^n'ded  not,  nor  spake  it,  neither  came  it 
into  my  mind  : 

6  There'fore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  this  place  shall  no  more  be 
called  To'phet,  nor.  The  valley  of  the  son 
of  Hin'nom,  but.  The  valley  of  slciughter. 

7  And  I  will  make  void  the  counsel  of 
Ju'dah  and  Je-rft'sa-lem  in  this  place  ;  and 
I  will  cause  them  to  fall  by  the  sword  before 
their  enemies,  and  by  the  hands  of  them 
that  seek  their  lives  ;  and  their  carcasses 
will  I  give  to  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

8  And  I  will  make  this  city  desolate,  and 
a  hissing :  every  one  that  plsseth  thereby 
shall  be  asionished  and  hiss,  because  of  all 
the  plagues  thereof. 

9  And  I  will  cause  them  to  eat  the  flesh 
of  their  sons,  and  the  flesh  of  their  daugh- 
ters, and  they  shall  eat  every  one  the  flesh 
of  his  friend,  in  the  siege  and  straitness 
wherewith  their  enemies,  and  they  that 
seek  their  lives,  shall  straiten  them. 

10  Then  shalt  thou  break  the  bottle  in 
the  sight  of  the  men  that  go  with  thee, 

11  And  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  Even  so  will  I  break 
this  people,  and  this  city,  as  one  breaketh  a 
potter's  vessel,  that  cannot  be  made  whole 
again' ;  and  they  shall  bury  them  in  To'phet 
till  there  be  no  place  else  to  bury. 

2  pir-pit'tshii-ai. 

590 


Jer-t-ml'dh  complaineth  of  JEREMI'AH, 

12  Thus  will  I  do  unto  this  place,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  to  the  iniiabitants  tiiorcof, 
and  even  make  this  city  as  To'phet : 

13  And  the  houses  of  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and 
the  houses  of  the  kings  of  Ju'dSh,  siiall  be 
defiled,  as  the  place  of  To'phet,  because  of 
all  the  houses  upon  whose  roofs  they  have 
burnt  incense  unto  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and 
have  poured  out  drink-offerings  unto  other 


contempt,  treachery,  S,'n 
forbearing,   and    I    could    not 


14  Then  came  Jer-e-mi  ah  from  To'phet, 
whither  the  Lord  had  sent  him  to  prophesy ; 
and  he  stood  in  the  court  of  the  Lord's 
house,  and  said  to  all  the  people, 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Ij'ra-el,  Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  this 
city,  and  upon  all  her  towns,  all  the  evil 
that  I  have  pronounced  against'  it ;  because 
they  have  hardened  their  necks,  that  they 
might  not  hear  my  words. 

CHAP.  XX.— 

NOW  PSsh'ur,  the  son  of  Im'mcr  tk« 
priest,  who  was  also  the  chief  govern- 
or in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  h6ard  that  Jer- 
e-mi'ah  prophesied  these  things. 

2  Then  Pash'ur  smote  Jer-e-mi'ah  the 
prophet,  and  put  him  in  the  stocks  that  were 
in  the  high  gate  of  Ben'ja-min,  which  was 
by  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Pash'ur  brougJit  forth  Jer-e-ml'5h  out 
of  the  stocks.  Then  said  Jer-e-ml'fth  unto 
him,  The  Lord  hath  not  called  thy  name 
Pash'ur,  but  Ma'gor-Mis'sa-blb. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
make  thee  a  terror  to  thyself,  and  to  all  thy 
friends  ;  and  they  shall  fall  by  the  sword  of 
their  enemies,  and  thine  eyes  shall  behold 
it :  and  I  will  give  all  Ju'dah  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  he  shall  carry 
them  captive  into  Bab'y-lon,  and  shall  slay 
them  with  the  SMJord. 

5  Moreover,  I  will  deliver  all  the  strength 
of  this  city,  and  all  the  labours  thereof,  and 
all  the  precious  things  thereof,  and  all  the 
tr6a|'ures  of  the  kings  of  Ju'dah  will  I  give 
into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  which  shall 
spoil  them,  and  take  them,  and  carry  them 
to  Bab'y-lon. 

6  And  thou,  Pash'ur,  and  all  that  dwell 
in  thine  liou.se,  shall  go  into  captivity :  and 
thou  shall  come  to  Bab'y-lon,  and  there  thou 
shalt  die,  and  shalt  be  buried  there,  thou, 
and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom  thou  hast 
prophesied  lies. 

7  O  Lord,  thou  hast  deceived  mc,  and  I 
was  deceived  ;  tlu>u  art  stronger  than  I,  and 
hast  prevailed  :  I  am  in  derision  daily,  every 
one  mocketh  me. 

8  For  since  I  spake,  I  cried  out,  I  cried 
violence  and  spoil :  because  the  word  of 
the  Lord  was  made  a  reproach  unto  me, 
and  a  derision  daily. 

9  Then  I  said,  I  will  not  make  mention 
of  him,  nor  speak  any  more  in  his  name  : 
but  his  word  was  in  mine  hekrt  as  a  burn- 
ing fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I  was 


weary    with 
stay. 

10  For  I  heard  the  defaming  of  many, 
fear  on  every  side.  Report,  say  they,  aiid 
we  will  report  it.  All  my  familiars  watch- 
ed for  my  hAl'tlng,  saying,  Peradv^n'turc 
he  will  be  enticed,  and  we  shall  prevail 
against'  him,  and  we  shall  take  our  revenge 
on  him. 

11  But  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a  mighty 
terrible  one  ;  there'fore  my  persecutors  shall 
stumble,  and  they  shall  not  prevail ;  they 
shall  be  greatly  ashamed  ;  for  they  shall  not 
prosper :  their  evcrlas'ting  confusion  shall 
never  be  forgotten. 

12  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that  triest  the 
righteous,  and  seest  the  reins  and  the  heart, 
let  me  see  thy  vengeance  on  them  :  for  unto 
thee  have  I  opened  my  cause. 

13  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye  the 
Lord  ;  for  he  hath  delivered  the  soul  of  the 
poor  from  the  hand  of  evil-doers. 

14  Cursed  be  the  day  wherein  I  was  born : 
let  not  the  day  wherem  my  mother  bare  me 
be  blSss'cd. 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  who  brought 
tidings  to  my  father,  saying,  A  man  child  is 
born  unto  thee  ;  making  him  very  glad. 

IG  And  let  that  man  be  as  the  cities  which 
the  Lord  overthrew,  and  repented  not ;  and 
let  him  hear  the  cry  in  the  morning,  and  the 
shouting  at  noon-tide ; 

17  Because  he  slew  me  not  from  the 
womb  ;  or  that  my  mother  might  have  been 
my  grave,  and  her  womb  to  be  always  great 
with  me 

18  Wherefore  came  I  forth  out  of  the 
womb  to  see  labour  and  sorrow,  that  my 
days  should  be  consumed  with  shame  .' 

CHAP.  XXL 

THE  word  which  came  unto  Jfir-e-mi'ah 
from  the  Lord,  when  king  Z6d-e-ki'- 
ah  sent  unto  him  Pash'ur  the  son  of  Mel- 
clif  ah,  and  Zeph-a-ni'ah  the  son  of  Ma-a- 
sei'ahl  the  priest,  saying, 

2  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  Lord  for 
us  ;  for  Neb-u-chad-rfiz'zSr  king  of  Bab'y- 
lon  maketh  war  against'  us ;  if  so  be  that 
the  Loud  will  deal  with  us  according  to  all 
his  wondrous  works,  that  he  may  go  up 
from  us. 

3  Then  said  Jer-e-ml'ah  unto  them, 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  Zed-e-ki'ah, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra-Sl, 
Behold,  I  will  turn  back  the  weapons  of 
war  that  are  in  your  hands,  wherewith  ye 
fight  against'  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and 
against'  the  Chal-de'anj,  which  besiege  you 
without  the  walls,  and  I  will  assemble  them 
into  the  midst  of  this  city. 

5  And  I  myself  will  fight  Sgainst'  you 
with  an  outstretched  hand,  and  with  a 
strong  arm,  even  in  anger,  and  in  fury,  and 
in  great  wrath. 

6  And  I  will  .«mite  the  inhabitants  of  thia 
city,  both  man  and  beast :  they  shall  die  of 
a  great  pestilence. 


I  Ma-H  si'y&h. 


591 


The  siege  and  captivity  fore  told'.        JEREMI'AH.  The  judgment  of  Shdl'l^m. 

7  Andaf'terwArd,  sailli  tlie  Lord,  I  will  j  me,  and  the  head  of  L6b'a-n6n  :  yet  surely 
deliver  Zud-e-ki'ah  king  of  Jn/dah,  and  his,  I  will  make  thee  a  wilderness,   and  citiea 


servants,  and  the  people,  and  such  as  arc 
left  in  this  city  from  the  pestilence,  from  the 


wliich  kvc  not  inhabited. 

7  And  I  will  prepare  destroy'ers  against' 


SMJord,  and  from  the  famine,  into  the  hand!  thee,   every   one  with    his  weapons;    and 

of  Neh-u-chad-rez'zar  king    of   Bab'y-lon,  they  shall  cnt  down  thy  choice  cedars,  and 

and  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into.;  e5st  them  into  the  fire. 

the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their  life:   and 

he   shall  smite  tliem  with   the  ed 

secord ;  he   shall   not    spare   them 

have  pity,  nor  have  mercy. 

8  And  u.ito  this  people  thou  shalt  say, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I  set  before 
you  the  way  of  life,  and  the  way  of  death. 

9  He  that  abldeth  in  this  city  shall  die 
by  the  s?oc3rd,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence  :  but  Iw  that  goetii  out,  and 
falleth  to  the  Chal-de'anf  tliat  besiege  you, 
he  shall  live,  and  his  life  shall  be  unto  him 
for  a  prey. 

10  For  I  have  set  my  face  Sgainst'  this 
"fcity,  for  evil,  and  not  for  good,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  it  shall  he  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  he  shall  burn  it 
with  fire. 

11  And  touch'ing  the  house  of  the  king 
of  Ju'dah,  say,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord; 

12  O  house  of  Da'vTd,  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Execute  judgment  in  the  morning, 
and  deliver  him  that  is  spoiled  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor,  lest  my  fury  go  out 
like  fire,  and  burn  that  none  can  quench  it, 
because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

13  Behold,  I  am  igainst'  thee,  O  inhabit- 
ant of  the  valley,  and  rock  of  the  plain, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  which  say.  Who  shall 
come  down  against'  us .'  or  who  shall  enter 
into  our  habitation  ^ 

14  But  I  will  punish  you  according  to  the 
fruit  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Lord  :  and  I 
will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  forest  thereof,  and 
it  shall  devour  all  things  round  about'  it. 

CHAP.  XXH. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go  down  to  the 
house  of  the  king  of  Ju'dah,  and  speak 
there  this  word, 

2  And  say.  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  king  of  Ju'dah,  that  sittest  upon  the 
throne  of  Da'vTd,  thou,  and  thy  servants, 
and  thy  people  that  enter  in  by  these  gates  ; 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Execute  ye  judg- 
ment and  righteousness,  and  deliver  the 
spoiled  out  of  the  hand  of  the  oppressor  : 
and  do  no  wrong,  do  no  violence  to  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the  widow, 
neither  shed  innocent  blood  in  this  place. 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed,  then 
shall  there  enter  in  by  the  gates  of  this 
house  kings,  sitting  upon  the  throne  of 
Da'vid,  riding  in  chariots  and  on  horses,  he, 
and  liis  servants,  and  his  people. 

5  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  these  words,  I 
swear  by  myself,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this 
house  shall  become  a  desolation. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the  kin_ 
house  of  Ju'dah,  Thou  art  Gil'e-5d   unto 


8  And   many  nations  shall  pass   by  this 
of  the  {city,   and   they  shtill  say  every  man  to  his 
neither' neighbour,   Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  great  city  .' 

f)  Then  they  shall  answer.  Because  they 
have  fx)rsakcn  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  wor'shipped  other  gods,  and 
served  them. 

10  Weep  ye  not  for  the  dead,  neither  be- 
moan him  ;  but  weep  sore  for  him  that  goetli 
away  :  for  he  shall  return  no  more,  nor  see 
his  native  country. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  touching 
Shal'lum  the  son  of  Jo-sl'ah  king  of  Ju'dah, 
which  reigned  instead  of  Jo-sl'ah  his  father, 
which  went  forth  out  of  this  place,  He  shall 
not  return  thither  any  more  : 

12  But  he  shall  die  in  the  place  whither 
they  have  led  him  captive,  and  shall  see 
this  land  no  more. 

13  Wo  unto  him  that  buildeth  his  house 
by  unrighteousness,  and  his  chambers  by 
wrong  ;  that  useth  his  neighbour's  ser'vice 
without  wages,  and  giveth  him  not  for  his 
work  ; 

14  That  saith,  I  will  build  me  a  wide 
house,  and  large  chambers,  and  cutteth  him 
otit  windows ;  and  it  is  ceiled  with  cedar, 
and  painted  with  vermTl'ion  !l 

15  Shalt  thou  reign  because  thou  closest 
thyself  in  cedar.'  Did  not  thy  father  eat 
and  drink,  and  do  judgment  and  justice,  arid 
then  it  was  well  with  him  ? 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the  poor  and 
needy  ;  then  it  icas  well  icith  him  :  was  not 
this  to  know  me.'  saith  the  Lord. 

17  But  thine  eyes  and  thine  heart  are 
not  but  for  thy  covetousness,  and  for  to  shed 
innocent  blood,  and  for  oppression,  and  for 
violence,  to  do  it. 

38  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cer'ning  Je-hoi'a-kim  the  son  of  Jo-sl'ah 
king  of  Ju'dah,  They  shall  not  lament  for 
him,  saying,  Ah  my  brother  !  or.  Ah  sister  ! 
they  shall  not  lament  for  him,  saying,  Ah 
lord  !  or.  Ah  his  glory  I 

19  He  shall  be  buried  with  the  burial  of 
an  ass,  drawn  and  cast  forth  beyond  the 
gates  of  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

20  Go  up  to  Leb'a-non,  and  cry  ;  and  lifl 
up  thy  voice  in  Ba'shan,  and  cry  from  the 
passages  :  for  all  thy  lovers  arc  destroy'ed. 

21  I  spake  unto  thee  in  thy  prosperity  ; 
hut  thou  saidst,  I  will  not  hear :  this  hath 
been  thy  manner  from  thy  youth,  that  thou 
obeyedst  not  my  voice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  thy  pastors 
and  thy  lovers  shall  go  into  captivity  :  sure- 
ly then  shalt  thou  be  ashamed  and  confound- 
ed for  all  thy  wickedness. 


1  ver-mU'yun. 


592 


A  restoration  of  the  JEREMI'AH. 

23  O  inhabitant  of  LSb'a-n05n,  that  makcst  I  from   all 
thy  nest  in  the  cedars,  how  gracious  shalt  tliem 
thou  be   when  pangs   come  upon  thee,  the  land, 
pain  as  of  a  woman  in  trSv'ail ! 

24  Jls  I  live,  sailli  tlie  Lord,  though  Co- 
ni'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-kim  king  of  Ju'dah 
were  the  signet  upon  my  right  hand,  yet 
would  1  ]>luclc  tliee  thence  ; 

25  And  I  will  give  thee  into  the  hand  of 
them  that  sock  thy  life,  and  into  the  hand 
of  them  whose  face  thou  fearest,  even  into 
the  hand  of  ]\eb-u-ch;1d-rez'zar  king  of 
Bab'y-loii,  and  into  the  hand  of  the  Chal- 
de'Snj. 

26  And  I  will  cSst  thee  out,  and  thy 
mother  that  bare  thee,  into  Snother  country, 
where  ye  w6re  not  born  ;  and  there  shall  ye 


scattered  flock  prophesied 

countries    whither  I    had   dnven 

and  they  shall  dwell    in  their  own 


die. 


27  But  to  the  land  whereunto  they  desire 
to  return,  tliitlier  shall  they  not  return. 

28  Is  this  man  Co-ni'ah  a  despljed  bro- 
ken iilol  .'  is  he  a  vessel  wherein  is  no 
plfiaj'ure  .'  wherefore  are  they  cSst  out,  he 
and  his  seed,  and  tire  cist  into  a  land  which 
they  know  not .' 

29  O  earth,  earth,  fiarth,  hear  the  word 
of  the  Loud  : 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write  ye  this 
man  ciiildless,  a  man  that  shall  not  prosper 
in  his  days  :  for  no_  man  of  his  seed  shall 
prosper,  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  Da'vTd, 
and  ruling  any  more  in  Ju'dah. 

CHAP.  XXIIL 

WO  be  unto  the   pastors  that   destroy' 
and  scatter  the  sheep  of  my  pasture  ! 
saith  the  Lord. 

2  Thirc'fbre  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
If'ra-el  against'  the  pastors  that  feed  my 
people,  Y(!  have  scattered  my  flock,  and 
driven  them  away,  and  have  not  visited 
them  :  behold,  I  will  visit  upon  you  the  evil 
of  your  doings,  saith  the  liORO. 

3  And  1  will  gather  the  remnant  of  my 
flock  out  of  all  countries  whither  I  have 
driven  them,  and  will  bring  them  again'  to 
their  folds  ;  and  they  shall  be  fruitful  and 
increase. 

4  And  I  will  set  up  shep'hcrdfl  over  them, 
which  shall  feed  them  ;  and  they  shall  fear- 
no  mor(',  nor  bedTjniayed,  neither  shall  tl:cy 
be  hickinu:,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
th.it  i  will  raise  unto  Da'vld  a  righteous 
Branch,  and  a  King  sliall  reign  and  prosper, 
and  shall  e.\ecutc  judgment  and  justice  in 
the  earth. 

(i  III  his  days  Ju'dah  shall  be  saved,  and 
Ij'ra-el  shall  dwell  safely  ;  and  this  is  his 
name  wlierehv  ho  shall  be  called,  THE 
LORD  OUR  RIOH'TEOUSNESS.s 

7  Tlierc'fore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lf)!(i),  that  they  shall  no  more  say,  The 
Lord  livtilh,  wliicli  brought  up  the  children 
of  I?rn-6l  out  of  the  land  of  E'rypt  ; 

8  rJiit.  Tlie  Lorf)  livcth,  which  brought 
up.  and  which  led,  the  seed  of  the  house 
of  l^'ra-el    out   of  the    north   country,  and 

1  slifip'vurdz.  2  rVtshe-iis-nls, 

Ddd2  38 


9  Mine  hekrt  within  me  is  broken  because 
of  the  prophets  ;  all  my  bones  shake :  I  am 
like  a  drunken  man,  and  like  a  man  whom 
wine  hath  overcome,  because  of  the  Lord, 
and  because  of  the  words  of  his  holiness. 

10  For  the  land  is  full  of  adulterers;  for 
because  of  swearing  the  land  mourneth,  the 
pleaf'ant  places  of  the  wilderness  hre  dried 
up,  and  their  course  is  evil,  and  their  force 
is  not  right. 

11  For  both  prophet  and  priest  ire  pro- 
fane ;  yea,  in  my  house  have  I  found  their 
wickedness,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Wherefore  their  way  shall  be  unto 
them  as  slippery  ways  in  the  darkness ; 
they  shall  be  driven  on,  and  fall  therein  : 
for  I  will  bring  evil  upon  them,  even  the 
year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

l.'J  And  I  have  seen  folly  in  the  prophets 
ofSa-ma'ri-a  ;  they  prophesied  in  Ba'al,  and 
caused  my  people  If'ra-el  to  err. 

14  I  have  seen  also  in  the  prophets  of 
Je-nVsa-lem  a  horrible  thing :  they  com- 
mit adultery,  and  wAlk  in  lies:  they  strength- 
en also  the  hands  of  evil-doers,  that  none 
doth  return  from  his  wickedness  :  they  hxe 
all  of  them  unto  me  as  Sod'om,  and  the  in- 
habitants thereof  as  Go-mor'rah. 

15  Tlierc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts 


concer'ning  the  prophets.  Behold,  I  will  feed 
them  with  wormwood,  and  make  them 
drink  the  water  of  gall :  for  from  the  proph- 
ets of  Je-r^i'sa-lem  is  profaneness  gone  forth 
into  all  the  land. 

IG  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Heark- 
en not  unto  the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you  ;  they  make  you  vain  : 
they  speak  a  vifion  of  their  own  heart,  and 
not  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

17  They  say  still  unto  ihem  that  desplfe' 
me,  The  Loud  hath  said,  Ye  shall  iiave 
peace  ;  and  they  say  unto  c\  cry  one  that 
wAlkcth  after  the  imagination  of  his  own 
heart.  No  evil  shall  come  upon  you. 

18  For  who  hath  stood  in  the  counsel  of 
the  Lord,  and  hath  perceived  and  hdardhis 
word  ?  who  hath  marked  his  word,  and  hSard 
it  .? 

10  Behold,  a  whirl'wlnd  of  the  Lord  is 
gone  forth  in  fury,  even  a  griev'ous  whirl'- 
wlnd :  it  shall  fall  griev'ously  upon  the 
head  of  the  wicked. 

20  The  anger  of  the  Lord  shall  not  re- 
turn, until  he  have  executed, and  till  he  have 
perform'cd,  the  thoughts  of  his  lic.rt:  in 
the  latter  days  ye  shall  consider  if  perfectly. 

21  I  have  not  sent  these  prophets,  yet 
they  ran  :  I  have  not  spoken  to  them,  yet 
they  prophesied. 

22  But  if  they  had  stood  in  my  counsel, 
and  had  caused  my  people  to  hear  my 
words,  then  they  should  have  turned  them 
from  their  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of 
their  doings. 


593 


God  threatcneth  fdlse  prophets.         JEREMI' AH.      The  type  of  the  tioo  baskets  of  figs 


23  .^m  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  not  a  God  afar  off  ? 

24  Can  any  hide  himself  in  secret  places 
that  I  shall  not  see  him  ?  saith  tlie  Lord. 
Do  not  I  fill  heaven  and  garth  .''  saith  the 
Lord. 

25  I  have  hSard  what  the  prophets  said, 
that  prophesy  lies  in  my  name,  saying,  I 
have  dreamed,  I  have  dreamed. 

26  How  long  shall  this  be  in  the  hei\rt  of 
the  prophets  that  prophesy  lies  ?  yea,  they 
(ire  prophets  of  the  deceit  of  their  own 
lieiirt  ; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  my  people  to 
forget  my  name  by  their  dreams,  which 
they  tell  every  man  to  his  neighbour,  as 
their  fathers  have  forgotten  my  name  for 
Ba'al. 

28  The  prophet  that  hath  a  dream,  let 
him  tell  a  dream  ;  and  he  that  hath  my 
word,  let  him  speak  my  word  faithfully. 
What  is  the  chaff  to  the  wheat .'  saith  the 
Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  word  like  as  a  fire  .'  saith 
the  Lord  ;  and  like  a  hammer  that  breaketh 
the  rock  in  pieces .' 

30  ThCre'fore,  behold,  I  am  against'  the 
prophets,  saith  the  Lord,  that  steal  my 
word,  every  one  from  his  neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I  am  Sgainst'  the  prophets, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  use  their  tongues,  and 
say,  He  saith. 

32  Behold,  I  am  against'  them  that  proph- 
esy false  dreams,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do 
tell  them,  and  cause  my  people  to  err  by 
their  lies,  and  by  their  lightness  ;  yet  I  sent 
them  not,  nor  c6mm<in'ded  them  :  there'- 
fore  they  shall  not  profit  this  people  at  all, 
saith  the  Lord. 

33  And  when  this  people,  or  the  prophet, 
or  a  priest,  shall  ask  thee,  saying,  What  is 
the  burden  of  the  Lord  ?  thou  shalt  then 
say  unto  them,  What  burden  -'  I  will  even 
forsake  you,  eaith  the  Lord. 

34  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and  the  priest, 
and  the  people,  that  shall  say.  The  burden 
of  the  Lord,  I  will  even  punish  that  man 
and  his  house. 

35  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one  to  his 
neighbour,  and  every  one  to  his  brother, 
What  hath  the  Lord  answered  .'  and,  What 
hath  the  Lord  spoken  .'' 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord  shall  ye 
mention  no  more ;  for  every  man's  word 
shall  be  his  burden  :  for  ye  have  pervSrt'ed 
the  words  of  the  living  God,  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  our  God. 

37  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the  prophet, 
What  hath  the  Lord  answered  thee  ?  and. 
What  hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

38  But  since  ye  say,  The  burden  of  the 
Lord  ;  th6re'lbre  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
cause ye  say  this  word.  The  burden  of  the 
Lord,  and  I  have  sent  unto  you,  saying,  Ye 
shall  not  say,  The  burden  of  the  Lord  ; 

39  Th6re'fbre,  behold,  I,  even  I,  will  ut- 
terly forget  you,  and  I  will  forsake  you,  and 


the  city  that  I   gave  you  and  your  fathers, 
and  east  you  out  of  my  presence  : 

40  And   I  will  bring   an  everlas'ting  re- 
proach   upon  you,  and  a  perpet'uaU  shame, 
which  shall  not  be  forgotten. 
CHAP.  XXIV. 

THE  Lord  showed  me,  and,  behold,  two 
baskets  of  figs  were  set  before  tiie  temple 
of  the  Lord,  after  that  Neb-Q-chad-rez'zar 
king  of  Bab'y-l6n  had  carried  away  captive 
Jec-o-nl'ah  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-ki'm  king  of 
Ju'dah,  and  the  princes  of  Ju'dah,  with  the 
carpenters  and  smiths,  from  Je-ru'sa-lem, 
and  had  brought  ihem  to  Bab'y-l6n. 

2  One  basket  had.  very  good  figs,  even 
like  the  figs  that  are  first  ripe  ;  and  the 
other  basket  had  very  naughty  figs,  which 
could  not  be  eaten,  they  were  so  bad. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  What 
seest  thou,  Jer-e-mi'ali  ?  And  I  said,  Figs  ; 
tlie  good  figs,  very  good  ;  and  the  evil,  very 
evil,  that  cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil. 

4  Again'  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
mc,  saying, 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Ij'ra- 
el.  Like  these  good  figs,  so  will  I  acknowl- 
edge them  that  krc  carried  away  captive  of 
Ju'dah  ;  whom  1  have  sent  out  of  this  place 
into  the  land  of  the  Chal-de'ans  for  t/ieir 
good. 

6  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for 
good,  and  I  will  bring  them  again'  to  this 
land  :  and  I  will  build  them,  and  not  pull 
them  down  ;  and  I  will  plant  them,  and  not 
pluck  them  up. 

7  And  1  will  give  them  a  heart  to  know 
me,  that  I  am  the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  be 


my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God  :  for 
they  shall  return  unto  me  with  their  whole 
heart. 

8  And  as  the  evil  figs,  which  cannot  be 
eaten,  they  kre  so  evil ;  surely  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  So  will  I  give  Zed-e-ki'ah  the 
king  of  Ju'dah,  and  his  princes,  and  the  resi- 
due of  Je-rii'sa-lem,  that  remain  in  this  land, 
and  them  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  E'|ypt ; 

9  And  I  will  deliver  them  to  be  removed 
into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  for  their 
hurt,  to  lie  a  reproach  and  a  prov'erb,  a  taunt 
and  a  curse,  in  all  places  whither  I  shall 
drive  them. 

10  And  I  will  send  the  szcord,  the  fam- 
ine, and  the  pestilence,  among  them,  till 
they  be  consumed  from  off  the  land  that  I 
gave  unto  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jer-e-mi'ah  con 
cer'ning  all  the  people  of  Ju'dah,  in 
the  fourtli  year  of  Je-hoi'a-kim  the  son  of 
Jo-sl'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  that  was  the  first 
year  of  Neb-u-chad-rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y- 
lon ; 

2  The  which  Jer-e-ml'Sh  the  prophet 
spake  unto  all  the  people  of  Ju'dah,  and  to 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Je-ril'sa-lem,  say- 
ing, 

3  From  the  thirteenth  year  of  Jo-si'&h 


'^pir-pit'tshu-dl. 


594 


JSr-e-ml'akforetellcth  the  JEREMI'AH. 

the  son  of  A'mon  kinj;  of  Ju'dSh,  even  unto 
this  day,  (that  is  tlie  three  and  twentieth 
year,)  the  word  of  the  Lord  hath  conic 
unto  me,  and  I  have  spoken  unto  yoti,  ris- 
ing 6arly  and  speaking  ;  but  ye  have  not 
hearkened. 

4  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto  you  all 
his  servants  the  prophets,  rising  early  and 
sending  cLem  ;  but  ye  have  not  hearkened, 
nor  inclined  your  car  to  hear. 

5  They  said.  Turn  ye  again'  now  every 
one  from  his  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of 
your  doings,  and  dwell  in  the  land  that  the 
Lord  hath  given  unto  you  and  to  your  fa- 
thers for  ever  and  ever  : 

6  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them,  and  to  wor'sliTp  them,  and  provoke 
me  not  to  anger  with  the  works  of  your 
hands  ;  and  I  will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet  ye  have  not  liearkened  unto  me, 
salth  the  Loud  ;  that  ye  might  provoke  me 
to  anger  with  the  works  of  your  hands  to 
your  own  hurt. 

8  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
Because  ye  have  not  heard  my  words, 

9  Behold,  I  will  send  and  take  all  the 
families  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zSr  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon 
my  servant,  and  will  bring  them  against' 
this  land,  and  against'  the  inhabitants  there- 
of, and  against'  all  these  nations  round 
about',  and  will  utterly  destroy'  them,  and 
make  them  an  astonishment,  and  a  hissing, 
and  perpet'uall  desolations. 

10  Moreover,  I  will  take  from  them  the 
voice  of  mirth,2  and  the  voice  of  gladness, 
the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and  the  voice 
of  the  bride,  the  sound  of  the  millstones, 
and  the  light  of  the  candle. 

11  And  this  whole  land  shall  be  a  deso- 
lation, and  an  astonishment  ;  and  these  na- 
tions shall  serve  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon 
seventy  years. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  sev- 
enty years  are  accomplished,  that  I  will 
punish  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  that  na- 
tion, saith  the  Lord,  for  their  iniquity,  and 
the  land  of  the  Chal-de'ing,  and  will  make 
it  perpet'ual  desolations. 

13  And  I  will  bring  upon  that  land  all 
ray  words  which  I  have  pronounced  against' 
it,  even  all  that  is  written  in  this  book, 
which  Jer-e-mi'ah  hath  prophesied  against' 
all  the  nations. 

14  For  many  nations  and  great  kings 
shall  s6rve  themselves  of  them  also  :  and  I 
will  recompense  them  according  to  their 
deeds,  and  according  to  the  works  of  their 
own  hands. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  I|'ra- 
Sl  unto  me,  Take  the  wine-cup  of  this  fury 
at  my  hand,  and  cause  all  the  nations  to 
whom  I  send  thee,  to  drink  it. 

16  And  they  shall  drink,  and  be  moved, 
and  be  mad,  because  of  the  sjoord  that  I 
will  send  am(5ng  them. 

17  Then  took  I  the  cup  at  the  Lord's 


seventy  years'  captlvily. 
hand,  and  made  all  the  nations  to  drink, 
unto  whom  the  Lord  had  sent  me  : 

18  To  tcit,  Je-rft'sa-lem,  and  the  cities 
of  Ja'dah,  and  the  kings  thereof,  and  the 
princes  thereof,  to  make  them  a  desolation, 
an  astonishment,  a  hissing,  and  a  curse  ; 
(as  it  is  this  day  ;) 

19  Pha'raoh  king  of  E'|ypt,  and  his  ser- 
vants, and  his  princes,  and  all  his  people  ; 

20  And  nil  the  mingled  people,  and  all 
the  kings  of  the  land  of  Uz,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  land  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and 
Ash'ke-Ion,  and  Az'zSh,  and  Ek'ron,  and  the 
remnant  of  Ash'dod, 

21  E'dom,  and  Mo'ab,  and  the  children 
of  Am'mon, 

22  And  all  the  kings  of  Ty'rus,  and  all 
the  kings  of  Zi'don,  and  the  kings  of  the 
isles  which  are  beyond  the  sea, 

23  De'dan,  and  Te'ma,  and  Buz,  and  all 
that  are  in  the  utmost  corners, 

24  And  all  the  kings  of  A-ra'bi-a,  and 
all  the  kings  of  the  mingled  people  that 
dwell  in  the  dgj'ert, 

25  And  all  the  kings  of  Zim'ri,  and  all 
the  kings  of  E'lam,  and  all  the  kings  of  the 
Medes, 

26  And  all  the  kings  of  the  north,  far 
and  near,  one  with  another,  and  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world,  which  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth  :  and  the  king  of  She'- 
shach  shall  drink  after  them. 

27  There'fore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Ij'ra-el,  Drink  ye,  and  be  drunken,  and 
spue,  and  fall,  and  rise  no  more,  because 
of  the  srpord  which  I  will  send  among  you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse  to  take 
the  cup  at  thine  hand  to  drink,  then  shalt 
thou  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  Ye  shall  cer'tainly  drink. 

29  For,  lo,  I  begin  to  bring  evil  on  the 
city  which  is  called  by  my  name,  and  should 
ye  be  utterly  unpunished  .'  Ye  shall  not  be 
unpunished  :  for  1  will  call  for  a  sjrOrd  upon 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  fiarth,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

30  There'fore  prophesy  thou  against' 
them  all  these  words,  and  say  unto  them, 
The  Lord  shall  roar  from  on  high,  and  ut- 
ter his  voice  from  his  holy  habitation  ;  he 
shall  mightily  roar  upon  his  habitation  ;  he 
shall  give  a  shout,  as  they  that  tread  the 
grapes,  against'  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth. 

31  A  noise  shall  come  even  to  the  ends 
of  the  garth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  a  contro- 
versy with  the  nations  ;  he  will  plead  with 
all  flesh  :  he  will  give  them  that  hre  wicked 
to  the  sw5ord,  saith  the  Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Behold, 
evil  shall  go  forth  from  nation  to  nation, 
and  a  great  whirl'wind^  shall  be  raised  up 
from  the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  And  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be  at 
that  day  from  one  end  of  the  §arth  even 
unto  the  other  end  of  the  garth  :  they  shall 


pir-p£t'tshu-&l 


3  mirth. 


3  hioirl'wlnd. 
595 


Jir-e-ml'ah  exhdrteth  to  repentance.  JEREMI'AH. 


He  is  acquitted  in  judgment 


not  be  lamented,  neither  gathered,  nor  bur- 
ied ;  tiiey  shall  be  dung  upoti  the  ground. 

34  Howl,  ye  shep'/terdj,  and  cry  ;  and 
wallow  yourselves  in  the  ashes,  ye  principal 
of  the  flock  :  for  the  days  of  your  slaughter 
and  of  your  dispersions  arfi  accomplished  ; 
and  ye  shall  fall  like  a  pleaj'ant  vessel. 

35  And  the  shep'Aerdf  shall  have  no  way 
to  flee,  nor  the  principal  of  the  flock  to 
escape'. 

36  A  voice  of  tlie  cry  of  the  shep'/ierdf, 
and  a  howling  of  the  principal  of  the  flock, 
shall  be  heard  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoiled 
their  pasture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habitations  kre  cut 
down,  because  of  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  his  covert,  as  the 
Hon  :  for  their  land  is  desolate,  because  of 
the  fierceness  of  the  oppressor,  and  because 
of  his  fierce  anger. 

CHAP.  XXVL 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Je-hoi'a- 
klm,  the  son  of  Jo-si'ah  king  of  Ju'dah, 
came  this  word  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  in  the 
court  of  the  Lord's  house,  and  speak  unto 
all  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  which  come  to  wor'- 
ship  in  the  Lord's  house,  all  the  words  that 
I  command'  thee  to  speak  unto  them  :  di- 
minish not  a  word  : 

3  If  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and  turn 
every  man  from  his  evil  way,  that  I  may 
repent  me  of  the  evil,  which  I  purpose  to 
do  unto  them  because  of  the  evil  of  their 
doings. 

4  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  If  ye  will  not  hearken  to 
me,  to  walk  in  my  law  which  I  have  set 
before  you, 

5  To   hearken  to   the   words  of  mv  sSr- 


11  Then  spake  the  priests  and  the  proph- 
ets unto  the  princes,  and  to  all  tlie  people, 
saying,  This  man  is  worthy  to  die  ;  for  he 
hath  prophesied  against'  this  city,  as  ye 
have  heard  with  your  cars. 

V2  Then  spake  Jer-e-mi'ah  unto  all  the 
princes,  and  to  all  the  people,  saying.  The 
Lord  sent  mc  to  prophesy  against'  this 
iiousc,  and  against'  this  city,  all  the  words 
that  ye  have  heard. 

13  There'fore  now  amend'  your  ways 
and  your  doings,  and  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  your  God  ;  and  the  Lord  will  repent 
him  of  the  evil  that  he.liath  pronounced 
against'  you. 

14  As  for  me,  behold,  I  am  in  your  hand ; 
do  with  me  as  seemeth  good  and  meet  unto 
you : 

15  But  know  ye  for  cer'tain,  that,  if  ye 
put  me  to  death,  ye  shall  surely  bring  inno 
cent  blood  upon  yourselves,  and  upon  this 
city,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof:  for 
of  a  truth  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  unto  you, 
to  speak  all  these  words  in  your  ears. 

16  Then  said  the  princes  and  all  the  peo- 
ple unto  the  priests  and  to  the  prophets, 
This  man  is  not  worthy  to  die  ;  for  he  hath 
spoken  to  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our 
God. 

17  Then  rose  up  cSr'tain  of  the  ciders  of 
the  land,  and  spake  to  all  the  assembly  of 
the  people,  saying, 

18  Mi'cah  the  Mo'ras-thite  prophesied  in 
the  days  of  Hez-e-kl'ah  king  of  Ju'dah, 
and  spake  to  all  the  people  of  Ju'dah,  say- 
ing, Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Zl'on 
shall  be  ploughed  like  a  field,  and  Je-riVsa- 
lem  shall  become  heaps,  and  the  moiin'tain 
of  the  house  as  the  high  places  of  a  forest. 

19  Did  Hez-e-kl'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  and 
all   Ju'dah  put  him  at  all  to  death  ?  did  he 


vants  the  prophets,  whom  I  sent  unto  you,  not  fear  the  Lord,  and  besought  the  Lord, 


both  rising  up  early,  and  sending  them,  but 
ye  have  not  hearkened  : 

6  Then  will  I  make  this  house  like  Shi'- 
loh,  and  will  make  this  city  a  curse  to  all 
the  nations  of  the  earth. 

7  So  the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and 
all  the  people,  heard  JSr-e-ml'ah  speaking 
these  words  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

8  Now  it  came  to  pSss,  when  Jer-e-mi'- 
4h  had  made  an  end  of  speaking  all  that  the 
Lord  had  commkn'ded  hiin  to  speak  unto 
all  the  people,  that  the  priests^  and  the 
prophets,  and  all  the  people,  took  him,  say- 
ing. Thou  shalt  surely  die. 

9  Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in  the  name 
of  the  Loud,  saying.  This  house  shall  be 
like  Shi'loh,  and  this  city  shall  be  desolate 
without  an  inhabitant  ?  And  all  the  peo- 
ple were  gathered  together  against'  Jer-e- 
mi'ah  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

10  When  the  princes  of  Ja'dah  hSard 
these  things,  then  they  came  up  from  the 
king's  house  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  sat  down  in  the  entry  of  the  new  gate 
of  the  Lord's  house. 


and  the  Lord  re;>ented  him  of  the  evil 
which  he  had  pronounced  against'  them  ? 
Thus  might  we  procure  great  evil  against' 
our  souls. 

20  And  there  was  also  a  man  that  proph- 
esied in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  D-ri'jah  the 
son  of  Shem-a-i'ah  of  Kir'jath-Je'a-rim,2 
who  prophesied  against'  this  city,  and 
against'this  land,  according  to  all  the  words 
of  Jer-e-mi'ah  : 

21  And  when  Je-hoi'a-kitn  the  king,  with 
all  his  mighty  men,  and  all  the  princes, 
heard  his  words,  the  king  sought  to  ])ut  him 
to  death  ;  but  when  D-ri'jah  heard  it,  he 
was  afraid,  and  fled,  and  went  into  E'gypt ; 

22  And  Je-hoi'a-kim  the  king  sent  men 
into  E'eypt  ;  namely,  El'na-than  the  son  of 
Ach'bor,  and  clr'tain  men  with  him  into 
E'gypt: 

_  23  And  they  fetched  forth  U-ri'jah  out  of 
E'|ypt ;  and  brought  him  unto  Je-hoi'a-kim 
the  king,  who  slew  him  with  the  sioord,  and 
cast  his  dead  body  into  the  graves  of  the 
common  people. 
24  Nevertheless,  the   hand  of  A-hi'kSm 


Kir'jath-Je'a-rlm. 


596 


The  Jews*  captivity  fdretold'.  JEREMI'AH. 

the  son  of  Sha'phan  was  with  Jer-g-mi'ah,   Sgainst 
that  tliey  should  not  i^ive  liim  into  the  hand 
of  the  people  to  put  him  to  death. 
CHAP.  XXVII. 

IN  the  heginnin^  of  tlie  reign  of  Je-hoi'u- 
liltn  the  son  of  Jo-si'Sh  king  of  Ju'dali, 
came  this  word  unto  Jer-e-mi'iih  from  tiie 
Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  me,  Make  thee 
bonds  and  yokes,  and  put  them  upon  tiiy 
neck, 

3  And  send  them  to  the  king  of  E'dom, 
and  to  the  king  of  Mo'ab,  and  to  the  king 
of  the  -\m'inou-ites,  and  to  the  king  of  Ty'- 
rus,  and  to  the  king  of  Zi'dun,  by  the  hand 
of  the  messengers  which  come  to  Je-rLi'sa- 
I6m  unto  Zed-e-ki'ali  king  of  Ju'd4h  ; 

4  And  command'  tliem  to  say  unto  tlieir 
miisters,  Thus  saith  tiie  Loud  of  hosts,  tiie 
God  of  l^'ra-6l,  TJius  shall  ye  say  unto 
your  masters ; 

5  I  have  made  the  earth,  the  man  and 
the  beast  that  arc  upon  tiie  ground,  by  my 
great  power,  and  by  my  out-stretched  arm, 
and  have  given  it  unto  whom  it  seemed 
meet  unto  me. 

G  And  now  have  I  given  all  these  lands 
into  the  hand  of  Neb-Q-chad-nez'zar  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon,  my  servant ;  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field  have  I  given  him  also  to 
serve  lum. 

7  And  all  nations  shall  serve  him,  and  hi.i 
son,  and  his  son's  son,  until  the  very  time 
of  his  land  come ;  and  then  many  nations 
and  great  kings  shall  serve  themselves  of 
him. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  p5ss,  that  the  na- 
tion and  kingdom  which  will  not  serve  the 
same  Neb-u-ch5d-nez'zar  the  king  of  Bab'y- 
lon,  and  that  will  not  put  their  neck  under 
the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  that  na- 
tion will  I  punish,  saith  the  Lord,  with  the 
SMJord,  and   with   the   famine,  and  with  the 

Eestilence,  until  I  have  consumed  them  by 
is  hand. 

0  Therc'fbre  hearken  not  ye  to  your 
prophets,  nor  to  your  diviners,  nor  to  your 
dreamers,  nor  to  your  enchanters,  nor  to 
your  sorcerers,  which  speak  unto  you,  say- 
ing. Ye  shall  not  sgrve  the  king  of  Bib'y- 
lun : 

10  For  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you,  to 
remove  you  far  from  your  land  ;  and  that  I 
should  drive  you  out,  and  ye  should  per- 
ish. 

11  But  the  nations  that  bring  their  neck 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  BSb'y-lon, 
and  serve  him,  those  will  1  let  remain  still 
in  their  own  land,  saith  the  Loru  ;  and 
they  shall  till  it,  and  dwell  therein. 

12  ^  I  spake  also  to  Z6d-e-ki'ah  king  of 
Ju'dah  according  to  all  these  words,  saying, 
Bring  your  necks  under  the  yoke  of  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  sSrve  him  and  his 
people,  and  live. 

13  Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and  thy  peo- 
ple, by  the  sioord,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence,  as  the   Lord   hath   spoken 


Hdn-a-nl'dk's  false  prdphecy 
the  nation  that  will   not  serve  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon  ? 

14  Therc'fore  hearken  not  unto  the  words 
of  the  prophets  that  speak  unto  you,  saying, 
Ye  shall  not   serve   tlie    king  of  Bab'y-lon 
for  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

15  For  I  have  not  sent  them,  saith  the 
Lord,  yet  they  prophesy  a  lie  in  my  name, 
that  I  might  drive  you  out,  and  that  ye  might 
perish,  ye,  and  the  prophets  that  prophesy 
unto  you. 

16  Also  I  sj)ake  to  th6  priests,  and  to  all 
this  people,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Hearken  not  to  the  words  of  your  prophets 
that  prophesy  unto  you,  jaying.  Behold,  the 
vessels  of  tiie  Lord  s  house  shall  now 
shortly  be  brought  again'  from  Bib'y-lon : 
for  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

17  Hearken  not  unto  them  ;  serve  the 
king  of  Bab'y-loii,  and  live :  wherefore 
should  this  city  be  laid  waste  .' 

18  But  if  they  be  prophets,  and  if  the 
word  of  the  Lord  be  with  them,  let  them 
now  make  intercession  to  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  rhe  vessels  which  are  left  in  the  house 
of  tiic  JjOkd,  and  in  the  house  of  the  king 
of  Ja'dah,  and  at  Je-rii'sa-lem,  go  not  to 
Bab'y-lon. 

1!)  For  thus  saith  the  I-ord  of  hosts  con- 
cer'ning  the  pillars,  and  cdncer'nTng  the  sea, 
and  conccr'ning  the  bases,  and  concer'ning 
the  residue  of  the  vessels  that  remain  in 
this  city, 

20  Which  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  king  of 
Bab'y-lon  took  not,  w/ien  he  carried  awSy 
captive  Jec-o-ni'ah,  the  son  of  Je-hoi'a-kim 
king  of  Ju'dah,  from  Je-riVsa-lem  to  BSb'y- 
lon,  and  all  the  nobles  of  jQ'd:ih  and  Je-rd'- 
sa-Iem  ; 

21  Yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Ij'ra-el,  c6nc6r'ning  the  vessels  that 
remain  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
the  house  of  the  king  of  Ja'dah  and  of  Je- 
ru'sa-lem  ; 

22  They  shall  be  carried  to  Bab'y-lon, 
and  there  "shall  they  be  until  the  day  that  I 
visit  thcni,  saith  the  Lord  :  then  will  I 
bring  them  up,  and  restore  them  to  thisplace. 

CHAP.  XXVHI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  the  same  year,  in 
the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zed-e- 
ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  in  the  fourth  year,  and 
in  the  fifth  month,  that  Han-a-ni'ah  the  son 
of  A'ztir  the  proj)hct,  which  was  of  Gib'e- 
on,  spake  unto  me  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  presence  of  the  priests,  and  of  aP 
the  people,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketli  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  I$'ra-el,  saying,  I  have  broken  the 
yoke  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon. 

3  Within  two  full  years  will  I  bring 
again'  into  this  place  all  the  vessels  of  the 
Lord's  house  that  Neb-Q-chad-nez'zar  king 
of  Bab'y-lon  took  away  from  this  place,  and 
carried  them  to  Bab'y-l6n  : 

4  And  I  will  bring  again'  to  this  place 
j6c-o-ni'ah  tiio  son  of  Je-hoi'a-kIm  king  of 
Ju'dah,  with  all  the  captives  of  JO'dSh,  that 

597 


Jir-€-ml'ah's  letter  JEREMI'AH.  to  the  eapHvta. 

went  into  Bab'y-l6n,  saith  the  Lord:  for  Ijthe  priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to  all 
will  break  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Baby-  the  people  whom  Neb-u-chad-nez'zSr  had 
lgn.  !  carried  5way  captive   from   Je-rO'sa-lem  to 

5  Then  the  prophet  Jer-e-mi'ah  said  unto  Bab'y-lun, 
the  prophet  Han-a-ni'Sh,  in  the  presence  of  2  (After 
the  priests,   and  in  the  presence  of  all  the  |  the  queen,  and  the  eu'nuchs,  th 

Eeople    that    stood    in    the   house  of   the  Ju'dah  and  Je-ru'sa-l6m,  and  th 

6  Even    the    prophet  Jgr-e-mi'ah   said 
A'm§n' :  the   Lord  do  so  ;  the   Lord  per 


2  (After  that  Jgc-o-ni'5h  the  king,  and 
the  princes  of 

e  carpenters, 
and  the  smith?,  were  departed  from  Je-rii'sa- 
lem,) 

3  By   the    hand    of  £l'a-sJih   the  son  of 


form'  thy  words  which  thou  hast  prophesied,  \  Sha'pliSn,  and  Gem-a-rlahl  the  son  of  Hil- 
to  bring  again'  the  vessels  of  the  Lord's  .ki'ah,  (whom  Zed-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah 
house,  and  all  that  is  carried  away  captive,  sent  unto  Bab'y-lon  to  Neb-u-chad-nez'z5r 


from  Bab'y-lon  into  this  place. 

7  Nevertheless,  :iear  thou  now  this  word 


king  of  Bab  y-lon,)  saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 


that  I  speak  in   thine  ears,  and  in  the  ears ,  of  I|'ra-el,  unto  all    that  iirc  carried  away 


of  all  the  people  ; 


captives,  whom  I  have  caused  to  be  carried 


8  The  prophets  that  have  been  before  me,  j  away  from  Je-ru'sa-lem  unto  Bab'y-lon, 
and   before  thee   of  old,   prophesied    both       5  Build  ye  houses,   and  dwell  zn   them; 
against'  many  countries,  and   againsf  great '  and  plant  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them  ; 


kingdoms,of  war,  and  of  evil,  and   of  pes 
tilence 


6  Take  ye   wives,  and   beget    sons   and 
daughters  ;  and  take   wives  for  your  sons, 


9  The  prophet  which  prophesieth  of,  and  give  your  daughters  to  hu|'b;inds,  that 
peace,  when  the  word  of  the  prophet  shall  they  may  bear  sons  and  daughters  ;  that  ye 
come  to  pass,  then  shall  the  prophet  be !  may  be  increased  there,  and  not  diminish- 
known  that  the  Lord  hath  truly  sent  him.  ed. 

10  Then  Han-a-ni  ah  the  prophet  took  i  7  And  seek  the  peace  of  the  city  whither 
the  yoke  from  off  the  prophet  Jer-e-mi'ah's  I  have  caused  you  to  be  carried  awaj'  cap' 


neck,  and  brake  it. 

11  And   Han-a-nl'ah  spake   in  the  pres- 
ence  of  all  the  people,  saying,  Thus  saith 


tives,  and  pray  unto  the  Lord  for  it :  for  in 
the  peace  thereof  shall  ye  have  peace. 
8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 


the  Lord,  Even  so  will  I  break  the  yoke  of  God  of  Is'ra-el,  Let  not  your  prophets  and 
Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  from  your  diviners,  that  he  in  the  midst  of  you, 
the  neck  of  all  nations,  within  the  space  of  deceive    you,    neither    hearken     to     your 


two  full  years.     And  the  prophet  Jer-e-mi'' 
ah  went  his  way. 

12  U  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jer-e-ml'ah  the  prophet,  (after  that 
Han-a-ni  ah  the  prophet  had  broken  the 
yoke  trom  off  the  neck  of  the  prophet  Jer-e- 
mi'ah.)  saying, 

13  Go  and  tell  Han-a-ni'ah,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Thou  hast  broken  the  yokes 
of  wood ;  but  thou  shalt  make  for  them 
yokes  of  iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  If'ra-el,  I  have  put  a  yoke  of  iron 
upon  the  neck  of  all  these  nations,  that  they 
may  serve  Neb-u-chad-nezzar  king  of  Bab'- 
y-lon ;  and  they  shall  serve  him  :  and  I  have 
given  him  the  beasts  of  the  field  also. 

15  Then  said  the  prophet  Jer-e-mi'ah 
unto  Han-a-ni  ah  the  prophet.  Hear  now, 
Han-a-niah,  The  Lord  hath  not  sent  thee  ; 
but  thou  makest  this  people  to  trust  in  a 
lie. 

16  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  cast  thee  from  off  the  face  of 
the  earth  :  this  year  thou  shalt  die,  because 
thou  hast  taught  rebellion  against' the  Lord. 

17  So  Han-a-ni  ah  the  prophet  died  the 
same  year,  in  the  seventh  month. 

CHAP.  XXLX. 

NOW  these  are  the  words  of  the  letter 
that  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet  sent  from 
Je-r&'sa-lem  unto  the  residue  of  the  elders 
which  were   carried  away  capiives,  and  to 


1  G  hard. 


dreams  w-hich  ye  cause  to  be  dreamed. 

9  For  they  prophesy  falsely  unto  you  ia 
my  name  ;  I  have  not  sent  them,  saith  the 
Lord. 

10  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  That  after 
seventy  years  be  accomplished  at  Bab'y-l6n 
I  will  visit  you,  and  perform'  my  good  word 
to'jcirds  you,  in  causing  you  to  return  to 
this  place. 

11  For  I  know  the  thoughts  that  I  think 
t6'?^;ards  you,  saith  the  Lord,  thoughts  of 
peace,  and  not  of  evil,  to  give  you  an  ex- 
pected end. 

12  Then  shall  ye  call  upon  me,  and  ye 
shall  go  and  pray  unto  me,  and  I  will 
hearken  unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me, 
when  ye  shall  search  for  me  with  all  your 
heart. 

14  And  I  will  be  found  of  you,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  and  I  will  turn  away  your  captivity, 
and  I  will  gather  you  from  all  the  nations, 
and  from  all  the  places  whither  I  have 
driven  jou,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will 
bring  you  again'  into  the  place  wiience  1 
caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captive. 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  The  Lord  hath 
raised  us  up  prophets  in  Bab'v-lon  ; 

16  Knoic  that  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the 
king  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  Da'vld, 
and  of  all  the  people  that  dwelleth  in  this 
city,  and  of  your  brethren  that  arc  not  gone 
forth  with  you  into  captivity  ; 


598 


The  fearful  doom  of  JEREMI'AH. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Behold, 
\  will  send  upon  them  the  sword,  the  fam- 
ine, and  the  pestilence,  and  will  make  tlicm 
like  vile  figs,  that  cannot  be  eaten,  they  arc 
so  evil. 

18  And  I  will  persecute  them  with  the 
sicord,  with  the  famine,  and  with  the  pesti- 
lence, and  will  deliver  them  to  be  removed 
to  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  to  be  a 
curse,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a  hissing, 
:uid  a  reproacii,  among  all  the  nations 
vviiither  I  have  driven  them  : 

in  Because  they  have  not  hearkened  to 
my  words,  saith  the  Lord,  which  I  sent 
unto  them  by  my  servants  the  prophets, 
rising  up  early  and  sending  them;  but  ye 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

"JO  Hear  ye,  therc'fbrc,  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all  ye  of  the  captivity,  whom  I  have 
sent  from  Je-rii'sa-lem  to  B5b'y-lon  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
^od  of  Ij'ra-gl,  of  A'hSb  the  son  of  Kol-a- 
i'ah,  and  of  Zed-e-ki'5h  the  son  of  Ma-5- 
s6i'ah,l  which  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you  in 
my  name,  Behold,  I  will  deliver  them  into 
the  hand  of  Neb-u-ch5d-rez'zar  king  of 
Bab'y-lon,  and  he  shall  slay  them  before 
your  eyes ; 

22  And  of  them  shall  be  taken  up  a  curse 
l)_V  all  the  captivity  of  Ju'dah  which  are  in 
Bab'y-lon,  saying.  The  Lord  make  thee 
like  Zed-e-ki'ah,  and  like  A'hab,  whom  the 
king'of  Bab'y-lon  roasted  in  the  fire; 

23  Because  they  have  committed  villany 
in  Ij'ra-el,  and  have  committed  adultery 
with  their  neighbours'  wives,  and  have 
spoken  lying  words  in  my  name,  which  I 
have  not  comman'ded  them  ;  even  I  know, 
and  am  a  witness,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  Thus  shalt  thou  also  speak  to  Shem- 
S-i'ah  the  Ne-hel'a-mite,  saying, 

25  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
<»od  of  I§'ra-el,  saying,  Because  thou  hast 
sent  letters  in  thy  name  unto  all  the  people 
that  are  at  Je-rft'sa-l6m,  and  to  Zeph-a-ni'ah 
the  son  of  Ma-a-seiah,  the  priest,  and  to  all 
the  priests,  saying, 

26  The  Lord  hath  made  thee  priest  in 
tlie  stead  of  Je-hoi  a-da  the  priest,  that  ye 
should  be  officers  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
for  every  man  that  is  mad,  and  maketh 
himself  a  prophet,  that  thou  shouldst  put 
him  in  prison,  and  in  the  stocks  : 

27  Now,  thercTore,  why  hast  thou  not  re- 
proved Jer-e-mr'ah  of  An'a-thoth,  which 
maketh  himself  a  prophet  to  you  .' 

28  For  therc'fore  he  sent  imto  us  in  Bab'- 
y-lon, saying,  Tliis  captivity  is  long  :  build 
ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  them;  and  plant 
gjirdens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

29  And  Zeph-a-ni'ah  the  priest  read  this 
letter  in  the  cars  of  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet. 

30  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jer-e-mi  ah,  saying, 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  captivity,  say- 
ing. Thus  saith  the  Lord  concer'ning  Sh6m- 
a-F&h    the    Ne-hfil'a-mite  ;    Because    that 


A'hab  and  ZSd-e-kl'cth. 
Sh6m-a-T'3h  hath  prophesied  unto  you,  and 
I  sent  liim  not,  and  he  caused  you  to  trust 
in  a  lie  ; 

32  Thcre'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  punish  Shem-a-i'ah  the  Ne-h6l'- 
a-mite,  and  his  seed  :  he  shall  not  have  a 
man  to  dwell  among  this  people  ;  neither 
shall  he  behold  the  good  that  1  will  do  for 
my  people,  saith  the  Lord  ;  because  he 
hath  taught  rebellion  against'  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  XXX. 

11HE  word  that  came  to  Jer-e-mi'ah  from 
-    the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  God  of  Ij'ra- 
el,  saying,  Write  thee  all  the  words  that  I 
have  spoken  unto  thee  in  a  book. 

3  For,  lo,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  I  will  bring  again'  the  captivity  of  my 
people  15'ra-el  and  Ju'dah,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  I  will  cause  them  to  return  to  the  land 
that  I  gave  to  their  fathers,  and  they  shall 
po^fess'  it. 

4  And  these  are  the  words  that  the  Lord 
spake  concer'ning  15'ra-el,  and  concer'ning 
Ju'dah. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  We  have 
heard  a  voice  of  trembling,  of  fear,  and  not 
of  peace. 

6  Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether  a  man 
doth  trav'ail  with  child  .'  wherefore  do  I  see 
every  man  with  his  hands  on  his  loins,  as  a 
woman  in  frav'ail,  and  all  faces  are  turned 
into  paleness  .■* 

7  A-las'!  for  that  day  is  great,  so  that 
none  is  like  it:  it  is  even  the  time  of  Ja'- 
cob's  trouble ;  but  he  shall  be  saved  out 
of  it. 

8  For  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  I  will  break 
his  j^oke  from  off  thy  neck,  and  will  bur.st 
thy  bonds,  and  strangers  shall  no  more 
s6rve  themselves  of  him  : 

9  But  they  shall  serve  the  Lord  their 
God,  and  Da'vTd  their  king,  whom  I  will 
raise  up  unto  them. 

10  There  fore  fear  thou  not,  O  my  ser- 
vant Ja'cob,  saith  the  Lord  ;  neither  be  dis- 
mayed, O  If'ra-el  :  for,  lo,  I  will  save  thee 
from  afar,  and  thy  seed  from  tlie  land  of 
their  captivity  ;  and  Ja'cob  shall  retin-n.  and 
shall  be  in  rest  and  be  quiet,  and  none  shall 
make  him  afraid. 

11  For  1  am  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord, 
to  save  thrc  :  though  I  make  a  full  end  of 
all  nations  whither  I  have  scatft'red  thee, 
yet  will  I  not  make  a  full  end  of  thee  ;  but 
I  will  correct  thee  in  meaf'ure,  and  will  not 
leave  thee  altogether  un[)unishe(I. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thy  bruije 
is  incurable,  and  thy  wound  is  griev'ofls. 

13  There  is  none  to  pirad  thy  cause,  that 
thou  mayst  be  bound  up  :  thou  hast  no 
healing  medicines. 

14  All  thy  lovers  have  forgotten  thee ; 
they  seek  thee  not :  for  I  have  woOnded 
thee  with  the  wodnd  of  an  enemy,  with  the 
chas'tifement  of  a  cruel  one,  for  the  inulti- 


1  Ma-i-st'yah. 


599 


God  cdm'furUth  Jd'cdb. 


JEREMl'AH. 


The  restoration  of  Ifra-it 


tiidc  of  tliiiio  iniquity ;  because  thy  sins 
wfire  increased. 

15  Wliy  criest  tliou  for  thine  affliction  ? 
thv  8')iT()W  is  i)icuiiible  for  the  rnulliuide 
of  tliine  irii(]uily  :  because  tliy  sins  weie  in- 
creased I  have  done  tliese  tilings  inito  thee. 

l(j  Tlierc'fore  all  they  tiiat  devour  tiiee 
shall  be  devoured;  and  all  thine  ad'versa- 
rles,  every  one  of  them,  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity ;  and  they  that  spoil  thee  shall  he  a 
spoil,  and  all  that  prey  upon  thee  will  I  give 
for  a  j>rcy. 

17  For  I  will  restore  health  unto  thee, 
and  I  will  heal  thee  of  thy  wounds,  saith 
the  LoRi)  ;  because  they  called  thee  an 
Oiit'ca.st,  saying,  This  is  Zi'on,  whom  no 
man  seeketh  after. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  Sgain'  the  captivity  of  Ja'cob's  tents, 
and  have  mercy  on  his  dwelling-places  ; 
and  the  city  shall  be  builded  upon  her  own 
heap,  and  the  palace  shall  remain  after  the 
manner  thereof 

19  And  out  of  them  shall  proceed  thanks- 
giving, and  the  voice  of  them  that  make 
merry  :  and  I  will  multiply  them,  and  they 
shall  not  be  few  ;  I  will  also  glorify  them, 
and  they  siiail  not  be  small. 

20  Their  children  also  shall  be  as  afore'- 
lime,  and  their  congregation  shall  be  estab'- 
lished  before  me,  and  I  will  punish  all  that 
oppress  them. 

21  And  their  nobles  shall  be  of  them- 
selves, and  their  governor  shall  proceed  from 
the  midst  of  them  ;  and  J  will  cause  him  to 
draw  near,  and  he  shall  approach  unto  nic  : 
for  who  is  tliis  tliat  engaged  his  heart  to 
approach  unto  me .'  saith  the  Lord. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  your  God. 

23  Behold,  the  whirl'wTnd  of  the  Lord 
goeth  forth  with  fury,  a  continuing  whirl'- 
wind  ;  it  shall  fall  with  pain  upon  the  head 
of  the  wicked. 

24  The  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  return,  until  he  have  done  it,  and  until 
he  have  perfOrm'ed  the  intents  of  his  heart : 
in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  consider  it. 

CHAP.  XXXL 

AT  the  same  time,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I 
be  the  God  of  all  tlie  families  of  Ij'ra- 
i\,  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  people  lohich 
wire  left  of  the  sjoord  found  grace  in  the 
wilderness  ;  even  If'ra-el,  when  I  went  to 
cause  him  to  rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  of  old  unto 
me,  saying,  Yea,  I  have  loved  thee  with  an 
gv6rias'ting  love ;  there'forc  with  loving- 
kindness  have  I  drawn  thee. 

4  Again'  I  will  build  thee,  and  thou  «Hilt 
be  built,  O  vir'ginl  of  if'ra-el :  thou  snalt 
again'  be  adorned  vvitli  thy  tabrets,  and  shalt 
go  forth  in  the  dances  of  them  that  make 
mSrry. 

5  Thou  shalt  yet  plant  vines  upon  the 
moiin'tains    of    Sa-ma'ri-a :    the    planters 

1  ver'jin. 


shall  plant,  and  shall  eat  titetn  as  common 
things. 

G  For  there  shall  be  aday,  that  llie  watch- 
men upon  liie  !nounl  £'phra-im  shall  cry, 
Aiiic  yo,  and  let  us  go  up  to  Zl'on  unto  the 
Lor  [I  our  God. 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Loud,  Sing  wkh 
gladness  for  Ja'cob,  and  shout  aniong  the 
publish  ye,  praise  ye, 
save    thy   people,  the 


chief  of  lli<;  nations  : 
and  say,   O    Lord, 
remnant  of  Ij'ra-el. 
8  Behold,   I    will 
north  country,  and 


bring  them  from  the 
jatlier  them  from  the 
coasts  of  the  earth,  and  with  them  \ln'  blind 
and  the  lame,  the  woman  with  cliild  and 
her  that  trav'aileth  with  child  together  :  a 
great  company  shall  return  thither. 

9  Tiiey  sliall  comt!  with  weeping,  and 
with  supplications  will  I  lead  them  :  I  will 
cause  them  to  walk  by  the  rivers  of  waters 
in  a  straight  way,  wherein  they  shall  not 
s-tnmble ;  for  1  am  a  father  to  I§'ra-el, 
and  E'phra-Im  is  my  first-born. 

10  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O  ye 
naticjiis,  and  declare  it  in  the  isles  afar  off, 
and  say,  He  that  scattereth  Is'ra-el  will 
gtllher  him,  and  keep  him,  as  a  shep'Aerd^ 
ddth  his  flock. 

11  For  the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Ja  cob, 
and  ransomed  him  from  the  hand  of  /dm 
that  was  stronger  than  he. 

12  Therc'fore  they  shall  come  and  sing 
in  the  height  of  Zi'on,  and  shall  flow  to- 
g'Sther  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord,  for 
wheat,  and  for  wine,  and  for  oil,  and  for 
the  young  of  the  flock,  and  of  tiie  herd : 
and  their  souls  siiall  be  as  a  watered  gar- 
den ;  and  they  shall  not  sorrow  any  more 
a-t  all. 

13  Then  shall  the  vir'gin  rejoice  in  the 
dance,  both  young  men  and  old  together: 
for  I  will  turn  their  mourning  into  joy,  and 
will  com'fort  them,  and  make  them  rejoice 
from  their  sorrow. 

14  And  I  will  satiate  the  soul  of  the 
priests  with  fatness,  and  my  people  shall  be 
satisfied  with  my  goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lcrd,  A  voice  was 
heard  in  Ra'mah,  lamentation,  and  hitler 
weeping  ;  Ra'chel  weeping  for  her  children, 
refused  to  be  coni'forted  for  her  children, 
because  they  were  not. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Refrain  thy 
voice  from  weeping,  and  thine  eyes  from 
tears  :  for  thy  work  shall  be  rewarded,  saith 
the  Lord;  and  they  shall  oome  igain'  from 
the  land  of  the  enemy. 

17  And  there  is  hope  in  thine  end,  saith 
the  Loud,  that  thg  children  shall  como 
again'  to  their  own  border. 

18  I  have  surely  heard  E'phra-im  be- 
moaning himself  f/tMS  ;  Thou  hast  chastised 
me,  and  I  was  chastised,  as  a  bullock  unac- 
customed to  the  yoke  :  turn  thou  me,  and  I 
shall  be  turned  ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord  my 
God. 

19  Surely  after  that   I  was  turned,  I  re- 

2  shSp'purd. 

600 


Christ  in  prumisr.d.  JEREMI'AII.  J&r-i-mi'alts  hnprisunmen: 

pentci!  ;   and  after  tli.it  I  was  instructed,  1:  shall  all  know  me.  from  tlio  Ie;ist   of  them 
smote  upon  viij  tliigli  :   1  was  aslianied,  yea,  unto  tlie  greatest  of  tlieni,  saitli  the  Lord 
even   confounded,  because    I   did   bear   the  for  I  will   forgi\e  their   iniqiiitj-,  and  I  will 
reproachof  my  youth.  i  remember  their  sin  no  more. 

20  Is  E'[)liru-Im  my  dear  son  .^  is  he  a  I  35  Thus  sailh  the  Loi;i),  which  giveth 
pleasant  child  .^  For  since  I  spake  against',  the  sun  for  a  light  by  day,  (tnd  the  ordi- 
him,  I  do  ear'neslly  remember  him  still  ;!  nances  of  the  moon  ami  of  the  stars  for  a 
therr  fore  my  bowels  -arc  troubled  for  him  :'.  light  by  night,  which  divideth  tiie  sea  when 
I  will  surely  have  mercy  upon  him,  saithitlie  waves  tliereof  roar  ;  The  Lord  of  hosts 
the  Loi'.o.  \is  his  name  : 

2\  Set  tliee  up  way-marks,  make  thee!  36  If  those  ordinances  depart  from  before 
high  heaps:  set  tiiino  heart  tu'ward  the  ;  me,  saith  the  Lord,  Z/;c7i  the  seed  of  Ij'ra-gl 
highway,  even  the  way  re /u'cA  thou  wi;ntest :  i  also  shall  cease  from  being  a  nation  before 
turn  ajiain',  O  vir'ein  of  If'ra-el,  turn  5"ain'l  me  for  ever. 

I l.:,,.'  '  I        •:>»>■    "^ni 


to  these  thv  cities. 


37  Thus  sailli  the  Lord,  If  heaven  above 


22  How  long  will  thou  go  about',  O  thou:  can  be  meas'ured,  and  the  foundations  of  tiiu 
backsliding  daughter  .'  for  the  Lord  hath;  earth  searched  out  beneath,  I  will  also  cast 
created  a  ii(nv  thing  in  the  earth,  A  woman  I  off  all  the  seed  of  I:j'ra-el,  for  all  that  they 
shall  com'pass  a  man.  !'  '  •..     .     -^ 

23  Thus  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts,  the  God  j 


j  luive  done,  saith  the  Lord. 

j      38  Behold,  tlie  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
of  I^j'ra-fcl,  As  yet  they  shall  u.sc  this  speech  |  that  tlic  city  shall  he  built  to  the  Lord,  from 
in  the   land   of  jQ'dali,   and   in    the   citiosi  the  tower  of  Ha-nftn'c-el  unto  the  jjate  of 
thereof,  when  I  shall  bring  again'  their  cap-!  the  corner 
fli.Jt.r  .  T^iw.  I  „„r,  i,i.,.,„  .K„,.    t\    1... I,:.., .;.... !      oo    A.,,7 


huj'- 
with 


tivity  ;  The  Lord  bless  thee,  O   habitation 
of  justice,  and  moi^n'tain  of  holiness. 

24  And  there  shall  dwell  in  Ju'dSh 
and  in  all  the  cities  thereof  together, 
bandmen,  and  they  that  go  forth 
flocks. 

25  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary  soul, 
and  I  iiave  replenished  every  sorrowful  soul. 

20  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  beheld  ;  and 
my  sleep  was  sweet  imto  me. 

27  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  sow  the  house  of  I^'ra-el, 
and  the  iiouse  of  Ju'dah,  with  the  seed  of 
man,  and  with  the  seed  of  beast. 

2S  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  like 
as  1  have  watched  over  them,  to  pluck  up, 
and  to  break  down,  and  to  throw  down,  and 
to  destroy',  and  to  afflict  ;  so  will  I  watch 
over  them,  to  build,  and  to  plant,  saith  the 
Lord. 

2!t  In  those  days  they  shall  say  no  more, 
The  lathers  have  eaten  a  sour  grape,  and 
the  children's  teeth  are  set  on  edge. 

30  But  every  one  shall  die  for  his  own 
.niquity :  every  man  that  eateth  the  sour 
grape,  his  teeth  shall  be  set  on  edge. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  make  a  new  covenant  with 
the  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  and  with  the  house  of 
Ju'dah  ; 

32  Not  according  to  the  covenant  tiiat  I 
made  with  their  fathers,  in  the  day  that  I 
took  thcin  by  the  hand,  to  bring  them  out 
of  the  land  of  E'gypt ;  (which  my  covenant 
they  brake,  although  I  was  a  huf'band  unto 
them.saith  the  Lord  ;) 

33  But  this  shall  he  the  covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  the  house  of  If'ra-6l  ;  After 
those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  put  my 
law  in  their  in'ward  parts,  and  write  it  in 
their  hearts  ;  and  will  be  their  God,  and  they 
shall  be  my  people. 

34  And  they  shall  teach  no   more   every 


39  And  the  mCas'uring-line  shall  yet  go 
forth  over  against'  it  upon   the  hill  Ga'reb. 

fself,  j  and  shall  com'pass  about'  to  Go'aih. 

40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the  dead 
bodies,  and  of  the  ashes,  and  all  the  fields, 
unto  the  brook  of  Kid'ron,  unto  the  corner 
of  the  hor.se-gate  to'tcards  the  cast,  shall  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  not  be  plucked 
up,  nor  thrown  down,  any  more  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XXXIL 
r|niIE  word  that  came  to  Jgr-e-mT'ah  from 
-i-     the  Lord  in  the  tenth  year  of  Zcd-e- 
ki'ah  king  of  Jo'dali,  which  was  the  eigh- 
teenth year  of  Neb-ii-chad-rez'zar. 

2  For  then  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon's  army 
besieged  Je-nVsa-leni  :  and  Jer-e-ml'ah  the 
prophet  was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the 
prison,  which  xoas  in  the  king  of  Ju'dah's 
house. 

3  For  Zed-e-ki'aii  king  of  Ju'dah  had  shut 
him  up,  saying,  Wherefore  dost  thou  proph- 
esy, and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  he  shall  take  it 

4  And  Zed-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  shall 
not  escape'  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Clial-de'- 
ans,  but  shall  surely  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon:  and  shall 
speak  with  him  mouth  to  mouth,  and  his 
eyes  shall  behold  his  eyes; 

5  And  he  shall  lead  Zed-C-kl'ah  to  BSb'- 
y-lOn,  and  there  shall  he  be  until  I  vijit  him, 
saith  the  Lord  :  though  ye  fight  with  the 
(j^hal-de'an^j,  ye  shall  not  prosper. 

G  And  Jer-e-mi'ah  said.  The  word  of  the 
Lord  came  imto  me,  saying, 

7  Behold,  Ha-nam'c-Cl,  the  son  of  Shal'- 
lum,  thine  uncle,  shall  come  unto  thee,  say- 
ing, Buy  thee  my  field  that  is  in  An'a-tiifith; 
for  the  right  of  redemption  is  thine  to  buy 
it. 

8  So  Ha-n5m'e-6l,  mine  uncle's  son,  came 
to  me  in  the  court  of  the  prison,  according 


man    his    neighbour,    and   every    man  hisj  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto  me, 
brother,  saying,  Know  the  Lord  :  for  they  I  Buy  my  field,  I  pray  thee,  that  is  in  An'a- 
E  e  e  601 


Jir-i-mt'ah's  complaint  to  God. 
tliotli,  which  is  in  the  country  of  BGn'ja- 
niin  :  for  tlic  right  of  inheritance  is  tliine, 
and  the  redemption  is  thine  ;  buy  it  for  thy- 
self. Tiien  1  knew  iJial  this  loas  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

9  And  I  bought  the  field  of  Ila-nani'c-el, 
my  uncle's  son,  that  was  in  An'a-thoth,  and 
weighed  him  the  money,  even  seventeen 
shekels  of  silver. 

10  And  I  subscribed  the  evidence,  and 
sealed  it,  and  took  witnesses,  and  weighed 
him  the  money  in  the  balances. 

11  So  I  took  the  evidence  of  the  pur'- 
ch5se,  hotli  that  whicli  was  sealed  according 
to  the  law  and  custom,  and  that  which  was 
open. 

12  And  I  gave  the  evidence  of  the  pur'- 
chSse  unto  Ba'ruch  the  son  of  Ne-rT'Sh,  the 
son  of  Ma-a-sei'ali,  in  the  sight  of  Ha-nam'e- 
el  mine  uncle's  son,  and  in  the  presence  of 
the  witnesses  that  subscribed  the  book  of 
the  pur'chase,  before  all  the  Jews  that  sat 
in  the  court  of  the  prison. 

13  And  I  charged  Ba'ruch  before  them, 
saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  i§'ra-el,  Take  these  evidences,  this  evi- 
dence of  the  pur'chase,  (both  wliich  is  seal- 
ed,) and  this  evidence  which  is  open,  and 
put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel,  that  they 
may  continue  many  days  : 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  I^'ra-el,  Houses,  and  fields,  and 
vine'yards,!  shall  be  pojfess'ed  Sgain'  in 
this  land. 

16  Now  when  I  had  delivered  the  evi- 
dence of  the  pur'chase  unto  Ba'ruch  tJie 
son  of  Ne-rl'ah,  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

17  Ah,  Lord  God  !  behold,  thou  hast 
made  the  heaven  and  the  earth  by  thy  great 
power  and  stretched-out  arm,  and  there  is 
nothing  too  hard  for  thee  : 

18  Thou  showest  loving-kindness  unto 
thousands,  and  recompensest  the  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  into  the  bo'fom  of  their  chil- 
dren after  them  :  The  Great,  the  Migh'ty 
God,  the  Lord  of  host?,  is  his  name. 

19  Great  in  counsel,  and  mighty  in  work  : 
(for  thine  eyes  are  open  upon  all  the  ways 
of  the  sons  of  men  ;  to  give  every  one  ac- 
cording to  his  ways,  and  according  to  the 
fruit  of  his  doings  :) 

20  Which  hast  set  signs  and  wonders  in 
the  land  of  E'gypt,  even  unto  this  day,  and 
in  I|'ra-el,  and  amongst  other  men  ;  and 
hast  made  thee  a  name,  as  at  this  day  ; 

21  And  hast  brought  forth  thy  people  I§'- 
ra-el  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  with  signs, 
and  with  wonders,  and  with  a  strong  hand, 
and  with  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  with  great 
terror  ; 

22  And  hast  given  them  this  land,  which 
thou  didst  swear  to  their  fathers  to  give 
them,  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  hon- 


ey 


23  And  they  came  in,  and  pojfess'ed  it  ; 


JEREMI'AH.  God's  promise. 

but  they  obeyed  not  thy  voice,  neithei 
wfilked  in  thy  law  :  they  have  done  nothing 
of  all  that  thou  coniman'dedst  them  to  do  ; 
there'fore  thou  hast  caused  all  this  evil  to 
come  upon  them. 

24  Behold  the  mounts,  they  arc  come  unto 
the  city  to  take  it  ;  and  the  city  is  given 
into  the  hand  of  the  Chal-de'an|  that  fight 
against'  it,  because  of  the  sjt'ord,  and  of  the 
famine,  and  of  the  pestilence:  and  what 
thou  hast  spoken  is  come  to  pass  ;  and,  be- 
hold, thou  seest  it. 

2.5  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me,  O  Lord 
God,  Buy  thee  the  field  for  money,  and  take 
witnesses ;  for  the  city  is  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  Chal-de'anf. 

2G  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah,  saying, 

27  Behold,  I  am  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
all  flesh  :  is  there  any  thing  too  hard  fui 
me  ? 

28  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be 
hold,  I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chal-de'anf ,  and  into  the  hand  of  Neb- 
u-chad-rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  he 
shall  take  it. 

29  And  the  Chal-de'anf ,  that  fight  against' 
this  city,  shall  come  and  set  fire  on  this  city 
and  burn  it,  with  the  houses  upon  whose 
roofs  they  have  ofl'ered  incense  unto  Ba'al, 
and  poured  out  drink-off'erings  unto  othei 
gods,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  children  of  I|'ra-el,  and  the 
children  of  Jii'dah  have  only  done  evil  be- 
fore me  fiom  their  youth  :  for  the  children 
of  Ij'ra-el  have  only  provoked  m<:  to  anger 
with  the  work  of  their  hand.i,  saith  the 
Lord. 

31  For  this  city  hath  been  to  me  as  a 
provocation  of  mine  anger  and  of  my  fury, 
from  the  day  that  they  built  it,  even  unto 
this  day,  that  I  should  remove  it  from  before 
my  face  ; 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the  children 
of  I§'ra-el,  and  of  the  children  of  Ju'dah, 
which  they  have  done  to  provoke  nie  to  an- 
ger, they,  their  kings,  their  princes,  their 
priests,  and  their  prophets,  and  the  men  of 
Ju'dah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto  nie  the 
back,  and  not  the  face  :  though  I  taught 
them,  rising  up  early  and  teaching  them, 
yet  they  have  not  hearkened  to  receive  in- 
struction. 

34  But  they  set  their  abominations  in 
the  house  which  is  called  by  my  name,  to 
defile  it. 

35  And  they  built  the  high  places  ol 
Ba'al,  which  are  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hin'nom,  to  cause  their  sons  anil  their 
daughters  to  pass  through  the  fire  unto  ]\Io'- 
lech,  which  I  comman'dcd  them  not,  nei- 
ther came  it  into  my  mind,  that  they  should 
do  this  abomination,  to  cause  Ju'dah  to 
sin. 

36  And  now  there'fore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  l|'ra-el,  concer'ning  th's 


1  vln'ySrdz. 


602 


Goa  promiseth  a  gracious  return       JEREMI'AH.  Christ  the  Branch  of  righleousnesj. 


r.ity,  vvliereof  ye  say,  It  shall  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  by 
the  sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence  ; 

37  Behold,  I  will  gather  them  out  of  all 
countries  whither  I  have  driven  them  in 
mine  anger,  and  in  my  fury,  and  in  great 
wrath  ;  and  I  will  bring  them  again'  unto 
this  place,  and  I  will  cause  them  to  dwell 
safely  : 

38  And  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  their  G*l  : 

39  And  I  will  give  them  one  heart,  and 
one  way,  that  they  may  fear  me  for  ever, 
for  the  good  of  them,  and  of  their  children 
after  them  : 

40  And  I  will  make  an  6verlas'ting  cov- 
enant with  them,  that  I  will  not  turn  away 
from  them  to  do  them  good  ;  but  I  will  put 
my  fear  in  their  hearts,  that  they  shall  not 
depart  from  me. 

41  Yea,  I  will  rejoice  over  them  to  do 
them  good,  and  I  will  plant  them  in  this 
land  assuredly  with  my  whole  heiirt,  and 
with  my  whole  soul. 

42  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Like  as  I 
have  brought  all  this  great  evil  upon  this 
people,  so  will  I  bring  upon  them  all  the 
good  that  I  have  promised  them. 

43  And  fields  shall  be  bought  in  this 
land,  whereof  ye  say,  It  is  desolate  with- 
out man  or  beast ;  it  is  given  into  the  hand 
uf  the  Clial-de'5n|. 

44  Men  shall  buy  fields  for  money,  and 
subscribe  evidences,  and  seal  them,  and 
take  witnesses  in  the  land  of  Beirja-min, 
and  in  the  places  about'  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and 
in  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  in  the  cities  of 
the  mountains,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  val- 
ley, and  in  the  cities  of  the  south  :  for  I 
will  cause  their  captivity  to  return,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXIH. 

MOREOVER,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  second 
time,  while  he  was  yet  shut  up  in  the  court 
of  the  prison,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  maker  there- 
of, the  Lord  that  formed  it,  to  estao'llsh  it ; 
the  Lord  is  his  name  ; 

3  Call  unto  me,  and  I  will  answer  thee, 
and  show  thee  great  and  mighty  things, 
which  thou  knovvest  not. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
If'ra-el,  concer'ning  the  houses  of  this  city, 
and  concer'ning  the  houses  of  the  kings  of 
Ju'dah,  which  are  thrown  down  by  the 
mounts,  and  by  the  sirOrd  ; 

5  They  come  to  fight  with  the  Chal-d6'- 
Sn^,  but  it  is  to  fill  them  with  tlie  dead 
bodies  of  men,  whom  I  have  slain  in  mine 
anger,  and  in  my  fury,  and  for  all  whose 
wickedness  I  have  hid  my  face  from  this 
city. 

G  Behold,  I  will  bring  it  health  and  cure, 
and  I  will  cure  them,  and  will  reveal  unto 
them  the  abmidance  of  peace  and  truth. 

7  And  I  will  cause  the  captivity  of  Jo'- 


dah,  and  the  captivity  of  I^'ia-el,  to  return, 
and  will  build  them  as  at  the  first. 

8  And  I  will  cleanse  them  from  all  their 
iniquity,  whereby  they  have  sinned  against' 
me  ;  and  I  will  pardon  all  their  iniquities, 
whereby  they  have  sinned,  and  whereby 
they  have  transgressed  against'  me.» 

9  And  it  shall  be  to  me  a  name  of  joy,  a 
praise  and  an  Aon'our  before  all  the  nations 
of  the  earth,  which  shall  hear  all  the  good 
that  I  do  unto  them  :  and  they  shall  fear 
and  tremble  for  all  the  goodness,  and  foi 
all  the  prosperity,  that  I  procure  unto  it. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Again'  there 
shall  be  heard  in  this  place  (which  ye  say 
shall  he  desolate  without  man  and  without 
beast,  even  in  tlie  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Je-rft'sa-lem,  that  krc  desolate 
without  man,  and  without  inhabitant,  and 
without  beast,) 

11  The  voice  of  joy,  and  the  voice  of 
gladness  ;  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and 
the  voice  of  the  bride  ;  the  voice  of  them 
that  shall  say.  Praise  the  Lord  of  hosts : 
for  the  Lord  is  good  ;  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth  for  ever :  and  of  them  that  shall 
bring  the  sac'rifi(je  of  praise  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord.  For  I  will  cause  to  return 
the  captivity  of  the  land,  as  at  the  first, 
saith  the  Loud. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Again' 
in  this  place,  which  is  desolate  without  man 
and  without  beast,  and  in  all  the  cities 
th<;reof,  shall  be  a  habitation  of  shep'Aerd§ 
causing  their  flocks  to  lie  down. 

13  In  the  cities  of  the  moun'talns,  in  the 
cities  of  the  vale,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
south,  and  in  the  land  of  Ben'ja-min,  and 
in  the  places  about'  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  in  the 
cities  of  Ju'daJi,  shall  the  flocks  pass  again' 
under  the  hands  of  him  that  telleth  them, 
saith  the  Lord. 

14  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  pgrform'  that  good  thing 
which  I  have  promised  unto  the  house  of 
Ij'ra-el,  and  to  the  house  of  Ju'dah. 

15  In  those  days,  and  at  that  time,  will 
I  cause  the  BrSnch  of  righteousness  to  grow 
up  untoDa'vid  ;  and  he  shall  execute  judg- 
ment and  righteousness  in  the  land. 

IG  In  those  days  shall  Ju'dah  be  saved, 
and  Je-ru'sa-l^m  shall  dwell  safely  :  and 
this  is  the  name  wherewith  she  shall  be 
called,  The  Lord  our  righteousness. 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Da'vTd  shall 
never  want  a  man  to  sit  upon  the  tlirone  of 
the  house  of  I^'ra-el  ; 

18  Neither  shall  the  priests  the  Lfi'vites 
want  a  man  before  me,  to  ofler  burnt-ofier- 
ings,  and  to  kindle  nieat-olTerings,  and  to 
do  sac'rifi(;e  continually. 

19  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah,  saying, 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  If  ye  can 
break  my  covenant  of  the  day,  and  my 
covenant  of  the;  night,  and  that  there  should 
not  be  day  and  night  in  their  season  ; 

21  Then  may  also  my  covenant  be  broken 

603 


£ed-6-kl' all's'  captivity  foretdld'. 
witli  Da'vid   my   servant,    that   lie    sliouki 
not  have  a  son  to  reign  upon  liis  throne ; 
and  witli  tlie  Le'vites  the  priests,   my  min- 
isters. 

22  As  tlie  host  of  heaven  cannot  be  num- 
bered, neitlier  the  sand  of  the  sea  meaj'ur- 
ed  ;  st^will  I  multiply  the  seed  of  Da'vid 
my  servant,  and  the  Le'vites  that  minister 
unto  me. 

23  Moreover,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jer-e-mi'ah,  saying, 

24  Considerest  thou  not  what  this  people 
have  spoken,  saying,  The  two  families 
which  the  Lord  hath  chosen,  he  hath  even 
cist  them  off.'  Thus  they  have  despifcd 
my  people,  that  they  should  be  no  more  a 
nation  belore  them. 

25  Thus  saitli  the  Lord,  If  my  covenant 
be  not  with  day  and  night,  and  if  I  have 
not  appointed  the  ordinances  ol'  heaven 
and  earth  ; 

2G  Then  will  I  cist  away  the  seed  of 
Ja'cob,  and  Da'vid  my  servant,  so  that  I 
will  not  take  any  of  his  seed  to  he  rulers 
over  the  seed  of  A'bra-ham,  l'|aac,  and  Ja'- 
90b  :  for  I  will  cause  their  captivity  to  re- 
turn, and  have  mercy  on  them. 
CHAP.  XXXIV. 

THE  word  which  came  unto  Jer-e-ml'ah 
from  the  Lord,  (when  Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zir  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  all  his  army, 
and  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  of  his 
dominion,  and  all  the  people,  fought  against' 
Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  against'  all  the  cities 
thereof,)  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  I^'ra- 
el,  Go,  and  speak  to  Zed-e-ki'ah  king  of 
Ju'dah,  and  tell  him  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  BSb'y-lon,  and  he  shall  burn 
it  with  fire. 

3  And  thou  shah  not  escape'  out  of  iiis 
hand,  but  shall  surely  be  taken,  and  deliv- 
ered into  his  hand ;  and  thine  eyes  shall 
behold  the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon, 
and  he  shall  speak  with  thee  mouth  to 
mouth,  and  thou  shall  go  to  Bab'y-lon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
ZeJ-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  ;  Thus  saitli  the 
Lord  of  thee,  Thou  shall  not  die  by  the 
SMord ; 

5  But  thou  shall  die  in  peace  :  and  with 
the  burnings  of  thy  fathers,  the  former  kings 
which  were  before  thee,  so  shall  they  burn 
odours  for  thee  ;  and  they  will  lament  thee, 
saying,  Ah,  lord  I  for  I  have  pronounced 
the  word,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  Then  Jer-e-mr'ah  the  prophet  spake  all 
these  words  unto  Zed-e-ki'ah  king  of  Ju'- 
dah in  Je-ru'sa-lem, 

7  When  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon's  army 
fought  against'  Je-ril'sa-lem,  and  against' 
all  the  cities  of  Ju'dah  that  were  left,  against' 
La'chish,  and  against'  A-ze'kah  :  for  these 
defenced  cities  remained  of  the  cities  of 
Ju'dah. 

8  This  is  the  word  that  came  unto  JSr- 


JEREMI  AH.  He  is  delivered  up  to  the  enemy. 
e-ml'ah  from  the  Lord,  after  that  the  king 
Zed-e-kl'ah  had  made  a  covenant  with  ail 
the  people  which  were  at  Je-rO'sa-lem,  to 
proclaim  liberty  unto  them  ; 

9  That  every  man  should  let  his  man- 
servant, and  every  man  his  maid-stvvant, 
being  a  He'brew  or  a  He'brew-ess,  go  free  ; 
that  none  should  serve  himself  of  them, 
to  loit,  of  a  Jew  his  brother. 

lU  Now,  when  all  the  princes,  and  all 
the  people  which  had  entered  into  the  cdv- 
enant,  heard  that  every  one  should  let  hia 
man-servant,  and  every  one  his  maid-ser- 
vant, go  free,  that  none  should  serve  them- 
selves of  them  any  more  ;  then  they  obey- 
ed, and  let  them  go. 

11  But  afterwards  they  turned,  and 
caused  the  servants,  and  the  handmaids, 
whom  they  had  let  go  free,  to  return,  and 
brought  them  into  subjection  for  servants 
and  for  handmaids. 

12  Therc'fore  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Jer-e-ml'ah  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  I|'- 
ra-el,  I  made  a  covenant  with  your  father.s 
in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  E'gypt,  out  of  the  house  of 
bondmen,  saying, 

14  At  the  end  of  seven  years,  let  yG  go 
every  man  his  brother  a  He'brew,  which 
hath  been  sold  unto  thee ;  and,  when  he 
hath  served  thee  si.x  years,  thou  shall  let 
him  go  free  from  thee  :  but  your  fathers 
hearkened  not  unto  me,  neither  inclined 
their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  now  turned,  and  liad 
done  right  in  my  sight,  in  proclaiming  lib- 
erty every  man  to  his  neighbour:  and  ye 
had  made  a  covenant  before  me  in  the  house 
which  is  called  by  my  name  : 

16  But  ye  turned,  and  polluted  my  name, 
and  caused  every  man  his  servant,  and 
every  man  his  handmaid,  whom  ye  had  set 
at  liberty  at  their  plea^'nre,  to  return,  and 
brought  them  into  subjection,  to  be  unto  you 
for  servants  and  for  handmaids. 

17  There'fOre  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye 
have  not  hearkened  unto  me,  in  proclaim- 
ing liberty  every  one  to  his  brother,  and 
every  man  to  his  neighbour  :  behold,  I  pro- 
claim a  liberty  tor  you,  saith  the  Lord,  to 
the  SMord,  to  the  pestilence,  and  to  the 
famine ;  and  I  will  make  you  to  be  remov- 
ed into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

18  And  I  will  give  the  men  that  have 
transgressed  my  covenant,  which  have  not 
perform'ed  the  words  of  the  covenant  which 
they  had  made  before  me,  when  they  cut 
the  calf  in  twain,  and  passed  between  the 
parts  thereof, 

19  The  princes  of  Ju'dah,  and  the  princes 
of  Je-rii'sa-lern,  the  eu'nuchs,  and  the 
priests,  and  all  the  people  of  the  land, 
which  passed  between  the  parts  of  the  calf; 

2U  I  will  even  give  them  into  the  hand 
of  their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  their  life  ;  and  their  dead  bodies 


604 


rhc  Re'chdb-Ucs'  Obi'dicncc.^ 


JCREMI'AH.      The  Jcids"  disobedience  condcvmed. 


shall    be  for  meat    iinlo   the   fowls  of  the  |  Will  ye  not  receive  instruction   to   hearken 


heaven,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

21  And  Zed-r--ki'5h  kin^  of  Ju'dali,  and 
his  princes,  will  I  give  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  lliom 
that  seek  their  life,  and  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Bah  y-lun's  army,  which  arc 
gone  up  from  you. 

22  Behold,  I  will  commiind',  saitii  the 
Lord,  and  cause  them  to  return  to  this  city  ; 
and  they  shall  fight  Against'  it,  and  take  it, 
and  burn  it  with  fire :  and  I  will  make  the 
cities  of  Ju'dah  a  desolation  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

THE  word  which  came  unto  Jgr-e-mi'ah 
from  the  Loud,  in  the  days  of  Je-hoi'- 
a-kim  the  son  of  Jo-si'5h  king  of  Ju'd&h, 
saying, 

2  Go  unto  the  house  of  the  Re'ch5b-ites, 
and  speak  unto  them,  and  bring  them  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  into  one  of  the 
chambers,  and  give  them  wine  to  drink. 

3  Then  I  took  Ja-5z-3-nI'ah  the  son  of 
Jer-e-mi'ah,  the  son  of  Hab-a-zi-ni'ah,  and 
his  brethren,  and  all  his  sons,  and  the  whole 
house  of  the  Re'chiib-ites  ; 

4  And  I  brouglit  them  into  the  hoUse  of 
the  Lord,  into  the  chamber  of  the  sons  of 
Ha'naii,  thcson  of  Ig-da-li'5h,  a  man  of  God, 
which  7oas  by  the  chamber  of  the  princes, 
which  lous  above  the  chamber  of  Ma-S-sei'- 
5h,2  the  son  of  Shal'lum,  the  keeper  of  the 
door : 

5  And  I  set  before  the  sons  of  the  house 
of  tlie  Re'chab-Itcs  pots  full  of  wine,  and 
cups  ;  and  I  said  unto  them.  Drink  ye  wine. 

6  But  they  said,  We  will  drink  no  wine  : 
for  Jon'a-dab  the  son  of  Re'chSb,  our  father, 
comman'ded  us,  saying.  Ye  shall  drink  no 
wine,  neither  ye  nor  your  sons  for  ever  : 

7  Neither  shall  ye  build  house,  nor  sow 
seed,  nor  plant  vTne'yard,3  nor  have  any  .■ 
but  all  your  days  ye  shall  dwell  in  tents  ; 
that  ye  may  live  many  days  in  the  land 
where  ye  be  strangers. 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of  Jon'- 
a-dab  the  son  of  Re'chab,  our  father,  in  all 
that  he  liatii  charged  us,  to  drink  no  wine 
all  our  days,  we,  our  wives,  our  sons,  nor 
our  dAughters  ; 

I)  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to  dwell  in  ; 
neither  have  we  vTne'y  a  rd,  nor  field,  nor  seed  : 

10  But  we  have  dwelt  in  tents,  and  have 
obeyed,  and  done  according  to  all  that  Jon'- 
a-dab  our  father  comm'm'ded  us. 

1 1  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Neb-fl-chSd- 
rSz'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  came  up  into  the 
land,  that  we  said.  Come,  and  let  us  go  to 
Je-ru'vu-lem  for  fear  of  the  army  of  the 
Chal-de'Snj,  and  for  fear  of  tin;  army  of  the 
Syr  iauj  :  so  we  dw(.'ll  at  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

12  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jgr-e-mi'ah,  saying, 

i;?  Thus  sailh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  I^'ra-el,  Go  and  tell  the  men  of  Ju'- 
dah,   and   tlie   inhabitants   of  Je-rli'aa-lem. 


to  luy  words  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

14  The  words  of  .Ton'a-dab,  the  son  of 
Re'chab,  that  he  comniau'ded  his  sons  not 
to  drink  wine,  arc  peifurm'ed  ;  for  unto  this 
day  they  drink  none,  but  obey  their  father's 
command'nicnt :  notwithsianding  I  have 
spoken  unto  you,  rising  early  and  .spe;iking  ; 
but  yc  hearkened  not  unto  me. 

15  I  have  sent  also  unto  jou  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and 
sending ///fm,  saying,  Return  ye  now  every 
man  from  his  evil  way,  and  amend'  your 
doings,  and  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them,  and  yc  shall  dwell  in  the  land  which 
I  have  given  to  you  and  to  your  fathers  ; 
but  ye  have  not  'inclined  your  ear,  noi 
hearkened  unto  me. 

IG  Because  the  sons  of  Jon'a-dab  the  son 
of  Re'cliab  have  perform'ed  the  command'- 
ment  of  their  father,  which  he  comman'ded 
them  ;  but  this  people  hath  not  hearkened 
unto  me  : 

17  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  i^'ra-el.  Behold,  I  will 
bring  upon  Ju'dah,  and  upon  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  Je-rCi'sa-iem,  all  the  evil  that  1 
have  pronounced  against'  then'  :  because  1 
have  spoken  unto  them,  but  they  have  not 
heard  ;  and  I  have  called  unto  them,  but 
they  have  not  answered. 

18  And  Jer-e-mi'ah  said  unto  the  house 
of  the  Re'chab-ites,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  15'ra-el,  Because  ye 
have  obeyed  the  cunmiand'mcnt  of  Jon'a- 
dab  j'our  father,  and  kept  ail  his  precepts, 
and  done  according  unto  all  that  he  hath 
comman'ded  you  ; 

19  Ther/;'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el,  Jon'a-dab  the  son 
of  Re'chab  shall  not  waiit  a  man  to  stand 
before  me  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  fourth  year 
of  Je-hoi'a-kim  the  son  of  Jo-si'5h 
king  of  Ju'dah,  tluit  this  word  came  unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Take  thee  a  roll  of  a  book,  and  write 
therein  all  the  words  that  I  have  spokeD 
unto  thee  against'  i?'ra-el,  and  against'  Ju'- 
dah, and  against'  all  the  nations,  from  the 
day  I  spake  unto  thee,  from  the  days  of 
Jo-si'ah,  even  unto  this  day. 

3  It  may  be  that  the  house  of  Ju'dah  will 
hear  all  the  evil  which  I  purpose  to  do  unto 
them  ;  that  they  may  return  every  man 
from  his  evil  way,  that  I  may  forgive  tJieir 
iniquity  and  their  sin. 

4  Then  Jer-e-mi'ah  called  Ba'rQ^h  the 
son  of  Ne-ri'ah  :  and  Ba'rOch  wrote  from 
the  mouth  of  Jer-e-mi'ah  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  had  spoken  unto  him, 
upon  a  roll  of  a  book. 

5  And  Jfir-e-mi'ah  comman'ded  Ba'rti^h, 
saying,  I  nm  shut  up;  I  cannot  go  into  the 
house  of  the  Lojid  : 

G  There'fore  go  thou,  and  read  in  the  roM, 


1  6-bt'je-inse. 
E  ee2 


!*  Md-i-se'ydh. 


^  vln'ylrd. 
605 


B&'r^ch  and  Je-hii'dl  read  (he  roll :     JEREMI'AH.  the  king  causeth  it  to  be  burned. 


which  tliou  h.ist  written  from  my  mouth, 
the  words  of  the  Lord,  in  the  ears  of  the 
people,  in  the  Loru's  honse  upon  the  fSst'- 
ing-day :  and  also  thou  shalt  read  them  in  the 
ears  of  allJu'dah  tliatcomc  out  of  their  cities. 

7  It  may  be  tiicy  will  present  their  sup- 
plication before  the  Lord,  and  will  return 
every  one  from  his  evil  way  :  for  great  is 
the  anger  and  the  fury  that  the  Lord  luilli 
pronounced  against'  this  people. 

8  And  Ba'ruch  the  son  of  Ne-ri'5h  did 
according  to  all  that  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  proph- 
et comnian'ded  him,  reading  in  the  book 
the  words  of  the  Lord  in  the  Lord's  house. 


court,  but  they  laid  up  the  roll  in  the  cham 
ber  of  E-lTsh'a-rna  the  scribe,  and  told  all 
the  words  in  the  cars  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  .Te-hu^di  to  fetch  the 
roll ;  and  he  took  it  out  of  E-lish'a-m5  the 
scribe's  chamber :  and  Je-hu'dl  read  it  in 
the  ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  princes  which  stood  beside  the  king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  the  winter-house, 
in  the  ninth  month  :  and  there  was  a  fire 
on  the  hearth   burning  before  him. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Je-hQ'- 
dT  had  read  three  or  four  leaves,  he  cut  it 
with  the  pen-knife,  and  cast  it  into  the  fire 


9  And  it  came   to   piss,  in  the  fifth  year  (that   ^oas   on   the  hearth,  until   all  the  roll 


of  Je-hoi'a-kim  the  son  of  Jo-si'Sh  king  of 
Ju'dali,  in  ihe  ninth  month,  that  they  pro- 
claimed a  fast  before  the  Lord  to  all  the 
people  in  jG-nVsa-lem,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  came  from  the  cities  of  Ju'dih  unto 
Je-nVsa-lem. 


was  consumed  in  the  fire  that  was  on  the 
hearth. 

24  Yet  they  were  not  afraid,  nor  rent 
their  garments,  jicither  ihe  king,  nor  any  of 
his  servants  that  heard  all  these  words. 

2.5  Nevertheless,   El'na-than,   and  D6l-a- 


10  Then  read  Ba'ruch  in  the  book  the  I  i'ah,  and  Gem-a-ri'ah,  had  made  intercession 
words  of  Jer-e-ml'ah  in  the  house  of  the  !  to  the  king  that  he  would  not  burn  the  roll ; 
Lord,  in  the  ciiamber  of  Gem-5-ri'ahl  the '  but  ho  would  not  hear  them. 

son  of  Sha'phln  the  scribe,  in  the  higher  I  26  But  the  king  comman'ded  Je-r<\hm'e- 
court,  at  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the  !  el  the  son  of  Ham'me-lech,  and  Se-ra-i'5h 
I^ord's  house,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  people.  |  the  son  of  Az'ri-el,  and  Shel-e-mi'Sh  the  son 

11  When  Mi-chai'ah2  the  son  of  Gem-a- iof  Ib'de-el,  to  take  Ba'ruch  the  scribe, 
rl'ah,  the  son  of  Sha'phan,  had  heard  out  land  Jer-e-mi'Sh  the  prophet :  but  the  Lord 
.if  the  book  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 

12  Then  ho  went  down  into  the  king's 
house,  into  the  scribe's  chamber,  and,  lo 
all  the  princes  sat  there,  even  E-lish'a 
ma  the  scribe,  and  Del-a-f'ah  the  son  of 
Shem-a-i'ah,  and  El'na-than  the  son  of 
Ach'bor,  and  Gem-a-ri'ah  the  son  of  Sha'- 
phan, and  Zed-e-kl-ah  the  son  of  Han-a- 
ni'ah,  and  all  the  princes. 

13  Then  Mi-chai'ah  declared  unto  them 
all  the  words  that  he  had  heard,  when  Ba'- 
ruch read  the  book  in  the  ears  of  the  people. 

14  There'fore  all  the  princes  sent  Je-hu'- 
di  the  son  of  Neth-a-ni'ah,  the  son  of  Shel- 
e-mi'Sh,  the  son  of  Cu'shi,  unto  Ba'ruch, 
saying,  Take  in  thine  hand  the  roll  wherein 
thou  hast  read  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
and  come.  So  Ba'ruch  the  son  of  Ne-ri'ah 
took  the  roll  in  his  liand,  and  came  unto 
them. 

15  And  they  said  unto  him.  Sit  down 
now,  and  read  it  in  our  ears.  So  Ba'ruch 
read  it  in  their  ears. 

16  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
heard  all  the  words,  they  were  afraid  both 
one  and  other,  and  said  unto  Ba'ruch,  We 
will  surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these  words. 

17  And  they  asked  Ba'ruch,  saying.  Tell 
us  now.  How  didst  thou  write  all  these 
words  at  his  mouth  ? 

18  Then  Ba'ruch  answered  them.  He  pro- 
nounced all  these  words  unto  me  with  his 
mouth,  and  I  wrote  them  with  ink  in  the 
book. 

19  Then  said  the  princes  unto  Ba'ruch, 
Go  hide  thee,  thou  and  Jer-e-mi'ah,  and  let 
no  man  know  where  ye  be. 

20  And  they  went  in  to  the  king  into  the 

1  G  hard.  2  Ml-kd'ydh. 


hid  them. 

27  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Jer-e-mi'ah,  (after  that  the  king  had  burnt 
the  roll,  and  the  words  which  Ba'ruch  wrote 
at  the  mouth  of  Jer-e-mi'ah,)  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again'  another  roll,  and 
write  in  it  all  the  former  words  that  wereib 
the  first  roll,  which  Je-hoi'a-kim  the  king 
of  Ju'dah  hath  burnt. 

29  And  thou  shalt  say  to  Je-hoi'a-kim 
king  of  Ju'dah,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thou 
hast  burnt  this  roll,  saying.  Why  hast  thou 
written  therein,  saying.  The  kingof  Bib'y- 
lon  shall  cer'tainl}'  come  and  destroy'  this 
land,  and  shall  cause  to  cease  from  thence 
man  and  beast  ? 

30  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  J6- 
hoi'a-kim  king  of  Ju'dah,  He  shall  have 
none  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  Da^vTd  ;  and 
his  dead  body  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  day 
to  the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the  frost. 

31  And  I  will  punish  him,  and  his  seed, 
and  his  servants,  for  their  iniquity  ;  and  I 
will  bring  upon  them,  and  upon  the  inhab- 
itants of  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and  upon  the  men  of 
Ju'dah,  all  the  evil  that  I  have  pronounc- 
ed against'  them  :  but  they  hearkened  not. 

32  Then  took  Jer-e-mi'ah  another  roll, 
and  gave  it  to  Ba'ruch  the  scribe,  the  son  of 
Ne-ri'ah ;  who  wrote  therein,  from  the 
mouth  of  Jer-e-mi'ah,  all  the  words  of  the 
book  which  Je-hoi'a-kTm  king  of  Ja'dah  had 
burnt  in  the  fire  :  and  there  were  added  be- 
sides unto  them  many  like  Words. 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

4  ND  king  Zed-e-ki'ah,  the  son  of  j6-sl'§h; 

-l\.  reigned  instead  of  ^o-nl'ah  the  son  of 

Je-hoi'a-kTm,  whom  Neb-u-chad-rez'zar  kji;.? 


,6P6 


Jir-i-mi'ati  imprisoned  and 

of  B4b'y-16n  made  king  in  the  land  of  Ju'- 

d&h. 

2  But  neither  he,  nor  his  servants,  nor 
the  people  of  the  land,  did  hearken  unit) 
the  words  of  the  Lokd,  which  he  spake  by 
the  prophet  Jer-e-nii'ah. 

3  And  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  sent  Je'hu- 
cSl  the  son  of  Shel-e-nii  ah,  and  Zeph-a-ni'- 
&h  the  son  of  Ma-i-sei'ah  the  priest,  to  the 
prophet  Jer-e-nii'ali,  saying,  Pray  now  nnto 
the  Lord  our  God  for  us. 

4  Now  Jer-e-nii'ah  came  in  and  went  out 
Jlmong  the  people  ;  for  they  had  not  put  him 
into  prison. 

5  Then  Pha'raOh's  army  was  come  forth 
out  of  E'sypt:  and  when  the  Chal-de'anj 
that  besieged  Je-ru'sa-lem  heard  tidings  of 
them,  they  departed  from  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

6  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lokd  unto 
the  prophet  Jer-e-mi'ah,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lokd,  the  God  of  I|'- 
ra-el.  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  the  king  of 
Ju'dah,  that  sent  you  unto  me  to  inquire  of 
me ;  Behold,  Pha'raoh's  army,  which  is 
come  forth  to  help  you,  shall  return  to 
E'gypt  into  their  own  land. 

8  And  the  Chal-de'anj  shall  come  again', 
and  fight  against'  this  city,  and  take  it,  and 
burn  it  with  fire. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Deceive  not 
yourselves,  saying,  The  ^hal-de'anj  shall 
surely  depart  from  us  :  for  they  shall  not 
depart. 

10  For  though  ye  had  smitten  the  whole 
army  of  the  ^hal-de'Snj  tiiat  fight  against' 
you,  and  there  remained  but  wounded  men 
among  them,  yet  should  they  rise  up  every 
man  in  his  tent,  and  burn  this  city  with  fire. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
army  of  the  (j^hal-de'anj  was  broken  up 
from  Je-nVsa-lem  for  fear  of  Pha'raoh's 
army, 

12  Then  Jer-e-mi'ah  went  forth  out  of 
Je-ril'sa-lem  to  go  into  the  land  of  Ben'ja- 
min,  to  separate  himself  thence  in  the  midst 
of  the  people. 

13  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate  of  BSn- 
ja-mtn,  a  cSp'tain  of  the  ward  teas  there, 
whose  name  i/;as  I-ri'jah,  the  son  of  Shel-e- 
mi'ah,  the  son  of  Han-a-ni  ah  ;  and  he  took 
Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet,  saying.  Thou  fall- 
est  away  to  the  Chal-de'an^. 

14  Then  said  Jer-e-mi'ah,  h  is  false  ;  I 
fall  not  away  to  the  Chal-de'anf.  But  he 
hearkened  not  to  him  :  so  I-rl'jah  took  Jiir- 
•-mi'aii,  and  brougiit  him  to  the  princes. 

15  Wiieren)re  the  princes  vv6re  wroth 
with  Jer-e-miah,  and  smote  him,  and  put 
him  in  prison  in  the  house  of  Jon'a-than  the 
acribe  ;  fi»r  they  had  made  that  the  prison. 

IG  When  Jer-e-miah  was  entered  into 
the  dungeon,  and  into  the  cabins,  and  JCr-e- 
mi'ah  had  remained  there  many  days  ; 

17  Then  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  sent,  and 


JEREMI'AH.  pitt  in  the  dungc . 

cd  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-Ion. 

18  Moreover,  Jer-e-mi'ah  said  unto  king 
Zed-e-ki'ah,  What  have  I  oflended  against' 
thee,  or  against  thy  servants,  or  against'  this 
people,  that  ye  liavc  put  me  in  [)rison  .' 

ly  Where  arc  now  your  prophets  which 
prophesied  unto  you,  siiying.  The  king  of 
Bab'y-lon  shall  not  come  against'  you,  nor 
against'  this  land  .'' 

20  Therc'fore  hear  now,  I  pray  thee,  O 
my  lord  the  king:  let  my  supplication,  I 
pray  thee,  be  accepted  before  thee ;  that 
thou  cause  me  not  to  return  to  the  house  of 
Jon'a-than  the  scribe,  lest  1  die  there. 

21  Then  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  command- 
ed that  they  should  commit  Jer-e-mi'ih 
into  the  court  of  the  prison,  and  that  they 
.should  give  him  daily  a  piece  of  bread  out 
of  the  bakers'  street,  until  all  the  bread  in 
the  city  were  spent.  Thus  Jer-e-mi'Sh  re- 
mained in  the  court  of  the  prison. 

CHAP.  XXXVUL 

THEN  Sheph-a-ti'ah  the  son  of  Mat'tan, 
and  Ged-a-li'ah  the  son  of  Pash'ur, 
and  Ju'cal  the  son  of  Shel-e-mi'ah,  and 
Pash'iir  the  son  of  Mal-chi'ah,  h6ard  the 
words  that  Jer-e-mi'ah  had  spoken  unto  all 
the  people,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Loud,  He  that  reraain- 
eth  in  this  city  shall  die  by  the  stoord,  by 
the  fiimine,  and  by  the  pestilence:  but  he 
that  goeth  forth  to  the  Chal-de'anj  shall  live; 
fi)r  he  shall  have  iiis  life  fi)r  a  prey,  and  shall 
live. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Loud,  This  city  shall 
surely  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Bab'y-lon's  army,  which  shall  take  it. 

4  Therc'fore  the  princes  said  unto  the 
king,  We  beseech  thee,  let  this  man  be  put 
to  death  ;  for  thus  he  weakeneth  the  hands 
of  tli(!  men  of  war  that  reni.Tin  in  this  city, 
and  the  hands  of  all  the  people,  in  speaking 
such  words  unto  them  :  for  this  man  seek- 
eth  not  the  welfare  of  this  people,  but  the 
hurt. 

5  Then  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  said.  Be- 
hold, he  is  in  your  hand  :  for  the  king  is 
not  lie  that  can  do  anij  thing  against'  you. 

G  Then  took  they  Jei-e-mi'ah,  and  cast 
him  into  the  dungeon  of  Mal-chi'ah  tlic  son 
of  Ham'me-lech,  that  was  in  the  court  of 
the  prison  :  and  they  let  down  Jer-e-ml'Sh 
with  cords.  And  in  the  dungeon  there  was 
no  water,  but  mire  :  so  Jer-e-mi'ah  sunk  in 
the  mire. 

7  Now  when  E-bed'me-lfch  the  E-thi- 
(Vpi-an,  one  of  the  eu'nuchs  which  was  in 
the  king's  house,  heard  that  they  had  put 
Jer-e-mi'ah  in  the  dungeon,  (the  king  then 
sitting  in  the  gate  of  Ben'ja-min,) 

8  E-bed'me-lech  went  forth  out  of  the 
king's  house,  and  spake  to  the  king,  saying, 

9  My  lord  the  king,  these  men  have  done 
evil  in  all  that  they  have  done  to  J(5r-e-mi'- 


l«x»k  him  out ;  and  the  king  Ssked  him  se-  ah  the  prophet,  whom  they  have  cSst  into 
crt.lly  in  his  house,  and  said,  Is  there  ony  the  dungeon;  and  he  is  like  to  die  for 
word  from  the  Loud  ?  And  Jer-e-nii'ah  said,  hunger  in  the  place  where  he  is  ;  for  thrre 
There  is :  for,  said  ho,  thou  shalt  be  deliver-  is  no  more  bread  in  the  city. 

607 


JUr-C -ml' all's  secret  conference. 

10  Tlirn    tiiu   kiiin   f-ummi'in'dofl 
ino-lei;li  llio  E-tlii-o'pi-in,  saying,  Take  from 
Ueiuie    tiiiity  men   with  thee,   and  talie  up 
.IiT'v-e-mi'Sh  the  propliet  out  of  the  dungeon, 
before  he  die. 

11  So  E-bed'me-lech  took  the  men  witli 
hint);  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  king 
under  tlie  treaj'ury,  and  took  thence  old 
cast  elouts  and  old  rotten  rags,  and  let  them 
down  by  cords  into  the  dungeon  to  Jer-c- 
mi'ah. 

12  And  E-bed'me-lech  the  E-thi-6'pi-an 
said  unto  Jer-e-mi'ah,  Put  now  these  old 
cast  clouts  and  rotten  rags  under  thine  arm- 
holes,  under  the  cords.  And  Jer-e-mi'ah 
did  so. 

13  So  they  drew  up  Jer-e-mi'ah  with 
cords,  and  took  him  up  out  of  the  dungeon  : 
and  Jer-e-mi'ah  remained  in  the  court  of 
the  prison. 

14  Then  Zfid-e-ki'iih  the  king  sent,  and 
took  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet  imto  him  into 
the  third  entry  that  is  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  king  said  untt)  .ler-e-mi'ah,  I 
will  ask  thee  a  thing  ;  hide  nothing  from  me. 

15  Then  Jer-e-mi'ah  said  unto  Zed-e-ki'- 
ah,  If  I  declare  it  unto  thee,  wilt  thou  not 
surely  put  me  to  death  .■■  and  if  I  give  thee 
counsel,  wilt  thou  not  liearUen  unto  me  ^ 

16  So  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  sware  secret- 
ly unto  Jer-e-mi'ah,  saying,  'As  tlie  Lord 
liveth,  that  made  us  this  soul,  i  v\ill  not  put 
thee  to  dcatl),  neither  will  I  give  thee  into 
the  hand  of  tiiese  men  that  seek  thy  life. 

17  Then  said  J6r-e-mi'ah  unto  Zed-e-ki'- 
5h,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  ij'ra-el.  If  thou  wilt  assuredly 
go  forth  unto  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon's  princes, 
then  thy  soul  shall  live,  and  this  city  shall 
not  be  burnt  with  fire  ;  and  thou  shalt  live, 
and  thine  house  : 

18  But  if  thou  wilt  not  go  forth  to  the  king 
of  Bab'y-lon's  princes,  then  shall  this  city 
be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chal-de'5n§, 
and  they  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  and  thou 
shalt  not  escape'  out  of  their  hand. 

19  And  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  said  unto 
Jer-e-mi'ah,  I  am  afraid  of  the  Jews  that  are 
fallen  to  the  Chal-de'anf,  lest  they  deliver 
me  into  their  hand,  and  they  mock  me. 

20  But  Jer-e-mi'ah  said,  They  shall  not 
deliver  thee.  Obey,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  which  I  speak  unto  thee  : 
so  it  shall  be  well  unto  thee,  and  thy  soul 
shall  live. 

21  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth,  this  is 
the  word  that  the  Lord  hath  showed  me  : 

22  And,  behold,  all  the  women  that  are 
left  in  the  king  of  Ju'dah'a  house  shall  he 
brought  forth  to  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon's 
princes  :  and  those  toomen  shall  say,  Thv 
friends  have  set  thee  on,  and  have  prevailed 
against'  thee:  thy  feet  are  sunk  in  the  mire, 
and  they  are  turned  away  back. 

23  So  they  shall  bring  out  all  thy  wives 
and  thy  children  to  the  Chal-de'an^  ;  and 
thou  shalt  not  escape'  out  of  their  hand,  but 
shalt  be  taken   by  the  hand  of  the  king  of 


JEREMI'AII.  The  destruction  of  Je-rn  sa-Um 

E-bCd'-  Bab'y-lon  :  and  thou  shalt  cause  this  city  to 
be  burnt  with   fire. 

24  Then  said  Zed-e-ki'ah  unto  Jer-e-mi' 
all,  L(^t  no  man  know   of  these  words,  ana 
thou  shalt  not  die. 

25  ]jut  if  the  princes  hear  that  I  have 
talked  with  tliee,  and  they  come  unto  thee, 
and  say  unto  thee,  Declare  unto  us  now 
what  thou  hast  said  unto  the  king,  hide  it 
not  from  us,  and  we  will  not  put  thee  to 
death  ;  also  what  the   king  said  unto  thee  ; 

2()  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  I  pre- 
sented my  supplication  before  the  king,  that 
he  would  not  cause  me  to  return  to  Jon'a- 
than's  house,  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes  unto  JSr-e- 
mi'ah,  and  asked  him  ;  and  he  told  them 
according  to  all  these  words  that  the  king 
had  comman'ded.  So  they  left  off  speaking 
vvitii  him  :  for  the  matter  was  not  perceived. 

28  So  Jer-e-mi'ah  abode  in  the  court  of 
the  prison  until  the  day  that  Je-ru'sa-lSm 
was  taken  :  and  he  was  there  when  Je-rO'- 
sa-lem  was  taken. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

IN  the  ninth  year  of  Zed-e-ki'ah  king  of 
Ju'dah,  in  the  tenth  month,  came  Neb- 
u-chad-rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  and  all  his 
armv  against'  Je-rfi'sa-lem,  and  they  besieg- 
ed it.  * 

2  Jlnd  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Zed-e-ki'ah, 
in  the  fourth  month,  the  ninth  day  of  the 
month,  the  citj'  was  broken  up. 

3  And  all  the  princes  of  the  king  of 
Bab'y-lon  came  in,  and  sat  in  the  middle 
gate,  even  Ner'gal-Sha-re'zer,  Sam'gar-Ne'- 
bo,  Sar-se'chim,  Rab'sa-ris,  Ner'gal-Sha- 
re'z6r,  Rab'mag,  with  all  the  residue  of  tli« 
princes  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Zed-6- 
ki'ah  the  king  of  Ju'dah  saw  them,  and  all 
the  men  of  war,  then  they  fled,  and  went 
forth  out  of  the  city  by  night,  by  the  way 
of  the  king's  garden,  by  the  gate  betwixt 
the  two  walls  ;  and  he  went  out  the  way  of 
the  plain. 

5  But  the  Chal-de'anf'  army  pursued  af- 
ter them,  and  overtook  Zed-e-ki'ah  in  the 
plains  of  Jer'i-cho  :  and  when  they  had  ta- 
ken him,  they  brought  him  up  to  Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  to  Rlb'lSh, 
in  the  land  of  Ha'math,  where  he  gave  judg- 
ment upon  him. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  slew  the 
sons  of  Zed-e-ki'ah  in  Rib'lah  before  his 
eyes  :  also  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  slew  all  the 
nobles  of  Ju'dah. 

7  Moreover,  he  put  out  Zed-e-ki'ah's  eyes, 
and  bound  him  with  chains,  to  carry  him  to 
Bab'y-lon. 

8  And  the  Chal-de'an?  burnt  the  king's 
house,  and  the  houses  of  the  people,  with 
fire,  and  brake  down  the  walls  of  Je-rCl'sa 
lem. 

9  Then  N6b-u-zar'a-dan,  the  cap'tain  of 
tlie  guard,  carried  away  captive  into  Bab'- 
y-lon the  remnant  of  the  people  that  re- 
mained in  the  city,  and  those  that  fell  away, 

608 


Jere-ml'dh  rclcasea  (rut  oj  prison 

that  fell  to  him,  with  the  rest  of  the  people 

that  renitTined. 

10  But  Nt'b-u-z5r'a-tliin,  the  cap'tain  of 
the  guard, 1  left  of  the  poor  of  tlie  people, 
which  had  nothing,  in  the  land  of  Ju'Jali, 
and  gave  them  vineyards2  and  fields  at  the 
same  time. 

11  IT  Now  Neb-u-chad-rez'zar  king  of 
Bab'}'-l6n  gave  charge  concer'ning  Jer-e- 
mi'ah  to  Neb-u-zar'a-dan  the  cap'tain  of  the 
guard,  saying, 

12  Take  him,  and  look  well  to  him,  and 
do  him  no  harm;  but  do  unto  him  even  as 
he  shall  say  unto  thee. 

13  So  Neb-u-zar'a-dan,  the  cap'tain  of 
the  guard,  sent,  and  Neb-u-shas'ban,  Rab'- 
sa-rTs,  and  Ner'gal-Sha-re'zer,  Rab'mag,and 
all  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon's  princes, 

14  Even  they  sent,  and  took  Jer-e-mi'ah 
out  of  the  court  of  the  prison,  and  commit- 
ted him  unto  Ged-a-li'ah  the  son  of  A-lii'- 
kam  the  son  of  Sha'phan,  that  he  should 
carry  him  home :  so  he  dwelt  am6ng  the 
people. 

15  II  Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jer-e-ml'ah,  while  he  was  shut  up  in 
the  court  of  the  prison,  saying, 

16  Go  and  speak  to  E-bed'me-le^h  the 
E-thi-0'pi-an,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  my  words  upon  this  city  for  evil,  and 
not  for  good  ;  and  they  shall  be  accomplish- 
ed in  that  day  before  thee. 

17  But  I  will  deliver  thee  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  thou  shalt  not  be  given 
into  the  hand  of  the  men  of  whom  thou  art 
afraid. 

18  For  I  will  surely  deliver  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the  sjoord,  but  thy 
life  shall  be  for  a  prey  unto  thee  ;  because 
thou  hast  put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XL. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jer-e-ml'ah 
from  the  Lord,  after  that  Neb-u-zar'- 
a-dun  the  cap'tain  of  the  giicird  had  let  him 
go  from  Ra'mali,  when  he  had  taken  him, 
being  bound  in  chains  among  all  that  were 
carried  away  captive  of  Je-rft'sa-lem  and 
Ju'dali,  which  were  carried  away  captive 
unto  Bab'y-lon. 

2  And  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard  took  Jfir- 
e-mi'ali,  and  said  unto  him,  The  Lord  thy 
God  hath  pronounced  this  evil  upon  this 
place. 

3  Now  the  Lord  hath  brought  it,  and 
done  according  as  he  hath  said  :  because  ye 
have  sinned  against'  the  Lord,  and  have 
not  obeyed  his  voice,  thfire'forc  this  thing 
is  come  upon  you. 

4  And  now,  behold,  I  loose  thee  this  d;iy 
from  the  chain.s  which  todrc  upon  thine 
hand.  If  it  seem  good  unto  thee  to  come 
with  me  into  Bab'y-lon,  come,  and  I  will 
look  well  unto  thee  ;  but  if  it  seem  ill  unto 
thee  to  come  with  me  into  Bab'y-lon,  for- 
bear    behold,  all  the  land  is  before  thee  : 

1  gyArd.         ^ 


JiiREMI'AH.  Isfi'ma-el's  conspiracy  reveaUfL 
whither  it  seemctli  good  and  convenient  for 
thee  to  go,  thither  go. 

5  Now,  while  he  was  not  yet  gone  back,A« 
si/id,  Go  back  also  to  Ged-a-ll'ah  the  son  of 
A-hi'kam,  the  son  of  81ia'phan,  whom  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon  hath  made  governor  over 
the  cities  of  Ju'dah.  and  dwell  with  him 
among  the  people  ;  or  go  wheresoever  it 
seeineth  convenient  unto  thee  to  go.  So 
the  cap'tain  of  the  guard  gave  him  victuals 
and  a  reward,  and  let  him  go. 

(')  Then  went  Jer-6-mi'ah  unto  Ged-a-li'ah 
the  son  of  A-hi'kam,  to  Mizpah,  and  dwelt 
with  him  among  the  people  that  were  left  in 
the  land. 

7  H  Now  when  all  the  cap'tains  of  the 
forces  which  wSre  in  the  fields,  even  they 
and  their  men,  heard  that  the  king  of  Bab'y- 
lon  had  made  Ged-a-li'ah  the  sonof  A-hi'kSm 
governor  in  the  land,  and  had  committed 
unto  him  men,  and  women,  and  children, 
and  of  the  poor  of  the  land,  of  them  that 
were  not  carried  away  cap.ive  to  Bab'y-lon; 

6  Then  they  came  to  Ged-a-li'ah  to  Miz'- 
pah,  even  Lsh'ma-el  the  son  of  Neth-a-ni''ah, 
and  Jo-ha'nan  and  Jon'a-than  the  sons  of 
Ka-re'ah,  and  Se-ra-i'ah  the  son  of  TBn'hu- 
metli,  and  the  sons  of  E'phai  the  Ne-toph'a- 
tliite,  and  Jez-a-ni'ah  the  son  of  a  Ma-5ch'- 
a-thitc,  they  and  their  men. 

9  And  Ged-a-li'ah  the  son  of  l-hi'kam, 
the  son  of  Sha'phan,  sware  unto  them,  and 
to  their  men,  saying.  Fear  not  to  serve  the 
Chal-de'anj  :  dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  it  shall  be  well  with 
you. 

10  As  for  me,  behold,  I  will  dwell  at 
Miz'pSh,  to  serve  the  Chal-de'Suf  which 
will  come  unto  us :  but  ye,  gather  ye  wine, 
and  summer-fruits,  and  oil,  and  put  them  in 
your  vessels,  and  dwell  in  your  cities  that 
ye  have  taken. 

11  Likewise,  when  all  the  Jews  that  wcr« 
in  Mo'ab,  and  among  the  Am'inon-itcs,  and 
in  E'dom,  and  that  were  in  all  the  countries, 
heard  that  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  had  left  a 
remnant  of  Ju'dah,  and  that  he  had  set  over 
them  Ged-a-li'ah  the  son  of  A-hi'kam,  the 
son  of  Sha'phan  : 

12  Even  all  the  Jews  returned  out  of  all 
places  whither  they  w6re  driven,  and  came 
to  the  land  of  Ju'dah,  to  Ged-a-li'ah,  unto 
Miz'paJi,  and  gathered  wine  and  summer- 
fruits  very  much. 

13  Moreover,  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  of  Ka 
re'ah,  and  all  the  cap'tains  of  the  forces  that 
2vSrc  in  the  fields,  came  to  GSd-a-li'fih  to 
Miz'pah, 

14  And  said  unto  him.  Dost  thon  c&r'- 
tainly  know  that  Ba'al-is  the  king  of  the 
Ani'mon-ites  hath  sent  Isli'ma-el  the  son  of 
Neth-a-ni'ah  to  slay  thee  .'  But  Ged-a-li'Sh 
the  son  of  A-hi'kam  believed  them  not. 

15  Then  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  of  Ka-rd'Sh 
spake  to  Ged-a-li'ah  in  Miz'pah  secretly, 
saying,  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  I  will 
slay  Ish'ma-6l  the  son  of  Nfith-a-ni'ah,  and: 

2  vin'ylrdz. 

609    , 


tsh'tna-il  killeth  Gid-a-ll'ih. 
nj  man  shall   know  it  :  wherefore   should 
he   slay   thee,  that   all   the  Jews  which  arc 
gathered  unto  thee  should  be  scattered,  and 
the  remnant  in  Ju'dah  perish  ? 

16  But  Ged-a-ll'5h  the  son  of  A-hi'kam 
said  unto  Jo-ha'n4n    the   son  of  Ka-re'ah', 
Thou    shalt    not    do  this    thing  ;    for  thou 
speakest  falsely  of  Ish'ma-Sl. 
CHAP.  XLI. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
month,  that  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of  N6th- 
a-ni'5h,  the  son  of  E-lisli'a-ma,  of  the  seed 
royal,  and  the  princes  of  the  king,  even  ten 
men,  with  him,  came  unto  Ged-a-li'ah  tlie 
son  of  A-hi'kam,  to  Miz'pSh  ;  and  there 
they  did  eat  bread  together  in  Miz'pah. 

2  Then  Sro^e  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of  Neth- 
a-ni'5h,  and  the  ten  men  that  were  with 
him,  and  smote  Ged-a-li'Sh  the  son  of  A-hi'- 
kSm,  the  son  of  Sha'phan,  witli  the  sjcord, 
and  slew  him,  whom  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon 
had  made  governor  over  the  land. 

3  Ish'ma-el  also  slew  all  the  Jews  that 
were  with  him,  even  with  Ged-a-li'ah  at 
Miz'pah,  and  the  Chal-de'anj  that  were 
found  there,  and  the  men  of  war 


JEREMI'AII.     Jo-hd'nan's  request  to  .TSi -e-ml'ah. 


]  1  But  when  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  of  Ka-re'- 

ah,  and  all  the  cap'tains  of  the  forces  that 
were  with  him,  hSard  of  all  the  evil  that 
Ish'ma-6l  the  son  of  Neth-a-ni'ah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the  men,  and  went 
to  fight  with  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of  Neth-a- 
nl'ah,  and  fjund  him  by  the  great  waters 
that  are  in  Gib'e-6n. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all  the 
people  which  were  with  Ish-ma-el  saw  Jo- 
ha'nan  the  son  of  Ka-re'ah,  and  all  the  cap'- 
tains of  the  forces  that  were  wi<h  him,  then 
they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  Ish'ma-el  had 
carried  away  captive  from  Miz'pah  eSst 
about',  and  returned,  and  went  unto  Jo-ha'- 
nan the  son  of  Ka-re'ah. 

15  But  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of  Neth-a-nl'ah 
escaped  from  Jo-ha'nan  with  eight  men,  and 
went  to  the  Am'mon-itcs. 

16  Then  took  Jo-lia'nan  the  son  of  Ka-re'- 
ah, and  all  the  cap'tains  of  the  forces  that 
were  with  him,  all  the  renmant  of  the  people 
whom  he  had  recovered  from  Ish'ma-el  the 
son  of  Neth-a-nl'ah,  from  Miz'pAh,  (after 
that   he  had  slain   Ged-a-ll'ah    the   son  of 

4  And    it  came  to  pass,  the  second   day  1  A-hi'kam,)   even  mighty  men    of  war,  and 
after  he  had  slain  Ged-a-li'ah,  and  no  man  the  women,  and  the  children,  and  the  efl'- 


knew  it, 

5  That  there  came  cer'tain  from  She'- 
chem,  from  Shi'loh,  and  from  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
even  fourscore  men,  having  their  beards 
.shaven,  and  their  clothes  rent,  and  having 
cut  themselves,  with  offerings  and    incense 


nuchs,  whom  he  had   brought  again'  from 
Gib'e-6n  : 

17  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt  in  the 
habitation  of  Chim'ham,  which  is  by  Beth'- 
le-hem,  to  go  to  enter  into  E'^ypt, 

18  Because  of  the  Chal-de'Snf  :   for  they 


in  their  hand,  to  bring  them  to  the  house  of  were  afraid  of  them,  because   Ish'ma-el  the 


the  Lord. 


son  of  Neth-a-nl'ah  had  slain  Ged-a-h'ahthe 


6  And  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of  NSth-a-ni'ah  1  son  of  A-hi'kam,  whom  the  king  of  Bab'y- 
went  forth   from    Miz'pah   to    meet   them,!  Ion  made  governor  in  the  land. 

weeping  all  along'  as  he  went  :  and  it  came  ■  CHAP.  XLII. 

to  pass,  as  he  met  them,  he  said  unto  them,  |  f  |  IHEN  all  the  cap'tains  of  the  forces,  and 

Come  to  Ged-a-li'ah  the  son  of  A-lii'kam.     i   JL    Jo-ha'nan    the    son   of  Ka-re'ah,  and 

7  And  it  was  so,  when  they  came  into :  Jez-a-ni'ah  the  son  of  Hosh-a-i'ah,  and  all 
the  midst  of  the  city,  that  Ish'ma-el  the  son  the  people,  from  the  least  even  to  the  great- 
of  N6th-a-ni'ah  slewthem,  and  cast  them'mto 
the  midst  of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men  that 
wSre  with  him. 

8  But  ten  men   w6rc  found  among  them 


est,  came  near, 

2  And  said  unto  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet, 
Let,  we  beseech  thee,  our  supplication  be 
accepted  before  thee,  and   pray  for  us  unto 

that  said  unto  Ish'nia-51,    Slay  us   not;  for  [the  Lord  thy  God,   even  for  all  this  rem- 

we  have  trSas'ures   in   the   field,  of  wheat,  I  nant ;  (for  we  are  left  fewf  a  few  of  many  as 

and  of  barley,  and  of  oil,  and  of  honey.     So  j  thine  eyes  do  behold  us  ;) 

he  forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among  their 

brethren. 

9  Now   the    pit  wherein    Ish'ma-el   had 

cSst  all  the  dead  bodies  of  the  men,  whom 

he  had  slain  because  of  Gcd-a-li'ah,  toas 

it  which  A'sa   the  king  had  made  for  fear 


3  That  the  Lord  thy  God  may  show  us 
the  way  wherein  we  may  walk,  and  the 
thing  that  we  may  do. 

4  Then  Jer-e-nii'ah  the  prophet  said  unto 
them,  I  have  heard  you  ;  behold,  I  will  pray 
unto  the  Lord  your  God  according  to  your 

of  Ba'a-sha  king  of  If'ra-el ;  and  ish'ma-el  j  words  ;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  what 
the  son  of  N6th-a-m'ah  filled  it  with  them\  soever  thing  the  Lord  shall  answer  you,  I 
that  wSre  slain.  will  declare  it  unto  you  ;  I  will  keep  noth- 

10  Then  Ish'ma-6l  carried  away  captive  ing  back  from  you. 
all  the  residue  of  the  people  that  were  in  |  .5  Then  they  said  to  Jer-c-mi'ah,  The 
Miz'pah,  even  the  king's  daughters,  and  all  j  Lord  be  a  true  and  faithful  witness  between 
the  people  that  remained  in  Miz'pah,  whom  us,  if  we  do  not  even  according  to  all  things 
N6b-a-zar'a-dan  the  cap'tain  of  the  gukrd:  for  the  wlAcb  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  send 
had  committed  to  GSd-a-li'ah  the  son  of  A-  thee  to  us. 

hi'kam  :  and  Ish'ma-el  the  son  of  NSth-a-j  6  Whether  it  he  good,  or  whether  it  be 
ni'ah  carried  them  away  captive,  and  de-j  evil,  we  will  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our 
parted  to  go  over  to  the  Am'mon-ites.  \  God,  to  whom  we  send  thee  ;  that  it   may 

610 


Hypdc'risy  reproved. 

be  well  with   us,  when   we  obey  the  voice 

of  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  11  And  it  came  to  pSss,  after  ten  days, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Jer-e- 
mi'ah. 

8  Then  called  he  Jo-ha'nSn  the  son  of 
Ka-re'ah,  and  all  the  cSp'tains  of  the  forces 
which  were  with  him,  and  all  the  people, 
from  the  least  even  to  the  greatest, 

9  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  If'ra-el,  unto  whom  ye 
sent  me  to  present  your  supplication  before 
him ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this  land,  then 
will  I  build  you,  and  not  pftll  yoti  down  ; 
and  I  will  plant  you,  and  not  pluck  yo7t  up: 
for  I  repent  me  of  the  evil  that  I  have  done 
unto  you. 

11  Be  not  afraid  of  the  kingof  Bab'y-lon, 
of  whom  ye  arc  afraid  ;  be  not  afraid  of 
iiim,  saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  am  with  you  to 
save  you,  and  to  deliver  you  froui  his  hand. 

12  And  I  will  show  mer'cies  unto  you, 
that  he  may  have  mercy  upon  you,  and 
cause  you  to  return  to  your  own  land. 

13  But  if  ye  say,  We  will  not  dwell  in 
this  land,  neither  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  your  God, 

14  Saying,  No  ;  but  we  will  go  into  the 
land  of  E'gypt,  where  we  shall  see  no  war, 
nor  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  nor  have 
hunger  of  bread  ;  and  there  will  we  dwell : 

15  And  now,  there'fore,  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  ye  remnant  of  Ju'dah  ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  I§'ra-el, 
If  ye  wholly  set  your  faces  to  enter  into 
E'gypt,  and  go  to  sO'journ  there  ; 

16  Then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
swjord,  which  ye  feared,  shall  overtake  you 
there  in  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and  the  famine, 
whereof  ye  were  afraid,  sIkiII  follow  close  af- 
teryou  there  in  E'gypt;  and  there  ye  shall  die. 

17  So  shall  it  be  with  all  the  men  that  set 
their  faces  to  go  into  E'gypt,  to  so'journ 
there  ;  they  shall  die  by  the  s?cord,  by  the 
fiminc,  and  by  the  pestilence:  and  none  of 
them  shall  remain  or  escape'  from  the  evil 
that  I  will  bring  upon  them. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  I§'ra-el,  As  mine  anger  and  my  fury 
hath  been  poured  forth  upon  the  inhabitants 
of  "  

E'gypt :  and  ye  shall  be  an  execration,  and 
an  astonishment,  and  a  curse,  and  a  re- 
proach ;  and  ye  shall  see  this  place  no  more. 
1!)  The  Lord  hath  said  c6nc6r'ning  you, 
O  ye  remnant  of  Ju'dah,  Go  ye  not  into 
E'gypt :  know  c6r'talnly  that  I  have  admon- 
ished you  this  day. 

20  For  ye  dissembled  in  your  hearts, 
when  ye  sent  me  unto  the  Lord  your  God, 
saying,  Pray  for  us  unto  the  Lord  our  God  ; 
and  according  unto  all  that  the  Lord  our 
God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto  us,  and  we 
will  do  it. 

21  And  now  I  have  this  day  declared  it  to 
you  ;  but  ye  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of 


JEREMI'AH  The  conquest  of  S'gppt prophesied 
the  Lord  your  God,  nor  any  thing  for  the 
which  he  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

22  Now,  therc'iore,  know  cer'tainly  that 
ye  shall    die    by  the   sjcord,  by  the  famine, 
and  by  the  pestilence,  in  the  place  whither 
ye  desire  to  go,  a7i.d  to  scVjourn. 
CHAP.  XLIII. 

AND  it  came  to  piss,  that  when  JSr-e- 
ml'ah  had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
unto  all  the  people  all  the  words  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  for  which  the  Lord  their  God 
had  sent  him  to  them,  cvenaW  these  words, 

2  Then  spake  Az-a-rl'Sh  the  son  of  Hosh- 
a-I'ah,  and  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  of  Ka-re'ah, 
and  all  the  proud  men,  saying  unto  Jer-e- 
ml'ah.  Thou  speakest  falsely  :  the  Lord 
our  God  hath  not  sent  thee  to  say.  Go  not 
into  E'gypt  to  so'journ  there  : 

3  But  Ba'ruch  the  son  of  Ne-rl'ah  setteth 
thee  on  against'  us,  for  to  deliver  us  into  the 
hand  of  theChal-de'Snj,  that  they  might  put 
us  to  death,  and  carry  us  away  captives  into 
Bab'y-lon. 

4  So  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  of  Ka-re'ah,  and 
all  the  cap'tains  of  the  forces,  and  all  the 
people,  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
to  dwell  in  the  land  of  Ju'dah  ; 

5  But  Jo-ha'nan  the  son  of  Ka-re'ah,  and 
all  the  cap'tains  of  the  forces,  took  all  the 
remnant  of  Ju'dah,  that  were  returned  from 
all  nations  whither  they  had  been  driven,  to 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Ju'dah  ; 

6  Even  men,  and  women,  and  children, 
and  the  king's  daughters,  and  every  person 
that  Neb-Q-zar'a-dan  the  cSp'tain  of  the 
guard  had  left  with  Ged-a-Ii'ah  the  son  of 
A-hi'kam,  the  son  of  Sha'phan,  and  Jer-e- 
mi'ah  the  prophet,  and  Ba'rQch  the  son  of 
Ne-rl'ah. 

7  So  they  came  into  the  land  of  E'gj^pt : 
for  they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lorh 
Thus  came  they  even  to  Tah'pan-hef . 

8  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
J6r-e-mi  ah  in  Tiih'pan-hes,  saying, 

9  Take  great  stones  in  thine  hand,  and 
hide  them  in  the  clay  in  the  brick-kiln, 
which  is  at  the  entry  of  Pha'raoh's  house 
in  Tah'pan-hef,  in  the  sight  of  the  men  of 
Ju'dah  ; 

10  And  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  If'ra-el,  Behold, 


Je-rtVsa-lem  ;  so  shall  my  fury  be  poured  j  I  will  send  and  take  Ngb-u-chad-rez'zar  the 
th  upon  you,  when   ye  shall  enter  into  king  of  Bab'y-l6n  my  servant,  and  will   set 


his  throne  upon  these  stones  that  I  have 
hid;  and  he  shall  spread  his  royal  pavilion 
over  them. 

11  Arid  when  he  cometh,  he  shall  smite 
the  land  of  E'gypt,  and  deliver  such  as  dre 
for  death,  to  death  ;  and  such  as  hre  for 
captivity,  to  captivity  ;  and  such  as  dre  for 
the  sword,  to  the  sjcord. 

12  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  houses 
of  the  gods  of  E'gypt ;  and  he  shall  bum 
them,  and  carry  llieu)  away  captives  ;  and 
he  shall  array  himself  with  the  land  of 
E'gypt,  as  a  shep'/terd  putteth  on  hia  gar- 
ment ;  and  he  shall  go  forth  from  thence  in 
peace. 

<in 


Jir-€-mi-&h  prophesieth 

13  He  sliall   break    also    the    images  of 
B«tli'slic-iii6sh,  that  is  in  the  land  of  E'f,'ypt ; 
and  the  houses  of  tlie  gods  of  the  E'^yi)  ti- 
Sns  shall  he  burn  with  fire. 
CHAP.  XLIV. 

THE  wordtiiat  came  to  Jer-e-mi'fth  con- 
cgr'ning  all  the  Jews  which  dwell  in 
the  land  of  E'gypt,  which  dwell  at  Mig'dul, 
and  at  Tah'pa'n-hef,  and  at  Noph,  and  in 
the  country  of  PSth'ros,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  If'ra-el,  Ye  have  seen  all  the  evil  that  I 
have  brought  upon  j6-ru'sa-lem,  and  upon 
all  the  cities  of  jQ'dSh  ;  and,  behold,  this 
day  they  are  a  desolation,  and  no  man 
iwelleth  therein  ; 

3  Because  of  their  wickedness  which 
they  have  committed,  to  provoke  me  to  an- 
ger, in  that  they  went  to  burn  incense,  and 
to  serve  other  gods,  whom  they  knew  not, 
neither  they,  ye,   nor  your  fathers. 

4  Howbeit  I  sent  unto  you  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  rising  garly  and  sending 
them,  saying,  Oh,  do  not  this  abominable 
thing  that  I  hate. 

5  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear  to  turn  from  their  wickedness,  to 
burn  no  incense  unto  other  gods. 

6  Wherefore  my  fury  and  mine  anger 
was  poured  forth,  and  was  kindled  in  the 
cities  of  Ju'dah  and  in  the  streets  of  Je-rii'- 
sa-lem  ;  and  they  are  wasted  and  desolate, 
as  at  this  day. 

7  There'fore  now  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  I§'ra-el,  Where- 
fore commit  ye  this  great  evil  against'  your 
souls,  to  cut  off  from  you  man  and  woman, 
child  and  suckling,  out  of  Ju'dah,  to  leave 
you  none  to  remain  ; 

8  In  that  ye  provoke  me  unto  wrath 
with  the  works  of  your  hands,  burning  in- 
cense unto  other  gods  in  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
whither  ye  be  gone  to  dwell,  that  ye  might 
cut  yourselves  off,  and  that  ye  might  be  a 


JEREMI'AH.  the  conquest  of  E'^ypt. 

SMord  and  by  the  famine  ;  and  they  shall  be 
an  execration,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a 
curse,  and  a  reproach. 

13  For  I  will  punish  them  that  dwell  in 
the  land  of  E'gypt,  as  I  have  punished  Je- 
rii'sa-lem,  by  the  siiJord,  by  the  famine,  and 
by  the  pestilence  : 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant  of  Ju'dah, 
which  arc  gone  into  the  land  of  E'^pt  to 
so'journ  there,  shall  escape'  or  remain,  that 
they  should  return  into  the  land  of  Ju'dah, 
to  the  which  they  have  a  desire  to  return  to 
dwell  there  ;  for  none  shall  return  but  such 
as  shall  escape'. 

15  IT  Then  all  the  men  which  knew  that 
their  wives  had  burnt  incense  unto  other 
gods,  and  all  the  women  that  stood  by,  a 
great  multitude,  even  all  the  people  that 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  E'ffypt,  in  Path'ros,  an- 
swered Jer-e-mi'ah,  saying, 

16  Jls  for  the  word  that  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
we  will  not  hearken  unto  thee. 

17  But  we  will  cer'tainly  do  whatsoever 
thing  goetJi  forth  out  of  our  own  mouth,  to 
burn  incense  unto  the  queen  of  heaven,  and 
to  pour  out  drink-offerings  unto  her,  as  we 
have  done,  we,  and  our  fathers,  our  kings, 
and  our  princes,  in  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  and 
in  the  streets  of  Je-rft'sa-lem  :  for  then  had 
we  plenty  of  victuals,  and  were  well,  and 
saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  bum  incense 
to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out 
drink-offerings  unto  her,  we  have  wanted 
all  things,  and  have  been  consumed  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  And  when  we  burnt  incense  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  poured  out  drink-offer- 
ings unto  her,  did  we  make  her  cakes  to 
wor'ship  her,  and  pour  out  drink-offerings 
unto  her  without  our  men  .'' 

20  TI  Then  Jer-e-ml'ah  said  unto  all  the 
people,  to  the  men,  and  to  the  women,  and 


curse  and  a  reproach  among  all  the  nations  j  to  all  the  people  which  had  given  him  that 


of  the  earth  .•' 

9  Have  ye  forgotten  the  wickedness  ofj 
your  fathers,  and  the  wickedness  of  thej 
kings  of  Ju'dah,  and  the  wickedness  of  their 
wives,  and  your  own  wickedness,  and  the 
w'ckedness  of  your  wives,  which  they  have 
committed  in  the  land  of  Ju'dSh,  and  in  the 
streets  of  Je-ru'sa-lem  .-' 

10  They  ire  not  Aumbled  even  unto  this 
day,  neither  have  they  feared,  nor  walked 
in  my  law,  nor  in  my  statutes,  that  I  set  be- 
fore vou,  and  before  your  fathers. 

11  IT  There'fore  thus  saith   the   Lord  of 


answer,  saynig, 

21  The  incense  that  ye  burned  in  the  cit- 
ies of  Ju'dah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Je-rft'sa- 
lem,  ye,  and  your  fathers,  your  kings,  and 
your  princes,  and  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  not  the  Lord  remember  them,  and 
came  it  not  into  his  mind  ? 

22  So  that  the  Lord  could  no  longer  bear, 
because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings,  and  be- 
cause of  the  abominations  which  ye  have 
committed  ;  there'fore  is  your  land"  a  des- 
olation, and  an  astonishment,  and  a  curse, 
without  an  inhabitant,  as  at  this  day. 


hobts,  the  God  of  If'ra-el,  Behold,  I  will  set       23  Because  ye  have  burned  incense,  and 
mv  face  against'  you  for  evil,  and  to  cut  off  because  yc  have  sinned  against'  the  Lord, 

and  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 


all  Ju'dah. 

1?  And   I   will  take  the  remnant  of  Ju'- 
dah, thathave  set  their  fiices  to  go  into  thej  nor  in  his  tes'timonies  ;  there'fore  this   evil 


bnri  of  Egypt  to  so'journ  there,  and  they 
s!ia1l  all  be  consumed,  and  fall  in  the  land 
'*"  E'g5  [)t  ;  they  shall  even  be  consumed  by 


nor  walked  in  his  law,  nor  in  his  statutes, 
nor  in  his  tes'timonies  ;  there'fore  thi 
is  happened  unto  you,  as  at  this  day. 

24  Moreover,   Jer-e-mi'ah   said  unto   all 
tiie   people,   and  to   all    the  women,  Hear 


the  s^t-ord  and  by  the  famine  :  they  shall  die,  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all   Ju'daii   that  a? 
from  tlie  least  even  unto  the  greatest,  by  the  \  in  the  land  of  E'cypt ; 


613 


Bd'rHfh  cdm'fdrted. 


JEREMIAH. 


PlM'raoh's  overthroib. 


25  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  ofhosts,  the  God  1  Ion  smote  in  tlie  fourth  year  of  Je-hoi'a-kiin 


of  Ij'ra-fil,  saying,  Ye  and  your  wives  have 
both  spoken  with  your  mouths,  and  fulfilled 
with  your  hand,  saying,  We  will  surely  per- 
form' our  vows  that  we  have  vowed,  to 
bum  incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and 
to  pour  out  drink-oft'erings  unto  her :  ye 
will  surely  accomplish  your  vows,  and 
surely  perform'  your  vows. 

2G  Therc'fore  hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
LoRn,  all  Ju'dah  that  dwell  in  the  land  of 
E'eypt ;  Behold,  I  have  sworn  by  my  great 
naliie,  saith  the  Lorp,  that  my  name  shall 
no  more  bo  named  in  the  mouth  of  any  man 
of  Ju'dah,  in  all  the  land  of  E'gypt,  saying, 
The  Lord  God  liveth. 


27  Behold,  I  will   watch   over  them   for  phra'le^. 


the  son  of  Jo-sl'ah  king  of  Ju'dah. 

3  Order  ye  the  buckler  and  shield,  and 
draw  near  to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses ;  and  get  up,  ye 
horsemen,  and  stand  forth  with  your  hel- 
mets ;  furbish  the  spears,  and  put  on  the 
brlg'andines. 

5  Wherefore  have  1  seen  them  difmayed 
and  turned  away  back .'  and  their  mighty 
ones  arc  beaten  down,  and  arc  fled  Space, 
and  look  not  back  :  for  fear  was  round 
about',  saith  the  Lord. 

6  Let  not  the  swift  flee  away,  nor  the 
mighty  man  escape' ;  they  shall  stumble, 
and  fall  to'ward  the  north  by  the  river  Ev- 


evil,  and  not  for  good  ;  and  all  the  men  of 
Ju'dah  tliat«re  in  the  land  of  E'cypt  shall 
be  consumed  by  the  sword  and  by  the  fam- 
ine, until  there  be  an  end  of  them. 

is  Yet  a  small  number  that  escape'  the 
sword  shall  return  out  of  the  land  of  E'eypt 
into  the  land  of  Ju'dah  ;  and  all  the  remnant 
of  Ju'dah,  that  are  gone  into  the  land  of 
E'gypt  to  so'journ  there,  shall  know  whose 
Words  shall  stand,  mine,  or  theirs. 

29  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  you,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  punish  you  in  this 
place,  that  j'e  may  know  that  my  words 
shall  surely  stand  against'  you  for  evil : 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
give  Pha'raoh-Hopli'ra  king  of  E'gypt  into 
the  hand  of  his  enemies,  and  into  the  hand 
of  them  that  seek  his  life,  as  I  gave  Zed-e- 
ki'ah  king  of  Ju'dah  into  the  hand  of  Neb- 
a-chad-rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  his  ene- 
my, and  that  sought  his  life. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THE  word  that  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet 
spake  unto  Ba'ruch  the  son  of  Ne-ri'- 
ah,  when  he  had  written  these  words  in  a 
nook  at  the  mouth  of  Jer-e-mi'ah,  in  the 
fourth  year  of  Je-hoi'a-klm  the  son  of  Jo-" 
oi'ah  king  of  Ju'dah,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  I§'- 
ra-6l,  unto  thee,  O  Ba'ruch  ; 

3  Thou  didst  say,  Wo  is  me  now !  for 
:he  Lord  hath  added  grief  to  my  sorrow  ; 
I  fainted  in  my  sighing,  and  I  find  no  rest. 

4  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  him,  The 
Lord  saith  thus  ;  Behold,  that  which  I  have 
Duilt  will  I  break  down,  and  that  which  I 
nave  planted  I  will  pluck  up,  even  this 
whole  land. 

5  And  seekest  thou  great  things  for  thy- 
self.'' seek  them  not :  for,  behold,  I  will 
irinj;  evil  upon  all   flesh,  saith   the  Lord  ; 


7  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  as  a  flood, 
whose  waters  are  moved  as  the  rivers  .' 

8  E'gypt  riseth  up  like  a  flood,  and  his 
waters  are  moved  like  the  rivers ;  and  he 
saith,  I  will  go  up,  and  will  cover  the  earth  ; 
I  will  destroy'  the  city,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses ;  and  rage,  ye 
chariots ;  and  let  the  mighty  men  come 
forth  ;  the  E-thi-o'pi-an^  and  the  Llb'y-ans, 
that  handle  the  shield  ;  and  the  Lyd'i-an.s, 
that  handle  and  bend  the  bow. 

10  For  this  is  the  day  of  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  a  day  of  vengeance,  that  he  may 
avenge'  him  of  his  ad'versaries  :  and  the 
STCord  shall  devour,  and  it  shall  be  satiate 
and  made  drunk  with  their  blood  ;  for  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  liafh  a  sac'rifi(;e  in  the 
north  country  by  the  river  Eu-phra'tef. 

11  Go  up  into  Gil'e-ad  and  take  balm,  O 
vir'gin,  the  daughter  of  E'gypt  :  in  vain 
shalt  thou  use  many  medicines ;  for  thou 
shalt  not  be  cured. 

12  The  nations  have  heard  of  thy  shame, 
and  thy  cry  hath  filled  the  land  '  for  the 
mighty  man  hath  stumbled  against'  the 
mighty,  and  they  arc  fillen  both  together. 

13  IT  The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  to 
Jer-e-ml'ah  the  prophet,  how  Neb-u-chad- 
rgz'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lOn  should  come  and 
smite  the  land  of  E'gypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  E'gypt,  and  publish  in 
Mig'dol,  and  publish  in  iNuph,  and  in  Tiili- 
pan-hef  :  say  ye,  Stand  fast,  and  prepare 
thee  ;  for  the  s?/;6rd  shall  d»;vour  round 
about'  thee. 

1.5  Why  arc  thy  valiant  men  swept  away  .' 
they  stood  not,  because  the  Lord  did  drive 
them. 

16  He  made  many  to  fall,  y6a,  one  fell 
upon  another ;  and  they  said,  Arlje,  and  let 


but  thy  life  will  I  give  unto  thee  for  a  prey  !  us  go  again'  to  our  own  people,  and  to  the 


m  all  places  whither  thou  goest 
CHAP.  XLVI 


land  of  our  nativity,  from   the  oppressing 
sword. 


THE  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  to;      17  They  did  cry  there,  Pha'raoh  king  of 
J6r-e-mi'ah  the  prophet  agamst'  the  E'|ypt  is  but  a  noise ;  he  hatli  pSssed  the 


^€n'tiles ; 

2  Against'   E'gypt,  against'  the  army  of 

Pha'raOh-Ne'cho'king  of  E'gypt,  which  was 

oy  the  river   Eu-phra'tej   in   Car'che-mTsh, 

jrhich   N6b-u-chad-r6z'zar  king  of  Bib'y- 

Fff 


time  appointed. 

18  As  I  live,  saith  the  King,  whose  name 
is  The  Lord  of  ho.sts,  Surely  as  Ta'biSr  u 
among  the  moftn'tains,  and  as  ^ar'mfil  by 
the  sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

613 


The  destruction  uf  the  Plu-cis  tints.  JEREMI'AH 

19  O  thou  daughter  dwelling  in  E'|ypt, 
furnish  thyself  to  go  into  captivity :  for 
Noph  shall  be  waste  and  desolate  without 
an  inhabitant. 

20  E'gypt  is  like  a  very  fair  heifer,  hut 
destruction  cometh ;  it  coineth  out  of  the 
north. 

21  Also  her  hired  men  tire  in  the  midst 
of  her  like  fatted  bullocks  ;  for  they  also 
i\rc  turned  back,  and.  arc  fled  Sway  togeth- 
er :  they  did  not  stand,  because  the  day  of 
their  calamity  was  come  upon  them,  and 
the  time  of  thoir  visitation. 

22  The  voice  thereof  siiail  go  like  a  ser- 
pent ;  for  they  shall  march  with  an  army, 
and  come  against'  her  with  a.\es,  as  hewers 
of  wood. 

23  They  shall  cut  down  her  forest,  saith 
the  Lord,  though  it  cannot  be  searched ; 
because  they  are  more  tiian  the  grasshop- 
pers, and  are  innumerable. 

24  The  daughter  of  E'gypt  shall  be  con- 
founded ;  she  shall  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  people  of  the  north. 

25  The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  I^'ra- 
el,  saith.  Behold,  I  will  punish  the  multi- 
tude of  No,  and  Pha'raoh,  and  E'gypt,  with 
their  gods,  and  their  kings  ;  even  Pha'raoh, 
and  all  them  that  trust  in  him  : 

26  And  I  will  deliver  them  into  the  hand 
of  those  that  seek  their  lives,  and  into  the 
hand  of  Neb-u-chad-rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y- 
l6n,  and  into  the  hand  of  his  servants :  and 
afterwards  it  shall  be  inhabited,  as  in  the 
days  of  old,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  But  fear  not  thou,  O  my  servant  Ja'- 
cob,  and  be  not  dismayed,  O  If'ra-6l :  for, 
behold,  I  will  save  thee  from  afiir  off,  and 
thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  captivi- 
ty"; and  Ja'cob  shall  return,  and  be  in  rest 
and  at  ease,  and  none  shall  make  him 
afraid. 

28  Fear  thou  not,  O  Ja'cob  my  sSrvant, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  for  I  am  with  thee  :  for  I 
will  make  a  full  end  of  all  the  nations  whith- 
er I  have  driven  thee  ;  but  I  will  not  make 
a  full  end  of  thee,  but  correct  thee  in  meaj'- 
ure  :  vet  will  I  not  leave  tiiee  wholly  un- 
punished. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet   against'  the 
Phi-lTs'tines,    before  that    Pha'raoh   smote 

Ga'za. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  waters 
rise  up  out  of  the  north,  and  shall  be  an 
overflowing  flood,  and  shall  overflow  the 
land,  and  all  that  is  therein  ;  the  city,  and 
them  that  dwell  therein :  then  the  men 
shall  cry,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  shall  howl. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  stamping  of  the 
hoofs  of  his  strong  horses,  at  the  rushing 
of  his  chariots,  and  at  the  rumbling  of  his 
wheels,  the  fathers  shall  not  look  back  to 
their  children  for  feebleness  of  hands  ; 

4  Because   of  the   day   that  cometh   to 


rht  juagmcnt  of  Mo  ao 
spoil  all  the  Phi-lis'tines,  and  to  cut  oflT 
from  Ty'rus  and  Zi'don  every  helper  that 
remaineth  ;  for  the  Lord  will  spoil  the 
Phi-lis'tines,  the  remnant  of  the  country  of 
Capli'tor. 

5  BAldncss  is  come  upon  Ga'za  ;  Ash'kc- 
lon  is  cut  ofl^  tvilh  the  remnant  of  their  val- 
ley :  how  long  v.'ilt  thou  cut  thyself.' 

6  O  thou  s?o6rd  of  the  Lord,  how  long 
will  it  he  ere  thou  be  quiet  ?  Put  up  thyself 
into  thy  scabbard,  rest,  and  be  still. 

7  How  can  it  be  quiet,  seeing  the  Lord 
nath  given  it  a  charge  against'  Ish'ke-lon, 
and  against'  the  sea-shore  .''  there  Imth  he 
appointed  it. 

_  CHAP.  XLVHL 

AGAINST'  Mo'ab  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el,  Wo  unto 
Ne'bo  !  for  it  is  spoiled  ;  Kir'i-ath-A'iml  is 
confounded  and  taken  ;  Mif'gab  is  con- 
founded and  dis^mayed. 

2  There  shall  be  no  more  praise  of  Mo'- 
ab :  in  Hesh'bon  they  have  deviled  evil 
against'  it ;  come,  and  let  us  cut  it  off  from 
being  a  nation  :  also  thou  shalt  be  cut 
down,  O  Madmen  ;  the  sioord  shall  pursue 
thee. 

3  A  voice  of  crying  shall  be  froin  H6r-o- 
na'im,  spoiling  and  great  destruction. 

4  Mo'ab  is  destroy'ed ;  her  little  one." 
have  caused  a  cry  to  be  heard. 

5  For  in  the  going  up  of  Lu'hith  contin- 
ual weeping  shall  go  up  ;  for  in  the  going 
down  of  H6r-o-na'Tm  the  enemies  have 
hgard  a  cry  of  destruction. 

6  Flee,  save  your  lives,  and  be  like  the 
heath  in  the  wilderness. 

7  For  because  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy 
works,  and  in  thy  treaf'ures,  thou  shalt  also 
be  taken  ;  and  Che'mosh  shall  go  forth  into 
captivity,  icith  his  priests  and  Ijjs  princes 
together. 

8  And  the  spoiler  shall  come  upon  every 
city,  and  no  city  shall  escape' ;  the  valley 
also  shall  perish,  and  the  plain  shall  be  de- 
stroy'ed, as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9  Give  wings  unto  Mo'ab,  that  it  may 
^ee  and  get  away  :  for  the  cities  thereof 
shall  be  desolate,  without  any  to  dwell 
therein. 

10  Cursed  be  he  that  doeth  the  work  of 
the  Lord  deceitfully,  and  cursed  he  he  that 
keepeth  back  his  sjoord  from  blood. 

11  Mo'ab  hath  been  at  ease  from  his 
youth,  and  he  hath  settled  on  his  lees,  and 
hath  not  been  emptied  from  vessel  to  ves- 
sel, neither  hath  he  gone  into  captivity  : 
there'fore  his  taste  remained  in  him,  and 
his  scent  is  not  chaneed. 

12  Therc'fore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  send  unto  him 
wanderers,  that  shall  cause  him  to  wander, 
and  shall  empty  his  vessels,  and  break  their 
bottles. 

13  And  Mo'ab  shall  be  ashamed  of  Che'- 
mosh, as  the  house  of  I^'ra-Sl  was  ashamed 
of  Beth'el  their  confidence. 


1  Klr'e  dth-A'im. 


614 


Jot  pride  and  insult  of  God.  JEREMI'AH 

14  How  say  yc,  We  hre  mighty  and 
strong  men  for  the  war? 

15  Mo'ab  is  spoiled,  and  gone  up  out  of 
her  cities,  and  his  chosen  young  men  Jire 
gone  down  to  the  slAughter,  saith  the  King, 
whose  name  is  The  Lokd  of  hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Mo'5b  is  near  to 
come,  and  iiis  affliction  hasteth  fast. 

17  All  yc  that  arc  about'  him,  bemoan 
him  ;  and  all  yc  that  know  his  name,  say. 
How  is  tlio  strong  staff  broken,  and  the 
beautiful  rod  ! 

18  Thou  d;\ugliter  that  dost  inhabit  Di'- 
bfin,  come  down  from  thy  glory,  and  sit 
in  thirst ;  for  tlic  spoiler  of  Mo'ab  shall 
oome  upon  thee,  and  he  shall  destroy'  thy 
strong  holds. 

1!)  O  inhaJbitant  of  Ar'o-er,  stand  by  the 
way,  and  espy  ;  ask  him  that  fleeth,  and 
her  that  escapeth,  and  say.  What  is  done.' 

20  Mo'ab  is  confounded  ;  for  it  is  broken 
down  :  howl  and  cry  ;  tell  ye  it  in  Ar'non, 
that  Mo'ab  is  spoiled, 

21  And  judgment  is  come  upon  the  plain 
country  ;  upon  Ho'lon,  and  upon  Ja-ha'zah, 
and  upon  Meph'a-ath, 

22  And  upon  Dl'bon,  and  upon  Ne'bo, 
and  upon  Bfith-dib-la-tha'im, 

23  And  upon  Kir'i-ath-A'im,  and  upon 
Beth-ga'mul,  and  upon  Beth-me'on, 

24  And  upon  Ke'ri-oth,  and  upon  Boz'- 
rSh,  and  upon  all  the  cities  of  the  land  of 
Mo'ab,  far  or  near. 

25  The  horn  of  Mo'ab  is  cut  off,  and  his 
arm  is  broken,  saith  the  Lord. 

26  Make  ye  him  drunken  ;  for  he  mag- 
nified himself  against'  the  Lord  :  Mo'ab 
also  shall  wallow  in  liis  vomit,  and  he  also 
shall  be  in  derision. 

27  For  was  not  15'ra-el  a  derision  unto 
thee  .''  was  he  found  among  thieves  ?  for 
since  thou  spakest  of  him,  thou  skippedst 
for  joy. 

28  O  ye  that  dwell  in  Mo'ab,  leave  the 
cities,  and  dwell  in  the  rock,  and  be  like  the 
dove  that  maketh  her  nest  in  the  sides  of  the 
hole's  mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  pride  of  Mo'ab, 
(he  is  exceeding  proud,)  his  loftiness,  and 
his  arrogancy,  and  his  pride,  and  the  haugh- 
tiness of  his  hei\rt. 

30  I  know  his  wrath,  saith  the  Lokd: 
but  it  shall  not  be  so ;  his  lies  shall  not  so 
effect  it. 


31   Theri'fore  will  I  howl  fiir  Mo'ab,  andltives 


Judgment  of  the  Am'mon-ltes 

34  From  the  cry  of  Hesh'bSn  even  untc 
E-le-a'leh,  and  even  unto  Ja'haz,  have  they 
uttered  their  voice,  from  Zo'ar  even  unto 
Hor-o-na'im,  as  a  heifer  of  three  years  old 
for  the  waters  also  of  Nim'rlm  shall  be  des 
olate. 

35  Moreover,  I  will  cause  to  cease  in 
Mo'ab,  saith  the  Lord,  him  that  offereth  ir 
the  high  places,  and  him  that  burneth  in- 
cense fo  his  gods. 

36  Therc'fore  mine  he<irt  shall  sound  for 
Mo'ab  like  pipes,  and  mine  bean  shall  sound 
like  pipes  for  the  men  of  Kir'he-rej  :  because 
the  riches  that  he  hath  gotten  kre  perished. 

37  For  every  head  shall  be  bald,  and 
every  beard  dipt :  upon  all  the  hands  shall 
be  cuttings,  and  upon  the  loins  sackcloth. 

38  There  shall  be  lamentation  generally 
upon  all  the  house-tops  of  Mo'ab,  and  in  the 
streets  thereof:  for  I  have  broken  Mo'ab 
like  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pl^aj'ure,  saith 
the  Lord. 

39  They  shall  howl,  saying,  How  is  it 
broken  down  !  how  hath  Mo'ab  turned  the 
back  with  shame  !  so  shall  Mo'ab  be  a  de- 
rision and  a  difmay'ing  to  all  them  about' 
him. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  he 
shall  fly  as  an  eagle,  and  shall  spread  his 
wings  over  Mo'ab. 

41  Ke'ri-oth  is  taken,  and  the  strong  holds 
kre  surprised,  and  the  mighty  men's  heJirts 
in  Mo'ab  at  that  day  shall  be  as  the  heart  of 
a  woman  in  her  pangs. 

42  And  Mo'ab  shall  be  destroy'ed  from 
beijig  a  people,  because  he  hath  magnified 
Amse/f  against'  the  Lord. 

43  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  shall 
be  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant  of  Mo'ab,  saith 
the  Lord. 

44  He  that  fleeth  from  the  fear  shall  fall 
into  ihe  pit ;  and  he  that  gcitcth  up  out  of 
the  pit  shall  be  taken  in  the  snare  :  for  I  will 
bring  upon  it,  even  upon  Mo'ab,  the  year  of 
their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

45  They  that  fled  stood  under  the  shadow 
of  Hesh'bun,  because  of  the  force  :  but  a 
fire  shall  come  forth  out  of  Hesh'bun,  and 
a  flame  from  the  midst  of  Sf'hon,  and  shall 
devour  the  corner  of  Mo'ab,  and  the  crown 
of  the  head  of  the  tumultuous  ones. 

46  Wo  be  unto  th*e,  O  Mo'ab  !  the  peo- 
ple of  Che'niosh  perisheth  :  for  thy  sons 
arc  taken  captives,  and  thy  daughters  cap- 


I  will   cry   out  for  all   Mo'ab  ;  mine  heart 
shall  mourn  for  the  men  of  Kir'he-ref .1 

32  O  vino  of  Sib'in5li,   I  will  weep   for 
thee  with  the  weeping  of  Ja'zer  ;  thy  plSnls 


47  Yet  will  I  bring  again' the  captivity  of 
Mo'ab  in   the  latter  days,   snifh   the  Lord 
Thus  far  is  the  judgment  of  Mo'ab. 
CHAP.   XLIX. 


ire  gone  over  the  sea,   they   reach  even  to  I  ^ONCER'NING  the   Am'mon-ttes,  thus 


the  sea  of  Ja'/.or :  the  spoiler  is  fallen  upon 
thy  stnnmer-fruits,  and  upon  thy  vTn'tage.2 
33  And  joy  and  gladness  is  taken  from 
the  plentiful  field,  and  from  the  land  of  Mo'- 
2b  ;  and  I  have  caused  wine  to  fail  from  the 
wine-presses  :  none  shall  tread  with  shout- 
ign  ;  their  shouting  shall  be  no  shouting. 


1  K&r'he-rez. 


Vy  saith  the  Lord,  Hath  I^'ra-el  no  sons  ? 
hath  he  no  heir. '3  why  </icw  dotli  their  king  in- 
herit Gad,  and  his  people  dwell  in  his  cities  ? 
2  There'fOre,  behold,  the  dayscome,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  cause  an  alArm  of  war 
to  be  hfiard  in  Rab'bah  of  the  Am'moii-ites  ; 
and  it  shall  be  a  desolate  heap,  and  her 


2  vXn'tldje. 


3  are. 
615 


The  judgment  of  Da-mds'cus,  JEREMI'AH. 

ddughters  shaJI  be  burned  with  fire  :  then 
shall  I$'ra-el  be  heir  unto  them  that  were 
his  lieiis,  saitii  tiic  Loru. 

3  Howl,  O  Hesh'boa  ;  for  A'l  is  spoiled  : 
cry,  ye  daugiiters  of  Rab'bah,  gird  ye  with 

ackclotli  ;  lament,  and  run  to  and  fro  by 
ilie  hedges  :  for  their  king  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity, and  his  priests  and  his  princes  to- 
gSther. 

4  Wherefore  gloriest  thou  in  the  vallies, 
thy  flowing  valley,  O  backsliding  daughter  ? 
that  trusted  in  her  trea^'ures,  saying,  Who 
shall  come  unto  me  ? 

5  Behold,  1  will  bring  a  fear  upon  thee, 
Baith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts,  from  all  those 
that  be  about'  thee  ;  and  ye  shall  be  driven 
out  every  man  right  forth  ;  and  none  shall 
gather  up  him  that  wandereth. 

6  And  afterward  I  will  bring  Sgain'  the 
captivity  of  the  children  of  Am'mon,  saith 
the  Lord. 

7  H  Concer'ning  E'dom,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts.  Is  wisdom  no  more  in  Te'- 
mSn  ?  is  counsel  perished  from  the  prudent  ? 
is  their  wisdom  vanished  ? 

8  Flee  ye,  turn  back,  dwell  deep,  O  in- 
habitants of  De'dan ;  for  I  will  bring  the 
calamity  of  Esau  upon  him,  the  time  that 
I  will  visit  him. 

9  If  grape-gatherers  come  to  thee,  would 
they  not  leave  some  gleaning-grapes  ?  if 
thieves  by  night,  they  will  destroy'  till  they 
have  enough. 

10  But  I  have  made  E'.sau  bare,  I  have 
uncovered  Iiis  secret  places,  and  he  shall  not 
be  able  to  hide  himself:  his  seed  is  spoiled, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  neighbours,  and 
he  is  not. 

11  Leave  thy  fatherless  children,  I  will 
preserve'  them  alive  ;  and  let  thy  widows 
trust  in  me. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  they 
whose  judgment  was  not  to  driidv  of  the 
cup  have  assuredly  drunken  ;  and  a7-t  thou 
he  that  shall  altogether  go  unpunished .'' 
thou  shalt  not  go  unpunished,  but  thou  shalt 
surely  drink  of  it. 

13  For  I  have  sworn  by  myself,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  Boz'rah  shall  become  a  desola- 
tion, a  reproach,  a  waste,  and  a  curse  ;  and  all 
the  cities  thereof  shall  be  perpet'ual  wastes. 

14  I  have  heard  a  rumour  from  the  Lord, 
and  an  ambassador  is  sent  unto  the  heathen, 
saying,  Gather  ye  together,  and  come 
against'  her,  and  rise  up  to  the  battle. 

15  For,  lo,  I  will  make  thee  small  among 
the  heathen,  and  despised  among  men. 

16  Thy  terribleness  hath  deceived  thee, 
and  the  pride  of  thine  heart,  O  thou  that 
dvvellest  in  the  clefts  of  the  rock,  that 
holdest  the  height  of  the  hill :  though  thou 
shouldst  make  thy  nest  as  high  as  the 
eagle,  I  will  bring  thee  down  from  thence, 
saith  the  Lord. 

17  Also  E'dom  shall  be  a  desolation  ; 
every  one  that  goeth   by  it  shall  be  aston 


Ke'dar,  Hd'zor,  and  E'lam 
18  As  in  the  overthrow  of  Sod'om  and 
Go-mor'rah,  and  the  neighbour  cities  there- 
of, saith  the  Lord,  no  man  shall  Sibide 
there,  neither  shall  a  son  of  man  dwell  in 
it. 

in  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a  lion 
from  the  swelling  of  Jor'dan  against'  the 
habitation  of  the  strong  :  but  I  will  sud- 
denly make  hiin  run  away  from  her  ;  and 
who  is  a  chosen  man,  that  I  may  appoint 
over  her .''  for  who  is  like  me  .■'  and  who 
will  appoint  me  the  time.'  and  who  is  that 
shep'Vtord  that  will  stand  before  me  .' 

20  There'fore  hoar  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  hath  taken  against' E'dom  j 
and  his  purposes,  that  he  hath  purposed 
against'  the  inhabitants  of  Te'man  :  Surely 
the  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them  out ; 
surely  he  shall  make  their  habitations  des- 
olate with  them. 

21  The  earth  is  moved  at  the  noise  of 
their  fall ;  at  the  cry,  the  noise  thereof  was 
heard  in  the  Red  Sea. 

22  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  and  fly  as 
the  eagle,  and  spread  his  wings  over  Boz'- 
rah :  and  at  that  day  shall  the  heart  of  the 
mighty  men  of  E'dom  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  her  pangs. 

23  IT  Concer'ning  Da-mas'cus.  Ha'mSlth 
is  confounded,  and  Ar'pad  ;  for  they  have 
heard  evil  tidings  ;  they  are  faint-heiirted  : 
there  is  sorrow  on  the  sea ;  it  cannot  be 
quiet. 

24  Da-mas'cus  is  waxed  feeble,  and  turn- 
eth  herself  to  flee,  and  fear  hath  .seized  on 
her :  anguish  and  sorrows  have  taken  her, 
as  a  woman  in  trSv'ail. 

25  How  is  the  city  of  praise  not  left,  the 
city  of  my  joy  ! 

26  There'fore  her  young  men  shall  fall  in 
her  streets,  and  all  the  men  of  war  shall  be 
cut  off  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

27  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  wall  of 
Da-mas'cus,  and  it  shall  consume  the  pal- 
aces of  Ben'ha-dad. 

2S  II  Concer'ning  Ke'dar,  and  concer'ning 
the  kingdoms  of  Ha'zor,  which  Neb-u-chad- 
rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon  shall  smite,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Arijc  ye,  go  up  to  Ke'dar, 
and  spoil  the  men  of  the  east. 

29  Their  tents  and  their  flocks  shall  they 
take  away  :  they  shall  take  to  themselves 
their  cur'tains,  and  all  their  vessels,  and 
their  cam(3ls  :  and  they  shall  cry  unto  them, 
Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  H  Flee,  get  you  far  off",  dwell  deep,  O 
ye  inhabitants  of  Ha'zor,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
for  Neb-u-chad-rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-lon 
hath  taken  counsel  against'  you,  and  hath 
conceived  a  purpose  against'  you. 

31  Arije,  get  you  up  unto  the  wealthy 
nation,  that  dwelleth  without  care,  saith 
the  Lord,  which  have  neither  gates  nor 
bars,  lohich  Av/e\\  alone. 


32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a  booty,  and 

the  multitude  of  their  cattle  a  spoil ;  and  I 

ished,    and   shall   hiss    at    all   the   plagues  I  will  scatter  into  all  winds  -  hem  cAat  are  in 


thereof 


'  the  utmost  corners :  and  I  will  bring  their 
J16  ^ 


The  judgment  of  Bdb'y-lon,  and        JEREMI'AH. 
calamity  from  all  sides  thereof,  sailh  tlie 
Lord. 

33  And  Ha'zor  shall  be  a  dwelling  for 
dra^'ons,  and  a  desolation  for  ever  :  there 
shall  no  man  abide  there,  nor  a7iij  son  of 
man  dwell  in  it. 

34  The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
Jer-e-mi'ah  the  pn)j)het  against'  E'lini,  in 
the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zed-e-kl'ah 
king  of  Ju'daii,  saying, 

35  Thns  sailh  the  Louij  of  hosts,  Behold, 
1  will  breaU  the  bow  of  E  ISm,  the  chief  of 
their  might. 

3()  And  upon  E'l5m  will  I  bring  the  four 
winds  from  tlie  four  quarters  of  heaven,  and 
will  scatter  them  to'w;irds  all  those  winds  ; 
and  there  shall  be  no  nation  whither  the 
oftt'cSsts  of  Eiam  shall  not  come. 

37  For  I  will  cause  E'lam  to  be  difmayed 
before  their  enemies,  and  before  them  that 
seek  their  life  ;  and  I  will  bring  evil  upon 
them,  even  my  fierce  anger,  saith  the  Loud  ; 
and  I  will  send  the  sicOrd  after  them,  till  I 
have  consumed  them  : 

38  And  I  will  set  my  throne  in  E'lSm, 
and  will  destroy'  from  thence  the  king  and 
the  princes,  saith  the  Lord. 

39  But  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  latter 
days,  tluit  I  will  bring  again'  the  captivity  of 
E'lSm,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  L. 


Tedc7npllon  of  Ip'ra-el 

9  For,  lo,  I  will  raise,  and  cause  to  come 
up  again.st'  Bab'y-IOn,  an  assembly  of  grea 
nations  from  the  north  country: 'and  they 
shall  .':it  themselves  in  array  against'  her- 
from  thence  she  shall  be  taken  :  their  ar- 
rows shall  be  as  of  a  mighty  expert  man  , 
none  shall  return  in  vain. 

10  And  Chal-de'a  shall  be  a  spoil:  all 
that  spoil  her  shall  be  satisfied,  saith  the 
Lord. 

11  Because  ye  were  glad,  because  ye  re- 
joiced, O  ye  destroy'ers  of  mine  heritage  ; 
because  ye  are  grown  fat  as  the  heifer  at 
grass,  and  bellow  as  bulls  ; 

12  Your  mother  shall  be  sore  confound- 
ed ;  she  that  bare  you  shall  be  Sshamed ', 
behold,  the  hindermost  of  the  nations  shall 
be  a  wilderness,  a  dry  land,  and  a  dej'ert. 

13  Because  of  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  it 
shall  not  be  inhabited,  but  it  shall  be  wholly 
desolate  :  every  one  that  goeth  by  Bab'- 
y-lon  shall  be  astonished,  and  hiss  at  all  her 
plagues. 

14  Put  yourselves  in  array  against'  BSb- 
y-lon  round  about' :  all  ye  that  bend  the 
bow  shoot  at  her,  spare  no  arrows  ;  for  she 
hath  sinned  against'  the  Lord. 

15  Shout  against'  her  round  about' ;  she 
hath  given  her  hand  :  her  foundations  are 
fallen,  her  walls  are  thrown  down  ;  for  it  is 
the  vengeance  of  the  Lord : take  vengeance 


nriHE  word  that  the  Lord  spake  against'  upon  her;  as  she  hath  done,  do  unto  her. 


-L    Bab'y-I(jn,  and  against'  the  land  of  the 
Chal-de'anj,  by  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet 


IG  Cut  off  the  sower  from  Bab'y-lon,  and 
him  that  handleth  the  sickle  in  the  time  of 


2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations,  and  pub-  harvest  :   for   fear  of  the   opjjressing  sjoord 
lish,  and  set   up  a  standard  ;  publish,  a?irf  theysiiall  turn  everyone  to  his  people,  and 
conceal  not:  say,  Bab'y-lon  is  taken,  Bel  is  they  shall  flee  every  one  to  his  own  land, 
confounded,  Me-ro'dach  is  broken  in  pieces  ;       17  I^'ra-el  is  a  scattered  sheep,  the  lions 
her  idols  are   confounded,  her  images  arc  |  have   driven  /lim  away:  first  the   king  of 


broken  in  piece 

3  For  out  of  the  north  there  cometh  up  a  j  Neb-u-chSd-rez'zar  kin 
nation   against'  her,  which  shall  make  her  [broken  his  bones, 
land  desolate,  and  none  shall  dwell  therein 


As-syr'i-a  hath  devoustd  him,   and  last  this 
of  Bab'y-lon  hath 


IS  There'fore    thus   saith    the  Lord   of 
they  shall  remove,  they  shall   depart,  both  i  hosts,  the   God  of  I^'ra-el,  Behold,  I  will 


man  and  beast 

4  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  sailh 
the  Lord,  the  children  of  If'ra-elshall  come, 
they  and  the  children  of  Ja'dah  together, 
going  and  weeping  :  they  shall  go,  and  seek 
the  Lord  their  God. 

5  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zl'on,  with 
their  faces  thitherward,  saying,  Come,  and 
let  us  join  ourselves  to  the  Lord  in  a  per- 
pet'ual  covenant  that  shall  not  be  fo/gotten. 

G  My  people  halh  been  lost  sheep  ;  their 
shep'/tiird^  have  caused  them  to  go  Sstray, 
they  have  turned  them  away  on  the  moftn'- 
tains :  they  have  gone  from  moiln'tain  to 
hill,  they  have  forgotten  their  resting-place. 

7  All  that  found  them  have  devoured 
them  ;  and  their  ad'vfirsaries  said.  We  of- 
fend not,  because  they  have  sinned  against' 
the  Lord,  the  habitation  of  justice  ;  even 
the  Lord,  the  hope  of  their  fathers. 

8  Remove  out  of  the  midst  of  BSb'y- 
lon,  and  go  forth  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Chal-de  Snj,  and  be  as  the  he-goats  before 
the  flocIcB. 

Fff  2 


punish   the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  and  his  land, 
as  I  have  punished  the  king  of  .A.s-syr'i-a. 

If)  And  I  will  bring'  l^'ra-el  again'  to  his 
habitation,  and  he  shall  feed  on  ^ar'mgl 
and  Ba'shan,  and  his  soul  shall  be  satisfied 
upon  mount  E'phra-im  and  Gil'e-ad. 

20  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith 
the  Lord,  the  iniquity  of  l^'ra-el  shall  be 
sought  for,  and  there  shall  be  none  ;  and  the 
sins  of  Ju'dah,  and  they  shall  not  be  found  : 
for  I  will  pardon  them  whom  I  reserve'. 

21  Go  up  against'  the  land  of  Mer-a-tha'- 
im,  even  against'  it,  and  against'  the  inhab- 
itants of  Pe'kod  :  waste  and  utterly  destroy' 
after  them,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do  accord- 
ing to  all  that  I  have  comman'ded  thee. 

22  A  sound  of  battle  is  in  the  land,  and 
of  great  destruction. 

23  How  is  the  hammer  of  the  whole 
garth  cut  asunder  and  broken  !  how  is  Bab'- 
y-lon become  a  desolation  among  the  na- 
tions ! 

24  I  have  laid  a  snare  for  thee,  and  thou 
art  also  taken,  O  Bab'y-lon,  and  thou  wast 

617 


TUe  redemption  of  Ip'ra-U.  JEREMFAH. 

not  aware  :  tliou  art  found,  and  also  caught, 
because  tJiou  hast  striven  Against'  the  Lord. 

25  Tlie  Lord  hatli  opened  his  armoury, 
and  hath  brouglit  forth  the  weapons  of  his 
indignation :  for  this  is  the  work  of  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
de'3nf. 

26  Come  against'  her  from  tlie  utmost 
border,  open  her  store-houses  ;  cast  her  up 
as  Iieaps,  and  destroy'  her  utterly  :  let 
nothing  of  her  be  left. 

27  Slay  all  her  bullocks ;  let  them  go 
down  to  the  slaughter  :  wo  imto  them  !  for 
their  day  is  come,  the  time  of  their  visita- 
tion. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee  and 
escape'  out  of  the  land  of  Bab'y-lon,  to  de- 
clare in  Zi'on  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Call  toggther  the  archers  against'  Bab'- 
y-lon :  all  ye  that  bend  the  bow,  camp 
against'  it  round  about' :  let  none  thereof 
escape' :  recompense  her  according  to  her 
work  ;  according  to  all  that  she  hath  done 
do  unto  her:  for  she  hath  been  proud  against' 
the  Lord,  against'  the  Holy  One  of  I|'ra- 
dl. 

30  There'fore  shall  her  young  men  fall 
in  the  streets,  and  all  her  men  of  war  shall 
be  cut  off  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against'  thee,  0  thou 
most  proud,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  : 
for  thy  day  is  come,  the  time  that  I  will 
visit  thee. 

32  And  the  most  proud  shall  stumble  and 
fall,  and  none  shall  raise  him  up  :  and  I 
will  kindle  a  fire  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall 
levour  all  round  about'  him. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts.  The 
children  of  Ij'ra-el  and  the  children  of  Ju'- 
dah  iccre  oppressed  together  ;  and  all  that 
took  them  captives  held  them  fast ;  they 
refused  to  let  them  go. 

34  Their  Re-deem'er  is  strpng  ;  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name;  he  shall  through- 
ly plead  their  cause,  that  he  may  give  rest 
to  the  land,  and  disquiet  the  inhabitants  of 
Bab'y-lon. 

35  A  stoord  is  upon  the  (phal-de'an§,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Bab'- 
y-lon, and  upon  her  princes,  and  upon  her 
wise  men. 

36  A  s?c6rd  is  upon  the  liars  ;  and  they 
shall  dote  :  a  sicord  is  upon  her  mighty 
men  ;  and  they  shall  be  dismayed. 

37  A  sjoord  is  upon  their  horses,  and  upon 
their  chariots,  and  upon  all  the  mingled 
people  that  are  in  the  midst  of  her  ;  and 
they  shall  become  as  women  :  a  sioord  is 
upon  her  treaf'ures ;  and  they  shall  be 
robbed. 

38  A  dr6Llo-/(t  is  upon  her  vi^aters  ;  and 
they  shall  be  dried  up  :  for  it  is  the  land  of 
graven  images,  and  they  are  mad  upon  their 
idols. 

39  There'fore  the  wild  beasts  of  the  dej'- 
Srt,  with  the  wild  beasts  of  the  islands, 
shall  dwell  there,   and  the  owls  shall  dwell 


Judgments  dgainst'  Bah'y-Wn. 
therein  :  and  it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited 
for  ever  ;  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from 
generation  to  generati'on. 

40  As  God  overthrew  Sod'om  and  Go- 
mur'rah,  and  the  neighbour  cities  thereof, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  so  shall  no  man  abide 
there,  neither  shall  any  son  of  man  dwell 
therein. 

41  Behold,  a  people  shall  come  from  the 
north,  and  a  great  nation,  and  many  kings 
shall  be  raised  up  from  the  coasts  of  the 
earth. 

42  They  shall  hold  the  bow  and  the 
lance ;  they  arc  cruel,  and  will  not  show 
mercy  :  their  voice  shall  roar  like  the  sea, 
and  they  shall  ride  upon  horses,  every  one 
put  in  array,  like  a  man  to  the  battle, 
against'  thee,  O  d&nghter  of  Bab'y-lon. 

43  The  king  of  Bab'y-lon  hath  heard  the 
report  of  them,  and  liis  hands  waxed  fee- 
ble ;  anguish  took  hold  of  him,  and  pangs 
as  of  a  woman  in  trav'ail. 

44  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a  lion 
from  the  swelling  of  Jor'dan  unto  the  hab- 
itation of  the  strong  ;  but  I  will  make  them 
suddenly  run  away  from  her  :  and  who  is 
a  chosen  man,  that  I  may  appoint  over  her .' 
for  who  is  like  me  .'  and  who  will  aj)point 
me  the  time  .'  and  who  is  that  shep'/tcrd 
that  will  stand  before  me  '' 

45  There'fore  hear  ye  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord  that  he  hath  taken  against'  Bab'y-lon, 
and  his  purposes  that  he  hath  purposed 
against'  the  land  of  the  Chal-de'an^  ;  Surely 
the  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them  out ; 
surely  he  shall  make  their  habitation  deso- 
late with  them. 

46  At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of  Bab'y- 
lon  the  earth  is  moved,  and  the  cry  is  heard 
among  the  nations. 

CHAP.  LL 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
raise  up  against'  Bab'y-lon,  and  against' 
them  that  dwell  in  the  midst  of  them  that 
rise  up  against'  me,  a  destroy'ing  wind  ; 

2  And  will  send  unto  Bab'y-lon  fanners, 
that  shall  fan  her,  and  shall  empty  her  land : 
for  in  the  day  of  trouble  they  shall  be 
against'  her  round  about'. 

3  Against'  him  that  bendeth  let  the  arch 
er  bend  his  bow,  and  against'  him  that  lifl- 
eth  himself  up  in  his  brig'andlne  :  and  spare 
ye  not  her  young  men  ;  destroy'  ye  utterly 
all  her  host. 

4  Thus  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  land  of 
the  Chal-de'an^,  and  they  that  hre  thrust 
through  in  her  streets. 

5  For  i^'ra-el  hath  not  hcen  forsaken,  nor 
Ju'dah  of  his  God,  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
though  their  land  was  filled  with  sin  against' 
the  Holy  One  of  I§'ra-el. 

6  Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Bab'y-lon,  and 
deliver  every  man  his  soul ;  be  not  cut  off 
in  her  iniquity  :  for  this  is  the  time  of  the 
Lord's  vengeance  ;  he  will  render  unto  her 
a  recompense. 

7  Bab'y-lon  hath  been  a  golden  cup  in  the 
Lord's  hand,  that  made  all  the  earth  drunk- 

618 


The  utter  desolation  of  JEKEMI'AH 

en  :  the  nations  have  drunken  of  her  wine  ; 
thSrc'fore  the  nations  lire  mad. 

8  Bab'y-lon  is  suddenly  fallen  and  de- 
stroy'cJ  :  howl  fur  her  ;  take  balm  for  her 
pain,  if  so  be  she  may  be  healed. 

9  \J''e  would  have  healed  BSb'y-lon,  but 
she  is  not  healed  :  forsake  her,  and  let  us 
go  every  one  into  his  own  country  ;  for  her 
judgment  reachcth  unto  heaven,  and  is  lift- 
ed up  even  to  the  skies. 

10  The  Loud  hath  brought  forth  our 
righteousness  :  come,  and  let  us  declare  in 
Zi'on  the  work  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

11  Make  bright  the  arrows,  gather  the 
shields  :  the  Lokd  hath  raised  up  the  spirit 
of  the  kings  of  the  Medes  :  for  his  device 
is  against'  Bab'y-lun,  to  destroy'  it ;  because 
it  is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord,  the  ven- 
geance of  liis  temple. 

12  Set  up  the  standard  upon  the  walls  of 
Bab'y-lon,  make  the  watch  strong  ;  set  up 
the  vv'atchmen,  prepare  the  ambushes :  for 
the  Loud  hath  both  deviled  and  done  that 
which  he  spake  against'  the  inhabitants  of 
Bab'y-lon. 

13  O  thou  that  dwellest  upon  many  wa- 
ters, abundant  in  treaj'ures,  thine  end  is 
come,  and  the  meaf'ure  of  thy  covetous- 
ness. 

14  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn  by 
himself,  saying,  Surely  I  will  fill  thee  with 
men  as  with  caterpillars ;  and  they  shall 
lift  up  a  shout  against'  thee. 

15  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  pow- 
er, he  hath  cstab'lished  the  world  by  his 
wisdom,  and  hath  stretched  out  the  heaven 
by  his  understanding. 

16  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is 
a  multitude  of  waters  in  the  heavens  ;  and 
he  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  :  he  maketh  lightnings 
with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out 
of  his  trgaj'ures. 

17  Every  man  is  brutish  by  his  knowl- 
edge ;  every  founder  is  confounded  by  the 
graven  image :  for  his  molten  image  is 
falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

18  They  are  vanity,  the  work  of  errors  : 
in  the  time  of  their  visitation  they  shall 
perish. 

19  The  portion  of  Ja'cob  is  not  like 
them  ;  for  he  is  the  former  of  all  things  ; 
and  I^'ra-El  i^  the  rod  of  his  inheritance  ; 
The  Loud  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

20  Thou  art  my  battle-axe  and  weapons 
of  war:  for  with  thee  will  I  break  in  pieces 
the  nations  ;  and  with  tlice  will  I  destroy' 
kingdoms ; 

21  And  with  thee  will  I  break  in  pieces 
the  horse  and  his  rider  ;  and  with  thee  will 
I  break  in  pieces  the  chariot  and  his  rider  ; 

22  Willi  thee  al.so  will  I  break  in  pieces 
man  and  woman  ;  and  with  thee  will  I 
break  in  pieces  old  nnd  young  ;  and  with 
thee  will  I  break  in  [lieces  the  young  man 
and  the  maid  ; 

23  I  will  also  break  in  pieces  with  thee 
the  shep'Aerd  and  his  flock  ;  and  with  thee 


Bdb'y-ldn  and  Ch&l-de'd 
will  I  break  in  pieces  the  huj'b;'indman  and 
his  yoke  of  oxen  ;  and  with  thee  will  1 
break  in  pieces  cap'talns  and  rulers. 

24  And  I  will  render  unto  Bab'y-lon,  and 
to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Chal-de'a,  tfll  theii 
evil  that  they  liave  done  in  Zi'on  in  your 
sight,  saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behoi'd,  I  am  against'  thee,  O  destroy'- 
Tng  moun'taln,  saith  the  Loud,  which  de- 
stroy'est  all  the  earth ;  and  I  will  stretch 
out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  roll  thee 
down  from  the  rocks,  and  will  make  thee 
a  burnt  moun'tain. 

26  And  they  shall  not  take  of  thee  a  stone 
for  a  corner,  nor  a  stone  for  foundations  ; 
but  thou  shall  be  desolate  for  ever,  saith 
the  Lord. 

27  Set  ye  up  a  standard  in  the  land,  blow 
the  trumpet  among  the  nations,  prepare  the 
nations  against'  her,  call  together  Sgainst' 
her  the  kingdoms  of  Ir'a-rat,  Min'ni,  and 
Ash'^he-naz ;  appoint  a  cap'taln  against' 
her ;  cause  her  horses  to  come  up  as  the 
rough  caterpillars. 

28  Prepare  against'  her  the  nations,  with 
the  kings  of  the  Medes,  the  cap'talns  there- 
of, and  all  the  rulers  thereof,  and  all  the 
land  of  his  dominion. 

29  And  the  land  shall  tremble  and  sor- 
row :  for  every  purpose  of  the  Loud  shal 
be  perform'ed  against'  Bab'y-lun,  to  mak( 
the  land  of  Bab'y-lon  a  desolation  withou 
an  inhabitant. 

30  The  mighty  men  of  Bab'y-lun  liavt 
forborne  to  fight,  they  liave  remained  ir 
iheir  holds:  their  might  hath  failed  ;  the) 
became  as  women  :  they  have  burnt  her 
dwelling-places  ;  her  bars  arc  broken. 

31  One  post  shall  run  to  meet  another 
and  one  messenger  to  meet  another,  to  show 
the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  that  his  city  is  takei 
at  one  end, 

32  And  that  the  passages  cire  stopped 
and  the  reeds  they  have  burned  with  fire 
and  the  men  of  war  arc  aflrighled. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  th« 
God  of  Ij'ra-el,  The  daughter  of  Bab'y 
Ion  is  like  a  threshing-iloor,  it  is  time  U 
thresh  her  :  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  timi 
of  her  harvest  shall  come. 

34  Neb-u-chad-r6z'zar  the  king  of  Bab' 
y-l6n  hath  devoured  me,  he  hath  crushcc 
me,  he  hath  made  me  an  empty  vessel,  \h 
hath  swallowed  me  up  like  a  dragon,  h( 
hath  filled  his  belly  with  my  dcilicates,  lit 
hath  cast  me  out. 

35  The  violence  dune  to  me  ancf  to  my 
flesh  be  upon  Bab'y-lun,  shall  the  inhabitan* 
of  Zi'on  say  ;  and,  My  blood  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  Chal-de'a,  shall  Je-nVsa-lfim 
say. 


36  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  plead  thy  cau.se,  and  take  ven- 
geance for  thee  ;  and  I  will  dry  up  her  sea, 
and  make  her  springs  dry, 

37  And  Bab'y-lon  shall  become  heaps,  a 
dwelling-place  for  dragons,  an  astonishmeDt, 
and  a  hissing  without  an  inhabitant. 

619 


Tlte  rebellion  JEREMI'AH. 

38  They  shall  roar  too;6ther  like  lions : 
they  shall  yell  as  lions'  whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  I  will  maKe  their  feasts, 
and  I  will  make  them  drunken,  that  they 
may  rejoice,  and  sleep  a  perpet'uaP  sleep, 
and  not  wake,  saith  the  Lord. 

40  I  will  hring  them  down  like  lambs  to 
the  slaugliter,  like  rams  with  he-goats. 

41  How  is  She'shach  taken  !  and  how  is 
the  praise  of  the  whole  earth  surprised  ! 
how  is  Bab'y-lon  become  an  astonishment 
imong  the  nations  ! 

42  Tiie  sea  is  come  up  upon  Bab'y-lon  : 
she  is  covered  with  the  multitude  of  the 
waves  thereof. 

43  Her  cities  arc  a  desolation,  a  dry  land, 
and  a  wilderness,  a  land  wherein  no  man 
dwelleth,  neither  doth  any  son  of  man  pass 
thereby. 

44  And  I  will  punish  Bel  in  Bab'y-lon  ; 
and  I  will  bring  forth  out  of  his  mouth  thai 
which  he  hath  swallowed  up  :  and  the  na- 
tions shall  not  flow  together  any  more  unto 
him  ;  yea,  the  wall  of  Bab'y-lon  shall  fall. 

45  My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the  midst  of 
her,  and  deliver  ye  every  man  his  soul  from 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

46  And  lest  your  heart  faint,  and  ye  fear 
for  the  rumour  that  shall  be  heard  in  the 
land  :  a  rumour  shall  both  come  one  year, 
and  after  that  in  dndther  year  shall  come  a 
rumour,  and  violence  in  the  land,  ruler 
against'  ruler. 

47  There'fore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
that  I  will  do  judgment  upon  the  graven 
images  of  Bab'y-lon  :  and  her  whole  land 
shall  be  confounded,  and  all  her  slain  shall 
fall  in  the  midst  of  her. 

48  Then  the  heaven  and  the  earth,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  shall  sing  for  Bab'y-lon  : 
for  the  spoilers  shall  come  unto  her  from 
the  north,  saith  the  Lord. 

49  As  Bab'y-lon  hath  caused  the  slain  of 
if'ra-el  to  fall,  so  at  Bab'y-lon  shall  fall  the 
slain  of  all  the  earth. 

50  Ye  that  have  escaped  the  sM'ord,  go 
away,  stand  not  still  :  remember  the  Lord 
afar  off,  and  let  Je-ru'sa-lem  come  into  your 
mind. 

51  We  are  confounded,  because  we  have 
heard  reproach  :  shame  hath  covered  our 
faces  ;  for  strangers  are  come  into  the  sanc- 
tuaries of  the  Lord's  house. 

52  Wherefore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  do  judgment 
upon  her  graven  images  ;  and  through  all 
her  land  the  woftnded  shall  groan. 

53  Though  Bab'y-lon  should  mount  up 
to  heaven,  and  though  she  should  fortify 
the  height  of  her  strength,  yet  from  me  shall 
spoilers  come  unto  her,  saith  the  Lord. 

54  A  sound  of  a  cry  cometh  from  Bab'3^- 
kin,  and  great  destruction  from  the  land  of 
the  Chal-de'anf  : 

55  Because  the  Lord  hath  spoiled  Bab'- 
y-lon, and  destroy'ed  out  of  her  the  great 
voice  ;  when  her  waves  do  roar  like  great 


of  Zed-e-ki'Sh 
waters,  a  noise  of  their  voice  is  irttered  . 
5(5  Because  the  spoiler  is  come  upon  her, 
even  upon  Bab'y-lon,  and  her  mighty  men 
are  taken  ;  every  one  of  their  bows  is 
broken  :  for  the  Lord  God  of  recompenses 
shall  surely  requite. 

57  And  I  will  make  drunk  her  princes, 
and  her  wise  jncn,  her  cip'tains,  and  her 
rulers,  and  her  mighty  men  :  and  they  shall 
sleep  a  pgrpet'ual  sleep,  and  not  wake,  saith 
the  King,  whose  name  is  The  Lord  of  hosts. 

58  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  The 
broad  walls  of  Bab'y-lon  shall  be  utterly 
broken,  and  her  high  gates  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire  ;  and  the  people  shall  labour  in 
vain,  and  the  folk  in  the  fire,  and  they  shall 
be  weary. 

59  IT  The  word  whio^i  Jer-e-mi'ah  the 
prophet  coiuman'ded  Se-ra-I'ah  the  son  of 
Ne-ri'ah,  the  son  of  Ma-a-sei'ah,  when  he 
went  with  Zed-e-ki'ah  the  king  of  Ju'dah 
into  Bab'y-lon,  in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 
And  this  Se-ra-i'ah  was  a  quiet  prince. 

GO  So  Jer-e-mrah  wrote  in  a  book  all  the 
evil  that  should  come  upon  Bab'y-lon,  even 
all  these  words  that  are  written  against' 
Bab'y-lon. 

Gl  And  Jer-e-mi'ah  said  to  Se-ra-I'ah, 
When  thou  comest  to  Bab'y-lon,  and  shalt 
see,  and  shalt  read  all  these  words, 

62  Then  shalt  thou  say,  O  Lord,  thou 
hast  spoken  against'  this  place,  to  cut  it  off, 
that  none  shall  remain  in  it,  neither  man 
nor  beast,  but  that  it  shall  be  desolate  for 
ever. 

63  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  hast  made 
an  end  of  reading  this  book,  that  thou  shalt 
bind  a  stone  to  it,  and  cast  it  into  the  midst 
of  Eu-piira'tej  : 

64  And  thou  shalt  say.  Thus  shall  Bab'- 
y-lon sink,  and  shall  not  rise  from  the  evil 
that  I  will  bring  upon  her,  and  they  shall 
be  weary.  Thus  far  are  the  words  of  Jer- 
e-miah. 

CHAP.  LH. 

ZEDEKI'AH  was  one  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Je-ru'sa-lem  :  and 
his  mother's  name  was  Ha-mu'tal,  the 
daughter  of  Jer-e-ml'ah  of  Lib'nah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  loas  evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
Je-hoi'a-kim  had  done. 

3  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord  it 
came  to  pass  in  Je-ru'sa-lem  and  Ju'dah, 
till  he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  presence, 
that  Zed-e-ki'ah  rebelled  against'  the  king 
of  Bab'y-lon. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  ninth  year 
of  his  reign,  in  the  tentii  month,  in  the  tenth 
day  of  the  month,  that  Neb-a-chad-rez'zir 
king  of  Bab'y-lon  came,  he  and  all  his 
army,  against'  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  pitched 
against'  it,  and  built  forts  against'  it,  round 
about'. 

5  So  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 
eleventh  year  of  king  Zed-e-ki'ah. 


per-pet'tshu-al. 


620 


Je-ru' sa-lim  besieged  and  taken 
9 


JEREMI'AII.  The  city  is  spoiled  and  buriu. 

6  And  in  tlic  fourtli  month,   in  tlie  ninth, of  the  Lord  :  the  brSss  of  all  these  vessels 


day  of  the  month,   the  famine  was  sore 
the  citj,  so  tliat  there  was  no  bread  for  the 
people  of  the  land. 

7  Then  the  city  was  broken  up,  and  all 
the  men  of  war  fled,  and  went  forth  out  of 
the  city  by  night,  by  the  way  of  the  gate 
between  the  two  walls,  which  icas  by  the 
king's  garden  ;  (now  the  Chal-de'Snj  icerc 
by  the  city  round  about' ;)  and  they  went 
by  the  way  of  the  plain. 

8  But  the  army  of  the  Chal-de'anj  pursu- 
ed 3fler  the  king,  and  overtook  Zed-e-ki'Sh 
in  the  plains  of  Jeri-cho  ;  and  all  his  army 
was  scattered  from  him. 

,  9  Then  they  took  the  king,  and  carried 
him  up  unto  the  king  of  BSb'y-lon  to  Rib'- 
lah,  in  the  land  of  Ha'm5th  ;  whore  he 
gave  judgment  upon  him. 

10  And  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  slew  the 
sons  of  Zed-e-ki'ah  before  his  eyes :  he 
slew  also  all  the  princes  of  Ju'dSh  in  Rib'lah. 

11  Then  he  put  out  the  eyes  of  Zed-e 
ki'ah  ;  and  the  king  of  B3b'y-lon  bound  him 
in  chains,  and  earned  him  to  Bib'y-lon,  and 
put  him  in  prison  till  the  day  of  his  death. 

12  Now  in  tlie  fifth  month,  in  the  tenth 
day  of  the  month,  (which  was  the  nine- 
teenth year  of  Neb-u-ch5d-rez'z5r  king  of 
Bab  y-lon,)  came  Neb-u-zar'a-d5n  c5p'tain 
of  the  guard,!  which  sSrved  the  king  of  Bab'- 
y-lon, into  Je-ril'sa-lem, 

13  And  burned  the  house  of  the  Lord 
and  the  king's  house  ;  and  all  the  houses  of 
Je-nVsa-lem,  and  all  the  houses  of  the  great 
■men,  burned  he  with  fire. 

14  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chal-de'anf, 
that  wfre  with  the  cip'tain  of  the  gu.^rd, 
brake  down  all  the  walls  of  Je-ri!l'sa-lem 
round  about'. 

15  Then  Neb-u-zar'a-dan  the  cap'tain  of 
the  guard  carried  away  captive  cer'tdin  of 
the  poor  of  the  people,  and  the  residue  of 
the  people  that  remained  in  the  city,  and 
those  that  fell  away,  that  fell  to  the  king  of 
Bab'y-lon,  and  the  rest  of  the  multitude. 

IG  But  Neb-Q-zar'a-dan  the  cap'tain  of 
the  guard  left  cir'taln  of  the  poor  of  the  land, 
for  vine-dressers  and  for  huj'bandm€n. 

17  Also  the  pillars  of  briss  that  were  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and 
the  brazen  sea  that  teas  in  the  house  of  the 
LoKi),  the  Chal-de'anj  brake,  and  carried 
all  the  brass  of  them  to  Bab'y-lon. 

18  The  caldrons  also,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  snuffers,  and  the  bowls,  and  the 
spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass,  where- 
with they  ministered,  took  they  away. 

19  And  the  basins,  and  the  fire-pans,  and 
the  bowls,  and  the  caldrons,  and  the  can- 
dlesticks, and  the  spoons,  and  the  cups ; 
that  which  was  of  gold  in  gold,  and  that 
which  was  of  silver  in  silver,  took  the  cap'- 
tain of  the  guard  away. 

20  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  twelve 
brazen  billls  that  were  under  the  bases, 
which  king  Sol'o-mdn  had  made  in  the  house 


was  without  weight. 

21  And  concer'nlng  the  pillars,  the  height 
of  one  pillar  icas  eighteen  cubits,  and  a  fil- 
let of  twelve  cubit.s  did  com'pass  it ;  and 
the  thickness  thereof  was  four  fingers  :  it 
ions  hollow. 

22  And  a  chapiter  of  briss  icus  upon  it ; 
and  the  height  of  one  chapiter  was  five  cu- 
bits, with  net-work  and  pomcgi-aii'atcs  upon 
the  chapiters  round  about',  all  o/  brass:  the 
second  pillar  also  and  the  pomegran'ates 
wire  like  unto  these. 

23  And  there  were  ninety  and  six  pome- 
gran'ates on  a  side  ;  and  all  the  pomegran'- 
ates upon  the  net-work  tcire  a  hundred 
round  about'. 

24  And  the  cap'tain  of  the  guard  took 
Se-ra-rah  the  chief  priest,  and  Zeph-a-nl'ah 
the  second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of 
the  door : 

25  He  took  also  out  of  the  city  an  eu'- 
nuch  v.hich  had  the  charge  of  the  men  of 
war ;  and  seven  men  of  them  that  were 
near  the  king's  person,  which  wfirf  found  in 
the  city ;  and  the  principal  scrilie  of  the 
host,  who  mustered  the  people  of  the  land  ; 
and  threescore  men  of  the  people  of  the 
land,f/taZ  were  found  in  the  midst  of  the  city. 

2G  So  ]\eb-u-zar'a-dr>n  the  cap'tain  of  the 
guard  took  them,  and  brought  them  to  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon  to  Rib'lah. 

27  And  the  king  of  Bab'y-l6n  smote 
them,  and  put  them  to  death  in  Rib'lah,  in 
the  land  of  Ha'math.  ThuM  Ju'dah  was 
carried  away  captive  out  of  his  own  land. 

28  This  is  the  people  whom  Neb-u-cliad- 
rez'zar  carried  away  captive:  In  the  seventh 
year,  three  thousand  Jews  and  three  and 
twenty  : 

29  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  Neb-u-chad- 
rez'zar  he  carried  away  captive  from  Je-rC»'- 
sa-lem  eight  hundred  thirty  and  two  persons: 

30  In  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of 
Neb-u-chad-rez'zar,  Neb-u-zar'a-dan  the 
captain  of  the  guard  carried  away  captive 
of  the  Jews  seven  hundred  forty  and  five 
persons  :  all  the  persons  wire  four  thousand 
and  si.x  hundred. 

31  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  seven 
and  thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity  of  Je- 
hoi'a-chln  king  of  Ju'dah,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  in  the  five  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month,  that  E'vil-Mgi-o'dach  king  of  Bab'y- 
lon,  in  \.\\K  first  year  of  his  reign,  lifted  up 
the  head  of  Je-hoi'a-chin  king  of  Ju'dah, 
and  brought  him  forth  out  of  prison, 

32  And  spake  kindly  unto  him,  and  set 
his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the  kings 
that  were  with  him  in  Bab'y-lon, 

33  And  changed  his  prison-garments; 
and  ho  did  continually  eat  bread  before 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

34  And  for  his  diet,  there  was  a  contin- 
ual diet  given  him  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-I6n, 
every  day  a  portion,  until  the  day  of  his 
death,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 


1  gyiird. 


621 


H  The  LAMENT  ACTIONS  of  JEREMPAH. 


CHAPTER    I. 

HOW  doth  tlie  city  sit  solitary  that  was 
full  of  people  !  koio  is  she  become  as 
a  widow  !  she  that  was  great  Smong  the  na- 
tions, and  princess  Smong  the  provinces, 
how  is  she  become  tributary  ! 

2  She  weepeth  sore  in  the  night,  and  her 
tears  are  on  her  cheeks ;  among  all  her 
lovers  she  hath  none  to  com'fort  her  ;  all 
her  friends  have  dealt  treacherously  with 
her  ;  they  <irr  become  her  enemies. 

3  jQ'dah  is  gone  into  captivity,  because 
of  affliction,  and  because  of  great  servitude  ; 
she  dwelletli  among  the  heathen,  she  find- 
eth  no  rest :  all  her  persecutors  L-vcrtook 
her  between  the  straits. 

4  The  ways  of  Zi'on  do  mourn,  because 
none  come  to  the  solemn  feasts  :  all  her 
gates  are  desolate  ;  her  priests  sigh,  her  vir'- 
ffln^l  krc  afflicted,  and  she  is  in  bitterness. 

5  Her  ad'versariej  arc  tlie  chief,  her  en- 
emies prosper  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  afflicted 
her  for  the  multitude  of  her  transgressions  : 
her  children  are  gone  into  captivity  before 
the  enemy. 

G  And  from  tlie  daughter  of  Zi'on  all  her 
beauty  is  departed  :  her  princes  ^re  become 
like  harts  that  find  no  pasture  \~  and  they 
arc  gone  without  strength  before  the  pur- 
suer. 

7  Je-ru'sa-lem  remembered  in  the  days 
of  her  affliction,  and  of  her  miseries,  all  her 
pleaf'ant  things  that  she  had  in  the  days  of 
old,  when  her  people  fell  into  the  hand  of 
the  enemy,  and  none  did  help  her  :  the  ad'- 
versirief  saw  her,  aiid  did  mock  at  her  sab- 
baths. 

8  Je-rA'sa-Iem  hath  griev'ously  sinned  ; 
there'fore  she  is  removed  :  all  that  Aon'our- 
ed  her  despise'  her,  because  they  have  seen 
her  nakedness  ;  yea,  she  sigheth,  and  turn- 
eth  backward. 

9  Her  filthiness  is  in  her  skirts  ;3  she  re- 
membereth  not  her  list  end  ;  therc'fore  she 
came  down  wonderfully  :  she  had  no  com'- 
fbrter.  O  Lord,  behold  my  affliction,  for 
the  enemy  hath  magnified  himself. 

10  The  ad'versary  hath  spread  out  his 
hand  upon  all  her  pleaf'ant  things  :  for  she 
hath  seen  that  the  heathen  entered  into  her 
sanctuary,  whom  thou  didst  command'  that 
they  should  not  enter  into  thy  congregation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek  bread  ; 
they  have  given  their  pleaf'ant  things  for 
meat  to  relieve  the  soul :  see,  O  Lord,  anj 
consider ;  for  I  am  become  vile. 

12  Is  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye  that  pass 
by  .'  behold,  and  see  if  there  be  any  sorrow 
like  unto  my  sorrow,  which  is  done  unto 
me,  wherewith  the  Lord  hath  afflicted  me 
in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

13  From  above  hath  he  sent  fire  into  my 


bones,  and  it  prevaileth   against'  them  :  he 
hath   spread   a  net   for    my  feet ;  he   hath 
turned   me    back ;  he   hath   made  me   des-  . 
olate  and  faint  all  the  day. 

14  The  yoke  of  my  transgressions  is 
bound  bv  his  hand  ;  they  are  wreathed,  and 
come  up  upon  my  neck  ;  he  hath  made  my 
strength  to  fall ;  the  Lord  halh  delivered 
me  into  their  hands,  from  xchom  I  am  not 
able  to  rise  up. 

1-5  The  Lord  hath  trodden  under  foot  all 
my  mighty  men  in  the  midst  of  me  ;  he 
hath  called  an  assembly  against'  ine  to  crush 
my  young  men  :  the  Lord  hath  trodden  the 
vir'gin,  the  daughter  of  Ju'dah,  as  in  a 
wine-press. 

16  For  these  things  I  weep  :  mine  eye, 
mine  eye  runneth  down  with  water,  because 
the  com'forter  that  should  relieve  my  soul  is 
ftir  from  me  ;  my  children  arc  desolate,  be- 
cause the  enemy  prevailed. 

17  Zi'on  spreadeth  forth  her  hands,  and 
there  is  none  to  com'fort  her  :  the  Lord 
hath  comman'ded  concei'ning  Ja'9ob,  that 
his  ad'versarief  should  be  round  about'  him  : 
Je-ri\'sa-l6m  is  as  a  menstruous  woman 
among  them. 

13  The  Lord  is  righteous ;  for  I  have 
rebelled  against'  his  command'ment  :  hear, 
I  pray  you,  all  people,  and  behold  my  sor- 
row; my  vir'gins  and  my  young  men  Are 
gone  into  captivity. 

19  1  called  for  my  lovers,  hut  they  de- 
ceived me  ;  my  priests  and  mine  elders  gave 
up  the  ghost  in  the  city,  while  they  sought 
their  meat  to  relieve  their  souls. 

20  Behold,  O  Lord,  for  I  am  in  distress  ; 
my  bowels  arc  troubled :  mine  heart  is 
turned  within  me  ;  for  I  have  griev'ously 
rebelled  :  abroad  the  s?c6rd  bereaveth,  at 
home  there  is  as  death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  I  sigh  ;  there  w 
none  to  com'fort  me  :  all  mine  enemies  have 
heard  of  my  trouble ;  they  kre  glad  that 
thou  hast  done  it  :  thou  wilt  bring  the  day 
that  thou  hast  called,  and  they  shall  be  like 
unto  me. 

22  Let  all  their  wickedness  come  before 
thee  ;  and  do  unto  them  as  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  for  all  my  transgressions  :  for  my 
sighs  are  many,  and  mv  heart  is  faint. 

CHAP.  II. 

HOW  hath  the  Lord  covered  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zi'on  with  a  cloud  in  his  anger, 
and  cast  down  from  heaven  unto  the  earth 
the  beauty  of  I|'ra-el,  and  remembered  not 
his  footstool  in  the  day  of  his  anger  ! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up  all  the 
habitations  of  Ja'cob,  and  hath  not  pitied  : 
he  hath  thrown  down  in  his  wrath  the 
strong  holds  of  the  daughter  of  Ju'dah  ; 
he  hath  brought  them  down  to  the  ground  : 


1  vir'jlnz. 


2  pds't share. 


3  skirts. 
623 


Jir-e.-mV all's  lamentation 


LAMENTATIONS. 


for  Jii-ru'siL-Uin 


lie    Ii;itii    polluted    the    kingdom    and   the 
princes  thereof. 

;5  He  liatli  cut  off  in  his  fierce  anger  all 
the  horn  of  I^'ra-Cl :  lie  hath  drawn  back 
his  right  iiand  from  before  the  enemy,  and 
he  burned  against'  Ja'cob  like  a  flaming 
fire,  whirli  devoureth  round  about'. 

4  lie  hath  bent  his  bow  like  an  enemy  : 
he  st"od  with  his  right  hand  as  an  ad'ver- 
sary,  and  slew  all  that  were  pleaj'ant  to  the 
eye  iu  tlic  tabernacle  of  the  daughter  of 
Zi'on:  he  poured  out  his  fury  like  tire. 

5  The  Lord  was  as  an  enemy  ;  he  hath 
swallowed  up  Ij'ra-el,  he  hath  swallowed 
up  all  her  palaces  ;  he  hath  destroy'ed  hi.s 
strong  holds,  and  hath  im^reased  in  the 
diiughter  of  Ju'dali  mourning  and  lamen- 
tation. 

6  And  he  hath  violently  taken  Sway  Iiis 
tabernacle,  as  if  it  toire  of  a  gc\rden  ;  he 
hath  destroy'ed  his  places  of  the  assembly  : 
the  Lord  hath  caused  the  solemn  feasts  and 
sabbaths  to  be  forgotten  in  Zi'on,  and  hath 
despljed,  in  the  indignation  of  his  anger, 
the  king  and  the  priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cSst  off  his  altar,  he 
hath  abhorred  his  sanctuary,  he  hath  given 
up  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy  the  walls  of 
her  palaces  ;  they  have  made  a  noise  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  as  in  the  day  of  a  sol- 
emn feast. 

8  The  Lord  liath  purposed  to  destroy' 
the  wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zi'on  ;  he  htifli 
stretched  out  a  line,  he  hath  not  withdrawn 
his  hand  from  destroy'Tng :  tlierc'fore  he 
made  the  rampart  and  the  wall  to  lament ; 
they  languished  toggther. 

9  Her  gates  arc  sunk  into  the  ground  ; 
he  hath  destroy'ed  and  broken  lier  bars ; 
her  king  and  her  princes  are  among  the 
^en'tiles  :  the  law  is  no  more  ;  her  proph- 
ets also  find  no  virion  from  the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of  Zi'on 
sit  upon  the  ground,  and  keep  silence  :  they 
have  cast  up  dust  upon  their  heads  ;  they 
have  gir'dedl  themselves  with  sackcloth  : 
the  vir'eTn§  of  Je-riVsa-lem  hang  down  their 
heads  to  the  ground. 

11  Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears,  my  bow- 
els are  troubled,  my  liver  is  poured  upon 
the  earth,  for  the  destruction  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people  ;  because  the  children 
and  the  sucklings  swoon  in  the  streets  of 
the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers,  Where  is 
corn  and  wine  .'  when  they  swooned  as  the 
w6i"liided  in  the  streets  of  the  city,  whei 
their  soul  was  poured  out  into  tlieir  moth 
ers'  bo'fom. 

13  What  thing  shall  I  take  to  witness  for 
thee  .'  what  thing  shall  1  liken  to  thee,  O 
daughter  of  Je-rCl'sa-lem  ^  what  shall  I 
equal  to  thee,  that  I  may  com'lort  thee,  O 
vir'ein  daughter  of  Zi'on  ?  for  thy  breach 
is  great  like  the  sea ;  who  can  heal  thee .' 

14  Thy  prophets  have  seen  vain  and 
foolish  things  for  thee  ;  and  they  have  not 


discovered  thine  iniquity,  to  turn  ivvay  thy 
captivity  ;  but  have  seen  for  thee  fal.se  bur- 
dens, and  causes  of  banishment. 

15  All  that  pass  by  clap  tlieir  hands  af 
thee  ;  they  hiss  and  wag  their  head  at  the 
daughter  of  Je-nVsa-lem,  saying,  Is  this  the 
city  that  »7ir«  call  The  perfec'tion  of  beauty. 
The  joy  of  the  whole  earth  .' 

IG  All  thine  enemies  have  opened  their 
mouth  against'  thee  :  they  Iiiss  and  gnS.sh 
the  teeth  :  they  say,  We  have  swallowed 
her  up  :  cer'tainly  this  is  the  day  that  we 
looked  for;  we  have  found,  we  have  seen 
it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that  which  he 
had  deviled  ;  he  hath  fulfilled  his  word  that 
he  had  cOmman'ded  in  the  days  of  old  :  lie 
hath  thrown  down,  and  hath  not  pitied  :  and 
he  hath  caused  thine  enemy  to  rejoi'^o  over 
thee  ;  he  hath  s(;t  up  the  horn  of  thine  ad'- 
versaiiej. 

13  Their  heart  cried  unto  the  Lord,  O 
wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zi'on,  let  tears  run 
down  like  a  river  day  and  night ;  give  thy- 
self no  rest ;  let  not  the  apple  of  thine  eye 
cease. 

1!)  Arije,  cry  out  in  the  night ;  in  the  be- 
ginning of  the  watches  pour  out  thine  heart 
like  water  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  :  lift 
up  thy  hands  to'jsard  him  for  the  life  of 
thy  young  children,  that  faint  for  hunger  in 
the  top  of  every  street. 

20  Behold,  O  Loiw).  and  consider  to 
whom  tliou  hast  done  this.  Shall  the  women 
eat  their  fruit,  and  children  of  a  span  long  ? 
shall  the  priest  and  the  prophet  be  slain  in 
the  sanc'tuary^  of  the  Lord  .' 

21  The  young  and  the  old  lie  on  the 
ground  in  the  streets  :  my  virgins  and  my 
young   men  arc  fallen  by  the  t/oord  ;  thou 

hast  slain  them  in  the  day  of  thine  anger; 
thou  hast  killed,  and  not  ]>itied. 

22  Thou  hast  called,  as  in  a  solemn  day, 
my  terrors  round  about' ;  so  that  in  tlic  day 
of  the  Lord's  anger  none  escaped  nor  re- 
mained :  those  that  I  have  swaddled  and 
brought  up  hath  mine  enemy  consumed. 

CHAP.  III. 

I.1M  the  man  that  hath  seen  affliction  by 
the  rod  of  his  wrath. 
2  Me  hath   led  me,  and   brought  me  into 
darkness,  but  not  into  light. 

15  Surely  against'^  me  is  he  turned  ;  he 
turneth  his  hand  against'  me  all  the  day. 

4  My  flesh  and  my  skin  hath  he  made  old; 
he  hath  broken  my  bones. 

5  He  hath  builded  Sgainst'  me,  and  com'- 
passed  me  with  gall  and  triv'ail. 

()  He  hath  set  me  in  dark  places,  as  they 
that  be  dead  of  old. 

7  He  hath  hedged  me  about',  that  I  can- 
not get  out  :  he  hath  made  my  chain 
heavy. 

8  Also  when  I  cry  and  shout,  he  shutteth 
out  my  prayer. 

'.)  He  hath  enclosed  my  ways  with  hewn 
stone  ;  he  hath  made  my  paths  crooked. 


gSr'did. 


2  singk'tshu-i-re. 


3  d-genst'. 


fhcij  tic!; now! edge 

10  ![(■  iras  nnto  me  as  a  bear  lying  in 
wait,  and  as  a  lion  in  secret  places. 

11  lie  hath  turned  aside  my  ways,  and 

fiftlled  me  in  pieces :  he  hath  made  me  deso- 
ate. 

12  He  lialh  bent  his  bow,  and  set  me  as  a 
.nark  for  the  arrow. 

13  lie  hath  cnuscd  the  arrows  of  his 
quiver  to  enter  into  my  reins. 

14  I  was  a  derision  to  all  my  people,  and 
their  song  all  tiie  clay. 

15  He  hath  filled  me  with  bitterness,  he 
hath  made  me  drunken  with  wormwood. 

16  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth  with 
gravel-stones,  he  hath  covered  me  with 
ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  removed  my  soul  Hir 
off  from  peace  :  I  forgat  prosperity. 

18  And  I  said.  My  strength  and  my  hope 
is  perished  from  the  Lord  : 

19  Remembering  mine  affliction  and  my 
misery,  the  wormwood  ajid  the  gA.ll. 

20  My  soul  hath  them  still  in  remem- 
brance, and  is  Mmbled  in  me. 

21  This  I  recall  to  my  mind,  thSrc'fore 
have  I  hope. 

22  It  is  of  the  Lord's  mer'cles  that  we 
arc  not  consumed,  because  his  compassions 
fail  not. 

23  Theij  arc  new  every  morning  :  great  is 
thy  faithfulness. 

24  The  Loud  is  my  portion,  saith  my 
soul ;  there'fore  will  I  hope  in  him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that  wait 
for  him,  to  the  soul  that  seeketh  tiim. 

2G  It  is  sood  that  a  man  should  both  hope 
and  quietly  wait  for  the  salvation  of  the 
Lord. 

27  It  is  good  for  a  man  that  he  bear  the 
yoke  in  his  youth. 


L  AMENTA  1  IONS.  God's  justice. 

40  Let  us  .s6arch  and  try  our  ways,  and 
turn  again'l  to  the;  Lord. 

41  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with  our  hands 
unto  God  in  the  heavens. 

42  We  have  transgressed,  and  have  re- 
belled :  thou  hast  not  pardoned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  anger,  and 
[)6rsecuted  us  :  thou  hast  slain,  thou  hast  not 
pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself  with  a 
cloud,  that  our  prayer  should  not  pSss 
through. 

45  Tliou  hast  made  us  as  the  offscouring 
and  refuse  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

46  All  our  enemies  have  opened  their 
mouths  against'^  us. 

47  Fear  and  a  snare  is  come  upon  us,  des- 
olation and  destruction. 

48  Mine  eye  runneth  down  with  rivers 
of  water  for  the  destruction  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people. 

49  Mine  eye  trickleth  down,  and  ceaseth 
not,  without  any  intermission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  look  down,  and  behold 
from  heaven. 

51  Mine  eye  affecteth  mine  heart,  because 
of  all  the  daughters  of  my  city. 

52  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore,  like  a 
bird,  without  cause. 

53  They  have  cut  off  my  life  in  the  dun- 
geon, and  cast  a  stone  upon  me. 

54  Waters  flowed  over  mine  head  ;  then 
I  said,  I  am  cut  off. 

55  I  called  upon  thy  name,  O  Lord,  out 
of  the  low  dungeon. 

56  Thou  hast  heard  my  voice  ;  hide  not 
thine  ear  at  my  breathing,  at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  drewest  near  in  the  day  that  I 
called  upon  thee  :  thou  saidst,  Fear  not. 

58  O  Lord,  thou  hast  pleaded  the  causes 


28  He  sitteth  alone,  and  keepeth  silence,  of  my  soul ;  thou  hast  redeemed  my  life. 


because  he  hath  borne  it  upon  fjim 

29  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the  dust,  if  so 
be  there  may  be  hope. 

30  He  giveth  his  cheek  to  him  that  smi- 
teth  him  :  he  is  filled  full  with  reproach. 

31  For  the  Lord  will  not  cist  off  for 
ever  : 

32  But  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will  he 
have  compassion  according  to  the  multitude 
of  his  mer'cTes. 

33  For  he  doth  not  afflict  willingly,  nor 
grieve  the  children  of  men. 

34  To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the  prison- 
ers of  the  garth, 

35  To  turn  aside  the  right  of  a  man  be- 
fore the  face  of  the  Most  High, 

36  To  subvert'  a  man  in  his  cause,  the 
Lord  approveth  not. 

37  Who  is  he  that  saith,  and  it  cometh 
to  piss,  when  the  Lord  commkn'deth  it 
not  ? 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Most  High 
proceedeth  not  evil  and  good  ? 

39  Wherefore  doth  a  living  man  com- 
plain, a  man  for  the  punishment  of  his 
sins  ? 

1  A-sen'. 


59  O  Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my  wrong ; 
judge  thou  my  cause. 

60  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  vengeance, 
and  all  their  imaginations  against'  me. 

61  Thou  hast  heard  their  reproach,  O 
Lord,  and  all  their  imaginations  against' 
me  ; 

62  The  lips  of  those  that  rose  up  against' 
me,  and  their  device  against'  me  all  the  day. 

63  Behold  their  sitting  down,  and  their 
rising  up  ;  I  am  their  musick. 

64  Render  unto  them  a  recompense,  O 
Lord,  according  to  the  work  of  their  hands. 

65  Give  them  sorrow  of  heart,  thy  curse 
untr)  them. 

66  Persecute  and  destroy'  them  in  anger 
from  under  the  heavens  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

HOW  is  the  gold  become  dim  !  how  is 
the  most  fine  gold  changed  !  the  stones 
of  the  sanctuary  arc  poured  out  in  the  top 
of  every  street. 

2  The  precious  sons  of  Zi'on,  com'para- 
ble  to  fine  gold,  how  are  they  esteem'ed  as 
earthen  pitchers,  the  worli  of  the  hands  of 
the  potter ! 


2  a-glnat'. 


624 


B'dom  is  threatened. 

3  Even   the   sca-nionsters 
breast,  tlioy  give  suck  to  their  youn<;  ones  : 
the  daughter  of  my  people  is  become  cruel, 
like  the  6s  trToIies'  in  the  wilderness. 

4  The  tongue  ofthe  suckingchild  clcavcth 
to  tiic  roof  of  his  tnouth  for  thirst ;  the  young 
children  5sk  bread,  and  no  man  brcaketh  it 
unto  tiieni. 

5  They  that  did  feed  delicately  ixre  deso- 
late in  the  streets  ;  tiiey  that  wer*'  brought 
up  in  scarlet  embrace  dunghills. 

6  For  the  punishment  of  the  iniquity  of 
the  daughter  of  my  people  is  greater  than 
the  punishment  of  the  sin  of  Sod'om,  that 
was  overthrown  as  in  a  moment,  and  no 
hands  stayed  on  her. 

7  Her  Naz'a-rites  were  purer  than  snow, 
they  w6re  whiter  than  milk,  they  were  more 
ruddy  in  body  than  rubies,  their  polisiiing 
was  of  sSp'phire  : 

8  Their  visage  is  blacker  than  a  coal  ; 
they  arc  not  known  in  the  streets  :  their  skin 
cleaveth  to  their  bones  ;  it  is  withered,  it  is 
become  like  a  stick. 

9  They  that  be  slain  with  the  sjcord  arc 
better  than  they  that  he  slain  with  hunger  : 
for  these  pine  away,  stricken  through  for 
want  of  the  fruits  of  the  field. 

10  The  hands  of  the  pitiful  women  have 
tioddon  their  own  children,  they  were  their 
meat  m  the  destruction  of  the  daughter  of 
my  people. 

11  The  Lord  hath  accomplished  his 
fury  ;  he  hath  potn-cd  out  his  fierce  anger, 
and  hath  kindled  a  fire  in  Zl'on,  and  it  hath 
devoured  the  foundations  thereof 

12  The  kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  world,  would  not  have  be- 
lieved that  the  Sd'versary  and  the  enemy 
should  have  entered  into  the  gates  of  Je-ru'- 
sa-lem. 

13  For  the  sins  of  her  prophets,  and  the 
iniquities  of  iier  priests,  that  have  shed  the 
blood  of  the  just  in  the  midst  of  her, 

14  They  have  wandered  as  blind  men  in 
the  streets,  thej'  have  polluted  themselves 
with  blood,  so  that  men  could  not  touch 
their  garments. 

15  They  cried  unto  them,  Depart  ye  ;  it 
is  unclean  ;  depart,  depart,  toQch  not  : 
when  they  fled  Sway  and  wandered,  they 
said  among  the  heathen,  They  shall  no  more 
66'journ  there. 

IG  Tiic  anger  of  the  Lord  hath  divided 
them  ;  he  will  no  more  regard  them  :  they 
respected  not  the  persons  of  the  priests,  they 
favoured  not  the  elders. 

17  As  for  us,  our  eyes  as  yet  failed  for 
our  vain  help :  in  our  watch'ing  we  have 
watched  for  a  nation  that  crtu\(\  not  save  (/5. 

18  They  hunt  our  steps,  that  wc  cannot 
go  in  our  streets  :  our  end  is  near,  our  days 
are  fulfilled  ;  for  our  end  is  come. 

19  Our  pSrseculors  are  swifler  than  the 


LAMENTA'TIONS.  Zl'dn  is  cdm'fdruH 

Iraw  out  the  eagles  of  the  heaven  :  tliev  pursucd'us  upoa 
the  moCin'talns,  they  laid 'wait  for  us  in  the 
wilderness. 

20  The  breath  of  our  nostrils,  the  anoint- 
ed of  the  Lord,  was  taken  in  their  pits,  of 
whom  vve  said,  Under  his  shadow  we  shall 
live  among  the  heatlien. 
_  21  IT  Rejoice  and  be  glad,  O  dAugh'ter  of 
E'dom,  that  dwclleth  in  the  land  of  Uz  :the 
cup  also  shall  pass  through  unto  thee  ;  thoU 
slialt  be  drunken,  and  slialt  make  thyself 
naked. 

22  The  punishment  of  thine  iniquity  is 
accomplished,  O  daughter  of  Zl'on  ;  he  will 
no  more  carry  thee  away  into  captivity  :  he 
will  visit  thine  iniquity,  O  daughter  of 
E'dom  ;  he  will  discover  thy  sins. 
CHAP.  V. 

REMEMBER,  O  Lord,  what  is  come 
upon    us  :  consider,  and   behold   our 
reproach. 

2  Our  inheritance  is  turned  to  atraneers, 
our  houses  to  aliens. 

3  We  are  orphans  and  fatherless,  our 
mothers  arc  as  widows. 

4  We  have  drunken  onr  water  for  money  ; 
our  wood  is  sold  unto  us. 

5  Our  necks  hre  imderpSrsecfl'tion  :  we 
labour,  and  have  no  rest. 

()  We  have  given  the  hand  to  the  E'^p'- 
l\'&n^,  and  to  the  As-syr'i-ans,  to  be  satisfied 
with  bread. 

7  Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and  (Ire  not 
and  we  have  borne  their  iniquities. 

8  Servants  have  ruled  over  us :  there  is 
none  that  doth  deliver  us  out  of  their  hand 

9  We  gat  our  bread  with  the  ycril  of  our 
lives,  because  of  the  s«,-ord  of  the  wilderness 

10  Our  skin  was  black  like  an  oven,  be- 
cause of  the  terrible  famine. 

11  They  ravished  the  women  in  Zi'6n, 
and  the  maids  in  the  cities  of  Ju'dSh. 

12  Princes  arc  hanged  up  by  their  hand 
the  faces  of  elders  wfirc  not  /ion'ourod. 

13  They  took  the  young  men  to  grind, 
and  the  children  fell  under  the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from  the  gate, 
the  young  men  from  their  ninsick. 

15  The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased;  our 
dance  is  turned  into  mourning. 

IG  The  crown  is  fallen /70m  our  head  : 
wo  unto  us  that  we  have  sinned  ! 

17  For  this  our  heart  is  faint ;  for  these 
things  our  eyes  arc  dim, 

18  Because  of  the  moun'taln  of  Zi'fin 
which  is  desolate,  the  foxes    walk   upon  it 

19  Thou,  O  Lord,  remaincst  for  ever; 
thy  throne  from  generation  to  generation. 

20  Wherefore  d6st  thou  forget  us  for 
ever,  and  forsake  us  so  Ions  time  ? 

21  Turn  thou  us  unto  thoe,  O  Lord,  and 
we  shall  be  turned  ;  renew  onrdays  as  of  old 

22  But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected  us  ;  thoq. 
art  very  wroth  Sgainst'  us. 


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H  The  BOOK  of  the  Proph'et  EZE^KIEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pSss  in  the  thirtieth 
year,  in  the  fourtli  mdnth,  in  the  fifth 
day  of  the  month,  as  I  was  Smong  the  cap- 
tives by  the  river  of  (^he'bar,  that  the  heav- 
ens were  opened,  and  I  saw  virions  of  God. 

2  In  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  (which 
loas  tiie  fifth  year  of  king  JO-lioi'a-chTii"s 
captivity,) 

3  Tlie  word  of  the  Loku  came  expressly 
unto  E-ze'ki-el  the  priest,  the  son  of  Bq'zI, 
in  the  land  of  the  Chal-de'Snj,  by  the  river 
Che' bar;  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
there  upon  him. 

4  And  I  looked,  and,  behold,  a  whirl'- 
wlndl  came  out  of  the  north,  a  great  cloud, 
and  a  fire  infolding  itself,  and  a  brightness 
was  about'  it,  and  out  of  the  midst  thereof, 
as  the  colour  of  amber,  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire : 

5  Also  out  of  the  midst  thereof  came  the 
likeness  of  four  living  creatures.  And  this 
mas  their  appearance ;  they  had  the  like- 
ness of  a  man. 

6  And  every  one  had  four  faces,  and 
•jvery  one  had  four  wings. 

7  And  their  feet  iclre  straight  feet ;  and 
the  sole  of  their  feet  teas  like  the  sole  of  a 
ckirs  foot ;  and  they  sparkled  like  the  col- 
our of  burnished  brSss. 

8  And  they  had  the  hands  of  a  man  un- 
der their  wings,  on  their  four  sides  ;  and 
they  four  had  their  faces  and  their  wings. 

9  Their  wings  loere  joined  one  to  an- 
other ;  they  turned  not  when  they  went  ; 
they  went  every  one  straight  for'ward. 

10  As  for  the  likeness  of  their  faces,  they 
four  had  the  face  of  a  man,  and  the  face  of 
a  lion  on  the  right  side  ;  and  they  four  had 
the  face  of  an  ox  on  the  left  side  ;  they  four 
also  had  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

11  Thus  icere  their  faces :  and  their 
wings  wire  stretched  up'wArd  ;  two  wings 
of  every  one  wire  joined  one  to  another, 
and  two  covered  their  bodies. 

12  And  they  went  every  one  straight  for'- 
w&rd :  whither  the  spirit  was  to  go,  they 
went ;  and  they  turned  not  when  they  went. 

13  As  for  the  likeness  of  the  living  crea- 
tures, their  appearance  xoas  like  burning  coals 
of  fire,  and  like  the  appearance  of  lamps  :  it 
went  up  and  down  im^ng  the  living  crea- 
tures )  and  tiie  fire  was  bright,  and  out  of 
the  fire  went  forth  lightning. 

14  Andtheliving  creatures  ran  and  return- 
ad  as  the  appearance  of  a  flash  of  lightning 

15  Now,  as  I  beheld  the  living  creatures 
behold,  one  wheel  upon  the  earth  by  the 
living  creatures,  with  his  four  faces. 

16  The  appearance  of  the  wheels  and 
'.heir  work  was   like  unto   the  colour  of  a 

1  htoirVwind.  2  krt'tshure. 


ber'yl ;  and   they  four  had    one    likeness 
and  their  appearance  and  their  work  was  as 
it  were  a  wheel  in  the  middle  of  a  wheel. 

17  Wlien  they  went,  they  vv'cnt  upon 
their  four  sides ;  and  they  returned  not 
when  they  went. 

18  As  for  their  rings,  they  were  so  liigli, 
that  they  were  dreadful ;  and  their  rings 
loSre  full  of  eyes   round   about'   them  four. 

10  And  when  the  living  creatures  went, 
the  wheels  went  by  them  ;  and  when  the 
living  creatures  were  lifted  up  from  the 
Sarth,  the  wheels  wSre  lifted  up. 

20  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was  to  go, 
they  went,  thither  icas  their  spirit  to  go  ; 
and  the  wheels  were  lifted  up  over  against' 
them  :  for  the  spirit  of  the  living  crea'ture^ 
was  in  the  wheels. 

21  When  those  went,  these  went ;  and 
when  those  stood,  tncse  stood  ;  and  when 
those  were  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the 
wheels  were  lifted  up  over  against'  them  : 
for  the  spirit  of  the  living  creature  teas  in 
the  wheels. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  the  fir'mament^ 
upon  the  heads  of  the  living  creature  loas 
as  the  colour  of  the  terrible  crystal,  stretch- 
ed forth  over  their  heads  above. 

23  And  under  the  fir'mament  iccrc  their 
wings  straight,  the  one  to'joard  the  other : 
every  one  had  two,  which  covered  on  tliis 
side,  and  every  one  had  two,  which  covered 
on  that  side,  their  bodies. 

24  And  when  they  went,  I  heard  the 
noise  of  their  wings,  like  the  noise  of  great 
waters,  as  the  voice  of  the  Slmigh'ty,  the 
voice  of  speech,  as  the  noise  of  a  host : 
when  they  stood,  they  let  down  their  wings. 

25  And  there  was  a  voice  from  the  fir'ma- 
ment that  teas  over  their  heads,  when  they 
stood,  and  had  let  down  their  wings. 

26  And  above  the  fir'mament  that  was 
over  their  heads  was  the  likeness  of  a 
throne,  as  the  appearance  of  a  sap'pliTre- 
stone  A  and  upon  the  likeness  of  the  throne 
icas  the  likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a  man 
above  upon  it. 

27  And  I  saw  as  the  colour  of  amber,  as 
the  appearance  of  fire  round  about'  within 
it ;  from  the  appearance  of  his  loins  even 
up'w4rd,  and  from  the  appearance  of  his 
loins  even  down'wiird,  I  saw  as  it  were  the 
appearance  of  fire,  and  it  had  brightness 
round  about'. 

23  As  tlie  appearance  of  the  bow  that  is 
in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of  rain,  so  was  the 
appearance  of  the  brightness  round  about'. 
This  was  the  appearance  of  the  likeness  ol 
the  glory  of  the  Lord.  And  when  I  saw 
it,  I  fell  upon  my  face,  and  I  heard  a  voire 
of  one  that  spake. 

^  fer'ma-ment.  ^  sdf 'fir-stone. 


K-z6'ki-iVs  commission. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  stand 
upon  thy  feet,  and  I  will   speak   unto 
thee. 

2  And  the  spirit  entered  into  me  when 
he  spake  unto  ine,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet, 
that  I  heard  him  that  spake  unto  me. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  I 
send  thee  to  tiie  children  of  If'ra-el,  to  a  re- 
bellious nation  that  hath  rebelled  iigainst' 
me  :  they  and  their  fathers  have  transgress- 
ed Sgainst'  nie,  even  unto  this  very  day. 

4  For  they  are   impudent   children,  and 
stiff-hearted :  I  do   send  thee   unto  them 
and  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

5  And  they,  whether  they  will  hear,  or 
whether  they  will  forbear  ;  (for  they  are  a 
rebellious  house,)  yet  shall  know  that  there 
hath  been  a  prophet  among  tliem. 

6  And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  not  afraid  of 
them,  neither  be  afraid  of  their  words, 
though  briers  and  thorns  be  with  thee,  and 
thou  dost  dwell  among  scorpions :  be  not 
ifraid  of  their  words,  nor  bo  dismayed  at 
their  looks,  though  they  be  a  rebellious 
house. 

7  And  thou  shalt  speak  my  words  unto 
them,  v^hether  they  will  hear,  or  whether 
they  will  forbear  ;  for  they  are  most  rebel- 
lious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear  what  I  say 
unto  thee  ;  Be  not  thou  rebellious  like  that 
rebellious  house  :  open  thy  mouth,  and  eat 
that  1  give  thee. 

9  And  when  I  looked,  behold,  a  hand 
was  sent  unto  me ;  and,  lo,  a  roll  of  a  book 
was  therein  ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me :  and  it 
was  written  within  and  without ;  and  there 
was  written  therein  lamentations,  and 
mourning,  and  wo. 

CHAP.  III. 

MOREOVER,  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  eat  that   thou  findest :  eat  this 
roll,  and  go  speak  unto  the  house  of  Ij'ra-gl. 

2  So  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  he  caused 
me  to  eat  that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man, 
cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and  fill  thy  bowels 
with  this  roll  that  I  give  thee.  Then  did  I 
eat  It;  and  it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey 
for  sweetness. 

4  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  go, 
get  thee  unto  the  house  of  If'ra-6l,  and 
speak  with  my  words  unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a  people  of  a 
strango  speech,  and  of  a  hard  language, 
but  to  the  house  of  Ij'rarCl : 

6  Not  to  many  people  of  a  strange 
speech,  and  of  a  hard  language,  whose 
words  thou  canst  not  understand :  surely, 
had  I  sent  thee  to  thcni,  they  would  have 
hearkened  unto  thee. 

7  But  the  house  of  Ij'ra-fil  will  not  hear- 
ken unto  thee  ;  for  they  will  not  hearken 
unto  mc  :  for  all  the  house  of  If'ra-§1  are 
impudent  and  hard-hekrted. 


EZE'KIEL.  He  eaieth  the  roll 

8  Behold,  I  have  made  thy  face  stron" 
against'  their  faces,  and  thy  fore'head  strong 
against'  their  furc'heads. 

9  As  an  adamant,  harder  than  flint,  have 
I  made  thy  fore'head  :  fear  them  not,  neither 
be  dismayed  at  their  looks,  though  they  he 
a  rebellious  house. 

10  Moreover,  he  said  unto  mc,  Son  of 
man,  all  my  words  that  I  shall  sp(  ak  unto 
thee  receive  in  thine  hei\rt,  and  h  jar  with 
thine  ears. 

Jl  And  go,  get  thee  to  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity, unto  thy  people,  and  speak  imto 
them,  and  tell  them,  Thus  saitii  the  Lord 
God,  whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether 
they  will  forbear. 

12  Then  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  I 
heard  behind  me  a  voice  of  a  great  rushing, 
saying,  Bles'sed  be  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
from  his  place. 

13  /  heard  also  the  noise  of  the  wings  of 
the  living  creatures  that  touched  ope  an- 
other, and  the  noise  of  the  wheels  over 
against'  them,  and  a  noise  of  a  great  rush- 
ing. 

14  So  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  took 
me  away,  and  I  went  in  bitterness,  in  the 
heat  of  my  spirit ;  but  the  hand  of  th« 
Lord  was  strong  upon  me. 

15  ^  Then  I  came  to  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity at  Tel'a-bib,  that  dwelt  by  the  river 
of  ^he'bar,  and  I  sat  where  they  sat,  and 
remained  there  astonished  among  them 
seven  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
seven  days,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  I  have  made  thee  a 
watchman  unto  the  house  of Ij'ra-dl  :  fhfirc'- 
fbrc  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth,  and  give 
them  wtirn'Tng  from  me. 

18  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked,  Thou 
shalt  surely  die  ;  and  thou  givest  him  not 
warn'Tng,  nor  speakest  to  wArn  the  wicked 
from  his  wicked  way,  to  save  his  life  ;  the 
same  wicked  mim  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  : 
but  his  blood  will  I  require  at  thine  hand. 

10  Yet  if  thou  wfirn  the  wicked,  and  he 
turn  not  from  his  wickedness,  nor  from  his 
wicked  way,  he  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  :  but 
thou  hast  delivered  thy  sotd. 

20  Again',  when  a  righteous  man  doth 
turn  from  his  righteousness,  and  commit 
iniquity,  and  I  lay  a  stumbling-block  be- 
fore him,  he  shall  die  :  because  thou  hast 
not  given  him  wfirn'ing,  he  shall  die  in  his 
sin,  and  his  righteousness  which  he  hath 
done  shall  not  be  remembered ;  but  his 
blood  will  I  require  at  thine  hand. 

21  Nevertheless,  if  thou  wftrn  the  righ- 
teous man,  that  the  righteous  sin  not,  and 
he  d6th  not  sin,  he  shall  surely  live,  because 
he  is  wArned  :  also  thou  hast  delivered  thr 
soul. 

22  IT  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  there 
upon  me;  and  he  said  unto  me,  Arlfe,  go 
forth  into  the  plain,  and  I  will  there  talk 
with  thee 


of  tht 


rkc  desolation  of  EZE'KIEL.  Ji-riVsa-llm  prophesied, 

23  Then  I  Sroje,  and  went  forth  into  the\  shall  lie  by  weight,  twenty  shekels  a-day  : 

Loud  ,  from  time  to  time  shall  thou  eat  it. 

1 )  Thou  shall  drink  also  water  by  m6af'- 
ure,  the  sixtli  part  of  a  hin  :  from  time  to 
time  shall  thou  drink. 

V-l  And  thou  shah  eat  it  as  bJirley-cakes, 
and  thou  shall  bake  it  with  dung  thai  cometh 
out  of  man,  in  their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  said,  Even  thus  shall 
the  children  of  If'ra-el  eat  their  defiled 
bread  among  the  (^en'tiles,  whither  I  will 
drive  them. 

14  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  !  behold, 
my  soul  hath  not  been  polluted  ;  for  from 
my  youth  up,  even  till  now,  have  I  not  eat- 
en of  that  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn  in 
pieces  ;  neither  came  there  abominable  flesh 
into  rny  mouth. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Lo,  I  have  giv- 
en thee  cow's  dung  for  man's  dung,  and 
thou  shall  prepare  thy  bread  therewith. 

16  Moreover  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  behold,  I  will  break  the  staft"  of  bread 
in  Je-rCi'sa-lem  ;  and  they  shall  eat  bread 
by  weight,  and  with  care  ;  and  they  shall 
drink  water  by  mea^'ure,  and  with  astonish- 
ment : 

17  That  they  may  want  bread  and  water, 
and  be  astouiedl  one  with  another,  and  con- 
sume away  for  their  iniquity. 

CHAP.  V. 


plain  ;  and,  behold,  the  glory  o 

stood  there,   as  the   glory  which  I  saw  by 

the  river  of  Ciie'bSr  :  and  I  fell  on  my  face. 

24  Then  the  spirit  entered  into  me,  and 
set  me  upon  my  feet,  and  spake  with  me, 
and  said  unto  me,  Go,  shut  thyself  within 
thine  house. 

25  But  thou,  O  son  of  man,  behold,  they 
shall  put  bands  upon  thee,  and  shall  bind 
then  with  them,  and  thou  shall  not  go  out 
among  them  : 

2(5  And  I  will  make  thy  tongue  cleave  lo 
the  roof  of  thy  mouth,  that  thou  shall  be 
dumb,  and  shall  not  be  to  them  a  reprover ; 
for  they  arc  a  rebellious  house. 

27  But  when  I  speak  with  thee,  I  will 
open  thy  mouth,  and  thou  shall  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  He  that 
hearelh,  let  him  hear  ;  and  he  that  forbear 
eth,  let  him  forbear  :  for  they  arc  a  rebel- 
lious house. 

CHAP.  IV.— 

THOU  also,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a  tile, 
and  lay  it  before  thee,  and  portray 
upon  it  the  city,  even  Je-rCl'sa-lem  : 

2  And  lay  siege  against'  it,  and  build  a 
fort  against'  it,  and  cSst  a  mount  Sgainst' 
it ;  set  the  camp  also  against'  it,  and  set 
battering-rams  against'  it  round  about'. 

8  Moreover,  take  thou  unto  thee  an  iron 
pan,  and  set  it  for  a  wall  of  iron  between 
thee  and  the  city  ;  and  set  thy  face  against' 
it,  and  it  shall  be  besieced,  and  thou  shall 
lay  sieee  against'  it.  This  shall  be  a  sign 
to  the  house  of  15'ra-el. 

4  Lie  thou  also  upon  thy  left  side,  and 
lay  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Ij'ra-et  upon 
it :  according  to  the  number  of  the  days  that 
thou  shall  lie  upon  it  thou  shall  bear  their 
iniquity. 

5  For  I  have  laid  upon  thee  the  years  of 
their  iniquity,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  days,  three  hundred  and  ninety  days  : 
so  shall  thou  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house 
of  15'ra-el. 

6  And  when  thou  hast  accomplished 
them,  lie  Sgain'  on  thy  right  side,  and  thou 
shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Ju'dah 
forty  days  :  I  have  appointed  thee  each  day 
for  a  year. 

7  There'fore  thou  shall  set  thy  face  to'- 
MjArd  the  sieee  of  Je-r&'sa-lem,  and  thine 
arm  shall  be  uncovered,  and  thou  shall 
prophf^sy  against'  it. 

S  And,  behold,  I  will  lay  bands  upon 
thee,  and  thou  shall  not  turn  thee  from  one 
side  to  another,  till  thou  hast  ended  the  days 
of  thy  sieee. 

9  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  wheat,  and 
bkrley,  and  beans,  and  len'tlles,  and  millet, 
and  fitches,  and  put  them  in  one  vessel,  and 
make  thee  bread  thereof,  according  to  the 
number  ofthe  days  that  thou  shall  lie  upon 
thy  side  ;  three  hundred  and  ninety  days 
shah  thou  eat  thereof 

10  And  thy  meat  which  thou  shalt  eat 

1  or  astonished. 


AND  thou,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a  sharp 
knife,  take  thee  a  barber's  razor,  and 
cause  it  to  pass  upon  thine  head,  and  upon 
thy  beard  ;  then  take  thee  balances  to 
weigh,  and  divide  the  hair. 

2  Thou  shalt  burn  with  fire  a  third  part 
in  the  midst  of  the  city,  when  tte  days  of 
the  siege  ure  fulfilled  ;  and  thou  slialt,take  a 
third  part,  and  smite  about'  it  with  a  knife  ; 
and  a  third  part  thou  shalt  scatter  in  the 
wind  :  and  I  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
them. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  take  thereof  a  few  in 
number,  and  bind  them  in  thy  skirts.2 

4  Then  take  of  them  again',  and  cast  them 
into  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  burn  them  in  the 
fire  ;  for  thereof  shall  a  fire  come  forth  into 
all  the  house  of  I§'ra-el. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  This  is  Je- 
ru'sa-lem  :  I  have  set  it  in  the  midst  of  the 
nations  and  countries  that  are  round  about' 
her. 

6  And  she  hath  changed  my  judgments 
into  wickedness  more  than  the  nations,  and 
my  statutes  more  than  the  countries  tiiat  are- 
round  about'  her  ;  for  they  have  refused  my 
judgments  and  my  statutes,  they  have  not 
walked  in  them. 

7  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Because  ye  multiplied  more  than  the  na- 
tions that  are  round  about'  you,  and  have 
not  walked  in  my  statutes,  neither  have 
kept  my  judgments,  neither  have  done  ac 
cording  to  the  judgments  ofthe  nations  that 
arc  round  about'  you  ; 

8  There'fore   thus  saith   the  Lord  God, 

2  skirts. 


Ip'ra-gVs  idolatry  threatened.  EZE 

Behold  I,  even  I,  am  against'  thee,  and  will 
execute  judgments  in  the  midst  of  thee,  in 
the  sight  of  tiie  nations. 

0  And  I  will  do  in  thee  that  which  I  have 
not  done,  and  whereunto  I  will  not  do  any 
more  the  like ;  because  of  all  thine  abomi- 
nations. 

10  Therc'fore  the  fathers  .shall  cat  the  sons 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  and  the  sons  shall  eat 
their  fathers  ;  and  I  will  execute  judgments 
in  thee,  and  the  whole  remnant  of  thee  will 
I  scatter  into  all  the  winds. 

11  Wherefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Surely,  because  thou  hast  defiled  my 
sanctuary  with  all  thy  detestable  things,  and 
with  all  thine  abominations,  therc'fore  will 
I  also  diminish  thcc  ;  neither  shall  mine 
«ye  spare,  neither  will  I  have  any  pity. 

12  A  third  part  of  thee  shall  die  with 
the  pestilence,  and  with  famine  shall  they 
be  consumed  in  the  midst  of  thee  ;  and  a 
third  part  shall  fall  by  the  s/oord  round 
about'  thee  ;  and  I  will  scatter  a  third  part 
into  all  the  winds  ;  and  I  will  draw  out  a 
SMjOrd  after  them. 

13  Thus  shall  mine  anger  be  accomplish- 
ed, and  I  will  cause  my  fury  to  rest  upon 
them,  and  I  will  be  com'forted  :  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it 
in  my  zeal,  when  I  have  accomplished  my 
fury  in  them. 

14  Moreover,  I  will  make  thee  waste, 
and  a  reproach  Smong  the  nations  that  are 
round  about'  thee,  in  the  sight  of  all  that 
pass  by. 

15  So  it  shall  be  a  reproach  and  a  t^unt, 
an  instruction  and  an  astonishment,  unto  the 
nations  that  arc  round  about'  thee,  when  I 
shall  execute  judgments  in  thee,  in  anger 
and  in  fury,  and  in  furious  rebukes.  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it. 

IG  When  I  shall  send  upon  them  the 
evil  arrows  of  famine,  which  shall  be  for 
their  destruction,  and  which  I  will  send  to 
destroy'  you :  and  I  will  increase  the  fam- 
ine upon  you,  and  will  break  your  staff  of 
bread. 

17  So  will  I  send  upon  you  famine,  and 
evil  beasts,  and  they  shall  bereave  thee  ; 
and  pestilence  and  blood  shall  pass  through 
thee  ;  and  I  will  bring  the  sicOrd  upon  thee. 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 
CHAP.  VL 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to'jccird  the 
moiin'fains  of  Ij'ra-fil,  and  prophesy  against' 
them, 

3  And  say.  Ye  moftn'tains  of  I§'ra-6l,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  Gon  ;  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  to  the  moAn'tains  and  to  the  hills, 
to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys.  Behold  I, 
even  \,  will  bring  a  s7cord  upon  you,  and  I 
will  destroy'  your  high  places  ; 

4  And  your  altars  shall  be  desolate,  and 
your  images  shall  be  broken  ;  and  I  will 
cSst  down  your  slain  men  before  your 
idols. 

Gfi£2 


KIEL.  The  final  desolation  of  T§'ra-U. 

I  5  And  I  will  lay  the  dead  carcasses  of 
the  children  of  t§'ra-6l  before  their  idols  ; 
and  I  will  scatter  your  bones  round  about' 
your  altars. 

(i  In  all  your  dwelling-places  the  cities 
shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the  high  places  shall 
be  desolate  ;  that  your  altars  may  be  laid 
waste;  and  made  desolate,  and  your  idols 
may  be  broken  and  cease,  and  your  images 
may  be  cut  down,  and  your  works  may  be 
abolished. 

7  And  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  midst 
of  you  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

8  Yet  will  I  lea\e  a  remnant,  that  ye 
may  have  some  that  shall  escape'  the  sword 
among  the  nations,  when  ye  shall  be  scat- 
tered through  the  countries. 

!)  And  they  that  escape'  of  you  shall  re- 
member me  among  the  nations,  whither 
(iioy  shall  be  carried  captives,  because  lam 
broken  with  their  whorish  heart,  which 
halli  departed  from  mo,  and  with  their  eyes, 
wiiirh  go  a  whoring  after  their  idols  :  and 
they  shall  loathe  themselves  for  the  evils 
which  they  have  eommittod  in  all  their 
abominations. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  and  that  I  have  not  said  in  vain  that 
I  would  do  this  evil  unto  them. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Smite  with 
thine  hand,  and  stamp  with  thy  foot,  and 
say,  A-las',  for  all  the  evil  abominations  of 
the  house  of  I§'ra-el  !  for  they  shall  fall  by 
the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pes- 
tilence. 

12  He  that  is  far  off  shall  die  of  the  pesti- 
lence ;  and  he  that  is  near  shall  fall  by  the 
sword  ;  and  he  that  remaincth  and  is  be- 
sieged shall  die  by  the  famine  :  thus  will  1 
accomplish  my  fury  upon  them. 

13  Then  shall  ye  know  that  I  am  the 
Loiui,  when  their  slain  men  shall  be  among 
their  idols  routui  about'  tlieir  altars,  upon 
every  high  hill,  in  all  the  tops  of  the  moOn'- 
talns,  and  under  every  green  tree,  and  un- 
der every  thick  oak,  the  place  where  they 
did  ofler  sweet  savour  to  all  their  idols. 

14  So  will  I  stretch  out  my  hand  upon 
them,  and  make  the  land  desolate,  yea,  more 
desolate  than  the  wilderness  to'wdrd  Dib'- 
lath,  in  all  tlieir  habitations  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VII. 

MOREOVER,   the  word    of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  the  land  of  I^'ra-6l,  An  end, 
the  end  is  come  upon  the  four  corners  of 
the  land. 

3  Now  is  the  end  come  upon  thee,  and  I 
will  send  mine  anger  upon  thee,  and  will 
judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways,  and  will 
recompense  upon  thee  all  thine  abomina- 
tions. 

4  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare  thee,  nei- 
ther will  I  have  pity:  but  I  will  recompense 
thy  ways  upon  thee,  and  thine  abominations 

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The  typo  of  a  chain. 


EZE'KIEL. 


E-ze'ki-d's  vision  at  Jc-riVsa-Inn. 


shall  be  in   the  midst  ol'tliec  ;  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  An  evil,  an 
only  evil,  behold,  is  come. 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is  come  .  it 
watcheth  for  thee  ;  behold,  it  is  come. 

7  The  morning  is  come  upon  thee,  O  thou 
that  dwellest  in  "the  land  :  the  time  is  come, 
the  day  of  trouble  is  near,  and  not  the 
sounding  again'  of  the  moun'tains. 

8  Now  will  I  shortly  pour  out  my  fury 
upon  thee,  and  accomplish  mine  anger  upon 
thee  ;  and  I  will  judge  thee  according  to  thy 
ways,  and  will  recompense  thee  for  all  thine 
abominatioi*'!. 

9  And  mme  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither 
will  I  have  pity  :  I  will  recompense  thee 
according  to  thy  ways,  and  thine  abomina- 
tions that  arc  in  the  midst  of  thee  ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  that  smi- 
te th. 

10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is  come  ; 
the  morning  is  gone  forth ;  the  rod  hath 
blossomed  ;  pride  hath  budded. 

11  Violence  is  risen  up  into  a  rod  of 
wickedness  :  none  of  them  shall  remain, 
nor  of  their  multitude,  nor  of  any  of  theirs; 
neither  shall  there  be  wailing  for  them. 

12  The  time  is  come,  the  day  draweth 
near  :  let  not  the  buyer  rejoice,  nor  the  seller 
mourn  ;  for  wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 
thereof 

13  For  the  seller  shall  not  return  to  that 
which  is  sold,  although  they  were  yet  alive  : 
for  the  vifion  is  touch'ing  the  whole  multi- 
tude thereof,  ichich  shall  not  return  ;  neither 
shall  any  strengthen  himself  in  the  iniquity 
of  his  life. 

14  They  have  blown  the  trumpet,  even 
to  make  all  ready  ;  but  none  goeth  to  the 
battle  :  for  my  writh  is  upon  all  the  multi- 
tude thereof 

15  The  sioOrd  is  without,  and  the  pesti- 
lence and  the  famine  within  :  he  that  is  in 
the  field  shall  die  with  the  sword  ;  and  he 
that  is  in  the  city,  famine  and  pestilence 
shall  devour  him. 

16  But  they  that  escape'  of  them  shall 
escape',  and  shall  be  on  the  moun'tains  like 
doves  of  the  valleys,  all  of  them  mourning, 
every  one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  All  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  all  knees 
shall  be  weak  as  water. 

18  They  shall  also  girdl  themselves  with 
sackcloth,  and  horror  shall  cover  them  ;  and 
shame  shall  he  upon  all  faces,  and  baldness 
upon  all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver  in  the 
streets,  and  their  gold  shall  be  removed  : 
their  silver  and  tlieir  gold  sliall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  :  they  shall  not  satisfy  their  souls, 
neither  fill  their  bowels  ;  because  it  is  the 
stumbling-block  of  their  iniquity. 

20  As  for  the  beauty  of  his  ornament,  he 
set  it  in  maj'esty  ;2  but  they  made  the  im- 
ages of  their  abominations,  and  of  their  de- 

1  gird. 


testable  things  therein  :    iherc'fore   have  I 
set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  I  will  give  it  into  the  hands  of 
the  strangers  for  a  prey,  and  to  the  wicked 
of  the  earth  for  a  spoil  ;  and  they  shall  pol- 
lute it. 

22  My  face  will  I  turn  also  from  them, 
and  they  shall  pollute  my  secret  j)lace  :  for 
the  robbers  shall  enter  into  it,  and  defile 
it. 

23  Make  a  chain  ;  for  the  land  is  full  of 
bloody  (rimes,  and  the  city  is  full  of  violence. 

24  Wherefore  I  will  bring  the  worst  of 
the  heathen,  and  they  shall  pu^fess'  their 
houses :  I  will  also  make  the  pomp  of  the 
strong  to  cease,  and  their  holy  places  shall 
be  defiled. 

25  Destruction  cometh  ;  and  they  shall 
seek  peace,  and  there  shall  be  none. 

26  Mls'chief  siiall  come  upon  mis'chief^ 
and  rumour  shall  be  upon  rumour  ;  then 
shall  they  seek  a  vij ion  of  the  prophet :  but 
the  law  shall  perish  from  the  priest,  and 
counsel  from  the  ancients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and  the  prince 
shall  be  clothed  with  desolation,  and  the 
hands  of  the  people  of  the  land  shall  be 
troubled :  I  will  do  unto  them  after  their 
way,  and  according  to  their  de^'erts  will  I 
judge  them  ;  and  thej'  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  vin. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth  year,  in 
the  sixth  munth,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the 
month,  as  I  sat  in  mine  house,  and  the  el- 
ders of  Ju'dah  sat  before  me,  that  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  God  fell  there  upon  me. 

2  Then  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  a  likeness  as  the 
appearance  of  fire  :  from  the  appearance  of 
his  loins,  even  down'ward,  fire ;  and  from 
his  loins,  even  up'ward,  as  the  appearance 
of  brightness,  as  the  colour  of  amber. 

3  And  he  put  forth  the  form  of  a  hand, 
and  took  me  by  a  lock  of  mine  head,  and 
the  spirit  lifted  me  up  between  the  earth 
and  the  heaven,  and  brought  me  in  the 
virions  of  God  to  Je-rtl'sa-lem,  to  the  door 
of  the  inner  gate  that  looketh  to'icard  the 
north,  where  waslhe  seat  of  the  image  of 
jealousy,  which  provoketh  to  jealousy. 

4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
15'ra-el  was  there,  according  to  the  vifion 
that  1  saw  in  the  plain. 

5  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  lift 
up  thine  eyes  now  the  wa}'  to'zoards  the 
north.  So  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes  the  way  to'- 
wdrd  the  north,  and  behold,  north'ward  at 
the  gate  of  the  altar,  this  image  of  jealousy 
in  the  entry. 

6  He  said  furthermore  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  seest  thou  what  they  do  .'  even  the 
great  abominations  that  the  house  of  If'ra- 
el  committcth  here,  that  I  should  go  far  off 
from  my  sanctuary  ?  But  turn  thee  yet 
again',  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abomina- 
tions. 

7  And  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of  the 

2  mad'jgs-te. 

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God's  abhorrence  EZE'KIEL. 

court  ;   and  when  I   looked,  behold,  a  hole 
in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  dig 
now  in  the  wall  :  and  when  I  had  digged  in 
the  wall,  behold,  a  door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me.  Go  in,  and  be- 
hold the  wicked  abominations  that  they  do 
here. 

10  So  I  went  in  and  saw  ;  and,  behold, 
every  form  of  creeping  things,  and  abomi- 
nable beasts,  and  all  the  idols  of  the  house 
of  Tj'ra-el,  portrayed  upon  the  wall  round 
about'. 

11  And  tliurc  stood  before  them  seventy 
men  of  the  ancients  of  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el, 
and  in  the  midst  of  them  stood  Ja-iiz-a-nl'ah 
the  son  of  Sha'phin,  with  every  man  his 
censer  in  his  hand  ;  and  a  thick  cloud  of  in- 
cense went  up. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man, 
hast  thou  seen  what  the  ancients  of  the 
house  of  Ij'ra-el  do  in  the  da-rk,  ever}'  man 
in  the  chambers  of  his  imagery  .'  for  they 
say.  The  Lord  secth  us  not ;  the  Loud  hath 
forsaken  the  earth. 

13  He  said  also  unto  me.  Turn  thee  yet 
again',  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abomina- 
tions that  they  do. 

14  Then  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of 
the  gate  of  the  Loud's  house  which  was 
to'icards  the  north  ;  and,  behold,  there  sat 
women  weeping  for  Tam'muz. 

15  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Hast  thou  seen 
<Ai5, 0  son  of  man  .'  Turn  thee  yet  Sgain', 
and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abominations  than 
these. 

16  And  he  brought  mc  into  the  inner 
court  of  the  Lord's  house  ;  and,  behold,  at 
the  door  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  between 
the  porch  and  the  altar,  7c£rc  about'  five 
and  twenty  men,  with  tlicir  backs  to'i^jard 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  their  faces  to'- 
todrds  the  east ;  and  they  wor'shipped  the 
sun  to'joards  the  east. 

17  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Hast  thou  seen 
this,  O  Son  of  man  ?  Is  it  a  light  thing  to 
the  house  of  Ju'dah  that  they  commit  the 
abominations  which  they  commit  here  .'  for 
they  have  filled  the  land  with  violence,  and 
have  returned  to  provoke  me  to  anger ; 
and,  lo,  they  put  the  briinch  to  their  nose. 

18  Therc'fore  will  I  also  deal  in  fury  : 
mine  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither  will  1 
have  pity  ;  and  though  they  cry  in  mine 
ears  with  a  loud  voice,  yet  will  I  not  hear 
them. 

CHAP.  IK. 

HE  cried  also  in  mine  ears  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying.  Cause  them  that  have 
charge  over  the  city  to  draw  near,  even 
every  man  with  his  destroying  weapon  in 
his  hand. 

2  And,  behold,  si.\  men  came  from  the 
way  of  the  higher  gate,  which  lieth  lo'icard 
the  north,  and  every  man  a  slaughter-weap- 
on in  his  hand  ;  and  one  man  3ni6ng  them 
teas  clothed  with  iiuen,  with  a  writer's  ink- 

1  siffir-stone 


of  idolatry 
horn  by  his  side  :  and  thoy  went  in,  ant 
stood  beside  tlie  brazen  altar. 

3  And  the  glory  of  the  God  of  I|'ra-el 
was  gone  up  from  the  cherub,  whereupon 
he  was,  to  the  tlircsliold  of  the  house  :  and 
he  called  to  tiie  man  clothed  with  linen, 
which  had  tiie  writer's  ink-honi  by  his  side; 

4  And  the  Loud  said  unto  him,  Go 
through  the  midst  of  the  city,  through  the 
midst  of  Je-rG'sa-lem,  and  set  a  mark  upon 
the  furc'heads  of  the  men  tiiyt  sigh,  and  that 
cry,  for  all  t!ie  abominations  that  be  done  in 
the  midst  thereof. 

5  And  to  the  others  he  said  in  mine  hear 
ing,  Go  ye  after  him  through  the  city,  and 
smite  ;  let  not  your  eye  spare,  neither  have 
ye  pity  : 

G  Shiy  utterly  old  and  young,  both  maids, 
and  little  children,  and  women  ;  but  come 
not  near  any  man  upon  whom  is  the  mark  ; 
and  begin  at  my  sanctuary.  Then  they  be- 
gan at  the  ancient  men  which  were  before 
the  house. 

7  And  ho  said  unto  them,  Defile  the 
house,  and  fill  the  courts  with  the  slain  ;  go 
ye  forth.  And  they  went  forth,  and  slew 
in  the  city. 

8  And  it  came  to  piss,  while  they  were 
slaying  them,  and  I  was  left,  that  I  fell  upon 
my  face,  and  cried,  and  said,  .\liLord  God  . 
wilt  thou  destroy'  all  the  residue  of  If'ra-6l 
in  thy  pouring  out  of  thy  fury  upon  Je-rCl'- 
sa-lem  .' 

0  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Tiic  iniquity  of 
the  house  of  Ij'ra-el  and  Ju'dah  is  exceed- 
ing great,  and  the  land  is  full  of  blood,  and 
the  city  full  of  perverse'ncss  ;  for  they  say. 
The  Lord  hath  forsaken  the  Carth,  and  the 
Lord  sceth  not. 

10  And  as  for  me  also,  mine  eye  shall 
not  spare,  neither  will  I  have  pity  ;  but  I 
will  recompense  their  way  upon  their  head. 

11  And,  behold,  the  man  clotiied  with 
linen,  which  had  the  ink-horn  by  his  side, 
reported  the  matter,  saying,  I  have  done  a.s 
tiiou  hast  connnan'ded  me. 

CHAP.  X. 

THEN  I  looked,  and,  behold,  in  the  fir'- 
mament  that  icas  above  tiio  head  of 
the  cherubims  there  appeared  over  them  as 
it  were  asap'pliTre-stOne,!  as  the  appearance 
of  the  likeness  of  a  throne. 

2  And  he  spake  unto  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  and  said,  Go  in  between  the 
wheels,  even  under  the  cherub,  and  fill  thine 
hand  with  coals  of  fire  from  between  the 
cherubims,  and  scatter  thnm  over  the  city. 
And  he  went  in  in  my  sigiit. 

3  Now  the  cherubims  stood  on  the  right 
side  of  the  house  when  the  man  went  in  ; 
and  the  cloud  filled  the  inner  court. 

4  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up 
from  the  cherub,  and  stood  over  the  thresh- 
old of  the  house;  and  the  house  was  filled 
with  the  cloud,  and  the  court  was  full  of 
the  brightness  of  the  Lord's  glory. 

5  And  the  sound  of  the  cherubims' wings 


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I  he  m^ion  of  the  coals  and  chcruhims.  EZE'KIEL.  The  princes"  sin  aiuL  judgment 

was  Ii6ard  c»e/i  to   the    outer    court,  iis  the  |  every  one  four  wings  ;  and  the  likeness  of 


voice  of  the  Al-migh'ty  God  when  he  speak 
eth. 

G  And  itcasneto  p5ss,  that  when  he  had 
comm'm'ded  the  man  clothed  with  linen, 
saying,  Take  fire  from  between  the  wheels, 
from  between  the  cherubims  ;  tlien  he  went 
in,  and  stood  beside  the  wheels. 

7  And  one  cherub  stretched  forth  his 
hand  fronj  between  the  cherubims  unto  the 
fire  that  was  between  the  cherubims,  and 
took  thereof,  and  put  it  into  the  hands  of 
him  that  was  clothed  with  linen  ;  who  took 
it,  and  went  out. 

8  And  there  appeared  in  the  cherubims 
the  form  of  a  man's  hand  under  their  wings. 

9  And  when  I  looked,  behold,  the  four 
wheels  by  the  cherubims,  one  wheel  by  one 
cherub,  and  another  wheel  by  another 
cherub  :  and  the  appearance  of  the  wheels 
was  as  the  colour  of  a  ber'yl-stone. 

10  And  as  for  their  appearances,  they 
four  had  one  likeness,  as  if  a  wheel  had 
been  in  the  midst  of  a  wheel. 

11  When  they  went,  they  went  upon 
their  four  sides  ;  they  turned  not  as  they 
went,  but  to  the  place  whither  the  head 
looked  they  followed  it;  they  turned  not  as 
they  went. 

12  And  their  whole  body,  and  their 
backs,  and  their  hands,  and  their  wings,  and 
the  wheels,  icere  full  of  eyes  round  about', 
even  the  wheels,  that  they  four  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  it  was  cried  unto 
them  in  my  hearing,  O  wheel ! 

14  And'  every  one  had  four  faces  :  tlie 
first  face  was  the  face  of  a  clierub,  and  the 
second  face  was  the  face  of  a  man,  and 
the  third  the  face  of  a  lion,  and  the  fourth 
the  face  of  an  eagle. 

15  And  the  cherubims  were  lifted  up. 
This  is  the  living  crea'turel  that  I  saw  by 
the  river  of  Clie'bar. 

16  And  when  the  cherubims  went,  the 
wheels  went  by  them  ;  and  when  the  cher- 
ubims lifted  up  their  wings,  to  mount  up 
from  the  earth,  the  same  wheels  also  turned 
not  from  beside  them. 

17  When  they  stood,  these  stood  ;  and 
when  they  were  lifted  up,  these  lifted  up 
themselves  also  :  for  the  spirit  of  the  living 
crea'tfire  toas  in  them. 

18  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  departed 
from  off  the  threshold  of  the  house,  and 
stood  over  the  cherubims. 

19  And  the  cherubims  lifted  up  their 
wings,  and  mounted  up  from  the  earth  in  my 
sight :  when  they  went  out,  the  wheels  also 
were  beside  them ;  and  every  one  stood  at  the 
door  of  the  east  gate  of  the  Lord's  house  ; 
and  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el  was 
over  them  above. 

20  This  is  the  living  creature  that  I  saw 
under  the  God  of  If'ra-el,  by  the  river   of 
(^he'bar;  and  I  knew  that  they  were  th 
cherubims. 

21  Every  one  had  four  faces  5piece,  and 

1    ■^e'tshure 


the  hands  of  a  man  icas  under  their  wing^ 

22  And   the  likeness  of  their   faces  wa^ 
the  sanu!  faces  which  I  saw  by  tlio  river  of 
Che'bir,  their  appearances  and  themselves  : 
they  went  every  one  straight  for'ward. 
CHAP.  XI. 

MOREOVER,  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  aad 
brought  mc  unto  the  east  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house,  which  lookelh  east'ward : 
and,  behold,  at  the  door  of  the  gate  five  and 
twenty  men  ;  among  whom  I  saw  Ja-Sz-a- 
ni'ah  the  son  of  A'zur,  and  Pel-a-ti'ah 
the  son  of  Ben-ai'ah,"3  princes  of  the  people. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man, 
these  arc  the  men  that  devise  mis'chief,  and 
give  wicked  counsel,  in  this  city  ; 

3  Which  say,  It  is  not  near :  let  us  build 
houses  :  this  city  is  the  c'lldron,  and  we  he 
the  flesh. 

4  Therc'fore  prophesy  against'  them, 
prophesy,  O  son  of  man. 

5  And  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  fell  upon 
me,  and  said  un-to  me.  Speak  ;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Thus  have  ye  said,  O  house  of 
15'ra-el :  for  I  know  the  things  that  come 
into  your  mind,  every  one  o/them. 

6  Ye  have  multiplied  your  slain  in  this 
city,  and  ye  have  filled  the  streets  thereof 
with  the  slain. 

7  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Your  slain,  whom  ye  have  laid  in  the  midst 
of  it,  they  are  the  flesh,  and  this  city  is  the 
c;\ldron  ;  but  I.  will  bring  you  forth  out  of 
the  midst  of  it. 

8  Ye  have  feared  the  sicord  ;  and  I  will 
bring  a  sjcrjrd  upon  you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  I  will  bring  you  out  of  the  midst 
thereof,  and  deliver  you  into  the  hands  of 
strangers,  and  will  execute  judgments  among 
you. 

10  Ye  shall  fall  by  the  sj^^ord :  I  will 
judge  you  in  the  border  of  if'ra-el ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

11  This  city  shall  not  be  your  caldron, 
neither  shall  ye  be  the  flesh  in  the  midst 
thereof:  hut  I  will  judge  you  in  the  border 
of  If'ra-el  : 

12  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  :  for  ye  have  not  walked  in  my  stat- 
utes, neither  executed  my  judgments,  but 
have  done  after  the  manners  of  the  heathen 
that  arc  round  about'  you. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I  proph- 
esied, that  Pel-a-ti'ah,  the  son  of  Ben-ai'ah, 
died  :  then  fell  I  down  upon  my  face,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said.  Ah  Lord 
God  !  wilt  thou  make  a  full  end  of  the  rem- 
nant of  If'ra-el .' 

14  Again'  the  vs^ord  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

15  Son  of  man,  thy  brethren,  even  thy 
brethren,  the  men  of  thy  kindred,  and  all 
the  house  of  If'ra-el  wholly,  d,re  they  unto 
whom  the  inhabitants  of  Je-ru'sa-lem  have 
said,  Get  ye  far  from  the  Lord  ;  unto  us  is 
this  land  given  in  pQffes'sion. 

2  Bev-a'yah. 

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.3  remnant  shall  he  suved.  EZE  K 

IG  Tliere'fore  say,  Thus  suilli  tlie  TjonI  j 
Goi>,  Although  1  lia\e  cSst  ihein  far  oil"; 
among  the  liuathen,  and  allhougii  I  liavc 
scaltored  thcin  Smong  the  countries,  yet 
will  1  be  to  them  as  a  little  sanctuary  in  the 
countries  where  they  shall  come. 

17  Tliere'fore  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
Goi),  I  will  even  gather  yoii  from  the  peo- 
ple, and  assemble  you  out  of  the  countries 
wliere  ye  iiavc  been  scattered,  and  I  will 
give  you  the  land  of  Ij  ra-el. 

18  And  they  shall  come  thither,  and  they 
shall   take  Sway   all   the  detestable  things 

.  tiicreof,  and  all  the   abominations   thereof, 
from  thence. 

I'J  And  I  will  give  tlicm  one  heart,  and 
I  will  [)ut  a  new  spirit  within- you  :  and  I 
will  take  the  stony  heart  out  of  their  llesh, 
and  will  give  them  a  heart  of  flesh  ; 

20  That  they  may  walk  in  my  statutes, 
and  keep  mine  ordinances,  and  do  th<.'m  : 
and  they  shall  be  ray  people,  and  I  will  be 
their  God. 

21  But  as  for  them  whose  heart  willkcth 
after  the  heart  of  their  detestable  things  and 
their  abominations,  I  will  recompense  their 
way  upon  their  own  head,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

22  Then  did  the  chcrubims  lift  up  their 
wings,  and  the  wheels  beside  them  ;  and 
the  glory  of  the  God  of  Ij'ra-el  teas  over 
them  above. 

2;}  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up 
from  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  stood  upon 
the  moiln'tain  which  is  on  the  cast  side  of 
the  city. 

24  Af  terwArds  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and 
brought  me  in  virion  by  the  SpTr'it  of  God 
into  Cli5l-de'a,  to  them  of  the  captivity  :  so 
the  virion  that  I  had  seen  went  u[)  ihnn  me. 

25  Then  I  spake  unto  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity all  the  things  that  the  Lord  iiad 
showed  me 

CHAP.  XIL 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  also  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  thou  dwellest  in  the  midst 
of  a  rebellious  house,  which  have  eyes  to 
see,  and  see  not ;  they  have  cars  to  hear,  and 
hear  not :  for  they  are  a  rebellious  house. 

3  Tliere'lore,  thou  son  of  man,  prepare 
thee  stufffor  removing,  and  remove  by  day 
in  their  sight ;  and  tliou  shall  remove  from 
thy  place  to  another  place  in  their  sight :  it 
may  be  they  will  consider,  though  they  be  a 
rebellious  house. 

4  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth,  thy  stufl' 
by  day  in  their  sight,  as  stuff  for  removing  : 
and  thou  shalt  go  fi)rth  at  even  in  their 
sight,  as  they  that  go  forth  into  captivity. 

5  Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in  their  sight, 
and  carry  out  thereby: 

6  In  tlieir  sight  .slialt  thou  bear  il  upon 
thy  shoulders,  and  carry  il  forth  in  the  twi- 
light :  thou  shalt  cover  thy  face,  that  thou 
Bee  not  the  ground  ;  for  I  have  set  thee /or 
a  sign  unto  the  house  of  I§'ra-6l. 

7  And  I  did  so  as  I  was  common' ded :  I 


lEL.  The  lijpe  of  E-zC'Li-iVs  removing. 

hv'Ui'^'nl  foilh  my  sUilV  by  day,  as  stuff  for 
lai'livity,  and  in  llie  even  I  digged  througJi 
the  wall  with  mine  hand  ;  1  brought  it  forth 
in  tiie  twilight.  <ind  I  bare  i<  upon  7?ii/ shoul- 
der in  their  sight. 

8  And  in  the  morning  came  the  word  of 
the  Lord  unto  me,  saying, 

!)  Son  of  man,  hatii  not  the  house  of  Is- 
ra-el,  the  rebellious  house,  said  unto  thee, 
What  doest  thou  ? 

10  Say  thou  unto  them.  Thus  sailh  the 
Lord  God,  Tiiis  burden  conceriiclh  the 
prince  in  Je-nV'sa-lem,  and  all  the  iiouse  of 
I^'ra-el  liiat  iire  among  them. 

11  h?ay,  I  (im  your  sign:  like  as  I  have 
done,  so  shall  it  bo  done  unto  them  ;  liiey 
shall  remove,  and  go  into  captivity. 

12  And  the  prince  that  is  among  them 
shall  bear  upon  his  shoulder  in  the  twilight, 
and  shall  go  fijrth  ;  they  shall  dig  through 
the  wall  to  carry  out  thereby :  lie  shall 
cover  his  face,  that  he  see  not  tlie  ground 
with  his  eyes. 

13  My  net  also  will  I  spread  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  be  taken  in  my  snare:  and  I 
will  bring  him  to  Bab  y-lOn,  to  the  land  of 
the  Chul-de'an^ ;  yet  shall  he  not  see  it, 
though  he  sli;;ll  die  there. 

14  And  1  will  scatter  to'jcard  every  wind 
all  that  arc  about'  him  to  help  him,  and  all 
his  bands ;  and  I  will  draw  out  the  sjoord 
after  them. 

15  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  shall  scatter  them  among  the 
nations,  and  disperse'  them  in  the  countries. 

1()  But  1  will  leave  a  few  men  of  them 
from  the  swurd,  from  the  famine,  and  from 
the  pestilence,  that  they  may  declare  all 
their  abominations  among  the  heathen 
whither  they  come  ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  (im  the  Lord. 

17  II  Moreover,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  \iyiin,  e!ttMiy  bread  with  (|uak- 
ing,  and  drnlk  lliy  water  wRh  trembling  ai;fd 
with  carefulness  ; 

li)  And  say  unto  the  people  of  the  land, 
Thus  saith  tlie  Lord  God  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Je-nVsa-lem,  and  of  the  land  of  lij'ra-el, 
They  shall  eat  their  bread  with  carefulness, 
and  drink  their  water  with  astonishment, 
that. her  land  may  be  desolate  from  all  that 
is  therein,  because  of  the  violence  of  all 
them  that  dwell  therein. 

20  And  the  cities  that  are  inhabited  shall 
be  laid  waste,  and  the  land  shall  be  desolate; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  uvi  the  Lord. 

21  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  that  prijv'erb 
that  ye  have  in  the  land  of  I$'ra-el,  saying, 
The  days  i'lrc  prolonged,  and  every  vifiou 
faileth .' 

23  Tell  them  therfi'fore.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  will  make  this  prov'erb  to  cease, 
and  they  shall  no  more  use  it  as  a  priiv'grb 
in  Ij'ra-el ;  but  say  unto  them.  The  days  are 
at  hand,  and  the  effect  of  every  vi§ion. 

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The  reproof  of  lying  lips. 


EZE'KIEL.   Of  the  proj)hctesscs  and  their  pillows. 


24  For  there  sliall  be  no  more  any  vain 
vi|ion  nor  flattering  divination  within  the 
house  of  l^'ra-el. 

25  For  I  am  the  Loud  :  I  will  speak,  and 
the  word  thai  I  shall  s[icak  sliall  come  to 
pSss  ;  it  shall  be  no  more  prolonged  :  for  in 
your  days,  O  rebellious  house,  will  I  say 
the  word,  and  will  perform'  it,  saith  th 
Lord  (ioD. 

20  IT  Again',  the  word  of  the  Lokd  came 
to  uic,  saying, 

27  Son  of  man,  behold,  </«<>(/  o/the  house 
of  ij'ra-el  say,  The  virion  that  ho  sceth  is 
for  many  days  to  come,  and  he  prophcsieth 
of  the  tmies  that  arc  far  off. 

28  Tlierc'fore  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  There  shall  none  of  my 
words  be  prolonged  any  more  ;  but  the  word 
which  I  have  spoken  shall^^^one,  saith  the 
Lord  God.  '' 

CHAP.  XIIL 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against'  the 
prophets  of  If'ra-el,  that  prophesy,  and  say 
thou  unto  them  that  prophesy  out  of  their 
own  hearts,  Hear  yc  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Wo  unto  the 
foolish  prophets  that  follow  their  own  spirit, 
and  have  seen  notliing  ! 

4  O  Ij'ra-el,  thy  prophets  iirc  like  the 
foxes  in  the  de^'erts. 

5  Ye  have  not  gone  up  into  the  gaps, 
neither  made  up  the  hedge  for  the  house  of 
15'ra-el,  to  stand  in  the  battle  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord. 

6  They  have  seen  vanity  and  lying  divi- 
nation, saying.  The  Loud  saith  ;  and  the 
Lord  hath  not  sent  them  :  and  they  have 
made  others  to  hope  that  they  would  con- 
firni'l  the  word. 

7  Have  ye  not  seen  a  vain  virion,  and 
have  ye  not  spoken  a  lying  divination, 
whereas  yc  say.  The  Lord  saith  f^;  albeit 
I  have  not  spoken  '? 

8  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Because  ye  have  spoken  vanity,  and  seen 
lies,  tlierc'fore,  behold,  I  am  against'  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  mine  hand  shall  be  upon  the 
prophets  that  see  vanity,  and  that  divine 
lies :  they  shall  not  be  in  the  assembly  of 
my  people,  neither  shall  they  be  written  in 
the  writing  of  the  house  of  15'ra-el,  neither 
shall  they  enter  into  the  land  of  ij'ra-gl  ; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

10  Because,  even  because  they  have  se- 
duced my  people,  saying.  Peace,  and  there 
was  no  peace  ;  and  one  built  up  a  wall,  and, 
lo,  others  daubed  it  with  uutempered  mor- 
tar. 

11  Say  unto  them  which  daub  it  with 
untempered  mortar,  that  it  shall  fall :  there 
shall  be  an  overflowing  shower  ;  and  ye,  O 
great  hailstones,  shall  fall ;  and  a  stormy 
wind  shall  rend  it. 

12  Lo,  when  the  wall  is  fallen,  shall  it 


not  be  said  unto  you.  Where  is  the  daubing 
wherewith  ye  have  daubed  it  ? 

13  Tliere'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I 
will  even  rend  it  with  a  stormy  wind  in  my 
fury  ;  and  there  shall  be  an  overflowing 
shower  in  inino  anger,  and  great  hailstones, 
in  inij  fury,  lo  consume  it. 

14  So  will  I  break  down  the  wall  that  ye 
have  daubed  with  untempered  mortar,  and 
bring  it  down  to  the  ground,  so  that  the 
foundation  thereof  shall  be  discovered,  and 
it  shall  fall,  and  ye  shall  be  consumed  in 
the  midst  thereof:  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  will  I  accomplish  my  wrSth 
upon  the  wall,  and  upon  them  that  have 
daubed  it  with  untempered  viorta.r ;  and 
will  say  unto  you,  The  wall  is  no  more,  nei- 
ther they  that  daubed  it ; 

16  To  zoji,  the  prophets  of  Is'ra-el,  which 
prophesy  concer'ning  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and 
which  see  virions  of  peace  for  her,  and 
there  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  IT  Likewise,  thou  son  of  man,  set  thy 
face  against'  the  daughters  of  thy  people, 
which  prophesy  out  of  their  own  heirt ; 
and  prophesy  thou  against'  them, 

18  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Wo  to  the  women  that  sew  pillows  to  all 
arm-holes,  and  make  ker'chiefs  upon  the 
head  of  every  stature,  to  hunt  souls  !  Will 
ye  hunt  the  souls  of  my  people,  and  will  ye 
save  the  souls  alive  that  come  unto  you.-" 

19  And  will  yc  pollute  me  among  my 
people  forhandfuls  of  barley,  and  for  nieces 
of  bread,  to  slay  the  souls  that  should  not 
die,  and  to  save  the  souls  alive  that  should 
not  live,  by  your  lying  to  my  people  that 
hear  your  lies  .'' 

20  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  am  against'  your  pillows,  where- 
with ye  there  hunt  the  souls  to  make  them 
fl}'  ;  and  I  will  tear  them  from  your  arms, 
and  will  let  the  souls  go,  eventhe  souls  that 
ye  hunt  to  make  theni  fly. 

21  Your  ker'chiefs  also  will  I  tear,  and 
deliver  my  people  out  of  your  hand,  and  they 
shall  be  no  more  in  your  hand  to  be  hunt- 
ed ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  «?«  the  Lord. 

22  Because  with  lies  ye  have  made  the 
hekrt  of  the  righteous  sad,  whom  I  have 
not  made  sad  ;  and  strengthened  the  hands 
of  the  wicked,  that  he  should  not  return 
from  his  wicked  way,  by  promising  him  life  ; 

23  Tlierc'fore  ye  shall  sec  no  more  van- 
ity, nor  divine  divinations  :  for  1  will  deliver 
my  people  out  of  your  hand ;  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

THEN  came  cer'tain  of  the  elders  of  I5' 
ra-el  unto  me,  and  sat  before  me. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  these  men  have  set  up  their 
idols  in  their  heart,  and  put  the  stumbling- 
block  of  their  iniquity  before  their  face  : 
should  I  be  inquired  of  at  all  by  them  ' 


kon-firm'. 


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Idolaters  exhorted  to  repentance.  EZE'KIEL. 

4  Tliere'fbre  speak  unto  thcni,  and  say 
unto  tliem,  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  Gou,  Every 
man  of  tlie  liouse  of  I^'ra-e!  that  sctteth  up 
his  idols  in  his  iieart,  and  puttcth  the  stuni- 
bling-hlock  of  his  iniquity  before  Ills  face, 
and  conielh  to  the  prophet,  I  the  Loud  will 
answer  him  that  conietii  according  to  tlie 
multitude  of  liis  idols  ; 

5  Tliat  I  may  take  tlie  house  of  Ij'ra-gj 
in  tlicir  own  heart,  because  they  are  all 
estranged  from  me  through  their  idols. 

6  Tiierc'fore  say  unto  ihc  house  of  Ij'ra- 
61,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Repent,  and 
turn  ijourseh'cs  from  your  idols ;  and  turn 
Sway  your  faeces  from  all  your  abominations. 

7  For  every  one  of  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el, 
or  of  the  stranger  that  so'journeth  in  Ij'ra- 
61,  which  separateth  himself  from  me,  and 
sctteth  up  his  idols  in  his  heiirt,  and  putteth 
the  stumbling-block  of  his  iniquity  before 
his  face,  and  cometh  to  a  prophet  to  inquire 
of  him  concer'nlng  mc ;  I  the  Lord  will 
answer  him  by  myself: 

3  And  I  will  set  my  face  5gainst'  that 
man,  and  will  make  him  a  sign  and  a  prov'- 
erb,  and  I  will  cut  him  off  from  the  midst 
of  my  people  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  nm 
the  Loku. 

9  And  if  the  prophet  be  deceived  when 
he  hath  spoken  a  thing,  I  the  Loud  have 
deceived  that  prophet  ;  and  I  will  stretch 
out  my  hand  upon  him,  and  will  destroy' 
him  from  the  midst  of  my  people  Ij'ra-el. 

10  And  they  shall  bear  the  punishment  of 
their  iniquity  :  the  punishment  of  the  proph- 
et shall  be  even  as  the  punishment  of  him 
that  seeketh  unto  him  ; 

11  That  the  house  of  If'ra-6l  may  go  no 
more  Sstray  from  me,  neither  be  polluted 
any  more  with  all  their  transgressions  ;  but 
that  they  may  be  my  people,  and  I  may  be 
their  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

12  TT  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  5gain' 


to  me,  saymg, 

13  Son  of  man,  when  the  land  sinneth 
against'  me,  by  trespassing  griev'ously,  then 
will  I  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  it,  and 
will  break  the  stalf  of  the  bread  thereof, 
and  will  send  famine  upon  it,  and  will  cut 
off  man  and  beast  from  it. 

14  Though  these  three  men,  No'Sh,  Dan'- 
i-6l,l  and  Job,  w6rc  in  it,  they  should  deliver 
but  their  own  souls  by  their  righteousness, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  If  I  cause  noisome  beasts  to  pSss 
through  the  land,  and  they  spoil  it,  so  that  it 
be  desolate,  that  no  man  may  pass  through 
because  of  tiie  beasts: 

16  Though  these  three  men  icerc  in  it,  (is 
I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  th<;y  shall  de- 
liver neither  sons  nor  daughters  ;  they  only 
shall  be  delivered,  but  the  land  shall  be 
desolate. 

17  Or  if  I  bring  a  s?rord  upon  that  land, 
and  say,  Sword,  go  through  the  land  ;  so 
that  I  cut  off  man  and  be:ist  from  it : 

18  Tliough    these    three  men  iclre  in  it, 

'  Ddn'y-Sl  or  Ddn'c-el. 


^  remnant  shall  be  saved, 
as  I  live,  saith  tlie  Lord  God,  they  shall  de- 
liver neither  sons  nor  daughters,  but  they 
only  shall  be  delivered  themselves. 

V^  Or  (/I  send  a  pestilence  into  that  land, 
and  pour  out  my  fury  upon  it  in  blood,  to 
cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast : 

20  Though  No'ah,  Dan  i-el,  and  Job,  wire 
in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they 
shall  deliver  neither  son  nor  daughter  ;  they 
shall  but  deliver  their  own  souls  by  their 
righteousness. 

21  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  How 
much  more  when  I  send  my  four  sore  judg- 
ments upon  Je-rO'sa-lem,  the  sjoOrd,  and 
the  famine,  and  the  noisome  beast,  and  the 
pestilence,  to  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast  ? 

22  Yet,  behold,  therein  shall  be  left  a 
remnant  that  shall  be  brouglit  forth,  both 
sons  and  daughters ;  behold,  they  shall 
come  forth  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  see  their 
way  and  their  doings  :  and  ye  shall  be  com'- 
fortcd  concer'nlng  the  evil  that  I  have 
brought  upon  Je-rCi'sa-lem,  evc7i  concer'nlng 
all  that  I  have  brought  upon  it. 

23  And  they  shall  com'fort  you,  when  ye 
see  their  ways  and  their  doings  :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  have  not  done  without 
cause  all  that  I  have  done  in  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  the  word   of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  what  is  the  vine-tree  more 
than  any  tree,  or  than  a  brftnch  which  is 
among  the  trees  of  the  forest  .' 

3  Sliall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to  .lo  any 
work  ?  or  will  men  take  a  pin  of  it  U  hsng 
any  vessel  thereon  .' 

4  Behold,  it  is  cast  into  the  fire  for  fuel ; 
tiie  fire  devoureth  both  the  ends  of  it,  and 
the  midst  of  it  is  burnt.  Is  it  meet  for  any 
work  .' 

5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole  it  was  meet 
for  no  work  :  how  much  less  shall  it  be 
meet  yet  fi)r  any  work  when  the  fire  hath 
devoured  it,  and  it  is  burned  .' 

(>  Tliere'fOre  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  As 
the  vine-tree  among  the  trees  of  the  forest, 
which  I  have  given  to  the  fire  for  fuel,  so 
will  I  give  the  inhabitants   of  Je-ri>'sa-lem. 

7  And  I  will  set  my  fiice  against'  them  ; 
they  shall  go  out  from  one  fire,  and  andtkcr 
fire  shall  devour  them  ;  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  set  my  face 
against'  them. 

8  And  I  will  make  the  land  desolate,  be- 
cause they  have  committed  a  trgs'pSss,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XVI.— 

AGAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  cause  Je-rft'sa-ISm  to  know 
l>er  abominations, 

3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto 
Je-iil'sa-lem,  Thy  birthS  and  thy  nativity  is 
of  the  land  of  Ca'na-an  ;  thy  father  teas  an 
Am'o-rfte,  and  thy  mother  a  Hit'tite. 

2  birth. 

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God's  love  to  Js-ru  sa-llvi. 

4  And  as  for  tliy  niitivity,  in  tlic  day  thou 
wast  born,  tliy  navel  was  not  cut,  neither 
wast  tliou  wasfied  in  water  to  suppk;  thee  : 
thou  wast  not  sailed  at  ail,  nor  swaddicul  at 
all. 

5  None  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any  of 
these  unto  thee,  to  have  compassion  upon 
thee  ;  but  thou  wast  cast  out  in  the  open 
field,  to  the  loathing  of  thy  person,  in  the 
day  that  thou  wast  born. 

6  And  when  I  pa.,scd  by  thee,  and  saw 
thee  polluted  in  thine  own  blood,  I  said  unto 
thee,  when  thou  wast  in  thy  blood,  Live  ; 
yea,  I  said  unto  thee,  ickc7i  thou  wast  in  thy 
blood,  Live. 

7  I  have  caused  thee  to  multiply  as  the 
bud  of  the  field,  and  thou  hast  increased 
and  wa.xen  great,  and  thou  art  come  to  ex- 
cellent ornaments  :  thy  breasts  arc  fashion- 
ed, and  thine  hair  is  grown,  whereas  thou 
wast  naked  and  bare. 

8  Now  when  I  passed  by  thee,  and  look- 
ed upon  thee,  behold,  thy  time  loas  tlie  time 
of  love  ;  and  I  spread  my  skirtl  over  thee, 
and  covered  thy  nakedness  :  yea,  I  sware 
unto  thee,  and  entered  into  a  covenant  with 
thee,saith  the  Lord  God,  and  thou  becamest 
mine. 

9  Then  washed  I  thee  with  water  ;  yea, 
I  throughly  washed  away  thy  blood  from 
thee,  and  I  anointed  thee  with  oil. 

10  I  clothed  thee  also  with  broidered 
work,  and  shod  thee  with  badgers'  skin,  and 
I  gir'ded^  thee  about'  with  fine  linen,  and  I 
covered  thee  with  silk. 

11  I  decked  thee  also  with  ornaments, 
and  I  put  bracelets  upon  thine  hands,  and  a 
chain  on  thy  neck. 

12  And  I  put  a  jewel  on  thy  fore'head,  and 
ear-rings  in  thine  ears,  and  a  beautiful  crowfi 
upon  thine  head. 

13  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with  gold  and 
silver:  and  thy  raiment  loas  of  fine  linen, 
and  silk,  and  broidered  work  :  thou  didst 
eat  fine  flour,  and  honey,  and  oil ;  and  thou 
wast  exceeding  beautifiil,  and  thou  didst 
prosper  into  a  kingdom. 

14  And  thy  renown  went  forth  among 
the  heathen  for  thy  beauty  :  for  it  loas  per- 
fect through  my  comeliness,  which  I  had 
put  upon  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  But  thou  didst  trust  in  thine  own 
beauty,  and  playedst  the  harlot  because  of 
thy  renown,  and  pouredst  out  thy  fornica- 
tions on  every  one  that  passed  by  ;  his  it 
was. 

16  And  of  thy  gkrments  thou  didst  take, 
and  deckedst  thy  high  places  with  di'verj 
colours,  and  playedst  the  harlot  thereupon  : 
the  like  things  shall  not  come,  neither  shall 
it  be  so. 

17  Thou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair  jewels 
of  my  gold  and  of  my  silver,  which  I  had 
given  thee,  and  niadest  to  thyself  images 
of  men,  and  didst  commit  whoredom  with 
them ; 

18  And  tookest  thy  broidered  gcirraents. 


EZE'KIEL.  Her  monstrous  ichofcdom 

and  covcredst  them  :  and  thou  hast  set  mine 
oil  and  mine  incense  before  them. 

1!)  My  meat  also  which  I  gave  thee,  fine 
flour,  and  oil,  and  honey,  tcherewith  I  fed 
thee,  thou  hast  even  set  it  before  them  for  a 
sweet  savour :  and  thus  it  was,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

20  Moreover,  thou  hast  taken  thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters,  whom  thou  hast  borne 
unto  me,  and  these  hast  thou  sac'rifl(;ed  unto 
thorn  to  be  devoured.  Is  this  of  thy  whore- 
doms a  small  matter, 

21  Tiiat  thou  liast  slain  my  children,  and 
deliveredthem  to  cause  them  to  piss  through 
the  fire  for  them  .' 

22  And  in  all  thine  abominations  and 
thy  whoredoms  thou  hast  not  remembered 
the  days  of  thy  youth,  when  thou  wast 
naked  and  bare,  and  wast  polluted  in  thy 
blood. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  all  thy  wick- 
edness, (wo,  wo  unto  thee  !  saith  the  Lord 
God,) 

24  That  thou  hast  also  built  unto  thee  an 
eminent  place,  and  hast  made  thee  a  high 
place  in  every  street. 

25  Thou  hast  built  thy  high  place  at  every 
head  of  the  way,  and  hast  made  thy  beauty 
to  be  abhorred,  and  hast  opened  thy  feet  to 
every  one  that  pSssed  by,  and  multiplied 
thy  whoredoms. 

26  Thou  hast  also  committed  fornication 
with  the  E-gyp'ti-ans  thy  neighbours,  great 
of  flesh ;  and  hast  increased  thy  whore 
doms,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therc'fore,  I  have  stretched 
out  my  hand  over  thee,  and  have  diminish 
ed  thine  ordinary  food,  and  delivered  thee 
unto  the  will  of  them  that  hate  thee,  the 
dciughtcrs  of  the  Phi-lis'tines,  which  kre 
ashamed  of  thy  lewd  way. 

28  Tiiou  hast  played  the  whore  also  with 
the  As-syr'i-an§,  because  thou  wast  unsati- 
able  ;  yea,  thou  hast  played  the  harlotwith 
them,  and  yet  couldst  not  be  satisfied. 

29  Thou  hast,  moreover,  multiplied  thy 
fornication  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an  unto 
Chal-de'a,  and  yet  thou  wast  not  satisfied 
herewith. 

30  How  weak  is  thine  heart,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  seeing  thou  doest  all  these 
things,  the  work  of  an  imperious  whorish 
woman  ; 

31  In  that  thou  buildest  thine  eminent 
place  in  the  head  of  every  way,  and  makest 
thine  high  place  in  every  street ;  and  hast 
not  been  as  a  harlot,  in  that  tliou  scornest 
hire  ; 

32  But  as  a  wife  that  committeth  adul- 


1  skert. 


2  ger'ded. 


tery,  which  taketh  strangers  instead  of  her 
huj'band  ! 

33  They  give  gifts  to  all  whores  ;  but 
thou  givest  thy  gifts  to  all  thy  lovers,  and 
hirest  them,  that  they  may  come  unto  thee 
on  every  side  for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee  from  other 
women^  in  thy  whoredoms,  whereas  none 


icim'mtn. 


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Jt-rii'sa-Um's  judgments  and  sin  ;       EZE^KIEL 
fbllowctli  thee  to  commit  whoredoms  :  and 
in  liiat  tliou  givost  a  reward,  and  no  n-vvard 
is)  given  unto  thco  ;  tlieiT'fori!  tfioii  art  con- 
trary. 

35  Wiicrcforc,  O  liarlot,  lu^ar  flic  word 
of  the  Lord  . 

3()  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Because 
ihy  fiitliiness  was  poured  out,  and  thy  na- 
kedness discovered  llirouuh  thy  wiiorcdoms 
with  thy  lovers,  and  witii  all  the  idols  of 
thy  abominations,  and  by  the  blood  of 
thy  ciiildren,  which  thou  didst  give  unto 
them  : 

37  Behold,  therfi'fOre,  I  will  gather  all 
tiiy  lovers,  with  whom  thou  hast  taken 
pleaj'urc,  and  all  tkcm  that  thou  hast  loved, 
with  all  tkcm  that  thou  hast  hated  ;  I  will 
even  gSthcr  them  round  about'  against'  thee, 
and  will  discovor  ihy  nakedness  unto  them, 
that  they  may  see  all  thy  nakedness. 

38  And  I  will  judge  thee,  as  women  that 
break  wedlock,  and  shed  blood,  arc  judged  : 
and  I  will  give  thee  blood  in  fury  and  jeal- 
ousy. 

3y  And  I  will  also  give  thee  into  their 
hand,  and  they  shall  throw  down  thine  em- 
inent place  and  shall  break  down  thy  liigh 
places  :  they  shall  strip  thee  also  of  thy 
clothes,  and  shall  take  thy  fair  jewels,  and 
leave  thee  naked  and  bare. 

40  They  shall  also  bring  up  a  company 
Against'  thee,  and  they  shall  stone  thee 
with  stones,  and  thrust  thee  through  with 


their  sjoords. 

41  And  they  shall  burn  thine  houses  with 
fire,  and  execute  judgments  upon  thee  in  the 
eight  of  many  women  :  and  I  will  cause  thee 
to  cease  from  playing  the  harlot,  and  thou 
also  shalt  give  no  hire  any  more. 

42  So  will  I  make  my  fury  to'jcards  thee 
to  rest,  and  my  jealousy  shall  depart  from 
thee,  and  I  will  be  quiet,  and  will  be  no 
more  angry. 

43  Because  thou  hast  not  remembered 
the  days  of  thy  youth,  but  hast  fretted  me 
in  all  these  things ;  behold,  thSre'fore,  I 
also  will  recompense  thy  way  upon  thine 
head,  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  and  thou  shalt 
not  commit  this  lewdness  above  all  thine 
abominations. 

44  Beliold,  every  one  that  useth  prov'grbs 
shall  use  this  pruv'erb  Sgainst'  thee,  saying. 
As  is  the  mother,  so  is  her  dilughter. 

45  Tliou  iirt  tliy  mother's  d:'iughtcr,  that 
loathctli  her  huj'band  and  her  children  ;  and 
thou  art  the  sister  oftliy  sisters,  which  loath- 
ed their  liUj'bAnd^  and  their  children  :  your 
mot"  er  was  a  Hit'titc,  and  your  father  an 
Am'o  rite. 

4G  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Sa-ma'ri-a, 
she  and  her  (Mughters  that  dwell  at  thy  left 
hand  :  and  tliy  younger  sister,  that  dvvelleth 
at  thy  right  hand,  is  Sod'om  and  her  daugh- 
ters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  wftlkcd  after  their 
ways,  nor  done  after  thei'-  abominations  ; 
but,  as  //  that  were  a  very  little  thing,  thou 


God  promipeth  her  mlrcy 

wast    corrupted   more  than  they  in  all  thy 
ways. 

48  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  Goo,  Sod'oir 
thy  sister  hath  not  done,  she  nor  her  daugh- 
ters, as  thou  hast  done,  thou  and  thy  dAugh 
ters. 

4!)  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity  of  thy 
sister  Sod'om,  pride,  fulness  of  bread,  and 
abundance  of  idleness,  was  in  her,  and  in 
her  daughters,  neither  did  she  strengthen 
the  hand  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

50  And  they  were  haughty,  and  commit- 
ted abomination  before  me  :  therr/fbre  I  took 
thorn  5way  as  I  saw  good. 

51  Neither  hath  Sa-ma'ri-a  committed 
half  of  thy  sins  ;  but  thou  hast  multiplied 
thine  abominations  more  than  they,  and 
hast  justified  thy  sisters  in  all  thine  abomi- 
nations which  thou  hast  done. 

5'2  Thou  also,  which  hast  judged  thy 
sisters,  bear  thine  own  shame,  for  thy  sins 
that  thou  hast  committed  more  abominable 
than  they  :  they  arc  more  righteous  than 
thou  ;  yea,  be  thou  confounded  also,  and 
bear  thy  shame,  in  that  thou  hast  justified 
tliy  sisters. 

53  When  I  shall  bring  again'l  their  cap- 
tivity, the  captivity  of  Sod'om  and  her 
daughters,  and  the  captivity  of  Sa-ma'ri-a 
and  her  dAughters,  then  will  I  bring  again' 
the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in  the  midst  of 
them  ; 

54  That  thou  mayst  bear  thine  own 
shame,  and  mayst  be  confounded  in  all  that 
thou  hast  done,  in  that  thou  art  a  com'fbrt 
unto  them. 

55  When  thy  sisters,  Sod'om  and  her 
daughters, shall  return  to  their  formcrestate', 
and  Sa-ma'ri-a  and  her  dfuighters  shall  re- 
turn to  their  former  estate',  then  thou  and 
thy  daughters  shall  return  to  your  former 
estate'. 

56  For  thy  sister  Sod'om  was  not  men- 
tioned by  thy  mouth  in  the  day  ofthy  pride, 

57  Before  thy  wickedness  was  discover- 
ed, as  at  the  time  of  thy  reproach  of  the 
daughters  of  Syr'i-S,  and  all  that  d.re  round 
about'  her,  the  daughters  of  the  Phi-lis'tines, 
which  despTse'  thee  round  about'. 

58  Thou  hast  borne  thy  lewdness  and 
thine  abominations,  saith  the  Lord. 

50  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon,  I  will 
even  deal  with  thee  as  thou  hast  done,  which 
hast  despijed  the  oath  in  breaking  the  c6v- 
enant. 

GO  Nevertheless,  I  will  remember  my 
covenant  with  thee  in  the  days  ofthy  youth, 
and  I  will  estab'lish  unto  thee  an  gverlSs'- 
ting  covenant. 

Gl  Then  thou  shalt  remember  thy  ways 
and  be  ashamed,  when  thou  shalt  receive 
thy  sisters,  thine  elder  and  thy  younger: 
and  I  will  give  them  unto  thee  for  daugh- 
ters, but  not  by  thy  covenant. 

62  And  I  will  estab'lish  my  covenant  with 
thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  ; 


Hhh 


1  a-gln'. 


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God's  judgments  on  Jc-nVsa-lSm. 


EZE'KIEL. 


The  cedar  of  the  gospel 


G3  That  tlion  inayst  romembor,  and  he 
confounded,  and  never  open  tliy  iiioutli  any 
more  because  of  thy  shame,  when  I  am 
pacified  to'ii'>''ird  thee  for  all  that  thou  hast 
lone,  saith  the  Lord  Gon. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 
2  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a  riddle,  and 
speak  a  parabh'  unto  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el  ; 
15  And  say,  Thu.'^  saith  the  Lord  Gon,  A 
great  eagle  with  great  wings,  long-wingod, 
full  of  feathers,  which  had  di'vfir^  colours, 
came  unto  LSh'a-non,  and  took  the  highest 
branch  of  tin;  cedar  : 

4  He  cropped  off  the  top  of  his  young 
twigs,  and  carried  it  into  a  land  oftraffick; 
he  set  it  in  a  city  of  merchants. 

5  He  took  als'o  of  the  seed  of  the  land, 
and  planted  it  in  a  fniitfur  field  ;  he  placed 
it  by  great  waters,  and.  set  it  as  a  willow- 
tree  ; 

6  And  it  grew,  and  became  a  spreading 
vine  of  low  stat'ure,!  whose  branches  turned 
to'?C(ird  him,  and  the  roots  thereof  vver^i  un- 
der him  :  so  it  became  a  vino,  and  brought 
!brth  branches,  and  shot  forth  sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  another  great  eagle 
with  great  wings  and  niany^  feathers  ;  and, 
behold,  this  vine  did  bend  her  roots  Xo'wkrA 
him,  and  shot  forth  her  branches  to'iciwA 
him,  that  he  might  water  it  by  the  furrows 
of  her  plantation. 

8  It  was  planted  in  a  good  soil  by  great 
waters,  tliat  it  might  bring  forth  branches, 
and  that  it  might  bear  fruit,  that  it  might  be 
.1  goodly  vine. 

9  Say  thou.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Shall  it  prosper .'  shall  he  not  pull  up  the 
roots  thereof,  and  cut  off  the  fruit  thereof, 
that  it  wither .''  it  shall  wither  in  all  the 
leaves  of  her  spring,  even  without  great 
power,  or  many  people  to  pluck  it  up  by 
the  roots  thereof. 

10  Yea,  behold,  being  planted,  shall  it 
prosper.'  shall  it  not  utterly  wither  when  the 
east  wind  toQcheth  it .'  it  shall  wither  in 
the  furrows  where  it  grew. 

11  IT  Moreover,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Say  now  to  the  rebellious  house.  Know 
ye  not  what  these  things  mean  ?  tell  them, 
Behold,  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  is  come  to 
Je-rfl'sa-lSm,  and  hath  taken  the  king  there- 
of, and  the  princes  thereof,  and  led  them 
with  him  to  Bab'y-lon  ;■ 

13  And  hath  taken  of  the  king's  seed, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  him,  and  hath 
taken  an  oath  of  him  :  he  hath  also  taken 
the  mighty  of  the  land  : 

14  That  the  kingdom  might  oe  base,  that 
it  might  not  lift  itself  up,  but  that  by  keep- 
ing of  his  covenant  it  might  stand. 

15  But  he  rebelled  against'  him,  in  send- 
ing his  ambassadors  into  E'cypt,  that  they 
might  give  him  horses  and  much  people. 
Shall  he  prosper  ?  shall  he  escape'  that  do- 

1  stdt'tshure. 


eth  such  things  ?  or  shall  he  break  the  cov- 
enant, and  be  delivered  .-" 

IG  Js  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely 
in  the  place  where  the  king  dwelleth  that 
made  him  king,  whose  oath  he  despifed, 
and  whose  covenant  he  brake,  even  with 
him,  in  the  midst  of  Bab'y-lon,  he  shall 
die. 

17  Neither  shall  Pha'raoh  with  his  mighty 
army  and  great  company,  make  for  him  in 
the  war,  by  cast'Tng  up  mounts,  and  build- 
ing forts,  to  cut  off  many  persons  : 

18  Seeing  he  despised  the  oath  by  break- 
ing the  covenant,  when,lo,  he  had  given  his 
hand,  and  hath  done  all  these  things,  he 
shall  not  escape'. 

19  There'fore,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
./]s  I  live,  surely  mine  oath  that  he  hath  de- 
spised, and  my  covenant  that  he  hath  bro- 
ken, even  it  will  I  recompense  upon  his  own 
head. 

20  And  I  will  spread  my  net  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  be  taken  in  my  snare  ;  and  1 
will  bring  him  to  Bab'y-lon,  and  will  plead 
with  him  there  for  his  tres'pass  that  he  hath 
tres'passed  against'  me. 

21  And  all  his  fugitives  with  all  his  bands 
shall  fall  by  the  s?c6rd,  and  they  that  re- 
main shall  be  scattered  to'wjdrds  all  winds  ; 
and  3'e  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  also 
fake  of  the  highest  branch  of  the  high  ce- 
dar, and  will  set  it  ;  I  will  crop  off  from  the 
top  of  his  young  twigs  a  tender  one,  and 
will  plant  it  upon  a  high  moftn'tain  and 
eminent ; 

23  In  the  mo&n'tain  of  the  height  of  I5'- 
ra-el  will  I  plant  it ;  and  it  shall  bring  forth 
boughs,  and  bear  fruit,  and  be  a  goodly  ce- 
dar :  and  under  it  shall  dwell  all  fowl  of 
every  wing  ;  in  the  shadow  of  the  branches 
thereof  shall  they  dwell. 

24  And  aJl  the  trees  of  the  field  shall 
know  that  I  the  Lord  have  brought  down 
the  high  tree,  have  exalted  the  low  tree, 
have  dried  up  the  green  tree,  and  have  made 
the  dry  tree  to  flourish  :  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken,  and  have  done  it. 

CHAP.  XVIII.— 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  again',  saying, 

2  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use  this  prov'- 
6rb  concer'nlng  the  land  of  Is'ra-el,  saying, 
The  fathers  have  eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the 
children's  teeth  ire  set  on  edge  .' 

3  ^s  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  ye  shall 
not  have  occasion  any  more  to  use  this 
prov'erb  in  I§'ra-el. 

4  Behold,  all  souls  hre  mine;  as  the  soul 
of  the  father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son  is 
mine :  the  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 

5  But  if  a  man  be  just,  and  do  that  which 
is  lawful  and  right, 

G  .9nd  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  modn'- 
tains,  neither  rath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  If'ra-el,  neither  hath 

2  mSn'ne. 

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God's  justice  in  punishing .  EZE' 

defiled  his  neighbour's  wife,  neither  hath 
come  near  to  a  nicnstrtioiis  woman, 

7  And  hatli  not  oppressed  any,  but  hath 
restored  to  the  debtor  his  pledge,  hath  spoil- 
ed none  by  violence,  hath  given  his  bread, 
to  the  hungry,  and  hath  covered  the  naked 
with  a  garment ; 

8  He  that  hath  not  given  forth  upon 
Ufury,  neither  liatli  taken  any  increase,  that 
hath  withdrawn  his  hand  from  iniquity, 
hath  executed  true  judgment  between  man 
and  man, 

9  Ilath  wAIked  in  my  statutes,  and  hath 
kept  my  judgments,  to  deal  truly  ;  he  is 
just,  he  shall  surely  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

10  If  he  beget  a  son  that  is  a  robber,  a 
shedder  of  blood,  and  that  doeth  the  like  to 
any  one  of  these  things, 

11  And  that  doeth  not  any  of  those  du- 
ties, but  even  hath  eaten  upon  the  motin'- 
lains,  and  defiled  his  neighbour's  wife, 

12  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and  needy, 
hath  spoiled  by  violence,  hath  not  restored 
the  pledge,  and  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to 
the  idols,  hath  committed  abomination, 

13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usury,  and  hath 
taken  increase  :  shall  he  then  live  ?  he  shall 
not  live  :  he  hath  done  all  these  abomina- 
tions ;  he  shall  surely  die,  his  blood  shall 
be  upon  him. 

14  Now,  lo,  if  he  beget  a  son  that  seeth 
all  his  fatlter's  sins  which  he  hath  done, 
and  considereth,  and  doth  not  such  like, 

15  That  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  mofln'- 
tains,  neither  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  hath  not  defil- 
ed his  neighbour's  wife, 

16  Neither  hath  oppressed  any,  hath  not 
withholden  the  pledge,  neither  hath  spoiled 
by  violence,  hut  hath  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  hath  covered  the  naked  with  a 
gcirment, 

17  That  hath  taken  off  his  hand  from  the 
poor,  that  Iiatli  not  received  u§ury  nor  in- 
crease, hath  exccut(!d  my  judgments,  hath 
w&lked  in  my  statutes;  he  shall  not  die  for 
the  iniquity  of  his  father,  he  shall  surely 
live. 

18  Jis  for  his  father,  because  he  cruelly 
oppressed,   spoiled  his  brother  by  violence, 
and  did  that  which  is  not  good  Smong  his 
people,  lo,  even   he  shall  die  in  his  iniqui- 
19 Yet  say  ye.  Why  ?  doth  not  the  son 

bear  the  iniquity  of  the  fTther  ?  When  the 
son  hath  done  that  which  is  lawful  and  right, 
and  hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and  hath 
done  them,  he  shall  surely  live. 

20  The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 
The  son  shall  not  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
father,  neither  shall  the  fiither  bear  the  in- 
iquity of  the  son  ;  the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  shall  be  u|)on  him,  and  the  wick- 
edness of  the  wicked  shall  be  upon  him. 

21  But  if  the  wicked  will  turn  from  all 
his  sins  that  he  hath  committed,  and  keep 
all  my  statutesi,  and  do  that  which  is  lawful 


KIEL.  His  ways  Are  equal. 

and  right,  he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. 

22  All  his  transgressions  that  he  hath 
committed,  they  shall  not  be  mentioned 
unto  him  :  in  his  righteousness  that  he  hath 
done  he  shall  live. 

23  Have  I  any  plgaj'ure  at  all  that  the 
wicked  should  die  ?  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
and  not  that  he  should  return  from  his  ways', 
and  live  ? 

24  But  when  the  righteous  turneth  away 
from  his  righteousness,  and  committeth 
iniquity,  and  doeth  according  to  all  the 
abominations  that  the  wicked  man  doeth, 
shall  he  live  .'  All  his  righteousness  that  he 
hath  done  shall  not  be  mentioned  :  in  his 
trSs'pSss,  that  he  hath  trCs'pSssed,  and  in 
his  sin  that  he  hath  sinned,  in  them  shall 
he  die. 

25  Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the  Lord  is 
not  equal.  Hear  now,  O  house  of  If'ra-61, 
Is  not  my  way  equal  ?  arc  not  your  waj's 
unequal  .-' 

26  When  a  righteous  man  turneth  Sway 
from  his  righteousness,  and  committeth  in- 
iquity, and  dieth  in  them ;  for  his  iniquity 
that  he  hath  done,  shall  he  die. 

27  Again',  when  the  wicked  man  turneth 
away  from  his  wickedness  that  he  hath  com- 
mitted, and  doeth  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  he  shall  save  his  soul  alive. 

28  Because  he  considereth,  and  turneth 
away  from  all  his  transgressions  that  he 
hath  committed,  he  shall  surely  live,  he 
shall  not  die. 

29  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Ij'ra-fil,  The 
way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal.     O  house  of 

llf'ra-el,  ;\re  not  my  ways  equal  ?  arc  not 
lyoiir  ways  unequal  ? 

30  There'fCre  I  will  judge  you,  O  house 
of  Ij'ra-gl,  every  one  according  to  his  ways, 
saith  the  Lord  God.  Repent,  and  turn 
yourselves,  from  all  your  transgressions  ;  so 
iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin. 

31  cast  away  from  you  all  your  trans- 
gressions, whereby  ye  have  transgressed  ; 
and  make  you  a  new  heart  and  a  new 
spirit :  for  why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of  I5'- 
ra-6l  .' 

32  For  I  have  no  plSaf'ure  in  the  death 
of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
wherefore  turn  yonrsdtcs,  and  live  yc 

CHAP.  XIX. 

MOREOVER,  take  thou  up  a  lamenta- 
tion for  the  princes  of  Ij'ra-Cl, 

2  And  .<ay.  What  is  thy  mother  .'  A  lion- 
ess: she  lay  down  among  lions,  she  nourish- 
ed her  whelps  among  young  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of  her  whelps : 
lit  became  a  young  lion,  and  it  learned  to 
j  catch  the  prey  ;   it  devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  hfiard  of  him  ;  he  was 
, taken  in   their  pit,  and    they  brought   him 

with  chains  unto  the  land  of  E'gypt. 

5  Now,  when  she  saw  that  she  had  wait- 
'ed,nnrf  her  hope  was  lost,  then  she  took 
I  another  of  her  whelps,  and  made  him  a 
I  young  lion. 

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T/ic  history  of  I^'ra-ll's  EZE' 

G  And  lie  went  up  and  down  Sniong  the 
lions,  hu  became  ;i  yonng  lion,  and  learned 
to  c.ltch  tlic  prey,  and  devoured  men. 

7  And  lie  knew  their  desolate  {lalaces, 
•tnd  he  laid  waste  their  cities  ;  and  the  land 
,vas  desolate,  and  the  fidness  thereof,  by 
Aid  noise  of  his  roaring. 

8  Then  the  nations  set  iigainst'  liim  on 
every  side  from  the  provinces,  and  spread 
their  net  over  him  :   he   was  taken  in  their 

P't-  .        ,    . 

'J  And  they  pnl  him  in  ward   m  cfuuns, 

and  broiiaht  him  to  the  king  of  Bab'j'-lon  ; 

they  brought  him  into  holds,  that  his  voice 

should  no  more  be  heard  upon  the  inoftn'- 

lains  of  l§'ra-el. 

10  Thy  mother  is  like  a  vine  in  thy  blood, 
planted  by  the  waters  :  she  was  fruitful,  and 
full  of  branches,  by  reason  of  man)'  waters 

11  And  she  had  strong  rods  for  the  scep- 
tres of  them  that  bare  rule,  and  her  stat'ure 
was  exalted  among  the  thick  i)ranclies.  and 
she  appeared  in  her  height  with  the  multi- 
tude of  her  branches. 

12  But  she  was  plucked  up  in  fury,  she 
was  cast  down  to  the  ground,  and  the  east 
wind  dried  up  her  fruit ;  her  strong  rods 
were  broken  and  withered,  the  tire  con.sum- 
ed  them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  a  dry  and  thirsty  ground. 

14  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  a  rod  of  her 
branches,  ichich  hath  devoured  her  fruit,  so 
that  she  hath  no  strong  rod  to  he  a  sceptre 
to  rule.  This  is  a  lamentation,  and  shall  be 
for  a  lamentation. 

CHAP.  XX. 
A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh  year, 
-t\.  in  the  fifth  mdntk,  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month,  that  cer'tain  of  the  elders  of  I§'ra-el 
came  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  and  sat  be- 
fore me. 

2  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  elders  of 
ij'ra-el,  and  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Are  ye  come  to  inquire  of  me  .' 
As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  not  be 
inquired  of  by  you. 

4  Wilt  thou  judge  them,  son  of  man  ? 
wilt  thou  judge  them  ?  cause  them  to  know 
the  abominations  of  their  fathers ; 

5  And  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  In  the  day  when  I  chose  Ij'ra-el, 
and  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  the  seed  of 
the  house  of  Ja'cflb,  and  made  myself  known 
unto  them  in  the  land  of  E'sypt,  when  I 
lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them,  saying,  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God  ; 

6  In  the  day  that  I  lifted  up  mine  hand 
unto  them,  to  bring  them  fortli  of  the  land 
of  E'gypt  into  a  land  that  I  had  espied  for 
them,  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  which 
is  the  glory  of  all  lands  ; 

7  Then  said  I  unto  them,  Cast  ye  5way 
every  man  the  abominations  of  his  eyes, 
and  defile  not  yourselves  with  the  idols  of 
E'gypt :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 


KIEL.  manifold  rehclUons 

I  8  But  they  rebelled  Sgainst'  me,  and 
would  not  hearken  unto  me  :  they  did  not 
ever}'  man  c3st  away  the  abominations  of 
their  cj'es,  neither  did  they  forsake  the  idols 
of  E'gypt:  then  I  said,  1  will  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  them,  to  accomplish  my  anger 
Against'  them  in  the  midst  of  the  land  of 
E'gypt. 

it  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's  sake, 
that  it  should  not  he  polluted  before  the 
heathen,  among  whom  they  icere,  in  whose 
sight  I  made  myself  known  unto  them,  in 
bringing   them    forth    out   of  the  land   of 

E'fypt.' 

10  Wherefore  I  caused  them  to  go  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and  brought 
them  into  the  wilderness  : 

11  And  I  gave  them  my  statutes,  and 
showed  them  my  judgments,  which  if  a 
man  do,  he  shall  even  live  in  them. 

12  Moreover  also,  I  gave  them  my  sab- 
baths, to  be  a  sign  between  me  and  them, 
that  they  might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  sanctify  them. 

13  But  the  house  of  I§'ra-el  rebelled 
against'  me  in  the  wilderness  :  they  wftlked 
not  in  my  statutes,  and  they  despised  my 
judgments,  which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  even 
live  in  them  ;  and  my  sabbaths  they  greatly 
polluted  :  then  I  said,  I  would  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  them  in  the  wilderness,  to  con- 
sume them. 

14  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's  sake, 
that  it  should  not  be  polluted  before  the 
heathen,  in  whose  sight  I  brought  them 
out. 

15  Yet  also  I  lifted  up  my  hand  unto 
them  in  the  wilderness,  that  I  would  not 
bring  them  into  the  land  which  I  had  given 
them,  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  which 
is  the  glory  of  all  lands  ; 

16  Because  they  despised  my  judgments, 
and  walked  not  in  my  statutes,  but  polluted 
my  sabbaths :  for  their  heart  went  after 
their  idols. 

17  Nevertheless  mine  eyes  spared  them 
from  destroy'ing  them,  neither  did  I  make 
an  end  of  them  in  the  wilderness. 

18  But  I  said  unto  their  children  in  the 
wilderness.  Walk  ye  not  in  the  statutes  of 
your  fathers,  neither  objen'e'  their  judg- 
ments, nor  defile  yourselves  with  their  idols. 

19  I  eTTi  the  Lord  your  God;  Wcilk  in 
my  statutes,  and  keep  my  judgments,  and 
do  them  ; 

20  And  hallow  my  sabbaths ;  and  they 
shall  be  a  sign  between  me  and  you,  that 
ye  may  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

21  Notwithstanding  the  children  rebelled 
against'  me  :  they  w&lked  not  in  my  stat 
utes,  neither  kept  my  judgments  to  do  them, 
which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  even  live  in 
them  ;  they  polluted  my  sabbaths  :  then  I 
said,  I  would  pour  out  my  fury  upon  them, 
to  accomplish  my  anger  against'  them  in 
the  wilderness. 

22  Nevertheless  I  withdrew  mine  hand, 

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God  prom'isif.th  to  gdther  ike.  EZL'ICIEL 

nnd  wronglit  for  my  name's  sakn,  that  it 
should  not  bn  polhited  in  the  sight  of  the 
heatiion,  in  whose  sight  I  brought  them 
forth. 

23  I  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them  also 
in  the  wilderness,  that  I  would  scatter  them 
Smong  the  heathen,  and  disperse'  them 
through  the  countries  ; 

24  Because  they  had  not  executed  my 
judgments,  but  had  despised  my  statutes, 
and  had  jiolhitcd  my  sdbbaths,  and  their 
eyes  \v6rr,  af(<?r  their  fiithcrs'  idols. 

25  Wlierefore  I  gave  them  also  statutes 
that.  icSrc  not  good,  and  judgments  whereby 
they  siiouid  not  live  : 

2()  And  I  polluted  them  in  their  own  gifts, 
in  tiiat  tliey  caused  to  j)iiss  through  the  fire 
all  that  opetieth  the  womb,  that  I  might 
make  tlieni  desolate,  to  the  end  that  they 
might  know  tliat  I  aw  the  Loiin. 

27  Ther^^'fore,  son  of  man,  speak  unto 
the  house  of  Ij'ra-gl,  and  sny  unto  them, 
Tl)us  saith  the  Ijord  Gon,  Yet  in  this  your 
fathers  have  blSsphemed  me,  in  that  they 
have  committed  a  tres'pSss  Sgainst'  me. 

2-3  For  when  I  had  brought  thorn  into 
the:  land, /rtr  the  which  I  lit'ted  up  mine 
hand  to  give  it  to  them,  then  they  saw 
every  high  hill,  and  all  the  thick  trees,  and 
they  offered  tlnire  their  s,1c'riri'-cs,  and  there 
they  presented  the  provocation  of  their  of- 
fering :  there  also  they  made  their  sweet 
flavour,  and  poured  out  there  their  drink- 
offerings. 

2U  Then  I  said  unto  them.  What  is  the 
high  place  whercunto  ye  go  ?  And  the 
name  tiiercofis  called  Ba'mah  unto  this  day. 

30  Wherefore  say  unto  th(!  house  of  Is'- 
ra-el,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Goo,  Are  ye 
polluted  after  the  manner  of  your  fathers  ? 
and  commit  ye  whoredom  after  their  abom- 
inations .-' 

31  For  when  ye  offer  your  gifts,  when  ye 
make  your  sons  to  p5ss  through  the  fire,  ye 
pollute  yourselves  with  all  your  idols,  even 
unto  this  day  :  and  shall  I  be  inquired  of  by 

iou,  O  house  of  l5'ra-6l  .'  .^s  I  live,  saith  the 
lOrd  Gon,  I  will  not  be  inquired  of  by  yon. 

32  And  that  which  cometh  into  your 
mind  shall  not  be  at  all,  that  ye  say,  We 
will  be  us  the  heathen,  as  the  families  of 
the  countries,  to  s2rve  wood  and  stone. 

33  .^.s-  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  Gon,  surely 
with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with  a  strctched- 
out  arm,  and  with  fury  poured  out,  will  I 
rule  over  you  ; 

34  Audi  will  bring  you  out  from  the  peo- 
ple, and  will  gather  you  out  of  the  countries 
wherein  ye  hre  fi<:attered,  with  a  mighty 
hand,  and  with  a  stretched-out  arm,  and 
with  fury  poured  out ; 

3')  And  I  will  bring  you  into  the  wil- 
derness of  the  people,  and  there  will  I  plead 
with  you  face  to  face. 

36  Like  as  I  pleaded  with  your  fathers  in 
the  wilderness  of  the  land  of  EVj^pt,  so 
will  1  plead  with  yon,  saith  the  Lord  Gon. 

37  And  I  will  cause  you   to  pSss   under 

H  h  h  2  41 


I^'ra-cI-Ucs  hy  the  gospel 
the  rod,  and  I  will  bring  you  into  the  bond 
of  the  covenant : 

38  And  I  will  purge  out  from  ;im6ng  yoa 
the  rebels,  and  them  that  transgress  againsf 
me  :  I  will  bring  them  forth  out  of  the 
country  where  they  .sO'journ,  and  they  shall 
not  enter  into  the  land  of  Ij'ra-dl ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  1  am  the  Lord. 

39  As  for  you,  O  house  of  ij'ra-SI,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  Go  ye,  serve  ye  every 
one  his  idols,  and  hereafter  also,  if  ye  will 
not  hearken  unto  me :  but  pollute  ye  my 
holy  name  no  more  with  your  gifts,  and 
with  your  idols. 

40  For  in  mine  holy  moftn'tain,  in  the 
moL^n'tain  of  the  height  of  Ij'ra-el,  saith 
the  l,ord  God,  there  shall  all  the  house  of 
I^'ra-el,  all  of  them  in  the  land,  s6rve  me  : 
there  will  I  accept  them,  and  there  will  I 
require  j'our  offerings,  and  the  first-fruits  of 
your  oblations,  with  all  your  holy  things. 

411  will  accept  you  with  your  sweet  sa- 
vour, when  I  bring  you  out  from  the  people, 
and  gather  you  out  of  the  countries  wherein 
ye  have  been  scattered  ;  and  I  will  be  sanc- 
tified in  you  befort  ti;e  heathen. 

42  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  shall  bring  you  into  the  land 
of  i^'ra-el,  into  the  country  for  the  which 
I  lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it  to  your  fa- 
thers. 

43  And  there  shall  ye  remember  your 
ways,  and  all  your  doings,  wherein  ye  have 
been  defiled ;  and  ye  shall  loathe  your- 
selves in  your  own  sight,  for  all  your  evils 
that  ye  have  committed. 

44  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Loud,  when  I  have  wrought  with  you  for 
my  name's  sake,  not  according  to  your  wick- 
ed ways,  nor  according  to  your  corrupt  do- 
ings, O  ye  house  of  I|'ra-6l,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

45  TT  Moreover,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came   unto  me,  saying, 

4G  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to'wArd  the 
south,  and  drop  thy  leord  to'toard  the  south, 
and  prophesy  against'  the  forest  of  the  south 
field; 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the  south, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I  will  kindle  a  Rre 
in  thee,  and  it  shall  devour  every  green  tree 
in  thee,  and  every  dry  tree  :  the  flaming 
flame  shall  not  be  quenched,  and  all  faces 
from  the  south  to  the  north  shall  be  burned 
therein. 

48  And  all  flesh  shall  sec  that  I  the 
Lord  have  kindled  it :  it  shall  not  be 
quenched. 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  Gon  !  they  say 
of  me,  D6th  he  not  speak  parables.' 

CHAP.  XXI. 
A  ND  the  word  of  the    Lord  came  unto 
-l\..  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  Ww&rd  Jfl- 
riVsa-lgm,  and  drop  thy  word  to'wArd  the 
holy  places,  and  prophesy  against'  the  land 
of  If'ra-6l, 

641 


-1  prophecy  dgainst'  Je-rii'sa-llm, 

3  And  say  to  the  land  of  If'ra-6l,  Thus 
s:iith  the  Lord,  Beliold,  I  am  against'  thee, 
and  will  draw  fi)rth  my  sword  out  of  his 
sheath,  and  will  cut  oft' from  thee  the  righ- 
teous and  the  wicked. 

4  Seeing  then  that  I  will  cut  off  from 
thee  the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  therc'- 
forc  shall  my  sicbrd  go  forth  out  of  his 
sheath  against'  all  flesli  from  the  south  to 
the  north ; 

5  That  all  flesh  may  know  that  I  the 
LoKD  have  drawn  forth  my  s/oord  out  of 
his  sheath  :  it  shall  not  return  any  more. 

6  Sigh,  there 'fore,  thou  son  of  man,  with 
the  breaking  of  thij  loins  ;  and  with  bitter- 
ness sigh  before  tlieir  eyes. 

7  And  it  shall  be,  when  they  say  unto 
thee,  Wherefore  sighest  thou  ?  that  thou 
shall  answer.  For  the  tidings;  because  it 
Cometh  :  and  every  heart  shall  melt,  and  all 
hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  every  spirit  shall 
faint,  and  all  knees  shall  be  weak  as  water  : 
behold,  it  comcth,  and  shall  be  brought  to 
pass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

8  ir  Again',  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

9  Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Say,  A  sjoord,  a  sword  is 
sharpened,  and  also  furbished  : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  make  a  sore  slaugii- 
ter :  it  is  furbished  that  it  may  glitter  : 
should  we  then  make  mirth  .^1  it  contemneth 
the  rod  of  my  son,  as  every  tree. 

11  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be  furbished, 
that  it  may  be  handled  :  this  sjoord  is  sharp- 
ened, and  it  is  furbished,  to  give  it  into  the 
hand  of  the  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man  ;  for  it  shall 
be  upon  my  people,  it  shall  be  upon  all  the 
princes  of  If'ra-el  :  terrors,  by  reason  of  the 
sicord,  shall  be  upon  my  people :  smite 
therc'fore  upon  thy  thigh. 

13  Because  it  is  a  trial,  and  what  if  the 
sword  contemn  even  the  rod  .'  it  shall  be 
no  more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

14  Thou,  there'fore,  son  of  man,  proph- 
esy, and  smite  thine  hands  together,  and 
let  the  sioord  be  doubled  the  third  time,  the 
szoord  of  the  slain  :  it  is  the  s?o6rd  of  the 
great  men  that  are  slain,  which  entereth 
into  their  privy  chambers. 

15  I  have  set  the  point  of  the  sword 
Against'  all  their  gates,  that  their  heirt  may 
faint,  and   their  ruins  be  multiplied.     Ah ! 

,it  is  made  bright,   it  is  wrapt  up  for  the 
slaughter. 

16  Go  thee  one  way  or  other,  either  on 
the  right  hand,  or  on  the  left,  whithersoever 
thy  face  is  set. 

17  I  will  also  smite  mine  hands  together, 
and  I  will  cause  my  fury  to  rest :  I  the  Lord 
have  said  it. 

18  H  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me 
again',  saying, 

19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  appoint  thee 
two  ways,  that  the  sicord  of  the  king  of 
Bib'y-lon  may  come :  both  twain  shall  come 


EZE'KIEL.  and  ag-ainst'  the  Am'm6n-Ues. 

forth  out  of  one  land  :  and  choose  thou  a 
place,  choofe  it  at  the  head  of  the  way  to 
the  city. 

20  Appoint  a  way,  that  the  sword  may 
come  to  Rab'bath  of  the  Am'mon-ites,  and 
to  Ju'dah  in  Je-rfi'sa-lem  the  defenced. 

21  For  the  king  of  Bab'y-lun  stood  at  the 
parting  of  the  way,  at  tiie  head  of  the  two 
ways,  to  use  divination  :  he  made  his  arrows 
bright,  he  consulted  with  images,  he  looked 
in  the  liver. 

22  At  his  right  hand  was  the  divination 
for  Je-rii'sa-lem,  to  appoint  cap'tains,  to 
open  the  mouth  '.n  the  slaughter,  to  lift  up 
the  voice  with  shouting,  to  appoint  batler- 
<?jo-.iams  against'  the  gates,  to  cast  a  mount, 
and  to  build  a  fort. 

23  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  as  a  false 
divination  in  their  sight,  to  them  that  have 
sworn  oaths  :  but  he  will  call  to  remem- 
brance the  iniquity,  that  they  may  be  taken. 

24  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Because  ye  have  made  your  iniquity  to  be 
remembered,  in  that  your  transgressions  kre 
discovered,  so  that  in  all  your  doings  your 
sins  do  appear  ;  because,  /  say,  that  ye  arc 
come  to  remembrance,  ye  shall  be  taken 
with  the  hand. 

25  And  thou,  profane  wicked  prince  of 
Ij'ra-el,  whose  day  is  come,  when  iniquity 
shall  have  an  end  ; 

26  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Remove 
the  diadem,  and  take  off  the  crown  ;  this 
shall  not  be  the  same  :  exalt  him,  that  is  low, 
and  abase  him  that  is  high. 

27  I  will  overturn,  overturn,  overturn  it  j 
and  it  shall  be  no  more,  until  he  come  whose 
right  it  is  ;  and  I  will  give  it  him. 

28  Ti  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy, 
and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  c6nc6r'- 
ningthe  Am'mon-Ites,  and  concer'ning  their 
reproach  ;  even  say  thou.  The  sword,  the 
sword  is  drawn  ;  for  the  slaughter  it  is  fur- 
bished, to  consume  because  of  the  glitter- 


1  mirth. 


29  While  they  see  vanity  unto  thee, 
while  they  divine  a  lie  unto  thee,  to  bring 
tiice  upon  the  necks  of  them  that  are  slain, 
of  the  wicked,  whose  day  is  come,  when 
their  iniquity  shall  have  an  end. 

30  Shall  I  cause  it  to  return  into  his 
sheath .'  I  will  judge  thee  in  the  place 
where  thou  wast  created,  in  the  land  of  thy 
nativity. 

31  And  I  will  pour  out  mine  indignation 
upon  thee  ;  I  will  blow  against'  thee  in  the 
fire  of  my  wrath,  and  deliver  thee  into  the 
hand  of  brutish  men,  and  skilful  to  de- 
stroy'. 

32  Thou  shah  be  for  fuel  to  the  fire  ;  thy 
blood  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the  land  ;  thou 
shalt  be  no  more  remembered  ;  for  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it. 

CHAP.  XXIL— 

MOREOVER,    the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 
2  Now,  tliou  son  of  man,  wilt  thou  judge, 


642 


Catalogue  of  sins  in  Je-riVsa-lgm.       EZE'KIEL.  A-ho'ldk  and  A-hol'i-hhh^s  whoredoms. 
wilt  tliou  judge  tlic  bloody  city  ?  yea,  thou 


sliJilt  show  her  all  her  abominations. 

3  Tlien  say  thou,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  The  city  sheddetii  blood  in  the  midst 
of  it,  that  her  time  may  come  ;  and  niaketh 
idols  against'  herself  to  defile  herself 

4  Thou   art   become  guilty  in  thy  blood 


that  thou  hast  shed  ;  and  hast  defiled  thy-   and  melt  you. 


therc'forc,  I  will  gather  you    into  the  midst 
of  Je-ru'sa-Iem. 

20  .Is  they  gather  silver,  and  brSss,  and 
iron,  and  lead,  and  tin,  into  the  midst  of 
the  fflr'nace,  to  blow  the  fire  upon  it,  to 
melt  it  ;  so  will  I  gather  you  in  mine  anger 
and  in  my  fury,  and  1  will  leave  you.  there, 


self  in  thine  idols  which  thou  hast  made  ; 
and  thou  hast  caused  thy  days  to  draw  near, 
and  art  come  crcn  unto  thy  years  :  thSrc'fore 
have  I  made  thee  a  reproach  unto  the  hea- 
then, and  a  mocking  to  all  countries. 

5  Those  that  he  near,  and  those  that  he  far 
from  thee,  shall  mock  thee,  ichich  art  infa- 
mous and  much  vexed. 

6  Behold,  the  princes  of  Ij'ra-el,  eveiy 
one  wfire  in  thee  to  their  power  to  shed 
blood. 

7  In  thee  have  they  set  light  by  father 
and  mother;  in  the  midst  of  thee  have  they 
dealt  by  oppression  with  the  stranger  ;  in 
thee  have  they  vexed  the  fatherless  and  the 
widow. 

8  Thou  hast  despijed  mine  holy  things, 
and  hast  profaned  my  sabbaths. 

9  In  thee  arc  men  that  carry  tales  to  shed 
blood  ;  and  in  thee  they  eat  upon  the  motln'- 
talns  ;  in  the  midst  of  thee  they  commit 
lewdness  ; 

10  In  thee  have  they  discovered  their  fa- 
thers' nakedness ;  in  thee  have  they  //Am- 
bled her  that  was  set  apart  for  pollution. 

11  And  one  hath  coinniittcd  abomination 
with  his  neighbour's  wife  ;  and  Snothcr  hath 
lewdly  defiled  his  daughter-in-law  ;  and 
another  in  thee  hath  /miribled  his  sister,  his 
father's  d&ughter. 

12  In  thee  have  they  taken  gifts  to  shed 
blood  ;  thou  hast  taken  ufury  and  increase, 
and  thou  hast  greedily  gained  of  thy  neigh- 
bours by  extortion,  and  hast  forgotten  me, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

13  Behold,  there'fore,  I  have  smitten  mine 
hand  at  thy  dlfAon'estl  gain  which  thou 
hast  made,  and  at  thy  blood  which  hath 
been  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

14  Can  thine  heart  endure,  or  can  thine 
hands  be  strong,  in  the  days  that  I  shall 
deal  with  thee  .'  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it, 
and  will  do  it. 

1.5  And  I  will  scatter  thee  Smong  the 
heathen,  and  dtspgrse'  thee  in  the  coun- 
tries, and  will  consume  thy  filthiness  out  of 
thee. 

16  And  thou  shah  take  thine  inheritance 
in  thyself  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  and 
thou  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying 

18  Son  of  man,  the  house  of  I^'ra-Sl  is 
to  me  become  dro.ss  :  all  they  hrc  brSss, 
and  tin,  and  iron,  and  lead,  in  the  midst 
of  the  fur'nacc  ;2  they  arc  even  the  dross  of 
silver. 

19  Therc'forc  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
Because  ye  kre   all  become  dross,  behold, 


21  Yea,  I  will  gather  you,  and  blow  upon 
you  in  the  fire  of  my  wrath,  and  ye  shall  be 
melted  in  the  midst  thereof 

22  As  silver  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  the 
fur'nace,  so  shall  ye  be  melted  in  the  midst 
thereof;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord 
have  poured  out  my  fury  upon  you. 

23  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her.  Thou  art 
the  land  that  is  not  cleansed,  nor  rained 
upon  in  the  day  of  indignation. 

There  is  a  conspiracy  of  her  prophets 
in  the  midst  thereof,  like  a  roaring  lion 
ravening  the  prey  :  they  have  devoured 
souls  ;  they  have  taken  the  treaj'ure  and 
precious  things  ;  they  have  made  her  many 
widows  in  the  midst  thereof 

26  Her  priests  have  violated  my  law,  and 
have  profaned  mine  holy  things :  they  have 
put  no  difference  between  the  holy  and  pro- 
fane, neither  have  they  showed  difference 
between  the  unclean  and  the  clean,  and 
have  hid  their  eyes  from  my  sabbaths,  and 
I  am  profaned  among  them. 

27  Her  princes  in  the  midst  thereof  are 
like  wolves  ravening  the  prey,  to  shed 
blood,  and  to  destro}''  souls,  to  get  di§/*on'- 
est  gain. 

28  And  her  prophets  have  daubed  them 
with  untempered  mortar,  seeing  vanity, 
and  divining  lies  unto  them,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  when  the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken. 

29  The  people  of  the  land  have  u.sed  op- 
pression, and  exercised  robbery,  and  have 
vexed  the  poor  and  needy  ;  yea,  they  have 
oppressed  the  stranger  wrongfiilly. 

30  And  I  sought  for  a  man  amdng  them 
that  should  make  up  the  hedge,  and  stand  in 
the  gap  before  me  for  the  land,  that  I  should 
not  destroy'  it ;  but  I  found  none. 

31  There'fore  have  I  poured  out  mine 
indignation  upon  them  ;  I  have  consumed 
them  with  the  fire  of  my  wrath  :  their  own 
way  have  I  reconipensed  upon  their  heads, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXIII.— 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again'  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  there  wCrc  two  women, 
the  dAughters  of  one  mother  ; 

3  And  they  committed  whoredoms  in 
E'eypt  ;  they  committed  whoredoms  in  their 
youth  :  there  were  their  breasts  pressed, 
and  there  they  bruised  the  teats  of  their  vir- 
gln'ity.3 

4  And  the  names  of  them  icire  .1-ho'l:ih 
the   elder,  and  A-hol'i-bah   her  sister  ;  and 


1  d\z-dn1st. 


^fiir'nU. 


3  vir-jin'e-te. 
643 


riie  whoredoms  of 

they  were  mine,  and  they  bare  sons  and 
diiighters.  Thus  wire  their  names,  Sa-ma'- 
ri-a  IS  A-ho'lah,  and  Jg-rLVsa-lem  A-ii6l'i-bah. 

5  And  A-ho'lah  played'thc  iiariot  when 
she  was  mine  ;  and  siio  doted  on  her  lovers, 
on  the  As-syr'i-anj  her  neighbours. 

(5  Which  wSrc  clotiicd  with  blue,  cap'- 
tains  and  rulers,  all  of  them  desirable  young 
men,  horsemen  riding  upon  horses. 

7  Thus  she  eominitted  her  whoredoms 
with  them,  with  all  them  that  were  the 
chosen  men  of  As-syr'i-a,  and  with  all  on 
whom  she  doted  :  with  all  their  idols  she  de- 
filed herself 

8  Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms  brought 
from  E'eypt  :  for  in  her  youth  they  lay 
with  her,  and  they  bruised  the  breasts  of 
her  virgin'ity,  and  poured  their  whoredom 
upon  her. 

9  Wherefore  I  have  delivered  her  into 
the  hand  of  her  lovers,  into  the  hand  of  the 
As-syr'i-Snf,  upon  whom  she  doted. 

10  These  discovered  iier  nakedness  ;  they 
took  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  and  slew 
her  with  the  sjoord  ;  and  she  became  fa- 
mous among  women  ;  for  they  had  executed 
judgment  upon  her. 

11  And  when  her  sister  A-hol'i-bah  saw 
this,  she  was  more  corrupt  in  her  inordinate 
love  than  she,  and  in  her  whoredoms  more 
than  her  sister  in  her  whoredoms. 

12  She  doted  upon  the  As-syr'i-Snj  her 
neighbours,  cSp'tains  and  rulers  clothed 
most  gorgeously,  horsemen  riding  upon 
horses,  all  of  them  desirable  young  men. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  she  was  defiled,  that 
they  took  both  one  way  ; 

14  And  that  she  increased  her  whore- 
doms :  for  when  she  saw  men  portrayed 
upon  the  wall,  the  images  of  the  Chal-de'- 
Snj  portrayed  with  vermTI'ion,' 

15  Gir'ded2  with  gir'dle^^  upon  their 
loins,  exceeding  in  dyed  attire  upon  their 
heads,  all  of  them  princes  to  look  to,  after 
the  manner  of  the  Bab-y-lo'ni-5n|  of  Chal- 
de'a,  the  land  of  their  nativity  : 

16  And,  as  soon  as  she  saw  them  with 
her  eyes,  she  doted  upon  them,  and  sent 
messengers  unto  them  into  Chal-de'a. 

17  And  the  Bab-y-lo'ni-anj  came  to  her 
into  the  bed  of  love,  and  they  defiled  her 
with  their  whoredom  ;  and  she  was  polluted 
with  them,  and  her  mind  was  al'ienated  from 
them. 

18  So  she  discovered  her  whoredoms,  and 
discovered  her  nakedness:  then  my  mind 
was  al'ienated  from  her,  like  as  my  mind 
was  al'ienated  from  her  sister. 

19  Yet  she  multiplied  her  whoredoms,  in 
calling  to  remembrance  the  days  of  her 
youth,  wherein  she  had  played  the  harlot  in 
the  land  of  E'gypt. 

20  For  she  doted  upon  their  paramours, 
whose  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  Ssses,  and 
whose  issue  is  like  the  issue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remembrance 
the  lewdness  of  thy  yonth,  in  bruijing  thy 


1  vir-mWyi,n. 


EZE'KIEL.  A-Mlah  and  A-hol'i-hhh. 

teats  by  the  E-g^p'ti-anj  for  the  paps  of  thy 
youth. 

22  Therc'fOre,  O  A-hol'i-bah,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  Gon,  Behold,  I  will  raise  up  thy 
lovers  against'  thee,  from  whom  thy  mind  is 
al'ienated,  and  I  will 'bring  them  against' 
thee  on  every  side  ; 

23  The  Bab-y-lo'ni-anf ,  and  all  the  ChSl- 
de'anj,  Pe'kod,  and  Sho'a,  and  Ko'a,awrf  al! 
the  As-syr'i-anj  with  them  :  all  of  them  de- 
sirable young  men,  cap'tains  and  rulers, 
great  lords  and  renowned,  all  of  them  riding 
upon  horses. 

24  And  they  shall  come  against'  thee 
with  cliariots,  wagons,  and  wheels,  and 
witii  an  assembly  of  people,  which,  shall  set 
against'  thee  buckler,  and  shield,  and  hel- 
met, round  about':  and  I  will  set  judgment 
before  them,  and  they  shall  judge  thee  ac- 
cording to  their  judgments. 

25  And  I  will  set  my  jealousy  against' 
thee,  and  they  shall  deal  furiously  with 
thee  :  they  shall  take  away  thy  nose  and 
thine  ears ;  and  thy  remnant  shall  fall  by 
the  sjoord  :  they  shall  take  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  ;  and  thy  residue  shall  be  devour- 
ed by  the  fire. 

26  They  shall  also  strip  thee  out  of  thy 
clothes,  and  take  away  thy  fair  jewels. 

27  TJius  will  I  make  thy  lewdness  to 
cease  from  thee,  and  thy  whoredom  brought 
from  the  land  of  E'gypt  :  so  that  thou  shall 
not  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  them,  nor  re- 
member E'gypt  any  more. 

28  Fortiius  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold, 
1  will  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  them 
whom  thou  hatest,  into  the  hand  of  them 
from  whom  thy  mind  is  al'ienated  : 

29  And  they  shall  deal  with  thee  hate- 
fully, and  shall  take  away  all  thy  labour, 
and  shall  leave  thee  naked  and  bare  ;  and 
the  nakedness  of  thy  whoredoms  Shall  be 
discovered,  both  thy  lewdness  and  thy 
whoredoms. 

30  I  will  do  these  things  unto  thee,  be- 
cause thou  hast  gone  a  whoring  after  the 
heathen,  and  because  thou  art  polluted  with 
their  idols. 

31  Thou  hast  w&lked  in  the  way  of  thy 
sister ;  therc'fore  will  I  give  her  cup  into 
thine  hand. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Thou  shalt 
drink  of  thy  sister's  cup  deep  and  large : 
thou  shalt  be  laughed  to  scorn  and  had  in 
derision  ;  it  containeth  much. 

33  Thou  shalt  be  filled  with  drunkenness 
and  sorrow,  with  the  cup  of  astonishment 
and  desolation,  with  the  cup  of  thy  sistei 
Sa-ma'ri-a. 

34  Thou  shalt  even  drink  it,  and  suck  it 
out,  and  thou  shalt  break  the  sherds  thereof, 
and  pluck  off"  thine  own  breasts  :  for  I  have 
spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

35  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Because  thou  hast  forgotten  me,  and  cast  me 
behind  thy  back,  therc'fore  bear  thou  also 
thy  lewdness  and  thy  whoredoms. 


2  gtr'ded. 


3  ger'dlz. 
644 


Judgments  for  their  idolatry. 


30  IT  The  Lord  s.iid  moreover  unto  n'.e, 
Soil  of  man,  wilt  thou  j(id:{c  A-ho'l5h  and 
X-hol'i-bah  ?  yea,  dechire  unto  them  their 
abominations  ; 

'M  Tliat  they  have  eommitted  adultery, 
and  blood  /.s- in  their  hands,  and  with  their 
idols  have  tlu^y  committed  adultery  ;  and 
h.ive  also  caused  their  sons,  wliom  tiiey 
bare  unto  nic,  to  p5ss  for  them  through  the 
fire,  to  devour  them. 

3y  Moreover,  this  they  have  done  unto 
ine  :  tliey  have  defiled  my  sSnc'tuaryl  in 
the  same  day,  and  have  profaned  my  sab- 
baths. 

3!)  For  when  they  had  slain  their  ciiildren 
to  their  idols,  then  they  came  the  same  day 
into  my  sanctuary  to  j)rofane  it ;  and,  lo, 
thus  have  tliey  done  in  the  midst  of  mine 
house. 

40  And  furthermore,  that  ye  iiavc  sent 
for  men  to  come  from  far,  unto  whom  a 
messenj^cr  xcns  sent  ;  and,  lo,  they  came  ; 
for  whom  tiiou  didst  wash  thyself,  ])aintcdst 
thine  eyes,  and  deckcdst  tliyself  with  or- 
naments, 

41  And  sattest  upon  a  stately  bed,  and  a 
table  prepared  before  it,  whereupon  thou 
hast  set  mine  incense  and  mine  oil. 

42  And  a  voice  of  a  n-.nltitude  bcinjr  at 
ease  loas  with  her  :  and  with  the  men  of  the 
common  sort  wire  brought  Sa-be'anf  from 
the  wilderness,  which  put  bracelets  upon 
their  hands,  and  beautiful  crowns  upon 
their  lieads. 

43  Then  said  I  unto  her  that  was  old  in 
adulteries,  Will  they  now  connnit  whore- 
doms with  her,  and  she  loith  them  ? 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her,  as  they  go 
in  unto  a  woman  that  playetli  the  harlot; 
so  went  they  in  unto  A-ho'liih  and  unto 
A-hol'i-biih,  the  lewd  women. 

45  And  the  righteous  men,  they  shall 
judge  them  after  the  manner  of  adulteresses, 
and  after  the  manner  of  women  that  shed 
blood  ;  because  they  (ire  adulteresses,  and 
blood  is  in  their  hands. 

4(i  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  1  will 
bring  up  a  company  upon  them,  and  will 
give  them  to  be  removed  and  spoiled. 

47  And  the  company  shall  slonii  them 
with  stones,  and  despatch  them  with  their 
Bioords  ;  they  shall  slay  their  sons  and  their 
daughters,  and  burn  up  their  iiouscs  witii 
fire. 

48  Thus  will  I  cause  lewdness  to  cease 
out  of  the  land,  that  all  women  may  be 
taught  not  to  do  after  your  lewdness. 

49  And  they  shall  recompense  your  lewd- 
ness upon  yon,  and  ye  shall  bear  the  sins  of 
your  idols :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AGAIN,2  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the  tenth 
month,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the  month, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 

2  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the    name  of 

1  s&ngk'tshit-a-re. 


EZE'KIEL.  Destruction  of  Jg-ri.' sa-Um 

the  day,  even  of  this  same  day  ;  the  king  of 
Bab'y-ldn  set  liimself  against'  Je-rfl'sa-16in 
this  same  day. 

3  And  utter  a  parable  unto  the  rebellious 
house,  and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Set  on  a  pot,  set  it  on,  and  also 
pour  water  into  it : 

4  Gather  the  pieces  thereof  into  it,  even 
every  good  piece,  tiie  thigh,  and  the  shoul- 
der ;  fill  it  with  the  choice  bones. 

5  Take  the  choice  of  the  flock,  and  burn 
also  the  bones  under  it,  and  make  it  boil 
well,  and  let  them  seeth  the  bones  of  it 
tiierein. 

G  Wlierefore  tlms  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Wo  to  the  bloody  city,  to  the  pot  whose 
scum  is  therein,  and  whose  scum  is  not 
gone  out  of  it  1  bring  it  out  piece  by  piece  ; 
let  no  lot  fall  upon  it. 

7  F'or  iier  blood  is  in  the  midst  of  her; 
slie  set  it  upon  the  top  of  a  rock  ;  she  pour- 
ed it  not  upon  the  ground  to  cover  it  with 
dust ; 

8  That  it  might  cause  fury  to  come  up  to 
take  vengeance  ;  I  have  set  her  blood  upon 
tlic  top  of  a  rock,  that  it  should  not  be  cov- 
ered. 

9  Therc'fore  thus  saith  thd  Lord  God, 
Wo  to  the  bloody  city  !  I  will  even  make 
the  pile  for  fire  great. 

10  Heap  on  wood,  kindle  the  fire,  con- 
sume the  flesli,  and  spice  it  well,  and  let  the 
bones  be  burned. 

11  Then  set  it  empty  upon  the  coals 
thereof,  that  the  brass  of  it  may  be  hot,  and 
may  burn,  and  that  the  filthiness  of  it  may 
be  molten  in  it,  that  the  scum  of  it  may  be 
consumed. 

12  She  hath  wearied  herself  with  lies, 
and  her  great  scum  went  not  forth  out  of 
her  :  her  scum  shall  he  in  the  fire. 

13  In  thy  filthiness  is  lewdness:  because 
I  have  purged  thee,  and  thou  wast  not 
purged,  thou  shalt  not  be  purged  from  thy 
filthiness  any  more,  till  I  have  caused  my 
fury  to  rest  upon  thee. 

14  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it ;  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  and  I  will  do  it ;  I  will  not 
go  back,  neither  will  I  spare,  neither  will 
I  repent  :  according  to  thy  ways,  and  ac- 
cording to  thy  doings,  shall  they  judge  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  Tl  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I  take  SwSy 
from  thee  the  desire  of  thine  eyes  with  a 
stroke :  yet  neitlier  shalt  thou  mourn  nor 
weep,  neither  shall  thy  tears  run  down. 

17  Forbear  to  cry,  make  no  mourning  for 
the  dead,  bind  the  tire  of  thine  head  upon 
thee,  and  put  on  thy  shoes  upon  thy  feet, 
and  cover  not  thy  lips,  and  eat  not  the 
bread  of  men. 

18  So  I  spake  unto  the  people  in  the 
morning  ;  and  at  even  my  wife  died  :  and 
I  did  in  the  morning  as  I  was  cdmm^nd- 
ed. 


2  i-sin'. 


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God's  vengeance  on  the  Am'm6n-Xtes 

19  And  the  people  said  unto  me,  Wilt 
thou  not  tell  us  what  these  t/ungs  are  to 
us,  that  thou  doest  so  " 

20  Then  I  Answered  them.  The  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  house  of  I$'ra-el,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I  will  profane 
my  sanctuary,  the  excellency  of  your 
strength,  the  desire  of  your  eyes,  and  that 
which  your  soul  pitieth  ;  and  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  whom  ye  have  left  shall  fall 
by  the  sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I  have  done  :  ye 
shall  not  cover  ijoar  lips,  nor  eat  the  bread 
of  men. 

23  And  your  tires  shall  he  upon  your 
heads,  and  your  shoes  upon  your  feet  :  ye 
ishall  not  mourn  nor  weep ;  but  ye  shall 
pine  away  for  your  iniquities,  and  mourn 
one  to'wcirdsanother. 

24  Thus  E-ze'ki-el  is  unto  you  a  sign  : 
according  to  all  tiiat  he  hath  done  shall  ye 
do ;  and  when  this  cometh,  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

25  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  shall  it  not  he 
in  the  day  when  1  take  from  them  their 
strength,  the  joy  of  tlieir  glory,  the  desire 
of  their  eyes,  and  that  whereupon  they  set 
tlieir  minds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters, 

26  That  he  that  escapeth  in  that  day 
shall  cone  unto  thee,  to  cause  thee  to  hear 
it  with  thine  ears  .'' 

27  In  that  day  shall  thy  mouth  be  open- 
ed to  him  which  is  escaped,  and  thou  shalt 
speak,  and  be  no  more  dumb  :  and  thou 
shall  be  a  sign  unto  them  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  ayn  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  5gain'  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  Sgainsf  the 
Am'mon-Ites,  and  prophesy  against'  them  ; 

3  And  say  unto  the  Am'mon-ites,  Hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  God  ;  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Because  thou  saidst,  A-ha', 
against'  my  sanctuary,  when  it  was  profan- 
ed ;  and  against'  the  land  of  I§'ra-el,  when 
it  was  desolate  ;  and  against'  the  house  of 
Ju'dah,  when  they  went  into  captivity  : 

4  Behold,  there'fore,  I  will  deliver  thee  to 
the  men  of  the  east  for  a  po§§es'sion,  and 
they  shall  set  their  palaces  in  thee,  and  make 
their  dwellings  in  thee  :  they  shall  eat  thy 
fruit,  and  they  shall  drink  thy  milk. 

5  And  I  will  make  Rab'bah  a  stable  for 
camels,  and  the  Am'mon-ites  a  coClch'Ing- 
place  tor  flocks  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Because 
thou  hast  clapped  thine  hands,  and  stamped 
with  the  feet,  and  rejoiced  in  heart  with  all 
thy  despite'  against'  the  land  of  l|'ra-el  ; 

7  Behold,  there'fore,  I  will  stretch  out 
mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  will  deliver  thee 
for  a  spoil  to  the  heathen  ;  and  I  will  cut 
thee  otf  from  the  people,  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  perish  out  of  the  countries  :  I  will 


EZE'KIEL.  Ty'rits  threatened. 

destroy'  thee  ;   and  thou   shalt  know  that  1 
am  the  Loud. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Because  that 
3Io'ab  and  Se'ir  do  say.  Behold,  the  house 
of  Ju'dah  is  like  unto  all  the  heathen  ; 

9  There'fore,  behold,  I  will  open  the  side 
of  Mo'ab  from  the  cities,  from  his  cities 
which  are  on  his  frontiers,  the  glory  of  the 
country,  Beth-jes'hi-moth,  Ba'al-Me'on,  and 
Kir'i-ath-A'im,l 

10  Unto  the  men  of  the  east  with  the 
Am'mon-ites,  and  will  give  them  in  pojfes'- 
sion,  that  the  Am'mon-ites  may  not  be  re- 
membered among  the  nations. 

11  And  I  will  execute  judgments  upon 
Mo'ab  ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Because 
that  E'dom  hath  dealt  against'  the  house  nf 
Ju'dah  by  taking  vengeance,  and  liath 
greatly  offended,  and  revenged  himself  upon 
them  : 

13  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
I  will  also  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon 
E'dom,  and  will  cut  ofl^manand  beast  from 
it  ;  and  I  will  make  it  desolate  from  Te'- 
man  ;  and  they  of  De'dSn  shall  fall  by  the 
sioord . 

14  And  I  will  lay  my  vengeance  upon 
E'dum  by  the  hand  of  my  people  I|'ra-el : 
and  they  shall  do  in  E'dom  according  to 
mine  anger,  and  according  to  my  fury  ;  and 
they  shall  know  my  vengeance,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

1-5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Because  the 
Phi-lis'tines  have  dealt  by  revenge,  and 
have  taken  vengeance  with  a  despTte'ful 
heart,  to  destroy'  it  for  the  old  hatred  ; 

16  There'fore,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon 
the  Plii-lis'tines,  and  I  will  cut  otT  the 
Cher'eth-Tms,  and  destroy'  the  remnant  of 
the  sea-coast. 

17  And  I  will  execute  great  vengeance 
upon  them  with  furious  rebukes  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  shall 
lay  my  vengeance  upon  them. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND   it    came  to   pass   in  the   eleventh 
year,  in   the  first  day  of  the   month, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me. 


1  i^ir'e-ath-A'im. 


saymg, 

2  Son  of  man,  because  that  Ty'riis  hath 
said  against'  Je-rft'sa-Iem,  A-hk'  she  is  bro- 
ken that  7oas  the  gates  of  the  people  ;  she 
is  turned  unto  me  ;  I  shall  be  replenished, 
now  she  is  laid  waste  : 

3  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  ajn  Sgainst'  thee,  O  Ty'rus,  and 
will  cause  many  nations  to  come  up  against' 
thee,  as  the  sea  causeth  his  waves  to  come 

"P-     , 

4  And  they  shall  destroy'  the  walls  of 
Ty'rus,  and  break  down  her  towers :  I  will 
also  scrape  her  dust  from  her,  and  make  her 
like  the  top  of  a  rock. 

5  It  shall  be  a  place  for  the  spreading  ol 
nets  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  :  for   I  have 


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hich  supply  of  Tg'rus,  and 

spoken  it,  saith  tlie  Lord  God  ;  and  it  shall 

become  a  spoil  to  the  nations. 

6  And  her  dfuigiitcrs  wliich  d?'c  in  the 
field  shall  l)c  slain  by  the  sjcord  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  LoRi>. 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  1 
will  bring  upon  Ty'rus  Neb-u-ch5d-rc7/z5r 
king  of  Bab'y-l6n,  a  king  of  kings,  from  the 
north,  witli  horses,  and  with  chariots,  and 
with  horsemen,  and  com'panies,  and  mneh 
people. 

8  Ho  sliall  slay  witli  the  strord  thy  daugh- 
ters in  the  field  ;  and  he  shall  make  a  fort 
Sgainst'  thee,  and  c3st  a  mount  Sgainst' 
thee,  and  lift  up  the  buckler  against'  thee. 

9  He  shall  set  en'eines  of  war  Against'  thy 
walls,  and  with  his  axes  he  shall  break  down 
thy  towers. 

10  By  reason  of  the  abundance  of  his 
horses  their  dust  shall  cover  thee  :  thy  walls 
shall  shake  at  the  noise  of  the  horsemen, 
and  of  the  wheels,  and  of  the  chariots,  when 
lie  shall  enter  into  thy  gates,  as  men  enter 
into  a  city  wherein  is  rr.ade  a  breach. 

11  With  the  hoofs  of  his  horses  shall  he 
tread  down  all  thy  streets:  he  shall  slay  thy 
people  by  the  s?oord,  and  thy  strong  garri- 
sons shall  go  down  to  the  ground. 

12  And  they  shall  make  a  spoil  of  thy 
riches,  and  make  a  prey  of  thy  mer'chan- 
dlje  ;  and  they  shall  break  down  thy  walls, 
and  destroy'  thy  pleaj'ant  houses  :  and  they 
shall  lay  thy  stones,  and  thy  timber,  and 
^hy  dust,  in  the  midst  of  the  water. 

13  And  I  will  cause  the  noise  of  thy 
songs  to  cease  ;  and  the  sound  of  thy  harps 
shall  be  no  more  heard. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  like  the  top  of  a 
rock  ;  thou  shalt  be  a  place  to  spread  nets 
upon  ;  thou  shalt  be  built  no  more  :  for  I 
the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  Ty'rus, 
Shall  not  the  isles  shake  at  the  sound  of  thy 
fall,  when  the  woftnded  cry,  when  the 
slaughter  is  made  in  the  midst  of  thee  ? 

16  Then  all  the  princes  of  the  sea  shall 
come  down  from  their  thrones,  and  lay  Sway 
their  robes,  and  put  off  their  broidercd  gar- 
ments :  they  shall  clothe  themselves  with 
trembling  ;  they  shall  sit  upon  the  ground, 
and  sh;ili  tremble  at  crery  moment,  and  be 
astonished  at  thee. 

17  And  they  shall  take  up  a  lamentation 
for  thee,  and  say  to  thee.  How  art  thou  de- 
stroy'ed  that  icast  inhabited  of  sca-fliring 
men,  the  renowned  city  which  wast  strong 
in  the  sea,  she  and  her  inhabitants,  which 
cause  their  terror  to  be  on  all  that  haunt  it  ! 

18  Now  shall  the  isles  tremble  in  the  day 
ofthy  fall ;  yea,  the  isles  that  drc  in  the  sea 
shall  be  troQbled  at  thy  departure. 

10  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  When 
I  shall  make  thee  a  desolate  city,  like  the 
cities  that  are  not  inhabited  ;  when  I  shall 
bring  up  the  deep  upon  thee,  and  great  wa- 
ters shall  cover  tnee  ; 

J  fir-treez. 


tZE'KIEL.  a  catalogue  of  merchants. 

20  When  I  shall  bring  thee  down  with 
them  that  descend  into  the  pit,  with  the 
people  of  old  time,  and  shall  set  thee  in  the 
low  parts  of  the  Sarth,  in  places  desolate  of 
old,  with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit,  that 
thou  be  not  inhabited  ;  and  I  shall  set  glory 
in  the  land  of  the  living  ; 

21  T  will  make  thee  a  terror,  and  thou 
shah  he  no  more  :  though  thou  be  sought 
for,  yet  shalt  thou  never  be  found  agam', 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again'  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  take  up  a  lamen- 
tation for  Ty'rus ; 

3  And  say  unto  Ty'rQs,  O  thou  that  art 
situate  at  the  entry  of  the  sea,  %chich  art  a 
merchant  of  the  people  for  many  isles,  Thug 
saith  the  Lord  God,  O  Ty'rus,  thou  hast 
said,  I  am  of  perfect  beauty. 

4  Thy  borders  arc  in  the  midst  of  the 
seas,  thy  builders  have  perfected  thy  beauty. 

5  They  have  made  all  thy  s/(/;;-boards  of 
fir-treesl  of  t^e'nir  :  they  have  taken  cedars 
from  Leb'a-non  to  make  masts  for  thee. 

G  0/thc  oaks  of  Ba'shan  havethev  made 
thine  oars  ;  the  company  of  the  Ash'ur-ites 
have  made  thy  benches  of  ivory,  browrht 
out  of  the  isles  of  Chit'tini. 

7  Fine  linen,  with  broidered  vv-ork  from 
E'?yi)t,  was  that  which  thou  spreadcst  fbrth 
to  be  thj  sail :  blue  and  purple  from  the 
isles  of  E-li'shah  was  that  which  covered 
thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zi'don  and  Ar'vad 
were  thy  mariners  :  thy  wise  men,  O  Ty'riis, 
that  w6re  in  thee  w6re  thy  pilots. 

9  The  ancients  of  Ge'bal,  and  the  wise 
7nc7i  thereof,  \verc  in  thoe  thy  calkers  :  all 
the  ships  of  the  sea,  with  their  mariners, 
were  in  thee  to  occupy  thy  m6r'ch5ndije. 

10  They  of  P6r'si-a",2  and  of  Ltid,  and  of 
PhQt,  w6re  in  thine  army  thy  men  of  war: 
they  hanged  the  shield  and  helmet  in  thee  ; 
they  set  forih  thy  comeliness. 

11  The  men  of  Ar'vad,  with  thine  army, 
tcfrc  upon  thy  walls  rnund  about',  and  the 
GSin'ma-dlms  were  in  thy  towers :  they 
hanged  their  shields  upon  thy  walls  round 
about'  ;  they  have  made  thy  beauty  pgrfect. 

12  Tar'shTsh  was  thy  mfirchant  by  reason 
of  the  multitude  of  all  kivd  of  richvs  :  with 
silver,  iron,  tin,  and  lead,  they  traded  in  thy 
fairs. 

13  Ja'vSn,  To'bal,  and  Me'shgch,  they 
jnere  thy  merchants :  they  traded  the  per- 
sons of  men  and  vessels  of  brass  in  thy 
market. 

14  They  of  the  house  of  To-g;\r'mSi 
traded  in  thy  fairs  with  horses,  and  horse 
men,  and  mules. 

15  The  men  of  De'dSn  wire  thy  mfir 
chants  ;  many  isles  irfre  the  mfir'chandlfe 
of  thine  hand  :  they  brought  thee /or  a  pres- 
ent, horns  of  ivory  and  ebony. 

16  Syr'i-a  was  thy  merchant  by  reason 
2  Pir'she-a. 

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The  fall  of  Tg'riis  EZE'KIEL. 

of  the  multitude  of  the  wares  of  thy  mak- 
ing :  they  occupied  in  thy  fairs  with  eme- 
ralas,  pu>,'ih>  and  broidered  work,  and  fine 
linen,  and  cural,  and  £tg'ite. 

17  Ju'dah,  and  tiie  land  of  ij'ra-el,  liioy 
wSrc  thy  merchants  :  they  traded  in  thy 
market  wheat  of  Mln'nith  and  Pan'nag,  and 
honey,  and  oil,  and  balm. 

18  Da-rnas'cus  was  thy  inertliant  in  the 
multitude  of  tlie  wares  of  thy  making,  for 
the  multitude  of  ail  riches  ;  in  the  wine  of 
Hel'bon,  and  white  wool. 

1!)  Dan  also  and  Ja'van,  going  to  and  fro, 
occuj)it;d  in  thy  fairs  ;  bright  iron,  cassia,! 
and  calamus  were  in  thy  market. 

20  De'dan  icas  thy  merciiant  in  precious 
clothes  for  chariots. 

21  A-ra'bi-5,  and  all  the  princes  of  Ke'- 
d5r,  they  occupied  with  thee  in  lambs,  and 
rams,  and  goats ;  in  these  loere  they  thy 
merchants. 

22  Tlie  merchants  of  She'ba  and  Ra'a- 
mah,  they  were  thy  merchants  :  they  occu- 
pied in  thy  fairs  with  chief  of  all  spices,  and 
with  all  precious  stones,  and  gold. 

23  Ila'ran,  and  Can'neh,  and  E'den,2  the 
merchants  of  She'ba,  Ish'ur,  and  ^hil'mad, 
loere  thy  merchants. 

24  These  were  thy  merchants  in  all  sorts 
of  things,  in  blue  clothes,  and  broidered 
work,  and  in  chests  of  rich  apparel,  bound 
wit)i  cords,  and  made  of  cedar,  among  thy 
mer'chandl^e. 

25  The  ships  of  Tar'shish  did  sing  of 
ihce  in  thy  market ;  and  thou  wast  replen- 
ished, and  made  very  glorious  in  the  midst 
of  the  seas. 

26  Thy  rowers  have  brought  thee  into 
great  waters :  the  east  wind  'hath  broken 
thee  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  riches,  and  thy  fairs,  thy  mer'- 
chandife,  thy  mariners,  and  thy  pilots,  thv 
cAlkers,  and  the  occupiers  of  thy  mer'chan- 
dife,  and  all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are  in 
thee,  and  in  all  thy  company,  which  is  in 
the  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall  into  the  midst  of 
the  seas  in  the  day  of  thy  ruin. 

28  The  suburbs  shall  shake  at  the  sound 
of  the  cry  of  thy  pilots. 

29  And  all  that  handle  the  oar,  the  mar- 
iners, and  all  the  pilots  of  the  sea,  shall  come 
down  from  their  ships,  they  shall  stand  upon 
the  land  ; 

30  And  shall  cause  their  voice  to  be  heard 
Sgainst'  thee,  and  shall  cry  bitterly,  and 
shall  cast  up  dust  upon  their  heads ;  they 
shall  wallow  themselves  in  the  ashes  ; 

31  And  they  shall  make  themselves  ut- 
terly b;ild  for  thee,  and  gird3  them  with 
sackcloth  ;  and  they  shall  weep  for  thee 
with  bitterness  of  heart  and  bitter  wailing. 

32  And  in  their  wailing  they  shall  take 
up  a  lamentation  for  thee,  and  lament  over 
thee,  saying,  What  city  is  like  Ty'rus,  like 
the  destroy'ed  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  .' 

33  When  thy  wares  went  forth  out  of  the 
1  k&sh'she-d.    2  E'd'n.    3  gird 


and  her  princt 
seas,  thou  illledst  many  people  :  thou  didst 
enrich  the  kings  of  the  earth  with  the  mul 
titudo  of  thy  riches  and  of  thy  mer'ch&a 
dife. 

34  In  the  time  wj/tcn  thou  shalt  be  broken 
by  the  seas  in  the  depths  of  the  waters,  thy 
mfir'chandijfe,  and  all  thy  company  in  the 
midst  of  thee,  shall  fall. 

35  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  isles  shall 
be  astonished  at  thee,  and  their  kings  shall 
be  sore  afraid,  they  shall  be  troubled  in  their 
countenance. 

36  The  merchants  among  the  people  shaL 
hiss  at  thee  ;  thou  shalt  be  a  terror,  and  never 
shalt  be  anv  more. 

CHAP.  XX VIII. 

THE  word  of  the  Loud  came  again'  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  prince  of 
Ty'rus,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Because 
thine  heart  is  lifted  up,  and  thou  hast  said,  I 
am  a  god,  I  sit  in  the  seat  of  God,  in  the 
midst  of  the  seas; yet  thou  art  a  man,  and 
not  God,  though  thou  set  thine  heart  as  the 
heart  of  God  : 

3  Behold,  thou  art  wiser  than  Dan'i-el  A 
there  is  no  secret  that  they  can  hide  from 
thee : 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with  thine  un- 
derstanding thou  hast  gotten  thee  riches, 
and  hast  gotten  gold  and  silver  into  thy 
treaf 'ures  : 

5  By  thy  great  wisdom,  and  by  thy  traf- 
fick,  hast  thou  increased  thy  riches,  and 
thine  heart  is  lifted  up  because  of  thy  rich- 


6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Because  thou  hast  set  thine  heart  as  the 
heart  of  God  ; 

7  Behold,   there'fbre,  I  will   bring  stran- 
gers upon  thee,  the  terrible  of  the  nations 
and  they  shall   draw  their  sioords  against- 
the   beauty  of  thy  wisdom,  and  they   shall 
defile  thy  brightness. 

8  They  shall  bring  thee  down  to  the  pit, 
and  thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of  them  that 
are  slain  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

9  Wilt  thou  yet  say  before  him  that  slay- 
eth  thee,  I  am  God  ?  but  thou  shalt  be  a 
man,  and  no  god,  in  the  hand  of  him  that 
slayeth  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of  the  nn- 
cir'cumcijed^  by  the  hand  of  strangers  :  for 
I  have  spoken  ii,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  IT  Moreover,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  sayrng, 

12  Son  of  man,  take  up  a  lamentation 
upon  the  king  of  Ty'rus,  and  say  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Thou  sealest  up 
the  sum,  full  of  wisdom,  and  perfect  in  beau- 
ty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  E'den  the  garden 
of  God  ;  every  precious  stone  teas  thy 
cov'erlng,  the  sardius,  topaz,  and  the  dia 
mond,  the  beryl,  the  6'nyx,  and  the  jasper, 
the  sap'plure,6  the  emerald,  and  the  carbun- 

4  Ddn'y-el,  or  Ddn'e-tl.     5  un-ser'kiim-sl-Zbd. 
6  saffir 

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,1  lamcrUationJor  him.  EZE'KIEL 

cle,    and   K<>1(1  •    the    workmansliij)   of  tliy 


tabrets  and   of  thy  i)ipes  was   prepared  ii 
tlicc  iti  tlir  day  that  thou  wast  created. 

14  Thou  art  the  ani)intcd  clicnih  tliat 
covereth  ;  and  I  have  set  thee  so  :  lliou  wasi 
upon  the  holy  ni(jjn'tain  of  God  ;  llioii  liast 
walked  up  and  down  in  the  midst  of  the 
stone*  of  fire. 

15  Thou  toast  perfect  in  thy  wn.vs  from 
the  day  that  tliou  wast  created,  till  iniquity 
was  foinid  in  thee. 

Hi  By  the  multitude  of  tiiy  mer'chaiidije 
they  have  filled  the  midst  of  thee  with  vi- 
olence, and  thou  hast  sinned  :  th6r«'fbre  I 
will  f-ast  thee  as  profane  out  of  the  moun'- 
taTn  of  God  ;  and  I  will  destroy'  thee,  O 
covering  cherub,  from  the  midst  of  tiie 
stones  of  fire. 

17  Thine  heart  was  lifted  up  because  of 
thy  beauty  ;  thou  hast  corrupted  thy  wis- 
dom by  reason  of  thy  brightness  :  I  will  cist 
thee  to  the  ground,  I  will  lay  thee  before 
kings,  that  they  may  behold  thee. 

18  Thou  hast  defiled  thy  sanctuaries  bj- 
the  multitude  of  thine  iniquities,  by  the  in- 
iquity of  thy  traffick  ;  therc'forc  will  I  bring 
forth  a  fire  from  the  midst  of  thee,  it  shall 
devour  thee  ;  and  I  will  bring  thee  to  ashes 
upon  the  eart 
behold  thee. 

19  All  they  that  know  thee  Smong  the 
people  shall  be  astonished  at  thee  :  thou 
shalt  be  a  terror,  and  never  shalt  thou  he 
any  more. 

20  IT  Again'  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  ine,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against'  Zi'- 
dun,  and   prophesy  against'  it, 

22  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am  against'  thee,  O  Zi'don  ;  and 
I  will  be  glorified  in  the  midst  of  thee  :  and 
ihey  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when 
I  shall  have  e.\ecuted  judgments  in  her,  and 
shall  be  sanctified  in  her. 

23  For  I  will  send  into  her  pestilence,  and 
blood  into  her  streets ;  and  the  woiinded 
shall  be  judged  in  the  midst  of  her  by  the 
sword  upon  her  on  (;very  side  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

24  H  And  there  shall  be  no  more  a  prick- 
ing brier  unto  the  house  of  Ij'ra-Cl,  nor  any 
grieving  thorn  of  all  that  arc  round  about' 
them,  that  despised  them  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

25  Thus  .saith  the  Lord  God,  When  I 
shall  have  gathered  the  house  of  I^'ra-6l  from 
the  people  among  whom  they  arc  scattered, 
and  shall  be  sanctified  in  them  in  the  .sight 
of  the  heathen,  them  shall  they  dwell  in  their 
land  that  I  have  given  to  my  sfirvant  Jacob. 

2i»  And  they  shall  dwell  safely  therein, 
and    shall    build    houses,   and   plant   vlne'- 


Thc  judgvirni  of  Ph&'ruoh. 
CHAP.  X.\IX. 

I  N  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth  mjnth,  in 
S,  the  twelfth  day  of  the  m6n:li,  the  word 
.f  tiie  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Sou  of  man,  set  thy  face  ngain.st'  Pha'- 
■iu.li  king  of  E'|ypt,  and  prophesy  again.st 
liim,  and  Sgains;'  all  Egyjit: 

3  Speak,  and  say,  Tims  sailli  the  Lord 
Goo,  Behold,  F  rtj/jagaiiiht'  thee,  Pha'raoli 
king()f  E'^ypt,  the  great  dragon  that  lieth  in 
the  midst  of  his  rivers,  whicli  hath  said,  My 
river  is  mine  own,  and  I  have  made  it  for 
myself 

4  But  I  will  put  hooks  in  thy  jaws,  and  I 
will  cause  the  fish  of  thy  rivers  to  stick  unto 
thy  scales;  and  1  will  bring  thee  up  out  of 
the  midst  of  thy  rivers,  and  all  the  fish  of 
thy  rivers  shall  stick  unto  thy  scaJes. 

5  AikI  I  will  leave  thee  th-rown  into  the 
wilderness,  thee  and  all  the  fish  of  thy  riv- 
ers :  thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  open  field.s  ; 
tlwu  shalt  not  bo  brought  together,  nor  gath- 
ered :  I  have  given  thee  for  meat  to  the  beast.s 
of  the  field  and  to  the  fowls  of  the  heaven. 

0  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  Egypt  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  because  they  have 
been  a  stafl'  of  reed  to  the  house  of  Is'ra-el. 

7  When   they  took  hold  of  thee  by  thy 

n  the  sight  of  all  them  that   hand,  thou  didst  break,  and   rend    all   thei'r 

shoulder  :  and  when  they  leaned  upon  thee 

thou  brcakest,  and  inadcst  all  therr  loins  to 

be  at  a  stand. 

S  ThSrc'fbre  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Biohold,  I  will  bring  a  siflOrd  upon  tlice,  and 
cut  oir  man  and  beast  out  of  thee. 

!)  And  the  land  of  E'ffypt  shall  be  de.s- 
oLate  and  waste  ;  and  they  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  :  because  he  hath  said,  The 
river  is  mine,  and  I  have  made  il. 

10  Behold,  therefore,  I  am  against'  thee, 
and  against'  thy  rivers,  and  1  will  make  Uic 
land  of  E  ijypt  utterly  waste  and  desolate, 
from  the  tower  of  Sy-e'ne  even  unto  the 
border  of  E-thi-O'pi-a. 

11  No  f^Kit  of  mail  shall  pass  through  it, 
nor  fi)ot  of  beast  shall  pSss  through  it,  nei- 
ther shall  it  be  inhabii'ed  fony  years. 

12  And  I  will  make  the  land  <;f  E'eypt 
desolate  in  the  midst  of  the  countries  iliai 
arc  desolate,  and  her  cities  Smong  the  cities 
that  are  l;iid  waste  shall  be  desolate  forty 
years:  and  I  will  scatter  the  £-gyp'ti-ans 
among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse'  them 
through  the  countries. 

13  Yet  thus  .saith  the  Lord  God,  At  the 
end  of  forty  years  will  I  gather  the  E-eyp' 
ti-ans  from  the  people  whither  they  w6re 
scattered  : 


yards  ;1  yea,  they  shall  dwell  with  confi 
dence,  when  I  have  executed  judgments 
upon  all  those  that  despite'  them  round 
about'  them  ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  their  Goo. 


lii 


14  And  I  will  bring  again'  the  captivity 
of  E'eypt,  and  will  cause  them  to  return 
into  the  land  of  Path'ros,  into  the  land  of 
their  habitation  ;  and  they  shall  be  there  a 
base  kingdom. 

15  It  shall  be  the  basest  of  the  kingdoms, 
neither  shall  it  exalt  itself  any  more  above 
the  nations:  for  I  will  diminish  them,  that 

ithey  shall  no  more  rule  over  the  nations. 
1  tiln'yerd~ 

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and  her  helpers. 
make  the  multitude  of  E'eypt  to  cease  by 
the  hand  ofNeb-u-chSd-rez'zar  kingofBSb' 
y-loii. 

11  Ho  and  liis  people  with  him,  the  ter- 
rible of  the  nations,  shall  be  brouglit  to  de- 
stroy' the  land  :  and  they  shall  draw  their 
sjcOrds  against'  E'eypt,  and  fill  the  land 
with  the  slain. 

12  And  I  will  make  the  rivers  dry,  and 
sell  the  land  into  the  hand  of  the  wicked  ; 
and  I  will  make  the  land  waste,  and  all  that 
is  therein,  by  the  hand  of  stran|ers  :  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  iL 

IS  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  also 
destroy'  the  idols,  and  I  will  cause  their 
images  to  cease  out  of  Noph  ;  and  there 
shall  be  no  more  a  prince  of  the  land  of 
E'gjpt  :   and   I  will  put  a  fear  in  the  land 

Neb-a-chad-rez'zar  king  of  Bab'y-fon  ;  andj  of'E'gypt. 

he  shall  take   her  multitude,  and    take  her       14  And    I  will  make   Path'ros  desolate, 

spoil,  and  take  her  prey  ;  and  it  shall  be  the^  and  will  set  fire  in  Zo'an,  and   will  execute 

judgments  in  No. 

15  And  I  will  pour  my  furj'  upon  Sin,  the 

for  his  labour  wherewith  he  served  Sgainst'!  strength  of  E'gypt ;    and  I  will  cut  oft'  the 

it,  because  they   wrought  for  me,  saith  the  multitude    of 'No. 


The  desolation  of  E ^y  ui  EZE'KIEL. 

16  And  it  shall  be  no  more  the  confi- 
dence of  the  house  of  I|'ra-6l,  which  bring- 
eth  their  iniquity  to  remembrance,  when 
they  shall  look  after  them  :  but  they  shall 
know  that  1  am  the  Lord  God. 

17  IT  And  it  came  to  pS-ss  in  the  seven  and 
twentieth  year,  in  the  first  mdnth,  in  the 
first  day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  mc,  Sriying, 

18  Son  of  man,  Neb-u-chad-rez'zar  king 
of  Bab'y-l6n  caused  his  army  to  serve  a 
great  ser'vTce  against'  Ty'rus  :  every  head 
teas  made  bald,  and  every  shoulder  icas 
peeled  :  yet  had  he  no  wages,  nor  his  army, 
for  Ty'rus,  for  the  ser'vi'ce  that  he  had  serv- 
ed against'  it : 

19  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  will  give  the  land  of  E'|ypt  unto 


wages  for  his  army 

20  I  have  given  him  the  land  of  E'gypt 


Lord  God. 


16  And   I   will   set    fire    in  E' 


f7Pt  : 


Sin 


21  In   that  day  will  I  cause  the  horn  of  [  shall  have  great  pain,  and  No  shall  be  rent 
the  house  of  If'ra-el  to  bud  forth,  and  I  will  asunder,    and    Noph  shall   have    distresses 


jive  thee  the  opening  of  the  mouth  in  the ,  daily 


midst  of  them  ;   and  they  shall  know  that  I 

am  the  Lord.  j 

CHAP.  XXX.  I 

THE    word    of  the  Lord    came  Sgain'! 
unto  me,  saying,  ' 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  Howl  ye.  Wo  worth 
Aie  day ! 

3  For  the  day  is  near,  even  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  near,  a  cloudy  day  ;  it  shall  be 
the  time  of  the  heathen. 

4  And  the  sword  shall  come  upon  E'gypt, 
and  great  pain  shall  be  in  E-thi-o'pi-a,  when 
the  slain  shall  fall  in  E'eypt,  and  they  shall 
take  away  her  multitude,  and  her  foun- 
dation shall  be  broken  down. 

5  E-thi-o'pi-a,  and  Lib'y-a,  and  Lyd'i-a, 
and  all  tlie  mingled  people,  and  Chub,  and 
the  men  of  the  land  that  is  in  league,  shall 
fall  with  them  by  the  stoord. 

6  Thiis  saith  the  Lord,  They  also  that 
uphold  E'eypt  shall  fall ;  and  the  pride  of 
her  power  shall  come  down  :  from  the  tower 
of  Sy-e'ne  shall  they  fall  in  it  by  the  sioord, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  And  they  shall  be  desolate  in  the  midst 
of  the  countries  that  arc  desolate,  and  her 
cities  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the  cities  that 
are  wasted. 

8  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  have  set  a  fire  in  E'gypt, 
and  when  all  her  helpers  shall  be  destroy'- 
ed. 

9  In  that  day  shall  messengers  go  forth 
from  me  in  ships,  to  make  the  careless  E-thi- 
6'pi-ans  afraid,  and  great  pain  shall  come 
upon  them,  as  in  the  day  of  E'gypt :  for,  lo, 
it  cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  also 


1  A'v'n. 


17  The  young  men  of  A'venl  and  of 
Phlb'e-seth  shall  fall  b}'  the  sicord  :  and 
these  cities  shall  go  into  captivity. 

18  At  Te-haph'ne-hej  also  the  day  shall 
be  darkened,  when  I  shall  break  there  the 
yokes  of  E'gypt :  and  the  pomp  of  her 
strength  shall  cease  in  her  :  as  for  her,  a 
cloud  shall  cover  her,  and  her  daughters 
shall  go  into  captivity. 

19  Thus  will  I  execute  judgments  in 
E'gypt ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I  «?«  the 
Lord. 

20  f  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh 
year,  m  the  first  mdnth,  in  the  seventh  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  I  have  broken  the  arm 
of  Pha'raoh  king  of  E'gypt ;  and,  lo,  it  shall 
not  be  bound  up  to  be  healed,  to  put  a  roll- 
er to  bind  it,  to  make  it  strong  to  hold  the 
sword. 

22  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  am  against'  Pha'raoh  king  of 
E'gypt,  and  will  break  his  arms,  the  strong, 
and  that  which  was  broken  ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  sioOrd  to  fall  out  of  his  hand. 

23  And  I  will  scatter  the  E-gyp'ti-anj 
among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse'  them 
through  the  countries. 

24  And  I  will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  put  my  sioord  in  his 
hand  :  but  I  will  break  Pha'raoh's  arms,  and 
he  shall  groan  before  him  with  the  groanings 
of  a  deadly-woOnded  man. 

25  But  I  will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the 
king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and  the  arms  of  Pha'raoh 
shall  fall  down  ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  shall  put  my  sjoord 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon,  and 


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Tlic  faU  of  As-syr'i-d.  EZE'KIEL. 

lie   shall   stretch  it  out    upon   the  land  of 

E'gypt. 


20  And  I  will  scatter  the  E  gyp'ti-aiij 
among  the  nations,  and  disperse'  tlicni 
&ui6ng  the  countries  ;  and  they  shall  know 
tiiat  I  am  the  Loun. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

AND  it  came  to  p5ss  in  the  eleventh  year, 
in  the  tliird  month,  in  the  first  day  of 
the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2_Son  of  man,  speak  unto  PhS'raoh  king 
of  E'gypt,  and  to  his  multitude  ;  Whom  art 
thou  like  in  thy  greatness  .' 

3  Behold,  the  As-syr'i-an  was  a  cedar  in 
Leb'a-non  with  fair  brSnches,  and  with  a 
shadowing  shroud,  and  of  a  high  stature  ; 
and  his  top  was  among  the  thick  boughs. 

4  The  waters  made  him  great,  the  deep 
set  him  up  on  high  with  her  rivers  running 
round  about'  his  plants,  and  sent  out  her 
little  rivers  unto  all  the  trees  of  the  field. 

5  Therc'fore  his  height  vva?  exalted  above 
all  the  trees  of  the  field,  and  his  boughs  were 
multiplied,  and  his  branches  became  long, 
because  of  tlie  multitude  of  waters,  when  he 
shot  forth. 

6  All  the  fowls  of  heaven  madetlieir  nests 
in  his  boughs,  and  under  his  branches  did 
all  the  beasts  of  tlie  field  bring  forth  their 
young,  and  under  his  shadow  dwelt  all 
great  nations. 

7  Tims  was  he  fair  in  his  greatness,  in 
the  length  of  his  branches  :  for  his  root  was 
by  great  waters. 

8  The  cedars  in  the  garden  of  God  could 
not  hide  him  :  the  fir-treesl  were  not  like 
his  boughs,  and  the  chestnut-trees  were 
not  like  his  branches ;  nor  any  tree  in  the 
garden  of  God  was  like  unto  him  in  his 
beauty. 

9  I  have  made  him  fair  by  the  multitude 
of  his  branches  :  so  that  all  the  trees  of 
E'den,!  diat  tof.re  in  the  garden  of  God,  en- 
vied him. 

10  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  Goo, 
Because  tliou  hast  lifted  up  thyself  in 
height,  and  he  hath  shot  up  his  top  among 
the  thick  boughs,  and  his  heart  is  lifted  up 
in  his  height ; 

11  1  have,  therc'fore,  delivered  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  mighty  one  of  the  heathen  ; 
he  shall  surely  deal  with  him  :  I  have  driven 
him  out  for  his  wickedness. 

12  And  strangers,  the  terrible  of  the  na- 
tions, have  cut  liim  oft",  and  have  left  him  : 
upon  the  moQn'talns  and  in  all  the  valleys 
his  branches  are  fallen,  and  his  boughs  are 
broken  by  all  the  rivers  of  the  land  ;  and  all 
the  people  of  the  earth  arc  gone  down  from 
liis  shadow,  and  have  left  him. 

13  Upon  his  ruin  shall  all  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  remain,  and  all  the  beasts  ofthe  field 
shall  be  upon  his  branches  : 

14  To  the  end  that  none  of  all  the  U-ees 
by  the  waters  exalt  themselves  for  tneir 
height,   neither   shoot   up  their  top  among 

1  flr-lreez. 


The  destruction  of  E'gypt. 
the  thick  boughs,  uOitlier  their  trees  stand 
up  in  their  height,  all  that  drink  water:  for 
they  arc  all  delivered  unto  death,  to  the 
nether  parts  ofthe  earth,  in  the  midst  ofthe 
children  of  men,  with  ihcin  that  go  down  to 
the  pit. 

IT)  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  In  the  day 
when  he  went  down  to  the  grave  I  caused 
a  mourning  :  I  covered  the  deep  for  him, 
a-nd  I  restrained  the  floods  thereof,  and  the 
great  waters  were  stayed ;  and  I  caused 
Leb'a-non  to  mourn  for  him,  and  all  the 
trees  ofthe  field  fainted  for  him. 

Ki  I  made  the  nations  to  shake  at  the 
sound  of  his  fall,  when  I  cast  him  down  to 
hell  with  them  that  descend  into  the  pit : 
and  all  the  trees  of  E'den,  the  choice  and 
best  of  Leb'a-non,  all  that  drink  water,  shall 
be  com'forted  in  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into  hell  with 
him,  unto  them  that  be  slain  with  the  sword; 
and  thcij  that  were  his  arm,  that  dwelt 
under  his  shadow  in  the  midst  of  the  hea- 
then. 

IS  To  whom  art  thou  thus  like  in  glory 
and  in  greatness  among  the  trees  of  E'den  : 
yet  shalt_  thou  be  brought  down  with  the 
trees  of  E'den  unto  the  nStlier  parts  of  the 
earth  :  thou  slialt  lie  in  the  midst  ofthe  u\i- 
circumcised  with  them  that  be  slain  by  tlie 
sword.  This  is  Pha'raoli,  and  all  his  mul- 
titude, saith  tli(!  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year, 
in  the  twelflh  month,  in  the  first  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  tJ.e  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  take  up  a  lamentation  for 
Pha'raoli  king  of  E'cypt,  and  say  unto  him, 
Thou  art  like  a  young  lion  of  the  nations, 
and  thou  art  as  a  whale  in  the  seas  ;  and 
thou  cainest  f()rth  with  thy  rivers,  and  troub- 
ledsttlie  waters  with  thy  feet,  and  fouledst 
their  rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gou,  I  will,  therc'- 
fore, spread  out  my  net  over  thee  with  a 
company  of  many  people  ;  and  they  shall 
bring  thee  up  in  iny  net. 

4  Then  will  I  leave  thee  upon  the  land, 
I  will  cast  thee  forth  upon  the  open  field, 
and  will  cause  all  the  fowls  ofthe  heaven  to 
remain  upon  thee,  and  I  will  fill  the  beasts 
ofthe  vvlioie  Carth  with  thee. 

5  And  I  will  lay  thy  flesh  upon  the 
moOn'talns,  and  fill  the  valleys  with  thy 
height. 

G  I  will  also  water  with  thy  blood  the 
land  wherein  thou  swimmest,  even  to  the 
moCln'tains  ;  and  the  rivers  shall  be  full  of 
thee. 

7  And  when  I  shall  put  thee  out,  I  will 
cover  the  hea\en,  and  make  the  stars  there- 
of dark  ;  I  will  cover  the  sun  with  a 
cloud,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  iiei 
light. 

8  All  the  bright  lights  of  heaven  will  I 

2  S'd'n. 

651 


The  destruction  of  E'^pp  EZE'KIEL 

make  d.irk  over  tlice,  and  set  darkness  upon 
thy  land,  sailli  llic  Lord  God. 

9  I  will  also  vex  the  heiirts  of  many  peo- 
ple, when  I  shall  bring  thy  destruction 
among  the  nations,  into  the  countries  which 
thou  hast  not  known. 

10  Yea,  I  will  make  many  people  SmSzcd 
at  thee,  and  their  kings  shall  be  horribly 
afraid  for  thee,  when  I  shall  brandish  my 
sword  before  them  ;  and  they  shall  tremble 
at  cvnrif  moment,  every  man  for  his  own 
life,  in  the  day  of  thy  fall. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  Gou,  The 
sword  of  the  king  of  Bab'y-lon  shall  come 
upon  thee. 

12  By  the  swords  of  the  iniglify  will  I 
cause  thy  multitude  to  fill,  the  terrible  of 
the  nations,  all  of  them  ;  and  they  shall  spoil 
the  pomp  of  E'eypt,  and  all  the  multitude 
thereof  shall  be  destroy'ed. 

13  I  will  destroy'  also  all  the  beasts  there- 
of from  beside  the  great  waters  ;  neither 
shall  the  foot  of  man  trouble  them  anymore, 
nor  the  hoofs  of  beasts  trouble  them. 

14  Then  will  I  make  their  waters  deep, 
and  cause  their  rivers  to  run  like  oil,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

15  When  I  shall  make  the  land  of  E'gypt 


by  JV^b-a-ch&d-rXz'zdr 
fillen  by  the  sword,  which  are  gone  down 
uncir'ciimcijed  into  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth,  which  caused  their  terror  in  the  land  of 
the  living  ;  yet  have  they  borne  their  shame 
with  tiiem  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

2.1  They  have  set  her  a  bed  in  the  midst  of 
tlie  slain  with  all  her  multitude  :  her  graves 
f/rn  round  about'  him  ;  all  of  them  uncir'- 
cumcijed,  slain  by  the  sword  :  though  their 
terror  was  caused  in  the  land  of  the  living, 
yet  have  they  borne  their  shame  with  them 
that  go  down  to  the  pit :  he  is  put  in  the 
midst  <jf  them  that  be  slain. 

20  There  is  Me'shech,  Ta'bal,  and  all  her 
multitude :  her  graves  arc  round  about' 
him  ;  all  of  them  uncir'cumcijed,  slain  by 
the  s;oord,  though  they  caused  their  terror 
in  the  land  of  the  living. 

27  And  they  shall  not  lie  with  the  mighty 
that  arc  fillen  of  the  uncir'cumcljed,  which 
are  gone  down  to  hell  with  their  weapons 
of  war  ;  and  they  have  laid  their  swords 
under  their  heads  ;  but  their  iniquities  shall 
be  upon  their  bones,  though  they  were  the 
terror  of  the  mighty  in  the  land  of  the  liv- 
ing. 

2S  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  broken  in  the 
midst  of  the  uncir'cumcijed,  and  shalt  lie 


desolate,  and  the  country  shall  be  destitute  i  with  them  that  are  slain  with  the  szoord. 


of  that  whereof  it  was  full,  when  I  shall 
smite  all  them  that  dwell  therein,  then  shall 
they  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

IG  This  is  the  lamentation  wherewith 
they  shall  lament  her  :  the  daughters  of  the 
nations  shall  lament  her  ;  tliey  shall  lament 
for  her,  eiien  for  E'eypt,  and  for  all  her  mul- 
titude, saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  IT  It  came  to  pSss  also  in  the  twelfth 
year,  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 

18  Son  of  man,  wail  for  the  multitude  ol 
E'sypt,  and  cast  them  down,  even  her,  and 
the  daughters  of  the  famous  nations,  unto 
the  nether  parts  of  the  earth,  with  them  that 
go  down  into  the  pit. 

19  Whom  dost  thou  pass  in  beauty  .''  go 
down,  and  be  thou  laid  with  the  uncir'cum- 
clfed. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of  them 
that  are  slain  by  the  sword  ;  she  is  deliver- 
ed to  the  sword  :  draw  her  and  all  her  mul- 
titudes. 

21  The  strong  among  the  mighty  shall 
speak  to  him  out  of  the  midst  of  hell  with 
them  that  help  him  :  they  are  gone  down, 
they  lie  uncir'cumcijed,  slain  by  the  sword. 

22  Ash'ur  is  there,  and  all  her  company  : 
his  graves  are  about'  him  ;  all  of  them  slain, 
fallen  by  the  sword  . 

23  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the  sides  of 
the  pit,  and  her  company  is  round  about'  her 
grave ;  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the 
8?oSrd,  which  caused  terror  in  the  land  of 
the  living. 

24  There  is  E'lam,  and  all  her  multitude 
round  about'  her  grave  ;  all  of  them  slain. 


29  There  is  E'dom,  har  kings,  and  all  her 
j  princes,  which  with  their  might  are  laid  by 
\them  that  tccrc   slain    by  the    sword:  they 

shall  lie  with  the   uncir'cumcijed,  and  with 
them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

30  There  be  the  princes  of  the  north,  all 
of  them,  and  all  the  Zi-do'ni-an^;,  which  arc 
gone  down  with  the  slain  ;  with  their  terror 
they  are  ashamed  of  their  might  ;  and  they 
lie  uncir'cumci^ed  with  them  that  be  slain 
by  the  sword,  and  bear  their  shame  with 
them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

31  Pha'raoh  shall  see  them,  and  shall  be 
com'forted  over  all  his  multitude,  ct)en  Pha'- 
raoh and  all  his  army  slain  by  the  szoord, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

32  For  I  have  caused  my  terror  in  the 
land  of  the  living:  and  he  shall  be  laid  in 
the  midst  of  the  uncir'cumclijed  with  them 
that  are  slain  with  the  s?oord,  even  Pha'- 
raoh, and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the  Lord 
Goo. 

CHAP,  xxxin. 

AGAINl   the  word   of  the    Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  the  clildren  of  thy 
people,  and  say  unto  them,  When  I  bring 
the  sword  upon  a  land,  if  the  jXMple  of  the 
land  take  a  man  of  their  coasts,  and  set  him 
for  their  watchman  : 

3  If,  when  he  seeth  the  sword  come  upon 
the  land,  he  blow  the  trumpet,  and  wArn 
the  people ; 

4  Then  whosoever  heareth  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet,  and  taketh  not  warn'Tng  ;  if 
the  sword  come  and  take  him  awSy,  Jiis 
blood  shall  be  upon  his  own  head. 

5  He  heard  the  sound   of  the  trumpet, 


1  d-<r£n' 


652 


^-ze'ki-Sl  admonished  of  las  minj.  EZE 
and  took  not  vvArn'Tng,  his  blootl  s-Ii'ill  be 
upon  liiin  :  but  lie  tlint  taketh  vviirn  ing  sliall 
deliver  his  soul. 

6  But  if  the  watdiman  see  tlic  sicord 
come,  and  blow  not  the  trumpet,  and  the 
people  be  not  warned  ;  if  the  sword  come 
and  take  any  person  from  among  them,  he 
is  taken  iway  in  his  iniquity  ;  but  his  blood 
will  I  require  at  the  watchman's  hand. 

7  So  thou,  O  son  of  man,  I  have  set  thoe 
a  watchman  unto  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el  ; 
thgrc'fore  thou  shall  hear  the  word  at  my 
moulh,  and  warn  thorn  from  nie. 

8  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked,  O  wick- 
ed man,  tiiou  slialt  surely  die  ;  if  thou  dost 
not  speak  to  warn  the  wicked  from  his  way, 
that  wicked  mini  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; 
but  his  blood  will  I  require    at   thine  hand. 

9  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the  wicked 
of  his  way  to  turn  from  it ;  if  he  do  not  turn 
from  his  way,  he  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; 
but  thou  nasi  delivered  thy  soul. 

JO  There  fore,  O  tliou  son  of  man,  speak 
unto  the  house  of  If'ra-el,  Thus  ye  speak, 
saying,  If  our  transgressions  and  our  sins  he 
upon  us,  and  we  pine  Sway  in  tlieni,  liow 
should  we  then  live .'' 

11  Say  unto  them,  £s  I  live,  saith  thc 
Lord  God,  I  have  no  plea^'ure  in  the  death 
of  the  wicked  ;  but  that  the  wicked  turn 
from  his  way  and  live  :  turn  ye,  turn  yc, 
from  your  evil  ways ;  for  why  will  ye  die, 
O  house   of  Ij'ra-el .' 

12  Therc'fore,  thou  son  of  man,  say  unto 
the  children  of  thy  people,  The  righteous- 
ness of  the  righteous  shall  not  deliver  him 
in  the  day  of  liis  transgression  :  as  for  the 
wickedness  of  the  wicked,  he  shall  not  fall 
thereby  in  the  day  that  he  turneth  from  his 
wickedness  ;  neither  shall  the  righteous  be 
able  to  live  for  his  righteousness  in  the  day 
that  he  sinneth. 

13  Wlum  I  shall  say  to  the  righteous,  that 
he  shall  surely  live;  if  he  trust  to  his  own 
rigliteousness  and  commit  ini<|uity,  all  his 
rigliteousnesses  shall  not  be?  remembered  ; 
but  lor  his  iniquity  that  he  hath  cominitted, 
he  sliri'l  (lie  for  it. 

14  Again',  when  T  say  unto  the  wicked. 
Thou  sluilt  surely  die  ;  if  he  turn  from  his 
sin,  and  do  that  which  is  lawful    and  right  ; 

li")  //the  wicked  restore  the  pledge,  give 
again'  that  he  had  robbed,  wfilk  in  the  stat- 
utes of  life,  without  coinmilting  inifpiity  ; 
he  shall  siu'cly  live,  he  shall  not  die. 

K)  None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath  commit- 
ted shall  be  mentioned  unto  him  :  lit;  hath 
done  that  vvliich  is  lawful  and  right;  he 
sliall  surely  live. 

17  Yet  the  children  of  thy  people  say, 
The  way  of  llie  Loko  is  not  equal  :  but,  as 
for  tlicin,  their  way  is  not  equal. 

18  When  the  righ'tcous  turneth  from  his 
righteoiisnt'ss,  and  coinmittcth  iniquity,  he 
sliall  even  die  thereby. 

1!)  But  if  the  wicked  turn  from  his  wick- 
edness,  and   do  that  which    is  lawful  and 
right,  he  shall  live  thereby. 
li  i2 


KIEL.  God  viaintciinctn.  ms  jitsnct. 

20  Yet  yc  pay,  The  way  (f  the  Lokii  is 
not  equal.  O  ye  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  I  will 
judge  you  every  one  afier  his  ways. 

21  H  And  it  came  to  pSss  in  the  twelfth 
year  of  our  captivity,  in  the  tenth  mt'inth,  in 
the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  that  one  tiiat  had 
escaped  out  of  Je-ru'sa-lem  came  unto  me, 
saying,  The  city  is  smitten. 

22  Now  the  hand  of  the  Lorp  was  upon 
me  in  the  evening,  afOre  he  that  was  escap- 
ed came,  and  had  opened  my  mouth,  until 
he  came  to  me  in  the  morning,  and  my 
mouth  was  opened,  and  I  was  no  more 
dumb. 

23  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  they  that  inhabit  those 
wastes  of  the  land  of  1  j'ra-el  speak,  saying, 
A'bra-ham  was  one,  and  he  inherited  the 
land  :  but  we  are  many  ;  the  land  is  given 
us  for  inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  Gon,  Ye  eat  with  the  blood,  and 
lift  up  your  eyes  tO'vcards  your  idoLs,  and 
shed  blood  :  and  shall  ye  pojjess'  the  land  ? 

26  Ye  stand  upon  your  sjrord,  ye  work 
abomination,  and  ye  defile  every  one  his 
neighbour's  wife:  and  shall  yc  posffes' the 
land  r 

27  Fay  thou  thus  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  Gon,  .Is  1  live,  surely  they  that 
arc  in  the  wastes  shall  fall  by  the  sjoord  ; 
and  him  that  is  in  the  open  field  will  1  give 
to  the  beasts  to  be  devoured  ;  and  they  that 
he  in  the  forts,  and  in  the  caves,  shall  die 
of  the  pestilence. 

26  For  I  will  lay  the  land  most  desolate, 
and  the  pomp  of  her  strength  shall  cease  ; 
and  the  moiln'tains  of  I^'ra-el  shall  be  des- 
olate, that  none  shall  pass  through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  have  laid  the  land  most  des- 
olate, because  of  all  their  abominations 
which  they  have  committed. 

30  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  tlie  children 
of  thy  people  still  are  talking  against'  thee 
by  the  walls,  and  in  the  doors  of  the  houses, 
and  speak  one  to  another,  every  one  to  his 
brother,  saying.  Come,  I  pray  yon,  and  hear 
what  is  the  word  that  cometh  forth  from  the 
Louo. 

31  And  they  come  unto  thee  as  the  people 
cometh,  and  they  sit  before  thee  as  my  peo- 
ple, and  they  hear  thy  words,  but  they  will 
not  do  them  :  for  with  tlieir  month  they 
show  much  love,  hut  their  heart  goeth  after 
their  covctousness. 

32  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them  as  a  very 
lovely  song  of  one  that  hatli  a  plSaj'ant  voice, 
and  can  play  well  on  an  instrument  :  for 
they  hear  thy  words,  but  they  do  them  not. 

33  And  when  this  cometh  to  pftss,  (lo,  it 
will  come,)  then  shall  they  know  that  a 
prophet  hath  been  among  tficm. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 
ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 
2  Son   of   man,   prophesy   Sgainst'   tl.e 
653 


A 


me  snep'iierd^  reproved. 
shgp'Aerdf  of  Ij'ra-gl,  prophesy,  anrl  say 
unto  them,  Thus  saith  tlie  Lord  God  unto 
the  shep'/terd^,  Wo  be  to  the  shep'/tcrdf  of 
Is'ra-6l  that  do  feed  themselves  1  should  not 
the  sh6p'/(erd§  feed  the  flocks  ? 

3  Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe  yon  with 


EZE'KIEL.  The  kingdom  of  Christ 

and  will  bind  up  tliat  lohich  teas  broken, 
and  will  strengthen  that  which  was  sick  : 
but  I  will  destroy'  the  fat  and  the  strong ;  I 
will  feed  them  with  judgment. 

17  And  as  for  you,  O  my  flock,  thus  saith 
the   T^ord   Gon,    Behold,   I  judge  between 


the  wool,  ye  kill  them  that  arc  fed:  hut  ye  cattle  and  cattle,  between  the  rams  and  the 
feed  not  the  flook. 

4  The  diseased  have  ye  not  strengthened, 
neither  have  ye  healed  that  which  was  sick, 
neither  have  ye  bound  up  that  which  was 
broken,  neither  have  ye  brought  again'  that 
which  was  driven  Sway,  neither  have  ye 
sought  that  which  was  lost  ;  but  with  force 
and  with  cruelty  have  ye  ruled  them. 

5  And  they  were  scattered,  because  there 
is  no  shep'Aerd  :  and  they  became  meat  to 
all  the  beasts  of  the  field  when  they  were 
scattered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  through  all  the 
moitn'talns,  and  upon  every  high  hill :  yea, 
my  flock  was  scattered  upon  all  the  face  of 
the  earth,  and  none  did  search  or  seek  after 
them. 

7  There'fOre,  ye  shep'Aerdf,  hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord  ; 

8  .45  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely 
because  my  flock  became  a  prey,  and  my 
flock  became  meat  to  every  beast  of  the 
field,  because  there  was  no  shep7/.erd,  nei- 
ther did  my  shep'Aerdf  search  for  my  flock, 
but  the  shep'/ferdj  fed  themselves,  and  fed 
not  my  flock : 

9  There'fore,  O  ye  shep'//erd§,  hear  the 
woi"d  of  the  LoRn  ; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I 
am,  against'  the  shSp'Aerdf ;  and  I  will  re- 
quire my  flock  at  their  hand,  and  cause 
them  to  cease  from  feeding  the  flock  ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  shep'/terdf  feed  themselves 
any  more  :  for  I  will  deliver  my  flock  from 
their  mouth,  that  they  may  not  be  meat  for 
them. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold 
I,  even  I,  will  both  search  my  sheep,  and 
seek  them  out. 

12  As  a  shep'Aerd  seeketh  out  his  flock 
in  the  day  that  he  is  among  his  sheep  that 
hre  scattered  ;  so  will  1  seek  out  my  sheep, 
and  will  delivcrthem  out  of  all  places  where 
they  have  been  scattered  in  the  cloudy  and 
dark  day. 

13  And  I  will  bring  them  out  from  tlie 
people,  and  gather  them  from  the  countries, 
and  will  bring  them  to  their  own  land,  and 
feed  them  upon  the  moun'talns  of  If'ra-el  by 
the  rivers,  and  in  all  the  inhabited  places  of 
the  country. 

14  I  will  feed  them  in  a  good  p5s'ture,l 
and  upon  the  high  moiin'tains  of  If'ra-el 
shall  their  fold  be  :  there  shall  they  lie  in  a 
good  fold,  and  in  a  fat  pas'ture  shall  they 
feed  upon  the  moftn'tatns  of  Ij'ra-el. 

15  I  will  feed  my  flock,  and  I  will  cause 
them  to  lie  down,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  I  will  seek  that  which  was  lost,  and 
bring  again'  that  which  was  driven   away, 


he-goats. 

18  Seemeth  it  a  small  thing  unto  you  to 
have  eaten  up  the  good  pas'ture,  but  ye 
must  tread  down  with  your  feet  the  residue 
of  your  pas'turcs.'  and  to  have  drunk  of  the 
deep  waters,  but  ye  must  foul  the  residue 
with  your  feet .'' 

1!)  And  as  for  my  flock,  they  eat  that 
which  ye  have  trodden  with  your  feet ;  and 
they  drink  that  which  ye  have  fouled  with 
your  feet. 

20  There'fore,  thus  saitli  the  Lord  God 
unto  them.  Behold  I,  even  I,  will  judge 
between  the  fat  cattle  and  between  the  lean 
cattle. 

21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with  side  and 
with  shoulder,  and  pfished  all  the  diseased 
with  your  horns,  till  ye  have  scattered  them 
abroad  ; 

22  Tlierc'fbre  will  I  save  my  flock,  and 
they  shall  no  more  be  a  prey  ;  and  1  will 
judge  between  cattle  and  cattle. 

23  And  I  will  set  up  one  Shep'Aerd  over 
them,  and  he  shall  feed  them,  even  my  ser- 
vant Da'vid  ;  he  shall  feed  them,  and  he 
shall  be  their  shep'Aerd. 

24  And  I  the  Lord  will  be  their  God, 
and  my  servant  Da'vid  a  prince  among 
them  ;  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

25  And  I  will  make  with  them  a  cove- 
nant of  peace,  and  will  cause  the  evil  beasts 
to  cease  out  of  the  land  ;  and  they  shall 
dwell  safely  in  the  wilderness,  and  sleep  in 
the  woods. 

26  And  I  will  make  them,  and  the  places 
round  about'  my  hill,  a  blessing  ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  shower  to  come  down  in  his  sea- 
son :    there  shall  be  showers  of  blessing. 

27  And  the  tree  ofthe  field  shall  yield 
her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall  yield  her  in- 
crease, and  they  shall  be  safe  in  their  land, 
and  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when 
I  have  broken  tiie  bands  of  their  j-oke,  and 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those 
that  served  themselves  of  them. 

28  And  they  shall  no  more  be  a  prey  to 
the  heathen,  neither  shall  the  beasts  of  the 
land  devour  them  :  but  they  shall  dwell 
safely,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

29  And  1  will  raise  up  for  them  a  Plant 
of  renown,  and  they  shall  be  no  more  con- 
sumed with  hunger  in  the  land,  neither  bear 
the  shame  ofthe  heathen  any  more. 

30  Thus  shall  they  know  that  I  the  Lord 
their  God  am  with  them,  and  that  they,  even 
the  house  of  I|'ra-6l,  are  my  people,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

31  And  ye,  my  flock  of  my  pSs'ture,  are 
men,  and  I  am  your  God,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 


pas'tshurt 


The  judgment  of  mount  Se'ir. 
CHAP.  XXXV. 

MOREOVER,  the    word  of  the    Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  iigainst'  mount 
Sc'ir,  and  prophesy  against'  it, 

3  And  say  unto  it,  Thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  O  mount  Se'ir,  I  am  Igainst' 
thee,  and  I  will  stretch  out  mine  liand 
Sgainst'  thee,  and  I  will  make  ihee  most 
desolate. 

4  I  will  lay  thy  cities  waste,  and  thou 
shalt  be  desolate  ;  and  thou  shall  know  that 
I  am,  the  Lord. 

5  Because  thou  hast  had  a  perpet'uaU 
hatred,  and  hast  shod  the  blood  o/ the  chil- 
dren of  Ij'ra-el  by  the  force  of  the  sjoord  in 
the  time  of  their  calamity,  in  the  time  that 
their  iniquity  had  an  end : 

6  Therc'fore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  prepare  thee  unto  blood,  and 
blood  shall  pursue  thee  :  sith2  thou  hast  not 
hated  blood,  even  blood  shall  pursue  thee. 

7  Thus  will  I  make  mount  Se'ir  most 
desolate,  and  cut  off  from  it  him  that  pSsseth 
out,  and  him  that  returnoth. 

8  And  I  will  fill  his  moiln'tains  with  his 
slain  m,en  :  in  thy  hills,  and  in  thy  valleys, 
and  in  all  thy  rivers,  shall  they  fall  that  arc 
slain  with  the  sword. 

9  I  will  make  thee  perpet'ual  desolations, 
and  thy  cities  shall  not  return  ;  and  ye  shall 
know  that  T  am  the  Lord. 

10  Because  thou  hast  said,  These  two  na- 
tions, and  these  two  countries,  shall  be 
mine,  and  we  will  pofjSss'  it  ;  whereas  the 
Lord  was  there  : 

11  There'fore,  fls  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  even  do  according  to  thine  an- 
ger, and  according  to  thine  envy,  which 
thou  hast  used  out  of  thy  hatred  against' 
them  ;  and  I  will  make  myself  known 
Smong     them,  when  I  have  judged  thee. 

12  And  thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  and  that  I  have  heard  all  thy  blas- 
phemies which  thou  hast  spoken  against' 
the  moCln'tains  of  Ij'ra-6l,  saying.  They 
kre  laid  desolate,  they  are  given  us  to  con- 
sume. 

13  Thus  with  your  mouth  ye  have  boast- 
ed against'  nic,  and  have  multiplied  your 
words  against'  me  :  I  have  heard  them. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  When  the 
whole  earth  rejoiceth,  I  will  make  thee  des- 
olate. 

15  As  thou  didst  rejoice  at  the  inherit- 
ance ofthe  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  because  it  was 
desolate,  so  will  I  do  unto  thee  :  thou  shalt 
be  desolate,  O  mount  Se'ir,  and  all  id-u- 
me'a,  nvcn  all  of  it  ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

ALSO  thou  son  of  man,  prophesy  unto 
the  moAn'tains  of  Ij'ra-6l,  and  say.  Ye 
moAn'tains  of  ij'ra-6l,  hear  the  word  of  the 
Lord  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because  the 
enemy   had  said  against'  you,  A-hiV,  even 
1  pir-pit'tshH-al. 


EZE'KIEL.  The  land  of  I?'ra-el  cdmfdrted 

the  ancient  high  places  arc  ours  in  pofjes'- 
sion  : 

3  Therc'fore  prophesy  and  say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because  they  have 
made  you  desolate,  and  swallowed  ynu  up 
on  every  side,  that  ye  might  be  a  po^jes'sion 
unto  tiie  residue  of  the  heathen,  and  ye  arc 
taken  up  in  the  lips  of  talkers,  and  are  an 
infamy  of  the  people  : 

4  Therc'fore,  ye  moCln'taius  of  1^'ra-el, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  God  ;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  to  the  nioun'tains,  and  to  the 
hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys,  to 
the  desolate  wastes,  and  to  the  cities  that 
arc  forsaken,  which  became  a  prey  and 
derijion  to  the  residue  of  the  heathen  that 
are  round  about'  ; 

5  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Surely  in  the  fire  of  my  jealousy  have  I 
spoken  against'  the  residue  of  the  heathen, 
and  against'  all  id-u-me'a,  which  have  ap- 
pointed my  land  into  their  po^^es'sion  with 
the  joy  of  all  their  heart,  with  despite'ffll 
minds,  to  cast  it  out  for  a  prey. 

()  Prophesy  therc'fore  concer'ning  the 
land  of  l|'ra-el,and  say  unto  the  moCm'tains, 
and  to  the  hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the 
valleys.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
I  have  spoken  in  my  jealousy  and  in  my 
fury,  because  ye  have  borne  the  shame  of 
the  heathen  ■ 

7  Therc'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I 
have  lifted  up  mine  hand.  Surely  the  hea- 
then that  are  about'  you,  they  shall  bear 
their  shame, 

8  ^  But  ye,  O  moiln'tains  of  Ij'ra-el,  ye 
shall  shoot  forth  your  branches,  and  yield 
your  fruit  to  my  people  of  Jj'ra-el  ;  for  they 
;\rc  at  hand  tocomc. 

9  For  behold,  I  am  for  you,  and  I  will 
turn  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  be  tilled  and 
sown  : 

10  And  I  will  multiply  men  upon  you, 
all  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  even  all  of  it :  and 
the  cities  shall  be  inhabited,  and  the  wastes 
shall  be  builded  : 

]  1  And  I  will  multiply  upon  you  man 
and  beast ;  and  they  shall  increase  and  bring 
fruit  :  and  I  will  settle  you  after  your  old 
estates',  and  will  do  better  unto  you  than  at 
your  beginnings  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Loiiu. 

12  Yea,  I  will  cause  men  to  walk  upon 
you,  ercn  my  people  If'ra-(5l  ;  and  they  shall 
p6j,}6ss'  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  their  inher- 
itance, and  thou  shalt  no  more  henceforth 
bereave  them  of  men. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
they  say  unto  you.  Thou  la?id  devourest  up 
men,  and  hast  bereaved  thy  nations; 

14  Therc'fore  thou  shalt  devour  men  no 
more,  neither  bereave  thy  nations  any  more, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  Neither  will  I  cause  men  to  hear  in 
thee  the  shame  of  the  heathen  any  more, 
neither  shalt  thou  bear  the  reproach  of  the 
people  any  more,  neither  shaft   thou  cause 

2  sith  ad.  since,  seeing  that. 
655 


DUsslitgs  of  Christ' s  hingdovz. 


i:ZEKIEI, 


The  resurrection  of  nrij  bones. 


thy  nations  to  fall  any  more,  saitli  the  liOrd 
God. 

16  IT  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
r.dme  unto  ine,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  when  the  house  of  I^'ra-el 
dwelt  in  their  own  land,  they  defiled  it  by 
their  own  way  and  by  their  d()ings  :  their 
way  was  before  me  as  the  uncleanness  of  a 
removed  woman. 

18  Wherefijre  I  poured  my  fury  upon 
them  for  the  blood  that  they  had  shed  upon 
the  land,  and  for  their  idols  tohereioith  they 
had  polluted  it  :  ,  . 

19  And  I  scattered  them  among  the  hea-|vvas  desolate  is  become  like  the  garden  of 
then,  and  they  were  dispens'ed  through  ihcJE'den  ;1  and  the  waste,  and  desolate,  and 
countries:  according  to  their  way  and  ac-j  ruined  cities,  are  become   fenced,  and  i\re 


'.VI  Not  for  your  sakes  do  I  this,  saith  the 
Lord  (loo,  be  it  known  unto  you  :  be  asham- 
ed and  confounded  for  your  own  ways,  O 
housi.'  of  I^'ra-el. 

!!:?  Tims  saith  the  Lord  Gou  ;  In  the  day 
I  hat  I  shall  have  cleansed  you  from  all  your 
iniquities,  I  will  also  cause  you  to  dwell 
in  the  cities,  and  the  wastes  shall  be  build- 
ed. 

34  And  the  desolate  land  shall  be  tilled, 
whereas  it  lay  desolate  in  the  sight  of  all 
that  passed  by. 

35  And   they  shall   say.  This  land   that 


cording  to  their  doings  I  judged  them. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto  the  hea- 
then, whither  they  went,  they  profimed  my 
holy  name,  whenlhey  said  to  thern.  These 
hre  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and  arc  gone 
forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  TT  But  I  had  pity  for  mine  holy  name, 
which  the  house  of  I^'ra-el  had  profaned 
among  the  heathen,  whither  they  went. 

22  There'fore  say  imto  the  house  of  Ij'ra- 
€\,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon  ;  1  do  not  this 


nhabited. 

:?G  Tlien  the  heathen,  that  arc  left  round 
about'  you,  shall  know  that  I  the  Lokd 
build  the  ruined  places,  and  plant  that  that 
was  desolate  :  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it, 
and  I  will  do  it. 

.37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  yet 
for  this  be  inquired  of  by  the  house  of 
I§'ra-el  to  do  it  for  them  ;  I  will  increase 
them  with  men  like  a  Hock. 

38  As  the  holv  flock,  as  the  flock  of  JS- 


for  your  sakes,  O  house  of  I|'ra-e!,    but  forj  r.Vsa-lem  in   her  solemn  feasts,  so  shall  the 


sake,  which   ye  have 
heathen,  whither  ve 


mme  holy  names 
profaned  among  th 
went. 

23  And  I  will  sanctify  my  great  name, 
which  was  profaned  among  the  heathen, 
which  ye  have  profaned  in  the  midst  of 
them  ;  and  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God,  when  I 
shall  be  sanctified  in  you  before  their  eyes. 

24  For  I  will  take  you  from  among  the 
heathen,  and  gather  you  out  of  all  coun- 
tries, and  will  bring  you  into  your  own 
land. 

25  II  Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean  water 
upon  vou,  and  ye  shall  be  clean  :  from  all 

{our  filthiness,  and  from  all  your  idols,  will 
cleanse  you. 

26  A  new  he'irt  also  will  I  give  you,  and 
a  new  spirit  will  I  put  within  you  :  and  I 
will  take  away  the  stony  heart  out  of  your 
flesh,  and  I  will  give  you  a  heart  of  flesh. 

27  And  I  will  put  my  Spir'Tt  within  you, 
and  cause  you  to  wAlk  in  my  statutes,  and 
ye  shall  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them. 

23  And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that  I 
gave  to  your  fathers  ;  and  ye  shall  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  your  God. 

29  I  will  also  save  you  from  all  your  un- 
cleanncsses  :  and  I  will  call  for  the  corn, 
and  will  increase  it,  and  lay  no  famine  upon 
you. 

30  And  T  will  multiply  the  fruit  of  the 
tree,  and  the  increase  of  the  field,  that  yc 
shall  receive  no  more  reproach  of  famine 
among  the  heathen. 

31  Then  shall  ye  remember  your  own 
evil  ways,  and  your  doings  that  loere  not 
good,  and  shall  loathe  yourselves  in  your 
own  sight  f)r  your  iniquities,  and  for  your 
abominations. 


1  M'd'n 


waste  cities  be  filled  with  flocks  of  men  ; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  XXXVII. 

THE  hand  of  the  liORD  was  upon  me, 
and  carried  me  out  in  the  Spir'it  of  the 
Lord,  and  set  me  down  in  the  midst  of  the 
valley  which  icas  full  of  bones, 

2  And  caused  me  to  pass  by  them  round 
about' :  and,  behold,  there  icere  very  many 
in  the  open  valley  ;  and,  lo,  they  were  very 
dry. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  can 
these  bones  live  .''  And  I  answered,  O  Lord 
Gon,  thou  knowest. 

4  Again'  he  said  unto  me.  Prophesy  upon 
these  bones,  and  say  unto  them,  O  ye  dry 
bones,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  these 
bones,  Behold,  I  will  cause  breath  to  enter 
into  you,  and  ye  shall  live  : 

6  And  I  will  lay  sinews  upon  you,  and 
will  bring  up  flesh  upon  you,  and  cover  you 
with  skin,  and  put  breath  in  you,  and  ye 
shall  live  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  avi  the 
Lord. 

7  So  I  prophesied  as  I  wascomman'ded : 
and  as  I  prophesied  there  was  a  noise,  and, 
behold,  a  shaking,  and  the  bones  came  to- 
gether, bone  to  his  bone. 

8  And  when  I  beheld,  lo,  the  sinews  and 
the  flesh  came  up  upon  them,  and  the  skin 
covered  them  above :  but  there  loas  no 
breath  in  them. 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Prophesy  unto 
the  wind,  prophesy,  son  of  man,  and  say  to 
the  wind.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Come 
from  the  four  winds,  O  breath,  and  breathe 
upon  these  slain,  that  they  may  live. 

10  So  I  prophesied,  as  he  comman'ded 
me,   and  the   breath  came  into  them,   and 


656 


The  uniting  of  tioo  sticks.  EZE 

they  lived,  and  stood  up  upon  their  feet,  an 
exceeding  great  army. 

11  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
these  bones  arc  the  whole  liousc  of  Ij'ra-el  : 
behold  they  say.  Our  bones  hre  dried,  and 
our  hope  is  lost ;  we  arc  cut  off  for  our 
parts. 

12  Therc'fbre  prophesy,  and  say  unto 
them,  Tims  saith  the  Lord  God,  Beiiold,  O 
my  people,  I  will  open  your  graves,  and 
cause  you  to  come  up  out  of  your  graves, 
and  bring  you  into  the  land  of  fs'ra-el. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  have  opened  your  graves.  O 
my  people,  and  brought  you  up  out  of  your 
graves, 

14  And  shall  put  my  Spirit  in  you,  and 
ye  shall  live  ;  and  I  shall  place  you  in  your 
own  land :  then  shall  ye  know  that  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  p6rform'ed  it, 
saith  the  Lord. 

15  ^  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  5gain' 
unto  me,  saying, 

16  Moreover,  thou  son  of  man,  take  thee 
one  stick,  and  write  upon  it,  For  Ju'dah, 
and  for  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  his  com- 
panions :  then  take  another  stick,  and  write 
upon  it.  For  Jo'seph,  the  stick  of  E'phra-Tni, 
and /or  all  the  house  of  I.}'ra-el  his  com- 
panions : 

17  And  join  them  one  to  another  into  one 
stick  ;  and  they  shall  become  one  in  thine 
hand. 

18  And  when  the  children  of  thy  people 
shall  speak  unto  thee,  saying.  Wilt  thou  not 
show  us  what  thou  meanest  by  these .'' 

19  Say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  will  take  the  st[ck  of  Jo'- 
sSph,  which  is  in  the  hand  of  E'phra-im, 
and  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el  his  fellows,  and 
will  put  them  with  him,  even  with  the  stick 
of  Ju'dah,  and  make  them  one  stick,  and 
they  shall  be  one  in  mine  hand. 

20  And  the  sticks  whereon  thou  writest 
shall  be  in  thine  hand  before  their  eyes. 

21  And  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Behold,  I  will  take  the  children 
of  Ij'ra-el  from  Smong  the  heathen,  whither 
they  be  gone,  and  will  gather  them  on  every 
side,  and  bring  tlieni  into  their  own  land  : 

22  And  I  will  make  them  one  nation  in 
the  land  upon  the  mofln'tains  of  tj'ra-el  ; 
and  one  king  shall  be  king  to  them  all : 
and  they  shall  be  no  more  two  nations, 
ngither  shall  they  be  divided  into  two  king- 
doms any  more  at  all  : 

23  Neither  shall  they  defile  themselves 
any  more  with  their  idols,  nor  with  their 
detestable  things,  nor  with  any  of  their 
transgressions:  but  I  will  save  them  out  of 
all  their  dwelling-places  wherein  they  have 
sinned,  and  will  cleanse  them  :  so  shall 
they  bi!  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God. 

24  And  Da'vid  my  servant  shaU  be  king 
over  them  :  and  they  all  shall  have  one 
shSp'/terd :  they  shall  also  Willk  in  my 
judgments,  and  observe'  my  statutes,  and  do 
them. 

42 


KIEli.  The  army  and  maUrc  of  G6g 

I  2.')  And  they  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that 

I I  have  given  unto  JaVob  my  servant,  where- 
in your  fathers  have  dwelt ;  and  they  shall 
dwell  therein,  n^cn  tlify  and  their  children, 
and  their  children's  chndien,  for  ever;  and 
my  servant  Da'vTd  shall  he  their  prince  for 
ever. 

2(i  Moreover,  I  will  make  a  covenant  of 
peace  with  them  ;  it  shall  be  an  everlas'ting 
covenant  with  them  :  and  I  will  place  them, 
and  multiply  them,  and  will  set  my  sanc- 
tuary in  the  midst  of  them  for  evermore. 

27  My  tabernacle  also  shall  be  with  them  ; 
yea,  I  will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be 
my  people. 

28  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
the  Lord  do  sanctify  Ij'ra-el,  when  my 
sanctuary  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  them  for 
evermore. 

CHAP,  xxxvin. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord   came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  Sgainst'  G6g, 
the  land  of  Ma'gog,  the  chief  prince  of 
Me'shech  and  Tu'bal,  and  prophesy  Sgainst' 
him, 

3  And  saj',  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  am  Sgainst'  thee,  O  Gog,  the 
chief  prince  of  Me'shiScli  and  Tu'bal  : 

4  And  I  will  Uvcn  thee  back,  and  put 
hooks  into  thy  ja\/s,  and  I  will  bring  thee 
forth,  and  all  thine  army,  horses  and  horse- 
men, all  of  them  cIoiIkmI  with  all  sorts  of 
armotir,  even  a  great  company  inith  buck- 
lers and  shields,  all  of  them  handling 
swords. 

^y  Per'si-a,  E-thi-o'pi-5,  and  l,ib'y-a  with 
them  ;  all  of  them  with  shield  and  helmet : 

6  Go'mer,  and  all  his  bands ;  the  house 
of  To-gar'mah  of  the  north  quarters,  and 
all  his  bands ;  and  many  people  with  thee. 

7  Be  thou  prepared,  and  prepare  for  thy- 
self, thou,  and  all  thy  company  that  ;\rc  as- 
sembled unto  thee,  and  be  thou  a  gu^rd 
unto  them. 

8  After  many  days  thou  shalt  be  visited  ; 
in  the  latter  years  thou  shalt  come  into  the 
land  that  is  brought  back  from  the  sipord, 
«7u/ w  gathered  out  of  many  people,  Sgainst' 
the  moftn'talns  of  I^'ra-Cl,  which  have  been 
always  waste  :  but  it  is  brought  forth  out  of 
the  nations,  and  they  shall  dwell  safely  all 
of  them. 

9  Thou  shalt  ascend  and  come  like  a 
storm  ;  thou  shalt  be  I'ke  a  cloud  to  cover 
the  land,  thou  and  all  thy  bands,  and  many- 
people  with  thee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  It  shall  also 
come  to  pass,  that  at  the  same  time  shall 
things  come  into  thy  mind,  and  thou  shalt 
think  an  evil  thought ; 

]  1  And  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  go  up  to 
the  land  of  urjwalled  villages;  I  will  goto 
them  that  krc  at  rest,  that  dwell  safely,  all 
of  them  dwelling  without  walls,  and  having 
neither  bars  nor  gates, 

12  To  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take  a  prey  ; 
to  turn  thine  hand  upon  the  desolate  places 
657 


God's  judgments  tigainst'  Gog.  EZE'KIEL. 

that  are  noio  inhabited,  and  upon  the  peo- 
ple that  are  gathered  out  of  the  nations, 
which  liave  gotten  cattle  and  goods,  that 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  Siie'ba,  and  De'dan,  and  the  merchants 
of  Tar'shTsh,  vvitii  all  the  young  lions  there- 
of, shall  say  unto  thee.  Art  thou  come  to 
take  a  spoil  ?  hast  thou  gathered  thy  com- 
pany to  take  a  prey  ?  to  carry  Sway  silver 
and  gold,  to  take  away  cattle  and  goods,  to 
take  a  great  spoil  ? 

14  Therefore,  son  of  man,  prophesy  and 
say  unto  Gog,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
In  that  day  when  my  people  of  I|'ra-el 
dwelleth  safely,  shall  thou  not  know  it  ? 

15  And  thou  shalt  come  from  tliy  place 
out  of  the  north  parts,  thou,  and  many  peo- 
ple with  thee,  all  of  them  riding  upon 
horses,  a  great  company,  and  a  mighty 
army: 

16  And  thou  shall  come  up  against'  my 
people  of  Ij'ra-gl  as  a  cloud  to  cover  the 
land ;  it  shall  be  in  the  latter  days,  and  I 
will  bring  thee  against'  my  land,  ihal  ihe 
heathen  may  know  me,  when  I  shall  be 
sanctified  in  thee,  O  Gog,  before  their  eyes 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Jlrt  thou 
he  of  whom  I  have  spoken  in  old  time  by 
my  servants  the  prophets  of  Ij'ra-el,  which 
prophesied  in  those  days  many  years,  that 
I  would  bring  thee  against'  ihem  ? 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  the  same 
time,  when  Gog  shall  come  against'  llie 
land  of  If'ra-el,  saith  the  Lord  Goo,  that 
my  fury  shall  come  up  in  my  face. 

19  For  in  my  jealousy,  and  in  the  fire  of 
my  wrath,  have  I  spoken.  Surely  in  that 
day  there  shall  be  a  great  shaking  in  the 
land  of  i§'ra-el ; 

20  So  that  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  and  ihe 
fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  and  all  creeping  things  that  creep 
upon  the  earth,  and  all  ihe  men  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  shall  shake  at 
my  presence  ;  and  the  moun'tains  shall  be 
thrown  down,  and  the  steep  places  shall 
fall,  and  every  wall  shall  fall  to  the  ground. 

21  And  I  will  call  for  a  sicord  against' 
him  throughout  all  my  moun'tains,  saith  the 
Lord  God  :  every  man's  sioord  shall  be 
against'  his  brother. 

22  And  I  will  plead  against'  him  with 
pestilence  and  with  blood  ;  and  I  will  rain 
upon  him,  and  upon  his  bands,  and  upon 
the  many  people  thai  are  with  him,  an 
overflowing  rain,  and  great  hailstones,  fire 
and  brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I  magnify  myself,  and  sanc- 
tify myself;  and  I  will  be  known  in  the 
eyes  of  many  nations ;  and  they  shall 
know  thai  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

THERE'FORE,  thou  son  of  man,  proph- 
esy against'  Gog,  and  say.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I  am  against'  thee, 
<)  Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Me'shech  and 
Tu'bai ;. 

2  And  I    will  turn  thee  back,  and  leave 


His  burial. 
but  the  sixth  part  of  thee,  and  will  cause 
thee  to  come  up  from  the  north  parts,  and 
will  bring  ihee  upon  the  moun'tains  of 
i|'ra-el  : 

3  And  I  will  smite  thy  bow  out  of  thy 
left  hand,  and  will  cause  thine  arrows  to.iall 
out  of  thy  right  hand. 

4  Thou  shalt  flill  upon  the  moftn'tains  of 
Ij'ra-el,  thou,  and  all  ihy  bands,  and  the 
people  that  is  with  thee :  I  will  give  ihec 
unto  the  ravenous  birds  of  every  sort,  and 
to  the  beasts  of  the  field,  to  be  devoured. 

5  Thou  shall  fall  upon  the  open  field  ;  for 
I  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  And  I  will  send  a  fire  on  Ma'gog,  and 
among  them  that  dwell  carelessly  in  the 
isles ;  and  ihey  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

7  So  will  I  make  my  holy  name  known 
in  the  midst  of  my  people  i§'ra-el ;  and  I 
will  not  let  them  pollute  my  holy  name  any 
more  ;  and  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  in  Ij'ra-el. 

8  Behold,  it  is  come,  and  it  is  done,  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  this  is  the  day  whereof  I 
have  spoken. 

9  And  they  that  dwell  in  the  cities  of  if' 
ra-el  shall  go  forth,  and  shall  set  on  fire  and 
burn  the  weapons,  both  the  shields  and  the 
bucklers,  the  bows  and  the  arrows,  and  the 
hand-slaves  and  the  spears,  and  they  shall 
burn  them  with  fire  seven  years. 

10  So  that  they  shall  lake  no  wood  out 
of  the  field,  neither  cut  down  any  out  of 
the  forests  ;  for  they  shall  burn  the  weap- 
ons with  fire  :  and  ihey  shall  spoil  those 
that  spoiled  them,  and  rob  those  that  robbed 
ihem,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  I  will  give  unlo  Gog  a  place  there  of 
graves  in  Ij'ra-el,  the  valley  of  the  passen- 
gers on  tlie  east  of  the  sea  ;  and  it  shall  stop 
the  noses  of  the  passengers :  and  there  shall 
they  bury  Gog,  and  all  his  multitude ;  and 
ihey  shall  call  it,  The  valley  of  Ha'mon- 
G6g. 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the  house  of 
I§'ra-el  be  burying  of  them,  that  they  may 
cleanse  the  land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land  shall 
bury  them;  and  it  shall  be  lo  ihem  a  re- 
nown, the  day  that  I  shall  be  glorified,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

14  And  ihey  shall  sever  out  men  of  con 
tinual  employment,  pass'Ing  through  the 
land,  lo  bury  with  the  passengers  those  that 
remain  upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  to  cleanse, 
il :  after  ihe  end  of  seven  months  shall  they 
search. 

15  And  the  passengers  that  pass  through 
the  land,  when  any  seelh  a  man's  bone, 
then  shall  he  set  up  a  sign  by  it,  till  the 
buriers  have  buried  it  in  the  valley  of  Ha'- 
mon-Gog. 

16  And  also  the  name  of  the  city  shall  be 
Ham'o-nah.  Thus  shall  they  cleanse  the 
land. 

17  ^  And,  thou   aon  of  man,  thus  saith 

658 


If'ra-Sl's  restoration. 


EZE'KIEL. 


TVic  gates  of  the  temple 


the  Lord  God,  Speak  unto  every  feathered 
fowl,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  field,  As- 
semble yourselves,  and  come  ;  gSthcr  your- 
selves on  every  side  to  my  s5c'rifi(;c  that  I 
do  sSc'riflcje  for  you,  even  a  great  sSc'rifl<;e 
upon  the  moiin'tains  of  If'ra-el,  that  ye  may 
eat  flesh,  and  drink  blood. 

18  Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  mighty, 
and  drink  the  blood  of  the  princes  of  the 
garth,  of  rams,  of  lambs,  and  of  goats,  of 
bftllocks,  all  of  them  fallings  of  Ba'shSn. 

19  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye  be  full, 
and  drink  Blood  till  ye  be  drunken,  of  my 
sSc'rifiqe  vvhicii  I  have  sSc'rifi^ed  for  you. 

20  Thus  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my  table 
with  horses  and  chariots,  with  mighty  men, 
and  with  all  men  of  war,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

21  And  I  will  set  my  glory  among  the 
heathen,  and  all  the    heathen  shall  see  my 

I'udgment    that    I    have   executed,  and  my 
land  that  I  have  laid  upon  them. 

22  So  the  house  of  I§'ra-§1  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  their  God  from  that 
day  and  for'wArd. 

23  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that  the 
house  of  I|'ra-el  went  into  captivity  for 
their  iniquity :  because  they  tres'passed 
against'  me,  there'fore  hid  I  my  face  from 
them,  and  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies  ;  so  fell  they  all  by  the  sjcord. 

24  According  to  their  uncleanness,  and 
according  to  their  transgressions,  have  I 
done  unto  them,  and  hid  my  face  from 
them. 

25  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon, 
Now  will  I  bring  again'  the  captivity  of  Ja'- 
96b,  and  have  mercy  upon  the  whole  house 
of  If'ra-el,  and  will  be  jealous  for  my  holy 
name ; 

26  After  that  they  have  borne  their 
shame,  and  all  their  tres'pSsses,  whereby 
they  have  tres'pSssed  against'  me,  when 
they  dwelt  safely  in  their  land,  and  none 
made  them  afraid. 

27  When  I  have  brought  them  again' 
from  the  people,  and  gathered  them  out  of 
their  enemies'  lands,  and  am  sanctified  in 
them  in  the  sight  of  many  nations  ; 

28  Then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  which  caused  them  to  be 
led  into  captivity  among  the  heathen  :  but 
I  have  gathered  them  unto  their  own  land, 
and  have  left  none  of  them  any  more 
there. 

29  Neither  will  I  hide  my  face  any  more 
from  them  :  for  I  have  poured  out  my  Spir'it 
upon  the  house  of  If'ra-fil,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAP.  XL. 

IN  the  five  and  twentieth  year  of  our  cap- 
tivity, in  the  beginning  of  the  year,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  m6nth,  in  the  four- 
teenth year  after  that  the  city  was  smitten, 
in  the  self-same  day  the  hand  of  tlie  Lord 
was  upon  me,  and  brought  me  thither. 

2  In  the  vijions  of  God  brought  he  me 
into  the  land  of  If'ra-Si,  and  set  nrn  upon  a 


very  high  moAn'taTn.  by  which  was  as  the 
frame  of  a  city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither,  and,  be- 
hold, there  was  a  man,  whose  appearance 
loas  like  the  appearance  of  brass,  with  a  line 
of  flax  in  his  hand,  and  a  mgaj'urtng-reed  ; 
"nd  he  stood  in  the  gate. 

i  And  the  man  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
behold  with  thine  eyes,  and  hear  with  thine 
ears,  and  set  thine  Iiei\rt  upon  all  that  I 
shall  show  thee ;  for  to  the  intent  that  I 
might  show  them  unto  thee  art  thou  brought 
hither :  declare  all  that  thon  seest  to  the 
house  of  If'ra-el. 

5  And,  beiiold,  a  wall  on  the  outside  of 
the  house  round  about',  and  in  the  man's 
hand  a  mgaj'nring-reed  of  six  cubits  long, 
by  the  cubit ;  and  a  hand-breadth  :  so  he 
meaj'ured  the  breadth  of  the  building  one 
reed,  and  the  height  one  reed. 

6  Then  came  he  unto  the  gate  which 
lookcth  t6'7P<'ird  the  east,  and  went  up  the 
stairs  thereof,  and  mea^'ured  the  threshold 
of  the  gate,  which  teas  one  reed  broad,  and 
the  other  threshold  of  the  gate,  which  was 
one  reed  broad. 

7  And  evcrTj  little  chamber  ?ras  one  reed 
long,  and  one  reed  broad  ;  and  between 
the  little  chambers  wfre  five  cubits;  and 
the  threshold  of  the  gate,  by  the  porch  of 
the  gate  within,  toas  one  reed. 

8  He  mfiaf'ured  also  the  porch  of  the  gate 
within,  one  reed. 

9  Then  meaf'ured  he  the  porch  of  the 
gate,  eight  cubits ;  and  the  posts  thereof, 
two  cubits  ;  and  the  porch  of  the  gate  was 
in'w&rd. 

10  And  the  little  chambers  of  the  gate 
east'ward  jrere  three  on  this  side,  and  three 
on  that  side  ;  they  three  toire  of  one  mSaj'- 
ure :  and  the  posts  had  one  mfiaj'ure  on 
this  side  and  on  that  side. 

11  And  he  meaf'ured  the  breadth  of  the 
entry  of  the  gate,  ten  cubits  ;  and  the  length 
of  the  gate,  thirteen  cubits. 

12  The  space  also  before  the  little  cham- 
bers teas  one  cubit  on  this  side,  and  the 
space  was  one  cubit  on  that  side  ;  and  the 
little  chambers  wire  six  cubits  on  this  side, 
and  six  cubits  on  that  side. 

13  He  mSas'ured  then  the  gate  from  the 
roof  of  one  little  chamber  to  the  roof  of  an- 
other :  the  breadth  toas  five  and  twenty  cu- 
bits, door  against' door. 

14  He  made  also  posts  of  threescore  cu- 
bits, even  unto  the  posts  of  the  court  round 
about'  the  gate. 

1.5  And  from  the  face  of  the  gate  of  the 
entrance,  unto  the  face  of  the  porch  of  the 
inner  gate,  roSre  fiftj'  cubits. 

16  And  there  wire  narrow  windows  to 
the  little  chambers,  and  to  their  posts  within 
the  gate  round  about',  and  likewise  to  the 
arches ;  and  windows  wire  round  about'  Tn'- 
wArd :  and  upon  each  post  wire  pklm- 
trees. 

17  Then  brought  he  me  into  the  oftt'wArd 
court,  and,  lo,  there  wire  chambers,  and  a 

659 


xJescription  of  the  gates  EZE 

pavement  made  for  tlie  court  round  about'  : 
thirty  cliambers  were  upon  tlie  pavement. 

18  And  tlic  pavement  by  the  side  of  the 
gates,  over  against'  tlie  lengtli  of  the  gates, 
was  the  lower  pavement. 

1!)  Tlien  lie  meaj'ured  the  breadth,  from 
the  fore-front  of  the  lower  gate  unto  the 
fore-front  of  the  inner  court  without,  a  hun- 
dred cubits  east'wi'ird  and  north'wird. 

20  And  the  gate  of  the  out  ward  court, 
that  looked  to'jourd  the  nortii,  he  mea^'ured 
the  length  thereof,  and  the  breadth  thereof 

21  And  the  little  chambers  thereof  loere 
three  on  this  side.  And  tnree  on  that  side  ; 
and  the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  there- 
of, were  after  the  meaj'ure  of  the  first  gate  : 
the  length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

22  And  their  windows,  and  their  arches, 
and  their  palm-trees,  loere  after  the  meaf'- 
ure  of  the  gate  that  looketh  to'jcards  the 
east ;  and  they  went  up  unto  it  by  seven 
steps  ;  and  the  arches  thereof  were  before 
them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  hiner  court  loas 
over  against'  the  gate  to'iodrd  the  north,  and 
to'wi'ird  the  east ;  and  he  meaf'ured  from 
gate  to  gate  a  hundred  cubits. 

24  After  that  he  brought  me  to'icird  the 
south,  and,  behold,  a  gate  to'wjard  the  south  : 
and  he  meaf'ured  the  pests  thereof,  and  the 
arches  thereof,  according  to  these  mea|'ures. 

25  And  there  were  windows  in  it,  and  in 
the  arches  thereof  round  about',  like  those 
windows :  the  length  was  fifty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

26  And  there  were  seven  steps  to  go  up 
to  it,  and  the  arches  thereof  were  before 
them  :  and  it  had  palm-trees,  one  on  this 
side,  and  another  on  that  side,  upon  the 
posts  thereof 

27  And  there  toas  a  gate  in  the  inner 
court  to'iCiird  the  south :  and  he  meaf'ured 
from  gate  to  gate  to'jcArd  the  south  a  hun- 
dred cubits. 

28  And  he  brought  me  to  the  inner  court 
by  the  south  gate :  and  he  meaf'ured  the 
south  gate  according  to  these  meaf'ures  ; 

29  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof, 
according  to  these  meaf'ures :  and  there 
were  windows  in  it,  and  in  the  archesthereof 
round  about' :  it  toas  fifty  cubits  long,  and 
five  and  twenty  cubits  broad. 

30  And  the  arches  round  about'  were  five 
and  twenty  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits 
broad : 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  were  to'joard 
the  outer  court ;  and  palm-trees  locre  upon 
the  posts  thereof:  and  the  going  up  to  it 
had  eight  steps. 

32  And  he  brought  me  into  the  inner 
court  to'joird  the  east :  and  he  meaf'ured 
the  gate  according  to  these  meaf'ures. 

33  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof, 
were  according  to  these  meaf'ures ;  and 
there   were   windows  therein,  and   in   the 


KIEL.  of  the  temple. 

arches  thereof  round  about' :  it  loas  fifty 
cubits  long,  and  five  and  twenty  cubits 
broad. 

34  And  the  arches  thereof  loere  to'jcard 
the  OLit'ward  court ;  and  piilm-trees  were 
upon  tiie  posts  thereof,  and  on  this  side  and 
on  that  side  :  and  the  going  up  to  it  lutd 
eight  steps. 

35  And  he  brought  me  to  the  north  gate, 
and  meaf'ured  it  according  to  these  meaf'- 
ures : 

3G  The  little  chambers  thereof,  the  posts 
thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof,  and  the 
windows  to  it  round  about' :  the  length  icas 
fifty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty 
cubits. 

37  And  tiie  pasts  thereof  ivSrc  to'70iird 
the  outer  court  ;  and  palm-trees  icerc  upon 
the  posts  thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on  that 
side  :  and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps. 

33  And  the  chambers,  and  the  entries 
thereof,  loere  by  the  posts  of  the  gates,  where 
they  washed  the  burnt-offering. 

39  And  in  the  porch  of  the  gate  icere 
two  tables  on  this  side,  and  two  tables  on 
that  side,  to  slay  thereon  the  burnt-offering, 
and  the  sin-offering,  and  the  tres'pass-offer- 
ing. 

40  And  at  the  side  without,  as  one  goeth 
up  to  the  entry  of  the  north  gate,  icere  two 
tables  ;  and  on  the  other  side,  which  was 
at  the  porch  of  the  gate,  were  two  tables. 

41  Four  tables  icire  on  this  side,  and  four 
tables  on  that  side,  by  the  side  of  the  gate 
eight    tables,   whereupon  they  slew    their 
sdc'riflces. 

42  And  the  four  tables  zcere  of  hewn 
stone  for  the  burnt-offering,  of  a  cubit  and  a 
half  long,  and  a  cubit  and  a  hcilf  broad,  and 
one  cubit  high  :  whereupon  also  they  laid 
the  instruments  wherewith  they  slew  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  sac'rifi<;e. 

43  And  within  2c£rc  hooks,  a  hand  broad, 
fastened  round  about' :  and  upon  the  tables 
was  the  flesh  of  the  offering. 

44  And  without  the  inner  gate  were  the 
chambers  of  the  singers  in  the  inner  court, 
which  icas  at  the  side  of  the  north  gate  ; 
and  their  prospect  was  to'?card  the  south  ; 
one  at  the  side  of  the  east  gate,  having  the 
prospect  tO'jcard  the  north. 

45  And  he  said  unto  me.  This  chamber, 
whose  prospect  is  to'?f  Ard  the  south,  is  for 
the  priests,  the  keepers  of  the  chkrre  of  the 
house. 

46  And  the  chamber  whose  prospect  is 
to'jourd  the  north  is  for  the  priests,  the 
keepers  of  the  charge  of  the  altar  :  these 
are  the  sons  of  Za'dok,  among  the  sons  of 
Levi,  which  come  near  to  the  Lord  to 
minister  unto  him. 

47  So  he  meaf'ured  the  court  a  hundred 
cubits  long,  and  a  hundred  cubits  broad, 
four-square,  and  the  altar  that  was  before 
the  house. 

48  And  he  brought  me  to  the  porch  of 
the  house,  and  meaf'ured  each  post  of  the 
porch,  five  cubits  on  this  side,  and  five  cu- 

<)60 


Ornaments  of  the  temple.  EZE'KIEI 

bits  on  that  side  :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
gate  jpas  three  cubits  on  this  side,  and  three 
cubits  on  that  side. 

49  The  length  of  the  porch  loas  twenty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  eleven  cubits  :  and 
he  brouglu  mr,  hv  the  steps  whereby  they 
went  up  to  it ;  and  tlicre  were  pillars  by  tlie 
posts,  one  on  this  side,  and  anotiier  on  that 
side. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  to  the 
temple,  and  mfiaf'ured  tiie  posts,  si.\ 
cubits  broad  on  the  one  side,  and  six  cubits 
broad  on  the  other  side,  which  teas  the 
breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadtii  of  the  door  wa*  ten 
cubits  ;  and  the  sides  of  the  door  tnire  five 
cubits  on  the  one  side,  and  five  cubits  on 
the  other  side  ;  and  ho  nieaf'ured  the  length 
thereof,  forty  cubits,  and  the  breadth,  twen- 
ty cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  In'ward,  and  mgaf'urcd 
the  post  of  the  door  two  cubits,  and  the 
door  six  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  the  door 
seven  cubits. 

4  So  he  meaf'ured  the  length  thereof, 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth,  twenty  cu 
bits,  before  the  temple  ;  and  he  said  unto 
me,  This  is  the  most  ho\y  place. 

5  After  he  meaf'ured  the  wall  of  the 
house  six  cubits;  and  the  breadth  of  every 
side-chamber  four  cubits,  round  about'  the 
house  on  every  side. 

C  And  the  side-chambers  w^rc  three,  one 
over  another,  and  thirty  in  order ;  and  they 
entered  into  the  wall,  which  was  of  the 
house  for  the  side-chambers  round  about', 
I  hat  they  might  have  hold,  but  they  had  not 
hold  in  the  wall  of  the  house. 

7  And  there  was  an  enlarging  and  a 
winding  about'  still  lip'wiird  to  the  side- 
chambers  ;  for  the  winding  about'  of  the 
house  went  still  iip'wArd  round  about'  the 
house  :  there'fore  the  breadth  of  the  house 
was  still  up'wiird,  and  so  increased  from 
the  lowest  chamber  to  the  highest  by  the 
midst. 

8  I  saw  also  the  height  of  the  house  round 
about' :  the  foundations  of  the  side-chambers 
were  a  full   reed  of  six  great  cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall,  which  was 
for  the  side-chamber  without,  7oas  five  cu- 
bits ;  and  that  which  was  left  was  the  place 
of  the  side-chambers  that  icire  within. 

10  And  between  the  chambers  was  the 
wideness  of  twenty  cubits  round  about'  the 
house  on  every  side. 

11  And  the  doors  of  the  side-chambers 
wire  to'zciird  the  place  that  icas  left,  one 
door  to'w^rd  the  north,  and  another  door 
UVwArd  the  south  :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
place  that  was  left  was  five  cubits  round 
about'. 

12  Now  the  building  thai  7cas  oefore  the 
separate  place,  at  the  end  tO'wArd  the  west, 
teas  seventy  cubits  broad  ;  and  the  wall  of 
the  building  icas  five  cubits  thick  round 
Sbout',  and  the  length  thereof  ninety  cubits. 

Kkk 


The  priests'  chambers. 

13  So  he  measured  the  house,  a  hundred 
cubits  long  ;  and  the  separate  place,  and  the 
building,  with  the  walls  thereof,  a  hundred 
cubits  long  ; 

14  Also  the  breadth  of  the  face  of  the 
house,  and  of  the  separate  place  to'wd'd  the 
east,  a  hundred  cubits. 

If)  And  he  nieas'urcd  the  length  of  the 
building  over  against'  the  separate  place 
which  wrts behind  it,  and  the  galleries  there- 
of on  the  one  side,  and  on  the  other  sid«,  a 
hundred  cubits,  with  the  inner  temple,  and 
the  porches  of  the  court  ; 

1()  The  door-posts,  and  the  narrow  win 
dows,  and  the  galleries  round  about'  on  their 
three  stories,  over  against'  the  door,  ceiled 
with  wood  round  about',  and  from  the 
ground  up  to  the  windows,  and  the  windows 
were  covered  ; 

17  To  that  above  the  door,  even  unto  tlie 
inner  house  and  without,  and  by  all  the 
wall  round  about',  within  and  without,  by 
rneaf'ure. 

18  And  it  was  made  with  cherubims  and 
piilm-trees,  so  that  a  palm-tree  teas  between 
a  cherub  and  a  cherub  ;  and  every  cherub 
had  two  faces  ; 

19  So  tliat  the  face  of  a  man  was  to'- 
7card  the  palm-tree  on  the  one  side,  and  the 
face  of  a  young  lion  tO'toard  the  palm-tree 
on  the  other  side  :  it  icas  rnadc  through  all 
the  house  round  about'. 

20  From  the  ground  unto  above  the  door 
wfre  cherubims  and  p;\lm-trees  made,  and 
on  the  wall  of  the  temple. 

21  The  posts  of  the  temple  irere  squared, 
and  the  face  of  the  sanctuary  ;  the  appear- 
ance of  the  one  as  the  appearance  of  the 
other. 

22  The  altar  of  wood  was  three  cubits 
high,  and  the  length  thereof  two  cubits  ; 
and  the  corners  thereof,  and  the  length 
(hereof,  and  thcwalls  thereof,  jctrcof  wood: 
and  he  said  unto  me,  This  is  the  table  that 
?i"  before  the  Louu. 

23  And  the  temple  and  the  sanctuary  had 
two  doors. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves  apiece, 
two  turning  leaves  ;  two  leaves  for  the  one 
door,  and  two  leaves  for  the  other  door. 

25  And  there  wire  made  on  them,  on  the 
doors  of  the  temple,  cherubims  and  pJilm- 
trees,  like  as  wire  made  upon  the  walls ; 
and  there  icirr  thick  planks  upon  the  face 
of  the  porch  without. 

2G  And  there  wire  narrow  windows  and 
palm-trees  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
side,  on  the  sides  of  the  [lorch,  and  upon 
the  side-chambers  ol  ihe  house,  and  thick 
planks. 

CHAP.  XLH. 

THEN  he  brought  me  forth  Iu'd  the  outer 
court,  the  way  to'icard  tin  iiurth,  and 
he  brought  me  into  the  chamber  that  was 
over  against'  the  separate  place,  and 
which  was  before  the  building  to'toiird  the 
north. 
2  Before  the  length  of  a  hundred  cubiti> 
661 


Gud'a  glorij  rclurncth 


EZEKIEL. 


into  the  temple 


was  the    north  door,  and  ilie   breadth   was 
fifty  cubits. 

3  Over  aj^ainst'  the  twenty  cubits  whicli 
loSrc  for  the  inner  court,  and  over  Sgainst' 
the  pavement  which  loas  for  the  outer 
court,  jcas  gallery  against'  gallery  in  three 
stories. 

4  And  before  the  chambers  was  a  wAlk 
of  ten  cubits  breadth  in'ward,  a  way  of 
one  cubit :  and  their  doors  to'icArd  the  north. 

5  Now,  the  upper  chambers  loerc  shorter  : 
for  the  galleries  were  higher  than  these, 
than  the  lower,  and  than  the  middlemost  of 
the  building. 

6  For  they  were  in  three  stories,  but  had 
not  pillars  as  the  pillars  of  the  courts  : 
there'fore  the  building  was  straitened  more 
than  the  lowest  and  the  middlemost  from 
the  ground. 

7  And  the  wall  that  was  without  over 
against'  the  chambers,  to'tocirds  the  outer 
court  on  the  fore-part  of  the  chambers,  the 
length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits. 

8  For  the  length  of  the  chambers  that 
wire  in  the  outer  court  was  fifty  cubits : 
and,  lo,  before  the  temple  were  a  hundred 
cubits. 

9  And  from  under  these  chambers  loas 
the  entry  on  the  east  side,  as  one  goeth  into 
them  from  the  outer  court. 

10  The  chambers  were  in  the  thickness 
of  the  wall  of  the  court  to'zodrd  the  east, 
over  against'  the  separate  place,  and  over 
against'  the  building. 

11  And  the  way  before  them  was  like 
the  appearance  of  the  chambers  which  were 
to'iodrd  the  north,  as  long  as  they,  and  as 
broad  as  they  ;  and  all  their  goings-out  were 
both  according  to  their  fashions,  and  ac- 
cording to  their  doors. 

12  And  according  to  the  doors  of  the 
chambers  that  loere  to'icird  the  south  was 
a  door  in  the  head  of  the  way,  even  the  way 
directly  before  the  wall  to'ward  the  east, 
as  one  entereth  into  them. 

13  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The  north 
chambers  and  the  south  chambers,  which 
Are  before  the  separate  place,  they  be  holy 
chambers,  where  the  priests  that  approach 
unto  the  Lord  shall  eat  the  most  holy 
things  :  there  shall  they  lay  the  most  holy 
things,  and  the  meat-offering,  and  the  sin- 
offering,  and  the  tres'pass-ofiering  ;  for  the 
place  is  holy. 

14  When  the  priests  enter  therein,  then 
shall  they  not  go  out  of  the  holy  place  into 
the  outer  court,  but  thcr'^  they  shall  lay  their 
garments  wherein  they  minister  ;  for  they 
are  holy  ;  and  shall  put  on  other  garments, 
and  shall  approach  to  those  things  which 
hre  for  the  people. 

15  Now,  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
meaf'uri'ng  the  inner  house,  he  brought  me 
forth  to'wird  the  gate  whose  prospect  is 
io'wkxA  the  east,  and  meaj'ured  it  round 
about'. 

16  He  meaf'ured  the  east  side  with   the 


niea§'uring-reed,  five  hundred   reeds,  with 
ths  mSaj'urTng-rced  round  about.' 

17  He  meaj'ured  the  north  side  five  hun- 
dred reeds,  with  tlie  mea|'uring-reed  round 
about'. 

18  He  meaj'ured  the  south  side  five  hun-' 
dred  roeds,  with  the  nieaj'urlng-reed. 

19  He  turned  about'  to  the  west  ?,\AG,and 
meaj'ured  five  hundred  reeds,  with  the 
mea^'uring-reed. 

20  He  meaj'ured  it  by  the  four  sides  :  it 
had  a  wall  round  about'  five  hundred  reeds 
long,  and  five  hundred  broad,  to  make  a 
separation  between  the  sanc'tuaryl  and  the 
profane  place. 

CHAP.  XLHI. 

AFTERWARD  he    brought  me  to  the 
gate,   even  the  gate  that    looketh  to'- 
lokxA  the  east : 

2  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
Ij'ra-el  came  from  the  way  of  the  east ;  and 
his  voice  was  like  a  noise  of  many  waters  ■ 
and  the  earth  shined  with  his  glory. 

3  And  it  was  according  to  the  appear- 
ance of  the  virion  which  I  saw,  ei7C7t  accord- 
ing to  the  virion  that  I  saw  when  I  came  to 
destroy'  the  city  ;  and  the  virions  were  like 
tlie  virion  that  I  saw  by  the  river  ^he'bSr  ; 
and  I  fell  upon  my  face. 

4  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  came  into 
the  house,  b}^  the  way  of  the  gate  whose 
prospect  is  to'iodrd  the  east. 

5  So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  brought 
me  into  the  inner  court  ;  and,  behold,  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house. 

G  And  I  heard  him  speaking  unto  me  out 
of  the  house  ;   and  the  man  stood  by  me. 

7  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  the 
place  of  my  throne,  and  the  place  of^  the 
soles  of  my  feet,  where  I  will  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  tlie  children  of  Ij'ra-el  for  ever, 
and  my  holy  name,  shall  the  iiouse  of  Ij'ra- 
el  no  more  defile,  neither  they,  nor  their 
kings,  by  their  whoredom,  nor  by  the  car- 
casses of  their  kings  in  their  high  places  ; 

8  In  their  setting  of  their  threshold  by 
my  thresholds,  and  their  post  by  ray  posts, 
and  the  wall  between  me  and  them ;  thej 
have  even  defiled  my  holy  name  by  theii 
abominations  that  they  have  committed  • 
wherefore  I  have  consumed  them  in  mine 
anger. 

L»  Now  let  them  put  away  their  whore- 
dom, and  the  carcasses  of  their  kings,  far 
from  me,  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
them  for  ever. 

10  Thou  son  of  man,  show  the  house  to 
tlie  house  of  i^'ra-el,  that  they  may  be 
ashamed  of  their  iniquities  ;  and  let  them 
mea^'ure  the  pattern. 

11  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of  all  that 
they  have  done,  show  them  the  form  of  the 
house,  and  the  fashion  thereof,  and  the  go- 
ings-out thereof,  and  the  comings-in  thereof, 
and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all  the  ordi- 
nances thereof;  and  all  the  forms  thereof, 
and  all  the  laws  thereof:   and  write  it  in 


1  sdngk'tshu-d-re. 


662 


If'ra-Sl  cxhSrted  to  repentance. 
their  sight,  that  they   may   keep  the  wliole 
fonn  thereof,  and  all  the  ordinances  thereof, 
and  do  them. 

12  This  is  the  law  of  the  house  ;  Upon 
the  top  of  the  moftn'tain,  the  wlioic  limit 
thereof  round  Shout'  sluill  he.  most  holy. 
Behold,  this  is  the  law  of  the  house. 

13  And  these  hre  the  mea^'urcs  of  the 
altar  after  the  cubits  :  The  rubit  is  a  cubit 
and  a  hand-broadth  ;  even  the  bottom  sluiJl 
he  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth  a  cubit,  and  the 
border  tiieroof  by  the  edge  thereof  round 
Sbout'  shall  be  a  span  :  and  tiiis  shall  he 
the  higher  place  of  the  altar. 

14  And  from  the  bottom  upon  the  ground 
even  to  the  lower  settle  shall  be  two  cubits, 
and  the  breadtii  one  cubit ;  and  from  the 
les.ser  settle  even  to  the  greater  settle  shall 
he  four  cubits,  and  the  breadth  one  cubit. 

15  So  the  altar  shall  he  four  cubits  ;  and 
from  the  altar  and  up'wdrd  shall  be  four 
horns. 

16  And  the  altar  shall  he  twelve  cubits 
long,  twelve  broad,  square  in  the  four 
squares  thereof 

17  And  the  settle  shall  he  fourteen  cubits 
long,  and  fourteen  broad  in  the  four  squares 
thereof;  and  the  border  about'  it  shall  be 
hhlf  a  cubit  ;  and  the  bottom  thereof  shall 
he  a  cubit  about' ;  and  his  stairs  shall  look 
tS'icdrd  the  east. 

18  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  These  arc  the  or- 
dinances of  the  altar  in  the  day  when  they 
shall  make  it,  to  offer  burnt-offerings  there- 
on, and  to  sprinkle  blood  thereon. 

19  And  thou  shalt  give  to  the  priests  the 
Le'vltes  that  be  of  the  seed  of  Za'dok, 
which  approach  unto  me,  to  minister  unto 
me,  saith  the  Lord  God,  a  3'oung  bullock 
for  a  sin-offering. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood 
thereof,  and  put  it  on  the  four  horns  of  it, 
and  on  the  four  corners  of  the  settle,  and 
upon  the  border  round  about' :  thus  shalt 
thou  cleanse  and  purge  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  bullock  also  of 
the  sin-offering,  and  he  shall  burn  it  in  the 
appointed  place  of  the  house,  without  the 
sanctuary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou  shalt  of- 
fer a  kid  of  the  goats  without  blemish  for  a 
sin-offering  ;  and  they  shall  cleanse  the  al- 
tar, as  they  did  cleanse  it  with  the  bullock. 

23  Wlrcn  thou  hast  made  an  end  of 
cleansing  it,  thou  shalt  offer  a  young  bul- 
lock without  bleniisli,  and  a  ram  out  of  the 
flock  without  blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  off'er  tiiem  before  the 
Lord,  and  the  prie.sts  shall  cast  salt  upon 
them,  and  they  shall  offer  them  up  for  a 
burnt-ofl^ering  imto  the  Loiin. 

25  Seven  days  shalt  thou  prepare  every 
day  a  goat  for  a  sin-off'ering :  they  shall 
also  prepare  a  young  bullock,  and  a  ram  out 
of  the  flock,  without  blemish. 

26  Seven  days  shall  they  purge  the  altar, 


EZE'KIEL.  The  priHsfs  reproved 

and   purify   it ;   and  they   shall   consecrate 
themselves. 

27  And  when  these  days  hre  expired,  it 
shall  be,  that  upon  the  eighth  day,  and  so 
for'wArd,  the  priests  shall  make  your  burnt- 
offerings  upon  the  altar,  and  your  peace- 
offerings  ;  and  I  will  accept  you,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

THEN  he  brought  me  back  the  way  of 
the  gate  of  the  oiit'ward  sanctuary, 
which  looketh  to'wird  the  east,  and  it  was 
shut. 

2  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  This 
gate  shall  be  shut,  it  shall  not  be  opened, 
and  no  man  shall  enter  in  by  it;  because 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  l§'ra-el,  hath  entered 
in  by  it,  iherc'fore  it  shall  be  shut. 

3  It  is  for  the  prince  ;  the  prince  he  shall 
sit  in  it  to  eat  bread  beforcjthe  Lord  :  heshall 
enter  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  that  gate, 
and  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of  the  same. 

4  Then  brought  ho  me  the  way  of  the 
north  gate  before  the  house  :  and  I  looked, 
and,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled 
the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  and  I  fell  upon  my 
face. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  mark  well,  and  behold  with  thine 
eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears,  ail  that  I 
say  unto  thee  concer'ning  all  the  ordinances 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  laws 
thereof;  and  mark  well  the  entering  in  of 
the  house,  with  every  going  forth  of  the 
sanctuary. 

6  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  rebellious, 
even  to  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  O  ye  house  of  Ij'ra-Sl,  let  it 
suff'i(,'e'  you  of  all  your  abominations, 

7  In  that  ye  have  brought  into  my  sanc- 
tuartj,  stransjers,  inicir'cumci|edl  in  heart, 
and  uncir'cumcljed  in  flesh,  to  be  in  my 
sanctuary,  to  pollute  it,  ercn  my  house, 
when  ye  offer  my  bread,  the  fat  and  the 
blood,  and  they  have  brfd<en  my  covenant, 
because  of  all  your  abominations. 

8  And  ye  have  not  kept  the  charge  of 
mine  holy  things:  but  ye  have  set  keepers 
of  my  charee  in  my  sanctuary  for  your- 
selves. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  No  stranger, 
uncir'cumcTfed  in  heart,  nor  nncir'cumcifed 
in  ffesh,  shall  enter  into  my  sanctuary,  of 
any  stranger  that  is  among  the  children  of 
if'ra-Sl. 

10  And  the  Ls'vites  that  arc  gone  awS) 
far  from  mc,  when  Ij'ra-fil  went  astray 
which  went  astray  aw3y  from  mc  Sffer  tlieit 
idols  ;  they  shall  even  bear  tlniir  iniquity. 

1 1  Yet  they  sjiall  be  ministers  in  my  sanc- 
tuary, having  charge  at  the  gates  of  the 
house,  and  nunisteriiig  to  the  house:  they 
shall  slay  the  burnt-offering  and  the  sSc'ri- 
fiije  for  the  people,  and  they  shall  stand  be- 
fore them  to  minister  unto  them. 

12  Because  they  ministered  unto  them 
before  their  idols,  and  caused  the  house  of 


1  im-sSr'kiim-sl-zgd. 


663 


Ordinances  for  the  priests.  EZE' 

If'ra-el  to  fall  into  iniquity  ;  tlifire'fore  have 
I  lifted  up  mine  liand  against'  ihcm,  saitli  tlio 
Lord  Gou,  and  liicy  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 
Hi  And  tiu'v  sliall  not  come  near  unto  nie 
to  do  tilt!  oliice  (if  a  priest  unto  mo,  nor  to 
come  near  to  any  of  my  holy  things,  in  the 
most  iioly  place  ;  but  they  shall  bear  their 
shame,  and  their  abominations  vvhieh  they 
have  romniitted  : 

14  But  I  will  make  them  keepers  of  the 
charge  of  the  house,  for  all  the  ser'vice 
thereof,  and  for  all  that  shall  be  done  therein. 

15  But  the  priests  the  Le'vites,  the  sons 
of  Za'dok,  that  kept  the  charee  of  my  sanc- 
tuary when  the  children  of  I|'ra-el  went 
astray  from  me,  they  shall  come  near  to  nie 
to  minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall  stand 
before  me  to  offer  unto  me  tiie  fat  and  tlie 
blood,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 

16  They  shall  enter  into  my  sanctuary, 
and  they  shall  come  near  to  my  table  to 
minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall  keep  my 
charge. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  piss,  that,  when 
they  enter  in  at  the  gates  of  the  inner  court, 
they  shall  be  clothed  with  linen  garments  ; 
and  no  wool  shall  come  upon  them  while 
they  minister  in  the  gates  of  the  inner  court, 
and  within. 

18  They  shall  have  linen  bonnets  upon 
their  heads,  and  shall  have  linen  breeches 
upon  their  loins  ;  they  shall  not  gird  them- 
selves with  any  thing  that  causeth  sweat. 

19  And  when  they  go  forth  into  the  outer 
court,  even  into  the  outer  court  to  the  peo- 
ple, they  shall  put  off  their  garments  where- 
in they  ministered,  and  lay  them  in  the  holy 
chambers,  and  they  shall  put  on  other  gar- 
ments ;  and  they  shall  not  sanctify  the  peo- 
ple with  their  garments. 

20  Neither  shall  they  shave  their  heads, 
nor  suffer  their  locks  to  grow  long ;  they 
shall  only  poll  their  heads. 

21  Neither  shall  any  priest  drink  wine, 
when  they  enter  into  the  inner  court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  take  for  their  wives 
a  widow,  nor  her  that  is  put  iiway  :  but  they 
shall  take  maidens  of  the  seed  of  the  house 
of  I|'ra-el,  or  a  widow  that  had  a  priest  be- 
fore. 

23  And  they  shall  teach  my  people  the 
difference  between  the  holy  and  profane, 
and  cause  men  to  di^qern'  between  the  un- 
clean and  the  clean. 

24  And  in  controversy  they  shall  stand 
in  judgment ;  and  they  shall  judge  it  ac- 
cording to  my  judgments  :  and  they  shall 
keep  my  laws  and  my  statutes  in  all  mine 
assemblies  ;  and  they  shall  hallow  my  sab- 
baths. 

25  And  they  shall  come  at  no  dead  per- 
son to  defile  themselves  :  but  for  father,  or 
for  mother,  or  for  son,  or  for  daughter,  for 
brother,  or  for  sister  that  hath  had  no  hu§'- 
bdnd,  they  may  defile  themselves. 

26  And  after  he  is  cleansed  they  shall 
reckon  unto  him  seven  days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  goeth  into  the 


KIEL.  The  portion  of  land  for  the  city. 

sanctuary,  unto  the  inner  court,  to  ministei 
in  the  saiiclnary,  lie  shall  offer  his  sin-offer- 
ing, saitli  the  Lord  Goi). 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for  an  in- 
heritance ;  I  am  their  inheritance  :  and  ye 
shall  give  them  no  p5|jes'sion  in  I|'ra-el ;  I 
am  their  pojfSs'sion. 

2!'  They  shall  eat  the  meat-offering,  and 
the  sin-offering,  and  the  tres'pass-oft'ering  ; 
and  every  dedicated  thing  in  i^'ra-el  shall 
be  theirs. 

30  And  the  first  of  all  the  first-fruits  of 
all  things,  and  every  oblation  of  all,  of  ev 
ery  sort  of  your  oblations,  shall  be  the 
priest's :  ye  shall  also  give  unto  the  priest 
the  first  of  your  dough,  that  he  may  cause 
the  blessing  to  rest  in  thine  house. 

31  The  priests  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing 
that  is  dead  of  itself,  or  torn,  whether  it  be 
fowl  or  beast. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

MOREOVER,  when  ye  shall  divide  by 
lot  the  land  for  inheritance,  ye  shall 
offer  an  oblation  unto  the  Loud,  a  holy 
portion  of  the  land  :  the  length  shall  he  the 
length  of  five  and  twenty  thousand  reeds, 
and  the  breadth  shall  be  ten  thousand. 
This  shall  be  holy  in  all  the  borders  thereof 
round  about'. 

2  Of  this  there  shall  be  for  the  sanctuary 
five  hundred  in  length,  with  five  hundred 
in  breadth,  square  round  Sbout' ;  and  fifty 
cubits  round  about'  for  the  suburbs  thereof. 

3  And  of  this  mea^'urc  shalt  thou  meaf'- 
ure  the  length  of  five  and  twenty  thousand, 
and  the  breadth  of  ten  thousand  :  and  in  it 
shall  be  the  sanctuary  and  the  most  holy 
place. 

4  The  holy  portion  of  the  land  sliall  be 
for  the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the  sanctu- 
ary, which  shall  come  near  to  minister  unto 
the  Lord  ;  and  it  shall  be  a  place  for  their 
houses,  and  a  holy  place  for  the  sanctuary. 

5  And  the  five  and  twenty  thousand  of 
length,  and  the  ten  thousand  of  breadth, 
shall  also  the  Le'vites,  the  ministers  of  the 
house,  have  for  themselves,  for  a  po|jes'- 
sion  for  twenty  chambers. 

6  And  ye  shall  appoint  the  poj^es'sion  of 
the  city  five  thousand  broad,  and  five  and 
twenty  thousand  long,  over  Sgainst'  the  ob- 
lation of  the  holy  portion  :  it  shall  be  for 
the  whole  house  of  I^'ra-el. 

7  And  a  portion  shall  be  for  the  prince 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  side  of  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion,  and  of  the  pof- 
§es'sion  of  the  city,  before  the  oblation  of 
the  holy  portion,  and  before  the  po^fes'sion 
of  the  city,  from  the  west  side  west'ward, 
and  from  the  east  side  east'wdrd ;  and  the 
length  shall  be  over  Sgainst'  one  of  the 
portions,  from  the  west  border  unto  the  east 
border. 

8  In  the  land  shall  be  his  pojjes'sion  in 
I|'ra-el :  and  my  princes  shall  no  more  op- 
press my  people ;  and  the  rest  of  the  land 
shall  they  give  to  the  house  of  I|'ra-el  ac- 
cording to  their  tribes. 

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Ordinances  for  the  prince,  EZE'KIET> 

9  Thus  saitli  tlie  Lord  God,  Let  it  suf- 
fi<je'  you,  O  princes  of  If'ra-fil  :  remove 
violence  and  spoil,  and  execute  judgnieiit 
and  justice,  taite  away  your  exactions  from 
my  people,  suitli  tiic  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  balances,  and  a  just 
eph'ah,  and  a  just  bath. 

11  The  eph'ah  and  the  buth  shall  be  of 
one  meaf'ure,  that  the  bath  may  contain  the 
tenth  part  of  a  homer,  and  the  eph'ah  the 
lentil  j)art  of  a  homer :  the  meaj'uro  there- 
of shall  be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  shekel  shall  he  twenty  ge- 
rahs :  twenty  shekels,  five  and  twenty 
shekels,  fifteen  shekels  shall  be  your  ma'- 
neh. 

13  This  is  tlie  oblation  that  ye  shall  of- 
fer; llie  sixth  part  of  an  eph'ah  of  a  homer 
of  wheat,  and  ye  shall  f^ive  the  si.xtli  part 
of  an  eph'ah  of  a  homer  of  barley. 

14  Concer'ning  the  ordinance  of  oil,  the 
bath  of  oil,  ye  shall  offer  the  tenth  part  of  a 
bath  out  of  the  cor,  which  is  a  homer  of 
ten  baths  ;  for  ten  baths  are  a  homer  : 

15  And  one  lamb  out  of  the  Hock,  out  of 
two  hundred,  out  of  the  fat  pis'tures  of 
Ij'ra-t5l,  for  a  meat-offering,  and  for  a  buriit- 
oft'ering,  and  for  peace-oficrings,  to  make 
reconciliation  for  them,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

16  All  the  people  of  the  land  shall  give 
this  oblation  for  the  prince  in  i^'ra-el. 

17  And  it  shall  be  tiic  prince's  part  to 
give  burnt-offerings,  and  meat-ofl'erings, 
and  drink-olTerings,  in  the  feasts,  and  in  the 
new  moons,  and  in  the  sabbaths,  in  all 
solemnities  of  the  house  of  i^'ra-el  :  he 
shall  prepare  the  sin-offering,  and  the  meat- 
offering, and  the  burnt-ofTering,  and  the 
peace-offerings,  to  make  reconciliation  for 
the  house  of  Ij'ra-el. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  In  the  first 
jndnth,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month,  thou 
slialt  take  a  youjig  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  cleanse  the  sanctuary  : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin-oftering,  and  puti^  upon  the  posts 
of  the  house,  and  u[)on  the  four  corners  of 
the  settle  of  the  altar,  and  upon  the  posts 
of  the  gate  of  the  inner  court. 

20  And  so  thou  shalt  do  the  seventh  day 
of  the  month  for  every  one  that  Srrcth,  and 
for  him  that  is  simjile  :  so  shall  ye  reconcile 
the  house. 

21  In  the  first  month,  in  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  have  the  pass- 
over,  a  feast  of  seven  days ;  unleavened 
bread  shall  be  eaten. 

22  And  upon  that  day  shall  the  prince 
prepare  for  himself,  and  for  all  the  people 
of  the  land,  a  bullock /or  a  sin-offering. 

23  And  seven  days  of  the  feast  he  shall 
prepare  a  burnt-offering  to  the  Loun,  seven 
bullocks  and  seven  rams  without  blemish, 
daily  the  seven  days  ;  and  a  kid  of  the  goats 
daily  for  a  sin-oflering. 

24  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat-offering 
of  an  dph'ah  for  a  bullock,  and  an  Sph'ah 

Kkk2 


and  for  the  jicuplc. 
for  a  ram,  and  a  liiii  of  oil  for  an  eph'ah. 
2."  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  fifteenth 
day  of  the  month,  shall  he  do  the  like  in 
the  feast  of  the  seven  days,  according  to  the 
sin-  )flcring,  according  lo  the  luiriit-oilering, 
and  according  to  the  laeat-otl'oriiig,  and  ac- 
cording to  tile  oil. 

CHAP.  XL\  I. 
mnUS  saiJi  the  Lord  Goo,  The  gate  of 
i  the  inner  court  that  lookclh  to  M'iird 
the  east  shall  be  shut  the  six  working  days  ; 
but  on  die  sabbath  it  siiall  be  opened,  and 
in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it  sliali  be 
opened. 

2  And  the  prince  shall  eiiler  by  the  way 
of  the  porch  of  that  gate  witlioul,  and  shall 
stand  by  the  post  of  the  gate,  and  the  priest 
shall  prepare  his  buriit-ofleriiig  and  his 
peace-offerings,  and  he  shall  wor'sliTp  at  the 
threshold  of  the  gate ;  then  he  sludl  go 
forth  ;  but  the  gate  shall  not  be  shut  until 
the  evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people   of  th 


peo] 


land  shall 


worship  at  tlie  door  of  this  gate  before  the 


Lord,    in    the   sabbaths,    and    in    the 
mocois. 

4  And  the  btirnt-ofleiing  that  the  prince 
shall  orter  unto  the  Lokd  in  the  sabbath-day 
sJuill  he  six  lambs  without  blemish,  and  a 
ram  without  blemish. 

5  And  the  ineat-oflcring  shall  he  an  ejih'- 
ali  for  a  ram,  and  the  meat-offering  fin-  the 
lambs  as  he  shall  be  able  to  give,  and  a  bin 
of  oil  to  an  eph'ah. 

6  And  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  it 
shall  he  a  young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  six  lambs,  and  a  ram  :  they  shall  be 
without  blemish. 

7  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat-offering, 
ail  eph'ah  for  a  bullock,  and  an  eph'ah  for 
a  ram  ;  and  for  the  lambs  according  as  his 
hand  shall  attain  unto,  and  a  hin  of  oil  to 
an  eph'ah. 

8  And  when  the  prince  shall  enter,  he 
shall  go  in  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  that 
gate,  and  he  shall  go  forth  by  the  way 
thereof 

!)  But  when  the  people  of  the  land  shall 
come  before  the  Lord  in  the  solemn  feasts, 
he  that  entereth  in  by  the  way  of  the  north 
gate  to  wor'ship  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of 
the  south  gate  ;  and  he  that  entereth  by  the 
way  of  the  south  gate  shall  go  fiirth  bv  the 
way  of  the  north  gate  :  he  shall  not  return 
by  the  way  of  the  gate  whendiy  he  came 
in,  but  shall  go  forth  over  Sgainst'  it. 

10  And  the  prince  in  the  midst  of  them, 
when  they  go  in,  shall  go  in  ;  and  wJien 
they  go  forth,  shall  go  forth  : 

11  And  in  the  feasts,  and  in  the  solemni- 
ties, the  meat-offering  shall  be  an  ejdi'ah  to 
a  bullock,  and  an  eph'ah  to  a  ram  ;  and  to 
the  lambs  as  he  is  able  to  give,  and  a  bin  of 
oil  to  an  gph'ali. 

12  Now  when  the  prince  shall  prepare  a 
voluntary  burnt-oftering  or  peace-ofleringB 
voluntarily  unto  the  Lord,  one  shall  then 
open  him  the  gate  that  looketli  to'tctird  the 

665 


The  prince's  inheritance.  EZE'KIEL 

east,  and  he  shall  prepare  his  burnt-offering 
and  his  pcace-oflcrings  as  he  did  on  the 
sabbath-day  ;  then  ho  shall  go  fortli ;  and 
after  his  going  forlii  07ic  shall  sinit  the  gate. 

13  Thou  shall  daily  prepare  a  burnt-of- 
fering unto  the  Lord  of  a  lamb  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish  ;  thou  slialt  prepare 
it  every  morning. 

14  And  thou  shall  prepare  a  meat-offer- 
ing for  it  every  morning,  the  sixth  part  of 
an  gph'ah,  and  the  third  part  of  a  hin  of  oil, 
to  temper  with  tlic  fine  flour ;  a  meat-offer- 
ing contmually,  by  a  perpet'ual  ordinance, 
unto  the  Lokd. 

15  Thus  shall  they  prepare  the  lamb,  and 
the  meat-offering,  and  the  oil,  every  morn- 
ing,/or  a  continual  burnt-offering, 

16  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Got>,  If  the 
prince  give  a  gift  unto  any  of  his  sons,  the 
mheritance  thereof  shall  be  his  sons' ;  it 
shall  be  their  poj^es'sion  by  inlieirtance. 

17  But  if  he  give  a  gift  of  his  inheritance 
to  one  of  his  servants,  then  it  shall  be  his  to 
the  year  of  liberty  ;  after  it  shall  return  to 
the  prince  :  but  his  inheritance  shall  be  his 
sons'  fjr  them. 

16  Moreover,  the  prince  shall  not  take 
of  the  people's  inlieritanne  by  oppression, 
to  thrust  them  out  of  their  posjes'sion  ;  but 
he  shall  give  his  sons  inheritance  out  of  his 
own  po5§es'sion  ;  that  my  people  be  not 
scattered  every  man  from  his  posses'sion. 

19  U  After  he  brought  me  through  the 
entry,  which  ivas  at  the  side  of  the  gale, 
into  the  holy  chambers  of  the  priests,  which 
looked  to'ioard  the  north :  and,  behold, 
there  was  a  place  on  tiie  two  sides  west'- 
Wcird. 

20  Then  said  he  unto  me,  This  is  the 
place  where  the  priests  shall  boil  the  tres'- 
pSss-offering  and  the  sin-offering,  where 
they  shall  bake  the  meat-offering;  that  they 
bear  them  not  out  into  the  outer  court,  to 
sanctify  the  people. 

21  Then  he  brought  me  forth  into  the 
outer  court,  and  caused  me  to  pSss  by  the 
four  corners  of  the  court ;  and,  behold,  in 
every  corner  of  the  court  there  icas  a  court. 

22  In  the  four  corners  of  the  court  there 
were  courts  joined  of  forty  cubits  long,  and 
thirty  broad:  these  four  corners  tcere  of  one 
inea§'ure. 

23  And  there  was  a  row  of  buildings 
round  about'  in  them,  round  about'  them 
four,  and  it  loas  made  with  boiling-places 
under  the  rows  round  about'. 

24  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These  are  the 
places  of  them  that  boil,  where  the  minis- 
ters of  the  house  shall  boil  the  sac'rifiqe  of 
the  people. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  again' 
unto  the  door  of  the  house  ;  and,  be- 
hold, waters  issued  out  from  under  the 
threshold  of  the  house  east'wdrd  :  for  the 
fore>front  of  the  house  stood  to'wArd  the 
east,  and  the  waters  came  down  from  under. 


The  vifion  of  the  loaters. 
from  the  ri^ht  side  of  the  house,  at  the 
south  side  of  the  altar. 

2  Then  brought  he  me  out  of  the  way  of 
the  gate  north'wArd,  and  led  me  about'  the 
way  without  unto  the  outer  gale  by  the 
way  that  looketh  east'ward  ;  and,  behold, 
there  ran  out  waters  on  the  right  side. 

3  And  when  the  man  that  had  the  line  in 
his  hand  went  forth  east'ward,  lie  mea^'ur- 
ed  a  thousand  cubits,  and  he  brought  me 
through  the  waters ;  the  waters  tcerc  to  the 
ancles. 

4  Again'  he  meaf'ured  a  thousand,  and 
brought  me  through  the  waters  ;  the  waters 
loere  to  the  knees.  Again'  he  mea^'ured  a 
thousand,  and  brought  me  through  :  the 
waters  loere  to  the  loins. 

5  Af'terward  he  meaj'ured  a  thousand  ; 
and  it  was  a  river  that  I  could  not  p3ss 
over  :  for  the  waters  were  risen,  waters  to 
swim  in,  a  river  that  could  not  be  passed 
over. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man,  hast 
thou  seen  this  ?  Then  he  brought  me,  and 
caused  me  to  return  to  the  brink  of  the 
river. 

7  Now,  when  I  had  returned,  behold,  at 
the  bank  of  the  river  were  very  many  trees 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These  waters 
issue  out  to'^oArd  the  east  country,  and  go 
down  into  the  de^'ert,  and  go  into  the  sea  ; 
which  being  brought  forth  into  the  sea,  the 
waters  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss,  that  every- 
thing that  liveth,  which  moveth,  whither- 
soever the  rivers  shall  come,  shall  live  ;  and 
there  shall  be  a  very  great  multitude  offish, 
because  these  waters  shall  come  thither  : 
for  they  shall  be  healed  ;  and  every  thing 
shall  live  whither  the  river  cometh. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
fishers  shall  stand  upon  it,  from  En'ge-dil 
even  unto  En-eg-la'im  ;  they  shall  be  a  place 
to  spread  forth  nets  :  their  fish  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  their  kinds,  as  the  fish  of  the 
great  sea,  exceeding  many. 

11  But  the  miry  places  thereof,  and  the 
marshes  thereof,  shall  not  be  healed  :  they 
shall  be  given  to  salt. 

12  And  by  the  river,  upon  the  bank 
thereof,  on  this  side  and  on  that  side,  shall 
grow  ail  trees  for  meat,  whose  leaf  shall  not 
fade,  neither  shall  the  fruit  thereof  be  con- 
sumed :  it  shall  bring  forth  new  fruit  accord- 
ing to  his  months,  because  their  watei-s  they 
issued  out  of  the  sanctuary  ;  and  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  for  meat,  and  the  leaf  the  n-- 
of  for  medicine. 

13  ir  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon,  This 
shall  be  the  border  whereby  ye  shall  inherit 
the  land,  according  to  the  twelve  tribes  of 
Ij'ra-el  :  Jo'seph  shall  have  two  portions. 

14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one  as  well  as 
another  ;  concer'ning  the  which  I  lifted  up 
mine  hand  to  give  it  unto  your  fathers  ;  and 
this  land  shall  fall  unto  you  for  inheritance. 


g  hard. 


666 


The  portions  of  the  twelve  tribes,        EZE' 

15  And  this  shall  he  tlie  border  of  the  laud 
tO'icard  the  north  side,  from  tlic  great  sea, 
the  way  of  Heth'lun,  as  men  go  to  Ze'dad  ; 

16  H^'nicith,  Be-ro'thah,  Sib'ra-Tni,  wiiicJi 
is  between  the  border  of  Da-nicts'cus  and 
the  border  of  Ila'matli  ;  Ha'zir-Hat'ti-con, 
whicli  is  by  the  coast  of  Ilau'ran. 

17  And  tiie  border  from  the  sea  shall  be 
Ha'zar-E'nan,  the  border  of  Da-mas'cQs, 
and  the  north  north'ward,  and  tiie  border 
of  Ha'math.     And  this  is  tlie  north  side. 

18  And  the  east  side  ye  sliail  meaj'ure 
from  Hau'rSn,  and  from  Da-mas'cus,  and 
from  Gll'e-ad,  and  from  the  land  of  If'ru-el 
by  Jor'dan,  from  the  border  unto  the  east 
sea.     And  this  is  the  east  side. 

19  And  the  south  side  sodtli'wurd,  from 
Ta'mar  cccii  to  the  waters  of  strife  i/i  Ka'- 
d6sh,  the  river  to  the  great  sea.  And  this 
is  the  south  side  softth'ward. 

20  Tlic  west  side  also  shall  he  the  great 
sea  from  the  border,  till  a  man  come  over 
against'  Ha'math.     This  is  the  west  side. 

21  So  shall  ye  divide  this  land  unto  you 
according  to  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el. 

22  II  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss,  that  ye 
shall  divide  it  by  lot  for  an  inheritance  unto 
you,  and  to  the  strangers  that  so'joCirn 
among  you,  which  shall  beget  children 
among  you;  and  they  shall  bo  unto  you  as 
born  in  the  country  among  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el ;  they  shall  have  inheritance  with 
you  among  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  what 
tribe  the  stranger  so'journeth,  there  shall  ye 
give  him  his  inheritance,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XL VIII. 

NOW  these  are  the  names  of  the  tribes. 
From  the  north  end  to  the  coast  of  the 
way  of  Heth'lon,  as  one  goeth  to  Ha'math, 
Ha'zar-E'nan,  the  border  of  Da-mas'cus 
north'ward,  to  the  coast  of  Ha'math,  (for 
these  are  liis  sides  east  and  west,)  a  portion 
for  Dan. 

2  And  by  the  border  of  Din,  from  the  east 
side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion  for  Ash'er. 

3  And  by  the  border  of  Ash'er,  from  the 
east  side  even  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Naph'ta-li. 

4  And  by  the  border  of  Naph'ta-li,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  pOrtion 
for  Ma-nas'seh. 

5  And  bv  the  border  of  Ma-nSs'seh,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
lor  E'phra-im. 

0  And  by  the  border  of  E'phra-Tm,  from 
the  east  side  even  unto  the  west  side,  a  por- 
tion for  Reft'ben. 

7  And  by  the  border  of  Reft'bgn,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Ju'dali. 

8  H  And  by  the  border  of  Ju'dah,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  shall  be  the 
offering  which  ye  shall  offer  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand  reeds  in  breadth,  and  in 
'ength  as  one  of  the  other  parts,  from  the 
east  side  unto  the  west  side  :  and  the  sanctu- 
ary shall  be  in  the  midst  of  it. 


KIEL.  of  the  city,  and  vf  Cktpnncc. 

1)  The  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer  unto 
the  LoRU  shall  be  of  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand in  length,  and  of  ten  thousand  in 
breadth. 

10  And  for  them,  even  for  the  priests, 
shall  be  this  holy  oblation ;  tCwurd  the 
north  five  and  twenty  thousand  in  length, 
and  to'?cftrd  the  west  ten  thousand  in 
breadth,  and  tO'ioard  the  east  ten  thousand 
in  breadth,  and  to'ward  the  south  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length  :  and  the  sanctu- 
ary oftheLoKU  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

11  It  shall  be  for  the  priests  that  iirc  sanc- 
tified of  the  sons  of  Za'dok,  which  have 
kept  my  charge,  which  went  not  astray 
when  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  went  astray, 
as  the  Le'vites  went  astray. 

12  And  this  oblation  of  the  land  that  is 
offered  shall  be  unto  them  a  thing  most 
holy,  by  the  border  of  the  Le'vites. 

13  And  over  against'  the  border  of  the 
priests  the  Le'vites  shall  have  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  ten  thou- 
sand in  breadth  :  all  the  lenglh  shall  be  five 
and  twenty  thousand,  and  the  breadth  ten 
thousand. 

14  And  they  shall  not  sell  of  it,  neither 
exclianec,  nor  alienate  the  first-fruits  of  the 
land  :  for  it  is  holy  unto  the  Loru. 

15  And  the  five  thousand  that  are  left 
in  the  breadth,  over  against'  the  five  and 
twenty  thousand,  shall  be  a  profane  place 
for  the  city,  for  (hvclliiig,  and  for  suburbs  ; 
and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

10  And  tiies(!  shall  be  the  meaj'ures  there- 
of; the  north  side  four  tliotisand  and  five 
hundred,  and  the  south  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  and  on  the  east  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred,  and  the  west 
side  four  thousand  and  five  liundrcd. 

17  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city  shall  be 
to'joiird  the  north  two  hundred  and  fifty, 
and  to'jrard  the  south  two  hundred  and  fifty, 
and  to'jciird  the  east  two  hundred  and  fifty, 
and  to'joi'ird  the  west  two  hundred  and  fifty. 

18  And  the  residue  in  length  over  against' 
the  oblation  of  the  holy  portion,  shall  be 
ten  thousand  east'ward,  and  ten  thousand 
wfist'wdrd  :  and  it  shall  be  over  against'  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion ;  and  the  in- 
crease thereof  shall  be  for  food  unto  them 
that  serve  the  city. 

19  And  they  that  sfirve  the  city  shall 
sCrve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  be  five  and 
twenty  thousand  by  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand :  ye  shall  ofier  the  holy  oblation  four- 
square, with  the  pojjes'sion  of  the  city. 

21  And  the  residue  shall  he  for  the  j)rinee, 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  of  the  lioly 
oblation,  and  of  the  pojjgs'sion  of  the  city 
over  against'  the  five  and  twenty  thousand 
of  the  oblation  to'7r;ird  the  east  Ijorder,  and 
west'ward  over  against'  the  five  and  twenty 
thousand  to'j/ii'ird  the  west  border,  over 
against' the  portions  for  the  prince:  and  it 
shall  be  the  holy  oblation;  and  the  sanctuary 
of  the  house  shall  he  in  the  midst  thereof. 

G67 


Jc-kol  a-kim's  captivity.  DAN 

22  Moreover,  from  the  poffSs'sion  of  tlio 
Le'vitcs,  and  from  the  pojfgs'sion  of  the 
city  being  in  tlie  midst  of  that  wliich  is  the 
prince's,  between  the  border  of  Ju'dah  and 
the  border  of  Ben'ja-min,  shall  be  for  the 
prince. 

23  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes,  from  the 
east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Ben'ja-min 
shall  have  a  portion. 

24  And  by  tiie  border  of  Ben'ja-min,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Sim'e-6n 
i}iall  have  a  portion. 

25  And  by  the  border  of  Simje-on,  from 
the  cast  side  unto  the  west  side,  Is'sa-cliSr  a 
portion. 

2C  And  by  tiie  border  of  Is'sa-ch5r,  from 
tlie  cast  side  unto  the  west  side,  Zeb'u-lon  a 
poi  tion. 

27  And  by  tlie  border  of  Zeb'u-lon,  from 
the  cast  side  unto  the  west  side,  Gid  a  por- 
tion. 

28  And  by  tlie  border  of  Gad,  at  the 
south  side  soath'ward,  the  border  shall  be 
even  from  Ta'mSr  unto  the  waters  of  strife 
in  Ka'desh,  and  to  the  river  to'zcird  the 
great  sea. 


lEL.  Ddn'i-Sl  refuscth  the  king's  meat. 

20  This  is  the  land  which  ye  shall  divide 
by  lot  unto  the  tribes  of  I|'ra-el  for  inherit- 
ance, and  these  are  their  portions,  saith  the 
Lord  Goi). 

30  IT  And  these  arc  the  goings  out  of  the 
city  on  the  north  side,  four  thousand  and  five 
hundred  mdaf'ures. 

;U  And  the  gates  of  the  city  shall  he  after 
the  names  of  the  tribes  of  If'ra-el  :  three 
gates  north'wSrd  ;  one  gate  of  ReiVben,  one 
gate  of  Ju'dah,  one  gate  of  Le'vi. 

32  And  at  the  east  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred  :  and  three  gates ;  and  one 
gateof  Jo'seph,  one  gate  of  Ben'ja-min,  one 
gate  of  Dan. 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred  nieaj'ures :  and  three 
gates;  one  gate  of  Sim'e-on,  one  gate  of 
Is'sa-char,  one  gate  of  Zeb'u-lon. 

34  At  the  west  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred,  loith  their  three  gates  ;  one 
gate  of  Gad,  one  gate  of  Ish'er,  one  gate 
ofNaph'ta-lr. 

35  It  was  round  about'  eighteen  thou- 
sand jnea§'ures :  and  the  name  of  the  city 
from  that  day  shall  be,  The  Lord  is  there. 


1  The  BOOK  of  DANIEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Je-hoi'a- 
kim  king  of  Ja'dah  came  Neb-u-chad- 
nfiz'zar  king  of  Bab-y-l6n  unto  Je-ru'sa-lSm, 
and  besieeed  it. 

2  And  the  Lord  gave  Je-hoi'a-kTm  king 
of  Ju'dah  into  his  hand,  with  part  of  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  which  he  car- 
ried into  the  land  of  ShI'nar,  to  the  house 
of  his  god  ;  and  he  brought  the  vessels  into 
the  treaj'ure-house  of  his  god. 

3  And  the  king  spake  unto  Ash'pe-naz 
the  master  of  his  eu'nuchs,  that  he  should 
bring  cer'taln  of  the  children  of  i|'ra-el, 
and  of  the  king's  seed,  and  of  the  princes  ; 

4  Children  in  whom  icas  no  blemish,  but 
well-favoured,  and  skilful  in  all  wisdom, 
and  cunning  in  knowledge,  and  understand- 
ing science,  and  such  as  had  ability  in  them 
to  stand  in  the  king's  palace,  and  whom 
they  might  teach  the  lear'ning  and  the 
tongue  of  the  Chal-dean?. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them  a  daily 
provision  of  the  king's  meat,  and  of  the 
wine  which  he  drank  ;  so  nourishing  them 
three  years,  that  at  the  end  thereof  they 
might  stand  before  the  king. 

6  Now  among  these  were  of  the  children 
of  Ju'dah,  Dan'i-el,l  Han-a-ni'ah,  Mish'a-el, 
and  Az-a-ri'ah  ; 

7  Unto  whom  the  prince  of  the  ea'nuchs 
gave  names  :  for  he  gave  unto  Dan'i-el,  the 
name  of  Bel-te-shaz'zar ;  and  to  Han-a-ni'- 

1  Ddn'y-el, 


ah,  of  Sha'drach  ;  and  to  MTsh'a-el,  of  Me'- 
shach  ;  and  to  Az-a-ri'ah,  of  A-bed'ne-go. 

8  But  Dan'i-el  purposed  in  his  heart  that 
he  would  not  defile  himself  with  tiie  portion 
of  the  king's  meat,  nor  with  the  wine  which 
he  drank  :  therc'fore  he  requested  of  the 
prince  of  the  eu'nuchs  that  he  might  not  de- 
file himself. 

n  Now  God  had  brought  Din'i-el  into  fa- 
vour and  tender  love  with  the  prince  of  the 
eu'nuchs. 

10  And  the  prince  of  the  eu'nuchs  said 
unto  Dan'i-el,  I  fear  my  lord  the  king,  who 
hath  appointed  your  meat  and  your  drink  : 
for  why  siiould  he  see  your  faces  worse  lik- 
ing than  the  children  which  are  of  your 
sort.'  then  shall  ye  make  me  endanser  my 
head  to  the  king  .' 

11  Then  said  Dan'i-el  to  Mel'zar,  whom 
the  prince  of  the  eu'nuchs  had  set  over  Dan'- 
i-el, Han-a-ni'ali,  MTsh'a-el,  and  Az-a-ri'ah, 

12  Prove  thy  servants,  I  beseech  thee  ten 
days  ;  and  let  them  give  us  pulse  to  eat,  and 
water  to  drink. 

13  Then  let  our  countenances  be  looked 
upon  before  thee,  and  the  countenance  of 
the  children  that  eat  of  the  portion  of  the 
king's  meat ;  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with 
thy  servants. 

14  So  he  con,sented  to  them  in  this  mat- 
ter, and  proved  them  ten  days. 

15  And  at  the  end  often  days  their  coun- 
tenances appeared  fairer  and  fatter  in  flesh 

or  Dan'e-Sl. 


The  dream  of 

than  all  llie  cliildrun  which  did  cat  the  jtOr- 

tion  of  the  king's  meat. 

16  Tlius  Mel'zSr  took  Sway  the  portion 
of  their  meat,  and  the  wine  that  they  slioukl 
drink,  and  gave  them  ])ulse. 

17  As  for  these  four  children,  God  gave 
them  knowledge  and  skill  in  all  lear'ning 
and  wisdom  :  and  D5n'i-el  had  understand- 
ing in  all  virions  and  dreams. 

18  Now,  at  the  end  of  the  days  that  the 
king  had  said  he  should  bring  them  in,  then 
the  prince  of  the  eu'nuchs  brought  them 
in  before  iS'eh-u-chad-nez'zar. 

19  And  the  king  communed  with  them  : 
and  Smong  them  all  was  found  none  like 
Dan'i-el,  Han-a-ni'ah,  Mish'a-el,  and  Az-a- 
ri'ah  :    there'fore  stood  they  before  the  king. 

20  And  in  all  matters  of  wisdom  and  un- 
derstanding, that  the  king  inquired  of  them, 
he  found  tliem  ten  times  better  than  all  the 
magicians  and  astrologers  that  wire  in  all 
his  realm. 

21  And  Diin'i-el  continued  even  unto  the 
first  year  of  king  Cy'rus. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of 
Neb-u-<ph5d-nez'zar,  Neb-u-chad-nez'- 
zSr  dreamed  dreams,  wherewith  his  spirit 
was  troubled,  and  his  sleep  brake  from  him. 

2  Then  the  king  comman'ded  to  call  the 
magicians,  and  the  astrologers,  and  the  sor- 
cerers, and  the  Chal-de'Snj,  for  to  show  the 
king  his  dreams.  So  they  came  and  stood 
before  the  king. 

3  And  the  king  said  unto  them,  I  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  my  spirit  was  troub- 
led to  know  the  dream. 

4  Then  spake  the  ChSl-de'anf  to  the 
king  in  Syr'i-Sck,  O  king,  live  for  ever  :  tell 
thy  servants  the  dream,  and  we  will  show 
the  interpretation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to  the 
Chal-de'anf,  The  thing  is  gone  from  me  :  if 
ye  will  not  make  known  unto  me  the  dream, 
with  the  Interpreta'tion  thereof,  ye  shall  bo 
cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses  shall  be  made 
a  dunghill : 

()  But  if  ye  show  the  dream,  and  the  in- 
tgrprela'tion  thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me 
gifts,  and  rewards,  and  great  /(on'our  : 
therc'fore  show  me  the  dream  and  the  In- 
terpreta'tion thereof 

7  They  answered  again',  and  said.  Let 
the  king  tell  his  servants  the  dream,  and  we 
will  show  the  Interpreta'tion  of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  I  know 
of  cer'talnly  that  ye  would  gain  the  time, 
because  ye  see  the  thing  is  gone  from  me. 

9  But  if  ye  will  not  make  known  unto  me 
the  dream,  there  is  but  one  decree  for  you  ; 
for  ye  have  prepared  lying  and  corrupt 
words  to  speak  before  me  till  the  time  be 
chari^i'd  ;  therc'fore  tell  me  the  dream,  and 
I  shall  know  that  ye  can  show  mc  the  in- 
tSrpreta'tion  thereof 

ID  The  ^hal-de'an§  answered  before  the 
king,  and  said,  There  is  not  a  man  upon  the 
earth    that    can    show  the    king's   matter: 


DAN'IEL.  Mh-u-ckad-iiez'zdr 

therc'fore  tlierc  is  no  king,  lord,  nor  ruler, 
that  asked  such  things  at  any  magician,  or 
astrologer,  or  Chal-de'an. 

11  And  il  is  a  rare  thing  that  the  king  re- 
quirelh  ;  and  tliiMC  is  none  other  that  can 
show  it  before  the  king  except  the  gods, 
whose  dwelling  is  not  with  flesh. 

12  For  this  cause  the  king  was  angry  and 
very  furious,  and  comman'di'd  to  destroy'  all 
the  wise  7Hf/t  of  Bab'y-lun. 

11$  And  the  decree  went  forth  that  the 
wise  villi  should  he  slain  ;  and  tiiey  souglit 
Dan'i-el  and  his  fellows  to  he  slain. 

14  Then  Dan'i-el  answered  with  counsel 
and  wisdom  t(j  A'ri-och  the  cap'tain  of  the 
king's  guard,  wh.ich  w'as  gone  forth  to  slay 
the  wise  mc7i  of  Bab'y-lon  : 

1')  He  answered  and  said  to  A'ri-och  the 
king's  cap'tain.  Why  is  the  decree  so  hasty 
from  the  king  ?  Then  A'ri-och  made  the 
thing  known  to  Dan'i-fil. 

1()  Then  Dan'i-el  went  in,  and  desired  of 
the  king  that  he  would  give  him  time,  and 
that  he  would  show  the  king  the  Interpre- 
ta'tion. 

17  Then  Dan'i-el  went  to  his  house,  and 
made  the  thing  known  to  Han-a-ni'Sh, 
Mish'a-el,  and    .'Vz-a-ri'flli,  his  companions  ; 

18  That  they  would  desire  mer'cies  of 
the  God  of  heaven  concer'ning  this  secret, 
that  Dan'i-el  and  his  fellows  should  not 
perish  with  tti_o  rest  of  the  wise  jiieti  of  Bab'- 
y-lon. 

19  Then  was  the  secret  revealed  unto 
Dan'i-el  in  a  night  virion.  Then  Dan'i-6l 
bless'ed  the  God  of  heaven. 

20  Dan'i-el  answered  and  said,  Bles'scd 
be  the  name  of  God  for  ever  and  ever  ;  for 
wisdom  and  might  hre  his  : 

21  And  he  clian^eth  the  times  and  the 
seasons  i  he  removeth  kings,  and  scttetli 
up  kings  :  he  giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise, 
and  knowledge  to  them  that  know  under- 
standing : 

22  He  revealeth  the  deep  and  secret 
things  :  he  knowcth  what  is  in  the  darkness, 
and  the  light  dwellcth  with  him. 

2r?  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee,  O  thou 
God  of  my  fathers,  who  hast  given  me  wis- 
dom and  might,  and  hast  made  known  unto 
mc  now  what  we  desired  of  thee  :  for  thou 
hast  now  made  known  unto  us  the  king's 
matter. 

21  ThSrc'lore  Dan'i-61  went  in  unto  A'ri- 
och,  whom  the  king  had  ordained  to  destroy' 
the  wise  men  of  Bab'y-lon  :  he  went  and 
said  thus  unto  him,  Destroy'  not  the  wise 
men  of  Bab'y-lun  :  bring  me  in  before  the 
king,  and  I  will  show  unto  the  king  the  Tn- 
tSrpreta'tion. 

2r)  Then  A'ri-oph  brought  in  Dan'i-6l  be- 
fore the  king  in  haslo,  an<!  snid  thus  unto 
him,  I  have  Hjund  a  man  of  the  c;iptivcs  of 
jQ'dah  that  will  make  known  nuto  iho  king 
the  Interpreta'tion. 

20  The  Icing  answered,  and  said  to  DSn  - 
i-fil,  whose  name  icas  Bel-tc-shaz'zar,  Art 
thou  able  to  make  known  unto  methedream 
669 


Ddn'i-el  interprets  the  dream. 


DANIEL. 


The  golden  image  set  up 


which  I  luive  seen,  and  tlie  intCrprcta'tion 
thereof  ? 

27  Dan'i-ell  aiiriwered  in  the  presence  of 
the  king,  and  said.  The  secret  wliich  the 
king  liatli  deman'ded,  cannot  tlie  wise  ?ncn, 
the  astroh)gers,  tlie  magicians,  tlic  sootli- 
sayers,  show  unto  the  i\ing  ; 

28  But  lliere  is  a  God  in  lieaven  tliat  ro- 
vealeth  secrets,  and  niakcth  known  to  the 
king  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  what  shall  bo  in 
the  latter  days.  Thy  dreain,  and  the  vifions 
of  thy  head  upon  tiiy  i)ed,  iirr.  these  ; 

29  (As  for  thee,  O  king,  thy  thoughts 
came  into  thy  mind  upon  thy  bed  what 
should  come  to  pSss  hereafter  ;  and  he  tiiat 
revealeth  secrets  maketh  known  to  thee 
what  shall  come  to  p5ss  : 

30  But  as  forme,  this  secret  is  not  reveal- 
ed to  me  for  amj  wisdom  lliat  I  have  more 
than  any  living,  but  for  their  sakes  that  shall 
make  known  the  interpreta'tion  to  tiie  king, 
and  that  thou  mightst  know  the  thoughts  of 
thy  heart ;) 

31  Thou,  O  king,  sawest,  and,  bciiold,  a 
great  image.  Tliis  great  image,  whose 
brightness  loas  e.xcellent,  stood  before  thee, 
and  the  fomi  tliereof  io«s  terrible. 

32  This  image's  head  loas  of  fine  gold, 
his  breast  and  his  arms  of  silver,  his  belly 
and  his  thighs  of  brSss. 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part  of  iron 
and  part  of  clay. 

34  Thou  sawest  till  that  a  stone  was  cut 
out  without  hands,  which  smote  the  image 
upon  his  feet,  that  were  of  iron  and  clay, 
and  brake  them  to  pieces. 

35  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay,  the  brSss, 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  broken  to  pieces  to- 
gether, and  became  like  the  chaff  of  the 
summer  threshing-floors  ;  and  the  wind  car- 
ried them  away,  that  no  place  was  found  for 
them  :  and  the  stone  that  smote  the  image 
became  a  great  moun'tain,  and  filled  the 
whole  earth. 

36  This  is  the  dream  ;  and  we  will  tell 
the  IntSrpreta'tion  thereof  before  the  king. 

37  Thou,  O  king,  art  a  king  of  kings  :  for 
the  God  of  heaven  hath  given  thee  a  king- 
dom, power,  and  strength,  and  glory. 

38  And  wheresoever  the  children  of  men 
dwell,  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven,  hath  he  given  into  thine 
hand,  and  hath  made  thee  ruler  over  them 
all.     Thou  art  this  head  of  gold. 

39  And  after  thee  shall  ari^e  another 
kingdom,  inferiour  to  thee,  and  another  third 
kingdom  of  brass,  which  shall  bear  rule  over 
all  the  earth. 

40  And  the  fourth  kingdom  shall  be 
strong  as  iron  :  forasmuch  as  iron  breaketh 
in  pieces  and  subdueth  all  things :  and  as 
iron  that  breaketh  all  these,  shall  it  break  in 
pieces  and  bruise. 

41  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the  feet  and 
toes  part  of  potter's  clay  and  part  of  iron, 
the  kingdom  shall  be  divided  ;  but  there 
shall  be  in  it  of  the  strength  of  the  iron,  for- 


asmuch as  thou  sawest  the  iron  mixed  with 
miry  clay. 

42  And  rtstlic  toes  of  the  feet  were  pari 
of  iron  and  part  of  clay  ;  so  the  kingdom 
shall  be  partly  strong,  and  partly  broken. 

43  And  whereas  thou  sawest  iron  mixed 
with  miry  flay,  they  shall  mingle  themselves 
with  tlic  seed  of  men  :  but  flicy  shall  not 
cleave  one  to  another,  oven  as  iron  is  not 
mixed  with  clay. 

44  And  in  the  days  of  these  kings  shall 
the  God  of  heaven  set  up  a  kingdom,  which 
shall  never  be  destroy'ed  :  and  the  kingdom 
shall  not  be  left  to  other  people,  hut  it  shall 
break  in  pieces  and  consume  all  these  king- 
doms, and  it  shall  .stand  for  ever. 

4.5  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  that  the 
stone  was  cut  out  of  the  moun'tain  without 
hands,  and  that  it  brake  in  pieces  the  iron, 
the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and  the  gold  ; 
the  great  God  hath  made  known  to  the  king 
what  shall  come  to  pass  hereafter :  and  the 
dream  is  cer'taln,  and  the  Interpreta'tion 
thereof  sure. 

4()  Then  the  king  Neb-u-chSd-nez'zar  fell 
upon  his  fiice,  and  wor'shTpped  DSn'i-el,  and 
comman'ded  that  they  should  offer  an  obla- 
tion and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Dan'i-el,  and 
said,  Of  a  truth  it  is  that  your  God  is  a  God 
of  gods,  and  a  Lord  of  kings,  and  a  revealer 
of  secrets,  seeing  thou  couldst  reveal  this 
secret. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Dan'i-el  a  great 
man,  and  gave  him  many  great  gifts,  and 
made  him  ruler  over  the  whole  province  of 
Bab'y-lon,  and  chief  of  the  governors  over 
all  the  wise  men  of  Bab'y-lon. 

49  Then  Dan'i-el  requested  of  the  king, 
and  he  set  Sha'drach,Me'shach,  and  A-bed'- 
ne-go,  over  the  aflairs  of  the  province  of 
Bab'y-lon  :  but  Dan'i-el  sat  in  the  gate  of 
the  king. 

CHAP.  HL 

NEBUCHADNEZ'ZAR  the  king  made 
an  image  of  gold,  whose  height  teas 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
six  cubits :  he  set  it  up  in  the  plain  of 
Du'ra,  in  the  province  of  Bab'y-lon. 

2  Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  the  king  sent 
to  gather  together  the  princes,  the  gover- 
nors, and  the  cap'talns,  the  judges,  the 
treaf 'urers,  the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and 
all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  to  come  to 
the  dedication  of  the  image  which  Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar  the  king  had  set  up. 

3  Then  the  princes,  the  governors,  and 
cap'tains,  the  judges,  the  treaf'urers,  the 
counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and  all  the  rulers 
of  the  provinces,  were  gathered  together 
unto  the  dedication  of  the  image  that  Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar  the  king  had  set  up  ;  and  they 
stood  before  the  image  that  Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar  had  set  up. 

4  Then  a  herald  cried  aloftd,  To  you  it 
is  comman'ded,  O  people,  nations,  and  lan- 
guages, 


1  Dan'y-il  or  Dan'eriL 


G70 


Shd'dracli,  Me'sliach,  and A-hSd'ne-go    DANIEL 

5  That  at  what  lime  ye  hear  the  sound  of 
the  cornet,  flute,  liarp,  sackbut,  ps'iltery, 
dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  musick,  ye  fall 
down  and  vvor'ship  the  golden  ima^o  that 
Nfib-u-chad-nez'zar  the  king  hath  set  up  : 

G  And  whoso  falletli  not  down  and  wor'- 
shippetii,  shall  the  same  hour  be  c5st  into 
the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  fiir'nace.l 

7  Therefore    at  that  time,  when  all  the 

Eeople  heard  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute, 
arp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of 
musick,  all  the  people,  the  nations,  and  the 
languages,  fell  down  and  wor'shlpped  the 
golden  image  that  Neb-u-9had-nez'zar  the 
king  had  set  up. 

8  Wherefore  at  that  time  cer'tain  Chal- 
de'an§  came  near  and  accused  the  Jews. 

9  TJiey  spake,  and  said  to  the  king  Neb- 
Q-9liad-nez'zar,  O  king,  live  for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O  king,  hast  made  a  decree, 
that  every  man  that  shall  hear  tlie  sound  of 
the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery, 
and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  musick,  shall 
fall  down  and  wor'shTp  the  golden  image  : 

11  And  whoso  fallcth  not  down  and 
wor'shippeth,  that  he  should  be  cist  into  the 
midst  of  a  burning  fiery  fur'nace. 

12  There  arc  cer'tain  Jews,  whom  thou 
hast  set  over  the  aff'airs  of  the  province  of 
Bab'y-lon,  Sha'drSch,  Me'sh5ch,and  A-bed'- 

.  ne-go:  these  men,  O  king,  have  not  re- 
garded thee  ;  they  serve  not  thy  gods,  nor 
wor'ship  the  golden  image  which  thou  hast 
set  up. 

13  Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'z3r,  in  his  rage 
and  fury,  comman'ded  to  bring  Sha'drach, 
Me'shSch,  and  A-bed'nc-gO.  Then  they 
brought  these  men  before  the  king. 

14  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  spake,  and  said 
unto  them.  Is  it  true,  O  Sha'drach,  Me'- 
sh&ch,  and  A-bed'nc-go  .'  do  not  ye  servo 
my  gods,  nor  wdr'shTp  the  golden  image 
which  I  have  set  up  ? 

15  Now,  if  ye  be  ready,  that  at  what  time 
ye  hear  tiic  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all 
kinds  of  musick,  yc  fill  down  and  wor'ship 
the  image  which  I  have  made,  iccll :  but  if 
ye  wor'ship  not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same 
hour  into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  fur'- 
nace :  and  who  in  that  God  that  shall  de- 
liver you  out  of  my  hands.' 

16  Sha'drach,  Me'shach,  and  A-bgd'ne-go, 
answered  and  said  to  the  king,  O  Neb-u- 
chad-nez'zar,  we  ^rc  not  careful  to  Snsvver 
thee  in  this  matter. 

17  If  it  be  so,  our  God,  whom  we  serve, 
is  able  to  deliver  us  from  the  burning  fiery 
fur'nace  ;  and  he  will  deliver  us  out  of 
thine  hand,  O  king. 

18  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  then,  O 
king,  that  we  will  not  s6rvc  thy  gods,  nor 
wor'shTp  the  golden  image  which  thou  hast 
set  up. 

19  Then  was  Neb-Q-^had-ngz'zar  full  of 


fury,  and  the  form  of  his  visage  was  changed 
ftgainst'  Sha'dra9h,  Mfi'shftch,  and  A-bed'we- 
Ifiir'nls 


cdst  into  the  fur'nace. 
go  :  there'forc  he  spake,  and  comman'ded 
that  they  sliould  heat  the  fur'nace  one 
seven  times  more  than  it  was  wont  to  be 
heated. 

20  And  he  comman'ded  the  most  mighty 
men  that  were  in  his  army  to  bind  Sha'- 
drach, Me'shach,  and  A-bed'ne-go,  and  to 
cSst  thc7n  into  the  burning  fiery  fur'nace. 

21  Then  these  men  were  bo'und  in  their 
coats,  their  hosen,  and  their  hats,  and  their 
other  garments,  and  were  cast  into  the  midst 
of  the  burning  fiery  fur'nace. 

22  There'forc,  because  the  king's  com- 
mand'ment  was  urgent,  and  tlie  fur'nace 
exceeding  hot,  the  flame  of  the  fire  slew 
those  men  that  took  up  Sha'drau'li,  Me'shach, 
and  A-bed'ne-go. 

23  And  these  three  men,  Sha'drach,  Me'- 
shach, and  A-hed'ne-go,  fell  down  bound 
into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  fur'nace. 

24  Then  Neb-u-cliad-n6z'zar  the  king 
was  astonied,2  and  rose  up  in  haste,  and 
spake  and  said  unto  his  counsellors.  Did 
not  we  cSst  three  men  bound  into  the  midst 
of  the  fire.'  They  answered  and  said  unto 
the  king.  True,  O  king. 

25  He  answcired  and  said,  Lo,  I  see  four 
men  loose,  vvalk'Ing  in  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
and  they  have  no  hurt  ;  and  the  form  of 
the  fourth  is  like  the  Son  of  God. 

2G  Then  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  came  near 
to  the  mouth  of  the  burning  fiery  fur'nace, 
and  spake,  and  said,  Sha'drach,  Me'shach, 
and  A-bed'ne-go,  ye  servants  of  the  most 
high  God,  come  forth,  and  come  hither. 
Then  Sha'drach,  Me'shach,  and  A-bed'ne- 
go,  came  forth  ofthe  midst  of  the  fire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governors,  and  cap'- 
tains,  and  the  king's  counsellors,  being 
gathered  together,  saw  these  men,  upon 
wliose  bodies  the  fire  had  no  power,  nor 
was  a  hair  of  their  head  singed,  neither 
were  their  coals  changed,  nor  the  smell  of 
fire  had  pissed  on  them. 

23  Then  Neb-u-chad-n6z'z5r  spake  and 
said,  Blfis'sed  be  the  God  of  Sha'drach, 
Me'shach,  and  A-bed'ne-go,  who  hath  sent 
his  an|cl,  and  delivered  his  servants  that 
trusted  in  him,  and  have  chaneed  the  khig's 
word,  and  yielded  their  bodies,  that  they 
might  not  s6rve  nor  wor'ship  any  god  ex- 
cept their  own  God. 

29  Thgrc'fore  I  make  a  decree,  T^hat 
every  people,  nation,  and  language,  which 
speak  any  thing  amiss'  against'  the  God  of 
Sha'drach,  Me'shdch,  and  A-bed'ne-go,  shall 
be  cut  in  pieces,  and  their  houses  shall  be 
made  a  dunghill  ;  because  there  is  no  other 
god  that  can  deliver  after  this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  promoted  Sha'dra9h, 
Me'shach,  and  A-bt5d'ne-gO,  in  the  province 
of  Bab'y-lon. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NEBUCHADNEZ^ZAR  the  king,  unto 
all  people,  nations,  and  languages, 
that  dwell  in  ail  ihc  earth  ;  Peace  be  mul- 
tiplied unto  you. 

2  or  astonished. 

(371 


jysb-u-chdd-nlz'zdr  tellcih  his  dream.    DAN'IETi 

2  I  thought  it  good  to  sJiow  tlio  signs  anrl 
wonders  that  the  high  God  hatli  wrought 
♦o'wArd  me. 

3  How  great  arc  hia  signs !  and  how 
mighty  hrc  his  wonders  I  his  kingdom  is  an 
Svcrlas'ting  kingdom,  and  his  dominion  is 
from  generation  to  generation. 

4  I  Neh-u-chad-nCz'zar  was  at  rest  in 
mine  house,  and  flourishing  in  my  palare  : 

r>  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me  afraid, 
and  the  thoughts  upon  my  bed  and  the 
virions  of  my  head  troubled  rne. 

')  Therfi'forc  made  I  a  decree  to  bring  in  all 
the  wise  men  of  R5b'y-lou  before  me,  that 
they  might  make  known  unto  me  the  inter- 
preta'tion  of  the  dream. 

7  Then  came  in  the  magicians,  the  as- 
trologers, the  Chal-de'an^,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers :  and  I  told  the  dream  before  them  ; 
but  they  did  not  make  known  unto  me  the 
Interpreta'tion  thereof. 

8  But  at  the  I5st  Dan'i-el  came  in  before- 
me,  (whose  name  loag  Bel-te-shaz'zar,  ac- 
cording to  the  name  of  m}'  god,  and  in 
whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods,)  and 
before  him  I  told  the  dream,  saying, 

9  O  Bel-te-shaz'zar,  master  of  the  magi- 
cians, because  I  know  that  the  spirit  of  the 
holy  gods  is  in  thee,  and  no  secret  troubleth 
thee,    tell   me    the    vifions    of    my    dream 

hat   I  have   seen,   and   the  Tnterpreta'tion 
Hereof 

10  Thus  were  the  virions  of  mine  head 
in  my  bed  :  I  saw,  and,  behold,  a  tree  in 
the  midst  of  the  Sarth,  and  the  height  there- 
of was  great. 

11  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong,  and 
the  height  thereof  reached  unto  heaven, 
and  the  sight  thereof  to  the  end  of  all  the 
€arth. 

12  The  leaves  thereof  loere  fair,  and  the 
fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for 
all :  the  beasts  of  the  field  had  shadow  un- 
der it,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  dvveft 
in  the  boughs  thereof,  and  all  flesh  was  fed 
of  it. 

13  I  saw  in  the  vifions  of  my  head  upon 
my  bed,  and,  behold,  a  watcher  and  a  holy 
one  came  down  from  heaven. 

14  He  cried  alofid,  and  said  thus.  Hew 
down  the  tree,  and  cut  off  his  branches, 
shake  off  his  leaves,  and  scatter  his  fruit : 
let  the  beasts  get  Sway  from  under  it,  and 
the  fowls  from  his  branches. 

15  Nevertheless,  leave  the  stump  of  his 
roots  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  of  iron 
and  brass  in  the  tender  grass  of  the  field  ; 
and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
and  let  his  portion  he  with  the  beasts  in  the 
grSss  of  the  earth. 

16  Let  his  heart  be  chaneed  from  man's, 
and  let  a  beast's  heart  be  given  unto  him  ; 
and  let  seven  times  pass  over  him. 

17  This  matter  is  by  the  decree  of  the 
watchers,  and  the  demand'  by  the  word  of 
the  holy  ones  ;  to  the  intent  that  the  living 
may  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the 
kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to  whomso 


His  dreavi  hitSr'preted. 
and  scttetli   up   over  it    the 


1  or  astonished 


(?ver  he    will, 
basest  of  men. 

18  This  dream  I  king  Neb-i3-chad-n§z'- 
7.ar  have  seen.  Now  thou,  O  Bel-te-shaz'- 
zar, declare  the  interprets  tion  thereof; 
forasmuch  as  all  the  wise  mrn  o"  my  king- 
dom arc  not  able  to  make  known  unto  me 
the  intorpreta'tion  :  but  thou  art  able  ;  for 
the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  (5  in  thee. 

ID  Then  Dan'i-el,  (whose  name  ions  BSl- 
tc-shaz'zar,)  was  astonied^  for  one  hour,  and 
his  thoughts  troubled  him.  The  king  spake 
and  said,  Bel-te-sliaz'zar,  let  not  the  dream, 
or  the  interpreta'tiou  thereof,  trouble  thee. 
Bel-te-shaz'z5r  answered  and  said,  My  lord, 
the  dream  be  to  them  that  hate  thee,  and 
tlie  interpreta'tion  thereof  to  thine  enemies. 

20  The  tree  that  thou  sawest,  which 
grew,  and  was  strong,  whose  height  reach- 
ed unto  the  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof  to 
all  the  earth  ; 

21  Whose  leaves  were  fair,  and  the  fruit 
thereof  much,  and  in  it  teas  meat  for  all ; 
under  which  the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt, 
and  upon  whose  branches  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  had  their  habitation  : 

22  It  is  thou,  O  king,  that  art  grown  and 
become  strong :  for  thy  greatness  is  grown, 
and  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  thy  dominion 
to  the  end  of  the  earth. 

23  And  whereas  the  king  saw  a  watcher 
and  a  holy  one  coming  down  from  heaven, 
and  saying.  Hew  the  tree  down,  and  de- 
stroy' it ;  yet  leave  the  stump  of  the  roots 
thereof  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  of 
iron  and  brass  in  the  tender  grass  of  the 
field  ;  and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  oi 
heinen,  and  let  his  portion  be  with  the 
beasts  of  the  field,  till  seven  times  pass  over 
him  ; 

24  This  is  the  interpreta'tion,  O  king, 
and  this  is  th-o  decree  of  the  Most  High, 
which  is  come  upon  my  lord  the  king : 

25  That  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men, 
and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts  of 
the  field,  and  they  shall  make  thee  to  eat 
grass  as  oxen,  and  they  shall  wet  thee  with 
the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven  times  shall 
pass  over  thee,  till  thou  know  that  the 
Most  High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men, 
and  giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 

26  And  whereas  they  comman'ded  to 
leave  the  stump  of  the  tree  roots  ;  thy  king- 
dom shall  be  sure  unto  thee,  after  that  thou 
shall  have  known  that  the  heavens  do  rule. 

27  Wherefore,  O  king,  let  my  counsel  be 
ac'ceptable  unto  thee,  and  break  off  thy 
sins  by  righteousness,  and  thine  iniquities 
by  showing  mercy  to  the  poor  ;  if  it  may  be 
a  lengthening  of  thy  tranquillity. 

23  IT  All  this  came  upon  the  king  N6b- 
u-chad-nez'zar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months  he 
wAlked  in  the  palace  of  the  kingdom  of 
Bab'y-lon. 

30  The  king  spake  and  said.  Is  not 
this  great  Bab'y-lon  that  I  have  built  for 
the  house   of  the   kingdom,  by   the  might 


672 


The  story  of  the  event.  DAN'IEL  Bll-shaz'zar's  imjnuus  feast 

of  my   power,  and  for  the  ASn'our  of  my  I  candlestick  upon  the  plSslcr  of  tlie  vv-ilj  of 
maj'esty  ?1  the  king's  pahice  ;  and   the  kin''  saw  tht 


31  While  the  word  rcas  in  the  kin_^ 
mouth,  tliere  fell  n  voice  from  heaven,  saij- 
»"^i  O  '^'"g  Neb-u-ch5d-n6z'zar,  to  thee  it  is 
spoken  ;  The  kingdom  is  departed  from  thee  : 

32  And  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men, 
and  thy  dvveliinj;  shall  he  witli  the  beasts  of 


palace  ;  and  the  kin;;  saw  tht 
part  of  the  hand  tliat  wrote. 

C  Then  the  king's  countenance  was 
changed,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him,  so 
tliat  tiie  joints  of  his  loins  were  loosed,  and 
his  knees  smote  one  against'  another. 

7  The  king   cried  aloud  to  brinj:  in  the 


the  field  :  fhoy  sirill  make  thee  to  eat  grSsSj  astrologers,  the  ^hal-de  in^,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers. And  the  king  spake,  and  said  to 
the  wise  nie»i  of  Bab'y-ion,  Wiiosoever  shall 
read  this  writing,  and  show  me  the  intfir- 
preta'tion  thereof,  shall  be  clothed  with 
scarlet,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about'  his 
neck,  and  shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the 
kingdom. 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king's  wise  men 
but  they   could   not   read   the   writing,  nor 
make  known  to  tlie  king  the  interpreta'tion 
thereof 

i)  Then  was  king  Bel-shaz'zSr  greatly 
troubled,  and  his  countenance  was  chanced 
in  him,  and  his  lords  w6rc  astonied.2 

10  JVoJc  the  queen,  by  reason  of  the 
words  of  the  king  and  his  lords,  came  into 
the  ban'quet-house;^  and  the  queen  spake 
and  said,  O  king,  live  for  ever :  let  not  thy 
thonghts  trouble  tiiee,  nor  let  thy  counte- 
nance be  chang-cd  : 

11  Tliere  is  a  man  in  thy  kingdom,  in 
whom  is  the  spirit  of  ilie  holy  gods  :  and, 
in  the  days  of  thy  father,  light,  and  under- 
standing, and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom  of 
the  gods,  was  found  in  him  ;  whom  the 
king  Neb-u-chad-nez'zar  thy  father,  the 
king,  I  say,  thy  fitlier,  made  master  of  the 
magicians,  astrologers,  Chal-de'anj,  and 
soothsayers  ; 

12  Foidsmueh  as  an  excellent  spirit,  and 
knowledge,  and  understanding, inter'preting 
of  dreams,  and  showing  of  hard  sentences, 
and  dissolving  of  doubts,  were  found  in  the 
same  D3n'i-6l,  whom  the  king  named  B61- 
te-shaz'zir:  now  let  Dan'i-el  be  called,  and 
he  will  show  the  interpreta'tion. 

13  Then  was  DSn'i-el  brought  in  before 
the  king,  jind  the  king  spake  and  said 
unto  Dan  i-gl,  Jlrt  thou  that  Dan'i-el,  which 
art  of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of  Jfl'- 
dah,  whom  the  king  my  father  brought  out 
of  Jew'ry  .' 

14  I  have  even  heard  of  thee,  that  the 
spirit  of  the  gods  is  in  thee,  and  that  light, 
and  imderstanding,  and  excellent  wisdom, 
is  found  in  thee. 

15  And  now  the  wise  men,  the  astrolo- 
gers, have  been  brought  in  before  me,  that 
they  should  read  this  writing,  and  mako 
known  unto  me  the  inter|)reta'tion  thereof: 
but  they  could  not  show  the  interpreta'tion 
of  the  thing  : 

16  And  I  have  h6ard  of  thee  that  th6u 
canst  make  intfirpreta'tions  and  di.ssoIve 
doubts  :  now,  if  thou  canst  read  the  writing, 
and  make  known  to  me  the  intSrpreta'tion 
thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with  scarlet, 
and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about'  thy  neck, 

3  b&nk'ktoet-hdHse. 
Q7Z 


as  oxen,  and  seven  times  shall  jiass  over 
thee,  until  thou  know  that  the  Most  High 
ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it 
to  whomsoever  he  will. 

33  Tlie  same  hour  was  the  thing  fulfil- 
led upon  Neb-u-chad-n6z'zar :  and  he  was 
driven  from  men,  and  did  eat  grass  as  oxen, 
and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  till  his  hairs  w6rc  grown  like 
eagles'  feathers,  and  his  nails  like  birds' 
claws. 

34  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I  Neb-u- 
ch5d-n6z'zarlifted  up  mine  eyes  unto  heaven, 
and  mine  understanding  returned  unto  me; 
and  I  bigss'ed  the  Most  High  ;  and  I  prais- 
ed and  /iononrcd  him  that  liveth  for  ever, 
whose  dominion  is  an  evtrlas'tTng  dominion, 
and  his  kingdom  is  from  generation  to  gen- 
eration : 

35  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
are  reputed  as  nothing  :  and  he  doeth  ac- 
cording to  his  will  in  the  army  of  heaven, 
and  dmdng  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  ; 
and  none  can  stay  his  hand,  or  say  unto 
him.  What  doest  thou  ? 

36  At  the  same  time  my  reason  returned 
unto  me ;  and,  for  the  glory  of  my  kingdom, 
mine  /tonour  and  brightness  returned  unto 
me ;  and  my  counsellors  and  my  lords 
sought  unto  me;  and  I  was  established  in 
my  kingdom  ;  and  excellent  maj'esty  was 
added  unto  me. 

37  Now  I  Neb-u-chad:;nez'zar  praise  and 
extol  and  Aonour  the  King  of  heaven,  all 
whose  works  r/re  truth,  and  his  ways  judg- 
ment :  and  those  that  vvSlk  in  pride  he  is 
able  to  abase. 

CHAP.  V. 

BELSHAZ'ZAR  the  king  make  a  great 
feast   to  a  thousand  of  his   lords,  and 
drank  wine  before  the  thousand. 

2  Bel-shaz'zar,  while  he  tasted  the. 
wine,  comman'ded  to  bring  the  golden  and 
silver  vessels  which  his  father  Neb-u-chad- 
nez'zar  had  taken  out  of  the  temple  which 
was  in  Je-r&'sa-lSm  ;  that  the  king  and  his 
princes,  his  wives  and  his  concubines,  might 
drink  therein. 

3  Then  they  brought  the  golden  vessels 
that  were  taken  out  of  the  temple  of  the 
house  of  fiod  which  was  at  Je-rft'sa-lem  ; 
and  the  king  and  his  princes,  his  wives  and 
his  concubines  drank  in  them. 

4  They  drank  wine  and  praised  the  gods 
of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of  iron,  of 
wood,  and  of  stone 

5  In  the  same  hour  came  forth  fingers  of 
a  man's  hand,  and  wrote  over  Sgainst'  tl 

2  or  astonished 
43 


1  mad'jls-le. 
Lll 


The  hand-writing  int&r'preted. 


DAN'IEL 


Din'i-ll  cast  into  the  lions'  den. 


and  shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  king- 
dom. 

17  Then  D5n'i-gl  answered  and  said  be- 
fore the  king,  Let  thy  gifts  be  to  thyself, 
and  give  thy  rewards  to  another  ;  yet  I  will 
read  the  writing  unto  the  king,  and  make 
known  to  him  the  Tnterpreta'tion. 

18  O  thou  king,  the  most  high  Cod  gave 
Neb-u-chad-nSz'zar  thy  father  a  kingdom, 
and  maj'esty,!  and  glory,  and  lion'our. 

19  And,  for  the  maj'osty  that  lie  gave 
him,  all  people,  nations,  and  languages, 
trembled  and  feared  before  him  :  whom  he 
would  he  slew,  and  whom  he  would  he  kept 
alive,  and  whom  he  would  he  set  up,  and 
whom  he  would  he  put  down. 

20  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted  up.  and 
his  mind  hardened  in  pride,  he  was  deposed 
from  his  kingly  throne,  and  they  took  his 
glory  from  him  : 

21  And  he  was  driven  from  the  sons  of 
men ;  and  his  heart  was  made  like  the 
beasts,  and  his  dwelling  toas  with  the  wild 
asses  :  they  fed  him  with  grass  like  oxen, 
and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven  ;  till  he  knew  that  the  most  high 
God  ruled  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  that 
he  appointeth  over  it  whomsoever  he  will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O  Bel-shaz'zar,  hast 
not  Mmbled  thine  heart,  though  thou  knew- 
est  all  this  ; 

23  But  hast  lifted  up  thyself  against'  the 
Lord  of  heaven  ;  and  they  have  brought 
the  vessels  of  his  house  before  thee,  and 
thou  and  thy  lords,  thy  wives  and  thy  con- 
cubines, have  drunk  wine  in  them ;  and 
thou  hast  praised  the  gods  of  silver  and 
gold,  of  brass,  iron,  wood,  and  stone,  which 
see  not,  nor  hear,  nor  know  :  and  the  God 
in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is,  and  whose  dre 
all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified. 

24  Then  was  the  part  of  the  hand  sent 
from  him  ;  and  this  writing  was  written. 

25  And  this  is  the  writing  that  was  writ- 
ten, ME'NE,  ME'NE,  TE'KEL,  U-PHAR - 
SIN. 

26  This  is  the  TntSrpreta'tion  of  the  thing: 
ME'NE  ;  God  hath  numbered  thy  kingdom, 
and  finished  it. 

27  TE'KEL  ;  Thou  art  weighed  in  the 
balances,  and  art  found  wan'tlng. 

28  PE'RES ;  Thy  kingdom  is  divided, 
and  given  to  the  Medes  and  Per'si-an^. 

29  Then  comman'ded  Bel-shaz'zar,  and 
they  clothed  Dan'i-6l  with  scarlet,  and  put 
a  chain  of  gold  about'  his  neck,  and  made 
a  proclamation  conc6r'nTng  him,  that  he 
should  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

30  TT  In  that  night  was  Bel-shaz'zar  the 
king  of  the  Chal-de'an§  slain. 

31  And  Da-ri'us  the  Me'di-an  took  the 
kingdom,  being  Shout'  threescore  and  two 
years  old. 

CHAP.  VI. 

IT  pleased  Da-ri'us  to  set  over  the  king- 
dom   a   hundred   and   twenty    princes, 
which  should  be  over  the  whole  kingdom  ; 
1  mdd'jls-te. 


2  And  over  these,  three  presidents,  of 
whom  Dan'i-el  was  first ;  that  the  princes 
might  give  accounts  unto  them,  and  the 
king  should  have  no  damage. 

3  Then  this  Dan'i-el  was  prefer'red  above 
the  presidents  and  princes,  because  an  ex- 
cellent spirit  was  in  him ;  and  the  king 
thought  to  set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4  Then  the  presidents  and  princes  sought 
to  find  occasion  against'  Dan'i-el  noncer'- 
ning  the  kingdom  ;  but  they  could  find 
none  occasion  nor  fault ;  forasmuch  as  he 
7oas  faithful,  neither  was  there  any  error  or 
fault  found  in  him. 

5  Then  said  these  men.  We  shall  not 
find  any  occasion  against'  this  Dan'i-el,  ex- 
cept we  find  it  against'  him  concer'ning  the 
law  of  his  God. 

6  Then  these  presidents  and  princes  ao- 
sembled  together  to  the  king,  and  said  thus 
unto  him,  King  Da-ri'us  live  for  ever. 

7  All  the  presidents  of  the  kingdom,  the 
governors,  and  the  princes,  the  counsellors, 
and  the  cap'tains,  have  consulted  together 
to  estab'lish  a  royal  statute,  and  to  make  a 
firm^  decree,  that  whosoever  shall  ask  a  pe- 
tition of  any  god  or  man  for  thirty  day.s,  save 
of  thee,  O  king,  he  shall  be  cast  into  the 
den  of  lions. 

8  Now,  O  king,  estab'lish  the  decree,  and 
sign  the  writing,  that  it  be  not  changed, 
according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and 
Per'si-an§,  which  altereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Da-ri'us  signed  the 
writing  and  the  decree. 

10  Now  when  Dan'i-el  knew  that  the 
writing  was  signed,  he  went  into  his  house  ; 
and,  his  windows  being  open  in  his  chamber 
to'iOiird  Je-ru'sa-lem,  he  kneeled  upon  his 
knees  three  times  a-day,  and  prayed,  and 
gave  thanks  before  his  God,  as  he  did  afore- 
time. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled,  and  found 
Dan'i-el  praying  and  making  supplication 
before  his  God. 

12  Then  they  came  near,  and  spake  be- 
fore the  king  concer'ning  the  king's  decree  ; 
Hast  thou  not  signed  a  decree,  that  every 
man  that  shall  ksk  a  pel i.tioii  of  any  god  or 
man  within  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O 
king,  shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of  lions  .' 
The  king  answered  and  said.  The  thing  is 
true,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and 
Per'si-anf,  which  altereth  not. 

13  Then  answered  they,  and  said  before 
theking,  ThatDan'i-el,  which  is  of  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity  of  Ju'dah,  regardeth 
not  thee,  O  king,  nor  the  decree  that  thou 
hast  signed,  but  maketh  his  petition  three 
times  a-day. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard  these 
words,  was  sore  displeased  with  himself, 
and  set  his  heart  on  Dan'i-el  to  deliver  him ; 
and  he  laboured  till  the  going  down  of  the 
sun  to  deliver  him. 

15  Then  these  men  assembled  unto  the 
king,  and  said  unto  the  king.  Know,  O  king, 

b74 


Ddn'i-el  is  saved.  DAN'IEL.  His  virion  of  four  leasts,  ^. 

lliat  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Per'si-Snf  is,  I  wrote  the  dream,  and  told  the  sum  of  the 


That    no  decree  nor  statute  which  the  king 
estab'lislieth  may  he  changed. 

IG  Then  the  kinj;  comnian'ded,  and  thcj' 
broui'ht  D5n'i-el,  and  c^st  him  into  the  den 
of  lion?.  Sow  tlie  king  spake  and  said  unto 
Dan'i-el,  Thy  God,  whom  thou  servest  con- 
tinually, ho  will  deliver  thee. 

17  And  a  stone  was  brought,  and  laid 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  den  ;  and  the  king 
sealed  it  with  his  own  signet,  and  with  the 
signet  of  his  lords,  that  tiie  purpose  might 
not  be  chaneed  concer'nlng  Dan'i-6l. 

18  Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace, 
and  passed  the  night  fast'ing  :  neither  wStc 
instruments  of  mnsick  brought  before  him  ; 
and  his  sleep  went  from  him. 

19  Then  the  king  arose  very  early  in  the 
morning,  and  went  in  haste  unto  the  den 
of  lions. 

20  And  when  he  came  to  the  den,  he 
cried  with  a  lani'entable  voice  unto  DSn'i- 
Sl ;  and  the  king  spake  and  said  to  Dan'i-el, 
O  Dan'i-el,  servant  of  the  living  God,  is  thy 
God,  whom  thou  servest  continually,  able 
to  deliver  thee  from  the  lions  .' 

21  Then  said  Dan'i-6l  unto  the  king,  O 
king,  live  for  ever. 

^  My  God  hath  sent  hisaneel,  and  hath 
shut  the  Hone'  mouths,  that  they  have  not 
hurt  me  :  forasmuch  as  before  him  inno- 
cency  was  found  in  me  ;  and  also  before 
thee,  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt. 

23  Then  was  the  king  exceeding  glad  for 
him,  and  commkn'ded  that  they  should  take 
Dan'i-el  up  out  of  the  den.  So  Dan'i-el  was 
taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no  manner 
of  hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because  he  be- 
lieved in  his  God. 

24  And  the  king  commJin'ded,  and  they 
brought  those  men  which  had  accused 
Dan'i-gl,  and  they  cast  tlicin  info  the  den 
of  lions,  them,  their  children,  and  their 
wives  ;  and  the  lions  had  the  m;\stery  of 
them,  and  brake  all  their  bones  in  pieces  or 
ever  they  came  at  the  bottom  of  the  den. 

25  Then  king  Da-rf'us  wrote  unto  all 
people,  nations,  and  languages,  that  dwell 
m  all  the  earth  ;  Peace  be  multiplied  unto 
you. 

26  I  make  a  decree,  That  in  every  do- 
minion of  my  kingdom  men  tremble  and 
fear  before  the  God  of  Dan'i-f  1  ;  for  he  is 
the  living  God,  and  atead'fast  for  ever,  and 
his  kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be  de- 
stroy'ed,  and  his  dominion  shall  be  even 
unto  the  end. 

27  He  delivereth  and  rescueth,  and  he 
worketh  signs  and  wonders  in  heaven  and 
in  darth,  who  hath  delivered  Dani-6l  from 
the  power  of  the  lions. 

23  So  this  Dan'i  61  prospered  in  the  reign 
of  Da-ri'us,  and  in  the  reign  of  Cy'rus  the 
Pfir'si-an. 

CHAP.  VH. 

IN  the   first   year  of  Bel-shaz'zar  king  of 
Bab'y-lon,  Dan'l-SI   had   a  dream,   and 
vifions  of  his  head  upon  his  bed:  then  he 


matters. 

2  Dan'i-el  spake  and  said,  I  saw  in  my 
virion  by  night,  and,  behold,  the  four  winds 
of  the  heaven  strove  upon  the  great  sea. 

3  And  four  great  beasts  came  up  from 
the  sea,  dl'verse  one  from  another. 

4  The  first  loas  like  a  lion,  and  had  ea- 
gles' wings :  I  beheld  till  the  wings  thereof 
were  plucked,  and  it  was  lifted  up  from  the 
earth,  and  made  stand  upon  the  feet  as  a 
man,  and  a  man's  heart  was  given  to  it. 

5  And,  behold,  another  beast,  a  second, 
like  to  a  bear,  and  it  raised  up  itself  on  one 
side,  and  it  had  three  ribs  in  the  mouth  of 
it  between  the  teeth  of  it:  and  they  said 
thus  unto  it,  Arije,  devour  much  flesh. 

G  After  this  I  bcliekl,  and  lo,  another,  like 
a  leop'ard,  which  had  upon  the  back  of  it 
four  wings  of  a  fowl  :  the  beast  had  also 
four  heads  ;  and  dominion  was  given  to  it. 

7  After  this  I  saw  in  the  night  visions, 
and,  behold,  a  fourth  beast,  dreadful  and 
terrible,  and  strong  exceedingly  ;  and  it  had 
great  iron  teeth  :  it  devoured  and  brake  in 
pieces,  and  stamped  the  residue  with  the 
feet  of  it :  and  it  teas  di'verse  from  all  the 
beasts  that  jclre  before  it ;  and  it  had  ten 
horns. 

8  I  considered  the  horns,  and,  behold, 
there  came  up  among  them  another  little 
horn,  before  whom  there  w6rc  three  of  the 
first  horns  plucked  up  by  the  roots  :  and, 
behold,  in  this  horn  were  eyes  like  the  eyes 
of  man,  and  a  mouth  speaking  great 
things. 

9  I  beheld  till  the  thrones  w6re  cast 
down,  and  the  An'cient  of  days  did  sit, 
whose  gJirment  was  white  as  snow,  and  the 
hair  of  his  head  like  the  pure  wool :  his 
throne  was  like  the  fiery  flame,  and  his 
wheels  as  burning  fire. 

10  A  fiery  stream  issued  and  came  forth 
from  before  him  :  thousand  thousands  min- 
istered unto  him,  and  ten  thousand  times 
ten  thousand  stood  before  him  :  the  judg- 
ment was  set,  and  the  books  w6re  opened. 

11  I  beheld  then,  because  of  the  voice 
of  the  great  words  which  the  horn  spake  ; 
I  beheld,  even  till  the  beast  was  slain,  and 
his  body  destroy'ed,  and  given  to  the  burn- 
ing flame. 

12  As  concSr'ning  the  rest  of  the  beasts, 
they  had  their  dominion  taken  5way:  yet 
their  lives  w^rc  prolonged  for  a  season  and 
time. 

13  I  saw  in  the  night  vijions,  -ind,  behold, 
one  like  the  Son  of  man  came  with  the 
clouds  of  heaven,  and  came  to  the  An'cient 
of  days,  and  they  brought  him  near  before 
him. 

14  And  there  was  given  him  dominion, 
and  glory,  and  a  kingdom,  that  all  people, 
nations,  and  languages,  should  sfirve  him  : 
his  dominion  is  an  Svcrlas'ting  dominion, 
which  shall  not  pass  awSy,  and  his  kingdom 
that  which  shall  not  be  destroy'ed. 

15  I  Dan'i-€l  was  grieved  in  my  spirit  in 

675 


Dan't-SVs  virion 


DAN'lEL. 


Interpreted  by  Gd'hri-H. 


the  midst   of  my  body,  and  the   virions  of 
my  he  k1  tioulilcd  ine. 

16  I  i;imc  ne;ir  unto  one  of  them  that 
stood  hy,  and  aslu^d  him  the  truth  of  all 
this.  So  he  told  ine,  and  made  me  know 
the  interpreta'tion  of  the  things. 

17  Tlicse  great  beasts,  which  arc  four, 
arc  four  kings,  which  shall  arlije  out  of  the 
earth. 

18  But  the  saints  of  the  Most  High 
shall  take  the  kingdom,  and  pojfess'  the 
kingdom  for  ever,  even  for  ever  and 
ever. 

19  Then  I  would  know  the  truth  of  the 
fourth  beast,  which  was  di'verse  from  all 
the  others,  exceeding  dreadful,  whose  teeth 
tcere  of  iron,  and  his  nails  of  brSss  ;  which 
devoured,  brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped  the 
residue  with  his  feet ; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that  icere  in  his 
head,  and  of  the  other  which  came  up,  and 
before  whom  three  fell  ;  even  of  that  horn 
that  had  eyes,  and  a  mouth  that  spake  very 
great  things,  whose  look  was  more  stout 
than  his  fellows. 

21  I  beheld,  and  the  same  horn  made 
war  with  the  saints,  and  prevailed  against' 
them  ; 

22  Until  the  An'cient  of  days  came,  and 
judgment  was  given  to  the  saints  of  the 
Most  High  ;  and  the  time  came  that  the 
saints  poj^ess'ed  the  kingdom. 

23  Thus  he  said.  The  fourth  beast  shall 
be  the  fourth  kingdom  upon  earth,  which 
shall  be  di'verse  from  all  kingdoms,  and 
shall  devour  tiic  whole  earth,  and  shall  tread 
it  down,  and  break  it  in  pieces. 

24  And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this  kingdom 
tre  ten  kings  that  shall  Srife  :  and  another 
shall  rise  after  them  ;  and  he  shall  be  di'- 
verse from  the  first,  and  he  shall  subdue 
three  kings. 

25  And  he  shall  speak  great  words 
against'  the  Most  High,  and  shall  wear  out 
the  saints  of  the  Most  High,  and  think  to 
chance  times  and  laws  :  and  they  shall  be 
given  into  his  hand,  until  a  time  and  times 
and  the  dividing  of  time. 

26  But  the  judgment  shall  sit,  and  they 
shall  take  away  his  dominion,  to  consume 
and  to  destroy'  it  unto  the  end. 

27  And  the  kingdom  and  dominion,  and 
the  greatness  of  the  kingdom  under  the 
whole  heaven,  shall  be  given  to  the  people 
of  the  saints  of  the  Most  High,  whose  king- 
dom is  an  everlas'tlng  kingdom,  and  all  do- 
minions shall  serve  and  obey  him. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  matter. 
As  for  me  Dan'i-el,  my  cogitations  much 
troQbled  me,  and  my  countenance  changed 
in  me  :  but  1  kept  the  matter  in  my  heart. 

CHAP.  VHI. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  king 
Bel-shaz'zar  a  virion  appeared  unto  me, 
even  unto  me  Dan'i-el,  after  that  which  ap- 
peared unto  me  at  the  first. 

2  And  I  saw  in  a  virion  ;  (and  it  came 
to  p&ss,  when  I  saw,  that  I  was  at  Shu'- 


shan  in  tho  palace,  which  is  in  the  province 
of  E'lam  ;)  and  I  saw  in  a  virion,  and  I  was 
by  tho  river  of  D'la-i. 

3  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes  and  saw 
and,  behold,  there  stood  before  the  river  a 
ram  which  had  two  horns,  and  tiie  two 
horns  icerc  high  ;  but  one  ivas  higher  than 
the  <jtl)or,  and  the  higher  came  up  last. 

4  1  saw  the  ram  piish'ing  west'ward,  and 
north'vvard,  and  south'ward ;  so  that  no 
beasts  rniglit  stand  before  him,  neither  was 
there  any  that  could  deliver  out  of  his 
hand  ;  but  he  did  according  to  his  will,  and 
became  great. 

5  And  as  I  was  considering,  behold,  a 
he-goat  came  from  the  west,  on  the  face  of 
tlie  whole  earth,  and  touched  not  the 
ground  :  and  the  goat  had  a  notable  horn 
between  his  eyes. 

6  And  he  came  to  the  ram  that  had  two 
horns,  which  I  had  seen  standing  before  the 
river,  and  ran  unto  him  in  the  fury  of  his 
power. 

7  And  I  saw  him  come  close  unto  the 
ram,  and  he  was  moved  with  choler 
against'  him,  and  smote  the  ram,  and  brake 
his  two  horns  ;  and  there  was  no  power  in 
the  ram  to  stand  before  him,  but  he  cast 
him  down  to  the  ground,  and  stamped  upon 
him  :  and  there  was  none  that  could  delivei 
the  ram  out  of  his  hand. 

8  There'fore  the  he-goat  waxed  very 
great :  and  when  he  was  strong,  the  great 
horn  was  broken  ;  and  for  it  came  up  four 
notable  ones,  to'jpiird  the  four  winds  of 
heaven. 

9  And  out  of  one  of  them  came  forth  a 
little  horn  which  waxed  exceeding  great, 
to'joiird  the  south,  and  to'ioard  the  east,  and 
to'iokrd  the  pleaf'ant  land. 

10  And  it  waxed  great,  eren  to  the  host 
of  heaven  ;  and  it  cast  down  some  of  the 
host  and  of  the  stars  to  the  ground,  and 
stamped  upon  them. 

11  Yea,  he  magnified  himself  even  to 
the  prince  of  the  host,  and  by  him  the  daily 
sac'rifice  was  taken  away,  and  the  place 
of  his  sanctuary  was  cSst  down. 

12  And  a  host  was  given  him  against'  the 
daily  sac'rifice  by  reason  of  transgression, 
and  it  cast  down  the  truth  to  the  ground  ; 
and  it  practised,  and  prospered. 

13  Then  I  heard  one  saint  speaking,  and 
another  saint  said  unto  that  cer'tain  saint 
which  spake.  How  long  shall  be  tlie  vifion 
conctr'ning  the  daily  sac'rifice,  and  the 
transgression  of  desolation,  to  give  both  the 
sanctuary  and  the  host  to  be  trodden  under 
foot .? 

14  And  he  said  unto  me,  Unto  two  thou- 
sand and  three  hundred  days ;  then  shall 
the  sanctuary  be  cleansed. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I,  even  I 
Dan'i-el,  had  seen  the  virion,  and  sought 
for  the  meaning,  then,  behold,  there  stood 
before  me  as  the  appearance  of  a  man. 

16  And  I  heard  a  man's  voice  between 
the  banks  of  D'la-i,  which  called,  and  said, 

676 


D&n'i-Hprayetkfor  the  DAN'IEL 

Ga'bri-Sl,  make  this  man  to  understand  the 
virion  : 

17  So  he  came  near  where  I  stood  ;  and 
when  he  came,  1  was  Ifraid,  and  fell  upon 
my  face  :  but  he  said  unto  me,  Understand, 
O  son  of  man  ;  for  at  the  time  of  the  end 
shall  be  the  virion. 

18  Now,  as  lie  was  speaking  witii  me,  I 
was  in  a  deep  sleep  on  my  face  to'joard  the 
ground  :  but  he  touched  me,  and  set  me 
upright. 

19  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  will  make 
thee  know  what  shall  be  in  the  last  end  of 
the  indignation  :  for  at  the  time  appointed 
the  end  shall  be. 

20  The  ram  wliioii  thou  suwest  having 
tiBO  horns  are  the  kings  of  Me'di-S  and 
Per'si-a. 

21  And  the  rough  goat  is  the  king  of 
Gre'ci-5  :  and  the  great  horn  that  is  between 
his  eyes  is  the  first  king. 

2'2  Now  that  being  broken,  whereas  four 
stood  up  for  it,  four  kingdoms  shall  stand 
up  out  of  the   nation,  but  not  in  his  power. 

23  And  in  the  latter  time  of  their  king- 
dom, when  the  transgressors  arc  come  to  the 
full,  a  king  of  fierce  countenance,  and  un- 
derstanding dark  sentences,  shall  stand  up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be  mighty,  but 
not  by  his  own  power  :  and  he  shall  de- 
stroy' won'dcrfTllly,  and  shall  prosper,  and 
practise,  and  shall  destroy'  the  mighty  and 
the  holy  people. 

25  And  through  his  policy  also  he  shall 
cause  craft  to  prosper  in  his  hand  ;  and  he 
shall  magnify  himself  in  his  heart,  and  by 
peace  shall  destroy'  many  :  he  shall  also 
stand  up  against'  the  Prince  of  princes  ;  but 
he  shall  be  broken  without  hand. 

20  And  the  virion  of  the  evening  and 
the  morning  which  was  told  is  true  :  vvliere- 
fore  shut  thou  up  the  vijion  ;  for  it  shall  bv 
for  many  days. 

27  And  I  Din'i-el  fainted,  and  was  sick 
cSr'taln  days  :  afterward  I  rose  up,  and  did 
the  king's  business ;  an<i  I  was  astonished 
at  the  vifion,  but  none  understood  it. 
CHAP.  IX. 

IN  the  first  year  of  Da-ri'fls,  the  son  ol' 
A-ha|-u-e'rus,  of  the  seed  of  the  Medes, 
which  was  madeiiing  over  the  realm  of  the 
Chal-de'anj  ; 

2  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  I  Din'i-el 
understood  by  books  the  number  of  the 
years,  whereof  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Jer-e-mi'ah  the  prophet,  that  he  would  ac- 
complish seventy  years  in  the  desolations 
of  Je-ra'sa-leni. 

3  And  I  set  my  face  unto  the  Lord  God, 
to  seek  by  prayer  and  supplications,  with 
fSstlng,  and  sackcloth,  and  ashes  : 

4  And  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord  my  God, 
and  inade  my  confession,  and  said,  O  Lord, 
the  great  and  dreadful  God,  keeping  the 
covenant  and  mercy  to  them  that  love  him, 
and  to  them  that  keep  his  cummund'ments  ; 

5  We  have  sinnea,  and  have  committed 


restoration  of  Je-ru'sa-llm. 
iniquity,  and  have  done  wickedly,  and  have 
rebelled,  even  by  departing  from  thy  pre- 
cepts, and  from  thy  judgments  : 

()  Neither  have  we  hearkened  unto  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  which  spake  in  thy 
name  to  our  kings,  our  princes,  and  our  fa- 
thers, and  to  all  the  people  of  the  land. 

7  O  Lord,  righteousness  belongeth  unto 
thee  ;  but  unto  us  confusion  of  faces,  as  at 
this  day  :  to  the  men  of  jQ'dah,  and  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Je-r&'sa-leni,  and  unto  all  I5'- 
ra-el,  that  are  near,  and  that  are  far  off, 
through  all  the  countries  whither  thou  hast 
driven  them,  because  of  their  tres'pass  that 
they  Jiave  tres'passed  against'  thee. 

8  O  Lord,  to  us  belongeth  confusion  of 
face,  to  our  kings,  to  our  princes,  and  to 
our  fathers,  because  we  have  sinned  against' 
thee. 

9  To  the  Lord  our  God  belong  mer'cies 
and  forgivenesses, though  we  have  rebelled 
against'  him  : 

10  Neither  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  to  w4lk  in  his  laws, 
which  he  set  before  us  by  his  servants  the 
prophets. 

11  Yea,  all  Ij'ra-fil  have  transgressed  thy 
law,  even  by  departing,  that  they  might 
not  obey  thy  voice  ;  there'fore  the  curse  is 
poured  upon  us,  and  the  oath  that  is  written 
in  the  law  of  Mo'fes  the  servant  of  God, 
because  we  have  sinned  against'  him. 

12  And  he  hath  confirm'edl  his  words, 
which  he  spake  against'  us,  and  against'  our 
judges  that  judged  us,  by  bringing  upon  ub 
a  great  evil :  for  under  the  whole  heaven 
hath  not  been  done  as  hath  been  done  upon 
Je-rii'sa-lem. 

13  As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Mo'ffis, 
all  this  evil  is  come  upon  us :  yet  made 
we  not  our  |)rayer  before  the  Lord  our 
God,  that  we  might  turn  from  our  iniqui- 
ties, and  understand  thy  truth. 

14  Therf'fore  hath  the  Lord  watched 
upon  the  evil,  and  brought  it  upon  us:  for 
tlie  Lord  our  (iod  is  righteous  in  all  his 
works  which  he  doeth  :  for  we  obeyed  not 
his  voice. 

15  And  now,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  hast 
brought  thy  people  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
E'eypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  hast  gotten 
thee  renown,  as  at  this  day  ;  we  have  sin 
lied,  we  have  done  wickedly. 

1()  O  Lord,  according  to  all  thy  righ 
teousness,  I  beseech  thee,  let  thine  anger 
and  thv  fury  be  turned  awSy  from  thy  city 
Je-riVsa-leni,  thy  holy  nKiiin'tain  :  because 
for  our  sins,  and  for  the  iniquities  of  our 
fathers,  Je-riVsa-l6m  and  thy  people  are  be- 
come a  reproach  to  all  that  hre  Shout'  us. 

17  Now,  there'fore,  O  our  God,  hear  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  his  supplications, 
and  cause  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  sanc- 
tuary that  is  desolate,  for  the  Lord's  sake. 

18  O  my  (iod,  incline  thine  ear,  and  hear  ; 
o])en  thine  eyes,  and  behold  our  desolations, 
and  the  city  which  is  called  by  thy  name. 


L112 


hon-firm'  ed. 


677 


The  seventy  weeks  f Or e-t6ld' . 


DAN'lEL.  Ddn'i-i.1  cdm'furted  by  an  dn^el. 


for  vvc  do  not  present  our  supplications  be- 
fore thee  for  our  righteousnesses,  but  for 
thy  great  m6r'cies. 

19  O  Lord,  hear  ;  O  Lord,  forgive  ;  O 
Lord,  hearken,  and  do  ;  defer'  not,  for  tiiine 
own  sake,  O  my  God  :  for  thy  city  and  thy 
people  are  called  by  thy  name. 

20  And  whiles  I  was  speaking,  and  pray- 
ing, and  confessing  my  sin, and  the  sin  of 
my  people  I§'ra-el,  and  presenting  my  sup- 

Elication  before  the  Lokd  my  God  for  the 
oly  moCin'tain  of  my  God  ; 

21  Yea,  whiles  I  ivas  speaking  in  prayer, 
even  the  man  Ga'bri-el,  whom  I  had  seen 
in  the  virion  at  the  beginning,  being  caused 
to  fly  swiftly,  touched  me  about'  me  time  of 
the  evening  oblation. 

22  And  he  informed  me,  and  talked  with 
me,  and  said,  O  Dan'i-el,  I  am  now  come 
forth  to  give  thee  skill  and  understanding. 

23  At  the  beginning  of  thy  supplications 
the  commund'ment  came  forth,  and  I  am 
come  to  show  thee  ;  for  thou  art  greatly  be- 
loved :  there'fore  understand  the  matter,  and 
consider  the  vifion. 

24  Seventy  weeks  hxe  deter'mined  upon 
thy  people  and  upon  thy  holy  city,  to  finish 
the  transgression,  and  to  make  an  end  of 
sins,  and  to  make  reconciliation  for  iniquity, 
and  to  bring  in  everlas'ting  righteousness, 
and  to  seal  up  the  virion  and  prophecy,  and 
to  anoint  the  Most  Holy. 

25  Know,  there'fore,  and  understand,  that 
from  the  going  forth  of  the  conimand'ment 
to  restore  and  to  build  Je-ru'sa-lem,  unto  the 
Mes-si'ah  the  Prince,  shall  be  seven  weeks, 
and  threescore  and  two  weeks  :  the  street 
shall  be  built  again'  and  the  wall,  even  in 
troublous  times. 

26  And  after  threescore  and  two  weeks 
shall  Mes-si'ah  be  cut  off,  but  not  for  him- 
self: and  the  people  of  the  prince  that  shall 
come  shall  destroy'  the  city  and  the  sanc- 
tuary ;  and  the  end  thereof  shall  he  with  a 
flood,  and  unto  the  end  of  the  war  desola- 
tions are  deter'mined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm!  the  covenant 
with  many  for  one  week  :  and  in  the  midst 
of  the  week  he  shall  cause  the  sac'rif  iqe 
and  the  oblation  to  cease,  and  for  the  over- 
spreading of  abominations  he  shall  make  it 
desolate,  even  until  the  consummation,  and 
that  deter'mined,  shall  be  poured  upon  the 
desolate. 

CHAP.  X. 

IN  the  third  year  of  Cy'rus  king  of  Per'- 
si-5,  a  thing  was  revealed  unto  DSn'i-el, 
whose  name  was  called  Bel-te-shSz'zar ; 
and  the  thing  icas  true,  but  the  time  ap- 
pointed icas  long  :  and  he  understood  the 
thing,  and  had  understanding  of  the  virion 

2  In  those  days  I  Dan'i-el  was  mourning 
three  full  weeks. 

3  I  ate2  no  pleaf'ant  bread,  neither  came 
flesh  nor  wine  in  my  mouth,  neither  did  I 
anoint  myself  at  all,  till  three  whole  weeks 
were  fulfilled. 

>  k6n-firm'. 


4  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  first  niontii,  us  I  was  by  the  side  of  the 
great  river,  which  is  Hid'de-kel ; 

5  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  looked, 
and,  behold,  a  cer'tain  man  clothed  in  linen, 
whose  loins  wire  gir'ded3  with  fine  gold 
of  U'phaz : 

G  His  body  also  teas  like  the  beryl,  and 
his  face  as  the  appearance  of  lightning,  and 
his  eyes  as  lamps  of  fire,  and  his  arms  and 
his  feet  like  in  colour  to  polished  brass,  and 
the  voice  of  his  words,  like  the  voice  of  a 
multitude. 

7  And  I  Dan'i-el  alone  saw  the  vifion : 
for  the  men  that  were  with  me  saw  not  the 
virion  ;  but  a  great  quaking  fell  upon  them, 
so  that  they  fled  to  hide  themselves. 

8  There'fore  I  was  left  alone,  and  saw 
this  great  vifion,  and  there  remained  no 
strength  in  me :  for  my  comeliness  was 
turned  in  me  into  corruption,  and  I  retained 
no  strength. 

9  Yet  heard  I  the  voice  of  his  words : 
and  when  I  heard  the  voice  of  his  words, 
then  was  I  in  a  deep  sleep  on  my  face,  and 
my  face  to'icard  the  ground. 

10  And,  behold,  a  hand  touched  me, 
which  set  me  upon  my  knees  and  wpon  the 
palms  of  my  hands  : 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  O  Dan'i-el, 
a  man  greatly  beloved,  understand  the 
words  that  I  speak  unto  thee,  and  stand  up- 
right :  for  unto  thee  am  I  now  sent.  And 
when  he  had  spoken  this  word  unto  me,  I 
stood  trembling. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Fear  not,  Dan'i 
el ;  for  from  the  first  day  that  thou  didst  set 
thine  heart  to  understand,  and  to  chasten 
thyself  before  thy  God,  thy  words  wSrc 
heard,  and  I  am  come  for  thy  words. 

13  But  tJie  prince  of  the  kingdom  of 
Per'si-a  withstood  me  one  and  twenty  days: 
but,  lo,  Mi'cha-el,  one  of  the  chief  princes, 
came  to  lielp  me  ;  and  I  remained  there  with 
the  kings  of  Per'si-a. 

14  Now  I  am  come  to  make  thee  under- 
stand what  shall  befall  thy  people  in  the 
latter  days  :  for  yet  the  vifion  is  for  many 
days. 

15  And  when  he  had  spoken  such  words 
unto  me,  I  set  my  face  t^'icard  the  ground, 
and  I  became  dumb. 

16  And,  behold,  one  like  the  similitude 
of  the  sons  of  men  touched  my  lips  :  then  I 
opened  my  mouth  and  spake,  and  said  unto 
him  that  stood  before  me,  O  my  lord,  by  the 
vifion  my  sorrows  are  turned  upon  me,  and 
I  have  retained  no  strength. 

17  For  how  can  the  servant  of  this  my 
Lord  talk  with  this  my  lord  .■'  for  as  for  me, 
straightway  there  remained  no  strength  in 
me,  neither  is  there  breatji  left  in  me. 

18  Then  there  came  again'  and  touched 
me  one  like  the  appearance  of  a  man,  and 
he  strengthened  me, 

19  And  said,  O  man, greatly  beloved,  fear 
not ;  peace  he   unto  thee  ;  be   strong,  yea, 

*  it.  'i  gSr'ded. 

678 


The  overthrow  of  Pir'si-d.  DAN'IEL 

be  strong.     And  when  he  had  spoken  unto 
roe,  I  was  strengthened,   and  said,  Let  my 


lord  speak  ;  for  thou  hast  strengthened  inc. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou  where- 
fore I  eoine  unto  thee.'  and  now  will  I  re- 
turn to  fight  with  the  prince  of  Per'si-a  :  and 
when  I  am  gone  forth,  lo,  the  prince  of 
Gre'ci-5  shall  come. 

21  But  I  will  show  thee  that  which  is 
noted  in  the  scripture  of  truth  :  and  Iherc 
is  none  that  lioldctli  with  me  in  tiiese  things, 
but  Mi'cha-el  your  prince. 

CHAP.  XI. 

ALSO  I,  in  the  first  year  of  Da-rl'Qs  the 
Mede,  even  I,  stood  to  confirml  and  to 
strengthen  him. 

2  And  now  will  I  show  thee  the  truth. 
Behold,  there  shall  stand  up  yet  three  kings 
in  Per'si-a ;  ami  the  fourth  shall  be  far 
richer  than  they  all  :  and  by  his  strength 
through  his  riches  he  shall  stir  up  all 
Sgainst'  the  realm  of  Gre'ci-i. 

3  And  a  mighty  king  shall  stand  up,  that 
shall  rule  with  great  dominion,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  his  will. 

4  And  when  he  shall  stand  up,  his  king- 
dom shall  be  broken,  and  shall  be  divided 
to'icird  the  four  winds  of  heaven ;  and  not 
to  his  posterity,  nor  according  to  his  domin- 
ion which  he  ruled  :  for  his  kingdom  shall 
be  plucked  up,  even  for  others  besides 
those. 

5  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
strong,  and  one  of  his  princes  ;  and  he  shall 
be  strong  Shove  him,  and  have  dominion  ; 
his  dominion  shall  be  a  great  dominion. 

6  And  in  the  end  of  years  they  shall  join 
themselves  together  ;  for  the  king's  daugh- 
ter of  the  south  shall  come  to  the  king  of 
the  north  to  make  an  agreement:  but  she 
shall  not  retain  the  power  of  the  arm  ;  nei- 
ther shall  he  stand,  nor  his  arm  ;  but  she 
shall  be  given  up,  and  they  that  brought 
her,  and  lie  that  begat  her,  and  he  that 
strengthened  her  in  these  times. 

7  But  out  of  a  branch  of  her  roots  shall 
one  stand  up  in  his  estate',  which  shall  come 
with  an  army,  and  shall  enter  into  the  for- 
tress of  the  king  of  the  north,  and  shall 
deal  against'  them,  and  shall  prevail ; 

8  And  shall  also  carry  captives  into 
E'gypt  their  gods,  with  their  princes,  and 
with  their  precious  vessels  of  silver  and  of 
gold  ;  and  he  shall  continue  more  years 
than  the  king  of  the  north. 

9  So  the  king  of  the  south  shall  come  into 
his  kingdom,  and  shall  return  into  his  own 
land. 

10  But  his  sons  shall  be  stirred  up,  and 
shall  assemble  a  multitude  of  great  forces  : 
and  one  shall  cdr'faTnly  come,  and  over- 
flow, and  pass  through  ;  then  shall  he  re- 
turn, and  he  stirred  up,  even  to  his  fortress. 

11  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
moved  with  choler,  and  shall  come  forth 
and  fight  with  him,  even  with  the  king  of 
the  north  :  and   he  shall  set   forth  a  great 


Leagues  between  the  kings 
multitude  ;  but  the  multitude  shall  be  given 
into  his  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken  Sway  the 
multitude,  his  heart  shall  be  lifiod  up  ;  and 
he  shall  cast  down  mnnij  ten  thousands  . 
but  he  shall  not  be  stn-ngthened  hj  it. 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north  shall  return, 
and  shall  set  forth  a  multitude  greater  than 
the  former,  and  shall  rgr'tainly  come  after 
cer'tain  years  with  a  great  army  and  with 
much  riches. 

14  And  in  those  times  there  shall  many 
stand  up  Sgainst'  the  king  of  the  south  :  also 
the  robbers  of  thy  people  shall  ex'ilt  them- 
selves to  estab'lish  the  vision  ;  but  they 
shall  fall. 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall  come, 
and  cast  up  a  mount,  and  take  the  most 
fenced  cities  ;  and  the  arms  of  the  south 
shall  not  withstand,  neither  his  chosen  peo 
pie,  neither  shall  there  be  any  strength  to 
withstand. 

IG  But  he  that  cometh  against'  him  shall 
do  according  to  his  own  will,  and  n6ne 
shall  stand  before  him  ;  and  he  shall  stand 
in  the  glorious  land,  which  by  his  hand 
shall  be  consumed. 

17  He  shall  also  set  his  face  to  enter  with 
the  strength  of  his  whole  kingdom,  and  up- 
right ones  with  him  ;  thus  shall  he  do  :  and 
he  shall  give  him  the  daughter  of  women, 
corrupting  her  ;  but  she  shall  not  stand  on 
his  side,  neither  be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his  face  unto 
the  isles,  and  shall  take  many  ;  but  a  prince 
for  his  own  behalf  shall  cause  the  reproach 
oifered  by  him  to  cease  ;  without  his  own 
reproach  he  shall  cause  it  to  turn  upon 
him. 

19  Then  he  shall  turn  his  fare  to'wdrds 
the  fort  of  his  own  land  :  but  he  shall  stum- 
ble and  fall,  and  not  be  found. 

20  Then  shall  stand  up  in  his  estate'  a 
raiser  of  taxes  in  the  irlory  of  the  kingdom  : 
but  within  few  days  he  shall  be  destroy'ed, 
neither  in  anger  nor  in  battle. 

21  And  in  his  estate'  shall  stand  up  a  vile 
pCrson,  to  whom  they  shall  not  give  the 
Aon'our  of  the  kingdom  :  but  he  shall  come 
in  peaceably,  and  obtain  the  kingdom  by 
flatteries. 

22  And  with  the  arms  of  a  flood  shall 
they  be  overflown  from  before  him,  and 
shall  be  broken  ;  yea,  also  the  prince  of  the 
covenant. 

23  And  afler  the  league  made  with  him 
he  shall  work  deceitfully  :  for  he  shall  come 
up,  and  shall  become  strong  with  a  small 
people. 

24  He  shall  enter  peaceably  even  upon 
the  fattest  places  of  the  province  ;  and  he 
shall  do  that  whir-h  his  fathers  have  not 
done,  nor  his  fathers'  fathers  ;  he  shall  scat- 
ter among  them  the  prey,  and  spoil,  and 
riches  ;  yCa,  and  he  shall  fiirecast'  his  de- 
vices against'  the  strong  holds,  even  for  a 
time 

J  kdn-firm'. 

679 


The  invasion  of  the  Ro'mdns. 


DAN'IEL. 


I^'ra-Sl  shall  be  delivered. 


25  And  he  sliall  stir  up  his  power  and 
his  courage  against'  the  king  of  the  soutii 
witii  a  great  army  ;  and  the  king  of  tiie 
south  shall  be  stirred  up  to  battle  with  a 
very  great  and  mighty  army  ;  but  he  siiall 
not  stand  :  for  they  shall  forecast'  devices 
against'  him. 

2G  Yea,  they  that  feed  of  the  portion  of 
his  moat  shall  destroy'  him,  and  his  army 
shall  overflow  ;  and  many  shall  fall  down 
slain. 

27  And  both  those  kings'  hearts  shall  be 
to  do  inTs'cliTef,  and  they  shall  speak  lies 
at  one  table  ;  hut  it  shall  not  prosper  :  for 
yet  the  end  shall  be  at  the  time  appoint- 
ed. 

28  Then  shall  ho  return  into  his  land 
with  great  riches  ;  and  his  heart  shall  be 
against'  the  holy  covenant ;  and  he  shall  do 
exploits  and  return  to  his  own  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he  shall  return, 
and  come  to'jotird  the  south  :  but  it  shall 
not  be  as  tlie  former,  or  as  the  latter. 

30  For  the  ships  of  Chit'tim  shall  come 
against'  him  ;  there'fOre  he  shall  be  grieved, 
and  return,  and  have  indignation  Sgainst' 
the  holy  covenant  :  so  shall  he  do  ;  he  shall 
even  return,  and  have  intelligence  with 
them  that  forsake  the  holy  covenant. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand  on  his  part,  and 
they  shall  pollute  the  sanctuary  of  strength, 
and  shall  take  away  the  daily  sac'riflce, 
and  they  shall  place  the  abomination  that 
maketh  desolate. 

32  And  such  as  do  wickedly  against'  the 
covenant  shall  he  corrupt  by  flatteries  :  but 
the  people  th^  do  know  their  God  shall  be 
strong,  and  do  exploits. 

33  And  they  that  understand  among  the 
people  shall  instruct  many  ;  yet  they  shall 
fall  by  the  sioord,  and  by  flame,  by  captivi- 
ty, and  by  spoil,  many  days. 

34  Now  when  they  shall  fall,  they  shall 
be  holpen  with  a  little  help  :  but  many 
shall  cleave  to  them  with  flatteries. 

35  And  some  of  them  of  understanding 
shall  fall,  to  try  them,  and  to  purge,  and  to 
make  them  white,  even  to  the  time  of  the 
end  :  because  it  is  yet  for  a  time  appoint- 
ed. 

36  And  the  king  shall  do  according  to  his 
will ;  and  he  shall  exalt  himself,  and  mag- 
nify himself  above  every  god,  and  shall 
speak  marvellous  things  Sgainst'  the  God 
of  gods,  and  shall  prosper  till  the  indigna- 
tion be  accomplished  •  for  that  that  is  de- 
tSr'mined  shall  be  done. 

37  Neither  shall  he  regard  the  God  of  his 
fathers,  nor  the  desire  of  women,  nor  re- 
gard any  god  :  for  he  shall  magnify  himself 
above  all. 

38  But  in  his  estate'  shall  he  /ton'our  the 
God  of  forces ;  and  a  god  whom  his  fathers 
knew  not  shall  he  Aon'our  with  gold,  and 
silver,  and  with  precious  stones,  and  plea§'- 
ant  things. 

39  Thus  shall   he  do  in  the  most  strong 

1  hwlrVwlnd. 


holds  with  a  strange  god,  whom  he  shall 
acknowledge  and  increase  with  gJory  :  and 
he  shall  cause  them  to  rule  over  many,  and 
shall  divide  the  land  for  gain. 

40  And  at  the  time  of  the  end  shall  the 
king  of  the  south  push  at  him  :  and  the  king 
of  the  north  shall  come  Sgainst'  him  like  a 
whirl'wind,!  vvith  chariots,  and  with  horse- 
men, and  vvith  many  ships  ;  and  he  shall 
enter  into  the  countries,  and  shall  overflow 
and  pass  over. 

41  He  shall  enter  also  into  the  glorious 
land,  and  many  countries  shall  be  over- 
thrown :  but  these  shall  escape'  out  of  his 
hand,  even  E'dom,  and  Mo'ab,  and  the  chief 
of  the  children  of  Am'mon. 

42  He  shall  stretch  forth  his  hand  also 
upon  the  countries  ;  and  the  land  of  E'eypt 
shall  not  escape'. 

43  But  he  shall  have  power  over  the 
treaf'ures  of  gold  and  of  silver,  and  overall 
the  precious  things  of  E'eypt:  and  the 
Lib'y-ans  and  the  E-thi-o'pi-ans  shall  be  at 
his  steps. 

44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east  and  out  of 
the  north  shall  trouble  him :  there'fore  he 
shall  go  forth  with  great  fury  to  destroy', 
and  utterly  to  make  away  many. 

45  And  he  shall  plant  the  tabernacles  of 
his  palace  between  the  seas  in  the  glorious 
holy  moiin'tain  ;  yet  he  shall  come  to  his 
end,  and  none  shall  help  him. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  at  that  time  shall  Mi'cha-el  stand 
up,  the  great  prince  which  standeth 
for  the  children  of  thy  people  ;  and  there 
shall  be  a  time  of  trouble,  such  as  never  was 
since  there  was  a  nation  even  to  that  same 
time  :  and  at  that  time  thy  people  shall  be 
delivered,  every  one  that  shall  be  found 
written  in  the  book. 

2  And  many  of  them  that  sleep  in  the 
dust  of  the  earth  shall  awake,  some  to  ev- 
erlas'ting  life,  and  some  to  shame  and  ev6r- 
las'ting  contempt. 

3  And  they  that  be  wise  shall  shine  as 
the  brightness  ofthe  fir'mament  ;2  and  they 
that  turn  many  to  righteousness,  as  the  stars 
for  ever  and  ever. 

4  But  thou,  O  Dan'i-el,  shut  up  the  words, 
and  seal  the  book,  even  to  the  time  ofthe 
end  :  many  shall  run  to  and  fro,  and  knowl- 
edge shall  be  increased. 

5  Then  I  Dan'i-el  looked,  and,  behold, 
there  stood  other  two,  the  one  on  this  side 
ofthe  bank  of  the  river,  and  the  other  on 
that  side  ofthe  bank  ofthe  river. 

6  And  one  said  to  the  man  clothed  in 
linen,  which  loas  upon  the  waters  of  the 
river.  How  long  shall  it  be  to  the  end  of 
these  wonders .'' 

7  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed  in  linen, 
which  was  upon  the  waters  of  the  river, 
when  he  held  up  his  right  hand  and  his 
left  hand  unto  heaven,  and  sware  by  him 
that  liveth  for  ever,  that  it  shall  be  for  a 
time,  times,  and  a  hilf ;  and  when  he  shall 

8  fir'ma-meiU. 

680 


The  restoration  of  HOSE' A 

have  accoinplislied  to  scatter  the  power  of 
the  holy  people,  all  these  things  siiail  bo 
finished. 

8  And  I  lieard,  but  I  understood  not :  then 
said  I,  O  my  Lord,  wliat  .</(«//  be  the  end 
of  these  things  ? 

9  And  he  said,  Go  tliy  way,  DSn'i-el  ;  for 
the  words  are  closed  up  and  sealed  till  the 
time  of  the  end. 

10  Many  shall  be  purified,  and  made 
white,  and  tried  ;  but  the  wicked  shall  do 
wickedly  :    and   none    of  the  wicked  shall 


JU'ddh  andlf'ra-P.l. 
understand  ;   hut  the  wise  shall  understand. 

11  And  from  the  time  that  the  daily  sdc'- 
riflce  shall  be  taken  away,  and  the  "abom- 
ination that  niaketh  desolate  set  up,  there 
skull,  be  a  thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety 
days. 

12  Bles'scd  is  he  that  waiteth,  and  com- 
eth  to  the  thousand  three  hundred  and  five 
and  thirty  days. 

13  But  go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  be. 
for  tliou  shalt  rest,  and  stand  in  thy  lot  at 
the  end  of  the  days. 


II  HOSE^A. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  unto 
Ho-sje'a,  the  son  of  Be-e'ri,  in  the  days 
of  Uz-zr'ah,  Jo'thani,  A'haz,  and  Hez-e-ki'- 
5h,  kings  of  Ju'dSli,  and  in  the  days  of  Jer- 
6-bo'Sm  the  son  of  Juish,  king  of  Ij'ra-el. 

2  The  beginning  of  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  IIo-§e'a.  And  tlie  Loko  said  to  Ho-§e'5, 
Go,  take  unto  thee  a  wife  of  whoredoms, 
and  children  of  whoredoms  :  for  the  land 
hath  connnitted  great  whoredom,  departing 
from  the  Lokd. 

3  So  he  went  and  took  Go'nior,  the 
daughter  of  Dib'la-im  ;  wliich  conceived 
and  bare  him  a  son. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Call  Iiis 
name  Jez're-el  ;  for  yet  a  little  ichile,  and  I 
will  avenge'  the  blood  of  Jez're-el  upon  the 
house  of  Je  hu,  and  will  cause  to  cease  the 
kingdom  of  tiie  house  of  Ij'ra-el. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  p5ss  at  that  day, 
that  1  will  break  the  bow  of  i.j'ra-el  in  the 
valley  of  Jez're-el. 

G  And  she  conceived  3gain',  and  bare  a 
daughter.  And  God  said  unto  him,  Call 
her  name  Lo-Rii'ha-inah :  for  I  will  no 
more  have  mercy  upon  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el; 
but  I  will  utterly  take  them  Sway. 

7  But  I  will  have  mercy  upon  the  house 
of  Ju'dili,  and  will  save  them  by  the  LoiU) 
their  God,  and  will  not  save  them  by  bow, 
nor  by  sword,  nor  by  battle,  by  horses,  nor 
by  horsemen. 

8  Now  when  she  had  weaned  Lo-Ru'- 
ha-mali,  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son. 

9  Then  said  God,  Call  his  name  Lo-Sm'- 
mi  :  for  }•(;  arc  not  my  people,  and  I  will 
not  be  your  God. 

10  Yet  the  number  of  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el  shall  be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea, 
which  cannot  be  meaj'ured  nor  numbered  : 
and  it  shall  come  to  piiss,  that  in  the  place 
where  it  was  said  unto  them,  Yc  arc  not 
my  people, //itre  it  shall  be  said  unto  them. 
Ye  are  the  sons  of  the  living  God. 

11  Then  shall  the  children  of  Ja'dih  and 
the  children  of  Ij'ra-el  be  gathered  togiSther, 
and  appoint  themselves  one  head,  and  they 


shall   come  up  out   of  the   land  :  for  great 
shall  be  the  day  of  Jez're-6I. 
CHAP.  H. 

SAY  ye  unto  your  brethren,  Am'mi ;  and 
to  your  sisters,  RiVha-mah. 

2  Plead  with  your  mother,  plead  ;  for  she 
is  not  my  wife,  neither  (jiin  I  her  huj'band : 
let  her,  there'fore,  put  away  her  whoredoms 
out  of  her  sight,  and  lier  adulteries  from 
between  her  breasts  ; 

3  Lest  I  strip  her  naked,  and  set  her  as 
in  the  day  that  she  was  born,  and  make  her 
as  a  wilderness,  and  set  her  like  a  dry  land, 
and  slay  her  with  thirst. 

4  And  I  will  not  have  mercy  upon  her 
children  ;  for  they  be  the  children  of  whore- 
doms. 

5  For  their  mother  hath  played  the  har- 
lot ;  she  that  conceived  them  hath  done 
shamefully  :  for  she  said,  I  will  go  after  my 
lovers,  that  give  me  my  bread  and  my 
water,  my  wool  and  my  fla.x,  mine  oil  and 
my  drink. 

G  There'fore,  behold,  I  will  hedge  up  thy 
way  with  thorns,  and  make  a  wall,  that  she 
shall  not  find  her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her  lovers, 
but  she  shall  not  overtake  them  ;  and  she 
shall  seek  them,  but  shall  not  find  thetn  : 
then  shall  she  say,  I  will  go  and  return  to  my 
first  huj'band  ;  for  then  was  it  better  with 
me  than  now. 

8  For  she  did  not  know  that  I  gave  her 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  multiplied  her 
silver   and   gold,   which  they  prepared   lor 

Baal. 

9  There'fore  will  I  return,  and  take  Sway 
my  corn  in  the  time  thereof,  and  my  wine 
in  the  season  thereof,  and  will  recover  my 
wool  and  my  flax  given  to  c6ver  her  naked- 
ness. 

10  And  now  will  I  discover  her  lewdness 
in  the  sight  of  her  lovers,  and  none  shall 
deliver  her  out  of  mine  hand. 

Ill  will  also  cause  all  her  mirth  to  cease, 
her  feast-da}'s,  her  new  moons,  and  her 
sabbaths,  and  all  her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I  will  destroy'  her  vines,  and  her 
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God's  promises  of  reconciliation.  HOSE'A.        His  judgments  against'  the  prkstb 


fig-trees,  whereof  she  hatli  said,  Those  arc 
my  rewards,  that  iiiy  lovers  have  given  me: 
and  I  will  make  them  a  forest,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat  them. 

13  And  I  will  visit  upon  her  the  days  of 
Ba'al-Iin,  wherein  she  burned  incense  to 
them,  and  she  decked  herself  with  her  ear- 
rings and  her  jewels,  and  she  went  after  her 
lovers,  and  forgat  me,  saith  the  Lokd. 

14  There'fore,  behold,  I  will  allure  her, 
and  bring  her  into  the  wilderness,  and  speak 
coni'fortably  unto  her. 

15  And  1  will  give  her  hervine'yards 
from  thence,  and  the  valley  of  A'chor  for  a 
door  of  hope  ;  and  she  shall  sing  there,  as 
in  the  days  of  her  youth,  and  as  in  the  day 
when  she  came  up  out  of  the  land  of  E'|ypt. 

16  And  it  shall  bo  at  thatday,  saith  the 
LoRP,  that  thou  slialt  (-all  me  I'shI,  and  shall 
call  me  no  more  Ba'5l-I. 

17  For  I  will  take  Sway  the  names  of 
Ba'al-im  out  of  her  mouth,  and  they  shall 
no  more  be  remembered  by  their  name. 

18  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  a  cove- 
nant for  them  with  the  boasts  of  the  field, 
and  with  the  fowls  of  heaven,  and  with  the 
creeping  things  of  the  ground  :  and  I  will 
break  the  bOvv,  and  tlie  swdrA,  and  the  bat- 
tle out  of  the  earth,  and  will  make  them  to 
lie  down  safely. 

19  And  I  will  betroth  thee  unto  me  for 
ever;  yea,  I  will  betroth  thee  unto  me  in 
righteousness,  and  in  judgment,  and  in 
loving-kindness,  and  in  mer'cies  : 

20  I  will  even  betroth  thee  unto  me  in 
faithfulness ;  and  thou  shalt  know  the 
Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
I  will  hear,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  hear  the 
heavens  ;  and  they  shall  hear  the  earth ; 

22  And  the  earth  shall  hear  the  corn,  and 
the  wine,  and  the  oil ;  and  they  shall  hear 
Jez're-el. 

23  And  I  will  sow  her  unto  me  in  the 
earth  ;  and  I  will  have  mercy  upon  her  that 
had  not  obtained  mercy  ;  and  I  will  say  to 
them  which  loere  not  my  people.  Thou  art 
my  people  ;  and  they  shall  say,  Thou  art 
my  God. 

CHAP.  in. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Go  yet, 
love  a  woman  beloved  of  her  friend, 
yet  an  adulteress,  according  to  the  love  of 
the  Lord  to'ward  the  children  of  Is'ra-el, 
who  look  to  other  gods,  and  love  flagons 
of  wine. 

2  So  I  bought  her  to  me  for  fifteen  pieces 
of  silver,  and  for  a  homer  of  barley,  and 
a  htilf  homer  of  barley. 

3  And  I  said  unto  her.  Thou  shalt  Sblde 
for  me  many  days  :  thou  shalt  not  play  the 
harlot,  and  thou  shalt  not  be  for  another 
man  ;  so  xoill  I  also  be  for  thee. 

4  For  the  children  of  I|'ra-el  shall  abide 
many  days  without  a  king,  and  without  a 
prince,  and  without  a  sSc'rifi^e,  and  with- 
out an  i'mage,  and  without  an  eph'od,  and 
without  teraphim. 


5  Afterwclrd  shall  the  children  of  I|'ra-6l 
return,  and   seek  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
Da'vid  their  king  ;  and  shall  fear  the  Lord 
and  his  goodness  in  the  latter  days. 
CHAP.    IV. 

HEAR  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  chil- 
dren of  I^'ra-el :  for  the  Lord  hath  a 
controversy  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  because  they-e  is  no  truth,  nor  mSrcy, 
nor  knowledge  of  God,  in  the  land. 

2  By  swearing,  and  lying,  and  killing, 
and  stealing,  and  committing  adultery,  they 
break  out,  and  blood  toucheth  blood. 

3  There'fore  shall  the  land  mourn,  and 
every  one  that  dwelleth  therein  shall  lan- 
guish, with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  with 
the  fowls  of  heaven  ;  yea,  the  fishes  of  the 
sea  also  shall  be  taken  Sway. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  reprove  an- 
other :  for  thy  people  are  as  they  that  strive 
with  the  priest. 

5  There'fore  slialt  thou  fall  in  the  day, 
and  the  prophet  also  shall  fall  with  thee  in 
the  night,  and  I  will  destroy'  thy  mother. 

6  IT  My  people  are  destroy'ed  for  lack  of 
knowledge :  because  thou  hast  rejected 
knowledge,  I  will  also  reject  thee,  that 
thou  shalt  be  no  priest  to  me  :  seeing  thou 
hast  forgotten  the  law  of  thy  God,  I  will 
also  forget  thy  children. 

7  As  they  were  increased,  so  they  sinned 
against'  me  ;  there'fore  will  I  clianre  their 
glory  into  shame. 

8  They  eat  up  the  sin  of  my  people,  and 
they  set  their  heart  on  their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  be,  like  people,  like 
priest :  and  I  will  punish  them  for  their 
ways,  and  reward  them  their  doings. 

10  For  they  shall  eat,  and  not  have 
enough  ;  they  shall  commit  whoredom,  and 
shall  not  increase  :  because  they  hjve  left 
off  to  take  heed  to  the  Lord. 

11  Whoredom,  and  wine,  and  new  wine, 
take  away  the  heart. 

12  TI  My  people  ask  counsel  at  their 
stocks,  and  their  staff  declareth  unto  them  : 
for  the  spirit  of  whoredoms  hath  caused 
them  to  err,  and  they  have  gone  a  whoring 
from  under  their  God. 

13  They  sac'rifl9e  upon  the  tops  of  the 
mo&n'talns,  and  burn  incense  upon  the  hills, 
under  oaks,  and  poplars,  and  elms,  because 
the  shadow  thereof  is  good  :  there'fore  your 
daughters  shall  commit  vphoredom,  and 
your  spouses  shall  commit  adultery. 

14  I  will  not  punish  your  daughters  when 
they  commit  whoredom,  nor  your  .spouses 
when  they  commit  adultery  ;  for  themselves 
kre  separated  with  whores,  and  they  sac'- 
rifi^e  with  harlots,  there'fore  the  people  that 
doth  not  understand  shall  fall. 

15  TI  Though  thou,  I^'ra-el,  play  the  har- 
lot, yet  let  not  Ju'dah  offend  ;  and.  come 
not  ye  unto  Gil'gSl,  neither  go  ye  up  to 
Beth-a'v6n,  nor  swear.  The  Lord  liveth. 

16  For  Ij'ra-el  slideth  back  as  a  back- 
sliding heifer .  now  the  Lord  will  feed 
them  as  a  lamb  in  a  large  place. 

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GoJ^s  anser  td'wdrds  the 


HOSE' A. 


people  for  their  hypoc'risy. 


17  E'phra-im  15  joined  to  idols  :  let   him 'he  hath  smitten,  and  he  will  bind   ua  up. 
Jtione.  j      2  A  fler  two  days  will   he   revive  us ;  in 

18  Their  drink  is  sour ;  they  have  com- [the  third  day  he  will   raise   us   up,  and   we 
mitted    whoredom    continually:  her  rulers  '  shall  live  in  his  sight. 

toitk  shame  do  love,  Give  ye.  I      3  Then  shall  we  know,  if  we  follow  on 

19  The  wind  hath  bound  her  up  in   her 'to  know  the  Lord  :  his  going  forth  is  pre- 
wings,  and  they  shall  be  Sshamed  because  pared   as  the  morning ;  and  he  shall   come 


of  their  sSc'rifi^cs. 

CHAP.  V. 
TTEAR  ye  this,  O  priests  ;  and  hearken 


unto  us  as  the  rain,  as  the  latter  and  former 
'  rain  unto  the  earth. 

4  O  E'phra-im,  what  shall  I  do  unto  thee  ? 


ye  house  of  I^'ra-el ;  and  give  ye  ear,  O  Ju'dah,  what  shall  I  do  unto  tht>3  ?  for 
O  house  of  the  king  ;  for  judgment  is  to'-  your  goodness  is  as  a  morning  cloud,  and  as 
wdrd  you,  because  ye  have  been  a  snare  on  the  early  dew  it  goeth  away 


Miz'pSh,  and  a  net  spread  upon  Ta'bor 


5  Therc'fore  have  I  hewed  them  by  the 


2  And  the  revolters  are  profound  to  make  !  prophets  ;   I  have  slain  them  by  the  words 
sISughter,  though  I  have  been  a  rebuker  of  i  of  my  mouth  :  and   thy  judgments   ire  as 


them  all. 

3  I   know  E'phra-im,  and  Is'ra-Sl  is  not 


the  light  that  goeth  forth. 
G  For  I  desired    mercy, 


and   not  sSc'ri- 


hid  from  me  :  for  now,  O  E'phra-im,  thou  |  fii,e  ;  and  the  knowledge  of  God  more 
committest  whoredom,  ftrtrf  Ij'ra-Sl  is  defiled,  than  burnt-offerings. 

4  They  will  not  frame  their  doings  to  turn  j  7  But  they,  like  men,  have  transgressed 
unto  their  God:  for  the  spirit  of  whore-  the  covenant :  there  have  they  dealt  treach- 
doms  is  in  the  midst   of  them,  and  they  i  erously  against'  me. 

have  not  known  the  Lokd.  |      8  Gil'e-ad   is  a  city  of  them  that   work 

5  And  the  pride  of  Ij'ra-el  doth  testify  to  iniquity,  and  is  polluted  with  blood. 

his  face  :  therc'fore  shall  if 'ra-6l  and  E'phra-  j  9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait  for  a  man 
Im  fall  in  their  iniquity ;  Ju'dah  also  shalT  so  the  company  of  priests  murder  in  the 
fall  with  them.  way  by    consent :    for  they   commit   lewd- 

6  They  shall  go  with  their  flocks  and  with  '  ness. 

their  herds  to  seek  the  Lord  ;  but  they  shall  j  10  I  have  seen  a  horrible  thing  in  the 
not  find  him  :  he  hath  withdrawn  himself  house  of  I|'ra-el ;  there   is  the  wlioredora 


from  them. 

7  They  have  dealt  treacherously  against 


of  E'phra-im,  I§'ra-el  is  defiled. 

11  Also,  O  Ju'dah,  he  hath  set  a  harvest 


the  Lord  ;  for  they  have  begotten  strange  for  thee,  when  I  returned  the  captivity  of 
-urij  ^K^ii  _   _  -'._xi.  J  .1  my  people. 

CHAP.  vn. 

WHEN  I  would  have  healed  Ij'ra  el, 
then  the  iniquity  of  E'phra-im  was 
discovered,  and  the  wickedness  of  Sa-ma'- 
ri-5  :  for  they  commit  falsehood  ;  and  the 
thief  Cometh  in,  and  the  troop  of  robbers 
snoileth  without : 

2  And  they  consider  not  in  their  hearts 
that  I  remember  all  their  wickedness :  now 
their  own  doings  have  beset  them  &bout', 
they  kre  before  my  face. 

3  They  make  the  king  glad  with  their 
wickedness,  and  the  princes  with  their  lies. 

4  They  are  all  adulterers,  as  an  oven 
healed  by  the  baker,  who  ceaseth  from  rais- 
ing after  he  hath  kneaded  the  dough  until  it 
be  leavened. 

5  In  the  day  of  our  king  the  princes  have 

he 


children  :  now  shall  a  month  devour  them 
with  their  portions. 

8  Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gib'e-ah,  and 
the  trumpet  in  Ra'mah :  cry  aloiid  at  Beth- 
a'ven,  after  thee,  O  Benja-min. 

9  E'phra-im  shall  be  desolate  in  the  day 
of  rebuke  :  among  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el 
have  I  made  known  that  which  shall  sure- 
ly be. 

10  The  princes  of  Ju'dah  were  like  them 
that  remove  the  bound  :  therefore  I  will 
pour  out  my  wrath  upon  them  like  water. 

11  E'phra-im  is  oppressed  and  broken  in 
judgment,  because  he  willingly  walked  af- 
ter the  command'ment. 

12  Therc'fore  toill  I  be  unto  E'phra-ini  as 
a  moth,  and  to  the  house  of  Ju'dah  as  rot- 
tenness. 


13  When   E'phra-im    saw   his  sickness, 
and    Ju'dah   saw    his    woftnd,    then   went', made   him  sick  with  botlles   of  wine 
£'phra-im  to   the  As-syr'i-an,  and   sent  to  stretched  out  his  hand  with  scorners. 
king  Ja'reb  :  yet  could  he  not  heal  you,  nor       ~  —       •        ■ 
cure  you  of  your  woftnd. 

14  For  I  will  be  unto  E'phra-im  as  a  lion, 
and  as  a  young  lion  to  the  house  of  Ju'dah  : 
I,  even  I,  will  tear  and  go  away  ;  I  will 
take  away,  and  none  shall  rescue  him. 

15  I  will  go  and  return  to  my  place  till 
they  acknowledge  their  offence,  and  seek 
jny  face  ;  in  their  affliction  they  will  seek 
me  Sarly. 

CHAP.  VL 

COME,  and  let  us  return  unto  the  liOnn  : 
for  he  hath  torn,  and  he  will  heal  us : 


6  For  they  have  made  ready  their  heJirt 
like  an  oven,  whiles  they  lie  in  wait :  their 
baker  sleepeth  all  the  night ;  in  the  morning 
it  burneth  as  a  flaming  fire. 

7  They  arc  all  hot  as  an  oven,  and  have 
devoured  their  judges:  all  their  kings  clre 
fallen  ;  there  is  none  among  them  that  call- 
eth  unto  me. 

8  E'phra-im,  he  hath  mixjd  himself 
among  the  people  ;  E'phra-ini  is  a  cake  not 
turned. 

9  Strangers  have  devoui-od  his  strength, 
and  he  knoweth  it  not ;  j'ea,  gray  hairs  are 

033 


Ip'ra-Sl  reproved 


HOSE'A. 


for  their  idolatry 


here  and  there  upon  him,  yet  ho   knoweth 
net. 


10  And  the  pride  of  Is'ra-el   testifieth  to  I  strange  thing. 


12  1  have  written  to  him  the  great  things 
of  my   law,    but    they    were    counted  as  a 


his   face;  and"  they  do  not    return    to  the 
Lord  their  God,  nor  seeit  him  for  all  this 

11  E'phra-un  also  is  like  a  silly  dove 
without  heart :  they  call  to  E'|ypt,  they  go 
to  As-syr'i-i  : 

12  When  they  shall  go,  I  will  spread  my 
net  upon  them  ;  I  will  bring  them  down  as 
the  fowls  of  the  heaven  ;  I  will  chastise 
them  as  their  congregation  hath  heard. 

13  Wo  unto  them !  for  they  have  fled 
from  me  ;  destruction  unto  them  !  because 
they  have  transgressed  against'  me  :  though 
I  have  redeemed  them,  yet  they  have  spok- 
en lies  against'  me. 

14  And  they  have  not  cried  unto  me  with 
their  heart,  when  they  howled  upon  their 
beds .  they  assemble  themselves  for  corn 
and  wine,  and  they  rebel  against'  me. 

15  Though  I  have  bound  a7i<Z  strengthen- 
ed their  arms,  yet  do  they  imagine  mis'chlef 
against'  me. 

16  They  return,  but  not  to  the  Most 
High ;  they  are  like  a  deceitful  bow  :  their 
princes  shall  fall  by  the  s?oord  for  the  rage 
of  their  tongue.  This  shall  be  their  de- 
rision in  the  land  of  E'ffypt. 

CHAP.^VUI. 
Q1ET  the  trumpet  to  thy  mouth  :  he  shall 
^  come  as  an  eagle  against'  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  because  they  have  transgressed 
my  covenant,  and  tres'passed  against'  my 
law. 

2  If'ra-el  shall  cry  unto  me.  My  God,  we 
know  thee. 

3  I§'ra-el  hath  cSst  off  the  thing  that  is 
good:  the  enemy  shall  pursue  him. 

4  They  have  set  up  kings,  but  not  by  me  ; 
they  have  made  princes,  and  I  knew  it  not : 
of  their  silver  and  their  gold  have  they 
made  them  idols,  that  they  may  be  cut  oif. 

5  Thy  calf,  O  Sa-ma'ri-a,  hath  cast  thee 
off;  mine  anger  is  kindled  Sgainst'  them  ; 
how  long  will  it  be  ere  they  attain  to  inno- 
cency  ? 

6  For  from  I§'ra-el  was  it  also  :  the 
workman  made  it ;  therc'fore  it  is  not  God  : 
but  the  calf  of  Sa-ma'ri-a  shall  be  broken 
in  pieces. 

7  For  they  have  sown  the  wind,  and  they 
shall  reap  the  whirl'wind  -.1  it  hath  no  stcllk  ; 
the  bud  shall  yield  no  meal :  if  so  be  it 
yield,  the  strangers  shall  swallow  it  up. 

8  i§'ra-el  is  swallowed  up :  now  shall 
they  be  ilmong  the  (^en'tiles  as  a  vessel 
wherein  is  no  pleaf'ure. 

9  For  they  arc  gone  up  to  As-syr'i-a,  a 
wild  5ss  alone  by  himself:  E'phra-Im  hath 
hired  lovers. 

10  Yea,  though  they  have  hired  among 
the  nations,   now   will  I  gather  them,  and 


13  They  sac'rifi<;e  flesh/or  the  sac'rifiqes 
of  mine  offerings,  and  eat  it  ;  but  the  Lord 
accepteth  them  not :  now  will  he  remem- 
ber their  iniquity,  and  visit  their  sins  :  they 
shall  return  to  E'gy|.l 

14  For  i|'ra-el  hath  forgotten  his  Ma'ker, 
and  buildeth  temples;  and  Ju'dah  hath 
multiplied  fenced  cities  :  but  I  will  send  a 
fire  upon  his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  thereof 

CHAP.  IX. 

REJOICE  not,  O  If'ra-el,  for  joy,  as 
other  people  :  for  thou  hast  gone  a 
whoring  from  thy  God  ;  thou  hast  loved  a 
reward  upon  every  corn-floor. 

2  The  floor  and  the  wine-press  shall  not 
feed  them,  and  the  new  wine  shall  fail  in 
her. 

3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  the  Lord's 
land  ;  but  E'phra-Im  shall  return  to  E'eypt, 
and  they  shall  eat  unclean  things  in  As- 
syr'i-a. 

4  They  shall  not  offer  w'mc-offerings  to 
the  Lord,  neither  shall  they  be  pleasing 
unto  him  :  their  sac'rifi^es  shall  be  unto 
them  as  the  bread  of  mourners  ;  all  that  eat 
thereof  shall  be  polluted  :  for  their  bread 
for  their  soul  shall  not  come  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

5  What  will  ye  do  in  the  solemn  day, 
and  in  the  day  of  the  feast  of  the  Lord  ? 

6  For,  lo,  they  kre  gone  because  of  de- 
struction :  E'eypt  shall  gather  them  up 
Mem'phls  shall  bury  them :  the  pleaf'ant 
places  for  their  silver,  nettles  shall  poffess' 
them  :  thorns  shall  be  in  their  taberna- 
cles. 

7  The  days  of  visitation  are  come,  the 
days  of  recompense  are  come ;  If'ra-el 
shall  know  it :  the  prophet  is  a  fool,  the 
spiritual  man  is  mad,  for  the  multitude  of 
thine  iniquity,  and  the  great  hatred. 

8  The  watchman  of  E'phra-Im  was  with 
my  God  :  but  the  prophet  is  a  snare  of  a 
fowler  in  all  his  ways,  and  hatred  in  the 
house  of  his  God. 

9  They  have  deeply  corrupted  themselves, 
as  in  the  days  of  GIb'e-iih  :  therc'fore  he 
will  remember  their  iniquity,  he  will  visit 
their  sins. 

10  I  found  If'ra-el  like  grapes  in  the  wil- 
derness ;  I  saw  your  fathers  as  the  first  ripe 
in  the  fig-tree  at  her  first  time :  but  they 
went  to  Ba'al-Pe'or  and  separated  them- 
selves unto  that  shame  ;  and  their  abomi- 
nations were  according  as  they  loved. 

11  j^s  for  E'phra-im,  their  glory  shall 
fly  away  like  a  bird,  from  the  birth,2  and 
from  the  womb,  and  from  the  conception. 

12  Though  they  bring  up  their  children. 


they  shall  sorrow  a  little  for  the  burden  of  [yet  will  I  bereave  them,  that  there  shall  not 


the  king  of  priri^ces. 


be  a  man  left :  yea,  wo  a'io  to  them  wheil 


11  Because  E'phra-im  hath  made  many  !  I  depart  from  them  I 
altars  to  sin,  altars  shall  be  unto  him  to  sin.       13  E'phra-Im,  as  I  saw  Ty'riis,  is  planted 
1  hwirVvoind.  2  hertk. 

684 


If'ra-Ws  ingratitude 

in  a  plcas'aiit    plat'i;  :   but    E'phra-Tiii    sluil) 

bring  fbrtli  Ills  children  to  the  murderer 

14  Give  thoin,  O  Loud  :  what  wilt  tliou 
give?  give  them  a  miscarrying  womb  and 
dry  breasts. 

113  All  their  wickedness  is  in  GTl'gal  ;  for 
there  I  hated  them  :  for  the  wickedness  of 
their  doings  I  will  drive  them  out  of  mine 
house,  I  will  love  them  no  more:  all  their 
princes  arc  revolters. 

16  E'phra-im  is  smitten,  their  root  is  dried 
up,  they  siiall  bear  no  fruit  ;  yea,  though 
tney  bring  forth,  yet  will  I  slay  even  the  be- 
16ved //•«//  of  their  womb. 

17  Uly  God  will  c5st  them  away,  because 
they  did  not  hearken  unto  him  :  and  they 
shall  be  wanderers  among  the  nations. 

CHAP.  X. 

IS'RAEL  is  an  empty  vine,  he  bringelh 
forth  fruit  unto  himself:  accorJing  to 
the  multitude  of  his  fruit  he  hath  increased 
the  altars  ;  according  to  the  goodness  of  his 
land  they  have  made  goodly  images. 

2  Their  heart  is  divided  ;  now  shall  they 
be  found  faulty  :  he  shall  break  down  their 
altars,  he  shall  spoil  their  images. 

3  For  now  they  shall  say.  We  have  no 
king,  because  we  feared  not  the  Loko  ; 
what  then  should  a  king  do  to  us  .' 

4  They  have  spoken  words,  swearing 
falsely  in  making  a  covenant :  thus  judg- 
ment springeth  up  as  hemlock  in  the  fur- 
rows of  the  field. 

5  The  inhabitants  of  Sa-ma'ri-S  shall  fear 
because  of  the  calves  of  Beth-a'ven  :  for  the 
people  thereof  shall  mourn  over  it,  and  the 
priests  thereof  that  rejoiced  on  it,  for  the 
glory  tliereof,  because  it  is  departed  from  it. 

6  It  shall  be  also  carried  unto  As-syr'i-5 
for  a  present  to  king  Ja'reb :  E'phra-im 
shall  receive  shame,  and  I§'ra-el  shall  be 
Sshamed  of  his  own  counsel. 

7  .^5  for  Sa-ma'ri-a,  her  king  is  cut  off 
as  the  foam  upon  the  water. 

8  The  high  places  also  of  A'ven,  the  sin 
of  I§'ra-el,  shall  be  destroy'ed :  the  thorn 
and  the  thistle  shall  come  up  on  their  altars, 
and  they  shall  say  to  the  moun'tains.  Cover 
us;  and  to  the  hills,  Fall  on  us. 

9  O  Ij'ra-el,  thou  hast  sinned  from  the 
days  of  Gib'e-ah  ;  there  they  stood:  the 
battle  in  Gib'c-ah  igainst'  the  children  of 
iniquity  did  not  overtake  them. 

10  It  is  in  my  desire  that  I  should  chas- 
tise them  ;  and  the  people  shall  be  gSthcred 
against'  them,  when  they  shall  bind  them- 
selves in  their  two  furrows. 

11  And  E'phra-im  is  as  a  heifer  that  is 
taught,  and  loveth  to  tread  out  the  corn; 
but  I  passed  over  upon  her  fair  neck  :  I  will 
make  E'phra-im  to  ride ;  jQ'dah  shall 
plough,  and  Ja'^ob  shall  break  his  clods. 

12  Sow  to  yourselves  in  righteousness, 
reap  in  mgrcy  ,  break  up  your  fallow  ground  : 
for  it  is  time  to  seek  the  Lord,  till  he  come 
and  rain  righteousness  upon  you. 

13  Ye    liave    ploughed    wickedness, 
have  reaped  iniquity  •  ye  have  eaten 

M  m  m 


HOSE'A.  for  God's  mer'cUs. 

fruit  of  lies  ;  because  thou  didst  trust  in  thy 
way,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mighty  men. 

14  Therc'forc  shall  a  tumult  arl§c  5m6ng 
thy  people,  and  all  thy  fortresses  shall  be 
spoiled,  as  ShaI'man  spoiled  Beth-ar'h6l  in 
the  day  of  battle  :  the  mother  was  dashed 
in  pieces  upon  her  children. 

15  So  shall  Beth'el  do  unto  you  because 
of  your  great  wickedness  ;  in  a  morning 
shall  the  king  of  I§'ra-el  be  utterly  cut  oft'. 

CHAP.  XL 

WHEN    If'ra-el    was   a    child,  then   I 
loved   him,  and   called  my  son   out 
of  E'gypt. 

2  ^1s  they  called  them,  so  they  went  from 
them  :  they  sac'rificjed  unto  Ba'al-Im,  and 
burned  iiiceuse  to  graven  images. 

3  I  taught  E'phra-Im  also  to  go,  taking 
them  by  their  arms  ;  but  they  knew  not  that 
I  healed  them. 

4  1  drew  them  with  cords  of  a  man,  with 
bands  of  love  ;  and  I  w'as  to  them  as  they 
that  take  off  the  yoke  on  their  jaws,  and  I 
laid  meat  unto  them. 

5  He  shall  not  return  into  the  land  of 
E'eypt,  but  the  As-syr'i-an  shall  be  his  king, 
because  they  refused  to  return. 

G  And  the  sicord  shall  abide  on  his  cities, 
and  shall  consume  his  branches,  and  devour 
them,  because  cf  their  own  counsels. 

7  And  my  people  arfi  bent  to  backslid- 
ing from  me  :  though  they  called  them  to 
the  Most  High,  none  at  all  would  exAlt 
him. 

8  How  shall  I  give  thee  up,  E'i)hra-im  .' 
hoic  shall  I  deliver  thee,  I§'ra-el .'  how  shall 
1  make  thee  as  Ad'mah  ?  how  shall  1  set 
thee  as  Ze-bo'im  .''  Mine  heart  is  turned 
within  me,  my  repentings  hre  kindled  to- 
gether. 

9  I  will  not  execute  the  fierceness  of 
mine  anger,  I  will  not  return  to  destroy' 
E'phra-Tm  :  for  I  am  God,  and  noi  man  ;  the 
Holy  One  in  the  midst  of  thee  ;  and  I  will 
not  enter  into  the  city. 

10  They  shall  wdlk  after  the  Lord  ;  he 
shall  roar  like  a  lion  :  when  he  shall  roar, 
then  the  children  shall  tremble  from  the 
west. 

11  They  shall  tremble  as  a  bird  out  of 
/?ypt,   and   as  a  dove  out  of  the   land  of 

As-syr'i-a :  and  I  will  place  them  in  their 
houses,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  E'phra-Tm  com'passeth  me  about'  with 
lies  and  the  house  of  If'ra-el  with  deceit; 
but  Ju'dah  yet  ruleth  with  God,  and  is  faith 
ful  with  the  saints. 

CHAP.  XIL 

E'PHRATM  feedeth  on  wind,  and  fol- 
loweth  after  the  east  wind  :  he  daily 
increaseth  lies  and  desolation  ;  and  they  do 
make  a  covenant  with  the  As-syr'i-Sns,  and 
oil  is  carried  into  E'eypt. 

2  The  Lord  hath  also  a  controversy  with 
Ju'dah,  and  will  punish  Ja'cob  according  to 
his  ways  ;  according  to  his  doings  will  he 
recompense  him. 

3  He  took  his  brother  bv  the  heel  in  the 


the 


E'phra-lm's  sins  provoke  God. 

womb,  and  by  his   strength  he  had  power 

with  God  : 

4  Yea,  he  hud  power  over  the  angel,  and 
prevailed  ;  he  wept  and  made  supplication 
unto  him  :  he  luund  him  i/i  Beth'gl,  and 
there  he  spake  with  us  ; 

5  Even  the  Loan  God  of  hosts  ;  The 
Lord  is  his  memorial. 

6  There'for*!  turn  thou  to  thy  God :  keep 
m6rcy  and  judgn)e.nt,  and  wait  on  thy  God 
continually. 

7  He  is  a  merchant,  the  balances  of  de- 
ceit are  in  his  hand  :  he  lovetli  to  oppress. 

8  And  E'plira-im  siid,  V(^t  I  am  become 
rich,  I  have  found  me  out  substance  :  in  all 
my  labours  tlioy  shall  find  none  iniquity  in 
me  that  were  sin. 

9  And  Ir  t/iat  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from 
the  land  of  E  eypt,  will  yet  make  thee  to 
dwell  in  tabernacles,  as  in  the  days  of  the 
solemn  feast. 

10  I  have  also  spoken  by  the  prophets, 
and  I  have  multiplied  virions,  and  used 
similitudes,  by  the  ministry  of  the  prophets. 

11  Is  there  iniquity  in  Gil'e-ad  .'  surely 
they  iire  vanity  :  tiiey  sac'rifiqc  bullocks  in 
Gll'gal ;  yea,  their  altars  Are  as  heaps  in  the 
furrows  of  the  fields. 

12  And  Ja'cub  fled  into  the  country  of 
Syr'i-a,  and  I^'ra-el  served  for  a  wife,  and 
for  a  wife  he  kept  sheep. 

13  And  by  a  prophet  the  Lord  brought 
Ij'ra-el  out  of  E'gypt,  and  by  a  prophet  was 
he  preserv'ed. 

14  E'phra-im  provoked  himto  anger  most 
bitterly  :  there'fore  shall  he  leave  his  blood 
upon  him,  and  his  reproach  shall  his  Lord 
return  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XIIL 

WHEN  E'phra-im    spake  trembling,  he 
e.xalted  himselfin  If'ra-el ;  but  when 
he  ofl^ended  in  Ba'al,  he  died. 

2  And  now  they  sin  more  and  more,  and 
have  made  them  molten  images  of  their  sil- 
ver, and  idols  according  to  their  own  under- 
standing, all  of  it  the  work  of  the  craftsmen  : 
they  say  of  them.  Let  the  men  that  sSc'ri- 
fi^e  kiss  the  calves. 

3  There'fore  they  shall  be  as  the  morning 
cloud,  and  as  the  early  dew  that  passeth 
iway  ;  as  the  chaff  that  is  driven  with  a 
whirl'windl  out  of  the  floor,  and  as  the 
smoke  out  of  the  chimney. 

4  Yetl  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from  the 
land  of  E'|ypt,  and  thou  shalt  know  no  god 
but  me  :    for  there  is  no  saviour  besides  me. 

5  I  did  know  thee  in  the  wilderness,  in. 
the  land  of  great  drofSght. 

6  According  to  their  pas'ture,2  so  were 
they  filled  ;  they  were  filled,  and  their  hekrt 
was  exAlted  ;  there'fore  have  they  forgotten 
me. 

7  There'fore  I  will  be  unto  them  as  a 
lion  ;  as  a  leopard  by  the  way  will  I  obferve' 
thenii 

8  I  will  meet  them  as  a  bear  that  is  be- 
reaved ofhertohelps,  and  will  rend  the  caul 


HOSE'A.  God's  promife  to  If'ra-iL 

of  their  heart,  and  there  will  I  devour  them 
like  a  lion  :  the  \/ild  beast  shall  tear  ihem. 

!)  O  Ij'ra-el,  thou  hast  destroy'ed  thyself; 
but  in  mc  is  thine  help. 

10  I  will  be  thy  king  :  where  is  any  other 
that  may  save  thee  and  all  thy  cities .'  and 
thy  judges,  of  whom  thou  saidst,  Give  me 
a  king  and  princes  ? 

Jl  I  gave  thee  a  king  in  mine  anger,  and 
took  him  away  in  my  wrath. 

12  The  iniquity  of  E'phra-Tm  is  bound 
up  ;  his  sin  is  hid. 

13  The  sorrows  of  a  trSv'alling  woman 
shall  come  upon  him  :  he  is  an  unwise  son  ; 
for  he  should  not  stay  long  in  the  place  of 
the  breaking  forth  of  children. 

14  I  will  ransom  them  from  the  power  of 
the  grave  ;  I  will  redeem  them  from  death  ; 

0  death,  I  will  be  thy  plagues  ;  O  grave, 

1  will  be  thy  destruction :  repentance  shall 
be  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

15  Though  he  be  fruitful  among  kis 
brethren,  an  east  wind  shall  come,  the  wind 
of  the  Lord  shall  come  up  from  the  wilder- 
ness, and  his  spring  shall  become  dry,  and 
his  foun'tain  shall  be  dried  up:  he  shall 
spoil  the  trea^'ure  of  all  pleaf'ant  vessels. 

16  Sa-ma'ri-a  shall  become  desolate  ;  for 


she  hath  rebelled  against'  her  God:  they 
shall  fall  by  the  stcord  ;  their  infants  shall 
be  dashed  in  pieces,  and  their  women  with 
child  shall  be  ripped  up. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

OIS'RAEL,  return    unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  ;  for  thou   hast  fallen  by  thy  in- 
iquity. 

2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn  to  the 
Lord  :  say  unto  him,  Take  away  all  in- 
iquity, and  receive  lis  graciously  :  so  will  we 
render  the  calves  of  our  lips. 

3  Ash'ur  shall  not  save  us ;  we  will  not 
ride  upon  horses  ;  neither  will  we  say  any 
more  to  the  work  of  our  hands,  Ye  are  our 
gods  :  for  in  thee  the  fatherless  findeth 
mercy. 

4  I  will  heal  their  backsliding,  I  will 
love  them  freely  :  for  mine  anger  is  turned 
aw5y  from  him. 

5  I  will  be  as  the  dew  unto  I§'ra-Sl :  he 
shall  grow  as  the  lily,  and  cSst  forth  his 
roots  as  L6b'a-n6n. 

6  His  branches  shall  spread,  and  his 
beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive-tree,  and  his 
smell  as  Leb'a-non. 

7  They  that  dwell  under  his  shadow  shall 
return  ;  they  shall  revive  as  the  corn,  and 
grow  as  the  vine  :  the  scent  thereof  shall  be 
as  the  wine  of  I^b'a-non. 

8  E'phra-im  shall  say,  What  have  I  to  do 
any  more  with  idols .'  I  have  heard  kim, 
and  observ'ed  him  :  I  am  like  a  green  fir- 
tree.3    From  me  is  thy  fruit  found. 

9  Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall  understand 
these  things  ?  prudent,  and  he  shall  know 
them  ?  for  the  ways  of  the  Lord  are  right, 
and  the  just  shall  w&lk  in  them  :  but  the 
transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 


1  hwirl'wind. 


2  pcLs'tshure. 


3  fir-tree. 
686 


H  JO^EL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to  Jo'- 
el,the  son  of  Pe-thu'6l. 

2  Hear  this,  yc  old  men,  and  give  ear,  all 
ye  inhabitants  of  the  land.  Ilatli  this  been 
in  your  days,  or  even  in  the  days  of  your 
fathers  ? 

3  Tell  ye  your  children  of  it,  and  let 
your  children  tell  their  children,  and  their 
children  another  generation ; 

4  That  which  the  palmer-worm  hath 
left,  hath  the  locust  eaten  ;  and  that  which 
the  locust  hath  left,  hath  the  canker-worm 
eaten  ;  and  that  which  the  canker-worm 
hath  left,  hath  the  caterpillar  eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and  weep  ;  and 
howl,  all  ye  drinkers  of  wine,  because  of 
the  new  wine  ;  for  it  is  cut  off  from  your 
mouth. 

6  For  a  nation  is  come  up  upon  my  land, 
strong,  and  without  number,  whose  teeth 
Are  the  teeth  of  a  lion,  and  he  hath  the 
cheek  teeth  of  a  great  lion. 

7  He  hath  laid  my  vine  waste,  and  bark- 
ed my  fig-tree  ;  he  hath  made  it  clean  bare, 
and  cist  it  Sway  ;  the  branches  thereof  kre 
made  white. 

8  Lament  like  a  vir'elnl  girded^  with 
sackcloth  for  the  hu^'band  of  her  youth. 

9  The  meat-offering  and  the  drink-offer- 
ing is  cut  off  from  the  house  of  the  Lonn  : 
the  priests,  the  Lord's  ministers,  mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  the  land  mourn- 
eth  ;  for  the  corn  is  wasted  :  the  new  wine 
is  dried  up,  the  oil  languisheth. 

11  Be  ye  Sshamed,  O  ye  huj'biindinen  ; 
howl,  O  ye  vine-dressers,  for  the  wheat  and 
for  the  barley  ;  because  the  harvest  of  the 
field  is  perished. 

12  The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the  fig-tree 
languisheth  ;  the  p6megr5n'ate-tree,  the 
pJilm-tree  also,  and  the  apple-tree,  even  all 
the  trees  of  the  field,  are  withered  :  because 
joy  is  withered  Sway  from  the  sons  of  men. 

13  Gird  yourselves,  and  lament,  ye 
priests  ;  howl,  ye  ministers  of  the  altar  ; 
come,  lie  all  night  in  sackcloth,  ye  ministers 
of  my  God:  for  the  meat-offering  and  the 
drink-offering  is  withholden  from  the  house 
of  your  God. 

14  Sanc'tify3  ye  a  fSst,  call  a  solemn  as- 
sembly, gather  the  elders  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land,  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  try  unto  tiie  Lord, 

15  A-lSs'  for  the  day  !  for  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  hand,  and  as  a  destruction  from 
the  Al-migh'ty  shall  it  come. 

16  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off  before  our 
eyes,  yea,  joy  and  gladness  from  the  house 
of  our  God  .' 

17  Tlie  seed  is  rotten  under  their  clods, 
the  garnfers  are  laid  desolate,  the  barns  kre 


broken  down ;    for  the  corn  is    withered. 

18  How  do  the  beasts  groan  !  the  herds 
of  cattle  arc  perplfix'ed,  because  they  have 
no  pas'ture  ;4  yea,  the  flocks  of  sheep  kre 
made  desolate. 

19  O  Lord,  to  thee  will  I  cry  -.  for  the 
fire  hath  devoured  the  pastures  of  the 
wilderness,  and  the  flair.e  li.illi  buinsd  all 
the  trees  of  the  fiehl. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  field  cry  also  unto 
thee  :  for  the  rivers  of  waters  are  dried  up, 
and  the  fire  hath  devoured  the  pas'tures  of 
the  wilderness. 

CHAP.   H. 

BLOW  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zi'on,  and 
sound  an  alarm  in  my  holy  moiin'tain  : 
let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  tremble  : 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  for  it  is 
nigh  at  hand  : 

2  A  day  of  darkness,  and  of  gloominess, 
a  day  of  clouds  and  of  thick  darkness,  as 
the  morning  spread  upon  the  moftn'tains : 
a  great  people  and  a  strong  ;  there  hath 
not  been  ever  the  like,  neither  shall  be  any 
more  after  it,  even  to  the  years  of  many 
generations. 

3  A  fire  devoureth  before  them  ;  and  be- 
hind them  a  flame  bumeth  :  the  land  is  as 
the  garden  of  E'deno  before  them,  and  be- 
hind them  a  desolate  wilderness ;  yea,  and 
nothing  shall  escape'  them. 

4  The  appearance  of  them  is  as  the  ap- 
pearance of  horses  ;  and  as  horsemen,  so 
shall  they  run. 

5  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on  the  tops 
of  nioLin'tains  shall  they  leap,  like  the  noise 
of  a  flame  of  fire  that  devoureth  the  stub- 
ble, as  a  strong  people  set  in  battle  array. 

G  Before  their  face  the  people  shall  be 
much  pained;  all  faces  shall  gather  black- 
ness. 

7  They  shall  run  like  mighty  men  ;  they 
shall  climb  the  wall  like  men  of  war ;  and 
they  shall  march  every  one  on  his  ways, 
and  they  shall  not  break  their  ranks  : 

8  Neither  shall  one  thrust  another,  they 
shall  walk  every  one  in  his  path  :  and  when 
they  fall  upon  the  stcord,  they  shall  not  be 
woftnded. 

9  They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in  the  city  ; 
they  shall  run  upon  the  wall  ;  they  shall 
climb  up  upon  the  house.s ;  they  shall  enter 
in  at  the  windows  like  a  thief 

10  The  earth  shall  quake  before  them; 
the  heavens  shall  tremble .  the  sun  and  the 
moon  shall  be  dark,  and  the  stars  shall  with- 
draw their  shining ; 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  utter  his  voice 
before  his  army  ;  for  his  camp  is  very  great: 
for  he  is  strong  that  executeth  his  word: 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  gieat  and  very 
terrible  ;  and  who  can  abide  it  .•" 


vir'jin. 


2  gir'ded.  3  sd,ngk'te-fi. 


pds'tshure. 


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5  B'd'n. 


A  feist  prescribed. 

12  There'fOre  also  now,  saith  the  Lord, 
Turn  ye  even  to  mc  with  all  your  heart, 
and  with  fasl'Tng,  and  with  weeping-,  and 
with  mourning  ; 

13  And  rend  your  heJlrt,  and  not  your 
gtirments,  and  turn  unto  tlic  Loro  your 
God  :  for  lie  is  graoioua  and  mSrciful,  slow 
to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness,  and  repent- 
eth  him  of  the  evil. 

14  Who  knoweth  if  he  will  return  and 
repent,  and  leave  a  hlessing  behind  him, 
even  a  meat-offering,  and  a  drink-offering, 
unto  the  Lord  your  God  ? 

15  Blow  the  trumpet  in  Zl'on,  sanctify  a 
f^st,  call  a  solemn  assembly  : 

16  Gather  the  people,  sanctify  the  con- 
gregation, assemble  the  elders,  gather  the 
children,  and  those  that  suck  the  breasts  ; 
let  the  bridegroom  go  forth  of  his  chamber, 
and  the  bride  out  of  her  closet : 

17  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the 
Lord,  weep  between  the  porch  and  the 
altar,  and  let  them  say,  Spare  thy  people,  O 
Lord,  and  give  not  thine  heritage  to  re- 
proach, that  the  heathen  should  rule  over 
them  :  wherefore  should  they  say  among 
tlie  people.  Where  is  their  God  ? 

18  Then  will  tlie  Lord  be  jealous  for  his 
land,  and  pity  his  people. 

19  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer,  and  say 
unto  his  people.  Behold,  I  will  send  you 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  ye  shall  be 
satisfied  therewith  ;  and  I  will  no  more 
make  you  a  reproach  among  the  heathen. 

20  But  I  will  remove  far  off  from  you  the 
northern  army,  and  will  drive  him  into  a 
land  barren  and  desolate,  with  iiis  face  to'- 
loird  the  cast  sea  :  and  his  hinder  part  to'- 
tcArds  the  utmost  sea  :  and  his  stink  shall 
come  up,  and  his  ill  savour  shall  come  up, 
because  he  hath  done  great  things. 

21  Fear  not,  O  land  ;  be  glad  and  re- 
joice :  for  the  Lord  will  do  great  tilings. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  ye  beasts  of  the  field: 
for  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  do  spring, 
for  the  tree  beareth  her  fruit,  the  fig-tree 
and  the  vine  do  yield  their  strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of  Zi'on, 
and  rejoice  in  the  Lord  your  God:  for  he 
hath  given  you  the  former  rain  moderately, 
and  he  will  cause  to  come  down  for  you  the 
rain,  the  former  rain,  and  the  latter  rain  in 
the  first  m6nth. 

24  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of  wheat, 
and  the  fats  shall  overflow  with  wine  and 
oil. 

25  And  I  will  restore  to  you  the  years 
that  the  locust  hath  eaten,  the  canker-worm, 
and  the  caterpillar,  and  the  pMmer-worm, 
my  great  army,  which  I  sent  among  you. 

26  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty,  and  he 
satisfied,  and  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  that  hath  dealt  wondrously  with 
you  :  and  my  people  shall  never  be  asham- 
ed. 

27  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  m  the 
midst  of   ij'ra-el,  and  that  I  am  the  Lord 


JO'EL.  God's  judgments  against'  his  enemies. 
your  God,  and  none  else  :  and  my  peopl«» 
shall  never  be  ashamed. 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  af'tcrward, 
that  I  will  pour  out  my  Splr'it  upon  all 
flesh  ;  and  your  sons  and  your  daughters 
shall  ])r()pliesy,  your  old  men  shall  dream 
dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see  vij- 
ioMs  : 

2!)  And  also  upon  the  servants  and  upon 
the  handmaids  in  those  days  will  I  pour  out 
my  Sj)ir'it. 

oO  And  I  will  show  wonders  in  the  heav- 
ens and  in  the  earth,  blood,  and  fire,  and 
pillars  of  smoke. 

31  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness, 
and  the  moon  into  blood,  before  the  great 
and  the  terrible  day  of  the  Lord  come. 

32  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  <A«f  whoso- 
ever shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  delivered  :  for  in  mount  Zl'cn  and 
in  Je-rfi'sa-lem  shall  be  deliverance,  as  the 
Lord  hath  said,  and  in  the  remnant  whom 
the  Lord  shall  call. 

CHAP.  III. 

FOR,  behold,  in  those  days,  and  in  that 
time,   when    I   shall    bring   Sgain'  the 
captivity  of  Ju'dah  and  Je-rti'sa-lem, 

2  I  will  also  gather  all  nations,  and  will 
bring  them  down  into  the  valley  of  Je- 
hosh'a-phat,  and  will  plead  with  them  there 
for  my  people,  and /or  my  heritage  Ij'ra-el, 
whom  they  have  scattered  among  the  na- 
tions, and  parted  my  land. 

3  And  lliey  have  cast  lots  for  my  people  : 
and  have  given  a  boy  for  a  harlot,  and  sold 
a  girU  for  wine,  that  they  might  drink. 

4  Yea,  and  what  have  ye  to  do  with  me, 
O  Tyre,  and  Zi'dun,  and  all  the  coasts  of 
Pal'es-tine  .'  will  ye  render  me  a  recom- 
pense .'  and  if  ye  recompense  mc,  swiftly 
and  speedily  will  I  return  your  recompense 
upon  3'our  own  head  : 

5  Because  ye  have  taken  my  silver  and 
my  gold,  and  have  carried  into  your  tem- 
ples my  goodly  pleaf'ant  things. 

6  The  children  also  of  Ju'dah,  and  the 
children  of  Je-ril'sa-lem,  have  ye  sold  unto 
the  Gre'ci-ans,  that  ye  might  remove  them 
far  from  their  border. 

7  Behold,  I  will  raise  them  out  of  the 
place  whither  ye  have  sold  them,  and  will 
return  your  recompense  upon  your  own 
head  : 

8  And  I  will  sell  your  sons  and  your 
daughters  into  the  hand  of  the  children  of 
Ju'dah,  and  they  shall  sell  them  to  the  Sa- 
be'an|,  to  a  people  far  off:  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  it. 

9  Proclaim  ye  this  among  the  (^en'tlles  j 
Prepare  war,  wake  up  the  mighty  men,  let 
all   the  men  of  war  draw  near,  let  them 


come  up  : 

10  Beat  your  plough-shares  into  swords, 
and  your  pruning-hooks  into  spears  :  let  the 
weak  say,  I  am  strong. 

11  Assemble  yourselves,  and  come,  all 
ye  heathen,  and  gather  yourselves  togSther 


1  gM. 


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God's  judgment  ujion  A'MOS.  Spr'i-d,  Mo'Ab,  ^. 

round    about' ;    thither  cause    thy    mighty 
ones  to  come  down,  O  Lord. 

12  Lot  the  heathen  be  wakened,  and 
come  up  to  tlic  valley  of  Jc-hosh'a-pliSt:  for 
there  will  I  sit  to  judge  all  the  heathen 
round  about'. 

13  Put  yc  in  the  sickle  ;  for  the  harvest 
is  ripe  :  come,  get  you  down  ;  for  the  press 
is  full,  the  fats  overflow  ;  for  the  wicked- 
ness is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  the  valley  of 
decision  :  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near 
in  the  valley  of  decision. 

15  The  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be  dark- ..„  „   ,  .„. 

ened,  and  the  stars  shall  withdraw  their  the  violence  against'  the  children  of  Ju'dSh, 
shining.  'because  they  have  shed  innocent  blood  in 

16  The  Lord  also  shall  roar  out  of  Zi'on,  i  their  land. 

and  utter  liis  voice  from  Je-r&'sa-lem  :  and  20  But  Ju'dah  shall  dwell  for  ever,  and 
the  heavens  and  the  earth  shall  shake  :  but' Jc-rft'sa-lem  from  generation  to  generation, 
the  Lord  will  be  the  hope  of  his  people,  21  For  I  will  cleanse  their  blood  that  I 
and  the  strength  of  the  children  of  Ij'- 1  have  not  cleansed  :  for  the  Lord  dwelleth 
ra-Sl.  in  Zi'on. 


17  So  shall  yc  know  that  I  avi  the  Lord 
your  God  dwellirin;  in  Zi'on,  my  holy  moftn'- 
tain  :  then  shall  Je-nVsa-lSm  be  holy,  and 
there  shall  no  strangers  piss  through  her 
any  more. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss  in  that  day, 
that  the  moAn'tains  sluill  drop  down  new 
wine,  and  the  hills  shall  flow  with  milk, 
and  all  the  rivers  of  Ju'dah  shall  flow  with 
waters,  and  a  foi^n'tain  shall  come  forth 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  shall  water 
the  valley  of  SliTt'tim. 

19  E'gypt  shall  be  a  desolation,  and 
E'dom  sliall   be  a   desolate  wilderness,  for 


H  A'MOS. 


CHAPTER  L 

THE  words  of  A'mos,  who  was  am6ng 
the  herdmen  of  Te-ko'a,  which  he  saw 
concer'nlng  If'ra-el  in  the  days  of  tJz-zi'ah 
king  of  Ju'dah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jer-o- 
bo'am  the  son  of  Jo'ash  king  of  Ij'ra-el, 
two  years  before  the  garth'qnake. 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  will  roar  from 
Zi'on,  and  utter  his  voice  from  Je-rQ'sa-lSm  ; 
and  the  habitations  of  the  sh§p'/t6rds  shall 
mourn,  and  the  top  of  Oir'mel  shall  with- 
er. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For  three  trans- 
gressions of  Da-mas'cus,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof;*  be- 
cause they  have  threshed  Gll'e-ad  with 
threshing-instruments  of  iron  : 

4  But  I  will  send  a  fire  into  the  house  of 
Haz'a-6l,  which  shr.U  devour  the  palaces  of 
Ben'ha-dad. 

5  I  will  break  also  the  bar  of  Da-mas'cQs, 
and  cutoff  the  inhabitant  from  the  plain  of 
A'ven,  and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre 
from  the  house  of  E'dcn  :1  and  the  people 
of  Syr'i-a  shall  go  into  captivity  unto  Kir,2 
saith  the  Lord. 

6  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For  three  irans- 
grcssions  of  (Ja'za,  and  for  four,  I  will  not 
turn  away  the  punishment  thereof;  because 
they  cariied  away  captive_the  whole  captiv- 
ity, to  deliver  them  up  to  E'dom  : 

7  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the  wall  of 
Ga'za,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces  there- 
of: 

8  And  I  will  cut  off  the  inhabitant  from 
Ash'dod,  and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre 
from  Ash'ke-lon  ;  and  I  will  turn  mine  hand 
against'   fik'ron :   and   the    remnant   of  the 

1  E'd'n.  2  Kir. 

M  m  m  2  44 


Phi-lis'tlnes    shall    perish,  saith    the    Lord 
God. 

9  TI  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For  three  trans- 
gressions of  Ty'rus,  and  for  four,  I  will  not 
turn  away  the  pxinishmcnt  thereof;  because 
they  delivered  up  the  whole  captivity  to 
E'dom,  and  remembered  not  the  brotherly 
covenant : 

10  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the  wall  of 
Ty'rus,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof. 

11  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For  three 
transgressions  of  E'dom,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  Sway  the  punishment  thereof;  be- 
cause he  did  pursue  his  brother  with  the 
sjoord,  and  did  cast  otT  all  pity,  and  his  an- 
ger did  tear  perpet'ually,and  he  ^vept  hiswrath 
for  ever : 

12  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Te'man, 
which  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  B(5z'rah. 

13  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For  three 
transgressions  of  the  children  of  Am'mon, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the  pun- 
ishment thereof;  because  they  have  ripped 
up  the  women  with  child  of  Gll'e-ad,  tnat 
they  might  enlarge  their  border  : 

14  But  1  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  wall  of 
Rab'bah,  and  it  sliall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof,  with  shouting  in  the  day  of  battle, 
with  a  tempest  in  the  day  of  the  whirl'wind  :3 

15  And  their  king  shall  go  into  captivity, 
he  and  his  princes  toiretlirr,  saith  the  Lord 

CHAP.  n. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  For  three  trans- 
gressions of  Mo'ab,  and  for  four,  1 
will  not  turn  away  the  punishmnit  there- 
of; because  he  burnt  the  bones  of  the  king 
of  E'dom  into  lime  ; 

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God's  judgment  upon 


ATHOS. 


Ju'dah  and  If'ra-Hl 


2  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Mo'Sib,  and 
it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Kir'i-oth  ;1 
and  Mo'ab  shall  die  with  tumult,  with  shout- 
ing, <mrf  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet 


3  Can  two  wdlk  togSther  except  they  bo 
agreed  ? 

4  Will  a  lion  roar  in  the  forest  when  he 
hath  no  prey  ?  will  a  young  lion  cry  out  of 


3  And  I  will  cut  ofl' the  judge  from  the  [his  den  if  he   have  taken  nothing? 
midst  thereof,  and  will  slay  all  the  princes       '    " 
thereof  with  him,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For  three  trans 


5  Can  a  bird  fall  in  a  snare  upon  the  earth 
I  where  no  gin  is  for  him  ?  shall  one  take  up 
a  snare  from  the  earth,  and  have  taken 
gressions  of  Ju'dah,  and  for  four,  I  will  not  nothing  at  all  ? 
turn  Sway  «/ic/>Mnwi'tmcrtMliereof;  because  j  6  Shall  a  trumpet  be  blown  in  the  city, 
they  have  despijed  the  law  of  the  Lord,!  and  the  people  not  be  afraid  ?  shall  there  be 
and  have  not  kept  his  comniand'iiients,  and]  evil  in  a  city,  and  the  Lord  hath  not  done  if  ? 


jpt 
their  lies  caused  them  to  err,  ailer  the  which 
their  fathers  have  walked  ; 

5  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Ju'dSh,  and 
it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Je-r&'sa-lem. 

6  11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For  throe  trans- 
gressions of  Tj'ra-gl,  and  for  four,  I  will  not 
tarn  iwiy  the  punishment  thereof;  because 
they  sold  the  righteous  for  silver,  and  the 
poor  for  a  pair  of  shoes  ; 

7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the  earth  on 
the  head  of  the  poor,  and  turn  aside  the 
way  of  the  meek  ;  and  a  man  and  his  father 
will  go  in  unto  the  same  maid,  to  profane 
my  holy  name  : 

8  And  they  lay  themselves  down  upon 
clothes  laid  to  pledge  by  every  altar,  and 
they  drink  the  wine  of  the  condemned  in 
the  house  of  their  god. 

9  Yet  destroy'ed  I  the  Am'o-rlte  before 
them,  whose  height  was  like  the  height  of 
the  cedars,  and  he  toas  strong  as  the  oaks  ; 
yet  I  destroy'ed  his  fruit  from  above,  and  his 
roots  from  beneath. 

10  x\.lso  I  brought  you  up  from  the  land 
of  E'gypt,  and  led  you  forty  years  through 
the  wilderness,  to  pojfess'  the  land  of  the 
Xm'o-rite. 

11  And  I  raised  up  of  your  sons  for 
prophets,  and  of  your  young  men  forNaz'a- 
rites.  Is  it  not  even  thus,  O  ye  children  of 
If'ra-Sl  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Niz'a-rites  wine  to 
drink  ;  and  comman'ded  the  prophets,  say- 
ing. Prophesy  not. 

13  Behold,  I  am  pressed  under  you,  as  a 
cart  is  pressed  that  is  full  of  sheaves. 

14  There'fbre  the  flight  shall  perish  from 
the  swift,  and  the  strong  shall  not  strength- 
en his  force,  neither  shall  the  mighty  deliv- 
er himself: 

15  Neither  shall  he  stand  that  handleth 
the  bow  ;  and  he  that  is  swift  of  foot  shall 
not  deliver  himself:  neither  shall  he  that 
rideth  the  horse  deliver  himself: 

16  And  he  that  is  courageous  among  the 
mighty  shall  flee  away  naked  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  ITL 

HEAR  this  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  against'  you,  O  children  of 
Ij'ra-el,  against'  the  whole  family  which  I 
brought  up  from  the  land  of  E'^pt,  saying, 
2  You  only  have  I  known  of  all  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  earth  :  thSre'fore  I  will  punish 
you  for  all  your  iniquities. 


7  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do  nothing, 
but  he  revealeth  his  secret  unto  his  servanta 
the  prophets. 

8  The  lion  hath  roared,  who  will  not  fear .' 
the  Lord  God  hath  spoken,  who  can  but 
prophesy  .■* 

9  Publish  in  the  palaces  at  Ash'dod,  and 
in  the  palaces  in  the  land  of  E'gypt,  and 
say.  Assemble  yourselves  upon  tlie  mo&n'- 
tains  of  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  behold  the  great 
tumults  in  the  midst  thereof,  and  the  op- 
pressed in  the  midst  thereof 

10  For  they  know  not  to  do  right,  saith 
the  Lord,  who  store  up  violence  and  rob- 
bery in  their  palaces. 

11  There 'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord  Goo, 
An  ad'versary  there  shall  he  even  round 
about'  the  land  ;  and  he  shall  bring  down 
thy  strength  from  thee,  and  thy  palacea 
shall  be  spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the  shep'- 
Aerd  taketh  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion 
two  legs,  or  a  piece  of  an  ear  ;  so  shall  the 
children  of  I|'ra-el  be  taken  out  that  dwell 
in  Sa-ma'ri-a  in  the  corner  of  a  bed,  and  in 
Da-mas'cus  in  a  couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  in  the  house  of 
Ja'cob,  saith  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  hosts, 

14  That  iu  the  day  that  I  shall  visit  the 
transgressions  of  I|'ra-el  upon  him,  I  will 
also  visit  the  altars  of  Beth'el ;  and  the  horns 
of  the  altar  shall  be  cut  ofi",  and  fall  to  the 
ground. 

15  And  I  will  smite  the  winter-house  with 
the  summer-house  ;  and  the  houses  of  ivory 
shall  perish,  and  the  great  houses  shall  have 
an  end,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

HEAR  this  word,  ye  kine  of  Ba'shSLn, 
that  are  in  the  mofln'tain  of  Sa-ma'- 
ri-5,  which  oppress  the  poor,  which  crush 
the  needy,  which  say  to  their  mJisters,  Bring, 
and  let  us  drink. 

2  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by  his  holi- 
ness, that,  lo,  the  days  shall  come  upon  you, 
that  he  will  take  you  away  with  hooks,  and 
your  posterity  with  fish-hooks. 

3  And  ye  shall  go  out  at  the  breaches, 
every  coxo  at  that  which  is  before  her ;  and 
ye  shall  cast  them  into  the  palace,  saith  the, 
Lord. 

4  Come  to  Beth'el  and  transgress ;  at 
Gil'gal  multiply  transgression  ;  and  bring 
your  sac'rifi(jes  every  morning,  a7td  your 
tithes  after  three  years. 


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A  Idmentd'tionfor  I§'ra-il.  A'MOS 

5  And  offer  a  sac'rifice  of  thanksgiving 
with  leaven,  and  proclaim  and  publish  the 
free-offerings;  far  this  liketh  yoti,  O  ye 
children  of  I^'ra-Sl,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  And  I  also  have  given  you  cleanness 
of  teeth  ill  all  your  cities,  and  want  of  bread 
in  all  your  places  ;  yet  have  ye  not  return- 
ed unto  nie,  saith  the  Lonn. 

7  And  also  I  have  withholden  the  rain 
from  you,  when  t/icre  icSre  yet  three  months 
to  the  harvest  :  and  I  caused  it  to  rain 
upon  one  city,  and  caused  it  not  to  rain 
upon  another  city  :  one  piece  was  rained 
upon,  and  the  piece  whereupon  it  rained 
not  witliered. 

8  So  two  or  three  cities  wandered  unto 
one  city,  to  drink  water  ;  but  they  were  not 
satisfied :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  I  have  smitten  you  with  blSsttng  and 
mildew  :  when  your  gardens,  and  your 
vTne'yardf,'  and  your  fig-trees,  and  your 
olive-trees  increased,  the  pahner-worm  de- 
voured them  :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto 
mc,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  I  have  sent  Siiiong  you  the  pestilence, 
after  the  manner  of  E'gypt :  your  young 
men  have  I  slain  with  the  sjpord,  and  have 
taken  Sway  your  horses  ;  and  I  have  made 
the  stink  of  your  camps  to  come  up  unto 
your  nostrils  :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  I  have  overthrown  some  of  you,  as 
God  overthrew  Sod'om  and  Go-ni6r'rah,  and 
ye  were  as  a  firebrand  plucked  out  of  the 
burning  :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  There'fore  thus  will  I  do  unto  thee,  O 
If'ra-el  :  and  because  I  will  do  this  unto 
thee,  prepare  to  meet  thy  God,  O  If'ra-el. 

13  For,  lo,  he  that  fonncth  the  moOn'- 
tains,  and  creatcth  the  wind,  and  declareth 
unto  man  what  is  his  thought,  that  maketh 
the  morning  darkness,  and  treadcth  upon 
the  high  places  of  the  earth.  The  Lord,  the 
God  of  hosts,  is  his  name. 

CHAP.  V. 

HEAR   ye   this   word  which  I  take  up 
against'  you,  even  a  lamenta'tion,  O 
house  of  I^'ra-6l. 

2  The  vir'gln^  of  If'ra-8l  is  fallen ;  she 
shall  no  more  rise  :  she  is  forsaken  upon 
her  land  ;  tlicrc  is  none  to  raise  her  up. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon,  The  city 
that  went  out  hij  a  thousand  shall  leave  a 
hundred,  and  that  v/hich  went  forth  6m a  hun- 
dred .shall  leave  ten,  to  the  house  of  If'ra-Sl. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the  house 
of  if'ra-el,  Seek  ye  me,  and  ye  shall  live. 

5  But  seek  not  B5th'6l,  nor  enter  into 
Gil'gal,  and  pass  not  to  Be-6r'she-ba  :  for 
Gil'gil  shall  surely  go  into  captivity,  and 
BSth'fil  shall  come  to  nought. 

6  Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  live  ;  ISst 
he  break  out  like  fire  in  the  house  of  Jo'sgph, 
and  devour  it,  and  there  be  none  to  quench 
it  in  Beth'€l. 


1  vin'ylrdz. 


An  exhortation  to  repentance. 

7  Ye  who  turn  judgment  to  wonnwood, 
and  leave  off  righteousness  in  the  earth, 

8  Seek  him  that  maketh  the  seven  stars 
and  0-ri'6n,  and  turneth  the  shadow  of 
death  into  the  morning,  and  maketh  the 
day  dark  with  night :  that  calleth  for  the 
waters  of  the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth  :  The  Lord  is 
his  name : 

9  That  strengtheneth  the  spoiled  against' 
the  strong,  so  that  the  spoiled  shall  come 
against'  the  fortress. 

10  They  hate  him  that  rebuketh  in  tho 
gate,  and  they  abhor  him  that  speaketh  up- 
rightly. 

11  Forasmuch,  there'fore,  as  your  tread- 
ing is  upon  the  poor,  and  ye  take  from  him 
burdens  of  wheat ;  ye  have  built  houses  of 
hewn  stone,  but  ye  shall  not  dwell  in  them  ; 
ye  have  planted  pleaf'ant  vine'yards,  but 
ye  shall  not  drink  wine  of  them. 

12  For  I  know  your  manifold  transgres- 
sions and  your  mighty  sins  :  they  afflict  the 
just,  they  take  a  bribe,  and  they  turn  aside 
the  poor  in  the  gate/ror/i  their  right. 

13  There'fore  the  prudent  shall  keep  si- 
lence in  that  time  ;  for  it  is  an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that  ye  may 
live  ;  and  so  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
shall  be  with  you,  as  ye  have  spoken. 

15  Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the  good,  and 
estab'lTsh  judgment  in  the  gate  :  it  may  be 
that  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  will  be  gracious 
unto  the  remnant  of  Jo'seph. 

16  There'fore  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
the  Lord,  saith  thus.  Wailing  shall  he  in  all 
streets  ;  and  they  shall  say  in  all  the  high- 
ways, A-las' !  a-lSs' !  and  they  shall  call  the 
huj'bundman  to  mourning,  and  such  as  ^re 
skilful  of  lamenta'tion  to  wailing. 

17  And  in  all  vine'yards  shall  he  wail- 
ing :  for  I  will  pass  through  thee,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  Wo  unto  you  that  desire  the  day  of 
the  Lord  I  to  what  end  is  it  for  you .'  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  darkness,  and  not  light. 

19  As  if  a  man  did  flee  from  a  lion,  and 
a  bear  met  him  ;  or  went  into  the  house, 
and  leaned  his  hand  on  the  wall,  and  a 
serpent  bit  him. 

20  Shall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord  he  dark- 
ness, and  not  light .'  even  very  dark,  and  no 
brightness  in  it } 

21  I  hate,  I  despije'  your  feast-days,  and 
I  will  not  smell  in  your  solemn  assemblies. 

22  Though  ye  offer  me  btirnt-offerings, 
and  your  meat-offerings,  I  will  not  accept 
them  :  neither  will  I  regard  the  peace-offer- 
ings of  your  fat  beasts. 

23  Take  thou  awajr  from  me  the  noise 
of  thy  songs ;  for  I  will  not  hear  the  melo- 
dy of  thy  viols. 

24  But  let  judgment  run  down  as  waters, 
and  righteousness  as  a  mighty  stream. 

25  Have  ye  offered  unto  me  sac'rifi<;e8 
and  offerings  in  the  wilderness  forty  years, 
O  house  of  If'ra-cl  ? 

a  vlr'jln. 


rpi 


t^'ra-Srs  wantonness  plagued.  A'MOS. 

2G  But  yc  liave  borne  the  tabernacle  of 
yiiur  Mo'lucli  and  Clii'uii  your  images,  the 
star  of  your  god,  wliicli  ye  made  to  your- 
selves. 

27  Tl)6r«'furo  will  I  cause  you  to  go 
into  ciiplivity  beyond  Da-in3s'cus,  saith 
the  Loun,  wliose  name  is  The  God  of 
hosts. 

CHAP.  VI. 
J'O  to  them  llmt  are  at  ease  in  Zi'on, 
and  trust  in  the  moun'tain  of  Sa 
ma'ri-5,  which  are  named  chief  of  the 
nation,  to  whom  tlie  huuso  of  l^'ra-gl 
came  ! 

2  Pass  ye  unto  Cal'neii,  and  see  ;    and 
from  thence  go  ye  to   Ha'inath  the  great 
then  go  down  to  Gath  of  the  Phi-lTs'tines 
be    they  better  than   these    kingdoms.'    or 
their  border  greater  than  your  border  ? 

3  Ye  that  put  far  Sway  the  evil  day,  and 
cause  the  seat  of  violence  to  come  near  ; 

4  That  lie  upon  beds  of  ivory,  and 
stretch  themselves  upon  their  coCiches,  and 
eat  the  lambs  out  of  the  flock,  and  the 
calves  out  of  the  midst  of  the  stall ; 

5  That  chant  to  the  .sound  of  the  viol, 
and  in\ent  to  themselves  instruments  of 
music!';,  like  Da'vid  ; 

6  That  drink  wine  in  bowls,  and  anoint 
themselves  with  the  chief  ointments  ;  but 
they  h.xc  not  grieved  for  the  affliction  of  Jo'- 
sSph. 

7  Therc'fore  now  shall  they  go  captive 
with  the  first  that  go  captive,  and  the  bSn'- 
quetl  of  them  that  stretched  themselves 
shall  be  removed. 

8  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by  himself, 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  I  abhor 
the  excellency  of  Ja'cob,  and  hate  his  pal- 
aces: tliere'fore  will  I  deliver  up  the  city, 
with  all  that  is  therein. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  there  re- 
main ten  men  in  one  house,  that  they  shall 
die. 

10  And  a  man's  uncle  shall  take  him  up, 
and  he  that  burneth  him,  to  bring  out  the 
bones  out  of  the  house,  and  shall  say  unto 
him  that  is  by  the  sides  of  the  house,  Is 
there  yet  any  with  thee  ^  and  he  shall  say. 
No.  Then  shall  he  say.  Hold  thy  tongue  ; 
for  we  may  not  make  mention  of  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

11  For,  behold,  the  IjOkd  c6mm;\n'deth, 
and  he  will  smite  the  great  house  with 
breaches,  and  the  little  house  with  clefts. 

12  Shall  horses  run  upon  the  rock  ?  will 
one  plough  there  with  oxen  ?  for  ye  have 
turned  judgment  into  gall,  and  the  fruit  of 
righteousness  into  hemlock. 

13  Ye  which  rejoice  in  a  thing  of  nought, 
which  say.  Have  we  not  taken  to  us  horns 
by  our  own  strength  .' 

14  But,  behold,  I  will  raise  np  against 
you  a  nation,  O  house  of  Is'ra-61,  siiith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts  ;  and  they  shall 
afflict  you  from  the  entering  in  oflIa'iii5ih 
unto  the  river  of  the  wilderness 


Their  rejection  stgnijiea. 

CHAP.  VII. 

HUS  hiith  the  Lord   God  showed  unto 
me  ;   and,    behold,    he    formed    grass- 
hoppers in  the  beginning  of  the  shooting  up 


1  b&nk'kwit 


of  the   latter  growth  ;   and,    lo,  it  was  the 
latter  growth  aft(!r  the  king's  mowings. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  they 
had  made  an  end  of  eating  the  grass  of  the 
land,  then  I  said,  O  Lord  God,  forgive,  I 
beseech  iliee  ;  by  whom  shall  Ja'cob  arije  r 
for  he  is  small. 

3  The  Lord  repented  for  this  :  it  shall 
not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  Tf  Thus  hath  the  Lord  God  showed 
unto  me  ;  and,  behold,  the  Lord  God  called 
to  contend  by  fire,  and  it  devoured  the 
great  deep,  and  did  eat  up  a  part. 

5  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  God,  cease,  I  be- 
seech thee  ;  by  whom  shall  Ja'cob  arl|e  r 
for  he  is  small. 

G  The  Lord  repented  for  this  ;  This  also 
shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  H  Thus  he  showed  me  ;  and,  behold, 
the  Lord  stood  upon  a  wall  made  by  a 
plumb-line,  with  a  plumb-line  in  his  hand. 

8  And  tlie  Lord  said  unto  me,  A'mos, 
what  seest  thou  .-'  And  I  said,  A  plumb-line. 
Then  said  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  set  a 
plumb-line  in  the  midst  of  my  people  !§'- 
ra-el :  I  will  not  Sgain'  pass  by  them  any 
more : 

!)  And  the  high  places  of  I'^aac  shall  be 
desolate,  and  the  sanctuaries  of  If'ra-el  shall 
be  laid  waste  ;  and  I  will  rise  against'  tlie 
house  of  Jer-o-bo'am  with  the  swjord. 

10  M  Then  Am-a-zi'ah,  the  priest  of 
BSth'el,  sent  to  Jer-o-bo'am  king  of  Ij'ra-el, 
saying,  A'mos  hath  conspired  against'  thee 
in  the  midst  of  the  house  of  Ij'ra-el  ;  the 
land  is  not  able  to  bear  all  his  words. 

11  For  thus  A'mos  saith,  Jer-o-bo'am  shall 
die  by  the  seoord,  and  Ij'ra-el  shall  surely 
be  led  away  captive  out  of  their  own 
land. 

12  Also  Am-a-zi'ah  said  unto  A'mos,  O 
thou  seer,  go,  flee  thee  away  into  the  land 
of  Ju'dali,  and  there  eat  bread,  and  prophe- 
sy there  : 

13  But  prophesy  not  again'  any  more  at 
Beth'el  :  for  it  is  the  king's  chapel,  aVid  it 
is  the  king's  court. 

14  Then  answered  A'mos,  and  said  to 
Am-a-zI'ah,  I  was  no  prophet,  neither  toas 
I  a  prophet's  son  ;  but  I  loas  a  herdman, 
and  a  gatherer  of  sycamore-fruit : 

15  And  the  Lord  took  me  as  I  followed 
the  flock,  and  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Go, 
prophesy  unto  my  people  Ij'ra-el. 

16  Now,  tliere'fore,  hear  thou  the  word 
of  the  Lord  :  Thou  sayest.  Prophesy  not 
against'  l^'ra-el,  and  drop  not  thy  word 
against'  the  house  of  I'faac. 

17  Therc'fore  thus  saitli  the  Lord,  Thy 
wife  shall  be  a  harlot  in  the  city,  and  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  fall  by  the 
sjcord,  and  thy  land  shall  be  divided  by  line  ; 
and  thou  shalt  die  in  a  polluted  land :  and 


Oppression  ts  reproved.  A'MUS. 

Ij'ra-6l  shall  surely  go  into  captivity  forth 
of  his  land. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THUS  hath  tiie  Lord  God  showed  unto 
me-  and,  behold,  a  basket  of  summer- 
fruit. 

2  And  he  said,  A'mos,  what  secst  thou  ? 
And  1  said,  A  basket  ofsummer-fruit.  Then 
said  the  Lord  unto  me.  The  end  is  come 
upon  my  people  of  I^'ra-el ;  1  will  not 
Sgain'  pass  by  ihein  any  more. 

3  And  the  son^i^s  of  the  temple  shall  be 
howlings  in  that  d:iy,  saitli  the  Lord  Goo  : 
there  sluill  be  many  dead  bodies  in  every 
plaec  ;  they  shall  c5st  litem  forth  with  si- 
lence. 

4  IT  Hear  this,  O  ye  that  swallow  up  the 
needy,  even  to  make  the  poor  of  the  land 
to  fail, 

5  Saying,  When  will  the  new  moon  be 
gone,  that  we  may  sell  corn  .''  and  the  sab- 
bath, that  we  may  set  forth  wheat,  making 
the  eph'ah  small,  and  the  shekel  great,  and 
falsifying  the  balances  by  deceit  .' 

6  That  we  may  buy  the  poor  for  silver, 
and  the  needy  for  a  pair  of  shoes  ;  yea,  and 
sell  the  refuse  of  the  wheat .-' 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  the  excellen- 
cy of  Ja'ctib,  Surely  I  will  never  forget  any 
of  their  works. 

8  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for  this,  and 
every  one  mourn  that  dwelleth  therein  ? 
and  it  shall  rise  up  wholly  as  a  flood  ;  and 
it  shall  be  c5st  out  and  drowned,  as  by  the 
flood  of  E'gypt. 

9  And  it  siiall  come  to  p5ss  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  that  I  will  cause  the 
sun  to  go  down  at  noon,  and  I  will  darken 
the  earth  in  the  clear  day  : 

JO  And  I  will  turn  your  feasts  into  mourn- 
ing, and  all  your  songs  into  lanienta'tion  ; 
and  I  will  bring  up  sackcloth  upon  all  loins, 
and  bAldncss  upon  every  head  ;  and  I  will 
make  it  as  the  mourning  of  an  oidy  so7i, 
and  the  end  thereof  as  a  bitter  day. 

11  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  that  I  will  send  a  famine  in  the  land  ; 
not  a  famine  of  bread,  nor  a  thirst  tor 
water,  but  of  hearing  the  words  of  the 
Lord  : 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from  sea  to 
sea,  and  from  the  north  even  to  the  east ; 
they  shall  run  to  and  fro  to  seek  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  shall  not  find  it. 

13  In  that  day  sh;ill  the  fair  vir'ginf  and 
young  men  faint  for  thirst. 

14  They  that  swear  by  the  sin  of  Sa- 
ma'ri-a,  and  say,  Thy  god,  O  Dan,  liveth  ; 
and,  The  manner  of  Be-er'she-ba  liveth  ; 
even  they  shall  fall,  and  never  rise  up 
again'. 

CHAP.  IX. 

I  SAW  the  Lord  standing  upon  the  altar  : 
and  he  said.  Smite  the  lintel  of  the 
door,  that  the  posts  may  shake  :  and  cut 
them  in  the  head,  all  of  them  ;  and  I  will 
slay  the  last  of  them  with  the  sjcord  :  he 
that  fleeth  of  them  shall  not  flee   Iway  ; 


1  Ker. 


The  tabernacle  of  Dd'vld  restored 
and  he  that  escapeth  of  them  shall  not  be 
delivered. 

2  Though  they  dig  into  hell,  thence  shall 
nunc  hand  take  them;  though  they  climb 
up  to  heaven,  thence  will  I  bring  ihom 
down  : 

3  And  though  they  hide  themselves  in 
the  top  of  Car'mel,  1  will  search  and  take 
them  out  thence  ;  and  though  they  be  hid 
from  my  sight  in  the  bottom  of  the  sea, 
thence  will  I  command'  the  sgrpent,  and  he 
shall  bite  them  : 

4  And  though  they  go  into  captivity  be- 
fore their  enemies,  thence  will  I  command' 
the  sjoord,  and  it  shall  slay  them  :  and  I  will 
set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for  evil,  and  not 
for  good. 

5  And  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  w  he  that 
toucheth  the  land,  and  it  shall  melt,  and  all 
that  dwell  therein  shall  mourn ;  and  it 
shall  rise  up  wholly  like  a  flood,  and  shall 
be  drowned,  as  by  the  flood  of  E'gypt. 

6  It  is  he  that  buildeth  his  stories  in  the 
heaven,  and  hath  founded  his  troop  in  the 
earth  ;  he  that  calleth  for  the  waters  of  the 
sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth  ;  The  Lord  is  his  name^ 

7  Jlre  ye  not  as  children  of  the  E-thi-o'pi- 
an^  unto  me,  O  children  of  Ij'ra-el .'  saith  the 
Lord.  Have  not  1  brought  up  l|'ra-el  out 
of  the  land  of  E'eypt,  and  the  Phi-lis'tlnes 
from  Caph'tor,  and  the  Syr'i-an^  from  Kir  .'1 

8  Behold,  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  God  are 
upon  the  sinful  kingdom,  and  I  will  destroy' 
it  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth  ;  saving 
that  I  will  not  utterly  destroy'  the  house  of 
Ja'cob,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  For,  lo,  I  will  command',  and  I  will  sift 
the  house  of  If  ra-el  among  all  nations,  like 
as  corti  is  sifted  in  a  sieve,  yet  shall  not  the 
least  grain  fall  upon  the  earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people  shall  die 
by  the  sword,  which  say.  The  evil  shall  not 
overtake  nor  prevent  us. 

11  In  that  day  will  I  raise  up  the  taber- 
nacle of  Da'vid  that  is  fallen,  and  close  up 
the  breaches  thereof;  and  I  will  raise  up 
liis  ruins,  and  I  will  build  it  as  in  the  days 
of  old  : 

12  That  they  may  pofjess'  the  remnant 
ofE'dom,  and  of  all  the  heathen,  which  kre 
called  by  my  name,  saith  the  Lord  that 
doeth  this. 

13  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  the  ploughman  shall  overtake  the 
reaper,  and  the  treader  of  grapes  him  that 
soweth  seed  ;  and  the  moftn'talns  shall  drop 
sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall  melt. 

14  And  I  will  bring  Sgain' the  captivity 
of  my  people  of  l|'ra-gl,  and  they  shall  build 
the  waste  cities,  and  inhabit  them  ;  and  they 
shall  plant  vineyards,  and  drink  the  wine 
thereof;  they  shall  also  make  gardens,  and 
eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

15  And  I  will  plant  them  upon  their  land, 
and  they  shall  no  more  be  pidlcd  up  out  of 
their  land  which  I  have  given  them,  saith 
the  Lord  thy  God. 


693 


1  OBADPAH. 


THE  virion  of  Ob-a-di'ah.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  c6nc6r'nTng  E'dom,  We 
have  hgard  a  rumour  from  tin;  Lord,  and 
an  ambassador  is  sent  among  the  lieatlien, 
Ari§e  ye,  and  let  us  rise  up  agaiijst'  her  in 
battle. 

2  Behold,  1  have  made  thee  small  among 
the  heathen  :  thou  art  greatly  despised. 

3  The  pride  of  thine  heart  hath  deceived 
thee,  thou  that  dwcllest  in  the  clefts  of  the 
rock,  whose  habitation  is  high  ;  that  saith  in 
his  heart,  Who  shall  bring  me  down  to  the 
ground  ? 

4  Though  thou  exalt  thyself  as  the  eagle, 
and  though  thou  set  thy  nest  among  the 
stars,  thence  will  I  bring  thee  down,  saith 
the  LoBi>. 

5  If 'hieves  came  to  thee,  if  robbers  by 
night,  (how  art  thou  cut  off!)  would  they 
not  have  stolen  till  they  had  enough  ?  if  the 
grape-gatherers  came  to  thee,  would  they 
not  leave  some  grapes  ? 

6  How  hre  the  things  of  E'sau  searched 
out  I  how  kre  his  hidden  things   sought  up  ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy  have 
brought  thee  cve7i  to  the  border :  the  men 
that  were  at  peace  with  thee  have  deceived 
thee,  and  prevailed  against'  thee  ;  thetj  that 
eat  thy  bread  have  laid  a  woftnd  under 
thee  :  there  is  none  understanding  in  him. 

8  Shall  I  not  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord, 
even  destroy'  the  wise  men  out  of  E'dom, 
and  understanding  out  of  the  mount  of 
E's&u  .' 

9  And  thy  mighty  men,  O  Te'man,  shall 
be  difmayed,  to  the  end  that  every  one  of 
the  mount  of  E'sau  may  be  cut  off  by 
slaughter. 

10  For  thij  violence  against''  thy  brother 
Ja'cob,  shame  shall  cover  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  be  cut  off  for  ever. 

11  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest  on  the 
other  side,  in  the  day  that  the  strangers 
carried  away  captive  his  forces,  and  for- 
eigners entered  into  his  gates,  and  cast  lots 
upon  Je-ril'sa-lem,  even  thou  wast  as  one 
of  them. 

12  But  thou  shouldst  not  have  looked  on 
the  day  of  thy  brother,  in  the  day  that  he 
became   a  stranger  ;  neither  shouldst  thou 


have  rejoiced  over  the  children  of  Ju'dah 
in  the  day  of  their  destruction  ;  neither 
shouldst  thou  have  spoken  proudly  in  the 
day  of  distress. 

13  Thou  shouldst  not  have  entered  into 
the  gate  of  my  people  in  the  day  of  their 
calamity  ;  yea,  thou  shouldst  not  have  look- 
ed on  their  affliction  in  the  day  of  their  ca- 
lamity, nor  have  laid  hands  on  their  sub- 
stance in  the  day  of  their  calamity  : 

14  Neither  shouldst  thou  have  stood  In 
the  crossway,  to  cut  off  those  of  his  that  did 
escape' ;  neither  shouldst  thou  have  deliver- 
ed up  those  of  his  that  did  remain  in  the 
day  of  distress. 

15  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near  upon 
all  the  heathen  :  as  thou  hast  done,  it  shall 
be  done  unto  thee  ;  thy  reward  shall  return 
upon  thine  own  head, 

16  For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon  my  holy 
moftn'tain,  so  shall  all  the  heathen  drink 
continually  ;  yea,  they  shall  drink,  and  they 
shall  swallow  down,  and  they  shall  be  as 
though  they  had  not  been. 

17  But  upon  mount  Zi'on  shall  be  deliv- 
erance, and  there  shall  be  holiness ;  and 
the  house  of  Ja'cob  shall  p6|§ess'  their  pof- 
fes'sions. 

18  And  the  house  of  Ja'cob  shall  be  a 
fire,  and  the  house  of  Jo'seph  a  flame,  and 
the  house  of  E'sSu  for  stubble,  and  they 
shall  kindle  in  them,  and  devour  them  ; 
and  there  shall  not  be  any  remaining  of  the 
house  of  E'Sciu  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
it. 

19  And  they  of  the  south  shall  pojfess 
the  mount  of  E'sau  ;  and  they  of  the  plain 
the  Phi-lTs'tines  :  and  they  shall  pofjess'  the 
fields  of  E'phra-im,  and  the  fields  of  Sa- 
ma'ri-a  ;  and  Ben'ja-min  shall  po^pess'  Gil'- 
e-ad. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this  host  of  the 
children  ofls'ra-el  shall  possess'  that  of  the 
Can'aan-ites,  even  unto  Zar'e-phath  ;  and 
the  captivity  of  Je-rft'sa-lem,  which  is  in 
Seph'a-rad,  shall  poffess'  the  cities  of  the 
south. 

21  And  saviours  shall  come  up  on  mount 
Zi'on  to  judge  the  mount  of  E'sSu  ;  and  the 
kingdom  shall  be  the  Lord's. 


H  JO'NAH. 


CHAPTER  1. 

NOW  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jo'nah,  the  son  of  A-mlt'tai,  saying, 

2  Xrijc,  go  to  Nin'e-veh,  that  great  city, 
and  cry  Sgainst'  it  ;  fur  their  wickedness  is 
come  up  before  me. 

3  But  Jo'n&h  rose  up  to  flee  unto  Tiir'- 


shish  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and 
went  down  to  Jop'pa  ;  and  he  found  a  ship 
going  to  Tar'shish  :  so  he  paid  the  fare 
thereof,  and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with 
them  unto  Tkr'shTsh  from  the  presence  of 
the  Lord. 

4  But  the  Lord  sent  out   a  great   wind 
694 


Jd'Tidh  sicalloiced  by  ajisk.  JO'NAH.  His  deliverance  therefrom. 

into  the  sea,  and  there  was  a  mighty  tem- 1  passed  me  about'  :  all  thy  billows  and  thy 
pest  in  the  sea,  so  that   the  ship  was   like  waves  passed  over  me. 


to  be  broken. 

5  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid,  and 
cried  every  man  unto  his  god,  and  cast  forth 
the  wares  that  wire  in  the  ship  into  the  sea, 
to  lighten  it  of  them  :  but  Jo'nah  was  gone 
down  into  the  sides  of  the  ship  ;  and  he  lay, 
and  was  fast  asleep. 

6  So  th(>  shipmaster  came  to  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  What  meanest  thou,  O  sleep- 
er ?  arlff,  fall  upon  thy  God,  if  so  be  that 
God  will  think  upon  us,  ihat  we  perish  not. 

7  And  they  said  every  one  to  his  fellow. 
Come,  and  let  us  cSst  lots,  that  we  may 
know  for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon  us. 
So  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon  Jo'nah. 

8  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Tell  us,  we 
pray  tlice,  for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon 
us.  What  is  thine  occupation  .•'  and  whence 
comest  thou  .'  what  is  thy  country  .'  and  of 
what  people  art  thou  .' 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a  Ile'- 
brew  ;  and  I  fear  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
heaven,  which  hath  made  the  sea  and  the 
dry  land. 

10  Then  wer«  the  men  exceedingly  afraid, 
and  said  unto  him.  Why  hast  thou  done 
this  ?  (for  the  men  knew  that  he  fled  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because  he  had 
told  them.) 

11  Then  said  they  unto  him,  What  shall 
we  do  unto  thee,  that  the  sea  may  be  calm 
unto  us  .'  (for  the  sea  wrought,  and  was 
tempes'tuous.)! 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  me  up, 
and  cast  me  forth  into  the  sea ;  so  shall  the 
sea  be  calm  unto  you  :  for  I  know  that  for 
my  sake  this  great  tempest  is  upon  you. 

13  Nevertheless,  the  men  rowed  hard  to 
bring  it  to  the  land  ;  but  they  could  not :  for 
the  sea  wrought,  and  was  tempes'tuous 
Sgainst'  them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said.  We  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  we 
beseech  thee,  let  us  not  perish  for  this 
man's  life,  and  lay  not  upon  us  innocent 
blood :  for  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  done  as  it 
pleased  thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jo'nah,  and  cast  him 
forth  into  the  sea  ;  and  the  sea  ceased  from 
her  raging. 

16  Then  the  men  feared  the  Lord  ex- 
ceedingly, and  offered  a  sac'rtfi^e  unto  the 
Lord,  and  made  vows. 

17  Now  the  Lord  had  prepared  a  great 
fish  to  swallow  up  Jo'nah.  And  Jo'nah  was 
in  the  belly  of  the  fish  three  days  and  three 
nights. 

CHAP.  IL 

THEN  Jo'nah  prayed  unto  the  Lord  his 
God  out  of  the  fish's  belly, 
2  And   said,  I  cried  by  reason   of  mine 
affliction  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  hSard  me  ; 
out  of  the  belly  of  hell  cried   I,  and  thou 
hSardest  my  voice. 

2  For  thou  hadst  cSst  me  into  the  deep, 
in  the  midst  of  theseas;  and  the  floods  com 


1  Um-pis'tshu-us. 


4  Then  I  said,  I  am  cast  out  of  thy  sight; 
yet  I  will  look  again'  to'ioArd  thy  holy  tem- 
ple. 

5  The  waters  com'pdssed  me  about'  even, 
to  the  soul :  the  depth  closed  me  round 
about',  the  weeds  w6re  wrapped  about'  my 
head. 

6  I  went  down  to  the  bottoms  of  the 
moiin'taTns;  the  earth  with  her  bars  was 
about'  me  for  ever :  yet  hast  thou  brought 
up  my  life  from  corruption,  O  Lord  my  God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  within  me  I  re- 
membered the  Lord  ;  and  my  prayer  came 
in  unto  thee,  into  thine  holy  temple. 

8  They  that  objerve'  lying  vanities  for- 
sake their  own  mercy. 

9  But  I  will  sac'rifi(je  unto  thee  with  the 
voice  of  thanksgiving  ;  I  will  pay  that  that 
I  have  vowed.     Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  the  fish, 
and  it  vomited  out  Jo'nah  upon  the  dry 
land. 

CHAP.  in. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jo'nah  the  second  time,  saying, 

2  Ari§e,  go  unto  Nln'e-veh,  that  great 
city,  and  preach  unto  it  the  preaching  that 
I  bid  thee. 

3  So  Jo'nah  aro§e,  and  went  unto  Nin'e- 
veh,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 
(Now  Nin'e-veh  was  an  exceeding  great 
city,  of  three  days'  journey.) 

4  And  Jo'nah  began  to  enter  mto  the 
city  a  day's  journey ;  and  he  cried,  and 
said,  Yet  forty  days,  and  Nin'e-veh  shall  be 
overthrown. 

5  So  the  people  of  Nin'e-veh  believed 
God,  and  proclaimed  a  fast,  and  put  on 
sackcloth,  from  the  greatest  of  them  even 
to  the  least  of  them. 

G  For  word  came  unto  the  king  of  Nin'- 
e-veh, and  he  aro^e  from  his  throne,  and  he 
laid  his  robe  from  him,  and  covered  him 
with  sackcloth,  and  sat  in  ashes. 

7  And  he  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  and 
published  through  Nin'e-veh,  (by  the  decree 
of  the  king  and  his  nobles,)  saying.  Let  nei- 
ther man  nor  beast,  herd  nor  flock,  taste 
any  thing  ;  let  them  not  feed,  nor  drink  wa- 
ter. 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be  covered  with 
sackcloth,  and  cry  mightily  unto  God  :  yea, 
let  them  turn  every  one  from  his  evil  way, 
and  from  the  violence  that  is  in  their  hands. 

9  Who  can  tell  if  God  will  turn  and  re- 
pent, and  turn  away  from  his  fierce  anger, 
that  we  perish  not .' 

10  And  God  saw  their  works,  that  they 
turned  from  their  evil  way  ;  and  God  re- 
pented of  the  evil  that  he  had  said  that  he 
would  do  unto  them  ;  and  he  did  it  not. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BUT  it   displeased    Jo'nah  exceedingly, 
and  he  was  very  angry. 
2  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  I  pray  thee,  O  Lord,  was  not  this  my 


695 


Jj  u&h  is  reproved  by  MI'CAH 

sayiiis   when   I   was   yet  in   my   country 


Tfi6rc'flii-e  I  fled  before  unto  Tir'shish  ;  for 
I  knew  that  tlioii  art  a  gracious  God,  and 
mer'cifal,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kind- 
ness, and  repentost  tlice  of  the  evil. 

3  Ttiere'fcre,  now,  O  Lord,  take,  I  be- 
Bcecli  thee,  my  life  from  me  •  for  it  is  bet- 
ter ftir  inc  to  die  tliun  to  live. 

4  Tiien  said  the  Loun,  Doest  thou  well 
io  be  angry  ? 

5  So  Jo'nSh  went  out  of  the  city,  and  sat 
on  the  east  side  of  the  city,  and  there  made 
him  a  booth,  and  sat  under  it  in  the  shadow, 
till  he  might  see  what  would  become  of  the 
city. 

6  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a  gourd, 
and  made  it  to  come  up  over  ib'nih,  that  it 
might  be  a  shadow  over  his  head,  to  deliver 
him  from  his  grief  So  Jo'nah  was  exceed- 
ing glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God    prepared  a  worm,  when  the 


the  type  of  a  goura 
morning  rose  the  next  day,  and  it  smote  the 


gourd  that  it  withered. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  sun  did 
ari^e,  that  God  prepared  a  vehement  east 
wind  ;  and  the  sun  beat  upon  the  head  of 
Jo'nah,  that  ho  fainted,  and  wished  in  him- 
self to  die,  and  said,  It  is  better  for  me  to 
die  than  to  live. 

0  And  God  said  to  Jo'nSh,  Doest  thou 
well  to  be  angry  for  the  gourd .''  And  he 
said,  I  do  well  to  be  angry,  even  unto  death. 

10  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou  hast  had 
pity  on  the  gourd,  for  the  which  thou  hast 
not  laboured,  neither  madest  it  grow ; 
which  came  up  in  a  nigiit,  and  perished  in  a 
night : 

11  And  should  not  I  spare  Nin'e-veh, 
that  great  city,  wherein  are  more  than  six- 
score  thousand  persons  that  cannot  dlj«;ern' 
between  their  right  hand  and  their  left 
hand  ;  and  also  much  cattle  .' 


H  MPCAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
Mi'cah  the  Mo'ras-thlte,  in  the  days 
of  Jo'thSm,  A'haz,  and  Hez-e-ki'ah,  kings 
of  Ju'dah,  which  he  saw  concer'ning  Sa- 
ma'ri-S  and  Je-ra'sa-lem. 

2  ^  Hear,  all  yc  people  ;  hearken,  O 
fiartli,  and  all  that  therein  is :  and  let  thci 
Lord  God  be  witness  against'  you,  the  Lord 
from  his  holy  temple. 

3  For,  beliold,  the  Lord  cometh  forth  out 
of  his  place,  and  will  come  down,  and 
tread  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth. 

4  And  the  m6i>n'taTns  shall  be  molten 
under  him,  and  the  valleys  shall  be  cleft,  as, 
wax  before  the  fire,  and  as  the  waters  tJiat 
are  poured  down  a  steep  place. 

5  For  the  transgression  of  Ja'cob  is  all 
this,  and  for  the  sins  of  the  house  of  Is'ra-el. 
What  is  the  transgression  of  Ja'cob  .'  is  it 
not    Sa-ma'ri-5  ?    and    what    are  the    high 

[>laces   of  Ju'dah  ?   hrc    they  not   Je-r&'sa- 
6m.' 

6  There'fbre  I  will  make  Sa-ma'ri-a  as  a 
heap  of  the  field,  and  as  plant'Ings  of  a 
vine'yard  :1  and  1  will  pour  down  the  stones 
thereof  into  the  valley,  and  I  will  discover 
the  foundations  thereof 

7  And  all  the  graven  images  thereof  shall 
be  beaten  to  pieces,  and  all  the  hires  there- 
of shall  be  burned  with  the  fire,  and  all  the 
idols  thereof  will  I  lay  desolate :  for  she 
gathered  it  of  the  hire  of  a  harlot,  and  they 
shall  return  to  the  hire  of  a  harlot. 

8  There'fore  I  will  wail  and  howl,  I  will 
go  stripped  and  naked  :  I  will  make  a  wail- 
ing like  the  dragons,  and  mourning  as  the 
owls. 

9  For   her  wound  is  incurable ;  for  it  is 

1  vln'yird 


come    unto    Ju'dah :  he   is  come   unto  the 
gate  of  my  people,  even  to  Je-ril'sa-lem. 

10  Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gatli,  weep  ye 
not  at  all :  in  the  house  of  Aph'rah  roll  thy 
self  in  the  dust. 

11  Pass    ye    away,    thou    inhabitant  of 
Saph'ir,  having  thy   shame    naked  ;  the  in 
habitant  of  Za'a-nan  came  not  fortli  in  the 
mourning  of  Beth-e'zel ;  he  shall  receive  o 
you  his  standing. 

12  For  the  inhabitant  of  Ma'roth  waited 
carefully  for  good  ;  but  evil  came  down 
from  the  Lord  unto  the  gate  of  Je-rit'sa-lem. 

13  O  thou  inhabitant  of  La'chish,  bind 
the  chariot  to  the  swift  beast :  she  is  the 
beginning  of  the  sin  to  the  daughter  of  XV- 
on  ;  for  the  transgressions  of  Is'ra-el  wSre 
found  in  thee. 

14  There'fore  slialt  thou  give  presents  to 
Mor'esh-eth-Gath  ;  the  houses  of  Ach'zib 
shall  he  a  lie  to  the  kings  of  If'ra-el. 

15  Yet  will  I  bring  an  heir2  unto  thee,  O 
inhabitant  of  Ma-re'shah  :  he  shall  come 
unto  A-dul'lam  the  glory  of  If'ra-el. 

lt>  Make  thee  bald,  and  poll  thee  for  thy 
delicate  children  ;  enlarge  thy  baldness  as 
the  eagle  ;  for  they  cire  gone  into  captivity 
from  thee. 

CHAP.  IL 
"^XT'O  to  them  that    devife    iniquity,  and 

T  T  work  evil  upon  their  beds  !  when  the 
morning  is  light  they  practise  it,  because  it 
is  in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  fields,  and  take  them. 
by  violence  ;  and  houses,  and  take  them 
away  :  so  they  oppress  a  man  and  his  house, 
even  a  man  and  his  heritage. 

3  ThSre'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
against'  this    family   do    I    devlfe   an  evil, 

1  are. 

696 


The  cruelty  of  the  princes. 
from  wliicli  yo  sliall  not  remove  your  necks  ; 
neither  shall  ye  go  hauglitily  :  for  this  time 
is  evil. 

4  In  that  day  shall  one  take  up  a  parable 
against'  you,  and  lament  with  a  doleful 
limenta'tion,  and  say,  We  be  utterly  spoil- 
ed ;  he  hath  chan|od  the  portion  of  my 
people  :  how  hath  lie  removed  it  from  me  1 
turning  away  he  hath  divided  our  fields. 

5  There'fore  thou  shalt  have  niJne  that 
shall  cast  a  cord  by  lot  in  the  congregation 
of  the  LoKD. 

G  Prophesy  ye  not,  say  they  to  l/iemthat 
prophesy  :  they  shall  not  prophesy  to  thejn 
that  they  siiaJl  not  take  shame. 

7  O  thou  that  art  named  The  house  of 
Ja'cCb,  is  the  Splr  It  of  the  Loru  straitened  .'' 
are  these  his  doings.'  do  not  my  words  do 
good  to  him  that  walk(;th  uprightly  ? 

8  Even  of  late  my  people  is  risen  up  as 
an  eneni}' :  ye  pull  oti'  the  robe  with  the 
garment  from  them  that  pass  by  securely  as 
men  averse'  from  war. 

9  The  women  of  my  people  have  ye  cist 
out  from  their  pleaj'anl  houses  ;  from  tlieir 
children  have  ye  taken  away  my  glory  for 
ever. 

10  Arlfe  ye,  and  depart ;  for  this  is  not 
your  rest :  because  it  is  polluted,  it  shall 
destroy'  you,  even  with  a  sore  destruction. 

11  If  a  man,  walk'Ing  in  the  spirit  and 
falsehood  do  lie,  saying',  1  will  prophesy 
unto  thee  of  wine,  and  of  strong  drink  ; 
he  shall  even  be  the  prophet  of  this  people. 

12  I  will  surely  assemble,  O  Ja'cdb,  all 
of  thee  ;  I  will  surely  gather  the  remnant 
of  Ij'ra-el  ;  I  will  put  them  together  as  the 
sheep  of  Boz'rSh,  as  the  flock  in  the  midst 
of  their  fold  :  tliey  shall  make  great  noise 
by  reason  of  the  viultitude  of  men. 

II?  The  breaker  is  come  up  before  them  : 
they  have  broken  up,  and  have  passed 
through  the  gate,  and  are  gone  out  by  it : 
and  tlieir  King  shall  pSss  before  them,  and 
the  Lord  on  the  head  of  them. 
CHAP.  III. 

AND  I  said,  Hear,  I  pray  yon,  O  heads 
of  JaVob,  and  yc  princes  of  the  house 
of  if'ra-el ;  Is  it  not  for  you  to  know  judg- 
ment .'' 

2  Who  hate  the  good,  and  love  the  evil  ; 
who  pluck  off  their  skin  from  ofl"  them, 
and  their  flesh  from  ofl'  their  bones  ; 

3  Who  also  eat  the  flesh  of  my  people, 
and  flay  their  skin  from  ofl' them  ;  and  they 
break  their  bones,  and  chop  them  in  pieces 
as  for  the  pot,  and  as  flesh  within  the  cal- 
dron. 

4  Then  shall  they  cry  unto  the  Lokd,  but 
he  will  not  hear  tlicin  ;  he  will  even  hide 
his  face  from  them  at  that  time,  as  they 
have  behaved  themselves  ill  in  tlieir  doings. 

5  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  concer'ning  the 
prophets  that  make  my  people  6rr,  that  bite 
with  their  teeth,  and  cry,  Peace  :  and  he 
that  putteth  not  into  their  mouths,  they 
even  prepare  war  against'  him  : 

9  TliSre'fore  night  sliall  be  unto  you,  that 
N  n  n 


MI'CAH. 

yo  shall 


The  falsehood  of  the  prophets. 

nut  have  a  virion  ;  and  it  shall  be 
dark  uiilo  you,  that  ye  shall  not  divine; 
and  the  sun  shall  go  down  over  the  jiroph- 
ets,  and  the  day  sliall  be  dark  over  them. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be  ashamed,  and 
the  diviners  confounded  ;  yea,  they  shall 
all  cover  their  lips  :  lor  there  is  no  answer 
of  God. 

8  But  truly  I  am  full  oi'  power  by  the 
tSpir'it  of  the  Lord,  and  of  judgment,  and 
of  might,  to  declare  unto  Jacob  his  trans- 
gression, and  to  l!;'ra-el  his  sin. 

9  Hc.ur  this,  I  pray  you,  ye  heads  ol"  the 
house  of  Ja'cul),  and  princes  of  the  house 
of  Ij'ra-el,  that  abhor  judgment,  and  per 
vert'  all  equity. 

10  They  build  up  Zi'on  with  blood,  and 
Je-ru'sa-lein  with  iniquity. 

11  The  heads  thereof  judge  Air  reward, 
and  the  priests  thereof  teach  for  hire,  and 
the  prophets  thereof  divine  for  money  :  yet 
will  they  lean  upon  the  Lord,  and  say,  Is 
not  the  LtRu  among  us.'  none  evil  can 
come  upon  us. 

12  There'fore  shall  Zi'on  for  your  sake 
be  ploughed  as  a  field  ;  and  Je-rCl'sa-lem 
shall  become  heaps ;  and  the  moun'tain  of 
the  house  as  the  high  places  of  the  forest. 

CHAP.    iV. 

BUT  in  the  last  days  it  shall  come  ic 
pass,  that  the  moun'tain  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  estSb'lIshed  in  the  top 
of  the  moun  tains,  and  it  shall  be  exfilted 
above  the  hills ;  and  people  shall  flow 
uijto  it. 

2  And  many  nations  shall  come  and  say 
Come,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the  nioLtn'tain  of 
the  Lord,  and  to  the  house  of  the  God  of 
Ja'cob  ;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways, 
and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths  :  for  the  law 
shall  go  forth  of  Zi'on,  and  the  word  of  the 
Lord  from  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3  And  he  shall  judge  among  many  peo- 
ple, and  rebuke  strong  nations  afar  oft';  «;.j 
they  shall  beat  their  sjcords  into  plough 
shares,  and  their  spears  into  piuniiig-hooks 
nation  shall  not  lil't  up  a  s2coid  against'  na- 
tion, neither  shall  they  leiirn  war  any  more 

4  But  they  shall  sit  every  man  under  his 
vine,  and  under  his  fig-tree  ;  and  none  shall 
make  them  afraid  :  for  the  mouth  pf  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5  For  all  pco])le  will  walk  every  oric 
in  the  name  of  his  god,  and  wv  will  w^Ik 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our  God  for  ever 
and  ever. 

G  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I  as- 
semble her  that  lialteth,  and  I  will  gather 
her  that  is  driven  out,  and  her  that  1  have 
afflicted  ; 

7  And  I  will  make  her  that  liAlted  a  rem- 
nant, and  her  that  icas  cast  far  ofl'  a  strong 
nation  :  and  the  I.,oRi)  shall  reign  over  them 
in  mount  Zi'on  from  henceforth,  even  fbi 
ever. 

8  And  thou,  O  tower  of  the  flock,  the 
strong  hold  of  the  daughter  of  Zi'on,  unto 
thee  shall  it  come,  even  the  first  dominion  ; 

697 


The  bit  th  of  Christ  prophesied 

the  kinf;''oin  sliall  come  to  the  daughter  of 

Je-rft'sa-l6m. 

9  No'v  why  dost  thou  cry  out  Sloitd  ?  is 
there  no  king  in  thee  ?  is  thy  counsellor 
perished  ?  for  pangs  have  taken  thee  as  a 
woman   n  trav'ail. 

10  Bt;  in  pain,  and  labour  to  bring  forth, 
O  dAagluer  of  Zi'on,  like  a  woman  in  trav'- 
ail;  for  now  shalt  tliou  go  forth   out  of  tiic 


MI'CAH.  God's  erpostnlation  with  Ip'ra-U 

forest,  as  a  young  lion  Smong  the  flocks  of 
shcp  ;  who,  if  he  go  through,  both  treadeth 
down  and  teareth  in  pieces,  and  none  can 
deliver. 

9  Thine  hand  shall  be  lifted  up  upon 
thine  ad'versaries,  and  all  thine  enemies 
siiall  be  cut  off. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  cut  off  thy  horses 


city,  and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  field,  and   (lut  of  the  midst  of  thee,  and  I  will  destroy' 
thou  shalt  go  even  to  Bab'y-lon  ;   there  shalt;  thy  chariots  : 


thou  be  delivered  ;  there  the  Lord  shall  re 
deem  thee  from  the  hand  of  thine  enemies. 

11  Now  also  many  nations  hre  gathered 
against'  thee,  that  say.  Let  her  be  defiled, 
and  let  our  eye  look  upon  Zi'on. 

12  But  they  know  not  the  thoughts  of  the 
Lord,  neither  understand  they  his  counsel : 
for  he  sliall  gather  them  as<he  sheaves  into 
the  floor. 

13  Ari§e  and  thresh,  O  daughter  of  Zi'on  ; 
for  I  will  make  thine  horn  iron,  and  I  will 
make  thy  hoofs  brass  ;  and  thou  shalt  beat 
in  pieces  many  people  :  and  I  will  conse- 
crate their  gain  unto  the  Lord,  and  their 
substance  unto  the  Lord  of  the  whole 
garth. 

CHAP.  V. 
TVj  OW  gather  thyself  in  troops,  O  daugh- 
-L  1     ter   of    troops :    he    hath    laid    siege 
against'    us  ;  they  shall  smite  the  Judge  of 
Ij'ra-el  with  a  rod  upon  the  cheek. 

2  But  thou,  Beth'le-hem  Eph'ra-tah, 
though  thou  be  little  among  the  thousands 
of  Ju'dah,  yet  out  of  thee  shall  he  come 
forth  unto  me  that  is  to  be  ruler  in  I^'ra-el  ; 
whose  goings  forth  have  been  from  of  old, 
from  everlas'tlng. 

3  There'fore  will  he  give  them  up,  until 
the  time  that  she  which  travaileth  hath 
brought  forth :  then  the  remnant  of  his 
brethren  shall  return  unto  the  children  of 
Ij'ra-el. 

t  And  he  shall  stand  and  feed  in  the 
strength  of  the  Lord,  in  the  maj'estyl  of  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God  ;  and  they  shall 
abide  :  for  now  shall  he  be  great  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

5  And  this  man  shall  be  the  peace,  when 
the  Xs-syr'i-an  shall  come  into  our  land  ; 
and,  when  he  shall  tread  in  our  palaces, 
then  shall  we  raise  against'  him  seven  shep'- 
Aerds,  and  eight  principal  men. 

6  And  they  shall  waste  the  land  of  As- 
syr'i-a  with  the  sjcord,  and  the  land  of 
Nim'rod  in  the  entrances  thereof:  thus  shall 
he  deliver  21s  from  the  As-syr'i-an,  when  he 
Cometh  into  our  land,  and  when  he  treadeth 
within  our  borders. 

7  And  the  remnant  of  Ja'cob  shall  be  in 
the  midst  of  many  people  as  a  dew  from  the 
Lord,  as  the  showers  upon  the  grass,  that 
tarrieth  not  for  man,  nor  waiteth  for  the 
sons  of  men. 

8  And  the  remnant  of  Ja'cob  shall  be 
Smong  the  (^en'tiles  in  the  midst  of  many 
people,  as  a  lion  among  the  beasts  of  the 

'  mad'jes-te. 


11  And  1  will  cut  ofl' the  cities  of  thy 
hind,  and  throw  down  all  thy  strong  holds  : 

12  And  I  will  cut  off  witchcrafts  out  of 
thine  hand  ;  and  thou  shalt  have  no  more 
soothsayers  : 

13  Thy  graven  images  also  will  I  cut  oft", 
and  thy  standing  images,  out  of  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  no  more  wor'shTp 
the  work  of  thine  hands. 

14  And  I  will  pluck  up  thy  groves  out 
of  the  midst  of  thee  :  so  will  I  destroy'  thy 
cities. 

15  And  I  will  execute  vengeance  in  an 
ger  and  fury  upon  the  heathen,  such  as  they 
have  not  heard. 

CHAP.  VL 

HEAR  ye  now  what  the  Lord  saith  , 
Arife,  contend  thou  before  the  moiin'- 
tains,  and  let  the  hills  hear  thy  voice. 

2  Hear  ye,  O  moiln'tains,  the  Lord's 
controversy,  and  ye  strong  foundations  of 
the  earth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  a  controversy 
with  his  people,  and  he  will  plead  with 
If'ra-el. 

3  O  my  people,  what  have  I  done  unto 
thee .''  and  wherein  have  1  wearied  thee .' 
testify  against'  me. 

4  For  I  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land 
of  E'cypt,  and  redeemed  thee  out  of  the 
house  of  servants  ;  and  I  sent  before  thee 
Mo'ses,  j^a'ron,  and  Mir'i-am.2 

5  O  my  people,  remember  now  what 
Ba'lak  king  of  Mo'ab  consulted,  and  what 
Ba'laam  the  son  of  Be'or  answered  him  from 
Shit'tim  unto  Gil'gal ;  that  ye  may  know 
the  righteousness  of  the  Lord. 

6  Wherewith  shall  I  come  before  the 
Lord,  and  bow  myself  before  the  high 
God  ?  shall  I  come  before  him  with  burnt- 
offerings,  with  calves  of  a  year  old  .' 

7  Will  the  Lord  be  pleased  with  thou- 
sands of  rams,  or  with  ten  thousands  of 
rivers  of  oil  ?  shall  I  give  my  first-born  for 
my  transgression,  the  fruit  of  my  body  for 
the  sin  of  my  soul .' 

8  He  hath  showed  thee,  O  man,  vvliat  is 
good  ;  and  what  doth  the  Lord  require  of 
thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy, 
and  to  walk  Aumbly  with  thy  God  .' 

9  The  Lord's  voice  criefh  unto  the  city, 
and  the  man  0/"  wisdom  shall  see  thy  name  : 
hear  ye  the  rod,  and  who  hath  appointed  it. 

10  Are  there  yet  the  treaj'ures  of  wick- 
edness in  the  house  of  the  wicked,  and  the 
scant  mea§'ure  that  is  abominable  .' 

11  Shall  I  count  them  pure  with  the  wick- 

2  Mer'e-ayn. 
698 


ITie  triumph  of  the  NA'HUM.  church  orrr  her  nurnir 

ed  balances,  and  with  the  bag  of  deceitful       ?  Rejoice  not  against'   nie,  O  riiino  eiiu- 


Weights  ? 

12  For  the  rich  men  thereof  i\re  full  of 
violence,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  have 
Spoken  lies,  and  their  tongue  is  deceitful  in 
their  mouth. 

13  Therc'fore  also  will  I  make  thcc  sick 
in  smiting  thee,  in  making  thee  desolate  be- 
cause of  thy  sins. 

14  Thou  shalt  eat,  but  not  be  satisfied  ; 
and  thy  c5st'ing  down  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  take  hold,  but  shalt 
not  deliver ;  and  that  which  thou  deliverest 
will  I  give  up  to  the  s/cOrd. 

15  Thou  shalt  sow,  but  thou  shalt  not 
reap  ;  thou  shalt  tread  the  olives,  but  thou 
shalt  not  anoint  thcc  with  oil  ;  and  sweet 
wine,  but  shalt  not  drink  wine. 

16  For  the  statutes  of  Om'rl  kre  kept,  and 
all  the  works  of  the  house  of  A'hab,  and  ye 
w&lk  in  their  counsels  ;  that  I  should  make 
thee  a  desolation,  and  the  inhabitants  there- 
of a  hissing :  therc'fore  ye  shall  bear  the 
reproach  of  my  people. 

CHAP.  VII. 
"^[XrO  is  me  !  for  I  am  as  when  they  have 
▼  T  gathered  the  summer-fruits,  as  the 
grape-gleanings  of  the  vin  taee  ■^  there  is 
no  cluster  to  eat :  my  soul  desired  the  first- 
ripe  fruit. 

2  The  good  man  is  perished  out  of  the 
6arth ;  and  there  is  none  upright  3m6ng 
men :  they  all  lie  in  wait  for  blood  ;  they 
hunt  every  man  his  brother  with  a  net. 

3  That  they  may  do  evil  with  both  hands 
Car'nestly,  the  prince  asketh,  and  the  judge 
askelh  for  a  reward  ;  and  the  great  man  he 
uttereth  his  mis'chievous  desire  :  so  they 
wrap  it  up. 

4  The  best  of  them  is  as  a  brier ;  the 
most  upright  is  sharper  than  a  thorn  hedge  : 
the  day  of  thy  watchmen  and  thy  visitation 
Cometh  ;  now  shall  be  their  p6rp!e.\'ity. 

5  Trust  ye  not  in  a  friend,  put  ye  not 
confidence  in  a  guide  ;2  keep  the  doors  of 
thy  mouth  from  her  that  lieth  in  thy  bo'jom. 

6  For  the  son  dlj/ton'oureth  the  father, 
the  daughter  riseth  up  against'  her  mother, 
the  daughter-in-law  Sgainst'  her  mother-in- 
law  ;.  a  man's  enemies  hre  the  men  of  his 
own  house. 

7  Therc'fore  I  will  look  unto  the  Lord  ; 
I  will  wait  for  the  God  of  my  salvation ; 
my  God  will  hear  me. 


my  :  when  I  fall,  I  shall  Svijc ;  when  1  sit  in 
darkness,  the  Lord  shall  be  a  light  unto  me. 

9  I  will  bear  the  indignation  dftlic  Lorn., 
because  I  have  sinned  against'  him,  initil  he. 
plead  my  cause,  and  execute  judgment  for 
me  :  he  will  bring  me  forth  to  the  light,  and 
I  shall  behold  liis  righteousness. 

10  Then  she  that  is  mine  enemy  shall 
see  it,  and  shame  shall  cover  licr  which 
said  unto  me,  Where  is  the  Lokd  tliy  God  .- 
mine  eyes  shall  behold  her  :  now  sliull  she 
be  trodden  down  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

11  In  tiie  day  that  thy  walls  arc  to  be 
built,  in  that  day  shall  the  decree  be  far  re- 
moved. 

12  In  that  day  also  he  shall  come  even  to 
thee  from  As-syr'i-a,  and  from  the  fortified 
cities,  and  from  the  fortress  even  to  the 
river,  and  from  sea  to  sea,  and/rom  moOln'- 
tain  to  moitn'tain. 

13  Notwithstanding,  the  land  shall  be 
desolate,  because  of  them  that  dwell  there- 
in, for  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

14  Feed  thy  people  with  thy  rod,  the 
flock  of  thine  heritage,  which  dwell  solitari- 
ly in  the  wood,  in  the  midst  of  Car'mel  :  let 
them  feed  in  Ba'shSn  and  Gil'e-ad,  as  in  the 
days  of  old. 

15  According  to  the  days  of  thy  coming 
out  of  the  land  of  E'eypt  will  I  show  unto 
him  marvellous  things. 

16  The  nations  sliall  see,  and  be  con- 
founded at  all  their  might :  they  shall  lay 
their  hand  upon  their  mouth,  their  cars  shall 
be  deaf 

17  They  shall  lick  the  dust  like  a  serpent, 
they  shall  move  out  of  their  holes  like 
worms  of  the  earth  :  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  and  shall  fear  because 
of  thee. 

18  Who  is  a  God  like  unto  thee,  that  par 
doneth  iniquity,  and  passeth  by  the  trans- 
gression of  the  remnant  of  his  heritage  .'  he 
retaineth  not  his  anger  for  ever,  because  he 
delighteth  in  mercy. 

19  He  will  turn  again',  he  will  have  com- 
passion upon  us  ;  he  will  subdue  our  in- 
iquities :  and  thou  wilt  cSst  all  their  sins 
into  the  depths  of  the  sea. 

20  Thou  wilt  perform'  the  truth  to  Ja' 
cob,  and  the  mSrcy  to  A'bra-ham,  which 
thou  hast  sworn  unto  our  fathers  from  the 
days  of  old. 


I  NA^HUM. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE   burden  of  NTn'e-veh.     The    book 
of  the    vifion  of  Na'htim    the  El'ko- 
shlte. 

2  God  is  jgalous,  and  the  Lord  revfin?- 
eth ;  the   Lord   rev6ngeth,  and  is  furious : 
1  vln'tidje. 


the  Lord  will  take  vengeance  on  his  id'- 
vfirsaries,  and  he  rejgrveth  wrath  for  his 
enemies. 

3  The  LoRT)  is  slow  to  anger,  and  great 
in    power,   and    will    not  at  all    acquit  the 
wicked :  the   Lord  hath  his    way    in  the 
2  gyide. 

609 


The  victorious  armies  of  NA'HUM 

wliirl'wTnd'  and  in  tlic  storm, and  the  clouds 
hre  the  dust  (jf  his  feet. 

4  He  icbuketli  tlie  sea,  and  maketh  it 
dry,  and  drieth  up  all  the  rivers  :  Ba'shan 
languisiicth,  and  Car'm6l,  and  the  flower  of 
LSb'a-non  lanj^iiishcth. 

5  The  rnojn'lalns  quake  at  him,  and  the 
hills  melt,  and  the  earth  is  burnt  at  his 
presence,  yea,  the  world,  and  all  that  dwell 
therein. 

6  Who  can  stand  before  his  indignation 
and    who  can   abide    in  the    fierceness  of 
his  anger  ?  his   fury   is  poured  out  like  fire, 
and  the  rocks  arc  thrown  down  by  him. 

7  The  Lord  is  good,  a  strong  hold  in  tlie 
day  of  trouble  ;  and  he  knoweth  them  that 
trust  in  him. 

8  But  with  an  over-running  flood  he  will 
make  an  utter  end  of  the  place  thereof,  and 
darkness  shall  pursue  his  enemies. 

0  What  do  ye  imagine  Sgainst'  the  Loud  .' 
he  will  make  an  utter  end  :  affliction  shall 
not  rise  up  the  second  time. 

10  For  while  they  be  folden  together  «*■ 
thorns,  and  while  thej'  kre  drunken  as 
drunkards,  they  shall  be  devoured  as  stub- 
ble fully  dry. 

11  There  is  one  come  out  of  thee  that 
imagineth  evil  against'  the  Lord,  a  wicked 
counsellor. 

12  Thus  saiththe  Lord,  Though  they  be 
quiet,  and  likewise  many,  yet  thus  shall 
they  be  cut  down,  when  he  shall  p5ss 
through.  Though  I  have  afflicted  thee,  I 
will  afflict  thee  no  more. 

13  For  now  will  I  break  his  yoke  from 
off"  thee,  and  will  burst  thy  bonds  in  sunder. 

14  And  the  liORD  hath  given  a  com- 
mand'ment  concer'ning  thee,  that  no  more 
of  thy  name  be  sown  :  out  of  the  house  of 
thy  gods  will  I  cut  off"  the  graven  image, 
and  the  molten  image ;  I  will  make  thy 
grave  ;  for  thou  art  vile. 

15  Behold  upon  the  moftn'tains  the  feet 
of  him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that  pub- 
lisheth  peace!  O  Ju'dah,  keep  thy  solemn 
feasts,  perform'  thy  vows :  for  the  wicked 
shall  no  more  piss  through  thee  ;  he  is  ut- 
terly cut  off". 

CHAP.  H. 

HE  that  dasheth  in  pieces  is  come  up 
before  thy  face  :  keep  the  munition, 
watch  the  way,  make  thy  loins  strong,  for- 
tify thy  power  mightily. 

2  For  the  Lord  hath  turned  Sway  the 
excellency  of  Ja'cob,  as  the  excellency  of 
I§'ra-el :  for  the  emptiers  have  emptied 
them  out,  and  marred  their  "vine  branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men  is  made 
red,  the  valiant  men  are  in  scarlet  :  the 
chariots  shall  be  with  ffaming  torches  in  the 
day  of  his  preparation,  and  the  fir-trees2 
shall  be  terribly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  shall  rage  in  the  streets, 
they  shall  justle  one  against'  another  in  the 
broad  ways  :  they  shall  seem  like  torches, 
they  shall  run  like  the  lightnings. 

1  kioerVwlnd.  2  fir-treez 


God  Against'  Jfln'e-veh. 

5  He  shall  recount  his  wor'thTes :  they 
shall  stumble  in  their  wftlk  ;  they  shall  make 
haste  to  the  wall  thereof,  and  the  defence 
shall  be  prepared. 

C  The  gates  of  the  rivers  shall  be  opened, 
and  the  palace  shall  be  dissolved. 

7  And  lluz'zab  shall  be  led  away  captive, 
she  shall  be  brought  up,  and  her  maids  shall 
lead  her  as  with  the  voice  of  doves,  tabering 
upon  their  breasts. 

3  But  Nln'e-veh  is  of  old  like  a  pool  of 
vvater ;  yet  tiiey  stiall  flee  away.  Stand, 
stand,  shall  they  cry  ;  but  none  shall  lock 
back. 

0  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  silverj  take  the 
spoil  of  gold  ;  for  there  is  none  end  of  the 
store  and  glory  out  of  all  the  pleaf'ant  far'- 
niture.^ 

10  She  is  empty,  and  void,  and  waste  ; 
and  the  heart  inelteth,  and  the  knees  smite 
together,  and  much  pain  is  in  all  loins,  and 
the  faces  of  them  all  gather  blackness. 

11  Where  is  the  dwelling  of  the  lions, 
and  the  feeding-place  of  the  young  lions, 
where  the  lion,  even  the  old  lion,  walked, 
a-nd  the  lion's  whelp,  and  none  made  them 
afraid  .' 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces  enough 
for  his  whelps,  and  strangled  for  his  lion- 
esses, and  filled  his  holes  with  prey,  and  hLs 
dens  with  ravin. 

13  Behold,  1  am  Sgainst'  thee,  s.aith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will  burn  her  chariots 
in  the  smoke,  and  the  sioord  shall  devour 
thy  young  lions  ;  and  I  will  cut  off"  thy  prey 
from  the  earth,  and  the  voice  of  thy  messen- 
gers shall  no  more  be  heard. 

CHAP.  III. 

WO  to  the  bloody  city  !  it  is  all  full  of 
lies  and  robbery;  the  prey  departeth 
not ; 

2  The  noise  of  a  whip,  and  the  noise  of 
the  rattling  of  the  wheels,  and  of  the  pran'- 
cing  horses,  and  of  the  jumping  chariots. 

3  The  horsemen  lifteth  up  both  the  bright 
sjoord  and  the  glittering  spear  :  and  there 
is  a  multitude  of  slain,  and  a  great  number 
of  carca.sses  ;  and  there  is  none  end  of  their 
corpses  ;  they  stumble  upon  their  corpses  : 

4  Because  of  the  multitude  of  the  whore- 
doms of  the  well-favoured  harlot,  the  mis- 
tress of  witchcrafts,  that  selleth  nations 
through  her  whoredoms,  and  families 
through  her  witchcrafts. 

5  Behold,  I  «?«  against'  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  and  I  will  discover  thy 
skirts'^  upon  thy  face,  and  I  will  show  the 
nations  thy  nakedness,  and  the  kingdoms 
thy  shame. 

6  And  I  will  cast  abominable  filth  upon 
thee,  and  make  thee  vile,  and  will  set  thee 
as  a  gazing-stock. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  all  the} 
that  look  upon  thee,  shall  flee  from  thee, 
and  say,  Nin'e-veh  is  laid  waste  :  who  will 
bemoan  her .'  whence  shall  I  seek  cora'fort- 
ers  for  thee  ? 

^fur'ne-tshure.  4  skirts. 

700 


Hab'ah-kxik's  complaint  of  HAB'AKKUK.  the  people's  iniquity. 

S  Art    thou    better    than    populous   No,itiry   thy   strong  holds:    go    into    chiy,  and 
that  was  situate  among  the  rivers,  llint  Iiadhvcm]   the   mortar,  malic   strong  the  briek- 
the  waters  round  about'  it,  whose  rampart  kiln. 
was  the   sea,   and  her  wall  7cas  from  the       15  There  shall  the  fire  devour  lliec  ;  the 


sea  {_ 

9  E-thi-o'pi-a  andE'gyptic<?rcherstrength, 
and  it  was  infinite  ;  Put  and  Lu'blm  wSrc 
thy  helpers. 

10  Yet  was  she  carried  awiy,  she  went 
into  captivity  :  her  young  children  also 
were  dashed  in  pieces  at  the  top  of  all  the 
streets  ;  and  tliey  cast  lots  for  her  Aon'oura- 
ble  men,  and  all  her  great  men  were  bound 
in  chains. 

11  Thou  also  shah  be  drunken  :  thou  shalt 
be  hid,  thou  also  shalt  seek  strength  because 
of  the  enemy. 

12  All  thy  strong  holds  shall  be  like  fig- 
Irees  with  the  first-ripe  figs  :  if  they  be  sha- 
ken, they  shall  even  fall  into  the  mouth  of 
the  eater. 

13  Behold,  thy  people  in  the  midst  of  thee 
arc  women  :  the  gates  of  thy  land  shall  be 
set  wide  open  unto  thine  enemies  :  the  fire 
shall  devour  thy  bars. 


14  Draw   thee  waters  for  the  siege,  for-  continually 


sicord  shall  cut  thee  off;  it  shall  ent  thoeup 
like  the  canker-worm  :  make  thyself  many 
as  the  canker-worm,  make  th}sulf  many  as 
the  locusts. 

10  Thou  hast  multiplied  thy  merchants 
above  the  stars  of  heaven  :  the  canker-worm 
spoileth,  and  flceth  away. 

17  Thy  crowned  are  as  the  locusts,  and 
thy  cap'talns  as  the  great  grasshoppers, 
which  camp  in  the  hedges  in  the  cold  day  ; 
but  when  the  sun  arljoth  they  flee  away, 
and  their  place  is  not  known  where  they 
are. 

18  Thy  shCp'/tcrds  sltimboi-,  O  king  of 
As-syr'i-a  ;  thy  nobles  sliall  dwell  in  the 
dust  :  thy  people  is  scattered  upon  the 
moQn'tains,  and  no  man  gathercth  them. 

19  There  is  no  healing  of  thy  bruise  ;  thy 
w6(!ind  is  griev'ous  :  all  that  hear  the  bruitl 
of  thee  shall  clap  the  hands  over  thee  :  for 
upon  whom  hath  not  thy  wickedness  passed 


1  HAB^AKKUK. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE    burden    which    Hab'ak-kQk    the 
prophet  did  see. 

2  O  Lord,  how  long  shall  I  cry,  and  thou 
wilt  not  hear  !  even  cry  out  unto  thee  of  vi- 
olence, and  thou  wilt  not  save  ! 

3  Why  dost  thou  show  me  iniquity,  and 
cause  me  to  behold  grievance  ?  for  spoiling 
and  violence  are  before  me  :  and  there  are 
that  raise  up  strife  and  contention. 

4  There'fore  the  law  is  slacked,  and  judg- 
ment doth  never  go  forth  :  for  the  wicked 
doth  com'pass  about'  the  righteous  ;  there'- 
fore wrong  judgment  proceedeth. 

5  H  Behold  ye  among  the  heathen,  and 
regard,  and  wonder  marvellously  ;  for  I 
will  work  a  work  in  your  days,  lehich  ye 
will  not  believe,  though  it  be  told  ijou. 

6  For,  lo,  I  raise  up  the  Chal-de'an|,  that 
bitter  and  hasty  nation,  which  shall  march 
through  the  breadth  of  the  land,  to  pojjgss' 

he  dwelling-places  that  are  not  theirs. 

7  They  are  terrible  and  dreadful :  their 
_udgment  and  their  dignity  shall  proceed  of 
themselves. 

8  Their  horses  also  hrc  swifter  than  the 
leop'ards,!  and  arc  more  fierce  than  the  even- 
ing wolves :  and  their  horsemen  shall  spread 
themselves,  and  their  horsemen  shall  come 
from  far;  they  shall  fly  as  the  eagle  that 
hasteth  to  cat. 

9  They  shall  come  all  for  violence  :  thoir 
faces  shall  sup  up  as  the  east  wind,  and 
they  shall  gather  the  captivity  as  the  sand. 

1  bruit,  brddt.  a.  rumour,  report. 
Nnn2 


10  And  they  shall  scoff  at  the  kings,  and 
the  princes  shall  be  a  scorn  unto  them  :  they 
shall  deride  every  strong  hold  ;  for  they 
shall  heap  dust,  and  take  it. 

11  Then  shall  his  mind  change,  and  he 
shall  pass  over,  and  offend,  imputing  this 
his  power  unto  his  god. 

12  Art  thou  not  from  ev^rlas'ting,  O 
Lord  my  God,  mine  Holy  One  ?  we  shall 
not  die.  O  Lord,  thou  hast  ordained  ihem 
for  judgment ;  and,  O  mighty  God,  thou 
hast  estab'llshed  them  for  correction. 

13  Thou  art  of  purer  eyes  than  to  be- 
hold evil,  and  canst  not  look  on  iniquity : 
wherefore  lookest  thou  upon  them  that  deal 
treacherously,  and  boldest  thy  tongue  when 
the  wicked  devoureth  the  man  that  is  more 
righteous  than  he  .' 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes  of  the 
sea,  as  the  creeping  things,  that  have  no 
ruler  over  them  .' 

15  They  take  up  all  of  them  with  the 
angle,  they  catch  them  in  their  net,  and 
gather  them  in  their  drag  ;  there'fore  they 
rejoice  and  are  glad. 

16  There'fore  they  sac'rifiije  unto  their 
net,  and  burn  incense  unto  their  drag  ;  be- 
cause by  them  their  portion  is  fit,  and  their 
meat  plgn'teous. 

17  Shall  they  there'fore  empty  their  net, 
and  notspare  contimuilly  toslay  the  nations.' 

CHAP.  II. 

I  WILL  stand   upon   my  watch,  and  set 
me  upon  the  tower,  and    will  watch  to 
2  lip'purdx. 

701 


Judgments  upon  the  Cltal-de'dnp        HAB'AKKUK.  for  covetousness,  cruelty,  S^c 


see  wliat  Iio  will  say  unto    me,  and  what  I 
shall  answer  wlien  I  am  reproved. 

2  And  thi'  T,i)Ki>  answered  me,  and  said, 
Write  the  virion,  and  make  it  phiin  upon 
tables,  lliat  he  may  run  tiiat  readcth  it. 

3  For  the  vijion  is  yet  for  an  appointed 
time,  but  at  the  end  it  sliail  speak,  and  n()t 
lie:  thou:;h  it  tarrj',  wait  for  it;  because  it 
will  surely  come,  it  will  not  tarry. 

4  Behold,  his  soul  tchich  is  lifted  up  is 
not  upright  in  him  :  but  the  just  shall  live 
by  his  faith. 

5  Yea  also,  because  he  transgresseth  by 
wine,  lie  is  a  proud  man,  neither  keepeth  at 
home,  who  enlar<,'eth  his  desire  as  hell,  and 
is  as  death,  and  cannot  bo  satisfied,  but  gath- 
ereth  unto  hiiu  all  nations,  and  heapeth  unto 
liim  all  people : 

G  Siiall  not  all  these  take  up  a  parable 
against'  him,  and  a  tiiunt'ing  prov'erb 
against'  him,  and  say.  Wo  to  him  that  in- 
oreaseth  that  icldch  is  not  his  1  how  long  .' 
and  to  him  that  ladeth  him.self  with  thick 
clay  ! 

7  Shall  they  not  rise  up  suddenly  that 
shall  bite  thee',  and  awake  that  shall  ve.\ 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  for  booties  unto 
them  .' 

8  Because  thou  hast  spoiled  many  na- 
tions, all  the  remnant  of  the  people  shall 
spoil  thee  ;  because  of  men's  blood,  and/or 
the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the  city,  and  of 
all  that  dwell  therein. 

9  Wo  to  him  that  coveteth  an  evil  covet- 
ousness to  his  house,  that  he  may  set  his 
nest  on  high,  that  he  may  be  delivered  from 
the  power  of  evil ! 

10  Thou  hast  consulted  shame  to  thy 
house  by  cutting  off  many  people,  and  hast 
sinned  against'  thy  soul. 

11  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of  the  wall, 
and  the  beam  out  of  the  timber  shall  answer 
it. 

12  Wo  to  him  that  buildeth  a  town  with 
blood,  and  stab'lisheth  a  city  by  iniquity  I 

13  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
that  the  people  shall  labour  in  the  very  fire, 
and  the  people  shall  weary  themselves  for 
very  vanity .' 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the 
knowledge  of  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
waters  cover  the  sea. 

15  Wo  unto  him  that  giveth  his  neigh- 
bour drink,  that  puttest  thy  bottle  to  him, 
and  makest  him  drunken  also,  that  thou 
mayst  look  on  their  nakedness  ! 

16  Thou  art  filled  with  shame  for  glory  : 
drink  thou  also,  and  let  thy  foreskin  be  un- 
covered :  the  cup  of  the  Lord's  right  hand 
shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and  shameful 
spewing  shall  he  on  thy  glory. 

17  For  the  violence  of  Leb'a-non  shall 
cover  thee,  and  the  spoil  of  beasts,  tchich 
made  them  afraid,  because  of  men's  blood, 
and  for  the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the  city, 
and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

18  What   profiteth  the   graven   image 

1  g  karA, 


that  the  maker  thereof  hath  graven  it ;  the 
molten  image,  and  a  teacher  of  lies,  that 
the  maker  of  his  work  tnistcth  therein,  to 
make  dumb  idols .' 

10  Wo  unto  him  that  saith  to  the  wood, 
.\wake;  to  the  dumb  stone,  Arlje,  it  shall 
teach  !  Behold,  it  is  laid  over  with  gold  and 
silver,  and  there  is  no  breath  at  all  in  the 
midst  of  it. 

20  But  the  Lord  is  in  his  holy  tem- 
ple ;  let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before 
him. 

CHAP  in. 


A  PRAYER  of  Hab'ak-ktik  the  prophet 
upon  Shi-gi'o-noth.l 

2  O  Lord,  I  have  heard  thy  speech,  and 
was  afraid :  O  Lord,  revive  thy  work  in 
the  midst  of  the  years,  in  the  midst  of  the 
years  make  known ;  in  wrath  remember 
mercy. 

3  6od  came  from  Te'nian,  and  the  Holy 
One  from  mount  Pa'ran.  Se'lSh.  His  glory 
covered  the  heavens,  and  the  garth  was  full 
of  his  praise. 

4  And  his  brightness  was  as  the  light ,  he 
had  horns  coming  out  of  his  hand  :  and 
there  was  the  hiding  of  his  power. 

5  Before  him  went  the  pestilence,  and 
burning  coals  went  forth  at  his  feet. 

G  He  stood  and  meaj'ured  the  Sarth  :  he 
beheld,  and  drove  asun'derthe  nations  ;  and 
the  everlas'tlng  moun'tains  were  scattered, 
the  perpet'ual  hills  did  bow  :  his  ways  are 
everlas'tlng. 

7  I  saw  the  tents  of  Cd'shan  in  affliction  : 
and  the  cur'tains  of  tlie  land  of  Mid'i-an 
did  tremble. 

8  Was  the  Lord  displeased  against'  the 
rivers  .'  icas  thine  anger  against'  the  rivers  .' 
icas  thy  wrath  against'  the  sea,  that  thou 
didst  ride  upon  thine  horses,  and  thy  char- 
iots of  salvation  .' 

9  Thy  bow  was  made  quite  naked,  ac- 
cording to  the  oaths  of  the  tribes,  even  thy 
word.  Se'lah.  Thou  didst  cleave  the  earth 
vvith  rivers. 

10  The  mofln'tains  saw  thee,  and  they 
trembled  ;  the  overflowing  of  the  water 
passed  by  :  the  deep  uttered  bis  voice,  and 
lifted  up  his  hands  on  high. 

11  The  sun  and  moon  stood  still  in  their 
habitation  :  at  the  light  of  thine  arrows 
they  went,  and  at  the  shining  of  thy  glitter- 
ing spear. 

12  Thou  didst  march  through  the  land  in 
indignation,  thou  didst  thresh  the  heathen 
in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the  salvation 
of  thy  people,  even  for  salvation  with  thine 
anointed  ;  thou  woftndedst  the  head  out  of 
the  house  of  the  wicked,  by  disc<iv'erTng  the 
foundation  unto  the  neck.     Se'lah. 

14  Thou  didst  strike  through  with  his 
staves  the  head  of  his  villages ;  they  came 
out  as  a  whirl'wind2  to  scatter  me  :  their 
rejoicing  wa^  as  to  devour  the  poor  secret- 
ly- 

S  hwlrVw/lnd, 

708 


God's  severe  judgment  against'         ZEPHANI'AH. 


Ju'dahfor  dl'vlr§  sins. 


15  Thou  didst  vvAlk  through  the  sea  with 
thine  horses,  through  the  heap  of  great 
waters. 

16  When  I  hSard,  my  belly  trembled  ; 
my  lips  quivered  at  the  voice  :  rottenness  en- 
tered into  my  bones,  and  I  trembled  in  my- 
self, tiiat  I  might  rest  in  the  day  of  trouble  : 
when  he  cometli  up  unto  the  people,  he 
will  invade  tliem  with  his  troops. 

17  Although  tiie  fig-tree  shall  not  blos- 
som, neither  shall  fruit  be  in  the  vines  ;  the 


labour  of  the  olive  shall  fail,  and  the  fields 
shall  yield  no  meat ;  the  flock  shall  be  cut 
oir  from  the  fold,  and  there  shall  he  no  h6rd 
in  the  stalls  : 

18  Yet  I  will  rejoice  in  the  Loud,  I  will 
joy  in  the  God  of  my  salvation. 

19  The  Lord  God  is  my  strength,  and  he 
will  make  my  feet  like  hinds" /cc(,  and  he 
will  make  me  to  w5Ik  upon  mine  high 
places.  To  the  chief  singer  on  my  string- 
ed instruments. 


IT  ZEPHANPAH. 


CHAPTER  L 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which  came 
unto  Z6ph-a-ni'5h  the  son  of  (^u'slii, 
the  son  of  Ged-ii-li'ah,  the  son  of  Am-a-ri'iih, 
the  son  of  Hlz-ki'Sh,  in  the  days  of  Jo-sl'ah 
the  son  of  A'mon  king  of  Ju'dah. 

2  I  will  utterly  consume  all  things  from 
off  the  land,  saith  the  Loud. 

3  I  will  consume  man  and  beast;  I  will 
consume  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the 
fishes  of  the  sea  ;  and  the  stumbling-blocks 
with  the  wicked ;  and  I  will  cut  off  man 
from  off  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon 
Ja'dSh,  and  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rfi'sa-lem  ;  and  I  will  cut  off  the  remnant 
of  Ba'51  from  this  place,  and  the  name  of 
the  Chgm'a-rims  with  the  priests  ; 

5  And  them  that  wor'shTp  the  host  of 
heaven  upon  the  house-tops ;  and  them 
that  wor'sliip  and  that  swear  by  the  Lord, 
and  that  swear  by  MSl'cham  ; 

6  And  them  that  are  turned  back  from 
the  Lord  ;  and  those  that  have  not  sought 
the  Lord,  nor  inquired  for  him. 

7  Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  God  ;  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  at 
hand  :  for  the  Lord  hath  prepared  a  sSic'ri- 
fi<je,  he  hath  bid  his  guests. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord's  sac'rifl<;.e,  that  I  will  punish  the 
princes,  and  the  king's  children,  and  all 
such  as  arc  clothed  with  strSnse  apparel. 

9  In  the  same  day  also  will  I  punish  all 
those  that  leap  on  the  threshold,  which  fill 
their  masters'  houses  with  violence  and 
deceit. 

10  And  U  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  tlie  Loun,  that  there  shall  he  the  noise 
of  a  cry  from  the  fish-gate,  and  a  howling 
from  the  second,  and  a  great  crashing  from 
the  hills. 

11  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  MSk'tgsh,  for 
all  the  merchant  people  are  cut  down  ;  all 
they  that  bear  silver  iirfi  cut  off. 

12  And  it  shall  ccme  to  pass  at  that  time, 
that  I  will  search  Je-ru'sa-l6m  with  candles, 


13  Therc'lbre  their  goods  shall  become  a 
booty,  and  their  houses  a  desolation  :  they 
shall  also  build  houses,  but  not  inhabit 
them  ;  and  they  shall  plant  vineyards,  but 
not  drink  the  wine  thereof. 

14  The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is  near, 
it  is  near,  and  hasteth  greatly,  even  the 
voice  of  the  day  of  the  Lord  :  the  mighty 
man  shall  cry  there  bitterly. 

15  That  day  is  a  day  of  wrSth,  a  day  of 
trouble  and  distress,  a  day  of  wasteness  and 
desolation,  a  day  of  darkness  and  gloomi- 
ness, a  day  of  clouds  and  thick  darkness. 

16  A  day  of  the  trumpet  and  alkrm 
against'  the  fenced  cities,  and  against'  the 
high  towers. 

17  And  I  will  bring  distress  upon  men, 
tliat  they  shall  w'llk  like  blind  men,  be- 
cause they  have  sinned  against'  the  Lord  : 
and  their  blood  shall  be  poured  out  as  dust, 
and  their  flesh  as  the  dung. 

18  Neither  their  silver  nor  their  gold 
sliall  be  able  to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord's  wrath  ;  but  the  whole  land  shall 
be  devoured  by  the  fire  of  his  jealousy  :  for 
he  shall  make  even  a  speedy  riddance  of 
all  them  that  dwell  in  the  land. 

CHAP.   II. 

GATHER  yourselves  together,  yea,g4th- 
er  together,  O  nation  not  desired  ; 

2  Before  the  decree  bring  I'orth,  before 
the  day  pass  as  the  chaff,  before  the  fierce 
anger  of  the  Lord  come  upon  you,  before 
the  day  of  the  Lord's  anger  come  upon 
you. 

3  Seek  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek  of  the 
earth,  which  have  wrought  his  judgment; 
seek  righteousness,  seek  meekness:  it  may 
be  ye  shall  be  hid  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
anger. 

4  For  Ga'zS  shall  be  forsaken,  and  Ash' 
ke-lon  a  desolation  :  they  shall  drive  out 
Xsh'dod  at  the  noon-day,  and  Ek'ron  shall 
be  rooted  up. 

5  Wo  unto  the  inhabitants  of  the  sea- 
coasts,  the  nation  of  the  Ch£r'eih-Ues  !  the 
word  of  the   Lord  is  agamst'  you  ;  O  (J^i'- 


and  punish  the  men //irt<  arc  settled  on  their  nd-an,  the  land  of  the  Phi-lis'tlnes,  I  will 
lees;  that  say  in  their  hei'lrt,  The  Lord  even  destroy'  thee,  that  there  shall  be  no 
will  not  do  good,  neither  will  he  do  eviL      I  inhabitant. 

703 


(iod's  judgment  against'  Ju'ddh.       ZEPHANI'AH 

6  And  the  sea-coast  shall  be  dwellings 
and  cottages  for  shep'Aerds,  and  folds  for 
flocUs. 

7  And  the  coast  shall  be  for  the  remnant 
of  the  house  of  Ju'dSh  ;  they  shall  feed 
therenj)on  :  in  the  houses  of  Ash'Ke-Ion 
shall  they  lie  down  in  the  evening  ;  for  the 
Lord  their  God  shall  visit  them,  and  turn 
5vvay  their  captivity. 

SHI  have  heard  the  reproach  of  MtVab, 
and  the  revilings  of  the  children  of  Am'mon, 
whereby  they  have  reproached  my  people, 
and  magnified  themselves  against'  their 
border. 

9  There'fore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  If'ra-el,  Surely  Mo'ab 
shall  be  as  Sod'om,  and  the  children  of  Am'- 
m5n  as  Go-mor'rah,  even  the  breeding  of 
nettles,  and  salt-pits,  and  a  perpet'iial  deso- 
lation :  the  residue  of  my  people  shall  spoil 
them,  and  the  remnant  of  my  people  shall 
poffess'  them. 

10  This  shall  they  have  for  their  pride, 
because  they  have  reproached  and  magni- 
fied themselves  against'  the  people  of  tlie 
Lord  of  hosts. 

11  The  Lord  loill  be  terrible  unto  them  : 
for  he  will  famish  all  the  gods  of  the  earth  ; 
and  mon  shall  wor'ship  him,  every  one  from 
his  place,  even  all  the  isles   of  the  heathen. 

12  V  Ye  E-thi-o'pi-ans  also,  ye  shall  be 
slain  by  my  sirord. 

13  And  lie  will  stretch  out  his  hand 
against'  the  north,  and  destroy'  As-sjrr'i-a  ; 
and  will  make  Nin'e-veh  a  desolation,  and 
dry  like  a  wilderness. 

14  And  flocks  shall  lie  down  in  the  midst 
of  her,  all  the  beasts  of  the  nations  :  both 
the  cormorant  and  the  bittern  shall  lodge  in 
the  upper  lintels  of  it  ;  their  voice  shall 
sin"  in  the  windows  ;  desolation  shall  be  in 
the"  thresholds  :  for  he  shall  uncover  the 
cedar- work. 

15  This  is  the  rejoicing  city  that  dwelt 
carelessly  :  that  said  in  her  heirt,  I  am,  and 
there  is  none  beside  me  :  how  is  she  become 
a  desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to  lie  down 
in  !  every  one  that  pSsseth  by  her  shall  hiss, 
and  wag  his  hand. 

CHAP.  ITI. 

WO  to   her  that  is  filthy  and  polluted, 
to  the  oppressing  city  . 

2  She  obeyed  not  the  voice  ;  she  receiv- 
ed not  correction  :  she  trusted  not  in  the 
Lord  ;  she  drew  not  near  to  her  God. 

3  Her  princes  within  her  are  roaring 
lions;  her  judges  ore  evening  wolves;  they 
gnaw  not  the  bones  till  the  morrow. 

4  Her  prophets  are  light  and  treacherous 
persons :  her  priests  have  polluted  the 
sanctuary,  they  have  done  violence  to  the 
law. 

5  The  just  Lord  is  in  the  midst  thereof; 
he  will  not  do  iniquity  :  every  morning 
doth  he  bring  his  judgment  to  light,  he 
faileth  not ;  but  the  unjust  knoweth  no 
shame. 

6  I  have  cut  off  the  nations :  their  towers 


Jc-nVsa-lcm  reproved 
arc  desolate  :  I  made  their  streets  waste, 
that  none  pSsscth  by  ;  their  cities  are  de- 
slroy'cd.  so  that  there  is  no  man,  that  there 
is  none  inhabitant. 

7  I  said,  Surely  thou  wilt  fear  me,  thou 
wilt  re(reive  instruction  :  so  their  dwelling 
should  not  be  cut  off,  howsoever  I  punished 
them  :  but  they  rose  early,  and  corrupted 
all  their  doings. 

S  Therc'lbre  wait  ye  upon  me,  saith  the 
Lord,  until  the  day  that  I  rise  up  to  the 
prey  ;  for  my  determina'tion  ?.s'  to  gather 
the  nations,  that  I  may  assemble  the  king- 
doms, to  pour  upon  them  mine  indignation, 
even  all  my  fierce  anger  :  for  all  the  garth 
shall  be  devoured  with  the  fire  of  my 
jealousy. 

9  For  then  will  I  turn  to  the  people  a 
pure  language,  that  they  may  all  call  upoQ 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  serve  him  with 
one  consent. 

10  From  beyond  the  rivers  of  E-thi-o'pi-S 
my  suppliants,  even  the  daughter  of  my 
dispers'ed,  shall  bring  mine  offering. 

1 1  In  that  day  shalt  thou  not  be  ashamed 
for  all  thy  doings,  wherein  thou  hast  trans- 
gressed against'  me :  for  then  I  will  take 
away  out  of  the  midst  of  thee  them  that 
rejoice  in  thy  pride  ;  and  thou  shalt  no 
more  be  haughty  because  of  mine  holy 
moun'taTn. 

12  I  will  also  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee 
an  afflicted  and  poor  people,  and  they  shall 
trust  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

13  The  remnant  of  I§'ra-el  shall  not  do 
iniquity,  nor  speak  lies ;  neither  shall  a  de- 
ceitful tongue  be  found  in  their  mouth  :  for 
they  shall  feed  and  lie  down,  and  none  shall 
make  them  afraid. 

14  H  Sing,  O  daughter  of  Zi'on ;  shout, 
O  Is'ra-el  ;  be  glad  and  rejoice  with  all  the 
heart,  O  daughter  of  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away  thy  judg- 
ments, he  hath  cast  out  thine  enemy :  the 
king  of  I^'ra-el,  even  the  Lord,  is  in  the 
midst  of  thee  :  thou  shalt  not  see  evil  anv 
more. 

16  In  that  day  it  shall  be  said  to  Je-rft'sa- 
lem,  Fear  thou  not ;  and  to  Zi'on,  Let  not 
thine  hands  be  slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  in  the  midst  of 
thee  is  mighty  ;  he  will  save,  he  will  re- 
joice over  thee  with  joy  ;  he  will  rest  in 
his  love;  he  will  joy  over  thee  with  singing. 

18  I  will  gather  them  that  are  sorrowful 
for  the  solemn  assembly  icho  arc  of  thee,  to 
whom  the  reproach  of  it  was  a  burden. 

19  Behold,  at  that  time  I  will  undo  all 
that  afflict  thee  ;  and  I  will  save  her  that 
haiteth,  and  gather  her  that  was  driven  out ; 
and  I  will  get  them  praise  and  fame  in  every 
land  where  they  have  been  put  to  shame. 

20  At  that  time  will  I  bring  you  again', 
even  in  the  time  that  I  gather" you:  for  I 
will  make  you  a  name  and  a  praise  among 
all  people  of  the  earth,  when  I  turn  back 
your  captivity  before  your  eyes,  saith  the 
Lord. 

704 


f  HAG^GAI. 


/wo 


CHAPTER  I. 

IN  the  second  year  of  Da-ri'iis  the  kin^,' 
in  the  sixth  in6nth,  in  the  first  day  of 
the  month,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord,  hy 
Hfig'ga-i  the  prophet,  unto  Ze-rub'ba-bSl  the 
son  of  She-Si'ti-gl,  governor  of  Ju'dSli,  and 
to  j6sli'u-5  tlie  son  of  JOs'c-dg^h,  the  higi) 
,_^    pri£st,  saying, 

y^  2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  say- 
Zing,  This  people  say,  The  time  is  not  come, 
/  the  time  that  the  Lord's  house  should  be 
i  built. 

I  ~'--3  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
HSg'ga-i  the  prophet,  saying, 

(-    4  Is  it   time  for  you,  O  ye,  to  dwell  in 
your  ceiled    houses,    and    this    house   lie 
waste  ? 
5  Now,  thSrc'fbre,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
(hosts,  Consider  your  ways. 

6  Ye  have  sown  much,  and  bring  in  lit- 
tle ;  ye  eat,  but  yc  have  not  enough  ;  ye 
drink,  but  ye  kre  not  filled  with  drink  ;  ye 
clothe  you,  but  there  is  none  w;irm  ;  and 
he  that  garneth  wages,  earneth  wages  to 
put  it  into  a  bag  with  holes. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Consider 
your  ways. 

""'8   Go   up    to    the    moftn'tatn    and    bring 
wood,  and  build  the  house  ;  and  I  will  take 
!  plfiaj'ure  in  it,  and  I  will  be  glorified,  saith 
lithe  Lord. 

ag^-^  9  Ye  looked  for  much,  and  lo,  it  came  to 
little  ;  and  when  ye  brought  it  home,  I  did 
blow  upon  it.  Why  .'  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  Because  of  mine  house  that  is  waste, 
and  ye  run  every  man  unto  his  own  house. 

10  Thgre'fore  the  heaven  over  you  is 
stayed  from  dew,  and  the  6arth  is  stayed 
from  her  fruit. 

11  And  I  called  for  a  droiSgkt  upon  the 
land,  and  upon  the  moun'tains,  and  upon 
the  corn,  and  upon  the  new  wine,  and  upon 
the  oil,  and  upon  that  which  the  ground 
bringeth  forth,  and  upon  men,  and  upon 
cattle,  and  upon  all  the  labour  of  the  hands. 

12  IT  Then  Ze-rub'ba-bgl  the  son  of  She- 
5l'ti-el,  and  Josh'u-a  the  son  of  J6s'e-d6ch, 
the  high  priest,  with  all  the  remnant  of  the 
people,  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord  their 
God,  and  the  words  of  HSg'ga-I  the  proph- 
et, (as  tlio  Lord  their  God  had  sent  him,) 
and  the  people  did  fear  before  the  Lord. 

13  Tlien  spake  H5g'ga-i,  the  Lord's 
messenger,  in  the  Lord's  message  unto  the 
people,  saying,  I  am  with  you,  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Ze-rub  ba-bel  the  son  of  Slie-al'ti-6l,  gov- 
ernor of  Ju'dah,  and  the  spirit  of  Josh'u-5 
the  son  of  Jos'e-dech,  the  liigh  priest,  and 
the  spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of  the  people  ; 
and  they  came,  and  did  work  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  their  God, 

15  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
sixth  month,  in  the  second  year  of  Da-ri'CSs 
the  king. 

45 


CHAP.  n. 

IN  the  seventh  mdnth,  in  the  one  m6 
twentieth  day  of  the  month,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet  Hag'ga-i, 
saying, 

2  Speak  now  to  Ze-rub'ba-b6l  the  son 
of  She-al'ti-el,  governor  of  Ju'dah,  and  to 
Jush'u-a  the  son  of  Jos'e-dech,  the  high 
priest,  and  to  the  residue  of  the  people,  say- 
ing, 

3  Who  is  left  Sniong  you  that  saw  tliis 
house  in  her  first  glory  .-'  and  how  do  ye  see 
it  now  .'  is  it  not  in  your  eyes  in  comparison 
of  it  as  nothing  ?  ^, 

4  Yet  now  be  strong,  O  Ze-rub'ba-b6l, ' 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  be  strong,  O  Josh'u-S 
son  of  Jos'e-dech,  the  high  priest;  and  be 
strong,  all  ye  people  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  worlt  :  for  I  am  with  you,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  According  to  the  word  that  I  covenant- 
ed with  you  when  ye  came  out  of  E'e^pt, 
so  my  Spir'it  remaincth  Sniong  you  :  fear  ye 
not. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Yet 
once,  it  is  a  little  while,  and  I  will  shake 
the  heavens,  and  the  earth,  and  the  sea,  and 
the  dry  land  ; 

I  And  I  will  shake  all  nations,  and  the 
Desire  of  all  nations  shall  come  :  and  I  will 
fill  this  house  with  glory,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

8  The  silver  15  mine,  and  the  gold  z'smine, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  The  glory  of  this  latter  house  shall  be 
greater  than  of  the  former,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  :  and  in  this  place  will  I  give  peace, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  -' 

10  TT  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
ninth  mdnth,  in  the  second  year  of  Da-ri'iis, 
came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  HSg'ga-i  the 
prophet,  saying, 

II  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Ask 
now  the  ^nefXs  concer'riing  the  law,  saying, 

12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the  skirt  of 
his  garment,  and  with  his  skirt  do  totich 
bread,  or  pottage,  or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any 
meat,  shall  it  be  holy  .'  And  the  priests  an- 
swered and  said.  No. 

13  Then  said  Hag'ga-I,  If  one  that  is  un- 
clean by  a  dead  body  touch  any  of  these, 
shall  it  be  unclean  ?  And  the  priests  an- 
swered and  said,  It  shall  be  unclean. 

14  Then  answered  Hag'ga-i,  and  said,  So 
is  this  people,  and  so  is  this  nation  before 
me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  so  is  every  work 
of  their  hands  ;  and  that  which  they  offer 
there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I  prdy  you,  consider  from 
this  day  and  up'ward,from  before  a  stone  was 
laiil  upon  a  stone  in  the  temj)le  of  the  Lord  ; 

16  Since  those  daysw^rc,  when  one  came 
to  a  heap  of  twenty  mfas'ures,  there  wfirc 
but  ten  ;  when  ore  came  to  the  press-fat, 
for  to  draw  out  fifty  vessels  out  of  the  press,. 
there  w6re  but  twenty. 

705 


God's  promise  to  Ze-rub'ba-bSl 

17  I  emote  you  with  blist'Ing,  and  with 
mildew,  and  with  hail,  in  all  the  labours  of 
your  hands  ;  yet  ye  turned  not  to  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 


ZECHARI'AH.  An  exhortation  to  repentance 

2)  Speak  to  Ze-rub'ba-bel,  governor  of 
Ju  dSkh,  saying,  I  will  shake  the  heavens 
and  the  garth  ; 

22  And  I  will  overthrow  the  throne  of 


18  Consider  now  from  this  day  and  up'- j  kingdoms  ;  and  I  will  destroy'  the  strength 
w4rd,  from  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  of  the  kingdoms  of  the  heathen  ;  and  I  wUl 
the  ninth  mdnth,  even  from  the  day  that  the  I  overthrow  the  chariots,  and  those  that  ride 
foundation  of  the  Lord's  temple  was  laid,  |  in  them  ;  and  the  horses  and  their  riders 
consider  i^.  !  shall  come  down,  every  one  by  the  su7ord 

19  Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn  ?  yea,  as  I  of  his  brother. 
yet    the    vine,    and  the    fig-tree,    and    the|      23  In  that  day,  saith  the   Lord  of  hosts. 


Eomegran'atc,  and  the  olive-tree,  hath  not 
rought  forth  :  from  this  day  will  1  bless  you. 
20  H  And   again'   the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Hag'ga-I,  in  the  four  and  twen- 
tieth da.y  of  the  month,  saying. 


will  I  take  thee,  O  Ze-rub'ba-bel  my  ser- 
vant, the  son  of  She-al'ti-el,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  will  make  thee  as  a  signet : 
for  I  have  chosen  thee,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 


H  ZECHARI'AH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

IN  the  eighth  month,  in  the  second  year 
of  Da-ri'us,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Zfich-a-ri'ah,  the  son  of  Ber-a-^hl'ah, 
the  son  of  Id'do  the  prophet,  saying, 

2  The  Lord  hath  been  sore  displeased 
wkh  your  fathers. 

3  There'fore  say  thou  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Turn  ye  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will  turn  unto 
you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers,  unto  whom 
the  former  prophets  have  cried,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Turn  ye  now 
from  your  evil  ways,  and  from  your  evil 
doings :  but  they  did  not  hear,  nor  hearken 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  Your  fathers,  where  are  they  ?  and  the 
prophets,  do  they  live  for  ever  ? 

6  But  my  words  and  my  statutes,  which 
I  comman'ded  my  servants  the  prophets,  did 
they  not  take  hold  of  your  fathers  ?  and  they 
returned,  and  said.  Like  as  the  Lord  of 
hosts  thought  to  do  unto  us,  according  to 
our  ways,  and  according  to  our  doings,  so 
hath  he  dealt  with  us. 

7  IF  Upon  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  eleventh  month,  which  is  the  month 
Se'b&t,  in  the  second  year  of  Da-rl'us,  came 
the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Zech-a-ri'ah,  the 
son  of  Bgr-a-9hi'ah,  the  son'  of  Id'do  the 
prophet,  saying, 

8  I  saw  by  night,  and,  behold,  a  man 
riding  upon  a  red  horse,  and  he  stood  among 
the  rayr'tle-trees  that  wire  in  the  bottom  ; 
and  behind  him  wire  there  red  horses, 
speckled,  and  white. 

9  Then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  what  are 
these  ?  And  the  an|el  that  t&lked  with  me 
said  unto  me,  I  will  show  thee  what  these 
be. 

10  And  the  man  that  stood  Smong  the 
myr'tle-trees,  answered  and  said.  These  dre 
they  whom  the  Lord  hath  sent  to  wdlk  to 
and  fro  through  the  garth. 

11  And  they  answered  the  aneel  of  the 
Lord  that  stood  among  the  myr'tle-trees, 
and    said,   We  have    walked    to  and    fro 


through  the  earth,  and,  behold,  all  the  garth 
sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 

12  Then  the  an^el  of  the  Lord  answered 
and  said,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt 
thou  not  have  mSrcy  on  Je-rft'sa-lem  and 
on  the  cities  of  Ju'dah,  against'  which  thou 
hast  had  indignation  these  threescore  and 
ten  years  .'' 

13  And  the  Lord  answered  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me  with  good  words,  and  com'- 
fortable  words. 

14  So  the  an^el  that  communed  with  me 
said  unto  me,  Cry  thou,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  am  jealous  for  Je-rQ'sa- 
lem   and    for  Zf'on  with  a  great  jealousy. 

15  And  I  am  very  sore  displeased  with 
the  heathen  that  are  at  ease  :  for  I  was  but 
a  little  displeased,  and  they  helped  fbr'w&rd 
the  affliction. 

16  There'fore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  am 
returned  to  Je-rii'sa-lem  with  mSr'cTes  :  my 
house  shall  be  built  in  it,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  a  line  shall  be  stretched  forth 
upon  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

17  Cry  yet,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  My  cities  through  prosperity  shaU 
yet  be  spread  abrocid  ;  and  the  Lord  shall 
yet  com'fort  Zi'on,  and  shall  yet  choofe  Je- 
rQ'sa-lem. 

18  IT  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes,  and 
saw,    and,  behold,  four  horns. 

19  And  I  said  unto  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me.  What  be  these  .'  And  he  answered 
me.  These  are  the  horns  which  have  scat 
tcred  Ju'dah,  If'ra-el,  and  Je-rfi'sa-lem. 

20  And  the  Lord  showed  me  four  car- 
penters. 

21  Then  said  I,  What  come  these  to  do  ? 
And  he  spake,  saying,  These  are  the  horns 
which  have  scattered  Ju'dah,  so  that  no  man 
did  lift  up  his  head  :  but  these  ^re  come  tp 
fray  them,  to  ca.st  out  the  horns  of  the  ^6n'- 
tiles,  which  lifted  up  their  horn  over  the 
land  of  Ju'dah  to  scatter  it. 

CHAP.  II. 

I  LIFTED  up  mine  eyes  again',  and  look- 
ed, and,  behold, a  man  with  ameaj'uring- 
line  in  his  hand. 

706 


The  redemption  of  Zl'dn.  ZECHARI'AH 

2  Then  said  I,  Whither  goest  thou?  And 
be  said  unto  me,  To  mgaf'ure  Je-rd'sa-Jgrn, 
to  see  what  is  the  breadtli  thereof,  and  what 
is  the  length  thereof. 

3  And,  behold,  the  angel  that  talked  with 
me  went  fcrtli,  and  another  angel  went  out 
to  meet  him, 

4  And  said  unto  him,  Run,  speak  to  this 
young  man,  saying,  Je-r(l'sa-l6m  shall  be  in- 
habited as  towns  without  walls  for  the  mul- 
titude of  men  and  cattle  therein. 

5  For  I,  saitli  the  Lord,  will  be  unto  her 
a  wall  of  fire  round  about',  and  will  be  the 


^lory  in  the  midst  of  her 

6  II  Ho,  ho,  come  forth,  and  flee  from  the 
land  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord  :  for  I 
have  spread  you  abroftd  as  the  four  winds 
of  the  heaven,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Deliver  thyself,  O  Zi'on,  that  dwellest 
with  the  daughter  of  Bab'y-lon. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  After 
the  glory  hath  he  sent  me  unto  the  nations 
which  spoiled  you  ;  for  he  that  toCichcth  you 
toucheth  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

9  For,  behold,  I  will  shake  mine  hand 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  be  a  spoil  to  their 
Bfirvants  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  me. 

10  Sing  and  rejoice,  O  daughter  of  Zi'on  : 
for,  lo,  1  come,  and  I  will  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  And  many  nations  shall  be  joined  to 
the  Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  be  my  peo- 
ple :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee ; 
and  thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts 
hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  inherit  Ju'dah  his 
portion  in  the  holy  land,  and  shall  chuofc 
Je-rOi'sa-lem  again'. 

13  Be  silent,  O  all  flesh,  before  the  Lord  : 
for  he  is  raised  up  out  of  his  holy  habita- 
tion. 

CHAP.  in. 

AND  he  showed   me  J6sh'u-5  the   high 
Driest  standinsr  before  the  angel  of  the 
at  his  right  hand 


priest  standing 

Sa'tan  standing 


Lord, and 
to  refist  hi 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sa't5n,  The 
Lord  rebuke  thee,  O  Sa'tSn  ;  even  the 
Lord  that  hath  chosen  Je-rft'sa-l6m  rebuke 
thee  :  is  not  this  a  brand  plucked  out  of  the 
fire? 

3  Now  Josh'u-JL  was  clothed  with  filthy 
garments,  and  stood  before  the  angel. 

4  And  he  answered  and  spake  unto  those 
that  stood  before  him,  saying.  Take  away 
the  filthy  girmcnta  from  him.  And  unto 
him  he  said,  Behold,  I  have  caused  thine 
iniquity  to  pass  from  thee,  and  I  will  clothe 
thee  with  change  of  raiment. 

5  And  I  said,  Let  them  set  a  fair  mitre 
upon  his  head.  So  they  set  a  fair  mitre 
upon  his  head,  and  clothed  him  with  gar- 
ments.    And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 

by  ^ 

6  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  protested 
unto  Josh'u-a,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lprd  of  hosts,  If  thou 


The  golden  candlesticJi. 
wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  and  if  thou  wilt 
keep  my  charge,  then  thou  shalt  also  judge 
my  house,  and  shalt  also  keep  my  courts  , 
and  1  will  give  thee  places  to  w^lk  am6ng 
these  that  stand  by. 

8  Hear  now,  O  Jfish'u-a  the  high  priest, 
thou  and  thy  fellows  that  sit  before  thee  • 
for  they  are  men  wondered  at  ;  for,  be- 
hold, I  will  bring  forth  my  servant,  The 
BRANCH. 

9  For,  behold,  the  stone  that  I  have  laid 
before  Josh'u-a  ;  upon  one  stone  shall  be 
seven  eyes :  behold,  I  will  engrave  the 
graving  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  1  will  remove  the  iniquity  of  that  land 
in  one  day. 

10  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  ye  call  every  man  his  neighbour  under 
the  vine  and  under  the  fig-tree. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  angel  that  talked  with  me  came 
again'  and  waked  me,  as  a  man  that 
is  wakened  out  of  his  sleep, 

2  And  said  unto  me,  What  seest  thou  •* 
And  I  said,  I  have  looked,  and  behold  a 
candlestick  all  of  gold,  with  a  bowl  upon 
the  top  of  it,  and  his  seven  lamps  thereon, 
and  seven  pipes  to  the  seven  lamps  which 
wgrc  upon  the  top  thereof; 

3  And  two  olive-trees  by  it,  one  upon  the 
right  side  of  the  bowl,  and  the  other  upon 
the  left  side  thereof; 

4  So  I  answered  and  spake  to  the  angel 
that  tftlked  with  me,  saying.  What  Are  these, 
my  lord  ? 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me 
answered  and  said  unto  me,  Knowest  thou 
not  what  these  be  .'  And  I  said, No,  my  lord. 

6  Then  he  answered  and  spake  unto  me, 
saying,  This  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
Ze-rQb'ba-b6l,  saying,  Not  by  might,  nor  by 
power,  but  by  my  Splr'it,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

7  Who  art  thou,  O  great  mofin'taln  ?  be- 
fore Ze-rQb'ba-bel  tliou  shalt  become  a  plain  : 
and  he  shall  bring  forth  the  head-stone 
thereof  with  shoutings,  crying,  GrsLce,  grace, 
unto  it. 

8  Moreover,  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

9  The  hands  of  Ze-rub'ba-bel  have  laid 
the  foundation  of  this  house,  his  hands  shall 
also  finish  it ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  the 
Lord   of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the  day  of 
small  things  ?  for  they  shall  rejoice,  and 
shall  see  the  plummet  in  the  hand  of  Ze- 
rvib'ba-b6l  with  those  seven  ;  they  drc  th« 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  which  run  to  and  iro 
through  the  whole  €arth. 

11  ^  Then  answered  I,  and  said  unto 
him.  What  are  these  two  olive-trees  upoD 
the  right  side  of  the  candlestick,  and  upon 
the  left  side  thereof? 

12  And  I  answered  again',  and  said  unto 
him,  What  be  these  two  olive-branches, 
which,  through  the  two  golden  pipes,  empty 
the  golden  oU  out  of  themselves  P 

Tin 


The  curse  of  thieves  and  swearers.  ZECHARl'AH.  The  virion  of  the  four  chariots 


13  And  he  answered  me  and  said,  Know- 
est  thou  not  what  these  be  ?  And  I  said, 
No,  my  lord. 

14  Tlien  said  he.  These  are  the  two 
anointed  ones,  that  stand  by  the  Lokd  of 
the  whole  garth. 

CHAP.   V. 

THEN  I  turned,  and  lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and  behold  a  flying  roll. 

2  And  he  said  unto  me.  What  socst  thou  .' 
And  I  answered,  I  see  a  flying  roll ;  the 
length  thereof  is  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
breadfl)  thereof  ten  cubits. 

3  Then  said  he  unto  me.  This  is  the 
curse  that  goeth  forth  over  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth  ;  for  every  one  that  stealeth 
shall  be  cut  off  as  on  this  side,  according  to 
it ;  and  every  one  that  sweareth  shall  be 
cut  off"  as  on  that  side,  according  to  it. 

4  I  will  bring  it  forth,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  it  shall  enter  into  the  house  of 
the  thief,  and  into  the  house  of  him  that 
sweareth  falsely  by  my  name  :  and  it  shall 
remain  in  the  midst  of  his  house,  and  shall 
consume  it,  with  the  timber  thereof,  and 
the  stones  thereof 

5  IT  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me 
went  forth,  and  said  unto  me,  Lift  up  now 
thine  eyes,  and  see  what  is  this  that  goeth 
forth. 

6  And  I  said,  What  is  it .'  And  he  said, 
This  is  an  eph'ah  that  goeth  forth.  He 
said  moreover.  This  is  their  resemblance 
tarough  all  the  earth. 

7  And,  behold,  there  was  lifted  up  a 
talent  of  lead :  and  this  is  a  woman  that 
sitteth  in  the  midst  of  the  eph'ah. 

8  And  he  said,  Tliis  is  wickedness.  And 
lie  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the  gph'ah,  and 
he  cast  the  weight  of  lead  upon  the  mouth 
thereof. 

9  Then  lifted  1  up  mine  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and,  behold,  there  came  out  two  women, 
and  the  wind  loas  in  their  wings  ;  (for  they 
had  wings  like  the  wings  of  a  stork  ;)  and 
they  lifted  up  the  eph'ah  between  the  Sarth 
and  the  heaven. 

10  Then  said  I  to  the  aneel  that  t&lked 
with  me.  Whither  do  these  bear  the 
eph'ah  .■■ 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  To  build  it  a 
house  in  the  land  of  Shf'nar  ;  and  it  shall 
be  estab'lished,  and  set  there  upon  her  own 
base. 

CHAP.    VI. 
A  ND  I  turned, and  liftedupmine  eves,and 


looked,  and,  behold,  there  came  four 
chariots  out  from  between  two  moQn'tains  ; 
and  the  moCin'tains  xocre  moQn'talns  of  brass. 

2  In  the  first  chariot  were  red  horses,  and 
in  the  second  chariot  black  horses, 

3  And  in  the  third  chariot  white  horses, 
and  in  the  fourth  chariot  grizzled  and  bay 
horses. 

4  Then  1  answered  and  said  nnto  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me,  What  art  these, 
my  lord .' 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto 

1  Je-dd'ycih. 


me.  These  dm  the  four  spirits  of  the  heav- 
ens, which  go  forth  from  standing  before 
the  Lord  of  all  the  earth. 

6  The  black  horses  which  are  therein  go 
forth  into  the  north  country  :  and  the  white 
go  fortli  after  them  ;  and  the  grizzled  go 
forth  to'joarfl  the  south  country. 

7  And  the  bay  went  forth,  and  sought  to 
go,  that  they  might  walk  to  and  fro  through 
the  earth  :  and  he  said,  Get  ye  hence,  wklk 
to  and  fro  through  the  earth.  So  they 
walked  to  and  fro  through  the  garth. 

8  Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  Behold,  these  that  go  to'- 
icdrd  the  north  country  have  quieted  my 
spirit  in  the  north  country. 

9  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity,  even 
of  Hel'da-i,  of  To-bi'jah,  and  of  Je-dai'ah,J 
which  are  come  from  Bab'y-lon,  and  come 
thou  the  same  day,  and  go  into  the  house 
of  Jo-si'ah  the  son  of  Zeph-a-nl'ah  ; 

11  Then  take  silver  and  gold,  and  make 
crowns,  and  set  them  upon  the  head  of  Josh'- 
u-a   the  son  of  Jos'e-dech,  the  high  priest ; 

12  And  speak  unto  him,  saying.  Thus 
speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  saying.  Behold 
the  man,  whose  name  is  The  BRANCH: 
and  he  shall  grow  up  out  of  his  place,  and 
he  shall  build  the  temple  of  the  Lord  : 

13  Even  he  shall  build  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  he  shall  bear  the  glory,  and 
shall  sit  and  rule  upon  his  throne  ;  and  he 
shall  be  a  priest  upon  his  throne  :  and  the 
counsel  of  peace  shall  be  between  them 
both. 

14  And  the  crowns  shall  be  to  He'lSm 
arvd  to  To-bi'jah,  and  to  Je-dai'ah,l  and  to 
Hen  the  son  of  Zeph-a-ni'ah,  for  a  memo- 
rial in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  they  that  are  far  off  shall  come 
and  build  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sent  me  unto  you.  And  this  shall  come  to 
pass,  if  ye  will  diligently  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  VH. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  fourth  year 
of  king  Da-rl'us,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Zech-a-ri'ah  in  the  fourth 
day  of  the  ninth  month,  even  in  ChTj'leu  ; 

2  When  they  had  sent  unto  the  house  of 
God,  She-re'zer  and  Re-gem'me-lSch,2  and 
their  men,  to  pray  before  the  Lord, 

3  ^nd  to  speak  unto  the  priests  which 
were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  to  the  prophets,  saying.  Should  I  weep 
in  the  fifth  month,  separating  mys6lf,  as  1 
have  done  these  so  many  years  .■" 

4  IT  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of  the  land, 
and  to  the  priests,  saying.  When  ye  fasted 
and  mourned  in  the  fifth  and  seventh  mdnth, 
even  those  seventy  years,  did  ye  at  all  fast 
unto  me,  even  to  me  .■• 

6  And  when  ye  did  eat,  and  when  ye  did 
2  g  hard.  708 


Hijpocritical  fcist'lng  reproved.         ZECHARI'AH 
drink,   did   not  ye  eat  for  yourselves,  and 
'ir'iiik  for  ijourselves ? 

7  S/iould  ye  not  /tear  the  words  wliich 
liie  LoKi)  iialli  cried  by  the  former  proph- 
ets, wlieii  Je-rfl'sa-l6m  was  inhabited  and  in 
prosperity,  and  the  cities  tliereof  round 
kboiit'  lior,  when  men  inhabited  the  soutii 
and  the  plain  ? 

8  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Zech-a-ri'ah,  saying, 

y  Tlius  speaketli  the  Lord  of  hosts,  say- 
iiif^;  Execute  true  judgment,  and  show 
mercy  and  compassions  every  man  to  liis 
brotlier  : 

10  And  oppress  not  the  widow,  nor  the 
flithcrlcss,  tiie  stranger,  nor  the  poor ;  and 
let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  Sgainst'  his 
brollier  in  your  heart. 

11  Dut  they  refused  to  Iiearkcn,  and  pull- 
ed away  the  shoulder,  and  stopped  tlieir 
ears,  that  they  should  not  hear. 

12  Yea,  they  made  their  hearts  a*  an  ad- 
amant-stone, lest  tliey  should  hear  the  law, 
and  the  words  which  the  Loku  of  hosts 
hath  sent  in  his  Spirit  by  the  former 
prophets :  tlierc'fore  came  a  great  wrSth 
from  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  Therft'fore  it  is  come  to  p.iss,  that,  as 
he  cried,  and  they  would  not  hear  ;  so  they 
cried,  and  1  would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord 
ol'  hosts. 

14  But  I  scattered  them  with  a  whirF- 
wind  among  all  the  nations  whom  tliey 
knew  not :  thus  the  land  was  desolate  after 
them,  that  no  man  passed  through  nor  re- 
turned ;  for  they  laid  thepleaj'ant  land  des- 
olate. 

^  CHAP.  VIIL 

AGAIN'  the  word   of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  was 
jealous  for  Zi'on  with  great  jealousy,  and  I 
was  jealous  for  her  with  great  fury. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  am  returned 
unto  Zi'on,  and  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
Je-riVsa-l6ni ;  and  Je-rii'sa-lgm  shall  be 
called,  A  city  of  truth  ;  and  the  nioiin'tain 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  The  holy  moftn'tain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  There 
sliall  yet  old  men  and  old  women  dwell  in 
the  streets  of  Je-riVsa-lfim,  and  every  man 
with  his' start'  in  his  hand  for  very  age. 

'>  And  tiic  streets  of  the  city  shall  be  full 
of  boys  and  girls^  playing  in  the  streets 
tliereof 

G  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  If  it  be 
marvellous  in  the  eyes  of  the  remnant  of 
this  people  in  these  days,  sliouid  it  also  be 
marvellous  in  my  eyes.''  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Behold, 
I  will  s;ive  my  people  from  the  east  country, 
and  from  tlic  west  country  ; 

8  And  I  will  bring  them,  and  they  shall 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  Je-nVsa-lem  ;  and  they 
shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God, 
in  truth  and  in  righteousness. 

1  gerlz. 
O  o  o 


The  restoration  of  Je-rd'sa-Un. 
9  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Let 
your  hands  be  strong,  ye  that  hear  in  these 
days  these  words  by  the  mouth  of  the 
prophets,  whirh  irie.re  in  the  day  that  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  was  laid,  that  the  temple  might  be 
built. 


10  For  before  these  days  there  was  no 
hire  for  man,  nor  any  hire  for  beast ;  neither 
was  tliere  any  peace  to  him  that  went  out 
or  came  in,  because  of  the  affliction  :  for  I 
set  all  men  every  one  against'  his  neigh- 
bour. 

11  But  now  I  iciii  not  be  unto  the  residue 
of  this  people  as  iu  the  former  days,  saith 
tJie  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  For  the  seed  sliall  be  prosperous  ;  the 
vine  shall  give  her  fruit,  and  the  ground 
shall  give  her  increase,  and  the  heavens 
.iliall  give  their  dew  ;  and  I  will  cause  the 
remnant  of  this  people  to  poffess'  all  these 
things. 

1;!  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  ye 
wvAC  a  curse  among  the  heathen,  O  house 
of  Ju'dah,  and  house  of  Ij'ra-el  ;  so  will  I 
save  you,  and  ye  shall  be  a  blessing  :  fear 
not,  but  let  your  iiands  be  strong. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  As 
1  thought  to  punish  you,  when  your  fathers 
provoked  ine  to' wrath,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  1  repented  not ; 

1.5  So  again'  have  I  thought  in  these  days 
to  do  well  unto  Je-rft'sa-Igra,  and  to  the 
house  oi"  Ju'dah  :  fear  ye  not. 

ItJ  These  arc  the  things  that  ye  shall  do, 
Speak  ye  every  man  the  truth  to  his  neigh- 
bour ;  execute  the  judgment  of  truth  and 
peace  in  your  gates  : 

17  And  let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  in 
y(jur  hoarts  against'  his  neighbour ;  and 
love  no  falsa  oath  :  flir  all  these  are  things 
that  I  hate,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  IT  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

1!)  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  The 
fast  of  the  fourth  mdnlh,  and  the  fast  of  the 
fifth,  and  the  fast  of  the  seventh;  %,  d  the 
fast  of  the  tenth,  shall  be  to  the  hotse  of 
Ja'dali  joy  and  gladness,  and  cheerful  feasts: 
tlierc'fore  love  the  truth  and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  It  shall 
yet  come,  to  pass,  that  there  shall  come  peo- 
ple and  the  innahitants  of  many  cities  : 

21  And  the  inhabitants  of  one  city  shall 
go  to  another,  saying.  Let  us  go  speedily  to 
pray  before  the  Lord,  and  to  seek  the  Lord 
of  hosts  ;  I  will  go  also. 

22  Yea,  many  people  and  strong  nations 
sliall  come  to  seek  the  Lord  of  hosts  in 
Je-riVsa-ISm,  and  to  pray  before  the  Lord. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  In 
those  days  it  shall  come  to  pdss,  that  ten 
men  shall  take  hold,  out  of  all  languages  of 
the  nations,  even  shall  take  hold  of  the 
skirt2  of  him  that  is  a  Jew,  saying,  We 
will  go  with  you ;  for  we  have  hfiard  that 
God  is  with  you. 

2  skirt. 

700 


God  defendeth  his  church. 

CHAP.   IX. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  in 
the  land  of  Ha'drach,  and  Da-mas'9us 
shall  be  the  rest  thereof:  when  the  eyes  of 
man,  as  of  all  the  tribes  of  Ij'ra-el,  shall  be 
t&w&rd  the  Lord. 

2  And  Ha'math  also  shall  border  thereby ; 
Ty'rus,  and  Zl'don,  though  it  be  very  wise. 

3  And  Ty'rus  did  build  herself  a  strong 
hold,  and  heaped  up  silver  as  the  dust,  and 
fine  gold  as  the  mire  oi'  the  streets. 

4  Behold,  the  Lord  will  cast  her  out,  and 
he  will  smite  her  power  in  the  sea  ;  and  she 
shall  be  devoured  with  lire. 

5  Ash'ke-lon  shall  see  it,  and  fear  ;  Ga 


ZECHARI'AH.  He  is  to  be  sought  unto. 

IG  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall  save 

them  in  that  day  as  the  flock  of  his  people: 

for  tlicy  shall  be  as  the  stones  of  a  crown, 

lifted  up  as  an  ensign  upon  his  land. 

17  For  how  great  is  his  goodness,  and 
how  great  is  his  beauty  I  Corn  shall  make 
the  young  men  cheerful,  and  new  wine  the 
maids. 

CHAP.   X. 
.SK  ye  of  the  Lord  rain  in  the  time  of 


-LJL  the  latter  rain  ;  so  the  Lord  shall 
make  bright  clouds,  and  give  them  showers 
of  rain,  to  every  one  grass  in  the  field. 

2  For  the  idols  have  spoken  vanity,  and 
the  diviners  have  seen  a  lie,  and  have  told 

there'- 


zi.  also  shall  see  it,  and  be   very  sorrowful ;  false  dreams  ;  they  com'fort  in  vain 

and  Ek'ron,  for  her    expectation,  shall  be  |  fore  they  went  their  way  as  a  flock,  they 

ashamed;  and   the   king  shall  perisJi  from  i  were  troubled,  because  there  was  no  sMp'- 


Ga'za,  and  Ash'ke-lon  shall  not  be  inhabited 

6  And  a  bastard  shall  dwell  in  Ash'dod  ; 
and  I  will  cut  off  the  pride  of  the  Phi-lls'- 
tines. 

7  And  I  will  take  away  his  blood  out  of 
his  mouth,  and  his  abominations  from  be- 
tween his  teeth  :  but  he  that  remaineth, 
even  he,  shall  be  for  our  God  ;  and  he  shall 
be  as  a  governor  in  Ju'dah,  and  Ek'ron  as  a 
Jeb'u-site. 

8  And  I  will  encamp  about'  mine  house 
because  of  the  army,  because  of  him  that 
passeth  by,  and  because  of  him  that  return- 
eth  ;  and  no  oppressor  shall  pass  through 
them  any  more  :  for  now  have  I  seen  with 
mine  eyes. 

9  U  Rejoice  greatly,  O  daughter  of  Zi'on  ; 
shout,  O  daughter  of  Je-ru'sa-lern  :  behold, 
thy  King  cometh  unto  thee  ;  he  is  just,  and 
having  salvation  ;  lowly,  and  riding  upon 
an  ass,  and  upon  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

10  And  I  will  cut  off  the  chariot  from 
E'phra-im,  and  the  horse  from  Je-ril'sa-lem, 
and  the  battle-bow  shall  be  cut  oft':  and  he 
shall  speak  peace  unto  the  heathen  ;  and 
his  dominion  shall  be  from  sea  even  to  sea, 
and  from  the  river  even  to  the  ends  of  the 
garth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  by  the  blood  of  thy 
covenant  I  have  sent  forth  thy  prisoners  out 
of  the  pit  wherein  is  no  water. 

12  H  Turn  ye  to  the  strong  hold,  ye 
prisoners  of  hope:  even  to-day  do  I  declare, 
that  I  will  render  double  unto  thee  ; 

13  When  I  have  bent  Ju'dah  for  me, 
filled  the  bow  with  E'phra-im,  and  raised 
up  thy  sons,  O  Zi'on,  against'  thy  sons,  O 
Greece,  and  made  thee  as  the  sjcord  of  a 
mighty  man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen  over 
them,  and  his  arrow  shall  go  forth  as  the 
lightning :  and  the  Lord  Gou  shall  bJovv 
the  trumpet,  and  shall  go  with  whirl'winds 
of  the  south. 

15  The  Lor.D  of  hosts  shall  defend  them  ; 
and  they  snail  devour,  and  subdue  with 
sling-stones ;  and  they  shall  drink,  and 
make  a  noise  as  through  wine  ;  ana    they 


/rerd. 

3  Mine  anger  was  kindled  Sgainst'  the 
shep'Aerds,  and  I  punished  the  goats  :  for 
the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  visited  his  flock  the 
house  of  Ju'dah,  and  hath  made  them  as 
his  goodly  horse  in  the  battle. 

4  Out  of  him  came  forth  the  corner,  out 
of  liim  the  nail,  out  of  him  the  battle-bow 
out  of  him  every  oppressor  together. 

5  And  they  sJiall  be  as  mighty  men, 
which  tread  down  their  enemies  in  the  mire 
of  the  streets  in  the  battle  :  and  they  shall 
fight,  because  the  Lord  is  with  them,  and 
the  riders  on  horses  shall  be  confounded. 

6  And  I  will  strengthen  the  house  of 
Ju'dah,  and  I  will  save  the  house  of  Jo'seph, 
and  I  will  bring  them  again'  to  place  them  : 
for  I  have  mercy  upon  them  ;  and  t*»ey 
shall  be  as  though  I  had  not  cast  them  off: 
for  I  am  the  Lord  their  God,  and  will  hear 
them. 

7  And  they  of  E'phra-im  shall  be  like  a 
mighty  7nan,  and  their  heart  shall  rejoice  as 
through  wine  :  yea,  their  children  shall  see 
it  and  be  glad  ;  their  heart  shall  rejoice  in 
the  Lord. 

8  I  will  hiss  for  them,  and  gather  them ; 
for  I  have  redeemed  them  :  and  they  shall 
increase  as  they  have  increased. 

9  And  I  will  sow  them  among  the  peo- 
ple :  and  they  shall  remember  me  in  far 
countries  :  and  they  shall  live  with  their 
children,  and  turn  again'. 

JO  I  will  bring  them  Sgain'  also  out  of 
the  land  of  E'eypt,  and  gather  them  out  of 
As-syr'i-a  ;  and  I  will  bring  them  into  the 
land  of  Gil'e-ad  and  Leb'a-non,  and  place 
shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

11  And  he  shall  pass  through  the  sea 
with  affliction,  and  shall  smite  the  waves  in 
the  sea,  and  all  the  deeps  of  the  river  shall 
dry  up;  and  the  pride  of  As-syr'i-S  shall 
be  brought  down,  and  the  sceptre  of  E'gypt 
shall  depart  away. 

12  And  I  will  strengthen  them  in  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  shall  walk  up  and  down  in 
his  name,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XL 


wme  ;  ana 
shall  be  filled  like  bowls,  and  as  tlie  corners  |  /^PEN  thy  doors,  O  Leb'a-non,  that  the 
of  the  altar.  '  V-^  fire  may  devour  thy  cedars. 


714) 


The  destruction  of  Je-ru'sa-lim.      ZECHARI'AH 

2  Howl,  fir-trcc;  for  the  ccd.nr  is  fallen; 
because  the  miglity  Jire  spoiled  :  howl,  O 
ye  oaks  of  Bs'shSn  ;  for  the  forest  of  the 
vin'tage  is  come  down. 

3  There  is  a  voice  of  the  howling  of 
the  shgp'Aerds  ;  for  their  glory  is  spoiled 
a  voice  of  the  roaring  of  young  lions  ;  for 
the  pride  of  Jor'dan  is  spoiled. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  my  God,  Feed 
the  flock  of  the  slaughter, 

5  Whose  poj-jfis'sors  slay  them,  and  hold 
themselves  not  guilty  ;  and  they  that  sell 
them  say,  Blfis'scd  be  the  Lord  ;  for  I  am 
rich  :  and  their  own  shfip'Acrds  pity  them  not. 

6  For  I  will  no  more  pity  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord  ;  but,  lo,  I  will 
deliver  the  men  every  one  into  his  neigh- 
bour's hand,  and  into  the  hand  of  his  king  ; 
and  they  shall  smite  the  land,  and  out  of 
their  hand  I  will  not  deliver  them. 

7  And  I  will  feed  the  flock  of  slaughter, 
even  you,  O  poor  of  the  flock.  And  I  took 
unto  me  two  staves  ;  the  one  I  called  Beau- 
ty, and  the  other  1  called  Bands  :  and  I  fed 
the  flock. 

8  Three  shSp'Aerds  also  I  cut  off*  in  one 
m^nth  ;  and  my  soul  loathed  them,  and  their 
soul  also  abhorred  me. 

9  Then  said  I,  I  will  not  feed  you  •  that 
that  dieth,  let  it  die ;  and  that  that  is  to  be 
cut  off",  let  it  be  cut  off";  and  let  the  rest  eat 
every  one  the  flesh  of  another. 

10  And  I  took  my  stiff",  even  Beauty, 
and  cut  it  5sun'der,  that  I  might  break  my 
c6venant  which  I  had  made  with  all  the 
peopi 


11  And  it  was  broken  in  that  day  :  and 
so  the  poor  of  the  flock  that  waited  upon 
me  knew  that  it  was  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  I  said  unto  them,  If  ye  tliink 
good,  give  me  my  price  ;  and  if  not,  forbear. 
So  they  weighed  for  my  price  thirty  pieces 
of  silver. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  CSst  it 
unto  the  potter  :  a  goodly  price  that  I  was 
prized  at  of  them.  And  I  took  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver,  and  cSst  them  to  the  potter 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

14  Then  I  cut  Ssiin'dcr  mine  other  stSfl", 
even  Bands,  that  I  might  break  the  brother- 
hood between  Ju'dSh  and  I§'ra-6l. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Take 
unto  thee  yet  the  instruments  of  a  foolish 
shSp'/terd  : 

16  For,  lo,  I  will  raise  up  a  shfip'Acrd  in 
the  land,  ichich  shall  not  visit  those  that  be 
cut  off",  neither  shall  seek  the  young  one, 
nor  heal  that  that  is  broken,  nor  feed  that 
that  standeth  still  ;  but  he  shall  cat  the  flesh 
of  the  fat,  and  tear  their  claws  in  pieces. 

17  Wo  to  the  idol  shep'Aerd  that  leaveth 
the  flock  !  the  sjrOrd  shall  he  upon  his  arm, 
and  upon  his  right  eye  :  his  arm  shall  be 
clean  dried  up,  and  his  right  eye  shall  be 
utterly  darkened. 

CHAP.  XH. 

THE  burden   of  the  word  of  the  Lorb 
for   I|'ra-^1,  saith    the   Lord,   which 


She  is  a  cup  of  trembling  to  herself. 
stretciieth  forth  the  heavens,  and  layeth  the 
foundation  of  the  earth,  and  formeth  the 
spirit  of  man  within  him. 

2  Behold,  I  will  make  Je-r&'sa-l6m  a  cup 
of  trembling  unto  all  the  people  round 
about',  when  they  shall  be  in  the  siege  both 
against'  Ju'dali  and  against'  Je-rft'sa?l6m. 

3  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  Je-rCl'sa- 
I6m  a  burdensome  stone  for  all  people  :  all 
that  burden  themselves  with  it  shall  be  cut 
in  pieces,  though  all  the  people  of  the  §arth 
be  gathered  together  against'  it. 

4  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  1  will  smite 
every  horse  with  astonishment,  and  his  rider 
with  madness  ;  and  1  will  open  mine  eyes 
upon  the  house  of  Ju'dah,  and  will  smite 
every  horse  of  the  people  with  blindness. 

5  And  the  governors  of  Ju'dah  shall  say 
in  their  heart.  The  inhabitants  of  Je-rA'sa- 
lem  */(«//  he  my  strength  in  the  Lord  of 
hosts  their  God. 

6  In  that  day  will  I  make  the  governors 
of  Ju'dali  like  a  hearth  of  fire  among  the 
wood,  and  like  a  torch  of  fire  in  a  sheaf; 
and  they  shall  devour  all  the  people  round 
about',  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left: 
and  Je-rft'sa-lem  shall  be  inhabited  again' 
in  her  own  place,  even  in  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

7  The  Lord  also  shall  save  the  tents  of 
Ju'dah  first,  that  the  glory  of  the  house  of 
Da'vi  1,  and  the  glory  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Je-ru'sa-lem  do  not  magnify  themselves 
agains','  Ju'dah. 

8  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  defend  the 
inhabitants  of  Je-nVsa-lem  ;  and  he  that  is 
feeble  among  them  at  that  day  shall  be  as 
Da'vid  ;  and  the  house  of  Da'vid  shall  be  as 


God,  as  the  aneel  of  the  Lord  before  them. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  1  will  seek  to  destroy'  all  the  nations 
that  come  against'  Je-rO'sa-lem. 

10  And  1  will  pour  upon  the  house  of 
Da'vid,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Je-rfK- 
sa-lem,  the  spirit  of  grace  and  of  supplica- 
tions; and  they  shall  look  upon  me  whom 
they  have  pierced,  and  they  shall  mourn 
for  him,  as  one  niourneth  for  his  only  son, 
and  shall  be  in  bitterness  for  him,  as  one 
that  is  in  bitterness  for  his  first-born. 

11  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a  great 
mourning  in  Je-ru'sa-lem,  as  the  mourning  of 
lla'dad-Ilim'mun  in  the  valley  ofMe-gld'don. 

12  And  the  land  shall  mourn,  every  fami- 
ly api\rt ;  the  family  of  the  house  of  Da'vid 
apart,  and  their  wives  apfirt ;  the  family  of 
the  house  of  Na'than  apart,  and  their  wive^ 
apart ; 

13  The  family  of  the  hou.se  of  Lfi'vi 
apJirt,  and  their  wives  apart ;  the  famil]r 
of  ShTm'e-i  apart,  and  their  wives  api\rt; 

14  All  the  families  that  remain,  every 
family  apart,  and  their  wives  apart. 

CHAP.  Xlll. 

IN  that  day  there  shall  be  a  foOn'tain  open- 
ed to  the  house  of  Da'vid,  and   to  the 
inhabitants  of  Je-rd'aa-l^m,  for  sin  and  for 
uncleanness. 
2  And  it  shall  come  to  piss  in  that  dav, 
711 


r&'sa-lhn's  purgation.  ZECHARI'AH.  The  cuviing  of  Christ. 

baith  tlu-  Lord  of  hosts,  that  I  will  cut  ofT  i  that  the  light  shall  not  be  clear,   nor  dark 


the  name?  of  the  idols  out  of  the  land,  and 
they  shall  no  more  be  remembered  ;  and 
also  I  will  cause  the  prophets  and  the  un- 
clean spirit  to  pSss  out  of"  the  land. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  piss,  that  when 
any  shall  yet  prophesy,  then  his  father  and 
his  mother  that  bej^at  him  shall  say  unto 
him,  Thou  shalt  not  live  ;  for  thou  speakest 
lies  in  the  name  of  the  Loitn:  and  his 
father  and  his  !i'other  that  begat  him  shall 
thrust  mm  tnrough  when  he  prophesietli. 

4  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss  in  that  day, 
that  the  prophets  shall  be  ashamed  every 
one  of  his  virion,  when  he  hath  prophesied  : 
neither  shall  they  wear  a  rough  garment  to 
deceive' : 

5  But  he  shall  say,  1  am  no  prophet,  I  avi 
a  hiij'bAndman  ;  for  man  taught  me  to  keep 
cattle  from  my  youth. 

C  And  one  shall  say  unto  him,  What  are 
these  wofinds  ki  thine  hands  .'  Then  he 
shall  answer,  Those  with  which  I  was 
woAnded  in  tlie  house  of  my  friends. 

7  TT  Awake,  O  sicord,  Sgainst'  my  Shep'- 
Aird,  and  Igainst'  the  man  that  is  my  fel- 
low, saith  tiie  Lord  of  hosts :  smite  the 
Shgp'/ierd,  and  the  sheep  shall  be  scattered ; 
and  I  will  turn  mine  hand  upon  the  little  ones. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  all 
the  land,  saith  the  Ljrd,  two  parts  therein 
shall  be  cut  off,  and  die  ;  but  the  third  shall 
be  left  therein. 

9  And  I  will  bring  the  third  part  through 
the  fire,  and  will  refine  them  as  silver  is 
refined,  and  will  try  them  as  gold  is  tried  : 
they  shall  call  on  my  name,  and  I  will  hear 
them  ;  I  will  say.  It  is  my  people ;  and 
they  shall  say.  The  Lord  is  my  God. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

BEHOLD,  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh, 
and  thy  spoil  shall  be  divided  in  the 
midst  of  thee. 

2  For  I  will  gather  all  nations  against' 
Je-ril'sa-lem  to  battle  ;  and  the  city  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  houses  rifled,  and  the  wo- 
men ravished  ;  and  hiilf  of  the  city  shall  go 
forth  into  captivity,  and  the  residue  of  the 
people  shall  not  be  cut  off  from  the  city. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth,  and 
fight  against'  those  nations,  as  when  he 
fought  in  the  day  of  battle. 

4  And  his  feet  shall  stan'I  in  that  day 
upon  the  mount  of  ol'ives,  which  is  before 
Je-rft'sa-lein  on  the  east ;  and  the  mount  of 
Ol'ives  shall  cleave  in  the  midst  thereof  to'- 
ledrd  the  east  and  t6'?o^ird  the  west,  and 
there  shall  be  a  very  great  valley  :  and  half 
of  the  mountain  shall  remove  to'iocird  the 
north,  and  half  of  it  to'icdrd  the  south. 

5  And  ye  shall  flee  to  the  valley  of  the 
mofln'tains  ;  for  the  valley   of  the  moOn' 


tains  shall  reach  unto  A'zal :  yea,  ye  shall  ernacles. 


7  But  it  shall  be  one  day  which  shall  be 
known  to  the  LoRn,  not  day,  nor  night : 
but  it  shall  come  lo  pass,  that  at  evening- 
time  it  shall  be  light. 

8  And  it  shall  be  in  that  day,  that  living 
waters  shall  go  out  from  Je-rCi'sa-lem  ;  half 
of  them  tO'toard  the  former  sea,  and  lialf  of 
thorn  to'ioard  the  hinder  sea  :  in  summer 
and  in  winter  shall  it  be. 

!)  And  the  Lord  shall  be  king  over  all 
the  earth  :  in  that  day  shall  there  be  one 
Lord,  and  his  name  one. 

10  All  the  land  shall  be  turned  as  a  plain, 
from  Ge'ba  to  Rim'mon,  south  of  Je-rii'sa- 
lem  :  and  it  shall  be  lifted  up,  and  injiabiled 
in  her  place,  from  Ben'ja-min's  gate  unto 
tlie  place  of  the  first  gate,  unto  the  corner 
gate,  and  from  the  tower  o!  Ha-nan'e-6l 
unto  the  king's  wine-presses. 

11  And  men  shall  dwell  in  it,  and  there 
shall  be  no  more  utter  destruction  ;  but  Je- 
rCi'sa-lem  shall  be  safely  inhabited. 

12  And  this  shall  be  the  plague  where- 
with the  Lord  will  smite  all  the  people 
that  have  fought  against'  Je-ru'sa-lem ; 
Their  flesh  shall  consume  away  while  they 
stand  upon  their  feet,  and  their  eyes  shall 
consume  Sway  in  their  holes,  and  tlieir 
tongue  shall  consume  3waj'  in  their  mouth. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pSss  in  that  day, 
that  a  great  tumult  from  the  Lord  shall  be 
among  them  ;  and  they  shall  lay  hold  every 
one  on  the  hand  of  his  neighbour,  and  his 
hand  shall  rise  up  Sgainst'  the  hand  of  his 
neighbour. 

14  And  Ju'dah  also  shall  fight  at  Je-rili'- 
sa-lem  :  and  the  wealth  of  all  the  heathen 
round  about'  shall  be gatheredtogether, gold, 
and  silver,  and  apparel,  in  great  abundance. 

15  And  so  shall  be  the  plague  of  the 
horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the  camel,  and  of  the 
ass,  and  of  all  the  beasts  that  shall  be  in 
these  tents,  as  this  plague. 

It)  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  left  of  all  the  nations  which 
came  against'  Je-ru'sa-lem,  .<hall  even  go 
up  from  year  to  year  to  worship  the  King, 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  keep  the  feast  of^ 
tabernacles. 

17  And  it  shall  be,  that  whoso  will  not 
come  up  of  all  the  families  of  the  earth  unto 
Je-ril'sa-lem  to  wor'ship  the  King,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  even  upon  them  shall  be  no  rain. 

18  And  if  the  family  ofE'eypt  go  not  up, 
and  come  not,  that  have  no  rain,  there  shall 
be  the  plague  wherewith  the  Lord  will 
smite  the  heathen  that  come  not  up  to  keep 
the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

19  This  shall  be  the  punishment  of 
E'gypt,  and  the  punishment  of  all  nations 
that  come  not  up  to  keep  the  feast  of  tab- 


flee,  like  as  ye  fled  from  before  the  earth 

auake  in  the  days  of  Uz-zi'ah  king  of  JQ' 
ah ;  and  the  Lord  my  God  shall  come, 
and  all  the  saints  with  thee. 

6  And  it  shall  come  to  p&ss  in  that  day. 


20  In  that  day  shall  there  be  upon  the 
bells  of  the  horses,  HO'LINESS  UNTO 
THE  LORD ;  and  the  pots  in  the  Lord's 
house  shall  be  like  the  bowls  before  the  al- 
tar. 

712 


A  complaint  of  If'ra-Hl's  unLindncss.  MAL'ACHI.  The  priests  and  people  reproved 

21   Yea,  every  pot  in  Je-r&'sa-lfiin,  and  in  i  come  and  take  of  tlicm,  and  scellie  tlierfiin  : 

Ju'diili,  shall  be  Ilo'li-ness  unto  llie  Lokij  of   and  in   that  day  there  shall  be  no  more  the 

hosts;    and    all    tiicy   that  sSc'rificje   shall  Can'a5n-ite  in  tlie  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


H  MAL^ACHI. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  burden   of  the   word  of  the  Lokd 
to  Ij'ra-cl  by  Mara-chi. 

2  I  have  loved  you,  saith  the  Lord  :  ye! 
yeoay,  \Vhereiii  hast  thou  loved  us  ?  IVas 
not  E'situ  Ja'cob's  brother  ?  saith  the  Loud  : 
yet  I  loved  .la'^Cb, 

3  And  1  haled  E's;*in,  and  laid  his  moCln'- 
tainsand  his  heritage  waste  tortile  dragons 
of  the  wilderness. 

4  Whereas  E'dom  saith.  We  arc  enif)ov- 
erislied,  but  we  will  return  and  build  the 
desolate  [ihiees ;  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  They  shall  build,  but  1  will  throw 
down  ;  and  they  shall  <all  them,  The  border 
of  wickedness,  and.  The  people  Sgaiiist' 
whom  the  Lord  hath  indignation   for  ever. 

5  And  your  eyes  shall  see,  and  ye  shall 
say,  The  Lord  will  be  magnified  from  the 
border  of  i^'ra-el. 

6  A  son  Aon'oureth  his  flither,  and  a  ser- 
vant his  master  :  if  then  I  be  a  father,  where 
ts  mine  /lon'our .'  and  if  I  ic  a  master, 
where  is  my  fear .'  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts 
unto  you,  O  priests,  that  desplfe'  my  name. 
And  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we  desjjijed 
thy  name.' 

7  Yc  offer  polluted  bread  upon  mine  al- 
tar; and  ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  polluted 
thee  ?  In  that  ye  say.  The  table  of  the  Lord 
ts  contemptible. 

8  And  if  ye  oflVr  the  blind  for  sac'rifii^c, 
ts  it  not  evil  .'  and  if  ye  offer  the  lame  and 
sick,  is  it  not  evil  .'  offer  it  now  unto  thy 
governor  :  will  he  be  pleased  with  thee,  or 
accept  thy  person  ?  saith  the  Loud  of 
hosts. 

9  And  now,  I  pray  you,  beseech  God 
that  he  will  be  gracious  unto  us:  this  hath 
been  by  your  means  :  will  he  regard  your 
persons  .'  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  Who  i.y  there  even  among  you  that 
would  shut  the  doors  for  novght  ?  neither 
do  ye  kindle  fire  on  mine  altar  for  nought. 
I  have  no  pleaj'ure  in  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  neither  will  I  accept  an  offering  at 
your  hand. 

11  For  from  the  rising  of  the  sun,  even 
unto  the  going  down  of  the  same,  my  name 
shall  he  great  Smong  the  (^en'tiles  ;  and  in 
every  place  incense  shall  he  offered  unto  my 
name,  and  a  pure  offering  :  for  my  name 
shall  he  great  among  the  heathen,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

12  But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in  that  yc  say, 
The  table  of  the  Lord  is  polluted  ;  and  the 
fruit  thereof,  even  his  meat,  is  contemptible. 

13  Ye  said  also.  Behold,  what  a  weari- 
ness is  it !  and  ye  have  snuffed  at  it,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts :  and  ye  brought  tUat 
which  was  torn,  and  tlie  lame,  and  the  sick ; 

O  o  o  2  46 


thus  ye  brought   an   offtiring     should  I  ac- 
cej)t  this  of  your  hand  ?  saith  the  Loud. 

14  But  cursed  he  the  deceiver,  which  hath 
ill  liis  flock  a  male,  and  vowetli,  and  sac  ri- 
fi(;elh  unto  the  Loud  a  corrupt  thing:  for  I 
am  a  great  King,  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts, 
and  my  name  is  dreadful  among  the  heathen. 
CHAP.  II. 

AND  now,  O  ye  priests,  this  comniknd'- 
ment  is  (or  you. 

2  If  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye  will  not 
lay  it  to  lie.\rl,  to  give  glory  unto  my  name, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  will  even  send  a 
curse  upon  you,  and  I  will  curse  your  bless- 
ings ;  yea,  1  have  cursed  them  already,  be- 
cause ye  do  not  lay  it  to  heart. 

?>  Behold,  I  will  corrupt  your  seed,  and 
spread  dung  upon  your  faces,  cvc7i  the  dung 
of  your  solemn  feasts,  and  one  shall  take 
you  away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have  sent 
this  commund'ment  unto  you,  that  my  cov- 
enant might  be  with  Le'vi,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

C)  My  covenant  was  with  him  of  life  and 
peace  ;  and  I  gave  them  to  him /or  the  fear 
wlierewitli  he  (eared  me,  and  was  afraid  be- 
fore my  name. 

()  'i  iie  law  of  truth  was  in  his  mouth, 
and  iniquity  was  not  found  in  his  lips:  he 
walked  with  me  in  peace  and  equity,  and 
did  turn  many  away  from  iniquity. 

7  For  the  priest's  lips  should  keep  knowl- 
edge, and  they  should  seek  the  law  at  his 
mouth  :  for  he  is  the  messenger  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the  way ; 
ve  have  caused  many  to  stumble  at  the  law  ; 
ye  have  corrupted  the  covenant  of  Le'vi, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

!)  Therc'fOre  have  I  also  made  you  con- 
temptible and  base  before  all  the  people, 
according  as  ye  have  not  kept  my  ways, 
but  have  been  partial  in  the  law. 

10  Have  we  not  all  one  father  .'  hath  not 
one  God  created  us  ?  why  do  we  deal 
treacherously  every  man  against'  his  brother, 
by  profaning  the  covenant   of  our   fathers  .■• 

11  Ju'dali  hath  dealt  treacherously,  and 
an  abomination  is  committed  in  I^'ra-el  and 
in  Je-rCi'sa-lem  :  for  Ju'dah  hath  profaned 
the  holiness  of  the  Lord  which  he  loved,  and 
hath  married  the  daughter  of  a  stran|egod. 

12  The  Lord  will  cut  ofl"  the  man  that 
doeth  this,  the  master  and  the  scholar,  out 
of  the  tabernacles  of  Ja'cdb,  and  ium  that 
offereth  an  offering  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  And  this  have  ye  done  again',  cover- 
ing the  altar  of  the  Lord  with  tears,  with 
weeping,  and  with  crying  out,  insomuch 
that  he  rcgardeth  not  the  offering  any  more, 

713 


T'i?  rebellion  and  infidelity  MAL 

or    receivelh    it    with   good-will     at   your 
liiind. 

14  Yet  ye  say,  Wherefore  ?  Because  the 
Loni)  hath  been  witness  between  thee  and 
the  wife  of  thy  youth,  Sgainst'  whom  tliou 
hast  dealt  treacherously :  yet  is  she  thy 
companion,  and  the   wife  of  thy  covcinant. 

15  And  did  not  he  make  one  ?  Yet  had  he 
the  residue  of  the  SpTr'Tt.  And  wherefore 
one?  That  he  niiglit  sock  a  godly  seiid. 
Tlierc'fore  take  heed  to  your  spirit,  and  let 
none  deal  treacherously  against'  the  wife  of 
hisyouth. 

iC  For  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Ij'ra-gl 
saith,  that  he  hateth  putting  away  :  for  one 
covercth  violence  with  his  garment,  saitli 
the  Lord  of  hosts ;  there'fore  take  heed  to 
your  spirit,  that  ye   deal  not  treacherously. 

17  Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord  with  your 
words :  yet  ye  say.  Wherein  have  we  wea- 
ried him  ?  When  ye  say.  Every  one  that 
doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  delighteth  in  them  ;  or,  Where  is 
the  God  of  judgment  ? 

CHAP.  III. 

BEHOLD,  I  will  send  my  messenger, 
and  he  shall  prepare  the  way  before 
me:  and  the  Lord,  whom  ye  seek,  shall 
suddenly  come  to  his  temple,  even  the  mes- 
senger of  tlie  covenant,  whom  ye  delight 
in  :  behold,  he  shall  come,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  the  day  of  his 
coming.'  and  who  shall  stand  when  he  ap- 

f)eareth  .'  for  he  is  like  a  refiner's  fire,  and 
ike  fuller's  soap  : 

3  And  he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner  and  puri- 
fier of  silver  ;  and  he  shall  purify  the  sons 
of  Le'vi,  and  purge  them  as  gold  and  silver, 
that  they  may  offer  unto  the  Lord  an  offer 
ing  in  righteousness. 

4  Then  shall  the  offerings  of  Ju'dah  and 
Je-ru'sa-lem  be  pleaj'ant  unto  the  Lord,  as 
in  the  days  of  old,  and  as  in  former  years. 

5  And  I  will  come  near  to  you  to  judg- 
ment ;  and  I  will  be  a  swift  witness  against' 
the  sorcerers,  and  against'  the  adulterers, 
and  against'  false  swearers,  and  against' 
those  that  oppress  the  hireling  in  his  wages, 
the  widow,  and  the  fatherless,  and  that  turn 
aside  the  stranjer /rom  his  right,  and  fear 
not  me,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

G  For  I  am  the  Lord,  I  change  not; 
thSre'fore  ye  sons  of  Ja'cob  are  not  consum- 
ed. 

7  Even  from  the  days  of  your  fathers  ye 
are  gone  away  from  mine  ordinances,  and 
have  not  kept  them.  Return  unto  me,  and  I 
Will  return  unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
But  ye  said.  Wherein  shall  we  return  .' 

8  Will  a  man  rob  God  .'  yet  yc  have  rob- 
bed me.  But  j'e  say,  Wherein  have  we 
robbed  thee  .'  in  tithes  and  offerings. 

9  Ye  d.re  cursed  with  a  curse  :  for  ye  have 
robbed  me,  even  this  whole  nation. 


A  CHI.  of  the  peojih 

10  Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  the  store- 
house, that  there  may  be  meat  in  mine 
house,  and  prove  me  now  herewith,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you 
the  windows  of  heaven,  and  pour  you  out 
a  blessing,  that  there  shall  not  be  room 
enough  to  receive  it. 

11  And  I  will  rebuke  the  devourer  for 
your  sakes,  and  he  shall  not  destroy'  the 
fruit.'5  of  your  ground  ;  neither  shall  your 
vine  cast  her  fruit  before  the  time  in  the 
field,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  And  all  nations  shall  call  you  bles'sed : 
for  ye  shall  be  a  delightsome  land,  saitb 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  Your  words  have  been  stout  against' 
me,  saith  the  Lord  :  yet  ye  say.  What  have 
we  spoken  so  much  against'  thee. 

14  Ye  have  said.  It  is  vain  to  serve  God  ; 
and  what  profit  is  it  that  we  have  kept  his 
ordinance,  and  that  we  have  walked  mourn- 
fully before  the  Lord  of  hosts  .' 

15  And  now  we  call  the  proud  happy  ; 
yea,  they  that  work  wickedness  are  set  up  ; 
yea,  they  that  tempt  God  are  even  delivered, 

16  Then  they  that  feared  the  Lord 
spake  often  one  to  another  ;  and  the  I^okd 
hearkened,  and  heard  it :  and  a  book  of  re- 
membrance was  written  before  him  forthein 
that  feared  the  Lord  and  that  thought  upon 
his  name. 

17  And  they  shall  be  mine,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  in  that  day  when  I  make  up 
my  jewels  ;  and  I  will  spare  them,  as  a  man 
spareth  his  own  son  that  serveth  him. 

IS  Then  shall  ye  return,  and  dijcern' 
between  the  righteous  and  the  wicked  ;  be- 
tween him  that  serveth  God,  and  him  that 
sgrveth  him  not. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FOR,  behold,  the  day  cometh  that  shall 
burn  as  an  oven  ;  and  all  the  proud, 
yea,  and  all  that  do  wickedly,  shall  be  stub- 
ble :  and  the  day  that  cometh  shall  burn 
them  up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  it 
shall  leave  them  neither  root  nor  brSnch. 

2  But  unto  you  that  fear  my  name  shall 
the  Sun  of  righteousness  arije  with  healing 
in  his  wings ;  and  ye  shall  go  forth  and 
grow  up  as  cilves  of  the  stall. 

3  And  ye  shall  tread  down  the  wicked  ; 
for  they  shall  be  ashes  under  the  sole*  of 
your  feet,  in  the  day  that  I  shall  do  this, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Remember  ye  the  law  of  Mo'^fis  my 
servant,  which  I  commcin'ded  unto  him  in 
Ho'reb  for  all  Ij'ra-el,  loith  the  statutes  and 
judgments. 

5  Behold,  I  will  send  you  E-li'j9h  the 
prophet  before  the  coming  of  the  great  and 
dreadful  day  of  the  Lord  : 

6  And  he  shall  turn  the  heJirt  of  the  fa- 
thers to  the  children,  and  the  hekrt  of  the 
children  to  their  fathers,  Igst  I  come  and 
smite  the  earth  with  a  curse. 

714 


END  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


THE  PRONOUNCING  TESTAMENT. 
THE 

NEW   TESTAMENT 


LORD   AND   SAVIOUR 


JESUS   CHRIST 


TBAM8LATED  OUT  OF 


THE   ORIGINAL   GREEK, 


WITH    THE    FORMER    TRANSLATIONS 


DILIGENTLY    COMPARED   AND    REVISED; 


TO    THB    PKOPBK    NAMES     OF    WHICH,    AND    OTHER    WORDS,     ACCENTS    ABB    APPUB»; 
INDICATING    THE    STANDARD    PRONUNCIATION. 


BY  ISRAEL  ALGER,  JUN.  A.  M. 


BOSTON: 

BENJAMIN    B.    MUSSEY    AND    COMPANY. 

29   Cornhill. 
1848. 


^af>lt^  of  Me^^nve^f  $(C. 


-*»99»**— 


HeMuret  of  Length. 


^ 


A  6B{fer-brcadth,  about,     - 

A  hand-breadth,  rather  more,  than 

A  ipao,  or  half  cubit,  about 

A  cubit,  the   length  of  a  full   aized 

man's    arm,    from    the    elbow    to 

the  extremity  of  the  middle  finge 

Ft.  luchs. 
N.  B.    Some   compute  ^         i         g 

the  cubit  to  be  | 

And  otherf  only      -         -         1         6 
A  fathom,  4  cubits      .         -         -         - 
Ezekiel's  Reed,  by  some  computed 

to  be  -  -  -  -- 
A  stadium,  or  furlong,  400  cubits 
A  mile,    10   furlongs,  being  about  one 

fifth  longer  than  an  English  mile 


Yds. 

Ft. 

Ins. 

0 

0 

oa-4 

0 

0 

3  1-2 

0 

0 

10 

3    0    8 


3 

222 


2,220     6     8 


0 
0 

0 

1 

03-4 
11-2 

0 

3 

01-4 

1 

7 
75 

1 
2 
2 

0 

0  1-2 
1 

The  measures  or  Cheenix,  mentioaed 
Rev.  vi.  6.  seems  to  have  been  the 
daily  allowance  made  of  corn  to  a 
slave,  perhaps  rather  more  than 

That  nientioiifd  2  Kings,  vii.  1.  is  sup- 
posed to  have  contained  about 


Measures  of  capacity,  for  Corn,  or  Liquids. 

Wine.  Gal.  Q,t3.  Pts. 
The  Log  one  seventy-second  of  an 

Ephah     ------ 

The  Cab  one  eighteenth  of  an  Ephah 
The  Omer  one    tenth   of    an    Ephah 

(about)     ------ 

Tne    Hin    one    sixth    of  an    Ephah 

(about)  _        .        -        -        - 

The  Ephah,  or  Bath,  (about) 
The  Chomer,  or  Homer,  10  Ephahs 
This  should  carefully  be  distinguished 

from    the     Omer,   which   is  only    a 

hundreth  part  of  it. 
The  firkin,  as  mentioned  John  ii.6.  is 

differently    computed.     Some    think 

it  contained     -        -  -        -        0    3     1  1-4' 


GBl.(laPlh 


1    0 


A  Table  of  Weights  and  Money. 
By  Troy  Weight 

Lb.  Oi.  P.  Gr 

The  Gerah  one  twentieth  of  a  Shekel      0    0    0     12 
The  Bekah  one  half  a  Shekel  -         0     0     S       0 

The  Shekel 0    C  It       0 

The  Maneh,  60  Shekels  -        -        2    6    0      0 

The  Talent,  3000  Shekels  -         -     125     0     0       0 

N.  B.  Some  make  the  Shekel,  accord- 
ing to  which  all  the  other  weights 
are  computed,  rather  less  than  in 
this  table  ;  and  others  rather  more. 

Money,  in  Value. 

The  Drachma  .... 

The  Beka,  or  Didrachma 

The  Shekel 

The  Maneh,  or  pound  .         -         - 

The   Talent         -         .  -         . 

A  Talent  of  gold,  (at  16  of  silver  to 
one  of  gold)       ...        -        6000    0    0 

Roman  Money  mentioned  in  the  New  Testament. 

/.  I.  d.  far. 

0    0  0    03-4 

0    0  0    11-3 
0    0    7    01-2 

3    2  6    0 


I.  s. 

d. 

0    0 

71-2 

0    1 

3 

0    2 

6 

7  10 

0 

75    0 

0 

A  mite  .        -        - 

A  Farthing  (about) 
A  Penny,  or  Denarius    - 
A  poi^nd,  Mina 


A  TiiBI.1:  OF  OFFICSS  ANH  COITDZTIOSrS  OF  XKEISXT. 


PATRIARCHS,  or  Fathers  of  Families,  such  as 
Sbraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  his  sons. 

Israelites,  Hebrews,  Descendants  from  Jacob. 

An  Hebrew  of  the  Hebrews,  An  Israelite  by  ori- 
ginal Extraction. 

Tirshatha,  or  Governor,  appointed  by  the  Kings  of 
Assyria  or  Persia. 

Publicans,  or  Tax-gatherers. 

Tetrarcht,  who  had  kingly  Power  in  four  Prov- 
inces. 

Centurions,  Captains  of  a  hundred  men. 

High  Priests,  who  only  might  enter  the  Holy  of 
Holies. 

Priests,  Levites  of  the  Sons  of  Aaron,  divided  into 
Twenty-four  Ranks,  each  Rank  serving  weekly  in 
the  Temple. 

Levites,  of  the  Tribe  of  Levi,  but  not  of  Aaron's 
Family ;  of  these  were  three  Orders,  Gershonites, 
Kobatnites,  Merarites  ;  several  Sons  of  Levi. 

Jftthinims,  Inferior  servants  to  the  Priests  and  Le- 
vites (not  of  their  Tribe)  to  draw  Water,  and  cleave 
Wood,  &c.  , 

Prophets,  anciently  called  Seers,  who  foretold  fu- 
ture Events,  and  denounced  God's  Judgments. 

Children  of  the  Prophets,  their  Disciples,  or  Schol- 
•n. 

Witt  jyien,  called  so  in  Imitation  of  the  Eastern 
Hagi,  or  Gentile  Philosophers. 

Bcrxbu,  Writers  and  Expounders  of  the  Law. 

liabbiu  or  Doctors,  Teachers  of  Israel. 

Lihtrtintt,  Freed  Men  of  Rome,  who  being  Jews 


or  Proselytes,  had  a  Synagogue  or  Oratory  for  them- 
selves. 

Gaulonites  or  Galileans,  who  pretended  it  unlawful 
to  obey  a  Heathen  Magistrate. 

Herodians,  who  shaped  their  religion  to  the  Timei, 
and  particularly  flattered  Herod. 

Epicureans,  who  placed  all  happiness  in  Flea- 
sure. 

Stoicks,  who  denied  the  Liberty  of  the  Will,  and 
pretended  all  Events  were  determined  by  Fatal 
Necessity. 

Simon  Magus,  Author  of  the  Heresy  of  the  Onot- 
ticks,  who  taught  that  men,  however  vicious  their 
Practice  was,  should  be  saved  by  their  Knowledge. 

JVicolaitnnes,  Hcreticks,  the  Disciples  of  one  JVie- 
olas  of  Antioch,  who  taught  the  Community  of 
AVives. 

JVazarites,  who,  under  a  Vow,  abstained  from 
Wine,  &,c. 

JVazarenes,  Jews  professing  Christianity. 

Pharisees,  Separatists,  who,  upon  the  Opinion  of 
their  own  Godliness,  despised  all  others. 

Sadducees,  who  denied  the  Resurrection  of  the 
Dead,  Angels,  and  Spirits. 

Samaritans,  Mongrel  Professors,  partly  Heatheni 
and  partly  Jews,  the  Offspring  of  the  Assyrians  lent 
to  Samaria. 

Apostles,  Missionaries,  or  Persons  sent;  they  who 
were  sent  by  our  Saviour,  from  their  number,  were 
called.  The  Twelve. 

Deacons,  Officers  chosen  by  the  Church  to  takt 
Care  of  the  Poor. 


THE  GOS PEL  ACCORDING  TO  ST.  MATTHEW. 


CHAPTER  I. 
rjlHE  book   of  the    generation  of  Je'fiis 
JL     (^lirist,  the  son  of  Da'vld,  the  son  of 
A'bra-h5m. 

2  A'bra-h4m  bc^at  I'^5ac,l  and  I'fSac 
begat  Ja'cob  ;  and  Ja'cob  begat  Ju'dSs  and 
his  brethnin  ; 

3  And  Judas  begat  Pha'rgf  and  Za'rS  of 
Tha'inar  ;  and  Pha'rej  begat  Ef'rom  ;  and 
fij'rom  begat  A'rSm  ; 

4  And  A'rSm  begat  A-min'a-d5b  ;  and 
A-mln'a-dab  begat  Na-5ss'on  ;2  ami  Na- 
ass'on  begat  Sal'nion  ; 

5  And  Sal'mon  begat  Bo'oz  of  Ra'chab  ; 
and  Bo'oz  begat  O'bed  of  Ri^th  ;  3  and 
O'bed  begat  Jes'sc  ; 

()  And  Jes'se  begat  Da'vTd  tlic  king  ;  and 
Da'vld  the  king  begat  Sol'o-m6n  of  her 
that  had  been'*  the  wife  of  D-rl'Ss  ; 

7  And  Sol'o-mon  begat  Ro-bO'Sni  ;  and 
Ro-bo'ain  begat  A-bi'a  ;  and  A-bl'a  begat 
A'sa  ; 

8  And  A'sa  begat  Jos'a-phat ;  and  Jos'a- 
phat  begat  Jo'ram  ;  and  Jo'rSm  begat  0-zi'- 
is  ; 

9  And  O-zI'as  begat  Jo'a-thani ;  and  Jo'- 
a-lhan>  begat  A'chaz  ;  and  A'chaz  begat 
Kz-e-kT'as  ; 

10  And  Ez-e-ki'Ss  begat  Ma-nas'ses ; 
and  Ma-nas'ses  begat  A'mon  ;  and  A'mon 
begat  Jo-sl'as  ; 

11  And  Jo-sI'as  begat  Jech-o-ni'as  and 
his  brethren,  about'  the  time  they  were 
carried  away  to  Bab'y-Ion  : 

12  And  after  they  were  brought  to  Bab' 
y-Ion,  Jech-o-nl'as  begat  Sa-!a'thi-el  ;  and 
Sa-la'thi-el  begat  Zo-rOb'ab-el  ; 

1.3  And  Zo-rob'ab-Sl  begat  A-bl'Qd  ;  and 
A-bT'ild  begat  E-lI'a-kim  ;  and  E-li'a-kim 
begat  A'zor  ; 

14  And  A'zor  begat  Sa'doc  ;  and  Sa'- 
doc  begat  A'chiin  ;  and  A'9him  begat  E- 
ll'cid; 

15  And  E-li'Qd  begat  E-Ie-a'zar  ;  and 
E-le-a'zar  begat  Mat'thSn  ;  and  Mat'tlian 
begat  Ja'cob. 

16  And  Ja'cob  begat  Jo'sSph  the  hu^'- 
band  of  Ma'rj,  of  whom  was  born  Je'jus, 
who  is  called  Christ. 

17  So  all  riie  generations  from  A'bra- 
ham  to  Da'vTd  hrc  fourteen  generations  ; 
and  from  Da'vTd  until  the  carrying  away 
into  Bab'y-Ion  d.re  fourteen  generations  ; 
and  from  the  carrying  away  into  Bab'y-l6n 
unto  Christ  are  fourt(>en  generations 

18  11  Now  the  births  of  Je'fOs  Christ  was 
on  this  wise  :  When  as  his  mother  Ma'ry 
was  espoiiifed  to  Jo'seph,  before  they  came 
together,  she  was  found  with  child  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

l7'zdi     2  JVd-cUA'tin.    ^  Rddth.    <h\n 


19  Then  Jo'sgph  her  hus'band,  being  a 
just  man,  and  not  willing  to  make  her  a 
publick  example,  was  minded  to  put  her 
away  privily. 

20  But,  while  he  thought  on  these  things, 
beliold,  the  aneel  of  tlie  Lord  appeared 
unto  him  in  a  dream,  saying,  Jo'seph,  thou 
son  of  Da'vi'd,  lear  not  to  take  unto  thee 
Ma'ry  thy  wife  ;  for  that  wliich  is  conceiv- 
ed in  her  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

21  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and 
thou  Shalt  call  his  name  JE'SUvS  :  for  he 
shall  save  his  ])eople  from  their  sins. 

22  (Now  all  tiiis  was  done,  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  suoken  of  the  Lord 
by  the  prophet,  saying, 

23  Behold,  a  vir'ffiiiG  shall  be  with  child, 
and  siiall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  they  shall 
call  his  name  Em-man'u-el,  which,  being 
interpreted,  is,  God  with  us.) 

24  Then  Jo'seph,  being  raised  from  sleep, 
did  as  the  an^el  of  the  Lord  had  bidden 
him,  and  took    unto  him  his  wife  ; 

2.5    And    knew    her    not    till    she    had 
brousht  forth  her  first^  born  son  :    and  he 
called  his  name  JE'STIS. 
CHAP.  H. 

NOW,  when  Je'^tis  was  born  in  Beth'le- 
lieni  of  Ju-de'a,  in  the  days  of  Her'od 
the  king,  behold,  there  came  wise  men  from 
the  east  to  Je-riVsa-lem, 

2  Saying,  Where  is  he  that  is  born  King 
of  the  Jews  .'  for  we  have  seen  his  star  in 
the  east,  and  arc  come  to  wor'shTp  him. 

3  When  Her'od  the  king  had  heard  these 
things,  he  wa,s  troubled,  and  all  Je-rfl'sa- 
lem  with  him. 

4  And  when  he  had  gathered  all  the 
chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  people  to- 
gether, he  demkn'ded  of  them  where  <j^hrlst 
should  be  born. 

5  And  they  saidS  unto  him.  In  Beth'le- 
hem  of  Ju-de'a :  for  thus  it  is  written  by 
the  prophet, 

0  And  thou,  B6th'le-hem,  in  the  land  of 
Ju'da,  art  not  the  least  among  the  pnnces 
of  Ju'da  :  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  a 
Gov'cr-nor,  that  shall  rule  my  people  Ij'- 
ra-el. 

7  Then  H6r'od,  when  he  had  privily  cal- 
led the  wise  men,  inquired  of  them  dili- 
gently what  time  the  star  appeared. 

8  And  he  sent  them  to  B6th'le-h6m,  and 
said,  Go,  and  sfearch  diligently  for  the 
young  child  ;  and,  when  ye  have  found 
him,  bring  me  word  again',9  that  I  may 
come  and  wor'shTp  him  also. 

0  When   they  had  lizard   the  king,  they 
departed  ;  and  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw 
in  the  cast,  went   before   them,  till  it  OQino 
5bf)th.    ^  ver'jln.    ''furst.    ^  sid.    ^  S.-gln' 


The  Preaching  of  ST.  MAT 

and   stood    over   where    the    young    cliild 
was. 

10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they  re- 
joiced with  exceeding  great  joy. 

Jl  U  And  wlien  they  were  come  into 
the  house,  they  saw  the  young  child  with 
Ma'ry  his  mother,  and  fell  down,  and  wor'- 
shipped  him  :  and,  when  they  had  opened 
their  trgaj'ures,  they  presented  unto  him 
gifts,  gold,  and  frankincense,  and  myrrh. 1 

12  And  biiing  wfirncd  of  God  in  a  dream, 
that  they  should  not  return  to  Her'od,  they  I 
departed  into  their  own  country  an<>therl 
way. 

13  IT  And  when  they  were  departed,  be- 1 
hold  the  aneel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  to 
Jo'seph  in  a  dream,  saying,  Ari§e,  and  take 
the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee 
into  E'gypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I  bring 
thee  Word  :  For  Her'od  will  seek  the  young 
child  to  destroy'  him. 

I't  When  he  Sroje,  he  took  the  young 
child  and  his  mother  by  night,  and  depart- 
ed into  E'gypt, 

15  And  was  there  until  the  death  of 
Her'od  :  tiiat  it  might  be  fulfilled  which 
was  spo'kcn2  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet, 
sajing.  Out  of  E'gypt  have  I  called  my 
son. 

16  IT  Then  Her'od,  when  he  saw  that  he 
was  n'ocked  of  the  wise  men,  was  exceed- 
ing icrfith,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the 
children  that  were  in  Bethle-hem,  and  in 
all  the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old 
and  under,  according  to  the  time  which 
he  had  diligently  inquired  of  the  wise 
men. 

17  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was 
spoken  by  Jer'e-my  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  In  Ra'ma  was  there  a  voice  heard, 
ISmenta'tion,  and  weeping,  and  great 
mourning,  Ra'chel3  weeping  far  her  chil- 
dren, and  would  not  be  com'forted,  be- 
cause they  are  not. 

19  IT  But  when  Her'od  was  dead,  behold, 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  in  a  dream 
to  Jo'seph  in  E'gypt, 

20  Saying,  Arlje,  and  take  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  go  into  the  land 
of  ij'ra-el ;  for  they  are  dead  which  sought 
tlie  young  child's  life. 

21  And  he  Sro^e,  and  took  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  came  into  the 
land  of  ij'ra-el. 

22  But  when  he  heard  that  Ar-che-la'ils 
did  reign  in  Ju-de'a  in  the  room  of  his  fa- 
ther Her'od,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither  : 
notwithstanding,  being  w&rned  of  God  in  a 
dream,  he  turned  aside  into  the  parts  of 
Gal'i-lee  : 

23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a  city  cal- 
led Niz'a-reth  :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  prophets.  He  shall 
be  called  a  N5z-a-rene'. 

CHAP.  HL 

IN  those  days  came  John  the  Bap'tist, 
preaching  in  the  wilderness  of  Ju-de'a, 
1  nUr.     2  spo'k'n.      3  Rd'tshSl.      4  £. 


'TIIEW.  John  the  Bdp'tUt. 

2  And  saying,  Repent  ye  :  for  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken  of  by 
the  prophet  E-sa'i-as,4  saying.  The  voice 
of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness.  Prepare 
ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight.  j, 

4  And  the  same  Jo/tn  had  his  raiment  of 
camel's  hair,  and  a  leathern  gir'dle,5  about' 
his  loins  ;  and  his  meat  was  locusts  and 
wild  honey. 

.5  ^  Then  went  out  to  him  Je-rft'sa-lem, 
and  all  Ju-de'a,  and  all  the  region  round 
Shout'  Jor'dan, 

C  And  were  baptized  of  him  in  Jor'dan, 
confessing  their  sms. 

7  TI  But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Phar- 
i-sees  and  Sad'du-cees  come  to  his  baptism, 
he  said  unto  them,  O  generation  of  vipers! 
who  hath  warned  you  to  flee  from  the  wrath 
to  come  ? 

8  Bring  forth,  there'fore,  fruits  meet  for 
repentance  . 

!)  And  think  not  to  say,  within  your- 
selves, We  have  A'bra-ham  to  our  fcither  : 
f(jr  I  say  unto  you.  That  God  is  able  of 
these  .<tones  to  raise  up  children  unto  A'- 
bra-ham. 

10  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the 
root  of  the  trees  :  there'fore  every  tree 
which  bringeth  not  forth  good /»«?<  is  hewn 
down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

Ill  indeed  baptize  you  with  wAter  unto 
repentance  ;  but  he  that  cometh  after  me 
is  mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes  I  am  not 
worthy  to  bear  :  he  shall  baptize  you  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with  fire  : 

12  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will 
thoroughly  purge  his  floor,  and  gather  his 
wheat  into  the  garner ;  but  he  will  burn  up 
the  chaff  with  unquenchable  fire. 

13  TI  Then  cometh  Je'fiis  from  Gal'i-le6 
to  Jor'dan  unto  JoAn,  to  be  baptized  of 
him. 

14  But  John  forbade'  him,  saying,  I  have 
need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,  and  comest 
thou  to  me  ? 

15  And  Je'jus  an'swertng,  said  unto  him, 
Svffer  it  to  he  so  now  :  for  thus  it  becom- 
eth  us  to  fulfil  all  rlgh'teousness.6  Then 
he  suffered  him. 

16  And  Je'jus,  when  he  was  baptized, 
went  up  straightway  out  of  the  wSter  :  and 
lo,  the  heavens  were  opened  unto  him,  and 
he  saw  the  SpTr'Tt  of  God  descen'ding  like 
a  dove,  and  lighting  upon  him  : 

17  And,  lo,  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying, 
This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEN  was  Je'fiis  led   up  of  the  spirit 
into  the  wilderness  to  be  tempted  of 
the  devil. 

2  And  when  he  had  fSsted  forty  days 
and  forty  nights,  he  was  Sfterw&rd  a  hun- 
gered. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to  htm, 
sd'yas.        ^  ger'dl.       6  ri'tshe-lls-nif. 


^krUt's  temptation.  ST 

be  eaid,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cdm- 

niiXnd'  that  tliese  stones  be  made  bread. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is  writ- 
ten, Man  shall  not  live  by  broad  alone,  but 
by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the 
mouth  of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  takcth  him  up  into  the 
holy  city,  and  setteth  him  on  a  pinnacle  of 
the  temple, 

6  And  saithl  unto  him.  If  thou  be  the 
Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  :  for  it  is 
written,  He  shall  give  his  angels  char|e 
concer'ning  thee  :  and  in  their  hands  they 
shall  bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against'2  a  stone. 

7  Je'jus  said  unto  him,  It  is  written 
&gain',  Thou  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

8  Again',  the  devil  takcth  him  up  into  an 
exceeding  high  moftn'taln,  and  showeth 
him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the 
glory  of  them  ; 

9  And  saith  unto  him,  All  these  things 
will  I  give  thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and 
wor'fihip  me. 

10  Then  saith  Je'jus  unto  him,  Get  thee 
hence,  Sa'lan  :  for  it  is  written.  Thou  shall 
wor'shTp  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only 
shall  thou  serve. 

11  Then  the  devil  leavelh  him  :  and, 
behold,  angels  came  and  ministered  unto 
him.  ^ 

12  IT  Now,  when  Je'jus  had  heard  that 
John  was  cast  into  prison,  he  departed  into 
Gal'i-lee  : 

13  And,  leaving  N5z'a-r6th,  he  came 
and  dwelt  in  Ca-per'na-um,  which  is  upon 
the  sea  coast,  in  the  borders  of  Zab'u-l6n 
and  Neph'tha-lim  : 

14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken^   by    E-sa'i-as"*   the   prophet,  say- 


15  The  land  of  Zab'u-lon,  and  the  land 
of  Neph'tha-lTm,  by  the  way  of  the  sea, 
beyond  Jor'dan,  Gal'i-lee  of  the  ^en'tlles  : 

16  The  people  which  sat  in  darkness 
saw  great  light  ;  and  to  them  which  sal  in 
the  region  and  shadow  of  death,  light  is 
sprung  up. 

17  11  From  that  time  Je'fus  began  to 
preach,  and  to  say,  Repent  :  for  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

18  H  And  Je'fus,  walk'Ing  by  the  sea  of 
Gal'i-lee,  saw  two  brfithren,  Si'mon  called 
Peter,  and  An'drew  his  brother,  cast'- 
Ing  a  net  into  the  sea  :  for  they  were  fish- 
«rB. 

19  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Follow  me, 
and  I  will  make  you  fishers  of  men. 

20  And  they  straightway  left  their  nets, 
and  followed  him. 

21  And  going  on  from  thence,  he  saw 
ether  two  brethren,  James  the  son  of  Zeb'- 
e-dee,  and  John  his  brother,  in  a  ship  with 
ZSb'e-dee  their  father,  mending  their  nets; 
and  he  called  them. 

22    And     they    immediately    left     the 


MATTHEW.  Who  trc  the  bUs'sed. 

ship  and    their  father,  and   followed    him. 

23  It  And  Je'jus  went  about'  all  Gal'i- 
lee,  teaching  in  their  syn'agCgues,  and 
preaching  the  gos'pgl  of  the  kingdom,  and 
healing  all  manner  of  sickness,  and  all  man- 
ner of  disease,  among  the  people. 

24  And  his  fame  went  throughout  all 
Syr'i-a  :  and  they  brought  unto  him  all  sick 
people  that  were  taken  with  di'verf  diseases 
and  torments,  and  those  which  were  pof- 
jess'ed  with  devils,  and  those  which  were 
lunatick,  and  those  that  had  the  paljy,  and 
he  healed  them. 

25  And  there  followed  him  great  multi- 
tudes of  people,  from  Gal'i-lee,  and  from 
De-cap'o-lis,  and  from  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and 
//•07H  Ju-de'a,  and  from  beyond  Jor'dan. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up 
into  a  nioun'tain  :  and   when  he  was 
set,  iiis  disciples  came  unto  him  : 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught 
them,  saying, 

3  liles'sed  are  the  poor  in  spirit  :  for 
theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  Bles'sed  are  they  that  mourn:  for  they 
shall  be  com'forted. 

5  Bles'sed  are  the  meek  :  for  they  shall 
inherit  tiie  earth. 

G  Bles'i^ed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and 
thirst  after  righteousness  :  for  they  shall  be 
filled. 

7  Bles'sed  are  the  mer'cifTil  :  for  they 
shall  obtain  mercy. 

8  Bles'sed  are  ths  pure  in  heirt :  for  they 
shall  see  God. 

9  Bles'sed  are  the  peacemakers  :  for 
they  shall  be  called  the  children  of  God. 

10  Bles'sed  are  they  which  are  persecu- 
ted fur  righteousness'  sake:  for  theirs  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

11  Bles'sed  are  ye  when  men  shall  revile 
you,  and  persecute  you,  and  shall  say  all 
manner  of  evil  against'  you  f&lsely,  for  my 
sake. 

12  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad  ;  for 
great  is  your  reward  in  heaven  :  for  so  per- 
secuted they  the  prophets  which  were  before 
you. 

13  IT  Ye  are  the  siilt  of  the  earth  :  but  if 
the  salt  have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith  shall 
it  be  sAlted .''  it  is  thenceforth  good  for 
noth'ing,5  but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to  be 
trodden  under  foot  of  men. 

14  Ye  arc  the  light  of  the  world.  A  city 
that  is  set  on  a  hill  cannot  be  hid. 

15  Neither  do  men  light  a  candle,  and 
put  it  under  a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick, 
and  it  giveth  liglit  unto  all  that  urc  in  the 
house. 

IG  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men, 
that  they  may  sec  your  good  works,  and 
glorify  your  Fa'ther  which  is  in  heaven. 

17  H  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  de- 
stroy' the  law,  or  the  prophets  :  I  am  not 
come  to  destroy',  but  to  fulfil. 

18  For  verily  I  say   unto  you.  Till  hea 


isitk. 


A2 


■  d-ginst'. 


3  epo'k'n. 


4  M-sd'yas. 


^uittk'ing. 


Pirlsfs  sSrmon  On  the  mount.     ST.  M AT'TIIEW 
ven  and    earth   pSss,  one  jot   or  one   tittle 
shall  in  no  wise   piss  from  the  law,  till  all 
be  fulfilled. 

19  Whosoever,  thfirc'fbre, shall  break  one 
of  these  least  command'ments,  and  shall 
teach  men  so,  he  shall  be  called  the  least 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  :  but  whosoever 
shall  do  and  teach  them,  the  same  shall 
be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

20  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  except  your 
righteousness  shall  exceed  the  righteous- 
ness of  the  scribes  and  Phar'i-sees,  ye 
shall  in  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

21  TI  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by 
them  of  old  time.  Thou  shalt  not  kill ;  and 
whosoever  shall  kill,  shall  be  in  danger  of 


the  judgment  : 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
is  angry  with  liis  brother  without  a  cause, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment  :  and 
whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brotiier,  Ra'ca, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council  :  but  who 
soever  sliall  say,  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  dan- 
ger of  hell  fire. 

23  Therc'fore,  if  thou  bring  thy  gift  to 
the  iiltar,  and  there  rememberest  that  thy 
brother  hath  aught  against'  thee  ; 

24  Leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar, 
and  go  thy  way  :  f irstl  be  rec'onclled  to 
thy  brother,  and  then  come  and  ofl'er  thy 
gift. 

25  Agree'  with  thine  ad'versary  quickly, 
whiles  thou  art  in  the  way  with  him  ;  lest 
at  any  time  the  ad'versary  deliver  thee  to 
the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the 
officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 

26  Verily  I  say  unto  thee.  Thou  shall 
by  no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou 
hast  paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 

27  H  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by 
them  of  old  time.  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adtil'tery  : 

28  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
looketh  on  a  wom'an,2  to  lust  after  her, 
hath  committed  adtil'tery  with  her  iilready 
in  his  heart. 

29  And  if  thy  right  eye  offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out,  and  c&st  it  from  thee  :  for  it 
is  profitable  for  thee,  that  one  of  thy  mem- 
bers should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 

30  And  if  thy  right  hand  offend  thee, 
cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  from  thee  :  for  it  is 
profitable  for  thee,  that  one  of  thy  mem- 
bers should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said, 3  Whosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a  wri- 
ting of  divorce'ment  : 

32  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  saving  for  the 
cause  of  fornication,  causeth  her  to  commit 
adtil'tery  :  and  whosoever  shall  marry  her 
\hat  is  divor'ced,  committeth  adtil'tery. 

33  IT  Again',  ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt' 


Of  alms  and  prayer 
not  forswear'  thyself,  but  shalt  perform'  un- 
to the  Ivord  thine  oaths  ■ 

34  But  I  say  unto  you.  Swear  not  at 
all  :  neither  by  heaven  ;  for  it  is  God's 
throne  : 

35  Nor  by  the  earth  ;  for  it  is  his  foot- 
stool :  neither  by  Je-rCl'sa-lem  ;  for  it  is  the 
city  of  the  great  King  : 

3G  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by  thy  head: 
because  thou  canst  not  make  one  hair  white 
or  black. 

37  But  let  your  communication  be,  Y6a, 
yea  ;  Nay,  nay  ;  for  whatsoever  is  more 
than  these  cometh  of  evil. 

38  IT  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said,  An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a 
tooth  : 

39  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  ye  re|Tst' 
not  evil  :  but  whosoever  shall  smite  thee 
on  thy  right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other 
also. 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee  at  the 
law,  and  take  away  thy  coat,  let  him  have 
thy  cloak  also. 

41  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to 
go  a  mile,  go  with  him  twain. 

42  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee  ;  and 
from  him  that  would  borrow  of  thee,  turn 
nut  thou  away. 

43  11  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour,  and 
hate  thine  enemy  : 

44  But  I  say  unto  you,  Love  your  ene- 
mies, bless  them  that  curse  you,  do  good  to 
them  that  hate  you,  and  pray  for  them 
which  desplte'fally  use  you,  and  persecute 
you  ; 

45  That  ye  may  be  the  children  of  your 
Ftt'ther  which  is  in  heaven  :  for  he  maketh 
his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  on  the  good, 
and  sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on  the  un- 
just. 

40  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you, 
what  reward  have  ye  .'  do  not  even  the 
publicans  the  same  .' 

47  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren  only, 
what  do  ye  more  than  others  ?  do  not  even 
the  publicans  so  .' 

48  H  Be  ye,  there'fore,  perfect,  even  as 
your  Fa'ther  which  is  in  heaven  is  per- 
fect. 

CHAP.  VL 

TFIAKE  heed  that  ye   do  not  your  klmj 

-L       before    men,   to    be  seen   of  them  : 

otherwise  ye  have  no  reward  of  your  Fi'- 

ther  which  is  in  heaven. 

2  There'fore,  when  thou  doest  thine  klm$, 
do  not  sound  a  trumpet  before  thee,  as  the 
hyp'ocrltes  do  in  the  syn'agogues,  and  in 
the  streets,  that  they  may  have  glory  of 
men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  They  have 
their  reward. 

3  But  when  thou  doest  almf,  let  not  thy 
hift  hand  know  what  thy  right  hand  doeth  : 

4  That  thine  almj  may  be  in  secret:  and 
thy  Fa'tlier,  which  seeth  in  secret,  himself 
sliall  reward  thee  openly. 


l/«rst. 


^wiim'un.  i.  e.  lodom'un. 


3  tin.  sed. 
C 


Christ's  slrmon 


ST.  MAT'THEW. 


5  II  And  when  thou  praynst,  thou  shiilt 
not  be  as  the  hyp'ocrites  are  :  for  they 
love  to  pray  standinir  in  the  syn'agogues, 
and  in  the  corners  ot  the  streets,  that  they 
may  be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  They  have  their  rewArd. 

6  But    thou,    when    tiiou  prayest,  enter 


on  the  mount. 
you,  Take  no 


95  Therf'f<lre  I  say  unto 
tliought  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or 
what  ye  shall  drink;  nor  yet  for  your  body, 
what  ye  shall  j)ut  on.  Is  not  the  life  more 
than  meat,  and  the  body  than  raiment  ? 

26  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air :  for  they 
sow  not,  neither  do  thoy  reap,  nor  gMher 


into  thy  closet  ;  and,  when  thou  hast  shut  [into    barns;    yet    your    heavenly    FiVther 


thy  door,  pray  to  thy  F;\'ther,  which  is 
secret ;    and  thy   Fa'ther,   which   seeth  in 
secret,  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

7  But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain  repe- 
titions, as  the  heathen  do  :  for  they  think 
that  they  shall  be  h6ard  for  their  much 
speaking. 

8  Be  not  ye,  there'foro,  like  unto  them  : 
for  your  Fa'tln^r  knowcth  what  things  ye 
have  need  of,  before  ye  Tisk  him. 

9  After  this  manner  therc'fbre,  pray  ye  : 
Our  Fa'thor,  which  art  in  heaven  ;  hallow- 
ed be  thy  name. 

10  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be 
done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven. 

11  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

12  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  for- 
give our  debtors. 

13  And  lead  us  not  into  tempta'tion  ; 
but  deliver  us  from  evil  :  For  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for 
ever.     A'men'. 

14  TT  For  if  ye  forgive  men  their  tres'- 
pSsses,  your  heavenly  Fa'thcr  will  also  for- 
give you  : 

15  But  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  tres'- 
pSsses,  neither  will  your  Fa'ther  forgive 
your  tres'passes. 

1(>  n  3Ioreover,  when  ye  fast,  bo  not,  as 
the  hyp'ocrites,  of  a  sad  countenance  :  for 
they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may 
appear  unto  men  to  fist.  Verily  I  say  un- 
to you,  They  have  their  reward. 

17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,  Snoint 
thine  head,  and  wash  thy  face  : 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto  men  to 
ftst,  but  unto  thy  Fk'ther  which  is  in 
secret :  and  thy  FiVther,  which  geeth  in 
secret,  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

1!)  11  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treaf'ures 
upon  garth, where  moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt, 
and  where  thieves  break  through  and  steal  : 

20  But  lay  up  for  yourselves  trea^'ures 
in  heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust 
d6th  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not 
break  through  nor  steal  : 

21  For  where  your  trSaj'Qre  is,  there  will 
your  lie;\rt  be  also. 

22  H  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye  :  if, 
thSre'fbre,  thine  eye  be  single,  thy  whole 
body  shall  he  full  of  light: 

2:?  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole 
body  shall  be  full  of  darkness.  If,  thfirc'- 
fore,  the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  dJirkness, 
how  great  is  that  d;\rkness  ! 

24  1!  No  man  can  s6rve  two  mhsters  :  for 
either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  16ve  the 
other  ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despise'  the  other.  Ye  cannot  s6rve  God 
and  mammon. 

1  stat'tshare 


Are   ye   not  much    better 


feedeth   them, 
than  they  .'' 

27  Which  of  you,  by  taking  thought, 
can  add  one  cubit  unto  his  stat'ure  ?' 

28  And  why  take  ye  thought  for  rai- 
ment }  Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field,  how 
they  grow;  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin ; 

20  And  yet"  I  say  unto  you,  That  even 
Sol'o-mon,  in  all  his  glory,  was  not  arrayed 
like  one  of  these. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe  the  grSss 
of  the  field,  which  to-day  is,  and  to-mor- 
row is  cast  into  the  oven,  shnll  he  not  much 
more  clothe  you  ?  O  ye  of  little  faith  ! 

31  Therc'fbre  take  no  thought,  saying, 
What  shall  we  eat .-'  or.  What  shall  we 
drink  .'  or  Wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed  ? 

32  (For  after  all  these  things  do  the 
Gen'tlles  seek  ;)  for  your  heavenly  Fii'ther 
knoweth  that  yc  have  need  of  all  these 
things. 

33  But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  his  rightjeousness ;  and  all  these  things 
shall  be  added  unto  you. 

34  Take  therr'fOre  no  tliought  fitr  the 
morrow  :  for  the  morrow  shall  take  thought 
for  the  things  of  itself,  t^nfficient  unto  the 
day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

CHAP.  VII. 

JUDGE  not,  that  yc  be  not  judged 
2  For  with  what  judgment  ye  judge,  yc 
shall  be  judged:  and  with  what  meaj'ure 
ye  mete,  it  shall  be  meaj'ured  to  you 
again'. 

3  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  considercst  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye .' 

4  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother,  Let 
me  pull  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye  ; 
and,  behold,  a  beam  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 

5  Thou  hyp'ocrite  !  first  cast  out  the 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye  ;  and  then 
shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote 
out  of  thy  brother's  eye. 

0  IT  Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto 
the  dogs  ;  neither  cast  ye  your  pgarls  before 
swine,  lest  they  trample  them  under  their 
feet,  and  turn  again'9  and  rend  you. 

7  IT  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you  ;  seek, 
and  ye  shall  find  ;  knock,  and  it  shall  be 
opened  unto  you  : 

8  For  every  one  that  asketh,  receiveth  ; 
and  he  that  seeketh,  findeth  ;  and  to  him 
that  knocketh,  it  shall  be  opened. 

9  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  whom 
if  his  son  ask  bread,  will  he  give  him  a 
stone  ? 

10  Or  if  he  Ssk  a  fish,  will  he  give  him 
a  sgrpent .' 

11  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  bow  to 
^&-gin'.  7  •>> 


i^rlst  endcth  his  sermon. 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Christ's  miracles 


give  good  gifts  unto  yourrliildren,liovvniucli 
more  shall  your  Fii'tiier,  vvhicii  is  in  lieav- 
en,  give  good  things  to  them  that  ask  him.' 

12  Therc'fore  all  things  whatsoever  ye 
would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  even 
so  to  them  :  for  this  is  the  law  and  the 
prophets. 

13  1[  Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate  ;  for 
wide  is  the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way, 
that  leadeth  to  destruc'tion,  and  many  there 
he  which  go  in  thereat : 

14  Because  strait  is  the  gate,  and  nar- 
row is  the  way,  which  leadeth  unto  life,  and 
few  there  be  that  find  it. 

ir>  ir  Beware  of  fAlse  prophets,  which 
come  to  you  in  sheep's  cloth'Tng,  hut  in'- 
wardl_v  they  are  ravening  wolves. 

l(i  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their  fruits. i 
Do  men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of 
thistles  .? 

17  Even  so,  every  good  tree  bringcth 
forth  good  fruit ;  but  a  corrupt  tree  bringeth 
forth  evil  fruit. 

18  A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil 
fruit,  neither  can  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth 
good  fruit. 

19  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth  good 
fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

20  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall 
know  them. 

21  If  Not  every  one  that  saith  2  unto  me, 
]-ord.  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  ;  but  he  that  doetli  the  will  of  my 
Fa'ther  which  is  in  heaven. 

22  Many  will  say  unto  me  in  that  day, 
Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not  proph'esled  in 
thy  name .''  and  in  thy  name  have  ciist  out 
devils  .'  and  in  thy  name  done  many  won'- 
derful  works  .' 

23  And  then  will  I  profess  unto  them,  I 
never  knew  you  :  depart  from  me,  ye  that 
work  inTq'uity.3 

24  TT  Therc'fore  whosoever  heareth 
these  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  them,  I 
will  liken  him  unto  a  wise  man,  which 
built  his  house  upon  a  rock  : 

25  And  the  rain  descen'ded,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat 
upon  that  house  ;  and  it  fell  not :  for  it  was 
founded  upon  a  rock. 

26  And  every  one  that  heareth  these 
sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  them  not,  shall 
be  likened  unto  a  foolish  man,  which  built 
his  house  upon  the  sand  : 

27  And  the  rain  descen'ded,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat 
upon  that  house  ;  and  it  fell,  and  great  was 
the  fall  of  it. 

28  TT  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Je'|us 
had  ended  these  sayings,  the  people  were 
astonished  at  his  doc'trlne : 

29  For  he  taught  them  as  one  having 
authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 

CHAP.  VOL 

WHEN  he  was  come  down  from  the 
modn'taln',  great  multitudes  follow- 
ed him. 

ifrddts.     isith.     s  in-ik'kioe-te 


2  And,  behold,  there  came  a  leper  and 
wor'shTpped  him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou 
wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

3  And  Je'§us  put  forth  his  hand  and 
touched  him,  saying,  I  will  ;  bo  thou  clean. 
And  immediately  his  leprosy  was  cleansed. 

4  And  Je'fus  saith  unto  him.  See  thou 
tell  no  man  ;  but  go  thy  way,  show  thy- 
self to  the  priest,  and  offer  the  gift  that  Mo'- 
fes  comman'ded,  for  a  tes'timony  unto  them. 

5  H  And  when  Je'fus  was  entered  into 
Ca-per'na-urn,  there  came  unto  him  a  cen- 
turion, beseeching  him, 

G  And  saying.  Lord,  my  servant  lieth  at 
home  sick  of  the  p^il?y,  griev'ously  tor- 
mented. 

7  And  Je'fus  saith  unto  him,  I  will  come 
and  heal  him. 

8  The  centurion  answered  and  said,  Lord, 
r  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldst  come 
under  my  roof:  but  speak  the  word  only, 
and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I  am  a  man  under  authority,  hav- 
ing sol'dier§4  under  me  :  and  I  say  to  this 
man,  Go,  and  he  goeth  ;  and  to  another, 
Come,  and  he  cometh  ;  and  to  my  servant, 
Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

10  When  Je'?us  heard  it,  he  marvelled, 
and  said  to  them  that  followed,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great 
faith,  no,  not  in  l§'ra-el. 

11  And  I  say  unto  you.  That  many  shall 
come  from  the  east  and  west,  and  shall 
sit  down  with  A'bra-ham,  and  I'faac,  and 
Ja'cub,  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

12  But  the  children  of  the  kingdom  shall 
be  cast  out  into  outer  dcirkness  :  there  shall 
be  weeping  and  gnash'ing  of  teeth. 

13  And  Je'fus  said  unto  the  centurion, 
Go  thy  way  ;  and  as  thou  hast  believed, 
so  be  it  done  unto  thee.  And  his  servant 
was  healed  in  the  self  same  hour. 

14  IT  And  when  Je'fus  was  come  into 
Pe'ter's  house,  he  saw  his  wife's  mother 
laid,  and  sick  of  a  fever. 

15  And  he  touched  her  hand,  and  the 
fever  left  her ;  and  she  arofe  and  ministered 
unto  them. 

16  H  When  the  even  was  come,  they 
brought  unto  him  many  that  were  p6f§ess'- 
ed  with  devils,  and  he  cSst  out  the  spirits 
with  his  word,  and  healed  all  that  were 
sick  ; 

17  That  it  might  be  fiilfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  E-sa'i-clsS  the  prophet,  saying, 
Himself  took  our  infir'mities,6  and  bare 
our  sicknesses. 

18  ^  Now,  when  Je'fQs  saw  great  mul- 
titudes about'  him,  he  gave  commknd'mSnt 
to  depart  unto  the  other  side. 

19  And  a  cer'tain  scribe  came,  and  said 
unto  him,  Ma'ster,  I  will  follow  thee 
whithersoever  thou  goest. 

20  And  Je'fus  saith  unto  him.  The  foxes 
have  holes,  and  the  birds  of  the  air  have 
nests  ;  but  the  Son  of  Man  hath  not  wheore 
to  lay  his  head. 

4  sol'jurz.     5  E-sd'yas.    ^  In-fir'me'-flz. 
8 


Je'fiis performs  miracles.  ST.  MATTHEW 

21  And  another  of  his  disciples  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury 
my  f  atiier. 

22  But  Je'jils  said  unto  him.  Follow  me  ; 
and  let  the  dead  bury  their  dead. 

23  H  And  when  he  was  entered  into  a 
ship,  his  disciples  followed  him. 

24  And,  behold,  there  Iroje  a  great  tem- 
pest in  the  sea,  insomuch  that  the  ship 
was  cov'ered  with  the  waves  :  but  he  was 
Asleep. 

25  And  his  disciples  came  to  Aim,  and 
Swoke  him,  saying,  Lord,  save  us  :  we 
perish. 

2()  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Why  arc  ye 
fear'fi'll  ?  O  ye  of  little  fliith  !  Then  he  aroje, 
and  rebuked  the  winds  and  the  sea  ;  and 
there  was  a  great  culm. 

27  But  tlie  men  marvelled,  saying,  What 
manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  tlie  winds 
and  the  sea  obey  him  ! 

28  H  And  when  he  was  come  to  the 
other  side,  into  the  country  of  the  Ger-ge- 
senej',  there  met  him  two  pofjess'ed  with 
devils,  coming  out  of  the  tombs,  exceeding 
fierce,  so  that  no  man  might  p5ss  by  that 
way. 

29  And,  behold,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
What  have  we  to  do  with  thee,  Je'§us,  thou 
Son  of  God  .'  art  thou  come  hither  to  tor- 
ment us  before  the  time  .' 

30  And  there  was  a  good  way  off  from 
them  a  herd  of  many  swine  feeding. 

31  So  the  devils  besought  him,  saying 
If  thou  cast  us  out,  suffer  us  to  go  awaj' 
into  the  herd  of  swine. 

32  And  ho  said  unto  them,  Go.  And 
when  they  were  come  out,  they  went  into 
the  herd  of  swine  :  and,  behold,  the  whole 
herd  of  swine  ran  violently  down  a  steep 
place  into  the  sea,  and  perished  in  the  wa- 
ters 

33  And  they  that  kept  them  fled,  and 
went  their  ways  into  the  city,  and  told  eve- 
ry thing  ;  and  what  was  befallen  to  the 
pSjjess'ed  of  the  devils. 

34  And,  behold,  the  whole  city  came  out 
to  meet  Je'jus  :  and  when  they  saw  him, 
they  besought  him  that  he  would  depart  out 
of  their  coasts. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and  pissed 
over  and  came  into  his  own  city. 

2  And,  behold,  they  brought  to  him  a 
man  sick  of  the  p&l$y,  lying  on  a  bed  :  and 
Je'fus,  seeing  their  faith,  said  unto  the  sick 
of  the  piiljy.  Son,  be  of  good  cheer,  thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

3  And,  behold,  cfir'tain  of  the  scribes 
said  within  themselves,  This  man  biis- 
phe'meth. 

4  And  Je'fOs,  knowing  their  thoughts, 
said.  Wherefore  think  ye  evil  in  your 
hekrts  .' 

5  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say.  Thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee  ;  or  to  say,  Arise  and 
wftlk? 


MSt'the70  called 
G  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son 
of  Man  hath  power  on  garth  to  forgive 
sins,  (then  saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the  paljy,) 
Arlje,  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine 
house. 

7  And  he  Srofe,  and  departed  to  hia 
house. 

8  But  when  the  multitude  saw  it,  they 
marvelled,  and  glorified  God,  which  had 
given  such  power  unto  men. 

9  H  And,  as  Je'fus  pissed  forth  from 
thence,  he  saw  a  man  named  MSt'thew,  sit- 
ting at  the  receipt  of  custom  :  and  he  saith 
unto  him.  Follow  me.  And  he  Sroje  and 
followed  him. 

10  If  And  it  came  to  piss,  as  Je'fus  sat 
at  meat  in  the  house,  behold,  many  publi- 
cans and  sinners  came,  and  sat  down  with 
him  and  his  disciples. 

11  And  when  the  Phar'i-sees  saw  it,  they 
said  unto  his  disciples,  Why  eateth  your 
Mci'ster  with  publicans  and  sinners  .' 

12  But,  when  Je'§us  heard  that,  he  said 
unto  them.  They  that  be  whole  need 
not  a  physician,  but  they  that  are  sick. 

13  But  go  ye  and  learn  wiiat  that  mean- 
eth,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not  sac'rificje  : 
for  I  am  not  come  to  call  the  righ'teous,! 
but  sinners  to  repentance. 

14  Then  came  to  him  the  disciples  of 
JoAn,  saying.  Why  do  we  and  the  Phar'i- 
sees  fast  ofl,  but  thy  disciples  fist  not  .'' 

15  And  Je'fus  said  unto  tiiem.  Can  the 
children  of  the  bride'cliambei"*  mourn,  as 
long  as  the  bridegroom  is  with  them  .''  But 
the  days  will  come  when  the  bridegroom 
shall  be  taken  from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fist. 

IG  No  man  putteth  a  piece  of  new  cloth 
unto  an  old  garment ;  for  that  which  is  put 
in  to  fill  it  up  taketh  from  the  garment,  and 
the  rent  is  made  worse. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wine  into 
old  bottles  ;  else  the  bottles  break,  and  the 
wine  runneth  out,  and  the  bottles  perish  ; 
but  they  put  new  wine  into  new  bottles, 
and  both  are  prejerv'ed. 

18  IT  While  he  spake  these  things  unto 
them,  behold,  there  came  a  cer'tain  ruler 
and  wor'shipped  him,  saying,  My  daughter 
is  even  now  dead :  but  come,  and  lay  thy 
hand  upon  her,  and  she  shall  live. 

19  And  Je'fus  iroje,  and  followed  him, 
and  so  did  his  disciples. 

20  H  (And,  behold,  a  wom'an,  which  was 
diseased  with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  came  behind  him,  and  touched  the 
hem  of  his  garment  : 

21  For  she  said  within  herself.  If  I  may 
but  toQcIi  his  garment,  I  shall  be  whole. 

22  But  Je'jus  turned  him  about',  and 
when  he  saw  her,  he  said,  Daughter,  bo  oi 
good  com'fort  ;  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole.  And  the  wom'an  was  made  whole 
from  that  hour. 

23    U    And    when    Je'fus    came     into 
the   ruler's    house,    and     saw    the    min- 
1  ri'tshe-iis  *  See  Luke  xi.  7. 

9 


The  dpostles  called 

strels    and    the    people    making 


ST.  MAT'THEW.  and  sent  to  preach. 

way  of  the  ^en'tlles,  and  into  any  city  of 


24  He  said  unto  them,  Give  place  :  for  the  Sa-mar'i-tans,  enter  ye  not : 


the  maid  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And 
they  laugh'ed  him  to  scorn. 

25  But  when  the  people  were  put  forth, 
he  went  in  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and 
the  maid  aroje. 

2()  And  the  fame  hereof  went  abroad  into 
all  that  land. 

27  II  And  when  Je'fus  departed  thence, 
two  blind  men  followed  him,  crying,  and 
saying.  Thou  son  of  Da' vid,  have  mercy  on 
us. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him  :  and 
Je'fus  saith  unto  them,  Believe  ye  that  I 
am  able  to  do  this  ?  They  said  unto  him, 
Yea,  Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying, 
According  to  your  faith,  be  it  unto  you. 

30  And  their  eyes  were  opened  ;  and  Je'- 
fus  straitly  charged  them,  saying,  See  that 
no  man  know  it. 

31  But  they,  when  they  were  departed, 
spread  abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  country. 

32  H  As  they  went  out,  behold,  they 
brought  to  him  a  dumb  man  po^^ess'ed  with 
a  devil. 

33  And  when  the  devil  was  cast  out,  the 
dumb  spake  :  and  the  multitudes  marvel- 
led, saying.  It  was  never  so  seen  in  If'- 
ra-el. 

34  But  the  Phar'i-sees  said,  he  cast'eth 
out  devils,  through  the  prince  of  the  devils. 

35  And  Je'ftis  went  about'  all  the  cities 
and  vil'lage^,  teaching  in  their  syn'agogues, 
and  preaching  the  gos'pel  of  the  kingdom, 
and  healing  every  sickness,  and  every  dis- 
ease among  the  people. 

36  H  But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes, 
he  was  moved  with  compassion  on  them, 
because  they  fainted,  and  were  scattered 
abroad,  as  sheep  having  no  shep'Aerd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples.  The 
harvest  truly  is  plen'teous,  but  the  labour- 
ers are  few. 

38  Pray  yo,  therc'fore,  the  Lord  of  the 
harvest,  that  he  will  send  forth  labourers 
into  his  liarvest. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  when  he  had  called  unto  him  his 
twelve  disciples,  he  gave  them  power 
against'  unclean  spirits,  to  cast  them  out, 
and  to  heal  all  manner  of  sickness,  and  all 
manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles 
kre  these  ;  the  first,  Si'mon,  who  is  called 
Pe'ter,  and  An'drew  his  brother  ;  James 
the  son  of  Zeb'e-dee,  and  John  his  brother  ; 

3  Phil'Tp,2  and  Bar-thol'o-mew ;  Thom'- 
Ss,  and  Mat'thew  the  publican  ;  James  the 
son  of  Al-phe'uH,  and  Leb-be'us,  whose  sur 
name  was  Thad-de'iis  ; 

4  Si'mon  the  Can'aan-Ite,3  and  Ju'das  Is- 
cir'i-ot,  who  also  betrayed  him. 

5  II  These  twelve  Je'jus  sent  forth,  and 
odmman'ded  them,  saying,  Go  not  into  the 

2  Fil'lip. 


G  But  go  rather  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the 
house  of  ij'ra-el. 

7  And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying.  The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

8  Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the  lepers,  raise 
the  dead,  cast  out  devils  :  freely  ye  have 
received,  freely  give. 

!)  Provide  neither  gold,  nor  silver,  not 
brass  in  your  purses  ; 

10  Nor  scrip  for  your  journey,  neither 
two  coats,  neither  shoes,  nor  yet  staves  • 
for  the  workman  is  worthy  of  his  meat. 

11  And  into  whatsoever  city  or  townyo 
shall  enter,  inquire  who  in  it  is  worthy  ; 
and  there  abide  till  ye  go  thence. 

12  And  when  ye  come  into  a  house,  sa- 
lute it. 

13  And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  yo'.jr 
peace  come  upon  it  :  but  if  it  be  not  wor- 
thy, let  your  peace  return  to  you. 

14  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you. 
nor  liear  your  words,  when  ye  depart  out 
of  that  house,  or  city,  shake  oif  the  dust  of 
your  feet. 

15  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  bo 
more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sod'om  and 
Go-mor'rah,  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than 
for  that  city. 

16  H  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep 
in  the  midst  of  wolves  :  be  ye,  therc'fore, 
wise  as  serpents,  and  harmless  as  doves. 

17  But  beware  of  men  :  for  they  will  de- 
liver you  up  to  the  councils,  and  they  will 
scourge  you  in  their  syn'agogues  : 

18  And  ye  shall  be  brought  before  gov'- 
ernors  and  kings  for  my  sake,  for  a  tes'ti- 
mony  against'  them  and  the  ^en'tlles. 

19  But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  take 
no  thought  how  or  what  ye  shall  speak  ; 
for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  Hfcat  same  hour 
what  ye  shall  speak. 

20  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the 
Spir'it  of  your  Fk'ther  which  speaketh  in 
you. 

21  And  the  brother  shall  deliver  up  the 
brother  to  death,  and  the  father  the  child  : 
and  the  children  shall  rise  up  against'4 
their  parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put  to 
death. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake  :  but  he  that  endureth  to 
the  end  shall  be  saved. 

23  But  when  they  persecute  you  in  this 
city,  flee  ye  into  another  :  for  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  have  gone  over  the 
cities  of  Ij'ra-el,  till  the  Son  of  Man  be 
come. 

24  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  mkster, 
nor  the  servant  above  his  lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he 
be  as  his  master,  and  the  servant  as  his 
lord.  If  they  have  called  the  master  of  the 
house  Be-el'ze-biib,  how  much  more  shall 
they  call  them  of  his  household  .'' 

26  Fear  them  not,  therc'fore  :    for  there 
3  Kdn'ndn-ite.  4  a-ginst'. 

10 


Jdhnsendeth  his  ST.  MATTHEW, 

is  nothing    covered,  that    shah    not    be  re- 
vealed ;  and  hid,  tliat  shall  not  be  known. 

27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness,  that 
speak  ye  in  light  :  and  what  yc  hear  in  the 
ear,  that  preach  ye  upon  the  housetops. 

28  And  fear  not  them  which  kill  the 
body,  but  arc  not  able  to  kill  the  soul ;  but 
rather  fear  him  which  is  able  to  destroy' 
both  soul  and  body  in  hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a  far- 
thing ?  and  one  of  them  shall  not  fall  on 
the  ground  without  your  Fk'ther. 

30  But  tlu^  very  hairs  of  your  head  arc 
all  numbered. 

31  Fear  ye  not,  thSrc'fore,  ye  circ  of  more 
value  than  many  sparrows. 

32  Whosoever  therc'fore  shall  confess  me 
before  men,  him  will  I  confess  also  before 
my  Fa'ther  which  is  in  heaven. 

33  But  whosoever  shall  denj'  me  before 
men,  him  will  I  also  deny  before  my  Fk'- 
ther which  is  in  heaven. 

34  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  send 
peace  on  earth  ;  I  came  not  to  send  peace, 
but  a  siford. 

35  For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man  at  vari- 
ance against'  his  father,  and  the  daughter 
against'  her  motjier,  and  the  daughter-in- 
law  against'  her  inotlier-in-law. 

30  And  a  man's  foes  shall  be  they  of  his 
own  household. 

37  He  tliat  loveth  father  or  mother  more 
than  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me  :  and  he  that 
loveth  son  or  daughter  more  than  me,  is  not 
worthy  of  me. 

38  And  he  that  taketh  not  his  cross, 
and  fblloweth  after  me,  is  not  Worthy  of 
me. 

39  He  that  findeth  his  life  shall  lofc  it  ; 
and  he  that  16§eth  his  life  for  my  sake  shall 
find  it. 

40  fl  He  that  receiveth  you,  receiveth 
me  ;  and  he  that  receiveth  me,  receiveth 
him  that  sent  me. 

41  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet  in  the 
name  of  a  prophet,  shall  receive  a  prophet's 
reward  ;  and  he  that  receiveth  a  righteous 
man,  in  the  name  of  a  righteous  man,  shall 
receive  a  righteous  man's  reward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink 
unto  one  of  these  little  ones  a  cup  of  cold 
wdter  only,  in  the  name  of  a  disciple,  veri- 
ly I  say  unto  you.  He  shall  in  no  wise  loje 
his  rewiird. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Je'fus  had 
made  an  end  of  comman'ding  his 
twelve  disciples,  he  departed  thence,  to 
teach  and  to  preach  in  their  cities. 

2  H  Now  when  JoAn  had  hSard  in  the 
prison  the  works  of  <j^hrist,  he  sent  two  of 
his  disciples 

3  And  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  he  that 
should  come,  or  do  we  look  for  another  .' 

4  Je'^ils  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Go  and  show  JoAn  again'  those  things 
which  ye  do  hear  and  see  : 


disciples  to  Christ 
5  The  blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the 
lame  wAlk  ;  the  iSpers  arc  cleansed,  and 
the  dSaf  hear  ;  the  dead  kre  raised  up,  and 
the  poor  have  the  gos'pel  preached  to 
them. 

(i  And  bles'sed  is  he,  whosoever  shall  not 
be  ofl'ended  in  me. 

7  II  And  as  they  departed,  Je'fus  began 
to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concer'ning  JoAn, 
What  went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to 
see  .''  A  reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ? 

8  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A 
man  cloth'ed  in  soft  raiment  .''  behold,  they 
that  wear  soft  cloth'lng  are  in  kings' 
houses. 

9  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A 
prophet  .'  yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  more 
than  a  prophet. 

K)  For  this  is  Ac,  of  whom  it  is  written, 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy 
face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before 
thee. 

11  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Among  them 
that  are  born  of  wom'en,  there  hath  not 
risen  a  greater  than  JoAn  the  Bap'tlst :  not- 
Withstanding,  he  that  is  least  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  greater  than  he. 

12  And  from  the  days  of  JoAn  the  Bap'- 
tlst, until  now,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  suf- 
fereth  violence,  and  the  violent  take  it  by 
force. 

13  For  all  the  prophets  and  the  law 
proph'esied  until  JoAn. 

14  And  if  yc  will  receive  it,  this  is  E-lI'- 
as  which  was  for  to  come. 

15  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

IG  II  But  vvher(ninto  shall  I  liken  this 
generation  .'  It  is  like  unto  children  sitting 
in  the  markets,  and  calling  unto  their  fel- 
lows, 

17  And  saying,  We  have  piped  unto 
you,  and  ye  have  not  danced  ;  we  have 
mourned  unto  you,  and  ye  have  not  la- 
ment'ed. 

18  For  JoAn  came  neither  eating  nor 
drinking,  and  they  say.  He  hath  a  devil. 

19  The  Son  of  Man  came  eating  and 
drinking,  and  they  say,  Behold  a  man  glut- 
tonous, and  a  wine-bibber,  a  friend  of  pub- 
licans and  sinners  :  but  Wisdom  is  justified 
of  her  children. 

20  11  Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  ci- 
ties wherein  most  of  his  'mighty  works 
wSrc  done,  because  they  repented  not  : 

21  Wo  unto  thee,  Cho-ra'zin  !  wo  unto 
thee,  Beth-sa'i-da  ;1  'for  if  the  mighty 
works  v^'hich  were  done  in  you,  had  been 
done  in  Tyre  and  Si'don,  they  would  have 
repented  long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

22  But  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  more 
tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Si'don,  at  the  day  of 
judgment,  than  for  you. 

23  And  thou,  (~a-per'na-flm,  which  art 
exAlted  unto  heaven,  shalt  be  brought  down 
to  hell  :  for  if  the  mighty  works  which 
have  been  done  in  thee  had   been  done  in 


^Bilh-sd'e-dd  a-nSl'o-gous  to  Jd'e-riis. 


11 


of  the  sabbath  ST.  MA 

SOd'orn,  it  would  liavc  remained  until  this 
day. 

24  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sod'oni,  in 
the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  thee. 

25  If  At  that  time  Je'jus  answered  and 
said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Fk'ther,  Lord  of  hea- 
ven and  earth,  because  thou  hast  hid  these 
thmgs  from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and  hast 
revealed  them  unto  babes. 

20  Even  so,  FiVther  :  for  so  it  seemed 
good  in  thy  sight. 

27  All  things  are  delivered  unto  me  of 
ray  Fk'ther  :  and  no  man  knoweth  the  Son, 
but  the  Fk'ther  ;  neither  knoweth  any  man 
the  Fk'ther,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom- 
soever the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

28  H  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour 
and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you 
rest. 

29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn 
of  me  ;  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart : 
and  ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls. 

30  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden 
is  light. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AT  that  time  Je'§us  went  on  the  s5b'- 
bath-day' through  the  corn,  and  his 
disciples  were  a  hungered,  and  began  to 
pluck  the  ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat. 

2  But  when  the  Phar'i-sees  saw  it,  they 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  disciples  do 
that  which  is  not  lawful  to  do  upon  the 
s5b'bath-day. 

3  But  he  said  unto  them.  Have  ye  not 
read  what  Da'vTd  did  when  he  was  a  hunger- 
ed, and  they  that  were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God, 
and  did  eat  the  show'bread,  which  was  not 
lawful  for  him  to  eat,  neither  for  them 
which  were  with  him,  but  only  for  the 
priests  .' 

5  Or,  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law,  how 
that,  on  the  ScLb' bath-days,  the  priests  in 
the  temple  profane  the  sab'bath,  and  are 
olameless  .' 

6  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  in  this  place 
is  one  greater  than  the  temple. 

7  But  if  ye  had  known  what  this  mean- 
eth,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not  sac'rif  i^e, 

}^e  would  not  have  condemned  the  guilt- 
ess. 

8  For  the  Son  of  Man  is  Lord  even  of 
the  sSb'bath-day. 

9  IT  And  when  he  was  departed  thence, 
he  went  into  their  syn'agogue. 

10  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  which 
had  his  hand  withered.  And  they  isked 
him,  saying,  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the> 
sab'bath-days  .''  that  they  might  accuse 
him. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  man 
shall  there  be  Smong  you,  that  shall  have 
one  sheep,  and  if  it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the 
sab'bath-day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it, 
and  lift  it  out  ? 

12  How  much  then  i«  a  man  better  than 


T  TIIEW.  and  of  blas'phemy. 

a  sheep  .'  Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  well 
on  the  sSb'bath-days. 

13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man,  Stretch 
forth  thine  hand.  And  he  stretched  it 
forth  ;  and  it  was  restored  whole,  like  as 
the  other. 

14  U  Then  the  PhSr'i-sees  went  out,  and 
held  a  council  against'  him,  how  they 
might  destroy'  him. 

15  But  when  Je'fus  knew  it,  he  withdrew 
himself  from  thence  :  and  great  multi- 
tudes followed  him,  and  he  healed  them 
all  ; 

IG  And  chkr|ed  them  that  they  should 
not  make   him    known  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  E-sa'i-as^  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  have  cho- 
sen ;  my  beloved,  in  whom  my  soul  is  well 
pleased  :  I  will  put  my  Spir'it  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  show  judgment  to  the  (^en'- 
tlles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive  nor  cry  ;  neither 
shall  any  man  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 

20  A  bruised  2  reed  shall  he  not  break, 
and  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench,  till 
he  send  forth  judgment  unto  vic'tory. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the  ^en'tiles 
trust. 

22  TI   Then  was   brought   unto  him   one 
pojfess'ed  with  a  devil,   blind   and  dumb 
and  he  healed  him,  insomuch  that  the  blind 
and  dumb  both  spake  and  saw. 

23  And  all  the  people  were  amazed,  and 
said,  Is  not  this  the  son  of  Da'vid  ? 

24  But  when  the  Phar'i-sees  heard  it, 
they  said.  This  felloic  doth  not  cast  out 
devils,  but  by  Be-el'ze-bub  the  prince  of 
the  devils. 

25  And  Je'fus  knew  their  thoughts,  and 
said  unto  them.  Every  kingdom  divided 
against'  itself  is  brought  to  desolation  ;  and 
every  city  or  house  divided  against'  itself 
shall  not  stand. 

26  And  if  Sa'tan  cSst  out  Sa'tan,  he  is 
divided  against'  himself;  how  shall  then 
his  kingdom  stand  .' 

27  And  if  I  by  Be-el'ze-bub  cast  out 
devils,  by  whom  do  your  children  cast 
them  out  ?  there'fore  they  shall  be  your 
judges. 

28  But  if  I  cast  out  devils,  by  the  Spir'it 
of  God,  then  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come 
unto  you. 

29  Or  else,  how  can  one  enter  into  a 
strong  man's  house  and  spoil  his  goods,  ex- 
cept he  first  bind  the  strong  man  .'  and  then 
he  will  spoil  his  house. 

30  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against'  me : 
and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me,  scatter- 
eth  abroad. 

31  IT  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you.  All 
manner  of  sin  and  blas'phemy  shall  be 
forgiven  unto  men  -.  but  the  blas'phemy 
against'  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  not  be  for- 
given unto  men. 

32    And  whosoever   speaketh    a   word 
1  E-sa'yas.  2  brdd'zed. 

12 


The  sign  of  Jo'nds.  ST.  MAT 

against'  the  Son  of  Man,  it  shall  bo 
forgiven  him  :  but  whosoever  speaketh 
against'  the  Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  for- 
given him,  neither  in  this  world,  neither 
in  the  tcorld  to  come. 

33  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  his 
fruit  good  ;  or  else  make  the  tree  corrupt, 
and  his  fruit  corrupt :  for  the  tree  is  known 
by  his  fruit. 

34  O  generation  of  vipers!  how  can 
ye,  being  evil,  speak  good  things  ?  for  out 
of  the  abun'dance  of  the  he^rt  the  mouth 
ppeaketh. 

35  A  good  man,  out  of  the  good  trSaj'- 
Qre  of  the  hcfirt,  bringeth  forth  good 
things:  and  an  evil  man,  out  of  the  evil 
tr6a§'Qre,  bringeth  forth  evil  things. 

3(5  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  every  idle 
word  that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give 
account  thereof  in  the  day  of  judgment. 

37  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  justi- 
fied, and  by  tliy  words  thou  shalt  be  con- 
demned. 

38  IT  Then  cer'tain  of  the  scribes  and  of 
the  Phar'i-sees  Answered,  saying,  M<\'ster, 
we  would  see  a  sign  from  thee. 

39  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
An  evil  and  adul'terous  generation  seekcth 
Sfter  a  sign ;  and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given 
to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jo'nSs : 

40  For  as  Jo'niis  was  three  days  and 
three  nights  in  the  whale's  belly  ;  so  shall 
the  Son  of  Man  be  three  days  and  three 
nights  in  the  heart  of  the  earth. 

41  The  men  of  NTn'e-veh  shall  rise  in 
judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall 
condemn  it :  because  they  repented  at  the 
preaching  of  Jo'nas  ;  and,  behold,  a  great- 
er than  Jo'nSs  is  here. 

42  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it :  for  she  came  from  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the 
wisdom  of  Sol'o-mon  ;  and,  behold,  a  great- 
er than  Sol'o-mon  is  here. 

43  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out 
of  a  man,  he  wAlketh  through  dry  places, 
seeking  rest,  and  findeth  none. 

44  Then  he  saith,  I  will  return  into  my 
house  from  whence  I  came  out ;  and  when 
he  is  come,  he  findeth  it  empty,  swept,  and 
garnished. 

45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  with  him- 
self seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than 
himself,  and  they  enter  in  and  dwell  there  : 
and  the  last  stoic"  of  that  man  is  w6rse  tiian 
the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be  also  unto  this 
wicked  generation. 

46  IT  Wiiile  he  yet  talked  to  the  people, 
behold,  his  mother  and  his  brethren  stood 
without,  desiring  to  speak  with  him. 

47  Then  one  said  luito  him.  Behold,  thy 
mdther  and  thy  brethren  stand  without, 
desiring  to  speak  with  thee. 

48  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him 
that  told  him.  Who  is  my  mother?  and 
who  kre  my  brfithren  ? 

1  6  in  wfire  sounds  like  S  in  vgr'y. 
B* 


THEW.  Of  the  sower  and  the  seed 

40  And   he  stretched  forth  his  hand  to'- 

wiirA   his  disciples,   and  said.  Behold  my 

mother  and  my  brethren  ! 

50  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my 

FJl'ther  which  is  in  heaven,  the  same  is  my 

brother,  and  sister,  and  mother. 

CHAP.  xni. 

THE  same  day  went  Je'fus  out  of  the 
house,  and  sat  by  the  sea-side. 

2  And  great  multitudes  werc^  gathered 
together  unto  him,  so  that  he  went  into  a 
ship,  and  sat  ;  and  the  whole  multitude 
stood  on  the  shore. 

3  And  he  spake  many  things  unto  them 
in  parables,  saying.  Behold,  a  sower  went 
forth  to  sow  ; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds  fell 
by  the  way-sid6,  and  the  fowls  came  and 
devoured  them  up: 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places,  where 
they  had  not  much  earth  ;  and  forthwith 
they  sprung  up,  because  they  had  no  deep- 
ness of  garth  : 

6  And  when  the  sun  was  up,  they  wSre 
scorched  ;  and,  because  they  had  no  root, 
they  withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  Smong  thorns,  and  the 
thorns  sprung  up  and  choked  them  : 

8  But  other  fell  into  good  ground,  and 
brought  fortli  fruit,  some  a  hundred-fold, 
some  sixty-fold,  some  tliirty-fold. 

0  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  Iiim  hear. 

10  11  And  the  disciples  came,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  speakest  thou  unto  them  in 
parables  .' 

11  He  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Because  it  is  given  unto  you  to  know  the 
mys'teriCjS  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  but 
to  them  it  is  not  given. 

12  For  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be 
given,  and  he  sliall  have  more  abiui'dSnce  : 
but  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  away,  even  that  he  hath. 

13  There'fore  speak  I  to  them  in  para- 
bles :  because  they  seeing,  see  not ;  and 
hearing,  they  hear  not  ;  neither  do  they 
understand. 

14  And  in  them  is  fulfilled  the  proph'e- 
cy  of  E-sa'i-as  ;  which  saith.  By  hearing 
ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not  understand  ; 
and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  shall  not  per- 
ceive' : 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is  waxed 
gross,  and  their  ears  Jirc  dull  of  hearing 
and  their  eyes  they  have  closed  ;  lest  at 
anv  time  thev  should  see  with  their  eyes 
and  hear  with  their  ears,  and  should  under- 
stand with  their  hearts,  and  should  be  c6n- 
vgrt'ed,  and  I  should  heal  them. 

IG  But  bles'sed  arc  your  eyes,  for  they 
see  :  and  your  ears,  for  they  hear. 

17  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  That 
many  prophets  and  rTgh'teoQs-  wen  have 
desired  to  see  those  things  which  ye  .qee, 
and  have  not  seen  them, ;  and  to  hear  those 
things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  hSard 
them. 

2  ri'tske-iis.  ,^ 

13  # 


Of  the  sower  and  the  seed.  ST.  MAT'THEW. 

18  TI  Hear  ye,  therc'fore,  the  parable  of 
the  sower. 

19  Wlien  any  one  hcareth  tlic  word  of 
the  kingdom,  and  understandeth  it  not, 
then  cometh  t)ie  wicked  one,  and  cStch'eth 
away  that  which  was  sown  in  his  heart. 
This  is  he  which  received  seed  by  tlie 
way-side. 

20  But  ho  that  received  tlie  seed  into 
stony  phices,  the  same  is  he  that  heareth 
the   word,   and    anon'    with  joy    receiveth 

21  Yet  hatii  he  not  root  in  himself,  but 
dureth  for  a  while  ;  for  when  tribulation 
or  persecu'tion  ail^etli  because  of  the  word, 
'jy  and  by  he  is  offended. 

'22  He  also  that  received  seed  among  the 
tliorns,  is  he  that  hcareth  the  word  ;  and 
the  care  of  this  world,  and  the  deceit'fiil- 
n6ss  of  riches,  choke  the  word,  and  he  be- 
cometh  unfruitful. 

23  But  iic  that  received  seed  into  the 
!;ood  ground,  is  he  that  heareth  the  word 
and  understandeth  it ;  which  also  beareth 
fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  a  hundred- 
fold, some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  IT  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto 
them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
likened  unto  a  man  which  sowed  good  seed 
in  his  field: 

25  But  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came 
and  sowed  tares  among  the  wheat,  and 
went  his  way. 

2(i  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung  up, 
and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the 
tares  also. 

27  So  the  servants  of  the  householder 
came  and  said  unto  him,  Sir,  didst  not  thou 
sow  good  seed  in  thy  field  ?  from  whence 
then  hath  it  tares  .'' 

28  He  said  unto  them.  An  enemy  hath 
done  this.  The  servants  said  unto  him. 
Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go  and  gather  them 
up  ? 

29  But  he  said.  Nay ;  lest,  while  ye 
gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  also  the 
wheat  with  them. 

30  Let  both  grow  together  until  the 
harvest ;  and  in  the  time  of  harvest  I  will 
say  to  the  reapers.  Gather  ye  together  first 
the  tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them  :  but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 

31  TT  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto 
them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  to  a  grain  of  mus'tdrd  seed,  which  a 
man  took,  and  sowed  in  his  field: 

32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all 
seeds  :  but  when  it  is  grown,  it  is  the  great- 
est among  A^rbj,  and  becometh  a  tree  :  so 
that  the  birds  of  the  air  come  and  lodge  in 
the  branches  thereof 

33  IT  Another  parable  spake  he  unto 
them  :  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
leaven,  which  a  wom'an  took,  and  hid  in 
three  meaj'ures  of  meal,  till  the  whole  was 
leavened. 

34  All  these  things  spake   j€'§as  unto 


The  end  of  the  worltL 
the  multituoo  in  parables;  and  without  a 
parable  spake  liu  not  unto  them : 

35  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophet,  sa}  iiig,  I  will  opfcn 
my  mouth  in  parables  ;  1  will  utter  things 
which  have  been  kept  secret  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

3U  Then  Je'^us  sent  the  multitude  away, 
and  went  into  the  house  :  and  his  disciples 
came  untu  him,  saying,  Declare  unto  us 
the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto  them.  He 
that  sowetli  the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of 
Man  -, 

38  The  field  is  the  world  ;  the  good 
seed  arc  the  children  of  the  kingdom  ;  but 
the  tares  are  the  children  of  the  wicked  one; 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the 
devil  ;  the  harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world  : 
and  the  reapers  arc  the  angels. 

40  As,  there'fure,  the  tares  ^re  gathered 
and  burned  in  the  fire  ;  so  shall  it  be  in  the 
end  of  this  world. 

41  The  Son  of  Man  shall  send  forth  his 
angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  hia 
kingdom  all  things  that  offend,  and  them 
which  do  Iniq'uity  ; 

42  And  shall  cast  them  into  a  furnace 
of  fire  :  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnash' 
ing  of  teeth. 

43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth 
as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  Fk'- 
ther.     Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

44  "il  Again',  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  treas'uic  hid  in  a  field  ;  the  which 
when  a  man  hath  found  he  hideth,  and,  for 
joy  thereof,  gocth  and  selleth  all  that  he 
hatli,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

45  tr  Again'  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  a  mer'chant-man,  seeking  goodly 
pearls  : 

4()  Who,  when  he  had  found  one  pearl 
of  great  price,  went  and  sold  all  that  he 
had,  and  bought  it. 

47  IT  Again'  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  a  net,  that  was  cist  into  the  sea, 
and  gathered  of  every  kind  : 

48  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they  drew 
to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and  gathered  the 
good  into  vessels,  but  cast  the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the  world  : 
The  angels  shall  come  forth,  and  sever  the 
wicked  from  amdng  the  just, 

50  And  shall  east  them  into  the  furnace 
of  fire  :  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnash'- 
ing  of  teeth. 

51  Je'fus  saith  unto  them,  Have  ye  un- 
derstood all  these  things  ?  They  say  unto 
him,  Yea,  Lord. 

52  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Thgre'fore 
every  scribe  which  is  instructed  unto  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that 
is  a  householder,  which  bringeth  forth  out 
of  his  treaf'ure  things  new  and  old. 

53  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Je'jQs  had  finished  these  parables,  he  de- 
parted thence. 

14 


John  the  Bap'tist  ST.  MAT'THEW 

54  And  when  he  was  come  into  his  own 
country,  he  taught  them  in  their  syn'- 
agOgue,  insomuch  that  they  were  astouisii- 
ed,  and  said,  Whence  Jiath  tliis  man  tiiis 
wisdom,  and  these  miglity  works  ? 

55  Is  not  this  the  carpenter's  son  ?  Is 
not  his  mother  called  Ma'ry  ?  and  his 
brethren,  James,  and  Jo'ffis,  and  Si'mun, 
and  Ju'das  ? 

56  And  his  sisters,  arc  tiicy  not  ail  witii 
us  ?  Whence  then  hatli  tiiis  inan  all  these 
things  ? 

57  And  they  were  oflendcd  in  him.  But 
Je'^tis  said  unto  them,  A  prophet  is  not 
witlidut  liou'ouT.  save  in  iiis  own  country, 
and  in  liis  own  house. 

58  And  ho  did  not  many  mighty  works 
there,  because  of  th(;ir  un-be-lief.' 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AT  that  time  Her'od  the  Te'trarch  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Je'jus, 

2  And  said  unto  his  servants,  This  is 
Jo/ai  the  BSp'tist  ;  he  is  risen  from  tlic 
dead  ;  and  tliere'forc  mighty  works  do  show 
forth  themselves  in  liim. 

3  U  For  Her'od  iiad  laid  hold  on  Jo/tn, 
and  bound  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  for 
Hc-ro  di-as'  sake,  his  brother  Pliilip's 
wife. 

4  For  JoAn  said  unto  him,  It  is  not  law- 
ful for  thee  to  Jiave  her. 

5  And  wlien  he  would  have  put  Jiim  to 
death,  he  feared  the  multitude,  because 
they  counted  him  as  a  prophet. 

G  But  when  Iler'od's  birth'-dayl  was 
kept,  the  daughter  of  He-ro'di-as  danced 
before  them,  and  pleased  Her'od. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with  an 
oath  to  give  her  whatsoever  she  would 
isk. 

8  And   she,  being   before   instructed  of 
her  mother,  said,   Give  me  here  Jo/tn  B3p 
tist's  licad  in  a   charger. 

9  And  the  king  was  sorry  :  nevertheless 
for  tile  oath's  sake,  and  them  which  sat 
with  him  at  meat,  he  cOmmcin'ded  it  to  be 
given  her. 

10  And  he  sent  and  beheaded  John  in 
the  prison. 

11  And  his  head  was  brought  in  a  chiir- 
ger,  and    given    to    the   damsel  :  and   she 

brought  it  to  her  mother. 

12  And  his  disciples  came,  and  took  up 
the  body,  and  buried  it,  and  went  and  told 
Je'fus. 

13  IT  When  Je'sQs  h6ard  of  it,  he  de- 
parted thence  by  snip  into  a  dfij'grt  place 
SpJirt  ;  and  when  the  people  had  Ji6ard 
thereof,  they  followed  him  on  foot  out  of 
the  cities. 

14  And  Je'fus  went  forth,  and  saw  a 
great  multitude,  and  was  moved  with  com- 
passion to'ictird  them,  and  he  healed  their 
sick. 

15  H  And  when  it  was  evening,  his  dis- 
ciples came  to  him,  saying,  This  is  a 


beheaded. 


the  multitude  away,  tliat  they  may  go  into 
the  vil'laee5,2  and  buy  themselves  vlct'- 
uaLs.y         ^  ^ 

l(j  But  Je'jus  said  unto  them.  They  need 
not  depart  ;  give  yc  them  to  eat. 

17  And  they  say  luito  him.  We  have 
here  but  five  loaves,  and  two  fishes. 

18  He  said.  Bring  them  hither  to  nic. 

19  And  he  cumman'dcd  the  multitude  to 
sit  down  on  tijc  grSss,  and  took  ilic  five 
loaves,  and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  u-p 
to  lieaven,  he  bless'ed,  and  brake,  and  gave 
the  loaves  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disci- 
ples to  the  multitude. 

20  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled  : 
and  they  took  up  of  the  fragments  that  re- 
main'ed  twelve  baskets  full. 

21  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about' 
five  thousand  men,  beside  wom'en  '^  and 
chil'dren. 

22  IT  And  straightway  Je'fus  constrain  ed 
his  disciples  to  get  into  a  ship,  and  to  go 
before  him  unto  the  oihcr  side,  while  he 
sent  the  multitudes  away. 

23  And  when  he  had  sent  the  multitudes 
away,  he  went  up  into  a  nioun'tain  apart  to 
pray;  and  when  the  evening  was  come,  he 
was  there  alqne. 

24  But  the  ship  was  now  in  the  midst  of 
the  sea,  tossed  with  waves  :  for  the  wind 
was  contrary. 

25  And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night, 
Jc'jus  went  unto  them,  w&lk'ing  on  the 
sea. 

2G  And  when  the  disciples  saw  him 
Wiilk'ing  on  the  sea,  they  were  troubled, 
saying.  It  is  a  spirit  ;  and  they  cried  out 
for  fear. 

27  But  straightway  Je'^us  spake  unto 
them,  saying.  Be  of  good  cheer  :  It  is  I ;  be 
not  afraid. 

28  And  Pe'tcr  answered  him  and  said, 
Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me  come  unto  thee 
on  the  water. 

29  And  he  said.  Come.  And  when  Pe'- 
tcr was  come  down  out  of  the  ship,  he 
walk'ed  on  the  water  to  go  to  Je'jus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind  boister- 
ous, he  was  afraid  ;  and,  beginning  to  sink, 
he  cried,  saying.  Lord,  save  me. 

31  And  immediately  Je'jiis  stretched 
forth  his  hand,  and  caught  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  O  thou  of  little  faith  !  where- 
fore didst  thou  dofibt  .' 

32  And  when  they  w6re  come  into  the 
ship,  the  wind  ceased. 

33  Then  they  that  were  in  the  ship  came 
and  wor'shipped  him,  saying.  Of  a  truth, 
tliou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

34  IT  And  when  they  were  gone  over, 
they  came  into  the  land  of  ^en-nej'a-rfit. 

35  And  when  the  men  of  that  place 
had  knowledge  of  him,  they  sent  out  into 
all  that  country  round  about',  and  brought 
unto  him  all  that  were  diseased  ; 

36  And   besought  him   that   they  might 


6rt  place,  and  the  time  is  now  pSst  ;  send  |  only  touch  the  hem  of  his  garment  ;   and 
1  birth'dd.  2  vWlld-jlz.  3  vU'tlz.  4  wim'mln. 

15 


Gods  c6mmd.nd'vienis.  ST.  MAT'THEW 

toucli'cd  were  mn<lc  perfectly 


# 


as  many  as 
whole. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  came  to  Je'jus  scribes  and  PhSr'- 
i-sees,  which   were    of  Je-rCl'sa-lem, 
saying, 

2  Why  do  thy  disciples  trangress  the 
tradition  of  the  elders  .'  for  tliey  wash  not 
their  hands  wlien  they  eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Why  do  ye  also  transgress  the  conimand'- 
ment  of  God  by  your  tradition  ? 

4  For  God  comm;\n'ded,  saying,  Hon'- 
oQr  thy  father  and  mother  :  and  he  that 
curseth  father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the 
death. 

5  But  ye  say,  Whosoever  shall  say  to  his 
Hither  or  his  mother,  It  is  a  gift,  by  what- 
soever thou  mightst  be  profited  by  me  : 

G  And  /ton'our  not  his  father  or  his 
mother,  he  shall  be  free.  Thus  have  ye 
made  the  cominand'ment  of  God  of  none 
effect  by  your  tradition. 

7  Ye  hyp'ocritcs  !  well  did  E-sa'i-asl 
proph'esy  of  you,  saying, 

8  This  people  draweth  nigh  unto  me 
with  their  niout'.,  and  /ion'oureth  me  with 
their  lips  ;  b  ..t  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

9  But  in  vain  they  do  wor'shTp  me, 
teaching  for  doc'trines  the  comniand'ments 
of  men. 

10  H  And  he  called  the  multitude,  and 
said  unto  them.  Hear,  and  understand  : 

11  Not  that  which  goeth  into  the 
mouth  defileth  a  man  ;  but  that  which 
Cometh  out  of  the  mouth,  this  defileth  a 
man. 

12  Then  came  his  disciples,  and  said 
unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Phar'i-sees 
were  offended,  after  they  heard  this  say- 
ing .? 

13  But  he  answered,  and  said.  Every 
plant,  which  my  heavenly  Fa'ther  hath  not 
planted,  shall  be  rooted  up. 

14  Let  them  alone  :  they  be  blind  lead- 
ers of  the  blind.  And  if  the  blind  lead  the 
blind,  both  shall  fall  into  the  ditch. 

15  Then  answered  Pe'ter  and  said  unto 
him.  Declare  unto  us  this  parable 

16  And  Je'fus  said.  Are  ye  also  yet  with- 
out understanding  ? 

17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand,  that  what- 
soever entereth  in  at  the  mouth  goeth  into 
the  belly, and  is  cast  out  into  the  draught.'2 

18  But  those  things  which  proceed  out 
of  the  mouth  come  forth  from  the  heart  ; 
and  they  defile  the  man. 

19  For  out  of  the  hekrt  proceed  evil 
thoughts,  murders,  adul'teries,  fornications, 
thefts,  false  witness,  blas'phemies. 

20  These  kre  the  things  which  defile  a 
man  ;  but  to  eat  with  unwashen  hands  de- 
fileth not  a  man. 

21  IT  Then  Je'fQs  went  thence,  and  de- 
parted into  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and   Si'don. 

22  And,  behold,  a  wom'an  of  ^a'na-an3 
came  out  of  the  same  coasts,  and  cried  unto 


The  multitude  fed 
him,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord, 
thou  son  of  Da'vid  ;  my  daughter  is  griev'- 
ously  vexed  with  a  devil. 

23  But  he  answered  her  not  a  word 
And  his  disciples  came  and  besought  him, 
saying,  Send  her  away  ;  for  she  crieth  af 
ter  us. 

24  But  he  answered  and  said,  I  am  not 
sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of 
Ig'ra-el. 

25  Then  came  she  and  wor'shTpped  him, 
saying.  Lord,  help  me. 

20  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is  not 
meet  to  take  the  children's  bread,  and  to 
cast  it  to  dogs. 

27  And  she  said.  Truth,  Lord  :  yet  the 
dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their 
master's  table. 

28  Then  Je'§us  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  O  wom'an,  great  is  thy  faith  !  be  it 
unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt.  And  her 
daughter  was  made  whole  from  that  very 
hour. 

29  11  And  Je'jus  departed  from  thence, 
and  came  nigh  unto  the  sea  of  Gal'i-lee  ; 
and  went  up  into  a  moun'tain,  and  sat 
down  there. 

30  And  great  multitudes  came  unto  him, 
having  with  them  those  that  were  lame, 
blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and  many  others, 
and  cast  them  down  at  Je'fus'  feet,  and  he 
healed  them  : 

31  Insomuch  that  the  multitude  wonder- 
ed, when  they  saw  the  dumb  to  speak,  the 
maimed  to  be  whole,  the  lame  to  walk, and 
the  blind  to  see:  and  they  glorified  the  God 
of  Ij'ra-el. 

32  IT  Then  Je'|us  called  his  disciples  un- 
to him,  and  said,  I  have  compassion  on  the 
multitude,  because  they  continue  with  me 
now  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat : 
and  I  will  not  send  them  away  fast'ing,  lest 
they  faint  in  the  way.  ^ 

33  And  his  disciples  say  unto  him, 
Whence  should  we  have  so  much  bread  in 
the  wilderness,  as  to  fill  so  great  a  multi- 
tude ? 

34  And  Je'fus  saith  unto  them.  How 
many  loaves  have  ye  .''  and  they  said. 
Seven,  and  a  few  little  fishes. 

35  And  he  comman'ded  the  multitude  to 
sit  down  on  the  ground. 

36  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves,  and 
the  fishes,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake 
thevi,  and  gave  to  his  disciples,  and  the  dis- 
ciples to  the  multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled: 
and  they  took  up  of  the  broken  meat,  that 
was  lefi;,  seven  baskets  full. 

38  And  they  that  did  eat  were  four  thou- 
sand men,  besides  wom'en^  and  children. 

39  And  he  sent  away  the  multitude,  and 
took  ship,  and  came  into  the  coasts  of 
Mag'da-la. 

CHAP.  XVI. 
rpHE  Phar'i-sees  also  with  the  Sad'du- 


E-sd'yds. 


draft. 


cees    came,    and, 


3  In  poetry  pron.  Kd'nan. 


tempting,   desired 
16 


Tlie  sign  of  Jo'tuLs.  ST.  MAT 

Him,  that  he  would  show  them  a  sign  from 
heaven. 

2  He  &nswered  and  said  unto  them, 
When  it  is  evening,  ye  say,  It  will  be  fair 
weather  ;  for  tiie  skyl  is  red. 

3  And  in  the  morning.  It  will  be  foul 
weather  to-day  ;  for  the  sky  is  red  and 
lowering.  O  ye  hyp'ocrltes  !  ye  can  dlf- 
<;ern'  the  face  of  the  sky  ;  but  can  ye  not 
i/lfcgrn'  the  signs  of  the  times .' 

4  A  wicked  and  adul'tcrous  generation 
seeketh  after  a  sign  ;  and  there  shall  no 
sign  be  given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of  the 
prophet  Jo'nSs.  And  he  left  them,  and  de- 
parted. 

5  II  And  when  his  disciples  wSre  come 
to  the  other  side,  they  had  forgotten  to 
take  bread. 

G  Then  Je'fvis  said  unto  them.  Take 
heed,  and  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the 
PliSr'i-sees,  and  of  the  SSd'du-cees. 

7  And  they  reasoned  among  themselves, 
saying,  It  is  because  we  have  taken  no 
bread. 

8  Which,  when  Je'fQs  perceived,  he  said 
unto  them,  O  ye  of  little  faith  !  why  rea- 
son ye  among  yourselves,  because  ye  have 
brought  no  bread  ? 

9  Do  ye  not  yet  understand,  neither  re- 
member the  five  loaves  of  the  five  thou- 
sand, and  how  many  baskets  yc  took  up  ? 

10  Neither  the  seven  loaves  of  the  four 
thousand,  and  how  many  baskets  ye  took 
up  .' 

11  How  is  it  that  ye  do  not  understand 
that  I  spake  it  not  to  you,  concer'ning 
bread,  that  ye  should  beware  of  the  lea- 
ven of  the  Phar'i-sees,  and  of  the  Sad'du- 
cees .' 

12  Then  understood  they,  how  that  he 
bade  thcjn  not  beware  of  the  leaven  of 
bread,  but  of  the  doc'Jrlne  of  the  Phar'i- 
sees,  and  of  the  Sad'du-cees. 

13  ^  When  Je'jus  came  into  the  coasts  of 
Ces-a-re'a  Phi-lTp'pI,  he  asked  his  disciples, 
saying.  Whom  do  men  say  that  I,  the  Son 
of  Man,  am  .■* 

14  And  they  said.  Some  say  that  thou 
art  John  the  BSp'tlst  ;  some,  E-li'5s  ;  and 
others,  JSr-e-inl'Ss,  or  one  of  the  proph- 
ets. 

15  He  saith  unto  them,  But  whom  say 
ye  that  I  am  .' 

IG  And  Si'mSn  P6't6r  answered  and 
said.  Thou  art  the  ^hrlst,  the  Son  of  the 
living  God. 

17  And  Je'^us  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Bles'sed  art  thou,  Si'mon  Btir-jo'na  : 
for  flesh  and  blood  hath  not  revealed  it 
unto  thee,  but  my  Fa'ther  which  is  in  hea- 
ven. 

18  And  I  say  also  unto  thee,  That  thou 
art  Pe'tcr,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build 
my  church  ;  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not 
prevail'  against'  it. 

19  And  I  will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  •  and  whatsoever 

1  skel. 
B2»  2» 


'  THEW.  Transfiguration  of  Christ. 

thou  shalt  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in 
heaven  ;  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose 
on  earth,  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

20  Then  chareed  he  his  disciples,  that 
they  should  tell  no  man,  that  he  was  Je'jus 
the  Christ. 

21  IT  From  that  time  forth  began  Je'|us 
to  show  unto  his  disciples,  how  that  he 
must  go  unto  Je-rft'sa-lgm,  and  suffer  ma- 
ny things  of  the  elders,  and  chief  priests, 
and  scribes,  and  be  killed,  and  be  raised 
again'  the  third  day. 

22  Then  Pe'ter  took  him,  and  began  to 
rebuke  him,  saying.  Be  it  far  from  thee, 
Lord  :  this  shall  not  be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  tojrned,  and  said  unto  Pe'tcr, 
Get  thee  behind  me,  Sa'tan  :  thou  art  an  of- 
fence unto  me  :  for  thou  savourest  not  the 
things  that  be  of  God,  but  those  that  be  of 
men. 

24  11  Then  said  Je'fus  unto  his  disciples, 
If  any  m«M  will  come  after  me,  let  him  de- 
ny himself,  and  take  up  his  cross,  and  fol- 
low me. 

25  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life  shall 
loje  it  :  and  whosoever  will  lofe  his  life, 
for  my  sake,  shall  find  it. 

26  For  what  is  a  man  profited,  if  he 
shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lo§c  his 
own  soul  .'  or  what  shall  a  man  give  in  ex 
change  for  his  soul  .' 

27  For  the  Son  of  Man  shall  come  in  the 
glory  of  his  F^'thcr,  with  his  an^ls  ;  and 
then  he  shall  reward  every  man  according 
to  his  works. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  There  be  some 
standing  here  which  shall  not  taste  of  death 
till  they  see  the  Son  of  Man  coming  in  his 
kingdom. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  after  six  days  Je'fus  taketh  Pe'ter, 
James,  and  John  his  brother,  and 
bringeth  them  up  into  a  high  moftn'tain 
aphrt, 

2  And  was  transfigured  before  them  : 
and  his  face  did  shine  as  the  sun,  and  his 
raiment  was  white  as  the  light. 

3  And,  behold,  there  appeared  unto 
them,  Mo'fes,  and  E-li'as,  talk'Ing  with 
him. 

4  Then  answered  Pe'ter,  and  said  unto 
Je'jus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  ; 
if  thou  wilt,  let  us  make  here  three  tab'er- 
na-cles  :  one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Mo'fSs, 
and  one  for  E-li'as. 

5  While  he  yet  spake,  behold  a  bright 
cloud  overshadowed  them  :  and,  behold,  a 
voice  out  of  the  cloud,  which  said.  This  is 
my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleas- 
ed ;  hear  ye  him. 

6  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they 
fell  on  their  face,  and  w6rc  sore  afraid. 

7  And  Je'fus  came  and  touched  them, 
and  said,  Arljc,  and  be  not  afraid. 

8  And  when  they  had  lifted  up  their 
eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save  Je'jOs  only. 

9  And,  as  they  came   down  from   the 


17 


Christ  cdstcth  out  a  dcril. 
m6ftn'taTn,  Je'fus  charged  them,  sayin-^, 
Tell  the  vision  to  no  man,  until  the  Son  of 
Man  be  risen  again'  from  the  dead. 

10  And  his  disciples  Iskcd  him,  saying, 
Why  then  say  the  scribes,  that  fi-li'Ss  must 
first  come  ? 

11  And  Je'jus  Answered  and  said  unto 
them,  E-lI'5s  truly  shall  first  come,  and 
restore  all  things. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  E-li'Ss  is 
come  already,  and  they  knew  him  not,  but 
have  done  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed. 
Likewise  shall  also  the  Son  of  Man  suffer 
of  them. 

13  Then  the  disciples  understood,  that 
he  spake  unto  them  of  Jo/m  the  Bap'ti'st. 

14  H  And,  when  they  w6re  come  to  the 
tiiultitude,  there  came  to  him  a  cer'tain 
man,  Aneel'Tng  down  to  him,  and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son:  for 
he  is  lunatick,  and  sore  vexed:  forofl  times 
he  falleth  into  the  fire,  and  oft  into  the 
wAter. 

l(j  And  I  brought  him  to  thy  disciples 
and  they  could  not  cure  him. 

17  Then   Je'^us   answered  and    said,   O 
faithless,    and   perverse'    generation !    ho 
long  shall  I  be   with  you  .'  how  long  shall 
!  siifier  you  .'  bring  him  hither  to  me. 

18  And  Je'jus  rebuked  the  devil ;  and 
he  departed  out  of  him  :  and  the  child  was 
cured  from  that  very  hour. 

19  Then  came  the  disciples  to  Je'fus 
apart,  and  said.  Why  could  not  we  cast 
him  out  ? 

20  And  Je'§us  said  unto  them.  Because 
of  your  un-be-lief ;  for  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  If  ye  have  faith,  as  a  grain  of  mus'- 
tard  seed,  ye  shall  say  unto  this  moun'taln. 
Remove  hence  to  yonder  place,  and  it  shall 
remove ;  and  nothing  shall  be  impossible 
unto  you. 

21  Howbeit,  this  kind  goetli  not  out  but 
by  prayer  and  fast'ing. 

22  H  And,  while  they  abode  in  Gal'i-lee, 
Je'^us  said  unto  them.  The  Son  of  Man 
shall  be  betrayed  into  the  hands  of  men  : 

23  And  they  shall  kill  him,  and  the 
third  day  he  shall  be  raised  again'.  And 
they  were  exceeding  sorry. 

24  H  And  when  they  were  come  to  Ca- 
per'na-um,  they  that  received  tribute  mdneij 
came  to  Pe'ter,  and  said,  Doth  not  your 
Mk'ster  pay  triljute  .' 

25  He  saith,  Yes.l  And  when  he  was 
come  into  the  house,  Je'^us  prevented  him, 
saying,  What  thinkest  thou,  Si'mon  .''  of 
whom  do  the  kings  of  the  earth  take  cus- 
tom or  tribute  .'  of  their  own  children,  or 
of  strangers .' 

26  Pe  'ter  saith  unto  him,  Of  strangers. 


ST.  MATTHEW 


Christ  tcacheth  to  he  hUm 
thou   sh;Jt    find   a    piece   of  money  :    th» 
take,   and  give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee 

CHAP.   XVIH. 

AT  the   same   time   came   the  disciples 
unto  Je'jus,  saying,  Who  is  the  great 
est  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ? 

2  And  Je'fus  called  a  little  child  unto 
him,  and  set  him  in  the  midst  of  them, 

3  And  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Ex- 
cept ye  be  cQnvert'ed,  and  become  as  little 
children,  ye  shall  not  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

4  Whosoever,  there'fore,  shall  Aumhle 
himself  as  this  little  child,  the  same  is 
greatest  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

5  And  whoso  shall  receive  one  such  lit- 
tle child  in  my  name,  receiveth  me. 

6  But  whoso  shall  offend  one  of  these 
little  ones  which  believe  in  me,  it  were 
better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were 
hanged  about'  his  neck,  and  that  he  were 
drowned  in  the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7  H  Wo  unto  the  world  because  of  of- 
fences !  for  it  must  needs  be  that  oflTences 
come  ;  but  wo  to  that  man  by  whom  the 
offence  cometh  ! 

8  Wherefore,  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot 
offend  thee,  cut  them  off,  and  cast  them 
from  thee  :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into 
life  hcilt  or  maimed,  rather  than  having  two 
hands,  or  two  feet,  to  be  cast  into  everlSs'- 
ting  fire. 

9  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck 
it  out,  and  cast  it  fi-om  thee  :  it  is  better  for 
thee  to  enter  into  life  with  one  eye,  rSther 
than  having  two  eyes  to  be  c5st  into  hell 
fire. 

10  Take  heed  that  ye  despite'  not  one  of 
these  little  ones :  for  I  say  unto  you.  That 
in  heaven  their  aneels  do  ^I'ways  behold  the 
face  of  my  Fa'thcr  which  is  in  heaven. 

11  For  the  Son  of  Man  is  come  to  save 
that  which  was  lost. 

12  How  think  ye.'  if  a  man  have  a  hun'- 
dred2  sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone 
astraj',  doth  he  not  leave  the  ninety  and 
nine,  and  goeth  into  the  moAn'tains,  and 
seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray  ? 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  more  of  that 
sheep,  than  of  the  ninety  and  nine  which 
went  not  astray. 

14  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your  Fa'- 
ther  which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  of  these 
little  ones  should  perish. 

15  IT  Moreover,  if  thy  brother  shall  trSs'- 
pass  against'  thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault 
between  thee  and  him  alone:  if  he  shall 
hear  thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy  brother. 

16  But  if  he  will  not  hear  thee,  then  take 
with  thee  one  or  two  more,  that  in  the 


Je'fus  saith  unto  him.  Then  ^re  the  chil-  mouth  of   two  or  three   witnesses    every 
'        ^  word  may  be  estab'lished. 

17  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear  them, 
tell  it  unto  the  church  :  but  if  he   neglect 
to  hear  the  church,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as 
a  heathen  man  and  a  publican. 
2  hiin'drgd  is  the  solemn,  hun'durd  the  colloquial  pronunciation. 

18 


dren  free. 

27  Notwithstanding,  lest  we  should  of 

fend  them,  go  thou  to  the  sea,   and  cast  a 

nook,  and  take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometh 

jp  ;  and,  when  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth, 

1  Yis 


Of  forgiveness. 


ST   MATTHEW. 


Chris},  healcth  the  sick. 


18  Verily  I  say   unto  yon,  Wliatsoovor       2   And   groat    multitudes   followed    himi 


ye  shall  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in 
heaven  ;  and  whatsoever  ye  shall  louse 
on  garth,  shall  be  loo'scd  in  heaven. 

19  Again'  I  say  unto  you.  That  if  two 
of  you  shall  Sgree'  on  earth  as  touch'Tng 
any  thing  that  they  shall  Ssk,  it  shall  be 
done  for  tiieni  of  my  Fa'thcr  which  is  in 
heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  ire  gathered 
together  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the 
midst  of  them. 

21  IT  Then  came  P6't6r  to  him,  and  said, 
Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  brother  .sin  Sgainst' 
me,  and  I  forgive  him  .-'  till  seven  times  .' 

22  Je'jus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto 
thee.  Until  seven  times ;  but,  until  seventy 
times  seven. 

23  11  There'fbre  is  the  kingdom  of  heav- 
en likened  unto  a  cer'tain  king,  which 
would  take  account  of  his  .servants. 

24  And  when  he  had  begun  to  reckon, 
one  was  brought  unto  him,  which  owed 
him  ten  thousand  talents. 

25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pa)% 
his  lord  command'od  him  to  be  sold,  and 
his  wife  and  children,  and  all  that  he  had, 
and  payment  to  be  iiiiido. 

26  The  servant  therc'fore  fell  down,  and 
wor'siiipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  have  pa- 
tience with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  166'sed  him, 
and  forgave  him  the  debt. 

28  But  the  same  servant  went  out,  and 
found  one  of  his  fellow-servants,  which 
owed  him  a  hundred  pence  :  and  he  laid 
hands  on  him,  and  took  him  by  the  throat, 
saying,  Pay  me  that  thou  owest. 

2'J  And  his  fellow-servant  fell  down 
at  his  feet,  and  besought  hiin,  saying.  Have 
patience  with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

30  And  he  wiiuld  not :  but  went  and 
cist  him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the 
debt. 

31  So  when  his  felIow-s6rvants  saw 
what  was  done,  they  wSrc  very  sorry,  and 
came  and  told  unto  their  lord  all  that  was 
done. 

32  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he  had  called 
him,  said  unto  him,  O  thou  wicked  servant! 
I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou 
desiredst  me  : 

33  Sliouldst  not  thou  also  have  had  com- 
passion on  thy  fellow-sSrvant,  even  as  I 
had  pity  on  thee  .' 

34  And  his  lord  was  ?croth,  and  deliver- 
ed him  to  the  tormentors,  till  he  should 
pay  all  that  was  due  unto  him. 

35  So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly  F;\'ther 
do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your  hearts 
forgive  not  every  one  his  brother  their 
trSs'pdsses. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Je'jus 
had  finished  these  sayings,  he  depart- 


and  lie  healed  them  there. 

3  H  The  Phar'i-sees  also  came  imto  him, 
tempting  him,  and  saying  unto  him.  Is  it 
lawful  for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife  for 
every  cause  .-' 

4  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Have  ye  not  read,  that  he  which  made 
them  at  the  beginning,  made  them  male 
and  female  ? 

5  And  said,  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to 
his  wife  ;  and  they  twain  shall  be  one  flesli 

fi  Wherefore  they  {yxc  no  more  twain, 
but  one  flesh.  What,  therc'fore,  God  hath 
joined  together,  let  not  man  put  asun'der. 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Why  did  Mo'jes 
then  comnu\nd'  to  give  a  writing  of  di- 
vorce'ment,  and  to  put  her  away  .■' 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  Mo'^es,  because 
of  the  hardness  of  your  hekrts,  suffered 
you  to  i)ut  away  your  wives :  but  from  the 
beginning  it  was  not  so. 

!)  And  I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall 
put  5w;iy  his  wife,  except  it  be  for  for- 
nication, and  shall  marry  another,  commit- 
tetli  adul'trry  :  and  whoso  marrieth  her 
which  is  put  away  doth  commit  adul'tery. 

10  1[  His  disciples  say  unto  him,  If  the 
case  of  the  man  be  so  with  his  wife,  it 
is  not  good  to  marry. 

11  But  he  said  unto  them.  All  men  can- 
not receive  this  saying,  save  they  to  whom 
it  is  given. 

12  For  there  tire  some  eu'nuchs,!  which 
wcrp  lio  born  from  their  mother's  womb  ; 
and  there  are  some  eu'nuchs,  which  were 
made  eu'nuchs  of  men  ;  and  there  be  eu'- 
nuchs, which  have  made  themselves  eu'- 
nuchs for  the  kingdom  of  heaven's  sake. 
He  that  is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  re- 
ceive it. 

13  IT  Then  were  there  brought  unto  him 
little  children,  that  he  should  put  his  hands 
on  them  and  pray:  and  the  disciples  re- 
buked them. 

14  But  Je'fus  said.  Suffer  little  children, 
and  forbid  them  not,  to  come  unto  me  :  for 
of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  them,  r.nd 
departed  thence. 

16  IT  And,  behold,  one  came  and  said 
unto  him.  Good  Ma'ster,  what  good  thing 
shall  I  do,  that  I  may  have  eternal  life  ? 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  callest 
thou  me  good  .''  there  is  none  good  but  one, 
that  is,  God:  but  if  thou  wilt  enter  into 
life,  keep  the  commknd'ments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him,  Which  ?  Je'jtts 
said.  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder.  Thou  shalt 
not  commit  adul'tory.  Thou  shalt  not 
steal.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  fTilse  witness. 

19  Hon'our  thy  Fi'ther  and  thy  mother: 
and.  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 
thyself 

20  The  young  man  saith  unto  him.  All 


ed  from  Gal'i-lee,  and  came  into  the  coasts  these  things   have  I  kept   from   my   youth 
of  Ju-de'a  beydnd  J6r'dan  •  |up  :  what  lack  I  yet  ? 

1  yH'ntiz.  19 


The  labourers 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


in  the  vlne'yard. 


21  Je'jus  said  unto  him,  If  thou  wilt  be 
perfect,  go  and  sell  that  thou  hast,  and  give 
to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treaj'ure 
in  heaven  ;  and  come  and  follow  me. 

22  But  when  the  young  man  h6ard  that 
saying,  he  went  iway  sorrowful :  for  he  had 
great  po^^es'sions. 

23  T[  Then  said  Je'fus  imto  his  disciples, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  a  rich  man 
shall  hardly  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

24  And  again'  I  say  unto  you.  It  is  easier 


8  So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of 
the  vine'yard  saith  unto  his  stew^ird.  Call 
the  labourers,  and  give  them  their  hire,  be- 
ginning from  the  list  unto  the  first. 

'.)  And  wlien  they  came  that  were  hired 
about'  the  eleventh  hour,  they  received  ev- 
ery man  a  penny. 

10  But  when  the  first  came,  they  sup- 
posed that  they  should  have  received  more; 
and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a 
penny. 

11  And  when  they  had  received  it,  they 


for  a    camel   to  go   through   the  eye   of  a  I  murmured    against'  the   good    man  of  the 
needle,  than  for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  house. 


kingdom  of  God. 

25  When  his  disciples  heard  it,  they 
were  exceedingly  Smazed,  saying.  Who 
then  can  be  saved  ? 

20  But  Je'jus  beheld  them,  and  said  unto 
them.  With  men  this  is  impossible  ;  but 
with  God  all  things  arc  possible. 

27  U  Then  answered  Pe'ter,  and  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  we  have  forsaken  all,  and 
followed  thee  ;  what  shall  we  have  therc'- 
fOre  .'' 

23  And  Je'jus  said  unto  them.  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  That  ye  which  have  follow- 
ed me  in  the  regeneration,  when  the  Son 
of  Man  shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory, 
ye  also  shall  sit  upon  twelve  thrones,  judg- 
ing the  twelve  tribes  of  I^'ra-el. 

29  And  every  one  that  hath  forsaken 
houses,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father, 
or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands,  for 
my  name's  sake,  shall  receive  a  hundred- 
fold, and  shall  inherit  everlas'ting  life. 

30  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last  ; 
andthc  \a.st  shall  be  first. 

CHAP.  XX. 

FOR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
a  man  that  is  a  householder,  which 
went  out  early  in  the  morning  to  hire  la- 
bourers into  his  vine'yard.l 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the  la- 
bourers for  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent  them  in- 
to his  vine'yard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about'  the  third  hour,2 
and  saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  mar- 
ket-place, 

4  And  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into 
the  vine'yard ;  and  whatsoever  is  right 
I  will  give  you.  And  they  went  their 
way. 

5  Again'  he  went  out  about'  the  sixth  and 
ninth  hour,2  and  did  likewise. 

6  And  about'  the  eleventh  hour  he 
went  out,  and  found  others  standing  idle, 
and  saith  3  unto  them,  Why  stand  ye  here 
all  the  day  idle  ? 

7  They  say  Unto  him,  because  no  man 
hath  hired  us.  He  saith  unto  them.  Go  ye 
also  into  the  vine'yard  ;  and  whatsoever  is 
right,  that  shall  ye  receive. 


12  Saying,  These  last  have  wrought  but 
one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal 
unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden  and 
heat  of  the  day. 

13  But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and 
said, 4  Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong  :  didst 
thou  not  agree'  with  me  for  a  penny  .'' 

14  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thy  way  ; 
I  will  give  unto  this  last  even  as  unto  thee. 

15  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I 
will  with  mine  own  r  Is  thine  eye  evil  be- 
cause I  am  good  ? 

IC  So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first 
list  :  for  many  be  called,  but  few  cho- 
sen. 

17  U  And  Je'§us,  going  up  to  Je-rft'sa- 
lem,  took  the  twelve  disciples  ap^rt  in  the 
way,  and  said  unto  them, 

18  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Je-rii'sa-lem ; 
and  the  Son  of  Man  shall  be  betrayed  unto 
the  chief  priests,  and  unto  the  scribes,  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death. 

19  And  shall  deliver  him  to  the  ^en'tlles 
to  mock,  and  to  scourge,  and  to  crill'cify  5 
him  :  and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise 
again'. 

20  11  Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of 
Zeb'e-dee's  children,  with  her  sons,  wor'- 
shlp-plng  him,  and  desiring  a  cer'tain  thing 
of  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her.  What  wilt 
thou  ?  she  saith  unto  him.  Grant  that  these 
my  two  sons  may  sit,  the  one  on  thy  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left,  in  thy  king- 
dom. 

22  But  Je'fus  answered  and  said.  Ye 
know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are  ye  able  to 
drink  of  the  cup  that  I  shall  drmk  of,  and 
to  be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I  am 
baptized  with  ?  They  say  unto  him.  We 
are  able. 

23  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Ye  shall 
drink  indeed  of  my  cup,  and  be  baptized 
with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with  : 
but  to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left, 
is  not  mine  to  give  ;  but  it  shall  be  given 
to  them  for  whom  it  is  prepared  of  my 
Fk'ther. 

24  And  when  the  ten   heard   it,  they 


1  Vln'ySrd.  2  Third  hour,  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning  ;  sixth  hour,  twelve  o'clock  at 
noon  ;  ninth  hour,  three  o'clock  in  the  after-noon  ;  eleventh  hour,  five  o'clock  in  the 
ifttr-noon. 

^sith.  *ad.  ^krddse-fi. 

20 


Christ  ridctk  into 

w6re  moved   with   indignation  against'  thoj 

two  brgtiiren. 

25  But  Je'jiis  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said,  Ye  know  that  the  princes  of  the  ^en'- 
tiles  exercise  dominion  over  them,  and 
they  that  are  great  exercise  authority  upon 
them. 

2G  But  it  shall  not  be  so  among  you  :  but 
whosoever  will  be  great  among  you,  let 
him  bo  your  minister  ; 

27  And  whosoever  will  be  chief  among 
you,  lot  him  be  your  servant  : 

28  Even  as  the  Son  of  Man  came  not  to 
be  miiiisterod  unto,  but  to  minister,  and  to 
give  liis  life  a  ransom  for  many. 

29  IT  And  as  they  departed  ftom  J6r'i-cho, 
a  great  multitude  followed  him. 

30  And,  behold,  two  blind  men  sitting 
by  the  way-side,  when  they  heard  that  Je'- 
§iis  passed  by,  cried  out,  saying,  Have  mer- 
cy on  us,  O  Lord  !  thou  son  of  Da'vid. 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked  them, 
because  they  should  hold  their  peace  :  but 
they  cried  the  more,  saying.  Have 
mercy  on  us,  O  Lord  I  thou  son  of  Da'vtd. 

32  And  Je'§us  stood  still,  and  called 
them,  and  said.  What  will  ye  that  I  shall 
do  unto  you  .■* 

33  They  say  unto  him,  Lord,  that  our 
eyes  may  be  opened. 

34  So  Je'^Qs  had  compassion  on  thrm. 
and  touched  their  eyes  :  and  immediately 
their  eyes  received  sight,  and  thoy  follow- 
ed him. 

CHAP.  XXL 

AND  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Je-nV- 
sa-lem,  and  were  come  to  Beth'plia- 
ge  unto  the  mount  of  ul'Tvcs,  then  sent 
Je'fCis  two  disciples, 

2  Saying  unto  them.  Go  into  the  vTl'lagcl 
over  against'  you,  and  straightway  yo  shall 
find  an  ass  tied,  and  a  colt  with  her  :  loose 
them,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  Aught  unto  you, 
ye  shall  say,  The  Lord  hath  need  of  them; 
and  straightway  he  will  send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be  ful- 
filled which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
saying, 

5  Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sl'on,  Behold, 
thy  king  cometh  unto  thee,  meek,  and  sit 
ting  upon  an  ass,  and  a  colt  the  foal  of  an 

ass. 

6  And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  as 
Je'§us  commJin'ded  them ; 

7  And  brought  the  ass,  and  the  colt,  and 
put  on  them  their  clothes,  and  they  set  him 
thereon.  ■ 

8  And  a  very  great  multitude  spread 
their  garments  in  the  way ;  others  cut  down 
branches  from  the  trees,  and  strew'ed2  them 
in  the  way. 

9  And  the  multitudes  that  went  before, 
and  that  followed,  cried  saying,  Ho-^an'na 
to  the  vSon  of  Da  vid  :  Blfis'sed  is  he  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  j  Ho-jan'- 
n&  in  the  highest. 

1  vll'lldje.  2  stro'ed 


ST.  MAT-THEW.  Je-rn'sa-lem  on  an  Oss. 

10  And  when  he  was  come  into  Je-rft'sa- 
leiii,  all  the  city  was  moved,  saying.  Who 
is  this .'' 

11  And  the  multitude  said.  This  is 
Je'fus  the  prophet,  of  Naz'a-rSth  of  Gal'i- 
lee. 

12  IT  And  Je'jus  went  into  the  temple  of 
God,  and  c5st  out  all  them  that  sold  and 
bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrcw3  the 
tables  of  the  money-changers,  and  the  seats 
of  them  that  sold  doves, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  It  is  written,  My 
house  shall  be  called  the  liouse  of  prayer  j 
but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to 
him  in  the  temple  ;  and  he  healed  them. 

15  And  when  "the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  saw  tiie  won'dcrfid  things  that  he 
did,  and  the  children  crying  in  tlie  temple, 
and  saying,  Ho-^an'na  to  the  Son  of  Da'vTd ! 
they  were  sore  displeased, 

](')  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest  thou 
what  these  say  .'  And  Je'fus  saith  unto 
them.  Yea  ;  have  ye  never  read,  Out  of  the 
mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast 
per'fected  praise  .' 

17  IT  And  he  left  them,  and  went  out  of 
the  city  into  Beth'a-ny  ;  and  he  lodged 
there. 

18  Now  in  the  morning,  as  he  returned 
into  the  city,  he  hungered. 

19  And  when  he  saw  a  fig-tree  in  the 
way,  he  canio  to  it,  and  found  nothing 
thereon,  but  leaves  only  ;  and  said  unto  it, 
Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee  hencefor'ward 
for  ever.  And  presently  the  fig-tree  with- 
ered away. 

20  And  wh«n  the  disciples  saw  it,  they 
marvelled,  saying.  How  soon  is  the  fig-tree 
withered  away  ! 

21  Je'^us  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  If  ye  have  faith, 
and  doubt  not,  ye  shall  not  only  do  this 
which  is  done  to  the  fig-tree,  but  also,  if  ye 
shall  say  unto  this  raoftn'tain.  Be  thou  re- 
moved, and  be  thou  cast  into  the  sea,  it 
shall  be  done. 

22  And  all  things,  whatsoever  ye  shall 
ask  in  prayer,  belie'ving,  ye  shall  receive. 

23  IT  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
temple,  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of 
the  people  came  unto  him  as  he  was  teach, 
ing,  and  said.  By  what  authority  docst  thou 
these  things  ?  and  who  gave  thee  this  au- 
thority .'' 

24  And  Je'^us  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  also  will  ask  you  one  thing,  which 
if  ye  tell  me,  I  in  like  wise  will  tell  you 
by  what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

25  The  baptism  of  John,  whence  was  it .' 
from  heaven,  or  of  men  ?  And  they  rea- 
soned with  themselves,  saying.  If  we  shall 
say.  From  heaven  ;  he  will  say  unto  us. 
Why  did  ye  not  then  believe  him .' 

26  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men  ;  we 
fear  the  people  ;  for  all  hold  3Qhn  aa  a 
prophet. 

3  6-vur-thrdd' . 


21 


The  vUc'ijard.  ST.  MAT  TIIEW 

27  And  they  Answered  Je'jus,  and  said,       44 
We  cannot  tell.      And  he  said  unto  tlieni, 
Neither  tell  I  you  by  what  aiitliorily  I  do 
these  things 

28  IT  But  what  think  ye  ?  A  cer'taln 
man  hid  two  sons  ;  and  he  came  to  the 
first, 1  and  said,  Son,  go  work  to-day  in  my 
vine'yard. 

20  He  answered  and  said,  I  will  not:  but 
afterward  he  repented,  and  went. 

30  And  he  came  to  the  second,  and  said 
likewise.  And  he  answered  and  said,  I  go, 
sir  :  and  went  not. 

:3]  Whether  of  them  twain  did  the  will 
of  his  father  .'  They  say  unto  him.  The 
first.  Je'jus  saith  unto  them,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  that  the  publicans  and  the  har- 
lots go  into  the  kingdom  of  God  before 
you. 

32  For  JoAn  came  unto  you  in  the  way 
of  righteousness,  and  ye  believed  him  not  : 
but  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  believed 
him  :  and  ye,   when  ye   had   seen   it,  re- 

f)ented  not  afterward,  that  ye  might  believe 
lim. 

33  IT  Hear  another  parable  :  There  was 
a  cer'tain  householder,  which  planted  a 
vine'j^ard,  and  hedged  it  round  aijout',  and 
digged  a  wine-press  in  it,  and  built  a  tow- 
er, and  let  it  out  to  huj'bcind-men,  and  went 
into  a  far  country. 

34  And,  when  the  time  of  the  fruit  2 
drew  near,  he  sent  his  servants  to  the  liuj'- 
band-men,  that  they  might  receive  the 
fruits  of  it. 

3.5  And  the  hu^'bt^nd-men  took  his  ser- 
vants, and  beat  one,  and  killed  another,  and 
stoned  another. 

36  Again',  he  sent  other  servants  more 
than  the  first :  and  they  did  unto  them  like- 
wise. 

37  But  last  of  all  he  sent  unto  them  his 
son,  saying,  They  will  reverence  my 
son. 

38  But  when  the  huf'bAnd-men  saw  the 
son,  they  said  among  themselves,  This  is 
the  he'll  ;3  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  let  us 
seize  on  his  inheritance  : 

39  And  they  caught  him,  and  cast  him 
out  of  the  vine'yard,  and  slew  him. 

40  When  the  lord,  there'fore,  of  the  vine'- 
yard cometh,  what  will  he  do  unto  those 
nOj'bdnd-men  .' 

41  They  say  unto  him.  He  will  misera- 
bly destroy'  those  wicked  men,  and  will  let 
out  his  vine'yard  unto  other  hu|'band-men, 
which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their 
seasons. 

42  Je'fQs  saith  unto  them,  Did  ye  never 
r6ad  in  the  scriptures.  The  stone  which 
the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner :  this  is  the  Lord's 
doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

43  There'fore  say  I  unto  you.  The  king- 
dom of  God  shall  be  taken  from  you,  and 
given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits 
thereof. 


Mdr'rlage  of  the  king's  son. 
And    whosoever    shall    fall    on   this 
stone,   shall    be    broken  ;    but    on    whom- 
soever  it   shall  fall,  it   will    grind  him   to 
powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief  priests  and 
Phar'i-sees  had  heard  his  parables,  they  per- 
ceived that  he  spake  of  them. 

40  But  when  they  sought  to  lay  hands  on 
him,  they   feared    the    multitude,   because 
they  took  him  for  a  prophet. 
CHAP.  XXH. 

AND  Je'jiis   answered  and   spake   unto 
them  again'  by  parables,  and  said, 

2  Tlie  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a 
cer'tain  king,  which  made  a  niar'riaee4  for 
his  son, 

3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them 
that  were  bidden  to  the  wedding  ;  and  they 
would  not  come. 

4  Again'  he  sent  forth  other  servants, 
saying,  Tell  them  which  are  bidden.  Be- 
hold, I  have  prepared  my  dinner;  my  oxen 
and  viy  fatlings  are  killed,  and  all  things 
are  ready  :  come  unto  the  mSr'rlaee. 

5  But  they  made  light  of  it,  and  went 
their  ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to  his 
nier'chandlje  : 

G  And  the  remnant  took  his  servants, 
and  entreated  the7n  spite'fully,  and  slew 
them. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard  thereof,  he 
was  ?rr6th  ;  and  he  sent  forth  his  armies 
and  destroy'ed  those  murderers,  and  burn 
ed  up  their  city. 

8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants,  The 
wedding  is  ready,  but  they  which  were  bid- 
den, were  not  worthy. 

9  Go  ye  there'fore  into  the  highways, 
and,  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the 
mar'riace. 

10  Su  those  servants  went  out  into  the 
highways,  and  gathered  together  all,  as  ma- 
ny as  they  found,  both  bad  and  good  ;  and 
the  wedding  was  furnished  with  guests. 

11  IT  And  when  the  king  came  in  to  see 
the  guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had 
not  on  a  wedding  garment  ; 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Friend,  how 
earnest  thou  in  hither,  not  having  a  wed- 
ding garment .'  and  he  was  speechless. 

13  Then  saith  the  king  to  the  servants, 
Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and  take  him 
away,  and  cast  him  into  outer  darkness  ; 
there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnash'Tng  of 
teeth. 

14  For  many  kre  called,  but  few  hre 
chosen. 

15  IT  Then  went  the  Phar'i-sees  and 
took  counsel  how  they  might  entangle  him 
in  his  t&lk. 

16  And  they  sent  out  unto  him  their 
disciples,  with  the  He-ro'di-anf,  saying, 
Mk'ster,  we  know  that  thou  art  true,  and 
teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth,  neither 
carest  thou  for  any  man  :  for  thou  regard- 
est  not  the  person  of  men. 

17  Tell   us,   there'fore,   What   thinkest 


1/arrf. 


^  frddt.     M  long  after  r  sounds  like  dd. 


4  mdr'rldje. 


22 


The  Phdr'i-sees  tempt 


ST.  MAT  TITEW 


thou  ?  Is  it  hnvful  to  give  tribute  unto  Ce'- 
§5r,  or  not  ? 

18  But  Je'fiis  perceived  their  wicked- 
ness, and  said,  Why  tempt  ye  me,  yc  hyp'- 
ocrites  ? 

19  Show  me  the  tribute-money.  And 
they  brougiit  unto  Iiim  a  penny. 

20  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whose  is 
this  image  and  superscrTp'tion  ? 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Cg'fSr'f.     Then 
''  saith    he    unto'  them,    Render,    therefore, 

unto  Ce'^ar  tiie  things  which  arc  Ce'- 
fir's  ;  and  unto  God  the  things  that  kre 
God's. 

22  When  they  liad  hfiard  these  tcords, 
they  marvelled,  and  left  him,  and  went 
their  way. 

2'-i  Tlie  same  day  came  to  him  the  SSd'- 
du-cees,  which  say,  that  there  is  no  resur- 
rection, and  asked  him, 

24  Saying,  Ma'ster,  Mo'5e.s  said,  If  a  man 
die,  having  no  children,  his  brother  shall 
marry  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed  unto  his 
brother. 

25  Now  there  were  with  us  seven  bretli 
rcn  :  and  the  first,  when  he  had  married  ; 
wife,  deceased,  and  having  no  issue,  left  his 
wife  unto  his  bnkher  : 

2G  Likewise  tlic  second  also,  and  the 
third  unto  the  seventh. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  wom'an  died 
also. 

28  Therc'fbre  in  the  resurrection  whose 
wife  shall  she  be  of  the  seven  .'  for  they  all 
had  her. 

29  Je'jus  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the  ."scriptures,  nor 
the  power  of  God. 

30  For  in  the  resurrection  they  neither 
marry,  nor  arc  given  in  mar'riage,  but  arc 
as  the   angels  of  God  in  heaven. 

31  But  as  touch'ing  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  that  which  was 
spoken  unto  you  by  God^  saying, 

32  I  am  the  God  of  A'bra-hSm,  and  the 
God  of  I'fiac,  and  the  God  of  Ja'cob  .' 
God  is  not  the' God  of  the  dead,  but  of*  the 
living. 

33  And  when  the  multitude  hgard  this, 
they  were  astonished  at  his  doc'trine. 

34  U  But  when  the  Ph5r'i-sees  had  hSard 
that  he  had  put  the  S5d'du-c6es  to  silence, 
they  wtJrc  gSth'cred  together. 

35  Then  one  of  them,  which  was  a  law- 
yer, a.skcd  him  a  question,  tempting  him, 
and  saying, 

3G  Ma'ster,  which  is  the  great  cOmmand'- 
mSnt  in  the  law  ? 

37  Je'^Qs  said  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  neirt,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  first  and  great  cSmmJind'- 
mSnt 


Je'^tis,  and  are  exposed 

41  H  While  the  Ph5r'i-sees  w6rc  gather 
cd  together,  Je'^us  Ssked  them. 

42  Saying,  What  think  ye  of  (phrist  ? 
whose  son  is  he  ?  They  say  unto  him,  The 
son  of  Da'vTd. 

43  He  saith  unto  them,  How  then  d6th 
Da'vid  in  spirit  call  him  Lord,  saying, 

44  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou 
Ion  my  right  hand,  till  1  make  thine  ene- 
mies thy  footstool  ? 

45  If  Da'vid  then  call  him  Lord,  liow  is 
he  his  son  ? 

40  And   no   man   was  able  to  Sn'swer' 
him   a  word,  neither   durst  any  man  ironi 
that  day  forth  5sk  him  any  more  questions. 
CHAP.  XXIII. 

THEN   spake   Je'§us  to  the  multitude, 
and  to  his  disciples, 

2  Saying,  The  scribes  and  the  Phar'i-sees 
sit  in  Mo'jes'  seat. 

3  All  therc'forc  whatsoever  they  bid  you 
ob.jerve,  that  observe  and  do  ;  but  do  not 
ye  after  their  works  :  for  they  say,  and  do 
not. 

4  For  they  bind  heavy  burdens  and 
griev'ous  to  be  borne,  and  lay  them  on 
men's  shoulders  ;  but  they  thnnsclves  will 
not  move  them  with  one  of  their  fingers. 

5  But  all  their  works  they  do  for  to  be 
seen  of  men  :  they  make  broad  their  phy- 
lac'tcrTc^,  and  enlarge  the  borders  of  their 
garments, 

G  And  love  the  uppermost  rooms  at 
feasts,  and  the  chief  seats  in  the  syn'a- 
gogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets,  and  to 
be  called  of  men,  Rab'bi,  Rab'bl. 

8  But  be  not  ye  called  Rab'bl  ;  for  one 
is  your  Ma'ster,  even  Christ,  and  all  ye  Jire 
brethren. 

9  And  call  no  man  your  father  upon  the 
earth  ;  for  one  is  your  Fii'ther,  which  is  in 
heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  miWers  :  for  one 
is  your  Ma'ster,  even  Christ. 

11  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you 
shall  be  your  servant. 

12  And  whosoever  shall  cxSlt  himself 
shall  be  abased  ;  and  he  that  shall  Atim'ble 
himself  shall  be  exSlted 

13  U  But  wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phir'- 
i-sees,  hyp'ocrltes!  for  ye  shut  up  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  against'  men  :  for  ye  nei- 
ther go  in  yourselves,  neither  suflTer  yc  them 
that  arc  entering  to  go  in. 

14  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phar'i-86€8, 
hyp'ocrites  !  for  yc  devour  widows'  houses, 
and  for  a  pretence  make  long  prayer : 
therc'fore  ye  shall  receive  the  greater  dam- 
nation. 

15  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phar'i-aSfis, 
hyp'ocrites  !  for  ye  c6m'pii8s  sea  and  land 
to  make  one  pros'elyte  ;  and   when  he  is 


39  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou  i  made,  ye  make  him  two-fold  more  the  child 


shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself 

40  On   these  two  cornmind'ments  hang 
all  the  law  and  the  prophets. 
1  dn'svr. 


of  hell  than  yourselves. 

16  Wo  unto  you,  ye  blind  guide;  !  which 
say,  Whosoever  shall  swear  bv  the  tem. 


23 


The  dEstrxic'tion  of 


ST.  MATTHEW. 


Je-ru'sa-Icm  fore-told 


ph;  it  is  nothing  :  but  whosoever  shall 
swear  by  the  gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  a 
debtor. 

17  Ye  fools,  and  blind  !  for  whether  is 
greater,  the  gold,  or  the  temple  that  sanc- 
tifieth  the  gold  .' 

18  And  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the 
ytar,  it  is  nothing  :  but  whosoever  swear- 
eth  by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is 
»uilty. 

19  Ye  fools,  and  blind  !  for  whether  is 
greater,  the  gift,  or  the  &ltar  that  sanctifieth 
ihe  gift  ? 

20  Whoso,  there'fbre,  shall  swear  by  the 


syn'agoguos,  and  persecute  them  from  city 
to  city: 

35  That  upon  you  may  come  all  the 
righteous  blood  shed  upon  the  earth,  from 
the  blood  of  righteous  A'bel  unto  the  blood 
of  Z5ch-a-ri'fe,  son  of  Bar-a-chi'as,  whom 
ye  slew  between  the  temple  and  the  fil- 
tar. 

3G  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  All  these 
things  shall  come  upon  this  generation. 

37  O  Je-rft'sa-leni,  Je-rft'sa-lem,  tkov  that 
killest  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them  which 
are  sent  unto  thee  :  how  often  would  I  have 
gathered  thy   children  together,  even  as  a 


altar, sweareth  by  it,  and  by  all  things  there- j  hen    githereth    her    chickens    under    her 


21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the  tem- 
()le,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dvvcll- 
tjth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by  heaven, 
.sweareth  by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him 
that  sitteth  thereon. 

23  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phar'i-sees, 
hyp'ocrites  !  for  ye  pay  tithe  of  mint,  and 
anise,  and  cummin,  and  have  omitted  the 
weightier  matters  of  the  law,  judgment, 
mercy,  and  faith  :  these  ought  ye  to 
have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  un- 
done. 

24  Ye  blind  guides  !  1  which  strain  at  a 
gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel. 

25  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phar'i-sees,  jol'ives,  the  disciples  came  unto  him  pri- 
hyp'ocrites  !  for  ye  make  clean  the  out-  vately,  saying.  Tell  us,  when  shall  these 
side  of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  but  with- 1  things 'be  .'  and  what  shall  be  the  sign  o 


wings,  and  ye  would  not  ! 

38  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you 
desolate. 

39  For  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  shall  not  sec 
me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say,  Bles'sed  is 
he  that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  Je'f  us  went  out,  and  departed  from 
the  temple  ;  and  his  disciples  came  to 
him,  for  to  show  him  the  buildings  of  the 
temple. 

2  And  Je'fus  said  unto  them,  See  ye  not 
all  these  things  .-'  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
There  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon 
another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  1[    And  as  he  sat   upon  the   mount  of 


in  they  kre  full  of  extortion  and  excess. 

26  Thoti  blind  Phar'i-see  !  cleanse  first 
that  tckich  is  within  the  cup  and  platter, 
that  the  outside  of  them  may  be  clean 
-also. 

27  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phar'i-sees, 
hyp'ocrites  !  for  ye  are  like  unto  whited 
sep'ulchres,  which  indeed  appear  beau'tiful 
oftt'ward,  but  are  within  full  of  dead  raen's 
bones,  and  of  nil  uncleanness. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  oftt'wardly  appear 
righteous  unto  men,  but  within,  ye  i\TC  full 
of  hypoc'risy  and  imq'uity.9 

29  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Phar'i-sees, 
hyp'ocrites  !  because  ye  build  the  tombs  of 
the  prophets,  and  garnish  the  sep'ulchres 
of  the  righteous, 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in  the  days 
of  our  fiithers,  we  would  not  have  been 
partakers  with  them  in  the  blood  of  the 
prophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses  unto  your- 
selves, that  ye  kre  the  children  of  them 
which  killed  the  prophets. 

32  Fill  ye  up  then  the  meaf'urc  of  your 
fhthere. 

33  Ye  serpents,  ye  generation  of  vipers  ! 
how  can  ye  egcape'  the  damnation  of 
hell? 

34  TT  Wherefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you 
prophets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes  :  and 
TOWie  of  them  ye  shall  kill  and  cril'cify  ;3 
and  some  of  tttem  shall  ye  scourge  in  your 

"^gyXdz.  ^In-ik'kwe-te 


in  my   name, 
shall    deceive 


wars. 


and 


thy  coming,  and  of  the  end  of  the  world 

4  And  Je'^us  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Take  heed  that  no  man  deceive 
you. 

5  For  many  shall  come 
^yin-g,  I  am  Christ ;  and 
man'y.4 

(J  And  ye  shall  hear  of 
mours  of  wars  :    see  that  ye  be  not  trotib- 
led :    for    all   these  things  must  come  to 
pass,  but  the  end  is  not  yet. 

7  For  nation  shall  rise  against'  nation, 
and  kingdom  Sgainst'  kingdom  :  and  there 
shall  be  fam'Tnes,  and  pestilences,  and 
earth'quakes,  in  di'verf  places. 

8  All  these  are  tne  beginning  of  sor- 
rows. 

9  Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up  to  be 
afflicted,  and  shall  kill  you  :  and  ye  shall 
be  hated  of  all  nations  for  my  name's  sake. 

20  And  then  shall  many  be  offended,  and 
shall  betray  one  another,  and  shall  hate  one 
another. 

11  And  many  fklse  prophets  shall  rise, 
and  shall  deceive  many. 

12  And  because  imq'uity  shall  ^bdttnd, 
the  love  of  many  shall  wax  cold. 

13  But  he  that  shall  endure  unto  the 
end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  And  this  gos'pel  of  the  kingdom 
shall  be  preached  in  all  the  world,  for  a 
witness  unto  all  nations  ;  and  then  shall 
the  end  come. 


^krdd'se-fl. 


24 


Jc-ril'sa-lim's  dcstruc'tion 

15  When  ye  tliSrc'fbre  shall  see  the 
abomination  of  desolation,  spoken  of  by 
DSn'i-gl  1  the  prophet,  stand  in  the  holy 
place,  (whoso  readeth,  let  him  under- 
stand :) 

16  Then  let  them  which  be  in  Ju-de'i 
flee  into  the  moftn'tains  : 

17  Let  him  which  is  on  the  house-top 
not  come  down  to  take  any  thing  out  of 
his  house  -. 


ST.  MAT  TIIEW.        fore-told'.     The  ten  Vir'^Uf 

35  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pSss  Sway, 
but  my  words  shall  not  pSss  5way. 

36  11  But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth 
no  man  ;  no,  not  the  aneels  of  heaven,  but 
my  Fk'ther  flnly. 

37  But  as  the  days  of  No'e  wire,  so  shall 
also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  Man  be. 

38  For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before  the 
flood,  they  were  eating  and  drinking,  mar- 

jrying  and  giving  in  mar'riage,    until  the 


18  Neither  let  him  which  is  in  the  field  day  that  No'e  entered  into  the  ark. 


return  back  to  take  his  clothes. 


39  And  knew  not  until  the  flood  came 


10    And   wo   unto   them   that   are    with' and  took  them  all  away  ;  so  shall  also  the 


child,  and  to  them  that 
day 


live  suck  in  those  j  coming  of  the  Son  of  Man  be. 

40  Then   shall    two  be  in  the   field  ;  the 


•^C  Bi^t  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left, 
m  the  winter,  neither  on  the  sab'hath-day  :  I     41  Two  icovi'en  shall  be  grlnd'ing  at  the 

21  For  then   shall   be  great  tribulation,  j  mill ;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  othe- 
such  as  was  not  since  the  beginning  of  thei  left. 

world  to  this  time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.       I      42  Ti    Watch2   fherc'fore  ;    for  ye   know 

22  And    except    those    days    should    be  I  not  what  hour  your  Lord  doth  come, 
shortened,  there  should  no  flesh  be  saved  ;!      43  But  know  this,  that  if  the  good  man 
but  for  the  elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be  I  of  the  house  had  known  in  what  watch  the 


shortened. 

23  Then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto 
you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or  there  ;  believe  it 
not. 

24  For  there  shall  Srlje  fSlse  Christs,  and 
f^lse  prophets,  and  shall  show  great  signs 
and  wonders  ;  insomuch,  that,  (if  it  were 
possible,)  they  shall  deceive  the  very  elect. 

25  Behold,  I  have  told  you  before. 

26  Wherefore,  if  they  shall  say  unto 
you.  Behold,  he  is  in  the  dgj'grt ;  go  notj 
forth:  Behold,  he  is  in  the  secret  chambers  ; 
believe  it  not 


27  For  as  the   lightning   cometh  out  of|  make  him  ruler  over  all  his  goods 


the  east,  and  shlneth  even  unto  the  west : 
so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  Man 
be. 

28  For  wheresoever  the  carcass  is,  there- 
will  the  eagles  be  gathered  together. 

29  H  Immediately  after  the  tribulation  of 
those  days  shall  the  sun  be  darkened,  and 
the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and  the 
stars  shall  fall  from  heaven,  and  the  powers 
of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken  : 

30  And  then  shall  appear  the  sign  of  the 
Son  of  Man  in  heaven  :  and  then  shall  all 
the  tribes  of  the  earth  mourn,  and  they  shall 
see  the  Son  of  Man  coming  in  the  clouds 
of  heaven  with  power  and  great  glory. 

31  And  he  shall  send  his  aneeJs  with  a 
great  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  they  shall 
gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four 
winds,  from  one  end  of  heaven  to  the 
other. 

32  H  Now  iSarn  a  parable  of  the  fig- 
tree:  When  his  branch  is  yet  tender,  and 
putteth  forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer 
IS  nigh  : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  see  all 
these  things,  know  that  it  is  near,  even  at 
the  doors. 

34  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This  genera- 
tion shall  not  pass,  till  all  these  things  be 
fiiifil!ed 

I  nin'y-il,  or  DUn't'll. 


thief  would  come,  he  wouJd  have  wStch'ed, 
and  would  not  have  suft"ered  his  house  to 
be  broken  up. 

44  Therc'fore  be  ye  also  ready  :  for  in 
such  an  hour  as  ye  think  not,  the  Son  o 
Man  cometh. 

45  Who  then  is  a  faithful  and  wise  ser- 
vant, whom  his  lord  hath  made  ruler  over 
his  household,  to  give  them  meat  in  due 
season  P 

46  Bles'sed  is  that  sgrvanl,  whom  his 
lord,  when  he  cometh,  shall  find  so  doing. 

47  Verily  I  say  unto   you,  that  he  shall 


48  But  and  if  that  evil  s§rvant  shall  say- 
in  his  heiXrt,  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming  ; 

49  And  shall  begin  to  smite  his  fellow- 
servants,  and  to  cat  and  drink  with  the 
drunken ; 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come 
in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him,  and 
in  an  hour  that  he  is  not  aware  of, 

51  And  shall  cut  him  asun'der,  and  ap- 
point Aim  his  portion  witn  the  hyp'ocrites: 
there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnSshTng  of 
teeth. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be 
likened  unto  ten  vir'einf  ,3  which  took 
their  lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet  the 
bridegroom. 

2  And  five  of  them  w6re  wise,  and  five 
iclre  foolish. 

3  They  that  wire  foolish  took  their 
lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with  them  : 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels 
with  their  lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they  all 
slumbered  and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry  made, 
Behold,  the  bridegroom  cometh ;  go  ye 
out  to  meet  him. 

7  Then  all  those  vir'gTnj  Srofe,  and  trim- 
med their  lamps. 

2  w6tsh.  3  virfjlnz. 

25 


five 
and 


Of  the  talents. 

8  And   the  foolish 
Give  us  of  your  oil ;    for  our  lamps  ;ire 
gone  out 

9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  Kot  so ; 
lest  there  be  not  enough  for  us  and  you  : 
but  go  ye  rSther  to  them  that  sell,  and  buy 
for  yourselves. 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the 
bridegroom  came ;  and  they  that  were 
ready  went  in  with  him  to  the  mSr'riage  : 
and  the  door  was  shut. 

11  Af  terwArd  came  also  the  other  vir'- 
gin^,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said.  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not. 

13  Watch,  therc'fOre,  for  ye  know 
neither  the  day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the 
Son  of  Man  oometh. 

14  II  For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  as  a 
man  travelling  into  a  far  country,  who  cal- 
led his  own  servants,  and  delivered  unto 
them  his  goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to 
another  two,  and  to  another  one  ;  to  every 
man  according  to  his  several  abll'ity  :  and 
straightway  took  his  journey. 

16  Then  he  that  had  received  the 
talents  went  and  traded  with  the  same, 
made  them  other  five  talents. 

17  And  likewise  he  that_  had  received 
two,  he  also  gained  other  two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received  one,  went 
and  digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord's 
money. 

19  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those 
servants  cometh,  and  reckoneth  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received  five 
talents  came,  and  brought  other  five  talents, 
saying,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me 
five  talents :  behold,  I  have  gained  besides 
them  five  talents  more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done, 
thou  good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou  hast 
been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make 
thee  rul«r  over  many  things  :  enter  thou 
into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received  two  talents 
came,  and  said,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto 
me  two  talents  :  behold,  I  have  gained  two 
other  talents  besides  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou  hast  been 
faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee 
ruler  over  many  things ;  enter  thou  into 
the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received  the  one 
talent  came,  and  said.  Lord,  I  knew  thee, 
that  thou  art  a  hard  man,  reaping  where 
thou  hast  not  sown,  and  gSth'ering  where 
thou  hast  not  strew'ed  :  1 

25  And  I  was  afraid,  and  Vent  and  hid 
thy  talent  in  the  garth  :  lo,  there  thou  hast 
that  is  thine. 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said  unto 
Thou  wicked  and   sloth'fAl  servant, 
knewest  that  I  reap  where  I  sowed  not 
gather  where  I  have  not  strewed 

1  str6'ed 


ST.  MAT  THEW.  The  Judgment 

said  unto  the  wise,       27  Thou  oughtcst,  thSrc'fore,  to  have  put 

my  money  to  the   exchangers,   and  then  at 

my  coming  I  should  have  received  mine 

own  with  njury. 

28  Take,  th^rc'fore,  the  talent  from 
him,  and  give  it  unto  him  which  hath  ten 
talents. 

20  For  unto  every  one  that  hath,  shall 
be  given,  and  lie  shall  have  Sbun'dance  ; 
but  from  him  tliat  hath  not,  shall  be  taken 
away  even  that  which  he  hath. 

30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant 
into  outer  darkness;  there  shall  be  weeping 
and  gnash'ing  of  tectli. 

31  H  When  liie  Son  of  Man  shall  come 
in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holy  angels  with 
him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon  the  throne  of 
hife  glory  : 

32  And  before  him  shall  be  gathered  all 
nations  :  and  ho  shall  separate  them  one 
from  another,  as  a  shep'Aerd  divideth  his 
sheep  from  the  goats  ; 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his 
right  luind,  but  the  goats  on  the  left. 

34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them 
on  his  right  hand,  Come,  ye  bles'sed  of  my 
Farther,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for 
you  from  the  foundation  of  the  world  : 

35  For  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me 
drink  :  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in  : 

36  Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  :  I  was 
sick,  and  ye  visited  me  :  I  was  in  prison, 
and  ye  came  unto  me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him, 
saying,  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  a  hunger- 
ed, and  fed  thee  ?  or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee 
drink  ? 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger,  and 
took  thee  in  ?  or  naked,  and  clothed   thee  ? 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,or  in  pris- 
on,  and  came  unto  tJice  .' 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer,  and  say 
unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  inas- 
much as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the 
least  of  these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done 
it  unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on 
the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed, 
into  everlas'ting  fire,  prepared  for  the  devil 
and  his  angels : 

42  For  I  was  a  hungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  no  meat  :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave 
me  no  drink  ; 

43  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not 
in:  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not:  sick, 
and  in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me  not. 

44  Then  shall  they  also  answer  him, 
saying,  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  a  hun- 
gered, or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked, 
or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not  minister 
unto  thee  ^ 

45  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying, 
Verily  1  si.y  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did 
it  not  to  one  of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did 
it  not  to  me. 

46  And  these  shall  go  Sway  into  Sv^rlJUi'- 


him, 
thou 
and 


96 


Conspiracy  against'  Christ.  ST.  MAT'THEW. 

ting  punishment;    but   the    righteous   into 
!ife  eternal. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

A  WD  it   came  to  pSss,  when  Je'fus  had 
finished  all  these  sayings,  he  said  unto 
his  disciples, 

2  Ye  know  that  after  two  days  is  the 
Jeabt  of  the  pSssover,  and  the  Son  of  Man 
IS  betrayed  to  be  crucified. 

3  II  Then  assembled  together  the  chief 
priests,  and  tlie  scribes,  and  the  ciders  of 
llie  people,  unto  the  pSl'ace  of  tiie  high 
priest,  who  was  called  ^ai'a-phas,l 

4  And  consulted  that  they  might  take 
Je'fus  by  subtlety ,9  and  kill  him. 

5  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast-</«?/, 
iSst  there  bo  an  uproar  among  the  people. 

C  IT  Now  when  Je'fus  was  in  B6tli'a-iiv, 
in  the  house  of  Si'mon  the  leper, 

7  There  came  unto  him  a  woni'an  hav- 
ing an  al'abastcr  box  of  very  precious  oint- 
ment, and  poured  it  on  his  head,  as  he  sat 
at  meat. 

8  But  when  his  disciples  saw  it,  they 
had  indignation,  saying.  To  what  purpose 
is  this  waste  .' 

^  For  this  ointment  might  have  been  3 
sold  for  much,  and  given  to  the  poor. 

10  When  Je'^us  understood  it,he,  said  unto 
them.  Why  trouble  ye  the  woin'  an  ?  for 
she  hath  irrought  a  good  work  upon  me. 

11  For  ye  have  the  poor  always  with 
you  ;  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

12  For  in  that  she  hath  poured  this 
ointment  on  my  body,  she  did  it  for  my 
burial. 

13  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Wheresoever 
this  gos'pel  shall  be  preached  in  the  whole 
world,  there  shall  also  this,  that  this  vvom'- 
an  hath  done,  be  told  for  a  memorial  of 
her. 

14  IT  Then  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Ja'- 
das  Is-car'i-ot,  went  unto  the  chief  priests, 

15  And  said  unto  them,  What  will  ye 
give  me,  and  I  will  deliver  him  unto  you  .' 
And  they  covenanted  with  him  for  thirty 
pieces  of  silver. 

16  And  from  that  time  he  sought  oppor- 
tunity to  betray  him. 

17  U  Now,  the  first  day  of  the,  feast  of 
unleavened  bread,  the  disciples  came  to 
Je'fus,  saying  unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou 
that  we  prepare  for  thee  to  eat  the  pass- 
over  .'' 

18  And  he  said,  Go  into  the  city  to  such 
a  man,  and  say  unto  him.  The  Mu'stev 
saith,  My  time  is  at  hand  ;  I  will  keep  the 
pissovcr  at  thy  house  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Je'jiis  had 
appointed  them  ;  and  they  made  ready  the 
passover. 

20  Now,  when  the  even  was  come,  he 
sat  down  with  the  twelve. 

21  And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said,  Verily 
I  say  unto  you.  That  one  of  you  shall  be- 
tray me. 

'2'2   And  they  w5re  exceeding  sorrowful, 
1  Ka'ya-fis  2  sut'tl-te. 


He  prays  in  Geth-sl  m'a-nr 
and  began  every  one  of  them  to  say  unto 
'  '        Lord,  is  it  I  ? 


23  And  he  answered  and  said,4  He  that 
dippeth  his  hand  with  me  in  the  dish,  the 
same  shall  betray  me. 

24  The  Son  of  Man  goeth,  as  it  is  writ- 
ten of  him  :  but  wo  unto  that  n.an  by 
whom  the  Son  of  Man  is  betrayed  !  it  had 
been  good  for  that  man  if  he  had  not  been 
born. 

25  Then  Ju'das,  which  betrayed  him, 
answered  and  said,  Mti'ster,  is  it  I  .'  He 
said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said. 

20  H  And,  as  they  were  eating,  Je'§u8 
took  bread,  and  bless'ed  it,  and  brake  it, 
and  gave  it  to  tlie  disciples,  and  said.  Take, 
eat  ;  this  is  my  body. 

27  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks, 
and  gave  it  to  them,  saying.  Drink  ye  all 
of  it  ; 

28  For  this  is  my  blood  of  the  new  tes- 
tament, which  is  shed  for  many  for  the  re- 
mission of  sins. 

29  But  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink 
henceforth  of  this  fruit  5  of  the  vine,  until 
that  day  when  I  drink  it  new  with  you  in 
my  Fa'ther's  kingdom. 

30  H  And  when  they  had  sung  a  hymn 
they  went  out  into  the  mount  of  Ol'ives. 

31  Then  saith  Je'^us  unto  them.  All  ye 
shall  be  oflended  because  of  me  this  night  j 
for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  shep'/terd, 
arul  the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall  be  scatter- 
ed abroad. 

32  But  after  I  am  risen  again',  I  will  go 
before  you  into  Gal'i-lee. 

33  Pe'ter  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Tliougii  all  men  shall  be  offended  because 
of  tiiee,  yet  will  I  never  be  offended. 

34  Je'-^us  said  unto  him.  Verily  I  say  un- 
to thee,  That  this  night,  before  the  cock 
crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice. 

35  Pe'ter  said  unto  him.  Though  I  should 
(lie  with  thee,  yet  will  I  not  deny  thee. 
Likewise  also  said  all  the  disciples. 

3()  H  Then  cometh  Je'jus  with  them  unto 
a  place  called  Geth-sem'a-ne,  and  saith  unto 
the  disciples.  Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  and 
praj'  yonder. 

37  And  he  took  with  him  Pe'ter,  and 
the  two  sons  of  Z6b'e-dee,  and  began  to  be 
sorrowful  and  very  heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them.  My  soul  is 
exceeding  sorrowful,  even  unto  death  :  tar- 
ry ye  here,  and  watch  with  me. 

39  And  he  went  a  little  farther,  and  fell 
on  his  face,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my 
Fti'ther,  if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass 
from  me  :  nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but 
as  thou  icilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  disciples, 
and  findeth  them  asleep,  and  saith  unto  Pe'- 
ter, What  !  could  ye  not  watch  with  me 
one  hour  ? 

41  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not 
into  temptation  :  the  spirit  indeed  is  will- 
ing, but  the  flesh  is  weak. 

3  bin  4  Sid.  ^frddt. 

27 


Ju'dds  betrays  ^hrlst. 

42  He  went  Sway  again'  the  second 
time,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my  Fk'ther,  if 
this  cup  may  not  p5ss  Sway  from  me,  ex- 
cept I  drink  it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  them  Ssleep 
again'  :  for  their  eyes  were  heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  went  Sway 
again',  and  prayed  the  third  time,  saying 
the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disciples,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on  now,  and  take 
your  rest  :  behold,  the  hour  is  at  hand,  and 
the  Son  of  Man  is  betrayed  into  the  hands 
of  sinners. 

46  Rise,  let  us  be  going  ;  behold,  he  is 
at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 

47  TI  And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Ju'das, 
one  of  the  twelve,  came,  and  with  him  a 
great  multitude  with  swords  and  staves 
from  the  chief  priests  and  elders  of  the 
people. 

48  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave  them 
a  sign,  saying.  Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss, 
that  same  is  he  :  hold  him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Je'fus,  and 
said.  Hail,  Ma'ster,  and  kissed  him. 

50  And  Je'fus  said  unto  him,  Friend, 
wherefore  art  thou  come  .'  Then  came  they 
and  laid  hands  on  Je'fus,  and  took  him. 

51  And,  behold,  one  of  them  which  were 
with  Je'fus,  stretched  out  his  hand,  and 
drewl  his  sjoord,  and  struck  a  servant  of  the 
high  priest,  and  smote  off  his  ear. 

52  Then  said  Je'§us  unto  him,  Put  up 
again'  thy  s2/;ord  into  his  place  :  for  all  they 
that  take  the  sjcord  shall  perish  with  the 
sicord. 

53  Thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot  now  pray 
to  my  Fk'ther,  and  he  shall  presently  give 
me  more  than  twelve  legions  of  angels  ? 

54  But  how  then  shall  the  scriptures  be 
fulfilled,  that  thus  it  must  be  .' 

55  In  that  same  hour  said  Je'jus  to  the 
multitudes.  Are  ye  come  out  as  against'  a 
thief,  with  sicords  and  staves  for  to  take 
me  .'  I  sat  daily  with  you  teaching  in  the 
temple,  and  ye  laid  no  hold  on  me. 

56  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the  scrip- 
tures of  the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled. 
Then  all  the  disciples  forsook  him  and 
fled. 

57  IT  And  they  that  had  laid  hold  on 
Je'fus,  led  him  away  to  Cai'a-phas2  the 
high  priest,  where  the  scribes  and  the  el- 
ders were  assembled. 

58  But  Pe'ter  followed  him  afar  off,  unto 
the  high  priest's  pal'ace,  and  went  in,  and 
sat  with  the  servants,  to  see  the  end. 

59  Now  the  chief  priests  and  elders,  and 
all  the  council,  sought  false  witness  against' 
Je'fus  to  put  him  to  death  ; 

60  But  found  none ;  yea,  though  many 
false  witnesses  came,  yet  found  they  none. 
At  the  last  came  two  false  witnesses, 

61  And  said.  This  fellow  said,  I  am  able 
to  destroy'  the  temple  of  God,  and  to  build 
it  in  three  days. 

1  drdd.  2  Kd'ya-f&s. 


ST.  MATTHEW.  He  is  delivered  to  Pi'l&te. 

62  And  the  high  priest  aroje,  and  said 
unto  him,  Answercst  thou  nothing  ?  whtt 
is  it  7chick  these  witness  against'  thee  .' 

63  But  Je'jus  held  his  peace.  And  the 
high  priest  answered  and  said  unto  him,  I 
adjure  thee  by  the  living  God,  th>t  thou 
tell  us  whether  thou  oe  the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  God  : 

64  Je'fus  saith  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said: 
nevertheless,  I  say  unto  you,  hereafter  shall 
ye  see  the  Son  of  Man  sitting  on  the  right 
hand  of  power,  and  coming  in  the  clouds  of 
heaven. 

65  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes, 
saying.  He  hath  spoken  blas'phemy  :  what 
further  need  have  we  of  witnesses .'  Be- 
hold, now  ye  have  heard  his  blas'phemy. 

66  What  think  yc  ?  They  answered  and 
said,  He  is  guilty  of  death. 

67  Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face,  and 
buffeted  him  ;  and  others  smote  him  with 
the  palmj  of  their  hands, 

68  Saying,  Proph'esy  unto  us,  thou 
Christ  !  Who  is  he  that  smote  thee  .-■ 

69  TI  Now  Pe'ter  sat  without  in  the  pal'- 
ace :  and  a  damsel  came  unto  him,  saying, 
Thou  also  wast  with  Je'jQs  of  Gal'i-lee. 

70  But  he  denied  before  them  all,  saying, 
I  know  not  what  thou  sayest. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out  into  the 
porch,  another  maid  saw  him,  and  said  unto 
them  that  were  there,  This  fellow  was  also 
with  Je'fus  of  Naz'a-reth. 

72  And  again'  he  denied  with  an  oath,  I 
do  not  know  the  man. 

73  And  after  a  while  came  unto  him 
they  that  stood  by,  and  said  to  Pe'ter,  Sure- 
ly thou  also  art  one  of  them,  for  thy  speech 
bejcray'eth  thee. 

74  Tiien  began  he  to  curse  and  to  swear, 
saying,  I  knov^'  not  the  man.  And  imme- 
diately the  cock  crew.3 

75  And  Pe'ter  remembered  the  words  of 
Je'fus,  which  said  unto  him.  Before  the 
cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And 
he  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

CHAP.  XX VH.' 

WHEN  the  morning  was  come,  all  the 
chief  priests  and  elders  of  the  peo- 
ple took  counsel  against'  Je'fUS  to  put  him 
to  death  : 

2  And  when  they  had  bound  him,  they 
led  him  away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pon'ti- 
us  4  Pi'late  the  governor. 

3  TI  Then  Ju'das,  which  had  betrayed 
him,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  condemned, 
repented  himself,  and  brought  Sgain'  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests  and 
elders, 

4  Saying,  I  have  sinned,  in  that  I  have 
betrayed  the  innocent  blood.  And  they 
said.  What  is  that  to  us  ?  see  thou  to 
that. 

5  And  he  cSst  down  the  pieces  of  silver 
in  the  temple,  and  departed,  and  went  and 
hanged  himself. 

6  And  the  chief  priests  took  the  silver 
3  krdd.  4  PSn'tshe-iis. 


23 


SI 


y>hrlst  examined 

pieces,  and  said,  It  is  not  lawful  for  to  put 
them  into  tlio  treaf'ury,  because  it  is  the 
price  of  blood. 

7  And  tiiey  took  counsel,  and  bought 
with  them  the  potters'  field,  to  bury  stran- 
gers in. 

8  Wherefore  that  field  was  called.  The 
field  of  blood,  unto  this  diiy. 

9  (Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was 
spoken  by  Jer'e-niy  the  prophet,  saying, 
And  they  took  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver, 
the  price  of  Itim  that  was  valued,  whom 
they  of  the  cliildren  of  Ij'ra-gl  did  value  ; 

10  And  gave  tiiem  for  the  potters'  field, 
as  the  Lord  appointed  nic.) 

11  H  And  Je'sus  stood  before  the  gov'er- 
nor  ;  and  the  gov'ernor  Ssked  him,  saying, 
Art  thou  the  King  of  tiie  Jews  .'  and  Je'jus 
said  unto  him,  Thou  sayest. 

12  And  when  he  was  accused  of  the 
chief  priests  and  ciders,  he  Answered  noth- 
ing. 

13  Then  said  PliSte  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  not  how  man}'  things  they  witness 
against'  thee  .' 

14  And  he  inswered  him  to  never  a 
word  ;  insomuch  that  the  gov'ernor  marvel- 
led greatly. 

15  H  Now  at  tliat  feast  the  gov'ernor  was 
wont  to  release  unto  the  people  a  prisoner, 
whom  they  would. 

16  And  they  liad  then  a  notable  prisoner, 
called  Ba-rUb'bas. 

17  Therc'fore,  when  they  wSrc  gathered 
together,  Pl'litc  said  unto  them,  Whom 
will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you  ?  Ba-r5b'- 
bSs,  or  Je'jus,  which  is  called  ^hrist  .' 

18  For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they  had 
delivered  him. 

19  IT  When  he  was  set  down  on  the 
judgment-seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him,  say- 
ing. Have  thou  nothing  to  do  with  that  just 
man  :  for  I  have  suffered  many  things  this 
day  in  a  dream  because  of  him. 

20  But  the  chief  priests  and  ciders  p6r- 
sCiaded  the  multitude  that  they  should  Ssk 
Ba-r&b'biis,  and  destroy'  Je'fus. 

21  The  gov'ernor  inswered,  and  said 
unto  them,  Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye 
that  I  release  unto  you  ?  They  said,  Ba- 
rab'bSs. 

22  Pi'late  saith  unto  them,  What  shall  I 
do  then  vvitli  Je'jus,  which  is  called  Christ .' 
They  all  say  unto  him,  Let  him  be  crA'ci- 
fled.l 

23  And  the  gov'ernor  said.  Why,  wliat 
evil  hath  he  done  .'  But  they  cried  out  the 
more,  saving,  Let  him  be  criicified. 

24  When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could  pre- 
vail nothing,  but  that  rSther  a  tumult  was 
made,  he  took  water,  and  wash'ed  his 
hands,  before  the  multitude,  saying,  I  am 
innocent  of  the  blood  of  this  just  person  ; 
see  ye  to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  people,  and 
said,  His  blood  be  on  us,  and  on  our  chil- 
dren. 

*  krdd'se-fi'd. 


ifter-noon. 


MAT'THEW  before  P5v'ti-us  Pvlate. 

2fi  Then  released  he  Ba-rab'bas  unto 
them  ;  and  when  he  had  scourged  Je'fiis, 
he  delivor(!d  him  to  be  crucified. 

27  IT  Then  the  sol'diers  of  the  gov'ernor 
took  Je'§us  into  the  common  hall,  and  gath- 
ered unto  him  the  whole  band  oisoVdiirs. 

28  And  they  stripped  him,  and  put  on 
him  a  scarlet  robe. 

29  And  when  they  had  plat'ted  a  crown 
of  thorns,  they  put  it  upon  his  head,  and  a 
reed  in  hi.s  right  hand  :  and  they  bowed  the 
knee  before  him,  and  mocked  him,  saying. 
Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 

30  And  they  spit  upon  him,  and  took 
the  reed,  and  smote  him  on  the  head. 

31  And  after  that  they  had  mocked 
him,  they  took  the  robe  off  from  him,  and 
put  his  own  raiment  on  him,  and  led  him 
away  to  crflcify  him. 

32  And  as  they  came  out,  they  found  a 
man  of  Cy-re'ne,  Si'mon  by  name ;  him 
they  compelled  to  bear  his  cross. 

33  IT  And  when  they  were  come  unto  a 
place  called  Gol'go-tha,  that  is  to  say,  A 
place  of  a  skull, 

34  They  gave  him  vinegar  to  drink,  min- 
gled with  gall  :  and,  when  he  had  tast'ed 
thereof,  he  would  not  drink. 

35  And  they  crucified  him,  and  parted 
his  garments,  cSs'ting  lots  ;  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  pro- 
phet. They  parted  my  garments  Smong 
them,  and  upon  my  ves'ture2  did  they  cast 
lots. 

3G  And  sitting  down,  they  watch'ed  him 
there  ; 

37  And  set  up  over  his  head,  his  accusa- 
tion written,  THIS  IS  JE'SUS,  THE 
KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

38  Then  w6re  there  two  thieves  crClcified 
with  him,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and  ano- 
ther on  the  left. 

39  11  And  they  that  passed  by,  reviled 
him,  wagging  their  heads, 

40  And  saying,  Thou  that  destroy'est 
the  temple,  and  buildest  it  in  three  days, 
save  thyself  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God, 
come  down  from  the  cross. 

41  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mock- 
ing him,  with  the  scribes  and  elders,  said, 

42  He  saved  others  ;  himself  he  cannot 
save.  If  he  be  the  King  of  I^'ra-fil,  let 
him  now  come  down  from  the  cross,  and 
we  will  believe  him. 

43  lie  trusted  in  God  ;  let  him  deliver 
him  iiow,  if  he  will  have  him :  for  he  said, 
I  am  the  Son  of  God. 

44  The  thieves  also,  which  w6re  crucified 
with  him,  cast  the  same  in  his  teeth. 

45  IT  Now,  from  the  sixth  hour,  there 
was  di\rkness  over  all  the  land  unto  the 
ninth  hour. 3 

40  And  about'  the  ninth  hour,  Je'^iis 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  E'li,  E'R, 
la'ma  sabachtha'nl  ."  that  is  to  say,  M\ 
God, my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood  there,  when 
2  vis'tshCre.  3  That  is, from  12  o'clock  at  noon,  till  3  o'clock  in  the 


C2 


29 


The  Crucifixion  of  ST.  MA 

they  heard  that,  said,    This  man  calleth  for 
E-li'as. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them  ran, 
and  took  a  sponge,  and  filled  it  vvitli  vine- 
gar, and  put  it  on  a  reed,  and  gave  him  to 
drinl<. 

49  The  rest  said,  Let  be,  let  us  see 
whether  E-il'5s  will  come  to  save  him. 

50  H  Je'^us,  when  lie  had  cried  again' 
with  a  luud  voice,  yielded  up  the  ghost. 

51  And,  behold,  tiie  vail  of  the  temple 
was  rent  in  twain,  from  the  top  to  the  bot- 
tom ;  and  the  earth  did  quake,  and  the  rocks 
rent  ; 

52  And  the  graves  were  opened  ;  and 
many  bodies  of  the  saints  which  slept, 
arofe, 

53  And  came  out  of  the  graves  after  his 
resurrection,  and  went  into  the  holy  city, 
and  appeared  unto  many. 

54  IVow,  when  the  centurion,  and  they 
that  were  with  him,  watch'Ing  Je'jtis,  saw 
the  earth'quake,  and  those  things  that 
were  done, they  feared  greatly,  saying.  Tru- 
ly this  was  the  Son  of  God. 

55  And  many  wom'en  were  there,  be- 
holding afar  off,  which  followed  Je'fus 
from  Gal'i-lee,  ministering  unto  him  ; 

5C  Among  which  was  Ma'ry  Mag-da- 
le'ne,  and  Ma'ry  the  nukher  of  James  and 
Jo'jes,  and  the  mother  of  Zeb'e-dee's  chil- 
dren. 

57  H  When  the  even  was  come,  there 
came  a  rich  man  of  Ar-i-ma-the'a,  named 
Jo'seph,  who  also  himself  was  Je'fiis'  dis- 
ciple : 

58  He  went  to  Pi'latc,  and  begged  the 
body  of  Je'^us.  Then  Pi'late  c6mm;\n'ded 
the  body  to  be  delivered. 

59  And  when  Jo'seph  had  taken  the 
body,  he  lorapped  it  in  a  clean  linen  cloth, 

60  And  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb, 
which  he  had  hewn  out  in  the  rock:  and  he 
rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the  sep'- 
ulchre,  and  departed. 

61  And  there  was  Ma'ry  Mag-da-le'ne, 
and  the  other  Ma'ry,  sitting  over  against' 
the  sep'ulchre. 

62  IT  N'ow,  the  next  day,  that  followed 
the  day  of  the  pAparation,  the  chief  priests 
and  Phir'i-sees  came  together  unto  Pi'- 
Ute, 

63  Saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that  that 
deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  After 
three  days  I  will  rise  again'. 

64  Command',  therc'fore,  that  the  sep'ul- 
chre be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest 
his  disciples  come  by  night  and  steal  him 
Sway,  and  say  unto  the  people,  He  is  risen 
from  the  dead  :  so  the  list  error  shall  be 
wtirse  than  the  first. 

65  Pi'late  said  unto  them.  Ye  have  a 
watch  ;  go  your  way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye 
can. 

66  So  they  went,  and  made  the  sep'ul- 
9hre  sure,  sealing  the  stone,  and  setting  a 
watch. 


T  THEW.  Je'^^s  ChrUt 

CHAP.  XXVHI. 

IN  the  end  of  tiie  sSb'bath,  as  it  began  to 
dawn  to'icdrds  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
came  Ma'ry  Mag-da-l(5'ne,  and  the  other 
Ma'ry,  to  see  the  sep'ulchre. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a  great  earth'- 
quake :  for  tlie  anrel  of  the  Lord  descend'- 
ed  from  heaven,  and  came  and  rolled 
back  the  stone  from  the  door,  and  sat  upon 
it. 

3  His  countenance  was  like  lightning, 
and  his  raiment  white  as  snow  : 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  the  keepers  did 
shake,  and  became  as  dead  men. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  unto 
the  wom'en,  Fear  not  ye  :  for  I  know  that 
ye  seek  Je'jus,  which  was  crficified. 

6  He  is  not  here  ;  for  he  is  risen,  as  he 
said.  Come,  see  the  place  where  the  Lord 
lay. 

7  And  go  quickly,  and  tell  Iiis  disciples, 
that  he  is  risen  from  the  dead  ;  and,  be- 
hold, he  goeth  before  you  into  Gal'i- 
lee  ;  there  shall  ye  see  him  :  lo,  I  have 
told  you. 

8  And  they  departed  quickly  from  the 
sep'ulchre,  with  fear  and  great  joy  ;  and  did 
run  to  bring  his  disciples  word. 

9  IT  And,  as  they  went  to  tell  his  disci- 
ples, behold,  Je'§us  met  tlieni,  saying.  All 
hail.  And  they  came  and  held  him  by  the 
feet,  and  wor'shipped  him. 

10  Then  said  Je'§us  unto  them.  Be  not 
afraid  :  go  tell  my  brethren,  that  they  go 
into  Gal'i-lee,  and  there  shall  they  see  me. 

11  IT  Now,  when  they  were  going,  be- 
hold, some  of  the  watch  came  into  the  city, 
and  showed  unto  tiie  chief  priests  all  the 
things  that  were  done. 

12  And  when  they  were  assembled  with 
the  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel,  they 
gave  large  money  unto  the  soi'diers, 

13  Saying,  Say  ye.  His  disciples  came 
by  night,  and  stole  him  aicay  while  we 
slept. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  the  gov'ernor's 
ears,  we  will  persuade  him,  and  secure 
you. 

15  So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as 
they  were  taught  :  and  this  saying  is  com- 
monly reported  among  the  Jews  until  this 
day. 

16  IT  Then  the  eleven  disciples  went 
Swaj' into  Gal'i-lee,  into  a  moOn'tain  where 
Je'^us  had  appointed  them.     • 

17  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  wor'- 
shipped him  :  but  some  doftbt'ed. 

18  IT  And  Je'fus  came  and  spake  unto 
them,  saying.  All  power  is  given  unto  me 
in  heaven  and  in  earth. 

19  Go  ye,  therc'fore,  and  teach  all  nations, 
baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Fa'ther, 
and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

20  Teaching  them  to  observe  all  things 
whatsoever  I  have  commiin'ded  you  :  and, 
lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end 
of  the  world.     A'men'. 


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THE  GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO  ST.  MARK. 


CHAPTER  I.  I  and  Jo/tn  his  brother,  who  jilso  were  in  the 

rp^HE  beginninjT  of  the  gos'pSl  of  Je'§fls|  sliip  mending  their  nets. 

20  And  straightway  he  called  tiiem 


JL    (^^liirlst,  the  Son  of  God  ; 

2  As  it  is  written  in  tlie  prophets,  Be- 
liold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  tliy  fact; 
wliich    shall  prepare  thy  way  before  tiiee 

15  The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilder- 
ness, Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
make  his  piiths  straight. 

4  Jo/ni  did  b:i])tize  in  the  wilderness,  and 
preach  the  baptism  of  repentance  for  the 
HHiiission  of  sins. 

T)  And  tiiere  went  out  unto  him  all  the 
liind  of  Ju-de'a,  and  they  of  Je-ru'sa-lein, 
and  were  all  baptized  of  him  in  the  river 
I'f  Jor'dSn,  confessing  their  sms. 

()  And  John  was  clothed  with  camel's 
hair,  and  with  a  gir'dle  1  of  a  skin  about' 
his  loins  ;  and  he  did  eat  locusts  and  wild 
iioney  ; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  There  cometh 
one  mightier  than  I  after  me,  the  latchet  of 
whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  stoop 
down  and  unloose. 

8  I  indeed  have  baptized  you  with  water  ; 
but  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

!)  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  Je'^us  came  from  JVSz'a-reth  of  Gal'i- 
lOe,  and  was  baptized  of  John  in  Jordan, 

10  And    straightway   coming  up  out  of 
the   water,   he  saw    the    heavens    opened, 
and    the    SpTr'It   like  a  dove 
upon  him  : 

11  And  there  came  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saijing,  Thou  art  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom 
I  am  well  pleased. 

12  H  And  immediately  the  spirit  driveth 
him  into  the  wilderness. 

13  And  he  was  there  in  the  wilderness 
forty  days  tempted  of  Sa'tan ;  and  was 
with  the  wild  beasts ;  and  the  aneels  min- 
istered unto  him. 

14  ir  Now,  after  that  John  was  put  in 
prison,  Je'fus  came  into  Gal'i-lee,  preach- 
ing the  gos'pel  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 

15  And  saying,  The  flme  is  fulfilled, 
and  the  kingdom  of  God  is  at  hand  :  repent 
ye,  and  believe  the  gos'pgl. 

16  11  Now,  as  he  walked  by  the  sea  of 
Gal'i-lee,  he  ^aw  Si'mon,  and  An'drew  2  his 
brothel',  cas'tTng  a  net  into  the  sea  :  (for 
they  were  fishers.) 

17  And  Je'fus  said  unto  them,  Come  ye 
after  me,  and  I  will  make  you  to  become 
fishers  of  men. 

18  And  straightway  they  forsook  their 
nets,  and  followed  him. 

19  And  when  he  had  gone  a  little  farther 
thence,  he  saw  James  the  son  of  Zeb'e-dee, 

1  gir'dl.  2  An'drdd 


and 
they  left  their  iTither  Zeb'e-dee  in  the  ship 
with  the  hired  servants,  and  went  aAcr  liim. 
21  And  they  went  into  (J^a-per'na-iiiii  ; 
and  straightway  on  the  sab'bath-day.  lie 
entered  into  the  syn'agogue,  and  taught. 

22  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doc- 
trine :  for  he  taught  them  as  one  that 
had  authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 

23  H  And  there  was  in  their  syn'agugiK! 
a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit ;  and  he  cried 
out, 

24  Saying,  Let  us  alone  :  what  have  we 
to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jfe'^us  of  Nflz'aretli .' 
art  thou  come  to  destroy'  us .'  I  know  thee 
who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  G(k1. 

2.5  And  Je'sus  rebuked  him,  saying. 
Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out  of  him." 

2G  And  when  the  unclean  spirit  had  torn 
him,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  he 
came  out  of  him  : 

27  .'Vnd  they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch 
that  they  questioned  among  themselves,  say- 
ing. What  thing  is  this.'  what  new  doc'trine 
is  this?  for  witii  authority  commiui'deth  ho 
even  the  unclean  spirits, and  they  do  obey  him. 

28  And  immediately  his  fame  s])read 
abroad  throughout  all  the  region  round 
about'  Gal'i-lee. 

2!)  IT  And    forthwith,    when    they    wer^ 
descen'dingl  come  out  of  the  syn'agogue,  they  entered 
into   the    house   of  Si'mon    and    An  drew, 
with  James  and  JoAn. 

30  But  Si'mon's  wife's  mother  lay  sick 
of  a  fever,  and  anon'  they  tell  him  of  her. 

31  And  he  came  and  took  her  by  the 
hand,  and  lifted  her  up  ;  and  immediately 
the  fever  left  her,  and  she  ministered  unto 
them. 

32  IT  And  at  even,  when  the  sun  did  set, 
they  brought  unto  him  all  that  were 
diseased,  and  them  that  were  p6§§ess'ed 
with  devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered  togeth- 
er at  the  door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that  w6re  sick  of 
di'vgrj  diseases,  and  cast  out  many  devils  : 
and  suffered  not  the  devils  to  speak,  because 
they  knew  him. 

35  U  And  in  the  morning,  rising  up  a 
great  while  before  day,  he  went  out,  and 
departed  into  a  solitary  place,  and  there 
prayed. 

36  And  Si'mon,  and  they  that  were  with 
him,  followed  after  him. 

37  And  when  they  had  found  him,  they 
said  unto  him,  All  men  seek  for  thee. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  us  go 

31 


Christ  hcalclh  the  j)al§y.  ST. 

into   tlie  next  towns,   that  I  may   prciR-li 
there  also  :  for  therc'fore  came  I  forth. 

39  And  he  preached  in  their  syn'agogues 
throughout  all  G5Fi-lee,  and  cSsl  out  devils. 

40  IT  And  there  came  a  iSper  to  him, 
beseeching  him,  and  /tneel'Tng  down  to 
him,  and  saying  unto  him,  If  thou  wilt, 
thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

41  And  Je'§us,  moved  with  compassion, 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  toucli'ed  him,  and 
saith  unto  him,  I  will  :  he  thou  clean. 

42  And,  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken,  im- 
mediately the  leprosy  departed  from  him, 
and  he  was  cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  chcirged  him,  and 
forthwith  sent  him  Sway  ; 

44  And  saith  unto  him.  See  thou  say 
nothing  to  any  man  :  but  go  thy  way,  show 
thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy  clean- 
sing those  things  which  Mo'jcscomman'ded, 
for  a  tes'timony  unto  them. 

45  But  he  went  out,  and  began  to  pub- 
lish it  much,  and  to  blaze  abroad  the 
matter,  insomuch  that  Je'^us  could  no  more 
openly  enter  into  t!ic  city,  but  was  without 
in  de^'ert  places  :  and  they  came  to  him 
from  every  quarter. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  again'  he  entered  into  Ca-per'na- 
um,    after    some    days:     and    it    was 
noised  that  he  was  in  the  house. 

2  And  straightway  man'yl  were  gathered 
together,  insomuch  that  there  was  no  room 
to  receive  them,  no,  not  so  much  as  about' 
the  door ;  and  he  preached  the  word  unto 
them. 

3  IT  And  they  come  unto  him,  bringing 
one  sick  of  the  p&lfy,  which  was  borne  of 
four. 

4  And  when  they  could  not  come  nigh 
unto  him  for  the  press,  they  uncov'ered  the 
roofwherehewas;  and,  when  they  had  bro- 
ken it  up,  they  let  down  the  bed  wherein 
the  sick  of  the  p^l§y  lay. 

5  When  Je'jus  saw  their  faith,  he  said 
unto  the  sick  of  the  p^l^y.  Son,  thy  sins  be 
forgiven  thee. 

6  But  there  were  cer'tain  of  the  scribes 
sitting  there,  and  reasoning  in  their  hearts, 

7  Why  doth  this  man  thus  speak  blas'- 
phemies  ^  Who  can  forgive  sins  but  God 
only  .' 

8  And  irsmediately  when  Je'|us  percei- 
ved in  his  spirit,  that  they  so  reasoned 
within  themselves,  he  said  unto  them. 
Why  reason  ye  these  things  in  your 
hearts  ? 

9  Whether  is  it  easier  to  say  to  the  sick 
of  the  p&ljy.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee  ;  or 
to  say,  Arl§e,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and 
w&lk.' 

10  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son 
of  Man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive 
sins,  (he  saith  to  the  sick  of  the  pSl§y,) 

11  I  say  unto  thee,  Arlje,  and  take  up 
thy  bed,  and  go  thy  way  into  thine  house. 

12  And  immediately  he  arofe,  took  up 

1  min'ne.        2  rl'tshe-fis 


MARK.  The  sdh'bath  Jor  man 

the  bed,  and  went  forth  before  them  all  ; 
insomuch  that  they  were  all  Smazed,  and 
glorified  God,  saying,  We  never  saw  it 
on  this  fashion. 

13  And  he  went  forth  Sgain'  by  the  sea- 
side ;  and  all  the  multitude  resorted  unto 
him,  and  he  taught  them. 

14  And  as  he  pSss'ed  by,  he  saw  Le'vi, 
the  son  of  Al-phe'us,  sitting  at  the  receipt 
of  custom,  and  said  unto  him.  Follow  me. 
And  he  Sroje,  and  followed  hijn. 

15  11  And  it  came  to  pSss,  that,  as  Je'jOs 
sat  at  meat  in  his  house,  many  publicans 
and  sinners  sat  also  together  with  Je'fus 
and  his  disciples :  for  there  were  many, 
and  they  followed  him. 

16  And  when  the  scribes  and  Phar'i-sees 
saw  him  eat  with  publicans  and  sinners, 
they  said  unto  his  disciples.  How  is  it  that 
he  eateth  and  drinketh  with  publicans  and 
sinners  ? 

17  When  Je'^us  hSard  it,  he  saith  unto 
them.  They  that  circ  whole  have  no  need 
of  the  physician,  but  they  that  kre  sick  : 
I  came  not  to  call  the  rIgh'teous,2  but  sin- 
ners to  repentance. 

18  IT  And  the  disciples  of  Jo^n  and  of 
the  Phar'i-sees  used  to  fast :  and  they 
come,  and  say  unto  him,  Why  do  the  disci- 
ples of  JoAn,  and  of  the  Phar'i-sees  fast,  but 
thy  disciples  fast  not  ? 

19  And  Je'§us  said  unto  them.  Can  the 
children  of  the  bride'chamber  fast  while 
the  bridegroom  is  with  them?  as  long  as  they 
have  the  bridegroom  with  them,  they  can- 
not fast. 

20  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from  them, 
and  then  shall  they  fast  in  those  days. 

21  No  man  also  sew'eth  3  a  piece  of 
new  cloth  on  an  old  garment ;  else  the 
new  piece  that  filled  it  up,  taketh  away 
from  the  old,  and  the  rent  is  made  worse. 

22  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into 
old  bottles  ;  else  the  new  wine  doth  burst 
the  bottles,  and  the  wine  is  spilled,  and 
the  bottles  will  be  marred  :  but  new  wine 
must  be  put  into  new  bottles. 

23  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  that  he  went 
through  the  corn  fields  on  the  sab'bath-day ; 
and  his  disciples  began,  as  they  went,  to 
pluck  the  ears  of  corn. 

24  And  the  Phar'i-sees  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  why  do  they  on  the  sab'hath-day 
that  which  is  not  lawful  .'' 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Have  ye 
never  read  what  Da'vid  did,  when  he  had 
need,  and  was  a  hungered,  he,  and  they 
that  were  with  him  .' 

26  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God 
in  the  days  of  A-bi'a-thar  the  high  priest, 
and  did  eat  the  show'bread,  which  is  not 
lawful  to  eat  but  for  the  priests,  and  gave 
also  to  them  which  were  with  him  .'' 

27  And  he  said  unto  them.  The  sab'bath 
was  made  for  man,  and  not  man  for  the 
sab'bath : 

3  so'eth. 

32 


the  twelve  apostles  chosen.  ST.  MARlv 

28  Therc'fore  the  Son  of  Man  is  Lord 
also  of  the  sSb'bath. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  he  entered  again'  into  the  syn'a 
gogue ;   and   there   was  a   man  there 
which  had  a  withered  hand. 

2  And  they  watch'ed  iiiin,  whether  he 
would  heal  him  on  the  sab'bath-day  ;  that 
they  might  accuse  Iiim. 

3  And  he  saitli  1  unto  the  man  which  had 
the  withered  hand,  Stand  forth. 

4  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Is  it  lawful 
to  do  good  on  the  sSb'bath-day,  or  to  do 
evil .'  to  save  life,  or  to  kill .'  but  they  held 
their  peace. 

5  And  when  he  had  looked  round  about' 
on  tiiem  witli  anger,  being  grieved  for  the 
hardness  of  their  heJirts,  he  saith  unto  the 
man,  Stretch  fortli  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  out :  and  his  hand  was  restored 
whole  as  the  other. 

6  H  And  the  Phar'i-sees  went  forth,  and 
straightway  took  counsel  with  the  He-ro'- 
di-inj  against'  him, how  they  might  destroy' 
him. 

7  But  Je'fQs  withdrew 2  himself  with  his 
disciples  to  the  sea  :  and  a  great  multitude 
from  Gal'i-lee  followed  him,  and  from 
Ju-de'a, 

8  And  from  Je-ril'sa-lem,  and  from  id-u- 
me'a,  and  from  beyond  Jor'dan  ;  and  they 
about'  Tyre  and  Sl'don,  a  great  multitude, 
when  they  had  heard  what  great  things  he 
did,  oame  unto  him. 

9  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples,  that 
a  small  ship  should  wait  on  him,  because 
of  the  multitude,  I6st  they  should  throng 
him  : 

10  For  he  had  healed  many  ;  insomuch 
that  they  pressed  upon  him  for  to  touch 
him,  as  many  as  had  plagues. 

11  And  unclean  spirits,  when  they  saw 
him,  fell  down  before  him,  and  cried,  say- 
ing. Thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

12  And  he  straitly  chkrsed  them  that 
they  should  not  make  him  known. 

13  IT  And  he  goetli  up  into  a  moftn'tain, 
and  calleth  unto  him  whom  he  would  :  and 
they  came  unto  him. 

14  And  he  ordain'ed  twelve,  that  they 
should  be  with  him,  and  that  he  might 
send  them  forth  to  preach, 

15  And  to  have  power  to  heal  sicknesses, 
and  to  cast  out  devils  : 

16  And  Si'mon  he  surnamed  Pe'ter  ; 

17  And  James  the  son  of  Zfib'e-dee,  and 
JoAn  the  brother  of  James,  (and  he  sur- 
named them  Bo-a-ngr'ges,  which  is,  The 
sons  of  thunder  :) 

18  And  An'drew,  and  PhilTp,  and  Bar- 
thol'-o-mew,  and  MSt'thew,  and  TAom'as, 
and  James  the  son  of  Al-phe'Cis,  and  Thad- 
de'us,  and  Si'mon  the  Can'aan-ite,3 

19  And  Ju'das  Is-car'i-ot,  which  also 
betrayed  him :  and  they  went  into  a 
house. 

20  ^  And  the  multitude  cometh  together 

1  slth.        2  wlth-drdd'. 
3* 


Of  the  sower  and  seed. 
again',  so  that  they  could  not  so  much  as 
eat  bread. 

21  And  when  his  friends  heard  of  it, 
they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on  him :  for  they 
said.  He  is  beside  himself 

22  IT  And  the  scribes  which  came  down 
from  Je-rA'sa-Iem,  said.  He  hath  Be-6l'ze- 
bub,  and  by  the  prince  of  the  devils  cas'- 
teth  he  out  devils. 

23  And  he  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  thein  in  parables.  How  can  Sa'tan 
cast  out  Sa'tan  .' 

24  And  if  a  kingdom  be  divided  against' 
itself,  that  kingdom  cannot  stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided  Sgainst' 
itself,  that  house  cannot  stand. 

26  And  if  Sa'tan  rise  up  against'  him- 
self, and  be  divided,  he  cannot  stand,  but 
hath  an  end. 

27  No  man  can  enter  into  a  strong  man's 
house,  and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  will 
first  bind  the  strong  man  ;  and  then  he  will 
spoil  his  house. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  All  sins  shall 
be  forgiven  unto  the  sons  of  men,  and 
blas'phemies  wlierewithsoever  they  shall 
blaspheme' : 

29  But  he  that  shall  blaspheme'  against 
the  Holy  Ghost  hath  never  forgiveness, 
but  is  in  danger  of  eternal  damnation; 

30  Because  they  said.  He  hath  an  unclean 
spirit. 

31  IT  There  came  then  his  brethren  and 
his  mother,  and,  standing  without,  sent  unto 
iiim,  calling  him. 

32  And  the  multitude  sat  about'  him, 
and  tliey  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy 
mother  and  thy  brethren  without  seek  for 
thee. 

33  And  he  answered  them,  saying.  Who 
is  my  mother,  or  my  brethren  .' 

34  And  he  looked  round  about'  on  them 
which  sat  about'  him,  and  said.  Behold  my 
mother  and  my  brethren  ! 

35  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of 
God,  the  same  is  my  brother,  and  my  sis- 
ter, and  mother. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  he  began  again'  to  teach  by  the 
sea-side  :  and  there  was  gathered  unto 
him  a  great  multitude,  so  that  he  entered 
into  a  ship,  and  sat  in  the  sea  ;  and  the 
whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea,  on  the 
land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many  thing?  by 
parables,  and  said  4  unto  them  in  his  d6c'- 
trine, 

3  Hearken  ;  Behold,  there  went  out  a 
sower  to  sow. 

4  And  it  came  to  pSss,  as  he  sowed, 
some  fell  by  the  way-side,  and  the  fowls  of 
the  air  came  and  devoured  it  up. 

5  And  some  fell  on  stony  ground,  where 
it  had  not  much  earth ;  and  immediately 
it  sprang  up,  because  it  had  no  depth  of 
earth : 

6  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it  was 
3  Kdn'n&n-Ue.        4  sid. 

33 


Parable  of  the  sower.  ST. 

scorched  ;  and,  because   it  had   no  root, 
witliered  Sway. 

7  And  some  fell  Smdng  thorns,  and  the 
thorns  grew  up,  and  choked  it,  and  it  yield- 
ed no  fruit. 1 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and  did 
yield  fruit  that  sprang  up,  and  increased, 
and  brought  forth,  some  thirty,  and  some 
sixty,  and  some  a  hundred. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  He  that  hath 
ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  TI  And  when  he  was  alone,  they  that 
were  Shout'  him,  with  the  twelve,  asked 
of  him  the  parable  : 

11  And  he  said  unto  them.  Unto  you  it 
IS  given  to  know  the  mys'tery  of  the  king- 
dom of  God  :  but  unto  them  that  arc 
without,  all  these  things  arc  done  in  para- 
bles : 

12  That  seeing  they  may  see,  and  not 
perceive' ;  and  hearing  they  may  hear  and 
not  understand:  lest  at  any  time  they  should 
be  convert'ed,  and  their  sins  should  be  for- 
given them. 

13  And  he  said  unto  them  Know  ye 
not  this  parable  ?  and  how  then  will  ye 
know  all  parables  .'' 

14  Ti  The  sower  soweth  the  word. 

15  And  these  are  they  by  the  way-side, 
where  the  word  is  sown  ;  but,  when  they 
have  heard,  Sa'tSn  cometh  immediately, 
and  taketh  kway  the  word  that  was  sown 
in  their  hearts. 

16  And  these  kre  they  likewise  which 
are  sown  on  stony  ground  ;  who,  when  tiiey 
have  heard  the  word,  immediately  receive 
it  with  gladness  ; 

17  And  have  no  root  in  themselves,  and 
so  endure  but  Pjr  a  time  :  afterward,  when 
affliction  or  persecu'tion  arifeth  for  the 
word's  sake,  immediately  they  are  offend- 
ed. 

18  And  these  kre  they  which  arc  sown 
among  thorns  ;  such  as  hear  the  word, 

19  And  the  cares  of  this  world,  and  the 
deceit' fftlness  of  riches,  and  the  lusts  of 
other  things,  entering  in,  choke  the  word, 
and  it  becometh  unfruitful. 

20  And  these  iire  they  which  hre  sown 
on  good  ground  ;  such  as  hear  the  word, 
and  receive  it,  and  bring  foi-th  fruit,  some 
thirty-fold,  some  sixty,  and  some  a  hun- 
dred. 

21  U  And  he  said  unto  them.  Is  a  candle 
brought  to  be  put  under  a  bftshel,  or  under 
a  bed,  and  not  to  be  set  on  a  candle- 
stick ? 

22  For  there  is  nothing  hid  which  shall 
not  be  manifested  ;  neither  was  any  thing 
kept  secret,  but  that  it  should  come  abroad. 

23  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

24  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Take  heed 
what  ye  hear  ,  with  what  meaj'ure  ye 
mete,  it  shall  be  mfiaj'ured  to  you  :  and 
unto  you  that  hear  shall  more  be  given. 

25  For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall  be  giv- 

ifrddt. 


MARK.  Christ  rebuked  the  wtna 

it  en  :   and   he  that   hath  not,  from  him  shall 

be  taken  even  that  which  he  hath. 

2(5  H  And  he  said,    So  is  the  kingdom  of 

God,  as  if  a  man  should  c5st  seed  into  the 

ground  ; 

27  And  should  sleep  and  rise  night  and 
day,  and  the  seed  should  spring  and  grow 
up,  he  knoweth  not  how. 

28  For  the  earth  bringeth  forth  fruit  of 
herself;  first  the  blade,  then  the  ear,  ifter 
that  the  full  corn  in  the  ear. 

29  But  when  the  fruit  is  brought  forth, 
immediately  he  puttelh  in  the  sickle,  be- 
cause tlie  harvest  is  come. 

30  H  And  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  we 
liken  the  kingdom  of  God  ?  or  with  what 
comparison  shall  we  compare  it  .' 

31  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mus'tard-seed, 
which,  when  it  is  sown  in  the  earth,  is 
less  than  all  the  seeds  that  be  in  the 
earth  : 

32  But  when  it  issown,  itgroweth  up, and 
becometh  greater'than  all  /terbf ,  and  shoot- 
eth  out  great  branches  :  so  that  the  fowls 
of  the  air  may  lodge  under  the  shadow  of 
it. 

33  And  with  many  such  parables  spake 
he  the  word  unto  them,  as  they  were  able 
to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a  parable  spake  he  not 
unto  them  ;  and  vv'hen  they  were  alone,  he 
e.xpoimded  all  things  to  his  disciples. 

35  H  And  the  same  day,  when  the  even 
was  come,  he  saith  unto  them,  Let  us  pSss 
over  unto  the  other  side. 

36  And,  when  they  had  sent  away  the 
nmltitude,  they  took  him  even  as  he  was  in 
the  ship.  And  there  were  also  with  him 
other  little  ships. 

37  And  there  aro^e  a  great  storm  of  wind, 
and  the  waves  beat  into  the  ship,  so  that  it 
was  now  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part  of  the 
ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow  :  and  they  awake 
him,  and  say  unto  him,  Mk'ster,  carest  thou 
not  that  we  perish  .'' 

39  And  he  aro^e,  and  rebuked  the  wind ; 
and  said  unto  the  sea.  Peace,  be  still  :  and 
the  wind  ceased,  and  there  was  a  greai 
calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  hit 
ye  so  fear'ful  ?  how  is  it  that  ye  have  no 
faith  .' 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and 
said  one  to  another.  What  manner  of  man 
is  this,  that  even  the  wind  and  the  sea  obey 
him  .' 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  they  came  over  unto  the  other  side 
of  the  sea,  into  the  country   of  the 
Gad-a-renef'. 

2  And  when  he  was  come  out  of  the 
ship,  immediately  there  met  him,  out  of  the 
combs,  a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit, 

3  Who  had  his  dwelling  among  the 
tombs  ;  and  no  man  could  bind  him,  no, 
not  with  chains 


34 


Legion  of  devils  cdst  out.  ST.  MARK 

4  Because  tliiit  lie  liad  been  often  bound 
witii  fetters  and  chains,  and  the  chains  liad 
been  plucked  asun'der  by  him,  and  the  fet- 
ters broken  in  pieces  ;  neither  could  any 
man  tame  him. 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he  was  in 
the  moun'talns,  and  in  the  tombs,  crying 
and  cutting  himself  vvitli  stones. 

()  But  when  ho  saw  Je'jiis  5far  off,  he 
ran  and  wor'shipped  him, 

7  And  cried  witli  a  loud  voice,  and  said, 
What  have  1  to  do  with  thee,  Je'jus,  thou 
Son  of  the  most  high  God  ?  I  adjure  thee 
by  God,  that  thou  torment  me  not. 

8  (For  he  said  unto  liim,  Come  out  of 
the  man,  thou  unclean  spirit.) 

9  And  lie  asked  him,  Wiiat  is  thy  name.' 
And  he  Answered,  saying,  My  name  is  Le 
eion  :  for  we  krc  many. 

10  And  he  besought  him  much,  that  ho 
would  not  send  them  Sway  out  of  the  coun- 
try. 

11  Now,  there  was  there,  nigh  unto  the 
ni6ijn''tains,  a  great  herd  of  swine  fend- 
ing. 

12  And  all  the  devils  besought  him, 
saying.  Send  us  into  the  swine,  that  we 
may  enter  into  them. 

13  And  forthwith  Je'fus  gave  them  leave. 
And  the  unclean  spirits  went  out,  and  en- 
tered into  the  swine  ;  and  the  herd  ran  vi- 
olently down  a  steep  place  into  the  sea, 
(they  were  about'  two  thousand  ;)  and  were 
choked  in  the  sea. 

14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine  fled,  and 
told  il  in  the  city,  and  in  the  country.  And 
they  went  out  to  see  what  it  was  that  was 
done. 

15  And  tliey  come  to  Je'fus,  and  see 
him  that  was  pojjess'ed  with  the  devil, 
and  had  the  legion,  sitting,  and  clothed, 
and  in  his  right  mind  :  and  they  were 
Sfraid. 

IG  And  they  that  saw  it,  told  them 
how  it  befell  to  him  that  was  pojjess'ed 
with  the  devil,  and  also  concer'ning  the 
swine. 

17  And  they  began  to  pray  him  to  depart 
out  of  their  coasts. 

18  And,  when  he  was  come  into  the 
ship,  he  that  had  been  p65f6ss'ed  with  the 
devil  prayed  him  that  he  might  be  with 
him. 

19  Howbeit,  Je'fus  suffered  him  not,  but 
saith  unto  him.  Go  home  to  thy  friends, 
and  tell  them  how  great  things  the  Lord 
hath  done  for  thee,  and  hath  had  compas- 
sion on  thee. 

20  And  he  departed,  and  began  to  pub- 
lish in  De-cip'o-lis,*  how  great  things  Je'- 
fiis  had  done  for  him  :  and  all  men  did 
marvel. 

21  H  And  when  Je'^us  was  passed  over 
igain'  by  ship  unto  the  other  side,  much 
people  gathered  unto  him;  and  he  was  nigh 
unto  the  sea. 

22  And,  behold,  there  cometh  one  of  the 
"  Ten-Cities  on  the  east  side  of  the  Luke   Jln-ni^'a-rith. 

3  vir'tshu.  4  Uifed. 


The  nihr's  daughter 
rulers  of  the  syn'agogue,  Ja'i-rus  1  by 
name  ;  and,  when  he  saw  him,  he  fell  at 
iiis  feet, 

23  And  besought  him  greatly,  saying,  My 
little  dAughter  lieth  at  the  point  of  death  : 
1  jii'fiy  tlicc,  come  and  lay  thy  hands  on 
her,  that  she  may  be  healed,  and  she  shall 
live. 

24  And  Je'^Hs  went  with  him  ;  and 
much  people  followed  him,  and  thronged 
him. 

251TAndacer'taTnwom'an,  which  had  an 
issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 

2G  And  had  suffered  many  things  of  ma- 
ny physicians,  and  had  spent  all  that  she 
had,  and  was  nothing  bettered,  but  rSther 
grew  2  worse, 

27  When  she  had  heard  of  Je'fus,  came 
in  the  press  behind,  and  toflched  his  gar- 
ment : 

28  For  she  said,  If  I  may  toQch  but  his 
clothes,  I  shall  bo  whole. 

2!)  And  straightway  the  fofln'tain  of  her 
blood  was  dried  u))  ;  and  she  felt  in  her 
body  that  she  was  healed  of  that  plague. 

30  And  Je'^us,  immediately  knowing  in 
himself,  that  vir'tue  3  had  gone  out  of  him, 
turned  liini  abnui'  in  the  press,  and  said, 
WJio  touched  my  clothes  ' 

31  And  his  disciples  said  unto  him,  Thou 
seest  the  miiltitudo  thronging  thee,  and  say- 
cst  thou,  who  touched  me  .' 

32  And  ho  looked  round  Sbout'  to  see 
her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  wom'an,  fearing  and  trem- 
bling, knowing  what  was  done  in  her,  came, 
and  fell  down  before  him,  and  told  him  all 
the  truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her,  D&ugh'ter,  thy 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole  ;  go  in  peace, 
and  be  whole  of  thy  plague. 

35  TI  While  he  yet  spake,  there  came 
from  the  ruler  of  the  syn'agdgue's  house 
cer'tatn  which  said.  Thy  daughter  is  dead  : 
why  trofiblest  thou  the  Mti'ster  any  fur- 
ther .' 

3G  As  soon  as  Je'sus  heard  the  word  that 
was  spoken,  he  saith  unto  the  ruler  of  the 
syn'agogue.  Be  not  afraid,  only  believe. 

37  And  he  suffered  no  man  to  follow 
him,  save  Pe'tcr,  and  James,  and  JoAn  the 
brother  of  James. 

38  And  he  cometh  to  the  house  of  the 
ruler  of  the  syn'agogue,  and  seeth  the  tu- 
mult, and  them  that  wept  and  wailed  great- 

39  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  saith 
unto  them.  Why  make  ye  this  5d6,  and 
weep  ?  the  damsel  is  not  dead,  but  sleep- 
eth. 

40  And  they  IJiugh'ed  4  him  to  scorn  : 
but  when  he  had  put  them  all  out,  he  taketh 
the  father  and  the  mother  of  the  damsel, 
and  them  that  w5re  with  him,  and  entereth 
in  where  the  damsel  was  lying. 

41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by  the  hand, 
and  said  unto  her,  T5l'i-th9  Cfl'ml  ;  which 

35        * 


The  apostles  sent  to  'preach.  ST. 

IS,  being  inter'preted,  Damsel,  (I  say  unto 
thee,)  arlfe. 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel  Sro^e,  and 
walked  ;  for  she  was  of  the  age  of  twelve 
years.  And  they  were  astonished  with  a 
great  astonishment. 

43  And  he  charced  tliem  straitly  that  no 


and 
be 


comman'ded 


iven    her    to 


man    should    know    it 
that    something    should 
eat. 

CHAP.  VI 

AND  he  went  out  from  thence,  and  came 
into  his  own  country  ;  and   his  disci 
pies  follow  him. 

2  And  when  the  s5b'bath-day  was  come, 
he  began  to  teach  in  the  synagogue  : 
and  many,  hearing  hivi,  were  astonished, 
saying.  From  whence  hath  this  man  these 
thmgs  .'  and  what  wisdom  is  this  which  is 
given  unto  him,  tiiat  even  su"-!]  mighty 
works  are  jorought  by  his  hands  .' 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the  son  of 
Ma'ry,  the  brother  of  James  and  J6'§es,  and 
of  Ju'da,  and  Si'mon  .'  and  arc  not  his  sis- 
ters here  with  us  .'  And  they  were  ofiendcd 
at  him. 

4  But  Je'fus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet 
is  not  without  Aon'our,  but  in  his  own  coun- 
try, and  among  his  own  kin,  and  in  his  own 
house. 

5  And  he  could  there  do  no  mighty 
viork,  save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon  a 
few  sick  folk,  and  healed  them. 

6  And  he  marvelled,  because  of  their  un- 
be-lief.  And  he  went  round  about'  the  vil'- 
la?es,  1  teaching. 

7  HAnd  he  calleth  unto  him  the  twelve, 
and  began  to  send  them  forth  by  two  and 
two  ;  and  gave  them  power  over  unclean 
spirits  : 

8  And  comman'ded  them  that  they  should 
take  nothing  for  their  journey,  save  a  staff 
only  ;  no  scrip,  no  bread,  no  money  in  their 
purse  ; 

9  But  he  shod  with  sandals ;  and  not  put 
on  two  coats. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  In  what 
place  soever  ye  enter  into  a  house,  there 
abide  till  ye  depart  from  that  place. 

11  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you, 
nor  hear  you,  when  ye  depart  thence,  shake 
off  the  dust  under  your  feet  for  a  tes'timony 
against'  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  It 
shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Sod'om  and  Go- 
mor'rih,  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for 
that  city. 

12  And  they  went  out,  and  preached  that 
men  should  repent. 

13  And  they  cist  out  many  devils,  and 
inoin'ted  with  oil  many  that  were  sick,  and. 
healed  them. 

14  IT  And  king  Her'od  hSard  of  him  ; 
(for  his  name  was  spread  abro&d  :)  and  he 
said,  That  JoAn  the  Bap'tTst  was  risen  from 
the  dead,  and  there'fore  mighty  works  do 
show  forth  themselves  in  him. 

15  Others  said,    That  it  is  E-lI'as.     And 


vll'lid-jU. 


MARK.  John  Bap'tTst  beheaded. 

others  said.  That  it  is  a  prophet,  or  as  one 
of  the  prophets. 

IG  TI  But  when  Her'od  h6ard  thereof,  he 
said,2  It  is  36hn,  whom  I  beheaded  :  he  is 
risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Her'od  himself  had  sent  forth 
and  laid  hold  upon  John,  and  bound  him 
in  prison  for  He-ro'di-as'  sake,  his  broth- 
er Phil'Ip's  wife  ;  for  he  had  mairied 
her. 

18  For  John  had  said  unto  Her'od,  It  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  thy  brother's 
wife. 

19  There'fore  He-ro'di-is  had  a  quarrel 
against'  him,  and  would  have  killed  him  ; 
but  she  could  not. 

20  For  Her'od  feared  John,  knowing  that 
he  was  a  just  man,  and  a  holy,  and  obferv'- 
ed  him  ;  and  when  he  heard  him,  he  did 
many  things,  and  heard  him  gladly. 

21  And  when  a  convenient  day  was 
come,  that  Her'od,  on  his  birth'day,3  made 
a  supper  to  his  lords,  high  cap'taTns,  and 
chief  estates'  of  Gal'i-lee  ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of  the  said 
He-ro'di-as  came  in,  and  danced,  and  pleas- 
ed Her'od,  and  them  that  sat  with  him,  the 
king  said  unto  the  damsel.  Ask  of  me 
whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I  will  give  it 
thee. 

23  And  he  sware  unto  her.  Whatsoever 
thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  it  thee,  un 
to  the  half  of  my  kingdom. 

24  And  she  went  forth,  and  said  unto  her 
mother,  What  shall  I  ask  .-'  And  she  said, 
The  head  of  J6hn  the  Bap'tTst. 

25  And  slie  came  in  straightway  with  haste 
unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying,  I  will  that 
thou  give  me,  by  and  by,  in  a  chareer,  the 
head  of  JoAn  the  Bap'tist. 

26  And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry  ; 
yet  for  his  oath's  sake,  and  for  their  sakes 
which  sat  with  him,  he  would  not  reject 
her. 

27  And  immediately  the  king  sent  an 
executioner,  and  commcin'ded  his  head  to 
be  brought  :  and  he  went  and  beheaded 
him  in  the  prison  ; 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a  charger, 
and  gave  it  to  the  damsel  ;  and  the  damsel 
gave  it  to  her  mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  hgard  of  it, 
they  came  and  took  up  his  corpse,  and  laid 
it  in  a  tomb. 

30  TI  And  the  Spostles  gathered  them- 
selves together  unto  Je'fus,  and  told  him  all 
things,  both  what  they  had  done,  and  what 
they  had  taught. 

31  And  he  said  unto  them.  Come  ye 
yourselves  apkrt  into  a  def'grt  place,  and 
rest  a  while  :  for  there  were  many  comiog 
and  going,  and  they  had  no  lei'§ure  so  muob 
as  to  eat. 

32  And  they  departed  into  a  d€$'grt 
place  by  ship  privately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them  departing, 
and  many  knew  him,  and  ran  afoot'  thither 


^sid. 


3  hlrth'da. 
S6 


Fice  thousand  fed.  ST.  .AIAIIK. 

out    of  all   cities,  and   outwent  them,   and   of  the 
came  togStlier  unto  him. 

34  n  And  Je'ftis,  when  he  came 
out,  saw  much  people,  and  was  moved 
with  compassion  to'joiird  them,  because 
they  were  as  sheep  not  having  a  shep'- 
hcrd  ;  and  he  began  to  teach  them  many 
tilings. 

35  And  when  the  day  was  now  far  spent, 
his  disciples  came  unto  him,  and  said,  This 
is  a  dej'ert  place,  and  now  the  time  is  far 
pissed  : 

3G  Send  them  Sway,  that  they  may  go 
into  the  country  round  about',  and  into  the 
vil'lages,  1  and  buy  themselves  bread  :  for 
they    have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto  tlicni, 
Give  ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  say  unto 
him,  Shall  we  go  and  buy  two  hundred 
pen'ny-worth  of  bread,  and  give  them  to 
eat  .' 

38  He  saith  unto  them.  How  many  loaves 
have  ye  .'  go  and  see.  And  when  they 
knew,  they  say.  Five,  and  two  fishes. 

39  And  he  commJin'ded  them  to  make 
all  sit  down  by  cora'pantes  upon  the  green 
grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks,  by  hun- 
dreds, and  by  fifties. 

41  And,  when  he  had  taken  the  five 
loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  he  looked  up  to 
heaven,  and  bless'ed,  and  brake  the  loaves, 
and  gave  them,  to  his  disciples  to  set  be- 
fore them  ;  and  the  two  fishes  divided  he 
among  them  all. 

42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  fil- 
led. 

43  And  they  took  up  twelve  baskets  full 
of  the  fragments,  and  of  the  fishes 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the  loaves 
w6rc  about'  five  thousand  men. 

45  IT  And  straightway  he  constrsin'ed 
his  disciples  to  get  into  the  ship,  and  to  go 
to  the  other  side  before  unto  Beth-sa'i-da, 
while  he  sent  away  the  people. 

46  And  when  he  had  sent  them  away, 
he  departed  into  a  moiin'tain  to  pray. 

47  And  when  even  was  come,  the  ship 
was  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  and  he  alone 
on  the  land. 

48  And  he  saw  them  toiling  in  rowing  : 
(for  the  wind  was  contrary  unto  them  :) 
and  about'  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  he 
Cometh  unto  them,  walk'Ing  upon  the  sea, 
and  would  have  passed  by  them. 

49  But,  when  tliey  saw  him  walking  up- 
on the  sea,  they  supposed  it  had  been  a 
spirit,  and  cried  out  : 

50  (For  they  all  saw  him,  and  w6re 
troubled  :)  And  immediately  he  tdlkcd 
with  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Be  of 
good  cheer  :  it  is  I  ;  he  not  afraid. 

51  And  he  went  up  unto  them  into  the 
shiD  ;  and  the  wind  ceased  :  and  they  wgrc 
Bore  amazed  in  themselves beySndmSaj'ure, 
and  wondered. 

52  For  they  considered  not  the  miracle 
1  rUl'lU-jU 


w 


What  defileth  a  vian. 
loaves  •    for   their   hckrt  was  har- 
dened. 

53  ir  And  when  they  had  passed  over, 
they  came  into  the  land  of  (^en-nef'a-rgt, 
and  drew  to  the  shore. 

54  And,  when  they  were  come  out  of 
the  ship,  straightway  they  knew  him, 

55  And  ran  through  that  whole  region 
round  about',  and  began  to  carry  about'  in 
beds  those  that  wgre  sick,  where  they  hSard 
he  was. 

5G  And  whithersoever  he  entered,  into 
vll'laffes,  or  cities,  or  country,  they  laid  the 
sick  in  the  streets,  and  besought  him  that 
they  might  touch,  if  it  w6rc  but  the  border 
of  his  garment  :  and  as  many  as  touched 
him  were  made  whole. 

CHAP.  VH. 

THEN    came    togSther     unto    him    the 
Phar'i-sees,  and  cer'taTn  of  the  scribes, 
which  came  from  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

2  And  when  they  saw  some  of  his  dis- 
ciples eat  broad  with  defiled  (that  is  to 
say,  with  unwash'en)  hands,  they  found 
filult. 

3  For  the  Phar'i-sees,  and  all  the  Jews, 
except  they  wash  their  hands  oft,  eat  not, 
holding  tlie  tradition  of  the  elders. 

4  And  when  they  come  from  tho  market, 
except  tliey  wash,  they  eat  not.  And  ma- 
ny other  things  there  be,  which  they  have 
received  to  hold,  as  the  washing  of  cups, 
and  pots,  and  brazen  vessels,  and  of  tables. 

Then  the  Phar'i-sees  and  scribes  asked 
him,  Why  walk  not  thy  disciples  accord- 
ing to  the  tradition  of  the  elders,  but  eat 
bread  with  unwash'en  hands  .'' 

G  He  answered  and  said  unto  them.  Well 
hath  E-sa'i-as2  proph'esied  of  you  hyp'o 
crites,  as  it  is  written.  This  people  Aon' 
oureth  me  with  their  lips,  but  their  heart  is 
far  from  me. 

7  Howbeit,  in  vain  do  they  wor'ship  me, 
teaciiing /or  doc'trines  the  commind'ments 
of  men. 

8  For  laying  Sside  the  commcind'ment 
of  God,  ye  hold  the  tradition  of  men,  as 
the  wash'ing  of  pots  and  cups  :  and  many 
other  such  like  things  ye  do. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  Full  well  ye 
reject  the  command'ment  of  God,  that  ye 
may  keep  your  own  tradition. 

10  For  Mo'jes  said,  //on'oiir  thy  fiither 
and  thy  mother ;  and  whoso  curseth  father 
or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death  : 

11  But  ye  say.  If  a  man  shall  say  to  his 
father  or  mother,  /(  is  Cor'ban,  that  is  to 
say,  a  gift,  by  whatsoever  thou  mightst  bo 
profited  by  me  ;  he  shall  be  free. 

12  And  ye  suffer  him  no  more  to  do 
aught  for  his  f  ;\ther  or  his  mother  ; 

13  Making  the  word  of  God  of  none 
eftect  through  your  tradition,  whicli  ye 
have  delivered  :  and  many  such  like  things 
do  ye. 

And,  when   he   had   called  all  the 
unto    him,    he    said    unto    theui, 
S  E-sd'yds. 

37 


14  IT 
people 


fVkat  dejlleth  a  man. 


ST.  MARK. 


Four  thousand  fed. 


Hearken  unto  me   every   one  of  you,  and 
understand : 

15  There  is  nothing  from  without  a  man, 
that  entering  into  him  can  defile  him  :  but 
the  things  whicli  come  out  of  him,  those 
arc  they  that  defile  the  man. 

16  If  any  man  have  ears  to  Iicar,  let  Iiim 
hear. 

17  And,  when  he  v^^as  entered  into  the 
house  from  the  people,  his  disciples  Ssked 
him  concer'ning  the  parable. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them.  Arc  ye  so 
without  understanding  also  .'  Do  ye  not 
perceive',  that  whatsoever  thing  from  with- 
out entereth  into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile 
him  ; 

10  Because  it  entereth  not  into  his  heart, 
but  into  the  belly,  and  goeth  out  into  the 
draught,!  purging  all  meats  ? 

20  And  he  said,  That  which  cometh  out 
of  the  man,  that  defileth  the  man. 

21  For  fi-om  within,  out  of  the  heart  of 
men,  proceed  evil  thoughts,  adul'tcrtes,  for- 
nications, murders, 

22  Thefts,  cov'etousness,  wickedness, 
deceit,  lasciv'iousness,  an  evil  eye,  bIS.s'- 
pliemy,  pride,  foolishness  : 

23  AH  these  evil  things  come  from  with- 
in, and  defile  the  man. 

24  IT  And  from  thence  he  aroje,  and  went 
into  the  borders  of  Tyre  and  >?T'd6n,  and 
entered  into  a  house,  and  would  have  no 
man  know  it :  but  he  could  not  be  hid. 

25  For  a  cer'taln  wom'an,  whose  young 
daughter  had  an  unclean  spirit,  heard  of 
him,  and  came  and  fell  at  his  feet : 

26  (The  wom'an  was  a  Greek,  a  Sy-ro- 
phe-nic'i-an2  by  nation;)  and  she  besought 
him  that  he  would  c5st  forth  the  devil  out 
of  her  dciughter. 

27  But  Je'jus  said  unto  her,  Let  the 
children  first  be  filled  :  for  it  is  not  meet 
to  take  the  children's  bread,  and  to  cast  it 
unto  the  dogs. 

28  And  she  Snswered  and  said  unto 
him,  Yes,3  Lord  :  yet  the  dogs  under  the 
table  eat  of  the  children's  crumbs. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her,  For  this  say- 
ing, go  thy  way  ;  the  devil  is  gone  out  of 
thy  daughter. 

30  And  when  she  was  come  to  her 
house,  she  found  the  devil  gone  out,  and 
her  daughter  laid  upon  the  bed. 

31  H  And  again',  departing  from  the 
coasts  of  Tyre  and  Si'd5n,  he  came  unto 
the  sea  of  Gal'i-lee,  through  the  midst  of 
the  coasts  of  De-cap'o-lTs. 

32  And  they  bring  unto  him  one  that 
was  deaf,  and  had  an  impediment  in  his 
speech  ;  and  they  beseech  him  to  put  his 
hand  upon  him. 

33  And  he  took  him  aside  from  the  mul- 
titude, and  put  his  fingers  into  his  ears,  and 
he  spit,  and  touched  his  tongue  ; 

34  And,  looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed, 
and  saith  unto  him,  Eph'pha-thS,  that  is, 
Be  opened. 


1  drift. 


35  And  straightway  his  ears  were  open- 
ed, and  the  string  of  his  tongue  was  loosed, 
and  he  spake  plain. 

36  And  he  charged  them  that  they  should 
tell  no  man  :  but  the  more  he  chcirged 
them,  so  much  the  more  a  great  deal  they 
published  it : 

37  And  were  beyond  meaf'ure  astonish- 
ed, saying.  He  hath  done  all  things  well  : 
he  maketh  both  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the 
dumb  to  speak. 

CHAP.  VIH. 

IN  those  days  the  multitude  being  ver}' 
great,  and  having  nothing  to  eat,  Je'fU3 
called  his  disciples  iinto  him,  and  saith  un 
to  them, 

2  I  have  compassion  on  the  multitude, 
because  they  have  now  been  with  me  three 
days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat  : 

3  And  if  I  send  them  away  fast'Tng  to 
their  own  houses,  they  will  faint  by  the 
way  :  for  di'verf  of  them  came  from  far. 

4  And  his  disciples  answered  him.  From 
whence  can  a  man  satisfy  these  men  with 
bread  here  in  the  wilderness  .•" 

5  And  he  asked  them.  How  many  loaves 
have  ye  .'  and  they  said,  Seven. 

6  And  he  comnnni'ded  the  people  to  sit 
d(nvn  on  the  ground  :  and  he  took  the 
seven  loaves,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set  before  them  , 
and  they  did  set  them,  before  the  people. 

7  And  they  had  a  few  small  fishes  ;  and 
he  bless'ed,  and  comman'ded  to  set  them 
also  before  them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled  :  and 
they  took  up,  of  the  broken  meat  that  was 
left,  seven  baskets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about' 
four  thousand  :  and  he  sent  them  away. 

10  IT  And  straightway  he  entered  into  a 
ship  with  his  disciples,  and  came  into  the 
parts  of  Dal-ma-nu'tha. 

11  And  the  Phar'i-sees  came  forth  and 
began  to  question  with  him,  seeking  of  bim 
a  sign  from  heaven,  tempting  him. 

12  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit, 
and  saith.  Why  doth  this  generation  seek 
after  a  sign  .''  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
There  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  this  gen- 
eration. 

13  And  he  left  them,  and,  entering  into 
the  ship  again',  departed  to  the  other  side. 

14  TI  Now  the  disciples  had  forgotten  to 
take  bread,  neither  had  they  in  the  ship 
with  them  more  than  one  loaf. 

15  And  he  ch<ireed  them,  saying.  Take 
heed,  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  PhSr'i- 
sees,  and  of  the  leaven  of  Her'od. 

16  And  they  reasoned  among  themselves, 
saying.  It  is  because  we  have  no  bread. 

17  And,  when  Je'|us  knew  it,  he  saith 
unto  them.  Why  reason  ye  because  ye  have 
no  bread  ?  perceive'  ye  not  yet,  neither 
understand  ?  have  ye  your  hekrt  yet  har- 
dened ? 

18  Having  eyes,  see  ye  not  .''    and  hav- 


2  Si-ro-fe-nish'yiin. 


38 


yls. 


Christ  rcbuheth  Pe'tir. 
ing  ears,  hear  ye  not  '  and 


ST.  MARK 
do  ye   not  re-i 
member  ? 

19  When  I  brake  the  five  loaves  among 
five  thousand,  how  many  baskets  full  of 
fragments  took  ye  up  ?  They  say  unto 
him,  Twelve. 

20  And  when  the  seven  am6ng  four 
thousand,  liow  many  baskets  full  of  frag- 
ments took  ye  up  .'  And  they  said, 
Seven. 

21  And  ho  said  unto  them,  How  is  it 
that  ye  do  not  understand  ? 

22  H  And  lie  cometh  to  Beth-sa'i-dS  ;1 
and  they  bring  a  blind  man  unto  him,  and 
besought  liim  to  touch  him. 

23  And  he  took  the  blind  man  by  the 
hand,  and  led  him  out  of  the  town  ;  and 
when  he  had  spit  on  his  eyes,  and  put  his 
hands  upon  him,  he  asked  him  if  no  saw 
&ught. 

24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said.  I  see 
men  as  trees  walk'ing. 

25  After  that,  he  put  Ais  hands  again'  up- 
on his  eyes,  and  made  him  look  up  ;  and 
he  was  restored, and  saw  every  man  dear- 
ly- 

26  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  house, 
saying.  Neither  go  into  the  town,  nor  tell 
it  to  any  in  the  town. 

27  IT  And  Je'^us  wont  out,  and  his  dis- 
ciples, into  the  towns  of  Ces-a-re'a  Plii-lTp'- 
pl  :2  and  by  the  way  he  asked  his  disciples, 
saying  unto  them,  Whom  do  men  say  that 
I  am .' 

28  And  they  answered,  36/m  the  Bap'- 
tist  :  but  some  say  E-lI'as ;  and  others,  One 
of  the  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them.  But  whom 
say  ye  that  I  am  .'  And  Pe'ter  answereth. 
and  saith  unto  him.    Thou  art  the  <j;hrist. 

30  And  he  charffed  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man  of  him. 

31  H  And  he  began  to  teach  them,  that 
the  Son  of  Man  must  suffer  many  things, 
and  be  rejected  of  the  elders,  and  of  the 
chief  priests  and  scribes,  and  be  killed,  and 
after  three  days  rise  again'. 

32  And  he  spake  that  saying  openly. 
And  Pe'ter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke 
him. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned  about'  and 
looked  on  his  disciples,  he  rebuked  Pe'ter, 
saying.  Get  thee  behind  me,  Sa'tan  :  for 
thou  savourest  not  the  things  that  be  of 
God,  but  the  things  that  be  of  men. 

34  H  And  when  he  had  called  the  peo- 
ple unto  him,  with  his  disciples  also,  ho 
said  unto  them.  Whosoever  will  come  after 
me,  let  liim  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 
cross,  and  follow  me. 

35  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life, shall 
16fe  it  ;  but  whosoever  shall  l^je  liis  life, 
for  my  sake  and  the  gos'pSl's,  the  same 
shall  save  it. 

36  For  what  shall  it  profit  a  man,  if  he 
should  gain  the  whole  world,  and  I6fe  bis 
own  soul  .'' 


The  transfiguration  of  Christ. 

?u  Or  what  shall  a  ;nan  give  in  ex- 
change for  his  soul  .' 

38  Whosoever,  thgrc'fore,  shall  be 
ashamed  of  me,  and  of  my  words,  in 
this  adul'terous  and  sinful  generation,  of 
him  also  shall  the  Son  of  Man  be  ai'hamed, 
when  he  cometh  in  the  glory  of  his  Fk'ther, 
with  the  holy  aneels. 

*CHAP.  IX. 

AND  he  said  unto  them,  Verily  I  say 
unto  you.  That  there  be  some  of  them 
that  stand  here,  which  shall  not  taste  of 
death,  till  they  have  seen  the  kingdom  of 
God  come  with  power. 

2  H  And,  after  si.\  days,  Je'fus  taketh 
loith  him.  Pe'ter,  and  James,  and  Jo^n,  and 
leadeth  them  up  into  a  high  moftn'tain 
apart  by  themselves  :  and  he  was  transfig- 
ured before  them. 

3  And  his  raiment  became  shl'ning,  ex- 
ceeding white  as  snow,  so  as  no  fuller  on 
earth  can  white  them. 

4  And  there  appeared  unto  them  E-li'is, 
with  Mo'jes  :  and  they  were  talk'ing  with 
Je'fus. 

T)  And  Pe'ter  answered  and  said  tn  Je'^iis, 
Ma'ster,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here  :  and 
let  us  make  three  tab'ernades  ;  one  for 
thee,  and  one  for  Mo'fes,  and  one  for  E-li'- 

as. 

G  For  he  wist  •'  not  what  to  say  ;  for 
they  were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  there  was  a  cloud  that  overshad- 
owed them  :  and  a  voice  came  out  of  the 
cloud,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son  ; 
hear  him. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had  looked 
round  about',  they  saw  no  man  any  more, 
save  Je'jus  only  with  themselves. 

9  And,  as  they  came  down  fi-om  the 
moOn'taln,  he  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man  what  things  they  had 
seen,  till  the  Son  of  Man  w6re  risen  from 
the  dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying  with  them- 
selves, questioning  one  with  another  whSt 
the  rising  firom  the  dead  should  mean. 

im  And  they  asked  him,  saying.  Why 
say  the  scribes  that  E-li'as  must  first  come? 

12  And  he  answered,  and  told  them, 
E-lI'Ss  verily  cometh  first,  and  restoreth  all 
things  ;  and  how  it  is  written  of  the  Son  of 
Man,  that  he  must  suffer  many  things,  and 
be  set  at  nought. 

13  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  E-li'as  is  in- 
deed come,  and  they  have  done  unto  him 
whatsoever  they  listed,  as  it  is  written  of 
him. 

14  IT  And,  when  he  came  to  his  disci- 
ples, he  saw  a  great  multitude  about' 
them,  and  the  scribes  questioning  with 
them. 

15  And  straightway  all  the  people,  when 
they  beheld  him,  w6rc  greatly  amazed,  and, 
running  to  him,  saluted  him. 

16  And  he  asked  the  scribes,  What  ques- 
tion ye  with  them  ? 


1  Bitk-sa'c-dd. 


2  FTl-lip'pI  is  the  English  pronunciation. 


3  know. 


39 


A  dumb  spirit  cast  out.  ST.  M 

17  And  one  of  the  multitudo  answered 
and  said,  Ma'ster,  I  have  brought  unto  tliee 
my  son,  which  hath  a  dumb  spirit  ; 

18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh  him,  he 
teareth  him  ;  and  he  foameth,  and  gnSsh'- 
eth  with  his  teeth,  and  pincth  Sway  :  and  I 
spake  to  thy  disciples,  that  tliey  should 
cist  him  out ;  and  they  could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and  saith,  O 
faithless  generation  !  how  long  shall  I  be 
with  you  .'  how  long  shall  I  suftcr  yon  ? 
bring  him  unto  me. 

20  And  they  brought  him  unto  him  : 
and  when  he  saw  him,  straightway  the 
spirit  tare  him  ;  and  he  fell  on  the  ground, 
and  wallowed,  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How  long 
is  it  ago  since  this  came  unto  him  .'  And  he 
said,  Of  a  child. 

22  And  oft  times  it  hath  cast  him  into 
the  fire,  and  into  the  waters,  to  destroy' 
him  :  but  if  thou  canst  do  any  thing,  have 
fompassion  on  us,  and  help  us. 

23  Je'fus  said  unto  him.  If  thou  canst 
believe,  all  things  are  possible  to  him  that 
believeth. 

24  And  straightway  the  father  of  the 
child  cried  out,  and  said  with  tears,  Lord, 
I  believe  :  help  thou  mine  un-be-lief. 

25  When  Je'jQs  saw  that  the  people 
came  running  together,  he  rebuked  the 
foul  spirit,  saying  unto  him,  Thou  dumb 
and  deaf  spirit,  I  churee  thee,  come  out 
of  him,  and  enter  no  more  into  him. 

26  And  the  spirit  cried  and  rent  him 
sore,  and  came  out  of  him  :  and  he  was  as 
one  dead ;  insomuch  that  many  said.  He 
in  dead. 

27  But  Je'§iis  took  him  by  the  hand  and 
lifted  him  up  ;  and  he  ar6§e. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  his  disciples  asked  him  privately, 
Why  could  not  we  cast  him  out  ? 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  kind 
can  come  forth  by  nothing,  but  by  prayer 
and  fasting. 

30  If  And  they  departed  thence,  and 
passed  through  Gal'i-lee  ;  and  he  would 
not  that  any  man  should  know  it. 

31  For  he  taught  his  disciples,  and  said 
ante  them,  The  Son  of  Man  is  delivered 
into  the  hands  of  men,  and  they  shall  kill 
him  :  and  after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall 
rise  the  third  day. 

32  But  they  understood  not  that  saying, 
and  w§rc  afraid  to  ask  him. 

33  H  And  he  came  to  Ca-per'na-um  : 
and,  being  in  the  house,  he  asked  them, 
What  was  it  that  ye  disputed  among  your- 
Bclves  by  the  way  .' 

34  But  they  held  their  peace :  for  by 
the  way  they  had  disputed  among  them- 
selves, who  should  he  the  greatest. 

35  And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the 
twelve,  and  saith  unto  them,  If  any  man 
desire  to  be  first,  the  same  shall  be  last  of 
all,  and  the  servant  of  all. 


ARK.  Of  divorcement. 

3G  And  he  took  a  child,  and  set  him  in 
the  midst  of  them  :  and,  when  he  had 
taken  him  in  his  arms,  he  said  unto 
them, 

37  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  of  such 
children  in  my  name,  receiveth  me :  and 
whosoever  shall  receive  mc,  receiveth  not 
me,  but  him  that  sent  me. 

38  1i  And  Jo/in  answered  him,  saying, 
Ma'ster,  we  saw  one  cas'ting  out  devils  in 
thy  name,  and  he  followeth  not  us :  and 
we  forbade'  him,  because  he  followeth  not 
us. 

39  But  Je'^us  said.  Forbid  him  not :  for 
there  is  no  man  which  gliall  do  a  miracle 
in  my  name,  that  can  lightly  speak  evil  of 
me. 

40  FoT  he  that  is  not  against'  us  is  on 
our  part. 

41  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup 
of  water  to  drink,  in  my  name,  because  ye 
belong  to  Christ,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  He 
shall  not  lofe  his  rewArd. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  offend  one  of 
these  little  ones  that  believe  in  me,  it  is 
better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hanged 
about'  his  neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the 
sea. 

43  And  if  tliy  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it 
off:  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life 
maimed,  than  having  two  hands  to  go  into 
hell,  into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched  : 

44  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched. 

4.5  And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut  it 
off:  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  halt  into 
life,  than  having  two  feet  to  be  cast  into 
hell,  into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched  : 

46  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched. 

47  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck 
it  out :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God  with  one  eye,  than 
having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  into  hell  fire: 

48  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched. 

49  For  every  one  shall  be  stilted  with 
fire,  and  every  sac'rifi(;e  shall  be  salted 
with  sdlt. 

50  Salt  is  good,  but  if  the  siilt  have  lost 
his  saltness,  wherewith  will  ye  season  it  .■' 
Have  sAlt  in  yourselves,  and  have  peace 
one  with  another. 

CHAP.   X. 

AND  he  arofe  from  thence,  and  cometh 
into  the  coasts  of  Ju-de'a  by  the  far- 
ther side  of  Jor'dan  :  and  the  people  resort 
unto  him  again' ;  and  as  he  was  wont,  he 
taught  them  again'. 

2  II  And  the  Phar'i-sees  came  to  him, 
and  asked  him.  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put 
away  his  wife  .'  tempting  him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
What  did  Mo'jes  commtind'  you  .'' 

4  And   they   said,   Mo'jes   suffered  to 

40 


The  danger  of  riches.  ST.  MARK, 

write  a  bill  of  divorce'ment,  and  to  put  her 
Sway. 

5  And  Je'jus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  For  the  hardness  of  your  heirt  he 
wrote  you  this  precept : 

G  But  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation 
God  made  them  male  and  female. 

7  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave 
his  fiithcr  and  mother,  and  cleave  to  his 
wife  ; 

8  And  they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh  :  so 
then  they  hre  no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh. 

9  What,  therc'fore,  God  hath  joined  to- 
gether, let  not  man  put  Ssun'der. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disciples  Ssked 
him  Sgain'  of  the  same  matter. 

11  And  lie  snitli  unto  them,  Whosoever 
shall  put  Sway  his  wife,  and  marry  Another 
committcth  5dul'tery  against'  her. 

12  And  if  a  wom'an  shall  put  awSy  her 
hiif'biind,  and  be  married  to  another,  she 
committeth  adul'tcry. 

13  ![  And  they  brouglit  young  children  to 
him,  that  he  should  touch  them  ;  and  his 
disciples  rebuked  those  that  brought 
them. 

14  But  when  Je'^Qs  saw  it,  he  was  much 
displeased,  and  said  unto  them.  Suffer  the 
little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and  for- 
bid them  not :  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

15  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever 
shall  not  receive  tlie  kingdom  of  God  as  a 
little  child,  he  shall  not  enter  therein. 

IG  And  he  took  them  up  in  his  arms, 
put  his  hands  upon  them,  and  bless'ed 
them. 

17  IT  And,  when  he  was  gone  forth  into 
the  way,  there  came  one  running,  and 
Arneeled  to  him,  and  asked  him,  Good  MiV- 
ster,  what  shall  I  do  that  I  may  inherit 
eternal  life  ? 

18  And  Je'fus  said  unto  him,  Why  cal- 
lest  thou  me  good .'  there  is  none  good  but 
one,  that  is  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  command'mSnts, 
Do  not  commit  adul'tiry,  Do  not  kill.  Do 
not  steal.  Do  not  bear  false  witness,  De- 
fraud not,  f/on'oOr  thy  ftither  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Mk'ster,  all  these  have  I  fibjerv'ed  from  my 
youth. 

21  Then  Je'fus  beholding  him,  loved 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  One  thing  thou 
lackest :  go  thy  way,  sell  whatsoever  thou 
hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt 
have  treaf'ure  in  heaven  ;  and  come,  take 
up  the  cross,  and  follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  saying,  and 
went  away  grieved  :  for  he  had  great  pof- 
l^ss'ions.  , 

23  H  And  Je'sQs  looked  round  about', 
and  saith  unto  his  disciples.  How  hardly 
shall  they  that  have  riches  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God  ! 

24  And  the  disciples  w^re  astonished  at 
his  words.     But  Je'|U8  Snswereth  again', 


Z?b'e-(lee  s  sons  rebuked 
and  saith  unto  them,  Children,  how  hard 
is  it  for  thcni  that  trust  in  riches  to  enter 
into  tlie  kiiigfiom  of  God  I 

25  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a  rich  man  to 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  were  astonished  out  of 
meaf'urc,  saying  among  themselves.  Who 
then  can  be  saved  .' 

27  And  Je'jus,  looking  upon  them,  saith, 
With  men  it  is  impossible,  but  not  with 
God  :  for  with  God  all  things  arc  possible. 

28  H  Then  Pe'tcr  began  to  say  unto  him, 
Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and  have  followed 
thee. 

29  And  Je'fQs  answered  and  said.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  There  is  no  man  that  hath 
left  house,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father, 
or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands, 
for  my  sake,  and  the  gos'pel's, 

30  But  he  shall  receive  a  hun'dred  1  fold 
now  in  this  time,  houses,  and  brethren,  and 
sisters,  and  mothers,  and  children,  and 
lands,  with  persecu'tions  ;  and  in  the  world 
to  come  eternal  life. 

31  But  many  that  arc  first,  shall  be  last ; 
and  the  last  first. 

32  H  And  thoy  were  in  the  way  going 
up  to  Je-rLl'sa-leni  ;  and  Je'ffls  went  before 
thom:  and  they  were  amazed;  and,  as  they 
followed,  they  were  afraid.  And  he  took 
again'  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell  them 
what  things  should  iiappen  unto  him, 

33  Saying,  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Je-rCl'- 
sa-Iem  ;  and  the  Son  of  Man  shall  be 
delivered  unto  the  chief  priests,  and  unto 
the  scribes;  and  they  shall  condemn  him  to 
death,  and  shall  deliver  him  to  the  ^en'- 
tlles  : 

34  And  they  shall  mock  him,  and  shall 
scouree  him,  and  shall  spit  upon  him,  and 
shall  kill  him  ;  and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again'. 

35  t  And  James  and  Jo/in,  the  sons  of 
Zeb'e-dee,  come  unto  him,  saying,  Ma'ster, 
we  would  that  thou  shouldst  do  for  us  what- 
soever we  shall  desire. 

3(J  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  would 
ye  that  I  should  do  for  you  ? 

37  They  said  unto  iiim.  Grant  unto  us 
that  we  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right  hand, 
and  the  other  on  thy  left  hand,  in  thy 
glory. 

38  But  Je'ftis  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
not  what  ye  ask:  can  ye  drink  of  the  cup 
tiiat  I  drink  of.'  and  be  baptized  with  the 
baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with  ? 

39  And  they  say  unto  him.  We  can. 
And  Je'^us  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  in- 
deed drink  of  the  cup  that  I  drink  of;  and 
with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with- 
al shall  ye  be  baptized  : 

40  But  to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on 
my  left  hand,  is  not  mine  to  give  ;  but  it 
shall  be  given  to  them  for  whom  it  is  pre- 
pared. 

41  And   when   the   ten   h^ard   it,  they 


D2« 


1  him'drid  not  hun'durd. 


41 


Christ  ridcth  onaniss.  ST.  MARK 

began  to  be  much  displeased  witli  Jamos  and   cast 
and  Jo//n. 

42  But  Je'jus  called  them  to  him,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Ye  know  that  they  which 
are  accounted  to  rule  over  the  (^en'tiles, 
exercise  lordship  over  them  ;  and  tlicir 
great  ones  exercise  authority  upon  thoin. 

43  But  so  shall  it  not  be  among  you  :  but 
whosoever  will  be  great  among  you,  sliull 
be  your  minister  : 

44  And  whosoever  of  you  will  be  the 
rhiefest,  shall  be  servant  of  ail. 

45  For  even  the  Son  of  Man  came  not 
to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and 
to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many. 

46  If  And  they  came  to  Jer'i-cho  :  and 
as  he  went  out  of  Jer'i-cho  with  his  disci- 
ples, and  a  great  number  of  people,  blind 
Bar-ti-me'us,  the  son  of  Ti-me'us,  sat  by 
the  high'way-side,  begging. 

47  And  when  he  heard  that  it  was  Je'fus 
of  Naz'a-reth,  he  began  to  cry  out  and 
say,  Je'fus,  thou  son  of  Da'vid,  have  mercy 
on  me. 

48  And  many  chkr^cd  him  that  he  should 
hold  his  peace  :  but  he  cried  the  more  a 
great  deal.  Thou  son  of  Da'vid,  have  mer- 
cy on  me. 

=  49  And  Je'fus  stood  still,  and  comm;\nd'- 
ed  him  to  be  called.  And  they  call  the 
blind  man,  saying  unto  him,  Be  of  good 
com'fort,  rise  ;  he  calleth  thee. 

50  And  he,  cas'ting  Sway  his  garment, 
rose,  and  came  to  Je'fus. 

51  And  Je'jus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  What  wilt  thou  that  I  should  do  unto 
thee  .''  The  blind  man  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
that  I  might  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Je'§us  said  unto  him,  Go  thy 
way  ;  thy  faith  hath  madetheewhole.  And 
immediately  he  received  his  sight,  and  fol- 
lowed Je'fus  in  the  way. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  when  they  came  nigh  to  Je-rft'sa- 
lem,  unto  Beth'pha-ee  and  Beth'a-ny, 


at    the   mount  of  ol'ives,   he  sendeth  forth 
two  of  his  disciples, 

2  And  saith  unto  them,  go  your  way  into 
the  vll'laee  1  over  against'  you  ;  and,  as 
soon  as  ye  be  entered  into  it,  ye  shall  find 
a  colt  tied,  whereon  never  man  sat  ;  166se 
him,  and  bring  him. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  you.  Why 
do  ye  this  ?  say  ye,  that  the  Lord  hath 
need  of  him  ;  and  straightway  he  will  send 
him  hither. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and  found 
the  colt  tied  by  the  door   without,    in   a 

Elace  where  two  ways  met ;  and  they  loose 
im. 

5  And  cfir'tain  of  them  that  stood  there, 
said  unto  them,  What  do  ye,  166'sTng  the 
colt? 

6  And  they  said  unto  them  even  as  Je'- 
ftis  had  cSmmkn'ded  :  and  they  let  them 


go 


7  And  they  brought  the  colt  to  Je'jlis, 
1  vll'lUje. 


The  Jig-trec  icUhcred 
innents  on  him  ;  and  he 


iioi 
sat  upon  hinj. 

8  And  uKUiv  spread  their  garments  in 
the  way ;  and  othei.s  lut  down  branch- 
es off  the  trees,  and  str(  w  cd  "  them  in  the 
way. 

D  And  they  thatwentbefore,  and  they  that 
followed,  cried,  saying,  Ho-^an'nS  ;  bles'sed 
is  he  that  comcth  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

10  Bles'sed  he  the  kingdon)  of  our  father 
Da'vid,  that  conicth  in  flic  name  of  the 
Lord  :   Ho-^an'na  in  tjie  highest. 

11  And  Je'fus  entered  into  Je-ru'sa-leni, 
and  into  the  temple  :  and  when  he  had 
looked  round  about'  upon  all  things,  and 
now  the  eventide  was  come,  he  went  out 
unto  Beth'a-ny,  with  the  twelve. 

12  TI  And  on  the  morrow,  when  they  weve 
come  from  Beth'a-ny,  he  was  hungry  : 

13  And  seeing  a  fig-tree  5far  olV,  having 
leaves,  he  came,  if  haply  he  might  find 
any  thing  thereon  :  and,  when  he  came  to 
it,  he  found  nothing  but  leaves  ;  for  the 
time  of  figs  was  not  yet. 

14  And  Je'fus  answered  and  said 
unto  it.  No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee 
hereafter  forever.  And  his  disciples  heard 
it. 

15  IT  And  they  come  to  Je-rft'sa-lem  ; 
and  Je'fus  went  into  the  temple,  and  began 
to  cast  out  them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money-changers,  and  the  seats  of  them 
that  sold  doves  ; 

16  And  would  not  suffer  that  any  man 
should  carry  any  vessel  through  the  tem- 
ple. 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto  them,  Is 
it  not  written.  My  house  shall  be  called  of 
all  nations  the  house  of  prayer .'  but  ye 
have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

18  And  the  scribes  and  chief  priests 
heard  it,  and  sought  how  they  might  de- 
stroy' him  :  for  they  feared  him,  because 
all  the  people  was  astonished  at  his  doc'- 
trine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he  went 
out  of  the  city. 

20  IT  And  in  the  morning,  as  they  passed 
by,  they  saw  the  fig-tree  dried  up  from  the 
roots. 

21  And  Pe'tfer,  calling  to  remembrance, 
saith  unto  him,  Ma'ster,  behold  the  fig- 
tree  which  thou  cursedst  is  withered 
away. 

22  And  Je'fus  an'swering,  saith  unto 
them,  Have  faith  in  God. 

23  For  verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  who- 
soever shall  say  unto  this  moiln'tain.  Be 
thou  removed,  and  be  thou  cSst  into  the 
sea  ;  and  shall  not  doObt  in  his  heart,  but 
shall  believe  that  those  things  which  he 
saith  shall  come  to  pass  ;  he  shall  have 
whatsoever  he  saith. 

24  There'fore,  I  say  unto  you,  What 
things  soever  ye  desire  when  ye  pray,  be- 

2  stro'cd. 

42 


Of  the  vlne'yard.  ST.  M 

lieve  that   ye  receive  them,  and  ye   shall 
have  them. 

25  And  when  ye  stand  praying,  forgive 
if  ye  have  auRiit  Sgainst'  any  ;1  that  your 
t'il'ther  also  which  is  in  heaven  may  for- 
give you  your  tres'pSsses. 

26  Butif  ye  do  not  forgive,  neither  will 
your  Fii'tlicr  which  is  in  heaven  forgive 
your  tres'pSs.scs. 

27  H  And  they  come  again'  to  Je-rft'sa- 
leui  :  and  as  he  was  walk'Tng  in  the  temple, 
Micre  come  to  him  the  chief  priests,  and 
the  scribes,  and  the  elders, 

26  And  say  unto  him.  By  what  authori- 
ty docst  thou  these  things  ?  and  who  gave 
lliee  this  authority  to  do  these  things  ? 

2i>  And  Je'jus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  will  also  ask  of  you  one  question, 
and  answer  nie,  and  I  will  tell  you  by  what 
authority  I  do  these  things. 

30  The  baptism  of  JC/tn,  was  it  from 
lieavcn.  or  of  men  ?  answer  me. 

31  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying,  If  wc  shall  say,  From  heaven  ;  he 
will  say,  Why  then  did  ye  not  believe 
him  ? 

32  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men  ;  they 
feared  the  people  :  for  all  vieri  counted 
Jo/ni.that  he  was  a  prophet  indeed. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said  unto 
Je'fus,  We  cannot  tell.  And  Je'jus  an- 
swering, saith  unto  then),  Neither  do  I 
tell  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these 
things. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  he  began  to  speak  unto  them  by 
parables.  A  cir'tiLin  in;in  planted  a 
vine'yard  and  set  a  hedge  about'  it,  and 
digged  a -place  for  the  wine-fat,  and  built 
a  tower,  and  let  it  out  to  huj'b.^nd-men,  and 
went  into  a  far  country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to  the  huf'- 
band-men  a  servant,  that  he  might  receive 
from  the  huj'bdnd-mgn  of  the  fruit  of  the 
vine'yard.2 

3  And  they  caught  him,  and  beat  him, 
and  sent  him  away  empty. 

4  And  again'  he  sent  unto  them  another 
sgrvant  ;  and  at  him  they  cast  stones,  and 
wounded  him  in  the  head,  and  sent  him. 
Sway  shamefully  handled. 

5  And  again'  he  sent  another  ;  and  him 
they  killed,  and  many  others  ;  beating 
some,  and  killing  some. 

G  Having  yet,  therc'fore,  one  son,  his 
well-beloved,  he  sent  him  also  last  unto 
them  saying,  They  will  reverence  my  son. 

7  But  those  hcij'bind-mgn  said  among 
themselves,  This  is  the  heir  ,3  come,  let 
us  kill  him,  and  the  inheritance  shall  be 
ours. 

8  And  they  took  him,  and  killed  him, 
and  cast  him,  out  of  the  vTne'yard. 

9  What  shall,  thgrc'fore,  the  lord  of  the 
vTne'yard  do  ^  he  will  come  and  destroy' 
the  hu^'band-mSn,  and  will  give  the  vTne'- 
yard unto  others. 

1  in'ne.  2  tln'yird 


ARK.  Snd'du-ce.gs  question  Je'fus. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this  scripture, 
The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected  is 
become  the  h(!ad  of  the  corner  : 

11  This  was  the  Lord's  doing,  and  it  is 
marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

12  And  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him, 
but  feared  the  people  ;  for  they  knew  that 
he  had  spoken  the  parable  against'  them  ; 
and  they  lell  him,  and  went  their  way. 

13  IT  And  they  send  unto  him  cer'taln  of 
the  Phar'i-sees,  and  of  the  He-ro'di-ans,  to 
catch  him  in  his  words. 

14  And,  when  they  w'erc  come,  they  say 
unto  him,  M;\'ster,  we  know  that  thou  art 
true,  and  carest  for  no  man  ;  for  thou  re- 
gardest  not  the  person  of  men,  but  teach- 
est  the  way  of  God  in  truth  :  Is  it  lawful 
to  give  tribute  to  Ce'far,  or  not  .' 

ir>  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not  give  ? 
But  he,  knowing  their  hypoc'risy,  said  unto 
them.  Why  tempt  ye  me  .''  bring  me  a  pen- 
ny, that  I  may  see  it. 

16  And  they  brought  it.  And  he  saith 
unto  them.  Whose  is  this  image  and  su- 
perscrip'tion  .•"  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Ce'jar's. 

17  And  Je'fus  an'swering,  said  unto 
them.  Render  to  Ce'?ar  the  things  that  kre 
Ce'^iir^,  and  to  God  the  things  that  <\re 
God's.     And  they  marvelled  at  him. 

18  IT  Then  come  unto  him  the  Sad'du- 
cees,  which  say  there  is  no  resurrection  ; 
and  they  Ssked  him,  saying, 

1!)  Ma'ster,  Mo'jes  wrote  unto  us.  If  a 
man's  brother  die,  and  leave  his  wife  be- 
hind him,  and  leave  no  children,  that  his 
brother  should  take  his  wife,  and  raise  up 
seed  unto  his  brother. 

20  Now  there  were  seven  brethren  : 
and  the  first  took  a  wife,  and  dying  left  no 
seed. 

21  And  the  second  took  her,  and  died  ; 
neither  left  he  any  seed:  and  the  third  like- 
wise. 

22  And  the  seven  had  her,  and  left  no 
seed  :  last  of  all  the  wom'an  died  also. 

23  In  the  resurrection,  thfirc'fore,  when 
they  shall  rise,  whose  wife  shall  she  be  of 
them,  for  the  seven  had  her  to  wife. 

24  And  Je'jus  an'swerTng,  said  unto 
them.  Do  ye  not  therc'fore  Srr  because  ye 
know  not  tin;  scriptures,  neither  the  power 
of  God  .= 

25  For,  when  they  shall  rise  from  the 
dead,  they  neither  marry  nor  arc  given  in 
mar'rTage,4  but  arc  as  the  angels  which  hte 
in  heaven. 

26  And  as  toflch'Tng  the  dead,  that  they 
rise  :  have  ye  not  read  in  the  book  of  Mo' 
^6s,  how  in  the  httsh  God  spake  unto  him 
saying,  I  am  the  God  of  A'bra-ham,  and 
the  God  of  I'^aac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ? 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but 
the  God  of  the  living  :  ye,  thgre'fcre,  do 
greatly  6rr. 

28  U  And  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and 
having  heard  them  reasoning  together,  and 

3  are.  ^  m&r'ridje. 

43 


The  law  expounded.  ST.  MARK 

p^rcei'ving  that  he  had  answered  tlicin 
well,  asked  him,  Which  is  the  first  coiu- 
mand'ment  of  all  ? 

29  And  Je'jus  answered  him.  The  first 
of  all  the  command'ments  is,  Hear, 
O  If'ra-el  !  The  Lord  our  God  is  one 
Lord. 

30  And  thou  shait  love  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thy  hekrt,  and  with  all  thy 
soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind,  and  with  all 
thy  strength.  This  is  the  first  command'- 
m^nt. 

31  And  the  second  is  like,  namely  this, 
Thou  shall  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 
There  is  none  other  command'ment  greater 
than  these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him.  Well, 
Ma'ster,  thou  hast  said  the  truth  :  for  there 
is  one  God  ;  and  there  is  none  other  but 
he: 

33  And  to  love  him  with  all  the  hekrt, 
and  with  all  the  understanding,  and  with 
all  the  soul,  and  with  all  the  strength,  and 
to  love  his  neighbour  as  himself,  is  more 
than  all  whole  burnt  otferings  and  sac'rif  i- 


Destruc'tion  oj 


^es. 

34  And  when  Je'f  us  saw  that  he  answer- 
ed discreetly,  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  art 
not  far  from  the  kingdom  of  God.  And 
no  man  after  that  durst  ask  him  ajiy  ques- 
tion. 

35  IT  And  Je'§us  answered  and  said, 
while  he  taught  in  the  temple.  How  say 
the  scribes  that  Christ  is  the  son  of  Da'- 
vid  .' 

36  For  Da'vid  himself  said  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  the  Lord  said  to  my  Lord,  Sit  thou 
on  my  right  hand,  till  I  make  thine  ene- 
mies thy  footstool. 

37  Da'vid,  there'fore,  himself  calleth  him 
Lord  ;  and  whence  is  he  then  his  son  ? 
And  the  common  people  heard  him  glad- 

'y 

38  IT  And  he  said  unto  them  in  his  doc'- 
trine.  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  love 
to  go  in  long  cloth'ing,  and  I6ve  salutations 
in  the  market  places, 

39  And  the  chief  seats  in  the  syn'a- 
gogues,  and  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts; 

40  Which  devour  widows'  houses,  and 
for  a  pretence  make  long  prayers  :  these 
shall  receive  greater  damnation. 

41  IT  And  Je'jus  sat  over  against'  the 
trgaf'ury,  and  beheld  how  the  people  cast 
money  into  the  trgaf'ury  :  and  many  that 
wSre  rich,  cast  in  much. 

42  And  there  came  a  cer'tain  poor  widow, 
and  she  threw  1  in  two  mites,  which  make 
a  farthing. 

43  And  he  called  unto  him  his  disciples, 
and  saith  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
that  this  poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in 
than  all  they  which  have  cast  into  the 
trSa^'ury  : 

44  For  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their  abun'- 
dSnce  ;  but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all 
that  she  had,  even  all  her  living. 

1  thrdd.  2  An'drdd. 


CHAP.  XHI. 


AND,  a.s  he  went  out  of  the  temple,  one 
of  his  disciples  saith  unto  him,  Mk'- 
stcr,  see  what  manner  of  stones,  and  what 
buildings  are  here. 

2  And  Je'fus  an'swering,  said  unto  him, 
Seest  thou  these  great  buildings  ?  there 
sliall  not  be  left  one  stone  upon  another, 
that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  U  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of 
Ol'ives,  over  Sgainst'  the  temple,  Pe'ter, 
and  James,  and  JoAn,  and  An'drew,2  asked 
liim  privately, 

4  Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things  be  ' 
and  what  shall  be  the  sign  when  all  these 
things  shall  be  fulfilled  .'' 

5  And  Je'jus  an'swering  them,  began 
to  say,  Take  heed  lest  any  man  deceive 
you  : 

6  For  many  shall  come  in  my  name, 
saying,  I  am  Christ  ;  and  shall  deceive 
many. 

7  And  when  ye  shall  hear  of  w<irs,  and 
rumours  of  wfirs,  be  ye  not  troubled  :  for 
such  things  must  needs  be  ;  but  the  end 
shall  not  be  yet. 

8  For  nation  sliall  rise  against'  nation, 
and  kingdom  against'  kingdom  ;  and  there 
shall  be  earth'quakes  in  dVverS  places,  and 
there  shall  be  fam'ines,  and  troubles  ; 
these  arc  the  beginnings  of  sorrows. 

9  IT  But  take  heed  to  yourselves  :  for 
they  shall  deliver  you  up  to  councils  ;  and 
in  the  syn'agogues  ye  shall  be  beaten;  and 
ye  shall  be  brought  before  rulers  and  kings 
for  my  sake,  for  a  tes'timony  against 
them. 

10  And  the  gos'pel  must  first  be  publish- 
ed among  all  nations. 

11  But  when  they  shall  lead  you,  and 
deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought  beforehand 
what  ye  shall  speak,  neither  do  ye  premed- 
itate :  but  whatsoever  shall  be  given  you  in 
that  hour,  that  speak  ye  :  for  it  is  not  ye 
that  speak,  but  the  Holy  Ghost. 

12  Now,  the  brother  shall  betray  the 
brother  to  death,  and  the  ftither  the  son  ; 
and  children  shall  rise  up  against'  their 
parents,  and  shall  cause  them  to  be  put 
to  death. 

13  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men 
for  my  name's  sake  :  but  he  that  shall 
endure  unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be 
saved. 

14  IT  But  when  ye  shall  see  the  abomi- 
nation of  desolation,  spoken  of  by  Dan'i- 
el  3  the  prophet,  standing  where  it  ought 
not,  (let  him  that  readeth  understand,) 
then  let  them  that  be  in  Ju-de'a  flee  to  the 
moftn'tains  : 

1.5  And  let  him  that  is  on  the  house-top 
not  go  down  into  the  house,  neither  en- 
ter therein,  to  take  any  thing  out  of  his 
house  : 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the  field,  not 
turn  back  again'  for  to  take  up  his  gkr- 
ment. 

3  Dan'y-il,  or  D&n'e-H. 
44 


the  temple  fore-told' . 

17  But  wo  to  them  that  i\vc  with  rhild, 
and  to  them  that  give  stick  in  those  days  ! 

18  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not 
in  the  winter. 

19  For  in  those  days  shall  be  affliction, 
such  as  was  not  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation,  which  God  created,  unto  this 
time,  neither  sliall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord  had  short- 
ened those  days,  no  flesh  should  be  saved  ; 
but  for  tlie  elect's  sake,  whom  he  hath  cho- 
sen, he  hath  sliortened  the  days. 

21  And  then,  if  any  man  shall  say  to 
you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ;  or,  lo,  he  is  there  ; 
believe  hivi  not: 

22  For  false  Chrlsts  and  fiilse  prophets 
shall  rise,  and  .shall  show  signs  and  won- 
ders, to  seduce,  if  it  loire  possible,  even 
the  elect. 

23  But  take  ye  heed  :  behold,  I  have 
fore-told'  you  all  things. 

24  U  But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribu- 
lation, tiie  sun  shall  be  darkened,  and  the 
moon  shall  not  give  her  light; 

25  And  the  stars  of  heaven  shall  fall,  and 
the  powers  that  h.xe  in  heaven  shall  be  sha- 
ken. 

26  And  then  shall  they  sec  the  Son  of 
Man  coming  in  the  clouds  with  great  power 
and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his  anecls,  and 
shall  gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four 
winds,  from  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth, 
to  the  uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

28  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  fig-trcc  ; 
When  her  brSnch  is  yet  tender,  and  piittcth 
forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer  is  near  : 

29  So  ye,  in  like  manner,  wiien  ye  shall 
see  these  things  come  to  pSss,  know  that  it 
is  nigh,  even  at  the  doors. 

30  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  this  gen- 
eration shall  not  p5ss,  till  all  these  thmgs 
be  done. 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  ; 
but  my  words  shall  not  piss  away. 

32  IT  But  of  that  day,  and  that  hour, 
knoweth  no  man,  no,  not  the  anecls  which 
are  in  heaven,  neither  the  Son,  but  tlic 
Fi'ther. 

33  Take  ye  heed,  watch  and  pray  :  for  ye 
know  not  when  the  time  is. 

34  For  the  Son  of  Man  is  as  a  man  taking 
a  far  journey,  who  left  his  house,  and  gave 
authority  to  his  servants,  and  to  every  man 
his  work,  and  comman'dcd  the  porter  to 
watch. 

35  Watch  yc,  thgrc'fore  :  for  ye  know 
not  when  the  master  of  the  house  cometh, 
at  even,  or  at  midnight,  or  at  the  cock- 
crowing,  or  in  the  morning  : 

36  L6st,  coming  suddenly,  he  find  you 
sleeping. 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you,  I  say  unto 
all,  Watch. 

^  CHAP.  XIV. 

AFTER  two  days  was  the  feast  of  the 
pissover,  and  of  unleavened  bread  : 
1  Bith'a-ne. 


ST.  MARK.  Conspiracy  Sgainst' Christ 

and  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  sought 
how  they  might  take  him  by  craft,  and  put 
him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said,  Not  on  the  fcast-rfar/,  Ifisf 
there  be  an  uproar  of  the  people. 

3  IT  And  being  in  Beth'a-ny,I  in  the 
house  of  Si'mon  the  leper,  as  he  sat  at 
meat,  there  came  a  wom'an,  having  an  51'- 
abSster  box  of  ointment  of  spike'ni\rd,very 
prec'ious  ;2  and  she  brake  the  box,  and 
poured  it  on  his  head. 

4  And  there  w6rc  some  that  had 
indignation  within  themselves,  and  said, 
Why  was  this  waste  of  the  ointment 
made  ? 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for  more 
than  three  hundred  pence,  and  have  been 
given  to  the  poor.  And  they  murmured 
against'  her. 

G  And  Je'fus  said.  Let  her  alone,  why 
trouble  ye  her  .'  she  hath  lorought  a  good 
work  on  me. 

7  For  ye  have  the  poor  with  you  always, 
and  whensoever  ye  will,  ye  may  do  them 
good  ;  but  nie  ye  have  not  always. 

8  She  hath  done  what  she  could  ;  she  js 
come  afore'hand  to  anoint  my  body  to  the 
burying. 

9  Verily  I  say  unto  yon.  Wheresoever 
this  gos'pel  shall  be  preached  throughout 
the  whole  world,  this  also  that  she  hath 
done  shall  be  spoken  of,  for  a  memorial  of 
her. 

10  IT  And  Ju'das  Is-car'i-ot,  one  of  the 
twelve,  went  unto  the  chief  priests,  to  be- 
tray him  unto  them. 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  they  w6re 
glad,  and  promised  to  give  him  money. 
And  he  sought  how  he  might  conveniently 
betray  him. 

12  IT  And  the  first  day  of  unleavened 
bread,  when  they  killed  the  passove',  his 
disciples  said  unto  him.  Where  wilt  thou 
that  we  go  and  prepare,  that  thou  mayst 
eat  the  passover  .' 

13  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of  his  dis- 
ciples, and  saith  unto  them,  Go  ye  into  the 
city,  and  there  shall  meet  you  a  man  beSr'- 
Tng  a  pitcher  of  water  :  follow  him. 

14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  go  in,  say 
ye  to  the  good  man  of  the  house,  the 
Mii'ster  saith,  Where  is  the  gnest'-chamber, 
where  I  shall  eat  the  passover  with  my 
disciples  .' 

15  And  he  will  show  you  a  large  upper 
room  furnished  and  prepared  :  there  make 
rSady  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth,  and 
came  into  the  city,  and  found  as  he  had 
said  unto  them  :  and  they  made  rfiady  the 
pa.ssover. 

17  And  in  the  evening  he  cometh  with 
the  twelve. 

18  And  as  they  sat  and  did  eat,  J6'$tla 
said.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  One  of  you 
which  eateth  with  me  shall  betray  me. 

19  And  they  began  to  be  sorrowful,  and 
2  prSsh'iis. 

45 


Christ  prays  in  G&th-sem'a-ne. 

to  s;iy  unto  him,  one  by  one,  Is  it  I 

another  said,  Is  it  I  ? 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
It  is  one  of  the  twelve,  that  dippeth  witli 
me  in  the  dish. 

21  The  Son  of  Man  indeed  goeth,  as  it 
is  written  of  him  :  but  wo  to  that  man  by 
whom  the  Son  of  Man  is  betrayed  !  good 
wgre  it  for  that  man  if  he  had  never  been 
born. 

22  IT  And,  as  they  did  eat,  Je'fus  took 
bread,  and  bless'ed,  and  brake  it,  and  gave 
to  them,  and  said.  Take,  eat  ;  this  is  my 
body. 

23  And  he  took  tlic  cup,  and  when  he  had 
given  thanks,  he  gave  it  to  them  :  and  they 
all  drank  of  it. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them,  This  is  my 
blood  of  the  new  testament,  which  is  shed 
for  many. 

25  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  drink  no 
more  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that  day 
that  I  drink  it  new  in  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

2G  IT  And  when  they  had  sung  a  hymn, 
they  went  out  into  the  mount  of  Ol'ives. 

27  And  Je'sus  saith  unto  them,  All  ye 
shall  be  offended  because  of  me  this  night : 
for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  Shep'Aerd.l 
and  the  sheep  shall  be  scattered. 

28  But  after  that  I  am  risen,  I  will  go 
before  you  into  Gal'i-lee. 

29  But  Pe'ter  said  unto  him,  Although 
all  shall  be  offended,  yet  xcill  not  I. 

30  And  Je'fus  saith  unto  him.  Verily  I 
say  unto  thee.  That  this  day,  even  in  this 
night,  before  the  cock  crow  twice,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice. 

31  But  he  spake  the  more  ve'he-ment-ly. 
If  1  should  die  with  thee,  I  will  not  deny 
thee  in  any  wise.  Likewise  also  said  they 
all. 

32  H  And  they  came  to  a  place  which 
was  named  Geth-sem'a-ne  ;  and  he  saith 
to  his  disciples.  Sit  ye  here,  while  I  shall 
pray. 

33  And  he  taketh  with  him  Pe'ter,  and 
J^mes,  and  Jo^n,  and  began  to  be  sore 
amazed,  and  to  be  very  heavy  ; 

34  And  saith  unto  them,  My  soul  is  ex- 
ceeding sorrowful  unto  death  :  tarry  ye 
here,  and  watch. 

35  And  he  went  for'w&rd  a  little,  and 
fell  on  the  ground,  and  prayed,  that,  if  it 
wSre  possible,  the  hour  might  pSss  from 
him. 

36  And  he  said,  Ab'b&  Fk'ther,  all  things 
are  possible  unto  thee  ;  take  Sway  this  cup 
from  me  :  nevertheless,  not  what  I  will, 
but  what  thou  wilt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  findeth  them 
sleeping,  and  saith  unto  Pe'ter,  Si'mon, 
sleepest  thou  !  couldst  not  thou  watch  one 
hour .' 

38  Watch  ye  and  pray,  I6st  ye  enter  into 
temptation.  The  spirit  truly  is  rSady,  but 
the  flesh  is  weak. 


Ship'pHrd. 


ST.  MARK.  His  disciples  forsake  htm. 

and       39  And  again'  he  went  away,  and  pray 
ed,  and  spake  the  same  words. 

40  And  v/lien  he  returned,  he  found 
them  asleep  again'  :  (for  their  eyes  vv6re 
heavy  ;)  neither  wist*  they  what  to  an- 
swer him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third  time,  and 
saith  unto  them.  Sleep  on  now,  and  take 
your  rest  :  it  is  enough,  the  hour  is  come  ; 
behold,  the  Son  of  Man  is  betrayed  into 
the  hands  of  sinners. 

42  Rise  up,  let  us  go  ;  lo,  he  that  be 
trayetii  me  is  at  hand. 

43  Tf  And  immediately,  while  he  yet 
spake,  cometh  Ju'das,  one  of  the  twelve, 
and  with  him  a  great  amititude  with  sjoords 
and  staves,  from  the  cliief  priests,  and  the 
scribes,  and  the  ciders. 

44  And  he  that  betrayed  him  had  given 
them  a  token,  saying.  Whomsoever  I  shall 
kiss,  that  same  is  he  :  take  him,  and  lead 
him  away  safely. 

45  And  as  soon  as  he  was  come,  he  go- 
eth straiglitway  to  him,  and  saith,  Ma'ster, 
Ma'ster  :  and  kissed  him. 

40  Tl  And  they  laid  their  hands  on  him, 
and  took  him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood  by  drew 
a  s7cord,  and  smote  a  servant  of  tlie  high 
priest,  and  cut  off  his  ear. 

48  And  Je'fus  answered  and  said  ynto 
them.  Are  ye  come  out,  as  Sgainst'  a  thief, 
with  sicords,  and  iciik  staves  to  take  me  ? 

40  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the  temple, 
teaching,  and  ve  took  me  not  :  but  the 
scriptures  must  be  fulfilied. 

50  And  they  all  forsook  him,  and  fled. 

51  And  there  followed  him  a  cer'taln 
young  man,  having  a  linen  cloth  cast  about' 
his  naked  body  :  and  the  young  men  laid 
hold  on  him. 

52  And  he  left  the  linen  cloth,  and  fled 
from  them  naked. 

53  H  And  they  led  Je'ftis  away  to  the 
high  priest  ;  and  with  him  were  assembled 
all  the  chief  priests,  and  the  elders,  and  the 
scribes. 

54  And  Pe'ter  followed  him  afar  off,  even 
into  the  pal'ace,2  of  the  high  priest  :  and 
he  sat  with  the  servants,  and  warmed  him- 
self at  the  fire. 

55  And  the  chief  priests,  and  all  the 
council  sought  for  witness  against'  Je  |us 
to  put  him  to  death  ;  and  found  none  : 

56  For   many  bare  false  witness  against' 
m,  but  their  witness  agreed  not    togeth- 

57  And  there  arose  cer'tain,  and  bare  false 
witness  against'  him,  saying, 

58  We  heard  him  say,  I  will  destroy' 
this  temple  that  is  made  with  hands,  and 
within  three  days  I  will  build  another  made 
without  hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  witness  Sgree' 
together. 

60  And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the 
midst,  and  asked  Je'jus,  saying,   Answerest 


*  knew. 


'•  pdl'las. 


46 


(Christ  brought  before  Pl'ldte. 
thou  nothing  ?  wliat  is  it  which  these  wit- 
ness against'  thee  ? 

61  But  he  held  his  peace,  and  answered 
notliing.  Again'  the  liigli  priest  asked  liiiii, 
and  said  unto  him,  Art  tiiou  the  Christ,  tiie 
Son  of  the  Bies'sud  ? 

62  And  Je'jus  said,  I  am  :  and  ye  shall 
see  the  Son  of  Man  silting  on  the  right  hand 
of  power,  and  coining  in  the  clouds  of 
heaven. 

6:5  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes, 
and  saith.  What  need  we  any  further  wit- 
nesses .' 

64  Ye  have  heard  the  blas'phemy  :  what 
think  ye  ?  Aiwl  they  ail  condemned  him  to 
he  guilty  of  death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on  him,  and 
to  cover  his  face,  and  to  huH'et  him,  and  to 
say  unto  him,  I'rdph'u-sy  ;  and  the  servants 
did  strike  him  with  the  [jalmj  of  their 
hands. 

6(1  U  And  as  Pe'tor  was  beneath  in  the 
pdl'dce,  there  cometh  one  of  the  maids  of 
the  liigh  priest  : 

67  And  when  she  saw  Pe'ter  wiirm'Tiig 
himself,  she  looked  upon  him,  and  said, 
And  thou  also  wast  with  Je'§us  of  Naz'a- 
retli. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I  know  not, 
neither  understand  I  what  thou  sayest. 
And  he  went  out  into  the  porch  ;  and  the 
cock  crew.l 

69  And  a  maid  saw  him  Sgain',  and  be- 
gan to  say  to  them  that  stood  by,  This  is 
one  of  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again'.  And  a  little 
after,  they  that  stood  by  said  again'  to  Pe- 
ter, Surely  thou  art  one  of  them  :  for  thou 
art  a  Gal-i-le'an,  and  thy  speech  agreeth 
thereto. 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  and  to  swear, 
saying,  I  know  not  this  man  of  whom  ye 
speak. 

72  And  the  second  time  the  cock  crew.l 
And  Pe'ter  called  to  mind  the  word  that 
Je'§us  said  unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow 
twice,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And 
when  he  thought  thereon,  he  wept. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  straightway  in  the  morning  the 
chief  priests  held  a  consultation  with 
the  elders  and  scribes,  and  the  whole  coun- 
cil, and  bound  Je'fus,  and  carried  him 
away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pi'late. 

2  And  Pilate  asked  him,  Art  thou  the 
King  of  the  Jews  .'  And  he  an'swering, 
said  unto  him.  Thou  sayest  it. 

3  And  the  chief  priests  accused  him  of 
many  things  :  but  he  answered  nothing. 

4  And  Pi'late  asked  him  again',  saying, 
Answerest  thou  nothing  ?  behold,  how  ma- 
ny things  they  witness  against'  thee  ! 

5  But  Je'fus  yet  answered  nothing  ;  so 
that  Pi'late  marvelled. 

6  H  Now,  at  that  feast  he  released  unto 
them  one  prisoner,  whomsoever  they  de- 
■tred. 


ikrdd 


ST.  MARK.  Crucifixion  of  Christ. 

7  And  tlicre  was  one  named  Ba-rSb'bas, 
which  laij  bound  with  tliem  that  had  made 
insurrection  with  him,  who  had  committed 
murder  in  the  insurrection. 

8  And  the  multitude,  crying  al6i>d,  began 
to  desire  him  to  do  as  lie  had  ever  done  unte 
them. 

9  But  Pi'late  answered  them,  saying 
Will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you  the  King 
of  the  Jews  ^ 

10  (For  he  knew  that  the  chief  priests 
had  delivered  him  for  envy.) 

11  But  the  chief  priests  moved  the  peo- 
ple, that  he  should  rather  release  Ba-rab'bas 
unto  them. 

12  And  Pi'late  answered  and  said  again' 
unto  them,  What  will  ye  then  that  I  shall 
do  uiito  him  whom  ye  call  the  King  of  the 
Jews.'' 

13  And  they  cried  out  again',  CrLi'c.-i 
fy2him. 

14  Then  Pi'late  said  unto  them.  Why  ' 
what  evil  hath  he  done  .'  And  they  cried 
out  the  more  exceedingly,  Criicify  him. 

15  TI  And  so  Pi'late,  willing  to  content 
the  people,  released  Ba-rab'bas  unto  them, 
and  delivered  Je'fus,  when  he  had  scoiirred 
him,  to  be  criicified. 

16  H  And  the  soi'dicrs  led  him  Sway  into 
the  hall,  called  Pre-to'ri-um  ;  and  they  call 
together  the  whole  band. 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with  purple, 
and  plat'ted  a  crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it 
about'  his  head, 

18  And  began  to  salute  him.  Hail,  King 
of  the  Jews. 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the  head 
with  a  reed,  and  did  spit  upon  him,  and, 
bowing  their  /mees,  wor'shipped  him. 

20  And  when  they  had  mocked  him, 
they  took  off  the  purple  from  him,  and  put 
his  own  clothes  on  him,  and  led  iiim  out  to 
crCicify  him. 

21  And  they  compel  one  Si'mon  a  Cy- 
re'ni-an,  who  passed  by,  coming  out  of  tne 
country,  the  father  of  Xl-ex-an'der  andRA- 
fQs,  to  bear  his  cross. 

22  And  they  bring  him  unto  the  place 
Gol'go-tha,  which  is,  being  Intfir'preted,  the 
place  of  a  scull. 

23  And  they  gave  Iiim  to  drink  wine 
mingled  with  myrrh  :3  but  he  received  it 
not. 

24  And  when  they  had  criicified  him, 
they  parted  his  garments,  cas'ting  lots  upon 
them,  what  every  man  should  take. 

25  And  it  was  the  third  hour,  and  they 
crilcified  him. 

26  And  the  stlperscrlp'tion  of  his  accusa- 
tion was  written  over,  THE  KING  OF 
THE  JEWS. 

27  And  wit'i  him  they  criicify  two 
thieves  ;  the  one  on  his  right  hand,  and  the 
other  on  his  left. 

28  And  the  scripture  was  fulfilled,  which 
saith.  And  he  was  numbered  with  the  trans- 
gressors. 


9  krdd'ae-fi. 


3  mSr. 
47 


Crucifixion  of  Christ.  ST.  MARK 

29  And  they  that  pSsscd  by  railed  on 
him,  wagging  their  heads,  and  saying.  Ah, 
ihou  that  destroy'est  the  tijmplc,  and 
buiidcst  it  in  three  days, 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down  from 
the  cross. 

31  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests, 
mocking,  said  among  themselves,  with  the 
scribes,  He  saved  others,  himself  he  can- 
not save. 

32  Let  Christ  the  King  of  Ij'ra-el  de- 
scend' now  from  the  cross,  that  wo  may 
see  and  believe.  And  they  that  were  crCi- 
cified  with  him,  reviled  him. 

33  H  And,  when  the  sixth  hour  was 
come,  there  was  darkness  over  the  whole 
land  until  the  ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour,  Je'.jiis  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  E-lo'i,  E-lo% 
la'ma  sa-bach-tha'nl  ?  which  is,  being  Tn- 
ter'preted,  My  God,  my  God,  why  hast 
thou  forsaken  me.' 


when  they  heard  it,  said.  Behold,  he  call 
eth  E-li'as. 

36  And  one  ran  and  filled  a  sponee  full 
<if  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a  reed,  and  gave 
him  to  drink,  saying.  Let  alone  ;  let  us  see 
whether  E-ll'as  will  come  to  take  him  down. 

37  And  Je'^us  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  gave  up  the  ghosi. 

38  And  the  vail  of  the  temple  was  rent 
in  twain  from  the  top  to  the  bottom. 

39  H  And  when  the  centurion,  which 
stood  over  against'  him,  saw  tliat  he  so 
cried  out,  and  gave  up  the  ghost,  he  said, 
Truly  this  Man  was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  There  were  also  v/om'cn  looking  on 
afar  off;  among  whom  was  Ma'ry  Mag-da- 
le'ne,  and  Ma'ry  the  mother  of  James  the 
less,  and  of  Jo'^es,  and  Sa-lo'me  ; 

41  (Who  also,  when  he  was  in  Gal'i- 
lee,  followed  him,  and  ministered  unto 
him;)  and  many  other  wom'en  which 
came  up  vvitli  him  unto  Je-r&'sa-lem. 

42  And  now  when  the  even  was  come, 


His  resurrection. 
CHAP.  XVL 

AND  when  the  sab'bath  was  past, Ma'ry 
^5fig-da-le'ne,  and  Ma'ry  the  mdther 
of  James,  and  Sa-lo'me,  had  bought  sweet 
spices,  that  they  might  come  and  SnoTnt 
him. 

2  And  very  early  in  the  morning,  the 
first  day  of  the  week,  they  came  unto  the 
sepulchre  at  the  rising  of  the  sun. 

3  And  they  said  among  themselves, 
Who  shall  roll  us  away  the  stone  from  the 
door  of  the  sepulchre  .'' 

4  (And  when  they  looked,  they  saw 
that  the  stone  was  rolled  away  ;)  for  it  was 
very  great. 

5  And,  entering  into  the  sepulchre,  they 
saw  a  young  man  sitting  on  the  right  side, 
clothed  in  a  long  white  garment;  and  they 
were  affrighted. 

0  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Be  not  af- 
frighted :  Ye  seek  Je'fus  of  Naz'a-reth, 
which  was  criicified ;  he  is  risen;  he  is  not 


35  And   some   of  them    that   stood   by,  here:    behold    the  place   where  they  laid 


him. 

7  But  go  your  way,  tell  his  disciples  and 
Pe'ter,  that  he  goeth  before  you  into  Gal'i- 
lee  :  there  shall  ye  sec  him,  as  he  said 
unto  you. 

8  And  they  went  out  quickly,  and  fled 
from  the  sepulchre ;  for  they  trembled, 
and  were  amazed :  neither  said  they  any 
thing  to  any  jnan ;  for  they  were  afraid. 

9  U  Now  when  Je'sus  was  risen  early, 
the  first  day  of  the  week,  he  appeared 
first  to  Ma'ry  Mag-da-le'ne,  out  of  whom 
he  had  cast  seven  devils. 

10  .4nrf  she  went  and  told  them  tha, 
had  been  with  him,  as  they  mourned  and 
wept. 

11  And  they,  when  they  had  heard  that 
he  was  alive,  and  had  been  seen  of  her,  be- 
lieved not. 

12  TT  After  that  he  appeared  in  another 
form  unto  two  of  them,  as  they  WElll*ed, 
and  went  into  the  country. 

13  And  thev  went  and  told  it  unto  the 


(because  it  was  the  preparation,  that  is,  the  residue  :  neither  believed  they  them. 


day  before  the  sab'bath,) 

43  Jo'seph  of  Ir-i-ma-the'a,  an  /(on'our- 
able  counsellor,  which  also  waited  for  the 
kingdom  of  God,  came,  and  went  in  bold- 
ly unto  Pi'late,  and  craved  the  body  of 
Je'fus. 

44  And  Pi'late  marvelled  if  he  were 
Mready  dead  :  and,  calling  tmto  him  the 
centurion,  he  asked  him  whether  he  had 
been  any  while  dead. 

45  And  when  he  knew  it  of  the  centu- 
rion, he  gave  the  body  to  Jo'seph 


14  TT  Afterward  he  appeared  unto  the 
eleven  as  they  sat  at  meat,  and  upbraided 
them  with  their  un-be-lief  and  hardness  of 
heart,  because  they  believed  not  them 
which  had  seen  him  after  he  was  risen. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into 
all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gos'pel  to 
every  crea'tnre.l 

16  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized 
shall  be  saved  ;  but  he  that  believeth  not 
shall  be  damned. 

17  And    these  signs    shall  follow    them 


46  And  he  bought  fine  linen,  and  took  1  that  believe  :  In  my  name  shall  they  cast 
him  down,  and  ?crapped  him  in  the  linen,; out  devils;  they  shall  speak  with  new 
and  laid    him  in  a    sepulchre   which    was] tongues. 


hewn  out  of  a  rock,  and  rolled  a  stone  unto 
the  door  of  the  sepulchre. 
47  And  Ma'ry  MSg-da-le'ne,  and  Ma'ry 


18  They  shall  take  up  sgrpents  ;  and  i 
they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not 
hurt  them ;   they   shall   lay  hands  on  the 


the  mdther  of  Jo'jes,  beheld  where  he  was  sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 


laid 


19  ^  So  then,  after  the  Lord  had  spoken 
1  kre'tshHre. 

48 


An  an^el prophesies  ST.  LUKE.  of  John  and  of  (Jkrtsi. 

unto  them,  he  was  received  up  into  heav- 1  every  wliere,  llie  Lord  working  with  them, 
en,  and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  God.  and  confirni'ing   tlie   word   with  signs  fol- 

20  And  they  went  forth,  and  preached  lowing.     A'men'. 


tHE  GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO  ST.  LUKE. 


CHAPTER  I. 

FORASMUCH  as  many  have  taken  in 
hand,  to  set  fortli  in  order,  a  declara- 
tion of  those  things  which  hrc  most  surely 
believed  Smong  us, 

2  Even  as  they  delivered  them  unto  us, 
which  from  the  beginning  w6rc  eye-wit- 
n(!sses,  and  ministers  of  the  word  ; 

3  It  seemed  good  to  me  also,  having 
had  perfect  understanding  of  all  things 
from  the  very  first,  to  write  unto  thee,  in 
order,  most  excellent  Th6-oph'i-lfls, 

4  That  thou  mightst  know  the  cfir'taTnty 
of  those  things,  wherein  thou  hast  been  1 
instructed. 

5  11   rpHERE    was    in    the    days   of 

JL  Her'od,  the  king  of  Ju-de'a,  a 
cfir'taln  priest  named  ZSch-a-rl'Sis,  of  the 
course  of  A-bI'5  :  and  his  wife  jcas  of  the 
dtiughters  of  .4a'r6n,  and  her  name  icas 
E-lij'a-beth. 

6  And  they  were  -both  righ'teous2  before 
God,  wAlk'ing  in  all  the  command'ments 
and  ordinances  of  the  Lord  blameh'ss. 

7  And  they  had  no  child,  because  that 
E-lif'a-beth  was  barren,  and  they  both  wer<r 
now  well  stricken  in  years. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  that  while  he  ex- 
ecuted the  priest's  office  before  God,  in  the 
order  of  his  course, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the  priest's 
office,  his  lot  was  to  burn  incense  wnen  he 
went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  peo- 
ple w6rc  praying  without,  at  the  time  of 
mcense. 

11  And  there  appeared  unto  him  an  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  standing  on  the  right  side 
of  the  filtar  of  incense. 

12  And  when  Z5ch-a-ri'5s  saw  him,  he 
was  troflbled,  and  fear  fell  upon  him. 

13  But  the  an^el  said  unto  him,  Fear 
not,  Zach-a-ri'5s  :  for  thy  prayer  is  heard  ; 
and  thy  wife  E-ltj'a-beth  shall  bear  thee  a 
son,  and  thou  shall  call  his  name  JoAn 


the  disobe'dient  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just ; 
to  make  ready  a  people  prepared  for  the 
Lord. 

18  IT  And  Z5cli-a-rl'as  said  unto  the 
angel.  Whereby  shall  I  know  this  .'  for  I 
am  an  old  man,  and  my  wife  well  stricken 
in  years. 

19  And  the  anpel  Sn'swering,  said  unto 
him,  I  am  Ga'bri-el,  that  stand  in  the  pre- 
sence of  God  ;  and  am  sent  to  speak  unto 
thee  and  to  show  thee  these  glad  tidings. 

20  And,  behoW,  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and 
not  able  to  speak,  until  the  day  that  these 
things  shall  be  perform'ed,  because  thou 
believest  not  my  words,  which  shall  be  ful- 
filled in  their  season. 

21  And  the  people  waited  for  Zach-a-ri'- 
5s,  and  marvelled  that  he  tarried  so  long  in 
the  temple. 

22  And  when  he  came  out,  he  could 
not  speak  unto  them  :  and  they  j)6rceived 
that  he  had  seen  a  vi§ion  in  the  temple  : 
for  he  beckoned  unto  them,  and  remained 
speechless. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  soon  as 
the  days  of  his  ministration  were  accom- 
plished, he  departed  to  his  own  house. 

24  And  after  those  days,  his  wife  E-lTf' 
a-beth  conceived,  and  hid  herself  five 
months,  saying, 

25  Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt  with  me, 
in  the  days  wherein  he  looked  on  me,  to 
take  away  my  reproach  among  men. 

2<;  IT  And  in  the  sixth  month,  the  aneel 
Ga'bri-el  was  sent  from  God  unto  a  city  of 
Gal'i-lee,  named  Naz'a-r6th, 

27  To  a  vir'ein  4  gspoftjed  to  a  man 
whose  name  was  Jo'sgph,  of  the  house  of 
Da'vid  ;  and  the  vir'gTn's  name  was  Ma'ry. 

28  And  the  angel  came  in  unto  her,  and 
said,  Hail,  thouthnt  art  highly  favoured,  the 
Lord  is  with  thee  :  bl6s'sed  art  thou  i.m6ng 
wom'en. 

29  And  when  she  saw  Arm,  she  was 
troiibled  at  his  saying,  and  cast  in  her 
mind  what  manner  of  salutation  this 
should  be. 


14  And  thou   shalt  have  joy   and  glad 
ness  :  and  many  shall  rejoice  at  his  birth. 3 

15  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the  sight  of!     30  And  the  angel  said   unto  her,  Fear 
the  Lord,  and  shall  drink  neither  wine  nor  |  not,    Ma'ry  :     for    thou    hast  ibund  favour 
strong  drink;  and   he   shall  be  filled  with  I  with  God. 
the    Holy    Ghost,   even    from    his  mother's]      31   And,  behold,  thou  shalt  conceive'  in 


womb 

16  And  many  of  the  children  of  Ij'ra-gl 
shall  he  turn  to  the  Lord  their  God. 

17  And  he  shall  go  before  him  in  the 
spirit  and  power  of  E-lI'as,  to  turn  the 
hekrts  of  the   fathers  to  the  children,   and 

1  bin.  2  r\'tshe-^s. 


thy  womb,  and  bring  forth  a  son,  and  shalt 
call  his  name  JE'SUS. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called 
the  Son  of  the  High'gst :  and  the  Lord 
God  shall  give  unto  him  the  throne  of  his 
fiither  Da'vid. 

3  birth.  4  vgr'jin. 

49 


Sundry  prophecies  of  ST.  LUKE. 

33  And  lie  shall  reign  over  the  hou.se  of 
Ja'cob  forever  ;  and  of  his  kingdom  there 
shall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  said  Ma'ry  unto  the  aneel, 
How  shall  this  be,  seeing  I  know  not  a 
man  ? 

35  And  the  angel  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  The  Holy  Ghost  shall  come  upon 
thee,  and  the  power  of  the  High'est  shall 
overshadow  tJiee  :  tlierc'fore,  also,  that  holy 
thing  which  shall  be  born  of  thee,  shall  be 
called  the  Son  of  God. 

36  And,  behold,  tiiy  cousin  E-li§'a-beth, 
she  hath  also  conceived  a  son  in  her  old 
age :  and  this  is  the  sixth  month  with  her, 
who  was  called  barren. 

37  For  with  God  nothing  shall  be  im- 
possible. 

38  And  Ma'ry  said.  Behold  the  hand- 
maid of  the  Lord  ;  be  it  unto  me  accord- 
ing to  thy  word.  And  the  aneel  departed 
from  her. 

39  And  Ma'ry  aro^e  in  those  days,  and 


went  into  the  hill-country  with  haste,  into  I  and  praised  God. 


Christ  and  of  JShn. 
three  months,  and  returned  to  her  own 
house. 

57  IT  Now  E-lif'a-beth's  full  time  came, 
that  she  should  be  delivered ;  and  she 
brought  forth  a  son. 

58  And  her  neighbours  and  her  cousins 
heard  how  the  Lord  had  showed  great 
mercy  upon  her;  and  they  rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  it  came  to  pSss,  that,  on  the 
eighth  day,  they  came  to  circumcise  the 
child  ;  and  they  called  him  Zach-a-ri'5s, 
after  the  name  of  his  father. 

60  And  his  mother  answered,  and  said, 
J^ot  so  ;  but  he  shall  be  called  JoAn. 

61  And  they  said  unto  her,  There  isn6ne 
of  thy  kindred  that  is  called  by  this  name. 

69  And  they  made  signs  to  his  fJither, 
how  he  would  have  him  called. 

63  And  he  asked  for  a  writing  table,  and 
wrote,  saying.  His  name  is  Jo/tn.  And 
they  marvelled  all. 

64  And  his  mouth  was  opened  immedi- 
ately, and  his  tongue  loo'sed,  and  he  spake, 


a  city  of  Ju'dah 


65    And   fear    came    on    all    that    dwelt 


40  And  entered  into  the  house  of  Zach-  round  about'  them  ;  and  all  these  sayings 


a-rl'as,  and  saluted  E-lis'a-beth. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when 
E-li.5'a-beth  heard  the  salutation  of  Ma'ry, 
the  babe  leaped  in  her  womb  ;  and  E-lif'- 
a-beth  was  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost : 


were  noised  abroad  throughout  all  the  hill- 
country  of  Ju-de'a. 

66  And  all  they  that  had  heard  them,  laid 
thc77i  up  in  their  hearts,  saying.  What  man- 
ner of  child  shall  this  be  !  And  the  hand 


42  And  she  spake  out  with  a  loud  voice,  of  the  Lord  was  with  him. 


and  said,  Bles'sed  art  thou  among  wom'en,! 
and  bles'sed  is  the  fruit  of  thy  womb. 


43  And  whence  is   this  to  me,  that  the  saying, 


67  H  And    his   father    Zach-a-ri'as    was 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  proph'esied, 


mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  to  me  .' 

44  For,  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of  thy 
salutation  sounded  in  mine  ears,  the  babe 
leaped  in  my  womb  for  joy. 

45  And  bles'sed  is  she  that  believed  :  for 
there  shall  be  a  perfor'mance  of  those 
things  which  were  told  her  from  the  Lord. 

46  IT  And  Ma'ry  said.  My  soul  doth  mag- 
nify the  Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God 
my  Sav'iour. 

48  For  he  hath  regarded  the  low  estate' 
of  his  handmaiden ;  for,  behold,  from 
henceforth  all  generations  shall  call  me 
bles'sed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  hath  done  to 
me  great  things  ;  and  holy  is  his  name. 

50  And  his  mercy  is  on  them  that  fear 
him  from  generation  to  generation. 

51  He  hath  showed  strength  with  his 
arm ;  he  hath  scattered  the  proud  in  the 
imagination  of  their  hearts. 

52  He  hath  put  down  the  mighty  from 
their  seats,  and  exilted  them  of  low  de- 
gree. 

53  He  hath  filled  the  hungry  with  good 
things;  andtherichhehath  sent  empty  away. 

54  He  hath  holpen  his  servant  i|'ra-el. 
in  remembrance  of  his  mSrcy  : 

55  As  he  spake  to  our  fathers,  to  A'bra- 
h5m,  and  to  his  seed  forever. 

56  And   Ma'ry   abode    with   her  about' 


68  Bles'sed  be  the  Lord  God  of  If'ra-el ; 
for  he  hath  visited  and  redeemed  his  peo- 
ple, 

69  And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salva- 
tion for  us,  in  the  house  of  his  servant 
Da'vid  ; 

70  As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy 
prophets,  which  have  been  since  the  world 
began  : 

71  That  we  should  be  saved  from  our 
enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  all  that  hate 
us  ; 

72  To  perform'  the  mercy  promised  to 
our  fathers,  and  to  remember  his  holy  cov'- 
enant ; 

73  The  oath  which  he  sware  to  our 
f cither  A'bra-ham, 

74  That  he  would  grant  unto  us,  that 
we,  being  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of  our 
enemies,  might  serve  him  without  fear, 

75  In  holiness  and  righteousness  before 
him,  all  the  days  of  our  life. 

76  And  thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  The 
Proph'et  of  the  High'est :  for  thou  shalt  go 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord,  to  prepare  his 
ways  ; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto 
his  people,  by  the  remission  of  their  sins, 

78  Through  the  tender  m6rcy  of  our 
God ;  whereby  the  day-spring  from  on 
high  hath  visited  us, 

79  To  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in  dkrk 

50 


The  natirlhj  ST.  LUKE.  of  Christ 

ness  and /«  the  shadow  of  death,  to  guide  1 1  ing   and    praising   God    for   all   the   tiiinaa 


our  feet  into  the  way  of  peaf^c 

80    And    the    child    grow,2    and    waxed 
strong  in  spirit,  and  was  in  the  dej'erts  till 
the  day  of  his  showing  unto  Ij'ra-6l. 
CHAP.  II. 

AND  it  came  to  piss  in  those  days,  that 
there  went  out  a  decree  from  Ce'fSr 
Au-gus'tus,  that  all  the  world  should  be 
taxed. 

2  (^rid  this  taxing  was  first  made  when 
Cy-re'ni-us  was  gov'er-nor  of  Syr'i-5:) 

3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every  one 
into  his  own  city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from  Gal'i- 
lee,  out  of  the  city  of  NSz'a-reth  into  Ju- 
de'a,  unto  the  city  of  Da'vid,  which  is  call- 
ed Beth'le-h6m,  (because  he  was  of  the 
house  and  lineage  of  Da'vid,) 

5  To  be  taxed  with  Ma'ry  his  espo&jed 
wife,  being  great  with  child. 

G  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they  were 
there,  the  days  were  accomplished  that  she 
should  be  delivered. 

7  And  she  brought  forth  her  first-born 
son,  and  jcrapped  him  in  swad'dling- 
clothes,^  and  laid  him  in  a  manser;  because 
tliere  was  no  room  for  them  in  tiie  inn. 

S  1i  And  there  were  in  the  same  country 
shejj'/iords  abl'ding  in  the  field,  keeping 
watch  over  their  flock  by  night. 

1)  And,  lo,  the  aneel  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  them,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
.shone  round  about'  them  :  and  they  wSrc 
sore  afraid. 

10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them.  Fear 
not  :  for,  behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings 
of  great  joy,  which  shall  be  to  all  people. 

11  For  unto  you  is  born  this  day,  in  the 
city  of  Da'vTd,  a  Sav'iour,  which  is  (j^hrlst 
tlie  Lord. 

12  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  you  : 
Yc  shall  find  the  babe  ?orapped  in  swad'- 
dlTng-clothfcs,  lying  in  a  mftneer. 

13  And  suddenly  there  was  with  the  an- 
eel a  multitude  of  the  heavenly  host  prais- 
ing God,  and  saying, 

i4  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on 
earth  peace,  good  will  to'iri'irds  men. 

15  11  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  angels 
w6re  gone  away  from  tliem  into  heaven, 
the  shgp'/t(!>rds  said  one  to  another.  Let  us 
now  go  even  unto  B5th'lo-h6m,  and  see  this 
thing  which  is  come  to  pass,  which  the 
Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us. 

16  And  they  came  with  haste,  and  found 
Ma'ry,  and  Jo'seph,  and  tlie  babe  lying  in 
a  manger. 

17  And,  when  they  had  seen  it,  they 
made  known  abroftd  the  saying  which  was 
told  them  cotic6r'nTng  this  child. 

18  And  all  they  that  hgard  it,  wondered 
at  those  things  which  wgre  told  them  by 
the  shep'Aords. 

19  But  Ma'ry  kept  all  these  things,  and 
pondered  them  in  her  heart. 

20  And  the  shgp'Aerds  returned,  glorify- 


that  they   had   heard    and   seen, 
told  unto  them. 

21  IT  And  when  eight  days  w6rc  accom- 
plished for  the  circumcising  of  the  child, 
his  name  was  called  JE'SfjS,  whch  was 
so  named  of  the  angel  before  he  'vas  con- 
ceived in  the  womb. 

22  U  And  when  the  days  of  her  purifi- 
cation, according  to  the  law  of  Mo'fcs, 
were  accomplished,  they  brought  him  to 
Je-rft'sa-lem,  to  present  him  to  the  Lord  ; 

23  (As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  Every  male  that  npcncth  the  womb 
shall  be  called  holy  to  the  Lord,) 

24  And  to  offer  a  sac'rifl(;e,  according  to 
that  which  is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  A 
pair  of  turtle-doves,  or  two  young  pJg'coni.'' 

25  II  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  in 
Je-rii'sa-lem,  whose  name  teas  Slm'e-on  ; 
and  the  same  man  icas  just  and  devout, 
waiting  for  the  consolation  of  i|'ra-6l:  and 
the  Holy  Ghost   was  upon  him. 

26  And  it  was  revealed  unto  him  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should  not  see  death, 
before  he  had  seen  the  Lord's  Christ. 

27  Aiid  he  came  by  the  SpTr'it  into  the 
lomple  :  and  uhen  the  parents  brought  in 
the  child  Je'fus,  to  do  for  liim  after  the  cus- 
tom of  the  law, 

2S  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his  arms, 
and  bless'ed  God,  and  said, 

2!)  Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy  servarU 
depart  in  peace,  according  to  thy  word  : 

30  For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salva- 
tion, 

31  Which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the 
face  of  all  people  ; 

32  A  light  to  lighten  the  (^en'tiles,  and 
the  glory  of  thy  people  I^'ra-el. 

33  And  Jo'seph  and  his  mother  marvel- 
led at  those  things  which  were  spoken  of 
him. 

34  And  Sim'e-on  bless'ed  them,  and  said 
unto  Ma'ry  his  mother.  Behold,  this  child 
is  set  for  the  fall  and  rising  again'  of  many 
in  l|'ra-el  ;  and  for  a  sign  which  shall  be 
spoken  against' ; 

35  (Yea,  a  szrord  shall  pierce  through 
thy  own  soul  also  ;)  that  the  thoughts  of 
many  hearts  may  be  revealed. 

36  H  And  there  was  one  An'na,  a  proph- 
etess, the  daughter  of  Pha-ntl'el,  of  the 
tribe  of  A'scr ;  she  was  of  a  great  age,  and 
had  lived  with  her  hiij'bdnd  seven  years 
from  her  vircTn'ity  ;5 

37  And  she  was  a  widow  of  about' 
fourscore  and  four  years,  which  departed 
not  from  the  temple,  but  served  God 
with  fastings  and  prayers  night  and 
day. 

38  And  she,  coming  in  that  instant,  gave 
thanks  likewise  unto  the  Lord,  and  spake 
of  him  to  all  them  that  looked  for  redemp- 
tion in  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

39  And  when  they  had  p6rf6rm'ed  all 
things,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Lord, 


1  gylde         2  grdd.        3  swdd'llng  kloze.       4  pid'jlnz. 


5  vir-jln'e-te. 
51 


The  prcachivg  and  ST. 

they    returnod    into  Gal'i-!ee,  to  their  Own 
city  N5z'a-reth. 

40  And  llic  child  grew,'  and  wjixcd 
etronft  in  spirit,  filled  with  wisdom  ;  and 
the  grace  of"  (lod  was  upon  liini. 

41  TI  Now  his  parents  w<^nt  to  Je-rft'sa- 
Idni  ev<'ry  >"ar  at  the  feast  of  the  pftssover. 

43  And  \\\n',\\  he  was  twelve  years  old, 
fhey  went  up  to  Je-nVsa-l6m,  after  the  eiis- 
lom  of  the  feast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days, 
as  they  returned,  the  child  Je'ffls  tarried 
hf'hind  in  Jc-nVsa-lem  ;  and  Jo'seph  and 
his  mother  knew  not  of  it. 

44  liul  they,  supposing  him  to  have 
been  in  the  com'pany,  went  a  day's  joiirney; 
and  they  sought  him  among  their  kinsfolk 
and  acquaintance. 

45  And  when  they  found  him  not,  they 
turned  back  again'  to  Je-rft'sa-lem,  seeking 
him. 

4G  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three 
days  they  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting 
in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  both  hearing 
them,  and  ask'ing  them  questions. 

47  And  all  that  heard  him  were  astonish- 
ed at  his  understanding  and  answers. 

48  And  when  they  saw  him,  thej'  were 
amazed  :  and  his  mother  said  unto  him, 
Son,  why  hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us  .^ 
behold,  thy  father  and  I  have  sought  thee 
sorrowing. 

49  And  he  said  unto  them.  How  is  it 
that  ye  sought  me  .'  wist  2  ye  not  that  1 
must  be  about'  my  Fa'ther's  business  .' 

•50  And  they  imderstood  not  the  saying 
which  he  spake  unto  them. 

51  II  And  he  went  down  with  them, 
rmd  came  to  Naz'a-reth,  and  was  subject 
unto  them  :  but  his  mother  kept  all  these 
sayings  in  her  heart. 

52  And  Je'§us  increased  in  wisdom  and 
stature,  and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 

CHAP.  HI. 
!\|  OW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign 
1^  of  Ti-be'ri-us  Ce'far,  Pon'ti-us  3  Pl'- 
late  being  gov'er-nor  of  Ju-de'a  and  Her'od 
being  te'trarch  of  Gal'i-lee,  and  his  brother 
Phil'ip  te'trarch  of  It-u-re'a  and  of  the  re- 
gion of  Trach-o-nl'tis,  and  Ly-sa'ni-as  the 
te'trarch  of  Ab-i-le'ne, 

2  An'nas  and  Cai'a-phas  4  being  the  high 
priests,  the  word  of  God  came  unto  JoAn 
the  son  of  Zach-a-ri'as  in  the  wilderness. 

3  And  he  came  into  all  the  country  about' 
Jor'dan,  oreaching  the  baptism  of  repent- 
ance for  the  remission  of  sins  : 

4  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the 
words  of  E-sa'i-as  the  prophet,  saying, 
The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness. 
Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his 
pciths  straight. 

5  Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and  every 
moftn'tain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low ; 
and  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight, 
and  the  rough  5  ways  shall  be  made 
emooth ;  i 

1  gr66  2  knew.  3  Pon'tsh 


I.T^KE.  Baptism  of  Jdhn. 

()  And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of 
God. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude,  that 
came  forth  to  be  baptized  of  him,  O  gene- 
ration of  vipers  I  who  hath  wdrncd  you  to 
flee  from  the  trrath  to  come  .-' 

8  IJriiig  forth  therc'fore,  fruits  worthy  of 
repentance,  and  begin  not  to  say  within 
yourselves,  VVc  have  A'bra-ham  to  our 
father  :  fur  I  say  unto  you,  That  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children 
unto  A'bra-ham. 

9  And  now  also,  the  axe  is  laid  unto 
the  root  of  the  trees:  every  tree,  therc'fore, 
which  bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn 
down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him,  saying, 
What  shall  we  do  then  ? 

11  He  answereth  and  saith  unto  them, 
he  that  hath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to 
him  that  hath  none ;  and  he  that  hath 
meat,  let  him  do  likewise. 

12  Then  came,  also,  publicans  to  be 
baptized,  and  said  unto  him,  Mk'ster,  what 
shall  we  do  ? 

13  And  he  said  unto  them,  Exact  no 
more  than  that  which  is  appointed  you. 

14  And  the  sol'diers,  likewise,  demin' 
ded  of  him,  saying,  And  what  shall  we  do.-" 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Do  violence  to 
no  man,  neither  accuse  any  falsely  ;  and 
be  content  with  your  wages. 

15  H  And  as  the  people  were  in  expec- 
tation, and  all  men  mused  in  their  hearts  of 
John,  whether  he  were  the  Christ,  or 
not ; 

16  John  answered,  saying  unto  them  all, 
I  indeed  baptize  you  with  wSter  ;  but  one 
mightier  than  1  cometh,  the  latchet  of 
whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose  . 
he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost 
and  with  fire  : 

17  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he 
will  thoroughly  purge  his  floor,  and  will 
gather  the  wheat  into  his  garner;  but  the 
chaff  he  will  burn  with  fire  unquenchable. 

18  And  many  other  things,  in  his  exhor- 
tation, preached  he  unto  the  people. 

19  But  Her'od  the  te'trarch,  being^  re- 
proved by  him,  for  He-ro'di-as  his  brother 
PhTl'Tp's  wife,  and  for  all  the  evils  which 
Her'od  had  done, 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that  he  shut 
up  John  ill  prison. 

21  Now,  wlicn  all  the  people  were  bap- 
tized, it  came  to  pass,  that  Je'^us  also 
being  baptized,  and  praying,  the  heaven 
was  opened, 

22  And  the  Holy  Ghost  descen'ded  in  a 
bodily  shape  like  a  dove  upon  him  ;  and  a 
voice  came  from  heaven,  which  said,  Thou 
art  my  beloved  Son ;  in  thee  I  am  well 
pleased. 

23  IT  And  Je'fus   himself  began   to   be 
about'  thirty  years  of  age,  being,  (as  was 
supposed)  the  son  of  Jo'seph,  which  was 
the  son  of  He'll, 
e-iis.  4  Ka'ya-fas.  5  ri^. 


Tlie  GeticcLl'ogij  of  Christ.  ST 

24  Which  was  the  son  of  Mat'that,  wliioh 
was  </(c  son  of  Le'vl,  whicli  was  the  son 
of  Mel'chI,  whicli  was  the  son  of  Jan'na, 
which  was  the  son  of  Jo  seph, 

25  Which  was  the  son  of  Mat-ta-thi'- 
i.9,  which  was  the  son  of  A'lnos,  which 
was  the  son  of  Na'uin,  which  was  the  son 
of  Ef'll,  wiiich  was  the  son  of  Nag'ge, 

2()  Which  was  the  son  of  Ma'ath,  which 
was  the  son  of  M5t-ta-thi'as,  which  was 
the  son  of  Sem'e-I,  which  was  the  son  of 
Jo'seph,  whicii  was  the  son  of  Ju'dS, 

27  Wliich  was  the  son  of  J6-an'ii5 
whicii  was  the  son  of  Riie's5,  whicli  was 
the  son  of  Zo-rob'ab-el,  which  was  the 
son  of  Sa-la'thi-el,  wiiich  was  the  son  of 
Ne'ri, 

28  Which  was  the  son  of  Mel'chi,  which 
was  the  son  of  Ad'dl,  which  was  the  son  of 
Co'sairi,  whicii  was  the  son  of  Ei-mo'dJlm, 
which  was  the  son  of  Er, 

29  Whicii  was  the  son  of  Jo'se,  which 
was  the  son  of  E-li-e'zer,  which  was  the  son 
of  Jo'riin,  which  was  the  son  of  Mat'that, 
which  was  the  son  of  Le'vi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Sim'e-on, 
which  was  the  son  of  Ju'da,  which  was 
the  son  of  Jo'sepii,  whicii  was  the  son  of 
Jo'nan,  which  was  the  son  of  E-li'a-kini, 

31  Whicii  was  the  son  of  Me-le'a,  which 
was  the  son  of  Me'nan,  which  was  the  son 
of  Mat'ta-tha,  which  was  the  so7i  of  Na'- 
than,  which  was  the  son.  of  Da'vTd, 

32  Whicii  was  the  son  of  Jes'se,  which 
was  the  son  of  O'bed,  which  was  the  son  of 
Bo'oz,  which  was  the  son  of  ^ai'iiiOn, 
which  was  the  son  of  Na-ass'on,! 

33  Whicii  was  the  son  of  A-riiTn'a-dab, 
which  was  the  son  of  A'ram,  which  was 
the  son  of  Ej'roni,  which  was  the  son  of 
Pha'ref,  which  was  the  son  of  jQ'da, 

34  Which  was  the  son  of  Ja'cob,  which 
was  the  son  of  I'^aac,  whicii  was  the  son 
of  A'bra-ham,  which  was  the  son  of  Tha'- 
ra,  which  was  the  son  of  Na'chor, 

35  Which  was  the  son  of  Sa'rucli,  which 
was  the  so?i  of  Ra'gau,  which  was  the  son 
of  Pha'lec,  which  was  the  son  of  He'bcr, 
whicii  was  the  son  of  Sa'la, 

36  Which  was  the  son  of  Ca-i'nan,  which 
was  the  son  of  Ar-phax'ad,  which  was  the 
son  of  Sein,  which  was  the  son  of  No'e, 
which  was  the  son  of  La'mSch, 

37  Which  was  the  son  of  Ma-thu'sa-la, 
which  was  the  son  of  E'noch,  which  was 
the  son  of  Ja'red,  which  was  the  soji  of 
Ma-le'le-el,  which  was  the  son  of  Ca-i- 
nSn, 

38  Which  was  the  son  of  E'nos,  which 
was  the  son  of  Selh,  which  was  the  son  of 
Ad'am,  which  was  the  son  of  God. 

CHAP.   IV. 

AND   Je'fus,    being    full    of  the    Holy 
Ghost,  returned  from  Jor'dan,  and  was 
led  by  the  spirit  into  the  wilderness. 


2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of  the  devil. 
And  in  those  days  he  did  eat  nothTn; 


1  m-dsh'iin. 
E8» 


I/UKn.  His  temptation  and  victory. 

when  they  were  ended,  he  SPttrwftrds  hun- 
gered. 

3  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  If  thou 
be  the  Son  of  God,  command'this  stone  that 
it  be  made  bread. 

4  And  Je'fus  answered  him,  saying,  It 
is  written.  That  man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  of  God. 

5  And  the  devil,  taking  him  up  into  a 
high  moftn'taln,  showed  unto  him  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  in  a  moment  of 
time. 

()  And  the  devil  said  unto  him.  All  this 
power  will  I  give  thee,  and  the  glory  of 
them  .  for  that  is  delivered  unto  me  ;  and 
to  whomsoever  I  will,  I  give  it. 

7  If  thou,  therefore,  wilt  wor'ship  me, 
all  shall  be  thine. 

8  And  Je'fus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Get  thee  behind  me,  Sa'tan  :  for  it  is 
written.  Thou  shall  wor'sliTp  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  him  only  shall  thou  serve. 

!>  And  he  brought  him  to  Je-r&'sa-lem, 
and  set  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple, 
and  said  unto  him,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of 
God,  cast  thyself  down  from  hence  : 

10  For  it  is  written.  He  shall  give  hia 
an^i'ls  cliare^e  over  thee,  to  keep  thee  : 

11  And^in  their  hnuils  they  shall  beSr 
thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot 
against'  a  stone. 

12  And  Je'fus  an'swering,said  unto  him, 
It  is  said,  Thou  shall  not  tempt  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

13  And  when  the  devil  had  ended  all  the 
temptation,  he  departed  from  him  for  a 
season. 

14  H  And  Je'fus  relumed  in  the  power 
of  the  Spir'Tt  into  Gal'i-lee  :  and  there 
went  out  a  fame  of  him  through  all  the  re- 
gion round  about'. 

15  And  he  taught  in  their  syn'agogues, 
being  glorified  of  all. 

1(3  11  And  he  came  to  Naz'a-reth,  where 
he  had  been  brought  up  :  and,  as  his  cus- 
tom was,  he  went  into  the  syn'agogue  on 
the  sab'bath-day,  and  stood  up  for  to 
read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto  him  the 
book  of  the  prophet  E-sa'i-as  :2  And  when 
he  had  opened  the  book,  he  found  the  place 
whore  it  was  written, 

18  The  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me, 
because  he  hath  anoln'ted  me  to  preach  the 
l^os'pel  to  the  poor  ;  he  hath  sent  me  to 
heal  tlrc  broken-hearted,  to  preach  deliver- 
ance to  the  cap'tTves,  and  recovering  of 
sight  to  the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty  them  that 
kre  brui'fed,3 

19  To  preach  the  acceptable  year  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And  he  clofed  the  book,  and  he  gave 
it  again'  to  the  minister,  and  sat  down. 
And  the  eyes  of  all  them  that  wgrc  in  the 
syn'agSgue  wgre  fastened  on  him. 

21  And  he  began  to  say  unto  them,  This 
day  is  this  scripture  fulRlled  in  your  ears 


and. 


2  Esa'yas. 


3  brdd'zed. 
53 


in  unclean  spirit  cast  out. 

92  And  all  bare  him  witness,  anrl  woii- 
dc  ed  at  the  gra'ciousl  words  which  pro- 
ccidcd  out  of  his  mouth.  And  they  said, 
Is  not  this  Jo'seph's  son  ? 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Yc  will  sure- 
ly say  unto  me  this  proverb,  Physician, 
leal  thyself:  whatsoever  we  liave  heard 
ione  in  Ca-per'na-um,  do  also  here  in  thy 
:  luntry. 

24  And  he  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
No  prophet  is  accepted  in  his  own  coun- 
try. 

25  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  many  widows 
were  in  ij'ra-el  in  the  days  of  E-ll'as,  when 
the  heaven  was  shut  up  throe  years  and  si.\ 
months,  when  great  fSm'Tne  wris  through- 
out all  the  land  : 

2G  But  unto  none  of  them  was  E-ll'3s 
sent,  save  mito  Sa-rep't5,  a  city  of  Si'don, 
unto  a  wom'an  that  was  a  widow. 

27  And  many  lepers  were  in  I^'ra-el  in 
the  time  of  El-i-se'us  the  prophet  ;  and 
none  of  them  was  cleansed,  saving  Na'a- 
nian  the  Syr'i-^n. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  syn'agngue,  when 
they  heard  these  things,  were  filled  with 
jprSti), 

2tt  And  rose  up,  and  thrust  him  out  of 
the  city,  and  led  him  imto  tiic  brow  of  llie 
hill  whereon  their  city  was  built,  that  tliey 
might  cast  him  down  headlong. 

30  But  he,  pass'ing  through  the  mid-st  of 
them,  went  his  way, 

31  And  came  down  to  Ca-per'na-um,  a 
city  of  Gal'i-lee,  and  taught  them  on  the 
sab'bath-days. 

32  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doc'- 
trlne  :  for  his  word  was  with  power. 

33  H  And  in  the  syn'agogue  there  was  a 
man  which  had  a  spirit  of  an  unclean 
devil,  and  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice, 

34  Saying,  Let  us  alone  ;  what  have  we 
to  do  with  thee,  thou  Je'^us  of  Naz'a-reth  .'' 
art  thou  come  to  destroy'  us  ?  I  know  thee 
who  thou  art  ;  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

35  And  Je'jus  rebuked  him,  saying,  Hold 
thy  peace,  and  come  out  of  him.  And  when 


ST.  LIKK.  Dr&ugkl  of  fishes 

his  hands  on  ever^'  one  of  them,  and  heal 
cd  them. 

41  And  devils  also  came  out  of  many, 
crying  out.  and  saying.  Thou  art  ^hrist,  the 
Son  of  God.  And  he,  rebuking  then),  suf- 
fered them  not  to  speak  :  for  they  knew  that 
he  was  ^hrist. 

42  TI  And  when  it  was  day,  Jie  departed, 
and  went  into  a  dej'ert  place  ;  and  the 
people  sought  him,  and  came  unto  him,  and 
stayed  him,  that  he  should  not  depart  from 
them. 

43  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  must  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God  to  other  cities  also  ; 
for  therc'fore  am  I  sent. 

44  And  he  preached  in  the  syn'agogucs 
of  Gal'i-lee. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  the  people 
pressed  upon  him  to  hear  the  word  of 
God,  he  stood  by  the  lake  of  Gen-nej'a- 
ret, 

2  And  saw  two  ships  standing  by  the 
lake  :  but  the  fishermen  were  gone  out  of 
them,  and  were  wash'ing  their  nets. 

3  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the  ships, 
wliich  was  Sl'mon's,  and  prayed  him  that 
he  would  thrust  out  a  little  from  the  land 
And  ho  sat  down,  and  taught  the  people 
out  of  the  ship. 

4  IT  Now,  when  he  had  left  speak- 
ing, he  said  unto  Si'mon,  Launch  out 
into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a 
draught.9 

5  And  Si'mon  an'swerlng,  said  unto 
him,  Ma'ster,  we  have  toiled  all  the  night, 
and  have  taken  nothing  :  nevertheless,  at 
thy  word  I  will  let  down  the  net. 

C  And  when  they  had  this  done,  they 
enclofed  a  great  multitude  of  fishes  :  and 
their  net  brake. 

7  And  they  beckoned  unto  their  partners, 
which   were    in   the  other  ship,   that   they 

hould  come  and  help  them.  And  they 
came,  and  filled  both  the  ships,  so  that  they 
began  to  sink. 

8  When   Si'mon  Pe'ter  saw  it,  he  fell 


the  devil  had  thrown  him  in  the  midst,  he  |  down  at  Je'fus'  knees,  saying,    Depart  from 
came  out  of  him,  and  hurt  him  not. 

36  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  spake 
among  themselves,  saying,  What  a  word  is 
this  !  for  with  authority  and  power,  he 
commtin'deth  the  unclean  spirits,  and  they 
come  out. 

37  And  the  fame  of  him  went  out  into 
every  place  of  the  country  round  about'. 

38  H  And  he  Sro^e  out  of  the  syn'agogue, 
and  entered  into  Sl'mon's  house.  And 
Si'mon's  wife's  mother  was  talcen  with  a 
great  fever ;  and  they  besought  him  for 
her. 

39  And  he  stood  over  her,  and  rebuked 
ti  e  fever;  and  it  left  her  :  and  immediately 
si  earofe,  and  ministered  unto  them. 

40  IT  Now,  when  the  sun  was  setting,  all 
th  vy  that  had  any  sick  with  dl'verj  dis- 
ea  es,  brought  them  unto  him  ;  and  he  laid 

1  gra'shiis. 


me  ;  for  I  am  a  sinful  man,  O  Lord. 

9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all  that 
were  with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes 
which  they  had  taken  ; 

10  And  so  was  also  James  and  JoAn,  the 
sons  of  Zeb'e-dee,  which  were  partners 
with  Si'mon.  And  Je'§ussaid  unto  Si'mon, 
Fear  not ;  from  henceforth  thou  shall  catch 
men. 

11  And  when  they  had  brought  their 
ships  to  land,  they  forsook  all,  and  follow- 
ed him. 

12  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
in  a  cer'tain  city,  behold,  a  man  full  of 
leprosy  ;  who,  seeing  Je'§us,  fell  on  his 
face,  and  besought  him,  saying,  Lord,  if 
thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

13  And  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touch 
ed    him,    saying,  1  will  :    be   thou   clean 

2  draft. 

54 


^  parahjtirl:  hrahd. 


And    immediately    the    iSprosy    departed 
from  him. 


ST.  IJJKE.  Of  the  sah'bath-ddy 

mured  Sgainst'^  his  disciples,  saying,  Why 


14  And  he  charged  him  to  tell  no  man  : 
but  go,  and  show  thyself  to  the  priest,  and 
offer  for  thy  clean.sing,  according  as  Mo'- 
ffis  comnian'ded,  for  a  tSs'timdny  unto 
them. 

15  But  so  much  the  more  went  there  a 
fame  abroad  of  liim  :  and  great  multitudes 
came  together  to  hear,  and  to  be  healed  by 
him  of  their  infir'initics.l 

16  IT  And  he  \vitiidrcw2  himself  into  the 
wilderness,  and  prayed. 

17  TT  And  it  catiK!  to  pSssonacer'tain  day, 
as  he  was  teaching,  that  there  were  Pli5r'- 
i-sees  and  doctors  of  the  law  sitting  by, 
which  were  come  out  of  every  town  of 
Gal'i-lee,  and  jQ-de'5,  and  Je-riVsa-lem  : 
and  tiie  power  of  the  Lord  was  present  to 
heal  tiiem. 

18  II  And,  behold,  men  brought,  in  a  bed, 
a  man  whicli  was  taken  with  a  pftl^y  ;  and 
they  sought  mcajis  to  bring  him  in,  and 
to  lay  Idm  before  him. 

1!)  And,  wlicn  they  could  not  find  by 
what  way  they  iniglit  bring  him  in,  because 
of  the  multitude,  they  went  upon  the 
house- top,  and  let  him  down  througli  the 
ti'llng,  with  his  couch,  into  the  midst  be- 
fore Je'fus. 

20  And,  wiieii  he  saw  their  faith,  he 
said  unto  him,  Man,  thy  sins  are  forgiven 
thee. 

21  And  tile  scribes  and  the  Ph5r'i-se6s 
began  to  reason,  saying.  Who  is  this  which 
speakcth  blas'pheniTcs  ?  Who  can  forgive 
sins  but  God  alone  .' 

22  But,  when  Je'jQs  perceived  their 
thoughts,  he  an'swering,  said  unto  them, 
What  reason  ye  in  your  he^.rts  .' 

23  Whether  is  easier  to  say.  Thy  sins 
be  forgiven  thee  ;  or  to  say.  Rise  up  and 
walk  .' 

24  But  that  yc  may  know  that  the  Son 
of  Man  hath  power  upon  fiarth  to  forgive 
sins,  (he  said  unto  the  sick  of  the  pal§y,) 
I  say  unto  thee,  Arlje,  and  take  up  tliy 
couch,  and  go  unto  thine  house. 

25  And  immediately  he  rose  up  be- 
fore them,  and  took  up  that  whereon  he 
lay,  and  departed  to  his  own  house,  glori- 
fying God. 

20  And  they  were  all  Smazed,  and  they 
glorified  God,  and  w6re  filled  with  fear, 
saying.  We  have  seen  strange  things  to- 
day. 

27  IT  And  after  these  things,  he  went 
forth,  and  saw  a  publican,  named  Le'vi, 
sitting  at  the  receijit  of  custom  :  And  he 
said  unto  him,  Follow  me. 

28  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and  followed 
him. 

29  H  And  Le'vl  made  him  a  great  feast 
in  his  own  house  :  and  there  was  a  great 
company  of  publicans,  and  of  others,  that 
aat  tlown  witli  them. 

30  But  their  scribes  and  Phar'i-8€6s  mur- 


do  ye   eat  and   drink  with   publicans  and 
sinners  .' 

;51  And  Je'^us  Sn'swering,  said  unto 
them,  They  tliat  hre  whole  need  not  a  phy- 
sician ;   but  they  that  kre  sick. 

32  I  came  not  to  call  the  rIgh't6oa8,3  but 
sinners  to  repentance. 

33  H  And  they  said  unto  him.  Why  do 
the  disciples  of  Jo/ai  fast  often,  and  make 
prayers,  and  likewise  the  disciples  of 
the  Phar'i-sees  ;  but  thine  eat  and  drink  ? 

34  And  he  said  unto  them.  Can  ye  make 
the  children  of  the  bride-chamber  fSst, 
wliile  the  bride-groom  is  with  them? 

35  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridc-groom  shall  betaken  away  from  them, 
and  then  shall  they  fast  in  those  days. 

30  11  And  he  spake  also  a  parable  unto 
them  :  No  man  putteth  a  piece  of  a  new 
gurment  upon  an  old  ;  if  otherwise,  then 
both  the  new  makcth  a  rent,  and  the  piece 
that  was  taken  out  of  the  new  agreelh  not 
with  the  old. 

37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into 
old  l)ottIes  ;  else  the  new  wine  will  burst 
the  bottles,  and  be  spilled,  and  the  bottles 
shall  perish. 

38  But  new  wine  must  be  put  into  new 
bottles  ;  and  both  i\re  prejerv'ed. 

39  No  man  also,  having  drunk  old  wine, 
straightway  desircth  new  :  for  he  saith, 
The  old  is'bctter. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  p5ss  on  the  second 
sab'bath  after  the  first,  that  he  went 
through  the  corn  fields  ;  and  his  disciples 
plucked  the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub- 
bing them  in  their  hands. 

2  And  cer'taTn  of  the  Phar'i-sees  said  unto 
them.  Why  do  ye  that  which  is  not  lawful  to 
do  on  the  sab'bath-days  .' 

3  And  Je'ffls  an'swering  them,  said, 
Have  ye  not  read  so  much  as  this,  what 
Da'vid  did,  when  himself  was  a  hungered, 
and  they  which  were  with  him  .'' 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God, 
and  did  take  and  eat  the  show-bread,  and 
gave  also  to  them  that  were  with  him  : 
which  it  is  not  lawful  to  eat  but  for  the 
priests  alone .' 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  That  the  Son 
of  Man  is  Lord  also  of  the  sab'bath. 

0  TI  And  it  came  to  pass  also,  on  an6th- 
er  sab'bath,  that  he  entered  into  the  s^n'a- 
gogue  and  taught  :  and  there  was  a  man 
whose  right  hand  was  withered. 

7  And  the  scribes  and  Ph5r'i-sces  watch'- 
ed  him,  whether  he  would  heal  on  the  sSb'- 
bath-day  ;  that  they  might  find  an  accusa- 
tion against'  him. 

8  But  he  knew  their  thoughts,  and  said 
to  the  man  which  had  the  withered  hand, 
Rise  up,  and  stand  forth  in  the  midst.  And 
he  aroje,  and  stood  forth. 

9  Then  said  Je'fus  unto  them,  I  will  ftsk 
you  one   thing  ;  Is  it   lawful   on   the  s&b'- 


1  in-flr'me-tiz. 


2  with-drdd' 


3  rl'tshe-iis. 
55 


Twelve  Apostles  chosen,  ST. 

bath-days  to  do  good,  or  to  do  evil?  to  save 
life,  or  to  destroy'  it  ? 

10  And,  looking  round  about'  upon  them 
all,  he  said  unto  the  man.  Stretch  forth 
'hy  hand.  And  he  did  so  :  and  his  hand 
'vas  restored  whole  as  the  other. 

11  And  they  were  filled  with  madness  ; 
and  communed  one  with  another  what  they 
.night  do  to  Je'fus. 

12  IT  And  it  came  to  pSss  in  those  days 
that  he  went  out  into  a  moCln'taTn  to  pray, 
and  continued  all  night  in   prayer  to  God. 

13  And  when  it  was  day,  he  called 
unto  him  his  disciples  ;  and  of  them  he 
chose  twelve,  whom  also  he  named  Apos'- 
tles  ; 

14  Si'mon,  (whom  he  also  named  Pe'ter,) 
and  An'drevvl  his  brother,  James  and  JoAn, 
Phll'ip  and  Bar-thol'o-mew, 

15  Mat'thew  and  T/tom'as,  James  the 
son  of  Al-phe'us,  and  Si'mon  called  Ze- 
lo'tes, 

16  And  Ju'das  the  brdther  of  James, 
and  Ju'das  Is-car'i-6t,  which  also  was  the 
traitor. 

17  IT  And  he  came  down  with  them,  and 
stood  in  the  plain  ;  and  the  company  of 
his  disciples,  and  a  great  multitude  of  peo- 
ple out  of  all  Ju-de'a  and  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and 
from  the  sea-coast  of  Tyre  and  Si  dun, 
which  came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed 
of  their  diseases ; 

18  And  they  that  wert  vexed  with  un- 
clean spirits :  and  they  were  healed. 

19  And  the  whole  multitude  sought  to 
touch  him  :  for  there  went  vir'tue^  out  of 
him,  and  healed  them.  all. 

20  IT  And  he  lifted  np  his  eyes  on 
his  disciples,  and  said,  Bles'sed  he  ye  poor: 
for  yours  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 

21  Bles'sed  are  ye  that  hunger  now  :  for 
ye  shall  be  filled.  Bles'sed  are  ye  that 
weep  now  :  for  ye  shall  laugh.3 

22  Bles'sed  hie  ye  when  men  shall  hate 
you,  and  when  they  shall  separate  you 
from  their  cdmpany,  and  shall  reproach 
you,  and  cSst  out  your  name  as  evil,  for  the 
Son  of  Man's  sake. 

23  Rejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and  leap  for 
joy  :  for,  behold,  your  reward  is  great  in 
neaven  :  for  in  the  like  manner  did  their 
fathers  unto  the  prophets. 

24  But  wo  unto  you  that  cire  rich !  for  ye 
ha't*  "TBceived  your  consolation. 

25  Wo  unto  you  that  are  full  1  for  ye 
shall  nunger.  Wo  unto  you  that  laugh 
now,   for  ye  shall  mourn  and  weep. 

26  Wo  unto  you  when  all  men  shall 
speak  well  of  you  '  for  so  did  their  fJithers 
to  the  false  prophets. 

27  IT  But  I  say  unto  you  which  hear,  Love 
your  enemies,  do  good  to  them  which  hate 
you  ; 

28  Bless  them  that  curse  you,  and  pray 
For  them  which  despite'fWly  use  you. 

29  And  unto  him  that  smiteth  thee  on 
the  one  cheek,  offer  also  the  other ;  and 


LUKE.  Charity  and  forgiveness  enjoinea 
him  that  taketh  away  thy  cloak,  forbid  not 
to  take  thy  coat  also. 

30  Give  to  every  man  that  Ssketh  of 
thee  ;  and  of  him  that  taketh  away  thy 
goods,  ask  them  not  again' 

31  And  as  ye  would  that  men  should 
do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to  th<;m  likewise. 

32  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you, 
what  thank  have  ye  .'  for  sinners  also  love 
those  that  love  them. 

33  And  if  ye  do  gotd  to  them  which  do 
good  to  you,  what  thank  have  ye  .''  for  sin- 
ners also  do  even  the  same. 


34  And  if  ye  lend  to  them  of  whom  ye 
hope  to  receive,  what  thank  have  ye  .'  for 
sinners  also  lend  to  sinners,  to  receive  as 
much  again'. 

35  But  love  ye  your  enemies,  and  do 
good,  and  lend,  hoping  for  nothing  again' : 
and  your  reward  shall  he  great,  and  ye 
shall  be  the  children  of  the  High'est : 
for  he  is  kind  to  the  unthankful,  and  to  the 
evil. 

36  Be  ye,  therc'fore,  mei-'ciftll,  as  your 
Fa'ther  also  is  mer'cifill. 

37  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judg- 
ed :  condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be 
condemned  :  forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  for- 
given : 

38  Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you; 
good  meas'ure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken 
together,  and  running  over,  shall  men  give 
info  your  bo'fom.^  For  with  the  same 
meaf'ure  that  ye  mete  withal,  it  shall  be 
niea^'urcd  to  you  again'. 

30  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them, 
Can  thf  blind  lead  the  blind  .'  shall  they 
not  both  fall  into  the  ditch  .' 

40  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  master: 
but  every  one  that  is  perfect  shall  be  as  his 
master. 

41  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote 
that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  percei'vest 
not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 

42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to  thy  brdth- 
er, Brother,  let  me  pull  out  the  mote  that 
is  in  thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself  behold- 
est not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  .' 
Thou  hyp'ocrite  !  cast  out  first  the  beam 
out  of  thine  own  eye,  and  then  shalt  thou 
see  clearly  to  pull  out  the  mote  that  is  in 
thy  brother's  eye. 

43  For  a  good  tree  bringeth  not  forth 
corrupt  fruit  ;5  neither  doth  a  corrupt  tree 
bring  forth  good  fruit. 

44  For  every  tree  is  known  by  his  own 
fruit  :  for  of  thorns  men  do  not  gather 
figs,  nor  of  a  bramble-biish  gather  they 
grapes. 

45  A  good  man,  out  of  the  good  tr€aj'- 
ure  of  his  heart,  bringeth  forth  that  which 
is  good  ;  and  an  evil  man,  out  of  the  evil 
treaj'ure  of  his  heart,  bringeth  forth  that 
which  is  evil  :  for  of  the  abun'dance  of  the 
heart  his  mouth  speaketh. 

46  H  And  why  call  ye  me.  Lord,  Lord  ; 
and  do  not  the  things  which  I  say  .'' 


1  An'drdd. 


2  vSr'tsh-a. 


ilhf 


4  Idb'zum. 


56 


ifrddt. 


The  Centurion's  faith.  ST.  LUKE. 

47  Whosoever  cometh  to  me,  and  hear- 
eth  my  sayings,  and  doeth  them,  I  will 
show  you  to  whom  he  is  like : 

48  He  is  like  a  man  which  built  a  house, 
and  digged  deep,  and  laid  the  foundation  on 
a  rock  ;  and,  when  the  flood  Srofe,  the 
stream  beat  ve'he-ment-ly  upon  that  house, 
and  could  not  shake  it :  for  it  was  founded 
upon  a  rock. 

49  But  he  that  heareth,  and  doetb  not,  is 
like  a  man  that,  without  a  foundation,  built 
a  house  upon  the  earth;  against  which  the 
stream  did  beat  ve'he-ment-ly.  and  immedi- 
ately it  fell ;  and  the  ruin  of  that  house  was 
great. 

CHAP.  vn. 

TVrOW,  when  he  had  ended  all  his  say- 
JL  1  ings  in  the  audience  of  the  people,  he 
entered  into  Ca-per'na-um. 

2  And  a  cer'taln  centurion's  servant,  who 
was  dear  unto  him,  was  sick,  and  ready  to 
die. 

3  And,  when  he  heard  of  Je'fQs,  he  sent 
unto  him  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  beseech 
ing  him  that  he  would  come  and  heal  his 
servant. 

4  And.  when  they  came  to  Je'fus,  they 
besought  him  instantly,  saying.  That 
he  was  worthy  for  whom  he  should  do 
this  : 

5  For  he  loveth  our  nation,  and  he  hath 
built  us  a  syn'agogue. 

6  Then  Je'jus  went  with  them.  And 
when  he  was  now  not  far  from  the  house, 
the  centurion  sent  friends  to  him,  .sayinix 
unto  him.  Lord,  trouble  not  thyself;  for  I 
am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldst  enter  un- 
der my  roof: 

7  Wherefore  neither  thought  I  myself 
worthy  to  come  unto  thee  ;  but  say  in  a 
word,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

8  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under  author- 
ity, having  under  me  sol'diers,  and  I  say 
unto  one,  Go,  and  he  goeth  ;  and  to  anoth- 
er, Come,  and  he  cometh  ;  and  to  my  ser- 
vant. Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

9  When  Je'fus  h6ard  those  things,  he 
marvelled  at  him,  and  turned  him  about', 
and  said  unto  the  people  that  followed  him, 
I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great 
faith,  no,  not  in  Ij'ra-gl. 

10  And  they  that  were  sent,  returning  to 
the  house,  found  the  servant  whole  that  had 
been  sick. 

11  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  the  day  after, 
that  he  went  into  a  city  called  Na'in  ;  and 
many  of  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and 
much  people. 

12  Now  when  he  came  nigh  to  the  gate 
of  the  city,  behold,  there  was  a  dead  man 
carried  out,  the  only  son  of  his  mother,  and 
she  was  a  widow  :  and  much  people  of 
the  city  was  with  her. 

13  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her  he  had 
compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her, 
Weep  not. 

14  And  he  came  and  touched  the  bier  : 

1  g6r'j{u-lt. 


Christ's  tes'timdny  of  Jdhn 
and  they  that  bare  him  stood  still.  And 
he  said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee, 
Arije. 

1.5  And  he  that  was  dead,  sat  up,  and 
began  to  speak.  And  he  delivered  him  to 
his  mother. 

16  And  there  came  a  fear  on  all  ;  and 
they  glorified  God,  saying,  That  a  great 
prophet  IS  risen  up  among  us  ;  and.  That 
God  hath  visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went  forth 
throughout  all  Ja-de'a,  and  throughout  all 
the  region  round  about'. 

18  And  the  disciples  of  John  showed 
him  all  these  things. 

19  TT  And  John,  calling  unto  him  two  of 
his  disciples,  sent  them  to  Je'jus,  saying, 
Art  thou  he  that  should  come  .'  or  look  we 
for  another  .' 

20  When  the  men  wgrc  come  unto  him, 
they  said,  John  Bap'tTst  hath  sent  us  unto 
thee,  saying,  Art  thou  he  that  should  come? 
or  look  we  for  another  .' 

21  And  in  that  same  hour  he  cured  ma- 
ny of  their  infir'mities  and  plagues,  and  of 
evil  spirits  :  and  unto  many  that  wire 
blind  he  gave  sight. 

22  Then  Je'jus  an'swerlng,  said  unto 
them,  Go  your  way,  and  tell  JoAn  what 
things  ye  have  seen  and  heard  ;  how  that 
the  blind  sec,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  kre 
cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised, 
to  the  poor  the  gos'pel  is  preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall 
not  be  offended  in  me. 

24  IT  And,  when  the  messengers  of  JoAn 
were  departed,  he  began  to  speak  unto  the 
people  concer'nlng  John,  What  went  ye 
out  into  the  wilderness  for  to  see  ?  A  reed 
shaken  with  the  wind  ? 

25  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see.'  A 
man  clothed  in  soft  raiment  ?  Behold,  they 
which  are  g6r'|eously  1  apparelled,  and  live 
delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts. 

2f)  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  .'  A 
prophet  .'  Yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  much 
more  than  a  prophet. 

27  This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  written. 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy 
face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before 
thee. 

28  For  I  say  unto  you.  Among  those  that 
Jire  born  of  wom'en,  there  is  not  a  greater 
prophet  than  John  the  Bap'tist  :  but  he 
that  is  least  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  is 
greater  than  he. 

29  And  all  the  people  that  heard  him, 
and  the  publicans,  justified  God,  being  bap- 
tized with  the  baptism  of  Jnhn. 

30  But  the  Phar'i-sfies  and  lawyers  re- 
jected the  counsel  of  God  against'  them- 
selves, being  not  baptized  of  him. 

31  TI  And  the  Lord  said,  Whereunto 
then  shall  I  liken  the  men  of  this  genera- 
tion ?  and  to  what  arc  they  like  .' 

32  They  Jirc  like  unto  children  sitting  in 
the  market-place,  and  calling  one  to  inoth 


57 


Md'ry  diidiuteth  the  feet  of  Je'siis.      ST. 
er,  and  saying,  We  have  piped  unto  you, 
and  ye  have  not  dinced  ;  we  have  mourn- 
ed to  you,  and  yo  luive  not  wept. 

33  For  Jo/in  the  Bap'tTst  came  neithnr 
eating  bread,  nor  drinking  wine  ;  and  ye 
say.  He  hath  a  devil. 

34  The  Son  of  Man  is  come  eating  and 
driniiing,  and  ye  say,  Behokl,  a  glut'tonous 
man,  and  a  wine-bibber,  a  friend  of  publi- 
cans and  sinners  ! 

35  But  wisdom  is  justified  of  all  her 
children. 

36  H  And  one  of  the  Ph5r'i-s6es  desired 
him  tiiat  he  would  eat  with  him,  and  he 
went  into  the  Phar'i-see's  house,  and  sat 
down  to  meat. 

37  And,  behold,  a  wom'an  in  the  city, 
which  was  a  sinner,  when  she  knevv  that 
Je'fus  sat  at  meat  in  the  Phar'i-see's 
house,  brought  an  al'abaster  box  of  oint- 
ment, 

38  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind  him 
weeping,  and  began  to  wash  his  feet  with 
tears,  and  did  wipe  them  with  the  hairs  of 
her  head,  and  kissed  his  feet,  and  SnoTn'ted 
them  with  the  ointment. 

39  Now  when  the  Ph5r'i-see  which  had 
bidden  him  saw  it,  he  spake  within  him- 
self, saying.  This  man,  if  he  were  a  proph- 
et, would  have  known  who  and  what  man- 
ner of  wom'an  this  is  that  toucheth  him  ; 
for  she  is  a  sinner. 

40  And  Je'ius  an'swering,  said  unto 
him,  Si'mon,  I  have  somc'what  to  say  unto 
thee.     And  he  said,  Mk'ster,  say  on. 

41  Tlierc.  was  a  cer'tain  creditor,  which 
had  two  debtors  ;  the  one  owed  five  hun- 
dred pence,  and  the  other  fifty. 

42  And  when  they  had  nothing  to  pay, 
he  frankly  forgave  them  both.  Tell  me, 
there'fore,  which  of  them  will  love  him 
most  ? 

43  Si'mon  answered  and  said,  I  sup- 
pose that  he  to  whom  he  forgave  most. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  rightly 
judged. 

44  And  he  turned  to  the  wom'an,  and 
said  unto  Si'mon,  Seest  thou  this  wom'an  .' 
I  entered  into  thine  house,  thou  gavest  me 
no  water  for  my  feet  :  but  she  hath  wash'- 
ed  my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  ^Acm  with 
the  hairs  of  her  head. 

4.5  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss  ;  but  this 
wom'an,  since  the  time  I  came  in,  hath  not 
ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 

46  My  head  with  oil  thou  didst  not 
anoint :  but  this  wom'an  hath  anointed  my 
feet  with  ointment. 

47  Wherefore,  I  say  unto  thee,  Her  sins, 
which  are  many,  ;\re  forgiven  :  for  she  loved 
much  :  but  to  whom  little  is  forgiven,  the 
same  loveth  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Thy  sins  kre 
forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him, 
began  to  say  within  themselves,  Who  is 
this  that  forgivcth  sins  also  ? 

1  vmUje. 


LUKE.       Parable  of  the  sower  and  candle 
50  And  he  said  to  the  wom'an,  Thy  faith 
hath  saved  thee  :  go  in  peace. 
CHAP.  VHI. 


A  ND  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he 
-L\.  went  throughout  every  city  and  vTl'- 
laee,l  preaching  and  showing  the  glad  ti- 
dings of  the  kingdom  of  God  :  and  the 
twelve  wire  with  him. 

2  And  cer'tain  wom'en,  which  had  been 
healed  of  evil  spirits  and  infir'mities,  Ma'ry 
called  Mas-da-le'ne,  out  of  whom  went 
seven  devils, 

3  And  Jo-an'na  the  wife  of  Chu'fS, 
Her'od's  stew'ird,  and  Su-fan'na,  and  ma- 
ny others,  which  ministered  unto  iiim  of 
their  substance. 

4  IT  And  when  much  people  were  gath- 
ered together,  and  w6re  come  to  him  out 
of  every  city,  he  spake  by  a  parable  : 

5  A  sower  went  out  to  sow  his  aecd  :  and, 
as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way-side,  and 
it  was  trodden  down,  and  the  fowls  of  the 
air  devoured  it : 

6  And  some  fell  upon  a  rock  ;  and,  as 
soon  as  it  was  sprung  up,  it  withered  away, 
because  it  lacked  moisture  : 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns;  and  the 
thorns  sprang  up  with  it,  and  ciioked  it  : 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and 
sprang  up,  and  bare  fruit  a  hundred-fold. 
And,  when  he  had  said  these  things,  he 
cried.  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

9  H  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying, 
What  might  this  parable  be  ? 

10  And  lie  said,  Unto  you  it  is  given  to 
know  the  mys'teries  of  the  kingdom  of 
God  ;  but  to  others  in  parables  :  that  see- 
ing they  might  not  see,  and  hearing  they 
might  not  understand. 

1 1  IT  Now  the  parable  is  this  :  The  seed 
is  the  word  of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way-side  arc  they  that 
hear  ;  then  cometh  the  devil,  and  taketh 
away  the  word  out  of  their  hecirts  ;  lest 
they  should  believe  and  be  saved. 

13  They  on  the  rock  are  they,  which, 
when  they  hear,  receive  the  word  with 
joy  ;  and  these  have  no  root,  which  for  a 
while  believe,  and  in  time  of  temptation  fall 

away. 

14  And  that  which  fell  among  thorns,  ;\re 
they  which,  when  they  have  heard,  go  forth, 
and  i\rc  choked  with  cares,  and  riches,  and 
plSaf'ures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit  to 
perfec'tion. 

15  But  that  on  the  good  ground  arc  they, 
which,  in  an  /ton'Sst  and  good  he?irt,  hav- 
ing heard  the  word,  keep  it,  and  bring  forth 
fruit  with  patience. 

16  IT  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a 
candle,  covereth  it  with  a  vessel,  or  put- 
teth  it  under  a  bed  ;  but  setteth  it  on  a  can- 
dlestick, that  they  which  enter  in  may  see 
the  light. 

17  For  nothing  is  secret  that  shall  not  be 
made   manifest  ;    neither   any   thing   hid, 


58 


Lc'^ion  of  dfvils  cdst  out.  ST 

that  sliall  not  be  known,  and  come  abroad. 

18  Take  heed,  thfire'fore,  how  3'e  hear  : 
for  whosoever  hath,  to  him  sliall  be  i^ivcri  ; 
and  whosoever  hatli  not,  from  him  gliall 
be  taken  even  that  which  he  seemeth  to 
have. 

19  11  Then  came  to  him  his  mother  and 
his  brethren,  and  could  not  come  at  him 
for  the  press. 

2U  And  it  was  told  him  by  cer'taln, 
which  said.  Thy  mother  and  thy  brethren 
stand  without,  desiring  to  see  thee. 

21  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
My  mother  aiul  my  brethren  arc  these  which 
hear  the  word  of  God,  and  do  it. 

22  IF  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a  cer'taln 
day,  that  he  vv<!nt  into  a  ship  with  his  dis- 
ciples :  and  lie  said  unto  them.  Let  us  go 
over  unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake.  And 
they  launched  forth. 

23  But  as  they  sailed,  he  fell  asleep  :  and 
there  (-anie  down  a  storm  of  wind  on  the 
lake  ;  and  they  were  filled  loitk  icdter,  and 
were  in  jeopardy. 1 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and  5w6ke 
him,  saying,  Ala'stcr,  M.i'ster,  we  perish  ! 
Then  he  aro^e  and  rebuked  the  wind,  and 
the  raging  of  the  water  •  and  they  ceased, 
and  there  was  a  calm. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Where  is 
your  fiiith  ?  And  they,  being  afraid,  won- 
dered, saying  one  to  another.  What  man- 
ner of  man  istliis!  for  ho  comman'delh  even 
the  winds  and  water,  and  tiiey   obey  him. 

2G  IT  And  they  arrived  at  the  country  of 
the  Gad-a-renes',  which  is  over  again.st' 
Gali-lee. 

27  And  when  he  went  forth  to  land, 
there  met  him  out  of  the  city,  a  cSr'taTii 
man  which  had  devils  a  long  time,  and 
ware  no  clothes,  neither  abode  in  any 
house,  but  in  the  tombs. 

28  Wlicn  he  saw  Je'-jus,  he  cried  out, 
and  fell  down  before  him.  and  with  a  loud 
voice  .said,  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee, 
Je'^us,  tliou  Son  of  God  most  high  .'  I  be- 
seech thee,  torment  me  not. 

29  (For  he  had  comman'ded  the  unclean 
spirit  to  come  out  of  the  man.  For  often- 
times it  had  caught  him  :  and  he  was 
kept  bound  with  chains  and  in  fetters  ;  and 
he  brake  the  bands,  and  was  driven  of  the 
devil  into  the  wilderness.) 

30  And  Je'^us  asked  him,  saying.  What 
is  thy  name  .■'  And  he  said,  Le'eion  ;  be- 
cause many  devils  were  entered  into  him. 

31  And  they  besought  him  that  he 
would  not  command'  them  to  go  out  into 
the  deep. 

32  And  there  was  there  a  h6rd  of  many 
swine  feeding  on  the  inoi^n'tain  :  and  they 
besought  him  that  he  would  suffer  them 
to  enter  into  them.     And  he  suffered  them. 

33  Then  went  the  devils  out  of  the  man, 
and  entered  into  the  swine  :  and  the  hSrd 
ran  violently  down  a  steep  place  jnto  the 
lake,  and  wgrc  choked. 

y  jSp'pHr-de.  ^  d-gin.' 


TiTIKE.  Issue  of  hlond  healed. 

34  When  they  that  fed  thrrn  saw  what 
was  done,  they  fled,  and  went  and  told  if 
in  the  city,  and  in  the  country. 

35  Then  they  went  out  to  see  what  wa» 
done  ;  and  came  to  Je'jQs,  and  found 
the  man,  out  of  whom  the  devils  were 
departed,  sitting  at  the  feet  of  Je'fQs,  cloth- 
ed, and  in  his  right  mind  :  and  they  w6re 
afraid. 

30  They  also  which  saw  it,  told  them 
by  what  means  he  that  was  poffess'ed  of 
the  devils,  was  healed. 

37  II  Then  the  whole  multitude  of  the 
country  of  the  Gad-a-renes',  round  about', 
besought  him  to  depart  from  them  ;  for  they 
were  taken  with  great  fear :  and  he  went 
up  into  the  ship,  and  returned  back 
again'.2 

38  Now  the  man,  out  of  whom  the 
devils  were  departed,  besought  him  that 
he  might  be  with  him  :  but  Je'fus  sent  him 
away,  saying, 

39  Return  to  thine  own  house,  and  show 
how  great  things  God  hath  done  unto  thee. 
.\m\  he  went  his  way,  and  published 
throughout  the  whole  city  how  great  things 
Je'fiis  had  done  unto  him. 

40  And  if  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jg'jus 
was  relumed,  the  j)eople  gladly  received 
him  :  for  they  were  all  waiting  for  him. 

41  H  And,  behold,  there  came  a  man 
named  Ja'i-rus,  and  he  was  a  ruler  of  the 
syn'agogue  :  and  he  fell  down  at  Je'jiis' 
feet,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
into  his  house  : 

42  For  he  had  one  only  daughter,  about 
twelve  years  of  age,  and  she  lay  a  dying. 
(But  as  he  went,  the  people  thronged 
him. 

43  U  And  a  worn  an  having  an  issued 
of  blood  twelve  years,  which  had  spent  all 
her  living  upon  physicians,  neither  could 
he  healed  of  any, 

44  Came  behind  him,  and  toQched  the 
border  of  his  garment :  and  immediately 
her  issue  of  blood  stanched. 

45  And  Je'^us  said.  Who  touched  me  ? 
When  all  denied,  Peter,  and  they  that 
were  with  him,  said,  Mister,  the  multitude 
throng  thee,  and  press  thee,  and  sayest 
thou,  Who  toQched  me  .•' 

4t)  And  Je'jQs  said.  Somebody  hatJi 
toflched  me  :  for  I  pgrceive'  that  vir'tue  4 
it  gone  out  of  me. 

47  And  when  the  wom'an  saw  that  she 
w.is  not  hid,  she  came  trembling;  and  fall- 
ing down  before  him,  she  declared  unto 
him  before  all  the  people  for  what  cause 
she  had  toiiched  him,  and  how  she  was 
healed  immediately. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daughter,  be 
of  good  com'fiirt:  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole  ;  go  in  peace.) 

49  IT  While  he  yet  spake,  there  cometh 
one  from  the  ruler  of  the  syn'agogue's 
house,  saying  to  him,  Thy  dfiughter  is 
dead  ;  trouble  not  the  Mi'ster. 

3  Ish'shih  4  vlr'tshu 

59 


The  apostles  sent  out 

50  But,  when  Je'jus  heard  it,  he  answer- 
ed him,  saying,  Fear  not :  believe  only, 
and  she  shall  be  made  whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the  house, 
he  suffered  no  man  to  go  in,   save  Pe'ter, 


ST.  LUKE.  Christ  fccdclh  fire  thousana 

13  But  he  said  unto  them.  Give  ye  them 
to  eat.  And  they  said.  We  have  no  more 
but  five  loaves,  and  two  fishes  ;  except  we 
should  go  and  buy  meat  for  all  this  people. 

14  (For  they   were  about'  five  thousand 


and  James,  and  Jo/m,  and  the  father  and|rnen.)     And  he  said^to  his  disciples,  Make 
the  mother  of  the  maiden. 

52  And  all  wept,  and  bewailed  her :  but 
he  said,  Weep  not  :  she  is  not  dead,  but 
sleepeth. 

53  And  they  Ikugh'ed  l  him  to  scorn, 
knowing  that  she  was  dead. 

54  And  he  put  them  all  out,  and  look 
her  by  the  hand,  and  called,  saying.  Maid, 
Sn§e. 

55  And  her  spirit  came  Sgain',  and  she 
arofe  straightway  :  and  he  comman'ded  to 
give  her  meat. 

56  And  her  parents  were  astonished  : 
but  he  chiirged  them  that  they  should  tell 
no    man  what  was  done. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  he  called  his  twelve  disciples 
together,  and  gave  them  power  and 
authority  over  all  devils,  and  to  cure 
diseases. 

2  And  he  sent  them  to  preach  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  to  heal  the  sick. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  nothing 
for  your  journey,  neither  staves,  nor  scrip, 
neither  bread,  neither  money  ;  neither 
have  two  coats  apiece. 

4  And  whatsoever  house  ye  enter  into, 
there  abide,  and  thence  depart. 

5  And  whosoever  will  not  receive  you, 
when  ye  go  out  of  that  city,  shake  off  the 
very  dust  from  your  feet,  for  a  tes'timony 
against'  them. 

6  And  they  departed,  and  went  through 
the  towns,  preaching  the  g6s'pel,and  heal- 
mg  every  where. 

7  H  Now  Hei'od,  the  te'trarch,  heard  of 
all  that  was  done  by  him:  and  he  was  per- 
plex'ed,  because  that  it  was  said  of  some, 
that  Jo/m  was  risen  fromthe  dead  ; 

8  And  of  some,  that  E-li'as  had  appear- 
ed ;  and  of  others,  that  one  of  the  old  pro- 
phets was  risen  again'. 

9  And  Her'od  said,  Jo/tn  have  I  behead- 
ed :  but  who  is  this  of  whom  I  hear  such 
things  ?  And  he  desired  to  see  him. 

10  And  the  apostles,  when  they  were 
returned,  told  him  all  that  they  had  done. 
And  he  took  them,  and  went  aside  private- 
ly into  a  dej'ert  place,  belonging  to  the 
city,  called  Beth-sa'i-da. 

11  And  the  people,  when  they  knew  it, 
followed  him  ;  and  he  received  them,  and 
spake  unto  them  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  healed  them    that  had  need  of  heal- 


ing. 

12  TT  And,  when  the  day  began  to  wear 
Sway,  then  came  the  twelve,  and  said 
unto  him,  Send  the  multitude  away,  that 
they  may  go  into  the  towns  and  country 
round  about',  and  lodge,  and  get  victuals  ;2 
for  we  kre  here  in  a  de^'ert  place. 

1  lAfed.        2  Tit'tlz 


them  sit  down  by  fifties  in  a  com'pany. 

15  And  they  did  so,  and  made  them  all 
not  dead,  but  |  sit  down. 

16  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves  and  the 
two  fishes  ;  and,  looking  up  to  heaven,  he 
bless'ed  them,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  the 
disciples  to  set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  they  did  eat,  and  were  all  filled : 
and  there  was  taken  up  of  fragments  that 
remained   to    them  twelve  bas'kets. 

18  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
alone,  praying,  his  disciples  were  with  him  ; 
and  he  asked  them,  saying,  Whom  say  the 
people  that  I  am  .'' 

19  They  an'sweiing^  said,  JoAn  the 
Bap'tist :  but  some  say  E-li'as,  and  others 
say,  That  one  of  the  old  prophets  is  risen 
again'. 

20  He  said  unto  them.  But  whom  say  ye 
that  I  am  .'  Pe'ter  an'swering,  said,  The 
Christ  of  God. 

21  And  he  straitly  chdreed  them,  and 
conimJin'ded  them  to  tell  no  man  that 
thing ; 

22  Saying,  The  Son  of  Man  must  suffer 
many  things,  and  be  rejected  of  the  elders, 
and  chief  priests,  and  scribes,  and  be  slain, 
and  be  raised  the  third  day. 

23  II  And  he  said  to  them  all,  If  any 
man  will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  him- 
self, and  take  up  his  cross  daily,  and  fijl- 
low  me. 

24  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life  shall 
lo^c  it :  but  whosoever  will  lofe  his  life  for 
my  sake,  the  same  shall  save  it. 

25  For  what  is  a  man  advan'taeed,  if  he 
gain  the  whole  world,  and  loje  himself,  or 
be  cast  away  ? 

26  For  whosoever  shall  be  ashamed  of 
me,  and  of  my  words,  of  him  shall  the 
Son  of  Man  be  ashamed,  when  he  shall 
come  in  his  own  glory,  and  in  his  Fk'ther's, 
and  of  the  holy  angels. 

27  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  there  be 
some  standing  here  which  shall  not  taste 
of  death,  till  they  see  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

28  TT  And  it  came  to  pass  about'  an 
eight  days  after  these  sayings,  he  took  Pe'- 
ter, and  John,  and  James,  and  went  up 
into  a  moftn'tain  to  pray. 

29  And  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion  of  his 
countenance  was  Altered,  and  his  raiment 
zoas  white  and  glis'tcring. 

30  And  behold  there  tSlked  with  him 
two  men,  which  were  Mo'fes  and  E-lI'as : 

31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and  spake 
of  his  decease,  which  he  should  accomplish 
at  Je-ril'sa-lem. 

32  But  Pe'ter,  and  they  that  were  with 
him,  were  heavy  with  sleep  :    and  when 


60 


^hrlst  teacketh  humility.  FT.  I 

they  were  Swake,  they  saw  his  glory,  and 
the  two  men  that  stood  witli  him, 

33  And  it  came  to  p5ss,  as  they  departed 
f»om  him,  Pe'ter  said  unto  Jg'fus,  M^'ster, 
H  is  good  for  us  to  be  here ;  and  let  us 
make  three  tab'ernScles  ;  one  for  thee,  and 
one  for  Mo'jes,  and  one  for  E-li'5s  :  not 
t  nowing  what  he  said. 

34  While  lie  thus  spake,  there  came  a 
I'lo'id,  and  overshadowed  them  ;  and  they 
•eared  as  they  entered  into  the  cloud. 

35  And  there  came  a  voice  out  of  the 
(loud,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son : 
hearliim. 

36  And  when  the  voice  was  pSst,  Je'fus 
k3lS  found  alone.  And  they  kept  it  close, 
and  told  no  man  in  those  days  any  of  those 
things  which  they  had  seen. 

37  H  And  it  came  to  pSss,  that,  on  the 
next  day,  when  they  were  come  down 
from  the  hill,  much  people  met  him. 

38  And,  behold,  a  man  of  the  company 
cried  out,  saying,  Ma'ster,  I  beseech  thee, 
look  upon  my  son  ;  for  he  is  mine  only 
child : 

39  And,  lo,  a  spirit  taketh  him,  and  he 
suddenly  cricth  out ;  and  it  teSreth  him 
that  he  foameth  Sgain'  ;  and,  bruising  him, 
hardly  departeth  from  him. 

40  And  I  besought  fhy  disciples  to  cSst 
him  out ;  and  they  could  not. 

41  And  Je'fus  an'swering,  said,  O  faith- 
less and  perverse''  generation  !  how  long 
shall  I  be  with  you,  and  suifer  you  .'  Bring 
thy  son  hither. 

42  And  as  he  was  yet  a  coming,  the 
devil  threw  1  him  down,  and  tare  him. 
And  Je'fiis  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  and 
healed  the  child,  and  delivered  him  igain' 
to  his  fTither. 

43  IT  And  they  wfirc  all  amazed  at  the 
mighty  power  of  God.  But  while  they 
wondered  every  one  at  all  things  which 
Je'fus  did,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

44  Let  these  sayings  sink  down  into 
your  ears :  for  the  Son  of  Man  shall  be 
delivered  into  the  hands  of  men. 

45  But  they  understood  not  this  saying, 
and  it  was  hid  from  them,  that  they  per- 
ceived it  not :  and  they  feared  to  ask  him 
of  that  saying. 

46  IT  Then  there  arofe  a  reasoning 
Sm6ng  them,  which  of  them  should  be 
greatest. 

47  And  Je'fCis,  pfirceiv'ing  the  thought 
of  their  heirt,  took  a  child,  and  set  him  by 
him, 

48  And  said  imto  them.  Whosoever  shall 
receive  this  child  in  my  name,  receiveth 
me  :  and  whosoever  shall  receive  me,  re- 
ceiveth him  that  sent  me:  for  he  that  is  least 
im6ng  you  all,  the  same  shall  be  great. 

49  %  And  John  answered  and  said, 
MJi'ster,  we  saw  one  cas'ting  out  devils  in 
thy  name  ;  and  we  forbade'  him,  because 
he  foUoweth  not  with  us. 

50  And  Jg'fQs  Baid  unto  him,  Forbid 
1  thrdd.  2  vti'ttdje.  3  $j,. 


VKK.  Seventy  disciples  sent  forth 

him  not  :  for  he   that  is  not  against'  us,  h 
for  us. 

51  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
time  was  come  that  he  should  be  received 
up,  he  stead'fastly  set  his  face  to  go  to  Je- 
rii'sa-lem, 

52  And  sent  messengers  before  his  face  : 
and  they  went,  and  entered  into  a  vil'laee^ 
of  the  Sa-mar'i-tans  to  make  ready  for  him. 

53  And  they  did  not  receive  him,  be- 
cause his  face  was  as  though  he  would  go 
to  Je-rft'sa-lem. 

54  And  when  his  disciples,  James  and 
Jo/tn,  saw  this,  they  said.  Lord,  wilt  thou 
that  we  commind'  fire  to  come  down  from 
heaven,  and  consume  them,  even  as  E-li'Ss 
did.' 

55  But  he  turned  and  rebuked  them, 
and  said,  Ye  know  not  what  manner  of 
spirit  ye  hrc  of3 

56  For  the  Son  of  Man  is  not  come  to 
destroy'  men's  lives,  but  to  save  them. 
And  they  went  to  another  vll'lage. 

57  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they 
went  in  the  way,  a  cer'tain  vian  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  I  will  follow  thee  whithersoever 
thou  goest. 

58  And  Je'^fts  said  unto  him.  Foxes 
have  holes,  and  birds  of  the  air  have  nests; 
but  the  Son  of  Man  hath  not  where  to  lay 
his  head. 

59  And  he  said  unto  another.  Follow 
me.  But  he  said.  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to 
go  and  bury  my  fVither. 

60  Je'§us  said  unto  him.  Let  the  dead 
bury  their  dead  :  but  go  thou  and  preach 
tiie  kingdom  of  God. 

61  And  another  also  said.  Lord,  I  will 
follow  thee  :  but  let  me  first  go  bid  thcni 
farewell  which  are  at  home  at  my  house. 

62  And  Je'fus  said  unto  iiini.  No  man 
having  put  his  hand  to  the  plough,  and 
looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

^  CHAP.  X. 

AFTER  these  things  the  Lord  appointed 
other  seventy  also,  and  sent  them  two 
and  two  before  his  face  into  every  city  and 
place,  whither  he  himself  would  come,. 

2  Thgrc'fore  said  he  unto  them.  The 
harvest  truly  is  great,  but  the  laboQrers  dre 
few  :  pray  ye  thfirc'fore  the  Lord  of  the 
harvest,  that  he  would  send  forth  labourers 
into  his  harvest. 

3  Go  your  ways :  behold,  I  send  you 
forth  as  lambs  among  wolves. 

4  Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip,  nor 
shoes:  and  salute  no  man  by  the  way. 

5  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  enter, 
first  say,  Peace  be  to  this  house. 

6  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there, 
your  peace  shall  rest  upon  it :  if  not,  it 
shall  turn  to  you  again'.  < 

7  And  in  the  same  house  remain,  eating 
and  drinking  such  things  as  they  give :  for 
the  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not 
from  house  to  house. 


61 


Christ  ijistructctk  the  seventy. 

8  And   into    whatsoever   city  } 
and  tlicy  receive  you,  eat  such  things  us 
are  eet  before  you  ; 

9  And  heal  tiie  sick  tiiat  tire  therein, 
and  say  unto  tiiein,  The  kingdom  of  God 
is  come  nigli  unto  you. 

10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter, 
and  tliey  receive  you  not,  go  your  ways 
out  into  tiie  streets  of  the  same,  and  say, 

11  Even  the  very  dust  of  your  city 
which  cieaveth  on  us,  we  do  wipe  olF 
Sgainet'  you  :  notwithstanding,  be  ye  sure 
of  this,  that  the  liingdom  of  God  is  come 
nigh  unto  you. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  it  sliall  be 
more  tolerable  in  that  day  for  Sod'om  than 
for  that  city. 

13  IT  Wo  unto  thee,  Cho-ra'zTn  !  wo 
unto  thee,  Beth-sa'i-d5  !  for  if  the  mighty 
works  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Si'don, 
which  have  been  done  in  you,  they  had  a 
great  while  ago  repented,  sitting  in  sack- 
cloth and  ashes. 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for 
Tyre  and  Si'don  at  the  judgment  than 
for  you. 

15  And  thou,  Ca-per'na-um,  which  jirt 
exAlted  to  heaven,  shall  be  thrust  down  to 
hell. 

IC  He  that  heareth  you,  heareth  me ; 
and  he  that  despl^eth  you  despl^eth  me  ; 
and  he  that  despl^eth  me,  despljeth  him 
that  sent  me. 

17  H  And  the  seventy  returned  Sgain' 
with  joy,  saying,  Lord,  even  the  devils  are 
subject  unto  us  through  thy  name. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  beheld  Sa'- 
tSn  as  lightning  fall  from  heaven. 

19  Behold,  I  give  unto  you  power  to 
tread  on  serpents  and  scorpions,  and  over 
all  the  power  of  the  enemy  ;  and  nothing 
shall  by  any  means  hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding,  in  this  rejoice  not, 
that  the  spirits  are  subject  unto  you  ;  but 
rJLther  rejoice,  because  your  names  kve 
written  in  heaven. 

21  IT  In  that  hour  Je'fus  rejoiced  in 
spirit,  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Farther, 
Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  that  thou  hast 
hid  these  things  from  the  wise  and  pru- 
dentjl  and  hast  revealed  them  unto  babes  : 
even  so,  Fa'ther ;  for  so  it  seemed  good 
in  thy  sight. 

22  All  things  ^re  delivered  to  me  of  my 
Fk'ther;  and  no  man  knoweth  who  the 
Son  is,  but  the  Fa'ther;  and  who  the  Fa'- 
ther  is,  but  the  !Jon,  and  he  to  whom  the 
Son  will  reveal  him. 

23  H  And  he  turned  him  unto  his  disci- 
p)''s,  and  said  privately,  Bles'sed  are  the 
ey^s  which  see  the  things  that  ye  see : 

24  For  I  tell  you  that  many  prophets 
and  kings  have  desired  to  see  those  things 
which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  thern; 
and  to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear, 
and  have  not  heard  them. 

25  H    And,    behold,    a    cfir'tain    lawyer 


ST.  LUKE.  Mar'thd  reprehended 

enter,  stood  up,  and  tempted  him,  saying,  Mk'ster, 


what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life .' 

26  He  said  unto  him.  What  is  written 
in  the  law  .-'  how  readest  thou  ? 

27  And  he  an'swering,  said.  Thou  shalt 
love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
strength,  and  with  ail  thy  mind  ;  and  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself 

28  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  an- 
swered right :  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  willing  to  justify  himself, 
said  unto  Je'fus,  And  who  is  my  neigh- 
bour .'' 

30  And  Je'jus  Sn'swering,  said,  Acer'tain 
■mail  went  down  from  Je-ru'sa-lem  to  Jer'i- 
cho,  and  fell  among  thieves,  which  stripped 
him  of  his  raiment,  and  wounded  2  him, 
and  departed,  leaving  him,  half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance,  there  came  down  a 
cer'taTn  priest  that  way  ;  and  when  he  saw 
him,  he  pSssed  by  on  the  other  side. 

32  And  likewise  a  Le'vlte,  when  he  was 
at  the  place,  came  and  looked  on  him,  and 
passed  by  on  the  other  side. 

33  But  a  cer'tain  Sa-mar'i-tan,  as  he 
journeyed,  came  where  he  was :  and 
when  he  saw  him,  he  had  compassion  on 
him, 

34  And  went  to  him,  and  bound  up  his 
woLlnds,  pouring  in  oil  and  w'ine,  and  set 
him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought  him  to 
an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him. 

35  And  on  the  morrow,  when  he  de- 
parted, he  took  out  two  pence,  and  gave 
them  to  the  host,  and  said  unto  him.  Take 
care  of  him  :  and  whatsoever  thou  spend- 
est  more,  when  I  come  again',  I  will  repay 
thee. 

36  Which  now  of  these  three,  thinkest 
thou,  was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell 
among  the  thieves  ? 

37  And  he  said.  He  that  showed  mSrcy 
on  him.  Then  said  Je'fus  unto  him,  Go, 
and  do  thou  likewise. 

38  IT  Now  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went, 
that  he  entered  into  a  cer'taTn  vil'lage  :3 
and  a  cer'tain  wom'an,  named  Mar'thJL, 
received  him  into  her  house. 

39  And  she  had  a  sister  called  Ma'ry, 
which  also  sat  at  Je'fus'  feet,  and  hSard 
his  word. 

40  But  Mar'tha  was  cumbered  about' 
much  ser'ving,  and  came  to  him,  and  said, 
Lord,  dost  thou  not  care  that  my  sister 
hath  left  me  to  sgrve  alone .''  bid  her,  there'- 
fore,  that  she  help  me. 

41  And  Je'fus  answered,  and  said  unto 
her,  Mar'tha,  MJir'tha,  thou  art  careful  and 
troubled  about'  many  things  : 

42  But  one  thing  is  needful :  and  Ma'ry 
hath  chosen  that  good  part,  which  shall 
not  be  taken  away  from  her. 

CHAP.  XL 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  he  was 
praying  in  a  cer'tain  place,  when  he 
ceased,  one  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him, 


1  prdd'dint.         2  rhyming  with  bdilnd'ed,  fdHnd'ed,  ^c.        3  vil'Hdje. 


Christ  cdsleth  out  a  dtimh  devil. 

Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as  Jo/tn  also  tauglit 

his  disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  When  ye  pray, 
say,  Our  Fa'thor  vvhicli  art  in  heaven  : 
Hallowed  be  tiiy  name.  Tiiy  kingdom 
come.  Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so 
in  €arth. 

3  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread. 

4  And  forgiv(!  us  our  sins  ;  for  we  also 
forgive  every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us. 
And  lead  us  not  into  temptation  ;  but  de- 
liver us  from  evil. 

5  And  lie  said  unto  them,  Which  of  you 
shall  have  a  friond,  and  shall  go  unto  him 
at  niidniglit,  and  say  unto  iiim.  Friend,  lend 
me  three  loaves  ; 

6  For  a  friend  of  mine  in  his  journey  is 
come  to  me,  and  I  have  nothing  to  set  be- 
fore liiin  .' 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  answer  and 
nay.  Trouble  mo  not :  the  door  is  now  shut, 
and  my  cliildron  are  with  me  in  bed  ;  1 
cannot  rise  and  give  thee. 

a  I  say  unto  you.  Though  he  will  not 
rise  and  give  him,  b(!cause  lie  is  his  friend; 
yet  because  of  his  im[)ortunity  hi;  will  risi; 
and  give  him  as  many  as  lie  need(!tli. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Ask,  and  it  shall 
be  given  you  ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find  ; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketli,  receiveth  ; 
and  he  that  seuketh,  findetli  ;  and  to  him 
that  knocketh,  it  shall  be  opened. 

11  If  a  son  sJKill  ask  bread  of  any  of  you 
that  is  a  fiitlicr,  will  he  give  him  a  stone  .' 
or,  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he,  for  a  fish,  give 
him  a  serpent .' 

12  Or,  if  he  shall  isk  an  egg,  will  he  of- 
fer him  a  scorpion  ? 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to 
give  good  gifts  unto  your  cliildnni  ;  how 
much  more  shall  your  heavenly  F'a'ther 
give  the  Holy  Spir'It  to  them  that  ask 
him  .' 

14  IT  And  he  was  cas'ttng  out  a  devil, 
and  it  was  dumb.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
when  the  devil  was  gone  out,  the  dumb 
spake  ;  and  the  peO|jle  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said.  He  cas'teth 
out  devils  through  B6-Sl'ze-bub,  the  chief 
of  the  devils. 

10  And  others  tempting  him,  sought  of 
him  a  sign  from  heaven. 

17  But  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said 
unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided  Sgainst' 
itself  is  brought  to  desolation  ;  and  a  house 
divided  against'  a  iiouse  falleth. 

18  If  Sa'tan  ;ilso  be  divided  igainst' 
himself,  how  shall  his  kingdom  stand  .'  be- 
cause ye  say  that  I  cist  out  devils  through 
Be-6l'/'e-bttb. 

10  And  if  I  by  Be-el'ze-bab  c4st  out 
devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons  cist  them 
out  ?    thfire'fore  shall  they  be  your  judges. 

20  But  if  I  with  the  finger  of  God  cSst 
out  devils,  no  doubt  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
come  upon  you. 


ST.  LUKE.         He  eateth  meat  with  a  PhAr'i-sii. 

21  When  a  strong  man  armed  kee^ieti 
his  pal'ace,  his  goods  are  in  peace  : 

22  But  when   a  stronger  than   he  sha 
come  upon  him,  and  overcome  iiim.  he  ta- 
keth  from  him  all  fiis   armour  whei  ?\n  ha 
trusted,  and  dividelli  his  spoils. 

23  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against' 
me  ;  and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me 
scattereth. 

24  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out 
of  a  man,  he  wiilketh  through  dry  places, 
seeking  rest  ;  and  finding  none,  he  saith, 
I  will  return  unto  my  house  whence  I  came 
out. 

2-5  And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth  it 
swept  and  garnished. 

2G  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  / »  him 
seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  tha.  him- 
self;  and  they  enter  in,  and  dwell  there  ; 
and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is  worse  than 
the  first. 

27  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  spake 
these  things,  a  cer'tain  wom'an  1  of  the 
company  lifted  up  her  voice,  and  said  unto 
him,  Bfes'sed  is  the  womb  that  bare  thee, 
and  the  paps  which  thou  hast  suclced. 

28  But  he  said.  Yea,  rather  bles'sed  are 
they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep 
it. 

29  H  And  when  the  people  were  gather- 
ed thick  together,  he  began  to  say,  This  is 
an  evil  generation  :  they  seek  a  sign  ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  it,  but  the  sign 
of  Jo'nasthe  prophet. 

30  For  as  Jo'nas  was  a  sign  unto  the 
Nin'c-vites,  so  shall  also  the  Son  of  Man 
be  to  this  generation. 

31  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgment  with  the  men  of  this  gen- 
eration, and  condemn  them  ;  for  she  came 
from  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth,  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Sol'o-mon  ;  and,  behold,  a 
greater  than  Sol'o-mon  is  here  ! 

32  The  m(!n  of  NTn'e-veh  shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it  :  for  they  repented  at  the 
pr(!aching  of  Jo'nas  ;  and,  behold,  a  great- 
er than  Jo'nas  is  here. 

33  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a  can- 
dle, putteth  it  in  a  secret  place,  neither  un- 
der a  bitshel,  but  on  a  candlestick,  that  they 
which  come  in  may  see  the  light. 
_  34  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye  : 
tlierc'fore  when  thine  eye  is  single,  thy 
whole  body  also  is  full  of  light  ;  but  when 
thine  eye  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of 
dcirkness. 

35  Take  heed,  thgre'fbre,  that  the  liglrt 
which  is  in  thee  be  not  darkness. 

!}()  If  thy  whole  body,  thSre'fbre,  i»  full 
of  light,  having  no  part  dark,  the  whole 
shall  be  full  of  light,  as  when  the  bright 
slii'ning  of  a  candle  doth  give  thee  light. 

37  H  And  as  he  spake,  a  cer'tain  Pliar'i-se6 
besought    him   to   dine  with    him  :   and  he 
went  in,  and  sat  down  to  meat. 
""S  A\^d  v.hcn  the   PhSr'i-see   saw  it,  he 
1  toilm'^n,  i.  e.  wddm'im. 
C3 


Christ  rcprovcth  the  Phir'i-secs.        ST.  LUKE 
marvelled  tliat  ho  Iiad  not  first  wash'ed  bo- 
fore  dinner. 

39  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Now  do 
ye,  Piiar'i-sees,  make  clean  the  outside  of 
the  cup  and  the  platter  ;  but  your  Tn'ward 
part  is  full  of  ravening  and  wickedness. 

40  Ye  fools  !  did  not  lie  that  made  that 
which  is  without,  make  that  which  is  with- 
m  also  ? 

41  But  rather  give  tilnif  of  such  things 
as  ye  have  ;  and,  behold,  all  things  arc 
clean  unto  you. 

42  But  wo  unto  you,  Phar'i-sees  !  for  ye 
tithe  mint,  and  rue,l  and  all  manner  of 
Aerb.^,  and  p5ss  over  judgment  and  the  love 
of  God  :  these  ought  ye  to  have  done,  and 
not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

43  Wo  unto  you,Ph4r'i-sees!  for  ye  love 
tiie  uppermost  seats  in  the  syn'agogue.s,  and 
greetings  in  the  markets. 

44  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  PhSr'i-sees, 
hyp'ocrlles!  for  ye  ilre  as  graves  which  ap- 
pear not,  and  the  men  that  w^lk  over  them 
are  not  aware  of  them. 

45  TI  Then  answered  one  of  the  lawyers, 
and  said  unto  him,  Ma'ster,  thus  saying, 
thou  reproachest  us  also. 

46  And  he  said.  Wo  unto  you  also,  yc 
lawyers !  for  ye  lade  men  with  burdens 
griev'ous  to  be  borne,  and  ye  yourselves 
touch  not  the  burdens  with  one  of  your  fin- 
gers. 

47  Wo  unto  you  !  for  ye  build  the  sep'- 
ulchres  of  the  prophets,  and  your  fathers 
killed  them. 

48  Truly  ye  bear  witness  that  ye  allow 
the  deeds  of  your  fathers  :  for  they  indeed 
killed  them,  and  yc  build  their  sep'ulchres. 

49  There'fbre  also  said  the  wisdom  of 
God,  I  will  send  them  prophets  and  apos- 
tles, and  some  of  them  they  shall  slay  and 
persecute  ; 

50  That  the  blood  of  all  the  prophets, 
which  was  shed  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world,  may  be  required  of  this  genera- 
tion ; 

51  From  the  blood  of  A'bel  unto  the 
blood  of  Zach-a-rl'as,  which  perished  be- 
tween the  tiltar  and  the  temple  :  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  It  shall  be  required  of  this 
generation. 

52  Wo  unto  you,  lawyers  !  for  ye  have 
taken  Sway  the  key  of  knowledge  :  ye  ej»- 
tered  not  in  yourselves,  and  them  that  were 
entering  in  ye  hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things  unto  them, 
the  scribes  and  the  Phar'i-sees  began  to 
urge  him  ve'he-ment-ly,  and  to  provoke  him 
to  speak  of  many  things. 

54  Laying  wait  for  him,  and  seeking  to 
cJitch  something  out  of  his  mouth,  that 
they  might  accuse  him. 

CHAP.  xn. 

IN  the  mean  time,  when  there  were  gath- 
ered tog-ether  an  innumerable  multitude 
of  people,   insomuch   that  they  trode   one 
upon  another,  he  began  to  say  unto  his  dls- 
Irdd. 


He  wdrneth  against'  hypoc'risy 
ciples  first  of  all.  Beware  ye  of  the  leaven 
of  the  PhSr'i-sees,  which  is  hypoc'risy. 

2  For  there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall 
not  be  revealed  ;  neither  hid,  that  shall  not 
be  known. 

3  Thgre'fbre  whatsoever  ye  have  spoken 
in  darkness,  shall  be  heard  in  the  light ; 
and  that  which  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear 
in  closets,  shall  be  proclaim'ed  upon  the 
house-lops. 

4  And  I  say  unto  you,  my  friends.  Be 
not  afraid  of  them  that  kill  the  body,  and 
after  that  have  no  more  that  they  can  do. 

5  But  I  will  fore-wArn'  you  whom  ye 
shall  fear  ;  Fear  him,  which,  after  he  liath 
killed,  hath  power  to  cast  into  hell  ;  yea,  ] 
say  unto  you.  Fear  him. 

6  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for  two  far- 
things ?  and  not  one  of  them  is  forgotten 
before  God. 

7  But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your 
head  are  all  numbered.  Fear  not,  there'- 
fore;  ye  arc  of  more  value  than  many  spar- 
rows. 

8  Also  I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever  shall 
confess  me  before  men,  him  shall  the  Son 
of  Man  also  confess  before  the  angels  of 
God.  ^ 

9  But  he  that  denieth  me  before  men, 
shall  be  denied   before  the  aneels  of  God 

10  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  word 
against'  the  Son  of  Man,  it  shall  be  forgiv- 
en him  :  but  unto  him  that  blasphem'eth 
against'  the  Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  for- 
given. 

11  And  when  they  bring  you  unto  the 
syn'agogues,  and  unto  magistrates  and 
powers,  take  ye  no  thought  how  or  what 
thing  ye  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall 
say  : 

12  For  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach  you 
in  the  same  hour  what  ye  ought  to  say. 

13  IT  And  one  of  the  company  said  unto 
him,  Mk'ster,  speak  to  my  brother,  that  he 
divide  the  inheritance  with  me. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  Man,  who 
made  me  a  judge,  or  a  divider  over  you  .' 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  heed, 
and  beware  of  cov'etousness  :  for  a  man's 
life  consisteth  not  in  the  Sbun'dSnce  of  the 
things  which  he  poffess'eth. 

16  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them, 
saying.  The  ground  of  a  cer'tain  rich  man 
brought  forth  plentifully  : 

17  And  he  thought  within  himself,  say- 
ing. What  shall  I  do,  because  I  have  no 
room  where  to  bestow  my  fruits  .'' 

18  And  he  said.  This  will  I  do  :  I  will 
pull  down  my  barns,  and  build  greater  ; 
and  there  will  I  bestow  all  my  fruits  and 
my  goods. 

19  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul.  Soul, 
thou  hast  much  goods  laid  up  for  many 
years  :  take  thine  ease,  eat,  drink,  and  be 
merry. 

20  But  God  said  unto  him.  Thou  fool ! 
this  night  thy  soul  shall  be  required   of 


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Christ  wdrneth  Against'  cdv'etofis- 

thee  ;    then   whose   shall  those   things   be 

which  thou  hast  provided  ? 

21  So  is  he  that  layeth  up  trgaf'ure  for 
himself,  and  is  not  rich  to'wdrd  God. 

22  IT  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 
Therc'fore  I  say  unto  you.  Take  no  thought 
for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat ;  neither  for 
the  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  meat,  and  the 
body  is  more  than  raiment. 

24  Consider  tlic  ravens  :  for  they  neither 
sow  nor  reap  ;  whicii   neither   have  store- 
house nor  barn  ;  and   God  fcedeth  them 
How  much  more  are   ye   better  than  the 
fowls  .' 

25  And  which  of  you,  with  taking 
thought,  can  add  to  his  stat'ure  1  one  cu- 
bit ? 

26  If  ye  tlien  be  not  able  to  do  that  tiling 
which  is  least,  why  take  ye  thought  for  the 
rest .' 

27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they  grow  : 
they  toil  not,  they  spin  not  ;  and  yet  I  say 
unto  you,  that  Sol'o-mon,  in  all  his  glory, 
was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

28  If  then  God  so  clothe  the  grJiss,  which 
is  to-day  in  the  field,  and  to-morrow  is  c5st 
into  the  oven  ;  how  much  more  will  he 
clothe  you  ?  O  ye  of  little  faith  ! 

2!t  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eat,  or 
what  ye  shall  drink  ;  neither  be  ye  of 
doftbt'ftil  mind. 

30  For  all  these  things  do  the  nations  of 
the  world  seek  after  :  and  your  Fa'ther 
knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  these 
things. 

31  IT  But  rather  seek  ye  the  kingdom  of 
God  :  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added 
unto  you. 

32  Fear  not,  little  flock  ;  for  it  is  your 
Fk'ther's  good  pleaf'Ure  to  give  you  the 
kingdom. 

33  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  almj  ;  pro- 
vide yourselves  bags  which  wax  not  old,  a 
trSaj'ure  in  the  heavens  that  faileth  not, 
where  no  thief  approachcth,  neither  moth 
corrupteth  : 

34  For  where  your  trgaj'Qre  is,  there 
will  your  heart  be  also. 

35  Let  your  loins  be  gir'ded  2  about',  and 
your  lights  burning  : 

3G  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  that 
wait  for  tiicir  lord,  when  he  will  return 
from  the  wedding  ;  that,  when  he  cometh 
and  knockcth,  they  may  open  unto  him  im- 
mediately. 

37  Bl6s'sed  are  thos**  sgrvants,  whom  the 
lord,  when  he  cometh,  shall  find  watrh'- 
ing  :  verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  shall 
gird  himself,  and  make  them  to  sit  down 
to  meat,  and  will  come  forth  and  sfirve 
them. 

38  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the  second 
wStch,3  or  come  in  the  third  watch,  and 
find  them  so,  bl6s'sed  arc  tiiose  servants. 

39  And  this  know,  that  if  the  good  man 
of  the  house  had   known  what  hour  the 

1  stit'tshure.  2  ggr'ded. 

F2»  5* 


ST.  LUKE.  nSss,  and  yroph'csics  uit^s'ions 
thief  would  come,  he  would  have  watch'- 
ed,  and  not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be 
broken  through. 

40  Be  ye,  therc'fore,  rfiady  also  :  for  the 
Son  of  Man  cometh  at  an  hour  when  ye 
think  not. 

41  IT  Then  Pe't^r  said  unto  him,  Lord, 
speakest  thou  this  parable  unto  us,  or  even 
to  all  ? 

42  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  then  is  that 
faithful  and  wise  stewird,  whom  his  lord 
shall  make  ruler  over  his  household,  to 
give  thein  their  portion  of  meat  in  due 
season  ? 

43  Bles'sed  is  that  servant,  whom  his 
lord,  when  he  cometh,  shall  find  so  doing. 

44  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you.  Thai', 
he  will  make  him  ruler  over  all  that  he 
hath. 

45  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in  his 
heart.  My  lord  dclayeth  his  coming  ;  and 
shall  begin  to  beat  the  men-servants,  and 
maidens,  and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be 
drunken  ; 

4G  The  lord  of  that  servant  will  come  in 
a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him,  and  at 
an  hour  when  he  is  not  aware,  and  will  cut 
him  in  sunder,  and  will  appoint  liim  his 
portion  with  the  un-be-liev'crs. 

47  And  that  servant,  which  knew  his 
lord's  will,  and  prepared  not  hiinscif,  neith- 
er did  according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten 
with  many  stripes. 

48  But  he  that  knew  not,  and  did  com- 
mit things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beat- 
en with  few  stripes.  For  unto  whomsoev- 
er much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be  much 
required  :  and  to  whom  men  have  commit- 
ted much,  of  him  they  will  ask  the  more. 

49  TT  I  am  come  to  send  fire  on  the 
earth  ;  and  what  will  I,  if  it  be  Already 
kindled. 

50  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized 
with  ;  and  how  am  I  straitened  till  il  be 
accomplished  ! 

51  Suppose  ye  that  I  am  come  to  give 
peace  on  earth  ?  I  tell  you.  Nay  ;  but  r&ther 
divlj'ion  : 

52  For  from  henceforth  there  shall  be 
five  in  one  house  divided,  three  &gainst' 
two,  and  two  against'  three. 

53  The  father  shall  be  divided  against' 
the  son,  and  the  son  against'  the  father  ; 
the  mother  against'  the  dfiughter,  and  the 
daughter  against'  the  mother  ;  the  mother- 
in-law  against'  her  daughter-in-law,  anj 
the  daugnter-in-law  Sigainst'  her  mother-in- 
law. 

54  IT  And  he  said  also  to  the  peoole, 
When  ye  see  a  cloud  rise  out  of  the  '-est, 
straightway  ye  say,  There  cometh  a  sliOW- 
er  ;  and  so  it  is.  4 

55  And  when  ye  see  the  south  wind 
blow,  ye  say.  There  will  be  heat ;  and  i; 
cometh  to  pass. 

5G  Ye  hyp'ocrites  !    ye  can  dij(;5m'  the 
face  of  the  sky,  4  and  of  the  fiorth  ;  but 
3ic6tsh.  *sket. 

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man's  Infir'mity.  ST.  LUKE.       He  is  warned  to  flee  from  Hlr'od. 


Christ  healel 

how   is   it,   that    ye    do   not    dijc^ern'  tliis 

time  .'' 

57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  yourselves 
judge  ye  not  what  is  right .'' 

58  H  Wiicn  thou  goest  with  thine  ad'ver- 
sSry  to  the  magistrate,  as  thou  art  in  tfie 
way,  give  diligence  that  thou  mayst  he  de- 
livered froui  him  ;  lest  he  hale  thee  to  the 
judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  of- 
ficer, and  the  officer  c5st  thee  into  prison. 

59  I  tell  thee,  thou  shall  not  depart 
thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the  very  last 
mite. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THERE  were  present  at  that  season 
some  that  told  him  of  the  Gal-i-le'Sns, 
whose  hlood  Pl'llte  had  mingled  with  their 
sJLc'rifi<;es. 

2  And  Je'^us  an'swering,  said  unto 
them.  Suppose  ye  that  these  Gal-i-le'ans 
were  sinners  above  all  the  Gal-i-le'ans,  be- 
cause they  sufl'cred  such  things  .' 

3  I  tell  you,  Nay  ;  but,  except  ye  repent, 
ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

4  Or  those  eighteen  upon  whom  the 
tower  in  Sil'o-am  fell,  and  slew  them,  think 
ye  that  they  were  sinners  above  all  men 
that  dwelt  in  Je-nVsa-lem  ? 

5  I  tell  you.  Nay  ;  but,  except  ye  repent, 
ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

6  H  He  spake  also  this  parable  :  A  cer'- 
tain  man  had  a  fig-tree  plant'ed  in  his  vine- 
yard ;  and  he  came  and  sought  fruit  there- 
on, and  found  none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser  of  his 
vine'yard,  Behold,  these  three  years  I  come 
seeking  friiit  on  this  fig-tree,  and  find  none: 
cut  it  down  ;  why  cumbereth  it  the  ground? 

8  And  he  an'swering,  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year  also,  till  I  shall 
dig  about'  it,  and  dung  it. 

9  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  icell  :  and  if  not, 
then  after  that  thou  shall  cut  it  down. 

10  TI  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the 
syn'agogues  on  the  sab'bath. 

11  And,  behold,  there  was  a  wom'an 
which  had  a  spirit  of  infir'mity  1  eighteen 
years,  and  was  bowed  together,  and  could 
m  no  wise  lift  up  herself. 

12  And  when  Je'gus  saw  her,  he  called 
her  to  him,  and  said  unto  her,  Wom'an, 
thou  art  loosed  from  thine  infir'mity. 

13  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  her  ;  and 
immediately  she  was  made  straight,  and 
glorified  God. 

14  And  the  ruler  of  the  syn'agogue 
answered  with  indignation,  because  that 
Je'fus  had  healed  on  the  sab'bath-day,  and 
said  unto  the  people,  There  kre  six  days  in 
which  men  ought  to  work  :  in  them,  there'- 
fore,  come  and  be  healed,  and  not  on  the 
sib'bath-day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  him,  and 
said,  Thou  hyp'ocrile  ;  doth  not  each  one 
of  you  on  the  sab'bath  loose  his  ox,  or  his 
iss  from  the  stall,  and  lead  him  away  to 
watering  ? 

1  In-fir'me-te.  2  grdd. 


1(5  And  ought  not  this  wom'an,  being  a 
daughter  of  A'bra-ham,  whom  Sa'tSn  hath 
bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years,  be  loosed 
from  tins  bond  on  the  sab'bath-day  .' 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these  things, 
all  his  ad'versaries  were  ashamed  :  and  all 
the  people  rejoiced  for  all  the  glorious 
things  that  were  done  by  him. 

lb  V  Then  said  he,  Unto  what  is  the 
kingdom  of  God  like.''  and  whereunto  shall 
I  resemble  it  .' 

19  It  is  like  a  grain  of  musldrd-seed, 
which  a  man  took,  and  cast  into  his  gar- 
den ;  and  it  grew,  2  and  waxed  a  great 
tree  ;  and  the  fowls  of  the  air  lodged  in  the 
branches  of  it. 

20  H  And  again'  he  said,  Whereunto 
shall  I  liken  the  kingdom  of  God  .'' 

21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  wom'an 
took  and  hid  in  three  meaj'ures  of  meal, 
till  the  whole  was  leavened. 

22  And  he  went  through  the  cities  and 
vTl'laces3  teaching, and  jour'neying  to'iCcird 
Je-ril'sa-lem. 

23  11  Then  said  one  unto  him.  Lord,  ire  . 
there  few  that  be  saved  .-'  And  he  said  unto 
them, 

24  Strive  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate  : 
for  many,  I  say  unto  you,  will  seek  to  enter 
in,  and  shall  not  be  able. 

25  When  once  the  Master  of  the  house  is 
risen  up,  and  hath  shut  to  the  door,  and  ye 
begin  to  stand  without,  and  to  knock  at  the 
door,  saying,  Lord,  Lord,  open  unto  us;  and 
he  shall  answer,  and  say  unto  you,  I  know 
you  not  whence  ye  cire  : 

26  Then  .shall  ye  begin  to  say,  We  have 
eaten  and  drunk  in  thy  presence,  and  thou 
hast  taught  in  our  streets. 

27  But  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you,  I  know 
you  not  whence  ye  cire  ;  depart  from  me, 
all  ?/c  workers  of  Tniq'uity .4 

28  There  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing 
of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  A'^ra-ham,  and 
I'^aac,  and  Ja'cob,  and  all  the  prophets,  in 
tlie  kingdom  of  God,  and  you  yourselves 
thrust  out. 

29  And  they  shall  come  from  the  east, 
and /row  the  west,  and  from  the  north,  and 
from  the  south,  and  shall  sit  down  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

30  And,  behold,  there  are  iSst,  which  shall 
be  first,  and  there  arc  first,  which  shall  be 
last. 

31  TT  The  same  day  there  came  cer'tain 
of  the  Phar'i-sees,  saying  unto  him,  Get 
thee  out,  and  depart  hence  ;  for  Her'od  will 
kill  thee. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go  ye,  and 
tell  that  fox.  Behold,  I  cast  out  devils,  and 
I  do  cures  to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  the 
third  day  I  shall  be  per'fected. 

33  Nevertheless,  I  must  walk  to-day,  and 
to-morrow,  and  the  day  following  :  for  it 
cannot  be  that  a  prophet  perish  out  of  Jfi 
rLi'sa-lem. 

34  O  Je-rft'sa-lem,  Je-rfi'sa-lSm,  which 
3  vU'lld-jiz.  4  In-Wkwe-te. 

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Parable  of  the  supper.  ST.  l.VKE 

killest  the  pinpliot:^,  ;ind  stonost  thoni  tlial        1 
ire  sent  unto  tliee  ;  liow  often  would  I  liave 
gathered   thy   children   togetlicr,  as   a   hen 
ddtli  gather  lier  brood  under  Acr  wings,  and 
ye  would  not! 

35  Behold,  your  liouse  is  left  unto  you 
desolate  :  and  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Ye 
shall  not  see  me,  imtil  the  time,  come  when 
ye  shall  say,  Bles'sed  is  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  wont  into  the 
house  of  one  of  the  ohief  PhSr'i-secs 
to  eat  bread  on  the  sSb'bath-day,  that  tiiey 
watch'ed  him. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a  cer'taln  man 
before  him,  which  had  the  dropsy. 

3  And  Je'^us  Sn'swcring,  spake  unto  the 
lawyers  and  Phar'i-sees,  saying,  Is  it  lawful 
to  heal  on  the  sab'bath-day  ? 

4  And  they  held  their  peace.  And  he 
took  him  and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go  ;, 

5  And  answered  them,  saying.  Which 
of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  in- 
to a  pit,  and  will  not  straightway  pull  liini 
out  on  the  sab'bath-day  .-' 

6  And  they  could  not  answer  him  Sgain'l 
to  these  tilings. 

7  H  And  iie  put  forth  a  parable  to  those 
which  were  bidden,  when  he  marked  how 
they  chose  out  the  chief  rooms  ;  saying  un- 
to them, 

8  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to 
a  wedding,  sit  not  down  in  the  highest 
room,  lest  a  more  /(on'ourable  man  than 
thou  be  bidden  of  him  ; 

9  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come 
and  say  to  thee,  Give  this  man  place  ;  and 
thou  begin  with  shame  to  take  the  lowest 
room. 

10  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit 
down  in  the  lowest  room  ;  that  when  he 
that  bade  thee  cometh,  he  may  say  unto 
thee.  Friend,  go  up  higher  :  then  shalt  thou 
have  wor'sliTp  in  the  presence  of  them  that 
sit  at  meat  with  thee. 

11  Fpr  whosoever  exi\lteth  himself  shall 
be  abased  ;  and  he  that  Aumbleth  himself 
shall  be  exalted. 

12  ^  Then  said  he  also  to  him  that  bade 
him.  When  thou  makest  a  dinner  or  a  sup- 
per, call  not  thy  friends,  nor  thy  brethren, 
neither  thy  kinsmen,  nor  thy  rich  neigh- 
bours ;  lest  they  also  bid  thee  again',  and  a 
recompense  be  made  thee. 

13  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast,  call 
the  poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind  : 

14  And  thou  shalt  be  blfiss'ed  ;  for  they 
cannot  recompense  thee  :  for  thou  shaft 
be  recompensed  at  the  resurrection  of  the 
just. 

15  IT  And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at 
meat  with  him  hSard  these  things,  he  said 
unto  him,  Bles'sed  is  he  that  shall  eat 
bread  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

IG  Then  said  he   unto  him,  A  cgr'taTn 
man  made  a  great  supper,  and  bade  many: 
I  Hsiri'. 


JHio  cannot  le  disciples  of  Christ 
:\iid  sent  his  servant  at  supper-time  to 
say  to  them  that  were  bidden,  Come,  for  al' 
things  arc  now  read}'. 

18  And  they  all  with  one  rnnscnt  began 
to  make  excuse.  The  first  said  unto  him, 
I  have  bought  a  piece  of  ground,  and  I 
must  needs  go  and  see  it :  I  pray  thee  have 
mo  excused. 

1!)  And  another  said,  I  have  bought  five 
yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  them  :  I 
pray  thee  have  me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I  have  married  a 
wife  ;   and  therf 'fore  I  cannot  come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and  showed  his 
lord  the.se  things.  Then  the  master  of  the 
house,  being  angry,  said  to  his  servant.  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of 
the  city,  and  bring  in  hither  the  poor, 
and  the  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the 
blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said.  Lord,  it  is  done 
as  thou  hast  commiin'ded,  and  yet  there  is 
room. 

2;]  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant, 
Go  out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and 
compel  them  to  come  in,  that  my  house 
may  be  filled. 

24  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  none  of  those 
men  which  were  bidden,  shall  taste  of  my 
supper. 

25  If  And  there  went  great  multitudes 
with  him  :  and  he  turned,  and  said  unto 
them, 

2G  If  any  man  conie  to  me,  and  hate  not 
his  father,  and  mother,  and  wife,  and  chil- 
dren, and  brethren,  and  sisters,  yea,  and 
his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disci- 
ple. 

27  And  whosoever  doth  not  bear  his 
cross,  and  come  after  me,  cannot  be  my 
disciple. 

28  For  which  of  you,  intending  to  build 
a  tower,  sitteth  not  down  first,  and  count- 
eth  the  cost,  whether  he  have  sufjicient  to 
finish  it  ? 

2!)  L6st  haply,  after  he  hath  laid  the 
foundation,  and  is  not  able  to  finish  it,  all 
that  behold  it,  begin  to  mock  him, 

30  Saying,  This  man  began  to  build,  and 
was  not  able  to  finish. 

31  Or  what  king,  going  to  make  wSr 
against'  another  king,  sitteth  not  down  first, 
and  consulteth  whether  he  be  able  with  ten 
thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh  against' 
him  with  twenty  thousand  .' 

32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a  great 
vyay  ofl^,  he  sendeth  an  am'bassaee,  and  de- 
sireth  conditions  of  peace. 

33  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be  of  you, 
that  forsaketh  not  all  that  he  hath,  he  can- 
not be  my  disciple. 

34  IT  Salt  is  good  :  but  if  the  sAlt  have 
lost  his  savoiir,  wherewith  shall  it  be  sea- 
soned.' 

35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land,  nor  yet 
for  the  dunghill  ;  hut  men  cSst  it  out.  He 
that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 


67 


TTie  prodigal  son.  ST.  LUKE. 

CHAP.  XV. 
fT^HEN  drew       near    unto    him  all  the 
JL     publicans    and    sinners    for    to    hear 
him. 

2  And  the  Phar'i-sees  and  scribes  mur- 
mured, saying,  This  man  receiveth  sinners 
and  eatetli  will)  them. 

'.i  M  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  them, 
saying, 

4  What  man  of  you  having  a  hundred 
sheep,  if  he  lofe  one  of  them,  dotii  not 
leave  the  ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilderness, 
and  go  after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he 
find  it  .' 

5  And  when  he  hath  found  it,  he  layeth 
it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing. 

G  And  when  he  conieth  home,  he  calleth 
together  his  friends  and  neighbours,  saying 
unto  them.  Rejoice  with  me  ;  for  1  have 
found  my  sheep  which  was  lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise  joy  shall 
be  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repent- 
eth,  more  than  over  ninety  and  nine  just 
persons,  which  need  no  repentance. 

8  TI  Either  what  wom'an,  having  ten 
pieces  of  silver,  if  she  loje  one  piece,  doth 
not  light  a  candle,  and  sweep  the  house, 
and  seek  diligently  till  she  find  it  ? 

9  And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she  call- 
eth her  friends  and  her  neighbours  togeth- 
er, saying.  Rejoice  with  me  ;  for  I  liave 
found  the  piece  which  I  had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  T  say  unto  you,  There  is 
joy  in  the  presence  of  the  ancels  of  God 
over  one  sinner  that  repenteth. 

11  H  And  he  said,  A  cer'taTn  man  had 
two  sons  : 

12  And  the  younger  of  them  said  to  his 
father,  Fa'ther,  give  me  the  portion  of  goods 
that  falleth  to  me.  And  he  divided  unto 
them  his  living. 

13  And  not  many  days  after,  the  younger 
son  gathered  all  together,  and  took  his  jour- 
ney into  a  far  country,  and  there  wasted 
his  substance  with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there 
arofe  a  mighty  famine  in  that  land;  and  he 
began  to  be  in  want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  himself  to  a 
citizen  of  that  country  ;  and  he  sent  him 
into  his  fields  to  feed  swine. 

16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled  his  bel- 
ly with  the  husks  that  the  swine  did  eat  : 
and  no  man  gave  unto  him. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  himself,  he 
said,  How  many  hired  servants  of  my 
father's  have  bread  enough,  and  to  spare, 
and  I  perish  with  hunger  ! 

18  I  will  ari|e,  and  go  to  my  i^ther,  and 
will  say  unto  him,  Fa'ther,  I  have  sinned 
Sgainst'  Heaven,  and  before  thee, 

19  And  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son  :  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired  ser- 
vants. 

20  And  he  irofe  and  came  to  his 
f^tiier.  But,  when  he  was  yet  a  great  way 
off,  bis  lather  saw  him  and  had  compassion, 


The  unjust  stewdrd. 
land  ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed 
'him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him,  Fk'ther,  I 
have  sinned  Sgainst'  Heaven,  and  in  thy 
sight,  and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  servants, 
Bring  forth  the  best  robe,  and  put  it  o» 
him  ;  and  put  a  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes 
on  his  feet  : 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted  cjilf,  and 
kill  it  ;  and  let  us  eat,  and  be  merry  : 

24  For  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is 
alive  again'  ;  he  was  lost,  and  is  found. 
And  they  began  to  be  merry. 

2.5  Now,  his  elder  son  was  in  the  field  : 
and  as  he  came  and  drew  nigh  to  the 
house,  he  heard  musick  and  dan'cing. 

26  And  he  called  one  of  the  servants, 
and  asked  what  these  things  meant. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy  brother 
is  come  ;  and  thy  father  hath  killed  the  fat- 
ted calf,  because  he  hath  received  him  safe 
and  sound. 

28  And  he  was  angry  and  would  not  go 
in  :  there'fore  came  his  father  out,  and  en- 
treated him. 

29  And  he  an'swering,  said  to  his  father, 
Lo,  these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee,  neith- 
er transgressed  I  at  any  time  thy  com- 
mand'ment ;  and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me 
a  kid,  that  I  might  make  mfirry  with  my 
friends : 

30  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was  come, 
which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  har- 
lots, thou  hast  killed  for  him  the  fatted 
cklf 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  Son,  thou 
art  ever  with  me,  and  all  that  I  have  is 
thine. 

32  It  was  meet  that  we  should  make 
merry  and  be  glad;  for  this  thy  brother  was 
dead,  and  is  alive  again' ;  and  was  lost,  and 
is  found. 

CHAP.  XVL 

AND  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples, 
There  was  a  cer'tain  rich  man,  which 
had  a  steward  ;  and  the  same  was  accused 
unto  him  that  he  had  wasted  his  goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
How  is  it  that  I  hear  this  of  thee  .-■  give  an 
account  of  thy  stew-ird-ship  ;  for  thou 
mayst  be  no  longer  stewdrd. 

3  Then  the  stewdrd  said  within  himself, 
What  shall  I  do.  for  my  lord  taketh  away 
from  me  the  stew-ard-shTp  .'  I  cannot  dig  ; 
to  beg  I  am  Sshamed. 

4  I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that  when  I 
am  put  out  of  the  stew-ard-ship,  they  may 
receive  me  into  their  houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his  lord's 
debtors  unto  him,  and  said  unto  the  first, 
How  much  owest  thou  unto  my  lord  ? 

6  And  he  said,  A  hundred  meaf'ures  of 
oil.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Take  thy  bitt, 
and  sit  down  quickly,  and  write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to   another,  And  bow 


66 


The  rich  man  and  Laz'a-rus. 
mucli  owest  tliou  ?     And  he  said,    A  liuii- 
dred   measures   of  wlie;it.       And  lie   said 
unto  liiin,  Take   tliy   bill    and  write  four- 
score. 

8  And  the  lord  <  oniinen'ded  tiie  unjust 
steWiird,  because  he  had  done  wisely  :  for 
the  cliildrtMi  of  tiiis  world  arc  in  their  gen- 
eration wiser  than  the  children  of  light. 

U  And  I  say  unto  you,  Make  to  your- 
selves friends  of  the  rnauiiuon  of  unrigh- 
teousness ;  that,  when  ye  fail,  they  nia} 
receive  you  into  evorlas'ting  habitations. 

10  He  that  is  faithful  in  that  whi(^h  is 
least,  is  faithful  also  in  much  ;  and  ho 
tiint  is  unjust  in  the  least,  is  unjust  also  in 
much. 

11  If,  therc'fore,  ye  have  not  been  1  fliith- 
ful  in  the  unrighteous  mammon,  who  will 
commit  to  your  trust  the  true  -  riches  " 

12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faithful 
in  that  whicli  is  another  man's,  who  shall 
give  you  that  which  is  your  own  .' 

13  No  servant  can  serve  two  masters  : 
for  either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the 
other;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despite'  the  other.  Ye  caimot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

14  U  And  the  Phar'i-sees  also,  who  were 
cov'etous,  iieard  all  these  things  :  and  they 
deriflcd  him. 

IT)  And  he  said  unto  tlicm.  Ye  arc  they 
which  justify  yourselves  before  men  ;  but 
God  knowcth  your  hearts:  for  that  which  is 
highly  e-steem-ed  among  men,  is  abomina- 
tion in  the  sight  of  God. 

IG  The  law  and  the  prophets  vfrr  until 
Jo/tn  ;  since  that  time  the  kingdom  of  God 
is  preached,  and  every  man  j)resscth  into 
it. 

17  And  it  is  easier  for  heaven  and 
fiarth  to  pass,  than  one  tittle  of  the  law  to 
fail. 

18  Whosoever   putteth   away  his    wife,] 
and  marrieth  another,  conimittcuh  adul'tery 
and    whosoever    marrieth    her   that    is  put 
away  from  her  hufband,  committeth  adul'- 
tcry. 

1!)  U  There  was  a  cer'tain  rich  man, 
which  was  clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen, 
and  fared  sump'tuously  3  every  day  : 

20  And  there  was  a  cer'tain  beggar 
named  La^'a-rus,  which  was  laid  at  Ins  gate 
full  of  sores, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the 
crumbs  which  fell  from  the  rich  man's  ta- 
ble ;  moreover,  the  dogs  came  and  licked 
)ii.<s  sores. 

22  And  it  came  to  p5ss,  that  the  beggar 
died,  and  was  carried  by  the  aneels  into 
A'bra-ham's  bo'^om  :  the  ricli  man  also 
died,  and  was  buried  ; 

23  And  in  hell  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  be- 
in;5  in  torments,  and  seeth  A'bra-ham  aflir 
ofl',  and  La/.'u-rus  in  his  b6'§6m. 

24  And  he  cried,  and  said,  Fa'tlier  A'bra- 
hSpj,  have  mSrcy  on  me  ;  and  send  Laz'a- 
rtts,  tliat  he  may  dip  the  tip  of  Iiis  finger  in 


ifrln. 


2  trdd. 


ST.  LUKE.  Of  offences  and  forgiveness. 

water  and  cool  my  tongue  ;  for  I  am  tor- 
mented in  this  fiamc. 

25  But  A'bra-ham  said,  Son,  remember, 
that  thou  in  thy  lifetime  receivcd.st  thy  good 
things,  and  likewise  Laz'a-rus  evil  things  : 
but  now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art  tor- 
mented. 

20  And,  besides  all  this,  between  us  and 
you  there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed  :  so  that  they 
which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you  can- 
not; neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  tUat  would 
come  from  thence. 

27  Then  he  said,  I  pray  thee,  therc'fore, 
father,  that  thou  wouldst  send  him  to  my 
father's  house  : 

28  For  I  have  five  brethren  ;  that  he  may 
testify  unto  them,  lest  they  also  come  into 
tliis  place  of  torment. 

2!)  A'bra-ham  saitli  unto  him,  They  have 
Mo'jes  and  tin;  prophets  ;  let  them  liear 
them. 

30  And  he  said,  Nay,  Hither  A'bra-h5m; 
but  if  one  went  unto  them  from  the  dead, 
they  will  repent. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  they  hear 
not  Mo'fes  and  the  prophets,  neitlier  will 
they  be  persuaded  though  one  rose  from 
the  dead. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THEN  said  he  unto  his  disciples,  It  is 
impossible  but  that  offences  will 
come  :  but  wo  unto  him  through  whom 
they  come  ! 

2  It  were  better  fiir  him  that  a  mill-stone 
were  hanged  about'  his  neck,  and  he  cast 
into  the  sea,  than  that  he  should  oficnd  one 
of  these  little  ones. 

3  H  Take  heed  to  yourselves :  If  thy 
brother  tres'pass  against'  thee,  rebuke  him  ; 

land  if  he  re|)ent,  forgive  him. 

4  And  if  he  tres'pass  against'  thee  seven 
times  in  a  day,  and  seven  times  in  a  day 
turn  again'  to  thee,  saying,  I  repent  ;  tliou 
slialt  forgive  him. 

5  II  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Increa.se  oin-  faith. 

()  And  the  Lord  said,  If  ye  had  faith 
as  a  grain  of  mCis'tard  seed,  ye  might 
say  unto  this  syc'a-mine  tree.  Be  thou 
plucked  up  by  the  root,  and  be  thou 
planted  in  the  sea  ;  and  it  should  obey 
you. 

7  But  which  of  you  having  a  servant 
ploughing,  or  feeding  cattle,  will  say  unto 
him  by  and  by,  when  he  is  come  from  the 
field,  Go    and    sit   down  to   meat .' 

8  And  will  not  rather  say  unto  Jiim, 
Make  ready  wherewith  I  may  sup,  and 
gird  "1  thyself,  and  s6rve  me,  till  I  have 
eaten  and  drunken  ;  and  afterward  thou 
shalt  eat  and  drink  .' 

i)  Doth  he  thank  that  servant  because  he 
did  the  things  that  were  comman'ded  liim  .' 
I  trow*  not. 

10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  havfl 
done  all  those  things  which  Jire  commantl'- 
ed  you,  say,  We  arc  unprofitable  servant*, 


3  siim'tshu-iis-U. 


'  gird. 


•think. 
69 


The  coming  of  the  Son  of  Man.         ST.  LUKE. 


The  unjust  judge. 


we  have  done  that  which  was  our  diitv  (c 
do. 


1  let  him  not  come  down  to  take  it  Swiy  j 
I  and  he  that  is  in  the  field,  let  him  likewise 


11  TI  And  it  came  to  pSss,  as  he  wcnt|not  return  back. 


to  Je-ru'.sa-iem,  that  he  pissed  through  the 
midst  of  Sa-ma'ri-a  and  GSl'i-lee. 

12  And,  as  lie  entered  into  a  cer'taTn 
vil'la|e,l  there  mot  him  ten  men  that  were 
lepers,  which  stood  Sfiiroff: 


32  Remember  Lot's  wife. 

33  Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save  his 
life,  shall  loje  it ;  and  whosoever  shall  lofe 
his  life,  shall  pre^ei-^-e'  it. 

34  I  tell  you,  In  that   night   there   shall 


13  And  they  iiftr-d  up  their  voices,  and  |  be  two  men  in  one   bed  ;  the  one  shall  be 


said,  Je'5us,  Ma'ster,  have  mercy  on  us. 

14  And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto 
them.  Go  show  yourselves  unto  the  priests. 
.'Vnd  it  came  to  p5ss,  that,  as  they  went, 
they  were  cleansed. 

15  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that 
he  was  healed,  turned  back,  and  with  a 
lond  voice  glorified  God, 

IG  And  fell  down  on  his  face  at  his 
feet,  giving  him  thanks  :  and  he  was  a  Sa- 
mar'i-tan. 

17  And  Je'^iis  an'swering,  said,  Were 
there  not  ten  cleansed  .'  but  where  arc  the 
nine  ? 

18  There  are  not  found  tluit  returned  to 
jive  glorv  to  God,  save  this  stranger. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  iirlje,  go  thy 
way  ;  thy  faith  liatli  made  thee  whole. 

20  T[  And  wh.en  he  was  deman'ded  of 
the  Phar'i-sess,  when  tiie  kingdom  of  God 'me  of  mine  ad'versary. 


taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left. 

3.5  Two  wom'c7i  shall  be  grInd'Tng  to- 
gether;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
other  left. 

30  Two  men  shall  be  in  the  field  ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

37    And   they   answered   and  said   unto 
him.  Where,  Lord.'  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Wheresoever  the   body  is,  thither  will  the 
eagles  be  gathered  together. 
CHAP.   XVIII. 

AND  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them,  to 
this  end,  that  men    ought  always  to 
pray,  and  not  to  faint ; 

2  Saying,  There  was  m  a  city  a  judge, 
which  feared  not  God,  neither  regarded 
man  : 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in  that  city, 
and  she  came  unto  him,  saying.  Avenge 


should  come,  he  answered  them,  and 
said,  the  kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  with 
Sbjerva'tion. 

21  Neither  shall  they  say,  Lo  here  !  or, 
lo  there  !  for,  behold,  the  kingdom  of  God 
is  within  you. 

22  H  And  he  said  unto  the  disciples,  the 
days  will  come,  when  ye  shall  desire  to 
see  one  of  the  days  of  the  Son  of  Man, 
and  ye  shall  not  see  it. 

23  And  they  shall  say  to  you.  See  here  ; 
or,  see  there  :  go  not  after  them,  nor  fol- 
low them. 

24  For  as  the  lightning,  that  lighteneth 
out  of  the  one  part  under  heaven,  shInCth 
unto  the  oihcr  part  under  heaven  ;  so  shall 
also  the  Son  of  Man  be  in  his  day. 

25  But  first  must  he  suffer  many  things, 
and  be  rejected  of  this  generation. 

26  And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  No'e,  so 
shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of 
Man  : 

27  They  did  eat,  (hey  drank,  they  mar- 
ried wives,  they  were  given  in  mar'riage,2 
until  the  day  that  No'e  entered  info 'the 
ark ;  and  the  flood  came  and  destroy'ed 
them  all. 

28  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the  days 
of  Lot,  they  did  eat,  they  drank,  they 
bought,  they  sold,  they  planted,  they 
builded  : 

29  Dut  the  same  day  that  Lot  went  out 
of  Sod'om,  it  rained  fire  and  brimstone 
from  heaven,  and  destroy'ed  them  all. 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the  day 
when  the  Son  of  Man  is  revealed. 

31  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  be  upon 
the  house-top,  and  his  stuff  in  the  house, 

1  Vil'tidje.  2  nutr'ridje. 


4  And  he  would  not  for  a  while  :  but 
af  terwArd  he  said  within  himself.  Though 
I  fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man  ; 

5  Yet,  because  this  widow  troubleth  me, 
I  will  avenge'  her,  lest  by  her  continual 
coming  she  weary  me. 

6  And  the  Lord  said.  Hear  what  the 
unjust  judge  saith. 

7  And  shall  not  God  avenge'  his  own 
elect,  whicii  cry  day  and  night  unto  him, 
though  he  bear  long  with  them  .■' 

8  I  tell  you,  that  he  will  avenee'  them 
speedily.  Nevertheless,  when  the  Son  of 
Man  cometh,  shall  he  find  faith  on  the 
earth  ? 

9  IT  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto 
cer'tain  which  trusted  in  themselves  that 
they  were  righteous,  and  despised  oth- 
ers : 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the  temple 
to  pray  ;  the  one  a  Phar'i-see,  and  the 
other  a  publican. 

11  The  Phar'i-see  stood  and  prayed  thus 
with  himself,  God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I  am 
not  as  other  men  arc,  extortioners,  unjust, 
adul'tererf,  or  even  as  this  publican. 

12  I  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I  give  tithca 
of  all  that  I  pofjess'. 

13  And  the  publican,  standing  afkr  off, 
would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto 
heaven,  but  smote  upon  his  breast,  saying, 
God,  be  mer'ciftll  to  me  a  sinner. 

14  I  tell  you.  This  man  went  down  to 
his  house  justified  rather  than  the  other: 
for  every  one  that  excilteth  himself  shall  be 
abased  ;  and  he  that  Aumbleth  himself  shall 
be  exalted. 

15  U  and  they  brought  unto  him  also 


70 


Chrlsi  tcacbctn  a  ruler.  ST.    LUKP].  Zac-chs'vs  the  jinhUcan 

infimts,   that  he  would  toQch    thorn:    hut j was   come    n!;;h   unto  Jcr'i-rho,  a  c^^r'taTn 
when   his   disciples  saw   it,  they   rchuked  i  blind  man  sat  by  the  way-side  hoggin 


them 

IG  But  Je'jus  railed  them  unto  him, 
and  said,  Suffer  little  children  to  come  un- 
to me,  and  forbid  tliern  not :  for  of  such  is 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

17  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever 
shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a 
little  child,   shall  in  no  wise  enter   there- 


IS  If  And  a  cSr'taln  ruler  Ssked  him, 
say  ng,  Good  .M.'i'ster,  what  shall  I  do  to 
inherit  etiSrnal  life  .' 

19  And  Je'fus  said  unto  him,  Why  cal- 
!cft  thou  me  good  .■"  none  is  good,  save  one, 
that  is,  God. 

20  Thou  knowest  the  commilnd'mCnts, 
Do  not  commit  adul'tery.  Do  not  kill.  Do 
not  steal,  Do  not  bear  false  witness,  Hnn'- 
oQr  thy  father  and  thy  m6th»!r. 

21  And  he  said.  All  these  have  I  kept 
from  my  youth  up. 

22  Now,  ■lyhon  Je'fus  heard  these  things, 
he  said  unto  him.  Yet  lackest  thou  one 
thing  :  sell  all  that  thou  hast,  and  distribute 
unto  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treaj'- 
Qre  in  hetiven  ;  and  come,  follow  me. 

23  And  when  he  heard  this,  he  was  very 
sorrowful  :   for  he  was  very  rich. 

24  And  when  Je'fus  saw  that  he  was 
very  sorrowful,  he  said,  Mow  hardly  shall 
they  that  have;  riches  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  (lod  I 

25  For  it  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  a  needle's  eye,  than  for  a  ricii 
man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

2G  And  they  that  heard  it  said.  Who 
then  can  be  saved  .' 

27  And  he  said,  The  things  which  hrr, 
impossible  with  men  arc  possible  with 
God. 

28  M  Then  Pe'ttT  said,  Lo,  we  have  left 
all,  and  followed  thee. 

29  An<l  he  said  unto  them.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you,  There  is  no  man  that  hath  left 
hous(!,  or  parents,  or  brethren,  or  wife,  or 
children,  for  the  kingdom  of  God's  sake, 

30  Who  shall  not  receive  manifold  more 
in  this  present  time,  and  in  the  world  to 
come  life  gverlSs'ttng. 

31  TI  Then  he  took  nnto  him  the  twelve, 
and  said  unto  them.  Behold,  we  go  up  to 
Je-nVsa-lem,  an>l  all  things  that  arc  writ- 
ten by  the  prophets  concer'nTng  the  Son  of 
Man  shall  be  accomplished. 

32  For  he  shall  be  delivered  unto  the 
Ggn'tlles,  and  shall  be  mocked,  and  splte'- 
fllllly  cntrealed  and  spitted  on  ; 

33  And  they  shall  scouree  him,  and  put 
him  to  death  ;  and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again'. 

34  And  they  understood  n6ne  of  these 
things;  and  this  saying  was  hid  from  them, 
neither  knew  they  the  things  which  w6re 
spoken. 

35  M  And  it  came  to  pUss,  that,  as  he 

1  stit'tshnre. 


M\  And   hearing  the  multitude  p5ss  by, 

he  Sskcd  what  it  meant. 


37  And  they  told  him  that  Je'jCis  of 
IV3z'a-retli  pSsseth  by. 

38  And  he  cried,  saying,  Je'fua,  thou  son 
of  Da'vTd,  have  mCrcy  on  me. 

39  And  they  which  went  before  rebuked 
him,  that  he  .^iiould  hold  his  peace  :  but 
ho  cried  so  much  the  more,  Thou  son  of 
D,^'v!d,  have  mercy  on  me. 

40  And  Je'sus  stood,  and  commkn'ded 
him  to  be  brought  unto  him  :  and  when  he 
was  come  near,  he  asked  liim, 

41  Saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  I  shall 
do  unto  thee .'  And  he  said,  Lord,  that  I 
may  receive  my  sight. 

42  And  Je'5Us  said  unto  him.  Receive 
thy  sighl :  thy  faith  hath  saved  thee. 

43  And  immediately  he  received  his 
sight,  and  followed  him,  glorifying  God: 
and  all  the  people,  when  they  saw  it,  gave 
praise  unto  God. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Je'fus  entered  and  passed  through 
Jer'i-cho. 

2  And,  behold,  thrrn  ions  a  man  named 
Z5c-che'us,  which  was  the  chief  among  the 
publicans,  and  he  was  rich. 

3  And  he  sought   to  see   Je'fus  who  he 
was ;  and  could  not  for  the  press,  because  . 
he  was  little  of  stSt'ure.l 

4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed  up 
into  a  syc'amore  tree  to  see  him  ;  for  he 
was  to  p5ss  that  inny. 

5  And  when  Je'sus  came  to  the  place, 
he  looked  up,  and  saw  him,  and  .said  unto 
him,  ZSc-che'us,  make  haste,  and  come 
down ;  for  to-day  I  must  abide  at  thy 
house. 

()  And  he  made  haste,  and  came  down, 
and  received  him  joyfully. 

7  And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all  mur- 
mured, saying.    That   he  was   gone  to  be 

lgu6st  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zac-che'tis  stood,  and  said  unto 
the  Lord,  Behold,  Lord,  the  hhlf  of  my 
goods  I  give  to  the  poor  ;  and  if  I  have 
taken  any  thing  from  any  man  by  false 
accusation,  I  restore  him  four-fold. 

9  And  Je'fQs  said  unto  him,  This  day  is 
salvation  come  to  this  house,  forasmuch 
as  he  also  is  a  son  of  A'bra-ham. 

10  For  the  Son  of  Man  is  come  to  seek 
and  to  save  that  which  was  lost. 

11  IT  And,  as  they  h6ard  these  things, 
he  added,  and  spake  a  parable,  because 
he  was  nigh  to  Je-rft'sa-l6m,  and  because 
they  thought  that  the  kingdom  of  God 
should  immediately  appear. 

12  He  said,  thCre'fore,  A  c6r'taTn  noble- 
man went  into  a  far  country  to  receive  for 
himself  a  kingdom,  and  to  return. 

13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants,  and 
delivered  them  ten  poimds,  and  said  ante 
them,  Occupy  till  I  coinc. 


71 


The  unfaithful  sSrvant. 


ST.    LUKE.       Christ  icccpcth  over  Ji-rv'sa-Um. 


14  But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  scntj     3-1   And  thoy  .said,  The  Lord  luith  need 
a  nicssage  after  him,  saying,  We  will  notlof  him. 


have  this  man  to  reign  over  ns. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  lie 
was  returned,  liaving  received  tiie  i<ing- 
dom,  then  lie  commiin'dcd  these  servants 
to  he  called  unto  him,  to  whom  he  had 
given  the  money,  that  he  might  know  how 
much  every  man  had  gained  by  trading. 

in  Tltcn  came  the  firsi,  saying.  Lord, 
thy  pound  hath  gained  ten  pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Well,  thou 
good  servant ;  becaus*?  thou  hast  been 
faithful  in  a  very  little,  have  thou  authority 
over  ten  cities. 


35  And  they  brought  him  to  Je'fu« ; 
and  tiicy  c5st  their  garments  upon  the  colt, 
and  they  set  Je'jus  thereon. 

3G  And,  as  they  went,  they  spread  their 
clothes  in  the  way. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh,  even 
now  at  the  descent'  of  the  mount  of  ol'ives, 
the  whole  multitude  of  the  disciples  began 
to  rejoice,  and  praise  Cod  with  a  loud 
voice,  for  all  the  mighty  works  that  tliey 
had  seen  ; 

38  Saying,  Bles'sed  he  the  King  that 
Cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord:  peace  in 


18  And  the  second  came,  saying,  Lord,  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  highest. 


thy  pound  hath  gained  five  pound 

1!)  And  he  said  likewise  to  him,  Be  thou 

also  over  five  cities. 

20    And    another   came,   saying,    Lord, 

beliold,  hare,  is  thy   pound,  which  I  have 

Vent  laid  up  in  a  napkin  : 
21  For  I  ftared  thee,    because  thou  art 

tn  austere  man  ;  thou  takest  up  that  thou 

aidest   not   down,  and    reajiest  that   thou 

•'dst  not  sow. 


39  And  some  of  the  Pliar'i-sees  from 
among  the  multitude  said  unto  him,  M;V- 
ster,  rebuke  ihy  disciples. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  tell  you,  that  if  these  siiould  hold  tiieir 
peace,  the  stones  would  immediately  cry 
out. 

4i  1!  And  when  he  was'  come  near,  he 
beheld  the  city,  and  wept  over* it, 

42    Saying,  If  thou  liadst   known,  even 


22  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Out  of  thine  i thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day,  the  things 
wn  mouth  will  I  judge  thee,  tho7i  wiclcedUt-ZtM./t  hduvg  unto  thy  peace!  but  now 
•firvant.       Thou    knewcst    that  I  was    ani  they  iirc  hid  from  thine  c^yes. 


lustere    man,    taking    up    that  I   laid    not| 
flown,  and  reaping  that  I  did  not  sow  : 


43  For  tlie  days  shall  come  upon  thee, 
that    thine    enemies    shall    cast   a    trench 


23  Wherefore  then  gavest  not  thou  my  i  about'  thee,  and  com'pass  thee  round,  and 
money  into  the  bank,  that  at  my  coming  I  j keep  ihee  in  on  every  side, 


might 
u^ury  , 


have 


requ 


ired     mine     own     with 


44    And   shall   lay    thee   even    with   the 
ground,  and  tiiy  children  within  thee  ;  and 


24  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood  by,  they  shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  .st(me  upon 
Take  from  him  the  pound,  and  give  ^^  to  andther  :    because    thou    knewest    not    the 


bim  that  hath  ten  pounds 

25  (And  they  said   unto  him,  Lord,  he 
hath  ten  pounds.) 


time  of  thy  visitation. 

45  '1  And  he  went  into  the  temple,  and 
began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold  therein, 


26  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  unto  every  land  them  that  bought ; 
one  which  hath,  shall  be  given  ;  and  froml     4G  Saying  unto  them,  It  is  written,  My 
him  that  hath  not,  even  that  he  hath,  shall  [house  is  the  house  of  prayer;  but  ye  have 
be  taken  away  from  him. 

27  But  those  mine  enemies,  which  would 
not  that  I  should  reign  over  them,  bring 
hither,  and  slay  them  before  me. 

28  11  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
went  before,  Sscen'dTng  up  to  Je-rii'sa-l6m. 

29  And  it  came  to  p5ss,  when  he  was 
come  nigh  to  Beth'pha-ee  and  Beth'a-ny,  at 
the  mount  called  the  mount  of  ol'ives,  he 
sent  two  of  his  disciples, 

30  Saying,  Go  ye  into  the  vTl'lasje  1  over 
against'  you  ;  in  the  which,  at  your  enter- 
ing, ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied,  whereon  yet 
never  man  sat :  loose  him,  and  bring  him 
hither. 

31  And  if  any  man  3sk  you,  Why  do 
ye  loose  him?  thus  shall  ye  say  unto  him, 
Because  the  Lord  hath  need  of  him. 

32  And  they  that  w6re  sent  went  their 
way;  and  found  even  as  he  had  said  unto 
them. 


33  And,  ag  they  were  166'sing  the  colt,! heaven,  or  of  men  .■' 


made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

47  And  he  taught  daily  in  the  temple. 
But  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  chief  of  the  people,  sought  to  destroy' 
him  : 

48  And  could  not  find  what  they  might 
do :  for  all  the  people  were  very  attentive 
to  hear  him. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  one  of 
those  days,  as  he  taught  the  people  in 
the  temple,  and  preached  the  gus'pel,  the 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came  upon 
him,  with  the  elders, 

2  And  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Tell  us 
by  what  authority  doest  thou  these  things  ? 
or  who  is  he  that  gave  thee  this  authority .' 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  will  also  5sk  you  one  thing,  and  answer 
me  : 

4  The    baptism    of  JoAn,    was   it   from 


the  owners  thereof  said  unto  them,  Why 
loose  ye  the  colt  P 
I  rUVtldjt, 


5  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying,  If  we  shall  say,  From  heaven  ;  he 


72 


Parable  of  the  vlne'yard.  ST 

will  say,    Why  tlien  believed  ye  him  not  ? 
o  Rut  and  if  wo  say,   Of  men  ;  all  the 
people  will  stone  us  :  for  they  be  persCiaded 
that  JoAn  was  a  prophet. 

7  And  they  Answered,  That  they  could 
not  tell  whence  it  was. 

8  And  Je'fQs  said  unto  them.  Neither 
tell  I  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these 
things. 

0  IT  Then  began  he  to  speak  to  the 
people  this  parable  ;  A  cSr'tatn  man  plant- 
ed a  vlne'yard, 1  and  let  it  forth  to  hu^'- 
band-men,  and  went  into  a  far  country  for 
a  long  time. 

10  And  at  the  season  he  sent  a  sSrvant 
to  the  hus'bi\nd-nien.,  that  they  should  give 
him  of  the  fruit  ~  of  the  vlne'yard  :  but 
tlie  huj'bAnd-meu  beat  him,  and  sent  him. 
away  empty. 

11  And  again'  he  sent  another  servant  : 
and  they  beat  liim  also,  and  entreated  him 
shamefully,  and  sent  him  Sway  empty. 

12  And  again'  he  sent  a  third  ;  and  they 
woflnded  him  also,  and  cast  him  out. 

13  Then  said  the  lord  of  the  vine  yard. 
What  shall  I  do  ?  I  will  send  my  beloved 
sou  :  it  may  be  they  will  reverence  him 
when  they  see  him. 

14  But  whon  the  hu§'b:'ind-nign  saw  him, 
they  reasoned  Smong  themselves,  saying. 
This  is  the  heir  :3  come,  let  us  kill  him, 
that  the  inheritance  may  be  ours. 

15  So  they  cast  him  out  of  the  vlne'yard 
and  killed  him..  Wliftt,  ther«'foro,  shall  the 
lord  of  the  vlne'yard  do  unto  them  ? 

16  He  shall  come  and  destroy'  these 
hQf'bdnd-men,  and  shall  give  the  vlne'yard 
to  others.  And,  when  they  h^ard  it,  they 
said,  God  forbid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and  said,  What 
is  this  then  tliat  is  written,  The  stone 
which  the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is 
become  the  head  of  the  corner  .' 

18  Whosoever  shall  fall  upon  that  stone 
shall  be  broken  ;  but  on  whomsoever  it 
shall  fall,  it  will  grind  him  to  powder. 

19  11  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  the  same  hour  sought  to  lay  hands 
«>n  him  ;  and  they  feared  the  people  :  for 
they  perceived  that  he  had  spoken  this  par- 
able against'  them. 

20  And  they  watch'ed  him,  and  sent 
forth  spies,  which  should  feign   themselves 

i'ust  men.  that  they  might  take  hold  of 
lis  words,  that  so  they  might  deliver  him 
unto  the  power  and  authority  of  the  gov- 
ernor. 

21  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  Mk'ster, 
we  know  that  thou  sayest  and  teachest 
rightly  ;  neither  acceptest  thou  the  pSrson 
of  any,  but  teachest  the  way  of  God  tru- 

'y  ■ 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give  tribute  unto 
Ce'far,  or  no  ? 

23  But  he  pgrceived  their  craftingss,  and 
•aid  unto  them,  Why  tempt  ye  me  .' 

24  Show  me  a  penny.     Whose   image 
1  nn'ylrd.  ^frddt. 


LUKE.  Of  the  resurrection. 

and  sQperscrTp'tion  hath  it .'  They  answered 
and  said,  Ce'^ir'^. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Render, 
thgre'fore,  unto  Ce'far  the  things  which  be 
Ce'far'j,  and  unto  God  the  things  which 
be  God's. 

26  And  they  could  not  take  hold  of  his 
words  before  the  people  ;  and  they  marvel- 
led at  his  answer,  and  held  their  peace. 

'  27  IT  Then  came  to  him.  cgr'tain  of  the 
|Sad'du-cees,  which  deny  that  there  is  any 
resurrection  ;  and  they  asked  him, 

28  Saying,  Ma'ster,  Mo'fes  wrote  unto 
jus,  If  any  man's  brother  die,  having  a  wife 
and  he  die  without  children,  that  his  broth- 
er should  take  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother. 

2!)  There  were,thgr<!'f6re,  seven  brethren: 
and  the  first  took  a  wife,  and  died  without 
children. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to  wife,  and 
he  died  childless. 

31  And  the  third  took  her  ;  and  in  like 
manner  the  seven  also  :  and  they  lefl:  no 
children,  and  died. 

32  Last  of  all  the  wom'an  died  also 

33  Therc'fore,  in  the  resurrection,  whose 
wife  of  them  is  she  .'  for  seven  had  her  to 
wife. 

34  And  Je'fCls  an'swering,  said  unto 
them,  the  children  of  this  w6rld  marry,  and 
arc  given  in  mar'rlage  -.^ 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  accounted 
worthy  tn  obtain  that  world  and  the  resur- 
rection from  the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor 
lire  given  in  mar'riage  : 

36  Neither  can  they  die  any  more  :  for 
they  tire  equal  unto  the  anffels  ;  and  tire  the 
children  of  God,  being  the  children  of  the 
resurrection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  arc  raised,  even 
Mo'jes  showed  at  the  bftsh,  when  he  callcth 
the  Lord  the  God  of  A'bra-ham,  and  the 
God  of  I'^aac,  and  the  God  of  Ja'cob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a  God  of  the  dead,  but 
of  the  living  :  for  all  live  unto  him. 

39  IT  Then  cer'tain  of  the  scribes,  an'- 
swering, said,  Ma'ster,  thou  hast  well  said. 

40  And  after  that  they  durst  not  ask  him 
any  question  at  all. 

41  IT  And  he  said  unto  them.  How  say 
they  that  Christ  is  Da'vid's  son  ? 

42  !I  And  Da'vTd  liimself  saith  in  the 
Book  of  Pstilm|,  The  Lord  said  unto  my 
Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

43  Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstoo!. 

44  Da'vid,  thgre'fore,  calleth  him  Lord, 
how  is  he  then  his  son  .-' 

45  IT  Then,  in  the  audience  of  all  the 
people,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

46  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  desire 
to  wftlk  in  long  robes,  and  love  greetings  is 
the  markets,  and  the  highest  seats  in  the 
syn'agogues,  and  the  chief  rooms  at  feasts; 

47  Which  devour  widows'  houses,  and 
for  a  show  make  long  prayers  :  the  same 
shall  receive  greater  damnation. 

3  dre.  4  mir'rUje. 

73 


Distr&c'LionofJt-ru'sa-llmJoretold'.  ST.  LUKE. 


Signs  indicating  the  l&st  day 


A 

ury. 


CHAP.  XXI. 

ND   he    looked  up,  and   saw  the  rich 
men  cSs'tlng  their  gifts  into  the  trea^'- 


2  And  h6»savv  also  a  c6r'taTn  poor  widow 
cas'ting  in  thither  two  mites. 

3  And  he  said,  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you, 
that  tills  poor  widow  hatli  cSst  in  more  than 
they  all  : 

4  For  all  these  have  of  their  abun'dancc 
cast  in  unto  the  ofi'erings  of  God  :  but  she 
of  her  penury  hath  cast  in  all  the  living 
that  she  had. 

5  H  And  as  some  spake  of  the  temple, 
how  it  was  adorn'ed  with  goodly  stones 
and  gifts,  lie  said, 

6  ^s  for  these  things  which  ye  behold, 
the  days  will  come,  in  the  which  there  shall 
not  be  left  one  stone  upon  another,  that 
shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

7  H  And  they  asked  him,  saying  MiVster, 
but  when  shall  these  things  be  ?  and  what 
sign  icill  there  be  when  these  things  shall 
come  to  pass  ? 

8  And  he  said.  Take  heed  that  ye  be  not 
deceived  :  for  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ  ;  and  the  time 
drawcth  near  :  go  ye  not,  there'fore,  after 
them. 

9  But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and 
commotions,  be  not  terrified  :  for  these 
things  must  fleet  come  to  pSss  ;  but  the  end 
is  not  by  and  by. 

10  Then  said  he  unto  them,  Nation  shall 
rise  against'  nation,  and  kingdom  against' 
kingdom  : 

11  And  great  earth'quakes  shall  be  in 
di'verj  places,  and  famines,  and  pestilences  ; 
and  fear'fill  1  sights  and  great  signs  shall 
there  be  from  heaven. 

12  But  before  all  these,  they  shall  lay 
their  hands  on  you,  and  persecute  you,  de- 
livering you  up  to  the  syn'agogues,  and 
into  prisons,  being  brought  before  kings  and 
rulers  for  my  name's  sake. 

13  And  it  shall  turn  to  you  for  a  tes'ti- 
mony. 

14  Settle  it  thgrc'fbre  in  your  hekrts, 
not  to  meditate  before,  what  ye  shall  an- 
swer : 

15  For  I  will  give  you  a  mouth  a^^d  wis- 
dom, which  all  your  ad'versaries  shall  not 
be  able  to  gainsay  nor  ref  ist'. 

16  And  ye  shall  be  betrayed  both  by  pa 
rents,  and  brethren,  and  kinsfolks,  and 
friends  ;  and  some  of  you  shall  they  cause 
to  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake. 

18  But  there  shall  not  a  hair  of  your  head 
perish. 

19  In  your  patience  pofjess'  ye  your 
souls. 

20  And  when  ye  shall  see  Je-rfi'sa-lem 
com'pAssed  with  armies,  then  know  that 
the  desolation  thereof  is  nigh. 

21  Then  let  them  which  kre  in  Ja-de'& 

1  fere'/m,  timorou  B—fir'/ul,  terrible. 


flee  to  the  moC^n'tains  ;  and  let  them  which 
are  in  the  midst  of  it  depart  out ;  and  let 
not  them  that  are  in  the  countries  enter 
thereinto. 

22  For  these  be  the  days  of  vengeance, 
that  all  things  which  are  written  may  be 
fulfilled. 

23  But  wo  unto  them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  thcni  that  give  suck  in  those  days! 
for  there  shall  be  great  distress  in  the  land, 
and  ?/!rath  upon  this  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  shall  be  led  dway  cap'live  into 
all  nations  :  and  Je-nVsa-lgni  shall  be  trod- 
den down  of  the  ^en'tiles,  until  the  times 
of  the  Gen'lilcs  be  fulfilled. 

25  TI  And  there  shall  be  signs  in  the  sun, 
and  in  the  moon,  and  in  the  stars  ;  and 
upon  the  earth  distress  of  nations,  with 
perplex'ity  ;  the  sea  and  the   waves   roar- 


26  Men's  hearts  failing  them  for  fear,  and 
for  looking  after  those  things  which  kre 
coming  on  the  earth  :  for  the  powers  of 
heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

27  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of 
Man  coming  in  a  cloud,  with  power  and 
great  glory. 

28  And  when  these  things  bc'gin  to  come 
to  pass,  then  look  up,  and  lift  up  your 
heads  ;  for  your  redemption  drawcth  nigh. 

29  And  ho  spake  to  them  a  parable:  Bo 
hold  the  fig-tree,  and  all  the  trees  ; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth,  ye  see 
and  know  of  your  o^vn  selves  that  summer 
is  now  nigh  at  hand. 

31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see  these 
things  come  to  pass,  know  ye  that  the  king- 
dom of  God  is  nigh  at  hand. 

32  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  This  genera- 
tion shall  not  pass  away  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

33  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  j 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

34  IT  And  take  heed  to  yourselves,  l^st 
at  any  time  your  hearts  be  overcharged 
with  sur'feiting,  and  drunkenness,  and  cares 
of  this  life,  and  so  that  day  come  upon  you 
unawares. 

35  For  as  a  snare  shall  it  come  on  all 
them  that  dwell  on  the  face  of  the  wholo 
earth. 

36  Watch  ye,  there'fore,  and  pray  al- 
ways, that  ye  may  be  accounted  worthy  to 
escape'  all  these  things  that  shall  come 
to  pass,  and  to  stand  before  the  Son  of 
Man. 

37  And  in  the  day-time  he  was  teaching 
in  the  temple,  and  at  night  he  went  out, 
and  abode  in  the  mount  that  is  called  the 
mount  of  Ol'Ives. 

38  And  all  the  people  came  early  in 
the  morning  to  him  in  the  temple,  for  to 
hear  him. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

Now    the  feast   of  unleavened    bread 
drew  1  nigh,  which  is  called  the  Pass'- 
ov6r. 

1  drdd. 

74 


The  Lord's  svpper  instituted 

2  And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes 
sought  how  they  miglit  kill  him  ;  for  they 
feared  the  people. 

3  U  Then  entered  Sa'tSn  into  Ju'dSs, 
Burnamed  Is-cSr'i-ot,  being  of  the  number 
of  the  twelve. 

4  And  he  went  his  way,  and  communed 
with  the  chief  priests  and  cSp'tains,  how  he 
might  betray  him  unto  them. 

5  And  thcv  w6re  glad,  and  covenanted 
to  give  him  money. 

6  And  he  promised,  and  sought  opportu- 
nity to  betray  him  imto  them  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  multitude. 

7  H  Then  came  the  day  of  unleav- 
ened bread,  when  the  pSssover  must  be  kil- 
led. 

8  And  he  sent  Pe't6r  and  Jo/tn,  saying, 
Go  and  prepare  us  the  pissover,  that  we 
may  eat. 

9  And  they  said  unto  him.  Where  wilt 
thou  tliat  we  prepare  .■* 

10  And  lie  said  unto  tiicm.  Behold,  when 
ye  arc  entered  into  the  city,  there  shall  a 
man  meet  you.  bear'Ing  a  pitcher  of  water; 
follow  him  into  the  house  where  he  cnter- 
eth  in. 

11  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the  good  man 
of  the  house,  The  INIa'stcr  saith  unto  thee, 
Where  is  the  guest'-cliamber,  where  I  shall 
eat  the  pSssover  with  my  disciples  .'' 

12  And  he  shall  show  you  a  large  upper- 
room  furnished  :  there  make  ready. 

13  And  they  went,  and  found  as  he  had 
said  unto  them  ;  and  they  made  rgady  the 
p3ssovcr. 

14  And  when  the  hour  was  come,  he 
sat  down,  and  the  twelve  apostles  with 
him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  With  desire 
I  have  desired  to  eat  this  pSssover  with  you 
before  I  suffer : 

16  For  1  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  any 
more  eat  thereof,  until  it  be  fulfilled  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks, 
and  said,  Take  this,  and  divide  it  Smong 
yourselves : 

18  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink 
of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  the  kingdom 
of  God  shall  come. 

If)  H  And  he  took  bread,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  unto  them 


ST.  LUKE.  Christ  prayeth  on  the  mount. 

them,  which  of  them  should  be  accounted 
the  greatest. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Tho,  kings 
of  the  (^en'tiles  exercise  lordship  over 
them;  and  they  that  exercise  aithority 
upon  them  hre  called  benefactors. 

26  But  ye  shall  not  be  so  :  but  he  that  is 
greatest  Smong  you,  let  him  be  as  the 
younger  ;  and  he  that  is  chief,  as  he  that 
doth  serve. 

27  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that  sit- 
teth  at  meat,  or  he  that  serv'eth  ?  Is  not  he 
that  sitteth  at  meat .'  but  I  am  among  you 
as  he  that  serv'eth. 

28  Ye  are  they  which  have  continued 
with  me  in  my  temptations  : 

29  And  I  appoint  unto  you  a  kingdom, 
as  my  Farther  hath  appointed  unto  me  ; 

30  That  ye  may  cat  and  drink  at  my 
table  in  my  kingdom,  and  sit  on  thrones, 
judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  l^'ra-gl. 

31  "H  And  the  Lord  said,  Si'mon,  Si'mon, 
behold,  Satan  hath  desired  to  have  you, 
that  he  may  sift  you  as  wheat  : 

32  But  I  have  prayed  for  thee,  that  thy 
faith  fail  not  :  and  when  thou  art  convert'- 
ed,  strengthen  thy  brethren. 

33  And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord,  I  am 
ready  to  go  with  thee,  both  into  prison  and 
to  death. 

34  And  he  said,  1  tell  thee,  Pe'ter, 
the  cock  shall  not  crow  this  day,  before 
that  thou  shalt  thrice  deny  that  thou  know- 
est  me. 

35  11  And  he  said  unto  them.  When  I 
sent  you  without  purse,  and  scrip,  and 
shoes,  lacked  ye  any  thing.'  And  they  said. 
Nothing. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  them.  But  now, 
he  that  hath  a  purse,  let  him  take  it,  and 
likewise  his  scrip  ;  and  he  that  hath  no 
sword,  let  him  sell  his  garment,  and  buy 
one. 

37  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  this  that  is 
written  must  yet  be  accomplished  in  me, 
And  he  was  reckoned  among  the  transgres- 
sors ;  for  the  things  conc6r'nTng  me  have  an 
end. 

38  And  they  said.  Lord,  behold,  here  Are 
two  bjcords.  And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is 
enough. 

39  H  And  he  came  out,  and  went,  as  he 
was  wont,  to   the  mount   of  Ol'ives  ;  and 


saying.  This   is  my  body,  which  is  given  his  disciples  also  followed  him 
for  y"u  ;  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me.  40  And   when   he  was  at  the  place,  he 

20  Likewise  also,  the  cup   after  supper,  said  unto  them,  Pray  that  ye  enter  not  into 
saying,    This  cup  is  the  new  testament  in  temptation. 

41  And  he  was  withdrawn  from  them 
about'  a  stone's  cast,  and  kneeled  down  and 
prayed, 

42  Saying,  F^i'ther,  if  thou  be  willing, 
remove  this  cup  from  me  :  nevertheless, 
not  my  will,  but  thine  be  done. 

43  And  there  appeared  an  anpel  unto 
him  from  heaven,  strengthening  him. 

44  And,  being  in  an  agony,  he  prayed 
more  gar'ngstly  :  and  his  sweat  was  as  it 


my  blood,  which  is  shed  for  you. 

21  H  But,  behold,  the  hand  of  him  that 
betrayeth  me  is  with  me  on  the  table. 

22  And  truly  the  Son  of  Man  gocth,  as 
it  was  detgr'mined  :  but  wo  unto  that  man 
by  whom  he  is  betrayed  I 

23  And  they  began  to  in(^uire  Sinong 
themselves,  which  of  them  it  was  that 
should  do  this  thing. 

24  H  And  there  was  also  a  strife  Sm^ng 

1  drdd. 


75 


Pt'tir  denies  Christ. 

w6re  great  drops  of  blood  falling  down  to 

the  ground. 

45  And  when  he  rose  up  from  prayer, 
and  was  come  to  his  disciples,  he  found 
them  sleeping  for  sorrow, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Why  sleep  ye  ? 
rise  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter  into  tempta- 
tion. 

47  IT  And,  while  he  yet  spake,  behold  a 
multitude,  and  he  that  was  called  Ju'das, 
one  of  the  twelve,  went  before  them,  and 
drew  1  near  unto  Je'^us  to  kiss  him. 

48  But  Je'fus  said  unto  him,  Ju'dSs,  be- 
trayest  thou  the  Son  of  Man  with  a  kiss  ? 

49  When  they  which  wert  about'  him 
saw  what  would  follow,  they  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  shall  we  smite  with  the  sword  .' 

50  IT  And  one  of  them  smote  a  servant 
of  the  high  priest,  and  cut  ofl'  his  right 
ear. 

51  And  Je'fus  answered  and  said.  Suffer 
ye  thus  far.  And  he  touched  his  ear,  and 
healed  him. 

52  Then  Je'fus  said  unto  the  chief  priests, 
and  cap'tains  of  the  temple,  and  the  elders, 
which  were  come  to  him.  Be  ye  come 
out  as  against'  a  thief,  with  Swords  and 
staves  .' 

53  When  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the 
temple,  ye  stretched  forth  no  hands  against' 
me  :  but  this  is  your  hour,  and  the  power 
of  diirkness. 

54  ^  Then  took  they  him,  and  led  him, 
and  brought  him  into  the  high  priest's 
house.     And  Pe'ter  followed  afiir  oil'. 

55  And  when  they  had  kindled  a  fire  in 
the  midst  of  the  hall,  and  were  set  down 
together,  Pe'ter  sat  down  among  them. 

56  But  a  cer'tain  maid  beheld  him  as  he 
sat  by  the  fire,  and  ear'nestly  looked  upon 
him,  and  said.  This  man  was  also  with 
him. 

57  And  he  denied  him,  saying,  Wom'an, 
I  knew  him  not. 

58  And,  after  a  little  while,  another  saw 
him,  and  said,  Thou  art  also  of  them.  And 
Pe'ter  said,  Man,  1  am  not. 

59  And  about'  the  space  of  one  hour  af- 
ter, another  confidently  affirm'ed,2  saying, 
Of  a  truth  this  fellow  also  was  with  him  : 
for  he  is  a  Gal-i-le'an. 

60  And  Pe'ter  said,  Man,  I  know  not 
what  thou  sayest.  And  immediately,  while 
he  yet  spake,  the  cock  crew .3 

61  And  the  Lord  turned,  and  looked 
upon  Pe'ter  :  And  Pe'ter  remembered  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  how  he  had  said  unto 
him,  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  de- 
ny me  thrice. 

62  And  Pe'ter  went  out,  and  wept  bit- 
terly. 

63  IT  And  the  men  that  held  Je'§us,  mock- 
ed him,  and  smote  him. 

64  And  when  they  had  blindfolded  him, 
they  struck  him  on  the  face,  and  asked 
him,  saying,  Proph'e-sy  :  Who  is  it  that 
smote  thee  ? 

1  drbb.  2  d.f-firm'ed. 


ST.  LUKE.  Je'sHs  is  mocked  by  IJir'bd 

65  And  many  other  things  blas'phe-mofls- 
ly  spake  they  against'  him. 

66  IT  And,  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  the  el- 
ders of  the  people,  and  the  chief  priests, 
and  the  scribes,  I'ame  together,  and  led  him 
into  their  council, 

67  Saying,  Art  thou  the  Christ .'  tell  us. 
And  he  said  unto  them.  If  I  tell  you,  ye 
will  not  believe  : 

68  And  if  I  also  ask  you,  ye  will  not  an- 
swer me,  nor  let  we  go. 

69  Hereafter  shall  the  Son  of  Man  sit  on 
the  right  hand  of  the  power  of  God. 

70  Then  said  they  all.  Art  thou  then  the 
ISon  of  God  .'  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye 
say  that  I  am. 

71  x\nd  they  said.  What  need  we  any 
further  witness  .'  for  we  ourselves  have 
heard  of  his  own  mouth. 

CHAP.  xxin. 

AND  the  whole  multitude  of  them  arofe, 
and  led  him  unlo  Pi'latc 

2  And  thcj'  began  to  accuse  him,  saying, 
We  found  this  fellow  pervert'ing  the  na- 
tion, and  forbidding  to  give  tribute  to 
Ce'.jar,  saying.  That  he  himself  is  Christ  a 
king. 

3  And  Pi'late  asked  him,  saying.  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  ?  and  he  an- 
swered him  and  said,  Thou  sayest  it. 

4  Then  said  Pi'late  to  the  chief  priests, 
and  to  the  people,  I  find  no  fault  in  this 
man. 

5  And  they  were  the  more  fierce,  saying, 
He  stirreth  up  the  people,  teaching  through- 
out all  Je^'ry,  beginning  from  Gal'i-lee  to 
this  place. 

6  When  Pi'late  heard  of  Gal'i-lee,  he  ask- 
ed whether  the  man  were  a  Gal-i-le'an. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  he  be- 
longed unto  Her'od's  jurisdiction,  he  sent 
him  to  Her'odjwho  himself  was  also  at  Je- 
rii'sa-lem  at  that  time. 

8  And  when  Hfir'od  saw  Je'§us,  he  was 
exceeding  glad  :  for  he  was  desirous  to  see 
him  of  a  long  season,  because  he  had  heard 
many  things  of  him  ;  and  he  hoped  to  have 
seen  some  miracle  done  by  him. 

9  Then  he  questioned  with  him  in  many 
words  ;  but  he  answered  him  nothing. 

'      10    And   the   chief  priests    and    scribes 
stood,  and  ve'he-ment-ly  accused  him. 

11  And  Her'od  with  his  men  of  wSr  set 
him  at  nought,  and  mocked  him,  and  ar- 
ra3'ed  him  in  a  gor'geous  4  robe,  and  sent 
him  again'  to  Pi'late. 

12  IT  And    the    same    day   Pi'late    and 
Her'od   were    made   friends   together  :    for 
before  they  were  at  enmity  between  them 
selves. 

13  TT  And  Pi'late,  when  he  had  called 
together  the  chief  priests,  and  the  rulers, 
and  the  people, 

14  Said  unto  them,  Ye  have  brought  this 
man  unto  me,  as  one  tliat  pervert'eth  the  peo- 
ple :  and,  behold,  I,  having  examined  him 
before  you,  have  found  no  fault  in  this  man, 

3  kn)d.  4  ffSr'j^s. 

^76 


Christ  prays  for  his  accusers.  ST.  LUKE. 

toOch'Tng  those  t!iings  whereof  ye    accuse 
him  : 

15  No,  nor  yet  H6r'od  :  for  I  sent  you  to 
him  ;  and,  lo,  nothing  worthy  of  death  is 
done  unto  him  : 

16  I  will,  thgre'fore,  chSstlje'  him,  and 
release  hirn. 

17  (For  of  necessity  he  must  release  one 
unto  them  at  tlie  feast.) 

18  And  they  cried  out  all  at  once,  saying, 
Away  witii  this  man,  and  release  unto  us 
Ba-rab'hSs  : 

19  (Who  for  a  cer'tain  sedition  made  in 
the  city,  and  for  murder,  was  c5st  into 
prison.) 

20  Pi'iate,  tliSrc'fore,  willing  to  release 
Je'jQs,  spake  Sgain'  to  them. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying,  (j^lrd'cifyl  him, 
crilcify  liim. 

22  And  he  said  unto  them  the  third  time, 
Why  .''  what  evil  hath  he  done  ?  I  have 
found  no  cause  of  d(^atli  in  iiini  :  I  will 
thSrc'fbre  chSstije'  him,  and  let  him  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  with  loud 
voices,  requiring  that  he  might  be  criicified. 
And  the  voices  of  them,  and  of  the  chief 
priests  prevail'ed. 

24  And  Pi'late  gave  sentence  that  it 
should  be  as  they  required.  * 

25  And  he  released  unto  them  iiim  that 
for  sedition  and  murder  was  cast  into  pris- 
on, whom  tiiey  had  desired  ;  but  he  deliv- 
ered Je'jus  to  their  will. 

26  IT  And,  as  they  led  him  Sway,  they 
laid  hold  upon  one  Si'mon,  a  Cy-re'ni-5n, 
coming  out  of  the  country,  and  on  him 
they  laid  the  cross,  that  he  might  bear  it 
after  Je'^us. 

27  And  there  followed  him  a  great  com- 
pany of  people,  and  of  wom'en,  which  also 
bewaiFed  and  lanient'ed  him. 

28  But  Je'§us,  turning  unto  them,  said. 
Daughters  of  Je-rii'sa-lem,  weep  not  for 
me,  but  weep  for  yourselves,  and  for  your 
children. 

29  For,  behold,  the  days  kre  coming,  in 
the  which  they  shall  say,  Bles'sed  are  the 
barren,  and  the  wombs  that  never  bare,  and 
the  paps  which  never  gave  suck. 

30  Then  shall  they  begin  to  say  to  the 
raoAn'tains,  Fall  on  us  ;  and  to  the  hills, 
Cover  us. 

31  For  if  they  do  these  things  in  a  green 
tree,  what  shall  be  done  in  the  dry  .' 

32  H  And  there  w6rc  also  two  others, 
malefactors,  led  with  him  to  be  put  to 
death. 

33  And  when  they  w6re  come  to  the 
place  which  is  called  CSil'va-ry,  there  they 
crucified  him,  and  the  malefactors ;  one 
on  the  right  hand,  and  the  other  on  the 
left. 

34  IT  Then  said  Je'ffls,  Fk'ther,  forgive 
them  ;  for  they  know  not  what  they 
do.  And  they  parted  his  raiment,  and 
cSst  lots. 

35  IT  And  the   people  stood   beholding  : 


He  is  crd'cified. 

and  thp  rulers  also  with  them  derided  him, 

ying,    He   saved   others  ;  let   him    save 

himself,   if  he    be   Christ,   the    chosen    of 

God. 

36  And  the  sOl'ditrs  also  mocked  him, 
coming  to  him,  and  offering  him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying.  If  thou  be  the  king  of 
the  Jews,  save  thyself 

38  And  a  superscrip'tion  also  was  written 
over  him,  in  letters  of  Greek,  and  LSt'in, 
and  He'brew,2  THIS  IS  THE  KING  OF 
THE  JEWS. 

39  IT  And  one  of  the  malefactors,  which 
were  hanged,  raile*  on  him,  saying.  If  thou 
be  ChrLst,  save  thyself  and  us. 

40  But  the  other  an'swerlng,  rebuked 
him,  saying,  Dost  not  thou  fear  God,  seeing 
thou  art  in  the  same  condemnation  ? 

41  And  we  indeed  justly  ;  for  we  receive 
the  due  rewArd  of  our  deeds :  but  this  man 
hath  done  nothing  3mTss'. 

42  And  he  said  unto  Je'fQs,  Lord,  re- 
member me  when  thou  comest  into  thy 
kingdom. 

43  And  Je'fus  said  unto  him.  Verily  I 
say  unto  thee.  To-day  shalt  thou  be  with 
me  in  paradise. 

44  IT  And  it  was  about'  the  sixth  hour, 
and  the.e  was  darkness  over  all  the  fiarth 
until  the  ninth  hour.* 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened,  and 
the  vail  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  the 
midst. 

4G  IT  And  when  Je'^us  had  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  said,  Fa'tlier,  into  thy  hands 

commend'  my  spirit  :  and,  having  said 
thus,  he  gave  up  the  ghost. 

47  IT  Now,  when  the  centurion  saw  what 
was  done,  he  glorified  God,  saying,  C6r'- 
tatnly  this  was  a  righ'teous  3  man. 

48  And  all  the  people  that  came  togeth- 
er lo  that  sight,  beholding  the  things  which 
wSrc  done,  smote  their  breasts,  and  re- 
turned. 

49  And  all  his  acquaintance,  and  the 
wom'en  that  followed  him  from  Gal'i-lee, 
stood  afiir  off  beholding  these  things. 

50  IT  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man 
named  Jo'seph,  a  counsellor;  and  he  was  a 
good  man,  and  a  just  : 

51  (The  same  had  not  consented  to  tYie 
counsel  and  deed  of  them  :)  he  was  of 
Ar-i-ma-the'a,  a  city  of  the  Jews;  who 
also  himself  waited  for  the  kingdom  of 
God  : 

52  This  man  went  unto  Pi'iate,  and  beg- 
ged the  body  of  Je'^us. 

53  And  he  took  it  down,  and  wrapped  it 
in  linen,  and  laid  it  in  a  sup'ulchrc  that  was 
hewn  in  stone  wherein  never  man  before 
was  laid. 

54  And  that  day  was  the  preparation, 
and  the  Sab'bath  drew  on. 

55  TT  And  the  wom'en  also,  which  came 
with  him  from  Gal'i-lee,  followed  after,  and 
beheld  the  sep'ulchre,  and  how  his  bod/ 
was  laid. 


*  That  is,  from  12  o'clock  at  noon,  till  three  o'clock  in  the  dfter-noon. 
I  krdd'se-fl.  2  He'brdd.  3  n'tshe-iis.  77 


Christ's  resurrection  declared. 

56    And   they    returned,    ani    prepared 
spices  and  ointment  ;  and  rested  the  sab'- 
bath-day,  according  to  the  commknd'mSnt. 
CHAP.  XXIV. 

NOW,  upon  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
very  early  in  the  morning,  they  camt; 
unto  tiie  sep'ulchre,  bringing  the  spices 
which  they  iiad  prepared,  and  cer'tain  oth- 
ers with  them. 

2  And  they  found  the  stone  rolled  Sway 
from  the  sep'ulchre. 

3  And  they  entered  in,  and  found  not  the 
body  of  the  Lord  Je'jus. 

4  And  it  came  to  |^ss,  "s  they  were 
much  perplex'ed  there-aboiil,  behold,  two 
men  stood  by  them  in  shl'ning  garments  : 

5  And  as  they  were  afraid,  and  bowed 
down  their  faces  to  the  earth,  they  said  unto 
them,  Why  seek  ye  the  living  among  the 
dead  .' 

6  He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen  :  remem- 
ber how  he  spake  unto  you  when  he  was 
yet  in  Gal'i-lee, 

7  Saying,  The  Son  of  Man  must  be  de- 
livered into  the  hands  of  sinful  men,  and 
be  crficified,  and  the  third  day  rise  again'. 

8  And  they  remembered  his  word.s, 

9  And  returned  from  the  sep'ulchre,  and 
told  all  these  things  unto  the  eleven,  and  to 
all  the  rest. 

10  It  was  Ma'ry  Mag-da-le'ne,  and  Jo- 
an'na,  and  Ma'ry  the  mother  of  James,  and 
other  icovi'cn  that  were  with  them,  which 
told  these  things  unto  the  apos'tles.l 

11  And  their  words  seemed  to  them  as 
idle  tales,  and  tiiey  believed  them  not. 

12  II  Then  aro^e  Pe'ter,  and  ran  unto  the 
-sSp'ulchre  ;  and  stooping  down,  he  beheld 
the  linen  clothes  laid  by  themselves,  and 
departed,  won'dering  in  himself  at  that 
which  was  come  to  pass. 

13  IT  And,  behold,  two  of  them  went 
that  same  day  to  a  vil'laffe  2  called  Em'ma- 
Qs,  which  was  from  Je-r(j'sa-lem  about' 
threescore  furlongs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of  all  these 
things  which  had  happened. 

15  And  it  came  to  pSss,  that  while  they 
communed  together,  and  reasoned,  Je'jus 
himself  drew  3  near,  and  went  with  them. 

16  But  their  eyes  w6re  holden,  that  they 
should  not  know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  man- 
ner of  communications  are  these  that  yc 
have  one  to  another,  as  ye  walk,  and  are 
sad  ? 

IB  And  the  one  of  them,  whose  name 
was  Cle'o-phas,  an'swering,  said  unto  him. 
Art  tliou  only  a  stranger  in  Je-ril'sa-leiri, 
and  hast  not  known  the  things  which  kre 
come  to  pass  there  in  these  days  .' 

19  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  things.' 
And  they  said  unto  him,  Concer'ning 
Jfi'jQs  of  Naz'a-reth,  which  was  a  prophet 
mighty  in  deed  and  word  before  God  and 
all  th    people : 

20  And  how  the  chief  priests  and  our 


d-pos'slz. 


ST.  LUKE.  He  appears  to  his  disciples. 

rulers  delivered  him  to  be  condemned  to 
death,  and  have  crClcined  him. 

21  But  wc  trusted  that  it  had  been  he 
which  should  have  redeemed  ij'ra-^l  :  and, 
beside  all  this,  to-day  is  the  third  day 
since  these  things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  cer'tain  wom'en  also  of  our 
company  made  us  astonished,  which  wSre 
early  at  the  sep'ulchre  ; 

23  And  when  they  found  not  his  body, 
they  came,  saying.  That  they  had  also 
seen  a  vifioii  of  ancels,  which  said  that  he 
was  alive. 

24  And  cer'tain  of  them  which  were 
with  us  went  to  the  sep'ulchre,  and  found 
it  even  so  as  the  wom'en  had  said  ;  but  him 
they  saw  not. 

25  Then  he  said  unto  tiiem,  O  fools,  and 
slow  of  heart  to  believe  all  that  the  proph- 
ets have  spoken  ! 

26  Ought  not  Christ  to  have  suffered 
these  things,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory  .' 

27  And  beginning  at  Mo'fes  and  all  the 
prophets,  he  expounded  unto  them  in  all 
the  scriptures  the  things  concer'ning  him- 
self. 

28  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  vil'- 
la?e  whither  they  went  :  and  he  made  as 
ihougi)  he  would  have  gone  further. 

29  But  they  constrain'ed  him,  saying, 
Abide  with  us  :  for  it  is  to'jo^rd  evening, 
and  the  day  is  far  spent.  And  he  went  in 
to  tarry  with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat  at  meat 
with  them,  he  took  bread,  and  bless'ed  it, 
and  brake,  and  gave  to  them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they 
knew  him  :  and  he  vanished  out  of  their 
sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Did 
not  our  heart  burn  within  us,  while  he 
talked  with  us  by  the  way,  and  while  he 
opened  to  us  the  scriptures  .' 

33  And  they  rose  up  the  same  hour,  and 
returned  to  Je-ru'sa-lem,  and  found  the 
eleven  gathered  together,  and  them  that 
were  with  them, 

34  Saying,  the  Lord  is  risen  indeed,  and 
hath  appeared  to  Si'mon. 

35  And  they  told  what  things  icere  done 
in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of 
them  in  breaking  of  bread. 

36  11  And,  as  they  thus  spake,  Je'fus  him- 
self stood  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Peace  he  unto  you. 

37  But  they  were  terrified  and  affrighted, 
and  supposed  that  they  had  seen  a  spirit. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  are  ye 
troubled  ?  and  why  do  thoughts  Srlje  in 
your  hctirts  .' 

39  Behold  my  hands  and  my  feet,  that 
it  is  I  myself:  handle  me,  and  see  ;  for  a 
spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see 
me  have. 

40  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
showed  them  his  hands  and  his  feet. 

41  And  while  they  yet  believed  not  for 


2  vU'lidje. 


3  drdd. 
78 


The  Word  made  flesk.  ST.  JOHN.  Jdhn's  tls'timdny  of  Christ. 

joy,   and    wondered,    he    said    unto   them,|      47  And  that  repentance   and   remission 
Have  ye  here  any  meat  f"  i  of  sins   should    be  preaclicd   in   liis  name 

all    nations,  begitining   at  Je-rii'sa- 


42  And  they  pave  him  a  piece  of  a 
broiled  fish,  and  of  a  honey-comb. 

43  And  he  took  it,  and  did  cat  before 
them. 

44  And  lie  said  unto  them.  These  arc 
the  words  which  I  spake  unto  you,  while  1 
was  yet  with  you,  that  all  tilings  must  be 
fulfilled,  whicli  were  written  in  the  law  of 
Mo'^es,  and  in  the  prophets,  and  in  the 
Psalni^,  cOncer  nini;  ine. 

45  Then  opened  he  their  understand- 
ing, that  they  might  understand  the  scrip- 
tures, 

46  And  said  unto  them.  Thus  it  is  writ- 
ten, and  thus  it  i)ehooved  Christ  to  suf- 
fer, and  to  rise  from  the  dead  the  tliird 
day; 


amonf 
lem. 

48  And  ye  arc  witnesses  of  these  things. 

49  IT  And,  behold,  1  send  the  promise 
of  my  FiVther  upon  you  :  but  tarry  ye  in 
tlie  city  of  Je-nVsa-lem,  until  ye  be  endued 
with  power  from  on  high. 

ijO  II  And  he  hi!  them  out  as  far  as  to 
B(3th'a-ny,  and  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and 
bless'ed  tlicin. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  bless- 
ed them,  he  was  parted  from  them,  and 
carried  uj)  into  heaven. 

52  And  they  wor'shippcd  liim,  and  re- 
turned to  Je-ru'sa-lem  with  great  joy  -. 

53  And  were  continually  in  tiie  temple, 
praising  and  bless'ing  God.     A'men'. 


THE  GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO  ST.  JOHN. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the    beginning    was   the    Word,    and 
the  Word  was  with  God,  and  the  Word 
was  God. 

2  The  same  was  in  the  beginning  with 
God. 

3  All  tilings  were  made;  by  him  ;  and 
without  him  was  not  any  tiling  made  that 
was  made. 

4  In  him  was  life  ;  and  the  life  was  the 
light  of  men. 

5  And  the  light  shinrth  in  darkness ; 
and  the  darkness  comprehended  it  not. 

6  H  There  was  a  man  sent  from  God, 
whose  name  icas  Jo/m. 

7  The  same  came  for  a  witness,  to  bear 
witness  of  the  Light,  that  all  men  througii 
him  might  believe. 

8  He  was  not  that  Light,  but  was  sent  to 
bear  witness  of    that  Light. 

9  That  was  the  true  Light,  which  light- 
eth  every  niari  that  comcth   into  the  wdrld. 

10  He  was  in  the  world,  and  tile  world 
was  made  by  him,  and  the  world  knew  him 
not. 

11  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  his  own 
received  him  not. 

12  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to  them 
gave  he  power  to  become  the  sons  of 
God,  even  to  them  that  believe  on  his  name  : 

13  Which  were  born,  not  of  blood,  nor 
of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of 
man,  but  of  God. 

14  H  And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and 
dwelt  among  us,  (and  we  beheld  his  glory, 
the  glory  as  of  the  only-begotten  of  the 
Fa'ther,)  full  of  grace  and  truth. 

1.5  Jo//n  bare  witness  of  him,  and  cried, 
saying.  This  was  he  of  whom  I  spake,  He 
that  comoih  after  me,  is  pr6fSr'red  before 
me  :  for  he  was  before  me. 


IC  And  of  his  fulness  have  all  we  re- 
ceived, and  grace  for  grace. 

17  For  the  law  was  given  by  MO'jes,  but 
grace  and  truth  came  by  Je'jus  Christ. 

18  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time  ; 
the  only -begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the 
bofom  of  the  Fa'ther,  he  hath  declared 
liim. 

19  II  And  this  is  the  rec'ord  of  Jo/in,  when 
the  Jews  sent  priests  and  Le'vltes  from  Je- 
ril'sa-lein,  to  ask  hitn,   Who  art  thou.' 

20  And  he  confessed,  and  denied  not; 
but  confessed,  I  am  not  the  Christ. 

21  And  they  asked  him,'  What  then? 
Art  thou  E-li  as  ?  And  he  saith,  I  am  not. 
Art  thou  that  prophet  .'  And  he  answered, 
No. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who  art 
thou  .'  that  we  may  give  an  answer  to2  them 
that  sent  us.  What  sayest  thou  of  thy- 
self.? 

23  He  said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one  cry- 
ing in  the  wilderness.  Make  straight  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  as  said  the  piophet  E-sa'- 
i-5s.3 

24  And  they  which  vyerc  sent  w6re  of  the 
Phar'i-sees. 

25  And  they  asked  him,  and  said  unto 
him.  Why  baptizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be 
not  that  ^lirist,  nor  E-lI'as,  neither  that 
prophet .' 

20  Jo/m  answered  them,  saying,  I  bap- 
tize with  Wtiter  ;  but  there  standeth  one 
among  you,  whom  ye  know  not ; 

27  He  it  is,  who,  coming  after  me,  is  pr6- 
fer'red  before  me,  w  hose  shoe's  latchet  1  am 
not  worthy  to  unloose. 

28  These  things  w6rc  done  in  Beth-ab'- 
a-ra,  beyond  Jor'dan,  where  JoAn  was  bap- 
tizing. 

29  IT  The   next  day   Jo/m  seetli  Je'jQs 
3  s-sd'yis.  4  ii,n.tdd'. 

79 


An'drew  and  Pi'tir  called. 


ST.  JOHN. 


W&ter  turned  into  wiiu 


coming  unto  him,  and  saith,  Behold  the 
Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  5way  the  sin 
oi"the  world  ! 

30  This  is  lie  of  whom  I  said.  After  me 
conicth  a  man  wiiich  is  prefer'rcd  before 
me  ;  for  he  was  before  me. 

31  And  I  knew  him  not  :  but  that  he 
should  be  made  manifest  to  I^'ra-el,  therc'- 
fore  am  I  come  baptizing  witii  water. 

32  And  JoAn  bare  rec'ord,  saying,  I  saw 
the  SpTr'it  descending  from  heaven  like  a 
dove,  and  it  abode  upon  him. 

33  And  I  knew  him  not :  but  he  that 
sent  me  to  baptize  with  wAter,  the  same 
said  unto  me.  Upon  whom  thou  shall  see 
the  Spir'it  descending,  and  remSin'ing  on 
him,  the  .same  is  he  which  baptizeth  witli 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

34  And  I  saw,  and  bare  rec'ord,  that  this 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

35  H  Again',  the  next  day  after,  Jo/ui 
stood,  and  two  of  his  disciples  ; 

36  And  looking  upon  Je'fus  as  he 
wdlked,  he  saith.  Behold  the  Lamb  of 
God! 

37  And  the  two  disciples  heard  him 
speak,  and  they  followed  Je'jus. 

38  Then  Je'ps  turned,  and  saw  them 
following,  and  salt!)  unto  them,  What  seek 
ye  .'  They  said  unto  him,  Rab'bi,  (which  is 
to  say,  being  Tnter'preted,  Ma'ster,)  where 
dwellest  thou  ^ 

39  He  saith  unto  them.  Come  and  see. 
I'hey  came  and  saw  where  he  dwelt,  and 
abode  with  him  that  day  :  for  it  was  about' 
the  tenth  hour.l 

40  One  of  the  two  which  h6ard  JoAn 
speak,  and  followed  him,  was  An'drew, 
Sr'mon  Pe'ter's  brother. 

41  He  first  findeth  his  own  brother  Sl'- 
m5n,  and  saith  unto  him.  We  have  found 
the  Mes-si'as,  which  is,  being  inter'preted. 
The  Christ. 

42  And  he  brought  him  to  Je'jus.  And 
when  Je'fus  beheld  him,  he  said,  thou  art 
Si'mon  the  son  of  Jo'na  :  thou  shalt  be  call- 
ed Ce'phas,  which  is,  by  Interpreta'tion, 
A  stone. 

43  IT  The  day  following,  Je'jus  would  go 
forth  into  Gal'i-lee,  and  findeth  Phll'ip,  and 
saith  unto  him.  Follow  me. 

44  Now  Phll'ip  was  of  Beth-sa'i-da,  the 
city  of  An'drew  and  Pe'ter. 

45  Phll'ip  findeth  Na-than'a-el,  and  saith 
unto  him.  We  have  found  him  of  whom 
MO'fes  m  the  law,  and  the  prophets  did 
write,  Je'.jus  of  Naz'a-reth,  the  son  of  Jo'- 
seph. 

46  And  Na-than'a-el  said  unto  him,  Can 
there  any  good  thing  come  out  of  Naz'a- 
rfith.'  Phll'ip  saith  unto  him.  Come  and 
see. 

47  Je'fus  saw  Na-than'a-el  coming  to 
hira,  and  saith  of  him,  Behold  an  Ij'ra-el- 
ite  indeed,  in  whom  is  no  guile  ! 

48  Na-than'a-el  saith  unto  him.  Whence 
knowest  thou  me  ?    Je'fus  .answered  and 


said  unto  him,  Before  that  Phil'ip  called 
thee,  when  thou  wast  under  the  fig-tree,  I 
saw  thee. 

49  Na-than'a-el  answered  and  saith  unto 
him,  Rab'bi,  thou  art  the  Son  of  God  ;  thou 
art  the  King  of  l|'ra-el. 

50  Je'jtis  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I  saw  thee  under 
the  fig-tree,  believest  thou  ?  thou  shalt  see 
greater  things  than  these. 

51  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Verily,  veri- 
ly, I  say  unto  you.  Hereafter  ye  shall  see 
heaven  open,  and  the  angels  of  God 
ascending  and  descending  upon  the  Son  of 
Man. 

CHAP.   H. 

AND  the  third   day   there   was  a  mar'- 
riage  2  in  Ca'na  of  Gal'i-le6  ;  and  the 
mother  of  Je'fus  was  there  : 

2  And  both  Je'fus  was  called  and  his 
disciples  to  the  mar'riage. 

3  And  when  they  wanted  wine,  the 
mother  of  Je'§us  saith  unto  him,  They 
have  no  wine. 

4  Je'fus  saith  unto  her,  Wom'an,  wnat 
have  I  to  do  with  thee  .'  mine  hour  is  not 
yet  come. 

5  His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants, 
Whatsoever  he  saith  unto  you,  do  it. 

6  And  there  were  set  there  six.  w&ter- 
pots  of  stone,  after  the  manner  of  the  puri- 
fying of  the  Jews,  cCntain'ing  two  or  three 
firkins  apiece. 

7  Je'§us  saith  unto  them.  Fill  the  wSter- 
pots  with  water.  And  they  filled  them  up 
to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Draw  out 
now,  and  bear  unto  the  governor  of  the 
feast.     And  they  bare  it. 

9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had  tasted 
the  water  that  was  made  wine,  and  knew 
not  whence  it  was,  (but  the  servants  which 
drew  the  water  knew,)  the  governor  of  the 
feast  called  the  bridegroom, 

10  And  saith  unto  him.  Every  man  at 
the  beginning  doth  set  forth  good  wine ; 
and  when  men  have  well  drunk,  then  that 
which  is  worse  :  hut  thou  hast  kept  the 
good  wine  until  now. 

11  This  beginning  of  miracles  did  Je'ftis 
in  (^a'na  of  Gal'i-lee,  and  manifested  forth 
his  glory  ;  and  his  disciples  believed  on 
him. 

12  IT  After  this  he  went  down  to  Ca-p6r'- 
na-um,  he  and  his  mother,  and  his  brethren, 
and  his  disciples  ;  and  they  continued  there 
not  many  days. 

13  IT  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  at 
hand  ;  and  Je'fus  went  up  to  Je-ru'sa-lem, 

14  And  found  in  the  temple  those  that 
sold  oxen,  and  sheep,  and  doves,  and  the 
changers  of  money,  sitting  : 

15  And,  when  he  had  made  a  scourge  of 
small  cords,  he  drove  them  all  out  of  the 
temple,  and  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen  ;  and 
poured  out  the  changers'  money,  and  over- 
threw 3  the  tables  ; 


1  Tenth  hour — 4  o'clock  in  the  after-noon.         2  mar'ridje. 


3  d-vur-tkrdd'. 
80 


f!hrlst  teacheth  JY^c-o-de'mxis 


ST.  JOHN. 


the  necessity  of  regeneration. 


16  And  said  unto  them  that  sold  doves, 
Take  these  tilings  hence  ;  make  not  m}' 
Fk'ther's  house  a  house  of  mgr'chan-dTje. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered  that 
it  was  written,  The  zeal  of  thine  house  hath 
eaten  ntc  up. 

18  H  Then  finswcred  the  Jews,  and  said 
unto  him,  What  sign  showcst  thou  unto 
us,  seeing  that  thou  doest  these  things  .' 

19  Je'fus  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Destroy'  this  temple,  and  in  three  days  I 
will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty  and  six 
years  was  this  temple  in  building,  and  wilt 
thou  rear  it  up  in  three  days  .' 

21  But  he  spake  of  the  temple  of  his 
body. 

22  Wlien,  tlierc'forc,  he  was  risen  from 
the  dead,  his  disciples  remembered  that 
he  had  said  this  unto  them  ;  and  they  be- 
lieved the  scripture,  and  the  word  which 
Je'^us  had  said. 

23  H  Now,  when  he  was  in  Je-ru'sa-l6m 
at  the  passover,  in  the  fcast-t/aj/,  many  be- 
lieved in  his  name,  when  they  saw  the  mir- 
acles winch  lie  did. 

24  But  Je'jus  did  not  commit  himself 
unto  them,  because  he  knew  all  men; 

25  And  needed  not  that  any  should  tes- 
tify of  man  :  for  he  knew  what  was  in 
man. 

CHAP.  HI. 

THERE  was  a  man  of  the  PhSr'i-sees, 
named   Nic-o-de'mus,   a  ruler  of  the 
Jews: 

2  The  same  came  to  Je'jiis  by  night, 
and  said  unto  him,  Rab'bi,  wc  know  that 
ihou  art  a  teacher  come  from  God  ;  for  no 
man  can  do  these  miracles  that  thoudoost, 
except  God  be  with  him. 

3  Je'ftis  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee.  Except  a 
man  be  born  again',  he  cannot  see  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

4  Nic-o-de'mus  saith  unto  him.  How  can 
a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old  .'  can  he  en- 
ter the  second  time  into  his  mother's  womb, 
and  be  born .' 

5  Je'fQs  answered.  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
•into  thee.  Except  a  man  be  born  of  wAter, 
ind  of  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

0  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is 
flesh  ;  and  that  which  is  born  of  the  Splr'it 
IS  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  Ye 
must  be  born  again-. 

8  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and 
thou  hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but  canst 
not  tell  whence  it  cometh,  and  whither 
it  goeth  :  so  is  every  one  that  is  born  of 
the  Spir'It. 

9  Nic-o-de'mus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.    How  can  these  things  be  .' 

10  Je'^us  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Art  thou  a  master  of  Ij'ra-6l,  and  knowest 
not  these  things .' 

6» 


11  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  W^e 
speak  that  we  do  know,  and  testify  that 
we  have  seen  ;  and  ye  receive  not  our  wit- 
ness. 

12  If  I  have  told  you  fiarthly  things,  and 
ye  believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe  if  I 
tell  you  of  heavenly  things.' 

13  And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to 
heaven,  but  he  that  came  down  from  heav- 
en, etenihe  Son  of  Man,  which  is  in  heav- 
en. 

14  11  And  as  Mo'fgs  lifted  up  the  serpent 
in  the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the  Son  of 
Man  be  lifted  up  ; 

15  That  whosoever  believeth  in  him 
should  not   perish,  but   have    eternal    life. 

1(J  ir  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that 
he  gave  his  only-begotten  Son,  that  who- 
soever believeth  in  him  should  not  perish, 
but  have  everlas'ting  life. 

17  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  the 
world  to  condemn  the  world;  but  that  the 
world  through  him  might  be  saved. 

18  H  He  that  beJievetli  on  him  is  not  con- 
demned :  but  he  that  believeth  not  is  con- 
demned already  ;  because  he  hath  not  be- 
lieved in  the  name  of  the  only-begottcn 
Son  of  God. 

19  And  this  is  the  condemnation,  that 
light  is  come  into  the  world,  and  men  loved 
darkness  rather  than  light,  because  their 
deeds  were  evil. 

20  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil  hateth 
the  light,  neither  cometh  to  the  liglit,  I6st 
his  deeds  should  be  reproved. 

21  But  he  that  doetii  truth  cometh  to  the 
light,  that  his  deeds  may  be  made  manifest, 
that  they  Jirc  zorought  in  God. 

22  H  After  these  things  came  Je'§us  and 
his  disciples  into  the  land  of  Ju-de'a;  and 
there  he  tarried  with  them  and  baptized. 

23  IT  And  JoAn  also  was  baptizing  in 
E'non,  near  to  Sa'llm,  because  there  was 
much  witer  there:  and  they  came,  and 
were  baptized : 

24  For  Jo/jn  was  not  yet  cSst  into  prison. 

25  IT  Then  there  aroje  a  question  between 
some  of  Jo/tn's  disciples  and  the  Jewsabout' 
purifying. 

20  And  they  came  unto  J6/«n,  and  said 
unto  him,  Rab'bi,  he  that  was  with  thee 
beyond  Jor'dan,  to  whom  thou  barest  wit- 
ness, behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and  all 
men  come  to  him. 

27  J6/(n  answered  and  said,  A  man  can 
receive  nothing,  except  it  be  given  him 
from  iieaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness,  that 
I  said,  I  am  not  the  (j^hrlst,  but  that  I  am 
sent  before  him. 

29  He  that  hath  the  bride  is  the  bride- 
groom :  but  the  friend  of  the  bridegroom, 
which  standeth  and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth 
greatly  because  of  the  bridegroom's  voice. 
This  my  joy  thgre'fore  is  fulfilled. 

30  He  must  increase,  but  I  must  de- 
crease. 

81 


Christ  Idlketh  with  a  ST. 

31  lie  that  coineth  from  above  is  above 
all :  he  tliat  is  of  the  earth  is  garthlv,  and 
speaketh  of  the  earth:  he  that  comcth  from 
heaven  is  above  all. 

32  And  what  he  hath  seen  and  heard, 
that  he  tcstifieth ;  and  no  man  receiveth 
his  tes'timoiiy. 

33  He  tliat  hatli  received  his  tes'timony, 
hnth  set  to  his  seal  that  God  is  true. 

34  For  he  wlioni  God  Iiatii  sent  speak- 
eth the  words  of  God  :  for  God  giveth  not 
the  Splr'it  hy  mea^'ure  unto  him. 

35  The  Fa'ther  lovetli  the  Son,  and  hath 
given  all  things  into  his  hand. 

36  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  hatli  ev- 
erlas'tlng  life  ;  and  lie  tiiat  believeth  not  the 
Son  shall  not  see  life  ;  but  the  wrath  of 
God  abidetii  on  him. 

CHAP.  IV. 

WHEN,  there'fore,  the  Lord  knew  how 
the  Phar'i-sees  had  heard  tliat  Je'fus 
made  and  baptized  more  disciples  than 
Jo/m, 

2  (Though  Je'jus  himself  baptized  not, 
but  his  disciples,) 

3  He  left  Ju-de'a,  and  departed  Sgain' 
into  Gal'i-lee. 

4  And  he  must  needs  go  through  Sa-nia'ri-a. 

5  Then  cometh  he  to  a  city  of  Sa-ma'- 
ri-a,  which  is  called  Sy'char,  near  to  the 
parcel  of  ground  that  Ja'cob  gave  to  his  son 
Jo'seph. 

6  Now  Ja'cob's  well  was  there.  Je'§us, 
there'fore,  being  wearied  with  /(W  journey, 
sat  thus  on  the  well :  and  it  was  about'  the 
sixth  hour.* 

7  There  cometh  a  wom'an  of  Sa-ma'ri-a 
to  draw  water :  Je'jus  saithl  unto  her.  Give 
ine  to  drink : 

8  (For  his  disciples  were  gone  away  unto 
the  city  to  buy  meat.) 

9  Then  saith  the  wom'an  of  Sa-ma'ri-a 
unto  him,  How  is  it  that  thou,  being  a  Jew, 
askest  drink  of  mc,  which  am  a  wom'an  of 
Sa-ma'ri-a  ?  (for  the  Jews  have  no  dealings 
with  the  Sa-mar'i-tans.) 

10  Je'^us  answered  and  said  unto  her,  If 
thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God,  and  who  it 
is  that  saith  to  thee.  Give  me  to  drink,  thou 
wouldst  have  asked  of  him,  and  he  would 
have  given  thee  living  w&ter. 

11  The  wom'an  saith  unto  him.  Sir,  thou 
hast  nothing  to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is 
deep  :  from  whence  then  hast  thou  that  liv- 
ing w&ter.-* 

12  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Ja'- 
cob, which  gave  us  the  well,  and  drank 
thereof  himself,  and  his  children,  and  his 
cattle .' 

13  Je'fus  answered  and  said  unto  her. 
Whosoever  drinketh  of  this  water  shall 
thirst  again' : 

14  But  whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water 
that  I  shall  give  him  shall  never  thirst  ;  but 
the  water  that  I  shall  give  him  shall  be  in 
him  a  well  of  wAter  springing  up  into  ev- 
^rlas'ting  life. 

*  sixth  hour — 12  o'clock,  or  noon. 


JOHN.  woman  of  Sa-md'rt-a. 

15  The  wom'an  saith  unto  him.  Sir, give 
me  this  wAter,  that  I  thirst  not,  neither  coma 
hither  to  draw. 

16  Je'jus  saith  unto  her,  Go,  call  thy 
huj'bdnd,  and  come  hither. 

17  The  wom'an  answered  and  said,  I 
have  no  huj'bi'ind.  Je'fus  said  unto  her, 
Thou  hast  well  said,  I  have  no  hu^'biind: 

18  For  thou  hast  had  five  huj'bands,  and 
he  whom  thou  now  hast  is  not  thy  hiif'- 
bcind  ;  in  that  saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  wom'an  saith  unto  iiim.  Sir,  1 
pSrceive'  that  thou  art  a  prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  wor'shipped  in  this 
moun'tain  ;  and  ye  say,  That  in  Je-ru'sa- 
lem  is  the  place  where  men  ought  to  wdr'- 
ship. 

21  Je'§us  saith  unto  her,  Wom'an,  believe 
me,  the  hour  comcth,  when  ye  shall  nei- 
ther in  this  moun'tain.  nor  yet  at  Je-rft'sa- 
lem,  wor'shlp  tiie  Fa'ther. 

22  Ye  wor'shlp  ye  know  not  what :  we 
know  what  we  wor'shlp  ;  for  salvation  ia 
of  the  Jews. 

23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is, 
when  the  true  wor'sliTppers  shall  wor'shlp 
the  Fa'ther  in  spirit  and  in  truth  :  for  the 
Fa'ther  sceketli  such  to  wor'shlp  him. 

24  God  is  a  spirit  :  and  they  that  wor'- 
shlp him,  must  wor'shlp  him  in  spirit  and  in 
truth. 

25  The  wom'an  saith  unto  him,  I  know 
that  Mes-si'as  cometh,  which  is  called 
Christ :  when  he  is  come,  he  will  tell  us 
all  things. 

20  Je'^us  saith  unto  her,  I  that  speak  un- 
to tliec  am  he. 

27  M  And  upon  this  came  his  disci- 
ples, and  marvelled  that  he  talked  with 
the  wom'an  ;  yet  no  man  said,  What 
seekest  thou  ?  or,  Why  talkest  thou  with 
her  .' 

28  The  wom'an  then  left  her  w&fer-pot, 
and  went  her  way  into  the  city,  and  saith 
to  the  men, 

29  Come  see  a  man  which  told  me  all 
things  that  ever  I  did ;  Is  not  this  the 
Christ .' 

30  Then  they  went  out  of  the  city,  and 
came  unto  him. 

31  IT  In  the  meanwhile  his  disciples 
prayed  him,  saying,  Mii'ster,  eat. 

32  But  he  said  unto  them,  I  have  meat 
to  eat  that  ye  know  not  of 

33  There'fore  said  the  disciples  one  to 
another,  Hath  any  man  brought  him  dught 
to  eat .' 

34  Je'§us  saith  unto  them.  My  meat  is  to 
do  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  and  to  fin- 
ish his  work. 

35  Say  not  ye,  There  are  yet  four 
months,  and  then  cometh  harvest .'  behold, 
I  say  unto  you,  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  look 
on  the  fields  ;  for  they  arc  white  Already  to 
harvest. 

36  And  he  that  reapeth  receiveth  wages, 
and  gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal  ;  that 

1  seth. 

82 


A  nobleman's  son  kralcd.  ST.  JOHN 

both  lie  tlint  sowctli,  anil  he  that  ri^ipoth, 
may  rejoice  together. 

37  And  lierein  is  tlint  saying  true,  One 
Boweth,  and  andther  rcapeth. 

33  I  sent  yon  to  reap  that  whereon  ye 
bestowed  no  labour  :  other  men  laboured, 
and  ye  arc  entered  into  tlieir  laboQrs. 

3!)  IT  And  many  of  the  Sa-m5r'i-tSns  of 
that  city  believed  on  him  for  the  saying  of 
the  woin'an,  whicii  testified,  He  told  me 
all  tliat  ever  I  did. 

40  So  when  tlie  Sa-mSr'i-tSns  wgre  come 
unto  him,  they  bcsoiiiiht  him  that  lie  would 
tarry  with  llicm  :  and  he  ibude  there  two 
days. 

41  And  many  ntore  believed,  because  of 
his  own  word  ; 

42  And  said  unto  the  wom'an.  Now  we 
believe,  not  because  of  tiiy  saying  :  for  we 
have  heard  him  ourselves,  and  know  that 
this  is  indeed  the  Christ,  the  Sav'ioQrl  of  the 
worl  1. 

43  If  Now,  after  two  days,  he  departed 
thence,  and  went  into  Gal'i-lce: 

44  For  Je'fus  himself  testified,  that  a 
prophet  hath  no  /ion'our  in  his  own  country. 

4»  Tlien,  when  lie  was  come  into  Gal'i- 
lce,  the  Gal-i-le'ans  received  iiim,  havin!i 
seen  all  the  things  that  he  did  at  Je-ra'sa- 
lem  at  the  feast :  for  they  also  went  unto 
the  feast. 

46  So  Je'fiis  came  again'  into  Ca'na  of 
Gal'i-lee,  where  lie  made  the  wfiter  wine. 
And  there  was  a  cer'tain  nobleman,  wliose 
son  was  sick  at  Ca-per'na-um. 

47  Wh(;n  he  heard  that  Je'^tis  was  come 
out  of  Ju-de'a  into  Gal'i-lee,  he  went  unto 
him,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
down  and  heal  liis  son  :  for  he  was  at  the 
point  of  deatii. 

48  Then  said  Je'^Qs  unto  him,  Except 
ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will  not 
believe. 

49  The  noblemSn  saith  unto  him,  Sir, 
come  down  ore  ~  my  child  die. 

50  Je'fus  saith  unto  him.  Go  tliy  way  ; 
thy  son  livcth.  And  the  man  believed  the 
word  that  Je'^us  had  spoken  unto  him, 
and  he  went  his  way. 

51  And,  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his 
servants  met  him,  and  told  lum,  saying. 
Thy  son  livcth. 

52  Tiien  inquired  he  of  them  the  hour 
when  he  began  to  Smend'.  And  they  said 
unto  him,  Yes'tcrday  at  the  seventh  hour 
the  fever  left  liim.3 

53  So  the  f.ither  knew  that  it  was  at 
the  same  hour,  in  the  which  Je'^iis  said 
unto  him,  Thy  son  livcth  :  and  himself 
believed,  and  his  whole  house. 

54  This  is  again'  the  second  miracle 
tlint  Je'^us  did,  wlien  he  was  come  out  of 
Ju-de'a  into  Gal'i-lee. 

^  CHAP.  V. 

AFTER  this  there  was  a  feast  of  the 
Jews :  and  Je'jfls  went  up  to  Je-r&'sa- 
Um. 
1  Soive'yir.    2  ire.    3  seventh  hour- 


Christ  hcalcth  a,  man. 

2  Now  there  is  at  Je-ru'sa-Iem,  by  the 
slieep-7««r/tc^,  a  pool,  which  is  called  in 
the  He'brewl  tongue,  B6th-ef'da,  having 
five  porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude  of  im- 
potent folk,  of  blind,  halt,  withered,  waiting 
for  the  moving  of  the  water. 

4  For  an  angel  went  down  at  a  ccr'tain 
season  into  the  pool,  and  troubled  the  water; 
whosoever  then  first,  after  the  troub  ling  ol" 
the  wSter,  stepped  in,  was  made  whole  of 
whatsoever  disease  he  had. 

5  And  a  cer'tain  man  was  there,  which 
had  an  infir'mity  thirty  and  eight  years. 

6  Wlien  Je'fus  saw  him  lie,  and  knew 
tliat  he  had  been  now  a  long  time  in  that 
case,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  be  made 
whole  .' 

7  The  impotent  man  answered  him,  Sir, 
I  have  no  man  wlien  the  water  is  troubled, 
to  put  me  into  the  pool :  but,  while  I  am 
corning,  another  stcppetii  down  before  me. 

8  Ju'.jus  saitli  unto  him,  Rise,  talce  up 
thy  bed  and  walk. 

0  And  immediately  the  man  was  made 
whole,  and  took  up  his  lied,  and  wAlked  ; 
and  on  the  same  day  was  the  sab'bath. 

10  IT  The  Jews,  tlierri'lore,  said  unto 
him  that  was  cured.  It  is  the  sab'bath-day  •, 
it  is  not  lawftil  for  tlioe  to  I'arry  tinj  bed. 

11  He  answered  them,  He  that  made  me 
vvlioic,  the  same  said  unto  me.  Take  up 
thy  bed,  and  walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him,  What  man  is 
that  which  said  unto  thee.  Take  up  thy 
bed,  and  walk  ? 

13  And  he  that  was  healed  wist  *  not 
who  it  was  :  for  Je'fUs  had  conveyed  him- 
self away,  a  multitude  being  in  that  place. 

14  Afterward  Je'fus  findeth  him  in  the 
temple,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou 
art  made  whole  :  sin  no  more,  l6st  a  worse 
thing  come  unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed  and  told  the  Jews, 
that  it  was  Je'jQs  whicii  had  made  him 
whole. 

IG  And  therc'forc  did  the  Jews  perse- 
cute Je'fus,  and  sought  to  slay  him,  be- 
cause he  had  done  these  things  on  the  sab'- 
bath-day. 

17  H  But  Je'fiis  answered  them,  My 
Fa'ther  worketh  hitherto,  and  I  work. 

18  Therc'fore  the  Jews  sought  the  more 
to  kill  him,  because  he  not  only  had  broken 
the  sab'bath,  but  said  also,  that  God  was 
his  Father,  making  himself  equal  with 
God. 

1!)  H  Then  answered  Je'jfls,  and  said 
unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I  sav  unto  you, 
The  Son  can  do  nothing  of  himself,  but 
what  he  seeth  the  Fa'ther  do :  for  what 
things  soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth 
the  Son  likewise. 

20  For  the  F.Vther  loveth  the  Son,  and 

showeth  him  all  things  that  himself  doeth: 

and  he  will  show  him  greater  works  than 

these,  that  ye  may  marvel. 

1  o'clock  in  the  After-noon.     4  Hi'hrbb.     *  knew 

b3 


IFIio  witness  of  Christ. 


ST.  JOHN. 


Five  thousand  fed. 


21  For  as  the  Fa'ther  raiscth  up  the 
dead,  and  quickeneth  them;  even  so  the 
Son  quickeneth  whom  he  will. 

22  For  the  Fa'ther  judgeth  no  man;  but 
hath  committed  all  judgment  unto  the 
Son: 

23  That  all  men  should  Aon'our  the  Son, 
even  as  they  Aon'our  the  Fa'ther.  He 
that  /iOn'oureth  not  the  Son,  Aon'oureth 
not  the  Fa'ther  vvliich  hath  sent  him. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  he  that 
heareth  my  word,  and  believcth  on  him 
that  sent  me,  hath  evi'-rlas'ting  life,  and 
shall  not  come  into  condemnation  :  but  is 
passed  from  death  luito  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  The 
hour  is  coming,  and  now  is,  when  the 
dead  shall  hoar  the  voice  of  the  Son  of 
God  ;  and  they  that  hear  shall  live. 

2G  For  as  the  Fa'ther  hath  life  in  him- 
self, so  hath  he  given  to  the  Son  to  have 
life  in  liimself : 

27  And  hath  given  him  authority  to  ex- 
ecute judgment  also,  because  he  is  the 
Son  of  Man. 

2-^  Marvel  not  at  this  ;  for  the  hour  is 
coming,  in  the  wliich  all  that  kre  in  the 
graves  shall  hear  his  voice. 


42  But  I  know  you,  that  ye  have  not  the 
love  of  God  in  you. 

43  I  am  come  in  my  Fa'ther's  name, 
and  ye  receive  me  not:  if  another  shall 
come  in  his  own  name,  him  ye  will  re- 
ceive. 

44  How  can  ye  believe,  which  receive 
Aon'our  one  of  another,  and  seek  not  the 
Aon'oQr  that  cometh  from  God  only  .'' 

4.5  Do  not  think  that  I  will  accuse  you 
to  the  Fa'ther  :  there  is  one  that  accuseth 
you,  even  Mo'§es,  in  whom  ye  trust. 

46  For  had  ye  believed  Mo'fes,  ye  would 
have  believed  me  :  for  he  wrote  of  mc. 

47  But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writings, 
how  shall  ye  believe  my  words  .-' 

^  CHAP.   VI. 

A  FTER  these  things  Je'fus  went  over 
-l\-  the  sea  of  Gal'i-lee,  which  is  the  sea 
of  Ti-be'ri-as. 

2  And  a  great  multitude  followed  him, 
because  they  saw  his  miracles  which  he 
did  on  them  that  were  diseased. 

3  And  Je'fUs  went  up  into  a  mofln'tain, 
and  there  he  sat  with  his  disciples. 

4  And  the  passover,  a  feast  of  the  Jews, 
was  nigh. 

5  H  When  Je'.sfls  then  lifted  up  his  eyes, 


29  And  shall  come  forth  ;  they  that  have  j  and  saw  a  great  company  come  unto  him, 
done  good  unto  the  resurrection  of  life  ;  he  saith  unto  Phll'ip,  Whence  shall  we 
and    they    that  have   done   evil,    unto    the  buy  bread, that  these  may  eat  .' 


resurrection  of  damnation 

30  1  can  of  mine  own  self  do  nothing  : 
as  I  hear,  1  judge,  and  my  judgment  is  just ; 
because  1  seek  not  mine  own  will,  but  the 
will  of  the  Fa'ther,  which  hath  sent  me. 

31  IT  If  I  bear  witness  of  myself,  2  my 
witness  is  not  true. 

32  There  is  another  that  beareth  witness 
of  me,  and  I  know  that  the  witness  which 
he  witnesseth  of  me  is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  and  he  bare  wit- 
ness unto  the  truth. 

34  But  I  receive  not  tes'timony  from 
man:  but  these  things  I  say,  that  ye  might 
be  saved. 

35  He  was  a  burning  and  a  shl'ning 
light ;  and  ye  were  willing  for  a  season  to 
rejoice  in  his  light. 

36  TT  But  I  have  greater  witness  than 
that  of  John :  for  the  works  which  the 
FJl'ther  hath  given  me  to  finish,  the  same 
works  that  I  do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that 
the  Fa'ther  hath  sent  me. 

37  And  the  Fa'ther  himself,  which  hath 
sent  me,  hath  borne  witness  of  me.  Ye 
have  neither  heard  his  voice  at  any  time, 
nor  seen  his  shape. 

38  And  ye  have  not  his  word  abi'ding 
in  you  ;  for  whom  he  hath  sent,  him  ye 
believe  not. 

39  TT  Search  the  scriptures  ;  for  in  them 
ye  think  ye  have  eternal  life  :  and  they 
are  they  which  testify  of  me. 

40  And  ye  will  not  come  to  me,  that 
ye  might  have  life. 

41  II  I  receive  not  Aon'oQr  from  men. 

1  me-sllf.  2  An'drdd 


G  (And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  :  for  he 
himself  knew  what  he  would  do.) 

7  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hundred 
pen'ny-worth  of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for 
them,  that  every  one  of  them  may  take  a 
little. 

8  One  of  his  disciples.  An'drew,!  Si'mfin 
Pe'ter's  brother,  saith  unto  him, 

9  There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath  five 
barley-loaves,  and  two  small  fishes :  but 
what  are  they  among  so  many  .' 

10  And  Je'fus  said,  Make  the  men  sit 
down.  (Now  there  was  much  grass  in  the 
place.)  So  the  men  sat  down,  in  number 
about'  five  thousand. 

11  And  Je'fus  took  the  loaves:  and 
when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  disti'buted 
to  the  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  them 
that  were  set  down  ;  and  likewise  of  the 
fishes  as  much  as  they  would. 

12  When  they  were  filled,  he  said  unto 
his  disclj)les.  Gather  up  the  fragments  that 
remain,  that  nothing  be  lost. 

13  There'foro  they  gathered  them  togeth- 
er, and  filled  twelve  baskets  with  the  frag- 
ments of  the  five  barley-loaves,  which  re- 
main'ed  over  and  above  unto  them  that  had 
eaten. 

14  Then  tbose  men,  when  they  had  seen 
the  miracle  that  Je'§us  did,  said.  This  is  of 
a  truth  that  Proph'et  that  should  come  into 
the  world. 

15  When  Je'fQs  thSrc'fbre  perceived 
that  they  would  come  and  take  him  by 
force,  to  make  him  a  king,  he  departed 
again'  into  a  moAn'tain  himself  alone. 


84 


(^Ihrlst  rcproveth  the  people.  ST.  JOHN 

16  H  And  when  even  was  noio  come, 
his  disciples  went  down  unto  the  sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a  ship,  and  went 
over  the  sea  to'jcard  ^i-pSr'n-^-flni-  ^"^^ 
it  was  now  dark,  and  Je'jtis  was  not  come 
to  them. 

18  And  the  sf^a  5ro§e,  by  reason  of  a 
great  wind  that  blew. 

19  So  when  they  had  rowed  about'  five 
and  twenty  or  tliirty  furlongs,  they  sec 
Je'fus  walking  on  the  sea,  and  drawing 
nigh  unto  the  ship  :    and  they  wfire  afraid. 

20  But  he  saitli  unto  tiiem,  It  is  I :  be 
not  afraid. 

21  Then  they  willingly  received  him 
into  the  siiip  ;  and  immediately  the  ship 
was  at  the  land  whither  they  went. 

22  U  The  day  following,  when  the  peo- 
ple, which  stood  on  the  other  side  of  the 
sea,  saw  that  there  was  none  other  boat 
there,  save  that  one  whcreinto  his  disci- 
ples were  entered,  and  that  Je'fus  went 
not  with  his  disciples  into  the  boat,  but 
that  his  disciples  were  gone  3way  alone  ; 

23  (Howbeit  there  came  other  boats 
from  Ti-be'ri-as,  nigh  unto  the  place 
where  they  did  cat  bread,  after  that  the 
Lord  had  given  thanks  ;) 

24  When  the  people,  therc'fore,  saw 
that  Je'^us  was  not  there,  neither  his  disci- 
ples, they  also  took  shipping,  and  came  to 
<JJa-per'na-um,  seeking  for  Je'jus. 

25  And,  when  they  had  found  him  on 
the  other  side  of  the  sea,  they  said  unto 
him,  Rab'bi,  when  earnest  thou  hither  .' 

2G  Je'sus  answered  them,  and  said, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  seek  mc, 
not  because  yo  saw  the  miracles,  but  be- 
cause ye  did  cat  of  the  loaves,  and  were 
filled. 

27  Labour  not  for  the  meat  which  per- 
isheth,  but  for  that  meat  which  endurcth 
unto  everlas'ting  life,  which  the  Sou  of 
Man  sliall  give  unto  you  :  for  him  hath 
God  the  Fa'ther  sealed. 

28  Then  said  they  unto  him,  What 
shall  we  do,  that  we  mijjht  work  the  works 
of  God.'  "  * 

29  Je'jQs  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  yc  believe 
on  him  whom  he  hath  sent. 

30  IT  They  said  thCre'fore  unto  him,  what 
sign  showest  thou  then,  that  we  may  see, 
and  believe  thee  ?  what  dost  thou  work  .' 

31  Our  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the  def'ert; 
as  it  is  written,  He  gave  them  bread  from 
hoiven  to  eat. 

32  Then  Je'§us  said  unto  them,  Verily, 
eerily,  I  say  unto  you,  Mo'jes  gave  you 
not  that  bread  from  heaven  :  but  my 
Fii'ther  giveth  you  the  true  bread  from 
heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  lie  which 
Cometh  down  from  heaven,  and  giveth  life 
onto  the  world. 

34  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Lord,  ever- 
more give  us  this  bread. 


He  is  the  true  bread  of  life. 

35  And  Je'sus  said  unto  tlicm,  I  am  the 
bread  of  life  :  he  that  cometh  to  nie  shall 
never  hunger  ;  and  he  that  believeth  on  me 
shall  never  thirst. 

36  But  I  said  unto  you,  that  ye  also  have 
seen  me,  and  believe  not. 

37  All  that  the  Fa'ther  giveth  me  shall 
come  to  me  ;  and  him  that  cometh  to  me, 
I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out. 

38  For  I  came  down  from  heaven,  not 
to  do  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  him 
that  sent  me. 

3!)  And  this  is  the  Fa'ther's  will  which 
hath  sent  me,  that  of  all  which  he  hath 
given  me  I  should  lofe  nothing,  but  should 
raise  it  up  again'  at  the   list  day. 

-10  And  this  is  the  will  of  him  that  sent 
me,  that  every  one  which  seeth  the  Son, 
and  believeth  on  him,  may  have  everlas'- 
ting life  :  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the 
last  day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  at  him,  be- 
cause he  said,  I  am  the  bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven. 

42  And  tlioy  said,  Is  not  this  Je'sus,  the 
son  of  Jo'seph,  whose  father  and  mother 
we  know  .'  how  is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I 
came  down  from  heaven  .' 

43  Je'jus,  therc'fore,  answered  and  said 
unto  them,    Mnrnmr  not  among  yourselves. 

44  No  man  can  come  to  me,  except  the 
Fl^ther,  which  hath  sent  me,  draw  him  ; 
and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

45  It  is  written  in  the  prophets,  And 
they  shall  be  all  taught  of  God.  Every 
man,  therf'fOre,  that  hath  heard,  and  hath 
learn'ed  of  the  Fa'ther,  cometh  unto  me. 

4(j  Not  that  any  man  hath  seen  the 
Fa'ther,  save  he  which  is  of  God,  he  hath 
seen  the  Fa'ther. 

47  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  He  that 
believeth  on  me  hath  everlas'ting  life. 

48  I  am  that  bread  of  life. 

49  Your  fathers  did  eat  mSn'na  in  the 
wilderness,  and  iirc  dead. 

50  This  is  the  broad  which  cometh  down 
from  heaven,  that  a  man  may  eat  thereof, 
and  not  die. 

51  I  am  the  living  bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven  :  if  any  man  eat  of  this 
bread  he  shall  live  for  ever  ;  and  the  bread 
that  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  which  I  will 
give  for  the  life  of  the  world. 

52  The  Jews,  therc'fore,  strove  Smong 
themselves,  saying,  How  can  this  man  give 
us  his  flesh  to  eat .' 

53  Tlien  Je'jus  said  unto  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  E.xcept  ye  eat  the 
flesh  of  the  Son  of  Man,  and  drink  his 
blood,  ye  have  no  life  in  you. 

54  Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh 
my  blood,  hath  etfirnal  life ;  and  I  will 
raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  my 
blood  is  drink  indeed. 

56  He  that  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh 
my  blood,  dwcUeth  in  mo,  and  I  in  Inm 

85 


Pe'tdr's  confidence  in  Christ. 

57  As  the  living  Fa'tlier  hath  sent  tnc, 
and  I  live  by  the  Fa'tlier ;  so  he  that  cat- 
etli  me,  even  he  shall  live  by  me. 

58  This  is  that  bread  which  came  down 
from  heavon  :  not  as  your  fathcvs  did  cat 
niSn'na,  and  arc  dead  :  he  that  cateth  of 
this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 

59  These  things  said  he  in  the  syn'a- 
gogue,  as  he  taught  in  Ca-pSr'na-um. 

60  II  Many  therc'fSre  of  his  disciples, 
when  they  had  heard  this,  said,  This  is  a 
hard  saying  ;  who  can  hear  it .' 

()1  When  Je'^us  knew  in  himself  that 
his  dTsriplps  niiirtniired  at  it,  ho  said  nnto 
tiiem,  Dotli  this  offend  you  .' 

(52  WhM  and  if  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of 
Man    ascend  up  where  he  was  before  .-' 

()3  It  is  the  8pir'it  that  quickenoth  :  the 
flesh  profiteth  nothing  :  the  words  that  I 
speak  unto  you,  they  arc  spirit,  and  they 
cire  life. 

fi4  But  there  arc  some  of  yon  that  be- 
lieve not.  For  Je'fus  knew  from  tlic  be- 
ginning who  they  were  that  believed  not, 
and  who  should  betray  him. 

65  And  he  said,  Therc'fore  said  I  unto 
you,  that  no  man  can  come  unto  me,  ex- 
cept it  were  given  unto  him  of  my  Fa'thcr. 

66  11  From  that  time  many  of  his  disci- 
ples went  back,  and  walked  no  more  with 
him. 

G7  Then  said  Je'jCis  unto  the  twelve. 
Will  ye  also  go  5way  .' 

G8  Then  Si'mon  Pe't6r  answered  him, 
Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go  .'  thou  hast  the 
words  of  eternal  life. 

69  And  we  believe,  and  kre  sure  that 
thou  art  that  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living 
God. 

70  Je'jus  answered  them,  Have  not  I 
chosen  you  twelve, and  one  of  you  is  a  devil .' 

71  He  spake  of  Ju'das  Is-car'i-6t,  the  son 
of  Si'mon  :  for  he  it  was  that  should  betray 
him,  being  one  of  the  twelve. 

^  CHAP.  VH. 

AFTER  these  things,  Je'fus  walked  in 
Gal'i-lee  :  for  he  would  not  walk  in 
Jew'ry,  because  the  Jews  sought  to  kill 
him. 

2  Now  the  Jews'  feast  of  t5b'ern5cles 
was  at  hand. 

3  His  brethren,  therc'fore,  said  unto  him. 
Depart  hence,  and  go  into  Ju-de'5,  that 
thy  disciples  also  may  see  the  works  that 
thou  doest. 

4  For  there  is  no  man  that  doeth  any 
thing  in  secret,  and  he  himself  seeketh  to 
be  known  openly.  If  thou  do  these  things, 
show  thyself  to  the  world. 

5  For  neither  did  his  brethren  believe  in 
Iiim. 

6  Then  Je'fQs  said  unto  them,  My  time 
is  not  yet  come  :  but  your  time  is  always 
rfiady. 

7  Tlie  world  cannot  Jiate  you  :  but  me 
it  hateth,  because  I  testify  of  it,  that  the 
works  thereof  are  evil. 

1  me-silf.         2  rl'tshe-^s 


ST.  JOHN.  Christ  rcproveth  his  kinstnen. 

8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast  :  I  go  not  up 
yet  unto'this  feast ;  for  my  time  is  not  yet 
full  come. 

9  When  he  had  said  these  words  unto 
them,  he  abode  still  in  G5l'i-lee. 

10  But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up, 
then  went  he  also  up  ui.to  the  feast,  not 
openly,  but  as  it  were  in  secret. 

11  Then  the  Jews  sought  him  at  the 
feast,  and  said.  Where  is  he  ? 

12  And  there  was  much  murmuring 
among  the  people  concer'nlng  him :  for 
some  said.  He  is  a  good  man  :  others  aid, 
Nay  ;  but  he  deceiveth  the  people. 

13  Howbeit,  no  man  spake  openly  of 
him  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  H  Now  about'  the  midst  of  the  feast, 
Je'^us  went  up  into  the  temple,  and  taught. 

15  And  the  Jews  monelled,  saying, 
How  knoweth  this  man  letters,  having 
never  learn'ed  .' 

16  Je'§us  answered  them,  and  said.  My 
doc'trine  is  not  mine,  but  his  that  sent 
me. 

17  If  any  man  will  do  his  will,  he  shall 
know  of  the  doc'trine,  whether  it  be  of 
God,  or  lohcther  I  speak  of  myself  1 

18  He  that  speakcth  of  himself  seeketh 
iiis  own  glory  :  but  he  that  seeketh  his  glo- 
ry that  sent  him,  the  same  is  true,  and  no 
unrighteousness  is  in  him. 

19  Did  not  Mo'^es  give  you  the  law,  and 
yet  none  of  you  keepeth  the  law  ?  Why 
go  ye  about'  to  kill  me  .' 

90  The  people  answered  and  said.  Thou 
hast  a  devil  :  who  goeth  about'  to  kill 
thee  .' 

21  Je'^us  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  have  done  one  work,  and  ye  all   marvel. 

22  Mo'§es,  therc'fore,  gave  unto  you  cir- 
cumcision, (not  because  it  is  of  Mo'fes,  but 
of  the  fathers,)  and  ye  on  the  sab'bath-day 
circumcise  a  man. 

23  If  a  man  on  the  sab'bath-day  receive 
circumcision,  that  the  law  of  Mo'fes  should 
not  be  broken  ;  arc  ye  angry  at  me,  be- 
cause I  have  made  a  man  every  whit  whole 
on  the  sab'bath-day  .'' 

24  Judge  not  according  to  the  appear- 
ance, but  judge  righ'teous  2  judgment. 

25  Then  said  some  of  them  of  Je-rOi'sa- 
lem.  Is  not  this  he  whom  they  seek  to 
kill  ? 

26  But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and  they 
say  nothing  unto  him  :  Do  the  rulers  know 
indeed  that  this  is  the  very  (Christ .' 

27  Howbeit,  we  know  this  man  whence 
he  is  ;  but  when  Christ  cometh,  no  man 
knoweth  whence  he  is. 

28  Then  cried  Je'fus  in  the  temple  as  he 
taught,  saying,  Ye  both  know  me,  and  ye 
know  whence  I  am  :  and  I  am  not  come  of 
myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true,  whom 
ye  know  not. 

29  But  I  know  him  :  for  I  am  from  him, 
and  he  hath  sent  me. 

30  11  Then  they  sought  to  take  him  :  biit 


86 


DVvirs  opinions  of  Christ.  ST. 

no   man   laid  hands   on   him,  because   his 
hour  was  not  yet  come. 

31  And  many  of  the  people  believed  on 
him,  and  said,  When  yhrist  cometh,  will 
he  do  more  miracles  than  these  which  this 
man  hath  done  ? 

32  Tlie  PhSr'i-sees  heard  that  the  peo- 
ple miirmnrod  such  things  concer'nTng  him  ; 
and  the  Phar'i-sees  and  the  chief  priests 
sent  officers  to  take  him. 

33  IT  Tlicn  said  Je'^Qs  unto  them.  Yet  a 
little  while  am  I  with  you,  and  then  I  go 
unto  him  that  sent  me. 

34  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find 
me  :  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot 
come. 

35  Then  said  the  Jews  Smong  them- 
selves, Whither  will  he  go,  that  we  shall 
not  find  him  ?  will  he  go  unto  the  dispgrs'- 
ed  SmtSng  the  (^en'tiles,  and  teach  the 
Gen'tiles  ? 

3G  What  mamicr  of  saying  is  this  that 
he  said,  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not 
find  mc  ?  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  can- 
not come  .' 

37  In  the  iSst  day,  that  great  day  of  the 
feast,  Je'fus  stood  and  cried,  saying.  If  any 
man  thirst,  let  him  come  nnto  me,  and 
drink. 

38  He  that  believeth  on  ut",  as  the  scrip- 
ture hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall  flow 
rivers  of  living  wftter. 

39  (But  this  spake  he  of  the  SpTr'It, 
which  they  that  believe  on  him  should  re- 
ceive :  for  the  Holy  Ghost  was  not  yet 
given  ;  because  that  Je'fus  was  not  yet  glo- 
rified.') 

40  IT  Many  of  the  people,  th6rc'fore, 
when  they  had  hSard  this  saying,  said.  Of 
a  truth  this  is  the  Proph'et. 

41  Others  said.  This  is  the  (J^hrist. 
But  some  said,  Shall  ^hrlst  come  out  of 
Gal'i-lee  ? 

42  Hath  not  the  scripture  said,  That 
Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of  Da'vTd,  and 
out  of  the  town  of  B6th'le-h6m,  where  Da'- 
vld  was  .'' 

43  So  there  was  a  divif'ion  Smong  the 
people  because  of  him. 

44  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken 
him  ;  but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

45  IF  Then  came  the  officers  to  the 
chief  priests  and  Phar'i-segs.  and  they  said 
unto  them.  Why  have  ye  not  brought 
him  ? 

46  The  officers  Sn.swered,  Never  man 
spake  like  this  man. 

47  Then  answered  them  the  Phar'i-s66s, 
Arc  ye  also  deceived  ? 

48  Have  any  of  the  rulers,  or  of  the 
PhSr'i-sees,  believed  on  him  .' 

4!)  But  this  people  who  knoweth  not  trie 
law  tiri?  cursed. 

50  NTc-o-de'mQa  saith  unto  them,  (he 
that  came  to  Je'ffls  by  night,  being  one  of 
•Jbem,)  j 

51  D6th   our  law  judge  any  man,  be- 


JOIIN.  JJc  rescvefh  a  70  >m'an 

fore  it  hear  him,  and  know  what  he  doeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  also  of  Gal'i-lee  ?  Sgarch,  and 
look  ;  for  out  of  Gal'i-lee  arifeth  no  proph- 
et. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  h's  own 
house. 

CHAP.  vni. 

JE'SUS  went    unto  the    mount    of  01'- 
Ives. 

2  And  early  in  the  morning  he  came 
again'  into  the  temple,  and  all  the  people 
came  unto  him  :  and  he  sat  down,  and 
taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  PhSr'i-sees  brought 
unto  him  a  wom'an  taken  in  5dttl't6ry  ; 
and,  when  they  had   set  her   in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  nnto  him,  Mk'ster,  this 
wom'an  was  taken  in  adul'tcry,  in  the  very 
act. 

5  Now  Mo'fes  in  the  law  commiin'ded 
us,  Tliat  such  should  be  stoned  :  but  what 
sayest  thou  ? 

0  This  they  said,  tempting  him,  that 
they  might  have  to  accuse  him.  But  Je'fQa 
stooped  down,  and  with  his  finger  wrote 
on  the  ground,  as  though  he  heard  them 
not. 

7  So,  when  they  continued  ask'ing  him, 
he  lifted  up  himself,  and  said  unto  them, 
He  that  is  without  sin  among  you,  let  him 
first  cast  a  stone  at  her. 

8  And  again'  he  stooped  down,  and  wrote 
on  the  ground. 

9  And  they  which  heard  it,  being 
convicted  by  their  own  conscience,  went 
out  one  by  one,  beginning  at  the  eldest, 
even  unto  the  last ;  and  Je'fus  was  left 
alone,  and  the  wom'an  standing  in  the 
midst. 

10  When  Je'jus  had  lifted  up  himself, 
and  saw  none  but  the  wom'an,  he  said  unto 
her,  Wom'an,  where  are  those  thine  accu- 
sers .'  hath  no  man  condemned  thee .' 

11  She  said.  No  man.  Lord.  And  Je'fus 
said  unto  her.  Neither  do  I  condemn  thee : 
go,  and  sin  no  more. 

12  IT  Then  spake  Je'fus  again'  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world :  he 
that  followeth  me  shall  not  walk  in  dkrk- 
ness,  but  shall  have  the  light  of  life. 

13  The  Phar'i-sees,  thSrc'fore,  said  unto 
him,  Thou  bearest  rec'ord  of  thyself;  thy 
rec'ord  is  not  true. 

14  Je'jus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Though  I  bear  r6c'6rd  of  myself,  yet  my 
rSc'ord  is  true  ;  for  I  know  whence  I  came, 
and  whither  I  go;  but  ye  cannot  tell  whence 
I  come,  and  whither  I  go. 

15  Ye  judge  after  the  flesh  :  I  judge  no 
man. 

16  And  yet  if  I  judge,  my  judgment  is 
true  :  for  I  am  not  alone,  but  I  and  the 
Fii'ther  that  sent  me. 

17  It  is  also  written  m  your  law,  that  the 
t6s'tim6ny  of  two  men  is  true. 

18  I  am  one  that  bear  witness  of  mysgl? 

87 


Christ  dnswereth  the  Jews  ST.  JOHN 

and  tlie  Fa'ther  that  sent  me  beareth  wit- 
ness of  me. 

19  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Where  is 
thy  Fii'ther  .'  Je'jus  answered,  Ye  neither 
know  me,  nor  my  Fii'ther  :  if  ye  liad 
known  me,  ye  should  have  known  my 
F^'ther  also. 

20  Tliese  words  spake  Je'jus  in  the  tr§aj'- 
ary,  as  he  taught  in  the  temple  :  and  no 
man  laid  hands  on  him  :  for  his  hour  was 
not  yet  come. 

21  Then  said  Je'§iis  again'  unto  thern,  1 
go  my  way,  and  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall 
die  in  your  sins  :  whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 
come.  .    ,  . 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he  kill  him- 
self.? because  he  saith,  Whither  I  go,  ye 
cannot  come.  ,r    s      r 

23  And  he  said  unto  tiiem,  \e  arc  trom 
beneath  ;  1  am  from  above  :  ye  arc  of  this 
world  ;  1  am  not  of  this  world. 

24  I  said,  there'fore,  unto  you,  That 
ye  shall  die  in  your  sins  :  for  if  ye  be- 
lieve not  that  I  am  Ae,  ye  shall  die  in  your 
sins. 

25  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who  art 
thou  ?  And  Je'§us  saith  unto  them,  Even 
the  same  that  I  said  unto  you  from  the  be- 
ginning. 

26  I  have  many  things  to  say,  and  to 
iud'^e  of  you  :  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true  ; 
and^I  speak  to  the  world  those  things  which 
I  have  heard  of  him. 

27  They  understood  not  that  he  spake 
to  them  of  the  FiVther. 

2d  Then  said  Je'§us  unto  them,  When 
ve  have  lifted  up  the  Son  of  Man,  then 
shall  ye  know  that  I  am  he,  and  that  I  do 
nothing  of  myself:  but  as  my  Fa'ther  hath 
taught  me,  I  speak  these  things. 

29  And  he  that  sent  me  is  with  me  : 
the  Fk'ther  hath  not  left  me  alone  ;  for  I 
do  always  those  things  that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words,  many  be- 
lieved on  him. 

31  TT  Then  said  Je'§us  to  those  Jews 
which  believed  on  him,  If  ye  continue  in 
my  word,  then  hre  ye  my  disciples  indeed  ; 

32  And  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the 
truth  shall  make  you  free. 

33  ni  They  answered  him.  We  be  A'bra- 
hSm's  seed,  and  were  never  in  b5n'da|e  to 
any  man:  how  sayest  thou.  Ye  sJiall  be 
Tfiflflc  ircG  • 

34  Je'fus  answered  them.  Verily,  verily, 
I  ray  unto  you,  Whosoever  committeth  sin 
N  the  servant  of  sin. 

35  And  the  servant  abideth  not  in  the 
house  for  ever  ;   hut  the  Son  abideth  ever. 

36  If  the  Son,  there'fore,  shall  make  you 
Vee,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed. 

37  I  know  that  ye  kre  A'bra-ham's  seed ; 
tot  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  because  my  word 

nath  no  place  in  you. 

38  I  spejJt  that  which  I  have  seen  with 
my  FJi'thol :  and  ye  do  that  which  ye  have 
fleen  with  your  fklber. 


who  boast  of  Jl'bra-h&m 

39  They  answered  and  said  unto  him 
A'bra-ham  is  our  father.  Je'jus  saith  unto 
them.  If  ye  were  A'bra-hSm's  children,  ye 
would  do  the  works  of  A'bra-ham. 

40  But  now  ye  .seek  to  kill  me,  a  man 
that  hath  told  you  the  trutlij  wliicli  I  liavf 
heard  of  God  :  this  did  not  A'bra-ham. 

41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your  father. 
Then  said  they  to  him.  We  be  not  born 
of  fornication  ;  we  have  one  Fa'ther,  even 
God. 

42  Je'fus  said  unto  them.  If  God  were 
your  Fa'ther,  ye  would  love  me  ;  for  I  pro- 
ceeded forth,  and  came  from  God  ;  neither 
came  I  of  myself,  but  he  sent  me. 

43  Why  do  ye  not  understand  my 
speech  ?  even  because  ye  cannot  hear  my 
word. 

44  Ye  kre  of  your  fkther  the  devil,  and 
the  lusts  of  your  father  ye  will  do.  He  was 
a  murderer  from  the  beginning,  and  abode 
not  in  the  truth,  because  there  is  no  trutli 
in  him.  When  he  speaketh  a  lie,  he  speak- 
etli  of  his  own  :  for  he  is  a  liar,  and  the 
father  of  it. 

4.5  And  because  I  tell  you  the  truth,  ye 
believe  me  not. 

46  Which  of  you  convinceth  me  of  sin  .' 
And  if  I  say  tiie  truth,  why  do  ye  not  be- 
lieve me  .■■ 

47  He  that  is  of  God  heareth  God's 
words  ;  ye,  there'fore,  hear  them  not,  be 
cause  ye  are  not  of  God. 

48  '\\  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said 
unto  him.  Say  we  not  well  that  thou  art  a 
Sa-mar'i-tan,  and  hast  a  devil .' 

49  Je'^us  answered,   I  have  not  a  devil 
but   I   /ion'our  my  Fa'ther,  and   ye  do  dlj- 
/lon-our  me. 

50  And  I  seek  not  mine  own  glory 
there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I  say   unto  you.    If  a 
an  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  see 

death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Now 
we  know  that  thou  hast  a  devil.  A'bra- 
h5m  is  dead,  and  the  prophets ;  and 
thou  sayest.  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he 
shall  never  taste  of  death. 

53  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  A'- 
bra-ham, which  is  dead  .'  and  the  prophets 
are  dead:      '  •      .  -i        .■        if ^ 


are  dead:  whom  makest  thou  thyself.' 

54  Je'fus  answered,  If  I  Aon'our  myself, 
my  /(on'our  is  nothing :  it  is  my  Fa'ther 
that  /ton'oureth  me,  of  whom  ye  say,  That 
he  is  your  God  : 

55  Yet  ye  have  not  known  him  ; 
but  I  know  him  :  and  if  I  should  say,  I 
know  him  not,  I  shall  be  a  liar  like  unto 
you  ;  but  I  know  him,  and  keep  his  say- 
ing. 

56  Your  father  A'bra-ham  rejoiced  to  see 
my  day  :  and  he  saw  it,  and  was  glad. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him.  Thou 
art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou 
seen  A'bra-ham  ^ 

58  Je'§us  said  unto  them,  Verily,  verilv, 
88 


A  blind  man  restored  to  sight.  ST.  JOHN. 

I  say  unto  you,  Before  A'bra-hSm  was,  I 
am. 

59  Then  took  they  up  stones  to  c5st  at 
him  :  but  Je'fQs  hid  himself,  and  went  out 
of  tlie  temple,  going  through  the  midst  of 
them,  and  so  passed  by. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  as  Je'fus  pSssed  by,  he  saw  a  man 
which  was  blind  from  his  birth. 1 

2  And  his  disciples  5sked  him,  saying, 
Ma'ster,  who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  pa- 
rents, that  he  was  born  blind  ? 

3  Je'§us  answered,  Neither  hath  this  man 
sinned,  nor  his  parents  :  but  that  the 
works  of  God  should  be  made  manifest  in 
him. 

4  I  must  work  the  works  of  him  that 
sent  me,  while  it  is  day  :  the  night  cometh, 
when  no  man  can  work. 

5  As  Icmg  as  I  am  in  the  world,  I  am  the 
light  of  the  world. 

(5  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  spat  on 
the  ground,  and  made  clay  of  the  spittle, 
and  he  Snoin'ted  the  eyes  of  the  blind  man 
witii  the  clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him,  Go,  wash  in 
tiic  pool  of  Sll'o-am,  (which  is,  by  Tntfir- 
preta'tion.  Sent.)  He  went  his  way, 
ther«''fore,  and  washed,  and  came  seeing. 

8  IT  The  neighbours,  there'fore,  and  they 
which  before  had  seen  him,  that  he  was 
blind,  said,  Is  not  this  he  that  sat  and 
begged  .' 

9  Some  said,  This  is  he  :  others  said,  H(! 
is  like  him  :  hut  ho  said,  I  am  he. 

10  Therc'fore  said  they  unto  him,  How 
w6rc  thine  eyes  opened  .' 

11  He  answered  and  said,  A  man  that 
is  called  Je'jus,  made  clay,  and  anoTn'ted 
mine  eyes,  and  said  unto  me,  Go  to  the 
pool  of  Sll'o-am,  and  wash:  and  I  went 
and  washed,  and  I  received  sight. 

12  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Where  is 
he  .'  He  said,  I  know  not. 

13  ^  They  brought  to  the  Phar'i-se6s, 
him  that  afore'tlme  was  blind. 

14  And  it  was  the  sab'bath-day  when 
Jfi'ffts  made  the  clay,  and  opened  his 
eyes. 

15  Then  5gain'  the  Phar'i-sCes  also  Ssked 
him  how  he  had  received  his  sight.  He 
said  unto  them.  He  put  clay  upon  mine 
eyes,  and  I  washed,  and  do  see. 

16  TiiSre'fcre  said  some  of  the  Phari- 
sees, This  man  is  not  of  God,  because  he 
keepeth  not  the  sab'bath-day.  Others  said. 
How  can  a  man 'that  is  a  sinner,  do  such 
miracles  .'  And  there  was  adivTf'ion  among 
them. 

17  They  say  unto  the  blind  man  again'. 
What  sayest   thou    of  him,   that   he   hath 

yj-.-i>3d    thine   eyes?     He  said,    He    is  a 
Jrob.-et. 

18  But  th  .  Jews  did  not  believe  cancfir'- 
ntng  him,  fnat  he  had  been  blind,  and  re- 
ceived his  sight,  until  they  called  the  pi- 
rsntt  of  him  that  had  received  his  Hght. 

1  birth. 

H2» 


The  Jews  are  offended  at  Christ- 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying,  Is  this 
your  son,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind  ?  how 
then  doth  he  now  see  ? 

20  His  parents  answered  them,  and  said, 
Wc  know  that  this  is  our  son,  and  that  he 
was  born  blind  : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now  seeth,  we 
know  not ;  or  who  hath  opened  his  eyes, 
wc  know  not :  he  is  of  age,  ask  him:  he  shall 
speak  for  himself 

22  These  tcords  spake  his  parents,  be- 
cause they  feared  the  Jews  :  for  the  Jews 
had  agreed  alrfiady,  that  if  any  tiian  did 
confess  that  he  was  Christ,  he  should  be 
put  out  of  tlic  syn'ngogue. 

23  Therc'fore  said  his  parents.  He  is  of 
age,  ask  him. 

24  Then  again'  called  they  the  man  that 
was  blind,  and  said  unto  him,  Give  God 
the  praise  :  we  know  that  this  man  is  a 
sinner. 

25  He  answered  and  said.  Whether  he 
be  a  sinner  or  no,  I  know  not :  one  thing  I 
know,  that,  whereas  I  was  blind,  now  I 
see. 

20  Then  said  they  to  him  again',  WhSt 
did  he  to  then  .'  how  opened  he  thine 
eyes  ? 

27  He  answered  them,  I  have  told  you 
already,  and  ye  did  not  hear:  wherefore 
would  ye  hear  it  again' .'  will  ye  also  be 
his  disciples  .' 

2S  Then  they  reviled  him,  and  said, 
Thou  art  his  disciple  ;  but  we  kre  Mo'j6s' 
disciples. 

29  We  know  that  God  spake  unto  Mo'- 
^es :  as  for  this  felloic  we  know  not  from 
whence  he  is. 

30  The  man  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Why,  herein  is  a  marvellous  thing, 
that  ye  know  not  from  whence  he  is,  and 
yet  he  hath  opened  mine  eyes. 

31  Now  we  know  that  God  heareth  not 
sinners  :  but  if  any  man  be  a  wor'shTpper 
of  God,  and  doeth  his  will,  him  he  hear- 
eth. 

32  Since  the  w6rld  began  was  it  n{« 
hSard,  that  any  man  opened  the  eyes  of  one 
that  was  born  blind. 

33  If  this  man  w6rc  not  of  God,  he  could 
do  nothing. 

34  IT  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
thou  wast  Altogether  born  in  sins,  and 
dost  thou  teach  us  .■'  And  they  cSst  him 
out. 

35  II  Je'ffts  heard  that  they  had  cist  him 
out  ;  and,  when  he  had  found  him,  he  said 
unto  him,  Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of 
God? 

3(i  He  answered  and  said,  Who  is  he. 
Lord,  that  I  might  believe  on  him  ? 

37  And  Je'^Os  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast 
both  seen  him,  and  it  is  he  that  talketh 
with  thee. 

38  And  he  said,  Lord,  I  believe.  And 
he  wor'shTpped  him. 

39  IT  And  Je'^tis  said,  For  judgment  I  am 


89 


Christ  IS  the  good  she.p'herd.  ST.  JOHN 

come  into  tliis  world  ;  that  they  which  soi; 
not,  might  see  ;  and  that  they  wliich  sec, 
might  be  made  blind. 

40  And  some  of  the  PhSr'i-sees,  which 
were  with  him,  heard  these  words,  and  said 
unto  him,  Arc  we  blind  also.' 

41  Je'jus  said  unto  them,  If  ye  were 
blind,  ye  should  have  no  sin  ;  but  now 
ye  say.  We  see  ;  therc'fore  your  sin  re- 
maineth. 

CHAP.  X. 

WrERILY,    verily,   I   say   unto   you.  He 

T      that  entereth  not  by  the  door  into  the 

sheep-fold,    but    climbeth   up    some    other 

way,  the  same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber. 

2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door,  is 
the  sh6p'/((!>rd  of  the  sheep. 

3  To  him  the  porter  openeth  :  and  the 
sheep  hear  his  voice  :  and  he  calleth  his 
own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth  them 
out. 

4  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his  own 
sheep,  he  goeth  before  them,  and  the  sheep 
follow  him  :  for  they  know  his  voice. 

5  And  a  stranger  will  they  not  follow,  but 
will  flee  from  him  :  for  they  know  not  the 
voice  of  strangers. 

6  This  parable  spake  Je'§us  unto  them  : 
but  they  understood  not  what  things  they 
were  which  he  spake  unto  them. 

7  Then  said  Je'§us  unto  them  &gain', 
Verilv,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  I  am  the 
door  of  the  sheep. 

8  All  that  ever  came  before  me  arc 
thieves  and  robbers  :  but  the  sheep  did  not 
hear  them. 

9  I  am  the  door:  by  me,  if  any  man 
enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and  shall  go  in 
and  out,  and  find  pas'ture.l 

10  The  thief  Cometh  not,  but  for  to  steal, 
and  to  kill,  and  to  destroy' :  I  am  come 
that  they  might  have  life,  and  that  they 
might  have  it  more  5bun'd5ntly. 

11  I  am  the  good  shgp'Aerd  :  the  good 
shSp'/ierd  giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep. 

12  But  he  that  is  a  hireling,  and  not  the 
shep'^erd,  whose  own  the  sheep  ^re  not, 
seeth  the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the 
»heep,  and  fleeth  :  and  the  wolf  ciltcheth 
khem  and  scattereth  the  sheep. 

13  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he  is  a 
hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep. 

14  I  am  the  good  shep'Aerd,  and  know 
my  sheep,  and  am  known  of  mine. 

15  As  the  Fci'ther  knoweth  me,  even  so 
know  I  the  Fk'ther  :  and  I  lay  down  my 
life  for  the  sheep. 

16  And   other  sheep   I  have,  which  kre 
not  of  this  fold  :  them  also  I  must  brin 
and  they  shall  hear  my  voice  ;  and  there 
shall  be  one  fold,  and  one  shep'Acrd. 

17  Thfire'fore  doth  my  Fk'ther  love  me 
be':ause  I  lay  down  my  life,  that  I  might 
ta/8  it  ^gain'. 

18  No  man  taketh  it  from  me,  but  I  lay 
t  down  of  mysglf ;    I  have  power  to  lay  it 

own,  and  I  have  power  to  take  it  &gain'. 
^  pds'tshure. 


He jvstifieth  his  doctrine 
This  command'mSnt  have  I  received  of  my 
Fa'ther. 

19  11  There  was  a  divij'ion,  there'fore, 
again'  among  the  Jews  for  these  sayings. 

20  And  many  of  them  said.  He  hath  a 
devil,  and  is  mad  ;  why  hear  ye  him  .'' 

21  Others  said.  These  arc  not  the  words 
of  him  that  hath  a  devil.  Can  a  devil  open 
the  eyes  of  the  blind  .-' 

22  IT  And  it  was  at  Je-rti'sa-lem  the 
feast  of  the  dedication,  and  it  was  win- 
ter. 

23  And  Je'fus  walked  in  the  temple  in 
Sol'o-mon's  porch. 

24  Then   came   the    Jews   round   about' 
m,  and   said   unto   him.    How  long  dost 

thou   make    us  to  doubt  '    If  thou  be  the 
Christ,  tell  us  plainly. 

25  Je'jtis  answered  them,  I  told  you,  and 
ye  believed  not :  the  works  that  I  do  in  my 
Fk'ther's  name,  they  bear  witness  of  me. 

26  But  ye  believe  not,  because  ye  are 
not  of  my  sheep,  as  I  said  unto  j^ou. 

27  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I  know 
them,  and  they  follow  me  : 

28  And  I  give  unto  them  eternal  life  , 
and  they  shall  never  perish,  neither  shall 
any  pluck  them  out  of  my  hand. 

29  My  Fci'ther,  which  gave  thevi  me,  is 
greater  than  all :  and  none  is  able  to  pluck 
them  out  of  my  Fu'ther's  hand. 

30  I  and  my  Fa'ther  are  one. 

31  Then  the  Jews  took  up  stones  agam 
to  stone  him. 

32  Je'fus  answered  them,  Many  good 
works  have  I  showed  you  from  my  Fhth'- 
er ;  for  which  of  those  works  do  ye  stone 
me  .' 

33  The  Jews  answered  him,  saying,  For 
a  good  work  we  stone  thee  not,  but 
for  blas'phemy,  and  because  that  thou,  be- 
ing a  man,  makest  thyself  God. 

34  Je'fus  answered  them.  Is  it  not  writ- 
ten in  your  law,  I  said.  Ye  are  gods  .' 

35  If  he  called  them  gods  unto  whom 
the  word  of  God  came,  and  the  scripture 
cannot  be  broken, 

36  Say  ye  of  him,  whom  the  Fk'ther 
hath  sanctified,  and  sent  into  the  world. 
Thou  biasphemest ;  because  I  said,  I  am 
the  Son  of  God  .? 

37  If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my  Fk'ther, 
believe  me  not. 

38  But  if  I  do,  though  ye  believe  not 
me,  believe  the  works  ;  that  ye  may  know, 
and  believe,  that  the  Fk'ther  is  in  me,  and  I 
in  him. 

39  IT  Therc'fore  they  sought  again'  to 
take  him  :    but  he  escaped  out  of  their  hand, 

40  And  went  away  again'  beyond  Jor- 
dan, into  the  place  where  JoAn  at  first  bap- 
tized ;  and  there  he  abode. 

41  And  many  resorted  unto  him, 
and  said,  JQ/tn  did  no  miracle :  but  all 
things  that  JoAn  spake  of  this  man  were 
true. 

42  And  many  believed  on  him  there. 


90 


Lflfj'a-rtis'  sickness  and  death.  ST. 

CHAP.  XI. 

NOW  a  cgr'tain  vian  was  sick,  named 
L5z'a-rus,  of  B6th'a-ny,  the   town  of 
Ma'ry  and  her  sister  Mar'thS. 

2  (It  was  that  Ma'ry  which  Snoln'ted 
the  Lord  with  ointment,  and  wiped  his  feet 
with  her  hair,  whose  brother  Laz'a-rus 
was  sick.) 

3  Thgre'fOre,  liis  sisters  sent  unto  him, 
saying,  Lord,  bciiold,  he  whom  thou  lovest 
is  sick. 

4  When  Je'^us  hgard  that,  he  said,  Tliis 
sickness  is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the 
glory  of  God,  that  the  Son  of  God  might  be 
glorified  thereby. 

5  Now  Je'jQs  loved  Mar'tha,  and  her 
sister,  and  LSz'a-rus. 

G  When  lie  had  heard,  thgrc'fore,  that 
he  was  sick,  he  abode  two  days  still  in  the 
same  place  where  he  was. 

7  Then  after  tiiat  saitli  he  to  his  disciples. 
Let  us  go  into^u-de'a  again'. 

8  His  disciples  say  unto  him,  Ma'stcr, 
the  Jews  of  late  sougiit  to  stone  thee  ;  and 
goest  thou  thither  again' .'' 

9  Je'^us  answered,  Arc  there  not  twelve 
hours  in  the  day  .'  If  any  man  walk  in  the 
day,  he  stumbleth  not,  because  he  scctli 
the  light  of  this  world. 

10  But  if  a  man  wfilk  in  the  night,  he 
stumbleth,  because  there  is  no  light  in  him. 

11  These  things  said  he  :  and  after  that 
he  saith  unto  them,  Our  friend  Laz'a-rCis 
sleepeth  ;  but  I  go,  that  I  may  awake  him 
out  of  sleep. 

12  Then  said  his  disciples.  Lord,  if  he 
sleep,  he  shall  do  well. 

13  Hovvbeit,  Je'§us  spake  of  his  death  ; 
but  they  thought  that  he  had  spoken  of 
taking  of  rest  in  sleep. 

14  Then  said  Je'fus  unto  them  plainly, 
Laz'a-rfis  is  dead. 

15  And  I  am  glad  for  your  sakes,  that  I 
was  not  there,  to  the  intent  ye  may  believe  ; 
nevertheless,  let  us  go  unto  him. 

16  Then  said  TAom'Ss,  which  is  called 
DTd'y-mus,  unto  his  fellow  disciples.  Let 
ns  also  go,  that  we  may  die  with  him. 

17  Then  when  Je'jQs  came,  he  found 
that  he  had  lain  in  the  grave  four  days 
61r6ady. 

18  (Now  B6th'a-ny  was  nigh  unto  Je- 
rft'sa-lem,  about'  fifteen  furlongs  off:) 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  came  to  Mur'- 
Iha  and  Ma'ry,  to  com'fort  them  c6nc6r'- 
nlng  their  brother. 

20  Then  Mfir'tha,  as  soon  as  she  heard 
that  Je'fQs  was  coming,  went  and  met  him: 
but  Ma'ry  sat  slUl  in  the  house. 

21  Then  said  Mar'tha  unto  Je'fOs,  Lord, 
if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had 
not  died. 

22  But  I  know,  that  even  now,  whatso- 
ever thou  wilt  Ssk  of  God,  God  will  give 
it  thee. 

23  Je'ffls  saith  unto  her,  Thy  brother 
tihall  rise  again'. 


JOHN.  Christ  ratseth  him. 

24  Mir'tha  saith  unto  him,  I  know  that 
he  shall  rise  again'  in  the  resurrection  at 
the  last  day. 

25  Je'-fOs  said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resur- 
rection and  the  life  :  he  that  believeth  in 
me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he 
live  : 

26'  And  whosoever  liveth,  and  believeth 
in  me,  shall  never  die.  Believest  thou 
this .' 

27  She  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord  :  I 
believe  that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 
God,  which  should  come  into  the  world. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she  went 
her  way,  and  called  Ma'ry  her  sister  secret- 
ly, saying,  the  Ma'stcr  is  come,  and  calleth 
for  thee. 

29  As  soon  as  she  heard  that,  she  aro^e 
quickly,  and  cainc  unto  him. 

30  Now  Je'fus  was  not  yet  come  into 
the  town,  but  was  in  that  place  where 
Mar'tha  met  him. 

31  The  Jews  then  which  were  with  her 
in  the  house,  and  com'fortcd  her,  when  they 
saw  Ma'ry,  tiiat  she  rose  up  hastily,  and 
went  out,  followed  her,  saying,  She  goeth 
unto  the  grave  to  weep  there. 

32  Then  when  Ma'ry  was  come  where 
Je'fus  was,  and  saw  him,  she  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  saying  imto  him,  Lord,  if  thou 
hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died. 

33  When  Je'fQs,  therc'lbre,  saw  her 
weeping,  and  the  Jews  also  weeping  which 
came  with  her,  he  groaned  in  the  spirit, 
and  was  troubled, 

34  And  said,  Where  have  ye  laid  him  ' 
They  say  unto  him.  Lord,  come  and  see. 

35  Je'|us  wept. 
3(i  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold,  how  he 

loved  him  ! 

37  And  some  of  them  said,  Could  not 
this  man,  which  opened  the  eyes  of  the 
blind,  have  caused  that  even  this  man 
should  not  have  died  .' 

3d  Je'jus,  therefore,  again'  groaning  in 
himself,  cometh  to  the  grave.  It  was  a 
cave,  and  a  stone  lay  upon  it. 

39  Je'jiis  said.  Take  ye  away  the  stone. 
Martha,  the  sister  of  him  that  was  dead, 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  by  this  time  he 
stinketh ;  for  he  hath  been  dead  four  days. 

40  Je'jQs  saith  unto  her.  Said  I  not  unto 
thee,  that,  if  thou  wouldst  believe,  thou 
shonldst  see  the  glory  of  God .' 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone  from 
the  place  where  the  dead  was  laid.  And 
Je'§Qs  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  said,  Fa'ther. 
I  thank  thee  that  thou  hast  heard  me. 

42  And  I  knew  that  thou  hearest  me  al- 
ways ;  but  because  of  the  people  which 
stand  by  I  said  it,  that  they  may  believe 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

43  And,  when  he  thus  had  spoken,  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Laz'a-rQs,  come 
forth. 

44  And  he  that  was  dead  came  forth, 
bound  bi'id   ind   foot  with   grave'clothes : 


91 


f:ai'a-ph&s  prophesicth.  ST.  JOHN, 

and  his  face  was  bound  about'  wi  h  a.  nap- 
kin. Je'^us  suith  unto  them,  Ll)l)sc  him, 
and  let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  wliich  came 
to  Ma'ry,  and  had  seen  tlie  things  which 
Je'^Hs  did,  believed  on  him. 

46  But  some  of  them  went  their  ways  to 
the  Ph5r*i-sees,  and  told  them  what  things 
Je'fus  iiad  dune. 

47  M  Then  gathered  the  chief  priests  and 
the  Phiri-sees  a  council,  and  said,  What 
do  we  ?  for  this  man  doeth  many  miracles 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  vieii  will 
believe  on  him  ;  and  the  Ro'mans  shall 
come  and  take  away  both  our  place  and 
nation. 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  Cai'a-phas,l 
being  the  high  priest  that  same  year,  said 
unto  them.  Ye  know  nothing  at  all, 

50  Nor  consider  that  it  is  expedient  for 
us,  that  one  man  should  die  for  the  peo- 
ple, and  that  the  whole  nation  p?rish  not. 

51  And  this  spake  he  not  of  himself : 
but  being  high  priest  that  year,  he  proph'- 
esled  that  Je'jus  should  die  for  that  nation  : 

52  And  not  for  that  nation  only,  but  that 
also  he  should  gather  together  in  one  the 
children  of  God  that  were  scattered 
abroad. 

53  Then,  from  that  day  forth,  they  took 
counsel  together  for  to  put  him  to  death. 

54  Je'fus,  there'fore,  Wtilked  no  more 
openly  among  the  Jews ;  but  v^'ent  thence 
unto  a  country  near  to  the  wilderness,  into 
a  city  called  E  phra-im,  and  there  continued 
with  his  disciples. 

55  H  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  nigh 
at  hand  ;  and  many  went  out  of  the  coun- 
try up  to  Je-rii'sa-lem,  before  the  passover, 
to  purify  themselves. 

56  Then  sought  they  for  Je'jus,  and 
«pake  among  themselves,  as  they  stood  in 
the  tentple.  What  think  ye .'  that  he  will 
not  come  to  the  feast .'' 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and  the 
Phar'i-sees  had  given  a  command'ment, 
that  if  any  man  knew  where  he  were,  he 
should  show  it,  that  they  might  take  him. 

CHAP.  XH. 

THEN  Je'ius,  six  days  before  the  pass- 
over,  came  to  Beth'a-ny,  where 
^az'a-rus  was,  which  had  been  dead,  whom 
ne  raised  from  the  dead. 

2  There  they  made  him  a  supper,  and 
Mar'tha  served  ;  but  Laz'a-rus  was  one  of 
them  that  sat  at  the  table  with  him. 

3  Then  took  Ma'ry  a  pound  of  ointment 
of  spike'nard,  very  cosily,  and  anoin'ted 
the  feet  of  Je'§us,  and  wiped  his  feet  with 
her  hair :  and  the  house  was  filled  with 
the  odour  of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples,  Ju'das 
ls-9ar'i-6t,  Si'mon's  son,  which  should  be- 
tray him, 

5  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold  for 
three  hundred  pence,  and  given  to  the 
\^oor  ? 

1  Ka'ya-f&s.  2  An'drdd. 


Christ  ridcth  into  Jc-ril  ji.-lim. 
G  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared  for  the 
poor ;  but  because  he  was  a  thief,  and  had 
the  bag,  and  bare  what  was  put  therein. 

7  Then  said  Je'fus,  Let  her  alone : 
against'  the  day  of  my  burying  hath  she 
kept  this. 

8  For  the  poor  always  ye  have  with 
you  ;  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

9  IT  Mucli  people  of  the  Jews,  thSre'fbre, 
knew  that  he  was  there  :  and  they  came, 
not  for  Je'fus'  sake  only,  but  that  they 
might  see  Laz'a-rus  also,  whom  he  had 
raised  from  the  dead. 

10  But  the  chief  priests  consulted,  that 
they  might  put  Laz'a-rus  also  to  death  ; 

11  Because  that  by  reason  of  him  many 
of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on 
Je'fus. 

12  IT  On  the  next  day,  much  people  that 
were  come  to  the  feast,  when  they  heard 
that  Je'fus  was  coming  to  Je-ru'sa-lem, 

13  Took  branches  of  jfilni-trees,  and 
went  forth  to  meet  him,  and  cried,  Ho-^an'- 
ua  :  BJes'sed  is  the  King  of  l|'ra-el,  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Je'fus,  when  he  had  found  a 
young  ass,  sat  thereon  :  as  it  is  written, 

15  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Si'on  :  behold, 
thy  King  conicth,  sitting  on  an  ass's  colt. 

IG  These  things  understood  not  his  dis- 
ciples at  the  first ;  but  when  Je'.jus  was 
glorified,  then  remembered  they  that  these 
things  were  written  of  him,  and  that  they 
had  done  these  things  unto  him. 

17  The  people,  tligrc'fore,  that  was  with 
him  when  he  called  L5z'a-rus  out  of  his 
grave,  and  raised  him  from  the  dead,  bare 
rec'ord. 

18  For  this  cause  the  people  also  met 
him,  for  that  they  heard  X\\a\  he  had  done 
this  miracle. 

19  Tlie  Phar'i-sees,  there'fore,  said 
among  themselves,  Perceive'  ye  how  ye 
prevail  nothing  ?  behold,  the  world  is  gone 
after  him. 

20  U  And  there  were  cer'tain  Greeks 
among  them,  that  came  up  to  wor'ship  at 
the  feast : 

21  The  same  came,  there'fore,  to  Phlllfp, 
which  was  of  B6th-sa'i-da  of  Gal'i-lee,  and 
desired  him,  saying,  Sir,  we  would  see 
Je'fus. 

22  Phil'Ip  cometh  and  telleth  An'drew  ;2 
and  again',  An'drew  and  Phil'Ip  tell 
Je'§us. 

23  11  And  Je'fiis  answered  them,  saying, 
The  hour  is  como,  that  the  Son  of  Man 
should  be  glorified. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  ?ay  tmto  you.  Except 
a  corn  of  wheal  fall  into  t'  le  ground  and 
die,  it  abideth  alone  :  but  il  it  die,  it  bring 
eth  forth  much  fruit. 

25  He  that  loveth  his  life,  shall  loje  it ; 
and  he  that  hateth  his  life  in  this  world 
shall  keep  it  unto  life  eternal. 

26  If  any  man  serve  me,  let  him  follow 
me ;  and  where  I  am,  there  shall  also  my 


92 


The  blindness  of  the  Jews.  ST.  JOHN.         Christ  wnsheth  his  disciples' fee> 

servant  be  ;  if  any  man  serve  inn,  him  will  i  whosoovci-    believoth    on    mo    should    not 
my  Fil'tlier  Aon'our.  j  abide  in  diukncss. 

27  Now  is  my  soul  troubled  :  and  wliatj  47  And  if  any  man  hear  mv  words,  an«' 
flhall  1  say?  F.Vther,  save  me  from  this  I  believe  not,  1  judge  him  not^  for  I  can)' 
hour;  but  for  this  cause  came  I  imto  this  I  not  to  judge   the   world,   but  to  save   th 


hour 

28  F;Vthcr,  glorify  thy  name.  Then 
came  there  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying,  I 
have  both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorify  it 
again'. 

2!)  The  people,  there'forc,  that  stood  by, 
and  heard  it,  said,  That  it  thundered : 
others  said.  An  Sn^el  spake  to  him. 

30  Je'fus  answered  and  said,  This  voice 
came  not,  because  of  me,  but  for  your 
sakcs. 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this  world  : 
now  shall  the  prince  of  this  w6rld  be  cSst 
out. 

32  And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from  the 
€arth,  will  draw  all  men  unto  me. 

33  (This  ho  said,  signifying  what  death 
he  should  die.) 

34  The  people  answered  him,  We  have 
heard  out  of  the  law,  that  Christ  abideth 
forever ;  and  how  .sayest  thou.  The  Son  of 
Man  must  be  lifted  up  ^  Who  is  this  Son 
of  Man  .' 

35  Then  Je'jus  said  unto  them.  Yet  a 
little  while  is  the  light  with  you  :  Walk 
while  ye  have  the  liglU,  lest  darkness  come 
upon  you  :  for  he  that  walketh  in  di\rkness, 
knovveth  not  whither  he  gocth. 

36  While  ye  have  light,  believe  in  the 
light,  that  ye  may  be  the  children  of  light. 
These  things  spake  Je'^us,  and  departed, 
and  did  hide  himself  from  them. 

37  ^  But  though  he  had  done  so  many 
miracles  before  them,  yet  Xhcy  believed  not 
on  him  ; 

38  That   the   saying  of  E-sa'i-as  1   the 

trophet  might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake, 
ord,  who  hath  believed  our  report .'  and 
to  whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been 
revealed  .' 

39  There'fbre  thoy  could  not  believe, 
because  that  E-si'i-as  said  Sgain \ 

40  He  hath  blinded  their  eyes,  and  har- 
dened their  heart  ;  that  they  should  not 
see  with  their  eyes,  nor  understand  with 
their  heart,  and  be  cOnvgrt'ed,  and  I  should 
heal  them. 

41  These  things  said  E-sa'i-is,  when  he 
saw  his  glory,  and  spake  of  him. 

42  H  Nevertheless,  among  the  chief  rulers 
also  many  believed  on  him  ;  but  because  of 
the  Phar'i-sees  they  did  not  confess  him, 
Ifist  they  should  be  put  out  of  the  sjrn'a- 
gOgue  ; 

43  For  they  loved  the  praise  of  men 
more  than  the  praise  of  God. 

44  TI  Je'§us  cried,  and  said.  He  that  b6- 
lifiveth  on  me,  believeth  not  on  me,  but  on 
him  that  sent  me. 

43  And  he  that  seeth  me,  seeth  him  that 
■ent  me. 

46  I  am  come  a  light  into  the  world,  that 
1  E-sd'yds.  9  me-sllf. 


world. 

48  Ho  thatrejecteth  mo,  and  receivctl)  not 
uiy  words,  hath  one  that  judgcth  him:  the 
word  that  I  have  spoken,  the  same  shali 
judge  him  in  the  iSst  day. 

411  For  1  have  not  spoken  of  myself:  ^ 
but  tiic  FiVther  which  sent  me,  he  gave  me 
a  command  rnent,  what  I  should  say,  and 
what  I  should  speak. 

50  And  I  know  that  his  commhnd'mgnt 
is  life  everlas'ting  :  whatsoever  I  speak, 
there'fbre,  even  as  the  FiVther  said  unto 
me,  so  I  speak. 

CHAP.  XHI. 

NOW,  before  the  feast  of  the  passover, 
when  Je'fus  knew  that  his  hour  was 
come  that  he  should  depart  out  of  this 
world  unto  the  Fa'thcr,  having  loved  his 
own  which  were  in  the  world,  he  loved 
them  unto  the  end. 

2  And  supper  being  ended,  (the  devil 
having  now  put  into  the  hchrt  of  Ju'dSs 
Is-car'i-6t,  Si'nion's  son,  to  betray  him,) 

3  Je'^us  knowing  that  the  Fi\'ther  had 
given  all  things  into  his  hands,  and  that  he 
was  come  from  God,  and  went  to  God, 

4  He  riseth  from  supper,  and  laid  aside 
his  garments  ;  and  took  a  towel,  and  gir- 
ded •'  himself. 

5  After  that,  he  pourcth  w.lter  into  ri 
basin,  and  began  to  wash  the  disciples' 
feet,  and  to  wipe  them  with  the  towel 
wherewith  he  was  gir'ded. 

G  Then  cometh  he  to  Si'mon  Pe'ter :  and 
Pe'ter  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  dost  thou  wasl- 
my  feet .' 

7  Je'jfls  answered  and  said  unto  him 
What  I  do,  thou  knowcst  not  now ;  h\x 
thou  shall  know  hereafter. 

8  Pe'ter  saith  unto  him.  Thou  slialt 
never  wash  my  feet.  Je'fus  answered  him, 
If  I  wash  thee  not,  thou  hast  no  part  with 
me. 

9  Si'mon  Pe'ter  saith  unto  him,  Lord, 
not  my  feet  only,  but  also  my  hands  and 
my  head. 

10  Je'fiis  saith  to  him,  He  that  is 
washed,  needcth  not,  save  to  wash  his  feet, 
but  is  clean  every  whit:  and  ye  hire  clean, 
but  not  all. 

1 1  For  he  knew  who  should  betray  him; 
thSre'fbre  said  he.  Ye  Jire  not  all  clean. 

12  So,  after  ho  had  washed  their  feet, 
and  ha'l  taken  his  garments,  and  was  set 
down  again',  he  said  unto  them.  Know  ye 
what  I  have  done  to  you  .' 

13  Ye  call  me  M.Vster,  and  Lord :  and 
ye  say  well  ;  for  so  I  am. 

14  If  I  then,  your  Lord  and  M.Vster, 
have  washed  your  feet,  ye  also  ought  to 
wash  one  another's  feet. 

15  For  I  have  given  you  on  example, 
3  glr'did. 

*  93 


jU'tUls's  treachery  JOT e-i6lw.  61. 

that  ye  should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you 

16  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The 
servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord  ;  nei- 
ther he  that  is  sent,  greater  than  he  that 
sent  him. 

17  If  ye  know  these  things,  liappy  arc 
ye  if  ye  do  them. 

18  IT  I  speak  not  of  you  all  ;  I  know 
whom  I  have  chosen  :  but,  that  the  scrip- 
ture may  be  fulfilled.  He  that  eateth  bread 
with  me  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against' 
me. 

19  Now  I  tell  you  before  it  come,  that, 
when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe 
that  I  am  he. 

20  Verily,  verily,  1  say  unto  you,  He 
that  receiveth  whomsoever  I  send,  receiveth 
me  ;  and  he  that  receiveth  me,  receiveth 
him  that  sent  me. 

21  When  Je'§us  had  thus  said,  he  was 
troubled  in  spirit,  and  testified,  and  said, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  that  one  of 
you  shall  betray  me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one  on 
another,  doubt'Ing  of  whom  he  spake. 

23  Now  there  was  leaning  on  Je'§us' 
bo'fdm  one  of  his  disciples,  whom  Je'§us 
loved. 

24  Si'mon  Pe'ter,  there'fore,  beckoned  to 
liim,  that  he  should  ask  who  it  should  be 
of  whom  he  spake. 

25  He  then,  lying  on  Je'fus'  breast,  saith 
unto  him,  Lord,  who  is  it  ? 

26  Je'jus  answered.  He  it  is,  to  whom  I 
shall  give  a  sop,  when  I  have  dipped  it. 
And  when  lie  had  dipped  the  sop,  he  gave 
it  to  Ju'das  is-car'i-ot,  the  son  of  Si'mon. 

27  And  after  the  sop  Sa'tan  entered  into 
him.  Then  said  Je'^tis  unto  him,  That  thou 
doest,  do  quickly. 

28  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew  for 
what  intent  he  spake  this  unto  him. 

29  For  some  of  them  thought,  because 
Ju'das  had  the  bag,  that  Je'§us  had  said 
unto  him.  Buy  those  things  that  we  have 
need  of  against'  the  feast :  or,  that  he 
should  give  something  to  the  poor. 

30  He  then,  having  received  the  sop, 
went  immediately  out:  and  it  was  night. 

31  TI  There'fore,  when  he  was  gone  out, 
Jg'fus  said.  Now  is  the  Son  of  Man  glori- 
fied, and  God  is  glorified  in  him. 

32  If  God  be  glorified  in  him,  God  shall 
also  glorify  him  in  himself,  and  shall 
straightway  glorify  him. 

33  Little  children,  yet  a  little  while  I  am 
with  you.  Ye  shall  seek  me  :  and,  as  I  said 
unto  the  Jews,  Whither  I  go  ye  cannot 
come  :  so  now  I  say  to  you. 

34  A  new  commknd'ment  I  give  unto 
you,  That  ye  love  one  another ;  as  1 
have  loved  you,  that  ye  also  love  one 
another. 

35  By  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye 
are  my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to 
another. 

36  H  Si'mon  Pe'ter  said  unto  him,  Lord, 

1  sUh. 


JUHN.  Christ  cum'JOrieui  iha  aisciptv 

whither  ;Lroest  lliou  ?  Je'jus  answered  him, 
Whither  I  go,  thou  canst  not  follow  me 
now  ;  but  thou  shall  follow  me  SPter- 
wArds. 

37  Pe'ter  said  unto  him.  Lord,  why  can- 
not I  follow  thee  now  .''  I  will  lay  down  my 
life  for  thy  .sake. 

38  Je'jus  answered  him,  Wilt  thou  lay 
down  thy  life  for  my  sake  .''  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  thee.  The  cock  shall  not  crow, 
till  tiiou  hast  denied  me  thrice. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

LET  not  your  heart  be  troubled  :  ye  be- 
lieve in  God,  believe  also  in  me. 

2  In  my  Fa'tlier's  house  are  many  man- 
sions :  if  it  xcerc  not  so,  I  would  have 
told  you.  I  go  to  prepare  a  place  foi 
you. 

3  And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  foi 
you,  I  will  come  again'  and  receive  you 
unto  myself;  that  where  I  am,  there  ye 
may  be  also. 

4  And  whither  I  go  ye  know,  and  the 
way  ye  know. 

5  T/iom'as  saith  1  unto  him.  Lord,  we 
know  not  whither  thou  goest :  and  how 
can  we  know  the  way  .' 

6  Je'fus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  the  way, 
and  the  truth,  and  the  life  :  no  man  cometh 
unto  the  Fa'ther,  but  by  me. 

7  If  ye  had  known  me,  ye  should 
have  known  my  Fa'ther  also :  and  from 
henceforth  ye  know  him,  and  have  seen 
him. 

8  IT  Phll'Tp  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  show 
us  the  Fa'ther,  and  it  suffiqeth  us. 

9  Je'§us  saith  unto  him.  Have  I  been  so 
long  time  with  you,  and  yet  hast  thou  not 
known  me,  Phil'Tp .'  He  that  hath  seen  me 
hath  seen  the  Fa'ther  :  and  how  sayest 
thou  then,  Show  us  the  Fa'ther  ? 

10  Believest  thou  not,  that  I  am  in  the 
Fa'ther,  and  the  Fa'ther  in  me  .'  The  words 
that  I  speak  unto  you,  I  speak  not  of  my- 
self: but  the  Fa'ther,  that  dwelleth  in  me, 
he  doeth  the  works. 

11  Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the  Fa'ther, 
and  the  Fa'ther  in  me  ;  or  else  believe  me 
for  the  very  works'  sake. 

12  TI  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  He 
that  believeth  on  me,  the  works  that  I  do, 
shall  he  do  also,  and  greater  works  than 
these  shall  he  do  ;  because  I  go  unto  my 
Fa'ther. 

13  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  ray 
name,  that  will  I  do,  that  the  Fk'ther  may- 
be glorified  in  the  Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in  my  name, 
I  will  do  it. 

15  H  If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commknd'- 
ments  : 

16  And  I  will  pray  the  Fci'ther,  and  he 
shall  give  you  another  Com'for-ter,  that  he 
may  abide  with  you  for  ever. 

17  Eren  the  Splr'lt  of  truth,  whom  the 
world  cannot  receive,  because  it  seeth  him 
not,  neither  knoweth  him  :    but  ye  know 


94 


Tlie  Holy  Ghost  promifed.  ST.  JOHN 

him  ;  for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  and   shall 
be  in  you. 

18  I  will  not  leave  you  com'fortless  ,  I 
will  come  to  you. 

19  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the  world  seeth 
me  no  more  ;  but  yc  see  me  :  because  I 
live,  ye  shall  live  also. 

20  At  that  day  yc  shall  know,  that  I  am 
in  my  Fa'ther,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I  in 
you. 

21  He  that  hath  my  command'ments, 
and  keepeth  ihcni,  ho  it  is  that  loveth  me  ; 
and  he  that  loveth  me  shall  be  loved  of  my 
Fii'ther,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will  man- 
ifest myself  to  him. 

22  Ju'dSs   saitli   unto  him,  (not   Is-car'i- 
■  6t,)  Lord,  liow  is  it  that  tlum  wilt  manifest 

thyself  unto  us,  and  not  unto  the  world  .' 

2'3  Je'jus  answered  and  said  1  unto  him, 
If  a  man  love  mc,  he  will  keep  my  words; 
and  my  Fa'ther  will  love  him,  and  we  will 
come  unto  him,  and  make  our  Sbode  with 
him. 

24  He  that  loveth  me  not,  keepeth  not 
my  sayings:  and  the  word  which  ye  hear 
IS  not  mine,  but  the  Fci'ther's  which  sent 
me. 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 
being  yet  present  with  you. 

2G  But  the  Coni'for-tcr,  ichlch  is  the  Ho- 
ly Ghost,  whom  the  Fa'ther  will  send  in 
my  name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and 
bring  all  things  to  your  remembrance, 
whatsoever  I  have  said  unto  you. 

27  IT  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my  peace 
I  give  unto  you  ;  not  as  the  world  giveth, 
give  I  unto  you.  Let  not  your  heart  he 
troubled,  neither  let  it  be  Sfraid. 

28  Ye  have  heard  how  1  said  unto  you, 
I  go  Sway  and  come  aisaln'  unto  you.  If 
ye  loved  me,  ye  would  rejoice,  because  I 
said,  I  go  unto  the  Fa'ther  :  for  my  Fa'- 
ther  is  greater  than  L 

29  And  now  I  have  told  you  before  it 
come  to  pass,  that,  when  it  is  come  to  p5ss,. 
ve  might  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I  will  not  t^lk  much  with 
you  :  for  the  prince  of  this  world  cometh, 
and  Iwth  nothing  in  me. 

31  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I 
love  the  Fa'ther  ;  and  as  the  Fa'ther  gave 
me  command'mSnt,  even  so  I  do.  Arlje, 
let  us  go  hence. 

CHAP.   XV. 

£AM  the  true  vine,  and  my  Fk'ther  is 
the  hflf'bandman. 

2  Every  branch  m  me  that  bcareth  not 
fruit,  he  taketh  away :  and  every  branch 
that  beareth  fruit,  he  purgeth  it,  that  it  may 
bring  forth  more  fruit. 

3  Now  ye  iire  clean  through  the  word 
which  I  have  spoken  unto  you. 

4  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the 
br&nch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it 
&blde  m  the  vine  ;  no  more  can  ye,  except 
ye  &bide  in  me. 

5  I  am  the  vine,  ye  Are  the  brftnch- 

\Med. 


The  true  vine  and  its  hrdnches 
es:  He  tliat  abideth  in  me,  and  I  in  him, 
the  same  bringeth  forth  much  fruit:  fur 
witliout  me  yu  can  do  nothing. 

G  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he  is  cast 
forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  withered  ;  and 
men  gather  them,  and  cSst  them  into  the 
fire,  and  ihey  arc  burned. 

7  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide 
in  you,  ye  shall  ask  what  ye  will,  and  it 
shall  be  done  unto  you. 

8  Herein  is  my  Fa'ther  glorified  that  ye 
bear  niiK  li  fruit  ;  so  shall  ye  he  my  disci 
pies. 

I)  As  the  Fa'ther  hath  loved  me,  so  have 
I  loved  you  :  continue  ye  in  my  love. 

10  If  ye  keep  my  comniand'niSnts,  ye 
shall  abide  in  my  love ;  even  as  I  have 
kept  my  Fa'ther's  command'mfints.  anoi 
abide  in  his  love. 

11  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you 
that  iny  joy  might  remain  in  you,  and  that 
your  joy  might  be  full. 

12  IT  This  is  my  command'nient.  That 
ye  love  one  another,  as  I  have   loved  you 

13  Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this, 
that  a  man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends 

14  Ye  arc  my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatso- 
ever I  commiind'  you. 

1.5  Henceforth  I  call  you  not  servants  ; 
for  the  servant  knoweth  not  what  his  lord 
doeth  :  but  I  have  called  you  friends  :  for 
all  things  that  I  have  heard  of  my  Fk'ther, 
I  have  made  known  unto  you. 

IC  Ye  have  not  chosen  me,  but  I  have 
chosen  you,  and  ordain'ed  you,  that  ye 
should  go  and  bring  forth  (ruit,  and  that 
your  fruit  should  remain  ;  that  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  of  the  Fa'ther  in  my  name,  he 
may  give  it  you. 

17  These  things  I  command'  you,  that 
ye  love  one  another. 

18  IT  W  the  world  hate  you,  ye  know 
that  it  hated  me  before  it  hated  you. 

19  If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the  world 
would  love  his  own  :  but  because  yc  hcie 
not  of  the  world,  but  I  have  chosen  you  out 
of  the  world,  therc'fore  the  world  hateth 
you. 

20  Remember  the  word  that  I  said  unto 
you,  The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his 
lord.  If  they  have  persecuted  me,  they 
will  also  persecute  you  :  if  they  have  kept 
my  saying,  they  will  keep  yours  also. 

21  But  all  these  things  will  they  do  unto 
you  for  my  name's  sake,  because  they  know 
not  him  that  sent  me. 

22  If  I  had  not  come,  and  spoken  unto 
them,  they  had  not  had  sin  :  but  now  they 
have  no  cloak  for  their  sin. 

23  He  that  hateth  me,  hateth  my  Fa'ther 
also. 

24  If  I  had  not  done  among  them  the 
works  which  none  other  man  did,  they  had 
not  had  sin  :  but  now  have  they  both  seen 
and  hated  both  me  and  my  Fi'ther. 

25  But  this  cometh  to  vdss,  that  the  word 
might  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  their 


95 


riie  office  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
law,  Tliey  liated  mc  without  a  cause. 
2G  T[  But  when  tlie  ^6iii'f6r-t6r  is  coriin, 
vvliorn  I  will  send  unto  you  from  the  Fa'- 
tiier,  even  the  Splr'it  of  trutii,  vvliich  pro- 
coedctli  froui  tlie  Fk'ther,  ho  siiall  testify 
of  nie : 

27  And  ye  also  shall  bear  witness,  be- 
cause ye  have  been  with  me  from  the  be- 
ginning. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THESE  things  liuvo  I  spoken  unto  you, 
that  yi!  should  not  be  ofleiidtid. 

2  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the  syn'a- 
go^ues  ;  yea,  tiic  time  cometh,  that  whoso- 
ever killeth  you,  will  think  that  he  doeth 
God  ser'vice. 

3  And  these  things  will  they  do  unt-o 
you,  because  they  have  not  known  the  Fa'- 
ther,  nor  me. 

4  But  these  things  have  I  told  you,  that, 
when  the  time  shall  come,  ye  may  remem- 
ber that  I  told  you  of  them.  And  these 
things  I  said  not  unto  you  at  the  beginning, 
because  I  was  with  you. 

5  IT  But  now  I  go  my  way  to  him  that 
sent  me ;  and  none  of  you  asketh  me, 
Whither  goest  thou  .'' 

6  But  because  I  have  said  these  things 
unto  you,  sorrow  hath  fill'&d  your  heart. 

7  Nevertheless,  I  tell  you  the  truth  :  It  is 


ST.  JOHN.  Christ  forctclleth  his  departure. 

that  he  saith,  A  little  while  '  We  cannot 
tell  what  he  saith. 

19  Now  Je'jus  knew  that  they  were  de- 
sirous to  5sk  him,  and  said  unto  them,  Do 
ye  inquire  among  yourselves  of  that  I  said 
A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me 
and  again',  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see 
me  .' 

20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  That 
}'e  shall  weep  and  lament,  but  the  world 
sliall  lejoice  :  and  ye  shall  be  sorrowful, 
but  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy. 

21  A  wom'an  when  she  is  in  trJiv'aTl 
hath  sorrow,  because  her  hour  is  come 
but,  as  soon  as  she  is  delivered  of  the 
child,  she  remembsreth  no  more  the  an 
guish,  for  joy  that  a  man  is  born  into  the 
world. 

22  And  ye  now,  there'fore,  have  sorrow 
but  I  will  see  you   5gain',  and  your   heart 
shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  man  taketh 
from  you. 

23  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me 
tiotliinjr.     Veril)',   verily,   I   say   unto  you, 


Whatsoever  ye  shall  isk  the  Fa'ther  in  my 
name,  he  will  give  it  you. 

24  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing  in 
my  name:  ask,  and  ye  shall  receive,  that 
your  joy  may  be  full. 

25  These  thin-ss  have  I  spoken  unto  you 


expedient  for  you  that  I  go  away  ;  for  if  I  in  proverbs  :    but  the  time  cometh  when  I 


go  not  away,  the  Com'for-ter  will  not  come 
unto  you  :  but  if  I  depart,  I  will  send  him 
unto  you. 

8  And  when  he  is  come.j  he  will  reprove 
the  world  of  sin,  and  of  righ'teousness,! 
and  of  judgment : 

9  Of  sin  ;  because  they  believe  not  on 
me : 

10  Of  righteousness  ;  because  I  go  to  mv 
Fu'ther,  and  ye  see  me  no  more  : 

11  Of  judgment;  because  the  prince  of 
this  world  is  judged. 

12  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say 
unto  you,  but  ye   cannot  bear  them  now. 

13  Howbeit,  when  he,  the  Spir'it  of  truth 
is  come,  he  will  guide  2  you  into  all  truth  : 
for  he  shall  not  speak  of  himself;  but 
whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he 
speak :  and  he  will  show  you  things  to 
come. 

14  He  shall  glorify  me  .  for  he  shall 
receive  of  mine,  and  shall  show  it  unto 
you. 

15  All  things  that  the  Fa'ther  hafli  are 
mine  :  there'fore  said  I,  that  he  shall  take 
of  mine,  and  shall  show  it  unto  you. 

16  U  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  r«t  see 
me  ;  and  Sgain',  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall 
see  me  :  because  I  go  to  the  Fa'ther. 

17  Then  said  some  of  his  disciples 
Itm6ng  themselves,  What  is  this  that  he 
saith  unto  us,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall 
not  see  me  ;  and  Sgain',  a  little  while,  and 
ye  8hi)U  see  me :  and,  Because  I  go  to  the 
Fk'ther .' 

18  They  said,  thgre'fbre,  What  is  this 

1  ri'taht'^S'tUs.     2  gyide. 


sliall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in  proverbs, 
but  I  shall  show  you  plainly  of  the  Fk 
ther. 

26  At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name: 
and  I  say  not  unto  you.  That  I  will  pray 
the  Father  for  you  : 

27  For  the  F^'iher  himself  loveth  you, 
because  ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  be- 
lieved that  I  came  out  from  God. 

28  I  came  forth  from  the  Fa'ther,  and 
am  come  into  the  world  :  again',  I  leave 
the  world,  and  go  to  the  Fa'ther. 

29  U  His  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lo, 
now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and  speakest  no 
proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  thou  knowest 
all  things,  and  needest  not  that  any  man 
should  ask  thee  :  by  this  we  believe  that 
thou  earnest  forth  from  God. 

31  Je'jus  answered  them.  Do  ye  now 
believe  ? 

32  Behold,  the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is 
now  come,  that  ye  shall  be  scattered,  every 
man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone : 
and  yet  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Fa'ther 
is  with  mc. 

33  These  things  I  have  spoken  unto 
you,  that  in  me  ye  might  have  peace.  In 
the  world  ye  shall  have  tribulation  :  but 
be  of  good  cheer ;  I  have  overcome  the 
world. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THESE  words  spake  Je'fus,  and  lifted 
up  his  eyes  to  heaven,  and  said,  Fk'- 
ther,  the  hour  is  come  :  glorify-  thy  Son 
that  thy  Son  also  may  glorify  tiiee  : 


96 


{Jhflst  prayelhfor  his.  ST.  JOHN 

2  As  tliou  hast  given  him  power  over  all 
flesh,  that  he  should  give  eternal  life  to  as 
many  as  thou  hast  given  him. 

3  And  tiiis  is  life  eternal,  that  they  might 
know  thee  the  only  true  God,  and  Je'jus 
^hrist,  whom  thou  hast  sent. 

4  I  have  glorified  thee  on  the  Sarth  :  I 
have  finished  the  work  which  thou  gavest 
roe  to  do. 

5  And  now,  O  Fk'ther,  glorify  thou  me 
with  thine  own  .self,  with  the  glory  which 
I  had  with  thee  before  the  world  was. 

6  TI    I    have   manifested   thy   name  unto 


JiX'dds  hetraycth  J*'/'^ 

21  That  they  all  may  be  one  ;  as  \h.\}V., 
FcVther,  art  in  me,  and  I  in  thee,  that  they 
also  may  be  one  in  us  :  that  the  world  may 
believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

22  And  the  glory  which  thou  gavest  me 
I  have  given  them  ;  that  they  may  be  one, 
even  as  we  i\re  one: 

23  I  in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that  they 
may  be  made  perfect  in  one  ;  and  that  the 
world  may  know  that  thou  hast  sent  me, 
and  hast  loved  thcni  as  thou  hast  loved 
me. 

24  Father,  I  will  that   they   also  whom 


\ne   men    which    thou    gavest    me   out  of  j  thou  hast  given  nic  be  with  nie  where  I  am 


the  world :  thine  they  were,  and  thou 
gavest  them  me :  and  they  have  kept  thy 
word. 

7  Now  they  have  known  that  all  things 
whatsoever  thou  hast  given  me  iirc  of 
thee  : 

8  For  I  have  given  unto  them  the  words 
which  thou  gavest  me  ;  and  they  have  re 


that  they  may  behold  my  glory  which  thou 
hast  given  me  :  for  thou  lovedst  me  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world. 

25  O  righteous  Fa'tlicr,  the  world  hath 
not  known  thee  :  but  I  have  known  thee, 
and  these  have  known  that  thou  hast  sent 
me. 

26  And  I  have  declared  unto  them  thy 


ceived  them,  and  have  known  surely  that  I]  name,  and   will  declare  it ;  that   the   love 


came  out  from  thee,  and  they  have  believed 
that  thou  didst  send  me. 

9  I  pray  for  them  :  I  pray  not  for  the 
w6rld,  but  for  them  which  thou  hast  given 
me  ;  for  they  h.re  thine. 

10  And  all  mine  are  thine,  and  thine  Jirc 
mine  ;  and  I  am  glorified  in  thorn. 

11  And  now  I  am  no  more  in  the  world, 
but  tliese  hre  in  the  world,  and  I  come  to 
thee.  Holy  FiVthcr,  keep  through  thine 
own  name  those  whom  thou  hast  given  me, 
that  tliey  may  be  one,  as  we  tire. 

12  While  I  was  with  them  in  the  world, 
I  kept  them  in  thy  name  :  those  that  thou 
gavest  me  I  have  kept,  and  none  of  I  ho  in 
IS  lost  but  the  son  of  perdition  ;1  that  the 
scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 

13  And  now  come  I  to  thee  ;  and  these 
things  I  speak  in  the  world,  that  they 
might  have  my  joy  fiilfilled   in  themselves. 

14  I  have  given  them  thy  word  ;  and  the 
world  hath  liated  them,  because  they  i\re 
not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the 
wdrld. 

15  IT  I  pray  not  that  thou  shouldst  take 
them  out  of  the  world,  but  that  thou 
siiuuldst  keep  them  from  the  evil. 

IG  They  arc  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I 
arn  not  of  the  world. 

17  II  Sanctify  them  through  thy  truth  ; 
thy  word  is  truth. 

rS  As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the  world, 
even  so  have  I  also  sent  them  into  the 
world. 

IV)    And  for  their  sakes  I  sanctify  mysSlfl 


wherewith  thou  hast  loved  me,  may  be  in 
them,  and  I  in  them. 

CHAP.  XVHI. 

WHEN  Je'jus  had  spoken  these  words, 
he  went  forth  with  his  disciples 
over  the  brook  Ce'dron,  wliere  was  a  gar- 
den, into  the  which  he  entered,  and  his 
disciples. 

2  And  jQ'dSs  also,  which  betrayed  him, 
knew  the  place  ;  for  Je'^us  oft-times  resort- 
ed thither  with  his  dlsci[)les. 

3  Ju'dSs  then,  having  received  a  band 
of  men  and  officers  from  the  chief  priests 
and  PhSr'i-sees,  cometh  thither  with  lan- 
terns, and  torches,  and  wcap'oiis.2 

4  Je'^us,  therc'forc,  knowing  all  things 
that  should  come  upon  him,  went  forth,  and 
said  unto  them,  Whom  sceilt  ye.' 

5  They  answered  him,  Je'jus  of  NSz'a- 
r6th.  Je'jus  saith  unto  them,  I  am  he. 
(And  Ja'das  also,  which  betrayed  him, 
stood  with  them.) 

G  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said  unto  them, 
I  am  he,  they  went  bSck'wdrd,  and  fell  to 
the  ground. 

7  Then  asked  he  them  Sgain',  Whom 
seek  ye  .'  And  they  said,  Je'jQs  of  NSz'a- 
reth. 

8  Je'ffls  answered,  I  have  told  you,  that 
I  am  he.  If,  there'fore,  ye  seek  me,  let  these 
go  their  way  ; 

9  That  the  saying  might  be  fulfilled, 
which  he  spake.  Of  them  which  thou 
gavest  me,  have  I  lost  n6ne. 

10  H  Then  Sl'mon  Pg'tcr  having  a  siodrd, 


that  th«;y  also  might  be  sanctified  through]  drew  3  it,  and  smote  the   high  priest's  sgr- 
thc  truth.  Ivant,  and  cut  off  his  right  ear.     The   s6r- 


20  II  Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone,  hut 
for  them  also  whi(-h  shall  believe  on  me 
through  their  word  ; 


vant's  name  was  Mal'chQs. 

11   Then  said  Je'ju's    unto   P6't6r,    P6t* 
up    thy   s?oord    into    the   sheath :    the   cup 


*  Pftt.  V.  a.   To  lay  or  reposite  in  any  place,  S^c.  pftt,  or  pQt. 
wtinate,  ^-c.    Pilt.  s.  a  clown. 


1  plr-dlsh'Un. 


7« 


8  toip'p'nz. 


V.  n.  To  shoot  or  ger- 

3  drdd. 
97 


J€'§\is  examined  before  Cdi'a-phis.    ST.  JOHN.  Pl'l&te  deliveretk  him  to  be  crucified. 


which  my  Fk'ther  hath  given  me,  shall  I 
not  drink  it .'' 

12  Then  the  band,  and  the  c5p'tain  and 
officers  of  the  Jews,  took  Je'jCis,  and  bound 
him, 

13  And  led  him  Sway  to  Xn'nSs  first ; 
(for  he  was  father-in-law  to  ^ai'a-phas,! 
which  was  the  high  priest  that  same 
year.) 

14  Now  Cai'a-phSs  was  he  which  gave 
counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it  was  expedi- 
ent that  one  man  should  die  for  tiie  peo- 
ple. 

15  TI  And  Si'mon  Pe'tcr  followed  Je'§us, 
and  so  did  another  disciple.  That  disciple 
was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and  went 
in  with  Je'jus  into  the  pal'Scc  of  the  high 
priest. 

16  But  Pe'tir  stood  at  the  door  without. 
Then  went  out  that  other  disciple,  which 
was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and  spake 
unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  brought  in 
Pe't6r. 

17  Then  saith  the  damsel  that  kept  the 
door,  unto  Pe'ter,  Art  not  thou  also  one 
of  this  man's  disciples  ?  He  saith,  I  am 
not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  officers  stood 
there,  who  had  made  a  fire  of  coals,  (for 
it  was  cold,)  and  they  w^irmed  themselves: 
and  Pe'ter  stood  with  them,  and  warmed 
himself 

19  IT  The  high  priest  then  Ssked  Je'|us 
of  his  disciples,  and  of  his  doc'trine. 

20  Je'fus  answered  him,  I  spake  openly 
to  the  world  ;  I  ever  taught  m  the  syn'a- 
gogue,  and  in  the  temple,  whither  the  Jews 
always  resort ;  and  in  secret  have  I  said 
nothing. 

21  Why  a.skest  thou  me  ?  Ask  them 
which  heard  me,  what  I  have  said  unto 
them  :  behold,  they  know  what  I  said 


29  Pi'late  then  went  out  unto  theoi,  and 
said,  What  accusation  bring  ye  ftgaintt' 
this  man  .'' 

30  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  If 
he  v/6ie  not  a  malefactor,  we  would  not 
have  delivered  him  up  unto  thee. 

31  Then  said  Pi'late  unto  them,  Take 
le  him,  and  judge  him  according  to  your 
aw.     The  Jews,  there'fore,  said  unto  him, 

It  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  put  any  man  to 
death  : 

32  That  the  saying  of  Je'fus  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  signifying  what 
death  he  should  die. 

33  Then  Pi'late  entered  into  the  judg- 
ment-hall again',  and  called  Je'fiis,  and 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  King  of  the 
Jews .'' 

34  Je'jus  answered  him,  Sayest  thou  this 
thing  of  thyself,  or  did  others  tell  it  thee  of 
me  ? 

35  Pi'late  answered.  Am  I  a  Jew.'  Thine 
own  nation  and  the  chief  priests  have  de- 
livered thee  unto  me.  What  hast  thou 
done.' 

36  Je'fus  answered,  My  kingdom  is  not 
of  this  world.  If  my  kingdom  were  of  this 
world,  then  would  my  servants  fight,  that 
I  should  not  be  delivered  to  the  Jews :  but 
now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence. 

37  Pi'late,  there'fore,  said  unto  him,  Art 
thou  a  king  then  .'  Je'§us  answered.  Thou 
sayest  that  I  am  a  king.  To  this  end  was 
I  born,  and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the 
world,  that  1  should  bear  witness  unto  the 
truth.  Every  one  that  is  of  the  truth,  hear- 
etli  my  voice. 

38  Pi'late  saith  unto  him.  What  is  truth.' 
And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  out 
again'  unto  the  Jews,  and  saith  unto  them, 
I  find  in  him  no  f&ult  at  all. 

39  But  ye  have  a  custom,  that  I  should 


22  And,  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  one  I  release  unto  you  one  at  the  passover  :  will 


of  the  officers  which  stood  by,  struck  Je'fus 
with  the  pklm  of  his  hand,  saying,  Answer- 
est  thou  the  high  priest  so  .' 

23  Je'|us  answered  him.  If  I  have  spo- 
ken evil,  bear  witness  of  the  evil ;  but  if 
well,  why  smitest  thou  me  .' 

24  (Now  An'nas  had  sent  him  bound  unto 
^ai'a-phas  the  high  priest.) 

25  H  And  Si'mon  Pe'ter  stood  and  warm- 
ed himself:  they  said,  there'fore,  unto  2 
him.  Art  not  thou  also  one  of  his  disciples.'' 
He  denied  it,  and  said,  I  am  not. 

26  One  of  the  servants  of  the  high  priest, 
(being  his  kinsman  whose  ear  Pe'ter  cut 
oiT,)  saith.  Did  not  I  see  thee  In  the  garden 
with  him .' 

27  Pe'ter  then  denied  Sgain';  and  imme- 
diately the  cock  crew.3 

28  IT  Then  led  they  Je'fus  from  Cai'a- 
phas  unto  the  hall  of  judgment :  and  it  was 
fiarly  ;  and  they  themselves  went  not  into 
the  judgment-hall,  ISst  they  should  be  de- 
filed ;  but  that  they  might  eat  the  pass- 
over. 

«  ^n-tdd' 


ye,  there'fore,  that  I  release  unto  you  the 
King  of  the  Jews  .' 

40  Then  cried  they  all  again',  saying, 
Not  this  man,  but  Ba-rab'bas.  Now  Ba- 
rab'bas  was  a  robber. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THEN  Pi'late,  there'fore,   took   Je'jQs, 
and  scourged  him. 

2  And  the  sol'diers  plat'ted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head,  and  they  put 
on  him  a  purple  robe, 

3  And  said.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  !  and 
they  smote  him  with  their  hands. 

4  ^  Pi'late,  there'fore,  went  forth  again', 
and  saith  unto  them.  Behold,  I  bring  him 
forth  to  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I  find 
no  fAult  in  him. 

5  Then  came  Je'jus  forth,  wear'ing  the 
crown  of  thorns,  and  the  purple  robe 
And  Pi'late  saith  unto  them.  Behold  the 
mail ! 

6  When  the  chief  priests,  there'fore,  and 
officers  saw  him,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
Crftcify  4  him,  crdcify  him.     Pi'lSte  saith 

3  krdd'.  4  krdd'se-fl. 

98 


Pi'late  writeth  the  Jews'  accusation 

unto  tliem,  Take  ye  liiin,  and  ciil'cify  him: 

for  I  find  no  fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  answered  him,  We  have  a 
law,  and  by  our  law  he  ought  to  die,  be- 
cause he  made  himself  the  Son  of  God 

8  H  When  Pi'late  therc'fore  hgard  that 
saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid  ; 

9  And  went  again'  into  the  judgnionl- 
hall,  and  saith  unto  Je'^us,  Whence  art 
thou  ?  But  Je'jiis  gave  him  no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pi'lSte  unto  him,  Speak- 
est  thou  not  unto  me  ?  knowest  thou  not 
that  I  have  power  to  crftcify  thee,  and  have 
power  to  release  thee  .' 

11  Je'jus  answered.  Thou  couldst  have 
no  power  at  all  against'  me,  except  it  were 
given  thee  from  above  :  therc'fore  he  that 
delivered  nje  unto  thee  hath  the  creater 
sin. 

12  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate  sought 
to  release  him  :  but  the  Jews  cried  out, 
Siiying,  If  thou  let  this  man  go,  thou  art 
not  Ce'jSr's  friend  :  whosoever  maketli 
himself  a  king,  speakcth  against'  Ce'^ar. 

13  IT  When  Pi'latc,  tlierf'fore,  hCard 
that  saying,  he  brought  Je'fus  forth,  and 
sat  down  in  the  judgment-scat,  in  a  place 
that  is  called  the  Pave'niSnt,  but  in  the 
He'brevv,!  Gab'ba-tha. 

14  And  it  was  the  preparation  of  the 
pSssover,  and  about'  the  si.\th  hour :  and 
he  saith  unto  the  Jews,  Behold  your  King! 

15  But  they  cried  out,  Away  with  him, 
Sway  with  him,  crOcify  him.  Pi'late  saith 
unto  them.  Shall  I  crilcify  your  King  ? 
The  chief  priests  answered.  We  have  no 
king  but  Ce'^ar. 

16  Then  delivered  he  him,  thfirc'fore, 
unto  them  to  be  crucified.  And  they  took 
Je'fus  and  led  him  awSy. 

17  IT  And  he,  bear'Tng  his  cross,  went 
forth  into  a  place  called  the  place  of  a  scull, 
which  is  called  in  the  He'brew,  Gol'go- 
thS; 

18  Where  they  crCicified  him,  and  two 
others  with  him,  on  either  side  one,  and 
Je'^us  in  the  midst. 

19  II  And  Pi'late  wrote  a  title,  and  put 
it  on  the  cross.  And  the  writing  was, 
JESUS  OF  NAZARETH,  THE  KING 
OF  THE  JEWS. 

20  This  title  then  rSad  many  of  the 
Jews  :  for  the  place  where  Je'$us  was 
crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city  :  and  it 
was  written  in  He'brew,  and  Greek,  and 
Lat'in. 

21  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of  the 
Jews  to  Pi'late,  Write  not.  The  King  of 
the  Jews  ;  but  that  he  said,  I  am  King 
of  the  Jews. 

22  Pi'late  answered.  What  I  have  writ- 
ten, I  have  written. 

23  H  Then  the  sol'diers,  when  they  had 
criicified  J'^'^Qs,  took  his  garments,  and 
made  four  parts,  to  every  s6l'dier2  a  part, 
and  also  his  coat :  now  the  coat  was  with- 
out seam,  woven  from  tlie  top  throughout. 


ST.  JOHN.  Christ  is  C7  (tcijicd 

24  They  said,  therc'fore,  among  them- 
selves. Let  us  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for 
it,  whose  it  shall  be  :  that  the  scripture 
might  be  fulfilled,  which  saith.  They  parted 
my  raiment  among  them,  and  for  iiy  ves'- 
turc  3  they  did  cast  lots.  These  things, 
therc'fore,  the  sol'diers  did. 

2-5  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of  Je'- 
jCis,  his  mother,  and  his  mother's  sister, 
Ma'ry  the  wife  of  <^le'o-phas,  and  Ma'rv 
Mag-da-le'ne. 

2l)  When  Je'|us,  therc'fore,  saw  Iiis 
mother,  and  the  disciple  standing  by, 
whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his  mother, 
Woni'an,  behold  thy  Son  ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  Be- 
hold thy  mother  I  And  from  that  hour  that 
disciple  took  her  unto  his  own  home. 

28  U  After  this,  Je'jiis  knowing  that  all 
things  were  now  accomplished,  that  the 
scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst. 

29  Now  there  was  set  a  vessel  full  of 
vinegar  ;  and  they  filled  a  sponge  with  vin- 
egar, and  put  it  upon  hyj'j^p,  and  put  it  to 
his  mouth. 

30  When  Je'jtis,  therc'fiire,  had  received 
the  vinegar,  he  said.  It  is  finished  ;  and  he 
bowed  his  head,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

31  11  The  Jews,  therc'fore,  because  it  was 
the  preparation,  that  the  bodies  should  not 
remain  upon  the  cross  on  the  sab'bath-day, 
(for  that  sab'bath-day  was  a  high  day,)  be- 
sought Pi'late  that  their  legs  might  be 
broken,  and  that  they  might  be  taken 
away. 

32  Then  came  the  sol'diers,  and  brake 
the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  which 
was  crucified  with  him. 

33  But  when  they  came  to  Je'§Qs,  and 
saw  that  he  was  dead  Already,  they  brake 
not  his  legs  : 

34  But  one  of  the  sol'di6rs  with  a  spear 
pier'ced  his  side,  and  forthwith  came  there 
out  blood  and  wiiter. 

35  And  he  that  saw  it  bare  rgc'ord,  and 
his  rec'ord  is  true  :  and  he  knovveth  that  he 
saith  true,  that  ye  might  believe. 

36  For  these  things  were  done,  that  the 
scripture  should  be  fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him 
shall  not  be  broken. 

37  And  again',  another  scripture  saith, 
They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierc 
ed. 

38  TI  And  after  this,  Jo'sSph  of  Ar-i-ma- 
the'a,  (being  a  disciple  of  Je'fQs,  but  se- 
cretly for  fear  of  the  Jews,)  besought  Pi'- 
late that  he  might  take  Sway  the  body  of 
Je'jus  :  and  Pi'late  gave  him  leave.  He 
came,  thgre'fbre,  and  took  the  body  of  Je' 
$iis. 

39  And  there  came  also  NT9-o-de'mvis, 
(which  at  the  first  came  to  Je'jCis  by  night,) 
and  brought  a  mixture  of  myrrh  4  and 
aloes,  about'  a  hundred  pounds  weight. 

40  Then  took  they  the  body  of  Je'fOs, 
and  woiind  5  it  in  linen  clothes  with  the 
spices,  as  the  manner  of  the  Jews  is  to  bury. 


1  Hi'brdo.     2  soVjur.    3  vis'tshHre     4  inir. 


5  rhyming  with  h6iind,f6(ind,  ifc. 
99 


The  resurrection  of  Christ.  ST. 

41  Now,  in  the  place  where  he  was  cru- 
cified, tiiere  was  a  garden  ;  and  in  the  gar- 
den a  new  sepulchre,  wherein  was  never 
man  yet  laid. 

42  There  laid  they  Je'§us,  therc'fbre,  be- 
cause of  the  Jews'  preparation-dai/ ,  for  the 
nSpulchre  was  nigh  at  hand. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THE  first  day  of  the  week  cometh 
Ma'ry  Mag-da-le'ne  garly,  when  it 
was  yet  dark,  unto  the  sepulchre,  and 
seetli  the  stone  taken  Sway  from  the  sep- 
ulchre. 

2  Then  she  runneth,  and  cometh  to 
Sl'mon  Pe'ter,  and  to  the  other  disciple, 
whom  Je'fus  loved,  and  saith  unto  them. 
They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  th« 
.sepulchre,  and  we  know  not  where  they 
have  laid  him. 

U  Pe'ter,  thgrc'fbre,  went  forth,  and  that 
other  disciple,  ;.nd  came  to  the  sepulchre. 

4  So  they  ran  both  together  ;  and  the 
other  disciple  did  outrun  Pe'ter,  and  came 
first  to  the  sepulchre. 

.5  And  he  stooping  down,  and  looking  in, 
saw  tile  linen  clCthes  lying :  yet  went  he 
not  in. 

G  Then  cometh  Si'mon  Pe'ter  following 
liiiia,  and  went  into  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth 
the  linen  clothes  lie  ; 

7  And  the  napkin  that  was  about'  his 
head,  not  lying  with  the  linen  clothes,  but 
wrapped  together  in  a  place  by  itself 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other  disciple, 
wliich  came  first  to  the  sepulchre,  and  he 
saw,  and  believed. 

9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scrip- 
ture, that  he  must  rise  again'  from  the 
dead. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away  again' 
unto  their  own  home. 

11  Ti  But  Ma'ry  stood  without  at  the 
sSpulchre  weeping :  and,  as  she  wept,  she 
stooped  down,  and  looked  into  the  sepul- 
chre, 

12  And  seeth  two  an?els  in  white,  sit- 
ting, the  one  at  the  head,  and  the  other  at 
the  feet  where  the  body  of  Je'fus  had 
lain. 

13  And  they  say  unto  her,  Wom'an, 
why  weepest  thou  ?  She  saith  unto  them. 
Because  they  have  ta'ken  1  Sway  my 
Lord,  and  I  know  not  where  they  have 
laid  him. 

14  And  when  she  had  thus  said,  she 
turned  herself  back,  and  saw  Je'§us  stand- 
ing, and  knew  not  that  it  was  Je'jus. 

15  Je'fiis  saith  unto  her,  Wom'an,  why 
weepest  thou?  whom  seekest  thou.'  She, 
supposing  him  to  be  the  g^rdener,2  saith 
anto  him.  Sir,  if  thou  have  borne  him 
hence,  tell  me  where  thou  hast  laid  him, 
and  I  will  take  him  Slway. 

16  Je'fCis  saith  unto  her,  Ma'ry.  She 
turned  herself,  and  saith  unto  him,  Rab-bo'- 
bI  ;  which  is  to  say,  Mci'ster. 

17  Je'^Qs  saith  unto  her,  ToQch  me  not ; 


JOHN  The  incredulity  of  Thovi'aa 

for  I  am  not  yet  ascended  to  my  Fii'ther- 
but  go  to  my  brethren,  and  say  unto  them, 
I  ascend  unto  my  Fd'llier,  and  your  Vk'- 
ther  ;  and  to  my  God,  and  your  (iod. 

18  Ma'ry  Mag-da-le'ne  came  and  told 
the  disciples  that  she  had  seen  the  Lord, 
and  that  he  had  spoken  these  things  unto 
her. 

19  H  Then  the  same  day  at  evening,  be 
ing  the  first  day  of  the  week,  when  the 
doors  were  shut  where  the  disciples  wer« 
assembled  for  fiaar  of  the  Jews,  came  Je'§U8, 
and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Peace  he  unto  you. 

20  And  when  he  had  so  said,  he  showed 
unto  them  his  hands  and  his  side.  Then 
were  the  disciples  glad,  when  they  saw  the 
Lord. 

21  Then  said  Je'fus  to  them  again', 
Peace  he  unto  you  :  as  my  Fk'ther  hath 
sent  me,  even  so  send  I  you. 

22  And  when  lie  had  said  this,  he 
breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Receive  ye  the  Holy  Ghost : 

23  Whose  soever  sins  ye  remit,  they  hre 
remitted  unto  them  ;  and  whose  soever  sins 
ye  retain,  they  are  retained. 

24  H  But  TAom'Ss,  one  of  the  twelve, 
called  DId'y-mus,  was  not  with  them  when 
Je'fus  came. 

25  The  other  disciples,  therc'fbre,  said 
unto  him.  We  have  seen  the  Lord.  But 
he  said  unto  them,  Except  I  shall  see  in  his 
hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my 
finger  into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and 
thrust  my  hand  into  his  side,  I  will  not  be- 
lieve. 

26  IT  And  after  eight  days,  Sgain'  his 
disciples  were  within,  and  T^om'Ss  with 
them.  Then  came  Je'jiis,  the  doors  being 
shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said, 
Peace  he  unto  you. 

27  Then  saith  he  to  TAom'Ss,  Reach 
hither  thy  finger,  and  behold  my  hands; 
and  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  thrust  it  in- 
to my  side  :  and  be  not  faithless,  but  be- 
liev'Ing. 

28  And  T/(om'as  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  My  Lord,  and  my  God. 

29  Je'fus  saith  unto  him,  TAom'Ss,  be- 
cause thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  bglifived: 
bles'sed  are  they  that  have  not  seen,  and 
yet  have  believed. 

30  IT  And  many  other  signs  truly  did 
Je'.jus  in  the  presence  of  his  disciples, 
which  are  not  written  in  this  book : 

31  But  these  ire  written,  that  ye  might 
believe  that  Je'fus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 
God  ;  and  that  belie'ving,  ye  might  have 
life  through  his  name. 

CHAP.   XXL 


AFTER  thi;se  things  Je'fus  showed  him- 
self again'  to  the  disciples  at  the  sea 
of  Ti-be'ri-as ;  and  on  this  wise  showed 
he  himself. 

2  There   wgre   together    Si'mSn   Pet^r, 
and   TAom'as  called   Did'y-mfls,  ind  Na- 


100 


Miraculo7ts  dr&vght  of  fishes.  THE  ACTS 

than'a-gl  of  Ca'na  in  Gal'i-lee,  and  the 
sons  of  Zeb'e-dee,  and  two  other  of  his 
disciples. 

3  Si'inon  Pg'tcr  saith  unto  them,  I  go  a 
fishing.  Thev  say  unto  him,  We  also  go 
with  thee.  They  went  forth,  and  entered 
into  a  ship  immediately ;  and  that  night 
they  caught  nothing. 

4  But,  when  the  morning  was  now  come, 
Je'jus  stood  on  the  shore  :  but  the  disci- 
ples knew  not  that  it  was  Je'fus. 

5  Then  Je'jus  saith  unto  them.  Children, 
have  ye  any  meat.'  They  answered  him, 
No. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  C5st  the  net 
on  the  right  side  of  the  ship,  and  ye  shall 
find.  They  cast,  therc'fore,  and  nuw  they 
were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude 
of  fishes. 

7  Therc'fore  that  disciple  whom  Je'jus 
loved,  saith  unto  Pe't6r,  It  is  the  Lord. 
Now,  when  Si'nion  Pe'tor  h6ard  that  it  was 
the  Lord,  he  girt  1  his  fisher's  coat  unto 
him,  (for  he  was  naked,)  and  did  c5st  him- 
self into  the  sea. 

8  And  the  other  disciples  came  in  a  lit- 
tle ship,  (for  they  wfire  not  far  from  land, 
but  as  it  were  two  hundred  cubits,)  drag- 
ging the  net  w-itli  fishes. 

9  As  soon  then  as  they  w6rc  come  to 
land,  they  saw  a  fire  of  coals  there,  and  fish 
laid  thereon,  and  bread. 

10  Je'fus  saith  unto  them.  Bring  of  the 
fish  which  ye  have  now  caught. 

11  Si'mon  Pe'tcr  went  up,  and  drew  2 
the  net  to  land  full  of  great  fishes,  a  hundred 
and  fifty  and  three;  and  for  all  there  were  so 
many,  yet  was  not  the  net  broken. 3 

12  H  Je'fus  saith  unto  them,  Come  and 
dine.  And  none  of  the  disciples  durst  ask 
him,  Who  art  thou .'  knowing  that  it  was 
the  Lord. 

13  Je'fus  then  cometli,  and  taketh  bread, 
and  giveth  them,  and  fish  likewise. 

14  This  is  now  the  third  time  that  Je'|us 
showed  himself  to  his  disciples,  after  that 
he  was  risen  from  the  dead. 

15  H  So,  when  they  had  dined,  Je'fus 
saith  to  Si'mon  Pe'ter,  Si'mon,  so7i  of  Jo'- 


Chrlst's  charge  to  Pe'tCT. 
nas,  lovest  thou  me  more  than  these  .'  He 
saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord  ;  thou  knowest 
that  1  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him.  Feed 
my  lambs. 

IG  He  saith  unto  him  again'  the  second 
time,  Si'mon,  son  of  Jo'nas,  lovest  thou 
me  .'  He  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord  ;  thou 
knowest  that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto 
hin>,  Feed  my  slieep. 

17  He  saiih  unto  him  the  third  time,  Si'- 
mon, S071  of  Jo'nas,  lovest  thou  me  ?  Pe'tei 
was  grieved  because  he  said  unto  him  the 
third  time,  Lovest  thou  me.''  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things  ; 
thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  Je'fUB  saith 
unto  him.  Feed  my  sheep. 

18  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  W'licn 
thou  wast  young,  thou  gir'dcdst  thyself, 
and  walkedst  wliilher  thou  wouldst :  but 
when  tiiou  sluilt  be  old,  thou  sliait  stretch 
forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird  thee, 
and  carry    thee  whither  thou  wouldst  not 

ID  This  spake  lie  signifying  by  what  death 
he  should  glorify  God.  And,  when  he 
had  spoken  4  this,  he  saith  unto  him.  Fol- 
low me. 

20  Then  Pe  tir,  turning  about',  seeth  the 
disciple  whom  Je'fus  loved  following ; 
which  also  leaned  on  his  breast  at  supper, 
and  said.  Lord,  which  is  he  that  bctrayetb 
thee  .' 

21  Pe'ter  seeing  him,  saith  to  Je'fus, Lord, 
and  wUaI  shall  this  man  do  ? 

22  Je'fus  saith  unto  him,  If  I  will  that  he 
tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ?  Fol- 
low thou  me. 

23  Then  went  this  saying  abrofid  among 
the  brethren,  that  that  disciple  should  not 
die  :  yet  Je'fus  said  not  unto  him.  He  shall 
not  die  ;  but.  If  1  will  that  he  tarry  till  I 
come,  what  is  that  to  thee  .' 

24  H  This  is  the  disciple  which  testifieth 
of  these  things,  and  wrote  these  things : 
and  we  know  that  his  tes'timony  is  true. 

25  And  there  are  also  many  other  things 
which  Je'fus  did,  the  which,  if  they  should 
be  written  every  one,  I  suppose  that  even 
the  world  itself  could  not  contain  the  books 
that  should  be  written.     A'm5n  . 


THE  ACTS  OF  THE  APOSTLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 
fTtHE  former  treatise  have  I  made,  O 
J.    The-oph'i-lus,  of  all  that  Je'fQs  began 
both  to  do  and  teach, 

2  Until  the  day  in  which  he  was  taken 
up,  iftcr  that  he  through  the  Holy  Ghost 
bad  given  comm;\nd'm6nts  unto  the  apos- 
tles whom  he  had  chosen  : 

1  girt.  3  drdd. 

12-    * 


3  To  whom  also  he  showed  himself 
SiTve  after  his  passion,  by  many  infallible 
proofs,  being  seen  of  them  forty  days,  and 
speaking  of  the  things  p^rtainTng  to  the 
kingdom  of  God  : 

4  And,  being  assembled  together  with 
them,  commJln'ded  them  that  they  should 
not  depart  from  Je-rft'sa-lgm,  but  wait  for 

3  brO'k'n.  *  svCk'n. 


Pe'tir's  exhdrtd'tion. 


THE  ACTS. 


Mdt-thl'ds  drddin'ed 


the  promise  of  the  Fa'thor,  which,  sailh  he, 
ye  have  heard  of  me. 

5  For  John  truly  baptized  with  wiiter  ; 
but  ye  sh;ill  be  baptized  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  not  many  days  hence. 

6  When  they,  tliere'fore,  wfirc  come  to- 
gether, they  ^sked  of  him,  saying,  Lord, 
wilt  thou  at  this  time  restore  Sgain'  the 
kingdom  to  15'ra-el .' 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is  not  for 
you  to  know  the  times  or  the  seasons,  which 
the  Fa'ther  hath  put  in  his  own  power  : 

8  But  ye  shall  receive  power,  kfter  that 
the  Holy  Ghost  is  come  upon  you  :  and  ye 
shall  be  witnesses  unto  me,  both  in  Je-rQ'sa- 
lern,  and  in  all  Ju-de'a,  and  in  Sa-ma'ri-5, 
and  unto  the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth. 

9  And,  when  he  had  spoken  these  things, 
while  they  beheld,  he  was  taken  1  up  ;  and 
a  cloud  received  him  out  of  their  sight. 

10  II  And,  while  they  looked  stead'fast- 
'y  to'jodrd  heaven,  as  he  went  up,  behold, 
twK)  men  stood  by  them  in  white  apparel ; 

11  Which  also  said,  Ye  men  of  Gal'i-lee, 
why  stand  ye  gazing  up  into  heaven  ?  This 
same  Je'fus,  which  is  taken  up  from  you 
into  heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like  manner 
as  ye  have  seen  him  go  into  heaven. 

12  IT  Then  returned  they  unto  Je-ru'sa- 
lem  from  the  mount  called  ol'i-vet,  which 
is  from  Je-rii'sa-lem  a  sSb'bath-day's  jour- 
ney. 

13  And  when  they  were  come  in,  they 
went  up  into  an  upper  room,  where  abode 
both  Pe'ter,  and  James,  and  Jo/in,  and  An'- 
drevv,2  PhTl'Tp,  and  TAum'as,  Bir-thol'o- 
mew,  and  PJat  tiievv,  James  the  son  of  Al- 
phe'us,  and  Si'mon  Ze-lo'tes,  and  Ju'dSs 
the  brdther  of  James. 

14  These  all  continued  with  one  accord 
in  prayer  and  supplication,  with  the  wom'- 
en,  and  Ma'ry  the  mother  of  Je'jus,  and 
with  his  brethren. 

15  II  And  in  those  days  Pe'ter  stood  up 
in  the  midst  of  the  disciples,  and  said,  (the 
number  of  the  names  together  were  about' 
a  hundred  and  twenty,) 

16  Men  and  brethren,  this  scripture  must 
needs  have  been  fulfilled,  which  the  Holy 
Ghost,  by  the  mouth  of  Da'vid,  spake  be- 
fore concer'ning  Ju'das,  which  was  guide  to 
them  that  took  Je'jus. 

17  For  he  was  numbered  with  us,  and 
had  obtained  part  of  this  ministry. 

18  Now  this  man  purchased  a  field  with 
the  rewird  of  inlq'uity  ;  and,  falling  head- 
long, he  burst  Stsun'der  in  the  midst,  and  all 
his  bowels  gushed  out. 

19  And  it  was  known  unto  all  the  dwell- 
ers at  Je-rCi'sa-Iem  :  insomuch  as  that  field 
is  called,  in  their  proper  tongue,  A-cel'da- 
ma,2  that  is  to  say,  The  field  of  blood. 

20  For  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Psrilmj, 
Let  his  habitation  be  desolate,  and  let  no 
man  dwell  therein  :  and,  His  bishoprick  let 
toother  take. 

21  Wherefore,  of  these  men  which  have 


companiod  with   us  all   the   time  that  the 
Lord  Je'jus  went  in  and  out  Smong  us, 

22  Beginning  from  the  baptism  of  JoAn, 
unto  that  same  day  that  he  was  taken  up 
from  us,  must  one  be  ordain'ed,  to  be  a  wit- 
ness with  us  of  his  resurrection. 

23  And  they  appointed  two,  Jo's§ph 
called  BLir'sa-bas,  who  was  surnamed  Jus'- 
tus,  and  Mat-thl'Ss. 

24  And  they  prayed,  and  said.  Thou, 
Lord,  which  knowest  the  hearts  of  all 
vicn,  show  whether  of  these  two  thou  hast 
chosen, 

25  That  he  may  take  part  of  this  minis- 
try and  apos'tle-ship,  from  which  Ju'dls  by 
transgression  fell,  that  he  might  go  to  liis 
own  place. 

20  And  they  gave  forth  their  lots:  and  the 
lot  fell  upon  Mat-thi'as  ;  and  he  was  num- 
bered with  the  eleven  apostles. 
CHAP.  II. 

AND  when  the  day  of  Pen'te-cost  was 
fully  come,  they  were  all  with  one  ac- 
cord in  one  place. 

2  And  suddenly  there  came  a  sound 
from  heaven,  as  of  a  rushing  mighty  wind, 
and  it  filled  al!  the  house  where  they  were 
sitting. 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them  cloven 
tongues  like  as  of  fire,  and  it  sat  upon  each 
of  them. 

4  And  they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  began  to  speak  with  other 
tongues,  as  the  Spir'if  gave  them  utter- 
ance. 

5  And  there  were  dwelling  at  Je-rCl'sa- 
lem,  Jews,  devout  men,  out  of  every  nation 
under  heaven. 

6  Now,  when  this  was  noised  abro&d,  the 
multitude  came  together,  and  were  con- 
founded, because  that  every  man  heard 
them  speak  in  his  own  language. 

7  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  mar- 
velled, saying  one  to  another.  Behold, 
i\re  not  all  these  which  speak,  Gal-i-le'- 
ins  ? 

8  And  how  hear  we  every  man  in  our 
own  tongue,  wherein  we  were  born  ? 

9  Pkr'thi-ans,  and  Medes,  and  E'l5m-ites, 
and  the  dwellers  in  Mes-6-po-ta'mi-a,  and 
in  Ju-de'5,  and  C5p-pa-d6'ci-a,3  in  Pon'tus, 
and  A'5i-&,4 

10  Phrye'i-a,  and  Pam-phyl'i-a,  in  E' 
j^pt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Lyb'y-S  about' 
Cy-re'ne,  and  strangers  of  Rome.S  Jews 
and  pros'e-lytes, 

11  Cretes  and  A-ra'bi-5nf,  we  do  hear 
them  speak  in  our  tongues  the  won'derffll 
works  of  God. 

12  And  they  were  all  Smazed,  and  were 
in  doubt,  saying  one  to  another,  What 
meaneth  this.'' 

13  Others,  mocking,  said,  These  men  ire 
full  of  new  wine. 

14  H  But  Pe'ter,  standing  up  with  the 
eleven,  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  said  unto 
them,    Ye  men  of  Ju-de'a,  and  all  ye  that 


1  An'drdd.        2  A-sel'da-md.        3  K&p-pa-d6'she-&.        4  A'zhe-d. 


5  Rddm. 
102 


Pe'tir's  PSn'tc-cost  slrmon. 


THE  ACTS. 


A  lame  man  restored. 


dwell  at   Je-riVsa-Jgm,  be  this  known  unto 
you,  and  hearken  to  my  words  : 

15  For  these  iirc  not  drunken,  as  ye  sup- 

5086,  seeing  it  is  but  the  third  hour  of  the 
ay. 

16  But  this  is  that  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophet  Jo'6l ; 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  p5ss  in  the  I5st 
days,  (saith  God,)  I  will  pour  out  of  my 
Splr'it  upon  all  flesh  :  ancf  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  shall  proph'c-sy,  and  your 
young  men  shall  sec  vijions,  and  your  old 
men  shall  dream  dreams  : 

18  And  on  my  servants,  and  on  my 
handmaidens,  I  will  pour  out  in  those 
days  of  my  SpTr'it  ;  and  they  shall  proph'- 
6-sy  ; 

19  And  I  will  show  wonders  in  heaven 
above,  and  signs  in  the  earth  beneath : 
blood,  and  fire,  and  vapour  of  smoke  : 

20  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness, 
and  the  moon  into  blood,  before  that  great 
and  notable  day  of  the  Lord  come  :  j 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  If'ra-el,  hear  these  words  ; 
Je'fQs  of  Naz'a-reth,  a  man  approved  of 
God  among  you,  by  miracles,  and  won- 
ders, and  signs,  which  God  did  by  him 
in  the  midst  of  you,  as  ye  yourselves  also 
know  : 

23  Him,  being  delivered  by  the  detSr'mi- 
nate  counsel  and  foreknowledge  of  God, 
ye  have  taken,  and  by  wicked  hands  have 
crl'^cified  and  slain  ; 

24  Whom  God  hath  raised  up,  having 
166sed  the  pains  of  death  ;  because  it  was 
not  possible  that  he  should  be  holden  of  it. 

25  For  Ds'vid  speaketh  concer'ning  him, 
I  foresaw  the  Lord  always  before  my  face: 
for  he  is  on  my  right  hand,  that  I  should  not 
be  moved  : 

26  There'foro  did  my  hecirt  rejoice,  and 
my  tongue  was  glad  ;  moreover  also,  my 
flesh  shall  rest  in  hope  : 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul 
in  hell;  neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy 
One   to    see  corruption. 

28  Thou  hast  made  known  to  me  the 
ways  of  life  ;  thou  shalt  make  me  full  of 
joy  with  thy  countenance. 

29  Men  and  brethren,  let  me  freely 
speak  unto  you  of  the  pa'triJirch  Da'vid, 
that  ho  is  both  dead  and  buried,  and  his 
sepulchre  is  with  us  unto  this  day. 

30  *rhere'fore  being  a  prophet,  and  know- 
ing that  God  had  sworn  with  an  oath  to 
him,  that  of  the  fruit  of  his  loins,  according 
to  the  flesh,  he  would  raise  up  Christ  to  sit 
on  his  throne  ; 

31  He  seeing  this  before,  spake  of  the 
resurrection  of  Christ,  that  his  soul  was  not 
leA  in  hell,  neitner  his  flesh  did  see  cor- 
ruption. 

32  This  Jg'fiis  hath  God  raised  up, 
whereof  we  all  ire  witnesses. 


33  Th6r«'fore,  being  by  the  right  hand 
of  God  e.xAlted,  and  having  received  of  the 
Fii'ther  the  promise  of  the  Holy  GhOst,  he 
hath  shed  forth  this,  which  ye  now  see  and 
hear. 

34  For  Da'vid  is  not  ascended  into  the 
heavens  :  but  he  saith  himself,  The  Lord 
said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
hand, 

35  Until  I  make  thy  foes  thy  footstool. 

36  Therc'fore  let  all  the  house  of  Ij'ra-gl 
know  assuredly,  that  God  hath  made  that 
same  Je'jus,  whom  ye  have  crucified,  both 
Lord  and  Christ. 

37  H  Now,  when  they  heard  this,  they 
were  pricked  in  their  hei\rt,  and  said  unto 
Pe'tcr,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  apostles.  Men 
and.  brethren,  what  shall  we  do  ? 

38  Then  Pe'tcr  said  unto  them.  Repent, 
and  be  baptized  every  one  of  you  in  the 
name  of  Je'fus  Christ  for  the  remission  of 
sins,   and   ve  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the 

I  Holy  Ghost. 

3!)  For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and  to 
your  children,  and  to  all  that  ^re  afkr  oflT, 
even  as  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words  did  he 
testify  and  exhort,  saying.  Save  yourselves 
from  this  unto'?p;'ird  generation. 

41  H  Tlien  they  that  gladly  received  his 
word  were  baptized  :  and  the  same  day 
there  were  added  unto  them  about'  three 
thousand  souls. 

42  And  they  continued  stead 'Histly  in  the 
apostles'  doc'trine  and  fellowship,  und  in 
breaking  of  bread,  and  in  prayers. 

43  And  fear  came  upon  every  soul  :  and 
many  wonders  and  signs  were  done  by  the 
apostles. 

44  And  all  that  believed  w6re  together, 
and  had  all  things  common  ; 

45  And  sold  their  po^^es'sions  and  goods. 


and  parted  them  to  all  mere,  as  ^yety  man 
had  need. 

46  And  they,  continuing  daily  with  one 
accord  in  the  temple,  and  breaking  bread 
from  house  to  house,  did  eat  their  meal 
with  gladness,  and  singleness  of  heirt  ; 

47  Praising  God,  and  having  favour  witli 
all  the  people.  And  the  Lord  added  to  the 
church  daily  such  as  should  be  saved. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  Pe'ter  and  JoAn  went  up  togethci 
into  the  temple  at  the  hour  of  prayer, 
being  the  ninth  hour. 

2  And  a  cfir'taln  man,  lame  from  bis 
mother's  womb,  was  carried,  whom  they 
laid  daily  at  the  gate  of  the  temple,  whioh 
is  called  BeaU'tifiM,  to  ask  h\m^  of  them 
that  entered  into  the  temple  . 

3  Who,  seeing  Pe'tcr  and  36kn  about'  to 
go  into  the  temple,  asked  an  Jilmj. 

4  And  Pe'ter,  f  as'tening  his  eyes  upon 
him,  with  JoAn,  said.  Look  on  us. 

5  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them,  expect- 
ing to  receive  something  of  them. 


103 


Pe'tdr  preacketh  to  the  people.  THE 

6  Then  Pc't6r  said,  Silver  and  gold  have 
I  none  ;  but  such  as  I  have,  give  I  thee  :  In 
the  name  of  Je'fus  Christ  of  NSz'a-reth, 
rise  up  and  w&lk. 

7  And  he  took  him  by  the  right  hand, 
and  lifted  him  up  :  and  immediately  his 
feet  and  ankle-bones  received  strength. 

8  And  he,  leaping  up,  stood,  and  walked, 
and  entered  with  them  into  the  temple, 
wAlk'Ing,  and  leaping,  and  praising  God. 

9  And  all  the  people  saw  him  w&lk'ing, 
and  praising  God  : 

10  And  they  knew  that  it  was  he  which 
gat  for  alm^  at  the  Beau'tiful  Gate  of  the 
temple  ;  and  they  were  filled  with  wonder 
and  amaze'ment  at  that  which  had  happen- 
ed unto  him. 

11  And,  as  the  lame  man  which  was 
healed,  held  Pe'ter  and  John,  all  the  people 
ran  together  unto  them  in  the  porch  that  is 
called  Sol'o-mon's,  greatly  won'dering. 

12  H  And  when  Pe'ter  saw  it,  he  answer- 
ed unto  the  people.  Ye  men  of  Ij'ra-el, 
why  marvel  ye  at  this  ?  or  why  look  ye  so 
ear'nestly  on  us,  as  though  by  our  own  pow- 
er or  holiness  we  had  made  this  man  to 
walk  .'' 

13  The  God  of  A'bra-ham.  and  of  I'faac, 
and  of  Ja'cob,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  hath 
glorified  his  Son  Je'|us:  whom  ye  delivered 
up,  and  denied  him  in  the  presence  of  Pl'- 
ISte,  when  he  was  deter'mined  to  let  him 

go- 

14  But  ye  denied  the  Holy  One,  and  the 
Just,  and  desired  a  murderer  to  be  granted 
unto  you  ; 

15  And  killed  the  Prince  of  Life,  whom 
God  hath  raised  from  the  dead  ;  whereof 
we  cire  witnesses. 

16  And  his  name,  through  faith  in  his 
name,  hath  made  this  man  strong,  whom 
ye  see  and  know  :  yea,  the  faith  which  is 
by  him  hath  given  him  this  perfect  sound- 
ness in  the  presence  of  you  all. 

17  And  now,  brethren,  I  wot*  that 
through  ignorance  ye  did  it,  as  did  also 
your  rulers. 

18  But  those  things  which  God  before 
had  showed  by  the  mouth  of  all  his  proph- 
ets, that  Christ  should  suffer,  he  hath  so 
fulfilled. 

19  IT  Repent  ye,  thSre'fore,  and  be  con- 
vert'ed,  that  your  sins  may  be  blotted  out, 
when  the  times  of  refreshing  shall  come 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  ; 

20  And  he  shall  send  Je'^tis  ^hrlst,  which 
before  was  preached  unto  you  : 

21  Whom  the  heaven  must  receive  until 
the  times  of  restitution  of  all  things,  which 
God  hath  spoken  1  by  the  mouth  of  all  his 
holy  prophets  since  the  world  began. 

22  For  Mo'ies  truly  said  unto  the  fathers, 
A  Proph'et  shall  the  Lord  your  God  raise 
up  unto  you  of  your  brethren,  like  unto  me; 
him  shall  ye  hear  in  all  things,  whatsoever 
he  shall  say  unto  you. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pJLss,  that  every 

*  know.  1  spo'k'n 


ACTS.         The  rulers  offended  with  Pe'tir. 

I  soul,  which  will  not  hear  that  prophet, 
shall  be  destroy'ed  from  among  the  peo- 
ple. 

24  Yea,  and  all  the  prophets  from  SSm'- 
u-el,  and  those  that  follow  after,  as  many 
as  have  spoken,  have  likewise  foretold'  of 
these  days. 

25  Ye  ire  the  children  of  the  prophets, 
and  of  the  covenant  whichGod  made  with 
our  fathers,  saying  unto  A'bra-ham,  And 
in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  kindreds  of  the  fiarth 
be  blSss'ed. 

26  Unto  you  first,  God,  having  raised  up 
his  Son  Je'jus,  sent  him  to  bless  you,  in 
turning  away  every  one  of  you  from  his 
iniq'uities. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND,  as  they  spake  unto  the  people,  the 
priests,  and  the  cap'tain  of  the  tem- 
ple, and  the  Sad'du-cees,  came  upon 
them, 

2  Being  grieved  that  they  taught  the  peo- 
ple, and  preached  through  .Te'|us  the  resur- 
rection from  the  dead. 

3  And  they  laid  hands  on  them,  and  put 
them  in  hold  unto  the  next  day :  lr)r  it  was 
now  even-tide. 

4  Howbeit  many  of  them  which  heard 
the  word,  believed  :  and  the  number  of  the 
men  was  about'  five  thousand. 

5  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  their  rulers,  and  elders,  and  scribes, 

C  And  An'nas  the  high  priest,  and  Cai'a- 
phas,2  and   JoAn,  and  Al-ex-an'der,  and  as 

any  as  were  of  the  kindred  of  the  high 
priest,  were  gathered  together  at  Je-r&'sa- 
lem. 

7  And  when  they  had  set  them  in  the 
midst,  they  asked,  By  what  power,  or  by 
what  name,  liave  ye  done  this  ^ 

8  Then  Pe'ter,  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  said  unto  them.  Ye  rulers  of  the 
people,  and  elders  of  I|'ra-el, 

9  If  we  this  day  be  examined  of  the  good 
deed  done  to  the  impotent  man,  by  what 
means  he  is  made  whole  ; 

10  Be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and  to  all 
the  people  of  I§'ra-el,  that  by  the  name  of 
Je'fus  Christ  of  Naz'a-reth,  whom  ye  crfl- 
cified,  whom  God  raised  from  the  dead, 
even  by  him  doth  this  man  stand  here  be- 
fore you  whole. 

11  This  is  the  stone  which  was  set  at 
nought  of  you  builders,  which  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner. 

12  Neither  is  there  salvation  in  any 
other  :  for  there  is  none  other  name  under 
heaven  given  among  men,  whereby  we 
must  be  saved. 

13  IT  Now  when  they  saw  the  boldness 
of  Pe'ter  and  JoAn,and  perceived  that  they 
were  unlear'ned  and  ignorant  men,  they 
marvelled  ;  and  they  took  knowledge  of 
them,  that  they  had  been  with  Je'fus. 

14  And  beholding  the  man  which  was 
healed  standing  with  them,  they  could  sajr 
nothing  against'  it. 

"  -^      104 


The  Holy  Ghost  given.  THE  ACTS 

15  But  when  they  had  cominan'ded  them 
to  go  Sside  out  of  the  council,  they  con- 
ftr'red  among  themselves, 

16  Saying,  What  shall  we  do  to  these 
men  ?  for  that  indeed  a  notable  miracle 
hath  been  done  by  them  is  manifest  to  all 
them  that  dwell  in  Je-rCi'sa-lem  ;  and  we 
cannot  deny  it. 

17  But,  that  it  spread  no  further  among 
the  people,  let  us  straitly  threaten  them, 
that  they  speak  henceforth  to  no  man  in  this 
name. 

18  And  they  called  them,  and  command'- 
ed  them  not  to  speak  at  all,  nor  teach  in  the 
name  of  Je'^Cis. 

19  But  Pe'ter  and  J6hn  answered,  and 
said  unto  tiiem,  Whether  it  be  right  in  the 
sight  of  God  to  hearken  unto  you  more 
than  unto  God,  judge  ye. 

20  For  wc  cannot  but  speak  the  things 
which  we  have  seen  and  heard. 

21  So,  when  they  had  further  threatened 
them,  they  let  them  go,  finding  nothing  how 
they  might  punish  them,  because  of  the 
people  :  for  all  men  glorified  God  for  that 
which  was  done. 

22  For  the  man  was  above  forty  years 
old,  on  whom  this  miracle  of  heahng  was 
showed. 

23  IT  And,  being  let  go,  they  went  to 
their  own  company,  and  reported  all  that 
the  chief  priests  and  elders  had  said  imto 
them. 

24  And,  when  they  heard  that,  they  lift- 
ed up  their  voice  to  God  vi'ith  one  accord, 
and  said.  Lord,  thou  art  God,  which  hast 
made  heaven,  and  Sarth,  and  the  sea,  and 
all  that  in  them  is: 

2-5  Who  by  the  mouth  of  thy  sgrvant 
Da'vTd  hast  said.  Why  did  the  heathen 
rage,  and  the  people  imagine  vain  things  ? 

26  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood  up,  and 
the  rulers  were  gathered  together  against' 
the  Lord,  and  against'  his  Christ. 

27  For,  of  a  truth,  against'  thy  holy  child 
Je'fiis,  whom  thou  hast  anoin'ted,  both 
HSr'6d  and  P6n'ti-Qsl  Pi'late,  with  the 
(^gn'tlles,  and  the  people  of  If'ra-gl,  w^rc 
gathered  together, 

28  For  to  do  whatsoever  thy  hand  and 
thy  council  detfir'mlned  before  to  be  done. 

29  And  now,  Lord,  behold  their  threat- 
enings :  and  grant  unto  thy  sgrvants,  that 
with  all  boldness  they  may  speak  thy 
ward, 

30  By  stretching  forth  thine  hand  to 
heal  ;  and  that  signs  and  wdnders  may 
he  done  by  the  name  of  thy  holy  child  Je'- 
$tis. 

31  IT  And,  when  they  had  prayed,  the 
place  was  shaken  where  they  w6rc  assem- 
bled togSther  ;  and  they  w5re  all  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake  the  word 
of  God  with  boldness. 

32  And  the  multitude  of  them  that  be- 
lieved w6re  of  one  hekrt,  and  of  one  soul : 
neither  said  any  of  them  that  ftught  of  the 

1  Pdn'tshe-Hs. 


An-a-nl'ds  and  Sip-phl'rS. 
things  which  he  pSjjgss'ed,  was  his  own  ; 
but  they  had  all  things  common. 

33  And  with  great  pow<>i-  ^;im^  the 
apostles  witness  of  the  resurrection  of  the 
Lord  Je'jQs:  and  great  grace  was  upon  them 
all. 

34  Neither  was  there  any  am(5ng  them 
that  lacked  :  for  as  many  as  w6rc  pofj^s' 
sors  of  lands  or  houses,  sold  them,  and 
brought  the  prices  of  the  things  that  w6re 
sold, 

35  And  laid  them  down  at  the  apostles* 
feet :  and  distribution  was  made  unto  every 
man  according  as  he  had  need. 

36  And  Jo'fgs,  who  by  the  apostles  was 
surnamcd  Bkr'na-bas,  (which  is,  being  Tn- 
tgr'preted,  The  son  of  consolation,)  a  Le'- 
vlte,  and  of  the  country  of  Cy'prils, 

37  Having  land,  sold  it,  and  brought  the 
money,  and  laid  it  at  the  apostles'  feet. 

CHAP.  V. 

BUT  a  cgr'taTn  man,  named  An-a-nT'5s, 
with   Sap-phi'ra,  his  wife,  sold  a  pof 
fSs'sion, 

2  And  kept  back  part  of  the  price,  his 
wife  also  being  privy  to  it,  and  brought  a 
c6r'tain  part,  and  laid  it  at  the  Spostles' 
feet. 

3  But  Pe't6r  said,  In-a-ni'as,  why  hath 
Sa'tan  filled  thine  hekrt  to  lie  to  the  Holv 
Ghost,  and  to  keep  back  part  of  the  price 
of  the  land  ? 

4  Whiles  it  remained,  was  it  not  thine 
own  .■'  and  after  it  was  sold,  was  it  not  in 
thine  own  power .''  Why  hast  thou  con- 
ceived this  tiling  in  thine  hekrt .'  thou  hast 
not  lied  unto  men,  but  unto  God. 

5  And  An-a-ni'as,  hearing  these  words, 
fell  down,  and  gave  up  the  ghost :  and  great 
fear  came  on  all  them  that  hfiard  these 
things. 

6  And  tlie  young  men  aroje,  woftnd  him 
up,  and  carried  him  out,  and  buried  him. 

7  And  it  was  about'  the  space  of  three 
hours  after,  when  his  wife,  not  knowing 
what  was  done,  came  in. 

8  And  Pe't6r  answered  unto  her,  Tell 
me,  whether  ye  sold  the  land  for  so  much  ? 
And  she  said,  Yfia,  for  so  much. 

9  Then  Pe'ter  said  unto  her.  How  is  it 
that  ye  have  agreed  together  to  tempt  the 
Spir'it  of  the  Lord  ?  Behold,  the  feet  of 
them  which  have  buried  thy  hQj'bdnd  ^re  at 
the  door,  and  shall  carry  thee  out. 

10  Then  fell  she  down  straightway  at 
his  feet,  and  yielded  up  the  ghost :  and  the 
young  men  came  in,  and  found  her  dead, 
and,  carrying  her  forth,  buried  her  by  her 
hQf'biind. 

11  And  great  fear  came  upon  all  the 
church,  and  upon  as  many  as  heard  these 
things. 

12  IT  And  by  the  hands  of  the  apSstles 
w6re  many  signs  and  winders  wrdught 
am<5ng  the  people  :  (and  they  were  all  wth 
one  accord  in  bSl'o-mSn's  porch. 

13  And  of  the  rest,  durst  no  man  join 

105 


The  dpdstlcs  imprisoned.  THE  ACTS 

himself  to  them,  but  the  people  magnified   hand  lo  be 
them  : 

14  And  believers  w6re  the  more  added 
to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both  of  men  and 
■vom'en  :) 

15  Insomuch,  that  they  brought  forth  the 
sick  into  tiie  streets,  and  laid  them  on  beds 
and  couches,  that,  at  the  least,  the  shadow 
of  Pe't^r  passing  by,  might  overshadow 
some  of  them. 

10  There  came  also  a  multitude  out  of 
the  cities  round  about'  unto  Je-riYsa-lem, 
bringing  sick  folks,  and  them  which  were 
vexed  with  unclean  spirits  :  and  they  were 
healed  every  one. 

17  H  Tlien  the  high  priest  rose  up,  and 
all  they  that  were  with  him,  (which  is  the 
sect  of  the  Sad'du-cees,)  and  were  filled 
with  indignation, 

18  And  laid  their  hands  on  the  Spostles, 
and  put  them  in  the  common  prison. 

19  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  by  night 
opened  the  prison  doors,  and  brought  them 
ff>rth,  and  said, 

20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the  temple 
to  the  people  all  the  words  of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  that,  they  en- 
tered into  the  temple  early  in  the  morning, 
and  taught.  But  the  high  priest  came,  and 
they  that  were  with  him,  and  called  the 
coimcil  together,  and  all  the  senate  of  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-gl,  and  sent  to  the  prison 
to  have  them  brought. 

22  But  when  the  officers  came,  and 
found  them  not  in  the  prison,  they  return- 
ed, and  told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly  found  we 
shut  with  all  safety,  and  the  keepers  stand- 
ing without  before  the  doors :  but,  when 
we  had  opened,  we  found  no  man  within. 

24  Now,  when  the  high  priest,  and  the 
cSp'taln  of  the  temple,  and  the  chief  priests 
heard  these  things,  they  doftbted  of  them 
whereunto  this  would  grow. 

25  Then  came  one  and  told  them,  say- 
ing. Behold,  the  men  whom  ye  put  in  pris- 
on are  standing  in  the  temple,  and  teaching 
the  people. 

26  Then  went  the  cap'tain  with  the  offi- 
cers, and  brought  them  without  violence  : 
(for  they  feared  the  people,  lest  they  should 
have  been  stoned :) 

27  And,  when  they  had  brought  them 
they  set  them  before  the  council :    and  the 

jh  priest  asked  them. 


hig 


The  counsel  of  Ga-ma'li-Sl. 
Prince  and  a  Sav'iour  1  for  to 
give  repentance  to  If'ra-Sl,  and  forgiveness 
of  sins. 

32  And  we  are  his  witnesses  of  these 
things  ;  and  so  is  also  the  Holy  Ghost, 
whom  God  hath  given  to  them  that  obey 
him. 

33  II  When  they  heard  that,  they  were  cut 
to  the  heart,  and  took  counsel  to  slay  them. 

34  Then  stood  there  up  one  in  the  coun- 
cil, a  Phar'i-see,  named  Ga-ma'li-el,  a  doc- 
tor of  the  law,  had  in  reputation  among  all 
the  people,  and  comman'ded  to  put  the 
apostles  forth  a  little  space  ; 

35  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  men  of  I5' 
ra-el,  take  heed  to  yourselves  what  ye  in 
tend  to  do  as  touch'ing  these  men. 

3G  For  before  these  days  rose  up  Thcu'- 
das,  boasting  himself  to  be  somebody  ;  to 
whom  a  number  of  men,  about'  four  hun- 
dred, joined  themselves  :  who  was  slain  ; 
and  all,  as  many  as  obeyed  him,  were  scat- 
tered, and  brought  to  nought. 

37  After  this  man  rose  up  Ju'das  of 
Gal'i-lee,  in  the  days  of  the  taxing,  and 
drew  2  away  much  people  after  him  :  he 
also  perished :  and  all,  even  as  many  as 
obeyed  him,  were  dispers'ed. 

38  And  now,  I  say  unto  you.  Refrain 
from  these  men,  and  let  them  alone  ;  for  if 
this  counsel,  or  this  work,  be  of  men,  it 
will  come  to  nought : 

39  But  if  it  be  of  God,  ye  cannot  over- 
throw it ;  lest  haply  ye  be  found  even  to 
fight  against'  God. 

40  And  to  him  they  agreed  :  and  when 
they  had  called  the  apostles,  and  beaten 
them,  they  comman'ded  that  they  should 
not  speak  in  the  name  of  Je'jus,  and  let 
them  go. 

41  IT  And  they  departed  from  the  pres- 
ence of  the  council,  rejoicing  that  they 
were  counted  worthy  to  suffer  shame  for 
his  name. 

42  And  daily  in  the  temple,  and  in  eve- 
ry house,  they  ceased  not  to  teach  and 
preach  Je'stis  Christ. 

CHAP.  VL 

AND  in  those  days,  when  the  number  of 
the  disciples  was  multiplied,  there 
arofe  a  murmuring  of  the  Gre'ci-ans  against' 
the  He'brews,  3  because  their  widows  were 
neglected  in  the  daily  ministration. 

2  Then  the  twelve  called  the  multitude 
of  the  disciples  unto  them,  and  said.  It  is 


28  Saying,  Did  not  we  straitly  command' mot  reason  that  we  should  leave  the  word 


vou,  that  ye  should  not  teach  in  this  name.' 
and,  behold,  ye  have  filled  Je-rft'sa-lem 
with  your  doc'trlne,  and  intend  to  bring 
this  man's  blood  upon  us. 

29  IT  Then  Pe'ter  and  the  other  apostles 
answered  and  said.  We  ought  to  obey  God 
rather  than  men. 

30  The  God  of  our  fathers  raised  up 
Je'ftis,  whom  ye  slew  and  hanged  on  a 
tree : 

31  Him  hath  God  exalted  with  his  right 

I  Sdte'^ir.  9  drdd. 


of  God,  and  sfirve  tables. 

3  Wherefore,  brethren,  look  ye  out 
among  you,  seven  men  of  Aon'est  report, 
full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  wisdom,  whom 
we  may  appoint  over  this  business. 

4  But  we  will  give  ourselves  continual- 
ly to  prayer,  and  to  the  ministry  of  the 
word. 

5  II  And  the  saying  pleased  the  whole 
multitude ;  and  they  chose  Ste'phen,4  a 
man  full  of  faith  and  of  the  Holy   Ghost, 

3  He'brddz  *  Ste'tn. 

106 


Seven  deacons  chosen.  THE  ACTS.  Ste'phen's  defence. 

and  Philip,  and  Proch'o-rQs,  and  Ni-ca'nor.  after  tli;it  slinll  tiiry   come  for'li    and  serve 
and  Ti'mon,  and  Par'nie-nSs,  and  Nic'o-ISs  me  in  this  pliK'c. 
a  prSs'e-lytc  fif  An'ti-ocli  ; 

C  Whom  tliey  set  before  tlie  Spostles ; 
and  when  they  had  prayed,  they  laid  their 
hands  on  them. 

7  TT  And  the  word  of  God  increased  ; 
and  the  number  of  the  disciples  multiplied 
in  Je-nVsa-lgm  greatly  ;  and  a  great  com- 
pany of  the  priests  wSre  obe'dient  1  to  the 
faith. 

8  TI  And  Ste'phcii,  full  of  faith  and  pow- 
er, did  great  wonders  and  miracles  Smong 
the  people. 

9  Then  tiieie.  Srojc  c6r'taln  of  tlie  s^n'a- 
gogue,  which  is  called  the  syn'agdgue  of 
the  LTb'(5r-tTn(;s,  and  Cy-re'ni-ans,  and  Al- 
6x-an'dri-aiis,  and  of  them  of  Ci-lTc'i-a,2 
and  of  A'f  i-S,3  disputing  with  Ste'phen. 

10  And  they  were  not  able  to  resist 
the  wisdom  and  the  spirit  by  which  lie 
spake. 

11  Then  they  suborned  men,  which  said, 
We  have  h6ard  him  sp<!ak  bla!;'pliemous 
words  against' Mo'^es  and  diriiinst'  (iod. 

12  And  they  stirred  up  the  people,  and 
the  ciders,  and  the  scribes,  and  came  upon 
him,  and  caught  him,  and  brought  him  to 
the  council, 

13  And  set  u[)  false  witnesses,  whicli 
said,  Tliis  man  ceaseth  not  to  speak  b/as' 
phe-mous  words  against'  this  holy  place  and 
the  law  : 

14  For  we  have  hgard  hlni  .say.  That 
this  Je'fus  of  Naz'a-r6th  shall  destroy'  this 
place,  and  shall  change  tlie  customs  vvhicli 
Mo'jgs  delivered  us. 

15  And  all  that  sat  in  trie  coun<il,  look- 
ing stead'fastly  on  him,  saw  his  face,  as  it 
had  been  the  face  of  an  angel. 

CHAP,  vii': 

^f^HEN   said   the  high  priest,  Arc  these 
A    things  so  .' 

2  And  he  said.  Men,  brethren,  and  fa- 
thers, hearken  ;  The  God  of  glory  appear- 
ed unto  our  father  A'bra-him,  when  he  was 
in  Mfis-o-p6-ta'mi-a,  before  he  dwelt  in 
^har'ran, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  Get  thee  out  of  thy 
country,  and  from  thy  kindred,  and  come 
into  the  land  which  I  shall  show  thee. 

4  Tht;n  came  he  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Chal-de'ans,  and  dwelt  in  <^liar'ran  :  and 
/rom  thence,  when  his  father  was  dead,  he 
removed  him  into  this  land,  wherein  ye  now 
dwell. 

5  And  he  gave  him  none  inheritance  in 
it,  no,  not  so  much  as  to  set  his  foot  on  : 
yet  he  promised  that  he  would  give  it  to 
him  for  a  po^^gs'sion,  and  to  his  seed  after 
him,  when  as  yet  he  had  no  child. 

6  And  God  spake  on  this  wise,  That  his 


seed  should  so'journ  in  a  strange  land  ;  and 
that  they  should  bring  them  into  bon'dagc, 
and  entreat  them  evil  four  hundred  years. 

7  And  the  nation  to  whom  they  shall  be 
m  bSn'dage  will  1  judge    jaid   God :   And 

I d-be'je-int.       ^  Se-hs'it-d.      3A'zhe-&. 


8  And  he  gave  him  tin:  covenant  of  cir- 
cumcision :  and  so  A'lira-hdm  begat  I'5aa9, 
and  cir'cuiiK  i^ed  him  the  eighth  day  ;  and 
J'^&ac  Ocgat  Jd'cub  ;  and  Ja'cob  begat  the 
twelve  pa'iri-archs. 

9  And  the  pa'tri-archs,  moved  with  envy, 
sold  Jo'seph  into  E'gypt :  but  God  was 
witii  iiim, 

10  And  delivered  him  out  of  all  his  af- 
flictions, and  gave  him  favour  and  wisdom 
in  the  sight  of  Pha'raoh  ^  king  of  K'gypt  ; 
and  lie  made  him  governor  oviir  E'gypt,  and 
all  his  house. 

11  Now  there  came  a  dearth  over  all  the 
land  of  E'gypt  and  Ca'iia-an,  and  great 
aflliction  :  and  our  fathers  found  no  sus- 
tenance. 

12  But  when  Ja'cob  hgard  that  there 
was  corn  in  E'gypt,  he  sent  out  our  fathers 
first.  '^ 

13  And  at  the  second  time  Jo'seph  was 
made  known  to  his  brethren  ;  and  Jo'- 
seph's  kindred  was  made  known  unto  Pha'- 
raoh. 

14  Then  sent  Jo'seph,  and  called  his  Hi- 
ther Ja'cob  to  hiin,  and  all  liis  kindred, 
threescore  and  fifteen  souls. 

15  So  Ja'cob  went  down  into  E'gypt,  and 
died,  lie  and  our  fathers, 

IG  And  were  carried  over  into  Sy'chgm, 
and  laid  in  the  sepulchre  that  A'bra-ham 
bought  for  a  sum  of  money  of  the  sons  of 
Em'mor,  the  father  of  Sy'chem. 

17  If  But  when  the  time  of  the  promise 
drew  nigh,  which  God  Jiad  sworn  to  A'bra- 
ham,  the  people  grew,5  and  multiplied  in 
E'|ypt, 

16  Till  another  king  aro^e,  which  knew 
not  Jo'seph. 

19  The  same  dealt  subtly  with  our  kin- 
dred, and  evil-entreated  our  fathers,  so  that 
thej'  cast  out  their  young  children,  to  the 
end  they  might  not  live. 

20  In  which  time  Mo'jes  was  born,  and 
was  <!xceeding  fair,  and  nourished  up  in 
his  father's  house  three  months  : 

21  And  when  he  was  cast  out,  Pha'- 
raoh's  daughter  took  him  up,  and  nourished 
him  for  her  own  son. 

22  And  Mo'§6s  was  learn'ed  in  all  the 
wisdom  of  the  E-gyp'ti-ans,6  and  was 
mighty  in  words  and  in  deeds. 

23  And,  when  he  was  full  forty  years 
old,  it  came  into  his  heart  to  visit  his  breth- 
ren, the  children  of  i^'ra-el. 

24  And  seeing  one  of  them  suffer  tcrdng, 
he  defended  him,  and  aven'ged  him  that 
was  oppressed,  and  smote  the  E-gyp'ti-Sn. 

25  For  he  supposed  his  brethren  would 
have  understood  how  that  God  by  his  hand 
would  deliver  them  :  but  they  understood 
not. 

20  And  the  next  day  he  showed  himself 
unto  them  as  they  strove,  and  would  have 
set  them  at  one  again',   saying.  Sirs,  ye 

^  Fd'ro.        5  grdd.      6  E-jlp'she-anz. 
107 


awphen's  defence.  THE  ACTS, 

^re   brethren  :    why   do  ye  wrong  one  to 
another  ? 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour  icron 
thrust  him  away,  saying,  Who  made  thee  a 
ruler  and  a  judge  over  us  ? 
_  28  Wilt  thou  kill  me  as  thou  didst  the 
E-eyp'ti-an  yes'ter-day  ? 

2D  Then  fled  Mo'jes  at  this  saying,  and 
was  a  stranger  in  the  land  of  Ma'di-Sn, 
where  he  begat  two  sons. 

30  And  when  forty  years  were  expired, 
there  appeared  to  him  in  the  wilderness  of 
Moftnt  Si'nai  l  an  ansol  of  the  Lord,  in  a 
flame  of  fire,  in  a  b&sh. 

31  When  Mo'jes  saw  it,  he  wondered  at 
the  sight :  and,  as  he  drew  near  to  behold 
it,  the  voice  of  the  Lord  came  unto  him, 

32  Saying,  I  inn  the  God  of  thy  fathers, 
the  God  of  A'bra-ham,  and  the  God  of 
i'faac,  and  the  God  of  Ja'cob.  Then  Mo'- 
fes  trembled,  and  durst  not  behold. 

33  Then  said  the  Lord  to  him,  Put  ofl" 
thy  shoes  from  thy  feet :  for  the  place 
where  thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

34  I  have  seen,  I  have  seen  the  affliction 
of  my  people  which  is  in  E'^ypt,  and  I 
have  heard  their  groaning,  and  am  come 
down  to  deliver  them.  And  now,  come,  I 
will  send  thee  into  E'ffypt. 


35    This   Mo'fes,   whom    they   refused,  things .' 


He  is  stoned  to  death. 
slain  beasts  and  sSc'rif  icjes,  ly  the  space  of 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness  .' 

43  Yea,  ye  took  up  the  tab'er-na-cle  of 
Mo'locI),  and  the  star  of  your  God  R6m'- 
phan,  figures  which  ye  made,  to  wor'shTp 
them  ;  and  I  will  carry  you  away  beySnd 
Bab'y-lon. 

44  Our  fathers  had  the  tab'er-na-cle  of 
witness  in  the  wilderness,  as  he  had  ap- 
pointed, speaking  unto  Mo'fes,  that  he 
should  make  it  according  to  the  fashion 
that  he  had  seen : 

45  Which  also  our  fcithers  that  came 
after,  brought  in  with  Je'^us  t  into  the  poj- 
§es'sion  of  the  Gen'tllcs,  whom  God  drave 
out  before  the  ffice  of  our  Withers,  unto  the 
days  of  Da'vid  ; 

4G  Who  found  favour  before  God,  and 
desired  to  find  a  tab'er-na-cle  for  the  God 
of  Ja'cob. 

47  But  Sol'o-mon  built  him  a  house. 

48  Howbeit  the  Most  High  dwelleth  not 
in  temples  made  with  hands ;  as  saith  the 
prophet, 

49  Heaven  is  my  throne,  and  earth  is 
my  footstool  :  what  house  will  yc  build 
me  .''  saith  the  Lord  ;  or,  what  is  the  place 
of  my  rest  ? 

50  Hath   not   my  hand  made   all  these 


saymg.  Who  made  thee  a  ruler,  and  i 
judge  ?  the  same  did  God  send  to  he  a  ru 
ier  and  a  deliverer  by  the  hand  of  the  an 
gel  which  appeared  to  him  in  the  bilsb. 

36  He  brought  them  out,  after  that  h< 
had_ showed  wonders  and  signs  in  the  land 
of  E'gypt,  and  in  the  Red  Sea,  and  in  the 
wilderness  forty  years. 

37  TT  This  is  that  Mo'fes  which  said 
unto  the  children  of  If'ra-el,  A  prophet 
shall  the  Lord  your  God  raise  up  unto  you 
of  your  brethren,  like  unto  me  :  him  shall 
ye  hear. 

38  This  is  he  that  was  in  the  church  in 
the  wilderness,  with  the  angel  which  spake 
to  him  in  the  Moftnt  Si'nai,  and  ivith  our 
fkthers;  who  received  the  lively  oracles  to 
give  unto  us  : 

39  To  whom  our  fathers  would  not 
obey,  but  thrust  him  from  them,  and  in 
their  hearts  turned  back  again'  into  E'- 

40  Saying  unto  ^a'r6n,2  Make  us  gods 
to  go  before  us  :  for  as  for  this  Mo'fes, 
which  brought  us  out  of  the  land  of  E'gypt, 
we  wot*  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

41  And  they  made  a  cklf  in  those  days, 
and  offered  sac'rifl(je  unto  the  idol,  and 
rejoiced  in  the  works  of  their  own  hands. 

42  Then  God  turned,  and  gave  them  up 
to  wor'ship  the  host  of  heaven  ;  as  it  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  prophets,  O  ye 
nouse  of  Ij'ra-el,  have  ye  offered  to  me 


51  IT  Ye  stiff-necked,  and  uncir'cumci- 
fed  3  in  heart  and  ears,  ye  do  always  re§jst 
the  Holy  Ghost :  as  your  fkthers  did,  so  do 
ye. 

52  Which  of  the  prophets  have  not  your 
fathers  persecuted .-'  and  they  have  slain 
them  which  showed  before  of  the  coming 
oftlic  Just  One;  of  whom  ye  have  been 
now  the  betrayers  and  murderers  : 

53  Who  have  received  the  law  by  the 
disposition  of  angels,  and  have  not  kept  tt. 

54  IT  When  they  heard  these  things,  they 
were  cut  to  the  hekrt,  and  they  gnashed  on 
hnn  with  their  teeth. 

55  But  he,  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
looked  up  st^ad'fastly  into  heaven,  and  saw 
the  glory  of  God,  and  Je'fus  standing  on 
the  right  hand  of  God, 

56  And  said.  Behold,  I  see  the  heavens 
opened,  and  the  Son  of  Man  standing  on 
the  right  hand  of  God. 

57  Then  they  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  stopped  their  ears,  and  ran  upon  him 
with  one  accord, 

58  And  cast  him  out  of  the  city,  and 
stoned  him  :  and  the  witnesses  laid  down 
their  clothes  at  a  young  man's  feet,  whose 
name  was  Saul. 

59  And  they  stoned  Ste'phen,3  calling 
upon  God,  and  saying,  Lord  Je'fus,  receive 
my  spirit. 

60  And  he  kneeled  down,  and  cried  with 
a  loud  voice,  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to  their 


1  SVnay.  2  A'a-ron,  pronounced  Ay'afe-ron,  is  the  more  analogical  and  classi- 

^  ^1.  ^L.  i.,^  •  ..  *  know.         t /or  Josh'u-i. 


eal,  but  not  the  more  easy,  nor  the  better  pronunciation. 
3  iin-s€r'kiim-sl-zed.        SSte'v'n. 


108 


A  church  planted  in  Sa-ma' ri-d.  THE  ACTS. 

chkrge.     And  when  lie  had  said  this  he  fell 
Asleep. 

CHAP.  VHI. 

AND  Saul  was  consenting  unto  his 
death.  And  at  that  time  there  was  a 
great  persetu'tion  Sgainst'  the  church 
wbich  was  at  Je-rfl'sa-lgm ;  and  they  w6re 
all  scattered  Sbrodd  throughout  the  regions 
of  Ju-de'a  and  Sa-ma'ri-i,  except  the 
Spostles. 

2  And  devout  men  carried  Ste'phen  to 
his  hurial,  and  made  great  lamenta'tion 
over  him. 

3  As  for  Saul,  lie  made  havock  of  the 
church,  entering  into  every  house,  and  ha'- 
Iing  men  and  wom'en,  committed  them  to 
prison. 

4  There'fore,  they  that  were  scattered 
Sbroad,  went  every  where  preaching  the 
word. 

5  Then  Phil'ip  went  down  to  the  city 
of  Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  preached  Christ  unto 
them. 

6  And  the  people  with  one  accord  gave 
heed  unto  tliose  things  whicli  FhTlTp 
spake,  hearing  and  seeing  the  miracles 
which  he  did. 

7  For  unclean  spirits,  crying  with  loud 
voice,  came  out  of  many  that  wSrc  pojjSss'- 
ed  with  them;  and  many  taken  with  pfil'- 
jTej,  and  that  wgre  lanic,%verc  licaled. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that  city. 

9  But  tiicrc  was  a  cer'tain  man  called 
Si'mon,  wiiich  beforetime  in  the  same  city 


used  sor'cery,  and  bewitched  the  people  of 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  giving  out  that  himself  was 
some  great  one  : 

10  To  whom  they  all  gave  heed,  from 
the  least  to  the  greatest,  saying.  This  man 
is  the  great  power  of  God. 

11  And  to  him  they  had  regard,  because 
that  of  long  time  he  bad  bewitched  them 
with  sor'cfir-Tes. 

12    But    when    they    believed    PhTl'ip, 

5 reaching  the  things  concer'ning  the  king- 
om  of  God,  and  the  name  of  Je'jus  (|!)hrist, 
they  w6re  baptized  botii  men  and  wom'en. 
13  Then. Si'mon  himself  believed  also; 
and  when  he  was  baptized,  he  continued 
with  Philip,  and  wondered,  beholding  the 
miracles  and  signs  which  wSre  done. 


E-thi-6'pi-&n  eu'niich  baptized. 
that,  on  whomsoever  I  lay  hands,  he  may 
receive  the  Holy  Ghost. 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him.  Thy  money 
perish  vvitii  thee,  because  thou  hast  thought 
tiiat  the  gift  of  God  may  be  purchased 
with  money. 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  in  this 
matter :  for  thy  heart  is  not  right  in  the 
sight  of  God. 

22  Repent,  thSre'fore,  of  this  thy  wick- 
edness, and  pray  God,  if  perhaps  the 
tliougiit  of  thine  heart  may  be  forgiven 
thee. 

23  For  I  perceive'  that  thou  art  in  the 
gall  of  bitterness,  and  in  the  bond  of  Tn- 
Iq'uity.l 

24  Then  answered  Si'mon,  and  said, 
Pray  ye  to  the  Lord^for  me,  that  none  of 
tiiese  things  which  ye  liave  spoken  come 
upon  me. 

25  And  they,  when  they  had  testified 
and  preached  the  word  of  the  Lord,  re- 
turned to  Je-rft'sa-l6m,  and  preached  the 
gos'pel  in  many  vTl'la^es  2  of  the  Sa-mar'- 
i-tans. 


14    TI    Now    when    tlie    apostles,    which i mouth: 


20  IT  And  tiie  aneel  of  the  Lord  spake 
unto  PliTl'ip,  saying,  Arlfc,  and  go  to'iodrd 
the  south,  unto  the  way  that  gocth  down 
from  Je-ri\'sa-lem  unto  Ga'zl,  which  is 
dgj'ert. 

27  And  he  aro^e  and  went:  and,  be- 
hold, a  man  of  E-thi-o'pi-a  an  cQ'nuch  ■' 
of  great  authority  under  Can'da-ce,  queen 
of  tlie  E-thi-o'pi-ans,  who  had  the  chJirge 
of  all  her  trea^'ure,  and  had  come  to  Je- 
rii'sa-lem  for  to  wor'shTp, 

28  Was  returning,  and,  sitting  in  bis 
chariot,  read  E-sa'i-Ss  4  the  prophet. 

2!)  Then  tlio  SpTr'it  said  unto  Phil'ip, 
Go  near,  and  j<iin  thyself  to  this  chariot. 

30  And  Piiil'ij)  ran  tiiitlier_io  him,  and 
heard  him  read  the  prophet  E-sa'i-as,  and 
said,  Understandest  thou  what  thou  readest? 

31  And  he  said,  How  can  I,  except 
some  man  should  guide  5  me  ?  and  he 
desired  Phil'ip  that  he  would  come  up  and 
sit  with  him. 

32  The  place  of  the  scripture  which  he 
.read  was  this.  He  was  led  as  a  sheep  to 
the  slaughter  ;  and  like  a  lamb  dumb  be- 
fore   his   shearer,   so    opened   he    not   his 


w6rc  at  Je-nVsa-lem,  h§ard  that  Sa-ma'ri-a 
had  received  tlie  word  of  God,  they  sent 
unto  them  Pe'tcr  and  Jo/in  : 

15  Who,  when  they  w6re  come  down, 
prayed  for  them,  that  they  might  receive 
the  Holy  Ghost  : 

16  (For  as  yet  Ije  was  fallen  upon  none 


of  them  :  only  they  were   baptized  in  the  other  man  .' 


33  In  his  humiliation  his  judgment  was 
taken  away:  and  who  shall  declare  his  gen- 
eration .'  for  his  life  is  taken  from  the 
garth. 

34  And  the  ea'nfl9h  answered  Phil'ip, 
and  said,  I  pray  thee,  of  whom  speaketh 
the  prophet  this .'    of  himself,  or  of  some 


name  of  the 


ly  tney  ' 
Lord  je' 


fQs.) 


35  Then  Philip  opened  his  mouth,  and 


17  Then  laid  they  their  hands  on  them,  began  at  the  same  scripture,  and  preached 


and  they  received  the  Holy 'Ghost 

18  And  when  Si'mSn  saw  that,  through 


unto  him  Je'jfls. 

30  And,    as    they    went    on    their  way, 


laying  on  of  the  apostles'  hands,  the  Holy  they   came  unto  a  c6r'taTn  wftter  :  "and  the 
Ghost  was  given,  he  offered  them  money,      eu'nQ^h    said,  See,    here   is   wdter :    whSt 
19  Saying,    Give    me   also    this   power,  d6tli  hinder  me  to  be  baptized  ? 

1  in-lk'kioe-te  2  vll'lld-jU  3  yn'nik.        4  E-sd'yds         5  gylde. 

K»  109 


Tke  conversion  of  Sdul. 

37  And  Phil'Ip  said,  If  thou  believest 
with  all  thine  heart,  thou  mayst.  And  he 
answered  and  said,  I  believe  that  Je'fus 
Christ  is  the  Son  of  God. 

38  And  he  commiin'dcd  the  chariot  to 
stand  still  :  and  they  went  down  both  into 
the  water,  both  Phll'ip  and  the  ea'nuch  ; 
and  he  baptized  him. 

39  And,  when  they  were  come  up  out  of 
the  water,  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  caught 
away  Phll'ip,  that  the  cu'nuch  saw  him  no 
more  :  and  he  went  on  his  way  rejoicing. 

40  But  PhiFTp  was  found  at  A-z6'tus  ; 
and,  pass'ing  through,  he  preached  in  all 
the  cities,  till  he  came  to  Ces-a-re'a. 

CHAP.   IX. 

AND  Saul,  yet  breathing  out  threaten- 
ings  and  slaughter  against'  the  disci- 
ples of  the  Lord,  went  unto  the  high 
priest, 

2  And  desired  of  him  letters  to  Da-mas'- 
cus  to  the  syn'agogues,  that  if  he  found 
any  of  this  way,  whether  they  were  men 
or  wom'en,  he  might  bring  them  bound 
unto  Je-ru'sa-lem. 

3  And,  as  he  joilrneyed,  he  came  near 
Da-mas'cus  ;  and  suddenly  there  shined 
round  about'  him  a  light  from  heaven  : 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and  heard  a 
voice  saying  unto  him,  Saul,  Saul,  whj' 
persecutest  thou  me  ? 

5  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou,  Lord  .' 
And  the  Lord  said,  I  am  Je'fus  whom  thou 
persecutest :  it  is  hard  for  thee  to  kick 
against'  the  pricks. 

6  And  he,  trembling  and  astonished, 
said.  Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do  .'' 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Arl§e,  and 
go  into  the  city,  and  it  shall  be  told  thee 
what  thou  must  do. 

7  And  the  men  which  journeyed  with 
him  stood  speechless,  hearing  a  voice,  but 
seeing  no  man. 

8  And  SAul  aroje  from  the  earth  ;  and 
when  his  eyes  were  opened,  he  saw  no 
man  :  but  they  led  him  by  the  hand,  and 
brought  him  into  Da-mas'cus. 

9  And  he  was  three  days  without  sight, 
and  neither  did  eat  nor  drink. 

10  IT  And  there  was  a  cer'tain  disciple 
at  Da-m5s'cus,  named  An-a-nl'as  ;  and  to 
him  said  the  Lord  in  a  vi§ion,  An-a-nl'as. 
And  he  said.  Behold,  I  am  here,  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Ari|e, 
and  go  into  the  street  which  is  called 
Straight,  and  inquire  in  the  house  of  Ja'- 
d5s,  for  one  called  Saul  of  Tiir'sus  :  for, 
behold,  he  prayeth, 

12  And  hath  seen  in  a  virion  a  man, 
named  Xn-a-nl'as,  coming  in,  and  putting 
his  hand  on  him,  that  he  might  receive  his 
sight. 

13  Then  An-a-nl'as  answered,  Lord,  I 
have  heard  by  many  of  this  man,  how 
much  evil  Ire  hath  done  to  thy  saints  at 
Je-rCi'sa-lem  : 

14  And   here   he   hath    authority  from 


1  bas'kU. 


THE  ACTS.  He  preachel\  Christ  boldly 

the  chief  priests  to   bind    all    that  call  on 
thy  name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  thy 
way  :  for  he  is  a  chosen  vessel  unto  me,  to 
bear  my  name  before  the  (jJen'tiles,  and 
kings,  and  the  children  of  Ij'ra-el. 

16  For  I  will  show  him  how  great  things 
he  must  sutler  for  my  name's  sake. 

17  And  An-a-nias  went  his  way,  and 
entered  into  the  house  ,  and,  putting  his 
hands  on  him,  said.  Brother  Saul,  the  Lord, 
even  Je'§us,  that  appeared  unto  thee  in  the 
way  as  thou  camest,  hath  sent  me,  that 
thou  mightst  receive  thy  sight,  and  be  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  immediately  there  fell  from  his 
eyes  as  it  had  been  scales;  and  he  received 
sight  forthwith,  and  aro§e,  and  was  bap- 
tized. 

19  And  when  he  had  received  meat,  he 
was  strengthened.  Tlien  was  Saul  cer'- 
tain days  with  the  disciples  which  were  at 
Da-mas'cus. 

20  And  straightway  he  preached  Christ 
in  the  syn'agogues,  that  he  is  the  Son  of 
God. 

21  But  all  that  heard  him  were  amazed, 
and  said,  Is  not  this  he  that  destroy'ed 
them  which  called  on  this  name  in  Je-rft'- 
sa-lem,  and  came  hitlier  for  that  intent, 
that  he  might  bring  them  bound  unto  the 
chief  priests  .' 

22  But  Sciul  increased  the  more  in 
strength,  and  confounded  the  Jews  which 
dwelt  at  Da-mas'cus,  proving  that  this  is 
very  Christ. 

23  IT  And  after  that  many  days  were 
fulfilled,  the  Jews  took  counsel  to  kill  him  : 

24  But  their  laying  wait  was  known  of 
S^ul  ;  and  they  watched  the  gates  day 
and  night  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  the  disciples  took  him  by 
night,  and  let  him  down  by  the  wall  in  a 
basket. 1 

26  IT  And  when  Sdul  was  come  to  Je- 
riVsa-lem,  he  assayed  to  join  himself  to 
the  disciples  :  but  they  w6re  all  afraid  of 
him,  and  believed  not  that  he  was  a  disci- 
ple. 

27  But  Bcir'na-bas  took  him,  and  brought 
him  to  the  apostles,  and  declared  unto 
them  how  he  had  seen  the  Lord  in  the 
way,  and  that  he  had  spoken  to  him,  and 
how  he  had  preached  boldly  at  Da-mas'ciis 
in  the  name  of  Je'jus. 

28  And  he  was  with  them  coming  in 
and  going  out  at  Je-rii'sa-lem. 

29  And  he  spake  boldly  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Je'.jus,  and  disputed  against' 2  the 
G^re'ci-ans  ;3  but  they  went  about'  to  slay 
him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren  knew,  they 
brought  him  down  to  Ces-a-re'a,  and  sent 
him  forth  to  Tkr'sus. 

31  IT  Then  had  the  churches  rest 
throughout  all  Jvi-de'a  and  Gal'i-lee,  and 
Sa-ma'ri-a,  and  were  edified:   and  walk'ing 


2  a 


a-genst' 


3  Gre'she-dnz. 


no 


Pe'tir  raiseth  Ddr'cas.  THE  ACTS 

in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  in  tlie  com'- 
fort  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  wSre  multiplied. 

32  IT  And  it  came  to  p5ss,  as  Pe'ter  pass- 
ed throughout  all  qudrters,  he  came  down 
also  to  the  saints  which  dwelt  at  Lyd'da. 

33  And  there  he  found  a  cfir'taiii  man 
named  £'ne-as,  vvhicii  had  kept  his  bed 
eight  years,  and  was  sick  of  tiie  paljy. 

34  And  Pe'ter  said  unto  him,  E'ne-Ss, 
Je'jiis  Christ  maketh  thee  whole  :  ari^o, 
and  make  thy  bed.  And  he  SrOje  immedi- 
ately. 

35  And  all  that  dwelt  in  Lyd'da  and 
Sa'ron  saw  hhu,  and  turned  to  the  Lord. 

36  If  Now  there  was  at  Jop'pi  a  cer'tain 
disciple  namini  Tab'i-tlii,  which,  by  Tnter- 
preta'tion,  is  called  Dor'cas:  this  wom'an 
was  full  of  good  works  and  almj-deeds 
which  she  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pSss  in  those  days, 
that  she  was  sick,  and  died  :  whom  when 
they  had  washed,  they  laid  her  in  an 
upper  chamber. 

38  And  forasmuch  as  Lyd'da  was  nigh 
to  Jop'pa,  and  the  disciples  had  heard  tiiat 
Pe'ter  was  there,  they  sent  unto  him  two 
men,  desiring  him  that  he  would  not  de- 
lay to  come  to  them. 

31)  Then  Pe'ter  SrOfe,  and  went  with 
them.  When  he  was  come,  they  brought 
him  into  the  upper  chamber  :  and  all  the 
widows  stood  by  him  weeping,  and  show- 
ing the  coats  and  garments  which  Dor'cas 
made,  while  she  was  with  them. 

40  But  Pe'ter  put  them  all  forth,  and 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed  ;  and,  turning 
him  to  the  body,  said,  Tab'i-tha,  ari^e. 
And  she  opened  her  eyes  :  and,  when  she 
saw  Pe'ter,  she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and  lifted 
her  up  ;  and,  when  he  had  called  the  sainlj 
and  widows,  he  presented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  throughout  all 
Jop'pa  ;  and  many  believed  in  the  Lord. 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  tarried 
many  days  in  Jop'pa  with  one  Si'mon  a 
tanner. 

CHAP.  X. 

THERE  was  a  c6r'tain   man  in  C6s-a- 
re'a,    called    Cor-ne'li-ils,  a  centurion 
of  the  band  called  the  It-al'i-an  1  hcmil, 

2  j3  devout  man,  and  one  that  feared 
God  with  all  his  house,  which  gave  much 
klmf  to  the  people,  and  prayed  to  God 
alway : 

3  He  saw  in  a  vif  ion  evidently  about'  the 
ninth  hour  of  the  day,  an  angel  of  God 
coming  in  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him, 
^or-ne'li-tis. 

4  And  when  he  looked  on  him,  he  was 
afraid,  and  said.  What  is  it.  Lord  .'  And  he 
said  unto  him,  Thy  prayers  and  thine 
alms  are  come  up  for  a  memorial  before 
God. 

5  And  now  send  men  to  Jop'pS,  and 
call  for  one  Si'mon,  whose  surname  is 
Pe'ter ; 


Virions  of  Cdr-ne'li-Hs  and  Pe'tir 

6  He  lodgeth  with  one  Si'mon  a  tanner, 
whose  house  is  by  the  sea-side  :  he  shall 
tell  thee  what  thou  oughtest  to  do. 

7  And,  when  the  anecl  which  spake 
unto  C6r-ne'li-us  was  departed,  he  called 
two  of  his  household  servants,  and  a  devout 
sol'dier  of  them  that  waited  on  him  con- 
tinually ; 

8  And,  when  he  had  declared  all  these 
things  unto  them,  he  sent  them  to  Jop'pi. 

9  H  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went  on 
their  journey,  and  drew 2  nigh  unto  the 
city,  Pe'ter  went  up  upon  the  house-top 
to  pray,  about'  the  sixth  hour. 3 

10  And  he  became  very  hungry,  and 
would  have  eaten  ;  but  while  they  made 
ready,  he  fell  into  a  trance, 

11  And  saw  heaven  opened,  and  a  cer'- 
taTn  vessel  descen'ding  unto  him,  as  it  had 
been  a  great  sheet  knit  at  the  four  cor- 
ners, and  let  down  to  the  earth  : 

12  Wherein  were  all  manner  of  four- 
footed  beasts  of  tlie  earth,  and  wild  beasts, 
and  creeping  things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

13  And  there  came  a  voice  to  him, 
Rise,  Pe'ter  ;  kill  and  eat. 

14  But  Pe'ter  said.  Not  so.  Lord  ;  for  I 
have  never  eaten  any  thing  that  .is  com- 
mon or  unclean. 

15  And  the  voice  spake  unto  him  again' 
the  second  time.  What  God  hath  cleansed, 
that  call  not  thou  common. 

IG  This  was  done  thrice  :  and  the  ves- 
sel was  received  up  again'  mto  heaven. 

17  IT  Now,  while  Pe'ter  doubted  in  him- 
self what  this  vi.jion  which  he  had  seen 
should  mean,  behold,  the  men  which  were 
sent  from  C6r-ne'li-us,  had  made  inquiry 
for  Si'mon's  house,  and  stood  before  the 
gate, 

18  And  called,  and  asked  whether  Si'- 
mon, which  was  surnamed  Pe'ter,  wSre 
lodged  there. 

19  If  While  Pe'ter  thought  on  the  vi$ion, 
the  SpTr'it  said  unto  him,  Behold,  three  men 
seek  thee. 

20  Arifc,  thgre'fore,  and  get  thee  down, 
and  go  with  them  doftbt'ing  nothing;  for  I 
have  sent  them. 

21  Then  Pe'ter  went  down  to  the  men 
which  w6rc  sent  unto  him  from  ^or-ne'li-Qs; 
and  said.  Behold,  I  am  he  whom  ye  seek, 
what  is  the  cause  wherefore  ye  are  come  .' 

22  And  they  said,  C6r-ne'li-us  the  centu- 
rion, a  just  man,  and  one  that  feareth  God, 
and  of  good  report  among  all  the  nation 
of  the  Jews,  was  warned  from  God  by  a 
holj'  aneel  to  send  for  thee  into  his  house, 
and  to  hear  words  of  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  thern  in,  and  lodged 
them.  And  on  the  morrow  Pe'ter  went 
away  with  them,  and  c6r'tain  brethren  from 
Jop'pa  accompanied  him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after,  they  entered 
into  CSs-a-re'5.  And  (j^6r-ne'li-0s  waited 
for  them,  and  had  called  toggthcr  his  kins- 
men and  near  friends. 


1  It-til'ydn.        2  drdd.        '^  sixth  hour,  12  o'clock,  or  noon. 

Ill 


Pe'tir  preacheth   at  Ces-a-re'&.  THE  ACTS.  The  Gen  tiles  hre  baptized^ 

25  H  And,  as  Pe'ter  was  coming  in,  Cor- i  which  was    ordain'ed   of   God   to   be  the 


ne'li-fls  met  him,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet, 
and  wor'shlpped  him,. 

2G  But  Pe'ter  took  him  up,  saying. 
Stand  up  ;  I  myself  also  am  a  man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he  went 
in,  and  found  many  that  were  come  to- 
gether. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  know 
how  that  it  is  an  unlawful  thing  for  a  man 
that  is  a  Jew  to  keep  company,  or  come 
unto  one  of  another  nation  :  but  God  hath 
showed  me  that  I  should  not  call  any  man 
common  or  unclean. 

2!)  Therc'fore  came  I  unto  you  without 
gainsaying,  as  soon  as  I  was  sent  for  :  I 
ask,  there'fore,  for  what  intent  ye  have  sent 
for  me  .^ 

30  And  C6r-ne'li-us  said,  Four  days  ago  I 
was  fast'Ing  until  this  hour  ;  and  at  the 
ninth  hourl  I  prayed  in  my  house,  and,  be- 
hold, a  man  stood  before  me  in  bright 
cloth'ing, 

31  And  said,  C6r-ne'li-us,  thy  prayer  is 
heard,  and  thine  almf  are  had  in  remem- 
brance in  the  sight  of  God. 

32  Send,  there'fore,  to  Jop'pa,  and  call 
hither  Si'mon,  whose  surname  is  Pe'ter; 
he  is  lodged  in  the  house  of  one  Si'mon  a 
tanner,  by  the  sea-side  ;  who,  when  he 
cometh,  shall  speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately,  there'fore,  I  sent  to 
thee  ;  and  thou  hast  well  done  that  thou 
art  come.  Now,  there'fore,  are  we  all 
here  present  before  God,  to  hear  all  things 
that  krc  commkn'ded  thee  of  God. 

34  U  Then  Pe'ter  opened  his  mouth, 
and  said,  Of  ^  truth,  I  perceive'  that  God 
is  no  respect'er  of  persons  : 

35  But  in  every  nation,  he  that  feareth 
him,  and  worketh  righteousness  is  accep- 
ted with  him. 

36  The  word  which  God  sent  unto  the 
children  of  I§'ra-el,  preaching  peace  by 
Je'§us  Christ,  (he  is  Lord  of  all,) 

37  That  wovA,  I  say,  ye  know,  which 
was  published  throughout  all  Ju-de'a,  and 
began  from  GcLl'i-lee,  after  the  baptism 
which  iohn  preached  ; 

38  How  God  anoTn'ted  Je'fus  of  Naz'a- 
reth  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with  power : 
who  went  about'  doing  good,  and  healing 
all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil ;  for 
God  was  with  him. 

39  And  we  (Ire  witnesses  of  all  things 
which  he  did,  both  in  the  land  of  the  Jews, 
and  in  Je-rft'sa-lem  ;  whom  they  slew,  and 
hanged  on  a  tree  : 

40  Him  God  raised  up  the  third  day, 
and  showed  him  openly  : 

41  Not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  wit- 
nesses chosen  before  of  God,  even  to  us, 
who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after  he 
aroje  from  the  dead. 

42  And  he  commkn'ded  us  to  preach 
unto  the  people,  and  to  testify  that  it  is  he 


i  ninth  hour  3  o'clock  in  the  d,fter-noon. 


Judge  of  quick  and  dead 

43  To  him  give  all  the  prophets  witness, 
that,  through  his  name,  whosoever  believeth 
in  him  shall  receive  remission  of  sins. 

44  H  While  Pe'ter  yet  spake  these  words, 
the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which 
heard  the  word. 

45  And  they  of  the  circumcision,  which 
believed,  were  astonished,  as  many  as  came 
with  Pe'ter,  because  that  on  the  ^en'tlles 
also  was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

46  For  they  heard  them  speak  with 
tongues,  and  magnify  God.  Then  an- 
swered Pe'ter, 

47  Can  any  man  forbid  water,  that 
these  should  not  be  baptized,  which  have 
received  the  Holy  Ghost  as  well  as  we  .' 

48  And  he  comman'ded  them  to  be  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  the  Lord.    Then  pray- 
ed they  him  to  tarry  cer'tain  days. 
CHAP.  XL 

AND  the  apost'es  and  brethren  that  were 
in    Ju-de'a,  heard    that  the   (^en'tiles 
had  also  received  the  word  of  God. 

2  And  when  Pe'ter  was  come  up  to  Je- 
rii'sa-lem,  they  that  were  of  the  circumci- 
sion contended  with  him, 

3  Saying,  Thou  wentest  in  to  men  un- 
cir'cumcl^ed,^  and  didst  eat  with  them. 

4  But  Pe'ter  rehear'sed  the  matter  from 
the  beginning,  and  expounded  it  by  order 
unto  them,  saying, 

5  I  was  in  the  city  of  Jop'pa  praying  : 
and  in  a  trance  I  saw  a  virion,  a  cer'tain  ves- 
sel descend'ing,asithadbeen  a  great  sheet, 
let  down  from  heaven  by  four  corners  ;  and 
it  came  even  to  me  : 

6  Upon  the  which  when  I  had  fastened 
mine  eyes,  I  considered,  and  saw  fourfoot- 
ed  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  wild  beasts, 
and  creeping  things  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

7  And  I  heard  a  voice  saying  unto  me, 
Arlje,  Pe'ter  ;  slay  and  eat. 

8  But  I  said.  Not  so.  Lord  ;  for  nothing 
common  or  unclean  hath  at  any  time  enter- 
ed into  my  mouth. 

9  But  the  voice  answered  me  again' 
from  heaven.  What  God  hath  cleansed, 
that  call  not  thou  common. 

10  And  this  was  done  three  times,and  all 
were  drawn  up  again'  into  heaven. 

11  And,  behold,  immediately  there  were 
three  men  Already  come  unto  the  house 
where  I  was,  sent  from  Ces-a-re'a  unto  me. 

12  And  the  Spir'it  bade  me  go  with 
them,  nothing  doubt'ing.  Moreover,  these 
six  brethren  accompanied  me,  and  we  en- 
tered into  the  man's  house  : 

13  And  he  showed  us  how  he  had  seen 
an  angel  in  his  house,  which  stood  and 
said  unto  him.  Send  men  to  Jop'pa,  and 
call  for  Si'mon,  whose  surname  is  Pe'ter ; 

14  Who  shall  tell  thee  words,  whereby 
thou  and.  all  thy  house  shall  be  saved. 


2  un-siiT'k'Um-sl-zed. 
112 


The  gos'pil  is  greatly  spread.  THE  ACTS. 

15  And,  as  I  began  to  speak,  the  Holy 
Ghost  fell  on  them,  as  on  us  at  the  begin- 
ning. 

16  Then  remembersd  I  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  how  that  he  said,  John  indeed  bap- 
tized witii  water  ;  but  ye  shall  be  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost : 

17  Forasmuch  then  a-s  God  gave  them 
the  like  gift  as  he  did  unto  us,  who  believ- 
ed on  the  Lord  Je'jus  (j^hrist ;  what  was 
I,  that  I  could  withstand  God  .-' 

18  When  they  heard  these  things,  they 
held  their  peace,  and  glorified  God,  saying. 
Then  hath  God  also  to  the  ^gn'tlles  grant- 
ed repentance  unto  life. 

19  TI  Now  they  which  w6rc  scattered 
abroad  upon  the  pgrsecu'tion  that  Srojc 
Sbouf  Ste'phen,!  travelled  as  far  as  Phe- 
nl'ce,  and  Cy'prus,  and  An'ti-ocli,  preacii 
ing  the  word  to  none  but  unto  the  Jews 
only. 

20  And  some  of  them  w6re  men  of  Cy 
prus  and  Cy-re'ne,  which,  when  they  were 
come  to  An'ti-och,  spake  unto  the  Gre'ci- 
ans,2  preaching  the  Lord  Je^us. 

21  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with 
them  :  and  a  great  number  believed,  and 
turned  unto  the  Lord. 

22  H  Then  tidings  of  these  things  came 
unto  the  ears  of  the  church  which  was  in 
Je-rA'sa-lem  ;  and  they  sent  forth  Bar'iia- 
bSs,  that  he  should  go  as  far  as  An'ti-och  : 

23  Who,  when  he  came,  and  had  seen 
the  grace  of  God,  was  glad,  and  e.xhor'ted 
them  all,  tliat  with  i)urpose  of  hccirt  they 
would  cleave  unto  the  Lord. 

24  For  he  was  a  good  man,  and  full  of 
the  Holy  Giiost,  and  of  faitii  :  and  mucli 
people  was  added  unto  the  Lord 


25  Then  departed  Bar'na-bas  to  Tar'sQs, 
for  to  seek  Saul :, 

26  And,  when  he  had  found  him,  he 
brought  him  unto  An'ti-och.  And  it  came 
to  pi.ss,  that  a  whole  year  they  assembled 
themselves  with  the  church,  and  taught 
much  people.  And  the  disciples  were 
called  yhrist'i-ans  ^  first  in  An'ti-och. 

27  II  And  in  these  days  came  prophets 
from  Je-r(i'sa-l6m  unto  An'ti-och. 

28  And  there  stood  up  one  of  them 
named  Ag'a-bQs,  and  signified,  by  the 
Spir'it,  I  hat  there  should  be  great  dearth 
throughout  all  the  world  ;  which  came  to 
piss  in  the  days  of  ^h\u'di-Cis  Ce'jar. 

29  Then  the  disciples,  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  abil'ity,  detfir'mined  to  send 
relief  unto  the  brethren  which  dwelt  in 
Ju-de'a  : 

30  Which  also  they  did,  and  sent  it  to 
the  elders  by  the  hands  of  BJir'na-bas  and 
Skul 

CHAP.  XH. 

NOW,   about'    that   time,    Hfir'od    the 
king  stretched  forth  his  hands  to  vex 
cSr'tain  of  the  church. 

2  And  he  killed  Jftmes,  the  brother  of 
J6hn,  with  the  stcord. 


Hir'od  pirsccuteth  the  Church. 

3  And,  because  he  saw  it  pleased  the 
Jews,  he  proceeded  further  to  take  Pe't6r 
also.  (Then  vv6rc  the  days  of  unleavened 
bread.) 

4  And,  when  he  had  apprehended  him, 
he  put  him  in  prison,  and  delivered  him  to 
four  quaternions  of  sol'diers  to  keep  him  ; 
intending  after  Eas'ter  to  bring  him  forth  to 
the  people. 

5  Pe'ter  thgrc'fore  was  kept  in  prison ; 
but  prayer  was  made  without  ceasing  of 
the  church  unto  God  for  him. 

6  And  when  Her'od  would  have  brought 
bin;  forth,  the  same  night  Pe'ter  was  sleep- 
ing between  two  sol'diers,  bound  with  two 
chains ;  and  the  keepers  before  the  door 
kept  the  prison. 

7  And,  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  him,  and  a  light  shined  in  the 
prison  :  and  he  smote  Pe'ter  on  the  side, 
and  raised  him  up,  saying,  Arije  up  quick- 
ly.    And  his  ciiains  fell  off  from  his  hands. 

8  And  the  angel  said  unto  him.  Gird  4 
thyself,  and  bind  on  thy  sandals.  And  so 
he  did.  And  lie  saitli  unto  him.  Cast  thy 
garment  about'  tlico,  and  follow  me. 

9  And  he  went  out,  and  followed  him  ; 
and  wist*  not  that  it  was  true  which  was 
done  by  the  angel  }  but  thought  he  saw  a 
virion. 

10  When  they  were  pSst  the  first  ana 
the  second  ward,  they  came  unto  the  iron 
gate  that  leadeth  unto  the  city  ;  which 
opened  to  tiiem  of  his  own  accord  :  and 
tiiey  went  out,  and  passed  on  through  one 
street  ;  and  forthwith  the  anffel  departed 
from  him. 

11  And  when  Pe'ter  was  come  to  him- 
self, he  said,  Now  I  know  of  a  surety,  that 
the  Lord  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  de- 
livered me  out  of  the  hand  of  Her'od,  and 
from  all  the  expectation  of  the  people  of 
the  Jews. 

12  And,  when  he  had  considered  the 
thing,  he  came  to  the  house  of  Ma'ry,  the 
mother  of  Jo/tn,  whose  surname  wasMJirk; 
wiicre  many  w6re  gathered  together, 
praying. 

13  And,  as  Pe't6r  knocked  at  the  door 
of  the  gate,  a  damsel  came  to  hearken, 
named  R/to'da. 

14  And,  when  she  knew  Pg'tcr's  voice, 
she  opened  not  the  gate  for  gladness,  but 
ran  in,  and  told  how  Pe'ter  stood  before 
the  gate. 

15  And  they  said  unto  her.  Thou  art 
mad.  But  she  constantly  affirm'ed  5  that 
it  was  even  so.  Then  said  they.  It  is  his 
angel. 

16  But  Pe'ter  continued  knocking  :  and 
when  they  had  opened  the  door,  and  saw 
him,  they  w6re  astonished. 

17  But  he,  beckoning  unto  them  with 
the  hand  to  hold  their  peace,  declared  unto 
them  how  the  Lord  had  brought  him  out  of 
the  prison.  And  he  said.  Go,  show  these 
things  unto  James,    and    to   the    brSthren- 


1  Ste'v'n.    2  Gre'sheinz.    3  Krist'yUnz.    4  gird.     *  knew. 
8* 


5  if.firm'ed, 
113 


Pdul  and  Bhr'na-has  THE 

And   he  departed,  and  went  into  Jln6ther 
place. 

18  Now,  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  there  was 
no  small  stir  among  the  sol'di^rs,  what  was 
become  of  Pe't6r. 

19  And,  when  H6r'od  had  sought  for 
him,  and  found  him  not,  he  examined  the 
keepers,  and  comman'ded  that  they  should 
be  put  to  death.  And  he  went  down  frcrm 
Ju-de'a  to  Ces-a-re'5,  and  there  abode. 

20  IT  And  Her'od  was  highly  displeas- 
ed with  them  of  Tyre  and  Si'don  :  but 
they  came  with  one  accord  to  him,  and, 
having  made  Blas'tus  the  king's  cham'b6r- 
lain  their  friend,  desired  peace ;  because 
their  country  was  nourished  by  the  king's 
country. 

21  And  upon  a  set  day,  Her'od,  array- 
ed in  royal  apparel,  sat  upon  his  throne, 
and  made  an  oration  unto  them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a  shout,  saying, 
It  is  the  voice  of  a  god,  and  not  of  a  man. 

23  And  immediately  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  smote  him,  because  he  gave  not  God 
the  glory:  and  he  was  eaten  of  worms,  and 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

24  II  But  the  word  of  God  grew  1  and 
multiplied. 

25  And  Btir'na-bas  and  Saul  returned 
from  Je  ru'sa-lem,  when  they  had  fulfilled 
their  ministry,  and  took  with  them  Jo/tn, 
whose  surname  was  Mkrk. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

NOW  there  were  in  the  church  that  was 
at  An'ti-och  cer'tain  prophets  and 
teachers  ;  as  Bar'na-bas,  and  Sim'e-6n  that 
was  called  Ni'ger,  and  Lu'ci-us  2  of  Cy- 
re'ne,  and  Man'a-en,  which  had  been 
brought  up  with  Her'od  the  te'trarch,  and 
Saul. 

2  As  they  ministered  to  the  Lord,  and 
fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost  said.  Separate  me 
B^r'na-bas  and  S&ul  for  the  work  whereun- 
to  I  have  called  them. 

3  And  when  they  had  fasted  and  prayed, 
and  laid  their  hands  on  them,  they  sent 
them  away. 

4  IT  So'they,  being  sent  forth  by  the  Ho- 
ly Ghost,  departed  unto  Sel-eu'ci-a  ;3  and 
from  thence  they  sailed  to  Cy'prtis. 

5  And  when  they  were  at  Sai'a-mis,  they 
preached  the  word  of  God  in  the  syn'a- 
gogues  of  the  Jews :  and  they  had  also  Jo/tn 
to  their  minister. 

6  And  when  they  had  gone  through 
the  Isle  unto  Pa'phos,  they  found  a  cer'tain 
sor'cerer,  a  filse  prophet,  a  Jew,  whose 
name  teas  Bar-je'jus, 

7  Which  was  with  the  deputy  of  the 
country,  Ser'ei-us  P&u'lus,  a  pnjdent4  man; 
who  called  for  Bkr'nabas  and  Saul,  and  de- 
sired to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

8  But  El'y-mas  the  sor'cerer,  (for  so  is 
bis  name  by  Tnterpreta'tion,)  withstood 
them,  seeking  to  turn  away  the  deputy 
from  the  faith. 

9  Then  Saul,  (who  also  is  called  Vkn\,) 
1  grdd.      2  Lu'she-^s.      3  SSl-yu'se-a. 


ACTS.  sent  to  the  Gln'tlles. 

filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  set  his  eyes  on 
him, 

10  And  said,  O  full  of  all  subtlety  and 
all  mischief,  thou  child  of  the  devil,  thou 
enemy  of  all  righteousness  !  wilt  thou  not 
cease  to  psrvgrt'  the  right  ways  of  the 
Lord  ? 

11  And  now,  behold  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  is  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  blind, 
not  seeing  the  sun  for  a  season.  And  im- 
mediately there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and 
a  darkness  ;  and  he  went  about'  seeking 
some  to  lead  him  by  the  hand. 

12  Tlien  the  deputy,  when  he  saw  what 
was  done,  believed,  being  astonished  at  the 
doc'trine  of  the  Lord. 

13  Now  when  Paul  and  his  company 
loosed  from  Pa'phos,  they  came  to  Per'ga 
in  I'am-pliyl'i  a  :  and  Jo/ni,  departing  from 
them,  returned  to  Je-rfi'sa-lem. 

14  H  Biit,  when  they  departed  from  Per'- 
ga, they  came  to  An'ti-och  'n  Pi-sl'di-a,5  and 
went  into  the  syn'agogue  on  the  Sab'bath- 
day,  and  sat  down. 

15  And  after  the  read'ing  of  the  law  and 
the  prophets,  the  rulers  of  the  syn'agogue 
sent  unto  them,  saying.  Ye  men  rtnd  breth- 
ren, if  ye  have  any  word  of  exhortation  for 
the  people,  say  on. 

16  Then  Paul  stood  up,  and  beckoning 
with  his  hand,  said,  Men  of  If'ra-el,  and 
ye  that  fear  God,  give  audience. 

17  The  God  of  this  people  of  If'ra-el 
chose  our  fcithers,  and  exalted  the  people 
when  they  dwelt  as  strangers  in  the  land 
of  E'gypt,  and  with  a  high  arm  brought  he 
them  out  of  it. 

18  And  about'  the  time  of  forty  years 
suffered  he  their  manners  in  the  wilderness. 

19  And  when  he  had  destroy'ed  seven 
nations  in  the  land  of  Ca'na-an,  he  divided 
their  land  to  them  by  lot. 

20  And  after  that  he  gave  unto  them 
judges  about'  the  space  of  four  hundred  and 
fifty  years,  until  Sam'u-el  the  prophet. 

21  And  afterward  they  desired  a  king  : 
and  God  gave  unto  them  Sdul  the  son  of 
Cis,  a  man  of  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min,  by 
the  space  of  forty  years. 

22  And  when  he  had  removed  him,  he 
raised  up  unto  them  Da'vid  to  be  their 
king  ;  to  whom  also  he  gave  tes'timony, 
and  said,  I  have  found  Da'vid  the  son  of 
Jes'se,  a  man  after  mine  own  heart,  which 
shall  fulfil  all  my  will. 

23  Of  this  man's  seed  hath  God,  accord- 
ing to  his  promise,  raised  unto  If'ra-Sl  a 
Sav'ioQr,^  Je'fus  : 

24  When  Jo/tn  had  first  preached,  before 
his  coming,  the  baptism  of  repentance  to  all 
the  people  of  l§'ra-el. 

25  And  as  Jo/tn  fulfilled  his  course,  he 
said,  Who  think  ye  that  I  am  ?  I  am  not 
he.  But,  behold,  there  cometh  one  after 
mc,  whose  shoes  of  his  feet  I  am  not  wor- 
thy to  loose. 

26  Men  and  brSthren,  children  of  the 
4  prdo'dent.     5  Pe-sl'de-a.      6  Sdve'yiir, 

114 


Pdul  preachelh  jw  An'li-oeh.  THE 

stock  of  A'I)rn-li5m,  and  whosoever  among 
you  fciireth  God,  to  you  is  the  word  of  this 
salvation  sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  at  Je-rCl'sa-Ieni, 
and  their  rulers,  because  they  knew  him 
not,  nor  yet  the  voices  of  the  prophets 
which  iire  read  every  Sabbath-day,  they 
have  fulfilled  them  in  condenuiing  him. 

28  And  though  they  found  no  cause  of 
death  in  him,  yet  desired  they  Pl'lSte  that 
he  should  be  slain. 

2!)  And  when  tliey  had  fulfilled  all  that 
was  written  of  him,  they  took  him  down 
from  tlic  tree,  and  laid  him  in  a  sepulchre. 

30  But  God  raised  him  from  the  dead  : 

31  And  he  was  seen  many  days  of  them 
which  came  up  with  him  from  Gill'i-lee  to 
Je-rii'sa-Iem,  who  fire  his  witnesses  unto  the 
people. 

32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad  tidings, 
how  that  the  promise  which  was  made 
unto  the  fathers, 

33  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same  unto  us 
their  children,  in  that  he  hath  raised  up  Je'- 
5us  again'  :  as  it  is  also  written  in  the  sec- 
ond Psalm,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day 
have  I  begotten  thee. 

34  And  as  concer'nTng  that  he  raided 
him  up  from  the  dead,  7iow  no  more  to  re- 
turn to  corruption,  he  said  on  this  wise,  I 
will  give  you  the  sure  mer'cTes  of  Da'vTd. 

35  Wherefore  he  saith  also  in  another 
psalm,  Thou  shalt  not  sutler  thine  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption. 

36  For  Da'vid,  after  he  had  served  his 
own  generation,  by  the  will  of  God,  fell 
on  sleep,  and  was  laid  unto  his  fathers, 
and  saw  corruption  ; 

37  But  he,  whom  God  raised  Sgain',  saw 
no  corruption. 

38  H  Be  it  known  unto  you,  thfirc'fore, 
men  and  brethren,  that  through  this  man  is 
preached  unto  you  the  forgiveness  of  sins  : 

39  And  by  him,  all  that  believe  ire  jus- 
tified from  all  things,  from  which  ye  could 
not  be  justified  by  the  law  of  Mo'j^s. 

40  Beware,  there'fore,  lest  that  come 
upon  you  which  is  spoken  of  in  the  proph- 
ets ; 

41  Behold,  ye  despi'|crs,  and  wonder, 
and  perish  :  for  I  work  a  work  in  your  days, 
a  work  which  ye  shall  in  no  wise  believe, 
though  a  man  declare  it  unto  you. 

42  H  And  when  the  Jews  wSre  gone  out 
of  the  syn'agogue,  the  ^fin'tiles  besought 
that  these  words  might  be  preached  to  them 
the  next  Sab'bath. 

43  Now,  when  the  congregation  was 
broken  up,  many  of  the  Jews  and  religious 
pros'e-lytes,  followed  Paul  and  Bar'na-bas; 
who,  speaking  to  them,  p6raftaded  them  to 
continue  in  the  grace  of  God. 

44  H  And  the  next  sab'bath-day  came 
almost  the  whole  city  together  to  hear  the 
word  of  God. 

45  But  when  the  Jews  saw  the  multi- 
tudes, they  w6re  filled  with  envy,  and  spake 


ACTS.  .5  cripple  healed 

against'  those  things  which  were  spoken  by 
Paul,  contradicting  and  blas-phe'ining. 

46  Then  Paul  and  Bar'na-bas  waxed 
bold,  and  said,  It  was  necessary  that  the 
word  of  God  should  first  have  been  spoken 
to  you  :  but  seeing  ye  put  it  from  you,  and 
judge  yourselves  unworthy  of  (5v6rlas'tlng 
life,  lo,  we  turn  to  the  Gen'tilcs. 

47  For  so  hath  the  Lord  coniman'ded  us, 
saying,  I  have  set  thee  to  be  a  light  of  the 
^en'tlles,  that  tliou  sliouldst  be  f(ir  salva- 
tion unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gen'tih^s  heard  thi.^, 
they  wfirc  glad,  and  glorified  the;  word  of 
the  Lord  :  and  as  many  as  were  ordain'ed 
to  eternal  life  believed. 

49  Andthe  word  of  the  Lord  was  publish- 
ed througiiout  all  the  region. 

50  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the  devout 
and  Aon'ourable  vvom'en,  and  the  ciiief  men 
of  the  city,  and  raised  persectj'tion  against' 
PAul  and  Bar'na-bas,  and  expelled  them  out 
of  their  coasts. 

51  But  they  shook  off  the  dust  of  tJieir 
feet  against'  them,  and  came  unto  I-c6'ni- 
um. 

52  And  the  disciples  wi^rc  filled  with 
joy,  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAP.  XIV^ 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  I-co'ni-um,  that 
they  went  both  together  into  the  syn'- 
agogue of  the  Jews,  and  so  spake,  that  a 
great  multitude,  both  of  the  Jews,  and  also 
of  the  Greeks,  believed. 

2  But  the  un-be-liev'Ing  Jews  stirred  up 
the  (^en'tiles,  and  made  their  minds  evil 
aflected  against'  the  brethren. 

3  Long  time,  there'fore,  abode  they, 
speaking  boldly  in  the  Lord  ;  which  gave 
t^s'timony  unto  the  word  of  his  grace,  and 
granted  signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by 
their  hands. 

4  But  the  multitude  of  the  city  was  divid- 
ed :  and  part  held  with  the  Jews,  and  part 
with  the  apostles 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault  made, 
both  of  the  ^en'tlles,  and  also  of  the  Jews 
with  their  rulers,  to  use  them  despite'fftlly, 
and  to  stone  them, 

6  They  wSre  ware  of  it,  and  fled 
unto  Lys'tra  and  Der'be,  cities  of  Lyc-a- 
6'ni-a,l  and  unto  the  region  that  lieth  round 
about': 

7  And  there  they  preached  the  gSs'pSl. 

8  H  And  there  sat  a  cer'taTn  man  at  Lys'- 
tra, impotent  in  his  feet,  being  a  cripple 
from  his  mother's  womb,  who  never  nad 
walked  : 

9  The  same  h6ard  P4ul  speak :  who 
stgad'f  astly  beholding  him,  and  pgrcgivlng 
that  he  had  faith  to  be  healed, 

10  Said,  with  a  loud  voice.  Stand  up- 
right on  thy  feet.  And  he  leaped  and 
walked. 

11  And  when  the  people  saw  what  PftuI 
had  done,  they  lifted  up  tneir  voices,  saying, 
in  the   speecn  of  Lyc-a-O'ni-S,   The  gods 

1  LlsiS'iua. 

115 


P.hil  is  stoned.  THE  ACTS.         Dissension  about' circumcision. 

krt  come  down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  \said,  Except  ye  be  circumcised  Sfter  the 


12  And  they  called  BJir'na-b5s  Ju'pi-ter, 
and  Paul  Mer-cu'ri-us,  because  he  was  tJie 
chief  speaker. 

13  Then  the  priest  of  Ju'pi-t6r,  which 
was  before  their  city,  brought  oxen  and 
garlands  unto  the  gates,  and  would  have 
done  sac'ri-flqe  with  the  people  ; 

14  Which  wiien  the  Spostlcs,  Bar'na-b5s 
and  Paul,  heard  of,  they  rent  their  clothes, 
and  ran  in  Smong  the  people,  crying  out, 

15  And  saying.  Sirs,  Why  do  ye  these 
things.'  We  also  arc  men  of  like  passions 
with  you,  atid  preach  unto  you,  that  ye 
should  turn  from  these  vanities  unto  the 
living  God,  which  made  heaven  and  earth, 
and  the  sea,  and  all  things  that  are  therein  : 

IG  Who  in  times  past  suffered  all  na- 
tions to  walk  in  their  own  ways. 

17  Nevertheless  he  left  not  himself  with- 
out witness,  in  that  he  did  good,  and  gave 
us  rain  from  heaven,  and  fruitful  seasons, 
filling  our  hearts  with  food  and  gladness. 

18  And  with  these  sayings  scarce  re- 
strain'ed  they  the  people,  that  they  had  not 
done  sac'rifl<^e  unto  them. 

19  And  there  came  thither  cir'taln  Jews 
from  An'ti-ocli,  and  I-co'ni-um,  who  per- 
suaded the  people,  and  having  stoned  Paul, 
drew  him  out  of  the  city,  supposing  he  had 
been  dead. 

20  Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood  round 
about'  him,  he  rose  up,  and  came  into  the 
city  :  and  the  next  day  he  departed  with 
Bcir'na-bas  to  Der'be. 

21  TT  And  when  they  had  preached  the 
gos'pel  to  that  city,  and  had  taught  many, 
they  returned  again'  to  Lys'tra,  and  to  I-co'- 
ni-um,  and  An'ti-och, 

22  Confirm'ing  the  souls  of  the  disciples, 
and  exhort'Ing  them  to  continue  in  the 
faith,  and  that  we  must  through  much  trib- 
ulation enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

23  And  when  they  had  ordain'ed  them 
elders  in  every  church,  and  had  prayed 
with  fast'ing,  they  commend'ed  them  to  the 
Lord,  on  whom  they  believed. 

24  And  after  they  had  passed  through- 
out Pi-si'di-a,l  they  came  to  Pam-phyl'i-a. 

25  And  when  they  had  preached  the 
word  in  Per'ga,  they  went  down  into  At-ta- 
li'JL: 

26  And  thence  sailed  to  An'ti-och,  from 
whence  they  had  been  recommend'ed  to 
the  grace  ot  God,  for  the  work  which  they 
fulfilled. 

27  And  when  they  were  come,  and  had 
gathered  the  church  together,  they  rehears'- 
ed  all  that  God  had  done  with  them,  and 
how  he  had  opened  the  door  of  faith  unto 
the  (^en'tiles. 

28  And  there  they  abode  long  time  with 
the  disciples. 

CHAP.   XV. 

AND    cer'tain  men  which  came  down 
firom  Ju-de'a,  taught  the  brethren,  and 
iPe-sl'de-i. 


manner  of  Mo'fes,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

2  When  thgre'fore  Paul  and  Bkr'na-b58 
had  no  small  dissension  and  disputation 
with  them,  they  deter'mined  that  P^ul  and 
Bkr'na-bas,  and  cer'tain  other  of  them, 
should  go  up  to  Je-rft'sa-lem  unto  the 
apostles  and  elders  about'  this  question. 

3  And  being  brought  on  their  way  by 
the  church,  they  passed  through  Phe-ni'ce 
and  Sa-ma'ri-a,  declaring  the  conver'sion 
of  the  ^en'tiles  :  and  they  caused  great 
joy  unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to  Je-rft'sa- 
lem,  they  were  received  of  the  church,  and 
of  the  apostles  and  elders,  and  they  de- 
clared all  things  that  God  had  done  with 
them. 

5  But  there  rose  up  cer'tain  of  the  sect 
of  the  Phar'i-sees  which  believed,  saying, 
That  it  was  needful  to  cir'cumcije  2  them, 
and  to  command'  them  to  keep  the  law  of 
Mo'jes. 

6  H  And  the  apostles  and  elders  came  to- 
gether for  to  consider  of  this  matter. 

7  And,  when  there  had  been  much  dis- 
puting, Pe'ter  rose  up,  and  said  unto  them. 
Men  and  brethren,  ye  know  how  that  a 
good  while  5g6  God  made  choice  among 
us,  that  the  ^en'tiles  by  my  mouth  should 
hoar  the  word  of  the  gos'pel,  and  believe. 

8  And  God,  which  knoweth  the  hekrts, 
bare  them  witness,  giving  them  the  Holy 
Ghost,  even  as  he  did  unto  us  ; 

D  And  put  no  difference  between  us  and 
them,  purifying  their  hearts  by  faith. 

10  Now  there'fore  why  tempt  ye  God, 
to  put  a  yoke  upon  the  neck  of  the  disci- 
ples, which  neither  our  fathers  nor  we  were 
able  to  bear  .' 

11  But  we  believe  that,  through  the  grace 
of  the  Lord  Je'fiis  Christ,  we  shall  be  saved, 
even  as  they. 

12  IT  Then  all  the  multitude  kept  silence, 
and  gave  audience  to  Bar'na-bas  and  Paul, 
declaring  what  miracles  and  wonders 
God  had  jprought  among  the  ^en'tlles  by 
them. 

13  IT  And  after  they  had  held  their  peace, 
James  answered,  saying,  Men  and  brethren, 
hearken  unto  me : 

14  Sim'e-6n  hath  declared  how  God  at 
the  first  did  visit  the  (^en'tlles,  to  take  out 
of  them  a  people  for  his  name. 

15  And  to  this  agree'  the  words  of  the 
prophets  ;  as  it  is  written, 

16  After  this  I  will  return,  and  will  build 
again'  the  tab'er-na-cle  of  Da'vid,  which  is 
fallen  down  ,  and  I  will  build  again'  the 
ruins  thereof,  and  I  will  set  it  up  : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  might  seek 
after  the  Lord,  and  all  the  (^en'tiles,  upon 
whom  my  name  is  called,  saith  the  Lord, 
who  doeth  all  these  things. 

18  Known  unto  God  are  all  his  woi^s 
from  the  beginning  of  the  world. 

19  Wherefore  my  sentence  is,  that  we 
^sir'kiim-slze. 

116 


Letters  sent  to  the  churches.  THE 

troOble  not  them,  wliicli  from  Smong  the 
^fin'tiles  are  turned  to  God  : 

20  But  that  we  write  unto  them,  that 
they  abstain  from  pollutions  of  idols,  and 
/romfornication,  and /rom  things  strangled, 
and  from  blood. 

21  For  Mo'§es  of  old  time  hath  in  every 
city  them  that  preach  him,  being  rfiad  in 
the  s^n'agogues  every  Sab'bath-day. 

22  Then  pleased  it  the  Spostles  and  ci- 
ders, with  the  whole  church,  to  send  chosen 
men  of  their  own  company  to  An'ti-och  with 
Paul  and  Bar'na-bSs  ;  namchj,  Ju'dSs  sur- 
named  Bar'sa-bSs,  and  Si'lSs,  chief  men 
imong  the  brethren  : 

23  And  they  wrote  letters  by  them  Sfler 
this  manner :  The  apostles,  and  elders,  and 
brethren,  scud  greeting  unto  the  brethren 
which  are  of  the  Ggn'tiles  in  An'ti-och,  and 
Syr'i-a,  and  Ci-lic'i-S:l 

24  Forasmuch  as  we  have  heard  that 
cer'tatn  which  went  out  from  us  have 
troubled  you  with  words,  subvSrt'Ing  your 
souls,  saying,  Ye  mustbc  cir'cumclfcd,  and 
keep  the  law  :  to  whom  we  gave  no  siich 
c6mmc\nd'm6nt : 

25  It  seemed  good  unto  us,  being  assem- 
bled with  one  accord,  to  send  chosen  men  un- 
to you  with  our  beloved  Bar'na-bSs  and  Paul. 

26  Men  that  have  hazarded  their  lives 
for  the  name  of  our  Lord  Je'jCis  Christ. 

27  We  have  sent,  therc'fore,  ju'dSs  and 
Sl'lSs,  who  shall  also  tell  yoii  the  same 
things  by  mouth. 

28  For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  to  us,  to  lay  upon  you  no  greater  bur- 
den than  these  necessary  things  : 

29  That  ye  abstain  from  tnoats  ofTcred 
to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  things 
strangled,  and  from  lornication:  from  which 
if  ye  keep  yourselves,  ye  shall  do  well. 
Fare  ye  well. 

30  So,  when  they  w6rc  dijmiss'ed,  they 
came  to  An'ti-och :  and  when  they  had 
gathered  the  multitude  togSther,  they  de- 
livered the  6pTs'tle2  : 

31  Which  when  they  had  rSad,  they  re- 
joiced for  the  consolation. 

32  And  Jfl'das  and  Sl'las,  being  prophets 
also  themselves,  gxhor'ted  the  brSthren  with 
many  words,  and  confirm'ed  them. 

33  And  after  they  had  tarried  there  a 
space,  they  wSrc  let  go  in  peace  from  the 
brethren  unto  the  Spostles. 

34  Notwithstanding,  it  pleased  Si'las  to 
abide  there  still. 

35  Paul  also  and  Bar'na-bas  continued  in 
An'ti-och,  teaching  and  preaching  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  with  many  others  also. 

36  IT  And  some  days  after,  PAul  said  unto 
Btir'na-bas,  Let  us  go  again'  and  visit  our 
brethren    in    every    city    where    we    have 

S reached   the  word  of  the   Lord,  and  see 
ow  they  do. 

37  And  Bir'na-bas  detgr'mtned  to  take 
with  them  John,  whose  surname  was  Mark. 

38  But  PAul  thought   not  good  to  take 
1  S€-ttsh'eH.    2  e-pls'sl.     3  kdn-ferm'lng . 

TJUds-e-dd'ne-d. 


ACTS.  Tlm'o-thij  circuviciscd 

him  with  them,  who  departed  from  them 
from  P5m-phyl'i-a,  and  went  not  with  them 
to  the  work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so  sharp  be 
tween  them,  that  they  departed  SsQn'dei 
one  from  the  other  :  and  so  Bar'na-bas  took 
M;\rk,  and  sailed  unto  Cy'prtis  ; 

40  And  Paul  chose  Si'las,  and  departed, 
being  rgcommend'edby  the  brethren  unto  the 
grace  of  God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Syr'i-a  and  Ci- 
lic'i-a,  confirm'Ing  3  the  churches. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  came  he  to  Der'be  and  Lys'tra  : 
and,  behold,  a  c6r'tain  disciple  was 
there,  named  Ti-mo'the-iis,  the  son  of  a 
'•er'tain  wom'an,  which  was  a  JcW'ess,  and 
believed  ;  but  his  father  loas  a  Greek  : 

2  Which  was  well  reported  of  by  the 
brethren  that  were  at  Lys'tra  and  I-96'ni- 
Qm. 

3  Him  would  Paul  have  to  go  forth  with 
him  ;  and  took  and  cir'cumcijcd  him,  be- 
cause of  the  Jews  which  were  in  those 
quarters  :  for  they  knew  all  that  his  ftither 
was  a  Greek. 

4  And  as  they  went  through  the  cities, 
they  delivered  them  the  decrees  for  to  keep 
that  were  ordain'cd  of  the  apostles  and  el- 
ders which  were  at  Je-ril'sa-lem. 

5  And  so  were  the  churches  estab'lish- 
ed  in  the  faith,  and  increased  in  number 
daily. 

0  Now,  when  they  had  gone  throughout 
Phrye'i-a,  and  the  region  of  Ga-la'ti-a4  and 
were  forbidden  of  the  Holy  Ghost  to  preach 
the  word  in  A'^i-a,^ 

7  After  they  were  come  to  Myf'i-a,6  they 
assayed  to  go  into  Bi-tliyn'i-a :  but  the 
SpTr'it  sufTered  them  not. 

8  And  they,  pass'Tng  by  Myj'i-a,  came 
down  to  Tro'as. 

9  V.  And  a  virion  appeared  to  Paul  in  the 
night:  There  stood  a  man  of  Mac-e-d6'ni-a,7 
and  prayed  him,  saying.  Come  over  into 
Mac-c-do'ni-a,  and  help  us. 

10  And  after  he  had  seen  the  vifion,  im- 
mediately we  endeavoured  to  go  into 
Mac-e-do'ni-a,  assuredly  gath'ertng  that  the 
Lord  had  called  us  for  to  preach  the  gSs'pfil 
unto  them. 

11  There'fore,  loo'sTng  from  Tro'Ss,  we 
came  with  a  straight  course  to  Sam-o-thri'- 
ci-a,  and  the  next  day  to  Ne-ap'o-ITs : 

12  And  from  thence  to  Phi-lTp'pi,  which 
is  the  chief  city  of  that  part  of  Mac-e-do'- 
ni-a, aiid  a  colony  :  and  we  w6rc  in  that 
city  abi'ding  cfir'tfiTn  days. 

13  And  on  the  Sab  bath,  we  went  out  of 
the  city  by  a  river  side,  where  prayer  was 
wont  to  be  made  ;  and  we  sat  down,  and 
spake  unto  the  wom'en  which  resorted 
thither. 

14  II  And  a  c6r'taTn  wom'an,  named 
Lyd'i-a,  a  seller  of  purple,  of  the  city  of 
Thy-a-ti'ra,  which  wor'slilpped  God,  h^ard 
us  :  whose  hctirt  the  Lord  opened,  that  she 

4  Ga-ld'shed.     5  A'zhe-d.     6  Mlzh'e-i. 
117 


Lyd'i  a  and  the  jailer.  THE 

.attended  unto  the  things  which  were  spoken 
of  Pfiul. 

15  And  when  she  was  baptized,  and  her 
household,  she  besought  us,  saying,  If  ye 
have  judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord, 
come  into  my  house,  and  Sblde  there.  And 
she  constrained  us. 

16  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we  went  to 
prayer,  a  cer'tain  damsel,  pojfess'ed  with  a_ 
spirit  of  divination,  met  us,  which  brought 
her  masters  miich  gain  by  soothsaying  : 

17  The  same  followed  Piiul  and  us,  and 
cried,  saying.  These  men  arc  the  servants 
of  the  most  high  Cod.  which  show  unto  us 
the  way  of  salvation. 

18  And  this  did  she  many  days.  But 
PAul  being  grieved,  turned,  and  said  to  the 
spirit,  I  Command'  thee  in  the  name  of  Je'- 
fus  Christ  to  come  out  of  her.  And  he 
came  out  the  same  hour. 

19  H  And  when  her  masters  saw  that 
the  hope  of  their  gains  was  gone,  they 
caught  Paul  and  Si'las,  and  drew  thcvi'into 
the  market-place  unto  the  rulers, 

20  And  brought  them  to  the  magistrates, 
saying.  These  men,  being  Jews,  do  exceed- 
ingly trouble  our  city, 

21  And  teach  customs  which  hre  not 
lawful  for  us  to  receive,  neither  to  obferve, 
being  Ro'mSns. 

22  And  the  multitude  rose  up  together 
Sgainst'  them  ;  and  the  magistrates  rent  off 
their  clothes,  and  commknd'cd  to  beat 
them. 

23  And  when  they  had  laid  many  stripes 
upon  them,  they  cast  them  into  prison, 
chkrging  the  jailer  to  keep  them  safely  : 

24  Who,  having  received  such  a  charge, 
thrust  them  into  the  inner  prison,  and  made 
their  feet  fast  in  the  stocks. 

25  IT  And  at  midnight  Paul  and  Si'las 
prayed,  and  sang  praises  unto  God:  and 
the  prisoners  heard  them. 

26  And  suddenly  there  was  a  great 
earth'quake,  so  that  the  foundations  of  the 
prison  were  shaken  ;  and  immediately  all 
the  doors  were  opened,  and  every  one's 
bands  w6rc  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  Swa'king 
out  of  his  sleep,  and  seeing  the  prison  doors 
open,  he  drew  out  his  sjcord,  and  would 
have  killed  himself,  supposing  that  the 
prisoners  had  been  fled. 

28  But  Paul  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  Do  thyself  no  harm;  for  we  kre  all 
here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a  light,  and  sprang 
in,  and  came  trembling,  and  fell  down  be- 
fore PAul  and  Sl'lSs ; 

30  And  brought  them  out,  and  said.  Sirs, 
what  must  I  do  to  be  saved? 

31  And  they  said,  Believe  on  the  Lord 
Je'fiis  Christ,  and  thou  shalt  be  saved,  and 
thy  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  him  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  to  all  that  wSre  in  his 
house. 


ACTS.  Pdul  prcacheth  at  Thes-sa-lo-nl'cd.. 

33  And  he  took  them  the  same  hour  of 
the  night,  and  washed  their  stripes  ,•  and 
was  baptized,  he  and  all  his,  straightway. 

34  And  when  he  had  brought  them  into 
his  house,  he  set  meat  before  them,  and 
rejoiced,  belie'ving  in  God  with  all  his 
house. 

35  IT  And  when  it  was  day,  the  magis- 
trates sent  the  ser'geants,!  saying.  Let  those 
men  go. 

36  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  told 
this  saying  to  Pkul,  The  magistrates  liavc 
sent  to  let  you  go  :  now,  therc'fore,  depart, 
and  go  in  peace. 

37  But  Pciul  said  unto  them,  They  have 
beaten  us  openly  uncondemned,  being  Rc'- 
mSns,  and  have  c5st  us  into  prison  ;  and 
now  do  they  thrust  us  out  privily  ?  nay, 
verily  ;  but  let  them  come  themselves  and 
fetch  us  out. 

38  And  the  ser'geants  told  these  words 
unto  the  magistrates  ;  and  they  feared  when 
they  heard  that  they  were  Ro'mSns. 

39  And  they  came  and  besought  them, 
and  brought  them  out,  and  desired  them  to 
depart  out  of  the  city. 

40  And  they  went  out  of  the  prison,  and 
entered  into  the  hovse  of  Lyd'i-a  :  and 
wlien  they  had  seen  the  brethren,  they 
com'forted  them,  and  departed. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

NOW,  when  they  had  passed  through 
Am-phlp'o-lls  and  Ap-ol-lo'ni-a,  they 
came  to  Thes-sa-lo-nl'ca,  where  was  a 
syn'agogue  of  the  Jews  : 

2  And  Ptiul,  as  his  manner  was,  went  in 
unto  them,  and  three  sa})'bath-days  reason- 
ed with  them  out  of  the  scriptures, 

3  Opening  and  alleging  that  Christ  must 
needs  have  suffered,  and  risen  Sgain'  from 
the  dead  ;  and  that  this  Je'§us,  whom  I 
preach  unto  you  is  Christ. 

4  And  some  of  them  believed  and  con- 
sorted with  PAul  and  Si'las  :  and  of  the  de- 
vout Greeks  a  great  multitude,  and  of  the 
chief  wom'en  not  a  few. 

5  IT  But  the  Jews  which  believed  not, 
moved  with  envy,  took  unto  them  cSr'tam 
lewd  fellows  of  the  baser  sort,  and  gather- 
ed a  company,  and  set  all  the  city  on  an  up- 
roar, and  assaulted  the  house  of  Ja'son,  and 
sought  to  bring  them  out  to  the  people. 

6  And  when  they  found  them  not,  they 
drew  Ja'son,  and  cer'tain  brethren,  unto  the 
rulers  of  the  city,  crying.  These  that  have 
turned  the  world  upside  down,  kre  come 
hither  also  ; 

7  Whom  Ja'son  hath  received :  and 
these  all  do  contrary  to  the  decrees  of  Ce'- 
^Sr,  saying,  that  there  is  Another  king,  one 
Je'fus. 

8  And  they  troubled  the  people  and  the 
rulers  of  the  city,  when  they  heard  these 
things. 

9  And  when  they  had  taken  security 
of  Ja'son,  and  of  the  other,  they  let  them 
go. 

1  shr'iints. 

^  118 


The  Be-re'ans  commended.  THE  ACTS 

10  IT  And  the  brethren  immediately  sent 
Sway  Paul  and  Si'lSs  by  night  unto  Be- 
r6'5  :  who,  coming  thither,  went  into  the 
sj^n'agogue  of  the  Jews. 

11  These  vv6re  more  noble  tiian  those  in 
Th6s-sa-lo-ni'c5,  in  that  they  received  the 
word  with  ail  readiness  of  mind,  and 
searched  tlie  scriptures  daily,  whether  those 
things  wfire  so. 

12  Thfirc'fOrc  many  of  them  believed : 
also  of  /tun  ourable  wom'en  which  wfire 
Greeks,  and  of  men  not  a  few. 

13  IT  But  when  the  Jews  of  Thes- 
sa-l6-i>I'cS  had  knowledge  that  the  word 
of  God  was  preached  of  PSul  at  Be-re'5, 
they  came  thither  also,  and  stirred  up  the 
people. 

14  And  then  immediately  the  brethren 
sent  Sway  Paul,  to  go  as  it  w6rc,  to  the 
sea  •  but  Si'lSs  and  Ti-mo'the-us  Sbode 
there  still. 

15  And  they  that  conducted  PSul,  brought 
him  unto  Ath'ens :  and  recei'vTng  a  com- 
mknd'ment  unto  Si'las  and  Ti-mo'tbe-us  for 
to  come  to  him  with  all  speed,  they  de- 
parted. 

16  IT  Now,  while  Paul  waited  for  them  at 
Ath'ens,  his  spirit  was  stirred  in  him, 
when  he  saw  the  city  wholly  given  to  idol- 
atry. 

17  Therc'fbro  disputed  he  in  the  syn'a- 
gogue  with  the  Jews,  and  with  the  devout 
persons,  and  in  the  market  daily  with  them 
that  met  with  him. 

18  Then  cer'tain  philos'ophers  of  the 
Ep-i-cu-re'5nf,  and  of  the  Sto'icks,  encoun- 
tered'him  :  And  some  said,  Wliat  will  this 
babbler  say.''  other  some,  He  seemetii  to j them. 
be  a  setter  forth  of  strange  gods  ;  because  |  ,_, 
he  preached  unto  them  Je'jfls,  and  the 
resurrection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and  brought  him 
unto  A-re-6p'a-gus,  saying,  May  we  know 
whSt  this  new  d6c'trTn<^,  whereof  tht^u 
speakest,  is  ? 

20  For  thou  bringest  cgr'tain  stranee 
things  to  our  ears  :  we  would  know,  thgre'- 
fbre,  what  these  things  moan. 

21  (For  all  the  A-lh6'ni-5ns,  and  strang- 
ers which  were  there,  spent  their  time  in 
nothing  else,  but  either  to  tell,  or  to  hear 
some  new  thing.) 

22  ^  Then  Paul  stood  in  the  midst  of 
Marj'hill,  and  said,  Ye  men  of  Ath'gns,  I 
pgrceive'  that  in  all  things  ye  are  too  su- 
perstitious 1 

23  For  as  I  pSssed  by,  and  beheld  your 
devotions,  I  found  an  altar  with  this  in- 
scription, TO  THE  UNKNOWN'  GOD. 
Whom,  therfi'fbre,  ye  ignorantly  wdr'sliTp, 
him  declare  I  unto  you. 

24  God  that  made  the  world,  and  all 
things  therein,  seeing  that  he  is  Lord  of 
heaven  and  §arth,  dwelleth  not  in  temples 
made  with  hands  ; 

25  Neither  is  wor'shTnped  with  men's 
hands,  as  though  he  neeaed  any  thing,  see- 

su-pSr-stlsh'iis.  ~  A-re-6p'&-jUe 


Pdul  preacheth  at  Cdr'intn 
ing  he  givcth  to  all  life,  and  breath,  and  all 
things: 

2G  And  hath  made  of  one  blood  all  na- 
tions of  men,  for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of 
the  garth,  and  hath  detgr'mined  the  times 
before  appointed,  and  the  bounds  of  their 
habitation  ; 

27  That  they  should  seek  the  Lord,  if 
haply  they  might  feel  after  him,  and  find 
him,  though  he  be  not  far  from  every  one 
of  us : 

28  For  in  him  we  live,  and  move,  and 
have  our  being  ;  as  cer'tain  also  of  your 
own  poets  have  said,  For  we  kre  also  his 
offspring. 

2It  Forasmuch  then  as  we  arc  the  off- 
spring of  God,  we  ought  not  to  think  that 
the  God'hSad  is  like  unto  gold,  or  silver,  or 
stone,  graven  by  art  and  man's  device. 

30  And  the  times  of  this  ignorance  God 
winked  at  :  but  now  comm<in'deth  all  men 
every  where  to  repent : 

31  Because;  he  hath  appointed  a  day,  in 
the  which  he  will  judge  the  world  in  righ- 
teousness by  that  Man  whom  he  hath  6r- 
dain'ed  ;  whereof  he  liath  given  assurance 
unto  all  men,  in  that  he  hath  raised  him 
from  the  dead. 

32  H  And  when  they  heard  of  the  resur- 
rection of  the  dead,  some  mocked  ;  and 
others  said.  We  will  hear  thee  Sgain'  of  this 
matter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  Smdng  them. 

34  Howbeit,  cer'tain  men  clave  unto 
him,  and  believed  ;  Smong  the  which  teas 
Dl-6-nys'i-Qs  the  A-re-6p'a-gite,2  and  a 
wom'an  named  D5m'a-ris,  and  others  with 


CHAP.  XVIIl. 


AFTER  these  things,  Paul  departed  from 
Ath'ens,  and  came  to  Cor'Tnth  ; 

2  And  found  a  cer'tain  Jew,  named 
Aq'ui-la,3  born  in  Pon'tus,  lately  come  from 
It'a-ly,  with  his  wife  PrTs-cIl'15,  (because 
that  Clau'di-us  had  c6mm<in'ded  all  Jews 
to  depart  from  Rome,)  and  came  unto  them. 

3  And  because  he  was  of  the  same  crSft, 
he  Sbode  with  them,  and  ?rr6ught :  (for  by 
their  occupation  they  w6r^  tent-makers.) 

4  And  he  reasoned  in  the  syn'agSgue  ev- 
ery sSb'bath,  and  pfirsiiaded  the  Jews  and 
the  Greeks. 

5  And,  when  Si'lSs  and  Ti-m6'the-tSs 
w6re  come  from  Mac-e-do'ni-S,  PAul  was 
pressed  in  the  spirit,  and  testified  to  the 
Jews  that  Je'fQs  teas  Christ. 

6  And  when  they  opposed  themselves, 
and  blasphemed,  he  shook  his  raiment,  and 
said  unto  them.  Your  blood  be  upon  your 
own  heads  :  I  am  clean  :  from  henceforth  I 
will  go  unto  the  ^gn'tiles. 

7  IT  And  he  departed  thence,  and  enter- 
ed into  a  cSr'tain  man'i  house,  named  Jtis'- 
tus,  one  that  wor'shipped  God,  whose  house 
joined  hard  to  the  syn'agogiie. 

8  And  (j^ris'pfls,  the  chief  ruler  4  of  the 
syn'agogue,  believed  on  the  Lord  with  alii 

3  Ak'kwe-ld.  4  rddl'Hr. 

119 


Paul  accused  before  GSX'li-o. 


THE  ACTS. 


The  Holy  Ghost  confirr'ea. 


his  house;  and  many  of  tl:o  C6-rin'tiii-5ns, 
liearing,  believed,  and  wSie  baptized. 

9  H  Then  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul  in  the 
night  by  a  vifion,  Be  not  afraid,  but  speak, 
and  hold  not  thy  peace  : 

10  Fox  I  am  with  thee,  and  no  man  shall 
set  on  thee  to  hurt  thee  ;  for  I  have  much 
people  in  this  city. 

11  And  he  continued  there  a  year  and 
six  months,  teacliing  the  word  of  God 
among  them. 

12  And  when  Gal'li-o  was  the  deputy  of 
A-cha'i-a,  the  Jews  made  insurrection  with 


them,  and  expounded  unto  liim  the  way  of 
God  more  perfectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed  to  pSss 
into  A-cha'i-a,  the  brethren  wrote,  exhor'- 
ttng  the  disciples  to  receive  him  :  who, 
when  he  was  come,  helped  them  mucli 
which  had  believed  througli  grace  : 

28  For  he  mightily  convinced  the  Jews, 
and  that  publickly,  showing  by  the  scrip- 
tures that  Je'sus  was  Christ. 

chap'.  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  p5ss,  that  while  A-pol'- 
los  was  at  ^or'Tntli,  Ptiul,  having  pSss- 


one  accord  against'  Piiul,  and  brought  him  ed  through  the  upper  coasts,  came  to  Eph'- 
to  the  judgment-seat,  e-sus  ;  and,  finding  cer'tain  disciples, 

~    '      ■         ~ ....  2  jjg  g.^jj  unto  ihcni,  Have  ye  received 

believed  ?  And 


13  Saying,  This  fellow  persiladeth  men 
to  wdr'sliTp  God  contrary  to  the  law. 

14  And,  when  PAul  was  now  about'  to 
open  his  mouth,  Gal'li-6  said  unto  the 
Jews,  If  it  were  a  matter  of  wrong,  or 
wicked  lewdness,  O  ye  Jews  !  reason  would 
that  I  should  bear  with  you  : 

15  But  if  it  be  a  question  of  words,  and 
names,  and  of  ycur  law,  look  ye  to  it ;  for 
1  will  be  no  judge  of  such  matters. 

IG  And  he  drave  them  from  the  judg- 
ment-seat. 

17  Then  all  the  Greeks  took  Sos'the-nef, 
the  chief  ruler  of  the  syn'agogue,  and  beat 
him  before  the  judgment-seat :  and  Gal'li-c 
i^ared  for  none  of  those  things. 

18  11  And  PAul  after  this  tarried  there 
vet  a  good  while,  and  then  took  his  leave 
of  the  brethren,  and  sailed  thence  into  Syr'- 
i-a,  and  with  him,  Pris-cTl'la  and  Aq'ui-la, 
having  shorn  his  head  in  Cen'chre-a;  for  he 
had  a  vow. 

19  And  he  came  to  Eph'e-sus,  and  left 
them  there  :  but  he  himself  entered  into 
the  syn'agogue,  and  reasoned  with  the 
Jews. 

20  When  they  desired  him  to  tarry  longer 
time  with  them,  he  consented  not ; 

21  But  bade  them  farewell,  saying,  I  must 
by  all  means  keep  this  feast  that  cometh  in 
Je-rft'sa-lem  :  but  I  will  return  again'-  unto 
you,  if  God  will.  And  he  sailed  from 
Eph'e-sus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at  Ces  a-re'a, 
and  gone  up  and  saluted  the  church,  he 
went  down  to  An'ti-och. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some  time 
there,  he  departed,  and  went  over  all  the 
country  of  Ga-la'ti-a  and  Phrye'i-a,  in  or- 
der, strengthening  all  the  disciples. 

24  U  And  a  certain  Jew,  named  A-pol'- 
16s,  born  at  Al-ex-an'dri-a,  an  eloquent 
man,  and  mighty  in  the  scriptures,  came  to 
Eph'e-sus. 

25  This  man  was  instructed  in  the  way 
of  the  Lord,  and,  being  fervent  in  the  spir- 
it, he  spake  and  taught  diligently  the  things 
of  the  Lord,  knowing  only  the  baptism  of 
JoAn. 

26  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly  in  the 
syn'agogue  :  whom  when  Aq'ui-la,  and 
Pris-cll'ia  had  heard,  they  took  him  unto 


the   Holy    Ghost  since   ye 

they  said  unto  him.  We  have  not  so  much 

as  heard  whether  tliere  be  any  Holy  Ghost. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto  what 
then  were  ye  baptized .'  And  they  said. 
Unto  Jo/m's  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  Jo/in  verily  baptized 
with  the  baptism  of  repenta-nce,  saying 
unto  the  people,  that  they  should  believe  on 
him  which  should  come  after  him,  that  is, 
on  Christ  Je'jus. 

5  When  they  heard  this,  they  w6rc  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Je'sus. 

6  And,  when  Paul  had  laid  his  hands 
upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost  came  on  them; 
and  they  spake  with  tongues,  and  proph'esled. 

7  And  all  the  men  were  about'  twelve. 

8  H  And  he  went  into  the  syn'agogue 
and  spake  boldly  for  the  space  of  three 
months,  disputing  and  persua'ding  the 
things  concer'ning  the  kingdom  of  God. 

9  But  when  di'verf  were  hardened,  and 
believed  not,  but  spake  evil  of  that  way  be- 
fore the  multitude,  he  departed  from  them, 
and  separated  the  disciples,  disputing  daily 
in  the  school  of  one  Ty-ran'nus. 

10  And  this  continued  by  the  space  of 
two  years  ;  so  that  all  they  which  dwelt  in 
A'fi-a,l  heard  the  word  of  the  Lord  Je'ps, 
both  Jews  and  Greeks. 

11  And  God  jcrought  special  miracles 
by  the  hands  of  P&ul : 

12  So  that  from  his  body  were  brought 
unto  the  sick,  hand'kerchlefs  or  aprons,2 
and  the  diseases  departed  from  them,  and 
the  evil  spirits  went  out  of  them. 

13  H  Then  cer'tain  of  the  vagabond 
Jews,  ex'orcists,  took  upon  theiji  to  call 
over  them  which  had  evil  spirits,  the  name 
of  the  Lord  Je'jus,  saying.  We  adjure  you 
by  Je'sQs,  whom  Paul  preacheth. 

14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of  one 
Sce'va,  a  Jew,  and  chief  of  the  priests, 
which  did  so. 

15  And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and 
said,  Je'§us  I  know,  and  PAul  I  know  :  but 
who  are  ye  ? 

16  And  the  man  in  whom  the  evil  spirit 
was,  leaped  on  them,  and  overcame  them, 
and  prevail'ed  against'  them,  so  that  they 
fled  out  of  that  house  naked  and  wounded. 

1  A'zhe-i.  2  a'piirnz . 

120 


De-me'tri-iis  pirsecuteth  Pdul.  THE 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all  the  Jews 
and  Greeks  also  dwelling  at  Eph'e-siia ; 
and  fear  fell  on  them  all,  and  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Je'§Qs  was  magnified. 

18  And  many  that  believed  came,  and 
confessed,  and  showed  their  deeds. 

19  Many  also  of  them  which  used  curi- 
ous arts,  brought  their  books  togSth.cr,  and 
burned  them  before  all  men :  and  tl>ey 
counted  the  price  of  them,  and  found  it 
fifty  thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

20  So  mightily  grew  1  the  word  of  God, 
and  prevail'cd. 

21  H  After  tiiese  things  wire  ended, 
P4ul  purposed  in  the  spirit,  when  he  had 
passed  through  MSc-e-dCni-a,  and  A-cha'i- 
i,  to  go  to  Je-riVsa-lfim,  saying,  After  I 
have  been  there,  I  must  also  see  Rome. 

22  So  he  sent  into  M5c-e-do'ni-<i  two  of 
them  that  ministered  unto  him,  Ti-mo'the- 
iis  and  E-r5s'tus  ;  but  he  himself  stayed 
in  A'ji-a  for  a  season. 

23  And  the  same  time  there  Srofe  no 
small  stir  about'  that  way. 

24  For  a  cer'tain  man,  named  De-m6'- 
tri-us,  a  silver-smith,  whicfi  made  silver 
ehrines  for  Dl-a'n8,  brought  no  small  gain 
unto  the  craftsmen ; 

2r>  Whom  he  called  together,  with  the 
workmen  of  like  occupation,  and  said.  Sirs, 
ye  know  that  by  this  crSft  we  have  our 
wealth. 

26  Moreover,  ye  see  and  hear,  that  not 
alone  at  Eph'e-sus,  but  almost  throughout  all 
A'fi-a,  this  Piul  hath  persuaded  and  turned 
Sway  much  people,  saying,  that  they  be  no 
gods  which  are  made  with  hands : 

27  So  that  not  only  this  our  craft  is  in 
danger  to  be  set  at  nought ;  btit  also  that 
the  temple  of  the  great  goddess  Dl-a'nS 
should  be  despised,  and  her  magnificence 
should  be  destroyed,  whom  all  A'fi-a  and  the 
w<5rld  wor'shippeth. 

28  And  when  they  h6ard  these  sayings, 
they  w6rc  full  of  wrath,  and  cried  out,  say- 
ing. Great  is  Di-a'na  of  the  E-phe'ji-an§.2 

29  And  the  whole  city  was  filled  witii 
confusion  :  and,  having  caught  Ga'i-us3  and 
Ir-is-tar'chfls,  men  of  Mac-e-do'ni-a,  Paul's 
companions  in  travel,  they  rushed  with 
one  accord  into  the  theatre. 

30  And  when  Paul  would  have  entered 
in  unto  the  people,  the  disciples  suffered 
him  not. 

31  And  cgr'tain  of  the  chief  of  A'§i-a, 
which  w6re  his  friends,  sent  unto  him,  de- 
siring him  that  he  would  not  adventure 
himself  into  the  theatre. 

32  Some,  thfire'fore,  cried  one  thing, 
and  some  another :  for  the  assembly  was 
confused :  and  the  more  part  knew  not 
wherefore  they  w6rc  come  together. 

33  And  they  drew  Al-6x-an'der  out  of 
the  multitude,  the  Jews  putting  him  for'- 
w&rd.  And  Al-6x-an'd6r  beckoned  with 
the  hand,  and  would  have  made  his  defence 
unto  the  people. 

1  grdd.  3  M-ft'xke-im. 


ACTS.  He  prcachcth  at  TrO'As. 

I  34  But  when  they  knew  that  he  was  a 
Jew,  all  with  one  voice,  about'  the  space  of 
two  hours,  cried  out,  Great  is  Dia'na  of  the 
E-phe'§i-ans. 

35  And  when  the  town'clerk  had  appeas- 
ed the  people,  he  said.  Ye  men  of  Eph'e-siis, 
whSt  man  is  there  that  knowcth  not  how 
that  the  city  of  the  E-plie'^i-ans  is  a  wor'- 
shTpper  of  the  great  goddess  Di-a'na,  and 
of  the  image  which  iell  down  from  Jo'pi- 
t6r. 

36  Seeing  then  that  these  things  cannot 
be  spoken  against',  ye  ought  to  be  quiet, 
and  to  do  nothing  rashly. 

,37  For  ye  have  brought  hither  these 
men,  which  ;\re  neither  robbers  of  church- 
es, nor  yet  blasphe'mers  of  your  god- 
dess. 

38  Wherefore  if  De-me'tri-us,  and  the 
craftsmen  which  <irc  with  him,  have  a  mat- 
ter against'  any  man,  the  law  is  open,  and 
there  arc  deputies  ;  let  them  implead  one 
another. 

39  But  if  ye  inquire  any  thing  c6nc6rn'- 
ing  other  matters,  it  shall  be  detgr'mined 
in  a  lawful  assembly. 

40  For  wc  are  in  daneer  to  be  called  in 
question  for  this  day's  uproar,  there  being 
no  cause  whereby  we  may  give  an  account 
of  this  concourse. 

41  And  when  lie  had  thus  spoken,  he 
diftnlss'ed  the  assembly. 

CHAP.  XX 

AND  after  the  uproar  was  ce<.sed,  Paul 
called  unto  him  the  disciples,  and  em- 
braced them,  and  departed  for  to  go  into 
Mac-e-do'ni-a. 

2  And  when  he  had  gone  over  those 
parts,  and  had  given  them  much  exhorta- 
tion, he  came  into  Greece, 

3  And  there  abode  three  months  ;  and 
when  the  Jews  laid  wait  for  him,  as  he 
was  about'  to  sail  into  Syr'i-a,  he  purposed 
to  return  through  Mac-e-do'ni-a. 

4  And  there  accompanied  him  into  A'ji-S, 
Sop'd-ter  of  Be-re'a  ;  and  of  the  Th6s-sa-l6'- 
nians,  Ar-Is-tar'cliQs  and  Se-cun'dus  :  and 
Ga'i-fls  of  D^r'be,  and  Ti-mo'the-us  ;  and 
of  A'si-a,  Tych'i-cus  and  Troph'i-mfls. 

5  These,  going  before,  tarried  for  us  at 
Tro'as. 

G  And  we  sailed  away  from  Phi-lip'pl 
after  the  days  of  unleavened  bread,  and 
came  unto  them  to  Tro'as  in  five  days : 
where  we  abode  seven  days. 

7  IT  And  upon  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
when  the  disciples  came  together  to  break 
bread,  PAul  preached  unto  them,  ready  to 
depart  on  the  morrow  ;  and  continued  his 
speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  wfire  many  lights  in  the 
upper  chamber  where  they  wgre  gathered 
together. 

9  And  there  sat  in  a  window  a  cSr'tain 
young  man  named  EQ'ty-<;has,<  being  fall- 
en into  a  deep  sleep  ;  and,  as  Pdul  was 
long  preaching,  he  sunk  down  with  sleep, 

3  Gd'yiu.  4  YH'te-kils. 

121 


P&uVs  charge  to  the  elders.  THE   ?\CTS. 

and  fell  down  from  the  third  loft,  and  was 'selves,  and  t( 


He  sailelh  into  Syr'i-i. 
ill  tlic  flock  over  the  which 


taken  up  dead. 

10  And  Paul  went  down,  and  fell  on 
him,  and  embracing  him,  said,  Trouble  not 
yourselves  ;  for  his  life  is  in  him. 

11  When  he,  th^re'fore,  was  come  up 
again',  and  had  broken  bread,  and  eaten, 
and  talked  a  long  while,  even  till  break  of 
day,  so  he  departed. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young  man 
alive,  and  were  not  a  little  com'forted. 

13  11  And  we  went  before  to  ship,  and 
sailed  unto  As'sos,  there  intending  to  take 
in  Paul :  for  so  had  he  appointed,  minding 
himself  to  go  afoot'. 

14  And  when  he  met  with  us  at  As'sos, 
we  took  him  in,  and  came  to  Mit-y-le'ne. 

15  And  we  sailed  thence,  and  came  the 
next  day  over  against'  Chl'os  ;  and  the 
next  day  we  arrived  at  Sa'mos,  and  tarried 
at  Tro-gyl'li-uni  ;  and  the  next  day  we 
came  to  Mi-le'tus. 

16  For  Paul  had  deter'mined  to  sail  by 
Eph'e-sus,  because  he  would  not  spend  the 
time  in  A'ji-a  :  for  he  hasted,  if  it  were 
possible  for  him,  to  be  at  Je-rft'sa-lem  the 
day  of  Pen'te-c6st. 

17  H  And  from  Mi-le'tus  he  sent  to  Eph'- 
e-sus, and  called  the  elders  of  the  church. 

18  And  when  they  were  come  to  him, 
he  said  unto  them,  Ye  know,  from  the 
first  day  that  I  came  into  A'fi-a,  after  what 
manner  I  have  been  with  you  at  all  sea- 
sons, 

19  Ser'vTng  the  Lord  with  all  humility 
of  mind,  and  with  many  tears,  and  tempta- 
tions which  befell  nie  by  the  laying  in  wait 
of  the  Jews  ; 

20  £nd  how  I  kept  back  nothing  that 
was  profitable  unto  you,  but  have  showed 
you,  and  have  taught  you  publickly,  and 
from  house  to  house, 

21  Testifying  both  to  the  Jews,  and 
also  to  the  Greeks,  repentance  to'wArd  God, 
and  faith  to'wird  our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ. 

22  And  now,  behold,  I  go  bound  in  the 
spirit  unto  Je-rii'sa-lem,  not  knowing  the 
things  that  shall  befall  me  there  ; 

23  Save  that  the  Holy  Ghost  witnesseth 
in  every  city,  saying,  that  bonds  and 
afflictions  abide  me. 

24  But  none  of  these  things  move  me  ; 
neither  count  1  my  life  dear  unto  my-self,l 
so  that  I  might  finish  my  course  with  joy, 
and  the  ministry  which  I  have  received  of 
the  Lord  Je'§us,  to  testify  the  gos'pel  of  the 
grace  of  God. 

25  And  now,  behold,  I  know  that  ye  all, 
among  whom  I  have  gone  preaching  the 
kingdom  of  God,  shall  see  my  face  no 
more. 

26  Wherefore  I  take  you  to  record'  this 
day,  that  I  am  pure  from  the  blood  of  all 
men. 

27  For  I  have  not  shunned  to  declare 
unto  you  all  the  counsel  of  God. 

28  H  Take  heed,  thSre'fbre,  unto  your- 


1  me-silf. 


2  Fe-nXsh'e-a. 


the  Holy  (iliost  liatli  made  you  overseers, 
to  fi;ed  the  (  liurcli  of  God,  which  he  hath 
purchased  with  his  own  blood. 

29  For  I  know  this,  that  after  my  de- 
parting shall  griev'ous  wolves  enter  in 
among  you,  not  sparing  the  flock. 

30  Also  of  your  own  selves  shall  men 
aiije,  speaking  perverse'  things,  to  draw 
away  disciples  after  them. 

31  Therc'fore  watch,  and  remember, 
that,  by  the  space  of  three  years,  I  ceased 
not  to  warn  every  one  night  and  day  with 
tears. 

32  And  now,  brethren,  I  commend'  you 
to  God,  and  to  the  word  of  his  grace, 
which  is  able  to  build  you  up,  and  to  give 
you  an  iniieritance  among  all  them  which 
are  sanctified. 

33  I  have  coveted  no  man's  silver,  or 
gold,  or  apparel. 

34  Yea,  ye  yourselves  know  that  these 
hands  have  ministered  unto  my  necessities, 
and  to  them  that  were  with  me. 

35  I  have  showed  you  all  things,  how 
that  so  labouring,  ye  ought  to  support  the 
weak  ;  and  to  remember  the  words  of 
the  Lord  Je'§us,  how  he  said.  It  is  more 
bles'sed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

36  11  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed  with  them  all. 

37  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and  fell  on 
Paul's  neck,  and  kissed  him  ; 

38  Sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the  words 
which  he  spake,  that  they  should  see  his 
face  no  more.  And  they  accompanied 
him  unto  the  ship. 

CHAP  XXL 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  after  we  were 
gotten  from  them,  and  had  launched, 
we  came  with  a  straight  course  unto  ^o'os, 
and  the  day  following  unto  Rhodes,  and 
from  thence  unto  Pat'a-ra. 

2  And,  finding  a  ship  sailing  over  unto 
Phe-nTc'i-a,2  we  went  aboard,  and  set  forth. 

3  Now,  when  we  had  discovered  Cy'- 
prus,  we  left  it  on  the  left  hand,  and  sailed 
into  Syr'i-a,  and  landed  at  Tyre:  for 
there  the  ship  was  to  unlade  her  burden. 

4  And,  finding  disciples,  we  tarried 
there  seven  days;  who  said  to  PAul,  through 
the  SpTr'it,  that  he  should  not  go  up  to  Je- 
ru'sa-lem. 

5  And,  when  we  had  accomplished 
those  days,  we  departed,  and  went  our 
way  ;  and  they  all  brought  us  on  our  way, 
with  wives  and  children,  till  we  were  out 
of  the  city  ;  and  we  kneeled  down  cfn  the 
shore,  and  prayed. 

6  And,  when  we  had  taken  our  leave  one 
of  another,  we  took  ship  ;  and  they  return 
ed  home  again'. 

7  And  when  we  had  finished  our  course 
from  Tyre,  we  came  to  Pt6l-e-ma'Ts,3  and 
saluted  the  brethren,  and  abode  with  them 
one  day. 

8  And  the  next  day,  we  that   wgre  of 


3  Tdl-e-ma'ls. 


123 


Pdul  cometh  to  JC-ru' sa-Um .  THE 

Paul's  company,  departed,  and  lamc  unto 
Ces-a-re'a  ;  and  we  entered  into  the  liousc 
of  PhTl'i'p  the  evangelist,  (which  was  one 
of  the  seven,)    and  abode  with  liitii. 

9  And  the  same  man  had  four  daughters, 
vir'glns,!  which  did  pruph'e-sy. 

10  IT  And  as  we  tarried  there  many  days, 
there  came  down  from  jQ-de'4  a  cgr'tain 
prophet,  named  Ag'a-hfls. 

11  And,  when  he  was  come  unto  us,  he 
took  P&ul's  gir'die,2  and  bound  his  own 
hands  and  feet,  and  said,  Thus  saith  tlie 
Holy  Ghost,  So  siiall  the  Jews  at  Je-rii'sa- 
ISm  bind  the  man  that  owneth  this  gir'dle, 
and  shall  deliver  him  into  the  hands  of  the 
^en'tlies. 

12  And,  when  we  hfiard  these  things, 
both  we,  and  they  of  that  place,  besought 
him  not  to  go  up  to  Je-n\'sa-lem. 

13  Then  Paul  answered,  What  mean  ye 
to  weep,  and  to  break  mine  hei\rt  ?  for  I  am 
rSady  not  to  be  bound  only,  but  also  to  die 
at  Je-r6'sa-l6m,  for  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Je'jus. 

14  And  when  he  would  not  be  persiia- 
ded,  we  ceased,  saying,  The  will  of  the 
Lord  be  done. 

15  And,  after  those  days,  we  took  up  our 
c5r'rTaees,  and  went  up  to  Je-r6'sa-l^m. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  clr'taln  of 
the  disciples  of  Ces-a-re'a,  and  brought 
with  them  one  Mna'son^  of  Cy'prus,  an  old 
disciple,  with  whom  we  should  lodge. 

17  IT  And  wiien  we  w6re  come  to  Je-riV- 
sa-lgm,  tlie  brethren  received  us  gladly. 

18  And  the  day  following,  P.'iul  went  in 
with  us  unto  James ;  and  all  the  elders 
vvSre  present. 

19  And,  when  he  had  salQted  them,  he 
declared  particularly  what  things  God 
had  wrought  among  the  (^6n'tiles  by  his 
ministry. 

20  And  when  they  h6ard  it,  they  glori- 
fied the  Lord,  and  said  unto  him.  Thou 
seest,  brother,  how  many  thousands  of  Jews 
there  ire  which  believe  ;  and  they  are  ail 
zfial'oQs  of  the  law  : 

21  And  they  <ire  informed  of  thee,  that 
thou  teachest  all  nie  Jews  which  hre  among 
the  Ggn'tiles  to  forsake  MO'^fis,  saying,  that 
they  ought  not  to  cir'cumcije  their  chil- 
dren, neither  to  w.Alk  after  the  customs. 

22  What  is  it,  there'forc  ?  the  multitude 
must  needs  come  together  :  for  they  will 
hear  that  thou  art  come. 

23  Do,  thgre'fore,  this  that  we  say  to 
thee :  We  have  four  men  which  have  a 
vow  on  them  ; 

24  Them  take,  and  purify  thyself  with 
them,  and  be  at  charges  with  them,  that 
they  may  shave  their  heads  :  and  all  may 
know  that  those  things,  whereof  they  wfirc 
informed  c6ncgr'nTng  thee,  kre  nothing;  but 
that  thou  thyself  also  wSlkest  orderly,  and 
keenest  the  law. 

25  As  toftch'Ing  the  ^gn'tiles  which  be- 
lieve, we  have  written  and  concluded,  that 


ACTS  He  is  apprrhenaed. 

they  observe  no  such  thing,  save  only  that 


they  keep  themselves  from  things  offered 
to  idols,  and  from  blood, and  from  strangled, 
and  from  fornication. 

2li  Tlitn  Paul  took  the  men,  and  the 
next  day  purifying  himself  with  them,  en- 
tered into  the  temple,  to  signify  the  accom- 
pjishment  of  the  days  of  purification,  until 
that  an  ofVering  should  be  offered  for  every 
one  of  them. 

27  IT  And,  when  the  seven  days  w6re 
almost  ended,  the  Jews  which  were  of  A'- 
ji-a,  when  they  saw  him  in  the  temple, 
stirred  up  all  the  people,  and  laid  hands  on 
him, 

28  Crying  out.  Mm  of  If'ra-gl,  help  : 
this  is  the  man  tliat  tcachcth  all  meri  every 
where  against'  the  people,  and  the  law,  and 
this  place  ;  and  further,  iiath  brought 
(ireeks  also  into  the  temple,  and  liath  pol- 
luted this  holy  place. 

21)  (For  they  had  seen  before  with  him 
in  the  city,  Iroph'i-mus  an  E-p!ie'§i-an,4 
whom  they  supposed  that  Paul  had  brought 
into  the  temple,) 

30  And  all  the  city  was  moved,  and  the 
people  ran  together  ;  and  they  took  Piiul, 
ind  drew  him  out  of  the  temple  :  and  forth- 
with the  doors  w6rc  shut. 

31  And,  as  they  went  about'  to  kill  him, 
tidings  came  unto  the  chief  cSp'tuIn  of  the 
band,  that  all  Je-rft'sa-lem  was  in  an  up- 
roar ; 

32  Who  immediately  took  sOl'diers  and 
centurions,  and  ran  down  unto  them  :  and 
when  they  saw  the  chief  cSp'tain  and  the 
sOl'diers,  they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  cap'tain  came  near, 
and  took  iiim,  and  comman'ded  him  to  be 
bound  with  two  chains  ;  and  demin'ded 
who  he  was,  and  what  he  had  done.' 

34  And  some  cried  one  thing,  some 
another,  among  the  multitude  ;  and,  when 
he  could  not  know  the  cer'tainty  for  the  tu- 
mult, he  comman'ded  him  to  be  carried  into 
the  cas'tle.5 

35  And,  when  he  came  upon  the  stairs, 
so  it  was  that  lie  was  borne  of  the  sol'di6r8, 
for  the  violence  of  the  people. 

3G  For  the  multitude  of  the  people  fol- 
lowed afler,  crying.  Away  with  him. 

37  And  as  P;'iul  was  to  be  led  into  the 
cas'tle,  he  said  unto  the  chief  cSp'tain,  May 
I  speak  unto  thee  ?  Who  said.  Canst  thou 
speak  Greek  ? 

38  Art  not  thou  that  Eeyp'ti-Sn.e  which 
before  these  days  niadest  an  uproar,  and 
leddest  out  into  the  wilderness,  four  thous- 
and men  that  w6rc  murderers  .' 

39  But  Paul  said,  I  am  a  man  which  am 
a  Jew  of  Tar'sus,  a  city  of  Ci-lic'i-a,7  a 
citizen  of  no  mean  city  :  and  I  beseech 
thee,  suffer  mc  to  speak  unto  the  people. 

40  And,  when  he  had  given  him  license, 
Pi\ul  stood  on  the  stairs,  and  beckoned 
with  the  hand  unto  the  people.  And, 
when  there  was  made  a  great  silence,  he 


1  tir'jinx.    2  gir'dl.     3  mL's'n.     4  Efe'zhedn.    5  kas'sl. 


6  E-jlp'she-dn.  ^  Se-llsh'e-d. 
123 


Pdul  declareth  his  conver'sion. 

spake  unto  them  in  the  He'biew  1  tongue, 

saying, 

CHAP.  XXII. 

MEN,  brethren,  and  fcithers,  licar  ye  my 
defence,  which  I  make  now  unto  you. 

2  (And  when  they  heard  tliat  he  spake 
in  the  He'brew  tongue  to  them,  they  kept 
the  more  silence  :  and  he  saitli,) 

3  I  am,  verily,  a  man  which  am  a  Jew, 
born  in  Tcir'sus,  a  city  in  Ci-lic'i-a,  yet 
brought  up  in  this  city  at  the  feet  of  Ga- 
ma'li-el,  and  taught  according  to  the  per- 
fect manner  of  the  law  of  the  fathers,  and 
was  zeal'ous  to'icird  God,  as  ye  all  kre  this 
day. 

4  And  I  persecuted  this  way  unto  the 
death,  binding  and  delivering  into  prisons 
both  men  and  wom'en. 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  dotii  bear  me 
witness,  and  all  the  estate'  of  the  elders  : 
from  whom  also  1  received  letters  unto  the 
brethren,  and  went  to  Da-mas'cus,  to  bring 
them  which  w6re  there,  bound  unto  Je-rii'- 
sa-Iem,  for  to  be  punished. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  I  made 
my  journey,  and  was  come  nigh  unto  Da- 
mas'cus,  about'  noon,  suddenly  there  shone 
from  heaven  a  great  light  round  about' 
me. 

7  And  I  fell  unto  the  ground,  and  heard 
a  voice  saying  unto  me,  Sdul,  Saul,  why 
persecutest  thou  me .' 

8  And  1  answered.  Who  art  thou,  Lord.' 
And  he  said  unto  me,  I  am  Je'fus  of  Naz'a 
rSth,  whom  thou  persecutest. 

9  And  they  that  were  with  me  saw  indeed 
the  light,  and  were  afraid  ;  but  they  heard 
not  the  voice  of  him  that  spake  to  me. 

10  And  I  said.  What  shall  I  do,  Lord  ? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arlfe,  and  go 
into  Da-mas'cus  :  and  there  it  shall  be  told 
thee  of  ail  things  which  kre  appointed  for 
thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I  could  not  see  for  the 
glory  of  that  light,  being  led  by  the  hand 
of  them  that  were  with  me,  I  came  into  Da- 
mas'cus. 

12  And  one  An-a-nl'as,  a  devout  man, 
according  to  the  law,  having  a  good  report 
of  all  the  Jews  which  dwelt  there, 

13  Came  unto  me,  and  stood,  and  said 
unto  me.  Brother  S&ul,  receive  thy  sight. 
And  the  same  hour  I  looked  up  upon  him. 

14  And  he  said.  The  God  of  our  fathers 
hath  chosen  thee,  that  thou  shouldst  know 
his  will,  and  see  that  Just  One,  and 
shouldst  hear  the  voice  of  his  mouth. 

15  For  thou  shalt  be  his  witness  unto  all 
men  of  what  thou  hast  seen  and  heard. 

16  And  now,  why  tarriest  thou  ?  Srife, 
and  be  baptized,  and  wash  away  thy  sins, 
calling  on  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  I  was 
come  again'  to  Je-ru'sa-leni,  even  while  I 
prayed  in  the  temple,  I  was  in  a  trance  ; 

18  And  saw  him  saying  unto  me,  Make 
h  Bte,  and  get  thee  quickly  out  of  Je-rft'sa- 

1  He'brdo.  3  Ste'v'n. 


THE  ACTS.        Hr  yleadcth  Ro'mdn  citizenship. 


lem  :  for   they  will  not  receive  thy  tSs'ti- 
mony  concer'ning  me. 

1!)  And  I  said.  Lord,  they  know  that  I 
imprisoned  and  beat  in  every  syn'agogue 
them  that  believed  on  thee  : 

20  And  when  the  blood  of  thy  mar'tyr 
Ste'phcn  3  was  shed,  I  also  was  standing 
by,  and  consenting  unto  his  death,  and 
kept  the  raiment  of  them  that  slew  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  me.  Depart  :  for 
I  will  send  thee  far  hence  unto  the  ^en'- 
tiles. 

22  IT  And  they  gave  him  audience  unto 
this  word,  and  then  lifted  up  their  voices, 
and  said,  Away  with  such  afelloio  from 
the  earth  ;  for  it  is  not  fit  that  he  should 
live. 


23  And,  as  they  cried  out,  and  cSst  off 
their  clothes,  and  threw  4  dust  into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  cap'tain  comman'ded  him 
to  be  brought  into  the  cas'tle,  and  bade 
that  he  should  be  examined  by  scour'elng  , 
that  he  might  know  wherefore  they  cried 
so  against'  him. 

25  TI  And,  as  they  bound  him  with  thongs, 
Paul  said  unto  the  centurion  that  stood  by, 
Is  it  lawful  for  you  to  scourge  a  man  th.-it  is 
a  Ro'man,  and  uncondemned  .' 

26  When  the  centurion  heard  that,  he 
went  and  told  the  chief  cap'tain,  saying, 
Take  heed  what  thou  doest :  for  this  man 
is  a  Ro'man. 

27  Then  the  chief  cap'tain  came,  and 
said  unto  him,  Tell  me,  art  thou  a  Ro'man  ■• 
He  said.  Yea. 

28  And  the  chief  cap'tain  Answered, 
With  a  great  sum  obtain'ed  I  this  freedom. 
And  Paul  said,  but  I  was/rec-born. 

29  Then  straightway  they  departed  from 
him  which  should  have  examined  him;  and 
the  chief  cap'tain  also  was  afraid,  after  he 
knew  that  he  was  a  Ro'man,  and  because 
he  had  bound  him. 

30  H  On  the  morrow,  because  he  would 
have  known  the  cer'tainty  wherefore  he  was 
accused  of  the  Jews,  he  loosed  him  from 
his  bands,  and  commcin'ded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  their  council  to  appear,  and 
brought  Paul  down,  and  set  him  before 
them. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  Paul,  ear'ngstly  beholding  the 
council,  said,  Men  and  brethren,  I 
have  lived  in  all  good  con'science  5  before 
God  until  this  day. 

2  And  the  high  priest  An-a-nl'as  com- 
mtin'ded  them  that  stood  by  him,  to  smite 
him  on  the  mouth. 

3  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God  shall 
smite  thee,  thou  whited  wall :  for  sittest 
thou  to  judge  me  after  the  law,  and  com- 
mJindest  me  to  be  smitten  contrary  to  the 
law .' 

4  And  tliejr  that  stood  by,  said,  Revilest 
thou  God's  high  priest .' 

5  Then  said  Paul,  I  wist  *  not,  brethren 
that  he  was  the  high  priest:  for  it  is  writ- 

^throd.         5  kdn'shense.         *  knew. 
124 


The  Jews  lay  -xaitfor  Pdul.  THE  ACTS 

ten,  Thou  shall  not  speak  evil  of  the  ruler 
of  thy  people. 

6  IT  But,  when  Paul  pgrceived  that  the 
one  part  \v6re  Sad'du-cees,  and  the  other 
Ph5r'i-se6s,  he  cried  out  in  the  council, 
Men  and  brethren,  I  am  a  Phar'i-se6, 
the  son  of  a  Ph5r'i-see  :  of  the  hope  and  re- 
surrection of  the  dead  I  am  called  in  ques- 
tion. 

7  And  when  he  had  so  said,  there  SrOfe 
a  dissension  between  the  PhSr'i-sees  and 
the  Sad'du-cees :  and  the  multitude  was 
divided. 

8  For  the  SSd'du-cees  say  that  there  is 
no  resurrection,  neither  ansel  nor  spirit;  but 
the  Ph5r'i-sees  confess  both. 

9  And  there  arOfo  a  great  cry  :  and  the 
scribes  that  were  of  the  Ph5r'i-sees' part 
5r6fe,  and  strove,  saying,  We  find  no  evil 
.11  this  man  :  but  if  a  spirit  or  an  anecl 
hath  spoken  to  him,  let  us  not  fight  against' 
God. 

10  IT  And  when  there  iroje  a  great  dis- 
sension, the  chief  cSp'taln,  fearing  lest 
Paul  should  have  been  pulled  in  pieces  of 
them,  c6mmi\n'dcd  the  sol'di6rs  to  go  down, 
and  to  take  him  by  force  from  Smong  them, 
and  to  bring  hhn  into  the  cSs'tle. 

11  And  the  night  following,  the  Lord 
stood  by  him,  and  said.  Be  of  good  cheer, 
Pdul;  for  as  thou  hast  testified  of  me  in 
Je-rft'sa-lem,  so  must  thou  bear  witness  also 
at  R6me. 

12  H  And,  when  it  was  day,  ctSr'taTn  of 
the  Jews  banded  together,  and  bound  tlicm- 
selves  under  a  curse,  saying.  That  they 
v?ould  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they  had 
killed  Paul. 

13  And  they  w&re  more  than  forty  which 
had  made  this  conspiracy. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief  priests  and 
elders,  and  said.  We  have  bound  ourselves 
under  a  great  curse,  that  we  will  eat  noth- 
ing until  we  have  slain  Paul. 

15  Now,  thgre'fore,  ye  with  the  council 
signify  to  the  chief  cSp'tain,  that  he  bring 
him  down  unto  you  to-morrow,  as  though 
ye  would  inquire  something  more  perfectly 
concfir'ning  him  ;  and  we,  or  ever  ne  cornc 
near,  ^re  rfiady  to  kill  him. 

16  And  when  Paul's  sister's  son  hgard 
of  their  lying  in  wait,  he  went  and  entered 
into  the  cas'tic,  and  told  PAul. 

17  Then  Paul  called  one  of  the  centuri- 
ons unto  him,  and  said.  Bring  this  yoimg 
man  unto  the  chief  cSp'taTn:  for  he  hath  a 
cgr'taln  thing  to  tell  him. 

18  So  he  took  him,  and  brought  him  to 
the  chief  cSp'taln,  and  said,  PAul  the  pris- 
oner called  me  unto  him,  and  prayed  mc  to 
bring  this  young  man  unto  thee,  who  hath 
something  to  say  unto  thee. 

19  Then  the  fhief  cSp'taTn  took  him  by 
the  hand,  and  \vent  loith  him  aside  private- 
ly, and  asked  him.  What  is  that  thou  hast 
to  tell  me.' 

20  And  he  said,  the  Jews  have  agreed  to 
1  third  hour  of  the  night — 9  o'clock  in  the  evening 

L2« 


Hr  is  ]•  ought  to  Fi'tlr. 
desire  thee,  that  thou  wouldst  bring  down 
PAul  to-morrow  into  the  council,  as  though 
they  would  inquire  some'what  of  him  more 
perfectly. 

21  But  do  not  thou  yield  unto  them  :  for 
there  lie  in  wait  for  him  of  them  more  than 
forty  men,  which  have  hound  tlunnselves 
with  an  oath,  that  tlioy  will  neither  eat  nor 
drink  till  they  have  killed  him  ;  and  now 
hre  they  rSady,  looking  for  a  promije  from 
thee. 

22  So  the  chief  cSp'taTn  then  let  the 
young  man  depart,  ami  charged  him.  See 
thou  tell  no  man  that  thou  hast  showed 
these  things  to  me. 

23  IT  And  he  called  unto  him  two  centu- 
rions, saying.  Make  r6ady  two  hundred 
sol'di6rs  to  go  to  Ces-a-re'a,  and  horsemen 
threescore  and  ton,  and  s])enrmen  two  h>m- 
drcd,  at  the  third  hour  of  the  night. 1 

24  And  provide  them  beasts,  that  they 
may  set  PAnI  on,  and  bring  him  safe  unto 
Fe'lix  the  governor. 

25  And  he  wrote  a  letter  after  this  man- 
ner : 

2G  CIAu'di-us  Ly5'i-5s,2  imto  the  most 
excellent  governor  Fe'lix,  sendcth  greeting. 

27  This  man  was  taken  of  the  Jews,  and 
should  have  been  3  killed  of  them  :  then 
came  I  with  an  army,  and  rescued  him, hav- 
ing understood  that  he  was  a  RcVman. 

28  And  when  I  would  have  known 
the  cause  wherefore  they  accused  him,  I 
brought  him  forth  into  their  council  ; 

29  Whom  I  perceived  to  be  accused  of 
questions  of  their  law,  but  to  have  nothing 
laid  to  his  charge  worthy  of  death,  or  of 
bonds. 

30  And  when  it  was  told  me,  how  that 
the  Jews  laid  wait  for  the  man,  I  sent 
straightway  to  thee,  and  gave  ctimmhnd'- 
ment  to  his  accusers  also,  to  say  before 
thee  what  they  had  against'  him.  Fare 
well. 

31  Then  the  sol'diors,as  it  wasciimmJind'- 
ed  them,  took  Paul,  and  brouglA  him  by 
night  to  An-tip'a-tris. 

32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the  horse- 
men to  go  with  him,  and  returned  to  the 
castle  : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to  Ces-a-rfe'S, 
and  delivered  the  epistle  to  the  governor, 
presented  Piuil  also  before  him. 

34  And  when  the  governor  had  read  the 
letter,  he  asked  of  what  province  he  was. 
And  when  he  understood  that  he  was  of 
Ci-lic'i-a  ; 

35  I  will  hear  thee,  said  he,  when  thine 
accusers  h.re  also  come.  And  he  cOni- 
mi\n'ded  him  to  be  kept  in  Hfir'od's  judg- 
ment-hall. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  after  five  days,  An-a-ni'as  the  high 
priest  descCn'ded  with  the  elders,  and 
icith  a  cgr'tain  orator,  named  Tgr-tal'lOs, 
who  informed  the  governor  against'  P4ul. 
2  And,  when  he  was  called  forth,  T6r* 
^Uzh'e-Hs.  3  tin. 

125 


r&ul  accused  by  Tir-tul'lus.  THE  ACTS 

tQl'lds  began  to  accuse  him  saying,  Seeing 
that  by  thee  we  enjoy  great  quietness,  and 
that  very  worthy  deeds  are  done  unto  this 
nation  by  tiiy  providence, 

3  We  accept  it  always,  and  in  all  places 
most  noble  Fe'lix,  with  all  thankfulness. 

4  Notwithstanding,  that  I  be  not  flirther 
te'dious  unto  thee,  1  pray  thee,  that  thou 
wouldst  hear  us  of  thy  clemency  a  few 
words. 

5  For  we  have  found  this  man  a  pesti- 
lent/e//o?r,  and  a  mover  of  sedition  5m6ng 
all  the  Jews,  throughout  the  world,  and  a 
ring'leader  of  the  sect  of  the  Naz-a-renes'. 

6  Who  also  hath  gone  about'  to  profane 
the  temple ;  whom  we  took,  and  would 
have  judged  according  to  our  law: 

7  But  the  chief  cap'tain,  Ly§'i-as,  came 
upon  us,  and  with  great  violence  took  him 
away  out  of  our  hands, 

8  Commcin'ding  his  accusers  to  come 
unto  thee;  by  examining  of  whom,  thyself 
mayst  take  knowledge  of  all  these  things 
whereof  we  accuse  him. 

9  And  the  Jews  also  assented,  saying, 
that  these  things  were  so. 

10  H  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  governor 
had  beckoned  unto  him  to  speak,  answer- 
ed, Forasmuch  as  I  know  that  thou  hast 
been  of  many  years  a  judge  unto  this  na- 
tion, I  do  the  more  cheerfully  answer  for 
myself: 

11  Because  that  thou  mayst  under- 
stand, that  lliere  arc  yet  but  twelve  days 
since  I  went  up  to  Je-ru'sa-lem  for  to  wdr'- 
ship. 

12  And  they  neither  found  me  in  the 
temple  disputing  with  any  man,  neither 
raising  up  the  people,  neither  in  the  syn'a- 
gOgues,  nor  in  the  city. 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  the  things 
whereof  they  now  accuse  me. 

14  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee,  that  after 
the  way  which  they  call  heresy,  so  wor'- 
ship  I  the  God  of  my  fathers,  belie'ving 
all  things  which  are  written  in  the  law  and 
in  the  prophets : 

15  And  have  hope  to'jcdrd  God,  which 
they  themselves  also  allow,  that  there  shall 
be  a  resurrection  of  the  dead,  both  of  the 
just  and  unjust. 

16  And  herein  do  I  exercise  myself,  to 
have  always  a  conscience  void  of  offence 
to'irird  God,  and  to'wdrd  men. 

17  Now,  after  many  years,  I  came  to 
bring  klmj  to  my  nation,  and  offerings. 

18  Whereupon  cer'tain  Jews  from  A'§i-5 
found  me  purified  in  the  temple,  neither 
with  multitude  nor  with  tumult: 

19  Who  ought  to  have  been  here  before 
thee,  and  object,  if  they  had  aught  against' 
me. 

20  Or  else  let  these  same  here  say,  if 
they  have  found  any  evil-doing  in  me, 
while  I  stood  before  the  council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one  voice,  that  I 
cried,  standing  Simong  them,  ToQchlng  the 


He  is  accused  before  Fis'tiis. 
resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am  called  in 
question  by  you  this  day. 

22  II  And  when  Fe'lTx  heard  these 
things,  having  more  perfect  knowledge  of 
that  way,  he  deferr'ed  them,  and  said, 
When  Ly^'i-Ss  the  chief  cSp'tain  shall 
come  down,  I  will  know  the  uttermost  of 
your  matter. 

23  And  he  commkn'ded  a  centurion 
to  keep  Paul,  and  to  let  him.  h;ive  liberty, 
and  that  he  should  forbid  none  of  his 
acquaintance  to  minister,  or  come  unto 
him. 

24  IT  And  after  cer'tain  days,  when  Fe'- 
lix came  with  his  wife  Dru  sTl'la,  which 
was  a  Jcw'ess,  he  sent  for  Paul,  and  heard 
him  concer'ning  the  faith  in  Christ. 

25  And  as  he  reasoned  of  righteousness, 
temperance,  and  judgment  to  come,  Fe'lix 
trembled,  and  answered.  Go  thy  way  for 
this  time  ;  when  I  have  a  convenient  sea- 
son I  will  call  for  thee. 

26  IT  He  hoped  also  that  money  should 
have  been  given  him  of  Paul,  that  lie  might 
loose  him  :  wherefore  he  sent  for  him  the 
oftener,  and  communed  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years  P6r'ci-us  Fes'tus 
came  into  Fe'llx's  room  :  and  Fe'lTx,  will- 
ing to  show  the  Jews  a  pleaj'Qre,  left  Paul 
bound. 

CHAP.  XXV. 


IVrOW  when  Fes'tus  was  come  into  the 


province,  after  three  days,  he  ascend'- 
ed  from  Ces-a-re'a  to  Je-r&'sa-lem. 

2  Then  the  high  priest,  and  the  chief  of 
the  Jews  informed  him  against'  PAul,  and 
besought  him, 

3  And  desired  favour  against'  him,  that 
he  would  send  for  him  to  Je-rCl'sa-lem, 
laying  wait  in  the  way  to  kill  him. 

4  But  Fes'tus  answered,  that  Paul  should 
be  kept  at  Ces-a-re'a,  and  that  he  himself 
would  depart  shortly  thither. 

5  Let  them,  there'fore,  said  he,  which 
among  you  are  able,  go  down  with  me,  and 
accuse  this  man,  if  there  be  any  wicked- 
ness in  him. 

G  And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them 
more  than  ten  days,  he  went  down  unto 
Ces-a-re'a  ;  and  the  next  day,  sitting  on  the 
judgment-seat,  com.man'ded  Pciul  to  be 
brought.. 

7  And  when  he  was  come,  the  Jews 
which  came  down  from  Je-rfi'sa-lem  stood 
round  about',  and  laid  many  and  griev'oiis 
complaints  against'  Paul,  which  they  could 
not  prove : 

8  IT  While  he  answered  for  himself, 
Neither  against'  the  law  of  the  Jews,  nei- 
ther against'  the  temple,  nor  yet  against' 
Ce'^ar,  have  I  offended  any  thing  at  all. 

9  But  Fes'tlis,  willing  to  do  the  Jews  a 
pleaf'ure,  answered  P^ul,  and  said,  Wilt 
thou  go  up  to  Je-rd'sa-Iem,  and  there  bo 
judged  of  these  things  before  me  ? 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at  Ce'^ftr's 
judgment-seat,  where  I  ought  to  be  judg- 

126 


Fes' tas's  verdict  for  Pdtd.  THE  ACTS. 

ed  :  to  the  Jews  have  I  done  no  wrong,  as 
thou  very  well  knowest. 

11  For,  if  I  be  an  offender,  or  have  com- 
mitted any  thing  worthy  of  death,  I  refuse 
not  to  die  :  but  if  there  be  none  of  these 
things  whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
may  deliver  me  unto  them.  I  appeal  unto 
Ce'fir. 

12  Then  Fes'tus,  when  he  had  conferr'ed 
with  the  council,  answered,  Hast  thou  ap- 
pealed unto  Ce'^Sr  .'  unto  Ce'|5r  shall  thou 


go. 

13  IT  And  after  cer'tain  days,  king  A- 
grlp'pS  and  Ber-ni'ce  came  unto  Ces-a-re'S 
to  salute  Fes'tus. 

14  And  when  they  had  been  there  many 
days,  Fes'tus  declared  Paul's  cause  unto  tin; 
king,  saying,  There  is  a  cer'tain  man  left 
in  bonds  by  Fe'llx  ; 

15  About'  whom,  when  I  was  at  Je-rti'sa- 
ISm,  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the 
Jews  informed  me,  desiring  to  have  judg- 
ment against'  him. 

16  To  whom  I  answered.  It  is  not  the 
manner  of  the  Ro'mans  to  deliver  any  man 
to  die  bafore  that  he  which  is  accused  have 
the  accusers  face  to  face,  and  have  license 
to  answer  for  himself,  concer'nlng  the  crime 
laid  against'  him. 

17  There'fore,  when  they  were  come 
hither,  without  any  delay,  on  the  morrow  I 
sat  on  the  judgment-seat,  and  commiin'ded 
the  man  to  be  brought  forth  : 

18  Against'  whom,  when  the  accusers 
stood  up,  they  brought  none  accusation  of 
such  things  as  I  supposed  : 

19  But  had  cer'tain  questions  against' 
him  of  their  own  superstition,!  and  of  one 
Je'jus,  which  was  dead,  whom  Paul  affirm- 
ed to  be  alive. 


Pdul's  speech  before  A-grip'pi. 

2G  Of  whom  I  have  no  cer'tain  thing  to 
write  unto  my  lord.  Wherefore  I  have 
brought  him  forth  before  you,  and  especial- 
ly before  tliue,  O  King  A-grip'pa,  that, 
after  examination  had,  I  might  have  some'- 
what  to  write. 

27  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreasonable  to 
send  a  prisoner,  and  not  withal  to  signify 
the  crimes  laid  against'  him. 
CHAP.  .XXVI. 

THEN  A-grlp'pa  said  unto  Paul,  Thou 
art  permitted  to  speak  for  thyself. 
Then  Piiul  stretched  forth  the  hand,  and 
answered  for  himself 

2  I  think  myself  happy,  king  A-grip'pS, 
because  I  shall  answer  for  myself  this  day' 
before  thee,  toiich'ing  all  tlie  things  where- 
of I  am  accused  of  tlie  Jews  : 

3  Especially  because  I  know  thee  to  be 
expert  in  all  customs  and  questions  which 
are  among  the  Jews  :  wherefore  I  beseech 
thee  to  hear  me  patiently. 

4  My  manner  of  life  from  my  youth, 
which  was  at  the  first  among  mine  own  na- 
tion at  Je  rCl'sa-lem,  know  all  the  Jews  ; 

5  Which  knew  me  from  the  beginning, 
(if  they  would  testify,)  that  after  the  most 
straitest  sect  of  our  religion,  I  lived  a  Phar'- 
i-see. 

G  And  now  I  stand  and  am  judged  for 
the  hope  of  thepromife  made  of  God  unto 
our  fathers  : 

7  Unto  which  promise  our  twelve  tribes, 
instantly  ser'ving  God  day  and  night,  hope 
to  come  :  for  which  hope's  sake,  king  A- 
grip'pa,  I  am  accused  of  the  Jews. 

8  Why  should  it  be  thought  a  thing  in- 
credible with  you  that  God  should  raise 
the  dead  ? 

y    I  verily  thought  with  myself,  that  I 


20  And  because  I  doflbted  of  such  man- 1  ought  to  do  many -1  things  contrary  to  the 
ner  of  questions,  I  asked  him.  whether  he  I  name  of  Je'^us  of  Naz'a-reth. 

10  Which  thing  I  also  did  in  Je-rft'.sa- 
lem  :  and  many  of  the  saints  did  I  shut  up 
in  prison,  having  received  authority  from 
the  chief  priests ;  and  when  they  were  put 
to  death,  I  gave  my  voice  against'  ihem. 

11  And  I  punished  them  oft  in  every 
syn'agogue,  and  compelled  Ihcm  to  blas- 
pheme': and,  being  exceedingly  mad 
against'  them,  I  persecuted  thevi  even  unto 
strange  cities. 

12  Whereupon  as  I  went  to  Da-mas'cQs, 
with  authority  and  commission  from  the 
chief  priests, 

13  At  mid-day,  O  king,  I  saw  in  the  way 
a  light  from  heaven,  abJSve  the  brightness 
of  the  sun,  shi'ning  round  about'  jne,  and 
them  whicli  journeyed  with  me. 

14  And,  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the 
Sarth,  I  hgard  a  voice  speaking  unto  me, 
and  saying  in  the  He'brew  tongue,  Sdul, 
SAuljWhy  pfirsecutest  thou  me  .■*  It  is  hard 
for  thee  to  kick  against'  the  pricks. 

15  And  I  said.   Who  art  thou,  Lord  ? 
And  he  said,  I  am  Je'fus,  whom  thou  fit- 
secutest. 
3  in'ne.        4  min'ne. 

127 


would    go   to   Je-r&'sa-lem,    and    there    be 
judged  of  these  matters. 

21  But  when  Paul  had  appealed  to  b(! 
rejerv'ed  unto  the  hearing  of  Au-gus'tus,  I 
c6mmh.n'ded  him  to  be  kept  till  I  might 
send  him  to  Ce'§ar. 

22  Then  A-grTp'pa  said  unto  FSs'tfls,  I 
would  also  hear  the  man  myself'2  To- 
morrow, said  he,  thou  shalt  hear  him. 

23  IT  And  on  the  morrow,  when  A-grTp'- 
pa  was   come,  and    BSr-nl'ce,   with   great 

Eomp,  and  was  entered  into  the  place  of 
earing,  with  the  chief  cSp'tains  and  prin- 
cipal men  of  the  city,  at  Fes'tQs'  command'- 
ment  Paul  was  brought  forth. 

24  And  Fgs'tQs  said.  King  A-grTp'pa, 
and  all  men  which  Jirc  here  present  with 
us,  ye  see  this  man,  about'  whom  all  the 
multitude  of  the  Jews  have  dealt  with  me, 
both  at  Je-rft'sa-l6m,  and  also  here,  crying, 
that  he  ought  not  to  live  any  3  longer. 

25  But  when  I  found  that  he  had  com- 
mitted nothing  worthy  of  death,  and  that 
he  himself  hath  appealed  to  Au-gQs'tds,  I 
have  detSr'mined  to  send  him. 

1  sU-per-stish'un.        2  me-silf'. 


PAul  declareth  his  cdnver'sion. 


A' 


THE  ACTS. 

16  But  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy  feet : 
for  I  have  appeared  unto  thee  for  this  pur- 
pose, to  make  thee  a  minister  and  a  witness, 
Doth  of  these  things  which  thou  hast  seen, 
and  of  those  things  in  the  which  I  will  ap- 
pear unto  thee ; 

17  Delivering  thee  from  the  people,  and 
from  the  ^en'tlles,  unto  whom  now  I  send 
thee, 

18  To  open  their  eyes,  and  to  turn  them 


from  darkness  to  light,  and  from  the  power'  with  us 


P&uVs  dangerous  voyage. 
CHAP.  XXVII. 

ND  when  it  was  deter'mined  that  we 

should  sail  into  It'a-ly,  they  delivered 

PAul,  and  cer'tain  other  prisoners,  unto  one 

named  Ju'li-Qs,  a  centurion  of  Au-gfis'tQs' 

band. 

2  And  entering  into  a  ship  of  Id-ra- 
myt'ti-um,  wc  launched,  meaning  to  sail  by 
the  coast  of  A'ji-S,  one  Ar-Ts-ttir'chOs,  a 
MSc-e-do'ni-an,  of  Thes-sa-l6-nl'c5,  being 


of  Sa'tan  unto  God,  that  they  may  receive 
forgiveness  of  sins,  and  inheritance  Smong 
them  which  circ  sanctified  by  faith  that  is  in 
me. 

19  Whereupon,  O  king  A-grip'pS,  I  was 
not  disobe'dient  unto  the  heavenly  vi.5ion: 

20  But  showed  first  unto  them  of  Da- 
mas'cus,  and  at  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and  throughout 
all  the  coasts  of  Ju-de'a,  and  then  to  the 
<^en'tlles,  that  they  should  repent  and 
turn  to  God,  and  do  works  meet  for  repent- 
ance. 

21  For  these  causes  the  Jews  caught 
me  in  the  temple,  and  went  about'  to  kill 
me. 

22  Having,  there'fore,  obtain'ed  help  of 
God,  I  continue  unto  this  day,  witnessing 
both  to  small  and  great,  saying  none  other 
things  than  those  which  the  prophets  and 
Mo'§es  did  say  should  come  : 

23  That  Christ  should  sufl^er.  and  that  he 
should  be  the  first  that  should  rise  from  the 
dead,  and  should  show  light  unto  the  peo- 
ple, and  to  the  Gen'tlles. 

24  IT  And  as  he  thus  spake  for  himself, 
FSs'tus  said  with  a  loud  voice,  Paul,  thou 
art  beside  thyself;  much  lear'ning  doth 
make  thee  mad. 

25  But  he  said,  I  am  not  mad,  most  no- 
ble Fes'tus  ;  but  speak  forth  the  words  of 
truth  and  soberness. 

26  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these  things, 
before  whom  I  also  speak  freely  :  for  I  am 
pers&aded  that  none  of  these  things  arc  hid- 
den from  him  ;  for  this  thing  was  not  done 
in  a  corner. 

27  King  A-grip'pS,  believest  thou  the 
prophets  .'  I  know  that  thou  believest. 

28  Then  A-grip'pa  said  unto  Paul,  Al- 
most thou  persOadest  me  to  be  a  Christ'- 
i-5n.l 

29  And  PSul  said,  I  would  to  God,  that 
not  only  thou,  but  also  all  that  hear  me  this 
day,  were  both  almost  and  altogether  such 
as  I  am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  TT  And,  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
the  king  rose  up,  and  the  governor,  and 
BSr-nl'ce,  and  they  that  sat  with  them. 

31  And  when  they  were  gone  aside, 
they  talked  between  themselves,  saying. 
This  man  doeth  nothing  worthy  of  death, 
or  of  bonds. 

32  Then  said  A-grip'pS  unto  Fes'tus, 
This  man  might  have  been  set  at  liberty,  if 
he  had  not  appealed  unto  Ce'jar. 


3  And  the  next  day  we  touch'ed  at  Sl'- 
don.  And  Ju'li-uscour'te-ously2  entreated 
Pdul,  and  gave  him  liberty  to  go  unto  his 
friends  to  refresh  himself 

4  And  when  we  had  launched  from 
thence  we  sailed  under  Cy'prus,  because 
the  winds  were  contrary. 

5  And  when  we  had  sailed  over  the  sea 
of  Ci-lic'i-5,3  and  Pam-phyl'i-a,  we  came 
to  My'ra,  a  city  of  Lyc'ia.4 

6  And  there  the  centurion  found  a  ship 
of  Al-ex-an'dri-a  sailing  into  it'a-ly  j  and 
he  put  us  therein. 

7  And,  when  we  had  sailed  slowly  many 
days,  and  scarce  were  come  over  against' 
Cni'dus,5  the  wind  not  sufl^ering  us,  we 
sailed  under  Crete,  over  against'  Sal-mo'ne: 

8  And,  hardly  pass'ing  it,  came  unto  a 
place  which  is  called,  The  Fair-Ha'vens, 
nigh  whereunto  was  the  city  of  La-se'a. 

9  11  Now,  when  much  time  was  spent, 
and  when  sailing  was  now  dan'fferous,  be- 
cause the  fast  was  now  already  past,  Pciul 
admonished  them, 

10  And  said  unto  them.  Sirs,  I  perceive' 
that  this  voy'age  will  be  with  hurt  and 
much  dam'age,6  not  only  of  the  lading  and 
ship,  but  also  of  our  lives. 

11  Nevertheless  the  centurion  believed 
the  master  and  the  owner  of  the  ship  more 
than  those  things  which  were  spoken  by 
Paul. 

12  IT  And  because  the  haven  was  not 
commodious  to  winter  in,  the  more  part 
advised  to  depart  thence  also,  if  by  any 
means  they  might  attain  to  Phe-nT'ce,  and 
there  to  winter :  which  is  a  haven  of 
^rete,  and  lieth  to'jodrd  the  south-west,  and 
north-west. 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  blew  soft- 
ly, supposing  that  they  had  obfain'ed  their 
purpose,  loo'sing  thence,  they  sailed  close 
by  Crete. 

14  But  not  long  after,  there  arofe  Sgainst' 
it  a  tempestuous  wind  called  Eii-roc'ly- 
d6n.7 

15  And  when  the  ship  was  caught,  and 
could  not  bear  up  into  the  wind,  we  let 
her  drive. 

16  And  running  under  a  cer'tain  15'land, 
which  is  calledCMu'da,  we  had  much  work 
to  come  by  the  boat  ; 

17  Which  when  they  had  taken  up,  they 
used  helps,  undergir'ding  8  the  ship  ;  and, 
fearing    lest    they    should    fall    into    the 


1  Krlst'yun.        2  kur'tshe-us-Ie.        3  Se-tish'e-d.        4  Llsh'e-a.        5  JYi'dus. 
6  ddm'mldje.  7  Yu-rok'le-don.  8  ■un-dur-gSr'dlng. 

128 


PduVs  shipwreck.  THE  ACTS 

quick-sands,  strake  sail,  and  so  wgrc  driv- 
en. 

18  And  we,  being  exceedingly  tossed 
with  a  tempest,  the  next  day  they  lightened 
the  ship ; 

19  And  the  third  day  we  c5st  out  with 
our  own  hands  the  tackling  of  the  siiip. 

20  And  wiien  neither  sun  nor  stars  in 
many  days  appeared,  and  no  small  tempest 
lay  on  us,  all  hope  that  we  should  be  saved 
was  then  taken  Sway. 

21  U  But,  after  long  abstinence,  PAul 
stood  forth  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  said, 
Sirs,  ye  should  have  heirkened  unto  mc, 
and  not  have  loosed  from  ^rete,  and  to 
have  gained  this  harm  and  loss. 

22  And  now  I  exhort  you  to  be  of  good 
cheer  :  for  there  shall  be  no  loss  of  any 
man's  life  Smong  you,  but  of  the  ship. 

23  For  there  stood  by  me  this  night  the 
aneel  of  God,  whose  I  am,  and  whom  I 
serve, 

24  Saying,  Fear  not,  Paul :  thou  must  be 
brought  before  Ce'jSr  :  and,  lo,  God  hath 
given  thee  all  them  that  sail  with  thee. 

25  Wherefore,  Sirs,  be  of  good  cheer  : 
for  I  believe  God,  that  it  shall  be  even  as 
it  was  told  me. 

26  Howbeit,  we  must  be  c5st  upon  a 
cer'talu  Ls'land. 

27  But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was 
come,  as  we  were  driven  up  and  down 
in  A'dri-5,  about'  midnight  the  shipmen 
deemed  that  they  drew  1  near  to  some 
country  ; 

28  And  sounded  and  found  it  twenty 
fathoms  ;  and  when  they  had  gone  a  little 
further,  they  sounded  again',  and  found  it 
fifteen  fathoms. 

29  Then,  fearing  lest  they  should  have 
fallen  upon  rocks,  they  cSst  four  an'chors 
out  of  the  stfern,  and  wished  for  the  day. 

30  And  as  the  shipmen  were  about'  to 
flee  out  of  the  ship,  wlien  they  had  let  down 
the  boat  into  the  sea,  under  colour  as 
though  they  would  have  cast  an'chors  out 
of  the  fbreship, 

31  Paul  said  to  the  centurion,  and  to  the 
s0l'die.rs,2  Except  these  abide  in  the  ship, 
ye  cannot  be  saved. 

32  Then  the  sol'dicrs  cut  off  the  ropes 
of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall  oiF. 

33  And,  while  the  day  was  coming  on, 
Paul  besought  them  all  to  take  meat,  say- 
ing, This  day  is  the  fourteenth  day  that  ye 
nave  tarried  and  continued  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing. 

34  Wherefore  I  pray  you  to  take  some 
meat ;  for  this  is  for  your  health  ;  for 
there  shall  not  a  hair  fall  from  the  head  of 
any  of  you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
took  bread,  and  gave  thanks  to   God  in 

Eresence  of  them   all :    and  when  he  had 
roken  it,  he  began  to  eat. 

36  Then  w6re  they  all  of  good  cheer, 
and  they  also  took  some  meat. 

1  drdd.  2  sol'iurz. 

'9» 


He  is  cdst  upon  Mii'i-td. 

37  And  we  w6re  m  all  in  the  ship  tkvo 
hundred,  threescore  and  sixteen  souls. 

38  And  when  they  liad  eaten  enough, 
they  lightened  the  ship,  and  c5st  out  the 
wheat  into  the  sea. 

39  And  when  it  was  day,  they  knew  not 
the  land  :  but  they  discovered  a  c6r'taln 
creek  with  a  shore,  into  the  which  they 
w6re  minded,  if  it  w5re  possible,  to  thrust 
in  the  ship. 

40  And  when  they  had  taken  up  the  an'- 
chors, they  committed  themselves  unto  the 
sea,  and  liiosed  the  rudder-bands,  and 
hoisted  up  the  main'sail  to  the  wind  and 
made  to'ward  shore. 

41  And,  falling  into  a  place  where  two 
seas  met,  they  ran  the  ship  Sground  :  and 
the  fore  part  stuck  fast,  and  remain'ed  im- 
moveable, but  the  hinder  part  was  broken 
with  tjie  violence  of  the  waves. 

42  And  the  sol'dicrs'  counsel  was  to  kill 
the  prisoners,  lest  any  of  them  should  swim 
out  and  escape'. 

43  But  the  centurion,  willing  to  save 
Paul,  kept  them  from  their  purpose,  and 
commkn'ded  that  they  which  could  swim 
should  cast  themselves  first  into  the  sea,  and 
get  to  land. 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards,  and 
some  on  broken  pieces  of  the  .ship  :  and  so 
it  came  to  pass,  that  they  escaped  all  safe 
to  land. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND    when    they    were   escaped,    then 
they  knew  that  the  is'lSnd  was  called 
Mel'i-ta. 

2  And  the  barbarous  people  showed  us 
no  little  kindness  :  for  they  kindled  a  fire, 
and  received  us  every  one,  because  of  the 
present  rain,  and  because  of  the  cold. 

3  H  And  when  PAul  had  gathered  a  bun- 
dle of  sticks,  and  laid  them  on  the  fire, 
there  came  a  viper  out  of  the  heat,  and  fas- 
tened on  his  hand. 

4  And,  when  the  barbarians  saw  the 
venomous  beast  hang  on  his  hand,  they  said 
among  themselves.  No  doftbt  this  man  is  a 
murderer,  whom,  though  he  hath  escaped 
the  sea,  yet  vengeance  suffereth  not  to 
live. 

5  And  he  shook  off  the  beast  into  the 
fire,  and  felt  no  harm. 

6  Howbeit,  they  looked  when  he  should 
have  swollen,  or  fallen  down  dead  sudden- 
ly :  but  after  they  had  looked  a  great 
while,  and  saw  no  harm  come  to  him,  they 
changed  their  minds,  and  said  that  he  was  a 
god. 

7  IT  In  the  same  quarters,  were  pSKCs'- 
sions  of  the  chief  man  of  the  Inland,  whose 
name  was  PQb'li-tis,  who  received  us,  and 
lodged  us  three  days  coOr'teoQsly.S 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  fkthcr 
of  Pub'li-iis  lay  sick  of  a  fever  and  of  a 
bloody  flux  ;  to  whom  PAul  entered  in,  and 
prayed,  and  laid  his  hands  on  him,  and 
nealed  him. 

3  hitr'tshe-Hts-le. 
129 


Pdul  going  to  Rome, 

9  So  when  this  was  done,  others  also 
which  had  diseases  in  the  is'l&nd,  came, 
and  were  healed ; 

10  Wlio  also  /ton'oQred  us  with  many 
Aon'oflrs ;  and,  when  we  departed,  they 
laded  us  with  such  things  as  w6re  neces- 
sary. 

11  H  And  after  three  months  we  depart- 
ed in  a  ship  of  Al-Sx-an'dri-S,  which  had 
wintered  in  the  Isle,  whose  sign  was  (^i.s'- 
tor  and  PoI'lux. 

12  And  landing  at  Syr'a-cuse,  we  tarried 
there  three  days. 

13  And  from  thence  we  fetched  a  com'- 
p5ss,  and  came  to  Rhe'ei-um  :  and  after 
one  day  the  south  wind  blew,  and  we  came 
the  next  day  to  Pu-te'o-ll ; 

14  Where  we  found  brethren,  and  were 
desired  to  tarry  with  them  seven  days  :  and 
so  we  went  to'jcArd  Rome. 

15  And  from  thence,  when  the  brethren 
heard  of  us,  they  came  to  meet  us  as  far  as 
Ap'pi  I  Fo'rum,!  and  the  Three-Tav'crns  ; 
whom,  when  Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God, 
and  took  courage. 2 

16  And,  when  we  came  to  Rome,  the 
centurion  delivered  the  prisoners  to  the 
cap'tain  of  the  guard  :  but  Pdul  was  suffer- 
ed to  dwell  by  himself  with  a  sol'dicr  that 
kept  him. 

17  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  after 
three  days,  Paul  called  the  chief  of  the 
Jews  together,  and  when  they  were  come 
together,  he  said  unto  them.  Men  and 
brethren,  though  I  have  committed  notliTng 
Sgainst'  the  people  or  customs  of  our  fa- 
thers, yet  was  I  delivered  prisoner  from 
Je-r(!i'sa-lem  into  the  hands  of  the  Ro'- 
mins ; 

18  Who,  when  they  had  examined  me, 
would  have  let  tuc  go,  because  there  was 
no  cause  of  death  in  me. 

19  But  when  the  Jews  spake  against'  it, 
I  was  constrain'ed  to  appeal  unto  Ce'pr; 
not  that  I  had  aught  to  accuse  my  nation 
of. 

20  For  this  cause  thgre'fore  have  I  called 
for  you,  to  see  you,  and  to  speak  with  you; 


RO'MANS.  preachcth  there  ttro  years 

because  that  for  the  hope  of  If'ra-6l  I  am 
bound  with  this  chain. 

21  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  neither 
received  letters  out  of  Ju-de'8  concSr'nTng 
thee,  neither  any  of  the  brethren  that  came 
showed  or  spake  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee  what 
thou  thinkest  :  for  as  concer'ning  this  sect, 
we  know  that  every  where  it  is  spoken 
against'. 

23  TT  And  when  they  had  appointed  him 
a  day,  there  came  many  to  him  into  his 
lodgings ;  to  whom  he  expounded  and  tes- 
tified the  kingdom  of  God,  pgrsila'dTng 
them  concer'ning  Je'^us,  both  out  of  the 
law  of  Mo'fes,  and  out  of  the  prophets, 
from  morning  till  evening. 

24  And  some  believed  the  things  which 
were  spoken,  and  some  believed  not. 

25  And  when  they  5greed  not  among 
themselves,  they  departed,  after  that  Paul 
had  spoken  one  word,  Well  spake  the  Ho- 
ly Ghost  by  E-sa'i-as  the  prophet  unto  our 
fcithers, 

26  Saying,  Go  unto  this  people,  and  say, 
Hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not  under- 
stand ;  and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  not 
perceive.' 

27  For  the  heJirt  of  this  people  is  waxed 
gross,  and  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 
and  their  eyes  have  they  clojed  ;  lest  they 
should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
their  ears,  and  understand  with  their  heart, 
and  should  be  convert'ed,  and  I  should  heal 
them. 

28  Be  it  known,  there'fore,  unto  you, 
that  the  salvation  of  God  is  sent  unto  the 
(jiren'tiles,  and  that  they  will  hear  it. 

29  And  when  he  had  said3  these  words, 
the  Jews  departed,  and  had  great  reasoning 
among  themselves. 

30  II  And  Pdul  dwelt  two  wht)le  years 
in  his  own  hired  house,  and  received  all 
that  came  in  unto  him, 

31  Preaching  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
teaching  those  things  which  concern'  the 
Lord  Je'fus  Christ  with  all  confidence,  no 
man  forbidding  him. 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 
ROMANS- 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  Je'ffls  Christ,  called 
to  be  an  Spostle,  separated  unto  the 
gos'pel  of  God, 

2  (Which  he  had  promifed  Sfere  by  his 
prophets  in  the  holy-scriptuies.) 

3  Concer'ning  his  Son  Je'fus  ^hrist,  our 
Lord,  which  was  made  of  the  seed  of 
Da'vid  according  to  the  flesh, 

1  Ap'pe-l  Fd'rum.  2  k'&r'ridje 


4  And  declared  to  be  the  Son  of  God 
with  power,  according  to  the  Spir'it  of  holi- 
ness, by  the  resurrection  from  the  dead  ; 

5  By  whom  we  have  received  grace  and 
Spostleship,  for  obe'di^nce^  to  the  faith 
among  all  nations  for  his  name  ; 

6  Among  whom  are  ye  also  the  called  of 
Je'fus  ^hrlst. 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Rome,  beloved  ot 

3  sSd.  4  o-be'je-ense. 

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Pdul  exhdrtelh  the  Ro'mdns.  RO'MANS 

God,  called  to  be  saints  .  Grace  to  you 
and  peace  from  God  our  Fci'ther,  and  the 
Lord  Je'fus  Christ. 

8  First,  I  thank  my  God  through  Je'jus 
^hrlst  for  you  all,  that  your  faith  is  spoken 
of  throughout  the  whole  world. 

9  For  God  is  my  witness,  whom  I  serve 
with  my  spirit  in  the  gos'pgl  of  his  Son, 
that  witliout  ceasing  I  maKe  mention  of 
you  always  in  my  prayers, 

10  Making  request,  (if  by  any  means 
now  at  length  I  might  have  a  prosperous 

•■^virney  by  the  will  of  God,)  to  come  unto 
jou. 

11  For  I  long  to  see  you,  that  I  may 
impart  unto  you  some  spiritual  gift,  to  the 
end  ye  may  be  estab'llshed  ; 

12  That  is,  that  I  may  be  com'forted 
together  with  you,  by  the  mutual  faith 
both  of  you  and  me. 

13  Now,  I  would  not  have  you  ignorant, 
brethren,  that  oftentimes  I  purposed  to 
come  unto  you,  (but  was  let  hitherto,)  that 
I  might  have  some  fruit  1  among  you  also, 
even  as  among  other  ^en'tlles. 

14  I  am  debtor  both  to  the  Greeks  and  to 
the  Bar-ba'ri-ans,  both  to  the  wise  and  to 
the  unwise. 

15  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am  ready 
to  preach  the  gos'pel  to  you  that  kre  at 
R6me  also. 

IG  For  I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  gos'pel 
of  iphrist :  for  it  is  the  power  of  God  unto 
salvation  to  every  one  that  believeth  ;  to 
the  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek. 

17  For  therein  is  the  righteousness  of 
God  revealed  from  faith  to  faith  :  as  it  is 
written,  The  just  shall  live  by  faitii. 

18  For  the  jcrath  of  God  is  revealed 
from  heaven  against'  all  ungodliness  and 
unrighteousness  of  men,  who  hold  the 
truth  in  unrighteousness : 

19  Because  that  which  may  be  known 
of  God  is  manifest  in  them;  for  God  hath 
showed  it  unto  them. 

20  For  the  invisible  things  of  him  from 
the  creation  of  the  world  arc  clearly  seen, 
being  understood  by  the  things  that  iire 
made,  even  his  eternal  power  and  God'- 
head ;  so  that  they  are  without  excuse  : 

21  Because  that,  when  they  knew  God, 
they  glorified  him  not  as  God,  neither  were 
thankful  ;  but  became  vain  in  their  imagin- 
ations, and  their  foolish  heiirt  was  darken- 
ed. 

22  Professing  themselves  to  be  wise, 
they  became  fools  ; 

23  And  chanced  the  glory  of  the  incor- 
ruptible God,  into  an  image  made  like  to 
corruptible  man,  and  to  birds,  and  four- 
footed  beasts,  and  creeping  things. 

24  Wherefore  God  also  gave  them  up  to 
uncleapness  through  the  lusts  of  their  own 
hecirts,'  to  di§Adn'our  their  own  bodies  be- 
tween themselves : 

25  Who  chanced  the  truth  of  God  into 
a  lie,  and  w6r'shipped  and  served  the  crea'- 


Thc  siiis  oj  (lie  Gin' tiles. 
turc2  more  than  the  Crfi-ator,  who  is  bl6s'- 
sed  forever.     A'mfin'. 

2G  For  this  cause  God  gave  them  up 
unto  vile  afiections  :  for  even  their  wom'en 
did  chai)|e  the  nit  ural  3  use  into  that 
which  is  against'  nature  : 

27  And  likewise  also  the  men,  leaving 
the  natural  use  of  the  wom'an,  burned  in 
their  lust  one  tO'icard  another  ;  men  witJi 
men,  working  that  which  is  unseemly,  and 
receiv'Ing  in  themselves  that  recompence 
of  their  error  which  was  meet. 

28  And  even  as  they  did  not  like  to  re- 
tain God  in  their  knowledge,  God  gave 
them  over  to  a  reprobate  inind,  to  do  those 
things  which  arc  not  convenient : 

2L>  Being  filled  with  all  unrighteousness, 
fornication,  v^'ickcdncss,  eovet-ous-ness  ; 
ma-lic'ious-ness  j"*  full  of  envy,  murder,  de- 
bate, deceit,  ma-llg'ni-ty  ;  whisperers, 

30  Back'biters,  haters  of  God,  despite'- 
fill,  proud,  boasters,  inventors  of  evil 
things,  disobe'dient  to  parents, 

31  Without  understanding,  covenant- 
breakers,  without  natural  alVection,  Inipla'- 
cable,  uniner'ciffll: 

32  Who,  knowing  tho  judgment  of  God, 
that  they  which  commit  such  things  arc 
worthy  of  death,  not  only  do  the  same, 
but  have  pleaj'ure  in  them  that  do  them. 

CHAP.  II. 

THERE'FORE,  thou  art  inexcusable, 
O  man,  whosoever  thou  art  tl»at 
judgest :  for  wherein  thou  judgest  another, 
thou  condemnest  thyself;  for  thou  that 
judgest  doest  the  same  things. 

2  But  we  are  sure  that  the  judgment  of 
God  is  according  to  truth  against'  them 
which  commit  such  things. 

3  And  thinkest  thou  this,  O  man,  that 
judgest  them  which  do  such  things,  and 
doest  the  same,  that  thou  shall  escape'  the 
judgment  of  God  .' 

4  Or  desplfest  thou  the  riches  of  his 
goodness,  and  forbear'ance,  and  long-suf- 
fering ;  not  knowing  that  the  goodness  of 
God  lead'eth  thee  to  repentance  .' 

5  But  after  thy  hardness  and  impenitent 
heart,  treaj'Qrest  up  unto  thyself  wrath 
against'  the  day  of  jcraih  and  revelation 
of  the  righteous  judgment  of  God; 

G  Who  will  render  to  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  deeds  ; 

7  To  them  who,  by  patient  continuance 
in  well-doing,  seek  for  glory,  and  Aon'otir, 
and  immortality,  eternal  life  : 

8  But  unto  them  that  i\rc  contentious, 
and  do  not  obey  the  truth,  but  obey  un- 
righteousness, indignation  and  icrath, 

9  Tribulation  and  anguish,  upon  every 
soul  of  man  that  doeth  evil :  of  the  Jew 
first,  and  also  of  the  ^en'tile  ; 

10  But  glory,  /jon'oCir,  and  peace,  to 
every  man  that  worketh  good;  to  the  Jew 
first,  and  also  to  the  (^gn'tile. 

11  For  there  ia  no  respect'  of  pgrBons 
with  God. 


^fr6dt. 


2  kre'tshUre. 


3  ndt'tshu-rdl. 


4  nUL-lish'iLS-nis. 
131 


Who  are  justified 

12  For  as  many  as  liave  sinned  without 
law,  shall  also  perish  without  law  ;  and  as 
many  as  have  sinned  in  the  law,  shall  be 
judged  by  the  law  ; 

13  (For  not  the  hearers  of  the  law  arc 
just  before  God,  but  the  doers  of  the  law 
shall  be  justified  : 

14  For  when  the  ^gn'tlles,  wliich  have 
not  the  law,  do  by  nature  the  things  con- 
tain'ed  in  the  law,  these,  having  not  the 
law,  kre  a  law  unto  themselves  ; 

15  Which  show  the  work  of  the  law, 
written  in  their  hekrts,  their  conscience 
also  bear'Tng  witness,  and  their  thoughts 
the  mean  while  accusing,  or  else  excusing 
one  another ;) 

Ifi  In  the  day  when  God  shall  judge  the 
secrets  of  men  by  Je'fus  (^hrist,  according 
to  my  gos  pel. 

17  Behold,  thou  art  called  a  Jew,  and 
restest  in  the  law,  and  makest  thy  boast 
of  God  : 

18  And  knowest  his  will,  and  approv- 
est  the  things  that  arc  more  excellent,  being 
instructed  out  of  the  law  : 

19  And  art  confident  that  thou  thyself 
art  a  guide  1  of  the  blind,  a  light  of  them 
which  are  in  dkrkness, 

20  An  instructer  of  the  foolish,  a  teacher 
of  babes,  which  hast  the  form  of  know- 
ledge, and  of  the  truth  in  the  law. 

21  Thou,  there'fore,  which  teachest 
another,  teachest  thou  not  thyself.?  thou 
that  preachest  a  man  should  not  steal, 
dost  thou  steal  ? 

22  Thou  that  sayest  a  man  should  not 
commit  adul'tery,  dost  thou  commit  aduF- 
tery  .'  thou  that  abhorrest  idols,  dost  thou 
fommit  sac'rilege.' 

23  Thou  that  makest  thy  boast  of  the 
law,  through  breaking  the  law  dif/ton'our- 
est  thou  God  .'' 

24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blasphemed 
among  the  ^en'tlles,  through  you,  as  it  is 
written. 

25  For  circumcision  verily  profiteth,  if 
thou  keep  the  law  :  but  if  thou  be  a  break- 
er of  the  law,  thy  circumcision  is  made 
uncircumcision. 

26  There'fore  if  the  uncircumcision  keep 
the  righteousness  of  the  law,  shall  not  his 
uncircumcision  be  counted  for  circumcision.' 

27  And  shall  not  uncircumcision  which 
is  by  na'ture,2  if  it  fulfil  the  law,  judge 
thee,  who,  by  the  letter  and  circumcision 
dost  transgress  the  law  ? 

28  For  he  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is  one 
oAt'wardly ;  neither  is  that  circumcision, 
which  is  oftt'w&rd  in  the  flesh. 

29  But  he  w  a  Jew,  which  is  one  Tn'w&rd- 
ly ;  and  circumcision  is  that  of  the  heiirt, 
in  the  spirit,  and  not  in  the  letter ;  whose 
praise  is  not  of  men,  but  of  God. 

CHAP.  III. 

WHAT  adv&n'tage  then  hath  the  Jew .' 
or  what  profit  is  there  of  circumci 
■ion? 


The  Jeics'  prerogative. 
way  ;    chiefly,  because 


RO'MANS. 

2  Much   every 
that  unto  them  wfire  committed  the  oracles 
of  God. 

3  For  what  if  some  did  not  believe  ? 
shall  their  un-be-lief  make  the  faith  of  God 
without  eflect  .' 

4  God  forbid  :  yea,  let  God  be  true,  but 
every  man  a  liar;  as  it  is  written,  That 
thou  mightst  be  justified  in  thy  sayings, 
and  mightst  overcome  when  thou  art 
judged. 

5  But  if  our  unrighteousness  commend' 
the  righteousness  of  God,  what  shall  we 
say  ."'  Is  God  unrighteous  who  taketh  ven- 
geance .•'  (I  speak  as  a  man  ;) 

6  God  forbid  :  for  then  how  shall  God 
judge  the  world  .'' 

7  For  if  the  truth  of  God  hath  more 
aboitnded  through  my  lie  unto  his  glory, 
why  yet  am  I  also  judged  as  a  sinner  .' 

8  And  not  rather  (as  we  be  slan'derous- 
ly  reported,  and  as  some  affirm  3  that  wc 
say,)  Let  us  do  evil,  that  good  may  come  .' 
whose  damnation  is  just. 

0  What  then  .'  arc  we  better  than  they  f 
No,  in  no  wise  :  for  we  have  before  proved 
both  Jews  and  ^en'tiles,  that  they  are  all 
under  sin  ; 

10  As  it  is  written.  There  is  none  righ- 
teous, no,  not  one  : 

11  There  is  none  that  understandeth, 
there  is  none  that  seeketh  after  God. 

12  They   tire    all  gone  out  of  the  way, 
they    are    together   become    unprofitable 
there  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

13  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ; 
with  their  tongues  they  have  used  deceit  , 
the  poison  of  asps  is  under  their  lips : 

14  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  anil 
bitterness : 

15  Their  feet  are  swift  to  shed  blood  : 

16  Destruc'tion  and  misery  are  in  their 
ways; 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have  they  not 
known  : 

18  There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  their 


gylde. 


3  n&tskuTt. 


eyes. 

19  Now  we  know,  that  what  things  so- 
ever the  law  saith,  it  saith  to  them  who  arc 
under  the  law  ;  that  every  mouth  may  be 
stopped,  and  all  the  world  may  become 
guilty  before  God. 

20  There'fore,  by  the  deeds  of  the  law, 
there  shall  no  flesh  be  justified  in  his  sight; 
for  by  the  law  is  the  knowledge  of  sin. 

21  But  now  the  righteousness  of  God 
without  the  law  is  manifested,  being  wit- 
nessed by  the  law  and  the  prophets  : 

22  Even  the  righteousness  of  God,  ichieh 
is  by  faith  of  Je'§us  (^hrist  unto  all,  and 
upon  all  them  that  believe ;  for  there  is  no 
difference  : 

23  For  all  have  sinned,  and  come  short 
of  the  glory  of  God  :  * 

24  Being  justified  freely  by  his  grace, 
through  the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ 
Je'^s : 


3  af-firm'. 


13S 


Justification  by  faith 

25  Whom    God   liatli   .set   fort 
propitia'tion,!  through  faitli  in  his  blood,  to 
declare  his  righteousness  fur  the  remission 
of  sins  that  iirc  p5st,  through  the  forhear'- 
&nce  of  God  ; 

26  To  declare,  /  say,  at  this  time  his 
righteousness  ;  that  he  might  be  just,  and 
the  justifier  of  him  which  believeth  in  Je'- 
§Qis. 

27  Where  is  boosting  then  ?  It  is  exclu- 
ded. By  what  law  ?  of  works?  Nay  ;  but 
by  the  law  of  faith. 

28  Therc'fbre  we  conclude,  that  a  man 
is  justified  by  faith  without  the  deeds  of  the 
law. 

2!)  Is  he  the  God  of  the  Jews  only  .''  Is 
he  not  also  of  the  (^en'tiles  ?  Yes,2  of  the 
Gen'tiles  also  ; 

30  Seeing  it  is  one  God  which  shall  jus- 
tify the  circumcision  by  faith,  and  uncir- 
cumcision  through  faith. 

31  Do  we  then  make  void  the  law 
through  faith  .-■  God  forbid  :  yea,  we  estSb'- 
lish  the  law. 

CHAP.  IV. 

WHAT  shall  we  then  say  that  A'bra- 
him,  our   father,  as  pertain'ing  to 
the  flesh,  hath  found  .' 

2  For  if  A'bra-ham  wgrc  justified  by 
works,  he  hath  xchercof  to  glory,  but  not 
before  God. 

3  For  what  saitli'  tiie  scripture  .'  A'bra- 
h5m  believed  God.  and  it  was  counted  unto 
Iiim  for  rTgh'teousness.3 

4  Now  to  him  that  workcth  is  the  reward 
not  reckoned  of  grace,  but  of  debt ; 

5  But  to  him  that  workcth  not,  but  be- 
lieveth on  him  that  justificth  tlie  ungodly, 
his  faith  is  counted  for  rigliteousncss. 

6  Even  as  Da'vtd  also  describeth  the 
blessedness  of  the  man  unto  whom  God 
imputeth  righteousness  without  works, 

7  Saying,  Bles'sed  arc  they  whose  in- 
Iq'uittes  ixre  forgiven,  and  whose  sins  urc 
covered. 

8  Bles'sed  is  the  man  to  whom  tlie  Lord 
will  not  impute  sin. 

9  Cometh  this  blessedness  then  upon  the 
circumcision  only,  or  upon  the  uncircum- 
cision  also  ?  for  we  say  tliat  faith  was 
reckoned  to  A'bra-ham  fi)r  righteousness. 

10  How  was  it  then  reckoned  .'  when  he 
was  in  circumcision,  or  in  uncircumcision  ? 
Not  in  circumcision,  but  in  uncircumcision. 

11  And  he  receiveil  the  sign  of  circum- 
cision, a  seal  of  the  righteousness  of  the 
faith  which  he  had,  yet  being  uncircnmci- 
sed,  that  he  might  be  the  father  of  all  them 
that  believe,  though  thoy  be  not  circumcis- 
ed, that  righteousness  might  be  imputed 
unto  them  also  ; 

12  And  the  father  of  circumcision  to 
them  who  are  not  of  the  circumcision  only, 
but  who  also  wdlk  in  the  steps  of  that  faith 
of  our  father  A'bra-ham,  wliidi  he  had, 
being  yet  uncircumciscd. 

13  For  the  promife  that  he  should  be  the 
Xprif-plsh-e-a'ahUn.     ^  Y\s.     ^rl'tshc-Hs-nis. 

M  * 


ROMANS.  in  Jc'fiis  pirist 

to  be  a   heir'*  of  the  world,  teas  not  to  A'bra-h5m, 


r  to  his  seed,  through  the  law,  but  through 
the  righteousness  of  faith. 

14  For  if  tlicy  which  kre  of  tlie  law  he 
heirs,  faith  is  made  void,  and  the  promise 
n)ade  of  none  effect  • 

15  Becau.se  the  law  worketh  tcrSth  :  for 
where  no  law  is,  there  is  no  transgression. 

IG  There'fore  it  is  of  faith,  that  it  might 
he  by  grace  ;  to  the  end  the  promise  might 
be  sure  to  all  the  seed  ;  not  to  that  only 
which  is  of  the  law,  but  to  that  also  which 
is  of  the  faith  of  A'bra-ham,  who  is  the  fk 
ther  of  us  all, 

17  (As  it  is  written,  I  have  made  thee  a 
father  of  many  nations,)  before  him  whom 
he  believed,  ci^cu  God,  who  quickeneth  the 
dead,  and  calleth  those  things  which  be  not, 
as  though  they  were  : 

18  Who  against'5  hope  believed  in  hope, 
that  he  might  become  the  father  of  many 
nations  ;  according  to  that  which  was  spok- 
en, So  shall  thy  seed  be. 

10  And,  being  not  weak  in  faith,  he  con- 
sidered not  his  own  body  now  dead,  when 
he  was  about'  a  hundred  j,'ears  old,  neither 
yet  the  deadness  of  Sa'rah's  womb  : 

20  He  staggered  not  at  the  promise  of 
God  through  un-be-Iief;  but  was  strong  in 
faith,  giving  glory  to  God. 

21  And  being  fully  pers(iaded,  that  what 
he  had  promised  he  was  able  also  to  per- 
form'. 

22  And  there'fore  it  was  imputed  to  him 
for  righteousness. 

23  Now,  it  was  not  written  for  his  sake 
alone,  that  it  was  imputed  to  him  ; 

24  But  for  us  also,  to  whom  it  shall  be 
imputed,  if  we  believe  on  him  that  raised 
up  Je'^us  our  Lord  from  the  dead  ; 

25  Who  was  delivered  for  our  offences, 
and  was  raised  again'  for  our  justification 

CHAP.  V. 

THERE'FORE,  being  justified  by  faith, 
we  have  peace  with  God,  through  oui 
Lord  Je'ftis  (J^hrist : 

2  By  whom  also  we  have  access  by  faith 
into  this  grace  wherein  we  stand,  and  re- 
joice in  hope  of  the  glory  of  God. 

3  And  not  only  so,  but  we  glory  in  trib- 
ulations also :  knowing  that  tribulation 
worketh  patience  ; 

4  And  patience,  experience  :  and  expe- 
rience, hope  : 

5  And  hope  maketh  not  ashamed  ;  be- 
cause the  love  of  God  is  shed  abroad  in 
our  hearts  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  which  is 
given  unto  us. 

(J  For  wlien  we  were  yet  without  strength, 
in  due  time  Christ  died  for  the  ungodly. 

7  For  scarcely  for  a  right»!Ous  man  will 
one  die;  yet  peradven'ture  6  for  a  good 
man  some  would  even  dare  to  die. 

8  But  God  commen'deth  his  love  to'iflArd 
us,  in  that,  while  we  wgrc  yet  sinner*, 
Christ  died  for  us. 

9  Much  more  then,  being  now  justiii«4 
4  are.     5  a-glnst'.    6  per-dd-vin'tshiire. 

133 


Reconciliation  by  Ckilst. 

by  his  blood,  we  shall  be  saved  from  trrSth 

through  him. 

10  For  if,  when  wc  were  enemies,  we 
were  rec'onclled  to  God  by  the  death  of  his 
Son;  much  more,  being  rec'onclled,  wc  shall 
be  saved  by  his  life. 

11  And  not  only  so,  but  we  also  joy  in 
God,  through  our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ,  by 
whom  we  have  now  received  the  atone'- 
mgnt. 

12  Wherefore,  as  by  one  man,  sin  enter 
ed  into  the  world,  and  death  by  sin  ;  and 
so  death  passed  upon  all  men,  for  that  a!! 
have  sinned  ; 

13  (For  until  the  law  sin  was  in  the 
world  :  but  sin  is  not  imputed  when  there 
is  no  law. 

14  Nevertheless,  death  reigned  from  Ad 
5m  to  Mo'§es,  even  over  them  that  had  not 
sinned,    after    the    similitude    of   Ad'Sm's 
transgression,  who  is  the  figure  of  him  that 
was  to  come. 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  is  the 
.  free  gift.     For  if  through  the  offence  of  one 

many  be  dead,  much  more  the  grace  of 
God,  and  the  gift  by  grace,  icliich  is  by 
one  man,  Je'fus  ^hrlst,  hath  abounded  unto 
many. 

16  And  not  as  it  icashy  one  that  sinned 
so  is  the  gift ;  for  the  judgment  was  by  one 
to  condemnation  ;  but  the  free  gift  is  of 
many  offences  unto  justification. 

17  For  if  by  one  man's  offence,  death 
reigned  by  one  ;  much  more  they  which  re- 
ceive abun'dance  of  grace,  and  of  the  gift 
of  righteousness,  shall  reign  in  life  by  one, 
Je'$us  ^hrist  :) 

18  There'fbre,  as  by  the  offence  of  one, 
judgment  came  upon  all  men  to  condemna- 
tion ;  even  so  by  the  righteousness  of  one, 
the  free  gift  came  upon  all  men  unto  justi- 
fication of  life. 

ly  k'ornB  by  one  man's  disobe'dience  1 
many  were  made  sinners ;  so  by  the  obe'- 
dience  2  of  one  shall  many  be  made  righ- 
teous.3 

20  Moreover,  the  law  entered,  that  the 
offence  might  aboftnd  :  but  where  sin 
abounded,  grace  did  much  more  Sbofind  ; 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto,  death, 
even  so  might  grace  reign  through  righte- 
ousness unto  eternal  life,  by  Je'fus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

CHAP.  VL 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then  .'  Shall  we 
continue  in   sin,   that   grace  may 
&b6i!tnd  .' 

2  God  forbid  :  how  shall  we  that  Jire 
iead  to  sin,  live  any  longer  therein.' 

3  Know  ye  not,  that  so  many  of  us  as 
were  baptized  into  Je'jQs  Christ,  were  bap- 
tized into  his  death .-" 

4  There'fore  we  ^rc  buried  with  him  by 
baptism  into  death  ;  that,  like  as  Christ  was 
raised  up  from  the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the 
Fti'ther,  even  so  we  also  should  w&lk  in 
newness  of  life." 

1  dls-6-be-de-lnse.     2  6-be'je-cnse.    3  ri'tshe-us 


RO'MANS.  The  wages  of  sin  is  death 

I  5  For  if  we  have  been  planted  together 
in  the  likeness  of  his  death,  we  shall  be  al- 
so in  the  likeness  of  his  resurrection  : 

6  Knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  is  crft- 
cified  with  him,  that  the  body  of  sin  might 
be  destroy'ed,  that  henceforth  we  should 
not  serve  sin. 

7  For  he  that  is  dead  is  freed  from  sin. 

8  Now,  if  we  be  dead  with  Christ,  we 
believe  that  we  shall  also  live  with  him  : 

9  Knowing  that  ^hrist,  being  raised  from 
the  dead,  dieth  no  more  ;  death  hath  no 
more  dominion  over  him. 

10  For  in  that  he  died,  he  died  unto  sin 
once  ;  but  in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto 
God. 

11  Likewise  reckon  ye  also  yourselves 
to  be  dead  indeed  unto  sin,  but  alive  unto 
God  through  Je'fus  Christ  our  Lord. 

12  Let  not  sin,  there'fore,  reign  in  your 
mortal  body,  that  ye  should  obey  it  in  the 
lusts  thereof: 

13  Neither  yield  ye  your  members  as 
instruments  of  unrighteousness  unto  sin  : 
but  yield  yourselves  unto  God,  as  those 
that  are  alive  from  the  dead,  and  your  mem- 
bers as  instruments  of  righteousness  unto 
God: 

14  For  sin  shall  not  have  dominion  over 
you  :  for  ye  kre  not  under  the  law,  but  un- 
der grace. 

15  What  then  .'  shall  we  sin  because  we 
arc  not   under  the  law,  but   under  grace?, 
God  forbid. 

16  Know  ye  not,  that  to  whom  ye  yield 
yourselves  servants  to  obey,  his  servants  ye 
kre  to  whom  ye  obey  ;  whether  of  sin  unto 
death,  or  of  obedience  unto  righteousness.' 

17  But  God  be  thanked,  that  ye  were  the 
servants  of  sin  ;  but  ye  have  obeyed  from 
the  heart  that  form  of  doc'trine  which  was 
delivered  you. 

18  Being  then  made  free  from  sin,  ye 
became  the  servants  of  righteousness. 

19  I  speak  after  the  manner  of  men,  be- 
cause of  the  infir'mity  ^  of  your  flesh  :  for 
as  ye  have  yielded  your  members  servants 
to  uncleanness,  and  to  Tniq'uityS  unto  iniq- 
uity ;  even  so  now  yield  your  members  ser- 
vants to  righteousness  unto  holiness. 

20  For  when  ye  were  the  servants  of  sin, 
ye  were  free  from  righteousness. 

21  What  fruit  had  ye  then  in  those 
things  whereof  ye  are  now  ashamed  .'  for 
the  end  of  those  things  is  death. 

22  But  now  being  made  free  from  sin, 
and  become  servants  to  God,  ye  have  your 
fruit  unto  holiness,  and  the  end  ev^rlas'- 
ting  life  : 

23  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death :  but 
the  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life,  through  36'- 
sus  Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAP.  VH. 

KNOW  ye  not,  brethren,  (for  I  speak  to 
them  that  know  the  law,)  how  that 
the  law  hath  dominion  over  a  man  as  long 
as  he  liveth  .' 

4  In-fir'me-te.     5  in-ik'kwe-te. 
"'  134 


The  nature  and  poxocr  of  the  law.     RO'M 

2  For  tlic   vvom'an   which   hath  a   hiis 
bAnd  is  bound  by  the  law  to   her   iiu^'l)and 
80  long  as  he  liveth  :  but   if  tlie  huj'b^nd 
be  dead,  she  is  loosed  from  the  law  of  her 
hQf'band. 

3  So  then,  if  while  her  hQj'band  liveth, 
she  bo  married  to  another  man,  she  shall 
be  called  an  5du!'teress  :  but  if  her  iiu|'b;\iul 
be  dead,  she  is  free  from  that  law  ;  so  that 
she  is  no  adill'tcress,  though  she  be  mar- 
ried to  Another  man. 

4  Wherefore,  nly  brgthren,  ye  also  ar^; 
become  dead  to  the  law  by  the  body  of 
^hrist  ;  that  yc  should  be  married  to  anoth- 
er, even  to  him  wiio  is  raised  from  the 
dead,  that  we  should  bring  forth  fruit  unto 
God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh,  the 
motions  of  sins,  which  were  by  the  law, 
did  work  in  our  members  to  bring  fortl 
fruit  unto  death. 

6  But  now  we  arc  delivered  from  the 
law,  that  being  dead  wherein  we  were  held  ; 
that  we  should  serve  in  newness  of  spirit, 
and  not  in  the  oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  What  shall  we  say  then  .'  Is  the  law 
sin  .'  God  forbid.  Nay,  I  had  not  known 
sin  but  by  the  law  :  for  I  had  not  known 
lust,  except  the  law  had  said.  Thou  shall 
not  covet. 

8  But  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  c6m- 
mcind'ment,  jcrought  in  me  all  manner  of 
con  cu'pi-scence.  For  without  the  law  sin 
was  dead. 

9  For  I  was  alive  without  the  law  once  : 
but  when  the  commfmd'ment  came,  sin  re- 
vived, and  I  died. 

10  And  the  comm.\nd'ment  which  icas 
drddin'cd  to  life,  I  found  to  he  unto  death. 

11  For  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  com- 
mund'ment,  deceived  me,  and  by  it  slow 
me. 

12  Wherefore  the  law  is  holy,  and 
the  command'ment  holy,  and  just,  an.d 
good. 

13  Was  then  that  which  i.s  good  made 
death  unto  mc  .'  God  forbid.  But  sin,  that 
it  might  appear  sin,  working  death  in  me 
by  that  which  is  good  ;  that  sin  by  the 
command'ment  might  become  exceeding 
sinful. 

14  For  we  know  that  the  law  is  spirit- 
ual A  but  I  am  carnal,  sold  under  sin. 

15  For  that  which  I  do,  I  allow  not :  for 
what  I  would,  that  do  I  not ;  but  what  I 
hate,  that  do  I. 

IC  If  then  I  do  that  which  I  would  not, 
I  consent  unto  the  law,  that  it  is  good. 

17  Now  then,  it  is  no  more  I  that  do  it, 
but  sin  that  dvvollcth  in  me. 

18  For  I  know  that  in  me  (that  is,  in  my 
flesh)  dwelleth  no  good  thing :  for  to  will 
is  present  with  me  ;  but  hmo  to  pSrform' 
that  which  is  good,  I  find  not. 

19  For  the  good  that  I  would,  I  do 
not  ;  but  the  evil  which  I  would  not,  that 
I  do. 

i  spWit-tsha-i/ 


\N5.  Justifiration  hy  the  Spir'U. 

20  Now,  if  I  do  that  I  would  not,  it  is 
no  more  I  that  do  it,  but  sin  that  dwelleth' 
in  me. 

21  I  find  then  a  law,  that  when  I  would 
do  good,  evil  is  present  with  me  : 

22  For  I  delight  in  the  law  of  God.iftcr 
the  Tn'ward  man  : 

23  But  I  see  another  law  in  my  mem- 
bcr.'*,  vvAr'ring  against'  the  law  of  my  mind, 
and  bringing  mo  into  captivity  to  the  law 
of  sin,  which  is  in  my  members. 

24  O  lorfitched  man  that  I  am  !  who 
shall  deliver  me  from  the  body  of  this 
death  .' 

25  I  thank  God,  through  Je'$us  Christ 
our  Lord.  So  then,  with  the  mind  I  mysfilf 
serve  the  law  of  God  ;  but  with  the  flesh 
the  law  of  sin. 

CHAP.  Vill. 

rHERE  is,  therc'fore,  now  no  condem- 
nation to  them  which  kre  in  ^hrist 
Je'jiis,  who  walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but 
after  the  SpTr'Tt. 

2  For  the  law  of  the  .Spir'it  of  life  in 
Christ  Je'jQs  hath  made  mo  free  from  the 
law  of  sin  and  death. 

3  For  what  the  law  could  not  do,  in  that 
it  was  weak  through  the  flesh,  God,  send- 
ing his  own  Son  in  the  likeness  of  sinful 
flesh,  and  for  sin  condemned  sin  in  the 
flesh  ; 

4  That  the  righteousness  of  the  law 
might  be  fulfilled  in  us,  who  w!\lk  not  after 
the  flesh,  but  after  the  SpTr'it. 

5  For  they  that  ;\rc  after  the  flesh,  do 
mind  the  things  of  the  flesh  :  but  they  that 
are  after  the  SpTr'it,  the  things  of  the  SpTr'- 
it. 

6  For,  to  be  carnally  minded  is  death  ; 
but  to  be  spTr'Itually  2  minded  is  life  and 
peace  : 

7  Because  the  carnal  mind  is  enmity 
against'  God  :  for  it  is  not  subject  to  the 
law  of  God,  neither  indeed  can  be. 

8  So  then,  they  that  arc  in  the  flesh  can- 
not please  God. 

9  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the 
Spir'Tt,  if  so  be  that  the  Spir'it  of  God 
dwell  in  you.  Now,  if  any  man  have  not 
the  SpTr'it  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of  his. 

10  And  if  Christ  be  in  you,  the  body  is 
dead  because  of  sin  :  but  the  SpTr'it  is  life 
because  of  righteousness. 

11  But  if  the  Spir'Tt  of  him  that  raised 
up  Je'jus  from  the  dead  dwell  in  you,  he 
that  raised  up  Christ  from  the  dead  shall 
also  quicken  your  mortal  bodies  by  his 
SpTr'Tt  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  Therc'fore,  brethrr"n,  we  hre  debtors, 
not  to  the  flesh,  to  live  after  the  flesh.  \ 

13  For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall 
die  :  but  if  ye  through  the  SpTr'Tt  do  mor- 
tify the  deed's  of  the  body,  yc  shall  live. 

14  For  as  many  as  arc  led  by  the  Spirit 
of  God,  they  hre  the  sons  of  God. 

15  For  ye  have  not  received  the  spirit 
of  bon'daee  again'  to  fear  :  but  ye  have  rt- 

2  splr'lttshH-Sl-le. 

135 


Works  of  the  flesh  and  the  Spir'U.      RO'MANS. 


Pdul's  sorrow  for  the  Jews. 


ceived  tlie   Spir'it   of  adOp'tion,   wliereby 
we  cry,  Ab'bS,  Fk'ther. 

16  The  Spir'it  itself  beareth  witness  with 
our  spirit,  that  wc  arc  the  children  of 
God  : 

17  And  if  children,  then  heirs  ;  heirs  of 
God,  and  joint  Aeirs  with  (JJhrist :  if  so  be 
that  we  suffer  with  him,  that  we  may  be 
also  glorified  togetlier. 

18  For  I  reckon  that  the  suflerings  of 
this  present  time  are  not  worthy  to  he  com 
pared  with  the  glory  which  shall  be  re- 
vealed in  us. 

19  For  the  ear'nest  expectation  of  the 
crea'ture  I  waiteth  for  the  manifestation  of 
the  sons  of  God. 

20  For  the  crea'tflre  was  made  subject  to 
vanity,  not  willingly,  but  by  reason  of  him 
who  hath  subjected  the  same  in  hope  : 

21  Because  the  crea'ture  itself  also  shall 
be  delivered  from  the  bon'dage  of  corrup- 
tion, into  the  glorious  liberty  of  the  chil- 
dren of  God. 

22  For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation 
groaneth  and  trav'alleth  in  pain  together 
until  now. 

23  And  not  only  they,  but  ourselves  also 
which  have  the  first-fruits  of  the  Spir  It, 
even  we  ourselves  groan  within  ourselves, 
waiting  for  the  adop'tion,  to  wit,  the  re 
demption  of  our  body. 

24  For  we  hre  saved  by  hope.  But  hope 
that  is  seen  is  not  hope  :  for  what  a  man 
seeth,  why  doth  he  yet  hope  for  ? 

25  But  if  we  hope  for  that  we  see  not 
then  do  we  with  patience  wait  for  it. 

26  Likewise  the  Spir'it  also  helpeth  our 
infir'niities  ;2  for  we  know  not  what  we 
should  pray  for  as  we  ought  ;  but  the  SpIr' 
It  itself  maketh  Interces'sion  for  us  with 
groanings  which  cannot  be  uttered. 

27  And  he  that  searcheth  the  hearts 
knoweth  what  is  the  mind  of  the  Spir'it, 
because  he  maketh  Interces'sion  for  the 
saints  according  to  the  will  of  God. 

28  And  we  know  that  all  things  work  to- 
gether for  good  to  them  that  love  God,  to 
them  who  are  the  called  according  to  his 
purpose. 

29  For  whom  he  did  foreknow,  he  also 
did  predestinate  to  he  conformed  to  the  im- 
age of  his  Son,  that  he  might  be  the  first- 
born among  many  brethren. 

30  Moreover,  whom  he  did  predestinate, 
:  them  he  also  called  :  and  whom  he  called, 
'them  he  also  justified  ;  and  whom  he  jus- 
'  tified,  them  he  also  glorified. 

31  What  shall  we  then  say  to  these 
things  ?  If  God  be  for  us,  who  can  be 
Sgainst'  us  ? 

32  He  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  but 
delivered  him  up  for  us  all,  how  shall 
he  not  with  him  also  freely  give  us  all 
things  ? 

33  Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to  the  charge 
joF  God's  elect .'  It  is  God  that  justifieth. 

34  Who  is  he  that  condemaeth  i  It  is 


1  krl'tsMre. 


Christ  that  died,  yea,  rather  that  is  risen 
again',  who  is  even  at  the  right  hand  of 
God,  who  also  maketh  interces'sion  for  us. 

35  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love 
of  Christ .''  Shall  tribulation,  or  distress,  or 
persecu'tion,  or  famine,  or  nakedness,  or 
peril,  or  stcord  .■' 

36  (As  it  is  written.  For  thy  sake  we  hre 
killed  all  the  day  long  ;  we  kre  accounted 
as  sheep  for  the  slaughter.) 

37  Nay,  in  all  these  things  we  are  more 
than  conquerors,  through  him  that  loved  us. 

38  For  I  am  persQaded,  that  neither 
death,  nor  life,  nor  angels,  nor  principal'i- 
ties,  nor  powers,  nor  things  present,  nor 
things  to  come, 

30  Nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other 
crea'ture,  siiall  be  able  to  separate  us  from 
the  love  of  God,  which  is  in  ^hrist  Je'fus 
our  Lord. 

CHAP.  IX. 

I  SAY  the  truth   in  Christ,  I  lie  not,  my 
conscience  also  bear'ing  me  witness  in 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

2    That  I  have  great  heaviness  and  con- 
tinual sorrow  in  my  heart. 
/3  For  I  iM»«id-wish  that  myself  were  ac- 
cursed  from  Christ,  \for   my  brethren,  my 
kinsmen  according  ixt  tliefiesh: 

4  Who  arc  L^'ra-gl-ites  ;  to  whom  per- 
tdin'eth  the  adop'tion,  and  the  glory,  and 
the  covenants,  and  the  giving  of  the  law, 
and  the  ser'vice  of  God,  and  the  promifcs; 

5  Whose  are  the  fathers,  and  of  whom, 
as  concer'ning  the  flesh,  Christ  came,  who  is 
over  all,  God   bles'sed,  for  ever.     A'men'. 

6  Not  as  though  the  word  of  God  hath 
taken  none  efl'ect.  For  they  are  not  all 
i§'ra-el  which  arc  of  I|'ra-el  : 

7  Neither,  because  they  kre  the  seed  of 
A'bra-ham,  a,rc  they  all  children  ;  but,  in 
I'^iac  shall  thy  seed  be  called  ; 

8  That  is.  They  which  are  the  children 
of  the  flesh,  these  are  not  the  children  of 
God  :  but  the  children  of  the  promise  kre 
counted  for  the  seed. 

9  For  this  is  the  word  of  promise,  At 
this  time  will  I  come,  and  Sa'ra  shall  have 
a  son. 

10  And  not  only  this,  hut  when  Re-bec'- 
ca  also  had  conceived  by  one,  even  by  our 
fkthcr  I'faac, 

11  (For  the  children  being  not  yet  borii, 
neither  having  done  any  good  or  evil,  that 
the  purpose  of  God,  according  to  election 
might  stand,  not  of  works,  but  of  him  that 
calleth,) 

12  It  was  said  3  unto  her,  The  elder  shall 
serve  the  younger. 

13  As  it  is  written,  Ja'cob  have  I  loved, 
but  E'sdu  have  I  hated. 

14  What  shall  we  say  then  .''  Is  there  un 
righteousness  with  God  ?  God  forbid. 

15  For  he  saith  to  Mo'fes,  I  will  have 
mercy  on  whom  I  will  have  mercy,  and  I 
will  have  compassion  on  whom  I  will  have 
compassion. 


2  In-flr'me-Vlz. 


3  Sid. 
136 


The  calling  of  the  Gln'tVes  RO'MANS. 

16  So  then,  it  is  not  of  him  that  willeth, 
nor  of  him  that  runneth,  but  of  God  that 
showeth  mfircy. 

17  For  the  scripture  saith  1  unto  Pha'ra 
oh, 2  Even  for  this  same  purpose  have  I 
raised  thee  up,  that  I  might  show  my 
power  in  thee,  and  that  my  name  might  be 
aeclared  throughout  all  the  6arth. 

18  Therc'fore  hath  he  mercy  on  whom 
lie  will  have  mercy,  and  whom  he  will,  he 
hardeneth. 

10  Thou  wilt  say  then  unto  me,  Why 
.loth  he  yet  find  fault?  for  who  hatii  refist' 
ed  his  will? 

20  Nay  but,  O  man,   who  art  thou  that 
repliest    against'    God  ?    Shall    the    thin 
formed  say    to  him    that  formed   it,  Why 
hast  thou  made  me  thus  ? 

21  Hath  not  the  potter  power  over  the 
clay,  of  the  same  lump,  to  make  one  vcs 
sel  unto  /ton'our,  and  Another  unto  dij/zon- 
oiir? 

22  What  if  God,  willing  to  show  his 
lorSth,  and  to  make  his  power  known,  en- 
dured with  much  long-suflering  the  vessels 
of  jcrSth  fitted  to  destrQc'tion  : 

23  And  that  he  might  make  known  the 
riches  of  his  glory  on  the  vessels  of  mercy, 
which  he  had  afore  prepared  unto  glory 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  called,  not 
of  the  Jews  only,  but  also  of  the  ^6n' 
tiles  ? 

25  As  he  saith  also  in  O'see,  I  will  call 
them,  My  people,  which  were  not  my  peo- 

[)le  ;  and  her  Beloved,  which  was  not  be- 
oved. 

20  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in 
the.  place  where  it  was  said  unto  them,  Yc 
Are  not  my  people  ;  there  shall  they  be 
called.  The  children  of  the  living  God. 

27  E-sa'i-as3  also  crieth  concSr'nlng 
I§'ra-el,  Though  the  number  of  the  child- 
ren of  Ij'ra-el  be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  a 
remnant  shall  be  saved  : 

28  For  he  will  finish  the  work,  and  cut 
it  short  in  righteousness  ;  because  a  short 
work  will  the  Lord  make  upon  the  earth. 

29  And  as  E-sa'i-as  said  before,  Except 
the  Lord  of  Sab'a-oth  had  left  us  a  seed, 
we  had  been  as  Sod'o-mS,  and  been  made 
like  unto  Go-mor'rah. 

30  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  That  the 
Gen'tlles,  whicli  followed  not  after  righ- 
teousness, have  attained  to  righteousness, 
even  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith  : 

31  But  I§'ra-gl,  which  followed  after  the 
law  of  righteousness,  hath  not  attained  to 
the  law  of  righteousness. 

32  Wherefore  ?  Because  they  sought  it 
not  by  faith,  but  &s  it  wfire  by  the  works  of 
the  law  :  for  they  stumbled  at  that  stumb- 
ling-stone ; 

33  As  it  is  written.  Behold  I  lay  in 
Si'fin  a  stumbling-stone,  and  rock  of  of- 
fence ;  and  whosoever  believeth  on  him 
shall  not  be  Sshamed. 

1  tith.  8  Fa'rO. 

M2« 


Righteousness  of  faith. 
CHAP.   X. 

BRETHREN,    my  heart's    desire   and 
prayer  to  God  for  If'ra-61  is,  that  they 
might  be  saved. 

2  For  I  bear  them  rgc'ord,  that  they  have 
a  zeal  of  God,  but  not  according  to  knowl- 
edge. 

3  For  they,  being  ignorant  of  God's 
righteousness,  and  going  about'  to  estfib'- 
lish  their  own  righteousness,  have  not  sub- 
mitted themselves  unto  the  righteousness 
of  God. 

4  For  Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law  for 
righteousness  to  every  one  that  believeth. 

5  For  Mo'jes  describeth  the  righteous- 
ness which  is  of  the  law.  That  the  man 
which  doeth  these  things  shall  live  by  them. 

()  But  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith 
speaketh  on  this  wise.  Say  not  in  thine 
heart,  Who  shall  ascend  into  heaven  ?  (that 
is,  to  bring  Christ  down  from  dbdvc  ;) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend'  into  the  deep  ? 
(that  is,  to  bring  up  Christ  again'  from  the 
dead:) 

8  But  what  sr.ith  it  ?  The  word  is  nigh 
thee,  crc/iin  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  hokrt ; 
that  is,  the  word  of  faith  which  we  preach  ; 

9  That  if  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy 
mouth  the  Lord  Je'§us,  and  shalt  believe  in 
thine  heart,  that  God  hath  raised  him 
from  the  dead,  thou  shall  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart  man  believeth 
unto  righteousness,  and  with  the  mouth 
confession  is  made  unto  salvation. 

11  For  the  scripture  saith  whosoever  be- 
lieveth on  him  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

12  For  there  is  no  difference  between 
the  Jew  and  the  Greek  :  for  the  same  Lord 
over  all  is  rich  unto  all  that  call  upon  him. 

13  For  whosoever  shall  call  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  shall  be  saved. 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on  him  in 
whom  they  have  not  believed  ?  and  how 
shall  they  believe  in  him  of  whom  they 
have  not  heard  ?  and  how  shall  they  hear 
without  a  preacher  ? 

15  And  how  shall  they  preach,  except 
they  be  sent  ?  as  it  is  written,  How  beati'- 
tifiil  arc  the  feet  of  them  that  preach  the 
gos'pel  of  peace,  and  bring  glad  tidings 
of  good  things! 

10  But  tiiey  have  not  all  obeyed  the 
gos'pgl:  for  E-sa'i-5s  saith.  Lord,  who  hath 
believed  our  report  ? 

17  So  then,  faith  comcth  by  hearing,  and 
hearing  by  the  word  of  God. 

18  But  I  say.  Have  they  not  hSard .' 
Yes,-!  verily,  their  sound  went  into  all  the 
garth,  and  their  words  unto  the  ends  of  the 
w6rld. 

19  But  I  say.  Did  not  If'ra-6l  know  ? 
First,  Mo'jSs  saith,  I  will  provoke  you  to 
jgal'oJlsy  by  them  that  hre  no  people,  and. 
by  a  foolish  nation  I  will  anger  you. 

20  But  E-sa'i-Ss  is  very  bold,  and  saith, 
I  was  found  of  them  that  sought  me  not ; 

3  s-sd'yds.  ■*  Yls. 

137 


M  If'ra-el  not  cast  off.  ROM 

I  was  made  manifest  unto  them  that  ask- 
ed not  after  me. 

21  But  to  Ij'ra-el  he  saith,  All  day  long 
I  have   stretched    forth   my  hands    unto  a 
disobe'dient  1  and  gainsaying  people. 
CHAP.  XI. 

I  SAY  then,  hath  God  cast  Sway  his  peo- 
ple .''  God  forbid.  For  I  also  am  an  1$'- 
ra-el-ite,  of  the  seed  of  A'bra-him,  of  the 
tribe  of  Ben'ja-min. 

2  God  hath  not  cSst  away  his  people 
which  he  foreknew.  Wot*  ye  not  what 
the  scripture  saith  of  E-lI'Ss  ?  hovy  he 
maketh  interces'sion  to  God  Sgainst'  Ij'ra- 
el,  saying, 

3  Lord,  they  have  killed  thy  prophets, 
and  digged  down  thine  altars  ;  and  I  am 
left  alone,  and  they  seek  my  life. 

4  But  what  saith  the  Answer  of  God 
unto  him  ?  I  have  re§erv'ed  to  myself 
seven  thousand  men,  who  have  not  bowed 
the  Anee  to  the  image,  of  Ba'al. 

5  Even  so  then,  at  this  present  time  also 
there  is  a  remnant  according  to  the  election 
of  grace. 

6  And  if  by  grace,  then  is  it  no  more 
of  works :  otherwise  grace  is  no  more 
grace.  But  if  it  be  of  works,  then  is  it  no 
more  grace  :  otherwise  work  is  no  more 
work. 

7  What  then  ?  Ij'ra-el  hath  not  obtained 
that  which  he  seeketli  for  ;  but  the  election 
hath  obtained  it,  and  the  rest  were  blind- 
ed. 

8  (According  as  it  is  written,  God  hath 
given  them  the  spirit  of  slumber,  eyes  that 
they  should  not  see,  and  ears  that  they 
should  not  hear)  unto  this  day. 

9  And  Da'vid  saith,  Let  their  table  be 
made  a  snare,  and  a  trap,  and  a  stumbling- 
block,  and  a  recompense  unto  them  : 

10  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they 
may  not  see,  and  bow  down  their  back 
alway. 

11  I  say  then,  have  they  stumbled  that 
they  should  fall .-'  God  forbid  :  but  rather 
through  their  fall  salvation  is  come  unto 
the  Gen'tiles,  for  to  provoke  them  to  jeal'- 
oQsy. 

12  Now,  if  the  fall  of  them  be  the  riches 
of  the  world,  and  the  diminishing  of  them 
the  ri.ches  of  the  Gen'tiles,  how  much 
more  their  fulness  .' 

13  For  I  speak  to  you  (gen'tiles ;  inas- 
much as  I  am  the  ipostle  of  the  gen'tiles, 
1  magnify  mine  office  ; 

14  If  by  any  means  I  may  provoke  to 
emulation  them  which  are  my  flesh,  and 
might  save  some  of  them. 

15  For  if  the  cSs'ting  away  of  them  be 
the  rec'onclling  of  the  world,  what  shall 
the  receiving  of  them  be,  but  life  from  the 
dead  .'* 

16  For  if  the  first-fruit  be  holy,  the 
lump  is  also  holy :  and  if  the  root  be  holy, 
so  d,re  the  branches. 

17  And  if  some  of  the  branches  be  bro- 

1  dla-6-be'de-Snt.  *  know. 


ANS.  The  Geri'tlhs  may  not  boast. 

ken  off,  and  thou,  being  a  wild  olive-tree, 
vvert  grafted  in  among  them,  and  with 
tliem  partakest  of  tlie  root  and  fatness  of 
the  olive-tree  ; 

18  Boast  not  against' the  branches  :  but 
if  tiiou  boast,  thou  bearest  not  the  root,  but 
the  root  thee. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then.  The  branches 
were  broken  off,  that  I  might  be  grafted 
in. 

20  Well;  because  of  un-be-lief,  they 
were  broken  off,  and  thou  standcst  by  faith. 
Be  not  high  minded,  but  fear  : 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the  nat'ural  2 
branches,  take  heed  lest  he  also  spare  not 
thee. 

22  Behold,  therc'fbre,  the  goodness  and 
severity  of  God  ;  on  them  which  fell,  sev- 
erity :  but  to'ioard  thee,  goodness,  if  thou 
continue  in  his  goodness  ;  otherwise  thou 
also  shalt  be  cut  off. 

23  And  they  also,  if  they  abide  not  still 
in  un-be-lief,  shall  be  grafted  in  :  for  God 
is  able  to  graft  them  in  again'. 

24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of  the  olive- 
tree  which  is  wild  by  na'ture,3  and  wert 
grafted  contrary  to  nature  into  a  good 
olive-tree ;  how  mucii  more  shall  these 
which  be  the  natural  branches  be  grafted 
into  their  own  olive-tree  ? 

25  For  I  would  not,  brethren,  that  ye 
should  be  ignorant  of  this  mys'tery,  (lest 
ye  should  be  wise  in  your  own  conceits,) 
that  blindness  in  part  is  happened  to  If'ra- 
el,  until  the  fulness  of  the  (jren'tlles  be 
come  in. 

26  And  so  all  If'ra-el  shall  be  saved  ;  as 
it  is  written,  There  shall  come  out  of  Si'on 
the  De-liv'er-cr,  and  shall  turn  away  ungod- 
liness from  Ja'cob. 

27  For  this  is  my  covenant  unto  them, 
when  I  shall  take  away  their  sins. 

23  As  concer'ning  the  gos'pel,  they  are 
enemies  for  your  sakes  :  but  as  touch'ing 
the  election,  they  are  beloved  for  the  fa- 
thers' sakes. 

29  For  the  gifts  and  calling  of  God  tre 
without  repentance. 

30  For  as  ye  in  times  past  have  not  be- 
lieved God,  yet  have  now  obtain'ed  mercy 
through  their  un-be-lief  ; 

31  Even  so  have  these  also  now  not 
believed,  that  through  your  mercy  thoy  also 
may  obtain  mercy. 

32  For  God  hath  concluded  them  all  m 
un-be-lief,  that  he  might  have  mercy  upon 
all. 

33  O  the  dSpth  of  the  riches  both  of  the 
wisdom  and  knowledge  of  God  !  how  un- 
searchable are  his  judgments,  and  his 
ways  past  finding  out ! 

34  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the 
Lord .'  or  who  hath  been  his  counsel- 
lor.? 

35  Or  who  hath  first  given  to  him,  and 
it  shall  be  recompensed  unto  him  again' .' 

36  For  of  him,  and  through  him,  and  to 
^niit'tsh'0,-ril.  3  nd'tshHre. 

138 


Practical  duties  recommended.  RO'MAN 

him,  dre  all  things  :    to  whom  be  glory  for 
ever.     A'mgn'. 

CHAP.  XII. 

I  BESEECH  you,  thgrc'forc,  brethren, by 
the  mer'cies  of  God,  timt  ye  present 
your  bodies  a  living  sSc'rificje,  holy,  ic'cfip- 
table  unto  God,  which  is  your  reasonable 
sSr'vice. 

2  And  be  not  conformed  to  this  world  : 
but  be  ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of 
your  mind,  that  ye  may  prove  what  is  that 
good,  and  ac'ceptable,  and  perfect  will  of 
God. 

3  For  I  say,  through  the  grace  given 
unto  me,  to  every  man  that  is  Smong  you, 
not  to  think  of  himself  more  highly  than 
he  ought  to  think  ;  but  to  tiiink  soberly,  ac- 
cording as  God  hath  dealt  to  every  man 
the  mea§'ure  of  faith. 

4  For  as  we  have  many  members  in  one 
body,  and  all  members  have  not  the  same 
office ; 

5  So  we,  being  many,  kre  one  body  in 
^hrist,  and  every  one  members  one  of 
another. 

6  Having  then  gifts  differing  accordin 
to  the   grace   that  is  given   to  us,   whether 
proph'e-cy,  let  ns  proph'e-sy  according  to 
the  proportion  of  faith  ; 

7  Or  ministry,  let  us  icait  on  our  min- 
istering :  or  he  that  teacheth,  on  teach- 
ing; 

8  Or  he  that  exhor'teth,  on  exhortation  ; 
he  that  givetii,  let  him  do  it  with  simplici- 
ty ;  he  that  ruleth,  with  diligence  ;  he  that 
ehoweth  mercy,  with  cheerfulness. 

9  Let  love  be  without  dissimulation. 
Abhor  that  which  is  evil ;  cleave  to  that 
which  is  good. 

10  Be  kindly  affectioned  one  to  another 
with  brotherly  love  ;  in  Aon'our  preferring 
one  another ; 

H  Not  sloth'ffti  in  business  ;  fervent  in 
spirit  ;   ser'vTng  the  Lord  ; 

12  Rejoicing  in  hope  ;  patient  in  tribula- 
tion ;  continuing  instant  in  prayer  ; 

13  Distributing  to  the  necessity  of  saints ; 
given  to  hospitality. 

14  Bless  them  which  persecute  you : 
bless,  and  curse  not. 

15  Rejoice  with  them  that  do  rejoice,  and 
weep  with  them  that  weep. 

l(i  Be  of  the  same  mind  one  to'rcard 
an6ther.  Mind  not  high  things,  but  conde- 
scend to  men  of  low  estate'.  Be  not  wise 
in  your  own  conceits'. 

17  Recompense  to  no  man  evil  for  evil. 
Provide  things  Aon'est  in  the  sight  of  all 
men. 

18  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  lieth  in 
you,  live  peaceably  with  all  men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  avgnge'  not  your- 
selves, but  rather  give  place  unto  u^rath  : 
for  it  is  written.  Vengeance  is  mine  :  I  will 
repay,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Thfire'fore,  if  thine  enemy  hunger, 
feed  him  ;  if  he  thirst,  give  him  drink:  for 


Ldve  the  fulfilling  of  the  law. 
in  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  on 
his  head. 

21  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but  over- 
come evil  with  good. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LET  every  soul  be  subject  unto  the 
higher  powers.  For  there  is  no  pow- 
er but  of  God  ;  the  powers  that  be,  kre  6r- 
dain'ed  of  God. 

2  Whosoever,  thgrc'fore,  re^Tst'eth  the 
power,  refist'cth  the  ordinance  of  God : 
and  they  tliat  reflst',  shall  receive  to  them- 
selves damnation. 

3  For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to  good 
works,  but  to  the  evil.  Wilt  thou  then  not 
be  afraid  of  the  power  .'  do  that  which  is 
good,  and  thou  shalt  have  praise  of  the 
same  : 

4  For  he  is  the  minister  of  God  to  thee 
for  good.  But  if  thou  do  that  which  is 
evil,  be  afraid  :  for  he  bearcth  not  the  sicord 
in  vain  :  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God,  a 
revenger  to  execute  ?orath  upon  him  that 
doeth  evil. 

5  Wherefore  we  must  needs  be  subject, 
not  only  for  jcraih,  but  also  for  C(5n'scicnce'l 
sake. 

6  For,  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tribute  also 
for  they  h.rc  God's  ministers,  attending  con 
tinually  upon  this  very  thing. 

7  Render,  there'foro,  to  all  their  dues  ; 
tribute  to  whom  tribute  is  due  ;  custom  to 
whom  custom  ;  fear  to  whom  fear ;  hon'oia 
to  whom  //on'our. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to  love  one 
another  :  for  he  that  loveth  another  hath 
fulfilled  the  law. 

9  For  this.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adQl'- 
tcry,  Thou  shalt  not  kill.  Thou  shalt  not 
steal.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  fAlse  witness, 
Thou  shalt  not  covet  :  and  if  there  be  any 
other  commind'ment,  it  is  briefly  compre- 
hended in  this  saying,  namely.  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

10  L6ve  worketh  no  ill  to  his  nciglibour: 
there'fbre,  love  is  the  fulfilling  of  the  law. 

11  And  that,  knowing  the  time,  that  now 
it  is  high  time  to  awake  out  of  sleep  :  for 
now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when  we 
believed. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at 
hand  :  let  us,  there'fore,  cast  off  the  works 
of  darkness,  and  let  us  put  on  the  armour 
of  light. 

13  Let  us  wSlk  ASn'estly  as  in  the  day  ; 
not  in  rioting  and  drunkenness,  not  in 
cham'bering  and  wan'tonness,  not  in  strife 
and  envying  : 

J 4  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Je'jus  Christ, 
and  make  not  provision  for  the  flesh,  to  ful- 
fil the  lusts  thereof. 

CHAP.XIV. 

HIM  that  is  weak  in   the  faith,  receive 
ve,  but  not  to  doftbt'fAl  disputations. 
2    For  one    believeth   that    he    may  eat 
all  things  :    another  who   is  weak,  eateth 
h&Tb§. 

1  kdn'shinse. 
139 


Of  things  indifferent.  EC  .A.' 

3  Let  not  him  that  eateth,  (]espI|o'  liiui 
that  eateth  not :  and  let  not  him  which  eat- 
eth not,  judge  him  that  eateth  :  for  God 
,*<ath  received  him. 

4  Who  art  thou  that  judgest  another 
I  lan's  servant  ?  to  his  own  ni<ister  lie  stand- 
'jth  or  falleth  ;  yea,  he  shall  be  holden  up: 
for  God  is  able  to  make  him  stand. 

5  One  man  e-st6em-eth  one  day  above  Sn- 
6ther ;  another  e-steem-eth  every  day  alike. 
Let  every  man  be  fully  persiiaded  in  his 
own  mind. 

6  He  that  regardeth  the  day,  regardeth 
I .  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  he  that  regardeth 
not  the  day,  to  the  Lord  he  doth  not  regard 
it.  He  that  eateth,  eateth  to  the  Lord,  for 
h  !  giveth  God  thanks  ;  and  he  that  eateth 
n(  t,  to  the  Lord  he  eateth  not,  and  giveth 
G  )d  thanks. 

7  For  none  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and 
no  man  dieth  to  himself. 

ti  For  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the 
Lo.-d  ;  and  whether  we  die,  we  die  unto 
the  Lord  :  whether  we  live,  there'fore,  or 
die,  we  arc  the  Lord's. 

9  For  to  this  end  Christ  both  died,  and 
rose,  and  revived,  that  he  might  be  Lord 
both  of  the  dead  and  living. 

10  But  why  dost  thou  judge  thy  brother.' 
Or  why  dost  thou  set  at  nought  thy  brother.? 
for  we  shall  all  stand  before  the  judgment- 
seat  of  Christ. 

11  For  it  is  written,  ^s  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord,  every  knee  shall  bow  to  me,  and  eve- 
ry tongue  shall  confess  to  God. 

12  So  then,  every  one  of  us  shall  give 
account  of  himself  to  God. 

13  H  Let  us  not,  there'fore,  judge  one 
another  any  more  :  but  judge  this  rather, 
that  no  man  put  a  stumbling-block,  or  an 
occasion  to  fall,  in  his  brother's  way. 

14  I  know,  and  am  persdaded,  by  the 
Lord  Je'^us,  that  there  is  nothing  unclean 
of  itself:  but  to  him  that  e-steeni-eth  any 
thing  to  be  unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean. 

15  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved  with 
thy  meat,  now  walkest  thou  not  charitably. 
Destroy'  not  him  with  thy  meat,  for  whom 
^hrlst  died. 

16  Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil 
spoken  of: 

17  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat 
and  drink  :  but  righteousness  and  peace, 
and  joy  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things  serveth 
Christ  is  acceptable  to  God,  and  approved 
of  men. 

19  Let  us,  there'fore,  follow  after  the 
things  which  make  for  peace,  and  things 
wherewith  one  may  edify  another. 

20  For  meat  destroy'  not  the  work  of 
God.  All  things  indeed  are  pure  :  but  it  is 
evil  for  that  man  who  eateth  with  ofience. 

21  It  is  good  neither  to  eat  flesh,  nor  to 
drink  wine,  nor  any  thing  whereby  thy 
brother  stumbleth,  or  is  offended,  or  is  made 
weak. 


:\XS.  Tenderness  to  the  weak  enjoined. 

22  Hast  thou  faith  .'  have  it  to  thyself 
before  God.  Happy  is  he  that  condemn- 
eth  not  himself  in  that  thing  which  he  al- 
loweth. 

23  And  he  that  doftbteth  is  damned  if 
he  eat,  because  he  eateth  not  of  faith  :.  for 
wlfatsoever  is  not  of  faith  is  sin. 

CHAP.  XV. 

WE  then  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear 
the  infir'mitlej  1    of  the  weak,  and 
not  to  please  ourselves. 

2  Let  every  one  of  us  please  his  neigh, 
hour  for  his  good  to  edification. 

3  For  even  Christ  pleased  not  himself; 
but  as  it  is  written,  The  reproaches  of  them 
that  reproached  thee,  fell  on  me. 

4  For  whatsoever  things  wfire  written 
afore'tlme,  were  written  for  our  lear'ning, 
that  we,  through  })atience  and  com'fdrt  of 
the  scriptures,  might  have  hope. 

5  Now,  the  God  of  patience  and  consola- 
tion grant  you  to  be  like-minded  one  to'- 
?5iird  another,  according  to  Christ  Je'§us; 

6  That  ye  may  with  one  mind  and  one 
mouth  glorify  God,  even  the  Fa'ther  of  our 
Lord  Je'^us  Christ. 

7  Wherefore  receive  ye  one  another,  as 
Christ  also  received  us,  to  the  glory  of 
God. 

8  Now  I  say,  that  Je'§us  Christ  was  a 
minister  of  the  circumcision  for  the  truth 
of  God,  to  confirm'^  the  promises  made  unto 
the  fathers  : 

9  And  that  the  (^en'tlles  might  glorify 
God  for  his  mercy  :  as  it  is  written,  For 
tliis  cause  I  will  confess  to  thee  among  the 
(^en'tlles,  and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again'  he  saith,  Rejoice,  ye 
^en'tlles,  with  his  people. 

11  And  again'.  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye 
(jJen  tiles,  and  laud  him, all  ye  people. 

12  And  again'  E-sa'i-as  saith.  There 
shall  be  a  root  of  Jes'se  ;  and  he  that  shall 
rise  to  reign  over  the  (^en'tlles,  in  him  shall 
the  ^en'tlles  trust. 

13  Now,  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with 
all  joy  and  peace  in  belie'ving,  that  ye  may 
abound  in  hope,  through  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

14  And  I  myself  also  am  persuaded  of 
you,  my  brethren,  that  ye  also  arc  full  of 
goodness,  filled  with  all  knowledge,  able 
also  to  admonish  one  another. 

15  Nevertheless,  brethren,!  have  written 
the  more  boldly  unto  vou  in  some  sort,  as 
putting  you  in  mind,  because  of  the  grace 
that  is  given  to  me  of  God, 

10  That  I  should  be  the  minister  of  Je'fus 
Christ  to  the  (^en'tlles,  ministering  the  gos'- 
pel  of  God,  that  the  ofi'ering-up  of  the 
(^en'tilcs  might  be  Acceptable,  being  sanc- 
tified by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  I  have,  there'fore,  whereof  I  may 
glory  through  Je'fus  Christ  in  those  things 
which  pertain'  to  God. 

18  For  I  will  not  dare  to  speak  of  any 
of  those    things    which    ^hrist    hath   not 

1  in-fir'me-tiz.        2  kSn-firm'. 
140 


P&uVs  purpose  to  vi$it  Rdme.  RO'MANS.  Sundry  Christ'ian  iaiutationa. 

wrought  by  me,  to  make  the  ^gn'tlles  obS'-jown  necks;  unto   whom   not  only   I  give 
difint,!  by  word  and  deed, 

19    Through  mighty  signs  and  wonders, 
by  the  power  of  the  SpTr'It  of  God  ;  so  that 


from  Je-ril'sa-l6m,  and  round  Shout'  unto 
Il-lyr'i-cum,  I  have  fully  preached  the  gos'- 
pel  of  Christ. 

20  Yea,  so  have  I  strivcd  to  preach  the 
gos'pel,  not  wliere  Christ  was  named,  lest 
I  should  build  upon  another  man's  founda- 
tion : 

21  But,  as  it  is  written,  To  whom  he  was 
not  spoken  of,  they  shall  sec  :  and  they 
that  have  not  heard  shall  understand. 

22  For  which  cause  also  I  have  been 
much  hindered  from  coming  to  you. 

23  But  now,  having  no  more  place  in 
these  parts,  and  having  a  great  desire  these 
many  years  to  come  unto  you  : 

24  Whensoever  I  take  my  joQrney  into 
Spain,  I  will  come  to  you  :  for  I  trust  to 
see  you  in  my  journey,  and  to  be  brought 
on  my  way  thith'or-vvard  by  you,  if  first  I 
be  some'what  filled  with  your  c6mjjavy. 

25  But  now  I  go  unto  Je-ril'sa-lem  to 
minister  unto  the  saints. 

26  For  it  hath  pleased  them  of  M5c-e- 
do'ni-a  and  A-cha'i-a  to  make  a  cer'tain 
contribution  for  the  poor  saints  which  circ 
at  Ju  ru'sa-lem. 

27  It  hath  pleased  them  verily,  and  their 
debtors  they  kre.  For,  if  the  (^en'tlles 
have  been  made  partakers  of  their  spiritual 
things,  their  duty  is  also  to  minister  unto 
them  in  carnal  things. 

28  When,  there'fore,  I  have  pgrform'ed 
this,  and  have  sealed  to  them  this  fruit,  I 
will  come  by  you  into  Spain. 

21)  And  I  aiit  sure,  that  when  I  come  un- 
to you,  I  shall  come  in  the  fulness  of  the 
blessing  of  the  gos'pel  of  (J^hrlst. 

30  Now,  1  beseech  you,  brethren,  for  the 
Lord  Je'fus  Christ's  sake,  and  for  the  love 
of  the  SpTr'it,  that  ye  strive  together  with 
me  in  your  prayers  to  God  for  me  ; 

31  That  I  may  be  delivered  from  them 
that  do  not  believe  in  Ju-de'S  ;  and  that  my 
sSr'vice  which  /  have  for  Jer&'sa-lem  may 
be  accepted  of  the  saints  ; 

32  That  I  may  come  unto  you  with  joy 
by  the  will  of  God,  and  may  with  you  be 
refreshed. 

33  Now  the  God  of  peace  be  with  you 
all.     A'm6n'. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

I  COMMEND  unto  you  Phe'be  our  sister, 
which  is  a  servant  of  the  church  which 
is  at  Cen'chre-SL : 

2  That  ye  receive  her  in  the  Lord,  asbe- 
cometh  saints ;  and  that  ye  assist  her  in 
whatsoever  business  ~  she  hath  need  of 
you  :  for  she  hath  been  a  succourer  of 
many,  and  of  myself  also. 

3  Greet  Pris-cil'la  and  Aq'ui-la,3  my 
helpers  in  (j^hrist  Je'§us  : 

4  Who  have  for  my  life  laid  down  their 
1  It-be'jt-lni.      2  bWrUs.      3  Ak'kwe-lcL. 


8  lA'she-Hs. 


thanks,   but   also  all  the   churches  of  the 
(^en'tilcs. 

5  Likewise  greet  the  church  that  is  in 
their  house.  Salute  my  wcll-bc!oved  E-p6n'- 
e-tus,  who  is  the  first-fruits  of  A-9ha'i-& 
unto  ^hrist. 

6  Greet  Ma'ry,  who  bestowed  much  Is- 
boQr  on  us. 

7  Salute  An-dro-ni'cQs  and  Ju'ni-&  my 
kin.smen,  and  my  fellow-prisoners,  who  kre 
of  note  among  the  apostles,  who  also  w6re 
in  phrist  before  me. 

8  Greet  Am'pli-as,  my  beloved  in  the 
Lord. 

9  Salute  tfr'ba-nc,  our  helper  in  Christ, 
and  Sta'chys  4  my  beloved. 

10  Salute  A-pel'k'5  approved  in  ^hrlst. 
Salute  them  which  are  of  Ar-Ts-to-bu'lQs' 
housfihold. 

11  Salute  Ile-ro'di-on,  my  kin.sman. 
Greet  them  that  bo  of  the  household  of 
Nar-cTs'stis,  which  arc  in  the  Lord. 

12  Salute  Try-phe'na  and  Try-pho'sS, 
who  labour  in  the  Lord.  Salute  the  be- 
loved Per'sis,  which  laboured  much  in  the 
Lord. 

13  salute  M'lus,  chosen  in  the  Lord, 
and  his  mother  and  mine. 

14  Salute  A-syn'cri-tus,  Phle'gon,  H6r'- 
mas,  Pai'ro-bas,  Her'mej,  and  the  brethren 
which  tire  with  them. 

1.5  Salute  Plii-l6l'o-gu_s  and  Ju'li-a,  Ne'rc- 
us  and  his  sister,  and  0-lym'pas,  and  all 
the  saints  which  tire  with  them. 

IG  Salute  one  another  with  a  holy  kiss. 
The  churches  of  Christ  salute  you. 

17  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  mark 
them  which  cause  divisions  and  offences, 
contrary  to  the  doc'trine  which  ye  have 
learned  ;  and  avoid'  them. 

18  For  they  that  arc  such  s6rvc  not  our 
Lord  Je'fus  (^hrist,  but  their  own  belly  ;  and 
by  good  words  and  fair  speeches  deceive 
the  hearts  of  the  simple. 

19  For  your  obe'dience  S  is  come  abrodd 
unto  all  men.  I  am  glad,  there'fore,  on  your 
behalf;  but  yet  I  would  have  you  wise 
unto  that  wliich  is  good,  and  simple  c6n- 
cer'ning  evil. 

20  And  the  God  of  peace  shall  bruise 
Sa'tan  under  your  feet  shortly.  The  grace 
of  our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ  he  with  you. 
A'mgn'. 

21  Ti-m6'the-i5s,  my  workfellow,  and 
Lu'ci-us,6  and  Ja'son  and  S6-sip'a-t6r,  my 
kinsmen,  salute  you. 

22  (I  Tgr'ti-us,7  vvho  wrote  this  epistle, 
salute  you  in  the  Lord.) 

23  Ga'i-us  8  mine  host  and  of  the  whole 
church,  saluteth  you.  E-ras'tfls  the  cham'- 
b^rlaln  of  the  city  saluteth  you,  and  Q.u^r'- 
tQs  a  brother. 

24  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Je'itls  ^hrlst 
he  with  you  all.     A'm6n'. 

25  Now  to  him  that  is  of  power  to  sti  >- 
4  Sta'kees,  or  Std'kis.        5  6-he'je-inse 


^  Ter'she-Hs. 


8  Ga'ytis. 
141 


Pdul  reprovcth  dissensions.  I.  CORIN'THIANS.     Wisdom  of  God  in  the  Gos'pSl. 

Yish  you  according  to  my  gos'pfil,  and  llicimade  known  to  all  nations  for  tlie  obe'di- 
preachingof  Je'^us  Christ,  (according  to  tlie  lence  of  faith,) 


revelation  of  tlie  mystery,  which  was  kept 
secret  since  the  world  began, 

26  But  now  is  made  manifest,  and  by 
the  scriptures  of  the  prophets,  according  to 
the  command'ment  of  the  evcrlas'ting  God, 


27  To  God  only  wise,  be  glory   through 
Je'fus  Clirlst  for  ever.     A'men'. 

H  Written  to  the  Ro'mans  from   Co-rTn'- 

thus,  and  sent  by  Phe'bc,  servant  of 

the  church  at  Cen'chre-ci. 


H  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 

CORIN'THIANS 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  called  to  be  an  Spostle  of  Je'§us 
Christ,  through  the  will  of  God,  and 
Sofi'the-nej,  our  brother, 

2  Unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at 
^or'Tnth,  to  them  that  ^re  sanctified  in 
Christ  Je'fus,  called  to  be  saints,  with  all 
that  in  every  place  call  upon  the  name  of 
Je'^Cis  (^hrist  our  Lord,  both  theirs  and 
ours : 

3  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from 
God  our  Fa'ther,  and  from  the  Lord  Je'fus 
^hrlst. 

4  I  thank  my  God  always  on  your  be 
hJilf,  for  the  grace  of  God  which  is  given 
you  by  Je'^us  ^hrlst ; 

5  That  in  every  thing  ye  are  enriched 
by  him,  in  all  utterance,  and  in  all  knowl- 
edge ; 

6  Even  as  the  tes'timdny  of  Christ  was 
confirrn'ed  1  in  you  : 

7  So  that  ye  come  behind  in  no  gift  : 
waiting  for  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Je'fus 
Christ  : 

8  Who  shall  also  confirm'  you  unto  the 
end,  that  ye  viay  be  blameless  in  the  day 
of  our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ. 

9  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye  were 
called  unto  the  fellowship  of  his  Son  Je'|us 
^hrlst  our  Lord. 

10  H  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  by 
the  name  of  our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ,  that  ye 
all  speak  the  same  thing,  and  that  there  be 
no  divisions  among  you:  but  that  ye  be  per- 
fectly joined  together  in  the  same  mind,  and 
in  the  same  judgment. 

11  For  it  hath  been  declared  unto  me  of 
you,  my  brethren,  by  them  which  are  of  the 
house  of  ^hlo'e,  that  there  are  contentions 
&m6ng  you. 

12  Now  this  I  say,  that  every  one  of  you 
eaith,  I  am  of  PSul,  and  I  of  A-p6l'l6s,  and 
I  of  Ce'phas,  and  I  of  Christ. 

13  Is  Christ  divided .'  was  P&ul  crft'ci- 
fied  2  for  you  ^  or  were  ye  baptized  in  the 
name  of  Paul .' 

14  I  thank  God  that  I  baptized  none  of 
you  but  ^ris'pQs  and  Ga'i-Qs  ;3 

15  LSst  any  should  say  that  I  had  bap- 
tized in  mine  own  name. 

1  kdn-firm'ed.        2  krdd'sC'fVd. 


16  And  I  baptized  also  the  household 
of  Steph'a-nSs;  besides,  I  know  not  whether 
I  baptized  any  other. 

17  For  ^hrlst  sent  me  not  to  baptize, 
but  to  preach  the  gos'pel  :  not  with  wisdom 
of  words,  l^st  tlic  cross  of  Christ  should  be 
made  of  none  effect. 

18  For  the  preaching  of  the  cross  is 
to  them  that  perish,  foolishness  ;  but  unto 
us,  which  arc  saved,  it  is  the  power  of 
God. 

19  For  it  is  written,  I  will  destroy'  the 
wisdom  of  the  wise,  and  will  bring  to  noth- 
ing the  understanding  of  the  prudent. 4 

20  Where  is  the  wise  .'  where  is  the 
scribe.''  where  is  the  disputer  of  this  world.' 
hath  not  God  made  foolish  the  wisdom  of 
this  world  ? 

21  For  after  that,  in  the  wisdom  of  God, 
the  world  by  wisdom  knew  not  God,  it 
pleased  God  by  the  foolishness  of  preach- 
ing to  save  them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  Jews  require  51  sign,  and  the 
Greeks  seek  after  wisdom  ; 

23  But  we  preach  Christ  crftcified,  unto 
the  Jews  a  stumbling-block,  and  unto  the 
Greeks  foolishness  ; 

24  But  unto  them  which  fire  called,  both 
Jews  and  Greeks,  Christ  the  power  of 
God,  and  tho  wisdom  of  God. 

25  Because  the  foolishness  of  God  is 
wiser  than  men  :  and  the  weakness  of  God 
is  stronger  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling,  brethren,  how 
that  not  many  wise  men  after  the  flesh, 
not  many  mighty,  not  many  noble,  are 
called  ; 

27  But   God    hath    chosen    the   foolish 
things  of  the  world  to  confound  the  wise 
and  God  hath  chosen  the  weak  things  of 
the  world  to  confound  the  things  which  kre 
mighty  ; 

28  And  base  things  of  the  world,  and 
things  which  kre  despised,  hath  God  cho- 
sen, ?/ea,  and  things  which  kre  not,  to  bring 
to  nought  things  that  kre  ; 

29  That  no  flesh  should  glory  in  his 
presence. 

30  But  of  him  kre  ye  in  Christ  Je  'fQs, 
who  of  God  is  made  unto  us  wisdom,  and 

3  Gd'yiis.         4  prdd'dlnt. 
^  ^142 


but 


Wisdom  of  God  in  the  Gds'pSl.     I.  CORIN'TIIIANS 

righteousness,  and  sanctification,   and  re- 
demption : 

31  That,  according  as  it  is  written,  He 
that  glorieth,  let  liim  glory  in  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  II. 

AND  I,  brethren,  wiion  I  came  to  you, 
came  not  with  excellency  of  speed), 
or  of  wisdom,  declaring  unto  you  the  tes- 
timony of  God  : 

2  For  I  deter'niined  not  to  know  any 
thing  among  you,  save  Je'§us  ^hrist,  and 
him  crucified. 

3  And  I  was  with  you  in  weakness,  and 
in  fear,  and  in  nuich  trembling. 

4  And  my  speech,  and  my  preaching, 
was  not  witli  enticing  words  of  man's  wis- 
dom, but  in  demonstration  of  the  Spir'It, 
and  of  power : 

5  Thai  your  faith  should  not  stand  in 
the  wisdom  of  men,  but  in  the  power  of 
God. 

6  Howbeit,  we  speak  wisdom  among 
them  tliat  arc  perfe(;t ;  yet  not  the  wis- 
dom of  tills  world,  nor  of  the  princes  of 
this  wiirld,  that  come  to  nouglit  : 

7  But  we  speak  the  wisdom  of  God  in 
a  mystery,  even  the  liidden  loisdom, 
which  God  ordain'ed  before  the  world,  unto 
our  glory  ; 

8  Which  none  of  the  princes  of  this 
world  knew  :  for  had  lliey  known  if,  they 
would  not  have  criicified  the  Lord  of  glory. 

9  But  as  it  is  written,  Eye  hath  not  seen, 
nor  ear  heard,  neither  have  entered  iiito 
the  jicart  of  man,  the  things  vviiicii  God 
hath  prepared  for  tiiein  that  love  him. 

10  But  God  hath  revealed  them  unto  us 
by  his  Spir'it  :  for  the  Sjiir'it  searcheth  all 
th'ngs,  yea,  the  deep  things  of  God. 

11  For  what  man  knoweth  the  tilings  of 
a  man,  save  the  spirit  of  man  whicli  is  in 
him  ?  even  so,  the  things  of  God  knowetii 
no  man,  but  the  Splr'itof  God. 

12  Now  we  have  received,  not  tlie  spirit 
of  the  world,  but  the  Spirit  which  is  of 
God  ;  that  we  might  know  the  things  that 
kre  freely  given  to  us  of  God. 

13  Which  things  also  we  speak,  not  in 
the  words  which  man's  wisdoni  teacheth, 
but  which  the  Holy  Ghost  teacheth  ;  com- 
paring sjjiritual  1  things  with  spiritual. 

14  But  the  natural  ^  man  receiveth  not 
the  things  of  the  Spir'It  of  God  ;  for  they 
kre  foolishness  unto  liim  :  neither  can  he 
know  them,  because  they  are  spiritually 
dijQfirn'ed. 

15  But  he  that  is  spiritual  judgeth  all 
things,  yet  he  himself  is  judged  of  no 
man. 

16  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  may  instruct  him  .'  but  we 
have  the  mind  of  Christ. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak  unto 
you    as    unto    spiritual,  but   as    unto 
carnal,  even  as  unto  babes  in  (^hrlst. 

2  I  have  fed  you    with    milk,   and    not 


Against'  ditifions. 
with  meat :  for  hitherto  ye  were  not  able 
to  bear  it,  neither  yet  now  arc  ye  able. 

3  For  ye  arc  yet  carnal  :  for  whereas 
there  is  among  you  envying,  and  strife, 
and  diviijioiis,  arc  ye  not  carnal,  and  walk 


4  For  while  one  saith,3  I   iim  of  Paul  : 
ind  another,  I  am  of  A-pOl'los  ;  arc  ye  not 


carnal .' 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  is  A-p6l'- 
niinislcrs    by   wlioni   ye  believed, 


build   upon    this 
precious    stones, 


even  as  liie  Lord  gave  to  every  man  .'' 

(i  1  have  planted,  A-p6l'k3s  watered  ;  but 
God  gave  the  increase. 

7  So  then,  neither  is  he  tiiat  planteth 
any  thing,  neither  he  that  vvatereth  ;  but 
God  that  givelh  the  increase. 

8  Now  lie  that  planteth  and  he  that 
watereth  are  one;  and  every  man  siiall 
receive  his  own  reward,  according  to  his 
own  labour. 

0  For  we  ar^  labourers  together  with 
God :  ye  arc  God's  huj'bandry,  ye  are 
God's  building. 

10  According  to  the  grace  of  God  which 
is  given  unto  me,  as  a  wise  master  buUd'er 
I  have  laid  the  foundation,  and  another 
buildoth  thereon.  But  let  every  man  take 
heed  how  lie  buildelii  thereupon  : 

11  For  other  foundation  can  no  man 
lay  than  that  is  laid,  which  is  Je'sus 
9hilst. 

12  Now,  if  any  man 
foundation  gold,  silver, 
wood,  hay,  stubble  ; 

111  Every  man's  work  shall  be  made 
manifest:  for  tlie  day  shall  declare  it,  be- 
cause it  shall  be  revealed  bv^fire  ;  and  the 
fire  shall  try  every  man's.'work,  of  yvhat 
sort  it  is. 

14  If  any  man's  work  abide  which  he 
hath  built  thereupon,  he  shall  receive  a  re- 
ward. 

15  If  any  man's  work  shall  be  burnt,  he 
shall  suli'er  loss  :  but  he  himself  shall  be 
saved  ;  yet  so  as  by  fire. 

IG  Know  ye  not  thatye  are  the  temple  of 
God,  and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth 
in  you  ? 

17  If  any  man  defile  the  temple  of  God, 
him  shall  God  destroy' :  for  the  temple  of 
God  is  holy,  which  temple  ye  are. 

18  Let  no  man  deceive  himself  If  any 
man  among  you  seenieth  to  be  wise  in  this 
world,  let  him  become  a  fool,  that  he  may 
be  wise. 

19  For  the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  fool- 
ishness with  God  :  for  it  is  written,  He 
taketh  the  wise  in  their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again'.  The  Lord  knoweth  tlie 
thoughts  of  the  wise,  that  they  are  vain. 

21  Therefore  let  no  man  glory  in  men  : 
for  all  things  are  yours  : 

22  Whether  Paul,  or  A-piil'los,  or  C6'- 
phas,  or  the  world,  or  life,  or  death,  or 
things  present,  or  things  to  come  ;  ail  kte 
yours  ; 


spir'U-tshHil. 


2  ndt'tshu-rdl. 


3  seth. 


143 


How  to  account  of  ministers.      I.  CORIN 
23  And  ye  are  ^hrist's ;    and  Christ  is 
God's. 

CHAP.  IV. 

LET  a  man  so  account  of  us  as  of  the 
ministers  of  Christ,    and   stcw^irdf  of 
the  mys'teriej  o*kGod. 

2  Moreover,  in|,'s  required  in  stewArdf, 
that  a  man  be  found  faithfd). 

3  But  with  nie  it  is  a  very  small  thing 
that  I  should  be  judged  of  you,  or  of  man's 
judgment  ;  yea,  I  judge  not  mine  own 
self. 

4  For  I  know  nothing  by  myself;  yet 
am  I  not  hereby  justified :  but  he  that 
judgeth  mc  is  the  Lord. 

5  ThSrc'fbre  judge  nothing  before  the 
time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who  both  will 
bring  to  light  the  hidden  things  of  d;\rk- 
ness,  and  will  make  manifest  the  counsels 
of  the  hei\rts  ;  and  then  shall  every  man 
have  praise  of  God. 

6  And  these  things,  brethren,  I  have  in 
a  figure  transferr'ed  to  myself,  and  to 
A-p6l'los,  for  your  sakes  ;  that  ye  might 
learn  in  us  not  to  think  of  men  above  that 
which  is  written,  that  no  one  of  you  be 
puffed  up  for  one  Sgainst'  another. 

7  For  who  maketh  thee  to  differ  from 
andther  ?  and  what  hast  thou  that  thou 
didst  not  receive  .'  Now,  if  thou  didst  re- 
ceive it,  why  dost  thou  glory  as  if  thou 
hadst  not  received  it  ? 

8  Now  ye  tire  full,  now  ye  ire  rich,  ye 
have  reigned  as  kings  without  us  ;  and  I 
would  to  God  ye  did  reign,  that  we  also 
might  reign  with  you. 

9  For  I  think  that  God  hath  set  forth 
us  the  SpSstles  last,  as  it  were  appointed 
to  death  :  for  we  are  made  a  spectacle 
unto  the  world,  and  to  angels,  and  to 
men. 

10  We  are  fools  for  ^hrist's  sake,  but  ye 
are  wise  in  Christ:  we  are  weak,  but  ye 
are  strong ;  ye  a,re  Aon'ourable,  but  we 
hre  despised. 

11  Even  unto  this  present  hour  we  both 
hunger  and  thirst,  and  Jire  naked,  and  are 
buffeted,  and  have  no  cer'tain  dwelling- 
place  ; 

12  And  labour,  working  with  our  own 
hands :  Being  reviled,  we  bless ;  being 
persecuted,  we  suffer  it ; 

13  Being  defamed,  we  entreat ;  we  arc 
made  as  the  filth  of  the  world,  and  are  the 
off-scouring  of  all  things  unto  this  day. 

14  I  write  not  these  things  to  shame 
you,  but,  as  my  beloved  sons,  I  w^rn  you. 

15  IT  For  though  ye  have  ten  thousand 
instructers  in  Christ,  yet  have  ye  not  many 
fkthers :  for,  in  ^hrist  Je'|us,  I  have  begot- 
ten you  through  the  gos'pel. 

16  Wherefore,  I  beseech  you,  be  ye  fol- 
lowers of  me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I  sent  unto  you 
Ti-mo'the-iis,  who  is  my  beloved  son,  and 
faithful  in  the  Lord,  who  shall  bring  you 
into  remembrance  of  my  ways,  which  be 


'TTTIANS.   Heinous  offenders  to  he  avoided. 

in  Christ,  as  I  teach  every  where,  in  every 
church. 

18  Now,  some  kre  puffed  up,  as  though 
I  would  not  come  to  you. 

ID  But  I  will  come  to  you  shortly,  if  the 
Lord  will,  and  will  know,  not  the  speech 
of  them  which  krc  puffed  up,  but  the 
power. 

20  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  in 
word,  but  in  power. 

21  What  will  ye  ?  shall  I  come  unto 
j'ou  with  a  rod,  or  in  love,  and  in  the  spirit 
of  meekness  .' 

CHAP.   V. 

IT  is  reported  commonly  that  there  is 
fornication  among  you,  and  such  forni- 
cation as  is  not  so  much  as  named  among 
the  Gen'tiles,  that  one  should,  have  his 
father's  wife. 

2  And  ye  h.rc  puffed  up,  and  have  not 
rather  mourned,  that  he  that  hath  done  this 
deed  might  be  taken  away  from  among  you. 

3  Fori  verily,  as  absent  in  body,  but  pre- 
sent in  spirit,  have  judged  tilready,  as 
though  I  were  present,  concer'ning  him 
that  hath  so  done  this  deed. 

4  In  the  name  of  oin-  Lord  Je'fus  Christ, 
when  ye  are  gathered  together,  and  my 
spirit,  with  the  power  of  our  Lord  Je'jus 
Christ, 

5  To  deliver  such  a  one  unto  Sa'tJln 
for  the  destruction  of  the  flesh,  that  the 
spirit  may  be  saved  in  the  day  of  the  Lord 
Je'jus. 

6  Your  glorying  is  not  good.  Know  ye 
not  that  a  little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole 
lump  .'' 

7  Purge  out,  there'fore,  the  old  leaven, 
that  ye  may  be  a  new  lump,  as  ye  are  un 
leavened.  For  even  Christ  our  passover  is 
sac'rifi(;ed  for  us  : 

8  There'fore  let  us  keep  the  feast,  not 
with  old  leaven,  neither  with  the  leaven 
of  malice  and  wickedness ;  but  with  the 
unleavened  bread  of  sincerity  and  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  you  in  an  epktle,  not  to 
company  with  fornicators  : 

10  Yet  not  altogether  with  the  fornica- 
tors of  this  world,  or  with  the  cov'etous,  or 
extortioners,  or  with  idolaters  ;  for  then 
must  ye  needs  go  out  of  the  world. 

11  But  now  I  have  written  unto  you, 
not  to  keep  company,  if  any  man  that  is 
called  a  brother  be  a  fornicator,  or  cov'etous, 
or  an  idolater,  or  a  railer,  or  a  drunk'Ard, 
or  an  extortioner ;  with  such  a  one  no 
not  to  cat. 

12  For  what  have  I  to  do  to  judge  them 
also  that  are  without .'  Do  not  ye  judge 
them  that  cire  within  ? 

13    But   them   that    are    without   God 
judgeth.     There'fore  put  away  from  among 
yourselves  that  wicked  person. 
CHAP.  VI. 

DARE   any  of  you,   having  a  matter 
against'  another,  go  to  law  before  the 
unjust,  and  not  before  the  saints  ? 
144 


Of  going  to  law. 


I.  CORIN'THIANS. 


2  Do  ye  not  know  that  the  saints  shall 
judge  the  world?  and  if  the  world  shall  be 
judged  by  you,  kre  ye  unworthy  to  judge 
tBe  smallest  matters  ? 

3  Know  ye  not  that  we  shall  judge 
anrels?  How  much  more  things  that  pfir 
tain'  to  this  life  ? 

4  If  then  ye  have  judgments  of  things 
pgrtain'tng  to  this  life,  set  them  to  judge, 
who  arc  least  e-steeni-ed  in  the  church. 

5  I  speak  to  your  shame.  Is  it  so  that 
there  is  not  a  wise  man  among  you .'  no, 
not  one  that  shall  be  able  to  judge  between 
his  brethren  .-• 

6  But  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother, 
and  that  before  the  un-be-liev'ers. 

7  Now,  therc'fore,  there  is  utterly  a 
fault  among  you,  because  ye  go  to  law  one 
with  Sndthcr :  why  do  ye  not  rather  take 
wrong  .''  why  do  ye  not  rather  suffer  your- 
selves to  be  defrtiu'ded  .' 

8  Nay,  ye  do  jorong,  and  defrdud',  and 
that  your  brethren. 

9  Know  ye  not  that  the  unrlgh'teous  1 
6hall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God  .'  Be 
not  deceived  :  neither  fornicators,  nor  idol- 
aters, nor  adul'terers,  nor  effeminate,  nor 
abu'fcrs  of  themselves  with  mankind, 

10  Nor  thieves,  nor  cov'gtous,  nor  drunk'- 
Ards,  nor  revilers,  nor  extortioners,  shall  in- 
herit the  kingdom  of  God. 

11  And  such  wfire  some  of  you:  but 
ye  kre  waslied,  but  ye  are  sanctified,  but 
ye  tire  justified,  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Je'fus,  and  by  the  SpTr'Tt  of  our  God. 

12  All  things  are  lawful  unto  nic,  but 
all  things  ire  not  expedient :  all  things  kre 
iawful  for  me,  but  I  will  not  be  brought 
under  the  power  of  any. 

13  Meats  for  the  belly,  and  the  belly 
for  meats;  but  God  shall  destroy'  both  it 
and  them.  Now  the  body  is  not  for  forni- 
cation, but  for  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  for 
the  body. 

14  And  God  hath  both  raised  up  the 
Lord,  and  will  also  raise  up  us  by  his  own 
power. 

15  TI  Know  ye  not  that  your  bodies  kre 
the  members  of  ([Christ .'  Shall  I  then  take 
the  members  of  Christ,  and  make  them  the 
members  of  a  harlot  ?  God  forbid. 

16  What  !  know  ye  not,  that  he  which 
is  joined  to  a  harlot  is  one  body  .■*  for  two 
(saith  he)  shall  be  one  flesh. 

17  But  he  that  is  joined  unto  the  Lord  is 
one  spirit. 

18  Flee  fornication.  Every  sin  that  a 
man  docth  is  without  the  body  ;  but  he 
that  committeth  fornication  sinneth  Sgainst' 
his  own  body. 

19  What !  know  ye  not  that  your  body 
is  the  temple  of  the  Holy  Ghost  which  is 
in  you,  which  ye  have  of  God,  and  ye  kre 
not  your  own  .' 

20  For  ye  kre  bought  with  a  price : 
thSre'forc  glorify  God  in  your  body,  and 
iu  your  spirit,  which  kre  God's. 

1  in-rl'tshe-Tis. 


Of  marriage 

whereof 
ood  for  a 


CHAP.  VII. 

NOW  cCncSr'ning   the  thin, 
ye  wrote  unto  me  :  //  is 
man  not  to  touch  a  wom'an. 

2  Nevertheless,  to  dtdld  fornication,  let 
every  man  have  his  own  wife,  and  let 
every  wom'an  have  her  own  hdf'bdnd. 

3  Let  the  hQj'bAnd  render  unto  the  wife 
due  benevolence :  and  likewise  also  the 
wife  unio  the  huf'bdnd. 

4  The  wife  hath  not  power  of  her  own 
body,  but  the  huj'band  ;  and  likewise  also 
the  huj'biind  hath  not  power  of  his  own 
body,  but  the  wife. 

5  Defraud'  ye  not  one  the  other,  except 
it  he  with  consent  for  a  time,  that  ye  may 
give  yourselves  to  fcist'Ing  and  prayer ; 
and  come  together  again',  that  Sa'tin 
tempt  you  not  for  your  incontinency. 

6  But  I  speak  this  by  permis'sion,  and 
not  of  command'ment. 

7  For  I  would  that  all  men  were  even  as 
I  myself;  but  every  man  hath  his  proper 
gift  of  God,  one  afler  this  manner,  and 
another  after  that. 

8  I  say,  therc'fore,  to  the  unmarried  and 
widows,  It  is  good  for  them  if  they  abide 
even  as  I. 

9  But  if  they  cannot  contain,  let  them 
marry  :  for  it  is  better  to  marry  than  to 
burn. 

10  And  unto  the  married  I  command', 
yet  not  I,  but  the  Lord,  Let  not  the  wife 
depart  from  her  liuf'biind  : 

11  But,  and  if  she  depart,  let  her  re- 
main unmarried,  or  be  rec'onciled  to  her 
huf'band  ;  and  let  not  the  hQ^'bAnd  put 
away  his  wife. 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  not  the  Lord- 
If  any  brother  hath  a  wife  that  believeth 
not,  and  she  be  pleased  to  dwell  with  him, 
let  iiim  not  put  her  away. 

13  And  the  wom'an  which  hath  a  hOs'- 
bdnd    that    believeth    not,    and    if    he    be 

tileased  to  dwell  with  her,  let  her  not  leave 
lim. 

14  for  tne  unoeiiev^ing  nQf'bAnd  is  sanc- 
tified by  the  wife,  and  the  unbeliev'Ing 
wife  is  sanctified  by  the  hQf'band ;  else 
were  your  children  unclean  ;  but  now  ire 
they  holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbeliev'Ing  depart,  let 
him  depart.  A  brother  or  a  sister  is  not 
under  bon'da^e  in  such  cases ;  but  God 
hath  called  us  to  peace. 

16  For  what  knowest  thou,  O  wife, 
whether  thou  shalt  save  thy  hu^'bdnd  .'  Or 
how  knowest  thou,  O  man,  whether  thou 
shalt  save  thy  wife  .' 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed  to  every 
man,  as  the  Lord  hath  called  every  one,  so 
let  him  wMk :  and  so  ordain'  I  in  all 
churches. 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  cir'cumcised? 
let  him  not  become  un'circumcised.  Is 
any  called  in  un'circumcision  '■'  let  him 
not  become  cir'cumcised. 

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Pdul's  advice  to  the  unmarried.  I.  CORIN'THIANS. 


Meat  covimendeth  not 


19  Cir'cumcision  is  nothing,  and  un'cir- 
cumcision  is  nothing,  but  the  keeping  of 
the  comniand'ments  of  God. 

20  Let  every  man  abide  in  the  same 
calling  wherein  he  was  called. 

21  Art  thou  called  being  a  servant? 
care  not  for  it :  but  if  thou  mayst  be  made 
free,  use  it  rSther. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the  Lord,  be- 
ing a  servant,  is  the  Lord's  free  man  ;  like- 
wise also  he  that  is  called,  being  free,  is 
Christ's  servant. 

23  Ye  Jire  bought  with  a  price ;  be  not 
ye  the  servants  of  men. 

24  Brethren,  let  every  man  wherein  he 
is  called,  therein  abide  with  God. 

25  Now,  concer'ning  vir'gTnj,!  I  have 
no  comnumd'nient  of  the  Lord,  yet  I  give 
my  judgment,  as  one  that  hath  obtained 
mercy  of  the  Lord  to  be  faithful. 

26  I  suppose,  therc'forc,  that  this  is 
good  for  the  present  distress  ;  /  say,  that 
it  is  good  for  a  man  so  to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a  wife  .'  seek 
not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou  loosed  from  a 
wife  .''  seek  not  a  wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  marry,  thou  hast  not 
sinned  ;  and  if  a  vir'gin  marry,  she  hath 
not  sinned  :  nevertheless,  such  shall  have 
trouble  in  the  flesh  ;  but  I  spare  you. 

29  But  this  I  say,  brethren,  the  time  is 
short.  It  remain'eth,  that  both  they  that 
have  wives,  be  as  though  they  had  none  ; 

30  And  they  that  weep,  as  though  they 
wept  not ;  and  they  that  rejoice,  as  though 
thoy  rejoiced  not :  and  they  that  buy,  as 
though  they  po^^ess'ed  not ; 

31  And  they  that  use  this  world,  as  not 
abu'§Tng  it ;  for  the  fashion  of  this  world 
passetii  away. 

32  But  I  would  have  you  without  care- 
fulness. He  that  is  unmarried,  careth  for 
the  things  that  belong  to  the  Lord,  how  he 
may  please  the  Lord  ; 

33  But  he  that  is  married,  careth  for  the 
things  that  are  of  the  world,  how  he  may 
please  his  wife. 

34  There  is  difference  also  between  a 
wife  and  a  vir'eTn.  The  unmarried  wom'- 
an  careth  for  the  things  of  the  Lord,  that 
she  may  be  holy,  both  in  body  and  in 
spirit:  but  she  that  is  married,  careth  for 
the  things  of  the  world,  how  she  may 
please  her  htif'bdnd. 

35  And  this  I  speak  for  your  own  pro- 
fit ;  not  that  I  may  c5st  a  snare  upon  you, 
but  for  that  which  is  comely,  and  that  ye 
may  attend  upon  the  Lord  without  distrac- 
tion. 

36  But  if  any  man  think  that  he  behav- 
eth  himself  uncomely  to'wArd  his  vir'- 
gin, if  she  pSss  the  flower  of  her  age,  and 
need  so  require,  let  him  do  what  he  will, 
he  sinneth  not ;  let  them  marry. 

37  Nevertheless,  he  that  standeth  stead'- 
fist  in  his  heart,  having  no  necessity,  but 
hath  power  over  his  own  will,  and  hath 

1  vir'jlnz. 


so  decreed  in  his   heart  that  he  will  keep 
his  vir'gin,  doeth  well. 

38  So  then,  he  that  givetli  her  in  m5r'- 
riage  doeth  well ;  but  he  that  giveth  her 
not  in  mSr'riage  doeth  better. 

39  The  wife  is  bound  by  the  law  as  long 
as  her  huf'bund  liveth  :  but  if  her  huf'bdnd 
be  dead,  she  is  at  liberty  to  be  married  to 
whom  she  will ;  only  in  the  Lord. 

40  But  she  is  happier  if  she  so  &bide, 
after  my  judgment :  and  I  Uiink  also  that 
I  have  the  Spir'it  of  God. 

CHAP.  vin. 
TVrOW,  as  touch'ing  things  offered  unto 
J-1    idols,    we    know    that    we    all    have 
"   "    up,  but 


that    we 
ge   puffeth 


knowledge.      Knowl 
charity  edifieth. 

2  And  if  any  man  think  that  he  know- 
th  any  thing,  he   knowelh  nothing  yet  as 

he  ought  to  know. 

3  But  if  any  man  love  God,  the  same 
is  known  of  him. 

4  As  concer'ning  there'fore  the  eating 
of  those  things  that  are  offered  in  sSc'ri- 
flQe  unto  idols,  we  know  that  an  idol  is 
nothing  in  the  world,  and  that  there  is  none 
other  God  but  one. 

5  For  though  there  be  that  kre  called 
gods,  whether  in  heaven  or  in  earth,  (as 
there  be  gods  many,  and  lords  many  ;) 

6  But  to  us  there  is  but  one  God,  the 
Fa'ther,  of  whom  arc  all  things,  and  we 
in  him  ;  and  one  Lord  Je'.jtis  ^hrist,  by 
whom  are  all  things,  and  we  by  him. 

7  Howbeit,  there  is  not  in  every  man 
that  knowledge  :  for  some,  with  conscience 
of  the  idol,  unto  this  hour,  cat  it  as  a  thing 
offered  unto  an  idol  ;  and  their  conscience 
being  weak  is  defiled. 

8  But  meat  commendeth  us  not  to  God  : 
for  neither,  if  we  eat,  cire  we  the  better ; 
neither,  if  we  eat  not,  arc  we  the  worse. 

9  But  take  heed,  lest  by  any  means  this 
liberty  of  yours  become  a  stumbling-block 
to  them  that  arc  weak. 

10  For  if  any  man  see  thee  which  hast 
knowledge,  sit  at  meat  in  the  idol's  temple, 
shall  not  the  conscience  of  him  which  is 
weak  be  emboldened  to  eat  those  things 
which  tire  offered  to  idols  ; 

11  And  through  thy  knowledge  shall 
the  weak  brother  perish,  for  whom  Christ 
died  .' 

12  But  when  ye  sin  so  Sgainst'  the  breth- 
ren, and  wound  their  weak  conscience,  ye 
sin  against'  ^hrlst. 

13  Wherefore,  if  meat  make  my  broth- 
er to  offend,  I  will  eat  no  flesh  while  the 
world  standeth,  lest  I  make  my  brother  to 
offend. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AM  I  not  an   Spostle  ?  am  I  not  free  ? 
have   I   not   seen    Je'jus   ^hrlst   our 
Lord  .'  kre  not  ye  my  work  in  the  Lord  .' 

2  If  I  be  not  an  apostle  unto  others,  yet 
doftbt'less  I  am  to  you  :  for  the  seal  of  mine 
apos'tleship  kre  ye  in  the  Lord. 

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Ministers  to  live  by  the  gos'pil.  I.  CORIN 

3  Mine  answer  to  them  that  do  examine 
me  is  this; 

4  Have  we  not  power  to  eat  and  to 
drink  ? 

5  Have  we  not  power  to  lead  about'  a 
sister,  a  wife,  as  well  as  other  apostles, 
and  as  the  brethren  of  the  Lord,  and  Ce'- 
phSs  r 

G  Or  I  only  and  Bar'na-bas,  have  not  we 
power  to  forbear'  working? 

7  Who  goeth  a  warfare  at  any  time  at 
liis  own  chiirces  ?  who  plantcth  a  vTnc'- 
yard,l  and  eateth  not  of  the  fruit  thereof? 
or  who  feedeth  a  flock,  and  eateth  not  of 
the  milk  of  the  flock? 

8  Say  I  these  things  as  a  man  ?  or  saith 
not  the  law  the  same  also  ? 

9  For  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Mo'jgs, 
Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  mouth  of  the 
ox  that  treadcth  out  the  corn.  Doth  God 
take  care  for   oxen  ? 

10  Or  saith  he  it  Altogether  for  our  sakes? 
For  our  sakes,  no  doflbt,  this  is  written  : 
that  he  that  plougheth  should  plough  in 
hope  ;  and  that  he  that  thresheth  in  hope, 
should  be  partaker  of  his  hope. 

11  If  we  have  sown  unto  you  spiritual 
things,  25  it  a  great  thing  if  we  shall  reap 
your  carnal  things  ? 

12  If  others  be  partakers  of  <Ai*  power 
over  you,  are  not  we  rather?  nevcrtlieless 
we  have  not  used  this  power  ;  but  suffer  all 
things,  lest  we  should  hinder  the  gos'pel  of 
^hrist. 

13  Do  ye  not  know,  that  they  which 
minister  about'  holy  things  live  of  the 
things  of  the  temple  ?  and  they  which 
wait  at  the  iltar  <ire  partakers  with  the  Al- 
tar ? 

14  Even  so  hath  the  Lord  ordain'ed,  that 
they  which  preach  the  gos'pel  should  live 
of  the  gos'pel. 

15  But  I  have  used  none  of  these  things; 
neither  have  I  written  these  things  that  it 
should  be  so  done  unto  me  :  for  it  were 
better  for  me  to  die,  than  that  any  man 
should  make  my  glorying  void. 

16  For  though  I  preach  the  gos'pgl,  I 
have  nothing  to  glory  of:  for  necessity  is 
laid  upon  me  ;  yea,  wo  is  unto  me  if  I 
preach  not  the  gos'pel. 

17  For  if  I  do  this  thing  willingly,  I  have 
a  reward  :  but  if  against'  my  will,  a  dispen- 
sation of  the  gds'jjil  is  committed  unto 
me. 

18  What  is  my  rew&rd  then  ?  Verily 
that,  when  I  preach  the  gos'pgl,  I  may 
make  tiie  gos'pel  of  Christ  without  charee, 
that  1  abujc  not  my  power  in  the  gos'pel. 

19  For  though  I  be  free  from  all  men, 
yet  have  I  made  mys6lf  servant  unto  all, 
that  I  might  gain' the  more. 

20  And  unto  the  Jews  I  became  as  a 
Jew,  that  I  might  gain  the  Jews  ;  to  them 
that  lire  under  the  law,  as  under  the  law, 
that  1  might  gain  them  that  ^re  under  the 
law; 

1  vin'ylrd. 


TIIIANS.  WArn'Ings  against'  sins. 

21  To  them  that  i\ro  without  law,  an 
without  law,(l)cing  not  wiiliont  law  to  God, 
but  under  tin;  law  to  Clirist,)  thai  I  might 
gain  them  that  u\c  without  law. 

22  To  the  weak  became  I  as  veak,  that 
I  might  gain  the  weak  :  I  am  made  all 
things  to  all  men,  that  I  might  by  all  means 
save  some. 

23  And  this  I  do  for  the  gos'pcl'.-s  sake^ 
that  I  might  he  partaker  tiiereof  with  you. 

24  Know  yc  not  that  they  whir h  run  in 
a  race,  run  all,  but  one  receiveth  the  prize? 
So  nm  that  ye  may  obtain. 

25  And  every  man  that  stri^eth  for  the 
ma'story  is  temperate  in  nil  things.  Now, 
they  do  it  to  obtain  a  corruptible  crown, 
but  wc  an  incorruptible. 

2G  I  therc'fore  so  run,  not  as  uncfir'tain- 
ly  ;  so  fight  I,  not  as  one  that  beateth  the 
air  : 

27  But  I  keep  under  my  body,  and  bring 
it  into  subjection  ;  lest  that  by  any  means, 
when  I  have  preached  to  others,  I  myself 
should  be  a  cisfaway. 

CHAP.  X. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  would  not 
that  ye  should  be  ignorant,  how  that 
all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud,  and 
all  passed  througli  the  sea  ; 

2  And  wer«  all  baptized  unto  Mo'ffis  in 
the  cloud,  and  in  the  sea  ; 

3  And  did  all  cat  the  same  spiritual 
meat ; 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual 
drink  :  (for  they  drank  of  that  spiritual 
Rock  that  followed  them  ;  and  that  Rock 
was  (j^hrist :) 

5  But  with  many  of  them  God  was  not 
well  pleased  ;  for  they  were  overthrown  in 
the  wilderness. 

G  Now  these  things  vver<;  our  examples, 
to  the  intent  we  should  not  lust  after  evil 
things,  as  they  also  lusted. 

7  Neither  be  ye  idolaters,  as  tclre  some 
of  them  :  as  it  is  written.  The  people  sat 
down  to  eat  and  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

8  Neither  let  us  commit  fornication,  as 
some  of  them  committed,  and  fell  in  one 
day  three  and  twenty  thousand. 

9  Neither  let  us  tempt  ^hrist,  as  some  of 
them  also  tempted,  and  vvfirc  destroy'ed  of 
serpents. 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  some  of  them 
also  murmured,  and  wfirc  destroy'ed  of  the 
destroy'er. 

11  Now  all  these  things  happened  unto 
them  for  ensamples  ;  and  they  hre  written 
for  our  admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends 
of  the  world  Jire  come. 

12  Wherefore,  let  him  that  thinketh  he 
standcth,  take  heed  Igst  he  fall. 

13  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you, 
but  such  as  is  common  to  man  :  but  God  is 
faithful, who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempt- 
ed abdve  that  ye  <\re  able  ;  but  will  with 
the  temptation  also  make  a  way  to  Escape', 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear  it. 

147 


Of  the  Lord's  table.  I.  CORIIS 

14  Wherefore,  my  dearly  beldved,  flee 
from  idolatry. 

15  I  speak  as  to  wise  men  ;  judge  ye  what 
I  say. 

16  The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless, 
is  it  not  the  communion  of  the  blood  of 
^hrlst  ?  The  bread  which  we  break,  is  it 
not  the  communion  of  the  body  of  Christ .' 

17  For  we,  being  many,  are  one  bread, 
and  one  body  :  for  we  ^re  all  partakers  of 
that  one  bread. 

18  Behold  Ij'ra-el  after  the  flesh  ;  kre  not 
they  which  eat  of  the  sac'ri-fi^es  partakers 
of  the  Altar .' 

19  What  say  I  then  ?  that  the  idol  is  any 
thing  ?  or  that  which  is  offered  in  sSc'ri- 
fl^e  to  idols  is  any  thing  ? 

'20  But  /  say,  that  the  things  which  the 
Ggn'tlles  sac'ri-fl<;e,  they  sac'ri-fi<;e  to 
devils,  and  not  to  God  :  and  I  would  not 
that  ye  should  have  fellowship  with  devils. 

21  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord 
and  the  cup  of  devils  ;  ye  cannot  be  par- 
takers of  the  Lord's  table  and  of  the  table 
of  devils. 

22  Do  we  provoke  the  Lord  to  jealousy  ? 
kre  we  stronger  than  he  ? 

23  All  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  all 
things  arc  not  expedient ;  all  things  arc 
lawful  for  me,  but  all  things  edify  not. 

24  Let  no  man  seek  his  own,  but  every 
man  another's  wealth. 

25  Whatsoever  is  sold  in  the  shambles, 
that  eat,  ask'ing  no  question  for  conscience' 
sake : 

26  For  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness  thereof 

27  Ifanyof  them  that  believe  not,  bid 
you  to  a  feast,  and  ye  be  disposed  to  go  ; 
whatsoever  is  set  before  you,  eat,  ask'ing 
no  question  for  conscience'  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you.  This  is 
offered  in  sae'ri-f  I^e  unto  idols,  eat  not,  for 
his  sake  that  showed  it,  and  for  conscience' 
sake  :  for  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness  thereof 

29  Conscience,  I  say,  not  thine  own,  but 
of  the  other  :  for  why  is  my  liberty  judged 
of  another  man's  conscience  ? 

30  For  if  I  by  grace  be  a  partaker,  why 
am  I  evil  spoken  of  for  that  for  which  I 
give  thanks .' 

31  Whether,  therefore,  ye  eat,  or  drink, 
or  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all  to  the  glory  of 
God. 

32  Give  none  offence,  neither  to  the 
Jews,  nor  to  the  (^en'tlies,  nor  to  the  church 
of  God. 

33  Even  as  I  please  all  men  in  all  things, 
not  seeking  mine  own  profit,  but  the  profit 
of  many,  that  they  may  be  saved. 

CHAP.  XL 

BE  ye  followers  of  me,  even  as  I  also 
am  jf  ^hrlst. 
2  No.v  I  praise  you,  brethren,  that  ye 
remerrper  me  in  all  things,  and  keep  the 
ordinances,  as  I  delivered  tAcm  to  you. 


7»J 


THIANS.     Women's  heads  to  be  cdvered. 

3  But  I  would  have  you  know,  that  the 
head  of  every  man  is  Christ ;  and  the  head 
of  the  wom'an  1  is  the  man  ;  and  the  head 
of  ^hrlst  is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  proph'esying, 
having  his  head  covered,  difAon'oureth  his 
head. 

5  But  every  wom'an    that    prayeth    or 
proph'esieth     with    her    head    uncovered,  , 
difAon'oureth  her  head :  for  that  is  even  all 
one  as  if  she  were  shaven. 

6  For  if  the  wom'an  be  not  covered,  let 
her  also  be  shorn  :  but  if  it  be  a  shame  for 
a  wom'an  to  be  shorn  or  shaven,  let  her 
be  covered. 

7  For  a  man  indeed  ought  not  to  cover 
his  head,  forasmuch  as  he  is  the  image  and 
glory  of  God  :  but  the  wom'an  is  the  glory 
of  the  man. 

8  For  the  man  is  not  of  the  wom'an  ; 
but  the  wom'an  of  the  man. 

9  Neither  was  the  man  created  for  the 
wom'an  ;  but  the  wom'an  for  the  man. 

10  For  this  cause  ought  the  wom'an  to 
have  power  on  her  head,  because  of  the 
angels. 

11  Nevertheless,  neither  is  the  man  with- 
out the  wom'an,  neither  the  wom'an  with- 
out the  man,  in  the  Lord. 

12  For  as  the  wom'an  is  of  the  man,  even 
so  is  the  man  also  by  the  wom'an  ;  but  all 
things  of  God. 

13  Judge  in  yourselves  :  is  it  comely 
that  a  wom'an  pray  unto  God  uncovered .' 

14  Doth  not  even  nature  itself  teach  you, 
that  if  a  man  have  long  hair,  it  is  a  shame 
unto  him  .'' 

15  But  if  a  wom'an  have  long  hair,  it  is 
a  glory  to  her :  for  her  hair  is  given  her 
for  a  cov'ering. 

16  But  if  any  man  seem  to  be  conten- 
tious, we  have  no  such  custom,  neither  the 
churches  of  God. 

17  Now,  in  this  that  I  declare  unto  you, 
I  praise  you  not,  that  ye  come  together  not 
for  the  better,  but  for  the  worse. 

18  For,  first  of  all,  when  ye  come  togeth- 
er in  the  church,  I  hear  that  there  be  divis- 
ions among  you  :  and  I  partly  believe  it. 

19  For  there  must  be  also  her'esiej 
among  you,  that  they  which  are  approved, 
may  be  made  manifest  among  you. 

20  When  ye  come  together,  there'fore, 
in  one  place,  this  is  not  to  eat  the  Lord's 
supper. 

21  For  in  eating  every  one  taketh  before 
other  his  own  supper  ;  and  one  is  hungry, 
and  another  is  drunken. 

22  What  !  have  ye  not  houses  to  eat 
and  to  drink  in  ?  or  desplfe  ye  the  church 
of  God,  and  shame  them  that  have  not  ? 
What  shall  I  say  to  you  .-'  shall  I  praise 
you  in  this  ?  I  praise  you  not. 

23  For  I  have  received  of  the  Lord  that 
which  also  I  delivered  unto  you,  That  the 
Lord  Je'fus,  the  same  night  in  which  he 
was  betrayed,  took  bread  : 

liodm'iin,  i.  e.  wddm'iin 

"^— '"  148 


Spiritual  gifts.  I.  CORIN 

24  And,  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
brake  it,  and  said.  Take,  eat ;  this  is  my 
body,  which  is  broken  for  you  :  this  do  in 
remembrance  of  me. 

25  After  the  same  manner  also  he  took 
the  cup,  when  he  had  supped,  saying,  This 
cup  is  the  new  testament  in  my  blood  :  this 
do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  me. 

26  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and 
drink  this  cup,  ye  do  show  the  Lord's  death 
till  he  come. 

27  Wherefore,  whosoever  shall  eat  this 
bread  and  drink  this  cup  of  the  Lord  un- 
worthily, shall  be  guilty  of  the  body  and 
blood  of  the  Lord. 

28  But  let  a  man  examine  himself,  and 
so  let  him  cat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of 
that  cup. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drinketh  un- 
worthily, eateth  and  drinketh  damnation 
to  himself,  not  dTf(ier'nTng  the  Lord's 
body. 

30  For  this  cause  many  cire  weak  and 
sickly  among  you,  and  many  sleep. 

31  For  if  we  would  judge  ourselves,  we 
should  not  be  judged. 

32  But  when  we  are  judged,  we  kre  chas- 
tened of  the  Lord,  that  we  should  not  be 
condemned  with  the  world. 

33  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  when  ye 
come  together  to  eat,  tarry  one  for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  hunger,  let  him  eat 
at  home  ;  that  ye  come  not  together  unto 
condemnation.  And  the  rest  will  I  set  in 
order  when  I  come. 

CHAP.  xn. 

Now,  cfincer'nTng  spiritual  gifts,  breth- 
ren, I  would  not  have  you  ignorant. 

2  Ye  know  that  ye  were  ^en'tiles,  car- 
ried away  unto  these  dumb  idols,  even  as 
yc  were  led. 

3  Wherefore  I  give  you  to  understand, 
that  no  man  speaking  by  the  Spirit  of  God 
calleth  Je'jQs  accursed  ;  and  that  no  man 
can  say  that  Je'ffls  is  the  Lord,  but  by  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

4  Now  there  are  diver'siticf  of  gifts,  but 
the  same  Spir'Tt. 

5  And  there  i\rc  differences  of  adminis- 
trations, but  the  same  Lord. 

6  And  there  kre  divgr'sitles  of  operations, 
but  it  is  the  same  God  which  worketh  all 
in  all. 

7  But  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit  is 
given  to  every  man  to  profit  withal. 

8  For  to  one  is  given  by  the  Spirit  the 
word  of  wisdom  ;  to  another,  the  word  of 
knowledge  by  the  same  Spirit ; 

9  To  another,  faith  by  the  same  Spirit ; 
to  another,  the  gifts  of  healing  by  the  same 
Spirit ; 

10  To  another,  the  working  of  miracles  ; 
to  another,  pr6ph'6-cy  ;  to  another,  dljqgrn'- 
Ing  of  spirits  ;  to  andther,  dl'vlrf  kinds  of 
tongues  ;  to  andther,  the  Intfirpreta'tion  of 
tongues : 


THIANS.  The  body  and  its  members 

11  But  all  these  worketh  that  one  and 
the  selfsame  Spirit,  dividing  to  every  man 
severally  as  he  will. 

12  For  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath  many 
members,  and  all  the  members  of  that  one 
body,  being  many,  arc  one  body  ;  so  also  is 
Christ. 

13  For  by  one  Spirit,  ^rc  we  all  bapti- 
zed into  one  body,  whether  we  be  Jews  or 
(Jgn'tlles,  whether  we  be  bond  or  free  ;  and 
have  been  all  made  to  drink  into  one 
Spirit. 

14  For  the  body  is  not  one  member,  but 
many. 

15  If  the  foot  shall  say,  Because  I  am 
not  the  hand,  I  am  not  of  the  body  ;  is  it 
therc'fore  not  of  the  body  .' 

16  And  if  the  ear  shall  say.  Because  I  am 
not  the  eye,  I  am  not  of  the  body  ;  is  it 
therc'fore  not  of  the  body  .' 

17  If  the  whole  body  wire  an  eye,  where 
wire  the  hearing .'  If  the  whole  wire  hear- 
ing, where  were  the  smelling  ? 

18  But  now  hath  God  set  the  members 
every  one  of  them  in  the  body,  as  it  hath 
pleased  him. 

19  And  if  they  w6rc  all  one  member, 
where  were  the  body  .' 

20  But  now  arc  they  many  members,  yet 
but  one  body. 

21  And  the  eye  cannot  say  unto  the 
hand,  I  have  no  need  of  thee  ;  nor  again', 
the  head  to  the  feet,  I  have  no  need  of 
you. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  members  of 
the  body,  which  seem  to  be  more  feeble, 
kre  necessary. 

23  And  those  members  of  the  body 
which  we  think  to  be  less  Aon'ourable,  upon 
these  we  bestow  more  abun'dSnt  AQn'oQr ; 
and  our  uncomely  parts  have  more  abQn  - 
dant  comeliness. 

24  For  our  comely  parts  have  no  need ; 
but  God  hath  tempered  the  body  together, 
having  given  more  abQn'dant  Aon'oflr  to 
that  part  which  lacked:     . 

25  That  there  should  be  no  schism  in 
the  body  ;  but  that  the  members  should 
have  the  same  care  one  for  another. 

26  And  whether  one  member  suffer,  ali 
the  members  suffer  with  it  ;  or  one  mem- 
ber be  Aon'oured,  all  the  members  rejoice 
with  it. 

27  Now  ye  kre  the  body  of  (JJhrist  and 
members  in  particular. 

28  And  God  hath  set  some  in  the  church, 
first  apostles,  secondarily  prophets,  thirdly 
teachers,  after  that  miracles,  then  gifts  of 
healings,  helps,  gov'ernments,  divfir'sitief 
of  tongues. 

29  5re  all  apostles .'  iire  all  prophets  ? 
d,re  all  teachers?  are  all  workers  of  miracles.-' 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing  .'  do  all 
speak  with  tongues  ?  do  all  Int6r'pr6t .' 

31  But  ccJvet  fiar'ngstly  the  best  gifts  : 
and  yet  show  I  unto  you  a  more  excellont 

'way. 

149 


Charity  excelleth  gifts.  I.  CORIN 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THOUGH  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of 
men  and  of  aneels,  and  have  not 
charity,!  am  become  as  sounding  brSss,  or 
a  tinkling  cym'bal. 

2  And  though  I  have  the  gift  of  proph'- 
e-cy,  and  understand  all  mys'tcries,  and 
all  knowledge  ;  and  though  I  have  al! 
faith,  so  that  I  could  remove  mofin'tains, 
and  have  not  charity,  I  am  notiiTng. 

3  And  though  I  bestow  all  n)y  goods  to 
feed  the  poor,  and  though  I  give  my  body 
to  be  burned,  and  have  not  charity,  it 
profiteth  me  nothing. 

4  Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind  ; 
charity  envieth  not  ;  charity  vJiunteth  not 
itself,  is  not  puffed  up, 

5  Doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly  ;  seek- 
eth  not  her  own  ;  is  not  easily  provoked  ; 
thinkedi  no  evil ; 

6  Rejoiceth  not  in  iniq'uity,  but  rejoiceth 
in  the  truth  ; 

7  Beareth  all  things,  believeth  all  things, 
hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things. 

8  Charity  never  faileth  ;  but  whether 
there  be  proph'ecTe^,  tliey  shall  fail;  wheth- 
er there  be  tongues,  they  shall  cease  ; 
whether  there  be  knowledge,  it  shall  vanish 
Sway. 

9  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  proph'e-sy 
in  part, 

10  But  when  that  which  is  perfect  is 
come,  then  that  which  is  in  part  shall  be 
done  away. 

11  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a 
child,  I  understood  as  a  child,  I  thought  as 
a  child  :  but  when  I  became  a  man,  I  put 
Siway  childish  things. 

12  For  now  we  see  through  a  gl5ss, 
dkrkly  ;  but  then  face  to  face  :  now  I  know- 
in  part ;  but  then  shall  I  know  even  as  also 
I  am  known. 

13  And  now  Sbldeth  faith,  hope,  charity, 
these  three :  but  the  greatest  of  these  is 
charity. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

FOLLOW  after  charity,  and  desire  spir- 
itual gifts,  but   rSthc-  that  ye  may 
pr6ph'e-sy. 

2  For  he  that  speaketh  in  an  unknoicn 
tongue  speaketh  not  unto  men,  but  unto 
God :  for  no  man  understandeth  him ; 
howbeit,  in  the  spirit  he  speaketh  mys'te- 
rief. 

3  But  he  that  proph'esieth  speaketh  unto 
men  to  edification,  and  exhortation,  and 
c6m'f6rt. 

4  He  that  speaketh  in  an  unknown 
tongue  edifieth  himself:  but  he  that  proph'- 
esieth edifieth  the  church. 

5  I  would  that  ye  all  spake  with  tongues, 
but  rather  that  ye  proph'esied :  for  greater 
is  he  that  proph'esieth,  than  he  that  speak- 
eth with  tongues,  except  he  Tnter'pret,  that 
the  church  may  receive  edifying. 

6  Now,  br&thren,  if  1  come  unto  you 
speaking  with  tongues,  what  shall  I  profit 


'TIIIANS.  Proph'csy'ing  commended. 

you,  except  I  shall  speak  to  you  either  by 
revelation,  or  by  knowledge,  or  by  proph'- 
e-sy-Tng,  or  by  doc'trine  ? 

7  And  even  things  without  life,  giving 
sound,  whether  pipe  or  harp,  except  they 
give  a  distinction  in  the  sounds,  how  shall 
it  be  known  what  is  piped  or  harped  ? 

S  For  if  the  trumpet  give  an  uncer'tain 
sound,  who  shall  prepare  himself  to  the 
battle  .' 

9  So  likewise  ye,  except  ye  utter  by  the 
tongue  words  easy  to  be  understood,  how 
shall  it  be  known  what  is  spoken  .'  for  ye 
shall  speak  into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many  kinds 
of  voices  in  the  world,  and  none  of  them  is 
without  signification. 

]  1  There'fore,  if  I  know  not  the  mean- 
ing of  the  voice,  I  shall  be  unto  him  that 
speaketh  a  barbarian,  and  he  that  speaketh 
shall  be  a  barbarian  unto  me. 

12  Even  so  ye,  forasmuch  as  ye  are  zeal'- 
ous  of  spiritual  gifts,  seek  that  ye  may  ex- 
cel to  the  edifying  of  the  church. 

13  Wherefore,  let  him  that  speaketh  in 
an  unknoicn  tongue,  pray  that  he  may  Tn- 
ter'pret. 

14  For  if  I  pray  in  an  unknoicn  tongue, 
my  spirit  prayeth,  but  my  understanding  is 
unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then  .''  I  will  pray  with  the 
spirit,  and  I  will  pray  with  the  understand- 
ing also  ;  1  will  sing  with  the  spirit,  and  I 
will  sing  with  the  understanding  also. 

16  Else,  when  thou  shalt  bless  with  the 
spirit,  how  shall  he  that  occupieth  the 
room  of  the  unlear'ned  say,  A'men',  at  thy 
giving  of  thanks,  seeing  he  understandeth 
not  what  thou  sayest  .'' 

17  For  thou  verily  givest  thanks  well, 
but  the  other  is  not  edified. 

18  I  thank  my  God,  I  speak  with  tongues 
more  than  ye  all : 

19  Yet  in  the  church  I  had  rather  speak 
five  words  with  my  understanding,  that 
by  my  voice  I  might  teach  others  also, 
than  ten  thousand  words  in  an  unknown 
tongue. 

20  Brethren,  be  not  children  in  under- 
standing :  howbeit,  in  malice  be  ye  chil- 
dren, but  in  understanding  be  men. 

21  In  the  law  it  is  written.  With  men  of 
other  tongues  and  other  lips  will  I  speak 
unto  this  people  ;  and  yet  for  all  that  will 
they  not  hear  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Wherefore  tongues  tire  for  a  sign,  not 
to  them  that  believe,  but  to  them  that  be- 
lieve not ;  but  proph'e-sy-Tng  serveth  not 
for  them  that  believe  not,  but  for  them 
which  believe. 

23  If,  there'fore,  the  whole  church  be 
come  together  into  one  place,  and  all  speak 
with  tongues,  and  there  come  in  those  that 
are  unlear'ned,  or  un-be-liev'ers,  will  they 
not  say  that  ye  are  mad  ? 

24  But  if  all  proph'e-sy,  and  there  come 
in  one  that  believeth  not,  or  one  unlearn'- 

150 


Of  strange  tongues. 

ed,  he  is  convinced  of  all,  he  is  judged  of 

all : 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of  his  heJirt 
made  manifest ;  and  so,  falling  down  on 
his  face,  he  will  wor'ship  God,  and  report 
that  God  is  in  you  of  a  truth. 

26  How  is  it  then,  brethren  ?  when  ye 
come  together,  every  one  of  you  hatli  a 
psckim,  hath  a  duc'lrTne,  hath  a  tongue,  hath 
a  revelation,  liath  an  interpreta'tion.  Let 
all  things  be  done  to  edifying. 

27  If  any  man  speak  in  an  xinknoicn 
tiSngue,  let  it  he  by  two,  or  at  the  most  hy 
three,  and  tliat  by  course ;  and  let  one  In- 
tSr'pret. 

28  But  if  there  be  no  intSr'prcter,  let 
him  keep  silence  in  the  church  ;  and  let 
hiin  s])eak  to  himself,  and  to  God. 

29  Let  the  prophets  speak  two  or  three, 
and  let  the  other  judge. 

30  If  any  thing  be  revealed  to  another 
that  sitteth  by,  let  the  first  hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  proph'e-sy  one  by  one, 
that  all  may  learn,  and  all  may  be  com'- 
forted. 

32  And  the  spirits  of  the  prophets  arr 
subject  to  the  prophets. 

33  For  God  is  not  the  author  of  confu- 
sion, but  of  peace,  as  in  all  churches  of  the 
saints. 

34  Let  your  wom'en  1  keep  silence  in  the 
churches:  for  it  is  not  pgrmlt'ted  unto  them 
to  speak  ;  but  they  arc  comma.n'ded  to  be 
under  obe'dience,  as  also  saith  the  law. 

35  And  if  they  will  learn  any  thing,  let 
them  ask  their  huf'bands  at  home  :  for  it 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Of  the  resurrection. 


;'ak 


the 


is  a  shame  for  wom'en  to  sp 
church. 

36  What !  came  the  word  of  God  out 
from  you  .'  or  came  it  unto  you  only  .-' 

37  If  any  man  think  himself  to  be  a 
prophet,  or  spiritual,  let  him  acknowledge 
that  the  things  that  I  write  unto  you  arc  tlie 
commknd'mentB  of  the  Lord. 

38  But  if  any  man  be  ignorant,  let  him 
be  ignorant. 

39  Wherefore,  brethren,  covet  to  proph'- 
esy,  and  forbid  not  to  speak  with  tongues. 

40  Let  all  things  be  done  decently,  and 
in  order. 

CHAP.  XV. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  declare  unto 
you  the  gos'pel  which  I  preached 
unto  you,  which  also  ye  have  received,  and 
wherein  ye  stand  ; 

2  By  wiiich  also  ye  are  saved,  if  ye  keep 
in  memory  what  I  preaclied  unto  you,  un- 
less ye  have  believed  in  vain. 

3  For  I  delivered  unto  you,  first  of  all 
that  which  I  also  received,  how  that 
^hri-st  died  for  our  sins,  according  to  the 
scriptures : 

4  And  that  he  was  buried,  and  that  he 
rose  again'  the  third  day,  according  to  the 
scriptures : 

G  And  that  he  was  seen  of  Ce'phSs,  then 
of  the  twelve. 

1  wXm'mXn. 


6  Aflorthat  ho  was  seen  of  5b<5ve  five 
himdrcd  i.ietiiren  at  once,  of  whom  the 
greater  part  remain  unto  this  present:  but 
some  ;\rf  fallen  asleep. 

7  After  that  he  was  seen  of  James  ;  then 
of  all  the  apostles. 

8  And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of  me  also, 
as  of  one  born  out  of  due  time. 

9  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  that 
am  not  meet  to  be  called  an  apfistle,  be- 
cause I  pSrsecuted  the  church  of  God. 

10  But  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am  whSt  I 
am  :  and  his  grace,  which  leas  bestowed 
upon  nie.  wns  not  in  vain  ;  but  I  laboflrod 
more  abQn'dantly  than  they  all ;  yet  not 
I,  but  the  grace  of  God  which  was  with 
inc. 

11  There'fore,  whether  it  leFre  I  or  they, 
so  we  preach,  and  so  ye    holigved. 

12  Now,  if  Christ  he  preached  that  he 
rose  from  the  dead,  how  say  some  Snidng 
you  that  there  is  no  resurrection  of  the 
dead .' 

13  But  if  there  be  no  resurrection  of 
the  dead,  then  is  Christ  not  risen. 

14  And  if  Christ  be  not  risen,  then  is 
our  preaching  vain,  and  your  faith  is  also 
vain. 

15  Yea,  and  we  arc  found  false  witnes- 
ses of  God  ;  because  we  have  testified  of 
God,  that  he  raised  up  Christ ;  whom  he 
raised  not  up,  if  so  be  that  the  dead  rise 
not. 

16  For  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then  is  not 
Christ  raised  ; 

17  And  if  Christ  be  not  raised,  your 
faith  is  vain  ;  ye  i\rc  yet  in  your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  i\rc  fallen  asleep 
in  Christ  ;g'e  perished. 

19  If  in  this  life  only  we  have  hope  in 
(j!^hrlst,  we  are  of  all  men  mf)st  miserable. 

20  But  now  is  ^hrist  risen  from  the 
dead,  and  become  the  first-fruits  of  them 
that  slept. 

21  For  since  by  man  came  death,  by 
man  came  also  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead. 

22  For  as  in  Ad'Sm  all  die,  even  so  in 
Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 

23  But  every  man  in  his  own  order  : 
^hrist  the  first-fruits,  afttrw^rd  they  that 
arc  Christ's  at  his  coming. 

24  Then  comcth  the  end,  when  he  shall 
iiave  delivered  up  the  kingdom  to  God,  even 
the  Fa'ther  :  when  he  shall  have  put  down 
all  rule,  and  all  ftuthor'ity  and  power. 

25  For  he  must  reign  till  he  hath  put  all 
enemies  under  his  feet. 

20  The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  destrdy  • 
ed  is  death. 

27  For  he  hath  put  all  things  undw- 
his  feet.  But  when  ne  saith  all  things  hre 
put  under  A??n,  it  is  manifest  that  he  is 
excepted  which  did  put  all  things  under 
him. 

28  And  when  all  things  shall  he  subdued 
unto  him,  then  shall  the  Son  also  Inmsolf  be 

151 


OJ  the  resurrection. 

subject  unto  him  that  put  all  things  under 

hin,  that  God  may  be  all  in  all. 

29  Else  what  shall  they  do  which  i\rc 
baptized  for  the  dead,  if  the  dead  rise  not 
at  all  ?  why  kre  they  then  baptized  for  the 
dead  ? 

30  And  why  stand  we  in  jeop'ardyl  eve- 
ry hour  ?  • 

31  I  protest  by  your  rejoicing  which 
I  have  in  Christ  Je'fus  our  Lord,  I  die 
daily. 

32  If  after  the  manner  of  men  I  have 
fought  with  beasts  at  Eph'e-sus,  what  5d- 
vSn'taeeth  it  me  if  the  dead  rise  not  ?  let 
us  eat  and  drink,  for  to-morrow  we  die. 

33  Be  not  deceived ;  evil  communica- 
tions corrupt  good  manners. 

34  Awake  to  righteousness,  and  sin  not ; 
for  some  have  not  the  knowledge  of  God  ; 
I  speak  this  to  your  shame. 

35  But  some  man  will  say,  How  arc  the 
dead  raised  up  ;  and  with  what  body  do 
they  come  .'' 

36  Thou  fool,  that  which  thou  sowest  is 
not  quickened  except  it  die  : 

37  And  that  which  thou  sowest,  thou 
sowest  not  that  body  that  shall  be,  but  bare 
grain,  it  may  chSnce  of  wheat  or  of  some 
other  grain : 

38  But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it  hath 
pleased  him,  and  to  every  seed  his  own 
body. 

3'J  All  flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh  :  but 
there  is  one  kind  of  flesh  of  men,  another 
flesh  of  beasts,  another  of  fishes,  and 
another  of  birds. 

40  There  are  also  celestial  bodies,  and 
bodies  terrestrial :  but  the  glory  of  the  ce- 
lestial is  one,  and  the  glory  of  the  terres- 
trial is  another. 

41  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun,  and 
another  glory  of  the  moon,  and  another  glo- 
ry of  the  stars,  for  one  star  differeth  from 
andthcr  star  in  glory. 

42  So  also  is  the  resurrection  of  the  dead: 
it  is  sown  in  corruption,  it  is  raised  in  in- 
corruption  : 

43  It  is  sown  in  di§A6n'our,  it  is  raised 
in  glory  ;  it  is  sown  in  weakness,  it  is  raised 
in  power ; 

44  It  is  sown  a  natural 2  body;  it  is 
raised  a  spiritual  3  body.  There  is  a  natu- 
ral body,  and  there  is  a  spiritual  body. 

45  And  so  it  is  written,  The  first  man 
Ad'am  was  made  a  living  soul,  the  last 
Ad'am  was  made  a  quickening  spirit. 

46  Howbeit  that  icas  not  first  which  is 
spiritual,  but  that  which  is  natural;  and  af- 
terward that  which  is  spiritual. 

47  The  first  man  is  of  the  earth,  garthy  ; 
the  second  man  is  the  Lord  from  heaven. 

48  Ab  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they  also 
that  cire  earthy  ;  and  as  is  the  heavenly, 
such  are  they  also  that  krc  heavenly. 

49  And  as  we  have  borne  the  image  of 


CORIN'TIIIANS.  CoUrrtlon  for  the  samts. 

50  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh 
and  blood  cannot  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
God  :  neither  doth  corruption  inherit  in- 
corruption. 

51  Behold,  I  show  you  a  mys'tery  ;  we 
shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be 
changed, 

52  In  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an 
eye,  at  the  last  trump  ;  for  the  trumpet 
shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised 
incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed. 

53  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  in- 
corruption,  and  this  mortal  Tnwsi  put  on  im- 
mortality. 

54  So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have 
put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal  shall 
have  put  on  immortality,  then  shall  be 
brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written, 
Death  is  swallowed  up  in  vTc'tory. 

55  O  death  !  where  is  thy  sting '  O 
grave  !  whcrt;  is  thy  vic'tory  .' 

56  The  sting  of  death  is  sin  ;  and  the 
strength  of  sin  is  the  law  : 

57  But  thanks  le  to  God,  which  giveth 
us  the  vTc'tory  through  our  Lord  Je'fiis 
^hrlst. 

59  Therc'fore,  my  beloved  brethren,  be 
ye  stead'fast,  unmoveable,  always  abotind- 
i'ng  in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as 
ye  know  that  your  labour  is  not  in  vain  in 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XVI. 
TVrOW,  roncer'ning  the  collection  for  the 


roncer'nin£ 
saints,  as  I  have  given  order  to  the 
churches  of  Ga-la'ti-a,4  even  so  do  ye. 

2  Uporl  the  first  day  of  the  week  let 
every  one  of  you  lay  by  him  in  store  as 
God  hath  prospered  him,  that  there  be  no 
gSth'eiTngs  when  I  come. 

3  And  when  I  come,  whomsoever  ye 
sliall  approve  by  your  letters,  them  will  I 
send  to  bring  your  liberality  unto  Je-rft'sa- 
lem. 

4  And  if  it  be  meet  that  I  go  also,  they 
shall  go  with  me. 

5  Now  I  will  come  unto  you,  when  I 
shall  pass  through  Mac-e-do'ni-a  :  (for  I  do 
pass  through  Mac-e-do'ni-a :) 

6  And  it  may  be,  that  I  will  abide,  yea, 
and  winter  with  you,  that  ye  may  bring  me 
on  my  jour'ney  whithersoever  I  go. 

7  For  I  will  not  see  you  now  by  the  way; 
but  I  trust  to  tarry  a  while  with  you,  if  the 
Lord  permit'. 

8  But  I  will  tarry  at  Eph'e-sus  until 
Pen'te-cost. 

9  For  a  great  door  and  effectual  is 
opened  unto  me,  and  there  are  many  5d' 
versarief. 

10  Now,  if  Ti-mo  the-Qs  come,  see  that 
he  may  he  with  you  without  fear :  for  he 
worketh  the  work  of  the  Lord,  as  I  also 
do. 

11  Let  no  man,  there'fore,  despite  him  ■ 
but  conduct  him  forth  in  peace,  that  he  may 


the  earthy,  we  shall  also  bear  the  image  of  come  unto  me  :  for  I  look  for  him  with  the 
the  heavenly.  '  brethren. 

Ijip'pHr-de.  2  mtt'tshn-ral.  3  splr'U-tshu-dl.        4  Ga-la'she-&. 

152 


Encouragement  in  troubles,        II.  CORINTHIANS.  a  good  conscience. 

12  As  toQch'Tng  otir  br6ther  X-pol'las,  Ii  18  For  they  have  refreshed  my  spirit  and 
greatly  desired  him  to  come  unto  yon  with  (yours;  therefore  acknowledge  ye  them 
the  brethren  :  but  his  will  was  not  at  all  to  i  that  fire  such. 


come  at  this  time  ;  but  he  will  come  when 
he  shall  have  convenient  time. 

13  Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the  faith,  quit 
you  like  men,  be  strong. 

14  Let  all  your  things  be  done  with 
charity. 

15  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  (ye  know 
the  house  of  Steph'a-n5s,  that  it  is  the  first- 
fruits  of  A-cha'i-a,l  and  that  they  have  ad- 
dicted themselves  to  the  ministry  of  the 
saints,) 

16  That  ye  submit  yourselves  unto  such; 
and  to  every  one  that  helpeth  with  us,  and 
laboureth. 

17  I  am  glad  of  the  coming  of  Steph'a- 
nSs,  and  F6r-tu-na'tus,2  and  A-cha'i-cus  ;3 
for  that  which  was  lacking  on  your  part 
they  have  supplied.  I 


19  The  churches  of  A'ji-5  sSlOte  you. 
Aq'ui  la  4  and  Pris-cil'la  salute  you  much 
in  the  Lord,  with  the  church  that  is  in 
their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you.  Greet 
ye  one  another  with  a  holy  kiss. 

21  The  salutation  of  me  Pciul  with  mine 
own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  love  not  the  Lord  Je'fQs 
^hrist,let  him  beA-nath'e-ma,Mar-a-nath'a. 

23  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Je'jOs  ^hrlst 
be  with  you. 

24  My  love  be  with  you  all  in  Christ  J6'- 
fus.     A'mfin'. 

IT  The  first  epistle  to  the  ^o-rin'thi-ans 
was  written  from  Phi-llp'pl,  by  Steph'- 
a-nSs,  and  F6r-tQ-na'tus,  and  A-cha'i- 
cus,  and  Ti-mo'the-us. 


IT  THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 

CORINTHIANS 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,   an  apostle  of  Je'fils  (^hrlst,  by 
the  will  of  God,  and  Tirn'o-thy   our 
brother,  unto  the   church  of  Go^  which  i 
at  Cor'inth,  with  all  the  saints  which  kre  in 
all  A-cha'i-a: 

2  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Fk'ther,  and  from  the  Lord  Je'jQs 
Christ. 

3  Bles'sed  be  God,  even  the  Fu'tlicr  of 
our  Lord  Je'jus  Christ,  the  Fa'thor  of  mer'- 
cicf,  and  the  God  of  all  com'fort, 

4  Who  c6in'f()rteth  us  in  all  our  tribula- 
tion, that  we  may  be  able  to  com'fort  thorn 
which  ;\rc  in  any  troiible,  by  the  com'fort 
wherewith  wc  ourselves  ire  com'fiirted  of 
God. 

5  For  as  the  sufferings  of  Christ  aboiind 
in  us,  so  our  consolation  also  abofindcth  by 
phrist. 

6  And  whether  we  be  afflicted,  it  is  for 
your  consolation  and  salvation,  wliich  is  ef- 
fectual in  the  enduring  of  the  same  suffer- 
ings which  we  also  suffer  ;  or  whether  we 
be  com'forted,  it  is  for  your  consolation  and 
salvation. 

7  And  our  hope  of  you  is  stSad'fast, 
knowing,  that  as  ye  iire  partakers  of  the 
sufferings,  so  shall  yc  be  also  of  the  conso- 
lation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren,  have  you 
ignorant  of  our  troQble  which  came  to  us 
in  A'fi-a,  that  we  wSrc  pressed  out  of  mgaj'- 
tlre,  above  strength,  insomuch  that  we  d6- 
ep&ir'ed  even  of  life : 

1  A-kd'yd.  »  Fdr-tsha-nd'tHs. 


9  But  we  had  the  sentence  of  death  in 
ourselves,  that  we  should  not  trust  in 
ourselves,  but  in  God,  which  raiseth  the 
dead,,;  «, 

10  Wlio  delivered  us  from  so  great  a 
death,  and  doth  deliver  ;  in  whom  we  trust 
that  he  will  yet  deliver  us  : 

11  Ye  also  helping  together  by  prayer 
for  us,  that,  for  the  gift  bestoiced  upon  us 
by  the  means  of  n)any  persons,  thanks  may 
be  given  by  many  on  our  beluMf. 

12  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the  tes'ti- 
mony  of  our  conscience,  that  in  simplicity, 
and  godly  sincerity,  not  with  fleshly  wis- 
dom, but  by  the  grace  of  God,  we  have 
had  our  conversa'lion  in  the  world,  and 
more  abun'dantly  to  you'ward. 

13  For  we  write  none  other  things  unto 
you  than  what  ye  read  or  acknowledge  ; 
and  I  trust  yc  shall  acknowledge  even  to 
the  end  ; 

14  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged  us  in 
part,  that  we  are  your  rejoicing,  even  as 
ye  also  are'  ours,  in  the  day  of  the  Lord 
Je'^iis. 

15  And  in  this  confidence  I  was  minded 
to  come  unto  you  before,  that  ye  might 
have  a  second  benefit : 

16  And  to  pass  by  you  into  Mac-e-do'- 
ni-a,  and  to  come  again'  out  of  Mac-e-do'- 
ni-a  unto  you,  and  of  you  to  be  brought  on 
my  way  to'wdrd  Jii-de'a. 

17  When  I,  thgrc'fore,  was  thus  minded, 
did  I  use  lightness  .'  or  the  things  that  I 
purpose,    do  I  purpose    according   to  the 

3  A-ka'e-k%u.  4  Ak'kiot'ld, 

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The  glory  of  the  gos'pd. 


fiesh,  that    with  me  there    should   be  yOa, 
yea,  and  nay,  nay? 

18  But  as  God  is  true,  our  word  to'ward 
you  was  not  vea  and  nay. 

19  For  the  Son  of  God,  Je'jus  Christ, 
who  was  preached  Smong  you  by  us,  even 
by  me,  and  Syl-va'nus,  and  Ti-mo'the-us, 
was  not  yea  and  nay,  but  in  him  was  yea. 

20  For  ail  the  promifes  of  God  in  him 
arc  yea,  and  in  him,  a'men',  unto  the  glory 
of  God  by  us. 

21  Now  he  which  stablisheth  us  with 
you  in  Cinlst,  and  hath  SnoTn'ted  us,  is 
God. 

22  Wha  hath  also  sealed  us,  and  given 
the  ear'nest  of  the  Spir'it  in  our  hearts. 

23  Moreover,  I  call  God  for  a  rec'ord 
upon  my  soul,  that  to  spare  you,  I  came 
not  as  yet  unto  ^or'inth. 

24  Not  for  that  we  have  dominion  over 
your  faith,  but  are  helpers  of  your  joy  :  for 
by  faith  ye  stand. 

CHAP.  II. 

BUT  I  deter'mlned  this  with  myself,  that 
I   would    not   come  again'  to  you  in 
heaviness. 

2  For  if  I  make  you  sorry,  who  is  he 
then  that  maketh  me  glad,  but  the  same 
which  is  made  sorry  by  me  ? 

3  And  I  wrote  this  same  unto  you,  lest, 
when  I  came,  I  should  have  sorrow  from 
them  of  whom  I  ought  to  rejoice  ;  having 
confidence  in  you  all,  that  my  joy  is  the 
joy  of  you  all. 

4  For  out  of  much  affliction  and  anguish 
of  hccirt.  I  wrote  unto  you  with  many  tears; 
not  that  ye  should  be  grieved,  but  that  ye 
might  know  the  love  which  I  have  more 
al)un'd5ntly  unto  you. 

5  But  if  any  have  caused  grief,  he  hath 
not  grieved  me,  but  in  part ;  that  I  may  not 
overcharge  you  all. 

6  Sufficient  to  such  a  man  is  this  pun- 
ishment which  was  inflicted  of  many. 

7  So  that  contrariwise,  ye  ought  rSther 
to  forgive  him,  and  com'fort  him,  lest,  per- 
haps, sut;h  a  one  should  be  swallowed  up 
with  overmuch  sorrow. 

8  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  that  ye 
would  confirm'l  your  love  Xo'wkxA  him. 

9  For  to  this  end  also  did  I  write,  that  I 
might  know  the  proof  of  you,  whether  ye 
be  obe''dient2  in  all  things. 

10  To  whom  ye  forgive  any  thing,  \  for- 
give also  :  for  if  I  forgave  any  thing,  to 
whom  I  forgave  it,  for  your  sakes  forgave 
I  it  in  the  person  of  Christ ; 

11  Lest  Sa'tan  should  get  an  advan'tSge 
of  us :  for  we  krc  not  ignorant  of  his  de- 
vices. *:■ 

12  Furthermore,  when  I  came  to  Tro'as 
to  preach  Christ's  gos'pel,  and  a  door  was 
opened  unto  me  of  the  Lord, 

13  I  had  no  rest  in  my  spirit,  because  I 
found  not  Tl'tQs  my  brother :  but  taking 
my  leave  of  them,  I  went  from  thence  into 
M&c-e-do'ni-&. 

1  kdn-firm'. 


14  Nc  vv  thanks  he  unto  God,  which  al- 
ways causeth  us  to  triumph  in  Christ,  and 
maketh  manifest  the  savour  of  his  knowl- 
edge by  us  in  every  place. 

1.5  For  we  are  unto  Cxod  a  sweet  savoQr 
of  Christ  in  them  that  are  saved,  and  in 
them  that  perish. 

16  To  the  one  ?cc  are  the  savour  of 
death  unto  death  ;  and  to  the  other  the  sa- 
vour of  life  unto  life  :  and  who  is  sufficient 
for  these  things .' 

17  For  we  are  not  as  many,  which  cor- 
rupt the  word  of  God  :  but  as  of  sincerit}', 
but  as  of  God,  in  the  sight  of  God  speak 
we  in  Christ. 

CHAP.  III. 

DO  we  begin  again'  to  commend'  our- 
selves .'  or  need  we,  as  some  others, 
epistles  of  commendation  to  you,  or  letters 
of  commendation  from  you  ? 

2  Ye  are  our  epistle  written  in  our 
hearts,  known  and  read  of  all  men  : 

3  Forasviuch  as  ye  are  manifestly  de- 
clared to  be  the  epistle  of  Christ  ministered 
by  us,  written  not  with  ink,  but  with  the 
Spir'Tt  of  the  living  God  :  not  in  tables  of 
stone,  but  in  flcslily  tables  of  the  heart. 

4  And  such  trust  have  we  through  Christ 
to  God'ward  : 

5  Not  that  we  ^rc  sufficient  of  ourselves 
to  think  any  thing  as  of  ourselves;  but  our 
sufficiency  is  of  God  ; 

6  Who  also  hath  made  us  able  ministers 
of  the  new  testament  ;  not  of  the  letter, 
but  of  the  spirit  :  for  the  letter  killeth,  but 
the  spirit  giveth  life. 

7  I3ut  if  the  ministration  of  death,  writ- 
ten and  engraven  in  stones,  was  glorious, 
so  that  the  children  of  If'ra-el  could  not 
stead'fastly  behold  the  face  of  Mo'jes,  for 
the  glory  of  his  countenance,  which  glory 
was  to  be  done  away  ; 

8  How  shall  not  the  ministration  of  the 
Spir'it  be  rather  glorious  .' 

9  For  if  the  ministration  of  condemna- 
tion he  glory,  much  more  doth  the  minis- 
tration of  righteousness  exceed  in  glory. 

10  For  even  that  which  was  made  glori- 
ous had  no  glory  in  this  respect,  by  reason 
of  the  glory  that  excelleth. 

11  For  if  that  which  is  done  away  was 
glorious,  much  more  that  which  remain'eth 
is  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have  such  hope, 
we  use  great  plainness  of  speech  ; 

13  And  not  as  Mo'^es,  ichich  put  a  vail 
over  his  face,  that  the  children  of  I§'ra-el 
could  not  stead'fastly  look  to  the  end  of  that 
which  is  abol'Tshed  : 

14  But  their  minds  were  blinded  :  for 
until  this  day  remain'eth  the  same  vail  un- 
taken  away  in  the  read'Tng  of  the  old  testa- 
ment ;  which  vail  is  done  Sway  in   ^hrlst. 

15  But  even  unto  this  day,  w'ben  Mo'jes 
is  read,  the  vail  is  upon  their  hekrt. 

IG  Nevertheless,  when  it  shall  turn  to  the 
Lord,  the  vail  shall  be  taken  &way. 
2  6-be'je-ent. 

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17  Now,  the  Lord  is  that  Spir'Tt  :  and 
where  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord  is,  there  is 
liberty. 

18  But  we  all  with  open  face,  beholding, 
as  in  a  glSss,  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  krc 
chaneed  into  the  same  image,  from  glory  to 
glory,  even  as  by  the  Spir'it  of  the  Lord 

CHAP.  IV. 

THERE'FORE,    seeing   we    have   this 
ministry,  as  we  have  received  mercy 
we  faint  not. 

2  But  have  renounced  the  hidden  things 
of  dl^/ton'esty.l  not  wAlk'ing  in  craftiness, 
nor  handling  the  word  of  God  deceit'fi^lly; 
but,  by  manifestation  of  the  truth  com- 
tnend'Ing  ourselves  to  every  man's  con- 
science in  the  sight  of  God. 

3  But  if  our  gos'pel  be  hid,  it  is  hid  to 
them  that  arc  lost  : 

4  In  whom  the  God  of  this  world  hath 
blinded  the  minds  of  them  which  believe 
not,  lest  the  light  of  the  glorious  gos'pgl  of 
^hrlst,  who  is  the  image  of  God,  should 
shine  unto  them. 

5  For  we  preach  not  ourselves,  but 
<phrlst  Je'^us  the  Lord  ;  and  ourselves  your 
servants  for  Je'fus'  sake. 

6  For  God,  who  commkn'ded  the  light 
to  shine  out  of  d;\rkness,  hath  shined  in 
our  hearts,  to  give  the  light  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  face  of 
Je'fus  Christ. 

7  But  we  have  this  treaj'ure  in  earthen 
vessels,  that  the  e.Kcellency  of  the  power 
may  be  of  God,  and  not  of  us. 

8  IVc  are  troubled  on  every  side,  yet  not 
distressed  ;  we  are  perplex'ed,  but  not  in 
despair  ; 

9  Persecuted,  but  not  forsaken  ;  cast 
down,  but  not  destroy'ed  ; 

10  Always  bear'ing  about'  in  the  body 
the  dying  of  the  Lord  Je'.5us,  that  the  life 
also  of  Je'|us  might  be  made  manifest  in 
our  body. 

11  For  we  which  live  urc  always  deliver- 
ed unto  death  for  Je'fus'  sake,  that  the  life 
also  of  Jg'fus  might  be  made  manifest  in 
our  mortal  flesh. 

12  So  then  death  worketh  in  us,  but  life 


Chrlst'ian  eonfidenee. 
IS  While  we  look  not  at  the  things 
which  hre  scon,  but  at  the  things  which  kre 
not  seen  :  for  the  things  which  fire  seen  are 
temporal,  but  the  things  which  are  not  seen 
Arc  eternal. 

CHAP.  V. 

FOR  we  know  that  if  our  earthly  house 
of  this  tab'6r-na-clo  w§re  dissolved, 
we  have  a  building  of  God,  a  house  not 
made  with  hands,  eternal  in  tlie  heavens. 

2  For  in  this  we  groan,  gar'ngstly  de- 
siring to  be  clothed  upon  with  our  house 
which  is  from  heaven  : 

3  If  so  he  that  being  clothed,  we  shall 
not  be  found  naked. 

4  For  we  that  arc  in  this  tah'6r-na-cle 
do  groan,  being  burdened  ;  not  for  that  we 
would  be  unclothed,  but  clothed  upon,  that 
mortality  might  be  swallowed  up  of  life. 

5  Now  he  that  hath  (prought  us  for  the 
selfsame  thing  is  God,  who  also  hath 
given  unto  us  the  ear'nest  of  the  Spir'it. 

6  Therc'fore  7ce  dre  always  confident, 
knowing  that  whilst  we  arc  at  home  in  the 
body,  we  are  absent  from  the  Lord  : 

7  (For  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by 
sight :) 

8  We  are  confident,  /  say.  and  willing 
rather  to  he  absent  from  the  body,  and  to 
be  present  with  the  Lord. 

!)  Wherefore  we  labour,  that  whether 
present  or  absent,  we  may  be  accepted  of 
him. 

10  For  we  must  all  appear  before  the 
judgment  seat  of  Christ ;  that  every  one 
may  receive  the  things  done  in  his  body, 
according  to  that  he  hath  done,  whether 
it  be  good  or  bad. 

11  Knowing,  therc'fOrc,  the  terror  of  the 
Lord,  we  persuade  men  ;  but  we  ^rc  made 
manifest  unto  God,  and  I  trust  also  kre 
made  manifest  in  your  consciences. 

12  For  we  command'  not  ourselves  9gain 
unto  you,  but  give  you  occasion  to  glory 
on  our  beh;\lf,  that  ye  may  have  some'- 
what  to  answer  them  which  glory  in  ap- 


in  you. 

13  We  having  the  same  spirit  of  faith. 


ory  m  ap- 
pearance, and  not  in  heart. 

13  For  whether  we  be  beside  ourselves, 
it  is  to  God  ;  or  whether  wc  be  sober,  it  is 
for  your  cause. 

14  For   the  love  of  Christ  constriineth 


according  as  it  is  written,  I  believed,  and  I  us;    because  we    thus  judge,  that  if  one 


therc'fore  have  I  spoken  ;  we  also  believe 
and  thgre'fbre  speak : 

14  Knowing  that  he  which  raised  up  the 
Lord  Je'^us,  shall  raise  up  us  also  by  Je'§us, 
and  shall  present  tis  with  you. 

15  For  all  things  are  for  your  sakes,  that 
the  abOn'dant  grace  might,  through  the 
thanksgiving  of  many,  redound  to  the  glory 
of  God. 

16  For  which  cause  we  faint  not ;  but 
though  our  oftt'ward  man  perish,  yet  the  in'- 
ward  man  is  renewed  day  by  day. 

17  For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  but 
for  a  moment,  worketh  for  us  a  far  more 
exceedmg,  and  etfirnal  weight  of  glory  ; 

1  dlz-dn'nls-te 


died  for  all,  then  were  all  dead 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  that  they 
which  live  should  not  henceforth  live  unto 
themselves,  but  unto  hitn  which  died  for 
them,  and  rose  again'. 

1(5  Wherefore  henceforth  know  we  no 
man  after  the  flesh  ;  yea,  though  we  have 
known  Christ  after  the  flesh,  yet  now 
henceforth  know  we  him  no  more. 

17  Thgre'fore,  if  any  man  be  in  Christ, 
he  is  a  new  creature  :  old  things  kre  pSs^ 
ed  away  :  behold,  all  things  kre  become 
new. 

18  And  all  things  dre  of  God,  who  hath 
reconciled  us  to  himself  by  Je'jvis  Christ, 

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Fatience  in  affiictions.  II.  COllIN'THIANS. 

and  hath  given  to  us  the  ministry  of  recon- 
ciliation ; 

19  To  wit,  That  God  was  in  ^hrist, 
reconciling  the  world  unto  himself,  not 
imputing  their  tres'passes  unto  them  ;  and 
hath  committed  unto  us  the  word  of  recon- 
ciliation. 

20  Now  then,  we  arc  Smbas'saddrf  for 
^hrlst,  as  though  God  did  beseech  you 
by  U9  :  we  pray  you  in  Christ's  stead,  be 
ye  reconciled  to  God. 

21  For  he  hath  made  him  to  he  sin  for 
us,  who  knew  no  sin  ;  that  we  might  be 
made  the  righteousness  of  God  in  him. 

CHAP.  VI. 

WE    then,   as  workers    together    with 
him,  beseech  you  also,  that  ye  re- 
ceive not  the  grace  of  God  in  vain. 

2  (For  he  saith,  I  have  heard  thee  in  a 
time  accepted,  and  in  the  day  of  salvation 
have  I  succoured  thee  :  behold,  now  is  the 
accepted  time  ;  behold,  now  is  the  day  of 
salvation.) 

3  Giving  no  offence  in  any  thing,  that 
the  ministry  be  not  blamed  : 

4  But  in  all  things  approving  ourselves 
as  the  ministers  of  God,  in  much  patience, 
in  afflictions,  in  necessities,  in  distresses, 

5  In  stripes,  in  imprisonments,  in  tumults, 
in  labours,  in  watch'Ings,  in  fast'Ings  ; 

6  By  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by  long- 
suffering,  by  kindness;  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
by  love  unfeigned, 

7  By  the  word  of  truth,  by  the  power  of 
God,  by  the  ar'mour  of  righteousness  on 
the  right  hand  and  on  the  left, 

8  By  Aon'our  and  dT|A6nour,  by  evil 
report  and  good  report ;  as  decei'verf ,  and 
yet  true  ; 

9  As  unknown,  and  yet  well  known  ;  as 
dying,  and,  behold,  we  live  ;  as  chastened, 
and  not  killed  ; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  alway  rejoicing  ; 
as  poor,  yet  making  many  rich  ;  as  having 
nothing,  and  yet  poffes'sing  all  things. 

11  O  ye  Co-rin'thi-ans  !  our  mouth  is 
open  unto  you,  our  heart  is  enlarged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us,  but  ye 
are  straitened  in  your  own  bowels. 

13  Now,  for  a  recompense  in  the  same, 
(I  speak  as  unto  my  children,)  be  ye  also 
enlarffed. 

14  Be  ye  not  unequally  yoked  together 
with  un-be-liev'ers ;  for  what  fellowship 
hath  righteousness  with  unrighteousness  .' 
and  what  communion  hath  light  with  dark- 
ness ? 

1.5  And  what  con'cord  hath  Christ  with 
Be'li-al  ?  or  what  part  hath  he  that  believ- 
eth,  with  an  infidel  ? 

16  And  what  agree'ment  hath  the  tem- 
ple of  God  with  idols  .'  for  ye  are  the  tem- 
ple of  the  living  God  ;  as  God  hath  said,  I 
will  dwell  in  them,  and  w&lk  in  them  ;  and 
I  will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my 
people. 

17    Wherefore,  come   out  from  Smong 


Of  godly  sorroio. 
them,  and  be  ye  separate,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  touch  not  the  unclean  thing  ;  and  I 
will  receive  you  ; 

18  And  will  be  a  Fk'thcr  unto  you,  and 
ye  shall  be  my  sons  and  daughters,  saith 
the  Lord  Al-migh'ty. 

CHAP.  VII. 

HAVING,  there'fore,  these  promifes, 
dearly  beloved,  let  us  cleanse  our- 
selves from  all  filthiness  of  the  flesh  and 
spirit,  per'fecting  holiness  in  the  fear  of 
God. 

2  Receive  us;  we  have  wronged  no  man, 
we  have  corrupted  no  man,  we  have  de- 
frauded no  man. 

3  I  speak  not  this  to  condemn  you:  for 
I  have  said  before,  that  ye  are  in  our  hekrts 
to  die  and  live  with  you. 

4  Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech  to'- 
70cird  you,  great  is  my  glorying  of  you  : 
I  am  filled  with  com'fort,  I  am  exceeding 
joyful  in  all  our  tribulation. 

5  For  when  we  were  come  into  Mac-e- 
do'ni-a  our  flesh  had  no  rest,  but  we  were 
troubled  on  every  side  :  without  were  fight- 
ings, within  icere  fears. 

G  Nevertheless  God,  that  com'fbrteth 
those  that  are  cast  down,  com'fortcd  us  by 
the  coming  of  Ti'tus  : 

7  And  not  by  his  coming  only,  but  by 
the  consolation  wherewith  he  was  com'fort- 
cd in  yoii,  when  he  told  us  your  ear'nest 
desire,  your  mourning,  your  fervent  mind 
to'wdrd  me  ;  so  that  I  rejoiced  the 
more. 

8  For  though  I  made  you  sorry  with  a 
letter,  I  do  not  repent,  though  I  did  re- 
pent ;  for  I  perceive'  that  the  same  epistle 
hath  made  jou  sorry,  though  it  icere  but 
for  a  season. 

9  Now  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were  made 
sorry,  but  that  ye  sorrowed  to  repentance  : 
for  ye  were  made  sorry  after  a  godly  man- 
ner, that  ye  might  receive  damage  by  us 
in  nothing. 

10  For  godly  sorrow  worketh  repentance 
to  salvation  not  to  be  repented  of:  but  the 
sorrow  of  the  world  worketh  death. 

11  For,  behold,  this  self-same  thing  that 
ye  sorrowed  after  a  godly  sort,  what  care- 
fulness it  zorought  in  you,  yea,  u-hat  clear- 
ing of  yourselves,  yea,  ichat  indignation, 
yea,  what  fear,  yea,  what  ve'he-ment  desire, 
yea,  ichat  zeal  ;  yea,  7Dhat  revenge  !  In  all 
things  ye  have  approved  yourselves  to  be 

lear  in  this  matter. 

12  Wherefore,  though  I  wrote  unto  you, 
/  did  it  not  for  his  cause  that  had  done  the 
jcrong,  nor  for  his  cause  that  suffered 
?cr6ng,  but  that  our  care  for  you  in  the 
sight  of  God  might  appear  unto  you. 

13  There'fore  we  were  com'forted  in  your 
com'fort.;  yea,  and  exceedingly  the  more 
joyed  we  for  the  joy  of  Ti'tus,  because  his 
spirit  was  refreshed  by  you  all. 

14  For  if  I  have  boasted  any  thing  to 
him  of  you,  I  am  not  ashamed  •  but,  as  we 

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Contribution  J  or  poor  II.  CORIN'THIANS 

spake  all  tliiiigs_  to  you  in  trutli,  even  so 
eur  boasting,  which  /  made  before  Ti'tiis, 
is  found  a  truth. 

15  And  his  in'ward  affection  is  more 
abin'dant  tO'^cird  you,  whilst  he  renicm- 
bereth  the  obe''diSncel  of  you  all,  how  with 
fear  and  trembling  ye  received  him. 

IG  I  rejoice,  therc'fore,  that  I  have  con- 
fidence in  you  in  all  things. 
CHAP.  VIII. 

MOREOVER,    brethren,  we  do  you  to 
wit  of  the  grace  of  God  bestowed  on 
the  churches  of  MSc-e-do'ni-a  ; 

2  How  tliat  in  a  great  trial  of  affliction, 
the  abun'dance  of  their  joy,  and  their  deep 

f)overty,  abounded  unto  the  riches  of  their 
iberality. 

3  For  to  their  power,  I  bear  rec'ord, 
yea,  and  beyond  their  power,  they  wire 
willing  of  themselves ; 

4  Praying  us  with  much  entreaty  that 
we  would  receive  the  gift,  and  tahe  upon  us 
the  fellowship  of  the  ministering  to  the 
saints. 

5  And  this  they  did,  not  as  we  hoped  ; 
but  first  gave  their  own  selves  to  the  Lord 
and  unto  us  by  the  will  of  God : 

6  Insomuch,  that  we  desired  Tl'tus, 
that  as  he  had  begun,  so  he  would  also 
finish  in  you  the  same  grace  also. 

7  Therc'fore,  as  ye  abuilnd  in  every 
thing,  in  faith,  and  utterance,  and  knowl- 
edge, and  in  all  diligence,  and  in  your 
love  to  us ;  see  that  ye  aboClnd  in  this 
grace  also. 

8  I  speak  not  by  command'ment,  but  by 
occasion  of  the  for'wardness  of  others, 
and  to  prove  the  sincerity  of  your  love. 

9  For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord 
Je'fus  Christ,  that  though  he  was  rich,  yet 
for  your  salies  he  became  poor,  that  ye 
through  his  poverty  might  be  rich. 

10  And  herein  I  give  my  advice  :  for 
this  is  expedient  for  you,  who  have  begun 
before,  not  only  to  do,  but  also  to  be  for'- 
wdrd  a  year  Sgo. 

11  Now,  thgre'fbre,  perform'  the  doing 
of  it ;  that,  as  there  loas  a  rfiadiness  to 
will,  so  there  may  he  a  pgrfor'mSnce  also 
out  of  that  which  ye  have. 

12  For  if  there  be  first  a  willing  mind, 
It  is  accepted  according  to  that  a  man  hath, 
and  not  according  to  that  he  hath  not. 

13  For  /  mean  not  that  other  men  be 
eased,  and  yc  burdened  ; 

14  But  by  an  equal'i-ty,2  that  now  at 
this  time  your  abdn'dance  may  he  a  supply 
fortheir  want,thattheirabun'dSncealso  may 
be  a  supply  for  your  want,  that  there  may 
be  gqual'ity  : 

15  As  it  is  written,  He  that  had  gather- 
ed much  had  nothing  over ;  and  he  that 
had  gathered  little  had  no  lack. 

16  But  thanks  he  to  God,  which  put  the 
same  gar'nSst  care  into  the  hekrt  of  Ti'tils 
for  you. 

17  For  indeed  he  accepted  the  exhorta- 


saints  enjoined. 
tion  ;  but  being  more  for'wArd,  of  his  own 
accord  he  went  unto  you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  him  the 
brother,  whose  praise  is  in  the  gfis'pgl 
throughout  all  the  churches: 

19  And  not  that  only,  but  who  was  also 
chosen  of  the  churches  to  travel  with  us 
with  this  grace,  which  is  administered  by 
us  to  the  glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and  dec- 
laration of  your  ready  mind  : 

20  Avold'ing  this,  that  no  man  should 
blame  us  in  this  abfiu'dSncc  which  is  ad- 
ministered by  us  : 

21  Providing  for  //on'est  things,  not  only 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  but  also  in  the 
sight  of  men. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them  our 
brother,  whom  we  have  oftentimes  proved 
diligent  in  many  things,  but  now  much 
more  diligent,  upon  the  great  confidence 
which  I  have  in  you. 

23  Whether  any  do  inquire  of  Tl'tOs, 
he  is  my  partner  and  fellow-helper  con- 
cer'ning  you  :  or  our  brethren  he  inquired 
of,  they  (ire  the  messengers  of  the  churches, 
and  the  glory  of  Christ. 

24  Wlierefore  show  ye  to  them,  and  be- 
fore the  churches,  the  proof  of  your  love, 
and  of  our  boastiiitj  on  vour  beliiMf 

CHAP.'IX. 

FOR  as  touch'ing  the  ministering  to  the 
saints,  it  is  super'fluous  for  me  to  write 
to  you : 

2  For  I  know  the  for'wardness  of  j'our 
mind,  for  which  I  boast  of  you  to  them  of 
MSc-e-do'ni-a,  that  A-cha'i-a  3  was  ready 
a  year  5go ;  and  your  zeal  hath  provoked 
very  many. 

3  Yet  have  I  sent  the  brethren,  lest  our 
boasting  of  you  should  be  in  vain  in  this 
behalf;  that,  as  I  said,  ye  may  be  ready  : 

4  Lest  haply  if  they  of  MSc-e-do'ni-S 
come  with  me,  and  find  you  unprepared, 
we  (that  we  say  not  you)  should  be 
ashamed  in  this   same  confident  boastin?. 

5  Therc'fore  I  thought  it  necessary  to  ex- 
hort the  brethren,  that  they  would  go  be- 
fore unto  you,  and  make  up  beforehand 
your  bounty,  whernof  yc  had  notice  before, 
that  the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a  matter 
of  bounty,  and  not  as  of  cov'fitousness. 

C  But  this  /  sny,  He  which  soweth  spar- 
ingly shall  reap  also  sparingly  ;  and  he 
which  soweth  bountifully  shall  reap  also 
bountifully. 

7  Every  man  according  as  he  purposeth 
in  his  heart,  so  let  him  gire  ;  not  grudging- 
ly, or  of  necessity  :  for  God  lovcth  a  cheer- 
ful giver. 

8  And  God  is  able  to  make  all  grace 
abo&nd  to'jrrird  you  ;  that  ye,  always  hav- 
ing all-sufficiency  in  all  things,  may  ab60nd 
to  every  good  work  : 

9  (As  it  is  written.  He  hath  dTspSrs'ed 
abroad  ;  he  hath  given  to  the  poor :  his 
righteousness  remain'eth  forever. 

10  Now,  he  that  ministereth  seed  to  the 


1 6-be'je-ense. 


2  f-kwdl'e-te. 


3  A-Wyd. 
157 


PduVs  power  in  the  gos'pel.  II.  CORIN'TIIIANS.  P/iul  commcndcth  himsdj 

sower,  both  minister  bread  for  yoxir  food. 
and  multiply  your  seed  sown,  and  increase 
the  fruits  of  your  righteousness  :) 

11  Being  enriched  in  every  thing  to  all 
bountiful ness,  which  causetn  through  us 
thanksgiving  to  God. 

12  For  the  administration  of  this  ser'vTce, 
not  only  supplieth  the  want  of  the  saints, 
but  is  abun'dant  also  by  many  thanksgiv- 
ings unto  God  ; 

13  (Whiles  by  the  experiment  of  this 
ministration  they  glorify  God  for  your  pro- 
fessed subjection  unto  the  gos'pel  of  Christ, 
and  for  your  liberal  distribution  unto  them, 
and  unto  all  men  ;) 

14  And  by  their  prayer  for  you,  which 
•ong  after  you  for  the  exceeding  grace  of 
God  in  you. 

15  Thanks  be  unto  God  for  his  unspeak- 
able gifl. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  I  Paul  myself  beseech  you,  by  the 
meekness  and  gentleness  of  Christ, 
who  in  presence  mn  base  among  you,  but 
being  absent  am  bold  to'?o4rd  you. 

2  But  I  beseech  you,  that  I  may  not  be 
bold  when  I  am  present  with  that  confi- 
dence wherewith  I  think  to  be  bold  against' 
some,  which  think  of  us  as  if  we  walked 
according  to  the  flesh. 

3  For  though  we  walk  in  the  flesh,  we  do 
not  wAr  after  the  flesh : 

4  (For  the  weap'ons  of  our  wfir'farc  are 
not  carnal,  but  mighty  through  God  to  the 
pulling  dovyn  of  strong  holds  ;) 

5  Cas'ting  down  imaginations,  and  every 
high  thing  that  exalteth  itself  against'  the 
knowledge  of  God,  and  bringing  into  cap- 
tivity every  thought  to  the  obe'dience  1  of 
9hrist ; 

6  And  having  in  a  readiness  to  revenge 
all  dTs6be'dience,2  when  your  obe'dience  is 
fulfilled. 

7  Do  ye  look  on  things  after  the  6&t'- 
w&rd  appearance  ?  If  any  man  trust  to  him- 
self that  he  is  Christ's,  let  him  of  himself 
think  this  again',  that,  as  he  is  Christ's,  oven 
so  are  we  Christ's. 

8  For  though  I  should  boast  some'what 
more  of  our  Author'ity,  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  us  for  edification,  and  not  for  your 
destriic'tion,  I  should  not  be  ashamed  ; 

9  That  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I  would  ter- 
rify you  by  letters. 

10  For  his  letters  (say  they)  ire  weighty 
and  powerful ;  but  his  bodily  presence  is 
weak,  and  his  speech  contemptible. 

11  Let  such  a  one  think  this,  that  such  as 
we  kre  m  word  by  letters  when  we  kre  ab- 
sent, such  will  we  be  also  in  deed  when  we 
are  present. 

12  For  we  dare  not  make  ourselves  of 
the  number,  or  compare  ourselves  with 
some  that  commend'  themselves  :  but  they, 
mSaj'urIng  themselves  by  themselves,  and 
comparing  themselves  among  themselves, 
kr«  not  wise. 


13  But  wc  will  not  boast  of  things  with- 
out ojir  meaf'ure,  but  according  to  the 
mSaf'ure  of  the  rule  which  God  hath  dis- 
tributed to  us,  a  meaj'ure  to  reach  even 
unto  you. 

14  For  wc  stretch  not  ourselves  beySnd 
our  niMp'urc,  as  though  we  reached  not 
unto  you  ;  for  we  arc  come  as  far  as  to  you 
also  in  •preaching  the  gos'pel  of  Christ  : 

15  Not  boasting  of  things  without  our 
meaf'ure,  that  is,  of  other  men's  labours; 
but  having  hope,  when  your  faith  is  in- 
creased, that  wc  shall  be  enlarged  by  you 
according  to  our  rule  abun'dantly, 

16  To  preach  the  gos'pel  in  the  regions 
beyond  you  :  and  not  to  boast  in  another 
man's  line  of  things  made  ready  to  our 
hand. 

17  But  he  that  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in 
the  Lord. 

18  For  not  he  that  commen'deth  himself 
is  approved,  but  whom  the  Lord  com- 
men'deth. 

CHAP.  XI. 

WOULD  to  God  ye  could   bear  with 
me  a  little  in  my  folly  ;    and  indeed 
bear  with  me. 

2  For  I  am  jeal'ous  over  you  with  godly 
jeal'otisy  :  for  I  have  espoii^ed  you  to  one 
hu^'bdnd,  tiiat  I  may  present  you  as  a 
.chaste  vir'ein  3  to  Christ. 

3  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any  means  as  the 
serpent  beguiled  Eve  through  his  subt'lety, 
so  your  minds  should  be  corru{)tcd  from  the 
simplicity  that  is  in  Christ. 

4  For  if  he  that  cometh,  preacheth 
another  Je'^us  whom  we  have  not  preached, 
or  if  ye  receive  another  spirit  which  ye 
iiave  not  received,  or  another  gos'pel  which 
ye  have  not  accepted,  ye  might  well  bear 
with  him. 

5  For  I  suppose  I  was  not  a  whit  behind 
the  very  chiefest  apostles. 

G  But  though  /  6c  rude  in  speech,  yet 
not  in  knowledge  ;  but  we  have  been  thor- 
oughly made  manifest  among  you  in  all 
things. 

7  Have  I  committed  an  offence  in  abas'- 
Tng  myself  that  ye  might  be  exalted,  be- 
cause I  have  preached  to  you  the  gos'pel  of 
God  freely  .' 

8  I  robbed  other  churches,  taking  wages 
of  them  to  do  you  ser'vTce. 

9  And  when  I  was  present  with  you, 
and  wanted,  I  was  chargeable  to  no  man  : 
for  that  which  was  lacking  to  me  the  breth- 
ren which  came  from  Mac-e-do'ni-a  sup- 
plied ;  and  in  all  things  I  have  kept  my- 
self from  being  burdensome  unto  you,  and 
so  will  I  keep  myself. 

10  As  the  truth  of  Christ  is  in  me,  no 
man  shall  stop  me  of  this  boasting  in  the 
regions  of  A-cha'i-a. 

11  Wherefore  .'  because  I  love  you  not .' 
God  knoweth. 

12  But  what  I  do,  that  I  will  do,  that  I 
may  cut  off  occasion  from  them  which  de- 


1 6-be'je-lnse. 


2  dis-o-be'de-ense. 


3  vir'jln. 
158 


Pdulglorieth  in  his  injirmitirs,     II.  rORINTIIIANS. 


and  dffcndetL  /timselj 


sire  occasion  ;  tliat  wherein  they  gloi y,  they  i  was  I  let  down  by  tlic  wall,  and  escaped  h 


may  be  found  even  as  we 

IS  For  sucli  arc  fiilsc  apostles,  dcceit'fiti 
workers,  transforming  themselves  into  the 
Spostles  of  (phrist. 

14  And  no  marvel ;  for  Sa'tan  himself 
IS  transformed  into  an  angel  of  lin;ht. 

15  Thgre'fore  it  is  no  great  thing  if  his 
ministers  also  be  transformed  as  the  minis- 
ters of  righteousness  ;  whose  end  shall  be 
according  to  their  works. 

IC  I  say  again',  Let  no  man  think  me  a 
fool :  if  otherwise,  yet  as  a  fool  reeeive  me, 
that  I  may  boast  myself  a  little. 

17  That  which  I  speak,  I  speak  it  not 
after  the  Lord,  but  as  it  were  foolishly,  in 
this  contidencc  of  boasting. 

18  Seeing  that  many  glory  after  the  flesh, 
I  will  glory  also. 

19  For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly,  seeing  ye 
yoursetvcs  lire  wise. 

20  For  ye  suffer  if  a  man  bring  you  into 
bon'dage,  if  a  man  devour  you,  if  a  man 
take  of  you,  if  a  man  exAlt'  1  himself,  if  a 
man  smite  you  on  the  face. 

21  I  speak  as  concer'ning  reproach,  as 
though  we  had  been  weak.  Howbeit, 
whereinsoever  any  is  bold,  (I  speak  foolish- 
ly) I  am  bold  also. 

22  Arc  they  He'brews  .'  so  am  I.  Arc 
they  Ij'ra-el-Ites .'  so  am  I.  Arc  they  the 
seed  of  A'bra-ham  ?  so  am  I. 

2:?  Arc  they  ministers  of  (j^Iirlst .'  (I 
speak  as  a  fool,)  I  am  more:  in  labours 
more  abun'dant,  in  stripes  above  mea^'ure, 
in  prisons  more  frequent,  in  deaths  oft. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I  for- 
ty stripes  save  one. 

25  Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods, 
once  was  I  stoned,  tlirice  I  suffered  ship- 
wreck, a  night  and  a  day  I  have  been  in 
the  deep  ; 

2G  hi  jour'ncylngs  often,  in  perils  of 
vvftters,  in  perils  of  robbers,  in  perils  by 
mine  oicn  countrymen,  in  perils  by  the 
heathen,  in  perils  in  the  rity,  in  perils  in 
the  wilderness,  in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils 
among  false  brethren  ; 

27  In  wea'riness  and  painfulness,  in 
wStcIi'Ings  often,  in  himger  and  thirst,  in 
fast'Ings  often,  in  cold  and  nakedness: 

28  IJesidc  those  things  that  arc  without, 
that  which  cometh  upon  me  daily,  the  care 
of  all  the  churches. 

29  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak  .'' 
who  is  off'cnded,  and  I  burn  not .' 

30  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will  glory 
of  the  things  which  concern  mine  Infir'mi- 
tle?.2 

31  The  God  and  FiVther  of  our  Lord 
Je'jQs  Christ,  which  is  blgs'sed  forevermore, 
knoweth  that  I  lie  not. 

32  In  Da-mas'cQs  the  governor  under 
Xr-6'tas  the  king  kept  the  city  of  the  Da- 
mSs-cenes'  with  a  garrison,  desirous  to  ap- 
prehend me ; 

33  And  through  a  window  in  a  bSs'kct 

1  Igz-dW. 


hands 


CHAP.  xn. 


IT  is  not  expedient  for  nic,  doflbt'less,  to 
glory  ;  I  will  come  to  virions  md  reve 
lations  of  the  Lord. 

2  I  knew  a  man  in  Christ  above  fourteen 
years  ago,  (whether  in'  the  body,  1  cannot 
tell  :  or  whether  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot 
tell  :  God  knoweth,)  such  a  one  caught  up 
to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I  knew  such  a  man,  (whether  in 
the  body,  or  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell: 
God  knoweth  :) 

4  How  that  he  wa.s  caught  iij)  into  para- 
dise, and  heard  unspciikabic  words,  which 
it  is  not  lawful  for  a  man  to  ulti^r. 

5  Of  such  a  one  will  1  glory:  yet  of 
my.self  I  will  not  glory,  but  in  mine  Infir'- 
mitiej. 

G  For  though  I  would  desire  to  glory,  I 
shall  not  he  a  fool;  for  I  will  say  the  truth: 
but  no7c  I  forbear',  lest  any  man  should 
think  of  me  above  that  which  he  sceth  me 
to  lie,  or  that  he  heareth  of  me. 

7  And  lest  I  should  be  exalted  Shove 
me:)s'ure  through  the  Tibun'dance  of  the 
re\  elutions,  there  was  given  to  me  a  thorn 
in  the  flesh,  the  messenger  of  Sa'tan  to 
buffet  me,  lest  I  should  be  exalted  ab6vc 
mca^'ure. 

8  For  this  thing  I  besought  the  Lord 
tin-iee,  that  it  might  depart  from  me. 

9  And  lie  said  unto  me.  My  grace  is  suf- 
ficient for  thee  •  for  my  strength  is  made 
perfect  in  weakness.  Most  gladly  therc'- 
fore  will  I  rather  glory  in  my  infir'mitlef, 
that  the  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon 
me. 

10  Therc'fore  I  take  plCaj'ure  in  infir'mi- 
tlef,  in  reproaches,  in  necessities,  in  p6rse- 
cu'tions,  in  distresses  for  ^hrist's  sake  :  foi 
when  I  am  weak,  then  am  1  strong. 

11  I  am  become  a  fool  in  glorving  ;  ye 
bave  compelled  me  :  for  1  ought  to  iiave 
been  commen'ded  of  you  :  for  in  nothing 
am  I  behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles, 
though  I  be  nothing. 

12  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle  wfire 
jcrought  among  you  in  all  patience,  in  signs, 
and  wonders,  and  mighty  deeds. 

13  For  what  is  it  wherein  ye  were  infe- 
rior to  other  churches,  except  it  be  that  1 
myself  was  not  burdensome  to  you  .'  For- 
give me  this  wrong. 

14  Behold,  the  third  time  I  am  rSad^ 
to  come  to  you  ;  and  I  will  not  be  b,urden- 
some  to  you  ;  for  I  seek  not  yours,  but 
you  ;  for  the  children  ought  not  to  lay  up 
for  the  parents,  but  the  parents  for  the  chil- 
dren. 

15  And  I  will  very  gladly  spend  and  be 
spent  for  you  ;  though  the  more  abun'dant- 
ly  I  love  you,  the  less  I  be  16ved. 

16  But  be  it  so,  I  did  not  burden  you : 
nevertheless,  being  crafty,  I  caught  yoo 
with  guile. 

2  In-flr'me-az. 

159 


Paul  threateneth  severity 


GALA'TIANS. 


against'  obstinate  sinners 


17  Did  I  make  a  <;airi  of  you  by  any  of 
them  whom  I  sent  unto  you  ? 

18  I  desired  Tl'tus,  and  with  him  I  sent 
a  brother  :  did  Tl'tus  make  a  gain  of  you 
walked  we  not  in  the  same  spirit  ?   wdlked 
we  not  in  the  same  steps  ? 

19  Again',  think  ye  that  we  excuse  our- 
selves unto  you  ?  we  speak  before  God  in 
Christ :  but  we  do  all  things,  dearly  belov- 
ed, for  your  edifying. 

20  For  I  fear,  lest  when  1  come,  I  shall 
not  find  you  such  as  I  would,  and  that  I 
shall  be  found  unto  you  such  as  ye  would 
not  ;  lest  there  be  debates,  envyings, 
loraths,  strifes,  bSck'bltings,  whisperings, 
swellings,  tumults : 

21  yitid  lest,  when  I  come  5gain',  my 
God  will  /(um'ble  me  5ni6ng  you,  and  that 
I  shall  bewail  many  which  have  sinned  Al- 
read}',  and  have  nut  repented  of  the  un- 
cleanness,  and  fornication,  and  lasciv'ious- 
ness,  wliicli  they  have  committed. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THIS   is  the  third  time  I  am  coming  to 
you.     In  the    mouth  of  two   or  three 
witnesses  shall  every  word  be  estab'lished. 

2  I  told  you  before,  and  foretell  you,  as 
if  I  were  present  the  second  time  ;  and,  be- 
ing absent,  now  I  write  to  them  which 
heretofore  have  sinned,  and  to  all  other, 
that,  if  I  come  again',  1  will  not  spare  : 

3  Since  ye  seek  a  proof  of  Christ  speak- 
ing in  me,  which  to  you'ward  is  not  weak, 
but  is  mighty  in  you. 

4  For  though  he  was  crucified  through 
weakness,  yet  he  liveth  by  the  power  of 


God.  For  we  also  <\re-  weak  in  him,  but 
we  shall  live  with  him  by  the  power  of 
God  to'joird  you. 

5  Examine  yourselves  whether  ye  be  in 
the  faith  ;  prove  your  own  selves :  know 
ye  not  your  own  selves,  how  that  Je'fus 
Christ  is  in  you,  except  ye  be  reprobates  .' 

G  But  I  trust  that  ye  shall  know  that  we 
arc  not  reprobates. 

7  Now  I  pray  to  God  that  ye  do  no  evil; 
not  that  we  should  appear  approved,  but 
that  ye  should  do  that  which  is  hon'esX, 
though  we  be  as  reprobates. 

8  For  we  can  do  nothing  against'  the 
truth,  but  for  the  truth. 

9  For  we  are  glad  when  we  arfi  weak, 
and  ye  ;irc  strong  :  and  this  also  we  wish, 
even  your  perfec'tion. 

10  Therc'fore  I  write  these  things  being 
absent,  lest  being  present  I  should  use 
sharpness,  according  to  the  power  which 
the  Lord  hath  given  me  to  edification,  and 
not  to  destruc'tion. 

11  Finally,  brethren,  farewell  :  be  per- 
fect, be  of  good  com'fort,  be  of  one  mind, 
live  in  peace  ;  and  the  God  of  love  and 
peace  shall  be  with  you. 

12  Greet  one  another  with  a  holy  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  you. 

14  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Je'§us  Christ, 
and  the  love  of  God,  and  the  communion 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you  all.  A'men'. 

H  The  second  epistle  to  the  Co-rln'thi- 
Sns  was  written  from  Phi-lTp'pI,  a  city 
of  Mac-e-do'ni-a,  by  Tl'tus  and  Lu'- 
cas. 


^  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 
GALATIANS.i 


CHAPTER  L 

PAUL,  an  apostle,  (not  of  men,  neither 
by  man,  but  by  Je'jus  (J^Ihrist,  and 
God  the  Fk'ther,  who  raised  him  from  the 
dead,) 

2  And  all  the  brethren  which  are  with 
me.  unto  the  churches  of  Ga-la'ti-a  :2 

3  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace,  from 
God  the  Fi\'ther,  and  from  our  Lord  Je'fus 
Christ, 

4  Who  gave  himself  for  our  sins,  that 
he  might  deliver  us  from  this  present  evil 
world,  according  to  the  will  of  God  and 
our  FiVther  ; 

5  To  whom  be  glory  forever  and  ever. 
A'men'. 

6  I  marvel,  that  ye  arc  so  soon  removed 
from  him  that  called  you  into  the  grace  of 
Christ  unto  another  gos'pel ; 

1  Ga-ld'ske-dnz. 


I  7  Which  is  not  another ;  but  there  be 
some  that  trouble  you,  and  would  pervert' 
the  gos'pel  of  Christ. 

8  But  though  we,  or  an  angel  from  heav- 
en, preach  any  other  gos'pel  unto  you  than 
that  which  we  have  preached  unto  you,  let 
him  be  accursed. 

9  As  we  said  before,  so  say  I  now  again', 
If  any  man  preach  any  other  gos'pel  unto 
you  than  that  ye  have  received,  let  him  be 
accursed. 

10  For  do  I  now  persftade'  men,  or  God.' 
or  do  I  seek  to  please  men  ?  for  if  I  yet 
pleased  men,  I  should  not  be  the  servant  of 
^iirist. 

11  But  I  certify  you,  brethren,  that  the 
gos'pel  which  was  preached  of  me  is  not 
after  man  ; 

12  For  I  neither  received  it  of  man,  nei- 

2  Ga-ld'she-d. 

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How  Paul  received  the  gds'pSl.        GALA'TIA.NS. 


ther  was  I  taught  it,  but  by  the  revelation  of 
Je'jQs  Christ. 

13  For  ye  liave  hgard  of  my  convgrsa'- 
tion  in  time  p3,st  in  the  Jews'  religion,  how 
that  beyond  measure  I  pgrsecuted  the 
church  of  God,  and  wasted  it  ; 

14  And  profited  in  the  Jews'  religion 
Sbove  many  my  equals  in  mine  own  na- 
tion, being  more  exceedingly  zeal'ous  of  the 
traditions  of  my  fkthers. 

15  But  when  it  pleased  God,  who  separ- 
ated me  from  my  mother's  womb,  and  call- 
ed me  by  his  grace, 

16  To  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that  I  might 
preach  him  imong  the  heathen  ;  imme- 
diately I  conferr'ed  not  with  flesh  and 
blood  : 

17"^Neither  went  I  up  to  Je-ril'sa-lem  to 
them  which  were  Spostles  before  nic  ;  but  I 
went  into  A-ra'bi-a,  and  returned  again'  un- 
to Da-mSs'cus. 

18  Then  after  three  years  I  went  up  to 
Je-ri>'sa-lem  to  see  Pe'ter,  and  abode  with 
him  fifteen  days. 

19  But  other  of  the  apostles  saw  I  none, 
save  James  the  Lord's  brother. 

20  Now  the  things  which  I  write  unto 
you,  behold,  before  God,  I  lie  not. 

21  Aftcrwardj  I  came  into  the  regions 
of  Syr'ia  and  Ci-lic'i-a  :1 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face  unto 
the  churciies  of  Ju-de'a  which  were  in 
Christ  : 

23  But  they  had  heard  only,  that  he 
which  persecuted  us  in  times  past,  now 
preacheth  the  faith  which  once  he  de 
stroy'ed. 

24  And  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

CHAP.  II. 

THEN   fourteen  years  after  I  went  up 
again'  to  Je-rfi'sa-lem  with  B;^r'na-bas, 
and  took  Ti'tus  with  vie  also. 

2  And  I  went  up  by  revelation,  and  com- 
municated unto  them  that  gos'pel  which  I 
preach  among  the  ^en'tiles,  but  privately 
to  them  which  were  of  reputation,  lest 
by  any  means  I  should  run,  or  had  run,  in 
vain. 

3  But  neither  Ti'tus,  who  was  with  me, 
being  a  Greek,  was  compelled  to  be  cir'- 
cumcijed  : 

4  And  that  because  of  false  brethren 
unawares  brought  in,  who  came  in  privily 
to  spy  out  our  liberty  which  we  have  in 
(^hrlst  Je'^as,  that  they  might  bring  us  into 
bon'daee  ; 

5  To  whom  we  gave  place  by  subjec- 
tion, no  not  for  an  hour,  that  the  truth  of 
the  gos'pel  might  continue  with  you. 

6  But  of  those  who  seemed  to  be  some'- 
what,   (whatsoever  they   w6rc,   it   maketh 
no    matter   to     me :     God    accepteth    no 
man' 
sdm 


Pdul  reprorcth  Pe'ter. 


I's  person  :)  for  they  who  seemed  to  h 
e'wkat  in  cOn'ffirgnce  added  nothing  to 


7  But  contrariwise,  when  they  saw  that 
the  gos'pel  of  the  uncircumcision  was  com- 


mitted  unto  mo,  as  thr  gds'pil  of  the  cir. 
cumcision  was  unto  Petor  : 

8  (For  he  that  wrought  6fl"6c'taally  2  in 
Pe't6r  to  the  apos'tlcsliTp  of  the  circumci- 
sion, the  .same  was  mighty  in  me  to'wdrd 
the  ^gn'tiles ;) 

9  And  when  James,  Ce'phas,  and  JdAn, 
who  seemed  to  be  pillars,  pgrceived  the 
grace  that  was  given  unto  nio,  they  gave 
to  me  and  Bar'na-bas  the  right  hands  of 
fcllowshi|i,  that  we  should  go  unto  the 
heathen,  and   they   unto  the   circumcision. 

10  Only  they  loould  that  we  should  re- 
member the  poor  ;  the  same  which  I  also 
was  for'wiird  to  do. 

11  But  when  Pe'ter  was  come  to  An'ti- 
6ch,3  I  witl)stood  him  to  the  face,  because 
he  was  to  be  blamed. 

12  For  before  that  cer'tai'n  came  from 
James,  he  did  cat  with  the  ^en'tlles  :  but 
when  they  were  come,  he  withdrew,  and 
separated  himself,  fearing  them  which  w6re 
of  the  circumcision. 

13  And  the  other  Jews  dissembled  like- 
wise with  him  ;  iiisomurli  that  Bar'na-bas 
also  was  carried  away  with  their  dissimu- 
lation. 

14  But  when  I  saw  that  they  walked  not 
uprightly,  accordini;  to  the  truth  of  the 
gos'pel,  I  said  unto  Pe'ter  before  them  all, 
If  thou,  being  a  Jew,  livest  after  the  man- 
ner of  ^en'tlies,  and  not  as  do  the  Jews, 
why  compellest  thou  the  ^en'tlles  to  live 
as  do  the  Jews  ? 

15  We  who  are  Jews  by  nature,  and  not 
sinners  of  the  (^Ten'tlles, 

10  Knowing  that  a  man  is  not  justified 
by  the  works  of  the  law,  but  by  tiie  faith 
of  Je'jus  Christ ;  even  we  have  believed  in 
Je'jus  Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified  by 
the  faith  ofClirlst,  and  not  by  the  works  of 
the  law  :  for  by  the  works  of  the  law  shall 
no  fle.sh  be  justified. 

17  But  if,  while  we  seek  to  be  justified 
by  Christ,  we  ourselves  also  arc  found  sin- 
ners, is  therc'fbre  <J^hrIst  the  minister  of 
sin  .''  God  f()rbid. 

18  For  if  I  build  again'  the  things  which 
I  destroy'ed,  I  make  myself  a  transgressor. 

19  For  I  through  the  law  am  dead  to  the 
law,  that  I  might  live  unto  God. 

20  I  am  crftcified  with  Christ :  neverthe- 
less I  live  :  yet  not  I.  but  Christ  liveth  in 
me  :  and  the  life  which  I  now  live  in  the 
flesh,  I  live  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of  God, 
who  loved  me,  and  gave  himself  for  me. 

21  I  do  not  frustrate  the  grace  of  God  ; 
for  if  righteousness  cowe  by  the  law,  then 
Christ  is  dead  in  vain. 

CHAP.  III. 
r\   FOOLISH  Ga-la'fi-ans,  who  hath  be- 


witched you,  that  ye  should  not  obey 
the  truth,  belbre  whose  eyes  Je'fQs  (phrist 
hath  been  evidently  set  forth,  cnieified 
amdng  yon  .' 

2    This    only    would    I    Igarn    of  you, 
Received    ye    the    SpTr'It    by    the    works 


1  Se-lish'e-a. 
02 


11* 


^if-m'tshu-dl-e. 


3  An'te-dk. 
161 


A'bra-ham  justified  by  faith.  GALA'TIANS. 

of  the  law,  or  by   the   hearing   of  fiith  ? 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish  ?  having  begun  in 
the  SpTr'Tt,  kre  ye  now  made  perfect  by 
the  flesh  ? 

4  Have  ye  suffered  so  many  things  in 
vain  ?  if  it  be  yet  in  vain. 

5  He,  therc'fore,  that  ministcreth  to  you 
the  Spir'It,  and  worketh  miracles  Smong 
you,  doeth  he  it  by  the  works  of  the  law, 
or  by  the  hearing  of  faith  ? 

6  Even  as  A'bra-ham  believed  God,  and 
it  was  accounted  to  iiim  for  righteousness. 

7  Know  ye,  therc'fore,  that  they  which 
are  of  faith,  the  same  kre  the  children  of 
A'bra-hani. 

8  And  the  scripture,  foreseeing  that  God 
would  justify  the  heathen  throjigh  faith, 
preached  before  the  gos'pel  unto  A'bra-ham, 
saying,  In  thee  shall  all  nations  be  bless'ed. 

9  So  then,  they  which  be  of  faith  kre 
blSss'ed  with  faithful  A'bra-ham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  the  work.s 
of  tlie  law  are  under  the  curse  :  for  it  is 
written.  Cursed  is  every  one  that  continu- 
eth  not  in  all  things  which  are  written  in 
the  book  of  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  that  no  man  is  justified  by  the 
law  in  the  sight  of  God,  it  is  evident  :  for, 
The  just  shall  live  by  faith. 

12  And  the  law  is  not  of  faith  :  but,  the 
man  that  doeth  them  shall  live  in  them. 

13  ^hrlst  hath  redeemed  us  from  the 
curse  of  the  law,  being  made  a  curse  for 
us  :  for  it  is  written,  Cursed  is  every  one 
that  hangeth  on  a  tree  ; 

14  That  the  blessing  of  A'bra-ham 
might  come  on  the  (^en'tiles  through  Je'^us 
^hrlst ;  that  we  might  receive  the  promise 
of  the  SpTr'it  through  faith. 

15  Brethren,  I  speak  after  the  manner  of 
men  :  Though  it  be  but  a  man's  covenant, 
yet  if  it  be  confirmed,  no  man  disannull- 
eth  or  addeth  thereto. 

16  Now,  to  A'bra-ham  and  his  seed  were 
the  promises  made.  He  saith  not.  And  to 
seeds,  as  of  many  ;  but  as  of  one.  And  to 
thy  seed,  which  is  Christ. 

17  And  this  I  say,  that  the  covenant, 
that  was  confirmed  before  of  God  in  Christ, 
the  law,  which  was  four  hundred  and 
thirty  years  after,  cannot  disannul,  that 
It  should  make  the  promise  of  none  effect. 

18  For  if  the  inheritance  be  of  the  law,  it 
is  no  more  of  promise,  but  God  gave  it  to 
A'bra-ham  by  promife. 

19  Wherefore  then  serveth  the  law  .'  It 
was  added  because  of  transgressions,  till 
the  seed  should  come,  to  whom  the  pro- 
mife was  made  ;  and  it  was  ordain'ed  by 
angels  m  the  hand  of  a  mediator. 

20  Now  a  mediator  is  not  a  mediator 
of  one  ;  but  God  is  one. 

21  7s  the  law  then  against'  the  promises 
of  God.'  God  forbid':  for  if  there  had 
been  a  law  given  which  could  have  given 
life,  verily  righteousness  should  have  been 
by  the  law. 


^hrlst  freeth  from  the  law. 
under  sin,  that  the  promise  by  faith  of 
Je'.jus  Christ  might  be  given  to  them  that 
believe. 

23  But  before  faith  came,  we  w6re  kept 
under  the  law,  shut  up  unto  the  faith  which 
should  af'terwardf  be  revealed. 

24  Wherefore  the  law  was  our  sch661'- 
mkster,  to  bring  2is  unto  Christ,  that  we 
might  be  justified  by  faith. 

25  But  after  that  faith  is  come,  we  arc 
no  longer  under  a  school'master. 

26  For  ye  are  all  the  children  of  God  by 
faith  in  ^hrlst  Je'fus. 

27  For  as  many  of  you  as  have  been 
baptized    into  Christ,  have  put  on  Christ. 

28  Tliere  is  neither  Jew  nor  Greek, 
there  is  neither  bond  nor  free,  there  is 
neither  male  nor  female  :  for  ye  are  all  one 
in  Christ  Je'fus. 

29  And  if  ye  he  Christ's  then  arc  ye 
A'bra-ham's  seed,  and  heirs  according  to 
the  promife. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  I  say,  that  the  heir,  as  long  as  he 
is  a  child,    differeth    nothing    from  a 
servant,  though  he  be  lord  of  all. 

2  But  is  under  tutors  and  governors  un- 
til  the  time  appointed  of  the  Fk'ther. 

3  Even  so  we,  when  we  were  children, 
were  in  bon'dage  under  the  elements  of  the 
world  : 

4  But  when  the  fulness  of  the  time  was 
come,  God  sent  forth  his  Son,  made  of  a 
wom'an,  made  under  the  law, 

5  To  redeem  them  that  were  under  the 
law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adop'tion  of 
sons. 

G  And,  because  ye  are  sons,  God  hath 
sent  forth  the  Spir'it  of  his  Son  into  your 
hearts,  crying,  Ab'ba,  Fk'ther. 

7  Wherefore  thou  art  no  more  a  servant, 
but  a  son  ;  and  if  a  son,  then  an  heir  of 
God  through  <^hrist. 

8  Hovvbeit  then,  when  ye  knew  not 
God,  ye  did  ser'vice  unto  them  which  bv 
nature  arc  no  gods. 

9  But  now,  after  that  ye  have  known 
God,  or  rather  kre  known  of  God,  how  turn 
ye  again'  to  the  weak  and  beggarly  ele 
ments,  whereunto  ye  desire  again'  to  be  in 
bon'dage  ? 

10  Ye  obfSrve  days,  and  months,  and 
times,  and  years. 

Ill  am  afraid  of  you,  lest  I  have  be- 
stowed upon  you  labour  in  vain. 

12  Brethren,  I  beseech  you,  be  as  I  am: 
for  I  am  as  ye  are  :  ye  have  not  injured 
me  at  all. 

13  Ye  know  hov^',  through  infir'mity  of 
the  flesh,  I  preached  the  gos'pel  unto  you 
at  the  first. 

14  And  my  temptation,  which  was  in  my 
flesh,  ye  desplfed  not,  nor  rejected  ;  but 
received  me  as  an  angel  of  God,  even  as 
Christ  Je'fus. 

15  Where  is  then  the  blessedness  ye 
spake  of.'    for  I  bear  you  rec'ord,  that,  if 


22  But  the  scripture  hath  concluded  all  'it  had  been  possible,  ye  would  have  pluck 

162 


GALATIANS 

and  have    given 


Oj  A'bra-hdm's  seed. 
ed    out    your    own  eyes 
them  to  me. 

IG  Am  I,  there'fbre,  become  your  enemy 
because  I  tell  you  tlie  truth  ? 

17  They  zeal'ously  affect  you,  but  not 
well ;  yea,  they  would  exclude  you,  that 
ye  might  affect  thnm. 

J8  But  it  is  good  to  be  zgal'ottsly  affected 
always  in  a  good  thing,  and  not  only  when 
I  am  present  with  you. 

19  My  little  children,  of  whom  I  tr5v'- 
ail  in  birth  1  again',  until  ^hrlst  be  formed 
in  you, 

20  I  desire  to  be  present  with  you  now, 
and  to  change  my  voice  ;  for  I  stand  in 
d6£lbt  of  you. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be  under 
the  law,  do  ye  not  hear  the  law  ? 

22  For  it  is  written,  that  A'bra-ham  had 
two  sons ;  the  one  by  a  bond  maid,  the 
other  by  a  free  wom'an. 

23  But  he  who  was  of  the  bond  wom'an 
was  born  after  the  flesh ;  but  he  of  the 
free  wom'an  7cas  by  promise. 

24  Which  things  are  an  Sl'legory :  for 
these  are  the  two  covenants  ;  the  one  from 
the  Moftnt  Si'nai,2  which  gendcreth  to  bon'- 
dagc,  which  is  A'gSr. 

25  For  this  A'gar  is  MoCint  Sl'nai  ii 
A-ra'bi-a,  and  answereth  to  Je-rft'sa-leni 
which  now  is,  and  is  in  bon'daee  with  her 
children. 

26  But   Je-rii'sa-lem    which   is   above 
free,  which  is  the  mother  of  us  all. 

27  For  it  is  written.  Rejoice,  thoii  bar- 
ren that  bearest  not  ;  break  forth  and  cry 
thou  that  trav'ailest  not  :  for  the  desolate 
hath  many  more  children  than  she  which 
hath  a  hu§'bdnd. 

23  Now  we,  brethren,  as  T'^aac  was,  ^re 
the  children  of  promise. 

2!)  But  as  then,  he  that  was  born  after 
the  flesh  persecuted  him  that  2cas  born  after 
the  SpTr'It,  even  so  it  is  now. 

30  Nevertheless,  what  saith  the  scrip 
lure  ?  (J^ast  out  the  bond  wom'an  and  her 
son  :  for  the  son  of  the  bond  wom'an  shall 
not  be  heir  with  the  son  of  the  free  wom'- 


31  So  then,  brethren,  we   kre  not  child- 
ren of  the  bond  wom'an,  but  of  the  free. 
CHAP.  V. 

STAND  fast,  there'fore,  in  the  liberty 
wherewith  ^hrlst  hath  made  us  free, 
and  be  not  entangled  again'  with  the  yoke 
of  bon'dage. 

2  Behold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you,  that  if 
ve  be  cir'cuincijed,  Christ  shall  profit  you 
n6tlilng. 

3  For  I  testify  Sgain'  to  every  man  that 
is  cir'cumcijed,  that  he  is  a  debtor  to  do  the 
wholelaw. 

4  Christ  is  become  of  no  effect  unto  you, 
whosoever  of  you  kre  justified  by  the  law  : 
ye  cire  fallen  from  grace. 

5  For  we,  through  the  Spir'It,  wait  for 
the  hope  of  righteousness  by  faith. 

1  birth.  '         2  Si'Tiay.  3  bin. 


Circumcision  profiteth  not. 
0  For  in  Jc'^us  Christ  neitlier  circumci- 
sion avail'eth  any  thing,  nor  uncircumci- 
sion  ;   but  Hiilh,  which  worketli  by  love. 

7  Ye  (lid  run  well  ;  who  did  hinder  you, 
that  ye  should  not  obey  the  truth  ? 

8  This  persiia'jion  comcth  not  of  him 
that  calleth  you. 

n  A  little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole 
lump. 

10  I  have  confidence  in  you  through  the 
Lord,  that  ye  will  be  none  otherwise  mind- 
ed ;  but  he  that  troublcth  you  shall  bear  his 
judgment,  whosoever  he  be. 

11  And  ],  brethren,  if  I  yet  preach  cir- 
cunicision,  why  do  I  yet  suffer  persficu'- 
tion  .?  then  is  the  offence  of  the  cross 
ceased. 

12  1  would  they  w6rf  even  cut  off  which 
trouble  you. 

13  For,  brethren,  ye  have  been  3  called 
unto  liberty  :  only  use  not  liberty  for  an 
occasion  to  the  flesh,  but  by  love  sCrve 
one  another. 

14  For  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in  one 
word,  cren  in  this.  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself 

15  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one  anoth- 
er, take  heed  that  ye  be  not  consumed  one 
of  another. 

I  (J  This  I  say  then,  Walk  in  the  Spirit, 
and  yo  shall  not  fiilfii  the  lust  of  the 
flesh. 

17  For  the  flesh  histeth  against'  the 
SpTr'Tt,  and  the  SpTr'Tt  against'  the  flesh  : 
and  these  arc  contrary  the  one  to  the  other; 
so  that  ye  cannot  do  the  things  that  ye 
would. 

18  But  if  ye  be  led  by  the  Spir'it,  ye 
are  not  under  the  law. 

19  Now  the  works  of  the  flesh  are  mani- 
fest, which  kre  these;  Adul'tery,  fornica- 
tion,uncleanness,lasciv'ioiisness, 

20  Idolatry,  wltch'crafl,  hatred,  variance, 
emulations,  j/jrath,  strife,  seditions,  her'6- 
sTef, 

21  Envyings,  murders,  drunkenness, 
revellings,  and  such  like  :  of  the  which  I 
tell  you  before,  as  I  have  also  told  you  in 
time  past,  that  they  which  do  such  things 
shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God. 

22  But  the  fruit  of  the  SpTr'It  is  16ve, 
joy,  peace,  long-suffering,  gentleness,  good- 
ness, faith, 

23  Meekness,  temperance  ;  Sgainst'  such 
there  is  no  law. 

24  And  they  that  kre  (j^Ihrlst's  have  crA- 
cified  the  flesh,  with  the  affections  and 
lusts. 

25  If  we  live  in  the  SpTr'Tt,  let  us  also 
wAlk  in  the  SpTr'It. 

26  Let  us  not  be  desirous  of  vain-gloir, 
provoking  one  an6ther,.envying  one  Sndtn- 


BRETH'REN,  if  a  man  be  overtaken 
in  a  fAult,  ye  which  kre  spiritual,    re- 
store such  a  one  in  the  spirit  of  nieekncast 


163 


TTie  doc'trlne  of  election, 
considering    thyself,     l6st     thou 
tempted. 

2  Bear  ye  one  Snother's  burdens,  and  so 
fulfil  the  law  of  Christ. 

3  For  if  a  man  think  himself  to  be  some- 
thing when  he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth 
himself 

4  But  let  every  man  prove  his  own 
work,  and  then  shall  he  have  rejoicing  in 
himself  alone,  and  not  in  another. 

5  For  every  man  shall  bear  his  own  bur- 
den. 

6  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word, 
communicate  unto  him  that  teacheth  in  all 
good  things. 

7  Be  not  deceived ;  God  is  not  mocked  : 
for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth,  that  shall  he 
also  reap. 

8  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesli,  shall 
of  the  flesh  reap  corruption  :  but  he  that 
soweth  to  the  Spir'it,  shall  of  the  Spir'it 
reap  life  everlas'ting. 

9  And  let  us  not  be  weary  in  well-doing: 
for  in  due  season  we  shall  reap,  if  we  faint 
not. 

10  As  we  have,  there'fbre,  opportunity, 
let  us  do  good  unto  all  men,  espec'ially  1 
unto  them  who  arc  of  the  household  of  faith. 


EPHE'SIANS.  and  adoption  byjaith. 

also    be  I      11  Yc  see  how  large  a  letter  I  have  writ- 
ten unto  you  with  mine  own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make  a  fair 
show  in  the  flesh,  they  constrain  you  to  be 
circumcised  ;  only  lest  they  should  suffer 
persecu'tion  for  the  cross  of  Christ. 

13  For  neither  they  themselves  who  kre 
circumcifed  keep  the  law ;  but  desire  to 
have  you  circumcised,  that  they  may  glory 
in  your  flesh. 

14  But  God  forbid  that  I  should  glory, 
save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord  Je'^us  Christ, 
by  whom  the  world  is  crCicified  unto  me, 
and  I  unto  the  world. 

15  For  in  Christ  Je'gus  neither  circumci- 
sion availeth  any  thing,  nor  un'circumci- 
sion,  but  a  new  crea'ture.2 

IG  And  as  many  as  w&lk  according  to 
this  rule,  peace  be  on  them,  and  mercy, 
and  upon  the  l§'ra-el  of  God. 

17  From  henceforth  let  no  man  troQble 
me  ;  for  I  bear  in  my  body  the  marks  of 
the  Lord  Je'jus. 

18  Brethren,  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Je'^s 
Christ  be  with  your  spirit.     A'mfin'. 

H    Unto  the    Ga-la  ti-ans,    written  from 
Rome. 


IT  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOS'TLE,  TO  THE 
EPHE'SIANS.3 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Je'fus  Christ  by 
the  will  of  God,  to  the  saints  which  kre 
at  Eph'e-sus,  and  to  the  faithful  in  Christ 
Je'fus  : 

2  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Fa'ther,and/ro?n  the  Lord  Je'fus  Christ. 

3  Bles'sed  be  the  God  and  Fk'therof  our 
Lord  Je'gus  (^hrlst,  who  hath  bless'ed  us 
with  all  spiritual  blessings  in  heavenly 
places  in  Christ ; 

4  According  as  he  hath  chosen  us  in  him 
before  the  foundation  of  the  world,  that  we 
■hould  be  holy,  and  without  blame  before 
him  in  love  : 

5  Having  predestinated  us  unto  the 
idop'tion  of  children,  by  Je'jus  (jilhrist  to 
himself,  according  to  the  good  pleaj'ure  of 
his  will, 

6  To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of  his 
grace,  wherein  he  hath  made  us  accepted 
in  the  Beloved  : 

7  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through 
his  blood,  the  forgiveness  of  sins,  accord- 
ing to  the  riches  of  his  grace  ; 

8  Wherein  he  hath  aboftnded  to'wArd  us, 
in  all  wisdom  and  prudence  : 

9  Having    made   known    unto   us   the 


I  e-spith'dl-e. 


2  kre'tahULTt. 


mystery  of  his  will,  according  to  his  good 
pleaf'ure,  which  he  hath  purposed  in  him- 
self: 

10  That,  in  the  dispensation  of  the  ful- 
ness of  times,  he  might  gather  together  in 
one  all  things  in  C^Ihrist,  both  which  kre  in 
heaven,  and  whichare  on  earth, ecen  in  him: 

1 1  In  whom  also  we  have  obtain'ed  an 
inheritance,  being  predestinated  according 
to  the  purpose  of  him  who  worketh  all 
things  after  the  counsel  of  his  own  will ; 

12  That  we  should  be  to  the  praise  of 
his  glory,  who  first  trusted  in  Christ. 

13  In  whom  ye  also  trusted,  aft^er  that 
ye  hgard  the  word  of  truth,  the  gos'pgl  of 
your  salvation  ;  in  whom  also,  after  that 
ye  believed,  ye  were  sealed  v/ith  that  holy 
Spir'it  of  promise, 

14  Which  is  the  ear'nest  of  our  inheri- 
tance, until  the  redemption  of  the  purchas- 
ed poffes'sion,  unto  the  praise  of  his  glory 

15  Wherefore,  I  also,  after  I  heard  of 
your  faith  in  the  Lord  Je'jus,  and  love  unto 
all  the  saints, 

IG  Cease  not  to  give  thanks  for  you, 
making  mention  of  you  in  my  prayers; 

17  That  the  God  of  our  Lord  Je'jfls 
Christ,  the  Fk'ther  of  glory,  may  give  unto 


3  E-fe'zhe-dnz. 


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Salvation  by  grace.  EPHESIANS.  The  hidden  mystery  revealed. 

you  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  revelation,  in,  covenants  of  promise,  having  no  hope,  and 
the  knowledge  of  him  :  i  without  God  in  the  world: 


18  The  eyes  of  your  understandinj; 
being  enlightened;  that  ye  may  know  what  is 
tlie  hope  of  his  calling,  and  what  the  riches 
of  the  glory  of  his  inheritance  in  the 
saints, 

19  And  what  is  the  exceeding  greatness 
of  his  power  to  us'wArd  who  believe,  ac- 
cording to  the  working  of  his  mighty 
power, 

20  Which  he  zoroiight  in  (^hrist,  when 
he  raised  him  from  the  dead,  and  set  him 
at  his  own  right  hand  in  the  heavenly 
places, 

21  Far  above  all  principSl'ity,  and  pow- 
er, and  might,  and  dominion,  and  every 
name  that  is  named,  not  only  in  this  world, 
but  also  in  that  which  is  to  come  ; 

22  And  hath  put  all  things  under  his 
feet,  and  gave  him  to  be  the  head  over  all 
things  to  the  church, 

23  Which  is  his'body,  the  fulness  of  him 
that  filleth  all  in  all. 

CHAP.   II. 

AND  you  hath  he  quickened,  who  were 
dead  in  tres'passes  and  sins ; 
2  Wherein,  in  time  p5st,  ye  wftlked 
according  to  the  course  of  this  world,  ac- 
cording to  the  prince  of  the  power  of  the 
air,  the  spirit  that  now  worketh  in  the 
children  of  disobe'dicnce  : 

3  Among  whom  also  we  all  had  our  cQn- 
versa'tion  in  times  past,  in  the  lusts  of  oiir 
flesh,  fulfilling  the  desires  of  the  flesh,  and 
of  the  mind  ;  and  were  by  na'ture  1  the 
children  of  wrath,  even  as  others. 

4  But  God,  who  is  rich  in  mercy,  for  his 
great  love  wherewith  he  loved  us, 

5  Even  when  we  were  dead  in  sins,  hath 
quickened  us  together  with  Christ ;  (by 
grace  ye  are  saved  ;) 

C  And  hath  raised  us  up  together,  and 
made  us  sit  together  in  heavenly  places  in 
^hrist  Je'f us ; 

7  That  in  the  ages  to  come  he  might 
show  the  exceeding  riches  of  his  grace,  in 
his    kindness    to'joard    us,    through    Christ 

Je'fus. 

8  For  by  grace  kre  ye  saved,  through 
faith  ;  and  that  not  of  yourselves:  it  is 
the  gift  of  God  ; 

9  Not  of  works,  I6st  any  man  should 
boast : 

10  For  we  iirc  his  work'mSnshTp,  created 
in  ^hrlst  Je'fus  unto  good  works,  which 
God  hath  before  ordain'ed  that  we  should 
wAlk  in  them. 

11  Wherefore  remember,  that  ye  being 
in  time  pSst  (^en'tiles  in  the  flesh,  who 
krc  called  Uncircumcision  by  that  which  is 
called  the  Circumcision  in  the  flesh  made 
by  hands; 

12  That  at  that  time  ye  w6re  without 
Christ,  being  al'ienf  from  the  common- 
wealth of  Ij'ra-6l,  and  strangers  from  the 

1  nd'tshQre. 


13  But  now,  in  ^'i^st  Je'§us,  ye  who 
sometime  were  far  ofl',  arc  made  nigh 
by  the  blood  of  (^lirist. 

14  For  he  is  our  peace,  who  hath  made 
both  one,  and  hath  broken  down  the  mid- 
dle wall  of  partition  between  us  ; 

15  Having  iibol'islifd  in  his  flesh  the 
enmity,  even  the  iaw  of  commiind'ments 
conldin'cd  in  ordinances,  for  to  make  in 
himself  of  twain  one  new  man,  so  making 
peace  ; 

l(j  And  that  he  might  reconcile  both 
unto  God  in  one  body  by  the  cross,  having 
slain  the  enmity  thereby  ; 

17  And  came  and  preached  peace  to  you 
which  were  afar  off,  and  to  them  that  w6rc 
nigh. 

18  For  through  him  we  both  have  access 
by  one  SpTr'Tt  unto  the  Fa'ther. 

19  Now,  therc'fore,  ye  kre  no  more 
strangers  and  foreigners,  but  fellow-citizens 
with  the  saints,  and  of  the  household  of 
God: 

20  And  circ  built  upon  the  foundation  of 
the  apostles  and  prophets,  Je'jQs  Christ 
himself  being  the  chief  corner-stone  ; 

21  In  whom  all  the  building,  fitly  fram- 
ed together,  groweth  unto  a  holy  temple  in 
the  Lord  ; 

22  In  whom  ye  also  arc  builded  togeth- 
er for  a  habitation  of  God  through  the 
Spir'It. 

CHAP.   HI. 

FOR  this  cause,  I  Paul,  the  prisoner  of 
Je'fus  Christ  for  you  (JlSn'tiles  ; 
2  If  ye  have    heard  of  the  dispensation 
of  the  grace  of  God,  which  is  given  me  tc 
you'ward ; 

3  How  that  by  revelation  he  made 
known  unto  me  the  mystery,  (as  I  wrote 
afore  in  few  words, 

4  Whereby,  when  ye  read,  ye  may  un- 
derstand my  knowledge  in  the  mystery  of 
Chrtst,) 

5  Which  in  other  ages  was  not  made 
known  unto  the  sons  of  nten,  as  it  is  now 
revealed  unto  his  holy  apostles  and  proph- 
ets by  the  Spir'Tt ; 

G  That  the  (^en'tiles  should  be  fellow 
heirs,  and  of  the  same  body,  and  partakers 
of  his  promise  in  ^hrist,  by  the  gCs'pgl ; 

7  Whereof  I  was  made  a  minister,  ac- 
cording to  the  gift  of  the  grace  of  God 
given  unto  me,  by  the  eflectual  working 
of  his  power. 

8  Unto  me,  who  am  less  than  the  least 
of  all  saints,  is  this  grace  given,  that 
I  should  preach  among  the  (^gn'tiles  the 
unsearchable  riches  of  Christ ; 

9  And  to  make  all  men  sec  what  is  the 
fellowship  of  the  mastery,  which  from  the 
beginning  of  the  world  hath  been  hid 
in  God,  who  created  all  things  by  Je'^tis 
^hrist : 

165 


Exhortation  to  unity,  EPHE'SIANS.  and  to  put  on  the  new  man. 

10  To  tlie  intent  tliat  now  unto  the  prin- 1      12  For  the  per'fgcting  of  tl]e  saints,  for 
cipaL'itTcf,  and  powers  in  heavenly  jilaceslihe  work  of  the  ministry,  for  the  edifying 


might  be  known,  by  the  cliurch,  the  niani 
fold  wisdom  of  God, 

11  According  to  the  eternal  purpose 
which  he  purposed  in  Christ  Je'fus  our 
Lord  : 

12  In  whom  we  have  boldness  and  ac- 
cess with  confidence  by  the  faith  of  him. 

13  Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye  faint  not 
at  my  tribulations  for  you,  which  is  your 
glory. 

14  For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  unto 
the  Fa'ther  of  our  Lord  Je'|us  Christ, 

15  Of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven 
and  earth  is  named, 

16  That  he  would  grSnt  you,  according 
to  the  riches  of  his  glory,  to  be  strengthen- 
ed with  might  by  his  Spi'r'it  in  the  inner 
man  ; 

17  That  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts 
by  faith  ;  that  ye,  being  rooted  and  ground- 
ed in  love, 

18  May  be  able  to  comprehend  with  all 
saints,  what  is  the  breadth,  and  length,  and 
depth,  and  height ;  , 

19  And  to  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which 
pSsseth  knowledge,  that  ye  might  be  filled 
with  all  the  fulness  of  God. 

20  Now,  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  ex- 
ceeding abun'dantly  above  all  that  we  ask 
or  think,  according  to  the  power  that  work- 
eth  in  us, 

21  Unto  him  he  glory  in  the  church  by 
^hrist  Je'fus  throughout  all  ages,  world 
without  end.     A'men'. 

CHAP.  IV. 


of  the  body  of  Christ  ; 

13  Till  we  all  come  in  the  unity  of  the 
faith,  and  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of 
God  unto  a  perfect  man,  unto  the  meaj'ure 
of  the  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ ; 

14  That  we  henceforth  be  no  more  chil 
dren  tossed  to  and  fio,  and  carried  Sbout' 
with  every  wind  of  doc'trine  by  the  sleight 
of  men,  and  cunning  craftiness,  whereby 
they  lie  in  wait  to  deceive  ; 

15  But  speaking  the  truth  in  hive,  may 
grow  up  into  him  in  all  things,  which  is  the 
head,  even  Christ ;  , 

16  From  whom  the  whole  body  fitly 
joined  together,  and  compacted  by  that 
which  every  joint  supplieth,  according  to 
the  effectual  working  in  the  nieaj'ure  of 
every  part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body 
unto  the  edifying  of  itself  in  love. 

17  This  I  say,  there'fore,  and  testify  in 
the  Lord,  that  ye  henceforth  wiilk  not  as 
other  ^en'tiles  walk,  in  the  vanity  of  their 
minds  ; 

18  Having  the  understanding  darkened, 
being  al'ien-a-ted  1  from  the  life  of  God, 
through  the  ignorance  that  is  in  them,  be- 
cause of  the  blindness  of  their  heart. 

19  Who,  being  past  feeling,  have  given 
themselves  over  unto  lasciv'iousne».s,  to 
work  all  uncleanness  with  greediness. 

20  But  ye  have   not  so  learn'ed  Christ; 

21  If  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  him,  and 
have  been  taught  by  him,  as  the  truth  is  in 
Je'fus  ; 

22  That  ye  put  off,  concer'ning  the  for- 


THERE'FORE,    (the   prisoner   of  the  iner   conversa'tion,  the   old  man,  which  is 


J-  Lord.)  beseech  you  that  ye  walk  wor 
thy  of  the  vocation  wherewith  ye  tire 
called, 

2  With  all  lowliness  and  meekness, 
with  long-suffering,  forbear'Tng  one  another 
in  love  ; 

3  Endeav'ouring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the 
Spir'it  in  the  bond  of  peace. 

4  There  is  one  body,  and  one  SpTr'it, 
even  as  ye  are  called  in  one  hope  of  your 
calling  ; 

5  One  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism, 

6  One  God  and  Fk'ther  of  all,  who  is 
above  all,  and   through  all,  and  in  you  all. 

7  But  unto  every  one  of  us  is  given 
grace  according  to  the  meaf'ure  of  the  gift 
of  Christ. 

8  Wherefore  he  saith.  When  ho  ascend- 
ed up  on  high,  he  led  captivity  captive,  and 
gave  gifts  unto  men. 

9  (Now  that  he  ascended,  what  is  it  but 
that  he  also  descended  first  into  the  lower 
parts  of  the  earth  ? 

10  He  that  descended  is  the  same  also 
that  ascended  up  far  above  all  heavens,  that 
he  might  fill  all  things.) 

11  And  he  gave  some,5postles;  and  some, 
prophets:  a  Ad  some,  evangelists;  and  some, 
p&stors  and  teachers ; 


corrupt  according  to  the  deceit'ful  lusts  ; 

23  And  be  renewed  in  the  spirit  of  your 
mind  ; 

24  And  that  ye  put  on  the  new  man, 
which  after  God  is  created  in  righteousness 
and  true  holiness. 

25  Wherefore,  putting  away  lying,  speak 
every  man  truth  with  his  neighbour  :  for  we 
krc  members  one  of  another. 

2G  Be  ye  angry  and  sin  not ;  let  not  the 
sun  go  down  upon  your  icrath  ; 

27  Neither  give  place  to  the  devil. 

28  Let  him  that  stole,  steal  no  more . 
but  rather  let  him  labour,  working  with  his 
hands  the  thing  which  is  good,  that  he  may 
have  to  give  to  him  that  needeth. 

29  Let  no  corrupt  communication  pro- 
ceed out  of  your  mouth,  but  that  whicn  is 
good  to  the  use  of  edifying,  that  it  may 
minister  grace  unto  the  hearers. 

30  And  grieve  not  the  holy  SpTr'it  of 
God,  whereby  ye  kre  sealed  unto  the  day 
of  redemption. 

31  Let  all  bitterness,  and  jcrath,  and  5n- 
ger,  and  clamour,  and  evil  speaking,  be  put 
5way  from  you,  with  all  malice  : 

32  And  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  len- 
der hearted,  forgiving  one  another,  even  as 
God  for  Christ's  sake  hath  forgiven  you. 

I  ale'yen-d-tid. 

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Exhortation  to  holiness 

CHAP.  V. 

BE   ye,  thSre'fore,  followers  of  God,  as 
dear  children  : 

2  And  wiilk  in  love,  as  Christ  also  hath 
I6ved  us,  and  hath  given  himself  for  us,  an 
offering  and  a  sSc'ri-f  i<;e  to  God  for  a  sweet 
smelling  savoQr. 

3  But  fornication,  and  all  unQJeanness,  or 
cov'etousncss,  let  it  not  be  once  named 
iinong  you,  as  becometh  saints  ; 

4  Neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish  talk'Tng, 
nor  jesting,  which  arc  not  convenif^nt :  but 
r&tber  giving  of  thanks. 

5  For  this  ye  know,  that  no  whoremon- 
ger, nor'unclean  person,  nor  cdv'fitofls  man 
who  is  an  idolater,  hath  any  inheritance  in 
the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of  God. 

6  Let  no  man  deceive  you  with  vain 
words  ;  for  because  of  these  things  cometh 
the  ?cratli  of  God  upon  the  children  of  dis- 
obe'diencc. 

7  Be  not  ye,  therc'fore,  partakers  with 
them. 

8  For  ye  were  sometimes  d<irkness,  but 
now  ore  ye  light  in  the  L(Jrd  :  walk  as 
children  of  light ; 

9  (For  the  fruit  of  the  SpTr'it  is  in  all 
goodness,  and  righteousness,  and  trutfi  ;) 

10  Proving  what  is  ac'cep-ta-ble  unto  the 
Lord. 

11  And  have  no  fellowship  with  the  un- 
fruitful works  of  darkness,  but  rSther  re- 
prove them. 

12  For  it  is  a  shame  even  to  speak  of 
those  things  which  hre  done  of  them  in 
secret. 

13  But  all  things  that  are  reproved,  arc 
made  ni.nnifest  by  the  light:  for  whatsoever 
doth  make  manifest  is  light. 

14  Wherefore  he  saith.  Awake,  thou  that 
eleepest,  and  5rl.je  from  the  dead,  and 
Christ  shall  give  thee  light. 

15  See  then  that  ye  walk  circumspectly, 
not  as  fools,  but  as  wise, 

16  Redeeming  the  time,  because  the  days 
kre  evil. 

17  Wherefore  be  ye  not  unwise,  but  un- 
derstanding what  the  will  of  the  Lord  is. 

18  And  be  not  drunk  with  wine,  wherein 
is  excess:   but  be  filled  with  the  SpTr'it ; 

19  Speaking  to  yourselves  in  psalmj, 
and  hymns,  and  spiritual  songs,  singing 
and  making  melody  in  your  heart  to  the 
Lord  ; 

20  Giving  thanks  always  for  all  things 
unto  God  and  the  Fa'ther,  in  the  name  of 
our  Lord  Je'f as  (^hrist ; 

21  Submitting  yourselves  one  to  another 
in  the  fear  of  God. 

22  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your 
own  httj'band^,  as  unto  the  Lord. 

23  For  the  hvij'biind  is  the  head  of  the 
wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the  head  of  the 
church  ;  and  he  is  the  Sav'ioflr  of  the  body. 

24  Thgrc'fbre  as  the  church  is  subject 
Onto  (j^hrist,  so  let  the  wives  be  to  their  own 
hiif'b^ndf  in  every  thing. 

1  nUr'tskare. 


EPTIE'SIANS.  Particular  diUies  enjoined. 

25  Ha^'bdndf,  love  your  wives,  even  as 
Ciirist  also  loved  the  church,  and  gave  him- 
self ibr  it  ; 

26  That  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse 
it  with  the  wash'ing  of  water,  by  the 
word  ; 

27  That  he  might  present  it  to  himself 
a  glorious  church,  not  having  spot,  or 
wrinkle,  or  any  such  thing  ;  but  that  it 
should  be  holy,  and  without  blemish. 

28  So  ought  men  to  love  their  wives  as 
their  own  bodies  ;  he  that  lovcth  his  wife 
loveth  himself 

29  For  MO  man  ever  yet  hat(;d  his  own 
flesh  ;  but  nourisheth  and  chcrishcth  it, 
even  as  the  Lord  tiie  church  : 

30  For  we  arc  members  of  his  body,  of 
his  flesh,  and  of  his  bones. 

31  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave 
his  father  and  mother,  and  shall  be  joined 
unto  his  wife,  and  thev  two  shall  be  one 
flesh. 

32  This  is  a  great  mystery  :  but  I  speak 
concer'nTng  Christ  and  the  church. 

33  Nevertheless,  let  every  one  of  you  in 
particular  so  I6ve  his  wife  even  as  himself; 
and  the  wife  see  'thgt  she  reverence  her 
huf'band. 

CHAP.  VL 

CHILDREN,  obey  your  parents  in  the 
Lord  :  for  this  is  right. 

2  Hon'otir  thy  father  and  mother,  (which 
is  the  first  consmand'ment  with  promi|e,) 

3  That  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and 
thou  ma3'st  live  long  on  the  earth. 

4  And,  ye  fathers,  provoke  not  your 
children  to  «'rath  ;  but  bring  tliem  up  in 
the  nur'furc  1  and  admonition  of  the  Lord. 

5  Servants,  be  obe'diSnt  2  to  them  that 
h.ie  your  misters,  according  to  the  flesh, 
with  fear  and  trembling,  in  singleness  of 
your  heart,  as  unto  Christ : 

6  Not  with  cye's6rvice,,as  men-pleasers; 
but  as  the  servants  of  Christ,  doing  the  will 
of  God  from  the  heJirt  ; 

7  With  good-will  doing  ser'vice,  as  to 
the  Lord,  and  not  to  men, 

8  Knowing  that  whatsoever  good  thing 
any  man  doetli,  the  same  shall  he  rcceiye 
of  the  Lord,  whether /ic  he  bond  or  free. 

9  And,  ye  mksters,  do  the  same  things 
unto  them,  forbear'Tng  threatening  :  know- 
ing that  your  Mk'ster  also  is  in  heaven  : 
neither  is  there  respgct  of  persons  with 
him. 

10  Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  power  of  his  might. 

11  Put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that 
ye  may  be  able  to  stand  against'  the  wiles 
of  the  devil. 

12  For  we  jcrfistle  not  against'  flesh  and 
blood,  but  against'  prlncipal'itics,  against' 
powers,  against'  the  rulers  of  the  di\rkneas 
of  this  world,  against'  spiritual  wickcdneM 
in  high  »/accs. 

13  Wherefore,  take  unto  you  the  whole 
armour  cf  God,  that  ye  may   be  able  to 

2  0-he'je-lnt. 

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Pdul's  Idve  to  the  Phi-lip'pi-ans,  EPHE 
withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and  having  done 
ali,  to  stand. 

14  Stand,  thgre'fore,  having  your  loins 
girtl  about'  with  truth,  and  having  on  the 
br>east-plate  of  righteousness  ; 

15  And  your  feet  shod  with  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  gos'pgl  of  peace  : 

16  Above  all,  taking  the  shield  of  faith, 
wherewith  ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all 
the  fiery  darts  of  the  wicked. 

17  And  take  the  helmet  of  salvation,  and 
the  STCord  of  the  Spir'It,  which  is  the  word 
of  God  : 

18  Praying  always  with  all  prayer  and 
supplication  in  the  Spir'it,  and  watch'ing 
thereunto  with  all  perseverance  and  suppli- 
cation for  all  saints  ; 

19  And  for  me,  that  utterance  may  be 
given  unto  me,  that  I  may  open  my  mouth 
baldly,  to  make  known  the  mystery  of  the 
gos'peJ, 


'SIANS.        in  his  imprisonment  at  Rdme. 

20  For  which  I  am  an  5n)bas'sad6r  in 
bonds  ;  that  therein  I  may  speak  boldly,  as 
I  ought  to  speak. 

21  But  that  ye  also  may  know  my 
affairs,  and  how  i  do,  Tycii'i-cus,  a 
beloved  brother,  and  faithful  minister  in 
the  Lord,  shall  make  known  to  you  all 
things  : 

22  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for  the 
same  purpose,  that  ye  might  know  our  af- 
fairs, and  that  he  might  com'fort  your 
hearts. 

23  Peace  be  to  the  brethren,  and  love 
with  faith,  fi-om  God  the  Fa'ther,  aiid  the 
Lord  Je'fus  Christ. 

24  Grace  be  with  all  them  that  love 
our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ  in  sincerity.  A'- 
men'. 

H  Written   from  Rome  unto  the  E-ph6'- 
§i-anf,  by  Tych'i-cus. 


IT  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 
PHILIP'PIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL  and  Ti-mo'the-us,  the  servants  of 
Je'§us  ^hrist,  to  all  the  saints  in  Christ 
Je'§us  which  are  at  Phi-lip'pi,  with  the 
bishops  and  deacons : 

2  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace,  from 
God  our  Fa'ther,  and  from  the  Lord  Je'fus 
Christ. 

3  I  thank  my  God  upon  every  remem- 
brance of  you, 

4  Always  in  every  prayer  of  mine  for 
you  all,  making  request  with  joy, 

5  For  your  fellowship  in  the  gos'pel, 
from  the  first  day  until  now  ; 

6  Being  confident  of  this  very  thing, 
that  he  which  hath  begun  a  good  work  in 
you,  will  perform'  it  until  the  day  of  Je'fus 
9hri8t ; 

7  Even  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to  think  this 
of  .you  all,  because  I  have  you  in  my  heart; 
inasmuch  as  both  in  my  bonds,  and  in  the 
defence  and  confirmation  of  the  gos'pgl,  ye 
all  kie  partakers  of  my  grace. 

8  For  God  is  my  rec'ord,  how  greatly  I 
long  after  you  all  in  the  bowels  of  Je'fus 
9hrl8t. 

9  And  this  I  pray,  that  your  love  may 
abofind  yet  more  and  more  in  knowledge, 
and  in  all  judgment ; 

.10  That  ye  may  approve  things  that  kre 
excellent;  that  ye  may  be  sincere,  and 
without  offence,  till  the  day  of  ^hrist ; 

11  Being  filled  with  the  fruits  of  righ- 
teousness, which  kre  by  Je'fus  Christ  unto 
the  glory  and  praise  of  God. 


12  But  I  would  ye  should  understand, 
brethren,  that  the  things  which  happened 
unto  me  have  fallen  out  rather  unto  the 
furtherance  of  the  gos'pel. 

13  So  that  my  bonds  in  Christ  kre  mani- 
fest in  all  the  pal'ace,  and  in  all  other 
places ; 

14  And  many  of  the  brethren  in  the 
Lord,  waxing  confident  by  my  bonds,  kre 
much  more  bold  to  speak  the  word  without 
fear. 

15  Some  indeed  preach  ^hrist,  even 
of  envy  and  strife  ;  and  some  also  of  good 
will. 

16  The  one  preach  Christ  of  contention, 
not  sincerely,  supposing  to  add  affliction  to 
my  bonds  ; 

17  But  the  other  of  love,  knowing  that  I 
am  set  for  the  defence  of  the  gos'pel. 

18  What  then  .'  notwithstanding  every 
way,  whether  in  pretence  or  in  truth,  Christ 
is  preached  ;  and  I  therein  do  rejoice,  yea, 
and  will  rejoice. 

19  For  I  know  that  this  shall  turn  to  my 
salvation  through  your  prayer,  and  the  sup 
ply  of  the  Spirit  of  Je'fUS  ChrTst. 

20  According  to  my  ear'nest  expectation, 
and  my  hope,  that  in  nothing  I  shall  be 
ashamed,  but  that  with  all  boldness,  as  al- 
ways, so  now  also,  Christ  shall  be  magni- 
fied in  my  body,  whether  it  be  by  life  or  by 
dsath. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die 
is  gain. 

22  But  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  this  it  the 

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Exhortation  to  unity  PHILIP'PIANS 

fruit  of  my  labour:  yet  what  I  shall  ch6ose, 
I  wot  *  not. 

23  For  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt  two  ; 
having  a  desire  to  depart,  and  to  be  with 
Christ,  which  is  far  better  ; 

24  Nevertheless,  to  abide  in  the  flesh  is 
more  needful  for  you. 

25  And  having  tiiis  confidence,  I  know 
that  I  shall  abide  and  continue  with  you 
alj,  for  your  furtherance  and  joy  of  faith  ; 

.■26  That  your  rejoicing  may  be  more 
abQnMant  in  Je'fus  Christ  for  me,  by  my 
coming  to  you  Sgain'. 

27  Only  let  your  conversa'tion  be  as  it 
becometh  the  gos'pfil  of  Christ  ;  that, 
whether  I  come  and  see  you,  or  else  be  ab- 
sent, I  may  hear  of  your  affairs,  that  ye 
stand  fast  in  one  spirit,  with  one  mind, 
striving  together  for  the  faith  of  the  gos'- 
pel. 

28  And  in  nothing  terrified  by  your  ad'- 
vgrsarlef  ;  which  is  to  them  an  evident  to 
ken  of  perdition,!  but  to  you  of  salvation, 
and  that  of  God. 

29  For  unto  you  it  is  given  in  the  behklf 
of  (j^hrlst,  not  only  to  believeonhim,butalso 
to  suffer  for  his  sake  ; 

30  Having  the  same  conflict  which  ye 
saw  in  me,  and  now  hear  to  be  in  me. 

CHAP.  H. 

IF  there  be,  there'fore,  any  consolation  in 
IfJhrlst,  if  any  com'fort  of  love,  if  any 
fellowship  of  the  Spir'It,  if  any  bowels  and 
mer'cTef, 

2  Fulfil  ye  my  joy,  that  ye  be  like- 
minded,  having  the  same  love,  being  of  one 
accord,  of  one  mind. 

3  Let  nothing  be  done  through  strife  or 
vain-glory  ;  but  in  lowliness  of  mind  let 
each  e-steem  other  better  than  themselves. 

4  Look  not  every  man  on  his  own  thing.s, 
but  every  man  also  on  the  things  of  others. 

5  Let  this  mind  be  in  you,  which  was 
also  in  Christ  Je'fus  : 

6  Who,  being  in  the  form  of  God, 
thought  it  not  robbery  to  be  equal  with 
God  J 

7  But  made  himself  of  no  reputation, 
and  took  upon  him  the  form  of  a  servant, 
and  was  made  in  the  likeness  of  men  ; 

8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as  a  man 
he  Aiim'bled  himself,  and  became  obe'di 
gnt  unto  death,  even  the  death  of  the 
cross. 

9  Wherefore  God  also  hath  highly  exalt- 
ed him,  and  given  him  a  name  which  is 
above  every  name  ; 

10  That  at  the  name  of  Jg'jQs  every 
knee  should  bow,  of  things  in  heaven, 
and  things  in  6arth,  and  things  under  the 
fearth  ; 

11  And  that  every  tongue  should  confess, 
that  Je'fQs  <j;;hri8t  is  Lord,  to  the  glory  of 
God  the  F;\'ther. 

12  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  as  ye  have 
always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my  presence  on- 
ly   bu*,  now  much  more  iiv  my  absence, 

•'know 


murmurings 


Tim'o-thy  commended 
work  out  your  own  salvation  with  fear  and 
trembling  : 

13  For  it  is  God  which  worketh  in 
you,  both  to  will  and  to  do  of  Aw  good 
plfiaj'are. 

14  Do    all  things    without 
and  disputings; 

15  That  ye  may  be  blameless  and  harm- 
less, the  sons  of  God  without  rebuke,  in 
the  midst  of  a  crooked  and  pfirvgrse'  na- 
tion, among  whom  ye  shine  as  lights  in  the 
world  ; 

16  Holding  forth  the  word  of  life  ;  that 
I  may  rejoice  in  the  day  of  Christ,  that  I 
have  not  run  in  vain,  neither  laboQred  in 
vain. 

17  Yea,  and  if  I  be  oflTered  upon  the 
sac'ri-ficje,  and  ser'vice  of  your  faitn,  I  joy 
and  rejoice  with  you  all. 

18  For  tiie  same  cause  also  do  ye  joy  and 
rejoice  with  me. 

19  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  Je'fQs,  to  send 
Ti-mo'the-us  shortly  unto  you,  that  I  also 
may  be  of  good  com'fort  when  I  know  your 
state. 

20  For  1  liave  no  man  like-minded,  who 
will  naturally  care  for  your  state. 

21  For  all  seek  their  own,  not  the  things 
which  krc  Je'jus  Christ's. 

22  But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him,  that, 
as  a  son  with  the  ftither,  he  hath  served 
with  me  in  the  gos'pel. 

23  Him,  there'fore,  I  hope  to  send  pres- 
ently, so  soon  as  I  shall  see  how  it  will  go 
with  me. 

24  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord,  that  I  also 
myself  shall  come  shortly. 

2.')_Yet  I  supposed  it  necessary  to  send  to 
you  E-paph-ro-di'tus  my  brother  and  com- 
panion in  labour,  and  fellow-sol'dier,  but 
your  messenger,  and  he  that  ministered  to 
my  wants. 

2()  For  he  longed  after  you  all,  anu  vas 
full  of  heaviness,  because  that  ye  had  h^ard 
that  he  had  been  sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh  unto 
death  ;  but  God  had  m^rcy  on  him  :  and 
not  on  him  only,  but  on  me  also,  Idst  I 
should  have  sorrow  upon  sorrow. 

28  I  sent  him,  thSre'fbre,  the  more  care- 
fully, that  when  ye  see  him  again',  ye  may 
rejoice,  and  that  I  may  be  the  less  sorrow- 
ful. 

29  Receive  him,  there'fore,  in  the  Lord, 
with  all  gladness,  and  hold  such  in  reputa- 
tion : 

30  Because  for  the  work  of  Christ  be 
was  nigh  unto  death,  not  regarding  his 
life  to  supply  your  lack  of  sSr'vTce  XQfwkxd 
me. 

CHAP.  HL 

FINALLY,  my  brethren,  rejoice  in  the 
Lord.  To  write  the  same  things  to 
you,  to  nie  indeed  it  rot  griev'oiis,  but  for 
you,  it  is  safe. 

2  Beware  of  dogs,  beware  of  evil-work- 
ers,  beware  of  the  concision. 
1  plr-Hsh'im. 

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Exhortation  to  pSrseverance.  PHILIP 

3  For  we  cire  the  circum(;i|ion,  which 
wor'ship  God  in  the  Spir'it,  and  rejoice  in 
Christ  Je'fus,  and  have  no  confidence  in  the 
flesh  : 

4  Though  1  might  also  have  confidence 
in  the  flesh.  If  any  other  man  thinketh 
that  he  hath  wliereof  he  might  trust  in  the 
flesh,  I  more  : 

5  Circumcised  the  eighth  day,  of  the 
stock  of  Ij'ra-el,  of  the  tribe  of  Ben'ja-min, 
a  He'brew  of  the  Ile'brews ;  as  touch'Tng 
the  law,  a  Phar'i-see  ; 

6  Concer'nlng  zeal,  pfir'secuttng  the 
church  ;  touch'Tng  the  righteousness  which 
is  in  the  law,  blameless. 

7  But  what  things  were  gain  to  me, 
those  I  counted  loss  for  Christ. 

8  Y«a,  dofibt'less,  and'l  count  all  things 
but  loss  for  the  excellency  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  Christ  Je'ftis  my  Lord  :  for  whom 
I  have  siiff'ered  the  loss  of  all  things,  and 
do  count  them  but  dung,  that  I  may  win 
Christ, 

9  And  be  found  in  him,  not  having  mine 
own  righteousness  which  is  of  the  law,  but 
that  which  is  through  the  faith  of  Christ, 
the  righteousness  which  is  of  God  by 
faith  ; 

10  That  I  may  know  him,  and  the  pow- 
er of  his  resurrection,  and  the  fellowship  of 
his  sufferings,  being  made  conformable 
unto  his  death  ; 

11  If  by  any  means  I  might  attam  unto 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

12  Not  as  though  I  had  Already  attained, 
either  were  already  perfect;  but  I  follow 
after,  if  that  I  may  apprehend  that  for 
which  also  I  am  apprehended  of  Christ 
Je'jus. 

13  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself  to  have 
apprehended  :  but  this  one  thing  /  do,  for- 
getting those  things  which  are  behind,  and 
reaching  forth  unto  those  things  which  kre 
before, 

14  I  press  t6'w>ard  the  mark,  for  the 
prize  of  the  high  calling  of  God  in  Christ 
Je'fOs. 

15  Let  us,  there'fore,  as  many  as  be  per- 
fect, be  thus  minded  ;  and  if  in  any  thing 
ye  be  otherwise  minded,  God  shall  reveal 
even  this  unto  you. 

16  Nevertheless,  whereto  we  have  al- 
ready attained,  let  us  w^lk  by  the  same 
rule,  let  us  mind  the  same  thing. 

17  Brethren,  be  followers  together  of 
me,  and  mark  them  which  wklk  so,  as  ye 
have  us  for  an  ensample. 

18  (For  many  walk,  of  whom  I  have  told 
you  often,  and  now  tell  you  even  weeping, 
that  they  are  the  enemies  of  the  cross  of 
9hrist : 

19  Whose  end  is  destrQc'tion,  whose  god 
is  their  belly,  and  whose  glory  is  in  their 
shame,  who  anind  earthly  things.) 

20  For  our  conversa'tion  is  in  heaven  ; 
from  whence  also  we  look  for  the  Sa'vioOr, 
tne  Lord  Je'jus  Christ ; 

1  Ya-o'de-Hs. 


PIANS.  Pdul  in  different  estates  . 

21  Who  shall  change  our  vile  body,  that 
it  may  be  fashioned  like  unto  his  glorious 
body,  according  to  the  working  whereby 
he  is  able  even  to  subdue  all  things  unto 
himself 

CHAP.  IV. 

THERE'FORE,  my  brethren,  dearly 
beloved  and  longed  for,  my  joy  and 
crown,  so  stand  fast  in  the  Lord,  my  clearly 
beloved. 

2  I  beseech  Eu-o'di-Ss,!  and  beseech 
Syn'ty-che,  that  they  be  of  the  same  mind 
in  the  Lord. 

3  And  I  entreat  thee  also,  true  yoke-fel- 
low, help  those  wom'en  which  laboured 
with  me  in  the  gos'pel,  with  Clem'ent  also, 
and  with  other  my  fellow-labourers,  whose 
names  are  in  the  book  of  life. 

4  Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alway:  and  3gain' 
I  say,  Rejoice. 

5  Let  your  moderation  be  known  unto 
all  men.     The  Lord  is  at  hand. 

6  Be  careful  for  nothing  :  but  in  every 
thing  by  prayer  and  supplication,  with 
thanksgiving,  let  your  requests  be  made 
known  unto  God. 

7  And  the  peace  of  God  which  pSsseth 
all  understanding,  shall  keep  your  hearts 
and  minds  through  Christ  Je'.^us. 

8  Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things 
ire  true,whatsoever tilings  are  /ton'est,what- 
soever  things  are  just,  whatsoever  thing.s 
are  pure,  whatsoever  things  arc  lovely, 
whatsoever  things  are  of  good  report  ;  it 
there  be  any  vir'tue,^  and  if  there  be  any 
praise,  think  on  these  things. 

9  Those  things  which  ye  have  both 
lear'ned  and  received,  and  heard  and  seen 
in  me,  do  :  and  the  God  of  peace  shall  he 
with  you. 

10  But  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord  greatly 
that  now  at  the  last  your  care  of  me  hath 
flourished  again' ;  wherein  ye  were  also 
careful,  but  ye  lacked  opportunity. 

11  Not  that  I  speak  in  respect  of  want . 
for  I  have  lear'ned  in  whatsoever  state  I 
am,  therewith  to  be  content. 

12  I  know  both  how  to  be  abased,  and 
I  know  how  to  aboftnd  ;  every  where,  and 
in  all  things  I  am  instructed,  both  to  be  full 
and  to  be  hungry,  both  to  abound,  and  to 
suflTer  need. 

13  I  can  do  all  things  through  Christ, 
which  strengtheneth  me. 

14  Notwithstanding,  ye  have  well  done, 
that  ye  did  communicate  with  my  afllic- 
tion. 

15  Now,  ye  Phi-lTp'pi-ans,  know  also, 
that  in  the  beginning  of  the  gos'pel,  when 
I  departed  from  Mac-e-do'ni-a,  no  church 
communicated  with  me,  as  concer'ning  giv- 
ing and  receiv'Tng,  hot  ye  only. 

16  For  even  in  Thes-sa-lo-ni'ca,  ye  sent 
once  and  again'  unto  my  necessity. 

17  Not  because  I  desire  a  gift:  but  I 
desire  fruit  that  may  ahofind  to  your  ac- 
count. 

a  ver'tskU. 
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Pdul  prayetk  for  grace,  COLOS 

18  But  I  have  all,  and  ftboftnd  :  I  am  full, 
having  received  of  E-pSph-ro-dl'tus  the 
things  ichich  icSre  sent  from  you,  an  odour 
of  a  sweet  smell,  a  sSc'ri-flcje  ic'cep-ta-ble, 
well-pleasing  to  God. 

19  But  my  God  shall  supply  all  your 
need,  according  to  his  riches  in  glory,  by 
^hrist  Je'fQs. 

20  Now,  unto  God  and  our  FJi'ther  be 
glory  forever  and  ever.     A'men'. 


SIANS.        and  acscribeth  the  true  Christ 

21  Salute  eveiy  saint  in  (^hrlst  Jc- 
fCis.  The  brethren  which  hre  with  me  greet 
you. 

22  All  the  saints  silute  you,  chiefly  they 
that  ;\rc  of  Ce'^ar's  household. 

23  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Je'jQs  ^hrist 
be  with  you  all.     A'men'. 

1[    It  was  written  to  the  Phi-lip'pi-&n; 
from  Rome,  by  E-piph-rO-di'tfirs. 


IT  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 
COLOS'SIANS.i 


n;tTUT;vMnga<i 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  an  JLpostle  of  Je'^us  Christ  by  the 
will   of  God,   and   Ti-mO'the-us   our 
brother, 

2  To  the  saints  and  faithful  brethren  in 
Christ  which  arc  at  Co-los'se  :  Grace  be  unto 
you,  and  peace,  fron)  God  our  Fk'ther,  and 
the  Lord  Je'^us  ^hrist. 

3  We  give  thanks  to  God  and  the  F;\'- 
ther  of  our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ,  praying  al- 
ways for  you, 

4  Since  we  heard  of  your  faith  in 
Christ  Je'^us,  and  of  the  love  which  ye  have 
to  all  the  saints  ; 

5  For  the  hope  which  is  laid  up  for  you 
in  heaven,  whereof  ye  heard  before  in  the 
word  of  the  truth  of  the  gos'pel  : 

6  Which  is  come  unto  you,  as  it  is  in  all 
the  world  ;  and  bringeth  forth  fruit,  as  it 
doth  also  in  you,  since  the  day  ye  heard 
of  it,  and  knew  the  grace  of  God  in  truth: 

7  As  ye  also  learned  of  Ep'a-phras,  our 
dear  fellow-servant,  who  is  for  you  a  faith- 
ful minister  in  Christ  ; 

8  Wlio  also  declared  unto  us  your  love 
in  the  SpTr'it. 

9  For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day 
we  heard  it,  do  not  cease  to  pray  for  you, 
and  to  desire  that  ye  might  be  filled  with 
the  knowledge  of  his  will  in  all  wisdom  and 
spiritual  understanding. 

10  That  ye  might  walk  worthy  of  the 
Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  being  fruitful  in 
every  good  work,  and  increasing  in  the 
knowledge  of  God  ; 

11  Strengthened  with  all  might,  accord- 
ing to  his  glorious  power,  unto  all  patience 
and  long-suffering  with  joyfulness  ; 

12  Giving  thanks  unto  the  FJi'ther 
which  hath  made  us  meet  to  be  parta- 
kers of  the  inheritancR  of  the  saints  in 
!ight  ; 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from  the  pow- 
er of  d.irkness,  and  hath  translated  us  into 
the  kincdom  of  his  dear  Son  ; 


14  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through 
his  blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins  ; 

15  Who  is  the  image  of  the  invisible 
God,  the  first-born  of  every  crea'ture  ;2 

]()  For  by  him  were  all  things  created 
that  arc  in  heaven,  and  that  arc  in  earth, 
visible  and  invisible,  whether  they  be 
thrones,  or  dominions,  or  prlncipSl'ities,  or 
powers  ;  all  things  were  created  by  him 
and  for  him  ; 

17  And  he  is  before  all  things,  and  by 
him  all  things  consist: 

18  And  he  is  the  head  of  the  body,  the 
church  ;  who  is  the  beginning,  the  first- 
born from  the  dead  ;  that  in  all  things  he 
might  have  the  pre-eminence  ; 

19  For  it  pleased  lite  Fa'thcr,  that  in  him 
should  all  i'ulncss  dwell : 

20  And  (having  made  peace  through  the 
blood  of  his  cross)  by  him  to  reconcile 
nil  things  unto  himself;  by  him,  /  say, 
\\hn\.\wx  they  be  things  in  earth  or  things  in 
heaven  : 

21  And  you,  that  were  sometime  al'ien- 
a-ted,3  and  enemies  in  your  mind  by 
wicked  works,  yet  now  hath  he  reconciled, 

22  In  tlie  body  of  his  flesh  through 
death,  to  present  you  holy,  and  unblamea- 
blc.  and  unrcproveablc,  in  his  sight; 

23  If  ye  continue  in  the  faith  grounded 
and  settled,  and  be  not  moved  away  from 
the  hope  of  the  gos'pel,  which  ye  have 
heard,  and  which  was  preached  to  every 
crea'ture  which  is  under  heaven  :  whereof 
I  PAul  am  made  a  minister  : 

24  Who  now  rejoice  in  my  sufferings 
for  you,  and  fill  up  that  which  is  behind  of 
the'afllictions  of  ^hrist  in  my  flesh  for  his 
body's  sake,  which  is  the  church. 

25  Whereof  I  am  made  a  minister,  ac- 
cording to  the  disjiensation  of  God,  which 
is  given  to  me  for  you,  to  fulfil  the  word  of 
God  ; 

20  Even  the  mf  stery,  which  hath  been 
hid  from  ages,  and  from  generations,  but 


1  Ko-losh'she-dnz. 


2  kri'tshure. 


3  dle'yin-d  t£d. 
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OJ  vain  traditions.  COLOS 

now    is    made    manifest    to    his    saints ; 

27  To  whom  God  would  make  known 
what  is  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  this  mys- 
tery among  the  ^en'tlles,  which  is,  ^hrist 
in  you,  the  hope  of  glory  : 

28  Whom  we  preach,  w&rn'Tng  every 
man,  and  teaching  every  man  in  all  wis- 
dom, that  we  may  present  every  man  per- 
fect in  ^hrlst  Je'^us ; 

29  Whereunto  I  also  labour,  striving  ac- 
cording to  his  working,  which  worketh  in 
me  mightily. 

CHAP.  II. 

FOR  I  would  that  ye  knew  what  great 
conflict  I  have  for  you,  and /or  them 
at  La-6d-i-ce'4,  and  for  as  many  as  have 
not  seen  my  face  in  the  flesh, 

2  That  their  hekrts  might  be  com'forted, 
being  knit  together  in  love,  and  unto  all 
riches  of  the  full  assurance  of  understand- 
ing, to  the  acknowledgement  of  the  mys- 
tery of  God,  and  of  the  FJi'ther,  and  of 
Christ ; 

3  In  whom  kre  hid  all  the  treaj'ures  of 
wisdom  and  knowledge. 

4  And  this  I  say,  lest  any  man  should 
bgguile'l  you  with  enticing  words. 

5  For  though  I  be  absent  in  the  flesh, 
yet  am  I  with  you  in  the  spirit,  joying  and 
beholding  your  order,  and  the  stead'fastness 
of  your  faith  in  Christ. 

6  As  ye  have  there'fore  received  Christ 
Je'fus  the  Lord,  so  wklk  ye  in  him  ; 

7  Rooted  and  built  up  in  him,  and  stab- 
lished  in  the  faith,  as  ye  have  been  taught, 
aboOn'ding  therein  with  thanksgiving. 

8  Beware  lest  any  man  spoil  you  through 

Shilos'ophy  and  vain  deceit,  after  the  tra- 
ition  of  men,  after  the   rudiments  of  the 
world,  and  not  after  Christ : 

9  For  in  him  dwelleth  all  the  fulness  of 
the  God'head  bodily. 

10  And  ye  are  complete  in  him,  which  is 
the  head  of  all  principality  and  power. 

11  In  whom  also  ye  kre  circumcised 
with  the  circumcision  made  without  hands, 
in  putting  off"  the  body  of  the  sins  of  the 
flesh  by  the  circumcision  of  Christ ; 

12  Buried  with  him  in  baptism,  wherein 
also  ye  are  risen  with  him  through  the 
faith  of  the  operation  of  God,  who  hath 
raised  him  from  the  dead. 

13  And  you,  being  dead  in  your  sins, 
and  the  uncircumcifion  of  your  flesh,  hath 
he  quickened  together  with  hini,  having 
forgiven  you  all  tres'passes  ; 

14  Blotting  out  the  hand-writing  of  or- 
dinances that  was  against'  us,  which  was 
contrary  to  us,  and  took  it  out  of  the  way, 
nailing  it  to  his  cross  ; 

15  ^nd  having  spoiled  principSl'ities  and 
powers,  he  made  a  show  of  them  openly, 
triumphing  over  them  in  it. 

16  Let  no  man,  there'fore,  judge  you  in 
meat,  or  in  drink,  or  in  respgct  of  a  holy- 
day,  or  of  the  new-moon,  or  of  the  sib'bath- 
diys ; 

1  be-gylle'. 


SIANS.  Put  off  the  old  man. 

17  Which  Jirc  a  shadow  of  things  to 
come  ;  but  the  body  is  of  ^hrist. 

18  I^et  no  man  beguile'  you  of  your  re- 
wArd  in  a  voluntary  humll'ity  and  wor'shTp- 
ping  of  aneels,  intruding  into  those  things 
which  he  iiath  not  seen,  vainly  puffed  up 
by  his  fleshly  mind  ; 

19  And  not  holding  the  head,  from  which 
all  the  body,  by  joints  and  bands,  having 
nourishment  ministered  and  knit  together, 
increaseth  with  the  increase  of  God. 

20  Wherefore,  if  ye  be  dead  with  Christ, 
from  the  rudiments  of  the  world,  why,  as 
though  living  in  the  world,  kre  ye  subject 
to  ordinances, 

21  (Touch  not,  taste  not,  handle  not ; 

22  Which   all    kre    to    perish   with    the 
using,)  after  the  commtind'ments  and  doc' 
trines  of  men  .■' 

23  Which  things  have  indeed  a  show  of 
wisdom  in  will-wor'ship  and  humil'ity,  and 
neglecting  of  the  body,  not  in  any  Aon'oQr 
to  the  satisfying  of  the  flesh. 

CHAP.  III. 

IF  ye   then   be  risen  with   Christ,  seek 
those   things  which  kre  above,   where 
Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  affection  on  things  above,  not 
on  things  on  the  earth. 

3  For  ye  are  dead,  and  your  life  is  hid 
with  Christ  in  God. 

4  When  Christ,  icho  is  our  life,  shall  ap- 
pear, then  shall  ye  also  appear  with  him  in 
glory. 

5  Mortify  there'fore  your  members 
which  kre  upon  the  earth  ;  fornication,  un- 
cleanness,  inordinate  affection,  evil  concu'- 
pi-scence,  and  cov'etousness,  which  is  idola- 
try ; 

6  For  which  things'  sake  the  i^rath  of 
God  Cometh  on  the  children  of  disobe'di- 
6nce  : 

7  In  the  which  ye  also  walked  some 
time,  when  ye  lived  in  them. 

8  But  now  ye  also  put  ofi'  all  these ;  an- 
ger, lorath,  malice,  blas'phemy,  filthy  com- 
munication out  of  your  mouth. 

9  Lie  not  one  to  another,  seeing  that  ye 
have  put  off  the  old  man  with  his  deeds ; 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new  man,  which 
is  renewed  in  knowledge,  after  the  image 
of  him  that  created  him  : 

11  Where  there  is  neither  Greek  nor 
Jew,  circumcifion  nor  uncircumcifion,  BJir- 
ba'ri-an,  Soyth'ian,  bond  nor  free  ;  but 
^hrlst  is  all,  and  in  all. 

12  Put  on,  there'fore,  as  the  elect  of  God. 
holy  and  beloved,  bowels  of  mer'cies,  kind- 
ness, /mm'bleness  of  mind,  meekness,  long- 
suffering  ; 

13  Forbear'Tng  one  another,  and  forgiv- 
ing one  another,  if  any  man  have  a  quarrel 
against'  any  ;  even  as  ^hrist  forgave  you, 
so  also  do  ye. 

14  And,  above  all  these  things,  put  on 
charity,  which  is  the  bond  of  per'fectngss. 

15  And  let  the  peace  of  God  rule  in  youi 

173 


Exhortations  to  particular  duties.  I.  THESSALO'NTANS.  Chrlst'idn  salutations. 

heJirts,  to  the  which  also  ye  hre  called  iri;     7  All  my  state  shall  Tj^ch'i-<;;08  declare 
one  body  ;  and  be  ye  tliankt'ul.  unto  you,  irho  is  a  beloved  brother,  and  a 

16  Let  the  word  of  ^lirist  dwell  in  you  faithful  minister,  and  fellow-86rvant  in  the 
richly  in  all  wisdom  ;  teaching  and  admon- 
ishing one   Another  in  psiMmf ,  and  hymns, 
and  spiritual  songs,   singing  with  grace  in 
your  heJirts  to  the  Lord. 

17  And  whatsoever  ye  do  in  word  or 
deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Je'jus, 
giving  thanks  to  God  and  the  Fa'ther  by 
him. 

18  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your 
own  huf'bdnds,  as  it  is  fit  in  the  Lord. 

19  Huj'bindj,  love  your  wives,  and  be 
not  bitter  against'  them. 

20  Children,  obey  your  parents  in  all 
things  :  for  this  is  well-pleasing  unto  the 
Lord. 

21  Fk'thers,  provoke  not  your  children 
to  anger,  lest  they  be  discouraged. 

22  Servants,  obey  in  all  things  your 
masters,  according  to  the  flesh  :  not  with 
eye'service,  as  men-pleasers,  but  in  single- 
ness of  hekrt,  fearing  God  : 

23  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  it  heartily, 
as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  unto  men  ; 

24  Knowing  that  of  the  Lord  ye  shall 
receive  the  rew&rd  of  the  inheritance  :  for 
ye  serve  the  Lord  Christ. 

25  Btit  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall  receive 
for  the  tcrong  which  he  hath  done :  and 
there  is  no  respect  of  persons. 

CHAP.  IV. 

MA'STERS,    give   unto   your  servants 
that  which  is  just  and  equal ;   know- 
ing that  ye  also  have  a  Ma'ster  in  heaven. 

2  Continue  in  prayer,  and  watch  in  the 
same  with  thanksgivmg  ; 

3  Withal,  praying  also  for  us,  that  God 
would  open  unto  us  a  door  of  utterance  to 
speak  the  mystery  of  Christ,  for  which  I 
am  also  in  bonds  : 

4  That  I  may  make  it  manifest,  as  I 
ought  to  speak. 

5  WAlk  in  wisdom  t&wArd  them  that  kre 
without,  redeeming  the  time. 

6  Let  your  speech  be  alway  with  grace, 
seasoned  with  s41t,  that  ye  may  know  how 
ye  ought  to  Snswer  every  man. 


faithful  minister,  and  fellow-sfirvant 
Lord  ; 

8  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for  the 
same  purpose,  that  he  might  know  your 
estate',  and  com'fort  your  he<»rt8  ; 

9  With  O-nfis'i-mus,  a  faithful  and  be- 
loved brother,  who  is  one  of  you ;  they 
shall  make  known  unto  you  all  things  which 
d,re  done  here. 

10  Ar-is-tJir'chCis,  my  fellow-prisoner,  sft- 
luteth  vou,  and  Mkr'9us,  sister's  son  to 
Bi\r'na-t)as :  (touch'Tng  whom  ye  received 
commknd'mSnts  ;  if  he  come  unto  you,  re- 
ceive him  ;) 

11  And  Je'fds,  which  is  called  Jtis'tiis, 
who  circ  of  the  circumcifion.  These  only 
drc  my  fellow-workers  unto  the  kingdom 
of  God,  which  have  been  a  c6m'fort  unto 
me. 

12  Ep'a-phr5s  who  is  one  of  you,  a  ser- 
vant of  Christ,  sSluteth  you,  always  labotir- 
ing  fervently  for  you  in  prayers,  that  ye 
may  stand  perfect  and  complete  in  all  the 
will  of  God. 

13  For  I  bear  him  rec'ord,  that  he 
hath  a  great  zeal  for  you,  and  them  that 
are  in  La-6d-i-ce'5,  and  them  in  Hi-e-rftp'- 
6-lis. 

14  Luke,  the  beloved  phy^ic'iSln,  and 
De'mas,  greet  you. 

15  Salute  the  brethren  which  h.re  in  La- 
6d-i-ce'a,  and  Nym'phas,  and  the  church 
which  is  in  his  house. 

16  And  when  this  epistle  is  r6ad  fimong 
you,  cause  that  it  be  read  also  in  the 
church  of  the  La-od-i-ce'ans ;  and  that 
ye  likewise  read  the  ejiistle  from  La-6d- 
i-ce'a. 

17  And  say  to  Ar-chip'pQs,  Take  heed 
to  the  ministry  which  thou  hast  received  in 
the  Lord,  that  thou  fulfil  it. 

18  The  salutation  by  the  hand  of  me 
Paul.  Remember  my  bonds.  Grace  he 
with  you.     A'men'. 

II  Written    from    Rome,    to    the  ^-iSs' 
sians,  by  Tych'i-cCis  and  O-nes'i-mtiB. 


IT  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 
THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER  L 

PAUL,  and  Sil-va'nQs,  and  Ti-mO'the- 
us,  unto  the  church  of  the  Thessa-lO'- 
ni-&ns,  which  is  in  God  the  Fk'ther,  and  in 
the  Lord  Je'§us  Christ :  Grace  be  unto  you, 
and  peace,  from  God,  our  Fk'ther,  and  the 
Lord  Je'^fls^hrist. 

2  We  give  thanks  to  God  always  for 
jou  all,  naaking  mention  of  you  in  our 
prayers ; 


3  Remembering  without  ceasing 
your  work  of  faith,  and  laboiir  of  love, 
and  patience  of  hope,  in  our  Lord  Je  $Qs 
(^hrist,  in  the  sight  of  God  and  our  ¥k - 
ther ; 

4  Knowing,  brethren,  beloved,  your  elec- 
tion of  God. 

5  For  our  gOs'pel  came  not  unto  you  in 
word  only,  but  also  in  power,  and  in  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  in  much  assurance  ;  as  ye 


pa< 


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Pdttl's  Uve  to  the  brithren,         I.  THESSALO'NIANS. 
know  what  manner  of  men  we  w6r6  &mong .  but  (as  it  is 


and  desire  to  see  them. 
truth)  the   word   of  God, 


you  for  your  sake. 


which  effectually  worketh  also  in  you  that 


6  And  ye   became  followers  of  us,  and  I  believe. 
of  the  Lord,  having   received   the  word  in  j      14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  followers  of 
much  affliction,  with  joy  of  the  Holy  Ghost:  I  the  churches  of  God  which  in  Ju-de'a  hre 

7  So  that  ye  were  ensamples  to  all  that] in  Clirist   Je'^us  :  for  ye  also  have  suffered 
believe  in  Mac-c-do'ni-a  and  A-cha'i-a.l 

8  For  from  you  sounded  out  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  not  only  in  Mac-e-d6'ni-5  and 
i-cha'i-a,  but  also  in  every  place  your  faith 
to  God'vvard  is  spread  abroad  ,;  so  that  we 
need  not  to  speak  any  thing. 

9  For  they  themselves  show  of  us  what 
manner  of  entering  in  we  had  unto  you. 
and  how  ye  turned  to  God  from  idols,  to 
serve  the  living  and  true  God> 

10  And  to  wait  for  his  Son  from  heaven, 
whom  he  raised  from  the  dead,  even  Je'fus, 
which  delivered  us  from  the  tcrath  to 
come. 

CHAP.  H. 

FOR    yourselves,    brethren,    know    our 
entrance  in  unto  you,  that  it  was  not 
in  vain  : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had  suffered  be- 
fore, and  were  shamefully  entreated,  as  ye 
know,  at  Phi-lTp'pi,we  were  bold  in  our  God 
to  speak  unto  you  the  gos'pel  of  God  with 
much  contention. 

3  For  our  exhortation  was  not  of  deceit, 
nor  of  uncleanness,  nor  in  guile  ;2 

4  But  as  vvc  were  allowed  of  God  to  be 
put  in  trust  with  the  gos'pel,  even  so  we 
speak,  not  as  pleasing  men,  but  God  which 
trietli  our  hearts. 

5  For  neither  at  any  time  used  we  flat- 
tering words,  as  ye  know,  nor  a  cloak  of 
cov'etousiiess:  God  is  witne.«s. 

6  Nor  of  men  sought  we  glory,  neither 
of  you,  nor  yet  of  others,  when  we  might 
have  been  burdensome,  as  the  apostles  of 
^hrist. 

7  Bui  we  were  gentle  among  you,  even 
as  a  nurse  cherisheth  her  children  : 

8  So,  being  affectionately  desirous  of 
you,  we  were  willing  to  have  imparted  unto 
you,  not  the  gos'pel  of  God  only,  but  also 
our  own  souls,  because  ye  were  dear  unto 
us. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brSthren,  our  labour 
and  trSv'all :  for  labouring  night  and  day, 
because  we  would  not  be  chargeable  unto 
any  of  you,  wo  preached  unto  you  the 
gos'pel  of  God. 

10  Ye  d,ii-  witnesses,  and  God  also,  how 
holily,  and  justly,  and  unblameably,  we  be- 
haved ourselves  among  you  that  believe  : 

11  As  ye  know,  how  we  exhor'ted,  and 
com'forted,  and  charged  every  one  of  you, 
(as  a  fkther  ddth  his  children,) 

12  That  ye  would  walk  worthy  of  God, 
who  hath  called  you  unto  his  kingdom  and 
glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  we  God 
without  ceasing,  because,  when  ye  received 
the  word  of  God,  which  ye  hfiard  of 
us,  ye  received  it,  not  as  the  word  of  men, 

lA-ka'y&.  ^gylle. 


iiive  tilings  of  your  own  countrymen,  even 
as  they  have  of  the  Jews  ; 

15  Who  both  killed  the  Lord  Je'jus  and 
their  own  prophets,  and  have  persecuted 
us;  and  they  please  not  God,  and  are  con- 
trary to  all  men  ; 

16  Forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the  Q6n'- 
tlles,  that  they  might  be  saved,  to  fill  up 
their  sins  alvvay  :  for  the  wrath  is  come 
upon  them  to  the  uttermost. 

17  But  we,  brethren,  being  taken  from 
you  for  a  short  time  in  presence,  not  in 
heirt,  endeavoured  the  more  abun'dantly 
to  see  your  face  with  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have  come  unto 
you  (even  I  Paul)  once  and  again',  but  Ss'- 
tan  hindered  us. 

1!;  For  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy,  or  crown 
of  rejoicing  .'  arc  not  even  ye  in  the  pres- 
ence of  our  Lord  Je'jus  Christ  at  his  com- 
ing .' 

20  For  ye  are  our  glory  and  joy. 

CHAP.  in. 

WHEREFORE,    when    we   could    no 
longer  forbear',  we  thought  it  good 
to  be  left  at  Ath'ens  alone, 

2  And  sent  Ti-mo'the-us  our  brother,  and 
minister  of  God,  and  our  fellow-labourer 
in  the  gos'pel  of  Christ,  to  estab'lTsh  you, 
and  to  coni'fort  you  concer'ning  your  faith; 

3  That  no  man  should  be  moved  by  these 
afflictions  :  for  yourselves  know  that  we 
rirc  appointed  thereunto. 

4  For  verily,  when  we  were  with  you, 
we  told  you  before  that  we  should  suffer 
tribulation,  even  as  it  came  to  pass,  and  ye 
know. 

5  For  this  cause,  when  I  could  no  longer 
forbear',  }  sent  to  know  your  faith,  lest  by 
some  means  the  tempter  have  tempted  you, 
and  our  labour  be  in  vain. 

6  But  now,  when  Ti-mo'the-us  camo 
from  you  unto  us,  and  brought  us  good  ti- 
dings of  your  faith  and  charity,  and  that  ye 
have  good  remembrance  of  us  always,  de- 
siring greatly  to  see  us,  as  we  also  to  see 
you  ; 

7  There'fore,  brethren,  we  were  com'fort- 
ed over  you  in  all  our  affliction  and  distress 
by  your  faith  ; 

8  For  now  we  live,  if  ye  stand  f5st  in 
the  Lord. 

9  For  what  thanks  can  we  render  to  God 
again'  for  you,  for  all  the  joy  wherewith  we 
joy  for  your  sakes  before  our  God  ; 

10  Night  and  day  praying  exceedingly 
that  we  might  see  your  face,  and  might 
perfect  that  which  is  lacking  in  your  faith? 

11  Now  God  himself,  and  our  Fk'ther, 
and  our  Lord  Je'jfls  ^hrlst,  direct  our  way 
unto  you. 

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Of  Christ's  coming  to  judgment.  I.  THESSALO'NIANS. 


12  And  the  Lord  make  you  to  increase 
and  aboCind  in  love  one  to'wdrd  another, 
and  to'icdrd  all  meii,  even  as  we  do  to'jcard 
yon  ; 

13  To  the  end  he  may  stablisli  your 
heJirts  unblameable  in  holiness  before  God, 
even  our  Fi'i'tlier,  at  the  coming  of  our 
Lord  Je'fus  Christ  witli  all  his  saints. 

CHAP.  IV. 

Ij^URTHERMORE,  then,  we  beseech 
you,  brethren,  and  exhort  you  by  the 
Lord  Je'jjus,  that  as  yo  have  received  of  us 
how  yc  oui^lit  to  walk,  and  to  please  God, 
so  yc  would  abound  more  and  more. 

2  For  yo  know  what  comniand'ments  we 
gave  you  by  the  Lord  Je'fus. 

3  For  this  is  the  v^'ill  of  God,  even  your 
sanctification,  that  ye  should  abstain  from 
fornicalion  : 

4  That  every  one  of  you  should  know 
how  to  pojjess'  his  vessel  in  sanctification 
and  Aon'our ; 

5  Not  in  the  lust  of  con-cti'pi-scence, 
even  as  the  Gen'tlles  which  know  not 
God  : 

6  That  no  mtin  go  beyond  and  defraud 
his  brother  in  ariij  matter  ;  because  that  the 
Lord  is  the  aven'^er  of  all  such,  as  we 
also  have  forewArn'ed  you,  and  testified. 

7  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto  un- 
cleanness 


but  unto  holiness. 

8  He,  ther/'Toro,  that  despTjcth,  despijeth 
not  man,  but  God,  who  liath  also  given  unto 
us  his  holy  Spir'Tt. 

9  But  as  touch'Tng  brotherly  love,  yc 
need  not  that  I  write  unto  you;  for  ye 
yourselves  ure  taught  of  God  to  love  one 
another. 

10  And  indeed  ye  do  it  Xo'ic&rd  all  the 
brethren  which  arc  in  all  Mac-c-do'ni-S : 
but  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  that  ye  in- 
crease more  and  more  ; 

11  And  that  yc  study  to  be  quiet,  and  to 
do  your  own  business,  and  to  work  with 
your  own  hands,  as  wc  comm.in'dcd  you  : 

12  That  ye  may  wftlk  Aon'estly  to'jrard 
them  that  arc  without,  and  that  ye  may 
have  lack  of  nothing. 

13  But  I  would  not  have  you  to  be  igno- 
rant, brethren,  concgr'nTng  tlicm  which  arc 
Ssleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even  as  others 
which  have  no  hope. 

14  For  if  we  believe  that  Je'jus  died,  and 
rose  again',  even  so  them  also  which  sleep 
in  Je'^Qs  will  God  bring  with  him. 

15  For  this  we  say  unto  you  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  that  wc  which  arc  alive,  nnd 
remain  unto  the  coining  of  the  Lord,  shall 
not  prevent  them  which  ^rc  asleep. 

16  For  the  Lord  himself  shall  descend' 
from  heaven  with  a  shout,  with  the  voice 
of  the  iirchan'eel,  and  with  the  trump  of 
God  :  and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise 
first. 

17  Then  we,  which  Jire  alive  and  re- 
main, shall  be  caught  up  together  with 
them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the 

1  s&ngk'tt-fi. 


Dl'rirf  precepts. 
ever   be    witn  the 


air  ;    and  so   shall 
Lord. 

18  Wherefore,  roni'fort  one  andther  with 
these  words. 

CHAP.  V. 

BUT    of  the    times    and    the    seasons, 
brethren,  ye  have  no  need  that  I  write 
unto  you  : 

2  For  yourselves  know  perfectly,  that  the 
day  of  the  Lord  so  eometh  as  a  thief  in 
the  night. 

3  For  when  they  shall  say,  Peace  and 
safety,  then  sudden  destrtic'tion  eometh 
upon  them,  as  trav'all  upon  a  woni'an  with 
child  ;  and  they  shall  not  escajie'. 

4  But  ye,  brethren,  ;\rc  not  in  darkness, 
that  that  day  should  overtake  von  as  a 
thief 

5  Ye  arc  all  the  children  of  liglii,  .md  the 
children  of  the  day  :  we  h.re  not  of  the 
night,  nor  of  darkness. 

6  Therc'fore,  let  us  not  sleep  as  do  oth 
ers  ;   but  let  iis  watch  and  be  sober. 

7  For  they  that  sleep,  sleep  in  the  night, 
and  they  that  be  drunken,  iirc  drunken  in 
the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  who  ^rc  of  tiie  day,  be 
sober,  putting  on  the  breast  plate  of  faith 
and  love  ;  and  for  a  helmet,  the  hope  of  sal- 
vation : 

9  For  God  hath  not  appointed  us  to 
lorath,  but  to  obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord 
Je'^us    Christ, 

10  Who  died  for  us,  that  whether  we 
wake  or  sleep,  wc  should  live  together  with 
him. 

11  Wherefore,  com'fort  yourselves  to- 
gether, and  edify  one  another,  even  as  also 
ye  do. 

12  And  wc  beseech  you,  brethren,  to 
know  them  which  labour  among  you,  and 
are  over  you  in  the  Lord,  and  admonish 
you; 

13  And  to  e-steem  them  very  highly  in 
love  f()r  their  works'  sake.  .Qnd  be  at  peace 
among  yourselves. 

14  Now  we  e.xhort  you,  brethren,  wSrn 
them  that  arc  unruly,  c6m'fort  the  feeble- 
minded, support  the  weak,  be  patient  to'- 
wArd  all  men. 

15  See  that  none  render  evil  for  evil  unto 
any  man  ;  but  ever  fcdlow  that  which  is 
good,  both  among  yourselves  and  to  all 
men. 

16  Rejoice  evermore. 

17  Pray  without  ceasing. 

18  In  every  thing  give  thanks  ;  for  this 
is  the  will  of  God  in  ^hrlst  Je'jfls  conc6m'- 
Tng  you. 

19  Quench  not  the  SpTrlt. 

20  DespT§e'  not  proph'e-sy-ings. 

21  Prove  all  things  :  hold  fast  that  which 
is  good. 

22  Abstain  from  all  appearance  of  evil. 

23  And  the  very  God  of  peace  sanc'tifyi 
you  wholly  ;  and  J  pray  God,  your  whole 
spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be  pre$Srv'ed 

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i'dtiVs  commendation. 

blameless  unto  tho   coming  of   our  Lord 

Je'jiis  Cpiirlst. 

24  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth  you,  who 
also  will  do  it. 

25  Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

26  Greet  all   the  brethren  with  a  holy 
kiss. 


II.  THESSALO'N^ANS.  He  cxh6rtcth  to  siiad'fdstnXss. 


27  I  chJir|o  you  by  the  Lord,  that 
this  epistle  be  read  unto  all  the  holy  breth- 
ren. 

28  The  grac^  of  our  Lord  Je'jus  (^hrlst 
be  with  you.     A'men'. 

If  The  first  epistle  unto  the  Thes-sa-lo'- 
ni-&ns  was  written  from  Ath'^ns. 


IT  THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,   THE  APOSTLE,  TO 
THE  THESSALO'NIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL  and  Sil-va'ntis,  and  Ti-mo'the-us, 
unto  the  church  of  the  Thes-sa-lo'ni- 
Sns  in  God  our  Fa'ther,  and  the  Lord 
Je'§us  ^hrlst : 

2  Grace  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Fii'ther,  and  the  Lord  Je'fus  Christ. 

3  We  are  bound  to  thank  God  always 
for  you,  brethren,  as  it  is  meet,  because 
that  your  faith  groweth  exceedingly,  and 
the  charity  of  every  one  of  you  all  to'icird 
each  other  aboftn'deth  : 

4  So  that  we  ourselves  glory  in  you  in 
the  churches  of  God,  for  your  patience 
and  faith  in  all  your  persecu'tions  and  tribu- 
lations that  ye  endure  ; 

5  Which  is  a  manifest  token  of  the  rlgh'- 
teoiis  1  judgment  of  God,  that  ye  may  be 
counted  worthy  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 
for  which  ye  also  suffer  : 

6  Seeing  it  is  a  righteous  thing  with 
God  to  recompense  tribulation  lo  them 
that  trouble  you  ; 

7  And  to  you  who  kre  troubled  rest 
with  us,  when  the  Lord  Je'fus  shall  be  re- 
vealed from  heaven  with  his  mighty  aneels, 

8  In  flaming  fire,  taking  vengeance 
on  them  that  know  not  God,  and  that 
obey  not  the  gos'pel  of  our  Lord  Je'fus 
Christ ; 

9  Who  shall  be  punished  with  everlas'- 
ting  destruc'tion  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of  his  power; 

10  When  he  shall  come  to  be  glorified 
in  his  saints,  and  to  be  admired  in  all  them 
that  believe  (because  our  tes'timony  among 
you  was  believed)  in  that  day. 

11  Wherefore  also  we  pray  always  for 
you,  that  our  God  would  count  you  worthy 
of  this  calling,  and  fulfil  all  the  good 
pleaf'ure  of  his  goodness,  and  the  work  of 
faith  with  power ; 

12  That  the  name  of  our  Lord  Je'fus 
Christ  may  be  glorified  in  you,  and  ye  in 
him,  according  to  the  grace  of  our  God 
and  of  the  Lord  Je'ftis  Christ. 

CHAP.  II. 

NOW  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  by  the 
coming  of  our  Lord  Je'f  us  Christ,  and 
by  our  gith'ering  together  unto  him, 
2  That  ye  be  not  soon  shaken  in  mind, 
1  ■'I'tshe-^is. 


or  be  troiibled,  neither  by  spirit,  nor  by 
word,  nor  by  letter  as  from  us,  as  that  the 
day  of  Christ  is  at  hand. 

3  Let  no  man  deceive  you  by  any 
means  :  for  that  darj  shall  not  come  except 
there  come  a  falling  Sway  first,  and  that 
man  of  sin  be  revealed,  the  son  of  per- 
di'tion  ; 

4  Who  opposeth  and  ex&lteth  himself 
above  all  that  is  called  God,  or  that  is  vvor'- 
shTpped  ;  so  that  he,  as  God,  sitteth  in  the 
temple  of  God,  showing  himself  that  he  is 
God. 

5  Remember  ye  not,  that  when  I  was 
yet  with  you,  I  told  you  these  things .' 

6  And  now  ye  know  what  withholdeth, 
that  he  might  be  revealed  in  his  time. 

7  For  the  mystery  of  iniq'uity  doth 
already  work  :  only  he  who  now  letteth 
icill  let,  until  he  be  taken  out  of  the  way  : 

8  And  then  shall  that  wicked  be  reveal- 
ed, whom  the  Lord  shall  consume  with 
the  spirit  of  his  mouth,  and  shall  destroy' 
with  the  brightness  of  his  coming  ; 

9  Even  him,  whose  coming  is  after  the 
working  of  Sa  tSn,  with  all  power,  and 
signs,  and  lying  wonders. 

10  And  with  all  decei'vableness  of  un- 
righteousness in  them  that  perish  ;  because 
they  received  not  the  love  of  the  truth,  that 
they  might  be  saved. 

11  And  for  this  cause  God  shall  send 
them  strong  delusion,  that  they  should  be- 
lieve a  lie  ; 

12  That  they  all  might  be  damned  who 
believed  not  the  truth,  but  had  pleasure  in 
unrighteousness. 

13  But  we  are  bound  to  give  thanks 
alway  to  God  for  you,  brethren,  beloved 
of  the  Lord,  because  God  hath  from  the 
beginning  chosen  you  to  salvation  through 
sanctification  of  the  Spir'it,  and  belief  of 
the  truth  : 

14  Whereunto  he  called  you  by  our 
gos'pel  to  the  obtain'Tng  of  the  glory  of  our 
Lord  Je'jus  Christ. 

15  There'fore,  brethren,  stand  fSst  and 
hold  the  traditions  which  ye  have  been 
taught,  whether  by  word  or  our  epistle. 

16  Now,  our  Lord  Je'fus  Christ  himself, 
and   God,    even    our  Fk'ther,  which  hath 

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JDl'vlrf precepts,  I.  TIMOTHY. 

16ved  us,   and   hatli   given   us  6verl5s'ting 
consolation  and  good  hope  through  grace, 

17  Com'fort  your  hearts,  and  stablish  you 
iii  every  good  word  and  work. 
CHAP.   HI. 

FINALLY,  breliiren,  pray  for  us,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  may  have  free* 
course,  and  be  glorified,  even  as  it  is  with 
you. 

2  And  that  we  may  be  delivered  from 
unreasonable  and  wicked  men  :  for  all  men 
have  not  faith. 

3  But  the   Lord   is  faithful,   who   shall 


stablish  you,  and  keep  you  from  evil. 

4  Andi  we  have  confidence  in  the  Lord 
toQch'Tng  you,  that  ye  both  do  and  will  do 
the  things  which  we  c6mmi\nd'  you. 

5  And  the  Lord  direct  your  necirts  into 
the  love  of  God,  and  into  the  patient  waiting 
for  Christ. 

(5  Now  we  comnitind''  you,  brethren  in 
the  name  of  our  Lord  Je'jiis  Christ,  that 
ye  withdraw  yourselves  from  every  broth- 
er that  wSlketh  disorderly,  and  not  after 
the  tradition  which  he  received  of  us. 

7  For  yourselves  know  how  ye  ought  to 
follow  us ;  for  we  behaved  not  ourselves 
disorderly  5m6ng  you. 

8  Neither  did  we  cat  any  man's  bread 
for  nought ;  but  lorought  with  labour  and 
trSv'all  night  and  day,  that  we  might  not 
be  chfir|eable  to  any  of  you  : 


and  exhortation* 
9  Not  because  we  have  not  power,  but 
to  make  ourselves  an  ensamplc  unto  you 
to  follow  us. 

10  For  even  when  we  w6re  with  you, 
this  we  commJin'ded  you,  that  if  any 
would  not  work,  neither  should  he  eat. 

11  For  we  hear  that  there  kre  some 
which  walk  Smong  you  disorderly,  working 
not  at  all,  but  hre  busy-bodies. 

12  Now  them  that  are  such,  we  c6m- 
mand'  and  exhort  by  our  Lord  Je'jiis 
Christ,  that  with  quietness  they  work,  and 
eat  their  own  bread. 

13  But  ye,  brgthren,  be  not  weary  in  well- 
doing. 

14  And  if  any  man  obey  not  our  word 
by  this  gplstle,  note  that  man,  and  have  no 
company  with  him,  that  he  may  be  asha- 
med. 

15  Yet  count  him  not  as  an  enemy,  but 
admonish  him  as  a  brother. 

16  Now,  the  Lord  of  peace  himself  give 
you  peace  always  by  all  means.  The 
Lord  be  with  you  all. 

17  The  salutation  of  P&ul  with  mine 
own  hand,  which  is  the  token  in  every 
epistle  :  so  I  write. 

18  The  grace  of  our  I^ord  Je'|us  ^rist 
be  with  you  all.     A'm6n'. 

U  The  second  epistle  to  the  Thfes-sa-lo'- 
ni-ans  was  written  from  Ath'fen.s. 


IT  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL   THE  APOSTLE,  TO 
TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Je'sus  <phrist  by 
the  comm.ind'ment  of  God  our  Sav'- 
ioflr,  and  Lord  Je'jQs  Christ,  which  is  our 
hope  ; 

2  Unto  Tim'o-thy,  my  own  son  in  the 
faith  ;  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Fii'ther,  and  Je'jus  ^hrist  our  Lord. 

3  As  I  besought  thee  to  abide  still  at 
fiph'e-stis  when  I  went  into  Mac-e-do'ni-a, 
that  thou  mightst  charge  some  that  they 
teach  no  other  doc'trlne  ; 

4  Neither  give  heed  to  fables,  and  end- 
less jeneal'offlef,  which  minister  questions 
rather  than  godly  edifying,  which  is  in 
faith  ;  so  do. 

5  Now  the  end  of  the  commkAd'm6nt  is 
charity,  out  of  a  pure  heJirt,  and  of  a  good 
conscience,  and  of  faith  unfeigned  ; 

6  From  which  some  having  swerved, 
have  turned  aside  unto  vain  jangling  ; 

7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the  law  ; 
understanding  neither  what  they  say,  nor 
whereof  they  affirm'. 1 

8  But  we  know  that  the  law  is  good,  if 
a  man  use  it  lawfully  °, 

1  af-flrm'.  2  mUn-kylnd' 

12» 


9  Knowing  this,  that  the  law  is  not 
made  for  a  righteous  man,  but  for  the  law- 
less and  disobe'dient,  for  the  ungodly  and 
for  sinners,  for  unholy  and  profane,  for 
murderers  of  ftithers,  and  murderers  of 
mothers,  for  manslayers, 

10  For  whoremongers,  for  them  that  de- 
file themselves  with  man-kind,2  for  men- 
stealers,  for  liars,  for  perjured  persons,  and 
if  there  be  any  other  thing  that  is  contrary 
to  sound  doc'trine : 

11  According  to  the  glorious  gos'pg)  of 
the  blgs'sed  God,  which  was  committed  to 
my  trust. 

12  And  I  thank  (^hrlst  Je'jQs  our  Lord, 
who  hath  enabled  me,  for  that  he  counted 
me  faithful,  putting  me  into  the  ministry  ; 

13  Who  was  before  a  blasphe'mer,  and 
a  persecutor,  and  injurious  :  but  I  obtain'ed 
niSrcy,  because  I  did  it  ignorantly  in  fln- 
be-lief. 

14  And  the  grace  of  our  Lord  was  ex 
ceeding  abQn'dant  with  faith  and  Idve 
which  is  in  Christ  Je'jfls. 

15  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  w6rthy 
of  all  acceptation,  that  Christ  Je'ffls  came 

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Prayers  for  all  men.  T.  TIM 

into  tlie  world  to  save  sinners  ;  of  vvliom  I 
am  chief. 

16  Howbeit,  for  this  cause  I  Qbtain'ed 
mSrcy,  tiiat  in  me  first  Je'fus  Christ  might 
show  forth  all  long-suffering,  for  a  pattern 
to  them  which  should  hereafter  believe  on 
him  to  life  everlas'ting. 

17  Now  unto  the  King  eternal,  immortal, 
invisible,  the  only  wise  God,  he  /ton'our 
and  glory  forever  and  ever.     A'nien'. 

18  This  charge,  I  commit  unto  thee,  son 
Tim'o-thy,  according  to  the  proph'eciej 
which  went  before  on  thee,  that  thou  by 
them  mightst  war  a  good  wAr'fare  ; 

19  Holding  faith  and  a  good  cQn'- 
science  ;1  which  some  having  put  Sway 
concerning  faith,  have  made  shipwreck  ; 

20  Of  whom  is  Hy-men-e'us  and  Al-ex- 
Sn'der ;  whom  I  have  delivered  unto  Sa'- 
tSn,  that  they  may  learn  not  to  blas- 
pheme'. 

CHAP.    H. 

I  EXHORT,  there'fore,  that,  first  of  all, 
supplications,  prayers,  interces'sions,  and 
giving  of  thanks,  be  made  for  all  men; 

2  For  kings,  and  for  all  that  arc  in 
authority  ;  that  we  may  lead  a  quiet  and 
peaceable  life  in  all  godliness  and  /tones- 

^y-       .  . 

3  For  this  is  good  and  ac'cep-tS-ble  in  the 
sight  of  God  our  Sav'iour, 

4  Who  will  have  all  men  to  be  saved, 
and  to  come  unto  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth. 

5  For  there  is  one  God,  and  one  media- 
tor between  God  and  men,  the  man  ^hrlst 
Je'fus  ; 

G  Who  gave  himself  a  ransomfor  all,  to 
be  testified  in  due  time. 

7  Whereunto  I  am  ordain'ed  a  preacher, 
and  an  apostle,  (I  speak  the  truth  in  Christ, 
and  lie  not,)  a  teacher  of  the  ^en'tlles  in 
faith  and  verity. 

8  I  will,  there'fore,  that  men  pray  every 
where,  lifting  up  holy  hands,  without 
lorSth  and  doiibt'ing. 

9  In  like  manner  also,  that  wom'en  2 
adorn  themselves  in  modest  apparel,  with 
shame-faced ness  and  sobriety  ;  not  with 
broidered  hair,  or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  costly 
array  ; 

10  But  (which  becometh  wom'en  pro- 
fessing godliness)  with  good  works. 

11  Let  the  wom'an  learn  in  silence  with 
all  subjection. 

12  But  I  suffer  not  a  wom'an  to  teach, 
nor  to  usurp  authority  over  the  man,  but  to 
be  in  silence. 

13  For  Ad'Sm  was  first  formed,  then 
Eve. 

14  And  Ad'am  was  not  deceived ;  but  the 
wom'an,  being  deceived,  was  in  the  trans- 
gression. 

15  Notwithstanding,  she  shall  be  saved 
in  child'bearing,  if  they  continue  in  faith 
and  charity,  and  holiness  with  sobriety. 

1  kdn'skinsc.  2  wim'mln. 


OTEIY.  Of  bishops  and  deaeotu 

CHAP.  III. 

THIS  is  a  true  saying.  If  a  man  desire 
the  office  of  a    bishop,  he  desireth  a 
good  work. 

2  A  bishop  then  must  be  blameless,  the 
huf'biind  of  one  wife,  vigilant,  sober,  of 
good  behaviour,  given  to  hospitality,  apt 
to  teach ; 

3  Not  given  to  wine,  no  striker,  not 
greedy  of  filthy  lucre  ;  but  patient ;  not 
a  brawler,  not  cov'etous  ; 

4  One  that  ruleth  well  his  own  house, 
having  his  children  in  subjection  with  all 
gravity  ; 

5  (For  if  a  man  know  not  how  to  rule 
his  own  house,  how  shall  he  take  care  of 
the  church  of  God  ? 

G  Not  a  nov'ice,  lest,  being  lifted  up  with 
pride,  he  fall  into  the  condemnation  of  the 
devil. 

7  Moreover,  he  must  have  a  good  report 
of  them  which  are  without :  lest  he  fall 
into  reproach,  and  the  snare  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  must  the  deacons  be  grave, 
not  doubled-tongued,  not  given  to  much 
wine,  not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre  ; 

9  Kolding  the  mystery  of  the  faith  in  a 
pure  conscience. 

10  And  let  these  also  first  be  proved  : 
then  let  them  use  the  office  of  a  deacon, 
being  found  blameless. 

11  Even  so  must  their  wives  be  grave, 
not  slanderers  ;  sober,  faithful  in  all  things. 

12  Let  the  deacons  be  the  huf'bandf  of 
one  wife,  ruling  their  children  and  their 
own  houses  well. 

13  For  they  that  have  used  the  office  of 
a  deacon  well,  purchase  to  themselves  a 
good  degree,  and  great  boldness  in  the 
faith  which  is  in  Christ  Je'fus. 

14  These  things  write  I  unto  thee,  ho- 
ping to  come  unto  thee  shortly  : 

15  But  if  I  tarry  long,  that  thou  mayst 
know  how  thou  oughte.st  to  behave  thy- 
self in  the  house  of  God,  which  is  the 
church  of  the  living  God,  the  pillar  and 
ground  of  the  truth. 

16  And,  without  con'troversy,  great  is 
the  mystery  of  godliness  ;  God  was  mani- 
fest in  the  flesh,  justified  in  the  Spir'it, 
seen  of  aneels,  preached  unto  the  ^en'- 
tiles,  believed  on  in  the  world,  received  up 
into  glory. 

CHAP.   IV. 
IVrOW    the    Spir'it    speaketh    expressly 
-L  1    that   in    the  latter    times    some  shall 
depart  from  the  faith,  giving  heed  to  sedu- 
cing spirits,  and  doc'trines  of  devils : 

2  Speaking  lies  in  hypoc'risy  ;  having 
their  conscience  seared  with  a  hot  iron  : 

3  Forbidding  to  marry,  antZ  command' 
Ing  to  abstain  from  meats,  which  God 
hath  created  to  be  received  with  thanks- 
giving of  them  which  believe  and  know  the 
truth. 

4  For  every  crea'tQre  of  God  is  good, 
3  kwol'le-fVd. 

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Care,  for  faithful  widoxDs.  I.  TIM'OTHY 

•ind  notliing  to  be  refused,  if  it  be  received 
Willi  thanksgiving  : 

o  For  it  is  sanctified  by  tlie  word  of  God 
and  prayer. 

C  If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  remem- 
brance of  tlicse  things,  thou  slialt  be  a 
good  minister  of  Je'jus  Clirist,  nour'ished 
ap  in  tlic  words  of  faitli  and  of  good  dOe'- 
trlne,  wliereunto  tliou  liast  Sttain'cd. 

7  But  refuse  profane  and  old  wives' 
fables,  and  exercise  thyself  rather  unto 
godliness. 

8  For  bodily  exercise  profiteth  little  :  but 
godliness  is  profitable  unto  all  things, 
having  promise  of  the  life  that  now  is,  and 
of  that  which  is  to  come. 

9  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy 
of  all  acceptation. 

10  For  there'fore  we  both  labour  and 
suffer  reproach,  because  we  trust  in  the 
living  God  who  is  the  Sav'iour  of  all  men, 
specially  of  those  that  believe. 

11  These  things  c6mmi\nd'  and  teach. 

12  Let  no  man  despite'  thy  youth  ;  but 
be  thou  an  example  of  the  believers,  in 
word,  in  conversa'tion,  in  charity,  in  spirit, 
in  faith,  in  purity. 

13  Till  I  come,  give  attendance  to  read- 
ing, to  exhortation,  to  doc'trine. 

14  Neglect  not  the  gift  that  is  in  thee, 
which  was  given  thee  by  proph'ecy,  with 
the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  prej'by- 
ter-y. 

15  Meditate  upon  these  things  ;  give  thy- 
self wholly  to  them ;  that  thy  profiting 
may  appear  to  all. 

16  Take  heed  unto  thyself,  and  unto  the 
doc'trine  ;  continue  in  tlicm  :  for  in  doing 
this  thou  shah  both  save  thyself  and  them 
that  hear  thee. 

CHAP.  V. 

REBUKE  not  an  elder,  but  entreat  him 
as  a  father,  and  the  younger  men  as 
brethren  ; 

2  The  elder  wom'en  as  mothers ;  the 
younger  as  sisters,  with  all  purity. 

3  i/on'our  widows  that  kre  widows  in- 
deed. 

4  But  if  any  widow  have  children  or 
nSph'e«s,l    let  them    Ifiarn    first   to  show 

f)iety  at  home,  and  to  requite  their  parents; 
or  that  is  good  andSc'cgp-ta-ble  before  God. 

5  Now  she  that  is  a  widow  indeed,  and 
desolate,  trusleth  in  God,  and  continueth  in 
supplications  and  prayers  night  and  day. 

0  But  she  that  liveth  in  plfiaj'Qre  is  dead 
while  she  liveth. 

7  And  these  things  give  in  chkree,  that 
:hey  may  be  blameless. 

8  But  if  any  provide  not  for  his  own, 
and  specially  for  those  of  his  own  house, 
he  hatli  denied  the  faith,  and  is  worse  tlian 
an  infidel. 

9  Let  not  a  widow  be  taken  into  the< 
number,  under  threescore  years  old,  hav- 
ing been  the  wife  of  one  man, 

10  Well  reported  of  for  good  works  :  if 


Ruling  riders  and  servants 
she  have  brought  up  children,  if  she  have 
lodged  stran|ors,  if  she  have  wash'ed  the 
saints'  feet,  if  she  have  relieved  the  afflic 
ted,  if  she  have  diligently  followed  everj 
good  work. 

11  But  the  younger  widows  refuse;  for 
when  they  have  begun  to  wax  wanton 
against'  Christ,  they  will  marry  ; 

12  Having  damnation,  because  they 
have  cast  off  their  first  faith. 

13  And  withal  they  Igarn  to  he  idle, 
wandering  about'  from  house  to  house  ; 
and  not  only  idle,  but  tattlers  also,  and 
busy-bodies,  speaking  things  vvlii<h  they 
ought  not. 

14  I  will  there'fore  that  the  younger 
wom'en  marry,  bear  children,  guide  2  tlie 
house,  give  none  occasion  to  tlie  ad'vgrsS- 
ry  to  speak  reproachfully. 

15  For  some  are  iilrfady  turned  aside 
after  Sa'tan. 

16  If  any  man  or  wom'an  that  belifiveth 
have  widows,  let  them  relieve  them,  and 
let  not  the  church  be  charged  :  that  it  may 
relieve  them  that  arr  widows  indeed. 

17  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  be 
counted  worthy  of  doQble  /(lin'our,  espfic'- 
ally  3  they  who  laboQr  in  the  word  and 
doc'trine. 

18  For  the  scripture  saith.  Thou  shall 
not  muzzle  the  ox  that  treadeth  out  the 
corn  :  and.  The  labourer  is  worthy  of  his 
reward. 

19  Against'  an  elder  receive  not  an  ac- 
cusation, but  before  two  or  three  witness- 
es. 

20  Them  that  sin  rebuke  before  all,  that 
others  also  may  fear. 

21  I  chiiree  thee  before  God,  and  the 
Lord  Je'fus  Christ,  and  the  elect  aneels, 
that  thou  obferve  these  things,  without  pr6- 
fer'ring  one  before  another,  doing  nothing 
by  partial'ity.4 

22    Lay    hands    suddenly    on   no   man, 
neither  be  partaker  of  other  men's  sins 
keep  thyself  pure. 

23  Drink  no  longer  w&ter,  but  use  a 
little  wine  for  thy  stomach's  sake,  and  thine 
often  Tnfir'mities. 

24  Some  men's  sins  tire  open  beforehand, 
going  before  to  judgment  ;  and  some  men 
they  follow  after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  works  of  some 
arc  manifest  beforehand  :  and  they  that  kr« 
otherwise  cannot  be  hid. 

CHAP.  VL 

LET  as  many  servants  as  Jire  under  the 
yoke  count  their  own  mi\sters  worthy 
of  all  Aon'oQr,  that  the  name  of  God  and 
his  doc'trine,  be  not  blasphe'med. 

3  And  they  that  have  belie'ving  masters, 
let  them  not  despite'  them,  because  they  ki» 
brethren  ;  but  rather  do  them  sSr'vIce,  be- 
cause they  ire  faithful  and  beloved,  parta- 
kers of  the  benefit.  These  things  teacn 
and  exhort. 

3  If  any  man  teach  otherwise,  and  con  • 


1  tUv'vUz.        2  gyide.        3  i-tpish'H-e. 


<  pdr-the-dl'le-te. 
179 


From  ichom  to  toithdraio.  II.  TIM 

sent  not  to  wholesome  words,  even  tlioi 
words  of  our  Lord  Je'§us  ^hrlst,  and  to  the 
doc'trlne  which  is  according  to  godliness ; 

4  He  is  proud,  knowing  nothing,  but 
doating  about'  questions  and  strifes  of 
words,  whereof  cometh  envy,  strife,  rail- 
ings, evil  surmisings, 

5  Perverse'  disputinga  of  men  of  corrupt 
minds,  and  destitute  of  the  truth,  supposing 
that  gain  is  godliness :  from  such  with- 
draw thyself 

G  But  godliness  with  contentment  is  great 

7  For  we  brought  nothing  into  this 
world,  and  it  is  cer'tain  we  can  carry  noth- 
ing out. 

8  And  having  food  and  raiment,  let  us 
be  therewith  content. 

9  But  they  that  will  be  rich,  fall  into 
temptation,  and  a  snare,  and  into  many 
foolish  and  hurtful  lusts,  which  drown  men 
in  destruc'tion  and  perdition.l 

10  For  the  love  of  money  is  the  root  of 
all  evil  ;  which  while  some  coveted  after, 
they  have  erred  from  the  faith,  and  pierced 
themselves  through  with  many  sorrows. 

11  But  thou,  O  man  of  God,  flee  these 
things ;  and  follow  after  rIgh'teousness,2 
godliness,  faith,  love,  pa'tience,3  meekness. 

12  Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith,  lay  hold 
on  eternal  life,  whereunto  thou  art  also 
called,  and  hast  professed  a  good  profession 
before  many  witnesses. 

13  I  give  thee  charge  in  the  sight  of  God 
wlio    quickeneth    all    things,   and    before 


OTHY.  Rick  men's  duty 

Christ  Je'?us,  who  before  Pon'ti-us  Pi'late 
witnessed  a  good  confession  ; 

14  Tiiat  thou  keep  this  commknd'ment 
without  spot,  unrebukable,  until  the  ap- 
pearing of  our  Lord  Je'§us  ^hrlst ; 

1.5  Which  in  his  times  he  shall  show, 
who  is  tlie  bles'sed  and  only  Po'ten-tate, 
the  King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords ; 

16  Who  only  hath  immortality,  dwelling 
in  the  light  which  no  man  can  approach 
unto ;  whom  no  man  hath  seen,  nor  can 
see  :  to  whom  be  Aon'our  and  power  ev6r- 
las'ting.     A'men'. 

17  Charge  them  that  kre  rich  in  this 
world,  that  they  be  not  high-minded,  nor 
trust  in  uncer'tain  riches,  but  in  the  living 
God,  who  giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  en- 
joy ; 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  they  be  rich 
in  good  works,  ready  to  distribute,  willing 
to  communicate  ; 

19  Laying  up  in  store  for  themselves  a 
good  foundation  against'  the  time  to  come, 
that  they  may  lay  hold  on  eternal  life. 

20  O  Tim'o-thy,  keep  that  which  is 
committed  to  thy  trust,  avoTd'Tng  profane 
and  vain  babblings,  and  oppositions  of  sci- 
ence fdlsely  so  called  : 

21  Which  some  professing  have  6rred 
concer'mng  the  faith.  Grace  be  with  thee. 
A'men'. 

Tf  The  first  to  Tim'o-thy  was  written 
from  La-6d-i-ce'a,  which  is  the  chiefest 
city  of  Phryg'i-a  Pa-ca-ti-a'na. 


IT  THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO 

TIMOTHY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Je'jus  Christ  by  the 
will  of  God,  according  to  the  prom- 
ise of  life,  which  is  in  ^hrist  Je'fus, 

2  To  Tim'o-thy,  my  dearly  beloved  son: 
Grace,  mercy,  and  peace,  from  God  the 
Fk'ther,  and  (^hrlst  Je'fus  our  Lord. 

3  I  thank  God,  whom  I  serve  from  my 
forefa'thers  with  pure  c6n'science,4  that 
without  ceasing,  I  have  remembrance  of 
thee  in  my  prayers  night  and  day  ; 

4  Greatly  desiring  to  see  thee,  being 
mindful  of  thy  tears,  that  I  may  be  filled 
with  joy ; 

5  When  I  call  to  remembrance  the  un- 
feigned faith  that  is  in  thee,  which  dwelt 
first  in  thy  grandmother  Lois  and  thy 
mother  Eu-ni'ce  ;5  and  I  am  persfta'ded 
that  in  thee  also. 

6  Wherefore  I  put  thee  in  remembrance, 
that  thou  stir  up  the  gift  of  God  which  is 
in  thee  by  the  putting  on  of  my  hands. 

7  For  God  nath  not  given  us  the  spirit 


of  fear  ;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of 
a  sound  mind. 

8  Be  not  thou,  there'fore,  ashamed  of  the 
tes'timony  of  our  Lord,  nor  of  me  his  pris- 
oner :  but  be  tiiou  partaker  of  the  afflic- 
tions of  the  gos'pel,  according  to  the  power 
of  God  ; 

9  Who  hath  saved  us,  and  called  us  with 
a  holy  calling,  not  according  to  our  works, 
but  according  to  his  own  purpose  and 
grace,  which  was  given  us  in  Christ  Je'fus, 
before  the  world  began  ; 

10  But  is  now  made  manifest  by  the  ap- 

E earing  of  our  Sav'iour  Je'jQs  ^hrist,  who 
ath  abolished  death,  and  hath  brought  life 
and  immortality  to  light  through  the  gos'- 
pel ; 

11  Whereunto  I  am  appointed  a  preach- 
er, and  an  apostle,  and  a  teacher  of  the 
^en'tiles. 

12  For  the  which  cause  I  also  suffer 
these  things :  nevertheless  I  am  not  Ssh^^ 
med ;  for  I  know  whom  I  have  believed, 


1  pir-dish'im.        2  rVtshe-iis-nis.        3  pd'shlTise. 


4  hon'shinse. 
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5  Yii-nl'se. 


Tftn'o-tky  exhdrted  to  constancy.     II. 
and  am  pgrsftaded  tliat  he  is  able  to  keep 
that,  which  I  have  committed   unto    him, 
&gainst'  that  day. 

13  Hold  fast  the  form  of  sound  words, 
which  thou  hast  heard  of  me,  in  faith  and 
love,  which  is  in  ^hrlst  Je'jus. 

14  That  good  thing  which  was  commit- 
ted unto  thee,  keep  by  the  Holy  Ghost 
which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15  This    tliou    knowest,   that    all    they| 
which  lire  in  A'§i-5  be  turned  away  from  standeth  sure 
me  ;    of  whom   tire  Phy-eel'lus  and  Hfir- 
mSe'e-nes.l 

16  The  Lord  give  mercy  unto  the 
house  of  5n-e-siph'o-rus  ;  for  he  oft  refresh- 
ed me,  and  was  not  ashamed  of  my  chain  : 

17  But,  when  he  was  in  Rome,  he  sought 
me  out  very  diligently,  and  found  me. 

18  The  Lord  grant  unto  him  that  he  may 
find  mercy  of  the  Lord  in  that  day  :  and  in 
how  many  things  he  ministered  unto  me  at 
fiph'e-siis,  thou  knowest  very  well. 

CHAP.  n. 

THOU,  thgre'fore,  my  son,  be  strong  in 
the  grace  that  is  in  Christ  Je'jtis. 

2  And  the  things  that  thou  hast  hgard  of 
meSmong  many  witnesses,  the  same  com- 
mit thou  to  faithful  men,  who  shall  be  able 
to  teach  others  also. 

3  Thou,  there'fbre,  endure  hardness,  as  a 
good  soi'dicr  2  of  Je'jus  Christ. 

4  No  man  that  wSrreth,  entangleth  him- 
self with  the  affairs  of  this  life  ;  that  he 
may  please  him  who  hath  chosen  him  to  be 
a  Bol'dier. 

5  And  if  a  man  also  strive  for  ma.'ster-ie§, 
yet  is  he  not  crowned,  except  he  strive  law- 
fully. 

6  The  huf'bindman  that  laboureth  must 
be  first  partaker  of  the  fruits.3 

7  Consider  what  I  say  ;  and  the  Lord 
give  thee  understanding  in  all  things. 

8  Remember  that  Je'§Qs  Christ,  of  the 
seed  of  Da'vld,  was  raised   from  the  dead, 


TIM  OTHY.      Enemies  of  the  truth  described 
16  But  sliuii  profane  and  vain  babblings  ; 


according  to  my  gos'pfl  : 

9  Wherein  1  suffer  trouble  as  an  evil- 
doer, even  unto  bonds  :  'jut  tlie  word  of  God 
is  not  bound. 

10  There'fore  I  endure  all  things  for  the 
elect's  sake,  that  they  may  also  obtain  the 
salvation  which  is  in  Christ  Je'jfls  with  etfir- 
nal  glory. 

11  /(  is  a  faithful  saying:  For  if  we  be 
dead  with  Aim,  we  shall  also  live  with  him; 

12  If  we  suffer,  we  shall  also  reign 
with  Am  ;  if  we  deny  him,  he  also  will  de- 
ny us  : 

13  If  we  believe  not,  yet  he  Sbideth 
faithful  ;  he  cannot  deny  himself 

14  Of  these  things  put  them  in  remem- 
brance, chtir'gTng  them  before  the  Lord  that 
they  strive  not  about'  words  to  no  profit, 
hit  to  the  sQbvgr'ting  of  the  hearers. 

16  Study  to  show  thyself  approved  unto 
God,  a  workman  that  needetn  not  to  be 
Ishlmed,  rightly  divi'ding  the  word  of 
truth'.' 

1  Her-vad'je-iUx.  a  aVjUr 


for  they  will  increase  unto  more  ungodli 
ness  : 

17  And  their  word  will  cat  as  doth  a 
canker;  of  whom  is  Hyni6n-e'as  and  Phi- 
le'tfis  ; 

18  Who,  conc6r'nTng  the  truth,  have 
6rred,  saying,  that  the  resurrection  is  pSst 
already  ;  and  overtliruw  \]h-  Caith  of  some. 

1!)  Neverlheless,  the    founiiMtion  of  God 
having  tJiis  seal.  The  Lord 
knovveth  them  that  are  his.    And,  Let  eve- 
ry one  that  naineth  the  name  of  Christ,  de- 
part from  Tniq'uity. 

20  But  in  a  great  house  there  tire  not  on- 
ly vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver,  but  also  of 
wood,  and  of  earth  :  and  some  to  Aon'otir, 
and  some  to  difAonour. 

21  If  a  man,  there'fore,  purge  himself 
from  these,  he  shall  be  a  vessel  unto  Aon'- 
oijr,  sanctified,  and  meet  for  the  mJlster's 
use,  and  prepared  unto  every  good  work. 

22  Flee  also  youthful  lusts ;  but  follow 
righteousness,  faith,  charitj,  peace,  with 
them  that  call  on  the  Lord  out  of  a  pure 
he^rt. 

23  But  foolish  and  Qnl^ar'ned  questions 
avoid,  knowing  that  they  do  gender  strifes 

24  And  the  servant  of  the  Lord  must 
not  strive  ;  but  be  gentle  unto  all  men,  apt 
to  teach,  patient ; 

25  In  meekness  instructing  those  that 
oppose  themselves  ;  if  God  peradv6n'tOre 
will  give  them  repentance  to  the  acknowl- 
edging of  the  truth  ; 

26  And  that  they  may  recover  them- 
selves out  of  the  snare  of  the  devil,  who  ire 
taken  captive  by  him  at  his  will. 

CHAP.  HI. 

THIS  know,  also,  that  in  the  ISst  days, 
perilous  times  shall  come  ; 

2  For  men  shall  be  lovers  of  their  own- 
selves,  cov'etoCis,  boasters,  proud,  bUsphe'- 
m6rf,  disobe'dient  to  parents,  unthankful, 
unholy, 

3  Without  natural  affection,  truce-break- 
ers, false  accusers,  incontinent,  fierce,  dfi- 
spijerj  of  those  that  circ  good, 

4  Traitors,  heady,  high-minded,  levers 
of  pl6a§'ures  more  than  16ver8  of  God  ; 

5  Having  a  form  of  godliness,  but  deny- 
ing the  power  thereof:  from  such  turn 
away. 

6  For  of  this  sort  krc  they  which  creep 
into  houses,  and  lead  captive  silly  wom'en^ 
laden  with  sins,  led  away  with  dl'vSrj 
lusts  ; 

7  Ever  Igar'ning,  and  never  able  to  come 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth  .    . 

8  Now,  as  J5n'ne§  and  JSm^bre;  with-, 
stood  Mo'fSs,  so  do  these  also  resist  the 
truth  ;  men  of  corrupt  minds,  reprobate 
concSr'ning  the  faith. 

9  But  they  shall  proceed  no  further  :  for 
their  folly  shall  be  manifest  unto  all  men, 
as  theirs  also  was.  

10  But  thou  hast  fully  known  my  dfic'- 
3frddtg.  *tolm'nan 

181 


PduVs  c/iar^c  to  Tim'o-thy.  TI'TUS 

trine,  manner   of  life,  purpose,  faith,  long- 
suffering,  charity,  patience, 

11  Persecu'tions,  afflictions,  which  came 
unto  me  at  An'ti-och,  at  I-c6'ni-um,  at  Lys'- 
trS  ;  what  persecu'tions  I  endured  :  but  out 
of  them,  ail  the  Lord  delivered  me. 

12  Yea,  and  all  that  will  live  godly  in 
^lirlst  Je'fus  shall  suffer  persecu'tion. 

13  But  evil  men,  and  seducers,  shall  wax 
worse  and  worse,  decei'ving,  and  being  de- 
ceived. 

14  But  continue  thou  in  the  things  which 
thou  hast  lear'ned,  and  hast  been  assured 
of,  knowing  of  whom  thou  hast  lear'ned 
them  ; 

15  And  that  from  a  child  thou  hast 
known  the  holy  scriptures,  which  iire  able 
to  make  thee  wise  unto  salvation,  through 
faith,  which  is  in  Christ  Je'§us. 

16  All  scripture  is  given  by  inspira'tion 
of  God,  and  is  profitable  for  doc'trine,  for 
reproof,  for  correction,  for  instruction  in 
righteousness  : 

17  That  the  man  of  God  may  he  per- 
fect, thoroughly  furnished  unto  all  good 
works. 

CHAP.  IV. 

I  CHARGE  thee,  therc'fore,  before  God, 
and  the  Lord  Je'jus  Christ,  who  shall 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead  at  his  appear- 
ing, and  his  kingdom  ; 

2  Preach  the  word  ;  be  instant  in  season, 
out  of  season  :  reprove,  rebuke,  exhort, 
with  all  long-suffering  and  doc'trine. 

3  For  the  time  will  come,  when  they  will 
not  endure  sound  doc'trine  ;  but  after  their 
own  lusts  shall  they  heap  to  themselves 
teachers,  having  itching  ears  ; 

4  And  they  shall  turn  away  their  ears 
from  the  truth,  and  shall  be  turned  unto  fa- 
bles. 

5  But  watch  thou  in  all  things  ;  endure 
afflictions,  do  the  work  of  an  evan'eellst, 
make  full  proof  of  thy  ministry. 

6  For  I  am  now  ready  to  be  offered,  and 
the  time  of  my  departure  is  at  hand. 

7  I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  fin- 
ished my  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith  : 

8  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord, 
the  righteous  Judge,  shall  give  me  at  that 


PduVs  peril  before  Ne'rb 
day  :  and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all  them 
also  that  love  his  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  shortly  unto 
me  : 

10  For  De'mas  hath  forsaken  me,  having 
loved  this  present  world,  and  is  departed 
unto  Thes-sa-lo-ni'ca,  Cres'cens  to  Ga-la'- 
ti-a,l  Ti'tus  unto  Da'l-ma'ti-a.2 

11  Only  Luke  is  with  me.  Take  MJirk 
and  bring  him  with  thee  :  for  he  is  profita- 
ble to  me  for  the  ministry. 

12  And  Tych'i-cus  have  I  sent  to  Eph'e- 
sus. 

13  The  cloak  that  I  lefl  at  Tro'fts  with 
Ccir'pus,  when  thou  comest,  bring  xcith  thee, 
linA  the  books,  but  espec'ially  the  parch- 
ments. 

14  ll-ex-an'der  the  coppersmith  did  me 
much  evil  ;  the  Lord  rcwdrd  him  according 
to  his  works  : 

15  Of  whom  be  thou  ware  also ;  for  he 
hath  greatly  withstood  our  words. 

16  At  my  first  answer  no  man  stood 
with  me,  but  all  men  forsook  me  :  / 
pray  God  that  it  may  not  be  laid  to  their 
chkrge. 

17  Notwithstanding,  the  Lord  stood  with 
me,  and  strengthened  me  ;  that  by  me  the 
preaching  might  be  fully  known,  and  that 
all  the  ^en'tlles  might  hear  :  and  I  was 
delivered  out  of  the  mouth  of  th6  lion. 

18  And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  me  from 
every  evil  work,  and  will  preserve  me  unto 
liis  heavenly  kingdom  :  to  whom  he  glory 
forever  and  ever.     A'men'. 

19  Salute  Pris'ca  and  Aq'ui-la,3  and  the 
household  of  On-eslph'o-rus. 

20  E-ras'tus  abode  at  Cor'Inth:  butTroph'- 
i-mus  have  I  left  at  Mi-le'tum,  sick. 

21  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  before  win- 
ter. Eu-bu'Ius4  greeteth  thee,  and  Pu'denj, 
and  Li'nus,  and  Cl^u'di-a,  and  all  the 
brethren. 

22  The  Lord  Je'jfls  Christte  with  thy 
spirit.     Grace  be  with  you.     A'men'. 

TI  The  second  epistle  unto  Ti-mo'the-Os, 
ordain'ed  the  first  bishop  of  the  church 
of  the  E-phe'ji-anf ,  was  written  from 
Rome,  when  Paul  was  brought  before 
Ne'ro  the  second  time. 


IT  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  TI'TUS. 


C7S!!@S«5S73Z3 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  God,  and  an  apostle 
of  Je'jus  (JJhrist,  according  to  the  faith 
of  God's  elect,  and  the  acknowledging  of 
the  truth,  which  is  afler  godliness  : 

2  In  hope  of  eternal  life,  which  God, 
that  cannot  lie,  promijed  before  the  work! 
began ; 

3  But  hath  in  due  times  manifested  his 

1  Ga-la'she&.  ^  Ddl-nuL'shc-d. 


word  through  preaching,  which  is  commit- 
ted unto  me,  according  to  the  commiind'- 
ment  of  God  our  Sa'viour  ; 

4  To  Ti'tus,  m.i7ic  own  son  afler  the  com- 
mon faith  ;  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace,  from 
God  the  Fk'ther,and  the  Lord  Je'fus  Christ, 
our  Sav'iour. 

5  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete,  that 
thou  shouldst  set  in  order  the  things  that 

^  Ak'kwe-ld.  4  Yu-bu'liis. 

182 


Qiialijications  of  a  bishop.  TI'TUS 

ire   want'Tng,  and   ordain   ciders  in  every 
city,  as  I  liad  appointed  tlice. 

6  If  any  be  blameless,  the  hu§'band  of 
one  wife,  having  faithful  children,  not  ac- 
cused of  riot,  or  unruly  : 

7  For  a  bishop  must  be  blameless,  as  the 
■teWard  of  God  ;  not  self  willed,  not  soon 
angry,  not  <;ivcn  to  wine,  no  striker,  not 
given  to  filthy  lucre  ; 

8  But  a  lover  of  hospitality,  a  lover  of 


good  men,  sober,  just,  holy,  temperate  ; 
9  Holding  fast  the  faithful  word,  as  h( 


hath  been  taught,  that  he  may  be  able,  by 
sound  doc'trine,  both  to  exhort  and  to  con- 
vince the  gainsaycrs. 

10  For  there  arc  many  unruly  and  vain 
talkers,  and  deceivers,  spec'ially  they  of  the 
circumcision  : 

11  Whose  mouths  must  be  stopped  ; 
who  subvert  whole  houses,  teaching  things 
which  they  ouglit  not,  for  filthy  lucre's 
sake. 

12  One  of  themselves,  even  a  prophet  of 
their  own,  said.  The  Cre'ti-anj  1  ore  always 
liars,  evil  beasts,  slow  bellies. 

K?  This  witness  is  true  :  wherefore  re- 
buke tlicni  sharply,  that  they  may  be  sound 
in  the  faith  ; 

14  Not  giving  heed  to  Jevv'Tsh  fables, 
and  command'nignts  of  men  that  turn  from 
the  truth. 

15  Unto  tiie  pure  all  things  arc  pure  ; 
but  unto  them  that  arc  defiled  and  unbe- 
liev'ing,  /a-  nothing  pure  ;  but  even  their 
mind  and  conscience  is  defiled. 

If)  They  profess  that  they  know  God  ; 
but  in  works  they  deny  him  ;  being  abomi- 
nable and  (iTsObe'dient,  and  unto  every  good 
work  reprobate. 

CHAP.  II. 

BUT  speak  thou  the  things  which  be- 
come sound  doc'trine  : 

2  That  the  aged  men  be  sober,  grave, 
temperate,  sound  in  faith,  in  charity,  in  pa- 
tience. 

3  The  aged  wom'en  likewise,  that  thexj 
be  in  behaviour  as  becometh  holiness ;  not 
false  accusers,  not  given  to  much  wine, 
teachers  of  good  things  ; 

4  That  they  may  teach  the  young  wom'- 
en to  be  sober,  to  love  their  htij'bandj,  to 
love  their  children. 

5  To  he  discreet, chaste,  keepers  at  home, 
good,  obg'difint  2  to  their  own  hOj'biinds, 
that  tlie  wor  1  of  God  be  not  blasphemed. 

C  Yoimg  incn  likewise  exhort'^  to  be  so- 
ber-minded. 

7  In  all  things  showing  thyself  a  pattern 
of  gf)(id  works  ;  in  doc'trine  showing  un- 
corruptnoss,  gravity,  sincerity, 

8  Sound  s))cech  that  cannot  be  condemn- 
ed ;  thai  he  that  is  of  the  contrary  part  may 
be  ashamed,  having  no  evil  thing  to  say  of 
you. 

9  Exhdrt  servants  to  be  obe'difint  unto 
their  own  miNsters,  and  to  please  them  well 
in  all  things;  not  Sn'swerlng  again': 

1  Kri'ske-dnz.     2  o-be'je-liU.     3  igz-hSrt'.    4  dU-d-be'de-lnt 


Directions  for  ddc'trine  ana  life. 

10  Not  purloining,  but  showing  all  good 
fidel'ity  ;  that  they  may  adorn'  the  doc'trine 
of  God  our  Sav'iour  in  all  things. 

11  For  the  grace  of  God,  that  bringeth 
salvation,  hath  appeared  to  all  men, 

12  Teaching  us,  that  denying  imgodlinesB 
and  worldly  lusts,  we  should  live  soberly, 
righteously,  and  godly  in  this  present 
w<5rld  ; 

13  Looking  for  that  blgs'sed  hope,  and 
the  glorious  appearing  of  the  groat  God, 
and  our  Sav'iotir  Je'jus  Christ : 

14  Who  gave  himself  for  us,  ihat  he 
might  redeem  us  from  all  inT(i'uitv,  and 
purify  unto  himself  a  peculiar  people,  z6al'- 
oQs  of  good  works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  exhort,  and 
rebuke  with  all  authority.  Let  no  man  de- 
spite' thee. 

CHAP.  III. 


PUT  them  in  mind  to  be  subject  to  prin 
cij)ai'itie§  and  powers,  to  obey  magis- 
trates, to  be  ready  to  every  good  work, 

2  To  speak  evil  of  no  man,  to  be  no 
brawlers,  but  gentle,  showing  all  meekness 
unto  all  men. 

3  For  we  ourselves  also  wSre  sometimes 
foolish,  disobe'dient,'!  deceived,  sfir'ving  dl'- 
verj  lusts  and  plea^'ures,  living  in  mal- 
ice and  envy,  hateful,  and  hating  one 
another. 

4  But  after  that  the  kindness  and  love 
of  God  our  Sav'iour  to'H'ird  man  appeared, 

o  Not  by  works  of  righteousness,  which 
we  have  done,  but  according  to  his  mfircy, 
he  saved  us,  by  the  wash'Ing  of  regenera- 
tion, and  renewing  of  the  Holy  Ghost  ; 

f)  Wliicli  he  shed  on  us  abun'dantly, 
through  Je'^us  Christ  our  Sav'ioQr  ; 

7  That  being  justified  by  his  grace,  we 
should  be  made  /teirj'S  according  to  the 
hope  of  eternal  life. 

8  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  these 
things  I  will  that  thou  affirm  constantly, 
that  they  which  have  believed  in  God, 
might  be  careful  to  maintain  6  good  works. 
These  things  kre  good  and  profitable  unto 
men. 

9  But  avoid  foolish  questions,  and  gCne- 
al'o-glej,  and  contentions,  and  strivings 
about'  the  law  ;  for  they  tire  unprofitable 
and  vain. 

10  A  man  that  is  a  heretick,  after  the  first 
and  second  admonition,  reject ; 

11  Knowing  that  he  that  is  such,  is  sttb- 
vert'cd,  and  sinneth,  being  condemned  of 
himself 

12  When  I  shall  send  Ar'te-mSs  unto 
thee,  or  Tych'i-cQs,  be  diligent  to  come 
unto  mc  to  Ni-coj)'o-lis  :  for  I  have  detfir'- 
mlned  there  to  winter. 

13  Bring  Ze'nas  the  lawyer  and  A-p6l'- 
loson  their  joflrney  diligently,  that  nothing 
be  want'Ing  unto  them. 

14  And  let  ours  also  iSarn  to  maintiitt 
good  works  for  necessary  uses,  that  thejrbe 
not  unfruitful. 

5  drze.    8  min-tdnt'. 
183 


P&ulpleadethfor  0-nes'i-mits.  HE'BREWS.  His  confidence  in  Phile'mSn. 


15  All  that  are  with  me  salflte  thee. 
Greet  them  that  love  us  in  the  faith.  Grace 
be  with  you  all.     A'men'. 


IT  It  was  written  tn  Tl'tus,  ordam'ed  the 
first  bishop  of  the  church  of  the  Cre'- 
ti-Snjjfrom  Ni-cop'o-lis  of  Mac-e-d6'ni-5. 


IT  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  TO  PHILEMON. 


PAUL,  a  prisoner  of  Je'fus  Christ,  and 
TTm'o-thy  our  brother,  unto  Phi-le'- 
mon,  our  dearly  beloved  and  fellow-la- 
bourer, 

2  And  to  our  beloved  Ap'phi-a,l  and  Ar- 
chip'pus  our  fellow-soldier,  and  to  the 
church  in  thy  house  : 

3  Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our 
Fk'ther,  and  the  Lord  Je'fus  Christ. 

4  I  thank  my  God,  making  mention  of 
thee  always  in  my  prayers, 

5  Hearing  of  thy  love  and  faith,  which 
thou  hast  to'to^rd  the  Lord  Je'^us,  and  to'- 
?rArd  all  saints ; 

6  That  the  communication  of  thy  faith 
may  become  effec'toal  by  the  acknowl- 
edging of  every  good  thing,  which  is  in 
you  in  ^hrist  Je'jGs. 

7  For  we  have  great  joy  and  consolation 
in  thy  16ve,  because  the'bowels  of  the  saints 
are  refreshed  by  thee,  brother. 

8  Wherefore,  though  I  might  be  much 
bold  in  ^hrist,  to  enjoin  thee  that  which  is 
convenient, 

9  Yet,  for  love's  sake,  I  rSther  'jeseech 
thee,  being  such  a  one  as  PSul  the  aged, 
and  now  also  a  prisoner  of  Je'fus  Christ. 

10  I  beseech  thee  for  my  son  O-nes'i-mus, 
whom  I  have  begotten  in  my  bonds  : 

11  Which  in  time  pSst  was  to  thee  un- 
profitable, but  now  profitable  to  thee  and 
to  me  ; 

12  Whom  I  have  sent  5gain^  :  thou 
thgre'fbre  receive  him,  that  is,  mine  own 

13  Whom  I  would  have  retain'ed  with 


me,  that  in  thy  stSad  he  miglit  have  minis- 
tered unto  me  in  the  bonds  of  the  gos'pel  : 

14  But  without  tiiy  mind  would  I  do 
nothing  ;  that  thy  benefit  should  not  be  as 
it  were  of  necessity,  but  willingly. 

15  For  perhaps'  he  therc'fore  departed 
for  a  season,  that  thou  shouldst  receive  him 
forever  ; 

16  Not  now  as  a  servant,  but  above  a 
servant,  a  brother  beloved,  spec'ially  to  me, 
but  how  much  more  unto  thee,  both  in  the 
flesh,  and  in  the  Lord  .' 

17  If  thou  count  me,  therc'fore,  a  pkrtner, 
receive  him  as  myself  2 

18  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  or  oweth 
thee  fiught,  put  that  on  mine  account ; 

19  1  Paul  have  written  it  with  mine  own 
hand,  I  will  repay  it ;  Slbe'it  I  do  not  say 
to  thee,  how  thou  owest  unto  me  even 
thine  own  self  besides. 

20  Yea,  brother,  let  me  have  joy  of  thee 
in  the  Lord  :  refresh  my  bowels  in  the 
Lord. 

21  Having  confidence  in  thy  obe'dience, 
I  wrote  unto  thee,  knowing  that  thou  wilt 
also  do  more  than  I  say. 

22  But  withal  prepare  me  also  a  lodging, 
for  I  trust  that  through  your  prayers,  I  shall 
be  given  unto  j'ou. 

23  There  salute  thee  Ep'a-phras,  my  fel- 
low-prisoner in  (J^hrlst  Je'fus ; 

24  Mkr'cus,  Ar-is-tar'chus,  De'mas,  Lo'- 
cas,  my  fellow-labourers. 

25  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Je'jus  ^hrlst 
be  with  your  spirit.     A'men'. 

TT  Written  from  Rome  to  Phi-le'mon,  by 
O-nes'i-mus,  a  servant. 


IT  THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL,  THE  APOSTLE,  TO  THE 
HE'BREWS.  * 


CHAPTER  I. 

GOD,  who  at  sundry  times,  and  in  dl'- 
vfirf  manners,  spake  in  time  past  unto 
the  fathers,  bv  the  prophets, 

2  Hath  in  "these  last  days  spoken  unto 
us  by  his  Son,  whom  he  hath  appointed 
heir  3  of  all  things,  by  whom  also  he  made 
the  w6rlds ; 

3  Who,  being  the  brightness  of  his  glory, 
and  the  express  image  of  his  pSrson,  and 
upholding  all  things  by  the  word  of  his 

ijl/e-a.  ^m^-ailf.  *  H€'brddz 


power,  when  he  had  by  himself  purged  our 
sins,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
Maj'esty4  on  high  ; 

4  Being  made  so  much  better  than  the 
angels,  as  he  hath  by  inheritance  obtain'ed 
a  more  excellent  name  than  they. 

5  For  unto  which  of  the  angels  said  he 
at  any  time.  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day 
have  I  begotten  thee  ?  And  5gain',  I  will 
be  to  him  a  Fci'ther,  and  he  shall  be  to  me 
a  Son? 


3  are 


4  m&d'jiS'U. 
184 


^hrlst  prefSrr'ed  before,  angels.        IIE'BRF.WS 

C  And  again',  when  he  hringeth  in  tlie 
first-begotten  into  tlie  world,  he  saith.  And 
let  all  the  angels  of  God  wor'shTp  him. 

7  And  of  the  aneels  he  saith,  Who  ma- 
keth  his  anecls  spirits,  and  his  ministers  a 
flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son  he  saith,  Thy  throne, 
O  God,  is  forever  and  ever ;  a  sceptre  of 
righteousness  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  king- 
dom : 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and 
hated  Tniq'uity  ;  thgre'fbre  God,  even  thy 
God,  hath  anoin'ted  thee  with  the  oil  of 
gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

10  And,  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning 
hast  laid  tlie  foundation  of  the  earth ; 
and  the  heavens  are  the  works  of  thine 
hands  : 

1 1  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  remainest; 
and  they  all  shall  wax  old,  as  doth  a  gar- 
ment ; 

12  And  as  a  vgs'ture  1  shalt  thou  fold 
them  up,  and  they  shall  be  changed  ;  but 
thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  not 
fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels  said  he  at 
any  time,  Sit  on  my  right  hand,  until  I 
make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool  ? 

14  Are  they  not  all  ministering  spirits, 
sent  forth  to  minister  for  them  who  shall  be 
Aeirf  of  salvation .' 

CHAP.  n. 

THERETORE  we  ought  to  give  the 
more  ear'nest  heed  to  the  things  which 
we  have  heard,  lest  at  any  time  we  should 
let  thrm  slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  spoken  by  angels  was 
stead'fast,  and  every  transgression  and  dls- 
obe'dienco  received  a  just  recompense  of 
rew€^rd  ; 

3  How  shall  we  escape',  if  we  neglect  so 
great  salvation  ;  which  at  the  first  began  to 
be  spoken  by  the  Lord,  and  was  confirmed 
unto  us  by  them  that  h6ard  him  : 

4  God  also  bear'Tng  them  witness,  both 
with  signs  and  wonder^,  and  with  di'verj 
miracles,  and  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  ac- 
cording to  his  own  will  ? 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he  not  put  in 
subjection  the  world  to  come,  whereof  we 
speak. 

G  But  one  in  a  cSr'tain  place  testified, 
saying.  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mind- 
ful of  him  .'  or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou 
visitest  him  ? 

7  Thou  madest  him  a  little  lower  than 
the  angels  ;  thou  crownedst  him  with  glory 
and  Aon'ofir,  and  didst  set  him  over  the 
works  of  thy  hands: 

8  Thou  hast  put  all  things  in  subjection 
under  his  feet.  For  in  that  he  put  all  in 
subjection  under  him,  he  left  n6thTng  that 
is  not  put  under  him.  But  now  we  see  not 
yet  all  things  put  under  him  : 

9  But  we  see  Je'f  Qs,  who  was  made  a  lit- 
tle lower  than  the  angels,  for  tb«  sufiering 
of  death,  crowned  with  glory  and  Adn'oQr ; 

1  vie'tthHre. 
Q8* 


Tie  is  more  icdrthy  than  Mo'fii. 
that  lie,  hy  the  grace  of  God,  should  taste 
death  for  every  man. 

10  For  it  became  him,  for  whom  are  all 
things,  and  by  whom  ore  all  things,  in 
bringing  many  sons  unto  glury,  to  make  the 
cap'tain  of  their  salvation  perfect  through 
sufterings. 

11  For  both  he  that  sanctifieth,  and  they 
who  are  sanctified,  are  all  of  one  :  for 
which  cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to  call  them 
brethren  ; 

12  Saying,  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto 
my  brethren  ;  in  the  midst  of  the  church 
will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 

13  And  again',  1  will  put  my  trust  in  him. 
And  again',  Behold,  1,  and  the  children 
which  God  hath  given  me. 

14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  children  ;ir« 
partakers  of  flesh  and  blood,  he  also  him- 
self likewise  took  part  of  the  same ;  that 
through  death  he  might  destroy'  him  that 
had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil ; 

15  And  deliver  them,  who,  through  fear 
of  death,  were  all  their  life-time  subject  to 
bon'dage. 

16  For  verily  he  took  not  on  him  the  na- 
ture of  angels :  but  he  took  on  him  the 
seed  of  A'bra-ham. 

17  Wherefore  in  all  things,  it  beh66ved 
him  to  be  made  like  unto  his  brethren  ;  that 
he  might  be  a  mer'cifftl  and  faithful  high 
priest,  in  things  pertdin'lng  to  God,  to 
make  reconciliation  for  the  sins  of  the 
people. 

18  For  in  that  he  himself  hath  sufliered, 
being  tempted,  he  is  able  to  succour  them 
that  are  tempted. 

CHAP.  HL 

WHEREFORE,  holy  brethren,  parta- 
kers of  the  heavenly  calling,  con- 
sider the  A-p6s'tle  and  High  Priest  of  our 
profession,  Christ  Je'jQs ; 

2  Who  was  faithful  to  him  that  appoint- 
ed him,  as  also  Mo'fgs  teas  faithful  in  all 
his  house. 

3  For  this  man  yas  counted  worthy  of 
more  glory  than  Mo'jes,  inasmuch  as  he 
who  hath  builded  the  house,  hath  more 
Aon'our  than  the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by  some 
man  ;  but  he  that  built  all  things,  is  God. 

5  And  M6'§es  verily  was  faithful  in  all 
his  house  as  a  servant,  for  a  t^s'timdny  of 
those  things  which  wgre  to  be  spoken 
after : 

6  But  Christ  as  a  son  over  his  own 
house  ;  whose  house  kre  we,  if  we  hold 
fast  the  confidence,  and  the  rejoicing  of 
the  hope,  firm  2  unto  the  end. 

7  Wherefore,  (as  the  Holy  Ghost  saith, 
To-day,  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice 

8  Harden  not  your  nearts,  as  is  tn«  pro- 
vocation, in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the 
wilderness : 

9  When  your  fTithers  tempted  me,  pror- 
ed  me.  and  saw  my  works  forty  years. 

10  Wherefore  I  wasgrieved  with  thatgen- 
»firm. 

185 


The  ChrlsViarCs  rest.  HE'BREWS 

eration,  and  said,  They  doalvvayaerrin^/ifij/- 

heart;  and  they  have  not  known  my  ways.  s?oord,    piercing 

11  So  I  sware  in  my  wrath,  They  sliall 
not  enter  into  my  rest ;) 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  there  be  in 
any  of  you  an  evil  heart  of  un-be-IieP,  in 
departing  from  the  living  God. 

13  But  exhort  one  another  daily,  wliile 
it  is  called  To-day  ;  lest  any  of  you  be 
hardened  through  the  deceit'fiMness  of  sin. 

14  For  we  iire  made  partakers  of  ^hrist, 
if  we  hold  the  beginning  of  our  confidence 
stead'fSst  unto  the  end  ', 

15  While  it  is  said,  To-day,  if  ye  will 
hear  his  voice,  harden  not  your  hccirts,  as 
in  the  provocation. 

16  For  some  when  they  had  heard,  did 
provoke  ;  howbeit,  not  all  that  came  out 
of  E'gypt,  by  Mo'fes. 

17  But  with  whom  was  he  griev'ed 
forty  years .'  was  it  not  with  them  that 
had  sinned,  whose  carcasses  fell  in  the 
wilderness .' 

18  And  to  whom  sware  he,  that  they 
should  not  enter  into  his  rest,  but  to  them 
that  believed  not  ? 

19  So  we  see  that  they  could  not  enter 
in,  because  of  un-be-lief . 

CHAP.  IV. 

LET  us  thei>e'f6re  fear,  lest  a  promise 
being  left  us  of  entering  into  his  rest, 
any  of  you  should  seem  to  come  short 
of  it. 

2  For  unto  us  was  the  gos'pel  preached, 
as  well  as  unto  them  :  but  the  word 
preached  did  not  profit  them,  not  being 
mixed  with  faith  in  them  that  heard  it. 

3  For  we,  which  have  believed,  do  enter 
into  rest :  as  he  said,  As  I  have  sworn  in 
my  lorSth,  if  they  shall  enter  into  my  rest ; 
although  the  works  were  finished  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a  cer'tain  place  of  the 
seventh  day  on  this  wise.  And  God  did 
rest  the  seventh  day  from  all  his  works. 

5  And  in  this  place  igain'.  If  they  shall 
enter  into  my  rest. 

6  Seeing,  there'fore,  it  remaineth  that 
some  must  enter  therein,  and  they  to 
whom  it  was  first  preached,  entered  not  in, 
because  of  un-be-lief: 

7  (Again',  he  limiteth  a  cer'tain  day, 
saying  in  David,  To-day,  after  so  long  a 
time  ;  as  it  is  said,  To-day,  if  ye  will  hear 
his  voice,  harden  not  your  hekrts. 

8  For  if  Je'|us,l  had  given  them  rest,  then 
would  he  not  afterward  have  spoken  of 
Snother  day. 

9  There  remaineth,  there'fSre,  a  rest  to 
the  people  of  God. 

10  For  he  that  is  entered  into  his  rest, 
he  also  hath  ceased  from  his  own  works, 
as  God  did  from  his.) 

11  Let  us  labour,  there'fore,  to  enter 
into  that  rest,  lest  any  man  fall  &Aer  the 
aame  example  of  Qn-be-lief. 

12  For  the  word  of  God  is  quick,  and 

1  Je'fiiB  is  here  written  for  Jdah'u-ft. 


Of  our  Sdv'iovr's  priesfhoit 
powerful,  and  sharper  than  any  two-edgea 
even  to  tiie  dividing 
asun'dt;r  of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the 
joints  and  marrow,  and  (s  a  dijcjer'ner  of 
the  thoughts  and  inlents  of  the  heart. 

13  Neither  is  there  any  crea'ture  2  that 
is  not  manifest  in  his  sight ;  but  all  things 
are  naked,  and  opened  unto  the  eyes  of 
him  with  whom  we  have  to  do. 

14  Seeing  then  tliat  we  have  a  great 
High  Priest,  that  is  passed  into  the  heav- 
ens, Je'jus  the  Son  of  God,  let  us  hold 
fast  our  profession. 

15  For  we  have  not  a  high  priest  which 
cannot  be  touched  with  the  feeling  of  our 
infir'mitie§  ;  but  was  in  all  points  tempted 
like  as  toe  are,  yet  without  sin. 

16  Let  us,  there'fore,  come  boldly  unto 
the  throne  of  grace,  that  we  may  obtain 
mercy,  and  find  grace  to  help  in  time  of  need. 

CHAP.  V. 

FOR  every  high  priest  taken  from 
among  men,  is  ordained  for  men  in 
things  pertdin'ing  to  God,  that  he  may 
offer  both  gifts  and  sao'rifI(;es  for  sins : 

2  Who  can  have  compassion  on  the 
ignorant,  and  on  them  that  ^rc  out  of  the 
way  ;  for  that  he  himself  also  is  com'passed 
with  infir'mity. 

3  And  by  reason  hereof  he  ought,  as  for 
the  people,  so  also  for  himself,  to  offer  for 
sins. 

4  And  no  man  taketh  this  fton'otir  unto 
himself,  but  he  that  is  called  of  God,  as 
was  ^a'ron  ; 

5  So  also  Christ  glorified  not  himself  to 
be  made  a  high  priest ;  but  he  that  said 
unto  him.  Thou  art  my  Son,  to-day  have  I 
begotten  thee. 

6  As  he  saith  also  in  another  place, 
Thou  art  a  priest  forever,  after  the  order 
of  Mel-chij'e-dec  : 

7  Who,  in  the  days  of  his  flesh,  when 
he  had  offered  up  prayers  and  supplica- 
tions, with  strong  crying  and  tears,  unto 
him  that  was  able  to  save  him  from  death, 
and  was  heard,  in  that  he  feared  ; 

8  Though  he  were  a  Son,  yet  learn'ed 
he  Obe'dience  by  the  things  which  he  suf- 
fered ; 

9  And,  being  made  perfect,  he  became 
the  Au'thor  of  eternal  salvation,  unto  all 
them  that  obey  him  ; 

10  Called  of  God  a  high  priest,  after 
the  order  of  Mel-chi^'e-dSc  : 

11  Of  whom  we  have  many  things  to 
say,  and  hard  to  be  uttered  seeing  ye  kre 
dull  of  hearing. 

12  For,  when  for  the  time  ye  ought  to 
be  teachers,  ye  have  need  that  one  teach 
you  again',  which  be  the  first  principles  of 
the  oracles  of  God ;  and  are  become  such 
as  have  need  of  milk,  and  not  of  strong 
meat. 

13  For  every  one  that  useth  milk,  is 
unskilful  in  the  word  of  righteousness  ;  for 
he  is  a  babe. 

2  kre'tshHre. 

186 


Exhortation  to  stiad'f&stness  in  faith.  H  E'BRE  WS. 

14   But  strong  meat  beloni^etli  to  tliiin 
that  circ  of  full   age,   even  those   who,  by 
reason  of  use,  have  their  senses  exercised 
to  dijfjSrn'  both  good  and  evil. 
CHAP.  VI. 

THEREFORE,  leaving  the  principles 
of  the  doc'trine  of  (j^hrlst,  let  us  go  on 
unto  pgriec'tion  ;  not  laying  again'  the 
foundation  of  repentance  from  dead  works, 
and  of  faith  to'irard  God, 

2  Of  the  doc'trine  of  baptisms,  and  of 
laying  on  of  hands,  and  of  resurrection  of 
the  dead,  and  oi"  eternal  judgment. 

3  And  this  will  vvc  do,  if  God  pCrtnit'. 

4  For  it  is  impossible  for  those  who 
wgre  once  enlightened,  and  have  tasted  of 
the  heavenly  gift,  and  were  made  parta- 
kers of  the  Holy  Gliost,  • 

5  And  have  tasted  the  good  word  of 
God,  and  tlie  powers  of  the  world  to 
come, 

6  If  they  shall  fall  away,  to  renew  them 
again'  unto  repentance  ;  seeing  they 
oriicify  1  to  themselves  the  Son  of  God 
afresh^  and  put  him  to  an  open  shame. 

7  For  the  earth,  which  drinketh  in  the 
rain  that  conieth  oft  upon  it,  and  bringelh 
forth  Aerbj  meet  for  them  by  wliom  it  is 
dressed,  receiveth  blessing  from  God  : 

8  But  that  which  beareth  thorns  and 
bri;ers  is  rejected,  and  is  nigh  unto  curs- 
ing ;  whose  end  is  to  be  burned. 

9  But,  beloved,  we  arc  persuaded  bet- 
ter things  of  you,  and  things  that  accom'- 
pany  salvation,  tiiougli  we  thus  speak. 

10  For  Qod  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget 
your  work  and  labour  of  love,  which*  ye 
have  showed  to'ioard  his  name,  in  that 
ye  have  ministered  to  the  saints,  and  do 
minister. 

11  And  we  desire  that  every  one  of  you 
do  show  the  same  diligence  to  the  full  as- 
surance of  hope  unto  the  end  ; 

12  That  ye  be  not  sloth'fill,  but  follow- 
ers of  them,  who  through  faith  and  pa- 
tience inherit  the  prcjinijes. 

13  For  when  God  made  promise  to 
A'bra-hatlL  because  he  could  swear  by  no 
greater,  he  sware  by  himself, 

14  Saying,  Surely  blessing,  I  will  bless 
thee :  and  multiplying,  I  will  multiply 
thee. 

15  And  BO,  after  he  had  patiently  endur- 
ed, lie  obtained  the  promise. 

16  For  men  verily  swear  by  the  greater: 
and  an  oath  for  confirmation,  is  to  them 
an  end  of  all  strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  willing  more  abCin'dant- 
ly  to  show  unto  the  heir§  of  promise  the 
immutability  of  his  council,  confirmed  it 
by  an  oath : 

18  That  by  two  immutable  things,  in 
which  it  was  impossible  for  God  to  lie,  we 
might  have  a  strong  consolation,  who  have 
fled  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  upon  the  hope 
Bet  before  us  : 

19  Which  hope  we  have  as  an  an'9h6r 

1  krdd'ae-fl. 


Of  mi-chi?'e-dlc  and  Christ 
of  the  soul,  both  sure  and  stgad'fist, 
and  which  entereth  into  tlial  within  the 
vail, 

20  Whither  the  forerunner  is  for  us  en- 
tered, even  Je'^Qs,  made  a  high  priest  for- 
ever after  the  order  of  Mel-chis'e-dec. 
CHAP.  VII.' 


FOR  this  Mel-chi^'c-de^,  king  of  Sa'lgm, 
priest  of  the  most  high  God,  who  met 
A'bra-ham  returning  from  the  slaughter  of 
the  kings,  and  bless  ed  him  ; 

2  To  whom  also  A'bra-ham  gave  a 
tenth  part  of  all  ;  first  being  by  intfirpre- 
ta'tion,  King  of  righteousness,  and  after 
that  also,  King  of  Salem,  which  is,  King 
of  peace  ; 

3  Without  t"iithcr,  without  mother,  with- 
out descent',  having  neither  beginning  of 
days,  nor  end  of  life  :  but,  made  like  unto 
the  Son  of  God,  abideth  a  priest  continu- 
ally. 

4  Now  consider  how  great  this  man 
was,  unto  whom  even  the  patriarch  A'bra- 
hSin  gave  the  tenth  of  the  spoils. 

5  And  verily  they  that  arc  of  the  sons 
of  Le'vl,  who  receive  the  office  of  the 
priest'hood,  have  a  cOmmund'ment  to  take 
tithes  of  the  people,  according  to  the  law, 
tliat  is,  of  their  brethren,  though  they  come 
out  of  tJie  loins  of  A'bra-ham  : 

6  But  he  whose  descent'  is  not  counted 
from  them,  received  tithes  of  A'bra- 
ham,  and  bless'ed  him  that  had  the  prom- 
ises. 

7  And,  without  all  contradiction,  the 
less  is  bless'ed  of  the  better. 

8  And  here  men  that  die  receive  tithes  ; 
but  there  he  receiveth  them,  of  whom  it  is 
witnessed  that  he  liveth. 

9  And,  as  I  may  so  say,  Le'vi  also, 
who  receiveth  tithes,  paid  tithes  in  A'bra- 
ham. 

10  For  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of  his 
father,  when  Mel-chTf'e-d6c  met  him. 

11  If,  thCre'fore,  pgrfec'tion  w6re  by  the 
Le-vit'i-cal  priest'hood,  (for  under  it  the 
people  received  the  law,)  what  further 
need  icas  there  that  another  priest  should 
rise  after  the  order  of  Mfil-chi^'e-dg^,  and 
not  be  called  after  the  order  of  ^a'ron  .' 

12  For  the  priest'hood  being  changed, 
there  is  made  of  necessity  a  chanee  also 
of  the  law. 

13  For  he,  of  whom  these  things  kr« 
spoken,  p6rtaineth  to  another  tribe,  of 
which  no  man  gave  attendance  at  the 
altar. 

14  For  it  is  evident,  that  our  Lord 
sprang  out  of  jQ'da  ;  of  which  tribe  Mo'- 
56s  spake  nothing  concSr'nTng  priest'hood. 

15  And  it  is  yet  far  more  evident ;  for 
that  after  the  similitude  of  Mel-9hij'e-d69, 
there  ari^eth  another  priest, 

1()  Who  is  made,  not  after  the  law  of  a 
carnal  command'ment,  but  after  the  power 
of  an  endless  life. ' 

17  For  he  testifieth,  Thou  art  a  priest 

187 


Pnist  0/  tht  new  covenant.  HE'BREWS 

forever,  after  the  order  of  Mel-chij'e-dec 

18  For  there    is    verily    a    disannulling 
of   the    c6inma.nd'nient   going  before,    fu 
the  weakness  and  unprofitableness  thereof 

19  For  the  law  made  nothing  perfect, 
but  the  bringing  in  of  a  better  hope  did; 
by  the  which  we  draw  nigh  unto  God. 

20  And  inasmuch  as  not  witiiout  an 
oath  ke  was  made  priest  ;  • 

21  (For  those  priests  w6re  made  without 
an  oath  ;  but  this  with  an  oath,  by  him 
that  said  unto  him,  The  Lord  sware,  and 
will  not  repent,  Tliou  art  a  priest  forever 
after  the  order  of  Mel-chij'e-dec  :) 

22  By  so  much  was  Je'jus  made  a  sure- 
ty of  a  better  testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many  priests 
because  they  were  not  suffered  to  continue 
by  reason  of  death  : 

24  But  this  man,  because  he  continueth 
ever,  hath  an  unciiangeable  priest'hood. 

25  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to  save 
them  to  the  uttermost,  that  come  unto  God 
by  him,  seeing  he  over  liveth  to  make  in 
terces'sion  for  them. 

26  For  such  a  high  priest  became  us 
who  is  holy,  harmless,  undefiled,  separate 
from  sinners,  and  made  higher  than  the 
hfeavens ; 

27  Who  needeth  not  daily,  as  those 
high  priests,  to  offer  up  sac'rifl<;e,  first  for 
his  own  sins,  and  then  for  the  people's  : 
for  this  he  did  once,  when  he  offered  up 
himself 

28  For  the  law  maketh  men  high 
priests,  which  have  infir'mity ;  but  the 
word  of  the  oath,  which  was  since  the 
law,  maketh  the  Son,  who  is  consecrated 
forevermore. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

NOW  of  the  things  which  we  have  spo- 
ken, this  is  the  sum  :  We  have  such 
a  high  priest,  who  is  set  on  the  right  hand 
of  the  throne  of  the  Maj'esty  1  in  the  heav- 
ens : 

2  A  minister  of  the  sanc'tuary  2  and  of 
the  true  tab'er-na-cle,  which  the  Lord 
pitched,  and  not  man. 

3  For  every  high  priest  is  ordained  to 
offer  gifts  and  sac'rif  i(je| :  wherefore,  it  is 
of  necessity  that  this  man  have  some'what 
also  to  offer. 

4  For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he  should 
not    be    a    priest,    seeing    that    there    are 

firiests   that   offer   gifts   according   to    the 
aw : 

5  Who  serve  unto  the  example  and 
shadow  of-  heavenly  things,  as  Mo'§es  was 
admonished  o-f  God,  when  he  was  about' 
to  make  the  tab'er-na-cle :  for.  See,  saith 
he,  that  thou  make  all  things  according  to 
the  pattern  showed  to  thee  in  the  mount. 

6  But  now  hath  he  obtained  a  more  ex- 
cellent ministry,  by  how  much  also  he  is 
the  mediator  of  a  better  covenant,  which 
was  estab'lished  upon  better  promises. 

7  For  if  that    first  cdvenant    had   been 

'  Vdd'jes-te. 


The  sdc'riflces  of  the  law. 
faultless,  then  should  no  place  have  been 
sought  for  the  second. 

8  For  finding  fault  with  them,  he  saith, 
Behold,  the   days   come,    saith  the    Lord, 

'when  I  will  make  a  new  covenant  with 
the  house  of  I|'ra-el,  and  with  the  house 
of  Ju'dah ; 

9  Not  according  to  the  covenant  that  I 
made  with  their  fathers,  in  the  day  when  I 
took  them  by  the  hand  to  lead  them  out 
of  the  land  of  E'eypt';  because  they  con- 
tinued not  in  my  covenant,  and  I  regarded 
them  not,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  For  this  is  the  covenant  tl)at  I  will 
make  with  the  house  of  I§'ra-el,  After 
those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  put  my 
laws  into  their  mind,  and  write  them  in 
their  hearts :  and  I  will  be  to  them  a  God, 
and  they  shall  be  to  me  a  people  : 

11  And  they  shall  not  teach  every  man 
his  neighbour,  and  every  man  liis  brother, 
saying.  Know  the  Lord  :  for  all  shall  know 
me,  from  the  least  to  the  greafest. 

12  For  I  will  be  mer'ciful  to  their  un- 
righteousness, and  their  sins  and  their 
inTq'uitiBf  will  I  remember  no  more. 

13  In  that  he  saith,  A  new  covenant,  he 
hath  made  the  first  old.  Now,  that  which 
decayeth  and  waxeth  old,  is  ready  to  vanish 
away. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN    verily    the    first    covenant    had 
also  ordinances  of  divine  ser'vice,  and 
a  worldly  sanc'tuary. 

2  For  there  was  a  tab'er-na-cle  made  ; 
the  first,  wherein  was  the  candlestick,  and 
the  table,  and  the  show-bread  ;  which  is 
called,  The  sanc'tuary. 

3  And  after  the  second  vail,  the  tab'er- 
na-cle,  which  is  called  The  Ho'li-est  of 
all; 

4  Which  had  the  golden  censer,  and 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  overlaid  round 
about'  with  gold,  wherein  was  the  golden 
pot  that  had  manna,  and  jJa'ron's  rod  that 
budded,  and  the  tables  of  the  covenant  ; 

5  And  over  it  the  cherubinis  of  glory 
shadowing  the  mercy-seat  ;  of  which  we 
cannot  now  speak  particularly. 

6  Now,  when  these  things  were  thus 
ordained,  the  priests  went  always  into  the 
first  tab'er-na-cle, accomplishingthe  ser'vice 
of  God: 

7  But  into  the  second  went  the  high 
priest  alone  once  every  year,  not  without 
blood,  which  he    offered  for  himself,    and 

for  the  errors  of  the  people : 

8  The  Holy  Ghost  this  signifying.  That 
the  way  into  the  holiest  of  all  was  not  yet 
made  manifest,  while  as  the  first  tab'er-na- 
cle  was  yet  standing  : 

9  Which  icas  a  figure  for  the  time  then 
present,  in  which  were  offered  both  gifts 
and  sac'riflqef,  that  could  not  make  him 
that  did  the  ser'vice  pgrfect,  as  pertain'ing 
to  the  conscience: 

10    Which    stood    only   in   meats    and 
2  sdnffk'tshv,-a-re.  3  trdd. 

t88 


inferior  to  the  one  sSLc'riflce  HE'BREWS 

tlrinks,  and  dI'vSrj  wash'ings,  and  carnal 
ordinances,  imposed  on  them  until  the 
time  of  reforinution.  • 

11  But  Clirist  being  come  a  liigli  priest 
of  good  things  to  come,  by  a  greater  and 
more  pfirfect  t5b'Sr-n5-cIe,  not  made  with 
hands,  that  is  to  say,  not  of  this  building. 

12  Neither  by  the  blood  of  goats  and 
cklves,  but  by  his  own  blood,  he  entered  in 
once  into  the  holy  place,  having  obtained 
eternal  redemption /or  us. 

13  For  if  the  blood  of  bulls,  and  of  goats, 
and  the  ashes  of  a  heifer,  sprinkling  the 
unclean,  sanctifieth  to  the  purifying  of  the 
flesh  ; 

14  How  much  more  shall  the  blood  of 
Christ,  who  through  the  eternal  Spir'Tt  of- 
fered himself  without  spot  to  God,  purge 
your  conscience  from  dead  works  to  s6rve 
the  living  God  ? 

15  And  for  this  cause  he  is  the  Me-di-5'- 
tor  of  the  new  testament,  that  by  means  of 
death,  for  the  redemption  of  the  trangres- 
sions  that  wire  under  the  first  testament, 
they  which  tire  called,  might  receive  the 
promife  of  eternarinhcritance. 

16  For  where  a  testament  is,  there  must 
also  of  necessity  be  the  death  of  the  testa- 
tor. 

17  For  a  testament  is  of  force  Sfter  men 
are  dead  ;  otherwise  it  is  of  no  strength  at 
all  while  the  testator  liveth. 

18  Whereupon,  neither  the  first  testa- 
ment was  dedicated  without  blood. 

19  For  when  Mo'fes  had  spoken  every 
prec^t  to  all  the  people,  according  to  the 
law,  he  took  the  blood  of  c;\lves,  and  of 
goats,  with  w&ter,  and  scarlet  wool,  and 
hyf'.5c5p,  and  sprinkled  both  the  book  and 
all  the  people, 

20  Saying,  This  is  the  blood  of  the  tes- 
tament which  God  hath  enjoined  unto  you. 

21  Moreover,  he  sprinkled  likewise  with 
blood  both  the  t5b'6r-n5-cle,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  the  ministry. 

22  And  almost  all  things  ire  by  the  law 
purged  with  blood  ;  and  without  shedding 
of  blood  is  no  remission. 

23  It  teas,  thSre'fore,  necessary  that  the 
patterns  of  things  in  the  heavens  should  be 
purified  with  these ;  but  the  heavenly 
things  themselves  with  better  sSc'ri-flqej 
than  these. 

24  For  Christ  is  not  entered  into  the  ho- 
ly places  made  with  hands,  2chich  are  the 
figures  of  the  true  ;  but  into  heaven  itself, 
now  to  appear  in  the  presence  of  God  for 


25  Nor  yet  that  he  should  offer  himself 
often,  as  the  high  priest  entereth  into  the 
holy  place  every  year  with  blood  of  others; 

26  (For  then  must  he  often  have  suffered 
since  the  foundation  of  the  world  ;)  but  now 
once,  in  the  end  of  the  world,  hath  he  ap 
peared  to  put  Sway  sin,  by  the  sSc'rifiije 
of  himselC 

27  And   as   it   is   appointed    unto   men 


offered  once  hy  Christ 
once  to  die,  hut  after  this  the  judgment  ; 
28  So  ^hrist  was  once  offered  to  bear  the 
sins  of  many  ;  and  unto  them  tiiul  look  fix 
him 'shall  he  appear  the  second  time,  with- 
'out  sin,  unto  salvation. 

CHAP.  X 

FOR  the  law  having  a  shadow  of  good 
things  to  come,  ajid  not  the  very  im- 
age of  the  things,  can  never  with  those  sSc'- 
rifiqej,  which  they  offered  year  by  year 
continually,  make  the  comers  thereunto 
pfirfect  ; 

2  For  then  would  they  not  have  ceased 
to  be  offered  ?  because  that  the  wor'shlp- 
pers,  once  purged,  should  have  had  no 
more  conscience  of  sins. 

3  But  in  those  sdc'riflces  there  is  a  re 
membrancc  again' marfc  of  sins  every  year. 

4  For  it  is  not  possible  that  the  blood 
of  bulls  and  of  goats  should  take  iway 
sins. 

5  Wherefore  when  he  cometh  into  the 
world,  he  saith,  SSc'ri-flcje  and  offering 
thou  wouldst  not,  but  a  body  hast  thou  pre- 
pared me  : 

6  In  burnt-offerings  and  sac'riflccs  for 
sin,  thou  hast  had  no  pleaj'tire  : 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come,  (in  the  vol- 
ume of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me)  to  do 
thy  will,  O  God. 

8  Above,  when  he  said,  S5c'rifl(;c,  and 
offering,  and  burnt  offerings,  and  offering 
for  sin,"  ttiou  wouldst  not,  neither  hadst 
pleaj'urc  therein  ;  (vvhicli  arc  offered  by  the 
law  ;)  1 

!)  Then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do  thy 
will,  O  God.  He  taketh  5way  the  first,  that 
he  may  estSb'lish  the  second. 

10  By  the  which  will  we  are  sanctified, 
through  the  offering  of  the  body  of  Je'jQs 
Christ  once /or  all. 

11  And  every  priest  standeth  daily  min- 
istering, and  offering  oftentimes  the  same 
sac'riflc;e|,  which  can  never  take  ftway 
sins  ; 

12  But  this  man,  after  he  had  offered  one 
sSc'rifire  for  sins,  forever  sat  down  on  the 
right  hand  of  God  ; 

13  From  henceforth  expecting  till  his 
enemies  be  made  his  footstool. 

14  For  by  one  oflering  he  hath  perfected 
forever  them  that  arc  sanctified  ; 

15  Whereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also  is  a 
witness  to  us  :  for  after  that  he  had  said  be- 
fore, 

16  This  is  the  covenant  that  I  will  make 


with  them.  After  those  days,  saith  the  Lord, 
I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  hearts,  and  in 
their  minds  will  I  write  them  ; 

17  And  their  sins  and  iniq'uitlej  will  I 
remember  no  more. 

18  Now,  where  remission  of  these  is, 
there  is  no  more  offering  for  sin. 

19  Having,  th^re'fbre,  brethren,  boldness 
to  enter  into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of 
Je'fQs, 

20  By  a  new  and  living  way,  which  he 

189 


Exhortations  to  stSad'fastness.  HE'BREWS. 

hath  consecrated  for  us,  through  the  vail, 
that  is  to  say,  his  liesh  ; 

21  And  having  a  high  priest  over  the 
house  of  God, 

22  Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart, 
in  full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts 
sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience,  and  our 
bodies  wash'ed  with  pure  w&ter. 

23  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession  of  our 
faith  without  wavering  ;  for  he  is  faithful 
that  promised ; 

24  And  let  us  consider  one  another,  to 
provoke  unto  love,  and  to  good  works  : 

25  Not  forsaking  the  assembling  of  our- 
selves together,  as  the  manner  of  some  is  ; 
but  exhor'ting  unc  andtlicr  :  and  so  much 
the  more,  as  ye  see  the  day  approaching. 

26  For  if  we  sin  wilfully  after  that  we 
have  received  the  knowledge  of  the  truth, 
there  remainetli  no  more  sac'rifl^e  for 
sins, 

27  But  a  cer'tain  fear'fftl  looking  for  of 
judgment,  and  fiery  indignation  which  shall 
devour  the  ad'versarlef. 

28  He  that  despised  Mo'§es'  law,  died 
without  mercy,  under  two  or  three  wit- 
nesses : 

29  Of  how  much  sorer  punishment,  sup- 
pose ye,  shall  he  be  thought  worthy,  who 
hath  trodden  under  foot  the  Son  of  God, 
and  lialh  counted  the  blood  of  the  cove- 
nant, wherewith  he  was  sanctified,  an  un 
holy  tiling,  and  liatli  done  despite'  unto  the 
Spir'It  of  grace  ? 

30  For  we  know  him  that  hath  said 
Vengeance  helongeth  unto  me,  I  will  re- 
compense, sailh  the  Lord.  And  Sgain',  the 
Lord  shall  judge  liis  people. 

31  It  is  a  fear'ful  thing  to  fall  into  the 
hands  of  the  living  God. 

32  But  call  to  remembrance  the  former 
days,  in  which,  after  ye  were  illuminated 
ye  endured  a  great  fight  of  afflictions  ; 

33  Partly,  whilst  ye  were  made  a  gazing 
stock,  both  by  reproaches  and  afflictions  ; 
and  partly,  whilst  ye  became  companions 
of  them  that  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  me  in  my 
bonds,  and  took  joyfully  the  spoiling  of 
your  goods,  knowing  in  yourselves  that  ye 
have  in  heaven  a  better  and  an  enduring 
substance. 

35  Cast  not  away,  there'fore,  your  confi- 
dence, which  hath  great  recompense  of  re- 
ward. 

36  For  ye  have  need  of  patience  ;  that, 
after  ye  have  done  the  will  of  God,  ye 
might  receive  the'promije. 

37  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  he  that 
shall  come,  will  come,  and  will  not  tarry. 

38  Now,  the  just  shall  live  by  faith  :  but 
if  any  man  draw  back,  my  soul  shall  have 
no  plgaj'ure  in  him. 

39  But  we  kre  not  of  them  who  draw 
back  unto  perdition  ;  but  of  them  that  be- 
lieve, to  the  saving  of  the  soul. 

1  are.  2  I'zdk.  3  skel. 


Faith  known  by  its  fruits 
CHAP.  XI. 


NOW  faith  is   the   substance   of  things 
hoped  for,  the  evidence  of  things  not 
seen. 

2  For  by  it  the  elders  obtained  a  good 
report. 

3  Through  faith  we  understand  that  the 
worlds  were  framed  by  the  word  of  God ; 
so  that  things  which  arc  seen  were  not 
made  of  things  which  do  appear. 

4  By  faith  A'bel  offered  unto  God  a  more 
excellent  sac'riflije  than  Cain,  by  which  he 
Obtained  witness,  tiiat  he  was  righteous, 
God  testifying  of  his  gifts  ;  and  by  it  he, 
being  dead,  yet  spcaketh. 

5  By  faith  E'nocli  was  transhited,  that  he 
should  not  see  death  ;  and  was  not  found, 
because  God  had  translated  him  :  for  be- 
fore his  translation  he  had  this  tes'timony, 
that  he  pleased  God. 

6  But  without  faith  it  is  impossible  to 
please  him  :  for  he  that  conicth  to  God, 
must  believe  that  lie  is,  and  that  he  is  a  re- 
warder  of  them  that  diligently  seek  him. 

7  By  faith  No'ah,  being  warned  of  God 
of  things  not  seen,  as  yet,  moved  with  fear, 
prepared  an  ark  to  the  saving  of  his  house; 
by  the  which  he  condemned  the  world,  and 
became  heir  1  of  the  righteousness  which  is 
by  faith. 

8  By  faith  A'bra-ham,  when  he  was 
called  to  go  out  into  a  place  which  he 
should  after  receive  for  an  inheritance, 
obeyed  ;  and  he  went  out,  not  knowing 
whither  he  went. 

9  By  faith  he  so'journed  in  the  land  of 
promise,  as  in  a  strange  country,  dwelling 
in  tab'er-na-cles  with  I'^aac  2  and  Ja'cob, 
the  heirs  with  him  of  the  same  promise  • 

10  For  he  looked  for  a  city  which  hath 
foundations,  whose  buTld'er  and  maker  is 
God. 

11  Through  faith  also  Sa'rS  'herself  re- 
ceived strength  to  conceive'  seed,  and  was 
delivered  of  a  child  when  she  was  past  age, 
because  she  judged  him  faithful  who  had 
promised. 

12  There'fore  sprang  there  even  of  one, 
and  him  as  good  as  dead,  so  many  as  the 
stars  of  the  sky  3  in  multitude,  and  as  the 
sand  which  is  by  the  sea-shore  innumer- 
able. , 

13  These  all  died  in  faith,  not  having 
received  the  promijes,  but  having  seen 
them  afar  off,  and  were  persuaded  of  them, 
and  embraced  them,  and  confessed  that 
they  were  straneerf  and  pilgrims  on  the 
earth. 

14  For  they  that  say  such  things  declare 
plainly  that  they  seek  a  country. 

15  And  truly,  if  they  had  been  mindful 
of  that  country,  from  whence  they  came 
out,  they  might  have  had  opportunity  to 
have  returned  : 

16  But  now  they  desire  a  better  country, 
that  is,  a  heavenly  :  wherefore  God  is  not 

190 


The  fruits  of  faith 


HE'BREWS. 


Sshamed    to   be   called  their  God  :  for   he 
hath  prepared  for  tiiem  a  city. 

17  By  faitli  A^bra-li5m,  vviicri  he  was 
tried,  otfercd  up  I'^iai^  :  and  he  that  had 
received  the  promises,  offered  up  liis  only- 
begotten  son. 

18  Of  whom  it  was  said,  That  in  I'^aac 
shall  tliy  seed  be  cailod  : 

1!)  Ac(H)untinj;  that  God  loas  able  to  raise 
him  up,  even  from  the  dead  ;  from  whence 
also  lie  received  Iiim  in  a  figure. 

20  Hy  fiitli  I'^aac  Ides'sed  Ja'cijb  and 
E's.iii  cotHer'ning  things  to  (;ome. 

21  By  faith  Ja'cob,  when  he  was  a  dying, 
blfis'sed  both  the  sons  of  Jo'seph ;  and 
vvor'shljjped,  leaning  upon  the  top  of  his 

stafl". 

22  By  faith  Jo'sgpli,  when  he  died,  made 
mention  of  the  departing  of  the  children  of 
If'ra-el  ;  and  gave  comniund'nient  concer'- 
nlng  his  bones. 

2;?  By  faith  Mo'jfis,  when  he  was  born, 
was  hid  three  months  of  his  parents,  be- 
cause they  saw  Ac  tons  a  prop(!r  child  ;  and 
they  were  not  afraid  of  the  king's  com 
milnd'ment. 

24  By  faith  Mo'^es,  when  he  was  come 
to  years,  refused  to  be  called  the  son  of 
Pha'ra-oh's  1  daughter; 

2")  Ch^o'^Ing  rather  to  suffer  affliction 
with  tiie  people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the 
plea^'ures  of  sin  for  a  season  ; 

2(j  E-steem-ing  liie  reproach  of  Christ 
greater  riches  than  tiie  trea^'ure^  of  E'eypt 
for  he  had  respect  unto  the  recompense  of 
the  rewtird. 

27  By  fiith  ho  forsook  E'eypt,  not  fear- 
ing the  jorath  of  the  king  ;  for  lie  endured, 
as  scM^ing  liini  who  is  invisible. 

25  Through  faith  he  kept  the  passover, 
and  th(!  sprinkling  of  blood,  lest  he  that 
destrov'<;d  tiie  first-born  should  toutdi  them. 

2!)  By  faith  they  passed  through  the  Red 
Sea,  as  by  dry  land ;  which  the  E-gyp'- 
ti-5n5  ~  assaying  to  do,  were  drowned. 

30  By  faith  the  walls  of  Jgr'i  cho  fell 
down,  afK!r  they  were  com'pdssed  about' 
seven  days. 

31  By  faith  the  harlot  Ra'hab  perished 
not  with  tiicm  that  believed  not,  when  she 
had  received  the  spies  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I  more  say  ?  for  the 
time  would  fail  me  to  tell  of  GTd'e-6n,  and 
of  Ba'rak,  and  of  Sam'son,  and  of  Jeph'- 
tha-e  ;  of  Da'vTd  also,  and  Sam'u-61,  and 
of  the  prophets  : 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued  king- 
doms, wrought  righteousness,  obtained 
promises,    stopped    the    mouths    of  lions, 

34  Quenched  the  violence  of  fire,e-scaped 
the  edge  of  the  sioord,  out  of  weakness 
wSrc  made  strong,  waxed  valiant  in  fight, 
turned  to  flight  the  armies  of  the  al'i6nf.3 

35  Wom'en  4  received  their  dead  raised 
to  life  again' :  and  others  wfirc  tortured, 
not  accepting  deliverance  ;  that  they  might 
dbtain  a  better  resurrection  : 

1  Fd'r6'z.  2  M-jXp'she-inz. 


Exhortation  to  pirseverunce. 


3G  And  others  liad  trial  of  cruel  mock- 
ings,  and  scoQr'elne?,  yfia,  moreover,  of 
bonds  and  imprisonment  : 

37  They  were  stoned,  they  w6tc  sawn 
asQn'der,  were  tempted,  vvdrt-  slain  with  the 
sword  ;  they  wandered  about'  in  sheep 
skins  and  goat-skins,  being  destitute,  alHict 
ed,  torm(;nti:d  ; 

38  (Of  whom  the  world  was  not  worthy;) 
they  wan'dered  in  dfi^'Crts,  and  in  mofin'- 
tain^,  and  in  dens,  and  ca\cs  of  the  garth. 

3'.t  And  these  all,  having  obtained  a  good 
report  through  faith,  received  not  the  prom- 
ise : 

40  God  having  providc^d  some  better 
thiiifr  lor  us,  that  they  without  us  should 
not  be  made  perfect. 

CHAP.  XII. 

WHEREFORE,  seeing  we  also  art 
com'passed  about'  with  so  great  a 
cloud  of  witnesses,  let  us  lay  aside  every 
weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth  so  easilv 
beset  us,  and  l(!t  us  run  with  patience  the 
race  that  is  set  belbre  us, 

2  Looking  unto  Je'^us  the  author  and 
finisher  of  our  faith  ;  who,  for  the  joy  that 
was  set  before  him,  endured  the  cross,  de- 
spi'fTng  the  shame,  and  is  set  down  at  the 
right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 

3  For  consider  him  that  endured  such 
contradiction  of  sinners  against'  himself, 
lest  ye  be  wearied  and  faint  in  your 
minds. 

4  Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto  blood, 
striving  against'  sin. 

5  And  ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation, 
which  speaketh  unto  you,  as  unto  children, 
My  sou,  desplije'  not  thou  the  chastening 
of  the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebu- 
ked of  him  ; 

f)  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chas' 
tcneth,  and  scour'ecth  every  son  whom  he 
receiveth. 

7  If  ye  endure  chas'tenlng,  God  dealeth 
with  you  as  with  sons  ;  for  what  son  is  he 
whom  the  father  chastencth  not  ? 

8  But  if  ye  be  without  chas'tTfemSnt, 
whereof  all  are  partakers,  then  \rc  ye  bSs' 
tdrds,  and  not  sons. 

9  Furthermore,  we  have  had  f  JVthers  of 
our  flesh,  which  corrected  us,  and  we  gave 
them  reverence  :  shall  we  not  much  rSther 
be  in  subjection  unto  the  Fa'ther  of  spirits, 
and  live  ? 

10  For  they,  verily,  for  a  few  days  chas'- 
tencd  us  after  their  own  plgaj'Qre  :  but  he 
for  our  profit,  that  we  njight  be  partakers 
of  his  holiness. 

11  Now  no  chas'tening,  for  the  present, 
seemeth  to  be  joy'oQs,  but  griev'oOs  :  nev 
ertheless,  afterward  it  yisldeth  the  peacea- 
ble fruit  of  righteousness  unto  them  which 
krc  exercised  thereby  ; 

12  Wherefore,  lift  up  the  hands  which 
hiir>g  down,  and  the  feeble  knees  ; 

13  And  make  straight  pi\th9  for  your 
<«et,   l^st    that   which    is    lame   be   turned 

3  dle'ylnz.  *  wim'min 

191 


JVew  testament  abdve  the  old.  HEBREWS.  Dlverp  strong  exhortaiiona 

out  ofthe  way  ;  but  let  it  ratlier  he  hralcd.  j  as  bound  with  tliem  ;  and  them  which  suf- 
fer adver'sity,  as  being  yourselves  also  in 
the  bod}'. 


14  Follow  peace  with  all  men,  and  hoi 
ncss,  without  which  no  man  shall  see  the 
Lord  : 

15  Looking  diligently,  lest  any  man  fail 
ofthe  grace  of  God  ;  lest  any  root  of  bitter- 
ness springing  up,  trouble  you,  and  thereby 
many  be  defiled  : 

16  Lest  there  be  any  fornicator,  or  pro- 
fane person,  as  E'sftu,  who  for  one  morsel  1 
of  meat  sold  his  birth'right.2 

17  For  ye  know  how  that  aftcrwArd, 
when  he  would  have  inherited  the  blessing, 
he  was  rejected  :  for  he  found  no  place  of 
repentance,  though  he  sought  it  carefully 
with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  the  mount 
that  might  be  touched,  and  that  burned 
with  fire,  nor  unto  blackness,  and  dcirkness, 
and  tempest, 

19  And  the  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  the 
voice  of  words  :  which  voice  they  that 
heard,  entreated,  that  the  word  should  not 
be  spoken  to  them  any  more  : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure  that  which 
was  comman'ded,  An-d  if  so  much  as  a 
beast  touch  the  moiln'taTn,  it  shall  be 
stoned,  or  thrust  through  with  a  dart ; 

21  And  so  terrible  was  the  sight,  that 
Mo'fes  said,  I  exceedingly  fear  and  quake:) 

22  But  ye  cire  come  unto  mount  Si'on, 
and  unto  the  city  of  the  living  God,  the 
heavenly  Je-rii'sa-lem,  and  to  an  innumera- 
ble company  ofaneels, 

23  To  the  general  assembly  and  church 
ofthe  first-born,  which  Prewritten  in  heav- 
en, and  to  God  the  Judge  of  all,  and  to  the 
spirits  of  just  men  made  perfect, 

24  And  to  Je'^us  the  Me-di-a'tor  of  the 
new  covenant,  and  to  the  blood  of  sprink- 
ling, that  speaketh  better  things  than  that 
of  A'bel. 

25  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that  speak- 
eih  ;  for  if  they  e-scaped  not  who  refused 
him  that  spake  on  earth,  much  more  shall 
not  we  escape,  if  we  turn  away  from  him 
that  speaketh  from  heaven  ; 

26  Whose  voice  then  shook  the  earth  : 
but  now  he  hath  promised,  saying,  Yet 
once  more,  I  shake  not  the  earth  only,  but 
also  heaven 

27  And  this  word,  Yet  once  more,  signi- 
fieth  the  removing  of  those  things  that  circ 
shaken,  as  of  things  that  are  made,  that 
those  things  which  cannot  be  shaken  may 
remain. 

28  Wherefore,  we  recei'ving  a  kingdom 
which  cannot  be  moved,  let  us  have  grace, 
whereby  we  may  serve  God  ac'cep-ta-bly 
with  reverence  and  godly  fear . 

29  For  our  God  is  a  consuming  fire. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LET  brotherly  love  continue. 
2  Be  not  forgetful  to  entertain'  stran- 
gers :   for  thereby  some  have  entertain'ed 
&n|«ls  unawares. 

3  Remember  them  that  ^re  in  bonds, 
A  nuSr'sll.  berth'rlte. 


4  Mir'riaee  is  //on'ournble  in  all,  and  the 
bed  undefilcd  :  but  whoremongers  and 
adul'terers  God  will  judge. 

5  IjCt  your  conversa'tion  be  without  cov'- 
etoiisness  ;  and  be  content  with  such  things 
as  ye  have  :  for  he  hath  said,  I  will  never 
leave  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  So  that  we  may  boldly  say,  The  Lord 
is  my  helper,  and  I  will  not  fear  what  man 
shall  do  unto  me. 

7  Remember  them  which  liave  the  rule 
over  you,  who  have  spoken  unto  you  the 
word  of  God  :  whose  faith  follow,  consider- 
ing the  end  of  their  conversa'tion  ; 

8  Je'§us  Christ,  the  same  yes'terday,  and 
to-day,  and  forever. 

9  Be  not  carried  about'  with  di'verj  and 
strange  doc'trines :  for  it  is  i  good  thing 
that  the  heart  be  estab'lished  with  grace . 
not  with  meats,  which  have  not  profited 
them  that  have  been  occupied  therein. 

10  We  have  an  ^Itar,  whereof  they 
have  no  right  to  eat  which  serve  the  tab' 
er-na-cle. 

11  For  the  bodies  of  those  beasts,  whose 
blood  is  brought  into  the  sanc'tuary  by  the 
high  priest  for  sin,  are  burnt  without  the 
camp. 

12  Wherefore  Je'^us  also,  that  he  might 
sanctify  the  people  with  his  own  blood,  suf 
fered  without  the  gate. 

13  Let  us  go  forth,  therc'fore,  unto  him 
without  the  camp,  bcar'ing  his  reproach. 

14  For  here  have  we  no  continuing  city, 
but  we  seek  one  to  come. 

15  By  him,  therc'fore,  let  us  offer  the 
sac'rifl(;e  of  praise  to  God  continually, 
that  is,  the  fruit  of  our  lips,  giving  thanks 
to  his  name. 

16  But  to  do  good,  and  to  communicate, 
forget  not  :  for  with  such  sac'rifiqes  God 
is  well  pleased. 

17  Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over 
you,  and  submit  yourselves  :  for  they  watch 
for  your  souls,  as  they  that  must  give  ac- 
count, that  they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and 
not  with  grief;  for  that  is  unprofitable  for 
you. 

18  Pray  for  us  :  for  we  trust  we  have  a 
good  conscience,  in  all  things  willing  to 
live  Aon'estly. 

19  But  I  beseech  you  the  rather  to  do 
this,  that  I  may  be  restored  to  you  the 
sooner. 

20  Now,  the  God,  of  peace,  that  brought 
again'  from  the  dead  our  Lord  Je'^us,  that 
great  Shep'/terd  of  the  sheep,  through  the 
blood  ofthe  everlas'tlng  covenant, 

21  Make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work 
to  do  his  will,  working  in  you  that  which 
"s  well  pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Je'ffls 
Christ :  to  whom  be  glory  forever  and  ever 
A'men'. 

22  And  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  suffer 

193 


Exhortation  to  patience.  JAMES.  Against'  partial  judgment 

the  word  of  exhortation  :  for  I  have  writ- .over  you,  and  all  the  saints.     They  of  It'a 
ten  a  letter  unto  you  in  few  words.  ly  salQto  you. 

23  Know  ye,  that  our  brother  Tim'o-thy       25  Grace  fte  with  you  all.     A'm6n'. 

18  set  at  liberty  ;   with  whom,   if  he  come       H  Written  to  the  He'brews,  from  It'a-ly, 
shortly,  1  will  see  you.  |  by  Tlni'o-thy. 

24  aalate  all  them  that  have  the  rulel 


IT  THE  GENERAL  EPISTLE  OF  JAMES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

JAMES,  a   servant   of  God,  and   of  the 
Lord  Je'jus  Christ,  to  the  twelve  tribes 
which  arc  scattered  abroad,  greeting. 

2  My  brethren,  count  it  all  joy  when  ye 
"all  into  di'verj  temptations  : 

3  Knowing  this,  that  the  trying  of  your 
faith  vvorUeth  patience. 

4  But  let  patience  have  her  perfect  work, 
that  ye  may  be  perfect  and  entire,  want- 
ing nothing. 

5  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let  him  Ssk 
of  God,  that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally, 
ind  upbraideth  not;  and  it  shall  be  given 
him. 

6  But  let  him  5sU  in  faith,  notliing  wa- 
vering :  for  he  that  wavereth  is  like  a  wave 
of  the  sea,  driven  with  the  wind,  and 
tossed. 

7  For  let  not  that  man  think  that  he  shall 
receive  any  thing  of  the  Lord. 

8  A  double  minded  man  2^  unstable  in 
all  his  ways. 

9  Let  the  brother  of  low  degree  rejoice 
in  that  he  is  exalted  ; 

10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low  : 
because  as  the  flower  of  the  grSss  he  shall 
p5s8  away. 

11  For  the  sun  is  no  sooner  risen  with  a 
turning  heat,  but  it  withereth  the  grSss, 
and  the  flower  thereof  falleth,  and  the 
grace  of  the  fashion  of  it  pcrisheth  :  so 
also  shall  the  rich  man  fade  'kv/i.y  in  his 
ways. 

12  Bles'sed  is  the  man  that  endureth 
temptation  ;  for  when  he  is  tried,  he  shall 
receive  the  crown  of  life,  which  the  Lord 
hath  promised  to  them  that  love  him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  tempted, 
I  am  tempted  of  God  :  for  God  cannot  be 
tempted  with  evil,  neither  tempteth  he  any 
man  : 

14  But  every  man  is  tempted,  when 
he  ^  drawn  Slway  of  his  own  lust,  and  en- 1 
ticed. 

15  Then,  when  lust  hath  conceived,  it 
bringeth  forth  sin  ;  and  sin,  when  it  is  fin- 
ished, bringeth  forth  death. 

IG  Do  not  6rr,  my  beloved  brethren. 

17  Every  good  gift,  and  every  pgrfect 
jjift,  is  from  above,  and  cometli  down  from 

he  Fa'thcr  of  lights,  with  whom  is  no  va- 
iubleness,  neither  shadow  of  turning. 

18  Of^  his  own  will  begat  he  us  with  the 

J  ov. 

R»  13 


word  of  trflth,  that  we  should  be  a  kind  of 
first-fruits  of  his  creatures. 

1!)  Wherefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  let 
every  man  be  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak, 
slow  to  wrath  : 

20  For  the  icrath  of  man  worketh  not  the 
righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  lay  apart  all  filthiness,  and 
superfluity  of  naughtiness,  and  receive 
with  meekness  the  ingrafted  word,  which 
is  able  to  save  your  souls : 

22  But  be  ye  doei*s  of  the  word,  and  not 
hearers  only,  decei'ving  your  own  selves. 

23  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the  word, 
and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  unto  a  man  be- 
holding his  natural  face  in  a  glass: 

24  For  he  beholdeth  himself,  and  goeth 
his  way,  and  straightway  forgetteth  what 
manner  of  man  he  was. 

25  But  whoso  looketh  into  the  perfect 
law  of  liberty,  and  continueth  therein,  he 
being  not  a  forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of 
the  work,  this  man  shall  be  bles'sed  in  his 
deed. 

20  If  any  man  among  you  seem  to  be  re- 
ligious, and  bridleth  not  his  tongue,  but  de- 
ceiveth  his  own  hccirt,  this  man's  religion 
is  vain. 

27  Pure  religion,  and  undefiled  before 
God  and  the  Fii'ther,  is  this,  To  visit  the 
fatherless  and  widows  in  their  affliction, < 
and  to  keep  himself  unspotted  from  the 
world. 

CHAP.  II. 

MY  brethren,  have  not  the   faith  of  our 
Lord  Je'^us  ^hrist,  the  Lord  of  glory, 
with  resp6ct  of  persons. 

2  For  if  there  come  unto  your  assembly 
a  man  with  a  gold  ring,  in  goodly  apparel, 
and  there  come  in  also  a  poor  man,  in  vile 
raiment ; 

3  And  ye  have  respect  to  him  that  wear' 
eth  the  gay  cloth'Ing,  and  say  unto  him,  Sit 
thou  here  in  a  good  place  ;  and  say  to  the 
poor,  Stand  thou  there,  or  sit  here  under 
my  footstool  ; 

4  Are  ye  not  then  partial  in  yourselves, 
and  kre  become  judges  of  evil  thoughts^ 

5  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren,  hath 
not  God  chosen  the  poor  of  this  world,  rich 
in  faith,  and  heir;}  2  i,t"  the  kingdom  which 
lio  hath  proiiii^ed  to  iIpmii  that  love  him  .' 

0    But    ye     have    despised     Uie     poor 
Do     not    ri(!h     men     oppress     you,     and 
2  drzt. 

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Of  faith  and  good  works. 


JAMES. 


draw    you    before    the     judgment-seats  ? 

7  Do  not  they  blaspheme  that  wdrthy 
name,  by  the  which  ye  ire  called  ? 

8  If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law,  according  to 
the  scripture,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself,  ye  do  well  : 

9  But  if  ye  have  respect  to  persons,  ye 
commit  sin,  and  cire  convinced  of  the  law 
as  transgressors. 

10  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole 
law,  and  yet  offend  in  one  point,  he  is 
guilty  of  all. 

11  For  he  that  said,  Do  not  commit 
adul'tery,  said  also.  Do  not  Isill.  Now, 
if  thou  commit  no  adtil'tcry,  yet  if  thou 
kijl,  thou  art  become  a  transgressor  of  the 
law. 

12  So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as  they  that 
shall  be  judged  by  the  law  of  liberty. 

13  For  he  shall  have  judgment  without 
mercy,  that  hath  showed  no  mercy  ;  and 
mercy  rejoiccth  against'  judgment. 

14  What  (h'ltk  it  profit,  my  brethren, 
though  a  man  say  he  hath  faith,  and  have 
not  works  .'  can  faith  save  him  .■' 

15  If  a  brother  or  sister  be  naked,  and 
destitute  of  daily  food  ; 

16  And  one  of  you  say  unto  them.  De- 
part in  peace,  be  ye  warmed  and  filled  : 
notwithstanding  ye  give  them  not  those 
things  which  are  needful  to  the  body  ;  what 
ddth  it  profit  ? 

17  Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not  works,  is 
dead,  being  alone. 

18  Yea,  a  man  may  say.  Thou  hast  faith, 
and  I  have  works:  show  me  thy  faith  with- 
out thy  works,  and  I  will  show  thee  my 
faith  by  my  works. 

19  Thou  believcst  that  there  is  one  God; 
thou  doest  well ;  the  devils  also  believe, 
and  tremble. 

20  But  wilt  thou  know,  O  vain  man  ! 
that  faith  without  works  is  dead  .' 

21  Was  not  A'bra-h5m  our  father  justi- 
fied by  works,  when  he  had  offered  I'^Sac 
his  son  upon  the  Altar  .'' 

22  Seest  thou  how  faith  wrought  with  his 
works,  and  by  works  was  faith  made  per- 
fect ? 

23  And  the  scripture  was  fulfilled,  Vhich 
saith,  A'bra-ham  believed  God,  and  it  was 
imputed  unto  him  for  righteousness :  and 
he  was  called  the  friend  of  God. 

24  Ye  see  then  how  that  by  works  a  man 
is  justified,  and  not  by  faith  only. 

25  Likewise  also,  was  not  Ra'hSb  the 
harlot  justified  by  works,  when  she  had 
received  the  messengers,  and  had  sent  them 
out  another  way  .'' 

2G  For  as  the  body  without  the  spirit  is 
dead,  so  faith  without  works  is  dead  also 
CHAP.  III. 


Of  the  ungdtcT Italic  tongue, 
and   able   also  to  bridle  the 


Y    brethren,    be   not    many    mcisters,  not : 


perfect  man, 
whole  body. 

3  Behold,  we  put  bits  in  the  horses' 
mouths,  that  they  may  obey  us  ;  and  we 
turn  about' their  whole  body. 

4  Behold  also  the  ships,  which  though 
they  be  so  great,  and  arc  driven  of  fierce 
winds,  yet  arc  they  turned  about'  with  a 
very  small  helm,  whithersoever  the  gover- 
nor listeth. 

5  Even  so  the  tongue  is  a  little  member, 
and  boasteth  great  things.  Behold,  how 
great  a  matter  a  little  fire  kindlcth  ! 

6  And  the  tongue  is  a  fire,  a  world  of  in- 
Tq'uity  :  so  is  the  tongue  among  our  mem- 
bers, that  it  defilcth  the  whole  body,  and 
setteth  on  fire  the  course  of  nature  ;  and  it 
is  set  on  fire  of  hell. 

7  For  every  kind  of  beasts,  and  of  birds, 
and  of  serpents,  and  of  things  in  the  sea, 
is  tamed,  and  hath  been  tamed  of  man- 
kind : 

8  But  the  tongue  can  no  man  tame  ;  it  ii 
an  unruly  evil,  full  of  deadly  poison. 

9  Therewith  bless  we  God,  even  tht 
Fa'ther ;  and  therewith  curse  we  men, 
which  arc  made  after  the  similitude  of  God 

10  Out  of  the  same  mouth  proceedeth 
blessing  and  cursing.  My  brethren  these 
things  ought  not  so  to  be. 

11  Doth  a  foun'tain  send  forth  at  the 
same  place  sweet  wdter  and  bitter? 

12  Can  the  fig-tree,  my  brethren,  beSi 
olive-berries  ?  either  a  vme,  figs  ?  so  can 
no  foun'tain  both  yield  salt  water  and 
fresh. 

13  Who  IS  a  wise  man  and  endued  with 
knowledge  among  you  .''  let  him  show,  out 
of  a  good  conversa'tion,  his  works  with 
meekness  of  wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  bitter  envying  and 
strife  in  your  heJirts,  glory  not,  and  lie  not 
against'  the  truth. 

15  This  wisdom  descen'deth  not  from 
above,  but  is  earthly,  sensual,  devilish. 

16  For  where  envying  and  strife  is,  there 
is  confusion  and  every  evil  work. 

17  But  the  wisdom  that  is  from  above,  is 
first  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle,  and  easy 
to  be  entreated,  full  of  mercy  and  good 
fruits,  without  pirtial'ity  1  and  without  hy- 
poc'risy. 

18  And  the  fruit  of  righteousness  is  sown 
in  peace  of  them  that  make  peace. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FROM  whence  come  wars  and  fightings 
among  you  .'  come  they  not  hence, 
even  of  your  lusts,  that  war  in  your  mem- 
bers .'' 

2  Ye  lust,  and  have  not :  ye  kill,  and 
desire  to  have,  and  cannot  obtain  :  ye  fight 
and  war,  yet  ye  have  not,  because  ye  5sk 


inowiiig   that   we   shall   receive   ibt 
greater  condemnation. 
2  For  in  nianv  things  we  offend  all.     If  I  lusts. 


3  Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  because  ye  ask 
aniTss',  that  3'e  may  consume  it  upon  yout 


any  man  offend  not  in  word,  the  same  is  a' 


4  Ye  adul'tcrers,  and  adul'teresses,  know 
1  pdr-shc-al'e-te. 
194 


Rich  men  threatenca.  JAMES. 

ye  not  that  the  friendship  of  the  world  is  I  entered  into 

enmity  with  God?    whosoever,  therc'forc,  loth. 


The  prnijcr  >■>/  faith. 
the  ears  of  tlie  Lord  of  SUb'a- 


will  be  a  fiiend  of  tiio  world,  is  the  enemy 
of  God, 

5  Do  ye  think  that  the  scripture  saith 
in  vain,  The  spirit  that  dwclleth  in  us  lust- 
eth  to  envy  ? 

()  But  he  giveth  more  grace  :  wherefore 
he  saith,  God  rejTsteth  the  proud,  but 
giveth  grace  unto  the  AQm'ble. 

7  Submit  yourselves  thfirc'forc  to  God. 
Resist  the  devil,  and  he  will  flee  from 
you. 

8  Draw  nigh  to  God,  and  he  will  draw 
nigh  to  you.  Cleanse  youj-  hands,  ye  sin- 
ners ;  and  purify  your  heJirts,  ye  doQble- 
minded. 

9  B3  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and  weep  ; 
let  your  l.iugh'ter  1  be  turned  to  mourning, 
and  your  joy  to  heaviness. 

10  Hum'bie  yourselves  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  he  shall  lifl  you  up. 

11  Speak  not  evil  one  of  another,  brSth- 
ren.  lie  tliat  spcaketh  evil  of  his  brother, 
and  judgolh  his  brother,  spcaketh  evil 
of  the  law,  and  judgeth  the  law  :  but  if 
thou  judge  the  law,  thou  art  not  a  doer  of 
the  law,  but  a  judge. 

12  There  is  one  Law'giver,  who  is  able 
o  save,  and  to  destroy'  ;  who  art  thou 
hat  judgest  anotiier  ? 

13  Go  to  now,  ye  that  say,  To-day,  or 
to-morrow,  we  will  go  into  such  a  city, 
and  continue  there  a  year,  and  buy,  and 
sell,  and  get  gain  : 

14  Whereas  ye  know  not  what  shall  be 
on  the  morrow.  For  what  is  your  life  .' 
It  is  even  a  vapour,  that  appcareth  for  a 
little  time,  and  then  vanisheth  Sway. 

15  For  that  ye  ought  to  say.  If  the  Lord 
will,  we  shall  live,  and  do  this,  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your  boast- 
ings :  all  sucii  rejoicing  is  evil. 

17  Therc'fore  to  him  that  knoweth  to 
do  good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is 
sin. 

CHAP.  V. 

GO    to    now,   ye   rich    men,    weep  and 
howl,    for  your    miseries    that  shall 
come  upon  you. 

2  Your  riches  are  corrupted,  and  your 
gjlrments  aie  moth-eaten. 

3  Your  gold  and  silver  is  cankered  ;  and 
the  rust  of  them  shall  be  a  witness  Sgainst' 
you,  and  sliall  eat  your  flesh  aa  it  wgrc  fire  : 
ye  have  heaped  trgaj'are  together  for  the 
list  days. 

4  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  laboOrers, 
which  have  reaped  down  your  fields,  which 
is  of  you  kept  back  by  frftud,  cricth  ;  and 
the  cries  of  them  which  have  reaped  kre 

1  Idft^r. 


Ye  have  lived  in  plCaf'Qre  on  the 
fiarth,  and  been  wanton  ;  ye  have  nourish 
ed  your  hciirts  as  in  the  day  of  sli  ughter. 

()  Ye  have  condemned  aiid  k  lied  the 
just  ;  and  he  doth  not  resist  you. 

7  Be  j)atient,  thdrc'fore,  brethren,  unto 
the  coming  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  the 
huf'bdiulincln  waiteth  for  the  precious  fruit 
of  the  earth,  and  hath  long  patience  for 
it,  until  he  receive  the  Carly  and  latter 
rain. 

8  Be  ye  also  patient  ;  stahlish  your 
hearts :  for  the  coming  of  the  Lord  draw- 
eth  nigh. 

9  Grudge  not  one  Sgainst'  another,  breth- 
ren, lest  ye  be  condemned  :  behold,  the 
judge  standeth  before  the  door. 

10  Take,  my  brethri;n,  the  prophets, 
who  have  spoken  in  tln^  name  of  the  Lord, 
for  an  example  of  suft'oring  affliction,  and 
of  patience. 

1 1  Behold,  we  count  them  happy  which 
enilurc.  Ye  have  h6ard  of  the  patience 
of  Job,  and  have  seen  the  end  of  the  Lord  ", 
that  the  Lord  is  very  pitiful,  and  of  trmder 
mSrcy. 

12  But,  above  all  things,  my  brethren, 
swear  not  ;  neither  by  heaven,  neither  by 
the  earth,  neither  by  any  other  oath  ■ 
but  let  your  yea,  be  yea  ;  and  your  nay, 
nay  ;  lest  ye  fall  into  condemnation. 

13  Ls  any  Smong  you  afflicted  .'  let  hirr. 
pray.     Is  any  m6rry  .''  let  him  sing  pskhnj. 

14  Is  any  sick  among  you  ?  let  him  call 
for  the  ciders  of  the  church  ;  and  let 
them  pray  over  him,  anoint'ing  him  with 
oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

15  And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save 
the  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up  ; 
and  if  he  have  committed  sins,  they  shall 
be  forgiven  him. 

IG  Confess  your  faults  one  to  another, 
and  pray  one  for  another,  that  ye  may  be 
healed.  The  effectual  fgrvent  prayer  of  a 
righteous  man  availeth  much. 

17  E-li'as  was   a  man    subject    to   like 

f>assions  as  we  hre,  and  he  prayed  6ar'n6st- 
y  that  it  might  not  rain  ;  and  it  rained 
not  on  the  earth  by  the  space  of  three 
years  and  six  months. 

18  And  he  prayed  Sgain',  and  the  heav- 
en gave  rain,  and  the  garth  brought  (()rth 
her  fruit. 

19  Brethren,  if  any  of  you  do  6rr  from 
the  truth,  and  one  convert'  him  ; 

20  Let  him  know,  that  he  which  cfin- 
vert'eth  the  sinner  from  the  6rror  of  his 
way,  shall  save  a  soul  from  death,  and 
shall  hide  a  multitude  of  sins. 

I9i 


ir  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  GEN'ERAL  OF  PE'TER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PE'TER,  an  apostle  of  Je'fus  Christ,  to 
the  strangers  scattered  throughout 
Pon'tus,  Ga-la'ti-5,  CSp-pa-do'ci-a,  A'ji-a,! 
and  Bi-thyn'i-a, 

2  Elect  according  to  the  foreknowledge 
of  God  the  Fa'ther,  through  sanctification 
of  the  Spirit,  unto  obe'dienceS  and 
sprinkling  of  the  blood  of  Je'fus  Christ : 
Grace  unto  you,  and  peace  be  multiplied. 

:5  Bles'sed  he  the  God  and  Fk'ther  of 
our  Lord  Je'jiis  Christ,  which,  according 
to  his  abun'dant  mercy,  hatii  begotten  us 
again'  unto  a  lively  hope,  by  the  resurrcc- 
Hon  of  .Te'jiis  Christ  from  the  dead, 

4  To  an  inlieritance  incorruptible,  and 
undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away,  re§er- 
^  ed  in  heaven  for  you, 

5  Who  are  kept  by  the  power  of  God 
tlirough  faith  unto  salvation,  ready  to  be 
revealed  in  tiie  last  time  ; 

(j  Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice,  though 
now  for  a  season  (if  need  be,)  ye  are  in 
'jeaviness  through  manifold  tem])tations  ; 

7  That  the  trial  of  your  faith,  being 
much  more  precious  than  of  gold  tli;it  per- 
isheth,  tliough  it  be  tried  with  fire,  might 
be  found  unto  praise,  and  /toii'oiir,  and 
glory,  at  the  appearing  of  Je'fi'is  Christ  : 

8  Whom  having  not  seen,  ye  love  ;  in 
vviiom,  though  now  ye  see  him  not,  yet 
belie'ving,  ye  rejoice  with  joy  unspeakable, 
and  full  of  glory  : 

9  Recei'vlng  the  end  of  your  faith,  even 
the  salvation  of  yoiir  souls. 

10  Of  which  salvation  the  prophets 
have  inquired,  and  searched  diligently,  who 
proph'e-sled  of  the  grace  that  should  come 
unto  you  : 

11  Searching  what,  or  what  manner  of 
time,  the  spirit  of  Christ  which  was  in 
them  did  signify,  when  it  testified  before- 
hand the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glory 
that  should  follow. 

12  Unto  whom  it  was  revealed,  that  not 
unto  themselves,  but  unto  us  they  did  min- 
ister the  things  which  are  now  reported 
unto  you,  by  them  that  have  preached  the 
gos'pel  unto  you,  with  the  Holy  Ghost  sent 
down  from  heaven  :  which  things  the  an- 
eels  desire  to  look  into. 

13  Wherefore  gird  3  up  the  loins  of 
your  mind,  be  sober,  and  hope  to  the  end, 
for  the  grace  that  is  to  be  brought  unto 
you  at  the  revelation  of  Je'ftis  Christ : 

14  As  6be'dient4  children,  not  fashitm- 
ing  yourselves  according  to  the  former 
lusts,  in  your  ignorance  : 

15  But  as  he,  which  hath  called  you,  is 
holy,  so  be  ye  holy  in  all  manner  of  con- 
versa'tion  ; 

If)  Because  it  is  written.  Be  ye  holy; 
for  I  am  holv. 

1  A'zhe-d.     2  6-be'je-ense.     3  ggrd. 


17  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Fc\'ther,  who 
without  respect  of  persons,  judgeth  accord 
ing  to  every  man's  work,  pass  the  time  of 
your  sojourning  here  in  fear  : 

18  Forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  ye  wfirc 
not  redeemed  with  corruptible  things,  as 
silver  and  gold,  from  your  vain  con  versa' 
tion  received  by  tradition  from  your  fa- 
thers ; 

19  But  with  the  precious  blood  of 
Christ,  as  of  a  lamb  without  blemish  and 
without  spot  : 

20  Who  verily  was  foreordain'ed  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world,  but  was  mani- 
fest in  these  last  times  for  you  : 

21  Wiio  by  him  do  believe  in  God  that 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  and  gave 
him  glory  ;  that  your  faith  and  hope  might 
be  in  God. 

22  Seeing  ye  have  purified  your  souls 
in  obeying  the  truth  through  the  Splr'it, 
unto  unfeigned  love  of  the  brethren,  see 
that  ye  love  one  another  with  a  pure  heart 
fervently  : 

2:^  Being  born  again',  not  of  corruptible 
seed,  but  of  incorruptible,  by  the  word  of 
God,  which  liveth  and  abideth  forever. 

24  For  all  flesh  is  as  grass,  and  all  the 
glory  of  man  as  the  flower  of  grass.  The 
grass  withereth,  and  the  flower  thereof 
falleth  away  : 

25  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  endureth 
forever.  And  this  is  the  word  which  by 
the  gos'pel  is  preached  unto  you. 

CHAP.   H.  ^ 

WHEREFORE,  laying  aside  all  mal-\ 
ice,   and   all   guile, 5  and    hypoc'ri-    ^ 
siej,  and  envies,  and  all  evil  speakings, 

2  As  new-born  babes,  desire  the  sincere 
milk  of  the  word,  that  ye  may  grow  there- 
by: 

3  If  so  be  ye  have  tasted  that  the  Lord 
is  gracious  : 

4  To  whom  coming,  as  unto  a  living 
stone,  disallowed  indeed  of  men,  but  cho- 
sen of  God,  and  prec  ious  ;6 

5  Ye  also,  as  lively  stones,  kre  built  up 
a  spiritual  house,  a  holy  priest'hood,  to 
offer  up  spiritual  sac'rific^^ei,  ac'cgp-ta-ble 
to  God  by  Je'fus  Christ. 

6  Wherefore  also  it  is  contained  in  the 
scripture.  Behold,  I  lay  in  Si'on  a  chief 
corner-stone,  elect,  precious ;  and  he  that 
believeth  on  him,  shall  not  be  confounded, 

7  Unto  you,  therefore,  which  believe,  he 
is  precious  :  but  unto  them  which  be  dis- 
obe'dient,  the  stone  which  the  builders  dis- 
allowed, the  same  is  made  the  head  of  the 
corner, 

8  And  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and  a  rock 
of  off'ence,  even  to  them  which  stumble  at 
the  word,  being  disobe'dient :  whereunto 
also  they  were  appointed. 

4  d-be'je-Snt.     5  gyile.     6  prlsh"Us. 
196 


^edience  to  magistrates.  I.  PE'TER. 

/  0  But  ye  are  a  chosen  generation,  a 
1^  royal  priest'liood,  a  holy  nation,  a  peculiar 
\.    people  ;    that  ye   should    show   forth   tiic 

5 raises  of  him  who  hath  called  you  out  of 
urUness  into  his  marvellous  liglit  .- 

10  Which  in  time  pSst  wire  not  a  peo- 
ple, but  are  now  the  people  of  God  : 
which  had  not  obtained  m6rcy,  but  now 
have  obtsin'ed  mercy. 

11  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you,  as 
strangers  and  pilgrims,  abstain  from  flesh- 
ly lusts,  which  war  Sgainst'  the  soul  ; 

12  Having  your  convgrsa'tion  Aon'est 
among  the  (jTen'tilcs  ;  that,  whereas  they 
speak  against'  you  as  evil-doers,  they 
may,  by  your  good  works,  which  they 
shall  behold,  glorify  God  in  the  day  of 
visitation. 

\'^  Submit  yourselves  to  every  ordinance 
of  man  for  the  Lord's  sake  ;  whether  it  be 
to  the  king,  as  supreme  ; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto  them 
that  are  sent  by  him  for  the  punishment  of 
evil-doers,  and  for  the  praise  of  them  that 
do  well. 

15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  with 
.veil-doing  ye  may  put  to  silence  the  igno- 

ance  of  foolish  men  : 

16  As  free,  and  not  using  your  liberty 
for  a  cloak  of  malic'iousness,  but  as  the 
servants  of  God. 

17  //on'our  all  men.  Love  the  br6ther- 
hood.     Fear  God.     Hon'imr  the  king. 

18  Servants,  be  subject  to  your  musters 
with  all  fear,  not  only  to  the  good  and 
gentle,  but  also  to  the  fro'ward. 

19  For  this  is  thank'vvorthy,  if  a  man  for 
conscience  to'7oard  God  endure  grief,  suf- 
fering jcrong'fillly. 

20"For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  be 
buffeted  for  your  faults,  ye  shall  take  it 
patiently  ?  But  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and 
suffer  for  it,  ye  take  it  patiently  ;  this  is 
4c'cep-ta-blc  with  God. 

21  For  even  hereunto  were  yc  called  ; 
because  ^hrlst  also  suffered  for  us,  leaving 
us  an  example,!  that  ye  should  follow  his 
steps  : 

22  Who  did  no  sin,  neither  was  guile 
found  in  his  mouth  : 

2.3  Who,  when  he  was  reviled,  reviled 
not  again';  when  he  suffered,  he  threatened 
not ;  but  committed  himself  to  him  that 
judgcth  righteously  : 

24  Who  his  own  self  bare  our  sins  in 
his  own  body  on  the  tree,  that  we,  being 
dead  to  sins,  should  live  unto  righteous- 
ness ;  by  whose  stripes  ye  w6re  healed. 

25  For  ye  were  as  sheep  going  astray  ; 
but  arc  now  returned  unto  the  Sh6p'hi;rd 
and  Bish'op  of  your  souls. 

CHAP.  HI. 

LIKEWISE,  ye  wives,  be  in  subjection 
to  your  own  liQf'bi'indj  ;  that  if  any 
obey  not  the  word,  they  also  may,  without 
the  word,  bo  won  by  the  c6nv6rsa'tion  of 
the  wives  ; 


Duties  of  wires  and  hUf'biinfl. 

2  While  they  behold  your  chaste  con- 
vgrsa'tion  roiijited  with  fear  : 

3  Whose  adorn'ing,  let  it  not  be  that 
oftt'wArd  ad^rn'Xvg  of  plait'tng  the  hair 
and  of  wearing  of  gold,  or  of  putting  on 
of  apparel. 

4  But  let  it  be  the  hidden  man  of  the 
heart,  in  that  which  is  not  corruptible, 
even  the  ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet 
spirit,  which  is  in  the  sight  of  God  of  great 
price. 

5  For  after  this  manner,  in  the  old  time, 
the  holy  wom'en  also,  who  trusted  in  God, 
adorn'ed  thetnsolvcs,  being  in  subjection 
unto  their  own  hO^'bdndf  ; 

C  Even  as  Sa'ra  obeyed  A'bra-ham,  call- 
ing him  lord  :  whose  dAughters  ye  are  as 
long  as  ye  do  well,  and  are  not  afraid  with 
any  amazc'ment. 

7  Likewise,  yc  hflj'bAndf,  dwell  with 
them  according  to  knowledge,  giving  A<5n'- 
our  unto  the  wife,  as  unto  the  weaker  ves- 
sel, and  as  being  heir§  together  of  the 
grace  of  life  ;  that  your  prayers  be  not 
hindered. 

8  Finally,  be  ye  all  of  one  mind,  having 
compassion  one  of  another :  16ve  as  breth- 
ren, be  pitiful,  be  coQrteous  ,2 

9  Not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or  railing 
for    railing :     but    contrariwise,    blessing 
knowing    that    ye    eirc    thereunto    called, 
that  ye  should  inherit  a  blessing. 

10  For  he  that  will  love  life,  and  see 
good  days,  let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from 
evil,  and  his  lips  that  they  speak  no 
guile  : 

11  Let  him  eschew  evil,  and  do  good  •, 
let  him  seek  peace,  and  ensue  it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over 
the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto 
their  prayers :  but  the  face  of  the  Lord  is 
against'  them  that  do  evil. 

13  And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you, 
if  ye  be  followers  of  that  which  is  good  .' 

14  But  and  if  ye  suffer  for  righteousness* 
sake,  happy  are  ye  :  and  be  not  afraid'  of 
their  terror,  neither  be  troiibled  : 

15  But  sanc'tify  3  the  Lord  God  in  your 
hefirta  :  and  be  ready  always  to  give  an 
answer  to  every  man  that  asketh  you  a  rea- 
son of  the  hope  that  is  in  you,  with  meek- 
ness and  fear  : 

IG  Having  a  good  conscience :  that, 
whereas  they  speak  evil  of  you,  as  of  evil- 
doers, they  may  be  ashamed  that  falsely 
accuse  your  good  cSnvgrsa'tion  in  Christ. 

17  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  be 
so,  that  ye  suffer  for  well-doing,  than  for 
evil-doing. 

18  For  Christ  also  hath  once  suffered 
for  sins,  the  just  for  the  unjust,  that  he 
might  bring  us  to  God,  being  put  to  death 
in  the  flesh,  but  quickened  by  the  Spir'It : 

19  By  which  also  he  went  and  preached 
unto  the  spirits  in  prison  : 

20  Which  sometime  wSrc  dTsobe'di^nt, 
when    once    the     long-suffering    of    God 


R2 


1  fgz-dm'pl. 


*  kHr'tshe-iu. 


3  sdngk'te-fl. 
*        197 


Exhortation  to  holiness. 


I.  PE'TER. 


Elders  exhdrtea 


waited  in  tlie  days  of  No'e,  while  the  ark 
was  a  preparing,  wliercin  few,  that  is, 
eight  souls,  were  saved  by  water. 

21  The  like  figure  whereunto  cvcyi  bap- 
tism, doth  also  now  save  us,  (not  the  putting 
5way  of  the  fiUh  of  the  flesh,  but  the 
Snswer  of  a  good  conscience  to'wdrd  God) 
by  the  resurrection  of  Je'^us  Christ  : 

22  Wiio  is  gone  into  heaven,  and  is  on 
the  right  hand  of  God  ;  angels,  and  au- 
thorities, and  powers,  being  made  subject 
unto  him. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FORASMUCH  then  as  Christ  hath 
suffered  for  us  in  the  flesh,  arm  your- 
selves likewise  with  the  same  mind  :  for 
he  that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh  hath 
ceased  from  sin ; 

2  That  he  no  longer  should  live  the  rest 
of  his  time  in  the  flesh,  to  the  lusts  of 
men,  but  to  the  will  of  God. 

3  For  the  time  past  of  our  life  may  suf- 
fiQe'  us  to  have  lorought  the  will  of  the 
Gen'tlles,  when  we  walked  in  lasciviotis- 
ness,  lusts,  excess  of  wine,  revellings, 
banquetings,  and  abominable  idolatries  : 

4  Wherein  they  think  it  strange  that 
ye  run  not  with  them  to  the  same  excess 
of  riot,  speaking  evil  of  you  ; 

5  Who  shall  give  account  to  him  that  is 
ready  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

6  For,  for  this  cause  was  the  gos'pel 
preached  also  to  tliem  that  arc  dead,  tl)at 
they  migiit  be  judged  according  to  men  in 
the  flesh,  but  live  according  to  God  in  the 
spirit. 

7  But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand  ; 
be  ye  therefore    sober,    and    watch    unto 


prayer. 
8   And   above 


fervent 
charity 


all  things  have 
charity  imong  yourselves :  for 
shall  cover  the  multitude  of  sins. 

9  Use  hospitality  one  to  another  without 
grudging. 

10  As  every  man  hath  received  the  gift, 
even  so  minister  the  same  one  to  another, 
as  good  stewirdf  of  the  manifold  grace  of 
God. 

11  If  any  man  speak,  let  him  speak 
18  the  oracles  of  God  ;  if  any  man  minis- 
ter, let  him  do  it,  as  of  the  abil'ity  which 
God  giveth  ;  that  God  in  all  things  may 
be  glorified  through  Je'jus  (|!]hrlst ;  to 
whom  be  praise  and  dominion  forever  and 
ever.      A'men'. 

12  Beloved,  think  it  not  strange  concern'- 
ing  the  fiery  trial,  which  is  to  try  you, 
as  though  some  strange  thing  happened 
unto  you  : 

13  But  rejoice,  inasmuch  as  ye  are  par- 
takers of  Christ's  sufferings  ;  that,  when 
his  glory  sliall  be  revealed,  ye  may  be  glad 
also  with  exceeding  jov. 

14  If  ye  be  reproached  for  the  name  of 
^hrist,  happy  Are  ye  ;  for  the  SpTr'it  of 
glory,  and  of  God,  resteth  upon  you :  on 

1  Krlst'yim. 


their   part   he   is  evil    spoken  of;  but   on 
your  part  he  is  glorified. 

15  But  let  none  of  you  suffer  as  a  mur- 
derer, or  as  a  thief,  or  as  an  evil-doer,  or 
ns  a  busy-body  in  other  men's  matters. 

16  Yet,  if  any  man  suffer  as  a  Christ- 
ian,' let  him  not  be  Sshamed  ;  but  let  him 
glorify  God  on  this  behalf 

17  For  the  time  is  come,  that  judgment 
must  begin  at  the  house  of  God  ;  and  if 
it  first  begin  at  us,  what  shall  the  end 
be  of  them  that  obey  not  the  gos'pel  of 
God  ? 

18  And  if  the  righteous  scarcely  be 
saved,  where  shall  the  ungodly  and  the 
sinner  appear  ? 

19  Wherefore,  let  them  that  suffer  ac- 
cording to  the  will  of  God,  commit  the 
keeping  of  their  souls  to  him  in  well-doing, 
as  unto  a  faithful  Cre-a'tor. 

CHAP.  V. 

THE  elders  which  arc  Smong  you  I  ex- 
hort, who  am  also  an  elder,  and  a 
witness  of  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and 
also  a  partaker  of  the  glory  that  shall  be 
revealed  : 

2  Feed  the  flock  of  God,  which  is 
among  you,  taking  the  oversight  thereof, 
not  by  constraint,  but  willingly  ;  not  for 
filthy  lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind  ; 

3  Neither  as  being  lords  over  God's 
heritage,  but  being  ensamples  to  the 
flock  : 

4  And  when  the  chief  Shep'h6rd  shall 
appear,  ye  shall  receive  a  crown  of  glory 
that  fadeth  not  away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit  your- 
selves unto  the  elder  ;  yea,  all  of  you  be 
subject  one  to  another,  and  be  clothed  with 
humilitj'  :  for  God  re^isteth  the  proud,  and 
giveth  grace  to  the  /mm'ble. 

C  /fum'ble  yourselves,  there  fore,  under 
the  mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exilt 
you  in  due  time  : 

7  Cas'ting  all  your  care  upon  him  ;  for 
he  careth  for  you. 

8  Be  sober,  be  vigilant ;  because  your 
ad'versary  the  devil,  as  a  roaring  lion, 
wSlketh  about',  seeking  whom  he  may 
devour  ; 

9  Whom  resist  stead'fast  in  the  faith, 
knowing  that  the  same  afflictions  kre  ac- 
complished in  your  brethren  that  i\re  in 
the  world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath 
called  us  unto  his  eternal  glory  by  ^hrist 
Je'fus,  after  that  ye  have  suffered  a  while, 
make  you  perfect,  stablish,  strengthen,  set- 
tle you  : 

11  To  him  be  glory  and  dominion  for- 
ever and  ever.     A'men'. 

12  By  Syl-va'nus,  a  faithful  brother 
unto  you,  (as  I  suppose,)  I  have  written 
briefly,  exhor'tlng  and  testifying  that  this 
is  the  true  grace  of  God  wherein  yo 
stand. 

108 


Exhortation  to  perseverance.  II.  PE'TER.  Of  /disc  teachers 

13  The  church  that  is  at  B5b'y-l6n,|  14  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a  kiss  of 
elected  toggthcr  with  you,  silutcth  you  ;  I  charity.  Peace  be  with  you  all  that  ire  ia 
and  so  ddtk  Mi\r'9ii6  my  eon.  I  (j!!hrist  Je'|Qs.     A'ln^n'. 


IT  THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  GENERAL  OF  PE'TER. 


CHAPTER  I. 

SI'MON  PE'TER,  a  sgrvant  and  an 
apostle  of  Jc'fus  ^hrist,  to  them  that 
have  obtained  like  precious  faith  with  us, 
through  the  righteousness  of  God,  and  our 
Sav'iotir  Je'jus  Christ : 

2  Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto 
you,  through  tlie  knowledge  of  God,  and 
of  Je'^us  our  Lord. 

3  According  as  his  divine  power  hath 
given  unto  us  all  things  that  pirtdin'  unto 
life  and  godliness,  through  the  knowledge 
of  him  that  hath  called  us  to  glory  and 
vir'tue.l 

4  Whereby  arc  given  unto  us  exceeding 
great  and  precious  promifes  ;  that  by  these 
ye  might  be  partakers  of  the  divine  na- 
ture, having  e-scaped  the  corruption  that  is 
in  the  world  through  lust. 

5  And  beside  this,  giving  all  diligence, 
add  to  your  faith,  virtue  ;  and  to  vir'tue, 
knowledge  ; 

6  And  to  knowledge,  temperance;  and 
to  temperance,  patience;  and  to  patience, 
godliness  ; 

7  And  to  godliness,  brotherly  kindness  ; 
and  to  brotherly  kindness,  charity. 

8  For  if  these  things  be  in  you,  and 
abo&nd,  they  make  yon,  that  ye  shall  nei- 
ther he  barren  nor  unfruitful  in  the  knowl- 
edge of  our  Lord  Je'jus  ^hrist. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these  things  is 
blind,  and  cannot  see  afeir  off,  and  hath 
forgotten  that  he  was  purged  from  his  old 
sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  brethren,  give 
diligence  to  make  your  calling  and  election 
sure  ;  for  if  ye  do  these  things,  ye  shall 
never  fall : 

11  For  so  an  entrance  eiiall  be  minister- 
ed unto  you  abun'dantly,  into  the  fiverlas'- 
tlng  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Sav'iour 
Je'^us  Christ. 

12  Wherefore  I  will  not  be  negligent  to 
put  you  always  in  remembrance  of  these 
things,  though  ye  know  them,  and  be  estab'- 
lished  in  the  present  truth. 

13  Yea,  I  think  it  meet,  as  long  as  I  am 
in  this  lab'er-iia-clc,  to  stir  you  up,  by  put- 
ting you  in  reiiiernhriince  ; 

14  Knowing  that  shijrtly  I  must  put  ofl' 
this  my  tab'Cr-na-cle,  even  as  our  Lord 
Je'^us  Christ  hath  showed  me. 

15  Moreover,  I  will  endeavour  tliat  ye 
may  be  able,  after  my  decease,  to  have 
these  things  always  in  remembrance. 


devised  fables,  when  we  made  known  unto 
you  the  power  and  coming  of  our  Lord 
Je'fQs  <J!'hrist,  hut  were  eye-witnesses  of 
his  maj'fisty.2 

17  For  he  received  from  God  the  Fcl'ther 
Aon'our  and  glory,  when  there  came  such 
a  voice  to  him  from  the  excellent  glory, 
This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased, 

18  And  this  voice  which  came  from 
heaven  we  heard,  when  we  wCrc  with  him 
in  the  Holy  Moftnt. 

19  We  have  also  a  more  sure  word  of 
proph'ecy  ;  whereunto  ye  do  well  that  ye 
take  heed,  as  unto  a  light  that  shineth  in  a 
dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the 
day-star  arife  in  your  hearts  : 

20  Knowing  this  first,  that  no  proph'ecy 
of  the  scripture  is  of  any  private  Tntfirprfita'- 
tion. 

21  For  the  proph'ecy  came  not  in  old 
time  by  the  will  of"  man  ;  but  holy  men  of 
God  spake  as  they  icire  moved  by  the 
Holy  Gliost. 

CHAP.  II. 

BUT  there  were  false  prophets  also 
among  the  people,  even  as  there  shall 
be  fiilse  teachers  among  you,  who  privily 
shall  bring  in  damnable  hfir'esiej,  even 
denying  the  Lord  tliat  bought  them« 
and  brmg  upon  themselves  swift  destrtSc'- 
tion. 

2  And  many  shall  follow  their  pemicious^ 
ways  :  by  reason  of  whom  the  way  of  truth 
shall  be  evil  spoken  of 

3  And  through  cdv'etousness  shall  they 
with  feigned  words  make  mer'chandije  of 
you  :  wiiose  judgment  now  of  a  long  time 
lingereth  not,  aiid  their  damnation  slumber- 
eth  not. 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  the  aneels  that 
sinned,  but  cSst  them  down  to  hell,  and  de- 
livered thcvi  into  chains  of  darkness,  to  be 
reserved  unto  judgment ; 

5  And  spared  not  the  old  world,  but 
saved  No'e,  the  eighth  person,  a  preacher 
of  righteousness,  bringing  in  the  flood  upon 
the  world  of  the  ungodly  ; 

(i  And  turning  the  cities  of  Siid'om  and 
Go-mor'rah  into  ashes,  r(-ndemned  them 
with  an  overthrow,  making  thnn  an  ensam- 
ple  unto  those  that  after  should  live  ungod- 
ly. 

7  And    delivered  just   Lot,   vexed   with 

the  filthy  convfirsa'tion  of  the  wicked; 

(For    that    righteous    man    dwelliof 


8    (For    that    rigliteous    man 
1G"  For  we  have  not  followed  cunningly- |amdng  them,  in  seeing  and  hearing,  vexed 
1  lar'tahu.  2  mdd'jis-te.  ^pir-nlsh'us. 

199 


Bl&s'phimous  seducers  described 
Ms  righteous   soul  from   day    to  day  with 
their  unlawful  deeds :) 

9  The  Lord  knovveth  how  to  deliver  the 
godly  out  of  temptations,  and  to  reserve 
the  unjust  unto  the  day  of  judgment  to  be 
punished. 

10  But  chiefly  them  that  w&lk  after  the 
flesh  in  the  lust  of  uncleanness,  and  de- 
spite government.  Presumptuous  are  they, 
self-willed,  they  krc  not  afraid  to  speak  evil 
of  dignities : 

11  Whereas  angels,  which  hre  greater  in 
power  and  might,  bring  not  railing  accusa- 
tion against'  them  before  the  Lord. 

12  But  these,  as  natural  brute  beasts, 
made  to  be  taken  and  destroy'ed,  speak 
evil  of  the  things  that  they  understand  not, 
and  shall  utterly  perish  in  their  own  cor- 
ruption ; 

13  And  shall  receive  the  reward  of  un- 
righteousness, as  they  that  count  it  pleaf'- 
ure  to  riot  in  the  day-time.  Spots  they  are 
and  blemishes,  sporting  themselves  with 
their  own  decei'vings  while  they  feast  with 
you  ; 

14  Having  eyes  full  of  adul'tery,  and 
that  cannot  cease  from  sin  :  beguil'ing  un- 
stable souls  :  a  hekrt  they  have  exercised 
with  cov'etoQs  practices  ;  cursed  children  : 

15  Which  have  forsaken  the  right  way, 
and  have  gone  astray,  following  the  way 


IL  TE'TER.  Of  Christ's  coming  to  judgment. 
up  your  pure  minds  by  way  of  remem- 
brance ; 

2  That  ye  may  be  mindful  of  the  word^ 
which  were  spoken  before  by  the  holy 
prophets,  and  of  the  command'ment  of  us 
the  apostles  of  the  Lord  and  Sav'ioQr  : 

3  Knowing  this  first,  that  there  shall 
come  in  the  last  days  scoff'ers,  wAlk'ing  af- 
ter their  own  lusts, 

4  And  saying.  Where  is  the  promise  of 
his  coming  ^  for  since  the  fathers  fell 
asleep,  all  things  continue  as  they  wSre 
from  the  beginning  of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  willingly  are  ignorant  of, 
that  by  the  word  of  God  the  heavens  were 
of  old,  and  the  earth  standing  out  of  the 
wftter,  and  in  the  water : 

t!  Whereby  the  world  that  then  was,  be- 
ing overflowed  with  water,  perished  : 

7  But  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which 
arc  now,  by  the  same  word  are  kept  in 
store,  reserved  unto  fire,  against'  the  day 
of  judgment  and  perdi'tion  1  of  ungodly 
men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant  of  this 
one  thing,  that  one  day  is  with  the  Lord 
as  a  thousand  years,  and  a  thousand  years 
as  one  day. 

9  The  Lord  is  not  slack  concer'ning  his 
promise,  as  some  men  count  slackness  ;  but 
is  long-suffering  tous'ward,  not  willing  that 


of  Ba'laam,  the  son  of  Bo'sor,   who  loved! any  should  perish,  but  that  all  should  come 


the  wages  of  unrighteousness  ; 

16  But  was  rebuked  for  hisTniq'uity  :  the 
dumb  ass,  speaking  with  man's  voice,  for- 
bade' the  madness  of  tlic  prophet. 

17  These  are  wells  without  water,  clouds 
that  ire  carried  with  a  tempest  ;  to  whom 
the  mist  of  dkrkness  is  reserved  forever. 

18  For  when  they  speak  great  swelling 
iDords  of  vanity,  they  allure  through  the 
lusts  of  the  flesh,  through  much  wan'ton- 
ness,  those  that  were  clean  escaped  from 
them  who  live  in  error. 

19  While  they  promise  them  liberty, 
they  themselves  are  the  servants  of  corrup- 
tion :  for  of  whom  a  man  is  overcome,  of 
the  same  is  he  brought  in  b6n'da|e. 

20  For  if,  after  they  have  escaped  the 
pollutions  of  the  world,  through  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  Lord  and  Sav'iour  Je'ftis  Christ, 
they  kre  again'  entangled  therein,  and  over- 
come, the  latter  end  is  worse  with  them 
than  the  beginning. 

21  For  it  had  been  better  for  them  not  to 
have  known  the  way  of  righteousness,  than 
after  they  have  known  it,  to  turn  from 
the  holy  command'ment  delivered  unto 
them. 

22  But  it  is  happened  unto  them  ac- 
cording to  the  true  proverb.  The  dog  is 
turned  to  his  own  vomit  again';  and.  The 
sow  that  was  wash'ed,  to  her  wal'low-Tng 
in  the  mire. 

CHAP.  HL 

THIS  second  epistle,   beWved,   I    now 
write  unto  you  ;  in  both  which  I  stir 
1  piT'dish'un. 


to  repentance. 

10  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as 
a  thief  in  the  night ;  in  the  which  the 
heavens  shall  pass  away  with  a  great  noise, 
and  the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent 
heat,  the  earth  also,  and  the  works  that  krc 
therein,  shall  be  burnt  up. 

11  Seeing  then  that  all  these  things  shall 
be  dissolved,  what  manner  of  persons 
ought  ye  to  be  in  all  holy  conversa'tion  and 
godliness, 

12  Looking  for  and  hasting  unto  the 
coming  of  the  day  of  God,  wherein  the 
heavens  being  on  fire  shall  be  dissolved, 
and  the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent 
heat .' 

13  Nevertheless  we,  according  to  his 
promise,  look  for  new  heavens  and  a 
new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth  righteous- 
ness. 

14  Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye 
look  for  such  things,  be  diligent  that  ye 
may  be  found  of  him  in  peace,  without 
spot,  and  blameless : 

1.5  And  account  that  the  long-sufiering 
of  our  Lord  is  salvation  ;  even  as  our  be- 
loved brother  Paul  also,  according  to  the 
wisdom  given  unto  him,  hath  written  unto 
you; 

16  As  also  in  all  his  epistles,  speaking  in 
them  of  these  things  ;  in  which  kre  some 
things  hard  to  be  understood,  which  they 
that  kre  unlear'ned  and  unstable,  wrest,  as 
they  do  also  the  other  scriptures,  unto  their 
own  destrQc'tion. 

aoo 


ChrXst'ian  fellowship  described.  I.  JOHN.  0/  hrSiherhj  Idve. 

17  Ye,  tligre'lbrc,  beloved,  seeing  ye  know  I  18  But  grow  in  grace,  and  in  the  know]* 
these  things  before,  beware  Igst  ye  also,|  edge  of  our  Lord  and  Sav'ioiir  Je'jds  Christ, 
being  led  away  with  the  error  of  the  wick- 1  To  him  be  glory,  both  now  and  forever, 
ed,  fall  from  your  own  stead'fistn^ss :  A'mSn'. 


IT  THE  FIRST  EPISTLE  GENERAL  OF  JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THAT  which  was  from  the  beginning, 
which  we  have  lizard,  which  we  have 
seen  with  our  eyes,  which  we  have  looked 
upon,  and  our  hands  have  handled,  of  the 
Word  of  life; 

2  (For  the  life  was  manifested,  and  we 
have  seen  it,  and  bear  witness,  and  show 
unto  you  that  eternal  Life  which  was 
with  the  Fii'ther,  and  was  manifested  unto 
us  ,) 

3  That  which  we  have  seen  and  heard, 
declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye  also  may 
have  fellowship  with  us :  and  truly  our  fel- 
lowship is  with  the  Fk'ther,  and  with  his 
Son  Je'fQs  Christ. 

4  And  these  things  write  we  unto  you, 
that  your  joy  may  be  full. 

5  This  then  is  the  message  which  we 
have  heard  of  him,  and  declare  unto  you, 
that  God  is  light,  and  in  him  is  no  d<irkness 
at  all. 

6  If  we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with 
him,  and  Woilk  in  darkness,  we  lie,  and  do 
not  the  truth  ; 

7  But  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in 
the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one  with 
another  ;  and  the  blood  of  Je'i^us  Christ  his 
Son  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 

8  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  de- 
ceive ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us. 

9  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful 
and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse 
us  from  all  unrighteousness. 

10  If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned, 
we  make  him  a  liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in 
us 

CHAP.  II. 

MY  little  children,  these  things  write  I 
unto  you,  that  ye  sin  not.  And  if 
any  man  sin,  we  have  an  Ad'vo  cate  with 
the  FiVther,  Je'jQs  Christ,  the  righ'teous  A 

2  And  he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins; 
and  not  for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  sins 
of  the  whole  world. 

3  And  hereby  we  do  know  that  we 
know  him,  if  we  keep  his  commknd'mSnts. 

4  He  that  saith,  I  know  him,  and  kcep- 
eth  not  his  commcknd'm^nts,  is  a  liar,  and 
the  truth  is  not  in  him. 

5  But  whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in  him 
verily  is  the  love  of  God  perfected  :  here- 
by know  we  that  we  are  in  him. 

6  He  that  saith,  he  abideth  in  him, 
ought  himself  also  so  to  w&lk  even  as  he 
wftlked. 

I  r%'tshe-1is.        ^  prO-pisk-e-d'shUn. 


7  Brethren,  I  write  no  new  cdmmknd'- 
mSnt  unto  you,  but  an  old  cCmnuind'mfint 
which  ye  had  from  the  beginning.  The 
old  c0mmand'ni6nt  is  tiie  word  which  ye 
have  heard  from  the  beginning. 

8  Again',  a  new  commind'mgnt  I  write 
unto  you,  which  tiling  is  true  in  him,  and 
in  you  ;  because  the  di'irkncss  is  past,  and 
the  true  light  now  shineth. 

i)  He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  and 
hateth  his  brother,  is  in  darkness  even  until 
now. 

10  He  that  loveth  his  brother  abideth  in 
the  light,  and  there  is  none  occasion  of 
stumbling  in  him  : 

11  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother  is  in 
darkness,  and  wdlketh  in  diirkness,  and 
knoweth  not  whither  he  goeih,  because  that 
darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  I  write  unto  you,  little  children,  be- 
cause your  sins  arc  forgiven  you  for  hia 
name's  sake. 

13  I  write  unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye 
have  known  him  that  is  from  the  begin- 
ning. I  write  unto  you,  young  men,  be- 
cause ye  have  overcome  the  wicked  one.  I 
v;rite  unto  you,  little  children,  because  ye 
have  known  the  F.i'tlicr. 

14  I  have  written  unto  you,  fathers,  be- 
cause ye  have  known  him  that  is  from  tho 
beginning.  I  have  written  unto  you,  young 
men,  because  ye  are  strong,  and  the  word 
of  God  abideth  in  you.  and  ye  have  over- 
come the  wicked  one. 

15  Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  thingu 
that  dre  in  the  world.  If  any  man  love  the 
world,  the  love  of  the  Fk'ther  is  not  in  him. 

16  For  all  that  is  in  the  world,  the  lust 
of  the  flesh,  and  the  lust  of  the  eyes,  and 
the  pride  of  life,  is  not  of  the  Fk'ther,  but 
is  of  the  world. 

17  And  the  world  passeth  away,  and  the 
lust  thereof:  but  he  that  doeth  tne  will  of 
God  abideth  forever. 

18  Little  children,  it  is  the  last  time ; 
and  as  ye  have  hgard  that  antichrist  shall 
come,  even  now  are  there  many  anti- 
christs ;  whereby  we  know  that  it  is  the 
last  time. 

19  They  went  out  from  us,  but  they  w«re 
not  of  us  ;  for  if  they  had  been  of  us,  they 
would  no  ddilbt  have  continued  with  us ; 
but  they  went  oxU,  that  they  might  be  made 
manifest  that  they  w6re  not  all  of  us. 

20  But  ye  have  an  unction  from  the  Ho- 
ly One,  and  ye  know  all  things. 

901 


God's  adopting  tdve.  I.  JOHN.  Erhortation  to  try  the  spirits 

21   I  have  not  written  unto  you,  because  I  soever  doeth   not   rif?l)teoiisnes8  is  not  of 
ye  know   not   tlie   truth;  but  because   ye  God,  neither  lie  thai  lovelh  not  his  brother. 


know  it,  ai.il  that  no  lie  is  of  the  truth 

22  Who  is  a  liar,  but  he  that  denieth  that 
Je'fus  is  the  Christ  ?  He  is  antichrist  that 
denieth  the  Fa'lher  and  the  Son. 

23  Whosoever  denieth  the  Son,  the  same 
hath  not  the  Fa'ther  :  [but  he  that  acknowl- 
edgeth  the  Son,  hath  the  Fa'ther  also.} 

24  Let  that  therc'fore  abide  in  you, 
which  ye  have  heard  from  the  beginning. 
If  that  which  ye  have  heard  from  the  be- 
ginning shall  remain  in  you,  ye  also  shall 
continue  in  the  Son,  and  in  the  Fk'ther. 

25  And  this  is  the  promisje  that  he  hath 
promifed  us,  even  eternal  life. 

26  These  things  have  1  written  unto 
you  concer'ning  them  that  seduce  you. 

27  But  the  anoin'ting,  which  ye  have  re- 
ceived of  him,  abldeth  in  you  ;  and  ye  need 
not  that  any  man  teach  you  :  but  as  the 
same  anoin'tlng  teachcth  you  of  all  things, 
and  is  truth,  and  is  no  lie,  and  even  as  it 
hath  taught  you,  ye  shall  abide  in  him. 

28  And  now,  little  children,  abide  in 
him  ;  that  when  he  shall  appear,  we  may 
have  confidence,  and  not  be  ashamed  before 
him  at  his  coming. 

29  If  ye  know  that  he  is  righteous,  ye 
know  that  every  one  that  doeth  righteous- 
ness is  born  of  him. 

CHAP.  HI. 

BEHOLD,  what  manner  of  love  the  Fa'- 
ther hath  bestowed  upon  us,  that  we 
should  be  called  the  sons  of  God  !  therc'fore 
the  world  knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew 
him  not. 

2  Beloved,  now  are  we  the  sons  of  God  ; 
and  it  doth  not  yet  appear  what  we  shall 
be  :  but  we  know  that,  when  he  shall  ap- 
pear, we  shall  be  like  him ;  for  we  shall  see 
nim  as  he  is. 

3  And  every  man  that  bath  this  hope  in 
him  purifieth  himself,  even  as  he  is  pure. 

4  Whosoever  committeth  sin,  transgress- 
eth  also  the  law:  for  sin  is  the  transgression 
of  the  law. 

5  And  ye  know  that  he  was  manifested 
to  take  away  our  sins  ;  and  in  him  is  no 
sin. 

6  Whosoever  abldeth  in  him,  sinneth 
not :  whosoever  sinneth,  hath  not  seen 
him,  neither  known  him. 

7  Little  children,  lot  no  man  deceive 
you  ;  he  that  doeth  righteousness  is  righ- 
teous, even  as  he  is  righteous  : 

8  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the  devil ; 
for  the  devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning. 
For  this  purpose  the  Son  of  God  was  man- 
ifested, that  he  might  destroy'  the  works 
of  the  devil. 

9  Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth  not 
commit  sin  ;  for  his  seed  remaineth  in  him; 
and  he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  born  of 
God. 

10  In  this,  the  children  of  God  kre  man- 
ifest, and  the  children  of  the  devil :   who- 


11  For  tJiis  is  the  message  that  ye  heard 
from  the  beginning,  that  we  should  love  one 
another. 

12  Not  as  Cain,  icho  was  of  that  wicked 
le,  and  slew  his  brother.     And  wherefore 

slew  he  him  ?  Because  his  own  works  wSre 
evil,  and  his  brother's  righteous. 

13  Marvel  not,  my  brethren,  if  the  world 
hate  you. 

14  We  kno%v  that  we  have  passed  from 
death  unto  life,  because  we  love  the  breth- 
ren. He  that  loveth  not  his  brother  abldeth 
in  death. 

15  Whosoever  haleth  his  brother  is  a 
murderer  :  and  ye  know  that  no  murderer 
hath  eternal  life  abiding  in  him. 

16  Hereby  perceive'  we  the  love  of  God, 
because  he  laid  down  his  life  for  us  :  and 
we  ought  to  lay  down  our  lives  for  the 
brethren. 

17  But  whoso  hath  this  world's  good, 
and  seeth  his  brother  have  need,  and  shut- 
telh  up  his  bowels  of  covipnssion  fvom  him, 
how  dv/elleth  the  love  of  God  in  him  .' 

18  My  little  children,  let  us  not  love  in 
word,  neither  in  tongue  ;  but  in  deed,  and 
in  truth. 

19  And  hereby  we  know  that  we  arc  of 
the  truth,  and  shall  assure  our  hearts  before 
him. 

20  For  if  our  heart  condemn  us,  God  is 
greater  than  our  hccirt,  and  knoweth  all 
things. 

21  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn  us  not, 
then  have  we  confidence  to'icArd  God. 

22  And  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive 
of  him,  because  we  keep  his  command'- 
ments,  and  do  those  things  that  arc  pleasing 
in  his  sight. 

23  And  this  is  his  cijmmtind'ment.  That 
we  should  believe  on  the  name  of  his  Son 
Je'§us  Christ,  and  love  one  another,  as  he 
gave  us  commund'ment. 

24  And  he  that  keepeth  his  commknd'- 
ments  dwelleth  in  him,  and  he  in  him  :  and 
hereby  we  know  that  he  abldeth  in  us,  by 
the  Spir'It  which  he  hath  given  us. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BELOVED,  believe  not  every  spirit,  but 
try  the  spirits,  whether  they  are  of 
God ;  because  many  false  prophets  kre 
gone  out  into  the  world. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  SpTr'it  of  God  : 
Every  spirit  that  confesseth  that  Je'gCis 
^hrist  is  come  in  the  flesh,  is  of  God  : 

3  And  every  spirit  that  confesseth  not 
that  Je'^us  Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh,  is 
not  of  God  :  and  this  is  that  spirit  of  anti- 
christ, whereof  ye  have  heard  that  it  should 
come,  and  even  now  already  is  it  in  the 
world. 

4  Ye  kre  of  God,  little  children,  and 
have  overcome  them ;  because  greater  is 
he  that  is  in  you,  than  he  that  is  in  the 
wdrld. 

202 


Exhortation  to  brdtherhj  Uve.  I.  JOHN 

5  They  are  of  tlie  wurld ;  tlifire'fOre 
speak  tliey  of  the  world,  and  the  world 
hearctli  tliem. 

G  We  ire  of  God  :  he  that  knoweth 
God,  liearcth  us ;  he  that  is  not  of  God, 
heareth  not  us.  Hereby  know  we  the 
Spir'it  of  truth,  and  the  spirit  of  6rror. 

7  Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another  :  for 
love  is  of  God  ;  and  every  one  that  loveth, 
is  born  of  God,  uiid  knoweth  God. 

8  He  that  loveth  not,  knovvetii  not  God  : 
for  God  is  love. 

9  In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of 
God  to  joard  us,  because,  liiat  God  sent 
his  only  begotten  Son  into  the  world,  that 
we  migiit  live  tiirougli  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  luved  God, 
but  that  he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to 
be  the  propitiation  for  our  sins. 

11  lieloved,  if  God  so  loved  us,  we 
ought  also  to  love  one  cinother. 

12  No  man  hath  seen  (jiod  at  any  time. 
If  we  love  one  another,  God  dvvelleth  in 
us,  and  his  love  is  perfected  in  us. 

13  Hereby  know  we  that  we  dwell 
in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath  given 
us  of  his  Spir'it. 

14  And  we  have  seen,  and  do  testify, 
that  the  Fa'ther  sent  the  Son  to  he  the 
Sav'iour  of  the  world. 

ir>  Whosoever  shall  confess-  that  Je'jus 
18  the  Son  of  God,  God  dwelleth  in  him, 
and  he  in  God. 

Ill  And  we  have  known  and  believed 
the  love  that  God  hath  to  us.  God  is  love, 
and  he  that  dwelletli  in  love,  dwelleth  in 
God,  and  God  in  him. 

17  Herein  is  our  love  made  perfect,  that 
we  may  have  boldness  in  the  (lay  of  judg- 
ment ;  because  as  he  is,  so  arc  we  in  this 
world. 

18  There  is  no  fear  in  love  :  but  perfect 
love  casteth  out  fear :  because  fear  hath 
torment.  He  that  feareth,  is  not  made 
perfect  in  love. 

ID  We  love  him,  because  he  first  loved 


20  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and  hatcth 
his  brother,  he  is  a  liar  ;  for  he  that  loveth 
not  his  brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  how 
can  he  love  God  whom  he  hath  not  seen  .' 
21  And  this  command'mgnt  have  we 
from  him.  That  he  who  loveth  God,  love 
his  brother  also. 

CHAP.   V. 

WHOSOEVER  believeth  that  Je'jQs  is 
the  Christ,  is  born  of  God  :  and 
every  one  that  loveth  him  that  begat,  16v- 
eth  him  also  that  is  begotten  of  him. 

2  By  this  we  know  that  we  love  the 
children  of  God,  when  we  love  God,  and 
keep  his  command'm^nts. 

3  For  this  is  the  love  of  God,  that  we 
keep  his  c0mmiind'm6nts :  and  his  c6m- 
mkad'mgnts  kre  not  griev'oils. 


Of  the  icitness  within. 

4  For  whatsoever  is  born  of  God  over- 
comctli  the  world  ;  and  this  is  the  vic'tory 
that  overcometh  the  world,  even  our  faith. 

5  Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world, 
but  he  that  believeth  that  Je'sQs  is  the  Son 
of  God  > 

6  This  is  he  that  came  by  wAter  and 
blood,  even  Je^us  (j^lirist  ;  not  by  w4ter 
only,  but  by  water  and  blood  :  and  it  is  the 
Splr'it  that  beareth  witness,  because  the 
Spir'it  is  truth. 

7  For  there  are  three  that  bear  rgc'ord 
in  heaven,  the  Fa'ther,  the  Word,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost  :    and  these  three  arc  one. 

8  And  th(!re  arc  three  that  bear  witness 
in  farth,  the  spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the 
blo(;d  ;  and  thuse  three  agree  in  one. 

'.)  If  we  receive  the  witness  of  men,  the 
witness  of  God  is  greater  ;  for  this  is  the 
witness  of  God,  which  he  hath  testified  of 
his  Son. 

10  He  that  belifiveth  on  the  Son  of  God, 
hath  the  witness  in  himself:  he  that  be- 
lieveth not  God,  hath  made  him  a  liar  ; 
because  he  believeth  not  the  rec'ord  that 
God  gave  of  his  Son. 

11  And  this  is  the  r6c'6rd,  that  God 
hath  given  to  us  eternal  life  ;  and  this  life 
is  in  his  Son. 

12  He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  life  ;  and 
he  that  hath  not  the  Son  of  God  hath  not 
life. 

13  These  things  have  I  written  unto 
you  that  believe  on  the  name  of  the  Son 
of  God  :  that  ye  may  know  that  ye  have 
eternal  life,  and  that  ye  may  believe  on 
the  name  of  the  Son  of  God. 

14  And  this  is  tile  confidence  that  we 
have  in  him,  that  if  we  Ssk  any  thing  ac- 
cording to  his  will,  he  heareth  us  : 

15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hear  us, 
whatsoever  we  Ssk,  we  know  that  we 
have  the  petitions  that  we  desired  of  him. 

IG  If  any  man  see  his  brother  sin  a  sin 
which  is  not  unto  death,  he  shall  ask,  and 
he  shall  give  him  life  for  them  that  sin 
not  unto  death.  There  is  a  sin  unto 
death  :  1  do  not  say  that  he  shall  pray  for 
it. 

17  All  imrighteousness  is  sin  :  and  there 
is  a  sin  not  unto  death. 

18  We  know  that  whosoever  is  born  of 
God  sinnctii  not :  but  he  that  is  begotten 
of  God  kecpeth  himself,  and  that  wicked 
one  toQcheth  bin)  not. 

1!)  And  we  know  that  we  iire  of  God, 
and  the  whole  world  lietli  in  wickedness. 

20  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of  God  is 
come,  and  hath  given  us  an  understanding, 
that  we  may  know  him  that  is  true  ;  and 
we  iirc  in  him  that  is  true,  even  in  his  Son 
Je'^Cis  Christ.  This  is  the  true  God,  and 
eternal  life. 

21  Little  children,  keep  yourselves  from 
idols,     k'min'. 


ao3 


IT  THE  SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  JOHN. 


THE  elder  unto  the  elect  lady  and  her 
children,  whom  I  love  in  the  truth  ; 
and  not  I  only,  but  also  all  they  that  have 
known  the  truth  ; 

2  For  the  truth's  sake,  which  dwelleth 
in  UB,  and  shall  be  with  us  forever. 

3  Grace  be  with  you,  mercy,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Fa'thcr,  and  from  the  Lord 
Je'fus  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Fk'ther,  in 
truth  and  love. 

4  I  rejoiced  greatly  that  I  found  of  thy 
children  w&lk'ing  in  truth,  as  we  have  re- 
ceived a  comm^nd'ment  from  the  Fu'ther. 

5  And  now  1  beseech  thee,  lady,  not  as 
though  I  wrote  a  new  commcind'ment  unto 
thee,  but  that  which  we  had  from  the  be- 
ginning. That  we  love  one  another. 

6  And  this  is  love,  that  we  walk  after 
his  commknd'ments.  This  is  the  com- 
mand'ment,  That  as  ye  have  heard  from 
the  beginning,  ye  should  walk  in  it. 

7  For  many  decei'vers  hie  entered  into 
the   world,   who    confess   not   that   Je'fus 


^hrist  is  come  in  the  flesh.     This  is  a  de- 
ceiver, and  an  antichrist. 

8  Look  to  yourselves,  that  we  lofe  not 
those  things  which  we  have  icrought,  but 
that  we  receive  a  full  reward. 

9  Whosoever  transgresseth  and  Sbideth 
not  in  the  doc'trine  of  Christ,  hath  not 
God  :  he  that  abldeth  in  the  doc'trine  of 
Christ,  he  hath  both  the  Fk'ther  and  the 
Son. 

10  if  there  come  any  unto  you,  and 
bring  not  this  doc'trine,  receive  him  not 
into  your  house,  neither  bid  him  God 
speed : 

11  For  he  that  biddeth  him  God  speed, 
is  partaker  of  his  evil  deeds. 

12  Having  many  things  to  write  unto 
you,  I  would  not  icrite  with  paper  and 
ink  :  but  I  trust  to  come  unto  you,  and 
speak  face  to  face,  that  our  joy  may  be 
full. 

13  The  children  of  thy  elect  sister  greet 
thee.     A'men'. 


IT  THE  THIRD   EPISTLE  OF  JOHN. 


THE  elder  unto  the  well  beloved  Ga'i- 
us,  whom  I  love  in  the  truth. 

2  Beloved,  I  wish  above  all  things  that 
thou  mayst  prosper  and  be  in  health,  even 
as  thy  soul  prospereth. 

3  For  I  rejoiced  greatly  when  the  breth- 
ren came,  and  testified  of  the  truth  that  is 
m  thee,  even  as  thou  walkest  in  the  truth. 

4  I  have  no  greater  joy  than  to  hear 
that  my  children  wcilk  in  truth. 

5  Beloved,  thou  doest  faithfully  whatso- 
ever thou  doest  to  the  brethren,  and  to 
strangers  : 

6  Which  have  borne  witness  of  thy 
charity  before  the  church  ;  whom  if  thou 
bring  fnr'w&rd  on  their  journey,  after  a 
godly  sort,  thou  shalt  do  well : 

7  Because  that  for  his  name's  sake  they 
went  forth,  taking  nothing  of  the  (^en'- 
tlles. 

8  We,  there'fore,  ought  to  receive  such, 
that  we  might  be  fellow-helpers  to  the 
truth. 

9  I   wrote   unto   the   church  :    but  Di- 


ot're-phef,  who  loveth  to  have  the  pre- 
eminence among  them,  receiveth  ue 
not. 

10  Wherefore  if  I  come,  I  will  remem- 
ber his  deeds  which  he  doeth,  prating 
against'  us  with  malicious  words  :  and  not 
content  therewith,  neither  doth  he  him- 
self receive  the  brethren,  and  forbiddeth 
them  that  would,  and  casteth  them  out  of 
the  church. 

11  Beloved,  follow  not  that  which  is 
evil,  but  that  which  is  good.  He  that 
doeth  good  is  of  God  ;  but  he  that  doeth 
evil  hath  not  seen  God. 

12  De-me'tri-us  hath  good  report  of  all 
men,  and  of  the  truth  itself;  yea,  and 
we  also  bear  rec'ord  ;  and  ye  know  that 
our  rec'ord  is  true. 

13  I  had  many  things  to  write,  but  I 
will  not  with  ink  and  pen  write  unto  thee  : 

14  But  I  trust  I  shall  shortly  see  thee, 
and  we  shall  speak  face  to  face.  Peace 
be  to  thee.  Our  friends  salute  thee.  Greet 
the  friends  by  name. 


IT  THE  GENERAL  EPISTLE  OF  JUDE. 


TUDE,  the  servant  of  Je'fus  Christ,  and  it  was  needful  for  me  to  write  unto  you, 
•/  brother  of  James,  to  them'  that  arc! and  exhort  you,  that  ye  should  ear'nestly 
sanctified  by  God  the  Fa'ther,  and  pre- 1  contend  for  the  faith  which  was  once  deliv- 
fgrved  in  Je'jQs  Christ,  and  called  ;  ered  unto  the  saints. 

2  Mercy  unto  you,  and  peace,  and  16ve,       4  For  there  hre  cfir'tain  men  crept  in  un- 
be  multiplied.  awares,  who  were  before  of  old  ordain'ed 

3  Beloved,  when  I  gave  all  diligence  to  to  this  condemnation  ;  ungodly  men,  turn- 
write  unto  YOU  of  the  common  salvation,  ing  the  grace  of  our  God  into  lasciv'ioCia- 

204 


False  teachers  described. 

ngas,  and  denying  the  only  Lord  God,  and 

our  Lord  Je'jiis  ^hrist. 

5  1  will  tliere'fore  put  you  in  remem- 
brance, though  ye  once  knew  this,  how 
that  the  Lord,  having  saved  the  people 
out  of  the  hnui  of  E'gypt,  af'turward  de- 
stroyed tliein  tliat  believed  not. 

6  And  the  angels  which  kept  not  their 
first  estate',  but  left  their  own  habitation, 
he    hath    rejfirved   in    §verl5s'tins;    chains 


REVELA'TION.  Godlij  perseeiraner  encouraged 
wluiin  is  rej€rvod  the  blackness  of  dclrk- 
ness  forever. 

14  And  E'n<Vl»  also,  the  seventh  from 
Ad'Sm,  prophesied  of  these,  saying.  Be- 
hold, the  Lord  Cometh  with  ten  thousand 
of  his  saints, 

15  T<»  execute  jud^^unt  upon  all,  and 
to  convince  all  that  are  ungodly  &m6ne 
them,  of  all  their  ungodly  deeds  whicD 
they  have  ungodly    committed,  and  of  all 


under  darkness,  unto  the  judgment  of  the  their  hnrd  speeches,  which  ungodly  sinners 


great  day. 

7.  Even  as  Sdd'om  and  Go-mor  rah,  and 
the  cities  about'  them,  in  like  manner  giv- 
ing themselves  over  to  fornication,  and 
going  after  strange  flesh,  are  set  forth  for  an 
example,  suffering  the  vengeance  of  eter- 
nal fire. 

8  Likewise  also  these  fiUhij  dreamers 
defile  the  flesh,  despite'  dominion,  and 
speak  evil  of  dignities. 

9  Yet  Mi'cha-61  tlie  archan'rfil,  when 
contending  with  the  devil,  (he  disputed 
about'  the  body  of  Mo'?6s,)  durst*  not 
bring  against'  him  a  railing  accusation, 
but  said.  The  Lord  rebuke  thee. 

10  But  these  speak  evil  of  those  things 
which  they  know  not  :  but  what  they 
know  naturally,  as  brute  beasts,  in  those 
things  they  corrupt  themselves. 

11  Wo  unto  them  !  for  they  have  gone 
in  the  way  of  Cain,  and  ran  greedily  after 
the  error  of  Ba'laam,  for  reward,  and  per- 
ished in  the  gainsaying  of  ^6're. 

12  These  are  spots  in  your  feasts  of 
charity,  when  they  feast  with  you,  feeding 
themselves  without  fear  :  clouds  they  are 
without  water,  carried  about'  of  winds ; 
trees,  whose  fruit  withereth,  without  fruit, 
twice  dead,  plucked  up  by  the  roots; 

13  Raging  waves  of  the  sea,  foaming 
out  their  own  shame  :  wan'dering  stars,  to 


have  spoken  against'  him. 

IG  These  are  murniurcrs,  complainont, 
walk'ing  after  their  own  lusts,  and  their 
mouth  speakoth  great  swelling  words, 
having  men's  persons  in  admiration,  be- 
cause of  advan'tage. 

17  But,  beloved,  remember  ye  the  words 
which  were  spoken  bef^jre  of  the  apostles 
of  our  Lord  Je'jus  Christ ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you,  there  should 
be  mockers  in  the  last  time,  who  should 
walk  after  their  own  ungodly  lusts. 

lit  These  be  thoy  who  separate  them- 
selves, sensual,  having  not  the  SpTr'it. 

'20  But  ye,  beloved,  building  up  your- 
selves on  y(un-  most  holy  faith,  praying  in 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

21  Keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God, 
looking  fur  the  ni6rcy  of  our  Lord  Je'jiis 
(piirlst  unto  eternal  life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compassion,  mak- 
ing a  (liffercncc  : 

23  And  others  save  with  fear,  pulling 
Ihem  out  of  the  fire  ;  hating  even  the  gJir- 
ment  spotted  by  the  flesh. 

24  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  keep 
you  from  falling,  and  to  present  ijou  fault- 
less before  the  presence  of  his  glory,  with 
exceeding  joy, 

25  To  the  only  wise  God  our  Sav'ioflr, 
be  glory  and  maj'6s-ty,l  dominion  and 
power,  both  now  and  ever.     A'mfin'. 


THE  REVELA'TION  OF  ST.  JOHN  THE  DI-VINE' 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  Revela'tion  of  Je'fiis  ^hrlst,  which 
God  gave  unto  him,  to  show  unto  his 
servants  things  which  must  shortly  come 
to  pass  ;  and  he  sent  and  signified  it  by 
his  aniiel  unto  his  servant  JoAn  : 

2  Who  bare  rgc'ord  of  the  word  of  God, 
and  of  the  t^s'timony  of  Je'fus  ^lirist,  and 
of  all  things  that  he  saw. 

3  Blfis'sed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they 
that  hear  the  words  of  this  proph'ecy,  and 
keep  those  things  which  are  written  there- 
in ;  for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

4  XOHN,  to  the  seven  churches  which 
•f   kre  in  A'?i-a  A  Grace  be  unto  you, 

and  peace,  from  him  which  is,  and  wliich 
was,  and  which  is  to  come  :  and  from  the 
seven  spirits  which  tire  before  his  throne  ; 

5  And   from  Jfi'fQs   ^hrlst,  who   is  the 

1  mdd'jis-te. 
8' 


faithful  witness,  and  the  first  begotten  of 
the  dead,  and  the  prince  of  the  kings  of 
the  garth  :  Unto  him  that  loved  us,  and 
washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his  own  blood, 
G  And  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests 
unto  God  and  his  Fa'ther  :  to  him  be  glory 
and  dominion  forever  and  ever.     A'mSn'. 

7  Behold,  ho  comcth  with  clouds  ;  and 
every  eye  shall  see  him,  and  they  also 
which  pierced  him  :  and  all  kindreds  of 
the  garth  shall  wail  because  of  him.  Even 
so,  A'mfin'. 

8  I  am  a1  pha  and  O-mf'ga,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  ending,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
is,  and  which  was,  and  which  is  to  come, 
the  Al-migh'ty. 

9  I  John,  who  also  am  your  brother,  and 
companion  in  tribulation,  and  in  the  king- 
dom and  patience  of  Je'jOs  (j^hrist,  was  m 

905 


The  glonj  and  majesty  of  Christ.  REVEL A'TION 
me    Isle   that  is  called   Pat'mos,   for   the 
word  of  God,  and  for  the  t6s'lim6x\y  of 
Je'fOs  (phrist. 

10  I  was  in  the  Spirit  on  the  Lord's 
day,  and  heard  behind  me  a  great  voice  as 
of  a  trumpet,  _ 

11  Saying,  I  am  A'l'pha  and  0-m6'ga,  the 
first  and  the  list :  and,  What  thou  seest, 
write  in  a  book,  and  send  it  unto  tl)e 
seven  churches  which  kre  in  A'fi-5 ;  unto 
fiph'e-sus,  and  unto  Smyr'na,2  and  unto 
P6r'ga-mos,  and  unto  Thy-a-ti'ra,  and 
unto  Sar'dis,  and  unto  Phil-a-deFphi-a, 
and  unto  La-6d-i-ce'a. 

12  And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice  that 
spake  with  me.  And,  being  turned,  I  saw 
seven  golden  candlesticks  ; 

13  And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  can- 
dlesticks, 07ie  like  unto  the  Son  of  Man, 
clothed  with  a  garment  down  to  the  foot,  and 
girt  3  about'  the  paps  with  a  golden  gir'dle.4 

14  His  head  and  his  hairs  ?oere  white 
like  wool,  as  white  as  snow  ;  and  his  eyes 
were  as  a  fin  me  of  fire  ; 

15  And  his  feet  like  unto  fine  brSss,  as 
if  they  burned  in  a  furnace  ;  and  his  voice 
as  the  sound  of  many  waters. 

16  And  lie  had  in  his  right  hand  seven 
stars  ;  and  out  of  his  mouth  went  a  sharp 
two-edged  s?cord  ;  and  his  countenance 
was  as  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strength. 

17  And  when  I  saw  him,  I  fell  at  his 
feet  as  dead  :  and  he  laid  his  right  hand 
upon  me,  saying  unto  me.  Fear  not :  I  am 
the  first  and  the  last  : 

18  /  am  he  that  livcth,  and  was  dead  ; 
and,  behold,  I  am  alive  for  evermore, 
A'men' ;  and  have  the  keys  of  hell,  and  of 
death. 

10  Write  the  things  which  thou  hast 
seen,  atid  the  things  which  are,  and  the 
things  which  shall  be  hereafter  ; 

20  The  mystery  of  the  seven 
which  thou  sawest  in  my  right 
and  the  seven  golden  candlesticks, 
seven  stars  arc  the  angels  of  the 
churches  ;  and  the  se'ven  candlesticks, 
which  thou  sawest,  tire  the  seven  churches. 
CHAP.  II. 

UNTO  the  aneel  of  the  church  of  Eph'- 
e-siis  write  ;  These  things  saitli  he 
that  holdeth  the  seven  stars  in  his  right 
hand,  who  wAlketh  in  the  midst  of  the 
seven  golden  candlesticks  ; 

2  I  know  thy  works,  and  thy  labour, 
and  thy  patience,  and  how  thou  canst  not 
bear  them  which  ^re  evil  ;  and  thou  hast 
tried  them  which  say  they  krc  apostles, 
and  <\re  not,  and  hast  found  them  liars  : 

3  And  hast  borne,  and  hast  patience, 
and  for  my  name's  sake  hast  laboured,  and 
hast  not  fainted. 

4  Nevertheless  I  have  sdme'what 
against'  thee,  because  thou  hast  left  thy 
first  love. 

5  Remember,    there'fbre,   from    whence 
thou  art   fallen,    and 
1  A'zhe-d. 


Epistles  to  the  churehes. 
first  works:  or  else  I  will  come  unto  thee 
quickly,  and  will  remove  thy  candlestick 
out  of  his  place,  except  thou  repent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou  hatest 
the  deeds  of  the  Nlc-o-la'i-tSnj,  which  1 
also  hate. 

7  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spir'tt  saith  unto  the  churches  ; 
To  him  that  overcometh  will  I  give  to 
eat  of  the  tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  paradise  of  God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church 
in  Smyr'na  write  ;  These  things  saith  the 
first  and  the  last,  which  was  dead,  and  is 
alive  ; 

9  I  know  thy  works,  and  tribulation, 
and  poverty,  (but  thou  art  rich,)  and  1 
knoiD  the  blasphemy  of  them  which  say 
they  are  Jews,  and  iire  not,  but  are  the 
syn'agogue  of  Sa'tan. 

10  Fear  none  of  those  things  which  thou 
shall  sufter  :  behold,  the  devil  shall  cist 
some  of  you  into  prison,  that  ye  may  be 
tried-;  and  ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten 
days."  Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and 
I  will  give  thee  a  crown  of  life. 

11  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spir'it  saith  unto  the  churches  ; 
He  that  overcometh,  shall  not  be  hurt  of 
the  second  death. 

12  And  to  the  ar>gel  of  the  church 
in  Per'ga-mos  write:  These  things  saith 
he  which  hath  the  sharp  szcord  with  two 
edges ; 

13  I  know  thy  works,  and  where  thou 
dwellest  even  where  Sa'tan's  seat  is  :  and 
thou  boldest  fast  my  name,  and  hast  not 
denied  my  faith,  even  in  those  days  where- 
in An'ti-pas  7cas  my  faitiiful  mar'tj'r,  who 
was  slain  among  you,  where  Sa'tan  dwell- 
eth. 

14  But  I  have  a  few  things  Sgainst'  thee, 
because  thou  hast  there  them  that  hold 
the  doc'trlne  of  Ba'lSam,  who  taught  Ba'- 
lak  to  cast  a  stumbling-block  before  the 
children  of  I^'ra-el,  to  eat  things  sac'rifitjed 
unto  idols,  and  to  commit  fornication. 

15  So  hast  thou  also  them  that  hold  the 
doc'trine  of  the  Nic-o-la'i-tanj,  which  thing 
I  hate. 

16  Repent  ;  or  else  I  will  come  unto 
thee  quickly,  and  will  fight  against'  them 
with  the  sicord  of  my  mouth. 

17  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spir'it  saith  unto  the  churches  ; 
To  him  that  overcometh  will  I  give  to 
eat  of  the  hidden  man'nS,  and  will  give 
him  a  white  stone,  and  in  the  stone  a  new 
name  written,  which  no  man  knoweth, 
saving  he  that  receiveth  it. 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in 
Thy-a-ti'ra  write  :  These  thingssaith  the 
Son  of  God,  who  hath  his  eyes  like  unto 
a  flame  of  fire,  and  his  feet  d.re  like  fine 
brass  : 

19  1  know  thy  works,  and  charity,  and 
repent,    and  do  the'ser'vice,  and  faith,  and  thy  patient  e,  and 

2  Smer'na.  3  gSrt.  4  gir'dl. 

*  206 


stars, 

hand, 

The 

seven 


Jd'hn  writeth  to  the  REVELA'TION 

thy  works,   and   the   list  to  be  more   than 
the  first : 

20  Notwithstanding,  I  have  a  few  tliin-^s 
figainst'  thee,  because  thou  suflerest  tliat 
woin'an  J6z'a-b6l,  which  calleth  lierself  a 
prophetess,  to  teacli  and  to  seduce  my  ser- 
vants to  commit  foiniration,  and  to  cat 
things  sac'rillred  unto  idols. 

21  And  I  gave  her  space  to  rnpcnt  of 
her  fornication  ;  and  she  repented  not. 

22  Behold,  1  will  cast  her  into  a  bed, 
and  them  that  commit  adciltcrv  with   Iht 


seven  churches  oj'  A'fi-&. 
the  key  of  Da'vid,  he  that  openeth,  and  no 
man  sliutteth  ;  and  shuttcth,  and  no  man 
opunctli  ; 

8  I  know  thy  works :  l)chold,  I  have 
set  before  thee  an  open  door,  and  no  man 
can  shut  it  ;  fjr  tiiou  ha.st  a  little  !  trongth, 
and  hast  kept  my  <lord,  and  hast  not 
denied  my  name. 

9  Beiiold,  I  will  make  them  of  the  s^n'- 
agogue  of  Sa'tan,  which  say  they  iirc  Jews, 
and  lire  not,  but  do  lie  ;  btdiold,  1  will 
make   them  to  come  and  wor'.sliip    btifore 


into   great  tribulation,   excc[)l   tliey  repent  thy   feet,  and  to  know   that    I   have   liived 
of  their  deeds.  'thee. 

23  And  I  will  kill  her  children  willij  10  Because  thou  hast  k.-pt  the  word 
death;  and  all  the  churches  shall  know  |of  my  patience,  1  also  will  keep  thee  from 
that  I  am  he  which  soarcheth  the  reins  the  hour  of  temptatiim,  which  shall  come 
ant'    hearts:    and  I   will    give    imto    every  !„pon  all  the  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell 


one  of  you,  according  to  your  works. 

24  But    unto  you   I   say,  and    unto  the 
rest  in  Thy-a-ti'ra,   (as  many  as  have  not 
this  doc'trine,  and  which  have  not  known  tli 
the  def.ths  of  Sa'tan,  as  they  speak,)  I  will 
put  u[)<)n  you  none  other  burden  ; 

2.")  But  that  which  ye  have  Alriadij, 
hold  fast  till  I  come. 

2G  And  he  that  overcometh,  and  keep 
eth  my  works  unto  the  end,  to  him  will  I 
give  |)ower  over  the  nations  : 

27  (And  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  rod 
of  iron  ;  as  the  vessels  of  a  potter,  shall 
they  be  broken  to  shivers  ;)  even  as  I  re- 
ceived of  my  Fa'ther. 

2d  An<I  I  will  give  hi:n  the  morning  star. 

2i)  He    that   hath   an   ear  let    him    hear 
what  the  Spir'it  saitli  untc  the  churches. 
CHAP.    HI. 

AND  unto  the  an^cl  of  the  church  in 
Sar'dis  write  ;  These  things  saitli 
he  that  hath  the  seven  SpTr'Ils  of  God, 
and  the  seven  stars:  I  know  thy  works, 
that  thou  hast  a  name,  that  thou  livest, 
and  art  dead. 

2  Be  watch'fiM,  and  strengthen  the 
things  which  remain,  that  iirc  rSady  to  die: 
for  1  have  not  found  thy  works  perfect  be- 
fore God. 

3  Remember,  there'ibre,  how  thou  hast 
received,  and  heard,  and  hold  fast,  and  re- 

fent.  lif  th^rc'fore  thou  shalt  not  watch, 
will  come  on  thee  as  a  thief,  and  thou 
shalt  not  know  what  hour  I  will  come  upon 
thee. 

4  Thou  hast  a  few  names  even  in  Shr'- 
dis  which  liave  not  defiled  their  gJirments  ; 
and  they  shall  walk  with  me  in  white  :  for 
they  are  worthy. 

5  He  that  overcometh,  the  same  shall 
be  clothed  in  white  raiment  :  and  I  will 
not  blot  out  his  name  out  of  the  book  of 
life,  but  I  will  confess  his  name  before  my 
Fk'ther,  and  before  his  aneela. 

6  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what 
the  Spir'it  saitli  unto  the  churches. 

7  And  to  the  aneel  of  the  church  in 
Phll-a-del'phi-i  write;  These  things  saith 
he  that  is  holy,  he  that  is  true,  he  that  hath 


up. 

upon  tli(^  earth. 

11  Behold,  I  come  quickly  :  hold  that 
fast    which    thou  hast,  that  no  man   take 

ly  crown. 

12  Him  that  overcometh  will  I  m.Tke  a 
pillar  in  tlio  temple  of  my  God,  and  he 
shall  go  no  more  out  :  and  1  will  write 
upon  him  the  name  of  my  God,  and  the 
name  of  the  city  of  my  God,  which  is  new 
Je-rtVsa-lem,  which  coineth  down  out  of 
heaven  from  my  God  :  and  /  loill  write 
upon  him  my  new  name. 

r.5  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spir'it  saith  unto  the  churches. 

14  And  unto  the  aneel  of  the  church  of 
the  La-6il-i-ce'an^,  write  ;  These  tilings 
saith  the  A'inen',  the  faithful  and  true 
Wft'ncss,  the  beginning  of  the  creation  of 
God; 

15  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou  art  nei- 
ther cold  nor  hot  :  I  would  thou  wfirt  cold 
or  hot. 

1G  So  then,  because  thou  art  lukewarm, 
and  neither  cold  nor  hot:  I  will  spue  thee 
out  of  my  mouth. 

17  B(;canse  thou  sayest  I  am  rich,  and 
increased  with  goods,  and  have  need  of 
nothing  ;  and  knovvest  not  that  thou  art 
wretched,  and  miserable,  and  poor,  and 
blind,  and  naked  : 

18  I  counsel  tliee  to  buy  of  me  gold 
tried  in  the  fire,  that  thou  niayst  be  rich  ; 
and  white  raiment,  that  thou  mayst  be 
clothed,  and  that  the  shame  of  thy  naked- 
ness do  not  appear ;  and  Snolnt'  thine 
eyes  with  Sye'salve,  that  thou  mayst  see. 

Ifl  As  many  as  I  love,  I  rebuke  and 
chasten  :  be  zgal'ous,  thfirr/fore,  and  re- 
pent. 

20  Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door  and 
knock  ;  if  any  man  hear  my  voice,  and 
open  the  door,  I  will  come  in  to  him,  and 
will  sup  with  liim,  and  he  with  me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh,  will  I 
grant  to  sit  with  me  in  my  throne,  even  as 
I  also  overcame,  and  am  set  down  with  my 
Fk'ther  in  his  throne. 

22  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spir'it  saith  unto  the  churchei. 


807 


Virion  of  a  throne  and  book. 
^  CHAP.  IV. 

AFTER  this  I  looked,  and  behold,  a 
door  was  opened  in  heaven  :  and  the 
first  voice  which  I  heard,  was  as  it  were 
of  a  trumpet  talk'ing  with  me;  which 
said.  Come  up  hitlier,  and  I  will  show  thee 
things  which  must  be  hereafter. 

2  And  immediately  I  was  in  the  spirit  ; 
and,  behold,  a  throne  was  set  in  heaven, 
and  one  sat  on  the  throne. 

3  And  he  that  sat  was  to  look  upon  like 
a  jis'per  and  a  sar'dlne  stone:  and  tliere 
was  a  rainbow  round  about'  the  throne,  in 
sight  like  unto  an  em'erald. 

4  And  round  about'  the  throne  were 
four  and  twenty  seats :  and  upon  the  seats 
I  saw  four  and  twenty  elders  sitting,  cloth- 
ed in  white  raiment ;  and  they  had  on 
their  heads  crowns  of  gold. 

5  And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded 
lightnings,  and  thunderings,  and  voices. 
And  there  icere  seven  lamps  of  fire  burn- 
mg  before  the  throne,  which  cire  the  seven 
Spir'its  of  God. 

6  And  before  the  throne  there  was  a 
sea  of  glass  like  unto  crys'tal ;  and  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne,  and  round  about'  the 
throne,  icere  four  beasts  full  of  eyes  before 
and  behind. 

7  And  the  first  beast  was  like  a  lion, 
and  the  second  beast  like  a  cklf,  and  the 
third  beast  had  a  face  as  a  man,  and  the 
fourth  beast  icas  like  a  flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  beasts  had  each  of  them 
six  wings  about'  him,  and  they  icere  full 
of  eyes  within  :  and  they  rest  not  day  and 
night,  saying,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God 
Al-migh'ty,whichwas,andis,  andistocome. 

9  And  when  those  beasts  give  glory,  and 
Aon'our,  and  thanks,  to  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  who  liveth  forever  and  ever, 

10  The  four  and  twenty  elders  fall  down 
before  him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  and 
wor'shTp  him  that  liveth  forever  and  ever, 
and  cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne, 
saying, 

11  Thou  art  worthy,  O  Lord,  to  receive 
glory,  and  Mn'our,  and  power  :  for  thou 
hast  created  all  things,  and  for  thy  pleaf'- 
Qre  they  kre,  and  were  created. 

CHAP.   V. 

AND  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of  him 
that  sat  on  the  throne,  a  book  writ- 
ten within  and  on  the  back  side,  sealed 
with  seven  seals. 

2  And  I  saw  a  strong  aneel  proclaiming 
with  a  loud  voice.  Who  is  worthy  to  open 
the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seals  thereof.? 

3  Ajjd  no  man  in  heaven,  nor  in  earth, 
neither  under  the  earth,  was  able  to  open 
the  book,  neither  to  look  thereon. 

4  And  I  wept  much,  because  no  man 
was  found  worthy  to  open,  and  to  read  the 
book,  neither  to  look  thereon. 

5  And  one  of  the  elders  saith  unto  me. 
Weep  not ;  behold,  the  Li'on  of  the  tribe 
of  jQ'da,  the  Root  of  Da'vld,  hath  pr6vail'- 


REVELA'TION.  The  vision  of  seals  opened 

ed  to  open  the  book,  and  to  Icksse  the  seven 
seals  thereof 

6  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  in  the  midst 
of  the  throne,  and  of  the  four  beasts, 
and  in  the  midst  of  the  elders,  stood  a 
Lamb,  as  it  had  been  slain,  having  seven 
horns  and  seven  eyes,  which  arc  tlie  seven 
SpTr'its  of  God  sent  forth  into  all  the  earth. 

7  And  he  came,  and  took  the  book  out 
of  the  right  liand  of  him  that  sat  upon 
the  throne. 

8  And,  when  he  had  taken  the  book, 
the  four  beasts,  and  four  and  twenty  elders 
fell  down  before  the  Lamb,  having  every 
one  of  them  harps,  and  golden  vials  full 
of  odours,  which  arc  the  prayers  of  saints. 

9  And  they  sung  a  new  song,  saying. 
Thou  art  worth)'  to  take  the  book,  and  to 
open  the  seals  thereof:  for  thou  wast  slain, 
and  hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy  blood, 
out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  peo- 
ple, and  nation  ; 

10  And  hast  made  us  unto  our  God  kings 
and  priests ;  and  we  shall  reign  on  the 
garth. 

11  And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard  the  voice 
of  many  angels  round  about'  the  throne, 
and  the  beasts,  and  the  elders :  and  the 
number  of  them  was  ten  thousand  times 
ten  thousand,  and  thousands  of  thousands  ; 

12  Saying  with  a  loud  voice,  Worthy  is 
the  Lamb  that  was  slain,  to  receive  power, 
and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and 
Aon'our,and  glory,  and  blessing. 

13  And  every  crea'ttire  which  is  in 
heaven,  and  on  the  earth,  and  under  the 
earth,  and  such  as  hre  in  the  sea,  and  all 
tirat  are  in  them,  heard  I,  saying,  Blessing, 
and  Aon'our,  and  glory,  and  power,  be  unto 
him  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto 
the  Lamb,  forever  and  ever. 

14  And  the  four  beasts  said,  A'men'. 
And  the  four  and  twenty  elders  fell  down 
and  wor'shipped  him  that  liveth  forever 
and  ever. 

CHAP.  VL 


AND  I  saw  when  the  Lamb  opened  one 
of  the  seals ;  and  I  heard,  as  it  w6re 
the  noise  of  thunder,  one  of  the  four 
beasts,  saying,  Come  and  see. 

2  And  I  saw,  and,  behold,  a  white 
horse  :  and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  bow ; 
and  a  crown  was  given  unto  him  :  and  he 
went  forth  conquering,  and  to  conquer. 

3  And  when  he  had  opened  the  second 
seal,  I  heard  the  second  beast  say,  Come 
and  see. 

4  And  there  went  out  another  horse  that 
loas  red  ;  and  poicer  was  given  to  him  that 
sat  thereon  to  take  peace  from  the  earth, 
and  that  they  should  kill  one  another ;  and 
there  was  given  unto  him  a  great  sioord. 

5  And  when  he  had  opened  the  third 
seal,  I  heard  the  third  beast  say.  Come  and 
see.  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  a  black  horse; 
and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  pair  of  bil'- 
ances  in  his  hand. 

208 


Prophetiek  mfion. 

6  And  I  hgard  a  voice  in  the  midst 
of  the  four  beasts  say,  A  mSa^'Ore  of 
wheat  for  a  penny,  and  three  m^af'area  of 
barley  for  a  penny  ;  and  see  thou  hurt  not 
the  oil  and  the  wine. 

7  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fourtli 
seal,  I  hgard  the  voice  of  the  fourth  beast 
say,  Come  and  see. 

8  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  a  pale 
horse  ;  and  his  name  that  sat  on  him  was 
Dgath,  and  hell  followed  with  him  :  and 
power  was  frivcn  unto  them  over  the  fourth 
part  of  the  garth,  to  kill  with  su^ord,  and 
with  hun<;cr,  and  with  death,  and  with  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fifth 
seal,  I  saw  under  the  altar,  the  souls  of 
them  that  w6re  slain  for  the  word  of  God, 
and  for  the  tgs'timony  which  they  held  : 

10  And  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  How  Ion;;,  O  Lord,  holy  and  true, 
d6st  thou  not  judge  and  Svgree'  our  blood 
on  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth  ? 

11  And  white  robes  wfire  given  unto 
every  one  of  them  ;  and  it  was  said  tmto 
them,  that  they  should  rest  yet  for  a  little 
season,  until  their  fel'low-sgr'vants  also, 
and  their  brethren,  that  should  be  killed, 
as  they  7oere,  should  be  fulfilled. 

12  And  I  beheld,  when  he  had  opened 
the  sixth  seal,  and,  lo,  there  was  a  great 
Sarth  quake  ;  and  the  sun  become  black, 
as  sackcloth  of  hair,  and  the  moon  became 
as  blood  ; 

13  And  the  stars  of  heaven  fell  unto 
the  Sarth,  even  as  a  fig-tree  c5steth  her 
untimely  figs,  when  she  is  shaken  of  a 
mighty  wind  : 

14  And  the  heaven  departed  as  a  scroll 
when  it  is  rolled  together ;  and  every 
moftn'tain  and  is'land  wSre  moved  out  of 
their  places  ; 

15  And  the  kings  of  the  garth,  and  the 
great  men,  and  the  rich  men,  and  the 
chief  cip'taTns,  and  the  mighty  men,  and 
every  bondman,  and  every  free  man,  hid 
themselves  in  the  dens,  and  in  the  rocks 
of  the  moiin'tatns ; 

16  And  said  to  the  moftn'tains  and  rocks. 
Fall  on  us,  and  hide  us  from  the  face  of 
him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  from 
the  wr^th  of  the  T.,5mb  : 

17  For  the  great  day  of  his  wrSth  is 
come  ;  and  who  shall  be  able  to  stand  .' 

CHAP.  VH. 

AND  after  these  things,  I  saw  four  angels 
standing  on  the  four  corners  of  the 
garth,  holding  the  four  winds  of  the  garth, 
that  the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the  garth, 
nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any  tree. 

2  And  1  saw  another  angel  ascgn'dTng 
from  the  east,  having  the  seal  of  the  living 
God  :  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice  to 
the  four  angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
hurt  the  garth  and  the  sea, 

3  Saying,   Hurl   not    the   garth,  neither 


REVELA'TION.  The  number  of  the  seaUd. 

4    And  I   hgard   the   number    of   them 

which  wgre  sealed:  and  thrre  wire  sealed 

a  hundred  and  forty  and  four  thousand,  of 

all  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  i^'ra-gl. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Ja'd&li  xoire  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  KeiVbgn 
toire  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Gad  tclre  sealed  twelve  thousand, 
fi  Of  the  tribe  of  A'si'^r  wire  scaled 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  N6ph'- 
tha-llrn  wire  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of 
the  tribe  of  Ma-nas'sg|  wire  sealed  twelve 
thousand. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Slm'e-on  wire  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Le'vl 
wire  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Is'sa-^har  wire  sealed  twelve  thous- 
and. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  ZSb'u-Ion  xcire  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Jo'sgph 
wire  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  B6n'ja-mTn  wire  sealed  twelve 
thousand. 

9  After  this  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  a  groat 
multitude,  which  no  man  could  number, 
of  all  nations,  and  kindreds,  and  people, 
and  tongues,  stood  before  the  throne,  and 
before  the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes, 
and  palm?  in  their  hands  ; 

10  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying, 
Sal-va'tion  to  our  Cod  which  sitteth  upon 
the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb. 

11  And  all  the  angels  stood  round  about' 
the  throne,  and  about'  the  elders,  and  the 
four  beasts,  and  fell  before  the  throne  on 
their  faces,  and  wor'shipped  God, 

12  Saying,  A'mSn' :  Blessing,  and  glory, 
and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving,  and  Aon'- 
our,  and  power,  and  might,  be  unto  our 
God  forever  and  ever.      A'men'. 

13  And  one  of  the  elders  answered,  say- 
ing unto  me.  What  kre  these  which  kre 
arrayed  in  white  robes  .'  and  whence  came 
they  .' 

14  And  I  said  unto  him,  Sir,  thou  know- 
est.  And  he  said  to  me.  These  fire  they 
which  came  out  of  great  tribulation,  and 
have  washed  their  robes,  and  made  them 
white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

15  Thgre'fbre  arc  they  before  the  throne 
of  God,  and  sgrve  him  day  and  night  in 
his  temple :  and  he  that  sitteth  on  the 
throne  shall  dwell  among  them. 

10  They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither 
thirst  any  more ;  neither  shall  the  sun 
light  on  them,  nor  any  heat : 

17  For  the  I.,amb,  which  is  in  the  midst 
of  the  throne,  shall  feed  them,  and  shall 
lead  them  unto  living  foun'tains  of  wit- 
ters, and  God  shall  wipe  Sway  all  tears 
from  their  eyes. 

CHAP.   VIH. 

AND  when  ho  had  opened  the  seventh 
seal,    there    was    silence    in    heaven 
about'  the  space  of  hMf  an  hour. 

2  And   I   saw   the   seven  angels    which 


the  sea,  nor  the  trees,  till  we  have  sealed   stood    before    God;     and    to    them  w6r« 
the  servants  of  our  God  in  their  fSre'hgads.  I  given  seven  trumpets. 

S2*  14*  909 


Seven  dneel  tmth  seven  trumpets.  REVELA'TION. 

3  And  Another  aneel  came  and  stood  at 
the  Altar,  having  a  golden  censer  ;  and 
there  was  given  unto  him  much  incense, 
that  he  should  offer  it  with  the  prayers  of 
all  saints  upon  the  golden  &ltar,  which 
was  before  the  throne. 

4  And  the  smoke  of  the  incense  which 
camcwith  the  prayers  of  the  saints,  Sscend'- 
ed  up  before  God,  out  of  the  angels 
hand. 

5  And  the  an^el  took  the  censer,  and 
filled  it  with  fire  of  the  altar,  and  cSst  it 
into  the  earth  :  and  there  were  voices, 
and  thimderings,  and  lightnings,  and  an 
earth'quake. 

6  And  the  seven  angels,  which  had  the 
seven  trumpets,  prepared  themselves  to 
sound. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  and  there 
followed  hail,  and  fire  mingled  with  blood, 
and  they  were  cast  upon  the  earth  :  and 
the  third  part  of  trees  was  burnt  up,  and 
all  green  grSss  was  burnt  up. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded,  and 
as  it  werfl  a  great  moftn'tain  burning  with 
fire  was  cast  into  the  sea  ;  and  the  third 
part  of  the  sea  became  blood  : 

9  And  the  third  part  of  the  crea'tiires 
which  werf  in  the  sea,  and  had  life,  died  ; 
and  the  third  part  of  the  ships  were  de- 
stroy'ed. 

10  And  the  third  angel  sounded,  and 
there  fell  a  great  star  from  heaven,  burn- 
ing as  it  were  a  lamp,  and  it  fell  upon  the 
third  part  of  the  rivers,  and  upon  the 
foLin'talns  of  waters : 

11  And  the  name  of  the  star  is  called 
Worm'wood  :  and  the  third  part  of  the 
waters  became  worm'wood  ;  and  many 
men  died  of  the  waters,  because  they  were 
made  bitter. 

12  And  the  fourth  angel  sounded,  and 
the  third  part  of  the  sun  was  smitten,  and 
the  third  part  of  the  moon,  and  the  third 
part  of  the  stars  ;  so  as  the  third  part  of 
them  was  darkened,  and  the  day  shone 
not  for  a  third  part  of  it,  and  the  night 
likewise. 

13  And  I  beheld,  and  heard  an  angel 
flying  through  the  midst  of  heaven,  saying, 
with  a  loud  voice.  Wo,  wo,  wo,  to  the  in- 
habiters  of  the  earth,  by  reason  of  the 
other  voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three 
angels,  which  kre  yet  to  sound  ! 

^  CHAP.  IX. 

AND  the  fifth  angel  sounded,  and  I  saw 
a  star  fall  from  heaven  unto  the  earth  ; 
and  to  him  was  given  the  key  of  the  bot- 
tomless pit. 

2  And  he  opened  the  bottomless  pit ; 
and  there  aro^e  a  smoke  out  of  the  pit,  as 
the  smoke  of  a  great  fur'nace  t^  and  the 
sun  and  the  air  were  darkened  by  reason 
of  the  smoke  of  the  pit. 

3  And  there  came  out  of  tlie  smoke 
locusts  upon  the  earth  ;  and  unto  them 
was  given  power,  as  the  scorpions  of  the 
Sarth  have  power. 


Four  aneels  let  loon 

4  And  it  was  comman'ded  them  that 
they  should  n.t  hurt  the  grass  of  the  earth, 
neither  any  green  thing,  neither  any  tree  ; 
but  only  tluiso  men  which  have  not  the 
seal  of  God  in  their  fore'heads. 

5  And  to  them  it  was  given  that  they 
should  not  kill  them,  but  that  they  should 
be  tormented  five  months:  and  their  tor- 
ment ions  as  the  torment  of  a  scorpion, 
when  he  striketh  a  man. 

6  And  in  those  days  shall  men  seek 
death,  and  shall  not  find  it  ;  and  shall  de- 
sire to  die,  and  death  shall  flee  from  them. 

7  And  the  shapes  of  the  locusts  were 
like  unto  horses  prepared  unto  battle  ;  and 
on  their  heads  tcere  as  it  were  crowns  like 
ffold,  and  their  faces  were  as  the  faces  of 
men. 

8  And  they  had  hair  as  the  hair  of 
wom'en,  and  their  teeth  were  as  the  teeth 
of  lions. 

9  And  they  had  breast-plates,  as  it  w6re 
hroast-plates  of  iron  :  and  the  sound  of 
their  wings  icas  as  the  sound  of  chariots 
of  many  horses  running  to  battle. 

10  And  they  had  tails  like  unto  scor- 
pions ;  and  there  were  stings  in  their  tails: 
and  their  power  was  to  hurt  men  five 
months. 

11  And  the}-  had  a  king  over  them, 
which  is  the  angel  of  the  bottomless  pit, 
whose  name  in  the  He'brew  tongue  is 
A-bad'don,  but  in  the  Greek  tongue,  he 
hath  his  name  A-p6l'ly-on.3 

12  One  wo  is  past  ;  and,  behold,  there 
come  two  woes  more  hereafter. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded,  and  I 
heard  a  voice  from  the  four  horns  of  the 
golden  Altar,  which  is  before  God, 

14  Saying  to  the  sixth  angel  which  had 
the  trumpet,  Loose  the  four  angels  which 
are  bound  in  the  irreat  river  Eu-phra'tef.4 

l.'S  And  the  four  angels  were  loosed, 
which  were  prepared  for  an  hour,  and  a 
day,  and  a  month,  and  a  year,  for  to  slay 
the  third  part  of  men. 

16  And  the  number  of  the  army  of  the 
horsemen  7cere  two  hundred  thousand 
thousand  :  and  I  heard  the  number  of 
them. 

17  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in  the 
virion,  and  them  that  sat  on  them,  having 
breast-plates  of  fire,  and  of  ja'cTnth  and 
brimstone  :  and  the  heads  of  the  horses 
were  as  the  heads  of  lions  ;  and  out  of 
their  mouths  issued  fire,  and  smoke,  and 
brimstone. 

15  Bv  these  three  was  the  third  part  of 
men  killed,  bv  the  fire,  and  by  the  smoke, 
and  by  the  brimstone,  which  issued  out  of 
their  months. 

ID  For  their  power  is  in  their  moiith, 
and  in  their  tails:  for  their  tails  irere  like 
unto  serpents,  and  had  heads,  and  with 
thorn  they  do  hurt. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  men  which  w6re 
not  killed  bv  these  plagues,  yet  repented 
not  of  the  works  of  their  hands,  that  they 


2  fUr'nls.     3  A-p6l'ydn.     4  Yu-fra'tez. 


210 


.r3hn  etitptn  the  book  REVEL 

should  not  woi'sliTp  devils,  and  idols  of 
;;old,  and  silver,  and  brSss,  and  stone,  and 
of  wood  ;  which  neither  can  see,  nor  hear, 
nor  wAlk  : 

21  Neither  repented  they  of  their  mur- 
ders, nor  of  their  sor'ciJrief,  nor  of  their 
fornication,  nor  of  their  thefts. 
CH.VP.   X. 

AND  I  saw  another  miglity  an^cl  come 
d(jwri  froui  heaven,  clothed  with  a 
cloud  :  and  a  rainbow  was  upon  liis  head, 
and  his  face  was  as  it  w6rf-  the  sun,  and 
his  feet  as  pillars  of  fire  : 

2  And  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little  book 
open  :  and  he  set  his  right  foot  upon  the 
sea,  and  his  lcft/oo(  on  the  iSarth, 

3  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  as  ichcn 
a  lion  roareth :  and  when  he  had  cried, 
seven  thunders  uttered  their  voices. 

4  And  when  the  seven  thunders  had 
uttered  their  voices,  I  was  about'  to  write  : 
and  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  .«aying 
unto  me.  Seal  up  those  things  which  the 
seven  thunders  uttered,  and  write  them 
not. 

5  And  the  angel,  which  I  saw  stand 
upon  the  sea,  and  upon  the  earth,  lifted  up 
his  hand  to  heaven, 

6  And  swarc  by  him  that  liveth  forever 
and  ever,  who  created  heaven,  and  the 
things  that  therein  kre,  and  the  earth,  and 
the  things  that  therein  iire,  and  the  sea, 
and  the  things  which  are  therein,  that 
there  should  be  time  no  longer  : 

7  But  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of  the 
seventh  anffel,  when  he  shall  begin  to 
sound,  the  mystery  of  God  should  be  fin- 
ished, as  he  hath  declared  to  his  sSrvants 
the  prophets. 

8  And  the  voice  which  I  h6ard  from 
heaven  spake  unto  me  again',  and  said, 
Go  and  take  the  little  book  which  is  open 
in  the  hand  of  the  angel  which  standeth 
upon  the  sea  and  upon  the  earth. 

9  And  I  went  unto  the  Sueel,  and  said 
unto  him.  Give  me  the  little  book.  And 
he  said  unto  me.  Take  it,  and  eat  it  up  ; 
and  it  shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  it 
shall  be  in  thy  mouth  sweet  as  honey. 

10  And  I  took  the  little  book  out  of  the 
angels  hand,  and  ate  1  it  up  ;  and  it  was 
in  my  mouth  sweet  as  honey  :  and  as  soon 
as  I  had  eaten  2  it,  my  belly  was  bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  Thou  must 
proph'esy  again'  before  many  peoples,  and 
nations,  and  tongues,  and  kings. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  there  was  given  me  a  reed  like 
unto  a  rod:  and  tlic  angel  stood,  say- 
ing, Rise,  and  mSa^'ure  the  temple  of  God, 
and  the  iltar,  and  them  that  wor'ship 
therein. 

2  But  the  court  which  is  without  the 
temple  leave  out,  and  mSa^'Qre  it  not  ;  for 
it  is  given  unto  the  (jJSn'tiles :  and  the 
holy  city  shall  they  tread  under  foot  forty 
and  two  month*. 

3  And  I  wili  give  power  unto  my  two 
1  Pronounced  It.     2  ete't'n. 


\'TION.  Thf  two  witnesses  siain. 

witriesECs,  and  they  shall  proph  e-sy  a 
thousand  two  hundred  and  threescore  days, 
clothed  in  sackcloth  : 

4  These  hre  the  two  olive-trees,  and 
the  two  candlesticks  standing  before  the 
God  of  the  earth. 

5  And  if  any  man  will  hurt  them,  Are 
proceedeth  out  of  their  mouth,  and  de- 
voureth  their  enemies  :  and  if  any  man 
will  hurt  them,  he  must  in  this  manner  be 
killed. 

()  These  have  power  to  shut  heaven, 
that  it  rain  not  in  the  days  of  their  proph'- 
e-cy  ;  and  have  power  over  wi'itcrs  to  turn 
them  to  blood,  and  to  smite  the  6arth  with 
all  plagues,  as  often  as  they  will. 

7  And  when  they  shall  have  finished 
their  tes'timony,  the  beast  that  ascgn'deth 
out  of  the  bottomless  pit,  shall  make  w^r 
against'  them,  and  shall  overcome  them, 
and  kill  them. 

8  And  their  dead  bodies  shall  lie  in  the 
street  of  the  great  city,  which  spiritually 
is  called  Sod'om  and  E'gypt,  wnere  also 
our  Lord  was  crftcified. 

D  And  they  of  the  people,  and  kindreds, 
and  tongues,  and  nations,  shall  see  their 
dead  bodies  three  days  and  a  half,  and 
shall  not  sufier  their  dead  bodies  to  be  put 
in  graves. 

10  And  they  that  dwell  upon  the  garth 
shall  rejoice  over  them,  and  make  mfirry, 
ai;d  shall  send  gifts  one  to  another ;  be- 
cause these  two  prophets  tormented  them 
that  dwelt  on  the  Sarth. 

11  And  after  three  days  and  a  hMf,  the 
SpTr'it  of  life  from  God  entered  into  them, 
and  they  stood  upon  their  feet  ;  and  great 
fear  fell  upon  them  which  saw  them. 

12  And  they  hSard  a  great  voice  from 
heaven,  saying  unto  them.  Come  up  hither. 
And  they  ascended  up  to  heaven  in  a 
cloud  :  and  their  enemies  beheld  them. 

13  And  the  same  hour  was  there  a  great 
garth'quake,  and  the  tenth  part  of  the  city 
fell,  and  in  the  ear'h'quake  werfl  slain  of 
men  seven  thousand  :  and  the  remnant 
wgr«  affrighted,  and  gave  glory  to  the  God 
of  heaven. 

14  The  second  wo  is  past ;  and,  behold, 
the  tnird  wo  cometh  qui.;kly. 

15  And  the  seventh  angel  sounded  :  and 
there  w6r«  great  voices  in  heaven,  saying. 
The  kingdoms  of  this  w6rld  iire  become 
the  kingdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  of  his 
Christ ;  and  he  shall  reign  forever  and 
ever. 

16  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders, 
which  sat  before  God,  on  their  seats,  fell 
upon  their  faces,  and  wor'shTpped  God, 

17  Saying,  we  give  thee  thanks,  O  Lord 
God  Al-mlgh'ty,  which  art,  and  wnst,  and 
art  to  come  ;  because  thou  hast  taken  to 
thee  thy  great  power,  and  hast  reigned. 

18  And  the  nations  wfire  angry,  and 
thy  jorath  is  come,  and  the  time  of  the 
dead,  that  they  should  be  judged,  and  that 
thou  shouldst  give  rew&rd  unto  thy  s^r- 

311 


The  draffon  overcome. 


REVELA'TION. 


^  beast  risetli  out  of  the  sea 


vants  the  propliets,  and  to  the  saints,  and 
them  that  fear  thy  name,  small  and  great ; 
and  shouldst  destroy'  them  which  destroy' 
the  6arth. 

10  And  the  temple  of  God  was  opened 
in  heaven,  and  there  was  seen  in  his  tenv- 
ple  the  ark  of  his  testament :  and  there 
were  lightnings,  and  voices,  and  thunder- 
mgs,  and  an  earth'quake,  and  great  hail. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  there  appeared  a  great  wonder  in 
heaven,  a  wom'an  clothed  with  the 
sun,  and  the  moon  under  her  feet,  and 
upon  her  head  a  crown  of  twelve  stars : 

2  And  she,  being  with  child,  cried,  trSv'- 
ailTng  in  birth, 1  and  pained  to  be  delivered. 

3  And  there  appeared  another  wonder 
in  heaven,  and,  behold,  a  great  red  dra- 
gon, having  seven  heads,  and  ten  horns, 
and  seven  crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  his  tail  drew  the  third  pkrt  of 
the  stars  of  heaven,  and  did  cast  them  to 
the  earth  :  and  the  dragon  stood  before 
the  wom'an  which  was  ready  to  be  deliv- 
ered, for  to  devour  her  child  as  soon  as  it 
was  born. 

5  And  she  brought  forth  a  manchild, 
who  was  to  rule  all  nations  with  a  rod  of 
iron  :  and  her  child  was  caught  up  unto 
God,  and  to  his  throne. 

6  And  the  wom'an  fled  into  the  wilder- 
ness, where  she  hath  a  place  prepared  of 
God,  that  they  should  feed  her  there  a 
thousand  two  hundred  and  threescore 
days. 

7  And  there  was  wi\r  in  heaven  ;  Ml'- 
cha-el  2  and  nis  aneels  fought  against'  the 
dragon  ;  and  the  dragon  fought,  and  his 
anffels, 

8  And  prevail'ed  not  ;  neither  was 
their  place  found  any  more  in  heaven. 

9  And  the  great  dragon  was  cast  out, 
that  old  serpent,  called  the  Dev'il,3  and 
Sa'tSn,  which  deceiveth  the  whole  world  : 
he  was  cast  out  into  the  earth,  and  his  an- 
gels w6re  cast  out  with  him. 

10  And  I  heard  a  loud  voice  saying  in 
heaven.  Now  is  come  salvation,  and 
strength,  and  the  kingdom  of  our  God, 
and  the  power  of  his  Christ ;  for  the  accu- 
ser of  our  brethren  is  cSst  down,  which 
accused  them  before  our  God  day  and 
night. 

11  And  they  overcame  him  by  the 
blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the  word  of 
their  tes'timony  :  and  they  loved  not  their 
lives  unto  the  death. 

12  There'fore  rejoice,  ye  heavens,  and 
ye  that  dwell  in  them.  Wo  to  the  inhab- 
iterB  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  sea !  for 
the  devil  is  come  down  unto  you,  having 
great  wrath,  because  he  knoweth  that  he 
hath  but  a  short  time. 

13  And  when  the  dragon  saw  that  he 
Was  cist  unto  the  garth,  he  persecuted 
the  wom'an,  which  brought  forth  the  man- 
ehUd. 


14  And  to  the  wom'an  were  given  two 
wings  of  a  great  eagle,  that  she  might  fly 
into  the  wilderness,  into  her  place  ;  where 
she  is  nourished  for  a  time,  and  times, 
and  ht\lf  a  time,  from  the  face  of  the  ser- 
pent. 

15  And  the  serpent  cast  out  of  his 
mouth,  wSter  as  a  flood,  after  the  wom'an, 
that  he  might  cause  her  to  be  carried  away 
of  the  flood. 

10  And  the  earth  helped  the  wom'an, 
and  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and  swal- 
lowed up  the  flood  which  the  dragon  cast 
out  of  his  mouth. 

17  And  the  dragon  was  tcroth  with  the 
wom'an,  and  went  to  make  wftr  with  the 
remnant  of  her  seed,  which  keep  the  com- 
mand'ments  of  God,  and  have  the  tes'ti- 
mony of  Je'fus  Christ. 

CHAP.  XIII 

AND  I  stood  upon  the  sand  of  the  sea, 
and  saw  a  beast  rise  up  out  of  the 
sea,  having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns, 
and  upon  his  horns  ten  crowns,  and  upon 
his  heads  the  name  of  blas'phemy. 

2  And  the  beast  which  I  saw  was  like 
unto  a  leop'drd,4  and  his  feet  were  as  the 
feet  of  a  bear,  and  his  mouth  as  the  mouth 
of  a  lion  ;  and  the  dragon  gave  him  his 
power,  and  his  seat,  and  great  authority. 

3  And  I  saw  one  of  his  heads  as  it  wfire 
wounded  to  death  ;  and  his  deadly  wound 
was  healed :  and  all  the  world  wondered 
after  the  beast. 

4  And  they  wor'shipped  the  dragon 
which  gave  power  unto  the  beast ;  and 
they  wor'shipped  the  beast,  saying,  who 
is  like  unto  the  beast  ?  Who  is  able  to 
make  war  with  him  .'' 

5  And  there  was  given  unto  him  a 
mouth  speaking  great  things,  and  blas'phe- 
mie^ ;  and  power  was  given  unto  him  to 
continue  forty  and  two  months. 

(J  And  he  opened  his  mouth  in  blas'phe- 
my against'  God,  to  blaspheme'  his  name, 
and  his  tab'er-na-cle,  and  them  that  dwell 
in  heaven. 

7  And  it  was  given  unto  him  to  make 
war  with  the  saints,  and  to  overcome 
them  :  and  power  was  given  him  over  all 
kindreds,  and  tongues,  and  nations. 

8  And  all  that  dwell  upon  the  garth 
shall  wor'ship  him,  whose  names  ire  not 
written  in  the  book  of  life  of  the  Lamb 
slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 

9  If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let  him  hear. 

10  He  that  leadeth  into  captivity,  shall 
go  into  captivity  ;  he  that  killeth  with  the 
sjoord,  must  be  killed  with  the  stoord. 
Here  is  the  patience  and  the  faith  of  the 
saints. 

11  And  I  beheld  another  beast  coming 
up  out  of  the  earth  ;  and  he  had  two  horns 
like  a  lamb,  and  he  spake  as  a  dragon. 

12  And  he  exerciseth  all  the  power  of 
the  flrst  beast  before  him,  and  causeth  the 
garth   and  them    which  dwell  therein,  to 


I  birth. 


3  In  familiar  discourse,  Mx'kd.  3  Dlv'v'l. 


4  Up'purd. 
213 


J*n  an^el  preacheth  the  gds'pll.      REVELA'TION. 
wdr'sliip    the    first    beast,    whoso    deadly 
wofknd  was  healed. 

13  And  he  -Joeth  great  wonders,  so  that 
he  makpth  fire  come  down  from  heaven 
on  the  garth,  in  the  sight  of  men, 

14  And  deceiveth  them  that  dwell  on 
the  garth,  by  the  means  of  those  miracles 
which  he  had  power  to  do  in  the  sight  of 
the  beast ;  saying  to  them  that  dwell  on 
the  earth,  that  they  should  make  an  image 
to  tiie  beast  wiiicli  had  the  woCind  by  a 
sword,  and  did  live. 

15  And  he  had  power  to  give  life  unto 
the  image  of  the  boast,  that  the  image  of 
the  beast  should  both  speak,  and  cause 
tliat  as  many  as  would  not  wor'ship  the 
image  of  the  beast  should  be  killed. 

lO  And  he  caused  all,  both  small  and 
great,  rich  and  poor,  free  and  bond,  to  re- 
ceive a  mark  in  their  right  hand,  or  in 
their  fore'hgads  : 

17  And  that  no  man  might  buy  or  sell, 
»ave  he  that  had  the  mark,  or  the  name 
of  the  beast,  or  the  number  of  his  name. 

18  Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him  that  hath 
understanding  count  the  number  of  the 
beast :  for  it  is  the  number  of  a  man  :  and 
his  number  is  six  hundred  threescore  and 
six. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  I  looked,  and,  lo,  a  L5mb  stood  on 
the  Moftnt  Sl'6n,and  with  him  a  hun- 
dred forty  and  four  thousand,  having  his 
Fk'ther's  name  written  in  their  fore'heads. 

2  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  as 
the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the 
Toice  of  a  great  thunder  :  and  I  heard  the 
voice  of  harpers  harping  with  their  harps  : 

3  And  they  sung  as  it  were  a  new  song 
before  the  throne,  and  before  the  four 
beasts,  and  the  elders  :  and  no  man  could 
iSarn  that  song,  but  the  hundred  and  forty 
and  four  thousand,  which  w«re  redeemed 
from  the  earth. 

4  These  are  they  which  w6re  not  defiled 
with  wom'en  ;  for  they  kre  vir'^in^.l 
These  kre  they  which  follow  the  Limb 
whithersoever  he  goeth.  These  were  re- 
deemed from  among  men,  being  the  first 
fruits  unto  God,  and  to  the  Lamb. 

5  And  in  their  mouth  was  found  no 
guile  :2  for  they  Jirc  without  fiult  before 
the  throne  of  God. 

6  And  I  saw  another  aneel  fly  in  the 
midst  of  heaven,  having  the  fiv^rlas'tlng 
g6s'p6l  to  preach  unto  them  that  dwell  on 
the  garth,  and  to  every  nation,  and  kin- 
dred, and  tongue,  and  people, 

7  Saying  with  a  loud  voice.  Fear  God, 
and  give  glory  to  him  ;  for  the  hour  of 
his  judgment  is  come  :  and  wdr'ship  him 
that  made  heaven,  and  fiarth,  and  the  sea, 
and  the  foftn'tains  of  waters. 

8  And  there  followed  an6ther  an^el, 
saying,  Bab'y-l6n   is  fallen,  is  fallen,  that 

Jreat  city,  because  she  made  all  nations 
rink  of  the  wine  of  the  lorath  of  her  for- 
nication. 

1  vir'j'bu.  2  gyUe. 


The  farth  reaprd 


third 


aiijcl  followed  tlicin, 
a   loud    voice.    If   any    man 
benst    and    his   image,    and 
forc'hSad,  or  in  his 


.  !)    And   the 
saying,   with 
wor'ship   the 
receive  his  mark 
hand, 

10  The  same  shall  drink  of  the  win«5 
of  the  joratli  (if  God,  which  is  poured  out 
without  mi.xturo  into  tli<!  cup  ot  his  indig- 
nation ;  and  Ix;  shall  be  tormented  with 
fire  and  brimstone  in  the  presence  of  the 
holy  anpels,  and  in  the  presence  of  the 
Lamb:   ^ 

11  And  the  smoke  of  their  torment  as- 
cendeth  up  forever  and  ever :  and  they 
have  no  rest  day  nor  night,  who  wdr'shlp 
the  beast  and  his  image,  and  whosoever 
receiveth  the  mark  of  his  name. 

12  Here  is  the  patience  of  the  saints  : 
here  are  they  that  keep  the  cSmmJlnd'- 
mSnts  of  God,  and  the  faith  of  Je'fQs. 

13  And  I  hgard  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying  unto  me,  Write,  Blfis'scd  Are  the 
dead  which  die  in  the  Lord,  from  hence- 
forth :  Yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may 
rest  from  their  labours  :  and  their  works 
do  follow  them. 

14  And  I  looked,  and,  behold,  a  white 
cloud,  and  iipoji  the  cloud  one  sat  like  un- 
to the  Son  of  Man,  having  on  his  head  a 
golden  crown,  and  in  his  hand  a  sharp 
sickle. 

15  And  another  an^el  came  out  of  the 
temple,  crying  with  a  loud  voice  to  him 
that  sat  on  the  cloud,  Thrust  in  thy  sic- 
kle, and  reap ;  for  the  time  is  come  for 
thee  to  reap  :  for  the  harvest  of  the  garth 
is  ripe. 

16  And  he  that  sat  dVi  the  cloud  thrust 
in  his  sickle  on  the  garth  ;  and  the  garth 
was  reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out  of  the 
temple  which  is  in  heaven,  he  also  having 
a  sharp  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  out  from 
the  Tiltar,  which  had  power  over  fire  ;  and 
cried  with  a  loud  cry  to  him  that  liad  the 
sharp  sickle,  saying.  Thrust  in  thy  sharp 
sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of  the  vine 
of  the  garth  ;  for  her  grapes  iire  fully 
ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his  sickle 
into  the  garth,  and  gathered  the  vine  of  the 
garth,  and  cast  it  into  the  great  wine-press 
of  the  wrath  of  God. 

20  And  the  wine-press  was  trodden 
without  the  city,  and  blood  came  out  of 
the  wine-press  even  unto  the  horse-bridles, 
by  the  space  of  a  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred furlongs. 

CHAP.  ;xv. 

AND  I  saw  another  sign  in  heaven, 
great  and  marvellous,  seven  angels 
having  the  seven  last  plagues  ;  for  in  tncm 
is  filled  up  the  trrath  of  God. 

2  And  I  saw   as   it   wgrt  a  sea   of  gllw 

mingled    with    fire ;    and    them    that    had 

gotten   the    vlc't6ry    over    the   beast,    and 

over  his  image,  and  over  his  mark,  ana 

213 


Seven  vials  and  their  plagues. 

over   the    number  of  his  name 

the  sea  of  glSss,  having  the  harps  of  God. 

3  And  they  sing  the  song  of  Mo'jes  the 
sfirvant  of  God,  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb, 
saying,  Great  and  marvellous  are  thy 
works,  Lord  God  S.l-mTgh'ty  ;  just  and  true 
ire  thy  ways,  thou  King  of  saints ! 

4  Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O  Lord,  and 
glorify  thy  name  ?  for  thou  only  art  holy  : 
for  all  nations  shall  come  and  vvor'shTp  be- 
fore thee;  for  thy  judgments  arc  made 
manifest. 

5  And  after  that  I  looked,  and  behold, 
the  temple  of  the  tab'er-na-cle  of  the  tes'- 
tim6ny  in  heaven  was  opened  : 

6  And  the  seven  angels  came  out  of  the 
temple,  having  the  seven  plagues,  clothed 
(n  pure  and  white  linen,  and  having  their 
breasts  gir'ded  1   with  golden  gir'dlcf.^ 

7  And  one  of  the  four  beasts  gave  unto 
the  seven  angels  seven  golden  vials  full  of 
the  WT&th  of  God,  who  liveth  forever  and 
ever. 

8  And  the  temple  was  filled  with  smoke 
from  the  glory  of  God,  and  from  his  pow- 
er, and  no  man  was  able  to  enter  into  the 
temple,  till  the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven 
angels  were  fulfilled. 

^  CHAP.  XVL 

AND  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  the 
temple,  saying  to  the  seven  angels, 
Go  your  ways,  and  pour  out  the  vials  of 
the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured  out 
his  vial  upon  the  earth  ;  and  there  fell  a 
noisome  and  griev'ous  sore  upon  the  men 
which  had  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and 
upon  them  which  Vvor'shipped  his  image. 

3  And  the  second  an^el  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  sea  ;  and  it  became  as  the 
blood  of  a  dead  man  :  and  every  living 
soul  died  in  the  sea. 

4  And  the  third  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  rivers  and  foiin'tains  of  wa- 
ters ;  and  they  became  blood. 

5  And  I  heard  the  angel  of  the  waters 
say,  Thou  art  righteous,  O  Lord,  which 
art,  and  wast,  and  shalt  be,  because  thou 
hast  judged  thus ; 

6  For  they  have  shed  the  blood  of  saints 
and  prophets,  and  thou  hast  given  them 
blood  to  drink  ;  for  they  kre  worthy. 

7  And  I  heard  Another  out  of  the  dltar 
say,  Even  so,  Lord  God  Al-migh'ty,  true 
and  righteous  are  thy  judgments. 

8  And  the  fourth  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  sun;  and  power  was  given 
unto  him  to  scorch  men  with  fire. 

9  And  men  were  scorched  with  great 
heat,  and  blasphemed  the  name  of  God, 
which  hath  power  over  these  plagues ; 
and  they  repented  not  to  give  him  glory. 

10  And  the  fifth  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  seat  of  the  beast ;  and  his 
kingdom  was  full  of  dfirkness  ;  and  they 
gnflwed  their  tongues  for  pain, 

11  And  blasphemed  the  God  of  heaven, 

1  gir'ded.  2  ger'dlz. 


REVELA'TION.  Christ  cometh  as  a  thief 

stand  on  because  of  their  pains  and  Tueir  sores,  and 

repented,  not  of  their  deeds 


12  And  the  sixth  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  great  river  Eu-phra'tej  :3  and 
the  w&ter  thereof  was  dried  up,  that  the 
way  of  the  kings  of  the  east  might  be  pre- 
pared. 

13  And  I  saw  three  unclean  spirits,  like 
frijgs,  come  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  dra- 
gon, and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  beast, 
and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  fdlse  prophet. 

14  For  they  are  the  spirits  of  devils, 
working  miracles,  which  go  forth  unto 
the  kings  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  whole 
world,  to  gather  them  to  the  battle  of  that 
great  day  of  God  Al-mlgh'ty. 

15  Behold,  [  come  as  a  thief  Bles'sed 
is  he  that  watcheth,  and  keepeth  his  gar- 
ments, lest  he  wAlk  naked,  and  they  see 
his  shame. 

IG  And  he  gathered  them  together  into 
a  place,  called  in  the  He'brew  tongue,  Ar- 
ma-ged'don. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured  out 
his  vial  into  the  air;  and  there  came  a 
great  voice  out  of  the  temple  of  heaven, 
from  the  throne,  saying,  It  is  done. 

18  And  there  were  voices,  and  thunders, 
and  lightnings  ;  and  tliere  was  a  great 
earth'quake,  such  as  was  not  since  men 
were  upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an  earth'- 
quake, and  so  great. 

19  And  the  great  city  was  divided  into 
three  parts,  and  the  cities  of  the  nations 
fell  ;  and  great  Bab'y-lon  came  in  remem- 
brance before  God,  to  give  unto  her  the 
cup  of  the  wine  of  the  fierce'ness  of  his 
?crath. 

20  And  every  is'Iand  fled  away,  and 
the  moftn'taTns  were  not  found. 

21  And  there  fell  upon  men  a  great  hail 
out  of  heaven,  every  stone  about'  the 
weight  of  a  talent  ;  and  men  blasphemed 
God  because  of  the  plague  of  the  hail ; 
for  the  plague  thereof  was  exceeding 
great. 

CHAP.  XVIL 

AND  there  came  one  of  the  seven  an- 
gels, which  had  the  seven  vials,  and 
talked  with  me,  saying  unto  me.  Come 
hither;  I  will  show  unto  thee  the  judg- 
ment of  the  great  whore,  that  sitteth  upon 
many  w&ters  : 

2  With  whom  the  kings  of  the  earth 
have  committed  fijrnication,  and  the  inha- 
biters  of  the  earth  have  been  made  drunk 
with  the  wine  of  her  fornication. 

3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit 
into  the  wilderness  ;  and  I  saw  a  wom'an 
sit  upon  a  scarlet-coloured  beast,  full  of 
names  of  blas'phemy,  having  seven  heads, 
and  ten  horns. 

4  And  the  wom'an  was  arrayed  in  pur- 
ple and  scarlet-colour,  and  decked  with 
gold,  and  precious  stones,  and  pearls,  hav- 
ing a  golden  cup  in  her  hand,  full  of  abom- 
inations, and  filthinesa  of  her  fornication. 

3  Yu-fra'tiz. 

214 


Mystical  Bdh'y-l6n. 

5  And  upon  her  fore'liead  irnx  a  name 
written,  MYSTERY,  BABYLON  THE 
GREAT,  THE  MOTHER  OF  MAR'- 
LOTS,  AND  ABOMINATIONS  OF 
THE  EARTH 

6  And  I  saw  the  woin'un  drunken  with 
the  blood  of  tlie  saints,  and  with  the  blood 
of  the  miir'tyrs  of  Je'^jO-  ;  and  when  1  saw 
her,  I  won'tfered  with  great  admiration. 

7  And  till!  aneel  said  unto  nic.  Where- 
fore didst  thou  marvel  r  I  will  tell  thee 
the  mys'tery  of  the  wom'an,  and  of  the 
beast  that  carrietli  her,  whi<  h  hath  the 
seven  heads  and  ten  horns. 

8  The  beast  that  thou  sawest,  was,  and 
is  not  ;  and  siiall  asrend  out  of  the  bottotn- 
less  pit,  and  go  into  perdition  ;  and  they 
that  dwell  on  the  f-arth  shall  wonder 
(whoso  names  were  not  written  in  the 
book  of  life  from  the  foundation  of  tht- 
w6rld,)  when  tiiey  behold  the  beast  that 
was,  and  is  not,  and  yet  is. 

9  And  here  is  the  mind  which  hntli  wis- 
dom. The  seven  heads  are  seven  yioiin'- 
talns,  on  which  the  wotn'an  sittcth. 

10  And  there  are  seven  kings  :  five  are 
fallen,  and  one  is,  and  the  other  is  not  yet 
come  ;  and  wlien  he  coineth,  he  must  con- 
tinue a  short  space. 

11  And  the  beast  that  was,  and  is  not, 
oven  ))e  is  the  eighth,  and  is  of  the  seven, 
and  goeth  into  perdition. 

12  And  tiie  ten  horns  which  thou  saw- 
eat  Jirc  ten  kings  ;  which  have  received  no 
kingdom  as  yet  ;  but  receive  power  as 
kings  one  iiour  with  the  beast. 

13  These  have  one  mind,  and  shall  give 
their  power  and  strength  unto  the  beast. 

14  These  shall  make  w.lr  with  the 
Limb,  and  the  Lamb  shall  overcome  tliem  : 
for  he  is  Lord  of  lords,  and  King  of 
kings  ;  and  they  that  hre  with  iiim  arc 
called,  and  chosen,  and  faithful. 

15  And  he  saith  unto  me.  The  wAters 
which  thou  sawest,  where  the  whore  sit- 
tcth, ;\rc  peoples,  and  multitudes,  and  na- 
tions, and  tongues. 

/6  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou  i»aw- 
eat  upon  the  beast,  these  shall  hntc  the 
whore,  and  shall  make  h-.T  desolate,  and 
naked,  and  siiall  eat  her  flesh,  and  burn 
her  with  fire. 

17  For  Rod  hath  put  in  their  hearts  to 
fulfil  his  will,  and  to  5grce',  and  give  their 
kingdom  unto  the  beast,  until  the  words  of 
God  shall  be  fulfilleil. 

18  And  the  wom'an  which  thou  sawest, 
is  that  great  city,  which  reigncth  over  the 
kings  of  the  gurtli. 

CHAP    XVIH. 

AND  after  these  things  I  saw  an6thcr 
angel  come  down  from  heaven,  hav- 
ing great  power  ;  and  the  Carth  was  light- 
•nod  with  his  glory. 

2  And  he  cried  mightily  with  a  strong 

voice,  saying,  Hab'y-lon  the  great  is  fallen, 

U  fallen,  and  is  become  the   habitation  of 

devils,  iUid  the   hold  of  every   foul  spirit, 

1  t/U'ine-iDCd. 


REVELA'TION.  The  fall  of  Bdb'y-ldn. 

and  a  cage  of  every  unclean  and  hateful 
bird. 

3  For  all  nations  have  drunk  of  the 
wine  of  the  u>rath  of  her  fornication,  and 
the  kings  of  the  darth  have  committed  for- 
nication with  her,  and  the  m^r'chants  of 
the  iarth  ^re  waxed  rich  through  Che 
abfln'dance  of  her  delicacies. 

4  And  I  heard  another  voice  from  heav- 
en, saying,  Como  out  of  her,  my  people, 
that  ye  be  not  partakers  of  hor  sins,  and 
that  ye  receive  not  of  her  plagues  : 

5  I'or  her  sins  have  reached  unto  heav- 
en, and  God  hath  remembered  her  Iniq'- 
uitlej. 

()  Rcw.'ird  her  even  as  she  rowftrded 
you,  and  double  unto  her  doOble,  according 
to  her  v\'()rks :  in  the  cup  wliich  she  hatk 
filled,  fill  to  her  double. 

7  How  much  she  hath  glorified  herself, 
and  lived  deliciously,  so  much  torment  and 
sorrow  give  her:  for  she  saith  in  her  heikrt, 
I  sit  a  (pieen,  and  am  no  widow,  and  shall 
see  no  sorrow. 

8  There'fore  shall  her  pl.lgiios  como  in 
one  day,  death,  and  mourning,  and  fam- 
ine ;  and  she  shall  be  utterly  burnt  with 
fire  :  for  strong  is  the  Lord  God  who  judg- 
eth  her. 

1)  And  the  kings  of  the  earth,  who  have 
committed  fi>rnication  and  lived  delicious- 
ly with  her,  shall  bewail  her,  and  lamSnt 
fiir  her,  when  they  shall  see  the  smoke  of 
her  burning, 

10  Standing  afTir  ofl',  for  the  fear  of  her 
torment,  saving,  A-l5s',  S-las' '  that  groat 
city  Bab'y-lun,  that  mighty  city !  for  ib 
one  liour  is  thy  judgment  come. 

1 1  And  the  mSr'chants  of  the  6arth 
shall  weep  and  mourn  over  her  ;  for  no  man 
buyeth  their  mer'chandije  any  more. 

12  The  mer'chandi5e  of  gold,  and  sil- 
ver, and  precious  stones,  and  of  pdarls, 
and  fine  linen,  and  purple,  and  silk,  and 
scarlet,  and  all  thy'inc-wood,'  and  all 
manner  vessels  of  ivory,  and  all  manner 
vessels  oj"  most  precious  wood,  and  of 
brass,  and  iron,  and  marble, 

l'.\  And  cinnamon,  and  Odotlrs,  and 
ointments,  and  frankincense,  and  wine, 
and  oil,  and  fine  flour,  and  wheat,  and 
beasts,  and  sheep,  and  horses,  and  charioti, 
and  slaves,  and  souls  of  men. 

11  And  the  fruits  that  thy  sotri 
lusteil  after  i\rc  departed  from  thee,  and 
all  things  which  were  dainty  and  goodlj 
Are  departed  from  thee,  and  thou  shalt  find 
them  no  more  at  all. 

IIS  The  nier'chanls  of  these  things, 
which  were  made  rich  by  her,  shall  stand 
afJlr  off,  for  the  fear  of  her  torment,  weep- 
ing and  wailing, 

16  And  saying,  X-Us',  alls'!  that  great 
city,  that  was  clothed  in  fine  linen,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  decked  with  gold* 
and  precious  stones,  and  pearls  ! 

17  For  in  one  hour  so  great  riches  is 
come  to  oAught.     And  every  shlp'mkst6r, 

SIS 


The  marriage  of  the  Lamb.  REVELA'TION.   The  dneel  will  not  be  wdr'shippsa. 

and  all  the  company  in  ships,  and  sailors, 
and  as  many  as  trade  by  sea,  stood  Sfir 
off, 

18  And  cried,  when  they  saw  the  smoke 
of  her  burning,  saying.  What  city  is  like 
unto  this  great  city  ! 

19  And  they  cSst  dust  on  their  heads, 
and  cried,  weeping  and  wailing,  saying, 
A-las',  a-15s' !  that  great  city,  wherein  were 
made  rich  all  that  had  ships  in  the  sea,  by 
reason  of  her  costliness  !  for  in  one  hour 
is  she  made  desolate. 

20  Rejoice  over  her,  thou  heaven,  and 
ye  holy  apostles  and  prcphets;  for  God 
hath  Sven'ged  you  on  her. 

21  And  a  mighty  angel  took  up  a  stone 
like  a  great  millstone,  and  cast  it  into  the 
sea,  saying,  Thus  with  violence  shall  that 
great  city  B5b'y-l6n  be  thrown  down,  and 
shall  be  found  no  more  at  all. 

22  And  the  voice  of  harpers,  and  musi- 
cians, and  of  pipers,  and  trumpeters,  shall 
be  hfiard  no  more  at  all  in  thee ;  and  no 
crSfts'man,  of  whatsoever  craft  he  be,  shall 
be  found  any  more  in  thee  ;  and  the  sound 
of  a  millstone  shall  be  heard  no  more  at 
all  in  thee  ; 

23  And  the  light  of  a  candle  shall  shine 
no  more  at  all  in  thee  ;  and  the  voice  of 
the  bridegroom  and  of  the  bride  shall  be 
heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee  :  for  thy  mer'- 
chSnts  were  the  great  men  of  the  earth  ; 
for  by  thy  sor'ceriej  were  all  nations  de- 
ceived. 

24  And  in  her  was  found  the  blood  of 
prophets  and  of  saints,  and  of  all  that  were 
slain  upon  the  earth. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  after  these  things,  I  heard  a  great 
voice  of  much  people  in  heaven,  say- 
ing, Al-le-lii'i-a  ;1  Salva'tion,  and  glory, 
and  Aon'our,  and  power,  unto  thb  Lord  our 
God: 

2  For  true  and  righteous  cire  his  judg- 
ments :  for  he  hath  judged  the  great  wnore, 
which  did  corrupt  the  earth  with  her  forni- 
cation, and  hath  avenVed  the  blood  of  his 
servants  at  her  hand. 

3  And  again'  they  said,  ll-le-lu'i-a. 
And  her  smoke  rose  up  forever  and  ever. 

4  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders  and 
the  four  beasts  fell  down  and  wor'shTpped 
God  that  sat  on  the  throne,  saying,  A'men' ; 
il-le-lu'i-a. 

5  And  a  voice  came  out  of  the  throne, 
saying.  Praise  our  God,  all  ye  his  servants, 
and  ye  that  fear  him,  both  small  and 
great. 

6  Aird  I  heard,  as  it  wSre  the  voice  of  a 
great  multitude,  and  as  the  voice  of  many 
w&ters,  and  as  the  voice  of  mighty  thun- 
derings,  saying,  Al-le-lu'i-a :  for  the  Lord 
God  5m-nip'6-tent  reigneth. 

7  Let  UB  be  glad  and  rejoice,  and  give 
Jiiki'olir  to  him ;  for  the  mar'riage  of  the 
LSmb  is  come,  and  his  wife  hath  made 
herself  rSady. 

8  And   to  her  was   gr^n'ted,   that  she 
I  Al-le-lU'yih.      2  Trdd.      3  vSs'tshitrtt. 


should  be  arrayed  in  fine  linen,  clean  and 
white  ;  for  the  fine  linen  is  the  righteous- 
ness of  saints. 

9  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Write,  Bles'- 
sed  are  they  which  j\re  called  unto  the 
mar'riage-supper  of  the  LSmb.  And  he 
saith  unto  me.  These  are  the  true  say- 
ings of  God. 

10  And  I  fell  at  his  feet  to  wor'shiii 
him.  And  he  said  unto  me,  See  thou  do  U 
not ;  I  am  thy  fel'low-ser'vant,  ^nd  of  thy 
brethren  that  have  the  tes'timony  of  Je'fus. 
Wor'ship  God  :  for  the  tes'timony  of  Je'jQs 
is  the  spirit  of  proph'ecy. 

11  And  I  saw  heaven  opened,  and,  be- 
hold, a  white  horse  :  and  he  that  sat  upon 
him  7cas  called  Faith'fiil  and  True  :9  and  in 
righteousness  he  doth  judge  and  make  wdr. 

12  His  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  fire,  and 
on  his  head  were  many  crowns  :  and  he 
had  a  name  written,  that  no  man  knew, 
but  he  himself 

13  And  he  was  clothed  with  a  ves'ture  3 
dipped  in  blood  ;  and  his  name  is  called, 
The  Word  of  God. 

14  And  the  armies  which  were  in  heav- 
en followed  him  upon  white  horses,  cloth- 
ed in  fine  linen,  white  and  clean. 

15  And  out  of  his  mouth  goeth  a  sharp 
sioord,  that  with  it  he  should  smite  the 
nations  ;  and  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  rod 
of  iron  :  and  he  treadeth  the  wine-press  of 
the  fierceness  and  rcrath  of  Al-mlgh'ty  God. 

16  And  he  hath  on  his  ves'ture,  and  on 
his  thigh  a  name  written,  KING  OF 
KINGS,  AND  LORD  OF  LORDS. 

17  And  I  saw  an  angel  standing  in  the 
sun  :  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  say- 
ing to  all  the  fowls  that  fly  in  the  midst  of 
heaven.  Come  and  gather  yourselves  to- 
gether unto  the  supper  of  the  great  God  ; 

18  That  ye  may  eat  the  flesh  of  kings, 
and  the  flesh  of  cap'talns,  and  the  flesh  of 
mighty  men,  and  the  flesh  of  horses,  and 
of  them  that  sit  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of 
all  men,  both  free  and  bond,  both  small 
and  great. 

19  And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the  kings 
of  the  earth,  and  their  armies,  gathered 
together  to  make  wS^r  against'  him  that  sat 
on  the  horse,  and  against'  his  army. 

20  And  the  beast  was  taken,  and  with 
him  the  fSlse  prophet  that  jrrought  mira- 
cles before  him,  with  which  he  deceived 
them  that  had  received  the  mark  of  the 
beast,  and  them  that  wor'shTpped  his  image. 
These  both  were  cast  alive  into  a  lake  of 
fire,  burning  with  brimstone. 

21  And  the  remnant  were  slain  with  the 
kS2c6rd  of  him  that  sat  upon  the  horse, 
which  sword  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth  : 
and  all  the  fowls  were  filled  with  their 
flesh. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  I  saw  an  angel  come  down  from 
heaven,  having  the  key  of  the  bottom- 
less pit,  and  a  great  chain  in  his  hand. 
2  And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dragon,  that 
216 


The  first  resurrection.  REVEI 

old  serpent,  wliich  is  the  devil,  and  Sa'tSn, 
and  bound  him  a  tiioiisand  years. 

3  And  cSst  him  into  the  bottomless  pit, 
and  shut  him  up,  and  set  a  seal  upon  him, 
that  he  should  deceive  the  nations  no  more. 
till  the  thousand  years  should  be  fulfilled  : 
and  after  that,  he  must  be  loosed  a  little 
season. 

4  And  I  saw  thrones,  and  they  sat  upon 
them,  and  judgment  was  given  unto  them 
and  /  stuo  the  souls  of  fhcm  that  were  be- 
headed for  the  witness  of  Je'jQs,  and  for 
the  word  of  God,  and  which  had  not  wor- 
shipped the  beast,  neither  his  image,  nei 
ther  had  received  his  mark  upon  their 
fore'hgads,  or  in  their  hands:  and' they 
lived  and  reigned  with  Christ  a  thousand 
years. 

5  But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not 
again'  until  the  tiiousand  years  w6rc  finish- 
ed.    This  is  the  first  resurrection. 

6  BlCs'sed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part 
in  the  first  resurrection  ;  on  such  the  se- 
cond death  hath  no  power;  but  they  shall 
be  priests  of  God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 

7  And  when  the  thousand  years  kre  ex- 
pired, Sa'tSn  shall  be  loosed  out  of  his 
prison, 

8  And  shall  go  out  to  deceive  the  na- 
tions which  cire  in  the  four  quarters  of  the 
€arth,  Gog  and  Ma'gdg,  to  gather  them  to- 
gether to  battle  :  the  number  of  whom  is 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea. 

9  And  they  went  up  on  the  breadth  of 
the  garth,  and  com'pissed  the  camp  of  the 
saints  about',  and  the  beloved  city  :  and 
fire  came  down  from  God  out  of  heaven, 
and  devoured  them. 

10  And  the  devil  that  deceived  them 
was  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire  and  brim- 
stone, where  the  beast  and  the  false  proph- 
et hre,  and  shall  be  tormented  day  and 
night  forever  and  ever. 

11  And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and 
him  that  sat  on  it,  from  whose  face  the 
earth  and  the  heaven  fled  away  ;  and  there 
Was  found  no  place  for  them. 

12  And  I  saw  the  dead,  small  and  great, 
stand  before  God :  and  the  books  wSre 
opened ;  and  another  book  was  opened, 
which  is  the  hook  of  life  :  and  the  dead 
wSrc  judged  out  of  those  things  which 
w5rc  written  in  the  books  according  to 
their  works. 

13  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead  which 
w6re  in  it  ;  and  death  and  hell  delivered 
up  the  dead  which  wSrc  in  them  :  and 
they  wgre  judged  every  man  according  to 
their  works. 

14  And  death  and  hiell  wSre  cSst  into 
the  lake  of  fire.     This  is  the  second  death. 

15  And  whosoever  was  not  found  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  life  was  cist  into  the 
lake  of  fire. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new 
Sarth  :  for  the  first  heaven  and  the 


The  holy  Ji-ru,' ta-liWi. 
issed   Sway ;  and  there 


-ATION 

first  garth  were  ] 
was  no  more  sea. 

2  And  I  Jo/tn  saw  the  holy  city,  new 
Je-rA'sa-lgin,  cf.min;;  down  from  God  out 
of  lieavfii,  pri'ij.ircd  as  a  bride  Sdorn'cd 
for  her  liu^'bund. 

3  And  1  heard  a  great  voire  out  of  heav- 
en, saying,  Hcliold,  the  tab'6r-i.<i  rle  of  God 
is  with  men,  and  he  will  dwell  w.th  them, 
and  they  shall  be  his  people,  va  ,\  God 
himself  shall  be  with  them,  and  be  Jieir 
God. 

4  And  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  their  eyes :  and  there  sliall  be  no 
more  death,  neither  sorrow  nor  crying,  nei- 
ther shall  there  be  any  more  pain  :  for  the 
former  things  arc  passed  away. 

5  And  he  that  sat  upon  the  throne,  said, 
Behold,  I  make  all  things  new.  And  he 
said  unto  mc,  Write:  for  these  words 
i\rc  true  and  faithful. 

(i  And  ho  said  ^into  mc.  It  is  done.  I 
am  Al'pha  and  O-mfi'ga,  the  beginning 
and  the  end  :  I  will  give  unto  him  that  is 
athirst',  of  the  foAn'tain  of  the  wi\ter  of  life 
freely. 

7  He  that  overcometh  shall  inherit  M 
things :  and  I  will  be  his  God,  and  he 
shall  be  my  son. 

8  But  the  fear'fiil  and  an-b«-liev1ng, 
and  the  abominable,  and  murderers,  and 
whoremongers,  and  sor'cSrerj,  and  idola- 
ters, and  all  liars,  shall  have  their  part  in 
the  lake,  which  burneth  with  fire  and  brim 
stone  ;  which  is  the  second  death. 

9  And  there  came  unto  me  one  of  the 
seven  aneels  which  had  the  seven  vials 
full  of  the  seven  last  plagues,  and  tdlked 
with  me,  saying,  Come  hither,  I  will  show 
thee  the  bride,  the  Lamb's  wife. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit 
to  a  great  and  high  moftn'tain,  and  showed 
me  that  great  city,  the  holy  Je-nVsa-l8m, 
descending  out  of  heaven  fVoni  God, 

11  Having  the  glory  of  God  :  and  her 
light  was  like  unto  a  stone  most  precious, 
even  like  a  jas'per-stone,  clear  as  cr^s'til  j 

12  And  had  a  wall  great  and  high,  and 
had  twelve  gates,  and  at  the  gates  twelve 
angels,  and  names  written  thereon,  which 
kre  the  names  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Ij'ra-el. 

13  On  the  east,  three  gates;  on  the 
north,  three  gates ;  on  the  south,  three 
gates  ;  and  on  the  west,  three  gates. 

14  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had  twelve 
foundations,  and  in  them  the  names  of 
the  twelve  apostles  of  the  Limb. 

15  And  he  that  tAlked  with  me  had  a 
golden  reed  to  mga^'Ore  the  city,  and  the 
gates  thereof,  and  the  wall  thereof. 

IC  And  the  city  lieth  four  square,  and 
the  length  is  as  large  as  the  breadth.  And 
ho  mga^'Ured  the  city  with  the  reed,  twelve 
thousand  fiirlongs  :  the  length,  and  the 
breadth,  and  the  height  of  it  are  equal. 

17  And  he  mSaj'Ured  the  wall  thereof,  a 
hundred  and  forty  and  four  cubits,  aeeord- 
217 


The  tree  of  life.  REVELATION.  Neither  add  nor  diminish 

ira^' <o  the  m2a  jure  of  a  man,  that  is,  of  the  I  are  faithful  and  true:  and  tlie  Lord  God 


ctnfel. 

18  And  the  building  of  the  wall  of  it 
was  o/ jas'per :  and  the  city  teas  pure  gold, 
like  unto  clear  glass  : 

19  And  the  foundations  of  the  wall  of 
the  city  were  garnished  with  all  manner  of 
precious  stones.  The  first  foundation  was 
jSs'per ;  the  second,  sap'pliire  ;1  the  third 
ch&l'ce-d6n-y;2  the  fourth,  an  eni'e-rald  ; 

20  The  fifth,  siir'donyx  ;  the  sixth,  sar' 
di-u8;the  seventh,  chrysolite;  the  eighth, 
b6r'yl ;  the  ninth,  a  to'paz;  the  tenth,  a 
chry-so'pra-sus  ;3  the  eleventh,  a  ja'clnth  ; 
the  twelfth,  an  am'e-thyst. 

21  And   the  twelve  gates    wSre   twelve 
pearls  :  every  several  gate  was  of  one  p6arl 
and  the  street  of  the  city  was  pure  gold,  as 
it  were  transparent  glass. 

22  And  I  saw  no  temple  therein  :  for  the 
Lord  God  Al-mlgh'ty,  and  the  LSmb,  kre 
the  temple  of  it. 

23  And  the  city  had  no  need  of  the  sun, 
neither  of  the  moon,  to  shine  in  it :  for  the 
glory  of  God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Limb 
is  the  light  thereof 

24  And  the  nations  of  them  which  ^re 
saved  shall  wdlk  m  the  light  of  it ;  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth  do  bring  their  glory 
and  Aon'our  unto  it. 

25  And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not  be  shut 
at  all  by  day  ;  for  there  shall  be  no  night 
there. 

26  And  they  shall  bring  the  glory  and 
Aon'our  of  the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  there  shall  in  no  wise  enter  into 
itany  thing  thatdefileth,  neither  whatsoever 
worketh  abomination,  or  maketh  a  lie  :  but 
they  which  ire  written  in  the  Lamb's  book 
of  life. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  he  showed  me  a  pure  river  of  wa- 
ter of  life,  clear  as  cr^s'tal,  proceed- 
ing out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the 
\Amh. 

2  In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it,  and  on 
either  side  of  the  river,  was  there  the  tree 
of  life,  which  bare  twelve  manner  o/ fruits, 
and  yielded  her  fruit  every  month  :  and 
the  leaves  of  the  tree  loere  for  the  healing 
of  the  nations. 

3  And  there  shall  be  no  more  curse  : 
but  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Limb 
shall  be  in  it ;  and  his  servants  shall  serve 
him . 

4  And  they  shall  see  his  face;  and  his 
name  shall  be  in  their  fore^heads. 

5  And  there  shall  be  no  night  there: 
and  they  need  no  candle,  neither  light  of 
the  sun  :  for  the  Lord  God  giveth  them 
light:  and  they  shall  reign  forever  and 
•ver. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  these  sayings 

1  sUffir,  9  tshiVslddn-e. 


of  the  holy  prophets  sent  his  angel  to  show 
unto  his  servants  the  things  which  must 
shortly  be  done. 

7  Behold,  I  come  quickly  ;  blgs'sed  is  he 
that  keepeth  the  sayings  of  the  proph'ecy 
of  this  book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things,  and 
heard  them.  And  when  I  had  heard  and 
seen,  I  fell  down  to  wor'ship  before  the  feet 
of  the  angel,  wltich  showed  me  these 
things. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me.  See  thou  do 
it  not :  for  I  am  thy  fel'low-ser'vant,  and  of 
thy  brethren  the  prophets,  and  of  them 
which  keep  the  sayings  of  this  book:  wor- 
ship God. 

10  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Seal  not  the 
sayings  of  the  proph'ecy  of  this  book  :  for 
the  time  is  at  hand. 

11  He  that  is  unjust,  let  him  be  unjust 
still ;  and  he  which  is  filthy,  let  him  be  fil- 
thy still ;  and  he  that  is  righteous,  let  him 
be  righteous  still;  and  he  that  is  holy,  let 
him  be  holy  still. 

12  And,  behold,  I  come  quickly  ;  and  my 
reward  is  with  me,  to  give  every  man  ac 
cording  as  his  work  shall  be. 

13  I  am  Al'phcL  and  O-me'gi,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  end,  the  first  and  the  l£Lst. 

14  Bles'sed  are  they  that  do  his  com- 
mknd'ments,  that  they  may  have  right  to 
the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in  through 
the  gates  into  the  city. 

15  For  without  are  dogs,  and  s6r'c6rer§, 
and  whoremongers,  and  murderers,  and 
idolaters,  and  whosoever  loveth  and  maketh 
a  lie. 

16  I  Je'jus  have  sent  mine  angel  to  tes- 
tify unto  you  these  things  in  the  churches. 
I  am  the  root  and  the  offspring  of  Da'vid, 
and  the  bright  and  morning  star. 

17  And  the  spirit  and  the  bride  say, 
Come.  And  let  him  that  heareth,  say, 
Come.  And  let  him  that  is  ithirst',  come. 
And  whosoever  will,  let  him  take  the  w4- 
ter  of  life  freely. 

18  For  I  testify  unto  every  man  that 
heareth  the  words  of  the  proph'ecy  of  this 
book.  If  any  man  shall  add  unto  these 
things,  God  shall  add  unto  him  the  plagues 
that  kre  written  in  this  book : 

19  And  if  any  man  shall  take  Sway  from 
the  words  of  the  book  of  this  proph'ecy, 
God  shall  take  Sway  his  part  out  of  the 
book  of  life,  and  out  of  the  holy  city,  and 
from  the  things  which  are  written  in  this 
book. 

20  He  which  testifieth  these  things  saith, 
Surely  I  come  quickly  :  A'men'.  Even  su, 
come.  Lord  Je'sus. 

21  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Je'fiis  Chrlat 
6e  wi'ihyou  all.     A'MEN'. 

3  kris-sd'pri-siis. 
218 


RXSCOM1MU3NDATZONS. 


firvm  Rm.  Mr.  Pitrpont,  Pastor  of  the  C/iurch  in 
HoUU  Strttt,  Botton,lo  the  puhliahert. 

Sotton,  Sept.  2,  1824. 

Next  in  value  to  those  things  that  help  us  to  a  cor- 
rect understanding  of  the  documents  of  our  religion, 
are  thoie  which  help  us  to  a  correct  reading  oftlitm. 
Inaccuracy  in  the  pronunciation  of  many  words  in 
the  Sacred  Volume,  especially  of  proper  names,  is  an 
evil  that  is  not  confined  to  families,  at  their  domestick 
devotions:  it  finds  its  way  into  our  school-houses,  and 
even  intrudes  itself  into  too  many  of  our  pulpits:  pro- 
(lucing  in  the  church  a  diversity  of  tongues,  that  is 
a  proof  of  any  thing  but  apostolical  gifts.  Every 
judicious  efibrt  to  remedy  this  evil  deserves,  and  will 
meet,  the  approbation  and  patronage  of  an  enlighten- 
ed christian  community  ; — and  I  am  gratified  to  find 
that  Mr.  Alger's  edition  of  the  New  Testament,  in 
which  Walker's  pronunciation  has  been  indicated  in 
the  text,  has  so  far  succeeded,  as  to  encourage  you  to 
publish  the  whole  Bible  upon  the  same  plan. 

In  the  pronunciation  of  the  Hebrew  names  that  oc- 
cur in  the  ho}y  scriptures,  I  should  not,  indeed,  consid- 
er myself  bound  by  the  authority  of  Walker  so 
implicitly  as  when  it  is  applied  to  the  pronunciation 
of  the  English  language  generally,  or  of  Greek 
and  Latin  proper  names.  In  the  pronunciation 
of  the  Hebrew  names,  however,  I  should  very  infre- 
quentljr  depart  from  his  authority  ;  and,  so  long  as 
there  is  no  higher  standard  than  his,  accessible  to  the 
great  proportion  even  of  well  educatc-d  christians, 
much  will  be  done  when  readers  of  all  classes  shall 
be  enabled  readily  to  refer  to  that;  and  stil)  more, 
when  bis  pronunciation  of  our  vernacular  longue 
shall  be  obtruded  upon  their  notice  whenever  they 
consult  the  oracles  of  life. 

From  Mr.  Alger's  industry,  and  his  well  known 
accuracy  in  preparing  works  of  this  kind,  1  am  per- 
suaded that  the  publick  will  be  furnished  with  as 
correct  an  edition  of  the  work  which  you  have  in 
haad,  as  could  reasonably  be  expected  from  any  man  ; 
and  I  most  heartily  wish  you  success  in  your  laudable 
eaterprice.  Yours  resnectfully, 

JOHN  PIKRPONT. 


iFVont  JUr.  Bailey,  Principal  of  the   Franklin  Eng- 
lish Grammar  School  in  JYassau  Street. 

Boston,  March  23,  1825. 
Messrs.  Lincoln  ij-  Edmonds. 

Having  examined  attentively  and  with  mu  satis- 
faction, the  Pronouncing  Introduction,  Header  and 
Testament,  I  am  pleased  to  learn  that  you  contem- 
plate publishing  an  Edition  of  the  whole  Bible  on 
the  same  plan.  Objections  have  indeed  been  made,  and 
with  reason,  to  furnishing  school  books,  generally,  with 
artificial  helps  to  the  correct  pronunciation  of  words  ; 
but  in  first  books,  and  especially  in  the  Bible,  tlicy 
must  be  highly  useful,  ft  is  of  great  importance  that 
children  be  early  accustomed  to  conform  to  a  correct 
standard  of  orthoepy;  and  wc  cannot  conceal  the 
fact,  if  we  would,  that  almost  a  total  disregard  to 
accuracy  and  system,  in  this  particular,  prevails,  not 
ocly  in  families  and  common  schools,  but  also  in  too 
maay  of  our  academies  and  colleges.  Believing 
that  the  Pronouncing  Bible  may  do  much  to  remedy 
this  evil,  and,  especially,  to  fix  a  correct  and  uniform 
proauociatioo  of  the  Hebrew  names,  I  hope  you 
mmy  receive  «  liberal  patronage  in  your  undertaking. 
Respectfully  yours,  Sec. 
EBENEZER  BAILEV. 


fVom  Rn.  J.  L-  Blake,  Rector  of  St    Matthew's 
Omreh,  and  Preceptor  of  a  Young  Ladies'  Semin- 
ary, in  Boston,  to  the  publishers. 
I  am  much  pleased  in  learning  that  vou  contemolate 
•a  edition  of  the   whole    Bible  on  the  plan  of  the 
-Pronouncing  Testament."  If  the  critical  accentua- 
ttm  efiehool  book*  (eaerally  would  be  objectioublt, 


from  its  tendency  to  hinder  the  proper  cierciac  at 
judgmeoi  and  memory,  with  the  yoi'Jig,  in  acquiriof  • 
classical  and  polite  pronunciation  of  the  Kogliih  Ua 
guage,  it  cannot  be  objectiunable  in  regard  u>  th* 
Bible  and  Testament,  which,  in  Schools,  are  xun' 
chiefly,  not  as  class-bookj,  but  in  connection  with  dc 
votional  exercises,  and  in  familirt,  and  by  individuals, 
under  circumstances  that  do  nut  admit  of  regular  in 
struction  to  the  reader.  And,  moreover,  it  it  believed, 
that  if  each  of  ice  younger  members  of  a  family 
should  be  furnished  with  a  Bible  on  the  rlan  of  the 
Pronouncing  Testameut,  and  should  jnile  daily,  after 
having  been  duly  instructed  in  the  Key,  in  readior 
by  turns  the  chapters  preparatory  to  morning  and 
evening  prayers,  they  would  soon  acquire  an  accuracy 
and  elegance  of  pronunciation  not  usually  witnessed — 
and,  judging  from  my  own  experience,  I  should  have 
no  hesitation  in  saying,  that  the  elder  members  of 
most  families  might  find  a  benebt  in  like  manner  from 
the  habitual  use  of  such  a  Bible.  The  Pronouncing 
Testament  will  be  a  sufficient  guarantee  to  all  who 
have  seen  it,  of  Mr.  Alger's  qualifications  for  the 
work  in  which  he  is  engaged  ;  and,  those  who  hav< 
seen  the  neat  style  of  typography,  and  the  (;ood  panei 
and  binding  of  your  late  publications,  will  hnve  full 
confidence,  [  am  well  persuaded,  that  yuur  contem- 
plated edition  of  the  Bible,  will  be  throughout  what 
it  should  be.  Very  respectfully  yours, 

J.  L.  BLAKE. 


From  Mr.  Gould,   Principal  of   the  /xidn    School. 

and  Mr.   Etnerson,  the   late   Principal,   and  Mr 

Mites,   the  present  Principal  of  tht  English  High 

School  in  Boston, 
Messrs.  Lincoln  &■  Edm and s. 

We  received  notice  of  your  intended  edition  of  tha 
Bible,  and  arc  very  glad  that  you  have  undertaken 
it.  An  edition  for  common  use,  with  the  pronuncia- 
tion of  proper  names  and  of  difficult  English  word* 
correctly  marked,  has  long  been  wanted.  It  cannot 
fail  to  be  highly  usofui.  Without  such  a  work,  a 
knowledge  of  the  right  pronunciation  of  the  Hebrew 
names  can  be  acquired  only  by  a  reference  to  die 
tionaries  which  most  readers  have  neither  time  nor 
opportunity  to  consult.  We  have  no  doubt,  judfcioc 
from  the  Pfew  Testament  on  the  same  plan  which 
you  published,  that  it  will  be  well  executed. 

Yonrs,  &c.     B.  A.  (JOULD. 

Boston,  Aug.  IRth,  181-1.  g    p_  ^j|[^f;g_ 


liecommetidalion  to  the  Testament  from  tf.t  Jliseci». 
ted  Instnuters  oj   Youth  in  the  city  of  Boston. 

The  committer  appointed  at  the  last  monthly 
meeting  of  the  Association,  to  riamine  and  rrpoct 
their  opinion  of  the  merits  of  an  edition  of  the  New 
Testament,  entitled  "  The  Pronouncing  Testament," 
have  attended  to  the  service  assigned  them;  and 
have  great  pleasure  in  expressing  to  thr  Astuciatioo, 
that  they  consider  this  attempt  of  Mr.  Alger  to  apply 
the  principles  of  Mr.  Walker,  and  the  niarkt  and 
characters  used  by  Mr.  Perry,  and  other  Leiirogra 
phers,  for  designatin?  the  various  sounds  of  the 
vowels  and  consonants  to  the  proper  names,  and 
many  other  words  in  the  sacred  .Striplurci,  as  high- 
ly laudable,  and  calculated  greaUr  to  aid  rhildreo 
and  others  in  acquiring  a  correct  proniincialion  of 
such  words ;  and  that  his  succevs  has  been  much 
greater  than  could  reasonably  have  been  expectci  t» 
a  first  edition. 

Respectfully  submitted  by  your  remmittei, 

THOMAS  PAYSOPf,aUirm««. 

Boston,  JIug.  21.  1822. 

At  a  regular  mectincof  "  The  Associated  lutrve- 

tert  of  Youth  in  the  city  of  Boston  and  elsewhare," 

bolden  Sept.    25,    1822,    the    preceding    Refwrt  WM 

read  and  accepted.  .^  tnu  cofy. 

ittut.     JAMKS  ROBINSON.  Sm'y  A.  I.  T 


